The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

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Wlsrin. —Aod Tftt PAPUA 0/ Pi WLIOU. —lkommorai bill•port 7. rsnAl TL TIM tvlnimmL ringriptric os THE 111.10011. Mt.. I. anyl.a. ME MINING GUM* I lON ne Utak lt oepter ...And nix DeVIVA COMPACT. Wawa .7. litraolils and T. Drannand: Moe t lasyllas and Man >< L 1•101/ WATZI AT WSW, lnool. fls tia - LZIZZI;g7I;. - .7 - Aniviess7 111. To4ftemov—Usinke. La. Maim" SIL ILL LONDON, IVIIIINESDAY, APRIL 24. Toole who affect to fathom tho perpeas of her Opposition gravely hint that a fine strategic 'movement will presently be developed ; and that the demonstrations made on Mon. day night are but preliminary and tentative. The great C'onservative party desires to be thmight dignified and patriotic in its pursuit of power. It repudiate, all eager lust of place or pay, and dis dain, to hasten by an hour the resumption of colic, winch it professes to believe to be certain at no distant day. Mr. BARING more than once in sisted in his speech on Monday night how reluc tant he would be to precipitate • change of Government ; and at the close of the debate, Mr. Li.x itti told the House that he had not yet nia.le up his mind how ho should vote on the Resolution which is to form the basis of Mr. Gtsosvoires fisted scheme, so little thought has that sometime CBANCIIILLOR of the Ex cegvt'►:a of turning the exigencies of the Treasury to personal or party account. All this, no doubt, is very philosophic and magnanimous in sound ; but being rather disappointing in sense to the numerous followers of the right hon. gentleman, I another interpretation is put upon it for them ; and they are assured that if the first act of the per formance is suffered to pass without any scene peculiarly exciting, it will only be to heighten the effect to be subsequently produced. It is whis pered, in short, that while diaclaizning any general attack on the ministerial plan of finance, because that, if successful, would involve a change of Go vernment, it is intended, when the Bill shall be in Committee, to do in the Commons what was done last year in the Lords—namely, to amend Mr. GLiiii,misa's reckoning by forcing upon him the re tention of the Excise duty on paper with which he would fain dispense. The Lords, it is clear, can not perform the same feat again. Their privilege, according to the dictum of Lord LlMO extends not to the modification of • Mousy Bill. They must either peas it as a whole, or re ject it as a whole ; and when the proposed Bill of Mr. GtscerroNg shall have passed the Commons, the Peers must, according to their own version of the Constitution, either negative or affirm it with out rewrvation. If any mischief is to be done, therufure, it must this time be done in the Com mons ; and the project is said to be neither more nor less than this—to let the Resolution in com mittee of ways and means, and the first and snood reading of the CHANCrxwa of the EXCWINVIR'S Hill, pass without any serious struggle, reserving the whole strength of the meditated attack for the period in committee when the clause repealing the Paper Duty will have to be considered. The rejection of this clause may then be advo cated, it is said, ea a mere question of subordinate detail, which, if determined on by the House, would not, it is pretended, imply a censure on the Government--only the quiet snubbing of the Cuero:m.l.os of the EXCHEQUER. Tis a most excellent device, we are assured, for serving the country and at the same time splinter ing the Cabinet ; for of course the calculation is that Lord Peuiunimois would bear to be beaten on thu Paper Duty with the same equanimity he showed last year, and that Mr. atiewrose would not. Rut, like all the devices which have emanated from time to time from the same quarter, it is founded upon a strange miscalculation of forces and misapprehension of men. Public opinion is the first element to he con sidered in all calculations regarding the success or failure of • financial scheme, and publio opinion cannot be played with or played upon in such matters. Its attention is usually riveted by the more prominent features of the plan, whatever they may be. Lest year the French Treaty and the abolition of • multitude of minor Customs Duties fixed and fascinated public opinion ; and these being accomplished, the postponement of the repeal of the Excise duty on paper came to be re pented as of secondary importance, the more espe cedly as it was dealt with in • separate bill. This year the position of the queetiun is wholly dare rent. There is but one lid! of Ways and Means to be submitted to the Legislature, and its only Heine of prominent significance are Paper Duty remission and diminished Income Tax. Not without grave consideration among themselves, we may be sure, did her MkJ sixteen confiden tial advisers make up their mind, as a Cabinet to yoke together these two principles, and to rely on them to pull through an unreforraing session. If differences of view prevailed amongst them twelve months ago regarding one of these principles they made up their minds this year , to waive all such, and to commit their com mon fortunes to the power they believed that they possessed to carry them safely to the end of the next parliamentary stage. Public opinion has accepted—without enthusiasm, indeed, but without hesitation—the choice which they have made ; and having so accepted it, public opinion will not be decoyed or duped into unsaying or un-thinking what it has once done. Neither could the Ad ministration entertain the offer which its opponents would insidiously make, and which under the cir cumstances would amount in point of fact to neither snore nor less than this, namely, that the Goveniment should acknowledge itself incapable of estimating the wants of the Empire, or calcu lating how they should be met ; and that the House of Commons, in the plenitude of adminis trative irresponsibility, should take upon itself the duty of deciding how the income for the year ought to be raised. A Government which should consent to hold office upon such terms would compromise something far more important than any tax ; it would compromise a THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING,- APRIL 24, 2 61. fundamental principle of parliamentary govern ment, and set a precedent the most fatal. The very essence of parliamentary government con sists in the direct and never-ceasing responsibility of the Executive to tha House of Commons in all that regards the imposition, outlay, and remission taxes. In the exaction of this accountability lies the chief security of the nation against waste, extravagance, and oppression. Take away this check, and what remains? Constitutionally or organically nothing, to stein the tide of caprice, inconsistency, shortsightedness, and instability (to use no harsher terms), which have ever charac terised and must ever characterise financial rule by a popular assembly. The right of the House of Cuunnons to reject either the Resolution now before it, or the Bill founded thereon, or any essential portion of that Bill, no body will contest. But equally incontestable are the right and duty of every Administration to decide for itself what measures it will bring for ward as measures of moment, and by what mea sures therefore it is prepared to stand or fall. If one of its members proposes in council what the rest of his colleagues deem needless and rash, they are bound to reject his proposal there and then; but having adopted it and made it their own, it is not open to them to suffer a majority in Parlia ment to snatch it out of their hand, and place therein something instead. What the House of Lords did last year was unconstitutional no doubt, but it was very different to this, and of trivial im portance in comparison. As a usurpation it was offensive and provoking, but there was in it no danger as a precedent ; and were a similar oppor tunity to occur to-morrow, the boldest champions of lordly privilege would not counsel a repeti tion of the course then pursued. The suggestion hinted at rather than directly made in Mr. Bsaixo'l4 speech, that the House of Commons should go into consultation with the Ministers of the Crown, and between them prepare and arrange the Budget, is about the worst in point of con stitutional principle and financial practice that we have ever heard. Better change the Go vernment half a dozen times than adopt an inno vation like this. If the House of Commons have no confidence in the Government, they can turn it out ; and if the Government have confidence in the country and not in the House of Commons, it may dismiss them. We know what either alter native implies, and we can measure its inconve nience and its evil ; but no man living can pre tend to foresee the evils that would come of a usurpation by Parliament of the functions of the Treasury. .. PARLIAMENTARY DITISIO24. HOUIE OF COMMONS.—Aran, 13. THE BALLOT. Motion made, and question put, " That leave be given to bring in a bill for the protection of electors in voting for member+ to mares in parliament :" (Hr. Henry Berkeley.) The house divided ; Ayes, 131; Noss, 279. AYM. ' Aston, Sir J. D. Forster, C. Osborne. R. II Adair, H. E. "Urger, W. L Osten, Sir H. 0. ick Alm, T. Preened, R. W. Padmore, R. Atherton. Sir W. Gann, Major Paget, C. Ayrton, A. S. (neon, T. W. Paget, Lord C. Raines, IL OUpin, C. Peto, Sir S. M. Burnet, T. Glyn, ii. C. Pigott, strjeant bask M. T. Goldeasid, Slr F. U. Pllkingtnn, J. Baxter. W. K Gower, F. L Pollard.t'rquhart,,W Bailey, T. Grerilli. Col. Ponsonby, A. Bede, S. Hadfield, G. Pryer, K. L Iteaniith. F. B. Harney. T. Redmond, I. E. Halite. K. M. Hardcastle, J. A. Ricardo, U. Berkeky, Col. F. 'lenity, Lord &diaries, T. J. McMullin, Cul. Hennessy, J. P. Robert ton, D. Mims, J. Hodgkinsoit, G. Rothschild.Raron L. Meek, A. Hutt, W. Rut hselii 111, Baron M. BLitt, J. Ingham. R. Ruseell, A. Routed*. R. P. Istkein. te. Russell. Sir W. Brady. J. I: ershae . J. Kalomons. Ahi. Bright, J. King, P. J. licholeneld, W. Bristow, A. R. Kluglakt, A. W. Scully, V. Buller, Sir A. W. Kinelene, J. A. Seymour, Si.. Y. Butler, C. S. K Inman', A. F. Shah°. IL U. Button. C. Lingskin, J. H. Shelley, Sir J. V. Card, J. langton, W. H. Sheridan, it. B. Calcutt, P. Idli. IAW.II, W. Sidney, T. &hitter; H. C. Leathern, L A. Smith, J. B. May, J. Lee . W . Smith, Augustin Unwed, C. C. Lewit. J. H. Stacpoole, W. Clifford, Cal. Lindsay, W. S. Stanfield, J. Clive, G. M•Cann, J. Stuart, Col. Cobbett, J. it. Mackvoy, K. Talbot, C. R. Cogan, MMahon. P. The, W. Collier, R. P. Maguire, J. P. Tollemacbe, F. J. Conliutham, W. Marjoribanka, D. C. Vlllien, C. P. Crawford. It. W. Martin, P. W. Vivian, H. H. Croaky, F. Massey, W. N. Waldron, L Daiglish, R. Mellen, J. Warner, E. Davie, Sir 11. I:. Merry, J. Weinyes, J. H. Davie, Col. Y. MM, T. Westheag, J. P. Dent, J. D. Mitchell, T. A. Whalley, G. H. Dillwyn, L. L. Moffatt, G. Whitbread, S. bras, J. M. Monsen, W. White, Col. Duff, M. E. Mrmon, W. J. White, J. buncombe, T. Some, U. to- Williams. W. keens, Sir De L Kier., J. T. Woods. H. Ewan, W. Math. P. Wyld, J. Ewing, H. E. O'Brien, P. Fenerick, H. O'Connell. Capt. D. TILLIIII. Perguaos, Col. Yernsoy, lend IrConor Inn, TM Berkeley, H. O'Donoghue, The Dough., Sir C. Foley, H. W. Oualow, 0. NOD. Adderley. C. B. Gore, W. K. Morgan, 0. Adrane, H. J. Graham, Lord W. Mowbray, J. K. Agar Ellis, L. G. Greens, K. Mundy. W. Agnew. Mr A. arsenal, U. Muni, D. Annestey, Col. Greenwood J. Wass, Lord Mixon, alga , W. a. Newdagate, C. N. /Millie, H. J. 0014 17 7 aPt• Newport, Viet. lieu.Z. G o :e i l uk ar G. Nicol, W. Baring, U.K. C. D. Noel, G. J. Baring, Mr F. T. Grogan, Mr K. North, Col. Baring, T. Grosvenor, Kul Parke, C. W. Barrow, W. H. Gordon, B. Parke, G. 11. Bartmlot, Major Gurney, J. H. Pakenhann, Col. Betbunt, A. A. Hamilton, Maki, Pakington, Sir I. Bathurst, F. H. Hamilton. Throat Palmerston, Vlect. Brach, W. W. Handley, J. Papillon, P. 0. Beaumont. W. B. Hardy, G. Parker, Major W. Beeerat, U. S. Hardy, J. Peacocke, 0. M. Bodlnek, G. C. K Peel Sir It. Bentlnek, U. W. =L Si.M. Peel, Gen. Benyon, K. Hesthcae, Mr W. Pennant, Col. Beresford, W. Renew, G. IF. Perensey, Visa. Bernard, T. T. Henley, J. W. Blackburn. P. Henniker, lard Powell, Bond, J. W. Herbert, IL A. Philippe, . F .. T. Powys, P. L. Bottleld, B. Hervey, lord A. Pritchard, J. Borth, W. Heygate, Mr F. W. Proby, Lord Braniston, T. W. Heygate, W. C. Pugh, D. Mdzi, Z. Mr B. W. Hit., Lord IL Puller, C. W. Hill, IL C. Quinn, P. Beres. Ladle Hatord, R. El Visa. Boller, 3. W. Holmestale, Visa. I.