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their plans to nature on a general engagement. The
most important document in these Journals is another
Proclamation, or Decree, in which the Doke of Angou-
leme's Regency proceeds to realize, as far as it is yet in
'its power, its threat of persecuting those whom it bad
hitherto only treated 24 political antagonists. An ex-
act list is to be made of the Members of the Seville Con.
atitotional Regency, of the Ministers and Militia Offi-
cers who have given orders to transport the King to Ca-
diz, and their property is to be immediately sequestrated.
—'to the Members of the Cortes who voted for the de-
chea»ce of the King a severer punishment is decreed.)
They are to be deemed guilty of high treason tcith-
out trial, and to be executed " on a simple recog-
nition y theirs idcptity." The General Officers of
the line and Militia are better treated : they are
only made personally restmnsible for the life of
the King, and to be brought before a Council of
War as accomplices, should any art of violence be,
committed. Such a decree, coupled with the restoration
of the Jesuits, which is announced in one of these
papers, is calculated, one must think, to promote the
the cause it threatens to destroy. It has the strongest
tendency to bind the Constitutionalists more closely to
gether. TheEtoile pretends that though the King and
Royal Family have entered Cadiz, the Cortes have been
obliged, through fear of. the people, to take op their
abode in the Isle of Leon. The Journal du Commerce
states, in an article,dated Madrid,June 16th,tbat the Re-
gency are chiefly occupied with the means of obtaining
pecuniary resources to meet the wants of the army ; the
Duke d'Angonleme having stated, that the French trea-
sury cannot much longer support the sacrifices which it
has hitherto made for the Army of the Faith. There
was at first an idea of having recourse to forced loans,
but at length it has been determined tb open a loan of
200,000,000 reals, hypothecated upon the national do-
mains. Tythes and some other taxes of the ancient re-
gime have been re-established, bat it is not expected the
people will pay them without repugnance. A general
system of surveillance is, however, organizing, and a de-
eree is expected interdicting the freetloirof the press, and
ordering domiciliary visits at the houses of booksellers.
Pants. Jnies 26.—Five per Cents. SS/ 35..—Bank
Stock, 1591/.—Neapolitan 5 per Cents. 76! —Exchange
on London--Onalltspa.2V. 6k. ;.'t h ree ditto, 25f. 45c.

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Srocx Evolved*, 12 o'cLocc—Consols opened this
morning at Wt. aged went up to If, but there was not much
business doing. We do not hear as yet of any Expresses
from Paris; as they can only bring Sunday's papers, the
Expresses are wit worth sending without something has oc-
curred of importance.
A report prevails, that an embargo has taken place at
Oporto on English shipping, supposed to be owirg to some
person having embarked, which the Government wishes to
detain. A general abhorrence prevails in the city at the
late decree of thAnew Government of Madrid.
Fcrazzcx FuNtas.—New Spanish Bonds opened at soL
and were done at Sl, but within this hriur they have fallen
nearly per emit. The fall is attributed to tho sanguinary
decree at Madrid. There is but little doing in the above
Market. Colombian is still the speculative Stock.

New Spanish, 30I—New Prussian, B.i4—Russian, 812 to
32—Danish, GO—Colombian, 53i.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY.

