The Express. — London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated to the gallant colonel that be should have the opportunity be sought, and to Mr, 'ferries that it would be impossible for him to sower his question until be knew what would be the state of the business of the house. At present there were only two days before Easter over which the provernuo nt had any power, and one of them would be taken up by the discussion of the motion of the hon. member fur Bucks, which be hoped would be concluded on that night. (Hear, hear.) lie would comply with the right bou. gentleman's (Mr. (lladstone's) suggestion. Mr. II ME whited to state the course he intended to pursue with insect to the income tax. lie should move in committee that it b • limited to one year, with a view to the appointment of a committee to inquire into the prac ticability of removing the complaints and objections which were brought against the tax. If they could he obviated it would be well, if not they must submit to them. (Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN supposed that the object of the hoc, mem ber fur 3lucanne was so to alter the income-tax as to make it a permanent one. (Hear, hear.) Ile must be well aware that a large proportion of the members were opposed to the tax, and they would vote with him fur its limitation from very different grounds. (Hear, hear.) Now, he took it for grunted that his lion. friend would like the tax to be levied in a more equitable manner, en as to give general satisfaction, and to 'asperse this direct taxation. (Rear.) Ile would, the restore, suggest to him that, at all events, before taking his tote tor limiting the tax, he should give them the opportunity of voting for raising the tax in • more equitable manner. (Hear, hear.) Three years ago the ban. member for Oaken:south hall proposed a resolution, which was express. el in exceedingly good terms, but his speech was not so good. (Laughter.) lie complicated the matter with a plan of his own, to which they could not give their adhesion. Bot he (Mr. ('obden) thought hi , hon. friend should give Co ni au opportunity of dividing on that or a similar motion before Inc brought in his own. (Hear.) The resolutions se re then reported. THE DESIGNS EXTENSION ACT. The third readitig was moved by Sir iOIIM Itunitts,and after a few verbal nos. mint. nb, it was paned. APPRENTICES 1U SEA SERVICE (IRELAND) BILL. Tilt , bill pawl through committee. Cll.kNlßlilt (IRELAND). The house then wo at into committee on this subject. The Attorney.tieno rut for Ireland proposed a resolution extend ing the prooitions of an act of last I.C•RUITI, with regard to ensnjanwitions and allowances to the °nicer% of the Exche quer Chamber iu Ireland, who might be displaced by the Proerm and (Ireland) Mil. Mr. KEOtill iippead the r,solution, and moved that the chairman should 10 loon 10r0urb...... After a few wood. from Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL, and Lord 7. Ressif.t., Mr. KLOG II said his objection was, that no notice had been given of the iiitentioni to M0%12 a tote of a large bum of money. Sir li d GREY sail the bon. g. ntleinan was under a mis apprehension as D. th, re has ing been no notice. It so us given by a clause, printed in italics, in the l'rucesa and Prac tice 11111. Mr. 111 comploined that no explanation had been sib..ll Lit the t of the resolution. The Al-rostN EV-li FIN EItAL for IRI.LANIf stated that the bill of lac-t ..e-sion provided for compensation to the clerk. and officer. of the I,lllftb in Ireland, but the judges entertained doubt- , whether the provision extended to the Court of Exch. 10er ('bomber; and on this ground a short bill hail liven loroWlill in for the purame. The objection to so the relution, aote and to he ritheriechnical and formal. Mr. REY NoLDS asked who were the officers of the Exchequer 1 Ile wished to know their names, rank, and salary ; and whether Mr. Hitchcock was one of them Mr. IIAT('llEl.l, ',lid whether they were two, three, or four, they aent staledlt. booltilbellblitloll. (A laugh.) Mr. 14 El Kill should say that was no explanation what ever. It would rialit to know who the Officers were, and what doh.s they lead to perform, before being called upon to woe them romp. Mallon. Ile should therefore persevere in his motion. (lhar, hear.) 'llse committo e then die ~led : l'or the motion 6O Against it On returnimr to the gallery we found Mr. ItEINOLDs addressing the committee. Without meaning any ,dine, to his hon. and learned countryman, the Attorni y-tieaeral fi.r Ireland—(a laughter)—his expla nation was rather a turf Onetime. (laughter.) Ile begged to move. therefore, that the chairman do leove the chair. Sir 6. teitEk said there were three officers who would be affected by the merman,. The highest salary paid was 6001. • year to of these °Meer,. Mr. SADLEI It uheerveel that they were getting the infor mation they reteuireol by degrees. 't he right hon. bort. (Sir U. Orel) heel Revell them some explanation which the hon. and learned Attorney-General fur Ireland, from whom it was expected, the himself unable to give. (A. laugh.) lie thought the Irish memlwrs—who ever evinced the greatest anxiety to avoid, the government in etfecting all Lite reforms eminecte el with Ireland—were entitled to full explanation of the nature of the bill before the house. Sir J. ItONIILLV said that there could be no doubt that the umiwion of the Exchetmer (:bomber was an over sight. There might hue sonic two or three persons who would get ro'lll% nation, but that would depend on the rule- that were to conic into operation. He thought that it wilt not worth while, therefore, to object setting up the committee, as it was tech ally milled, fur the purpose of enubling the loom to consider the bill at a future day. Mr. le F.0611i said that he must object to their proceed ing with the measure at that hour of the night. Mr. HATIAIELL said that the. judges had actually anal. the rules Lind regulations with trepect to the Ex thinner Chamber, but a doubt having arisen as to their power tee du so under the act, it became necessary to come to parliament to amend the net. Mr. W AI.VOLE .mid that as the matter was only one of Berm, he hoped the hem. gentleman would not persevere in his niutiou. Ile admitted there wax some ground, from the way in which the notice was given, why the Irish members should ask fur an explanation • but as that expla nation had been given, he hoped the hon. member for Dublin would not 'Beide the committee. (Hear.) Mr. REYNOLDS said ne should press his motion. The committee then divided. Fur the motion 35 Against it Mr. KEtHill moved that the chairman report progress. lie objected to the looute toting compeumtion at that hour to officer% of whom they knew nothing—of whom his right 1t..,, friend knew , nothing. (Hear, hear.) If any our below the gangway proposed to vote vompeneatimn fur officers of whom they could tell nothing they would he laughed it. (Hear.) But was the thing to be reversed because it was the government that made such a proposition ? (Hear.) ilis right I . friend said that the judges hod prepared the bill; but eldest his right hon. friend was aware of that of hit own kuowlealge, it was a statement which he should doubt. Sir G. GREY thought it unreasonable in hon. gentle men to refuse to take this formal step. As it was I o'clock, however, and as he would rather eyelid the reit of the night in other company thou that in which he was—(laughter) — he would conewnt that the chairman should report progress, and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. The