The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

gite ferprefso. OUTGOING MAILS. 1 TM idle yid llaresilles, to the Mediterranean, Ceylon, India, Moog-Hoeg, ste., will be made a l : r7 4 weals,. The mane Ibr Lisboa, Spain, mad Gibraltar will Meade up aa the 27111 Muth. Tbe West India Maik Berelliekilemelik Noma, Ho4ores, New Odom. Kele% sad earbading *OW for Madeira, et. lana.4•• New Gamalle, caul, mad Pera, will be mode vim Aril 2. • - • .:. TM saes for 111111=1: Lam e mad Buenos Ayres, wtu be made rap oa the frd Ape' 4, The mails for BMW eith Asserlea sad tbe United States will he wide ap ca the eistelal td April 5. TM nails foe Gibraltar, Malta, Geese% the bates lauds, aryl's, India, and Chins, via eciatbansptea, will ff, Yv . tip co April 20. TO 00112111P0NDONTO. el kw T Ilispree," Union melee == nevirgliees. brnrio Nista ea ON E. 7 MN WATS* AT LC ECM =MIL ?um Mt—liersims. ilk oe. Yanora.lri. es. t\+-wilaot—i&MOlL i1...00......... Ahlrallea. Is. sa. LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 25. THE mond letter from " A Solicitor," which this day appian in oar commas, moot fail to awaken Feign attention to the tree nature and scope of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S FisogO•Od ohms ties in the Stamp Laws. We will do it CHARLIE WOOD the justice to believe that the immediate obstructions which the bill would throw in the way of daily commercial transactions, and the im merse increase of harden that it would fling upon every holder of and dealer in property, with compere tivery few and slight alleviations to counterbalanee them. are the results, not of malice prepense, or keen finality, but simply of insufficient acquaintance with the vest subject, and the almost universal in terests dealt with. The budget of 1850, as introduced by Sir CHARLES WOOD, might eminently be styled the Budget of False Pretence,. It pretends to facilitate the transfer of landed property. Where is the landed property that can 1.3 trans'erred for any appreciable advantage which would not cost 5001. ? On such a transfer the minister bestows a diminution of ten shillings! If the transfer of landed property be to be encouraged, It is in the way of the (agleam of large masses that facilities should be thrown. At &value of 1,2001., how ever, the two schedules, that of the present law and of the CHANCELLOR of the Fanny: wen the duty becomes equal, rising after that amount according to the pro pond scheme in increased proportion. So that, potting town plots and garden ground out of the question, there is in truth no diminution of the tax levied upon such apportionments of land as would constitute a yeoman, or give an industrious family wherewith to live. On the credit, however, of this wonderfully bene ficial adjustment the CHANCELLOR quietly demands permission to levy not only duties upon property hitherto exempt, but also upon every commercial pledge or security of every kind of property, " matter or thing," even although the accommodation should be 'ignited only for a day or for an hour. There Rn transactions of this nature taking place in London and throughout the whole country daily to an incal culable amount, and in requiring that they should all be sanctioned by his stamp, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER invites evasion, hinders the flow of capital, and hampers the operations of men of busi ness, while professing to benefit trade. As it is the interest of the lender to take care that the stamp is duly paid, it is probable that the evasion will be slight, and in such case what does the Cw•ricamon mean by a pretended deficit of 300,0001. ? Besides this sweeping addition to the pro perty and the transactions liable to duty, an ad valorem stamp is to be imposed upon the transfer or lease of property, fur considerations which, as our correspondent shows, have not hitherto been subject to duty. There may not be grounds for their exemption. Bat if the nation is to pay all this, let it do al with its eyes open. And, if so heavy a burden is to be laid upon new shoulders, let at least some old ones be exempt. The fact of it is, that this partial and ignorant tampering with the stamp duties in the recesses of Downing.nrest affords no alleviation of any mo ment to the Glasses or the portions of property which require it, whilst, as we have shown in a former article, there is a great increase of burden thrown upon classes and transactions hitherto exempt from them, and which in all cases are not the best able to bear them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pleads, that being unable to digest or to carry &large plan of financial reform, he can only proceed bit by bit. But in truth what be attempts is no reform; it is merely building an additional story on a house that is rotten in its very foundation, and which will but the sooner crumble for this uncouth superatraction. What is wanting is a general revision of the stamp lawe, which are capable of being re-adjusted in a way at once to increase the revenue and lighten ita bur den, but without rendering these stamp duties, as the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposes to do, &fiscal nuisance, as odious and as übiquitous se the • =cies. If land was free, like any other property and oom- alodity, if it wee unendowed with political privileges, there is no meson why land should be °maimed apart in any system of taxation. Unfortunately land is parked off from the common laws of value, sale and transfer ; and hence arises a difference and a counter poise of interests, fall of envy, strife, and injustice. In our present state, one of the worst of taxes is that ea the transfer of land, and perhaps it is even worse upon large than upon smell transfers. Upon settlements and mortgagee, however, the law is entitled to levy a heavier duty, seeing that it gives security to a kind of artificial ; whilst on the transfer of land, all that C iP l ' a r e t r y ought to do would be to give a clear and cheap title. Did it do this, it would do more for the belie transfer of land than any diminution or grada tion of duty. The main point, however, is bow to deal at preempt with the budget. For this we really see no mode save that of returning it politely to the Cnancr.u.oit of the EXCHEWEE I m order that he may re-examine and amend it. It is quite intolerable that a minister should come forward and, under pretence of taking off 300,0001. worth of stamp duties, lay the harden of them right and left on whole hosts of people, whose calculations and interests will he thereby completely deranged. If the CHANCELLOR can levy what he claims and pre tends, instead of coming forward with a pretended deficit of 300,0001. from stamps, he ought to calculate several millions increased revenue. And then he ought to promise frankly the repeal of the window tax or of the malt tax, or of the small and °dins items of the stamps and the excise. But his grave proposal to extend the con veyance duty univermlly, whilst pretending