The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-03 00:00:00

Time s o f wl•ich then has been such load complaint., • t a m s.) But I must tall the hon. member for Mayo that thm , i a a task which is net to be undertakes in a ma nner—(" How , hear," from l ark seen - 7, a a it certainly cannot be dons in a issues wlfwhtea every occ.ision her Majesty's sown ", like ether governments, are exposed to b e i m ( the In *ember hours we say be to survey the circumscircumstan ces like states :new, and to as. shk jit fi.,• a t beawngs of a ll these various questions ow , t h e other: and with such opportunity, I should ter -1.4 feel it to he the duty of the present goVernment—aad j,tould certa inly elect it from any government, as owe eM e rgruey--to consider the social grievances of with the object of applying adequate remedies. ibers ) It was no idle boast .of my right lion. and j, 11 friend (Mr. Napier), W edneaday, when he said prepared to deal with the long-vexed question 7 4 .1.,„ n t and truant. that is a subject which had at " kis attention long before the formation of the Ltprat g oe,rument, and, undoubtedly, there is much to nide that great controversy. (Cheers.) gir that alm is a ion stion unitconnected with the presest ow. It is tri easy thing to come forward to this table and oe rates of money to necessitous proprietors. Tha toaster. is sot t.. mind the manner in which we should wd eith the burdens on land. We must view that quer caf mulct it. !Arisen aspect, We must endeavour to on tree the eepest recese-s of the question, and to I re --le with a ll ' it. most complicated eel diens. It is quite w,* to maimpt to relieve the proprietor Of even theft:ta rla InLsod either from the burden of an imperial loan wei,tht of local tasation unless, at the same • ~ the tenure of that land is 1 laced in a more. rational 0 „.1 satisfilory state-unless all those questions which a rs- iron the tenure of land are, at the Lune • pat is a position which auxy slier some chance .1 a es •re satisfactory state than that whah Inc many years hen e xperienced in that country. (('hiss.) It is ..-h g f ,. it the r imminent ore anxious to deal with wt o .1 the a. Irish qui ," and when we have *misty of viewinff that toestitas in all its vernier is ar. it relations, we are prepared to consider q uidion of tl.e local location ut that country, asks, the reticular burdens udo. which society new edido it with an e arn st desire to do what es Anefirer the eoadition of that country, and to % es., the real sources of social grievances. This, kern ien his n o thing to do with the bill bc -1,, she beau. For that bill we are respon- Et , WI. It is a bill of indemnity k u nrtiken for the is .1e( of a elms which is !,....:tiassel thin riii.tht have been anticipated; and under hope hon. members from Ireland will ;ammo th.ia thts o nut the happiest opportunity for a dia. ! tussles ot net... ter which bas prevailed. (Hear.) NeNsl:ll w mid look anxiously for the realisation hicit the house had just heard. No doubt t, but it was see) desirable that • I at rat condemnation of the principles tat s'• ,•`‘ ti rt r. minim was based. n e attted that nothiag was done to give ti to, satferistf welders( Ireb t id. lf the government 1...; ....cc ter Ir..arid they might to tapers it frankly. •,7 li. ti BARRON said be was rather surprised that •• '.•.•1. ts.mbsr sh.add ask the present government to ,*.rir a 1..•.2.7. att. r he Mg a most abject sad consistent . 2 ;,ertir ci toe relies. of the IoM government, which had Jr.. so mach sainbat in Ireland. rata of the hone amid sat is anise the essninse, whet a premien it nreiti be oat It ossolifiromoise to too ton aloe amo es int atejseity ; bonen know Act i<they seat nestles, "pond to the et the knee nay would be liable to • anealsolee, dsgrintiss et their rights whose it they slops& the one nsey sense, whateveo t re ad- Vine' esivneloy would take masse, bro.) The opposite (Mr. A anted to think that C i r il eatioe of the =Z vi be jest. bet Mr. Pay speeldeg et Mr. led Mimed I tho bows to les actuated by raided dais Ind pernmel annises ; wed wee, therein% Ink to be • bikini ht I dinned mane eases. Surely It went ma be less Mit to nth feelings with regard to eemetlmmendes than with re=to individual members. (Chien) J. RUSSELL thought tho boa. pedestals had taken an unnecessary alarms at the asses. Asentling to the emendment them onset In t h e Sot phoebes report of a select committee, that corrupt bed extensively prevailed in the borough ; sad then mould always be great difficulty in obtaining 'aldose, of that even in boroughs where corruption was botorionsly very extensive. (Hear, hear.) Well, but supposing that there we some ' evidence, the house would then ho asked to agree to an address to the Crown for the appointment of a eemmiasion. Then barristers, persons well qualified to take evidence, would be sent down to the borough, or they might In cer tain came sit for that purpose in London ; and if there was no legal evidence that bribery had extensively prevailed, the run would full to the ground. (Hear, hear.) Halm there wits a specific case, although there might be an the borough would escape harmless, and no farther procteilings would be taken. (Cheering.) Supposing the borough to be corrupt, and the electors in the habit of receiving bribes, then a report of the whole pro endings must be laid before parliament. Rut that would sot disfranchise the borough. For that purpose a bill must be introduced and receive the assent of parliament. Neither would the provision carry tho powers of the House ofeommons any farther than they at present existed. In the [MC of Orampound he had acted completely on the principle of this bill, and the borough was disfranchised. It appeared to hint that there was no mode of proceeding so satisfactory as that which had been adopted in the cases of Sudbury and St. Albano, namely, that of a special cvmmission. It was much better that evidence should be taken before en impartial tri bunal, from sworn witne.se., •than that they should be examined twice over by committees of both houses. Ile thought the lion. member for Huntingdon had taken un founded alarm, for the power of the house would remain the same. and if the hirough should prove to be thoroughly corrupt, they could not do better than disfranchise it. After some observations, Mr. ANS FEY said he was inclined to test the sincerity of the friends of reform, by proposing that the clause may he postponed till they had a fuller attendance on that aide of the house. The CIIANCELLOIt of the EXCIIEQUR observed*. the delay which hon. gentlemen on the opposition side of the housc were interposing in the progress of public busi ness. Government being sincere in their desire to accele rate that propresa, he could not accede to the hon. gentle man** proposition, sad should press for a division on his right hoe. friend's amendment ; and if, as had been inti mated by another hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Anstey), a motion was made to report progress, he should take the sense of the committee on that ahu The committee then disided : For the amendment 137 Against it 26-111 The clause as amended was then agreed to, as were clauses 3,4, and 6. I: latt iIE rose to esplaia. Thu boa. member had he acs aa abject sad eutssistcut supporter of the L., pt. want. It was not fair that the hue. gentleman oa t.. argee on incorrect prensoies. (Hear, bear.) to ..ay that be never was en abject or a consistent mrs.,:tor of the late government. (Loud laughter.) The s.c.c.eatiLiaast was going au to 'dams the house, whca On clause 0, Mr. WALI'OLE moved