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was precluded from considering particular cases, in which EXECUTION OF I,ORN -.nau
that condition might not be dispensed with. But no such condemned to death for their participation in the corn-
determination had as yet been arrived at. The minutes riots at Buzancais, were executed on the public square of
of 1846 excluded schools not using the authorised version that town on the 12th inst., amidst an immense concourse
of the Scriptures from aid, although the minutes of 1839 of people. A great display Cf military was madam
did not. Therefore, no part of the vote to be taken on having been sent to Buzancl,
Monday would be applied to schools not using the autho- and Chateauroux.
rised -version of the Scriptures. The question of the There is a perfect glut of wheat in the markets of the
Roman Catholic schools would be considered, and should Russian capital. There was on hand a superfluity of
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it hereafter be decided to give tnem am, minutes LU LLULL I supply minium., •
'ifect would be laid on the table- . I kets. of Russia foreign oxders to the extent of 3,000,000
Lord J. RUSSELL, in moving for leafe to bring-in va bill lof hectolitres had been executed. Navigation was still
by the presence of the ice, and the utmost

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a have vagrants in that country punished I aniiety for its break up was expressed.
His bill would also apply to such per- Mr. O'Connell arrived on the 11th at Lyons, where he
sons as deserted their wives and families. He declined was likely to remain some days before he can resume his
to enter further into the particulars of his bill at present, journey to Rome. The Journal des .IMbats is authorised
as it might lead to discussion, which had better be de- to state that, during his stay at Paris, Dr. Chomel never
ferred to a future occasion. was desired by Louis Philippe, or any member of the
Leave was given to bring in the bill ; and it was sub- royal family, to express to the honourable and learned
sequently brought in and read a first time. gentleman the interest they felt in the prompt recovery of
MF. HINDLEY moved for a select committee to inquire his health.
into Sunday trading in the metropolis. He had been de- THE JESUITS IN SWITZERLAND.—The Augburg Ga-
sired by the parochial authorities to bring this subject zette states that letters from Rome, of the 31st of March,
forward, and his object was rather to check Sunday trad- say there had been an expectation that the Pope would
ing than to promote the better observance of the Lord's recall the Jesuits from Switzerland, in order to restore
Day, for he had no notion of making persons religious by tranquility to that country, but that no decision had been
act of Parliament. He wished to ascertain what could be come to on that point, notwithstanding the continued
done with propriety on this subject before he ventured to efforts of Count Rossi, the French Ambassador. But
legislate upon it. there would be nothing extraordinary in his Holiness
After some objections to the motion from Mr. Hume, taking a sudden decision leading to happy results for both
Mr. Escott, and one or two others, the committee was the Catholics and Protestants of Switzerland.
carried by a majority of 51 to 19. The Spanish Government is at issue with the Bishops
On the motion of Mr. HUME, after a short conversa- on the thorny question of University Education. A de-
tion with Mr. Ward, a copy of the instructions from the funct Administration (we do not remember which) pro-
Board of Admiralty to the Committee of Naval Construe- posed to revise the lists of books in use in all the princi-
tion, appointed to inquire into the state of naval archi- pal colleges, with a professed intention of giving a stimu-
tecture, was ordered to be laid upon the table. Mr. lus to the study of divinity, and " preserving the purity of
Hume had placed on the paper a number of other returns Catholic doctrine." The bishops were invited to draw up
relative to the construction of the ships built according a theological course, and after some difference of opinion,
to the plans of Sir W: Symonds ; but, in consequence of they agreed in recommending the list adopted in the Se-
a desire intimated to him by Mr. Ward, he postponed urinary • t Rome, as comprehending a more extensive
Isis motion for their production till Thursday fortnight, range at
fsubjects han any other with which they were
when he threatened to prove that X 20,000,000 of public ac uainted. Since' Pacheco came into office, however, a
money, which bad been voted for the building of ships in has appeared under the Queen's sign-mannual, which
the time during which Sir W. Symonds had been surveyor not only differs widely from that suggested, but contains
of the navy, had' been completely wasted. He did not
several -works prohibited as unsound in France, as well as
blame Sir W. Symonds for this but the different Boards
in Italy. The Bishops have presented a remonstrance,
of Admiralty under which he had served. with what success we have not heard.
Mr. F. MAULE then moved that the Army Service Bill OPENING OF THE FIRST PRUSSIAN DIET.—The cham-
a third time. bers of the palace of Frederick the Great have never wit-
Sir H. DOUGLAS persevered in his opposition to this nessed a more imposing scene or a more memorable event
meassieeepeated,thqlections which he had formerly than the solemn inauguration of the United Diet of Prus-
urged a enst mat wed that it be read a third time sia by King Frederick William IV. on Sunday the 11th of
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thaeda,y/ six fa ontha,T April. The ceremony, which had been purposely ap-
After severiL:rn-erfbers had spoken, the House di- pointed for that day of the week which is usually set apart
vi4eaf Strid the ataetidment was lost ; there being 42 for for the service of God, was preceded by the religious rites
it, n 04.91 against of both Churches destined to consecrate and, we' had al-
tTha ijl was_then`read a third time, and subsequently most said, to sanctify this new compact between the So-
vidll4, to two eartsaas Mr. F. '_Mule had previously , vereign and the Prussian nation. The King, on his way
Pr7,Pett., 'The nrArbili. relating to limited enlistment, from church to the castle, was greeted by the acclama-
w" thSA T'assed: `,_th¢ other is dropped for a time. I tiont of the assembled multitude, and was received with

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