The Express. — London, England, 1848-06-03 00:00:00

terters. In the navigation-law debate this process is reversed. The majority of the members have no mon interest in upholding a bad system of commereig p o licy than a good one. The assailants of the naviga tion laws can therefore argue the question in of unreformed just as they would in • re formed parliament; while their defenders, aware of the weakness of their case, shape their argu menta not to move their own house, but to influence the house of protectionists through which the bill must pair after it leaves the Commons. Mr. Harm efoen was not so absurd and ince, • quential as at first sight appears, when he wound up a speech 'genet the ministerial measure by declaring he would vote with ministers. His speech was addressee' to the prejudices of the Lords, his vote was an act of sub mission to the common sense of the house of which he is a member. Viscount INemeree differed in so far from Mr. Peen:twee, that be announced his in tention to vote with Mr. BERRIES; bit his speech, like the hellion which carries the projectiles of his protree ' Captain WARNER, was meant to sail over the heads ot the Commons and let down its stores of piled arguments on the noble house beyond them. It is partly owing to the peculiar strategy adopted by either party on this occasion that we fired the npeechesagainst the navigation laws plain, earnest, and ratiocinative, while those of the protectioniets are so singularly void of logic and meagre in facts. Something, too, must be alleged for the difficulty of making out a plausible case in behalf of the navigation laws. There are two parth a among the supporters of the navigation laws, each of which deterels them by arguments totally irreconcilable with those which are put forth by the other. One party maintains that they beeetit national commerce : the other admits that their operation is detrimental to national com merce% hut maintains that they are indispensable to natio , el do fence. In slime puzzle-heads these incom patible lines of argument are so intertwined and ravelled that they cannot distinguish bete., en the one and the other; and they accordingly break out alter nately with wise sayings taken from each, the last sentence always contradicting the one that went be fore it. Were the question to be argued en commercial grounds alone, its decision would not be difficult. It is conducive to the mercantile prosperity of this country that the people should be able to bus ships, and to navigate ships, and to freight ships with the greatest possible economy, and welt the greatest possible security fee the safety of their goods. To a country which manufactures largely for foreign export it is above all others important that its raw material should be brought to it with little expense of carriage and in good condition; that its manufactured goods should be conveyed to the destine d markets cheaply and safe from damage. The avowed object of the navigation laws is to increase the cost of carriage by sea ; and their practical working is to diminish the security of the goods conveyed. The avowed object of these laws is to increase the cost of transport. They give a monopoly to British shipbuilders. and enable them to charge higher prices for their vessels ; they give a monopoly to British shipowners, and enable them to charge higher freights. This is admitted by all the defendera of the eavigation laws. The harden of their song is that if these laws are repealed British shipbuilders will be under-sold by the cheaper builders of other countrie a and ruined ; British shipowners, unable to compete with the lower freights which remunerate foreign shipowners, will be ruined also. No one denies that in this way the navigation laws increase the expense of transport. They increase it in another by the expense they entail on the British shipowner iu compelling him to employ supernumerary apprentices. That the monopoly of deep-sea carriage of which British shipowners are possessed renders them less careful of the capacity of the seamen they employ, and thus occasions a much greater amount of damage to goods than occurs on board the ships of any other coutitry was denied stoutly in the course of Thursday evening's debate by Mr. Itolitssose That gentleman is indeed chairman of Lloyd's; but when Mr. Maci lae. told the house that the chairmen's opinion on this head was edfrect ly opposed to that of every underwriter in the house," Mr. ROBINSON could not deny "the soft impeachment." The views of those theorists who argue in behalf of the navigation laws that they are neeeesary to na tional defence are little, if at all, more pleusible than those of the parties we have just been reviewing. Their argument is in sub eance as follows :—A large commercial marine is required to feed the royal navy ; but without the navigation laws Great Britain would not have so many mercantile ships and sailors as it has; eryo, the navigation laws, although oppressive to commerce, must be maintained from considerations of national defence. The weak point of this argument is the middle clause. No one who knows the cha racter of the British people can doubt that no navi gation laws are required to ensure our always having ships and sailors in plenty. The first passion of nine tenths of the youth of England is for a seafaring life. It is in our blood, inherited from the adventurers who came seeking new homes under HENGIST and Home, and from the Norsemen who afterwards first plun dered and then amalgamated with the Saxons. " Robinson Crusoe," one of the fruits of Englishmen's passion for the sea, has ever since its publication served to confirm and increase this passion, and will continue to do so. 'Sucklings might more easily be kept from water than the youth of England from the sea. And we are quite as unlikely to want ships as sailors. The highest ambition of the able and steady mariner is to have a " taut" sea-host of his own ; the merchant will always, eaqrri ,, Foribus, prefer ships owned and manned by his countremen, as those with whom he best understands how to deal, and in whom (from prejudice if you please) he places most confidence. I. is for the interest of Englishmen to possess ships, and, so long as ships can be built and bought, the unequalled wealth of Englishmen, the fruit of the unrivalled juxtaposition of our coal and iron and their proximity to the Sea, and of surerior skill and industry the growth of centuries, will enable Englishmen to own me many as they please. It is to the operation of the laws of nature we have indi cated, not to the flimsy text of the navigation laws, that we owe our matchless seamen and myriad com mercial navy. If anything, the navigation lawe, by enhancing the price of ships, have kept down the number possessed by the nation, and, by removing from our seamen the stimulus of comp tition, have retarded their progress in the higher ac quirements of seamanship. With regard to the im portance of a numerous and good commercial navy as a feeder to the royal navy—though the truth is strangely misapprehended and dashed with fantastic falsehood in the minds of many—it is a truth notwith standing. The power of our meal navy lies in the large proportion of thorough-bred seamen who man its ships. All other countries are compelled to eke out their crews with a much greater admixture of raw landsmen—of " waiaters. But the facts to which we have directed attention are enough to re move any fear that the number of our true seamen can ever fall short of our warlike occasions. It is upon broad and comprehensive views like these that the retention or abrogation of the navigation laws ought to be determined. It is waste of time to follow all the r;erres fidei—the petty cavillinge —by which the sophists who would uphold these laws seek to