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r_...- •--• O Y AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. 1 1111 LS EVENING, will be produced Shakspeare's historical mot KIN( HENRY V. Frog Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. ...-- . • THEATRE -ROYAL, . HAYMARKET. . Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. Tins ETENING, will be produced a new Comedy, en titled EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. • TELE CRITIC; •Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, Mr. Compton To oonclite ^ :witir is'Ballet. ' - ' Commence at 7. INTEW ' THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHL Sole-Proprietor ancl•Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. MASKS 'AND FACES; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster ; Quin, P . Be df o r t t; Sir Charles, Mr. C Selby ; Ernest, Nit Bil fggton ; p,N . Srofflington, Miss Woolg,ar ; Mabel, Miss H. Simms. • T After which, r THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG . gton, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, B e Webste,. Bi and Ardent/ To be followed by THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr . Keele • J. To°lei.: SelbY, • Billington, Misses Woolgar, aria H. Katy.- y, international duties, and shall consider the measures 1 to be taken to avoid the return of the present com plications." There is no concession here on the part of FRANCIS JOSEPH—VICTOR EMMANTJEL is the only delinquent. He is to be placed on trial, and duly castigated in the presence of all nations, in order to satisfy the vindictive malevolence of his opponents. Austria kindly consents that the evacuation of the R oman States may be discussed, and likewise the question of administrative reforms, but the details and their definitive adoption must remain subordinate to the decision of the States directly interested. In other words, Austria will listen to, but not be bound by, any decision that may be arrived at. She will take the chance of a favourable judgment, but will totally repudiate any that does not meet with her entire approval. There is no reciprocity, no abandonment of any objectionable regulation in her propositions, and therefore they must necessarily fall to the gronnd. In respect to the treaties into which she has entered with minor Italian States, Aus tria declares that their validity cannot be ques tioned, but if all the Powers represented at the Congress agree to produce their political treaties with the Italian States, Austria will do the same. This is pure humbug, for there never has been a charge preferred against any other nation of meddling with the internal affairs of the States of Italy, save that France unfortunately occupied Rome, in order to restore the sacerdotal regime, a matter which Louis NAPOLEON is now believed to sincerely regret. Count BUOL is not contented with the proposi tion that the territorial arrangements, or the treaties of 1815 shall not be touched, but he wishes to include those entered into, in execution of those acts. Until they are known and considered in Congress, it is perfectly absurd to suppose that any such engagement can be entered into. As to a general or simultaneous disarming of the great Powers, the demand is absolutely ridicu lous. It is Austria that has endangered the peace and tranquillity of Europe, and she seeks to ride off on a high horse, placing those who should really be her judges on their trial. This won't do—as she will find to her cost ere many weeks have elapsed, should she continue as perversely obstinate as she has hitherto shown herself to be. It is a melancholy spectacle, the mass of useful legislation which is now swept aside for at least another session by reason of the perverse and fac tious, but egregiously baulked and utterly futile struggle for power of the rival chiefs of the Opposi tion. Measures down for a second reading—mea sures ready for deliberation in committee—mea sures upon the eve of a third reading, all but passed intolaw, within an ace of being transformed by the magical la .Reine le veut into substantial enactments—they are all swept aside now ruth lessly by retail and wholesale. Gone for another year the hope of many a most desirable and even urgently required sanitary improvement ! Gone the prospect of toll bridges opened to the public, of turnpike barriers all over the kingdom finally abolished ! Gone the expectations recently kindled of a multitude of most anxiously-looked-for legal reforms—those affecting bankrupt and insolvent debtors—those relating to the transfer and regis tration of landed property ! Gone some another twelvemonth the greatest reform of all, and the one latterly counted upon the most securely, the com prehensive and vast reform in the system of popular representation. JOHN BULL is left mourning, like MACDUFF—but little comforted by that true Malcolm, that arch-indifferentest of all Reformers, the noble lord the member for Tiverton. " He has no children.—All my pretty little ones ? Did you say all ?—Oh, hell-kite !—All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop ?" It is the premature massacre of the innocents in April—the anticipation by four months of the general butchery, restricted in ordinary times to the dawn of August, as a sort of preliminary battue to prepare the way among Parliamen tary marksmen for the autumnal sports of grouse shooting and deer-stalking. And for all this waste of time the nation is indebted to the greed of power indulged in to no purpose by the noble lord the member for the City of London. It is a monstrous perversion of the truth to maintain that upon Ministers devolves in any way the re sponsibility of the dissolution. That responsibility rests entirely and exclusively with the Opposition. By the rival leaders of that factious Opposition the end of the existing Parliament has been wilfully precipitated. Whatever Mr. SPEAKER, in the plenitude of his wisdom, may say about the course recently pursued by Lord JOHN being strictly con stitutional and strictly Parliamentary, there can not be one instant's doubt of the fact that it was literary a course all but unprecedented. The precedent, indeed, as Lord DERBY insists, is in reality one of Lord JOHN'S own making. But for this Destroyer of Cabinets having some years since been permitted to do the very same thing, he has just been allowed to do all over again—namely, to move an abstract resolution by way of amendment to a bill upon the motion for the second reading, and consequently before it could be taken in any way into detailed consideration in committee—the course here specified would be altogether, we believe, without any precedent whatever. As recently as Saturday last, according to the fashion able intelligence in the columns of our contem porary, the Morning Post, " Lord JOIIN RUSSELL was busily engaged at the British Museum making researches in the Library." This was exactly midway between the division upon his resolutions at the end of the seven nights' debate and the sequel to that division in the twofold Ministerial statements. What may have been those re searches of the noble lord in the library of the British Museum ? Were they re searches for the discovery of some precedent anterior to the one of his own creation ? If so, they must have been researches fruitless of any satisfactory result whateverjudging from the noble lord's silence upon the matter