The Express. — London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

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Where, or from whom, did the nem learn that Lord JOHN ever intended to BlaiMpilk his seat for the City without a con test Oer contemporary, in its off-hand way, to r how a number of City gentlemen asked Lad PALXIJIATON t'other day to allow himself Ile be pat in nomination ; and how another lead it then grave Lord Jolts a hint to witideswAy wing ameoltition that for the future day mead have sale but commercial representa tives. " This," the Times goes on to say, " was the teiviasat pomalaie way of telling Lord /omit Rosana, that they maid do without him, and his lordship task the him. It was speedily announced that he woad retire to Tauistwit." &c. It vas announced. Illy whom? The Tunes lua not the hardihood to slim that any ane was authorised by Lord Joint to nuke say such announcement on his behalf. The Moms den not allege that Lord JOHN himself made my offish announcement. The report of Lord Joan's latestkos to resign his seat for the City—if any such meet over became current—was anonymous and Heated. To accuse Lord JOHN of vacillation of pewee, because he has announced himself as a eambasts far the City, after such a rumour had been disamissted utterly without his authority, is pro _ . . bably the most ridiculous charge that ever was advanced against a public man. The Times must le sorely at a lees for topics against Lord JOAN, when it gravely converts the demolition of an idle moon: into evidence of infirmity of purpose. But though we have never heard from any reliable seem that Lord ions Russatt has ever had it in contemplation to relinquish his seat for the City, we have, like all the rest of the world, beard rumours iamb about the impossibility of his being again returned for the City. We honestly believe that with the originators of these reports " the wish was lithe: to the thought" The rumours were circulated, we have no doubt, for the purpose of preparing the electors of London to become accomplices in Lord 1 JOHN'S defeat, by accustoming them to con eider his success u impossible. It is a daring perversion of fact to represent Lord JOHN'S recent vote on the China question as having any. thing to do with the alleged hostility of the City electors to his claims. The conspiracy has been at work for yews. For years bare busy whisperers away of character been spreading report. that this or the other influential City supporter of Lord lons lad withdrawn his rapport. The conspirators believed that they could frighten Lord ions from again ap pealing to the constituency. It may be that their busy intrigues may for • moment have shaken hie con fidence of success. It may be that they have induced him to entertain the question whether it would not le better to avoid disuniting the Liberals of London, and to turn to some other constituency. But before he could come to any resolution on this point, a step wee taken which rendered it impossible for him to de dins the contest. Ever since the divisioe ea the China quietism Lard Jottres motives for hie vote have been Insenseatly and aseligsastly istwelweented by the doses el the dirty work of the olleial Nadla the liberal party. After this wsowywass vans big been allowed to work for NAM. UM, " 0 " 1111115 were pared at a meeting et City eilm6lll Ilk THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1857. club, from which the regular reporters of the press were excluded, which indirectly excluded I Lord Joust from the list of Liberal candidates for the City of London. To have acquiesced in this rd., on his pretensions to represent the City would, on the part of Lord lons, have been an acknowledgment that he was no longer worthy to represent it. It would have been a cowardly Hight from the attack of a few self-constituted dictators to the electors of London. Lord JOIIN RUSSELL had too much conscious integrity for the first, and too much courage for the second. lie met the insidious attack by immediately issuing his address to the electors of London. Ile has thus brought to a close the machinations of anonymous whisperers and underhand intriguers. Ills accusers, his enemies must now meet him face to face in public, and make good all their charges against him, or remain self-convicted of slander. Already it is easy to see that, in this as in every came, for conscious rectitude the boldest policy is the safest. Honourable men, who hod unconsciously allowed their minds to be wrought upon by anony mous gossip and scandal, have been roused from their lethargy by Lord Jons's bravo and manly appeal. Many upon whose co-operation the in triguers had reckoned have already indignantly de clared that they will not be dragged through the dirt by them. And still more unequivocal has been the response of that numerous class who in general leave elections to be decided by professional politicians and agitators, but whose weight is sure to be thrown into the scale of justice whenever the tools of faction venture to perpetrate some more than usually shabby MITIODUITC. The 1 event of the election alone can determine whether Lord lotus his not allowed too much time to elapse ' before he appealed from his insidious enemies to the whole constituency; but already it is certain that if he fall he will fall without dishonour, that he will come out of the contest without a stain upon his ' honour, and that