perplex and darken the question. As an example of their arts, take the blunt contradiction with which Mr. Remmers met Mr. Weesoe's allusion to a recent piece of news from Rio Janeiro. Mr. WILSON men tioned a letter in which it was stated that several British vessels were unable to obtain cargoes at Rio, while foreign vessels were in request, owing to the want of confidence in British sailors. Ile added that this intelligence had been posted at Lloyd's, but unac countably taken down in half an hour. Mr. Routs. sot.: declared this was false ; but, when pressed home, he declared, after much wriggling and shuffling, that he had applied the epithet false, not to Mr. Wt eoefe facts, hut to the inference drawn from them. In like manner a great pother has been raised by Mr. GEORGE Yousre and others, about a return of the Board of 'trade. The return purported to be a comparative statement of the progress of the protected and unprotected shipping of Great Britain. It is objected to this return, that none of our shipping can properly he said to be unprotected. Everybody knows that, and consequently nobody was misled ; the comparison was universally understand to be in stituted between the more protected and the lees pro tected shipping. But the best part of the joke about this verbal criticism is, that Mr. MILNER GIBSON on Thurclay night let out the tact that the title of the re turn was adopted from Mr. YOI'NG himself—from the very gentleman w hu is sohorrified nits vrantofaccuraey Next we are tole that some classes of shipping Lem been placed in tile return in wier.g coluneee We poin+ed one this lac' the day it apresred—be .re Mr. YOUNG began his criticisms; and we shows d that, in consequenoo of the transposition, the ratio of increase among the more protected shipping had been made to appear to approach more closely to that among the less protected shipping than was warranted by facts. Cavils of this sort are mere trifling. Such ques tions can only be raised with a view to distract attention from the real merits of the case. The beat policy is to let them go, and dwell upon the ample evidence contained in the proofs collected last ses sion by the House of Commons' committee in sap port of the two main positions established above : that the navigation laws are detrimental to com merce; that they aro not required for purposes of national defence. TIIAT organ of continental despotism, the Times accuses revolutionary societies and agents with having got up disturbances simultaneously in the several capitals of Europe. We might with much more rea son accuse the monarchs, who have reluctantly con sented to grant liberal institutions, with combining, all of them, to employ military force to put down these institutions, and treat their promises like pro verbial pie-crust. A fearful conflict has taken place at Vienna. The withdrawal of the Emperor, and his committal of his power and person to Count Bownetists, one of the most furious abeolutists, had, of course, excited the gravest suspicions amongst the Viennese. Ministers, iii order to avoid civil war, and keep the monarchy together, had despatched some of their colleagues to lnnspruck, to keep the appearance of a constitutional and liberal connexion with the Emperor. But Count ROMBELLES soon tore off the mask, and, gaining one of the ministers, a Viennese MONTECUCULT, he pro ceeded to edicts and acts which must produce popular resistance, and for this the minister in 'question was prepared with troops. What followed is reported in our columns, and the final result is not yet known. We unwillingly also allude to the arrival of two of the most active officials to join Prince METTERNICII in this country. It is performing the duties of hos pitality in a proper manner to receive the former Chancellor of the Austrian empire with silent respect : but to seek to establish the broken up Chancery of State, of very questionable reputation, within the precincts of this realm, would be an act of no slight indiscretion on the part of those friends of the old rrsyinie who attempt it, and would be highly im prudent on the part of our government to permit it. Bet this, as well as the question of our ambas sador's obeying the imperial summons to Innspruck will be decided by the event of the Vienna struggle. Whilst these military reactions are going on at Naplis and Vienna, a similar one is said to be medi tated at Berlin, the return of the Prince of PRUSSIA not being unconnected with it. This, however, is likely to be marred or deferred by the untoward events of Schleswig. An arrangement of difference was there in negotiation, and it was expected that the Prussian troops might be recalled to practise on the people of Berlin those lessons of file quarter and oppression, which they commenced in Schleswig and Jutland. The presence of Russian and Swedish naval forces has, however, emboldened the Danes; and an action has beet. fought which must increase bitterness and delay accommodation. We must testify, however, that the Prussian troops and general have behaved well at Mayence, and under most trying circumstances. The mutual jea lousy and collision between the troops and citizens of Mayence is known, and the worst results were feared. 'rhe prudence of General Vos Rises has averted this calamity. His threat of bombarding the town it his troops were molested, and his demand that those who were not regularly enrolled in the nationalguarde should deliver up their arms, were accompanied by a proposal to the magistracy that public peace should be restored and maintained by the military under the direction of the civil authori ties. A plan was accordingly concerted, according to which the patrols in the streets were always accom panied by influential citizens who were to en deavour by persuasion to obtain the dispersion of unlawful assemblagia before the troops intertrred. The general further made a report to the Diet, assembled at Frankfort, explaining the motives of his conduct, and seeking support in his endeavour to maintain order. The effect produced by this con ciliating line of conduct is beet evinced by the fact' tl,at, when the most violent of the members at the Frankfort Diet brought forward a motion to the etfi ct that the Prussian garrison at Mayence should be re- placed by other troops, the assembly, on the motion of I M. WELCK ER (the well-known liberal ni tuber for Baden), passed on to the order of the day. The excellent parliamentary tact displayed on this occasion gives again reason to hope that the Assembly I now sitting at Frankfort will contribute to the re establishment of public order in Germany. It reckons amongst its members many names that command respect from past services :—W ELCK ell, the historian and jurist ; HERMANN, the leading German political economist; Prince lacosowset, who has blended aristocratic standing with literary taste and popular learning; Baron Vos VINCK E, a genuine impersonifi cation of the Saxon race—slow but sure, tearless, and despising lies and shams of all kinds: — these are names that command respect in a country where intellect has its due weight; and where repu tation gives power. This list of notabilities is a short one ; but, out of more than six hundred members now assembled, each of whom has some claim on the regard of his constituents, it will suffice to account for the hopes with which the assembly inspire us. Their first act is quite in keep ing with these hopes, being no less than a declaration, adopted on the motion of Baron VON VINCKE, to the effect that the basis of the assembly was the clause in the treaty of Viennaby which a central assembly for discussing the general interests of the Confederation was provided, and the place named for its assembly was Frankfort. The diet now assembled under this clause consequently represents