in the course of his remarks, on Monday evening, at the close of the official declaration of the Ministerial intentions by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The remarks of Lord JOHN RUSSELL were of a very different character indeed to any thing so purely abstract and antiquarian. They were remarks full of painful significance. They revealed an ambition smarting under the wounds of a very poignant and a very recent disappointment. For example, Lord JOHN said plainly, in so many words, at the outset of those remarks of his on Monday, " I have said before, I thought it very doubtful whether Lord DERBY ought to have occu pied office last year :" adding even— ,, My own ga n tat r that he ought to have refused"—where upon, is, eon up on , and no of feeling n wonder,these thereese extraordinary was audible " a lau laugh.' h. revelations' A - u s p i r o ' n i t:e as by Lor'd Joux, we find him saying— " debate Now, much taunted during the late *vagueness with which I spoke of any future mea sure of reform. which I should be disposed to support. Sir,,, exclaimed the noble lord, with an outbu rs t at once of the most sur ' prising candour and virtu • • Qua Was va indignati on , " Si r , I gue advisedly." Is- 0t 1 t doubt about it! No t•hcting alanag,er-31r. Wm. Smith. noon open at a quarter-past six —Commence at seven. Box office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING will be presented BEAU BRUMMELL. Mr. Emery. • . After *hick an original Petite Piece de Circonstance, HOUSEHOLD WORDS ALL THE YEAR BOUND, _Followed by THE WELSH GIRL. And FORTUNE'S FROLIC. Reduced Prices—Dr^ss Boxes, 48. ; Upper Boxes, 31 - . h. • Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. ' iox-ollice open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors:open at half -past to commence at 7-every evening ROYAL STR AND TH EATRE, Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, and Miss M..Ternan. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene,.ye Earle, and ye Maydenne To be followed by I'LL WRITE TO THE TIMES. Commence at 7o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager . ........ Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with s new grand Drama, entitled THE THREE MUSKE TEERS, in which Mr. R. Phillips and the company will ap pear` . . After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing the great star Riders and Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To Jackson. conclude with A THUM PING LEGACY, Miss M. The splendid romance of IVANHOE; or, The Knights Templars, is in active preparation, and will be revived with Extraordinary magnificence. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, as. ; Pit, 28, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, M. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, aid £1 ls. Commence at Seven: Carriages at 11. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Pr oprietor —C. ItrouTozi. The public is m ost respectfully i n f ormed that t h e F INE A RTB GALLERY, in OPEN DA con nection with the ab ove Hall, IS NOW O'clock,T AND NIGHT, from 11 o ' c l oc k a.m. un til 12 p,m. The N ew Gallery Contains an extensive Collec- Jon oted of Pictures, by Ancient and Moder n 31 as t ers an d is also dev to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels be may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist- Ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added -heals,Ante-H will present an attraction which, whether as regards rchitectural beauty of the structures them- Selves, or the varied in, will be fount, to be wholly without parallel in the The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam .Eight in number, whose varied Instrumental Performances have created so marked a sensa lion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, wiL perform every Evening at Nine an d El even o'clock. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 55 —this day at noon. B ARomETER--29.48--rising. W 1 1 ", S.W. ; moderate, with fine weather rain. Two—Wind more southerly, and fresh, with 'tire question Of peace or war is still undecided. It is b —oPeckhat the G overn ment may be enabled to announc e satisfact o r y i nte l l i gence on Friday, when the Promised statements are to be made. When, however, the sincerity of Louis NAPOLEON consti tutes an essential element in the calculation, no cer tain conclu s i on can be arrived at. Every allow ance must be made for the prospects of change, and possibly s ome for di ss i mulation. He i ns i sts that there is no necessity f or di sarmament on the part of France ' as "she ha s not armed and does not intend to erre_ This, h owever, is pure " bosh."yd Ever one knows the the magnitud e o f th e extraordinary preparations, an expenses which have been in curred, and to say now' that France has not armed seems to of Europe. /''''', ridiculing the other great Powers It is very probable that th e E MPEROR o f th e first blow until he is fully prepared for the eonse thereof, or possibly th at he may be enabled iso appeal to bis pacific d eclarations to show that he beli eve oll N B ULL i not the politic al incendiary w hi c h so many him to be. Ile * cannot, however, humbug under existing circumstances. His " sayings and doings" are so greatly at variance, that we must look to the latter as affording the best indication of his ultimate intention. Should he wish to afford a convincing proof to the civilised world of accede to the his sin cerity, he wou ld at once disarm proposal o f Austria for a general ament, and induce his f r i end and Viceroy, VICTOR ExmANtzt., to quite cl ear t h at Sardinia do so. It is, however, Austrian bayo nets a will not di sarm so long as re bristli ng on her frontier. Nor can A us t r i a, so hundred thousand long as Franc e b oasts of six for a c ti on i n any qua clisrtereiplined so ldi ers, all ready t hat may b e i n d icated. There mu s t e ith er be a or none at-all. B ut we g en eral disarm amen t cannot see why the Congress should not take placein consequence of thi s di fficulty. The soldiers of the different parties w ou l d not host more while eatin g th e bread of idleness, than if engaged in cutting each o th er ' s maiming, andbruisin th throats, or killi ng, ig eir a dversaries according to the most approved regulations of modern war fare. whole difficulty Count BUOL believes that " the Sardinia fol resides in the political system which iceive-s lows in her foreign relations. He clearly pe the m o te • in the eye of Piedmont, alth - Austrian beam is (High the wholly disregarded. • He totally the u n there a. Px— the. Austrian beam ; thi n k s nothing of Justifiable interference in the affairs of ot h er Italian Stat e s, or lof the misgovernment o f the Lorn ii Venetian gdom. Sardinia is still the burden of his 8 "g• Before any conference she must disarm, f or "to open peaceful deliberations in the presence of the Cla ng of arms and of the preparations for. war wonia be, not materially y This may be dangerous, but morallybi:itto:Tollel.o7l3l Count BuoL's opinion, be that of any unprejudiced and d u * i n e te li r e." it will ested per son in any nation of Europe, A letter to Lord A. LOFTUS, which will be f ound prove s be., in another part of thi s days' impression, fond the possibility of doubt that Austria is resolved to struggle with all her might and all her strength for the .continuance and maintenance of the -inde fensible system which she has established in Italy, not only in her own territories, but in quasi inde pendent StateE. In looking to the first proposition of the British Government, respecting the means of assuring the ma i n t en ance of peace between Austria an d c Sardinia, Count BroL oolly remarks, th a t " the Congress shall examine the mean s of bringing back Sardinia to the fulfdraent of her - - ------- :, . , i e •• 1 ' < 0: 1 ; r 4,__. 