that he could not spare 130,0001. to poor advertisers, is one of the most unblushing and preposterous pieces of humbug that ever a Chancellor of the Exchequer was guilty of. A PUBLICATION by Bishop PHILPOTTB on the 6011/IAII can was a calamity not to be avoided by any propitiatory sacrifios. Like an out wind in March it was sere to come at last ; and to bring with it a moral and social influenza. Disappointed in a legal investigation needlessly provoked by himself, so in veterate a poleraic meld not remain silent after defeat. A pamphlet from this pamphleteer of thirty years' lauding was, therefore, certain. The utmost, in point of time, that could be hoped was that a prelate of each high ireckehistial pretensions would not die. turb the solemn festival of Faster by his wrangling, that he would allow the church to perform in peace her appintad services of Passion Week. For this respite we should have been content to have paid a somewhat high price as to style and matter. As the Ethiopian cannot change his odour, nor the Isepud his spots, so cannot Puttrorro tomb the moot mend subjects, ezmpt after the fashion of lie vs ' charitable and intolerant nature. From bin remorse. leas pen a pamphlet, we knew, mat be full of wrath and gall. Bat, for a piers of episcopal discoed at this season, and for such a Letter se Bishop Pm& tuns his addressed to the Archbishop of CANTLII - even those who knew him beet—or rather knew him woret—could hardly he spite prepared. It trot eds any thing his presumption, hue virulence, and his bitterness ever before perpetrated. The solemnity of the subject—the almost inncrit table mystery of the theme to be treated—the danger of the crisis to which the church is placed—the ex- of portimae sere to lit . eassesegemest—the see es the Meet Keened Primate —the tam with which e• been hi." apit • aothing of the " due been obedienlm tam proviscial bishops owe Aim :climes. it Wilt have hoped, would for • season have toothed a eves as sonititutionally wrathful and have Waled deem iato ispgusge habtnalty vehement as even Bishop PIIILPOta. Vain 'and idle Impel A half-clad vine Iran the top of an Mishnah wynd doss not shriek .seems-hostialrAL.her_drunkan oseePtaionas a Isa' =odd wolf doss not bowl more kangrily after ea travellers, a values does net serum same wise it descends oa its desert prey. than des Bithop Paulson* at mad over the Arebbishep of lio danses amend the namable tad lagleasive Primate with all the fineness of a savage Mohawk ; sad eyes him with all the cannibalism et am unreelainsed New Zealander. Contrast the two men. Of about the same age, of the like morel professions, of almost equal dignity In the choral bow opposite in mental conformed's% is usefulness of life, in Christian bearing mad c 4 Mildness, gentleness, the manners of a court and subdued by a career of humble piety, tics for the tenderest feelings of those most op= him—characterise the Primate. He has no foal robustness or high moral courage, sad apt Rua personal activity ; but he is a prelate of reurpamed sweetness of disposition, and of liberality in what be deems nos-em entials most compreheasive. His very virtue extort applause seem from his ragtime sad instead assaits. "Ia year geese," says Bishop Piturorn, after one of his bitterest invectives," we admire courtesy, modesty, sad charity." Yet neither them high qualities, nor his elevated peal" have saved Dr. SUMNER from one stinging as vindictive accusation, or one uncharitable in All that the archbishop is, the bishop ie ast. holy scripture, Dr. SWUM bee feud a Mend sebum of human redemption. De. PartrOMl as of polemical strafe. In the dies se the s a rnee m ar. Buxton reverestly beheld a Doh of 011MIMOn Prayer, Dr. Pan.rorre kit loader smassisame In the ritual sad prastfiss shims are Dr. 80111411.1 sees room and verge enough ler all orthodox christians, Dr. Pathrorre saly mess and bounds for sectarian exclusion. The writings of the Primate, .though ocessionally of doubtful merit, are all on subjects of the highest and holiest interest; the pamphlets of Bishop are all questions of mole east's:al persecution or of political disquiet. Permed piety has elevated the one to the primacy ; by party lie other has scrambled to a mitre. Age , _ . , and experience , have somewhat qualified the opinions originally propounded by the Primate ; whereas MIME than seventy years' knowledge of human vanities, and of the nothingnees of earthly wisdom, has only exasperated the temper and ren dered lder the manners of the bishop. Life is closing on Dr. Summit with regret: the tomb is opening for Dr. PitiLrorre with reproaches. Not content with originating rashly a discussion which at one time threatened to rend the Church of England in twain ; unpacilled by a judgment which arrested a rupture /dame yielding a doctrinal tri umph to either party in the church ; and only excited leztter violence by - the example set him by the ip through the press, to unite the more mode rate an d sanest of the clergy ; Dr. PniLrorre, the commosibarrator of the church, rushes savagely at the archbiabop, assails him with abase, reproaches him with heresy and schism, and charges him with falsehood sad treachery. With libel lous prayers and slanderous griefs, he first fears that Dr. SUMNER is "unconscious " of the mean ing and tendency of what he deliberately wrote, care hilly revised and then authoritatively published; next he censures him fur using " uncertain and per plexing language ;" then upbraids him for " shrinking from the expression of thegreat property of baptism." and at last charges him with propagating views as es the necessity of faith making that sacrament effica cious, " little short, if indeed short, of heresy." Nay, rising in passion and in fury, Bishop Pultrorrs thus audaciously addresses the primate, to whom he has plighted " clue reverence and obedience :" " Your grace flings to the winds these declar ations of Scrip ture, 'ad of the church interpretimerrifinre. ' • • • My lord, there is one observation rhidti hosed , ea my mina by this your teaching. It is rank pepeey, sod worse the& popery. • • • My lord, I s aghast wiles I hear such Machias from such • place. _ _ _ Not mach " due reverence and obedience" in language such as this; but abominable as even it is, he follows it up by an sensation far more serious. He accuses the Primate of supporting biz peculiar heresies by wilful perversions of the text of Scripture : My lard, I hope I shall not be deemed to write with need less disourtesy, if I call upon your race to produce any text of &risen which justifies this statement. The text which you have produced in the passage I am coosicierios, has been, I grieve to be obliged to say, perverted by you, and " added to " most awfully. Than this there could hardly, it might be thought, be any grosser insult offered to, or more serious accu sation made against the Primate of the Church of England. But even this insult Bishop Puti.rov-rs mods, even this accusation he exceeds. He