27 APRIL 1844, Page 9

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FnericE.—Friday's debate in the Chamber of Deputies, on the Tahiti affair, was abruptly brought to a close in an unexpected manner. M. Billault moved for more information on the subject, making the motion

the occasion for a new attack on Ministers, and hoping to bring on embarrassing debate. M. Guizot replied by laying a bundle of papers before the President ; and as Deputies would have to read them, he said, before they could form just opinions, he moved that the debate be adjourned. The Chamber at once consented. In the course of the discussion, M. Guizot stated, that Admiral Dapetit-Thouars had not been formally recalled ; and that Admiral Hamelin, who had been ap- pointed to replace him at Tahiti, had not sailed in the vessel in which he was to have proceeded to the South Seas, but that the ship, the Ariane, had subsequently been ordered to another destination.

These papers fill the Journal des Debats of Saturday. They add little information respecting the main facts ; but the exacting disposi- tion of the French officers is more clearly displayed. For example, a little island called Motoo (ha belonged to Queen Pomarii as her private inheritance ; the local authorities solemnly declared that it was so ; and she offered it as a place for the invalids of the English vessels. Captain Vrignaud denied her right to dispose of it ; and Captain 'foup Nicolas, rather than cause unpleasant feeling between the English and French, waived his right to accept the Queen's offer.

The Paris papers mention a report that the French Government pro- posed to purchase the sovereignty of the territories of Queen Pomare ; with the exception of a single island to be left to her, with a civil list which would enable her to keep up a certain degree of dignity. Another report is, that the British and French Governments have negotiated a partition of IIayti between the two countries ; Spain to cede her portion to England in satisfaction of pecuniary claims.

On Thursday, the Chamber of Deputies by a great majority approved and adopted the amendment introduced by the Chamba of Peers into the bill for amending the game-laws, which empowers persons authorized by the Crown to hunt, shoot, carry, and sell game, at all seasons of the year. The National observes- " The result will be, that hereafter the agents of the Crown may shoot, hunt, collect, and carry game, and sell it at all seasons of the year. The law, by this amendment, may be completely annulled, as it will be always easy for a vender of game to pretend that his merchandise was the produce of the royal forests. The Chamber considered that this clause should be adopted, in order that the French Princes and their foreign visiters might enjoy the royal exer- cise of the chase. Who would have believed, h twever, that after two revolu- tions, we should have heard a representative assembly pass two hours in listen- big to discourses on the pleasures of the King, the pleasures of the Princes, the pleasures of their visiters—the King a the Belgians and the husband of the Queen of England, for example?"

On Monday, began the debate on a hill for improving prison-discipline in France, by establishing the Philadelphia system. The discussion promised to lost for some days, but was expected to result in the defeat of the measure.

In the Chamber of Peers, on Monday, commenced the discussion of the bill to regulate the system of secondary instruction, defended at great length by M. Cousin. The University complains that its power is abridged ; the clergy, that the power of the University is augmented in the supervision of provincial schools intrusted to it by the bill, to the great danger of religion. 'rho debate would be long, the result doubtful.

The Courrier Francais states " that the question of the right of search is arranged with England, and that the Cabinet holds the fact in reserve, in order to use it in a case of emergency. According to the arrangement, France would be left at liberty to suffer the trea- ties to fall into disuse, by not delivering new warrants to the cruisers." The Tunes avers that there is no kind of foundation for this report.

Seattr.—Madrid papers to the 17th instant present little of interest. Rumours of arrests and of small Carlist machinations occasionally come out. S. Lopez has been summoned to appear before a Court- martial, to answer the most improbable charge of having been con- cerned in the revolt at Alieant. The expeditio3 against Morocco is revived, and there seems no doubt that it would shortly be despatched.