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ir-rpviiK.-gam-. rr.r-msrs «.mir&at> to ittc ally's f3-jr>ts. LONDON, DEC. 3. THE Foreign intelligence this week is rna'le uj) pritici;>allv of rntnottrs and speculations. Tlu-re ?,r^ but few facts stated. and most of those are contra- dieted. BPrianiiu;- with Spain, it is said that the sietre of jJilhoa Ins been raised by the Oarlists and on the other hand, thit it lias not been raised, but that the assailants are determined to take the eitv. The weather, however, has been so extremely an favourable, that the Carlists Isiid great difficulty in keeping up their works. Of they experience greater hard- ship than fho g-trrisott, tvlii'dt is under cover. The last active operation of which we have intelligence, was a sortie of the garrison on the "?.-d November, it. as sustained with little loss by the Carlists, who reomsed the eneeiv with considerable slaughter; but this is the Carlist account. Gomez is everywhere and nowhere — that is, nobodv can te!! his position at any given tune it is hoped, though, in Madrid, that Narvaez, will find him" somewhere, and retake the plunder he lias amassed. Hands of Carlist marauders have advanced within a short distance of Madrid, and the last battalion of the garrison has been sent out to drive them back. Some alterations in the Ministry were on the point of being completed, when the last accounts left Madrid. Lopez had resigned the 1-Tomo Department, to be succeeded by G on sales, and Cuadra the Marine, which infante was to have. Ca'.atrava remains at the head of the Government; but Mendizabal, according to the story, was to give up the Finance Ministry to Ferrer, and Moscoso to succeed Rodil as Minister of The approaching session of the French Chambers occupies the thoughts of the politicians 01 Paris. Thiers intends to go into active opposition. He will be supported by the Tiers-Parti, the Liberals, and the Carlists. Guizot, with more pluck than Peel showed under very similar circumstances, has resolved to fight the Parliamentary battle in a Chamber that was last year devoted to his rival. Such is the influence pos- sessed by the Government of the day over the Deputies, that it is considered possible for Guizot to find a ma- jority to support, him. There is a talk of an alliance between the Duke of Orleans and a Russian Princess but the rumour finds few to credit it. The danger to the Orleans dynasty from the establishment of Don Carlos in Spain, is seriously discussed in the Consti- tutionnel. It is assumed, that at least a most trouble- some Vendeau war might be kept up, with underhand assistance from Navarre; while France would not be permitted to attack Spain under a lef/itimate Sovereign. -The Paris Journal, La France, was seized last week for having stvled the Duke and Duchess of Angouleme King- and Queen of France. On Saturday, the respon- sible" Editor, M. Verteuil de Feuillas, was condemned bv the Court of Assizes of the Seine to three months' imprisonment, and 3000 francs finc-1st. for having (by the paragraph above cited) attacked the rights of the King; 2(1, for having attacked the order of succes- sion to the Throne; and, 3dly, for having declared iiis adhesion to a form of Government not recognised by the charter of 1830. The Coitr Royale has confirmed the sentence of the Correctional Police which con- demned a print-seller called Bobley to a fine of 100 francs and a month's imprisonment, for selling the por- trait of the Duke of Bordeaux. If the accounts re- ceived from Brest and Toulon be worthy of credit, the French Government contemplates naval operations on a large scale. The Quotidienne asserts that orders for fitting out every ship of war in both those ports have been issued by Government. The Eclaireur of loulon states, that several ships of war were ready to put to sea, in that port, but it was understood the object for preparing them was the conveyance of large reinforce- ments to Algiers, Bougeia, and Oran, which places it was apprehended the Arabs would attack during the absence of Marshal Clausel on his expedition against Constantine. A very deep sensation was produced in Paris by the account of the execution in cold blood of an aged Swiss Officer, by order of Don Carlos. An arrival at Falmouth from Lisbon, brings intelli- gence to the 28th ultimo. The National Guards have held a public meeting, at which the Civil Governor of Lisbon presided to protest against a resolution taken by the Ministers to alter, on their own authority, an article in the Constitution which prevented Ministers from being elected as Deputies, and to insist upon the dismissal of all persons in the Government-service who were concerned in the recent attempt at counter-revo- lution at Beleni. The Ministers held a council, and intimated to the National Guard, that if