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thcquestions in dispute between Spain and Morocco had 

 been satisfactorily arranged. 



Belgium.— The British Queen steam-ship, formerly 

 the property of the British and American Steam Navi- 

 gation Company, which used to run between London 

 and New York, in conjunction with the ill-fated steam- 

 ship President, now belonging to the Belgian Govern- 

 ment, is to be sold without any reserve by public auction 

 at Antwerp, by order of " the Head Commissioner of 

 Lands, Woods, and Forests for the province of Ant- 

 werp/' with sails, masts, bedding, table linen, earthen- 

 ware, library, &c. 



Germany. — By an ordinance of the German Diet, 



dated August 16, the Germanic Confederation grants to 

 the Sovereign Dukes of Brunswick, Nassau, Saxe-Co- 

 burg Gotha, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Altenburg, Anhalt- 

 Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt Coethen, the title 

 of Highness (hoheit) for their persons, instead of Serene 

 Highness (Durchlaucht), hitherto in use. The term 

 ducal is not added to highness, in the hope that the so- 

 vereign dukes will not assume a title which might be 

 considered other than Ducal Highness. The relations 

 of reciprocal rank amongst sovereign houses are nowise 

 changed by this decree. — The King and Queen of the 

 Netherlands have been travelling in Germany for some 

 days past on a visit to the different Courts. — The Prus- 

 sian Government, in order to obviate in future accidents 

 on the railroad, have constituted at Berlin a school for 

 the special purpose of giving instruction in the art of 

 conducting the locomotives. The number of pupils is 

 fixed at 400. The annual payment to be made by each 

 pupil is very moderate. The course of instruction is 

 completed in one year. 



Denmark. — A letter from Copenhagen of the 22d 

 ult. states that " the death of the Grand Duchess Alex- 

 andra, wife of the presumptive heir of the Crown, has 

 inspired much sympathy, but in a political point of view 

 the impression caused by this event is quite different. 

 The connexion which was formed between Denmark and 

 Russia was not seen with pleasure. The marriage was 

 even less popular in the Duchies. The presence of the 

 Russian fleet has caused considerable irritation here. 

 Serious fears were entertained that the Emperor of 

 Russia coveted both Copenhagen and Constantinople. 

 At Stockholm the entrance of the port had been forti- 

 tified to prevent surprise." 



Greece. — We have accounts from Athens of the 

 19th ult. The new Ministry has been appointed in 

 place of Mavrocordato and his colleagues. M. Colletti 

 has been appointed President of the Council and Pro- 

 visional Director of the King's Palace, and in the mean- 

 time he is also to hold the seals of the Foreign-office, of 

 Public Instruction, and Ecclesiastical Affairs. M. xMe- 

 taxas is appointed Minister of Finance, and interim 

 Minister of the Marine. M. Kitzos Tsavellas is ap- 

 pointed Minister of War, and M. Zaphiros Balbos Mi- 

 nister of Justice. The last named minister was educated 

 at Geneva, and is said to be a person of great under- 

 standing and enlightened mind. On the day after their 

 appointment the Ministers issued a proclamation, which 

 declares that they are enemies to all exclusive privileges, 

 and that they will always act upon the principles of 

 even-handed justice to all. Before the nomination of 

 the new Ministry there was a great agitation in Athens, 

 and some slight outbreaks took place, but the King's 

 presence helped greatly in restoring order. His Majesty 

 appeared among the people and addressed them, calling 

 upon them to assist him in maintaining the peace of the 

 country. The elections in the capital had taken place 

 without any further disturbance, and at the time the 

 mail left Athens the capital was quiet. 



