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HARMONIUMS —PEW MODEL. — lama mai OD. ai. Iftwibessa JEUSEHOLD WORDII-Tli mmt zalt Cl CPA atain t . lAmilla CO* 45x.**00. TO 001 awidromeirliimileil Or "Tim the O ta," Larks Swift 1 , , wit he r ise. 111. varlresest, by Two il ~ 1 ea Ills dar el poldsmilis. Ti. •• STSIATAR I MEID. llloom C. Idatbses. MFTII4Sm4s; Wllam Ibn Wigraits, end Illia 7111 W . C. Maiirm.—Aail TIM GAIJOIia ~/.111i101.—Ommawaill. AirTIM VIM.% ill/0 Ilarnallirra Its. 41. am sad Um U. lb& 11111010Ettlial appwried Os, 10•647: th erasad.' as* "ap airs. - -asi see am% SF ...r.. 1101 WATS& AT LOSDOII w ase t e _ a ft IRWS „L LONDON, 12117BSDAY, APRIL 7. Loan Jona Ruseetee Address to the Electors of the City of London has qualities which every Englishman will appreciate. It is not pompously rhetorical, or vaguely tranaceedental ; but plain, dig nified, and to the purpose. In a few words be tells the citizens why they are asked to decide between the majority which he led and the Government. He would be no party to a Bill which cotter Ketones of Refer% would have increased influence in eountise, and would have undermined the resident constituency in boroughs. lie would not consent to maintain the "hard line of separation between the middle classes and those who cans their live " lihood by manual labour," thus fostering dies content, and bringing on a war of classes. The noble lord 'iodinates the course ►e pursued in moving hie Resolution, and does this meet effectually by simply relating Its history. Mr. DISRAELI reproached the Liberal majority with its want of unanimity, but Lord Jowl shows that the House came to an agree ment which would have only too certainly facilitated the settlement of the question of Reform in a liberal direction. This was its fault ; fur this it has been dismissed. Lord lons Roseau:a tacit rebake to those who have sullied a great contest by coarse imputations will be felt more keenly than the angriest denuncia tions by those to whom it applies. He refuses to at tribute unworthy motives to the Ministry. "To " aecase men in power of clinging to office, and men " out of power of seeking place, is the common lac " guage of all times. It is difficult to be sagacious " and clear-sighted ; it is easy to be suspicions and " uncharitable." lie cannot give an opinion of the present or pro posed policy of the Government—for they have none ; bet he declares his own. At home, he is for the " immediate ensc'ment of a sound, moderate, and " constitutional measure of reform;" and his foreign policy is based on attachment to pesos and freedom. It was hardly necessary for Lord lons RUSSIELL to go so far in professing principles which his long and consistent cuter has taught the world to identify with his name. It is otherwise, however, with respect to another topic treated in this address—we allude to that element of reform legislation which more than any other is establishing its high Importance in the minds of the people—the Ballot. It was time for the noble lord to speak out, for he has too long per mitted hi, position in relation to this question to be misunderstood. We have long known that he is in favour of open voting; he tells us he is so still. He can therefore neither vote nor conduct an agitation for it ; but be Intimates plainly that the Ballot shall not separate him from the Liberal party. He will recog nise and defer to the wishes of his supporters. That is how, taking up the address and reading it by the common light, we understand the noble lord's present declaration that—" Secret voting is a question which " must be decided by the growth and maturity of " public opinion." " Generally throughout the " country," said Sir itter.s GRAHAM the other night, " the Ballot has made greater progress than say " other question." We believe this to be strictly true, and for this reason we feel as certain that before long Lord Joey RUSSZLL, at the head of the Liberal majority in the House of Common., will declare that the time to concede the Ballot has come, ae we feel certain of the early reduction of the franchise. The noble lord declares that he honours the aims and object of those who support the Ballot. They are one with him as to the objects to be striven for, and they will not separate on a question of means from • Statesman whose name and character and services are the precious piesesaion of the whole Liberal party. Tile short and sharp dimmed= in the Mouse of Commons yesterday, will have taught the Govern ment that it will be impossible to mislead the public as to the true character of the impending struggle at the hustings. Men are not to be talked out of • belief in their eve senses. All the world knows how the Ministry has been defeated on the rkaorstion of lteforen. .1 his, and this alone, has any in tweet for the people of England. The permanent settlement of this question is the only thing which can justify • disso:atioa. Lord DERRY and Mr. litlate.ii may brazen it out as they please. But so conjuror will mewed in changing the Case to be tried from, Bhall we have Reform ? to, Shall vs have Lord DIAN"' 1111 Nlinister ? The country 0111111 sot a jot about the prevent Ministers peressally. They believe indeed that they will obey the peps* will, and therefore they have hitherto acquiesced in their retaining office. But the bidding of the pm* must be done in the matter of Mans; end wakes future sappertere of Lord Deane mania& tram the busboy their intention to support at lesat seek • Reform ea Lord J. Russet.t. has sketched, with its indispensable complement the Ballot, they sad prepare foe a speedy overthrow. After all that has happened, it woe% do for Mr. Diana .t to pretend that the question now submitted to the country is simply—Will yen have Lord IhiasT, se Lord Jon., Iterart.i, or Lord PA LMZIISTON, se Prime Nit:lister Most certainly them is • es6eiss w.ah amongst the people of this country to deal AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.— vb. LON DON CONNITTU hr iningleOlt. INIUMNE . I‘,9=llLlotliiSlTS DAILY is Os NoarALOAR o UILINT/iNw. ---11751111 L 1310 . 1.1,41: ca ..... ~,..., Oases. arc... IL ILL. /.10.r., C. t s•wso I 1111 m * . a axioAbs. ma.. 1 aur""` C [ION.