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London, England, 1851-11-26 00:00:00

liberty to follow his own vagaries, however extra-
vagant. He formed an idea far too exalted of the
dignity of his office, and from the very extensive
powers confided to his hands by the Legislature, he
almost fancied himself a judicial despot, the announce-
ment of whose mere will and pleasure should be re-
ceived with abject submission by all who came
within his jurisdictions. He has found himself mis •
taken, but he is the first victim of the attempt to
conduct the law business of the country without
the assistance of barristers or attorneys, for neither
are essential in County Court proceedings—and also,
in the generality of cases, of vigilant reporters for an
independent press.

We shall not be considered as unduly favouring
Mr. ResitsaAT, against whom we have spoken honestly
and fearlessly when his conduct really merited cen •
sure, in defending the Earl of CARLISLE from the
accusation, which has been put forward by some
of our Contemporaries, of having appointed an un-
qualified or incompetent person, or, in other words,
of having most improperly disregarded the
public interests through undue favouritism and
an anxiety to exercise his patronage in favour of a
personal friend. Mr. RAMSBAT is a member of the
bar of no less than 18 years' standing. Before his
appointment he had very considerable business on
circuit, and enjoyed among his brother barristers the
reputation of being an acute and able counsel. He
had perhaps a higher character, not only in the
profession but among the public generally, than
nine out of ten of the County Court
Judges throughout the country; and were it
not for the circumstances hereinbeforementioned,
and for the extraordinary delusion under which he
laboured, that he could carry matters with the high
hand, he would have made an efficient and useful
judge. As it is, we regret that any gentleman should
have placed himself in a predicament so exceedingly
unpleasant, or imposed a duty so painful on the
Noble Earl by whom be was appointed, and to whom
he at least owed a debt of gratitude for long-continued
friendship and kindness.
It has been hinted that Mr. RAMSRAT will not
submit to the decision without a further attempt at
justification—that he will, so far as lies in his
power, appeal against the judgment of the Noble
Earl. Nothing can be stronger than the
words of the Act (9 and 10 Victoria, c. 95).
The 18th section is to the following effect :—" And
be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said
Lord Chancellor, or where the whole of the district
is within the Duchy of Lancaster, for the Chancellor
of the said duchy, if he shall think fit, to remove for
inability or misbehaviour any such judge already ap-
pointed or hereafter to be appointed." Now, it will
be seen that where the whole of the district is within
the Duchy of Lancaster the Chancellor of the
duchy may remove any judge for " inabilgy or
misbehaviour." The dismissal mey be justified on
either of these grounds, and from the entire circum-
stances of the case it is manifest that it will be placed
upon the latter foundation. The interesting question
ill then arise, whether the judgment of the Chancel-
lor of the Duchy for the time being will be considered
final and conclusive, or whether the Court of Queen's
Bench will review it under a writ of quo warranto.
We shall not at present, and while the question
is still unsettled, enter into any discussion on this
point, suffice it to say, that we are perfectly satisfied
with the judgment which the Noble Earl, with the
assent and under the advice of his Learned Assessor,
Mr. ELLis, Q.C., has pronounced. Lord CARLISLE,
at least, has completely vindicated his own cha-
racter, and placed himself beyond the possibility of
doubt or impeachment; we only regret that Mr.
RAMSHAY could not come off with equally flying
colours.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
At the conclusion of the sitting of the Assembly on
Monday, M. CRETON demanded explanations from
the Ministers of Justice and of the Interior, on the
subject of the plot against the Executive, alleged by
the Constitutionnel to have been on the point of ex-
plosion on the Monday preceding. The Hon. Repre-
sentative denounced the writer of the article, M.
GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC, in strong terms. The Mi-
nister of Justice, M. DAYIEL, did not give a direct
answer to the question, but contented himself with
declaring that he was not responsible for rumours or
newspaper articles, whereupon M. BERRYER rose,
and, after observing that it was evident that M. DA-
TIEL had misunderstood the interpellations, he pro-
ceeded to address the Minister as follows :