he will be surrounded by a numerous • bard of honest end intelligent supporters of whose confidence any man might be proud. When we turn to examine the charges that have been from time to time brought against Lord JOHN, it is impossible not to feel astonished at their daring inanity. True, those who entertain our opinions have sometimes had reason to wish that Lord JOHN would ads ance more rapidly and boldly on the path of reform. But of which of his competitors far he Inence among reformers cannot the same be said? And this at least may be said of Lord JOHN—and of few of the rest—that he has never retrograded. He may have advanced leisurely, but he has always kept advancing. But, in truth, no one dare assert I of Lord JOHN, that his voice or vote hiss at any time been given in contradiction to his avowed principles. lie is assailed by dark and mysterious insinuations that his leadership is incompatible with the union and efficacious action of the Liberal party. Let us trace these inuendoce back to their source. In 1835, Lord JOHN'S favour with the Liberal party may be said to have culmi nated ; it is sine that time that his undermiuers have been able to cast a cold shade over him. Now, we find it stated in the second volume of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Memoirs, just published, that WILLIAM the Entrain's sole reason for dismissing his Whig Ministers, in 1835, was his aversion to the appoint ment of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to be Cmseert.Loa of the EXCHEQUER, when Lord Axenose was called to the House of Peers. In 1836, it became known that Lord JOHN bad been placed under the ban of the Court, and from that moment he lost all &your in the eyes of the mere place-hunters among the Whip. Ever since that time he has been the object of their incessant covert attests. They have gleefully repeated in all companiesmet sayings of SYDNEY Satin and Lord STAMM against Lord JOHN. They have imputed the worst of motives to his best actions. Whenever there has been any misunderstanding among Liberals, Last JOHN has been made to bear the blame. No proof has ever been offered of the truth of any of those thousand and one stories to his disparagement. The very vagueness and insubstantiality of the inuendocs have rendered it impossible for his friends to grapple with them. The minds of Liberals have been harassed and fright ened by viewless and menacing voices, as was the case with those of whom we read in the Arabian Nights as going in quest of the talking bird, the singing tree, and the golden water. But such anonymous and intangible defamation is only pow erful in darkness. Lord JOHN has now defied his assailants to meet him in the face of day where such arta arc unavailing. Falsehoods are strong, but their power is only for a season, and the patriot who has been assailed by them has only to possess his soul in patience and he is sure to live them down. The House of Commons has nobly done its duty in voting unanimously "That Sir JOHN *NEILL and Colonel TULLOCII ably fulfilled the duty en trusted to them of inquiring into the arrangement and management of the Commissariat Department ; and that considering the able services rendered by Sir funs M'NEILL and Colonel TULLOCH, as Com missioners in the Crimea, and the high testimony in •sir favour by her MAJESTY'S Government, ell bawls address be presented to her MAJESTY, rep fag that some especial mark of Ler favour be oem haveg grim them." The House of Commons his mob angle atonement for the insult offered to them medledeee public servants by Lord PALMERSTON, whw be died them, as bush-money if they would efeim their claims to a public recognition of their swims, I,oool.—the exact sum, by the bye, with mild the Marquis of Skyne paid off Becky Sharpe. This *Mb in the history of the lad days of the pima Pediment proves that the advocates of Army Reim me still keep on the alert. A beginning hes boa mode in improving the organisa tion of ors ow; bet. if care be not taken, the palsying Mimeo et aristocratic patronage and red tapiam will soon re-establish the old abuses. That influence, though it has for a time been rebuked into silence, is rampant as ever, and only waits till the lesson read to the public by the terrible events of the first winter campaign in the Crimea shall have been forgotten, to resume the sceptre at the Horse Grid& Government truckled to this influence when they left Colonel TULLOCH to assert single- WNW the truth and justice of the Crimean Report, ageing the *Seers who read their own condemns. i• dm state of things which that Report ?e -vaded. Led PALMERSTON truckled to that influence when, ea faraday night, he spoke of the service of the Crimean Commissioners as an old story which had better be consigned to oblivion. Lord PALMERSTON affected to undervalue the Report of the Crimean Commissioners, alleging that its recommendations had been anticipated by Government. This is a palpable subterfuge. Government had acted on these recommenda tions before the Report was published, but not be fore they bad been transmitted by the COMmil sioners. Again. Lord PALMERSTON instituted an invidious comparison between the services of Sir JOHN M'Nr.im. and Colonel Ttruncn on the one hand, and those of Dr. Oevnt, Dr. SUTHERLAND, and Mr. RAwit.nesow on the other. No one seeks to undervalue the merits of the three gentlemen lest named ; but their services did not bring them