... I SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE I _- FRENCH. PARIS, Dec. 23, Four ?? Chambers were opened to-day by the King in person. No ac. cident occurred to his Mfjesty either on goingr or ?? to the Palais Bourbon. The King pro. nounced the ?? discourse:- Peers sid Depuries of France,- ' Since thle termillation of your last sessior, the hiitcr nal peace, to which your loyal assistance has so greatly ...

... The Pope has issued a Bull couched in terms the most authoritative and impressive, against the traffic in human beings, which the subjects of Roman Catholic States, especially Spain and Por- tugal, have persisted in carrying on, contrary to the faith of treaties, and in defiance alike of the claims of humanity and the laws of heaven. It is said the Head of the Romish Church has been in- duced ...

... MORNING5 HERALD. THE FOLICY-OT THE rPRESENT MINISTRY.*-1Tere is one-one only, distinct and -definite line of policy which we can discern in the fheas;O, of the present adminiso tration-the creation of so much miscliief, so much con- fusion, as-to render their places absolu6ely untenable by any wise, prudent, and moderate successors. This, in comsmon parlance, is called ' making the place too ...

... cory OF A TitEASUitY 3NUteIa DAOATED OEC. 26, 1IS9. My Lords read the minute Of the 23rd of August, proposing to receive Communications from the public With retevlceto the letter stamps named in the act of 2 and 3 Victoria, cap. 52, and offering certain rewards for thie same. Tile communications (more than 2,600 in number) -Mwseived in consequeuce of this minute have for a long time ...

... ICULTURE AND GARDENING | YORKSI~zRE Rosz.-This woi(lteful heifer, bred late Johnl Ainsley, Esq. of North Otterington near Nlortiall rtoo, *vhich has tor the wnsn tho been txhitbiwd ira many ofthe rnarket towns inthe of England, was alaughtrred on the, 18th tilt, a o, By1 ?? and Walker, eh lately porcliated lO0 guilleas, asid exposed for saleat that place on Ist ult. Ihe following are the ...

... LONDOIN, JAN. 1. FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTEE. BANKRUPTS. Henry Manning, Grove House, Dailli-l, Surrey, beard. lag house k Wepsi. William Legh, New Windsor, Belis, Born dealer. William Gootch, Bath-street, ClerkenWeli, Mddlesex, grocer. Henry SliuttlWewrtb, Market Har- berolxgh, Leiee l ter,'herue, and Light Pool Mills, Rodburghl and Ing's Stanlsy, Gloucrsterlhbre, pin manufacturer. John Brown ...

... LONDON, WEDNESD:AY, JANUARY 1. Tueslay's (3ozette annoteces that'the Queen has issued a conge d'elire for the election of a new Bishop of Lichfield, ard has recommended Dr. James Bow- stead, now Bishop of Sodor acid Maln,to the Daan and Chapter, for election. A Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday contains the warrant. signed by three of the Lords of the TreasurY, for carrying Into ...

... I I In the latter part of February last, as Mr Robert Thitei;Hl, captain of the brig Ann) of London, ned Oef Mr Francis Hill, l, ofSrhorough,, waswprocee e t esse, then lying (off ogadore, along with semnada captain of another'ship, thehboat was mmdoe.They were got, on shore, and Mr Hill r1 estored. to -aninamatiola. but died shoon afterwards. .e was 33mmeoal'o ey Te Thesailor was drowned, and ...

... NEWCASTLE, JANUARY II ,NEWFCASTLE,;-..,ANMARY sat I The Nacional (Lisboti paper) states that ac- ?? base ween receied, via Bibh, of the capture Of 4four Portuguese Sassvls, all with Illicit cargoes, by the British cruisers on the coart of Afriea. From a siew letter, published in the Eco Je Arragon, it would apoear that General Espartero had completely identified himself with his chief of the ...

... I CLERICAL AND RELIG I The Earl 'Jf t - o. > O. : H.xh,. iChuvrch; isle Igiven eo. totherelairs of late L AT,, ?? or LicHFXELI -The frierds of the late Dr. Btatlcr ha% e determnsed to' eet a mnonuinent in the chancel of St. Dialry's Church Sehrec u a a inpr petual record of his eminent Shrtuesaburysahrit ans apn his talents as a scholar, emhicn iuesdo a a Christian and 1 ri-cardel. The Duke of ...

... (TbIne$ Carlesypondent.) b.alVr.rHYR, MONDAIX. The mayor and all the auihoritics of Ncwport having con- firmed the rumour that a large mceting vwould be held here tbis day, we yesterday removed from Necwport to Melthyr. We come through the hills, and if the Chartists on their march met with the weather we did, we cau well underttand their being dispirited.- On our wany welteard many. aEcointO ...

... THE IRISH BEAST, AND THE POPISH PRIESTS. : WE made a few desultory remarks lastt week on the political hostility' of the Popish priest- hood to the just rights of the people; but what we did say was founded solely on general grounds. We have now an opportunity of show- ing our readers a special case,, which furnishes strong and incontestible evidenee of :the deadly hatred of these ...