Russia.— The Augsburg Gazette of the 29th ult. 

 publishes a letter from Tauris, in Persia, of the 18th of 

 J uly, announcing further successes obtained by Schamyl 

 ° Te $ the Russians in the Caucasus. Chunsak and Tew- 

 randschura, both important Russian fortresses, had fallen 

 ™ the P° w er of the Circassians. The fall of Chunsak 

 ▼as occasioned by a sortie made by the garrison, which 

 entVV*^ ° f P rovision s» and in the confusion Schamyl 

 •word W «5 th a 8U P erior force and put the garrison to the 

 J~™ Schamyl has subsequently abandoned these for- 

 t 2"K8, after having destroyed the works. The moun- 



excite? h *l etie have since that period revolted, and, 

 a*ain«!\u r* tlleir fanatic mollahs, they have advanced 

 hart ' n Russians during the absence of General Neid- 



Dri« P d\ g ^ e8tan - The town of cheki has been sur- 

 the* a Clrcassian chieftain called the Sultan Daniel ; 



is a rn S r n Was mass acred and the town pillaged. There 

 the rni! et ^ Consternation in the capital of Georgia, and 



Ttjr Eriy an is no longer safe for travellers, 

 uit, in^ Y, T~ Accounts from Constantinople of the 14th 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



f!844. 



mountains, and that Miludi Sheik, the Ex-Minister of 

 the deposed Mahmudi family, had placed himself at its 

 head. A body of Turkish cavalry, marched against them, 

 had been repulsed, with the loss of their colonel, Ismail 

 Bey, who was either killed or taken prisoner. The son 

 of the Pasha was preparing to embark for Bengazy, to 

 assume the command of the expeditionary army. It was 

 rumoured that some Frenchmen were directing the move- 

 ments of the insurgent mountaineers, but for this report 

 there seemed little foundation. 



parliament. 



••dor i p pressed - lt « added that the French ambas- 

 tnePatr- u a had obtain ed at Mossul the liberation of 

 toTeher ° f the Nestori ans, and intended to proceed 

 for the r \ WUh a view t0 obtain protection in Persia 

 'hat co. f ° mis8ion aries who had been expelled from 

 «« that • A Be! 8 rade ^tter of the 14th ult. informs 

 in Bosni en °!p 8 di8turbanc es had taken place at Belina, 

 the Turk**' n Cbristia ns there having built a church, 

 Thev il«n U dowD > and committed other excesses, 



•ecrat^d -k e L mp - ed t0 murd er the Bishop who had con- 

 W» e«ca cburch » b «t he was fortunately able to effect 

 •Wowed trf" , Vuschtusd i and Petronevitch have been 

 Albania t • r - n l ° Servia - The commissioner sent into 

 People d •° t ! n<lulreintoth c grievances complainedofbythe 

 Tripo, prov,nce » h as returned to Constantinople. 

 8 { ate that - A es from Tri P oli » of the 12th ult > 



HOUSE OF LORDS. 

 Thursday. — This being; the day appointed for the re-assem- 

 bling and prorogation of Parliament, both Houses met. 

 Nothing was transacted in the House of Lords, beyond giving 

 judgment in several appeal cases, and the usual cei d of 



prorogation by Commission.— The Lords Commissioners were 

 the Lord ( hancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, Duke of Buccleuch, 

 Duke of Wellington, Earl of Dalhousie, and Earl Delawarr.— 

 Earl Delawarr delivered Her Majesty's answer to the con- 

 gratulatory address of their Lordships on the birth of a Prince, 

 which was laid upon the table. — Viscount Cawixo laid on the 

 table a copy of the treaty of commerce and navigation between 

 Her Majesty and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin.— 

 The Lord Chancellor then directed the Usher of the Black 

 Rod to summon the House of Commons to attend.— The 

 Speaker, with several Members of the House of Commons hav- 

 ing appeared at the bar, the Lord Chancellor said : " My 

 Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons— Her 

 Majesty not thinking fit to be personally present here at th 

 time, has been pleased to cause a Commission v to be issued 

 under the Great Seal for the purpose of giving her Royal as- 

 sent to several Acts agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament." 

 The Commission was then read, directed to the Lords above 

 named, the Duke of Cambridge and the Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury being 'joined in the Commission. The Royal assent was 

 then given, with the usual form, to the following Bills:— A 

 Bill for the better Regulation of Joint-stock Companies; a Bill 

 for facilitating the Winding-up of the Affairs of Joint-stock Com- 

 panies; a Bill for the Regulation of Joint-stock Banks ; a Bill to 

 indemnify persons connected with Art Unions from certain pe- 

 cuniary Penalties; a Bill to amend and consolidate Acts relating 

 to Merchant Seamen, and for keeping a Registry ; a Bill to regu- 

 late the Expenses of Officers in the Courts of Law in Ireland; 

 and a Bill to amend the Acts relating to Irish tieries. 