into hostile collision with incapacity in high place ; did not expose them to the persecution of powerful delinquents. The peculiar merit of Sir JOHN *NEILL and Colonel Tcuocis is that they dared to expose the shortcomings of men whose wayward tempers and inefficiency had decimated a gallant army, although these men were strong in politically powerful con nexions. The consequence hos been that the Incapable' have received decorations and been promoted to lucrative appointments ; while the men whose diligent investigation and dauntless truth. speaking counteracted the effects of their incapacity, have been abandoned undefended to their calumnies, and insulted with a miserable offer of hush-money. The country felt that to have tolerated such treat ment of meritorious public servants would have rendered it an accomplice of the crime. The country felt, moreover, that if Sir JOHN M'NEILI. and Colonel TL'LLOCII were thus deserted, nepotism, the in fluence of wealth and red-tapism, would henceforth reign uncontrolled at the Horse Guards. Therefore it is that the country has with one voice demanded that some special mark of royal gratitude should be conferred upon Sir Joitx M'NEILL and Colonel Ttl-Locit ; therefore it is that the House of Com mons has echoed the demand; and therefore it is that Lord PALMERSTON, after labouring like a wrangling special pleader to withhold their duo re ward from these gentlemen, has wisely yielded the point, though at the eleventh hour—bowing before the rising tempest of national indignation. There is something very ludicrous about the figure the noble Viscount cuts in this affair. lie has not indeed been left in a minority by a vote of the House of Commons in favour of Sir JOHN M'NEtLL and Colonel TCLLOCII, but he has confessedly only escaped being left in a minority by shrinking from a division. Now his lordship would have had as good an excuse on this occasion, as on that of the China vote, to have denounced the majority against him as the result of a factious combination, or to have ridiculed it as a " fortuitous concourse of atoms." The motion to the adoption of which he yielded with such a bad grace, was concocted in the face of the House between Liberals and Conservatives—between Mr. EWART, Mr. PALE, and Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT. Why did not Lord PALMERSTON on the NPNEILL TULLOCH question, as on the China question, accept the censure implied in the motion of the majority, and appeal to the country against it ? Why did he act so differently in two cases bearing such a strong family resemblance ? Bemuse he knew that the country was thoroughly well informed on the merits of the Isi'Nsms.-Tel.Locit case; and because he had good reason to believe that the country knew little and cared less about the China question. When the latter question comes to be as well understood as the former, the deceptive falsehoods about coalitions which have puzzled so many well-meaning men will lose their power. Indeed, they are already losing it, as is apparent from the manner in which Sir EILSKINE PERRY, Mr. ROEDECK, Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mr. LINDSAY have been received by their con stituents. We repeat what we have said since the intention to dissolve Parliament was announced—that if the Liberals, the Reformers of England, are resolved to rally round Lord PALMERSTON, and make his re tention of the Premiership a sine qud non, we have no objection. We accept the choice. But we want them to take good security—by surrounding him with earnest and honest Reformers in the House of Com mons—that their Premier's policy shall be such as Reformers can bare no occasion to regret. The course pursued by Lord PALMERSTON on this *NEILL TULLOCII question, shows how easily he might be tempted to throw Army Reform overboard, if he thought that by so doing he could strengthen his position. There is an innate spirit of manliness about Lord PALMERSTON that must enable him to appreciate and sympathise with Sir Jowl VictlLL's proud silence, and with Colonel Tor.ocit's prompt, sensitive, and fearless assertion of his honour. When, therefore, we find Lord PALMERSTON at tempting to sacrifice these gentlemen to red-tapisra and aristocratic influence, it is impossible not to see how deficient he is in matured principle—how apt to sacrifice generous impulses to ambition—how likely to leave Reformers in the lurch, if ho can thereby conciliate wealthy and noble partisans. Tux Porte has appointed Prince KONACRY VO6O - to the post of Caimacan, or Provisional Governor of Moldavia, in place of THEODORE BALKH!, deceased. Prince VOGORIDES is a young man, who was very recently in the political circles of London and Paris, where he made profession of very liberal principles and intentions. It is to be hoped that he will now act up to them, and that he will have the power to do so. Unfortunately, the present Caimacan of Wallachia was also a professor of liberal principles before he attained power, which did not prevent him making use of that power for the most illiberal and selfish purposes. Prince VOGORIDES will have more obstacles to contend with than even ALEXANDER 0111KA, for he is a Greek Fanariot, a name and race execrated by the Moldo-Wallachians. There is much injustice in this execration. The Fanariots may have once mis ruled the Principalities, but that is not a reason for bequeathing hatred from one century to