a. l. icial Tribunal of Last Resort, has declared the late

I?!" ystemrfmititary law, and the Courts Martial: held mg“ ndcr it. to be illegal anda otolats'oanthc charter,-

Fo that Louis Phillip has now no resource but to aban- lion his present system, and allow his ministers, and perhaps himself to be impeached, or attempt still to rule by the sword alone, and submit to the inevitable l consequences.

_ For this important information we are indebted to in" the Standard newspaper, which. in a second edition da- m' ted Saturday last. at midnight, and forwarded here 3°! to its agent, Mr. M‘Phnu, thus details the recent judi- Tg cial proceedings in the French Capital.—

“3: Standard Ofﬁce, Midnight, Saturday. [1. 2 SPECIAL EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

he The §tate of Siege declared Illegal by the Court I“ o ‘anation.

'3 We have just received. by Extraordinary .Express,

the Paris Journals of yesterday, which contain impor- [ tent news. The Court ofCassation has decided in the Y case of Geoli'rv, the painter, who a ppenled from the ' sentence of the First Council of War. that the whole - proceedings are null and void; that the Second Coun- cil of War, in decrecing their competency to try ordi- tiary cases, have violated Act 53 of the Charter. and v the sentence is therefore squashed and Geoffry is re- , mandcd to take his trial before the ordinary tribunals. ‘ The strength of the different parties in France is therefore now about to be put to the proof. The Min- isters must either follow up the present system, coute- out acute, or there will be a total change of adminis- "ll tration, and the war or movement party will come into ower.

In afew days we may expect important events to

take place in France. (From our Parisian Correspondent.) Paris, Friday night, June 29.

I am aware at the time I write that you cannot pos- sibly receive this letter in time for your first or second Editions of Saturday, bpt I send it you nevertheless, it is so transcendantly important.

The Court of Cassation has decided that the State of S'iege is illegal ,- that the individuals brought before the military tribunals cannot be tried b them, that the accused Geoffry has been illegally trie —nnd that the Ordinances signed by the Minister of the Interior are, therefore illegal .’ .' .'

This is the most important event which has happen- ed for many years—and of other matters and things I shall not say a word. God knows where itwill end.

From the Messager des Chombres.

The Decree of the Court of Cassation has changed

’ all the Cabinet combinations. We expect with impa- tience the decision of the King in the new composmon of his councils.

e may now expect, by every mail, the most inter- esting and important news from France. Louis Phi- lip‘s reign is near at an end. if it is not already ended!

At length the Scotch Reform Bill has passed the House of Commons, and been read a first time in the House of Lords where its second reading is to take place to-day: pedition, as there will be no attempts materially to alter it, The qualiﬁcation clause. as relates to both Burghs and Counties has been entirely withdrawn, a fact most gratifying to the people of Scotland.

The motiOn for giving separate Members to Orkney and Shetland was opposed by the Lord Advocate and pressed to a division.

* An interesting and animated debate took place in the House of Commons on Thursday last, on the subject of sacriﬁced Poland: and it must he gratifying indeed to the people of this country at large, to witness the spirit ofgenerous indignetion in which the brutal tyranny of 4 Russia was exclaimed against‘by Members of almost every shade ofopinion. As the London Times. says a great deal has been gained by the discussion of Thurs- t. day evening. The manifestation of feeling was deep I. and universal. on the part of Members having any pre- ‘ tence to character, as friends of national liberty; and

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the language employed to illustrate their sense of the atrocities committed by Nicholas and his agents, in defiance of all laws. divine and human—ﬁrst for the oppression. not for the punishment, and lastly for the extermination of the glorious peo le of Poland— was of a nature to make a tyrant wince mm the lash of free- men. and new his bloody sceptre in despair. Sir Robert Peelsnd Sir Robert Inglis it is true, expressed no sympathy with those noble sentiments which did so

It will likely be passed with great ex-.

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much honour to the great bulk of the House of Com- mons. But it was not expected of them. They belong not to the England of 1832.”

Assuredly they do not; but nineteen twentieths of our whole population belong to the England of 1832.— to the England which detests oppression and oppressors wherever they exist, and deems it the best morality to speak of these at all times as they deserve, without any sycophantic mincing of terms, or any dread of danger from the bold and indignant use of such terms.

