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while the average cost of the Indian lines was only 8,0001. per mile ; 250 miles cost 1,000 , 0001. sterling, and a fair average price had been paid for the land, though not so high a price as was sometimes obtained in this country. He admitted the defects in the present mode - of supervision, especially the delays which oc curred in this country, and said that he should be glad if some plan could be suggested to remedy the defects on this— score. If,- therefore, the hon. gentleman pressed his motion for a committee of inquiry, he for one would consent to it. (Hear, hear.) It was unjust to speak slightingly, as some hon. gentlemen had done, of the Indian.engineers, for a finer corps was not in exist ence; It was quite a Mistake to suppose that these gen tlemen were merely military engineers ; on the contrary most of the civil engineering of the country was carried on under their superintendence. As to the obstructions of the Government, as a general rule the railway officials and the Government officers had worked harmoniously together.. Railway engineers might be very respectable men, but they knew that in England lines had been constructed for 15,0001. a mile which had formerly cost 40,040/d Superintendence in this department of the public works was therefore of great importance in the commencement, and should be accompanied with a pro• vision for.the ultimate transfer of the management to a body;-of directors. 'He quite approved of the motion and desired-that all light should be thrown upon the subject, with-the view to the judicious extension of railways and he thought-the house was much obliged to the hon. mem ber for having brought the subject forward. (Hear.) Mr. A.YRTON explained that his statement still re mained where it was, notwithstanding what had fallen from thelon. member for Guildford, that when in Cal etutta.he -was told the Government intended to construct the telegraph, and that that was not done till several years afterwards. Bt. - LIDDELL replied. The object cf his motion bad been - to show that the existing system in India by which, public works were conducted was a bad one, and this had been amply admitted by the Secretary to the Boarded Ceontrol. It was his object to show that this system was productive of delay, and though the point had been partly conceded, being able to establish all his statements in reference to it, he was desirous of having the opportunity of doing so before a committee. The motion mess then agreed to without a division. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (IRELAND). Mr. Serjeant DEASY moved for leave to bring in a bill, to -promote and regulate reformatory schools for juvenile offenders in Ireland. The hon. and learned gentleman said that the object of the motion was to remedy an inconvenience which at present existed in the law applying to reformatory schools in Ireland, and which Kevented their being attended with the same ad vantage as were reformatory schools in England. The provisions of the bill respected the religious principles of the parents of the children who would be received into ,the institutions, and also took care that no Church or sect should have any opportunity or power of using the isheols for proselytising purposes. Protestant children would be sent to Protestant schools, and Catholic children to Catholic ones, and a rigorous Government inspection would be established. With regard to the means of erecting these institutions, he proposed to adopt the principle recognised by Parliament and applied in the Middlesex Industrial Schools Act. By that act power was given to the grand jury to charge on the rates the sums necessary for promoting the erection of these buildings. He also proposed an enabling power, by which the Treasury could allow ss. a-week for the maintenance of reforming ofienders. The time had nmaet, he thought, for souse such step being taken, and however the details might be objected to, ho hoped that, in principle at least, the bill would not be found very objectionable. Mr..GREE,R seconded the motion, and said there was a great deal of accommodation in the workhouses not re quired in Iralaad, which might be roads available for reformatory schools. Lord INTAA.S said Government would offer no opposi tion 0 Vio introduction of the bill, and that the best consideration of Government would be given to the subject though, of course, they could not promise sup port to every portion of the measuro. Unless the lAN proposed to deal with all persons who were summarily convicted qaprtgr sessions in Ireland, these who would come under the operation of ne bill would be •...y small late'. .FALK had no wish to thloa such, a measure as the one proposed ; but if refxrDaLory schoolsiiad,tict succeeded in England, there