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Tiff: proipocts parties is a subject about which little can he written with profit until after the gaieral That will decide whetiler the almost. viiiiroken reign of Liberal politicians ani rinciples whit:h dates from 1832 is to be co:Ahmed, 01. whether a coneervative r. action— to use a now ‘r. , otten plirase—is to set in. All this is at pl-es•fit behind the veil. In the ; ea.:ultimo the rival forces aro preparing fur the eontli,... The policy of the Govern ment is eN :dently ono of non-committal. They will confine tho work of legislation, fir as they are allowed, to necessary Losiucva and to neutral questions. They will 1 7 ,1 e eneat'A magnificent phrases a masterly inac tivity. On the other hand, the business of the Opposition must be, not indeed to force legislation during the present session, but to draw or drag her MAJENTE'S Ministers from, t'le covert in v.hich they will take shelter, to com pel them to Ce.ilaro themselves, and to translate into definite propositions the vague and elastic generalities and the oracular obscurities which Mr. DISRAELI can emit at pleasure. The views of the Liberal party on the great questions of the time, espech:lly on education and on Ireland, have been already expressed. They need only the deliberate and formal adoption of the Liberal leader to to the shape Of a distinct policy. Mr. CLAD,TONE will probably seize the op portunity which early debates will afford him of affixing the at imp of authority to the doctrines which have received the adhesion of the public men whose opinions more directly rake! popular feeling and the tendencies of the futon). The refuge of the Conservative party is in vagueness and ambiguity ; the strength of the Liberal party must lie in clearly defined issues and in boldly avowed principles. Tories cannot deal with the education question, the Irish Church questb,u, and the Irish land question, nor effect a re adjustment of parliamentary repre sentation to numbers and wealth, which will bring about a permanent settlement, without en apeatacy from all their principles which even the events of last year do nut make probable. The change which sooner or later must take place in the titular headship of the Government and the nominal leadership of the Conservative party will increase the embarrassments of both. Lord DERRY, yielding to the entreaties of his friends, and to his own strong sense of duty and self-importance, will probably retain office and authority until his physicians absolutely sequestrate him from public life. At pre sent, all the world regrets to see, he can neither attend Cabinet Councils nor the House of Lords. His enforced absence from the consultations of his colleagues and the debates of his Peers are more and more frequent and protracted. It is probably true that Mr. DISRAELI is the real head of the Government ; and to many persons there may seem to be little inconvenience in his assumption in name of the precedency which be longs to him in fact. Mr. DISRAILI himself, we venture to think, knows better. His ambition might be grat i f i ed by being, though bat for a few months, Prime Minister of Englanl ; but a Government in which he filled that post would have a very precarious and brief existence. The prestige of Lord DZIII3VB 1 11160 is as essential to Mr. DISRAILLI i li timinim 1 ~ '.. . ___ . . • tin LIMS, as Mr. Disastes streagth _of will, suavity s of purpose, and fertility of resource are to Lord DARBY. When the Cstaxosttoa of the Exempt= has brought his nominal chief over to his way of thinking, he has converted the Tory party. Lord Deana practically holds proxies not simply for his peers, but for three-fourths of the Conservative country gentlemen in the House of Commons. No one else could have induced the House of Lords to pus tho Reform Act of last session. When mutiny or disaffection had to be quelled in the Conservative ranks in the House I of Commons, Lord DERBY had to be roused from his sick bed to allay the rising storm. Mr. Du- RAELI'd ingenuity would be simply admired and suspected if Lord DERBY'S strong party spirit and class feeling did not vouch for it. His re tirement would leave Mr. DISRAELI without an interpreter in the Peers. Lord STANLEY'S re moval to the Upper House would weaken the Government in the Commons rather than strengthen it in the Lords. The taint of his early liberality, his level spirit, and prosaic good sense, would prevent his ever acquiring that ascendancy in an aristocratic assembly which is needful to sway it to a policy which it dislikes. Lord Canute's patent of no bility is too recent to enable him to assume the place for which his abilities qualify him. Moreover, his Tolism, like that of Lord CSANBORNR, is of the old ex clusive school. Other men of first political class there are none who can be thought of to take Lord DERBY'S place. The consequence is almost inevitable that with his retirement, the progressive elements of modern Conservatism will lose their point of contact with the duller mind of the great mass of peers and country gentle men, whose talk is of oxen. The Tory party will once more become the party of resistance. The chances if its compLter harmony with the ruling ideas of the time, which it has been Mr. DISRAELI'S work to bring about, hang upon the slender thread of Lord DERBY'S political existence. On the other hand the process of time which is weeding out the narrower and more