another amendment. As the clause was now drawn the commissioners would have power to inquire into corrupt practices at previous elections. And by coupling what might have occurred ten or fifteen years ago with what had taken place at the last election, make out a ere for disfranchisement, though no conuptiUn had 11: SPEAKER said that the bon. gentleman rose to utylas. hot Le um making a second speech. (Hear.) li. W. IIAIIIZON said that the hen. gentleman was d al events a steadfast supporter of the !ate government in 5... o.iir 101,1 , ar, in that house. He was sure the hon. cm'. non would nut deny that. Now it was not is rseeloTti , n, or the recollection of his reading— j. In.:eta). that any government had so misgoverned, lud ruined, every interest iu Irelaud, as the lit'. wetatrant. sad that was the reason of his sitting on tt .t ,the nuuiskrisl) side of the house. (Ironied cheer.) triple of Ireland would back him in flat opinion— nasty tone out of every hundred would back him in that erra.u. tie only remedy of the late government was auems, taxation. taxation. (Laughter.) Ho had of r. 5.2 the !au ;on rnment, and he should oppose the present me. if they pursued a similar course with regard to his oaten : We. 1. Is( 1 1.1.1 said the sole question for Ireland was, vta.tviet she would accept a remission of only 75,0001., leacb we. a one hundredth part of the cairn debt, or &bast 214. in the pound. His country was entitled to much use. The 4)%011)1 AN )IA110:I said, each speeches as the base dad hand that night trees suss et Ids eeisotrpsies rahltead Irishm.m. in the . epee et bone Isteisisses sand lotSkoteh tarn, to the easpetraties at twig slim treks, mean (Ile.a. hear.) As an Irkiimmi. be dietrtreed an >lnt:dration with that class of peeme. Them who said t.it Ireland owed no gratitude to 2‘100114 wee* men with vt , m hr could never coincide. Nis Sharoght his country st en qtly indebted to the menebees of the late govern • tor uttering the present boon. J. SCULLY could not regard this questton us party is. There were 2,579 electoral divisions in Ireland which eeo e. rd no benefit from this measure, and they were surely total. dto some relief. Emigration was taking place every iry, and it was the date of the government to give some lope to these who were disposed to remain. L.:d J. RUSSELL vindicated the measures of the . lab rot imment, and arknowledip d that the present ministers win skrfectly justified in not declaring at this moment the ACLU:" they meditated for remedying the social evils of Its aml. . _ taken place in the interiii: Blbimsiast would, is effect, allow the commissioners, II the tam* at the last election, to go bad' to the me as as; bat that if they found an einem at raiMOm WI Wm no bribery, then the inquiry okenkil alsp. Sir A. COCKBURN— As hi uniantood fps mead meat, he thought it would haw a nieehievoustandasey; because. however great the corruption at the aissamis which occasioned the inquiry, and however nelookii. the constituency for corrupt practices, if front se midis or other the previous election should have bass hue bon bribery, then the power of investigation west* ems. Alter a few words from Lord 1). Sloan:awl 11,. Sinn 701111, Mr. BRIGHT suggested that the canning, Mash so. port progromgand that the subject should be discussed au s future day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER maassrad r and the motion for reporting progrem was put and nisd. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that the auteadmatt maid bi rifted before the bill was brought on eine. The boom then resumed, and the Premiers' Act Ansa& neat Bill pared through committee. The Sheep Contagious Disorder Prevention Bill IPS read a second time. The ijaeToiitidenee (Scotland) Bill paned through 'nominee. Ar• r 10MC remarks by Mr. H. 111111111111 T upon the Irish !kir. W LEY reprowhed the Irish pmprietors with ctet of their duties in that capacity, and ascribed the foil. al Irel Intl to her not being trite to herself. Mr. W I'l ESIDE repelled this &Stook, and, after some bith.r 41, hate, The amendment was negatived without a division, and Lit rise. a second time. It was ordered to be cool r.db.l is Tuesday neat. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS ACT. Oa the order of the day for the seesed mediae of this til. HENLEY said that this bill wail me* to °outlast tht protium, of a ma'am paned WI make, for the pee- Union of foreign inventions exhibited the . Clyolid natal at satendm, at in the patent laws swam bays bola Metal. Without it, time eihibitots wadi la agent No rreat injury. Ile propowd also that the *Sid Man .`w'.l tit, place on Monday neat, Is 111 vier that as dam .t. it LALOUCIIEItE entirely ceogeoni milk dis gelebmsn. The bill was then rcad a second time awl prima Womb CORRUPT PRACTICES AT /RUCTIONS BILL. The house ...tot into committee ita this bill. Oa elute 1., lb. BELL wished to explain orsund defects is the bill. It - sseht to lettere the facility of essrlstios end to let t-troid practices be followed 41 parliament. Them monad 1 e ee own:citable iliZeolties is the meg edennybg that est. Sas were the proceedings is sum ofeeeemot pentium tri he (mud on—by a committee of inserthig, etc won the unties st .shvidaal members ? Seal a Pam mesh ho Open to yea &hews. The complaint of umgt pull= well • made a party question. Another nwne ef would he the 9th dame, whisk prey id thet wilnense Iran to have as indemnity for any irthiemse IMP nit inquiries before • committee. Beth es=y butht only to be given with reference to sets that bad taken place Freebies to the posies of the an, otherwise it weal eat as a Mon Lora on the conssaisien eseriqe peeniees. The Cog. remedy oug h t t o b e reneeed. Men= ou t to be *curdy punished fur allowing themeless to be bribed, as VA , lti wet for welling his blf yid& was eibilar to the ,knits franchise of the deotee. • bosh.) Se a twamittee of the hem was a moot Mb= ratio.ro l a into election Winos, beano lie ambits ile r 'deg not in the judgment of the weetabeen bed es the • . liaraett: of the erideoce. The se** engist to be Pend is the hands of an impartial OWN& 3 1r. WALPOI.E said that the pidedgie of the first elms of the bill was that an en address to Ivr Majesty praying that ea immilley &mad be in. 'ood ender this act into the eiblons el corrupt pi.e.me., a commisoon shout fats Am &ewers to pr0...4., ...4., that loquiry. The mrjogity of the ban would have the posit of obtain{ itemesillee d bblekry. 11 bad said yesterday that he flt eery strew sigeetisea tninst such a power being gives MI a mono issjority—s It oar which might be abused to a very rest extent. Mar. To provide against that he bed tressed an satadmint 'which he should propose to the 'enmities t. insert in the first clause, to the elect that before onsb an inquiry should be instituted there should be a re %ad.• trios a committee of the boom to isquire ripest ItertiralAr election, complaised of, oe of n isimunittes I:104W geaervdly f ar the purpose of jogai:lag Into ell erupt metiers at elestions. He thought the house would with him that sock an amendment would rearm the met part of the objectless to the ammo. The right hon. r mimeo reed the words of the amendment, which con * 1.0..1 the alteration suggested shove. Lett J. RUSSELL suggested a verbal amendment, which • .• aceepted by Mr. Walpole. tir. 