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abl .d it to bring over every day an increasing
number of landowners and farmers to its opinions.
Nor is the League, which advocates not only
an immediate, but total repeal, without converts
in the Press. The Morning Chronicle is now evi-
dently ready to give up the advocacy of the Whig
nostrum ofa moderate fixed duty. We were gra-
tified yesterday at observing that the Examiner
openly gives it up. " There is one," it said, "of
our opinions as to the Corn-laws which we see
reason to abandon—the opinion in favour of a
low fixed duty. We looked upon a low fixed duty
as the mode of working out gradually the change
from the restrictive system to free trade, and as a
guard against any agricultural panic. There
was a time for such an expedient, but the time
has passed." We have no change of opinion to
avow, and long ago took up the ground which
our most enlightened and far-seeing Contempo-
raries are now disposed to occupy. We hail
with great pleasure every accession to our good
cause, though we are well aware that others are
likely to get more of the praise, more of the
honour, and more of the rewards, than we, who
have laboured consistently and untiringly for
total repeal from the beginning.

tions, and founded an address on them to the
QUEEN, one of which is the following :
Resolved,—That with a view of securing the
transit of,the western States of America through those
waters, it isiudispensableto allow a drawback on all
grain and flour shipped to Britain from the ports on
the St. Lawrence., whenever the price of flour exceeds
30s. sterling.per barrel, at the ports of. Montreal and
Quebec.

On the one hand, .thenl there is to be duty in
compliance with"the wish of Lord STANLEY, but
on the othefthere is:to be a drawl.)ack; so that
betwixt Lord STANLEY and the Canadians, if be
does not deceive them, and betwixt corn legally
imported and smuggled into Canada, a pretty
fair trade in corn through that colony may take
place between England and the United States.
But if that be the object of the Ministers, they
have taken a most round-about and cum-
brous mode of accomplishing it, calling into being
a iieW sinister interest in Canada, and creating
another obstacle to ultimate free-trade, which, if
they_ be not deceiving the Canadians, they must
wish to accomplish.

The intelligence from Madrid is to the 24th,
and from Barcelona to the 29th ult. It appears
that DURANDO, the Piedmontese officer, who had
taken the command of the National Guards in
the latter city, almost immediately afterwards
gave in his resignation, and made his escape on
board a vessel in the harbour. The following are
the latest accounts from that quarter, conveyed
by telegraph to Paris:—

The honours conferred on a few of the officers
who distinguished themselves in China and Aff-
ghanistan, as announced in the Gazette of Friday
night, will cause great disappointment through-
out the country. One is made a Baronet, and
four others are raised to the rank of Knights
Grand Crosses of the Bath, for two of the most
important achievements in modern times. Such
a nigganily mode of recognising valour almost
without example, and skill in negotiations which
have opened to English commerce the whole
coast of China, does little credit to the Govern-
ment. What were the services of Sir JOHN COL.
in Canada, or of Sir JOHN KEANE in India
and Affghanistan compared to those which have
been rendered to England by our gallant
countrymen in the East? We have no wish to
underrate the settlement of affairs in Canada, or
the first successful march upon Caubul ; but the
merit of the former was shared by civilians,
and the General who took possession of Affghan-
istan left the army when it was placed in the
most perilous condition. Yet for these deeds
they were created Peers, with pensions, we
believe, for so many lives; while. GOUGH,
and POLLOCK, and NOTT, who had distin-
guished themselves through all the cam-
paigns and expeditions, and brought them to a
glorious conclusion, are rewarded with empty
honours, and the gallant SALE is altogether
passed over. What will the ladies of England
say to this? Has Sir R. PEEL forgotten the
boisterous cheers which made the House of Com-
mons ring when he alluded to that " heroic
woman," Lady SALE ?—has he forgotten the gal-
lant battle which her husband fought at Jellala-
bad, and which first revived the drooping spirits
of the troops after such awful disasters? Or
has Lord ELLENLOROUGH, with his usual disre-
gard fur the female prisoners, and especially
for one distinguished above all the rest,
failed to recommend the merits of Sir ROBERT
SALE to the gracious consideration of her MA.
JESTY ? What may be the cause of this omission
we cannot tell, but the country will not rest sa-
tisfied till atonement is made for such marked
neglect, and ample honours are conferred on
the most determined and successful General of
the Indian army. The affair altogether is highly
discreditable to the present Government. They
have been relieved from great anxiety by the sue •
cessful operations of men appointed by their
predecessors; they are to receive five millions
sterling as a compensation for the expenses of
the war; and, in addition to that, the security of
the Cabinet has been strengthened to a vast ex-
tent; yet they reward all these achievements, so
honourable to the country, with paltry and
empty honours.