— Viti l ifg to clamp. AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELS( Ot?gtarrearrtßgliaTi l it i'm tr. att 5 .,...., awl Tular 0 TAW ....... Obairmas. Wm W. U. CLIPIUX. MA.. Mow sal filkor der a r .. ea IL 1.. Paw owl n i kir, 11.. 6 .11 ark... NNW Pam ~,„rir. NA o. Tie NA dikJassOdy.... 1 = O. Sec Wila .. lWis. me ariE E el Ilsts LA, Pi ilsw sol ?.tat are THE EXPRESS, THITRSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7,18 w. with the question of Reform, and to asittlei it on a reasonably permanent basis. This w as for some time deemed a paradox, but sow the time gives it proof. Even yet, in the purlieus of Pall Mall and in the conclaves of political intriguers, sceptics shrug their shoulders sad my that nobody, not even the working clamed, desires Reform. But even into these exclusive circles truth is beginning to penetrate. Nor indeed is it possible to look at the events of the last few weeks without concluding that politicians and political writers represent rather the West-end theorist than the feelings of the intelligent working man. We were told the ethir day that the meetings held ►y Mr. BRIGHT throughout the country bad nothing to do with the question of Reform, or the desire kr any extension of the franchise. The crowds same to listen to • great orator, not to large their claims to a wider representation. A great Journal thundered its anathemas against the man who could wantonly attempt to sour the passions of the people, for they had no stomach Ilter the discussion. One eminent politician, whose oyes base since been opened, proceeded es tea ea to declare at Kidderminster that soy exten sion of the franchise to the working cleanse was in practicable. History was mimicked to Bad a e•ss in which the people of this or of any other wintry ever demanded their rights with such calmness and even politeness se the people of England' were then displaying; and they were taunted with • lack of spirit or encouraged to acts of violence. Theoretical Radicals and philosophic Peen, abjuring the opinions of their early days as dangerous errors, mime forth from their seclusion to warn their fellow essestrymen against the impending dangers. Nor, indeed, if tins picture of the working classes draws by these philosophers had at all resembled the reality, would their warnings have been overcharged. In short, to judge from the state of things a few weeks ago, it seemed as if the intellect of the country had prononeced against change; that the working daises sequiesced in tt.e opinion ; and that Parliamentary Reform was not a national, bet a mere party soy. Bat things are now strangely altered. A Minister, oreatad and supported by Tory county gentlemen, esseented to bring forward • Reform Bill, with ex• tensions of the franchise neither few nor unimportant, For seven days the question was debated, and scarcely • single Member of Parliament ventured to absent himself from the division. How many of these dodgy Senators would gladly have shirked the question we need not coofeiturs. Obviously nothing , but the strongest public interest, and the imperative neceuity of voting, would have caused the presence of 630 members in the lobby of the House of Cam . mons. The eminent Kidderminster politician, castles , to the winds all•his views of the impracticability of , Reform, boldly sided with the Opposition, and marched into the lobby with Lord Jour RUSSILL. The grave advice and solemn warnings of the philo , sophic theorists have been rejected, and the letter of advice of the anti-reforming Earl to the House ef Commons has found no response except from the , man to whom it was addressed. In short, the events of the last few weeks show irrefragably that the cry for Reform wu not a mere sham, but the earnest desire of the country ; and they demonstrate , that those politicians who denied the existence of this feeling utterly misunderstood the feeling of the English people. Neither Mr. Distisext nor his chief mistakes the sign, of the times. They know that they cannot impose upon the public. although they make the attempt. The que,tion about to be submitted to the constituencies is not whether the individuals who now hold c ffios shall continue to do so. The ques tion is whether the present Ministers of the QUEEN are likely to frame an effective Reform Bill ; and for that purpose the Electors will insist upon knowing at the hustinp whether the Candidate means to support Lord DEBIT'S Bill or another of a more liberal cha racter. Desperate aims require desperate means, and Mr. DIeLtELI must indeed be at his wits' end, if he hopes to mimed in narrowing the great ques tion of Reform to the insignificant problem, whether he and his colleagues shall remain in ofilos • few weeks, or six months, or a year. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ADDRESS TO' THE ELECTORS OP THE CRY OF LONDON. _ Ciestlemen,—A dissolution of parliament has been announced, and I have again to solicit a renewal d your confidence. Her Majesty's ministers, early in the session, in trodoceed a so-called Reform Bill. Among the defects of the MU, which were numerous, one provision was conspicuous by its presence, and one by its absence ; a non-resident right of voting in boroughs was in troduced. By this means fictitious votes would have been created, and the abuses so prevalent before the enactment of the Reform Bill would have been re vived. A small borough is not necessarily corrupt err servile, but under this bill it would easily have become one or the other. By the same clause free holders whose property wee in boroughs were de prived of their votes tor the county : bfe interests only were respected. In this manner the counties were to be deprived of their most liberal element, and the addition of IW. occupiers was treated as • poison to which an antidote was required. The absence of any provision to reduce the franchise in boroughs and the hard line of separa tion thus left between the middle orders and thou who earn their livelihood by manual labour would have tended to falter discontent, and make a war of dame. . . . Throe different courses had their advocates in the House of Commons—one party wished to divide against the bill on the seotiod 'reading, soother to destroy and transform the bill in committee, a