The Express. — London, England, 1853-03-01 00:00:00

el the comini•tee on the army and navy expenditure. Thel ohjectioo urged against the abolition of Kilmainhara, that by transferring the resigners to Chelsea, they would be se pasted from their relations and counexions, did net apply, I ng ioluch m the in-pensioners at kilrnainhana were not all Irish, soil those who were natives of that country evinced Besso disinclination i g ily to accept the oat-pension and i de with their frends Mr. GROGAN said a few words in favour of postponing the rote. Mr. HOME supported the rtootosseudetioa et the corn mime. The house divided— For the motion Against The report on that and the remaining vote was then greed to. gkAYE TRADE (NEWARG RA ABIA). NA DA, AND SONAR, IN This bill passed through committee. OFFICE OF EXAMINE B R (COURT OF CHANCERY) LL. On the motion that this bill, u amended, be omuidiered s Mr. MC LUNGS mind to add to the end of the sewed, Provided always that nothing herein contained c s i hal luse l e . :;end or apply to any special esaminer who may be a ppointed under the provisions of the last-recited act." Mr. BETIIELL deprecated discussion on the subject, and opposed the amoideuent. Alter a few words from Mr. HENLIY and Mr. MALMO, Mr. COCKBURN wished to correct an Impression which stewed to be entertained, that Mr. Villiers was to gain any thing by the act. Mr. Villiers, under the set of last session, was a tiited to a petition, and he had resigned his office on the faith of that understanding. Mr. MULLING'S pressed his amendment to a division, when it was lost by 61 to 127. Certain verbal amendments proposed by Mr. Mailings in duced a discussion, in the course of which Mr.Malins denied Mr. Villiers's right to a retiring pension, as he bad re sigma his office for a more important and a more lucrative one. The hon. member wound up a series of pointed in sinuations by ascribing to the proposition something like the character of a " job." Mr. COBDEN ridiculed the house fur so quietly voting away more than three milli as of money in little more than seven hours, and then taking se much time and trouble about a small matter. He defended the proposition itself, and thought that personal feelings had 'mouthing to do with the opposition. Mr. V I LLIERS thought it right to explain the position in which he stood, there being, m he believed, as anxiety on the other side of the house to misunderstand dm case. He had held the office of esaminer in Chancery gee alemetken years, and announced his inteatioa of it, SIN after, as had been alleged, but before the atiof the priest government to power. His course thesuslesut hd been straightforward, and he deprecated any personal attempts to misrepresent it. The bill wits ultimately agreed go, with Sing& verbal amendments, of which the pelsolpal one (pa r g or losiaXr. Bethel], in modi fi cation of My. liallbee's Was to the effect that the superannuation sllo canoe not be granted to soy person anise the age of 85. INLAND REVENUE OFFICE BILL. This bill pseud through committee. a' 'PARISH EONRIABLES BILL. tiev;illlaeirei awmittee ea this bill. He complained that be was not fairly treated, lassmach as the bill had been before the hoses last masks sad was entirely distinct ►rom the subject matter of his hen. friend the member for Dover. In fact, the proposition of the noble vimount looked very like an attempt to shelve he (Mr. Deed's') bill, sad he hoped that the objection world be withdrawn. The sonunittee was then agreed to. THE DIVORCE BILLS. FlTZROinOrni;Medth; seism committee oa the Divorce Bills as follow.:—The Judite-Advomto, Mr. Mama, Sir John Yard. Duller, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Hoadinm, Mr. Bonham Conn, Mr. PhiLi more, and Mr. Vernon Smith. _ . ldr. WALPOLE suggested that the muse elide. Fresh- Aekl 'Wahl be placed oa the committee. Mr. FITZROY moved the omission of the Judge-Advo eate's same for that purpose. The committee was thew @greed to, three to form a quorum. The house thee adjoureod at. quarter-peat twelve. NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTED. Yemenlay the general committee of elections met, and appointed the following ambers to serve on the following committee : WATERFORD COUNTY. Run. W. 0. Stanley, (chairman). Mr. John Lewis RI. card°, Sir henry llaLord, Mr. William Marshall, and Mr. B. Barrow. - - - WATFORD SPRINO WATER COMPANY. Yesterday in this ease, before the eaarainen, the stead ies erden were declared sot complied with. Panis.—Viaemint Galway paired Rimiest the &Wed= et .1 ma to porliameat with Mr. W. Breve he. RETURN OP LORD ELXLEY. (Pao* oua emu azroavms.) WORCESTER, Mornay ammo. 'The election of a knight of the like for the valeta division of this Nasty, ia the nom of fiemoral the Ners. IL B. Lygoa. oohed tow pangs b the tide of Bed Booeshasep, teak pleas to-day the China ihnad en the WoreeMor reeeromous. At Imlldpsee 15 eels* the WtbedsOrilk Charles Noel, Esq.. spool the poomedloga. Rom Wm. Coviorrav the proceeded to pat is Imenimelea Seery Lysol, Lord Thant is as a Et god peAper pones to repromat the *Mau in parliament. AVIIIWOZD L 2011012111611111.614 the nomination. The easeseasrp tastu s haers a :sea put by the high thud so aim pat in nomination, Lmd Meahy was dmiamed dogleg. Lord ELOLIT them oddromod tho doctor, thanking them he Me high sad imasorable podtioa la which they WI pissed hiss as their ropirmentative—a Position of which be was Justly proud mad whisk ho hoped he duly appro. dated. Oa the motion of Air H. Lawman., seconded by the Roe. W. COViNTIIIt, assails' MS thseke to the sheriff was passed. end thus elided the pressed of the election. The new member, nesmapenied by his then pre seeded in Mew resod the dtr, sat aftenrards died to- gether at the Bear earl Osier Iffelel. when store speeches were delivered. A semi party dined at the Crown Hotel. The town was pail aseented with flags, sad the church bells were ringing t the day. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. The Mowing important laseorial is now in course roman "TO as unseal MORT IZIMIJUIT MAJZITT: "The bomble perils of Ihe mosiongar beeeficed don sod metes of thewe O jresty aet mod. olorreth,— Kr it ben phased yMa to free through the ro visoes awl horns of re realm, by the several Archbish p ops Ind l i ns i t i zel lore to be seat is all ruches sad &Mk the amyl, re their Or en roily to him peens salnesed te their show, Morally to matilhate terra a owlets holitatisa Drya d Tie Ne ther lore forthelidaseliso ettkfreee fa the Problem elthe d Mush: New, nor Maje► ty'. po m s sv sad aas to obey tee to ; desists she te arena le elloreimi sad MeMyammaitious Ira asekelestier =ettherehes ,greatly boohooed is their on sostoor. They are or hilly persuaded fa disk mire that the affairs of tie for whin they ape this senired le plead are asonftes to the tn. sr prosiest pliesiples el the soiebriod *mh— o. the asolney, ewer to brim thee a peaty in Me aura who towards MIMI onus entre is illores to the steeds of the mality, sad that re arras ere Ira hid opir the de sidles= of area proonholl whir Ir tellintrilli their of_e. eat aorm—oed yaw we herr lid; that laths Tokio o we et the mist% es is owes of then—(whit sellins Wog regret to dad aew, dot Ms Sat no, taunted isle is prosOble ef ei r e z i yal an hosolwar, ao4 of a deriver er Perri drevglithe massy Ire is be warn is ael as beto the Input ef then elfeelleasKPeg' Wows knew or low So s t ops oasts to moot their mattlbstfeas to a sonsty la when rpin sad isargemest they bre r areildere. ar ei majesty's politician ferric need Met they an istarested ia all shoes great alter trt of the royal lettere an goeseelly lersee-rerW. the allusti sa at Wa row* bedidleg ef eivlthre, aid the aired valise el the salaam--tai that 6211 . 