rnarts of a mile. 6 Subscribers. difficulties attending the exchange
of wsppers between is country Mr. M. Stanley's Skimmer, 3 years 1 1 and England are entirely removed, and English newspapers may hence- Mr. Shard's b. f. Mask. 3 years 2 Jr. forward be received in every part of France, and be transmitted through or through England to any part of the world, shall be subjected only to a postage of four sous (id. sterling), payable in France, in lieu of the 10 sous hitherto paid. In England, they are to circulate free of postage. These 4 sons the French Director has claimed and reserved the right of levying, merely as a counterpart to the 4d. stamp-duty paid by all English papers, whereby they are exempted from postage in Great Britain the stamp-duty paid by French newspapers being only of 5 centimes, or }d. sterling. A diminution in, or total abolition of, this rate of postage will be made at any future time when the English stamp-duty may be taken off or diminished. This new agreement will begin to be acted upon as soon as the legal obstacles which have hitherto stood in its way have been set aside; that is, in the course of a few weeks.— Times Paris Correspondent.
N. Dupin, the late President of the Chamber of Deputies, has taken the opportunity' of the dissolution of the Chamber to pay a visit to England. This is the first time, we believe, that M. Unpin has crossed the Channel, although he has many friends in this country, and often refers to English institutions as authorities or analogies. He was, we understand, invited by Prince Talleyrand to take up his residence at the French embassy during his stay in the English metropolis, but chose rather to fix upon a private hotel, as allowing him more inde- pendence of movement, and laying him under fewer obligations. Du- ring his short stay, his object will be to examine as far as he can the working of our political, judicial, and civil institutions. As he has been the friend and correspondent of Lord Brougham, every facility will of course be afforded him of seeing our highest political society, and of understanding the peculiarities of our most valued establishments. The moment at which he has arrived must be admitted to be extremely interesting to a politician.— Times.
The silver medal of the French Academy of Agriculture, Manufac- tures, and Commerce, was presented to Dr. Bowling, at the HOtel de Ville of Paris, on Thursday week by the Due de Montmorenci.
The Court-martial on Captain Pigott, R. N., on charges for tyran- nical conduct, preferred by Lieutenant Walker, is still proceeding at Sheerness, and is expected to be brought to a close during the ensuing week. As this trial has assumed an interest not at first expected, we shall endeavour to make room for a distinct account of the whole affair in the next Spectator.
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