house then resumed, and the chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again this day. Si' ALBANS ELECTION. The Serkunt-at Arms reported to the house that he had exet:uted one of the three warrants which had been placed in his hands, and that Henry Edwards was then iu custody. On the motion of Sir 0. GHEE the Serjeant-at-Arms was directed to keep Henry Edward, in custody, and to take him before the select committee to give evidence whenever the committee should require him to do so. On the motion of Mr. W. PATEEN it was ordered that accounts and other papers which shall be required to belated before this house by any net of parliament, or by any order of the liomee, may be delimited in the office of the clerk of this house, and the 11111111! Audi be laid on the table, and a list of curb ace-mann and papers read by the clerk. The house aoljourued at a quarter pout one. ADNIISSION OF JEWS TO P: The text of the bill for the removal of Jewish Disabilities , *bout to be brought into the Rouse of Commons by lord John Russell, is as follows : A Bill to regulate the Mode of administering the Oath of Abjuration to perums professina the Jewish Religion. Where* her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion are by law capable of being elected to serve as nu adieu , of the !louse of Commons, and of holding divers offices in respect of which they are or may be required to take the oath of abjuration ; andit is expedient to direct in what manner that oath should iu all cases be administered to persons professing the said religion : lk it therefore enacted by the Queen's most eseellent Nlajesty. by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and 'Temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that whenever any of her Majesty's subjects I professing the Jewish religion shall present himself to take the .aid oath of abjuration, the words •• Upon the true faith I of a Christian shall be omitted out of tie mid oath in I administering the ~,no to such person; and the taking of the said oath by such 111111041 professing the Jewish religion, without the words aforesaid. in like manner as Jews are &drifted to be sworn to give evidence in everts of justice, shall be deemed to be u sufficient taking of the oath of abjuration. JZWIOII DISAIIIMIT.O.—On Lord .1. Russell's motion, on Thursday la•t, 047 the above subject, Mr. U. Harris paired off tor the resolution with Mr. Stevenson against. REPORTED DIscovERT OF GREEK M.SS.—We learn from A Coustautinople letter of the Lith ult., in the . Biaorpimento of Turin, that public attention has been greatly excited there, by the discovery of an immense tree sure of Greek manuscript*, of the highest antiquity, found by a learned Greek of the name of Simonides, in • cave situated at the foot of Mount Athos. According to this ac count, the importance of this discovery is incalculable, since it brings to light • vast quantity of celebrated works quoted by various ancient writers, and hitherto deemed entin.ly lost. They furnish, as may be imagined, an extensive list of proper names, calculated to throw great light upon many obscure periods of history. Among these pr. alums volumes, which are composed of very thin nvembnines (the nature of which is not stated), filled with characters; some are calculated to give a com pile interpretation of hierunlyphic w ritinq, the fortunate discoverer having already succen•fully applied them to the interpretation of the inscriptns ion engraved on the obelisk of the hippodrome at Constantinople. PARLIAIIENTARY DI VISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TILE INCOME -YAK. Witte on Igamer-Resulugoss reported: I." that, towenta raising the supply granted to her Mayeety, the reopctive duties in Gm et &hats on profits miring from property. peuremions, teedes. and odiow, sad the stamp duties la behind, pa ted hy two eels pored ta the Asti year of Mc present Itjesty, and which have keen no timed nod amended by imeral subsequent ache, shall be further eastissed Ism • time to tie Ilmiteb n -I. "That, toward. making good the reply granted to her Majesty, the sum ovi IL:HAMM be rabid by emboasee bills, f r the sonata the year 1831."-Me ion mad., s ad fineflidll Plaine el, "That the lint of the said mots. Wane Row reed a second time :"-Aseendwent prrpacd, t. leave oat from the word *.Thst " Is the end of the question. la ceder to add the weeds "it le the opinion of this hoots, that . the respeetive duties hi Ovent Britain on roes w from property, prefesoone, Madge, end offiree, and the stamp duties en Ireland, granted by two sets pegged in the moth year 4.1 her prevent 311.ijorty, aid shah have been continued and amended by emend sub-equeot acts, were granted for hotted ',triode, sad to meet temporary exigencies: That it is highly raped ant to adbese to the do cam d intentioned parioummt when these duties were panted ant continued; end, in order to swam their 'neediest pone Able "nation, to light the renewal of any porUegn of than to such ea amount as may b' oat. neat, in the mating ovate of the pubdc reveoue, to monde for the expenditure senelored lay parliament. and tor the due mainte name of putin meat- (Mr. Berrie"),- Annelid thereof: (lumina put, "That the wards proposed to be left out stand pot of the quee n= : "-The house d.omied -Aye% 1;3; Neer, J3O. AVE& Ably, Sir Thor N. Foster, Matthew Soren', Sir D. I. Adair, Ilugh E. Fortnum Chichester O'CatuaelL, Muirpn J. Actor, R. A. S. Fos, William J. Hair, S. C. 11. Aghoodo, Henry A. Freestua, 1 °keel Ord, William Mooch, 'Tories Treace, Vitztorphea Coma Ales *oder Arington, Arthur Oilers, ILL Hn. T. M. Owen, she John Avon, Ilea. Oohed, Weddell*, Ott. Ha. W. Prim, Lord A. Anson, Viscount INC& George C. Palmer, Itourdel Ansley, Thome C. Goolbara, at. Hn. It. Prlmerstin, Vise& Arniatromg, &e A. Graham, Rt. IL SC J. Parker. Jokes Aside!, Lord Greene, Thome Patten, John W. Ballehaw, John GreWell, C. Preen Peelmilo Si , Goma& Cosy, Joseph Greaten, Cheek, w. 3 Peri, Frolenck Haim., leL Hon. M. Grey, Kt. Ha. SO U. Pon. Sainnel K. Sans& Rt. In Sir P. Grey, itelph W. Pilinotgton, Janice baniad, Edeard 0. Grosvenor, Lord R. 110 ..)• W. l ". ' /lion, Michael T. Cunt, itirJihn Plowden, Wm. 11. C. benign, Willtsm Hall, fir Beniamln Pon ashy. lies. C. P. Bell, Jacob Rennin:to& GI. J.F. Myer, Nitlenivn Belew, hochard M. Homer, Sir Jobe Pries. cur Runft Besketee, Admiral Harman, George G. Haydn, Coked Herkeley, lien. 11. P. Hanicsette, Joseph A. Irk Ldu. Oman l3-rkeley. C. L .G. (lamer*, Ruined Rio, Edward R. Banal, Ralph Hanle, Alma , der Rh& Henry larch, sir T. H. Gast*. Art hiheld. Habana, T. J. A. pireloteno, Wes. P. Ihr natio, Re. Hon. J. P. 1.1 .0 17. Coamig Mania, Reginald J. Hawes, Se - Mamie Romoll, sof John Bowler Admiral Hesitant. Tema, r.. Itusvell. Load John Doyle, lion. C.I. Heald, James burren, lin. Edw. S. might, John Ile.throat, John Ree,eil, r. C. 11. Broolehunt, John Demme, G. 11. W. batney, Colonel Brockman, !dead D. Henry, Alexander Sanders, ion ph Beotbetton, Joseph Herten, Rt. Hi S. Mhole:teld, Si titian brown, Wall in) Mersey, Lord Alfred Stmt.', bongs Po Bashary, Edward 11. Heywood, James s.gin'or, henry O. Burke. sir Thomas J. ih.y.ovb, umence :•,,,, moor, Lord Montag Sir Mad. N. I Hoene), Charles Motto, Robert D. threptonl, Hon. W. F. I honoree, Throw B. sherotom Richard B. centred, Edward Hodges, I homes L. Shuns,. John Caner Jobe B. Hoop., T. T. Nancy, Robert A. Carlfatil, James M. lt.lig, Sir JINNI W. smut.. hglive. IL V. Ciernelieh, lion. C. c. 10,3,,,,d, H.,b,,,n South John A. Cavendish, lion. GIL Hope. Alexander Smith, M. T. Contour, W. G. Hogymas, &lewd booth, John B. Charters, Ike. F. !toward, Iln. C.W.O. &mere, John P. Clillotere, John W. Howard, Ha. LG. G. tliantry.ilio,rlln. W.M. Madly, Samuel Wiwani, Philp 11. Nlnumon. Henry J. Q. James Hume, Joseph Smoky, Wm. W. it, Clay, Mr Wiliam it implore, Mr. Aid. SUMW O . W.W.1.