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As usual, a host of letters have arrived too late for answers this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
motion by a majority of 79. Sir R. Peel on the previous 
night made his anxiously ted laration on the 
policy of Ministers. He said they were prepared to admi- 
nister the affairs of Ireland on the principles of impartial 
justice—to recognise the equality of civil privileges—to 
give a’substantial and not a fictitious right of suffrage— 
and to consider the relations of landlord and tenant; but 
with respect to the Established Church, they were not 
prepared to make one alteration in the law by which that 
church and its revenues shall be impaired. The Irish 
Arms Bill has made but little progress ; on Thursday the 
motion for going into committee for the consideration of 
the remaining clauses was met by an d tt for 
or Thursday in the ensuing week, when her Majesty will 
return to Buckingham Palace for about ten days or a 
fortnight, previous to proceeding to Windsor Castle. The 
Court will remain at Windsor until her Majesty’s antici- 
pated marine excursion to the Kentish coast, and upon 
the return of her Majesty it is believed the Court will 
remain at Windsor for four or five months. Her 
Majesty has given notice of her intention to visit the 
Italian Opera in state, for the first time since her 
accession, on Thursday next, the 20th inst.—The King 
and Queen of the Belgians, attended by their suite, left 
Buckingham Palace on Wednesday morning for Woolwich, 
where they embarked for Ostend.—The King of Hanover 
én Sunday was visited by the King of the Belgians at 
Kew, and came to town on Monday. In the evening of 
that day his Majesty honoured the Earl of Aberdeen with 
his company at dinner. On Tuesday the King dined at 
the Duke of Cleveland’s, and attended Lady Barrington’s 
party in the evening. On Wednesday his Majesty was 
present at the marriage of Lady F. Vane, daughter of the 
Marquess of Londonderry, with the Marquess of Bland- 
ford, and in the evening dined with the Marquess of 
Salisbury. On Thursday the King had a dinner party, 
and honoured Mrs. Beckett’s party with his company in 
the evening. His Majesty will this day dine with the 
Earl of Chesterfield.—The health of the Queen Dowager 
has sufficiently improved as to admit of her departure 
from the metropolis; and her Majesty, accompanied by 
her Court, has left Marlborough House for Bushy-park 
for a few weeks.—The Duchess of Kent attended divine 
service on Sunday at the Temple Church. 
The Army.—Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint 
Major-General Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, at present employed 
upon the Staff of the Ionian Islands, to serve upon the 
Staff of the Army in Ireland, vice Major-General D’ Aguilar, 
appointed to the command of the troops in China, in suc- 
cession to Lord Saltoun. The late Lord Robert Kerr is 
to be succeeded in his staff appointment of Assistant- 
Adiutant-G ‘al at Edinb } b Li 
t-Colonel 
throwing out the bill altogether, but the original motion 
was carried on a division by a majority of 77. Two of the 
60 clauses remaining for discussion were then agreed to, 
and the Bill has consequently advanced as far as the 14th 
clause. Lord Worsley has withdrawn the Commons 
Tnclosure Bill for the present session, in the hope that 
Government will originate a measure on the subject next 
year. In the Lords, the Church Endowment Bill has 
passed, with modifications ; and Lord Aberdeen’s Bill on 
the Scotch Church, after having been re-constructed in 
order to remove the difficulty with regard to its declara- 
tory portion, has been agreed to. 
From France, we learn that the session of the Chamber 
of Deputies virtually terminated on Friday, after a debate 
on the Budget, which was voted by a majority of 218 to 
53. The closing proceedings of the Chamber present no 
topics of general interest, with the exception of the deci- 
sion on the Avignon and Marseilles Railroad Bill, and 
on the Orleans and Tours Railroad Bill, both of which 
were passed. Some changes in the Cabinet are antici- 
pated during the recess, among which the retirement of 
Marshal Soult is mentioned as probable.-—The news from 
Spain is still extremely unfavourable to the Regent. 
Badajos, Bilbao, and other important towns, have declared 
for the insurgents, and an engagement has taken place 
between Gen. Narvaez, the revolutionary commander, and 
one of the Regent’s brigadiers, in which the latter was 
compelled to retire, after the defection of some of his 
most distinguished troops. The Regent still continues at 
Albacete, apparently unable to effect any movement on 
the offensive ; but it is generally expected that the next 
telegraphic despatch will bring some decisive result, and 
announce either the abdication of the Regent or a com- 
plete victory over the insurgents.—In Portugal there has 
been some apprehension of a in q 
of the events now passing in the Spanish provinces ; but 
the Ministers appear to have been prepared for such a 
contingency,'and the tranquillity of the country has not 
been disturbed.—From the Levant we learn that the 
Servian election took place on the 27th ult., when the 
unanimous choice of the people fell on Prince Alexander 
Georgewitsch, the lately-deposed Sovereign. 
Wome News. 