BAYONNE, DEC. I.—The Regent left Saragossa
on the 27th for Barcelona. The National Militia
presented him with an address of devotion and sym-
pathy.
BARCELONA, •Nov. 28.—The new Junta was to be
composed of the members of the Consultative Junta. •
Van Halen granted a fresh delay on the 28th for
the bombardment. The Madrid courier is intercepted;
that from France is open.

BARCELONA, Nov. 29.—The Captain-General no
longer threatens _Barcelona with a bombardment:
Salvos from the fort of Montjuich announce the ar-
rival of the Regent at head-quarters.
The new Junta named last night is composed of
the Bishop, and of the most 'influential and wellthy
manufacturers and,proprietors ; it is supported by the
majority of the militia. 'Several members of the old
Junta have taken refuge on, board French ships of war.
MadrillSourse, on the. 24th—Five per Cents., for
cash, 26. •

Most of the Paris papers publish the procla-
mation of Lord ELLENBOROUGH for the evacua-
tion of Affghanistan. The National and the
Presse make brief comments on the result of an
expedition which has cost so much, and termi-
nates without effecting its object ; and, as might
be expected, press rather hard upon his Lord-
ship. " Never was a disgraceful flight," says
the National," worse justified than in this pro-
clamation. The Governor naively avows his
fear lest his armies should be cut off and de-
stroyed by the Affghans."
The Court organ, the Presse, is still more se-
vere. "It is amusine says' that journal, "to
observe how the Governor-General conceals the
moral signification of his retreat. He abandons
the Affghans to their anarchy ! He quits their
country in order to punish them. With such
nonsensical rhodomontade does he seek to dis-
guise the necessity, under which England finds
herself, of abandoning all influence over Central
Asia. As to fear from Russia, which was the
cause of the expedition, Lord ELLENBOROUGH
cavalierly declares there is none. And his Lord-
ship manifests his delight that England has failed
in her aims. Lord ELLENBOROUGH is a Governor
full of philosophy."
The same journal, which has all along taken a
ust and dispassionate view of the Barcelona
affair, thus intimates to Queen CHRISTINA and
her friends at Paris, that ESPARTERO is too
strong for them. After adverting to the various
attempts made to disturb the peace of Spair, it
adds :—" And this takes place in a country where
a civil war raged for seven years, and where it is
not all extinguished—where opposition parties
exert themselves openly to sow discord and re-
volt—where the Press effectively labours to do
the same thing, -and where the Ministry has by
no:mdsetanasil
.thesetlte elements of change and confidence of the Chamber.
Am
dis-
order, in a country where change and disorder
had but to show themselves on one point, in
order to spread instantly over the whole land,
we see a popular victory, like that of the Barce-
lonese, die away, and produce no result. How
can this be explained otherwise, except by ad-
mitting that the REGENT is the real and popular
personification of the revolution of September ?"
In adverting to the insurrection, the Corre-
spondent of a Morning Contemporary asserts, on
the best authority, that the atrocious attempt
to excite civil war in Spain was organised at a
great expense by Queen CHRISTINA and her ad-
herens ; and i t appear, also, that the
officers
FrenchNvould
Government, on the
t of tire
e
Spanish frontier, were deeply interested in the
affair, and transmitted telegraphic dispatches to
Paris totally devoid of foundation. There bad
been no movement at Reuss nor Olot, though
flaming accounts of risings in both places had
been sent to Paris. This shows the feelings of
Louis PHILIPPE towards ESPARTERO'S Govern-
tnent ; but will such a line of conduct favour the
plans of the Sovereign, make the REGENT less
popular, or raise the character of the French in
Spain ?

