The Express. — London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

1 l n 1 p~ I I I' THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1848. oud not give a precise a tured statement of the aocoent , bat be would state gen ly that as to the drat grant of 8,000,0001. of stock, that amount was carried to the credit of the Consolidated Fund , secording to the practice of late years. Of the whole amount re- of 10,040,0001. that had been grante d for the purposes of lieving the &steels in Ireland, 9,000.0001. had bee 1. n ex pended, leaving a sum of between 900,0001. aad 1,000,000 which wee applicabl e to the purposes of land improvement in Ireland. - Ili. further sum of 1,500,0001. wee appropriated also to land improvements, so that there now remained un expended of the 10,000,0001. grant rather less then 1,000,0001. With respect te the other question of the hon. baronet, he begged to state that last year some of the China money was applicable to general pummel and he (tkn Chancellor of the Exchequer) bad hoped to have so applied it ; but it had been appropriated by the Commissariat Department, and if, as he hoped. he got the two votes which ho proposed to move in the committee of supply of that evening, he would be able to repay the conunisiariat chest for the advances made by it on account of the Kaffir war, and thus be able to drew the China money and place it to the account of ways sad _ _ means. Col. CONOLLY asked the right hon. gentleman if be could state how much of the money advanced to Ireland was a eft, and how mach bad been advanced morel on loan ? Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after leaking a calculation, said that, as nea as might amount be, the amount advanced on loan was 4,150,0001 r ~ and the granted was 4,270,0001. Mr. W. DENISON asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer what he meant when he said that 9,000, 1. 0001. I had been applied to Irish purposes , a nd that 900,000 or ,000 ,001. Aid remained applicable to those purposes ? The CHANCELLOR of the RKAIEQUER said ed that to the future expenditure of the grant would be onnin land improvements He had already procured a readvance of 1,600,000/. on account of this branch of economy, for in that direction the great demand for money now existed. KAFFIR WAR. Mr. Y. SMITH asked whether it was the intention of the right bon. gentleman to persevere in proposing the vote for the Kaffir war in the committee of supply that evening, as the papers relating to:that war had only just been laid on the table of the house, and no hon. member could have hail time an yet to read them ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had given notice of his intention to take the vote fur the Kaffir war that night a week ago. Mr. 13, COCHRANE urged that he required time to read the papers just presented, before he could understand the vote which was to be brought before the committee The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the rapers refereed to had nothing whatever to do with the vote. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL P. was resolved that house, at its rising, do adjourn to Monday next. FOREIGN TARIFFS. Mr. BANKES said that a return had been ordered lot year of the lists of customs' duties imposed in all those count trees with which England had any commercial relations. On looking over that list he found there were no returns of cus toms' duties levied is Spain, nor were there any of those levied in Portugal. Lord i'ALMERSTON said be would inquue into the matter, and give a reply on Monday. FRENCH MINISTRY. Mr. lIINDLEY begged re c eiv e d e noble lord, the foreign secretary, whether he had any official intelligens' from Paris respecting the present state of affairs there ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the date of the last as counts which he had received from Paris was halt-past six o'clock on the evening before the last. Those accounts con veyed to him the retirement of M. Guixot from the ministry, and that the King had sent for Count Mole to form a government. EXPENDITURE OF THE COUNTRY. The order of the day was read for the house going into committee of supply. On the question that the Speaker do leave the chair, Mr. HL'lst E said he was sorry that an imperative sense of duty celled on him to offer an inarference with the service of government, but he could appeal to the house, whether, when it was agreed to advance 3,700,0001. on account of the army and navy, it was not distinctly understood that they were not to be called on to vote any further sum until the select committee had been enabled to meet, and to examine and report upon the expenditure. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged to state to the hon. member that he had, on being told that the vote granted last Monday was only on account, distinctly said tnat on that understanding he should bring forward the two votes for the navy excess and the Kaffir war on the next supple night. Mr. HUME had no doubt whatever, since the right hon. gentleman had asserted it, that the fact was so. But he ob cted to any esmates being je brought fawned until the house saw how th ti e matter stood with respect to the expendi purpbow fir it was neceesary to impose new taxes tor the ose of increaming the establishments of the country. His object, therefore, was to pledge the house to grant no addi beet' tax until the committee had reported on the expenditure. (Hear, hear.) In the year 1835 he had protested against the additional expenditure which was incurred then. Ho said on that occasion, that the time would come when they would all be brought up, to use a common expression, and the time had now arrived. In ,he present state of commercial and manufacturing de pression how could the noble lord attempt to impose new taxes ? And yet he spoke of the matter as if he was perform ing some most creditable teak, and that the people had only to listen to him to yield, and to pay any tax he pleased to propose. The noble lord stated with great sangfroid, that in the year 1835 the army numbered 150,000 men, and that in 1547 the cumbers had increased to 135,000, without telling them why this increase had been made, or offering any reason for its continuance. The noble lord also stated that the ordnance had been rai<ed from 8,420 men in 1835 to 14,000 men in 1847. Ile was not surprised at petitions such as had been read in the house being presented against the income tax from Liverpool and London, or that the people should endeavour to a rrest the government in their intentions, and stop their career of extravagance. It would he a charity to stop the ministry in their downward course. (Laughter.) The noble lord ought te have furniehed the Iletlits of the dockyard battalions, the pensioners, and the police force, all of whom were armed, amounting to a force of 250,000 men, and actually showing that the govern ment had convened a peaceful commercial community into a warlike and threatening nati , n. (Hear, hear.) lie had hoped to have berd from the Chanceiem that he was pre psred to remove a taxes and not to impose new ones. *rhos, from year to year, the question was put, why is this enormous expenditure still ki pt up, the answer always given, from 1822-25 to 1828 was, that the state of the con tinent was still unsettled, and that France had not settled down under her monarchy. lie had always been opposed to intermeddling in the affairs of forciga nations, for such interference had always p roduced rancour and ill-will. (Hear, hear.) And was it now that, after the downfall of a dynasty of set enteen years' standing, England was to be so foolish as to suppose that her army bad ever tended to settle the differences which existed , a mongst the French people ? (Hear, hear.) So far from this, he thought the very contrary effect was proluced ; and, Hall the accounts he had heard were coerce', it was probable that Louis Philippe would soon make his appearance in England. He would tell the government that it was not in the power of any army to support a monarch on his throne now against the wish of his p e op le ; and Lois Philippe found that, after expending 60,000,000'. or 70,000,0001. on his forts round Paris. he was not a bit the nearer set uring the