 The Lord Chancellor then read the following speech :— 

 "My Lords and Gentlemen— We are commanded by Her 

 Majesty, in relieving you from further attendance in Parlia- 

 ment, to express to you the warm acknowledgments of I lor 

 Majesty for the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied 

 yourselves to the discharge of your public duties during a la- 

 borious and protracted session. The result has heen the com- 

 pletion of many legislative measures calculated to improve the 

 administration of the law, and to promote the public welfare. 



" Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to the Bill which 

 you presented to Her Majesty for regulating the issue of bank 

 notes, and for conferring certain privileges upon the Bank of 

 England for a limited pericd. 



" Her Majesty trusts that these measures will tend to place 

 the pecuniary transactions of the country upon a sounder basis, 

 without imposing aDy inconvenient restrictions on commercial 

 credit or enterprise. 



" We are directed to inform you that Her Majesty continue* 

 to receive from her Allies, and from all Foreign Powers, 

 assurances of their friendly disposition. 



" Her Majesty has recently been engaged in discussions with 

 the Government of the King of the French on events calculated 

 to interrupt the good understanding and friendly relations 

 between this country and France. 



"You will rejoice to learn that by the spirit of justice and 

 moderation which has animated the two Governments this 

 danger is happily averted. 



" Gentlkmkv ok the House op Commons — We are com- 

 manded by Her Majesty to thank you for the readiness with 

 which you have voted the supplies for the service of the year. 



•' Her Majesty has observed, with the utmost satisfaction, 

 that by the course to which you have steadily adhered in main- 

 taining inviolate the public faith, and inspiring a just confidence 

 in the stability of the national resources, you have been 

 enabled to make a considerable reduction in the annual charge 

 on account of the interest of the national debt. 



"Mr Lords and Gentlemen— Her Majesty desires us to 

 congratulate you on the improvement which has taken place 

 in the condition of our manufactures and commerce, and on 

 the prospect that, through the bounty of Divine Providence, we 

 shall enjoy the blessing of an abundant harvest. 



" Her Majesty rejoices in the belief that, on your return to 

 your several districts, you will find generally prevailing through- 

 out the country a spirit of loyalty and cheerful obedience to the 



" Her Majesty is confident that these dispositions, so impor- 

 tant to the peaceful development of our resources and to our 

 national strength, will be confirmed and encouraged by your 



presence and example. 



" We are commanded by Her Majesty to assure you that 

 when you shall be called upon to resume the discharge of your 

 parliamentary functions, you may place entire reliance on the 

 cordial co-operation of Her Majesty in your endeavours to im- 

 prove the social condition, and to promote the happiness and 

 contentment of her people." 



The Commission for the prorogation of Parliament toThursday, 

 the 10th October, was read by the clerk.— The Lord Chancel- 

 lor then sa'nl : " My Lords and Gentlemen— By virtue of Her 

 Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other 

 Lords directed, and now read, we do, in Her Majesty's name, 

 prorogue this Parliament to Thursday, the loth day of October 

 next to be then here holden. And this Parliament is accord- 

 ingly prorogued to Thursday, the 10th day of October next."— 

 Their Lordships then dispersed. Only one or two Peers were 

 present, besides the Commissioners and Law Lords. 



HOUSE OF COMMONS. 

 Thursday.— Mr. Benbow, the new Member for Dudley, took 

 the oaths and his seat.— Mr. Hops moved for a new writ for 

 North Lancashire, in the room of Lord Stanley, who has ac- 

 cepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds— Sir C. 