11 . JlN astir Genre elder, fa sower issal or dinner lint, their P lll ar ! ballooss let etatelbale; sad that, ia addition to hey on to sipper ray Wel eiseitin W 6.1 ....1 61 _6 **M t unman 44.; ohm theribee, poor p•- •••••• me snored seer worse their people to rani s eftellseee se the njol letter, _nor nadawara are M CmiePaa nesed. Y. perisons terror pier that the i r ns thas maelioned iseiberity , eed wisaten sieselesiese el royal however ro la church or otate—thee then kna as I ,_ 1111 4111._ Jot of the thatch el there are noos ke oral ar elder at her 6 114, 4 merit, ma rift to he ensideni r the while soe eadahr ham the vantage a Mal these Wel all dike rhustary sato "mals. MO sherd be lab to the free sad vothieteed choke arbors etre arms—whereas the Mae of • tont best la hour et say ate afro, SO far Ow& ea it is shins 6 epos the seines Oho el Oodles; et ed the ..r the .hairy doreeler of the soppr, mod leaden lc notrohery. Fr then, sad shako somas, your lkooty's pontoons burly pray that they meg be Poured to orentaad glee royal letter as a reeemmeade lir, to es a command, that se their olasolowas any be Wined from the nitro et diseitedinse ea die sae ern insincerity os the other. AM poor parr= win ever pray,.. AUTUMN MOIL—The Post-ogles authorities lase amine yestorday that the Australian mails, which were Wabeend the Ylymewth pocket, will be tran.hipped on board eleassic i rsskst, which leaves on Friday next with bi an ager ziAastralisu mail, and will bs sent via iaile sod Vie 6)30,00* To coRRESPONDINTIL *iamb Ronk* .f ^ TN Itirsa." malabday the same gamin% " Cosmos," i. putha every libasday sad Tabby Agit, la ll= far past hreetiatearate Wended tar "TV Expreao," Leak& lassie mar, laset at he the at Mee, 10, beallei•entiat. by Two Vaasa as ob. fay pablicatlau. ItIOR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam IST—ltenths. Sa. Sla..--Afteruss. Sb. Hs. llo.i.sissr—liondss. -....—Atmmos. Us. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 1. EVERT day now supplies its new budget of Elec tion disclosures. Another member—Mr. Marrwew WILSON—has been unseated for Clitheroe, and we may look for many more such expulsions unless the startling character of recent revelations should drive the election agents on each side into more compro mises. A step just taken may check any such ten dency. Mr. Duwoowne, last night, obtained a select committee to inquire into the circumstances under which the petitions against the return of the sitting members for the city of Norwich had been withdrawn. The incidents connected with the withdrawal of the petitions are so strange, and the fact itself is so illustrative of a most corrupt tendency which appears to character ise our electoral system that all honest men must wish success to the investigation about to take place. The facts cannot be too often repeated. 10slonel Measure is a rejected member for Nor wich. Messrs. PATO and WARNER are the two sitting members. Colonel DICKSON'S friends ima *tied, rightly or wrongly, that there were sufil sent grounds for supposing that improper means bad been used to secure the election of his opponents. Two petition., theretore, were presented ; one against thejoint return of Messrs. Pero and WARNER ; the ether against that of Mr. WARN= alone. Colonel Measure quietly awaited the result. Fifteen hun dred person had signed a petition, and he was justi fied in supposing that a House of Commons, filled with a due sense of its own dignity,could not refuse to enter tain the prayer of such a petition. To his amazement he finds that his expectations are doomed to be crashed. The House of Commons certainly is pro. pared to enter into the question. But at the eleventh hoar the petition is withdrawn. The House which comes forward to examine certain allegations, is told that its trouble will be dispensed with, the allegations are not forthcoming. The Hesse, thus unceremoniously dealt with, desists. Consoled for the insult, by the reflection that it is spared the process of a very dirty investigation, and rejoicing in its good fortune, it would willing say not a word about the matter. But the petitioners are not so well satisfied; and Colonel DICKSON is in dignant. For they have nothing at all to do with the withdrawal of the petition ! They who have placed their supposed wrongs before the House in the most moving terms find that a Parliamentery agent has decided that the House shall take no ead. nixance of their complaint. Colonel Ettcasow's letter, which we published ea Thursday last, and have since commented apes, lets all the world into the secret of the arrange ment by which the representation of a constituency is placed in the category of articles which may be made a matter of bargain between a couple of agents: Mr. Baowr, on the one aide, and Mr. COPPOCK on the other meet together to settle the trifling matter of the constitution of the House of Commons. The representation of the geeateat legislative assembly in the world, is placed in the hands of these two gentlemen. The Income Tax awaits a settlement—the nation is anxious about the terms on which a reform in the representation will be managed—the legislative arrears of two unpro ductive sessions have to be satisfied—all this work is laid before the British House of Commons, but nobody can tell what the result will be, or how all these important affairs will be twinged until Messrs. Baum; and COPPOCK have decided upon the proper persons to be entrusted with the consideration of these matters in Parliament. While the electors of Norwich, Gloucester ' Middlesex, Kidderminster, Youghal, County of Down, and Western division of Norfolk fondly imagined that they themselves were the parties represented by the sitting members, they find to their discomfiture that no one is represented but Messrs. BROWN and COPPOCK. BROWN and COP POCK, in fact, are institutions—fifth estates in the constitution. They it is who ultimately decide apes the integral constituents of the Howe. This will be a curious fact for the consideration el some future DE LOUIE. He will have to point oat the curious circumstance, that the nation at large had often' less direct concern in the election of its representatives than certain intermediary institu tions—Blow:4a, COPPOCKS, Carlton Clubs, and W. B.'s--through which the representation was fil tered before it reached the House of Commons. He will have to relate that the true theory of the constitution