another. This dislike of the Rouman for the Greek is, however, not a sentiment that we should quarrel with, for it implies at the same time a dislike of the Ruseian,—Russian and Greek being, unfortunately, ynonymons in those regions. Prom his being a Fanariot, and from his not _ _ . even speaking the language of Moldavia, Prince VOGOILIDES will have much unpopularity to contend with. Every fault that he commits, and every illi beral act that be is guilty of, will be magnified ten fold by the fact of his origin. But if he have the good sense to be liberal and just—if, instead of pan dering to the aridity of the old Boyards, he shows integrity in his administration; if he gets rid of those who have trafficked in judi cial sentences and judicial appointments ; if he will put a stop to that proscription of schools, of profes sions, and of education, which flourished under his predecessor ; if be will do justice to the Ronman clergy, instead of bestowing all patronage and place upon the Greco-Rum--then the ktoldavians may pardon Prince VOOORIDES his Fanariot birth. Moreover, if the new Caimacan observe fairness, if not neutrality, on the question of the Union, the people will ask no more. But if, on the contrary, any expression of opinion in favour of the Union be as heretofore considered to he treason, and the utterer punished u for a crime, then, indeed, such policy and such rule under the name of VOCORIDES will be more execrated than it was under that of BALSCHT. Prince VOGORIDES held the office of Finance Minister under the late Caimacan. He thus formed part of the Ministry, and it may be mentioned that when that Ministry some time back were on the point of passing a most iniquitous and illiberal measure, an act of vindietirenewt against an eminent citizen, VOOOIIIDZB refused to sanction or to sign it, and the resolution was rescinded. Much, therefore, will depend upon the kind of Ministry be may appoint ; and he had two or three most obnoxious, most reactionary, and mast Russian colleagues. It will be observed whether he keeps or gets rid of them. Russia, it should be remarked, is playing a very singular game in the settlement of the Principalities. Professing to uphold the Union in concert with France and in support of the wishes of the popula tion Russia has at the same time declared that she will not suffer or accept any Prince of Mo'do-Walla chia who shall not be of the Greek religion. Now, there are no princes of the Greek religion, except scions of the House of Romsnorr. Consequently by thin double conduct Russia, whilst supporting the Union with one hand, deals it a hostile blow with the other. And this is the more unwarrantable, because the people themselves have by no means such an extravagant attachment to their sect or creed as would make them exclude or object to a ruler who differed from them. France is the great champion of the Union. The first step that the French Government ought to take, in order to advance its favourite measure, would be to make Russia unmask, and declare that it is for the union of the Principalities, with a free election after it. Were such the arrangement, it is well known that the population of the Principalities would never elect a Russian prince, nor yet a French one. A Greek prince would be equally out of the question. In 1828 the Rumians, when they invaded the Prin cipalities, made to the assemblies of both provinces the solemn offer of guaranteeing their independence, and at the same time their union, provided they would elect a Russian prince. To this offer the Boyanis unanimously replied by a fiat refusaL Nothing can be less likely than that their decision would be different now. The Earl of Elgin has accepted the office of Plenipotentiary to the Court of Pekin, and will proceed on his mission as soon as he has been made sufficiently acquainted with the views of her Majesty's government. It is stated by the Press newspaper, that the post was first offered to the Duke of Newcastle. PIEDMONT. In the sitting of the 10th of the Chamber of Depu ties of Turin, M. Cassaretto complained that the tri coloured Bags of certain vessels had been seized at Genoa, because they had not the azure bend of the House of Savoy. He contended that the tri-colour was the only banner of Italy, and that a law ought to be passed, fixing the national colours once for all. General della Marrnora, Minister of War, I replied that the subject needed no new law, and quoted the decree of April 13th, 1848, issued by Charles Albert at Volta, and a circular of the Minis ter of Marine in 1851, prescribing that the azure bend should be added to the three colours. The sei- sure of certain flags was owing to the obstinacy of some sea captains in refusing to conform to the law. Count de Cavour deprecated any discussion on the national colours as highly inopportune at the present moment; the question had been settled by the decree of Charles Albert, and the inten tion of that monarch had clearly been to give the nation one singlo flag and not two. The blue was a colour to which many Piedmontese were sincerely attached. "Say all!" here exclaimed M. Valerio, a member of the left. "The great hopes awakened by the tri-colour must be associated with the glo rious and ancient traditions of the monarchy of Savoy!" These words were received with loud cheers; and after some further observations the chamber voted the order of the day. SPAIN. MADRID, Msnen 12. The