third defended the principles of the bill ; but this last party was almost entirely confined to those who hold office. It seemed to me that to move an amendment pointing oat on the second reading the chief faults of the bill would be the most clear, manly, and direct MOM ; IS was approved by a majority of the whole How of Commons. Two-thirds of that house were agreed as to the requisites of • good bill of reform. Some points of detail, rather than of principle, remained to be ad . . . . jested between the most eminent of the independent men who spoke in the debate. It was evident that this agreement facilitated, and the public interest required, a settlement of this question in the present erasion. The suspension of the public and private business of parliament, and the loss of many useful EIVINTIN, are evils of no common magnitude. The state of affairs on the Continent makes it de sirable that the voice of the British parliament should be hoard in defence at soon of pone and of freolorn. . . . • minister who advises a premature dissolution Crely does so in pursuit of some policy he Woks cial to the country. Mr. Pitt, to pass an Indian bill and maintain the prerogative of the crown i Lord Grey, to pave tie Reform Bill ; Lord Melbourne, to promote moves of free trod.; Lord Pehnerstra, to secure the prosecution of the war in Coins. But we are left an doubt as to the policy to I the present ministry. Whether they pro ps,' to rewire their bill, to propose a new bill, or to lean the whole question in suspense, favouring agitation and postponing settlement, is natter of pure conjecture. For my own put, if spit eatrietsd with the deity of reprweenting yon, it will be my endeavour to procure the immediate enactment of a sound, mode rate, and constitutional ineunre. I will not recur to my votes on public, and secret waling. That is a question which must be decided by the growth and maturity of public opinion. I am in favour of publicity, as in the end mast emidneive gilt Court. THE LEVEL The Queens held a lame yesterday afternoon in et. James's Palace. The Qom* and Prince Comore anived from Buckingham Palace soon after two o'clock, asented by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, end were readied by the groat ellen of state. Prince Gholam Mahamed, em of Tippoo Sultan, Prince Fames Shah, grandson of Tippoo Sultan, and Prince Ferroke t grandson of lippoo Sultan, were preeasted to lb. Q u ern at an audience, by Lord Stanley, Beasley of Slab for India. The lad of Derby bad an audience of her Majesty. Ties Dohs of Cambridge was present et the Levee. The Queen end Prince Consort catered the Throne aim% emempunid by the Duke of Cambridge, end attended by ler Daher Mascheetar, Mistrals of the Rohm ; yoft amain, Lady la Waiting ; and the great officers of the hamand. Mr. C. B. Phipps and Viscount Cudgels& we the Pages of Honour in Woiting. Tb Queen worse train make and white glace ground, Lmie ragmt, end brooded with bouquets of green leaves end red sad gold berries, trimmed with silver blonde. The petticoat white satin, trimmed with bouillons tulle and silver blonde. Her Majesty wore as e heed-dress a circle of dia monds. The diplomatic circle was introduced, when the following presentations to the Qum took place • By his Exeellesey the French Ansbaseador—M. du Teti!, Attecht I l'Ambassede de Francs. By the Minister from the United States of Anserion—'The Hon. Theass L. Clinginess, of North Carolina, Senator of the United Stem By the Spent& Minister—Captain Miguel Lobo, Royal Squids Navy. TM diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambas sador, the Belgian, Bavarian, Henoverim, end Sardinian Ministers; the Netherlands, Portuguem, Brazilian, Indeed States, Austrian, Saxon, Danish, _ldedan, Spanish, Venneeles, the Hanes Towns, and Pentena Ministers; Priam A. Vogoride 9, Charge d'Affaires's' lie Sublime Porte; the Secretory of the Legation of Sweden nail Norway. The general cads was numeroualy entenial, nearly ell the Ministers and great officers of State being puma. The Dube of Montrose pretested to the Quint a asemodel from (Hallow College. Mr. William Jackass, Mayer of Limmeter the Rev. Thomas Faulkoer Leo, M.A.. Head-Matra Royal Gram mer School, Lasseter; .Mr. Samuel Orageon, M.P., and Mr. William J. Gamed, M.P., pr.sonted an addrea from the mayor and corporation of Lancaster, to return thanks to her Mejsety for the grant for the foundation of three scholar ships and an exhibition st the Royal Grammar Schott of Lancaster. A deputation. consisting of the Mayor of Manchester, Mr. Alderman Nicholls, and Mr. Councillor Adshead, prevented an address to the Queen, on the ocoaslon of the birth of an infant Prince, from the corporation of the city of Manchester. The members of the deputation were preessited by the Sara tary of State for the Hums A/sportsmen,. Mr. Robert Steward, Mayor of Great Yarmouth ; Lad Sondes, High Steward ; and Mr. Charles John Palmer, pre sented a congratulatory address to her Majesty from the Town Cowell of Greet Yarmouth, on the Meth of • piece to the Prince and Princess of Fauna. Mr. Townshend Halsted, Mayer ; litCerogher, and Mr. Monty, of the Council, preasted en address from the mayor end corporation of the city of Chichester upon the birth of the Prince of Prussia. The Mayor was presented ty Lord Henry Lane:, Four hundred end twenty gentlemen had the honour of being presented to the Queen. Among them were the fol lowing : Major-General Anstruther, C. 8., on promotion, by Vent: General Mused. Mr. Robe. Armstrong, member of her Majesty's Coasted, and late pollee magi.. rate of Sierra Leese, by Sir B. Behest Lytton. Mr. Blackburn, on appointment as a Lord Comosiancesr of the Treaaury, by the Earl of Darby. Sir Charles &Wit, by the Bart of CeaUsle. Commander Cain A. Campbell, R.N., on promotion and return from Chios., by Sir J. Paisington. Viscount Canteens, on We marriage, by the Marquis of Bath. Mr. T.:Collins, M.P., by Mr. Pugh, M.P. The Bishop of Columbia, by the Right lion. Sir B. Lytton. Mr. W. W. Cooper, on appoiatment as Burgeon-Oculist in ' Ordinary to her Mves , y. by the Lord Chamberlale. Captain L. D. Hay Currie, on appointment to the staff as Major of Brigade at Aldershot; by hie Royal Highness the Doke