The Express. — London, England, 1855-03-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS.—FIIDAY, ?Liza! 2. The Lotto Caestcm.t.oa took his seat epos the woolmek at Eve *Work. PETITION PRESENTED. By Lord Sweatiest, from tea Chamber el Commerce at Leeds, in fame of the Criminal Jamie* BEL DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. The Earl of CLARENDON—My lards, I feel it my duty to ocumnaicate to your lordships the cuteste of a tele graphic despatch which I have received, &heathen aa hoar ego, from her Majesty's minister at the Herta It is se follows :—" The Emperor Nicholas died this laming at • tee o'clock, of pelmet:lc apoplexy, after an gnash of hale eau." I also received from her Majesty's minister at Berlin a despatch, statist/ that the Emperor of Ramie died about twelve o'clock this day. About an hour before this despatch arrived, I received aseounts from Lord John Rumen, at Berlin, stating that the Emperor was at the point of death, and had already taken leave of his family. My lords, I apprehend that although this event occurred so short a time ago as between twelve and one this morning, there cannot be thy doubt as to the authenticity of this information. Under these circumstances, and as this tweapected event must aecessuily exercise such en important and immediate in fusee upon the war, upcn the negotiations for peace, and possibly upon the policy to be pursued by Freesia, I think that my noble sod learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) will agree the it might be attended with much inconvenience if he brings forward to-night the motion of which he has given notice. I trust, therefore, that en public grounds he will not object to the request I now take the liberty of making to him, sot at present to press that motion. (Heir.) Lord LYNDHURST—After AO statement of my noble friend it would be impossible that I could proceed this evening. But I beg to state that I shall not withdraw the motion of which I have given notice, but merely postpone it. Unless I find, from the result of the negotiations which are now said to be going on at Berlin, that the Promise mutt otreades .0 the treaty of the tad December, or to some aqui wheat treaty, es suggested by FfSllOlll and this country, I shall bring the question forward on &future ocgoOort. THE CAVALRY CHARGE AT BALAICLAVA. The Earl of LUCAN entered into some details relating to the circumstances of his recall, adding that he had de manded a eurt-martial. LUNACY ACT REGULATION AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (C 3,300,000) BILL. Is 'sewer to Lord MoNTZAOLI, Earl GRANVILLE raid, as toe correspondence Uterus the Chancellor of the Exch. quer tied the Governor of the Bank of England relating to the iseue of Deficiency Bills was of a private character, it would not be to the advantage of the ;misfit service to produce it. The late Chancellor of the Exchequer would not have the slightest objection to produce these letters, if they were moved for by any one connected with the Beek of England. The whole of the gorrespoodence had been left in the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer by Mr. Gladstone, in order that his ast rodome might have the ad aaaaa ge of it. The bill was them read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (£20,000,000) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Lord CONGLETON moved ea additional chaise. " The LORD CHANCELLOR eonsidered the clause Rase 'wary. The bi:l was then read a third time and passed. Their lordship* adjourned at ten minutia to six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT, MARCH 2. The Sizazza took the choir at the usual hoar. PRIVATE BUSINESS. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were severally read a second time : Bontbsy, Barode, and Central India Railway ; Gateshead Chisys and Improvements; Paisley Burgh ; fn. George's Ilarbiur ; Shrew3bnry Improvement; British and Ameri can Great Railway Land Company ; Executor and Trutt,* Satiety Bills. PMENIX SOUTH METROPOLITAN, He., GAS COMPANY BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr. W. WILLIAMS opposed the stage; and, after a short conversation, the house divided— For the second reading Against BARNSTAPLE ELECTION. Mr. 0. M. BUTT 'spurted, from the committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the late Barnstaple election, that Mr. It. S. Gaieties had been duly elected, and that Mr. Fred. Laurie likal not been duly elected, to serve as a representa tive of the borough in parliament. NOTICE OF MOTION. THE ARMY IN THE EAST. Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on Monday neat he would inquire whether general, brigade, or divisional orders bad been issued to the army before ilehattopol, desiring that no questions should be answered by the medical men, except by permission of the Commander-ut•Chiel, whereby those gentlemen would be p ted giving any information to the commission which had just been sent out ? Also, whether Dr. Lawson had received an appointment at the hospitals of Smyrna, Scutari, or Rhodes; and, if so, by whose authority ? BREECH•LOADING ARMS. Mr. MAGUIRE asked whether any steps had beef taken to provide the cavalry and artillery with breech loading arms ? Mr. F. PEEL said that several patterns had been submitted to the Board of Ordnance, and were now being tested by a committee of artillery officers. THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE inquired whether there would be say objection on the part of the pun** to lay before the house copies of the ouraped widish tai pared between Lord Raglan and the eldristary at War is nfer- Mel to the wants of our eney is the Cris*? Mr. PEEL—I think then might he an object* to the prediction of detached porticos' el libeiblepelakes. At the proper time the whole of the aereespesdeses will be pro duced; but I think it should be kit to the geserenaist to Ss that time. (lieu.) I may add that the appileemest of the 'Genuine* renders the partial mind* of the Nem opoadenos in Tuition the lees necusary. Colonel OREVILLE asked the Under BeeeWary flw War whether the salaries of the chaplains atersilingebe army is the East were flied during the put year bps Wowed's* re gulation at 10s. for the church of England, 7a. Id. he the =lrina, and 6c for the Roman cetholie, be the par es of their respective duties, and, if as s whether it is the intention of the government to make asp ellsestiea with a view of plating the clergy of each deneodmaties on • footioe a *quality while engaged in this sadness mules ? Mr. PEEL. replied that the rates of pay sodsmod to wars sot those which attached to the chaplaim*, M the arm serving in the East. The clergy of the islalifisi wring with that army as chap's* Win paid at dm rate of 16s. a day, with rations and other elbevramos it= men of the presbyterian church, who are @dig as in some of the regiments, received 1001. a year dui ratios', in addition to the allowance made, by the ledely for the Propagatiu of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; while the Roman catholic chaplain. were paid at the rate of 1601. a year is addition to the rations sad allure's's. The ru ms of the differesce in the rates at whisk the chaplains of the differeat denominatiou were paid was, be apprehended, the difference in the style of living to which they bad been accustomed. (A laugh.) No such mitantios SI that sag posted by the bon. and gallant eolosel was is con templation. MILITIA PENSIONS. Colonel NORTH begged to ask the has. Maar Secretary for War, whether those sergeants of regiments of wastes who were now pensioners from the army, sad who had volunteered for foreign .ervieP, would be allowed to *mint that service towards iIIeTIMO of passion? Mr. PEEL *aid that the staff earpeants received 1.. 