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gUturtiay to iHHonUiiij'ft tlJOfJtø. LONDON, MARCH 15 THE defeat of the French Ministry on the bill A. respecting the pensions of retiring public servants ("s stated in our last number) forms the leading topic 1'i most of the Paris journals received since our last. The Opposition are rejoiced at the result, and regard it as another undoubted proof of the ut'er helplessness of 'he present Cabinet. The Vlinisierial papers are greatly dissatisfied with the conduct of certain Conser- vative Members who deserted the Ministry for the purpose of throwing out a Bill which, from all accounts, Ivotild not have been pressed through the Chamber of Peers. A strong difference of opinion" says the Journal des Debats, had arisen in the ranks of the Majority relative to one of the clauses of the Bill. This dissent continued to the end, notwithstanding the chance which existed of the matter being fully re- argued before the Chamber of Peers. For this we are most concerned, for assuredly the satisfaction which certain Conservatives may feel in carrying out their individual opinion, by separating themselves from their friends on a secondary point, does not counterbalance the inconvenience of affording the Opposiiion one of those little successes which, for want of better, it makes the most of. as loudly as it can." The Constitutionnel, I in fact, admits that several of the Conservatives were hostile to the measure and their Conservative feelings, therefore, caused the defeat. It was not, however, considered a vital question, the Conservatives, according to the Globe, only looking at the law i'self, and putting all political considerations out of the question, voted for or against it according to their personal impressions. -After the ballot on the above bill, M. de Remusat developed" his oft-renewed proposition for declaring Various public offices incompatible with the functions of a deputy. M. Guizot stated that the Cabinet were determined on opposing the proposition, but that they bad no objection to its being taken iritoconsidefa,ioii," which additional process was unamimously agreed to. M. de Remusat then brought forward his proposition, the object of which is to prevent deputies from holding Government situations in certain cases. After 'he mover's speech, M. Guizot rose and said, that the Ministry considered the proj>o«i'ion of M de Remusat had in i'self; they believed it to be contrary to the Hncient principles of the institutions of the country. ftnd they were therefore determined to oppose it. The Motion had been brought forward on many occasions, hilt had never been followed up to that exten', that it coutd be examined in principle, and in its application to the position of the coumry. Willing to approve the Principle of the measure, he wished that it should be "fought fairly under discussion; the prillciples laId down by the mover of the proposi ion, and the conse- quences of them, merit too be examined attentively and it was on that account he did not oppose their being taken into consideration—M. Gus'ave de Beaumont followed, and said that the Minis'ry had made some Progress on this questian since last year, when they refused to allow it to be discussed at all. He hoped that the Government, after having publicly stated that they wished to take the question into consideration, "ould not take secret means to stop the discussion. "-M. Dupin said that the dismissal of M. Drouyn del lIuys bv the Ministry had forced this question upon the Chamber, and though he had firmly opposed every Proposition of the kind, he would now support the Inolion.-It was accordingly unanimously resolved that the proposition should be taken into consideration I" the Chamber of Peers on Monday, the Minister of (lie Marine stated, in answer o some remarks from the discount Duhouchage, that the question of the hoine debt of Spain had been examined by the Council of State, where it hsd been decided that henceforth that Bpecies of s'ock should not be quoted in the Bourse official lists.—The Due de Broglie was to leave Paris for London on Thursday, for the purpose of entering ul)on his conferences with Dr. Lushingion respecting the means of revising 'he treaties relative to the sup- pression of the Slave Trade.—A fatal duel took place in the Boisde Boulogne, on Tuesday morning, between de Beauvalon, one of the edirors of the Globe (Paris Paper), and M. Dujarrier, the director and principal Proprietor of the Presse. The parties fought wi I h Pistols, and on the first fire M. de Beauvalon's ball struck M. Dujarrier in the right eye, and havinu Penetrated into the brain the unhappy man fell dead on theinstant. The unfortunate affair arose out of a dispute cards. Warrant for the arrest of M. de Beauvalon and his seconds have been issued.