pictures the inoffensive and guileless old man whose whole life has been devoted to the practices of Christian virtues, and almost spent in the House of GOD, as spreading infidelity. Dr. SUMNER has, it seems, re ferred to GIBBON in sup of his statement that some of the early abused the sacrament of baptism ; GIBBON being on matters of fact an authority which all subsequent investigations has proved to be most depeadabie. The opportunity for moan& was too tempting to be disregarded ; and the vulture of Exeter thus screams over the authoritative reference : why do you send your readers to the Care of an infidel historian, and to the very portion of Ma work of which almost every sentient is a sneer Nokias our holy faith? Why, indeed, but to promote the infidelity, and to participate in the sneers, and not to learn the truth to be found in °Noon ? Having thus detected the Primate in propagating heresy, in perverting the text of Scripture, in pro mulgating something " worm than popery . ," and in giving encouragement to the most seductive infidelity, Bishop Pimrarrs enlarges the field of his dis coveries. Turning to the proceedings before, and to the private deliberations of the judicial committee, of which he can know nothing, the right reverend libeller, notwithstanding this ignorance, thus describes the part which the Primate " must" have taken therein : Instead of leading, yea most haws misled the men , you were then to instruct!, sot only by misstating the matter on which yon advised, but also by =imitating all the authors cited by you in conformity with your etotement. And, so acting, the Primate hap, he declares, done , all that is hint lies to separate the Church of Eng- , land from the Church of CHRIST. Into the stream of wrath which he pours on the judicial committee we will not at present enter. What we want to draw attention to is the vindictive uncharitableness of this bad man towards the Pri mate. Not one generous thought, not one liberal in terpretation, not one charitable construction, not one kind word, not a civil sentence has he for the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY. For each a torrent of in vective there is but one excuse: too much wrath bath driven hiss mad. But will he resist the sentence ? Will he the judgment ? Will be risk deprivation ? 41117, leave the church ? Not he j his duty is to remain— in receipt of the revenues of the diocese of Exeter and of the canonry of Darham. Hers is the blasphemous bathos of all his raving : Meanwhile, I have owe most painful duty to perform. I bare to protest not only against the judgment pronounced is the recent cam, but also spinet the regular consequences of thatjudgmeat. I have tormt against roar grey dohs' what you will be Mliss to do, either in rrson or by 1101110 miss yeas sathirity. I have to protect, and g h a m* before the Chinch of Eagtemil, Wore Mee lily Bo Church, before Him who is tU Divine Head, pima your giving minima to exerchn curs sue mukosilbla INC 1.181111110 to lain who proclaims himself %obsidian beeedeumbleit Kr. Galas hold'. I protest that say ems whir gives athiss to hiss till he retracts lea favourer and supporter of them bressies. I protest, in amelasion that I sent without 11111—sad by God's gra°. I will not-1 hold esememnion with him, be Its who he may, who shall to abyss the high semmirsion which he bears. " Well, Mk," as Lord FALLENBOROUGTI said to poor Holtz when he indulged in a similar exclamation, " now that you have protested, go &bait your • business!" • Amidst the contempt and indignation which this °straw on the Primate must prodisoe, let it not, how ever, ise overlooked that this is the spirit, Ibis the temper, there the objects for which it is sought to retire eeavoesties I and that the straggle which it is • attempted to prey*, is Air lees one for the settlement of doctrinal differences than to regain supremacy for • prinked% aver the right of priiite judgment. The THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVYARTO, MARCH 25, 1850. • `. THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT. Oor carrespowdeat writes u follows : ERFURT. Mama I). The followlug Is the speech of Herr von Badowit ,s. on the opening of the parliament yesterday (a tele reaphie suoisary of which has appeared in 7Expross): . The Germantgementeatteallia by ilio invention of the Met Mey 1841 tarn; by aside{ of that treaty, bound them esters "to seemed the people of Germany a seminitntics, l beard upon a Feint agreed tee among themeelme, and le K . pretest heeds a Iteieddig, to be assembled heiheltedgess'." Bs* is me project of a t empire and la the federal slant., it was soma that all Germany, with the emend= of the Germem-Anstriaa dates, would monde to that atedsimetion. Rho mete dart Mate oonfedetadoe mimed by Tdiesia.] Tee menthe of the treaty, however, was net made dependent en this assamption, but considering the peesibility of a lee punsl participation, it was deemed advisable he word Paragraph 1 et the melee of the med. 'scion in the lellowbg mammy: "The German empire angst' of the Ismidefee et them Mier bel a j gas egle w Eir e the former Genus& malittleratien ieldeb AM the mestitatimel the empire." The ammemlal of the 1 th of Jane 1848, whisk sustains the antheeds Interpeetatien Of the said peeled, expressly Andes le this eoltheseney la the hllowlmj sa teems: "T h at hviteme seeldad the liege sea ex may may be OM the sew fedora stets will include the whole territtey of the cathderation of 1811, still it ought only ,te be issostrnseed of thew German states whose govenuneuM shall secede to the arenas-el project of a constitution, and wham representatives shall accept it in a Reichstag summoned from those states for the purpose." Be won se It was ascertained, therefore, from the declarations of the collective states of Germany—though the great majority had decided on acceding dill—that therewen several data in addition to Austria—viz. Bavaria, Wirtembetg, Laredo burg, Limburg, and Meese Homburg, who for • time refused their accessioe, and that from the condiment's of the war the relations of Holstein and Laueaberg could not at once be determined, while, at the same tame, from the free tidy of Frankfort a definitive answer had not been obtained up to the date of the meatorisl, it was resolved that the allied governments could no longer delay the fulfilment of the potables made to the Germ's nation se far as it was in their power to do se. The governments of Hanover and Saxon y alone entertained ' a different opinion • they assumed that the formation of the federal state meld not actually be proceeded with until the collective states of Gerneany, with the exception of Austria, should have acceded to it, and that the went of the latter should also have been obtained. In vain was this opinion opposed, as contradictory to the federal etatu:e and the negotiations entered into for perfecting it, as having no legal foundation, and as calculated to defer the attainment of the thief object of the confederation to an uncertain future period, and therefore fatal to its existents. Both states, though they declared their intention of adhering to the con. 