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This is the belief of the Russian Government as well as of the inhabi tant' of the capital, and the time and place at which the principal conflagrations occurred confirm this natural conviction. They broke out in rapid succession in different parts of the city, but almost always in close connexion with some Government station. The slender amounts received from the capital show the excited state of public feeling and the prevalent belief as to the origin of the destruc tive movement. " Behind these flames," says the writer of a letter on the 12th of June, which re cently appeared in a French journal, "there is " a dark mystery which alarms the Government. " The details of these conflagrations and their " geography show a concerted plan and a skilful " organization. I cannot describe the effect of " these terrible manoeuvres. Consternation pro " needs. Political discontent, armed with torches, " is taking the revenge of savages." However startling this form of its manifestation may be, no one at all acquainted with the recent history of Russia will be surprised to learn that political discontent of the most serous and threat ening kind prevails amongst all classes and through out every part of that vast Empire. The Russian nation is at this moment in the very throes and agonies of a new birth. For the first time in its history it is just awakening to political life. For centuries it maintained • position of inert ness and immobility equally mysterious and sur prising. The nation was as clay in the hands of the potter—a passive instrument of the Govern ment--and each successive ruler moulded it ac cording to his will, and employed it exclusively to further his own objects and designs. These de signs, according to the hereditary traditions of the Imperial House, referred to territorial aggression and foreign influence rather than to home pro sperity. The reigning Czas invariably sought to extend his frontier and acquire a preponderat ing influence in Europe, instead of striving to pro mote the welfare of his people and develop the vast internal sources of the Empire. It was the Crimean war that gave a death-blow to this traditional policy of the Imperial House. It destroyed the long-cherished dream of foreign dominion, and compelled the Russian Government to look at home. With an empty exchequer and a disorganized army, even the Czar of All the RCSSIAS could no longer remain in dependent of his people and careless of the national prosperity. The nation accordingly, instead al being as heretofore the mere slave of Imperial power, became at once the object of Imperial soli citude. This change of position was in itself a silent revolution, and the results that might have been naturally expected have followed. The nation finding itself recognised by the Government began for the first time to apprehend its own existence. Beneath this stirring consciousness of life the old immobility has broken up with the abruptness of a sudden thaw, while signs of national vitality have appeared in all directions with the swiftness and surprise of an Arctic spring. The new excitement is not confined to any class or any district. It pervades the whole of society, and recent events have directly carried the agitating impulse into every corner of the Empire. No doubt as yet the national movement is to a great extent blind, the feeling confused, and the voice inarticulate. Confusion and in coherence must he the characteristics of such a state. All the elements of national life, all passions, all interests, all influences, are for the present struggling together in commotion and disorder. There is a consciousness of new condi tions, of new wants and desires, and the necessity of extensive changes, but no clear perception either of the end or the means. Out of the general confusion the only feeling that has yet manifested itself with strength, clearness, and something like unanimity is the imperious desire for some recognised and established method of national utterance—some means of expressing the new wants and desires that agitate the nation. A government either powerful or popular is absolutely necessary in order to meet the grave requirements of such a crisis. A de termined autocrat might perhaps even now be able to arrest the progress of the national movement, and restore, for a short time at least, a deceptive appearance of order. On the other hand, a really enlightened and courageous government might guide the national impulse into safe chan nels and turn it to the best account. But the central power must be either resolute or sagacious, if not both. Unfortunately there is too much reason to believe that the existing Govern ment of Russia is neither. It reflects the contra dictory tendencies and fluctuating impulses of the ENPBKOZ% own mind. He is called liberal, and has earned the character, most fatal to one in his position, of being welLintentioned. But he is too weak to abandon altogether the traditions of his house and inaugurate the changes which the new era demands. He cannot fully comprehend the position in which he is placed, or follow out with any consistency a policy in harmony with it. He accordingly shrinks from the consequences of his bwn acts, and is alternately the instrument and the victim of the several parties that surround his I throne. These parties are three, the petty of reaction, the party of reform, and an intannedinn party headed by the Grand Duke Custarsrrnaca, that aims at uniting certain measures of reform with the maintenance of the old absolutist regime in its purity. Perhaps the best thing that could happen for the present would be for this last party to obtain a preponderating influence in the Government. It would probably effect some of the social and poli tical changes that are most urgently needed, and prepare the way for the more substantial reforms that must follow. But something decisive