As Attorney-General he w. 
all parties. 
= is health permitted, assiduous 
c 
opsham, near Exeter, in 1798, an 
Capt. Follett, of the 
brothers and one siste: 
hers 
as, as long 
in the extr vo and 
nd w es f 
13th Foot. He had three other 
T, r, who m married Te Bright. One 
e 
d t yn rw x 
children, two of ecm gh daughter the youngest 
omy. thirteen months old, ba m Follett firs 
ared as a poli 
was again returned by a large 
= papery to = hele of ig ie A -General, ren- 
Fae yacant by the 
otio m 
majority. In 1844, on 
Sir F. Pollock (now 
Chief Baron), there Aig o ate a new election, an 
S, 
"z 
Yovember, 1834, = 
Brig 
William was first t appointed Solicitor: Gene ral, and r 
mained in that office until April, 1 
1835, when Sir F 
of Eng land, and that, if his health had permitted it he 
fant date. “The demise of such a man,” oor 
Mornin: Post, “ 
without poignant r 
and admiration of as 
the 
lated by the public 
his 
et. No professional man of 
age and standing Be done more to earn the respect 
countrymen—of our own time, 
no man of his standing has occupied so high a place in 
the public esteem. 
eg sadness that s 
It cannot be thought of but Sper 
ch a 
su 
that h 
go, beiiant a should, byt the mysterio see at po 
aye. Sir Wil- 
Ww, 
l more extensive knowledge, 
portion 
of learning stored up, but no man could 
mmand: the of learn 
earning which was 
80 readily coi 
éxactly appropriate to the case brought before him. = 
clearness x bad wae Sir William Follett had no equa 
e with more vigour, and ith 
Many m 
could ar; 
greater ‘csi. eap circumstance upon circum 
stance in support of their Lave but no one could like 
him ‘select, as it were int tively, the circumstances 
which threw most light on the matter in hand, or put 
Soe t Soroninianee forward wi ch Aa = 
a ee ae were reasoning powe 
pletely ry mand—more flexible, Any intellectual 
=. fs te to the affairs of me: med eas) 
to and though no Sieg bey ge foi, te the 
ieee sciences, fe caps men at the bar, he could 
most readily evolve from caie mass of facts an 
SeT s peni A few words 
of oor from him were gs a Porm: ots: p 
confi he 
rplexity to others, 
and p 
goal so p yA ‘hat he Ia cy er Tage Cpr it hime 
: Rigor ‘ew Slave Trade Conzention,—The a 
aly yta to our regr ae “tre | 
e trust a happier state of ex- 
the articles of the Convention between Her Majest 
rench for the 
rt. T. Tn order that the fla; 
oe Cores Kingdom of Great. 
Majesty the King of the 
of nations and the laws 
usurped to 
suppression of the 
THE NEWSPAPER. 
French cruisers, jointl eparately, a: TF z _ deemed most | Governments have thus exhibited th nobl 
expedient prov vile ee See in piin ion bein ng e! pe | sincere union in a common Sue ifea ye 
cially = mitted to the charge o cruisers of “ather Lames the | humanity, England and Fra afforded pty on jus 
cruiser: oft the other nation jia at any time enter the me for pro oof that they were both antinated Che th hyd 
the roxas of « exercising the rights respectively belonging to | rious sentiment, and that they would labour in 
? f: ayi side 2 3 
r a ea s te 
a native princes or chiefs on the above-mentioned part of the it was a grand and noble yee pe 
west coast of rhe En herer T an tiy pagai necessary to Ay After M. Guizot had left the ine. iho grant 
commanđers of the English and French squadrons re spectiv ve 2 was 
Suc h treaties shall be negoti: s ted pr raato that oft themselves, to the vote and adopted, and the Chamber nex tp put id 
ecia assed 
or by officers s iyin nstructed bythem to that effect.—Art. V. | the entire bill, by 243 agai The 
The object of the aforesaid paar shall be pendined tothe sup- | Débats seamed this Be oor aie vo 
ressi f the slave-trade. If such treaty be concluded b i 
pression of the slave- pes y ae 4 ee Chamber not mer ely as a triumph for the et 
the 
a 5 8 x 
Majesty the King of the French to become party to in wh 
such treaty; and if by a French officer, the like power | Chamber joined ocho distinction the om 
shall be reserved to Her Majesty the Queen of the United | “It was, in an il howie ats, “the 
Kingdom, of Great Britain and iie Whenever Her | triu: aopo eoi it was eeling of the cour 
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain correctly t, eek tho right of search, and t 
a Ireland and His eed the King of the French shall which legalised it, any “tt was this feeling which was s ti 
both become parties to such a treaty, the expense which by the new convention. But we a hegre 
may have been Ga in effecting the same, whether | force us to regard this unanimity u quite another 
for presents or other similar expenses, shall be borne equally | It is probable that, with its habitual south faith, it willy not 
oth nations. Art. VI. Whenever it shall be nécessary to | to assume the entire honour of the treaty, and that it 
loy force, confor ly to the law of nations, in order to | vert into a humiliation for the Mintetey a result 
com: he due execution of any treaty made in pursuance of | due to the wisdom, to the prudence, and to the skill of the 
the present convention, no suc ce shal ted to ppointed toconduet this difficult negotiation. ate 
either by land or sea, without the consent of the commanders | have t he re psa, he Opposition hz o rd to 
both of the British and of PE a ee or And if it | on Friday. Ithad only a choice between praise or silence, 
should be deemed necessary ainn of the objects | it patoeas prefered silence, A few wo: 
of this convention, that ae Skoot te pasos he on that part | who said he would vote for the grant, gave tl 
of the coast of Africa before described, this shall be done only Foreign ‘Affairs an opportunity to demonstrate that Pram 
with the consent of e two high schoo ‘parties. Art. had recovered the inde penne ence of her flag completely, 