'eaten, withdrew from all participation in the (in their minim) unseemly deliberations on the formation and as enskiing of the Reichstag, and took no notice of the 1•1111•11111 to elect deputies to it. Saxony remains it this ration, but Hanover has entirely needed Iron the confederation in consequence of the resolution adapted to mumble the Reichstag. Against both ete tbsolke, a complaint has been entered before the federal seed of arbitration fir non-fulfilment d their federal duties., We ma wait for the issue of this complaint ; till thee however, both these states must be considered se legally in= l elided In the confederation, and the other allied govern. meats mug not permit themselves to be turned or withheld Gem the anurse which both honour and futy point out to them, by the exceptional relations of these two governments end the confederation. Recognising this duty the represen tatives of the German states allied by the convention of the 26th May, 1849, have been called together in order to eon dade,with unfettered deliberations, the work of the constitu tion to the extent required in general and cordial agreement with the governments, and without injury to the federal relations with the other German states. The Verwaltung/- Rath of the united governments, established in accorhance With Article 3, Par. 2, of the fede ral statute, and empower( d by Par. 3 to direct the proceedings of the Reichstag, has to ley before the deputies assembled in the Votia and Staaren lieess, together forming the Reichstag, the following pills. 1. The constitutionof the German empire, with the ensimeeial which accompanies it, and contains its authentic laterpretatien ; 2. A law for the election of deputies to the Voasliaus. Both of these projects are ip the same unaltered shape in which they were &dee I to the federal statute of the 28th May, 1845. And the Verwaltiings-Rath unites with these projects the demand for their careful examinatioo, as well as of those for the formation and putting into operation of the imperial law courts; the Vertealtungs-Rath further requests that any proposals in regard to which both houses may agree, may at once be brought to its knowledge, in order that the allied governments, in accordance with Art. 4of tho federal statute, can a: once be applied to for their opinion ; and, their consent obtained, the conclusion of the work of the constitution be accelerated. Bat u this revision will prove that certain provisions can not become valid so long u the territory of the federal state shall not include all the states named in Par. 67 of the constitution for the empire, either because the para. graph in question presupposes the adhesion of all these states to the federal state, or because the existing relations with the German coeferatioa require particular consideration, and, in conclusion, partly because the existing custom and roamer cial treaties are still opposed to the formation of a general customs and commercial territory, the temporary regulations which must thus become necessary have b -en coils-ed in an additional us, which is hereby laid before the Reichstag for a similar examination and expression of opinion. In addi tion to these necessary limitations, there are peculiar circum• stances with regard to the customs and commercial relations which, although foreseen in Par. 33 of the project of the constitution, yet require particular consideration and express reservation. Several of the states whish have joined the convention, morn particularly the HUM towns, so intimately and solidly united b r their commercial relations, and the Oldenburg principalityof Lubeck, must, so long as Holstein and L .uenburg remain apart from the federal state, be partly geographically separated from its territory, and partly in their commercial relations, more particularly thou which are maintained by the Hanes towns towards the con federation sad foreign countries, limited in sack a meaner that the reservations contained in Att. 3 of the additional act, will not toffee to secure to them those interest. the validity of which has beta acknowledged in the negotiations fer their adhesion to the convention. It canoe be refused to then states; therefore, that they should, kr the (it is to be hoped) short period of their isolation, posers a freer volition in the regulation of their commercial legislation and their commercial relations in the non-federal states, both in and out of Germany, and a representation of their commercial Interests by special consular agents, while at the isms time their relation to the federal state will have to be regulated by special treaties in each a manner as shall prove most advantageous to themselves and the confedera tion. The intonate of the confederation however, mast, in this respect, be so protected, that the separate commercial treaties to be concluded by these states shall not prove dis advantageous to it, and that the periods for which they are emended shell be limited to the time during which the con dition of these states shall justify these exceptional measures; no less me will also be required to be observed that the con tinned activity of their consuls shall not disturb the political unity of the federal state. As the special regulation of these relation mold not well be - included in the eaditkesal sca r and will require extensive negotiations, wink and ass be commenced in anticipation. in emserreace of the uncertainty respecting the relation of Wen Oman states to the confederation, the ✓oila goverammaii dement of the Reichstag that it should earner the Briehsswigawl (the executive), to procure the eissarry egesemints, sad to ley them before the next &Wats, lie is ailatts approval. The Veriestiongrliath will he rspresamsdi at the present Reichstag by the Ave lol lowiag osmahisoso : Gen. Lieut. von Raelowits, Minister von Cselowitz, Ewen Lapel, President Yollprseht, and Dr. Liebe. The.. essamiesioosrs will attend. is the name of the Vsnotalweirlialh, the sittings of the Yolks and &anew hays slaw as nose of the various committees and commis- Won, and wfil possess the right of speaking, iks, making both verbal and written declarations. In the name of the united governments I hereby declare this pailiamsnt to be opened. Both homes at once commenced business. The dirsalscAous, in the presence of Von Garlowits and Liebe, as repreeentatives of the Verwaltungs•Rath, and under the provisional presidency of the oldest member, ex-minister Eiobhorn, proceeded to elect a president. Von Auerswald wan chosen by a majority of 63 against 60. The standing orders proposed . by the Verwallusgs-Rath were OM adopted unanimously, and, after dividing the members Into five divisions, by ballot, the hones adjourned. The earlier proondinp of the Stade/thous to-day were of the same formal character—viz. election of