The Express. — London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

. to timed. The prir.eiple of the present t:nr: A. t is to provide :oral coorts for those the some n. ,urhoods ; and when a • trou t s t 212 mi!r‘ from his debtor, to A kir • • • f.: h:m to ire the county court of 1 , 1 . or ea: 'n the eupetior courts. The pre ; r•:er.. y 'wave* tots coreorrent *War r tf.c enp:rior eqiirts fo.• distant debts : ices nlof it bye side wind. It insets e laictitt shall be tatithd to any casts who •t never sore then 604 The affect of this e , It brooms law, will be. thtt cowry deb.. t ;nir ,a.y.niattbstricaveredthrongh the court .• in which tbe debtor reside., let the e, %, her: he may. It is ratter anomalous ot•easibly introduced to make the re ,: more easy, depriving creditors of nich they at present possess. !,r1.1: of c•ots in suit in a soperior court when ..g. NV. is recovered, is iocoasitteat with •.• .f a small debts act. This proviso would r.:::ons for that or less amounts to be I, • he local ceurni. The bill does not contain v • tor rein:burring either plaintiff ot defog : .t;coses tbey may incite it obliged ~ • a long way, and be absent fees nit or res - sting a claim ; ace o ro•itica be easily introduced. s ore obvious. Creditors compelled .•:,:on to Newcastle to rccov.r itebts of •• a.. 1 tird it better to tabu-dm their -, or to reduce them by the &gamut v,arses they would have to incur on , the law st thd , the cteiitor who it Ferrate his claims in the emit of the , 11Tc:elusively : but the evil we Lave only shift *boulders by allowing .• t tae snits in their own courts. Either ;• uin; u alio. deal t.e trend ot oppression. y is cob's to throw on his a ntiroaist • %penes' of 'irking jrvtice in a decant • a. terrptstion to dishonesty held out .‘ rosy refuse payment on the eaten _ nit be worth the stole of his „it.% : et a creditor, if air:amis.:al to sue f the payment ot a distant debt, .1 by interett or other items, to : but which the debtor may 1,7 • • i• y than incur the express of lid .. . asved as it cow its ds, it ought art for the mote easy evasion (not • ,• Would not ju.ticebe dor.e by allow • I. either :a the court of their own die :.: the derendant, wl:c thq aside 111.. e• of sub o:ber, or. when mote t to district of the defendant, or in . •v. a: their option. ? • once, which we have teuched cm in the : nt of enuity courts, • hich the 1)314 :a.. : seriously instead ot removing, is - r. we: whico the judge remises of • : • b. psil by each kb:ailments as he to !night be some excuse for judge to eieftials aliscretiou • p »surd fociliti.s tor roe:oriels • .f Frties eum.noned, or if they had . ti.. rr:rent and fume property of a • to: the payment iirtaimentr. • p.•:,sen co such (still:ha ar authoritY et are Ex .d accord's,: to ibe whim 711 ;Ave bean known toe:tend in some utder ' over a pirl d of years. ot this will be obvious it i• is kept in Try liege propor.ion of tao simple :hi , country mu° betwtea 1101. • .t !n the case ot the largest Ko h debt.. suite instituted foe their c. i riught to will, hot arc sr tthd by lees at a teas exper.ae than it would '1 a Ovally cowl. ,lists. %el r • ." r d that the clauses to be proposed , y T-GENZILII., on br: :girg up the 1. sautes on the bi:l. ;a embody • ...•: :Art adored LOW LA sermerly for • f • e coarse of proceedings in the . is little reason to hope that a . The 1)::1 isnot a gorernmi nt meg , r • : _reed on in oppr,sition to the opt ..• -• of the crown, pa daps we were r , • xr.. :hat the ATTur.NEY.GL.NEILIL -L so much rains upon it. A •: , cm scarcely be expected to under ... rf a subject at ocre so extensive . 'Le system of kg:elation in the • , L-Amon: is here at funk. There ought to • _. r. rerpoceible for the peerratses, if . at least of bil!ri belonging to the •, as that now under cnsidtraticals sad 1..:e care that they are in unison •,eneral scope and teodeccv of the law points. At peseta a bill hie •hat for the of county courts is prepared by remiss not .= to the public ; area as it is extremely un- Inether, or to what eaten% undue external is may be detected and checked in the pro. t :he measure through parliament, the chance r iraproremer.t of an critically crude and int „rabic draft is small. parliament our hopes for any material im. ..ct of the C3un_ty Courts Extension Ball are r. The present House of Commons has evinced • Te for the interests of the trading community _sand. Sot a voxs was raiscd in it agamst the : L•ia of the F..xcliEtirEles attempt t. impose •sx upon these numerous daily transactions vy pecuniary accommodation which are es . •-) the commerce of the c - ontry. And the . ir.4ard of the trading coaaux.ity, quite as . directive qii•ein of preparing bills, has t• House cf Commons to "amend" the • .1- a ,or.s Extension Bill in a manner that will .f really to diminish, an 3 in some take away, the power of traders to re : • debts. There is no prospect of a remedy, • •Le exertions of the people themselves and rte We are therefore glad to see that "• . • • of the metropAis have st last taken up • .*, z.r.cl that their attention is directed to the which we pointed out last week. • • t ! . .rabug of Greek resistance is over. The , • .' •nt Bavarian AGAML3IXON hare evaporated, •he htroles of our reactionary pram Lit dreadful vengeance, retaliation, mid i-, .10 WC mimed 07110 WY to fling himself C*- • -opts, tad not yield though the Acropolis romtla artutd him. The French fleet and tio:on were to interfere. There wee, 1 .• • 7- act 4 , yu.soni of the approach of the one, tt entt...a . .ora of V.e other. lewslit, we were told, could not fail her ally. .t 'INA:. •i s e Greek cabinet through thi ck I* = . tit d:d certainly —upon paper. will 'A . if Lod P*l-1111R , TON did Atd tr. t - breat m a d e it a point of t.r E•ter. , : • • !certle. The fact o ' that 15r f Est 4 al. ' l O , •• 2 : these threats made It far 1 " s.r pride, and a just sea" of I V.•': • orevettul our making those conceui°l2ll 0...ttru.0 s.,ei.t Lave done, and which now Ir. Litt to doubt will be accorded. 1 .•-_ • - ":a• Is:L a f motiv.a can have been for re t'...l ' t rt " 1 . 4.1 —+:lltib:e Baron Gnria's media v. a ,4tlte jald to a diaplay of form st a! a ''e% %scorer. That he waa bidden to at Eurt to doubt, but what he wili tt the (hieatals, by refusing to at..• _..'. t . • jic.la to force, is not apparent. nu probai.ly thereby a reproach to the two 'r• v er vvii or Initiate:4 promised him sup -1 giv,:n. Twouvar4r.L,' we be lie it vvas who principally it. ()111, ititlP hi. &IN sad foolish militancy. „ Ituvisa diplomacy must also have led C.!ig .utray, and iodated him to hope fur 49 '. sy thst, taken by itself, we much like &daily the policy of terrorising little - • L'..! xploit 'peaks at leant a plain tale 7 .• Ant, Ith:el is this ..—That although trt inistrts, by lead to bully and P.O ep..iate and oppress, England • what wins goid to her metre ris;ht of retaliation. And from eats r• .1 `".rem of powers are able to 1 1.. s kuem we think highly salutary. far that w e shall sseevery good "r"nl ve. only in fre e d om from insult, but ► titt,:tret %Atli between even the Greek •••r! L"I qur lure te but one road to the qrs.n I.,rers and prinete. And we are • -1 7. 