The Sun.
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It had been said that distress was decreasing. For hi
own part, he believed that there never was such
destitution known as was in London at the pre-
sent moment. Was it not horrid to see women destroying
their children sooner than that they should starve, and was it
not a lamentable thing when people committed crimes in order
to hurry them into prison, because they were more comfortable
there than in their own homes ? And yet they were told that
no change or alteration was to be permitted to take place in
these laws, whatever may be the consequences to the people of
an adherence to them.—( Cheers.) Whatever might he the
• consequences to the people, the landed proprietors had deter..
mined that if one iota of those duties were diminished, by
which the cents were increased, they would not permit the
Minister to retain his place.--(Cheers aria counter cheer's..)
He believed that in bygone times such intimations might
have been privately conveyed to a Minister; but
be believed that never before had announcements been
publicly made, so indecent, so haughty, and so dictatorial as
those which had been recently made by the landowners at their
various public meetings.—( Loud cheers.) They. had openly
threatened that if the Minister did not do that which was the
most injurious to the interests of the country, but which, at the
same time, increased their rents, he should be put out of office.
—(Cheers.) Such was the language held by Noble Dukes
and Noble Lords at those meetings. There was no abuse
which had not, at those meetings, been lavished on the Right
Hon. Baronet. For himself, he hail no wish to see the Right
Hon. Baronet removed from office. Ile would as soon that the
Right Hon. Baronet should be in office as any other person
who supported the restrictive system ; but what was to him a
source of regret, was to see—lie hoped the Right Hon. Barone
would excuse the term—the want of spirit which the Right
Hon. Baronet exhibited.—( Cheering and eounter.cheering.)
Why did he not turn round upon these people—(A laugh from
the Tory benches)—why did he not show to them their utter
helplessness without him.—(immense cheering from all parts
of the House.) Why did he not show to them bow utterly
unable they would be to administer any system of Government
without him?—(Cheers)—how, with all their rank, and
property, and pride, they were compelled to fall back upon
persons of talent, and experience, and capacity ?—( Loud
cheers.) If the views which the Right lion. Baronet enter-
tained were jest and sound, why did he not carry them out,
and rely upon the people ?—(Loutl cheers.) By that means
be would maintain that high standing, and attain that sound
reputation, for the sake of which alone he had said that lie
valued office.—(Loud cheers.) Let him set at defiance that
miserable party which urged him to do that which would be
injurious to the country. They had not the capacity to manage
the affairs of the nation, even if her Majesty should send to the
Duke of this, or the Duke of that, to form an Administra-
tion.—( Loud cheers.) Who were the victims of pride on the
one side, and of avarice on the other ? the people.—
( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Could they, then, wonder
that, as a representative of that struggling people, his Hon.
Friend the Member for Rochdale, should make a motion to
stop the'supplies and to create confusion when they were suf.
feting under such great and crying grievances without any
hope of redress?—( Loud cheers)—or could they wonder at the
influence which his other Hon. Friend (Mr. Cobden) who
did not go so far. as his Hon. Friend the Member for Hoch-
d ile, whodid not desire any organic charge—could they be sur-
prised at the influence which be had attained over the opinions
of the people—(Loud cheers)—when justice was thus refused
them ?—( Loud cheers.) While they refused to do justice to the
people, what right had they to complain of his efforts?—
(Cheers.) Could they wonder at the power of that great
combination of which he was at the head—(Loud cheers)--
while the people were suffering such evils and were hopeless of
obtaining redress?—(Loud.cheers.) He entreated the Right
Hon. Gentleman to consider the state of the people, and if
they treated their distresses with indifference they would find
that they had committed the greatest error that a Government
could possibly commit.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GLADSTONE rose to explain. The Hen. Gentleman
opposite laboured under a misapprehension. He had made a
quotation from an article which bad appeared in a recent
number of a periodical publication, and had accused him (Mr
Gladstone) of having been the author of that article. Now,
not only was he (Mr. Gladstone) not the author of the article,
but he was not aware who was the author, and he had never
read a line of it.—( Cheers and laughter.)
Sir JOHN HAMMER said that when the Right Hon.
Member for Wolverhampton spoke of the sufferings of the
people, fivourhed a chord which vibrated, not only in his (sir
