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278 TNICXS OF 81738CRIP TION TOR ett iiirtiSS : (STAMPED) Per Annum .. .. .. Half Yearly.. .. .. Quarterly .. .. • . PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. .. 0 13 0 .. 0 6 6 Subsoribers are requested to send their orders through News ♦gents; if direct to the Oboe, accompanied by a remittance. Advertisements also must have a reference or remittance. Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALPIPAD Iva, 110, Strand, London. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Whatever is intended for insertion mustbe authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return °communications of which we do not avail ourselves. ett .)- TOO. LONDON. SATURDAY. MARCH 20, 1858. POSTSCRIPT. NAPLES. The following telegram has been received from Naples _ NAPLES, March 18. A Royal decree signed this morning by the King, and officially communicated, allows Watt to return to England immediately. It is also said that the trial of Parks will be immediately proceeded with, in order to enable him to return to England with his fellow.prisoner. DIPLOMATIC GOSSIP. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) repeats the story of the immediate return to France of M. de Persigny, who, his friends say, intends "resigning polities for the present, and retiring to the country." This correspondent affirms, on the authority of the Paris salons, that the resignation of his post by M. de Persigny is owing chiefly to his not having been exactly en accord with Count Walewski on the Conspiracy Bill question: In accounting for his resignation I only repeat what is said here. If we are to believe these persons, it would appear that the draught of a note in reply to Lord Mal. mesbury was sent here which would have, in the opinion of the writer, conciliated the explanations due to a friendly nation with the maintenance of the dignity of France. It is to be presumed that the draught was not accepted, as the only answer returoel was M. Walewski's note, with the order to present it forthwith to Lord Mal mesbury. What M. de Persigny said of the matter I know not, but be probably considered that the note in question did not fulfil the object he aimed at, and that he could not continue to represent in London • policy which perhaps appeared to him at the same time as too violent and too weak. It is said that he merely complied with the letter of his instructions, and handed, without blame or praise, or comment of any sort, M. Walewski's note to the English Foreign Secretary; and then, it is added, wrote to Paris tendering his resignation, and requested that his successor should be named as soon as possible. A letter from Vienna, March 16th, also adds the following bit of gossip about Sir Hamilton Sey mour : On Sunday evening the British Minister at this Court disagreeably surprised such of his colleagues as were as sembled in the apartments of the Minister for Foreign Affairs by informing them that he waa about to quit his post. Some months ago Sir Hamilton informed the Earl of Clarendon that he intended to retire from public life in the spring of the year 1858, and when the present Ministry came into office be repeated to the Ear: of Malmesbory what he had said to his predecessor. It was settled between Lord Clarendon and Sir Hamilton that the latter should be at liberty to leave Vienna on the 10th of April, and on that day he will probably turn his back for ever on a city in which he has made many friends and few enemies. His Excellency Baron Brunnow arrived at Dover at an early hour this morning. A NEW ArrEcrr will be made, probably in June, to submerge the electric cable between Ireland and America. The length of the cable required to supply the place of what was lost last year has been manu factured, and was to be landed at Plymouth on Mon. day, and joined on to the old ca b le, making it 2,850 miles long. To guard against accidents this will be further lengthened by 300 miles. New machinery for " paying out " the line has also been mulatto tared. At present only five words per minute can be transmitted through the whole length of cable ; but it is hoped that eight words per minute may be at aaiad. THE PRESS, MARCH 20, 1858. LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. HOUSE OF LORDS. SPECIAL SERVICES. _ The Church of England Special Services Bill was reported with the amendment, and some new clauses added. THE HAVELOCK MEMORIAL AN important public meeting, to found the prop o Havelock Memorial, was held yesterday at Drury. lane Theatre. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided on the occasion, and in a speech which did honour to him recounted the glorious deeds of Havelock. "If ever there was a man- said his Royal Highness, " who deserved well of his country, and should be honoured by the people of England, that man was Sir Henry Havelock. It was not a question," continued his Royal Highness, "of Government favour or protection, but it was f or the nation to decide what they should do to honour so illustrious a man." After an eloquent speech from the Marquis of Londonderry, his Royal Highness then put the following resolution to the meeting, which was carried in the most enthusiastic manner, namely : That the eminent services rendered by the :ate General Sir Henry Havelock have called for a suitable testimonial from a grateful country. The Earl of CARDIGAN moved the second reach. Lion, which was seconded by Admiral Heal:loon, and unanimously carried : That, independent of the material testimony borne by Parliament to the late general, it is desirable that the Bri. tish people should have an adequate opportunity of shoe. ing their gratitude for his distinguished services. Sir W. Gomx moved the third resolution, which was seconded by Mr. V. Smrra, and unanimously carried:— That her Majesty's Government having, with the amnia sanction of her Majesty, granted a site in Trafalgar-square for a statue, the erection of such monument should be promoted as largely u possible by the contributions of all classes of her Majesty's subjects. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the fourth resolution : viz.:— That the objects of the committee of the Havelock Memorial Fund, of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is the President, be approved, as recorded in the committee's resolutions of the 20th and 29th of January last. The noble lord said be felt certain that mainly owing to the firmness and resolution of Sir Hwy. Havelock, India had been saved to England : In addition to his invincible bravery, Havelock pos. sessed all the inestimable qualities of a Christian soldier, and England had much to be proud of in the extraordinary achievements he had worked out in India. If the country only estimated his deeds as they deserved, they might rest perfectly assured that the bright example of Havelock would be nobly followed, and thus it would be proved that the highest qualities of human nature might be found in the profession to which the gallant gentleman belonged. Sir W. F. Wniiams, Bart., of Kars, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Rev. W. BROCK, in an eloquent speech, moved the fifth resolution, viz. : Tbat the committee of the Havelock Memorial Fail be resquested to continue their exertions to carry Bat that object to the fullest extent that the subscriptions confided to them will admit, and 'with the least pow Bible delay, consistently with the receipt of funds from parties in India, and other distant possessions of her Majesty. Sir W. HULSE felt great pleasure in seconding the resolution, which was put to the meeting and carried Sir J. GRANT moved the sixth resolution, viz. : That it is most desirable that the extent of aubacrip Lions should be such as to enable the committee, after the fullest consideration, to appropriate any surplus fund, after the erection of a statue, to such further object as shall seem most completely to satisfy the public view and to harmonise with the sentiments of the late general. Mr. W. RoupELL, M.P., seconded the motion, which was carried amidst loud cheers. A vote of thanks to his Royal Highness concluded the proceedings. DINNER TO COLONEL CARTWRIGHT, M.P. A DINNER to celebrate the return of Colonel H. Cartwright for the southern division of the county of Northampton was held in the Town-hall, Brackley, on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 17. About ninety sat down to dinner, under the presidency of J. Stratton, Esq. Colonel Cartwright, M.P., in return ing thanks, said : He believed that Lord Derby had great difficulties to contend with, but the present days were different from those of twenty years ago, when Whig and Tory divided the whole house. Now these parties were so subdivided that there was no majority in the Parliament. Now there were three minorities, and the Conservative was the strongest, and he hoped that on all questions affecting the prosperity of the country the Conservatives would be supported by majority. There were many questions now before the country, and which used to be Cabinet questions only ; and it was well known that as soon as the Palmerston Govern" ment was out of power they became hungry, and wanted to get back again ; but the Conservative leader in the goose of Commons answered them well (applause). He sin cerely trusted--and he was satisfied if there was no factious opposition it would be so, and that depended upon whether the other parties should rally together—the Conservatives bad very fair prospects of carrying on the government of the country in this year, and he hoped the next (cheers). NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE inquired what were the intentions of her Majesty's present Ministers with regard to national education in Ireland. Much alarm, he observed, had been excited by an intima tion dropped in another place by a member of the Government, that some important changes were in contemplation on the subject. He deprecated any interference with a system which had hitherto worked so well. _ _ _ The Earl of DERBY said that no such intimation could have been given, since no change was intended in the system of national education. That system had now been in operation for a quarter of a century, and had, even by the confession of its opponents, produced a great deal of good, both in extending and improving instruction among the mass cf the Irish population. It was fully intended to preserve the principle in its integrity. There were, nevertheless, same causes which narrowed its range of utility, and in particular the absence of any provision for giving separate religious teaching in the schools had kept aloof a large section of the community who were actuated by scruples which he felt bound to respect, though he did not share them. It was therefore under consideration by the Government whether grants of money might not expediently be extended to some of the Church schools in Ireland. This, however, was a matter for future decision, and he repeated that, in any event, nothing would be done which could in the slightest degree imperil the regular working of the existing system. EAST INDIA LOAN BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed, after some prolonged remarks from Lord MONTEAGLE, and an explanation of the present state of the Indian revenue from the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE DELHI MEDAL. Replying to Mr. Kinnaird, General PEEL stated that a medal would be given for the capture of Delhi. IN THE ♦RMY. Mr. BAGWELL reverted to the circumstances to which he bad previously called attention relating to the advertisements issued by certain agents offer ing to procure commissions in the army on lower terms than the regulation price, and without the necessity of a preliminary examination. He described the proceedings in detail, and contended that the matter challenged strict inquiry as involving infe rentially the character of various functionaries of high responsibility at the Horse Guards. Colonel Knox and Sir W. Comm:iron added some remarks confirming the existence of the abuses com plained of by Mr. Bagwell. General PEEL remarked that some commissions bad been granted to gentlemen bringing in a certain number of recruits without their being obliged to pass any examination. The principle was, he con fessed, objectionable, and only to be sanctioned at a period when soldiers were much required. The agency system should, however, be immediately stopped. Lord BURY and Lord GODERICH having briefly spoken, the subject dropped. ESTATES COURT. In reply to Mr. De Were, Lord NAAS said that the Government hoped to introduce a bill during the present session providing for the permanent regulation of the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland. The Holm SECRETARY afterwards added that the principle had worked so beneficially in Ireland, that he should be prepared to support a measure for its introduction in England also. BUSINESS. The orders of the day were then gone through, and various bills on the paper passed through the pending stage of progress without any discussion of importance. MINISTERS' MONEY IN Mr. BAXTER moved for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the ministers' money, or annuity tax, levied within the city of Edinburgh, parish of Canongate, and burgh of Montrose, as vacancies occur among the present ministers, and to make provision for their successors. After a few words from the Lonn.Anvocare, 'the motion was agreed to, and leave given to bring in the bill. The house adjourned at half-past six o'clock. ed rY• of 113 a," is of It sal or Ur 8% ig, er, 'rsl Lial la. nd by Sri. )w. ch sly INS ins be all m. 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