of Cambridge. Judge Des Barra, of Newfoundland, on his return, after more than forty y ounce abroad, by the Right Hon. Sir B. Lytton. Dr. J. R. L. Mame, physician to her Mak ety's legation at the Cone of Pasta, by the Secretary of State for India. Mr. Cram Ewing, M.P., by Sir M. R. Shaw Stewart Mr. L. Foster, late Treasurer of Victoria, by Sir E. Lynes. Viscount Glentworth, by the Earl of Limerick. Colonel °teethed, on return from India, on promotion, and appointment to the Order of the Bath, by the Duke of Cambridge. Henry Meanest °reaches, from Lucknow, by the Secre t M cry of S. for India. Captain T. P. 0. fierniltos, R.N., on promotion end re turn from China, by the Right. Hon. J. W. Henley, M P. Beets C. J. Hare, on appointment, 7th Royal Fulham, by Colmar' Fumes Sepoeur,C.B. Mr. F. H. Hemming, Consul for Vesieasla In Linden, by the Vemersolan Minister. Mr. Hugh Hill, os appointment as one of the Judea' of the Queen's Bench, by the Lord Cheaterllte. Cap ale Beaumont Moths" on appointment as her litojesty's Consul at Calais, by the Earl if 111slowbury. Mr. John Humphreys, on appointment as Covcner of Mid dkeet by the Lord Chief Justice of England. Lite. Hope-Johnstone, Dep.-Aerln-Adj -Gen. to the Chief of the Staff in India, by the Seceetery of State for India. Mr. J. W. Kaye, on appointment se tonne& secretary In the lodla-office, by the Serest, of State for India. Deputy-Imagist Commiseasylestral J. M. Lindsey, by the tlithinievery Genereltn.Chisf. Hoe. F. Lyon, M.P., on his appointment as Lord of the Admiralty, by the Berl ef Derby. Vanua Mahon, by Earl Stanhope. Mr. Merles* an being appointed a Companion of the Bath, Meta R. Holum Lytton. Re. T. Molesworb, on implement as Chaplain to the F, rent, by the Cheplaiu-Gemend. Mr. J. O. C. L. Renshaw, her Majesty's Consul at Mon rovia, by the Earl et Malniestary. Mr. David Power, Q.C., on being app tinted one of her hiskety's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Proby, on accretion to the tile, by the Ban of Do wnbeat.. The Provost of Queen's Collage (Dr. Thomsen), by the Lad Chancellor. Mr. Et. Queckiabos, M.D., of New York, by the United Meat Minot r. Mr. J. Richerdeoe, M.P., by the Right Hon. Sensoren *Merest. Rev. Jsm.. Cengle . Rohertson, on his appointment Ceara of Cant. rimy, by the Earl of Derby. The Bari of Rosalyn, on appointmest u Under-Secretary of &Meier War, by Major-General Peel. Rev. J. E. Sabin, on applinrment transplant* the Forma, monad else., by the Chaplain General. Mr. Sanders, oa being appointed s Commissioner of her Majesty'. Cutut of Bankruptcy, in Birmingham, by the Lard Chancellor. Major J. W. Senders, on kis return from Lncknow, ty the Secretary of State fcr India. Mr. W. C. Surreaunt. on teteg arpoint4d to administer the Government of St. Vinhent, by Sir B. Saline Lytton. Lord filuhnersdak, by to. Earl of Derby. Ildejor-Georart Slade, on appointment ea lieutenant•gover nor of Guernsey, by the Duke of Cambridge. Mr.irim. Bowyer Smyth, on appointment se attacb6 at Florence, lay. Sir W. Bowyer Smyth, But. Mr. S. Sully, by Lord Broil. Dr. Travers Twigs, ea appointment as one of her Warty's C.uesel, by the Lord Chancellor. The Ham of Waterford, by the Earl of Clarendon. Commander W. C. F. Wilson, "Shannon's Brigade," on Tommie". eat esters frog rad., be Sir J. PAkiltton. The hail of Wicchilees and Nottingham, on saceseding to the title, by the Doke of Moctrore. lir. H. Drummond Wolff, on bring appointed Companion of St. Michael and St. G.orge end King of Arm., by Sir E. B. Lytton. Led Wrinkly, on bis marriage, by Captain the Hon. W. Forbes. The Queen end Prince Cowart lienneed to Baeklagbers Palace after the Levee attend•ri by the Ladles and Gest!e. men in Waiting, moiled by a detachment of Royal Horse Gouda The Prince and Primer Anil:lotus of flue-Coburg, ac companied by their fanUy, Prince Philip, Priam Angus' ue, Princess Marie Adelaide, and Pricers. Maris Louisa ot Sue- Coburg. salved st Bocklnghon. Nina, yesterday afternoon on a volt lobar Mrtiety. After the Lyres the Qum, accompanied by the Primers Augustus, of Sane Coburg, Prince's Alice, end Prince Arthur drove out In an open carriage and four. Colonel the Han. A. N. Head and Lieut.-Colonel F. Canndiah were in &Madura. The Prince Consort, with Priam Angeleno of Sur Coburg, rode oat on horseback, attended by Capt.io.du Plat. Her Majesty's dinner party is the evening Included the Primmer Alice, the Mao. and Princess Augustus of Sue- Cobarg, Prince °helms Mehamed, Prince Fens, Shah , Prime Farah Burke, the Danker of leverseer, Vietwamt Everaley, Lord George TASIPI, Is Beaune de Bendy Lady Peel, the Right Hon. Sir Edward B. Lyt'cm. the Rea. sr. end Mts. F.ancie Smear Lrentearat-Generel Ok Clerks Yorke, Sir George Ruud Clerk, and M. de Moats. The bend afar lad Lite Guards we. in attendamee, mad played dna* dionierthe Movies : Wetesaihm ent Bersor. Oleo • • ..r. Ear blaleety's privets bead Ammar* pahispel Is the Drawing-room tee &bowleg iskalleas 1 RE" lisetel Sem% " istrimie The Niece Ceseort hided yesterday at t mean of Ow Councii of the Duchy fd Caldwell, held at the Deeky Mee, Buckingham-get*, Thae wet also per to freedom of thought sad 'dice ; but I honour the dm lat objoot of those who support the ballot, and I walk like them, to cheek inttmidation and oor'. that I have said I him refrained from attri. hating unworthy motives to the Ministry. The tendency of measures we can discern ; the motives which inspired them we cannot. To accuse men in power of clinging to office, and men out of power of seeking place, is the common language of all times. It is difficult to be sagacious and clear-sighted ; it is easy to be suspicious and uncharitable. I shall be ready to defend my own conduct and my own motives in the presence of the electors of London, from whom I have so often received a generous support, and to whom I owe the warmest gratitude. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient servant, Chesham-plane, April 6. I. RUSSELL. SIR LANES GRAHAM'S ADDRESS 'TO THE ELECTORS OP CARLISLB. Sir Janus Graham has boned the following eddteee to the electors • " Grosrecor-place, April 6. Gentionen,—The ministers of the Queen have an gummed that her Majesty has been advised by them to dissolve the present parliament without delay. They had proposed a measure purporting to be an amendment of the laws which regulate the represeetation of the people. In this bill it was providei that voters for cities, having free holds for counties within cities, should no longer ever cis, the doable franchise, but should be disqualified from voting In counties. In this bill, also, no provision wee made for lowering the let. occupation franchise, on which the right of voting In cities now rests. Whereupon a resolu tion was proposed sad curled as an amendment to the woad reeding of this bill,' That It Is nsithar jest *or politic to interim is the ramie papsesd in this bill with the treshold Ilesataise as hitherto ansrdeed is the mantles of Maenad sod Wales; and that w re-adjestmest of the haschise will esti* this house en the gauntry, whteh does sot provide for a rester extensile of the suffrage la cities and boroughs than Is oostemplated It the present measure.' " The m jokier, et the crown regard thie resolution as of fensive; they complain elm of ammo mijorities, which hove carried the sholltion of elieral-ratie against their will. They seek to bread the offeaders, sad to rid themselves of thee presence in s new parliament, by appealing to the ootustry against these dither of the majority of the present Home of Commons. I am one of the offenders. I vo•d for the offensive rewintion. I supported the aboli tion of church rates. It le for you to my whether, by so doing, I have fattened your Donnie:tee, and have mbreprit- sewed your wishes and opiniona. "I leave the owe in your band,. The Queen's advisers hays appealed from the parliament to the people. It is for you now to tender your advice. It is open to you to deckle whether I have faithfully represented you ; or whether you will add law Majesty's ministers In reversing, in • new par- Liam: n•, the declaims of which they complain. At the com mencement of the session these ministers recommended • reform of the wpreemetagon u necessary and expedient ; now tbake very man will no longer pledge themselves to the in troduction of • new reform bill. The question, therefore, really submitted to you is tble—Reform, or no reform; a liberal policy, or tame submi•elon to Lord Darby. "I await your decision with °madame. If you prefer plighted supporters of these minister*, I ern unlit to serve you. If you wish to trust an old and tried servant, I shall sot Its& bone the duty. lam Testy onus more to be your regrestatativa fertified by the renewal of your approbation, but detwneined to exercise an independent judgment. I he,. the honour to be gentlemen, your faithful and obelient esommt, J. E. G. Onitiestr." It is probable Usat Mr. W. Lawson, nepber. of Sir Jam's Cram, will be brought forward to oppose Mr. W. N. Hodpon, ths carmervatire M.P. for Carlisle, at the forth coming alealke. Kr. Lawson is s ballot man. THE BALLOT. The Society for promoting the adoption of the vote by Ballot have Issued the following sellers to the °Nee tore of the United Hiogdom : "Fellow Conntrymeh,—The Qoash's Weirs re have de. tided to dissolve perimeter to ask your opinion what re form shell be nude in the Uwe regulating the repreeentation of the people. It is therefore our dr yto adder yon as we dod at the dissolution of parliamast b 1867 on the question of Free and Pretested Voting; le oUrr words Vote by Ballot. The praetor dbarrion there piste trier circumstances more favourable te the Ballet than did the lest. It is not our •foreign polity; hat raker el perbument, on which the country is appealed to. Allow se le :mind yea that ell red retort depeads on ore Oleg; yea any have • shadow sad form of represestslisk yea may bare simian sad cehearing, sad nominetiase W pane, and members of parliament, and yet with all these yea may bar only the form of repromen tation' beery* lb life sad spirit and reality, the free and unsootrolled choice of the members by the electors, may be wanting. We had all these fame before the Seat Mom Bill, yet n.lerly says we hod repnerntation &for then. We have had ell there forms since the Reform Bell, yet Sir James Oraham one of the authors of the! bill, referee that the demur for the ballot increases throughout the country, se the demand for no othee measure increases; sad why does k boner except he w the people feel it le the peat security for *warm of eisetkr, the reel foundries of all their politied power. The prey at goer neat do net offer you the ballet, they offer yen bread a system of votleg papers which tee af their owe eabhost ham condemned, because it will mike more seat', bribery, betbadstion, acd the other evils of the resent system. Their whir opponents do cot sow offsr you the balbe, lir bear in mind tier the ballot was pert of the plea of rdrr resecomeaded is 1831 to the whirr of Berl Grey by • c amities d which Lord John Rus sell sad Illr James Graben re the evervivhig members. F.ttew•coentrymmt, be it Gem te bibs them obis Mamma back le reconanundlog the ballet for the proteotlee of the rater et they did in 1831. Bs sot deceived. Yon easy bare an extersion of the suffrage, end • te-distribnUon of w here, bet without the ballot pee will sot attain the fall measure of political power which yes justly claim. Is Irebsd there lea been an rrensitan sif the suffrage hot pro tected by the ballot, sad that esissuira hes not remised but lessened the power of the people at elections. Ton may have a re-distribution of member, bat aloes Dose where are really chosen by the people, whet greeter power Is parts. rent will you have attained? Let us follow the example of our fellow. countrymen Is the Ass'relian colorer. There colonies, each poweriog a lepers sad istlepeadrnt par liament, have stecsesivaly sad in d ependently stioptel the berme they wished te secure sad perpetuate the power of foss sad independent deeds. At home, successive ministries. liberal ani comervaiive, have perniirei these lass of the colonial parliaments to pees nabs, ded. Why are our fellow-ootantrymea Is Australia to have the ballot, while It le withheld from se ? We are told the Leila la unconstitutional, immoral, tan-Fraglish, but the ballot can not be Immoral, ust-Englieh, sad useratitutional at hems, sad moral, Eagffeh, and constitutional in the colonies. Why Own do anitenienlitaral or coneereative, withhold it front se f You are told by me whir well knows the elate of public *Woe, that the btllw le dim; if not entirely, within the reach of the cocatitimaini ot fin United Kingdom.' Electors. read end muk this, owl at the owning ittectiln re- quire of throw members who iota foe the ballots more hearty end decided supp,rt than the hare hitherto given. Reject every mod tieto who iv opr mid to ar heehaw eta the ballot ; By every meow in your power aid ma to gain the ballot at csce and for ever (Slimed, by older of the Immotiee Committee on behalf of tiro Soctot b n . "F. Hm F. BIRRILIT, C " EDWARD C. WRITIRUMAT, Vite•ChAiDEW. WM. WICIRAM, Hon. Soc. Oflece al the Society, 6, Cleiktball.chambete. Boeing belhetnet, h ad ea, S.C., April 6,18511." TUE BALLOT 111 PARLIAMENT.