permanence of his dynasty. (Hear, hear.) What a lesson did not the recent events in Paris offer to govern ments ? Who were the authors of what had occurred there The middle classes—the same classes on who-e behalf he now sniveled in that house against the impositions endured by them. Why was it, let him ask, that there were between 30,000 and 40,000 more men in the army now than there were in 1533 ? In the year 1822 he wasted six weeks in trying to reduce the navy and military estimates, and be took no less than from 70 to 80 divisions on them. He then moved an address to the crown, praying that th • establish ment of the country should be reduced to the standard of 1792. Mr. Betakes moved an amendment on his motion, making a very trifling alteration in the wards, and that was carried. The result was, that the estimates next year were reduced by 3,000,000 1 ., , anthe number of men in t he army will leavened by 10 ou'o. lid now what he t stated, that it was the duty of the house to compel ministers to retrace their steps, and to reduce the army and navy establishments. He protested against any mi- Ritter asserting that the revenue had decreased. Revenue had not failed, but every increase of receipt had been met by increase of expenditure. Among other things the Irish estimates required revision. In a few years they had increased to the amount of 1801. per cent., and were principally items with which the consolidated fund had, properly speaking, nothing to du. If all these things were attended to, not only might the income tees be left without interne, but many taxes—the window tax, and the ilutiee, for instance, which pressed heavily on the poor might be removed. On the grounris be had stated he asked the house not to agree to one item of the estimates until aft, the debate of Monday evening. The hon. member concluded by moving, "That it is expedient that the expenditure of the country should he reduced, not only t ut n an imereass id taxation is this session unnecessary, that the expenditure should be further reduced as epeedily as possible, to admit of a re duction of the present large ameunt of taxation." Mr. WARD made allowance for the altered position of the oonntry, and the distress prevailing in the great mercantile commuoity, and he knew that great pressure was exercised on such members of that house as represented large constituencies. But lie contended that good reasons could be given for the inert as, in the naval (ultimates, and that the country had had good value for tho money expended. (Hear, hear.) Ho was prepared to say that when the right hon. baronet the member for Tam worth commenced that lain expenditure which the present government were only followitig up, he wee consulting the real interests and safety of the country. (Hear, hear.) He would now call the attention of the house to the three prin cipal votes in the naval estimates. For works in 1836, the sem expended was 62 4401. That vote had been increasing annusty • it was in 1843-44, 214,000/. ; in 'l4-46, 298,000; in '45-16 ' , 486,0001.; in '46.47, 627,810 1 .; and in '47-48, the present vote, it Iced increased to 668.0001 . showing an apparent addition of 140,000/. lie said an ap parent addition, because the whole of the new wake were included in one vote instead of being spread over foo .as had previously been the practice The it. mof stores heti increased in so equal proportion. From 426,0001. in 1835-36 they had increased to 1,511,000/. during the present year, and dockyard works pri cisely in the same ratio. The reason of al. this was, that (Letitia the last few years a new power had coins into existence, for which this country was bound to provide, not only by substituting steam vessels for maitre vessels, but by building docks and factories where such works could 'oe carried on— those splendid establishments which the right hon. baronet had commenced, and the present government had completed with the consent and approbation of the Hasse of Commons. (Hear, hoax.) The country had paid for steam machinery alone 2,689,0001., which, with stores, accounted for three and • half millions at once. The dockyards, which in 1835 were Lt a state of destitution, had been renovated until no more magnificent establishments could now be found in any part of the world. (Hear, hear.) We had magnificent steam factories, besides steam bssins at Portsmouth and Devon port, all of which he maintained were necessary to the exist ence death a steam navy as was imperatively required by such • country as this, on the principle that every country should look to ita own interest and ita own safety. That was wbat the present government had done. It was felt that it would be most perilous to be without • steam navy in the possible contingency of a rupture with any foreign country. Neither could proper places for repsir of crippled vessels be dispensed with, nor had they been cern : planed of, until now that the house was called upon to pay the bill. (Hear, hear.) Now, instead of treating the matter es any railway company would have treated it, that was to my, as an investment of capital, the house merely looked upon it as an increase in the votes. He contended that it was merely so much money capitalised. of Taking out what was necessary ry for the femurs dockyards, there was half a million invested in great national bliehments. Neither were these confined to this coun- try. esta We had • large establishment at Malta, where the steamers could be repaired, instead of being sent home for that purpose. This was a measure which would result in great economy of money. (Hear, hear.) He repeated, then, that this country had received value for the money which had been expended. If it could be shown that these esta blishments were unnecessary, that England would h ave been secure without following the ease course as other powers in substituting • steam for a sailing navy, then there might be good grounds for impeachment. But the fact was, that for ten years the house had re garded this and similar expenditure as absolutely neceesary for the security of the country, and not only that, but there had been constant cries for harbours of refuge and all sorts of demands on the part of hon. members. Now, however, when the bill came to be paid, every one found fault with the expense. (Hear, hear.) Ho used the house whether they had not hail value for their money ? They had new and splendid works, which, being finished, would would be an item of expense ; and he heped the time I oon come when demands for them would cease on the part of the government. He would for a moment call the attention of the house to the past and present condition of our steam navy. In 1835 we had 23 small steam vessels employed as packets or as docks ard lighters, and propelled by 4,153 horse-power. In 1811, when the right hon, baronet the member far Tamworth cam oe n into power, we had 55 steamers of 9,503 horse-power ; and the let January, 1819, we had 134 steamvemels, some as fine as any in the world, and of 35,565 horn-power. (Hear, hear.) That was a list which he wee not ashamed to lay before the house, as mode of accounting for increased expenditure. The hon. member for Montrose had first taken the estimates for 1835, and compared them with those of the present 3ear, complaining that an increase was proposed of 7,622,0001. He (Hr. Ward) had analysed them and had endeevoured to arrive at a distinct conclusion respecting them. The first item he found had not existed in 1835, hut for the sake of the great commercial interests of the country had been since adopted. Government had organised a conielete system of packets, which were included in the Admiralty estimates, atthoug properly the Admiralty had nothing to do with them, being simply administrators of the will of that house. (!leer.) The vote for the contract packets was 611,6621.. and the double line of packets to New York had caused an increase of 46,0001.; add to this 61,6981. paid to Queen's vessels em ployed as packets, and the packets from Holyhead to Dublin, which would soon commence running, and there would be a total of 773,0001. fur the contract service. There was besides 181,0001., which, although charged to the navy, property belonged to the army and ordnance. Then there