The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1848. Hormones, March 18. -Having a coatinuanos of wet weather, our Wheat came to hand in bad condition,ri pantios d we can only report a dull and slow trade in every desc of grain ; nevertheless , holde rs of Wheat are estreznely firm more is their demand ', and for a few p icked simples of dry, Is. must be given. Barley and Oats are unaltered, and of Beams" but few owing. Wheat, 635. to 68s. Braley, 324. to 365. Oats, 225. to 28s. Beans, 40s. to 425. Pwrineosooon, March 18.-The supply of Wheat, al. though not large for the season of they ear, was greater them last week; but that of Barley and Beans much shorter. MAO Wheat is rather dearer than last week ; a good deal et business would have been done, but farmers firmly insisted neon an advance of 2a per qr. Barley is ls. to 2s. dearer. 'No change in W h eatfe of Oats or Beaus. Currency to , the growers: new, 40s. to 44a.; fi ne, 62a. to 1 634. ; old, 50s. to 62a. ; tine, 645. Barley, 295. to 306. ; 18s 21s. to 246. ; old, fine, 331. Oats, new , 17s. to .; fine, to : 23e. to 305.; fine, 324. Beans, old, 60s. 526. ; new, No to Kb. r .., ET WORTH, March 18.-At our maket to-day we note an improvement in the value of Wheat, especially for fine, dry parcels. Choice parcels of Barley are more inquiria AL at advanced rates, as also seed qualities of all spring seen. Wheat, white, per load, 131. to 131. 155.; red, 121. to 121. 10s. Barley, malting, 31s. to 335.; grinding, 28.. to 110 a. Oats, 20s. to 225. Peas, 40s. to 425. Beans, 42.. to 44a. REAMED, March 18.-We had a good consumptive de stand for Wheat to-day. at an improvement of ls. per qr. in Ape qualities, and inferior maintained last week's rate. Bar loy was in short supply, and Is. per eir. dearer. Every otha load of spring Corn was dull, and pnces rather receded. 1 SAFFRON WALDEN, March 18.-Our Wheat market this I day was from ls. to s. per quartet d . Barley, &leo, Ikons le. to 2s. per quarter in advance. Oats cheaper. Beans, in consequence of foreign arrivals, very dull. Peas, also, partake of the decline. BENDERLAND, Much 18.-The weather has been very wet all the week, so that field-work has been suspended, and the completion of sowing spring crops delayed. ers There was an average supply of grain from the fann to-day, and 1,050 qrs. of Oats have been received coastwise during the week. The demand for Wheat was rather brisk, and sales were readily made at fully Is. per qr. advance. The finest Wheats were worth to day 575. ; average qualities, 63e. to 556.; and inferior parcels, 495. to 516. per qr. At these rates prime qualities of south country and foreign Wheats are is demand. Malting Barley atto 325., to is in fair request. Beans at 361. to 385., and Peas at 34.. 365., in moderate demand for seed. Oats ire a good sale. at 225. to 24e. Malt is very dull sale, at 52.6. to 566. Flour of all kinds it in great demand ; south country is charged 395. to 405., and home-made, 365. to 375. per sack ; Ame• 1 rican, 28e. to 30e., and Indian Meal, 161. to 17s. per barrel. WARHIEsTER, March 18.-Wheat was but in moderate supply; best dry samples scarce, and soon disposed of; best white, weighing 62:hs. per bushel, made 58e. per qr. ; some very superior reached 606. ; best heavy, dry, old and Flo new. red, made 563. to 57s ; common, 445. to 60s. Best ur, 445. per bag ; good seconds, 40s. to 425. ; common, 395. For Barley, the demand very brisk ; tome fine heavy and bright Chevalier made 32.. per qr. ; good malting, 365. to 37e. ; second rate, 331. to 3ts. ; none selling at less than 31$. to 32e. Oats found ready purchasers at an advance of Is. per qr. for all good samples, inferior remaining at the prices of I lest week ; general prices from 22 6 . to 275. per qr. Beans, some best old ticks, 48s. to 50s. per qr. ; new and pigeon, , from 421. to 463. Peas, _good white, C to 48 .. per qr. ; I grey and maple, 42a. to 455. WINCHESTER, March 18.-The show of Wheat less than usual; best white situ as high as 151. per load; red, 141. to 141. 10.. ; common samples. 131. to 131. 103. Flour, at from 40s. to 433. per bag. Barley sold quickly, at a rise of le. per qr. Best Chevalier made 355. to 375. per qr. ; good samples, at 335. ; moderate, grinding, at 30s. to 31s. Barleymeal, 17s. per bag. Malt, 7s. to St. per bvithel. Beans in good demand, at from 444. to 486. per qr. Peas, fine white, at 461. per qr. Hog r'eas,4o4. to 425. Oats sold at an advance of Is. per qr. Finest Poland and Potato, 265. to 28.. per qr. good, white, 243. ; common, feed, 206. to 225. Winter and epriag Tares, Gt. to 7s. per bushel. Wtessecg, March 1 8 . - With a good supply of Wheat the trade here to-day may be reported the same as last week for all but inferior aud out-of coaditioned samples, which are hardly so ready sale. Oats and Beans uuchanged in value. Prices to the growers: Wheat Bs. , floe white, 611bs. to 621ba, 50s. to 525. per qr. ; red, 4 to 50s. ; good runs, GOlbs. to 611bs, white, 475. to 493. •, red, 465. to 481. ; common, 57163. to 5011 n., white, 436. to 465. ; rod, 42a. to 445. Oats, fine new meeting, per stone, I Id. ; good, new, feed 101. to 101 d. Beans, new, 34e. to 366. WORCESTER, March 18.-We had a fair supply of Wheat to-day, which realized tally last week's rates ; red, 19s. to 203. per bag of 9.t. 101 b. ; white, 20s. to 21. Barley in re. quest at 4s. 4d. to 4.. fel. per bush. imp., and all other des criptions of grain fully maintained last week's prices. YORE. March 18.-At our market insths day an average quantity of Wheat is !bowing, which has e a fair sale at a trifle below last week's prices. In Barley, Oats, and Beaus, no alteration:-Wheat, white, 525. to 555. per imp. qr.; red, 493. to 5 21 . Barley , maltin g , 30s. to 335. ; grinding, 275. to 293. Beans, 366. to 40s. Rye, 345. to 375. ; Malt, . to 62e. Oats, 1016. to 111 d. per stone of 141bs. Flour, 6 370ss. to 41s. per sack of 2801bs. DuBLIN, March 17.-We have to report small supplies and dull msrkets this week on our Corn Exchange. Prime samples of Wheat met a brisk sale, at last Friday's rates, whilst inferior descriptions of Barley maintained the cur rency of this se'nnight. For other articles we repeat last day's quotations. The following was the general currency: Wheat, white, 276. to 30s. 6d. ; red, 255. to 295. per 21501 b. Oats, 9.. G. to Ils. 3d. per 1961 b. Barley, 14s. 6d. to 161. 6d. per 22411.. Indian Corn,to 335. 6d. e rnBoll4. Oatmeal, 114. to 12 6 . per cwt. Flour, seconds, ss. 161. BELFAST, March 16.-Our market has been moderately . supplied this week with farmer.' produce ; but, the demand being equally moderate, we have no alteration to note in the price of any article. Owing to the advice' from America, brought by the last Halifax packet, stating lower quotations for Indian Co, this article has again declined in the Liver pool market, which has induced holders to be more desirous of wiling ; but we do not anticipate any great decline, as it cannot be imported to stand under present rates, and the demand is expected to increase considerably as soon al f irmers are employed at spring labour. Indian Corn, white, Si. to 81. 6s. ; yellow, 71. 10s. to 71. 15 3 . per ton. Indian Corn Meal, white, 81 15s. to 91. ; yellow, 71. 15.. to 81. per ton. American, 15.. to 16.. per barrel. Ryemeal, Russian, 7s. to 7s. 61. per cwt. Wheat, red, 9s. to 10s. 9d. ; white, 9s. o Ils. per cwt. Oatmeal, 10s. to Ils. 6d. per cwt. Oats, fiat..s6 6d. to 6s. 9d. per cwt. Barley, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 31. per cwt. Wheatenmeal, 13e. to 14a. per cwt. Guano, Ichabo, fts. 6d. per cwt. Coax, March 18.