The Express. — London, England, 1862-04-03 00:00:00

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T ~am —Usewles, 44. Ationbook. `4l. %gs• LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 3. hint& .D of 11Am* with • too credulous coin- PlwwwneY to megrims comments on the patience and fad lity of the American people in accepting an sacs mem load of war...mines in order to pre serve yid the institutions of their foie fathers and to army the Union safely through the crier ies fate, the British taxpayer would, per be mere umfally and profitably employed in 10. iking a little nearer home for the text of a hour Jy eats melon of Ministers of the Year IMe for weeklong expenditure and the gullibility of • P , Inotie Parliament. on this side of the "pond" we see a nation on terms of strictest amity with as neighbours end at peace with all the world, for, as far as Emilia is concerned, we may be pee n) itted to sesame that the Mexican expedition hag yet attained, and is not likely to attain, the d Miamians even of a " little war." This evening, t ben, it will be the pleasing duty of a liberal gad mlightened CH•NreLIAM of the Exeegoren to present to the House of Commons a statement which it will be no easy task for the most ingenious malice of Tory financiers to misrepresent. _All the visions of • yawning abyss of deficit which Pthe prophetic fury of the Camas miss of the Oppte "Nation conjured up last year for Mr. G tapeworm's Wmintiture have vanished away before the sober 'daylight of facts. Instead of the two or three rßillions' deficit which the mildest of his critics had .predicted as the inevitable consequence of the Commercial Treaty and the Repeal of the Paper : Duty, and in the face of a conflict which paralyses the most important of our manufactures, and stops lie hugest outflow of our commerce, the CHAP: • vet long of the Exemnio - rx is able to show, figures in hand, a buoyant and elastic national revenue, an increuuig consumption of the poor man's luxuries and the rich man's necessaries, a surplus on the year in the Customs, and an Excise already re covering from a salutary but severe depletion. The Tory croakers will hardly be able to paint Mr. Ld vetoer. as black as they painted him a year or two ago, or to denounce the certain results of the Commercial Treaty as confidently as they de nounced its probable effects. Mr. (hap.-roe; at all events, has earned • year's repose, and he may sit on that ministerial bench of lotus eaters with the happy consciousness of having something better than pledges abandoned, and promises for gotten, to show in • year when there is to be an "exhibition" of everything, including the wonder ful unanimity of the House of Commons in doing nothing. But it is not the prophetic croakers that Mr. fasuirrosz has to encounter this year with a Budget remarkable it may be for the negative merits of exciting no expectation and causing no disappointment. We cannot have a Budget of action every year. The new sort of obstructive. Mr. Gzsiscross has to meet are his old assailants with a new faoe—the face of genial congratulation. A year ago these critics were deploring the rashnesa, and foretelling the failure, of • Minister who was lopping off two millions and a half of imposts for the fun of the thing,' and at the same time cheering the vigorous old statesman who had comedown on • Monday night and got eleven millions voted with acclamation for the protection of our dockyards by dropping forts about promiscuously on spits and shoals be tween the Needles and the Warner Light ! Since then, however, these disinterested censors have becu more usefully engaged in exposing the extravagance of a Republican Government in the throes of • revolutionary war, and the proneness of a republican nation to pay dearly for self-preserva tion. Only the other day it was that these same censors of American taxation were moralizing on our Revenge Tables for the year, and quarter, in • strain which we recommend to the sympathies of Mr. Cessz. The text was an elastic and increas ing revenue ; the sermon was on this wise ; The ' more we make the more let us spend ; a great ' nation, like a great man, must lire at a great ' rate.' Vet to do full justice to the consistency of the preachers, let us add that even as in the same breath they ridiculed the excess of war expenditure in America, and admired the continual increase of peace expenditure in England, so in one column they condemn the duties on Fire Insurance, and in another proclaim the necessity of rebuilding the British navy without reference to the question of those fancy forts for which eleven millions of public money are being dribbled away. We would willingly ascribe these contradictions to modesty, for the great preacher who laughs at Yankee patience under taxation was the first and loudest to cheer our own veteran Misisrza on when he I asked for eleven millions for the famous Spit. I bead forts ! Happily we have no modesty to consult in the discussion of these costly follies, nor will our readers require any reticence or evasion in our treatment of the subject. The opinions we uttered two years ago we utter still, without modification or reservation, but endorsed by that tremendous experience in the James River which has suddenly converted every naval and military Member in the House of Commons. This is not, however, a merely naval or military, or tactical or engineer ing question ; it is before and above all a financial question. Mr. GLAUKTONE has more than once impressed in mole= tones upon the House of Commons the impracticability of "eating your " cake and having it." To throw millions into the mud or into the sea in a fit of panic, or under the intoxication of the potent spirit of claptrap, may be a truly British sport ; but, like most other sports, it must be paid for. " Leading " panic mongers and Corypha•i of claptrap, talk not of " taxes upon prudence"; ye who cheered so vociferouslythe prodigality of the patriotic Minister who proposed and " carried " the Spithead forts; ye, who now assure the British public that the / 1I 1 1 1 I 1 I • THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1862:."' question of these Spithead forts has nothing to do with the question of iron-cased ships ! There is, we would fain believe, a point at which the gulli bility of the most gullible of nations passes con*. • founded. When the British public is in formed that the advantage, or the absolute idiocy, of sinking eleven millions in isolated forts along the shoals and spits of the Solent, is an inquiry which they may pursue at leisure, with out respect to the larger question (which indeed is no longer a question) whether the Britiah fleet at present constituted is so much magnificent fire ' wood, or whether half-a-dozen French Munitturs would take the slightest notice of any number of . forts if there were no English Monitor to warn them off ; why, we begin to think that it is high i time for Mr. GLADRTONI to tell us what became of the person in the parable who intending to build a tower did not sit down to count the cost. The person in the parable was a model of good sines compared with the British taxpayer, who not oily sits down to build a tower without counting the cost of it, but without considering whether it can stand the fire of an enemy's guns or the shock of its own. Nay, rather with the certainty before his eyes that the tower he is building is a paste board trap. Ma. E. Bouvraiz has before Parliament a Bill, intended to relieve clergymen of the Church of England, who may wish to put off that character, from various civil disabilities to which they are now liable. We doubt whether it is generally known that for an ordained priest of the Church of England who for any reason lays down his office, the law, and rules of corporate bodies bone upon the law, have created a peculiar position which may be said to be made up of disqualifica tions. A petition has recently been presented to Parliament, in which those disabilities are briefly set forth. The petitioners, twelve in num ber, state that they were admitted into holy orders in the Church of England, and signed certain articles of subscription, which they can no longer reconcile with their conscientious convictions ; that accordingly they did " voluntarily, but with much " regret and at great pecuniary sacrifice, resign " their several benefices and curacies respectively, " and have reseed to exercise any functions as " deacons or priests " of the Church of England. But they have to complain : That your petitioner, having been thus forced by their coodienoes to abandon their sacred profession and their pre ferments or coracles, now find that they are subjected to numerous disabilities of a grievous character, which prohibit them from engaging in any other occupation or profeesion whatever save that of a schoolmaster ; and that it has been decided by the Court of Queen's Bench 181 a modern ease, after full argument, that an ordained pried of the said church menet free himself from the ohlisiddose of canonical obedience to the bishop, or casup4 aim* from correctioo by such bishop for bonne et s tkd That by the 78th Canon al 1105, no per son, being admitted a deacon or minister, shall from thenceforth voluntarily relinquish the same, nor afterwards nee himself in the course of his life as a layman, upon psis That by the statute 53 George would render your psii be court. • WINDSOR CAITL Aram 2. . nor Mejeety and Prisms Louise evellted in the ' pounds this morning. Prince Alfred went to London, attended by *e or Cowell, sad returned in the afternoon. Viscount Palmerston left London yesterday for Windsor CUMIe. To-morrow (Friday) is the day now fired for her Majesty's departurefrom Windsor Castle for Osborne, unless I Informatiou should be repaired by telegraph of the sea being usfavourably rough for crossing, when the royal journey will be further postponed. The youthful Prime Leopold, who has been staying at Cannes for the benefit of his health, is expected to arrive at Osborne to meet her Majesty. Her Majesty will remain at Osborne until the 213th of the present month, en which day she will take her &- wham for Scotland. After a moeth's sojourn at bar northern resideoce, her Majesty will return to Wisdom Castle for a few days, and than go to Osborne, wham she will remain until after the wedding of her Royal Mlnknem Princess Alice, which will take place in June, at Caber House, in as private a manner as possible. About the middle of August the Queen will spin visit Scot and, and after a mouth's residence there return to Osborne. Her Majesty will afterwards visit Germany, the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, trothr to his late Royal Wilma the Prince Clamart, having adored to give up his present residence for her Majesty's accommodation, which kind eller her Majesty will avail herself of. As it is her Majesty's intention to pass the year In a comparatively private neinner, it is not expected that she will pay the Crew. Prince end Princess of Prussia a visit on this mum skim hot that their Royal Highnesr will visit her M Oakum The Princess Frederick William arrived at the palace at &sassls cm Taseiay, and ematinnrd bet journey yesterday morning to Berlin. Her royal highneee was met at Antwerp by the Duchene of Brabant and the Count of lbadan. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath enter tained a select party at dinner last evening at their resi dence, Warwick House, St. James's. The Earl and Count Stanhope entertained at dinner hat evenin g at their reacienoe to Grosvenor-pleas the oountele of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley: the Opuntia of Newburgh, Viscount and Viaoottntaw Castle rows, Viscount Powerecourt, Lord Stealer, M.P., the Bight Hon. Sir George Cornwall Lewis, X.P., and Lady Th Lewis, Mr. Moncktos Xilnee, M.P., and Mr. Varbiss. The Earl and Countess Spencer are entertaining a egad party at Althorp Park, Northampton. Among the menpany present are the Marquis and Marchioness of Ales buy, the Earl of Derby, Earl Granville, Earl Animaley, the Countess Cowper sad the Ladies Cowper, Mars Marchio ness of Ailesbury, Lord Della* Visoouat and Viscountess Clitden, Mr. and Lady Augusta Start, Mr. Charles Chlrine, Mr. Payne, Lady Sarah Spencer, de. The Earl and Countess of Tankerrille will come to town today from a tour on the Coslineat. The Earl and Countees of Aylesfortl have left Claridge's Hotel for Pm:ideates Hall, Coventry. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Coaster de Rahman setortabsed at dimmer last evening, at Orivestey House, his Imperial Highems Prince Lucien &warts, the Drake and Duchess of Sutherland, the Mar quis de Galliffet, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Baron do =ism Sir Roderick Murchison, Hon. Frederick Ilya& Hr. Omaha, Mr. Levesion Gower, Mr. Bartholdi, &c. Later is OW evening the Comatose de Rabat& had ►n assembly. LORD CANNING AND THE NATIVE COIF- )(UNITIES OP INDIA. The native communities at India have presented loyal and grateful addreemie to Lerd Canning, on the eve of kis departure for England. The native oommunity of Bombay have requested his lordship to sit for a bud to be placed in a conspicuous part of the city, and a subscription has been raised for the purpose. As the Calcutta address is in Its spirit and sentiments the B:proud= of the general views and feelings of the country, we subjoin it : "TO MIS RICELIXNCY EARL CANNING, VICEROY AND We, the inhabitants of Oalcutta and its vicinity, ven ture to approach your excellency, on the eve of your departure, in order to express to you the regret felt by on all oa your resigning the government. _ _ " Diving the eventful period of your administration we have never failed to admire the justice and impartiality which have always characterised your actions. " It is with mingled feelings of respect and gratitude that we call to mind your humane and merciful conduct to our unfortunate and misguided countrymen, exercised at a time when, by moat men, the principles of moderation would have bees forgotten. "We thank your lordship for the late extraordinary re duction of taxation, which at the very time it lessens the burdens of the poor, furnishes the bust proof of the pros pane condition of the country. "We en panful for the many liberal measures which ban adeend your administration ; for the principles of *dee so ameteatly inculcated by you, rendered doubly dear by being blinded with a humanity dictated by wisdom and morimsain. " la the establishment of the councils of the aspire we recognise an anxious desire to forward the interests and well-being of India. "We thank your excellency for the valuable privilege which you have conferred upon the community by allow ing the redemption of the landed revenue ; and we are especially grateful for the careful protection of the interests of the public creditor, which is apparent in the face of the proclamation issued by your lordship. " At no time has your excellency been ever wanting in promoting the welfare of your fellow•creatarer ; the cause of education never bad a warmer friend. " We need not enlarge on your many noble and charita ble action,. " We lament the existence of the present disputes and the bed passions crested by them. " In acoordance with th 3 benevolent suggestions of your excellency, we earnestly trust that these our better days may give rise to kinder feelings, and that resentments of every kind, among all clams of society, may pass away and be forgotten. If such should be, it will not be the least cheerful regnegion in the mind of your lordship, when patting from the land you have governed so long. " We look upon your excellency as one who ban saved this country from peat and impending calamity. The re. suits us before U 4 :—A mut uy suppressed ; pub lic credit tneintained ; and pros nnivers d. "Nothing sow remains but to bid your excellency fare. well. Safe may you return to your native land; the good wishes of all attend you. "Think, at times, kindly of a people by whom you will always be held in respectful and grateful honour. "Once again farewelL In the fair land of the West— if justice and humanity be ever honoured—you cannot but hold a most distinguished place." IT INTELLIGENCE.. INDIA. ABANDONMENT OF THE LICENSE TAX. We are now in possession of Mr. Ling's statement of reasons for the abandonment of the license tax, with the Viceroy's endorsement. The existence of any danger to the state from perseverance with the measure is strenuously denied by both gentle men—an assurance which the press seems to re fun to accept. The following is the resolution of the government: LATI FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. Fort William, Feb. 21, 1862. Bernd report' by the Audike-Geseral of India sad the Civil Paymasters of Bengal, Yanks, Bombay, the N.W. Provinces, and the Punianb, on the cash balsam d India for the months of November and December, MB, and deanery, 1882 Read also revised estimates, prepared in the financial department, of the revenue. and charges and the cash reguirementa of India for the year 186142. Resolution.—luring three years the financial condition of India, ommegnent upon the mutiny, has made it news- Nary that now taxes should be imported upon the country. Amongst them taxes is the duty on arts, trades, and deal bhp, commonly ealled the license tax. The law by which tide tax is imposed wm passed oo the 16th July, 1861. It is a tax which has chiefly upon the various classes of adieus', mechanics, and petty trader*. That these, ea wall ss the wealthier dames, should, in proportion to their mss, contribute to the rapport of the Mato, is just in 1 1 WWI end is consonant with the usages of India ; and the Governor-General in Council has no reason to suppose that this principle is not understood and contentedly acknow lodged by all. It is the conviction of the GovernorGleostal in Council that the license tax may be equitably sad advan tageously adopted as part of the financial systems of India whenever the exigencies of the state shell maks it Dearasery. Bat the Governor-General in Council desires not to tepees taxes upon any classes without necessity ; and the hapriove meat which has now shown itself in the financial eanditioa of India enables the government to dispose with