The Press. — London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

650 night 0 • 4epoys of the 25th Regiment, outside Fort William, had attempted to seduce the 70th Regiment and the 2nd Guards to seize the fort. The plot was divulged, the drawbridges of the garrison were at once pulled up, and armed patrols kept moving through the fortress during the night. The next day the 25th were disarmed. The troops returning to Madras and Bombay from the Persian expedition were at once hurried up to Calcutta, and Lord Can ning bad despatched letters to Lurd Elgin and General Astiburnham with the object of obtaining the aid of the troops destined for Chins. The letters have been forwarded to Ceylon, with the view of meeting them there. Sir Henry Ward has also been requested to send as many European troops from Ceylon as he can spare. There is no doubt (observes the Times correspon dent) that the crisis is a serious one : The one danger to which, in the opinion of Lord Met. elate, the stability of our empire in India is exposed has come to pass. The loyalty of the sepoy army is shaken, and, unless the infatuation which pervades it can be cot•• reeted and this mutinous spirit very speedily suppressed, the consequence may be frightful. I do not apprehend that there will be much difficulty in dealing with the mutineers at Delhi, who are cooped up in a walled town without a leader, without provisions, and apparently with. out much ammunition. But this is the first time a sepoy regiment has murdered its officers, and the example once set may be followed throughout the length and breadth of the Presidency. Tho disorganisation of all civil govern ment would inevitably follow, and we should not only have to deplore the murder of thousands of our fellow•country. men—for the Asiatic blood, once roused, shows no mercy —but literally to reconquer the country. Even the temporary loss of a part of India would he a moat herions national calamity in every point of view, and it behoves the Government to do everything in its power to avert it. The force of Europeans in the country is notoriously insufficient, and, if her Majesty's Government do their duty, orders will issue, within twentyfour hours after the arrival of this mail, to despatch ten regiments of infantry overland—six at least to Bengal, and four to Bombay—to remain here, if not permanently, at least until confidence in the native army is en.irely restored. No success in Persia or in China will coir.pensate, I do not say for the loss of our Indian empire, but for any serioum detriment to the influence or power of England in her Eastern possessions. Court ant lastion. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales, the Prince of Prussia. and a brilliant suite left Buck- ingham Palace on 3londay afternoon for Worsley, Manchester, to visit the Exhibition of Art Treasures. Her Majesty remained on Tuesday and Wednesday, and returned to town on Thursday. . _ His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived yes terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace on a visit to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by a numerous suite, will leave Buckingham Palace shortly for Germany. His Excellency the French Ambassador and the Countess Persigny have left town for St. Leonard's. on Sea. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff have left town for Manchester. His Excellency the Russian Minister and the Countess Cbreptowitch will 'elute the Russian Lega- tion on the 10th inst. in order to meet his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia in Germany. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston lett town on Monday for Manchester, returning on Thursday afternoon. VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. We believe we are justified in making the announce ment that it is the intention of the Emperor and Empress of the French to N isi t the Art Treasures Exhibition in the course of the next six weeks. The Count De Nieuerkerke, having received the instruc• tions of the Emperor to attend the Exhibition and report upon its contents, was specially admitted on Wednesday during the visit of her Majesty and the Royal Family, and expressed himself extremely gratified with the result. The Emperor and Empress.will probably sojourn in Manchester two days.—Port. SIR DE LACY EVAN'S resolutions on Military Education are postponed from Tuesday next to Tuesday, the 28th Instant. THE SALE ♦T ALTON TOWERS commences on Mon day next at noon. The Towers have been open to pavate view during the week, and the collection of works of art is described as one of the finest brought to the hammer for yews. The armoury is un rivalled in value and extent, while the china and porcelain and mosaic contain among them many exquisite gems. ence he had used he was prepared to use at all times, for he was not aware that he or the clergy had violated the laws of God or his country. Sir J. HANIM: Does your grace mean to assert that the conscience of a man in civil matters should be in sacerdotal keeping ? The ARCHBISHOP : By no means. It was his opinion that all men should follow the dictates of their own conscience. If a man was in doubt he could not have a better guide than his clergyman, but there would be no occasion to consult a clergyman if there was no doubt. He could not consult a worse casuist iii case of doubt than a landlord. The archbishop then retired. This closed the case for the petitioner, as regards the intimidation, and at the request of Mr. M. Smith the committee adjourned until this day, at eleven, when they will proceed to hear the case on behalf of Mr. Moore, the sitting member. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS With the object of disposing of all the election petitions before the tecess—have appointed Mr. Horsman and Lord Stanley to act as chairmen, in addition to the sixteen members already selected for that duty. They have a so fixed the 13th inst. for the appoint ment of select committees to try the Maldon, Lanark County, and Weymouth petitions ; and Tuesday, the 14th of July, for the appointment of the committees to try the Falkirk, Huntingdon County, Peter borough, and Queen's County (Ireland) election petitions. LORDS LYNDHURST, Talbot de Malahide, Harring ton, Donoughmore, and Behnore, have united in a protest against the deficiencies of the Divorce Bill in its present form, as not giving a sufficient or fair re lief to women married to adulterers. MR. R. MEREDITH RICHARDS, only son of Mr. Richards, of Caerymoch, who represented the county in Parliament for very many years upon Conservative principles, and grandson of the late Chief Baron Richards, has been elected Chairman of Quarter Sessions for the County of Merioneth. THE BALLor was discussed on Monday night at a public meeting, held at the King's Arms Hotel, Westminster. Among those present were—Mr. J. Locke, M.P., Mr. Donald Nicol, M.P., Mr. Merry, M.P., Mr. Coningham, M.P., Mr. Dillwvn, M.P., Mr. Phillips, M.P., Mr. Berkeley, l't' m r s , Mr. Wyld, M.P. THE PRESS, JULY 4, 1857. THE REVENUE. 1.-THE NET REVENUE. Quarter ended I Year ended 1 June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 1556. I 1857. 1855. 1837. A A A A CUSTOMS • 5,8 6 ,,724 6,145,319 23,130,444 23,602,446 EXCISE STAMPS 1,856,0.33 1,650,491 7,062,115 7,361,4'17 TAXES PROPERTY TAX POST OFFICE 716,000 673,000 2,768,152 2845,1 00 CROWN LANDS 64,000 64 04 0 , 282,513 284,657 MISCELLANEOUS 320,4111 251,363 1,152.795 1,034,1:23 TOTAL H.-COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. Quarter ended Year June 30, 1857. 1 June 31 I crease. Decrease. , Increase. 472..024 bOl,OOO 111,222 7.592 3C2,502 19,036 .. ..... 41,0x0 A 280,d25 7 8,789 359,414 64,017 L 73,211 Net Decrease. lII.—EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS. (From all Sources.) Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consoli dated Fund for the Quarter ended Mar.3l, 1837, viz., Great Britain Ireland 41,301,329 Portion of Charge of Consolidated Fund in Ireland for last Quarter, subsequently cancelled Income received in the Quarter ended June 30, 1837, as shown in Account 1. 17,274,762 Amount received in the Quarter ended June 30, 1857, iu repayment of advances for Public Works, 364,195 18,340,453 Balance. being the Deficiency on the SOth June, 1837, upon the Charge of the Consolidated Fund in Greet Britain, to meet the Dividends and other Charges payable in the Quarter to September 30, 1857, and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 997,558 V. 9,9 3 4,011 Amount applied out of the Income to supply Ser ices in the Quarter ended June 30, 18V, including Exchequer Bonds paid off 11,884,673 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended June 30, 1857—viz.: Interest of the Permanent Debt ..,♦!C,30i.26.'i Terminable Debt Interest of Exchequer Bills (De ficiency) The Civil List Othet Charges on Consolid Fund 348.50 i Advances for Public Works, &c... 208,810 7,655,748 Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consoli- dated Fund for the Quarter ended June 30, 1857, viz.:— Great Britain Ireland L997,72 397,572 F 19,935,011 Volittrai. CABINET COUNCILS were held on Saturday and Monday, at the official residence of the Prime Minister. All the ,Ministers were present, and the Council deliberated for some hours. THE ELECTION COMMITTEES have resumed this week. Rochdale and Wareham have declared their sitting members duly elected; but Cambridge, Bury, Oxford, Tewkesbury, and Mayo, continue their labours. At the Mayo investigation Archbishop M'Hale has been been subjected to a close examina tion. The archbishop generally admitted that he had taken considerable interest in electioneering matters, but denied that he had had anything to do with the inflammatory placards posted up in bis name. He had sent round a pastoral letter to his clergy imploring them to preserve the peace and pre vent violence. He knew nothing about the charges against Father Conway ; if they came before him in his judicial capacity he would then give his opinion. He wrote private letters to some of the clergy on the subject of the election—probably to three or four. He did not mention Colonel Higgins by name in the course of his pastoral letter, but there was no doubt he intended to allude to him. It would be hard for him to point out one vote in which Colonel Higgins bad offended—the whole course of his parliamentary career was objected to:— He voted for tenant-right, but he did not support it. He voted generally with the Minister, preferring that interest to the interests of the great body of the people, by whose suffrages he was returned ; in addition to which he had had a large share of the patronage of the Treasury. The opinions which he (the archbishop) held were shared in by everybody in Mayo who did not expect patronage or place. Mr. O'Alstlxv : Do you mean to say that every one of the Roman Catholic gentry and freeholders who voted for Colonel Higgins at the last election did so in the expects• tior. of obtaining patronage and place The ARCHBISHOP : That is my firm belief. The lower class of freeholders were coerced by the large land owners, who violated their consciences contrary to the laws of the Church and the Constitution. If the landlords would abstain from interference the clergy would have nothing to do with elections, for they only took part in them for the purpose of protecting the people. The tau- 9F0.770 76,648 2,3 U 118,659 1.945,:0" 118,665 gl $27,012 Net Increase. CUSTOMS EXCISE STAMPS TAXES PROPERTY TAX POST OFFICE CROWN LANDS MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL 1857.