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countries. In allusion to these Jesuit calumnies, it
may be well to observe that even in Lucerne, where
according to these veracious gentlemen " Catholicism
has been annihilated by Protestant bayonets,"
the new constitution which has been promulgated
since the fall of the Sonderbund declares, " that no
inhabitant of the canton who does not profess the
Roman Catholic religion can exercise any political
rights or privileges." Thus even under the rule of
these "iniquitous and odious oppressors of Catholic-
ism," it is still a privileged religion, and Protestant
emancipation has yet to be curried in the Catholic
canton of Lucerne. We can imagine the outcry that
would be raised if in Berne, and Vaud, and Geneva
a law were to be passed declaring that none but Pro-
testants should exercise political privileges in those
cantons. The s yell mobstnan having picked a pocket
immediately raises the cry of " Stop thief." So the
Jesuits, having performed some notable act of per-
secution, immediately raise the cry of "Religious
Liberty," and in common with the Goomsurs and the
Thugs declare that their religious privileges are in-
fringed upon, because they are prevented from rob-
bing and murdering their neighbours.

The Zurich Gazette announces that the new con-
stitution for the Valais and the decree for the secu-
larisation of the property of the convents have been
adopted by the popular assembly. The first, by a
majority of 7,910 votes to 6,641 ; the second, by
6,522 to 1,356.
The Executive Council of Berne has decided upon
presenting to General DUFOUR, as an acknowledj
ment of his services, letters of naturalisation with
all the rights of citizenship in the canton. The same.
resolution has been come to by the Council of the
canton of Tessin.), which has also voted that a por-
trait of General DUFOIIR shall be painted and hung
in the Hall of the Council, by the side of that of
General DE LA HARPE.

Madrid papers of the 21st have arrived. The
Heraldo announces the discovery of a Carlist con-
spiracy in Murcia.

MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 21.—Threes, 27 7.16 ; Fives,
17 1-16; Exchange on London, 48.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.

The debate on the Address is still continued in the
Chamber of Deputies, and the papers of Wednesday
all comment on and compliment highly the speech of
M. THIERS on the financial state of the country.
The Journal des Debats, and, in fact, all the other
French papers, have always cautiously and systema
tically abstained from alluding to the vast increase
which has been year by year taking place in the
military and naval establishments of France ; never-
theless, the Journal des Debats of Wednesday, in
defending its patrons -.against the charges of 111.
TRIERS, unwittingly blurts out the truth, and gives
a complete answer to the question of Mr. COBDEN' as
to what party in France thinks of or contemplates a
war with England. " With this ordinary budget,"
says the Journal des Debats, " we have in-
creased the effective strength of our army, enlarged
our arsenals, improved our ports, strengthened our
fortifications, and increased tenfold the stores for our
navy and our army." For what purpose can this
tenfold increase in the French naval stores be in-
tended ? France has neither colonies nor commerce
to demand such an immense increase in her naval
force. It can only be intended for purposes of ag-
gression, and the only power against which a naval
force on such a large scale can be possibly employed
is England. We thank the Journal des Debats for
having so soon furnished Mr. COEDEN with an an-
swer to his question.
The debate on the second paragraph of the Address
was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday, and the
paragraph was agreed to, as was the third paragraph,
which relates to the reduction in the Salt Duties and
the Postage. The discussion on the remaining para-
graphs was resumed yesterday, and had not concluded
at the time the post left.
The Moniteur publishes a royal ordinance extend-
ing the prohibition to export potatoes from France
until the 31st July, 1848.
A Toulon letter of the,23d says—" KADER
seems to be less cast down since the arrival of Colonel
DAUMAs, who brought him an autograph letter-from
the KING. The Emir was two days ago invited to a
dinner given to the Colonel by the Commandant of
Fort Lamalgue. He scarcely ever quite his apart-
ment, and when a remark upon this was made to him,
he replied that the surveillance under which he was
placed had made him resolve not to go out. It is
certain that in this respect the Emir is treated with
all possible rigour."
PARIS BOURSE, THURSDAY, JAN. 27.—The
firmness of yesterday's Bourse has been well main-
tained to-day, and prices at the close have again inn-
proved; Threes leaving off at 74f. 35c; Fives, at
116 E 50c.; and New Loan, at '751. 30c. The market
closed as follows:—Three per Cents., for cash,
74f. 20c. ; for account, 741.35 c.; Five per Cents., for
cash, 116 ti. 25c.; for account, 116 f. 50c. ; New Loan,
for cash, 75f. 30c. ; for account, 75f. 30c. ; Bank of
Prance Shares, 3,170 f. ; Neapolitan, 96f. 50c. ;
Spanish, not quoted.

