The Express. — London, England, 1848-07-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EITENING Y ". - - architects. Lord MORPETH said he bad received the reports of these parties, and had intrueed them to a person to put them into a connected and manageable form. Until that had been done he could not answer the hon. member's question. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know whether there would be any objection to lay on the table, as a counterpart to the Canadian correspondence on the navigation laws, the memorials agreed to in St. John's, New Brunswica, which took an entirely ditlerent viow of the question? That pro vince being extensively engaged in shipbuilding would sffer !rose severely from any alteration. He wi, als to ask,whether there would be any objection tobed the table on the table the correspondence which had been received fromwhich the Governor of New Brunswick , containin g a petition had been presented to the House of Assembly , and t he pro test of the Queen's Attorney-General d e livered in that the as sembly ? (The noble lord here read from a newspaper speech m question, which violently deprecated say change in the navigation laws to please Manchester men, whose souls were in their spinning jennies, and who cared nothing for the interests of the colonies.) Mr. LABOUCHERE said that any correspoodence which had come from the colonies in the usual manner would be laid en the table; but the speech of the Attorney-Geueral, he feared, could not be produced without infringing on the privileges of the House of sembly. (A. laugh.) DUTIES. Mr. G. THOMPSON wished to ark the Chancellor of the Exchequer the queson which he load laced on the paper, nsmely, whether th e refined sugars of o p ur bonded-sugar re fineries would be allowed to pay the same rate of duty I levied on Dutch refined sugar on delivery from the dock or a bonded warehouse ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under stood to say that he had not by law power to do what the hon. member asked, but he proposed to introduce a bill enabling him to do so. Mr. BARELY had understood that foreign sugar might be refined in bond for consumption in this country. lie wished to know whether it could he admitted fur home con sumption without infringing oti the navieation laws? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER must de cline answering the question until his measure had been brought forward. He could only say that, although opposed to the navigation laws , h e did not wish to attack them in an underhand manner. Lord G. BENTINCK said that the right hon. gentleman had asked for time to explain his difficulty respecting the sugar duties. He wished to know whether the right hon. gentleman had as yet made up his mind as to the course he was to pursue ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had already said that in committee he would state the intentions of government. He had seen the chairman of the customs, and had been informed that not single pound of sugar ha d been admitted nor had any one demanded admission on the score of the mistake. Lord G. BENTINCK thought the Chancellor of the Ex chequi r should state, for the information of the house and the country, whether he had assured himself that the duty of 13s. a cwt. on Jamaica sugar was the proper duty to be levied under the resolution of the house—that resolution stating that that amount of duty should be levied on colonial sugar the produce of these colonies only where the imports of foreign sugar was prohibited. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could only answer that he was now levying the exact duty which, under the resolution of the house, it was intended should be levied on colonial sugar. Lord G. BENTINCK.—But the "correct" duty? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. —The duty expressed in the resolution he believed to be the correct one. (Hear, hear.) Under the British Possessions A cte the I im port of foreign sugar was prohibited in ourtlndia colonies, and though there might be in the tariff of Jan.aica a duty fixed on such sugar no act of the colonial legislature could repeal an act THE E ITALIAN S T ATES . Mr. imerial leg A TESislature. . Mr. ANSTEY, who complained of the absence of the noble lord the Secretary for Forei g n Affairs, th ked whetherough he had had notice that the qu,:stion was to be put, as the correspondence with the variousltalian states in reference the to the revolutions in those states, which two months ago noble lord had promised to look over with a view to ascertain if it could be properly laid on the table, had been so exa mined, and with what result? He als o: wiahe Ito know whether there was any objection to the production of the correspondence between the noble lord and Mr. James Mills, whose petition he had presented half an hour ago on the subject of his claim for compensation on the French govern meet? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could give no answer in the absence of his noble friend (Lord Palmer ston), with whom, however, he would communicate, and who would doubtless be in his place to-morrow. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS ACT. Mr. C. BARELY inquired of Sir It. Peel if he intended to move for a hill to alter so much of this act as left the fin dity Of the certificate of the exarni..er of recognisances, as to the validity of the recognisaaces, &matter of doubt? Sir It. PEEL did not contemplate the introduction of any bill on the subject. The question of defective recognisances had been inquired into, but the result did ta t t show that which any a lteration in the law was necessary, as th fficulties had in some cases occurred might be prevented by due ttentaon. Col. SIBTHORP would like to know whether those members of the gove rnment who did not attend t o their duty is that house, were in the receipt of their salaries? (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.)_ SAVINGS BANK (IRELAND). Mr. HERBERT inquired if government was prepared with any bill on this subject , the mo tion of the hon. member for Dublin having been withdrawn, on the understanding that government would take up the question ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that a bill had been submitted to bun on the subject, which he had returned for the introduction of certain amendments, since which he had not *emit. EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BERNAL reported that the Lords had agreed to a conference on the amendment , to this hill, and had appointed the same to take place lon. diatcly. Sir G. Grey, Sir W. Somerville, Mr. C. Lewis, Mr. Stafford, and other members were appointed a committee of conference on the part of the Commons, and having conferred with the committee of the Lords, reported that the committee bad delivered in their reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. The SOLICITOR.GEN REAL having moved the order for the further consideration of the report on this b.ll, Mr. NAPIER rose to move the omission of clauses 30 to 3 inclusive. He said that the bill, as it now prey rated it self, consisted of two sets of clauses wholly irreconcilable with each other, and contended that they should confine themselves to the first set, and test the operation of the mea sure by them before they proceeded to deal with the second. He complained generally of the bill as au unnecessary an ne rust d interference with private rights—that it gave no pro tect ion to persons claiming in remainder under settlement ; and argued that of all periods the present was the most in appropriate for PO extensive , so vexatious, and so ruinous an interference with the landed property of Ireland as the men gore would occasion. The hon. and learned gentleman con eluded by moving that the bill be recommitted, with the view of proposing the omission from the hill of clause 30 (A), lite subsequent clauses to clause 43 (0) inclusive, and clause 52 (P). The SOLICITOR -GENERAL resisted the motion, con tending that there was nothing in the bill at all inconsistent it ' 1 with .sound justice and policy ; while those