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in our columns, and which speaks of the conduct pur-
sued in a just tone of indignation.
We shall only say to the claimants, persevere in
your exertions—

" Magnaest veritas et prrevalebit."

Their case is only postponed, and final success muss
attend that of which the foundation and basis is truth,
equity, and justice.

The consideration of the Corn Bill will be resumed
this evening in the House of Lords. This is, there-
fore, a seasonable moment for offering a few observa-
tions upon the recent speech of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, which closed the discussion upon the second
reading. This speech has been much commented
upon, as well by our own as foreign journals. It has
been observed that the speech was an exceedingly
meagre one, only remarkable for the dictatorial tone
usually assumed by his Grace whenever he addresses
his hereditary colleagues, and also, that it aimed at
securing a majority by working upon their fears.
We differ from the whole tenor of these observa-
tions. The speech in question was short, effective,
and full of sound counsel.
We admit that, habitually, the Duke couches his
observations in terms of decision, savouring almost
of command. On this occasion, however, the advice
which he tendered, whilst it left no doubt as to the
conviction on his own mind, was offered in a modest
and becoming manner.
We have heard it stated, that the late Marquis of
WELLESLEY, whose mind was so gifted, and whose ac-
quaintance with and experience of mankind was so ex-
tensive, remarked that, throughout his long political life,
he had never met with any man possessed of strong
common sense—the true foundation for all the other
valuable qualities of the mind—to the same degree as
his brother ARTHUR. Prince TALLEYRAND was once
asked, when Ambassador in England under Louis
PHILIPPE, what he thought of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON. He gave no direct answer, but related an
anecdote. At • the celebrated Congress at Vienna,
where such large national interests had to be arranged,
and when everything seemed, after much discussion,
to be in a state of inextricable entanglement, the
Duke gave his advice in a few terse sentences, and
immediately every difficulty appeared to vanish. The
same masculine strength of mind, as is easily discernible,
pervaded his speech on the important measure for
bringing the corn-laws to a final settlement. He took
a solid and practical view. It was not to be expected
that a man of his ripe years, rising at between three
and four o'clock in the morning, to speak upon a sub-
ject, which had been statistically exhausted, and which
did not fall within his own peculiar department,
would minutely enter into the merits of the Bill.
They had been sufficiently substantiated by antece-
dent speakers. He therefore assumed them at once
to be, as far as reason and experience were concerned,
placed beyond the reach of further controversy. An
attentive listener to the entire debate, he had, with
his usual acuteness, observed, that the sum andsubstance
of the arguments of the Opposition, duly analyzed,
rested upon the propriety and necessity of forcing an
appeal to the country. From first to last this was
the chief gun his adversaries kept continually firing.
The Duke determined to silence it. He made a
constitutional speech, and completely dismantled it.
Lord STANLEY had said the constitutional value of
the Upper House consisted in interposing a salutary
obstacle to rash and inconsiderate legislation, but it
had never resisted a continued and deliberately-
formed public opinion, and that their Lordships
always had, and always would have, to how t, the ex-
pression of such an opinion. His Lordship also
added, that, though the constitution had not
provided for such a contingency, it was the
duty of the Peers to protect the people
against the treachery of those whom they
bad chosen to be their leaders. The Duke and h:s
colleagues had resigned office. The two other parties
—the Liberals and the Protectionists—had sub-
sequently had the opportunity of forming an Admi-
nistration, which was respectively declined. These
facts at once destroyed the charge of treachery.
Besides, in the commencement of his speech, Lord
STANLEY passed the highest encomiums on the cha-
racters of the Duke of WELLINGTON and Sir R.
PEEL. If these two are not, par excellence, the
chosen leaders of the people, as appertaining to the
Government, we should like to know who are.
Again, if treachery had really prevailed, one would
naturally have expected the House of Lords to have
been inundated with petitions preferring the charge
from all parts of the country. But such, we know,
has not been the case.
Sir ROBERT returned to office, and announced
to the Duke his determinaties to submit to
Parliament the identical measure upon which
he had recently failed to secure the approval
of his Cabinet. Sir ROBERT, no doubt, pointed out
to his Grace, that, as he had, after re-
signation, in his private capacity of a Member
of Pailiament, given Lord Jolnt RUSSELL
to understand he would support him in any similar
measure, he could not question but that Lord JOHN
RUSSELL would, in turn, aid his own endeavours to
carry a gradual abolition of the corn-laws;
that the measure, statistically recommended by
the experience of the last three years, would
therefore pass the Commons ; but that, without
the co-operation of the Duke, it might fail to
pass the Lords, in the first instance, though it would
do so eventually, the current of public opinion having
so strongly set in in its favour. We can conceive,
moreover, that Sir ROBERT adverted to the period of
the Reform Bill, when both himself and the Duke
had, in the language of Lord STANLEY, learnt the
lesson, that the House of Lords could not resist
a continued and deliberately-formed public opinion,
but must bow to its expressio' n ; that then
he enlarged upon the impolicy of embarking the
Upper House in a hopeless struggle, which would
neutralise the happy effects of the moderate course it
had pursued for the last fifteen years, under the
especial auspices of the Duke himself. The Duke
was convinced, and was gained. Persuaded that the
measure would pass, his sense of duty to his SOVE-
REIGN dictated the desirableness that it should be in-
troduced by a strong Government, so as to insure tc,
it the best chance of its being harmoniously supported
by the separate branches of the Legislature. Much
of this, and more, is embodied by the Duke in a fess
pithy sentences. To those who read the speech, to
which we are referring, without bearing in mind
political antecedents, we can readily fancy it would ap-
pear meagre enough; whereas, to such as are mindful of
preceding facts, the effect will be quite different.
"My Lords," said the Duke, " I have already, ir•
this House, adverted to the circumstances which gave
rise to this measure. In December I considered my-
self bound, in duty to my SOVEREIGN, not to with-
hold my assistance from the Government, knowing
that the First Lord of the Treasury could not do
otherwise than propose to Parliament this very mea-
sure, stated at the Cabinet previous to the period at
which it resigned early that month. It is not neces-
sary I should say more on that subject. The course
I felt myself bound to take I would take again to-
morrow."