% 11 . tank, Rt. lion. Mr G. Hutchins Edward J. Singlehood, Sir G. Cliff -rd, Henry M. Hutt, %Maas S: sot, lord Jaime Calk,, Mcleod Inglis, Sir R. IL stuart, Henry Coke. lion. Mad. K. Jackyn, Withara Sutton, John IL Si. Culebrookedeir, T. E. Jenny n, Karl Tocred, Henry upon, Lt lIILISOI Jolinetone, sir John T0d..., Edward K. Corry, met. Hoe. H.L. Ker. Richard nickname, Ralph A. Cowan. Charles Kershaw, Jame* Thumper', Colonel Cooper, lion. W.V. Kildare, Parable of Thorne), Thomas Grog, sir William O. king, Hon. P. J. L. Tulinnache, ltur. F. Crowder. Richard B. Inboutthere,llne. It. Towneley, John COOL Witham Langston, Jams IL Townley, Rickard G. Cater. Ba b e, 1,0. 04. fie C. Townehenil, C.pain Dalrymple, Capt. Lewis, Ito lin. Si, T. Tnsawny John 8. Meshy.% KW G. H. Lena George C. Trevor, lion. Thomas Dewy& lion. T. V. Littleton, Hos. E.& lamed, Rt. Hon. IL Demsoo, Edmund Locke, Joseph Tyner, Co!. C. J. K. Denson, J, V.. Lockhart, Allan E. Vane, Garb Hairy rrr,ecourt,Host.C.T. Lova en, Pero Verey, Sir Misty Oh e tt, Edward Um klnnon, Wm. A. Valuers, Vb.:aunt Douglas, fir i.:. R. Msiregoe, John %Ilion, lion. C. 00.1t.4 Mat 4,114 of litqaeguro, toe John Vivian, John If. Duke, Sir JiltINS Malt n, Viscount *risky, Thomas (manna, Viscount Mangles, Roy I I. its I, Links 11. Dassen, George Mantua. Janus O. Walmeley, Sir J. Onnion, John MarshaiL Willem M alter,John Deady Admiral Martin, C. W. Watkins, Col. Lloyd I.ltendo,RLHorgstrl.). Masterman, Juba Wegi-PrWeer, ilfferlairtan, Voleouat Mormon, Almander Wellesley, Lunt C. Filler, itt. Hon. E. Matheson, Sir James Westland, J. P. K. Elite., Edward Matheson, Cannel Willcox, IL IlSable MA. John Maule, IG. Hon. Fax Williams, John Elton, Hon. J. E. Nelson& Viscount Willurns, William tehourt, J. B. B. Wiser, %Intim M.R. Williamson, Sir H. Pune& tart at al Owe, Richard H. Wilson, James Evans, sir De Lacy Milton, Vierount Wilma, Mathew Keane, William kJ lochell, 'Chooses A. Woo, Rt. Hon. Sire. Ewatt, William Medd, George Wo o, t. P. Tergsve, Cot. art Mori-on. Mr W. Wortley, Rt. Int. J. Illeggnown, Sir IL A. Morrie, David lit 'yin, Marnisdate Pllngstrick, J. W. Matra 1t,,. E.M.L. Toon, Sir John Plume, Wm. Henry Idnerot, Fonda litzwilliaso, Hun. 11. Itulgrave, heel of Tt URI& Foley, John 11. H. More, Coicerel Mayter, Rt. lta.W.O. Fordyce, Alexander Norreye, tarot Hill, lard Marcus. NOES. Adderky, Clinks P. Fortino. lion. C. C. Moore, Ororge IL Arbuthnot, 11.0. 11. For. S. W Lane Morgan, Octavian Arkwright, Georg* Pressen, Cholas 11. Idullinp, Joseph S. Bair, Wolibus Fuller, August' E. Mundy, William Mi,Hum. William Gallwey, eir W. P. liantsq u o p orde P. 11. J. Galway, Voyount la i%si ol BHA Juan Golan, .1.114.4 N. I =Edward H. Gilpin. Colonel Nadi. Chubs Z. Goddard, Autecee L Monk am* • Millen . eon. Omen, Iblecird S. Newdepligj a L HOY& none Geoid, 33 youtlyem Newpon. Ilagglngteit, Thome Gordon, Admiral Non, Wm. Gina & iiiPPON Me HigntW. (lere, W. R. 4). Nugent, Sir Tom ' Ilitoon, NIA= H. Gram, Oliver I). J. trbrien, J. Ildoom Omni Gentian, (other% O'Brien, do lamina WO" PIMP Greene, John O'Brien, SHlffinethy Indeolt, lend H. CI urn. Edward OC.rinell, Jabs Miner& Vionotent Guernsey, lard trFlaberty. Anthony MINI, Marton J. Gwyn, hen Oseuletou, toed aillelsore, Rinsed 11.1 e, Robert B. Puke, Charles W. lagthed, Marquis of Milford, Sir Ilinry Palmer, Robert Ii dun Herr, G. Hall, Cut Fermat. Hon. CoL 111106 tr, Thomas W. Halsey, nowise P. Pillutt. hares Inienteeon,TitonneW. liodeilton, Chap A. Plum , John P. iloeuridoe, Riehard Hamilton, J. U. 'Menne =,:l orate Illoniiton, and Claud Power, Dr. , limey MM., lion. Capt. Peinep, Hese, T. Posallsoud, limey Hate-, sir Edmund Pugh, Geoid lereske. the Anima B. Henley, Joseph W. Reid Colonel Bruce, C. L. C. Herbert, Henry A. Rendieeham, Lard Bran, Colonel Herrin, Rt. lion. J.C. Rental, John C. Busk, Lewis W. Higgins, George G.O. liepton.o. W. J. Buner, Or John Y. Hildyerd. Robert C. Reynolds, John Bonham, William K. iiiiil‘ :MI, nor. B. T. Richsedr, Richard ' Burghley, Lind Hill, Loci Edwin PAW, Francis Ilanualthrs. It. N. Ilirieson, %%Maar N. Rushton Capt. Cow, Wi low It. P. limaen henry Thomas S adiete,John Omaha Marquis of Hoentoy, John Scott, Iles. Presets ffillegbielosh Colon I Hodson, Lord Scully, Francis Chlllmdter, Lund J. L 1 ludson, George Selmer, Henry K. It. A. Jewett& Viscount Mbthorp, Colonel the IL IL Joliffe, Sir W. GAL Sidney, Mr. Alderman CliW, loney B. JUMP, Captain Smyth, Jolts 0. Oolidd. Saba C. Kee.ing, Robert Somerset, Capt. Owinrie, Alen. Kers& William Cytherea nor. 11.6. Golan. 'Doom S. lerriern, sir E. Fawner, Richard 0111011= 7 11ie W. Keice•, V. W. Stafford. Augustus H. Knightley, Sir C. &anted, John F. =lo. Clod= IL Mrs, Colonel Stanley, Edward Cooptes, limy C. lira. Hon. W. B. Staary, II on. E. U. Corbolti, it. E. Lorton. Hon. C. Stuart, John Crawford, W. S. Leuffeed, Thomas B. Stun, Henry G. Demo, Han. Colonel Lamm& lard A. 0. Sullivan, 111Wgsel Dana David A. S. LAMM. lord 11.0. Taylor, Thomas E. nobs, William Letelehren, Vueount I t. file P Demme& Jelin T. IJNIlay, Hon. Col. TbOOMPON Mr. Aid. Luddiev, 4 l3 .. 'illiam Tolletam i lis, John Bealemin Lag, ! Trevor, 00. 0. R. Brd.Mni W. Lopes, Sir Ralph Tyler, Mr George ti,dd, Gem* Letter, Hon. Cot. Tyre% Sir John T. Drag, J. &W.S. E. Umber, Henry Veneer, Sir William Duclorcieth,StrJ.T.B. Lip& Ito& Con. Vevey, Hon. Thomas Llunmente. Hon. A. li, John Viet, R. U. IL IL Dune inibe, lion. 0. Ideggsaghso, Sir E. Waddington, David Dumb.% Gorge 111•Culkagn, W. T. Waddlagen, H. S. Dunne, Colonel Now, whinny: H. Widgets, *pewee H. Dupre, C. George Menem Nicholas V. Wean U}y.es B. Edwards, Helier Meagher, Thomas WillO;as, name P. Egerton, Mr Philip Mandeville, Viscount Wilkagtiby, Mt H. Nevem W. Tacos Manners, Lord 0. Redelivers, Edmond Fanlyn, Viscount Manners, Lord J. Worcester, Marq.of En lye, Wiliam J. Mars& Earl of Wynn, H. W. W. Pagan, William Monsen, Thomas P. Yorke, llon. LT. Farnham, Edward B. Nen& SI( Henry Verne. Jam, a Wee. Philip W. & TRLIFIIS. Fe110w..., Ed rant Miley, William Beverford, W. Pam, John Homan, William lilackenne, W. F. VocUe, William Moody, Charles A. COVENTRY ELECTION.—The Right lion. Edward St:met was yesteriLiy returned to parliament for the city of Coventry, in the place of Mr. Turner, the new Vice-Chan cellor. AYLESBURY ELECTION.--AYLESBURY, APRIL 7. The farmer,', it is said, are determined to return Mr. Fer rand, and in • borough extending nearly '2O miles from point to point, it is impossible to say what may be the result. Mr. Bethel seeks the suffrages of the "inde pendent electors," as the friend of Mr. Calvert, advocating the same opinions, and, in the words of his address, " Sharing the electors' feelings of regret and indignation at Ile recent decision, which has deprived the borough of the valuable services of their able and talented representative." Xe. Calvert introduced his friend Mr. Betheil to the elec tors, and is giving him the benefit of his personal influence. The BMW Rothschild give their support to Mr. Bethel', sea from the well-earned popularity of the family in the iistrkt where they reside, they will prove very , valuable friends to the candidate. Baron Meyer Roth sihild was actively engaged in canvassing yesterday. The excitement in the borough has been considerably increased to-day by the opening of the ordinary Epiphany sessions in the Court-house, where an un usually large attending) of magistrates assembled, in consequence of the first business on the paper being the election of a chairman to till the vacancy occa sioned by the retirement of Sir Thomas Aubrey-, Bart.,who fora paned of upwards of 20 years his filled that office. A large number of magistrates were present, and Lora Caning ton, the lord-lieutenant, was nominated to the chair. His lordship basing returned thanks, the ordinary business of the sessions was proceeded with. COXIIISSION6 SIGNED BY TIIE LORD LIEUTENANT OT S T ATFORDSIIIRE.