The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-11 00:00:00

"N rg ,ea the the eite wee dared that report to be the baste of legislation. He had been told that he had misrepresented the ben. member for Glas gow in having stated that his evidence before the import committee was, that 100,000,0004 would be gained by the abolition of the oorn laws. He had since copied from the report what the hon. member had stated in evidence, and he would, with the permission of the house, read the extract he had made. The hon. member then read the extract, which was to the effect that Mr. Macgregor's evidence expremed his conviction that the taxation anposed upon the corn lied pro• visions and the prohibitions upon the import of mod was far greater—was, in fact, more than double the whole amount of taxation paid into the treasury. ( Hear) The hon. member (Mr. Macgregor) had observed on a former evening, sotto vote, that he (Mr. Disraeli) had mist.. pretented his evi dence, by overstating the amount at which he had estimated the duties on corn and provisions; but the extract which he bad just read would justify his former ohm rvation. But the hon. member was not content, d with being examined for five days, he treated the committee with a tariff of his own. (Hear, hear) In tide tariff, width was to save the country 100,000,0001. per mum, he never touched the duties on tea or sugar and on tobeeco he raised the duty G.I. per pound. The reason that he (Mr. Disraeli) singled out the boo. gentleman was that ha looked upon him as one of the prime proposers of these measure a, awl as one ef the most voluminous statistical writers el the nineteenth oentury. (Laughter.) At a meeting which to k place during the hon. member's canvas of the City of Glasgow ono Mr. Adam Low relieved the tedium of the proceedings by asking Mr. hiacmegor whether he had not prepared Sir Robert Peel's tariff ? (Lsugbter.) The abruhtnese and novelty of the question took the meeting by surprise, and the bon. gentleman's answer was as follows: " If the hon. baronet hut he en still in office, and 1 had been still Secretary of the Bo in of Trade, no consideration on earth should have induced me to answer the question—(continued laughter)—hut as the right hon. barunet is not in power, and as 1 come before this constituency as to independent candidate, and have re signed my connexion with the Huard of Trade—(the hon. member was here interrupted by "tremendous applause which lasted for several minutes, and prevented the com pletion of the sentence.") When silence was restored the hon. member said, " Sir Robert Peel bi log out of office, I have no hesitation in saying that I had the honour of preparing the whole of that tariff, schedule , and all." (Loud laughter.) The lion. ic• lineman added, that in this labour he had no assistant but his private secretary, Mr. Lark. (Continued laughter.) Ile ( dr. Dis raeli) must say that in the opposition he had give n to the right hen. baronet's tariff he heel not been aware of how much of it was doe to the labours of Mr. Lack. (Loud laughter.) He should apply to that gentleman fora por ion of the hundred millions to make up the present deficiency. (Hear, liar.) But on must also remind the house 14 a name which bad occurred frequently during the tariff debates, namely, that of the late Mr. Deacon Hume. The right honourable member for Tamworth had frequently cup ported his tariff by quoting the opinions of Mr. Deacon Hume. But that gentleman was more moderate than the hon. member for Ola'gow. When he was asked, "Have you in-ode a calculation oi how much the community loses by the prohibitive duties and the monopoly of the landed proprietors,'' his answer was, "Thirty six millions per annum." (Laughter.) And this was the evidence on which they had pasted lava which had ruined Lancashire. (Hear, hear.) There was another gentleman who had been examined and whose name he must not omit—one woo had lately raid that the caly remedy left us was tes nurse our re sources acid get down our expenste; he meant Mr J. B. Smith. What was that gentleman's evidence. He arid at cote that the burden of the corn lowa was greater than the whole of the taxes of the country. (Hear, hear.) But the evidence of Mr. Macgregor was the only evidence that satisfied the committee. Any gentleman who said that the burden of the corn laws was only fifty millions disappointed them. The hon. member for Stirling, not basing estisfied them, was asked to explain, and he was re length forced to say that the loss might be sixty. and perhaos ninety million.. (Cheers.) The house might laugh, but it was no leuehing matter in the face of a deficit; au, besides, they hod rules the legislature of the country. (Hear, hear.) . He said this in the presence of the noble lord at the head of the government, whom he was glad to sec in his place, bat he was not surprised to hear he had been unwell, seeing that he had had to rot,' the country on the report of that committee. Why, it was like smoking a cam while sitting on a barrel of gunpowder. (" Hear," and laughter.) This was the evidence which had given the brat impulse to the alenches• ter school, of which the hon. members for Manchester and the West Riding were apostles—champions of the two great principle*, peace and plenty. (" Cheers," a n d laughter.) Peace and plenty, in the midst of a starving people, and with a world in arms. (Hear, hear.) He must call the at tention of these hon. gentlemen to such matters now, be cause, a!ter having mititesed, all their measures which had blown up, noticed all their delusion,' which bad evapora ted, and pointed the attention of the holm t • all the natural dimmers and misery they had occasioned, he found that those honourable gentlemen, not contented with what they had done, were already threateMov the country with mother confederation, and another assault., There was, it seemed, to he aleague for tiseol reform, the ob jecte of which had already been chaos , proclaimed in that house. From the more detailed programme, as it had appeared in a highly talented and trustworthy littoral paper, he Raw that they did not m an to limit themselves to fiscal reform, but talked of throwing the burden of taxation on the landed and other realised property it the country. He should like to know what the, s' statesmen" of the north of England, and the copartners of Linceloshire, many of whose interests did not exceed 101. t r 201. a year, would say to this. (Hear.) Or if be turned to the other branch of realised property, he found that at the last payment of the dividends, Oat of 300.000 warrants issued, our third did not exceed 51. per annum, 4.1,000 or 20,000 warrants did not exceed 101., and that even of the few laree payments of which so mutt advantage had been taken the greet majority consisted of the investments of banking and insurance companies, the capital, in fact, of the commercial world. Therefore he could imagine nothing more false or more unworthy of the talents of the member for the West Riding titan to unfurl his banner against watt he called the r. alised property of the country. ( Hear.) What did all this mean ? Had they not heard it stated by no le-s a person than the hon. member for Manchester that the present was a middle class govern-aent, and the! the middle classes looked to them fur legislation to there advantage. A few yearn ago it had been held to be the gee test opprobrium in the w-ield that the aristocratic interest was upheld by data legislation. ( Hear, hear.) lied they not been told in free-trade halls, and in former temples of the musts, that class legislation was [...a ruin of the coun try ? Now, however, that they had obtained their ends, the commercial system was working it. results. Havel, esta blished their political and parliamentary power, they said that the government was • middle-class governme neand must work for the middle classes. (Hear, hear.) But would gentle men on that (the opposition) side of the house submit with out a struggle to such views? (Hear, hear.) No, if they -Mowed the triumph of there commercial doettiees to he complete, it would be hut poor consolation for them to dis cover that the only return they bad for a diminished revenue and the decline of commerce was the arrogant inch miens of a class which had obtained power by (also aretences, and now sought to turn it to their own advantage. (Cheers ) Mr. GLADSTONE wished he could in any way SUP'Sill the lively interest which had been created by the remarkable speech of the hon. member who had nett sat down. But not bring able to do PO he shnuld contiue himself to the mat ter immediately before the house, bee• use he felt that in the present positim of the country and of the world there was no time fle personal discussions respecting ministers who had retind from , ffiee. (Hear, hear.) He must, however, al lude in a few words to what the hon. gentleman had said of the policy of the late government. The house must &reeve that the ps.l l ey now assailed was hot only the policy .41840 ; it compriffiented every step which had been taken in chaeging the restrictive system of this country (Hear.) The hon. gentleman had said the principles laid down by bin right boa. friend (Sir R Peel) in 1842 were reasonable, tool he supported them, hut in 1845 these principles were essentially changed ; be then ad. pled the doctrines of the Manchester school, and he opposed them. The hon. getelteran at tempted to draw a breed distinction between the principles of 1832 11114 IS-IJ. Bat in 1832 his right hon. fl iend said We have re-creed many articles from reduction of duty in the hope that ere long we may ortteth increased facilities fur commerce from other coun.rier , , hut it is our iaterest to buy cheap whatever other, may do." (Hear, hear.) With re gard to extending our trade by negotiatietis with foreign countries, the experiment was tried by the late go vernment, hut it failed, in consequence of the exagaerated views which three countries took. (Hear, Mae) But the chew made against his right bon. friend was, that having started in 1812 an moderate and fixed principles, he in 1845 turned nouns and adopted those of the Manchester school; whereas, he a reference to the epeeches of hie right hon. friend in 1842, it would be seen that the principles he then proceeded upon were the same as those upon which his mea sure of 1845 was founded. But they were now called upon to give a cote on the great subject of commercial credit, which lay ct the foundation of the whole entrimerei il system, and involved not may the profits of capital but the employ ment of labour and the subsistence of the peeple. (Hear, hear) At a time like this, when revolution was spreading through the nations of the continent, and the strong , st 0 - rime perhaps in Europe had been ...re turned, we were more especially called upon to movide for the safety of our own country. Ile called upon them, there fore, in the present discussion to throw over eve ry Tuition I that did not affect tee reel merits of the subject. ( Hear.) Three plans had been proposed for their adoption : First, there was the plan of the noble lord (Bentinck) to renew the income tax for one year only, in order that the present system of tuition might be revised with a view to the re imposition of those customs duties which had been taken off by the late government. Then there was the preposition of the hon. member for Montrose (Mr Hume), who also pro- posed to renew the income tax for one year, Isis object b inn to compel such a reduction of the establish ments of the country as should by the end of that time bring the public expenditure within the income. (Hear.) And lastly , there was the plan of the government to renew the tax for three years. The noble lord (13entinek) contended, in opposition to this proposition, that the system of freedom of trade, which was adopted with such promises of ultimate ' macaw, had ended in failure and disaster. (Hear.) He (Mr. Gladstone) on the contrary, was prepared to show that whet]. r they looked to revenue, income, trade, or em ployment of labour it had succeeded, if not to the extent Of the n oat sanguine expectations, es far as any tea suable parson could have anticipated. (Hear, hear.) No one could expect freedom of trade to give an equal and uiform prosperity at all times and in all circumstances. The commerce of this country would always have its periods of ebb and flow, and it was enough to prove the success of free dom of t ra d e , if h e s h owe d t hat R added to prosperity and mitigated affliction. This had been the result of their legis lation since 1832. (Hear, hear.) He would take the arti cles timber and silk, two articles which had been the subject Of much controversy—be would pass over brandy and many ofterellideh bad been cfoctaally dealt with by the bon.mem bar for Westboro (Mr. Wilson)—and show that the result of the reduction in the duty had been ah increase of import and again to tee revenue. In 1841 there were 131,000 ends of foreign timber imported, and the revenue seising from it was 411,0001., after deductina 60,0001. allowed as drawback. He would compere this with the unfortunate year 1847, which was mare, ly a fair test; but he would take it never theleu. The they in the meantime hail been reduced from 565. 6d. to 21e. With this re luee4 duty the quantity im ported had iriereasyd to 437.000 loads, and the re venue to 451,0001. (Hear, hert.) The noble lord seemed to eupp. ee that because the foreigner obtained some advantage in the increase of price that we suffered • torte spending less, ae though commerce was a sort of war inohich all that the for. igner g tined we meet aec warily lose. (Hear.) The trice, the noble lord said, had increased by 10s. 10d. a loaf, the whole of which weutiuto the foreigner's pocket. But tee reduction of duty had been 3.5 s 6d. (heer.) Three-worths of that duty nearly had therefore been saved to the cnusemer, not* itbstonding the rise in price. But there was another point for consideration, increase of d• mand which always occasions increase of price, and incr. as" of price increase of production, without which there weuld not be that extended trade and augmented means of movie) ment which were amongst the benefits they contemplate d from freedom ut trade. (Hear, hear.) Again, it must he remembered that, even to the extent of the increase of pt l e, it was not the toreigener only who de rived the advents e. To a great extent it was British capi tal that was emp...yeel in the teede in timber; and, in saute instances, the w. eels were the property of Englishmen. The great demand ter the railways shoved not be foreotten as an element in inereaaing the price, aim but for the alteration in the duty he believed that de mond would have caused the price of timber to rise much higher than it hail done. So much with regard to timber : now as to belt. The noble lord had referred to the felling off in the number of looms working in Spitaltields from the per 1836 to 1845, appear. ing to forget that until 1845 this trade had not been, as he said, dabbled with. He admitted that hi a question of this kind its bearing on the employment of the people was imminent; but how did it reatiy stand in this respect ? Take the average of the two years 1846 and 1847. the only two years of the reduced duty, and compare it with the average of the ten years Irom 1834 to 1543, as shown in the returns before the house the imports of raw silk on the ge of the ten years was 3,742,000 lbs.; th e two years, 4,265,000 the : increase. 