The Express. — London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

motion without attach* a provisional suction to the plan. ' This wan a very grave dewed. and the goverinneet would not be justified in moseding to the motion aged they were pre pared to say. at lead, that they saw no objection to the plan. Mr. Gladstone then proceeded to discuss its merit. and detail., remanding the house that the abatement of the tan to one nun was virtually the taxation of asiother that the relief of schedule 11) would throw an additional burden upon schedule A. Mr. Hubbard, he observed, professed to ailse in his plan at curing iejadice and getting rid of snomaly, and he proposed to do this by ',akin.: a uniform deduction of XI per cent. from industrial lueotom, no deduction to be made to the fund. Welders, the gnat MASS of whom were small annuitants. The object which Mr. Hubbard had in view had been re peatedly abandoned as impracticable, and the principle, vetting class against clad, was fraught with social danger. lie recommended the house to put a negative upon the mo tion. Mr. WHALLEY was of opinion that his own plan. to raise the tax in the same mode and on the same principle as the poor-rate, would obviate the objections of the Chan cellar of the Exchequer. Mr. HUBBARD said the Chancellor of the Exchequer alleged Idea with want of originality in the scheme that he Lr=Neither was the right hon. gentleman ori4inal. eard him deliver that speech before, and it had never been absent from his thoughts. (Laughter.) He said it with sorrow, it was not a speech of a man who met a question en the merits of the question itself. The right bow. genideman admitted that the bootee on those who were assessed leader schedule A was 21. in the pound too much. In premeds( this measure to the house, he had so 'Arty in terest to aerve. Ile hal std.' what be thought was the iree ilea Pak!, and whether it was carried now or not, he Mt stiffed the country would sootier or later make its voice heard, and that there should not be an income tax touched aa the present income tax was. He especially lf against the auppearition that ho wished to C r o d : d ueled committee appointed to meet his own views. Hear.) He had hroucht forward a scheme he considered eras staple sal plain, and he now left the question to the desinied of the house. . Div & NORTIR'nTE thought, after what they had seen of tie feeling of the bonne on this subject, it would he better W hie how. friend 131 r. II idilvinl) did not press his motion to a divieloo Ile believed that the inequalities of the plan proposed by hi. hon, friend were so very obvious that tf a wowtmittew were nprininted it would waste it. Jinni on a vnea.ure that w.is impracticable, or it would break down as taped. The bier divided. The atwaberi wen— NOSS VSI 127- 4 The aocesteemest of the sualteve woe Received with cheers from easeabers below the pogwey. sr PERANNI'ATION OF OFFICERS OF yR !SONS. Mr. M. MI LS I% eileined leave — to inteedsoe a bill to wake better provision fur grsetiag superanneaties and other allowances to officers of prisons in England and Wales. BURIAL. OF Insseinat* Sir M. PE') moral for kire to brief is a bill to make farther provision with nopeet to the hurled of peaces Dot beiaeeramberoftbrrharcbof England a• by kw established. The boa. smeiniv•r aid this hill costaked so provision in oppoition to the views of clenumes of the church of Leaked. By the law as passed in 1661 three ckesea of persons were excluded from Christian burial, via. suicides, eiroesseusicated, and baptist. There were, ea it must be well homes, large sections of the people who did not believe in the necomity of infant haptiam, and them =mgfelt it was as intolerable burden that in sue of the bof their children they could not receive Cbrietian Lard. Smon l at the persons to whom be had referred were the Society of Friends, and by the law they ware hound to ssy that Mrs. Fry, who was a vomit of as emd• sently Clinetiaa character, was sot retitled to the ram of Chanties burial. (ilea.) Rut such wee the stated the law. Ile proposed to alter the kw so that they he have the basalt of Chastise beriel ! mad be therefore repel to Nit leave to isbednee this bill. seconded the roods& On the emotion being put. !tins ft. ?Mt, in answer to Mr. M. ilatrotnt?, isapkined that the kill provided that have should be asked ed the rhumb of Eel;land for each funeral. Leave 10•011. PUBLIC CIIARITIM BILL. Mr. HAMIK:AKTut obtained leave to tonng in bill to faribisto the appoislanest of new trustees in Wilk charities. THE BOROUGH FRANCHISE. Mr. BAINES role to more for Issue to bring in a hill to Weed the franchise M hums& in 4lisid and Wales N. mid that tho object hie bill was asd simple ; it was to extend the franchise et 1832 to ea ProPtoetl by her Maysety's government is tie bet casino of parliament. His belief was that thui eateries et the suffrage might be &mewed with advsntage is the teem he which be presented It —to pester advantage is feet thee could hare hems a great sad eemprelienmve se. He had sot intended to make say elnervations oe the betreieetiee at the bill, bat altar the dimpaeragiNg reemiss et the sable lard at the bred of the govenremet and et seam aeotleesee on the ether Ode, be felt beeed to my a few words. He deeply regretted the toe' adopted by the made lord. Mr. HARK T rose to order. The boa member bed so right to allude to otmereetions which W bees made Is • former debate. The SPEA KER ruled that es Lord Pahnemeen had al luded to both hills the how member was be seder. (lma.) Mr. HAIN Ei renamed-The acids lord did °bladed, lint, that this measure would interfere widths ether Wei ner of parliament. Now the solids lord bed ban I. the bond for half a century, and he (Mr. Beier) shaded the noble lord to show during that period a more suitable tied for the discunion of such a quanta thee the pretest. lie believed that a great amount of didniefaction had been produced in the country by the desieratica of the noble Lord (ltaseell) at the commencement ef the adios, and be believed it would be still more grieved at the tone adopted by the head of the government that night (Hear, hear.) He believed that en extension of the borough franehhe was a eninstire of Justice, of safety, and of stetesmaielike