—JOIIII Barker, Esq., to be deputy lieutenant: the Hon. Charles Wrottesley, to be lieutenant in the King's Own Regiment of Staffordshire Militia ; Major the lion. William Bagot, to be lieutenant-colonel, Capt. the lion. Gilbert Chetwynd Talbot, to be major ; Li. ut. the lion. Charles John Talbot, commonly called Viscount lngestre, to be captain; Cornet Henry Bagot Lane, to be lientenant ; Cornet Morton Edward Buller, to b e lieutenant; Cheeks Corser, Gent., to be lieutenant; Joseph Challinor, Gent.. to be cornet—in the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL P, 1851. O FFICIAL EXHIBITION CATALOGUES.- ADVERTISEMENTS Will 00101009 to be neeired See hwerSon la the (Octal Catalogue. durirg the whole time the Exhibition re mine open; but as the emir-Mum are Wound to pay a penalty ei CIO • dr 01 they do net deliver the tint edition to the Royal Comaii,aen by the lath Apra', throe Adverthements intended - or the ara lee merle. of 2td W each of the 0113i1 Gaetano, and for t h e Unit edition. of the 11:tre rated and Fr , lett and Germiui Catalogue., nun be ant to the Costraetor• by the 1 ith of April. ithOytilata. whoimele Shimmery, 1 Joint Contractors toils W.• CLOWES AND ISON X. Prioteesi ) Ronal Ounisiwini. °dela CUM , . - rye tielix, 25, New Bridgeotteet, litsekhiare. his own retreat, if necesaas7, mot rules intended for their conduct : he got within the rotatory motion of a whirlpool that curried him away before he well knew what he was about. And the consequence is that they spent a large sum of his money in prac tices that he detests; that the manner in which they spent it comes upon him by surprise; and that he is unseated because they did the very reverse of what he bid them—because they read his directions as Satan is said to do the Lord's Prayer, backwards. The lawyers and other electioneering traders at Aylesbury having themselves no belief in electoral virtue, holding votes to be privileges to be bought and sold, and entertaining the persuasion that all men would sell them if they could, were quite unable to understand Nir. CALVERT'S wishes; a pure election is an occurrence they can't, and , if let alone, don't wish to compre hend ; it is their business to bribe, and treat, and i corrupt the constituency; it is part of their liaeli hood—a sort of harvest for which they are always sowing a little now and then, here and there, and which, when ripe, they expect periodically to reap. Electoral venality is a traditional inheritance of the plate. Aylesbury people arc born with a moral twist on the subject ; they are nurtured in a mental obliquity . on the point; in short, they believe they have a right to be corrupt. They thought Mr. C.u.- vsicr understood them. And as he yielded at once to the large draught Mr. AcTos: TINDAL made on his purse—they were, perhaps, justified iu considering that they understood him. So hard at work all parties went, though contest there was I really none, for Mr. llot:Gutos's opposition was but I nominal. Dinners were prepared, suppers given, beer flowed, brandy became plentiful, the mysterious " Man of the Moon" reached the earth, and Mr. CALVERT was, at a cost of between '2,000/. and 3,0001., returned to parliament, there to sit only for a few weeks, during which time, however, he showed how useful a member he might become, if honestly sent thither. Though no personal imputation rests on Mr. CAL VERT for what took place at his election, he was nevertheless very properly unseated. Acts of fln grant treating were brought home to men who were recognised as his agents; and to let form or deli-' cacy, or hesitation stand in the way of holding the, candidate responsible for those employed in his ser- ' nee, would be to give parliamentary sanction to Aylesbury immorality. The only pity is, that while unseating Mr. C.u,vERT, the committee did not r further, and suggest the suspension of a new writ. Fur the last is by no means the first conviction of Aylesbury ; and it is an injury to the constitution to raise constitutional objections to the temporary dis franchisement of venal boroughs. The constitution survives, though Sudbury has been unrepresented fur four years. The I louse of Commons has, however, given Ayles bury a locus pendentae: an opportunity of seeing whether a pure election can conic off in that borough; whether the danger and risk of future disfranchisement will for once repress and keep under its venal habits and practices. And on this occasion its candidates are Mr. Mantua and Mr. BusrlEnn FERRAND. What a contrast! The one a learned, accomplished, sober-minded, conscientious advocate, the leader of his court; a man who has won reputation, fortune, and position fur himself, whose career is a public stimulus to the youth of his profession—whose success is one of the fruits of our free institutions : the other a political bully—a half crazy, half savage roarer; a fellow of bad passions, bad . manners, and bad language, to whom moderation and temperance of thought or conduct, conscientiousness, and a sense of responsi bility are wholly unknown; who has no powers of accurate observation, no capacity of correct reasoning, no decency of language, not one feeling that distin guishes a . gentleman, and against whom there stands recorded thejournals of the House of Commons a resolution of censure such as would have consigned to silence for the remainder of his life any other man. But Mr. FERRAND is lost to shame. Ile is the helot of protectionism; a lesson to the country what it is that such policy, pursued to the uttermost, would lead to. And yet this man is, he tells the Aylesbury electors, sent there "by the eon althe leaders of/uu Isarly." Can it be that Lord STANLEY and Mr. Disinters have so far adopted the ruffianism of Mr. FERRAND as to have started him for Aylesbury? Is it possible that a nobleman who seeks to lead the counsels of Queen Vie-roles--can it be true that a man of genius and learning, that an accomplished scholar like Mt. Dte.nAr.t.t—that. the chiefs of a great party, have put themselves in communication with this - bully, have endorsed him as their candidate, have actually "called"—that is his word—on him to stand for Aylesbury ? Is this true ? If it be true, alas! for the chivalry of the house of Derby — alas! for the country gentlemen of England—alas ! for the light of genius with which Mr. I)isRAEI,I has in its latter days illumined toryism. The party politics of England have come to a sad pass when Mr. FERRAND "appears at the call of the leaders (I) , ' his party" at Aylesbury; when such is his position, barbarism is approaching; when FERRAND re-enters the House of Commons so summoned, the spirit of disorder is uppermost, and tumult ix drawing near. The statement is, however, incredible, it is balderdash merely; au electioneering sham only. Mr. FERRAND appears at Aylesbury to gratify his own love of notoriety; and the last man Mr. DtsnataA desires to have near'liim is the fellow who received its censure unabashed, and who would introduce into political struggles there the habits and practices of the liaffits of South Africa. Zite erpreOgi. TO CORRESPONDENTS. drettlsemesta 'Mended tor •' The Espref.,. Leedom E•111ilir psyrr, mum he .t the ()thee, te, Bouverte-stseet, by Toe oVack ea the day if pubacation. 