The Express. — London, England, 1860-02-04 00:00:00

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Mlle are some forty or fifty boroughs which now Teton two members tech to Parliament, which no revises of ear political system, however conserva tive, would coatsad were entitled to retain that power. Marty would probably argue that, for the sake of indirect results not very clearly defined, these places might be allowed to retain the privilege of returning each one member ; but the double power of nomioatioo few would be hardy enough to • assert. The fanciful oligarchic theory would' still be complied with if ltipon and Rich mond, 'Thetford and Stamford, Touter and Well', and some couple of score like places throughout the kingdom, were suffered to send to Parliament each of them a peer's son or nephew four times uut of five, and the other odd time the college friend of the heir to the parliamestary patron. But is all COLIMItIO3O shame of this kind ought to be single, not double. For the sake of the makers sad trafickers in such shams it were really better that such • rule of moderation should be observed. By merely taking one from each of thee. rotten boroughs Muster* would obtain a number of seats to redistribute sufficient to enable them to provide for most of the rising 011/00 that now peremptorily demand entreoceisement; and they would not provoke the sort of resistance which inevitably attends any plan of total dahlia chissment. Thu may be said to be the mere party •iew of the matter. Terre is, however, another and very different aspect of the question which de serves to be cossidered. Supposing it to be trait, as some assert, that in the absence of excitement, and what used to be called pressure from without, it is not in the power of say Ministry to carry a very wide and sweeping change in the distribution of political power, it may nevertheless be possible for them to do • great and incontestable amount of good by multiplying the number of communities is tows and country which are hereafter to be permitted to exer cise the power of representation. Supposing the aggregate number of the House of Commons to be fixed and determined, it would be plainly to the ad vantage of the people that the six hundred sad fifty eight should be climes by four rather than by two hundred constituencies, provided these consti tuencies were really and bona pit endowed with the Power of choice. And to whatever extent the num ber of electorates can be increased, the prone, just mentioned being observed, popular, and, so to speak, national °pintos is certain to be rendered effective. A great electoral surface must be thereby exposed to the political atmosphere. A greeter number of persons must of necessity be engaged in the business of constituting • new Par lament. .tad even were it certain that forty sesta seipeestered from small isometry towns would be cowl ferred 00 places of no greater use, there would, to certain 'inset, be something gained by the sheave. It is not, however, to be imagined that if Haywire' and Huntingdon, Pomfret and Tewkesbury, Ere sham and Weas, were relieved of half their present burden of responsibility, asy Cabinet, whether Whig or Tory. would be capable of the turpitude of conferring their IN yue.trated bowers epos any set of communities equally insignificant in wealth and numbers. Quiet as the toe* of public feeling is, and iiifat'iated by oligarchic preferecces es Oeseernmeste are often known to be, no Adminis trate= dare present to Parliament • schedule of places to be eefru•chieed as unworthy and unfit s e those from which they might safely vesture to with draw ea' member each. Whitt felliews? This manifestly —that le proper ties ea the SIM essistiruescirs which sight be called into slimes." would exceed an impunities, wealth, and anteing's."' these erti,ch should be partially disfranchised, tee puhlic interest would be a clea t (Meer. We any nothing here about the feature, er the sumo which would b. thereby augmented fee the THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EV attainment of other retains. We esitast oursettie with estimating the actual good seentodi, and unhesitatingly that it would let grant, solid * practical, always supposing, Mt Ist son che► we are bound to suppose, that every seat flick► from the sty of corruption or the ken nel of nomination, would be so disposed of as to give a reasonable chance of its being occu pied by a truly and freely chosen representative of the people. We have never contended that all the new constituencies ought to be of a certain size or of a certain kind. We have no objection whet leer that the counties should have their share, asps 'luny now that it seems understood on an heeds that 101. occupiers are to be invested with the right of suffrage. All we contend for is that the new esastituenciee, whether rural or urban, should be real ; and by real we mean that they should be large enough amid strong enough to resist effectually any attempt to impose on them the yoke of personal domination. It is said, we know, that thereat* not after all a great number of places which by the rule of proportion can be said to be entitled to two new members as Birmingham and Manchester were is 1832. But there are a great number of places now wholly unrepresented that are eminently entitled to one member at least, and some of them to more than one. There will be no excuse if in thei forthcoming bill those are not enfranchised. Gime rally speaking the places to which we allude would be so far contented with obtaining one representative each, that Parliament would probably hear no more' of them as political claimants for the next twenty years to C 0... No community in this country works itself into a fret or a passion as the result of a sum in the Rule of Three. It is not nice questions of statistical proportion, or curious cuts in representa tive algebra, that Ist our countrymen