4 ! akin d in thin inittlit/00 14,111 PALAILIWTOK et:rn'ht right one. it., 14 tic ct FRANCE. PARIS, FIIIDAT 7 in. To-day the members of the Assembly met in the bureau; to appoint a committee of fifteen representa tives fur the examination of the Electoral Reform Bill. The following committee was appointed:— MM. de l'Espinasse, Beaver, Leon Faucher, Placa tory, Becher, de Vatimetnil, de Boinvilliers ' Base, de Lawler, Gen. de St. Priest, Jules de Larstsyrie, de Broglie, de Montigny, Combarel de Leyval, Leos de Malleville. Of these, 7 belong to the committee of 17 who (raised the bill. The Caine, of the remaining 8 are to be found on the side of the government in the division on the previous question, which took place on the Bth. ])e l'lspinssse and Comberel de Leyval are the only two of the committee nr favourable to the bill. Paris continues to preserve an aspect of perfect quirt and order, even in those portions of the city which ate the first to break into Same on the eve of Iw. We. This tranquillity is, I think, misinterpreted by the party of order. It meats not discouragement,l as they imagine, but discipline. The precautions which the governnment is adopting show, that an instate will not take it by surprise. Several fresh regiments have been added to the garrison. Two re giments on the point of departure have been conk r imaded. The new battalion of gendarmerie mobile has been installed in its barracks. The barracks of the Ecole Militaire are so crowded that the soldiers sleep in the passoges. On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning some members of the Mountain and the delegates of the socialist conalave sat en:p..rrnanence, to decide upon the cow se to pursue cinder present circumstances. Aft. r a stormy discussion the qui stion is said to have been put to the vote whether there should be any armed resistance and an immediate resort to force, and minted by 80 noes against 70. Ti.e conclave then adjourned until the Electoral Bill should have passed. Meanwhile there is little doubt the reds are busy in recruiting adherents among the national guard. Teday the sitting t f the Legislative Assembly has presented litt'e interest. The private budget of the Assembly has been voted. The house then passed to the budget of the Ministry of Public Work., govern chapters of which were voted, but no incident of in ten st chequered the monotony of the debate. Sereral it tiers from the departments of the Cal vados end .14 Manche, ell agree to the state of suffering felt in the ra h province of Normandy. The prices of bath cattle and prodece were sensibly im proving when the election of the 10th of 3lerch at Peril s.opped this favonrabla movement, and the el- ction of the 28th of April Las rendered the state cf things more deplorable than ever. The maj ority of the breeders and graziers hav e b ee n o bli ge d, ua order to raise money, to sell some of their finest stock at ruinous prices. Stallions of the most useful and vnuable kinds have been sold for exportation. Those farmers who were compelled to make there sacrifices found only a temporary relief from it, and are now for the most part unable to pay their rents. It will take many years before Normandy can recover the lo se* which it his sustained, and recover its for mer prcsjxrity. The captain of t!:e company of the National Gnarl at 3laysese who at a late review came on the grownd in a Phrygisa esp. has been suspended for two months by the onseil de D.cipline. The offender will have to answer for his conduct befse the Court of Assists. An &Aiwa for libel was yesterday brought against M. Chen; the author of a work named " Lea Con epizeteurs,"and against MM. Garner, frioes, the pub lishers of tho work, by M. B irbaste, wh se name is mentioned by M. (lran. The damages were laid at 3,000 fr., but the court awarded only 26fr. firm against each of the defendants, and 5001 r. damegis, to be paid by them conjointly. The Patrie reports that the statesmen of the National, under the inspiration of M. Leopold Lune (de Limoges), are labouring to form a special meet iuq, to which will be united that of the Aim's de la Constitution. Armand Nlarrut aspired to preside over the new conclave of the Rue Lepelletirr, bat the National has rejected him to confer that honour on IGeaeral Cavaigne.c. It is aid that many of the tiers pa& ,or Left Centre, have refused to form part of the meeting of the Natinnal. General Lamoriciere becomes the president of the meetieg of the tiers-port,. I The roir flu People, which rare 4 misses an coca akin to work on the terrors of the men of reaction, publishes this morning in large type the names of the committee of the 17 at the head of its number with this intr.( daction "It is important for France to know the names of these 17 members of the royalist committee of public safety, who have governed the country for two years, and hive just revealed publicly their sinis ter power in proposing the violation of the constitu tion, and the confiscation of universal suffrage. The new cry of the democrats is " or b anisation of refusal to pay the taxes." Yesterday, the famous chemist Guy-Lussac, peer of France, expired at the age of 71, after a long and peieful illness. The following are the names of the representatives who do not vote generally with the Mountain, but who on the Electonl Bill voted for the previous question : Barteelemy (Eire-et-Loir), Bastiat, Bixio, Cavaigoac, Ferdinand de Lastepie, hleugain, General Mon tholcm, and Verninac. General Lamoriciilre, M. °dike &not and a considerable portion of the tieneparti voted against the previous question. On the question of urgency they abstained or voted with the majority. The friends of the Elysee, wi'h the exception of M. de Moatholon, voted with the majority against the previous question. No legitimist voted for it, but the following abstained from voting : MM. de &away. Buuhier de l'Eclase, Dambrai de Resseguier, Biome de Lugentaye, de Trtveneue, and Tripe!. de Loze. lACR-E. PALLS, MAT 10. far kw Account. Mosey. °Dunne tlightnt. LAOIII.I s w amp. ......1., si 0 ,a 20 SS 50 03 SO 3 per Olga tpp 1p NW MI 33 50 70 __ _ 5 do. New Loan. „ . 1 is i. 10 e 46 pa COMA. : I t : 4 per Cana.. ..1 Exchange on London : at shirt, 33 a ; M day;:23 .3. r. 5 . 18 " 94 messy. I Nadel Maas 93 73 now 5. 11613 966 1 Rank ressars loan lea 79$ „ De. Midmost I per Oats 64 60 „ Rank Shares ßads. 2670 SorsaL—St. Germ* 33.5; Veralks !right boa). 157 30; Paris 3nd Orleans, 715 ; Paris an d amen, 510; Roues aryl Harm 310; Iluerilles and Avignon, 171 23; titrailsarg and Sale, 103 ; Or. lens and Vienne, 317 30; Orleans and Bordeaux, 307 30; North * 417 50; Pale aw azalea& 324; Tours and Sates. 