the various states, but does not arrogate the right of superstaliny them. By this declaration the prospect of a collision between the larger states of Germany and the diet is removed. The wisdom and temperance thus displayed by the central German, or by the popular delegates coil , cted in the National Assembly of all Germany, give hopes that, whatever follies and extremes may prevail in the old absolutist capitals, there will still be a main portion of Germany free from them—a wealthy, populous, and influential region, too—one to which liberals and moderates may look and trust, to save them, by effort and by example, from either reaction or excess. PLAIN, good, calm sense marked the speeches, re solutions, and entire tone of the great Birmingham reform weeting. There was abundance of excite ment in the minds, aspects, and energies of those as sembled. but it refrained from breaking forth in menace or exaggeration. The reformers are like men about to start upon a long race, and who in the midst of their zeal reserve their breath and economise tem per and strength. They gird their loins, not in passion, but determination. They see the road straight before them, and the goal they are resolved to reach, and know that nothing can lastingly obstruct or prevent their reaching it, save their own fickleness, lassitude, or disunion. Reformers owe Lord JOHN RessEr.i. a signal weed of gratitude, not only for his past efforts in carrying that Reform Bill, which modified the means and the nominees of corruption. What they should now be grateful for, is, his lordship having so loudly and unmistakeably given the signal for agita tion, by challenging the whole country with i's indifference to reform or to any extension of the suffrage, and with perfect acquiescence in the wisdom of the present system of government. That is a fair challeng-, in whatever spirit given, and whether meant to be irony, or defiance, or a stolid assertion of what was not the fact, it was precisely what the country wanted. Lord J. Russm's assertion, if not his conviction, goes to assume that the country is in a normal, a secure, a prosperous state—tha. any interruption to its content arises from casualties likely not again to occur, and that the acme government, following the same system, which 11118 brought the country to the financial and social nonplus of the pre sent year, can go on unchanged, unmoved, and almost uncnticised. The Prime Minister , we fear, in this, altogether underrates the elements of disorder which exist, the interruptions to industry which convert the quiet working man into the discontented pauper ; the heavy taxation with at the same time a falling revenue; in short all the too manifest consequences of a system of government, unequal to the difficulties of its task. In such a state of things the middle classes have a dreary prospect and an anxious time. If C.° working ::;asses become widely de.titute and dis contented, it a an the middle clue will fall THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1848. the weight and the difficulty of satisfying, sooth ing, and providing for them. Ask the citi zens and special constables of the great manufac turing towns what is their position—what their anxieties—at certa'n times. Government and parlia ment itself are both unable or unwilling to devise means for remedying popular destitution. The pro blem in its most naked state has been offered. in Ireland, and was most ignorantly dealt with. In stead of improving or mending Ireland,the government is allowing the Irieh disease to gain England, and especially the manufacturing districts. What has the wisdom of parliament done? It has inter fered between the middle and the working class, represented the one as the enemy of the other, and set laws to curtail its modes and ficilities of on ploying the poor. With to much reason to distrust the *Wein, the fairness, the foresight, of parliament and govern ment, the middle chimes of the provinces demand a larger share, both for themselves and for the choice of the working classes, in tke representation. Were their ideas more manifested, their influence more felt, and was the aristocratic nightmare, which precludes improvement because it is change, lets ponderant in the houses or parliament, there ' might be hope of resources and relief from the great council of the nation. It is not in hatred or envy of the aristocracy that this demand is made, but simply in the belief that the aristocracy is not all wise, and that, however well meaning, it re illy ob structs cheap, fair, and wise government. One has but to contemplate the present session of parliament, regard the wants and distresses of the English and Irish people, and compare them with what parliament has devised or even discussed by way of remedy—this is quite sufficient to produce in any impartial mind the convietien that parliament nquiree an aece-sion of popular strength and general wisdom, to communicate to it vigour, pupate, and ideas. At present it is actually para lytic. With PEET. and Russell. for its two crutches, the House of Commons hobbles along, tripped up rather than helped on by the Lords, with all the crossness and ill temper of an invalid, creeping about from one official arm chair to moths r, and unable to deal with any great question foreign or domestic. _ Independent of these questior s, two things are im perative—great rciluetiou of expenditure, and even with this, we fear, new burdens in the way of taxation. But the present formation of the llou:e of Parliament renders economy impossible, fur every act of re trenchment lops off the head and the vote of a friend from ministers. if reform does not supersede wealthy purchasers or nominees of seats by truly popular and independent ones, economy is impossible. And as to new burdens cr increased sacrffiees, how are these possible, unless a large portion of the population be called to contribute in counsel and support as well as in monied contributions? As lung as the vessel sails prosperously through the water, the crew never think of question ing the wisdom or authority of their officers. But when the ship is drifting on the rocks or has already become a wreck—then each, even the smallest, feels entitled to offer advice and use his judgment for his own and the common safety. Let Lord Jolty Res. sm.t. say what he will, the present is not plain or prosperous sailing. 'there is foul weather, high seas, and a very leaky old ship; and the crew are no longer contented to abide blindly by the guardian who has brought the vessel into such peril, and whose only mode of meeting objections is by declaring, in the very teeth of the tempest, that it is still fine weather. winces expressed desperate resolution. At a cry of "The soldiers are owning," a number of them rushed into the street, and guards were placed at every entry. A battalion of the Nugent regiment was, in point of fact, marching down Baker-street; but it halted, and, on a deputation being sent to General Bandages, it was marched back. More and more students continued to pour in : " re-action and trea chery" was in every mouth. The commandant of the national guard, Gaunt Auersperg, found it necessary to withdraw tie " order of the day" be had issued in o's2dience to the proclamation. Some speakers mounted a table in the hall; all spoke teen quillisingly and encouragingly. Goldmark was em phatic in his advice to the legion not to leave the university buildings except by the command of their officers. The committee of management would, in due time, announce the re sult of their deliberations. While this was going on in the Senate Howie, outside, the shops were kept open ; silent groups were scattered through the streets; the principal squares were occupied by troops with cannon; the national guard had not been