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It involves considerations more weighty than any which arise when we consider the defence even of England herself. For our own protection is our first and supreme care ; to provide for it in the most effec tual way we can devise is a duty imperative, ad mitting of dispute respecting means, but none re specting ends ; it can, as we know by experience, be secured triumphantly, and all that we wisely do towards it tends to make more remote the chance of its being put to proof. But with Canada the case is different. Our anxiety there must be con trolled by our physical power. Even if we count that dependency dear to us as ourselves, we must still ask whether in certain events we can possibly maintain it. And if a doubt on that subject exists, we have next to ask ourselves whether ours might not be a fatal friendship, inviting attack where offence would otherwise not exist, exasperating jealousy where but ler us there would be amity, holding up a prize to be fought for between the two greatest, freest, noblest nations on the earth, and placing us in a position where we must inevi tably lose the prize, while inflicting and receiving those terrible and sickening wounds which a combat between brothers of equal strength, of equal courage and endurance and pride, must make too lamentably certain. With this responsibility for the future laid upon us, the first point for our reflection is, what can we do in the event for which the proposed de fensive measures are intended to provide? Let us assume that the whole 1,300,000/. estimated by Colonel JERVOIB has been voted, with as much more as in the progress of the works may be called for, that it is all spent, and that we have got as a result two or three places of first-class strength. Let us sasume that they do all that such works profess to do, that they secure the safety of our 5,000 or 10,000 British troops on the approach e£ an invader, that they "gain us time," and that we use the time to send succours without delay. But what succours can we send that will *veil ? Some speakers have suggested a force of 70,000 men. In the extremity of our Peninsular struggle we never were able to place more than 40,000 English soldiers under the Duke of WELLINGTON'S com mand—at Waterloo he had not so many. But we bare grown since then in population and re sources, and let us therefore grant that we could even, by a gigantic effort, send the 70,000 men to Canada, and maintain the force at that strength ; and the Comedians, Colonel Jsavon tells us, have 21,000 volunteers, and when the ballot is put in operation, will have a militia of 88,000. Here, then, is an absolute total of under 200,000. But what is the force to be brought against them We have not official rolls before us, but good authorities estimated that last autumn the North had 300,000 effective' in the field. without counting those in Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and that the South bad 170,000. Now it is the case of those who urge the fortifying of Canada that these two parte of the States will, in some form or other, be united when Canada is attacked. Here, then, without question of further efforts, is an active force in the field of 470,000 men to come against our 180,000. Nor is this all. While we must send across the Atlantic all the munitions and supplies subject to the perils and delays of maritime war, liable to be intercepted even after they are 'ended, before they reach our strongholds, the United States will combat on their own bor ders, supplied by a network of railways which make their foundries and factories almost part of the armies in the field. What result can follow ? What can 180,000 of the bravest men in the world, three thousand miles from their real base, do against 470,000, or even 300,000, men of the some race, fighting within sound of their own workshops Our men will be shut into those fortifications we are prepsriug for them, they will be iuvected by a force double their own, they will gain time, but the time will be useless when no more succour can be sent ; and when that period has passed within which every soldier knows that it is a mathematical certainty that a place besieged by a superior force must fall, they will be captured or compelled to surrender. We have followed this inquiry to its conclusion, giving every possible assumption in favour of the theory of Canadian Defence. But it is beyond reason to expect that this will be the case if war break' out. What the Americans can do we know, for they are doing it, and it will be as easy to them on the St. Lawrence as on the Potomac. But what we can do in such conditions is proble matical, for we have never done it. We have never yet transported 70,000 men across the Atlantic. We have never attempted to supply each an army when our supremacy on the sea was disputed by a great navel power. But we have, to the best of our strength, already fought against the Americans on their own soil, and we have bean worsted and driven out. We tried with our whole I power to hold them when they revolted ; and though we sent against them disciplined armies, and theyl had none but raw levies to oppose us, we failed because we could not keep up a sufficient force at such a distance. It is true that we are stronger now, and e e have steam navigation. But the growth of the States has been infinitely more rapid than ours; what was this • firsok colony is now an equal nation ; if we wrioAdises they hoe railways, and the balance is more - than ever against us. Such, then, would be our prospect in that future to which Governments en the recommenda tion of • Deputy