poet Quintana died yesterday. The Gazette contains a royal decree appointing an exhibition of agricultural products in Madrid in September and October this year. The journey of the Duke and Duchess of Mont pensier to Madrid is postponed till April. WEST AFRICAN MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Pamir. The African Mail steamer Niger, Captain Corbet, arrived here this morning. Fier dates are—Fer nando Po, Jan. 30; Bonny, Feb. 3; Lagoa, 7 ; Accra, 9 ; Cape Coast, 10 ; Liberia, 15 ; Sierra Leone, 20; Bathurst, 24; Goree, 25; Tencriffc, March 3; and Madeira, 6. She brings, besides the mails, 1,900 ounces of gold dust, and a cargo of palm oil, ivory and cochineal, gum and eamwood, and lti pa,sengers. The Rev. Mr. West, a passenger from Cape Coast Castle, died on the voyage home. Captain Raby, R.N., Lieut. Smith, R.N., and Licuts. Barger and 14evonport, of the 2nd West India Regiment, from Sierra Leone, and Colonel Greenwood, from Tenerilfe, arc amongst the pas- angers. Iler Majesty's ships Merlin, Bloodhound, and Prometheus were at Fernando Po, as were also the Guildford, Princess Royal, and Calabar, merchant vessels. Commander Rathbonc, of her Majesty's ship Bloodhound, died at Lagos on the 22nd January. The coast was generally healthy, and the trade moderately brisk for the season. The disturbances had been allayed, and the coast was peaceable. AUSTRALIA. (room ova owa SYDNEY, Dcc. 17. I can report nothing favourable on the state of trade here. On the contrary, the insolvency of seve ral firms has been reported within the last few days. The schedule of Mr. Alfred Mitchell, merchant, has been filed in the court ; the liabilities about 28,0001., and the assets (on paper) equal to about ss. in the I pound. A foreign house is in the same predica ment for about the same sum, but (unlike the case above alluded to) the liabilities are chiefly owing to firms on the continent of Europe. The prospects in our mercantile affairs are certainly far from cheer ing, and it is feared that before the end of the year public confidence will be at a very low ebb. The spacious works constructed at Balmain, on the west side of Darling Harbour, by Mr. T. Mort, for the examination and repair of shipping (called i the Waterview Drydock), have been taken for five years by the new Mail Ship Company, for whose purposes they are admirably adapted, being of ample space, with deep water to the margin of the basin. the company intend, it is said, to have a depot there for coals, and a large establishment of artificers andl other workmen, which will greatiy tend to increase that risin g suburb of Sydney, and already has land in that vicinity much increased in value. A wealthy gold dealer of Sydney, who was last Tear convicted of having used deficient weights in baying gold from diggers, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisoment, was liberated a few days ago, his term having expired. Instead of shunning public observance, as might have been ex pected, he chose to celebrate the event by a proces sion through the streets with a band playing " See the Conquering Hero comes." On Tuesday last the sum of 7,0661., as the colo nial allowance for her Majesty's sea force (ships Herald and Juno) serving within the limits of the colony, was refused, on the ground that the expense ought to be borne by England, so long as the colony remained a dependency of the crown. On the fol lowing day the sum of 10,1031. was granted for the military or land service ; 9,0041. for details of the same service; and 70381/. for the Royal Artillery. The sum of 4,184/. for volunteer corps, was refused. It has excited some surprise that a naval force, the best defence of the colony from hostile attack, should be repudiated, and the military acknowledged; which, in the case aforesaid, would, on our extensive line of coast, be something like Mrs. Partington's mop in keeping back the waves of the Atlantic. The leading inhabitants of Sydney were invited to a grand dinner,at Rose Bay, on Monday, to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of a splendid' mansion to be erected there for Mr. Daniel Cooper, Speaker of the House of Assembly. The Governor- General performed the ceremony, and the Bishop of Sydney said a prayer over the stone. The building is to cost 100,0001., of which sum the arthiteetsf Messrs. Hilly and Mansfield, will have a share of 10,0001. Many speeches were made and dozens of champagne swallowed on the occasion. TETE LAW OP Onoras.—Thers is in flowers 111 in music, and as in geometry, a certain fixed law of unity and harmony, wonderfully in accordance with what we know of the laws of nature in wider spheres. " There is," says Mr. Piero, " an octavo of odours like an octave in music; cer tain odour. coincide like the keys of en instrument. Such as almond, heliotrope, vanilla, and orange-Norm blend to gether, each producing different 'degrees of a nearly demur impression. Again, we have citron, lemon, orange, rue, and verbena, forming a higher octave of smells, which blend in a similar manner. The metaphor is com pleted by what we are pleased to call semi-odours, such as rose and roee-geremurn for the half-noto ; petit grain neroli a black key, followed by fie. d'orange. Then we have patchouli, mantel wood, and vitivert, and many other* running into each other. From the odours already known we may produce, by uniting them in proper the smell of almost any dower except