J. flanrner's) heart, but in the hearts of all those who sat on his
(the Ministerial) side of the House.—( Loud cheers.) Whe-
ther the landowners were right or wrong in their political
economy the statement that they were at all regardless of the in-
terest or of the suffering of the people was untrue—( Cheers)
—and could be rebutted—(Cheers)—by every act of every
gentleman belonging to the landed interest who had come for-
ward in public life.—(Cheers.) He thought it was by no
means difficult to discover some of the causes of the distress to
which the Right Hon. Member alluded as worthy of being
seriously investigated by Parliament. He depended greatly
upon our foreign trade.—Cheers.) Now, all trade consisted in
a double operation. Hon. Members opposite had specially
adverted to free trade, and he knew that it was the opinion of
many persons that they should establish free trade with all the
world, without the slightest regard to the duties which foreign
nations imposed upon our productions. Now, it appeared to
him that it stood to common sense that when an import duty
was unfairly placed upon our productions by foreign nations
they must operate upon the whole course of national exchange.
The labouring population had suffered greatly from depres-
sion from whtch they were now recovering gradually, be be-
lieved in consequence of the good harvest. Free trade was a
good thing.—(Cheers.) He only wished to see it carried
into effect—( Cheers )—when he denied that that was free trade
which disregarded the impediments thrown in the way of trade
by other nations. He knew that many high authorities were
against him—he knew that Mr. Deacon flume had said that
it would be for their interest to diminish all duties on their im.
ports, regardless of the conduct of foreign countries in that re-
spect; but, with all respect for that gentleman, he must beg
leave to deny the conclusions to which he had arrived.—(llear,
hear.) Ile hoped the Right lion. Baronet would follow up the
line of policy which he had commenced last year, of treating
the colonies a; integral parts of the mother country. With the
colonies we could always have free trade, without any fear of
hostile tariffs ; and, considering their variety and extent, there
was scarcely any commodity which we could not obtain
from our colonies. He trusted to see our colonial trade fully
developed, and our trade with foreign countries increased, on
the reciprocity principle, and by that means the demand
for labour in this country would be increased, and its indus-
try developed. He hoped that the demand of tie!.
people in IS-12, when, unfortunately, instead of exhibiting the
effects of their industry, they were forced to show their desti-
tution in the public streets—he hoped that the demand made by
the people of a fair day's wages for a fair day's work would
never be obliterated from the minds of the Members of that
.louse.—( Cheers.) Any man who could forget it was un-
worthy of a seat in that House.—( Cheers.) That question
was at the bottom of all the evils of our social system. He
hoped the attention of Parliament would be constantly directed
to it ; and he considered that the oolonies afforded a constantly
increasing sphere for the employment of our capital and of our
labour, and he trusted that through those means the desires of
the people might be accomplished.—( Cheers. )
Mr. GIBSON rose to explain. He should be sorry to
misstate or misunderstand the statement of the Right Hon
Baronet. He had understood the Right Hou. Gentleman to
say, in reference to a change in the corn-laws, that he did not
contemplate any change, but he did not understand him to say
that the maintenance of the corn-laws should permanently
form a part of his policy, or that lie would, under every cir-
cumstance, adhere to the protective system.—(Cheers.) He
did not understand the Right Hon. Baronet to say that he
would maintain the present corn-law system as part of his po-
licy. (Cheers. )
Mr. SCARLETT thought it was singular that on the first
occasion on which a gentleman connected with the Anti-
Corn-law Leagim should have addressed the House during the
present session, he should have accidentally, no doubt, misre-
presented the declaration of the Right Hon Gentleman. He
congratulated the House on what had taken place, as he con-
sidered it of the utmost importance that the declarations of
the Right Hon. Baronet should be rescued from the misrepre-
sentations of the Anti-Corn-law League. He distrusted the
Anti-Corn-law League, and no one who had riot wit-
nessed it would believe the state of vexation and irri•
tation which the proceedings of that League had in-
flicted on the country. It had prevented the outlay of
capital on land, and had impeded the improvement of agricul-
ture. It had been stated that the League intended to interfere
in the election of Members to that House. He took that
opportunity of protesting against such conduct as a gross breach
of the privileges of that House. —( Cheers and laughter). If it
was a gross breach of their privileges for a Peer to interfere in