the sum which would have been yielded by the lions* tax. This improvement is demonstrated by the re turns lately received under the new system of sooount sad audit, and by the steady increase of the cash balances. The cash balances of all India amounted,on the filet of January, to 18,40,00,000 rupees, which, after allowing for the pay ment for all sums due for charges la England, will leave a net balance in Indi► of more than fifteen mores. As during the last year oo loans have been mimed ; as in that time there have been no extraordinary receipts ; sa it is certain by the returns already before the government that the actual financial results of the year 1861.62 will I be more favourable than was anticipated in the estim►tes of April last ; as most of the branches of revenue are healthy, and as further reductions of expenditure are in progress, the Governor. General in Council is satisfied that the license tax is not required to maintain a financial equi librium. He Wu therefore resolved to dispense with it. The annual sum which the government will thereby sur render is between fifty and sixty lace of rupees. This sum would be collected from ►bout five millions of payers. As the collection, although not far advanced, has been begun, the Oovernor-General in Council determines that, in order to avoid naneemmary trouble and vexation, and to prevent all doubt of the intention of the government, the collection shall be abandoned at onos without waiting for the completion of the budget of the ensuing year. Accordingly, the Governor-General in Conn ell orders that, in anticipation of the law which will be im mediately proposed for the,repeal of Act XVIII. of 1861,511 proceedings under that act be stopped, and that any col lectienis which may have been made under it be returned to the payers. An important measure has been introduced into the Legislative Council of the Governor-General—% bill to legalise the dissolution of marriages con tracted by Christian converts previous to their con version. Locomotives are now on the rails in the Punjaub. According to the Delhi Gazette, an ugly rumour is in circulation of three officers being miming, who are said to have been murdered somewhere between Gwalior and Jhausio. "And it is stated that the remains of their servants have been seen in the jungle. We give the report as it has reached nu, coupling it with the expression of a hope, and our belief, that it is unfounded." The following is from the Rangoon Times : Our cotton trade with the upper provinces continued steadily to increase. We have been informed that there are boats now coming down with about 51,000 visa of it on board; converted into English weight, this quantity amounts to nearly eighty-two tons. The operations of the year in this single article will probably amount to one thousand ices. For the first year in which a real demand of this article from India has been made, the proportion furnished by Burmah is certainly most gratifying. That it will in crease still more, if the demand continues, there can be no doubt. If we are not mistaken, Burmese cotton now fetches about Gd. a pound in the English market. The quantity, however, which has already reached there being small, it does not figure in the trade returns as from Burmab. The Bombay Gazette says : The cotton produce of this part of the country for the past year is now in full flow into Bombay. We regret to say that the native dealers, aware of the increasing clasnaad, are adulterating the article as sent to market. The evil has been discovered in time to prevent its being carried to any very groat length. This practice of the middle•clus men is one of the greatest hindrances to Indian commercial prosperity. THE ROMAN QUESTION. The hultipendance gives the following account of the circumstances which led to M de Lavalette's departure from Reale : Than has been between him and General de Goyon an laimeelern to which the embeasador refuses to be subject any keger. On this point I have the most positive information. IL de Goyon, having been at Rome for many yews, instead of confining himself to his peeve rdk of commander of the French forces, placed naturally nada the orders of the directing power, is accustomed to interfere in diplomacy. It follows from this that in the delicate communications of M. de Lavalette sad the pontifical government the Ambassador was often plead in opposition to the Commandant of the French Army of Occupation. The Italians are full of finesse, and when they can say to the Ambassador, "But M. de doyen has told us this—M. de Goyon has told As that," the valise of the diplomatist becomes untenable. M. de Goyim has been sesustomed to regard himself at Rome, in his meaty d side-decomp to the Emperor, as the sal repreesetathe et his minter ; hence there has arisen an actual misvalue" between him and the ambassador. The qualities ate which of them is to be sacrificed is being consi dered at this moment at the Tuileries. It is known, through the Nuncio, If. Ohigl, that M. de Lavalette is person allyvery aooeptable to the Holy Father. On the other hand, by his poetise, and his long relation with the great families se Rome, X de Goyon ie also able to render important sec vies'. However, as it is easier to find a commander of troop" than a skilful diplomatist, many ponces believe that M. atia Goya' will be sacrificed ; M. de Lavalette having formally derired that be will not return to Rome if If. de Goyon be not removed, and N. de Thouvenel being din. seed to leave the ministry if M. de Lavalette is not maintained at his pest. The foregoing I can guarantee. What is not less certain is that at present there is no in testicle of defining, in one sense or other, the policy of the Emperor in relation to the papacy. It is still the system of solving slowly, according to occurrences perhaps unfore seen but without any violent shock, this difficult papal prohlem. (nuna's TniortAre.) FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 3. The Moniteur of this morning announces that the Emperor will to-day hold a grand review in the Bois de Boulogne, of