by the ears. Let substantial justice be done to every thriving town and every fairly divisible moiety of a county. and let each of them feel that it is its own fault if it has not at least one competent man to speak for it in the Legislature, and the sense of =justice will be so mitigated, if not laid wholly to sleep, as to ensure our nervous politicians comparative sue and quiet foe many a day to ovine. We do not pretend to say that if we had our choice we should prefer this mode of dealing with the question ; but we are bound to look at the facts and circumstances as they stand ; and taking into ac count the vast obstructive power with which we have to deal, and the absence of any great popular pressure in tee shape of menses or disaffection, we are bound to look to the greatest amount of practical good that may be obtained, and to urge its being secured without further delay. It is tan years and mere mince the theorists began to preach " a total recce • argentin, or nothing." Wears rather tired of the nothing" they have obtained for us, and we ►re nest children to be deluded with the promise of total reconstruction," which we clearly see is not , within their grasp. We should therefore like to have what we can get ; and if anything reasonable Is offered of the kind we hare pointed out, we should earnestly recommend the people to accept it. Tne opportunity of asking questions of Ministers ea the usual Friday's motion for adjournment till Monday was employed pretty fully last night by Honourable Members of the House of Commons. The qualms asked and topics on which explanations were required, before the motion for adjournment was earned, were in number twenty-one, and related to iatereets scattered all over the fees of the globe, sad Mr. BOUTRILIE was more than ever convinced that this abase must be checked. " We," he said, have travelled all over the realm in search of pies. "Boas; we have been down the Godavery, have " vatted Morocco, and spent a little time in Jersey: , And why not? Why should the House of Commas be for ever traveuisg over the hacknied topics of the last seven years, when fresh sad living interests crowd the some? It is by means of three speeches and inquiries of which Mr. BOUVIRIR complains that the House realises the responsibility of Ministert, and takes its own share in the practical administration of the Government, Many of the questions put last night are surrounded with the keenest interest. Mr. RINGLAKR'S in quiries respecting the disposition and activity of France gave occasion to a statement by Lord bow RUSSELL respecting France and Italy which will be read with eagerness everywhere. Lord PALMER_ STOP'S ormaramme respecting the management of Hyde Park will give pleasure to thousands, although they only related to flower-beds. " Tans little things "are great to little men." Toe Indian Five per Cent. Loan and the Navigation of the Godavery, the Commercial Treaty with France, the Hatless' Defence Commission, the Scotch Reform Bill, the Disembodiment of Militia Regiments, are all matters in which large classes of the public take interest, and Ministers act very wisely in not repel ling inquiry, as we have known their predecessors is do. Of oouree, however, the practice must be judged by public utility, and be limited by public convenience. We do not pretend to be able to see what Mr. DUST OSIFYITII hoped to attain by troubling the House for the second time within a few days with has opinion of the conduct of Sir JAMES HUDSOX with reference to the Piedmonteee Society called " The Armed Nation." Mr. GRIFFITH spent some time is Italy last summer, and must know that Italian freedom and independents, have no warmer friend than the British Minister at Turin, and we are sorry to see him making himself the organ of foreign jealousies which ought to disappear for ever in presence of the great *wee which now occupies the attention of the world. Bat on Bride!, interests, whether in Piedmont, Morocco, India, or elsewhere, we cannot have too much light thrown. to .•-•-- .Btata that Ws orised is k addition to ilia limos stadal-rooos otrosay snaldasod o ths Qom?' istosticos to hold, after Raster, two noesktviss, two pro olatation drawing•rooros, sods &soas-rim In seisbra. dos of her Majesty's birthday. WINDSOR CASTLE, PIZ. 3. The Duke of Bedford, the Deka and Duchess of Marl borough, the Marquis sad llerehiofteas of Abstoorn, with Lady Georgina Hamilma and Colonel Raeford (Rifle Brl we), arrived on a visit yesterday af ernoon. la the evening, her Majesty's (llama party included the Princess Alive, the Primer of banters, Viscount and Visoonatess Stretford de Radcliffe, the Rev. W. Canning, sad Mellon 'toying in the Castle. The baud of the let Life (lairds Wearied daring dinner. Her llejesty's private band afterwards performed is the drawing-room. TM Gases sad Moos Consort walked in the Hans-park kis looraing. Princess Helm and Prisms Louisa rods in the Mins- — TIM DeClien of Kant and Petite's& Leinlngen risitel her We n j o i n Alla took a carriage dries la the afternoon and visited ttle Dachau of Kent at Promisors. Colonsl Botsford (ltd. IL lode) lett the Castle to-day. • deputation from the British Mrs umnefecuirsrs, repre senting Mr. litshoo. Mr. ileattioy, Mr. limas (of Worcester), Mr. Wallow, Mr. Walton, introduced by Sir Morton Pro, 8k Damao W'step Sir P. H. Goldemtd, end Mr. Baerlo, sad attended by Mr. T. Browning, had en inter view with me Chancellor of the Imbersor yesterday at Lis *Solid resides°. in Dowlllaretreet. • Osputatim on the state Of the small Reims In the ato ms* of Carlisle, with a view to Moir aurnantation, had an tarrying with hir (harp 0. Lewis rmarday, at the Hone cam TM deputation combeed et Mr. Marsha, M.P., Mr. Lawson, MP., Mr. 81.1, M.P., Mr. Howard, M.P., and Yr. G. H. Oliphast. A &putout.