The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-16 00:00:00

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JAM W& Tin Krum MT wtrrs JOURNAL-7EI ISLI OF ST. raanci. Kamm A. Wigs% sad firs: Mar Herbert dal Enda .—Aad TIE FACIA OF PIMLICO Mama Yuan sad ; AWL Cised.—Oaaadaddal Addiodat T. tiftrTAFIFIL TWO HTEHT/ii. THE g airelloillMlLDE Mama J. Wi est& wed T Drumm.u. I Mir F. Clarls• owl 14a & boa NH. 14 )1) fltvr.o J acobe, Mee itad Demsfai.—Ari TEE ISIVILKD CHILD. Thu NOB_ WATCII AT LONDON' WOOL T D l llOniiii&siCnTo:77. IX 41a To-aissaav —Kaska& Ilk WParstira. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 16. Ws do not expect that those who last year warned us that Mr. GLADIIITOPI'II policy was luring us along the road to ruin will be moved by a sense of common generosity or justice to confess at Ilingth that they were wrong ; but if we are to judge by the first important stage of the journey, wee they must in candour own that rain is not a bed thing after all. Here we are at the clone of Gee d the most unpropitious financial years whose insidenb tho present generation can recall ; at t►e oommenoement of which our rulers advised us " to throw away," as was said, scores of minor km, sod to cut down others of more importance ; yet at the end of the twelvemonth's experiment, whisk wee to have landed us in a slough el deficit avid eeefotion, we have not only no deficiency to provide for, but the sole difficulty el the awn:auxin of the Excel:ouzo is bow to dieresis of a surplus of well nigh Two Millions eterbeg. Well might the Wiliest financier, m he aemonnoed the fact to an espy and cations Home of Commons, rveur with pardonable triumph to the prolific crop of prophecies of ill whisk des* last summer and autumn grew up in almost diffing luxuriance around him ; well might he laugh aloud at the withering of the false prophets' gourds. It is indeed provoking, almost beyond enduranoe, that after months of thiostenieg augury no sinister portent is dis cernible; and after all the incantations of the privileged seem Tie ery d ealeviliy will sot rise, L glee el dila prayen ad preplbeeles. Whet fans are they now to put upon the matter f at hew will they pretend to meow& the solvency of the revenue, which ought by this time to have been bankrupt, with the maintenance of their claim to political second-sight? To estimate correctly the worth and meaning of Mr. Otateross's vindication of his policy in 1860 it is necessary to peruse carefully and can didly the elaborate analysis of its results last night presented to the House. Parliament having in every instance save oue trusted to his judgment for its guidance in the remission, retention, and imposition of taxes, be naturally felt bound to rest his justifica tion for the past, and his claim upon their con fidence for the future, upon the inexorable testi mony of facts. Far from evincing any disposition to suspend the course of his searching experiments in financial alchemy, he boldly refers to the MOMS of what he has already done as a reason for ask ing further power to accomplish what he desires still to do. There is no shirking the logical conse quences of the great principles of taxation laid down by him last session. Mr. GrAnerross is content to abide by them all. He is more than ever persuaded of the wisdom and duty of lightening the burdens of the community asl fast and as far as it is possible to do so, not only became it is strict and simple justice to the in dustrious millions whose toil supplies the means of taxation, but because it is the truest policy for the sake of the revenue itself. The Cnaisenizoa of the EICNINCEE proposes, accordingly, to devote his present surplus of 1,923,0001. to two objects, namely, the reduction of the income tax by a penny in the pound, to take effect from Mid summer next, and the abolition of the excise duty on paper from and after Michaelmas. To the fin* there will be, we apprehend, no objection raised within the walls of Parliament; to the latter these will probably be a good deal. For our part we are glad ci any curtailment of the means of ex cessive and wasteful expenditure ; but looking at the dearness of provisions, and the improbability of their becoming cheaper during the present year, and having regard to the fact that the con sumption of both these primary neesseatise of life amongst us has rather diminished then otherwise during the twelve months gone by, we will say at once, that we should have been better pleased had a reduction of the war duty on tea or sugar formed an element in the new budget of benefits proposed. If both together theyseenied too much to deal with,why not at all events reduce the tax on tea f The amount that would be ad ditionally consumed, involving, as it necessarily would do, an increased consumption of sugar, would almost infallibly protest the Kxchequer from lose, whilst to the classes who can but indi rectly be benefited by other changes the boon would be palpable and substantial. At a time when the people have paid no less a sum than 830,0001. in the form of a tax on bread it cer teinly does appear to us that they may reasonably look for some mitigation of the charge upon an article only lees indispensable in their domestic economy—a charge, moreover, which they were induced to submit to upon the plea of war's emer gency, but which under various pretences has been continued now into the sixth year of peace. It is too late now to dimes, the merits of the excise en paper. The tax is irrevocably doomed, and its repeal is only a question of time. But in a choice of the evils to be eniltirel under circumstances unfavour able to industry, and pending that large diminution of expenditure which Mr. (coerces hails in prospect, we should have preferred, se a reamers of immediate policy, the removal of burdens which press more severely ea the great body of consumers than the paper duties eon be said to do. THE EXPRESS, THE PRISE AND THE BUDGET. (From the Taws.) As the paper duty brings 1,330,0001., and each pony of the imams tax about 1,130,000 t, it is evilest that shoot a penny farthing of the income tax gam to 11 the