cavalry and artillery regi ments. The Moniteur also publishes the following despatch from Vera Cruz, dated 7th March : "General Lorencez has disembarked, and taken measures that the reinforcements which are ex pected should be able to traverse the city. " The sanitary condition of the troops is satisfac tory.” ITALY. TURIN, Arm 2, Evmso. It is asserted that the Clambers will be pro rogued in the middle of this month until the end of May. The Raba announces the approaching creation of sixteen new regiments. SPAIN. MADRID, Arau. 2, Emma. The Duke de Brabant has arrived at Seville. A COIIOIIA7 AT TEE rumaßiss. The concert at the Tuileries on Monday evening was exceedingly brilliant, both by the number of personages present, and by the character ot the performance. Among the guests were the Hereditary Prines sad Princess al Heismellern, the former 27 yam of age, sad the latter 17, daughter al the late King Ferdinand of Portugal; alio Queen Math% and the Deice de Rao:area ; the hire sessss Okabilds, Nsthilde, and Murat ; Prime Napoleon, the Prime and Pri•ervr de Metternich, la. The concert eanumenced at kaput 9 by the chorus from Verdi's Nameco, "V. Pamlico," executed by the singers at ' Imbed to the Imperial chapel, and the chorus-Bingen of the Italian theatre united. Tamberlik gam the air from I Lombardi, " Min Letizia," the trio from the muse opera, with Madame Peoco and &Mani ; and the duo from Polka° with the soirees jut named. The duo presented the particularity of Wag aceorapaniad by • thorns which a not gives at the theatre, and which at the third return of the motion produces a great effect. Mario sang, with Millie. Battu, the duo of Riyadh); with Madame Alboni, Mdlle. Battu, Bartaini, and Zuochini, the (palette of the Ballo in Mockers; and alone, the '• Dona a mobile." Wile. Battu pre the "Ah ! moo giunge" from the Sonnambula, specially salled for by the Empress; Madame Peoco, the waltz of VOO2llllO Madame Alboni, the coecluding air of the Coicroitots ; ail Zucchini an air from the Coluntela of Fieravanti. Their Majesties, in the course of the evening, addressed the artistes in turn, and complimented each iodividually. THE JAPANESE AMBASSADORS AT MALTA. (7110 Y OUR Ow! CORILDSPONDINT.) MALTA. &TIIDLY. MARCH 29. Yesterday her Majesty's steamer Himalaya arrived at Malta with the Japanese embassy. On landing they received the usual honours. They are stayingat Dinning's Hotel. The following is an exact copy of a list of their names, written by the interpreter, in a good plain English hand :—" First, Takanovoteby Semotookynoliame ; second, Matoodira Ewameno kame ; third, Kiogotof Notonokame ; fourth, Sebata Sadataro. Thirty-six all together." Nearly all of them understand English, and several speak it very well. Some of them have been in the United States of America, and appear very proud of their experience. On board the Himalaya the three ambassadors lived by themselves, the gentlemen of the suite with the offi cers and the servants outside. They seem to eat and drink just as Englishmen, and to enjoy whatever is brought before them. They play chess and cards with the officers, and take sketches of whatever happens to strike them, readily adapting themselves to circumstances. They show a good many curious Japanese articles. Among others, some little slips which, when thrown into water, unfold themselves into birds, flowers, boats, men's heads, Ac. On first landing at Malta, they drove to the governor's palace, and were introduced by his excellency to all the principal persons of the island. The next day there was a grand review of seven regiments and the artil lery, after which the ambassadors visited all the tor tifications. Everything worth seeing was shown to them, the governor paying them the greatest atten tion. They complain sadly that there are no good pens or ink to be had out of Japan. They are tole rably well acquainted with European views, and are particularly interested in all concerning Gari baldi, whose life, by Dumas, and the " Garibal dians in Sicily," by the same, many of them have purchased. They have paid a visit to her Majesty's ship Neptune. It was originally intended to pro ceed to Marseilles, but it is now arranged that they proceed on Monday in the Himalaya to Gibraltar and Southampton direct. The ambassador received at his hotel the foreign consuls from 7 to 9. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MOM OTh OWN PAM. W161)1118DLY Evzwpro. The great news of the day is the repudiation by the Moniteur of the treaty with Mexico, which the French plenipotentiary, Admiral Jurien de la Gra. 'Mae, entered into jointly with the representatives of England and Spain. It is now abundantly clear that France originally contemplated, and still means, if possible, to make the legitimate griev ances of a few French subjects the excuse for a prolonged intervention, and the destruction of the republican form of government in that country. It was not for nothing that the Petrie every day for a month sought to persuade the world that the Mexicans were dying with love for Archduke Maximilian, and the great majority of the Mexican provinces had made a prontosciamento to have him for king. I have little doubt that the firmness of the English government has substantially extin guished this mischievous job, just as it did the Syrian intervention two years ago. But the French ,journals which were so deeply committed to a Mexican war may be excused for dying hard. The Opinion Nationale this evening says : What has happened in Mexico? What is going on in the commas of Franco, Spain, and England! Is there accord or diespeement, rupture or the commencement of The Cimaiefutionnef states that, independent of the English colonists who are about to cultivate cotton in Algeria, M. de Bray, • protestant clergyman, has selected eighty-five families from the agricultural population of the Hautes-Alpes and in Piedmont, to establish them on • tract of land in Algeria, of which he has obtained a grant. This laud is situate near Aumale, at a locality called Dee Trembles, and embraces 2,500 acres. Some of the colonists have