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population of the 
infantry, 2 regiments of cavalry, and 15 pieces of cannon ; 
and with this force there is no doubt that he will speedily 
reduce Valencia. If, however, the French telegraph may 
be relied on, a fresh complication has arisen at Barcelona, 
in a of the precipi march of Gen, Zur- 
bano upon that city before he had obtained the support of 
Gen. Seoane. He is said to have been cut off and 
attacked by Col. Prim, the insurgent leader, and his posi- 
tion is represented as so perilous, from the refusal of his 
troops to fire upon the insurgents, that a surrender at dis- 
cretion is considered unavoidable—From the United 
States we have accounts of numerous meetings of Irish 
emigrants in different parts of the Union for the purpose 
of expressing their sympathy with the Repeal movement 
in Ireland. At some of these meetings the question 
appears to have been discussed with much violence of lan- 
guage, and threats of an invasion of Canada, in the event 
of any attempt being made to coerce Ireland,were thrown 
out by some of the speakers; but the most respectable 
journals of New York disavow all participation in these 
sentiments, and declare that the people of the United 
States have no right or desire to interfere. 
At home, the marriage of the Princess Augusta of 
Cambridge to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mechlen- 
burg Strelitz, which took place on Wednesday, is the 
chief topic of interest. In the House of Lords on 
Monday the Princess Augusta’s Annuity Bill was passed, 
and on Tuesday the Royal assent was given to it by com- 
mission. On Monday Lord Cottenham’s motion for the 
appointment of a select committee to inquire into the 
Bankruptcy Act of last session was negatived without a 
division ; and the House went into Committee on Lord 
Aberdeen’s Bill relative to the Scotch Church. A division 
took place on the principle of the Bill, several of the Law 
Lords contending that the Bill was made to declare what 
was not the law of Scotland, and was entirely at variance 
with the judgment of the House in the A case ; 
apital. He was accompanied by 6,000 
through St. James's Park into various parts of West- 
minster, in the neighbourhood of Westminster Hall and 
the Abbey, Parliament-street, Cnaring-cross, the Hay- 
market, Pall-mali, &c. His Majesty on Tuesday held a 
levee at Buckingham Palace for the reception of the 
Foreign Diplomatic corps, and on Wednesday presided at 
the ceremony of opening the new Infant Orphan Asylum 
at Wanstead.—From the above epitome of the Court 
movements during the week, it will be seen that there are 
at present three Queens, two Kings, and four foreign 
Princes in London—the Queen of England, the Queen 
jowager, and the Queen of the Belgians; the King of 
Hanover, and the King of the Belgians; the Crown Prince 
of Wurtemburg, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen- 
burg, the Prince of Oldenburg, and the Prince of Reuss 
Lobenstein. 
Marriage of the Princess Augusta of Cambridge.— 
The marriage of H.R.H. the Princess Augusta,eldest daugh- 
ter of the Duke of Cambridge, with H.R.H.Frederick, He- 
reditary,Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, was solem- 
nized on Wednesday evening, with great splendour, in the 
Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and 
Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess and Prince George 
of Cambridge, the Duchesses of Kent and Gloucester, the 
King of Hanover, the King and Queen of the Belgians, the 
Crown Prince of Wurtemberg, the Prince and Princess of 
Oldenburg, the Prince Reuss Lobenstein Ebersdorf, the 
Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and a large number 
of the principal members of the Nobility, were present at 
the ceremony. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen- 
berg Strelitz arrived soon after eight o’clock, attended by 
Baron Bernstorff. His Royal Highness was habited in a 
cavalry uniform of dark blue faced with crimson, and 
wore the ribband and jewel, and also the star of a Knight 
Grand Cross of the Guelphic Order, and the star of the 
Black Eagle. The Princess Augusta arrived at a quarter 
before nine, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of 
Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Mary. The 
bride and bridegroom, with their supporters and attend- 
ants, remained in the Queen’s apartments till her 
Majesty’s procession reached the chapel. The Vice- 
earn berlai of the Household and the Master of the 
but the disputed clause was ultimately retained by a 
majority of 22, and the further discussion of the Bill was 
adjourned to Monday. The long protracted debate on 
the Irish Arms Bill is not yet concluded. Every clause 
has given rise to repeated divisions, in which Ministers 
have had the advantage, although a of adjourn- 
ments has been the result. On Tuesday Sir T. Wilde 
brought forward his motion for a select Committee on the 
Management of the Post Office, which led to a long and 
interesting. debate. The motion was agreed to by 
Ministers with a slight verbal alteration, confining the 
inquiry to the manner in which the Penny Postage has 
been carried out. In the course of the discussion Sir R. 
Peel said, on behalf of the present Government, that they 
were fully aware of the advantages of the Penny Postage, 
and that as long as they continued in office, they would 
exert all their influence to secure the fair working of this 
great social and commercial experiment. 
Wome News. 