513,000 lbs. In thrown silk the increase was 106,000 lbs. Of silk goods imported on the average of the ten years the amount sae 209,000 lbs.; on that on the two years, 408,000 lbs. The experts in value, 751,0001. on the average of the ten years, and 907,0001. on the average of toe two. True we had imported 200,000 more of foreign goods ; but we hal also im ported 623,000 more of raw materials, (Hear, hear.) Now, from 1842 to 1814, '2,000,0001. of customs duties were repealed ; and in 1844, a. compared with 1841, the whole amount of these duties, and 76,000/. to boot, had been recovered; so that in 1844 we had actually, by the re vival of trade, laid by its action upon the revenue in all its branches, remove red the whole of the income tax. (Hear, hear.) The revenue of 1846, one year after the reductions of 1845, without the income tax, only fell short et the re venue of 1811 by the small sum of 363,090/. There. fore, when the hon. member (dr. Disraeli) talked of there reductions cutting off 7,000,0001. from the income of the country, he would be nearer the mark if he said they had added that amount. (Hear, hear.) But, comparing the custom' end the excise, even of the disastrous year of 1847, with what they were in 1841, before those changes took place, he totted that out of the 7,600,0001. of repealed taxation, ,e,100,004. had been replaced. or somewhat more than the whole amount of the income tax. (Hear, hear.) And yet that t•ok place in the year of the double famine of corn and cotton, with which the hon. gentleman made out his argument, one attecting the first article of the people's subeirtenie, and the other their employment. Even in that year, with the springs of industry Waken, he did not fear the expression now, our customs and excise paid 6,500,0001. more than in 1811, be'ore these changes were made or these " false principles " heard of. 'the hon gentleman'. argument respecting cotton was fallacious, for at he removed cotton yarn there hail been an increase upon 1847 as compered with 1846 of no lees than 1.69 e 0001. The hon. gentle:mallet reasons when connected with Hie vote he intended to give, ateounted simply to this, " „lye up free trade, and I will give you the income re to free trade and I will re use it." Such an opinion upon a vital national question was unworthy of an eminent legislator, for it led to the v. ry uppoete courtesan to which the hon. gentleman iteteneled it should. If free trade had broken the springs of industry, and impoverished the Laecestiire weaver, and cut oft 8,000,0001. from the revenue, surely it. was all the more necessary to vote for an income tax to support the public credit ? (Hear, hear.) lie hoped when tee hon. gentleman next explained his vote, he would do so upon reasons which did not lead to die metrically the opposite conclusion. Then, as to the proposi tion of the hon. member for Montrose, which was in direct collision with that of the government. He said he would vote for the income tax for one year, and in the course of that year devise a t eduction so extensive as at the end of it to enable the government to do without that tax. But in order to fulfil his promise he should elect reductions within the next ten months of from eight to ten millions. He (Mr. Gladstone) telt convinced that a great country like thie ought periodicaty to have a thorough and searching revision of its taxation. (Cheers.) It was now more than tiocen years since there had been such a revision, and sming teat the tide had again set in against the public, and that there had been so formidable an increase upon the army, navy, and ordnance, as of nearly 7,000,0001. since 1835; of 4,500,0001. since 1544, and of 1,08,0001. since 1846, he did think that n prima facie cam was establisind for a searching inquiry, and that by a full examination of the details a considerable economy mightbe effected. ileconfemed himself disappointed with a part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech. He did not appear to him to be sanguine enough as to what might be expected from investigating various branches of the public expenditure, and could not go the length of saying with him that the cousolidated fund charges, the ball pay list, or the charges for collecting the public revenue, might not be revised with advantage. They had nearly 4,000,0001. deficiency to provide for in 1849, and he was ereally roraid they might have a new Kafir war, and also that that mysterious vote called " navy exerts " might reappear. To this four or five millions of deficiency the hon. member fur Montrose prep '.ed to add five millions more, by repeal ing the income tax. (Hear, hear.) Was it consistent with ordinary prudence to take such a course, in the face of un foreseen contingencies ? Nothing could compensate fur a proceeding which touched the public credit; and though the hon. gentlemen supporting the amendment might nut intend it, the adoption of that amendment would inflict a serious blow on the public confidence. (Cheers, and " No, no.") The effect on the funds tam meow would show that at once. He felt concerned and surprised at having to address this argument to gentlemen on his own side of the house, who had generally shown themselves anxious to support the public credit. (Hear, hear.) In reference to our colo nies, he was convinced flirt large reductions must be made in the cost of their government, and where it was possible the colonists must be made more responsible fir the defence of the empire at large, thougit that could only be done by giving them more power in the management of their own &Marv. (Hear.) The old European syetem of colonisation, which rested on a monopoly of markets, had been entirely abandoned; but we had not yet arrived at the adoption of the principle he had last named. (Hear.) He doomed the committee for the attention with which he had been heard, and expressed his belief that the votes would not be given out of any desire to embarrass government. The tax which government asked for was not necessary for the expendeure of the year only, but was applicable to a deficit of two years. Everything had been thrown over, except what was absolutely neceesery, even the proposed liquida tion of the loan of last year. Nothing was pro- Need to be expended but what was absolutely necessary. Let the house assist this great nation to stand firm is the midst of the convulsions which shook European society, con vine: d that, if they net a good example, the people would stand firm, mid our institutions would remain a blessing and a benefit to posterity, whatever changes might disturb other nations. (Cheers). Mr. M`GREGOR moved the adjournment of the debate, amidst loud cries of divide," and much confusion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had hoped they shoule come to a division, but if many gentlemen wished to steak, he would not resist the adjournment. Mr. COBDEN said they had been in enmmitee nearly eight hours, without one hour being occupied by the ques tion before them, —namely, whether the inc me tax should be renewed for one or three year.. Ile should certainly o iah to have an opportunity of expressing his sentiments, (Cries of " Go on.") Dr. BOWICING was understood to support the adjourn ment. After a scene of considerable confusion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it ap peared to be the feeling of the house that the house should resume, and go on othin on Monday night. The debate was then adjourned till Monday. The house adjourned at 20 minutes alter 1 o'clock. ELECTION CaIIMITTEES.—YESTERDAY. lIARwICIi. —This committee re-assembled with the exception of Mr. Beckett, on account of whose illness the committee adjourned mail Monday. BEWDLEY.—Mr. Alexander occupied the attention of the committ e e the whole of the day in replying on behalf of the sitting member, announcing his intention to call wit ncsies to rebut the charges which the other side had at tempted to establish, and to prove that Sir Thomas Win nington, the defeated candidate, and his agents, ' had been guilty of bribery. At the close of the learned g. ntletnan's wl!ress the room was cleared, and the committee having consulted toge thee for a short while, strangers were readmitted, when the Chairman announced that Di:. Ireland was not duly elected fo. the borough of Brwdley. That it was proved to the committee that Edward Price was bribed in the sum of 151. by James B.soka an agent of the said Mr. Ireland ; but it was not proved that the set of bribery was c-mmi'ted with the knowledge or consent of the said Mr. Ireland. That the said Mr. Ireland, by his agents, was guilty of treating the electors for the purpose of corruptly influencing them. — The ease against Sir Thomas Winnington was adjourned till this day. LTNCOLN.