=. W. Burghley, Lord Hood, sir A. A. Milky, Mr M. W. Burke, Sir T. J. Hope, G. W. 2. llo ten, J. J. (Mom Sir H. MT. Hopwood, J. T. by. B. T. Cartwright, Col. Hordall. B. Tame& Lord J. Care, 8. Holborn, Lord Rt. Anbytt. .1. Cavendish. W. Howard, C. W. Rail Thomas Cecil, Lord R. Howes, F. &bier-Booth, G. Cholmoudeley,Bl,3l. Hubbard, J. G. Scott, Sir W. Close, M. C. Humberstoo, P. 6 Selwyn, C. J. Cobboid, J. C. Hunt, G. W. leyroer, H. K. Cochrane. A. D. logestre, Visa. Shirley. K P. Codrizton Mr W. 'effort, Earl Mahon% Major Cole, 'emus, Mr J. C. Money, R. A. Colebrook. Mr T. E. Johnstone, H. B. Smith. XT. Oolllne, T. Johnstone, Blr J. Smith, Sir S. Comity, T. Jollige, Sir W. H. Smith, M. Corry, Z. L Jones. D. Smith, Abel Cowper, V.P. Kakewich, 8. T. Smith. R. G. Cress. K. A. Kelly, Blr F. Iknollett, P. B. Cold% G. Kennard, Z. W. Ilemeneet, Col. Dunes, R. D. Harrison, Sir K. C. Seises, J. Davey, R. King. J. K. r, B. Dawsoo, B. P. Knatehhull, W. P. =:pe, J. B. Berko, W. Knatelaball.liugss. Stanhope, Lord Dickson, CoL sea. K Steel, J. Diane& B. Knightley, Z. St uart, W. Du Cane. C. Lam, Col. lt...CoL Duncombe, A. Knos, Major 8. Talbot, W. C. Dunrombe, W. Z. Lame, Sir L Taylor, Col. Dunkettle. Lord Leader, N. P. 7 1::=. Z. 8. Dunne, Col Leroy, A. W. P. Du Pre, C. G. LOA Mge. Thyme, Lord Z. Dutton. B. H. 1i..." .: J. lord Zest, Sir.l. B. Mr & ror= IL che, J. [Awards, Major Lease; G. 0. Torreon, B. Egerton, Sir P. G. Lennox, lord H. G. ?refuses. C. U. Egerton, A. F. Leslie, C. P. Trollop., Air J. Bgertco, E. C. Lewis, Mr O. C. Uptom Os.. Mtentou, W. Liddell. IL 0. Villain", Vtact. Motley. Viscount Lumley. Gen. Vance, J. Ilphinstose,BoJ.D. Lockhart, A. L Vane Lord H. "grout, T. 8. Lome, Sir M. Vanattart, W. &mum Earl of Lowe, B. Verner, Sir W. lisrinahar, Sir M. Lowther, Capt. Verney, Sir H. Ferrer. J. Ilan , G. Vyner, M. A. lellowes, E = ,a r i Wakett, Ads. Fergussoo, B@ J. , K. Walker. J. Z. Timer, SD K. Macdonogb„ F. Walsh, Sir I. Malay, A. S. Markle, J. Walter, J. Foilsman, F. I. Mackinnon. W. (lye) Wellington, J. W. Porde, Clot Mainwarteg. T. Welly, W. Z. Forester, Col Mamba. J. W. Whiteside, J. roster, W. 0. Mains, K. Whitmore, H. Galway. Mr W. P. Manners, Lard J. Woodd, B. T. Gerd, I. 11. Martin, J. Wyndham, P. Outwit, W. J. Maxwell. Col. Wynn, 001. Gasket, J. M. Miles. Sir W. Wyman, C. G. George. I. Miller. T. J. Wyatt*, W. W. Getty, S. 0. Miller, W. 011piu, Dan. Mills, A. TULE= Gladskom Capt. Montagu, Lord R. Home, W. W. Goddard. A. Montgomery, Mr G. Jervis, Owl blordea, C. W. Yardarm; Sir C. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (arum's ruzata(e.) CHINA AND JAPAN. SHANGHAI, MAWR G. The Yangbize expedition arrived at Nanking on the 21st of February. Everything so far had pro ceeded satisfactorily. The frost continues at Tientsin. The French and the Hon. Mr. Bruce's despatches have been sent to Europe rid Chefoo. A famine prevails at Pekin. The insurgents are gaining ground. Intelligence from Japan states that the English, French, and Dutch ministers had been invited and bad returned to Jeddo. ;` 9r itteelleni to make knows to your government this act sada in lie Name of his Holiness, feeling assured that it swill admit the absolute propriety of It, and that by joining in such a determination it will contribute by its influence to bring about an end to that abnormal state .of w ~ hic has for so long a time desolated the unfortunate Italian peninsula.—lt is with these feelings, &e., Cardinal A NTONELLI. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. We are happy to announce that the French Government, which has uniformly shown the most friendly Interest in the undertaking, has appointed Prince Napoleon President of the Commission which in to represent France at the ensuing Exhibition. If be Court. OSBORNE, Aram 23. The Queen awl Prince Consort, accompanied by Princess Alice sad Princess Beatrice, drove out in an open carriage yesterday afternoon. Lady Macdonald and Major-General Seymour were is Atomism*. fer Majesty will bold a privy council on Tuesday next. the 10th iost., at Buckingham Valera. A deputation from the Commissioners of Shoreham Har bour had an interview with the Right Hoe. T. Milner Gib son yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Harbours Bill. Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1562 haws nesived a communication from the government of the Netherlands, dating that the Minister of the Interior bus invited the Societies far the Encouragement of Industry at Haarlem, Amsterdam, and the Hague, to nominate • eons mrsion, which, if approved by the government, will repre sent the interests of exhibitors from that country. The goverment of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelita will communicate direct with her Majesty's Commissioner' on all questions relating to the Exhibition, as will those at Hanover, Oklenburg, Brunswick, Saxony, Saxe Coburg Qoth•, and Saxe Meaning's. Her Majesty's ColllllllMiosers held • meeting at tits r oases II the strand yesterday. A deputation on the subject of the Parochial Arses• smet Bill had an interview yesterday with Sir G. Cam. wail Lewis, at the Home-once. Deepstehes were sent yeeterday from the Colonial Ocoee to the Govimmrs of the settlement' on the west coed of Aeries, and the Loki High Communower of the lonian lauds. The Marchioness of Downehire has issued cards for amemblies ces Friday, the 26th, sod ea Monday, the 26th inst., at the family mansion in Belgraveuquare. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to tows from visiting Om Marquis and Marchionem of Alss• bury at Tottenham Park, Marlborough. We are requested to state that the Marchioness of Sligo's daces, announced for the 24th, is postponed to Friday, the 26th inst. Frances Countess of Albemarle and Colonel the Hon. Peregrine Cust have arrived at their residence in South Audlepistreet from a tour of visits. The sermon at the special sceviote at St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday neat, April 29, will be premised by the Rev. Gbritoishrir Wordsworth, D. D., seam of West minster. The spacial services will close after next Stuxlay. There was aa almost unprecedented rush to the Philhorammie Owen at Dublin on Moodsy night, the at tractive lithe Madame Albosi and ICU Arabella Goddard. The Lewd Liestesent was present. Too many tickets were isessd, sod the place wit iieetly crowded. _ e socever_ Lord John Russell has given Ireland her share al all nominations for candidates to compete before the Civil Service COM 111111600•111 for appointments as student interpreten in China sad Japes. Three have been given to Trinity College and three to the Queen*. University. There was a good deal of jesloosy felt at the supposed e:• desks of these institutions, when the Foreign Secretary ' egmenseed to the Na.. Consort hiA intention of placing three at hie royal 'demean's disposal for Cambridge. This loam will be now permed. Of three similar appoint. snot■ obtained by yams ass in Imbed, en a former coos. sten, two proved eussfilmfory. Oise gentleman was obliged to return from 111-bedift, be* the third—an Mateo man—sow bolds ea important position in China, with a maw of 1,5001. a year. A letter from Tunis of the 13th asps Dr. N. Davis, the author of ' Carthage sod her Remiss,' has left this city foe the ioterior oe an exploring espsditioa to the indeed cities within earthagieiao territory. Re is se caupthied by the Aarriosa email and an English smile, aad las as wort famished by the Bey." Galignani says, "An interesting incident occurred M s bite representation at the Odeos. During the fowth set of Bestrix. Marshal Nervosa, Duke of Valencia, who was present ie one of the boxes, seat to Mdme. Ristori a magnificent China vase filled with natural flowers, which two domestics promoted to the great artiste on the stag*, when eh* reappeared at the =inhume call of the audience. The marshal then rose, and, leaning forward, offered to Maw Ristori a rich crown of the Italian colours, ores. mental with devices. The public testified their swots. tics by loud applause." A correspondent of the Nazione of Florence writes from Rome that, among the revolutionary squibs which are being constantly stock up ar written on the walls of the Eternal City, and which it fa the doily duty at the police to efface, there was (me, a few days ago, repreeenting a tomb surmounted with yellow Upon and surmounted by the Pootiflual tiara, with the following inscription : " Paddopiats le tale ed oggi del Paps-re voi fate i footfall* (Double 7n117 tapers awl torches, for to-ilay is the funeral of the Pope• King.) PHI BUSINESS OP THE HOUSE OP COMMONS. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. This morning the report from the above commit tee, together with an account of their proceedings, and the minutes of evidence, were issued from the parliamentary printiag-oftlas. The report occupies twelve pages. We extract the four recommendations adoption by the committee :-1. That the committees of supply and ways and means may be Seed for every d►y on which she nose shall meet for despatch of public business. 2. That an Friday, throughout the me- Woo, orders of the day shall have precedence of notices of motions, the right being reserved to her Majesty's minister of placing government orders on the head of the list 3. That by sModing order, the house at in riming on Friday, do stand adjourned to the following Monday without ques tion put, unless the house should otherwise resolve ; pro vided that, while the committee of supply End of ways and means are open, the find order at the day os Friday shall be either supply or ways and means, and that on that order being read, the motion shall be made, "That the Speaker do leave the chair." 4. That when a public bill has been eommitted to • select committee, and reported to the house, the bill, as amended, shall be ►ppointed for con ! sideratioa on a future day ; when, unless the house shall order the bill generally, or specially in respect of any par ticular clause or clauses thereof, to be re-committed to a committee of the whole house, the bill, after the considers. lion of tho report, may bo ordered to be reed a third time." Mr. Culling on Friday will call the attention of the home to the frequent poriposeassatt of the Appropria tion of Seats Bill Committee, and ask the Rome Secretary if he can name a day when that measure is likely to be brought forwanL (feoeral Peel will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on Friday, what Mope the government have taken to ascertain whether the report of the murder of Cap tain Brabazon, of the Royal Artillery, by the Chinese, Is true ; and whether the information received is derived from the pommel knowledge of the lnfoer•sats, or recta merely cm Chinese rumours. On the ith of next month, Mr. Denman will move fora select oommittee to consider the matters alleged in the petition of the Baron de Bode, presented to this house on the 18th day of April, 1861, and to repeal to the house thereupon. Sir Hugh Cairns, on the ith of May, will ask for • select committee to inquire into the law of marriage i• Izehiod. Mr. Scully will move, as an amendment, that a• humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to lane a royal commission to inquire into the marriage laws of England, of Ireland, and of Scotland, respectively. It is understood to be the intention of the legis ktme to allow a statue .4 the late Sir Charles Barry to occupy apiece in the New Homes of Parliament, with some appropriate motto in the geese of that oil WrOD . II mono. meat—"Cireumspies !" A statue of Turner, the painter, is also proposed to be placed in St. Paul's Cathedra/ Business operations at Shanghai are restricted. SINGAPORE, Mame 23. Advices from Saigon to the 14th instant state that since the affair of the 24th February there had been no further hostilities. The Siamese government have determined to send an embaesy to France. POLAND. THORN. APRIL 24. Several arrests have taken place at Warsaw in consequence of the singing of patriotic songs in the churches. In the manufacturing town of Lodz the German manufacturers broke into the houses of their Jewish competitors on the night of the 21st