and it was his intention to press it. MOW, bear.) He =at he Dodd show such an advance OD the pelt of the in education, intelligence, in religions, We le and every other thing, this it wo e eno = lince. wise-be did not know that be might we my that it would be no longer safe-to deny to the great balk of the people the full privilege of admissicie to the bowfin of the constitution. (Hear, bear.) He warn silverly convinced that thine people amoupt whom he lived and laboured, and who formed the pith sad =now of the nation, were entitled to that franchise which he now asked the house to bestow upon them. He asked for the calm sad deliberate opinion of the Wass on the question, and if parliamentamhe appealed to it te decide between the noble lord and so humble an isdivideal es Wessell which of them was right on this queened (Chan.) Mr. HADFIELD seconded the when. The people pia a large amount of the taxes of the country, wd o t3 wets entitled to be reminded in that hods. He hus would remember the jocularity sad levity of dead& lad en die o.llaoll. endright, was certain that they would pusweee ia iheseading their till they wen deeded. Meer.) Lord PALMERSTON rid that V soy MAMA the bons whilst his boa. bind bed beta a d s.ldeg weld Imagine that he had opposed the relies el theirs. ran her for East Surrey, awl had easesesed ids Mew (ion of opposing LW radios adore all ImmiNl. Itat s“ far from that he had dinar* Aral that be woe not going to oppose either the on it the other. As to the remarks which his boa. hind had reds es the tone of his observation, he really thought that that 'Akira MS wholly miwomlied. (Hen, War.) He was ad twelves of ant thing m his toes which ones ens to the objerieso which had leen made. (Hear, bear.) Nor was he eddied of earthing of jocularity or of levity la the manner i• which he hail dealt with this question. Meer _brad, Hs bad stated gravely that the home lad Male Isdleard is the most coucluaive manner its idireeitlea he pre the measure which we proposed, whinnies. reran a both the propositions of his bee. hides bill, a::l7t i = which be thought some other hon. antrum wield repro. (A Wyk) And he stated that the denies of the house-be might call it a decision-4 all roan the ia dispreitioe of the bowie, which lel to its withdrawal, del which was not followed by any prat indiestiou ea the part of the nation, showed that It did not disapprove d the coons pursued. He stated that in point of time, sufficient tini• had elapsed to led say man to think that the opaline of the house was not altered-that in point of substaoce, the two bill. proposed by his hoe. hinds ap proached so nearly to the measure which the boon did not approve last year, that it was not at all likely their mea sure would be more successful than thatof the government. He stated that the government had not thought it to be their duty to bring in the bill which they brought in last medal, but his hoe. friend comlemned the government far not haying brought in a comprehensive measure, and the government Dot havrog done so, he told the howl that it was the peculiar function of private member. to do so. (A laugh.) His hon. friend held out no brilliant prospect of success, sooording to his own view. honor the example which he pro as encouraging to Weird. friend and blond, were examples in which private reerbsee had bees labour ing for a greet length of years before they could accomplish their objects. (Laughter.) He °said tidy remind his boo. friend that he offered oo objection le the - bringing in of his bill - that he mile said be Wald amt who way for the I bills of his hon. friends by withdrawieg public mendres which the government thought it weeriary to pus. (Hear. Lillie was then given to bring is the bEI. POET-OFFICE SAVINGS BANK BILL. Friday. BAIMIUPTCY AND INSOLVIIICT (SALA-RIM Lc) The repot oe Baakraptcy and leeolvescy (Sabories. ha) toes am. 401 The MtY which hoe. members had obtained keys to Lein; in more read a first time. The hoer adjoured at tea minutes to 12 o'clock. It le dated by the Pork Conatibetime of Monday t►at Ix. Lyosa, one o the aroma representatives of the city. will nudge hie seat before Feeder. 0111.d.00ical. Societe Id! LONDON. —The next ordinary sewers' areetio% of the society will be hob! at Bar• lieleenAnena I biedel o'i - edam/day I. The fellowioe parry will be read : 1. "Oa the coieeidescw between the strata lcatioa aed toasters of the altered reeler el the fleottiah High light*" h 7 Sir R. I. Morchip, r.Re , liV.P.r;./t., sad A. °ea* Euq.. y. 0.8 ; 2. "0. the reiatiose of the strata 01 Dome portion's of the Scotch HOLD& (smith of the We slosiaa Cam') 'Ad of the sort► at Iceland," by Praill.ol Harkaus, FAS., THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1861. S EC OND - HAND PIANOFORTES. CIIMIILL MALE, aad Co. Lava a large aatortafent of ostaadtaked Pleacdomo, Witold by the moat adaeatod foams. at greatly Worna-201. 2•6•14-dgest all direct political responsibility. This was, in their view, a serious evil both for the country and the constitution. On the one hand the Govern ment was fast losing that popular sympathy which in the last resort is its strongest support ; while on the other the people, denied their just portion of political power, were destitute of that practical interest in public affairs which is the bulwark of constitutional freedom. By extending the fran chise to the active and intelligent members of these large classes, the constitution would be invi gorated by the infusion of new bloed, and the nation strengthened by the political union of all its members, as well as by the quickened sense of patriotism and public spirit amongst its largest chases. These are the grounds on which Reform wan urged by experienced and responsible statesmen ten years ago ; and these are the reasons which induce earnest and independent members to force it on the attention of a reluctant Parliament now. Have any of these original motives lost their power! So far from this being the case, every year has increased their force. The world has ■ot stood still during these years. " England," we are told by our contemporary in the same columns which denounced the demand for Reform as unseasonable, "has prospered, every science has "expanded, every art has developed, we travel " more, we know more, and do more." "In the "course of ten years," adds our contemporary, "the " population of Great Britain has increased. " London itself contains more by half a million. " It has thrown out two magnificent cities north " and south of Hyde park." In a word, if the argument for the extension of the franchise founded on the growing prosperity and intelli gence of the industrial classes was strong ten years ago, it is far stronger to-day. It is for those who deny the necessity of Reform to explain the ground on which such a glaring anachronism rests. Only one circumstance has occurred to alter the posi- Lion of this question in Parliament or the country —the hypocrisy and treachery of some professed reformers. But this, surely, instead of relaxing their efforts, should stimulate the zeal and activity of all who care more for public interests than for party convenience. If it is conve nient for the Government to abandon the question, it is all the more imperative for independent mem bers to take it up with spirit and determination. This is what the Members for Surrey and Leeds have done. They have selected the two branches of Reform which are most urgent, and on which there is the most general agreement, and they have determined to press them on the atten tion of the House. Of the two measures, un doubtedly that of Mr. Buyer is the most im portant, as it touches most directly on the claims of the working classes. Everyone who has spoken on the question allows those claims. Even Mr. NZWDZGATE pathetically laments that at present the working classes in most towns are represented only by the county members. The hon. Member for Warwickshire declares he is their representa tive ; and perhaps no stronger proof could possibly be given of how completely they are unrepre• seated in the present House of Commons. No pretext for opposition to Mr. Bimini's motion can be devised, and his temperate and able speech last night ought to recommend it to the serious attention of the House during the present Session. With the country such a motion needs no re- THE ARMY R2TIMATE2.-(TRI4 DAY.) The army estimates for the year ending March 31, 1862 (issued this morning), show a net decrease of 185,7951., and this, notwithstanding that the number of the land forces, 146,044, is an increase of 775 over the previous year. The items in the effective services in which an in crease on the previous estimates takes place, are as fol lows:—Land forces, pay and allowances, 43,2991.; ditto, miscellaneous charges, 27,8111. ; volunteer corps, 65,2761. ; departments of the Secretary of State for War, and of the General Commanding in Chief, 5,609/. ; manufacturing establishments, military storekeepers, barrackmasters, lodging money, rents, &c., 24,6901.; clothing and necessaries, 201,4161.; provisions, forage, fuel, and light, bar rack furniture, bedding, &0., 178,4571. ; warlike stores for land and sea service, 112,4931. The principal decrease takes place in the two items of fortifications and embodied militia. Last year 320,0001. was voted for the latter, but this year they disappear from the votes. The vote for fortifications is 437,1701. lees. In wages of arti ficers there is a deduction of 4,7871., 27,0931. in civil buildings, 17,4481. in barracks, and 16,5331. in educational and scientific branches. In the non-effective services, the largest saving is in the out-pension vote, which is 20,5321. less. In rewards for military services there is a saving of 1,0901. ; in pay of reduced and retired officers, 1,688/. ;in widows' pensions, &0., 3,1601., and a further sum of 1,1701. in pensions and allowances to wounded officers. On the other hand, the vote for the pay of general officers is increased by 2,7401., the in-pension vote by 1,7711., and the superannuation allowances by 1,3141. The total sum required for the effective and non-effective services is 14,608,7511., against 14,792,5461. voted last year. PARLIAMENTARY DIPIRION.-(LAST NIGHT.) DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. breoll2 AND PROPICRTY TAX.—Motion made, and question put, " That a select committee be appointed, to inquire into the present mode of assessing and collecting the In come and Property Tax, and whether any mode of levying the same, so as to render the tax more equitable, min be adopted :".--(Mr. Hubbard.) The house divided : Ayes, Lit ; Noes, 127, AYES. Acton, Mr J. D. Forster, W. E. Onalow, G. Adeane, H. J. Foster, W. O. Pakington. 81r J. Aloock, T. Card. R. 8. Paxton, Sir J. Angenieln, W, George, J. Pease, H. Ayrton, A. S. Gilpin, Colonel Pet., Sir R. M. Baring, T. Glyn, G. 0. ilgott, lierfeent Barnes, T. Ooldamid, Sir P. IL Ponsonby, A. Barrow, W. H. Graham. Lord W. Pugh, D. Barttelot, Major (treenail, 0. Rothschild. Baron L. Baas, H. T. Om, Captain Rothschtld,BaronM. Better, W. E. Orikth, C. D. Roupell, W. Barley, T. Hadfield, G. Russell, H. Beak, S. Hamad, M. St. Aubyn, J. Beecroft, 0. 8, Henley, J. W. Salomon.,l4r. Alder. Dina J. Hennessy, J. P. gait, Thomas Blake, J. Heygate, W. U. Scholefield, W. Bleneowe, J. 0. Hodgkinson, O. Selwyn, C. J. Bonhamearter, J. Holmesdale, Visa. Seymour, W. Digby Bramston, T. W. Hopwood, J. T. Sheridan, H. B. Brooke, R. II °retell. I'. B. Sibthorp, Major Butt, I Hotham, Lord Sidney, I'. Calthorpe, F. H. Jackson, W. Smith, J. B. Cave, 8. James, IL Spooner, R. Childers, H. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. 