Miscellaneous.

The following correspondence has appeared in the &forme and some other Paris journals.

" Paris, April 7, 1848. "Lord Brougham has the honour to offer his respects to the lSlinister of Justice, and, wishing to be naturalized in France, he has demanded certificates from the Mayor of Cannes (Var), where he has resided for the last thirteen( ears, and where he possesses a property and has built for himself a mansion (chateau). Those certificates are to be forwarded directly to the Minister of Justice; and Lord Brougham requests the Minister to transmit to him the act of naturalization with as little delay as possible."

" Paris, April 8, 1848. My Lord—I must apprize you of the consequences which will ensue from the naturalization you demand should you obtain it. If France adopts you for one of her sons, you cease to be an Englishman; you are no longer Lord. Brougham— you become Citizen Brougham. You lose forthwith all titles of nobility, all pri- vileges, all advantages, of whatever nature they may be, which you possessed either in your quality Of Englishman or by virtue of the rights hitherto conferred on you by British laws or customs, and which cannot accord with our law of equality between all citizens. This would be the effect, my Lord, even did not the British laws possess that rigour with regard to those British citizens who de- mand and obtain their naturalization in foreign countries. It is in this sense that you must write to me. I must suppose that the late British Chancellor is aware of the necessary consequences of so important a demand. But it is the duty of the Minister of Justice of the French Republic to warn you officially. When Ion shall have made a demand in form, embracing those declarations' it shall be im- mediately examined. A.CREM1EUX." "London, April 10, 1848. "Monsieur le Ministre—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your obliging letter of the 8th. I never doubted that, by causiag myself to be natu- ralized a French citizen, I should lose all my rights as a British peerand a British sub*t in France. I will retain my privileges as an Englishman only in in France I should be all that the laws of France accord to the citizelvt Republic. As I desire above all the happiness of the two countries and aleir mutual peace, I thought it my duty to give s proof of my confidence in the French institutions, to encourage my English countrymen to confide in them, as I do. H. Bnoirouals." "Paris, April 12, 1848, "My Lord—My letter has not been comprehended; yours does not permit me, to my great regret, to forward your demand. You do me the honour to write to me—' I never doubted that, by causing myself to be naturalized a French citizen, I should lose all my rights as a British peer and a British subject in France. I will retain my privileges as an Englishman only in England; in France I should be all that the laws of France accord to the citizens of the Republic.' I used the clearest and most positive expressions in my letter. France admits no partition: she admits not that a French citizen shall at the same time be the citizen of an- other country. In order to become a Frenchman, s on must cease to be an English- man. You cannot be an Englishman in England and a Frenchman in France; our laws are absolutely opposed to it. You must necessarily choose. It was for that reason that I took care to explain to you the consequences of naturalization. In that position, therefore, and as long as you will remain an Englishman in Eng- land—that is to say, as long as you will not abdicate completely and everywhere your quality of British subject, and exchange it for that of French citizen—it is impossible for me to give effect to your demand. A. CREMIEUX." fhe Reform adds—

"At the moment of going to press we learn that Lord Brougham, in a letter received this day in Paris, renounces formally all naturalization in France."

[Lord Brougham stated to the Peers on Tuesday, that his application to the French Government to be allowed to become a naturalized subject of France had been made solely for the purpose of protecting his own pro- perty in France. He trusted it would not be supposed from his so doing that he favoured the Republican form of government.] Prince Metternich, with the Princess, and with Prince Lothar his son, arrived in London on Thursday, and is staying at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover Square, The Prince remains incognito, and is styled M.31ittigna. The party will shortly proceed to Brighton or Richmond for permanent residence.

Donizetti the composer died at Bergamo, his native place, on the 8th instant. He had been for a long time in a state of imbecility.

The Sydney papers report the accidental death of Lady Mary Fitzroy, wife of the Governor of New South Wales. Lady Mary, the Governor, and Lieutenant Masters, were driving in a carriage and four: the horses took fright, and ran the carriage against a tree, which dashed it to fragments: Lady Mary was killed on the spot; Lieutenant Masters died next morning; the Governor escaped with slight bruises. Several thousands of the inhabitants attended the funeral, to show their respect for Lady Mary, and sympathy with the Governor.

Mr. Thomas Steele, formerly the " Head Pacificator " of Ireland, was taken out of the Thames, in a half drowned state, on Wednesday : poor Tom had thrown himself into the river from Waterloo Bridge. A waterman, who was passing under the arch at the moment he fell, seized him, and held him afloat till, with fur- ther assistance, he was drawn ashore. He had left his cap on the parapet of the bridge: in it was found a small freshly-sealed label,marked "Tom Steele, County Clare, Ireland"; and at Peele's Coffeehouse a number- of letters were found which showed his mind to have been bent on suicide. Though not killed, the unfortunate man suffered greatly from the concussionof the all on the water: he was taken to King's College Hospital, and treated With the kindest attention.

