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Lady Isabella Blachford, 



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robably be taken at first 



ut with the right to purchase 



at a fixed price at the expiration of the term. It is 

 hinted that in this case a bill will be brought forward in 

 Parliament, to enable the Crown to dispose of the 

 Brighton Pavilion. II.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, at- 

 tended by Lady F. Howard, left Frogmore Lodge on Satur- 

 day, on a visit to the Queen Dowager, at Willey Court. 



The Levees. — Notice has been issued from the Lord 

 Chamberlain's Office, that her Majesty will hold levees at 

 St. James's Palace, at two o'clock on Wednesday, the 

 13th inst. ; and on Wednesday, the 20th inst, and a 

 Drawing-room at the same hour on Monday the 23th inst. 



Consular Appointments. — The Queen has been pleased 

 to appoint H. 11. Plaw, Esq., now Consul at Dantzig, to 

 be Consul-General in Prussia, to reside at Dantzig. F. C. 

 Macgregor, Esq., to be Consul at Canton; G.Balfour, 

 Esq., to be Consul at Shanghai ; R. Thorn, Esq., to be 

 Consul at Ningpo; H. G. Kuper, Esq., to be Consul at 

 Elsinore ; and H. C. Rawlinson, Esq., Consul at Bagdad. 



New Sheriff. — At the Privy Council on Monday, her 

 Majesty was pleased to appoint Charles Grantham, of 

 Ketton, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Rutland for 

 the year ensuing. 



The Navy. — It is stated that Rear- Ad. rural Sir Geo. 

 Seymour, Bart., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, will 

 succeed Rear-Admiral Thomas as Commander-in-Chief in 

 the Pacific. It is said the Admiral will hoist his flag in a 

 line-of-battle ship, and not a frigate, and that it will be 

 either the Albion or Rodney. 



Freemasonry. — The E rl of Zetland was on Wednes- 

 day elected Grand Master of the Freemasons for the year 

 ensuing. The Marquess of Salisbury was also put in 

 nomination. 



Jforefp. 



France. — The important debate on the seizure of Ota- 

 heite took place on Thursday. A large number of Depu- 

 ties were present, and the galleries, public and private, 

 were crowded, the halls and passages being also thronged 

 'with persons applying for admittance. M. Thiers, who 

 had not attended the last sittings, was observed to be 

 keeping up very animated conversations with MM. Barrot, 

 Da Remuzat, Billanlt, and other leading men of the Oppo- 

 sition. The sitting commenced by the Minister of Public 

 Works, who presented three Bills relative to the railroads 

 from Paris to Belgium, from Orleans to Vierzon, and 

 from Nismes to Montpellier. M. de Carne then rose to 

 put his questions relative to the Otaheite affair. After 

 much declamation, and reminding the Chamber of the 

 humiliation inflicted on that flag which, t{ in the presence 

 of the Enclish guns, the Vengeur nailed to her masts,'' 

 he demanded explanations as to the nature of the pro- 

 vocation given to Admiral Dupetit Thouars, the pre- 

 sence or^bsence of the said flag, and wished to know 

 whether the disavowal of the Admiral were an act of cle- 

 mency or justice. — M. Guizot replied that if he followed 

 his inclination he would apply the epithet opprobious to 

 the imputations which it had been sought to cast 

 upon the Government respecting this affair. He would 

 abstain from it, in order not to inflame the discussion and 

 at once enter into that discussion. He then read the 

 treaty of the 9th September, 1812, and the Government 

 instructions to Admiral Dupetit Thouars and Captain 

 Bruat, who are continually urged in them to act in concert 

 ■with Queen Pomare and to preserve the best understand- 

 ing with her. " France," exclaimed the Minister," wished 

 honestly and frankly for the execution of the protectorate 

 and wanted nothing beyond that; no instructions to a con- 

 trary effect have been issued to our n*val officers." He 

 acknowledged that certain things had been done at Ota- 

 heite by the influence of the English missionaries which 

 he would not extenuate. Yet, when the French Admiral 

 arrived before Otaheite, the French agents placed near 

 the Queen had not ceased to exercise their functions. 