6d. a day for servile, in the militia, in addition to their posies"; sad those who volunteered for service is the lest were en titled to a bounty of 31, 21. of which was paid down, the ether 11. being paid in necessaries. Thou wise remained is the militia 20 years were entitled to a pension foe that par. *star service of Is. a day in addition to their pension from the regular army ; bat it was not intended that the service of the militia in the Mediterranean should onst, as re garded the peados. se service in the regular sissy. Colossi NORTH—There is ne chase, of their unites 20 years in the zinnia so as to entitle them to the shilling a day. SURGEONS FOR THE ARMY AND THE ROSH TALE IN THE EAST. Colossi SMYTH inquired whether any selepposet had bees made to mad either to Scutari or te the Neap In the Odom those surgesme of militia regiments whs had volutee leseed their seevien in accordauce with a ehreahr addressed lithos ben the WeewSee ; or whether ernagemeote bad Imes mods le mod eat the civil who hod Mimi their @Nebo ? Mr. Pan ebirred that a efroirder had buss addressed Moo the Wowolleo to the sinless of the widens militia rellimesloreqp*llnp to know wharfs, say seams were dis posed to velemem to wend to the Nest. Tholt *Was bad art yea hese eat moo thaw tea dam bet his roe iodwased Ore she mom hod pi hem reeeired. with owed to thy norms mewls M mike eat civil proedisesos, attempts bid boss mode el abide the HT*. Of kigigtolo *NOW of gosh gooseldsomo he timf atujefibfeis sad to leo% an essollihhosent et 20 eargsese tar moles in the hoe giad ea Oimel lili M E wished to know whether the government hod min immines as to the sale of amps Were they aleminined igen eitablishicg a hospital there ? Re was in flamed that Emma wee the most unhealthy part of the PEr g eleieW that roprosswistieos had beta made as to the uwiesitliasee et Smyrna; bat the vends of is- , takise mule ups She ba = that the healthiness or —.....stimassa a Ilse Ilsgesd is si a a rzt ai m 4 ea-' as et la DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, Mr. FRENCH—Seeing the noble lord the First Minister of the Crown in his place, perkep he will permit se to put a viatica to him upon a *viten of great importance is the meant state of affairs, but et whisk I have net had an eglieetuaity of giving him notice. The question is whether her lffujestre government have received intelligence of the both of the Emperor of Russia—a report to that eff,et having, I understand, reached London this afternoon by *digraph? (Hear, bear.) Lod PALMERSTON—It is true that a telegraphic mew IWO has been received by the government. In fact, we bave received two telegraphic menages—the first from Ber lin, and the second from the Hewn —stating that the Emperor of Russia died in the course of this forenoon, (Hear, hear.) SANITARY IMPROVEMENT BILLS. In reply to Sir W. CLAY, as to the delay in bringing on these bills. Sir B. HALL replied that the delay had been occasioned by the sereasity fur proceeding with the estimates. He hoped, however, to be able to bring them forward on Friday newt. UNDESCRETARY FOR THE HOME DERT MEE-NT—ETHE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, &r. In reply to a aeries of questions put by Sir J. PAILINOTON, Sir G. GREY replica that ao member of that house had yet been appointed to succeed his hoe. friend (Mr. Fiisroy) in the office of Under-Secretary for the Hume Department ; and by law no nth successor could at present be appointed, inasmuch as no more than two under-secretaries could sit in the House of Commons at the same time. Notice had, however, been given to introduce a bill for the purpose of allowing a third under-secretary to sit in the house; sad if that bill should receive the sanction of parliament, a third undersecretary would take his seat. Government did not propose to take say steps in reference to the constitution of the Australian esionies until his noble friend the Secretary for the Osiosiss shosid be silo to give his attention to the duties of hie seer. Ceesideralde atten- , non had, however, been paid to the subject by the govern ment, and he did not apprehend that any greet delay would take plain is legislating upon it when his noble friend retuned. At prisent, however, he was not sure that they were in possession of the definite decision et the legislative council of South Australia as to their own views upon the matter. No official information had been received in reference to the disturbances in the gold fields 04 which accounts had been published is the newspapers. THE EDUCATION BILL. Lord E. CECIL wished to know what enures the govern ment intended to take with regard to Lord J. fisseell's Education Bill—whether they ictended to further it ; arid, if so, when it "mule be brought on Sir 0. GREY answered that that bill bad been pcetpoei d for a fortnight, and, at theeuggestion of his noble friend, it wculd be further postpoced until after Easter, when hie noble friend would probably be present. THE NEWSPAPER STAMP AND POSTAGE BILL. In answer to Mr. DRUMMOND, Mr. WILSON said that the bill would come on on Mon- day neat. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then agreed to. TIM ON THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. On the order of the day for the consideration of the report of the committee on the army before Sebastopol, Mr. ROEBUCK rose sad said—l rise to perform what is to me a disagreeable duty, namely, to propose to the house to make the select committee appointed to inquire lido the condition of the army before Sebastopol a secret con• mittee. It is to me a dimmable duty, not because I doubt the wisdom of the cocoa. I propose, but bacon's I think that our motives in taking that course will be =is- conceived and misspprehended. As I find that then is already Each misconception on this point, I will explain what is really meant by a secret committee. According to . . a celebrated formula, ;here were beat° us three eourw We might have made the committee an open one, so that there would have been admitted the public, and alto mem bers of tbia house. &madly, we might have excluded the public, but not hats ezeinded members of this house; end thirdly, we might have made it entirely a secret committee. The committee were unanimous in their opinion that secrecy was necessary, but s to the mode of obtaining that secrecy thus was a difference of opinion. Tne majority were of opinion that there should be secrecy, but that it would be obtained effectually only by abutting out not only the public but members of this house. Two gen tlemen of the committee were of opinion that it would be , better to shut out the public and to appeal to members of the house, and, saying that secrecy was n y, ask that no m mber of the house should break in on that secrecy. The majority of the committee thought that would not is a con venient course, and that it would be best to appeal I. the hoots to make the committee a secret one. But, at the same time, there is no fates lion on the part of the committee that there shall be entire secrecy with regard to their proceedings; and when the evidence has been given, we propose to make such a selection as we think will serve the public interest, and publish it. Ia making this appeal to the house, I feel that the committee and myself are appealing to the house to have confidence in