VII. As soon as the squadron to be sent by his Majesty the sme him to do justic a few words of elevation “a . 
King of the French to the coast of Afric A hall b aaa to com- | nity to the Gestanannie of “which the treaties on the + 
m operations on the coast of Africa, his Majesty the King | seare had been so often the objee 
ence operations o 20as frica, hi 
of the French shall cause Notification thereof to be made to | = Previous to this debate the b ae of the me 
KarS Se Qoeet ot Rie Foie ed. Kingdom a Great | ree Public Instruction was passed without any of 
and Ireland ; and the two high contracting Linge * ¥ 4 | violent outbreaks between the champions of the Chur 
d the Uni it, ich it w 
joint de ae ration bce Sai n that the measures to be adopted 
in virtu ion. a re about to be carried into execu- | an e University, to which it was expected to g 
poi and the ahareaeld easier ation shall be published weet er | rise. The usual grant to the College of France A 
t may be deemed necessary. Within three months after the | mica t hort but curious discussion ‘olonel L 
date oe = = —_— — the warrants that have been issued, | ~~ a 
in of the conventions of 183 and 18: 33, to the ass se took the opportunity of making e 
ear the wo nations, ior ed a gee a exercise of of the ai upon the system r instruction in the College of F 
of search, shall be réspectively deliv up. Art. generally, but particularly on the lectures 4 
Whereas experience has shown that the t rafie in slaves in mape, Maass Michelek sa P He said that ioni 
parts of the world where it is habitual carried on is ofter 
nied by 
< . r e p 
a f the national cha acter ors p= vessel, this presump- pi ry rite r k 
Loe caD oosid sy TTE TRA e the most salient poimi 
the 
a , 
proceeding to t the verification E stam otherwise all | in the history of Frar i 
flags might be exposed to abuse, by their fic itis to cover “ An attempt has èshi: ee made,” he said, “to dif 
piracy, the slave-trade, or any other illegal traffic ; it is agreed, | the a of the most heroic woman of whom France “a 
in order to prevent any dif fficulty in in the Seaton, of the | cause to be proud; of that woman, who, under Charles 
present convention, Lio et ati founded on the law of | had the a Death mess and courage to drive the English from 
nations, and on the constant usage of maritime powers, shall | territory of he That woman had been publicly signal 
cages ‘> the pete sh oa aeons of the British and | in a lecture he College of France as a mad woman, 
ions o a ne The two 7 
y 
vernments have acc ordingly ree aaa sige ate => ach other — T undertaken a natio nal act, and her co 
is con- | deserved to be 
vention.—Art. IX. Her Majesty the Queen of ‘the United King- obedience to u ine a ation, which, perhaps, all 
da à i j understand, but 
the y S 
or ma’ herentear ssess, and also to Rare as-far as the ` x 
laws of each ior posse shall permit, tl espective s aa cts = d z "thase en so put a 
from bein engaged, Peas tae or iairecty, in this traffie— mld rtake to do so, e quo 
g = EF nagian -e — oy egy ne on Sana in it Michelet, to show that he i eulogis 
ztl ra into execution. 
The pla rof Ht it is ised T 10 pana The previous conven- eans, M. Arago also TA à the T 
shall be suspended. In the course of the fifth year the mag the « calum ny, had o originat e i giii 
bo vn hi pte Tee ting parties will concert together anew, and | paper: . 
will decide according to circumstances, whether it is fitting | tried a sec a time to address 
the Ww 
ventions, or to modify or to abrogate the whole or part of the | U/timately 
present convention, "At the ant of the tenth year, unless the voted « on Monday a sum of pace 0 
previous conventions shall have = een again a pi hs they | cathedral of Paris, by a majority 
ioeo E Seiny e aae spel Pone -= Aoi igh Chamber afterwards commenced the discussion om 
ot for fe gm = Zw of. the a a alt fhe Tours and Nantes and Paris and Stras 5 
which to them most useful a gok ost effiea- | Bill, which was ultimately adopted by 2 
cious, S, until the time when this trafic shall be mpletely a abo- | majority. The duration of the lease of the former 
lished.— Art. XT. Thet ent econyention shall Pe ratified, and â J Y: : d that of the eee we 
the ratifications shall be ane ged at London at the expiration xed at 35 years, an Di 
of 10 days from this sonia possible. In witness | The House also passed the Fecam 
whereof the respective nierien have pa the fog Aix and Avignon Railway Bills by Ia large ma 
and affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Donein y 
7 29th day of May, 1845. —(L.S.) STEPHEN Voie Gouen 
L.S.) ABERDEEN; (L.S.) STE. AULAIRE ; (L.S.) V. BROGLIE.” 