eta feel troop ships, wages, de., 25,5151., and 11,0001. for vic walling the conviot department, for which his right hon. friend the Secretary for the Home Department was properly respo .sible. (Hear, hear.) These, with one or two other items for provisions in other departments, would make a deduction of 1,057,000/. from the seven mil- Lens and a half. Bat, besides all that, there was the dead weight over which the Admiralty had no control, and which had been added to repeatedly at tho suggestion of the house. They could not resist the appeals of old officers ; but, whoa the sums were put down in the estimates, then fault was bund with the government. So it was, however, that with the help of the house the dead weight had amounted to 1 :493,0721. Take this, and the vote for works, which he I contended should be looked upon as permanent investments, ' take off 100,0001. from the vote of the present year for repairs of dockyards, and the vote for permanent works 598,6012, and there would be at once a deduction of 3,041,0001. from the effective naval estimates of the year,' leaving a total amount of effective naval expenditure of 4,683,0271., instead of 7,000,0001. (Hear, hear.) His entreated them to believe that there was something more ra tional in it then his hon. friend the member for Montrose had represented ; and that for all that had been spent the country had received valuable consideration. (Cheers.) Mr. OSBORNE hoped that the house would not be led away by the eloquent speech of hie hon. friend the member for Sim:Meld t> imagine that they were merely togged in a debate on the naval estimates. The hon. member, in his able statement hail rather forestalled the labours of The select committee, for if government was so satisfied with the present enormous expenditure, why refer the matter to a select committee at all ? He was convinced that no other minister would have con descended to take such a course. He objected to the increase of the income tax, which, on its original imposition, was described by Mr. Tierney aa a system of indiscriminate rapine. (Hear, hear.) But it was :he common practice of the whigs to rail at taxes when in opposition, and to double them when they got into power. He feared that the whole system of government at present carried on was cal culated unnaturally to increase the national expenditure. The system pursued by the Colonial-oflice perhaps more than any other required examination. The determination of the peoplJ was tnat there should be cheaper government. It was his opinion that the expenditure of the country might be reduced by at least 5,000,0001. or 6,000,0001. a sear, with out impairing the efficiency of the public establishments. The appointment of the proposed committee, however, was a mere shelving of the question. lie entreated the noble lord to pause before he insisted on pressing his proposition of an increased income tax. This country had reached the ut most limits of peace taxation. (Hear, hear.) Let the go vernment take a lesson from what was palming around them. Let them take warning by what was taking place on the Couti nent—where the opposition to the popular feeling in the prevention of a dinner had involved the destruction of a uynasty. The best national defences wire to be found in the hearts and affections of the middle clue. the best mode of obtaining which was not the imposition of a war tax in time of peace. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN was not prepared to admit that I there was any necessity for increasing the income tax, though' he considered that a well regulated property tax was the fairest tax that could be imposed. It appeared to him an extraordinary coulee to appoint a committee to examine into the expenditure of the country, and, pending the inquiry, to comae an increase to the burdens of the country, before it was known whether the maintenance of the public establishments rendered suck i re suck necessary. (Hear.) His opinion was that a considerable reduction might be made in those establishments without injury to the public service. England had never been strong unless she had Ireland with her—and it was fear only, and nut • sense of justice that had induced her to grunt any concessions to that country. He called upon ministers to say how the poor of Ireland were to be supported during the ensuing spring. The poorlaw would be wholly insufficient for the purpose. in many districts it would absorb the wools of the property. It was the duty of the government to take measures for preserving the people of Ireland from starva tion, and he called upon them to state what measure, if any, they were prepared to propose for that purpose. The hen. iamber concluded by declaring that his best assistance ahoeld be given to any effort to reduce the expenditure of the country. Lord J. RUSSELL could scarcely anderstand the pur pose of the hon. gentleman who advocated this motion. The hon. member for Montrose thought it a matter of re proach against the government that they had not, some time ago, appointed a committee to examine into the ex penditure of the country. The hon. member for Middlesex, en the other band, thought it a matter of reproach that it should be appointed new, holding it to be an abdica tion of the functions of the government. Then, again, the hon. member for Limerick bad told them that he was pre- ' pared to resist any increase of taxation, but called on go vernment, at the same time, to propose come large grant of money for the purpose of relieviog Irish destitution, 'saw. lag ministers to get out of the difficulty as they might. Ile was at a lose, therefore, to understand the purpose of the pre sent discussion. Great fault had been found in the course of these debates with the speech with which he had intro duced the budget, but it was curious enough that not one of the propositions he had then laid down had been contro verted. lie had raid it was the interest of this country to keep on good terms with France. No one had con troverted that proposition, or end disputed that it was to our interest to remain at pre-ace. (Hear.) Th. , hon. en. tuber for Middlesex, who had not unwind his iguree, had found fault that he tied stated them with sang rosci. He (Lord J. Russell) was nut aware that he had done se. He had stated the figures, and the hon. member had not denied their accuracy ; but he complained that he had cot made his statement with that amount of passion and enthusiasm which, in the hot,. member's opinion, should have accompanied it. The hon. member wished to know ' fur what purpose the increase in the estimates was made. The hon. gentleman should remember that there were many persons in this country who were of a different opinion from himself, and who complained that our entabliehments had not been sufficiently increased; that our navy was at too low a scale ; that our army was insufficient to meet any cud • ilea contingencies that might occur; that t .c ordnance was not sufficiently cared for, and that alto. gether our establishments were not in that state of efficiency in which they ought to be. To meet this charge, he had thought it proper to show what had been done, and what expendi ture had actually been incurred, to make those establish ments effective, and to show, also, that it was not nee, a.ary to increase them beyond what he had stated. The hon. member for Middlesex, it would seem, was himself one of those who was not long since of opinion that our national defences were insufficient, for beUre Christmas be placed a notice on the paper of a motion to call the attention of the house to the state of those defences—(cheers and laughter) —showing that, in his view, some addition was required. (" No," from Mr. B. Osborne.) Perhaps the hon. member merely intended to make a speech, to prove that cough had been done ; but, if so, the notion was rather an extraer dinary one. (Hear, hear.) And he (Lord J. Russell) had been told that many of the hon. gentleman's constituents took alarm at that notice, and wrote to hint remonstrating against what they thought his project of increasing the a rmament of the country. (Mr. Osborne, "No.") The hon. member had however, it appeared, concealed his real purpose till now, and it was now found that he had