secretaries and btudnefe committees. The proceedings in the Volkshata yesterday were opened by a few words from Von Radowits, in whirls he reminded the deputies of the great importation of the day and of their deliberations. Von F the oldest member, took the president's seat peeeL sionally. Von Raciowits then laid several documents upon the table; among them, the standing orders proposed by the Verwaltungs-Rath. On the motion of Viehbahn the election of preiddent, and the omi t deration of the standing orders was postponed until to-day. After dividing the member, into seven divi sions, by ballot, the sitting was adjourned. While lam writing the Volkshaus is proceeding to the election of a president i but the inconvenient hour at which the poet leaves prevents me from giving the result. ERFURT, Manor 22. Among the documents which I mentioned yester day u having been laid upon the table of the Valha lla's. by Herr von Hadowitz, is the draft of a bill for the establishment of a federal comet of appeal or arbi tration. This is the court before which Hanover and Saxony are to be tried for their defection from the confederation. The bill is styled, " A bill for the esta blishment of a court ofjustios and the proper form of procedure to be observed is it, for the prosecution and punishment of all oases of high treason against the confederation." Besides this, the most important of its functions, it will have to decide all complaints • •!„ between indiyidual states ; the people of a state and its sovereign or government; the chambers of any state and the sovereign ; and, finally, between the chambers of the handl= and the executive, or be tween the chambers themselves. The sittings of the eourt are to be public, and no sentence is to be pro unwed until a committee of seven of the judges shall have consulted upon it. Herr von Radowits at the same time laid upon the table of thisase the draft of another bill, empower ing the president of the court established by the former to depute four of his suociates to form a court for the trial of criminal cases. In this court trial by j l uriis e to be introduced. Volkshaw adopted yesterday the standing orders proposed by the Verwaleungs-.Rath with one or two trifling amendments. At the commencement of the sitting several new members took their seats. The ministers Count Brandenburg, Menteuffel, and Von der Heydt, who were present, took their seats, to the general surprise, on the extreme right. The sitting to-day will be occupied by the scrutiny of the elections. Beveral meetings of the members have taken place, at which the question has been mooted, uto who should 911 the president's seat in the Volkshaur. There are now four namesznentioned: they ars Oagern, Simeon, Bodelschwing, and Camp !mese. It is acid that Nem has intimated his nnwillicguas to serve. If this be true, it is probable that Simeon will have the majority of votes. The more important question of the constitution and its adequion has also been mooted at these meetings. Two courses have been proposed: one is to adopt the constitution at once en bloc, while the other postpones its deliberations until atter Easter, when the whole of the deputies will have taken their seats. A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, of the 23rd Test., in the Milner Zeitung, corrobo rates the late news of the reiocation of the Prussian ambassador from the court of Wurtemborg. Baron Sydow has been instructed immediately to leave Stuttgard with all the ambers of the embassy. The Prussian for Foreign Affairs, Baron Schleisitz, has address* • note:to the Wurtemburg ambassador at the Prussian court, notifying to that diplomatist the total rupture of all relations between the two governments. Innuar, Massa 23.—Voluntary Loan, 1051; :Winne Debt, 87 ; Hank Share% 94, Vtlinfra. Manor 12.—Five per ant. Metalliones, 93; ; Pour ditto, 711. Sank Shuns, 1105. Exchange on Frankfort, 115. GREECE. A telegraphic despatch, from our correspondent at Berlin, states that on the 19th dates from the Pincus to the 12th arrived at Trieste. It was said that Greece had refused to enter into any negotiations as to the settlement of the English claims until the English fleet had left Salamis and the Greek vessels seised by it had been returned. It was said also that new demands had been put forward by England. Au energetic Russian note bad been received on the 9th, and on the 10th an English courier had started for Constantinople. eon of Vl:h a l Eo&snd l a the fort porFino help -rho ooustry. .Wo should either TIM haii grit on ow+, or to—look Oro lunation up. l• • FARO. SATVILDAT. 11 A.N. juhsrareggaiege is the Legislative Amosably were exceedingly___adm I the artinise of the Stamp Dittgy Bill were r ade= the measure was &eland to be read a second time. The geseral discussion on the bs4th of =palms for 1860 was then commenced, M. Pelletier, a member of the left, speaking against the financial system at pre sent acted on. The dimmed= welllttlefsed to this day. Previous to its otage M. :I;:au.ii ;Trait Qs the budget of receipts for 1860 bad been distributed to the assembly. In M. Berryer's report the com mittee had come to the eonelesson that an of 40 millions on ordinary ezpsnditure, and 44 mil lions on ext ra ordinary expenditure, might soil made. These economies are not sufficient to the budget, and the committee have advised as to means of increasing receipts. The committee count the receipts for 1860 at 1,261,623,987 E In this sum is comprised the pries of sale of property forming part of the old civil list, the amount being 9,105,000 f. In reference to this item the committee propose the abrogation of the decree of 1848, which authorised the Minister of Finance to alienate the woods, forests , and land of _ . the old civil list; this propriety being within the domain of the state, is necessarily placed in the category of ordinary receipts. The committee farther propose an additional article, to the efftct that no national property . in land or houses, can be named to the public service without a special law. The com mittee also Mats the fact, that the abolition of the salt tax has been highly prejudicial to the treasury. Thu the re ce ipt s of January and Feb. of this year are ales y . less by 3,550,000 f. than that of the oorrespondieg period of 1849, Although it is admitted that the consumption of oak may increase, the result will not All up the gap made by the abolition of the tax. The old duty would have produced 70 millions, whilst the duty as now levied will return but 29 million , giving a difference less to the treasury of 41 millions. The excise on drinks levied in 1849 is only nine millions less than is 1846. This tax figures for 100 millions in the budget. The committee, without pre judging the question which is referred for inquiry, cell attention to the fact that the soppreesion of the tax would be highly detrimental to the treasury. The produce of Algeria figures frum 14,340,000 fr. The receipts from special enactments