Courr.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince 
of Wales, and the Princesses are quite well, and are still 
at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert was indisposed in 
the early part of the week from an attack of influenza, but 
we are happy to say that he has now perfectly recovered 
were in attendance at the chapel, and on the 
entrance of the Queen’s procession, the Officers of Arms 
and Officers of the Household arranged themselves on 
either side, when the Vice-Chamberlain, assisted by the 
Master of the Ceremonies, conducted the royal and 
illustrious personages to the seats provided for them. 
The Lord Chamberlain accompanied by the Groom of 
the Stole to Prince Albert, and the Lord and Groom in 
Waiting to her Majesty, then returned to the royal closet, 
and conducted the Bridegroom to the chapel, supported 
by the Dukes of Beaufort and Devonshire. . His Royal 
Highness having taken his seat, the Lord Chamberlain, 
accompanied as before, returned to the royal apartments, 
and conducted the Bride to the chapel, supported by the 
King of Hanover and the Duke of Cambridge ; the train 
of her Royal Highness being borne by Lady Alexandrina 
Vane, Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower, Lady Mary 
Campbell, and Lady Clementina Villiers. The Arch- 
bishop of Canterbury, having the Archbishop of York and 
the Bishop of Norwich on his left-hand, and the Bishop 
of London on his right, then performed the ceremony. 
At its conclusion, the Bride approached the Queen, and 
was saluted by her Majesty, as also by the Duchesses of 
Kent, Gloucester, and Cambridge. The Grand Duke 
received the congratulations of all those about the altar. 
The Royal Bride and Bridegroom then left the chapel, 
attended by their suite, and were soon followed by her 
Majesty and the rest of her relatives and visitors to the 
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the 
King of the Belgians, and the Duchess of Kent, honoured 
the Italian Opera House with their presence on Saturday. 
The Queen, the King of the Belgians, and the Duchess 
of Kent, attended divine service on Sunday morning, in 
the Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace. On Monday the 
Queen had an evening party, which was attended by the 
King of Hanover, the King and Queen of the Belgians, 
the Queen Dowager, the Prince and Princess of Olden- 
burg, the Crown Prince of Wurtemburg, the Prince Reuss 
Lobenstein, and several members of the Royal Family. 
On Wednesday the marriage of the Princess Augusta 
of Cambridge, an account of which will be found 
below, was solemnized in the Chapel Royal, of Buck- 
ingham Palace in the presence of Her Majesty and 
the whole Court. On Thursday the Queen held her 
first Drawing-room for the season, which was very 
numerously attended. Her Majesty and Prince Albert 
inspected the Cartoons yesterday in Westminster Hall. 
t is rumoured that Her Majesty will visit Ply- 
mouth in the middle of August, and that Prince Albert 
will probably attend the meeting of the British Associa- 
tion at Cork, in the same month. It is also said that 
her Majesty contemplates a visit in the course of 
the summer to Warwick Castle, which is undergoing 
extensive embellishments. The King of Hanover on 
Saturday honoured Sir R. Peel with his company at 
dinner, and afterwards left town for Kew. His Majesty 
returned on Monday, dined with the Duke and Duchess 
of Cambridge, and afterwards attended the Queen’s evening 
party at Buckingham Palace. On Tuesday the King 
honoured the Duke of Northumberland with his company 
at the public breakfast given by his Grace at Sion House. 
His Majesty dined with the Catch Club at the Thatched 
House Tavern, and in the evening honoured the French 
Ambassador with his company. On Wednesday the 
King was present at the marriage of his niece the 
Princess}Augusta. The King of the Belgians during his 
stay hag frequently walked out alone and unattended 
great dining , where the registration of the marriage 
was made, and attested by the relatives, and by the 
ministers and officers of state. The Bride and Bride- 
room left immediately afterwards for Kew, where they 
intend to pass the honeymoon. In the evening her 
Majesty had an evening party in honour of the occasion. 
The Prince of Wales’. Tutor.—Various speculations 
have been hazarded as to the name of the Rev. Divine 
who has been selected by her Majesty to become the early 
tutor of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. It is now under- 
stood that the individual who has been chosen by her 
Majesty and Prince Albert to fill this responsible appoint- 
ment is the Venerable Archdeacon Wilberforce. 
The Army.—The Marquis of Londonderry has suc- 
ceeded the late Earl Cathcart as Colonel of the 2d Regi- 
ment of Life Guards, and General F. S. Rebow, from the 
1st Life Guards, is to succeed the Marquis of London- 
derry in the Colonelcy of the 10th Hussars. —Government 
have determined upon adding to the military force in 
Treland six experienced field-officers, who are to be selected 
from the unattached half-pay, and employed on special 
service in that country, where they will form part of its staff. 
Earl Grey.—We have much pleasure in being able to 
state that Karl Grey still continues to improve. The 
attack under which his lordship has been suffering for the 
last few days is one of paralysis, the more severe symptoms 
of which have now subsided. The last bulletin stated that 
his lordship has had a good night and is going on well. 
The Farlof Ripon.—We regret to hear that the Noble 
President of the Board of Control was taken unwell 
whilst attending the Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office 
on Saturday afternoon, and obliged to leave before the 
Ministers separated. His Lordship has not since been 
able to attend his official duties, but is getting better daily. 