4 . " -.., :-.411111 i" , re.f t. , ‘ '14;•-•„0„.. : 111 . 1, ‘ 41,t. ..,...• -,.. -1 t ..,,,. ;\ l ll V, ;;•,_ -Ai'. A ‘7.1,- er./...44,1100.• "' t . - , T' .. /..,...0 . !%*4 l . .0 ~,,,,„ THE SUN. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1859. . ,:: . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1859. marvel that this declaration was greeted, as the report informs us, with ironical cheers from the Ministerial benches. Not a moment's question that Lord JOHN was, as he tells us, vague advisedly. It is only what one after another of accusers said throughout the progress of that long discussion. Lord JOHN was vague advisedly—but was his being so fair to the cause of Reform, :fair either to his political friends or to his political antagonists, fair and above board within the motley ranks 9f her MAJESTY'S Opposition, or to the compact phalanx of her MAJESTY'S Government ? Finally, at the close of these, and other equally naive remarks of Lord JOHN on Monday evening, it will have been remarked with interest by many earnest reformers throughout the country, how— " [The noble lord being about to resume his seat, there were loud cries from the Ministerial side of the house of THE BALLOT.]" Observe—" On the Ministerial side of the house." And then note what followed :—" On that subject," said Lord JOHN, " I can only say, that if the present Ministry introduce a new Reform Bill, and that bill contains a clause for establishing vote by Ballot, I shall consider it my duty to oppose that clause." We hope the Liberal electors of London will not lose sight of, that important declaration. Lord JOHN RUSSELL is now positively and absolutely pledged to oppose The Ballot, without which no reform whatever in the representation will be of the slightest importance whatever. Without the Ballot there is really but little difference of im portance between a Reform Bill passedby one party or a reform bill passed by another. What is the value of increasing—much or little—the diffusion of the electoral franchise among the population, unless you first of all so protect the vote of the humble elector that you really enable him to use it without imperilling his honour or jeopardising his lowly fortunes. Unprotected by the Ballot, the electoral franchise is to the humble possessors of it a curse instead of a blessing. '"We all know perfectly well, for example, that while there are, according to existing arrangements, as many as 20,000 registered electors in Marylebone, not above half that number went to the poll upon the occasion of the late contest for its representa tion. Before you increase that aggregate of 20,000 registered electors to one of 30,000—in reason's same so shield the poor man's vote that you enable the actual possessors of the franchise there to use their at present neglected votes honestly and inde pendently! But Lord JOHN is against doing this—he is against conceding the Ballot. There fore his Reform Bill we maintain to be intrinsically valueless. He is pledged against the Ballot. His name, as well as the name of Lord PALMERSTON, was down in that last division against the Ballot upon the burked, or, what is synonymous, the Berkeleyed motion of the hon. member for Bodmin ! Not so the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ! Not so the name of her MAJESTY'S Secretary for the Colonies ! Not so the names of the other leading members of the present Ministry in the lower house of Parliament. They are not pledged against the Ballot. If they would but recognise this golden opportunity ! It is only a question of time. It is only a question of a little sooner or a little later. Let them but go to the country for the Ballot, and they will inevitably secure for themselves an over whelming majority in the new Parliament. And in that new Parliament we might count confidently upon witnessing at length the realisation of a genuine and wholesome reform in the system of our national representation. DEATH OT MADAME BOSIO. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Madame Bosio is just dead in Russia. THE BALLOT. Twelve Liberal Members voted in the majority against the Ballot. The names of these gentlemen are : Akroyd, E. (Huddersfield) 1 Beaumont, W. B. (Northum• 1 Butler, J. W. (Devon, N.) berland) Codrington, Gen. (Greenwich) Cavendish, W. (Bucks) Elliot, J. E. (Roxburghshire) Davey, R. (Cornwall, W.) l'almerston, Lord (Tiverton) Glyn, G. C. (Shaftesbury) Russell, Lord John (London) Puller, C. W. G. (Hurts) St. Aubyn, J. (Cornwall, W.) TO SOME HONOURS ARE GIVEN-TO OTHERS HONOUR. " One of the Million" writes to a contemporary as fol lows :—When an empire was reeling to its fall, a mighty man kept his head clear, and his arm strong ; thus was India steadied—saved. I am speaking of John Laird Mair Lawrence. For his pre-eminent share in the quenching the terriblest conflagration of modern times, Lord Derby dubbed the ruler of the Punjaub, Baronet and G.C.B. More peers are to grace the "gilded chamber." Lord Derby ennobles three very rich Tories, most respectable squires, very ardent fox-hunters; but about whose public services, native talents, and intellectual acquirements, even flunkeydom is mute. Where is the justice of all this ? Is the salvation of English dominion in the East a small matter compared with the accidental heritage of ." consi derable borough interest," much lucre, and exceeding many broad acres ? Answer me this, my Lord Derby. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Pays persists in its statement that the Con gress will assemble before the 30th inst. The Patrie says that by proposing a general dis armament of the Powers Austria has rendered the chances of war more remote, and has practically denied that she herself maintains an aggressive attitude. But the proposal to disarm generally should be understood to extend only to Austria and Piedmont. The question of disarming having originated with Austria, it follows that Austria should be the first to solve it, so soon as she shall have recalled her armies from Italy. Piedmont cannot do otherwise than follow her example. France not having prepared any extraordinary armaments will not of course have to disarm. It is asserted that a message from Naples, of the 2th inst., announces that the King was in the last extremity. The sitting of the Danubian Conference to-day was but of short duration. BUCHAREST, APRIL 12. An infernal machine supposed to be destined for the assassination of Prince Couza has been dis covered, and several persons arrested. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Conference on the Danubian affairs in its sitting of to-day, has recognised the election of Prince Couza, reserving, however, all questions respecting national rights. PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 14. The 2loniteur of this morning contains the fol lowing : The steam frigates Sane, Ulloa, Magellan, Moga. dor, and Ganima departed yesterday for different ports of Algeria. LEGHORN, APRIL 13. One•and-twenty shocks of earthquake were felt at Sienna yesterday. The populace quitted the town, but no accident happened. BERNE, APRIL 13. The Commanders-in-Chief of the five military divisions have been appointed. VIENNA, APRIL 13. The report is current that the King of Naples is dead. TRIESTE, APRIL 13. More recent advices from Egypt bring favourable reports respecting the Suez canal undertaking. The public functionaries have received orders to assist M. de Lesseps, and the Governor of Suez has been deposed. MARSEILLES, APRIL 13. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the Gth inst. Delegates have arrived from Samos commissioned to declare to the Porte that the inhabitants of that island are un willing to recognise the newly appointed governor, Aristarchi. The delegates invoke their local liberties, and threaten to elect a natiie prince in case their protest should not be accepted. It is said that England supports the nomination of Aristarchi. Advices from the Danubian Principalities report that the Grand Duke Michael, brother of the Czar, is about paying a visit to Prince Couza. It is also announced that the commercial crisis is becoming more serious in Moldavia and Wallachia, and that numerous firms have failed. A. military camp has been formed at Sophia, des tined for the surveillance of all movements in Servia and Bulgaria. The news that many of the Redifs have deserted is confirmed. Advices have also been received from Corfu. The elections which have as yet taken place are all hostile to the English Government. BERLIN, APRIL 13. The reigning Grand Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has arrived here to-day, and leaves at the end of this week for London, to be present at the confir mation of the Princess Alice. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Money Market opened to-day with a ten• dency to a further advance, but the rise was arrested by a telegram announcing the death of the King of Naples. The news had the effect of causing a relapse in the Funds. No confirmation of the rumour has been received. It is also said that France has given in her ad hesion to the preliminary conditions of the Con- gress. BOURSE, April 13, Two o'clock.—The Threes were done at 68f. 5c., rose to 68f. 25c., and then receded to 68f. sc. Mobilier 710 f. to 700 f. ; Orleans, 1,280f.t0 1,272 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 835 f. to 830 f. ; North ern, 912 f. 50c. to 907 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 532 f. 50c. to 527 f. 50c. ; Lombardo-Venetian, 515 f. to 512 f. 50c. The market was heavy at the close, owing to a fall of 22 in the Metalliques. The following were the last quotations : 4 per Cents. 94 75 Do. end month 95 25 3 per Cents 6B Do. end month 6B Bank Shares 2780 Credit Mobilier 697 50 Do. Account 695 Credit Fancier 640 Belgian 4/ Piedmont,ese (5) Roman B5 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 391 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 912 50 .. 900 New ditto. — -- Lyons and Mediterranean B3O 828 75 New ditto Geneva 5lO .. 515 Midi — • • Southern Western 537 50 .. 535 Eastern Grand Central - Sardinian 387 50 .. -- Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 7c. ; money 1.5f.21c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 90c.; money, 24f. 90c. CHILL The advices from Chili yesterday show that the political distractions in that country are still unsup pressed. It appears, however, that an outbreak at Valparaiso had just been effectually met by the Government. The present year commenced with very good prospects for the Republic. An abundant harvest gave every probability of cheap food, and a good demand prevailed for almost all articles of export. But the tendency to anarchy which has since developed itself will for along time be severely felt. The revolutionary movement commenced in Copaipo, headed by Pedro Leon Gallo, and was fol lowed by similar outbreaks - at Talca and Concepcion. At the present moment, 'Palm, Copiapo, Caldera, and Huasco are in the hands of the insurgents. The former town is besieged by 'General Garcia, at the head of 1,500 Government troops. Currico, Chinon, and San Felipe are or have been the, scenes of dis turbances, and in the South the crops, unhoused, are left without protection. The Government, however, although singularly isolated, are very determined, and are expected to triumph in the end, although they may° have p fight in detail through the whole country. The strangest feature is said to be that there seems no principle for which the revolu tionists are contending ; neither is there any chief round whom they rally. The entire conflict ap- pears to have arisen through personalities, fomented in a great measure by the ecclesiastics, who 'have been deadly enemies of the Government since the trial of the Archbishop of Santiago, two years ago: The "Telueones," representing the landed interest; have for some time tried to dictate to the Govern ment, while the latter have determined to be in dependent. The ultra-Liberals wanted place, could, not obtain it, and formed a fusion with the " Pelucones." The latter hate the Liberals, but• are making use of them to upset the existing Go vernment. " Should they succeed," it is remarked, ',here will be anarchy and confusion for many a day." Almost all the copper ore, ports, except Coquimbo, as also the ports in the South, are decreed closed, ocnsevently shipments are sus- , pended. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The steam ship La Plata, Captain Weller, has arrived. She left St. Thomas at 8 p.m. on the 31st ult. The Atrato, hence, arrived at St. Thomas at seven a.m. on the 31st : all well. The La Plata brings 516,547 dols in specie ; jewellery and platina, value 4,053 dols., and a general cargo. She has 174 passengers, including Lieut. Scott, officers, and crew of the late gunboat, Jaseur. lost on a shoal 150 miles south-west of Jamaica. Her Majesty's ships Ciusar and Diadem were at Greytown ; Imaum and Valorous, at Jamaica ; Devastation, Tartar, Arachne, and Jasper, at Vera Cruz. A large Spanish Squadron was at Havannah. A French frigate and two brigs of war were at Vera Cruz, also an American frigate and a war sloop. The La Plata spoke the British brig Teazer on the 12th inst. in latitude 49 N., longitude 10.15 W., standing to the northward. Produce was scarce at Jamaica. No pimento, very little sugar and coffee offering. Fair sugar had sold at from 20s. to 20s. 6d. per 1001 b., dark withdrawn at 165., and some sold at 19s. Freights very low, and supplied with great difficulty. The half-yearly report of the Jamaica Bank to the ith of March had been published. The bank had suffered by two heavy failures, but the surplus profit for six months, after paying a dividend of seven per cent., would cover all losses and leave the reserve fund untouched. Weather fine. Sickness still prevalent. The sugar crop at Barbadoes was about the ave rage. Prices 4.25 to 4.80 per barrel. Rum, 60c. the gallon. Young canes look healthy. Weather showery. From Trinidad the shipments of cocoa were above the average. Weather fine, and young crops wear a favourable aspect. Sugar•making progressing satisfactorily at St. Vincent. Fever abated, and the island repprted healthy. The island of St. Thomas continued healthy. Yellow fever had not appeared, and the deaths from diphtheria had materially diminished. Everything is reported tranquil at Hayti, the Government being .actively engaged in organising affairs. Quiet was restored at Valparaiso, after the late abortive outbreak. Everything was quiet at Coquimbo. Don Pedro Leon Gallo was 14 leagues distant, with 1,200 men. Government had 1,000 soldiers to meet the rebels. No battle was expected. Caldera Copiapo, and Huasco were the only places held by the rebels. Caldera was blockaded by the Chile brig Ancud, no vessels being allowed to enter. It was generally believed that in a month the country would be as quiet as ever. Business was in a bad state at Peru. Exchange on England, 42 dols., 90 days, nominal. No business doing at Valparaiso. It is expected that about 2,000,000 doll. will be shipped from Mexico about the middle of April, per her Majesty's ship. Alert. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. Another article has been published by the Ost Deutsche Post, reiterating with unabated violence the declaration that a congress is now impossible, and affirming that guarantees are required from France more than from Austria. The article con cludes thus : " Thank God, Austria is not the Porte. Austria possesses sufficient life and strength to defend her rights without aid from others. A congress in which all thn powers should tend alike to preserve peace, and should seek nothing but what is right, would be immediately accepted by Austria. But wheie•she feels convinced that a snare is laid for her, where she could not even find the most ordi nary proof of honourable intentions—namely, the removal of armed revolution from her frontiers— there it is her duty to remain apart, and to hold her sword ready to be drawn at any moment from the scabbard, so as not to permit herself to be deceived, and still less to be taken by surprise." We read in aVienna letter of the Bth as follows : _ The number of troops concentrated in Lombardo- Venetia has been singularly exaggerated. Although astonishing activity has been displayed here, and such as can only be explained by the system of concentration established in this country, it is not the less true that we have not, as has been alleged, 200,000 men ready to enter on a campaign. From information, the correctness of which I can guaran tee, the forces of which we at this moment can dispose of in Lombardo-Venetia amount to from 125,000 to 130,000 men, and consist of 22 regiments of infantry, of 4 battalions, forming an effective of 80,000 men ; 20 of riflemen and frontier regiments, amounting together to 20,000 men ; 5 of cavalry (3 of hussars, 2 lancers) of 8 squadrons, forming an effective of 6,000 horses ; 200 guns, and a pro portional number of engineers and other special corps. If we estimate at 60,000 men the number required for the service of the garrisons and fortified places of Venice, Trieste, Milan, Verona, Mantua, Peschiera, Padua, Vicenza, &c., there will remain about 70,000 men ready to enter on-the campaign. It is true that the despatch of troops to Italy does not discontinue, and that within the last few days a pontoon company has been sent off. • THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his sessional dinner to the principal officers of the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday) evening. Sir Denis Le Marchant,•Lord Charles Russell, Mr. Erskine May, Mr. Herny.Ley, Captain Gossett, Rev. Henry Drury, Hon. George Waldegrave, Colonel Forester, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Vardon, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Howard, Mr. Postlethwaite, Mr. J. B. Rose,' Mr. Pole, Mr. Gray; Mr. Hodgkins. Mr. Rickards, Mr. Lefroy, and Mr. Gunnell were prevented by domestic affliction from attending. LIVERPOOL, Wednegclajr.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's screw. steamer City of Washington sailed to-day with the North American and United States mails and 68 cabin passengers. The Af r i ca leaves this port on Saturday:next-with - 'the inails for New York, Letters will be received at the post-office on that day till A.m., with late fees till 8 a.m., and on the landing. stage until 9 a.m. The additional fee at the landing-stage is ls., whieh-muat be prepaid in stamp s . MR. BRIGHT'S SPEECH AT MANCHESTER.---. 111 the report of Mr. Bright's speech, which appeared in our columns yesterday, and Which in other respects was tele graphed with more than usual accuracy, one passage was erroneously rendered, so as apparently to impute dishonesty where Mr. Bright's words had attributed sincerity. The hon gentleman, speaking, of those who entertain "aristo cratic honest fears" of the people ' said parenthetically, "and there are ma n y suc h," w hile thereport reads, "Are there many such ?" seeming to iraplrii doubt where Mr. Bright intended an assurance. AMERICA. (BY BRITISH AND IRISII MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GALWAY, THURSDAY MORNING. The following has been handed to the British and Irish Magnetic. Telegraph Company, for transmission by Mr. Lever of tne Atlantic Steam Company : The Circassian arrived this morning from New York, and St. John's, Newfoundland, with 200 passengers and a large:cargo. She left New York on the evening of the 31st of March, and St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 7th of April, at six p.m. • She encountered a large quantity of ice, which detained her 24 hours. Special despatches from Washington, received from Gen. Lamar. No action in regard to Cass-Yrissare treaty, and Lamar is of opinion that they do not intend to ratify it. lle was not aware that the English treaty negotiated by Sir William Gore Ouseley had been ratified. The general impression, he writes, was, at the latest period, that the treaty has not been ratified. If the Ouseley treaty has been ratified, the Administration is inclined to believe that it shows pretty clearly how Ouseley feels, and how he has acted towards our Government. Lamar does not speak in very complimentary terms of Ouseley.- As to operations in Central America, Keretz, the Minister from Nicaragua, received nothing of importance. His private secretary, who came as a passenger in the steamer, has not yet reached here. _ _ _ _ _ The expedition against the Inoiabe Indians, according to last accounts, was succeeding admir ably. Important news from Nicaragua was received by the Northern Light, which brings four days later accounts from Aspinall, and 16 days later from Mandel. The Nicaragua Government has - been looking out for filibusters on the Pacific for some time. Spies are stationed on the coast to report the arrival of suspicious looking vessels. The 20th of Februrry was fixed for the arrival of the invaders. On the night of the 19th three of the largest bridges in the transit road from the Lake to San Inandel Sur were .burnt. From 15 to 20 in number were lately repaired. Important. from Chili—Attempted revolution. Valpai seiso—News from this repuliic is highly important. On the 28th ult. the revolutionists made an attempt to overthrow the Government, but their plans were not well matured. The result was that the Government forces stationed there achieved an easy victory. A great number were killed and wounded, and several executions had taken place. Everything quiet in Peru. Business completely paralysed in Callao and Lima. Little PitAptet of improvement in Bolivia. Another attempt it revolution against the Government of President