—Mr. James having . replied on behalf of the sitting member, the commitlee, in a special report (for which see parliamentary proceedings), decided that Charles Seely, Esq., had not been duly elected. COMMISSIONS BY THE LORD LIERTENANT.—R. Reynard. Esq. to be Captain, vice Locke ; Cf. Holmes. gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, in Est York Militia; W. St. Leger. gent., to be Ensign in 2nd Regt. of West York Mili tia ; W. Alcock, gent., to be Cornet, vice Wilson, in York shire Ramer Regt. of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1848. ghe Oppreoo. MAILS The Waft India Mae, excludiag Krasuds. Nara, Mamma, Masituras, New 01101114 Vera erns, Temple°, and Porto Rico, and lacilingMig these for Madeira, Jaomel. Certhagea, haute Martha. Chignes. Panama. West Comt of Swath America, end M. Juande- Nimingima, will be made up ta the morning of the 17th March. TIM owned malls for Gibraltar, Malte,tireleve, the lowan Island. Zrtien. to morningKoug,and Chine, Ma Southampton nandle up es thef the !Mb March. lfa mails for New South Wales, Via ineesen's Lend, aid New Label we* be made up tut the evening of the Slat Mara. TY master the Meet Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made ap on tbe mai= of the 3 ist March. The Malls for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, ma4ank. Cadiz, and Gibraltar will lov mole up on the morning of the 17th March. The mails for the Brasile, the River Plate, Monte Video, Perim. =shim. Madeira, and Buena Ayres, will be made up on the ca the 4th April. The overland eieseu malls, Me Marseille% to the Mediterranean i=Aden, lo India, Moog Kong, AO., will hems& up on tin g of the 74th April. NOTICE. TH2 number of S CAMPS issued to the DAILY NEWS by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during 1847, was : From JAN. 1, to Dec. 31, 3,447,009 This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, and Morning Post, ALL PVT TOGETHER. In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS, Morning Paper, there were issued for the Evening Edition, THE EXPRESS, From JAN. 1, to Dec. 31 778,714 Which was more, we believe, than were issued either to the Globs or Standard, Evening Papers. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Admitemsau Wooded far • TM law.; Loser meolsot paper...” M at Übe ii.M.r1041111.4.b, Two Velset ea u. da If 'Walesa. WWI 11171411 LT LONDON 4‘lllol TIM 4:144-111444444. 4 444. Mn •44444 , 44 I. MIL. Nat 1. Te•Mosaa•—/Loralas. 64 at Lam. S. 111oLoea.7o Na. pm 7. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAR H. Vie two parties of the future National Assembly of France are already in presence, and, as is con stitutional and right, and to be expected by both, are making efforts to secure a ma ty, or as large a number of followers as may be. The constitutional Left of the monarchic chamber have met and have determined to put for ward their claims to the electors, claims founded upon their past experience and tried liberalism. The Provisional Governrnenr, on the other hand, feels, that however the BeititoT party may respect and support them as a Provisional Government, still it cannot but view them as democrats too extreme, and as politicians likely to go much further lengths than those who so lately declared for the regency . of the Duchess of OR LEANS. The Provisional Government has, there fore, in several circulars, appealed to what may be considered the notables of the lower class, in pre ference to the notables of the middle class. It has addressed itself to the 50,000 teachers of primary schools, promising that every one of the people who distinguishes himself in these schools shall be pro moted. It has told the peasants, that it is not learn ing or professional experience that is so desirable in a member for the constituent assembly, as a person of staunch devotion to the republic. Agents, of course, have been despatched to all the provinces, and com mittees will be formed in every canton. The cry against the moderates will be, that they are monarchical in their tendencies as in their regrets. And monarchy for the moment having no popular representative, but, on the contrary, implying a return at least of the same system and the same politicians so lately driven from power, the republicans will rally to them not only those who dislike monarchy in the abstract, but those who dislike the samples of it and the pretenders which have been before the public eye. Natural as it may be, we must confess we regret this early division of parties, and think that it would much better have been deferred to a later moment. We regret that some member of the old Left, or of the friends of Messrs. TRIERS and Metter, could not have taken place in the Provisional Go vernment, and lent it his countenance more openly. It is impossible not to suppose the members of the ' Provisional Government and the party at their backs to be resolute and daring—impossible not to feel that 1 1 they are men, who, having grasped power, will make a fierce struggle rather than abandon it. If the Provisional Government, after hawing proclaimed the republic, were to call an assembly, and were that ' , assembly instantaneously to abrogate the republic and send these men about their business, these re publican chiefs would appear to the present age and to posterity, about the most miserable and pusillani mous fools that were ever gibbeted for mockery. The consequence, therefore, of the undoubted prevalence of moderates in the new assembly, would probably be a civil war, and a renewal of the scenes which so lately deluged Parts. The possibility of this ought to be prevented by a common understanding be tween the two parties, and we much regret to see symptoms of antagonism rather than of a common accord. It must, indeed, or it ought to be evident to the BARROT and Tii t ens party, that a flagrant failure on the part of the French to form a republic will have the effect, not of restoring a liberal and con stitutional monarchy, but a monarchy like those which France has seen—viz., extremely anti liberal, and with the mere mockery of constitu tional forms, not the reality of constitutional spirit. It therefore behoves even the moderates to be staunch republicans, if not with old enthusiasm at least with modern conviction and calmness. Many may regret that the French went so far on the days of February, but having gone so far, there is no friend of human progress and liberty who does not foresee the fatal effects of failure or of recoil. The Provisional Government of France is addressed by all classes of politicians at home and abroad in language of extreme civility and almost eongratula tion. But it is evident that too many of these civil people would be extremely pleased to see the republi can government of France fail and go to pieces, even in the plain-sailing work of administration. The late government left the state in debt even for current expenses. Not only was there a dividend to pay, bat 300 millions of money in savings banks, which the timid might demand. Add to this 40 millions of Exchequer Bills, or Bons do Tresor, which become due every month. These difficulties had fallen upon a government which was living on credit, on the instalment of loans, and in the midst of a commercial world, which has, like our own, learned to operate on credit, whilst it immobi lised its real capital. Any government might fail in such a position ; and it is to be feared that the pro visional and ri publican government will be put to great straits, and whilst private fortunes crumble around and beneath it in ruins it will itself be com pelled to have recourse to onerous taxes and dis agreeable expedients. If to these unavoidable difficulties of government be added the hostility not men ly of the conservatives, but of the moderate liberals, the French republicans may, it is to be feared, be