was little hope of their sucee, ding in Ireland. Ile doubted that those cogo;rics which . were purely agricultural could bear the expense of a reformatory. He thought it would be wiser, to wait to see the operation of reformatory schools iu England befire the system should be extended to Ireland. Mr,,,, 4 J.rgea74,DEA.SY briefly replied, when leave was given to.bring in the bill. co k.I.N• vo I'E RS IN SCOTL IND. Sir E. CO LEBROOKE moved for leave to bring in a bill fo; the amendment of the Law fir the registration cf the /Loop voters in Scotland. The .LORD ADVOCATE would not appose the intro duiti‘;ia of the bill, but would reserve to himself the right of coßsideriug its provisions on the second reading. Leave was then given to bring iu the bill. GALWAY ' FREEMEN DISFRANCHISEMENT • BILL. Onthe Motion for the reading of the order of the day for geing into committee on this bill, Mr. WALPOLE rose to call the attention of the house to the difficulties which surrounded this question. The hon. member for Sheffield (Mr. Rot buck) concurred to the opinion expressed by kis right bon. friend the Cha-- cellor of the Excheepier, on the second reading, that if they came to the question of law they might deal judici ally. e rLis right hon. friend thought the bill did not deal. strictly equitably, as it included the innocent as well ac the guilty, and they amounted to upwards of 100. (Hear.) Another part of the bid was not strictly equitable, a', while it disfranchised the bribed it did not ci fraeshise the briber, (Hear, hear.) His right friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer raid, on the occasion Le referred to, and said justly, and he obtained the acquie; omce of the house, that in these two respects the bill ought' to be rectified, and he rugeested that an ie structioji slamild be moved, en going irate commit tee, (Vet the briber should be included with the bribed; "and - elle that they should cinsider whether the whole the freemen shoeld be disfranchised, or whether they shniuld Inalte ri'dletinctioti between the innocent and the gUiltyee He: had taken the liberty of pointing out those ditheitiltiei now, a; he believed any ittstrucion to the . 9 eftertrittketettost be moved upon the motion for re el- They c o uld no t put themselvesing the order of the day. is Veesfght, Melees an instruction should be given to the ce,iemiittee to the effect he had stated, He should move ki.ke an instruction to the cnernittee on that they ehoul I have power to make provision for including those who have been ge.iity of bribery for the purpokt f_ptirchtOug . votes. " The celeituittee inutit re ceive instrbotions to the elf:ot, or they would be pre cludeefrerri entering into the matter. The q ity.tiee was stilt surr6untled with diffieultie , .. Two curses were °e'en to them to adopt. The bill was not an equit able bill, ae-it was drawn olt, and they should not pre ceed with it. The other course they had to adept we', to•agree to thoinstruction ho Lad su:gested. Toe ope ration of the bill as it stood woull be to disfranchise all the freemen, amounting to between 500 and COO. The Attorney-General bad examined the evidence in these cases and had osused two scbedu's to he drawn up, the one shoi:ving the bribed an l the other the briber , . effect t`rrseparating the innocoot from the guilty would halo ditfranchiee 150 out of the whole a Ither. If they did not theY'weiffl be diefranchislng aboet 4 , )0 who were /fiat guilty at rel. Tue amendment of which the lion. Member for Cork had given notice would have the singular effect, if it were adopted, of disfran chising every innocent voter, and would l e t a ll t h e gu il t y escape with the ex - !eption of ten. ('clear, hear ) If they adopted the motion of the boo. member for C they would let off 'All the guilty and disfranchise the innocent —and sudh legielaton would be so di reputable that he caul I not 'believe the cs)mar;ttee would adopt it. Oa previous occasions the house dealt with questions of this kind, and he would state briefly what was done. The Act of the 5.h and 6th Viet., chapter 67, euipow- e red the Crown to appoint certain commissioners to - inqUire into corrupt practices alleged to have been committed, and to make a report to the house. Now, several were se.dealt with, either under the general or special :act. On two occasions where it was proved, in the case of Sudbury and St: Albans, the bribery was systematic and' extensive, it was prep: sod to disfrati. chi.re the whole. The question then arose whether, if eter reption and bribery should be systematic and general, how could they apply it here, whore about 500 101. hOuschoicleie and between 300 and 400 freemen were proved to be innocer,t. That certainly would be a roost atartlingprecedent to f 1 ow, and he was sure it would not be