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. inn Morhun 6h r, 6h. .Afternoon, 61. 235. In-nonnow—Mornaag, . Ohs. Afternoon, 71.1 m. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 8. THE Americans manage best the different uses of direct and indirect taxation. The money which tley want for purposes decidedly federal, and ; to the union, such as the expense of the central executive, of the navy, of the federal tribunals, and so on, these are furnished by the customs. Fortunately these expenses are light in time of peace, and fortu nately also peace is the normal state of the Union. Were it otherwise, the demands for expenditure would infallibly create the necessity of duties which, though laid on for revenue, would'haye all the effect of duties for protection. Whilst they thus depend upon indirect taxation for great state purpises, the Americans raise a more consi derable proportion of the public revenue by local ma chinery for local purposes. And the secret by which this is done effectually and equably is, that in fact the citizens tax one another. Each person is worth, or supposed to be worth, so much capital, so many hundred, or so many thousand dollars. A man's fortune is estimated not so much by what he may earn, as by what he is actually worth. And fellow citizens and fellow' colleagues in the same towns and states can form a pretty accurate guess at the relative fortunes of each other: no one can shirk, for, in fact, it would be cheating one another. We have attempted, in the organisation of a income-tax, a very futile and feeble Imitation of this plan of mutual taxation. A tradesman is appointed to be the assessor of a district. But one man cannot have the same interest or the same know ledge. Neither has he the same interest, the same vigilance, the same point of honour. He who makes a lower return of his income than the truth, does but cheat that imaginary being, the government. He does not fed that he is wronging his neighbour, nor does his neighbour know and scan his conduct with a vigilant eye. And in this manner a great part of the floating capital of the country escapes the income tax altogether, without any justice, the income of personal exertion escaping too, we had almost said, with justice. Direct taxation, there fore, in a considerable amount, must be self imposed, or mutually imposed. Even then it will be dictatorial, inquisitorial; and if publicity be really injurious to trade, to monied dealings and monied classes, direct taxation, in the form of either property or income tax, cannot be safely applied to them. But direct taxation is one of the principles most necessary to a commercial and monied state. Can another principle be found? Some have proposed the system of licenses to trade, with a graduated stale of dittiTent categories of tradiwg capital. This is the case in Russia, where merchants are divided into classes ; this is the case in France, as fur as sonic branches of commerce are concerned, in which those ciagagcsi pay patents. What seems certain, however, is that to apply the same system of a tax to supposed income, to land, to visible capital, to realised property, and also to the turning of commercial capital and the result of pisdissional or personal exertion, is a monstrosity and an absurdity. It bespeaks the very infancy of the fiscal science. The CUANCELLOR of the *Es eimaimi is a schoolboy to propose it ; his only excuse being, that he is no more a school-boy than any one else in the world. All we begin to know upon the subject is our own ignorance. It is to be regretted that in such a state of finan cial ignorance, the minister should feel bound to de mand the renewal of the Inane-tar, no it utowle, for a term so long as that of three years; especially as this three years' term, when passed, will be a reason and an excuse for no one's troubling their head about the subject for a year or two. And at the close of the two, the country and parliament will be just as unprepared us ever. To be sure, next session will be the last of the pre sent parliament, and the ensuing session will be the first of a new parliament, both, for this reason, unfit for serious and intricate business ; so that the third session from this would really present the best period, should nothing extraordinary intervene, for the con sideration of the question. Still we must own it is with feelings of disappointmeut and of anger, almost bordering on contempt, for the Treasury and all its solemn functionaries, that we submit to this appa rently inevitable adjournment. As to the debate of last night, we never heard anything so empty. Mr. HEIRIES did certainly make a hit theother night by disinterring front "llansurd” a passage of Sir CHARLES WOOD'S former spets:hes. lie spoiled it, however, by the dull reiteration of the same arynnwalant ad handneni last night. What matters it what our statesmen thought in 1842, since which epoch the financial and political world has been turning on its axis? Sir CumftEs Woob's speech was less pretentious than on opening the budget, but it was more politic and more just. He wisely abandoned the insumations that the income tax was immortal. Ile merely said it was better than a deficit, or any approach to a deficit, that might serve as an excuse for re-imposing a duty on corn. If dissatisfied with Sir CHARLES Woou's philoso phy of finance, we must confess ourselves to have Little preference for that of Mr. FREDERICK rm. and Mr. Paisser, who dwelt on the necessity of taxing expenditure, not income. The main fault of our present system is the tendency to throw every burden on the middle class, b y exonerating the richlower class altogether, and the classes compara tively. But the expenditure of the middle class is in a fur greater proportion to their income than the expenditure, at least all that is visible of it, made by the wealthier class. A house tax is a tax on expenditure, not on income; and it may be tolerated, because, after all, it forms no great proportion of taxation. But were all the revenue to be raised by such a rule, it would sweep the entire earnings of the professional and middle class out of the country. What are we to say to a l theory of taxation that spares the miser and the ma-, litagaire, and falls heaviest on the industrious man, • in proportion to the largeness of his family? Yet this is the plan that Mr. FREDERICK PEEL, under the authority of Mr. Mitt, expatiates on. We shall have, however, a triennial period of leisure for the consideration of this question. For the income tax was virtually decided last night by a majority of 46-278 having voted for the motion, and 230 against it. Tim moral of the late Aylesbury election inquiry —as also, it is to be feared, it will be of the St. Al bans investigation—is, that honest politicians and conscientious gentlemen ought not to bring them selves into contact with corruption, venality, and impurity. As you cannot touch pitch without being defiled—as you cannot kick an insolent chimney sweep without being dirtied—as you cannot go to Rome without doing as others do at Itome—so hi therto you could not contest Aylesbury without scandal, reproach, and unpleasantness. And until lour public men refuse