are put down for 32 millions. It is supposed that the duties on stamp, registry, and shop tax, established by M. rassy's law and by those of M. Fould will give 40 millions this year. The post-office is estimated to give 8 millions. Under the brad of extraordinary receipts, 81 millions is the amount expected. Of thu sum ten millions are to come from the Northern Company, which still remains the state's debtor to the amount of 35 millions : three millions are for duties on the will of Madame Adelaide, and 71,895,160 f. are for funds de deletions and arrears of the sinking fund. This latter sum is only admitted temporarily, because the committee thinks that it will be impos sible in 1851 to take into soccnnt the engagements taken with the creditors of the state. The committee shows that the excess of expendi ture over the receipts is likely to be 588,870 E, and as there are already new credits voted to the amount of 14 millions, the net excess of ordinary expenditure is 14,588,870? The committee presents no modification in the cre ation of bonds bearing interest payable at fixed dates, and cf which the limit is fixed at 200 millions, these bands are issued for the service of the treasury, and for negotiations with the Bank of France. BL-NDAT, ii A it The Assembly met in its bureaux yesterday before the public sitting for the purpose of taking into con sideration the two great bills of which the urgency had been voted. The bill on stamps and increase of caution-money was the chief subject of debate, that upon the clubs occupying much lees attention. I The law on the press gave rise to most important discussion, extending as much to the principles as to the detail; of the bill. The majority of committee men chosen are in favour of government, though many would have amendments made as to the amount of caution-money, which they consider as likely to do serious injury to several journal, if au excessive amount were authorised. A number of members of the moderate party, who have not an absolute con& donee in the efficacy of the law, consider that the Saeger of society justifies the anxiety of government. la their opinion the law is a social, not a political measure, and, if restrictions are not adopted, affairs cannot prosper or security return. The oleo tion of M. de Flotte seems to have been a great Mid i of the moderates, and they mentioned it as a most dangerous symptom of aberration. The rejection of l the law genera ll y would be a defeat not only of the ministry, bat of the whole government. The orators who supported the law, save certain objection. in detail, were, MM. C. D upin, De Gas bade, De Rianosy, Mold, d'llitenncurt, Leon Fancier, Placatory, 10hequay, Etienne, and others. M. Tiers thinks that a government cannot prevent a *sal from saying what it likes; but he thinks it prrible to prevent the unlimited spread of evil ideas. He added, however, that he did not think a law could save a country, for if a government was faulty, it would be overthrown in spite of the best of laws. The ministers present in the bureaux energetically supported the government bills. They did not con ceal their opinion that the press laws might in a certain degree damage the moderate press, but even that certainty would not stop them. Aggression, they said, was always more powerful than defence, and bad journals were spread with more facility than good. M. Fould stated that the present amount of caution money had been found insufficient to pay the fines imposed, and that 24,000 f. was, therefore, not enough. Several opponents of the measure appeared in the ranks of the Right, such as M.M. Gustave de Beau mont, Victor Lerma°, de Larochejaquelin, Corse, Quentin Bauchard, Nettement, De Larcey, Cambers: de Leyval, and others ; the orators of the Left against the bill were MM. Grev, Duprat, E. Arago, Charms, Pierre Leroux, Lamartine, Cavaignao, and Pierre Bonaputr. Out of 14 appointed committeemen, ten, viz., MM. Drina Desvaux De Chasseloup, Lanbat, Tasche rean, Labordere, D'kfavrincourt, De Cron @tithes, Mold, Leon Faucher, Inoue, and de Broglie, were chosen by the partisans of different degrees, of the government law. MM. &shard, de Leroy, Quentin Bauchard, and Combarel de Loral, were chosen by the adversaries of the government bilL The Clubs Bill was only examined in a few of the bursae; aid the committee on that question will eels b eempletecl to-morrow. In yesterday's okapi of the Legislative Assem bly the debate on the budget was continued. M. Mortimer Tanana was the first to occupy the tribune, where he appeared armed with a formideble roll of figures. Ile proceeded to unfold the same views which he has been annually used to tvoommend to all governments since 1816, and to accompany these well-known counsels with smart attacks on the financiers of the red party, MM. Palletise and Mathieu de la Drome. Considerable surprise was elicited by the fact that the salaries of workmen absorbed one %ulster of the whole budget, after deduction of the interest on the debt. The spasker, however, did art propose y or sue of economies emaisrable enough tod eal with the enormous mass of Seating debt, amounting to 664 millirem M. Mathieu de la Dr6ine followed. The items which he naselked oat for the pnosing-knife were the degsremetal administration, which ho proposed to desentrelize, and the armaments, for the present mime of which the state of Europe pre sented tae eimate same, sad which were evidently Wedded tit sedisber a system of coercion in the The 'sentry. siseliseit of the Wee-et-Loire were &clang to be meek et. . The six members are all reds. The cause of Ss ennollation is, that the electoral lists ouvht to have been those of '49, and were those of '6O. But if the dike delsetione from the red setae had been made, tsars would still have remained vast majority in their hoar. Oar Paris letter of lest evening, which did not arrive until immediately before going to press, is taken up with reports of the speeches shove referred to, and Is too Imlay to admit of insertion. PORTUGAL. ly Electric Telegraph.) The Thetis, arrived at Southampton this morning. from Lisbon, with dates to the 19th inst. The Duke of Saldanha has been dismissed from all his posts — even that of aide•de-camp to the King. The Duke is beloved by the army, and fatal eonsequencts are pre dicted from this ill-advised measure. The quarantine is as vexatious as ever. The Athol troop ship, from Mauritius and the Cape, was obliged to put into Liston, on account of shortness of provisions. The Prince de Joinville hes gone to Seville, to spend the Holy Week with the Duke de Montpensier, when he will return to England through Madrid and Corunna. The experimental squadron left Gibraltar on the 10th. BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, MARCH 23.