... LONDON, APRIL 26, 1835. The American claims have at last been admitted by the French Chamber. The bill, as amended by the committee, proposing a grant of 25,000,000f., was voted by a majority of 289 against 137. According to an amendment proposed by General Valaze, to which Ministers assented, and which was agreed to by the Chamber, the indemnity is not to be paid until after the French ...

... I If I might give a short hint to an impartial writer, it would be to tell him his fate. If he resolves to venture upon the dangerous precipice o(f telling unbiassed truth, let him proclaim wvar with mankind dlamsode le paseo ?? to give nor to take quarter. lf he tells thecrimesof great men, they fall upon him with the iron hands ofthelaw; if he tells their virtues, vhen they have any, then ...

... NO TAB ILIA. THE APPROACHING CosET.-On the whole, it may be considered as tolerably certain, that the comet will become visible in every part of Europe about the latter end of August or beginning of September next; that is to say, rather more than two months before its arrival at that point where it will be nearest the sun. Its situation also will be favour- able to the splendour of its ...

... SOUTre DEvON.-The Tories are making desperate exertions to secure Mr Parker's return. By the best returns to Lord John Russell's com- mittee, however, it would appear that the best spirit exists throughout the county. The yeomanry and agriculturists are beginning to look on his Lordship's cause as more particularly theirs. Subscriptions for the liberal cause have proceeded during the last week ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. The Lords met on Monday, when the illegal securities bill was brought from the Commons, and read a first time. The bribery witnesses indemnity bill was afterwards read a second tire, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. On the motion of Lord Rosebery, the report of the lords of session on the future entails bill (Scotland), and the entails relief bill (Scotland), was then ...

... LONDON, APRIL 5, 1835. The new French Ministry are in the very thick of their troubles and difficulties. On Saturday week the Chairman of the Committee on the Amer- ican claims brought in the report on that subject, which enters into a variety of particulars regarding the origin and nature of the claims, and the history of the negotiations which finally led to the convention of 1831, ...

... N O T AB IL IA. FEMALE HEROISg.-In 1797, tbe missionary of San Fernanddo had led his people to the batiks of the Rio Guaviare on a hostile excursion. In an Indian hut they ibund a Guahiibo woman, with three children, occu- pied in preparing caxsava-flour. She and her little ones attempted to escape, but wvere seized and carried away. The unhlappy ?? repeatedly fled xvith hler chi ldrei from ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. Their lordships met on Monday, when the royal assent was given by commission to the mutiny bill, the marine mutiny bill, the indemnity (India) bill, and several private bills. Their lordships again met on Tuesday, when the Duke of WELLINGTON said he should the following day iwove that the house do adjourn till the 30th.-Lord BROUGHAIM saw no reason why the house should not ...

... 1?? KEAN'S STATUE.-It has been determined, in consequence of the great expense of fees attending its erection in Westminster Abbey, to place this statue in the hall of Drury lane Theatre, near the statue of Shakspeare; the statue to be considered under all circumstances the property of the committee, and the public to have free access to it when the box-office and theatre are open for public ...

... - fI might give a short hint to an impartial writer,' it Wuld be to tell him hi, fate. If 'he resolves to venture upon the days, u ipice ofrelling osubassed trnth, let his proclaim oaf withe wnkind dlamohe'brad'i qs Pole-neaiinthertoaafvenortotake qiater. If-hetells thecrine of greatmen,-they-fall r C is hims-ith-the iron hand oftbelaw ;lifi h ptltheir virtues, vhenthyhavelany, then ...

... w .0;2- 11 I Naw: PEsas.- A patent (says the Standard) conferring the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom on Alexander Baring, Esq., has passed the Great Seal. His Lordship, we have reason to believe, will take the' title of Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton, in the county of Devon.-' It is not improbable (the Post tells us) that there may be also one elevation to the Irish Peerage, in. ...

... * LONDON, APRIL 12, 1835. The difficulties ofthe new French Ministry have not in the slightest degree abated. The Conseil de Discipline (the council of Parisian barristers) have passed an unanimous vote against the ordinance of M. Persil, alluded to in our last, and have presented a protest to the Court of Peers, denouncing it as illegal and unconstitutional, and proclaiming that they mean to ...