222 30; Ileppe and Facemp, 170. SWITZERLAND. A letter from Geneva of the 7th nya : The eity of BM, Fu elected the entire Conservative list by 3,000 votes to 1,000. In the other part of the canton the votes are about balanced. At the moment I writs, out of 226 deputies of the Grand Connell, there are already sleeted 110 of its eoniervative party and 100 of the radicals. There remain six nominations to be ads known. Parties may be sonaidered as nearly equal. This Is an Lamente victory for the comorratives. TURKEY. The Journal de Constantinople gives the following account of the suppression of the instruction at Santee : ----- - It was but a few days ago that the news of the magna nimous intentions of the sultan and his government were known at Samos, when the anarchists, to the number of several hundreds, under the fatal influence of the Ibttairistre, and headed by Lerma), Arens, Petra, and Tjouvalas, all of the secret reputation, took up areas on the 13th, in the @urines of Milos, Make and By . Muatapha Paths, esommander of the imperial troops, remained for some time OS the defensive, advising the rebels to make Their submission. But they pairing in their hostility towards the imperial troops, Muatapha yea com pelled to take the offensive, and whilst he pursued them in every direction, the flotilla, under the command of Lewin Bey, took up a strong position in the port of Btephanopo ,lis k.eping ups regular fire, so that the 'Owls were surrounded on all aides, and lied in the greatest disorder. Anne was killed, Petra wounded, and Lecatis taken prisoner ; he will be seat to Constantinople for trial. The rebels, who sub jected to fire and sword all who would not take part in their abominable projects, had a great number of men killed and wounded by the imperial troops, who on their side had only six wounded ; among them the brace Colonel Asia Bey. Thanks to the valour of the imperial troops, the trAnquillity of Ramos, which had been troubled during two days, bee been restored, end it is to be hoped that it will sow be durable. SIR Jonx ROBBll ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Sir John Roes's yacht Mary arrived in Leith harbour on Mon day yawning Iron Woolwich, aotiompanied by her Majesty's steamer Widgeon, Captain Frederick Bullock, AN., with stores for Itoes'a expedition in march of Franklin. The yacht is apparently about twenty tone, and is intended to set so tender to the schooner now fitting out for Sit John at Tram, whither she will proceed by canal. The expedition carries out a sledge or boat, to be and either on the ice or afloat, and a mexthead look-out, both of which are , omposed of gotta peeeha, and which, with the skate, have been sent forward to Troon per rail. 55 40 05 20 THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1850. GREECE. A portion of the intelligence contained in the fol lowing letter of our correspondent appeared in Fart of yesterday's impression of the Expreu : ATHkNB, APPAL 28. I am happy to announee to you that the Greek question is definitively settled, and the blockade re moved. On the 21th init. Baron Gros, finding that King Otho still refused to admit even the principle I of the demands of the EMlish government, declared that he would have nothing more to do with the question, and sent word to Mr. Wyse to that effect. He also intimatel to the French ambusador that his mission had ceased. The French ambaasador then put himself in communication with Mr. Wyse and Sir William Parker. On the 25th, at noon, Sir W. Parker again declared the Firma' and all the other ports of Greece in a state of blockade. This step alarmed the ministry, who called an extraordinary meeting of the Chamber, which took place with amp d doors. I am informed that during this sitting the president was asked what support Greece could ex pect from France and Russia, and that he candidly replied —none at all, for they had been convinced of the justion of the demands of the British government. This admission produced great excitement, amidst which the ministers came in for a considerable share of abuse, for the injury done to the country by their obstinacy. The ministry then decided upon entering into direct negotiation with Mr. Wyse. To this end M. Londos wrote to the British minister, requesting to be in formtd what had ciused the negotiation with Baron Oros to be broken off, and what were the definite demands of the English government. To this letter Mr. IVyse replied that-1. Tee Greek government will pay down the sum of 180,000drachnias (8,5000, the amount of the indemnities and compensations due to divers English and lonian subjects ; the amount claimed by X Pecifico, as the result of his demands urn the government for the deeds destroyed at the pillage of his house, is not comprised in this sum. 2. 'free Greek government will deposit the sum of 150,000 drachmas (3,4000 in the hands of Mr. Wyse, or give security to that amount, to reimburse M. Pacifico for the damages which he will prove to have suffertd by a delay in the possession of his demands. 3. Toe Greek government will express its regret in writing for the in , ult offered in Petral. in 181 e, to the officere of her Majec'y's brig of war Fantome. After a brief but recriminating debate, these de mands were accepted, and the Minister of the Interior publo•lied the following circular : To the Nomarks and Eparks of the State.—Ym have no doubt learnt from private letters and the journals of the re-:animencemen• of hostilities by the English fl-et. The government, gentlemen, considering that the interests of the country command it to pile an end to the lamentable differ fences, is now engaged in removing exiting dificultiee. I am happy to inforiu you that every thing has li. en arranged between the governments of Greece and Studied, that all coercive measures have ceased, and will nlt again be put in force. Yoe will immediately make this news known to the inhabitants of the Communes in your district, to the intent to tranquillise their minds. Athens, April 27, IsiO. G. NOTANIS. Thus hen ended the grand farce of three months' du ration, to the experee of England and the disgrace of Graeae. It is is said that the English fleet will shortly leave fur Malta. Yon can have no idea of the joy whi c h universally pervaded Athens when it was known V at the ministry had acceded t 3 the demands of Mr. Wyse ; the people's eyes were opened, and, bad not the millibars acted as they did, there would have been an outbreak. M. Landes will remark that on the only article which can admit of any reduction, that is to say the losses of M. Paci fico, a considerable diminution (more than a third of the total sum) has been made on a memorial presents(' by that gen tleman. It has required all my efforts to in:tme M. Paci fica to accept the WOO above specified. I was led to make these efforts by the strong desire felt by the British govern ment not to demand anything bat what is strictly just. As It is difficult to know in Grotto the e ant value (4 the losses supported now by M. Pacifico, is consequence of Ilde &ulnae don of these papers, that part of his claims is not comprised in the sum above-mentioned ; but the undersigned will be satisfied if the Greek government will, at the Pam. time, mad to add to Spasm, place In his hands (in the quality of wiskilkis of her Britannic Majesty) another sena or maturities for such a mem. The go. versant of her Britannic Majesty, and that of hie Hellenic Majesty, will immediately cause an investigation to Do made to ascertain the sums which are to be recognised due to M. Pacific,, by the Portuguese government, but of which M. Pacifico could not receive payment, in consequence of the destruction of kis papas. That Investigation will be torsi- nated within a given time; and, if It results that M. Paeifico had no right to cl a i m but s sum less than 160,000dr., the surplus would be then returned to the (Leek government. If, on tae contrary, M. Pacifico had a right to a sum greater than th• 150,000dr., the Greek government would then have to give the difference. The undersigned demands also that the Greek government formally engages not to address any de mand, nor to support those of third parties against the government of her Britannic Majesty on the subject of the Ware aid dam age accru i ng from the measures adopted by the rquadrou of her Msjesty on this recision. The under. signed does not doubt that the government of his Hellenic Majesty eill respond to the frank manner with which he has, without delay and without negotiation hid before; the Greek government the meat favourable con ditions' to which he can consent. The conditions are offered in the rim hops that the Greek government , appreciating the moderation shown by Great Britain, will at once place the undersigned in a condition to deliver the Greek cAnmerce from the co- ! create measures which at present press on it. But the under signed think it necessary positively to declare that the advan tages offered at this moment are only made on the c mditiona which have been proposed, and that, if aims delay should be manifested in incepting the conditione, the Greek govern ment must not be surprised to see the concesaiens made on this moment withdrawn at a later rebel. April 26. 