 Moreover at that very period the officers of the English 

 navy received from their Government orders not to disturb 

 the protectorate of France. The Queen executed the 

 treaty more or less willingly, but still she executed it; the 

 English officers declared that their Government acknow- 

 ledged the right of France and the protectorate ft.\g had 

 never ceased to float, and the Queen had a right to add to 

 it any other flag she pleased. It was a right of sove- 

 reignty contrary to no international law. The Minister 

 next read the correspondence of Admiral Dupetit Thouars 

 •with Queen Pomare, and concluded from it that the former 

 was not justified in considering the raising of a peculiar 

 flag an act of rebellion and an offence to France. Yet it was 

 on this plea that he had deposed her. M. Guizot read Queen 

 Pomare's letter to Louis-Philippe and sain* that it had 

 been received through the medium of the Admiral— that 

 it was written in the language of the country— and that he 

 therefore considered it an authentic document which 

 foreign influence had not dictated. •• Such," said M. 

 Guizot, 'are the facts of this case, and the Government 

 has disapproved of the Admiral's conduct, because there 

 was nothing in his instructions to authorise the course he 

 has pursued. We have declared that we shall c: nfine 

 ourselves to the mere execution of the treaty of 1842. We 

 think that there is no advant tge in changing tfas protec- 

 tora'e into a sovereignty ; such has always been our 

 opinion, and above all that of the Opposition in] this 



Chamber." He then indignantly repelled the accusation 

 of the French Government having acted on this occasion 

 in compliance with the pleasure of the British Govern- 

 ment, and he asserted that the course adopted towards 

 Otaheite had been resolved on before any communication 

 from the English Cabinet. M. Guizot concluded by 

 asserting the[independence which he and his colleagues had 

 ever displayed in all questions discussed with England, and 

 said — " We shall endeavour to keep up a good understand- 

 ing with her ; we shall favour a mutual friendly inter- 

 course *, but never shall we make to her any concession 

 conlrary".to France."-M. Billault then mounted the tribune 

 and made a violent attack upon the Government, accusing 

 the Cabinet of having yielded to fear of the cannon of 

 England. He denied that it wa3 a mere quarrel about a 

 flag ; the quarrel was one of sovereignty, and was not with 

 Queen Pomare, but with Great Britain, and he complained 

 that the Cabinet had not called upon the English Govern- 

 ment for some explanation relative to the conduct of Mr. 

 Pritchard. — This speech, which created a great sensation 

 in the Chamber, was followed up by M. Dufaure, who said 

 that Admiral Dupetit Thouars had acted as a man of 

 honour and patriotism in the whole affair. The pro- 

 tectorate flag was pulled down, and it was when he sought 

 and was refused reparation for that insult that he took pos- 

 session of the island. He thought it dangerous to disavow 

 lightly the acts done by the Navy when acting at 

 such a distance that it is impossible to give them minute 

 instructions. The disavowal of the acts of Admiral Du- 

 petit Thouars would be a great discouragement to all 

 officers acting in distant latitudes, and their authority 

 would be weakened by it. lie thought the conduct of the 

 Government unjustifiable, and declared that he would 

 rather see the French navy given up altogether, to finding 

 it suffering such acts as the Government were then justi- 

 fying. — The Minister of Public Instruction replied, and 

 entered into a warm defence of the conduct of the Minis- 

 try, but was listened to with great impatience by the 

 Chambers. — The President then announced that M. 

 Ducos had placed a motion in his hand, for the purpose 

 of terminating the debate, to the effect that " the Cham- 

 ber, without approving of the conduct of the Cabinet, 

 pass to the order of the day." Upon this question the 

 Chamber was about to divide, when M. Guizot rose and 

 proposed an adjournment, in order to give the house an 

 opportunity of discussing the question fully. This was 

 violently objected to by the Opposition ; but after a scene 

 of some confusion, the President pronounced for M. 