Director of Fortifications, invite us unthinkingly to enter. It is a future note ven d o ubtful. There is no doubt attaching the conflict of two armies of Anglo-Saxon bloqd, when the one is double the other. There is no doubt attaching to a campaign between two powers when the one is based on its own frontiers, and the other is fighting 3,000 miles from its bass. Against these demonstrable certainties we have no sesames to set, except our PROltileil assurance that be does not see why Canada could not be defended, and that he does not see why we should not undertake it even if we cannot. We have nothing more to say against his lordship's confidence on the first bead. But we must pro test against our forces being sacrificed to his point of honour on the second. A commander acts con trary to even the rules of war who attempts to hold an untenable post. He deserves the exec= tion of his country if he sacrifices his men in • hopeless and futile enterprise. If we satisfy ourselves that we cannot to the best advantage make Canada our battle-field in the event of war with the States, it is our bounden duty to avoid it and choose another ; and every stone that is laid or spadeful of earth that is moved with the design of confining us to that position is • national crime. But a still more important reflection remains. It will be our professing to defend Canada on Cana dian soil that will invite the invasion of Canada. There is, or need be, no question of con flict between that colony and her neighbours, except such as our professed amistance supplies. It will be to wound us that Canada will be smitten. And it will be a deadly wound. With this temptation between us, war is closer at hand than it would otherwise be. A war that will expose our own coasts to insult, that will annihi late our commerce, and that will wrest Canada from us, is the result to which tends our attempt to do what nature forbids, to maintain a depen dency in ano th e r hemisphere in the face of a people as powerful as ourselves lying on its bor ders. If ever, through unhappy misunderstandings or disputes, we must fight with America, we shall fight with all our strength. But let us not at once court assault and make defeat inevitable by hurling defiance from • position that we cannot defend, and by staking the inane in a field where the odds must be so fatally against us. gbt ginttl. WINDSOR CASTLE. liAice 22. The Queen walked and drove in the Home Park yastenlay afternoon. and drove in the Great Park this morn• leg, attended by the Hoe. Throw* Seymour. Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, went to London. Princess Louise) took a carriage drive, and Primers I Beatrice west out walking. The Prisms of Wake took a carriage drive yesterday. The Prince end Prinoms of Wales, accompanied by Priem Alfred, and attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lieutenant• Colonel Koppel, and Lieutenant Haig. went in the evening to the amateur performance at the Bijou Theatre. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Traisury, in Donning - street . The ministerspresent were — Viscount Palmerston, the Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir Geort„,) Grey, Earl /Lima, Earl de grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. A deputation of Numbers of parliiment, coediting of Sir M. W. itidlay, Bert., Mr. B. BIOUOIOOt, Right Hon. J. M. Mowbray, Sir H. Williamson, Bert, Mr. H. Fen• wick, Mr. B. Laghara, Mr. S. Beasmost, Mr. J. Fuser, Mr. J. Hindenon, Hoe. H. G. Liddell, the Bight Hon. T. L Mr. Dudley Marioribanks, and Mr. B. Hodgson, bad en interview with the Bight How. T. Wham Gibson, at the dam of the Hairdo' Dade, pixie:day, on the subject of e proposed addition to the London ooai•ter. THE LEVEE. By command of the Queen a levee was held yesterday, at St. James's Passe, by his Royal Highness the Prince of Was:, on behalf of her Majesty. Promentations to his royal highness at this court are considered, by the Queen's pleasure, as equivalent to presentations to bee Majesty. The general circle was fully attended, and included mart of her Majesty's ministers. Among the presentations to the Prince of Wake, ou behalf of the Queen, were the following : The Honourable end Reverend Francla Byng, on Ills appoint ment to the Chaplatno , et Lbunnton-nowt Palace. Earl Cmgan. - Viscoant io Che Yea. - Duke of Cleveland. The 8.,. WU Conway, on appointment to a canonry at Westminster. Earl of Cork, on appointment as Lord•Lieutenaut of Somerset. Mr. R. M. Fenwlek, M.P. Rey. Wart Hawkins, on his appointment to a canonry of Westminster. Lord William Hay. Dean of Lincoln, on his appointment. Lieutenant-General Earl of LUCID, on appointment to Colo neley of let Life Guards. Sir Robert Montgomery, late LientenantOorernor of the Pun Sir i Thomas Phillips, on being appoint•d one of he: Majesty's Counsel. Captain C. F. A. Shadwell. C. 8., loyal Navy, on appointment as Superintendent of the Royal 11141000 Victuallh,g-yard and Loyal Naval Hospital. Hadar. Sir William Swept, B erk, ietee of Antigua. Sir I booms B. WOW% en being meatod a Baronet. TH2 QIIRRS AND TMI WINDSOR AND ETON LITIRLET ASD SCURTIFIO lISTITEMOII.