paper duty. If, twenty years!ago, Mr Robert Peel C to levy a tax of a peony in a posind upon imams resd p u rpose thought ;10 sa t u tavery unkind to his aristocratic &hada the fusses • , but positively road. Circanteisams, tarrear, have the madness of yesterday the amass erre of today. The House of Commas has pissed ea nosed he *aka of the paw duty, and we shoal& be the Yet to allow that the House of OXIMOOO may am& From ea opinion deliberately expremed, except from asessait or after the process of free discussion and actual eo The Lords themselves, who threw out the bill hr repealing the duty, did so simply on the ground that the state of the 6040001 had altered so comiderably for the worms since the bringing is of the bill 'roma.' lower boots, that so emergency had arisen to justify a grave innovation, and, in fact, to save the House of Commons from its own act. If we are to believe Mr. Gladstone. Ileums, that plea can no longer be urged in parliament. The state of the &lances, on the supposition of the sugar and tea duties and the income tax being retained, will bear some reduc tion, which Mr. Gladstom modestly and adroitly divides between paper and income. (From the Mowing Post.) The decreer which is about to be made in the income tax will be accepted by the public not onl as a wise and judicious concession, but will be interpre by the light of the opinion esteemed last night by Mr. Gladstooe—tuirnely, that the process of direct taxatioe has been strained far enough, and that the time has now arrived when the pro. oar of reduction may be benrksially considered. The Home of Commons waa °Weedy pledged to abolish the paper OEN at all coat cad prim ; and it is to be hoped that this qmstion—which at are time bars so angry an aspeit—will nerve a satisfactory and deal settlement. The House at Lards las t Welched Welched its privilege to the Min art the dealeion of the Commons ; but, sow that thin no Chia war, with unforeseen ex. poseee to be alcmanlstled and provided for, we think that the peers will hesitate Wore they provoke another, and, under present eireamationee, an inexcusable conflict with the constitatima guardians at the public purse. The budget, we believe, will be pepahr, not merely beams it satisfactorily adjoins beam and expenditure, but because it is free free all those experimeata and eccentricities in !Vwhich public have recently been so wrong ial: the * attribute to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Mamas lax and the tea and 'agar duties are only to be cootioned far cue year, i ardor that parliament may at the earliest moat enter gr im ? press= of gamma retrench ment which we hope Ives is destined to take the place of that prodigals 'immature the reepassibility for which rests amluively with the Homo al Ocesmoss. (Dry IM 4 1 '^.y gdoTll9 • • • • la Aare, ha siatimeat, apart from the moastreas aphiary which covers the whole at tain, woven vary ash to the ammeter of het year's budget. It is the e.quarrel raked up spin. Apia Kan. assetar ne to be eirellieted. sad Kr. Brunt's bidding I to be dom. Apia fairy Wand is to sate in order that Mr. Madame may day gory his poiat. The superhero of list yaw ad& ham seppaed relish. the hap powers. The posy lane. able reelela M oe the nerclast wed the Indic al every Wm eig ban swept awn. There heaps firm Mail redraella of the haws tax widish emsy ea. fear. Bat we amok foram* stab the peon tone; v s aueseheat te swam on tea and wen; weasel AM pay oar pia.) Is *spewed, in order le pm rigida .crab IrMadnh wile mfortueisely far tlisaravea, 111611111 d ate speculation Mr. GUM= basesew um =k am a r d er lse • aide. me ham tag, Pang Ilse pea& the tall beads of the improved emanlima if sew fame. and removed the vender impale ma paw* se Wavily as ear trade sad menase, he arab' lam net with few apnoea. But be Me pee ant ef lie way to mate opposition. Even if all Mr. Gleideash esidelpetiese are oared, this is set the hate to en of far eirer: h 4reat sane of revamp—the paper detise—faniii as ea all Callow of M. peak. Far never did the heed the pelltleal hweamiter peat is steadily to stems. Da them in as eppatenia, ham Kr. Oladame's show*. fa aloft a minks in W to. emir tax. abseil wadi at nee Maw the public, Ma woodsy Wm aiph @Was saisael lidellee l s time mere available, tali its mid be readred. Mrs the liens* Advertiser .) Though the repaid of the paper duties th thus promised 111 r. Girldirme II will be well for the small section of politicians wits have seared for years for their abolition, ea to istegfes that the parka aid the performance are spas. Theyhed better sot bolka I,efote they are ia imi the uk wood. Mho been ea which they have a long set their hear* dams very pareatly before their eyes, but ft b net yet within their peep. lure is • House of Cow mess, sail .hid Gladstone Is issi that homes. It le ad yet impanonated ia ls third reeding of his lest bill for the rembelea ef the paper duties was rely aerial by • trjerity aes. If the coaisores please. they are sew la • pathos to reject a similar bafby a majority of at Ira twin that number. And they could not dope say sans of opposition to the government which would be more popular with the country. Tb. nation haunt me that the reran of at least 1,200,001 n. of revenue—at • time, too, when it is with dificulty that the Chancellor of the Exchequer cam get the two sods to mat —is mode merely to pleas Mr. Bright and three or four other members of parliameth. The fact is so tramps- I met that ars our can fail to perceive it, that ministers aoci. seat to this sacrifice solely for the pupas of purchasieg the support of theme few one tuber aid the handful of per err out of doer whew meatharee Yr. Bright is. The country is iedignart and mortilled to sea the ministry thus intimidated by • small who have no influence—jar a they Ira nally no those who WS, .' t ra il ay affected by the Inidg Am n this year will be the victuallers. The Cheacenor of the Edethiper proposes, on the taking out of a threstarea bare% to allow distilla s and wholesale mer e:hate to sell any quantities, however small, is. stead of belag ns at preheat, to go to public-homes