exclusive represents tires of old aristocratic Whiggism from the ranks of the Liberal party, and the po litical change which have brought the people more largely within the pale of the Constitution, strengthen the forces which are behind Mr. , GLADSTONE, unloose the trammels which are around him, and weaken the obstacles befuro him. All forecasts are profoundly uncertain, bat so far as the near future can be penetrated it is full of encouragement for the Liberal party and for Liberal principles. Tun Public Schools Bill was read a second time last night on the motion of Mr. WALPOLE. The principle adopted in the case of the Universities is by this bill to be applied to the public schools of England ; that is to say, they are to be allowed to reform themselves, if they will consent to do so before the Ist of January, 1870. The governing body of each school, with the exception of Mer chant Taylors' and St. Paul's, will, previously to that date, be at liberty to amend its own constitu tion in such ways as it may consider beat (subject to certain general conditions), to alter the method and character of the education given, and to effect any change. in the administration of its funds, endowments, patronage, dc., which may appear to have become necessary by the progress of time. If, however, the governing bodies should refuse or neglect to correct their own abuses and short iminga, a special commission will take the matter in hand, and apply the remedies demanded by the changed requirements of modern society. The exception made in favour of Merchant Taylors' and St. Paul's Schools is vindicated by tho Govern ment on tho ground that they are maintained by the gifts of two City Companies, which might resent any interference by withholding the funds. But if this exemption he turned into a m mans of evading all reform, it is clear that in a subsequent session we shall be forced to subject the two foundations in question to the same Perlis military supervision which is now being brought to bear on Eton, Winchester, Westminster, the Charterhouse, Harrow, Rugby, and Shrewsbury. It is to be hoped, if the measure passes, that those schools will accept the terms now offered them, and will set their houses in order according to modern ideas of educational need.. Few desire to drive them to extremities, and most men would be better pleased to see them quietly reforming themselves than violently coerced by an authority higher and stronger than their own. In that case we may ere long see the fine old public schools of England restored to the high position they occupied in earlier days. But the time has come when reform can no longer be delayed. Our public schools do not meet the practical requirements of the nineteenth century of England, and the changes that have been long demanded grow every day more urgent. The governing bodies have nearly two years of grace in which to repent. Wars Mr. DISRAELI told the House of Com mons on Thursday night that the Judges had re fused to do what the Government desired and the House was prepared to sanction, there was an out break of astonishment mingled with indignation. As the case was put by Mr. Disrazu this mani festation of wrath at the attitude assumed by the Judges was as natural as justifiable. But it is questionable if the matter was placed in its true light. It would have tended to prevent some misapprehension and consequent unfairness had the reasons assigned by the Lord Chief Jus tice COCKBURN on behalf of his colleagues been read to the Honso. They will be found in the letter printed in another column. There is, perhaps, too much said in this letter about conscience and judicial oaths. Indeed, the extraneous matter partly conceals the point which the Lord Chief Justice wishes to urge. He dues not express any disin clination to discharge any judicial function ; but he urges the unseemliness of making a judge step aside from the accustomed path in order to pre pare the preliminaries for the administration of justice. We think his propositions would have deserved greater attention had they been supported by stronger reasons than those ad vanced. For instance, it is said that the Judicial Bench would be lowered in tone were it obliged to discuss questions of political partisanship. This is a strange blunder ; it is one which we should not have thought • man so acute as the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE WOUld have made. We might not unfairly conclude that his letter has been composed on the principle of a Speech from the Throne, because it contains much of the ver biage and confusion which may generally be found in a Royal Speezh. But despite the obscurity of style, the main objection of the Judges is discernible, and it is to the effect that they are asked, not to by offenders, but to ferret out offenders. At present, a man may be proseeded for bribery before the courts of law, but the told does not take place until a preliminary invited ' gation has determined the issue. This is r I the course pursued in all criminal caws the 6 lAY I aoinnel not Wog tiled ' ore it has been shown that he ought to be placed on Lis trial. Now the Government lave proposed to alter this as regards elections where foul practices are alleged to have been committed. The Judges are to determine, not merely the guilt of tho cul prits, but are to discover who are to be prosecuted. The change is a sweeping One, yet it is one which Parliament is competent to make. It