% reageocktr the repel of numerous duties yielding midi amounts of imasse, and operating iej circuity es root, and commerce, had proade ea interview with tie Chancellor of the Bayberm. The • °assisted of— Pram Liverpool, Mr. Thorn B. Horelbell, M.P., Mr. Joseph Bear, M.P. Mr. Cherie. Rotrartees (chairman of toe ChomMr at dostnisto.), Mr. Thomas Bouoh, Mr. John T. Deimos, and Mr. Thomas Baines (siontery to the Liverpool elk*); tom Linda, Mr. G. S. Beecroft, M.P., Mr. Boynton Lupton (President of the Chamber of Cointoarce), and Mr. Joseph Lambert; from Hall, Mr. John buratto, Presidest of the Chamber of Commerce), and Mr. ~krt Glover; from Gloucester, Mr. A. H. Pluilpotte (Chembw Canon:Ye) ; from if °eyrie, Mr. John Cop e mos (Chamber of Comments); sad Mr. C.B. Gilman (Mors mr~of Me Chamber of Commerce); from illeddrid, Mr. J. J. (Chamber of Commarcie). Mr. Stockwell lied en Mammary with the Duke of New castle at the yeetardasy. • %mike on Ma murest M the hop duty, comiatiag of Lord. Vane M.P., Viscount Peveneey, M.P., Mr. Dodoes, .P., Mr. F. North, M.P., with Mame. Body, Bacon, &urns, and Hemp, from liessex, had an Interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputatios from ute silk manufacturers of Coventry, on the subject of the silk duties on ribborm, An., had an inter view with the Chascollar of the Excheriar yestordsy. The dopoistim conakted of the !Light Has. Z._ MM. M.P., Mr. C. N. Newdegate, M.P., Sir J. Pmtos, 1L P., Mr. Brooklet- Mins, M.P., the Mayor of Coventry, Mr. Lyetr, mid Mr. H. Bro A deputation as to the glove trade, mmeisting of Mr. J. D. Aileron, Mr. Rae., Mr. Redgrave, and Mr. Grove, had ea interne es yesterd.y with dis Chaseellor of the Ex it/edam The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat yester day. Au appeal from Madre*, " Mahound Beaker v. Sour- Incealass Stigma," was commeaced. The lords present were:—Lord Kinsedown, the Lard' Junior Knight Brute mid Turner, Slf J. Coleridge, Sir R. Ryan, Mr L. Peel, and Ik J. Colville. D;i;p;icie•;rine mitt from iha Coloalal-ofßoe yesterday to NM Govern , WS of Gibraltar, Malta, Calks, Hoag Kong, Lotman, Newfoundland, sad Cried'. (viola LAIT Nooses eizurra.) RECEPTION OF OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEER Cou lIT HIS MAJUTY.—LOILD CRAMIIIILAIieIhOITICt o Fin. L—Notice is hereby given than the Qum will hold • Court M Bt. James-paleos, on Wednesday, the 7th of limb next, at 2 o'clock, 63t , the special mid exclusive reception of dicers of volume, coma, who may be desirous of presenting themeless before but Majesty. Dee node, will be given of the regulations to be obeervad upon this 0C018106.-81DNIIY, Lord Ciamberlain. LORD CHARBIRLAIN'N-OPTICII, Fiß. 3.—Notice le beret* pen that the Quern will hold layer at St. Iteaefe-palema epee the foilowjag days, at 2 v'alock, vie. Ws6ersdey, the 1641 t fastest ; Thursday, the 23rd inetant ; Webeelay, the 28th el Mardi nest. LORD ClAitszaunes-ornct, Fan. 3.—Notion le lesraby Om that the geese elli Mid a drawlag-rooot, at Bs. laweit-palsos, upon Saturday, the 24th of March asst. et 2 o'clook. FORRION.OETICR, JAN. 21.—The Qneen has been E= .6ll 7k• Piemsd .Coasid Wat sppolet osses Zyr k es, Itt i t ish lair i ktiLTs Coral at Bunn Ayres. FOREIGN OFEICR, FEB. 2.—The Queen has been pleased he approve of Mr. Hap Wilma am Ooseed-thrneral le Leedom far the /speeds* Coafederatlea. Dowuntoirrazne, FEB. 2.—The Queen hi. been pleased to appoint With.= Hoary Ad... (Ateursey-Orse rd), ..d William Hepburn lionoi• (Itedttx-Gesayl), Boors., to be member nt tbe lerrielative council of the Wand of Hoag Long; oleo Frederi k William Omen. Bey . 'n b. • umber of the 'erbium wawa of the laid {dead of Hoeg LOOM whilst extreting the dudes of at aney-gentral for tut lelaad. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort left Viladsor Castle at ea early ►oer this morning, to pay e dolt to the Welllngtott College. Mr. Tito, Salt, M.P., and Mr. H. Forbes have ar rived at Fiat a'. Hotel, trona llethley Park, Yorkahlre. Mr. C. Baring and Mn. Baring have left Fen. tea'a Hotel foe Pork. Sir Lydston Newman, Bart., has been entertaining a large party of fashionable@ at his masts, Stokely sad )(am hod Part. At tits know plea' a wildfowl Metro was got op, sad the malt of this novel spooks of wild kiwi 'bootie' war, that upwards of SOO wild ducks WIN bagged; sad is t►s presseres of Masshesd 242 phaissats (Dearly all oocka). 30 ►re', 70 rabbits, sad several woodcocks woes Wed. Yesterday afternoon Prohemor Owen commenced • awns of twelve Inures es roessatia, et the Mu. 0111111 of Practical Geology, is Jorwmotreet. The Duke of Cool ridge visited Dover yesterday for the purpose of trying the penetradng powers of :Winne* discharged fres two of Ariestroag's gum They sic to be of small calibre, sad the range short. Colonel Walter Hamilton, C. 8., late in command of the 78th Regiment of Highlander , inspealug field oftioar, sod is oommand of the troops in the Belfast dietriet, has been appointed to lb. muse position, and to perform similar duties to Glasgow. He is sancesded by Colonel Breaker, l►te of the 16th Regiment, Colossi Hamilton we. twenty-three yeses la lodic, and served in no fever than eighteen amuse is Persia sad India. He arm shot tap two months to Luck. Nov with the Mee Genera liareioelt. In reply to the application of the Cape merchants air a short debastios of the outgoing mall, ha order that It may wavy Mr. 01011140M.'S GaSOUSOIONSti On the lane defies, ohs ress•ellies be,. iodinated Makes the whet will not leave Dere...et until about 6 an Tuesday afternoon, there will be fell time for telegraphic memos. This is c , n- Wired useatisfactory, since • delay of UN than half an larmr—that Is to my, till half-poet 6, would eatable the yawl to carry eat all the Limbo. Writs sad newspapers 'hat are brought to Devosport by the express train which Wares Inados at 9.30 a.m., *Matti at 6.20 p.m., and thus to toenail the o.losiste with dimple tabanarties, instead of each remrieted details ea can be sent thesugla the wetly agency