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J 21u'ø+ LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1t453. POSTSCRIPT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAV. The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for certain papers relating to convictions for outrages committed by persons in Ireland. His object in moving for these returns was to show that the present Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in remitting sentences, had pursued a course calculated to defeat the ends of justice. The Earl of Aneanees, while he defended Lord St. German , , did not object to the production of the papers, which he believed would redound to the credit of that nobleman. The Earl of DEamc referred to an inflammatory electioneering speech delivered by Mr. Keogh in Ire land, and questioned the propriety of his selection by the present Government as Irish Solicitor-Ge neral. The Duke of NEWCASTLE defended Mr. Keogh, and charged the late Government with having itself made an otter for Mr. Keogh's services. The Earl of Ihiatot denied the accuracy of this statement. The returns were then ordered, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FILIPAV. In reply to Mr. M. t The CumEt.t.ou of the ExcnEorEa said it was his intention to make a proposal with regard to the advertisement duty and the duty on supplements on Monday. Although the bill for the " definition" of a newspaper was intimately conneeted with those sub jects, the state of public business would not permit him to give a distinct pledge with regard to the latter measure. Mr. !ATARI), who had a notice on the paper for calling attention to the dispute between Russia and Turkey, asked whether the Government would afford him a day for that purpose? Lord J. Ressem. promised to render the hon. mem ber what facility he could, but was not. in a position to give up a day. suerEsstoN On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Sir J. PAKINOTON said that it. had been his inten tion to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He now urged the postponement of the debate until Monday, on the two grounds that his side of the house were somewhat taken by sur prise, and that the schedules to the bill had not yet been furnished to members. Sir 1•. KELLY supported the appeal. The CHANcei.t.ort of the I.:vitt:omit had not been aware that any inconvenience would flow from taking the discussion this evening. One stage of the Indian debate having been completed, the Government naturally proceeded with the bill next in importance. The schedules affected the details, not in any way the principle, of the bill. Mr. Dist:At:Li, not pressing for delay simply be cause the house was not furnished with the %clic. slides, nevertheless thought that. forty-eight hours' notice of proceeding with the bill should have been given. Lord J. Ressria, declined acceding to the request for postponement. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEWEIt explained the nature of the plan, by which it was proposed that various corporations sole, and corporations aggregate, should be allowed to commute the succession tax. After a brief discussion on this proposal, the bill was read a second time, on the understanding that a full discussion should be taken on it, in committee. EXcisE oN setalTs. BILL. In committee on this bill, Captain JoNes moved the omission of the additional ditty on Irish spirits in the first. clause. On a division the amendment was negatived by 100 to :Is. After some discussion the bill passe,' through committee. The Taxing Officers' (Common Law Business) in land Bill also passed through committee. The house atkjourned at eleven o'clock. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. The latest intelligence respecting the Russo- Turkish dispute amounts to this : that both parties are *inning, lint that neither had committed them selves to any actively hostile step At I'aris and Vienna, indeed, confident expectat s are still enter tained of a pacific solution. Prince tiortschakoff has been appointed to the chief command of the Russian army in Bessarabia. Bridges are being constructed at Ismail for the passage of the Danube, and the Russian armaments are concentrating on the frontier. Upon the Turkish side preparations are making with equal energy. The army amounts to 150,000 men, THE PRESS. and was being rapidly increased by recruits from an enthusiastic population. The Ottoman fleet, com manded by Achmet Bache, is concentrated in the Bosphorus. The arrival of the Egyptian contingent, of from 15,1NN) to 30,1 SI men, was expected. FRANCE. Yesterday's Mmtiteur announces that the Govern ments of France and England have decided that their united hlivadrons hhould approach the Darda nelles. SWITZERLAND. Diplomatic relations have been re-established be tween Austria and Switzerland. M. Steiger, the Swiss envoy at Vienna, replaced, on the Itth, the Helvetic arms which had been taken down from the front of his hotel. This termination of differences is attributed to the intervention of the French ambas sador. LATEST EDITION. SATURDAY EVENING. (Frog► our own Correspondent.) BRUSSELS, June 10. Very serious rumours of an impending invasion have been afloat for the last two days, and operate as a cheek on all business. It was mentioned some time ago that the French Emperor manifested his intention of invading Belgium in case the Russians invaded Turkey. A so-called verbal note to that effect was once read by the French representative, M. H. de Butenval, to the Minister of Foreign Af fairs at Brussels, and bullied the Belgian Govern ment in their preparations for the defence of the country. The plan of Louis Napoleon is easy to comprehend. Instead of choosing for the theatre of the war a remote part of the globe, of difficult access, and where he could only operate by his comparatively feeble naval force, an attack on Belgium would have the double advantage of realising a favourite scheme, and placing the scene of action at the very door of France, where it could display its whole force as a military power. The Moniteur brought to-day the official news of orders having been given to the British and French fleets to approach to the Dar danelles. It is hoped here that, before con senting to co-operate with the French Cabinet, the English Ministers will have required guarantees for the safety of Belgium, which they are bound to protect, not only by the treaty, but by national sym pathy and interest. A co►<p attempted against Belgium in the present circumstances would place the northern powers, and England itself, in the position of being obliged to abandon Turkey or Belgium. Now, England has the same interest to prevent Constantinople being in the bands of the Russians, or Antwerp and Ostend in the hands of France. Nothing new has occurred in the internal politics of Belgium and Holland. The new Chamber will meet at the Hague on June 14, when the session will be opened by the King in person. The session of the Belgian Chambers will be closed to-morrow ; they will meet again in November, unless external events require their presence earlier. TRIESTE, Friday.