-1 - bs Majesty the Queen has intimated her intentioa of contributing a number of valuable works of art to the exhibition of oil and water minx paintings, articles of vertu, and works alopecia local Interest, which the committee of the Windsor and Eton Literary sad Scintilla Institution are about to collect in the Town-hail, Windsor. The Intended exhibition which, in addition to the support accorded by the Queen, has that of the council of the South Kensington Museum, and the gentry of the tows and neighbourhood, will form the chief attraction of oonversa:iates to be held cm the 4th, sth, and fhb of next month in the Town-hall, which bee been duly placed at the disponi of the committee of the institution by the Mayor of Windsor. The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his sixth Parliamealary falkdress dinner last eirsolag. March W., to the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Lord Burghley, Lord Courtney, Lord Jahn Browne, the Hon. George Waldenses Leslie, the Non. Colonel Bayard, Sir Jolts Traawny, Bart. ; Sir Askew Agnew, Bart. ; Sir Behold Keightley, But. ; Sir James Flphiostooe, Bari. ; Sir Colman O'Leghles. Bert. ; Sir Francis Crossley, Bart rMe. Angerstein, Mr. Baxley, The O'Dessehes. Mr. Bent, Mr. Walker, Mr. Evelyn Shirley, Mr. F. B. Powell, Mr. Potter, Mr. Merritt, Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr. Laird, Mr. Magnin, Mr. Morriss, Mr. Thomson Henke', Mr. Thesis& Mr. Depri, Mr. Raleigh, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Gawp Beathhe. Mr. Cavendish Bentinek, Mr. Wee:wreak Beassiest. Mr. Davenport Bromley, Colonel Parke, Mr. Frederik North. Rev. Charles Martnie (chaplain), Mr. Alfred Diadem (private aseretary). The right hoc. gentleman will,kold his srst levee on Wednesday neap; next, the 29th, at 10 p.m. Full dries. The Earl and Countess Rnsselrs dinner party, _ arranged for this evening, is unavoidably postponed. The Right Hon. the Speaker will hold his first levee os Wednesday ems* seat, /lamb 29, at tO o'clock. tontines. Last night the Duchess of Somerset gars her third dance at the resides°, of the That Lord of the Ad miralty, WhitehalL THMSDAY 'r9EI4ING, MAROS 23, 1885. iziLtalizioz. V ANDL ON PAWL 178 HIS EM MA. A COMM& DA' tram , : tblisher The Richmond Enquirer of March 7 put letter inquiring whether there is any truth in the rumours that efforts are being made to induce President Davis to resign, and that General Lee Is willies to somider Wax of rurreader. The Enquirer replies as follows :—" That there Is a party of whipped seoeders in Richmond cannot be defied. They are cowed, miserable wretches who ham brought this war upon the country, and who would now surrender to the enemy we have so doubt. There was a pima on foot to fame Mr. Davis to resign, when Mr. Stephens would resign, so that Mr. Bunter, as Prodded of the Bata* would become President . This plan we hope and beams has miscarried. At say rate the cosephatore gay un derstand that if they should sawed they will hare pieced a banes sceptre to their grip, theses to be wreathed by an uphold bend, no son of Rhein sucoseding. Robert B. Ley by sad with the consent of the army and the people, will grasp the oomph* they may wren& from the bands of Mr. Devi', and wield It foe the safety of his country's ledependeacie. No cabal of whipped weeders shall capitulate this country into slavery, and crouch at the foo'siool of Mr. Linooln. The Gowen has utterly failed. It is isoompetent and is doing much Injury. It has neither capacity nor courage, nor dueness nor resole . tics. The very men who were foremost to secede are the foremost to surrender. A stogie bead sad • single arm is sow needed, and if Genres@ would consult Re patriotism it would entrust all power with the President and General Lee, and go home. The Virginia State banks can furnish one or two millions in gold, and this will secure the supplies now needed. Let the legislature promptly turn this gold over to General Lee. (hover is defunct. The country no longer looks to it for aid. The Degree; have been withheld until it is now nearly too late. The currency Ica beyond their power to help. These who talk now of com promise mean submission to subjestiies• PAIMPO32II IN AJLIIIO4II. The recent legislation by the Onnedien Parl;st meat 1u referencia to Eleuthera ref ogees, having bees ap proved by the hems goose:most. sad the fast officially comemankated to the President, Mr. Seward has reminded his order establishing a passport system between the United States sad Goads by the following proclamation : "Department of State, Washington, March 8, 1865. " Whereas, perstent to the order of the Deadest of the United States, directions were issued from this department nudes date of the 17th of Deeember, 1864, requiring passports from all travellers entering the United States, except immi grant panellists directly entering an American port from a fordo country; but whereas Information has rormstly base received which affords resaonable grounds to expect that her Britannic Majesty% government, and the executive and legislative branches of the government of Canada, have taken and will continue to take such steps as may be looked for from a friendly neighbour, and will be effectual tower& preventing hostile invasions from Canadian territory into the United States. The president directs that from and after this date the order above referred to requiring passports shall be modified, and so ranch thereof as relate' to persona entering this country from Canada shell be reminded, easing and reserving the order in all other remade is full lone. WILLIAN H. SIMARD, 8•011111127 at State THE USE MEOFNT "QUOTATIONS" IN PABLIA. ABY DEBATES. The Madrid journals state that a line of the rest Florentine post bee just troubled the Corti's, sod, videed, the whole kingdom of Spain. Dante, traversing the inform' regions is sampan' w:th Virgil, eats noose of the 000 demoed appearing to Buffos from horrible tormoote. " This f earful punishment is inaieted,'he toys, "es the feeble souls of those who have lived at onos without honour and without lefamy, having no other inspiration tban that of egotism. Those