instant, and entirely demolished their factories. The peasants in the immediate neighbourhood came to the assistance of the Jews, and a bloody conflict ensued. One person was killed, and many were wounded. SPAIN. MADRID, Aram Z 3. The Spout of to-day says :—" The Haytiane have demanded the protectorate of Spain solely in order to preserve the administrative and judicial powers of their republic." ITALY. TURIN, Aran. 24. It is not true, as has been rumoured that the representative of Kiug Victor Emmanuel at Frankfort has received his passport from the Federal Diet. The Opinione of to-day publishes extracts from confidential despatches addressed by Count Rech berg to the Austrian representative accredited to the Federal Diet at Frankfort, in which the latter is instructed to insist that the Diet should neither recognise the title of "Kingdom of Italy," nor re ceive any ambassador from Italy at Frankfort. TURIN, Aram 23. A letter from Garibaldi, in reply to that ad dressed to him by General Cialdini, has been published to-day. Garibaldi says :—" Strong in my conscience as an Italian soldier and citizen, I will not descend to justify myself against these accusations, as by so doing I should fail in respect to the King and the army. I know nothing of the orders said to have been given by me to Colonel Frapoli. I gave orders that the Italian soldiers of the Northern army should be received as brothers, although I knew that that army had come to put down the revolution, which, according to the words addressed by Signor Farini to Napoleon HI., was personified in me. I believe that in my quality of Deputy 1 have stated to the Chamber a few of the wr 3ngs which the Southern army has sustained at the hands of the ministry. I believe I had a right to do so. The Italian army will find in its ranks one soldier more when it has to fight against the enemies of Italy. You are well aware of this. All that others may have said of me is a calumny. It is not true that when on the Volturno we were in a bad condition. As far as I know, the army has applauded the free and moderate words of the sol diers' deputy, to whom the Italian honour has been au object of worship all his life. If any one is offended at me for speaking in my own name only, I wait calmly for satisfaction to be demanded for my words. I desire the establishment of a na tional monarchy." NAPLES Nu Nitasrmtat), Area. 41. .• The Naples journals publish articles requesting that the Bourbon soldiers who have been dis banded should be confined to the Island of Sar dinia. A democratic movement has taken place at Cosenza, in Calabria. The municipality have been expelled. The Prefect is suspected of sympathis ing with the reactionists. The trial of those concerned in the late conspiracy at Naples will shortly take place. The number of persons to be tried is 186. • The municipality of Naples has contracted a loan for carrying on public works. ROME (vu Mmtsmium), Aran. 21. Thirteen students have been expelled from the University. As a fresh protest, the tricolour flag has been hoisted by the students at the University. Count Trani is about to proceed to Bavaria to be married. TURIN, Aram 23, Eviceixo. The Turin Gazette of to-day publisbes a letter from General Sirtori, expressing regrets on account of the publication of General Cialdini's letter, and giving some explanations in reference to the words which General Sirtori pronounced in Parliament, and which were alluded to by General Cialdini. In this letter General Sirtori also expresses his desire for concord, and says that Italy is personified in the parliament and in the King. There is no truth in the reports current, that Garibaldi intends to leave Turin. THE POPE'S PROTEST. The following is the text of the protest which the Pope lately caused to be addressed to all the representatives of foreign powers at his court, against the title of " King of Italy" assumed by Victor Emmanuel : Rams, April 15. A catholic king, forgetful of every religious principle, in contempt of all right, trampling under foot all law, after having by degrees despoiled the august chief of the catholic church of the largest and most flourishing part of his lawful ' poen:mime, now takes the title of Bing of Italy. By this be wishes to put the seal on the sacrilegious usurpations which he has already accomplished, and which his go% ern meat has manifested the intention of completing at the ex plore of the patrimony of the Holy See. ' Although the Holy Father had solemnly protestedagainst each fresh enterprise by which his sovereignty was attacked, he is not the less obliged to make a fresh protest against the act by which • title is assumed, the object of which is to legitimise the iniquity of so many anterior ones. It would be superfluous to mention here the sanctity of the possession of the patrimony of the Church and the right of the Sovereign Pontiff over that patrimony —o right incoutestably recognised at all times and by all govern ments ; and whence it follows that the Holy Father can never admit the title of Bing of Italy, which the Bing of Sardinia arrogates to himself, since that title is opposed both to Justice and to the sacred property of the Church. Not only can he not recognise it, but still mere he protasis is the most absolute and formal manner against such an usurpation. The undersigned Cardinal Secretary of State begs your EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom 0111 owit comerosprirr.) PARIS, TUUDAT EVIMING. All the latest intelligence from Poland shows that the work of oppression goes on with increase' intensity every day. It is made a crime to resign a civil office, and functionaries who have resigned are transported in default of returning to their posts when ordered. A private letter cited by the Opinion Nationale says that the directors and edi tors of the journals and reviews in St. Petersburg have been sent for to the Board of Censure, and offered the alternative of "suppression," or the renunciation of all liberal tendencies. One of them, an eminent publicist, ventured to say that a man who respected himself could not thus abandon his convictions to order. He was not listened to, and dismissed like a