—The Havre journats iltate that on Sunday last about 150 Englishmen made UP a purse of lOOt., and, dividing themselves into equal Parties, agreed to pass the leisure afforded them by their aiiqpensioii from work on the railroad, on account Of the day, by a pitched battle on the Plaine de Sotte- le. They met and fought with much courage and ^•olence, but the authorities arrived at the height of 16 fray and separated the combatants. The accounts from Switzerland are favourable, and ''ong hopes are entertained that Ihe-disputes will be amicably settled by the withdrawal of the Jesuits from lucerne, an'' the disbanding of the free corps. The 'rectory of Zurich has addressed a proposition to the the object of which is to put down the free corps "all the cantons, and the following note on the same ject has been «ent by M. Guizot to the French »i lassador, ihe Count de Pontois, which he had com- "nicated to the Vorort on the 7th. It is dated the instant:— K 1« of i| So'eur 'e borate, —I liar# just received yoar dispatches •>er '? "It. It i« with the most lively satisfaction that I Y0ure,,e. ,n 'hem proofs of a complete accord between you and *mba Koes—an accord to necessary in the presence of the oo^reI^i,e" of wh"ch Switzerland is the theatre, and which bineta'™ *r Wc" w'1 ,l,e entente cordiale that unites all Ca- tion. one f n",t'01' of <tie free corps is, without conlradic- and alread m08t ser'ous events of the present slate of tilings; 'hat I felt'" more 'hen ouce, I have apprised you of the aniiely hot also ihe e,rentu«Iil ies with which, not outjr the repose this organUeA*6?0* of ,he confederation, were menaced by end in .uch ah*°I,rCl'>' T,le iml,erHt'*e necessity of putting an Cf>nle*ied j pUliex> and preventing a recurrence of tliein, is not In SwiUerI,n)1"rol'e b; any of the true friends of Switzerland, lightened minds" A can"ot he a question of doubt for en- '•berate on the *e moment when the Diet is abnnl to de- «l»e most serious 1 recommend to you to oall gality anj 'ncalcoUMB,j<"1 ^'e President to the radical i 11 e to uinj ;ni the most form In*r "O" an institution. Annoonce tbig subject. Let the *rvernaH onr ^u" *n^ en,'re con»iction on .dopttn, before "I be convinced of the necessity of prerent the recti rrenoe of't K t,le mo*1 energetic measure* to o( Switzerland. T which have comprised the w c'i, in ibe eye* of Si»;?ISl °n cnormoos responsihility Wo°ld f*l| opon sacti of nu<* !^e whole of Europe, Contefnl,t of ibe righis of Kov«|r»'neiils AS uliould, in eoujiiact, tolerate, or not take m"" ',le 8''Pull«''on» of Ihe federal t.uhlie pe^ce. You ,rr?n?ot.reven'i»K. «»«e violation '■patch to i|le President of it. ,l!r'8ed to communicate this copy of i,.» "resident of .he Dlet. and to furnish him with a this week pi'" 'i?6 Papers received the Mi.fi" ir'oMI T fr °f Dep",ie8' °» ",e 3d tion of imm«dia-B, u -e V "or an'»ounced his inten law. The Cn,n • br,ngin £ forward a new electoral the national nrr,"11"66 °" '^e ^or l'le restitution of i's report It PPrty to 'he Clergy had not yet made Cortes would "e''eved 'bat the session of the if the Oiipo, n°' above sixveeks more, especially Barcelona ,cc^mP''s^^d her projected journey to of the elppf progresistas bad re-appeared at some been rettirt'°?S| Ciudad Rodrigo M. Cortina had ^arqnisd I V an overwbelmiiiK majority over the had ol.T • uma' a,,d at Penaromla de Bracamonte ten o-jve,, ,ain.e, votes, and M. Ocana 457. against 'whes a 1 tt° ) Viluma.—The Clamor Publico pub- la> f .orn B°rdeaux. mentioning that the con- Oarlista p V <liscovered at Vittoria was amongst the 'nrouwh i» y day, emissaries of that party passed (Where .1 avont,e on «heir way to St Jean de Luz, w • ley 'le'd their re-meeting, and, according to ««thr tfr' ''ere "as ever-v probability that a Carlist PTQ wo,|ld occur early in sprint; in the northern the "k0es' 'he Chamber of Deputies, on 'hat day, Ch rePor* the Coinnutiee on the restoration of R_ l"! Property had been presented. The majority favour of the Government proposi ion, but a eparate report was given in by the minority, in which it is recommended that furher gurantees shoutd be gittlit to 'he purchasers of national properly, and that ne property about to be given to the clergy should not o placed at their absolute and uncontrolled disposal. .e'Hlor of the Expectador, charged with publishing ^Irbel on the Government relative to the execution of r"a,,o, had been acquitted. The accounts from Lisbon come down to the 5th inst. The approaching elections were engag-ing- the attention of all parties. The Opposition had formed an asso- ciation for promoting the return of candidates hos ile o the Ministry.