portions of objected to by his hon. and learned friend were precisely similar ti portions of measures adopted for this country, and the practicJl operation of which fudy justified the govern ment in introducuor them into this bill. If they refused to mum a manure because it was opco to the possibility of fraud, they never could h ave an y measure at all. He had no fear whatever that fraudulent sales would take place under the provisions of this bill, u they were care fully guarded against by the ample notices and other precautionary steps required. One of the great advantages of this bill was that its plain and simple machinery afforded the means of giving a decd of conveyance of the cheapest possible clescrip- ha d —a deed which would be operative upon all pawns who had incumbrances on estates just u they were executing parties to the conveyance. Without such a measure as that now under gonsiderstion, it would be impossible to produce that system so desirable in Ireland, namely, the formation of small holdings. He Implored the house to pasa the mea sure, the whole object ot which was to benefit Ireland by the improvement of the tenure. For himself he would say that he should be glad to see a similar measure adopted with re spect to suspicion and therefore he hoped to be exonerated front a suspicion of legislating on different terms for Great Britain and Ireland. On all three grounds he hoped the h ous e would not hesitate to adopt this bill m . ent. Mr. SADLIOR lupported the amend Mr. NEWDEOATE supported the amendment. lie charged ministers with proceeding recklessly to divide pro perty, and establishing a modified form of communism, and said that they would soon be chued (rein their seats amidst undisguised and unmitigated contempt. Mr. FAGAN hoped the government would persevere wit this measure, especially that portion which had proceeded from the lion. and learned Solicitor-General. He rejoiced that ministers had at length admitted the necessity of • change In the tenure of land in Ireland. No improvement could be looked (or till the land was emancipated from the payment of an incumbrance of three millions a year, out of an annual rental of twelve millions, great part of which was receivable by absentees. Col. DUNNE said the additional clauses had an object entirely different from the original intention of the bill. The Irish members lad done all in their power, in a conference with the Solicitor General, to accelerate the business of the house ; but as these objectionable clauses had now been in troduced, they must necessarily be eliscus eel. The Irish menu ers had no objection to a fair bill for liberatin p a door to fraud and litigation which would be perpetuated for years in Ireland. In that country one-half of the titles were par liamentary titles, some not older than William 111. ; and it would be a great evil to introduce further uncertainty into titles there. The gteatest law authorities in Ireland did not approve of this measure, neither did the Lord Chancellor ap prove of it, for he did not send it from the other house in this form. As to absentees, he doubted whether the large city companies holding land in the north of Ireland per formed their duties ; and if the principle was once recognised of levying penalties on those proprietors who neglected their deities, it was difficult to ore how far the principle might be carried. This weavers was supported by many because it would facilitate the sale of lands in small portions. lie be lieved this would be one of the greatest miseries to that country. It was quite a delusion to suppose that hu onge e masses of capital were locked up there ; no could hold more than 2001. in a savings bank, and what kind of estates would these small sums purchase ? Even if this were done, it would inflict the greatest injury on the people, as had happened in France and Switzerland. Ile had telt great doubts a 8 to the' extent of the powers of sale which this bill would confer ; opinion of an eminent conveyancer hail been taken that day, and he said the bill would empo wer tenants for life to Fell the fee-simple even for their own benefit. A meet cairn tionahle part of the measure was the expense which would be incurred by the sales ; the money would have to be paid in to the Court of Chancery, and could not be taken out with out the consent ef all concerned ; hence, there would be the I search for titles, and all the other expensive processes, just the same under the additional clauses, as under the original ti.As t the evils of Ireland, he hesitaed not to s tt, he ll ir real o source was bad governmentt ; he had ay heard ha the Viceroy himself declare that the whole system of that country was iniquitous. Could any now one look at the wide spread sys em of agitation prevailing in that country and say that it bad its origin was in the tenure of land ? ihe fact was, when a grievance brought before the legislature, it was never redr essed ; not a single desirable measure had been adopted this session ; even the franchise bill had been abandoned ; and looking at the present state of Ireland, though he did not apprehend that any violent outbreak would occur, the necessity of adopting VW really remedial measure was never more apparent. It was not such a bill as this which wash anted, which would tend to the confiscation o f all propert Mr. P. WOOD considered this the most important Irish measure that h.id yet been submitted. it had been intro duced, not only on account of the state of the ceuntry, but to give a suitable legal remedy to those incumbrancers who I had legal rights. Ile bad no doubt it would cause capital to flow into Ireland, and bring land into cultivation; but this was not the ouly advantage, the real ground of the bill , was to give a legal remedy to those who had ' legal rights. lie denied that it had any tendency, as had been alleged, te produce communism or levelling ; and he could see nothing in the causes now introduced which should produce such effect more than the bill as it was ori ginally brought from the other house. The late ea r mem for Kinsale (Mr. Watson ) ha d abl y exposed the grievance ari sing from property being placed under receivers, and stat d e an instance where on a pr o p ert y yielding 7,0001. or 8,0001. a year only 2001. had been expended in repairs for a length ened period. One object of the bill was to remedy this grievance by enabling the owner, the first incumbrancer, and the person holding the title-deeds to sl o rigi nally of court. This was provided by the bill II it stood; but so defective was this provision that the bill would have been perfectly inoperative in those cues where it wes most needed. Another objectionable provision was the obligation to sell the whole of an estate and to pay off all the iocumbrances at once. (Hear, hear.) This was now remedied by the additional clauses. The ineumbrancer woeld new have the option of ' offering the estate for sale in such manner and in such por tions as might be most advantageous, the rights of all parties being regarded and provided for. It might be said there was a greater chance of fraud under the additional claims ; but the house might rely on it that where there was a determination to commit fraud it would be perpe trated, whatever were the provisions against it. The objec tion of the hon. member for Warwickshire, that this hill would had to morcellement, was most extraordinary and unfounded. At present, out of 691,000 farms in Ireland, no fewer than 663 000 were under fifteen acre.. This state of things had taken place without the bill ; and his belief was that it would produce an opposite effect, by offering greater security to capital. and getting rid of all the exiting charees and subleases. He remembered a suit coenected with the property of an Irish nobleman, on which there were nu merous claimants; and one of these, after his claim was long resisted, got a receiver appointed over 300 tenants, occupying wretched little farnueof fire or 'ix acres, which was just equal to nothing at all. The effect el the bill would he to render the sale of property in Ireland more