-There is more readinen on the part of holder' to make sales, and in some instances lower rates have been accepted. The movements of the trade during the last two weeks have been very similar to those of the past few months. Foreign supplies continue trifling. Those of home growth also are moderate. The value of Wheat is pretty well maintained, and there is scarce any alteration from the prices of last week. In prepared Wheat we have scarcely anything doing. Barley, the supply of which has fallen off materially, is in fair demand at late prices. Oats, owing principally to the demand for seed pur poses, have again advanced 3d. to 4d. per barrel. In prepared Oats we have not heard of any transactions. The business done in Flour is entirely one of consumption, and purchases are confined to the supply of immediate wants. Indian Corn, as has already been intimated; meets a much lees brisk inquiry, and the article can be had at a reduction of 2s. 6d. per ton, the extreme value of prime Galati being now about 71. 10s. Meals meet a res'neted inquiry assn sale. LIMERICK, March 18.-The weather in the early part es the week was very wet, with high winds ; it has since cleared up, and is now clear and sunny. The supplies of grain during the week have been moderate (the farmers are busy' tilling), and prices ruled steady. At this day's market the show of Wheat was small, and quickly bought up at a slight improvement in value. Oats sell well. Little Barley offering. We have a good demand in Indian Corn, which it rather scarce, but, from tho expected large quantities, buyers are not anxious to go into stock and we note no improvement in value. Indian Meal and other coarse 13-eadstuffs, meet rather slow demand. Red Wheat, 134. to 151 ; white, 141 d. to 161 d. Oats, 814. 10 9d. Barley, ltd. to 121. per at. Galata Indian Corn, 81 104. to 81. 153. per ton. lbrsil and other, 8/. to 81. ss. Indian Meal, 81. ss. to 91. Oatmeal, 121. to 131. Irish Flour, 325. per bag. Suoo, March 18.- Oats, Be. 9d. to 93. 3d. per bushel. I Oatmeal, per per cwt. Indian Meal, 9s. per cwt. Wheat, 21s. to 225. barrel. American Flour, 31s. 31s. Gil. per barrel. WATERFORD, March 18.-Our market this week has been moderately supplied with country Corn ; of foreign we have not had a single at rival, while from Liverpool, 3,830 qrs. of Indian Corn, and 530 barrels Meal are reported. Wheat has been in fair request at former prices; and some quantity from granary was disposed of early in the week, to local millers. Oats have improved about 30. per barrel during the week, and are now held with firmness at the advance. There are some inquiries for grinding Barley for export, but, from the paucity of supplies, little business can be done in it. Indian Corn has been pressed to a decline of fully Ia per barrel, and buyers can only be found for small quantities at the reduction. Flour, being relatively cheaper than Wheat, is in fair request at late rates. Present prices of Grain Flour, itte. : -Undried Wheat, millers', per 20 stone, 26; 6.1. to '27s. 6d. ; shipping, 245. to 245. 6d. Barley, malting, per 16 stone, 151. Ito 15s. 61.; grinding, 13e. to 136. 6d. Ciats, white, per 14 at., 10s. to 106. 6d. ; black, 10s. 3d. to 103. 6d. Prepared Wheat, millers', _per 20 at., 28 s. 3 d. to 296 .; shipping, 255. 6d. to 265. Gd. Barley, malting, per 16 st., 16s. to 166. 6d.; grinding, 15s. to 15s. 61. Oats, white, per 14 st., Ile. to lls. 91. ; black, lla. to lls. 3d. Flour, super., per sack, 375. 6d. to 386. G. ' • s econds, 345. to 355. ; thirds, 30 s. to 325.; fourths, 2 4 e. to 255. Indian Corn, Danube, per 20 et., 1 186. 6d. to 19s. 6d. American, yellow and red, 18s. to 118 s. 3i1.; Spanish and Portuguese, 16e. to 17e. ; white, 15s. to 1 160. ; damaged, for cattle, 126 . t o 135. Indian Corn Meal, per cwt., 83. to Oatmeal, per cwt., 106. to 111. Bran, per 6 stone, 3s. to 3e. 2d. KIRKCALDY, March 18. -Although we have not had eo much rain this week as for some previous weeks, still the ground is much too wet to admit of the sowing of any s des cription of grain. At our country markets is k, th es e supplies of all hied, of grain have been very limited ; al were quicker then of late, and at fully higher rates than last week. Here to-day we had rather small supplies of all kinds of grain, which met &fide demand, but without any quotable change in value. Wheat, 42a to 545. per qr. Bar ley, 265. sat. to 31s. Oats, 21s. to 26. Oatmeal, per bag of 2801 be., 345. to 343. 6d. KINGSTON, March 18.--13...5t Wheat scarce; prices about 2s. per qr. above last week. B airy sold at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. Oats went off freely, at from 20.. to 27a. per qr. Beaus and Peas in fair demand, at last Saturday's prices. MANCH EAT'S, March 18.-Neither ie this nor the neigh bouring markets has any particular change taken place during the lest week : the trade ha , been quiet, at late rates. The same description is applicable to the day's business at our Corn Exchange, the transactions in each:article being of limited extent at the prises of our last, except as regards Beans and Indian Corn, which are both Is. per qr. cheaper. The current prices Wheat, per bushel of 701b5., English, wbite, Ss. to Bs. 6d. ; red, Ts. Gd. to Bs. Irish, white, 7s. 6d. toes.; red, Is. 3:1 to 7s. td. Barley, per bushel of 601ba., grinding, 38.6 d. to 4s. Oats, per bushel of 451b5., Bnglish, Scotch, and fine Irish, 2e. 11d. to 3s. Id. ; Irish kiln-dried runs, 2s. 9d. to 2s. 10d. Beans, per qr. of 5011 M., English, email, 38e. to 395. ; Tick, 37'. to 38s. Peas, per 8 imperial hushele, white, boilers, 40s. to 425. Flour, per sack of 28911 w.. English and Irish, tine, 37'. to 395. ; super fine, 395. to 401. ; extra, 41s. to 42.5. 6d. Oatmeal, per load of 24011 m., English and Irish, 261. to '276. Mastsoitorott, Mandl 18.-Wheat was sold freely at an advance of 10s. per load. Barley woo also in good d, mud, at Is. per qr more money. Oats toned purchasers at Is. in crease. B. ans, Peas, and Tares as last week. Wheat from 121.15 a . to 141.155. per load. Bar'ey, at from 325. to 375. per qr. Oats trim 20s. to 275. Beans, 41.4. to 501. Peas, from 40s. to 455. Nswcaarts-ox-Trns, March 18.-The weather still continues of a very unpropitious character. Since Thum day it has rained almost without the slightest intermission, accompanied with a north-east wind, and the land is ea de luged with wet, that serious apprehensions are entertained vthat Wheat may take injury upon tne hea” , soils if • fa vourable change do not occur shortly. Seeding operations in this dist, !CC an in a vary backward state, a much less breadth of Beans and Peas having been sown than usual, whilst of Wheat but little has been sot into the gr aund, and the season is now too late to risk a crop of this grain. The trade since this day se'nnight has rued extremely first for Wheat and Flour, and trans actions to a moderately fair extent have beer. effected in those articles at slightly enhancd rates, other grain, though no dearer, commanding rather more attention. At our market this morning, we had a moderate snow of Wheat from tt.e country, and the arrivals coastwise hi fag trifling, fresh-thrs-hed sanip!es were taken off pretty readily at au advance of Is. per qr., but in south country or foreign little was done, ho den being unwilling to accept the terms offered. Upon Flour we raise our quo. Gallons fully la. per sa k, the best household' heing readily placed at 38e. per sack , but in some cases extra marks are held for even more money, and where this is the case Mathieu is checked. Rye stationary. Set et malting Barley may be written Is. dearer, extra Chevalier making 33,, but other sorts are without the least improvement. Malt rather more inquired for. Beans and Peas rather lower. Having again a very large supply of Oats from the growers, a clearance could only ba effected by submitting ton ch. cline of Is. per qr., with which reduction our farmen complied very unwillingly. We have no alteration to note in the duti • this week. The present prices: Wheat, British, Northumberland, old, white Ma. to 5".. ; red, 521. to 55e. ; new, white, 545. to 575. ; red, 60s. to 55e. ; Norfolk anti Suffolk, new, white, 54e. to I ; red, s* . Lincolnshire, new. white, 545. to 671.; red, 51s. to 645. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk, 255. ts 325. Barley Norfolk and Suffolk, 2Ss. to 31s. Chevalier, 30s. to , 33.; Northumberland s and Scotch, 264. to 298.; Chevalier, 28s. to 31s. ; grinding and distilling, 2.5 a. to 28s. Malt, 60s. to 5 Is. • Chevalier, 525. to 565. Oats, North um berland and Sc otch, potato, new, 225. to '2ls. ; common and Angus, new, 20s. to 225. Peas white, boilers, 38s. to 425. ; grey and maple, 38s . to 40i. Beans, new, 84s. to 38. a. Flour, per wick, fine, Stockton and Nor thumberland, 38s. to 40s. ; Norfolk, white, 38s. to 40s. ; households, 365. to 38.. • seconds, 31s. to 37 1 . ; households , 325. to 35a ; thirds, 2 8 ;. to 32.5. ; households, 265. to 325. Wheat, foreign, Dantsic and Konigsberg, white, 665. to 110 a. ; red, 6438. to 645. Silesian, white, 665. to 60s, ; red, 531. to 554. Mecklenburg and Pomeranian, white, 665. to 60s. ; red, 545. to 565. Hamburg, Marks, and Anhalt, white, 61s. to yes. ; red, 525. to 645. Kiel and Holstein, white, 528. to 565. ; red, 60s. to 625. Petersburg and Archangel, red, 40s. to 465. Odessa, red, 465. to 48s. Polish, red, 475. to 501. Rye, Russian, 2.61. to 30s. Barley, Seal, 30.. to 325. ; Pomeranian and Holstein, 265. to 305. Oats, Dutch Brew, 21s. to 235. ; Pomeranian, feed, 18a. to Holstein end Danish, 16s. to 180. Archangel and Riga, 178. to 191. Peas, white, 365. to ; 395. Flour, per barrel of 196 lb., United States and Canada. duty paid, 265. to 28s. The arrivals this week are : Wheat, 480. Rye, 22. Barley, 130. Oata, 210 ; foreign, coaatwise, 606. Peas, 349. Beans, coastwise, 2 ; foreign, 69 qrs. Flour, 1,520 sacks . Nawroier, March 18,-Our market to-day was well sup plied with grain. Best samples of Wheat fetched la. per qr. over last week's prices; inferior qualities without alteration. Best samples of Barley sold readily, at Is. advance. Oats, Beane, and Peas without alteration. Flour, 38s. to 40s. per sack. NORWICH, March 18.-We had a good offer of Wheat far sale to-day from the farmers, and prices ruled la. per qr. advance on hat week's rates. Flour waa in request, at 6d. per sack more money. Barley met a free sale, at fully last week's prices. Beans remain the same, and a dull sale. Peas without alteration in value. Oats were nominally the same, but difficult to quit, and but little business transacted. White Wheat, 565. to 581. per qr. ; red, 51s. tuna, Barley, malting, 30s. to 32 8 . ; grir.&ne, 255. to 285.; 36s. to 40s. ; Peas, 36 5. to 395. ; Oats, 225. to 265. ; Flour, per sack of 2801 b., f.o.b. 35e. to 365., wh one month's credit, and purchasers findi n g sacks; retail it , 2s. per stone. for Saturday's Mooltete.see IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ELECTION COMMITTEES.—EATURDAY. ATLISBUST.—Mr. Thiss, for the sitting member, occupied the whole of the sitting with his summing up. Dannr.—The committee on this petition eat for the first time on Saturday. Mr. Cbilden in the chair. The charges are bribery aid treating against the sitting mem bers, Meows. Strutt and Gower. The bribery is alleged to have been practised in the shape of head money, distributed in • manner peculiar to Derby. The mode was to put voter; " on the committee," and pay them tire shillings a day Mr their Nervier,. The amount charged to have been paid te certain of the freemen of Derby in this way was 255. per MM.. Direct treating is also r ! ll ia rg r cd yvittoldonsewoiratshts.nvicei.turiese relieving been opened by f. •• were called and exesnineA to prove the allegations. DUNDALK.—DECISION. —The scrutiny was pro ceeded with, and three votes having been struck MC lstr. M'Tavish's proll, the Committee closed its lshours by de claring Mr. J. Turrensid•Cullagh to be duly elected. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. HOUSE OF COMMONS (133).—SLAVE -TRADE. —lt appears from thou returns that in the month of June we had on the mast of Africa for the stipprosion of the slave trade 24 ships of war (of all elasses) carrying an nggre gate of 209 guns, and manned by 2.781 mon. The estimated cost of this armament for the year 1846 was—Wagee and victuals, 220,2331.; wear and tear of hul , s, masts, yards, rig ging, and stores. 49.1131. ; wear and tear of machinery of steam-vessels, 17.7901. ; cost of coals, 14.2871. ; in all, 301,6231. The French had at the same time 23 ships of war and 3 transports on the station, carrying 216 guns. The e numbr of men w ar oteen asoartained. The U States had two ships o b one carrying 22, and the other 10 guns. the Orpre 'so. MAILS. The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, lEslelra, Didira and Gibraltar will be made up no the morning of the 27th March. The Weet India Midis, including Bermuda, Natedu, Havanna,d Mta H on d u ras, New (es, Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Porto Rico, Lin excluding those for Madeira Jaemel, Cartbagena, Santo Martha, Charms, Panama., Vint Coat of South America, and st. Juan-de- Nicaragua, will be made up on the morning of the 27th March. The mails for New South Wales, Van Diemen 's !Anil, and New Zealand will be made up on the evenine of the 31st March. The mails for the W, st Cast of Africa and Madeira will be made tm on the evening of the hot March. The overland mails for Gihraltur, Malts, Greece, the lonian Islands, F44(pt, Aden, Ceylon, India, liong-Koag. and Pal via Southamp ton, will he made up on the morning of th. 3rd April. The malls for the Brazil., the ltirer Mate, Monte Video, r oc be Bahia, Madeira, and Buenos Ape', will bo made up on the evening of the 4th April. The overland diced mails, via Marseilles, to the Mediterraneon, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, llong-liong, &c., will be made up on the evening of the 24th Aped. Tbe mulls far British North America, Berniud a, and the United State*, will be made up en the evening of the 24th April. NOTICE. The number of STAMPS issued to the DAILY NEWS by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during 1847, was: From JAN. 1, to DEC. 31 •••• 3,447,00 9 This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the .umber issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, and Morning Post, ALL CET TOOFTIIEB 1Q addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS, Morning Paper. there were issued for the Evening Edition, THE EXPRESS, From JAN. 1, to Die. 31 Which was more, we believe, than were issued either to the Globe or Standard, Evening Papers. TO CORIOMONDENTS. laemaata Intended f•e•Tbe apreaa,` Lesebra reaming paper roast We boovarloaaarata. by Taro o'clock ea Ma day of puldicausa. HtOtt WATLA AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tots D•tMoalo.l3 We put 2; Afternooo, IN role pa. 2. To ,V.l639l3—Moratug. po•t 1; Allornooo, 2 moo. yost 3. LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 20. Tuts eve ning'e proceedings in the committee of "apply will, in all likelihood, afford some insight into the character and motives of the members who have joined in the attempts previously made to modify the ministerial budget. Hitherto the question his been, shall a certain tax be imposed or not? To-night the question will ho raised, shall a certain amount of ex- 1 penaiture be incurred or not ? 