must be done without delay. The indecision of the Government, combined with the intermittent triumphs of the extreme reactionary party, have roused and exasperated the popular feeling to a most dangerous extent. Nowhere is this feeling more intense than in St. Petersburg itself, and some recent acts of the Government, such as its severe treatment of the students and silencing the professors in the University, the arbitrary seizure and imprisonment of the official assessors that at tended the recent meeting of the nobles at Trer and sympathised with their demand for a con stitution—these and similar acts have inflamed the feeling of discontent to a pitch of desperede and almost revolutionary hostility against the re actionary members of the Government and the old political regime. This strong hostility, denied all legitimate expression, found a temporary relief .in the diffusion throughout the capital of revolutionary pamphlets and seditious publi cations, in the formation of secret societies, and the publication of secret journals. At length, in a fit of momentary despair, it has seized the torch of the incendiary. At such a moment it will not do for the Government to vacillate between reaction and reform, and after having excited the hopes of the people as it has so often done before, crush them by cruel disappointment into a more reckless passion for revenge. Nothing but a de cided, consistent, and conciliatory policy can allay popular excitement, and arrest the threatened anarchy. The excitement in St. Petersburg, though car ried to a morbid extreme, is not a mere iao lated movement. On the contrary, the whole nation is aroused, expectant, and thoroughly in earnest. Nor will the excitement and agitation cease until the serious social and political questions at issue are in some way decided. The great measure of the present Ursa—the Emancipation of the Serfs—has virtually de stroyed, at one blow, the old political system of Russia. Serfdom being the basis on which the social and political hierarchy of the Empire has hitherto rested, its abolition disorganizes the existing fabric of government and society. It not only un settles, but altogether changes the old and established relations between clan and class, between the government and the governed. It raises directly the most vital questions connected not only with civil and political equality, but with the admir's tration of justice, the organization of the army, the taxation and finances of the Empire. The nobles, for example, have hitherto been taxed according to the number of serfs they possessed, paying for them so much a head. Now that there are no longer any serfs the whole system must be revised, and the public burdenareadjusted. Theright of postponing serfs was one of the established pri vileges of the superior classes, and now that it is abolished the nobles themselves support the prin ciple of civil equity, and demand its recognition by the Government. Again, with regard to the revenue and finances of the empire, the Government has now to deal not with a privileged class, but with an eman cipated nation. Any plan of financial re form thus raises the vital question touching the control of the public expenditure and the publi city of the national accounts—in a word, of a constitution, and the right of the people to a share in the government. The great measure of social reform already carried into effect, thus opens a number of other questions equally im portant, and those questions can only be solved by a thorough change in the whole political system of the Empire. THE Ross SHOW AT TUE HORTICOLTERAL SO CIES'S GARDEN& —The great rose show of the reason took place yesterday, at the above gardens, and was much more favoured by the weather than is usually the case at thaw feasts of Flora. There was a very large collection of flowers, but it did not strike us that they were, generally speaking, either very fresh or very blooming; on the contrary, many of them had a tweed and faded look, as if the present were not their first appearance in public since they had been cut from the stem. There were, however, some specimens of very great beauty, and one new seedling which attracted a good deal of attention. Its owner, whose name did not transpire, had christened his beautiful flower the "John Hopper," a name which certainly could never have been borne by the rose with which the nightingale fell in love. The marquees hail been removed frost the Exhibition end of the gardens and were pieced close to the conservatory arcades—a very great improvement. The company was ex ceedingly numerous and fashionable, and every one seemed to enjoy the fine weather, the good music, and the pleasant promenade. FITZROY MARKET RAOOED SCHOOL FLOWER Snow.—A novel and interesting addition to the ordinary operations of a ragged school, namely, a flower show, was held on Wednesday, at the school-room, in Frizroy.market, at which the Earl of Shaftesbury kindly attended, cud dis tributed the prizes. In presenting the latter, the noble earl exprested his unqualified approval of these exhibitions, and this one io particular. Thirty-three prism were given, ranging from 10s. downward. and were awarded by W. Sowerby, Esq., of the Royal dotanic Society, previous to the distribution by the noble earl, who addressed a few en couraging and kind words to each recipient. The Hon. A. Kinuat4 Miss Twining, Miss Bodkin, the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Bloomsbury, end the Rev. Mr. Colhead, of St. Clement Daus, and other friends and patrons of ragged schools, were present, and the room was crowded throughout the day by visitors, who seemed astonished that such choice floral productions could be reared by the poor inhabitants of such a district. Altogether the collection may be safely pronounced one of the most successful of its class yet offered. The proceedings of the day were enlivened by the perforugaices of the band of the Grotto-passage Ragged School. THE HOUSE Or CHARITY, Soap.