to pay such prices fur a seat in parliament. Aylesbury and St. Albans will, if per mitted to return members, pursue the even tenor of their corrupt ways. It was, theectore, rash and cautious in Mr. CALVERT—in a lawyer so experi enced from his parliamentary practice in the wants and wishes and practices of such vile places—to i stand for Aylesbury. No one who knows Mr. CAL VERT, will doubt his assertion that he went resolved not to yield to its unlawful solicitations—not to spend one shilling in the purchase of votes. Still by going he placed himself within influences he could not control ; at the mercy of agents who took for granted that his sincere instructions not to treat, or bribe, or to pursue the ordinary practices of Ayles bury 4:tedious, were merely verbal devices to cover and in- GERMANY. Our correspondent, making reference to facts already gated, writes ea follows : BERLIN, APRIL 4. The Dresden conferences are to all intent+ and purposes over. The old Diet in to he restored, with the same powers which it possessed previous to 1848. Simultaneously with the last despatch to Vienna, the foreign minister of Prussia forwarded a copy of a circular note which he bad addressed to the governments of the smaller states, and which most pro bably procured for that despatch the character of an ultima tum. In the circular note Baron Manteuffel, fur the hundreth time, pointed out the necessity of a central organ of govern ment being established in Germany, and as the Dresden conferences were not likely to bring their labours to a close within a reasonable perio d, the goverments of Prussia's an cient allies are entreated to instruct their representatives in Dresden to declare in favour of the immediate re-institu tion of the old Diet. Baron Manteuffel added that the resumption of the old Diet by no means precluded the con tinuance of the Dresden conferences, but that, on the con trary, Austria and Prussia would then be better able to prosecute in union the negotiations for the important re forms in the confederation which were held by all to be In dispensable. The small states have replied to the circular, with the exception of Mecklenburg. AU agree with Prus aiai that the establishment of a central organ is necessary, and all agree to dispatch a plenipotentiary to Frankfort, Anhalt-Dessau. the minister of which state is a Prussian, making some slight difficulties, hut they refer merely to the past, and will easily be set aside. Prussia having sent out its scouts, advances under cover of the light infantry of the smallstafes, and pronounces mo • boldly than ever that the Diet must be restored in its old firm and with its old powers. It is characteristic of the principles which govern the conduct of Prussia's present rulers, that even in this simple move they dare not act openly and boldly, but must first put forward others to clear the way. The 15th of the month is the day named on which the deputies or plenipotentiaries of the states at present unrepresented are to arrive in Frankfort. That city has 'ln ady proceeded to the election of a plenipotentiary, and the choice has fallen upon Dr. Harmer. There is no doubt whatever of the resumption of the Diet within a few days of the time mentioned, but there is very consider able reason for believing that the Dresden conferences will expire on the same instant, or very soon affix. Two assemblies consulting on Germany's welfare, one in Dresden and the other in Frankfort—the first with every, and the latter without any, power—arc an absurdity, and Manteuffel's plea that the conferences in Dresden may continue is a sham. APRIL 6. The situation is yet undecided. The lire= Zcitung of this evening says that if Prince Schwarzenhurg accepts the last Prussian proposals, the Dresden conferences will continue, and no plenipotentiaries will go to the Diet at Frankfort; but the reactionary organ adds that it does not expect the acceptation of Prussian proposals by the Vienna cabinet. It is, indeed, generally understood that the apparent inde cision of the government arises solely from the impossibility of any single straightforward measure being decided on; but no one believes that the Dre ;den conferences will produce any thing but long protocols and tine plans for an organisation of Germany which will be laid, ad arta, as the deposi tion of papers in the official archives is termed. Counts Alvensleben and Bernstorff are placed among the candi dates for the office of Prussian plenipotentiary in Frank fort. The appointment of the former would be of infinite advantage: the latter belongs to the Austrian party in Prussia. _ Herr llansemann, the chief of the Prussian bank, has becn dismissed ham his post. The Dresden and Prague Railway is to be opened with great ceremony to-morrow. A number of Austrian princes and the King of S.ts •ny arc expected at Prague fur the Ottaal FRANCE, PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. Each of the clubs which represent the three main sections of the majority has appointed commissioners to confer upon the most advisable means of termi nating the ministerial interregnum. The legitimist Club of the Rue de Itivoli has appointed MM. Benoist d'Azy and Kerdrel; the" Fusionist " Club of the Rue de l'Universite MM. Moulin and Vita ; the Club of the Rue des iyramides, MM. Fould, Baroche, and Abatucci. The committee on the Municipal Bill livs adopted to-day, after an animated debate, a resolution de- ! ciding on the mode of electing mayors, who are to be chosen by the municipal councils, and the highest taxed citizens of the commune. The proceedings of the Assembly to-day were en tirely devoid of interest. The discussion of the re maining articles of the bill on hospitals was adjourned in consequence of a vote, suggested by M. Dutincre, upon the composition of the administrative com mittees. After rejecting a motion of M. intrude for disqualifying representatives from receiving the de coration of the Legion of Honour, the house broke up. The first rending of the National Guard Bill has been adjourned. The Cwirtitutionnel contains a long and bitter attack upon the British government's policy towards Brazil, and accusing England, under pretence of re pressing the slave-trade, of a desire to ruin the Bra zilian coast-trade fur the profit of her own commerce, and says that the least that France can do under the' circumstances is to encourage Brazil with her lively sympathies to persevere in courageous resistance to such tyranny. M. i3uizot is on the point of publishing a series of biographical sketches of men who figured in the English revolution of IMo. The life of Ludlow appears to-day as the first of this series. SWITZERLAND. The following letter, from the Canton of Neuf chatel, appears in the Journal de Genire: On Saturday, about ten o'clock at night, SUM serious dis turbances broke out at La Chaumde-Fonds. A band of radicals, pretending that one of their party had been as saulted by some royalists, and that the latter had taken refuge in a consertive club, went to the place and attempted to break in the door. Finding their efforts unavailing, they smashed all the windows with atone:. During this seem of devastation a cry was raised, " Let us give a charivari to the prefect," and the rioters proceeded immediately to the residence of that functionary, where they commenced hooting and crying "Down with the prefect." About midnifht the crowd dispersed. On Sunday evening the disturbances were renewed in front of the Hotel de Ville. The gendarmes were attacked, and a lieutenant of that force had his epaulette