us. (Hear, hear.) The house has entrusted to us a delicate subject of inquiry, and we wish that the investigation shall be not only complete, but one that will be safe ler the usury at large. (Hear, hear.) \l'e felt that we cannot make that investigation a complete and searching one if we have not the power of keeping our pro ceedings secret from day to day. If we do not pursue that course from day to day, every part of the investigation will appear in the public papers u propounded, and by that means accusations against individuals will go forth which, although they might be answered some time hence, in justice to thou individuals ought, until they could be answered, to be kept secret. (Hear, hear.) I myself thought that the interests of individuals ought not to be considered if the public interest demanded it. But there is a greater question behind; and in making the re quest thati am making to the house, I feel this difficulty, namely, that the very reason foe asking what I do of the hones almost precludes my letting the house know that reason, (Hear, hear.) But I mill shadow forth the reason. We are in affiance with • groat power—(hear, hear)—which is giving us every as sistance in the war we are prosecuting. To maintain that alliance' complete, and to maintain fully the understand ing between the two nations, is, I mean, the wish of every member of this house. (Hear, hear.) Bat to do this, and at the same time to give to every man brought before us perfect liberty to defend himself spinet any sensation which may be made against hiss, in any manner that he thinks best, would be found impossible. The difficulty that pressed on us aas such, that we bad no other way of meet ing it than by throwing ourselves on the hour', and asking the house to have oonfidenes in our intentions and our honesty of purpose to make this a reel inquiry ; not to blink any question, but at the suns time to protect the interests of the public. (Hear, hear.) In so doing we felt it to be oar duty to coins to the house ; and I, as the humble spokesman of the committee, throw myself and the COM mitre* on the consideration of the house. I say that you have delegated to us a difficult and • delicate task. You have had confidence in the committee to which you have entrusted this inquiry. Have farther confidence is as. De pend oa us to make that inquiry complete, and depend on our discretion for taking what we think the want clone. I find spell unable to 'sprees all I feel with regard to the difficulties of the task, and rocks beset my path on every side. (Great cheering.) Still lam not inclined to question the wisdom of the house is appointing the com mittee. The good we have done is already manifested, and the geod we shall do hereafter will be fully commensurate to the difficulties we shall have to encounter; and if the house will give us the wenn we ask. I have no doubt we shall be able to fulfil the desire of the house, and make the inquiry complete, and to propound reforms which it is acknowledged are waisted, and which will be greatly for the benefit of the community at large. I believe we shall do this, if the hoses gnat us the power we ask. I therefore beg to move that the select committee for inquiry into the condition of the army before Sebeatopol be a secret committee. A discussion, which extended over some holm, ensued. Mr. Roanoces application was opposed by, amongst others, Lard l33ntoua. Mr. W. Parton, Sir J. Gasman, Mr. S. 111111111 T, and Sir B. HALL. On the other hand, Sir J. PAILINGTOPI Slid Kr. LATAZD insisted that BUM* should be preened. Lord PALMBRSTON—I will shortly state the grounds why lem averse to the motion. When first this motion was announced yesterday my own imprestions.were etreugly against it, bat I wished to hear what reasons might be am algamd for the MUM it was latended to propose. I have listened with great attention to everything that has paned is the wane of this dim-union, and I em bound to say I have heard nothing which in any degree alters the opinion I at first sight entertained on the matter. No doubt when this °amenities was Int proposed, I frankly stated the objections which have been urged as a ground for making it a ascent committee. I felt it was impossible but that the course of the inquiry would tend to involve us In matters dangerous to the relations so happily subsisting between us and our great ally. The house overruled that great consideration. It was stated that that was an evil that might arise out of the committee. The house, nevertheless, determined that the lbgaby_sheedd be prosecuted. In my own opinion it is net dideallie he tenor the committee with any intrude's'. Then an ewe In which secrecy is desirable. If you have be lay before the committee documents involving I natters which, though of great input's's. he the rpose of the inquiry. eanaot, nevertheins, be wade public with , wt t iseonvessiesee to the sable eirdesore which I wsuld be injuries' to individual. there is than a nano why the untsittee should be a meet seilindttes, and I Hose is also • power is the eennittre to maintain waren. if you an es ban • esentitese pie emmadae assns. Ss bee bemused abut besides sad eases win mind to whisk knowledge may be tetnieho li t i lft ' lennittee, bat at the saw time doling sad sped bin towards the wittiness sake it mien list Ask ',Wane should sot Ds prhYtMb nobs It • swat committee. Theo the NUM test sehildwol hat bisee yea ben • owarmillaa Wash* nellien whin no minion ben me Moen enmesh Oa enenlelso nisht v :Vgiesevo w tr re s, smets bow' en than, yea ben as vaseraiss it tie tellmeseas. If they were to its* ..dL_eu as WIIIIIIMer the eseanittee would have the prim of memilt. save spas tha slats that satallidnhat if -.v ,/` THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1855. ting them, but you sena= prevent them sposkiog. Then, those aro ether objostieas to ix sea= committee. In the lard plata the publio woald be satisfied with as in gairy debit= they did not know the grounds, and from' day to. day the results. The public would think it aOM joggio. They would consider that the House o/filsennossis ws•\aot re a rodoesaiog the pledge it had Om= For these reuons I lly shall give my vote against this beteg ammo= asoutittos. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI—The appointment of a secret committee' is • piestoodiag which the horse should hesitate before they earostis= There has beat only one instance of a sees= sonamittos sines I was a member of this house ; and I felt it my dot, to resist it. It was on a subject of great intermit, which predicted considerable excitement in the country— namely, the Nadu= of the Post-office in opening the bottom of foreign refugees. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) That subject was brought forward by the hon. member fur Fine. bury. The conduct of the government of Sir Robert Peel was called io question ; and a select committee was proposed to inquire into the circumstances and the state of the lair. I remember that one of the most distinguished members of the house—a member of the government, and, I believe, himself personally responsible for the act called in question, for it had originated in the absence of a colleague whose duties he was falfilliog—that right honourable gentle man who has informed ns to-night that he is to be looked upon only as a private member (Sr J. Graham), favoured the house with his instructing and guiding remarks upon that subject ; and if I recoiled rightly, the line then taken by him was, that if a committee of inquiry was to be a searching committee it must he a meretoommittee. (Hear, hear.) Not satisfied with enforc ing that position upon the house, he moved an amendment to the motion of the bon member for Finsbury, that the *elect committee of inquiry should be a committee of socasey ; and the house agreed to the appointment of that committee. (Hear, hear.) I will not enter iwo the discus sion whether that was an occasion which justified or did not justify the appointment of a secret committee. But, as above 10 years have elapsed, It may be interesting for the house to know (and I say it upon the authority of a member of that committee) that not one single tittle of the evidence given before that committee has ever transpired. (Hear, hear.) That was, of ileums, the wish of the house ; and I only mention it as an answer to the remark of the right hos. baronet, that a secret committee cannot keep its secrete. There is a very great authority that if you want an inquiry to be searching, it should be secret; and the authority obtains double weight to-night from the 'Tents with which we have been favoured by the right hon. gentleman. He made a speak indulging io a style of oratory of which he is the great master, and kaows well how to employ on an occasion like the present. It may be described as the oratory of terror. (A laugh.) The ineht hon. gentleman almost 'chain.' every possible combination of menace, every possible description of danger that can occur, for the purpose of influencing the decision of the house. This question is, whether the committee shall be secret or only select. It will be an extremely beneficial inquiry, and Ido not anticipate—whatever may be the de• cision of the 11 ,, use—that any of those dangers will accrue. I scarcely remember an occasion on which the right hon. gentleman has not taken up that mace, and knocked the House of Commons down. I admit that this consideration had for some time some influence on my own opinion. 1 have been sorry to observe that every person who his eye posed the secret inquiry also opposed the original inquiry (beer, hear) ; and I admit that that hour made me look with considerable suspicion on the opposition that has been offered. (Hear, hear.) Nor can I admit that the argument of the right hon. gentleman, that a court of justice should be a secret tribunal, is a valid one. We have in our present system of jurisprudence precedents for secret inquiry, in the action of a grand jury. Then again, it has been argued that it is quite possible to evade the secrecy which is the object of this motion. I have alluded to as instance where secrecy has been preserved. I cannot costeal from myself that the objects of this inquiry Offl so loolfi fariouf, and of so comprehensive a character, that the dia• cold= of securing secrecy are of course proportionstely in creased. Nor can I understand how you can draw a line between the admission of what is called the public and of members of this house. If the public are not admitted, you will probably have only garbled accounts, and not an impair tial and complete version. (Hear, hear.) I have such sow Silence in the common sense and honour of a committee of this hawse, chosen wider these circumstances, and instructed as they have been, that I do not believe for a moment that that secrecy would be violated. I believe, therefore, that, practically, by excluding both the public and the members, you may obtain all that is *ought for by this motion. But, against some inconveniences which would result, there is on the other hand the great disadvantage which must be expe rienced if an inquiry of national interest and importance, upon which the feelings and opinions of the country are centred, and which may be prolonged, should be carried on in a mariner which would excite suspicion and distrust in the public mind. (Hear, hear.) I think that the balance is in favour of a public inquiry. (Cheers.) Ido not my self anticip••• those dangerous consequences to the main tenance of a just understanding between ourselves and our allies, which have been so frequently and so needlessly re• ferted to. I trust to the discretion and the honour of those who guide and conduct this inquiry. Ido not se* those difficulties, which have been admitted too easily, against carrying on this investigation, with the presence of those qualities of prudence and caution which I hope are the cha racteristics of • select committee of the House of Commons. What then are the main inconveniences that will accrue from this public inquiry ? There may be some, I do not for • moment pretend that there are zot objections to either course, and advantages which belong to either system. But I think the balance of advantage is greatly in favour of adhering to open inquiry. (Hear, hear.) And though It may be a personal inconvenience that the public generally should be admitted—and certainly a discussion of this kind should not be carried on under the influence of clamour or pressure—still I think it would be advantageous if moans were taken that the result of the inquiry should appear before the public in a complete and impartial form. (Hear.) If the house makes spits mind that this secret committee should not be a secret committee, I think it is due to the country that it should also take means for having the report of its proceedings published. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. DRUMMOND wished to bear testimony to the faithful accuracy with which Mr. Layard had referred to all the circumstance* that passed upon a subject which he Impel Meer to hear mentioned spin. (Hear, hear.) He was not °sea those who pleaded guilty to having given a toMises vote on the appointment of this committee. He did sot vote for one thing, mooning another. If there bad been may fair question of overthrowing the go vernment, he should have voted for the government; hat cue consideration only possessed his =ind— eed attar the best reflection he could give, he trusted he was not improperly obstinate in maintaining it. It was this : what would be the effect on the minds of our soldiers in the Crimea if, when only inquiry iato the cause of their sufferings was asked, the house had refitted to grant it ? (Hear, hear.) The objects to which he thought the in quiry should be confined were well known. But he found there were other head. quite as wise as his in the commit tee, and he could not have all his own way. He saw no possible danger in making this simple inquiry: why bad they sent out 4,000 horses to the Crimea, when there was not a mouthful to eat? (Hear, hear.) They went on, night after night, passing those votes ; and every newspaper told them the horses were starving. (Hear, hear.) He was very suspicious when he hoard about • fall and searching in quiry. Every person who had used those words had connected them more or lass with danger to our al liance. Now, he was not enamoured of that alliance. He very much doubted whether the people of England knew what that alliance was. He very much doubted whether it was an alliance. He had heard of a live man being chained to a dead one; perhaps that was an allisoce. (Laughter.) When the time came—perhaps before the session was over —he might think it his duty to state plainly to the house end the 'pantry what he suspected that alliance meant. But it was not before that committee that such a subject ought to arise; and he thought it was very necessary that some measure should be taken to provost their going into the polio, of the war, or oar military or naval proceedings. He would exclude th em all. (Laughter.) The