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POREIGN.
An extraordinary express from Paris brings news of
Tuesday's date. The King was to receive :at the Tui-
leries, to-morrow, the condolence of the National Guard
of Paris. .

The Regency question is much discussed in the Paris
papers of yesterday, and, incidentally the probable tone
of the New Chamber of Deputies and the prospects of
the Ministers.
The King was still resolved to open the session in
persor.
The King and Queen of' the Bel ;inns arrived at Neuilly
on Sunday evening, at half-past six o'clock. Their Ma-
jesties alighted at the Petit Chateau, and were received
at the deer by the King, Queen, Duchess of Orleans,
and the rest of the Royal family, to whom the mourn-
ful meeting was confined. Their Majesties conducted
their august daughter into the chapel, and there re-
mained with her a considerable time. The whole af-
flicted family- then assembled in the Queen's apartments,
and there remained till they all retired for the night.
The Prince de Joinville is now the only person wanting
to complete the family meeting, and he is expected by
the end of' the month.. This young Prince seems destined
to receive the intelligence of disastrous events in his fa
sully while at sea-. It was at Brest roads that lie learnt
the death of his sister, the still deeply lamented Duchess
of Wurtemberg.
On the news of the Duke of OrGiis' death M.- Thiers
omitted Vichy, where he was resiiiing with his family.
lie arrived on Tuesday in Paris, andainulediately repaired
to Neuilly, where lie was receieed, asais the Courrier
Francais, by the King.
The Globe says—" His Majesty;'.ifier the embalming
of the body, and before the coffin Was closed, asked the
clergy to bless the remains of his son, over which the
Dean of the Chapter of St. Denis pronounced absolu-
tion. The mortal remains of the Prince were then car-
ried in procession to the chapel, for the embalming had
taken place in one of the apartments of the palace. The
Queen was heard to exclaim, with her eyes raised to
heaven, My God ! My God ! The blow is not too
great ; but is severe ; yes, it is severe !'"
We find the following in the Constitutionnel :—" It
appears certain from the autopsy that the Prince did not
jump from the carriage, and an eye witness of the acci-
dent corroborates this opiuion. M. Dubois-Deuzy,
merchant, of the Pas-de-Calais, whe happened to be
within six paces of the equipage, declares that he did
not see the Duke of Orleans spring from the carriage,
but, in a moment or two, saw the Prince stretched on
the ground, with his sword between his legs. He imme-
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The Peesee says, in allusion to the will of the Duke
of Orleans :—`• We can add, that in one of the clauses,
tof mind which
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distinguishelevatien o thef character Prince, wailildilstsugpiveirnigorifityt
the Princess Helena, speaks in express terms of the
necessity, in case of a minority, of not entrusting the
regency except to virile hands, able to support the
weight of State affairs in grave conjunctures, and to de-
fend the independence of the institutions and liberties of
the country. We believe we can state that, before it was
known that such was the wish of the lamentediPrince,
the same opinion had been voluntarily expressed by his
august widow."
The French OppositiOn Journals do not agree as to.
the way in which the news of the death of the Duke of
Orleans has been noticed by the English Journals. The
Courricr, honestly and generously laying aside all anti-
English feeling in respect for truth, says—" They (the
English Journals) are unanimous in expressing their
regret with the utmost propriety and sincerity." The
Siecle admits that regret is expressed, but. with an utter
want of candour and good feeling, says it is because the
English fear that the calamity which has occurred will
induce the French nation to choose another Ministry,
and become stronger by putting an end to domestic
dissensions.
Madrid correspondence of the 10th inst. states, that
letters had been received in that capital from Barcelona,
announcing that the man shot as the rebel chief Felipe
was not Felipe, and that General Van Halen's despatch
was premature as to the point of identity.
The Journal de Frankfort states that the fire at
Leuchtenberg, on the sth inst., which we have already
noticed, was the work of incendiaries whilst the inha-
bitants were asleep, and that, owing to the want of water,
they were unable, when roused from their beds by this
calamity, to save more than a dozen houses from the
flames. Three persons were burnt to death, and several
were very much injured. The inhabitants were on the
following day wandering about destitute of shelter, and
many of them nearly naked.
The St. Petcrsburgh journals of the sth inst. an-
nounce the recal of M. Perier, who is said to be dis-
liked by the Emperor, and they mention the fact as a
proof of the desire of the French Government to be on
good terms with that of Russia. It is said, however,
that in order that the recal of M. Perier may not ap-
pear to arise from any dissatisfaction at his conduct, the
business of the legation will be for the present carried
on by M. Andre, the first Secretary.
P.fiIiLLIAIfIENT.EL7R.Y.
The Lords did not meet yesterday.
Besides presenting petitions, making Reports, and ap-
pointing Election Committees, which are summarily re-
corded in our report, the Commons agreed to the Lords'
amendments in the Railway Bill. The Copyright of
Designs Bill was postponed till Saturday.