As we have not hesitated to censure the Whigs
frequently and severely, for not making their
appearance at public meetings, and not taking
an active part in the Anti-Corn-law agitation,
which belongs to their policy though it goes
further than they like, so we record with midi
pleasure and praise, that at length one of them
has come forward to give his support to the good
cause.

At the meeting of the League on Thursday,
Mr. COBDEN said—and it is the more necessary
to quote the passage here from the Times, as it is
not in our report—" He had been over to Hali-
fax, and there he had the pleasure oflistening to
a most admirable free-trade speech—a speech
that went ;the whole hog, from Mr. C. WOOD,
lately a member of the Whig Government."
We are glad to see that example. Let the rest
of the Whigs hot hesitate to follow it, and make
common cause with the total repealers, as the
only means of serving the country and winning
their way back to influence and office. They
have seen the principles of their policy reluc-
tantly adopted by their predecessors, who are
preparing, webelieve, to carry them further, and
step before the Whigs, and so exclude them
from the honours they really merit. The con-
duct of the Administration in respect to Canada
justifies the belief and the assertion. At the same
time the people, as Chartists, Sturgites, Corn-law
repealers, are all astir for one purpose or another.
The news of the elections in the United States
having turned out favourable to the democratic
party will give an impulse to political exertion
here. Of this the Tories are aware, and that
Tory journal which is the least favour-
able to political agitation tells the publiC
this morning that society cannot stand still, and
calls on the Tory aristocracy to try their hand at
mastering and heading the movement. We say
the same to the Whigs. If they now stand idle
they will be for ever cast aside. Let them then fol-
low the example of Mr. CH A RLES WOOD, let them
boldly subscribe their money, and boldly head
the crusade which has begun in society, never to
end but with complete victory against all absurd
legislative restrictions on private and honest
Liciustry.

BOURSE--PARIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 119 5... 119 25... 119 5... 119 20
414 per Cents 106 50... 105 50... 106 50... 106 50
Four per Cents. 101 50... 101 50 .. 101 50... 101 50
3 per Cents 80 45... 80 50... 80 40... 80 50
Bank of France 3315 ...3315 ...3315 3215
_ _

Laflitte Bank I,ooof 1055 —1055 —.1053 ...1035
5,000 f 5080 —.5080 ...5080 ..hOBO
Belgian Five!, 1840 1041 ....1041 ... 10411 ... 104 i
Spanish Active. . 23i ••• 23b 23i ... 23i
Passive 3l •.. 4 ... ... 4
Portuguese Fives 32 ... 32 32 ... 32
Neapolitan
Homan, lOO .. 104* 1041 104 i
_

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain 825 ... 825 ... 825 825
Versailles, L.B B6 25... 86 25... 86 25... 86 25
Rouen
Orleans.
_•

Strasburg to Bale 2Ol 50... 202 50... 201 25... 202 50
DUTCH I'UND.!..—AAISTERDAM, DBC. 4.
Money. Bills.
Actual Dal t. 2% per Cent .. be% 52%