called out. About 11 o'clock a movement became visible among the crowd, and the shops were shut. A citizen of the name of I)iteksler, who wished to pass through the Red Tower Gate on business, and who, while entreat ing the soldier who held a bayonet to his breast to allow hint to pass, inadvertently touched the musket, was shot. The crowd immediately shouted as with one voice—" Barricades, barricades ! "—and all around the university buildings barricades appeared to spring up as If by magic. Men, women, and children, com bined to fetch materials ; brewers carte, paving stones, anything was laid hold of for the pur pose. Stones were collected at all the win dows, to throw down on the heads of the soldiers. White flags, and in many places black, red, and gold flags, were planted on the barri cades. Meanwhile the troops, who had that morning been strengthened by a newly-arrived regiment, re mained motionlew'. The ri tea , was beat ; the bells I were rung; and the workmen, both of the city and' suburbs, who had broken open some of the gates, were busy at the barricades. The national guard was drawn up in the court and in the old town-ditch. The captain of the company in the Court of the Holy Cross received orders to place 50 of his men under the command of the officers of the line, to guard the grktes. and allow no students, workmen, or armed national guards, to pass through. About 12 o'clock some of the mounted national guards were announced at the barricades. The working men cheered the intelligence, but steadily kept on at their work. Companies of the national guard were now seen marching across the principal market, with prin'ed slips of paper on their hats, to the effect that the university legion must not be disbanded. Ladies carried stones to the barricades, and females of rill classes brought provisions to their defenders—a strange medley of students, citizens without and national guards with uniforms, and working men. Abaut one o'clock the national guard relieved the soldiers at some of the gates ; and half an hour later the troops of the line received orders to withdraw. At half-past two Dr. Oildmark arrived with the intelligence that the council of ministers had pledged themselves to make good the concessions of the 15th and 16th of May; to allow the university legion to remain as at present; and to withdraw the soldiers to their barracks. In return, they requested that the barricades should be pulled down. The people re• fused. " They knew that six regiments were on the march to Vienna; they had been deceived before ; they must have these promises in Week and white." At the University Buildings, which were now com pletely fortified, a placard containing the demands of its garrison was exhibited: "The military to leave the city in 24 hours; the concessions of the 15th and 16th of May to b • made good; the Emperor to return within eignt days; and the barricades not to be removed or arms laid down till that had taken plaoe. The Diet must assemble in Vienna, the troops take an oath to the constitution, the noblesse give hostages." About half-past 5 the suburbs were quiet, but the city continued in wild commotion. The placards in timating the ministerial concessions were everywhere torn down. A large body of workmen marched off with their tools to Florisdorf, to break up the rails in ease fresh regiments should approach. At half-past 6 it was reported that Count Hoycie had been brought as a hostage to the University Buildings. The working classes continued to conduct themselves with the strictest propriety. On many shop doors wail written, in remarkably bad ortho graphy, " Let private property be sacred." About seven o'clock Ilafuer was liberated from prison. The night passed without further disturbance. About 10 a.m. firing was heard in Joseph-stadt, and an alarm given thatPrinceWiridischgratz had arrived with fresh troops in the l'rater ; but it was generally discredited. So far the journal from which we have hitherto extracted. News from Vienna to the 28th has since been received. In the course of the forenoon of the 27th a ministerial notification appeared intimating the formation of a committee of citizens, national guards, and students, to preserve order, and again pledging the government to the concessions an nounced the day before. It added, that the most urgent requests would immediate* be sent to the Emperor to return to Vienna with the least pos sible delay, and asked what guarantees were to be offered for his personal security. The ministers con cluded by declaring that they would remain in office till dismissed by the Emperor, or till they found them selves prevented from pursuing constitutional mea sures. Count lloyos remains as a hostage with the committee of local administration. The parties to the re-actionary plot of the 26th are to undergo judicial trials. Couriers have been sent to the Emperor re quiring him to return within fourteen days, or send a viceroy. On the 28th, order was entirely restored, and pas sages opened through the barricades : which, how ever, were not removed. TRIESTE, MAY 28.—Qoitte pour la peer! It appears that the Italian fleets never meditated en attack upon Trieste. Titer object was to demand restitution of some Venetian merchant vessels cap tured by the Austrian men of war, which had pre viously been restored. The French consul transmitted a protest to Admiral Albini against any attack upon Trieste, unless 24 hours were allowed his countrymen to withdraw. GERMANY. DISCOMFITURE OF A RE-ACTIONARY COUP IrETAT AT VIENNA. AUSTRIA.—The following is a more detailed ac count of the late disturbances in Vienna than that published by us yesterday :—On the morning of the 2fith of May the appearance of the following procla mation took the citizens of Vienna by surprise : To the University Legion,—ln a manifesto of the Empe. ror, dated Innspruck, May 20, received yesterday by minis ters, and published in yesterday's Wiener Zeifung, and in the despech to the minist re which accompanies it, our be loved monarch expo saes a conviction which must give pain to the loyal inhabitants of the capital:—That our &audit cal factir n supported by the Univeraity Legion which has been misled by foreigners, and a few disloyal burgesses and National (Nardi, has sought to deprive the monarch of free action; and that Vi' non has so far forfeited its immemorial character for loyalty, as to compel the Emperor to quit it with the pierpose not to return until tie has been fully con vinced it has resumed its former sentiments. Along with this intimation of the imperial resolution we have received from all parts of the empire protests em'na'ing from diets, repre. sentative chemises., towns, corporations, and public meetings, in which men of all ranks took part, against the merrier in which *comparatively small part of the population of the capital extorted from the minister* assembled it the imme diate neighbourhood of the monarch, new concessions which, to use the worts of the manifesto above alluded to, were neither sanctioned by, nor asked for, in the name of the Austrian people, but taken by armed violence." The pro tests of the provinces repudiate in the strongest language the assumption of some corporate bodies in the capital to speak in the name of the nat.on, and unreservedly wive utterance to the wish that on account of the conduct of the Senate of the Unisersity, and of the University Legion, the Diet man assemble not in Vienna, hut in some one of the provincial capitals. The ministers hove sought ter more exact informs tient respecting the proceedings of the U. iversity Senate and .he University Legion, and have ascertained with satisfaction that many lawless excesses, attributed to the legion by the I public, have peen committed by a few persona, most of whom had nn right to be