111 LONDOS To M. N Tall. ATHIINS, APRIL 27. The undersigned minister of his Majesty the laicgg of Greece, hastens to reply to the note which the Hon. Mr. Wyse did him the honour to address to him under yester day's date. The King's goo, rnment accepts all V.e condi tions therein laid down, remarking only, that amongst these collet diens there are some of a poem isry nature, which, to be fully carried out, req tire a certai,i time, urd legal for malities. The undersigned undertakes to arrange them as soon as ponible, and he hopes to succeed in the town otter day or to-morrow. In the sneantims, and awaiting for the communications, the undersigned exl.reesssa confluent hope that the lion. T. Wyse will tak • hie necessary measures to pu: a sup from this moment to the sufferings and lases which weigh upon commerce and navigation, by the removal of coercive measures in the l'ort of the Plisse, and in the other porta cf the kinsdom. M. Wren TO M. LOWI,OII. BAY OP SALAMINZ, APRTL The undersignsd Minister Plenipotentiary to the King , of Greece, Las the honour to acknowledge the reception of the note in which M. Londoe, rilio.s•er of Foreign Affairs to his Majesty, this day gives notice that the government of his Majesty agrees to all the conditions laid down in the note from the undersigned, under yesterday's data. In ocum quence of the note of M. London, the embargo oa the Pirete won immediately ordered to be raised a signal from the admiral's vend; from this moment the nudge signed has reason to hope that a satisfactory arrangement msy be easily concluded, Vies-Admiral Sir W. P .rker hav ing countermanded the orders for the bl ekaile of the 0100 f p its of Greece. The undersigned hope that the p:euipt :ultilment en the part of the Greek government of the remaining formalities will enable; him to engage Vice- ! Admiral Sir W. Porker to release the vess:ls detained, end to resume those friendly relation which the vv. lament of her Britannic Majesty wishes to maiutain towards the King of Oree ce. Here follows a tote of M. Lori(los to Mr. Wyse, expressing the regret of his gorcrinl at relative to the arrest of an officer of her Majesty's ship Fantome, and pronouncing the censure of the (heck govern ment upon the persons who committed that outrage. The foLowing is from M. Londos to Mr. Wyse, dated the 27th : The undu.irned his the honour to transmit to the Don. Thorn se Wiese • treasury bill at sight fur 330,0e;0 urechmss to meet t►e pecuniary demands contain, d in the not of tier British Majesty's minister. Of this sum 150,000 drachma , are given as a trierantee to be restored to the Ores k govern ment, or augmented according to the result of the invesei,es lion by the two governments co to the injury esussd to M. PACIii:U by the destruction a his paints relative to his ds - minds on the l'ortuguere treasury. lhe Greek government binds itself fnemally not to make or support any claim tgainst the government of her Britannic Majesty on account ol ios•ss or Wiled.e arising from the esercive measures exercised by the British squadron in this nthir. Then folows a circular of Mr. Green. the British canal, communicating the ces , ntion of the embargo to his colleagues. The circular of the Greek Minister of the Interior, given above, was then is.aed. MALTA, MAT 2. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon came in yesterday, at 8.30 a.m. from South ampton and Gibraltar, d proceeded on to Alexan dria at 8 p.m. Iler Majesty's steamer Merlin, with the ore, land mails of the 24 tu ult., arrived on the .10th at :1 p.m. The Marquis de &dams, Governor of the Phillipine Islands, with his suite, came in the Merlin, to embark in the Ripan, in route to the seat of his government. The French steamer Leonidas arrived yesterday from the Levant, and brought the news of the final settlement of the Greek question, much to the joy of the numerous Greek captains who have b een lying here for some time in a state of doubtful anxiety. The publication of the correspondence of Mr. More ()Terr e! respecting the Italian refugees has occasioned no small sensation here. I hear that some hundred of the liberal-minded Maltese are getting up a memo rial to Lord Grey, in support of the Protestant petition respecting the punisinnents for offeaces against reli gion, and that the Jesuit. are furious at the idea of it. On Saturday, the 4th, Valetta will bo fully illu minated ; churches, houses, and streets will be dressed in damssk ; the bells will toll all the after noon of that day, and all in honour of the return of Pope Pius to Rome. Letters from Constantinople mention that an earth quake had been felt there. Tne disturbances in Bosnia were not quelled, but sufficient troops had been sent for that purpose. No farther accounts have been received from Samos. The earthquakes have ceased at Smyrna. Trade has been very dull. Opium is 109 to 111 p. the cheque. The Maine shipped 69 cases for China, rii Malta, and 35 for Southampton. Yellow grain is not in demand. 40 sacks have been sold at 16 p. the eke; there are about 1,000 sacks in depot. Cotton has risen to 260 p. the quintal. Velonia hos been sold at 68 to 70 p. the quintal; some very fine fetched as high as 85 p. Exchange on London, 1111 p. the I; sterling. The screw-steamer Bosphorus t as just arrived from London and Gibraltar, and will leave at four p.m. for Constantinople. THE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. A suppl went to the (14s,rrateur , r_itli.rnetOli the 28th, publishes the diplomatic correspondence on Greek affairs. The Obserroteur asserts that no proposition was ever made by Baron Gros to the Greek government, which, it says, would have ac cepted it whatever it might have been. It attributes the hesitation of Baron Gros entirely to the doubt which he entertained as to whether his government would take upon itself the responsibility of ratifying what he might have prepared. l'ne correspondence commences with the following letter from Baron Gros to M. Londe*, the Grtek Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated April 23 : The undersigned Minister Plenipotenticry, charged to interpose te e good ilfiees of France to bring to an amicable settlement the diffi recces which at present exist between Greece and England, has the honour to make known to his excellency M. Loudon, Minister