of telegmate. Mr. H. O'Neil and Mr. W. C. T. Dobson are the skated savor-loos of the Royal Agradsray. Mr. O'Neil had es evvrebahalsg majority over Mr. Debris at lb. fl,at "stratchlag " Mr. D4bros had as unusually lame majority kr the aseoed vote. A memorial, calling s publio meeting to oossider the palsy ad beading a public library to Maryleasee, a la pregran el iguanas la tbas b.reagb. The beetle' will be leaf b a kw day,. Sir De Lee; Evanee intended motion Oa Chi Ste fixed far etr 17ah. is to the effect that a/thing meld ..is opalrerais lea desirable result than the choke of ea sate,- seder plealpeleatiery "of eel isble experience, of tried ability, of oendikeery bleeper, and unfettered by previous coataet wilt Maas alialsh," for the easidnet of a negotiation, tad few direetiog ea eeneeelkiag the dbreitke of her IlieJesty'l Novel and toaraury fares. destined for the serene. TM Beasley Times states that Mr. Phelps, tho mast Imes of Ile 11.41/2 Wells Meares, bar entered Mb as aapipsurst with Kr. Hoene, of the Priameree Thseire, sad MI appals se Oat thaerre la the wt► of Mardi er WI, is April. The opening piers will probably be the 'set a Bromic ENING /.1 LATUT INTELLIGME. THE FRENCH ARMY. PARIS, NATUIDAT. The Mowileur of to-day publishes a report of tho Minister of War, Marshal Bandon, annowucing thr.t in conformity with the intentions of the Emperor, he will submit a project of law to the Legi.lative Body, reducing the contingent of the class 1869 from 140,000 to 100,000 men. CENTRAL ITALY. TURIN, FRIDAY. The journals of this day publish an Austrian ordi nance concerning the enlistment of volunteers for the Neapolitan army. Sardinian officers have left for Bologna, to organise the artillery, cavalry, and engineers of the army of Central Italy. Arrests continue at Venice to a very great extent, and spread terror among the inhabitants. AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. VIENNA, FEB. 3. General Crenneville, one of the members of the Aastro-Sardinian Commission at Penalties for the regulation of the boundary line, has returned to Vienna. The commission bee agreed on all points except one, being unable to fulfil literally the stipulatimi of the treaty of Zurich, according to which the frontier between Le Grasie and floor:min was to follow a straight line. This would have rendered it necessary to divide certain places into two parts. The com mission has therefore proposed a system of compen sation, which is first to be approved of by the two governments before being applied. FEBRUARY 4, AUSTRALIA. THE COMMERCIAL FAILURES. We have received advice. from Melbourne to Dee. 19. The Argue records as the prixcipal political event of the month the re-assembling of parliament on the 29th of November, after the adjournment conse quent upon the change of ministry. All the mem bers of Mr. Nicholson's cabinet have been re elected, with scarcely any opposition. Minis ters have since met the houses with an expo sition of their policy; "and, so far as we may judge from all given signs," says the Argue, " with the general approbation of the public. Oa all the chief points of his policy, there is no doubt that Mr. Nicholson possesses the confidence of the country ; and many who would otherwise take objection to the constitution of the ministry, are indisposed to offer an opposition which may lead to the entrance into office of men still lave desirable." Mr. M'Culloch, the treasurer, made his financial statement to the house on the Bth inst. The revenue of the coming year is estimated at 3,160,41001., being 92,0001. less than the actual expenditure of 1869. The sum asked for 1860 is 3,230,0471., show ing a reduction in the expenditure of 423,4931. The estimated income front the sale of land during the rooming year is 600,0001., being 250,0001. less than the estimated amount of 1859. One chief feature in the treunuer's budget is the now mode which is proposed of disposing of the railway de bentures in the English market. Instead of the present plan of retail sales at open limits, which has failed to secure an adequately rapid sale of the de bentures, it is the intention of the government to place such an amount of debentures (estimated at 3,000,0001.) at one time in the market u may be required for the carrying on of the railway works of the whole year. Sealed limits will be sent to the government agents, to be opened after all the tenders have been made. By this method, the ministry hope to obtain a larger sale of the debentures, on better terms than heretofore; and thus not only to provide for the requirements of the railway department, but to relieve the contracting banks of the strain to which they have been subjected, and which has operated to the prejudice of the local trade. The unsatisfactory condition of the markets, ' numerous failures, assignments, and private arrange ments occupy the greater portion of the summaries of the Melbourne papers. The following is from the Melbourne Commercial Report and P►iesa Current: MELBOURNE, Dsc. 17. The severe depression and inactivity of our markets, re ported lost mail, have not only been continued during the past mouth, but that uneasy feeling of suspicion and want of confidence, which Invariably accompanies a commercial crisis, has been very strongly exhibited, and, as is generally the case in such times, everything appears rather to assist in extending the evil than to diminish it. Rumours of failures and intended suspensions have to a great extent unfortunately been verified, in a greet number of instanoestbis month—no lees than fifteen houses of some standing and position have suspended, and very many others have been in &fecal ties, making 'alignments or other arrangements. Amongst the smaller traders, there have been also numerous failures. The effect has been shnost to suspend business, and to create a feeling of general distrust. Some of the banks, by their course of action, in stead