enrolled in it ; and that resolutions which it was incompetent 'or the aca demic body to pass, which usurped the functions of govern ment or stimulated to lawless tumult, have been rejected by the majority of the students with indignation. Unauthorised intruders have too often disgraced the name of student. But upon the University legion as at present constituted in its present isolation, stets a degree of public odium, which deserved only by a few of its members, render. its confine' *nee, apart from the rest of the national guard, incompatible with public tranquillity. The students in Vienna. the general inhabitants, and the government, owe to their prince and their fellow-citizens such guarantees as can alone restore the honour of the city, tarnished in the eyes of Europe. by the belief that the monarch is not safe, and that the Diet cannot assemble among therm We all cling with loyalty to our prince, and en:inept) , desire to keep him among us. We will all labour to regain the good opinion of our Austrian countrymen, shaken by the misdeeds of a few We honest citizens of Vienna will give security that disloyalty and tumult shall not again rear their heads, and that the representatives of every district will be welcomed as guests and brother.. To this end his Majesty's government rely on the co-operation of the citizens of Vienna, and of the University legion. These considerations have induced ministers to re-model the University Legion, which in its present separate organi sation owes its existence to a ministerial order of the 20th of March, 1848, and to determine the (Wowing means for car rying its re-construction into effect—tat. The University Legion, as an independent detachment of the national guard, is dissolved, and i. s members will be incorporated with the guard. 2nd. Every teacher, doctor, or candidate, who is a member of the legion and hound to serve in the national pined, will cause himself to he enrolled in his own district within eight days. 3rd. Matriculated students, not denizens of Vienna, may or may not, according to their pleasure, seek to be en rolled. 4th. It they desire to be enrolled they must take the necessary steps within eight days. fith. Those stu dents, who with a view to devote themselves entirely to their studies, decline being enrolled, must deliver up their arms at the town arsenal within 24 hours. 6th. The university buildings, the Polytechnic School, and the Academy of the Arts of Design remain closed till further orders. 7th. Individuals who have been enrolled in the only. rity legion, and yet are neither teachers, doctors, can didates, nor matrieal eted students must, if they would escape the rigour of the law, deliver up their arms at the town arsenal within 24 hours. 8.11. Compensation will be made to all parties &beerier up their arms for any cost they may have incurred in repairing them. 9. The commandant of the national guard is charged with the execution of this ordonnance. —By order of the Council of Ministers— ALDEKT COUNT MONTECUCULI, Lord Marshal.—Vienna, May 1548. Our Vienna correspondent states that the actual minis. tern have adhered throughout to the principles of the 15th May; but that Montecuculi, who issued the above proclamation in their name, was endeavouring to overthrow them, and had a list of new ministers in his pocket ready to produce as soon as his attempt was crowned with success. The Allyemeine Oesterreichisehe Zeitung (the only Vienna newspaper we have received for two days) is printed on a half sheet, and only in part filled. It contains the above proclamation, and a narrative of proceedings from the first appearance of the document on the evening of the 26th till mid-day of the 27th. Every fact of consequence in this narrative will be found in the abstract of it, which we subjoin. This proclamation caused a tremendous excitement among the students and the citizens at large. The city, which after the lath had remained tranquil, was lull of tumult. The gates had been shut and occupied by the soldiery at an early hour, and thus all communication with the suburbs was cut off. By half-past 9 a.m. the University buildings were surrounded by a crowd of national guards, citizens, and operatives. The exas peration against Montecuculi was loudly and bitter.y expressed. A e.,r.sidc.:lble number of armed :tutients were tweemlNed in tnc senate-hotwe. 'their ccunte- rbe Court. The Right lion. W. S. Lascellee, Comptroller of the Queen's household, had an audience of her Majesty, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and presented an address of condolence to her Majesty, ea the death of her royal Highness the Princess Sophia, from the House of Commons. Her Msjesty returned a gracious answer to the address. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yes terday. A deputation from the inhabitants of the parish of Hammersmith hail an interview with Sir :(3. Grey, yester day, at the Horne-office, to place. in the hands of the right hon. baronet a loyal address to her Majesty. The deputation consisted of Mr. J W. Watson, chairmen of the committee of special constables, Captain West, leader of the special con stables, Messrs. O. Bird, J. C. Christopher, and A. J. Roberts, honorary secretary. Lady J. Russell's first assembly will be held on Wednesday, the 7th inst., at the official residence of the premier, in Downing-street. Mr. Berridge, Mayor of Windsor, Lori J. Hay, M.P., and Mr. J. Clode, jun., a deputation to present a me morial from the inhabitants of Windsor, on the subject of the prsposed " Improvement Bill," had an interview with 'Wiser Morpeth, yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commis sioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall place. A deputation from the Committee of the Baronets of Scotland for Nova Scotia Rights, composed of the Hon. Sir W. A. Maxwell, Sir F. Hamilton, Sir W. Ogilvie. Sir T. M. Cunninghame, and Sir R. Brown, Baronets. had an in terview, yesterday, with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office, relative to the ri,ahts of the order in Nova Scotia. The Earl of Fingal had an interview yesterday with Lord J. Russell at his official residence in Downing 'treat. A deputation consisting of Baron de Goldamid, Mr. Maynard, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. J. B. Bendel had an inter view with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests yesterday. Mr. J. M. Powell had an interview with Earl ()Faust le yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, to explain his invention for obviating the difficulties of the break of gauge, and also the carriage of goods from one railway station to another without any unpacking or repacking. lite LATE PRINCEii SUPUIA.—The funeral of the Princess Sophia is to take place on Tuesday next. (From hit night's (iarre , e.) Fonems-oerice, 'Alta 31.—The Queen has ben rinsed to appui.it Me'ary Southern, EA., now Secretary to her aiiiic.tv 1.4(p:6i0r. at Vahan. to he her Majesty's Mt- Wow l :tes.aratow., i y - to the Aigentine Qoutedereneo. WAII.OFttCR. June I. 15th Reg. of Lt. Dregs.—E. Bernath gent., to be nor.. by par., vice Bennett, promoted. Ilth Reg. of F.—Setg..MMor D. Simpson, ti be ens., without par., vice Paterson, app. to the 63rd F. 57th F.—Lent. H. B. Croker, to be rapt, without par., vice Hill, dire.; Ras. J. H. Lothian, to be lieut., vice Croker ; Gent. Cadet E. C. G. Kenny, from the Royal MiL CoL, to be one. vice Lothian. 83rd F. —Era. T. W. Paterson, dee. 84th F.—LteuL W. H. Carter, to be rapt., by pur., vice the Hon. G F. W. Yelverton, who Tete. thin C. Thompson, to be lieut., by pur., vice Carter; A. Appiewhalte, gent., to be con, by pur., vice Thompson. 9kd F.—W. U. IL Stewart, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Hey, who retires. 2nd Went India Refit—Cluert..masteerg. C. F. Johnson to be quart.