—The decision of a Council of Minis- ters on the subject of the conversion of a portion of the foreign debt had led to serious misintelligence between the Ministers of the Interior and of War 011 one side, and those ef Foreign Affairs and Finance on the other. The casting vote of the Minister of Marine determined lie discusjiion in favour of the Barons Folgosa and Junquieros. in opposition to the capitalist. Romao. supported bv Seuhor Cabral and the Duke of Terceira- The Baron Folgosa (Brandao) remains charged with the management -of titia operation, and was expected to proceed to England immediately on this mission.- A new law for the reconstruction of the Council of State, creating an administrative body and several new offices, has been introduced by Ministers -The receipts of the Custom-house of Lisbon show a considerable falling.offill the month of February.-These advices announce the decision of the superior tribunal of the Lisbon Itelacao in the case of the Madeira woman Maria Joaqninit, condemned to death several months ago in that island on a charge of heresy and apostacy. That barbarous sentence, by the recent decision, was commuted to one of three months' imprisonment and a fine of six milreis.- The bulletins of the state of her Majesty's health have been discontinued. She is con- valescent, and the newly-born infant, together with the other members of the Royal Family, are well. MONEY MARKET, &C.—As so large a proportion or the Public Securities is now closed for general transfers, the business that has been transacted in the Money-market since Monday last has been somewhat limited. Still, on the whole, the value of Stock has been well supported. The notice issued by the Directors of the Bank of England, to the effect that in future advances of money will be made at the rate of interest not exceeding 21 per cent, has been the subject of very general interest.—The market for Stocks has been with. out any alteration of interest to-day. Consols for present transfer have been marked 99J i, and for April 100 to £ 4 Exchequer bills have been 65s. to 67s., and East India Bonds 75s. premium. Bank Stock has been fluctuating, and the quotations have alternated from 217i to 215. South Sea Annuities have been 981.- The transactions in the Foreign Bonds have been very limited, but there is no perceptible weakness in the market. The value of Portuguese Stock was a little steadier, the Converted being at 67 to 671. Spanish per Sna' Ta".e .heen mar'te(l 30i to 30±, and the 3 per Cents. 404 to J, being a|so well supported. Dutch oer Cents, have been 63| to #, and Braz.lian new 88 to x.-The Bank of Engtand Return to the 8th inst. exhibits a further augmen a ion in the Bullion of 146.374Z., the present amount bemg 15,876,4381. The quantity of paper circulated during S7Q7(\l PTK°'LWas 29,040,075Z., being an augmentation of t viwil T? ant,ounts to 3,577,2671, a further advance ohlic Deposits have increased by 402.769/ n j 'fr ePosits by 55,811/ but in the amount of the c ?n' other bills there is a decrease of 942/. The iocr"M"1'w- ti" 'arl?e amount of the Rest, and the steady accumulation of specie in the coffers of the Corporation,- The had a bus ,n|'>or'ers connected with the Sugar Market have «inn nn whi^h'c cons,>q(,en<,e of this being Ihe first occa- A vprv la SuRar can be brought in at the reduced duty. j aniount has passed iulo her Majesty's Exchequer r m» ? i as since the tariff alterations were moo e usiness in the Colonial markets has greatly stagnated. The Gazette of Tuesday afternoon announces that ie yneen has been pleased to confer the hononr of f'lr-i! i James Cochrane, Esq., Chief Justice ol Gibraltar. •j.r'I16 Q'Jee" held a Levee (the second this season), on Wednesday afternoon, at Sr. James's Palace. After the Levee the Marquis of Westminster had an andience, to return the riband and badge of the Order of the ar er worn by the late Marquis of Westminster. ef.r"f e^' Bart., to return the riband and badee o e Urder of the Bath worn by the late General Sir Henry G Grey. The Quen held a Chapter of the r er of 'he Thistle.. The Duke of Montrose was e f^le. a K'^sht. Her Majesty conferred the honour o Knighthood upon ,|,e £ )tlke, and invested him with the riband and jewel of the Order. »e L-hancellor of the Exchequer has publicly ac- knowledgea ,he receip, of 4o/No. 55,39,, »jrom Tl revenue 'he country." »ank of England have issued a notice, stating that the minimum rate of interest in London for bills and no'es discounted is to be 21 per cent, such bills 2 aVT !'0t 'lav'nS more than ninety-five days to run. „ 'e yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the an of England was held vesterdav morning, the Go- vernor, Mr. Cotton, in the chair, who s'a'ed that the Conrt of Directors having considered the Bank ac- counts, were ofopiuio.) that a dividend at a ra'e of 3k per c^nt. out of interesrs and profits miuht be made, after deducting 7d. in the pound for the income-tax.— In reply to a question, the Governor sta ed that the Rest, before 'he dividend was deducted, would be 3,á7:J,5241. 4s.*2d.; and after the dividfnd was paid, it would be 3,079,025/. 7s. 9d.