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France.—The Paris paper: almost destitute = 3 “Seni il amily Ge at length contra 
news. The business of the session not the Chambers statement 80 conspicuously put forth in 
virtually at an end, and the chief topic of ae this Gazette of the a of nar we Se t 
ék is the sta = 
e had already 
| Deputies have so far reassured Ministers that the €X-| near three weeks at Moulins, ae he had p 
ed dissolution will not take place. The Chamber of | seeded with the permission of the Ho ae ee of th 
effectual s SSO stow aart scm bi the King 
gie French engages, as bopi, cable, to station 
€ west coast of ‘Lirica, pana pos Ey to A pg. chewy 30 
po oe ~ veer adage naval force of a 
Sisti: Sailing and steam-vessels ; M jesty t 
of he T U ied ingdom g 3 ritain ae 
as soon as may be ractica le, 
e pry ane ot “Afric Saa ‘ila cruisers 
Majesty shall. ar sufficient for the prevention of y 
at coast; which cruiser be = Red employed for the purposes 
f. IE. The said Poi 
ongert for 
wea 
lowing stipulations. 
1 forces shall a 
e-trade, "It will be 
the slave-tri 
ea duty. te patie oy strictly every part of the west 
sien, within the limits Se ie fie wives | oe 
this 
rt. I, where the Slave- 
shall exercise 
: ise fully 
hi romaine Se b 
ĝi € 
Buh |s 
e 
‘ of and accepted the new means whic ns 
| eat bia tibet ot cea a aaa iE 16, and zed om snl oi 
| Deputies voted the ien ma for 1846 -oni Friday by a|} y brother who. is studying at the c 
majority of 232 to 45, The _ ber afterwards pro- slo ae the Cabe waited in in person 08 
Bill relative to the execution of Prefect, at applied for permission to pro 
the convention for the repression a the slave- trade. M. other par rance. The pie A 
M: q Pins the a A i 
for that oo ani and M. Dupin n having expressed some | 41, bers hing Ma st the gra 
doubts as to the abolition of the r ieht of search, M: | ae en of Spain's m ‘nage has reached a sou d 
Guizot rotet into explanations which completely re- | France, ccording to report, consen 
moved the seruples of the hon. member on the subjèct. | marr E: a Prifice of Coburg, brot fü 
“Tt has been incessantly repeated,” said M. Guizot, in con- Porta sou and Pachete de Nemours, and, 
, nce êginni 0 el, opp a marriage 
ding his 
that England wished to establish the right of search, such as it England will not Queen 
existed in the treaties of 1831 and 1832, to use it against the | de Mi jer the 92d ult., at 
trade of the bs but particularly against ours, on the coast | pas i from Algiers any ‘ 
of Africa, and to arrogate to herself the complete dominion of 3 seLKader was still within 
evertheless, it is i Semple which she sought period A A rtunity of a 
ae maintained, it was alleged, at spirit, that England has | France, hing an r of Algiers 
be ow abad onea! J bas E bas bes at Teit forti ormally suspended, and of the Tell. The Ak porters K 
stablish he common consent.of wo ; ror 0 that 
Governments. This is za al in the lagt article of fe s ` the Jast aoe Pie diffieulties tween etin 
an if at thi = of 10 yéars, the right oe should not pè mit a hope that a rompt ma happy 5° 
ved with our consent, it will be considered as definitively | and France will have à nm e ‘marie the § 
abrogated, England, Toudly proclaim, h as proved by her con-, 4 notice is to be seen at the nged marriag’ of 
duct kejais oteasion that she H oth = interest at heart— issement of Paris of the intende! ith Mad 
lin the cold intereet tirat ate ewer dear cupied her in that atrordissem hens, of Cornwall, Wi or 
cial question was the re aeon bed ‘Do oe tore pada en Stephen Lyne Step dancer. M K 5 
at She had seén, what she ought, ih ee of 1831 | Duvernay, the eclebratet cence ag’ 
and 1852 was solely the icachadl ndprtaldon ‘the slave-trade. al her first appearance 25 ge s i 
When she discovered in the propositions rrine cng eon = T Bee i proke her in J 
equally efcacious foritsr ssion, she Immediately abandoned Royale in pipe 3 Talian Opera p whem a 