Mr. James last night presented is petition from the
parish of St. Pancras, praying for a radical reform of the
House of Commons; which was quietly received, and or-
dered to lie on the table, without any denunciation of it,
authors, as " seditious, malicious," or unreasonable
persona. Mr. Canning had not even a jest to throw one
at the petitioners; add, as for argument, it is far beneath
the dignity of a Minister of State to argue with the
people. •
Mi. S. Wortley seems to have some faint gleams of an
accurate understanding upon the Game Laws; for on the
consideration of the report on his new Bill, lie said.
" the principle which he wished to carry into effect, was
" to allow every man to kill game, and to allow others to
kill it on his 01V11 grounds." This is all we want:—but
we arc afraid the Honnuralsle Member does not under
stand the terms he uses, in the same light that we do.
Perhaps he means that only those in whom the freehold
property of the ground is vested should have this
right ; while we contend that the absolute occupier
whether -by yearly rent, or on lease, is the party to whom
the ground actually belongs for the time; and that such
persons should have the right of killing game, in
continua with every other right of occupancy. This
would reduce the (lame Lags to an intelligible Code.
The feeders of the game would reap the benefit of killing
it. Ou all the enclosed grounds the common law of tres-
pass would be sufficient to protect it against unantho.
iised depredation ; and upon all uninclosed grounds and
wastes where no property could' be pleaded, every one
would have an equal right to pursue a healthy sport. We
do not, however, expect that the House of Commons pill
ever take a far view of the subject. While there are men
to be found here, who think the gentleman's rights to
field sports a part of the "Constitution of the land ;" and,
of course, who also think the Poor ought to be punished
for any predilection to gentleinan!y amusements, therels
no hope of any rational legislation between the two
parties.
. MA )110 CS ES.

Some curious conversation took place, on the presenta-
tion by Mr. Hume, of a petition from a Mr. Milford•
against the cruelty practised in pri vate.to ad-houses. Mr
ltobhouse thought it would be better to abolish them al
together ; and mentioned a person of the natneof Warbur
ton," caer)ing on a most-extensive business in that way
This called up Mr. Brougham. who spoke in favour of Al;
Warburton; but, according to the report, he mistook Mr
Warburton, the physician, for Mr. Warburton the keeper
of the mad-houses. They are, we believe, father and son ;
and, we believe, that the son is also visiting physician ;
but still they are distinct parties, anti ought not to be
confounded. We are firmly of opinion that much cruelty
and much wickedness, is practised in such receptacles;
and, as it is quite evident that the keepers in general must
be selected from amongst the lowest of the species, it
is not the character of the principal that can secure pro-
per treatment, except be is constantly or the spot, to
superintend the management of the patients. Now, as

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no man can be in two ekes!, at the same time, 00 one
should be permitter) to have more thin one establishment
Of this sort.—Mr. Warburton, we are led to understand,
bas several; and without lending an ear to every re-
port which has been circulated on the subject, we cannot
agree with Mr. Brougham, that a statement of such
abuses, if TRUE, is a " disgrace to the press." We
have read the pamphlet to which be alludes ; and we
ray, if the matterr it contains are true, the author has
dune society service by exposing them, —and the patents
of the unhappy objects themselves ought to feel grateful
to him, for the opportunity afforded of rescuing them
from such pollution. On the contrary, if the facts are
not true, the author merits flagellation at the cart's tail,
and Mr. Warburton has his remedy at the tribunals for
the injury done to his reputation: and we have been
rather surprised that the appeal has not been made to the
11 protection which the law would give him. Mr. Peel
argued against the
_interference of the Legislature; and
gave a curious instance in which the statements of
abuses in private mad-houses were not always
borne out. Some one had complained to him
that " a man had been plunged into a cold bath in
the midst of winter;" bat, tipon enquiry, he bad,
ascertained—what, think you reader?—that it was un-
true, of course :—Oh ! no !—that " it was a part of the
" treatment actually prescribed for the patient !" Mons
strolls ! Prescribed by whom? Certainly by no better
a physician than some brutal keeper. The great. mast
alter is, that lunatics cannot tell their own tales f and
when they do, they are not believed. The keepers have
always the lie ready to rebut e complaint, that the treat-
ment is prescribed ; and few ire sufficiently interested to
make any further enquiry. The Scotch Jury Bill was
read a third time, and passed by a majority of four, in
spite of the opposition of Mr. Secretary Peel, and Mr.
Secretary Canning. It was a thin House; and the
Scotch Members are still sore at the abandonment of the
Lord Advocate, and Mister Hope, on the Beacon question.
But if the two Secretaries 'really wish to put an end
to the Bill, they know where to give it a mortal blow
They have a good chance of hitting it, in the House of
Lords ; but, in the Cabinet, they can do what they please
with it. The Bill proposes that juries shall be named'
by ballot. Lord Binning does not like this :—nay, he has
a strong objection to the principle of ballotting for juries;
nor can he feel " time force of the objection urged against
" the selectiob of juries, by the judges of Scotland."
Certainly not. They select, doubtless, such juries as
Lord Binning likes best ; and he, therefore, is contented.
Mr. Peel thought the ballot would be productive of
mischief. He did not complete the sentence by adding—
"to the influence of the Judges." Mt. Canning also ob-
jects to the ballot; and well he may, for we know no man
who would have bad more to apprehend from it, in the
course of a political life. We can understand the feelings
of such men well enough ; and they do not pretend to
reason upon time matter. The Scotch Commissary Courts
Bill was read a third time and passed; and if Mr. Aber-
crombie is correct in stating,that it is a measure "totally
" at variance with all the measures of legislation which
" the House is accustomed to sanction," we wonder at his
"Lordship's opposition,for it must be an excellent measure,
indeed ! As we do not happen to think the Scotch law
can be made worse, and have no hive that it will ever be
mended, it is almost indifferent to us what becomes of the
Bill.