the election of Members to that House, how much more was it
a breach of their privileges for any body of men to enter into
a great combination—a conspiracy to raise money for the pur-
pose of intesfering generally in the election of Members of
Parliament? Such a body was never before known, nor could
it long exist consistently with the public safety. It was attempt-
ing to sow dissensions between all classes of the-country, to in-
timidate the Legislature, and to unsettle the public mind upon
great questions lately settled by Pasliament, in contempt of
Parliamentary authority. The authors, the promoters. and the
subscribers of the League, taking upon themselves, as they did,
a sort of dictation to the country, ought to be regarded as en-
gaged in a great criminal conspiracy, deserving of every dis-
cowagement and of every mark of displeasure.
Mr. lI.TNTZ said he felt that he should not be doing his
duty to his constituent; and the country if he suffered the
speeches of the Right Hon. Baronet and the Noble Lord to
pass wi:hout observati ,n. He had learned to his surprise that
they were all in a stated prosperity. It was singular that he
always heard the best report of affairs away from his own
town. With all the boasted improvement, however, there was
scarcely any alteration in the price of manufactured articles,
and no one article had advanced in price up to that mo-
ment, and some hail even been reduced. The question
of mployment was a question of profit. The middle
classes were glad to be the medium of feeding the
lower, but then they themselves must receive some profit
in return for their investments.—( Hear, hear.) He would
advise the Right Honourable Baronet not to halloo till he
was out of the wood.—(hear.) An advance in prices—such
an advance as would secure a fair remuneration to the em-
ployer—was necessary to secure permanent prosperity.-s—( Hear.)
A good deal had been said about improvement in the state of the
revenue. Undoubtedly it was nothing but right that the income
should be equal to the expenditure of the country, and he
had supported the property-tax, because he believed that that
mode of increasing the revenue was less open to objection
than many others. But when they considered the sum which
had been raised by the property-tax, and added to this the
Chinese money, he did not see that there was any great cause
for congratulation. if those sources of income did not exist,
where would be the increase ?—( Hear, hear.) It was scarcely
to be supposed that the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet knew any more about the state of the country than they
were told, and no doubt they believed in the alleged improve-
ment ; but from his own knowledge he was enabled to state,
that S 9 nicely were the English balanced with foreign manu-
factures, that if they were to rise only two-and-a-half per cent.,
the English trade would materially suffer. Let them not boast
or bug of improvement until they saw thit it was based on a
permanent fOundation.
Mr. M. PHILIPS said nu one would more rejoice in the
improved rendition of the country than himself, but he believed
that the improvement was exaggerated ; at present it was very
limited in indication, and it was too much to conclude that they
were entering on a certain career of prosperity. The im-
provement was rather in the condition of the people from extra
employment, than in the profits of the employers.—(Hear. )
lie regarded the low price of provisions as having made a most
material change amongst the operative classes, and he wished
• he could conclude with any degree of certainty that further
legislation in the same direction would produce that effect id a
greater degree. Ile regretted that the speech of the Right
Hon. Baronet would convey to the minds of those who had been
enduring
so mach suffering, that they were not to look for re-
lief at his hands by means of any alteration in the laws
which regulated the price of food in this country.
Ile was apprehensive that wheat would rise before
many months had passed over their heads, and so surely
as a rise took place so would the ability of the working
classes to purchase manufactures be diminished. He did not,
therefore, derive such confidence as some Hon. Memhers ap-
peared to have done, from present appearances. It was to be
remembered, too, that the price of the raw material of the
cotton badewas from O. to 4,-1. per pound higher in this than
in other countries. He extremely regretted this result eta'
reference tort he exportations to China, as he feared there would
be a large export of British manufactured goods which were
"not suited tQ she real wants of the country. The tea question
' —...eltasrline2:yisiih;tiecessarily involved the sugar duties, and they
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Nothing had been done, he repeated, as yet, which led him to
expect great relief to the suffering part of the community. It
was only by alterations in the duties on sugar, corn, and other
great articles of consumption, that permanent prosperity could
be secured. With reference to the amendment of the Hon.-
