The Express. — London, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

I cwte is would he meat ireemsen'ent and improper to dos i wile the qu ai n io di-pute is still pending ; hat the l• rend - TWAD eels c.r -1 W a 'etch reeds. That, It o, is not the f .et. Bear, host.) Whet hap taken place is Ibis: Mr. Murray, •ei • • .nu meat the violence of the Portion gmr•IIIVIlt might mead, lead them to molest British sub s re.id ne a. do. ire, requested the iron resent of Bousbiy t • send two small vessels to the Persian Galf, not es a hosttio swamis testi in asaiost Penis, but am rely to p me l t Inter its there. That is the state of ih- ties, This matter is still pendia, between the two goveramoats ; aad under them e rams — SI RIMt , l thick the I "am wt.l c II ear with ins in thinkii g that sea advactage O.a arise from emoting into a Common at premat. (Hear.) The hoe. gesilirstas has stated that whca is Quite true. that is a war be was. this tosotry and Rarsia, Persia might biennia imcrtt tat 'lamest eit he, in our a ale rin that of Ru•ets ; bat I do a.t think he has evinced great p..ittical marcity in mph', that the wise count would h .ve here, tw •yi are age, to send a force from Brit an Ind.& ti compel Pena to take pert with as against Rll.llO. Mr. LATARD—I raid that would have teen &debateable quieten. Lard PALM lIRS lON—Very debateable indeed. ("Hear, hear," and a laugh.) To go to war with one power to ',imp I them to lola with U. in • war agals*t &tether, would he so drab. oery debateable on the on• aide, hat not at all debit. able on the other. (ita-, hear.) On the contrary, it at peered to no that, considering the polities of Penis as &alums with the frostier of Rum., her distance trans this cmatry, tri r relative weaker**, sad that she could not eat ark is a war with Ramia without groat amistaser from tot oth in trove and ie money, the wisest advice wee told fret to her was to remain 'weal and art commit herself to a war with Russia whoa we might co: be la a position to afford her the proteetioa whist in that ease she would have been entitled to aspect. (Ife , r.) I hope the hawse will not think it necessary to sumo a dim otion on this in firmaries differese• that has arisen between this country and Netts at the peeving moment. I quits arras with the hon. gew/essita that in de *hog with these Asiatic countries it is imoormat to ate that M any step you take you are in the right, 11114 that you should cot pat forward year de mand if wrong—but thy hon. gentleman is also aware that u' thing afIIWIMI less with dom As;atie countries than to submit to wrong when put forward by themselves. (Hear.) THE REPORTED PRELIMINARY PEACE iiIIMININem...... r Stank the lesuediate nahatketion of the British SAN Mayfair our gems end our Freneh allies to the Mercy I 1.. res He w itild re act to • t`w. loom the re:- dame epos wmht emu went w., tounied. t ea A(eem' Von the wort...vial beindus, and cheers Dam th, Illyerlthre ) He appeal- dto the house 1. r palatinate to *rife Alma Ii n th- etate aunt ho had made. Ilk DI L EVANS siert he had not charged the unh'e Iced w e snaking he Remus testament. If the h. miekees. Is • wee r t s chow why be had mates ei this Mum or .torsrp• el of that ; but a single statement iro, ld he saga, se'es tht . were prepared to ester We the 'whole Swain. (liar, bear) The SPEAKER-1 hope the nob!. lord will do nothing c clouts .1 t .Ir. tie to a formal debate. The boag tas al wey. .o.i. led tiny hon. member • o make personal ea; 1.- se.ion., • r to r trait mistaken eapresstons, but it is &plat the rate t ..e sea lo- set debate Mr. GORDON 1. toted, ea tJ e part of his gallant relation, to that k •he 01. I .n. peer •1 for the isomer in which he hod jest d biers If with tread to the wools used by b,m on a praorlos. to -elusion ; at the same time be trusted the gall., t ante I tw him to call his stteotion to so avian tit •h eh he had made use of in the firmer dike e r I PALMERSTON—I think, sir, that you have on ffoohteille :aid duos the rile which ought to guide the proceedings sal the how, •zerrit oe extraordinary 04M11•1011e. homely. that • e should to. in one debate refer to what had occurred ha an. they. C:reanstatece, to wear, occurred In the Ism des ate jesaylog an extortion to the rule, sod jet', fyir g lon. and gallant member for Westmiatir in the remarks he has jut made. Bat I think the house will ogres with me, that tee re: I at,ass male by my honourable sad loot frh and ought t hr so satiate ory to the levitate of all those who might coseirier tameless in spy degree affected by rewires made by him la the heat of debate,as tr preclude the sic rot y f ar fa r.her &mafiosi t amid that we shall be best g t • feeling. and eharecters of all coecerned, end W• WI le tee mat c n.i.tent with the practice of the team. it we allow the matter to drop, rising satisfied with the handsome eapleeatioa which my hon. aid gallant hived bee race. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI had been aimlessly impacting the Omer wanes which tad jest been made by the noble lord. It appeared t e him (Me. Disreeli) that the °barest one of the Sallee, gouge had removed the panful imprhssi, a crated by hie spume of Er.dae might, and to wee lore that the inseam in which the hellion general had addressed himself to th. t race referred to must he app sciated by both stile • the beau. At the same tines it sae only janitor toilets mob's friend tbe siemhar for Tyros. to state that his not. • *teed bed mad* no for we' ch he had not sabot& - UM authority. He bad made his 'estimate on the t revious might a whet 'poured to him newsiest evidence, and os the present tre a. oe he •as ready to prove it. Est west he (Mr. Dior telt) apprehended was, that statements of that kind could rot be mat with the a. ceseary dm:union 'with out a violet' n f the rules of the hmu It •as very porib:e that tb• phut general might have used oarsmen, snelrions to, although sot Ides- Meal wall thou imputed, bat it would sot be easy to some to • eit:cfactory coselasion on the ma tor witt oot entering Into de.ails which might lead to s lesgthemed discusaion. Of course arty ipiners given ia such as enter