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London, England, 1842-07-23 00:00:00

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FORBIGN.

The Regency question occupies the whole of the
French Journals. As we stated yesterday, the details
have no interest for English readers.
The Courrier Francais says—" Prince Albert, the
consort of her Maiesty Queen Victoria, is reported 1.,
have written a letter to King Louis Philippe on the late
tragical event, couched in terms of the most affecting
condolence.. The Duke of Wellington has, it is added,
likewise written to ins Majesty, expressing his deep re-
gret for the loss the French nation and its Sovereign
have sustained."

The iVoniteur of Wednesday has the following :
" Notwithstanding the profound grief which overwhelms
the King, his Majesty, wishing to show how fully he
appreciates the universal regret and the sentiments which
have been manifested towards him, will receive to-
morrow the Corps Diplomatique, the Peers and the
Deputies, and the public bodies and deputations."
The Frankfurter Journal has the follo+%ing reflections on
the death of the Duke of Orleans:—" This catastrophe is
likely to fix the new dynasty more firmly on the throne.
It will intimidate the weak and vain, rouse the loyal
from their lethargy, and paralyse the ambitious, who
cannot under the present state of things rely upon suc-
cess. The great body of the people are deeply affected
by the loss of the heir-apparent, and all true Frenchmen
sympathise with the King who, after having been so long
the object of the attempts of assassins himself, has re-
ceived the severest blow in the loss of his son. Evil be to
him who shall dare, under these circumstances; to attack
the Count de Paris when he ascends the throne."

The French Government has received a telegraphic
despatch from Bayonne, announcing that the session of
the Spanish Cortes was closed on the 16th. The accounts
from Madrid, by the regular post, are only of the 12th.
In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of that day.
M. Gonzales, the late Minister fin- Foreign Affairs, re-
plying to the speech of M. Marliani on the 9th, declared
that it was not true, as stated by that gentleman, that he
had accepted the propositions of Sir A. Aston fin- a com-
mercial treaty. with England. Sir A. Aston had, he
said, invited him to enter into negotiations on the cotton
question, but he had constantly refused to do so until
the opinion of the Cortes should have been taken on the
subject.
The "Roman Annual Almanack " gives the fol-
lowing:—" On the 18th Sept. next our Holy Father the
Pope will accomplish his 77th year. He has occupied
the chair of St. Peter eleven years. The sacred college
is composed of 60 Cardinals, 6 cardinti bishops 43 ear-
dinal priests, and 11 cardinal deacons. Cardinal Ruffi is
the most aged, being 87 years old, and Cardinal
Schwartzenberg, who is 33, the youngest."
The little town of Markdorf, not far from Heiligen-
berg, was, on July 10, visited by a dreadful fire, which
consumed 60 houses, the church, and the town-hall.
There was plenty of assistance at hand, but a supply of
water was wanting.
A letter from Constantinople, June 29, in the Augs-
burg Gazette, states that the British Ambassador had
two conferences with the Reis Effendi, a few days be-
fore, relative to the affairs of Greece t,nd Syria. The
result is not known ; but it is generally believed that the
Divan is inclined to yield to the wishes of England, by
giving to the inhabitants of the Lihanus, as Soveruign,
the Eniir Emin, the eldest son of the Emir Besch.r.
With respect to Greece the Reis Effendi replied
evasively.

The Ottoman Porte has just addressed a circular to the
members of the Cvrps Diplomatique, announcing that for
the future no Greek or French Journal will be per-
mitted to appear in the Turkish dominions without a
special authori‘ation, even when the foreign Powers
Should" accord it protection, as .it was inexpedient that
such publications should scatter about calumnies and
falsehoods. The public consider this measure a, the
first step towards a censorship.

PARLTILDIENTAInt.

The continued illness of the Lord Chancellor prevented him
from presiding in the House of Lords last night.
Lord Campbell is to move, on Monday, that it be a standing
order of the Lords that no Member of the Commons be heard
as counsel on any Bill pending before Parliament. This is
directed against Mr. RoebueL
In reply to Lord Radnor, Lord Wharncliffe, who seems par-
ticularly nettled, said.there were visible symptoms of improve-
ment in the country, but. he complained of the agitation which
prevents the good of Peel's Bilis from being developed.
Lord Brougham brought in a Bill trr the abolition of arrest
in execution, which Lord Cottenbam said he hoped would not
prevent the total abolition of imprisonment for debt.
The Lord Chancellor's Law Bills were passed through a
Committee.

The Marquis of Normanby took an opportunity to praise the
Commissioners for inquiring into mines.
Their Lordships, after tranActing some routine business,
adjourned till this day.
'the House of Commons was informed that Mr. Harris had
not been tiuly elected for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Mr.
Colquhoun had. The latter Bin. Gentleman, therefore, takes
the seat.

In reply to Mr. Buller, Sir J. Graham assured him that it
was the intention of Government to pass the Law Bills this
session which are now in the other house.

The Poor-law Bill, after some opposition, was read a third
time, and passed.

The House was, for the remainder of the evening. occupied
with Mr. Gibson's motion to inquire into the public distress,
which he made on the Committee of Supply being moved for.
We refer elsewhere to this debate. The House sat till a
Quarter to Three.