adopted. Then there was the case of Yarmouth. In that borough certain freemen were proved to have been gtiilty of bribery, sod the house disfranchised the whole body, though the greater portion of them were not guify. The present bill was evidently f ,roved on that precedent; but he would ask the house if they were pre pared to say - that when a considerable portion, thou4b not the tnajority, of voters in Galway, were not proved to be corrupt, they felt themselves at liberty to di-fran chise the whole? If they were prepared to act in that way with regard to the freemen, they raw:: do the same with the 101. householder?. The course of prne eding would not, in his opinion, be jest, and he owned he was very unwilling to see it adopted. Tilenthere was a third mode of dealing with the question, and that was the course suggested by the present Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, when Attorney-Genetal, in the cases of CL.ta,terhurv, Kingston-upon-Holl, Barnstaple, and Corn ruti"inT-.2llbaet r w ight li bon. gentleman, , with his acute legal would not foil tw tae precedent in the c,se of the borough of Sudbury or effarrnouth, beceule it eta. not just, but what guilty, and was, t o deal with them: fount! to with I debate followed' on,theoec and ev ° e e nin o t u l e t . t case, he A long walinift) thoughtthielil4r)conCeeding was net equitable, at d be thought so still. that wlaunie to that co no l ue i on on this ground, - Lamely, furnish evidence to the Crown a Y u u , u l tell won that, if they of bribery -1 6r con upti:,n, they should ric:tt ha e m di e s n f t in ea-es or pu toiehor?, you may, if you brisk that prontl,reaTei'" icg strictly within the act of Parliament, but not accord ing to your promise. rid was so s t ou tl y resisted that the right hon. gentleman had to withdraw the bills alt.,- gether. Now, they, could rot fellow the precedent of Sud bury—they could that of Yarmouth, but they would he confounding right and wrong; end if thty f 'dewed that Kineston-on-Hull, and otters, they would Lave te cotniider cWhether they could set aside the indemnity which thesis men thought they should Lave, when they gave their . evidence. Now these were hie difficulties, and now he thought - there were only two courses to pur sue—one to rs f use t o go i n t o committee, or; if they-did go i nto noulpittee, to adapt the instructions he sva; pre- THE SUN, pared to move, and afterwards seriously to consider and debate the subject judicially, and not to take any step by which injustice would be perpetrated. The right hon. gentleman then handed io the instructions which he proposed should be given to the committee. Col. FRENCH reminded the house that he had that evening given notice that if the bill should go into com mittee, he would move that it be committed that day six months, and he now rose for that purpose. The noble lord the member for Northumberland was the author of the bill; but he would remind him of what occurred in the borough of Liverpool, where 2,611 persons were bribed, and had received sums in the way of bribes to a considerable amount. The present bill was foundedsofwhich on a report of a royal commission, the m thoughsp en t 11 bribery days in aninquiry,i 1857, there he tb ir e ;r e e b p e w o r r e t re w n a so, suchtha practices in 1852. t took place ia Galway,curiou s not circumstancebybirt birth that freemen were ad marriage, but because they belonged to an industrial mi l tt t ed was in a occupation, and they amounted to upwards of 600. The case made out was, that corruption was very gene ral among them, but during the entire examination before the commissioners, that was not proved, but the very contrary. But what he chiefly relied on was, that it was stated over and over again by members of those men, that they had nob received a single shilling. By their present proceedings they were guilty of a breach of faith towards them, because it was expressly enacted, that every man examined, and whotold the truth, should not in any manner be punished or disqualified. Now, however, the greater portion of those who were examined were proposed to be disfranchised, notwithstanding that 'bey held the certificate of the commissioners, that they should be exempt. He moved that the bill be committed that day six months. Mr. CLIVE said that two courses were proposed to the house to adopt, one to get rid of the bill altogether, as proposed by the gallant colonel in hie amendment, and the other by the right hon. gentleman opposite. Now, in his opinion, if either were adopted, they might as well at once take the Corrupt Practices Bill, and put it into the fire. The right hon. gentleman said that out of 450 voters, not more than 150 voted. Mr. WALPOLE—I beg your pardon. I said 250. .Mr. CLIVE would now describe the nature of this