right hos. ha -1 roast had alluded to the advantages of an open committee, and he had talked at the same time of that awful thing the press. It was because he (oared there was • cowardly whiting to the press that he objected to an open committee. bear.) He knew that as these open committees men wore pushed on by the presence of the public to ask g r es tras which they would not have asked. (Hear, hear.) were not the men who, in the old times, would have wielded that mace aphid the house of Stuart, from which there was real danger ; bat the real danger was now exactly from the opposite side; end not a man dared do his duty gad else up against that danger. " But (said the hon. gen liamen), of all the cringing Weser that has ever appeared la Zaglish history, commend me to the conduct of the Übe. rah to the daily press." (Laughter.) Mr. T. DIINCOMBI said that the President of the Booed of Health having sealed that be wee fond of creating nimble& he maimed, tow a common phrase, that he did smell a rat Haughter) ; and did believe tbiA the bons, was trying to get rid of the legairy if they mealy could. rid of was that be gut the question the other night to the bem end loam& member for lielleld, whe ther, is w mewl, be was ressiod M iris on with the com mittee. The bee. and bossed rottenest imewered him (a he was sure he would) that be wee in earnest, and was tessived to remote the inquiry to the tatztatt. There wee mot a weed Um about a swot eseemittee. It OM ad nuemiloi by may vibe ou:11 the applialment of any eessmltess at elk Wale having teed a tiosailttee, se groats. Mum* op* be exhibited to the house than that wide was Warded that evening by those gentleman who mond the sonsudise. (Hear, boar.) Now, how ever. id IM/Oro say Oleialty occurred, the member, of the ein iamos hedg ed tW they were incompetent to conduct Ile kftelay. (Hem, hear.) The right boa. baronet the lasimber the Dreitwisk told them the conditions um whisk he dwell esseent to be a member of the issarnitun. Re said that, if he were appointed a mem the m emokeatinstee the state of the army before Sebes tughl &odd be sage ems Bat he moor sold a word nient it beige gime emmmMa. (Hear.) Ho was to be a sort of ferret es lb* eammilso. (Laissliter.) Now, if the members of the ammlitlee Ald tut abeam to serve u pon illensoptes the modifies of he being swot, it appeared to hie Mead= bad es 111111 Zig others, and he get shwa men in the house. mid is of 11 4 = wiliest be Areiee se r,2ll that thil public littered would not be properly protected without a secret sionmittee. Bat it should be reeollected that the eoutinittes was appointed in accordant* with pub lic belles sail opinion, and the same public opi ates would sot allow it to be stifled, evaded, trammelled, compromised, or mystified. (Hear, hear ) Those therefore who refused to serve on the committee had better go off. (Laughter.) Bet he contended that the object of the committee would be better secured, end less in j ustice to individuals committed, by an open then by a secret committee. (Hear) The eight hoe. gentlemen the late Secretary at War uid that for himself he was desirous to have his administration Inquired into. Bouts blame bad been cast on him. Was that plume to res t upon him, and was his vindication not to go forth to the pubic; ? No inblic man had of late years been subjected to so much obloquy as the Duke of Newcastle, and it was only just and right that he should have the opportunity of vindicating his con duct before that public by whom that obloquy had been heaped upon him. (Hear, hut.) He thought the only instruction that should be given to the committee was, that they should report the proceedings from day to clay, and thereby save any misconsquetion on the part of the press, er any others who might be in the room. (Hear, hear.) Then it was said that publicity might be injurious to the alliance with France. The answer to that was, thet they appointed no committee to inquire into are itotaion which had a bearing upon that &Menu (Hear, hear.) What the people of this country a4:3:lec. to know was this : " You sent out 51.00 c.• fin , troop, to the Crimea-14,000 remain. What nee become of the rest ? " (ffitar, bear.) That was the single paint which the public wished to know. (Hear, hear.) They wanted to know who starved these troops—who re fused them shelter, and why disease and death had over taken them ? (Hear.) The people did not want the com mittee to inquire into the policy of the war. If, indeed, any witness had refused to give his evidence unless the pro ceedings were to be secret, the occasion would have arisen for coming to the bowie and asking that the committee might be made secret. But that cue had not arisen, and the committee bad no difficulty to meet except a little squabble amongst themselves. The wrongs of which the people of this country complained were perpetrated in the face of day and of the world, and they desired that the cause of these wrongs should be investigated in the face 0 light and day. (Hear, bear.) Mr. NAPIER maid, that when honest and hoc .suable men were appointed a tribunal to conduct an inquiry, and they declared it to be their deliberate opinion that secrecy was necessary, he was inclined, however his judgment might differ from them in the abstract, to senesce to them the selection of the mode in which they thought fit to eon : duct it. For that reason, if the question was carried to a division, he should feel bound to give his humble vote for the motion. _ . . . Mr. CROSSLEY was of opinion that if there was to be a committee at ell, it should be a public one. Otherwise the evidence would be published in an incorrect manner. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he voted for inquiry because he believed it could be made safe and useful. He, there• fore, thought that it should be strictly limited to their own army, and their own departments. (lieu.) He did Lot thing it even necessary that there should be a run on indi viduals, and much less that there should be any inquiry which might endanger their alliance with France. Mr. BOWYER thought that the public would be Batis te's' with no inquiry if part of the evidence were erued which was one of the reasons put forward by the hon. and learned member for Sheffield in favour of secrecy. The danger td the French alliance might be a good argument against a committee at all, bat it was not a good sullenest in favour of secrecy. He believed that danger hid bees eesrmush exaggerated, because the public papers had bees all Moog discussing the matter; and what resulted from it was, that the greatest possible advantage had accrued to them from the services of their French allies. The members of the committee, if it were secret, might be dispoeed to talk nonsense and utter imprudent things, which the cheek of publicity would be calculated to prevent. (Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK, in reply, said that, as the proposal be had made was of as extraordinary nature, and as the instru ment which hr had intended the house should permit him to employ was one not to be lightly put into the bands of any man, he felt himself precluded from going to a division, by the feelie.ge that had been expressed. It was a proceed ing of such an extraordinary nature as ought to be justified by the almost unanimous opinion of the house, but he found that it was almost unanimous the other way. He should,' therefore, yield to the wish of the house, and conduct the inquiry in the manner they desired, but he hoped they would permit him to say a few words