they persisted in their opposition to Government, all the Ministers would resign at once, with their under-secretaries and clerks. Upon this, it would seem, the discontented became more'manageable, and withdrew their opposi- tion for the present. His Majesty held a Privy Council at the Pavilion, Brighton, on Wednesday afternoon, which was attended bv the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Lord Pal- merston. Lord Chief Justice Denman, Lord Glenelg, Lord Minto, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, and the Recorder of London, who made his report of the prisoners in New- gate convicted at the last Session of the Central Cri- minal Court, and under sentence of death—W. Spinks, 22. Ambrose Elms, 23, and W. Bell, 24, for burglary —all of whom his Majesty was graciously pleased to respite during pleasure.—A Proclamation was ordered to be issued proroguing Parliament from the 8th. and summoning it to meet for the despatch of public business on the 31st of January.—The Ministers after- wards dined with his Majesty. Covers were laid for 4i.—[The Proclamation appears in the Gazette of last evening.] The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, attended by Lady Theresa Strangways and Sir John Conroy, left Ramsgate on Tuesday morning; but in consequence of the violence of the weather, proceeded no further than Rochester, where they dined and slept; and the next morning went on to Claremont, where it is said that their Royal Highnesses intend to pass some time. Letters have been received from the Duke of Cum- berland, intimating his intention of being in London the week after Christmas. The Duchess and Prince George are not likely to visit this country until a more advanced period. The Hon. Mr. Lamb, only son of Viscount Mel- bourne, died on Sunday morning, at the residence of his Lordship in South-street. Mr. Lamb was of weak intellect, and has been in a declining state of health for some time past. He was about thirty years of age.— Sir Frederick Lamb, his Lordship's brother, is now presumptive heir to the title. Bv the decease of Major-Gen. the Hon Sir Charles Greville, a vacancy occurs in the Colonelcy of the 38th Regiment of Foot. Prince Polignac and his son landed at Dover yester- day from Calais,andin a fewhoursafterwards proceeded on his way to town.—The Prince left his place of con- finement at Ham on Tuesday last. He is stated to be greatly altered in appearance,and seems much dejected. We are informed by a Brussels correspondent that much interest has been excited at Liege by a young English lady, of great beauty and accomplishments, who has been abandoned by her father Lord A, to the charitv of the proprietors of a "pension," where she was placed by his Lordship three years past. The Noble Earl having neglccted to pay for his daughter's maintenance for the last two years, and having taken no notice of repeated applications, the unfortunate girl, who is little more than sixteen, was menaced with being turned adrift. But the King having been applied to, i i s t;! I his .Majesty, with that goodness which characterises him, referred the subject to the Minister of the Interior, who has directed a sum to be paid for the education of Lord A.'s daughter out of the charitable fund. We mention this case in the hope that the Noble Lord will be induced to relieve his child from the miseries that would await her if not supported by the benevolence of the Belgic Government, and himself from the odium that must be attached to such unfeeling conduct.— London paper. The Board of Guardians of Lambeth having been ap- plied to by some of the parishioners to throw open their proceedings to the public, applied for instructions to the Poor Law Commissioners; who, in reply, stated, that under existing circumstances it was deemed ad- visable to refuse the admission of strangers at the de- liberations of the Boards of Guardians. Various rea- sons are assigned for this exclusion among which are, that the individual Guardians would become marked men in the parish, in consequence of their opinions expressed at their meetings that the proceedings at onen vestries have generally been carried by members of public-house clubs, in opposition to the wishes of the majority of the respectable rate-pavers and that in those instances where the deliberations of the Boards of Guardians have been open to the public, the practice has hfen found prejudicial to the paupers, as well as to the interests of the rate-payers. The Commissioners I I I observe, that the publicity given to the proceedings by all the books being open for inspection is sufficient. It is directed that all Navy bills not due or not pre- seated before the 30th November, shall be paid after that day at the office of his Majesty's Paymaster-Ge- neral at White-Hall. This is the first notification to the public that the long-contemplated improvement, which has been organized by Sir Henry Parnell, of consolidating the Pay-offices of the Army and Navy into one, is completed, and is henceforth to oe acted on. Earl Fitzwilliam has contributed :1001. towards erect- ing an infant school at Malton, capable of holding from 300 to 400 children. It it understood that the new diocese of Ripon will be divided into two Archdeaconries; one, that of Craven, to comprise the greater part of the West Riding; and the other, that of tiiclunoiul, to comprise tiie remainder of the diocese.