bad servant or au un faithful lacquey. This writer belonged to the official professorate, and in a few years would have been entitled to a pension, which would have pro vided for himself and his family for life. He re signs all these prospects, and writes to a friend : "I will follow the example of Hertren and other Russians, and will leave a country where the gag stops every mouth, and the yoke weighs on every shoulder." In the Prase M. Peyrat, while admitting that the note in the Moniteur must be "read with pain," rather endeavours to excuse the French government, on account of the " reserve" rendered necessary by the difficulties of its position, and appears to cherish a hope that a joint representa tion of France and England may yet procure jus tice to Poland from the Czar. I fear M. Peyrat is too sanguine, and that nothing is more unlikely at present than any such joint action. The Prelim, which in its leading column cites from the /ndiperidance the statement that the French army of Syria will positively evacuate that country by June 5, and that Marshal Bonet- Willaumez, the maritime prefect of Toulon, has received orders to have all necessary transports in readiness for May 15, says fiercely :—" We do not accept this news." But happily, in spite of French bluster, treaty engagements are not to be made light of, and this journal is constrained to give, in another column, at the head of its " Latest News," the more recent and authentic intelligence that " At Toulon transports are being made ready for bringing back the troops from Syria." The Bourse was in an undecided state. The rise appears to be stopped, and the Rents left off at yesterday's price, 68fr. 50c., being a fall of sc. for account. Mobilier was without change. Rail ways were just a shade higher. M. Faure's engagement for three years at the Grand Opera is subject to the condition that be is to enjoy three months' leave of absence each year, be being engaged to sing at Covent-garden. THE FAILURES AT MARSEILLES. A letter from Marseilles says :—" Contrary to what had hem expected, the firms of Demetrius, Balthaasl, and Co., and Gabriel, Have, and Co., of this city, have sus. lauded payment. The Bank of France advanced them in one day about 3,000,000 fr., but when one of its principal functionaries was sent to thoertain their real situation, and found that they would require a further sum of 6,000,000 fr. before the end of the month, it refused them any thither discount, and they were obliged to suspend. Very few bankers of this city are said to be compromised, owing to the bank having for three months discounted directly for i the two firms n question. It is stated that the bank bolds their bills to the amount of 31.000,000 fr. The two firms, however, have large assets ; the Sultan owes them about 2.5,000.000 fr. • sad if the French government would authorise a T urkish loan they would be able to resume pay ment. It is feared that these suspensions will cause other disasters among the Greek firms of Marseilles." Another letter says : 'The houses in question are two of the most eminent houses in the Levant trade, and it is be lieved that the aggregate liabilities will not be less than • million and a quarter sterling. The bulk of their accept. lances are held by the Bank of France. Any loss that may occur will fall Wady abroad. In most quarters, how ever, it is believed that the two firms have merely been overtaken by the undue extent of their engagements, and that the assets will prove to be very large. The excellent character for caution en joyed by the management of the Bank of France, who have hitherto given them great support, affords much ground for this hopeful view. It is mnaidered by no means improbable that assistance may yet be extended to them. Meanwhile, • good deal of anxiety is felt by the Greek interest here with regard to the effect of these dis asters in Coustantinople, where each of the ontharressed houses has an artablishment. It may be as well to mention that Mean. G. Hays and Co., of * Marseilles, are under stood not to be partners in the firm of P. Have and Co., of London. Messrs. D. Balthazei and Co., of Marseilles, have no home in London. The Bank of Fiance is said to have installed two clerks in each of the houses at Marseilles with a view to have the whole ramification of the business of the houses with the Turkish government clearly brought out." NEW GOLD FIELD IN GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA. The Melbourne Argus, by the last mail, states that the report of Mr. Alfred Hewitt, the son of William Hewitt, who was appointed to head one of the two parties sent into Gippshind to search for fresh goldfields, had been published by the government. It stated th►t a new and paying gold-field had been discovered by Mr. Alfred Hewitt on the Crooked River in Snowy Mountains. That it bad attracted a large proportion of the population from South Gippsland. Th►t many miners were engaged with remunerative result', sal amongst them were the principal portion of the men who had accompanied both Mr. A. Howitt and Mr. Nicholson, the leader of the other party which had been to the eastward of Gippslana, but without emcees. The best road to the new gold-field was said to be from Port Albert and through Sale, fifty miles from that place, and onward by the Wasangari river. The govern- ment prospecting party had not only discovered the new field, but bad modes passable track through the mountains, blaring the trees through the forests, cutting sideliag roads along the hills, sod building up hollows with logs and stone. This is good news for Victoria, whose old gold-fields have for some time been falling off. AN ENGLIEHNAN'S Furr.