in exculpation of himself and his colleagues. They were all sincerely bent on • thorough invesfigation. The hon. member for West Surrey said he looked with a great deal of suspicion on the words " thorough and Perching investi gation." These words did ant imply that the investigation was to be a wide one; but that when they had determined on the field they would thoroughly investigate that field. Those of his colleagues who wished for a thorough investi gation believed that secrecy was necessary ; and he thought it rather suspicious that the great tnejority of the persons who opposed secrecy were persons who had voted against any committee at all. The argumeata they employed were arra- Mau against the appointment of a committee; they appeared te consider that what had since taken place was a triumph es their part ; but he would remind them that there was a homely phrase, " What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." The moral of that saying bad escaped the right hon. member for Carlisle—what was good for that right hon. gentleman was good for him (Mr. Roebuck) also, but he could not say who was the goose and which the gander. (Laughter.) In 1844 the right hon. gentleman had to face a proposition of the hon. member for Finsbury, who moved for a select committee to inquire into the con duct of the Post-office with respect to opening letters. The right honourable gentleman moved an amendment to the effect that the select committee should be a secret one, and in doing so said, " I think it expedient, following the course of precedents, thst • se cret committee shall be appointed for the purpose of con ducting the inquiry to the full extent I have stated. It is of the last importance that the powers to be given to that committee should be ample; but if a full revelation is to be made the evidence should not be disclosed. In another portion of his speech the right hoe. gentleman said diet • full investigation could not be made before a select com mittee, but that moray was necessary. That was exactly the feeling of the committee—they felt they would have to deal with delicate questions ; and if persons should be able to say that the evidence they were about to give involved the public safety, they would shelter themselves behind that statement, and escape inquiry. The committee wanted to take away that screen, they wasted to have • searching and complete inquiry, sad to take sway the means of evading it. He be lieved the difficulty they apprehended would arise, but as he was not of the cowardly disposition to which an hoe. member had alluded, he would go on with the inquiry ; he thought it would have been most effective in the mode he had proposed, bat yet he believed that an inquiry such as the house desired could be carried on in an open committee; bat as he and hie colleagues wished for a full investigation, they had proposed what they considered the best means. It was • mi.take to suppose that the evidence would have been taken in darkness ; no committee could make a report without the leave of the house ; that leave was neces sary for • select as well as for • secret committee ; if the committee had been secret it would have been his duty to ask permission to make their report, and then the whole evidence would have come at once before the house. It I was wren to suppose that if an accusation was made babe a secret committee no one would hear of it till the whale evidence wee published. The committee, in the exercise of their discretion, would, wh a charge was made against a person, send him a copy of the evidence, and ask him what answer he had to give; that would protect all parties, and avoid the dangers to which he had alluded. He believed the inquiry had already done good : those who had opposed the appointment of the committee would, if they considered the subject, be forced to admit as much. They hidden* good by their very determination to appoint the committee ; and as long as it at, it would be a spur in the idle of the government, inducing and exciting them to these reforms which, if the committee had not been nomi nated, would never have been proposed. Yielding to the opinion of the house, he would, with their consent, with- I draw hie motion. (Hear, hear.) The motion was then withdrawn. ARMY ESTIMATES. The hones then went into a oommittee of supply on the arinv estimates. The remaining votes of the series on the army estimates were agreed to, after a misosllaneons dissuasion. The house Mies resumed. The Bzehequer Bills (17,183,0001) Bill passed through comsittft. THE PROPERT M Y EMBERS. QUALIFICATION OF Mr. MURROUGH, in moving for leave to bring in a " bill to abolish the property qualification of members of parliament," expreesed a hope that the house would, as • matter of courtesy, allow him to introduce his bill, reserving the discussion for a subsequent stage. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. Mr. G. MACARTNEY thought such a bill ought not to be brought forward except on the authority of her Majes ty government. He did not admit that en such a question the hon. member was entitled to any courtesy. (Laughter) Mr. HADFIELD supported the motion. He could set understand why, when Scotland wu exempted from the property qualification, Ireland, which was g lly sap wood to be a weaker country, should be subject to it. There was no justice or policy in such a distinction. The effect of the qualification was to exclude highly qualified :wens, and even men of genius, from the representative HENLEY said, that es the question involted in this bill wee part of the general question of reform, which had been postpoued till the termination of the war, he hoped the sodas would not be spud to. Col. SIBTHORP said, bona of wishing to see the p r operty qoalifieation abeibilirk be sheald be glad to me it ten times greeter. (Lsaitster.) Telk of genus l The rasa who WA seat in that house Minh' have nose property of his owe W take core et, sad he weakt this Wiled to take ewe goal ease relies poperty, Tbs Penh of the liessise, weadtbe that they wadi sus Sid them selves la the sesapesy of a amber Owners wise bad not a shirt snoops this. (Laughter.) Dung the "Mead twenty yews girt he lei rat In that bow be had, sulks after se e seen the hewn gobs dews hill and the slue of pencernwhp ha adadeisd, if this bl h were passed, would be abloom it to sigesseat the ematry than a set of mum stanagen_ Lord PALUBBSTON (Lw sa 7gl icatid, izt he add *et sent the ugliness' of the hos. sad nimble who lad jut spokes, he had some to very nub the ow mobiles. (Heat, best.) The bon. member (Mr. ?du/rough) . THE NEW RETURN OF NEWSPAPER had put the ere, as one of °dandy. When an hon. member had a measure to bring forward, the provisions STAMPS. Of which were unknown to the hones, and which had been matured after much study, it was due to him as a matter of wades, to allow him to bring in the bill. This, how ever, was not a ease of that sort, because every one knew what was the natured the measure which the hon. member wished to introduce. For his part, he differed from the bee. number on the subject. It was true that in Scotland se qualification was required, but that arose out of the Act of Union,sed was an exception to thirds which prevailed in England and Ireland,and he did not sea any logic in the argin Mont that they should make the rule bend to the exception. He did not intend to make the exception bend to the rule, but he was for leaving things as they were. This was not a moment to enter into the details of why it seemed to him that the proposal