Th.a copy of the Act passed by the Canadian
parii„ lent for levying a duty on grain imported
United States, makes it perfectly clear
in
nrolmv the United
hat le Lord STANLEY'S dispatch has been
understood in
Canada. It says :
Wilereas a ,le.rtain dispatch addressed to the Go-
vernor of this province, by her Majesty's Secretary of
State for the Coloiailes, dated the 2d of. March last, a
copy whereof has boet.' laid by his Excellency's com-
mand before the LeOsiotive Assembly of this pro-
vince, affords the stro.ngeet ground for the confident
',elk,' and expectation that upon the imposition of a
duty upon foreign wheat imported into this province,
her Ma Zesty will be graciously pleased to recommend
.1. oj fegtliiselLpli:ojilcde
u.nder the authority of
to Parli.zment the removal or reduction of the ditties on
wheat and flour imported into the said United Kingdom
from Canticjiz : belt, thereyfeorceo,ueinicaicliaenddboyftthheeQieeii'
mt MajeLty, by and
ofwcitalni
atdha,e advice
constitutedand
Most Exiselk
Legis-
lativecon s e consent
Assembly'
os
ef n
It
bh i;
an Act passed in the Parliament or-the,. .
United king-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, anu
Act to Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower
Canada, and for the Government of Can. ada,."
shall be
from and after the sth day of July next, there snail be _____
raised, levied, collected, and paid to her Majes.
ty, to MADAME CELESTE.--That popular favourite, Ma-
ll dame Celeste h
and for the public uses of this province, upon a ~f. as returned to her engagements in
this country, wheat imported into this province, except from th 9
to coary,
whither
an unprecedentedly successful trip
said United Kingdom, or any of her Majesty's pos- .America, she went to secure the fortune
coming to her by the death of her husband, which
sessions, and being the growth and produce thereof, a
duty of 3s. sterling money of Great Britain, for each
po:u t she achieved to her entire satisfaction. The
states, "On the farewell night of
imperial quarter of such wheat, and so in proportion Bos,.'an Times
for any greater or less quantity thereof. Alad„„.-ie Celeste, the overflow was so great that there
row. In fact it was a regular jam. The quite. a
Either the Ministers have really resolved to wag Iv' ,
tickets du.'•ing her engagement were sold by public
propose the free introduction of wheat an d flour 1 .4
auction, enc. a- much as three dollars paid for a single
from Canada into this country, or they ha ye s°
, box ticket. The net premium realised for her last
th
loosely written their dispatches, as to make ' e two nights, for the choice of boxes only, amounted
Canadians believe they would. They are eit. Vr to five hundred and fo ty dollars." She appears at
deceiving the country gentlemen of England, (Ir the Haymarket Theatre, on Wednesday next, in her
the Canadians. Against which of the two thei ir ,:isourite character of. Suzanne,Siuzanne, in conjunction with
dame Vostris, Mrs. Glover, Charles Matthews,
arts are directed, we must wait for time to prove. Mh T+'
amen. they do not repeal the duty on Canadian corn,
1 and ,IJ arren.
they will deceive the Canadians. If they do, . ' It is with extreme regret we have to announce that
they Rill give the consumer here tolerably free lady of Sir' t?o' t of St btor has
' the
access to the western States of America. had a very narrow Ggeape from being burnt to death
The Canadians seem to rely implicitlyLordthe evening of Tuesday, the 22d inst. She had
onion .
STANLEY. The difference between the cost ofsend—
I been writing a letter while alone in her apartment, and
ing flour to England from Ohio by Hudson • the oi• when attempting to seal it, time candle caught her
by the St. Lawrence, is very small; and in orde collar,
which immediately communicated with her
head-dress, and had she not providentially rang the
to secure and force the trade to themseves, the : bell, she must have perished in the flames. The
Canadians have taken another most important f 'right was so great that there was serious apprehen-
step. A special Committee of the Legislative Imo, ins of her recovery, but we are happy to say she is
Assembly of Canada has passed a series of resole- i int a state of convalescence..—Xotts Review.

Jitte,ditto&

Airtoit Evndic, 4 yi per
......... U
iltto, ditto, 354 percept
a

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Comniercial CoeipanY—, *;'s per cent DJ 36%
Loan WSJ, 5 per cant. IV% lOU
Exchange on London, One month l2 20
Two months
Hamburgh, One month 35 93%
Two months 35 75
Dutch Papers, Pe;;. 3.
BELGIAN FUNLS.
_—BRUBSELS, DEC. I.
Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent, St
Itothschilti's Loan, Five per Cent 102%
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 92)4
---- -- Three per Cent....
--- Thirty.seven Milli us, ditto
-------- (1848) lon
Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent O7
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 76
Exchange on London
National :society .
(short)
:—.Brussels Papers,
~_ ce 2
a t,sTlil AN FUNDS...-VIENNA, Nov. 21

ShuhaldreSes ****
' '
Bank
FourSt,ai
nesdkepieigr Cents,meine
Per Cents. ' ''' ........................ ICO%
Three per Cents .....
uitung, Nesor. 2t3. 9
1611
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-111 mart, Nov.
Bills. Money
r cent.lo4 10314
Prussian English Bond,, 1530,4 per cent. D 0.% 1n;
Exchange on London ' .. 6 24% 6 24%
Prussian State Gazette, Nov 30.