0. fitacponle, W. Churchill, Lord A. King. P. J. Mainland. M. Clay, J. Langton, W. H. Steuart, A. Clive, 0. W. Lawson, W. Sykes, Col. W. H. Copeland, Alderman Layard, A. H. Taylor, Col. Crawford, B. W. !Anthem. X A. T To a l= l bs . , P. J. Crossley, P. Locke, J. Cobalt, (1. kall, ,i til i, Torrens, R. Dalglish, R. , K. Turner, J. A. Davey, R. Mackie, J. Valletort, Viscount Desk J. D. , aire, J. P. Vansittert, W. Dickson, Colonel Melina, k. Walcott, Admiral Douglas, Sir C. Manners, Lord!. Warner, E. Doke, 81: J. Marsh, H. H. Wallington, J. W. Dunlop, A. If. Merry, J. , J. P. Wield, Viscount Miller, W. Whalley. Weethead G. H. Esteourt. T. U. Milne., R. St. Williams, W. Evian, W. Mellott, O. Wild. J. Ewan, J. C. Munson, W. J. TELL/24. Ewing, H. X Morris, D. Hubbard, J. G. lartiubar, Sir IL Noel, O. J. White, James Forster, C. Norris, J. T. NOM Antrobus, E. Darnell, W. J. Martin, J. Atherton, Sir W. Gavin, Major Martin, P. W. Bagwell, J. Gibson, T. M. Massey, W. X. Battik, H. J. Gifford, Earl of Mellor, J. Baines, E. Gilpin, C. Milford, W. T. Ball, E. Gladstone, W. If onereiff, J. Bering, Sir F. T. Godiard, A. I. Montagu, Lord R. Baring, T. 0. Gore, J. R. Montgomery, Sir 0. Beamish, F. R. Gower, Y. L Mowbray, J. IL Beaumont, W. R. Greenwood. J. Mandy, W. Bentinck, G. W. Gregory, W. H. Nicol, W. H..ntinclt, G. C. Gregson, ft Northcote, Ilk & H. Black, A. Grey, Sir U. OConor Doss. The Blacenurn, P. Gordon, B. Parke, G. IL ti Buverie, Z. P. Banbury, L Paget, C. Bridges, Sir B. W. Henkel. T. Lord C. Briscoe, J. I. Hamner, Ur J. M g :t t erston, Elect, Brown, Lord J. T. Hardcaitle, J. A. Parker, Major W. Buller, Sir A. W. Hardy, G. Peel, F. Bury. Viscount Hardy, J. Prise, R. L. Buxton, C. Harlington, Marquis Puller, C. W. Cardwell, R. Hartopp, IL B. 'Beard°, J. L thwriegte, C. Hayter, Sr W. G. Russell, Lord J. Castieroese, Fleet. Headiam, T. R. ticlater.Booth, G. Clifford, C. C. Heneage, 0. F. Scott, Sr W. Clifford, Colonel Henley, Lord Somerville, Sir W. Clive, G. Hervey, Lord A. Some*, J. Cochrane, A. D. Howes. E. Stanhope Lord Colebrooke, Sir T. L Hutt, W. Stanley, Lord Collins, T. Ingham, R. Thompson, H. S. Crauford, E. H. Jermyn, Earl l'pton, General Modes, W. Jervoise, Sir J. C. Weiby W. L Dillwyn, L. L Johaitone, H. B. Western, S. Dodson, J. G. Juluistone, Sir J. Whitbread, S. Duff, SI. E. Ringlike, J. A. Wickham, H. W. Dunbar, sir W. Klugscrae, Colonel WinniDgiall. T. IL ihniconabe, A. Knatchball, W. F. Wood, bir C. bond., E. Lee, W. Wyndham, P. Duane, Col. Leighton, Sir B. Wyslll, M. Evans, T. W. Lennox, Lord G. G. TELLERS. Folpunbe, F. J. Lennox, Lord H. G. Brand, B. W. Forester, Col. Lewis, Sr G. C. Knatcialoall-liuges. Fortrveue. F. D. Lowe, R. eau, E. H. Fortescue, C. S. Lysley, W. J. gtle enmelsO• TO CORJUISPONDENTS. oiwortloworwto Intended for "TM &press " Loorton tvaadas =MEd be at lb* stem. 10. Bouvorlo-street, by Two MUM day of publkatlow. KAYILUULIT. TIM Iv s. TIM BASHI NIA CH IN THZ WOOD. Meosts. Batt- LADYBIRD Wow I 011111440111; MIS F. Wang Wllkins —Ana Qt HEN • AND ILDS.= ; or, Harlequin awl Homo Ittre. HarrCelk TheleselsroaA N T. Wright, N IL Weeks*. ERINCEBII%. ram CAMAS DR BALA N. Messrs. Shore sad YmAtor Ise N. Harr* Mrs. Wesloa.—Aid ROBINSON eltesoE or, Harlequin Irlday, sad Das [lam of Ow CUAAMS Islands. Muss. Espinosa & Wins. IL DWIaFn, Yr. A. lanai sr. Luton. tale ITlnitna, MY aieriS .701111.1 AL—THE ISLE Or ST. TROPEZ Mesasi.A.Winas and anary: Min EnclOnaluun White. —And END V 111027. Yams. C. Young and Delmore Mon St. Comm Ilarbark and Inaser.—Camosese at Mitpaat 7. 11A/TANIfIA, TIDI EVEBMiIL _ THE EWE 0i A lIOLDTER.—The Fnrcirt. &eat tram VALENTINE AND 01180 N.—And THE PRINCE AND THE OGEE. Mrs. Pitt, JINN Look. Mantua, Roby, awl Newham; Herr Costad mad toes: Mn. E. Luc. DION WATER AT LONDON DILIDGL To DST—Horning, 9b. Alterman. 9b. 43m. To-Nenow—llorning. tub. Una.— Aftasoas.llb. HA% LONDON, WEDNESDAY, PEB. 20. Tin present House of Commons in its dealing with Reform is not unlike the schoolmaster look ing everywhere for the spectacles on his own nose, or the butcher running up and down the market for the knife between his teeth. It supplies what it professes to have searched after in vain—a de cisive proof that Reform is indispensable. It is thus obviously destined, in its own despite, to advance the cause it does its utmost to retard. While refusing to pass a Reform Bill, it demon strates with unconscious and, at the same time, eloquent and persuasive force, the urgent neces sity of Reform. In this respect the worst Par liament that has been assembled since the last Re form Bill may have its uses. Extremes meet, and the value of the present House of Commons really lies in its conspicuous worthlessness. For open violation of its moat solemn pledges, and contemptuous neglect of its most clearly recognised public duties, the existing body of representatives stand alone. Other Parliaments, indeed, have falsified their promises, and sacrificed great public questions to selfish interests or party convenience. But they have still shown some sense of decency and self-respect. They have attempted to conceal their real motives by a solemn and plausible dis play of specious reasons. At the worst they have never openly gloried in their shame. It was re served for the present Parliament to discover that political perfidy is a pleasant jest, if not, indeed, a rare and exquisite virtue. Members on both sides of the House not only openly confess they have hustled out of doors the very tpiestiun they were specially returned to consider, and which they then professed was of the first importance in their eyes ; they plume themselves on the feat as though successful treachery were the most exalted form of patriotism. In this point of view the proceedings in the House of Commons last night are peculiarly edify ing. Two independent members, Mr. Louis Kvio and Mr. BAINER, came forward to discharge the great public duty which the Government had formally abandoned, that of dealing at once with the question of Reform. The Bills they proposed to introduce comprised only that just and moderate enlargement of the county and borough franchise which a large majority of the present members had pledged themselves to support both on the hustings, and by their subsequent votes. Yet how were these motions met by party leaders on each side of the House t Lord PataisuirroN rose to may that ho should neither oppose nor dis cuss these motions. He allowed that their pro visions were not only essentially just, but in harmony with the pledges and professed convictions of the Hours. But he still could not see what had induced the independent members to bring them forward. What possible motive could they have for dealing with Reform,when the House last session had shown a strong disinclination to the question, and the Government. had this session abandoned it ? The Government having violated its engagements and neglected its duty in the mat ter, why in the world should independent members trouble themselves about it 1 We should be sorry to believe that the noble lord has no notion of public duty apart from party con venience. Mr. Dims= went even further, reiterating