driven back upon their old revolutionary modes of maintaining power, which would discredit ard, in the end, prove fatal to them, whilst it would, at tr.e same time, pave the way for a counter-revolution, fatal not merely to democratic but even constitutional liberty altogether. No vulture or carrion crow has a surer instinct of coming death than the Times. The vulture scents the carnage b... , re armies meet; the carrion crow smells out the boxy µ hile the doomed sheep is yet grazing, unsuspicious of its impending fate ; and neither the one i.or the other swoops with more vora cious appetite towards their victims than the Times pounces upon a ministry in whose frame lethal decay has begun its work. " We shall not be misunder stood," says the Tim's of yesterday, as a pre'ace to the declaration—" We want practical men, and a practical man that is an efficient minister ;" and " a moderate budget of good measures, vigorously pushed and ultimately carried." The Times will not be mis understood. lis par; nthetic " with all respect for indi vidual memh,r3 of the cabinet" is a civil pre face to the notification that they are to expect no further support from it. The Times, be lieving:they can no longer help it, will no longer help them. It is 10. king about for " the coming man ;" and should he prove to be the party to whom the ' Chronicle has of late devoted its services, it odds but the Times pushes that journal out of office in its butterfly state of toll ism, just as the Times served it in its Whig chry sal is state at the last ministerial change. Who is the "practical and efficient minister," about to be installed amid the plaudits of the versatile Times? Sir ROBERT FEEL is understood to have abdicated. His resignation of leadership in favour of Lord LIN COLN weal' spectacle unsurpassed in grandeur, ex cept by that passage in Keats' " Endymioe," where' Saturn is seen passing in slow colossal grandeur to take a last look at the universe before he shots himself up in eternal meditation. The step scarcely took the world by =prise. As the grave-digger of the stage in" Hamlet" prepares himself for stepping into the grave by takieg off one coat and waistcoat after another, Sir ROBERT has for years been stripping off one opinion after another before entering his political grave. Like some ambitious provincial actors he showed his versatility, by appearing in another character in the earns play as well as that of the statesman l'olonius. If opinions be, as some metaphysicians conceive, the aliment which swells out a soul to a portly presence, Sir ROBERT'S spirit, after this preparatory evacuation, will find ample mom in CHARON's boat ; or it opinions be, as is held by others, the integuments which wrap the soul, he must have pulled oft his, like the coats of an onion, till scarcely ' anything is left. Be this as it may, the apotheosis of PEEL; has taken place. Henceforth he sits, like JUPITER on Mount Ida, remote from the fray, sending l his counsels, dreams, and warnings with due impar tiality to the leaders on both sides. It seems doubtful whether the late hero of parlia mentary strife acquits himself rqu,lty well in his new capacity, of superintending and controlling demi god. It is true he exerts himself strenuously to adjust end preserve a balance of power in parliament. When he notices any want of power in a speech of Lord LINCOLN, he throws something of his own into the debate to compensate for the deficiency. And when anything of importance has been omitted by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir ROBERT is straightway at hand with a supplementary oration. But the classic repose of the immortal is wanting. The oracles of old were laconic in the extreme and preg nant with mystery, if sot with meaning. But the oracles of JUPITER PEELIUS are long-winded and dif fuse beyond all mortal totem ion. It, sides, he is evi dently anxious about their effect, thus betraying scep ticism in his own power to snake his mere mortal in struments do their work effictively. lie evidently begins to think that it would give him infinitely less trouble to carry or defeat measures in person than to invire Lord J. RUSSELL or Lord LINCOLN with the ability to do it. And it is extremely probable that he may some day soon, when they are more than usually awkward and unmanageable, in a fit of im patience, shove one of them to the left and the other to the right, and coming forward, complete the job him. self. Tired of playing the demi-god, he will be all the man again, and burst upon the House of Commo..s, the scene of so many triumphs— Like a 1.-app.earing.star, EL - ; glory from utur. There car, be little doubt this is the " practical and efficient minister," with his "moderate budget of good measures," who to the prophetic vision of the Times looms large in the mists of futurity as the spectre of the Brocken in the clouds around the mountain head. The Times regards Lord JOIIN and Sir ROBERT as the political CAsTOlt arid l'ourx of the age, living and dying on alternate days, and is always ready to transfer its homage to the semi immortal brother whose turn it is to be alive fur the day. Oar Brussels correspondent, writing on the 9th that , says: The Independence of this morning contains an ar• tide is which the opinion is expressed, that if, unfor tunately, there should be a war in Europe, the battle-ground this time would undoubtedly be Italy, and not this country. The same jour nal—which is a ministerial one—is doing all in its power to restore confidence amongst the parties connected with the Brussels and Antwerp bourses. The Baron d'Arnim, the Prussian minister in Paris, left Brussels this morning in route for Berlin. His excellency, during many years, fillrd a similar post at this court, and, as is well known here, is favourable to liberal principles. Our Brussels correspondent also thus describes the state of feeling on the Swiss frontier of Lombardy : I have just received a copy of the Republican , " dells Srizzera Rabana, of Lugano (canton of Ticino) of the 3rd inst. The late events in France have created, as might be supposed, an intense sensation in that Ita lian canton of Switzerland. In a leading article this journal asks, " What will Switzerland do, in case of war ?" and contends that the lute revolution in France has changed the relations of the former country with the northern powers; and boldly asserts that ware the Helvetic confederation to maintain neutrality, as in 1813, it would be tantamount to an act of suicide. A war between France and the powers of the north would be a war to the death between liberty and absolutism. Under such circumstances, Switzerland, it is argued, could not remain neutral, inasmuch as its own destinies would be at stake during such hostilities. I Should the struggle terminate in the victory of ab-o lutism, Switzerland with its traditions would cease to be. Switzerland (it is added in conclusion) could not, in the event of war, hesitate to take its proper , part. The same journal states that all the elections of members of the grand council of the canton of Ticino have terminated in favour of the liberals, and that in consequence of the events in France, the authoriies of the Orisons have convoked the grand council for the 15th, in order to take into consider ation the immediate assembling of the Landwehr. Up to the first instant, the works in the fortifica tions of the castle of Milan were carried on with the greatest diligence; on the arrival of the news from France, at Milan, the moat profound agitation pre vailed. All eyes were directed upon Prince Metter nich. On the 26th, there was a grand council of mi nisters, and couriers were starting off in all directions. GERMANY. STATE OF FEELING IN AUSTRIA. The intelligence from Germany becomes daily mote interestrog. The smaller states have already granted reform; bat Prussia, Austria, and Saxony, have as yet made no great concessions. In Austria the current of public opinion is beginning to be felt. Already Hungary, whose chambers are sitting et