no sutra intention as that attributed to hint. (" Hear," and a laugh.) He (Lord J. Remelt) must say, however, that the ambiguity of the hon. member's motion was to some extent the cause of lis eousidering it nee emery to explain to the house the means of defence we had, as compared with those of that country with whom some persons here, and others abroad, had, without meaning any offence, thought it possible that a war might ensue. The hon. member for Middlmex thought government proposed to delegate to a committee that respon sibility which properly rested with the ministry as to the number of men to be voted for the army and navy, In that respect the hon. gentleman was mistaken. He believed this committee, like those which had been appointed from time to time, and formerly were appointed about every ten years to go through the details of expenditure, would be atteaded with useful results as satisfying the country that that expen diture was actually and properly incurred, and in other respects as eliciting suggestions fur future economy. But, as regarded the number of men proposed for the great 'sta. blishmeuts—the army and navy—the government was responsible, said he trusted to be able to defend the votes for she army and ordnance as effectually as hie hon. friend the Secretary for the Admiralty had defeuded that for the navy. (Hear.) At all events, lie should not fear to encounter the discussion upon those votes, or to stand by them. The bon. member for Limerick had, however, referred to another and a different subject. In leaking the home to deal with tbe condition of the people of Ireland, the hue member had received in a very ill spirit that which was, per. haps, the greatest effort ever made by any country on behalf of a part of its population. (Hear.) That effort was not the doing of the government—it was not the benevolence or philanthropy of government—hut it was the act of parlia ment, and of the Howe of Commons especially, who, in the most generous manner, voted the money necessary for averting the consequences of that famine with which Ire. land was afflicted, which money was spent in what seemed, at the time, to be the most economical sad effectual manner, in giving food directly in rations to 3,000,000 of people. (Hear.) And yet the hon. member talked of the demoralising effect of giving this relief to people who might else have starved, and for which ho be lieved the people of Ireland themselves were grateful. (Hoar.) But while this was doing, while England and Scotland were thus coming to the relief of their brethren in Ireland, what was the conduct of the hon. gentleman ? (Hear, hear.) What was he doing but endeavouring to disseminate distrust and disaffection amongst his fellow countrymen ? (Loud theirs.) The hon. member had asked whether parliament would interfere to prevent the evils of famine during the spring, alleging that the poor law was wholly insufficient, and that it would be inopera tive. He (Lord J. Russell) could not agree that a rate of 35., 45., or even ss. in the pound ought to deter the proprie tors of property in Ireland from supporting destitution when necessary. But he was aware that the law had not been every where fairly or justly applied. He was reading that day an extract from an Irish paper of an s lamination that took place in a court of justice, in which a man was charged with stealing a sheep from a farmer, who it appeared was himself receiving out door relief, though poroeseed of twenty sheep, three or four sows, and a good store of barley in his haggard, while the accused, who lived in the same parish, had been ?awed relief, though he and his family were reduced to ouch a state of starvation that they were dis covered eating the stolen sheep in its raw elate. He said while such • state of things existed—while persons who were in compastively good circumstances were receiving that relief which ought to be given to the destitute, and those who bad the means of contributing to the rate refused to do so, it was most unjust to sell upon the people of Middlesex or Berko who had paid their rates and who proadi d foe thei r own poor to pay an additional tax for the relief of Irish des itution. (Hear, hear.) The tax fur that purpose must be enforced from the Irish proprietors themselves, and to that tax Ireland ea r s ) loci for the support of its destitute poor. (Cheers) It was only in very ex ceptionable cases—where the property of the country did not afford the means for the relief of the destitute—that public or private charity could be called upon to supply its place. (Hear, hear.) And let him say one thing wore. Her Majesty was Boole time ego advised by a person whose memory ho should long r.gard with revereeee, tie late Archbishop of Canterbury, as it was expected that much distress would occur iu Ireland this year, to ease a eleeen'e letter for a collection in the several churches in this country. That collection, it tees well known, hail not been so suet, as ful as the collection of last year, or anything like it. Same 26,0001. had been collected, whtcb was now being divided iu various unions in Ireland for the relief of children, for schools, and other relief purposes. But why was not the amount collected greater ? Beceuse those who had last year contributed to the extent of 300,0001. or 400,000/. had met with nothing but invective and insult in return, and they were disgusted and disheartened at being held out to the world as bard-hearted and as enemies to the Irish people. (Hear, hear.) He begged the hon. gentleman, and others who had mks n the same course, to take some warning to learn a lesson from these two acts. ( Hear, hear.) From the first, that there was no indisposition on the part of the English people to relieve their Irish fellow subjects when in distress; and from the second example let him learn that vio lent invective and passionate harangue a, and libels upon the English people, was not the way to improve the relations between the two countries. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. O'CONNOR condemned the estimates generally as excessive. Mr. WAK LEY conceived that the motion of the hon. member fur Montrose, to which he begged to recal the at Nation of the home, was the mot rational and consistent motion that could be made under existing circumstances; for if the house were to go on voting money as they had hitherto done, putting no cheek upon expenditure. this country would very soon be Misdeed in a state of universal ruin. Ile keenly felt the force of the lecture of the hon. Secretary of the Admiralty. Upon him (Mr. Wakley) at least that lecture should not be lost. The hon. gentleman had told them that increase after increase had taken place without any resistance on the part of the house, and without a single division. But henceforth he (Mr. Wakley) would adopt a Gonne of conduct that would nut subject him to such a taunt sa that. lie was sure that ministers declined to profit by the generosity of the house, and that the time had arrived when resistance must be offered to a profligate end extravagant expenditure. But he asked whether the leader of that party (Mr. Hume) had not done more for the people than the whole aristocracy of the country ? Hear, hear.) The aristocracy were extremely active when dealing with the national funds, but had never yet shown a disposition to economise them. A uoble lord had been appointed secretary to the poor-law commission, but es long as such appoint ments were made so lung must the people be content with extravagant expenditure. He felt great gratitude to the noble lord at the head of the government for his Jewish Disabilities Bill, and other measures; but when he saw his government proposing such extravagant expenditure he could no longer offer him his support. In fact he thought that the radical party in that house ought to establish themselves as a party, and that the hon. member for Montrose ought that very night to be installed as leader of it. Ile trusted his boniriend would persist in the motion be had made, and induce the minhery to come forward with a remodelled budget. Mr. ROBINSON said it was an absolute delusion to vote for this motion until the means of msking good the deficiency in the revenue were pointed out, and he certainly would be no fir arty .VACil ° Atil . (Cork) would vote for the motion of the hon. member for hlontrose, believing that if the pulic expendi ture were not now reduced, Ireland would soon ) be subjected to the income tax. Mr. S. CRAWFORD also declared Isis intention to sup port the motion, conceiving that they ought not to vote away the public money until the grounds upon which they were called upon to do PO were fully understated. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, while he concurred in the panegyric bestowed upon the hon. member for Montrose, could not agree in the reasons adduced for sup porting his motion. It was argued that the estimates shout to be submitted entailed great future expenditure, but if the house would consent to go into committee he should be able to show that they were estimates of money actually spent. The house divided—For going into committee 157 Against the committee .. 59-93 On our admission into the gallery we found the house re solved into a committee of SUPPLY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to move a vote of 1,100,0001. to defray the expenses of the Kaffir war. T right hon. gentleman (as far as be could be heard) took a c re view of the grounds upon which the hue. tilities with the Kaffir tribes arose in the year 1836, and which were continued until the yea. 1846. The intellieenee which reached the government did not arrive until the sum mer of that year, and it was mon after the secession of the present government into office that the state of affairs at the Cape demanded their immediate attention. The intelligence received was that the burgher guard had been dim red to their own homes. The e matey was in a state of difficulty and revolt when Sir H. Pottinger arrived, who, as governor-general, adopted measuris which were essential ior the peace of the colony, and which were, at the . same time, not the were results of caprice. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would not on this orc.si n go into details, b .t he would observe that he believed teat by the proceedings taken the Chinese coffers had been reduced, while those of England had been aug mented. On the acquisition of office by the present govern ment they had felt that the expenses of this war ought to be defrayed out of the colonial treasury. This expecte:ion had wihappily not been realised, though he believed the first efforts of the new governor, Sir Henry Pottinger, hod been directed to that object. The present vote was asked in order to carry out preceding engagements, and the vote was jug tified by the documents now on the table of the house. (Hear, bear.) Mr. AU ME contended that the house ought to have had in its possession the entire accounts spin which the vole proposed wit founded, and he maintained that the house ought to pause before it acquieseed in the statements which had been made in support of the motion. After a few words of explanation b. tween the CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. Ilene, Mr. V. SMITH supported the amendment proposed, on the ground that sufficient information as to the origin of the COM war had not been known to the legislature Mr. BANKES was decidedly of opinion that the vote ought nut to be granted at the present moment. A com mittee was to be nominated before the rising of the house to inquire into the navy, army, and ordnance expenditure ; and this item might form a very proper subject for the in quiries of that committee. He would, therefore, support the motion of the hon. member fur Montrose. Mr. W. MILES said he had understood from the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the public ser vice required this vote to be immediately adopted. The country certainly ought. to pay its debts, and then let a MO mittee of inquiry investigate the matter afterwards, if that were thought desirable. Had the governor not done all in his 'power to prevent the plunder and bloodshe I which had been inflicted on the colonots, he would have been unworthy of the situation he held. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE rejoiced in the opportunity of bearing testimony to the character of the governor. Never had either • more gallant soldier or a gems humane and con scientious man been placed In charge of any colony. (Hear, hear.) The charges against Sir P. Maitl Intohod war, but from his uneilhnirness to involve the country in such a seated. (Hear, hear.) Understand ing that the public convenience required this vote to be granted, he should support it ; bat its ad o p tion would not preclude further inquiry. We might well brain to reflect how large a portion of the world's surface we had now ren dered ourselves xv•ponsible for : we were keenly reminded of it by the vote now proposed, automating to 1,100,0001. ; and this sum would preliably be followed by others in suc ceeding years. Looking to the future, he feared, unless some great change of system could be devised, that we might expect the recurrence of wars in that remote colony. Sir P. Maitland had expremed • similar belief in one it his despatches. He feared the change adopted 12 cr 14 year+ ago had increased the cost of the colony to thin country ; brit that change had been adopted from the most philanthropic motives. The payment of this money would not be in vain if it led the house to reflect well on the policy of exteniling our colonial empire. (Hear.) Mr. IL ELLICE said he would not object to the vote, but I would impress col o ni al e house the importance of not longer treads" these matters lightly. (Hear, hear.) He differed with the hon. member for Northampton (Mr. V. Smith) as to the possibility of temporising with the 'natives ; it was essential that wherever we planted our industry we should protect it, and do it in a manner worthy the dignity of a great nation. There was another suggestion he wished to offer. Why had not the right hon. the Chancellor of the E xc h eq uer, when he knew of this war proceeding, come down to the house at an earlier period and asked for a vote ? He ought to have made the hest estimate he could, sod then the complaint would not have arisen that the house was un expectedly called on to vote a large sum, of the expendi ture of which they had never before heard. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the vote before the house he would not SWOPS it, because the government were not accountable for the war, and because the public service would sutler if funds were not provided. Mr. G. THOMPSON did not think that they ought to be I called on to vote 1,100,0001. without kuuwiug anything respecting the origin, progress, policy, or character of this war. The house ought to be allowed time to read the papers that would be put into the hands of members tomorrow. Mr. AGLIONBY saw no reason for postponing the vote. It was the duty of the government to protect the settlers from the savages and murderers in their colonies. The I whole of this war had arisen because the late government, "yielding to a vicious influence in the Colonial-office, hod set aside the recommendations of Sir B. D'Urban. lo the despatch which Sir H. Pettieger sent home, he de , (dared, in answer to the petition of the settlers, that they were blameless in what had occurred. ' Lord DUNCAN thought they should he allowed time to read the papers before they were called on to vote so large a sum of money. Alderman SIDNEY thought the motion of the hon. mem ber for Montrose rational and consstent. They should not be called on to vote money in a matter of which they knew nothing. Nit. I-LINDLEY said tl.at he had been informed in last September, by a gentleman who had come from the Cape, that the war was an excellent thing for the C.pe, because it awned the expenditure , of a I irge sum of money. That house ought to have some control over the expenditure of money. It was not right to spend money without the sane. Lion of the house, and then come to it and -ay the money has been expended, and you have no t hin g to du but to pay. After a few words from Mr. lIVME, The committee divided—For the motion 252 Against it NAVY SUPPLIES. Mr. WARD then moved a vote of 245,4101. 