was not one which it was desirable to adopt; but he would take the broad ground, that it was pert of a great change in the representative arrangemi nte of the country, and that there was en understanding that those matters were to be postponed to a later t.eriod. On that ground, he should certainly object to bring in a billet pre sent, which would only tend to load the orders of the day without the probability of its passing ii.to law. Mr. CRAUFURD said that by the practical working of the non-qualification pri..ciple in Scotland it was sufficiently proved to work well there, and would work as well in Eng land and Ireland. He referred also to the report of the' Barnstaple election committee, after which, he thought, it would be impossible to guild by the property qualification. Mr. W HITESIDE said he could not admit the tegument drawn from the example of Scotland in favour of this bill, which would go to alter that which had been the law of the land for centuries; and it was not convenient now to begin each a measure Mr. CROSSLEY supported the bill ; he said the Home of Commons ought to be a fair representation of all classes of the people, and he knew some men who would do honour to that assembly, if any constituency would send them and pay them for their services, and he did not ate why the house should object. The return of newspaper stamps just issued gi ns he following results: - First Quarter. Second Quarte r , Daily News • 319,191 348,044 Morning Herald . 303 000 299,000 Morning Poet . . 205,000 226,000 Morning Chronicle . 162,600 186,000 Express . . 177,133 196,369 °lobs . . . 175,000 195,e00 Sun . • • • 168,000 192,000 104,000 Standard •. . . 103,000 tt TrA,..l 545 TO CORRESPONDENTS. dvertisementa inten !ed for .Ihe Espruts," London Ereri tg must beet the Office, la, Bouverluctreet, by Two eeloca a toe day of publication. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAT—Morning, 2h. Ism Afternoon. 4h. the, To-trozzow—Morning, 2h. Aim Afternoon, Sh. 4a. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. Mr. MURROGGH, in reply, said that the obstructive power of the h use was very great in r gard to such mea sures as this • but his only chance fur this bill was to press it to a d ivision now. The member for Antrim had sail that if they wanted a comprehensive system of reform they must look to the government of which the noble lord wee the head ; but he would ask any one who bad bend that n'ght the speech of that noble lord, the sot disant leader of • liberal party, whether he could be so deluded as to ex pect large measures of parliamentary reform from him ? And hos* uld the noble 1 red have spoken thus.remembering that within his own parliamentary experience Mr Prinsep, the But India director, with far lard. r property than most of the membered that house, and Mr. Wilberforce, at annthet period, were unseated on technicalities, and that there was a petition to parliament, of the most venation description, against the Attorney-General for Ireland, who was a member of his own government? (Hear.) That learned gentleman at least ought to step forward and assist in carrying this measure. He knew that cabinets were often divided in opinion upon the question of parliamentary reform ; and some liberal members of the government ought to support an independent member in • motion of this. description. The bill which he now proposed only followed that which was intr. duesd formerly by the hon. gentleman lately the member for Devanpor, and he did not ask the house to biad itself to tee principle, hut to allow the bill to i be brought in, and its details to be discussed. The house then divided on the question of giving leave to b.lag in the bill: Ayes 27 Noes _ _ 2B-1 LATEST CEWS FROM ABROAD The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following; " BOULOGNE, BlAaca 1, HALIP-PAbT 5. "The Emperor has just arrived at Boulogne, after visiting and inspecting the camp at Helfaut this morning." The Alonileur also contains the following reply by the Emperor to Lord Elgin's communication, accom panying the address of the Canadian Legislature, which had divided its contribution to the Patriotic Fund between the French and English armies: Palace of the Tuileries, Feb. 27, 1855. My Lord,—l thank you for having communicated to me the address of the Legislative Council and the Legitimise Assembly of Canada to the Queen of England. It would be difficult to connect one's self in a more patriotic or more touching manner wi . h the success of our arms in the East, end with the misfortunes inseparable from this greet contest. Moved as I am, I big you to be as sured, with the eloqucat testimony of such deep eym. pathy, our country wia not see, without being grateful for it, that at the remembrance of their French origin the population of Canada have not wished to mpg rate in their felicitations and offeriugs those whom a cow munity of dangers so nobly unites. Deign to be the inter preter of my sentiments to the Legislative Council sad Legislative Assembly of Canada, es I believe I am myself of the sentiments of France. Receive, my lord, the assurance of my high esteem. NAPOLEON. The bill was they. fore lost. Mr. MURROUGH then announced that, as he found the feeling of the bouts was strongly sgeinSt the nther hill he proposed, to abolish the privilege of members of parlia ment from t, he should withdraw it, though hie own opinions on the subject were ueebanged. Mr. J. BALL moved for • copy of any instructions issued to the postmasters in Ireland in regard to the reduced rates of postage on letters addressed to France, with the data at which such instructions were issued. After a few words from Mr. WitrioN, the motion was agreed to. ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY (IRELAND). Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to bring in • bill to amend the Act 3 & 4 Wm. IV., c. 37, by providing that the pro perty or income ax payable in respect of the income from ecclesiastical property in Ireland shall be • deduction in estimating the vsl•e of such property for the purpose et taxation by the Ecclesiastical Commissioner.. SEATS OF SECRETARIES OF STATE IN Till HOUSE OF COMMONS. Lord PALMERSTON moved for leave to bring in a bill' to enable a third secretory and under-secretary of state to sit in the House of Commons. He said that by an Act of 6 Anne and 16 Geo. 11. no at see than two secretaries of mate could sit in the House of Commons ; and by 22 Geo. 111. it was doubtful whether a third undersecretary could sit in the Commons. There being now four secretaries of state, it might be conducive to the public service if more than two secretaries and undersecretaries of state could sit in the House of Commons. Leave was given to bring in the bill, and the house then adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MAncu 1. PROMOTION IN THE ARMY. (From the Registry of the National Par li amentary Reform Amocktion.) On Viscount Goderich's motion, "That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to take into her consideration the pre sent system of promotion in her Majesty's army, under which non-commissioned officers rarely attain to the rank of commissioned officer, and scarcely ever to that of field officer, and humbly to represent to her Majesty that it is the opinion of this house that the said system is injurious to the public service and unjust to the private soldier in her Majesty's army." Ayes, 116; Noes, 160; Tellers Included. For. Against ..., Nembers—Er 1 ....