'l% AK LEY thamit that the right hon. gentlemen • propoeine to legislate upon a sew principle. titirtly ,'• Mao ought to be bound by its melovitY. Mr. WALPOLE would willingly admit that the hoses to bc Inoand by its majority, but the hoe. gestienae e'cst sot forget that it was never booed by a info There was th e di v i s i on on t h e leave to bring is :VIZ in the committee, and again a division es the third a 1.'114, and At eithwequint stages. (Hear, beer.) Kr. ILEA IILASI thought that unbar' there were a public ft rotor, and oak., provision were wads for the sa p of the reninsittce the enactment would be useless. Mt. ANSTEY opposed the nori amendment. nen bad e a eas e in which • • udty _of the boom had done r , . Wats, but it was not tolled a parliamiehl. bolt a 1 • 00 1 ,- (Laughter.) lle should move that the cossides , r* a t.I the clam Sr postponed. Mr. BILE!: wurported the amended clause VERON .sMITII agreed with the right hen. gen ethst th e bill oug h t to provide. sktiost a hasty or on hot lee Rai afraid that the °mended claw .1 plot, nn olintacle to the objects I.l ' the bill. 'qr. T. LA It I N ti d e f en d e d the amendment, as tending to pr. tint the tyranny which • majority of the house might taktu..o; on; tile tonstiluescies of the onstry. U a simile The Copyright Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The Municipal Corporatiess Acts Amendment Bill was also read a third time and parsed. MILITIA HILL.-NEW Mr. Secretary WALPOLE brought up the Militia Bill, which was read a Ant time, and in Axing the wooed read ing for Friday, the 23rd, the right boa. gentlemen said—l wish to make one or two observations in respect to this measure. The Ant is, that I hays consolidated all former main' acts in this bill by way of reforesee, in order that the house ssay be able to se* all the moistens on the subject contained In as small a empties as possible—the second observation is by way of notice—that is, I wish now to give notice, that in case the house should agree to the second reading of the bill, 1 shall move in innosittee to insert a clause, providing that any person who shall serve is the militia for two years shall be entitled to be registered and have a vote for the county in which he resides. (Loud ANIS from the lower oppoaition benches.) Mr. M. GIBSON—I beg to give notice, that on the resead reading of the bill I shall move es an amendment, that It is not expedient to proceed with it further daring the present pediment. (Hear, hoer.) 'rip wise lee the second reeding on Friday, the 23rd I ke., wee s than made ; sad the hews adjourned at half-psist ee efelecik. Xr. George Thempeou paired off with Mr. H. C. Lacy in hvoar of Mr. Trewlawaers motion on church rates. the erpreoo. TO CORRISPONDBNTIL Omar' lllitho of The V..aprese," the moo powarre for Gazette; le published away Newby sad Moldy AUK b IMO ped. Wet Oureorowlatemded for .m. Expraw," Lades Zonis, piper, moot be at the lake, to, Boasseas-strost, by Two °Week as tin dap of pehlhatlos. MOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TAN DAT—Ronde& „Aftmoce. 14 11.. timisisow—llorsing. 11. 411 a ..... 2L 3.. LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 3. MR. DISRAELI last night indulged the House of Commons with another of his vague explanations that mean nothing. It remains to be seen whe ther the liberals will tamely and weakly sub mit to such supercilious treatment. When it pleased weak Queen ANNE, in the midst of a general and necessary war, to dismiss the great Lord GODOLPHIN from her councils—thereby sowing the seeds of the disastrous events which involved the Hanoverian succession in two Jacobite rebellions, and Europe in armngenients,some of the ill effects of which were lately fel: in the Spanish marriages—Lord Go- DOLPHIN, and his friends in opposition, submitted to the policy of their DERBY successors of that reign. They induced the Duke of 'MARLBOROUGH to prolong his command of the allied army until HARLEY and his vile colleagues could disgrace him and injure the fortunes of the world; they accepted their defeat, and did not vindicate with courage mil devotion their own principles. And this, even the Tory historian, Mr. ALISON, says, was a fatal error. Assuredlyit was; tor nothing, humanly speaking, but the premature death of tho Queen saved England front the return of the Sresays--the " protection" on which the Country Party of that day had set their hearts. HARLEY and HOLINOBROKR and their fol lowers, like the DERRYS and the DISRAELIS of the present day, concealed their schemes and plots in fine words and vague generalities—they would wait for the nation to decide between them and the Revolution of 108 S; it was a national affair not to be hurried and precipitated : the country at last would return to its sense and to its love of the exiled family ; delay, postpone decision, was then their policy. Well—they were permitted to manage the elections, to corrupt the constituencies, to alarm the clergy, to excite the squires, to do much as they pleased. And the result was the unworthy peace of Utrecht, the Jacobite rising of 1715, and the Parrexnea's invasion of 1745. They did not,' it is true, get the S'resters back, but they deeply in jured England and Europe. Forbearance to ministers of had political character, of dangerous political principles, and of fraudulent political intentions, is weakness and folly; sure to recoil on the heads of those who practise it ; almost equally certain to injure the community in which it is exercised. The revival of party bitterness and strife, of' factitious moves and unreal centre- versies, is a far less evil than the toleration of al government prepared either to betray its own frieuds or to rob for their benefit the pockets of the com munity, according to the exigencies of its own interests. FRANCE.. PARIS, FRIDAY 2'III3IINR. Yesterdxy Louis Napoleon, attended by his minis ters, repaired to the Falai' d'Orsay, whore the sittings of the council of state are held, in order to receive the oaths of that body. The form wee read, es in the inaugurative sitting at the Tuileries, by the minister of state. Each councillor, in alphabetic order, respon ded 2 to the call of his name, by saying Je le pore, and extending his arm. The presi dent, before the commencement of this ceremony, addressed to the council the following speech : Members of the Council of State,—l regretted, before the constitution was in vigour, not to be able to preside over you, for you well know that I regard it as one of my first prerogatives to be the president of this se lect body. Happily, I have been replaced by the distinguished statesman who has passed with me through times of great diMculty, and wbo hu acquired a just ce lebrity by the talent and th e courage o f w hi c h he hes el ways given proof in the defence of the greet principles on which our society reposes. Now that the constitu tion is in vigour, I wish myself to receive your oath, fur everything which can draw deeper the bonds which unite us is precious to me. Henceforward I shall frequently' come among you, happy to communicate my ideas freely to you, and t_ receive iu return your opinions and your ad vice ; for do not forget that each of you, by his attributions, participates in the duty of minister and legislator, and we are ea responsible towards the French people for the utility of the labours to which we devote ourselves. - - It has, it is said, been just decided that the council of State shall sit all the year, with the exception of the two months' vacation, during which a committee will be appointed to transact the necessary business. You are aware that the deliberations of the Senate are secret. Hence no journal is permitted to give any account of what passes in the sittings of that body. At an extraordinary sitting which was held yesterday, the draft of a *endue consuituna wss brought forward by Jerome Bonaparte t tor fixing the amount