unfortunates have lost lie hope of death, and their preempt life is ee abject that say ether fats seems to them preferable. The world bas refried to remem ber them, and they are rejected by Divine meshy and jos tles." Dante then adds with an expression of sovereign contempt :—"Non ragionam di for ; ma guards • pass." (i.et as speak no more of them ; but regard mad pews oe.) Bet the Minister of Pineal* M. Castro, replying more Andante, a deputy of the oppositioo, found nothing *Mural than to fling that terrible hoe in his fax M. Ar dents protested; the entire opposition oonsidered itself intoned by the minister ; and the deputies, greatly ex cited, remained in the rooms of the chamber until is the atomism, talkie& silnuMell, and pegtiou lating. This incident took place on the 17th of March. M. Animist demanded a reparation ; • committee appointed by the deputies was charged to wit on the minister the following day to bottle the affair, and the sitting of the lftth wee almost entirely taken up by the complaints of the procrteeists, by explanations and atteenations on the port of M. Castro, tad in attempts of conciliation on the part of a certain number of the deputies. Re have not yet learned the final remit of those negotia. Malicia', but the probilit is that this litle tempest wi'l core K. Castro of inconsiderately quoting t Nes from the t " Divine Comedy." THE EASTER MONDAY rozurnane rarrw. On Tuesday Colonel Erskine, insr-general of volunteers, accompanied by Lord 14are, Osloeel Lindsay, C.donel Piper, Colonel Penton, Major Chart., (Queen's Westminster), krt.. visited Brighton ofileially, for the pur pose of co-operating with the metropolitan commanders in mapping out the ground on which the Easter Monday Review is to be held. and of making the general arrange ments with the mayor of Brighton (Mr. J. Q. Brigdeo) as to the minor details. Om the arrival of the defmtntioni Colonel Erskine was conducted by the mayor sod Mr. G. Hawkins (traffio manager of the Brighton Railway) over such parte of the terminus. sheds, and workshops as will be used by the volunteers. He expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the projected plans for reception and departure. With retard to the latter, arrengemeets will be made by which the volenteen from Victoria and London-bridge will be kept entirely distinct from seek other. ft is almost impossible that confusion or impedi ment can arise ; and if volunteers will only hold together in military order, and go up to the Brighten station ie the evening as regularly and orderly as they do to the London termini in the morning, they will Bad themselves beck in the metropolis at an earlier hour than they have prerionaly does on like ocessioas. As in former years, on leaving the rail way station the troops will march to the Level and enclo sures in the metre of the town, where they will break off for refreshments, and afterwsrds assemble ands brigaded. r Thee they will proceed by the Idarine.pers the hill, and march past the inspecting officer at the Grand Stand as heretofore, an d proceed forward in a direct line to Bevendean Downs. Colonel Erskine was equally well pleased with the review ground as are the commanding officers. Lord Eloho was prevented fletll acessepanying the deputation on amount of ilium. Mr. E. W. Watkin addressed his constituents at Stockport last night, end remind from them a vote of thanks. The meeting h►d been held over for some time, to permit Mr. Smith to accompany his colleague, Mr. Watkin, bat the hon. gentleman was prevented through indisposi tion from attendies last sight. It is stated that Mears. Lloyd and Co., of Bir. mingham, ue osotemplatias tie salargesseat of the Innis of their business by cooverting it into a powerful joist-stock bank, in the management of which they will take an active Wk. . A serious fire occurred yesterday, on the premises of Messrs. Blundell, Spews, and 00., Bull. The warehouse was occupied with lane tanks of varnish, the ooaturoption of which caused a coefirgratioe of remartelele brilliancy and a1tn3.01.1. The damage is estimated at 4,0001. The cause of the fie is nob:rows. There seems just now to be a disposition amongst Iriah jurors to avoid oonvietiog murderers. At Belfast g uises, in two case of murder—the primmer; being named Davidson and Laverty—the jury disagreed ; and from the same cause the prosecution of Francis Bradley, for the mar. der of Adam Grimm', was yesterday abandoned at Lifford segue. The Memorial de Lille states that the men who , oommitted the shocking murders st Avoids (Nord) some I days shed, were s party of charcoal bunters who west to the farmer's bode, and iosistad os being served with ease. Media( with a refusal, they murdered the whole family adept one woman, and then took to eight. They are supposed to be hidden in the forest of Normal, which has boss surrounded by troops to prevent their maps. There is Mill a break in the receipt of Indian telegruss by the now line, rid tie Paden GIN. the ofhw lay, however, is believed to be oa the lead wens bsienntai to the Turkish preniment—sa isforewea tebbitio elseesta 'eel by the fad that for the lad two date are uses bon base weeked won frees Pers. Dinisnerron or /d•owantint Wpm Wonne.—On Tessa', • leallailei b coeuesioe with tie were of &slaw strayed noritne Wife Weeks Con oesy. in Saha. wss Went &- be fee. Been the arrival of the dereseld sod am es tie spot, the buildion had become • maw of retied Netting is at present known of the origin of thirty*: bat j the damage is bellowed to be oossidesabis.—Mocsaater &aria% UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) CAKBRIDGE. TEUILWAT. The following list wag Usual by the examiner , this morning, just In time for despatch by the expellee train : Oueeemec Tarroe.