genet an that &Betel to depended mush on the mealier ia which it was given, tie enrevenstanas seder which it wow, mid a thossald oth. r which it would be totally im• potable to put the Amin in rogation of. He (Mr. Diarael ) should toerhups Ilea miss for speaking after the leader of tee how, but he cisll not refrain from extremity' his sataforion that the gallant general eloold have come down to remove the paMfal internale:Di created in the debate of Met Friday; and at the ems time be wished to be hie testi mony—which he b. lgeed would be recurred is by both sides of the house—to the ha that his noble friend the member for Tyrone lay ender so impoststoo of having ode a statement which be wee not preared to yip t;fy: The intend opiates was that the matter was one white the I o.s. could sot investigate, but that the better way would be to let It drop sod t rminam for aver. UNDER GARDENERS. Oa the order for &committee of supply, Cobras 1 HARCOURT aerated to call the sneaks a the Chancellor of lie Esoltequer to the maser in which the tax toe under g.rderers wee levied, sad sited jasmines in which the imposition bad premed heavily and unfairly o ar poor men. Vivre wan great doubt se to the meanie, of the set, sad be called whoa the right Loa. gentleman to give • deer explensties et Ile lunatics.. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the set oilseed to levied • tee of um guises a year ea had uareeners, and heir- g. sea on under Rudiment, the deflation Ming that all peruse should be amide/old to be ande r gardemers who were employed asasally eider the bract gar Mar. He &coned tatting la the bee., to take the let. rpretatioa of acts of parliament out of the heads of the jedieial tribusals of the comatry. la two of the eases cited by the hon. and g.l sot menhir, the judges decided test th. teases gave too lealeat aa interpretation to the set, sad the third was met is point. The Mutt r. to ties of the remise was, that • men emplael aims ly wader the head gardeser was an nadir gardener, while if eel, mistily employed he did sot @OM eider that di null. tinting. He did ant leek epos the tan as one •p re the labourer, bat es • charge o• the employer. OUR ABLATIONS WITH PERSIA. Mr. LAYARD ethed *Unties to the prompt state ol the dlph matte ',tattoos hawses Beaked sari P,refe. R - ctiOieleting the iscileete which had led to the d. pp 01 Mr. Murray trots Tithes ea, and the eets•quent bre{ h of • teterroutai with the court (tithe Elhah.the his. mou ton oola•ged upon the oosortalo position cf seta* is Lois, sad expressed such fair that, kr the sake if follewieet up s* as.," thy oquahtls, ors wore throwing Pinta int, the ems of Rorie. — Led iA LS TON—I think, sir, that the enao the hen. metlomen his punted is sot that wbieli is the Met sahrelated • o promote the mama of this ..awry. (Hear.) I Utak, was a quails of a diMitelt asters Mess beams the government of this malty ad a ft reign goveraniest it le net 11164 r dly modules le the latereste of this t °entry, that ea Mu. mamba, however great way be his taints er his means of acqu'risg laiermatime with r. gad to tro quit r of th. w. rid in whit seek Maraud km arises, "ben he must .comfy be mat imenketly Warmed of the fats of the coos -1 think, nothlag ca t blokes sowesems Is the latereas of ibis comfy thee that ea M. somber so situated should got up ia the Home of Common, as tm to.. masbn tat eons. sad amounts ealassiatisely sad satheritsuvely that his ma gairessairatis la thawing sad the foreign pouriamat all the right, sad thus trrate ot. Make to the set'sfemory adjustment Mike mama la die rm. (Boar, ton ) For it is mail m, that if the go arameat with want the difanaa has arm 11•41 perms ha this Mite, wto, from Mir eliarmer and home ledge are emitted to expires' as maim, premeatis that minas in their Ira ar sad mutat the go. wommet of their own assay —it is mnailest that the smisobto ssrangeweat of seek dlihrease meet be reediest Xiamen moos elkalt thou it west. ra w _ wise be. (Beer.) I will wit allow the example of the tea. member es fuse to go iati asy &Truant era this assmitio, but I meet he allowed to set right ma of the statemests he bar put leeward. This Mine HMIs woe undowbtedly &abort el Penis, sad la the civil mace .1 • that metro. He opplied is, ea berraos of solar', whi. h his !enrage. through his Miakter fa Feats *fairs, re bud to give big., seyirg, t. If yea it. lot satisfied, go where you like end gat essoloyessat Mayhem If you is. oe mire 1 bl. toms." Ti. me mitosived, sad I third' be ma jit t fed in so 4sing, that this wee la Met a &s -wami fres the Pomba settler , ead h e r customary its mos whirs j g • wag arbjettul to pen. from the Broths gooses mat, to boh smidlasey M t'a Bikini miesise. This wee Won Mr. MEM Medved, ad while Mr. Tharp. sea wan 'herded with Be enat M Me helium of tee Moss.. The h• a. grothsmaaWd it wee •an obitetime alit practice. that the alive of ea ladep abut shme .Mold be able to withdraw himself his the jariedistlea of his um 'smelliest end Me reap with the mialMar M aim*. ply or. Boiling is pelasiple es is yeaslise saa M more aim usable, het it Moses ft be the swim la Peale. (Hear.) It wee aet • similsm latroismal by the Drilla sommest. bet it is amass Musa leas --11 pessiim with reseed to di Muslim at Senn., sad Is fully ale stelleg be reMew sewers mist italf—et perhaps as • lassar keel right, bat ono woo h they are sot • added Mdkptlp, end welsh has beta seateicid is by them hems dist doe with nierd to Oho manna of sll ioniga Mime. illes_sdrest) Well this Mina HMIs, lung thee wadmillepodarma lagluh of the lailel , ll. Mr. Mimi mem at Therm, sad finds trot tonal el tift snimahlty whist it wee Baud the Po ruse [overusing Inialkilled le•ards the naa It maid he better Viet be Maid le summed from Team sot eilipilled s Isowltire, sad it was gummed that Ihe geoid Mast te Shires. Ti. has. reamma had rs fared to a Um, nowise that the lisi•ish gennameet bud so right 1 employ • nasal s t ettir•e; bat kr s very Mg ties haul tad a agent 'ben fee ensanerest sad ether purposes set Lave - sled wilt mason, rights, hit merely se •• anat. When la. Kerrey eopesed to employ Me thong, the Pea' hen