'flic sincere friends of a wise economy will, ot'ccurse, be found at the r posts, striving to keep down expenditure to what is neces sary. They who have voted to keep down the amount of taxation, but absent themselves, or desert their, colours when their aid is needed to keep down expeurli-1 ture to a due proportion with the amount of taxation which they have declared the country can bear, will stand convicted ot being mere factious udversaiies of government, endeavouring to impede its action tor equivocal and sinister objects of their own. The minorities in the divisions on the three income tax motions have varied (tellers included) only from 140 to 143; but the component parts of these minorities have been considerably diver sified. Of the members in the minority of 143 on Mr. HOE , M AN'S motion for a more equitable assessment of the income tax, only 80 voted for Mr. Hume's motion to renew the grant of the tax for one year only. There voted against Mr. HUI(E'S motion 42 of Mr. Hoesuee's supporters ; and 21 of them were absent from the division. These defaulters consisted principally of such members of the PEEL and RUSSELL parties as are remark able for occasionally asserting a will of their own ; the gap caused in the ranks of the minority by their defection was filled up chiefly with recruits from the protectionist party. In Sir BENJAMIN Ilett's mi nority, for extending the income tax to Ireland—there were only 47 of the members who voted both for Mr. Husts.'s and Mr. HOR.SMAN'S motion ; but 17 (13 liberals, 3 Peelites, and 1 protectionist) of those who, after supporting Mr. HoRSMAN, had shrunk from supporting Mr. HUME, crept back to aid Sir BENJAMIN HALT.. These divisions show that the steady consistent supporters of an equitably assessed income tax, and of its extension to all parts of the United Kingdom alike, have been assisted occasion ally by other classes of members. Fears—unrea sonable and exaggerated fears—fur the stability of the ministry afford the most plausible interpretation ot the wavering of some; a desire to injure the ministry was not unlikely the actuating motive of others. These suspicions may do both parties wrong ; the deliberations of the committee of supply will, it this be the case, afford them an opportunity to set themselves right with the public. A reflection on the absurdity of first voting minis-1 ters the taxes they ask, and then proceeding to examine the items of expenditure which arc to render these taxes necessary, has been forced upon the friends of economy year after year by the slovenly proce dure of the House of Commons, until an im portant practical truth has contracted by frequent repetition all the triteness of a common-place. The renewal of the income tax (with all its inequality of assessment) is as good as granted ; and to-night the house which has granted it because ministers my it is indispensable will for the first time begin to look into some of those estimates which are to show whe ther its full amount is required or not. This putting of the cart before the h. rse is on the present occasion particularly offensive ; there is this year a super rotation of the petty tricks by which the passage of the estimates through committee is accustomed to be smoothed. The proposal to increase the cost of our defensive establishments was so unpalatable that some new device was felt to be necessary, to parry the first burst of national indignation. The navy, army, and ordnance estimates were referred to a select committee. Has that committee reported ? Will it report to-night? 'Would a report 16e1 on the table of the House of Commons this evening enable members to come to the discussion of the estimates' with one single ray more of enlightenment than if such a committee had never been appointed ? For any practical use to be derived from the labours of the committee there is no reason to regret this. No committee ever elicits any information which its members did not previously possess and wish to pub lish. Without such previous knowledge they cannot put the proper questions; without such a desire to impart their knowledge to others they will not put them. The only members of the com mittee to which the defensive estimates have been referred who possess the requisite knowledge to elicit the truth from witnesses are the very officials whose objects it is to prevent the truth from coming I out. The committee will not be allowed to obtain any insight into the essential vices of our defensive esta blishments. The estimates may be as effectually dis cussed without as with its report. But it is a rather daring mockery of public opinion first to submit the estimates to a select committee and then to set about carrying them through the house without waiting for that committee's report. The artifice by which time has been gained to talk over some truculent members s rather too transparent. In taking up the estimates of the national de fensive establishments, it is to be hoped that our re presentatives will not allow themselves to be deluded by cheese-paring illusory shows of retrenchment as all their predecessors have been. It has been the uniform practice with ministers, when the House of lowed up,and rendered of possible and universal work- Commons was in a saving mood, to abate two or three ing—it may contribute to the regeneration of Ireland, it hundred of the effective next r sailors asked for, cannot alone do this. Its eocial results, to be reached, and wait to get them put on year when the viz. are yet diatant and tedious, whilst to arrive at them teems fit was over. A still more gross juggle has at all, demands continual effort and aiding of the legis often been played ; a dozen or soore of elsrbi have later., in collateral measures, which, we moot say, the been dismissed from some office, which has thereby legislature has not the will, nor the government the been rendered too weak-handed to overtake its power, to carry or enforce. The poorlaw, ss yet, has work ; and, after a year or two as many new clerks have been but alms wrung, like a forced contribution, been added, the discharged continuing to receive their from the reluctant rich, and received more as an insult retiringallowances .Ap r etextof economyhasbeenmade than a boon by the thankless poor. with which the the caue eof ircreased expense and extended patronage. The poor-law, the n es t nor. law It is not by such miserable and deceptive pinching of government should rest contented. To discover the the poor and laborious enip/ny4s that any effective measure that would content the Irish, would give se retrenchment is to be accomplished. The blow must be curity to the indigent peasant, and make the middle struck at heads of departments and in high places. class put trust in the English government, we must The army estimates supply us with an illustration. place ourselves in the position of the Irish at this An efficer in the British army generally purchases moment. What is their uppermost, what their ob his commission, and when he is tired of holding it vious, thought It is, that, had they a legislature and lw may sell it. By purchasing a commission he a government of their own, they might imitate the obtains a certain income for lite if he conducts him- rest of Europe, and even England itself, in coercing self with anything like common decency. During that government to grant those changes, those re the last thirty years the purchase of a commission in forms, that re-organisation, which would satisfy their the army has differed little from a purchase in the interests and their pride. Three per Cents. The buyer obtained in most