of the Prince-President's c►vil list. No journal has been allowed to breathe a syllable about this sitting, the result of which was given by the Patric simply in the form of a rumour without any allusion to the Senate. That organ reports that the amount of the Prince's dotation will be 12 mil lions of francs. But the charge of maintaining the palaces is not included in this sum, which was also assigned ne the civil list of Louis Philippe. As the expense of maintaining the palaces amounts to six millions, the civil list now said to have been voted by thu Senate amounts virtually to 18 millions. The Senate has, by the way, shown already some symptoms of opposition, in the appointment of the secretaries. Those proposed by the president, Jerome Buonaparte, were MM. de Heckcreen and Leverrier, who, as you will have per ceived, were not the successful candidates. Mean while the president of the Senate has taken up his residence at the Petit Luxembourg, where he will remain during the continuance of the session, and give receptions once a week. In the sitting of the Corps Legialatif to-day the new Coinage Bill was read by the president, M. Bil moult. It aclopts the principle of reducing the copper dicime or penny from 20 to 10 grammes. A smart debate took place with regard to tho election of M. do St. Hermitic, the validity of which wee sea tested by MM. Bonhier do l'licluae and de Bassiml, the two leading legitimists of the Chamber, wholhone nevertheless talon the oath of fidelity to the Presi dent. The election was finally ratified, and M. de tHermine admitted as deputy. The secret committee appointed by the Coupe latif to consider the costume question Ms Mlle= decision that deputies may wear thole iledeffiele Of not at ordinary sittings, just as they plasm. The next bill which will bo sent from the am& of state to the Corps Lcgislatif is that on penitentia ries. The leading provision of this bill is that all prisoners condemned to a degrading punishment will, ipso facto, incur the punishment of transportation to a penal c olony. The President of the Legislative Body has already given receptions. At the first, some of the members of the corps diplowtatique, the papal nuncio, and several ministers and dignitaries were present. On Wednesday evening the reception was also numerous; among those present were many of the senators, councillors of state, generals, and almost all the deputies. AL Chevalier, ex-secretary-general of the Elysee, has been named director of pa lace s and manufactures, vice M. Cave, deceased. General de Castellano, commandant-in-chief of tho army of Lyons, has arrived in Paris. A telegraphic despatch has been received at Mar seilles, directing that the vessel that was to have left on the 30th, with political prisoners under sentence of transportation in the Château d'lf, should not sail till further orders. It is said that none of the sen tences of transportation will be carried into imme diate effect except in the case of those prisoners who are to go to Cayenne, and a frigate is hourly expected to take them to their destination. The following ph in the Patric looks like a preparation for tho very of thet evident neces sity for the empire, which the President in his speech said would arise if parties continued their sourilea menages: It is stated that the evreprinentatives now in London have constituted themselves into clubs, representing the various parties to which they formerly belged. These bodies Sr. conducted on the pbsn of the clubs of the Rue des Pyramid's and of the Bus de Band!. The members of the Court of Caseation and the first presidents and procurenn-generaux of the courts of appeal are to take the oaths before the Pre sident of the Republic at nine o'clock on Sunday evening next, at the Ely.te. M. Weiler, formerly a notary at Beaune, and M. Bernardet, notary at the same place, have received orders to quit the French territory. Ml' Sonesmes, a rich proprietor of Montargis (Loiret), condemned by court-martial to deportation for participation in the armed resistance to the coup d'ltat, has been pardoned. A letter from Italy announces that the Duke and Duchess d'Amaule have been well received by the Grand Duke at Florence, and that they are proceed ing to Claremont. The Duke d'Amaule avoided Rome, to spare embarrassment to those officers who served with him in Algiers. The Independence de 1' Ouest, a provincial paper, having published an article tending to a return to another form of government than that of the exist- , lug constitution, his received a warning from the prefect if the department that, upon a repetition of the oases, the paper will be suspended. The cone• try joined hereupon claims the honour of being the first to 'kith the new law of the preps has been sp. l i air This is not correct. The &ode received • official warning a few days ago foe a rani l=m; cause; and it has, in oonaciamtlik dm* from commenting upon passion eetionb 11. BIM de Girardin to-day continues in the Preen W articles upon the text borrowed from the Pearl,* apeech, "Let us keep the republic." Be Ammo eat tho present government could only be Pea as mg to by an assessination, a conspiracy, or Ir rebellion. Es thinks the two latter improbable, the the penis ma know that not the democracy bet the BourimollipWrealii profit by any change of govern• Pleat. He ISM art think the present constitution Wens than any aid Henry V. might be expected le meat. An amemloatfori,M. de Girardin think. probs. Me, and that all means should be taken to prevent sad a catastrophe. Ho dechuus that on the 20th Des. he voted "No," but that he feels himself overruled by seven millions of electors. Ile professes anal mislabel' confidence in universal suffrage, pine the Possianst down to his temporary power of ten y ears, as Has in thing as the empire was brewing - , and espooes his belief that the present institutions are eneeeptible of gradual and peaceful improvement and expansion into a tolerable government. He con cludes by saying to the republicans. Everything examined and carefully weighed, if yea will trust to me, you will not look at the matter too closely, for that would be to play the game of the royalists • you will not be more di ffi cult te plesae than seven millions of electors, end you will be contented with what still exists under the mane et the republic. To be content with it is the way le preeters it; it is the way to prevent a restore tics se monarchical absolutism, not only in France, but is ell Europe, in Belgium, in Switzerland, In THE MILITIA BILL Pi is Spain, end in Portugal. After the 24th sit how did the vanolliPed act ? Did lily run! the republic ? No ; it was Mr. Milner Gibson has placed on the paper of the Ihri__,__evoing House of Commons the following notice of amend- g in 7 d ` elad tams ' that •rl:monthe end merit to the motion for the second reading of Militia acising '7„ preinsicanee which they had lost. Bill : Let this • Immicried trim MM. de Montalambert, " That this house of opinion that it in not cape- 'teener, and MAIN In the republicans, if they dient to proceed with the Militia Bill in the present desire to preserve the republic. Let them everywhere ac cept, for west et se e ma better; and through fem. of parliament." Anmething wens, thos wore of the speech delivered et The public will learn with surprise the . proposition tb.