— (Jlobe. Lord Broughan has lately been giving several din- ners to a select circle of his friends at his residence in Berkeley-square. The parties have generally averaged i from eight to twelve. The Town-Council of Louth, who consist of Dissen- ters, have refused permission to Mrs. W. Robinson to open the theatre there, on account of the wickedness of theatrical amusements. — Boston Herald. There has been a battle on the Church-rate question at Brighton and at the final close of the poll, on Tues- day, there were — For the rate, 7tH persons, giving 1,702 votes; against the rate, 994 persons, giving 1,389 votes. Majority of votes for the rate, 313 majority of persons against it, 2!)3. Tims the majority were over- powered by the persons holding a plurality of votes. The Reformers of Lambeth had a meeting at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, on Monday evening: and adopted resolutions in favour of a.Reform of the House of Peers, and Justice to Ireland. A vote of confidence in Ministers wasalsopassed. Several persons wished that a declaration in favour of the Ballot and Suffrage Extension should ')e made; but they were negatived. In the Court of Exchequer this moraing. the cause Frllser v. Bcrhciey was tried before the Lord Chief Baron and a special jury. The plantiff is the publisher of Fruser's Mayazine, and the defendants are Mr. Grantley Berkeley, M.P. and Mr. Craven Berkeley, his brother. The action was brought for an alleged violent assault, the circumstances of which have been already before the public.—Verdict for plantiff with 1001. damages. In the Sheriff's Court, on Wednesday, Messrs. Storr and Mortimer, the jewellers in Bond-street, obtained a verdict with 251. damages against Lord Alvanley. It appeared that the defendant had ordered plate to the value of 1501. 8s. 6d. as a wedding present to a friend (Mr. Warrender); who, however, on hearing two years after that his Lordship had been frequently applied to for payment without success, returned the plate to the plaintiffs, who now claimed 251. for the depreciation in value. On Thursday, Mr. Sergeant Arabia came into Court without his robes, and said that he was too ill to pre- side. Mr. Thomas pressed for the hearing of a cause specially appointed for that day, in which the witnesses had been brought up from Southampton, and had re- mained in town more than a week the expenses of further delay would be ruinous. Mr. Arabin, however, said, "I can't help it; I merely came to say that I am very ill. I am at the point of death I shall not stop." He then left the Court. A new Salt Company, it is stated, is forming at Droitwich and from the great and increasing demand for that article, both for home and foreign consumption, the proposed speculation, it is considered, will be a safe and good one. Henry Monteith, Esq. of Carstairs, is to act as Chair- man at the diner to be given to Sir Robert Peel at Glasgow. A pavilion fitted to contain from 2000 to 3000 persons, is to be erected in the garden ground of John Gordon, Esq. of Buchanan-street. The price of the tickets is fixed at 25s. The surplus, after defraying the expences, is to be given to some charity. Tuesday the 12th of January is the day fixed upon. Mr. Robert Holland, who ascended from London Oil the late aerial excursion to the continent has returned, having left his companions Mr. Green and Mr. Monck Mason, at Coblcntz, on their way to Paris, whence they contemplate making an ascent. Mrs. Butler (late Miss Fanny Kemble) and her infant, accompanied by a female servant, arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, from New York, in the packet-ship South America. Mrs. Butler was met on her arrival by her father, Mr. C. Kemble, and took her residence at the Adelphi Hotel. An explosive letter' was received on Sunday morn- ing, by a widow lady of N orthwich, Cheshire. In cutting the paper round the seal, it went of, with a ter- rible report, injuring the lady's hand and the cheek of afemale friend. On Wednesday morning, when the Portsmouth In- dependent coach was about to start from the Golden Cross, the horses set off at full gallop along Cockspur- street and up the Haymarket, where they were stopped. The coach was full of passengers, but none were injured. Surely some heavy fine ought to be inflicted for allow- ing horses to remain by themselves after the passengers have taken their places. An opinion that Madame de Beriot was not legally divorced from her first husband, who is lately deceased, gains ground. How far it may be correct we have not the means of judging; but a decision in the affirmative would at once put an end to the dispute between M. de 13criot and the people of Manchester.