goverameat threatend that they wend arrest hies. Ageism" this throat Mr. Murray remosetranl, sad cm- • loaded that the right of ;counties did set sews Is esoweeme of the transfirease 0 the pun item TaMrts te Heins. While the questiew wee ',Mai, ih. Persian goverment seised the ma's wife. The M. gm. Memo is ender slight snot in regard M this lady. She is mat, a. he apposes, a relates of the Pendell soya Mt Om et Ms messy wives of the It eh. Oho is a sea. maks bet wet a Telma therefore. The prim* of has Morays Ms condone!, sad properly so, •• es landing sot to the perm rarely butts outryiliag that a kar i• ("Oh. oh," from Mr. Learl.) I mum bog the toe. gestismies pardon. arose\ Is the fast :litanies to the property ad the family of the person prommed, sad Mr. Moray romquently demasked that the lady should be elven so to kir husband, who was leader the protect oar t f the British Meister. (Hear, het ) This &mend gars rise to a tornspeedeetie is Mkt, as the hen. pentanes acknowledged, there were some very important leafs writs., by Ms Persia Wale tee—very stamina, .ad very issalMg letter.--sad the Shah Hewit t who I must en met isemessesirlivj dad is sorraposdesce is m Mama my dearly at la bud sot l adledw His Pefilei rook sip 4its Utter wr tag—(" bat," sad a laugh)—ht Me lettere wore mead la language so t embroiled sad subsuming kr • perm esepyisp a luau. Tle geettemen • est leo • TOT.•ty of ai.. rs to whi c h I will tet hers refer. bat be asp that Mr. Mena demanded en arrogy fow the Shah. Now that is out the ewe, bus he did leaned the withdrew.' of lb. ethane, letter. (War) A. I said kusee, I am nee song to man lea the amemande s whisk hen Man plasm hawses the two pummels, be eo THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 4, 1866. etc exvreso. Atistimassis latanded tor '. The Ilipnre;rVaiia N vin i m p a pw. b .tom lO. Bottaariwtreet. by Two olio& ea the day al HIGH WATER AT LONDON /111D01. r.„, Da,lienusg. Mi. Ina----Misnesea. O. IS.. TO•111011•111W—Menusa. OIL Um —.....Mkraece. IL ii.. of the two is worse still; but colds and east winds are the normal condition of that genial time which the Poet of the Seasons ironically invoked as " ethereal mildness." We take these dispensations nekly, because we know they are unavoidable. We submit to shiver, we consent to sneeze, but why should we ch o k e P A s t o th a t anc i ent I proverb which asserts the equality in exchangeable value of a bushel of March dust and a King's ransom, we shall limit ourselves to remarking that it is meant for the fields, but not for the streets. It was all very well for those gay foresters of Ardennes who "fleeted the time merrily as they did in the golden world," to bout an insensibility to " the season's difference." We town dwellers are men of another mould. We are sophisticated enough to wish for an snaps from as many as possible of the preventible evils of climate and the elements. The people in "As You Like It" very probably had no crossing sweepers in those wood walks of theirs; all the more reliable com mentators are of opinion that they were unacquainted with the use of water-Darts; but we poor citizens have long been accustomed to both, and we want "to know the reason why" we have been so remorselessly deprived of the latter convenience in the dustiest season we have almost ever known. Pulverised granite may, tor aught we know, have healing virtues of its own. We have all beard of the medical properties of ammonia. Few are so unread in animal chemistry as not to be aware that • considerable proportion of this salubrious pricciple may, by proper analysis, be detected in the ordinary sweepings of all highways much frequented by hones. It is just possible that people may inhale without serious injury the profuse supply of com bined granite and ammonia which in a finely tritu rated form has for the last few days termed the &temptere of our thoroughfares. It may be whole some, but it is not pleasant, and at any rate we pro test against taking it upon compulsion. Cephalic eye snuff may be eminently curative, but who would like to be forced whenever he went abroad to inhale an atmosphere of Gaiurroxn P Again we my, where are the water-carts ? At the present moment, after having made all the inquiries which the importance of the one demands, we protest we have not the remotest notion withinwhosejuriedio tion they reside. It they are under local self-manage meat, we know of coarse that, as Anglo-Saxons, it is oar duty to choke and be silent. Bat we can hardly think this. The want of local diffusion is precisely that of which we complain. All our discomfort arises from the fact, that the water which should make our streets endurable is centralised somewhere and somehow in some autocratic reservoir—eome un- constitutional tank. Can it be that the Metropolitan Board of Works is sitting on the water-outs P The idea is an uncomfortable one. Whoever the respon sible body be, we venture to sagged to that body, that the time is rips for action, and that, salvos all London is to be speedily suffocated, the " Order of Balsams " should as moon as possible be made out for those imprisoned engines, which we beg to assure the Board or Boards whom it may concern would really be as serviceable in the droughts of March as daring the showers of July. The wares spoatanoonsly adopted by Bir Ds Lacy Brans in the House of Commons is most honourable to him as a man. Deeply grieved though we were by the reckless bitterness of his language on Friday, and its mischievous tendency, we could almost re joice that he erred, since it has given him an opportu nity of evincing such manliness and moral courage in making amends. As for his advice to Lord Rag- ' lan after the battle of Inkermann, we are glad indeed that it was not followed, but in the cfroumstarices of the case it was worthy of attention, and implied high moral courage, and superiority to the love of mere ephemeral applause in the man who rammed to give it. TREATY. Mr. DIBB.AIILI—As a ktivesiest has been made public tc-day upon a very important estjeet, I tenet the noble lord tett allow me I. put a Tuition to him in refe rano' it. even though I