over and over again the question— What possible motive can there be for introducing these obnoxious bills ? In his real for information on this head, he elaborated from the depths of his own moral consciousness an exhaustive summary of the motives which influence public men. What could possibly induce these gentlemen to bring forward these measures 1 Was it self-love, a blind or overweening attachment to their own theories and convictions 1 Was it the desire of popularity with the country or in the House 1 None of these explanations seemed to meet the case, and the right hon. gentleman having exhausted his ingenuity in the effort to discover an adequate justification for soeb obstructive and inconvenient measures, con cluded in a jocular vein that they were wholly unnecessary and indefensible. In arriving at this conclusion, the noble lord and the right hon. gen tlemen but echo the querulous taunts addressed to the Members for Surrey and Leeds by a leading contemporary yesterday morning. The Times also would like to know and hopes to learn the precise reasons which had induced Mr. Lociz KING and Mr. Runes to take up the subject of Reform. We are surprised indeed that our sagacious and acute contemporary should feel it necessary to ask for information on such a point. But since the Times and Mr. DISMAKLI desire to know the motives which induce public men to deal with the subject of Reform in an earnest and practical manner, they shall be told. The motive which has baffled their ingenuity to discover is a sense of public duty. Mr. BAIN= and Mr. LOCICZ Kum take up Reform now for exactly the same reasons which, according to their own professions, induced responsible statesmen to take it up ten yeas' ago—because it is a good and needful thing, good in itself as a measure of national justice over due, and good in its influence on the constitution and the country. Parliamentary Reform was urged at that time by Lord Joon Russell. and other leading statesmen, not because there was any loud popular clamour for it, much less because the mire presented classes were on the brink of open re bellion, but on its own merits. They said with justice, that since the passing of the great Reform Bill the unrepresented classes had advanced with giant strides in all the elements of influence and power—in numbers, wealth, organisation, and in telligence. These large operative classes, which constitute the industrial wealth and material strength of the country, having no political rights, are in proportion to their intelligence alienated in sympathy and interest from the constitution and working of the government under which they live. Having no direct political duties they are free from Ebe Court. The Queen and Prin' oeConsort walked yesterday morning in the prates of Buckingham Pdace. The Prince Coasort presided yesterday forenoon at a meeting of the Royal I eran for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arta la the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highest* arrived at the new Palace of Weetminster at 11 o'clock, Wended by Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. D. de Raft The other Commissioners present were Earl Shoshone, Viscount Eversley, Lord Lien over, the Right Hon. the Speaker, the Right Hon. Willi Ara Cowper, the Right Hon. Sir..lames Graham, Sir Benjamin Hawes, the Seceelery, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, attended. The meeting broke up shortly before 1 o'clock. The Duchess of Beat took a amine drive yesterday. The Prime el Wales, tikes:led by Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce and Major Teesdale, arrived at Buckingham ' Palace at a quarter-past 4 o'clock yeatenlay afternoon from Comairidge University. The Prince Cleasoit. attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, west to the Trinity House on Tower-hill, yesterday afternoon. The queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Prioress Alice, honoured the performance at the Adeiphi Theatre lest evening with their presence. In attendance were Lady Churchill, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Lord Crensorne, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieutensat-Colonel the How. D. de Ras, and Major Teesdale. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, attended by Major Elphinstone, honoured the performance at the Princess's Theatre em Monday 'wooing with their presence. Lord Cremorne and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Ban nock have succeeded Lord De Tubley and Lieutenant- Colonel Cavendish or the Lord and DroonAn-Waiting to the Queen. Deputations from the Salford town council had an inter. view with Sir G. C. Lewis at the Home.offioe, yesterday, to urge the claims of Salford to one of the seats rendered vacant by the dishanchistmeut of St. Albans and Sud bury. Dr. Bake had an interview with Lord John Rummell yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. Ap peals were heard from the High Court of Ad. royalty, ' Maddox and others v. Fisher and others," Ship ladepsedeuce, and "Maddox and others v. Fisher," Ship Arthur Gordon. Daeustehes from the Lord High —•- leadaa Wands were received yesterday at the Colonial oMes. Dis pa tches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and the Australian colonies. of the Ha MAJZSTY'S SZCOND LZVILZ. DAT.)- This Ammo her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, left Buckingham Palace, swotted by a detachment of Horse Guards, and proceeded to St. James's Palace, where bet Majesty held a levee. _ _ . Her Majesty anal the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princess Alice and the youthful members of the Royal Fsm = l, purpose to leave Buckingham Palace, accord ing to present arrangements, on Tuesday next for Osborne, where the Queen and Court will remain a fortnight. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will remain on a visit to the Queen at Buckingham Palace till Tuesday, when her royal highness will go to Pregmore until after Easter. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Counts,' Apponyi entertained at dinner last evening, at Meader House, his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer and Miss Victoria Van di Weyer, his Excellency the Spanish Minister, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, Lord and Lady John Russell and Mist !Until, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley and the Hoe. Mtn Stanley, the Marchioness of Ely, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., Hon. Frederick a m , Captain Falb, &c. Later in the evening the Counter Apponyi had a small assembly. The Marquis of Sligo has left Howchin's Hotel for his house in Mansfield•street Viscount and Viscountess Somerton are ex pected in town in a few days from Someday, Heats. Viscount Eversley leaves town to-morrow for Heektiskl Place, Haste. Major the Hon. J. C. Dormer has arrived at Lord Dormer's reniciones in Chancianainet, from Hong Kong. Lady Stanley of Aliicrley has issued cards for assenabliss ea the 214 sad 27th inst., at her mission in Deverstrost. Count Janoorirt left town yesterday for Paris. The Right Hon. the Speaker will give his second fall-drses parliamentary dinner this evening, at the New Pales, Westminater, to the leading members of the con servative party. Miss eouita has issued cards for assemblies on the 21st and 2atli inst. and the 7th el March, at her resi dence is Strattonatrest. THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT LAST NIGHT. This is the first blood drawn this session. Up to this moment there has been nothing dune that midst not have been done by ministers and their departments, without parliament ever meeting. There has been nothing to tell, not a bit of parliamentary gossip worth seeding to your friend at the antipodes. The mast striking feature of the session has been the want of its usual features, and we could only notice what there was not. Here, however, is a salient point ; • crag of hard granite thrusting itself up out of the soil. Think, of all men in the world, of the quiet ex-governor of the Bank knocking over the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and striking a fatal blow at the principle of the income tax ! The new principle adranoed by Mr. Hubbard, un the antho rity at Mr. James Wilson, is to assess income in proportion as it is available for immediate expenditure. A lawyer or a physician, for example, It may be said, must in common prodence put by every year a third of his income, in asmuch as he is fast exhausting the sources of it. Call the remaining two-thirds his real income, tad tax it. That is Mr. Habbard's principle, to which we give as much plane as the house gave last night —a right to be coosidemd. The income tax does demoralise the tax payer in more ways than one. Besides putting him on his mettle to meet wrong with wrong, it assumes and instils the dangerous notion that all his anneal earning is redly disposable income. It makes him not only dishonest but improvident. It immunises him to forget what itself utterly ignores—that his brain is but • very poor capital to draw upon. For our own part, we have ever defended the income tea as • means of raising mooey, when money WY wanted, without needleedy disturbing the operations of commerce and trade. We have held that such • defence was Mapplimble to a imma nent retention of the tax. Bat, between Mr. Gladstone sad Mr. Hubbard, the principle et the tax and its effect on the national morality will now receive all the ties we ems desire. Perhaps we shall go as paying the whole tax, but we shall know better the reams why, and shall feel ourselves addressed as resaleable beim', not merely leered at the discretion of the Chancellor of the larshequer.—Tiams. Tllll ROYAL IP•mn.T.—During yeetetvlay sad preceding days, Mr. Mayall, the photographer, has been in attendance at Buckingha m Pa lace, for the purpose of titittl.r. series of photographic portraits of the Queen and The sen published lad summer appesi7Cha ir r i l es ieved • popularity so great, that for some time past the negatives have been inadequate to the issue of more than a per ventage upon the demand. This circumstance having led to the franduleot publication of execrable copies, as libellous upon the illustrious individuals represented as discreditable to the art of photography, the appearance of • new series of originals will be very generally welcomed. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : ITALY. TURIN, Fn. 20. The number of troops who were made prisoners at Gaeta was 11,000. The Sardinians found between 700 and 800 cannons and 60,000 muskets. Three Generals accompanied Francis 11. to Rome ; 25 are prisoners. General Chiabrers has been ordered to summon the commander of the fortress of Messina to surrender. ROME, (vii Mincing') Fn. 16. The Giornale di Roma gives a denial to the rumours of an arrangement between the Holy See and Piedmont. The departure for Paris of Mgr. Sacconi, Papal Nuncio to the Court of the Tuileries, has been postponed. At the demonstration on Thursday last the crowd, shouted " Long live Victor Emmanuel ! The Unity of Italy for ever !" Some priests were even seen cheering with the multitude. Some French patrols at length requested the crowd to disperse, and were obeyed. HUNGARY. PESTH, Frs. 20. The municipality of Pesth has forwarded an address to the Emperor, demanding the dismissal of the Ban of Croatia and the appointment of an Hungarian in his place. The congregation of Croatia has been transferred from Fiume to Buccari, on account of the state of siege at the former place. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Fri. 19. In to-day's sitting of the Council of State the cotvocation of the Holstein Diet was fixed for the 6th March next. The purport of the communications to be made to the Diet is not yet known. INDIA. BOMBAY, JAI!. 27. The famine in the north-west provinces is very severe, and is extending daily. The Bombay Chamber of Commerce has made a demonstration against the duties on yarn and piece goods. The Viceroy is at Jubbnlpore. Sir George Clerk is in the Guserat. TURKEY. CONSTANTLWOPLE, Pas. 13. 1 • A meeting of the Harold Tavili holders has been held, at wbich it was resolved to address protests through the embassies against the renewal of these bonds. THE UNITED STATES. QtrEENBTOWN, Toissosy. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer Etna, Captain Kennedy, from New York on the 9th inst., arrived here at 2 p.m. She brings the United States mail, four cabin and eighty-two steerage passengers. The Etna landed all mails. The Vigo had arrived out. The Peace Congress at Washington held a abort session on the Bth inst. It still sat with closed doors. Nothing definite had been accomplished. It was probable that many points of the Crit tenden, Bagler, and Bonier states propositions would be adopted. A member of the Convention had received com munications from several leading New York bankers and brokers, that unless a compromise was agreed to, incoming administrations would have nothing to expect from capitalists in the way of upholding the financial credit of government. A resolution was about to be brought before the Louisiana Convention, inviting all states, except those in New England, to join the Southern Con federacy. Montgomery advice; affirmed that the Southern Congress was about to levy an export duty of 1 per cent, per pound (?)on cotton. The New York Times of the 9th inst. says : Colonel Haynes, special envoy from South Caro lina, and Lieutenant Hill, bearer of Major Ander son's message, left Washington yesterday with despatches, on which will probably depend the breaking out of war. Colonel Haynes carries the refusal of the government to surrender Fort Sumter, and Lieutenant Hill the final instruc tions from the government to Major Anderson, oommander of the fort. The impression prevailed that an attack on Fort Sumter would not take I place immediately. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Fn. 9. Money easv. Exchange lower: on London—Beaker' bills, 105 to 10G ; commercial bills, 104 to 105. The stock market opeoed yesterday at lower quotations, but after wards recovered. The dealings closed with considerable buoyancy. The closing quotations were—New York Cen trals, 76} to 76j ; Erie, 31; to 32 ; Illinois Central, 751 to 76. Floor slightly lower. Wheat and corn cheaper. Provisions, limited inquiry. Higher rata; are asked for freights. NEW ORLEANS, FLA 8. Cotton has declined jc. Sales to-day, 6,000 tales. Mid dling is quoted 10j to 11. MR. COBDEN, M.P. Ms. Cobden presents his compliments to the Editor of the Deify News, and will feel obliged by the publication of the enclosed letter. Algiers, Feb. 16. R. COBDIN, ESQ., M.P., TO R. DALGLTRYI, ESQ., M.P. Algiers, Feb. 16, 1861. My dear Sir,—The newspapers which have just reached me contain a circular issued by a committee in Glasgow bearing your signature as convener, inviting subscriptions to a testimonial fund in acknowledgment of my " recent eminent services." Whilst I appreciate most cordially the friendly motives which must have prompted the gentlemen whose name; appear on the committee to take this step without my consent or knowledge, I must beg them to allow me very respectfully to decline their proffered kindness. I drew upon the government for my expenses during the time I was in Paris, and have therefore incurred no pecuniary sacrifice for which lam entitled to reimbursement. As for the services which I rendered in connexion with the Treaty, they were a labour of love for which it would be painful to me to accept compensation in any form, or from any quarter. Reiterating my thanks for your kind intentions, Believe me, yours very truly, Ric. COPDLN. Robt. Dalglish, Esq.. M.P. We read in the Mafia Times of the 14th :—" Our readers will be glad to learn that Ruggiero Settimo, Prince of Fetal* at present residing amongst us, the noblest, per. hapa, of all the men who have ever suffered for the Italian came, hes been called by the King to the chair of President GI the Upper House of the Italian Parliament. The ap pointment, however, it is feared, is purely nominal ; as it is not likely that the good old man, from his great age and infirmities, will be able to avail himself either of his nomi nation or of the means of conveyance—a Sardinian frigate— which has been placed at his disposal. It is well, however, that even in his last place of refuge Ruggiero Settimo should live and die the titular head of the first Italian Parliament." EXPRESS FROM PARIa. Pus on ows PARIS, TI7IBDAY EVININC. It is now no secret, but an undoubted fact in everybody's month, that M. Mires, the great mil lionnaire, the negotiator of the Turkish Loan, and the managing director of the Caisse Generale des Chemins de Fer, was arrested on Sunday evening, and is now in Maras prison. According to report, the charges against him are of a very serious cha racter. The newspapers do not yet mention his name, but the circumstance which I have above stated is alluded to in the money article of the Opinion Nationale in the following terms : But little attention is paid to business, everybody being preoccupied with the painful matter to which we alluded yesterday. It is anxiously asked what the consequences are likely to be of the serious ernbammsments of one of our principal banking houses. We think it right to warn all parties interested not to give way to a panic of which they would be the victims. The care of their interests has beck confided to experienced and honourable hands. The Presi. dent of the Tribunal of the Seine has appointed Count de Germiny, Governor of the Bank of France, Provisional Ad• ministastor of the Wass Generale des Chemins de Fer, with the most absolute powers. At the Bourse the Caisse Generale, which on Sa turday was quoted at 205 fr., opened at 155 fr., and fell to 140 fr., but when by order of the Prefect of Police the deepatch announcing the above appoint ment of Count de Germiny was placarded at the Bourse, it recovered to 105 fr. The Rente fluc tuated considerably, but after dropping to 67fr. 96c., it closed at the highest price of the day, 68fr. 25c., with a rise of 15c. Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c. In rail. ways there was hardly any change. The news given in several foreign journals of M. Thouvenel having sent a diplomatic circular, giving reasons for a continued occupation of Rome by French army, is said at the Foreign Office here to be untrue. Letters from Marseilles say that detachments to reinforce the army of Rome are continually em barking. The conference on the Syrian question met to day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to the announcement I made yesterday. Baron Gros, the late French Plenipotentiary in China, arrived at Manilla on December 22, on board the Duchayla, and left on the 28th for Suez. He is expected to arrive in Paris very shortly. M. Vitteau, the late secretary to the fashionable club, the Cercle Imperial, who is accused of forge ries and embezzlements to the extent of 80,000 fr., will be tried on February 25. He is to be defen ded by M. Plooque, the ex-bttonnier. TheCorpsLegialatif yesterday set a good example by annulling two elections, in Upper Savoy, for illegality. The prefect had only kept the poll open one day, whereas the law prescribes two. A Savoyard member, Count Greyfid de Bellecombe, made • gallant stand for his brother government candidates, and tried to persuade the house to fol low certain very bad precedents whereby it has been sometimes ruled that when there is no probability of a second election producing a different result the house may look over the most flagrant violation et the organic electoral law. But Count Halles- Clapariale, in answer, quoted his own case in 1848, when he, having been elected unanimously (loss 14 votes), his election was set aside merely because the poll was closed at half-past 2 instead of 3, MM. Dupin and Odillon Barret saying upon that occasion that uo special consideration whatever could be suffered to validate an election in the teeth of a violation of the law, and that the rights of the electors were to be considered before the con venience of the member. The house, being in a virtuous and constitutional mood, adopted without a division the conclusions of the bureau proposing the nullity of the election, and consequently the two successful candidates, MM. Piasard and Bartho loni, must try their luck again. There is no doubt, however, that the prefect will bring them safely in. The debate on the address is not likely to come on before Monday. I understand that the Senate, which it was reported would vote their address this week, particularly wish the Corps Legislatif to have the first innings. M. Darimon has obtained the unanimous adhesion is his bureau to a proposal that the house shall have the power of voting the budget by chapters accord ing to the old plan, instead of being compelled to say yes or no to every minister's budget in a lump. This important reform finds favour in the other bureaux, and a demand for it will very probably be incorporated iu the address. ITALY AND HUNGARY. A letter from Turin, in the Meek, says : General Mimic& is still here, and, notwithstanding the prudent silence he maintains, even with his friends, it is known that, though serious difficulties exist, be has a firm hope in hie cause ; and I hear that what at present owe sions most anxiety to the Hungarian leaders is to find the means of delaying for the proper time the outbreak of the revolution which has been so long menacing. As to Gari baldi, he will intervene when the opportune moment shall have arrived. Is Poland also about to make a movement for obtaining emancipation and unity? On that question the following letter, written by Garibaldi, and which has li been communicated to me, may throw someliglit "Caprera, Dec. ;to.—My retirement to this place is not an abandon ment of the cause of the populations to which I have de voted all my life. Having the fullest confidence in General Mierolawsko will come to an understanding with him u regards all that concerns our brave Poles.—G. GARIBALDI.' Hangar) and Poland arc now placed in exceptional condi tions ; perhaps never before had they so favourable an op portunity for achieving independence. Will they know now to take advantage of the situation? As regards Russia, one thing must be particularly remarked, that since lxrli she has not recruited a single man for the army. In Russia, at present, • levy for the army is considered impossible, as it would be likely to cause a general insurrection of the peasants. The three Russian corps d'armCe which, as usual to critical times, now occupy Poland, form sctrcely an effective of 65,000 men, though in former days they ex ceeded 200,000. Hungary, therefore, can be almost certain that Russia could not intervene in any revolution she might make. ST. J.awna'a PALACE, FEB. 19. —ThT(gel; hag been pleased to appoint William dewier, FAq., M.D., to be ITysae Extraor di nary to her Majesty, in the room of Wtllism Baly, Feq., deceased.—Casette. HEALTH OF LONDON. —The weekly return of the Itoglateer-Ganeral exhibits a continued improve. used in the public health. The deaths in London were 1,328 in the week that ended last Saturday, having declined to that number from 1,459 in the previous week. The average number for corresponding weeks of ten years 1851-60, when corrected for increase of population, is 1,345 ; and it will be seen that the actual number for last week is less than the calculated amount, hut does not materially differ from it. The deaths caused by pulmonary draftees in the week, not including phthisis or whooping-cough, wore 291 ; whilst the corrected average is 306. The moat fatal in this class was bronchitis, and the deaths from it amounted to 168, and were exactly equal to the average. Bronchitis is fatal chiefly to old persons ; pneumonia, which Is f a t a l prim ipally to the young, numbered but half as many deaths as bronchitis. Phthimis can ied off 145 persons, 78 of whom died in the period of life 20.40 years. Whoopicg cough, of which 8$ children died, is at the present time causing more than the average mortality, a remark that also aplies to croup, which was fatal in 20 cases. There were 8 - deaths from syphilis. Three widows and two men died at the age of 90 years and upwards ; am o ngst the former was the widow of a carpenter, who died at the age (as stated) of 102 years, at 19, BedforMsquare, Mile-end Old Town. A woman died front a fishbowls, which had lodged w her stomach twelve days previously, and caused inflammation and hemorrhage. Two sons of • mattress maker, aged respectively 3 and 2 years, died on consecutive days at 54, Warwick-street, Borough-road, from " polio** probably arsenic, no evidence how taken." (Inquest. Post snort.) Last week the births of 889 hose and girl". in all, 1,792 children, were registered in Leiden. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851.60 the average number was 1,747. 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