—Manchester Courier. Messrs. Connell of Carlisle have shewn that after paying every shilling of their liabilities they still pos- sess a considerable surplus, so that no loss will accrue from their suspension and after a careful examination of Messrs. Forster's books, the accountants state, that estimating the assets and expences, there remains suffi- cient. to pay all the creditors at least 16s. in the pound. Reilly, the "tithe-martyr," (whose death was an- nounced in the Dublin papers before it took place), died a few days since upon his way to Longford. What feeling did the event excite ? Within one hour after the miserable victim had breathed his last, his body was carried in funeral state towards Ardagh, fol- l, lowed by a mourning procession of full five thousand people and on the arrival of the cOTté,'le-a simple one, but deeply fraught with feeling—opposite the residence of Dean Murray, the air was rent for the space of five successive minutes with yells of execration, which were heard through the country for miles round. And this lamentable tragedy the organ of Irish Tory- ism has the audacity to call a farce !Dublin Cor- respondent of the Courier. WRITS OF REBELLION.—The Dublin Court of Ex- chequer was crowded on Tuesday, to hear the argument of Mr. O'Connell in support of his motion to set aside the writ of rebellion in the case of Green versus Hogan. The ground of the motion was that three writs, called the alias subpoena, the pluries subpoena, and the attachment with proclamation, which should intervene between the issue of the first sub- poena requiring the defendant to appear and answer, and the issue of a writ of rebellion, had not been issued at all. Mr. O'Connell argued this question with his usual acumen, or, as the Chief Baron said, "very ably and like a lawyer." Sergeant Jackson, on the other side, contended that the Court had established a new practice, and that the omitted writs were mere matters of form, which could be dispensed with under the autlwrity of the Court. The Judges appeared to be of a different opinion. The effect of this, Chief Baron Joy intimated, would be to reverse all their previous decrees in writs of sequestiation. This would be a serions matter to the reverend plaintiffs and their lawyers. On Thursday the Court discharged IJogan, without payment of costs, Mr. O'Connell entering an appearance for him and without prejudice to a decision on the main question. In the Court of Kind's Bench, Dublin, on Fridav, a condititional rule was obtained against the Marquis of Westmeath, to stay pro- ceedings in forty-four writs which the noble tithe-claimant had caused to be issued for small sums. ROYAL BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY. — On Tuesday last the noble lioness in Mr. Wombwell's meuagerie, exhibiting on St. Andrew's Hill, Cambridge, produced four beautiful young cubs; they, as well as their royal mother are doing well. It is a singular fact that the lioness will not be three years old until the 17th of December, and an instance of such precocity is not known in natural history, it being the opinion of most naturalists that the lioness does not attain maturity until five years old. CAUTION To FARMERS.—On Saturday last Mr. Z. Chick, of Crickett St. Thomas, turned a bull and five heifers into a field cn his farm, in which was growing a yew tree, a part of the head of which had lately been broken off and was lying in the field, and of which the bullocks had eaten. On Sunday Mr. Chick went into the field to see his stock, when he discovered three of them dead a short distance from the tree, and on driving the others, which he preceivcd to be ill, towards his barton, they fell down repeatedly how- ever, with great difficulty, he succeeded in getting them home, where they now remain in a very dangerous state, but it is noped, from the prompt means resorted to, he will be able to preserve them. Whilst Mr. Chick was engaged in driving the bullocks home, a ewe jumped out of the hedge andbrokclier neck; and on the same night he had a sheep killed and several others severely injured by a dog, in afield in the parish of Axn.inster, where the sheep were put to keep. The bullocks were of very choice breed, and the estimated loss, should they all die, is upwards of 1501.

! NORTH DEVON REFORM MEETING.

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