of Fareign Allain of his Hellenic Majesty, that, finding himself under the necessity of waiting for fresh instructions, he must abstain from of ['clot intervention in the questions which had given rite to the interposition of his good (filets. The undersigned having ntifie the same communication to the English mi nister begging him to maintain the ontu quo until the go vernment of her Britannic Majesty bad had di., time tomes to whatever determination it might think proper, he has this day nctivcd from the English ministor an answer which the undersigned is units the painful necessity of communicating to the enerantentof Lis Hellenic Majesty. The English miaGecr hs, expressed to the undenigned the rsgnt he feels is not bine able to comply with his wishes, his instructions not permitting him to maintain the static qua in order to re fer to ris court under existing circumstances, and that it was with sincere sorrow that he made k-own to him at the same time the painful duty that remained for him to fulfil, in 'Tunneling the Commander-it-Chief of the British squadron to obtain the necessary meuures to obtain the satisfaction demanded by the British government. It is with the deepest sorrow that the undersigned makes a communi estion of this nature to the Minister of Foreign Attain of his Hellenic Majesty, and he begs M. London to accept at the cams time the sincere expression of his sentiments of high consideration. The government, says the Ofacrratorr, was oc cupied in the consideration of the resolutions it had to take, when on the 24th the French steamer Vauban touched at the Pirreus, b:ingieg despatches for M. Thouvenel, the French minister, and Baron Gros. M. Tricoupi had taken advantage of this means of com muLication to write to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. It appeared to result from these different informations that Lord Palmerston had manifested more conciliatory intentions—that he had declared that coercive measures should not be resumed without orders, miler s the Greek government refused to ac cede to an arrangement proposed by Baron Oros, and that in case of any dissent between that gentleman and the English minister, it should be referred to London. On the receipt of this news a ray of hope appeared, bat the English minister, on being ques tioned by the French negotiator on the subject, re plied that his instructions did not admit of any delay, and that coercive measures would recommence on the 25th. After the deliberations in the Chamber alluded to by our correspondent, M. Loados addressed the following note : LONDOS TO TH3 ENOLIBH MINIBTILB. The undersigned having been informed of the necessity felt by Baron Gros, who haft been charged to lend the good offices of the French Republic for the arrangement of the differences which exist between the Greek and English go vernments, to welt for fresh instructions from his govern ment, and that Vice-Admiral Parker had already named coercive measures, for the purpose of receiving satisfaction, has the honour to request the English minister to make known to him the conditions to which the Greek government must accede in order to satiqy all the claims contained in the note of Jan. 17, several of which cannot be fixed on as to the sum. In answer to this the following was sent : Flew TH3 ENHUSH MINDITEN TO M. LONDOB. . . _ _ The; tnilersTitWiiniite7Yleaipotesaiai4 of her Idejetty to the King of Ore m has just received the letter of M. Londos, in which he requests to be informed of the con ditions necessity to satisfy all the demands contained in the note of the undersigned, dated the 17th January last. The undersigned hastens to comply with this request, and 61. London will doubtless remark that the undersigned has done everything in his power to render these conditions as ac ceptable as possible to the government of his Hellenic Ma jesty. As a nparation for Ike outrage committed at Patois towards the navy of her Britannic Majesty, the undersigned demands that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of his Hellenic Majesty should address to him an o ffi cial letter, to express to the British government the regret felt by that of his Hellenic Majesty on the subject of the a ff air of the boat of the Phan tom, and also to blame the conduct of his agents and his authorities oa that occasion. The undersigned will accept the sum of 180,068 dr. 49 as complete satisfaction lot pecuniary claim, excepting that part of those of M. Paci fico relating to h is claim, T on ortuga. M. Londoe will remark that the compensations on the subject of the pillage of the ships at Saleina, of four lonians ill-treated at rattai l and at Pyrgos, and those demanded for the personal insults experienced by M. Pacifico on the occasion of the pillage of his house, consist of the awns specified in previous notes, and can not now be discussed. The nun of 180,068 dr. 49 is toads up es follows : 30,000dr. for M. Finlay, including interest to _April 4, 1860 600 L to M. Pacifico, with interest at 12 per Mat. from 12th March, 1848 (date of the note demanding the indemnity), to April 4, 1850. 17,638 0 6,766dr. for the pillage of four lonian vessels at Salida', with interest at 12 per east. from !Rh October 1846 (date of the pillage), to April 4, 1850 9,683 52 804. (2,248dr. 80) for the fent lonians ill-treated at Patras and at Pyrgos, and interest at 12 per cent. from September 4, 1847 (date of the demand for reparation), to April 4, 1860 2.948 97 64.404 b 49 120,000dr. for M. Pacifico, as compensation for all losses (not including his claims on Portu gal), but with interest to April 4, 1860 .... 120 . 000 0 Dr..... -180,0 IA PORTUGAL. Overland advice have arrived from Lisbon of the Ist inst., when Commodore Martin's squadron of ten vessels was still in that port, as also two French war steamers, the Phcenix, from Havre, and the Christovao Colombo, from Gibraltar, arrived on the 30th ult. The Phenix had taken the French ambassador, M. F. llarrot, to resume liis functions at the Portuguese court. The Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer Madrid, Captain J. Weeks, after a passage of 6t4 hours from Southampton to Vigo, had touched off Oporto and arrived in the Tagus on the lit, exactly in four days. She spoke her Majesty'. ship Superb nine miles north of the Lisbon bar. The ministerial question in the House of Depu ties, relating to the military reform, had been two days under debate, and, although it appears a clear case had been made out of an infraction of the authority granted to the government, it was pro bable that the cabinet would be victorious in the division, as the Count of Timmer did not seem pre partd to retire from office. The government had carried the law relating to the &vim+ tax in tho Upper Reuse by a majority of 26 to 23. GERMANY. SENTENCES OF THE SAXON RIOTERS. The trial of the prinners accused of participation in the Elberfeld riots of May, 1848, is conclu ded. Of the 123 prisoners, but 14 have been found guilty. lidirbsch, of rebellion; licuseler of exciting to disorder, and the rest of plundering. Mirbach is sentenced to two years' im prisonment, Howler to ten years' baninLment, and the remainder to five years' hard labour. REDUCTION IN YRS COST or RAILWAY WI/SSC—Up war.ls of 40 miles of railway work wore, it is arid, lot by the directors of the Great Northern Railway Com pany on Thursday loot, for considerably under 6,0001. a mile. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP ATLANTIC. Omen ova OWN CORRESPONDINT.) LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY NIGHT. The steam ship Atlantic (the first of the new line of steam-ships between the city of New York and Liverpool) as has jot arrived in the Mersey. She Holyhead - to-day at 11.30 forenoon, and but for the breskieg down of her machinery, would, it is stated, have barn here thirty hours previously. She has a large number of passengers on baard. The Atlantic brings seven days' later dates from America, but there is nothing politically important in the intelligence. A fire had taken place in the city of Mexico, by which property to the amount of half a million of dollars had been destroyed. The New York ffetakl, refbrrirg to the Nicaragua treaty, Intimate that it lays the foundation of a com plete revolution in the commerce of the world, and also sows the Reels of a naval etroggle between the United Slates and England which will eurpses any thing of the kind which has erer taken place in the history of the human race. It refrains, however, from publishing particulars of the treaty. A steam-boat on the Ohio took fire, by which up wards of 100 persons were killed. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The state of trade throughout the union generally wea somewhat better than when last reported. Menetory efairs at New York were showing still further sym,.:oma of im provement. tini•ed States S tees were quoted at 1181. T Ty Notes, 1161. BkRADSTCTIN.—The market for brrail.tuffs was 114/11C what brisk ; prices had slightly advice. d, and conaiderebie transactions had taken Once, at the following quotations Vbstern Canal fl..ur, 5 dole. 25 to 5 dole. 371 c. per brl , very firm ; Gen Noce prime wheat, 1 dol. 28c. to 1 dol. 300. per GOlha. ; southern wheat, 1 del. 14e. to 1 dol. 16c. per GOls. ; Indian corn, round yellow, 60.. to 620., a•eady: do. fiat yellow, GO:. per bushel ; do. ,o u th ern w hi te, title. to GOc. per bushel; Indian Meal, 2 dole. 73c. to 2 dots. :Ile. per barrel. Corrore.—The market in cottons at New York wee re ported active, with a mare elv.:n ordinary amount of bust. ness doing at advancing price.. The latest quotations were : New Orleans an.l Mobile, middling fair to fair, 13 to 131 cents. per lb. ; tip:sneis and Fl.aida, 121 to 13 cents. per lb. The exclisuges r trigs as follows: 0 t London, 1091 to 1092, the tendency of the market being upward.; on Paris Hors we. a firm market at 5.27; on Hamburg, 301 to 35: ; on Bremen, 781 to 781. Inov.—The market for all descriptione continue. dull and depressed. English bus are offerel from the what at 37 dole.; awl Scotch pig, at 21 dole., ail woad's. The receipts of the latter ileseriptlon, how ever, have been brae, and there lime been occasionally forced v at something under prim. A hvninn.l tons English bars sold from yanl at 37 d015...50c., via morsibs. Faanans To Livaaroot. —We notice engagement.. since our last of 20,000 Wrath. corn, at 3d., to be bagged to the ship. C o tto n , p er bale ; and 145 tle,ces rive, part le. bd. to London; 2,000 ls.rro Is naval More., Is. ed. • SW bones bacon sod 125 barrel. lard, 22e. Gd.; 400 barrels oil.take, 20 tom furs, and 25 boles deer.sklno, on term, nut made pub"e ; 30 ball-pipes awe, 23e. per tun; and 320 tierces beef, U. . . . The American ship Metcalf, dna been chartered to load deals, &c., at tlurbec for Liverpool on private terms. We bel eve thus the first Amer.ean iihip taken u.p here to load in a &Mtn pion for lowland ceder thy met/wool misty. To Noland were token 20 tons niatraranv, at . 2.15.; 1.0 barrels alines, 27a. 6d.; So tierces rice, 3iis. To Ilausi.urith, cotton, cent.; too tons St. IJoiningo tom xi, 225. 6d.; 100 bane:is oi', 2e.; , 00 Was co ff ee, 6 dots. ; and to St. retersburgh, 300 tons St. Doming lisrwood, 30..; and ';on Laguna, 275. rd. to Havre. They are very inactive, and our coot Aides are little better this nominal. New ORLGANS, APRIL 22.—The news by the America ►as cline to hand. but la not yet telly developed. The sales 01 carton lathy. cre 2, belts, at one•eighth of a cent. advance ; bringing middling, 11 Corn mt.^.iies to m...• oriented, with ages at 73e. to 75e. Ohio Sour remains dull .‘t 5 dol.. Vbe Court. Price? Albert, attended by Licht.-Col. the Hon. A. Wrilon and C A. Bouverie, weut to the Wriew et Wm birdie -zonicnon tat , May morning His Royal Highnese president in 'he afternoon a: a meeting of the oommimion fur prnmutivg and encouraging the Fine Arta, in the rc butl•tirit the palace of %%terminator. He arrived in the new pal AC.' of Wt S . Euimt..r at 3 e'cloek, attended byLieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon. The commissioners present were Viscount Cannier, Lord Colbarrie, the Speaker of the House of Com mons, Viconnt Mahon, 13;r it. Peel, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Hiram. The Secretary, Mr. Eas:like, was its attend ance. Mr. Beezi, a.aistant-secretary, also 'Mendel. The meal broke up at five o'clock. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Majesty the Qmen of the Belgians yesterday at Buckingham palace. Mr. Bazioy had an i..terview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Herse-othee. Thu Earl of ZltlaLd had an interview with Earl Grey yesteriav, a z the Colonial -,thee. Mr. Todd Pratt had an interview with the Chan ectl^r of eh. Exchequer y cAerday, at his OffiC:di rrri , !cnce in Dowdag-street. The commissioners Ur inquiring into Smithfield market, end the markets in the city of - London f:r the sale of meat, met yesterday in the Hone-otfice. There were present Mr. G. Ctransoll Lewis, Sir Harry Verney. Mr. Miles, Piofessor Rickard Owen, the Ilec. Fred/ rick Lyng, and Mr. John Wood. MCS4III. iloroby and D. Hodgman, of Liverpool, the Town Cale of Liverpool, and Mr. Weightann, had an in terview with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the (dice of her Majesty's Commisdonen of Woods and Forests, in White hall pieta. The finance committee of the royal commission for the exhibition of 1851, met on Thursday, in the Board . of Trade. There were present Earl Granville , Lord 0 ventone, Mr. Peto, and Mr.T. F. Gibson. Colonel Reid, chairman of the executive committee, ales present. Lord Barrington and Mr. It. Palmer, NIT., had an interview Fifer lay with Sir Gesrge Grey. (From List night's G,,_rm•.) LORD CIIAMBERIAIN'S OFFICE, FIAT 9.—Notice is hereby given, that der Majesty's birthday will be celebrate d on Weda•sday next, the lith inst. COMMISSION SIGNED BY TIM LORD LIEUTENANT op CUMBERLAND.—Thomas Mitchell, gent ,to be Surgeon in the Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia. COMMISSION SIGNED BY TILE LORD LIEUTENANT OF STAFFOLDSHIRE.—Thomas Thorne) croft, gent., to be Captain iu the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Stafford ahire4Ycmanry Cavalry. MUSIC. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. There was a cencert yesterday mortnrg in Covent ()mien Theatre, on the same great scale, and arranged in the same =tuner as the concerts given by the directors of the Italian Opera for several seasons bark. The first part consisted of Rouini's Stabat Mater, and the second was a miscellaneous selection of vocal and instrumental pieces. The whale strength of the establishment—principal performers, orchestra, and chorus—was called low action, ard tho result was a splended and magnificent enter tainment. There was no novelty ; nor, on such occ: sions, can much novelty be expected, though something lees hackneyed might have been ckorn than the St.lbat Mater, which has been the pi;ce de resistance at the Royal Italian Opera concerts ever since they were first set on foot. The miscellaneous portion was chit composed of a num ber of favourite airs and concerted pieces selected from the Operas which tom the repertoire of the theatre, sung by the performers to whom they belong. The theatre was very fell, and the entertainment appeared to give great pleasure to the audience. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MAT 10. The mt vt influential demonstration yet made in Ireland on the landlord and tenant question, was that which took place yesterday, at Mullingar, when the great Westmeath meeting, which has b..en so long looked forward to, we, held. The meeting was held in the County Court-house, and presided over by Mr. W. IL Megan, M.P. ; and not only was the attend ance of the farmer and tenant classes very conside rable, indeed a great deal too much so for the capa city of the building, but, what adds note little to the weight and value of the popular assemblage in this country, there were also a great number of the local gentry and landlords present, and taking part in the proceedings. Among them were the High Sheriff, Colonel Caulfield, D.L., Mr. F. P. Smith, J .P., Mr. J. M'Cormick, J.P., Mr. J. Deblaquiere. J.P., Mr. J. Itynd, J.P. ' Mr. J. Delany, J.P., &c, &c. There were several Roman catholic clergymen pre sent. The requisition upon which the meeting was convened stated the object to be for the purpose c f considering "the present alarming and ruinous condi tion of the tenantry, with a view to obtaining a just reduction of rents, and presenting a petition to parlia ment to establish by law some equitable adjustment of the relations between landlord and tenant." Tho Dublin, Glasgow, and Cork Steam Packet Company, to which the Viceroy, about to make the experimental trip from Galway to America, belongs, have announced their intention to sail a vessel monthly in the line from Galway to Halifax and New York. STRANGE IMPORTATION.—Au importation hasjpet taken place of a parcel of horailesh from Hamburg. The fifth is dried and salted. AMERICAN MUTTON.—A veusel, which has just arrived fres New York, has brought 42 casks of mutton as a portion of her saw, ooneigned, of American produce. This tho Mad importsAion of this deratiption of fresh meat which hoe lately taken plam from the United Stake. RATING OF RAILWAYS. DEPUTATION TO MU LABODCHERE AND SIR OBOIME GREY. --- - • Yesterday a numerous and highly influential depu tenon waited upon Mr. Labouchere and Sir George Grey, at the Board of Trade, for the parpese of laying before them the grievancis ander which the railway companies labour with respect to local and general taxation. Toe deputation was winumerous that it was found necessary to receive it in the Privy Council chamber, where it was met by Mr. Le bonchere, and—on behalf of Sir George Grey, who was un able to attend—by Mr. G. C. Lewis, Mr. Baines (chief poor. law commissioner), and Sir E. Ryan. Lord Kinnard, Hon. Chas. Howard, M.P. Sir Charles Douglas, M.P., Mr. Chaplin, M.P., fetrEdwai:el II P., Mr. Greene, MP , Mr. Metaled!, hi I' , Colonel Reid, M.P., Mr. Stanford, M.P., and other members of par liament, accompanied the deputation. The various railways were represented by deputations. Deputations of shareholders were also its attendance. Mr. LABOUCHBRE expressed his sense of the import ance of the deputation, and regretted that Sir George Grey was unable to Le personally present to meet i:. Sir G. Grey ad, however, desired him to assure the deputation that his absence did not arise from any indifference to the impotent interests which it represented, but in consequence of inevitable engagements elsewhere. hi. C. RUSSELL (the chairman of the Great W. stem Railway Company) then stated that the object of the depu tation was again to esli the attention of rovernmen• to the grievances under which ninety companies laboured ae re garded the kcal taxation levied upon them. He would, in the first instance, remind the government the t in 1841 cer tain concessions of the most important character were ob tained from the railway intercies. Tho e coecessioes were in the shape of cheap tree's, limitation of dividends, a general code of regulations, and the optier, el purchase of railway property, an the exprtee candela., mid understand ing that concessions to a couctsrbalancine extent easuld he made to the ietcrest effected. Oise of the most important of those c 'smellier. was tee reebien and the reduction of the admittedly excessive and oner-us local taxation under which the railway coropenle lehoured ; hue not withstending promises of attention to their pr awns, the companies were rice persrnting the en. fore el duties and obligalioes without hating received any portion of the promised tedue.lome and bent tits. The local taxation of railways amounted to a very large percentage in deduction of the diminishing profits of railway proprietors. Its impositi ei w arbitrary end irregular, and the esti:- in. ne in all e'en of dispute, of the ammet of the usessment was eccompani el by an enormous amount of litigation. lie believed these facts were well knewn to ...e government, and it was on that ground that he felt confide nee in &elate go vernment either to introduce a measure of their own at d re medy the grievance complained of; or au, et to the introduce Lion of an iadependent measure, by the reilevey companies themselves. He was satisfied that if the government sneported them, such a meas..re would be carnal by the Wile of justice of the house, and he believer), even if the government sod neutral, so apparent was the injustice, that a sufikleat :omen of mecchera would be retied to support a fair and egeiteb.e settlement of the gasoline. He would leave to L sing, who would fallow him, to explain, in detail, the general grounds on which their CYO was bamsd, ani the details of the measure they proposed, taller to reeisioa when brought before parliament; and as government, in a bill introduced by Mr. C. Lewis, had fixed and defined the mode le which tithe, should bo rated, thee pet tenting liti gation and 'suede-nit; what was rived to be an injustice, Le had every confidence that they would, in like manner, fol lowing their own pr -cadent, at all events support a menoure of a similar see:actor with respect to the aneoratu.t of rail- Mr. LAING (Chairman of the Lon lon,Brightenem d S oath Coast Medway Company) stated that the mode in which railway property was essessed, while nominally th• s me en that app'ied to other deseeiptions of property, was in reelity an exceptionable mode of assessment. Railway err:pen:es were escablelted not mere:y to constrict railways but nso to us* them as carriers when made. Their property, therefore, so/Deleted riot met ly of the income of their tenement, bat else e f the pooh sot their tie ie tied earreuge of their working trek. It was clivieus that the prefes of trade riot the pectin of treklimed by far the Leger portion of their gross income, whits the rens renal of the terse anent would, of necessity, form only a smell eget of such poen receipts. Yet, fohewieg the preen: me-le of saseagneet, the groat Inc inn of the company was tak-n as the basis, and certain deductions were made therefrom in such a zonar as to leave a large portion of the pr ti.. in trade, which were not legally ask-sable, within tea area of charge upon the company. In the nose el the ever ray he represented so heavy were the psi m ate they had to reo ice under this unjust system that 12 per cent. of the ratite real profits of the undertaking went into the pocket. of 'he fortunate parishes teroagh which their line paved, 1 .1. r: woo had 'molars whatever on the seere of any additionel burden brought upon them to profit so immersely at the expense of the snare li.ildrrs. 