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FRANCE.—In the Chamber of Deputies, on Friday, was read the draft of an address in answer to the King's speech, of which it was nearly an echo. The most important variations were, a paragraph alluding to the right-of-search treatith of 1831 and 1833, and eapressing a hope that negotiations entered on with Great Britain would tend again to place the commerce of France under the exclusive surveillance of its own flag ; and a paragraph aimed at the Duke of Bordeaux's adherents— "Yes, Sire, your family is truly national; between France and you the alliance is indissoluble. Your oaths and ours have cemented that union. The rights of your dynasty remain placed under the imperishable guarantee of the independence and loyalty of the nation. The public feeling brands with reprobation guilty manifestations. Our revolution of July, in punishing the violation of sworn faith, has consecrated among us the sanctity of an oath.

On Monday, the first to ascend the tribune was M. Berryer ; who protested against the insertion of the foregoing paragraph. He con- tended for the right of the Legitimists, though a minority, to retain and propagate their own opinions ; but asserted that they had acted with loyalty and had remained faithful to their oaths— M. Berryer then referred to what had taken place in London, and declared that it was ridiculous to suppose that any attempt had been made to treat the princely visitor there as a sovereign. The Legitimists had gone to ray their respects to the Dec de Bordeaux, the representative of their ancient re- membrances, but for no other purpose whatever. Was France, so powerful a nation, to be alarmed at the proceedings of a few loyal gantlemen ? He pro- tested strongly against the paragraph, and declared formally that there was no conspiracy—no intention to act against the existing government in France— nothing beyond the natured desire of the Legitimist party to pay honour to the head of their opinions.

Here, being interrupted by the loud disapprobation of the Minis- terial majority in the Chamber, he angrily broke off his speech ; but, at the instance of M. Gaizot, he resumed, and brought it to a more deliberate close. M. Gnizot replied. He observed that the facts of the case were a better reason for inserting the paragraph than any thing that he could say. The meetings at London had been held with the utmost seriousness and pomp ; and it was even deemed requisite to have the three orders of the kingdom present ! He drew a distinction be- tween the fundamental principles of the Legitimists and those of all the Cabinets since 1830: the watchword of the men of the Revolution was liberty and public order ; whilst that of the Legitimists was a right which they said was greater than all others—the divine right of kings. The designs of the Legitimists were known, and it was the duty of the Chamber to brand them at the commencement with reprobation. Such was the intention of the Committee. M. Guizot was loudly applauded. In the debate which ensued, the Due de Valmy, in some strong but very vague langttage, vindicated the expedition to London. The chief incident of the debate, however, was a speech by M. Thiers, who made a general attack on Ministers for weakness and vacillation, espe- cially on the subjects of the slave-trade treaties and the Duke of Nemonrs's dotation. The discussion on the separate paragraphs COM- ineneed on Wednesday.

The Finance Minister brought forward his budget on Friday. These are the general results— The budget for 1844, presented last year, estimated the ordinary expenses at a sum of 1,281,013,710 francs, and the receipts at 1,247,228,366 francs ; leaving a deficiency of 33,785,344 francs. For 1845, the ordinary expenses are put down at 1,276,106,797 francs, and the receipts at 1,276,925,231 francs; giving a surplus of not much less than a million. Besides, in 1844, the extraordinary expenses amounted to 123,500,000 francs; whilst in 1845 they are only 96,431,344 francs; and this occurs when the reserves of the sinking-fund reach a sum nearly double that which the floating debt will have to bear as its share of the extraordinary works now in course of execution throughout the king- dom. The whole amount of improvement for the year 1845 over that of 1844 is calculated by M. Lacave Laplagne at 28,246,270 francs, and the exact excess- of receipts over the expenditure in the present budget at 818,434 francs. The deficiencies of the five years from 1840 to 1844 inclusive, will, by the increase of the revenues over the estimated expenses, and by the aid of the reserves of the sinking, fund, weigh on the floating debt on 1st January 1845, only to the amount of 151,301,265 francs ; and after the year 1846, the reserves will be applicable altogether to the great public works, all the arrears having been paid off. "There is even reason to hope," observes M. Lacave Laplagne, "that a portion of the reserves of 1846 may be applied to that purpose.'