constituency. Before the Reform Bill they had no fran chise unless what was conferred upon them by the Lord Mayor, in the nature of " freedom " and at that time the constituency amounted to about 700 voters. By the Reform Bill the nature of the constituency was some what changed. When that bill was passed certain pri vileges and rights of voting were conferred on the town. It was proved that 250 of the constituency had acted corruptly, but the question was raised, whether the innocent and respectable citizens ought to be disfran chised ? He thought a great offence had been commit ted, and that punishment ought to mark it. Reference had been made to the cases of St. Albansaad Yarmouth in the former of which the borough had been disfran chised, and in the latter the freemen were disfranchised. Lie Earl of Darby, too, had expressed an opinion that cerrupt places aught to be disfranchised. Motives of pre judice had been attributed to the commissioners, but nothing could be more unjust. So far as he was able to answer the hon. and gallant member for Roscommon, ho must say he did not see on what grounds the hon. member could propose getting rid of the bill altogether, and he did hope that the house would proceed ear• neatly and discharge the duty which they owed to their own character and the public. Lord LOVAINE said he rose to vindicate the course he had taken on the committee; and he Legged to add that he, for one, woul i never be a party to prosecute, or inflict injury upon the innocent. There was one or two courses for them to pursue—either to disfranchise the whole town, including those who were not guilty, or to disfranchise those only who were guilty. (Einar, hear.) Looking at all the circumstances, ho should give his opposition to any measure that would prosecute the in nocent and confound them with the guilty. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Serjsant DEASY said if they were to follow the course advised that night with respect to this case, they would render the bill, not a legislative measure to deal with the offending class, but a bill of pains and penalties, and against the positive legis lative gnarautee of prosecution by the Commission to thou who might come forward and give evidence. .Many Lad crime forward under the inducement of that selema guarantee; and it was now proposed that the persons to whom inducereweee were thus held out to come forward, should be punish : d. H e was no fete id to the system of franchise possessed by the freemen of Galway, but he should like to see it abolished, 7.0 t by such a bill as that proposed, but by a Reform 8.1. Mr. MAGUIRE said the recommendation of the hon. member fur Cork was the most ab-urd of all the prepo- Neils that had been submitted to the house durirg the time that he (Mr. Maguire) had been in the house, and he had, he might say, seen and heard some strange things sines he hal been in that house. The hon. mem her proposed to punish not really the men who were the cause of the crime, bat the victims whom they had corrupted—that was to say, the innocent instead of the guilty. If the rich men did not bribe, the peer could not receive the bribe. Lord Clauricerde was a "purist," and he set Sir Thomas Burke in metier. The money was given to some one, and some one gave it to Dr. Prowee, and it f eruct its way to somebody else. He thought that those who gave the bribes ought to be p oi,119(1, and that if there were to be &strata tisement, magi trat,s and all those in high places ought to he die franchised. Punishment ought not ti be Lflicted on the peer starving creatures, who were made the victim.. of corruption by those who bribed them. (Rear, hear, and laughter.) He approved of the course recerransniiec by the hon. and 12, , a11-ti,t I.- it consmoc, to get rid cf the bill altogether; and if they were to meddle with the franchise, let it be not in the manner proposed, but by some such Referur Bill as they expected from the noble 1 ird, and as the noble lord the member for Tiverton, hal in eorne measure said he would become sponsor to. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD, who rose amidst loud cries ter a division, said the bill before the house wes one of the greatest importance, and before dividing he trusted that as the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Welpele) had appealed to the house to act judicially and without any feeling of arty, that it would do. It appeared to him, however, that the speech of the right hon. roan was inconsistent with that object, acrd that if ihs proposed instruction to the cannnittee was agr. ad to there would ho no indemnity, while if the proposal in the latter part of his speech was accepted, the bill had better never have been brought in at all, and certainly ought not to have passed the i . oconi reading. They ought, he