... TRADE IN FRANCE.-No fewer than 1,013 bankruptcies occurred in Paris during 1839, the losses involved in which amounted to 60,000,000 francs. FRENCH WEATSERL-A slight frost took place in Paris and its neighbourhood on Sunday night. The winter had previously been unusually mild tbroughout France. A letter from Gex of the 28th nlt. remarks, as a wonderful occurrence, the absence of frost in the ...

... (From our owe Correspondent.) FRANCE. The French Chamber of Peers is a debating society, of which the discussions possess sometimes considerable interest from the age, experience, and past political eminence of its members. It can scarcely be considered as a legislative assemblg, although when urged and encouraged by the Court. it may go the length of rejecting such a law as the Reduction of ...

... POSTSC RI Pr. LAOIDtN, Saturday Morning, Jan. 11, 1840. SPECIAL COMMISSION. Most of the witnesses examined yesterday were the same as those who had given their evidence in the case of Frost, and therefore, beyond their cross-examination by Mr Thomas, the counsel for the prisoners, little worthy of publication took place. It is believed that the trial of Zephaniah Williams will not terminate ...

... I . I ; 0 Mark the progress of the landlord's bread tax. In 1773, foreign wheat was allowed to be imported when English wheat reached 48s. a quarter, on payment of the trifling tax of Gd. a quarter. But in 1791, when by -the increase of manufactures the country began greatly to prosper, they raised the tax from 6d. to 24s. 3d. a quar ter! but they still admitted wheat at 2s. 6d. a quarter ...

... I If I mig iht gira short hint to as impartial writer, it would be to tell him his fate. if he resolves to venture open the dangerous precipice of telling unbiasted truth, let hint proclaim war with mankind n ta Aode le papas de Pele-oeither to give nor to take quarter. If he tells the crimesof *great men, theefoti open hitowith the iron hands of the lavrv ifhetells sbersirvtues, when they ...

... | Tsuesday, Janusry 7. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. White and-E. Dew, Cbertsey, Surrey, surgeons-Z. and J. Bo*den, Market street, St John street road, builders- Hoppe, Birkbeck, and Co. Bradford, Yorkshire, merchants- T. Tyndall and J. Rawlins, Birmingham, attorneys-at law- M. and P. Sperrey, Derby, ?? and Amrun- dale. Leeds, engravers-T. Jeakinson and H. Maxley, Man- chester, woollen drapers ...

... MR BRADSMlAW AND MsR HORSmAN.-A correspon. feace, followed by a hostile meeting, has taken place be- tweeQ tbe members for Canterbury and Cockermlouth, relative to expressions made use of by Mr Bradshaw at the noted Tory dinner, which Mr Horsman designated in terms, for which Mr Bradshaw demanded personal satis- faction. Lieut.-Col. Gurwood was the friend of Mr Brad- shaw, and the Hon. Col. ...

... ELECTION .UMO S AD M. i: . . D . ELECTION RUMOURS ANDY MOVBMEtrs. -I MARYLE3ONE.-Mr Ewart having declined the accept. ance of the recent invitation, by requisition of upwards of eleven hundred electors of the boroughl of Marylebone, to become a candidate at the next election, the Reformers have been on the alert to secure a fit and proper person in whom the battle against Toryism is likely to ...

... CANADA.-Accounts have been received under two different dates. The first, dated December 3, contained the Speech of Governor Thompson, which was received and responded to by the Legislative Council with fervent satisfaction. The second document is a mes- sage, in excellent spirit, announcing the intention to ?? a union of the two provinces. It states in one place, that It was with great ...

... : . s . ?? If I aight give a short hint to an imartiail wetter, it would-be to tell him his fate. If be resolves to venture 0000. the dangerous precipice of telling dl Pse-nestber to give nor to tohlle q~uarther. If he tlls cflte ies of, eet en, thee fall upon him wvith the iron hoods of the law; if he tells eirsirvircues when they have any, then the mob attacks himr with slander, liucif ...

... (FroT our own Correspondent.) FRANCE. DEBATE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ON THE ADDRESS. The public mind of France is an instrument with but one string, on Which all are obliged to play who would move, waste, anger, or excite attention. This string is unfortunately a warlike one, awaken- ing tones of victory, triumph, national glory, and national aggrandizement. Louis the XlVth first ...

... I MANCHESTER ANTI.CORN LAW DlTNINER. I The Manchester ?? Law banquet took place on Monday evening in a spacious and costly building, erected for the purpose in St Peter's field, in this town. The room was immediately crowded, and at the principal table besides the chairman, J. B. Smitb, Esq., were- Daniel O'Connell, Esq., MI.P.; Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P.; Mark Phillips, Esq., M P. G. W. Wood, ...