Royal Commission of the Kine Arts.—The Commis- 
sioners have given notice that the exhibition of the Car- 
toons sent in pursuant to the notices published in April 
and July, 1842, and March, 1843, will open in Westmins~ 
ter Hall on Monday next, July 3. During the first fort- 
night the exhibition will be open (from nine o’clock in 
the morning till seven in the evening) %to visitors paying 
one shilling ; afterwards, for a period hereafter to be 
fixed, the public will be admitted gratis, except on Satur- 
days, on which day the exhibition will be closed till two 
o’clock, and then opened to visitors paying one shilling. 
The commissioners have also given notice that carved 
work in wood will be required for various parts of the 
New Houses, and in the first instance for the doors of the 
House of Lords, and that various windows in the building 
will be decorated with stained glass ; they therefore invite 
artists to send specimens in these departments of art, to 
be exhibited for the purpose of assisting the commissioners 
in the selection of persons to be employed. The speci- 
mens are to be sent in the course of the first week in 
March, 1844, to a place of exhibition hereafter to be ap- 
pointed. In the designs for the carved work, the objects 
forming the details of decoration are left to the choice of 
each artist, but the material of the carved specimen is to 
be oak. In the designs for the windows the objects form- 
ing the details of decoration may be either figures or 
heraldic devices relating to the Royal Families of 
England, or a union of the two, and may be accompanied 
by borders, diapered grounds, legends, and similar enrich- 
ments, The invitation to send specimens for the proposed 
exhibition is confined, as in the case of the cartoons, to 
British artists, including foreigners who may have resided 
ten years or upwards in the United Kingdom. Artists 
who propose to exhibit are required to signify their inten- 
tion to the secretary on or before the Ist Jan., 1844. 
Official Appointments.—The Queen has been pleased 
to appoint Commander H. F, Seagram, R.N., Lieutenant 
Governor of the settlements in the Gambia, to be Governor 
and Commander-in-Chief of the said settlements ; Lieut. 
R. C. Moody, R.E., Lieutenant-Governor of the Falkland 
Islands, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the 
said islands ; and Matthew Forster, Esq., to be Comp- 
troller General of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land. 
Winter Gaol Delivery.—Our readers will no doubt have 
perceived from our Parliamentary report last week, that 
Government has determined to establish a winter gaol 
delivery, to obviate the inconvenience and frequent injus- 
tice of keeping prisoners confined during the long interval 
between the Summer and Spring Assizes. It is generally 
understood that the duty of going the circuits at the pro- 
posed new assizes will be assigned to the Judges of the 
Common Pleas. 
the Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on 
the effective force of the army demanded by the Govern- 
ment for 1844, ended on Friday, and the result proved 
favourable to the Cabinet. On the previous day Mar- 
shal Soult wartoly opposed the reduction, and hinted that 
he would resign if it were carried. He urged that the 
reduction would “bore through the vital forces of the 
country, shorten the sword of France, and impose upon 
her a suicide;”’ he next exhibited its detrimental effects 
on the army, and concluded by declaring that he would 
betray his country and be wanting to his duty if he con- 
sented to it, and that he considered it so dangerous 4 
measure that he never could carry it into execution. 
Thereupon, M. Guizot demanded that so serious a dis- 
cussion should be adjourned to the following day, which 
was carried. The Minister of Finance at this adjourned 
sitting drew so bright a picture of the finances of the 
country, that it produced a favourable effect on the 
Chamber, and more than 200 out of 380 members pre- 
sent rose against the reduction, This majority included 
all the Ministers who are Deputies, M. Mauguin, and the 
friends of M. Thiers, who openly voted for Ministers, 
but carefully abstained from participating in the debule- 
Upon this triumph the organs of the Cabinet com 
ment with great exultation, considering that it is ® 
fresh proof of confidence given to the Administra- 
tion, and that it will consolidate it until next session. 
Although, however, the Cabinet successfully resisted 
the reduction of the numerical force of the army, they 
found it necessary to consent to a reduction in its expen 
diture; and it is admitted that the triumph would have 
been a much more decisive one had not the Marsha 
on the very eve of the debate, striven to conciliate the 
committee by yielding them reductions to the amount © 
7,000,000 francs, which is about half of the whole savilg 
they proposed to effect by reducing his estimates. The 
discussion on these details has since occupied thé 
Chamber, and several reductions have been effected. One 
of 320,000 franes, proposed by the committee, has like 
wise been adopted, after a protracted discussion, a0! 
notwithstanding the resistance of Marshal Soult. The 
Chamber, after disposing of these matters, refused t? - 
discuss this year the Paris and Belgian Railway lant 
though pressed to do so by Ministers.—One of the mor 
celebrated public characters of France during the we 
half-century—Mademoiselle Lenormand, the fortune 
teller,—died in that city on Monday, the 26th inst.s # 
the age of 72 years, leaving a fortune of 500,000 francs 
She reckoned, it is said, among her clients all the cel® 
brated characters of the age—all the soldiers, gamblet® 
and other adventurers of both sexes, from the Fm peror 
Napoleon and Alexander down to the suttler and iitohe 
The banners ° 
each battalion were presented to him 3s he passed, a” 