 Guizot's motion, and the debate was adjourned. — On Fri- 

 day M. Guizot again adverted to the facts of the case, and 

 adduced proof that the decision of the Government was 

 not influenced by the intervention of England. His speech 

 was very short, but the effect of it was to rally a portion 

 of the usual supporters of Government, who at the com- 

 mencement of the sitting are said to have wavered as to 

 the part they should take. — M. Thiers followed, and in- 

 sisted that the House was not in possession of sufficient 

 facts to judge of the conduct of Admiral Dupetit 

 Thouars. If the Government had any further des- 

 patches it did not communicate them to the Chambers ; 

 if it had not further despatches, the Government could 

 not judge of the Admiral's conduct ; and in either case 

 the Chambers were not in a position to form an opinion 

 on the subject. He warned the Chambers of the danger 

 of disavowing the acts of officers acting at a great distance, 

 and cited cases to show that the policy of Governments 

 was always to be careful to support the acts of their 



officers The Chamber then came to a division on the 



motion of M. Ducos, "That the Chamber pass to the 

 order of the day without approving of the conduct of 

 Ministers." The scrutiny having been demanded, the 

 Chamber voted by ballot, when it appeared that there 

 were — for the motion, 187 ; against it, 233 ; majority for 

 Ministers, 4G. This result is said to be much more 

 favourable than the Government expected, and the majority 

 included all the Legitimist members who were supposed 

 likely to vote with the Opposition on account of the late 

 debate on the Address. — On Saturday the petitions 

 against the fortifications came under discussion, and 

 Ministers were attacked for the unlawful extension given 

 to the works. M. Chabaud-Latour, General Paix- 

 hans, and Marshal Soult defended the conduct of the 

 Government, Marshal Soult entering into long details 

 to show that a3 far as the executive was concerned, 

 the law of 1811 had been stricily adhered to. The 

 debate was adjourned to Saturday in order to give 

 M. Arago and M. Alla-d an opportunity of speaking. 

 — On Monday, the Minister of the Interior presented 

 the Secret Service Money Bill. The sum demanded is 

 the same as that of last year, namely, one million of 

 francs. The bill was to be examined in the bureaux on 

 Tuesday, and the time when the public debate on the sub- 

 ject would come on would depend upon the success of the 

 Opposition in the bureaux. The Opposition were to make 

 a strong effort to annoy the Cabinet on the question, but 

 after the result of the division on the Ot.ihtite affair, there 

 is now no doubt that the Ministry will triumph. It is even 

 said that M. Dufaure and his friends, whom M. Thiers 

 announced as his adherents, and all of whom voted for the 

 proposition of M. Ducos, will support the Ministry on 

 this occasion. — The Messager of Monday officially an- 

 nounces the re-election of the five Royalist deputies who 

 resigned their seats in consequence of the offensive 

 language inserted against theui in the address. M. 

 Berryer had 335 votes, against the Government candi- 

 date's 299; M. de Larcy 397, against 385 ; M. Blin de 

 Bourdon 146, against 130. The Duke de Valmy'a ma- 

 joiity is not stated, but it is inferred (o have been con- 

 siderable. The Marquis de L^rochejacquelin has also 

 been re-elected by a larger majority than that by which he 



was first returned. It was universally believed i n th 

 capital that the Government had made the greatest efforts t 

 prevent these gentlemen from being returned, and that their 

 success was viewed by the Court as a severe mortification 

 — There has been a rumour of the discovery of a plot in on ' 

 of the regiments of the garrison of Paris. The Ministerial 

 journals do not mention this event, and it is believed 

 the importance of the affair has been greatly exaggerated. 

 From 12 to 15 soldiers it appears have been arrested on 

 the charge of being members of a political society, 'but 

 there is not a single officer amongst the number. ' Aa 

 official investigation into the facts is going on. — A notice 

 has been issued by the directors of the French Post-office 

 informing the public that on the 4 th of every month regular 

 packets for the carriage of passengers will be sent from 

 Marseilles to Alexandria. The packets consist of four 

 steamers of 220 horse-power each, and they will leave 

 Alexandria on their return on the 20th, touching at Malta 

 both ways. — An English gentleman named Ward, who 

 resided alone at 40, Rue de Londres, and was in his 74th. 

 year, was murdered last week. It is said that the dis- 

 covery was made on Thursday evening by the servant 

 who, on going in between 7 and 8 o'clock, found the body 

 of his master lying near the door of the saloon. A sort of 

 collation had been laid out for two persons, of which the 

 servant knew nothing previously. The murder was fol- 

 lowed by robbery, as the secretaire had been opened and 

 the papers were in perfect disorder. Four persons have 

 been taken into custody on suspicion. The names are not 

 given, but they are described as a dealer in second-hand 

 articles, a house- painter, a basket-maker, and a servant.— 

 The King paid a visit to the Chateau d'Eu last week, to 

 inspect the progress of the Victoria Gallery. 