kr La Tradition two makes. The result of this win be to indict ea injury CM the regular licensed victualler, while it will, in reality, he re amemardatiou to the public —for there is haedy • respectable_ prone. house which hes sot now its bottle rowboat, wholly separated from the bwr, and to which the most respectable servants may go with the greatest propristy—move even, In some respects, then will be the air when they go to some of those outaf thaway places is whisk wholesale wine sad spirit merchants bane their promisee. flit Court. Mr. Headlam, M.P., with Meum. Clayton, Harks, Hodgson, and Bradley, horn the Corporation of Newcastle and Tyne Commissioners, Mr. Beaumont, M.P., sad Mr. Digby Seymour, M.P., Recorder of Newcastle, had an taterriew yesterday with the Right Hon. T. Milner Ulm and the Right Hon. W. Hatt, at the Gene of tge Based of Trade. Mr. Walker. Government Secretary of British Guises, Ined the an iet oniaL erview with the Duke d Newcastle yesterday of Ceiottes. 71;•COOTtaia;kTales far the lattrastiotal Exhibitioo at MIS bald amain at their Alan ia ths &mad maw& . ware atestrad yeatarday at tie frot e r :Imam at tie North Amiable provisess. MAMIAGE IN SIGN LIM-(17118 DAY.) The marriage of Miss Victoria Roane, stowed cleughter of the Right Ma. Lard John Russell, Y.E. with Y. Mien, Esq., sou at the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham, being eauessured to take place to-day at Pekersbas Chew* fkinsey, the 'hutch was crowded at ea owl, base with spectators. The bride, who wee ececeepenisil by her father, was sailed in a dries of white glass silk, with two deep Ervesels lace flounces. Her howl-dress consisted of a wreath of white ressa, white lilies, myrtle, and crane Sowers, and a large square veil of Enmesh tees. A valuable *sakes of peach and diamonds completed the costume. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding party re. rind to Pembroke Ledge, Richmond, the seat of Lord Jobe Russell, when a 'Wegner was giveo. The newly. married couple afterwards left town on their tour. The Duke of St. Albans will leave town on Fri dley for Cambridge. The Kw.lisi; of Hastings has rejoined Mr. and ty Edith Abney ilastiop. in Upper Brook•street, from a mead of visits in the oouotry. The Marquis and Marehionees of Breadalbane aw ak present eteyieg at Camper's Private Hoeg, at Tor• VAT- tbs Earl and Countess of Strafford and family bwrs mind at µwiz rasidinea in Bt. Jania's-equare, far Qs moon. The Earl and Countess of Hopetovrn have arrived at Lames Hoisi. Tbe;Conntasa of Sefton will have a dancing party thtr main at bar residence ia Graniwaridaw. We are requested to state that the Countess de ghbowts party en the lath Wet u unavoidably put of Thereday, the Nth Wt. Lord Herbert is confined to his residence in Bel pwoarra• by slight indisposition. Mr. and Lady Mary Craven will leave town on Triday far Paris. The Hon. Lady Philips has issued cards for an membly on Thersday asst, and for a cowed as Friday, the fird of May TUESDAY LATEST INTELLIGENCE. POLAND. ANOTHER CONFLICT WITH THE RUSSIAN TROOPS. tiusana's numaugs.) BFALIN, TI3IIIIDAY. Disturbances have broken out at Kien, capital et the Ukraine, in consequence of a funeral service for the victims of Warsaw. A bloody conflict took place between the inha bitants and the Russian troops. There were many killed and wounded. BRESLAU, TOZIDLY. Letters from Warsaw state that in every district petitions are being signed expressing gratitude towards and confidence in Count Zamoyski, formerly president of the Agricultural Society, re cently dissolved. M. Lewinaki having been called to assume the functions of Minister of the Interior for Poland, has made his acceptance of this office depen dent on the fulfilment of three conditions, viz. : That Count Zamoyski should be appointed Presi dent of the Council of State ; that the troops should be withdrawn into the citadel and barracks ; and finally, that citizens should be again allowed to do duty as constables. The women of Warsaw refuse to discontinue wearing mourning, and are organising a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin at Czenstochowa. The Russian authorities having left Lublin, authority is exercised by the municipality, under the presidency of the bishop of the city. General Chruleff is marching upon Lublin. LEMBERG, Ann, 15, Emma. The Gallician diet has been opened. It demands the autonomy of this part of Poland. THORN, Tummy AT. All dealers in arms in Warsaw have received orders to deliver the whole of their stock to the citadel. Count Zamoyski will only accept the vice-presi dency of the Council of State, which has been offered to him, on condition of the military being withdrawn to their barracks,anda civic guard being established throughout the country. It is expected that the government will reject these conditions. BIUNKAU, Aram 15. Communication with Warsaw is becoming more difficult Arrests continue to take place. N. Nicolas Epstein, son of the banker of that name, and director of the railway company, has been arrested. A semi-official article in the newspapers endea vours to justify the dissolution of the Agricultural Society. ...... _ . __ CRACOW, Aram 15. In consequence of the recent events at Warsaw popular demonstrations daily take place in this city, whereby order is disturbed. Public processions are likewise held, but have been prohibited by the authorities. The Ciao publishes an article earnestly exhorting the people to remain quiet, as I thereby avert the misfortune with which the city is threatened. TURIN, Aram 15. The Diritto publishes a letter from Garibaldi, dated the 14th of April, addressed to M. Alexander Herren, the celebrated Russia& refugee now re aiding in London. In this letter, Garibaldi says : " The emancipation of the serfs in Russia has been recently saluted by Europe with thankfulness. This deed had placed the exar among the most illustrious benefactors of humanity. But now that the work of goodness has been stained by the blood of an innocent people, it is the duty of those who applauded the generous act of emancipation to raise the voice of Malediction against