hale not given him notice of my intention to do so. It is stated in the public papers of this day that a preliminary treaty of pate+ has bra *mut by the plenipo tentiaries at the conferee es a* Parisi sad it would be very satisfaeb ry not only to Ibis ►our but to the country psi. rally if the noble lord could aware se of the fast, or if not, alit es should give as rows anthorititive esplanatios as to the state of the nerocations. Lord PALMERSTON—Sir, Mut hawse sad the public ere well aware that out da cot ditiowe— certain oC rr wen, pro- posed some time ego by Austria to Runic with the apse at of Zealand sad Fawkes, a essdltioas which were to arm as foundation for s Ire 47 of peace between the bell presto Thew eonditioss woe at first ac Bp.' d by Buda with a re arm, bat datum& the aceeptaces not being agreed to by Austria they were se 'red uaeoaditionally They were accepted pare sad simple. These snide' wen afterwards feet radio a pt We 4 at Vienne, sad signed by the pleaipc tended*, of Mislead. Teases, Austria, and Ruda. lam mot sure about Turkey. bat I believe the Turkish pleaipo test,a.y tad sot at Met time received his lastrectiont. When the e mimeses mast Bedsit wee agreed la a proles:4 at the first 'Bootleg that the previous protocol slimed at Vieelle, embracing the articles areepted by finirds, should haft the fora end vase of a pro balmy treaty of pease without goirg through the form of a separate pa lliasse, treaty, sod that the ifealpotentiarke should at ones pressed te the disestasioa et the conditione. That Is t're fast of the 'setter. In sae ease s prefintiaary treaty of peace halms dined, that is, the art:elos recorded la the prepaid'se sempted by Nada at Visas' have the farm sad virtue of a preliminary treaty. No formal prelimlaary treaty of peace has been Wined, but la substaass that is the east. Mr. DISRAELI—Whoa wu that protocol geed to ? Lord PALMERSTON—I am no; vile* sate, bat sae day 'ast weak. THE E AND_ JOINT STOCK OMPANIES BILLS Mr. LO WE, lari;iit7tiseet. 7 os7iren Mr. HASTII sad Mr. Broowas s stated ihst IN was act Beretta! be shes 4 be able to brim these bids leeward this side of Muter. .BUPP . LY.-THII ARMY ESTIMATRA The hums then west tato teriawattoe of @apply, Is sea- Masada" of the way ostiustes. Several votes wen 'greed tt, after mash dbearion, sad the eheireela IVY Oat rtd t t n pxt pram. The loose being r solved law a c ragtime of ways sad setae, on Ito notion of Mr. Witsow, a to o'ution WWI *greed to granting 26,000,00a1. est of the soasolittet.d Find, towards staking good the set ply voted to her M.jes y. A short dieeaselos grew epos the order ler the tamed reading of the Trial c f °Seam Hid, soot fun the Leeds, whisk wu altlatately speed Vt. The Asabities BM sad the Riebteper 301 e FestUag Bills wore read a Ulla time sad 'eyed. The Megay Bi4l. plated threw& 'mains,. The other beviog beta diep sod of, the knee adjobraed at half-prat 12 °WWI. LIPI PEERAGES. The following protest has been recorded : Dissiornore,— 1. Beaus the Mier of nfere•es net having dirested any inquiry whether • writ of sumo.. woad entitle Lord Wensleydale to sit s•d tote i this Hones, the repot of the Committee for Privileges payola to decide s quoin net latinitted to Wm. 2. Beams*, escordieg to the sailors' 'phases of the ►ighest legal eatherities ter above two material sad a half, the crave his the prertiptive if ereatine a paw for life with ell the trivileges of the henditiry peerage, except that of trasesittlag his ►eaean to his deeeiadaata 3 Because tb wattles of a peerage fir life midis Ilal- Miea is ass patent to inflaters' relstivee hss Maw sousson ewes in modern slue•, and so ao► p stoat would ism been vilid II the f reregetive senteada for did not e*. 4. Become say Inklost of tins Crews w►o lses setelved a writ of sessisoes to Ws House le eatitiesl Iv take k's seat aseeediai to the ealgency of kis ise4, sad Wes is no prin ciple e r preeedeat w.resailsg Ike Howse la refusing to M ull ►ln. Camrworrra, C. 111711,111)0111, Gairrium, 8r or ALDILLXT, LUIGI/OWNS, 1 1 / 1 10W7T, P It OmniLo, BARADLLIUJII. &roam Die Visaria, Fib. 22. THE OATH OP ABJURATION. Thu dey has beset printed the bif bstrodseed into tbs Hem of Csessses by ML lasesy, Mr. M. Gibs*, M.P., Mr. Lakes, sal Mr. Tbsess Dsteasbo, foe gibes. /Kis, tbs sub of abbrstiss sad assaraass. The bill Ss ss bases : "Whams there has set bees fee rosy year say Sr eseedast ef the penes she peresded to be Prlsee of Wales daring re IA of the late Kir donee t`. Seeesil, sad err his dream pretended to 141 ad took Irma ►luetit the sylit sad title of Kier of Zeeland. by t►e we of Jesse the Third, es derribed la t►e oath of objeeatios met her la as set prod is t►e dark year of his 1.4 lielesty Ling Orr*, the Third, r►apmr U. lervir, ewer r that Orr, es' As Set he alter" t►e Oath of Ali reties end the Asaresee De It Prefer oseeted by the Ores'e stet Earliest Illefooty, ►y sad with the Melee mad eea art of the Leeds Spiritual owl Tempera, rd Consease„ this present parliament ratablead, rid by the astharity ef die are, as feller: " I. Tbe ear of &Marries sad the rowassi as eat forth had peeseribed la the said eat, et as set fork sad pre wird is say realer a t Sr air, sad the ellirratles instead thereof r premiered by as set layer is the third sad forth year of ha late Mnisety Kier Whiles thii Semrds, rapist forty-else, lathalled "As Let to albs Chakeirs and Moravian. to asks etflisraties la ell Caen where ea Oar I or shall be reared," shall sot, hes mad after the perm of this est, be required to be takes,-sub seethed, or rade apse say melee pr say pumas@ what. eons. •• 11. This at Jell setae to the whole eller Nejeters deedeleat." Ttio Madera& petiole sorrkodly to Roglaad amides, at wseaud length the debate a the flews of Camases as Frieay sight, so replete with pertoselfries. snd Is with* the &leery tat of vulvas Misers of tar stay wes linpegsal. A toberWriele deepateh realised Brow& yesterday, saws, dm paw bed bees wade I The sow we pew rail Waned, awl awed so Ueda otelemese. LONDON, TUESDAY. MARCH 4. As was agreed upon at Vienna, the four points of the Austrian Proposals have been signed by the Plenipotentiaries at