Adverting to Lord STANLEY'S statement (in which
he concurred), that it was the duty of the Lords tc
protect the public from rash and inconsichrate
measures, his Grace disposed of it in a way that
clearly indicated his belief of the measure
itself, and of the manner in which it had come up
from the Commons, to be such, that, regard being had
to the consequences of rejecting it, rashness and in-
considerateness were terms which would be fairly
applied to those who looked to produce such a result.
"My Lords, it is the duty of each to place himself
in the situation of the House before he determines to
give his vote, and to
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a rejection. nction. 1 myself once prevailed upon
the House to vote for a measure against Which
it had pronounced positive opinions by former
iie before
votes." This was in so many words telling his hearers
to recollect the history of the Catholic Rclief Bill,
and especially that of the Reform Bill, when
no doubt a desire to presave a borough-
swayed the vote
monpring _ influence had

of many a Peer, in oppOsition to a measure, crowned
by a commanding majority of the Commons; to
remember how degraded was their position when
Earl GREY, hacked by his Sovereign and public
opinion, threatened to swamp them; and how, to
avoid a revolution, they had been ignominiously com-
pelled to beat a retreat. When the Duke begged
them to consider the manner in which the Corn Bill
had come before them, he meant them to bear in
mind how long this great question had been agitated
by the public, and how large was the majority by
which it had passed the other branch of the Legislature.
Here was another hint to an enlightened, though
unwilling listener. True it was, the House of Peers
had rejected, during the last fifteen years, many mea-
sures sent up from the Commons, but those were
measures not to be compared with the magnitude of
the Corn Bill, had been initiated by a weak Admi-
nistration, and passed by very slender majorities.
The Catholic Relief Bill and the Reform Bill were
historical precedents, which every practical statesman
would study at the present hour. The Duke had had
ample knowledge of the working of each. His mind
had received a fruitful lesson. It would have been
naturally distasteful to him to have enlarged upon the
past. He, therefore, only took a hasty glance, satis-
fied that his audience would perceive he drew his
counsel from the fountain of all wisdom—enlarged
experience.