—Yesterday afternoon Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, assisted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, laid the first stone of a Dow chapel for the House of Charity, in Rose-street, Soho. The House of Charity was established in 1846, and provides temporary board sod lodging, fresh situations, or the means of emigra tion, for persons above the clam of paupers who may be in distress. During the year 1861, out of 648 inmates, 323 were servant maids out of place, who were provided with situations, 13 goveroesees, 2 clergymen, 3 dissenting minis ters, 30 clerks, tutors, and schoolmasters, and 25 profes sional men, merchants, fanners, Sic. Among the company present at the religious services and at the subsequent meeting at the new Howe, No. 1, Greek-street, Soho square, were the Marquis and Marehioriess of Londonderry, . the Earl of Devon, Lord Lyttelton. the Bishop of Honolulu, Mr. Beresford Hope the Hon. H. Walpole, the Vies-Chan cellor Sir W. P. WOod, Professor Bernard, of Oxford ; Pre• buideries Hassey, D.C.L., Irons, D.D., Kempe, and Dalton; the Ben. C. W. Furs% J. 0. Bent, W. H. Lyall, W. 11. Richards, he. DRA TH OF THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON MacDoeALD.—Tbe Venerable Archdeacon Macdonald died on Tuesday last, at his vicarage of Bishop's Catania's, after an illness of some live or six weeks' duration, which for the last ten days had assumed a most alarming character. He was in his 79th year. Re was nephew of the late Bishop Douglas, who was translated to the see of Salisbury in 1791, and who admitted him to holy orders as demean in 1806, and as prwt, in the year of Lis owndeoesse. 1807. Mr. Heed lied pre viously graduated at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1805. In the year 1812 he was presented to the vicarage of Chit terse. near Heytesbury. In 1815 he was instituted to the incumbency of Bishbp's Coining*. In 18= be was elected canon residentiary of Salisbury ; sad in 1828 was appointed Archdeacon of Wilts. He had therefore held use benefice fur 50 years ; another for 47 years. He had been 39 year, a member of the cathedral chapter, and 34 in archkliaconal office. He was twice married. By bia first wife he had ten children, of whom seven survive; and by the second, the present Mrs. Macdonald, two sons and three daughters —all of whom are living.—Devizes aurae. ffourt. °mums, Junz 26. The Duke of Somerset arrived from London yesterday and had an audience of her Majesty. The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur returned from London at half-past seven o'olock. Prince Louis and Prince Henry of Hesse. attended by Captain von Westerweller, went yesterday morning to the International Exhibition, where they were received by Sir C. Wentworth Dilke, one of her Majesty's Commissioners, who conducted their Grand Ducal Highnesses through the Exhibition. In the afternoon the Princes Louis and Henry paid visits to the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Ducbeu of Mecklenburgh•Strelits, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, and the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, at their re spective residences. Prince Charles and Princess Charles, and Prince William and Princess Anna of Hesse and suite arrived at Dover yesterday, in her Majesty's ship Vivid, from Ostend. Their Highnesses landed at the Admiralty Pier, and were received by Lieutenant-Colonel Du PIA Equerry to the Queen. A guard of honour was on duty. The naval and military authorities paid their respects to the Prince and Princess Charles upon their landing, and attended them to the Lord Warden HoteL The illustrious party travelled in the afternoon by a special train of the South-Eastern Railway, in charge of Mr. Knight, to London, and proceeded to the Palace Hotel. The suite in attendance consists of von Schaeffer:Bernstein, Baroness von Roeder, Baroness n Scheock•zn-Schweinsberg, Baroness von Greasy, Baron Ricou, Major von Grolman, and Captain von Zangen. The Viceroy of Egypt, attended by the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, honoured the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer and Ni.. Gladstone with his company at dinner last evening, at their residence on Carlton-house-terrace. The company also comprised Mustapha Pacha, Zulficar Picea, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis of UM& downs, Lady Harry Vane, Viscount Sydney, Lord and Lady de Tabley, Lord Brougham, M. Bother, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Right Hon. Sir John Lawrence, and Mr. Cobden. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. An appeal from Bengal, "Nana Nurain Bao v. Hume Punth Shan,* part heard, was resumed. The lords present were Lord Kingadown, the Lords Justices Knight l i Bruce and Turner, Sir L. Peel and Sir J. Colville. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial. office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the governess of Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Lathan, the Australian colonies, Canada, and Gibraltar. DEATH OP MAJOR-GEN. THE HON. ROBERT BRUCE, GOVERNOR TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OP WILLEB.