rapid and satisfactory than it was at present. It gave no additional right of sale, but it made the right of sale which now existed more summary. And when they considered the condi ion of Ireland, and the frightful state of cultivation in which the land was, he thought that they wou'd be neglecting • their duty if they interposed a moment's delay to the insane of each a measure—the most remedial, he must say, that had yet been proposed for that country. (H. at, hear.) Mr. HENLEY said that the hon. and learned gentleroaa who had just sat down, like the hon. and learned Solici tor-General, had given a large end general deserip- I lion of the advantages of the bill ; but neither of them had attempted to meet the points raised by the hon. and learned member for the University of D in the üblic. Major BLACKALL s aid that he enirely agreed view of the measure taken by the hon. and learned gentleman the member for the University of Dublin, namely, that as the bi'l stood at present there was nothing to prevent a person having a life estate only from selling it, to the detriment of the remainder man. Mr. VILLIERS did not think that the hon. and learned Solicitor-General said that the tenant for life would have the I power of selling the estats. What he understood h'm to wee , was that she tenant for life could not sell the estate without the consent of the incumbrancers. If that wer urablee so, the ground of objection taken by the hono gentleman (Major Blackall) was taken away, w fur that the I only objection urged by t he hon. gentleman as, a person having a life interest was empowered by the bill to sell the estate. The rights of the person in remainder were I duly protected by the bill. The greatest benefit would be ' obtained from allowing land to come into the market. The policy involved in the present measure interested not only the people of Ireland but the people of England, for the con dition of the people of Ireland was seriously affecting the con dition of the people of England. (Hear.) The . arge towns of England were oppressed by the increase of sates,owma chiefly to the influx of Iri-h paupers. There was not a manufacturing town or commercial port in England that was not interested in having the people of Ireland employed at home. Much as Irish affairs had been discussed in that house, this was the only measure that had ever bee n introduced w h ic h e, struck at the real sou rce of the evils of Deland. (H hear.) The great evil of that country was, that the land was not a quarter cultivate , ' and the people were not employed. The reason of this was that the land was in possession of men who cad nut the means of cultivating it or employing labourers to ultinte it. The present meas u re struck at those two evils. Land would be brought into the market ; peratns who had capital would Invest it in the lend, and the people would he employed in cultivating it. He believed that if the land of Ireland was properly cultivated there would Le no redundant population, but that there would be a want of labour. It had been stated in evidence that the mere drainage of the superficies would employ 2,000,000 of people for six years. They need not have recourse to colenisation or emigration. There was enough for the people to do at home. Ile could not see the least eround, OR the part of those who had the welfare of Ireland at heart, for opposing such a measure. Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to beg the hon. member's pardon for contradicting him. Ile had done so under a mis apprehension. Mr. STUART could not consider the want of capital on the part of the landlords the principal cause of the evils of Ireland. It appeared to him that the great cause of the pre sent bad state of that country was the tenure of land, and he thought there never was a bill that was so eminently calcu lated as the present to perpetuate that evil. The measure carefully preserved all the leases to middlemen. Why it was a farce to talk of buying an unincumbered estate if you could only buy it subject to the leases to this class of persons. He had come to the conclusion that, if passed, this bill would only add to the confusion and litigation which was said to attend the possession of every description of property in the sister kingdom. He believed the Irish landlords bad, contrary to their own interest, been unduly importunate upon thissu— b- jut. No man in his senses, no, not even any Irishman (laughter)—would think of purchasine an estate under any such conditions as those impesed by this bill. If you could frame a measure which would give a purchaser the same sort of title as a railway title—a title free from the chance of I litigation, which upon payment of the purchase money would invest the buyer with immediate possession of the I estate, he would support such a =mute ; but he did not see how such a hat could be framed. Mr. MONSELL ',Aid that the hon. end learned gentleman, who seemed to think he was supporting the amendment o f the hon. and learned member for the University of Dublin. bad not, apparently, a very clear view of the case since he °beetled to the very clatmes gent down from the Lor , ds, which the lion, and learned mover of the amendment had, 80 far from resisting, pert i cu larly supported. (Hear, hear.) In his (Mr. lionselPs) opinion the bill as it bad come down front the Lords would not have met the digkulties of the ow to anything like the degree which would be attained by the measure as it Was now proposed to teams it. He consideeed that, in the pre sent social condition et Ireland, this change was absolutely neesesary. He regarded this measure as calculated to lay the basis of prosperity for Ireland. The house divided.—For the amendment 62 Against it 197-145 A number of verbal amendments were then introduced on the motion of Mr. SADLFIR, and the report was agreed to. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL On the eider of the day for the second reading of this bill, Col. SIBTHORP moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He considered that no matter what might lie the merits of the it would be impossible to pals it this ses,ion, and that, therefore, it was useless to occupy the time of the house with its discus- si;n. Mr. HOBHOUSE seconded the motion. Mr. lIANKBS, although concurring in a great deal of what bad fallen from his hon. and gallant friend, yet could not feel himself justified in supporting his amendment. He wished it to be known that gentlemen on that side of the house had no desire to screen corrupt practices, hut were ready at all times to give their best exertims for their sup pression. He feared that the bill before the house would have very little effect during the present year as a remedial measure ; but he trusted that, pending useful legislation, the boroughs now vacant would not be left unrepresented, but that writs would be at once issued for their several elections. Unless there were very strong circumstances as to Leicester, he hoped the writ for that borough would be allowed to issue, but, at all events, that the writ for Derby would be no longer su.pended. (liege, hear.) Ile hoped that one effect of the bill would be to establish as good a tribunal as could be provided for the prevention of the offence of bribery at elections. Ile must, however, protest against confounding treating, which was merely a legal offence, with bribery, which might be called a great national crime.' Mr. ANSTEY thought this measure too important to be proceeded with at so late an hour (12 o'clock). (Oh, oh.) Nor did he thick the house was in a ten:titer to discuss the principle of the bin in a manner satisfactory to the country. lie therefore moved that the debate be adjourned. The motion having been seconded, Lord J. RUSSELL observed that he had yielded to the arguments of hon. gentlemen opposite who had opposed the bill of the hon. member for the Flint burghs, not bemuse he objected to that bill, but because he thought that on subjects of this kind it was desirable to secure as much unanim of t ity as pos sible. (Hear, hear.) Ile believed the machinery his bill would effect