in- Nor are these measures or this coercion always dis stances an annuity for the discharge of a nominal duty, agreeable to the government, which may propose the and he might at any time sell it again for as much as one in consequence of being impelled by the other. he gave at first. This has been found by aristocratic The liberal portion of most European governments families, and rich parrenus who ape them, a conve- cannot but be delighted at the popular impulse pieta mode of investing the portions of younger which enables them to do what otherwise brothers, to whom the privilege of wearing a red were impossible. When we regard and enume coat offered an additional induoement. These pro- rate the measures for Ireland brought forward by prietary classes preponderate in the two houses the government during the present session—timid, of the legislature, and have a vested interest in little, peddling, nothings, of laws, mere nibblings at keeping up a large army, in order that the reform, and that of improvement —we in number of holders of the red-coat three per cents. stand see, that what the government wants is not may not be diminished. This explains how, in wisdom so much as power, to face the landlord in a time of profound peace, the nation is asked tercets and prejudices, to which in the present subtlivi to supply funds for the payment of s,o9scommiseioned "ion of parties the cabinet is forced to bow more than officers on full-pay, and 3,461 commissioned officerson ever. half-pay. The large array of privates and non-com- When we see these things, far from deprecating mienioued officers must bo kept up to find an excuse that force of Irish discontent, we only wish that its he maintaining so many officers ; and from the list force were stronger—that it were lees violent indeed, of the half-pay gentlemen it would appear that even and extravagant and seditious, but more firm, more our enormous army barely affords a pretext for half constitutional, and more commanding. There ought the numr who wish o nvest their money as officers. to be at the present in Iris discontent a force which a This ev en ng the t navy i estimates take the preee- liberal government might h turn to the furtherance of deuce, and, though purchase does not obtain in that its own designs and reforms, instead of joining the old branch of the defensive force, the abuse of the half- tsries in its repression and in the making it the pre pay is still more glaring. There are at this moment text to check reform, to refuse concession, and to on the half-pay list of the navy l 3) admirals of dif- coerce a suffering people, at the very time when the ferent grades, 432 captains, 680 commanders, and complaints of grievance and oppression throughout 1,454 lieutenants. In addition to these there the rest of the world have become the language of tri are 48 rear-admirals and 131 captains enjoying umphant freedom and popular emancipation. the benefit of retirement under the Admiralty Circular of 31st August, 1846, and 50 captains and 293 commanders under orders previously r,.sued. The member" of every Board of Admiralty are so anxious to gratify friends and relations by getting young gentlemen on board ship, to put them in the way of getting something, that they train far more naval officers than they can use. The conse quence is that naval officers of all grades have induce ments held out to them to go on half-pay and make room for the rising generation. Ships may be seen commanded by juvenile scions of the aristocracy, or is servile retainers, while able and competent officers, devoid of a " connexion," beg in vain to be put upon active service, and are condemned to unlearn their profession on half-pay. It is in no small degree owing to the desire to find remunerative employment in the navy for hangers-on of men possessing political in fluence that we continue to be saddled with upwards at 300,0001. per annum for the squadron on the West Coast of Africa. These facts show where the work of retrenchment and reform in our defensive establishments ought to be begun, if it is to be anything better than a sham and a mockery. At all times the efficiency of navies and armies has depended more upon the characters than the numbers of the soldiery of all ranks com posing them. This is now more than ever the case since the facilities of transport and the transmission of intelligence have been so amazingly increased. A root and branch reform of the abuses we have been indi cating would give us more economical and at the same time more efficient defensive establishments. TKE moat important of the liberal or revolutionary movements now in progress is certainly that of Ger• many, a country forming the very centre or nucleus of Europe, and from its geographic position, in contact and connexion with every race and every region. Casting a glance over the political state and prospects of foreign countries on the first day of the new year, we remarked that liberal changes and advances had hitherto been confined to the shores and extremities of the European continent, w here despotism melted in free dom as it dipped into the sea ; that the great central masses had preserved their perennial ice to the pre• tient, but that now— It was impossible to look at central Europe and listen to the sounds which came from it, without perceiving the symptoms of the great break up, al d hearing the cracks which portend the final rending asunder of the ice of des potism. From the Baltic to the shores of Sicily, athwart and in the midst of the very centre of Europe, the whole surface is now in motion, o n e continued earthquake commu nicating its shocks from nnrth to south. Prussia, Suony, Bohemia, Bavaria, all the German states are breaking from the demotic system. Switzerland more energetically still and Italy—need we depict its state ? Ten weeks ago we were thus nearer to the truth than any living man could have supposed. Germany was stirring of itself, when the earthquake which overwhelmed monarchy in France communicated its shocks beyond the Rhine. The state of Germany does not indeed ill resemble a city visited by an earth quake, where the people rush forth from their abodes, and especially from palaces arid temples, lest they should be smothered in the ruins. SI do the great rush forth from their old monarchic and aristocratic edifices, and mingle with the people in the public ST. PATRICK'S day has passed off in Ireland with- squares and streets, finding the popular crowd the out any of that seditious and serious disturbance which safest place of refuge. was feared. Enieute on the other aide of the chan- We must contees our desires for Germany to be, nil, as on this, has proved abortive. And it would that the shock may be considerable, and the crumb- have proved equally abortive in Paris, had the govern- ling of superannuated structures great. For its politi ment of that country never allowed the middle classes cal institutions form a perfect museum of absurdity. to ,e mpathise and be of one sentiment with the lower It has become essential to the peace and independence in opposition to the government, and abhorrence of of Europe that Germany should become united, the s) sum which ruled them. should be a nation, a nation capable of common effort, In England there is no minister, at least no and animated by a common sentiment. And what liberal minister, who could for a moment forget this ever concessions of despotic and aristocratic privileges great constitutional maxim. But it is not so certain may be necessary for this ought to be made with bold that even Whig statesmen are sufficiently convinced sees disinterestedness, and courage. of the necessity of