is a change which, in the opinion of many, is imperatively required. Wo should have been glad to have seen it discussed without reference to the volunteered opinions of any body of men, even although that body bo composed of those having the soundest intellects in the land. Nevertheless, we cannot refuse a hearing to the opinions enunciated by the Judges. Their view is one of which the importance is indisputable. It is a view, however, which no one is likely to take who has not an undue bias towards the main tenance of existing forms. Wo should regret if Parliament were to turn aside from its course of legislation et the bidding of the Judges, and if the threat of doing what is un constitutional should cause it to pause in provid ing for the purity of elections. It is painful to displease the judicial bench, but it is far worse to suffer electoral bribery and corruption to go on unchecked, bocanso unpunished. LETTER OF THE JUDGES ON THE TRIAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS. The following is a copy of the letter written by the Lord Chief Justico of England on his own behalf and on behalf of the judges to the Lord Chancellor respecting the trial of election peti tions . Court of Queen's Bencb, February 6,1969. My Lord,—l have tha honour to acknowledee the re ceipt of your lordship's note of tbo 31st ultimo, calling my attention to the bill "for aeiending the law relating election petitions, and providing more effectually for the prevention of corrupt practices at parliamentary elections," now pending in the House of Commons, and requesting me to consult the judges as to " the best mode of providing assistance for the event of • general election, and the influx of Petitions which always follows." Since the receipt of your lordship's communication, I have procured a copy of the bill, and find that, according to its provisions, election petitions ore in future to ho presented in the Court of Queen's Bench, and having been so presented are to be tried by one of the judges of the superior courts, without a jury in the borough or county, u the ease may be, to which the petition estates. In conformity with your lord ship's wishes, I have consulted the judges, end lam charged by them, one and all, to convey to you their strong and unanimous feeling of insuperable repugnance to having these new and objectionable duties thrust upon them. We are unanimously of opinion that the in evitable consequence of putting judges to try election peti tions will be to lower and degrade the judicial officio, and to destroy, or at all events materially impair, the con fidence of the public in the thorough impartiality and in flexible integrity of the judges, when, in the course of their ordinary duties, political matters come incidentally be fore them. This confidence, which does so mach to maintain the respect for the administration of Y 13,41044 and to uphold the salutary influence of its ministers, has in great measure arisen from the judges being in no way mixed up with political int:Hers, except when, as was just observed, such matters are unavoidably involved en ordinary trials. This confidence will speedily be destroyed, if, after the heat and excitement of a contested election, a judge is to proceed to the scene of recent conflict, while men's passions are still roused, and, in the midst of eager and violent partisans, is to go into all the details of electioneering practices, and to decide on questions of general or individual corruption. not unfnquently supported or resisted by evidence of the most questionable character. The decision of the judge given under such cirenni it' sues will too often fail to secure the respect which Judi dicial decisions command on editor occasions. Angry and excited partisans will not be unlikely to ques tion the mo.ives which have led to the judgment, Their sentiments may be echeel by the press. Such is the in fluence of party conflict that it is apt to inspire distrust and dislike of whatever interferes with party object. and party triumphs. Can it be expected that, if brought into contact with these strong prejudices and passions, the judicial office will not suffer in the publio esteem ?that its inguity will not be lowered, and tho veneration which has hitherto attached to it be materially diminished? Would it be worth while to incur the danger of such a result for the sake of creating a more efficient tribunal for the trial of election petitions, when this end con doubtless be attained by less objectionable means! In the next place, it is to he observed that the functions which the judges are called upon to discharge ore altogether beyond the scope of - the duties which, on accepting the offioe of judges, we took on ourselves to fulfil. We are at a lees to see bow parliament can, with justice or propriety, impose on us labours wholly beyond the sphere of our constitutional duties, and which no one ever contemp'ated the possibility of our being called upon to perform. I have further to point out that we aro thoroughly satisfied that the proposed ecben:e is impracti cable, and that the plrformanos by the judges of the onerous duties which this bill proposes to cast on them is neither more nor less than a sheer impossibility, The lint business of the judges is to perform those duties which by their oath of office they have bound themselves to discharge, namely, in their respective courts or en their circuits, to administer justice between the