already arrived, and express themselves delighted with the fertility of the soil. The Official Gazette of Turin announces that the first twelve pieces of ordnance of the celebrated hundred subscribed for throughout Europe for the fortress of Ales sandria, in Piedmont, have been cast. They are rifled 16. pounders in cast iron. M. Francesco Polleri, formerly a banker at 148• boa, ham just died at GOllOll, at a very advanced age. Hs was unmarried, and leaves • fortune of about four =Mime of franos—one million to be divided among his relatives, sad three to charitable institutions at Genoa. The Princess of Auereperg, mistress of the palace to the Archduchess Sophia of Austria. has devoted • capital of 20,000 florins to the purchase of ornaments for a church under her patronage. This sum is the product of dosatioss and subscriptions raised at the court of Vienna. " Our musical readers," says Galignani, " will rejoice to hear that Madame Grisi will sing on Friday at Hers's for the annual concert of M. Sighioelli, a violinist gradually but surely working his way into celebrity. The Dive will be supported by other eminent artiste, and the air& promises to be one of the best of the season." The Malta Times of the 27th ult. reports several serious disturbances in the island, between the military and the native population. THE RANK OF AN APPEARANCL—He who, seeing how much appearances govern the world. desires himself to achieve the rank of an appearance, and obtain, as such, the credit that is awarded to the substance o• merit, yet be as ode as • phantom against the e ssulta to which the 'abstains is unavoidably exposed, will be duly Isaladful of the rules thus prescribed to his Waded of him. self. His life will be as void as his talk of all aggreshe I brilliancy. His dram will be decorous—for a sloven invitee ridicule ; but studious of that plainness which disarms the =W of fops. H entertainments will be hospitable, hie Hie good—for civilised man has the gratitude of the plate; bat ha will shun the ostentation which wound' the pride of the poor, and irritates the vanity of the rich. Tbo pad &wild carry away with him the benignant re miskonnee of a courteous reception and a savoury repast, with a heart unangrieved by • mortifying pomp, and • digestion unspoilt by splenetic envy. Dante says of the valley in which his pilgrimage coinmeoces, ' Dove eel tim"—" Where the sun is ailent." The sun of aka Mau superior to hie deserts is always silent. la his intellectual conduct, this admirable personage thus on risciple avoids making enemies. Extreme in nothing, and mantral whenever he can be so without giving offence, be is Ins violsut party-sum Violent party.meo are always ill• seed by the chiefs of party ; it is the moderate men whom the chiefs desire to secure; and even the antago sistic journal' do not blame the minister who rewards the seasonable vote of a judicious temporiser by the place he is not so rashly grateful as to bestow on a supporter iodir meetly enthusiastic. On the other hand, the Superior Men steers es clear from inconvenient friendships as from vindic tive wasaledes. He confides to no one hie infirmities or his sorrows ; In his intervals of bodily sickness he only . cons. plain to his physiciaa ; for infirmity and sorrow are India- We read in Gaiirsani K Belart,who sang at riabit__seideaoss of our frail mortality, and as such they (ay the Gallicism be paaonea) the ideahood the commencement a tit* promat meson at the Italian f ai As = ot air to which the mortal K. B. L y t. Opera, and who has bees same mouths in bad health, to ton, Blacbooods Magegine for April. the regret of moray friends, expired a few days since at Lomax Gamittax, Oulsreue 00,1FANY (LisiTru). Ivry, noir Paris." —Taal* receipts, week ending March 30, 11,000/. 17,..3. Apl, 6. ApLl2. The County Court Orlicee llO to 1 10 to 1 The Common law Offices 1 11 to 3 11 to 3 The Bankriptcyofacee In to 2.10 to The Bump-office itot payment money) 9to 9to 1 The Accountant-General's Moe closed 10 le The CertlOcate of Ackhowledg meat Ofilee ll to ill to The Inaohent Debtors Court Of thee The Regkear of JudantentOßee 11 to 3 11 to 11 The Ofue d the beeretarbe to Lord Cleihealhe mid the of the Rolls The Record and Welt anti Office ll W 1 10 too The Common Law /adage' Cltain-i hers .ll to S 11 to I, The Chancerytu t l i tChantbere clowd 10 to a n e e M i r O r gee dosed 10 to 1 10 to 4 10 too : The Probate Court Mew !ILO to 2 10 to 1' The Raarathets' Mete 10 to 4 10 to 4 Aseoctetof 001ee 11l to 4 11 to I. 10 to 1 dosed 10 to 1, 1 1 9 to d dosed I U. 4 4 1 ICI 10 to I 11 to I :10 to in w: ckeed closed dosed .10 to 'lit to t; closed closed NO to 4 111 to a Ito to a ,to tot 10 to a 10 to 'lO tot a 'll too It is understood (says the Times) that orders are is course of transmission to all the dockyards throughout the United Kingdom to suspend any further operations upon wooden ships. The Church Missionary Society has removed to the splendid aew building which has been erected for it i• Salisbury-square.. . . . a rupture between the three powers, or ►t any rate between their representatives at Vera Gnu! This is an enigma which we do not attempt to solve. We simply lay the facts before our readers. A convention append by the plenipotentiaries was concluded at Soledad on Feb. 19 be tween General Prim and General Doblado. It wee not unanimously approved of by the populations, but was nevertheless confirmed by the Provident Juarez. By virtue of this convention the French were to occupy Orin* the Spaniards Cordova, and the English Tehmican, while nego. tiations were going on in Orizaba for a definitive settlement, It was at the same time stipulated that, until the conclu sion of the negotiations, no reinforcement* should land upon the Mexican eOwa. of the allied troops Wield for the three cities which they were to occupy were on the march when the English steamer arrived, oa March 1, with despatches from Europe. Then a sudden change occurred in the situation of the • plenipotentiaries and allied troops. Commodore Dunlop readied the English detachment which had advanoed on the Tehnacan