its observance with regard to Ire- There arc some truths revealed, even in the few land. We hear rumours of ministerial intentions to- events which have yet marked the German revolu wards that country, which, even as rumours, create Lion, which cannot but have great influence on the anxiety. We hear of prosecutions, of the project of councils and decisions of its statesmen. One is, that changing the present conciliating and popular viceroy in none of the smaller German states has the Bove , for a military one, and of the imagined nec essit y of reign been able to oppose the least resistanle to pspu treating Ireland, as Canada was treated some time lar demands. In there small states the military fa so since, more as the field of future strategic operations blended and familiar with the citizen that he will not I than of civilian and pacific improvements , act against him. The example of the Bavarian soldiers We cannot but deprecate and exclaim against any in all the riots shows this, and what is passing in the policy with respect to Ireland so dangerous and so other states corroborates it. The only safety, therefore, wrong. Admitting all the ultra turbulence of certain for monarchy or for governments retaining a due classes, the manifestos of calculated treason, degree of power lies in the absorption of smaller burlesquely spouted by certain demagogues—is not states, and the foundation of one large empire, obe all this the natural effervescence of such a moment ? dient to a common head. At a time when not only the French have over- The exact nature of the aristocratical and popular thrown a tyrannical government, and the Germans hist tutions, byand through which the chief of the Ger have forced their several autocrats to concession, but manic empire or confederation could work, is not ob when countries in the very position and relation of vious. 'rho so-called German confederation has Ireland towards England—when Sicily has flung off hitherto been not like the North American govern theyokeof Naples, demanding andenforcingsepamtion ment, a union of states, but a union of governments. —when Hungary throws the same defiance in the It has been a congress (a timid and inefficient one it face of Austria—and when the liberal press, not only must be confessed) of German princes not to of Europe but of England, applauds these acts of sue- represent their respective states, but mutually ceasful rebellion,—is it possible that the Irish should to support each other against their peoples. not be stirred by such examples, and by the joy and The president of a real German United States is approbation with which they are welcomed ? indicated by the power and intelligence of one pre- The present is an epoch of universal concession eminent German people. But envoys or charg,is made by kings and governments to their subjects. In d'eiffaires of the different sovereigns, even though almost all instances the concessions are generous, are they were plenipotentiaries, would make but an in salutary, are wise. And yet in scarcely one instance different and sadly hampered senate or House of, durst the sovereign or his government have made Lords; and where is the second Clamber, or Chamber these concessions unless they were wrung from the of Deputies, or House of Commons to come from? 1 hai.d of power by the menacesof a united and clamorous In reading the resolutions passed in many towns of people. The popular turbulence, therefore, which pre- Germany in favour of a "German parliament," and veils at present is the happiest event which the civil and conciliatory answers of princes to ad. could befal Europe. It breaks the chain of dresses based upon them, the first question that despotism, removes the overshadowing of bigotry, occurs is always, " How are the Commons to be re will sweep away the obstruction of a feudal aristo- presented in this parliament ?" cracy, and convert and blend the few insignificant This is a question to be decided by the Germans knots of liberal societies throughout the world into themselves, who, without being supposed more clear one large international, liberal European public. sighted in matters of political theory, may fairly be This is nut a moment, then, to make Ireland the assumed to know more intimately the pressure and one great exception to the rest of Europe and of the balance of existing powers among themselves. The world. On the contrary, we deem this the fittest mo- popular wish has of late spoken out, ratr vaguely ment for giving to the great MOSS of the Irish population it is true , yet not e q uivocall y . De facto, he the territo something analogous to those large boons which even rial sovereignty of every existing German monarch is foreign sovereigns are wise enough to fling out a rank usurpation. One and all of them were origi to appease popular discontent. Politicians in this natty feudatories of the empire, and their crowns are country are too apt to consider that the affairs neither more nor less than rewards of successful re- of these realms are quite apart and remote from those hellion. of the rest of the world—they are too apt to take it for If a head is to be again given toesident the Geor rman granted that English rule is always libera l, and that people—whether under the name of pr em every fair degree of freedom and advantage has been peror—their proper place would be occupying the extended to subjects in provincial populations. It is bench of the high nobility or princes in the Diet of the time, however, for Englishmen generallyto admit, that empire, with the mediatised princes, to whom has been although such may have been their intentions, at least reserved the right of intermarriage with crowned of late years, to Ireland, such has not yet been the heads, sitting beside them. An arrangement ap result. There are millions of people in Ireland in preaching to this has been proposed by more than indigence and insecurity, at open war with the state one member of the mediatised families ; coupled with of society, with the law, and with the government a suggestion that in future the quality of noble under which, they live, and we might add wit h the should only be inherited by one of each family, as in church, the wealth and ascendancy of which poor the English peerage. And speculations respecting spiritual envy into the bodily sores of poverty. the contingent absorption of Germany into one state, In any state of the world, but especially amidst the by the gradual extinction of existing sovereign unsettled state which must prevail in Europe for families, which have appeared frequently of late in many years, to leave the Irish population as it is, is more than one German journal, point in the same impossible. The advent of a single regiment of direction. Such an aristocracy, with eking (hereditary foreign foes would suffice to raise the discontented or elective), associating to itself a house of represent& millions of Ireland in insurrection. To awe these tives chosen by the people from the various districts millions into quiet, even whilst Europe respects of Germany, would impart to that country . an unity our shores, requires a greater force and larger of organisation in addition to the unity of opinion and expenditure than England will long consent sentiment which already pervades it. to pay. Common prudence, therefore, if not justice, We fear, however, that such radical results as demands for Ireland some large, and novel, and effi- these are not to be obtained front even the congress cient messare--some such measure as will satisfy a of German powers wisely convened by Prussia to revolutionary epoch, and inspire at least the middle meet at Dresden. The German people must express classes of Irish at once, if not as yet the lower their sentiments louder and more emphatically than class, with the confidence that an English govern- they have yet done. And they may do so with ment durst, and can, apply a remedy, equal to the temper and confidence, since what they unanimously evil, and equal to the occasion. agree upon must be listened to. In the actual state The present government has certainly achieved one of Europe the first thought of German sore great measure for Ireland—a measure of wisdom and of reigns must be that of national defence, and national justice—we mean the poor-law. But this measure has defence cannot be organised or hoped for without never been popular withanypexty,and however—if fol- national satisfaction and support. It is for the AN DOTIIt, March 18.