thought, to take one of two cour, , ,a ; either to go on with the bill, or accept the arneedment of the hon, member Lr Roscommon, and reject it altogether. If they adopted the course !.ro posed by the right hen• gentleman, the bill wouli he, as had been properly said, a bill of pains and penalties, arid limbed° persons who, though th-y had not votes in Galway had uni.rtunate:y become mixed up with these proceedire e •tee. If the house did Lot ditfranchiee the free men of Galway, Lft,r the evidence laid before it, it would act contrary to the precedents i s the case of Great Yarmouth, en I also those of Sudbury and St. Atban's ; and yet now when avi,ie7ic3 was before it die closing corrupti in of the most disgraceful natures they were told that their hands were tied up by an indemnity given under a general act of Parliament. The bill pi o• p sed to di'franchise the freemen of Galway, not as in• elivi lulls but as a class ; and he begged the house t remember the pecnliality of the freemen cf Galway. They wore not members of say corporate body, but were merely admitted as freemen first, in order that they might afterwards in that capacity be placed on the elec:oral roll. Before the Re orai Act there was a municipal body in existence. Since then there was no such body, and these persons were therefore similar to the, pot wallopers in this country, It had been proved that a very large proportion of them had received bribes, and the Troposit:on was that this corrupt body be die franchised. He supported the bill b cause he contended that the general acs (rely gave an indemnity against the less! consequences of the acts of individual voters, but did not preclude the house from future 1-gislatiou. It the bill passed, it might di-franchise for the time being come respectable persees ; but ha believed they would all, or nearly ail, be atherwarde placed on the doctoral r li as rated occupiers instead of freemen, and therefore no real injury would be inflicted on there by the bill. Oa the other hand, if the bill was rejected on the plea of indemnity, it would render every future in quiry a delusion and a mockery, and preclude the house from legislating in any case, no matter ho se gsueral and how disgraceful the eerruption and bribery might be which was brought to light. He con tended there was no legal difficulty is the case, and should support the bill. The SPEAKER explained that in putting the motion of the right hon. gentleman first, L had precedence of that cf the hon. member for Roscommon, and t bc, h ea e rkc e eo ff ru e dl c od t t w h o e u b ld pu b tha t ill i i3 f t i i t or t l va o s n t rejectedbe question the thon.:ot the me S m p leave the chair. On the question being rut, diffi la c o u rd iti P, es Aio the case L NIE RlTr said he admitted there w but bethought the natio na l and proper course was to proceed with the bill introduced by tboiswhboine.hfirtiebnadd, a re n f d er t e u n d ue lifra l n t ola w ise t ld he i) c e la a sa ve o r f y freemen to and have a very bad effect upon the public mind and throughout the country if the o r m e withdrawn, and no proceedings were taken after a w c e bean issued ro snake inquiries and hattlareeporofeicilte°liheota•idid• dence taken by them to the house. not see the force of the argument that these persons. were protected from disfranchiseMent by the, indemnity whi c h bad been given them. He thought that indemnity could only be fairly and properly taken as securing them froth the legal consequences of their acts. (Hear.) Oa th e other hand, he thought that the motion of the right hon. gentleman opposite would be a dir e ct violation of th at indemnity, because he propo s ed to inflict punishment on individuals, whereas the bill of his hon. friend death w:th them as a class. Pu flet, it appeared to him that, if the instruction were agreed to, they might in future quite as well not make any inquiry into cases of bribery and cor ruption, because the very evidence upon which that bri bery and corruption was proved, would, if the arguments now used held good, prevent any legislation upon the awn afterwards, or from taking any steps to prosecute the parties guilty of it. He could not, therefore, vote for the instruction. (cear.) Mr. WHITESIDE said the hon. member for Shefflild tad appealed to the Government to punish the bribers ag well as the bribed ; but the noble lord, in his anxiety to purify the I.srough of G away, asked them to take a course r t r i t l s a which w o uld p un i s h t h e b r ib e d , and not only le! she borough who gave the . bribes,,but a b so l u t e ly t o p l ace borough in the hands of those men who were the most guilty of the trio patties to the t ransac ti on. (H ear, contrary, th e course proposed by th e b G e o a ;: ) n a ru O e a hntt'' wasinutended to r eac h th