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The Morning Post bas a new version of the reports now so common respecting a visit to be paid by the Queen to Germany. "Vie are enabled to announce, upon authority on which we place every reliance, that her Majesty and his Royal

High- ness Prince Albert contemplate a visit to Germany during the ensuing summer. We understand that the Court will leave England early in August; and that, as at present arranged, her Majesty and the Prince-Consort will pay a visit of six days' duration to their Royal relatives at Gotha, and a further six days at Co- burg. Active preparations are already in progress for the reception of the Royal Tarty both at the Palace and at the Theatre of Gotha. We believe the visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to Paris (if it has ever been contemplated) will not take place during the present summer."

The treaty just concluded between France and Great Britain for the suppression of the slave-trade has been published. Sir Robert Peel has stated, in the House of Commons, that this copy, which first appeared in the Standard, is not the authentic English version. It is probably a translation from the French duplicate.

" His Majesty the King of the French, and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, considering that the conventions of the 30th of November 1831 and 22d of March 1833 have attained their object in preventing the slave-trade under French and English flags, but that this odious trafficyet subsists, and that the said conventions are insufficient to assure itscomplete suppression ; his Majesty the King of the French having testified his desire to adopt more efficacious measures, and her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain having equally at heart to concur in this design ; they have resolved to conclude a new convention, which shall be substituted in the place and stead of said conventions of 1831 and 1833 ; and to this effect have named [here names] who after having exchanged full powers, have agreed upon the following articles.

"Article 1.—In order that the flag of his Majesty the King of the French and of her Majesty'the Queen of Great Britain may not be usurped, contrary to the right of na- tions and to the laws of the two countries, to cover the slave-trade ; and In order to provide more efficaciously for the suppression of this traffic ; his Majesty the King of the French engages to establish within the shortest possible period upon the Western coast of Africa, from the Green Cape (Cape Vert) to the 16th deg. 30 rain. of meridional latitude, a naval force composed at least of twenty-six cruisers, as well sailing as steam [tent a voile qu' a vapour] ; and her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain engages to establish, with the shortest possible delay, upon the same part of the coast of Attica, a force composed of at the least twenty-six cruisers, steam and sail, and upon the Western coast of Africa a sufficient number of cruisers to suppress efficiently the slave-trade ; which cruisers shall be employed for the purposes above indicated, conformable to the following dispositions.

"Article 2.—The said French and English naval forces shall act in concert for the suppression of the slave-trade. They shall commence their operations by establishing an exact surveillance upon all the parts of the Western coast of Africa comprised in the first article ; in particular' upon all the points where the slave-trade is carried on. They shall, with this view, exercise fully and completely all the powers of which the Crown of France and that of England are now in possession, except the restriction in- troduced by this present convention, so far as regards French and English ships. "Article 3.—The officers in the service of his Majesty the King of the French, and the officers of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, who shall be respectively charged with the command of the squadron destined to assure the execution of the present convention, shall agree upon the best means of exercising the said surveillance in choosing and designating the places of station, and in confiding these posts to cruisers of the two nations acting together or separately, according as it shall be judged con- venient [convenable] ; in such wise, nevertheless, that in the case when one of those posts shall be exclusively confided to the cruisers of these nations, the cruisers of other =none may come there at all times to exercise the rights which belong to them.

"Article 4.—Treaties for the suppression of the slave-trade will be negotiated with all the Native princes and chiefs of the above-named coast of Africa, according as it shall appear necessary to the commanders of the French and English nations. These treaties will be negotiated either by commanders themselves or by officers to whom they will give instructions to this effect.

"Article 5.—The treaties above-mentioned shall not have any other object than the repression of the slave-trade. If one of the said treaties be concluded separately by an officer of the British Marine, the choice [faculte] of acceding to it shall be reserved to his Majesty the King of the French : the same choice shall be reserved to her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain in all the treaties which shall be concluded by an officer of the French Marine. In this case, where his Majesty the King of the French and her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain will both become parties in the Conclusion of said treaties, the requisite expenses for presents and similar costs shall be supported by both nations.

"Article case where for the execution of said treaties and conformity to the law of nations, the employment of force by land or by sea shall become necessary, nei- ther of the contracting parties shall have recourse thereto without the consent and con- cturence of the other.