—In orderthat important ekeemt of any real toemure of refines may be fury and fairly brought before the Home of Commons and the country before the dissolution, Mr. Berkeley will make • motion in its favour on Tusrday next, April 12. h. The friends of the ballot in the ematituencles will &tensity serve the mum by writing to their numbers to be present at the divisioe. - _ Oa Tuesday next Sir G. C. Lewis will move the following resolution la the House of Commons " That It Is not competent to the Secretary of State for India, under the ' het for the bettee Govern :nest of India,' to rend orders and hstractions through the mast department to the pewit ' meals end presidessoies is ladle cm any subject not Wog • matter cones,/slag the levying war or making pews, or treating risliegotiating with say of the maim princes or states in India. ° Oa briagivg op the report of the army estimates, the right hos. borteot will put a question to the Secretary of State Orr Wal SO $0 the samba of lieropma troops to be was taloa to India dimity the merest year. and the arrange. ands We hp her Majesty's permanent respecting them. Lisateaant Benatt, 43rd Light Infantry, having saceeedsd to • property of 8,0001. a yew, ir Agog to retire from the 111,000. Ht. Desoto Is violins al Hr. Beasts, of Pythons. so away pore M.P. he /4erth Wilts. Major, es Mutsu BM% wbo has be= op poialsl liewroareotvoreowwer r Owwweep, le twist brad*, to lie. T. W. glade, Q C., tithe Wows Cheek seat the theaseUor, the Lied Klagedowa , the Keeper of the I Prtry flel, Mr. Whitman; the AttoeforrOrninik o M Alamatlmi• the Timmer, Wood the Hon. air C gismos* r ei . r tlos Dales of Netroastre ; sad the fkozetary, Mr. I. Z. nmerAved yesterday at the Coicalsl-efeco tree the " winpu Governor of the Mauritius, from the Governors cd the Australian ooloaks, aed the Governor of Malta. The Duchess of Cembridg• sad the Princess Mary Mated the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, Bt. Their Royal Highnesses the Dasher of Cam bridge sad the Primer Mary, attended by Lieutenant- Colonel H. Panes, honoured Lady Truro by tiviir company at dinner last evening, at her ladyettip'a residence in Eaton square. A distinguished circle was invited to meet the royal Rasta. A large party meembled at a later how., at the in- ?Radom of Lady Truro. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have &r -ifted at their motion to Great Stanhope-street, from Mat bottom Caddo. The Marquis of Lanadowne repaired a large patty at dinner last evening at Lansdowne House. The Marchioner of Downshire had a reception on Teensy night, at her house in bulk samsrously and fashionably attended. The Marchioness Dowager of Queensberry and Lady Gagging Douglas has left their residsnoe in Landes skeet for St. Leonardo-on-Sea. Which wu The Earl of Chesterfield has left town for Brighton, where his daughter, the Leap Evelyn Stanhope, is now lieTtog• The Earl of Sefton and Sir George Wombwell have left London for Paris, as recta to Rome. The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Moly ► . sera have left town on a visit to Mr. drenfill, at Taplow Court, Bob. The Earl and Countess of March have arrived in lowa. The noble earl has taken a residenco in Lownda square for the WWII. Viscountess Doneraile has issued cards for an emembly to-morrow evening, at her residence in Psa lms. . . Lord and Lady Begot have arrived at Dover House, Whitehall, from their seat in Staffordshire. Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild have arrived in town, from their seat, Aston Clinton, Burks. Viscountess Palmerston bad an assembly last evening at her mansion in Piccadilly. The general circle in cluded the Earl and Countess of Clerendoa end the Ladles Villiers (2), Lord John Ramie and the Misses Russell (2), Lord and Lady Crenworth, Lord Panmure, the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, M.P., and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Sidney Haber; M.P., the Eight Hon. Sir C. Wood, M.P., sad Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon. Sir Q. C. Lewis, M.P. and Lady Theresa Lewis and Miss Lister, the Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, M.P., the Right Hon. J. D. Filmerald, M.P., the Right Hon. W. B. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone, the Right Hon. Sir W. G. Hayter, M.P., sod Lady Hayter, the Right Hon. Sir A. Cockburn and Mies Cockburn, the Right Hon. F. Peel end Mrs. Peel, the Right Hon. R. V. Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith, the Right Ron. W. F. Cowper, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton Seymour and the Mimes Seymour (2), Sir Rote= Peel, M.P., gni Lady Emily Peel, and Miss De Rothschild, Sir John Shelley, M.P., end Lady Shelley, Sir Henry Raw limos, Baron Puerto, Mr. Pealed, Mr. Akroyd, M.P., and Mrs. Akroyd, Re. Previously to the aseembly, the noble viscount and viscountiee entertained at dinner his Excel larr..7 the Austrian soloistsr and the Countess Apponyi and the Countess Maris Paumgartem, hie Excellency the Prus sian minister and the Countess de Benatorff, his Excellency the Haaoverian Minister, Count Palen, the Earl of St. Cler mow the Earl and Countess of AGM, the Earl Cowper, time Zed and Countess of Shdtesionry and Lady Victoria Ashby, Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., Re. A supplemental spring meeting was held yester day, at the Royal Ignacio Society's