19s. Id. for the navy excess in 1846. The hon. gentleman add he had already explained the importance of this vote. Ile said that the Admiralty had made complete arrangements whereby no sum would be expended in future that did not come within the estimate• for the current year, nor world any N'urks be catered upon in any dockyard witeuut the previous cognisance of the house. The hon. gentleman was proceed ing with hie details in an inaudible tone, when Mr. ELLIOTT rose and called the hon. member for Sun derland to order, as his voice drowned that of toe hon. se cretary for the Admiralty. After some further converation. Mr. HUDSON rose and repudiated the idea that he had' interrupted the hon. member in his statement. He had been most uncourteously interrupted by the hon. member, whose name he did not know, and whom he never wished to know. Mr. ELLIOTT disclaimed any intention of behaving un courteously to the hon. member, but his voice had certainly prevented him from hearing the statement of the bun. secre tary for the Admiralty. Mr. T. F. BARING said that the vote was a very im portant one, and he could not let it pass without some nb. servation. Last year there was a naval excess of 10,0091. on • form vote He had made some observations at the time, but, as all economical observations were in the last House of Commons, it was " pooh pooh'd " (A laugh.) This year there was • further excess of 210,000/. ; and he thought it a course that should be arrested. tle confessed he was rather struck with the loose mode of transacting business which seemed to prevail in the Admiralty with respect to arrears. (Hear, hear.) However, atter the candid confes sion of his hon. ft the Secretary for the Admiralty, and his promise that such things should not occur again, he did not feel it incumbent on him to make any further observa- Lion. The vote was then agreed te, the chairman reported pro guts, and the house resumed. LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. S. O'BRIEN moved the second reading of the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill. The object of the bill was to enable landed proprietors in Ireland to borrow money for the improvement of their land from individual., on the same terms as the set of last year authorised them to borrow it from the publie. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not oppose the present stage of the bill, but resumed his opinion as to the future stages, until he had received a communica tion from the board of works in Ireland. The bill was then read a second time. TREATY OF ADRIANOPLE, &c.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. ANSTEY said be had received a communication from the noble lord, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the effect that he would not he able to fix an earlier day for the adjourned debate on his (Mr. Anstey's) motion, than We nesday next; and although he feared there would be little chance of its conclusion, he would, in compliance with the noble lord's wish, postpone it to that date. The order was then postponed. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEAKER informed the house that he had received deters from the agents to the petitions against the rsturns for Colchester and North Stafford, stating that it was not their intention to proceed with the mid petitions. SELECT COMMITTEES ON THE ESTIMATES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pi atponed until Tuesday next the nomination of the committees on the navy and miscellaneous estimates. LAND TAX. Mr. WAKLEY moved that the petition of G. L. Hutch inson, relative to the land tax, be printed with the votes. Messrs. THORNELY and BILOTIigaTON severally opposed the printing of the petition, on the ground that the yeti tioner merely eitight to print his views on the land.tax at the expense of the public. Mr. Waxi.Ey persisted in his motion, and the house di vided, when forty members not being present, the house ad. journed at half-paat 12 o'clock. hr tl4;,' MAILS The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisboa, Madeira, Paella, and Gibesltio will be made Up on the morning of the 27th February. The made for New tout Wales, Wall Omen. Land, and Now Zealand will be made up on the evening of the Vith February. 'the mails for the West Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made up on the everting of the 29th February. The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Nassau, Ravenna, Honduras, New Orleans, Vera Cruc, Tampico, and Porto Rico, and excluding Ocoee for Madera, Jarmel, Carthagena, Santa Martha, • Chagos Panama, West ,'µ`l% of South America, and St. Juan-do. Nicaragua, wilt be mule up on the morning of the 21td March. Iha overland ermils for Gibraltar Malta, I:sloe, the lowan Island, se g jn; A pi d a e d7e: Ce op y o k iNo m m l trn ii i ° 4 lf o - f the rd March. Kong and China, cis Southampton The mails for the Brutus, the River Plate, Monte Video, Perliare bum, Bahia Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, will be made up on the evening of the 4th March. the overland rimmt Me Marseilles, to the Mediterranean egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong Kong, *.e., will be made opus tto rvening of the 7tl March. The made for Bsh North ATlleTiel. WI/1110a, end the Vritc states. will be made up on the evening cal the 1011 March. NOTICE. Tnn number of SEAML'S aimed :u the DAILY NEWS by the amboritim of the Stamp-office, during the year MI, was : From JAN. 1, 0 Dir. 31, 3,447,0 09 This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronick, and Morning Post, ALL PVT TOGETHER. In addition to the above,issued to the DAILY NEWS, Morning Paper, there were issued for the Ev enin g Edition, THE EXPRESS, From JAN. 1, to Dsc. 31 778,714 the W Globe or hich was more, we believe, then were is-usd either to Storuiard, Evening Papers. TO CORRERPONDENTS. Iwoosevotots latewiee fee • Tea Laymen, Lauda , reet.take peon, tool Abe oelog 14 geetworiewereet. be Two o'clock oa the de) of pelOwalloa. RIOD WATER AT LONDON sniuo I m r 121.,..11greing. 13 MC parl Aftwooett. li. put • To-Wassw—llonateg. 6: =IL put 6 . After." 13 vat. Mn 7. LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. dne 26.1 Tits lof Loris PHILIPPE from the thr of July, and fal his exit from the Tuileries in a Brougham, is an event which, however momentous, will be wel comed with contented laughter by perhaps three fourths of mankind. With some, the exultation will be keener: whilst fetus of the future will with others overshadow anything like satisfaction. But the whole rise and rule of Loris PHILIPPE is so like a fable, and the close at once so pregnant and I I so just, that we can conceive it written in letters of, I gold, and put. into every child's hand, in order to teach how disloyalty in a prince cannot prosper, how cunning overreaches itself, and how retribution, though tardy, overtakes rof merely the knave in rags but him in royal ro bes. French history will indeed be rich in examples: Louts XVI., NAPOLEON, CLIARLIS X., Lours Prtimeez—feebleness, audacity, bigotry, craft,—all rejected. Is France like the anc ient kingdom of the Jews, for which so many men and races were tried and found unworthy, that it was the will of Providence to leave them a republic ? After all, the quarrel would be but about a name, for government in France henceforth, if not a military despotism, must be in the sense and in the nature of a republic. And had Louts Puturez understood this necessity, he would not have fallen into the horrible blunder of his administration. Ile was elected to the throne by the middle classes, and as their king his reign was as stable as that of any monarch in any country. But he could not tolerate these classes--could not meet them. Had he kept up the National Guard of the capital, reviewed it, mingled now and then in its ranks, conciliated their not arrogant demands, he would have had a body of armed citizens at his order to have put down by the bayonet, as they did from 1830 to 1e33, every effort of the anarchist and republi can. But he neglected the National Guard,shut it from his sight, and instead of a citizen king, became a king of functionaries and conservatives. Of these he made a majority in his chambers, and thus secure, according to the letter of the consti tution, he thought he might neglect and brave the popular