—8 y her Majesty's packet Petrel, Lient. Cromer, arrived here to-day, we have advice, from Rio Janeiro to Jan. 17. Passengers, Messrs. Baddeley and Pearce. She brought on freight about 12,000/. A fatal malady, represented as presenting appearances of yellow fever, having first commenced its havoc at Bahia, chiefly in Lower Town and on board the merchant ships in port, hid reached Rio, where its devastations also were chiefly confined to the humbler classes and the crews of ves sels in port. The prevailing heat of the season was regarded by some as the can e of the sickness. Her Majesty's ship Serpent sailed from Rio on Jan. 8 for the But Indies, and the Cormorant on the 10th for the River Plate. Left at Rio, the Crescent, Spider, and Harpy. The Seagull packet, following, had not arrived at Rio when this vessel left. COMMERCIAL. Transactions in exporisb;ciiOrliinued brisk since the commencement of the yetir. Excnasos had advaaced, and waa quoted on the packet's depar ture at 28/ to 281, at whisk rates a fair amount of bunnies had been dome. Transactions In Correa from the let of January were estimated at 90,000 bap, shoat exclusively for. the States, leaving 20,000 begs to Mock. . . . . . ...it7e7dvieea from foreign markets continue highly favourable, bat, newitheteeding, prices at Rio were much above those warranted by the best reports from consuming countries. Since the commence matt 40 the year an advance had taken *cc of fully 600 rale per snobs. The latest quotations were—superior. 6,000 rent to 6,200 rob; good first, 6,700 Ms to 3,900 refs; good seconds, 3,000 rota to 3,200 reds ; first ordinary, 3,400 vele to 3,600 reis; second ordinary, 4,300 rote to 4,300 reis. In °emus the saes had been 600 crate, of which 400 were for ex port at 2,600 refs to 2,900 MIN and at 1,600 rota to 1,900 rein. On hand, all packages Included, 3,600 cases. Mom gaoled firm, at 160 fat heavy, and 276 for light. Stock on hand, 72,000, of which 7,000 were River Plate. Since the Ist of January 440,0001., including 20,000 J. taken by the treasury, had been negotiated at TIAOUII otations of exchange, =nbora M. to 29d. Moderate amoun ts had been passed upon a i l 240 to 843, and ea Hamburg, at 615 to 610. stock opened at SG. Business bad been limited. The quotations were 654 to Si. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.-VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Accounts from Hobart Town to the end of Novem ber are replete with agitation on various subjects in timately connected with the colony. The new con stitution bill has provoked much discussion, and the public appears to be much divided on its merit,. Foremost in its opposition to the measure is the Robartors Advertiser, the government organ. The Colonial Times, on the other hand, espouses the bill, 'and attributes opposition to it to the local govern ment in return for Lord Grey's repudiating the " Doubts Bill." A monster meeting of the inhabi tants had been held to support Lord Grey's Bill. The proposed grant of 2,0001. for an episcopal palace had also contributed to popular excitement, which rose to a furious dmrft, and the proposers were, in oonsequence,induced to abandon it. The local ferments were preceded by the arrival of the political convicts, O'Brien Meagher, and other "Irish Rebels," in the Swift b rig-of--war. GOV. Denison bad received instruc tions from the home government to grant the offenders tickets of leave, on the condition of their engaging that the liberty thus given them would not be used as a means to effect their escape. Meagher and Dono hue at once agreed, the former being located at Camp bell Town, and the latter at Hobart Town. Smith O'Brien and M•Manus refused to accept the privi lege; upon which a meeting of the executive council was convened on Oct. 30th, when it transpired that Whianus had relented, but Smith O'Brien was obdu rate. O'Donohne, who is a law-writer, and without means, having represented his poverty and the neces sity of his seeking . a livelihood by his pen, was Rer remiftestel th tor e esi p d rom e in ime H rel obart uiredby Town. theO r'Brievne,ruhmaveinntg, was forthwith sent by steamer, ander surveillance to Maria Island, where he will be strictly watched. *Manus will remain at New Norfolk; O'Dogberty at Oatlands, Martin, and Bothwell at Hobart Town. In the paging. fro m Sydney to Hobart Town O'Brien, Martin, and O'Doghorty were accommodated with a cabin pasge, aM had opportunities of conversing with eac as h other. It is stated that, with the excep tion of O'Donohne, the state prisoners are in posses sion of ample funds for their support. In Sydney the sympathisers had set on foot a subscription for these prisoners. We regret to notice that the Der went Bank, under the management of Captain Swanston, had failed; it was confidently expected that the new manager, Mr. John Walker, will be so far able to arrange the bank's affairs that, except to the shareholders, there will not be le slightest loss or inconvenience. LINCOLN.—The very beautiful oriel window which lately adorned the south end of the ancient city palace of John o'Osunt has been removed, and having bcen pur chased by the county magistrates, fit to be placed between the agnate gates to the Castle.—Stam‘ford dierciuy. ANN MERRITT. The Daily News, alluding to the respite of Ann Merritt, announced in Saturday's Erpress, says We have the greatest satisfaction in announcing that the convict Ann Merritt, lately lying under sen tence of death in Newgate, has been respited during her Majesty's pleasure. The respit e was sent down from the Home-office at an early hour on Saturday, and information of the feet reached us in the follow ing gratifying note from Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard: TO TIM EDITOI OF TIM DAILY NEVII. Sir,—Next to the duty of communicating to Ann Merritt the favourable consideration of her appeal for mercy, is the duty of informing you o f h er reprieve Nottinguri latoon. that I can say can adcgoately express the high sense I entertain of your kindness in the notice of her case, and your exertions on her behalf, which haws led to the happy result I hasten to communicate. The life of an innocent fellow-oreature his been saved. Faithfully you'll, JAMES JOSIAH MILLARD. Cordwaiaers' Hall, March 23, 1850. THE CABE OF ANN MERRITT. (Prom the Daily Na.)aa Oar readers, of whatever sex or party, will rejoice to hear that the efforts which have been made to save the life of ANN MERRITT have been attended with success. Early on Saturday a communication teas made by the Home Secretary, to the Governor of \car. gate, that the execution of thin unhappy women a= uld be respited during the pleasure of her MA.!LSTV. '1 kris implies, we apprehend, • reconsideration of her else, which, we may observe, is not recdered leas remarks ble by the circumstances which are generally atated to have attended the reprieve. We mentioned the other day that the defence of this prisoser had devolved upon the sheriffs The defence which these officials are enabled to afford in certain instances out of the fund at their disposal is not conceded as a form ; it is reserved fcr caws in which reasonable doubt appeals to exist of the guilt