^53The Report was adopted, and the dividend declared. The East India Company have notified that, on and after the 12th April. they will pay the Donation Balfa awarded to tip,wards of 40 vessels concerned in the operations in China. The King of Prussia has presented the King of the French with a magnificent porcelain vase, manufactured at Berlin, which his Prussian Majesty recen'ly has. forwarded to Paris. King Louis Philippe made the bearer of the vase a cadeau of 4000 francs Mr. Minton, purveyor of meat to her Majesty at Windsor, who had the honour of presenting the King of the French a large portion of the Smithfield prize ox for the Royal banquet table at the Tttileries on New Year's Day, was on Sa'urday waited upon by a mes- senger from the French Embassy, and presented with a magnificent gold union breast pin, set with a brilliant of considerable size, from his Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire, in the name of the King of the French. The situation of keeper of the prints and drawings in the British Museum, vacant by the decease of Mr. Josi, has just been filled by the appointment of Mr. W. Carpenter. This gentleman is the husband of Mrs. Carpenter, the distinguished ar:ist, and is very well known to the world of art by the admirable work. on Vandvk, and the etchings which he recently published. A Berlin letter of the 6th informs us that the memory of the oldest persons does not furnish them with the recollection of a winter in which so large a quantity of snow has fallen in Germany as during the present. The railroads of the Harz and Silesia, and those of Madgei)tirg to Leipsic, were, at the date of 'his account, covered with snow to the depth of three feel, and therefore impassable. Although up to the present time the subject may not have attracted much attention among the mercantile interest or the public generally, there is reason to believe that in some circles a good deal of anxiety is felt relative to the state of the weather. The pro- tracted winter has doubtless a retarding influence upon agricultural opera,iolis, and the growing crops may be affected either as to quantity or quality, perhaps both It is not pretended that any positive harm is vet known to have been done but the holders of English Wheat have become firmer within the last few days both in the provinces and in the metropolis, and in the demand for foreign there are symptoms of improvement, the accounts from some parts of the Continent leading to the inference that the crops will not be large, the late- ness of the season having the additional effect of re- tarding spring sowing..»• We are assured (says the Morning Chronicle), in communication from what (without mentioning names we mav call the highest possible official of the rumours which we published a few days' intended changes in Sir Robert Peel s Go are wrho. foundation. We are authorised to declare that Mr. Goulbiirn takes a statesmanhke and 1 ol^ religious view of his position 111 respect o (isfie(| admitting Jews to municipal offices. •' rll0t: that the Bill will pass whe'her he oppos schief be retains his nn,\L» that the Bill IS full of for the country but is that any reason, he as s • self, whv he should inflict on his country ie f mischief of the loss of his services as Chancellor 01. the Exchequer? Mr. Gladstone is to rei n 10 the Government, succeeding Lord R | dent of he Board of Control. We wpret ;hear thai the Right Hon Gentleman's health has volunteer paired by the frequency and sea of be defences of the Government, 'ha ^i«,.ii«!ions of able 'o attend in his place dur.mr d '« ™ J, the Jew Relief Bill. The Right 1-1011. Gentle01all will employ that time in recruiting »>? th afterwards apply himself more v,?°r(Lord Ripon has, pa ch of the official business whic the for some time pnst. been allowing to accumulate a Board of Con rol r-rtlirt was occupied At the Maidstone Assizes the C jn the greater part of Thursday in try g jes were which the South Eastern Railway Compa"'M defendants The plaintiffs 'h^w°ay, who had their occupying farm, near the line of rail y d(iders s acks and bu.ldings set on firejy from the engines. There was no do»b wm had been caused 111 that manner, anu ,h»..he aefe„d»,„s had used all vent such mischief, and that the blam Mr farmers in placing the stacks so near • nineji who Fairbairi. and another engineer «r chjmiieys ■aid "hat the issuing of hot c,.n^erh prevented bv an of the locomat.ve engines might he p uhsiroe. ironware ganze placed on Ihe to^.b«'« (he furnacet tion* impeded the draught of air tnro „ a er and made it necesarv to employ e"^ averse The power, to which Railway Companiest« Iltil|ti*ff. f„ Juries gave a verdic' in each case for the P the first, Mr Hainmon, whose farm |S. j j„ Dover, obtained 800/vfor the damage in Tavlor the second case 894/. 14s. were awarded to y

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