voice. He at last provoked the people to collision ; and court and parliament, army and functionaries, were but so many reeds before the storm of unpopularity, which has swept all, even the very dynasty, before it. Future events remain exceedingly doubtful. We I will not say that a republic is impossible in France. I But most certainly the persons named upon the pro- 1 visional government are not such as are likely to win the adhesion or command the respect of the influen tial classes either in Paris or the provinces. But the provisional government, as it is called, is more the representative of that party which has triumphed in the streets, than a body of men assuming the govern ment. As representatives of the victorious people they may sit in the Hotel de Ville, and have a very potential veto upon any resolve of the Chamber of Deputies; but to govern France of themselves would Ibe an audacious and a vain attempt. The Duchess of ORLEANS and her son, as well the Duke of NEMOURS, are at, or under the protec'ion of, the chamber, which has declared its sitting permanent. And it is pretty evident, that in order to get rid of the ORLEANS fa mily altogether, the republicans of the Hotel de Ville must march upon the chamber, and like CROMWELL, dissolve it and disperse it. This, perhaps, they may have had the power to do. But in doing this the Hotel de Ville people will have deprived themselves of authority over the provinces, and raised obstacles almost insurmountable to their designs. Funds must be procured to pay the army, and to carry on the administration, which the Hotel de Ville can no longer pretend to do, as in the days of the revolution. The government of France is now a highly centralised and intricate piece of machinery, requiring both skill, experience, and respectability to manage; and any derangement of the centre wheel would cause all to stop and fall asunder. Hence, the acts of the Pari sian authorities in 1791 and 1792 could not be re peated. And the republicans of the Hotel de Ville, convinced of this, will, in all probability, accept the reign and the tutelage of the Cinnt of PARIS. Should they not accept, should they disperse the Chambers by force, end put revolutionary law and measures in practice, there would be a terrible re action against the republicans; and this not only in the provinces, but in I'aris itself. General LAMORI CIERE is popular and able, and would rally a great majority both of the regular army and the National Guards. The Prince de JOINVILLE is also popular, and not the man to submit to be set aside without a struggle; so that, however the reign of LOUIS Fumy PE may be irrevocably over, his family appear to us to have still a very good chance of retaining or recovering the crown and the supreme authority. It is idle, however, to speculate or indulge in con jecture as to events that, perhaps, have already oc curred, and that each coming hour will probably dis close. The present state of things is doubtful and deplorable ; but we cannot think the French people to blame fur the folly and provocation of their rulers. The very republicans were tranquil, till aroused, and placed by circumstances, rather than their own ambi tion, in the front rank. That they may have shown more wisdom and moderation than we anticipated we sincerely desire. But France, we fear, has much to learn ere it can form a peaceable and regular repub lican state. MORE important, if possible, than even the mo mentous events of Paris, is the influence of those events upon us. Not that there is any similarity be tween the position of the two countries, nor that any class here is tainted with disaffection, or inclined to enieitte. But, nevertheless, the epidemic of popular excitement, prevalent throughout Europe, and burst ing into revolution so near us, is not without its effects even upon our more staid and sober tempera ments. Questions, seldom before asked, are now ut tered and repeated ; aspirations seldom ventured come forth boldly with every breath ; grievances hitherto ushered with a smile are complained of with the em phasis of a curse ; and the public, in short, is infi nitely more liberal, both in expression and in feeling, than the English public was a week ago. Explain the phenomenon as you will—we merely state the fact. Now, although we augur nothing grave from the increased earnestness of every man, we still think that times and circumstances, and the very political and moral atmosphere which we breathe, are such as to icquire, not only a much greater de g ree of caution and wariness than usual, in pres sing ungracious and unpopular laws, but, moreover, we think that times aed circumstances demand in stant concession to popular feeling and popular de. wands. The budget, which ministers thought it safe and expedient to present, not many days since, to parliament has excited most angry and discon tented feelings in the country. The exigencies which weighed with the government in preparing or con senting to that budget, are not considered of due or conclusive weight by the country. The select com mittees, to which the estimates have been referred, will no doubt take this into consideration. But ministers, we think, ought also to reconsider, and withdraw till they have fully;considered,their proposal fur raising the income tax to five per cent. We need not point to feelings of opposition, generally arising in the country on this subject, nor need we either ennmtrate the meetings or recapitulate the arguments. From one end to the other the land is alive with protests. And it appears to us as unsafe as it is unjust to make up that deficit in millions oc casioned by the distress of last year, by a sweeping levy upon that portion of the population which, per haps, has suffered more than any other from that distress. We learn that it is in the contemplation of mi nisters to make a move somewhat similar to that if the select committee, and to demand of parliament the five per cent. income tax solely for one year, pro mising that that year shall be spent in investigation, and in endeavours to settle some more equitable yy ay of raising the amount of revenue necessary for the public service. Such a proposal no doabt indicates on the part of ministers a desire to conciliate public opinion, and to remove the angry feelings which it evinces. But is this enough ? Parliament and all parties have more than once broken their words and practised manifest deception, in stating that the income tax was but for a time, when in contemplation it must have been permanent; and have thus rendered five per cent., even but for one year, unendurable. The conviction in every mind is, that in recent manipulations of finance, however the burden of the lower class may have been lightened, that of the middle class has been increased. Take the man of moderate income, who enjoys from 3001. to 6001. a year, calculate his assessed taxes, with the enormous duties on all those items which constitute his expen diture, being from 100 to 700 per cent. upon the articles of his household use, his tea, his sager, ' his wine, his spirits, then the taxes that &writ his slightest attempt at enjoying more than the necessa ries of life, and which fill upon his servant or his horse. Add to this an income tax, and it will be found that the state carries off perhaps one-third of his income, that income, too, the result of years' ex ertions, to terminate probably in a year or two more of exertion ; whilst from the possessor of real pro perty, who has no fortune to provide for, either re garding his children or himself—from him the state takes perhaps a sixteenth or a tenth. The country knows these things. And the country sees that the argument put forth for the middle classes and life incomes have not been answered ; sad that if they are set aside, it is because greater and more fixrd properties have greater and more fixed interests is parliament. The country sees that minis. tern, however liberal, want the courage to attack and do justice by taxing these large interest& A n d therefore, it is manifest that ministers m eet b is empowered by the unmistakable and irresidipi, injunction of public opinion. Besides the more just repartition of the tax e a income, which cannot tail to be proposed, and