of endeavouring, by judicious management, to cheek the alarm, and assist in restoring credit, have helped to in , orates the went of confidence by a wholesale system of throw ing out bills offered for discount, end in every way tightly and suddealy drawing the strings of resiriction. The beaks, like the merchants and dealer', have been overtreding— taking more amounts than they can ployerly manage, and entering Into engagement., such as the contrsct for the rail- way debenture', &c., which have withdrawn their capital, end greatly limited their means of conductiag legitimate business, to the serious injury of the commercial interests of the colony. The primary object the banks have in view Wag the declaration of large dividend', they are careless of the heavy keen sustained by the commercial community, so long as they themselves are secured. The arrivals of marchendise of all kinds have been very heavy, but the prime pal portion hoe gone into store, sal an addition to our already enormous and unsaleable stocks. The quantity of goods offered by auction has been unusually large, and sales have been effected only by submitting to much lower rotas than those quoted. In fact, there is but little demand for any kind of good., and trade is almost at a stead-still. Several cargoes of auger and t, a have been offered et auction, and the rates are lower, especially of the former, but few wales being made. Flour is lower, as is also brandy, notwithstanding the advance in the European mar. lets of the latter. The Royal Mail steamer Breams sailed from the Heads with the November malls on Sunday, the 19th nit , at 6.16 a.m. The markets opened without animation, end except in a limited demand for Adelaide dour at 19'. to 191. 10e., and Chilies, at 181. per ton, there wee literally nothing doing. This dulness continued until the 21st, when • meeting of creditors of the old-established home of W. M. Tennant end Co. took place. On the 23rd Messrs. King Brothers and Co. also had a meeting of creditors. These suspensions, and the unfavourable reports spread abroad respecting otaar arm., completely prostrated bneineu. On the 24th the flour mar ket was unfavourably effected by the arrival of the Nouse from Valparaiso, and the heavy infra' of wheat at Sydney from San Francisco, as well es the are approach of the harvest in South Australis. On the 28th, T. J. Laby sus pended payment; and to the 29th, Messrs. W. and T. Pole also held • meeting of creditor., their liabilities being nearly 100,0001. The arrivals at this lime of merchandise of all descriptions wens very large, not lass than fourteen vessels front the United Kingdom, Mauritius, &a, arriving at this port in one day. On the 18th December, the first portion of lbs sew crop of wheat strived from Adelaide, and was sold 84. y er bushel, the quality being excellent end the crop large. The 4th of December period off better than was expected, although the renewals were unusually frequent. It is feared the turn of the new year may not per over so well. Oats and grain el all kind' bare come in in very largo quanntie.. - Oa the I ith lastest the mail stetmer Columbian arrived at Kaegaroo Island, and anchored in Hobson's By at 9.30 p.m., on the 12th. The saws, in a commendsl point of view, le regarded I. a doubtful light; whilst the advice., as regards the position of colonial produce, wool, &0., are very sada factory. The amount of shipments advised se coming for ward would, I. ordinary tame, be greedy In excess of our wants; but this time, with our trade thoroughly depressed, and our markets overstocked, the additional pressure will be severely telt. The trifling way In which the great railway loess of the ooloay are being retailed out to the inglisb public is most untatialectory, end likely to delay for a enasidemble titue the return of the capita unneeesemily taken from the oolony, and whioit is tow so greatly seeded. The eubaegeent hakegrass from Aden, publiebed in the Argue, reletive to the position of affairs between France and Instead, has canoed much uneesiness. The Immigration continues on every limited ec de. Labour le edit higher and out of proporti. n to the HMOS. The "lichen's' now stead thus :—To Ertalead, SO daye sight, psr ; 30 tlsy: eight, i per act. ; eight, 1 per cent.; to Iladrae, Calcutta, or Southey, 2.. Id.; Goyim, 3; per ant. , Chute, b dole. ; Neuritis., 4 dole. 20. ; New Zealand, 1 per oast.; Sydney, pm ant. The A rgiti says: Ribes the date of one Wt summary no his than 103 schedules hese bean tiled In the Insolvent C o n e s of Melbunnis. Tome were cbi. fly relating to small estates, bet among them were the felloenng, belinging to the eneresntele end trading claws —Tbuniae Wel err, grow, with liebtillies amounting to 6,0001. ; King Brouwer, no t - Mints, and ironmongers, with liab Wes amounting is 29,9241. ; Charles win* merchant, with 7,7814. ; and Thomas Pule, grocers, with hO,OOOl. ; Jam./ Armstrong, diets, with 11,6001. ; Wm. Biro, 411 mun ~ with 4,6671 ; Henry Barge, ussobant, with 11,8761. ; sad Thou.. Cooper, merchant, with 13,0591. Beside* dim Users Imes been eerreel private at noseemats made by Lilting bonnie, and nedgswents fur the benefit of ceedaturs. Ra i:now.. saws aocompanied them onspanotona, and cortidemos hes been entirely neer. TIN November 'whew' , Oiresifer contains a Het of 91 inselyeass whams solwdoles were filed during that meth. Of t b s .. sa w n . thir , sen iavoived Ilablll t.s utast 100 L ; twanirtwo fines 1001. to 2001.; talcums gram 200 L to $001; tweiv• from 6001. to 6001. ; eta from 601.11. to 1,0001.; idle from 1,0001. to 2,0001. • Eve from 2,0001. to 6,04/01. Of eigh the Hemlidos are not elated. Of the remainder, one woe to the :amount of 6,0001. • one 6,6431.; cos 9,4001. • and one 29,9241. The circular A' nineteenso oontains a list of assign ments for the benefit of creditors. The lists, both of insol vendee end assignments ere long, and inhibit