The Duke mildly rebuked Lord STANLEY when he
told him that, constitutionally, their House could not
take into consideration the inconsistency of the votes
of Members in the other House. Nothing could be
more dangerous than for either House to enter into
such an inquisitorial proceeding. Lord STANLEY,
however, preferred to take the decision of the House of
Commons of 1842 to that of 1846. For ourselves,
we respect the latter decision, as being infinitely more
valuable, having been arrived at after a four years'
further proof of the noxious operation of the corn-
laws, and with all the advantage of the enlightened
consideration which has been interveningly bestowed
upon them. We must bring these remarks to a
close. As a modest, temperate, and well-reasoned
answer to Lord STANLEY, and those who urged an
appeal to the country, we hold the speech of the
Duke of WELLINGTON to be most valuable. It was
judicious and practical. In a constitutional point of
view, admirable. " I beg to remind you, my Lords,
that you ought not to tike a position on which you
cannot stand." His Grace was anxious that the
Peers should not place themselves in a false position.
" The object I had in view in resuming my seat in her
MAJESTY'S Councils will not be attained if your
Lordships reject the Bill." We rejoice that the
Duke has thus far succeeded, and certain we are his
political compeers ought to feel deeply indebted to
him for the course he has adopted and the advice he
has given them. We hope the Duke will yet live long
to guide the counsels of the Upper House.

The Emperor of RUSSIA has just published a ukase
ordering all the Jews in Russia to place themselves
before January 1, 1850, in one of the four following
classes :-1. Amongst the burgesses of a town by the
purchase of a piece of land or a house. 2. In one of
the three corporations of traders. 3. In a corporation
of artisans, after having given the proofs of ability
required by law ; and 4. In the grand body of tillers
of the earth, whether on their own property or under
another owner. Such Jews as have not placed them-
selves by the appointed time in one of the four classes,
are to be subjected to such restrictive measures as
the Government may think fit to employ.
According to the Cologne Gazette, the extradition
of the ex-Dictator of Cracow, M. TYSSOWSKI, at pre-
sent a prisoner in Saxony, has been demanded by
Austria, Russia, and Prussia, but positively refused
by the Court of Dresden.

Madrid papers of the 4th inst. have been received.
On that day there were contradictory rumours circu-
lated in Madrid on the subject of the affairs of Por-

tugal. According to one -account, the juntas had
sent in their adhesion to the Palmella Cabinet, and
tranquillity was restored ; according to another ac-
count, however, the juntas were at variance with each
other, the Ministers had resigned, the QUEEN was
without advisers, and anarchy was at its height. We
think this last account must be greatly exag-
gerated. The Palmella Government had not re-
signed at the time the last official accounts from
Lisbon had been received, for it had caused a formal
note to be delivered to the Spanish Government, de-
manding an explanation of the intentions of Spain
in assembling a corps d'arnze on the frontiers,
And at the same time desiring the recal of M. GON
ZALES BRAVO. This worthy Ambassador it appears
openly interfered in support of the Cabral party,
and escorted the CABRALS through the streets
of Lisbon to the ship, on board which
they embarked for Cadiz. After having thus
exhibited himself in the character of an
ac-
tive partisan, M. GONZALES BRAVO became
apprehensive of the consequences, and, hoisting the
Spanish flag over his residence, armed a number of
Gallegos to act as his body-guard, and informed the
Portuguese Cabinet that the slightest insult offered to
him would be followed by the advancing the Spanish
troops into Portugal. The Spanish Cabinet, in answer
to the note of the Duke of PALMELLA, had assured
the Portuguese Government of its pacific intentions,
and M. GONZALES BRAVO had at the same time re-
ceived orders from his Government to observe the
strictest neutrality with regard to the internal affairs
of Portugal.