s e pia, we trust will not be met by ministerial coldness, then is also another obvious mode of making up tp, deficiency of the revenue. We allude to the stamp duties generally, all of which require to be en . dered more proportionate to property than they a r , at present, and especially to the probate and lega c y duties, from which there are no just grounds of ex. empting real property. On this subject, as well as that of a property tax, we shall not more expatiate at present; f or vs trust that parliament will not be engag e , or precipitated to a hurried resolution Monday. Uovernment can be at no lore for infer. mation ; nor can there be any lack of materials fo r arriving at a jueter estimate of taxation, the stale of , the legacy duty itself, in case of annuities, existing a l a fair scale of calculation for temporary income. Th e time is opportune for a great act of equaltration and justice. U , t ministers grasp and reap the merit of originating and carrying what inevitably will be set on foot and carried in despite of them, and bay e d them, if they prove recalcitrant or laggard. REVOLUTION IN PARIS. DEPLORABLE LOSS OF LIFE. FALL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE We gave yesterday in our second and third edifices the state of affairs in Paris up to the early put Thursday - evening. The popular feeling, which had been more calm on the evening of Wednesday, after the denten, tion of the resignation of ministers, assumed, daring the night and in the early part of Thursday, a mat alarming appearance. It was Lana u late on Wed. nesday that Count Mole had refused to form a mini'. try. IMM. Thiers and Odillon Barret then undertook to form one. They, however, failed in their ende r Tour'', and the Palais Royal and Tuileries basing hem attacked and plundered, the King abdicated in hem: of the Count de l'arie. A fearful slaughter occurred at the attack of the Palais Ito) al-500 lives hasle t been sacrificed. The King lett the Tuileries at me o'clock, escorted by a party of horse national guile " in (according to one account) a brougham,' and, passed out of Paris through the Bartiere de Passy. The Duchess of Orleans and the Count de Peril went to the Chamber at half-past one, accompanied by the Duke de Nemours and a large party of diem on horseback. The duchess was in deep mourning. • Her regency was, however, rejected by the Chamber. and the people who penetrated into M . ": Chamber. A provisior,al governmer.t was formed, and td. cepted by the Chamber, consisting of MM. de Lamar. tine, Lediu Rollie, Marrast, Barret, Nark, Arago, Gamier Pages, and Louis Blanc, secretary.secretary.The provisional government then installed itself ot the Hotel de Ville. Such is the epitome of the events of this remarkable day. We will now give an account of the eve* which took place during the evening and night of Wednesday and part of Thursday : Warne ERDAL EVENING. A narrative of the occurrences of Wednesday up to post hoar appeared in the Expressof Thursday. The popular feeling then, as far as could be observed, vu more calm. In distant quarters, however, the ems , peration of the people was still great. As a strong piquet of the national guard was pale mg before the lmprimerie Royale, followed by a no. merous crowd, shouting, " Long live reform! Long live the national guard!" a detachment of the mute cipal guard fired on them, and wounded seven persona Great exasperation was produced by this. At about seven o'clock an immense crowd, consist ing almost exclusively of persons of the working classes, many of them very young, descended tb Boulevards. They were headed t y men bearing blazing torches. They sang the first verde' of t nee favourite song, beginning: X one pour la patrie, C'est le sort le plus beau, le plus cli:ne d'etrie On reaching the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they found assembled there strong forces of infantry and dragoons, which occupied the whole width of tie boulevards with the exception of the pavement near the Rue Besse du Itempart. Some persons expected to see the mob come into collision with the troop, but instead of that the torch-bearers filed off on the pavement, shouting " Vice la ligne Vivo la ligne!' and they . were followed by all their large tram. After having passed the soldiers, the crowd raised a terrific shout of " Down with Guizot !" after which, having formed themselves into something like order. they snack up the eternal " Mmuir pour la patrie!" and continued to bawl it until they reached the church of the Madeleine. There, a large detach ment of the national guard was stationed. Thu commandant on seeing the mob went up to the leaders of it, recommending them to extinguish their torches, and to be orderly. The torch-bearer immediately complied with the request, and a thee sand voices shouted " Long live the National Guard. The AM) then cried " Chez Duchatel," and went alai the Rue Royale apparently with the intention of pee . ing a visit to the Minister of the Interior. In the Rue St. Honore there was also an immene crowd, which also sang as one man " Mourir pour patrie !" varied alternately with " Allous, enfant, dek patrie," and " Aux acmes citoyens !" On ascendip the Rue St. Honore they fell in with a detachment/ National Guards and of a regiment of the hoe whereupon a thousand voices cried " Long live th National Guard ! Long live the line!" and tb wind re came a fierce shout of " Down with Guizot !" When the news of the resignation of the ministry had become generally known in Paris, there ell burst of eatistaction which it weal be very difficulte describe. Large parties of the national guard panda the streets, the officers and men shouting " Vive 11111 furme," and the crowd cheering loudly. Towards hall past six o'clock an illumination was spoken of, an many persons lighted up their houses spontaneoude The illumination of coarse became mere general !Men the populace in large numbers went through the streets, calling "light up." On many of the pain!' iwhere barricades had been erected, and the Pe were resisting the troops, they ceased resistance "ha they heard the news of the resignation of the mieieters and the troops retired. Between five and six o'clock about fifty municips guards, who were shut in a court-yard of a house: the Rue Bourg l'Abbe, were forced to lay down the arms. The national guard negotiated between * people and the municipal guard for the disarm* aed when it was effected the former took the lairs under their protection. The exasperation of * crowd against the municipal guard was most inure owing to the severity with which that body had ants in different quarters; and when they issued from* court-yard a strong force was required to proug. them. The people then demanded that they shoat be made to take off their schakos, and that they est obliged to do. They were then led along a numb. of streets headed by a detachment of cuirassiers, lig surrounded by the national guard, the troops of tle line forming a pasetge for them to pass. On arrivigi at the Place de I'llotel de Ville, a clever mettle m ovement prevented the crowd rom entering, 04 the municipal guard were thereby enabled to esulf* into the Place. They then warmly expressed the" thanks to their deliverers. At about eight o'clock, an immense crowd pee °ceded to the residence of M. Odillon Barret, and et tered the court-yard of his house, and many of de! his apartment, in themost peaceable manner. AI!: putation advanced towards M. Odillon Barret, who was at the time in company with many of his oe leagues. M. Odillon Barret addressed the deputing as follows : of Jrdf hee 1 glB : 3 ' n oe N ro, y siitty l s i . e a n d(us display, n l a n nthinkioofa cheers.) tree h es ae mm y o e : c r uAr a fathers de—tot them, worthy of liberty, be calm in triumph ; thst the character which is suitable to the cause of rir and liberty." Loud cries of " Long live Odillon Barrett" WI then raised. M. Gamier Pages added a few eft getic words to persuade the crowd to retir po! a bly. The shouts recommenced with woof s t r ength, and were taken up by the people in thee , de la Terme ttes Mathurine. I V At C. the Ru were 0 inhabit deuces Buell at the cried, them.' on the The bone tione being Nati( he amid *arta eonvi At! WE op an de