This discussion will be productive of momentous results. The Government must see from its general tone, and from the way in which it has been apprecia- ted by the country. that, if it would retain its popula- rity and inﬂuence. it must no longer be deafto the calls of humanity and sound policy, in reference to Poland ; while Russia, and the powers that act in concert with her, must be spurred on by it to the adoption of those extreme measures which they have long so evidently had in contemplation. The European war we have all along predicted, seems now to be almost inevitable. But, with France ranged along with us on the side of liberty, we have nothing to fear from such an alterna- tive—Allies will start up to assist us in the very do- minions of the despots themselves : and in the general political resurrection of the long-oppressed countries of the Continent, we shall obtain a guarantee of future peaceful relations, of friendly commercial intercourse, and of consequent national safety and prosperity. We as well as other European nations, will never be safe until we drive the Russian barbarians back to their native north, from the Baltic, the Black Sea. and Persia; and therefo re, perhaps, the sooner that mat- ers come to this issue. the better. Poland restored, Persia retrieved from her present half vassalage, 'he Porte rendered paramount in the Black Sea, and Greece made really independent. and strong in the .Mediterranean, Russia would then be a vulture With its talons broken,---incapable of annoying us in the East, or arresting the progress of freedom in Europe-

Earl Grey. now that the triumph of Reform has freed him from all his late trammels, appears disposed to act with the spirit and decision becoming a really patriotic JlIinister of this country. He has dispatched his son- in-law, Lord Durham. on a special mission to the Court of St. Petersburgh, and, both from the character ofthe Nobleman thus selected, and the nature of his mission, we augur most favourably of the venerable Premier's future foreign policy. Let us trust that in this we shall not be disappointed, War to his country at present would be a great evil ; ’but not so much as the state of contemptible impotency, in which we have continued ever since the late French and Belgian Re- volutions, with the continental despots insulting and injuring us on all hands, and our commerce and pros- perity dwindling altogether away as a natural conse-

uence.

Don Pedro is general] believed to have reached the coast of Portugal. and e ected a landin , almost with- out opposition, a little below Lisbon. fThis is highly probable, as it new appears certain that he left the Azores on the llth ult, and therefore had sufficient time to reach Lisbon at the date to which the report of his landing bears reference. The neutrality of Spain being effectually secured by the prompt and vigorous measures of our Government. Don Pedro is quite

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Hallﬁtx papers have been received. which contain extracts from British papers as late as the 4th ult. Some ofthe particulars will be found in our columns. The News from France is ofa very interesting nature. That country seems to be upon the eve of another im- portant change. It is considered that Louis Phillip's reign isnearly at an end. if not already ended. The state ofseige has been declared illegal by the Court of Cassation, in the case of Geoﬂ'ry the Painter, the sentence is therefore quashed.

lt is generall believed that Don. Pedro has effected a landing in Portugal; his success is conﬁdently as- serted. It appears that the neutrality of Spain in this affair is secured by our Government.

The subject of the sacriﬁced Poles was discussed in the House of Commons in a very animated manner, and a very general sympathy expressed by the whole House, and the brutal tyranny of Russia, towards that brave people was marked with very strong language. Such IS the existing state of affairs that it is said a European War is almost inevitable.

The Scotch Reform Bill has passed the House of Commons, and one reading in the House of Lords.

One fourth of the population ofNew York, have ﬂed from the city on account of the Cholera, the following account is up to the 26th ult.-—-

Board que‘althV'ew- York, July 26 .

Report ofcases for 24 hours, ending Thursday. 12 o‘clock, M.

New Cases. Deaths. City practice 133 44

Bellevue l4 4 Harlaem 2 l Yorkville 2 3

Total 141 52

It will be observed in anothercolumn of this paper. that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of this Island. has appointed, and intends further to appoint Com- missioners for taking affidavits and special bail, in causes depending in the Supreme Court. This is a matter of no smallimportance to the public. as hitherto, Suitors have been compelled to travel upwards of 100 miles before they could obtain the process of the Court, and when arrested, if in order to try the question, to put in special Bail. which inconvenience and expence will be saved, as they can in the~ first instance swear their affidavitbefore the Commissioner, who will for- ward it to town, or if the party may wish it, he can send it to his Attorney forthwith. As regards the put- ting in Special Bail. similar application my be made to the Commissioner, who is furnished with suﬁiciect information how to act in the duties of his ofﬁce.

To our Correspondent vnRt'rAs.—His Communica- tion on the Escheat question shall appear in our next number.

The Steam Boat POCAHONTAS arrived with the mail from Pictou :yesterday. Cabin passenger, Rev .Mr. Black—One in the'Steerage. -

A Goon Estimated—The“ "salt in Heli~ fax opened fr" ° ‘eek, and

sure ofsuccess, with only his ruﬁianly brother to op- pose him. A Russian fleet is said to be in sail for Spain. with a view to the execution of certain schemes of the continental despots, as regards Don Pedro's expedition.—Tnis is extremely probable, when w take into view the movements of the same despotsin r~ ference to Italy, Holland and Germany- But they a too late. They are only hastening forward the m ment of their own destruction.

An advance of a million of Exchequer Bills, ha been made by Government to the suﬂerers by the lat insurrection in Jamaica. As the destruction of prr perry was upwards oftwo millions, this relief will m be very extensively felt. Relief in the shape of modiﬁcation of certain duties upon [Vest India p‘ Jaye. would have produced atenfold more beneﬁ e ect. .

The Hon. Chief Justice, has been pleased to ap Thomas M' Nutt, of Malpeque. Gentleman, a missioner for taking Afﬁdavits to hold to bail; and for taking Special Bail in actions depending in Majesty's Supreme Court of this Island.

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