Member for Rochdale, after listening to all the arguments
which he had brought forward, he must say that he could net
concur in the course which the Hon. Gentleman was taking,
and he felt compelled to record his vote against the amendment.
Colonel RAWDON said if he acquiesced in the course
which the Noble Lord proposed to take, it was only because he
believed that a more fitting time would present itself for dis-
cussing the wrongs of Ireland. He was not insensible to the
amentable grievances which existed in that country.
Mr. HINDLEY said he thought the speech of the Hon.
Member for Clithero was highly dangerous to the country,
because it conveyed a very false impression of the real state of
things. The Noble Lord the Member for the city of London
had explained the cause of the partial improvement. He held
in his hand letters from gentlemen in Manchester, connected
with the foreign trade, stating that for the last twelve
months they had not derived from it one farthing of profit.
The Hen. Gentleman who seconded the address said that not-
withstanding the advance in the price of the raw material,
trade had increased. With regard to the cotton trade there
was no security, but the sliding-scale was the cause. In 1828,
the effect of bad harvests was beginning to be felt, and
agents were sent to the Continent to purchase food. But they
were obliged to take out gold, because they could not exchange
their manufactures for the corn with which other countries
could supply them.—( Hear, hear.) The consequence
was a great fall in the price of all manufac-
tured goods, from which they were now recovering.
But they had a plethora of money, and they did not know to
employ it. He would ask the Right Hon, Gentleman oppo-
site what a prudent man ought to have done last year? Ought
he to have bought cotton ?—( Laughter. ) A prudent person,
perhaps, ought not to have bought more than two months'
supply, but a speculator, with the corn-laws in operation,
would have been justified in laying in a twelve months' stock.
Reference had been made in the Queen's speech to the Bank
of England. Did it encourage dangerous speculations? He
could tell them the gambling tables of Baden-Baden were not
more ruinous than their policy.—( Laughter.) It was not a
disgrace to be called, as they were, a nation of shopkeepers, but
they were a nation of gamblers, and nothing could be worse. If
the country was relieved from the pressure of bad laws, he bad
no fears for its trade and prosperity.
Mr. FIELDEN, who was very indistinctly heard, from the
distance at which he spoke from the Reporters' gallery, and the
noise which prevailed in the House at the time, was understood
to say, that he felt dissatisfied that the Government had not
introduced some improvement on the present system of corn-
laws. Members of the Anti-Corn-law League told the coun-
try, that unless the corn-laws were repealed there would be no
permanent prosperity in manufactures. Sir Robert reel told
the House, that if the corn-laws were repealed the
country would be ruined. Which of them were they
to believe? One thing was certain, that the present
laws were more favourable to the landlord lass than to the great
bulk of the people. Petitions were sent during the course of
the last session, from all parts of the country, but the prayer of
these petitions had not been acceeded to, and they were treated
with indifference and neglect. The people were heavily taxed,
but they had scarcely any voice in the representation. Much
had been said about the improved condition of the working
classes, but for his part he believed that very great distress at
present existed in the country. The Hon. Baronet (the Mem-
ber for Hull) had " a fair day's wages for a fair day's work,"
but the working-classes had low wages and dear food.
There had been meetings of tenant-farmers—they, too, com-
plained of the badness of the times; they said it was a tenant
question ; the labourers said it was a labourers' question ; but
the corn-laws were condemned by all, except by those who
had an interest in maintaining them. The taxation upon those
necessaries of life which came into general consumption
should be lessened, and if the expenditure could net be
diminished the taxation should be transferred from the articles
alluded to to property. He repeated, that the people were not
fairly represented, and should not be heavily taxed. After
some further observations, which were not audible to us, the
Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by saying. he felt great
pleasure in seconding the motion of his Hon. Friend.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD explained. He had no
intention of attempting to stop the surplies by moving any
vexatious adjournments. His only wish was that the grievances
from which the country suffered should be brought under the
full consideration of the House.
The House then divided on Mr. S. Crawford's amendment,
when the numbers were—
For the Address ..
For the Amendment ... 29
Majority 256
The House then divided. on Mr. Hume's amendment, when
the numbers were—