-mss., vice Ilkley, app. adj. Wee India Next.—Yon.. J lislehan to be bent, without par., vice MagrAth, app. quart—mast.; Quark-mast. It. Horsley to be ens., vice lislahan ; LieuL R. liegrath to be quArt.-mast , vice Ilursle; , app en s ign. Mci. W. B. Caldwell, from the 92nd F., to b, maj., without pur. ADMIRALTY, Jere 1. The following promotions have this day taken place, ° upon the death of Adm. Sir %V. Hotham, Adm. of c th n eVrifi ''t White, J. (Afraid, to be Adm. of the Red; Mm. of the Blue, sir E. W. C. R. Owen, G.C.8., U.C.11., to be Adm. of the White; Vice-Adm. of the Red, Sly T. Livingstone, Bart., to be Adm. of the Blue; Vice-Adm. of the White, Sir J. W. Loring, K.C.B. K.C.11., to be Vice-Adm. of the Red; Vice-Adm. of the Blue, R. Jackson, to be Vice-Adm. of th White; Rear-Adm. of the Red, J. Sykes, tote Mire-Adm. of the Blue; Itetir.Adm. of the White, lion. 0. L. ?ruby, to he Rear-Adm. of the Red; Roo-Adm. of the Blue, J. B. Purvis, to Rear-Adm. of the White; Capt. A. R. Sharpe, C. 8., to be Rear-Adm. of the Blue. ADMIRALTY, MAY 27. M;Adam C.orps of 111. Marinrw.-13rev.- norI). , to be lieut-cot, vice Ford, dee. • First Lieut. A. R. Kl• Age, to be cant., vice M'Adam, prom.: bee. aut. F. IL Noott, to be first lieut. • Sec. Lieut. M. P. Drafren, to be first lieut.; Sew Lieut. W. J. Kinennin, to be first lieut., tow Lieut. J. Humble, to be lest lieut.; See. Lieut. T. B. V. Fits. genild, to be first Ikut.; Noe. L. ut. J. T. lbsverfield, to be first lieut.; See. lieut. J. sangster, tube first neut.; Net Lieut. P. M. C. Croker, to be first lieut.; sec. Lieut. J. C. Giles, to be first Heat. ; See. Lieut. 0. B. Ileastey, to be first neut. ; See. Lieut. IL Adair, to be first lieut.; See. Lieut. 11. W. Mawbey, to be first lieut.; Fee. Lieut. A. 0. L. Les is, to be first lieut.; bee. Lieut. P. L. Alexander, to be fivt lieut.; Nee Lieut. J. B. Prytui, to be first rec. Lieut. C. G. Baker, to be trot lieut; Sec. Lieut. C. Wahine, to be first Heat. ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN IN FAVOUR OF REPEAL. As was announced in the Court Circular yesterday, the Lord Mayor of Dublin and several other members of the Irish Mi.iropo'itan Corporation, were honoured with an in. terview by the Queen on Thu rsday at Buckingham Palace. for the purpose of presenting to her Majesty an address of congratulation on the birth of a princess. One passage in the document ran thus: . . . . Most gracious Majesty, we humbly and with all due deference venture to suggest teat the main Calm of the misery of Ireland is that her lawn are not made by an Irish parliament; that, instead of a sister natin, she has been legislated for as a mere province; and that the certain and effectual coarse to restore her priaperity, to preserve the integrity of the empire, and to attach moat of the people clo Inland, is by the restoration to behind of the power to make her oafs laws and to manage her own resource. by th,i moral as speedily as possible of the act of legislative union, and the asseirr ding of your Majesty's Irish parliament. Thus, as we humbly conceive, ail. the prosperity of Ireland be secured; that of your Majesty's other domi nions increased ; and, let what may happen in other countries, the throne of sour Majesty he hosed on the most socuro, steadfast found., Min--the love, duty, and allegiance of your Majesty's people. The Queen then read the - following reply in a distinct and emphatic tone I thank you cordially for your address, of congratulation, and for the interest you expiess in my domestic happinoo. It is my con.tant aim to promote the peace, comfort, and constitutional liberty of all chase. 01 my people, and my greatest satisfaction is derived from the insurance of their loyal and affectionate nt. I have felt deep sj mouthy for the suffering of many of my suhjiebi in Ireland. I bare riven my cordial asnet ion to the various acts passed by the lesinlature for the miugation of that suffering, and I trust that by means or those acts, ailed by private charity and local efforts, the pressure of severe d 4 tress has been materially relieved. lam fully persuaded that measures calculated to ad, once the intents's and promote the welfare of that portion of my United Kingdom will continue to receive from the imperial parliament the mast careful and attentive consider a• ion CONTRIBUTIONS POE A GERMAN WAVY. —OU Thursday evening a preparatory meeting of Germans was held a: the Hall of Commerce, to take measures for raising a subscription for providing a German navy. Mr. Hubner was called to the chair. After allotting to the disturbed state of the Continent, the eheirman expressed his opil ion that peace could be maintained only in proportion to the amount of respect paid to • nation. He then went on to chow that stn ugth was the only guarantee for that repect Now on the seacoast Germany was not strong ; live hundred miles of her shores were open to the attacks of enemies of all kinds. To provide against this weakness, to complete the defence of the country, Germany wanted, a small fleet, to wards which proclamations of the new parliament had called upon all Germans to contribute. They had hitherto ' abstained from unseen ring this summons, in crier to avoid the appearance of hostile demonstrations against Denmark. There being no longer any reason to fear on this account, the present meeting was held with a view to take measures for furthering the proposed subscription. A much larger meet ' ing was to be It Id in a few wet kr ; in the meantime. term lara would be sent to all Germans is England to give them an opportunity of making some sacrifice for the good of their country. He concluded by hoping that those present would support the object of the meeting in word and deed. A cir cular was then read to the meeting and adopted. Several handsome subscrir ion§ were announced. and a considerable sum from the Prince of Prussia, and one from Chevalier Bunsen. Thanks having been voted to the proprietor of the hall, who gratuitously lent it for the evening, so also to the elms:man, she meeting separated. CHARING-CROSS-BRIDGE COMPANY.—On Thariday a special general meeting of the proprietors of Charing.croes bridge was held at the company's office, for the purpose of receiving and considering the report of a committee ap pointed at a general meeting held on the 29th of February last. Mr. Hawes, the deputy.chairinan, presided. The first report stated that the committee having examined the particulars of dem and of the Market Company for the use and hire of the market, and charges fur materials incident to the same, for such period as the market had Inca kept out of possession of the bridge fl .at, covenanted for by the lease, and also haviog heard the explanation of Mr. Hawes and Mr. Curtis, the solicitor of the directors, and having in spected the law papers connected with the proceedings in the action pending, the committee had come to the resolution that, with a view of an amicable adjustment, a sum of 52.11. should be offered to the Market Company in full satisfaction of all claims, and in the event of refusal, that judgment should be allowed to go as by default against the Bridge Company, that the damages might be assessed by a sheriff's jury. Such proposal having been made and re jected by the market, the committee regret to say that the action is still pending. They could not conclude the report without expressing their disapprobition that the company had been again involved in litigation by the directors, and they were of opinion that the same had been caused from want of due compliance with the spirit of tke terms and con ditions of the lease on the part of the bridge directors, in nut giving to the market the free passage over the bridge and use of the float at the time of opening the bridge, and the want of confidence on the part of the mar ket com'tany to negotiate matters in difference with the deputy chairman of the bridge directors. The second report stated the committee did not re cognise as legal any claim, as affecting the company under any of the provisions of the acts, in connexion with the attempted sale of the bridge, nor did they recognise any special or general meeting connected with such transaction, and they are of opinion that all votes, orders, resolutions, dc., affect only the directors in their private capacity, wholly unconnected with the affairs of the company, and assign these as their reasons fur not recognising in the accounts the sum of 10,0001. alleged to have been received by the directors, and stated to form part of the liabilities of the cmthany.