was this: certain parties oat of the House provided certain sums to constitute a fund to meet the necewry expenditure in the manufacture of Members of Parliament. That this being done, agents well skilled in their business were WNW to lied "safe men," men namely with =arses a and easy consciences. That these pre being accomplished, the "safe men" . put themselves bound band and foot, body and soul, into the bands of the a ge is aforesaid , who considered as them bales of to be bartered one against the ether, as time an d opportunity required. The histo rian will report, as a classic instance, the way in which unconscious constituencies and equally moan- mime aspirants far Parliamentary honours irere bar tered against four constituencies and would-be mem bers equally unconscious. He may probably, if of a speculative turn, suggest that much trouble and sandal would have been saved if in such a awe as this the writs had been directed to Baowx, Cop- PM. and the Carlton Club, requiring them to send geed and true men to Parliament to represent them /elves or the guineas with which they were bought. No page in the history of our electoral system is es dark - as that which will contain the history of the lose of the last elections. The enormous number if ligation. against returns, the disgraceful disclo. that have been made by the witnesses examined the committees, the reckless conduct of the Zakin withdrawing petitions without consulting etertituenciee or the rejected members, all point te t state of things that cannot continue to exist Without bringin g _ the representative system into dis- LOUIS NAPOLEON'S scribes, who have fee the last year been running down free Parliaments, will have many an incident to "point a moral or aims a tale," drawn from facts connected with the last election. There may have been oasesof squid enormity oecurring in times past, but on no single occasion has there been so large a, number—never has there been with proof ofa tem. The evidemse OE the lewd petitions, t ogether with the other dietitians that - have been made public, afford materials for a scientific treatise on Bribery, which might be entitled, "Corruption Made Easy ; or, Every Benegh Its Own Vendor." If anything were Stela to sharpen the desire for reform, or foe demenstrating its necessity, it will be found in those Eden& Lord JOHN RUSSELL may snider thispertien of the work done for him in the disclosures andel to. In the meantime, the public are beginning to fed that, antecedent to all c ha nge in the representation, something must be done to give assurance that any given member does truly represent the place for which he stands, and that the voter may be protected in the free exercise of the franchise. WHO IS TO BE THE NEW BISHOP ? Various rumours are Still current on this subject. One says that an Oxford man is to have the appointment, became Cambridge claims at this -teas MS her pupils more thaw an avenge number of the neapeate of the episcopal bench. The "Oxford List" of emelidates in cludes Dr. Jeff, Ch. Ch., Principal of King's pellege ; Dr Jaeoben, Ch. Ch., Regius Prolamin of Divinity ; Dr. Hook, Ch. Ch., Vicar of Leeds ; Dr. Hawkins, Provost of Oriel College ; and Dr. Bounden, Ch. Ch., Head blaster of Charter-bone. Another somewhat confidant assertion now is that the Rector of St. Jaws% the Rev. John Jack , is to fill the me of Lineola ; and some colour is given to ' the rumour by the fact tbstDr. Jackson is rather neutral in politics, has been a hard.working parish clergyman, and has numbered in the list of his congregation both the ex- Prime Minister and the present Premier. Indeed those who know the noblemen in question may have ennuis , d during the Sunday morning service in St. Jame.'s the Earl of Aberdeen in one gallery of the church in Piccadilly, whilst Earl Derby was seen occupying a seat in the gallery on the opposite side of the building. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 1, 1853. emitters to the genuine production, and he has shown t his sincere belief that the interdiction of the Chari sari was I grave affair of state by withdrawing his own subscription, and thus depriving himself of a pleasure in which be has long indulged. An engraving of the Emperor, clothed in imperial purple and ermine, will appear in the shops in a few days. The former artistica' attempt in this kind we., as you may remember, a failure, and the police suppressed it to prevent the scandalous spec tacle of people laughing in the street at the Empe ror's portrait. M. David, the accomplihed author of the forthcoming work, will doubtless succeed in avoiding any provocation of the risible faculties. It is said that in M. David's portrait the golden sceptre in the Emperor's hand will be surmounted, not with an eagle, but with a miniature statue of Charlemagne, and I understand that the same ornament will adorn the sceptre to be used at the coronation. FRANCE. PARIS, 11011DI.Y EVZ/lING. These has been great excitement and much uncer tainty of feeling to-day on the subject of the news from Vienna. At the opening of the Bourse a species of panic prevailed in consequence of telegraphic ac counts of a fall of 3 per cent. at Vienna on Saturday. ' It was concluded either that serious intelligence must have been received from Constantinople, or that the health of the Emperor of Austria must be much worse : but before 2 o'clock a telegraphic despatch La c s ea rosted, stating that the Ottoman Porte had acceded to all Count Leiningen's demand. This news immediately produced a favourable reaction, which was not, however, fully maintained to the close. The despatch was in many quarters regarded with a good deal of incredulity. It is not a govern ment one, and private telegraphic messages received by way of Germany are not to be implicitly relied upon. Nevertheless it is, upon the whole, considered pro bable that Turks,y may have given way under the sense of present danger. It is, however, more than probable that the concession, so far from definitively settling any question, will only encourage Austria and Russia to make further demands. Another despatch, subsequent to the one exhibited et the Bourse, dated " Vienna, Feb. 27," states that the march of the Austrian troops into Croatia has been countermanded. I understand that 10 new senators are about to be created immediately. The following names have been mentioned to me as likely to be included in this promotion : the Marquis de Pracontal, a converted legitimist of no political notoriety ; M. Brtt, the pre fect of the Rhone; Viscount de Suleau, prefect of the Beaches du Rhone, who has frequently distinguished himself by the fervour of his proclamations ; M. de Thorigny, the Minister of the Interior during the short administration which preceded the coup d'etal ; the Marquis de Lavalette, ex-minister at Constanti nople; and the Duke de Valmy. The latter name excites some surprise, not on political accounts, but because people find it difficult to understand what attractions the Duke can find in the post of a senator to induce him to leave Florence, where he has long