crown and the subject, or between subject and subject. While this sit important duty remains to be done, the judges can post pone it to no other. The time of the judges is known to be more than fully occupied. Attention has been of late directed towards devising means for relieving them from a portion of their labours, so as to enable them, without the addition of more judges, to perform their more important duties without the delays which the accumulation of note voidable arrears entails upon the suitors. Whether oven this will be accomplished remains extremely doubtful. Can it be wise under such circumstances, to scatter the judges over the country to try election petitions! We would venture to ask which collet is to be its *nded in order to furnish judges even for occasional petitions, to say nothing of the trial of petitions after a general election, when if any material portion of the work of try ing petitions is to be dons by the judges, Westminster Hall would have to be shut up altogether ? Assuming even that a judge or two could be spared in term time, which, however, could not be done without ex ceeding inconve nience, what is to be done after term? Are the sittings in error, or the post-terminal sittings of the different courts, to be suspended, or the nisi prigs trials to be put off! And whet as regards the circuits! Is a judge to set aside her Majesty's con aduion and leave the ails undelivered and causes untried, while ha it cooa pied iavestigating the unclean doing' of a corrupt borough! Your lordship knows, from professional expe rience, as I do, the length of time the trial of set e'ection petition, particularly if it involves • @mutiny, very often takes; and I perceive it is not only on questions affecting the seat of A. or B. that the judges are to be required to adjudicate ; but, where petitions allege general corruption, the judges are equally to be called into requisition. We know , by resent experience, t he kegth of time which these inquiries fre =tltteyoca i s su n t t hat ly if b lio judges thdraw are tram to bemagod on dation for sousiderablo periods at • time. How ceTi v tM pomdbly be aousisent with the interest of the suitors or of the publis ? We entertain no doubt that t h e frames of I the measure have bad no other then the praiseworthy object of wadding for the trial of election prelates • tat- banal which should command general °madame; but we cannot but think that they mast have overlooked the im =ant considerations to which we have adverted. We it is not too Ws to call attention to them now. Your lordship suggests that aseistaase amid be obtained after •gessral election. Bat if this be contemplated as the proper comes as such ' as micaldon, why bays recourse to the Mgr at all Why not employ those who would be resorted te ea such an cecasice, an all others? Tho only quarter in which assistance could properly be sought trill probe bly have already miggeetod heal( to your own mind. Ivory sae knows that, o wing to die mediate wide& dertormiao professional mom sad basinam at the bar, there are always a muftis smut bar of scam' whom baldness is as* timed to their known abilities sad karning, w sound judgment sad judicial aptitude are relognieel by the refesemses whisk are frequently submitted le them as arlillesksa. Many et those would probably be williztote undsrlske the flasad fa gumlike, sad it mbar sad oesrUtly he intrusted to them, while to Pat nth duties an the judges would b• & MOSS taw I Weigh& I will net Wier deist& year lonia* I boo classimisa, to prole* fa the rime of all tho sied my sem most sarseelly and mashatiosily, fit abate, as Gas which. beast licbg aad nojecol *muds IMLedm i ls . salonlalnd te degrade th• sharnske of lie u r iaa Ves the maddsase mad seam now bandy ewer far Orefedgas k se well es *el: Whom Ood 'My. mad moot legisesty to Weston with the spar lessee d joeliee„ We least S. yew lamb* to sow Mr stwibotate Si the geweasbeet. amL ese t i nto ul Oho bilekbase ; eat we lisps we MY se f iasiha t i k e Ole 14.4 et the prsieriaa. is es, this, in every mops* mod insis=e—Tl ys s lie. (al t r asai t Oecaboal. She Right Kea lie Lent . FEB: • 11. U R I; OOAI►!ONTLMPUIt.iIiIE3. (THIS DAY.) "" The Times believes Lord Mayo is acting wisely is recommending that the Habeas Corpus .kot fur Ireland be at once suspended for another year. By that time the Irish-Americans, if they be not totally devoid of mute ness, must perceive that they are playing • losing game, and will postpone, if Dot relinquish, the ex ecution of their plans. The exceptional power bee been exercised with great mildness, and an examination of the persons arrested leads to the conclusion that tho great mass of the inhabitants of Ireland desire no more than a constitutional consideration and redress of their griev ances. In other articles the Tines treats of the Fulda° Schools Dill, the functions and character of the judge", and the discussion yesterday at the Metropolitan toned of Works. On the last topic our contemporary observes that had the evidence boss suppressed the public would have felt more suspicion and tlialatisfaction than ever. When we con sider that the board simply administers the money of the ratepayers, it is monstrous to suppose that the ratepayers are to be kept in ignorance of evidence which relates to a charge of maladministration. The Daily New cannot blame her Majesty's ministers for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act for another