Linares, but he has been successful in putting down all insurrectionary movement against him. Guayaquil still closely blockaded by Peruvian squadrons. Cotton sales yesterday embraced 2,700 bales, including 700 in transit, sold previous to receipt of the Persia's news, afterwards leis animation, a pause taking place in the market, which closed without quotable change in prices. Flour market opened dull, and easier for common and medium grains. Good white to 'prime extras firm at the close, with better de mand. Corn less active, and prices easier. Pork dull and easier. Sales of new mess at 18 dollars. At the close, buyers offered 17 dollars 19 cents. ; prime, 12 dollars 75 cents, to 13 dollars. Sugars firm ; sales, 300 hogsheads, 600 hogsheads New Orleans, by auction, with an advance about one-third cent. to a quarter cent. upon previous sales. Freights without material change ; fair business to Liverpool for resin and cotton. To other ports the shipments are lighter. SOUTHAMPTON,•WED\ESDAY NIGHT. The North German Lloyd steamer Weser, Capt. Gatien, has arrived with New York advices of the 2d , s4,e e has no specie. April 6—ln lat. 43 2 N„ long. 51 6 W., spoke an English screw steamer barque rigged, short bowsprit, red funnel; Bth, in lat. 46 18 N.; long. 30 45 W., the American ship john H. Elliott, of New York ; 11th, in lat. 49 9 N., long. 15 37 W., the English barque Meg Meg rilees. Advices from WaShington state that General Lamar's despatches to the State Department, corro borated by those received at the British Legation, announced r ifle ratification of one of the Ouseley Treaties with Nicaragua, and, at the same time, ,explains the cane of the failure to ratify the Cass Yrisarri Treaty: The two instruments were origi , nally alike, but Sir W. Gore Ouseley, having discre tionary power, consented to a slight modification in accordance with the suggestion of the Nicaraguan Government. General Lamar, on the contrary, was trammelled by definite instructions which he could not exceed. At last advice the Ouseley Treaty, providing for the relinquishment of the Mosquito Protectorate, was under consideration. Despatches from Captain Jervis, of the frigate Savannah, had been received by the Navy Depart. ment at Washington, stating that a battle, had been fought between Miramon and the Opposition forces at Monkey Pass, in which the former was. repulsed and routed with considerable loss. It was thought that this, defeat would deter him from a dvancing n Vera Cruz. The dispute 'between Paraguay and the United States seemed to 'be assuming a more formidable aspect than was. anticipated. Judging from Cora missioner towlins' despatches to the State Depart ment he states that the sympathies of all the South American States Were in favour of Paraguay. He still expresses hope, however, that matters will be amicably arianged.''' ' The Curacoa, with Lord Lyons; the new British Minister, had not arrived at New York. A commission of naval officers had been appointed by the Secretaiy bf the Navy to visit the various yards and investigate abuses existing in that branch of the public service, with the view of applying a remedy. The New York Daily Times of the 2d says that the export of bullion would be increased by the Arago, which was to leave that day, as the under writers were taking the risk a fraction lower after the Ist of April. The engagements of gold bars, of which the last California steamer brought about 1,000,000 dols., amounted to about 800,000 dols., though this sum included some Mexican silver, re ceived early in the week from New Orleans. Exchange closed 1091 on London ' • of. 121 c on Paris ; bankers, 1094 to 109 a, and sf. 15c merchant bills. . The stock-market evinced more steadiness. The business in Government and State stocks continued to be large, and prices were fully maintained. Freights were unchanged to English ports, while engagements were moderate. There was more doing for Antwerp and Rotterdam, while rates to Havre were unchanged. PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 1. Stocks steady. Pennsylvania State Fives, 93; ; Reading Railroad, 251 ; Morris Canal, 591 ; Long Island Railroad, 11 ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 44. Flour dull. Wheat buoyant and advanced ; white, 1 dol. 65e. to 1 dol. 80c. • red, 1 dol. 54c. to 1 dol. 58c. Corn declining. Whisky steady at 28c. to 29c. MOBILE, MARCH 31. , Cotton quiet; sales, 3,000 bales; middling, 12c to 121 c. SAVANNAH, APRIL 1. Cotton declined Ic. ; sales to-day, 1,000 bales the market closing unsettled. CHARLESTON, APRIL 1. Cotton market very much depressed, and de clined c. to 2c.; sales to-day, 900 hales; the re ceipts of the week foot up 12,000 bales, and the sales, 7,000; stock, 66,500 bales. B ALTIMORE, APRIL 1. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dull. Corn unchanged. Provisions dull and unchanged. Whisky dull. CINCINNATI, APRIL 1. Flour nominal; sales, 500 barrels, for delivery in May, at 5 dols. 50c., and 2,000 barrels offered at this rate on the spot and refused. Whisky dull at 24c. Provisions nominal ; no sales. Mess pork, 17 dolls. TILE CUR_RENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. am very glad to see by this day's Sun that Sir Archibald Alison has at last ventured to oppose our present Currency Laws, which were passed by, and for the benefit of, monopolists, who have wallowed in luxury during the present century at the expense of the million. Peel, like all his class, was not a practical man of business—a mere theorist ; and when pressed by interested parties to return to cash payments, in his bewilder ment he was advised to consult the City oracles, whose interests are diametrically opposed to those of the people. David Ricardo, who was said to have made his million by merely watching the turn of the market, was supposed to be the fittest person to be examined by the committee of the House of Commons. This gentleman was asked if he had paid particular attention to the Currency question, and to what extent prices would be affected by a return to cash payments. He said, after considering the question in all its bearings on the subject, he found that it would not affect prices more than 3 or 3A, or 4 per cent. at most ; that he was most positive of. Well, then, said Canning, with his usual flippantness, since that is the case, let us pass the Bill unanimously, and set the question at rest for ever ! He added, the Currency is a question I never could understand ! A pretty admission, truly, for a first-rate statesman —a fair sample of England's rulers since the days of Pitt, Fox, Liverpool, and Huskisson. Peel, I believe, was haunted by the mighty blunder he had been led into by the great capi talist in 181:6, in opposition to the advice of his own father, who had been a man of business all his life. One of the bank directors was asked by the committee if the bank could bear to return to cash payments (his answer was a piercing one), he said, yes, the bank could bear it if the country could bear it ! We are much obliged to Monsieur Guizot for giving us the private opinion of the late Sir Robert Peel on the subject. " There is, he often said, too much suffering and too much perplexity in the condition of the working classes. It is a dis grace as well as a danger to our civilisation. It is absolutely necessary to render their condition less hard and precarious. We cannot do every thing, far from it, but we can do something, and it is our d'ity to do all we can."