Covrr.—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of 
Wales, and the Princesses, are quite well, and continue 
at Buckingham Palace. The Queen held a Court on 
Saturday for the reception of an Address on the Throne 
from the corporation of the City of London, on the birth 
of the Princess Alice. Her Majesty and Prince Albert 
attended divine service on Sunday morning, in the Chapel 
‘oyal of Buckingham Palace. The sermon was preached 
by the Bishop of Bangor. On Monday the Queen and 
Prince took an airing in an open carriage, and in 
the evening honoured the performance of the Philhar- 
Monic Concert with their presence, accompanied by 
the King of the Belgians. On Tuesday her Majesty 
held a Court, at which the Grecian Minister had an 
audience to take leave. On Wednesday the Queen and 
Prince Albert took an airing in an open carriage and 
four, and rode out on horseback on Thursday. Her 
Majesty and Prince Albert are expected to take their 
departure for Claremont this day, accompanied by the 
Prince of Wales and the Princesses. The Court is not 
Sxpected to prolong its stay in Surrey beyond Wednesday 
') gh, by 
Eden, now Deputy Adjutant-General in Canada. 
Pensions.—The following is a list of all pensions granted 
between the 20th June, 1842, and the 20th June, 1843, 
and charged upon the Civil List :—Sept. 24, 1842—Baro- 
ness Lehzen (in consideration of the faithful services ren- 
dered by her to her Majesty during a period of eighteen 
years), 4002. Nov. 17, 1842—The Misses Kennedy, 
sisters of Sir R. Kennedy, late Commissary-General, 
(Additional pension, in testimony of the public services 
of their late brother), 2007. Nov. 17, 1842—William 
Wordsworth, Esq. (in ideration of his distinguisk 
literary attainments), 300/. Nov. 25, 1842—Jobn Curtis, 
Esq. (in consideration of his zealous devotion to science), 
1002 Nov. 25, 1842—Richard Owen, Esq., Hunterian 
Professor, and one of the Conservators of the Museum of 
the College of Surgeons, (in consideration of his distin- 
guished exertions in the improvement of science), 2004. ; 
Total, 12002 7 
/ 
Jyoreiqn. 
Francr.—The session of the French Chamber for 
1843 virtually terminated on Friday last. There was 
another sitting on Saturday for hearing petitions, and to 
adjourn till the day fixed for prorogation; but the business 
of the session is over. The Avignon and Marseilles Rail- 
road Bill was passed on Wednesday, but with considerable 
modifications. ‘The discussion of the Orleans and Tours 
Railroad Bill was commenced, and closed on Thursday by 
the adoption of the measure. On Friday the virtual 
closing of the session took place by the passing of the 
Budget. The debate that preceded the vote was totally 
devoid of interest, the principal items having been voted 
without any discussion. The Budget was carried by a 
majority of 218 to 53. The Chamber was occupied on 
Saturdayjin hearing the report of the committee of petitions, 
none of which were, however, of public interest. The Cham- 
ber then adjourned sine die, with an understanding that 
when the attendance of the members should be required, 
notice should be given at their places of residence. A 
rumour had prevailed in Paris, which was said to have 
originated at Toulon, that General Lamoriciére had been 
taken prisoner by the Arab troops of Abd-el-Kader ; but 
the Moniieur contradicts the truth of it, and none of the 
other papers mention it at all. The Courrier Francais 
states that a modification of the Cabinet would take place 
immediately after the close of the session. It was rumoured 
jn the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, that Messrs. 
Martin du Nord and Teste and Admiral Roussin would 
then positively retire from office, and be replaced respect- 
ively by Messrs. Hebert, Dumon, and Salvandy. It was 
also rumoured that Marshal Soult had also expressed an 
intention to retire, but that yielding to “august influence,” 
he had refrained from compromising the existence of the 
Guizot Cabinet by his retreat. A pamphlet on the 
marriage of the Queen of Spain, said to be from the pen 
of Baron Billing, formerly Chargé d’Affaires of France at 
Naples and Madrid, and who had been for some years 
attached to the French Embassy in London, has just been 
published. The object of the work is to show that the 
idea of marrying Her Majesty out of the house of Bourbon 
is not to be entertained; that a son of Don Carlos, the 
son of Don Francisco de Paula, the Prince of LLucea, and 
a Prince of Naples, are all equally objectionable; and that 
a son of His Majesty the King of the French ought alone 
to receive the hand of Queen Isabella. In the domestic 
intelligence in the Paris papers there is nothing worth 
mentioning, unless it be the promotion of {the young Duc 
@’Aumale to the rank of Lieutenant-General. Horace 
Vernet is, moreover, stated to have been ordered to paint 
alarge picture of his late capture of Abd-el-Kader’s 
 smala,”’ for the Versailles galley. The heat of the sun 
on Wednesday last was so intense,‘hatsome of the asphalte 
pavement of the squares and boukvards exposed to its 
almost perpendicular rays, became nuch softened. The 
Courrier Frangais, alluding to this tet, goes so far as to 
relate that a lady on passing, about twon’clock, before the 
Café de Paris, was unable to extract he shoes, and was 
obliged to leave them behind her. The wnouncement of 
the arrival of the Prince de Joinville andhis young bride 
at Brest was premature, and they are not expected before 
the 15th or 20th of this month. On Tuesday, the 
inauguration of the chapel of St. Ferdinané, consecrated 
to the memory of the late Duke of Orleans, took place. 