The art and mystery of smuggling is likely to gain
something in reputation; for Mr. Home last night pro-
fessed himself a smuggler of whisky and silk haudker
chiefs ; and called " upon the assembled Senate to deal
as honestly, and own their titles."
The bill to confer the elective franchise upon the Eng-
lish Roman Catholics, has been s►►pported by Mr. Peel'
and is likely to float through the House on the surface
of a triumphant majority. But' there is the Scylla and
Charybdis of the House of Lords and the -Cabinet, to
pass ; and, after all, the concession, though grateful to
the feelings, will be found worthless to the interests of the
parties, while the system of general corruption remains.
A few rates mnre,or less,make no difference. The result
will always be the same, while the Treasury commands
a majority. The boon is, something like the Bishop's
blessing. If it had been worth any thing, it would not
have been given.
In the Upper House, the Lord Chancellor made a most
wordy defence of the method in which be managed in
that " Doubting Castle," called the Court of Chancery;
and, really, ha gave himself as good a 'Character as any
limn need wish to leave. Ile is greatly to be pitied, that
he should be so much misunderstood ; yet it is the fate of
greatness to be so— •
" Envy will merit like its shade pursue."

But it is a great consolation for a wattlo be satisfied with
•himself.

4! One self epproting hour whole years outweighs,
44 Of stnpid starers, and of load huzzas !"
And the Lord (7lranceltor approves of his own con•
duct for twenty years! How very blessed he must' be.
And what a great pity that it should have been necessary
to make so many thousands discontented, in order to con.
summate the happiness, and to till the bags of the Chan.
cellor! Thus, however, runs the current : —and those
who cannot stem, tnust Ise content to float silt it, and'
learn to thank Heaven for every minute they escape
drowning. _

Mr. WARD, who arrived last Wednesday with de-
sp.ttches from SirlV. A'Court, our Minister in Spain was
attacked by two gangs of robbers at Erzeka ; one of them
composed of four, and the other of six wen ; one of the
no house being near it for about 5
,rvoashbeexrtsrfieirneedlyatiohniTiti. The place where he was attacked ,
miles, except a post-house. Near the same spot one of
our King's Messengers was stopped and robbed a short
time, since.
Yesterday the foundation-stone of the new church of
St. John the Evangelist, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, was
laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Monday evening last, a meeting took place near Bre-
con between T. L—w—e, Esq. a gentleman of the law, •
and Lieut. F—w—ke, of the navy. After an exchange of
two shots each, the psrties retired. The former was at-
tended by Capt. J. of the army, and the latter by his bro-
ther. The seconds endeavoured to reconcile the matter
after the first fire, bat to so purpose. Love, the fruitful
source of affairs of honour, is supposed to have been the
caw of this meeting.—(Bristol Mercury.)

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