torn from him, and an assault was also made on Major Courvoisier. The members of the Society of Grutli were the first to begin the disturbances by leaving a public-houw, where they had been carousing, singing " Vivent lee Rouges. a bas hs Blanes." A letter from Chaux-de-Fonds sacs that general indignation is felt by the inhabitants against the rioters. They only numbered about 30, added to which there were from 300 to 400 collected from curiosity. On Monday a company of militia were on duty, and it was thought that the disturbances would not be renewed. SPAIN. MADRID, Arita 2. Some changes have been ordered in the appoint ments of the civil governors of provinces. The Chamber will discuss to-morrow the proposition of M. Alonso, which will be rejected, and then open the debate on the bill for the settlement of the debt. The bills presented by the President of the Council of Ministers in Spain to the Chamber of lteputies, in the sitting of the Ist, were three in number; one is for the regulation of what is called the floating debt ; the second proposes certain reductions of duty in imports of cotton goods; and, the third, an increase of duty on iron. A commission, nominated by royal decree, left Madrid on the Ist to visit France, Bel gium, Germany, and England, to study the systems of making maths, railways, canals, and ports. M. liermudez de Castro, a deputy. has addressed a letter to the Herald') on the bill on the debt, in which he calculates that the capital of the debt, in 1852, will he :5,513,000,000 reals, and the SUM required for in terest, the sinking fund, &c., 73,130,000 reels. He shows, moreover, that the latter sum will decrease every year until 1855, after which it will increase. ITALY. ROMAN STATES. ROME, Msacit 29. The exploits of the brigand chief II Passatore have made his name so notorious throughout Europe that your readers will doubtless be inte rested in the particulars attending the close of his during career, and as the details of his death arc given iu the official part of lust night's Giornale di Roma, the intelligence may be considered as certain: On the 23rd current, at 10 o'clock, a.m., two sportsmen had spread their nets in the territory of Rawl, on the property of Carlo Spadini. They were soon after surprised by two urines" men, who obliged them to desist from fowling and go away imme diately. The sportsmen returned to Russi, and re ported secretly to the governor what had happened;' in consequence of which the governor gave a written order to the commandant of the gendarmes, Vice- Brigadier Batistini, to repair with his men to the spot indicated. lie obeyed instantly, and taking with him the only two gendarmes then at his dis position, four auxiliaries of the commune, and seven Papal soldiers of the line stationed there, he set out on the hazardous expedition. When the brigadier got to the spot, ho advanced, on the advice of the auxiliary Fantini, towards the net house, from whence three shots were directly fired at him, wounding him severely in the breast, stomach, and arm. His men then fired into the house, and obliged the two armed brigands to rush out, when a brisk engagement took place between the parties. During the conflict the auxiliary Fan tini got behind a tree, and recognised one of the rob hers us the famous Stefano l'clloni, called the Passa. tore. lie then took a deliberate aim at him, and fired his carbine, wounding him in the groin. The' brigand staggered, and after a few steps fell to the earth. He dropped his gun,",but his courage did not abandon him, for he endeavoured to defend himis If to the last with his remaining weapons. The cor poral of the line, however, sent another bullet through his head, which put an end to his exist ence. The other robber was Taselli, called also Giazzola. He was wounded in the leg, but effected his flight notwithstanding. lie was arrested on the night fol lowing, near Bagnacavallo, by the flying column of gendarmes. The Brigadier Batistini will probably have to undergo amputation of the right arm. The following amount of money was found on the person of the Pa.ssatore:-10 pieces of 80 francs each, 2 pieces of 100 francs, 8 pieces of 40 francs, 23 pieces of 20 francs, 3 double lows d'ors, 15 single louis d'ors, 1 piece of 10 dollars, 1 Austrian sovereign, 1 double doubloon, 5 single doubloons, 1 Genoese doubloon, half-pauls, one half and one quarter swansigger, altogether about one hundred pounds sterling in gold, besides which he had about him twelve geld' rings of various dimensions, sonic set with diamonds; a gold cylinder watch and gold chain, five strings of small pearls with a gold clasp, a breast-pin with two diamonds, one of which very valuable ; two strings of corals, coral ear-rings, coral and garnet beads, a gold French ear-ring, some fragments of gold, and portions of dress and weapons. Another brigand chief, called Luigi Solieri, and nicknamed Spacetillionfi, probably from his bragging propensities, was killed in a skirmish which took place between the robbers and the troops on the 19th current, in the territory of Conselice. A letter from Bologna of the 27th ult. states that the mother and brothers of the bandit chief 11 Pas ratore have not recognised his features in the dead body which has been paraded about as his. MARCH 31. The Passatore appears to have acquired that sobriquet from his former occupation, which, besides occasional smuggling, was that of a ferryman, called in the northern provinces passatore, tom passing folks from one side of the river to the other. He was imprisoned sonic years ago for quarrelling with one of his companions, and whilst handcuffed he was severely beaten by a gendarme, which circumstance gave him such a feeling of detestation towards the whole corps, that he swore to murder the first of them he should meet when set at liberty. lie put his threat into execution some weeks after by shoot lug a gendarme whom he found broiling sausages at the door of a roadside wine-shop; and. haviog thus perpetrated his first crime, he Fos-ceded to the com mission of ninny more, by abandoning his home and living the life of a professed brigand. At Lugo on the 22nd current intelligence was brought that some rubbers were at a countryman's house in the parish of San Lorenv.o, on which Captain Rambelli collected a force of hi gendarmes and :fit Austrian chasseurs, and marched rapidly by cross roads to the spot indicated, not arriving there, how ever, much before night. Meanwhile the brigands ' had cunningly changed the quarters which they had occupied during the day. and were lying in ambush at a short distance amongst sonic bushes on the banks of a stream. No sooner did they perceive the sol diers approaching than they fired a volley, killing two gendarmes and grievously wounding a third. The soldiers fired at random into the hushes, but wero not able to capture the brigands, who, favoured by the darkness and a full knowledge of the lo calities, effected their escape, and have not again been heard of. Altogether the military executions of brigands, and especially of IWRSOIN ac cused of having harboured them. have lean of late so numerous that the bands must be considered as nearly extinct. The last execution was that of a married countryman, with a large family, at whose cottage. near Lugo, one of the outlaw chiefs, named Felice Scheda, one of the most redoubted leaders, for whose head there was a reward offered of WO dollars, presented himself, worn out with hunger and the fatigue of a long forced march. The country man gave him the hospitality he demanded. and, during