jaamme." then, the mystical Meru—the centre, the Delphi, the Oneheles of the Bond world ? Is it the point of de partarie—the one unapproachable and indivisible unit of frupeate I' Is jasmine the Iris of flowers, with veiled face and covered feet, to be loved of all, yet discovered by none ? Beautiful jasmine I If it be so, the role ought to be dethroned, end the inimitable en throned queen in her stead. Revolutions and abdications are exciting sports ; suppose we create a civil war among the gardens, and crown the jasmine empress and queen of all ? The art of perfumery, though in its use so mien tially frivolous, is of some importance nationally. British India and Europe consume about one hundred and fifty thousand gallons of handkerchief perfume yearly; and the English revenue from Eau de Cologne alone is about eight thousand a-year. Nine thousand maven hundred and sixty-six pounds flowed into Britannia's pocket in eighteen hundred and fifty-two, simply from the duty on importeffeesential e ila,onehundred and ninety five thousand three hundred and forty-nix pounds weight of which landed on our shores. And the total revenue from imported perfumes is estimated at about forty thousand pounds per annum, including the spirits used for their home manufac ture. Sothat we need not sneer at the art as wholly frivolous; it , has its noes, and its advantages as well. And, practically, all things are better for a little adventitious perfume. Linen, persons—all sic improved by a little scent • Mi r ? cciarlntieople overdo the quantity, and distort wh at was Intended for refinement into vulgarity, the fault is theirs, not their rosterisL —Household Words. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. CRT ht UMAIONT AND lIRITISH TELEOI•FH.) PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING. The Emperor has decided that the tax in the law of the bth June, 1850, on stamps and transfer of shares, shall be raised from 5 to 13 centimes upon every 100 real capital, regulated every three years by the average rate. Nothing is changed in the mode of collection. A new regulation will determine the mode of the application of the tax to foreign shares negotiated in France. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (Taos ova ova col rAitis, FRIDAY EARRING. The Neufchatel Conferences remain in abeyance. The government journals announce that the Prussian ambassador is still without the fresh instructions which he has asked for from his government. It is, however, confidently said in ministerial circles this evening that the third sitting of the plenipoten tiaries will take place on Sunday next. Respecting the extraordinary statement of the New Prussian Gazette that M. Ilatzfeldt is instructed to require a formal recognition, on the part of Switzerland, of the King of Prwisia's rights as a condition prece dent to any renunciation of them, wholly or in part, which it may be the King's good pleasure after wards to make, the Prase desires to see in it only the delusion of • party which, although doubtless possessing considerable power at Berlin, often mistakes its wishes for realities. The Band, the semi-official organ of the federal government, maintains that a positive pro mise has been made to Switzerland that no binding resolution shall be taken by the Conference until the Swiss representative is called in. This journal also maintains, in spite of the reiterated assertions to the contrary of Berlin correspondents, that the Conference will take for its point de depart, not the protocol of London, but the renunciation by the King of Prussia of the principality of Neufeliktel. The Paris says: - - The news circulated by some foreign journals of consider able reinforcements of French troops being ordered to China is not confirmed. We believe we may state that, according to present arrangements at least, the effective of the division now wider the command of lieu-Admiral Rigsud de °e -1 nowily will not be augmented. The Pays gives the following fuller semi-official explanations on the same enthjeei : Thera has been a talk of a convention signed between France and England to regulate the co-operation of the two powers in the affairs of China; and it is added that Fiume had engaged to furnish an expeditionary corps of 20,000 men to act against the Colonial empire. Wo think it necanary to rectify both these statements. No convention, properly so called, has been signed by the two governments. There has merely been an exchange of notes, which is con sidered *ancient. As to the very exaggerated rspiesenta- thin of the force of the expedition,wo have inertly to say that it cenobite only of the VON6CIII and crews which, as is already known, are placed under the orders of Admiral Ripnd do Gaminly. The Bourse has again given way, although the opening quotations showed some firmness. The Bente fell ultimately 10e. both for cash and ac count, closing at 70fr. sc. and 70fr. 90c. Mobilier was nearly stationary. Bank of France did not re cover from yesterday's fall of 100 fr., which, however, is only attributed to a probability of a reduction in the rate of discount. Railways were dull, and most of the lines were from 2fr. 50e. to sfr. lower. General Vaudrey, the governor of the Palace of • the Tuileries, died yesterday. Prince Danilo will have a private audience of the Emperor to-morrow. His highness, who is now almost as great a lion as Ferukh Khan was a month ago, went