8., ex•remely enemas was this Lew ttex• cation in some particular paishes, that in one of tbem—that ef Cobden, on the Brighton line, which was intersected both by the Briahlon and South /f astens Rlilwoes—Oo per cent. of the entire rates were paid by thou too el:Rotate.= 1• followed, theraure, that sa any can of litigeliun got up against the companies by the p.rieh, the termer pa: I toot only tee's. own expenses, but GO per cent. of the exeeeses of their opponents. Uneer the operation et the law as it now stood, if the annual profits of a line were 100,0-0/., that sum woul I be the basis of assessment; but it by surlier manapenieet and economy the lOOlee/ seem increased to 1 , 50,0 1 )01, the later sane weuid at ore • be come assessable, though the 'thee of the increase writ a'. re. butable to improved management, and siot to imp eve: e 'ue of the railway as a tenement. Oa the eller hand, Ole. - • ()- will; end wasteful management the refits were, dim:loiled to .50,00(1 , then the alienable value of the line weele be reduced :accordingly, though each wasteful management had r(..i hog to do with the real lettable value of toe relit. ay. Te eine, then, the gross income of the company so a means of finding the *tensible value of the s aed pr. - reins it occupied, wee eerily like going to the Beek. of 1.• Flood, and endenotutieg to find the value of their lr.nu.es by dealing with the roes ..mount of income derived from their vast extent of buses's,. le was clear that by such a instead of arriving at the sent at ertticli a teem.% would rent the premises atom year to yaw, an uneear.l-of amount would beephown, though every one must k_ow toot each sa amount *ould not truly repr.ser.: the real annual vas-.1. of the proper y. Mr. litteeMLEY MOORE (late mayor of Liverpool) ex pressed the strong feeliug welch the shueholden is his neighbourhood entertained in respect of the grievance is question, end 'confident belief exuded that government would deem it its duty to st. es in, and eith r remedy the nil cr allow the railway companies themselves to do it. SWIF f explained that the mode of aseessmeet pro posed involved no alteration whatever of cxietiag mod.• of assessment, and that like Mr. C. Lewis's deli .rion of tithes, it was simply a definitien of the assessment of nilway. Mr. HAI)FIELD, from Manchester, stated that the strongest feeling of the injustice under which repenters of railways laboured , tasted in the part of the ennetry from which he came, end that it was no wonder suet sneul.l be the case, when shareholders knew that government had sanctioned directly-eompetieg lines of railway to the injury of original holders, and had teas, in malty cases, extorted a reduction of tolls from the very companies 'gamut whom they had permitted such comectiti. n to came into operation. He considered the messenger duty also to he a very onerous tax, levied, as it wie, en the gram receipts, and not on the net receipts; and he felt confident it was in the power of government, by simply deist; justice to railway companies, which had saved the cone try at lease j)l) velliene a year in the transit of goods and pusregere, to rein the value of railway property to its fair and proper standard. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that if the rail , ray con•rtries could make outs strong case of injustice, as they ste:.l it was in their power to do, it would be the duty of g.ver , rnett to inquire into the matter of compl dot. Mr. 1-1::st,l1 had called his attention to the pera:d of 1644 when an intimation was given by the government, that whenever a general :nee sure as to rating should he introduced, the vase of railways should be consi,iered. Ile need not say that any interfer ence with the law of rating was surrounded by extrema difficulty, and that it would he peculiai:y difficult :o dis turb any existirg principle without brig rine about v ri•vi sion of the whole system of assessment. ti ith respect to alterations in the machinery of the law, he was in hopes that last year's measure, giving as it did fent!. r power for arbitration in eases of appeal. and also the p_wer to take cues by consent direct trout the session to the higher courts, would hare diminished the exp.nwe incurred in appeals between parishes and railways. lie was sorry, however, to learn from the deputation, that this had not been the case. However, while adhering to the principle of rating, he should rot be unwilling to confider and support any further improvements in the ma. chinery of the law which might be found to be advan tageous. With respect to the clauses sent to him on behalf of the deputation, and as further explained by Mr. Laing, ho could only say that while he would give those clauses his best consideration, he looked upon them as obnoxious to se rious objection, and all he could further say on that subject was, that it the gentlemen present saw tit to bring them be fore parliament, he should, after consulting with the other members of the government, give thorn 11.4 best attention. An opportunity was offered to the railway interest, in com mon with other interests, to make out their cue bnore L Portinaa's committee, and he would suggest whether that committee might not afford them the opportunity of support ing the conclusions they had eider ed. Mr. RUSSELL objected that Lott! Portmstio committee was ter a general object, having, however, a special intenti , n to ita appointment, and the it was quite out of the qn.stion for the shareholders in railway companies to hope that any measure of relief for them could proceed in the pris.nt en &ion from the labours of that committee. if government were not prepared to initiate a measure of relief, surely they could not object, with any show of realm, to Allow the shareholders of railways to make out their case before p Ala ment by the introduction of a measure of their own ; end the deputation wished to be infuriated whether a pr.inuv to that effect could he obtained. Mr. LABOUCHERB, in reply to Mr. !haul% etc , a that position of l ha aw vin ot g ra s t po in k g e i n . s s tr , irg thin ly d o . f the Imo. the earliest passible period give a distinct answer to the m h a e ll w °4 o urd u s ld counts other members of the government, and at question put to him by that gentleman. ithe deputation then withdrew. _ _ . Mr. Olys (the chairman of the L nide& and Noa th Western Company), was prevented from attendwg. in con sequence of hts toting under subio•na on the °lobo luso:Arms THE HEALTIT OF THE DUKE OF RUTLAND hes been this week the subjcet of alarm amongst his friends, and continues to mite mid anxiety. ~`~~. ~~ I i .~ (1 c 1 1