„. Booth/rid 2 t• IP University ~ 4 Borough ~ England and Wales 77 16 If Ireland IS IP Wetland l4 ..... County Members—England and Wales, Ireland ...... For. Against. loglimb members sitting for a population of 3,971,095 4,003.271 6001& 0 0 949,376 214,162 0 Irish 0 0 460,043 1,108,891 ••••--. 5,380,506 5,326,329 Majoalty of population in favour of the motive, 51,177. ---• . - - IMPLITUCTS• Connected with t►e peerage, 19 far, ItS spinet. 1 „ army, 4 „ 4 Of the 24 who voted against the motion connected with the army, 16 were also closely connected with the poem, by birth or marriage. vbe Court. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty, yesterday. at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert presided, yesterday afternoon, at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arts, in the Re-building the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended by Captain Da Plat, arrived at the Palace of Westminster about 3 o'clock. The Commis sioners present were :—Viscount Canning, the Right. Hon. the Speaker of the Hones of Commons, Sir Robert H. In glis, Bart., and Mr. Hallam. The secretary, Sir Charles Eastlake, attended. The meeting broke up at 10 minutes before 6 o'clock. Prince Albert rode on horseback in the forenoon, attended by his Equerry-in-Waiting. The younger Princesses took a carriage drive. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited the Model of Sehtuitopol, yesterday. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Alice, Helens, and Lout's, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their presence in the evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Earl Somers, Major-General Dou cette, Captain Du Plat, and Mr. Gibbs. The Ditches. of Rent visited the Duchess of Gloucester, esterday, at Gloncester.house and the Duchess of Cam bridge, at her residence in St. James's Palace. VISIT OF HF.R MAJESTY TO CHATHAM (THIS DAY). This day a Royal visit was made to Chatham by her Mejesty, who wea attended by H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Prizes Alfred, and accom panied by a long retinue of the Lords and Ladies of her Majesty's Household. Private carriages were in waiting at &rood, and in them her Majesty and suite were conveyed to Brompton, Fort Pitt, aid Chatham Hospitals, in which are large numbers of the wounded soldiers from the Crimea. Her Majesty appeared to take a lively interest in the answers given by the noble fellows to the different interrogatories, and all of them:were assured of her Majesty's gracious hopes for their speedy recovery. About one o'clock the royal party returned to the Eltrood station, and from thence to the Bricklayer's Arms by special train, where they arrived shortly after two, and then proceeded onward to Bucking. ham Palace. THE MAILS TO THE BEAZILL—A Correspondent at Rio Jaasiro writes: " Great dissatisfaction and amanitas aro fait hen at the withdrawal of the mail Mamas front our line. Very serious inoonveakase will arise from this step Mush the Repel Mail end Livespeol Companies have taken, independuft of the nsertilleation we feel at being left en tirely- fa the don se to the perm of the war in the Crimea, sad this, toe, wit at the nisei interesting wentent. Barely belt et the Ilan seed wee bane been intempted. This, Yvon", is se MIS sf Issue PRUSSIA. The Foal Ampf Ga:ette of Frankfort states that obstacles have lately arisen which retard the conclu sion of a separate treaty between Prussia and the Western Powers. It is even hoped among the Rus sian party, it states, that the negotiations will com pletely fail; and the German Journal of Frankfort says that negotiations between the cabinet of Berlin and those of Paris and London are still pending, and the counter project recently proposed by Prussia is under discussion. The Prussian cabinet insists on retaining the liberty of acceding or not to the inter pretation of the conditions of peace, and of judging of a cams belli; it will not place itself in a position to be ruled by a decision of the majority. Paskiewitch has returned to Wa• saw. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 19th ult., states that the sick and wounded of the Russian army of the Crimea have become too numerous for the hospi• tale of Simpheropol and Baktchi Serai, and it has been found necessary to place 1,520 of them in the colonies of Morotchono and Ekaterinoelaw. A letter from Warsaw states that the manifesto of the Czar calling out the militia is not to apply to Poland, nor to the provinces which formerly formed part of that kingdom. Consequently the levy in question is not to take place in the countries on the Austrian frontier, Volhynia, or Podolia.—Daily News. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienne, of the 24th, ease: The report which was current some days ago of mug.- vernment intending to contract a new loan in England by, since the day before yesterday, revived so generally that the public begins to believe its reality. The scarcity of many in commercial affairs here puts the government ander the necessity of having recourse to a new financial operation which will cause cash to flow towards our capital. The scarcity is such that the exchange has, within the last few days, risen to 29 per cent., and it is feared that it will Bilotti, reach as high as it wan during the disturbed days of the rs. volution of 1848 49. It may be readily conceived that the mobilisation of all our military forces and their mail:teems en a war footing occasions such considerable expenses that the ordinary receipts of our taxes and of the public revisal cannot suffice for them, and no astonishment need thenfom be felt, if, instead of loading the country with fresh tars, the government should prefer having recourse to a loan in England, or, in case of need, in any other financial country in Europe.—Daily News. THE CZAR'S DEATH AND ITS CONSE QUENCES. NICOLAS PAULOVITCIC is dead; but the Emperor of RUSSIA lives still. Boundless as was the ambition of the late EMPEROR, and relentless as was his will be was less formidable as an individual, than as a pert of the Muscovite system of government. Though hs has gone to his sooount, the spirits of PETER THE GREAT and CATHERINE U. continue to animate the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. The Muscovite party — headed by MENTCHIXOPP, SINIAVIN, and the PAM" ARCH of Moscow—which overpowered the remon strances of NESSELEADE, and goaded on the Da himself to his aggressions on Turkey, survives with undiminished strength and unaltered principles. The death of the Sovereign cannot but give a mom& tary pause to the operations of the Russian Government. The Muscovite and German pubes may possibly try their strengths in a preliminerl struggle to decide who is to be Emperor. CON gremlin, the second son, is the favourite of the former ; ALEXANDER, the eldest, of the latter. From what is known of the feelings and wishes at Nicous, it is very unlikely that he will be found to have nominated, like his predecessor, the younger [brother heir to the Crown, in preference t o the elder. But in Russia a preponderating party would Sot shrink from the fabrication of spurious don seats; and the milder ALEXANDER may be obliged to make way for the engrained Russian CONSTAN TINE. Until it is known for certain who is Emperor of Russia, and by what councillors he is surrounded , it would be rash in the Western Powers to sauna that there will be any immediate change le thei r relations to Russia. On the contrary, the doubt find hesitation which the death of Nicous cannot but instil into the councils of the Russian generale in the -Ai