Paris, and the document thos signed is to nerve as a Preliminary Treaty in the negotiations that are in progrem. fio far u is yet known this is all the advance that has been male in the Conferences. The Address with which the Emperor of the Finial opened the Legislative Session yesterday is another proof that be possesses in a high degree the talent of speech-writing. As is generally the came with royal speeches addressed to a legislative asseably, it paints everything en beau, and eschews details. The tone, however, is on exceptionable, especially in what relates to the Conferences now in progress, and the contingency of paws or war. France was deecribd as making war, "not with the momentary delirium of passion, bat with the calmness of justice and the serenity of duty." And the French nation was exhorted "to await with dignity t►e termination of the Con ferences, and to be equally ready, if circumstances required it, to draw the sword anew, or to extend the hand in friendship to those who had fairly met them in the field.• Two dominants are before us to-day, which bear nest significantly on the progress of the Conferences and the Speech of Natkomort lIL The first is an account of the actual condition of Ramis, oollected from the conversations of an intelli gent and distinguished citizen of the United States, who has spent two years in that eoantry, and only recently returned to the land of his birth. For the state of economical and financial depression to which Russia has been reduced previous accounts from other wanes had prepared us. But we coshes we have been taken by surprise by the opinion expressed in the notes to which we refer, as to the exhaustion of her military resources. The splendid army, to the formation of which the life of the late Emperor Mamas was devoted, would ap pear to be annihilated. One corps dorsals after an other has been thrown into Sebastopol, and there the Oibeieest soldiers of all of them have found their graves. We are told that there doss not exist at this ausseat in Russia either the materials out of which to improvise a new effective army, or the officers required to train it. Another NICHOLAS, we are assured, would be required to form another army equal to that which Russia has lost is the struggle, and eve■ another NICHOLAS could sot complete his teak in less than twenty year.. The account which the friend to whom we are indebted for this glimpse into the interior of Ronda gives us of the gentle man from whom be has received his infor matics convinces us that he is every way trustworthy. Nay, the impartial and candid tone of his communications is in itself a pledge of their sincerity. If the conelasiese of oar informant are correct, Europe his a better guarantee for a pretty proloeged pause in the ambitions projects of Remit than any stipulations of any treaty of peace could afford. Most heartily shall we rejoice if this " voice from America' shall be found to convey a sweat idea of the actual condition of Russia. We say , this is so spirit of indecent exultatios. While combating Andrews the ambitions designs of the Russian oo mama t, we have ever sought to do justice to the very imperfectly developed capabilities which slumber in the Russian people. Naturally disposed to pacific pursuits, indomitable and restless in commercial and coloalaing enterprise as the veriest Yankees in mist ime, we believe that the Russians only used the esavkiion of the futility and danger of a career of foreign conquest to start them on a more truly glorious career of °Deviating to the uses of man the 111112N1100 regions which already bolos' to them. The second dcatinent to which we have alluded is the Firma of the STILTAN, relating to the rights of the non-Maltotomedsa subjects of Tur key. Its promisee are fair ; bat the experience of all history wanes as that it is mach more easy for Governments to make plausible professions of amend mint than to easy theta into execution. We look less to the language of the Finnan than to the °ba tistes of the sea Ism whom will devolve the ards oes of realising its promisee. From all that we ma less we are disposed to expect much from four of the leading members of the actual Dims The Grand Vizier, the Minister of Finance, and the Iteraskier ant repressated Was, by persons who possess both the intaWgeass sad the oppor. tssitise necessary to hem a correct Jodi slat, to he really honest sad high-minded non i and the liateetdents of th. Minima/ for Foreign Affairs are greatly I. his favour. If they osa keep their ground against canape courtiers sad the intriguing propensities et certain embassies, sad if they avoid the shoals of excessive °entrains ties, the future of Turkey is fall of hope. We do net, Weed, expect that its progress will be fres from storms. Already we witness agonises of those tur moils through which the beet intentioned and ablest Ministers will have to steer their way is Turkey. The prohibition of the foreign slave trade has excited discontent es the Circassian frontlet, and discontent sad serious tumults on the shone of the Red See. Nevertheless, we feel soon- dent that the Sublime Parte hen acted wisely la de eming the immediate extinction of that infamous train Tree, slavery in Turkey is not, as in nations of European origin, aa aamidgated tyranny over a weaker nee as swoh--en exaggeration of the worst features of the went possible fantasy ',stem. Ne vertheless, the foreign slave trade, with its " middle passage" is the South, and its kidnapping strositin everywhere, rendered Turkey a pot to It. neigh bours, and psrpetaated a lawless and Gruel spirit sung a Inge portion of its own population. It the Divan seemed in suppressing this Male, sad re. storing order I. the Red Bea ports, we shall have M this result as rinse of the seamm that is likely to attend their other reforms. And it is wily is the metal &nabs of its people, and the aegmestatMa of their physical opinion, that Turkey Gas And a certain 'ma natee for its I:Wigwam,. In the name of ell that is uncomfortable, when an the Water Carts P What Bard, metropolitan, division!, or parochial, is respoasible for the affliction seder which all