-(THIS DAY.) We have to record the death of Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce, Governor to the Prince of Wake, who expired at 2 a.m. this morning, in St. James Palace. The lamented general returned home on the 14th inst. from attending on the Prince of Wales during his tour in the East in infirm health, arising from a fever contracted at Oon stantinople. Shortly after his arrival home, the general had a relapse, and during the last eight days has gradually sunk, no hopes being held out since Tuesday. _ _ The deceased was the second ion of late Thomas Burl of Elgin, by hi second marriage with Elisabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. James Towusbend Oswald, of Duunikir, N. 8., and was therefore brother to the present Earl of Elgin, Viceroy of India, and of her Majesty's Envoy at Pekin. He was born March 15, 1813, and married May 2, 1848, Katharinel Mary, wood daughter of the late Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart. Ilse deceased entered the army as ensign and lieutenant in the Gresadier Guards, in June. 18311, and was private secretary to his brother, Lord Elgin, when that nobleman was Govemor-G enema of Jamaica. In 1847 be was appointed military secretary and principal aide-de camp to Lord Elgin, then Governor-General of Canada, and in 1855, after his return from British North America, WM appointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. In Novem ber, 1858, he had the honour to be selected by her Majesty and the late Prince Consort to fill the high post of governor to the heir apparent to the Crown. It was while in the discharge of hie duties as governor to his royal highness that he contracted the malady of which he died. His commissions bore date as follows: —Ensign and lieu tenant, 18th June, 1830; lieutenant and captain, 22nd February, 1833 ; captain and lieutenant-colonel, 2nd Au gust. 1844 ; colonel, 20th June, 1851; and major-general, 7th December, 1859. Intelligence of General Bruee's death was forwarded by telegraph this forenoon to his Excellency the Earl of Elgin at Calcutta. Lord and Lady Taunton and family have re turned to Belgrave•aquare from their seat near Slough. The Countesa de Flabault had an assembly bet evening, at the residence of the Embassy, Albert-gate House. His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon honoured the reunion with his presence, arriving shortly after 10 o'clock.. A special announcement was yesterday posted in Woolwich dockyard, intimatiog the sanction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for the observance of the anniversary of the Queen's coronation, to be held on Monday, the 30th lost. This will does the entire esta blishment from midday on Saturday till the following Tuesday. Sir Stafford Northcote intends to move in com mittee on Fottilkatious (Provision for Expenses) Bill, a clause or clauses to restrict the application of any monies raised under the authority of the act to the completion of such con tracts for works as are already made, or of such as m►y hereafter be made, subject to the previous approval of per Lament. A large meeting, composed chiefly of operatives, was held et Stockport, last night, in favour of the principle of mediation between the American belligerents. It was held by some of the speakers that a supply of cation was likely to be obtained if mediatioa were carried out, but a non-intervention amendment was proposed, and consider able diversity of opinion prevailed, though the resolution in favour of mediation was adopted. The Lombardo of Milan states that on the coma-' don of the National Festival of Italy, the clergy of Cam polieto, a small place near Campobasso, the capital of the province of Molise, Naples, having refused to officiate ex cept on payment of 10 ducat. (about 43fr.), the members of the municipal council, headed by their syndic, pro cseded to the church, put on the priestly vestinsota, and song the Te Drum themselves, in which the assembled congregation heartily joined. The number of persons assembled at Baden ex ceeds by more than a thousand that of any previous year, and the amusements are sought after with increasing avidity. The concert-room Salon Louis XIV. and the ball ' room Salle des Fleur' have been, to use the French term, inaugurated under most auspicious circumstances. Vienna has furnished the Opera with some most distinguished ' musicians. Princes and princesses innumerable, besides her Majesty of Prussia, are upon the list of late arrivals, amongst whom may be enumerated the Prince and Princess Hohenlohe,l3artensteio, lAngehonrg, DeSalm-Reffereeheed, Dolgoroaki, Nicholas Cassino, Michel Gap rin, Barclay de Tolly, Ypeelante, De Weeds , Lubousirski, Labru;off-Rossoff, sad IlLitchotaki. -- ----- His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury gave his annual dinner at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday, the 25th inst., to the stewards of the Anniversary Festival of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy. The company invited included the Archbishop of York, the Earl 31 Dart- mouth, the Bishops of London, Winchester, and Bangor, Lord Cranworth. the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, the Hon. W. E. Dun oombe, M.P., the Rev. Sir J. H. Seymour Bart., Sir Hugh Cairns. QC., M.P., the Rev. the Principa l of Jesus College, Oxford, Rev. Dr. Vivian, Revs. George Aioslie, Henry Boucher, C. R. Davy, James Ford, Canoe Lonsdale, John Thomas, and John Wilder, the Rev. Michael Gibbs (the Lord Meyer's chaplain), the Rev. A. W. Thorold (the preacher). Aldermen Copeland, M.P., Finnic Rose, Phil lips, and Gabriel. the Master of the Merchant Taylors' Com piny, Messrs. William rot*, Augustin Robinson, Sheffield }leave, William Tite, 51. P., C. J. Baker, Thomas Turner, Thomas Wilson, Felix Knyvett, J. W. Butterworth, H. P. Gale*, Robert Hithens, and Charles Morrison. Tsa Hor DllTlLS.—Yesterday evening a banquet took place at the International Exhibition to celebrate the repeal of the bop duties. The chair was occupied by Mr. Beresford Hope, and among the oompany were the Lord Harry Vane, IL P.; the Viscount Holmesdale,M.P.; the Via ' count Peveneey, M.P. ; Sir Brook Bridges, Bart, M.P. ; Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P. ; Mr. Dodson, M.P. • Mr. Donnas, M.P. ; Mr. Martin , M.P.; Mr. Mackianon, M.P.; Mr. Perry Watlington, M.P. ; Mr. Kintrea, Mr. Body, &a. Covers were laid for 140. The ordinary loyal and constitutional touts having been disposed of the Chairman proposed as the tout a/ the evening, ' The health of Mr. Dodson M.P., and the members of the legislature who bad su pported repeal.