period; but it observes with regret the tendency shown by the Chief Secretary to magnify the importance of tho foreign element an Fesianiam, and to make little of the native disaffection which alone can render mountebanks like Mr. Train and desperadoes like Lennon dangerous. Lord Mayo ignores the real seat of the malady, and of course misses the secret of its cure. English politicians have allowed Fenianism to get tho start of them, and more potent remedies have become requisite than might bare been requisite a few years ago. On the wisdom and gene rosity of the course which parliament may take, the early reconciliation of Ireland to the Empire will depend. Ita lian politics, the position of the Academy of Music, the Cambridge contest, and the refusal of the Oxford convo- cation to grant a sum of money for the Southern Univer city, are the other topics dealt with by the Daily News. Tho Tcicf;rapA comments on Mr. Disraeli's reply last night to Mr. W. E. Forster's question on elementally educa. tion. No one, it sap, knows better than the right hon. I gentleman that tho country will not stand any trifling. llt must have a real bill or no bill at all. The govern ment must no longer trust to mere voluntary effort, bat must itself take the initiative. To produce a measure which will plant schools within reach of every poor nasn's door will be one of the great tasks of the present session. The Star is informed that the successor of Mr. Adams as American Minister to England is expected to arrive about Easter. THE WEEKLY PRESS. Tho Spectator observes that the Cambrit.lje Uni versity Election will certainly not be a contest of principle. Both the candidates deeare themselves opposed to the Moll tion of Church-rates ; both declare themselves in some form against " the undue preponderance of any ono chili in the Stato " (Mr. B. Hope paraphrases it more more eautimuly, that he looks to " the due balance of interests and the mutual confidence of classes for the future safety and prosperity of the country "), and neither of them appears to be aware that this matter was so far settled last session that they might just as well declare their wish to got out at a particular station when they are shooting past it in an express trio. Eoth candidates declare for the independence of the universities ; and, except that Mr. Hope is more High.Chureby than State-Churchy, and Mr. Cleasby is more S tate-Chu rchy than Iligh•Churchy, there is nothing to distinguish their prin ciples. Mr. Cleasby is a barrister. Mr. Hope established the Saturday Review. Mr. Cleasby magnifies his friend ship with the late member, Lord Justice Selwyn, and so teems to be in some way lie with the administration. Rut Mr. Hope, who opposed Mr. Disraeli bitterly List year, has got Lord John Manners on his committee, which looks like a return to miuisterialism again. Which to choose, then? It seems to us an insoluble question— a case of " the liberty of indifference "—the old difficulty of the ass between two equal bundles of equally dry bay. The us is sure to choose, nevertheless—and ruciour says, the wealthy high churchman—the world feeling special gratitude for theamusement it has got out of the Saturthry Review, and not caring particularly to reconcile the re sponsibility foe that amusement with the responsibility for High-Churehy views. Too Saturday Review is in favour for many reasons of the present ministry remaining in office. There is no prospect of a bettor, and there is a prospect of getting a much worse one. If Lord Derby is unfortunately com pelled by ill health to retire from office, the loss will be great to the country and greater to his party, but the ministry will still, in all probability, be the best that could bo farmed. We want, above all things at present, to be able to attend to our own affairs, and keep out of complications with other countries. To have a good Foreign Secretary is, therefore, the first of our needs ; and whereas the present ministry can give us what we want, there is no proper person in the liberal ranks who would have any chance of being appointed. Success comes, in a large measure, from its being expected that a man will succeed ; and the expectation that Mr. Gladstone will succeed when the time comes for him to form a ministry has yet to be created. It may be created, however, in time to be of nes to him, if during this Session he can inspire the belief that he has been conciliatory and discreet in opposi tion, regardless of himself, anxious to keep hie party together, superior to petty jealousies, end looking only to the widest and most permanent interests of the nation. The conservatives are not very fond of him, but they arc his truest and best benefactors now by keeping him for awhile off the Treasury bench. It only remains for him to accept the benefit meekly and cordially, and to profit by the opportunity given him. The Examiner regards the government Bribery Bill as ono that is sure not to pass. Our contemporary urges that the question of bribery, and the question who is the rightful possessor of the seat, ought to be kept just as dis tinct as a criminal prosecution for arson and a suit to re cover from the insurance company or the county, damage done by a fire. So far from the two things being neces sarily or properly referred to the same tribunal, they ought to be kept entirely apart, and ought to be disposed of at a different time, in a different place, and by a different judicial