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The Constitutionne?publishes a report, to which we at-
tach no credit, that the Convention between France and
the Great Powers relative to the suppression of the slave
trade and the right of search was ratified several days
before the debate on the Address.

- The same Journal states that the French Cabinet has
settled the basis of the Belgian commercial treaty, and that
its conclusion may be shortly expected.
A letter frOfn Valencia, in the Debuts, states that the
Bishop of Calahorra has arrived • there on his way to
Majorca, where he is to reside in exile from his diocese
for four years, by order of Espartero's Government, for
haVing protested against the confiscation of his episcopal
property. The Bishops of Pampeluna, La Seu d'Urgel,
and Palentia, with the Archbishops of Seville, Saragossa,
and Cordova, have been removed from their dioceses for
similar reasons.

A strange scene took place in the French Chamber of
Deputies on Thursday. M. Dussolier, a deputy, ad-
dressed a letter to the President, stating that hiving as-
certained that he was in error in attributing a case of
departmental bribery to the Government in the debate
on the address, which had provoked an angry discussion,
he considered it due to his conscience and the Ministry to
resign his seat. The Chamber opposed this, but sub-
sequently agreed to refer the letter, and the feeling pro-
duced by it, to the Minister of the Interior.
The Presse gives the following ugly account of M.
Isambert's acquaintance with the contents of a letter ad-
dressed to the Minister of Justice, which made such a
noise during the debate:—" M. Isambert was at the Mi-
nistry of Justice, talking with his cousin, who is Secre-
tary-General of that department. The latter was called
out of the room for a moment to speak to the Minister,
and during his absence M. Isambert took up the private
communication in question and read it."
A Constantinople letter of the 12th ult., in the Augs-
kargh Gazette, says that the Baron de Bourqueney had
presented a note to the Porte on the affair of Tunis, and
had shown that the effect of a Turkish expedition against
the Bey of that place would be viewed with a very evil
eye at-Paris, and would put the French Cabinet in such
a state as to be unable to foresee the consequences. The
Grand Vizier, this letter adds, is not at all troubled by
this communication of the French Minister : the latter,.
nevertheless, expects a favourable answer.
The day of the Prince of Wales' christening was ce-
lebrated at Halle by a dinner given at the hotel of the
Crown Prince. Dr. Gesemin presided. Dr. Davison
was present, as was Privy Councillor Delbruck. Dr.
Davison gave the King of Prussia's health, Dr. Gese-
min that of Queen Victoria. Professor Leo gave the
health of the young Prince of Wales ; Professor Fried-
lander gave as a toast " 041 England."
The Crown Prince of Hanover is still very much in-
disposed.

PUBLIC OPiNXON.
The Times, after playing fast and loose with the Corn-
laws—that is to say, boldly advocating a change one
day, and the next venturing nothing beyond a timid.
halting, doubtful opinion on the subject ; at one time
treating it as the question of questions ; at another, suf-
fering it to drop to leeward as though it were a thing of
no account ; now coquetting with the sliding scale, and
now with a fixed duty—the Times, after thus .capriciously
flirting with the Corn-laws, has at length thought fit to
adopt The Sun's views on the subject—views which for
years we have consistently maintained, alike through
good and evil report. For proofs of the justice of our
assertion we refer our readers to an article in the Times,
which will be found under the head of Spirit of the
Public Journals."
The Post makes a few remarks on the subject of the
sliding scale ; and, alluding to the Corn-law generally,
and the long continuance of the impost, says that if, for
the last seven years, it has required revision, and has not
been revised, the fault lies with the Whigs, and not with
the Conservatives.

The Chronicle urges on Sir Robert Peel the absolute
necessity of his settling the question of . the Corn-laws
once and for all, and adds, " Every alteration of a law
affecting so many interests is necessarily attended with
injurious effects to individuals ; and if any half-measure
be now introduced, the continued distress of the country
must, ere long, compel a re-consideration of the question,
and the adoption of further changes."
The Herald contains an article suggested by Lords
Melbourne's and Brougham's speeches on Wednesday
night, wherein it observes—" The Opposition Peers seem
resolved on extensive alterations in the Corn-law, on the
boyish principle of shutting their eyes, opening their
mouths, and seeing what the gods will send them. The
present law requires amendment, that is admitted by
every one ; but the principle on which it ought to be
amended is not an expectation of advantages which no
one actually foresees, or can name."
The Advertiser is of opinion that, as there is no
longer any attempt made by the Tories to deny the
gross error of their assertion that there is no want of
food, there may be some reason to hope that the Tory
Government will not longer delay to legislate for the re-
lief of the people's necessities.

