As soon as the session of our Parliament commences, there
le always a wonderful falling off in the Foreign news. One would; suppose that the inhabitants of the Continent were under a spell,. which palsied their movements during the time allotted for speeeh-- making and legislation in the British Senate ; or, at least, that they made up their minds not to do any thing of the "slightest interest," until the season for shooting partridges and rusticating returned. Whatever may be the actual state of things abroad,. certain it is, that, according to the newspapers and their corre. spondents, the " Continentals" appear to be remarkably quiet and stupid at present. Don CARLOS does nothing, and Eseauraeo just as much ; whilst General EVANS relieves his leisure by pee- ning modest letters to his long-enduring Westminster consti- tuents.
Of French affairs there is scarcely more to be said. General CLAUSEL has appeared in Paris ; but whether he will be dis- graced, or sent back honourably to Algiers, nobody seems to know. A Monsieur BAUDE, it is said, had undertaken his im. peachment ; but there were fears that he would be protected by the King. The arrests of suspected persons continue throughout France; and every day fresh cause arises to doubt the fidelity of the sub-officers of the army. The last report about MEUNIER was, that he had made confessions involving a great number of persons. Tuesday being Mardi Gras, Paris exhibited almost as much buffoonery as usual, though multitudes. were suffering from the " grippe " or influenza.
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