—Extract from Monsieur Guizot's " Memoirs of Sir Robert Peel." He well knew what he suffered from his own class in his most strenuous attempts to get the corn laws re pealed. He was taunted by Disraeli by being told that it was an " organised hypocrisy." In one year he repealed the duty on at least 300 ar ticles, and no doubt would have gone much further if the House of Commons would have supported him.—Your most obedient servant, B. C. 41, Chapel -street, Paddington, April 13. THE BALLOT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—" Who wants the ballot" ? for the twen tieth time asks your anxious contemporary the Times. I will supply him with an example of the man whose acquaintance he appears so .sincerely to desire to make, and now that he is found, and made a note of, hope that this anxious inquirer will make the most of him. _ _ . I pledge my word as to the strict accuracy of the foll9wing circumstance. A few years since a reverend gentleman, a visitor to our, town, entered my shop, and after a few inquiries on local matters. requested me to recommend him some tradespeople with whom lie could safely deal. I did so, con scientiously, and without entertaining the remotest political partiality towards any of the individuals I nominated, but simply se lecting those persons (irrespective of their politics) who had the reputa tion of being the best tradespeople in the place. My reverend visitor, however, did not appear entirely satisfied, and hesitatingly requested me to lend him the poll-book , of the last borough election, and from that too plain speaking record of political faith, he ticked of the tradespeople he designed to patronize with his illiberal favouritism. I men tioned this circumstance to my neighbour, a cautious but conscientious trader, and his remark was that that circumstance would be enough to induce him never to record his vote again under the present system of open voting. To your abler pen and more talented strictures I must leave the facts 'of this case for comment. It has left an impression upon my mind as to the cruel injustice done to the striving tradesman in many cases where open voting imperils his very liveli hood, that will never abate, and confirms me in the ,opinion that all reforms are " trifles light as air" compared with that measure of safety which is to secure to the honest voter the only present effectual safeguard in the expression of his real sentiments, and preserve to him at the same time ~he opportunity of earning his bread in unquestioned security. It is hardly to be expected that the man w". 1.10 has raised this question through the Times' leader w-1.. 1 venture to take cognisance of the facts I have nar rated—facts so completely answering, not his expectations, but his beseeching cry for this " coming man e', but,l will venture to assert, that in the whole round of political profliFacy and in -timidatiOniVith which this country will shortly be plagued, he' will not find a case that shall more entirely satisfy him, or your readers, that his ques tion as to " who wants the ballot ?" is answered, than in the case of the man whose rather natural reluctance to vote I have described above. I am, sir, your obedient servant, W. A. S. Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., will leave town on Friday for their villa residence at Twickenham, for .the Easter holidays. An instalment of 12 per cent. on the Chilian loan of £1,554,800, contracted in November last, falls due on Friday. Only 10 per cent. will then remain to be paid. A private letter from Concepcion, received at Valparaiso with the Government despatches, dated the 13th of February, gives• an- accountof a battle which had taken place there, and In Which the revolutionists lost between 150 and 200 men, and were driven from the city. They 'located themselves en the Penco road, and were headed by Juan Alemparte. £ 1 25,000, part of the new loan which arrived from England, was still on board the steamer Lima, the authorities being afraid to land it lest the r evolutionists should attempt its seizure. NECESSITY FOR TRAINING IN RIFLE PRACTICE. n—NsV, inhen the British arm y invaded France from the Pyre eelBl4, under the late Duke of Wellington, the population of that part of France being attached to the Bourbon interest, werekiudly di s posed to the British troops, affordin g th em every assistance ; and as the Frenchmen Were all trained in military knowledge, their assistance was of great value. I have seen them with alacrity form loop holes in their houses, that our men might fire with greater security" and-effect- on the enemy.--Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser. - Amongst the,'pftgaeng_ers who arrived at South all-1p _tottin the Ind-Lain-ail packet Ripon, on the 4th instaiii; wasThorEarxiott, whom no one on board seemed to know He was taken ill at Malta, and died in Southamp tonwo days after he landed there . Ther e wa s n o c l ue as who he was, and his relatives were a dvertised for in the to t London n ews,plpers. His nephew saw the adv(risement, and came to Southampton. The major turned cat to be on e of the judgeb Ivho:presided at the trial of the King of Delhi, and amongst Iris baggage was property to the amount of £BO,OOO. He was about 48 years of age, and he has died worth, 1100,000. THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. The following is a copy of a note from Count Buol-Schauenstein to M. de Balabine, dated Vienna, the 23d of March, 1859. " The undersigned, &c., has hastened to submit to the Emperor his august master the prbposal (rourerture) which M. d4Balabine, &c., has made to him in the name of his Court, by communicating to him a telegram from Prince Gortschakoff, under date of 21st (9th) d. c. (21st of March), in which it is said that the Emperor Alexander, desiring by a supreme effort, to save (sauvegarder) the mainte nance of peace, proposes the meeting of a Congress of the great Powers, which should endeavour to smooth (aplanir) the Italian complication s, and that that proposition has been already accepted by the Governments of France, Great Britain, and Prussia. _ _ _ _ " In execution of the orders of his Imperial Ma jesty, the undersigned has the honour to make known to M. de Balabine the following reply, which he requests him to bring to the cognizance of his Court : "Appreciating at their just value the sentiments which have inspired to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias the overture he has made him make, and desiring to lend his concur rence to a work which must sanction anew the engagements consigned in treaties, and the totality of rights deriving therefrom, the Emperor Francis Joseph accepts on his part the proposition in question. "In the opinion of the Imperial Cabinet, the whole difficulty resides in the political system which Sardinia follows in her foreign relations. To put an end to this state of things, which alarms Europe, and to prevent its return, such appears to be the task reserved to the Powers called upon in the first rank to uphold social order. " If, however, beside this question, which the undersigned considers as the only one essentially important for the moral pacification of Italy, it should enter into the intentions of the Powers to bring forward others for discussion, it would be necessary that they should be exactly stated