resided. The object of the new law on the savings banks shortly to be brought before the Corps Legislatif is to check the affluence of capital to those institutions from persons not strictly belonging to the working classes, for whose benefit they were principally in ' tended. The interest payable by the savings banks was fixed by a law of 1832, confirmed by subsequent laws of 1837 and 1846, at 4 per cent. Although this interest was less than that yielded by government securities, the facility of making the smallest possible deposit, and of withdrawing the amount at any time without risk of loss, proved so great an attraction that the government long since judged it necessary to take measures for diminishing an accumulation of capital which, considering the liability of the state to refund it at call, became a source of danger and embarrassment. In 1845 a law was passed limiting the deposits receivable from any one person to 300 f. per week, and fixing 1,500 f. se the maximum of any single account. This sum was, however, al lowed to be increased to 2,000 fr. by the capitalisa tion of interest , but as to any excess above that amount, the depositor was encouraged to lay it out in the public funds, by a provision enabling him to bay reties without expense at the lowest market price. This law continued to regulate the savings banks till the crisis of 1848, when, in order to cap tivate the confidence of the depositors, the prom lineal government raised the interest to 5 per cent. In 1851, the inconvenience felt in 1845 was found by experience to be on the increase. The Legislative Assembly reduced the interest to 41 per cent., fixed I,ooofr. as the limit for any single account, inclusive of all accumulations of interest, and enacted that all excess above that sum should be laid out in the name of the depositor in government stock. This law appears however to have been evaded, for there were lately upwards of 2,000 accounts, in Paria alone, ex. seeding the limited amount, and one of the articles of the proposed new law directs that they shall be strictly reduced to the legal amount. The interest is moreover to be reduced from 44 to 4 per cent. Hitherto it hos been considered doubtful whether the statutes of limitation were applicable to savings bank deposits, but it is now proposed that 30 years' non claim shall be a bar to all demands. Trade is very stagnant now in Paris, even for the "dead season. The applications for discount to the Bank and the Comptoir d'Escompte, have very greatly , diminished within the month. The principal demands lately made for exportation are from the United States, but the New York Exhibition being fixed for May 1, is supposed to be the reason why the Americans make their purchases earlier than usual, and it is not thought that the aggregate amount of exports to the United States will be in creased this year. A number of fancy articles have been manufactured in the hope of . . Selling them to the Empress, but the [pestering; 4 these must of necessity be thrown back upon the makers' hand. There has been an improvement to-day in the prices of all the French securities. The Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted 40c. better than on Saturday lie! cash, and 23c. hi her for the mount ; the closing rates being 80f. 40c. for the former, and 80f. 20c. for the latter. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. alas attained a similar improvement, being last called 108 f. se. for cash, and 103 f. 90c. for the account. Bank Stock unaltered at 2,800 f., and a further de cline in the prices of nearly all railway shares—the only exceptions being the Paris and Rouen, and Lyons and Mediterranean lines. Tke Paris and Lyons fell 15 francs, and the St. Germaine 20; the others from 2 to 'I franca per share lower. PARIS, SUNDAY EYINING. The Municipal Commission of Paris has resolved to widen the 'toe Vivienne between the Place de la Bourse and the Palaia-RoyaL The new street, the Rue de la Banque, which was made some time sines with the view of relieving the traffic of the Rue Vivienne, has not been found to answer the purpose intended. The improvement now proposed will be exceedingly expensive, because a number of valuable shop fronts on the (linguini side of the Rue Vivienne must be demolished, but the result will be to make the Rue Vivienne the finest street in Paris. The Rue de la Psix, which alone an compete with it, is so wide that the effect of the light from the shop. is lost. It is more like a condauation of the Boulevards than a street. The Conetitutionnel says, it has reason to believe that the Company, which propene. to work the trans atlantic packets from Cherbourg, has already ob tained subscriptions for the whole of its requisite capital of 63 millions. The project, it adds, has re ceived the adhesion of the greater part of the mer chants and shipowners of the maritime poets, every thing is ready for its execution, and it cannot be doubted that government will finally make choice of 'Cherbourg as the transatlantic station. His Majesty has announced to the recognised members of his family that he intends to distribute among them a million of francs yearly from his own dotation. It it is said that the Prince de Canino will have 100,000 f. ; Prince Pierre Bonaparte, 100,000 E• Prince Antoine Bonaparte, 100,000 f. ; the Princess bamerata and Prince Lucien Murat the same sum each; and that smaller amounts will be appropriated for the ladies of the Murat and Lucien Bonaparte families. "Il va sans dire," that the Countess de Bolos and Mr. Wyse will have no part in this windfall. A judgment which savours more of the dark ages than the nineteenth century has just been rendered by the imperial court of Rosen. A lad of 17 has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for " sacrilege ;" his offence being that he presented himself at the communion table during a midnight mass without having previously been to confession, and without having received the sacrament for the first time in due form. It is a surprise to many people that this should be an offence cognisable by the temporal tribunals. All the poetical effusions offered to Napoleon lIL have been collected and published in aiiingle volume by M. Lesquillon. The preface lays down the pro position that this collection is a proof of the progress of independent feeling. Some few days since it was announced that the Paris Charivari had been excluded from the whole of the Austrian empire. I have just learned from an unquestionable source that the Charitari has only lost the sale of eleven copies in consequence of the prohibitory decree. The paper that passed current in Austria for the humorous Parisian print was a Belgian piracy. The Emperor of Austria was himself one of the 11 sub- ITALY. Letters from Turin of the 24th ult. speak positively of the sequestration not only of the Litta estates batl of those of Duke Borromeo and Count Grenpi. Both of these noblemen are emigrants from their native Lombardy, and have been living in Sardinia since, 1849 with the consent of the Austrian government. Other equally