The ceremony, which is described as extremely affecting, 
was attended by the King and Queen, the Duchess of 
Orleans, the Dukes d’Aumale and Montpensier, 
Sparn.—The accounts received this week are still very 
unfavourable for the cause of the Regent, whose difficul- 
ties appear every day to become more serious. In Paris, 
according to the daily papers, it is generally expected that 
the next telegraphic despatch will announce something 
decisive respecting the insurrection, the abdication of the 
Regent, or a complete victory over his foes. Defection is 
so general in the provinces, that except a few of desperate 
fidelity, everybody looks for the desertion from the 
Regent’s cause of the whole army. A few still cling, 
however, to the hope that he will yet make a successful 
effort. Madrid was tranquil on the 8th, but some towns 
of the environs had pronounced, among which was Alcala 
de Henares, but the National Guard had marched upon 
it to restore order. Badajos pronounced on the Ist, as 
also Jaen, lately occupied by General Van Halen. The 
Captain-General and Political Chief of Badajos remained 
firm to the Regent, and had withdrawn. General Zurbano 
had evacuated Balaguer, and on the 3rd the first serious 
g of the insurg with the Regent’s forces 
took place in the neighbourhood of Teruel, when General 
Narvaez attacked Brigadier Erma, the Regent’s com- 
mander, and relieved the town. The Ist and 3d battalions 
of the Princesa regiment, a battalion of that of Isabella 
Il., and a squadron of cavalry of the Infante regiment 
immediately went over to Narvaez; who on the 4th 
repaired to Daroca, which has effected its pronunciamento ; 
but as this movement menaced Saragossa, General Seoane 
has marched upon it. The tidings of the jlanding and 
reception of Generals Narvaez and Concha in Valencia 
has excited much sensation in the capital, and had some- 
what alarmed the Ministers, for an order had been given 
to Van Halen to fall back on Seville and Cadiz; they had 
also ordered the formation of a free corps of 800 men and 
60 horse at Madrid, and had likewise forbidden the cir- 
culation of the Opposition Journals through the Post 
Office, in consequence of which they have ceased to 
appear. The Regent was still at Albacete on the 5th 
inst. General Narvaez, instead of marching against him, 
had marched first to Teruel, to relieve it, and cut off the 
communication between the Regent and his Generals in 
Arragon. General Concha had gone to take the command 
in Carthagena and Alicante, and from thence menace the 
Regent. Bilboa pronounced on the 4th. There was no 
collision, buta Junta was immediately formed. Letters from 
San Sebastian of the 3d inst. state, that, at 11 o’clock on 
the previous night, a courier had arrived with despatches 
from the Junta of Vittoria, apprising the inhabitants 
of the pronunciamento in Alava, and inviting them 
to follow the example. General Hoyos, the Captain- 
General, immediately called a Meeting of the muni- 
cipal and military authorities, ‘who remained assembled 
until a very late hour. On the following evening, two 
trincadores, or coast-guard boats, carrying one 20,000 
douros, and the other 30,000, entered the harbour of San 
Sebastian, and having joined five others stationed there, 
soon afterwards sailed out, the crews crying, “ Long live 
the Queen, the Constitution of 1837, and the Lopez 
Cabinet.” They then summoned the city to declare 
against the] Regent. This demand created the greatest 
agitation, the shops and houses were closed, as well as the 
city gates, the drums beat to arms, and in less than ten 
minutes the 500 National Guards of the town were drawn 
up on the great square. The General, the Chief of the 
Staff, and their Aides-de-Camp, and the members of the 
Municipality likewise repaired thither, and it was unani- 
mously agreed not to yield until orders to that effect 
should be received from the Government. The National 
Guards then took possession of the military posts and the 
citadel, and at 11 p.m., the Avuntamiento having again 
assembled, sent an officer to order the trincadores to put 
out to sea, or otherwise the Castle would fire upon them. 
The Supreme Junta of Barcelona had issued a bando 
declaring public property the ditches, glacis, and other 
fortifications of the city about to be demolished. The: 
were to be forthwith sold, and the proceeds applied to pay 
the workmen employed.in their demolition. The governor 
of the fortress of Montjuich continues faithful to the 
Regent. The Impargial of the 4th states, that the 
Minister of the Interior had gone to prepare for the 
retreat of the Regent upon Cadiz, where it asserts that he 
intends to remove the Queen, and convoke the Cortes, his 
plan of operations being modified by events. The forces 
of the Regent are described as greatly reduced by the 
fatigue of the march, disease, and desertion, and it is said 
that he has little more than one half of the troops which 
he brought from Madrid. 
ORTUGAL.—We have advices from Lisbon to the 29th 
ult. The Ministers had been actively engaged, in conse- 
quence of information that it was intended to get up some 
insurrection in the provinces. Oporto, it is said, was the 
point fixed upon, the Spanish pronwnciamentos having 
given an impulse, as might be expected, to the revolu- 
tionists of this country. There was no doubt, should 
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