"Article 7.—The moment the squadron of his Majesty the King of the French shall be ready to commence operations upon the coast of Africa, the King of the French will notify it to the Queen of Great Britain, and the two contracting parties will make known by a public declaration that the present convention is upon the point of being put into execution. The said declaration will be expedited whenever it will be neces- e ary [ou besoin sera]. In the three following months the right of mutual search esta- blished by the conventions of 1831 and 1833 shall cease to be exercised, and the Com- missioners' mandates delivered to the cruisers of both nations shall respectively be re- tained [restitues]. " Article 8.—Seeing that experience has proved that the slave-trade in those parts Where it is habitually exercised is often accompanied by deeds of a dangerous nature for the tranquillity of the seas and the safety of the flag ; and considering, at the same time, that if the flag borne by a ship Is prima facie the sign of nationality of the ship, this presumption will be regarded as sufficient to prevent in all cases proceeding to its verifleation, otherwise it would expose all flags to dishonouring abuses in making them serve to cover piracy, the sieve-trade and all other illicit traffic. In order to prevent all difficulty in the execution of the present convention, it is understood that instruc- tions, founded upon the law of nations and upon the constant practice of maritime powers, shall be addressed to the commanders of squadrons and cruisers upon the coast wf Africa. The two Governments have, in consequence, communicated to each other the said instructions which are annexed to the present convention. " Article 9.—His Majesty the King of the French and her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain engage themselves reciprocally to interdict all slave-trade in the colonies that they possess, or shall in future possess ; and to prevent by all means in their power their subjects from using their flag for carrying on the slave-trade with foreign nations, or to engage in any way in the slave-trade.

" Article 10.—Six months after the declaration mentioned in Article 7, the present convention shall enter upon course of execution. It is concluded for ten years. The anterior convention shall be suspended. In the course of the fifth year, the high con- tracting powers shall concert anew, and will decide according to circumstances, if it.be suitable either to put again in execution all or part of such conventions, whether to modify or abrogate all or part of the new convention. At the end of the tenth year, If the anterior conventions have not been again put in execution, they shall be considered as abrogated [a In fin de la disdeme =nee, al lea convocations anterieures n'ont pas etc remises en vigeur, dies seront conaideres comma abrogees]. The two high contracting parties engage besides to continue an understanding for assuring the suppression of the slave-trade by all such means as shall appear to them the most useful and efficacious, until the moment when this traffic shall have been completely abolished."

A deputation from the citizens of Dublin, to suggest alterations in the Irish Banking Bill, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Goulburn, in Down- ing Street, on Wednesday. The deputation were received with courtesy and attention; but they do not appear to have succeeded in impressing their views very strongly on the Ministers.

Mr. Oakeley, of Margaret Street Cho ..1, has addressed a letter to the Bishop of London, stating that he feels great i■culties either in defending the action against him in the Arches Court, or in retaining his licence; the more so, as he understands, the proceedings will not formally settle the question between him and the Bishop: he therefore declines to make any defence, and surrenders his licence.

The papers announce the death of Lord Harris, on Friday last, at his seat near Faversham in Kent. George William Harris, the eldest son of General Lord Harris, was born in 1782; and succeeded to the title is 1816. He was twice married,—in 1809, to Eliza Serena Anne, daughter of Mr. W. Dick, who died is 1817; and in 1824, to Isabella, daughter of Mr. Robert Handcock Temple, who survives: his Lordship had a family by each marriage. He entered the army in 1797; served with distinction in various parts of the world; and attained the rank of Major-General. He was a Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Gnelphic Order, and a Companion of the Bath. He is succeeded in the Peerage by Ins eldest son, the Honourable George Francis Robert Harris.

The personal property of the late Miss Linwood, the needle-worker, has been sworn under 10,0001. By her will, she leaves the picture of " Salvator Mundi" to the reigning Sovereign of the United Kingdom, as an heirloom.

The arrangements for the Polish Ball on the 13th of June proceed with every prospect of success. Among the dances is to be a quadrille with costume of the national Polish colours. The vouchers issued by the Lady Patronesses already exceed 1,900; and next week, the price of the tickets is to be raised to 21. 2a. each.