the object in view, and he was very glad to find that it met with the approbstion of those hon. gentlemen who opposed the other measure. (Hear, hear.) That there was so much unanimity in favour of this bill did not appear to him to be a reason for adjourning the debate. (Hear.) He must, consequen tl y , oppose the hon. gentleman's mo tion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUDSON had opposed the bill of the hon. me mber for the Flint burghs, and should also oppose this. If they wanted inquiry let every member make a return of the money he had /Tent at his election ; they might then see what boroughs should be included in the schedule. If the noble lord would agree to this he would support th carryingmea sure, an inquiry in the way proposed. Mr. MILES supported the principle of the bill, but did not pledge himself to the details. Mr. NEWDEGATE hoped the hon. member for Youghal would not press the adjournment , Mr. ANSTEY was d esirous of having an opportunity to Cries state his objections to the p rinci p le of the bill. ( of "Go on.") Not one word had yet bet n urged showing the necessity tor such a measure. He contended that if corrup tion did prevail to the extent stated the remedyot t was in the hands of the governme nt, who might instruct the Attorney r General to proceed against the guilty partiesn p people who were bribed, but the bribers. that in But it was stated in a respectable S unda y p aper the case of H or sham an action was pending b e tween a common informer and her Majesty's Attorney-Genera for the recovery of penalties under the Bribery Act for acts committed during the late election for Horsham on the part of th ministetial caudidete. hy was the matter left to be taken up by a common W ? (Hear.) At all events, let this bill be delayed until a Sussex jury had decided on the questions about to be brought before them. The house then divided—F For er the second reading 210 the amendment .. 9-207 The bill was then read • second time. Mr. HUDSON said he would on an early day move for returns of each member's election expinses, and of the ap pointments conferred by the go,' rnment on members of that house, particularising their political sentiments. (Loud avid derisive laughter. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.—SUGAR DUTIES BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL said that one of the members ap pointed to be sworn on an election committee to-morrow nut being aware of the early sitting, he should propose that the bowie should meet, not at twelve, hut at the usual hour, and that the Highways Bill should he taken on Tuesday. If the house now armed to the second reading of the Sugar Duties Bill, he would take the committee on it the first thing this day, and a committ ee of supply immediately after wards. The Sugar Duties Bill was then read a second time. PLACES 01" WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Sir J. GRAHAM said he hoped the Lord-Advocate would Jain him in opposing it. This bill was opposed by the dis- I nesters of all classes, and equally was opposed by the church at England. Its principle was most objectionable, and he moved that the bill be read a third time that day six months. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BO U ERI E opposed the amendment, and s trenuousl y supported the bill. Alter a few words from Mr. ELLIOT and the Lotto ADVOCATE, The house then divided—For st the amendment 98 Again it The hill is consequently lost. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Viscount MORPETH moved to introduce a bill to conso lidate the metropolitan commission of sewers. lie should have been happy to have placed all the metropolis under one representative jurisdiction, hut the estlnt of surface and po pulation was so large. and the natural districts of sewerage being different, be did not think it advisable to do so. At, present there existed vatious bodies of com missioners, possessing various powers, more or less extensive. The commissioners appointed last autumn had been indus triously engaged in considering the best means of providing for the sewerage of the metropolis ; and already . they had effected a saving of upwaids of 4,0001. per annum in salaries. The bill would give to the new commissioners all the powers possessed by the existing commissioners. It also provided that the City, being inclosed by the other districts, should be included in the same commis-ion. so far as the sewerage o the City was connected with that of the surrout.ding dis f tricts ; and the Lord Mayor and four memo rs of the cor poration would be members of the commission, as far as re lated to the sewerage of any portion of the City. The com mission would also have powers of compelling house drainage and the right of spreading the charge of costly works over • series of years. At present he proposed that the body entrusted with the commission should remain I appointed by the crown, though he admitted it was de sirable ultimately to introduce the representative principle. With this view the duration of the commission walla be limited to two years ; and the COCOMiII loners would be bound to report annually to parliament. Mr. URQUHART said be must protest against such an important measure at this period of the sea ion, and alter so many other bills had teen abandoned. He should divide against it, even at this wage. Viscount MORPETH hoped no formidable opposition would lie raised to the measure, as it was merely one of con solidation, and was essentially necessary to secure the health of the metropolis. Mr. ANSTEY complained of the bill being brought in at so unseasonable an hour, and when all the City members were absent. Viscount 11.101tPETII said he had given regular notice of the motion, and the City members might have been present if they chose. His inherence from their absence was that they had no objection to the hill being at least brought in. Mr. URQUIIAR mrsisting in divi ling the house, the gallery was cleared for a division • but there losing only 32 members present, the house stood adjourned at 2 o'clock till this day. DUBLIN F.LV:CTION COMMITTEE, YESTERDAY. — Scrutiny continued. Fire additional you' were struck off the sitting members' majority. ELECTION or SnEntiTs.—A Common Hall was held yesterday to elect the sheriff+ of London and Middle sea for the ensuing year, in the room of Messrs. Bouslield and Mills, who refused to serve the office. Alter the usual formalities the diction fed upon Messrs. Chandler aad Benson. LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF UNIVERSITY HALL —Yesterday the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of University Hall, an institution of a theological cha racter about to be established in connexion with University College, took place OD the site selected for the purpose in the rear of the college and west side of Gordon.square, in the presence of several hundred spectators. The ceremony was performed by Mr. Mark Phillips, late M.P. for Manchester. DISTURBANCE ON BOARD THE CONVICT-SHIP Jus- TlTlA.—Yesterday morning a priaoner named Edwards, confined on board the Justitia convict-hulk at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, was brought up to receive two dozen lashes, which had been awarded him for striking one of the guards, and threatening several others. On the boatswain of the ship making preparations to inflict the punishment, the prisoner raised a cry of di fiance, and in threats towards the officers and guards of the ship. Mr. Laturell, the newly-appointed overseer of the ship, finding matters in , rather an alarming state, sent for the guard of the Royal Ar , Itillery on duty at the Arsenal, which was promptly marched to the spot by the officer in charge. The presence of the . I military overawed the tumultuous convicts, and the punish . ment was inflicted without any further interruption. INQUESTS YESTERDAY.—TRANSMISSTON OP A MUR DERED CHILD BY RAILWAY. —By Mr. Mills, at the Lord Hill, North Wharf, Paddington, on the body of a newly born female ehild.