 Napier called attention to the subjects of Tahiti and of 

 Morocco, and of the present condition of our naval force, in 

 comparison with that of France.— Sir R. Peel : " 1 think I shall 

 best perform my duty to the House and to the public by making 

 as brief an answer as possible to the questions put by the gal- 

 lant officer. I must state that Her Majesty's Government have 

 no reason to doubt that the assurances they have received rela- 

 tive to the proceedings taken by the French in Morocco and on 

 the African coast will be strictly fulfilled. As to the other 

 events to which the gallant officer has referred, I have to state 

 that discussions have taken place between this Government 

 and the Government of the King of the French, with regard to 

 events the occurrence of which was calculated to disturb tM 

 friendly relations between the two countries. I have tne satis- 

 faction of stating that those discussions have been brought to 

 an amicable and satisfactory termination. Loud cheers from 

 both sides of the Home.) The communications that have 

 passed between the two Govemmeota will, of course, at a future 

 period, be laid bet. .re this House and the country, and I trust I 



ment on that subject."— Mr. Hivdlkt wished to know the opi- 

 nion entertained by the right hon. Baronet relative to the con- 

 duct of Mr. Pritchard. That gentleman, now in this country, had 

 had his conduct maligned ; he was charged with having acted 

 imprudently, and it would be but far that the right hon. Baronet 

 should state his impression as to the course he had pursued.— 

 Sir R Peel : M I have already stated that the discussions which 

 have been for some time past pending have been brought to an 

 amicable and a satisfactory termination— satisfactory to both 

 countries; and I do hope that I shall not be pressed to make 

 any farther statement at the present moment. When 1 say 



at is factory termination,' of course I mean one perfectly con- 

 sistent both with the interests and honour of this country." — 

 Mr. T. Dcncombb, adverting to the new writ issued in the room 

 of Lord Stanley, asked if that noble Lord was still at the head 

 of the Colonial Office?— Sir R. Peel replied that his noble 

 friend was still at the head of Colonial affairs, and that the 

 change would make no alteration whatever as to his position in 

 the Cabinet. — Mr. 1". Dixcombh, adverting to the laughter with 

 which Sir R. Peel's statement had been received, remarked that 

 he had no interest in the subject, but the public would naturally 

 be anxious to know it the noble Lord, occupying a high position 

 in her Majesty's CounciN, had retired or been removed. Ha 

 then adverted in ong terms to the s t of the State Trials, 



censuring the Government for ha\ j, through several of its 



icmbers, termed Mr. O'Counell and others "baffled and con- 

 victed conspirators," when, by the decision of the House of I. rds, 

 they were declared to have been unjustly jirisoned for three 

 months. Tne proceedings were <l;sgracci'ul and contemptible, 

 and betrayed a vindictive fccli"gonth< rtof the Government. 

 What did they now mean to do in order to conciliate Ireland, 

 as reparation and u lament for proceeding* by which the 



ovcmnient had given an immense impetus to the Repeal ques- 

 tion? He moved that a message be sent to the Lords i< r a 



M»y of the opinions of the Judges and of the judgment.— Mr. 

 Otwav Cavb seconded the motion, duelling on the mistaken 

 policy pursued by the Government towards Ireland.— Sir R. 

 l'i kl declined to enter on a discussion on this question, at a 

 time when they were momentarily expecting a summons by the 

 Black Rod to attend the other House. At the proper time he 

 would undertake to defend the Government, which, at a time 

 of great dilliculty in Ireland, had endeavoured to maintain 

 tranquillity, not by recourse to extraordinary powers, but by 

 the ordinary process of the law. He assented to the motion, 

 though it was too late d up a message to tiic Lords, bat 



he would take care that it was attended to at the commence- 

 ment of next session. — Lord J. Rcsskll agreed that the 

 time was inconvenient for a discussion of the ject, but when 

 the proper time arrived, he would support his r- d opinion, 



strengthened as it was by the result, that Mr. t ineU and 

 his fellow-traverscrs had not re eived the benefit of a fair trial 

 by jury, but that the trial had taken place by a jury iborately 

 constructed for the purpose of conviction. He insisted that the 

 people of Ireland should have the same substantial justice as 

 those of England. — Sir T. Wilds then rose, and was entering 

 into the legal and constitutional view of the question, when he 

 was interrupted by Sir A. Clifford, who summoned the House 

 to attend the House of Lords. The Speaker and Members 

 accordingly proceeded thither, the Queen's Speech was read, 

 and after all the formalities had been gone through, Parliament 

 was prorogued, according to usage, for a short period, the time 

 named being the 10th October. After the Speaker had returned 

 to the House of ( mmons, he read a copy of the Speech at the 

 table, all the Members standing round; when that was done, 

 he shook hands with Sir R. P. el, Lord J. Russell, and others, 

 and the House was immediately deserted. 