-The samples of Wisest were few; prices, therefore, were higher, at least 10s. per loa 141. Fine • white Wheat made 1 51 . per load ; red. 141. to common, 111. to 131. 10s. Flour, per hag, 40s. to 435. I Bread, 12.1. to 13.1. the 81b. loaf. Barley acid readily, 0, an advance; best Chevalier, 37.. per quarter ; second quality, of malting, 34.. to ; good grindinit, 32a. to 3 34 .1 infe rior, 30s. For Oats the demand was brisk ; the best Poland and white Oats were Is. per quarter dearer; common feed Oats, Va. to 235. Beans, best, old, tick, 50, per . qr.; new, 465. Peas were sold freely, at from 425. to 465. per qr. ATL8•111:11T, March 13.-The market remain' inactive at last week's prices , ; Wheat, 48.. to 58s. per qr. Beans, Otis. to 50.. Barey, 31s. to 335 . Oa ts, 245. to 295. BATH, March 18. -One market was well supplied with Wheat, which • , nld on rather hotter terms than last week. Barba is le higher, and riot much offering. Ban ns . Peas, and Outs, toe earna. Wheat, 50s. to 54.. per qr. Barley, 355. to 36, 01i61, 2 2 5. to 264. Beans, 42.. to 48s. Puss, grey, 44.. te, 461. ; white, 48s. BIRMINGHAM, Marah 18.-The supply' f Wheat front e with the growers was sgaia large, and no profane ul.l be sales at any mivance in prices. On Barley the turn wk in favour of the idlers, parieularly for the ile.e qualities. Oats sold slowly, at former curnmcy. For Bean sor swe had we an had pro ved demand, demand, at quite as much money. Peas no inquiry. More demand f t Vetches, at lower TORS. BOSTON, March 113.-With very small supplies of Corn to-day, the t oteadva of last market day upon Wheat and Oats continues he given ; but Beans still remain without purchasers at any improvement in value. Wheat, red, 40s. to 48s. ; fine, 50e. to 525. • white, 425. to 505.; fine, 52a. to 6ts. Oats, 1.55. to 21.. Beans, 355. to 375. per qr. to the growers. Benfoah, March 13.—The show of Whrat was enough to meet t h e demand at an increased visme of fully Is. over last market. Barley was is. dearer fur ali d e scriptions. Oats were Is. lower, and the trade very dull. Beans were scarce, and th.. price firm. Pro rath.r . lower. Clover Seed dull, and value less than the prise lust week. Wheat made 295. to 355. l'eas, 291. Beans, 23, to 30s. per load of five bushels. Barley, 295. to 335. Gd. p:r qr. Oats, 20s. to 265. per quarter. CANTERSVICE, March 18.—Our market was well supplied with grain, and millers naught very left ly at an advance in Wheat of 2a. per qr. White Wheat. 50., t. 635. 6d. ; Brown, 43a. to 535. Barley, 234. to 32a. 0 tie, 21s. to 235. Beans, 30s. to 31s. Peas, 375. CHELMSFORD, March 17.—We had but a modeast rate supplyweek of Wheat at ...het tills day, and the prices of l re were ,aceeded by Ls. to 24. per quart r. Barley was also Is. per qr. d.arcr. Beans and Yeas about the same as Imt week. Fine white Wheat made 675. to 60s. ; 5..5 red, 525. to S6s. per quarter. COLCH ears'', March 18.-The weather has to day a better appeal ance, but there has been almost continued rain since last Wednesday eveuing. Tne sup{ lies Wheat continues mor e especially et dry qualities : these are sought after by the miters, at an advance of Is. per qr. upon the prices of this day week; inferior qualities are the turn d ea rer and more in demand. Barle y is in small supply, and fine qualities sell at Is. to 2s. per qr. advance: secondary, Is. tee .Ir. Beans are short in supply ; farmers are not much influenced by the dull accounts from London, and prices are nominally unaltered. GLOUCEISTS IL, March 18. -During the week there has been a den. rat talhug off in the supplies of Englids Wheat, which, with fine samples of foreign, have reali'id fully last week's prices ; culinary sorts of foreign (of which our stocks mostly consist) sell slowly, at our quotations. lis malting Barley prices Lae.: been maintained. Oats and Beans were a slow sale, at former rates. At this day's m.rlv.t there was a good show of blegLsh Wheat, and all descriptiors met a free sale, at full prix. e. The same remarks apply to fine samples of foreign. N,thing doing in secondary qualities. Barley in good r. quilt, at Ire rates. Beans and ads are a dull sale, but we do not alter our quota , lone. Wheat, English, white, per imperial bushel, N. Bd. se 7s. ; red, to 6s. 941. ; Lantzic (low to hie. mixed), per 430 lbs., 6s. 9d. to la, ; Polish, Pomeranian, Stettin, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 6.1. ; Odessa , M.trianopoli, t Odessa. Tamnrog, hard. ss. 3d. to ss. 641. B ar le y o , Eng lish, grinding, per 3921b5., 275. to 295.; malting, per imp. qr., 33.. to 335.; Irish, grinding, 27e. to 29.. ; malting, 31s. to 325. ; foreign, grinding, 275. to 28s. Beans, English, old, per imp. bushel, 6s. to 6s. Bd.; new, be. to N. 61 ; foreign, Egyptian, per 631 lbs., 4s. to 4s. 3d.; French, Dutch, small Tick, 4s. 91. to 55.; Irish, 4s. 10d. to ss. Oats, per 312 lb., Limerick, Wexford, ^nd Laniscorthy, white, 2N. 6d. to 21s. 61 ; Cork, Waterf irtl, and Yougball, ifei. to 20e.; Welsh, black, 19s. to 20s. ; Irish, per 3121b5., 191. to 20s. Peas, breakers, per imp. bushel, English, 6s. to 61. 6d. ; grey and grinders, per English, 4s. 6 1 . to 4 s. 84. Ir di 6s an Corn, per 6511 b., 4s. to 4i. 341. Lentils, English, 6s. to . ; Fo reign, ei. to 4s. 21. Flour, best seconds, English, 38s. to 40s. Linseed Cake, French, nominal, 101. to 101.10 s. Cluntornsin, March 18.--The dulness which has of late charm trris, d the transactims in our Wheat trade was to day Tetley. dby a very active and brisk demand. No difficulty was experienced in effecting a clearance, at an re tvance of 24. to 3s. per qr. for the IHNIL conditim.l samples, prime Wheat making rid,The advance was not so much for the in:erior sorts. Barley WO, also the turn d Beans, of which the quantity is large, are selling at low to dictate the c the institutions German _ they may Germany worth defending. be complied with. GERMANY. on which id the rulers at conditions mast RESIGNATION OF PRINCE idETTERNICH. OPENING OF THE DIET OF LOWER AUSTRIA-DISTURBANCES AND LOBS OF 1 LIFE IN BERLIN AND VIENNA. Our accounts from Berlin reach to t p he i . „, c a v o en d ing iese o o f t the 17th, previous dates being to the 14th only. Th e interval between that day and the 1 7 . h was dram terised by proceedings which led to violence on the part of the military against the peopie, lite. The whole of the day of the 14th pima quietly ; but in the evening crowds again appeared i n the streets, attracted by the sight of numbers of patrols, both of horse and foot, which paraded the streets for f an o th r de th irso e p p pa u eused r i po ne se int o hte f e p li ref gnii r a v t . bal i door n yin g eotwisnhe o ug r:; ett4 r ".o , o,:u and edsgte.iopseolactithats w tnvera hi c k wthee:6l people seriously ; but no mortal iujuries were in 15th groups of people began early to assemble in