—lntelligence from Constantino ple of May 31 informs us that the armaments continue on a great scale. The memorandum in which the Porte explains her c ,, nduct and enumerates the new con cessions she proposes to make to the Christians has been communicated to the Powers. VIENNA, Friday.—The Russian courier brings despatches containing a formal declaration from the Emperor of Russia that he is resolved to maintain all his demands against Turkey. The Austrian authorities have accordingly sent considerable rein forcements to Croatia and the other provinces bor dering on Turkey. Two new regiments of cavalry are to be created forthwith. 'WARSAW, June O.—Prince Gortschakott; chief of the staff to the active army, and Oovernor of Warsaw, left yesterday for Petersburg, whither he had been summoned by telegraph. It has been stated already that he is destined to take the command in chief of the forces against Turkey. Letters from Odessa state that the persons belong ing to the embassy who removed from Constantino ple have remained in that town. Prince Menschikotr left alone for Petersburg. A dangerous agitation is said to exist among the Wallnehian Boyards. Prince Sterbey declared' he would act with the utmost rigour against any who fostered disquiet, how high soeNer might be his position. SwrrzEnt.AND.— The committee of the Friburg Great Council reported on June 7 the decision of the SATURDAY, Federal Council at Berne cancelling the sentences of the ma►tial court. The report concludes that the accused shall be judged over again by the jutry. The proposition to submit to the federal authority by a general amnesty was rejected. The Archduke Albrecht, Governor of Hungary, has been seized with a dangerous illness while on a tote• of inspection. The Hamburg finances are said to be in an unsa tisfactory situation in consequence of the heavy ex penses incurred by the works on the port and the Elbe. RUSSIAN VIEW OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.—CORM Dimitri, it is understood, is come to London for the purpose of explaining, both at the Russian Embassy and at the Foreign-office, the actual position of affairs in Constantinople, according to the view of his royal master; and it is affirmed by a contempo rary which has hitherto been accurately informed, that the count has been instructed " not only to communicate to his own Embassy here the details of what has been done at Constantinople, but to represent to the British Cabinet the Imperial dis pleasure at the manner in which British interests and the honour of Britain have been upheld by a British Minister." ORDERS have been despatched to Admiral Dundas to sail with his fleet for the coast of Turkey. It is expected that the British squadron will reach Basiki Bay about the Nth instant. THE KING AND QUEEN OF HANOVER will arrive in this country on Wednesday or Thursday next. The baggage and effects of their Majesties and suite arrived yesterday from Hamburg at the St. Katharine's wharf. THE DUKE OF GENOA has deferred his departure for Brussels until Tuesday next, in order to take leave of her Majesty at the Drawing-room which is to take place on that day. THE FESTIVITIES attendant upon the Installation came to a close yesterday evening with the Pembroke banquet given to the Earl of Derby, and the last Installation ball at the Town-hall. At the dinner which took place in the hall of Pembroke College eighty guests were entertained, under the auspices of Dr. Jetmner, the master. The ball attracted only about 200 persons. The Maur HON. HENRY TUFNELL, one of the ro• preseutatives of the bt rough of Devonport, is suffering from severe indisposition, resulting, it is said, from a rupture of a bloodvessel on the lungs, and which prevents his attention to parliamentary duties. On the Sratio ELECTION the committee have re ported that Mr. Towneley was not duly elected; that the election was void ; that Mr. Towneley was, by his agents, guilty of bribery and treating ; that the in fluence of the Roman Catholic priests was exercised in a manner inconsistent with their duties as mi nisters of religion, and destructive of freedom of choice on the part of the electors. The PETERBOROUGH COMMITTEE have reported that Mr. Whalley was not duly elected as a citizen to serve for the city of Peterborough, and that the last elec tion was void. A vacancy has occurred at STROUD through tho succession of Lord 31oreton to the Earldom of Dude. Mr. Harmer has presented himself as a candidate to the electors. He will be opposed, it is believed, by Mr. Merewether Turner, on the Conservative in terests. THE HENLEY REGATTA commenced yesterday, when the great event of the year, the University boat race for the" Challenge Cup," took place before many thousand spectators. Never was a race more exciting or more gallantly contested to the end. After having been oar and oar nearly all through, Oxford, by a desperate spurt, came in a winner at the close by a foot and a half. A SERIOUS STRIKE has at length,after many threat enings, occurred in Lancashire. The cotton manu facturers of Stockport had declined to give the 10 per cent. advance of wages demanded by their opera- Lives, who had consequently given notice, and, the week expiring on Thursday, all the mills but three were standing yesterday, and nearly 20,000 persons, of all ages and both sexes, out on strike. The town is in great, excitement, and the authorities have sworn in a number of special constables, though the demeanour of the workmen has hitherto been per fectly peaceable. They remain quiet, feeling sure of winning their point in the end. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tursday, June 7. 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