Landoll is new lamorleg, from Ham inerassith to 1111e-.rod, and from Camberwell to High gate f We have of coarse all got °olds and coughs; wean all shivering and shrivelling in the handiest of east winds ; but it is not that of white we complain. Cobb an bed—oest winds an bed—a amblnetion VW Court. The Right Hon. Charlie P. Villiers, Judge Adve cete-Cieuirsl, had an sadism, of the Qesen yesterday at Beeklngham Palms, sad submitted to her Majesty the Pr ceediap of nets emote manial. Priam Albert role ce homobsek is the forums with the Prices of Wales and Prises Alfred, attended by Cainela the Hos. Daley de Res sad Mr. Gibbs. Ia the diorama hie !loyal Highness visited the establishment of Mears. Gray sad Davison. la the New-road. Tie Priames Royal and the Princess Alice visited the DOCMISS of o:oatemor, at Olseneetsr bores. Ear Majesty bad a dinner pm li a : se he amiss. The cosi say minded the Prisms the Fsch Am bassador and Commas de Persisme„ de la Ecotone, the &valets ldintieter sad Deemer de Odle. she Era Laa Minister and Madame M Bieride aid Msrctuoseas of Wiackeeter, Lord and Lady lasi Obanolg, Lem - Colonel the Hoa. 8. Jocelyn (senunmelles_ lad Jig's Coro of the British Foos's' Legiseh the - Else. W. 0. &salty, ed. Admiral Ste Edmund Lyons. and Mr. Edmond Humm Tao bead of tag let We (rattan attended in the Pelage, sad Vapid daring dinner : °mad ?Wasik together with pioliwo. Beitea r .... ......... ... ...... Spa% • depataties of the Comma -sere of lamme Tax, from the whole of the metropolis's districts, had as Montle., with the Chaserllor of the /tactician yesterday, at his *Metal readeue In Dowsieg-stmes. The deputation con• dated of Mr. Juan Hvnro Musa (Holborn division), Mr. Oeuvre Offor (rower Ha.Mte diastole). Mr. Valeutiae Knight (Finsbury rtivieies), Mr. William rsyme (Blooms bury divalee), Mr. Joey" Carter Wood (Bt. Margaret's, Wtetnelostor), Mr. Miles Mel (St. Westamaittr), Mr. Rishrad Cobbett Marft-iii-the-Fiolde), Mr. Thee. eambrooke (Doeby es Lasuramar), Mr. Neese (St. Maryle hem), earl Mr. Bes'earia Bdgmetea (Booth's:It), with Mr. by MM E Cram ( ). The deputation was intro. dosed by Mr. W. A. WUkbeess, fer Lambeth, end Bit W. Claw, But, /12., sod Mr. C. 8. Butler, M.P. for {Be Tower Hamlets. 411dsetalisa liaa the tows ocraerra of Norwieh, caul* iag of r. J. 0. Jobless (the mem), Mr. W. L. Mead hese (tows shah sad Cosaoilior Serval, had aa iaterview Irish the Right Use. B. Lowe yesterday, at rho 'Wee of the Board of Trade. A titissWerof the Leneashlre Issisrasse Company, c elating of Mr. Nicholas Heald (okairsmas), Mr. ByreSvacs (sepoty Oakum.), Meet.. Hay, Hies's', B. Bane, sad 14 moods (dir,stas), fad Mr. Jams Hissed, ( I eassaget), accompasied by Colossi J. W. Patten, kl P., 8k M. 8. Stewart, Bart, M.P., Sr Janes Date, the &slit Has. T. Y. Oases, M.P., Mr. W. Brows, M.P., Mr J. Brothettes, Y.P., Mr. Jew. Kershaw, P., Mr. J K. Ewan , Mr. G. Oteesell, MX., Mr. W. Oms k% IS P., Mr. A. Beetle. M.P., mid Mr. William Lock hart, M.P., had as hat aview yesterday with the Chaseslier of the Beehesser. Mr. Hutto, II P., and Mr. Turner, tows (lark of Glee gew, had as isturview with the Chancellor of the Licht goer yeaterday. Descatnses fres the Goss nor of Cassia was resolved yesterday as the Caleate-olles. The Doke of beds has left the Clareadoa fa lisralryCastio,assr Catterisir, Yorkshire. _ _ . The - Mauled' sod Marchfooose of Winchester hare mired is sows. The dinner party which was to have been given by Visiones and Viscountess Palmerston to-morrow, le an avoidably postposod. . Captain Hamilton, of the Grenadier Outdo, who serried the 011001$ of hie regiment at the A 1.., sad was la the entities of Iskeraisaa sad Nishlava, is about to form a sittriatooisl &Wanes with Mks Pima, daughter of Ow Palmer, if Nixing Park, Nem, who raised the Ewes Tem anry Cavalry la 1530, sad wislatalsed the mi me' at his own eat for Its yeare—boa 1 to 1843. Rodmiak Marathon; las ommated to preside tim asalathery travel ia aid of the ludo of the Printers' P..rw Sesiaty, afthela takes Is.. at the Looks Tavern es toe Mad at At ril amt. air Caret /Lamp also emstratiag N ss ear of tea sanrarda. It is rumoured hi the Int at Portsmouth that a review aad meek someone of the gashost belt h likely @hotly fo take plies is the preeesat of her Majesty. Gets's' ' the Hon. James R. Drumm , ed. C. 8., is oppo4ntod to sooemed Copts's 0. T. Gordo!' as flog-esotaia to Vboc-Adis ral air Charge F. &mess, L.C.B , 0.C.H.. Gessaaader-to-Chist at rommeth. Ceptsie Gerdes hes completed the mishit& time err hi. lag ea the attire list. LATEST NEWS FROM ABROAD SPEECH OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR. A telegraphic summary of the Emperor Napo leon's address to the Senate and Legislative Corps appeared in our second edition yesterday, having been transmitted by our Paris correspondent. For • copy of the speech in its entirety as given below, we are indebted to the courtesy of the Submarine and British Telegraph Company. The Emperor said : " GENTLEMEN,—When last I called you together it was a time of serious solicitudes. The Allied Armies were being exhausted by a siege in which the obstinacy of the defence made success appear doubtful. Europe, under a sense of uncertainty, seemed to await the end of the struggle before pro nouncing on either side. To sustain the war I asked a loan which you voted unanimously, although it might appear excessive. The high prices of commo dities threatened the labouring classes with general distress, and a perturbation of the monetary system gave came to apprehend a decline of the transactions of commerce and manufactures. " But, thanks to your aid, thanks to the energies displayed in France and England, thanks espe cially to the support of Providence, these dangers, if they have not entirely vanished, are for the meet part overcome. A grand feat of arms has decided, in favour of the Allied Armies, a war whose intensity is without example in history. Since that event the opinion of Europe has been more openly pronounced. Everywhere our alliances have been extended and confirmed. The third loan has been opened without difficulty. The country has given me