very nemesis factory results, se regards the proportion borne between the assets and the liabilities. The remittances this month will, in consequence of the preveilLog depression, be uaususlly light. The Melbourne Age, of Dec. 19, says:—" On Saturday we published oar usual monthly summary for England, in which we referred to the depressed condition of the import markets. During the day our merchants and traders have been so much engaged with their correspondence intended for transmission by the Malta, that no change whatever in previous quotations has been recorded." It appears from the returns that the gross amount of gold brought to Melbourne breeoort during the past year has been 2,081,864 ox. Up to the samedste in 18.58, the quantity was 2,237,442 or. It is clear, therefore, that a very material decrease in the yield of the gold fields has taken place. " This is attri butable," says one paper, " to the gradual exhaustion of the old ground,and to the fact that a large number of men who were previously engaged in digging have been drawn away by the extensive railway works now in progress. Had there been any great rushes daring the year the deficiency might have been partially covered, but until within the last few days there has been no movement corresponding with the rushes to Indigo, Back Creek, and Ararat for previous years. The formation of numerous mining companies had been the feature of the last two or three month., and it is anticipated by the sanguine that by this means the yield of gold from quartz reef,' as well as from alluvial ground will be permanently increased. Certainly the introduction of capital and machinery may effect mach, bat as yet there is little actual improvement under the operations of new com panies. Judicious arrangements, effective machinery, and, above all, good management, are indispensable to success; and, unfortunately, but a small propor tion of the new companies possess these recommen dations." From New South Wales we have papers to the 14th of December. The Herald has the following commercial report in its summary : Business during the past month has been exceedingly dull, and the transactions in almost all our markets have been very limited ; the trade only buying sparingly, and to meet present requirements. Some heavy shipments of teas and sugars have lately come to hand, and have caused a decline in the prices of t hese articles. Although the wool mason has commented. and supplies are being forwarded by the re turn tame, still there is no improvement to notice, our stocks of moat goods being large. From Adelaide advices reach to the 20th Decem ber. The Register of that date says : The month that has 'elapsed since our last summary for England was written has been very tar from a bright one in a commercial point of view. A considerable amount of steady healthy business has unquestionably been transacted, and the combined effects of the wool smarm and the new harvest, which has now commenced in good earneet, we treat will ere long have a tendency to make things more briek. The lopes, however, in the dour markW, to which we adverted in our last, and the continued arrival in Melbourne and Sydney from Valpandso and California of ships laden with grain and dour, have had so depressing en influence on all parties con cerned in that trade, as well in the neighbouring colooies as amongst ourselves In Adelaide, that we require a little time to recover from the " damp" that this in/inane baa ex tended to other branches of our commerce, by cutting off temporarily a good deal of interoolonial trade. From this probably, however, we shall soon recover, as when the new crops begin fairly to come in, there will doubtless spring up a demand for A&lside wheat snob as has arisen for so many preoediag fessollo, and we may than cam more look for an improved trade with the neighbouring colonies. LITTER 7ROM M4ZZ!M. The Soottish papers publish a kubir frets Signor Massie) to his Irina Mr. John lIVAJILL of illsogow. Mammal to side la Boglood, oaf, so we loan from this hair, campy las himself wish the promodos of she cow of Wire astamiallty Ind inky la the kingdom of the Two Sabo : " We are wadi( setively is the south to proseele there • chew which Weald tomb the aka at awe. Tee Wiped IA titres* preeeksy soskiaie, vie we ewe et work le the berth of holy ; help eft It pea .em. for the semi Wipless is year treertrysese that ear oho Is rutty—that these Is the rest .1 the qesideb—that Imlp will sever to trsegefl, &mpg int be at per, whit that serene is of aro Is est reerhod. Urge kr support big stem to the °Waal oemserubst id the deheisse el Teensy, al is betstione„ le Parlseeet. lioseperin to seesolleg tag semeeetke of the dukedom, Asillel sheet the kgatlara. megaie sheet Teas). Aad, shove all, esp. Wet it the wlthdrorrei of Ms Freese troops frau Italy, het y frees &sir. What is the Whim am us- Hit *OOO Powell soldise§ owe tectidelag liteea. uselfamieg two wrist .bust papal role ? Too videleswel s roe is les P.pe's essmily would be guentatelli arse (ttso MCI. It see promised sate Is 1656, oa that the Asstrisa troops would witltdraw boat tie Salim porticos. It Is asked fur by tbe Pepe ; it le by the lakes people ; eed sleet the au for isderodsoe• his • %sisal idealise, ea, ice the prose of N. sibissas with Amore, it Yea el► oseeary pof Ural daty. Ask M It—pagelva, speak, resolve le sooty loottlos foe M. lisle. five is Italy ow; sed tee eareeiset mow pig am mows peer mueslis popelotke ought to stir up you Preaseftet beiletrars w nomad tog IM • coasta-demosslislbm Tliese an Mho Oise yea night, _ _ item & hr on. Wr bear V nlsu4.4 - 4.7111 ;mime Idle ion ; I All • ism ea I c.a.