the con summation of the most detestable of crimes." ITALY. MILITARY MOVEMENTS. "The Dews from Italy," says the Nord of to day, " seems to turn once more in the direction of war. In consequence of the concentration of the Austrian troops in the Quadrilateral, and their being put on a complete campaign footing, the periodical rumours of an early contest have assumed some consistency amongst the Milanese. Without positively sharing in these apprehensions, the Italian government neglects no means of opposing to the demonstrations of Austria a defence which shall be worthy of Italy. Its forces are divided into two grand corps Amok, one extending from Bologna to Plaisonee, the command of which is entrusted to General Cialdini ; and the other, under the orders of La Marmora, covering the Lombardian frontier. The two armies each number 60,000 men." The Official Gazette of Turin publishes a decree relative to the reorganisation of the Garibaldian army. In virtue of this decree the Gariboldian °Sons will form part of the new corps, which will be composed of three divisions. It is hoped at Turin that there measures will remove one of the principal causes of difference between Count Cavour and Garibaldi The Giornale di Verona, an official paper, which is supposed to be influenced by Gen. Benedek, contains a most violent article on the subject of Italy, concluding as follows : Courage, ye poor appraised victims 1 oast a manly pro testation into the free of your masters 1 To arms! Any thing will do as a weepoa for vengeame. Courage, Win I If ye have no muskets, take pitchforks sod sticks. Men of the Abruzzi! Ilea of Calabria ! Le worthy of your fathom! Tomas, resew the example of Carignan/ I Modems., be, like your fathers, the hammer of BOSOM and of impious liberty! Be united to fight in the name of God and of your legitimate princes. Assistance will not fail you. To the armies of the new Eleanacherib other sad brave armies shall be opposed. Come ou with year old stagier& ! restore the escutcheons that had bees overthrows! The day of wrath ham dawned : lat it be fatal to the fafamesta. taitrnuis TURIN, Ann 15. Signor Guerrazzi, opposition candidate, has been elected member of the Chamber of Deputies. TURIN, Ann, 15. The Opinions of to-day announces that the Pope has been restored to health. FRANCE AND ITALY. The Puagoto of Milan states that Count Cavour has been impelled by the recent reactionary coon @piracies at Naples, to address a letter to the Em peror of the French, asking for the immediate withdrawal of the French troops from Rome. FRANCE. PARIS. TV DAY. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the offi cial notification of the blockade of the amide of Albania, from Duran° to the neighbouring fron tiers of Austria. Turkish vessels are ordered to regularly maintain the blockade, which commenced on the 13th April, 1861. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, TUZSDAY. The Gallician Diet has been opened. An ad dress, expressive of loyalty to the Emperor, was voted by acclamation. Neither Dalmatia nor Flame have emit any re presentatives to the Croatian Diet. EVENING, APRIL 16, VIENNA, As 15. The Diet of Istria Ise refused to send deputies to the Council of the lbnpire. Fears are entertained that that Diet will be dismayed. The Emperor received to-day the deputation with the address of the Moravian Diet. His Majesty, in his reply, said that he had imposed upon himself the minion of securing at the Bathe time the neces sary independence of his provinces, and the power and strength of the whole mona r chy of Austria. A riotous demonstration took place :to-day in the square of St. Stephen's Cathedral, and ended in the arrest of several individuals. Strong patrols, mounted and on foot, are sta tioned in St. Stephen's-square, and in the adjoining streets of Gruben and Koblmarket, two of the principal thoroughfares of Vienna. The crowd, unmolested, is quietly promenading the streets, which present a very animated appearance. HUNGARY. Aram 15. A conference of Magnates was he to-day for the purpose of taking into consideration a letter addressed by General Benedek, the commander of the troops in Hungary, to the President of the Upper House. A resolution was adopted stigma tising the letter as an insult to the Magnates, and ordering the publication of • reply thereto. The wording of the reply was entrusted to a committee, amongst the members of which is Count Teleki. AGBAY Aram 16. The Diet has been opened to-day. The Ban was honoured with a popular ovation on the occasion. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA. Boxn►r, Arm. 14, 8.20 rat. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, with the above mail, arrived here to-day. Her dates are to the 27th March. THE UNITED STATES. —•_— (nuns% artuesa.) QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY. The following is a further summary of the news per Canada, which arrived here this morning : The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says :—" The President and a majority of the Cabinet are satisfied that an extra session of Congress is inevitable. I have reason to believe that the President will issue a proclamation in a few days summoning Congress to assemble, allowing the legal time of gutty days to intervene between the date of the proclamation and the meeting of Congress." The forts at Tortugas and Key West have al ready been reinforced with troops from Texas, much to the surprise of the commissioners and other secessionists now here. The same journal says :—" The reports in regard to reinforcing Fort Pickens, it is now apparent, were put out for the sole purpose of helping the Republican cause in Connecticut and Rhode Island. No such orders have been issued or been contemplated. Within • very short period Fort Pickens will be evacuated. It is even now almost a matter of impossibility to land supplies there, and by the end of next week the administration will find that it cannot make the attempt, much less succeed in it." The Special Commissioner of the Confederate States had started for Europe. Messrs. Yancey and Rest embarked on the Elst ult., at