—The reports having been adopted, Mr 0. Brown proposed "That in consequence of the peculiar position this company is in, with reference to the sum of 10,0001, said to be mixed up with the affairs of the company, a committee should be formed to arrange the affair."—The Chairman said that he could not receive that resolution, as it had nothing to do with the reports. The meeting was called solely to receive and consider the reports.—A proprietor inquired whether that was the chairman's awn construction of the law, or that of the legal officer of the company.—Mr. Curtis, the solicitor, referred to the act, and gave it as his opinion that it would not be legal to pass resolutions at that meeting. —A proprietor then seked whether the meeting was initia -1 fled with the legal opinion given. (Cries of " No," and great confusion.) lie (the proprietor) wss a legal man, and he had no hesitation in saying the opinion was contrary to all reason and common seas.—Mr. Elkins said [that if their chairman refused to put the resolution, they could order him to leave the chair, and if he refused to go, they could turn him out and elect another in his stead. After a noisy discussion, of nearly three hours' duration, Mr. Brown proposed a resolution to the effect that the retire ment of Mr. Mawr., the deputy-chairman, would tend to the texture prosperity of :he company's affairs —The Chairman I said that when the next halt-yearly meeting took place he should present himself before the shareholder', and is • less they distinctly assured hint that they were satisfied with his conduct, no longer would he allow himself to be their deputy chair man.—Mr. Seeger said that no man could pay vreater atten tion to the affairs of the company than Me Bowel, and if he retired he knew that a great many more gentlemen would also.—The Chairman refused to entertain the resolu tions, and declared the meeting at an end.—After the chair was vacated, Dr. Moore was called on to preside, and the two resolutions were duly carried by about 14 persons who remained behind. TILE WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY.—On Thursday afternoon the half-yearly general assembly of the proprietors of Waterloo Bridge was held at the Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen-street. John Beashal, Esq., was in the chair. —Mr. Powell, the secretary, read the report of the commit tee. The tolls received during the past half year amounted to 1,0061. lls. Id., being a diminution of 3291. Us, lid, from the toot, and an increase of 4871. on the carriage toll. At the last general assembly the committee reported that, after paying the current charges and expenses, and making a divi dend of 3s. 2.1. in the pound, in August last, there remained a balance in reserve of 1,7441. 18e. 7d., and they had now to report that, atter availing themselves of that surplus to the extent of 1,1871. 10s. 7d. to provide far the interest of the company's bonds and for a dividend of 3s. in the pound on the perpetual annuities in February last, there remained a balance in reserve of 5.571. Bs. lid. The committee looked forward with anxiety to the completion of the railway exten sion front Nine Elms to the Waterloo Bridge-road, and the y had now the great otitis action to inform the proprietors that the works of this desirable undertaking were in such a for ward state as to lead them to anticipate that the station would shortly be opened ; fin 1 the committee had been in formed that the railway company appointed the 30th instant for this purpose. The total receiptaot the year had amounted to 7,1331. 12s. Bd.—The report was unanimemly adopted, and there being no further business the meting maarated. CIIARTISTA AND CONFEDERATES (IN CLERI: EN W ELL latil7.ll.-4 Le esimusts ,t.tl their em i e d ee ,,,te e assem bled as usual, on Cterkesamli. , 6reen last nigl t, butt with considerably diminished strength ; between 800 and 1,000 per sons only being prt sent. Their proceedings were ofa character to excite amusement only, as will be seen by the two circum stances we aball instance. A young man of respectable ex terior having taken op his position at the lamp from which the speakers have usually addri mud the mob, he soon col lec,ed around him th,ee or tour hundrid boys and rabble, amongst whom he scrambled a plentiml supply of coppers. This amusement lasted for about half-an hour, at the ex piration of which, on account of either the exhaustion of his exchequer, or the abatement of his benevolecl dispo sition, he essayed to move away from hie newly made friends, but his attempted escape was resisted, and in the struggle that ensued his hat was broken to pieces, and his , oat literally term to shreds, in which condition be with much difficulty of ected a retreat. His place was taken by a working man, named 11 aggeity, who requested the mob att. ntively to listen to wh►t he had to asy. lliggerty said he was ashamed of the bad conduct of men who professed to be actuated by a desire of tor *reeding a great political prime ple. The most trivial circumstance drew them off from the great matter they had in hand_ Ile believed the exhixition which had just taken place was a device of the police, and that the poor fool who had been distributing his snooty was an instrument in the bands of the government to get up a row, and to afford an excuse for the government to set t: sir hell-hoands upon the people. "Do you believe," continued the speaker, " that you are promoting chartism and repeal, or that you are likely to liberate honest John Mitchel, by miiking such infernal ass s of yourselves ?" (This exclamation drew down upon the speaker a volley of the most frightful yells.) He contiimed—" Don't be offended with me, I only tell you the truth and speak to you as a friend. Circumstances have occurred which we could not foresee, and to some extent we have mixed cur point ; but don't be dismayed, we will win our point ye t." Whilst the speaker was int at on thus giving advice to his friends a cry was raised which spread general dismay. "The Bobbies are coming" acted like an electric shock upon the mob, who fled in all directions, and Haggerty, liuding that his advice was no longer required, a'so made off. About tit y policemen at this time arrived, and after some encounters with the refrac tory persons who !entailed completely cleared the green. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. LEEDS.—The following is a copy of a requisition now in course of signature amongst the parliamentary elec tors of this borough : To TOO W011,1i114,1, TII, M•TOR or Tflld BOILOVOIt er Lean..