—Mr. George Dickenson, clerk in the down parcel office of the Paddington station, said that on last Tuesday bill a ttention was attracted to a returned parcel, directed "Mr. 11.11, 16, Part-street, St. James's-square, Bath," whence a most offensive smell was emitted, He ac cordingly directed the porter to ti,no the parcel, which he did, and found the body of deceased in the last stage of de composition. It had been booked on the 11th Mat., but, upon application being made at Pa:lc-street, it was found that no Mr. Hill lived there.—Verdict, "Wilful murder swing some parson or persons unknown."' Ativat IV AV every MAILS. To. enema elated mails, at. Migsetbes, 10 the Mediterranean, Egypt, Adea. Cellos, India, lineg-Komg, tbs + will be made up on the sewing atlas 94th July. The nulls for Vigo, Oporto, LIANA illerbelre, Cad* and Gibraltar will be made upon the Morning of the 87th July. The Mails for Britian North Amadei*, and the United States, will be made up so the ~nag of the 28th July. The mails for New [South Wales, Van Dieman' the Slat S July. Land, s ad New Zea l a nd will be roads up on the evening of The malls for tbelff est Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made *pea the evening of the 91st July. Weet India Mail., [Deluding Bermuda, Nassau, llavann Ho The nduras, New Orleans, Vera erne, Tampico, and Porto Paco, and escluding dime for Madeira, Jacmcl, Carthageno, Santa Martha, harm, Panama, Went Coast of South America, esd St. Juan-de- Nicaragua, wall be made up on the morning of the Ind August. The mails for the Brazils, tie Inver Plate, Monte Video, Pernate buoo, Bahia, Madeira, and Buenos Apes, will to made up on the evening of the nth August. The overland malls for Gibraltar, the lonian 'blends, braltar, Malta, Greeta, Ad e n, Ceylon, India, Hong - Ko n g , and China, tin liouthilizip tpoon,will be made upon the evening of the 19th August. NOTICE TO ADVER'rISERS. The number of STAMPS issued by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during 1847, to the DAILY NEWS was 3,447.00 9 This, we believe, is within eight per cant. ot the number issued to the Morning Herald, Mot/twig Chronicle, and Morning Post, ALL PUT TOOP.TIIBIt. In addit P ion to the above, issued to tin DAILY NEWS, Morning aper, there were issued tor the hventnd !Usti" THE REPRESS 7'18,714 Which waa more, we believe, than were issued either to ,he Globe or Standard, Evening Papers. SIGH WATER AT L0P11 , 01 . 1 b part b• Tots P•v—lloystag. 111140.. pant r oom ..o rnana s 0.4 0. To —ltersOuL 0.0. 0 e; LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 21. Tue. absorbing interest which has attached toEuro peen affairs for the last few months has very natu rally withdrawn from the events transpiring in the New World that degree of attention .o which their importance has, in some instances, entitled them. In ordinary times the presidential nominations in America are'scrutinised as event s to which Englishmen cannot be indifferent. So great and constant is the personal intercourse between the two countries, so intimate are the political relations by which they are bound to gether, so sympathetic is each to all the in fluences affecting t:e other, and so numerous are the bonds of mutual dependency, in which a vast and daily increasing commerce unites them, that it is no wonder we should feel deeply inte rested, if not implicated, in the result of a contest in volving the character, for four years at leant, of the executive government of the transatlantic republic. lu general, it is not so much the personnel of the government that affects us, as the principles which it embodies. The present differs from former instances ire this, that we have, to some extol*, an interest in both ; and however little, for obvious reasons, public attention has been directed to it, the pending presidential contest is one which in its result will exercise a most important in- finence upon the political relations and the commercial policy of the two countries. That in which this'. country has the deepest interest is, that the leading principles of American policy should be peace and l low tariffs. If either of the two parties in that country represented both of these principles, we should have no difficultyindecidingto which to give our sympathies: if both represented them, we might afford to be in difkrent as to the issue. lint, unfortunately, neither of them is in a condition to guarantee us both. The one party represents peace and protection, the other tree trade and aggression. This makes it no easy matter for us to choose between them. If the Whigs will ensure us political amity, it will be at the risk of 'commercial hostility ; if unrestricted trade receives a check cau at cause the the t the triumph u hands mp e hor of the em the democracy d e d moc oc ra ra cy M m , i a t y w i i n l v l 'interruption to international peac e. o l b v e e been ' be the readersinarethaelrea different dyaware rt t y h a r t inwkhs,i,tetvheer issue really lies between Gem CASS and Gen. Taiwe, the former being the nominee of the democratic and the latter that of the whig party. We do not accuse the whole democratic party of a systematically aggressive policy, nor do we regard aggression a- a permanent feature in the democratic creed. But comprising as it does in its ranks the bulk of the lower order of citizens, if such an order will be ad mitted to exist in America , it is the p art y most susceptible to military prompting', most amen able to sudden impulses, and most reckless of ' consequences. A large and powerful wing of it, composed of the democracy of the north-west, has been until lately openly and avowedly hostile to this country. Whether the markets which we have recently thrown open to the produce of the agriculturists have in any degree abated their rancour towards us remains to be seen. It is the possibility of this being the case that at this moment renders the personal character of their candi ldate of some consequence to us. Whatever change may have taken place in their tone, it cannot yet be so complete as to prevent an unscrupulous leader from taking an easy and a fatal advantage of their weak ness. General CASS is pm-eminent amongst American politicians for the constancy and bitterness of his hostility to England. The incidents of his early life may partly account for this. Dining the war of 1812 he took an active part on the frontier against Canada, until he was made prisoner upon the inglorious ter mination of the attempt upon the province from the side of Michigan. Sinc: his release he has almost constantly resided in that state, w'th whose for tunes he has more particularly identified himself, and in which he has accumulated an enormous amount of property. His mansion, near Detroit, is close to the frontier, the river St. Clair alone separat ing it from Canada, so that from his drawing-room windows he daily contemplates the land of his own captivity, and the scene on which was enacted one of the most discreditable episodes in his country's history. On a generous mind this might have but little effect, but with General Cass it only serves to keep alive the hateful remembrance of personal and national catastrophes. In every lati tude and every longitude he is characterised by the same feeling; in Michigan, or in Carolina, iu Paris or in Washington, his Anglican animosities equally ex hibit themselves on every fi tt ing occasio . • .. ~ . . the acki HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TsuaiDAT, JOLT 20. The Stumm took the c ATE h airUSINESS. at 4 o'clock. PRIV B SECOND RE SDlNO.—Regent's Quadrant Colonnade Bill. REPORTS CONSIDERFJ). —Exeter and Exmouth Railway Acta Amendment ; Lancsahire and Yorkshire Railway (amendment of acts and regulation of capital); North Wales Railway (dissolution of com pany); Buie. LORDS' AME NDMENTS CONSIDERED . —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Humber ferries iMplesernent at 1150 sW New Rolland, be.); Manchester, Sheffield, and Lineolnahire Rainshire lway (Sheffield canal purehase):, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincol Railway (station at Sheffield, and branch to the Sheffiovidrnteld canlnstitu e); Middle Level Drainage Acts Amendment; Seottiah Pr tion ; Bills. PUBLIC BUSINESS. SECOND READING.