In reply to Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel stated
that the attempt to settle the North-western Boundary
dispute between Great Britain anei the United States had
not yet led to a satisfactory result, and the negotiation
respecting the surrender of persons convicted of offences
was still pending.
In reply to Mr. Barclay, Sir J. Graham said he must
postpone till next session the measure relative to the
Aledical Colleges. He also said that it was not his in
tendon to bring forward any measure to improve the
health of towns.
Mr. Gladstone moved the second reading of the Bill
for allowing corn to be ground in bond, which the land-
lords opposed. In the debate which ensued, Mr. Roe-
buck made use of some strong language, describing eels-.
tain Members as popinjays, and the landed interest as
animated by the most mean, pitiful, and personal mo-
tives, which is not -likely to increase the love between
him and the aristocracy. On a division, the second
reading was carried by 116 to 19.
Mr, Tuffnell, at the request of Sir James Graham, post-
poned the Buildings Regulations Bill till next session.
The Report on the Poor-law was brought up, and, after
a short debate and a division on an amendment moved by
Mr. Escott, it was received, and the Bill ordered to be
read a third time.
On the motion for going into a Committee of Supply,
Mr. T. Duncombe, after some remarks, postponed his
motion, relative to the trial of Mason at Stafford, till the
next supply day. The House went into Committee, and
voted several sums of money. The grant to Maynooth
was opposed by Pious Plumptree, and a few men of his
stamp, but it was • carried. The House adjourned at
Half-last Two o'Clock.
PUBLIC OPINION.
The Times accuses the Government of a breach of
faith as regards its conduct cn the New Poor-laws :
" It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that Sir
James Graham has acted, as we always predicted he
would, and has postponed the leading provisions of the
Poor-law Amendment Bill ' till anothi r session.
Avowing that his main object was to secure the con-
tinuance of the Commission for five years, he has been
content to carry through those clauses which regulate
the number of Assistant-Commissioners, the mode of
issuing notices, &c., and some other matters of technical
detail ; and this he found no difficulty in doing last
night. Looking back upon the manner in which the
present
Bill (or shall we call it the late Bill ?) has been
introduced, presented, and now finally withdrawn,
we can scarcely acquit the Government of some-
thing very like a breach of good faith. When they
assumed office in the autumn of last year, we were
most solemnly promised that they would devote the
interv.ll then to elapse before the meeting of
Parliament for disratch of business, to a variety of pur-
poses, one (and not the least prominent) of which was
the solemn and serious reconsideration of every pare of
the New Poor-law, with a view to immediate legisla-
tion. Everything which has fallen from the Home
Secretary during the present session, as well as their
whole manner of proceeding, convinces us that this
pledge was insincerely given, and that it has never been
redeemed. They have not looked at any part of the
subject, except with the eyes of the Poor-law Corn-
Commissioners. They have not thought of legislating
immediately on any part of the subject, except for the
prolongation of the power of the Poor-law Commis-
sioners. At the commencement of the session they
gave the strongest possible proof that they had taken
no pains to mature, and did not mean to take any pains
to pass, any comprehensive or satisfactory measure;
for the topic was passed over in absolute silence in the
Queen's speech."
The Herald says—"The late Government was driven
out of offiee by the obloquy attached 10 its deeds, and
the present Government maytronbe, deprived of power
by the consequences of th of its predecessors. The
has been the -
free-trade agitation bass accompaniment
of the whispers of Downing-street. It has been sounded
by the one party to drown . nation's reason, and it has
been partially adopted by t ie other party as a means to
pay fur the measures that had thrust forth its opponents
i; phantom will soon
from power. Ta.s• have played its
part, and then some new toy will be requisite for the
public fancy—some new idealess proposition, to account
for things not understood. There is then a chance,
before some new folly is taken imp, that the public way-
wardness may turn, and direct itself to our real inte-
rests. In that case Members of Parliament will find it
as interesting to study international law as they now do
to stupify themselves over dry tables of statistics—they
will then take to treaties with as much zest as to tariffs,
and find as agreeable a field of declamation in the wrongs
and dishonour of their country as in the perpetration of
crime, in the submission to injustice, in. the overthrow of
the Constitution by the
,interference with established
forms and organic statutes.
We take the following from the Chronicle :—" Sir R.
Peel has promised Sir Robert Inglis that he will employ
himself during the recess in seriously considering the
subject of Church Extension; and preparing a Govern-
ment plan for at least its partial accomplishment. We
congratulate the Premier on his anticipation of leisure for
meditation upon spiritualities. With our notions of the
general condition of the country, it might have been
feared that topics of a mere temporal description would
have a prior claim upon his thoughts. All statesmen are
not so gifted with the power of abstraction as that they
can be considering for, the good of souls while multitudes