" You are at the head of the department of Justice,
and you hold all the judicial reports; has anything come
before your eyes to indicate the reality of such a plot?—
(Hear, hear.) It you have anything, do not fail in your
duty; demand from the Assembly the necessary autho-
risation to institute proceedings. No considerations for
any one ought to be shown; it is merely a question of
the accomplishment of your duty. A conspiracy has
been pointed out; every information, every report must
have reached you; if you have any suspicion, any indi-
cation sufficient to seriously occupy the attention of the
country, do your duty firmly; apply, I repeat, for an
authorisation to take the necessary proceedings, and
those whom you will thus tend to inculpate will more
than meet your wishes."—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and
prolonged agitation.)
"M. de Thorigny, the Minister of the Interior—l
agree with M. Berryer, that it is not by interpellations
to the Ministry that the present matter should be pro-
ceeded with. The Assembly knows the extent cf its
powers; what it had to do was to put questions to him
who believed in the existence of the plot.—(Exclama-
tions on the Right.) lam astonished that the Assembly,
should so receive what I have said ; I have merely re-
minded it of the power which it possesses of calling to
its bar such persons as insult its dignity. Using the
expressions of M. Crioton himself, we candidly and
frankly declare that we do not believe in the existence
of any conspiracy. Had our opinion been different we
should immediately have demanded authorisation to
commence proceedings against those who dared to dis-
turb the public peace. We should have performed our
duty without being stopped by any consideration."
The Constitutionnel, in allusion to the speech of M.
CRETON, publishes the following note, signed by M.
GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC

An interpellation wac made yesterday in the Legis-
lative Assembly by M. CrCon, relative to the article
published in the morning by the Constitutional, and
signed with my name. M. Ore ton was not afraid to ex-
press himself in the tribune in such terms that I have
not to reply to him here,"
MM..MONET, DE LAROCHEJAQUELEIN, and VICTOR
LEFRANC have presented an amendment on the Com-
munal Electoral Bill, proposing to reduce to one
year the length of residence required for all French-
men not born in the commune.

MM, MIOT, RICEIARDET, GREPPO, and LANOULATE
have presented a proposition, having for object to re-
place M. PRADIE's proposition, on the responsibility
of the PRESIDENT of the Republic and his Ministers.
It runs thus

" All persons who shall have conspired, or abetted a
conspiracy tending to a royalist or imperial restorotion
shall be tried with the least possible delay before the
High Court of Justice. When convicted of the crime
of conspiracy, they shall bo immediately placed hors la
loi. In addition, they shall be condemned to a fine, the
minimum and maximum of which shall be the one-half
and three•fourths of their fortune. Prescription against
such punishment shall not be available until after a
period of 25 years, dating from the day en which the
crime shall have been committed. The execution of
the present law is confided to the patriotism of all
Frenchmen."

The Russian General, KIEL, has died in Paris. He
was employed by the Emperor ncuoLAs in directing
works of art in the Russian empire.
The Bourse was still agitated. The Five per Cents.
opened at 91f. 5c., rose to 91f. 20c., fell subsequently
to 90f. 85c., and closed at 90f. 95c. for the end of the
month; the Three per Cants. closed at 56f. ; Orleans
Railroad Shares, 877 f. 50c.; Rouen, 577 f. 50c.; Havre,
212 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 463 f. 75c.; Avignon, 2101.;
Vierzon, 435 f.; Basle, 151 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 377 f. 50c.;
Paris and Strasburg, 366 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes,
256 f. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 25.

Boulognei and Amiens, 10,4—Dutch Rhenish, 3W,—
East Indian, 2044—Luxembourg, 24—Namur and Liege,
6 —Northern of France, 14A—Paris and Rouen, 23
Paris and Strasbourg, 124.