—At Rouen, a few days back, two journeymen blacksmiths, named Bucher and Begley, the former a German, and the latter an English. man, went into a public•house to drink, and after a while got into a discussion about the superiority of their respect we countries ; in the course of which the German derided England for producing no wine. and the Englishman was excessively bitter on the Germans for eating sourkront. At length the disputants came to blows, and the &deaneries were soon lying on the pound, the German by • terrific blow from the Englishman's list, and the Englishman from three stabs of the German's knife. For this " cutting and wounding" the German was on Monday brought to trial before the Tribunal of Correctional Police. "How could you nee a knife," asked the President, "against aME who has no arms "No arms !" replied the &caned " why an Englishman's fist is like a club—a blow from it knocks hau down at once! If I had not us e d m y k n if e ho would ve finished me!" The Trilraoal condemned the man to six months' imprisonment THE SUCPOSED MURDER AND SNICIDE IN CAR LIELIL—The adjourned inquiry into the death of Wm. Henley, who was found dead in the Pack-horse Public house, Carlisle, on the morning of the 12th inst., and also into the death of Mrs. Davidson, the landlady of the maid public.houes, who died while the inquest was being held on the body of Horsley, wee resumed on Monday morning at 11 o'clock, in the Colfee-house, Carib's. After some other evidence had been taker', Mr. Teisperiey and Dr. Hendrie that they had made • peet-siortest examination, v .. also t analysed the contents of Mrs. Davidson's stomach. They found arsenic in the cottage to such an 41100011 t 118 to GUM death. They could not sae as to Horsley's body, their examination not being finished. The inquiry was then adjourned till Thursday, the tad at May. SOUTHWARK ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) The eleotion of a member of parliament for the borough of Southwark, in consequence of the vacancy in the representation caused by the acceptance of the Recorder. ship of Brighton by Mr. John Locke, took place at II o'clock this morning at Taylor's South London Depomitory. Although it was known that there was to be no contest, the attend ance was considerable. Amongst those present on the hustings were Mr. Coningbam and Mr. White, the mem ber for Brighton; Mr. Fenwick, M.P., and Mr. Roupell, M.P. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the HIGH BAILIP/ (Mr. Gresham) formally opened the proceed. togs in a few appropriate words. Dr. CHALLIS, in nominating Mr. John Locke, said it ass the third occasion be had had the pleasure of performing that duty, and nothing more was needed to ensure that gentleman's return than to propose him to the electors. The office which Mr. Locke had ac cepted would, he believed, in no degree lessen his independence, or he would not have accept ed it. (Cheers.) He was sure the electors of that boroug h would not object to one of their members holding any office in the state, provided he continued to discharge his duty to his constituency ; and the conduct of the late Sir W. Molesworth proved that that was perfectly practicable. It was now an established fact that the great constituencies of this country generally were liberal sod in favour of progress, and that constituency was certainly no exception to the rule. Mr. Taco. Wxutxa, in seconding the nomination, bore strong testimony to the merits of the candidate. There having been a unanimous show of hands in favour of Mr. Locke, the High Bailiff declared that gentleman duly elected. Mr. Loon was proceeding to address the electors, when a person on the hustings called out that there wee another candidate. (Laughter and cries of " It's all over." The individual who made this in- terruption made a rambling statement respecting the Mary. lebone election. His interference caused some uproar, which gradually subsided) Mr. Locke said—When he first came before them he was twitted by many with being a lawyer, in reply to which he recalled the names of many eminent lawyers who had served their country. and among them mentioned Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wm. Broug ham, and Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, all of whom had represented that borough in parliament. (Cheers.) The office he bad just accepted was one which did not at all involve politics. It would be a satire on that constituency to say that because a man represented them he was to make no further advance in his profession. He bad been told that he was a bold man to go to the electors of Southwark, after accepting an office with a salary of 2001. a year ; that it would cast him ten years' salary to secure hie return. He took a contrary view •he said he should be returned without opposition, and tie result was that his only opponent was a disappointed gentleman from Maryle. bone. Had the office he had accepted been a political one, the electors would, he was confident, have treated him se they formerly treated Sir Wm. Molesworth, with the feeling that an infusion of new blood was an advantage to the liberal cause. The duties of his new office would not inter fere with his parliamentary duties. It would only be necessary for him to visit Brighton four times; a year, remaining there about two days on each occasion. As regarded the House of Commons, he must remark that its views of reform were by no means as advanced as those of the electors of Southwark. Mr. Locke King's measure might be reintroduced, though he did not think it would be ,- Mr. Bainee's could not, having been negatived . He trusted that a strong effort would be made by the liberal members of the House of Commons to secure a seat for Chelsea and Kensington, as that would be an important gain to the liberal cause. That seat was de manded for the Scotch University, of the composition of which they were all ignorant. At present the metropolis wan most inadequately represented. There were 18 city and borough members, and two for the county of Middle sex, making • total of twenty—a number which was by no means commensurate with the population and wealth of the metropolitan district. He then advocated the ballot as essential to the free exercise of the franchise. The late return for Tynemouth would have been more satisfactory with the ballot. A tory had been returned. He would not say who did it ; but he knew that there WS/ a great duke in the vicinity, and that his influence might have been powerfully exercised. (Hear, hear.) The ballot was the only check upon improper influences. In the next session parliament would have before it the new census returns ; and it