—Balm 11% dear WA ow perk* yams, 01111111 Jobs I' S. Si, lipliorsalkiallUsrm." ROME. ROME (VIA MAIMILLZB), JAN. 28. The encyclical letter of his Holiness was distri buted yesterday among the cardinals. The report of an approaching departure of the French army is unfounded. No measures have been taken for effecting the evacuation of Rome by the French troop., as the Pope does not wish to com promise the tranquillity of the city. _ His Holiness will remain here. The Marsini party is said to be aotive. General Goyon has taken measures for preventing any manifestations. Numerous detachments of French soldiers patrol the street+ during the night. Signor Gulling* hu been expelled. 1 The Pope hu traversed a part of this city. On his Holiness passing through the promenade of Piaci° the crowd was immense. Trade is stagnant, strangers are leaving, and bankruptcies are frequently occurring. The municipality is actively preparing for the new election of councillors. An address from the town of Perugia, covered with 609 signatarer, has been sent to the Emperor Napoleon. Signori Massimo, Fiano, Prince Doris, Rospigliogni, have signed the address. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's screw steamer Vigo, Captain Mirehouse, from Philadelphia, arrived at Queens town this morning, and after a abort detention pro ceeded for this port. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (7101 001 11111 f PARIS, FRIDAY Evixixo. A telegram from London, containing a very full analysis of an article in to-day's Morning Post, sup posed to be " communicated " by Lord Palmerston' government, has made a great sensation. The Pays prints the despatch in large type, and calls especial attention to it. At the same time a statement in a separate paragraph of the Pays contrasts strikingly with one of the most important allegations of the article in the London journal. The Pays says that the announcement made by several foreign journals of the approach iog departure of the French troops from Rome is " completely false." This indication of the adhesiveness of the Preach army to the Italian soil is in entire accordance with very positive assu rances of mine sent to you not long since. The Pays also says that the question of the annexation of Central Italy to Piedmont is to be submitted to universal suffrage, and that all the Powers are agreed as to the expediency of this method of ascer taining in a positive manner the state of public opinion in Italy. I take leave to doubt the accuracy of this latter assertion. The telegraphic news from London produced a very favourable effect at the Bourse. The Rente, after opening heavily and declining to 137 fr. 46c., rallied, and closed at 67fr. 800. for cosh, and 67fr. 853. for account, with a rise of 20c. to 26c. Mobilise rose 100. The Orleans, Eastern, and Southern railways rose Me. 25c. each; Western, 7fr. 60c.; Lyons, lfr. 26c. ; and Northern, 61r. Garibaldi pawed through Turin on January 31, gulag, as it was said, to (hoot. He was accompanied by Alezandsr Doom. Opinions differ as to whether the ram' wee makings pleasure trip with his bale, or whether his journey 1. connected with arrangements for his resumption of wive service. The iffgemmiard inclines to the latter view, bat at print there it my little to oonfirm it. The Melbourne parliament has adopted by • majority of 34 so 31, a resolution asking that a sum of money be Owed on the Hairnets' for the remuneration of termben. This Tote is wrongly oondemited by the Me'bourse press. An overland route for telegraphic communication with America has ben proposed in France, making use of the misting lines from London to Dresden, and from theism catering the RUCIIiaI2 empire, and pasting through Moscow and Kasen. Then crossing the Ural Mountains to Yakutat& and on to the &hang Strait, crossing title, sad passing through Rumba America to Canada end the United States. Tita ENGLISH FRIENDS OF THE GRAND DCKII AT Tummies' —The Rev. F. H. Sperling, rester of Papworth, St. Agnes, Cambridgeshire, brother of the ladles wham late esappade an WWI of the Grand Duke at Flames has hese the sabjeot of so meek ridicule, has addressed a later to the Ardeistrows from the Tuscan capital, In which be eaters at With into the clro•msteaoes. " Towards 6 o'clock, pm , Des. 26," he says, "as my slim were retuning home by Via della &piens, a Irani area leading from the Pisses della nom Asausidata, to the Pierce San Keno, their at tention was attracted to mists writing.' on the walls of the Grand-Date's stable., to the seen of "Jforte a Leopoldo &mat ! Zee* si Cbdiesi I" (Dank le Leopold the Second Domains the Omennadve I), &a, to. ; sad moot them, Wi tten beresif aselmerved, heedlessly wrote on the mid wall, "Pare Atrefissende Qwre• (Long lice Ferdinand the Fourthl), sad notitbeg elan At this momenta person droned is plata elethes surprised them la t►e sot, sad &track my older with such him es to break the umbrella which she held In her hand, mad, repeating the blow on her temples, almost stunned her. This man wee the sole whams of the eoroalied midsed , and he, following my two enure cc they bstitensd doss Via del Coorenaris, dam them over se she emiedy of two gendarmes when they met, sad left them,'. The remainder of the Maw describes the examination of tbdr Wens, sad issineates that the Marchese Ginori was the ponce by whom Miss Sperling wee struck. The dtadeosoes übswees :—" We Mean Mr. flperlinee letter be same he dolma its lanerdea at en sot of justice. That his explanations anew to make the rem weaker and worse Is act our halt." SPAIN AND MOROCCO. The following (from the Gibraltar Chronicle) are further particulars and details of the Spanish war in Morocco: JAN. 24. The following is an extract of a private letter from an °Meer belonging to General Rios's division, dated from the mom at the Custom-house of Tetuan. Jan. 20: I write a few lines on the bare floor to let you know I am well. My regiment was the first that entered the Coe tom-house. The Moors had left Saws some good., bat not of great value. The Moorish camp is in front, half a league off. If the enemy descends to the plain we shall have a general action, bat I doubt if