— We, the undereignid, electors of the borough of Leeds, atruiot longer remain idle ern manes of the stimng events which seem to be crowd ing upon the attention of the nation. It is vain to disguise the fact that we are on the eve of taking another great step in our progres sive march of electoral reform. The Waring corruption of the pre tent limited constituency, the weequal distribution of electoral power, and the acknowledged flume u( use people for the exercise of their rights, imperatively demand the serious consideration of all. When a thing has become inevitable, there is wisdom, if not seen pely, is obeying as it were the chest of Provide cr, and performing our task I or our duty with alacrity and cheerfulness: that a change is neves iry is evidenced by the etmenatton of our trade, the stoning condition of our operative*, and the loud call of millions of our orderly and trious fellow citizens far 11111111.14011 within the tide of our constitution. Excessive agitation is ever highly detrimental to trade and commerce, and, it long continued, may paralyze, it not utterly destroy them. Prudence, and the interests ot all, demand a speedy settlement of the great questions that now slows the country. Let none deceive teem selves with the fallacious expectation that this agitation can be stopped by ought thou of consummation. The moderate tee, and the ounsolniation of our previous triumphs, have prepared us for an other movement in our orderly march to rational freedom.. Amidst the crash of empires and the fall of thrones, the English nation, ever loyal and peaceful, sublimely purthea its mag nanimous course of political amelioration; its reward might, and must. be, liberty. Let us then add our voicth to the genet 3 cry Gir enfranchisement, retrenetunalt, and economy. Let us convince Lure: John Russell (who decLued in his place in par liament on Tuesday night, May 23rd, that the middle and working classes generally neither required universal nor household suffrage), that be to profoundly ignorant of the state of feeling and opinion in this country. In order to ascertain the opinion of the people of Leeds on these great questions, and with a view to petition the legislature to pass each laws so will compose the minds and sandy the reasonable expectation, of the people, we humbly re=t4 ti nur worship to call a public meeting of the inhabitants of this IRELAND. Deems, Jens I. The Cork clubs are following their Dublin bre thren, in adopting such a constitution as will weed out the "suspect," and will give a more fraternal cha racter to the organisation. At a meeting cf " all the confideratee" on Monday evening, Mr. Denny Lane, president of the ex-Desmond in the chair, it was re solved to re-organise the various club elements, " in the most rapid manner possible, in order to combine and concentrate the national strength." How this is to be done appears not, unless some secret system be adopted, which, for the sake of th , it lives and liber ties, it is to be hoped the " good citizens will reject." There is no objection to Mr. Lane, if he so think fit, to establish a Mitchel club, but let him and all avoid that " systematic organisation" which will assuredly end in evil. The open meeting of the Confederation which was to have taken place to-night has been postponed, it is understood, to Tuesday next. With respect to the treatment Mr. Mitchel has received at the hands of the authorities subsequent to his departure from Dublin, it is stated, on undoubted authority, that, so far rom having any ground of complaint on the score of severity, he has expressed his gratitude for the consideration with which his case has been met. Upon his arrival at Spike Island he was informed by the governor that he bad full permission to communicate with his wife, and to receive letters in return, the only. condition being that neither party was to make the slightest reference in the codes, of the cor n spondence to events of a political nature ; and, for the fulfilment of this compact, the authorities contented themselves with Mr. Mitchel's pledge that the indulgence thus accorded would rot be abased, and that the terms should be rigidly adhered to. lie has not been compelled to wear the convict's dress, neither has his hair been cut, sor is he sub jected to the degradation of having for his com panions an 7 of the other criminals undergoing their sentences in the same prison. It is but right to mention that the extreme delicacy of Mr. Mitchel's health is a quite sufficient cause for the difference that has been made in- his favour, more especially ea the fatigue of a long sea journey has still to be en countered. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, JUNE 2. The Duke of Boecleuch's agent has published his promised refutation of the Witness' statements re garding the ejection of tenantry connected with the Free Church. The refutation is circumstantial and truthful looking, but its effect on the public mind will be greatly lessened by the consideration that the duke has for the last five years confessedly been guilty of withholding Free Church sites in two parishes, and that his influence will moat probably defeat the Sites Bill in the House of Lords. Moreover, knowing the terror in which proprietors, agents, factors, stewards, chamberlains, and all the other hangers-on of ducal greatness keep tenants, and above all sub-tenants, it is no impossible matter to get documents and declarations made to order. It is a difficult thing to clear an offender who is of bad habit and repute, and this is the Duke of Buc cleuch's position. The Witnen refuses to give up the name of Its informant, and the agent hints at prosecu tion. Of course the question opens up anew the site controversy, and the liberal newspapers will not be slow in reminding his grace of his original sin. The return of cases disposed of in the Court of Ses sion during 1817 amounted to 410, being nearly the same as the tiro preceding years. The inequalities in the amount of labour performed by the different Lords Ordinary, and by the two divisions of the inner court, ore as remarkable as ever. One of the pnisne lords has had 416 cases carried to him while another has only had 87. The first division had of reclaiming notes 209 ; the second, 72. Plethora in the one and al tenuation in the other brings about, as might be expected, unpleasant speci mens of the law's delay. Causes set down in the de bate rolls of the outer house in March,lB47, and causes ripe for hearing in January, 1847, by the inner house, had not been heard in January, 1848. The remedy is not easy—a compulsory equalisation of duty, which has been proposed, being a remedy about as bad as the disease. COMMISSIONS BY THE LUAU LIEUTENANT OP THE COUNTY OP ELGIN.—Sit J. M. Grant, But. ; J. C. Brodie, Esq.; G. B. Duff, Esq., M.l'. ; J. L. Ricardo, Esq., M.P. ; H. Inglis, Esq. ; A. 1. W. Duff, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenants. PROVINCIAL. LANCASIIIRP. DV,TURBANCES INNIANCHETTER.—Therto was an attempt is mate further disturbances in Manche•ter on Thursday night, and some collisions between the people and police took place, but the latter succeeded us the cour.e of a few tenure in clearing the streets. All wee quiet yesterday. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER AT MID-DAY. —Ab,ut half-past three l'clock on Tuesday afternoon, a man enter d the house of Mary Pendleberry, of Radcliffe bridge, near Bury, during the absence of the oecupier and her sister, who were working at a ter.tory. The only person in the house was a girl aged 11 yes's. the man asked for a drink of water, and after having been served with it asked also for a shilling, and said that Mary Pendleberry had sent him. The girl toll him she had nor,e, neither did she know where the money was. He thut walked into the paltry, and replied it was there. The girl followed him. End h• got bold of her by the throet and strangled her - anbl ho pro. bably thought ho had le:lied her, and er under the siopstone. He thee p rocee d ,:i to ' , A. Gd. in silver, sea _giver verge watch Wen tra ooo . The par bid a .:F 14 WIINTIg. t‘ol, salute 1 24 0 l : i i. n ., t g te ol , d, which he made t:ia arrive ; an?. Ise not y 4 igl kA.,.