yesterday to the Italian Opera to ace the Puritani. He appeared in his national cos tume, and was accompanied by his wife, who is a distingale looking lady, much more European in appearance than her husband. The first great concert ib Lent took place at the Tuileries yesterday evening; the Salle des Mare chaux was very crowded, nearly two thousand peo ple being invited. The company of the Grand Opera performed several pieces; and M. Blumenthal, who is passing through Paris on his way from Nice to London, played two solos on the piano-forte. We are requested, says the Debate, to insert the following note : Several French officers and sub-oftleers have sent letters to the Persian ambassador, offering their "mitts to the Shah as military instructors. The ambassador regrets that he cannot yet give any positive answer to these offers, for which he is, however very grateful. When the moment arrives for occupying himself with arrangement' of this kind, the ambassador will Wren himself, either through the press, or through the French anthoritim, to those who may be dis posed to devote their efforts to eashallste the organisation of the Paulin army to that of European troop. The persona who have addremed letters on this subject to the ambassador are requested to emmider the present notice as a reply to their application. " Despatches received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," says a Paris letter in the Emancipation of Brussels, " lead to the supposition that the late Caimacan of Moldavia, M. Balsche, expired from the effects of poison." Cbe Court. The Duke of Cambridge cisited her Majesty yester day, at Buckize.rhani Palace. The Prime rode on horeebtek in the forenoon with the of Wales. Prime of Wales and the Priam of Leininnen, or. by Captain the Hun. D. do lbw and Mr. Gibbs, ho. I the Prises:as Theatre with their presence on Thum ening. The Priam of Leiningen left Buckingham yeeterdny for Portemouth. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Coninitierion of the Patriotic Fund. lIW royal highneee arrived at the Palau: of Wistmineter at 1 o'clork, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roc The other commissionera present were Earl Grey, Lord Pannier; Lord Bt. Loonarda, Lord Colchester. the Right Hon. Sir Jobe Pakington, the Right Hon. H. i,. Ewer, the 'tight lion. Edward Ellice, Major-General Lord Itekeby, General Sir Hew Dalrymple Rom, Mr. J. Wilown Pattcm, M.P., Mr, Thorns. Miring, M.P., and Mr. J. J. Hubbard. Captain E. G. lishbourne, R.N., Honorary theretsry, attended. The meeting broke up at a quarter before 5 0'c1...k. Priem Albert iifterwards visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at tilos earner House, The tended Dented ` lire Majesty and the Prince, with the Prineess Royal and the Princess Aim honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their pr.enee in the even. The royal suite eon.ittted of the Countess of Deaazt, Lord Byron, Lord Charles Fitzliey, and Captain the lino. D. de It.. Major-General Windham, C.D., was presented on his pro motion and return from foreign service, hy the Duke of Cambridge to l'rince Albert at the levee on Thurslay. Mr. &demi Wrangham was presented to the Priem en appointment as Queen's Serjeant, by the Lord Chaneeller; and Lieutenant Chart. D. D.lttvwd (Rine Brigade) was presented to Prince Albert by the Marquis of Rooter. A deputation from Brimful, consisting of Mr. Conrad Vra. Fionel and Mr. Arthur Hare Pahner, accompanied by Mr. 11. Gore Langton, M.P., bad an interview with Viscount Palnirmton on Thursday, to present an address thanking hid lordship, that instead of yielding the mins ofgovernment into other hands ho has reeorted to the constitutional &Lanett re of appealing to the people. The Roy if COLIIIIIitin.II for determining tLe site of the now National Gallery met on Thursday, at 17, Great Queen street, Weetminster. Present : Lord Broughton (chairman), the Dean of St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Mr. Cockerel', and Mr. Richmond. Despatches more pent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of tbo North Amerman Provinces. Hie Royal Highness the General Commanding-in. Chief hold a levee this afternoon. The Countess of Clarendon will "receive" this evening, at the noble earl's private residence in Grosvenor crescent. The Earl and Countess of lhutraven have taken a randenco in Delgrave-square. . . . Lord and Lady Digby have arrived at their rag. dance in Burlington wtreet, from Dormtshiro, for a few days. The Baron and Baroness James Rothschild will leave town in a few days fur Paris. Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerriaon have arrived in town from Broome Hall, Norfolk. Lieutenant-Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Dudley Carleton have arrived at 42, Berkeley otquate, from Lowmby Leicestershire. _ M. Ponta()lt (Councillor to the Emperor of Russia), accompanied by his tu u uily and suite, has arrived at the Bnommick Hotel, Jermyn-stroet. ILL%E.SB OF TIIE SOLICITOR-GENERAL.—It wea stated, this morning, upon good authority, that Mr. Stuart Wortley, the Solicittr-General, was miffering from an attack of brain fever, but that tho cha' Luse hod saaum ed a favourable IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The Bruin took the chair shortly after 1 o'clock. PETITIONS. . —....—..