Gardens, Regent's-park. With one or two exceptiocs there was no remarkable supply of novelties, the distinguishing charaotarlatioa of the society being some splendid collections of makes, roses, chamois% hyacinths, tulips, and some exquisite exotic, called into life and bloom by We Sae but fickle month of blossoms. A splendid pineapple from the Azores, landed In England after thirteen days' come, was one of the finest specimens of that rich and golden fruit, and appeared ready to malt into the first mouth that approached it. Among the visitors, the total number present being 2,203, were his Royal Higher" the Prince Compri, her Royal Highness the Dawdles' of Cambridge, her Royal Highest= the Pelee= Mary of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Seas Coburg, her Royal Higbee= the Duchess rAmmle, the Count= of Bean:hemp, the Colette= of Jenny, the Dowslor Lady Clinton, Lady O'Shauglassany, Lady Walston, Lady hi'Fariane, Sir Roderick and Lady Mumble= Sir William Wallace, Sir James and Lady lithe% Sir William Newton, Lord Btrangford, On the fourth list of subscriptions to the fund which is being raised for the Neapolitan exiles, we observe the following The city of Manchester (first instalment), 6001.; Earl of Glasgow, 201.; the Marquis of Westminster, 261.; the Berl Granville, 261.; the Right Hoe. H. Launcher*, M.P., Ml.; Sr George Phillip% Bart., 261.; C. Morrison, Esq., 26/. ; Rt. Hon. the Speaker of the House of Co mm= 26/. ; Lord Londesborough, 251. ; Lord Caltborpe, ; the Earl of Cerliele, 261.; John Gamey, Esq., M.P., 261.; Thomas Lisle Follett, Esq., 251. ; John Welter, En., M.P., 201.; the Mayor of Kendal, 201.; General Fox, 201.; Paul Farrell, ILeq , 201.; Willi's' Thomas Meyer, Esq., IA; General C. R. Fox, 201. ; Jones Loyd and Co., 214; Lord Brealelbaree, 201. A grand entertainment his been given at Rome by the Ambassador of France to the nines of Wales, Queen Christina, the Dale George of Mecklenburg, end all the Roman phoneme, end the English parsons of distinction, who were all presented in their turn to the Prises cf Wales by the Duchess de Grommet. The appointment of Mr. Peacoat to the Chief- Inaticesbip of Bengal, annowtorkin a letter from Bombay, vacates a teat in the council of Cognate. Sir John Lawrence arrived at Marseilles on Mon day by the Panther from Bombay. As the mewl was placed la queranane fer two dap, he would not be able to leave before yesterday (Welnssday) afternoon. An amateur performance will take place at the St. Jamie Theatre, this evening, in aid of the funds of the Royal Dramatic College. The amateurs will be assisted by the following ladies, who have kindly volunteered their valu able services :—MLses Y. Oliver sad Marie Wilton, Mimes E. Tema% Emily Allen, Fanny Wright, and Mrs. Coe. M. MEZERBEER. M. Paul d'lroy recounts, in the Meleager de Paris, that after the second act of the Per . clon of Ploernwl was par homed for the first time, the Emperor sent for M. Member to his bon. After oompUrmating him out the ramie of his new work, the Emperor said, " For my part I an but thank cans for the preference yes give to Prance In bringing oat yoar dials er eworshwa" " Sire," replied the maestro, "I do not deserve these thinks : It tel I who ought to be grateful for thereeeption which I meet with in France, the country which produces the lust performers and the best judges of musk. Your Majesty's reign has been happy for me, for tin's is the third opera that I here brought out in France since you have premed it " Mon,ieur Meyerbeer," mid t►e Entree, with exquisite grace, " I hope that sow you will Me no teem for not giving us the dfriceiso at the Opera." " I beg pardon, your Majesty : I want something before Ima do that." " And what, if you please?" "Alt, Madame, I want to find an Afriasiw." The following ane, dots is =mot In ratudoel circle :—lt is known with what impatience the public awaited the first representation of the Pardee Je Rommel ; but the Ant per formance was delayed by • siagale caprice of the nun poser. At one of the most dramatic periods of the work, a violent storm bunts forth, end is of course moompsnied by thunder. The manner in which i the Opera•Comique represented the storm did not faddy Meystbser, and he wandered about listening to eery roes that wee made in the hope of heating something that cum up more closely to hie idea of • thtinderpoal. At last, one morning, in peeing before a house in course of denioli dm the falling of the stones and mortar to the ground, through • leg wooden trough, g►ve preciee'y the sound ate& he wanted. He hastened to the theatre, and ordered a long mum funnel to be nude of beards, and mat down *regal it • quantity edema. "The made toobard," said the composer," we must have smooth lead or iron. Grape shot voted do admirably." "Bat it is impoeible to obt , is them," said the meager, "withoet penaiWoa from the gore , nment." Maysebeer replied that be week' undertake to procure them, sad be wee the saes day to Marshal Valiant, Minister of War, ea the sublet. The marshal is said to have been much ammed at the le ter, and to have replied that all the stores of Mammas. were placed at the I °Deposer's &prod. The that thus obtemi produces, whet , rolled down tins modes trough, ite thander which is sow • Wei each n'e.t the piece is parkomed. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Oxon ors owx PARIS, WEDNUDAY EVININO. Little or no news of the congress, but much talk of preparation for war is the characteristic of the situation. The Minister of Marine is combining his efforts with the. of the Minister at War to be ready whenever the signal may be given. Orders have been sent to Toulon that 88 vessels which have long been preparing there should be ready to put to sea if necessary to-morrow, and I learn that a telegram for warded to Brest yesterday, directed that eight vessel should leave immediately for Toulon. It is stated positively from Maresilles that all the commeacial vessels belonging to that port that were in the Adriatic, are reaming home, oonsidering these waters as missfe, and that no freights from Trieste an now be had. The Emperor has been two or three times to Vincennes within the last few days to review General Vinoy's division, which is expected to march to