-1865.—Beninese: Arthur Behan, Clue Oollege ; Marto Spread Deane Towable's& Jena Centro ; Jame lerenpriere Hinimoad, Trinity College; Jobs Pelle, Christ'. College. Simpson Ohriet'r. Fennell Jen. Arbuthnot t Trio. Browne c Trio. Cobbold 1 Hines. Wiseman 1 Job. Whitelaw Trim. Durnford t Ki ms 's. Image I Trio. Beets* 1 Joh. Collins t Down. Austen Leigh King's. Hammond Trim. SECOND Coat 1 Job. Dale I JIB. litmehamp ' r Pet. Phillpotta 1 e. Carlow/1 1 Christ's. Calm. Oohs. Bora Tria. Tommy Trig. Benoett ) Try'. a Dalton I Tin. PoHeine t Trht. Thelwall I Christ'a. THIRD Oldknow Jae. Hooper 1 Job. Kenyon, Rom H. f Tria. Waugh J. Platt Trim. Taylor Jamas Trig. Trio. Gleadew• Ii d. CLAM. Cri bi lL P. ()hetet Tri.. 'it °arks 1 Trio. 'Phyla/ I Mee. Fisher Wht Joe. Trio. Cool oher } Otirpne • Seainesa Jae. Wats.= Jib. Cunningham t Oaks. Whitaker 1 lad• i w logle dam Oorpos. I CLASS. Wodekouse I lierlow Howes Webster Trial. Job. Petah. Trio. Metcalfe, W. P. I Christ's. Wilcox f Emm. Trio. Apt= Emu. PARLIAMENVAST DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONIL-ILatoll 22. RAILWAY TRAVELLING (IRELAND) BILL Order foe weed read* rind ; motion med., mid goesticia propoeed, " That the bill be sow read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave oat the word " sow," sad at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day WE menthe :"—(Mr. Blake +—Quokka pat. " That the ward' now' stead part of *1 guava= :—Th• hosts divided ; Ayes, 39 ; sods, 42. AYE. Bazley, T. Gavin. Major Bee* a Sir M. r n flOrente . 11. R. Melt. J. Browse. Lord J. T. Louisan, J. Scully, V. Buller Sir A. Lesson, W. Staepoole, W. Clay..i. IP snn. J. Stool, J. ClUtos, Slr R. J. Maeßroy, L Lt..CoL Cogan, W. H. Maektnnon,W (Lym) Re 44 l=lirJ. Col, Martin. J. Vandal/air, Cal. Damar, B. D. Moot*, C. White. J. Damon, B. P. Beate, C. White. L Duniadlia. Lord O'Donoghee, The TE LL --. Fortescaa. F. D. Peel, Sir It CrLoghlen, Six C. Fortran.% C. Unman& J. 3. Dickson, Col. NOEL Adam, W. P. Gard. R. S. Bus, Lord Agnew, Illr A. George, J. Ogilvy, Sir J. Anstruiber Blr B. Gower O. W. Loneliness, H. Reecroft, d. 8. man•ia, O. Shirley, L P. BlariMarkP. Ilssellass. Major flotilla J. A. Poyln, G. F. glands* A. Y. Stuart. Lieut,Col. Midge& Sir B. installmil-Elogns• Waldegrave4moe, Bromley, W. D. ark L O. (Bird, J. Legls, C. P. Walpole, S. H. Cheetham. J. I. R. P. Weathead, J. P. Dunbar, Mr W. R. Whalley, O. A. Duda*, Sir D. = ad :l. Winnington, Sir T. Dunlop, A. M. blayeelliaalos, D. C. Ewing, H. L Miller, W. TI MS. ?inlay, A. S. Illonerialt, J. Blake, J. A. Player, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Letroy, A. Roebuck, J. A. Rumenolefl, A. Schd, W. rEPIIEBS,_ j,►TFM limns% rmanasa.l . RIIBBIA AND THE DUCHIES. ST. PETERSBURG, lister 23. The Deutsche Petersburger Zeitung, in an article replying to one recently published by the 31 °scow Gazette, says : " Neither the honour nor the interest of Russia are engaged in the question of the Duchies. "The demands of the Mame Gamete that Russia should assume a more decided attitude are not based upon reasonable grounds, since threats, without an intention of going to war, are futile. " We are convinced that the conciliatory steps taken by Russia with the German Powers will be attended with success." The Journal de St Petersbourg of to-day publishes a circular addressed by Prince Gortchakoff to the representatives of Russia abroad, in reference to the Russian acquisitions of territory in Central Asia. He points out the necessity for these acquisitions, and states that Russia does not seek any territorial aggrandisement which might lead to complications whereby her interior progress would be arrested. SWITZERLAND AND THE ZOLLVEREIN. MILNE, Kuen 23. The negotiations for the conclusion of a treaty of 1 commerce between Switzerland and the Zollvereiu have beeen interrupted, in consequence of the delegates being insufficiently instructed. It is expected that negotiations will be resumed on the 4th of April next. THE SPANISH BUDGET. MSDB.ID, Maim 22. To-day the Minister of Finance presented to Congress the Budget for 1865-66. The ordinary expenditure is estimated at 2,139,703,680 reals, and the extraordinary at 563,718,190 reek. The ordinary revenue is stated to be 2,184,178,130 reale. The resulting deficit is to be covered by the proceeds of the sate of the national property. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NSW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, lima 23.. The North German Lloyds' steamship New York, from New York on the 11th inst., has arrived. She brings 142 passengers for Bremen and South ampton, 41 bags of mails, and 25,000 dollars in specie for Bremen. On the first six days the New York experienced strong northerly gales and after wards heavy easterly winds. She spoke the Bremen steamer Hansa on the 12th, 250 miles from Sandy Hook. Her news has been fully anticipated by the Moravian, via Greencastle, which brought in telligence from New York to the morning of the 12th inst. LrisapooL. mAlica Z. The Montreal Ooean Company's steamship Mora vian, from Portland on the morning of the 12th init., arrived here at 6 a.m. to-day. Far-PRRE3I3 FROM PARIS (nox OD& OWN 001 PARIS, WZDWZIDLT EVIAING. I am armed that M. Boudet's days as Minister of the Interior are numbered. There is not, so far as I can learn, any great or sudden cause for dis satisfaction . with him ; but the Emperor has been heard to say that lie wants in the plane a " political" Mall, which M. Boudet is not. He was an old red tapist in the section des costeutiett.c