--itenewuble Leasehold Conversion (Ireland) Bill. COMMITTEE--Eceleaiurdical Union sad Divisions of Parishes (Ireland) Sill. REPORT'. —highland Reads, Bridge., ( 3Rrotland) 000,0001.) Bill. Bill. THIRD RF.ADlNO.—Consolidsted Fund (, NOTICE OP MOTN.—lstot kisn.—De. hORING, the neat new to IO ton bring the sub ject of the foregoing pet ition ulster the notice of the Mouse. MINES IN SCOTLAND. The Earl of LINCOLN wished to ask the noble lord at the head of the Woods and Forests • question respecting an action which had recently been taken by the government against the proprietor of certain mines in Scotland, for the purpose of establishing a claim on the part of the crown a to t he whole of the minerals in that country. The claim ws f o unded on an act of Ja mes 1., passed so far back as the year 1592. The question he wished to uk the noble lord was, whether any legislation was to be attempted on the subject during the present session ? Lord MORPETH raid that the declaratory summons had been issued under the advice of the law officers of the crown in Scotland, hut it never west the intention of government to resort to oppressive proceedings towards the pro opr ng a billietors of m i ne s. The Lord Advocate proposed introduci next sessio.:; but he (Lord Morpeth) must defer a more de tailed answer to the noble lord's question until the matter bad been more fully considered. THE KAFFIR WAR. Mr. OSBORNE Asked whether it was the intention of government to confer any mark of distinction on the officers who had signalised themselves in the recent expeditions against the Klffirs ? Mr. F. MAULE did not understand that it was the int a tion of the goveruniew. to issue any decoration. Ile believed that all the promotions on account of those expeditions bad already been made. Mr. OSBORNE then gave notice that he would take the first opportunity of bringing the case of those officers before the house. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. Mr. OSBORNE asked whether it was intended to do any thing with the Metropolitan Buildings Act during the pre sent st talon ? (A laugh.) Ile understood that early in the session it had been referred to a committee of builders and stances. They may be forced to this if, in the coming contest, they are hard-driven by the enemy. The most determined opposition encountered by the tariff bill of 1846 is directed against it by the State of Penn sylvania, with whose iron and coal mines it is alleged materially to interfere. This state l plays an. everym portant part in eve F.residentia contest If the whigs can su cce ed without her, tney may leave the tariff en open question. If, on the other hand, they cannot dispense with her support, they can only secure it by submitting to terms of her own dictation. It is almost needless to say that the chief condition on which she could co-operate with them, would he the restoration of the revenue law of 1842, as regards iron and coal at least. Such is the position of candidates and parties in the pending presidential contest. So far as we are con cerned, there is this peculiarity in the case, that we are interested, as it were, in the success and the defeat of both. If the democracoulachieve an easy triumph, our objects might be be tte r served with CARS than with TAYLOR as President. But if they have to struggle hard for it the results of victory would only be worse than those of defeat. A whig victory, if an easy one, will be accompanied, at best, with but doubtful issues; if only secured by a submis sion to terms like those alluded to, the issues will he decidedly hostile to us in a commercial point of view. We are thus, turn to which side we will, placed equally, as it were, between hope and apprehension. 'the party which draws to itself our commercial sym pathies assumes a political attitude which, in times so precarious as these, we may not unreasonably dread; that in which we have political confidence is identified with principles hostile to our industry, and inimical to our trade. We. have two independent and infallible gauges of national prosperity--two markets, by the activity and depression o which, the rise and fall of fortune, the ebb and flow of hope and fear in the community, may be fairly measured —namely, the money market and the matrimonial market. These are our certain social barometers. No instrument that was ever in vented could register the state of the atmosphere with fidelity like these. The two, far apart as they may seem, arc closely connected in the nature of the influences to which they are subject. The bad times of the one are the bad times of the other. Few smiles are at the second when doleful faces are at the first. Marriages, in fact, are regulated by the same laws as govern the rise and fall of funds. When brokers smile upon you, maids are also kind ; when bank directors woo you to take credit, parents and guardians woo you to take wives. Love weaves his witcheries with the Three per Cents: suits militant at 88, are sure to be triumphant at 98. But let the bank grow coy, and , the maids—the fickle ones!—grow coy as well. When , gold is plentiful wedding-rings are as cheap in Eng land as crosses of the Legion of Honour in France. I But when bills are scarce, bawls are also scarce—and licences not to be thought of. The altars lose their attractions when discounts are I Leavy.. Who would think of marrying when quotations run high at Mark-lane? It would be madness to think of it. Cnew, though but a ,bungler, is too acute for that. It is only after a fruitful summer that the immortal urchin ventures to gather in his harvest. Only when the sun shines will he undertake to make hay. Wise and prudent youth! lie shuns dark days--avoids misfortune — veils his sunny face in bard, unprosuerous times, to reappear and return to his mischief only on the dawn of brighter promise. Such is the grave and important proposition—stript of its scientific expression—which is enunciated, and, so far as the data yet collected will admit,demonstrated in the " Eighth Annual Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Mar riages, in England," just published and laid before parliament. We cannot too highly praise the care, skill, and industry exhibited in the preparation of this volumi nous report. It consists of nearly five hundred pages of closely packed type—five-sixths of which, at least, are covered with figures, and present the vital statis tics of the country for the year to which they refer, 1845, in almost every conceivable variety of combine , tion ; but we cannot but regret, as others do, that I these valuable tables are not prepared more rapidly. When was 1843 ? By referring to the "Annual Re gister" the reader will find that it was a somewhat notable year ; but it is so far back in our social and Ipolitical experience—ideas have made such an onward I bound since then—and, a European revolution having cut it off from the history of the future, we fear that but a few of those whom these tables should interest, will be tempted to go back to the circum stances which they illustrate. The tardiness may have, in this instance, a much better excuse than could generally be assigned for the dilatoriness of the government offices. But taking the returns as they stand, we cannot see the necessity for consuming more than two years and a half in their preparation. We have recently had occasion to point attention to the way in which the work of the country is allowed to get behind—and must add this report to the oti er instances. Tee delay, however it may be caused, is a loss to the country, which has a right to have returns of so much importance laid before it at the earliest possible period ; and it is also a wrong to the re gtstrar, whose admirably drawn up reports thereby I fail to obtain all the attention which they d eserve. A history of England, illustrated by the facts of the marriage register, is a c..rious and interesting subject. No one can overrate the value of correct statistics in tracing the progress and development of nations. We have, however, only just begun