* In speaking to the toast, Mr. Hops reviewed the history of the agitation which had ended so successfully, and 000gratulated the company on the victory which Lad been piped. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Other toasts followed, and the company separated a little before eleven o'clock. LATIOST INT 141.4 EN UK ITALY. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, K Teochio gave the following account of the reception by the King of the depu tation appointed to present to his Majesty the address voted by way of protest against that of the catholic bishops to the Pope : The Passing/Jr—lt is my agreeable duty to announce to the chamber the reception accorded by his Majesty the King of Italy to the deputation charged to lay b• fore him the address approved in the sitting of the 18th. His Majesty received the deputation yesterday morning, at half -past ten o'clock. The 'violaters were present at the audience. I read the address which you voted. His Majesty, first smiling courteously, said that when be knew that the chamber intended to present to him an address respecting the present situation of Rome, it °warred to his mind that perhaps the chamber supposed that he inclined to the side of the policy of the bishops. Then, with a firm accent, his Majesty expressed his thoughts, as nearly as I can recollect, as follows:—ltaly ought hence forth to be sure of her destinies. The King hopes that their accomplishment is near : but, in order that the end may be at ' tained sooner, he considers it necessary that there should be calmness and tranquillity ; he believes that the extreme parties, instead of being tueful to Italy, would render im possible the execution of the work which was so long being prepared—the work for which so many perils were encoun tared, so many fatigues horse. The King trusts to the wisdom of the nation, who have always, when DO ' 4xesary, given him striking proofs of it. " I and my ministry," said the King, in conclusion, " are ready to advance boldly to the way which will con ' duct um to the accomplishment of those ends which all ' desire, and I rely confidently upon the entire nation." RUSSIA AND ITALY. •' According to advicee," says the ad, " which we have received from Twin, the recognition of the kingdom of Italy by Russia,• which as yet had only been privately an nounced, has just been officially commu nicated to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A week's delay will probably elapse before its being declared to the parliament and to Europe, as in that interval a last effort will be made to decide Prussia to associate herself in the act which has just been accomplished by the cabinet of St. Peters burg. Everything gives reason to believe that the court of Berlin will respond to those advances, for after all she has never categorically refused to recognise the kingdom of Italy ; each time that she has had to justify her abnormal relations with the Italian government she has done so by reasons of expediency, which cannot now be invoked." (acorn's rzczaa FRANCE. the persons claiming compensation." He euergeti cally repelled the counsel of M. Fevre to treat with the Juarez government, and continued : " Our honour is engaged, and we must avenge the insults offered to us. On the departure of our allies the Emperor sent the following instructions direct to General Lorencez : ' It is contrary to my interest, origin, and principles to impose any government whatever on Mexico. Let the Mexican nation choose what form of government suits them. We only ask of them sincerity in the elections. We desire the happiness of that fine country under a stable and regular government.' " The rectified budget was afterwards voted. 'DEBATE ON THE MEXICAN EXPEDITION IN THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. PARIS, THCISDAT, During the discussion on extraordinary credits in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Jules Favre censured the expedition to Mexico, and re quested explanations which he said public opinion awaited with impatience. He recalled the• origin of the expedition, and cited the convention of London, limiting its extent. M. Favre also examined the phases of tho expe dition, the convention of Soledad and the councils lof the plenipotentiaries of the three powers, which finally led to a rupture. M. Jules Favre main tained that France ought not to support Almonte, who had just revolutionised Mexico. He al luded Ito the affair of the Jecker loan, and regretted that the government ap peared to disdain the calumnies which had been spread abroad on this subject. " I hope," continued he, " that France will not persist in claiming that 75,000,000 f., the fruit of scandalous speculations. Things have reached a point in which it is necessary that the resolutions to be taken should be explained. To my view the sole course to take compatible with the interest and the honour of the country is to treat with Mesita) and withdraw. (Murmurs.) It is easy to justify this opinion. The contrary one rests on generous illusions or a disastrous predeter mined course. We have not to avenge a defeat in Mexico. Our soldiers, in the midst of insur mountable natural difficulties, have valiantly car ried the name and honour of France, and they can return to their country with the glory which at taches to generous devotedness and duty loyally accomplished. To advance would be a disastrous enterprise. We should be obliged to maintain the government which we might establish by an army I of 15,000 men. The consequences of the policy we have followed in Mexico have been to com promise our relations with several Powers." M. Jules Favre concluded by expressing a hope that France will not be engaged in compromising enterprises without consulting the Chamber of Deputies. PARIS, FRIDAY. Yesterday evening in the Corps Legislatif M. Billault, at the conclusion of M. Favre's discourse, delivered his expected speech