New Orleans, for Europe. Colonel Dudley Mann embarked on the same day, at New York, taking with him upwards of a hundred copies of the new Southern Tariff Bill. Official despatches had been received at Wash ington from the city of Mexico to the 18th ult. The constitutional Government had been recog nised by all the foreign Powers except Spain, which has no minister there. Senor Mata, late minister to the United States, had been appointed minister to England. Returns from the States of Zalixo, Sonora, sad Simla► show majorities in favour of Juarez for President. The proposed plan of secession having been rejected by the governors of the other states was subsequently withdrawn, which leaves the country in a state of comparative politioalquietuds The church party has now no regularly organised army. Several roving bands have been committing depredations in various parts of the country, some of which have already been dispersed, and the rest are being punned by the liberal forces, and will no doubt soon be brought into subjection. The following is taken from the Washington correspondence of the New York Harald : WASHINGTON, Aram 1. Senor Alvarez arrived here this mooting direct from St. Domingo with despatches for the Spanish 3finister. He left this afternoon for New York, and will return at 311C0 to St. Domingo, carrying with him despatches; from the Spanish minister here. The high-handed and outrageous conduct of Spain in .sung that island may lead to serious complies- Moos between oar goverment and that of Spain. The administration are is full pawed= ci ail particulars if the resient'action ot Spain, and it is very evident that the sew Secretary of State intends to take the necessary steps In this matter, and will immediately call the attention of the Spanish government to it. Here is another embarrassing difficulty which must be met sad disposed of. The proceed' op under the auspices of the Spanish go vernment upon the island of St. Domingo, have produced a deep seasation in administrative circler. Pattereon, bearer of despatches from the 'United States Consul at llavaunah, in reference to the expedition of a Spackls army of caoupation, arrived here yesterday, and bad two prenireted interviews with Yr. Seward. It is known that the information brought by him he been the subject of consultation between the President and the Secretary of State. It is expected that the Wise will immediately address an energetic protest to the Spanish government. This is all the federal power will be able to do in its present crippled condition. . . Blimage to say, the prospect of trouble with • European power is hailed with anything but re gret 'by many public men. They assert that • war with • foreign power would be • perfect God-sand in the present danger of civil strife, as it would at ones revive the national sentiment in the South, allay the secession fever, and in the sad result in a reoonsolide, tine of the country. President Lincoln is nearly worn out by the constant ex citement be has been undergoing for the last four weeks. This afternoon he became so severely indisposed as to necessitate the exclusion of all visitors. Even parties who desired to see him on important official business were not admitted. On the 30th ult. the Virginian convention, by a vote of 61 to 38, adopted • resolution to terminate the debate in the committee of the whole on the 4th lust., when the committee would proceed to vote on the various proposi tions that have boon presented, giving brief time for expla esti°, and ameadmenta. In the Virginia Legislators as the 31M ult.. the joint re solutions relative to the movement el troops and orate within the commonwealth, growing out of the proposed transfer of guns from the Helloes foundry, ware considered by the home. Various amendaseisto were proposed and re jected amid an exciting debate. The Senate's amendments were finally passed, modified by authorising the governor to call out the public guard to arrest the contemplated removal, and directing him to em. ploy the needful form to resist any attempt to remove the same beyond the reach and control of the State government. The amendment of the house was adopted on the let inst. by the Senate. _ MONTGOMERY, APRIL 1. Active efforts an being made to complete the Gap Rail. may hence to Pensacola, to facilitate the transportation of troops to the gulf, and it will be completed M a few days. Nothing important hee been remised from Pasermis. The supply of provisions, it is believed, is getting scares at Fort Pickens. Troops, previsions, awl =munition are flowing into the essfederste army is umbers sad quality. 1861. Two thousand troops ars expected at Montgomery this weak. The mortal misforowsont of Fort Pickens is pro woonted by reliable anticwity is unfounded. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom on ow PARIS, MONDAY Emma. M. de Pereigny's new administrative measure, announced in the Moniteur as an extension of the principle of decentralisation which he laid down in 1862, is, I am disposed to think, a good one as far as it goes, but his description of it is a misnomer. When people talk of decentralisation they mean an extension of the powers of the communes—they mean local self-government as distinguished from an administration utterly dependent upon the highly centralised government of the Tuileries. M. de Peasigny's reforms are no more decentral ising than would be an order of a colonel of a regi ment authorising corporals to perform certain duties formerly appertaining to sergeants. He augments the powers and the patronage of the prefects and sub-prefects, and thereby, nodoubt, enables them to do without delay many useful things which hitherto have been liable to be hung up indefinitely by the tortuous formalities of a reference to Paris. But this is aIL The prefects and sub-prefects are the de pendent servants of the Emperor just as the ministers are. To give them more power is not decentraliaation. What the partisans of local self-government want to see is freedom of muni cipal elections, and the extension of the elective principle to the office of mayor. With mayors