authority. To sift out cases of corruption, and weed out offenders, local inquiry appears to be boat fitted ; and this, like other duties of the criminal code, we should without hesitation lay upon the common law judges, with out fearing any objection from them. One urgent reason with the Chronicle for abolishing the church establishment in Ireland is that while that insti tution exists the peasantry are apt to encourage the belief that the Boman catholic bishops and clergy sympathise with Fenianlam. In Ireland to demand the disendorm meat of the thumb establishment is to be regarded and proclaimed as s rebel, and the acceptant* of • domineering and insulting ascendancy is proffered as a teat of loyalty. It is because of these things that the abolition of the church establishment will be so powerful for goad, sad that the necessity for its rumenl is so imperative. It presents half to the people as a sort of English pale, out of whose bosom there is no salvation in the political or mkt world. " Without are dogs." Beyond it are the millions of ceitholios and dissenters, suspected, distrusted, and denounced. It forbids them to be loyal. It lies at the root of Irish disaffection, and a policy which delay to deal with it i■ a policy of civil war. News or Ma. firsiz.—We believe we ire cermet in annonnsing that all teen as to Mr. flasks baying been murdered ar baying committed Weide may now be dispelled. Than is little doubt of the rev. pntls msn's =intense, and that informatke has boo received of his present whsreabsets.—Post. Riferring to the recent contest for the professor ship of political seoeseey at Orford. Mr. Francis W . Newman mites that anises something is added to the controversy whisk hes already taken plass an this subject, Bossay Mee gaffes an undeserved stigma. It is quite bee that the Orford residents were collectively favourable to Mr. Thoreld Rogers, or they would net ham weed the statute which made him eligible for re.slestion; bet, as the other hand, it was inevitable that Mr. Prise anal regard thi n. statute as in sew mese isjuriees to him ; for without it ' he wanted apoa his alleiliOn as certain. M. Ammo thinks that, regarding the gaieties as a public see, them is reuse to rejoice In Yr. Peke% election ; "as to his Serytos." adds Mr. Newman, " I wish the tortes good lack • FORE N NEWS. (TELIS DAY.) THE FRENCH PRESS BILL. On Thursday the Corps Legislatif discussed clause 14 of the bill which empowers the carrying out of &decree for the suspension or suppression of a journal, although it may have given notice of appeal against such decree—the appeal to be tried within three days. M. Itiondel, a now liberal member, made an excellent maiden speech in opposition to the clause. M. Picard, who spoke against the clause, said : Execution to be ordered before appeal involves a COM plate upsetting of our legislation. It nentratises the powers of all superior courts. (Approbation near the speaker.) The delay is only three days—such is the argument ; but if eo, why cannot the law wait that short period? (Hear, bear.) There exists no avowable reason for provisional execution. M. JULES Farra—No honest reason. (Noise.) _ _ The PRESIDENT-11. Jules Fevre, you have no right to interject into the discussion words which disturb the speaker. You m.y allow M. Picard to go on ;be knows how to acquit Minion. (Approving laughter.) Picaftn—l can never complain of the support given to me by the Hon. Jules Fevre, and without it I should be very much intimidated. (General laughter.) M. BAEOCHE—M. Jules Fevre has exclaimed that Art. 14 cannot be defended by any honest reason— M. Guits•Eigoin—No ! no! (Interruption.) The Pitminr-vr—ll. Gials-Si:oir, one interruption is enough—too much : •t any rato I ask you, once for all, not to constantly disturb thu discussion. If I were obliged to mention all the monologues you indulge in, you would yourself be very sorry. (Rear, hear.) M. PILLIATAW—No, no ! The Puesunn—You say " No," but I say yes. IL GlAis-Bizoin is • Liberal ; be is incessantly demanding liberty. Well, the first of all liberties is that of discus sion in this Chamber. (Numerous marks of approbation.) Banoctin—M. Glais-Bizoin and M. Jules Fevre ean• not claim the liberty of insulting their adversaries ; and when I bear such worth. as "no honest reason in support of the article," I avow that I feel kart. (Bear, hear.) We are not infallible, but we ask that our intentions and per sonal dignity should be respected. (Fresh approbation.) The clause was carried. DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY IN BULGARIA.-PREPARATIONS FOR HOS- TLLITIES. Events seem to be hastening on to a catastrophe in the East. A despatch from Vienna, dated yes terday, announces that the Government of the Sultan have received information of a vast conspi raoy in Bulgaria, and the ministry have been assembled to deliberate on the steps to bo taken. Tho Grand Vizier has been ordered back from Crete. We extract the following from the North- Eastern Correspondence of Vienna : Our most recent information from Bucharest, Belgrade, fze., corroborates our previous reports as to the prepare, Bons that are being made, notwitbatanding the denials that have been put forward, for an insurrection in Bal. guts.. The bands which are being organised got every support which they require from the authorities in Servia an i Roumania. All our correspondents agree in repre senting Prince Charles of Roumania as a tool in