Presburg, has made a decided n,ove in the way of reform, and Bohemia will no doubt follow. A letter from Presburg of the 3d of March, in the Brfatatter ZePting, says, " The news of the revolution in France has quite turned the heads of the oppo-i -, tion in the Hungarian chamber. We are within a step of revolution. The sitting of the chambers last night I continued till ten o'clock in the evening. In the sitting of to-day a proposition made by the chief of the opposition was carried by acclamation : to the effect that a deputation be sent to-morrow to the King at Vienna (the Emperor of Austria is King of Hungary) to demand the immediate nomi nation of a Hungarian Ministry of State, to cortsi-t of Hungarians only, and separate from the ministry at Vienna ; as also the immediate redressing of all grievances, and a speedy alteration of the Hungarian constitution. The bank note diffieulties have reached the h zbt st pitch. Quarrels and disputes with respect to them take place in all the taverns and shops. To day was market-day,and there was a ct owd or country people, whose presence increased the difficulty, all of them refusing to take the bank notes as tender for payment." Such is the state of matters at Presburz • . . At Vienna (says a letter from that capital dated the 3rd lost.) we are in a state of the greatest excitement. Dully—nay, hourly, the most alarming intelligence reaches us from abroad, consternation is spreading wide, and terror pervades all classes. Scarcely had the telegraphic announcement that disturbances had br•'ken oat in Paris reached us on the morning of the' day before yesterday, when intelligence arrived in the evening that Louis Philippe had abdicated in favour of the Count de Paris, that a regency had been formed, and a new ministry appointed. Surprised and appalled at this unexpected proceeding, we yet clung to the hope and strove to give a favourable interpretation to these disasters, when the news arrived of the overthrow of the monarchy, the fie4lit of the Kin; and of the royal family from Paris—each news received within forty-eight hours, in stormy days like these, increased the pre railing alarm. The newspapers are read aloud in many public places, the expression in every counte nance was, st hat fearful event will the next day bring forward ? Who would have thought this a week ago ? All is happily quiet here ; but a gloomy and de pressing feeling fills every breast with an earnest desire that this peace may be maintained and secured by concessions. The chief movement is among the military. The regiment of infantry of Farstenwerther Von Climax and several others have marched from Vienna, to reinforce the army in Italy. Another letter of the same date says, the intelli gence received from France filled the mercantile world with panic. The railway shares fell considerably last night ; the Northern fell to 90. Scarcely any business has been done this afternoon. The Allge miene Zeitung states that letters from Vienna confirm the intelligence that a loan of 30 millions of gliders has been concluded between Russia and Austria. Count Fiquelmont, Minister of State, and of the conferences, has been appointed to the post of Presi dent of the Aulic Council of War, and Lieut.-General Count Wratirlaw ' Aide-de-Camp General to the Emperor, has been appointed to the command of the first corps of the army in Italy. Archduke John has returned suddenly to Vienca, in consequence of the excitement caused by the French news, and Count Fiquelmont has been obliged Ito postpone his voyage to Milan. The effect of the . Paris news in Italy ass not known at Vienna, bat excited the greatest anxiety. Count Flahault, French ambassador at Vienna, left that city on the 2nd for Loudon. It was said at Vienna that 30,000 men were about to he marched into Italy. The official gazette of Vienna of the 4th thus characterises the French revolution : The bloody events of P..tis, which have overthrown the governmeut and established by revolt and violence, the reign or terrors and of disord.r, have been faithfully corn. municsted to our readers. It now behoves us to examine the cause and connexion of tihase events. We cannot dis cover the clue of this connexi , tt is the natural and regular course of things. Far from it : appearances prove that in the 11,1141 course of a constittr.ionat system, ennsidered by the many to be the modal of a well-ordained political system, a force, which co-existed with the regular government has suddenly interfered, and hasten:seeded, in a fatal moment, in estabhuhing in a terrible manner the fiction of the sovereignty att., people, upon w hien tint cons, itutiou was based. We may consider this force us being partly the result of a public opiniou,mo.tdeeply t•rtytril, and partly as a COO spiracy tend ing in the Moat formal manner to the accorc pl ish ment of its aim. Fortunately, that mice which was prepared under Germany and Italy has burst at Paris, rather sooner than these incen diaries imagined, and Escape can now cast a glance upon the abyes into which they bad striven to precipitate her. In such circumstances we ktiow but one means of salvation : the Jim adherence of the governed to thee government, and the faithful and honourible fulfilment of the duties of the citizen at the hour of danger in every situation and in every class of society. Relying upon the habitual virtues of the suhjects confided to the sceptre of Austria, the Austrian monarch, even at pr, sent, can wait the events with calm nes., strong ice his hopes in divine providence, in his reliance on his people, sad in the certainty that this empire has sur mounted still greet, r calamities. • The Bresfau Gazette asserts that on the receipt of the French intelligence the Austrian cabinet imme diately assembled, and sent off couriers in all direc tions. Business immediately came to a stand-still on the Bourse. la Prussia the effect of the French revolution be gins to be more felt. It is now probable that, in the present critical time, the two concessions announced in the King of Prussia's speech will not be deemed sufficient. Alter the termination of the business, the Prince of Prussia entered into an animated conversation with the members, and was heard to exclaim t "The unity of Germany is a powerful rock." The Allgemeine Preus sisele Zeiturtq states that there was never before so sudden a reaction on the Berlin bourse as on Feb. 29, on the arrival of the startling intelligence from France. It appears that the inhabitants of Munster (Westphalia) consider the military preparations of Prussia—so long as France is cot alining—as highly dangerous, and express the wish that Prussia would, as soon as possible, recognise the French republic. At a puolic meeting held in Coblentz on the even ing of the 6th inst. resolutions were passed in favour of liberty of the press, a repr sentative government, the jury system, the responsibility of ministers, ge net al arming of the people, freedom for all religions, &e. A petition to that effect was forwarded the next day to his Majt sty. - - . - The Frankfort Journal of the Bth inst. says : We are positively asswed that the Germanic Confedera tion has adopted the following resolutions on the subject of the defence of the frontier, iu the event of an attack :-1. Prussia and the states which compose the 7th and Sift corps of the stay (Bavaria, Wurt-mberg, and the Grand Duchies of Baden and of Hesse) are to concert on the security of the western frontier of the territory of the confederation, and inform the Diet of what is requisite to be done on this point. —2. Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and the Grand Duchy of Baden, shall have in readiness the contingents which each of these states is obliged to furnish, according to the regulation of federal war, for the federal fortrisees of Mayence, Luxembourg, Landau, 12m. and It istadt.