before hand, and, insomuch as they should touch upon the internal regime of other Sovereign States, the undersigned could not dispense with insisting above all things that the mode of proceeding in this case should be conformable to the rules formulated by the protocol of Aix-la-Chapelle, under date of the 15th of November, 1818. " In conclusion, the undersigned must lay stress on a last consideration. To wish to open peaceful deliberations in presence of the clang of arms and of the preparations for war would be not only materially dangerous, but morally impossible. It is therefore indispenable, according to the opinion of the Imperial Cabinet, which the undersigned does not doubt will be shared by all the Powers, that previously to all conference Sardinia must dis arm. " The undersigned remains, &c." The following is a copy of a note to Lord A. Loftus, under date of Vienna, March 31:-- " The undersigned, &c., hastens to acknowledge the receipt of the note which Lord A. Loftus has done him the honour to address to him under date of the 28th inst., and which contains the con ditions upon which the Government of her Bri tannic Majesty is ready to accept the proposal of a Congress of the Great Powers which would take into consideration the complications which have arisen in Italy. " The Britannic Government having, moreover, expressed the desire to see the Imperial Govern ment acquiesce in those propositions, the under signed has taken on this subject the orders of the Emperor his august master. ," He finds himself to-day authorized to inform Lord A. Loftus that the Imperial Government, appreciating highly the motives which guide the British Cabinet and the sentiments of frank friend ship by which it is animated towards Austria, ac cepts in the measure stated in the sheet hereto annexed the bases of discussion proposed by the note of his Lordship. " A fifth point of deliberation which he has thought fit to add, that of an agreement on a simul taneous disarming of the Great Powers, will, he does not doubt, be accepted by all the Powers as a new proof of the pacific intentions of Austria. " It results, again, from the note of Lord A. Loftus, that if the Imperial Government accepts, on the conditions mentioned above, the proposal of a Congress, the British Government will invite that of France in a pressing manner to insist, in common with it, that Sardinia shall disarm at once, and to give it a collective guarantee for the fulfilment of the engagements taken towards it. " This step which the British Cabinet proposes to take in concert with the French Government is the more conformable to the general interests, as it would be morally impossible, as the Imperial Go vernment has already shown by its note addressed to M. de Balabine, bearing date the 23d inst., to carry on pacific deliberations in presence of the clang of arms. The undersigned must the more eagerly desire that these united efforts shall have full and entire effect as Austria could not present herself at the Congress until Sardinia shall have completed her disarmament, and shall have pro ceeded to the disbandment of the corps francs. These conditions, fulfilled and executed, the Im perial Government declares itself ready to give in the most formal manner the assurance that Austria will not attack Sardinia pending the duration of the Congress, as long as the latter shall respect the Imperial territory and that of its allies. " In requesting Lord A. Loftus to bring the con tents of this note to the knowledge of his Govern ment the undersigned takes advantage of," &c. " ENGLISH PROPOSITIONS. " OBSERVATIONS OF THE CABINET OP VIENNA. " Means of assuring the " The Congress shall ex maintenance of peace be- amine the means of bringing tween Austria and Sardinia. back Sardinia to the fulfil ment of her international duties, and shall consider the measures to be taken to avoid the return of the pre- TT sent complication. o i f nt o o cc o u o p n alo o t ai " Evacuation of the Ro- " The question of the eve man States by the foreign cuation of the Pontifical corps a g and on ofa t o tes may be discussed. Congress will leave the tho reforms in the Italian details of its execution to the States, three Powers directly inte rested. The question of the administrative reforms may be debated. An understand ing may be come to on the advice to be given, but its definitive adoption remains •' ' subordinate to the decisions of the States directly inte rested. 111. "A combination to be "The validity of our substituted for the special treaties cannot be questioned. treaties between Austria and —but if all the Powers re the Italian States. presented at the Congress agree among them to pro duce their political treaties with the Italian States, Aus tria, on her part, will do the same. She will come to an understanding with the Go vernments co-interested, to be able to present their com mon treaties to the Congress, and to examine in what mea sure their revision might be , T"Cr recognised as useful. g 4 Territorial arrangements " Perfectly agre ed that and the treaties of 1815 shall neither existing territorial not be touched, o e f nga lB g l e s m , s, in execution o f those act • shall b e touched. neolarlthnosoretheoentrZitideeds ic An understanding for a simultaneous disarming of the Great Powers." THE DISFOLUTION.—It is, we believe, intended that Parliament shall be prorogued on Tuesd a y an d die solved on Thursday next. In this case the writs will be 3 7 , and the Borongh Wednesday in Easter p E r l o ec el t a io im ns edz d th t e ak f e oll p or in ace g on Satu th r e da week, and those for the Counties on the following Monday, May 2. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.—At a meeting of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, held at the India House, on the 13th inst., Colonel W. H. Sykes, m.p., was unanimously elected chairman for the year ensuing. The India Council, to prevent the inconvenience which would have been sustained from some of the intended arrangements for their forthcoming loan, have changed the day for receiving tenders from the 19th to the 21st inst. They have also lowered the first instalment from 50 to 25 per cent. and extended the day for its payment from the 3 d to the 6th of May. The subsequent instalments, instead of being two of 25 per cent., payable respectively on the 14th of June and the 19th of July, will now consist of three of that amount, the last of the number being, deferred to the 16th of August, from which period the bonds will data. The deposit to accompany the tenders is still only 2 pei -- cent., although 15 days are to elapse before a further Bunt is to be required, and strong possibilities will exist of heavy fluctuations from political causes during that interval. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant ship Lady Mina Bruce, 966 tons, Captain Harri son, sailed from Liverpool on the 7th inst. for Sydney, N OW South Wales, with 317 emigrants, under charge of Surgeon- Superintendent Willthin Donaldson. Her Majesty's Emi gration Com Missioners have given notice of their intention to receive tenders to-morrow (Thursday) for a ship to Prf' - ceep to Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, to be ready for the reception of passengers on such day as the Commissioners may appoint between the 30th of May and the 6th of June. 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