road, and ordered it on board ship to go away. The commodore's officers said that they had been deceived by the Spaniards. General Prim seemed disposed to follow the commodore's lead, for he gave out that the convention was annulled. What then is the news brought by the British steamer? We do not vet know, but the Moxiteur reveals to us a serious dimension. The imperial government disapproves of the Soledad convention, which it describes as contrary to the dignity of France. Such are the facts. Great obscurity prevails in regard to the Mexican question. But we venture to inquire whether the choice of M. Dubois de Saligny to supersede Admiral Jurien de la Getman, as • negotiator Is a happy one. We cannot but remember that M. de Salim has been accused, rightly or wrongly, of being very favourable to the clerical party, and of having been, at lout to a certain extent, the promoter of the in. tervention of the three powers. We conclude by observing that the solution of the Mexican question is yet to seek, and that the terrible yellow fever begins to rage at Vera Gras at the end of March. The Petrie gives out that the "two govern ments"—France and Spain—are about to make a new treaty for a common action in Mexico. The Pays repeats the old assertion that the French plenipotentiaries' instructions are not to sign any treaty elsewhere than in the city of Mexico. The Bourse was extremely buoyant, and quite Ithe counterpart of yesterday, but no reason is assigned for the change beyond the fact that, the settlement being over, people are speculating for a new account. The Rente rose 300. for cash, and 560. for account, dosing at 69fr. 85c. and 70fr. Sc. Mobilier rose life. 260., and the Italian Loan 550. Many of the railways were in great demand. Lyons wee 23fr. 75e., Southern 12fr., and Northern and Western 2fr. 500. each. Orleans continues to be depressed, in consequence of the disappointment about the dividend, and fell sfr. Eastern without change. chap. 12, such timers liable to imprisonment. That your petitioners dad that, by resolutions of the Four Inns of Court, dated In 1779 and 1794. they are precluded, as persona in holy man. from being called to the bar. That the statute 5 and It William IV., chap. 76, see. 28, makes your petlitamen inadmimible u councillors or *Mertes° in any monied* corporation. That the statute 41 Georp 111., amp. 11, declass your petitioners ineligible a• candidates for • seat is the House of Commons, and subjects them, if shots& to • heavy penalty for sitting and voting sa rosaabass thereof. Mr. Borvtair proposes by his Bill to give back to persons in the position thus described the rights which they lost at ordination. Upon signing a de claration that he conscientiously dissents from the doctrines of the Church of England, the Priest or Deacon will be entitled to a sentence of depo- sition from hokeorders,which the Bishop is torecord in his registry, whereupon his clerical rights and his civil disabilities are to cease simultaneously, and he is not to be punished for committing any breach of ecclesiastical discipline as a person in holy orders. We do not exactly see why the intervention of the Bishop should be necessary in order to restore a civil status which the law, and its organs, the courts, and not the Bishop, keep the aggrieved person from resuming. It is for the State in its sovereignty to regulate the civil rights of all the citizens. It, therefore, it should appear that the Bishops, or any of them, object to take part in loosing what they or their predecessors have bound, we should advise Mr. Bocvws to respect their scruples, and proosed without them. The aim of the Bill is so wholly just and right that when we have stated it we have said all that can be urged in its favour. There needs no argu ment to prove that a man who has ceased to hold the convictions which are a necessary qualification for the clerical office ought to be able to retire from that office free to exercise his abilities in other fields. The measure is one of bare justice, and the scandal is that it was not long ago made unnecessary. Politically, however, we feel that this is its weak point. Justice, simple and absolute, is the horror of politicians. It injures some monopoly ; it diminishes the number of anomalies, those idols of our legislation ; it offends the genius of com ' promise, and is so far unconstitutional, and, in deed, un-English. Upon the whole, therefore, unless Mr. Burvmus can dash his Bill with a little absurdity and inconsequence, we have small hopes of its success. Mr. Putts, on Monday, will ask theFirat Lord of the Treasury, whether it is the intention of the government to propose a rote for a national memorial to the memory of his lt,,yal Highness the late Prince Consort. THE ALPERT MEMoHIAL FOND.—The sub-com mittee of the memorial fund met yesterday at the likaika. house. in the absence of the Lord Mayor, who wee en. avoidably prevented from being present, Mr. Alderman Culooel Wilson took the chair. It wu reported that the total corn received was 43,32 a, of which 1,157/. had been received dunog the past week. Mr. Goodman, the secre tary. reed a letter from the Rector of Fulmer, Buckingham shire. stating that he had made a collection in his poor parish, sod the result was the sum of MX ls. 6d., for which be enclosed a cheque. The amount consisted chiefly of pennies sod twopence from the poor of the parka. A die carton arose as to the propriety of subscription aside being issued, out the matter wu referred to a future santiag. CoLLTATIoN or TAT MALT DUTY. —The depuistion appointed at the meeting of maltaters recently held is Mark lane had an interview with theChanoellor of the Exchequer, on Tuesday afteroooo, at his oflicini residence is DIVIITAPC street, for the purpose of soliciting so extension of the period of the malt credit to the period of twelve weeks. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Cobbold, Y.P. le reply to their statements the Chancellor of the Exchequer said the question wee of coesiderahle importance, for the grating of the prayer of the deputation would muse au aognientatscie to the burdens of the country, and certainly he did not think the House of Commons would be willing to impose new taxes to till up the void in the revenue. With hie per 'wilt knowledge be could not see that any injustice was does to the maltsters, but he would promise that their raw should be fully inquired into. He would say, however, that as far es the present was concerned, even the door for COD. sideration was closed. He did not wish to trust to inaasory, and therefore be desired that the deputation weak, pat *sir argomente into writing is order that he might have the me terials for forming a correct judgment on the question. A soiro' , , under distinguished patronage, fur the sale of works of art, ladies' work, he., with music and sing ing, will h o held as 'Monday evening, the 10th April, at the Female School of Art, 43, Qessa-spiare, Bloomsbury, in aid of the building fend. Lady Goldsolid, Mrs. Milner (aeon, Mrs. Temple Bowdoie, Mrs. S. C. Hall, and other ladies, have kindly promised ts eetirt WAITING POR THE RUDG'ET.-(Till8 DAY.j This morning, although no revelations of great political or financial importance are expected in the bud im t which the Chancellor of the Exchequer will this evening submit to the House of Commons, a vast number of persons assembled in and about St. Stephen's Hall, in orderto secure the first chances of admission to the etrangen' gallery of the Hones of Commons. The house consists of 656 membni s, less one for Preston which is vacant, and it is said by the officials of the house that upwards of 400 orders have been given, each member of the house being entitled to give one, for admO sioo into the strangers' gallery tonight, the gallery bein g capable of accommodating less than • hundred. It may be known to those who have been in the house that under the place allotted to strangers is the Sneaker's a sn ry, admission to which is obtained by orders from the Arms. During the last few days Lord Charles Buren has been perpetually assailed by members, who alone are entitled to ask for orders for this part of the house, and up to last night orders had been bespoken which would fill the gallery at least three times. The enthusi. natio " strangers " are, however, by far the most interesting elms of visitors. The first of these gentlemen arrived thi s morning • little before 8 o'clock, armed with sandwi c h es, • bottle, the contents of which did not transpire, several newspapers, and • book ; be was evidently deter. mined to make • day of it. in anticipation of the oretori e d treat he is to have in the evening. Being the first comer be will have the privilege of entering the strangers' ya m first, that is immediately after Mr. Speaker rises from prayers at 4 o'clock. During the morning the fresh arrivals were rapid, and by ten o'clock the waitintroom at the foot of the gallery stairs was full, while others were sitting sing the side of St. Stephen's Hall. Long before midday all the available places were crowded, sandwiches and beer being brought from the adjacent publichouses for the refreshment of the patient visitors. Those who have been content to wait six, seven, and eight bouts will have the privilege of hearing the Chancellor of the Exchequer expound his limo dad views this evening —all the others will wait in vain. SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF FOREIGNERS IN D18181153.-(THIS DAY.) The annual meetingof the tubecribera and friends of this institution was held this day at the London Tavern ; Ni. JOHN LABOUCEERE in the chair. _ The SecErTARi reed the report, which commenced by a touching allusion to the decease of the late Prince Consort. Death bad also removed one of the last surviving founders of the satiety. Dr. Kroper. His Majesty the King of Prussia continued the annual subscription of :10/., granted by the late sovereign. The last (vain/ on the 12th of June, under the presidency of Lord Ebury, was fortunately more productive than usual, amounting, with her Majesty's donation of 1001., to upwards of 2,1001. The amount of sick and casual relief given during the past year was much in excess of that of any parkas year, causing a great drain on the holds, the expenditure of the year being in excess of the receipts. The committee urgently appeal to the benevolent public for addicted pecuniary aid ; otherwise the usefulness of the society must be much curtailed. During the past year, 2,496 oases had been relieved, and 281 sink allowances hid been peaked. The total number of caste relieved since the commeseensat of the society was 100,419. 296 familial lied also been assisted in returning to their native land. The financial statement showed the receipts for the past year to be 3,5201. 9a. 4d., and the expenditure 3,5661.19 x. ld., leaving a Wanes what the society on the year of 46/.95. 9d. A supplmentw mon from the almshouse committee was also read of a nature. The reposis having been received and adopted, the officers for the evening year were elected, and an election of pen sion= on the funds was than preessded with. SATURDAY LEGAL HALF HOLIDAY. This movement (says Cox's Legal Circular) still pins strength. The list of those who bays already siren in their names now amounts to 1,370. The number of oer tiacated attorneys in the Law List for the present yea is 2,996 ; so that within a fraction one half close their offices at two p.m, on Saturdays. Uwe were to add the number of barristers and attorneys together, and deduct those of each class who habitually leave business at an early hour on Saturday, a much more favourable aspect would be pre. seated. We still hope that the tints is not far distant when this scheme will not only meet with theiy ,t n e rthy of those high in power, but be by themselves ad antici patory of a general closing at one uniform our of the offices connected with each department of justice. Subjoined is a table of the hours during which the under mentioned of in common law, chancery, Bc., willbe open fcr the transaction of business on each Saturday during the month of April, Iriti2 lepLit ,ApL26. 9 to 110 to B hoes to lute 1.4