in the Council of State. The extraordinary dis order into which the Home-office fell under the Duke de Persigny's administration led the Emperor to think that a methodical man, experienced in . . _ the conduct of public business, was required to put things to rights, and M. Boudet was transferred from his accustomed desk to the palace in the Place Beauvean. The Duke de Persigny, although now and then under a cloud, is never very long deprived of the sunshine of impe rial favour, and just now his mission to Rome indi ct des that be may shortly be once more the man of the situation. It seems that M. Boudet has da maged his own interests by making too great a parade of his economy in the secret service depart ment—a head of expenditure on which M. de Per signy was especially lavish. I am not informed that the Emperor objects to M. Boudet for having saved public money ; but I do understand that he is displeased at his taking credit to himself in a way which by necessary inference reflects blame upon his immediate predecessor. The Duke de Persigny will not, however, at present resume the seals of the Home-office. It is quite possible that some more lucrative and less troublesome post may be in store for him. M. Thuillier, the rising government orator, is, I think, likely to be the new Minister of the Interior. At the last ministerial council it was, I believe, decided that the President of the Corps Legislatif should not be filled up this session. It is intended to give a hint, which will cer tainly not fail of effect,that the Emperor wishes the business of the session to be got through very rapidly. I am very seriously told that M. Thiers has been sounded as to whether he would accept the post of President, and that he did not say no. I can see no reason why M. Thiers, after having taken the oath and acoepted the mandate of deputy, should not be President of the Chamber, if the Emperor would appoint him ; but of course he would not accept the chair upon the condition that he was to be • government agent, such as the Duke de Morny was, charged to keep the opposition down as much as possible ; and whatever may have been said about the Duke de Morny's " velvet paw," I have many and many a time heard him speak to members in the tone and language not of • man presiding impartially over an assembly of equals, but of a superior arrogantly giving orders to subordinates. It would now be a very clever thing of the Emperor, as well as • serious step towards more liberal institutions, if he were to appoint M. Thiers, and allow him to pre side in his own way. The government would thus get credit for fair play, while being still assured of an overwhelming majority in the chamber. The Bourse is dull, with scarcely any change. There was a heavy fall of snow in Paris tide afternoon. _ The Daily News is seized. The Cotserier of Lyons announces that the visit of the imperial family to that city will take place in the first week after Easter, and that it will coin cide with the return from Nine of the Impress of Russia, who, that journal states, will be received at Lyons by the Impress Eugdnie. BELGIUM. The dissuasion antis war estimates for 1866 have just closed in the Belgian Senate. They have been adopted by 26 votes against 3. REPORT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. This morning was issued the report of the Charity Commissioners for Brew' and Wales for the year 1861. The special applications for the intervention of the oomminionere with respect to " very Tarim " endowments, *options to increase. The average num ber of such applications received daring the years 1861, 1862, and 1863, was approximately 1,239. The additional number narked daring the past year has bees 1,369. Within the year 1,728 orders bad been mad*. The commissioners speak highly of the benefits they have bees enabled to confer upon numerous charities by the exercise of the jurisdiction newly extended to them by the Chari table Trusts Act, 1860. Notwithstanding the great facility of appealing from the orders of the rostrata siocers, no instance has hitherto occurred of revisal or varieties. At the ekes of the year the total amount of various stocks vested in the of trus tees of charitable funds was 2,085,2811. 3a. 7d., held by them upon 3,586 socounte, for the esparatecharities to which they belong. 377 charitable foundatices, either newly created or not previously recorded, have been brought under the observation of the oommiaaioners daring the past year ; sod 14,277 returns of woo:into of the reoeipts and expeadi tore of charities have been received. The coniroissioners remark :—" It would be very satisfactory if the treatises ben such fouedations, cossidering how largely their advantep may be promoted by the publicity of their administration, and the justice with which information may be expected from themselves as to the discharge of public trusts under taken by them, would more readily comply with the law which requires from them for such purposes these yearly returns." The completion of a general digest of endowed charities is now complete for 15 counties; and also as to the parochial charities of the cities of London and Westminster. " It will be for parliament to determine." say the commis sioner, "upon the expediency of causing the digest to be printed, either on its completion for separate counties, or after a greeter @sierra= of the works, if it should form a sufficient estimate of the value of such a record." THE POBLIO-NOUSZ CLOSING Ac-r.