MADRID BOLSA, JUNE 4.—The Three per Cents.
were not quoted. The shares of the Bank of San
Fernando sold at 385, and those of Isabel at 196.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
It appears that during the secret deliberation of
the Peers as to the sentence to be passed on LE-
COMTE, the Chancellor, Duke PASQUIEE, made a most
unwise and ill-judged allusion to the case of Marshal
NET. The Constitutionnel of Monday alluded to the
circumstance. In the Constitutionnel of Tuesday we
find the following detailed account of the circum-
stances :

"The grave incident to which we have alluded was yester-
day the general subject of conversation in the Chamber
of
Deputies, where it produced a deep sensation. The follow-
mg, according to the accounts
unts in circulation, was the way as
already stated, in which it occurred. At the moment when
the sentence on Leconite was about to be pronounced, one of
the Peers, M. Teste, demanded that his degradation as a
member of the Legion of Honour should be formally declared.
Upon this, M. Pasquier, the President, is said to have re-
marked that all punishment of an afflictive awl infuniante
character involved the degradation as a matter of course.
He, is said to have added, • Besides, gentlemen, the Court of
Peers has its precedents. Thus in a celebrated trial, that of
Marshal Nev, the degradation took place 'without any men-
tion being made of it in the sentence.' We may imagine the
effect produced by this inconceivable comparison between the
glorious victim of an abominable reaction and the wretched
issassin who has just been condemned. If we are well in-
formed, an almost universal murmur greeted the words of
the Chancellor, and warned him that certain proprieties
could not be forgotten with impunity. For our parts, we do
not believe that M. Pasquier had any intention to insult the
memory of the illustrious Marshal ; but it is impossible not
to see in his language a frightful symptom of the reaction
which is now leading us away. A few years back the Cham-
ber of Peers thrilled when the name of Marshal Ney was pro-
nounced, and avoided with care all that could remind France
of that terrible event. At present the President does not
hesitate to invoke as a precedent the execrable process which
produced the death of a hero by French bullets. Let the Pre-
sident to-morrow be called on to render an account of his
words, and whilst protesting against all insulting thoughts,
he will, without doubt, establish that the new peerage is re-
sponsible fur the old one, and that the trial of Marshal Ney
!)reserves its place in the archives, like that of A. libaud or
Fieschi. We hope, for our parts, that public opinion, in de-
fault of the peerage itself, will treat as it destrves such a
doctrine."

The Si(;cle comments upon the conduct of the Duke
PASQUIER in these terms—
"At the moment these inconsiderate words were pro-
nounced, M. Pasquier had before him the Prince de la Mos-
kowa, the son of the illustrious victim. A painful sensation
was immediately felt by all present. Every one endeavoured
in vain to conceive how a man in such a high station, so
long accustomed to measure his expressions so as to render
only what he thought and felt, should have suffered him-
self to fall into such a grievous forgetfulness. The Chan-
cellor, we are fully convinced, had no deliberate intention
~f wounding the Prince de la Moskowa by such a cruel
allusion; but such is now the course of ideas, that in the
'rinds of the men who govern us such references are not
impossible, and perhaps are natural. It is said that the
Prince de la Moskowa has suffered so severely from an eino•
Lion to which no generous heart can be an alien, that he has
determined to demand an explanation in the Chamber of
Peers. Should the Chamber, which we are far from believing,
render itself a participator in the sanguinary acts of 1815, the
Prince, it is said, will feel himself bound in honour to resign
his seat in it. We cannot tell under what form, nor on what
occasion, such an explanation can be called for; but we can
never blame even the exaggerated susceptibility of a son
wishing to enforce respect to the memory of his father—above
all, when that son bears a name which is among those that
haveinvested France with glory."
The National is equally indignant in its comments
on Duke PASQUIER.
In allusion to the execution of LEcoMTE, both the
Journal des bebats and the Gazette des Tribunaux