the streets, and towards noon a vast crowd had am sembled on the Schlossplatze, the rquare before the King's palace. This crowd he pt increasing is num bers and in boldness, and towards evening stones and other missiles were thrown against the sentinels who respondedsquare.guard theP t tai Thel palace e t o h P b fresh re te ue at T ed i volley a and became necessary to employ cavalry to clear the the neighbouring streets, where they might make a stand, for which they sought to make facilities by get,. tiag together barrels and other metros of protection. The troops, in clearing away such obstacles, sere as. sailed by stones. Nor did they succeed without acci dent. Two deaths were positively announced, the bo dies having been found Inc the Spreega.ne. The tnr bulents did their utmost to prevent the soldiers from doing their duty. Barricades were made in many streets, and when these were forced by the troops it is impassible to mate the number of deaths that ensued, but many were wounded. The city comMsearies exerted them selves, as did the city police, to suppress the distur bances ; and they succeeded. By eleven o'clock all was quiet and orderly in the streets. "There is no political tendency in these enieutes," say s a letter from Berlin, of the 16th, in the Cologne Cu :-tie, "IA the longer the arming of the citizens is delayed, the more likely is it that the movement wilt take a political character. There is a deep feel. ing of irritation amongst the people "gal* the soldiery." The news by the ordinary &la pel from Berlin is no later than the 16th at noon, at which time hopes were entertained that the quiet which then reigned would continuer during the day. A telegraphic despatch sent from Berlin at five o'clock on the evening of the 17th to Cologne, by. Herr Von Reamer, Minister of the la tetior, stated that all was then quiet. It runs thus: ‘. For three evenings the people have appeared is bands and in arms in the streets. Toe crowns hare worked hard to bring about calm. Since yesterday all is quiet, and there is at present tro symptom of a renewal of disturbances." From Vienna we have news to the 13th inst., a which day Prince Metternich had resignei The Allyenacine Preussische Zeiler/ay, official organ of tbs Prussian government, of the 17th, under the date Berlin 15th, thus announces the fact, in conjunction with the news of disturbances in the Austrian capital: "The news received here yesterday of disturbanceein Vienna has to-day been confirmed. Conflicts took place between the armed soldiery and the people, bet they were soon subdued, in consequence of the strong efforts of some member of the Austrian Street, ssi the assurance, on the part of the Emperor d Austria, that he would grant the required reform Prince Metternich has resigned, and the formats of a new cabinet has been tutrustea to Count Koln wrath and. Count Montecuculi. Thus has Ambit entered into the road of reform. A letter from Vienna, of the 12th, which apparel' the adore Gazelle, says :—The windows of Prime Sletternich's palace were broken yesterday. A crowd of students assembled before the university in order to tor m a petition calling for freedom of the press and other reforms. Another letter of the 13th, in the same journal, says :—Risings have taken place in the city and suburbs, and addresses have been bent by all the ow pomtions to the committee of the states, which hr already assembled. Yesterday, the students, under the presidence of two professors, Lye and Endlicher, assembled in the university and agreed on au &deka,, in which they prayed for reforms. To-day took place the opening of the Diet, and it was opened by the Marshal of the Diet, Coat Monteeuculi, with the following proposal: "Bk Majesty is pleased to command that de puties of all the provincial states be callei together ; that the central committee so formed 0141 be made complete by a sufficient number of deputies belonging to the corporations and elements of tbs state which are not represented in the provincal diets ; that the direction of the administration of the revenue be laid before it, and also the considerahos and proposal of measures tending to re-establish we fidence by giving security to the state of the Sams and by the development of the resources of the country be granted to it. Archduke John returned to Freeburg on the 12th, to dissolve the Diet of Hungary, the second chamber of which ham been much disturbed, and impatient at the delay in the return of the Archduke, who had left Presburg as early as the 411, with the demands of that body. A courier has gone to Milan, to isform the viceroy that the proposed change of nucleus from Milan to Verona cannot take place. POSTiCRIPT.—MARCII 1:3 (Evening.)—After a stormy debate of the Diet, during which the peppy vented their disgust against Prince Metternich in the ' wildest complaints, deputies from the Diet 'sat to the Emperor, praying for his resignation. , A further postscript states that an immens e crow* accompanying the deputies to the palace, had coo to blows with the soldiers, and that many had bees killed and wounded. The statement taken from a German journal tat Hungary had declared itself independent, is atlS pretnnture. A letter from Vienna states that on the 10th a conference took place at Pressburg compowt of the great Hungarian dignitaries, presided cirer . by the Aulic-Hungarian c hancellor, when it hal po b . e e f a li n t) it e op n nu a t n i assumed i o o f u s l y Hungary,tdecided.yt the e that, opposition p., ~a io u c o t li od n n s b i de ei np n r o t thenp , rc to h a a s e ii 1i) o r e a constitutional appeal to the electors; consequentl. an e sly t'issolution of that chamber was expected. 1 2 " chamber of the magnets was to deliberate, on the 11th, upon the address of the Chamber of Deputies. 1 10 fete of 1 limgary depends on the resolution of the msgriars, for the consequences of a dissolution in such agi reformstateds ahe timesih cannotwould b b e e de in fe cal en lable, and there are reforms s There is little news of deep moment from tbe 1 ether German states. The peasa nt disturbances re the Odewald and other parts of Wurtemberg has been put down. From Cassel we learn that on the 13th the assembly of the states re-opened its sittings, and the new minis' tees, Messrs. Lainprecht, Eisengarten, Biemer, Guild lach, and Wieppermaen had taken the oaths. A =eon for impeaching M. de Motz, ex-minister of finless, was referred to the committee on the affairs of justice. From Weimar we learn that on the 14th instant the Grand Duke had accepted the resignation of his - . . ministers. Advices from Stuttgardt, dated the 14th March, 07 that the second chamber of the states had met that day. The ministers were received, on their entrance , with bursts of applause from the tribunes. The Per indent expressed himself to the following effect—" have again met. In consequence of the e vents which not have occurred in a neighbouring country, it was astonishing that every kind o f relation That Poll s hould with the rapidity o f li g htnin g . tical thought which now pervades all Gelll6llY had merely lain dormant in our country , and needed but an occasion to manifest itself more rapidlY,th an ,__ the electric telegraph transmits its news. I had the events with joy." At 2 o'clock p.m. the mtung finished, during which M. Duvernay, Minister of ths Interior, presented a project of la w relative to 41 11 armament of the people. The Chamber was likewise informed of its approaching dissolution. Se,cend deputies demanded that, previous to its dissolution,* law should be presented for the abolition of land IL taxes. on the repr tote jurie and per all per at ] baei ado