the south daily. There is a rumour that the Emperor will go to Lyons very soon to review the army there, but this news is considered premature. It is given out that the session of the Corps Legis latif, which, under ordinary circumstances, would expire on May 7, is to be prolonged until after the conclusion of the congress. A Belgian paper speaks of the 20th of April being the day fixed for the meeting, but no confirmation of this news has been made public here. It seems very unlikely, since the later date of 30th April was, down to yesterday, _ _ generally rejected u having been fixed with too sanguine haste. According to the latest intel ligence, Austria • still insists on the disarm ing of Piedmont, as a condition precedent. Unless she gives way upon the point, it is said that the other powers will meet without her, but in that case a peaceable solution of the difficulty would be all but hopeleu. The Vienna • ' journals continue to be moat hostile to the govern ment of the Tuileries, and tauntingly say that Count Cavour is the only man in the world who possesses the French Emperor's secret. Pamphlet' on foreign affairs have lately showered down in such numbers that we have left off counting them. One just out, with the taking title of " Austria, Machiavel, and Italy " is said to be very severe upon the Pope. It is confirmed that the Paris Conference will meet to-morrow. The Turkish Ambassador, M. Munn', openly states, se I am informed, that he means to protest against the double election of Colonel Count, but it is nevertheless believed that Food Pacha is prepared to sanction the vote of the majority of the oongraw in his fsivour. As I have already said, the question is virthally settled. It i; stated that the Empress, having been advised by her physicians to drink the waters of the Pyrenees, will, on the opening of the Pyrenean rail way, which is to take place towards the sad of May or beginning of hue, go direct to Tarbes, and after wards visit Bagneres de Bigorre, St. Sativenr, and Cauterets. It is not believed that the Emperor will be able to accompany her Majesty, for by that time, he will, 'wording to very general report, be spending his " dearest action in the tented field," gathering fresh laurels to replace the faded ones of his uncle. The Bonne has been firm to-day, principally be cause speculators have remarked that during all the late panic" the figure of 68 has always been a barrier to the fall. The Rents for account, after opening at 87fr. 93c., rose pretty steadily, and closed at 68Cr. 260., with a rise of 20e. For cash there was a rise of 26c., the last price being Mfr. 30c. Mobilier roes eh. 76c. Most of the railways were about 60e. higher. M. Mires has purchased the Hotel des Prince', in the Rue de Richelieu, in order, it is stated, to con vert the building into offices for the Credit Industrial Company. It is said that he is charged with the organisation of the new undertaking. It is with very great pain that I have to record the death, by his own hand, of an amiable English man, well-known in Paris and London—Mr. Watson, late a medical officer in the East India Company's army, who shot himself on Monday morning, at Na 9, Rue de Parme, where he had resided for many years. His housekeeper on going into his bedroom to call him at the usual hour, found him dressing, and 'eked him whether he would like a pol au feu for his dinner. He answered with perfect compo sure," Very well, Marie, let it be • pot au feu to day." She shortly afterwards went out to market, leaving Mr. Watson alone in the house. On her return, not finding him at breakfast, she went again to his bedroom, and found that he had got into bed and had rolled the counterpane round him. With a presentiment of calamity she ap proached the bed, and found that blood was streaming down his breast. He had shot himself through the neck with • pistol, but was perfectly sensible, and calmly said' to her, " Marie, don't make any noise about it." The servant in stantly gave the alarm at the porter's lodge, and rushed for a doctor. When the latter arrived, the sufferer said to him, " I shall send for my own doctor, sir, but I think it will be of no use." His usual medical attendant was speedily found, and the two surgeons ascertained that the wound was mortal. He had shot himself through an artery, and had placed the muzzle of the pistol so clew to his neck that none of the neighbours had beard the report. He lingered for twelve hours and then died. Ido not hear that he said anything to explain the mo tivee that led him to commit the fatal act, but a paper was found in his apartments on which were written several axioms, and among them the following, " Life without health is not worth having." The deceased had been for many years very anxious about his health. He was of • full habit of body and often expressed a belief that he bad a disease of the heart. He led a very regular life, paid great attention to diet, and was very sparing in the use of wine and spirits. Lately he was apparently in better health than be had been some years back. For the last two winters his custom was to rise early in the morning and walk from the Item de Parme nearly all across Paris the College of France, or the Sorbonne, where he, au old bachelor of 00, would listen to lectures with all the ardour of a student reading for honours. He was recently very assiduous in his attendance on Professor Baudrillart's lectures on moral philosophy, and would comment upon them with much good sense and without the least eccentricity or excitement. He bought a pair of pistols about a fortnight ago, and in answer to his housekeeper, who asked what he wanted them for, he said they were good things to have when travelling. It was his habit to travel during three or four months every year. The deceased was in efficient circumstances; he has left a will, which remains in the hands of Mr. Piekford, the British Consul, who awaits proper authority to opal it. It appears that the Punjab goveruseat hue intro lend English u the language of kw iato all On courts of the prostate. It was flirt Wad for throe menthe as an es pokiest, and was emfined to sled snits nadir Ity, 100, and shove 1,000, sad to) patty ceingial awe. i cei fa , tic na