ffortign anti eolortial. FRANCE.—Ministerial explanations of some importance took place

in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. On that day M. Odillon Barret put questions to the. Government respecting the late changes in the Ministry; claiming the information as a, right due to the representatives of the coun- try. M. Guizot admitted the right of the Chambers to demand coplanar. tions; though it was the prerogative of the Crown to select Ministers. The reason why the late Ministers wore called on to resign was, that they did not, either by their language or in their persons, afford that support to the policy of the Cabinet which they were expected to give. M. Lacave La- plague rose. He had been looked for with interest; but his speech disap- pointed everybody. He said that he spoke only for himself. It was true that he had refused to resign, and had been forced to do so: but he made this adiniasion with mildness; and his admonition to the Conservative ma - jority, to shake hands and he friends, gave rise to a, belief that two special interviews with the King, to which he had been summoned on the day be- fore, had dispelled his anger. FRANCE.—Ministerial explanations of some importance took place in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. On that day M. Odillon Barret put questions to the. Government respecting the late changes in the Ministry; claiming the information as a, right due to the representatives of the coun- try. M. Guizot admitted the right of the Chambers to demand coplanar. tions; though it was the prerogative of the Crown to select Ministers. The reason why the late Ministers wore called on to resign was, that they did not, either by their language or in their persons, afford that support to the policy of the Cabinet which they were expected to give. M. Lacave La- plague rose. He had been looked for with interest; but his speech disap- pointed everybody. He said that he spoke only for himself. It was true that he had refused to resign, and had been forced to do so: but he made this adiniasion with mildness; and his admonition to the Conservative ma - jority, to shake hands and he friends, gave rise to a, belief that two special interviews with the King, to which he had been summoned on the day be- fore, had dispelled his anger. A considerable sensation was created in Paris on Tuesday, ,wlien it transpired that the Police had made a seizure of important papers, which exposed some sinister intentions on the part of the Carlists. The story told was, that the Police had seized a portmanteau full of papers, that bad been placed by the Marquis do Pastoret, a leader of the Legitimist party, in the custody of a young lady with whom lie was on terms of great in- timacy. This modern Dalila, it appears, quarrelled with the gentleman; and, to be revenged, gave information to the Police of the dangerous de- posit with which she had been intrusted. The Police immediately took advantage of the hint; and the consequenee was the discovery of a vent, quantity of documents and letters, which have placed, the Government oe the scent of several conspiracies., 60410 of W3 iQ11. 494VII 141'04Y ens.*ilk

others were not yet come to maturity: the object of all was the restoration of " Henry V." to " the throne of his ancestors." It was reported that fifteen persons had been arrested in the course of Tuesday morning, and that several of them were persons of importance from rank or social position.

The Droit states that eleven persons have been arrested near one of the barriers of Paris, on a charge of being engaged in the manufacture of in- cendiary projectiles. On one of the men who was entering Paris was found an incendiary ball of a very large size. In the house where they carried on this manufactory there were materials for operations to a vast extent.

At a recent meeting of the Municipal Council of Paris, the Prefect of the Seine submitted some curious facts respecting the distribution of bread- tickets to the poor. From the 16th November to the 30th April, 3,789,423 francs has been expended in that way, and 1,105,000 will be required for May. It would appear, however, that others besides the extremely poor have availed themselves of the Government charity: the returns show the indigent poor of Paris to be 7 per cent, or 1 in every 14 of the population of the city; but 44 per cent, or 1 in 21, have applied for and received tickets. One effect of this discovery has been to cause the striking off the lists of 60,000 persons.

SPAIN.—The rupture between the Queen and the King Consort is be- coming more and more the subject of public scandal; and the King is said to have taken some steps which may lead to future embarrassments. What these steps are, may be suspected from the tenour of a private letter writ- ten at Madrid, and published in the Daily News. The writer says— "Since her Majesty's arrival at Aranjuez, she has repeated her invitations to Don Francisco to join her; but he is inflexible. I am assured that he has written to his cousin the Count de Montemolin, declaring the date of his last personal communication with the Queen; which supposes suspicion of a jealous character."

The Queen passes her time at Aranjuez in riding, music, the theatre, and chariot-racing with her cousin Dona Josefa.

The King went to the Prado, on the 10th instant, principally, it is said, to evade a " reception," which would have been inevitable had he remained at Madrid on the 13th instant, his birthday. He expresses apprehensions of some attempt upon his life.

A new source of dissension between the King and Queen has just come to light. The Captain-General of Madrid daily attends the Queen to re- ceive from her mouth the pass-word of the garrison in that city. In the ab- sence of the Sovereign, the Captain-General, as the highest military au- thority, gives the word himself. The King Consort has now claimed to do so in the Queen's absence: General Mazzaredo referred the matter to the Queen, and she decided against the King. On the 10th instant, Senor Guell y Rents was suddenly seized at Aranjuez, sent to Cadiz, and ordered to embark for Havanna. The gentleman is the son of a baker in Cuba and a Mulatto woman; and he was suspected of contemplating, not without encouragement, a clandes- tine marriage with Dona Josefa.

Some dissension is said to exist in the Cabinet as to the policy of car- rying out by Royal ordonnanee the financial projects of Senor Salamanca.

Don Angel de la Rive, an advocate connected with the press, is in cus- tody for having fired at the Queen.

On the evening of the 9th, a sudden explosion filled Madrid with alarm: two petards were found on the ground in the Calle Montera. Various po- litical parties are accused; the supposed motive being to draw odium on some other party, or to expose the weakness of the Government.

• Pottruou..—According to intelligence of the 11th instant from Oporto, the Junta has refused to accept the terms proposed by the British Plenipo- tentiary! The Junta demands reform of the constitutional charter; con- firmation of all its own civil acts, military promotions, and financial pro- ceedings; diebanding of the Queen's army, and retention of rank for offi- cers of the old Miguelite army!

This account is partly confirmed by intelligence received by a private English vessel, which left Oporto on the 17th instant. Madrid advises of the 15th represent the Junta as merely requiring time for deliberation.

It was generally believed that Don Miguel had landed at Villeconde, from an English brig; and that he had proceeded to Oporto.

PRUSSIA.—A declaration of rights has been presented to the Marshal of the Second Chamber. The Order of Nobles have decla-ed that they can- not take part in the discussion, as none of the Orders can separately originate or discuss a declaration relating to the rights of the whole.

In a discussion on the 8th, opened by the Royal Commissioner, he de- clared that Government had not ordered the letters of any Deputy to be opened in the post-office, and would not do so. A report to that effect had been circulated.

The estimates of Prussian income and expenditure for 1847 have been presented. The totals stand thus, in dollars; the income exactly ba- lancing the expenditure— In MI. In 1617. lineman.

Income 61,384,000 ... 64,033,000 ... 2,649,000 JERSEY has not escaped its share of the prevailing food-disturbance. On Monday, a number of workmen on the new pier and drains in St. Helier's struck work, and paraded the town armed with bludgeons, and demanding cheap bread and more wages. They compelled or persuaded a number of others to join them, and took possession of some grain-carts. One of the ringleaders having been apprehended, the mob clamoured loudly for his re- lease: they attacked the town-mills, and captured a quantity of flour, with which they loaded two carts. The military were called in to aid the civil power; and the carts were recovered. The town remained in a state of great excitement; but up to midnight there had been no further outbreak.