lawless and desperate measures are said to be in contemplation by Radetsky. At the Milan and other Lombardian poet-offices letters are opened so systematically, that a Turin correspondent states that an unbroken seal scarcely ever reaches Piedmont from Austrian-Italy. B 7 order of the go vernment the post-office authorities at Milan lay hands on all monies contained in letters destined by the senders to leave the Austrian states, and only a worthless receipt is given in return. A Milan corre spondent estimates the number of Ticinese who will have to leave the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom at 18,000. The Parlamento has the following, dated Nice, the 22nd Feb.: Last night the first convoy of the emigrants expelled arrived here. They were four in number, under the escort of a carabineer dressed in plain clothes. They took some refreshment in our city, which they paid for with their own money, and core afterwards removed to ViHereon, where they are to remain coutined in the Lazaretto until further orders. They are at liberty to demand hospitality from any government they pleased, and they will then be con ducted to the frontier. If they should not have obtained as asylum within a certain delay, they are to be embarked for America. The Opinion. bas a not very clear letter, dated Genoa, Feb. 23, giving some particulars of an arrest of English sailors at Leghorn. They belonged, it is said, to an English corvette, and, whilst on shore, cried "Viva Italia!" They were arrested by the Austrians, and subsequently claimed by their cap tain. According to one version the Austrians, on the energetic remonstrances of the English officer, bad set the prisoners at liberty, whilst another, be lieved to be more oorreet, states that the Austrians had refosed to liberate them, and that, in consequence of that refusal, the corvette had immediately sailed for Malta, to demand the assistance of the squadron stationed in that island. GERMANY. Lebenyi was executed at Vienna on Saturday morning, seven days after his attack on the Empe ror. His repeated examinations disclosed nothing to implicate others in the guilt of the act for which he suffered. His talk was always excited and often wild and incoherent. Hungary harassed by gen darmes was his constant theme. Some revolutionary emblems have been found at his lodging, but no cor respondence. It is stated that the father of the cul prit was condemned for taking part in the Hungarian insurrection. The Vienna bourse was violently agitated on the 26th ult. by the unsatisfactory rumours respecting Turkey. On the 21st ult., a newspaper, called the Volkebote, was seized at Munich on account of a violent article against England. Of course the British minister at Munich was a stranger to this needless proceeding. A correspondent writes from Pesth to the Augs burg Gazette, on the 19th ult.:—" The despatch communicating intelligence of the attempt on the Emperor was received at Emil on the SIM day, at five o'clock, and the news was at once imparted to the troops in barracks. Every precaution was redoubled, and patrols marched throughout the streets as seriously as in time of war. Numerous arrests were at once made, and five of the prisoners were sent off to Vienna. Great military preparations are made, a battery stands in the Neuegebaiide, where the political prisoners are confined, the can noniers have their matches lighted. A company of artillery has arrived from Comorn, and the garrison is to be reinforced by two infantry regiments. Detachments of cavalry have been stationed in the villages around Pesth. Yesterday an infantry officer was attacked near the Uelkier barracks by three men, one of whom he wounded and succeeded is securing, but the others fled." VIENNA, Fss. 23. The excitement which followed the events at Milan, and the attack on the Emperor, has sufficiently subsided to allow Count Leiningen's Turkish mis sion to resume its place as the chief question of the day. For the last month, people have seen and heard of preparations for war with Turkey, on a scale too large to be reconciled with a trivial disa greement or an irresolute policy, and now, all that can be learned is that Count Leiningen has suffered a repulse. Rumours of every kind are rife, bat we live under a government which has faith in secrecy. Last evening the ministerial Oast Correspondent came oat with an arti cle contradicting the report that Austria de manded of Turkey the surrender of the two tongues of land called Bleck and the Butorrina, which run down from the Turkish territory through Austrian Dalmatia to the Adriatic. This denial does not count for much, since it is followed by the admission that Austria disputes the right of Turkey to approach those parts of its own territory by water. The public have failed to draw confidence from this morsel of uswance, for the bourse is agitated, and exchange on London is at 110. Mks. If now during all this while the Austrian cabinet is pursuing a wise and moderate policy, and, if the fears of merchants and other citizens are groundless, the fault lies at the door of the government. The autho rities have from time to tune manifested their com plete control of the press by suspensions, confisca tions, and warnings, based on the the most trifling considerations, andyet have lately permitted the news inpapers to circulate the most exciting reports, the most ftmmatory appeals against the Turkish state. More than this, a state document has lately been ' made public, in which Turkey is carved out by anti cipation, the public law of Europe has been treated as non-existent, and the right to divide and inherit the Ottoman domininions is reserved ab solutely to Austria and Russia. After all, however, the responsibility of commencing a war in the present state of Europe and of the Austrian monarchy is as terribly apparent, that apart from the violence which a territorial sarco mas upon Turkey would do to public law and the conservative idea on which Austria lives, it is bard to believe that arms will have to decide between Con stantinople and Vienna. International crises gene rally en d by exhibiting in a stronger light the drea d with which even military nations regard war. Two years ago, Austrians and Prussians, sword in hand, met in Hesse, and war appearcd inevitable, but was averted. It is true that Russia, whose preponderating influence in Tur key is so vaunted, is in the present instance a co-clemandant with Austria at the Porte ; but then it was so likewise in 1849 and 1850, when the extra dition of the refugees was required. From the failure which attended the joint attempt of the two courts then, we may learn not to attribute too much power to them now. But will England and France feel that interest in the Turkey governed by Aali Pacha which led them to stand by the late reforming Grand Vizier P The crowned heads of the continent have been among the first to feel the extreme turpitude of the crime which imperilled the life of the Emperor. Generals and princes have arrived in rapid succes sion from Florence, Berlin, and Dresden, and ono