new proofs of its confidence by subscribing •sum five ernes greater than that which I had asked. It has supported with admirable resignation the sufferings inseparable from a dearth of provisions— sufferings which, however, have been mitigated by private charity, by the zeal of the muni cipalities, and by the ten million francs dis tributed to the departments. Arrivals of foreign wheats are now producing a sensible diminution of prices. The fears caused by the dis appearance of gold are passing away, and employ ment has never been more plentiful nor the public revenues more considerable. The adventures of war have re-awakened the military spirit of the nation. Voluntary enrolments were never so numerous, nor wee more ardour ever exhibited by the conscripts drawn by lot. " To this brief outline of the situation I have to add facts of a high political signification. The Queen of Great Britain, wishing to give a proof of her con& denim and her esteem for our country, and to render our relations more intimate, has visited Prato.. The enthusiastic reception which she found here mast have eonvineed her Majesty how profound were the sentiments inspired by her presenoe,and how well they were calculated to fortify the alliance of the two peoples. The Lug of Piedmont, who, without looking behind him, had embraced our cause with that vigorous courage which had formerly distinguished him on the battle-field, has also visited France to consecrate a union that wee already cemented by the bravery of hie soldiers. "These Sovereigns have had opportunities of seeing a country bat lately so agitated and disinherited of its place in the counsels of Europe, to-day prosperous, peaceable, and respected, making war, not with the momentary delirium of peasioe, bat with the calm• ness of justice and the serenity of duty. They have seen France, which sent two hundred thousand men across seas, convoke at the same time, at Paris, all the arts of peace, as if she had meant to say to Europe, 'For me, the war that now rages is but an episode; my mind and my strength are still engaged in the arts of peace; let us neglect nothing to an• derstand sash other, and do not compel me to bring all the resources and all the energies of a great nation to bear upon the battle field.' "This appeal seems to have been heard, and the' winter, by suspending hostilities, has favoured the intervention of diplomacy. Austria resolved on a decisive step, which introdesed all the influence of the sovereign of a vut empire into the deliberations. Sweden united herself more intimately with Ragland and France by a treaty which guaranteed the whole nese of her territory. Lutly, from the cabinets, counsels or prayers arrived at St. Petersburg. " The Emperor of Russia, the inheritor of a situa tion which he had not created. appeared animated with a sincere desire to pat an end to the causes which had brought on this sanguinary conflict. He ac cepted with determination the propositions trans mitted by Austria. The honour of his arms having been satisfied, the Emperor did himself honour when he deferred to the clearly expressed wish of Europe. " The Plenipotentiaries of the belligerent and allied Pewees are now met at Paris to decide on the conditions of pesos. The spirit of moderation and equity which animates all of them bids us hope a fa vourable result. Nevertheless, let usawait with dignity the end of ti.e conferences, and be equally ready either to draw the sword, if we must, or to extend the hand in friendship to those who have fairly met no in the field. Whatever may happen, let us occupy ourselves in striving by all proper means to increase the strength and riches of France. Let us draw yet closer, if that be possible, the alliance formed by a community of glory and sacrifices, and the reciprocal advantsgesof which peace would make yet more appa rent. And fleally, in this solemn moment of the world's destinies, let us put our confidence in God that He will guide oar efforts in the way most conformable to the interests of humanity and civilisatioo." (PROW ova OWN PARIS, TOZSDLT. The Pays and Petri* are authorised to state that t►e news given by the Independance Beige, to the effect that "the plenipotentiaries have definitely signed the prelinfinatira of peace, containing A. came belli," is altogether unfounded. In oar parliamentary report will be found Lord Palmerston's account of the transaction above re. tarred to. The Paris correspondent of Le Nord writes :—j " A friend who has never given me incorrect infor mation, and who is in this our, I believe, well in formed, states that the Resides plenipotentiaries have accepted the propositions relative to the 1100-Teooo - of the fortifications of Bomarsund, and the engagements which guarantee that Nioolsieff will not interfere with the nestralieatioe of the Black fleas while on the other side, the considerations pro rated by Count Orloff end Baron do Branow, Ma five to the rectification of the frontier in Bessarabia and Aeia Minor, have been favourably received." yesterday, under th e hea W d e reofSand in the Mnifru —u°lsliEr of xcelleticy Nlnsurns Bey, Ambassador of the Porte at London, bad the honour of bring presented to.duy to their M tjenties the Eat• peror and Empress, by his Excellency Mehemmed Djemil Bey, Ambassador Extraordinary and Yieti potentiary of the Ottoman Porte near the Emteror. "Their Majesties the Emperor end Empress also received many foreigners of distinction, presenttd to their Imperial Majesties by his Excellency L.rd Cowley, Ambsasadur Extraordinary and Plenipoten tiary of Great Britain ; Marquis Pee de Villamarina, Envoy Extraordinary and Miniver Plenipotentiary of Sardinia; and by M. de 0 azsga, Envoy Extraor dietary ant Minister Plenipoten jury of Spain." THE EAST. MARSEILLES, MONDAY. The Borysthene has arrived with ~dvices from Con stantinople of the 25th, and from tho Crimea to the 23rd of February. The Constantinople correspondent of the Times Writes:— "On Friday night a fearful tempest oocaaioned much damage in the Bosphorus and in the Golden Horn. The Alma and the Doris suffered injuries; the Sylph ran aground in the Black Sea." It appears, from accounts brought by the Bury.