—. Mr. BONHAM-CARTER presented a petition from the inhabitants of Notting-hill, praying for the abolition of all turnpike gates in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. THE SPEAKER'S RETIREMENT. The report on the answer to her Majesty's address for granting a pension of 4,000/. a year, was brought up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and agreed to. Leave was given to bring in a bill to 4nrry out the revolution of the committee. The bill wu subecquently brought in, and read a first time. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the committee of ways and means Was alms brought up and agreed to. MUTINY BILL. _ On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. PEEL, in answer to Mr. Hen i lm i zted that a clause was introduivd into this bill abo ' the practice of billetting soldiers on private houses in Scotland, and making the billetting law the saute throughout the whole of the United Kingdom. After a few words from Mr. Ewart, Mr. Duncan, Sir W. Codrington, and Mr. Puke, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next, MARINE MUTINY HILL. This bill was also read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. SAYINGS BANKS BILL. Mr. SOTHERON expressed a hope that this bill would be revised in the new parliament. It was SD important measure, and o t, uct as an act of justice to the humblest of her Majesty's Irtl 'CON to be made law as epeedily as possible. Mr. HENRY lERBERT joined in this &nail, and re called to recollection the loss and misery whiel had arisen out of the present system in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was glad to hear that the bill was approved of. and said it was cer tainly his intention to ask the new parliament to allow blotto re-introduce it in the event of his again obtaining hie seat. In the meantime, he wished those who were interested in sayings banks would take the opportunity of considering its previsions with a view to araendiatents or alterations. APPROPRIATION BILL. ...... _.... . . ......—. ..... . The Appropriation Bill and the Exchequer Bile Hal were brought in and read a first time, and ordered to be mad a second time on Monday. The house then adjourned at twenty minutes past one o'clock. SIR TONY APNEILL ..,IND COL. TULLOCIL This morning was issued a copy of the correspon dence between the government and Sir John and Colonel Tulloch, with reference to the offer of a thousand pounds mado to them. The letter of Lord Panmure convey log the offer, and Sir John M'Neill's reply, have already been published. Tho following letters complete the corre spondence: "63, Eaton-pure, 24 February, 1857. "My lord,—ln acknowledging the receipt of your lord• ship'. letter of the 20th inst., I have the honour to express my obligation to her Majesty's government for the recog nition of the cervices rendered by Sir John M•leill and myself, and for the expression of your opinion of their value. • It affords me also the utmost satisfaction to find, that after the severe and vary unusual test to which the report of my colleague and myself has been exposod, it should at length have been honoured by the approbation of her Majesty's government. " As, however, it would neither be in accordance with the motive. which induced me to undertake this service, nor the high opinion you hose exprnted of Its value, to accept any reward of the nature proposed, I beg respectfully to decline any pecuniary recompense whatever—l have, &c. (Signed) " ALEx. M. Tubboca, Col. " The Right lion. Lord Panniure, &c." War 081 ~ ce Feb. 28, 1&57. "Sir,-1 have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 21,4 inst., in reply to wine of the 20th. "1 ehould not have thought it necessary to add to this correspondence had it not been for the interpretation which you have put upon a passage in my letter, and which I feel it to be due both to you and myself to correct. " I certainly had no intention whatever to place a money value on the advantages derived front your report, and, on a careful perusal of my letter to you, I cannot help coneidering that ouch a construction of its terms is somewhat strainW sad intriticsi. l t"AI t I aimed of wan to convey to yon, in the most conrteous manner, the offer of the government, and to signify my regret for my own persons! omissions in this matter. — I have, &c., (Signed) PANYCRL. " Sir Jo hn fillicill." " Granton BMW, Edinburgh, 2nd Marsh, 1134. "My Lord,—l had the honour to receive this morning your lordship's letter of the 28th February, in which Joe inform me that all you aimed at in your letter of the 2etia ultimo, was to convey to me, in the most courteous manner, the offer of the government, and to signify your regret ter your own Fe.. onel omissions in this matter. " This assurance has afforded me the greatest satisfaction; and I deeply regret that the proceedings in regard to the commission with which I was connected have not been inch as would have entitled me to assume that your lordship , intentions were friendly or courteous, though the terms is which you expressed them appeared to imply a ditkrtat meaning. " I have the honour &e. (Signed) "Joey 11PNEILL. " The Right lion. the Lord Panmure, &c." CROWN-OITICE, MARCH 11.—Member returned to ease in the present parliament—County of Londonderry' James Johnston Clarke, of Larytantoeher, in the coma/ of Londonderry, Esq., in the room of Thomas Batman, ROt who has accepted the oMee of steward of her Majesty's manor of Ilempholme.—CissetU. ` rr 1 Isou —3l cow COD 7 0,1 wel bat .to bt