sovereign, the Duke of Modena, comes it person the bearer of his own sympathies for the Austrian monarch. It is said that the telegraphic despatch by which Louis Napoleon expressed his gladness at the narrow escape of his imperial brother, was placed on the electric wire immediately by the hands of its author. In the Austrian monarchy itself the lieutenants of the several provinces and crown lands have improved the occasion to get up a mani festation of loyalty, a kind of counter demonstration against the much be-spoken activity of the revolu tionists. At Agram the Ban has figured in another of those impassioned exhibitions of oratory in which he appears to so much advantage. The oidcial report informs us that "the words of the Ban called forth stormy civic°, as, fired with inspiration, he aihno nished all to be ready to offer up life and blood for the beloved monarch." This, however, was to the civil and military officers of the imperial govern ment. To the people he says that the government has both the means and the energy to put down all revolutionary attempts, and, like Radetzky at Milan, he will not be satisfied with a mere negative and per functory obedience, but expects that every one will heartily take up the part of the government, and make it his own. From Prague, Ohnutz, Presbarg, and Venice, reports of similar demonstrations, in all cases accompanied with religious pomps, reach us. He, a public bodies, as well is individuals and private associations, which for any reason desire to stand well with the government, come forward with dona tions to the poor, and gifts to the army, in comme moration of the Soveraign's deliverance. The bar of Vienna, with that fraternal regard for a collateral profession which one always likes to see,haveresohed to establish in perpetuity a yearly thanksgiving service —" Pro aervato Imperatore Francisco Jo sepho I." SWITZERLAND. The government of Ticino, apprehending the pos sibility of disturbances arising out of the presence of a large and displaced population suddenly ejected from Lombardy, has called the militia under arms. TURKEY. The telegraphic despatch received in Paris yesterday, states that Count Laningen has returned to Trieste "the Ottoman Porte haying agreed to all the de mands which Austria had addressed to it." IVhat these demands are is not stated. It is known that the original demands made by the Austrian envoy were rejected, and the concessions now spoken of must therefore be those required in the second catalogue of grievances, the " ultimatum" of former despatches. The Russian difficulty has yet to be settled. vbe court. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal and attended by the Countess of Desert, Lord Alfred Paget, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, went yesterday afternoon to inspect Bridgewater House, where her Majesty was received and attended by Lord Brickley. Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred attended by Mr. Gibbs and the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, wept to Apsley House yesterday morning, to see the c Al ec ti ons an d memorials of the late Duke of Wellington. The royal dinner circle at Buckingham Palace last even ing included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Besaborough, Earl de Grey, Lady Fanny How ard, Baroness de Speth, Lord Oventoue, Lady Caroline and Mies Barrington and Mr. lialtun. A deputation on the subject of the Turkish Loan had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the Foreign-offiee. The deputation consisted otMr. W. H. Mul lein, Mr. Mathew Usielli , Count Strezelecki, Mr. S. J. Waley, aed Mr. Louis Cohen. Mr. Ross, from Canada, had an interview with th e D u k e of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. A deputation from the East Division of Southwark Pave ments, consisting of Messrs. Thomas Walker, Thomas Evans, John Brighton, G. L. Shand, Mr. Robert Slee (clerk), and Mr. Arthur S. Newman (surveyor), had an interview with Sir William Molesvrorth yesterday at the Office of Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall-place. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governor-General of Ca na d a , an d the Governors of the other North-American Provinces THE HURRICANE OF SATURDAY. NUMEROUS SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE. The mails of yesterday from the various' ports enumerate a sad catalogue of disasters occasioned by the tempestuous weather of Saturday. It seems to have been felt generally throughout the country, and was accom panied at intervals by heavy falls of snow and severe frost. In the vicinity of the Downs most trying weather was experienced, which placed several valuable homeward bounders in a very critical position. The Lady Nugent, East Indiaman,was making her way through the Prince's Channel (or London,when she was overtaken by a severe snow squall, and lost both anchors and chains. As may be imagined, with such a loss her situation became somewhat alarming. Assistance, however, was speedily rendered by the Mar gate boatmen, and being supplied with other cables, she was brought up in safety. When the gale came on there was quite a run of ships from the eastward to the road stead off Deal, many of which sustained serious damage. Much anxiety was created for the safety of the Roxburgh Castle and Chowringee, whose arrival in the Channel from Australia, with an immense amount of gold on board, bad beta reported. They, however, weathered the gale with out sustaining any injury, and will in all probability reach the Themes to-day. The arrival of the Boulogne packet at Folkestone yesterday announces the storm to have been equally as severe on the other aide of the ChanneL Within a few miles of Boulogne, on Sunday morning, a fine vessel called the Fox, belonging to Stockton, was cast ashore by the fury of the sale, and, melancholy to relate, every soul perished with her, in all some eight or ten persons. About the same period, a little higher up the range of coast, the Elisa of Dundee, bound to Italy from the Tyne, was wrecked, and subsequently took fire. The wreck of a third vessel was seen, and it was believed that the unfortunate creatures forming her crew had also perished. As usual in bad weather, the Cornish and Devonshire coasts were the scene of many casualties; and the sudden ness with which the gale came on produced much havoc amongst the fleet of vessels which were beating up, and which had been so long detained, knocking about in the Chops, by the continued easterly winds. The fishing smacks have sustained much damage, and in sonie parts the tide rose so high as to produce great mischief ashore. At Pertinllaen the gale is described to have been terrific, and two vessels, the Linnet, Jones, master, of Liverpool, and the New Gift, of the same part, foundered. The Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, and neighbouring coasts appear to have experienced the full severity of the storm. A most alarming return of dis asters has been received from Yarmouth and Lowestoft Numerous are the losses of anchors and chains, and