nominated by the government, and the municipal elections conducted as the prefects know bow to conduct them, the communes have no power at all. Nevertheless, M, de Persigny, who is, I doubt not, a sincere believer in the merits of his I own system, is entitled to credit for having simplified the ramifications of the adminis tration, and especially for his disinterestedness in giving up a very large amount of patronage to the prefects. K de Persigny warns the prefects that their additional powers entail upon them additional responsibility, and that their actions will be watched with greater 'attention than ever by the central government. This flourish in the minister's despatch is, however, a very poor guarantee to the departments against tyranny and jobbery on the part of the prefects. It is very seldom indeed that abuses of power on their part can be brought efficaciously to the notice of the central government by private individuals, and they are practically almost relieved from the surveillance of a local press. On the latter point the Sick observes that the monopoly of judicial advertisements makes it almost impossible for any journal to live in the departments unless it is patronised by the prefects. The Afonifeur, at the head of its "Faits divers," announces the seizure, at K Dumineray's, of • pamphlet entitled " A Letter on the History of France." It, however, abstains from mentioning the name of the author. It is • curious fact that, notwithstanding the decree of Nov. 24, not a single newspaper dares to allude to the event of which all Paris is talking more than any other, except in the precise words of the Monitenr. The inclipenclance Beige is seized on account of its containing the letter, and no doubt all the English papers will be seized to-morrow. The Bourse was extremely dull. The Bente rose 100. both for cash and account, closing at 67fr. 66c. in each case. Mobilier rose 3fr. 750. In railways there was scarcely any change. Groups of people " did business " in the Duke d'Aumsle's pamphlet. As much as 40fr. was given foe a single oopy for immediate delivery, but bar gains were made at 10fr., 15fr., and 20fr. for time. This is a fact. M. Dronyn de Lliuys had a private audience of the Emperor yesterday. There is a talk of M. Pietri making an excursion to the Rhine. This would not be an event of sufficient importance to record were it not that this gentleman, having played such a prominent part in the affair of Savoy and Nioe, may be sup posed to travel with his " annexation " spectacles on. M. Peyrat says, in the Prase, of the Peace Society's address, that it is very sensible in so far as it expresses a wish for a good understanding between the French and English peoples, but altogether chimerical when it calls for arbitration instead of war as a universal system : Everybody knows and feels that the blood of the people cannot in them days be shed so lightly as formerly ; but now, as ever, and as it ever will be, war is the last resort of offended honour, and contemneff rights of nations. This is what the Peace Society will not understand, and for want of this knowledge they run the risk of becoming, agalmt their will, the allies of the oppressor. Vely Paella has arrived in Paris from Constan tinople. The secretary of the new ambassador, K Garin de Lamordan, is the author of the pam phlet in reply to the attacks upon Vely Puha on account of bis government of Crete. M. Paul d'lvoi, the celebrated feui/ktoniate (whose real name was Charles Deleutre), died last night. Another death, which is a cause of general mourning for the French press, is that of M. Leon Martin, a young painter of much promise, the son of M. Henry Martin, the eminent author of the History of France. LIVINGSTONE 8 LAST RIMIARCHIS IN AFRICA. Sir R. L. Mturebison writes :—" Of the abiding legatees exercised by Livingstone over the minds and affections of the natives of South Africa the moat striking examples were narrated by that great traveller when he told us of the staunch fidelity of his deeded° companions under the moat trying difficulties, and how these poor natives were awaiting his return on the Lower 7Ambesi, in the confident belief that he would make good his pledge to reecoduct them to their houses. To the tionour of our country, my intrepid and distinguished friend has honourably kept his word. By the last racket I learn from himself that, after a journey of about 1,400 miles, for the most part performed on foot. be has (with his companions, Dr. Kirk arid Mr. Charles Livingstone) revisited his friend the King Sekehan. at Sheskeice and taken bask the remnant of his Macololo escort. The discovery and opening out of the great river Shim and the examination of the salubrious mountains on its banks having been completed. Livingstone then set about to realise his promise to the Macololo, and in this last journey hes made considerable additions to phial and geologiral knowledge. Thus, he his dedwd the course of the chief affinecte of the Zambesi, the depth of that river at different semen, and the nature and extent of its rapids. He has also ascertained that the mai of the sand ame region (whisk I believe to be the t rue o ld roans vastly extended to the East, the mineral fro. quently reappearing in natural outcrops over a very wide area. Revisiting the celebrated Victoria Fails, and examining them in detail, our faithful explorer has found (a most uncommon defect among travellers) that he had greatly underrated their maineitude in his published work. Their breadth, which he had estimated at about 1.000 yards, I. now ascertained to he at least 1.560 yards. with a sheer fall of 310 feet. These and many other phenomena will be treated of at the next meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on the 22nd inst., when an interesting memoir will bs read desarils ing the country lying between Kafue and the Victoria Falls as occupied by the Batoka, an industrious and sai -1 cultural people, of peculiar habits, who were very kind to our travellers. In his last letters, dated the Ist and lied of February last, from Kongone, at the month of the Zane. bed, Lidneerame earionners that the new steamboat, the Pioneer, which has been sent out to him by her Majesty's government, woe in the ours, and, thus provided, be pro posed to ascend the river to beyond the Portuguese settle ments, and thence carry out the ulterior objects of his THI amain. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions will be proposed in Committee of Ways sad Mesas by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Moaday nest: _ " Iscors TAX. "2. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be charged, collected, and paid for one year, comessocing on the 6th day of April, 1861, for and is respect of all property, profit', and gains mentioned or described as chargeable in the act passed in the 16th and 17th years of her Majesty's reign, chapter 34, for granting to her Majesty duties on profits arising from property, profemions, trades, and offices, the following rates and duties (that is to say) : For ever, twenty ehilliess of the annual value or amount of all such property, profits, and gains (except those chargeable under Schedule (B) of the said act), the rate or duty of 9d. And for or in respect of the occupation of lands, tenements, hereditament', and heritages chargeable under Schedule (B) of the said act, for every twenty shillings of the annual value thereof, in England the rate or duty of 40. And in Scotland and Ireland respectively the rate or duty of 3d. Sabjeet to the provision contained in the said Act 16th and 17th Victoria, c. 34, a. 28, for the relief of perm*" wham incomes are under 1501. a year respectively, from so much of the said duties as shall exceed the rate of sixpence for every twenty shillinp of their respective profits and gains, computed as in the said enactment is mentioned; and subject also to the provision therein contained for the exemption of persons whose whole incomes from every source shall be lees than 1001. a year respectively. "TEL AND iINIAB. "& That, towards main the supply granted to her Majesty, the deities and drawbacks of customs now charged and allowed es the articles undermew timed 'hall continue to be levied, charged, and allowed as and after the let July, 1861, until the Id July, 1882, as importation into Greet Maim and Ireland, or on exports. tics therefrom to foreign parte, or on removal to the Isle of Man kr consumption therebi, vie.—Tea ; sugar. as does in the ; espy sane juice toolimess ; almonds, paste of ; cherries, dried ; eamlty dry ; omit y, gluier, preserved ; marmalade. plum% preserved is sugar ; succadea, including all trolls and vegetables preserved in sugar not otherwise mums. I rated. " EXCIIII : —PAPZI Dorn. " 4. That on sad after** Id or et October, 11161, tlr duties of excise now a prbis opal or Is reot of pow of any denomination, buttiowbeard, m il-board, pods board, sad scale-board made is the United Kingdom, and also aU allowances and drawlinede Cl or in revel l c:l m o:az such duties, shall awe, and doll be DO longer levied, ellowed t ir , paid respectively, '"bierovaLTArni Dunn. -5. That the ciitie;;icuiton;el7ssieTble on the mil. elm undermentioned imported into Greet Britain sad Ira. laud shall came and determine on and after the let of Oct., 1861, Ti.., asdenominatAxl in the tariff ; mill . bo.rd, paste. boas, u denominated in the tariff ; prints and drawings, es denominated in the tariff. " Exman—Citicoar. "6. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, and in ben of the duties of exam now payable on the article hereinaftermentioned, there shall be charged and paid for and upon all chicory, or any other vegetable matter applicable to the uses of chicory or coffee, grown in the United Kingdom : For every hundredweight thereof, taw or kiln-dried, until the Ist &woe April, 1862, the duty of 6d., and on and after that day the 'duty of 11s., and so in proportion for any greater or less quantity than • hundrede vet r e e t iet. And for and upon all chicory or other mush le matter as siforcamd, upon the tm poe • theme: to the United Kingdom from the at Onermery, Jersey, Al dersey and Sark : For (may hundred. i weight thereof, raw or klodried, until the lst day of April, 1862, the du of 9s. ; and on and after that day, the duty of 125., a nd so in proportion for any greater or less quantity than a hundredweight. "Exciaz—ilrmrre—RerAn ro "7. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be charged and paid uppoorn every addi.. Coral excise license to be taken out by any lioansed dealer in spirits to authorise and empower him to sell by retail any quantity, not being less than one reputed quarti or British of foreign tish sprite. not to be drank or consumed ea the premises, the stun of 31.3 x. " Exast—Rrnmax Err Houals. "8, That, towards raising the supply greeted to her Ms. qty, every person who shall keep open soy house, room, shop, or builsEng, for the purpose of selling therein, or who shall sell therein, at any time between tho hours of 9 of the clock at night and 5 of the clock of the following morning, any victual, or refreshment, or cigars, or SOINCOO, to bet:mourned on the premises where the same shall be sold (except beer, cider, wine, and spirits, sold respectively under • proper license in that behalf, and except also cigars and tobacco sold by • person duly licensed to sell beer by retail to be consumed on the premised, rad also duly licensed to sell tobacco) and every person who shall keep open any house s room, shop, or building for the consumption therein by the public of any victual or refreshment, cigars, or tobacco (ex cept as aforesaid), although the some shall not be sold therein, shall respectively be deemed to keep • refresh ment house, and shall, unless he shall be duly licensed by the justices to keep a common inn, ale house, or victualling house, on the same e str, take out a licence to keep • refreshment house le with the duty imposed by the sot of the last session Parliament, chapter IC "[STAMP DUTIES—HOUSE AOZICTS. "9. That, towards raising the simply granted to bee Majesty. there shall be charged for and upon a license to be taken out yearly by every person who sball use or cremes the business, occupation, or