- tbene, that Omer Pecha was still at Rrdont•Kaleb. The English were pushing forward their prepara tions for an eventual expedition into Asia, and they were enlisting labourers to be despatched to Trebi send. The Ottoman Cossacks, still incliocd to insubordi nation, were at Shawls. In the Crimea the cold was excessive. Fort St. Paul had been entirely destroyed, and the Quaran tine Fort was mined and would shortly be blown up. THE BALTIC. KONIGSBERG, MONDAY. Intelligence from St. Petersburg states that by order of the Grand Admiral, the Minister of Marine and the Russian Admiralty had taken measures to withdraw all the maritime signals, such as floating lights, and to discontinue the use of lighthouses. The Austrian Gazette contains an Odessa letter of the 19th February, stating that there is to be a new levy of 23 men in 1,000 throughout the whole Rus sian empire. The Senate has approved of the maim sure, and it is about to be sanctioned by the Emperor. The Odessa correspondent observes, that the new levy is " a measure of precaution, and not a menace." DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Fn. 28. Ina late interview between Mr. Broiinger, the agent of the English contractors, Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., and the directors of the Seeland Railroad Company, it was definitively settled that the company should undertake the completion of the works not yet finished. The directors of the company now intend to open the railroad for traffic on the 15th of March. . _ . The Danish government intend to put on night steamers between Comer and Kiel, so that the mails and passengers leaving Hamburg at 7 o'clock p.m. will arrive at Copenhagen on the following morning. I have in a former letter informed you of the latest proposal of Denmark to the maritime states to abolish the Bound dues for an indemnification of 35 I millions of rix dollars (about 4,000.0001.). The follow ing is the way in which the D.inish government calculates the amount to he borne by each state in 1 1 proportion to the valse of its Baltic trade :—Eogland. 12 millions of rix dollars (1,300,0001.); Russia, 12 millions; Prussia, 5 millions; Denmark, 2 millions; Sweden, 2 millions; Holland, 2 millions; Norway, 1 million; France, 1 j million ; Belgium, 500,000; United States, 500.000 ; Mtcklenburg, 500,000 ; Lubeck, 250,000; Hamburg and Bremen, 200,000 together; Hanover, 150,000; Oldenburg, 75,000; Spain, Portugal, and Italy, 262,000 together; South America, 17,000; and the other (not Baltic) states, 595,000 dollars collectively. It is further proposed to leave it to the option of each state to pay the amount at once, or else the interest at 4 per cent. per annum, together with 2 per cent, annually to the sinking fund, terminable in 28 years. PORTUGAL (011.011 001 OWN )INT.) LISBON, FIE. 24. The cholera appears to be manifesting itself in many districts atoned Lisbon. H.M.S. St. George is under sailing orders, but will not leave for Spithead until Wednesday next. The Arabian (Ls.) has • d here for coals, and left to day for the South. The French steamer Vesta has arrived, and the British steamer Gulliver has put in formals. H.M.S. Glatlon (floating battery), towed by the steam-transport Europa, has left for Spit head. CHINA. The Peking Gazelie states that La chatt-fa, after being omapied fir tee years by the rebels, has been rem wee 1 by the government ; and that the insurgents of Tsang yang, in Ilartib. have I.ltesvise been rented. Another amount, however, states that they eintinue to wander about (rn place to place, ink etirg more per icularly the eutiglthowtmoi of Wu-Shang-fu, the capital of the t r.vmee. In the province o' Rewritten a rising is rep rted, but it would seem to be local, and caused by a famine, from wb ea no law than 24 districts sr, .Bering. Oa the other head, ill, rebels o' CH* , glair g to are ex posed ta *worse wisitatioa—a sort of plague, of which it is lard upwa.de of 100,000 have already eXe t. The COMIZAII. daat of Chis.kiaeg having sent o Napkin for reinfo•cessants a strong to iy was orlered to move, but it WAG encountered by the Imperialists, and after a to .tively tierces and elcoly etruggle, gave way and retreated to Napkin aboald the commaalea•ioa between the two sttoogbolds 01 the rebels he cat off, toe Tee sprite of Chin-kung by the Imperialists is pretty certain, and the evecustioa of Nankin lay the rebels at no very distant pee° I mat he regarded es probable. With any other people the e cities w oil 1 have beat rteovete s long ago, but the Corneae prefer, ta•ient endurance is fighting, Arid, Ily fled it effectual fa the loag run. The rem Is who have held Nankin end Ching-kfang lot newly three years are the only parsons worthy of the name, and they have been esti canted w VI, or given °awe owes to, the dietarbers of the putite news at Shanghai, Amoy, and Custom—China Overland Mall. AUSTRALIA. (mow ova owx LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. By advice. from Sydney to Drcember 10, received per Mannel Mount, ship, at Valparaiso, flour had declined to 281. per too, at which price it was Cot saleable, owing to large arrivals, and the favourable prospects of the approaching h is. A New York correspondent, writing on the 15th all., say • Thus is a great deal of anxiety with peep', generally en this aids sth the A•lantie on lhe peal. ow:snot, bete ee the English sad French and livens bat it ere is not much confidence in the sincerity of Rueais. The feeling gene , rally is not 60 mach in favour of .the Al us, as a desire to ate pence restored for the benefit aid security of trade. War is playing the farmers' game here, bat dors not suit the views of other icor) tint classes. Escept same rortion atlas Irish, the feeling of the c motry is agu'ost any war with Reglad, f,r oSvioas reason , . The people generally wsald be opposed to it ; still there I a' bees, and I believe is, some danger, eat a bald man liko Lord raluterstrn, and a weak, vain changeling like the Prvs:deat of the United States, may involve there countries in wit, befits tbe pahlin sr their representatives can intinpue to 'remit it."