• Tuilk rim IS Ranh 29: "Let um keep the republic ." made by Mr. Secretary Walpole last night in the On the mysterious subject of the Prince de Ca- House of Commons. It is that every man who serves nine's mission, the Univers has the following : two years in the militia should have a county vote. We have mentioned the emotion caused at Rome by tho Nor is the question between the liberal party, representing as it really and truly dues the pith and heart and intelligence of the country, and the DERBY cabinet, one of free-trade, cheap bread, and unrestricted labour only. That is but the prominent question, the advanced guard, the present war cry. Behind it are even greater matters and things, if inde d that be possible. The present government has not merely revived tho pre tensions of monopoly to deprive us of some of the earnings of our industry ; it has, by the revival, post poned for a while useful measures of improvement on which we were engaged; it has substituted the policy of retrogression for the work of programs; it has audaciously announced to a parliament in which it is in an "acknowledged minority "—to a House of Commons actually engaged in extending the suffrage and improving the representation of the people—that it will oppose further suffrage and representative re ' form; that the voter shall have, if it can prevent him, no security in the exercise of his franchise; that the church shall be dominant in England; that English education shall be placed under the control of its clergy; that in Ireland tho national system of edu cation shall be disturbed to please Lord RODEN and Mr. NAPIER ; and that democracy and democratic influence shall everywhere and in every manner be opposed. This is what Lord DERBY has avowed plainly and frankly to a parliament in which ho has not a majority ; and yet it is, he argues, factious in such a parliament not to let him do as he pleases, and to dbeolve whenever he thinks most conducive to the defeat of those principles which are predomi nant in its councils. Think, then Reformers, what he could dare and do, in a parliament in which he had a majority ! Freedom of trade is a great and welcome blessing, to be preserved at any price. But, all priceless as it is, it is only part of a general system of freedom ; it is a step—a great, and perhaps the greatest, step—of that democratic movement which Lord DERBY, with all the vanity of CANUTE'S courtiers, has under taken to turn back in England. The adoption of free-trade into our commercial system seven years has advanced by half a century the poli tical education of the English people, has develo pe d by half a century their political fitness for fuitr power, has made the concession of that power a prac tical question of the day, and not a mere trading speculation for extreme politicians to indulge in. When, then, Lord DERBY boasts that his govern-, ment, though in a minority, will dam up the pro gress of democracy, and tells us that he means to prevent further extension of the suffrage, and a re distribution of theropese tation, he thereby imposes a further mad as obligation on the liberal Ws visas& its own principles ; he raises a issue than freedom of trade and cheapness of hod between it and him ; he whets our appetite mere than ever for his overthrow. There are, of course, free-traders who look on etimaisereial freedom as an isolated question ; as in volving nothing further or additional ; as unconnected withyolitioal,re4ione,intellectualfreedom; ashaving nothing n•messAy or logically in common with the zrof the democratic principle. Bach men are .... in Mr. WILLIAM Beexerr, of Leeds; in Mr. Swat of Dorsetshire ; in Mr. CARDWELL, of Liverpool; and in the Peelites generally. Their as sistant)" on that particular question, being valuable, is set Os be refused. But they are amongst ue, not des their skin is the skin of ESAU, though their rein is the voice of JACOB. And the danger is, that at the election too large a proportion of such men be returned. What is needed to overthrow such a ministry as Lord DRIEST'S, are representatives of the people who accept free-trade in all its fulness, and in all its democratic tendencies; as leading to such material comfort and physical prosperity as are the natural cams of moral and intellectual improvement, enti tling men to a pard. cipation in the exercise of political rights and privileges,such as Lord DERBY, in his pride and audacity, terms "the torrents of democracy." There are many false fm-traders ; it is not eve 7 one who undertakes to support by his vote Sir ROBERT PEEL'S policy that ought to be trusted; but those only with whom free-trade is only ono item in the great creed of political progress. In the forthcoming elections it Is not, therefore, merely necessary to return free-traders, but men who, in addition, are prepared to take issue with Lord DERBY on the promos of democracy, who are as resolved and deters deed to aid in its advanoo as he has declared he is prepared to arrest and turn it back. Without mama we may be able to preserve free-trade, but how get swinvw rearm; bow protec tion to the voter; - bow eeieetleal reform ; how economy in our °seawater'? How, in short, pro mote real progress? Bat beim these subjects are in the hands of the Gloster" the liberals now in par liament have to decide when the dismantle" is to take place. news that the Prince de Canino had arrived at Civita Vec chia. It is well known that this personage played a very active part in the events of 1848, and only left Rome where he was during the whole of the sieg e on the third day after the entrance of the French troops. Included in the decree of expuldon promulgated aga in st the members of the Roman constituent, he has not been excepted from it by any amnesty, and has hitherto remained under the law which exiled him not as a foreigner, but as a Prince and a Roman subject. Having since again become a French citizen by a special decree of the President of the Re public, is the decree of the Pontifical government set aside by hie new quality ? That is the first question. But even supposing that to be replied to affirmatively there still remains another. The police laws in force in the Pontifical States do not permit any foreigner to set his foot on them unless he is provided with a passport vizi by the agents of the Pontifical government in the country whence the foreigner comes. The Prince de Canino neglected to have his passport esad by the apostolic nuncio at Paris, and he did tot repair this omission at Marseilles by applying to the Roman consul-general in that city. There is also a third question—the political one, and which, in fact, is the real question. Can a power impose on another independent and sovereign one, the presence and pro longed residence of a man whose journey is announced by all the enemies of that power, as having no other object but to cause disturbance in that country? The demagogical journals of Turin and (fence, repeated by all those of Italy, had announced the arrival of the Prince de Canino at - Rome, by affirming that he had a mis sion from the French government, aqd that that mission was hostile to the Holy See. If we may credit the infor mation which we have received, the language of the Prince de Canino during his journey, and particularly at Genoa, rather goes to confirm than to contradict this fabulous version. Having made these observations, we shall re mark that what there Is to he regretted in the affair is that there should have been any misunderstanding, and that we have the strongest reasons for supposing that the whole matter is now completely arranged. This conclusion could not have been positively known at Rome at the date of our letters (the 24th), but It was calculated on ; the good faith of the French government, and all that it has done for the Holy See, does not allow it to be believed that it can be otherwise, however different appearances may be. At the Boone the Five per Cents. rose 30e., closing at 101.30; tho Threes rose 20c., and closed at 71-90. Bank of France shares row) 20f. The railway set tlement was in favour of the rise. Orleans rose 30f. ; Northern, 10; Strasbourg, 7.50; Lyons and Bor deaux, sf. each ; Marseilles and Tours and Nantes, 1.23. each. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL Yeetoaday a court was had for the despatch of puha badger. The great pied labors was the of the isnmaiteee upon the bill Iss wiebrieg within the City of Uodea. sod he earohniag rights mai *Awe *pea pions esespylag sad Mei to theists. ••Caerain Mal bevies moseMod seste mesa sosohalese is appesttles se ela domes in h i n sad fiewordoil thole roseisdeas sert to the semothe the assehose of whet eumsablell fir ille_pupess of dhows* tlmo s z= i f s aisptiog thin. Tic snidest bed Nee ai eadeoeses. as the eplabes of the r ce:et rood hem the semeeneweint of the meeting M tepidity sassily divided. The miles beilararbeefag boss dimmed of, The TOTE CU= ishewel the ems that be led re. solved sommreirstione hem the Mthasdeshen' Coepeay, the Plateheet Cesepsay, sad the Plogies Card Mahon' NOW &SSW is the sow = eiM aidft esseidered to be Oaths I VIs awl H of the theiry g r at iandes, sad by the sad phew. ef ewes epos 7= l. these psi ef onMi rights soil sal to washes the !Wiese sod enthority the corporation lb. Deputy HARRISON isseghi op the weld die eismittee as the bill. It mei, seheisee Id the Mite brumes. sad eseelsied with *Oft thil i reese. i. mate resemends4 ladle eft the eleswastestse in edw• ease to the WM, thee the deems illafte the Comees Ball olesdest, via, the shatiees of Lord Mayor, chionher- Isle, elwrillb, beldam nowinnt, La. le.. 1.. withdrawn. Mr Pee.. Leonia seised* sad Mr. Low 'inroad the sisi= i te . 2ert awed* Kr. Henke& Mr. end Mr. Meteors seseadei an aressidatest istividmi the seashise to prole krwsrd the MC with all hra dews. Misr es aslmaied debate, in which Alderman Lawrence, 1111 r. amiseta s t. m li. Tailor, Mr. Bower, Mr. Brook, Mr. Cabitt, Mr. Deputy Lott, Bit James Dttelar. Whimslde, Mr. T. Holt, and lir. Towse took pert, the Court divided, whim there appeared for the report 46; against it, 60; majority, 6. The bill will therefore be ssbiecied to the parliamentary opposition of the livery companies. Adourned. EXPORTS FROM TUE UNITED KlNODoll.—Yeder day the ramithly returns relating to trade and navigation were printed. The exports of British and Irish produce and raanathetan have been increasing. In the month ended the oth alt., the declared value of such 'sports was 0,363,662 i., whilst in the like period of the eeneepeading year the value was 4,740,2781. Suomi . WILIOIITS IN RETAIL TRADR.—Yesterday, at the Court of Burgesses of Westminster, Joseph Taylor, of 8, Robert-street, Pimlico, was Mild 20e. for having in his poserarioa a coal machine which waa out of balance, injuring the buyer by that amount. The I 'machine was destroyed, together with fear ado mthenres. —Richard Lilly, a coal dean, 68, Wych-street la the Strand, was prosecuted for having a coal machine sit ounces against the buyer, with three coke measures, which were also deficient sad destroyed : laid 10s.—Goings Pasrlow, of 8, Robestetreet, Pimlico, potato salesman, had three weights very much against the buyer, which were destroyed—a 41b. was an canes and three drachms, a llb. one drachm, and a kiltpound light: tined 7s.6ll.—James Mitchell, Werdour street, had a potato *ado half ea ounce against the w armer : tined 2s. 6d.—Stevens, 2, Blackmooretreet, Drury. lane, had two pair of counter scales, one bur aflOWIll• and the other three against the buyer: fined 101.—Swanton, 12, Blackmooreareet, Unity-lane, had a counter scale four drachms against the buyer, and soother in vary bad order. The jury in this ease added that the kronen in the shop was very ioaolest to Won: Sued Ilk EVENING, APRIL 3, 1852. SWITZERLAND. The Suisse of Berne publishes an important letter from the King of Prussia, written to M. de Cham brier, formerly president of the council of state, im mediately befot o the Neuchatel elections, in which the royalist part has just been so signally defeated. M. de Chambrier had written to the King to know whether he deired his friends to take an active part in the elections, or to abstain. It is known that M. do Chambrier warmly opposed the system of ab stention, but the King's letter has only just come to light. It is as follows: My dear hares — I have received your letter of the 10th of this month with its enclosures, and, in thanking you for this communication, I hereby make known to you my royal intentions permitting you to make such use of them as you may think Bc. In the existing state of things I de sire that my faithful subjecta may, before all things, direct their attention mud their efforts towards the defence and pre- &fruition of the ancient institutions of the country, in order to save, es much u it depends on them, all that it is still poi possible to save. Animated with an ardent desire to put an end to the unfortunate situation of your country, but not in a condition for the moment to vindicate my rights by arms without disturbing the peace of Europe, I am now occupied, in concert with Russia and Austria, in bringing about • pacific intervention of the great powers without the participation of Prussia, with the view of restoring my au thority at Neuchatel. I have certainly not renounced the hope of attaining the object that I prepared to myself in this manner, and in this expectation I cannot but again exhort my faithful subjects to be patient , recommending too ardent minds to be calm, and au mating with con fidence those who doubt and despair. I further ex pect with entire confidence that my faithful Neuchltelois, without ever allowing questions of a secondary importance to disturb the good harmony that ought to reign among them, will, on the contrary, unite mote firmly than ever to endure the evils which are common to all, ani to insist with all the more energy against the fatal and deletereoue influ ence of the revolution. Will you, my dear baron, be the organ of these sentiments to my faithful subjects. They must be persuaded that their prince does not cease to watch over their interests and happiness with the deepest solicitude. FREDERICK WILLIAM. Charlottenburgh, March 18, 18d2. It is evident that the "faithful subjects" alluded to must bo very few in number, for the result of the elections was that 74 republicans were returned, and only 14 royalists. Even in the town of Neu chatel, hitherto the stronhold of the Prussian inte rest, the republican can didates obtained a majority of 231. ITALY. NAPLES, MARCH 25. A few days since, at Santa Maria, a batch of political offenders were tried, after three years of imprisonment. The proeureur-generab or crown prosecutor, asked from the judges slight correctional punishment, such as a few months imprisonment, whilst many were to be set at liberty altogether. The bench nevertheless, in their zeal, actually con demned some twelve of the accused to various periods at the galleys in irons. So that here we have the unheard of example of the judges extending the punishment demanded by the crown prosecutor. I have heard of similar cases taking place in the Cala bria', the particulars of which I shalk i be able eventu ally to forward. The court of Naples has lately resumed friendly relations with that of Spain. A minister plenipo tentiary is expected here in a few days :with full credentials. Count Montemolin is still in Naples. ROMAN STATES. Our Roman correspondent, writing . on the 25th of March, states that