—lt appears from a parliamentary return issued this inorniog that up • the preseot time the following towns have adopted 1 Public-house Closing Act, 1864, viz., Manchester, Preston, Great Yarmouth, Birmingham , Brighton, Salford, Sag' borough, Bittiogbourne, iddlesborough, Macclesfield, Bradford, Henley, Hereford M , Penzance, Walsall, Biegley, Suederland. Bolton, Plymouth, Kiopton-upon-Hall, Hali fax, Wenioek, Oldham, Bodmia, Grimsby, Devoeport, Bristol, West Hartlepool, Huddersfield, sod titockport. The foregoing are given In the order of time in which the act was adopted by them. The Scotsman publishes a history of the Edmunds' rasa, founded on various official reports issued at intervals during the last eight months, and which are now being sifted by the Lords' committee. Our oontecuporary, summing up the details, says :—" It will be seen that there is some thing uneetiefeatory or unexplained as to the oenditions on which Mr. &Bonn& was appointed to his hest ethos; but on that point all judgment should be swerved till we know the dotal*, of Mr. William Brougham. Meanwhile two points seem elear—that the pecuniary transactions Weiss Mr. Edmunds and Mamas. William and James Brougham, of which we have not yet full explanatioe, had reference $0 • debt of Kr. Jams. Sloughs= ; sod that, beyond having signed a document as security for his brother more than 30 years ago, Lord Brougham knew nothing of all thee* cam. pliceted matters, and has derived nothing from them bat a vast amount of annoyance sad the liability to pay another man's debt." A meeting of the London Diocesan Home idission was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms, the Bishop al Loedoe in the 'heir. After the reading of the repeat hie lordship adverted to the eperstioes of the evreasty. and showed that though to a large extant it was of an exesp ticeal character Is order be met the wants of a doetwatisg population, yet the tesdesey of its work was to become permanent sad to dovetail itself lido ear ordisary parochial system in the shape of new slunsiess sad separate. The meeting wee aloe addrweed by the Duke of Marl borough, the Bishop of Ely, Cason Boyd, and edam " Europe and the New World," says the Morn ing Poet, "have equal nose to lament the e. prematur but not unexpected death of Professor George Phillips Hoed, the widely-lumen director al the Observatory al Harvard College. and the astroweser-Isairid of the Rebel Oates. h onour of the mail whisk toek mg le Ms the Idelseel honour of the Royal Astroeowicel eaelety ef Reglesd—lhe gold medal—bee. 'Labially, wowed esether, se Its aim to oar shores, which bee resweyed to the eras sod* she record of the professor% untimely sad insalissausted llareb.“ Asiminc &oars as grow 057.1a55,--Yestosiday, sees, Simeass-ane isee, wbielt wee* maks Selessill kr tie wave. lie seareilses isiseelii et Des, ore aif es elatme a tela is ielerese Dopeggsle sea Abe tlaaakeivi. beaks. la elite seeibir gealbeeee II" Wok pleat ea Nada, Ye* eo ilisbaceerMet MN peeesaS grarlas we United So • Niaaarattews strelers. Mx. H. Gle et Ibeembeeelbell ewemeba. lie ram YaeetiewNiam Jima CAM, Peereaby. °ahem ad., red Tamer, ialbeemee le se Alm ame roper ti gi t i plased. tie soli being saa hi 5 mils. 1 Mn., Boyd' W 10 7eas. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Beim the Master al the Reael TEO DOZE OP WOLLOIOTON P. LOAD R. MOVTAGO. . . • modem for the lajunstiou ia this ere was slat made this mania( when, shot some dimension, • agreed that sake of motion for a deans timid in fj a tire underlain Was iloationd• and all Firths mic a fie to expedite the lonia& The Attorsey-Oseeral (with whom was Mr. Roth% Q.C., sod Mr. A. Keeps) said he hoped, Tepid who m , to the position ad kith eiserseter of the part* Mat I% ansagsassa which weal peeribly be mare minim*, seder tel oireumslanses than a decree could be COON as. Mr. Ssiwys, Q.C., end Yr. Wickens were to ms His Honour quite eoneamed la the earn proposed. - lITILWAKT 11. RANT MIA DOCK oforranY. Kr. Baggedisy, Q.C.. Mr. Baralswell with 1133. amok parte for an order to restrain the defendants for potting* the ship Olivia, now lying in their darks, se wry pi% ease them the plaistM, unleee with hie eossent His liwaseir panted the injunction, the plaintiff de* the usual undertaking es to autism COURT OF PROBATE AND DPTORa Olsten the Judge Ordinary.) 11111113111 V. SWUM AND 1.414171% The Q 6011114 Adman, end Ik. Hchlto the tha n = Dr. Deane, QO., end Mr. Pritchard for the Ms. Littler for Mee erre:Vent. The peak:ow was ly • clerk in the hued Maws. Bailey Brothers, ,pool, iron 'mama* bah had latterly base • metal broker in that town. He as Tied the rapoodeet 11 1852. sad lived with her g va eleven years, she, Aka there was a quarrel sad a so w , Mos. At the mod of about twelve moths to respondent gave birth to • child, w s i admitted was not bar husband's, and 4 0 , was gives to show th at th e so.respowisat was ths Ist of visiting lba. Ikeembey ; and it was, think*, aft* that Ite was the tether of bar infant The &teeth wee • Inverse and • amber 41 rewintela, l pleas, but so attempt was made to stwort them. The jury having found for th e husband, the mad ads decree nisi with weds. _ COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Oommiodoner liolroyd.) - II BAXTER. The bankrupt was a Wastes of Printing in oil Wow," Notihamptaiattrest, Olerkeetwoll, having a ro il Wow, Hyde-park. This was the adjourned sitting for urea - dos sad dissitarge. At the last sitting as adjoarlasst a necesnary through the amounts not having beta ild II requisite time. we Mr. Treberse mid that the assignees did set slit oppadtios, for • a very estatantial reseal—de ea* yield shove 23y If the poued—that debts bag and the meets being estimated to produce up 7,0031. Re had bean necessitated to come before taiga through having incautiously pat his same to some asne modatioa bills, which bad got out into the world. Mr. Bagley, for the bankrupt, stated that Le ea ed, knows from his cuss:ion with artistic pursuits, ad i cosapation in this way had led him to confide ford ludas to others who had not proved worthy of bi tee Meese. Mr. Bratsk, for arediton, did not oppose. Is smear to tie away Mr. rear stated that the property wadded of row doss, which were sot yet realised, but would yield mad more than the liabilitisa The beakrupt, is mower I. gladiola, stated that lig a patentee of a proem for printing is al 00100; WWI wee thought to have carried to very grad perfactfoe. His Honour, Is greeting the order of ch arge, disarg wad a hops that the baakrupt would be more la iii future trading. 