to see their value, and to take charge for their preservation. From the tables of Mr. Rickman, and those of the Registrar- General, we have now returns of the marriages in England, year by year, since 1756, that is, up to 1815, ninety years. Comparing these tables with the histories of the time, we find many striking and in structive illustrations of the proposition already stated. It has for a long time been known, or at least sus pected, teat in this country marriages are most fre quent 'n days of prosperity and greatly diminish in hard times. The general character of the people for caution and thrift, aided by some partial observation of facts, would easily suggest such an opinion. Thes e returns demonstrate it. The coincidence of the fluc tuation is constant. WI en men fancy that prosperity is seized, they inclineto wed, and commence a family, .tst as they do to take a shop, a mill, a mine, and be- k energies, given to " weddings and rejoicings," wh en the remainder of the land was reduced to • state of comparative "single blessedness." It was the same with Liverpool, Birmingham, and other great towns. Sometimes the picture was re. versed. Thus in 1789, a bad year for the whole nation, the marriages in Birmingham were 903; but in 1792, eo prosperous to the kingdom, they amounted to only 606 ! The political riots of the time will readily occur to the reader in explanation of the cir. cumstance. But the truth is, the decline was not caused by the riots ; for the increase of disorder and celibacy were equally the effects of causes lying open to appreciation. At that time a conaiderah;e number of workmen in the iron districts depended for their prosperity upon the manufacture of shoe-buckles. In one of her caprices, Fashion had placed her ban upon buckles: henceforth, she Raid, let shoes be fastened with laces! The manufacturers of Birmingham, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, appealed, by paiti oa , to the PRINCE REGENT. He promised hie influence and example. On t. e strength of this promise hundreds of persons invested their fortunes in buckles. There was to be a state procession in Lon. don on the recovery of GEORGE 111., and briAlee were expected to beat strings oat of the field, and become again the rage. But alas for all these hoped the King went to St. Paul's in ties, buckles were non. plussed, arid the manufacturers ruined. Herein, probable, lies the secret of the politica disorders in the midland counties in 1791-2, &c. FRANCE. PARIS, It is announced that the Committee char ,, ,d ;Pith investigation of the insurrections of June and; he 13th of May has made considerable progress; but its report, which will be a document of considerable ex. tent, wili not be ready for eight or ten days to come. It is understood that the committee has succeeded in developing the causes of these two insurrections in a satisfactory manner. The reporter of this committee will be M. Bouchard. The committee of finances has decided upon pro• posing acme modifieation of an income tax. The estimate of the number of haled and wounded put forth in a semi-official form a day or two since, in which the killed are stated at about 1,4n0, is now proved to be a most erroneous estimate. " We could have wished (says Le Droil), a journal having the beet source of information on such subjects, that this number was correct. Unhappily it is not so; but official documents show that the number of killed and wounded among the defenders cf order only is greater than that stated. We can now affirm that on both sides there were more than 8,000 killed and wounoeu. The commission on the project of law as to the press, held long sittings yee'erday and the day before. M. Tassel suppoted the necessity of caution money, which MM. Berryer and Pascal Duprat opposed with much force of reasoning. To-day the con mission will hear M Marie, the minister of justice, as to his intention of adopting the project of his prede-essrr. The minister of the in terior will also be heard. Several members have ex pressed an intention of putting questions to M. Semis& as to the continued suppression of th.ee lead- ;- - uig journals. M. Pascal Duprat has presented a project of decree to the commission, which contains, among others, the following articles: Art. 1. Every Frenchman, having civil and political rights, shall have the right to publish his opicion by speaking or by the press, complying with the fel:owing conditions: 2. The decliration to be made before the publi• cation of any j ournal, shall contain the name, residence, la prolusion, of the chief editor. 3. All manweripts, signed by their authors, shall be delivered to the printersorhe shall be bound to produce them for any purposes of justice. 4. Proceedings may he taken at the same time against the chief editor and printer for every article not signed, who shall he liable to the same punishment that might have boa inflicted on the author. 5. Every writer who shall adopt a false signature, for the purpose of avoiding responsiblith shall lose his civil rights for a terns not exceeding tire years, without prejudice to any other punishment to which he may be liable, His accomplices also shall be liable to the same punishment. 6. When a journal shall have been three times found guilty of publishing under false signatures, it may be suppressed. 8. The chief editor shall always be is. eluded in any proceedings against any other editor, unless he can show that the article has been inserted without hi knowledge. 9. All previous laws sto caut.on money, the responsibility of the conductor of the journal an abrogated. This project is to be discussed to-day. The Messayer Bays "We are assured, that with. out any intimate concert on the question, France awl England have reciprocally given notice to each other of sending a squadron ot observation to the I3lack Sea, to watch the movements of Russia on the Lower Danube." NAPLES.—We have received the following letter from our Naples correspondent, giving further parti culars et the election of the King of Sicily : 3 CLY 13.—0 n Sunday last the Porcupine left for Paler mo. On arriving they found that the Chamber had been discussing the choice of a king for several days *rant coming to any decision. Wearied of this delay the naiad guard surrounded the Chamber on Monday declaring that until a decision was come to no one should be permitted to leave. About midnight of Monday the bells annonneed that a decision had been come to, and it was known the Duke of Genoa had been elected king. On Tuesday morning there was a continual firing from all the forts. The Bulldog (English) was the first foreign vessel to hoist the Sicilian fl ig, and salute it with 21 guns. The French foh lowed soon after. The Porcupine left Palermo on Tuesday, the 11th: as they were leaving, five line.of.hattle ship (English) and the Uecate were entering. The French fist leaves Naples to-morrow or next day. ITALY. LONIBARDY.—A private letter from Cosemsaf the Bth instant contains the following: After the defeat of the insurgents by a General Nuasissts one of the m at s.•.TOCIUUII deeds was perpetrated by the in. surgents is their escape. At the country house of Signet Ciocci a tragical scene was discoveredunfortunate lather and mother were found hided on the dead hodies of their daughters, the eldest daughr upon her children. Tts noble Roman family left Rome for te Cosenza in order to escape some outbreak that was expected to occur at Rome. The only remaining member of this family is the youngest MI who is in England, exiled. GERMANY• lf - uring the Oregon controversy he was . ..eenow- I just as they do to ... lodged chief of the war party in Congress—HA: 4 M- gin a business. Governed by prudential considers- GAN, BRESE, and ALLEN might rave and bluster with lions, the Englishman rarel marries, except when he PRUSSIA.