would then be for the great constituencies to insist upon the passing of a good reform bill. (Cheers.) As regarded the budget, he ob. served that that wee not the first time that an appeal had been made to the stomach as against the brain. Who were the men that now called for a reduction of the tea and sugar duties in preference to the repeal of the pager duty? Why the very men who opposed the abolition of the corn-laws. (Hear, heir.) He always had been, and alwa should be, opposed to thou who substituted for principis mere shams. ' , low, forsooth, the Tory party were enamoured of tea and sugar. What was the explanation of this ? That they did not like the spread of knowledge. (Hear.) They dill had their old instincts, and could not get rid of them. (Cheers.) The night before last Mr. Thomas Baring got rap, beat about the bush, and proposed nothing, Lis real object being apparently to ascertain the feeling of the house. He (Mr. Locke) maintained that the paper duty ought to be at once repealed, entering as it did into consumption in such a variety of ways. There being a surplus, the question arose what was to be done with it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to take a penny off the income tax, and to repeal the paper duty. Did his constituents approve of that mode of die ,' u pon] . ne du ef rw t b e surpaalnustifed(Crtolesforelof foreign a . ad mi l d ood ex c i tezra his approval of the course pursued by the government. The late government was, he said, Austrian, while the pre sent one was for the unity of Italy, and the government, like the people, had strong Italian sympathies. In conclu sion he expressed his continued interest in local questions, and his determination to do everything in his'power to pro. mote the welfare of the borough. Thanks were afterwards voted to the high bailiff, after which the amembly dispersed. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of the proprietors was held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; Captain ILkliaLas in the chair. The report, which had been previously published, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said he con sidered that document on the whole encouraging. At the last half-yearly meeting the proprietors were told that there had been an increased working expen diture. Since that time there had been • diminution of the increased ratio of expenses, and the earnings had increased by 26,0001., without taking into account the hire of the two ships. Information bad recently been received from the Brazils, to the effect that the vessels which next arrived in this country would be full. The board had determined to take third-class passengers, and great lament was anticipated from that arrangement. As regarded the Pacific, he was happy to say that the irregularities of time bad ceased, and there was every prospect of • more satisfac tory working. The fire on board the la Plata was no doubt a calamity. But that ship had arrived at such an age, that under any circumstances it would have been necessary to examine her coodition ; this had been done in conse quence of the fire, and the result was satisfactory. Although the Trent was the only ship which had come under regular repair during the last half-year, the Tamar having come home, advantage was taken of the op• portuoity thus afforded to have her overhauled, and this had been done in such a manner as to fit her for lengthened service. Adverting to the question of insurance, he re• marked that all the company had to look to was their own interest. An attempt having been made to increase the premium 50 per cent., the board thought it best for the company to take their own risks, and he believed that in so doing, they bad pursued the right course. (Hear, bear .) The insurers made a profit of 5,800 f., and wanted • little more. (Laughter.) An boo. proprietor observed on a previous occasion, " What a large surplus of profit you make, and bow little you give us in dividends." That remark was very natural, but them• swer to it was that it was impossible to make • good profit while the government allowance was so small. The very advances of mechanical science were constantly causing new expenditure, and having regard to deterioration and outlay, it appeared absolutely necessary, if there was to be • fair amount of profit, that the government should grant a liberal subsidy. (Hear, bear.) Mr. VALRATINI KNIGHT seconded the motion. He attributed the present low price of the shares to the mistake made by the directors as regarded the Australian'contracts He had been looking anxiously for an account of the loss arising from that source, but the chairman hail not said a word on the subject. Mr. SIMPSON thought it undesirable to enter into the question just raised, as to do so would be contrary to the advice of the company's solicitor. The information which he (Mr. Simpson) had derived from the chairman, combined with that which he had obtained at the office, made him think more favourably of the concern than he did previously. (Hear, hear.) At the same time be thought the amount earned was much smaller than that which such • company, having such ships at its command, had • right to expect. (Hear, hear.) After some further discussion, the report was adopted. and the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. FOREIGN-OMM, APRIL 23.—The Queen has bees Pleased to a pp"" (4 Mr. fkilliseannd Cahlmson, as Consul in London, for his Serene Highness the Prince of Hew' Groin —Gasette. Kinwica.—The weather in this; neighbourhood has for some Pave ;met been extremely fine, and a few visitors hare already made their MC Mr. If; Atkinson, the noted fisherman, and w io is also emplorm, ea guide sod boatman by Mr. Frank, of the grwn' , new Hotel, made the first ascent of 131d4daw this ceITOO oa Wednesday last. He was in charge of a party of ladies "di gentlemen, and as the day was fine, the ascent was scram phshed safely and satisfactorily. Skiddaw has beer, covered with snow, or partially so, for the last seven month.. and • few specks were found still remaining here and there.-. Camber/and Pacquet. tin mu mil to 1 alri and of it leng 'uric Heal Clan eceel were '1'1) .min of the