The ceremony of inaugurating the new monument to Moliare was performed on Monday. It is erected at the corner of the Rue Riche- lieu and the Rue Traversiere, which latter street is henceforth to be

called Fontaine-Moliere. The monument, designed by M. Visconti, comprises three figures—the Comic and Tragic Muses, and the great

dramatist. It cost 178,000 francs. There were rumours that the stu-

dents meant to breed a riot, and an enormous guard surrounded the monument, all the troops in the city being under arms. The large pro- cession of enthusiasts could not get near enough to the statue to do any thing appropriate with the bunches of immortelles that they all bore. The Prefect of Paris, however, made a speech, and all passed off

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The students arresterrring the disturbances on the 6th instant, were brought before the Court of Correctional Police on Friday last, and were sentenced to imprisonment for terms ranging from five to twenty days.

SPAIN.—The week's news from Spain may very briefly be summed up. The latest date from Madrid is the 11th instant. Mr. Bulwer had

presented an autograph letter from Queen Victoria to Queen Isabella, in reply to the notification of the Queen's majority. The Government had issued a decree restoring to Queen Christina the pension allotted to her in 1841. Narvaez declined to be promoted to the rank of Captain- General of the Spauish Armies, on the plea that he wished to afford no pretext for supposing him to be actuated by ambition or other corrupt motive; but the Queen commanded his acceptance. The elections for vacancies in the Cortea, proceeding throughout the country, were in favour of the Progresistas. Figueras surrendered to the Government troops on the 11th instant. Most of Ametler's officers took passports for France.

NORTH AMERICA.—The mail-steamer Hibernia, which left Boston on the 1st instant and Halifax on the 3d, arrived at Liverpool on Satur- day. The intelligence, whether from the United States or Canada, is of little interest.

In the American House of Representatives, a petition from Massa- chusetts against slavery had beers excluded under the 21st rule, which declares that such petitions shall not be entertained. Subsequently, the Select Committee on Rules agreed to report a resolution for rescinding the 21st rule; and it was supposed that the House would affirm the re- solution. In the Senate, a bill had been introduced to establish asierifee tonal government near the Oregon territory ; which was referred' to a Select Committee, The New York Tribune publishes a desperate account of the emi- grants who had set out for the Oregon territory. "It appears that eight persons, women and children, died of thirst, starvation, or fatigue, before reaching Fort Hall on the Saptin ; that their cattle and other animals were very much emaciated ; and that their hopes of getting to Lower Oregon were surrounded with such gloomy forebodings, that some of the company had returned to the States. A writer in the same paper observes, that those who traverse the route must endure great hardships—with " the awful barrier of snows, the herbless sands, and naked rocks" of the Rocky Mountains the absence of roads, and nothing but wild meat for food over a tract Of 3,000 miles.

Nothing decisive in Canadian affairs had occurred in Kingston, to the 27th ''December. The Executive Council consisted solely of Mr.. Daly, Mr. Viger, and Mr. Draper ; none of them holding specific offices, but Mr. Draper acting as legal adviser to the Governor-General. A Toronto paper publishes a letter from Mr. Isaac Buchanan to Mr. Hincks in which the writer accuses that gentleman and his colleagues of wilfully misrepresenting the Governor-General, and of seeking to sever the connexion of the Province with England 1 Some Reform. members of Canada West had offered to support any Government. formed by Mr. Harrison. On the other hand, in Canada East, the county of Richelieu had called upon its representative, Mr. Viger, to resign his seat. He replied by asking his constituents to wait until they had given him a bearing.

A Royal pardon had been extended to the five transported prisoners who were undergoing their sentence in New South Wales, in conse- quence of the part taken by them in the late rebellion in Canada ; namely, Pierce Hector Morin, Achille Morin, Charles Hunt, Louis Pinsonnault, and Rend Pinsonnault.