For the Amendment ..... ...... 49
Against it
Majority lB6
The address was then agreed to
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice of his intention, on the
bringing up of the report of the address, to move an amend-
ment with respect to the Irish registration, to the effect that
the House pledges itself to introduce a measure for the amend-
ment of county and borough registration in Ireland.
SINDE.

Sir R. PEEL laid on the table of the House certain papers
relative to Sinde.

On the motion of Dr. BOWRING the usual newspaper
stamp returns were ordered.
Mr. HINDLEY wished to know if it would be necessary to
renew a motion he had made last session for a return of the
number of paupers enlisted into the army.
Sir R. PEEL said the order had better be renewed.

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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 18,14.

attraction than compulsien to bring about a real con-
ciliation. We refer our readers to the remarks of his
Lordship with regard to France and America, which
deserve attention.

The Marquis of CLANAICARDE, Lord CAMPBELL, and
Earl FITZWILLIAM made brief speeches, when the
address was agreed to. The House rose at eight o'clock.
In the Commons, a great number of notices were
given, fur which we refer to the Parliamentary report.
The most important was a notice of Lord Joint Rus-
SELL, that on the 13th of February, he would move that
the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider the state of Ireland. The announce-
ment was received with loud cheers. Mr. ROEBUCK also
gave notice that, on the same day, he would move for a
Select Committee on the affairs of Sinde.

The address was moved by Lord CLIVE, and seconded
by Mr. CARDWELL.
Mr. H um E expressed great satisfaction on that paragraph
of the speech which referred to the existence of friendly
relations between this country and France, and commend-
ed the Government for establishing a policy whieh was
calculated to preserve the peace of the world. He ad-
verted to the Chinese tariff, which admitted every
article of food free of duty, and contrasted that with the
miserable policy of the monopolists in this country. lle
praised the supplementary treaty, by which all nations.
obtained the same advantages as England. It was an
honour to the country. He could not, however, say
the same with respect to Sinde ; and though he cordially
concurred in the commendations bestowed on the officers
engaged in the military operations in that country, he would
move an amendment to the effect that Parliament with-
holds any expression of opinion respecting the dethrone-
ment of the Ameers. He then adverted to the present
corn law, and expressed a belief that Sir R. PEEL did
not intend to make any alterations in that law during
the present session. The remainder of his speech re-
ferred to this question, free trade, and the state of the
revenue. The Hon. Gentleman then moved an
amendment, which was to the effect that the in-
dustry of the country was shackled by - laws
of repression, which ought at once to be repealed,
and the principle of free trade fully acted upon—that
monopolies' should no. longer be permitted—and that, her
MAJESTY having announced the prospect of continued
peace, very considerable reductions might and ought to
be made• in the naval and military services, and the
various overgrown establishments of the country.

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD also moved an amendment
to the following effect :—" We assure her MAJESTY that
her faithful Commons will be always desirous to vote
such supplies as may be found just and necessary for
the public service ; but that under the existing circum-
stances of the country we shall deem it our first and
most important duty to inquire into the various griev-
ances complained of by her people, and to devise such
measures as shall be most effectual for the removal of all
just causes of complaint."
Lord Join.' RUSSELL expressed his 'gratification that
the tops touched upon with reference to the speech
acid the address were treated in such a manner as to meet
with his concurrence. With respect to the annexation
of Sinde, for instance, if he had been called upon
to thank her MAJESTY for having undertaken a
military aggression against. Sinde, be must
say he should be anxious to pause and in-
quire before expressing an opinion on the sub-
ject ; but the address had beon very properly framed
and it only called upon the House to thank her
MAJESTY for the information she had been pleased to
communicate to them, and for the promise of further
papers and information. The Hon. Member for
Montrose had complained that there had been twenty-
three different topics introduced into the address, but
while these topics were treated in this manner he appre-
hended that if there had been 53 instead of 23 different
topics introduced into the address; the House would have
very little difficulty in paying the compliment to the
Crown of agreeing to the address without a division.
He then entered into a lengthened statement respecting
the various topics in the speech ; and after denouncing
the absurdity of those parties who said the present corn-
law was binding fur the future, he said he would give
his decided negative to the amendment proposed by the
Hon. Member for Montrose.