those herts are crowded with disabled vessels. Here there was • avy fell of snow. Amongst those wrecked was a foreign barque, name not at present ascertained, and the brig Hiltons. Mr. Grimes, master, which was driven ashore near the Palling beach. Higher up, towards Wells, to the westward of Blakcney harbour, a large sized brie was cast on the beach ; and near Cromer, on Sa turday night, a Dutch craft, named the Cassino, bound to the northward from the Thames, was lost ; but happily the crew were preserved. While the gale was at its height the Amherst, of Aberdeen, attempted to enter Bridlington has- Dour ; she, however, struck the pier head, and was driven back behind the pier, where she became a wreck. The life-beat was quickly launched and succeeded in saving the crew. Within • few miles of Bedcar two vessels were driven by the violence of the wind ashore. One named the Britannia, of Whitby, bound to Hartlepool, had previously been dismantled ; and, being unable to wear off, was thrown on the beach. The other unfortunate craft was the Elizabeth, from London, for Seaham. Both crews were preserved. Towards the Coquet, off North Sunderland, a melancholy loss took place. The Iresus, belonging to the Humber, was overtaken by the storm and thrown on the coast, and became a total wreck. Unfortunately the captain and two of the seamen were drowned ere means could be taken to save them. In the same district another fatal loss occurred. The Jane John ' oton, bound to Goole from St. Andrew's, was endeavouring to rua for the harbour of Holy Island, when the gale caught her and threw her off on to a neighbouring shoal. The master and one of his men took to the boat, which was capsized by the boisterous character of the surf, and the unfortunate fellows perished. Those who remained on the wreck were rescued. Many serious losses are reported to have happened on the Scotch coast. Early on Saturday morning a vessel foundered in Dunbar Bay with every soul on board. The ill-fated ship is said to have belonged to Fraserburgh. Oa the west coast of Scotland the wind is described to hove raged with all the fury of a hurricane. It also visited the Isle of Man with similar force. DESTRIICTION OF DONCASTER CHURCH By FIRE.— Yesterday morning, at one o'clock, a fire was discovered to be raging in Donc,mer church, and notwithstanding the most strenuous exertions of the surrounding population, the edifice was totally destroyed. A correspondent states that the loss of property is supposed to amount to 100,0001. The origin of the ice has not been ascertained. COLLISION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN LINE.—On Saturday afternoon, between 4 and 6 o'clock, as one of the up-trains was proceeding from York to London, a waggon train ran into the carriages. Luckily the approach of an accident was observed by the railway official, and although the shock was rather severe, only two persons were injured ; one, a gentleman, who was very severely cut on the left eye, and a young child whose trout teeth were forced eut and face slightly damaged. ELECTION EXPOSURES. CLITHEROE. ma. m. WILSON UNIIIILTID. We yesterday announced the fact of the decision in tl is ease : the following are the formal resolutions "That the committee bad unanimously determined that Matthew Wilson, Esq., was not duly elected as s burger to serve in the present parliament for the borough of Clitheroe. 4. That the said election for the borough of Clitheros was • void election. "That Matthew Wilson, Esq., was, by his agents, guilty of bribery and treating at the last election fur the said borough ; but that no act of bribery or treating was proved to have been committed with the consent or know ledge of the said Matthew Wilson, Esq. "That it was proved that Henry Taylor was bribed with the payment of 304. " filet extensive and systematic treating, together with other corrupt and illegal practices, prevailed ut the last electioa for the said borough. That violent and tumultuous proceedings appear to have taken place at the said election ; and that hired bands of men, armed with sticks and bludgeons, were iutroduced into the said town for purposes of undue influence and in timidation." _ Mr. Serjeant Wrangham applied to have the opposition to the petition declared frivolous and vexatious ; but The Chairman stopped him, and said theme was im chmce of the committee acctding. The learned counsel then with drew the application, and the proceedings terunuoted. BItIDGNOItIII. CLOSE OW ERB INQUIRY. When the select euinmittee met ytstarday morning, Mr. WhateleY, tI•C., resumed his argument from Satur day on the question of costa as regarded the petition against Mr. Whitmore. Mr. E James, Q.C., having replied, The committee came to the following decision : That the application is rejected en the 89• h section— that is, to declare the petition frivelous and vexatious; but the committee give expenses in all the alleged cases of bribery on the liar, with the exception of Dukes, Iliad, Joseph Evans, and Hughes." A statement having been made by Mr. Whate'ey in the course of ilia address, that an attempt had been mode by Mr. Caftan to compromise, Mr. Whitmore and Mr. Ledo gan were examined by the committee. Mr. Whitmore stated that, on Monday night lust, he was accosted in the lobby of the house by Mr. Cadogan, w lie in troduced to him au hon. member whom he did nut know, and had never seen before. The hon. member told him that he had a preposition to make to him on behalf of Mr. Gado gan ; it was to the effect that if he, Mr. Whitmore, would undertake that at the next vacancy tor Brieignortil. the Whitmore interest should out be used against Mr. Cadogan or any of his party, he (Mr. Cadogan) woul.l withdraw the petition against Mr. Whitmore. lie (Mr. Whitmore) re fused to accede to this proposal. Mr. Cadogan stated that be had desired the hon. member in question to endeavour to come to some arrangement with Mr. Whitmore with regard to the representation of liridg north, by which the teats for the future would bc held IT a Couservatise end a Liberal party, but he lied never authorised any proposal to be made to withdraw the peti tion against Mr. Whitmore. The room was then cleared, but tho committee lid not come to any resolution on the subject. The proceedings then terminated. FUOME. DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE. On the re-assembling of the committee yesterday, Mr. Serjeant addressed the cumm:ttee on the second part of the question involved in the petition from Frome. As we stated on Saturday, the committee had de cided on that day that the sitting member, the Hen. Colonel Bole, was disqualified from keeping his seat on the ground onas holding a place of profit under the crown—that is, secretary to the most illustrious Order ot St. Patrick, con trary to the statute of Queen Anne. The srcond point, which came on for (ascii:mien yesterday, was whether Mr. Hall Dare, the other candidate fur Prow at the last election, ►hould now be declared the sitting member. On this Mr. Serjeant Kinglake raised three objections—the first, that Mr. Hall Dare