... i THE STATE OF THE FRENCH NAVY. BY I I THB PlINCE OF JOINYVILLE. We mentioned yesterday that his Royal Highness , the Prince of Joinville was about to enter the lists ft of royal and noble authors, as the author of a paul- ul phlet on the state of the French Navy. The pam- ti phlet appeared on Wednesday, and has created notl small sensation among Parisian politicians. At the In late hour at ...

... THlE MORNING CHFON1CLE. L 0 ND 0 N: FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1844. In the IHousE of LoRDs, last 'ight, there Wei some discussion of a very lively and peculiar cbha racter, raised on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railwaf Bill, Lord BRouamAM corsidering himuself part' calarly aggrieved by the conduct of the cQmpanv, 15 their proposed mode of passing his property; Sa.l having procured the addition of a ...

... Legal and Sessional Appointments for' LI alan way~, 1844. . 2nd.-Sberifs' Court, London (at Guildball).-Court of Common Council (Guildhall). 4th.-London Sessions (Guildhall). 0th.-Central Criminal Court (Justice-hall, Old Bailey). Judges on Rota-Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Coltmas. 8th.-Baster Term ends. 9th.-General Sessions for Westminater (at the West- ...

... COURT cIRCULAR. T11 QtuBEN DOWAGEa.-Hor Royal Nighness the Duchess of Gloucester, and other members ot the Royal Family, sent yesterday to Marlborough-house to learn the state of their august relative. Many of the nobility and . gentry also called yesterday at Marlborough-hones to make alIquiry after the bealth of ber Majesty. The following was the bulletin iesued:- e- The Queen Dowager still ...

... Tlhe LONDON GAZBTTE of TUESDAY, MaUy 2. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 18. ltmitttd, The Queen Juno been pleasted to approve of Alr. Bernhard he g bee Habaler, ao Consul General in the United Kingdom for the Grand Duke of Hease. ---t 4S - It OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY It. Ir` tw liand Ro 'al Regiment of Artfillery-FIrst Lieutenant Rlobert Miller a~lln of Seceo to1 be Second Captain, vice Murray, retired on ...

... FRANCE. The Prison Discipline Bill, so long under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies. whs passed on Saturday by a majority of 231 against 128. On Monday a dis- cussion t ok place on the Nismes an; 31ontp!'lier Rail- way Bill, and there was no doubt the bill would be passed. The discussion on the Supplementary Credits was to commence on Tuesday,but has been postponed. The debate in the ...

... FRANCE. The Paris journals to Tuesday inclusive contain no news of the slightest importance. The King's fete was celebrated on the preceding Wednesday, and the reception at the Tuilleries were very numerous. The entertainments provided for the people in celebration of the day went off without accident or unpleasant occurrence of any hind. In the Chamberof Deputies on Saturday, a petition ...

... All the Ministerialist, have been in high glee since Menday night. They had a very great, and, by the public, a very un- expected victory,, on Monday night, over those whom they cal the humanity men.' It was indeed generally expected thast Lord Ashley's ten-hours clause in the Factory Bill, which he had carried by small majorities a few weeks ago, would nO longer be euccessful. The ...

... SEIZURES FOR CHURCH RATES AT GREEN TVICL. The long threatened seizures for churob-rates upon the gooda and chattels of upwards of 20 respectable iunhbitan ts of Greenwich, agaiunt whotu warrants of distress had bsen ILsued, were made ou Tuesday and Thursday last, at the instance of the Churchwardeo, Mr. James Roborts. It was a question whether a broker could be found in the pari,.b who would ...

... iNFLvIX oF IRISH LABOURERS. rpRoir A COIatusPONDENT.] VI The barnefiul influence which the low and detcrio- vp ratedl condition of' the potulo-feC Irishhai tor maI y j-' years exercised over the well being of tile labourin i n classes in the other parts of the cinpire, has fre- quently been brought under tile public neticc, but t we never 5HW its effects in heating thelit down, to ...

... Yeaterday the fity- fifth anniversarg of the Literary Faa(d SO, .ty took place at the Freemasons -tavern, when nearly 20nn gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner provided by Mr. Baeon, the proprietor of this Pstablishment. The chair was taken at six o'clock by the Marques of Nortbanopton, I'.R.S. Amougst those present we observed the Eari of Arundel and Surrey; Count Reventloer, the Danish ...

... COMMISS1ON OF LUNVACY. Xo e A commission of ldnacy wae opened yesterday, before o Mr. Commissioner Winslow, and ii jury of nineteen free- holders of the county of Middlesex, at the Oray's-inn e Coffieehouse, for the purpose of trying the state of mind of e Mr. William Parker, formerly counected with the firm of 11 Bagfshaw and Company, merchants, of King Willium-street, tO and latterly an ...