the hands of Russia. We give the very words of a letter which has been received from Rousteboak, dated Feb. 1: "The former chief of the Bulgarianlnsurieetion, Philip, is at Zlobodie, a small town near Giurgevo. The object lof his presence in this neighbourhood is said to be to execute • project for setting on fire the Turkish quarter of Boustchouk and all the Turkish villages along the Danube. The Turkish go vernment happily got information of what was intended, and prevented the design by taking timely precautions. There is • rumour that tho outbreak will take place be tween the kith and 27th of February. &min is to be ready at the right tune, and to strike a heavy blow. Philip will have 2,000. Persons arc every moment leaving nouatehout to join him. Some 30 have passed through Lira town to Sophia. All this is done openly—the Turk. not k:aring to arrest these men, or to search them. A superior Russian occr, escorted by other cf.icers of the same nation, and lio Bulgarians from Bes sarabia, has arrived in Galati to assemble the bands who are to cross the Danube. They will amount to 4,000. Men are collecting in the villages of Wallachia in the neigh bourhood of the large towns. Convoys of men and arms are directed along the small towns of the left bank of the river, in order not to attract notice. Men are covered with cloaks which they receive in Wallachia. Tho arms will be delivered to them in Bulgark, at tho different points of assembling, by Russian o.lleers who are waiting in Bucharest for the moment to act. The insurrection is to break out in different points at the same moment, so as to disconcert the Turks. The bands will move to the Balkans, where everything is provided for them, whilst the Turks, who are ill-prepared for mountain warfare, will be exposed to perish from want and exposure. Philip has at this moment 2:io to 300 vagabonds with him. They have the Bulgarian Lion on the arm with this motto, ' Death or Liberty.' All this, be it understood, is going on at two hours' journey from ltouetchouk, on the other side of the Danube, and the Turks remain impassible as usuaL" The France of Paris says : Philip Rote (the leader alluded to In the Vienn a journal), left Rotutchouk acme days back for Ibraila. The outbreak has been put off in consequence of tho steps taken by the authorities. The report of the return of Midbat Paths seems to have discouraged the agitators, but hat no effeot on the ulterior projects contemplated by tho com mittees of Berrie and Wallachia. A letter from the East in the Augsburg Gazcite Uri : Serious disturbenees have just broken out at Janine. The governor, Etiacm Paoha, commenced by throwing the most considerable citizens of the city into prison, and then sent them into Anatolia. Those incidents gave rise to numerous gathering* of persons in awns. The consuls, fearing that blood might bo shed, insisted on the governor liberating the prisoners, and thus avoided a sanguinary conflict. Ethena Pasha is to be replaced at Janina by littschid Pasha. The Russian Gobs says : - - •• • - . - It is not 110 easy as is supposed to weaken the influence of Rusin in the East. Have all the calumnies of the western press been able in the least to do sot Not at all. If Russia wishes it, Greece, Bulgaria, Semis, the Monte. napalm wfil'Aise tomorrow en maser. If Russia does not wish it, everything may remain in apparent tranquillity for some time. The Vidoodan, the official Servian journal, has the following: In present cdrcurostences we can only obtain liberty by sacrificing pone. We desire peace, but only when the nation's regeneration shall have been accomplished. (szttrzu's nutossiss.) HUNGARY. PESTH, Fss. 14, Evzs-nto. The trial of M. Booszoarmenyi for publishing in his newspaper the revolutionary manifesto of Kossuth, has been definitively fixed to take place on the 27th inst. SPAIN. iLLDRID, Fn. 14,.Enetw6: It is reported that Senor Bravo Murillo will be appointed Governor of the Bank, and Senor Sal mi* Vine-Governor. It is considered that the triumph of the Maunaa tics in Peru will be favourable to peace with Spain. THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. RIO DB ZAIDIDIO, JAIL 23. Advises from Paraguay state that no fighting had taken place since the departure of the last mail. President Lopes was fortifying his position and making a road in the Chao*. The Marquis de CAM's was inactive. Sickness prevailed in the army and fleet. Some sazisty was beginning bet be fall iA Pisa attiliiis wait of the war. then appearing to be no hopo of an Immediate nation. Tho cholera was still very bad at Buen os , and had spread to all parts of La Plata. Ba was completely paralysed at Buenos Ayres. The revolution in the province of Banta very serious. Exchange is very dull, the banks not beir clined to draw at 17t. Sovereigns are q 14 rails 200 reis. Gold 50 per cent. pret Coffee higher, good first, 6.900 to 7.200 leis.' firm. • The pries quoted in the Rio telegram publish, morning most be for superior quality. OUR PARIS LETTER. (780 V ODi OWN COEIRFAPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY Err The Ger:ette de France says that the Mime War is organising the Mobilo National Guar " feverish haste." One would " almost say, the activity displayed, that danger is at h While the prefects and mayors are drawing lists of men liable to servo, the cadres are rapidly formed in Paris. It is stated tin majors and captains will all be taken retired officers of