did not demand a pail at the election, and accordingly there wrs no poll ; the second was that, oil the face ot the petition there was no objection made at the time of the election till after the show of hands ; the third objection was strictly a technical one. That was, if the committee could go into the case ut all : it was a question affecting the vote of each separate voter, and for that purpose the learned serjeant contended that the committee could net set aside the show of hands, nor str,ke off any of those votes, except it could be shown that each par ticular voter had received notice of Colonel Boyles' disqua lification before lie si..e declared duly elected. The learned serjeant quoted a number of precedents in support of his proposition. Mr. Wilde followed on the same side, stating that what he had to advance was from the mouths et his learned friends on the other side themselves, for the petition set forth that all votes given for Colonel Boyle were absolutely thrown away. The question for the committee now was, sot Colonel Boyle's qualification or disqualification, but whether Mr. Hall Dare was or was not duly elided. After hearing counsel on both sides at much length, The committee came to the following decision : " That in this case, no poll having been demauded by the petitioner or on his behalf, and none having taken place at the last election for the borough of Frome, the committee are unanimously of opinion that the present inquiry should proceed no further." The inquiry then terminated. CAMBRIDGE. The committee re-assembled yesterday to hear further evidence in the case of the petition ir..m the borough of Cambridge, when the following witnesses were called J. Dealtry was examined, and deposed that he bad re ceived at various times sums of 21. from Taylor, not for his vote, but as a loan. Did not ask Taylor for this loan, but Taylor volunteered it to him. Henry Mansfield, examined by Mr. James, stated that he is a fruiterer at Chesterton, near Cambridge. Knows George Richardson, a butcher and public-house keeper. Saw Richardson on the morning of the polling day. Before that witness had promised to vote for Adair and Mowatt. He went with Richardson to the polling place. Did not poll then. Went afterwards home and hod dinner. About two o'clock that day William Gilbert called with his cart upon witness, and asked where was George Richardson. Asked Gilbert what he wanted, and he said he wanted him and Richardson to go with him directly ; he galloped off to Richardson's house, and said that he'd c o il back for witness. He did so, and came back, and witness got into the cart with him, and went to the Butchers' Aims. Gil bert told witness to run up some stairs in the house, and said there was a gentleman waiting there, and " things would be all right." On going up, he inet Richardson comin g down. Witness went into a small bed-room, and saw a gen tleman there. The gentleman said to witness, " Richardson's been and made it all right, and you make haste and catch him." Witness went after Richardson, and overtook him sad George Seabrooke, landlord of the Butchers' Arms. Seabrooke said, " Come on," and Richardson said he would not go to the poll unless witness was with him. Seabiooke invited them to go into Page's public-house, and have something to drink. Witness paid nothing. They went then to the poll, and he voted then for Astell and M'Auley. Ile voted fur them because he thought he would have something for his vote, and the other party had promised him nothing. Before he consented to poll, be asked Richardson if he had made it all right, and he replied, " Yes; come on." After the polling, went to the Prince Regent. About a week after the election a woman came to kis (witness's) house ; it was early in the morning, and she was " dreasedvery common." She asked him if he was landlord of the house, and if hie name was Henry Mansfield; and he said, yes. She then gave him an envelope (which the witness now produced.) There was a 10!. Bank of England note n it—a "clean note, just come out." (Laughter.) There was a paper in the envelope (now produced.) She didn't say what it was for. Of coune, he expected it was fur his vote. Richard son told him it would be 101., and it turned out right. After he got the 101. note. he went to see Mr. Naylor, at the Chronicle office in Cambridge. Heard that other people were paid for expenses (loss of time), and he applied for his. Asked Mr. Naylor if he was to have nothing for his loss of time, ani he (Naylor) ilesired him to go to Mr. Peed's office, an attorney. Saw a clerk, who mid he had better make • bill of it, and it would be sent in with the ether bills. He made out a bill for 11. 10s., and gave it to the clerk. It was for the hire of a Mine and gig to come from the country. On the Monday following Ilr. Peed paid him the 11. 10a. George Richardson, examined by Mr. James—He resides at Chesterton, and is • butcher, and a voter for Cambridge. Voted for Astell and M'Auley. He also keeps a public house. Het was caxvassed by 'William Gilbert and a MAIL named William Bucklersbury. Gilbert said if he would vote for Astell and M'Auley, he could get him 101. Witness asked him (Gilbert) if ho would give it to him, and Gilbert said, " No, you will have it from me after the election." Buklerbury is a brothel keeper. Went afterwards to • man named Leng, at the Butchers' Arms, who told him to go and vote right, and he'd make it " all right with him." When witness was coming away from the Butchtrs' Arms. he met Mansfield going in. Witness had hitherto voted for the liberal party. His reason for voting far the tory side at the last election was because he knew the liberals could not win, and he thought he might as well have 101. as not. (Laughter.) After the last election, witness went to Back lerbury's house, who told him Long would get him into • deal of trouble, he was so neglectful of paying. On the Thursday night after the election, saw Long stop in the street with two women. One of the women came back to witness, and gave him an envelope containing two 6 .notes and a bit of paper. Hi gave the notes to his wife, and she soon got rid of them. On the Saturday week after the election he saw Mr. Knowles, the doctor. Ile called at witness's house and told hies he (witness) bad given a little beer away, and asked him to whom ho wan to take the account. Mr. Knowles said, "Don't make it too stiff, and take it to Naylor, at the Chronicle office, and make use of my name." Witness did so. The bill was 11. 16s. Naylor gave him two sovereigns. Witness was going to give him the change, and Naylor said, " Never mind the change ; " he then walked away. The inquiry, after some further similar evidence, was ad journed. CHATHAM. Yesterday the committee re-aasembikrcV toe the eighth time, at the usual hour—Mr. ID/piton (shaingany,;• Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Newdsgskte, Mr.Moresod p . and Mr. Apaley Pellatt. - 73 T. N. Everest, superintendent of t t iptab Chatham division of polic e , examined— • • tri ow red bib lad de be ;rt w p+• sa' cos dr Er n the