We are informed, on the best authority, that the Earl of Auckland suggested, and the whole Board of Admiralty unanimously concurred in the suggestion, with reference to Mr. Cobden's misrepresentations of the Navy generally and of the Mediterranean squadron in particular, that an official letter, expressing the impli- cit confidence of the Board in Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.B., as Commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean squadron, should be sent to this dis- tinguished officer; and the gratifying letter of confidence has accordingly been transmitted.—Lrnited Service Gazette.

At a meeting of "fifty-one Liberal Members of Parliament," held at 14 St. James's Square on the 13th instant, it was unanimously resolved-

" That it appears to this meeting that a mere cordial understanding and co- operation are urgently required among such Members of Parliament as are favour- able to the extension of the suffrage, an equitable arrangement of taxation, a re- duction of expenditure, and the general advance of Reform principles throughout Great Britain and Ireland. That Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., be Chairman; that Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P., be Deputy-Chairman; that Sir Joshua Walmesley be the Honorary Secretary."

At a meeting of the same party of Members, on Saturday, Mr. Hume agreed to give notice of motion for an early day after Easter, that he will bring under the consideration of the House of Commons the present state of the representation of the people.

There is a petition on behalf of Lord Henry Clinton against the return of Mr- Hawes for Kinsale.—Correspondent of the Freeman.

Dr. Hampden, Bishop of Hereford, has appointed the Reverend William Hay- ward Cox, B.D., and the Reverend George Clark, M.A., his Examining Chaplains.

The following is a copy of a memorial to the First Lord of the Treasury, now in course of signature in both Universities. " The memorial of the undersigned graduates showeth—That the present system of the ancient English Universi- ties has not advanced, and is not calculated to advance, the interests of religions and useful learning to an extent commensurate with the great resources and high position of those bodies. That the constitution of the Universities of Ox- ford and Cambridge, and of the Colleges now inseparably connected with their academical system, is such as in a great measure to preclude them from intro- ducing those changes which are necessary for increasing their usefulness and efficacy. That under these circumstances, believing that the aid of the Crown is the only available remedy for the above-mentioned defects, your memorialists pray that your Lordship will advise her Majesty to issue her Royal commission of inquiry into the best methods of securing the improvement of the under-graduates of Oxford and Cambridge." A meeting of the memorialists, it is understood, will be held in London in May.

The cooks of Paris struck for higher wages on Tuesday. Two hundred went to the Palais National to press their comrades; but the Commissary of Police came with a large force of the National Guard, and dispersed them.

The Chinese junk has obtained a berth in the East India Dock, and is under- going repairs for exhibition to the public.

"One of the officials" of the Sherborne Workhouse, having nothing better to do, has executed the following barefaced delusion. He wrote on an egg, "Prepare ye, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand"—placed it in a hen's nest, and pretended the bird had produced it. Numbers of persons believed in the prodigy, and trem- bled. The local journal says that " several of the ministers actually alluded to the matter in the pulpits." On Monday, a notice was posted "on the union gates" that the whole was an April fool hoax. A serious accident has occurred on the Caledonian Railway. Near Abington station, a passenger-train ran into a ballast-train that stood on the line: the fireman had three ribs broken, and the shoulder of a breaksman was dislocated-- both now lie at Carlisle in much danger. This disaster was caused by the neglect of a signal-man, who was absent from his post.

A young labourer at Gloucester went, the other day, to dry his clothes at a lime kiln: the lime-burner spoke to him, and then wedt to his dinner. On his return, he beheld the charred remains of the young man lying in the fire. It is thought that he bad rolled into the fire while in a fit.

The Nabob East Indiaman, homeward-bound, has been lost on the Ecrehon socks on the French coast, off Jersey; having been driven out of her course and reckoning by stress of weather. Eleven persons out of the crew of twenty-one were lost by the capsizing of the boats. The loss in the ship and cargo will fall little short, it is said, of 50,0001.

Cubert Church, in Cornwall, was struck by lightning last week, and totally destroyed.

A systematic plunder of railway travellers at the Preston station of the North Union Railway has been brought to light. John Hetericks, a superintendent employed on the railway for some years, was recently dismissed for disobeying orders. He was afterwards suspected of having stolen a portmanteau; and his Louse having been searched, a great number of things, worth altogether some 2001, were found—evidently stolen from the luggage of passengers.

One Stopford got into ill-repute with the colliers at Wigan, because he had not joined in a turn-out; and threats had been uttered against him. Last week, a glass vessel filled with gunpowder was placed in his house, and exploded by means of a long train. The roof was lifted, and much damage done; lint none of the inmates were hurt.

The capital sentence on Calvert and Mellor, the men convicted of the murder of Mr. Wood of Faweather, has been commuted to transportion for life.