- 3. Prussia, Bavaria, and the Grand Duchy of Baden shall, in their quality of frontier states, immediately inform the Germanic Diet of every indication which may menace the federal frontiers-4. The federal states are immediately to pay into the federal treasury their contingent in money, to cover the expenses which may be necessarily incurred. Letters from Munich, under date Match 5, state that the King, in order to appease the armed multi tude which had assembled on the previous afternoon lin front of his palace, hod acceded to their demand to convoke the Diet on the 16th inst., instead of the 31st of May next. After the King's brother, Prince Charles, had assured the crowd that that reel promise would be kept, the latter gradually dispersed, and numbers amongst them brought hack to the Town-hall the arms which they had taken from the arsenal, as already related in this paper. The legislative as sembly of Wurtemberg is convoked for the 13th. According to accounts from Hesse-Cassel, up to the morning of the 6th inst., the Prince Elector bad dis missed the obnoxious minister, Herr Scheffer. All the prince's family hare removed to Wilhelmsbole. It appears that, however, the Grand Duke is rather obstinate in his opposition to the wishes of his people. The greatest excitement prevails in Hanau and Cassel. The entire army of the kingdom of Wurtemberg will be placed on war footing. The Land rave of Hesse-Homburg has acceded to all the popular demands made to him. At a meeting at Heidelberg, on the sth inst., of official delegates from Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden, Hesse, Nassau, and Frankfort, it was resolved to urge their respective governments not to interfere in the affairs of France. Another meeting will be shortly convoked. The citizensof Gotha have demanded a constitution, with an elective chamber. _ . _ A letter from Leipeic, of March 5, says : " When the students of the university were assembled in the Aula, and were addressed by the rector, he called upon them to declare that they would take no part whatever in the popular movement of the times. To this about one in ten or fifteen answered in the affirmative ; the rest were silent. In the course of the evening the other students wrote a declaration stating that they had not only withheld their &affirma tion, but that they highly approved of the new movement, and would consecrate all their powers to it. This was a great disappointment to the rector, who had intended to give in a far different report at Dresden. In order to prove that there might be no mistake in the sentiments of the students, they pro ceeded in a large body to the residences of Robert Blum-Arnold Ituge, Professor Biedermann, and Otto Wigan, who have lately spoken very decutslly against the Saxon ministry, and saluted them with songs ane " vivats;" they likewise cordially greeted the commu nal guard, wh.ch was patroling the city in gnat numbers. No attempt whatever was made to inter fere with this demonstration of the students, who were joined by a great number of the inhabitants. As far as we can learn no further apprehensions have taken place. A letter from Dresden, dated the Gth, contains a proclamation from the King to the people, in which he promises to call the chambers together before the end of April, when all that is for the real good of the state wilt be granted. Amongst this, he goes on to say, will no doubt be the abolition of the censorship. On the Gth that. the Duke of Nassau opened the Diet at Wiesbaden, and made the following addre-s Gentlemen and beloved Members of the Dtct,—l have cline in per.on to open this assembly. to prove to you that I conform completely and 'strictly to the dispositions wtich were announced yesterday to the country by my proclama• tion. You have at present only to occupy yourselves with the new electoral law which I have promised you. I in vite you to examine this important question with especial cote. I ought, in the prevent difficult conjecture., to be able to rely more than ever upon your counsel and fidelity, and I do rely upon them. Your sitting will in future be public. Gentlemen and beloved merrewrs of the Diet, I trust, by the grace of God, the new institutions wilt be a source of blessings to our country, and to the whole German nation. BRAZILS AND LA PLATA.—By the Eliza Jo'ninon, arrived at Liverpool, dates have ►een received front Pernambuco to the s:b Feb., and Bahia to the 31st Jan. ; but the advice* Jo not contain any nese of intkreat. Another vessel has also arrived at Liverpool with one day'. later intelligence from Monte Video, but their letter are equally devoid itf iaterett. -Ilia Grace tb4 CONSECRATION OF iht. HAMPDEN.— Lord Primate has appointed the consecration f the riAht reverend prelate to take place on Sunday, the 26th instant, at 141abettt PaLao. Abe 'goat. The Duchene of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday, at Bnekinghain Palaes. Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty J Lady C. Cocks and the Hon. Mini Kerr have sue. needed the Hon. Mile Money and the Holt. Miss Macdonald, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. Mr. G. La Touche had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Laboucbers yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Commissioners for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arts in the Rebuilding the Palace of Westmiuster, had a meeting yesterday afternoon at the new palaoe. The commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Aberrh en, Viscount Canning, Viscount Mahon. the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Wyse. The Secretary, Mr. Esatlake, wss in attendance. Sir Henry Halford had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord de Tabley had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-olfiee. The Lora Mayor had also an Interview with the right hon. baronet, yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Hughes, Vicar Apostolic of Gibrahar, had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterJay, at the Colonlais office. Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday, from St. Leonard's, Hastings. A deputation, including Mr. Spearman, M.P., and Mr. lissdlam, M.P., had an interview, yesterday, with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson. Lord Kinnaird bad an interview with the Right lion E. Strutt, yesterday, at the otlice of the Commissioners of Railways. Despatches were sent oft yesterday evening from. the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North Americas. provinces. LORD JOHN RrsSELL has derived ara much benefit from his short sojourn at St. Leonard*, that ho ' din town yesterday much improved in health. THE LATE ARCHBISHOP Or CANTERBUItY. — The stamp duty paid on the probate to the will of the late Arch. bishop of Canterbury was 1,5001., the personal estate of this venerable prelate having been valued far that purpose at 120,0001., which is exclusive of freeholds. (From hut night's Ga:ettc.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 11.—The Queen has up. pointed G. Hamilton, Marquis of Donegal, to be captain of her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of Lucius Bentinck, Viscount Falkland, resigned. WHITEHALL, Maßcii 9.—The Queen has directed letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, nominating ant appointing 13. Currey, Esq., to be Clerk Assistant of the Parliament, in the vain of J. W. Birch, Esq., resigned. DOWNING-STItEET, MARCH 10.—The Queen hag appointed J. W. Sheriff, Esq., to bo hir Majesty's Attorney- General for the islands of Antigua and Montserrat; J. 3. Martin, Esq., to be Coroner for the Island of Antigua • and H. Jennings, Esq., to be Commiseary of Police for the island ef St. Lucia. WAR-OFFICE, MAILOI 10. lot Drag. Gels.—.T. Kemp, gent., riding.master, to be by par„ vice Burke, who retires. sth Beat 1.-3. L. Baylor, Rent., to to ere. lieut, by par., nine WaUnee, app. to the let or Gn nodier ltegt. of F. Ud.. Bth. F.-Ens. T. IL tfrierson, from 24th F., to be me., arc Cournr, who each. I ith F.-Lletit. J. T. T. Boyd, to be adj. fire 1.. .6. Boyd, Proms Lieut. R. Mannar% from h..p. 62nd F., to be had., Ike Boyd, app. adjutant. 18th F.