he wilt accept battle in this way, for be seems very timid, although hs is in great force, particularly in cavalry. In a reconnalsrance we made this morning we fired a few shots, but nothing further. Our entrance into Tetuan—or siege, If siege it la to be—will take place moos, as we are only a tongue from the town, of which we bare a clear view from the camp. In the army there is great entlutailiern." By the snivel of the Marecain this morning from Tetuan we learn that a revere action wee fought yesterday before that tows. From sine in the morning until five in the evening the firing as both sides was heavy and continuous. Oar informant, who viewed the battle from a distance, could not any which army commenced the attack; but he believes that a very great fore. on each side was engaged, as the Spanish reserves were moved forward in the afternoon and took op • position close to the scene of action. Both anuiee after the battle returned to the ground they had before occupied. The Moorish positions are on some heights, north of the Tetuan, favourably 'hostel for the de. fence of the city. No particulars of the losers on either side were known, bat both armies are supposed to have suffered • melt , . The Msrocelo was freighted by the Spanish government to e nvey from Catte to Ceuta 100 bullock. and upwards of 100 bake of compressed hay. From Ceuta the steamer was cent to the coast of TAMAN, where she landed the bullocks at the Port of Martin, but brought the hay to this bay. The hi +roosts, after taking in a cargo of wool, proceeds direct to Marseilles. JAN. 26. The " Hoja Euelte," of Algeciras, describes the action be fore Totemic of the 23rd sa an attack by the Emperor's Black Cavalry on the battalllns of the god corps forming the Spanish advanced guard. With the semetance of the artillery the a.taolt was repulsed, with slight lose It is m ooned, on the part of the Spaniard., th ere b e i ng only two eflioers amongst the killed, oue belonging to the cavalry and the other to the infantry. A squadron of the Farnealo and 008 of the Villavimosa regiment made a brilliant charge on the Moorish cavalry. The body of Lieutenant-Colonel Berruete, of the artillery, wert brought from the vicinity of Tetuan to Ceuta on the 16th. The colonel committed suicide by shooting bimetal with a pistol in a tent during the a b sence of the other Wilms who were residing with biol. The cause which led to We melt sot wee not known. _ _ _ " The Town Council of Carlin," says the Cemstituriott4l. " have ordered that on the day in which the new 4 of the fall of Tetuan may be received, it shall be celebrated by bend, of musics playing through the streets, a general riagmg of bells. by the houses being adorned with hanginge, by illuminations. ani other public smossments; 600 Iv. ye. are to be given to every faintly belonging to Cadiz who has a son in the realm of the army at the at of war; wine, tubvcco, and cakes to the wounded and Mi , k from the army, and a ration to the poor of the prisons." The following steamers arrived at Malaga with wounded and sick from the Peat of war In Africa :—The Spanish steamer Cad, on the 20th Met., with 2 odium and 157 rank and file; the Spann& war-eteamer Conde de Regis, on the 2let, with 3 °Morro and 158 rank and Mc; the French steamer Bretagne, on the night oldie 21st,with 4 odloets and 200 rank end tile. JAN, 26. We have received to-day private advice. from aiefitZish ramp, dated on the night of the 23rd inst. The action of that day was, after all, but an uniuip rtant affair. There was a great deal of thing from the artillery which might easily give to a distant spectator the impreekinn that a meets. niggle was taking place. The immediate cause of the fighting was the omidruction by the Spaniards of • fort on their right front. Toe Moors cause down to molest the works, and this led to • gond deal of ekirmialiing, srullety firing, and *time ehugas off cavalry. In one of the latter, a Spanish soldier took • yellow banner with cords, tassels, &c., and for this he was promoted to the melt of sergeant, and decorated on the 5.11. The Moots did not show in very great force, and were easily re• pulsed by the cavalry and artillery. When the flourish troops retired at dusk to their own ground they were but weatly followed by the Moore. Whilst such animated ewes are taking place beneath the walls of Tetuan the city itsell looks deserted and litelee, not even • curling thread of awoke giving aeldence of its being nbabiled. The fighting of the 23rd offered the melons of introducing to the game of war the young Count d'Eu (on of the Duke its Nemoure), who had lust arrived in the !Tubb camp to join blended O'Donnell's oar. He wee out under fire with the skirmirbere, and haa received, et the reward of hie first dare re,l service, the arose of ban Feinandu. The young Count is described aa a Moe looking boy, with • complexion artisans* feminine delicacy. This, it is surmisid, will be soon bronzed to the proper oampaigning dm by a life and mays* and esposare t. the Armee sunabine,wind, end rein. It seam that the 97 mules taken some titpe 'ince from the flpaeierds ware not all stolen in one night, hut at different times, The amount of the manner in which the Moore effected the capture reeds like • pare of one of Cooper's novels about the Red Indians. The difforiet liabyles are called upon to twat rebate. each tribe, its moat tspett thieves and saute litters. Them divide into two partite one creeps wealthily, watts a tern, as ae.ir as is predicable. without demotion, to the quarter in which the mums are picketed, sad when tee other puty hes raised • tale alarm and fired • mew shots In front of • distant quarter of the Bp.niah camp, end all «yes and ears ere on the stretch in that direction, the cattle stealers dash In and acre their prey. 'I he camp life before Tetuan is, we are told, sadly doll and Oloautunosir, and the Acme, although butnleg officially