the Prince of Can= was still at Civita Vecchia, the Roman government having posi tively refused hint leave to come to the capital. He adds : " The authentic accounts I have received this morning from Civita Vecchia enable me to state po sitively that the Prince of Canino must have come with the consent and authorisation of the French government, as he was the bearer of a letter from the Minister of War to the colonel in command at Civita Vecchia, and another to General Oemeau, in structing them to receive him with dee honours." GERMANY. HANOVER. By desire of the King, the ministers Windthorst and Baemeister resume the portfolios which they have just resigned. This arrangement is regarded u of a provisional character, the increasing influence of the aristocratic party with the court making it cer tain that before long, when the opportunity of doing so with safety shall have arrived, changes of a com prehensive nature will be made, not only in the ministry, but also in the constitution. The Ofnabruci Vollotblatt gives explanations on the subject of the ministerial protest against the pre , tensions of the GermanieDiet to interfere in Hanover, upon the complaint of the provincial knighthood. According to this authority, an act has been attri buted to the Schele ministry which originated with that of M. Munchausen. The protest was delivered simultaneously to the then Hanoverian representa tive at Frankfort, M. Schele, and to the separate governments. Just.. it arrived in Frankfort, however, M. Schele had been recalled, and had confided the representation of his government to the Saxon minis ter, who hesitated to present the protest to the Diet. The Schele ministry now took office and declined to adopt the document. It is, however, in the hands of the representatives of the several governments, and is by many of them highly approved. CALAMITOUS OCCURRENCE AT A FlRE.—Yesterday morning a very alarming fire broke out about three o'clock, on the premises of Mr. Benjamin Oakey, of 14, Moor-street, Seven-dials, which it is feared will be attended with serious results to several persons. The inmates of the house had gone to bed about half-past one o'clock yesterday morning, end about throe they were all nearly suffocated in their beds by a dense smoke, which came from below. Mr. Oakey, with his wife and child, were in bed, and finding all attempts at amps by the stairs useless, Mr. Oakey took the child in his arms, and leaped from the second-floor window. Mrs. Oakey followed him. One of the servants, named Ellen Coghlan, and a Pole named Kasdegan, who lodged in the house, did the same. Another servant followed him in the frightful leap, and was not at all injured, but the rest were taken to the Charing-ems Hospital, where it was found that Mr. Oakey had a very severe scalp wound, be sides other injuries, which render his case a very dangerous one. Ills wife had fractured one of the bones of her ancle ; and Kasdegan had • comminuted fracture of the thigh, with other mischief not yet ascertained. The child and servant were but little injured, • most extraordinary fact, when it is considered the dangerous escape that had been made. It is not clearly ascertained how the lire originated, bet no great damage was Elmo to the property. COlollBB[ol4 MONIED BY TIIE Loin) LIEUTENANT OF Till COUNTY OF STUILLINO.—Lient. Duncan Illsnck ley Shaw to be captain, vim Thomas Henry Burns, dec., in the Stirlingshire Militia. Vbe Court. The Queen bad a dinner party on Thursday in Buckingham Palace. The company snelnded his Serene Highness the Prince Ni c h o l as of Nassau, the Duke and Dachas of Montrose, Viscount and Viaeounteu Bar rington, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Lord De Ro e , th e Right Hon. Sir Joke and Lady raitinn, the Chancellor of the Each.- quer and Mn. Disraeli , Baron Hadeln, sad Baron Roggen. bach. At her Majesty's drawing-room on Thursday Mrs. James Chieholoy Plowtien was among the ladies present. Sir Win. C. Rosa, It A., had the honour of taking the last sitting on Thursday for the miniature of the Pnncess Louise, painted by oommand of her Majesty. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for tho Eihibition of 18.51, held at the Palace of Westminster. His royal highness arrived at the palace at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, equerry in waiting. The Commissioners present were Earl Granville, the Right Hoe. Henry Labouchere, the Right Hon. William E. Glad stone, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles Lyel4 Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. Bacley, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P. Mr. Mendel, Mr. John Shepherd, Mr. Stephenson, M.Y., and Mr. Alderman Thompson, 1.1.1.: Mr. Scott Russell and Mr. Edgar Bowring, Secretaries to the Royal Commission, attended. Dr. Lyon Playfair, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Dilke were present. The meeting broke up at a quarter before seven o'clock, when l'rince Albert, at tended by Colonel F. 11. Seymour, returned to Bucking• ham Palace. A Meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com mission had previously been held in the Palace of Westmin. 'ter, which was attended by Earl Grenville, the Right lion. H. Labouchere, the Right lion. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Alexander Spearman, Sir W. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Bowriug (Secretary). Mr. Cole, Mr. Mike, and Mr. Carpenter attended. The repel family took their accustomed exercise yester day in the garden of Buckingham Palace. The Queen and l'rince Albert honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suits consisted of the Marchioness of Ely, Hun. Eleanor Stanley. tin' Earl or Verulona, Lord Coloilio, aml Colonel F. It. Seymour. The lion. Eleanor Stanley and the lion. Beatrice Byng have relieved the lion. Caroline Cavendish and the lion. Flora Macdonald, in their duties as Maids of Honour in Waiting to her Majesty. Lord Colville (C.crk Marshal), has relieved Major-Geno rat Buckley in his duties as Equerry-in-Waiting to the Queen. Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour has relieved Colonel llouverio is his duties as Equerry•in-Waiting to his Royal Highness l'rince Albert. A deputation consisting of Alderman Thompson, presi dent of Christ's Hospital ; Alderman Hooper, president of St. Bartholomew's; Alderman Sir John Musgrove, presi dent of St. Thomas's ; Mr. Bentley, treasurer of St. Bar tholomew's Hospital ; Mr. Gilpin, treasurer of Christ's Hospital; Mr. Baggallay, treamerer of St. Thomas's Hos pital; Mr. Maberly, 'elicitor to Christ's Hospital; Mr. Wainewriglit, solicitor to St. Thomas's Ilospit.il ; Mr. Wilde, solicitor to St. Bartholomew's ; Mr. James Fresh field, M.P., and Mr. John Masterman, M.l'., had an inter view with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home office. A deputation from Guy's Hospital, consisting of Mr. Charles Barclay, president; Mr. Bonamy Dobree, trea surer; Sir Robert . Inglis, M.P., and Mr. John Master man, M.P., had also an interview with the right hon. gen tleman. Sir John Herschel had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation from the Local Board of Ilealtk of Lei cester had an interview on Thursday with the General Board of Health, at their offico, Whitehall. The deputa tion was introduced by Mr. Harris, M.P., and Mr. J. Ellis, M.P. (members for the borough), and consisted of Messrs. Whetstone and Burgess, accompanied by the town clerk of Leicester. A deputation of the Royal British Flax Association, con sisting of the Duke of Montrose, Sir Arch. J. Campbell, M.P., Mr. Was. Lockhart, M.P., Mr. G. Duncan, M.P. and Messrs. Law and Turnbull, parliamentary agents, had an interview with the Right lion. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The Earl of Yarborough had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley on Thursday, at the Board of Trade. The Earl of Shaftesbury had au interview with Mr. Se cretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. Heneral Love had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman. The Rev. Dr. Cooke, the Rev. Dr. Edgar, and Mr. Ma crory, of Belfast, accompanied by Sir Emerson Tennent. M.P., and Mr. Tcnnent, M.P., had en interview on Thurs day with the Chief Secretary and Attorney-General for Ireland, at the Irish office. . . . Mr. Mastenuan, M.P., and a deputation, had an inter view with the Right lion. J. W. Henley and Lord Colches ter yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Hamilton Linr:sav and Captain Bethune, R.N., had an interview with the night Hon. J. W. Henley, on Thurs day, at the Board of Trade. A deputation from the West India Mining Company, on the subject of a Royal Charter, consisting of Mr. Montgo mery Martin and Mr. Robert Lowe, had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt held a quarterly meeting yesterday at the official re sidence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Doerniuge street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy• Governor, were pre sent. Sir Alexander Spearman, Secretary and Comptroller- General to the Commissioners, attended. Sir E. N. Buxton, M.l'., had an interview with Mr. Sec retary Walpole yesterday. Mr. Scrjeant Adams had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley yesterday at the Board of Trade. The Oxford University Commission had a meeting on Thursday at the official residence of the First Lord of tho Treasury in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of Nor wich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke—the Rev. IL G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. J. H. 8. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary). A deputation, consisting of Mr. Fox and Mr. Weld, from New Zealand, accompanied by Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Sewell, had an interview with Sir John Pakington yester. day at the Colonial-office. The deputation were introduced by Lord Lyttelton and Mr. Adderley, M.P. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had • general mettles on Thursday, at their office, in Whitehall place. Despatches were sent front the Colonial-office yesterday to the Governor of Victoria. Dispatches were also sent to the governor of the North American provinces. (Prom La Night's Gaunt.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 2, 1852. —Orders for the court's going into mourning on Sunday next, the 4th instant, for her late Majesty, the Queen Dowager, Maria Sophia Frederic., of Denmark, viz.: The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaoes, and car-rings, - black or white oboes, fans and tippets ; the gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The court to change the mourning on Sunday the 18th instant via.: The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured rib bons, fans, and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons ; the gentle men to wear black mats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckle,. And on Sunday, the 25th instant, the court to go out of mourning. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTE WANT or ESSEX —Sir C. C. Smith, Bart. ; H. Bullock, Esq ; C. butane, Esq. ; and F. C. Rauh, Esq., to be de puty-lieutenants. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIECTENANT OP TIM COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER —Edward Har rison Solly, Gent. to be cornet, vice Hill, promoted, in the Earl of Chester's ltegiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. WAR-OFFICE. Aram 1. Ind Reit. of Drag. Ode.—Surgeun E. Mecum*, from the 57th F., to be Surgeon, vise A. 0. Home, M.D., who reu. min b..p. Srd Dragoon Ods.—Lent. A. Derr to be es ti owe Robinson, who neon@ the adjuteney only. alb Dragoon Ode—Vert. T. Rosana has been permitted to rot. hem the smoke by the sale or h e onimiesice. 2nd Drog.—Aeting Aratateut.Surgeon J. T. Aaissniono to be ea. datant.eurge.on, Mee Brue.b. promoted on the staff. 9th F.—Lieut.-Col, C. Driiitiver, from the 43nil F., to Lieut.-Col, vice Davis, n9pdhfnt irospeeting field Offlett of a ' , moiling die t/id; Lieut. W. P. TWILIT. from the 3rd Weat India Reim, to be lieut., lice Merwright, aphointid t Imager ; Ens. A. It. Itieutane to be lieut., by per., vice Sl•vg.ir, who lets.; Lieut. A. Siiiwireur to he paymsater, Mee Illunibb, tire. Slat F. M. C. °Tomo it, from h.p. feat., to be capt., Moe Mortimer, who en.; First Lieut. T. F. Hoene to be riot., by pur., Mos u*Cauiell, who rem ; Wend Lieut. B. A. T. Srawtou oi be first lieut., by per., Moe Hobbs. 27th Y.—Limit..CoL A. A. T. Crit sorting, from 20th F., to be Ilest,eol., vice Mogen* appointid mipeeting field clam ot a re. milting Markt. IL—Lient. W. Learn to be emit., by per., Mee llogonin, who fele. ; Esse. R. B. BAKIII to be Lica , by pur., vier Leckie. 911MP.—Lltut. R. BLARIXIT ti he oip., by par. ' trios MEOW% risk* lets. • Ras. F. C. Town. to be hint., by pur, Vfwelnakener. MI P.— liti;ff Surgeon of the Second Clam J. Dickman, I. be our. Waltvice Mockler, app. to the tod Dreg. GM. --Lierd.-4.29. C. Taou.orr ' from 30th F., to be lietat:coL, obi Seed, who rets. on h.p. Seth F. Nth P.—Ena. H. 0. DICILFI(I4 to be Lent., by par, Mee White, who MIN 77th F.—Ena.W. Acron, to be lieut., by per ' Moe Weston, who rets. 90th V.—Lieut..Col. 0. Itt - reinsoy, ti inntiltb F., to be lieut.-col., eke Word, who re.. on h.p. 97th F. 90th F.—Brer. Lieet..ool. 11. VA, GUAM. to be lieut..eoL, without par., Mee Mole, app. imm. field ,moo of &recruiting net ; Prey Maj. 0. S. Liarnamt, to be mai., without per., vier Vaughan; Lieut. P. 01:entiste, to Le cam., witnuut per., nice !Amend; hoe. 11. Lt F n ow+, to be lieut., without pur„viietilluenien, prom.; Lieut. It. M. VAPONAW, to be adj., viee li'Morman, prom. let Watt India Reet.—Lne. A. W. tieriur ha. Wen permitted to retire from the melee. Std • - • Wei Teti; `Meat.-Licut. E. J. THAckwici.l, from ~rd MS", to be amt. y our,, vice smart, wboreL ; hr. W. may. halt 9th F., to be lieut., wilkuut pur., vice Knott, who Lkut..C.l. 11. J. Faterno, Irrm h.p. 11th F.„ late Deo. Chart..Mse..tien. infthe Windward and Leeward b to be lieut.-col, without pur. ; tout. lioLue, from l z k a Canada' Bile Beet., to be rapt., without per. *0 ea Film. .r... or Bararrrirto D evideve.— Litut..lol. U. L UAvla CAL, from 9:6 1., 'We Falconer, prom. to be inlor.gen. thee. Col. It, J. Clint, from 90th Y., vice ii.una gartit, prom. to be u...j..r.gr0. ; Lieut.-Col. T. J 4 Amia, from Otte V., vice Hamiltor, Prom. 1' be mlot.gett.; Lieut.-Dd. IL A. Motet Irmo the 27th 1., vice sir lt, Doherty, prom, to be major. item Lien—Bice. Col. J. &W., 4H, h.p. Vast., to be dep. adj.-gen. to the tomes caving to Ireland, lice Cochrane, prom, to be mej.. gm.; Bete. Col!. L. Premat areal; C. 8., h.p. 29th V., mbo dep. iportei num...me. to the form. ..lying In Ireton-I;6m Monad, prom. to be mei...gen.; Afej. J. D. O'itnirw. h.p. Unat., to be dep. quurter. reas.-gen. to the forges In the Windward cad Limns d blandly vice French, who res. iN.1,1,./NII.—UUTAL 411ILI: Antir ( . (.000, on h.p. Unat., to be comn,andAidolee A'. Crown, prom. to Imri fat. erare.—Agalatant Surgeon 1. R. Baty., N. 1).. from 2nd 62th Drags , to be ataff surgeon of the reeond elmeo ice Dickson, sop. to F.