-Lind...Col. O. Teuton, from b..p. ex Lite inspecting fie lA I Alm of militia in the lonian lobindo, to be llent-col., rue IL sl'Manno, who eseb., noticing the differenee ; 51..j0r R. Liimmaire, to be limit -col., by par., vice Teuton, 'oho ret ; Brew: Major C. MO , ray, to he major, by pur., vice Lusmoore; Intent C. L. De Winton, to be mot., by pur., vice Murray ; Ens. J. T. Penns, to be lieut, by pur., vice De Winton; R. L Baker, gent., to D. ens., by pur., sloe Jam.'. 17th F.-Capt. E. M. Clarke, to be major, by pur., vice Owen, who ret; Lieut. E. Croker, to be caps, by par, vice Clarke; Em. P. M'Eheroon, to be lieut., by put., c.oe Croker ; F. J. S. Lindsay. gent, to be ens., be pur., vice ll'Ehersou ; Lkut C. Itawera, to be 3.1 j., nice Chat; prim. 25in F.-Bern. Major T. Deacon, from 28th F., to aapt., once M.Doineld, who each. 28th F.-Capt. W. 11.1"Doneld, knelt 25th F.. to be capt, vice Orono% who exch. ; Ens. V. D. Bourne, from sth E., to be crot, vii.olfriereon, who each. 1.-A. Penton, gent., to be en'., by pur., vice Reynolds, prom. in 91th 1. 6714 F.-W. V. Munninga, gent., to be ens., by pur, Moe O'Brien, app. to 70th F. 70th F.-Capt. J. B. Parkbu on, from h..p. =at, to be coot, vice J. P. Cnstobadie who each.; Lieut. J. W. Felder, to be rapt, by per„, Moe Parkin-oil who ret. ; Eno-6. 11. C. snow, to be Beet, by per., rice Fiider; Ens. J. T. N. O'Brian, from the 87th F., to be reunite Snow. 71st F.-Ser,..Major T. Walker, to be quartermaster, cite T. Fits. grreld, who ret. on LL.. p. tioth P.-Ens. T. J. Meredith, to be lieut, n .thout pur., vice O'Clor mon, app. adj.; F. Bratty, gent, to be ens., without pur., vice klanF dith ; Lieut. P. O'Gorman, to be adj., vice Walter, promoted. 94th F '. -Ens. M . L. V. Reynolds, from 63rd F., to be heir., by pur., vice W. W. Campbell, who has been allowed to rx.eive the value of his manimirelon. 99th F.- W. J. It. Russell, gent, to be ens., without per., vim Mends, promoted to the 98th F. Brevet -Lieut.Col. G. Teuton, of the IGth P ., to col. in the army. 9t01f.-Lout. J. Spence, from 11th P., to he adj. of a rcermilog district, vice Moorhead, promoted. Idemosanoinc-The name of the Enoien appointed to the 93rd F., an 'he Ilth Feb., 'B4B, G " James Daisell," not " an pre viouoly mated. The name of the Captain el the 57th Et., 2nd Mach, Dill, lo John" Aochmuty," not " Ahmuti," so previously et led. The name of the Captain of the 88th F., 9to April, 1817, is Waren " .tuchmuty," not " Ahmuty," a. precouely at,deal. The dole of the promotion of Lieut. gewart, of 2let P., to tempt in the 61st 1., has been antedated, 21st Nov., 1847, and not tb, 21st Noe., 1840. on stated in the " GaseUe " of 3ril March, 1810. ....-.....-.. 0111 E OF ORDItA3CE, Manor O. Royal Rt. of Artll.—necond Capt. F. A. Campbell, to be alit., vie* Rata n% prom. • Second Capt. J. R. Imaurdle, to be alljt., sloe who resigns the adjutancy out,. PUNISHMENT BY DEATTI.—THE CASE Or ANNETTE MEYER3.—A public meeting was held last evening, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, to take into consideration the above question, particularly with reference to the cue of Annette Meyers. There was a numerous attendance. Mr. Ewart presided.—Lord Nugent nicved the first resolution which was for the adoption of petitions to her Majesty, end to Sir G. Grey, for the life of Annette Meyer. The memo rial to the Queen set forth that without seeking to jektify the act for which the prisoner had been vole d..mned, the memorialists considered it a fit ease foe the ex. mess of the prerogative of mercy. They submitted that the convict had bee. made the victim of systematic and terocious vitlany; that every circumstance combined to ren•ler it probable that her region bail deserted her; and coupling this fact with the strong recommendation of the liar; to mercy, they considered that there was ample gr for granting a reprieve. The memorial to Sir G. Grey was to a similar purport, wito the addition that, suppoeing while in such a state of mind the convict had committed suicide, there was not, in the opinion of the ma morialigto, a coroner's jury in the kingdom who would not have returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." With re gard to the case of the criminal in question, he believed it to his one in which mercy might well be exercised, and he truited. —and indeed believed—that it wculd.—The Rev. T. Binney seconded the resolution. H. thought there were tire degrees of opinion with regard to capital punishment; tLi were tome who believed it to be a divine command, and one not to be departe.l front tinder any ctreumsbuices ; there were others who considered it not as a command, but as punishment permitted to man to billet ; while there was another class who abjured it altogether. He bad no doubt hut that each opinion had its representatives at the meeting, but be had no doubt that however they might disagree on the general subject, they would be unanimous in the present case. Ile considered that if ever man deserved death, the moldier who fell by the hand of Annette Meyers deserved his; and that if one woman's guilt c ,uld be excused it was the woman's in quer tion. Without attempting, however, to justify her conduct, lie asked them to consider the peculiar circumstances in which she had been placed. The ill. gitimale child of a per son of rank, she might be said never to demo known a Chris van home or a parent's care ; and, in addition, had been hrouaht up in a country where the restra , nts of morality were not so great as in this country. She Ishid told him (Mr. Pinney) that she considered herself in the sight of God the wise of the man whom she had killed; and there was no doubt that the connexion did not present itself to her mind in the moral aspect that it would to those differently placed. Under those circumstances, he could only conceive the feeling which led her to commit the act wee one of virtue and insulted womanhood. He th night that if the Queen exercised her prerogative of mercy in this caw, she would not be encouraging her subjects to do wrung, bu, that she would be reading a lumen to for soldiers to do ri,ta.— The resolution was carried unanimously, and was follow d ne another, strongly condemnatory of the general principle of capital punishment. SwEeEING IN SPECIAL CONSTABLIPL —Specis I con were sworn in at the various police ogles yes arday —At Worship-s.r. et, in consequence of it having been pub lic announced that tome out-door meetings of au inflamm tory character were about to be held in the distrier, see , eel young men, CIIIIIPCIA d with large commercial establishments in the neighbourboxl, presented therase:ves in court to be sworn in.—At Marlborough-street the whole time of the !magistrate oat occupied is swearing in special constables, the Duke of Norfolk, accompanied by his son, the Earl of Surrey, being among-t the numbers— A , Bow-street, Mr. Moneley, vestry clerk of St Paul's, C ,veht-gaiden, a considerable number of lateepayers, and in .he course of the day nearly every householder in the parish, were sworn in, sod having each received a precept from the court to act as such in ease of emergency, they pr. ceilled to the vs stry, where th. y were furni.hed with staves ss badges • f their authority. The parishi mere of St. Martla's-in-thes Fields subsequently followed the saran example,—At the Thames pOliCe•COOrt, Mr. Ballantine was m gaged in swear- ICU/ in above 300 of the inhabitants of St. Mary, Whitechapel s to act as sp_cial constables. IRELAND. DUILM, MARCZ 9. The proceedings of the " French sympathizers," and their inflammatory appeals to the populace, have caused some apprehension, but the Government have been on the alert, and they have taken ample precau tiot a for the preservation of tranquihity and the in stant suppression of outrage, if such should be at tempted. The garrison of Dablin, already consisting of a large military force, is to be increawd by.tar regiments previous to the 17th instant (St. Patrick 's day), which has been spoken of as the day for the moat= useablap. Z--