state that he expressed great repentance for the crime
which he had attempted.
The Progres du Pas-de-Calais states that General
Count DE MONTMOLON has been informed by the Go-
vernment that he will be set at liberty as soon as the
judicial inquiries respecting the evasion of Prince
Louis JN APOLEON shall be at an end.
A Toulon journal mentions a rumour that an ex-
pedition is about to take place, under the command of
Marshal BUGEAUD, against the tribes on the frontiers
of Morocco. This rumour, however, does not accord
with an announcement in the Echo de Vesone that a
letter, dated the 27th ult., has been received from the
Marshal by his family, in which he states that he will
probably come to France next month, no more to re-
turn to Algeria, and that he had already received a
conge to be acted upon when he pleased. The Mar-
shal, adds the Echo de Vesone, entreats his friends to
declare that he is more than ever desirous of continu-
ing deputy for Excideuil, and that it is false that he
intends to offer himself as a candidate for any other
place.

We have received the Akbar and the France
Algerienne of Algiers of the 2d. There is nothing
positive in them as to the movements of AED-EL-
KADEB, and nothing to confirm the hope which had
been expressed, that other French prisoners, besides
the man who had arrived at Lalla-Magrhnia, and
from whom the account of the massacre at the
Deira was obtained, had also succeeded in making
their escape. The Akbar states from Dellys
that the Kabyles are quarrelling amongst
themselves. The Flisat-el-Bahais have assas-
sinated the Amin of the Pit-Zeraras, and the tribes
are making razzias upon each other. An Algiers
letter of the 3d announces the arrival there on that
day of his Royal Highness the Duke D'AUMALE. It
was said that the Prince would embark in a few days
for France. It had been previously reported, how-
ever, that he intended to go to Oran. Marshal
BUGEAUD was to leave for Oran on the evening of
the 3d.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tues-
day at 83f. 25c. ; the Five per Cents., 120 f. 40c.;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,256 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 1,028 f.
75c. ; Havre,7s2f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 750 f. ; Avignon, 908£
75c. ; Vierzon, 642 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 6151 ; Boulogne, 485 f. ;
Troyes and Montereau, 3851: ; Basle, 221 f. 25c. ; Dieppe, 429 f.
Paris and Strasburg, 507 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 520 f. ;
Paris and Lyons, 5471. 50c. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 57f. ; Spani,h Three per Cents., 38.
The following are quotations for other railway shares: -
Lyons and Avignon Definitives, 522 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux
and Cette, ditto, 507 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JuNE 10.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11 - Dutch Rhenish, 7•X-East Indian, %-
Namur and Liege, 31,4 -Northern of France Constituted, 14-Orleans
and Vierzon, 14% -Paris and Lyons Constituted, 61,6-Sambre and
Meuse, 4.A -West Flanders, 2.

EXPRESS FROAI PARIS

(From the Times.)
We have received, by Extraordinary Express, a letter
from our Paris correspondent, dated yesterday (Wednesday)
three o'clock P.M., which states that "at half-past two
o'clock that day the Paris and Lyons Railroad, with a branch
to Grenoble, was adjudged to the company represented by
M. Talabot.

" The first tender opened by the Minister of Public Work,
was that of M. Ganneroc, banker, which proposed for the
line at a reduction of nine months from the fifty years—the
maximum declared by the law of July, lB4s—that is, offering
to take the line on a lease of forty-nine years and three
months.

" The Minister next opened a sealed parcel, which proved
to be the tender of M. Talabot, Chief Engineer of the Roads
and Bridges, which offered to take the line at a reduction of
5 years and 67 days from the aforesaid maximum; that is,
on a lease for 44 years '298 days.
" A third tender, that of M. Chastelleux, was to have
been made, but the preliminary formality had not been com-
plied with.