calling of a house agent, not being an auctioneer, or an appraiser, duly licensed is such. the stamp duty of 21. "Orate Durrns 7 FURNIBEID F00811:6, . . "10. That, towards raising tits supply granted to her Majesty, in lien of the stamp duties now chargeable for cc apes any lame or tack of any furnished dwelling-home, for any term or period of time less than a year, or any agreement, minute, or memorandum of agreement com mit:nog the terms and conditions on which any such house is let, occupied. or held for any such term or period of time, where the rent for such term or period of time shall ex. Geed Mi., there shall be charged the stamp duty of 2e. 6d. with progressive duties respectivel7, to be calculated as in the ease of deeds and instruments in general of the rune amount. And for the duplicate or counterpart thereof the like duties. "firma. DeTTES—HAWEERB AND PLDLARP. " 11. Tia,Towa;dniMslni .. Zhe — suiiiiiira;t7Sl to her Majesty, in lieu of the stamp duty of 41. now chargeable for or upon a license in Great Britain granted to say hawker, pedlar, or petty chapman who shall trade only in the manner hereinafter mentioned, there shall be charged the stamp duty following, that is to say :—For or upon a license to any such trading person who shall travel and trade on foot without any horse or other beast bearing or drawing burden, and who shall carry his goods, wares, or merchan dise to, and sell or expose for sale the some at, other men 'e homes only, and not in or at any house, shop, room, booth. stall, or other Saw whatever belonging to, or hired or occupied or used by, him for selling or exposing the same for sale in any town to which he may travel ; where each license shall be granted for any period not exceeding six months, 11.; and where the lame shall be granted foe soy period exceeding sir months and not exceeding a year, 21- " STAMP DUTIES—FOREIGN BILL& . . " 12. That, kiVard;raCalngti;l;ply granted to her Majesty, in lien of the ad valorem stamp deities now payable for or upon bills of exchange drawn out of the United Kilt door for the payment of money exceeding 500/., there shah be charged for end upon every such bill of exchange the stamp duty of la. for every 100/. and part of 1001. of the money thereby mad* payable." Earl Cowley had the honour of presenting to the Emperor Napoleon on Sunday a deputation of the Society for the Protection of Animals of Landon, and they pre vented to his Majesty an address from the society. The de putation was composed of General Sir John Scott Lillie, Mr. Gurney. M.P., Mr. John Curling, and the Rev. Thorium Jackman. The deputation ended the attention of his Ma jolty to the subject of vivisection, which has long occupied the attention of the Paris Society for the Pro►ection of Animals and of other similar societies in Europe. The Em• peror, without wishing to prejudge the scientific part el deo question, aimed the deputation that an inquiry should be instituted on the matter. The Garrison Amateurs at Dublin perform& on. Saturday night in the Rotunda, for the benefit of the 'rifle and families of pensioners, and in aid of the Seaton Needle Institution. The Lord Lieutenant was present. The xl• tendance was numerous and select, and the perform"' was attended with complete success. INDIAN FAMINN RELID, FUND. The total amount forwarded to the Lord Mayor in aid of the lodise Relief Fund up to last evening was nearly 44,003 1 , ad!' sire of advice' which have been received of a very ems' &ruble amount. Among the donations received yeetenbY were :—Sir C. Alexander, 501. ; collected at Carshaltob Ca 3s. 6d. ; collected by the Rev. H. Thompson at St Michael*, Stockwell, 601. 6s. 11d. ; Dalgety and Co.. 211.; collected at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Shit'? JOL lTs. 3d., besides a number of smaller amounts which have been collected at different churches in the inetropel.i. The Manchester tubscription amounted to about 4,ekor. yesterday afternoon. the T ) ;:r .h a mi t.:titt pub : ADDOCI for theAplefurpn.ON.—o•fk.Dumeroua st and highly ialluential meeting was held on Sa turday' aku requisite preparatioes for the reception of the S oc ial S`" Association, on their visit to that city in August. Mx. 14 ; ince, the hon. sec., attended and/apt:slued at some Ivef th objects of the aemniatfion, and • reception emmuttee sr e local secretaries were appointed. It Ma al° Seen epee a sabscriptims Vag ledislhay the eapeasts. I zneetti Norte holde flexed of the Dec. 2 March Totals 1800 Grind lay a. • ..d ; tote. P 81 41 lath u(1 Liam of i Mr M n BIWA di of the IL Am hos to this Ito third. r~. ~ a street of . the atom C a rit a s two wow doss and albCanterbui and pm district Whlcheet munincen church ; meat. 11 system, a various co 'stare. B more then the ide ' i d am ud dune of delete a canieni atemine of the soot to turn to took buildi Land Sock whilst the have been groued rem vita &tient Counties, omnibus, metropolis Name of : Old Petri Roman ROll &Well Slit W*Algroeu Enfield Hackney Ealing lieueslow Bt. Muslin ?aim Do. Battersea Camberwell Houses . Roshamptot Park - -- Grange Guildford • Brockley-hil Park .. WoodburyP Hertford at Ware, No. HerUord, Nc Reit&Al, No Maldol' Roundb ill Pa In addition there may be fronting the the mention e erection of is Property. brii whoa gkt r i e t, 1 . 14 'd drainage. mn corm ad the eligiL these estates habitation cal native to the I unsold land ea !tames* as la afforded eve than thi s . eiety's system ofvantages of the estate lumen for buil Lain number CI duction of far( aPPosia made have seesaws' the displaced s the accominodi troPolitan rail. to promote bui within au ea( committee I endeavoured way eompanie building land • taken up the al the persons wh the directors m be for the tutu' 'Hatton of the .• oollaiderable laud the opporti Irons the emir! The peaft e di j choke, CIF l earease Thin morn Jastioa" for 126 Is 2,6 23,4581„ t The total for ""a• of 120, ert ". of 234 of 14,1 _ t o m * and a la addition, tt C oasalidated Pi En g y ui d, 150,2981. Era:er Roi,„ P rePa_.._ tioaa are rota*. _have road he uss returaiii s s, VI Lo u d on . mum/ o el Asia' F1*7M68)7!