The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

Lord J. RUSSEf.L said, in answer to Mr. WARBURTON'S in-
quiry, that he intended the Whitsuntide recess to extend only
bvet Whit-Monday and the following Tuesday.
Mr. H uafe having 'instituted inquiries regarding the Canadas.
Lord J. ItussELL said that various new laws had been passed
to meet the altered state of circumstances; that they had heard
of capital convictions, but had no intelligence of capital ex-
ecutions. _ _ _

Mr. LABouctiEnE said, in answer to Col. SIBTHORP'S in-
quiry, that there was no deficient supply of fourpeuny pieces,
if bankers and others wished for them:

Lord J. R USSELL, iu answer to Sir F. Burdett's and Sir IL
Veers inquiries, stated that he now intended to proceed with the
municipal corporations (Ireland) bill next week, and previ-
ously to moving further on the tithes (Ireland) resolutions;
and then, when he proceeded with the question, he should limit
his proposition to the first resolution—namely, the propriety of
converting tithe into a rent-charge.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then brought forward
his " financial statement."

The discussion on it occupied the evening.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply, said that he
could ❑ot listen to any proposition to alter the rate of interest
for deposits in savings banks.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SPAIN.

(Private correspondence of the Morning Herald.)
LESACA, MAY 13.

The official communication which I have received this evening
is highly interesting, and merits serious attention. It will be seen
that, notwithstanding the hostile attitude of some Navarrese bat-
talions against the junta, the troops readily obey the order of
Don Carlos, and show the greatest attachment and love towards
him. Christinos endeavour to turn this insubordination to their
account.

But I now state, and that without the least hesitation, and
time will prove I am correct, that at no one period of the civil
war has the enthusiasm of the Carlist troops been greater than
at the present moment; and never had the Christians a less pros-
pect of obtaining a footing in the provinces. The,troops complain
of the junta, a body elected by the people. Don Carlos will, in
all probability, dissolve the junta, and call upon the people to
elect a fresh one. This done, all complaint will cease, and order
and tranquility be restored.
Within the last eight days Guergue and his division have
shown great energy ; on the 7th the general took Las
Banderas, a fort lying between Bilboa and the sea ; the Bth
he was at Amurrio ; the 10th he got possession of Nanclares de
Oca, near to Vittoria; and on the 11th he entered Estella. if
you refer to the map you will find this to be a most surprising
march. _ _ . .

A letter from Paris, dated Thursday last, says, "An attache
of the minister for foreign affairs left this city yesterday for Bor-
deaux ; he will go to Bayonne and the Basque provinces; his
mission is, they say, of the highest importance, nothing less than
putting an end to the civil war which desolates Spain. The minis-
ter is said to have asserted yesterdaay that the affairs of Spain
would be terminated by the 25th of August."
A letter from Estella, of the 12th, contains the following:—
"On that morning Don Carlos, accompanied by his ,staff, and
the Infante Don Sebastian, repaired on horseback to Dicastilio,
where the Navarrese battalions were assembled, and harangued
them on the subject of their duties and future prospects. The
Prince's address was loudly cheered, and the men are stated to
have shown great enthusiasm for his person and cause. The
troops were thea.passed in review, and on the Prince's return
to tho town he was met at the gates by the chief men in Estella,
who, together with a number of the people, escorted him to his
residence."
The Times has the following :—" Advices from Bayonne of the
14th'inst., state that Don Carlos, who had resolved on retiring
to Guipuscua, had. consented,. at the request of the junta of
Navarre, to remain in this last province, where his presence; it
was hoped, would allay the insurrectionary spirit among the
Navarrese troops. Villareal, suspected of being the instigator
of those movements, had been ordered off to Biscay. lie,
however, declined obeying, and even defied the minister of
Don Carlos to arrest him. General Diego Leon, with hisdivi-
sion, was within two leagues of Estella, watching the progress
of those events."

Letters from Madrid of the 9th instant, together with the
journals of the same date, coincide in stating that it was Iriarte
and not Espartero, who encountered Count Negri lately, and put
him to the rout. We find that the unfortunate and dispersed
Carlists, after all their defeats and di übbings, are left in force to
the extent of 2000 men. In the Cortes, on the Bth, a debate took
place, in which these trifling discrepancies made their appear-
ance; fur General Cordova, who is one of Espartero's bitterest
foes, put forward a proposition signed by himself, the Count de
las Navas, and one or two other leading men, demanding that
thanks should be rendered to Gen. Iriarte, for his brilliant con-
duct in having pursued, encountered, and wholly destroyed the
Negri faction, and in having reduced its numbers from 7000 to
2000.
TURKEY.

A Constantinople letter of the 26th ult. states that the Sultan,
with the praiseworthy view of banishing venality from the ad-
ministration of his emp►re, had issued a new decree, in virtue
of which the salaries of ministers, councillors' of state, and of
every other public functionary, were doubled, and even trebled
in some instances. The Sultan, in this decree, recommends to
the servants of the crown to reduce their expenses, and live
within their means, and menaces with the loss of their offices,
and transportation for life those who should hereafter accept a
bribe or present from persons soliciting favours. Troops con-
tinued to be marched from the capital into Asia Minor, and re-
ports of war were again afloat. Fetteh Ahmed Pasha embarked
on the 26th for London to congratulate Queen Victoria in the
name of his Sovereign, on the occasion of her coronation,
Several Russian mercantile establishments were about being
formed in the island of Sulima, at the mouth of the Danube, in
violation of the treaty of Adrianople.
GREECE.

A letter from Athens, of the 29th ult. states, that the attempt
made by the Greek government to enforce the conscription law
i❑ Hydra had occasioned serious disturbances in that island.
The people arrested and ill-treated the Governor, shipped him
off for Poros, tore down his. proclamations, and rose in arms
against the King's authorities. The minister of Marine, on
being apprised of these occurrences, immediately sailed for
Hydra, but the inhabitants would nut allow him to land, and
refused to submit until the law of conscription was abolished,
and a series of other grievances redressed. The island had
been proclaimed under martial law, and at the date of the letter
the minister of Marine bloekading it with all the vessels he
could collect.