of a prisoner, and where that prisoner's position pre cludes the possibility of retaining the counsel required for the defence. And here we may observe that there are few cha ritable funds in existence which have more benefi cent objects, or which are more clean agecualy administered, than "the Sheriffs Funds' of Lont:on and Middlesex. Those who are familiar with the proceedings of the Central Criminal Court can testify that scarcely a session passes without this fund being the means of affording assistance to some pitiable case, for which the sympathy of all who hear it is actively excited. During the present Shrievalty a very careful and discriminating, and at the same time a very benevolent and liberal, spirit has guided the application of these resources. Each sacceedi4 month some unfortunate has been rescued from the miserable fate which awaited her at the hands of the law by the interposition of the very officers who have too frequently been regarded as its mere admiMe. trators. By such humanity lustre has been refitettl upon the administration of justice and a grace Ll 4 been imparted to the office of the sheriff, at oc,c adding to its popularity and increasing its importance. The conviction of ANN MERRITT, who was de fended from their fund, appeared to the Sheriffs to render necessary some review of the evidence given in her case, so as to enable them to satisfy their own minds that she had not been defended without reason able cause. Accordingly, the facts of the case were carefully reviewed. ANN MERRITT was found guilty on a medical opinion, and it certainly seemed that that unsupported opinion opened a very important question in medical and chemical science—a question on which additional information and investigaticn might fairly be required. It was accordingly decided to submit the evidence for the consideraticn of the first physicians, surgeons, and chemical anthvities, and to request, for the satisfaction of the Sheriffs, their unbiassed opinion on the facts. The judgments of such men as Sir B. BRODIE, Dr. LEESON, Dr. BILLING, and that Nestor among che mists, Dr. CBE, are stated to have been quite decisive upon the point raised by Dr. LETUEBY's evidence— namely, whether arsenic could be retsired in :he stomach for a period exceeding four hours without passing into the intestines. The foregoing authori ties, and ()there, were unanimously of opinion :oat from the dense and scarcely soluble character of this poison such a result was quite within the range of possibility : indeed as our readers are aware numerous cues are on record in wh;ch arsenic has been known to remain in the stomach much longer than four hours; and such being the case there was nothing in the evidence against ANN MEnitirr es tablishing, in any way, her commission of the crime. But fortunately for the unhappy prisoner it became, it seems, unnecessary to cite casts or procure further evidence on this point. It is 'teed that among the medical men consulted there chanced to be an eminent practitioner, well-known by sn established work on the properties of poi sons. This gentleman's opinion concurred with those of Sir B. BRoDIE and Dr. URE, but, as a friend and colleague of Dr. LETIIEBT, he considered it right to consult that physician before submitting his opi nion to writing. The result of such cor,u.tation was that Dr. LETHEBY re q uested twenty-four hours to deliberate. Before the time had expired he addressed a letter to hie friend for communication to the sheriff, and the Home Secretary in which he qualified his opinion given on the trial, statieg, it is said, that it such a case be was bound to admit that, though the probabilities were opposed to retention of &Teen,: longer than four hours in the stomach, yet that it was within the bounds of pcseibility that such a rem:: might have happened. Upon a consideration of these facts the Home Secre tary, it seems, issued a respite during her Majesty's pleasure, and "with a view to further investigation of the case." Indeed, the authorities, as it appears to us,'were placed, in this instance, in no small dilemma. The evidence of Dr. LETIIEBT losing withdrawn, it becomes quite a question whether the prisoner is not entitled to a free pardon. Such would b • undoubtedly the opinion of the learned judge who tried the pra t loner, because he distinctly charged the jury that, if they attached no weight to 1)r. Lessen': opirion, it would be their duty to pronounce in favour of her acquittal. However, with the resulting proceedings in this case we have comparatively small concern. Our duty has beendose in protesting—and successfully protesting — against the intended execution. We heartily rejoice at having been in any degree instrumental in the pre servation of this woman's life. It recta with othere, and more especially with her relatives and friends, to take advantage of the breach which the battery of public remonstrance may have opened for them, and to protest against the punishment of this woman for a crime of which, as the evidence now stands. she is clearly fir from being proved to have committed. We have only one word more to say, and that relate, rather to future criminal proceedings than to past occurrences. It is to be sincerely hoped, that the public exposition of this case may do good an cautioning both scientific men and lawyers ',ors: the danger of off-hand evidence. ANN Itleeeirr's is not the only instance which shows the danger of foregone conclusion!' in criminal jurisprudence. We obsers from our assize intelligence that MERCY Nest ms, whose case we called attention last autumn, has again been tried at Shrewsbury, and that at last the jury have found a verdict of Not Guilty. This woman must have been familiarized with the Shrewsbury Assize Court. This is the third time she has been placed at that bar on the same charge ; fix juries in the two former instances having both bees dismissed without arriving at any verdict whatsoever. It was quite obvious, as we said lest year, that no jury could convict upon the evidence presented in that cue; and it now seems, as we then predicted' that all that has resulted from these repeated trials has been that this woman has been kept in gaol for tt‘ months at the public expense, and not without some imputation being cast upon the parties who acted fer the crown of pushing her prosecution to an almost extreme length. JUDGES' SALARTF.B.—This evening (hlordiej)i . . 11 ` debate on the Chief Justices' thistles Bill, the quessi n the salaries to Judges of the several courts wi:l be twitch'. forward. The Lord Chancellor has 10,0001. a yea and the Master of the Rolls 8,0001. It is propos, dt3 tie the rise , of ktlts Chief Justice of the Quern's Bench at 8,0001 . acti that of the Common Plc is 'at 7pow . which Wad" h ,' ; ‘' been received foe some time. The Chief Baron of the W I. chequer hes 7,0001., and all the other judges of the espcnq courts 3,5001. each ; of course, the income tea is deductio from all them. in . 6 3.1 rim