on the Mexican ex pedition. The Minister commenced by describing the anarchy which has prevailed in Mexico for the last 25 years, and continued : "It was the robbery, pillage, and assassination of strangers that deter mined the three powers to carry out the expedi tion. France and England were not hostile to the candidature of the Archduke Maximilian if the Mexicans chose him voluntarily. Spain would have preferred a Bourbon prince." M. Billault established a difference between the withdrawal of the Spaniards and that of the Eng lish, who were always adverse to an expedition into the interior. He censured negotiations, from which it was impossible to obtain any result, and stated that the Emperor was compelled to disavow the convention of Soledad as contrary to the honour of France. The explanations given to M. Barret gave ground to hope that Spain had the same policy in Mexico as France, viz., the establishment in Mexico of a government, either a republic or a monarchy, as the Mexicans may wish. M. Billault stated that notwithstanding the momentary disagreement be tween the three governments, they remained on good terms, and quoted as a proof of this the recent eloquent speech of Lord Palmerston. The Minis ter paid a high tribute to the character of Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, who had repeatedly said that France wished for neither a monarchy nor a repub lic, but simply a good government. M. Billault maintained that it was incorrect that France had sent Almonte to excite a civil war. "He was only to arrive in the city of Mexico when the ballot had been opened to consult the national will. He ar rived in Mexico under the protection of our flag, and committed no hostile act before the rupture of negotiations." Replying to an interruption from M. Jules Favre, M. Billault said that when the French flag floats in Mexico the population will, as in Italy, be called upon to express their intentions. "If," said M. Billault, " they reply that the Juarez government snits them, we should reply 'Amen!'" The Minister expressed great indignation at the calum nies disseminated in the correspondence of several Grein journals relative to the aims of France. He said : "Excessive pecuniary demands have been spoken of. The committee will verify the rights of SPAIN. MADRID, JUNI 98. Notwithstanding the suspension of the London convention, Spain is disposed to open to France the porta of the Antilles for the sick belonging to and the revictuslling . of the French expedi tion to Mexico. M. Barrot, the French Ambassador, has left for Paris. Her Majesty and the Princess are doing well. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Jame 18. (Per Perlis, vet Reebe's Point.) The Confederates made a bold dash upon the 14th, with a large force of cavalry and artillery, before Richmond. They passed round the right flank of GenerallVClellan's army, cut the telegraph wires, and injured the railroad from West Point. They also destroyed forage and tents, took many pri soners, and retreated safely. LIVERPOOL, THIIINDAY. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's screw steamer City of New York, Cap tain Petrie, from New York on the 14th inst, rrived at the bar of the Mersey early this evening, nd was detained some hours from want of water from entering the port. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nos ous ow' PARIS, THURSDAY EVZIERG. Contrary to the general impression that the Corps Legislatif had positively resolved not to vote the tax on horses and carriages, the chamber yesterday adopted the amended report of the committee, but only by a small majority—" small," that is to say, in an assembly which habitually registers govern ment proposals aimed unanimously. The numbers were—ayes, 144 ; noes, 108: majority, 36. Even to win this victory—which is, morally, a defeat— M. Baroche was compelled to dwell quite indecently upon the desire of the government that the bill should be passed ; and in the oouree of his speech he complained bitterly that during the whole ten years that he had had the honour of being a go vernment speaker iu the chamber ho had never before been so grievously interrupted. K Roques Salve= and others, who reversed their vote of the day before yesterday, professed to be satisfied with the alterations made by the committee, which were mainly two—one in favour of the Treasury and the other in favour of the taxpayer. The exemption in the original project of communes under 1,200 inhabitants was objected to, not only on the broad principle of equality, but for the more practical reason that it would leave exempted 'from the tax a great many proprietors of some of the largest chateaux in France. K Grapier de Cassagnac contended that these small communes were already saddled with special charges in pro portion to the number of horses and carriages kept by each inhabitant for the repair of highways, and that if the new tax were to be applicable to them they would in reality pay it twice over. This argu ment, however, did not prevail. The other amend ment of the committee, which conciliated a good many votes, was that horses and carriages, although used only partly for agricultural purposes, should be entirely exempted from the tax, instead of paying a half rate, as they were made to do by the original ' measure. M. Granier de Casaagnac raised a laugh by saying that when he took a drive he should put a bundle of celery in his caliche, and that would exempt him from the tax. K Baroche in sinuated in reply that he would find the tax gatherer too sharp for him, and by way of giving au example of what would exempt a carriage from the tax, suggested the case of bringing a calf from market. There is no doubt, however, that a great many cases for litigation will arise under the new act. As it is, although the whole bill is voted, article 10, which stipulated that in the case of per having more than one residence the tax should be