Spain'. — We have accounts from Madrid of the 29 

 ult. The Minister of Justice left for Valencia on the 

 27th — sent, it was said, in official quarters, by the Queen 

 to meet her mother, to whom he carried an autograph 

 letter ; but his journey was ascribed to other motives, 

 many well-informed persons affirming that its object was 

 to prevent General Concha and others from injuring M. 

 Gonzales Bravo and his colleagues in the opinion of the 

 Queen-mother, whose arrival was likely to revive abumlant 

 intrigues. — Despatches had been received from Gen. Ron- 

 cali, dated 22d and 23d ult., announcing that on the 26th 

 or 27th he would be prepared to carry on active operations 

 against Alicante, and that immediately after its reduction 

 and the chastisement of the traitors, he would march upon 

 Carthagena at the head of his entire force. The rebels of 

 Alicante made a sortie on the 23d, and took a position in 

 an olive grove, situate between the town and the fort of 

 San Fernando. Gen. Concha had obtained possession of the 

 Castle of San Julian, one of the outworks of Carthagena. 

 It would appear that an Euglish vessel having entered Ali- 

 cante with a cargo of salt fish, in spite of the blockade, a 

 remonstrance is about to be addressed on the subject to our 

 Government. — Advices from Vittoria of the 26th of Febru- 

 ary state that a conspiracy has been discovered in the Encar- 

 taciones (villages in the Burgos mountains, and in the vici- 

 nity of Biscay) ; the result has been the apprehension of the 

 curate of Lanzosequi, who was in the act of casting bullets, 

 of the curate who was called Bilbao de Bilbao, and of M. 

 Larumbe, formerly a Carlist officer. The conspirators 

 had already recruited 200 men. It is said that this 

 conspiracy has not been got up in Biscay, but that 

 it comes from beyond the Pyrenees. The object of 

 the movement is to make a diversion in favour of the 

 central insurgents. The instructions of the conspirators 

 are, it is affirmed, issued from Bayonne and Bordeaux. 

 —It wa3 stated in Madrid that the Spanish Consul 

 in Morocco had been put to death, and that the Govern- 

 ment were preparing to avenge the outrage. — A telegraphic 

 dispatch, dated Perpignan the 2d of March, announces 

 that Queen Christina had been well received at Gerona, 

 which place she was to leave on the 2d for Mataro. At 

 Perpignan she had received Royal honours. She was 

 expected to reach Madrid on the 15th, where extraordi- 

 nary preparations were making for her reception. 



Portugal. — We have advices from Lisbon of the 29th 

 ult. The Cortes re-opened on the 21st. The Minister 

 S. Costa Cabral called on the Chambers for the continua- 

 tion of the law of the 6th inst., suspending the guarantees 

 of individual liberty, and the liberty of the press till tne 

 Silt March. The official accounts represent the insurrec- 

 tion as nearly suppressed. The Government troops appear 

 to have been continually pursuing the insurgents from tae 

 6th to the 24th, and never to have come up with them a 

 the latter date. The latest intelligence from the baron 

 de Leiria states that the insurgents bad not succeeded in 

 crossing the Douro at Alva, and that he counted " lthinl J 

 days to be able to report the suppression of the retoi • 

 Senor Olozaga arrived by this packet at Southampton, 

 on his wav to London, having been expelled by thefo 

 tuguese Government at the secret requisition ot t 

 Madrid authorities, this expulsion being made the con 

 tion of assisting Senhor Cabral if needful with a bpanisu 

 army of intervention. . . 



Germany.— We find the following in the AUgemem 

 Zeitunq, of the 21th ult. :—*' The interest felt in the »« 

 of O'Connell and his country has produced at Bonn, 

 some circles, a resolution to collect all over Germany s ^ 

 natures to an address to the man whom the Lnglis 

 an agitator— IrUh Liberator. In every city a list is to 

 opened, headed " List of Subscribers to an Addre. s 

 Daniel O'Connell, the Man of Ireland." The .at >•£ 

 to be sent to Professor Walter, at Bonn. The Address 

 to be forwarded by the end of March. \> * Iilive . it 

 draught of the address before us, but we do not tbinK 

 proper to publish it till the persons from whom tue i ^ 

 tation proceeds sign their n.imea to it. A similar s ?> ^ 

 said to be contemplated at Ulai and other places. 