Sir ROBERT PEEL'S speech we cannot abridge, but
may state that on one of the most important questions
to come before the Roust—the present corn-law—he re-
tail-Is his former opinions, and adheres to the sliding.
scale.

Mr. VILLIERS made an excellent speech on the same
subject, and endeavoured to draw from the Minister
whether or not any alteration was to take place this
session. Other Members did the same ; but though
some answers were returned, they were of a very am-
biguous character, and left the course of policy open.
The speech of Mr. VILLIERS will be read with interest.
Mr. GLADSTONE also spoke, and, in the most explicit
terms, denied any knowledge of an article in a
periodical publication which had been imputed to him.
The debate, on the whole, did not excite much interest.
The House then divided on Mr. S. CRAWFORD'S
amendment, when there were, for the amendment, 29 ;
One eCiloc to,
against it, 285.
Mr. HUME'S amendment was then put to the vote,
and also negatived, by a majority of 186.
and the House ad-
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Sir ROBERT PEEL'S policy is just what we anticipated
it would be, when speculating on the subject a few days
since in The Sun. He has taken fright at the signifi-
cant menaces thrown out by the RICHMONDS, the TRCL-
LOPES, and several other great Lords of the soil, and
announced his intention not to interfere in any way with
the existing corn-laws. We think nothing of this de-
claration, positive as it is, for we have a dis-
tinct n of the Test Acts and the Catholic
Emancipation measure, to both of which questions the
Premier declared himself strongly opposed; yet, scarcely
were the words well out of his mouth, when he made
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force him to side with the Leaguers, the in-
stant they exhibit a sufficiently formidable front
At present he thinks the former are the stronger
party ; therefore he avows himself their servant ; but
when he finds the latter in possession of the
greatest
share of influence, then he will wear their
livery. Meantime, we feel persuaded—and arc consoled
by the persuasion—that the declaration made by the
Premier, of his intention to stand by the landowners,
will be so far from throwing a damp on the exertions of
the League, that it will give them a' tenfold impetus,
and—as in the case of the Catholic Emancipation ques-
tion—precipitate the downfal of tly corn-laws. Mr-
VILLIEBS—whose speech by-the-bye, was the most
spirited of the evening—expressed himself in
very caustic and significant terms on the sub-
ject of the Minister's declaration, and the mental
timidity that dictated it, observing, "It was to
him a great source of regret to see the want of spirit
which the Right Hon. Baronet exhibited. Why did he
not turn round upon these people—the landowners ?
Why did he not show them their utter helplessness
without him ? Why did he not show them how utterly
unable they would be to administer any system of Go-
vernment without him ? How, with all their rank, and
property, and pride, they were compelled to fall back
upon persons of talent, experience, and capacity ?
Why did he not rely upon the people ? By such
means he would maintain that high standing and sound
reputation, for the sake of which alone he had
said that he valued office. Let him set at defiance that
miserable party which urged him to do that which would
be injurious to the country." Sound advice this, and
such as Sir B. PEEL will be compelled to follow, ere
another year has rolled ever his head. He has
made—we arc pretty certain—the last positive de-
claration he will ever make against the corn-laws ;
and when he next makes a profession of faith on
the subject—say in the year 1845—we strongly sus-
pect it will be to the effect that imperative circumstances
have arisen since the last meeting of Parliament,- which
compel him to recant all he has ever said on the subject
of the bread-tax, and to come forward as the advocate
of a fixed duty, preparatory to a total abolition in due
course of time. This recantation, which might stick in
the throat of a more high-minded Minister, like
" Amen" in the larynx of MACBETH, will be made by
our expediency-loving Premier, without the slightest
difficulty, quite as a matter of course. Having al-
ready swallowed such a camel as the Catholic Relief ques-
tion, he will be the last man on earth to strain at such
a gnat as a fixed duty, or a total and immediate aboli-
tion of those iniquitous laws.

The accounts from Madrid, which are of the 24th and
25th ult. possess little interest. The Corporation of
Madrid had appointed a deputation to receive QUEEN
CHRISTINA on her return to Spain. They were to pro-
ceed to the frontier to meet her MAJESTT. Some dis-
turbance, caused by disarming the militia, had taken
place at Saragossa, but order according to the last ac-
count:3 bad been reetored. On the 24th the Three per