paid, either in the place where they pay the most taxes, or in their habitual winter residence, was re jeeted, and is sent for further consideration to the committee. The majority of the chamber thought that this clause tended to swell the revenues of Paris at the expense of the rural communes. There is ground for thinking that Count de Morny, in his great haste to get through business, has committed an illegality in referring this clause 10 to the com mission. The law is that the second rejection of a clause is final. Now this clause 10, with several others, was held to share the fate of article 4, which involved the principle of the bill, and when that article was rejected on Monday was referred with it. The question is, whether it ought now to have been referred a second time ; but the house is too much hurried to think of legality. To-morrow the nes sion expires, and it is not thought it will be pro longed. The debate on the carriage tax took up so much time yesterday that it was not possible to begin the debate on the affairs of Mexico, but it has been brought on to-day. M. Jules Fevre, who it was announced would be prevented from attending the house for the rest of the session, in consequence of a domestic calamity, was in his place, and is speak ing while I write. The few lines of report now before me contain nothing remarkable. He began by saying that although when the government told The activity of the Paris police in putting a ,t 4 them that a French army required support in con-Ito the evils arising out of the establishment of p riests sequence of unexpected difficulties, it was a matter gambling-houses has of late eo much diminished the noinbe of course to vote the supplies demanded, yet that ' of these sources of complicated vice and mischief. such a vote was not a vote of confidence, and he that pp e felt that he should be wanting in his duty to the dual P u l ared. the fashionable quarters o f f s Paris uch ' they have m re en s i l , m ti os o. en refug Th e e i P o r :o P m n s eW of ni the of Pre iswhere their pi country if he did not attempt to stay the govern- motes believed they would scarcely be tuip . {des ment in a course which he believed to be disastrous. I pent has just been made upon one of the mo st seductive d He then proceeded to explain the state of the these dens in the Faubourg Si. Martin , where, besides th e I ,scted question, and was left speaking. I usual hat of these houses, the better class of icor:mei of their families. Hermit neetk• M. Billault will reply to-day and explain the veer' admitted ' W ve th l gyiel . n tilled b the seizure id view of the government No doubt the official se.ni furniture ha of the ta n to m n uc and upon itsyremovsl for Ws the news which has been kept back will be marshalled ao „d e wen ee ll ee t e d, more es pecially of the female w ; forth by K Billault with all his skill as an ad- sad load shouts of admiration testified their satisfaction at vocate. the overthrow of the pernicious establishmeot a The Bourse was again weaker. Rente fell 1 6c. The Empe ror Na p oleon intends presenting for cash and be. for account, closing at Mfr. 204 x copy of his forthcoming " Life of Jana Dew" t° and 68fr. 35c. Mobilise fell lfr. 254., and the member of the Institute ; it is suppose member of the section :: and Italian Loan fin. The Eastern Railway fell Bfr. 7bc., unanimously seienoes nan they pot and Northern 3fr. 7k. In the other lines there The first loaf manufactured from wheat of the is no change. Caisse Mirh, which is affected by repe at year's growth in Frame has b een o ff ered to the prospect of the argument in the Court of E m peror. The wheat was grown on the fans of Arbauri,!* Caseation to-morrow, again fell Mr., closing at the plains of Arles and the department of the Balch."' ds 72fr. 60c. I Rhone, and it was converted tato flour at Dijon. Mr. Pectiothonte Mr. °noon), instead thereof. Quashes put, " That the words proposed to be left oat stand part of the proposed amendment." The committee divided : Ayet, 4.—Sir Morton Peto, Sir Joseph Paxton, Colonel Brownlow KDOIL, Mr. Polled-Urquhart. Noes, 7.—Sir John Shelley, Lord Robert Montagu, Mr. Crawford, Lied Harry Vane, Mr. Her-Seymer, Mr. Gwent, Sir W. Jolliffe. Question, " That the words, 'that with a view to provide the greatest amount of relief to the most crowded thoroughfares in the vicinity of Wstminater•bridge, sad also to avoid unnecessary outlay in works and compensation on the part of the public, it is desirable that the roadway on the river embankment should terminate at or near to Whitehnl-stairs, and be diverted towards Perliameot•atest, in the direction suggested by Mr. Pennethorm,' be added to the words, ' That the committee are of opinion,' in the original question," put sad mimed to. Main question, as amended, pat and agreed to. Resolved, " That the VOLD mittee are of opinion, that with a view to provide the greatest amount of relief to the most crowded thorough. fame in the vicinity of Westminster-bridge, and also to avoid unnecessary outisy is works, and compensation en the part of the public, it is desirable that the roadway on the river embankment should terminate at or near to Whitehall-stair', and be diverted towards Parliament. street, in the direction suggested by Mr. Penoetborne." The Thames Embankment Bill, as amended by the select committee, contains eight clauses. The works aid improvements contemplated in this bill are now very generally known. The most important of the theratione is that which results from the proceedings detailed shove. Mr. Locke has given notice that in committee on the Thames Embankment Bill, be will mote to leave out the clause providing that a footway only be made between Whitehallwtoire and Weetenieeterbeidge. INDIAN FINANCES. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL A parliamentary return, consisting df 90 pages, relating to Feat Indian finances, issued this morning, cos. Mina, amongst other papers, • despatch from Sir Charism Wood to the Cloyeruor-General of India, dated the 9th invent, commenting upon various serious mistakes is the budget and regular estimates, and upon the general carelessness with which the accounts are managed. A variety of errors are pointed out, one result of them being, to convert the Governor-General's estimated surphe for 1861-2 of 142,0211., into a probable deficit of 586,5131. Errors equally serious have been made, according to the Secretary of State, in the budget estimate for the current yew. Acting on the erroneous views of the finances stated by Jr. Leiog, the Indian government have, within the last t royale; it appears, surrendered by remimions of taxation 72.5,0004 while they have proposed to increase expenditure to the extent of 526,4531. If the proposed changes were madaths remit of the year 1862-3 would be a deficit of 610,04 whereas if no change had taken place either in remiss a expenditure, the result would have been asurplus of 440,910 " The errors have arisen, I am sorry to observe," says fir Charles, "from the misuse of materials about which al doubt existed." He adds that, as it is neither desirable vs possible to continue the remitted taxes, a reduetias expenditure must be resorted to. He says that thr item of 526,4531. of increased expenditure must In given up, and further reductions to the extent d rather more than 2(30,0001. made, if an equilibrium is to be obtained for the year 1862-63. The right hon. geollr man hopes that an equilibrium will be established in the present year ; " but at all events that meet desirable object ought to be accomplished in the course of next year." lie concludes his despatch by enforcing the necessity of strict economy, and pointing out various favourable etcher stances in the financial prospects of lodic Several WO of charge which now swell the expenditure, nth I the guaranteed interest for railways, must, be lays, is a fen years, diminish, and the works on which the mosey is spent will become reproductive and increase the mew nue. "There is every appearance," he °beers* "of the increasing welfare of the people, active exertiomsre being made to develop in every way the resources of the country, and I sincerely trust that by a constant amo U ral on the part of your government to promote the uellbeird of the vast population under your rule, their political Itd l social state may be rendered such as not only to insure this happiness, but also, coupled with a prudent economy, ts produce • state of financial prosperity beyond the exam* of any former years." REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. THE THAMES EMBARKMENT BILL. This morning a blue book of 3&) pages was ias,',..i containing the evidence heard before the select committee on the above bill, together with their brief report. The committee state that they have amauded the preamble; that the estimates of the works are in their opinion autsi en t ; that they have agreed to report the evidence to the house; MO that they have gone through the bill and made amendment'. Amongst the vitas:sees examined were, the Lord Mayor, Sir R. Mayne, Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. .1. M•Lean, Mr. Basslgette, Mr. Bidder, Captain Calton, the Duke .if hue. clot* Mr. Tire, M. P. , Viscount One, Mr. Honmao, M.P., Mr. Hawkealey, lc. The following is the account of the proceedings on th e 28th nit., when the question of the roadway near Whitehall stairs was decided :—Motion made and question proposal : " That the committee are of opinion, with a view to pr o . tent the interests of the crown and its lessees, and also to avoid unnecessary outlay in works and compensationa On the part of the public, and also to provide the greatest amount of relief to the most crowded streets in the vi c i n it y of Wastminster•bridge, it is desirable that the roadway ot the river embankment should terminate at or neer to Whitehall-stairs, and be directed towards Parliamentatreet, in the mode suggested by Mr. Pennethorne"—(Sir life). Amendment proposed to leave out from the word " opinion " to the end of the question, in order to add the words " that as the promoters have had so opportunity of giving evidence on Mr. Pennethorne's plan, it would be pre. mature to come to a decision that the roadway should be stopped at Whitehall-place, instead of being carried on to Westminster-bridge, as proposed by the bill, without p a i n to all parties • full opportunity to discuss and give en. deuce upon the deviation ; and, furthermore, it is desirable that Mr. Penoethor•e should deliver in estimates as to the cost of the proposed deviation before any decision is come to "—(Sir Joseph Parton),—inetead thereof.—Qmak e . "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question," put, and negatived.—Question proposed, "That the words 'that as the promoters have had no opporunity of giving evidence on Mr. Pennethorne's plan, it would be premature to come to a decision that the roadway shooldie stopped at Whitehall-place, instead of being carried on to Westminster-bridge, se proposed by the bill, without giving to all parties a fall opportunity to discuss and give ,vide es upon the deviation ; and furthermore it is desirable that Mr. Pennethoene should deliver in estimates as to the cart of the proposed deviation before any decision is come to,' be added instead thereof." Amendment proposal to the proposed amendment, by leaving out from the word " that" to the end of the proposed amendment, in order to add the words, " with • view to provide the greatest amount at relief to the most crowded thoroughfares in the vicinity of Weedminster-beidge, and also to avoid unnecessary outlay is work, and compensation on the part of the public, it is desirable that the roadway on the river embankment should terminate at or near to Whitehall-stairs, and be diverted towards Parliamentotreet, in the direction suggested by