The following is the report by the Stewards of the Jockey Club on the case of Old England, Mr. Gully's horse-

" The Stewards of the Jockey Club having attended at Messrs. Weatherby's office, in Burlington Street, on Saturday the 3Ist May, and, by adjournment, on Monday the ad June, to bear a charge, brought by lir. Gully, against J. F. Bloodworth and William Stebbings, of having conspired to bet against Old England for the Derby, in connexion with William Day, and through information clandestinely derived from him ; and sub- sequently to lame, or by other means to prevent the said horse running for that race; having heard the confession of William Day, and the evidence of William Barrett junior, and of John Day senior, are satisfied, that Messrs. Bloodsworth and Stebbings did conspire to bet against Old England ; that communication was kept up by Stebbings writing letters through Bloodsworth to William Day, which letters were sent under cover to William Barrett junior of Stockbridge, for several months. It appeared, that William Day and William Barrett junior did on different occasions meet Stebbings at Bloodsworth's house in London, and at other places, to carry out their plans. It was also stated by William Day and William Barrett junior, that StebbIngs did, at Bloods- worth's house, recommend that the horse's foot should be bruised by striking It with a hard stone, or by tying a handkerchief round the leg and striking the sinew with a stick ; and if that was not sufficient that he (Stebbings) could easily get a powder, which, being mixed with the corn, would stop him. They added, that Bloodsworth was averse to the last part of this proposal, saying it was a lagging affair. Messrs. Bloodsworth and Stebbings denied the whole story of having desired William Day to maim the horse, but admitted that they had betted largely against Old England in con- sequence of the information they had obtained from William Day ; and Stebbings acknowledged that he bad received full information from William Day, for several years, as to the qualities and condition of horses in John Day's stables ; and had betted largely for himself and for William Day, in consequence of such information.

" The Stewards therefore order-

" That J. F. Bloodsworth, William Stebbings, and William Day, be warned of the course at Newmarket, and out of the Coffeeroom-yard there ; and that William Day be not permitted to ride in any race at Newmarket. They also recommend the pro‘ prietors and stewards of all race-courses where the rules of the Jockey Club are in force, to prevent them appearing on such courses.

" STILLDBROICE,

SIgnedi" Romans (for the Marquis of Exeter), " Gemtox Anson."

• A correspondent of the Standard, who signalis letter " Trtith," states, "that the very evening of the day on which the man who.'was, convicted before Mi. Hardwick of an assault on the Duke of Wellington, and sent to the House of Cor- rection in default of payment of the fine of 41., for one month, he was discharged, by the Duke, through the medium of a particular friend, paying the fine for him."

By direction of Sir James Grahaia, a copy of the following rule, relative to the treatment of prisoners sentenced to death, has just been issued to the Chairman of the Quarter-Sessions for every county in England and Wales, with a recom- mendation that it be adopted—

"PRISONERS CONDENSED TO DEATII•

"Every prisoner condemned to death shall be confined in some safe place within the prison, apart from all other prisoners, and shall be allowed such a dietary as the Visiting Justices may direct, and exercise in the open air for a reasonable time every day. He may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request, by an order in writing irona any Visiting Justice. No other person shall have access to each prisoner, except the Governor or other officer of the prison, the Chaplain, and Surgeon ; or if such convict shall be of a religious persuasion differing fromthat of the Established Church, a minister of that persuasion, attending at his request. If any person, however, shall make it appear to a Visiting Justice that he has important business to transact with the convict, such Visiting Justice nuty grant permission, in writing, to such person to have a conference with the convict, in the presence of the Governor.

" No person except the proper authorities, the prison officers, and the Police on duty, shall be admitted Into the interior of the prison on the day of an execution, nor on oc- casion of a condemned sermon, nor during the performance of divine service after lens tense of death has been pronounced. Provided that this rule shall not he interpreted to exclude a minister of a religious persuasion differing from that of the Established Church from attending, at his own request, a convict of such persuasion."

A most distressing circumstance has occurred in the African squadron. The Wasp, 18, Commander S. H. Usher, took a prize, which was sent to Sierra Leone to be condemned. On her way, this prize fell in with and took another slaver. The Lieutenant in command, still keeping share of the first vessel, put a Midship- man named Harmer, with eight men, into the oilier. The vessels then separated. Unfortunately, Mr. Harmer allowed a strong party of the slave-crew to remain out of irons, and at night they rose and murdered every Englishman on board; and when daylight broke, exchanged signals with and fired at the other prize, and then bore away. In a day or two afterwards, she fell in with the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop; who took her, and brought the whole of her murderous piratical crew to Ascension. The villains will shortly be sent to England in the ideroine, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Foote, and the Rapid, 10, Commander Elitle?

— Standard.