13 U MIAS Lnwlll. The bankrupt was • (taciturn dealer and cabiukralurd Eldooatreet, Finsbury. This was the sitting for ex polo and discharge. Thesorausts, prepared by 'Mr. Soak la as aspegate liability ef 8,8401., with area retina d 1,4001., and property bold as security of 4,0001. Mr. B. Reed opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Bargood so po l ted. t was urged in opposition that the bankrupt's tram lions with 000 200000 required invsetigatton,and that ha of 2,7001. a the bankrupt's wends had not ben "Itigh. Wrßy explalsed ; also that be had given a bill dales% furniture at his dwelling- house, at De Bseuroirtolei.elik 1,4001., to sae Pitchfork, a perms witboot ma* li WI/ alkyl to have made the bankrupt adman of 1671. In the wane nts of three mouths' Ind* a bankrupt had made payme of 3,00 Cd., which woe a vouched ; an or t ao these palate the assignees dad li further id z An adjouramest was ordered for additional mods. rig sa LICHNON. The bankrupt was a diamond merchant, of Budgetng. This wan the adjourned examination meeting, bet so manta bad been Mod. The liabilities are said to Is wards of 90.0001. Mr. Bargood, for the assignees, stated that the Whig had sot filed the eoeounta which bad tom odor d, 11 be had bus allowed an accountant at the exposes 4 1 1 oalate. He bad dedioed that pedaloes's service' sul II stadlogsdy kept char of the wigwag. Rs lied gia• some pieties, which be repreeented u minima ; but Ism Foster el Pall-mall, said that the repreeentatios eseshol, Ueda Vase circumstances the assignee" abed for a i *mama eine for Mr. R. Reed, for the bankrupt, sought to Roma blame of the soolling of the accounts on the emigre it Tessier, wailed withheld his own account from tle tab rupt, alleged at e pictures. hich was oat 4,0001. _or Be 5,0001., that the w bad been sold in haste, and 1I ooly 2001. The baskng*, Is examination, admitted that Mr. had nothing to do with his dealing , in shares dam Bank, or say other bank. The account of his r those shares had bees ready sista last Numbly lii not bass filed ; he supposed that all his sessois aill be filed together. Before his bankruptcy be WA sib • is • diamond ring worth 7001., but he only bad lor oanmissioo, and it wan named to the owner. An adjournment till the 11th of May was ordered. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN is Z. G. BABSON, JUL The bankrupt wee a warehoneenan, el Chearekle. Thie was an : adjourned sitting. A It of 16,0001. there were suet : of about 2,0001. Andarli jouramait woe ordered. the MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Wore Mr. Payne.) SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE. Joseph Weller, 27, oannoo, was indicted fatiedso 6 assaultsag Mary &ruler, the wife of • mariner. Mr. Collins prosecuted oo behalf of the Society fa IM Protection of Women and Children ; Mr. P a ter &bid the prisoner. Prosecatrix, a very respectable -looking woman, 016 wife of • ntsriost now at au, on the night g the.. March was going down Back Church-lane, whew WI" stopped by the prisoner and two other art The primmer sliced bar by the throat. Ili with greet violence palled her to the Wm" and the others &misted. She straggled violently, het OA ell held her, and the prisour tore from her pifele cciaolino en d petticoat, and in other ways most groadlw infamously &malted how. She was stripped, blt:: of all her clothes with the *nuptial bol esenlita. She was still soffeing from the She worked at • Landry from 8 in the monies till Me 11 at Light, for which she received 2a. 6d. • day. John Siena.. policroonetable4 9l A. Am b• /".." 114 from the statics at 1 o'clock in the morning in a St with the proesontrix into the Back Chureh-road , homey the prisoner sad two other men. and she ou‘th. primmer me the man who had assaulted he. WI. oho came to the station, • dietanes of 500 ys/6 1 ""_, Use spot where the assault took plus. be thaeW first she wu • lunatic. She was very suited, sad..,„, hardly speak. Immediately she got inside the stn • fainted, and it was • long time before she cond be wow ' The proseaskrix, when recalled, said there eremite s Ems with tMo primmer ; one cot hem took her by the 1101 " sad palled her dews. There wan • third mu elseill r than. The primer fell on her with his knesea r oo t 1 the o th er men still holding her. She Wu . iggfroastalie (examination continned)—Tb• priunil " WI charged with the off enc e, said, " I declare to God I 0111° asseet." i After some other details the jury r eturned a 4 0 olio. yul e Mr. Payne esetuced Lim to be imprisoned sad hard labour for 12 mouthy THE POLICE COURTS (THIS DAY.) --•-- • CLERKENWELL. untaavii smogs 0? STOW LQr A Marol SPrigketter, aged 29, • actin of O•nrkett wise delaribid himself as a watch isaker. NNW* Gibraltar-road, Lambeth, WM shwa Will papiaries, at Gotwell•raid, Elt. 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