those grades in the r army. Of course tho youngest and hest served officers will be selected. The) to receive—the majors 1,300 fr., and the ca, I,ooofr. pay in addition to their retiring r arms. Subalterns' commissions are to be gig members of the corps who may be consider., best qualified. The France, which passes for a rigid m journal, publishes a paraly on a well-1 rhythmical version of the ten command which is likely to got Viscount d Gueronniere into trouble with his c sor. It alleges that this parody —a satii the Press Bill—was handed about at the ' the Hotel de Ville last night. The heath "The Press Commandments." The first runs thus : En to fondant to veraenui lin trZts gro. cautionneinent. The translation of the whole is that a paper must deposit heavy caution t pay large stamp duties, never comaro government, the chambers, or the ters, never say a word about anybody v. his permission, publish no " parallel or ot: ports " of parliamentary debates ; or, oth, sutler fine and imprisonment, luso electoral and bo liable to suspension and su, , pr, Under theso reserves every citizen is at lib, write freely. The Bourse was heavy throughout the Bente closed a shade lower than yesterday. rose sic. The Paine says that although the precise the issue of the loan cannot yet be merit there can be little question that it will be hi out early in next month. It admits the uncertainty w:iich prevails about too prejudicial to business to he prole The Council of State has nearly g , t th its examination of the budget of IsG9 the probability is that this budget and the Bill will be presented to the Corns Legislati then. The paragraph, though not clearly w leads to the inference that the loan will Ia this month, but that the subscription to it be opened till March. the Court. OSBORNE, FE Tho Queen drove out, accompanied by F Seattle*, and attended by the Duchess of Athole. Damn Magnus left Osborne. Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart., and Liet General Sir George Muller, 5.C.13., arrived at OA,. bad the honour of dining with the Queen and ti The Hon. Harriet Phipps has suceeedAl tin Florence Seymour as Maid of Honour in Waiting Majesty. The Queen went out, acoompanied by rrincms E and attended by tho Duchess of Mho'. Sir Thomas Easley ant Sir Ge:,rgo Luller left Oi The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutcnant• Keppel, hunted with bie harriers, tear S1oui:11. ye: Tic Princess of Wales drovo out, attended Counteu of Morton. Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloni from the Governor-General of Cond.% and fr. Governor of Heligoland. A deputation from the Miners' National Asso consisting of Mr. Alexander BPDonald (Pre.,idk: Messrs. John liorraan, men., (South YorksbirM Rickards (Lancashire) had an interview wiih 6.1 largusson at the Home-Mike, yestenlay, on matt' ting to the condition of persons employed in mine, United Kingdom. Mr. Poland and Mr. Travers Smith had an in with the Duke of Richmond at tho ollce of the I Trade, Whitehall, yesterday, on the subject of tl tration of trado sharks. Her Majesty the Queen has been gra pleased to send to the Royal Free Hospital, Gr: rend, by the hands of Dr. Jenuer, &copy of her II la: work , "Loave s ' ' ' t . o l' H th m e e v r c i, l 3 .l;f y j r d e ° s m t l y .r t e lt h e e as u j o svr o s u p nal i i tLe l n b o y f in o v ur t i h , Lif t e . fi ri e y a Ln l n ea t ”f b. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by ( Keppel and Lord Methuen, honoured the Strand with his presence lest evening. THE PRINCE Or WALES IN THE HI FlTLD.—Yesterday morning his Royal Highness th of Wales, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Kepi London by the 11.15 a.m. train on the Great Railway, for the purpose of hunting with the Re; of harriers. His royal highness and suite reached station about noon, and, mounting hie hunter, joi meet, which wee well attended. After a good hard riding in the vicinity of Langley, and some el sport, his royal highness rode to the Slough junc the Great Western line, and awaited the wriva 4 o'clock train from Windsor. In this a first-chi pertinent had been reserved for the Prince, Slough at 4.10 p.m., arriving at Paddington show nate, to 5 o'clock. His royal highness on reachil returned to Marlborough•house. Tan Hsu.= or Lome ass to inquiries made at Knowlsey yesterday aft our correspondent was informed that the he Lord Derby has not materially improved. I up a little on Thursday, but yesterday was me strata, and unable to leave his bed. He his: l mi attended by Dr. Bichersteth, of Liverpool, and Pc of Premed. Even though the greatest care be arc L doubtful whether the noble earl will be stikeis to cov ecam ered to Weatt n u ci vA per entaa liame d t l at for hie e kirdship week or is not Po much from actual pals as from weakceso balms of the system. the remit of to seven attack of gout. The Lewd a) —" A meant article in the leading daily Puma died some anxiety on the part of Lord Dube' who fear that his recent attack of gout mut hat mote serious effect upon his mentitalion Man w gine& We are happy * berm as the best au however, that the noble earl has mods inciP~. cionvehiessnoe with average rapidity, sold th'lS attack thank severe, has heft no medial ma anxiety in its *aim lard Derby it Mill at ID under the sere of his cedismy modisal Wm& though Dr. Cioned's estvisos was. Invoked at period el the amok,* has sot boon food me MOM MN Is the 01111.111.1111.a0 ~'i