" The Minister, therefore, declared the, as the tender
of M. Talabot offered the more considerable reduction from
the fixed maximum, it was to be regarded as the most ad-
vantageous for the public, and was accordingly accepted."
The effect expected from this adjudication was a consider
able improvement in the prices of shares, but the contrary
was the fact, as will be seen by the subjoined lists. We must
observe, however, that the general heaviness of the market
is ascribed by our correspondent to the leading article in the
Times of Monday last.
The Paris papers of Wednesday received by this express
contain no news of importance.
We have also received by extraordinary courier the intel-
ligence of the adjudication of the Lyons aril Avignon Rail-
road. The biddings were as follows .—Talabot and Co., 44
years 298 days; Ganneron and Co., 49 years 90 days. In the
case of the Count de Leige the preliminaries were not com-
plied with.

COURS AUTHENTIQUE.—PARIS, JUNE 10.—Five p.r Cents.,
120 f.; Three per Cent.,., 84f. 40c. 83f. 821. 95c.; Bulk ac-
tions, 3,480 f.; Rente de Naples (Rothschild), 102 f 70c. 6.5 c. ;
Italians 100%1 ; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 100% % ;
Ditto, 1842, 102V2; Ditto, Two•and analf per Cents, 56:y, ;
Spanish Three per Cents., 1841, 373/4f. 38c. Exchange on
London, one month, paper, 25f. 62c.; Money, 25f. 60c.;
three months, paper, 25f. 45c.; money, 25f. 42%c.
, JUNE 10.
LAST PETCES.—Five per Cents., IBOURSE2Of. 20c.; Three per
Cents., 83f. 5c.; Belgian Bank, 1001/2.

ASCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; three years old, 7st 21b,
four, 9st 21b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 51b ; to start at
the new mile post, and go once round.
Bold Archer
Ruff 2

sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts,
Bst 91b; and fillies, Bst 61b. Swinley Course.
Sir G. Heathcote's b c by Hetman Platoff, walked over
The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 soya. h ft, for three yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Old Mile.

Free Lance
Joinville

Three started.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House of Lords sat to-dad• to hear Scotch appeals.
The peers in attendance were Lord Brougham, Lord Cotten-
ham, and Lord Campbell.

ALLAN V. GLASGOW.
The arguments in this appeal from the Court of Session
occupied their Lordships the whole morning.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor, after having disposed of the unop-
posed lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded with the fur-
ther arguments in the part-heard appeal of Milord v.
Reynolds.

ROLLS' Co URT.—(THIS DAY.)
Petitions of no general interest occupied his Lordship, the
Master of the Rolls the whole morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
( Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of England.)
His HONOUR heard unopposed petitions, short causes, and
cause petitions to-day. The Court in the course of the
morning made several orders in railway cases for the payment
of the deposits out of Court, the schemes having failed before
Committees of the House of Commons, and the Speaker's
certificate to that effect having been produced.
(Before Vice• Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
EX-PARTE SWINTON AND OTHERS.
Mr. RUSSELL, Q.C., applied to the Court for an interim
order, restraining the defendants from receiving the sum of
15,525/., which had been paid in to the Accountant-General,
deposits on the proposed capital of the Northern and Southern
Connecting Railway.
It was alleged that out of 60,000 shares 16,000 were
issued, and only 12,000 allotted, the zithers being reserved
by the provisional committee till a rise in price might take
place ; and that the money of the shareholders had been
employed by the committee on the Stock Ex-
change, to give a fictitious value to the shares
of the railway, by the purchase of their own shares
at a premium. In November some of the shareholders
objected to going to Parliament. The Committee, however,
went to Parliament ; but on petition of the plaintiffs and
others, the Bill, after a first reading in the House of Com-
mons, was thrown out. The defendants, therefore, applied
to the Vice• Chancellor of England for an order for the re-
payment of the deposits.
Mr. RUSSELL now applied for an injunction restraining
their receiving the money, which was granted by the Court.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied the greater part of the day with
an ejectment case from the new trial paper, which possessed
no feature of public interest.