CITY. 



Money Market, Friday. — Consols closed at 99| 

 for Money and the Account ; India Stock has risen to 

 283 ; Exchequer Bills, 74 to 76 prem. 



— GAZETTK OF THE WEEK— BANKRUPTS— J. Bkowki, 5, Kfnjr*a 



rrim, sadler— W. C Clotoh, Eye, Suffolk, apothecary— C. J- li'mrta, 

 Kerby, linendrsper— J. and J. Woomiua d, Bradford, wanted stuff mini. 

 laoturers-H. Hati, N< rhumberland, cattle dealer— R K. Mamj, Kiaws- 

 ton- upon -Hull, wine merchant— J. Opt, White Roothing, Ewrx, d*aier la 

 cattle— T. and J. Baii.bv, KingaclifFe, Northampton, toy-dealera — T. Rot- 

 nwos, Ingram court, Fenchurch-itreet, Mine-merchant— L. v <miaaiaod W; 

 PxnRiTT, Gravesend, Ken;, groceri — R- T. Dockk*v, Dartford, Kent, mar- 

 ket gardener— < . H. Trmiu, Carer-street, Chancer) ne, * laller— R- 

 Pit niiniw, jun , Woalwich, tailor— H. Ciamck, Sheflleld, builder * 

 Kitchbk, Cheshire, corn-dealer— L. A. RanMatLT, Cheltenham, milliner. 



8COTCH '-'I RATION.— T. J-Tevraeow, Edinburgh, 



ent- 



BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED—*. Bxrran, Tiiehurtt, Berkshire, cattle- 

 dealer— J- C. Iv.mll, Gloucester, tailor. 



th^ • »ium xriooii, or me ic\.u un.., ueriod. be laid neiorc tnis House anu w« i.»u U », , --■ - . ..— . . 



at an insurrection had broken out in the Gerian , shall not be pressed at the preseut time for any farther state- , 



Jttctropolts antr its Fictm'tp. 



The House of Commons. — Last week the Speaker's 

 house, with several other apartments connected with the 

 House of Commons, adjoining St. Stephen's cloister, 

 were sold by auction, in order to be taken down for the 

 formation of the entrance to the centre hall of the new 

 palace. The sale took place in the smoking-room, and 

 there was a numerous attendance of purchasers of build- 

 ing materials. Besides the Speaker's house (which wis 

 but slightly injured at the conflagration 0/ the Houses of 

 Parliament), there were the two refreshment-room.':, the 

 kitchens, and the smoking and coffee-rooms, which had 

 been built since the fire for the convenience of members. 

 The whole were divided into 46 lots, and one of the con- 

 ditions of the purchase was that the entire building should 

 be removed within 18 days. Some parts of the premises 

 were erected in the Gothic style, and the floorings of 

 some of the rooms were laid with oak, and in good con- 

 dition. The several lots went for about 437/. The brick- 

 work was put up at 26/., and fetched 149/. 



Election of Chamberlain. — The election of Chamber- 

 lain in the room of the late Sir W. Heygate commenced 

 on Thursday. Alderman Humphery, Sir J. Key, and 

 Mr. D. W. Harvey having retired, there were only two 

 candidates — Alderman Brown and Mr. Heppell. At the 

 close of the day's poll the numbers were, for Alderman 

 Brown, 464 ; for Mr. Heppell, 11. The polling was re- 

 sumed yesterday morning at 9 o'clock •, and at 3, when 

 the poll closed for the day, the gross numbers were : 

 Mr. Alderman Brown, 1670 ; Mr. Heppell, 49. 



New Convent in London. — For the first time since 

 the Reformation, the order of the Sisters of Chanty has 

 been established in the metropolis. Eight nuns and one 

 novice from the nunnery in Bagot-street, DMin, havo 

 just arrived here, under the patronage of the Right Ker. 

 Dr. Griffiths, Roman Catholic Bishop of London, and the 

 Roman Catholic nobility. They have temporarily taken 

 up their residence at 32, Queen-square. 



The Exhibition of Fine Arts -On S-tardajr, tha 

 exhibition at Westminster-hall, of the cartoons fresco 

 painting and sculpture, finally closed, having been on 