MONEY—TRA COERCE.
The number of unemployed men M
at Mat Paisley on the roll
is 14,657. During the last week 120 have found employ-
ment, but there have been 160 new claimants for relief.
The expulsion of the Presbyterian tenantry on the
Lizard estate, in Ireland, is determined to be acted upon
by the Ironmongers' Company. The people are fear-
fully excited, and express themselves determined to re-
tain possession as long as they can.
REFORM.
After a lecture delivered by Colonel Thompson on the
Corn-laws, on Wednesday in Marylebone, the Chair-
man stated that "At Retford he had seen thepoor gathered
round a butcher's shop, waiting to buy the offal meat, but
they were told they could not have it, as it was wanted
for the hounds of a gentleman in the neighbourhood."
At an Anti-Corn-law meeting held in Leicester-square
on Friday evening, Mr. Leader, M.P., stated it to be his
opinion that the voice of the people had compelled the
attention of a Tory Government to these laws, but he
warned them against expecting much from the Ministry.
The secession of the Duke of Buckingham from the
Cabinet was one of those cleverly played political tricks
to make people think that something great was to be done.
NAVAL Arr MIZZTARY.
About 400 of the 72d Highlanders will proceed by the
Brighton Railway, to do duty during her Majesty's stay
at the Pavilion. All obstruction caused by the Croydon
slip, it was expected, would be removed by this day, so
that the trains can proceed continuously throughout the
whole line.

LAW' AND PO LICE.
A commission of lunacy was held on Friday at South-
all, Middlesex, upon Mr. Richard Strong, .formerly
merchant in the City, when a verdict was returned that
he had been of unsound mind since the 20th of Octo-
ber, 1839.
At the Central Criminal Court, Jtimes Hopkins was
indicted for the abduction of Mary Ann Howell, a girl
under sixteen years of age, living with her parents in
Rochester-row, Westminster. The particulars of the
erase have already appeared in The Sun. After evidence
had been heard, a number of highly-respectable gentle.
men and tradesmen, who had known the prisoner front
ten to forty years, gave him a high character
for moral conduct and decency of bet aviour. The Jury
consulted for a few teinott,s, and returned a verdict ui
guilty. He was again indicted for taking improper
liberties with the girl, and found guilty, when Baron
Gurney sentenced him to be imprisoned for 18 months.
At the sitting of the Insolvent Debtors' Court on Fri-
day, Mr. Williams, long connected with the well-known
beef-house, in Old Bailey, appeared for adjudication.
The Chief Commissioner, on looking -over the schedule,
told the insolvent he wa, in great luck in not being op-
posed, and then ordered his discharge.
At Clerkenwell on Friday, William Whiting,' a re-
spectable looking young man, appeared to answer a
charge made by Sir Henry Ellis, of carrying off a volume
of Garrick's plays from the British Museum. It would
appear from the evidence, that the young man on giving
the voucher, belived it entitled him to take the book out
of the reading room. He was remanded till the Magis-
trate communicated with the firm by which the youth
was employed.
Charles Dulledge, cad to some omnibus drivers at
Whitechapel, was fined, at Lambeth-street, 51. for exer-
cising the calling of a driver without a license. The
penalty and expenses were paid, as was supposed, by the
proprietors, as the defendant had been employed during
the temporary illness of the usual driver. It was, how-
ever, the second offence.
0 ITIPIT 0111'11.3374E
The King of Prussia, after taking leave of Prince
Albert, the Duke of Wellington, and the noblemen and
officers at Woolwich on Friday, embarked at two o'clock
on board the Firebrand, commanded by Sir George
Cockburn, to return to his own dominions.
At a numerous public meeting, held in the Town-hall,
Brighton, on the 3d inst., it was unanimously resolved
that the public authorities be requested to attend at the
northern entrance to the town to receive her Majesty and
her Royal Consort on their arrival, and that there be a
general illumination and a display of fireworks on the
Steyne, and a public ball atthe Town-hall in the evening.
During the last fortnight considerable alterations have
been made in the interior of the Pavilion at Brighton ;
among others, the Royal Nursery is to be immediately
connected with her Majesty's apartment.
The Countess St. Aulaire was expected to leave Paris
on Thursday evening for Manchester House.
The Countess of Chesterfield, with her young family,
arrived in town on Friday afternoon from Bretby Park.
The Viscountess Palmerston recommenced her soirees
Saturday evening. They will take place. every Satur-
day during the month.
The Prince of' Wales and the Princess Royal will ac-
company their Royal parents to Brighton. The Duchess
of Kent will also form one of the Royal party.
THEATRICAL.
The principal ortnament on Mr. Ducrow's eoffin is that
of " Genius weeping over her favourite child !" Begging
Genius's pardon, she must be a great fool to do any such
thing. The idea is an absolute burlesque on sensibility.
MISCELLANEOUS. •
The King of Prussia was much amused on Friday with
the curious clothing recently taken from the Chinese—
part of which represented, in form and marks, the skins
of tigers, and which the Chinese in their wars put on,
crawling upon all fours, at the moment of attack—on his
inspecting them in the Repository at Woolwich, subse-
quent to the review.
Saturday is the anniversary of the death of Cato, who
died before the Christian era in 46 : also of Galvani,
after whom Galvanism is' named, in 1799. Yesterday
was the anniversary of the death of Richard Lander,
on his expedition up the Niger in 1834.
A Morning Contemporary mentions the death .of Mr.
Gardener, the Hypnologist, who, it may be remembered,
viris famous for his remedies for producing sleep. His
deatbe understand, was occasioned by the Bishop of