RAILWAYS.—The Share Market has also well
maintained itself, and a small further advance in quo-
tations obtained. For cash, Paris and Orleans closed
at 1,177 f. 50e. ; Paris and Rouen 900 f. ; Vierzon
508 f. 75c.; Strasburg and Bale, 156 f. 25c. ; Nantes,
387 f. 50c.; Northern, 533 f. 75c. ; Bordeaux, 476 f. 25e.;
Paris and Strasburg, 407 f. ; , Paris and Lyons, 395 f.;
Montereau, 240 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. JAW. 27.
Northern of France. I.llA—Sambre and Meuse, 71,5.

THE KING OF DENMARK.
(From the Herald.)

By letters and journals from Copenhagen of the
20th, we learn that the statement which we yesterday
copied from the lndependance Beige, and which was
confirmed by the Cologne Gazette, the Handelsblad of
Amsterdam, and other journals, of the King of Den-
mark having died on the morning of the 19th, was
unfounded. It appears, however, that on that day
the King was so ill that only slight hopes were enter-
tained of saving him. Ile had taken an affecting
leave of his son, and had received the consolations of
religion, the Queen, who was suffering from the most
profound affliction, having received the Sacrament
with him. The bulletin issued on the 19th stated
that the fever continued without interruption, that the
King had not slept all the night, and that his strength
had not diminished. That of the 20th set forth that
the King had had no slumber on the preceding night,
and that his state was the same as on the previous
evening.

(From the Times.)

Letters from Copenhagen of the 21st contain the
melancholy intelligence of the death of the King of
Denmark. His Majesty expired, after a severe
struggle, between ten and eleven o'clock on the night
of the 20th instant, universally lamented by his
subjects.
His successor, the late Crown Prince, was imme-
diately proclaimed as King Frederick VII., and
issued a proclamation declaring his intention to follow,
in his government of the country, the example set
him by his late father.

RUMOURED ELEVATION OF VISCOUNT MORPETH
TO THE UPPER 11-USE.—We understand that it is not
at all unlikely that Lord Morpeth will shortly be sum-
moned by writ to the House of Peers, as a colleague
with Earl Grey, on the Ministerial side of the House.
It appears that the Prime Minister is of opinion that
the more active duties of leadership are too much for
the advanced age of the Marquis of Lansdowne, and
that he has pressed ;the adoption of the course on the
Noble Viscount very earnestly. It is also stated, tt one
of the leading; clubs, that the Noble Viscount has re.
ceived an autograph letter from the Queen, convey ing
her Nlajesty 's pleasure to the same effect.—Post.
FRENCH PLAYS.—M. Bocage's engagement is
drawing to a close ; it has been a brilliant and successful
one, and has proved the versatility of the talents' of a
man who can play the classical, the romantic, the
domastic, and the comic drama, and play. them all equally
well. On Wednesday, a morning representation of
Antigone took place ; and, to-night, M. Bocage plays in
MoLere's comedy of Le Tartuffe.
THE GREAT HAMPDEN CASE.—It it an ill wind
that blows nobody good. The Hampden affair, if bad
for the Bishops, is, at least good for the lawyers. How
many poor curates must drudge for three or four years
before their stipends would amount to the retaining fee
of Sir Fitzroy Kelly I Nay, how many beneficed clergy
would be glad to receive for their year's tithe, what
these lawyers will severally secure by their week's la-
bours ! And what is all this fuss about ? To try the
question, whether the absolute appointment of Bishops
is vested in the Crown, when the fact is so notorious,
that the right has never been challenged the doubt bas
never been raised, and if not vested in the Crown, it is
vested nowhere.—Patriot.