—The journals of Berlin of the 1.._ but little effect; but when CASS, the all but nominee believes in the security of his prospects. This may of his party when POLK was nominated, and the pos- seem a small affair ; but it is really a most valuable were spoken of, but no particular changes were die Bible President to be, goaded the administration to trait in the character of ana ion, and tells greatly in have reached us. Fresh modcations in the cabinet tinctly stated. General Von Below, who had been war, the case was mole vic!ous, the danger more its results. charged with a mission to Vienna and Frankfort, had imminent, It is quite possible that, should the Asa matter of course, the number of marriages an responsibilities of power now devolve upon him, nuall notwithstanding sonic fluctuations, has gm- mission was to settle the future relations between prud,nce might suggest a change, at least dually increased during these ninety years. In 1736 returned to Berlin. It appears that the object of his Prussia and the new Vicar of the German empire. in his language and demeanour if not in his they numbered 96,600 ; in 1843 they had increased to feelings. It is ono thing to be a mere party 287,486. These figures are about as Ito 3, and they Hanoverian monarch and government, the Protean man, quite another to be the head of a great nation, are respectively the lowest and highest in the series. It will be recollected that, without going so far as the cabinet also called into question the supreme au ' charged with the proper conduct of its affairs, and The average of the 10 years 1756-65 was 112,519 ; leutrusted wi.h its destiny. In view of the marvels that of the 10 years 1837-46 was 248,030, or more Prussia, it may be observed here, possesses (so to thority of the Frankfort constituent assembly. e hide, in this respect, the transition wrought in Mr. than double. But within these terms the fluctuations Puts, General CASs need not be despaired of. II his are numerous, corresponding most remarkably with write) more than two-fifths of the m aerial import rine° of Germany. It is not surprising , therefore, election were certain, his policy might be circumspect the rise and fall of the country's prosperity. For aud pacific. The danger lies in its not being certain, example, during the three years 1788, 89, 90, the moral preponderance in the confederation. The re that Prussia should be desirous of maintiening a whilst it is possible. The split which has taken weddings were almost stationary, the numbers being place in the ranks of the democratic party on 140,064, 141,392, 141,296. In 1791 they rose to Minister of War will go far towards satisfying the cent appointment of a Prussian general as Central the question of slavery is of the most serious kind. 145,180, and in 1792 to 149,838 —nearly 10,000 in With a desperate chance of the presidency be may fiveyears. This fact at oncesuggestssome extraordinary min i stry . resort to desperate expedients, and, in these exciting change of fortunes. Turn to the historical records, demands or expectations of the Prussian court and The Prussian Minister of Public Worship has times, get up a cry which may re-unite the scattered and we see the mystery cleared up. From° 1790 to declared that Jewish teachers are eligible for all posts fragments at d inflame the passions of his party, and 92 the price of wheat tell from 355. a quarter to ,rectify the designation attached to him by one of the 435. a quarter; the Three per Cents. rose from 77 to the belief in the Christian faith is necessary. New York journals of the " all-creation-annexing" 90. Through the recent introduction of manufac- , in the national universities, except in posts in which The Breslau Gazette states that tbe English govern- CASS. If he is to be President, better that he should luring power, the capital of the country was rapidly slip easily into the chair than be driven by his com- increasing. The interest of money, both in the funds mercial treaties with the Vicar of the German empire, petitor to win it by a neck, and in ordinary investments, was l ow. BRINDLEY meat h- s already declared itself ready to form com- For the present at least, we do not regard his had introduced the canal system ; canals became the The works on the Breslau and Spandau Canal are prospects as very encouraging. But he will rage. Companies were formed, schemes projected, and to acknowledge the unity of Germany. rapidlyprogressing, not less than 1,900 men being not give up without a struggle, in which funds subscribed. Every kind of money was plentiful, l eei case his defeat would only be less unforta- and matrimony amongst the rest. But a change nate than his success. The chances are, so soon crossed the spirit of that dream. People far report that the Poles in Posen are preparing far, in favour of his competitor, not from the began to suspect the value of their investments. eni Th o e y ßertin Zeitungs-Halle of the 18th contradicts the another insurrection. strength of the whig party, but fro - n the d ivisions Reaction commenced. On the let of February, the 15th have and consequent weakness of t he democrats. General 1793, France declared war against England. The n AUSTRIA.—The Vienna papers of TAYLOR has declared that he would be no party followed a terr.ble crisis. In April a commission was come to hand. The Wiener Zeiturey of the 15th oen, preeident. But as he cannot dispense with a party appointed by PITT to inquire into the causes of coin- tains a declaration by Baron llobbilioff, stating Ws vote, he cannot pursue the independent course which mercial distress. Thousands were ruined• the programme of the new ministry was already ,__ such a declaration embodies. We have nothing 0 Brides and bridegrooms we re now at a discount. pleted, and had been sent to the Archduke Re g ent !! apprehend from the ascendancy of the whiga but a They were a dru g in the market. For some years his approbation. The names were not given n , e bett! renewed perturbation of the commercial system of the the registers record a sad tale of domestic calamity. following non-official list of members of the el rter, country. Much, hovrever, will depend upon the straits In 1793 the weddings had fallen to 137,391—1ees trian cabinet was circulating : Dobblhoff, 3ldane . ,°_, to which, as a party, they are driven. The than they had been sinc e 1783! the Interior ; Weasenberg , Foreign Atintr6; Steer's' result, as regards the revenue, of the tariff bill of The fluctuations in th general returns embrace the Mayer, Finance ; Bach, Justi.:e; I lornbcstel; tont" . . , 1846 has been so favourable to that measure that a whole of tile nation sometimes a high average me Worship.i, or Saiinhals, War F.iste c ,P°: proposition for any material modification of it would year presented a low average in particular places ; lie Considerable excitement pre ells, w not meet with the unanimous support of the whigs, thus Manchester was often, on account of the tre- Vienna, and several republicans have been arr e t o te: te unless coerced to support it by extraneous circum- mendous impetus recently given to its industrial We gave yesterday the proceedings been th Cha o mber f Hu stated at the c hamber had in pears that a that day. It put by J. p a t s , ulster of the Inte was true that at with the rebelli Marshall Von I fused obedience Blaredhouse el s t a n the h until two elected. was chosen presi wards the clog Finance, Kri,sut his project of f u nder debate an( ruen tly object , d Madaross, who The dispute bet thath Td o h e m warm that Koss Von Nladaross b the area. The by a majority of It would Kim and Croatia is a: true that the Ar of mediator, and Vienna he ,4111111 before him ; t disposed to co opened the Diet ministry insists Diet, as being negotiation wit demands that t meted against tl that the Matti and Sclavonia Ministry of WI regiment of int( now stand an a of the question. With regard Casette annout troops into Jass According t( that Prince All National Awn provided the T of banishment. who is desirou risen up ['gains had given orde people, six of to the barracks pressed the del last extremity. who is in the excitement in I troops in one o order to march All the villa the road from to Siebenburge having fled wig boyars are also The Prague the sth install party, such me being returned Intelligence vernor of Ka answer to the Rear-Admiral The prof of the futi IP