the few hours of his stay, a patrol of soldiers passed without suspecting who was in the cottage. On the following day, however, the brigand was tracked to the spot, after he had left it, and the countryman was shot for having received hint. LOMBARDY. The municipality of Milan resigned en maw, to avoid rendering homage to the emperor on his visit to the Lombard capital. NORWAY. More communist disturlxinees have taken place in Norway. At Drontheim, on the 16th ult., about 300 persons assembled in front of 1111 hotel, in which the respectable inhabitants of the town were having a ball, m honour of the queen's birthday, and began crying " Down with the burghers!" They after wards sent a volley of stones against the windows, and not only broke every pone, but injured several persons in the room; one lady was seriously cut in the head, another in the breast. The rioters then attempted tofurec their way into the bull-room, but the gentlemen resisted them, and succeeded in driving them into the street. A detachment of soldiers came up, and arrested some of the rioters. The latter dis persed about town, and broke the windows of several houses. It was not u n til two o'clock that order was completely re-established. The next eveniag the disturbances were renewed, and were of u more serious character. About 1,0(k) persons assembled and were proceeding to dill'erent acts of %iolene•, when the police and the military appeared. The former summoned the people to disperse, and caused the Riot Act to be read. The crowd, however, re fused to go away, whereupon the military charged them three times. The people resisted, and four na tional guards were cut in the head with sharp in struments. Several regiments of cavalry and artil lery were accordingly marched into the town from the adjacent garrisons, and, after some time, suc ceeded in re-establishing order. All suspected houses were minutely searched, and about 329 rioters were arrested. At Mcldal, three leagues &mu Prontheim, there were also serious disturbances, but they were -ut down. EGYPT. The packet from Egypt, arrived at Maraciiio; on the Ist, has brought news of a certain gravity. A revolt has broken out in the Sennaur; the Pachn, who commanded in that district and the Egyptian troops under his orders, have been massacred. Greet preparations were making at Cairo to dispatch troops to put down the disturbance; hut the enterprise appears to be difficult, from the state of exhaust Mn of the country, and the difficultieN which have arisen with the Porte. As to the latter, Abbas Paella hopes to smooth them down by the mission of Pain, who has been recently despatched to Constantinople. He will, however, have to struggle against the active and intelligent influence of Artim lieu, the disgraced minister of the Pacha of Egypt, and since then his most implacable enemy. The construction of a rail way across the Isthmus of Suez is officially announced. Abbas Paella, who is, it is said, under the influence of the Consul-General of Englund, has just publicly declared that he will commence the work inane diatelv. Half the people employed on the line are to be 'English. VW Court. The Queen and Prince Albert, acenmpunied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, vi%ited y,•Yb rday after noon the Exhibit' Building in Ilyde-park. Her Majesty and his Royal llighnoo were attended by the Vountem of De.art, lion. Flora Macdonald, ('ul. Buckley, and Lieut.- Colonel lion. Alexander Gorden. . . . Princ.. 7 Alliert received a deputation from the button bur nishers of Birmingham at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last. The deputation consisted of William Lary, Esq. (Mayor of Mr. Joseph Stinton, Mr. Edwin Smith, and Mr. Joseph Cloves and was ace palatal to his Royal Highness's presence by G. F. Monti, Esq., M.P., \V. Scholetield, Esq., M.P., and IL. Spooner, Esq., M.P. Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel lion. Al. san der Gordon, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the younger members of the royal family, took their accustomed exerei,e yesterday in the gardens ut Buckingham Palace. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Marquisand Marchioness of Cholmondeley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanri cardc, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Conine , . Cowper, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, and the Right lion. W. E. Gladstone. Despatches were received at the Co from the (;overnor of the Gambia. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial (lice to the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong. on Sunday SIR GEORGE"GRErS LETTER TO THE ARCIIBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. "Whitehall, April 1, MI. "My Lord Archbishop,—l have received the Queen's commands to tmusmit to your grace the accompanying address, which has been presented to her Majesty , signed by a very large number of lay members of the united church of England and Ireland, including many members of both houws of parliament. " Her Majesty places full confidence in your grace's de sire to use such means as are within your power to maintain the purity of the doctrines taught by the clergy of the Established Church, and to discourage and prevent innova tions in the modes of conducting the service% of the church not sanctioned by law or general usage, and calculated to Create dissatisfaction and alarm among a numerous body of its members. " I am, therefore, commanded to place this address in your Grace's hands, and to request that it may be commu nicated to the archbishop of York, and to the suffragan bishops in England and Wales, who, her Majesty does not , doubt, will concur with your Grace in the endeavour, by a I judicious exercise of their authority and influence, to up hold the purity and simplicity of the faith and worship of , our reformed church, and to reconcile differences among its members injurious to its peace and usefulness. " I have the honour to be, " My Lord Archbishop, Your Grace's obedient servant, "O. Guar, " Ibis Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury." A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HESBAND.—On Satur day last, a woman, named Esther Curtis, was killed near Gloucester, by her husband, under circumstances of great brutality. The poor woman called upon the fellow at a public-house, where he was carousing, when he attacked her with such ferocity that she died m half an hour from the injuries which he inflicted. Ile is now in custody awaiting the result of a coroner's inquest. POISONING NEAR WISBEACII.—On Saturday, the sth instant, the examination of Ann Averment, charged with having caused the death of her mistress, Mrs. Ann lkarlove, of Leverington, by mixing arsenic in a pudding, which deceased ate and died, was brought to a close. The proceedings began on the 22udult., and had been adjourned to the 2ith, the 29th, and then to Saturday last. The evi ldense was of a very voluminous character, but it is urine ; cessary to repeat it, as all the important facts connected with the case have already uppearcsl in our columns. The magistrates, at the conelw.ion of the examination of the • witnesses, announced that they had come to the determina tion of sending the prisoner for trial, and she was accord : inxly committed. KILBURN STATION.—It appears that the Loudon and North-Western Railway directors have determined to 1 accommodate the densely-thronged district of Kilburn with railway accommodation. The people of Kilburn have long caveted boon. _ . , C r; 'IZ; .1111