ose w h o gave the as well would aa t_ se wh o t oo k t h em, and he tru,,ted t b i r a ibo tt e b , the bo Id support that course. (Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK said there was an old proverb that, ' What was sauce for the goose was also sauce for the gander." The noble lord appeared to desire to eat these two birds with different sauce. The bill as it stood had reference to the poor, the many and the unfortunate. They were to be punished, not by name, but wholesale, and that the noble lord had said was no punishment. But the noble lord, in his desire to do justice and punish corruption, proposed to allow those who had tempted these poor and unfortunate people to escape, and, as had been said, to become the master 4 of the borough without any punishment whatever. (Hear, hear.) What was the meaning of that? Why, it was as plain as the sun at noon-day when there was not a cloud to be seen. If such a course were taken, it would not only be an in justice to the parties concerned, but an injustice to the country at large. The fact was that every one of these acts of Parliament was a farce. The proper mode was to deal with the whole question, and not by piecemeal. Their right course was to prevent and not to punish. What had been facetiously observed by one hon. mem ber was quite true. They ought to wait for a Reform Bill, and not attempt to legislate for an isolated case. If the house pressed the bill for disfranchisement they woulii, under the name of purity, do a great injustice, and under the name of sanctity they would be most thorough-going sinners. (Cries of " Divide.") After a few words from Mr. COLLINS, The motion for the adjournment of the house was withdrawn, and a division took place on Mr. Walpole's proposition for instruction to the committee— For the motion . Against . 152 .. 121 Majority —Bl The motion was consequently carried. On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, Mr. FRENCH moved that the house should resolve itself into committee that day six months. Lord PALMERSTON said that he had voted against the instruction to the committee, but he could not sup port a motion for postponing the bill six months. The house again divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against Majority —l7s The amendment was consequently lost. After some conversation, the CHAIRUAN reported pro gress, and obtained leave to sit again on Friday next. SUPPLY—REPORT. On the bringing up of this report, Sir F. BARING wished to observe that he was not in office when a certain order with respect to the surveyor's departments in the dockyards was made. Lzrd Auck land and Sir H. Ward were responsible far it. It was a circular order directing that the Accountant-General's departments should be transferred to the heads of other departments. This arrangement was made on the recommendation of Sir J. Wigge', on the ground that it was out of the natural province of the Accountant- General to account for what occurred in the Surveyor's department. Although he (Sir F. Baring) was not responsible, yet ho thought the arrangement was a judicious one. Sir J. PAKINGTON remarked, that as far as he could understand the right hon. gentleman his explana tion referred to a statement made by him (Sir J. Paking tor) on Friday night. On that occasion he remarked, that the mode of voting on those estimates was capable of improvement. That appeared to offzud the right hon. gentleman, who supposed that the observation was lave:led at his mode of conducting business while in office. The statement was unfounded and uncalled for. Toe report was then agreed to, and the house ad journed at half-past one. ALDERSHOT CAMP. —REVIEW of the TROOPS by the QUEEN, on FRIDAY, 23d APRIL.— Trains will leave Waterlog-bridge Station for Farnborough on Friday at 8, 10.15, and 11 am. Omnibuses and Flys from Farn borou,h Station to the Camp. Trains leave Farnborough for London at 4.40, G. 30, anl 8.49 p.m. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— The following arrangemeres are already made for the season : Saturday, April 24--LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIIIENTO Tuesday, April 27, LEi HUGUENOTS. Thursday, April 29, LES HUGUENOTS. On eachOccas'on entertainments in the Ballet Department, in which Mesdiles. Pocchini, Annetta, Bioletti, Pas pale, and Morlacchi will appear. Applications to Oe :nade at the Box Office at the theatre. rER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, it 11 LES HUGUENOTS. TO-MORROW (Thursday), April 22, Extra Night, wil: be rapeated Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, GLI UGONOTT[. DRAMATIS PERSONA. II Conte di San Brie (Governor 1 of the Louvre) Il Conte di Nevers. . Signor ALDIGHIERI. De Cosse Signor MERCURIALI. Tavannes De Relz ,leru Head of Night Watch Raul di Nangis (a Huguenot Gentleman) Signor GIUGLINI. Marcello (his Servant) Ifargaritta di Valois (betroned to Henry IV.) 17rbano (her Page) Mdme. LUCIONI LANDI Dama d'Onore . Madame GHIONI. Valentina (d ,ughter of San Bris) Ma.rille. TITIENS. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musicians, &c. Conductor, Signor ADRITI. With scenery, entirely new and original, by Mr. Marshall ; dresses, entirely new and taken from the best authorities, by —a - 6, AT 7.011,VS and Mrs. Niasterniaa ; principal machinist, Mr. Sloman ; head of the property department Mr. Bradwell ; the misa-en-sc(),ao and incidental ballet, by M. Massot. To conclude with the new Ballet Diverti isemcnt, by M. Massot, entitled CALIST ; OU, LE RENIVOI DE L'AMOUR. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annette, Pas quale, Morla.cAi, Bioletti, P. Brown, La Petite Philipe, and M. CAron. A limited number of Bexes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. To commence at 8 o'clock. .. k iIIEA.TILE ROYAL, ET. A.YINIA.RIZET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to continence at Seven o'clock, with AS YOU LIKE IT. After which a C assical EAravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Coneuding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. li•che:4trA S'_„,ilg (which maybe retained the whole of the oveling), b's. each. (No charge for booking.). . . First Price. s. d. SJcond price. s. d Dress TIOYC3.. Upper BOYf' ^ P t... .. ~ Gallery ROY ATi PRINCESS'S TH EAT RE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kern. Tills EVENING, will be performed Sliakvere's Tragedy of KING LEAR. Kin; Laar, Mr. C. Kean. Preceded by SAIWEL IN SEARCH OF lIIAISELF. IIHEATRE ROYA.L, ADELPHI. Bea. Webstar. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of THE 0011 moLLEas, in which Mai ma Celeste, Mr. G. WcbstJr, Paul Bedford, and Mr% Wright gill perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OP BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rodin, Keeley, and Arden. TRAND THE .Ti mill Directress, i-7.1 Miss S wariborough. —This Evouing will be I)lyr:bleed the now comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Es 1,, called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by liessrs. Belton, Ray, Belfoit, Kinloch, and Miss A. Oliver. After which, the new burlesque- of FR A. DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D avolo, Miss Swan birough ; Boppo, Mr C. Young. To conclude with CITY FRIENDS. ['INTER - BURY ELUL, Westinin3ter-road.— A—) OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow in; company of Vocalists aro engaged for the pe"formanee of S.d(yetions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES DUETS, &e., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, sties 13rw3ell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti,' and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmane, Mr. :lenshaw, S. lo , es. 1. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and ‘dr. Beriard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchlield, John G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Piano orte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch tries Kean, Esq.) will have the honour of intraducing, every evening, his highly successful Performance on tho 11019 REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—Su OFFIDE, APRIL 21. IHERMOMETEa, liT TLIE C4—highest sine 3 noon yesterday. 47--lowest this morning and during the night, 64—this klay at noon. BAROMETER, 30.20--rising. WIND, Sonth-Westerly ; light, with fine weather. WITER LONDON' BRIDGE. NTS DAY—lforn., 25 min. aft. 7—Even., 7 min aft. 8 Uo-Moanow —Slorn., „min. aft. 8 —Even., 40 min. aft.'9 (7'412 ' , Llr **"" , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1858. The Times admits that "the B u d ge t has given general satisfaction." This is indeed an admis sion that could scarcely have been anticipated, con sidering the almost factious opposition offered by the Leviathan to the Oab:net of Lord DEBBY. But facts aro stubborn things," which cannot be argued away or denied,"even by e Jupiter tonans LO.NDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1858. of Printing-house-square, and the reception of the financial scheme on all sides of the house, and, what is still better, by the country, was such that the Times could not venture to sneer at or abuse propositions that gave such gene ral satisfaction. The great points of doing away with the sinking fund, and renewing the Exchequer-bonds, were sufficient to ensure the success of the project. It was a perfect farce to suppose that the nation, under the most adverse circumstances, should go on reducing the public debt, even by the creation of new obligations. There was a deficiency of nearly four millions sterling to be provided for, a damnosa hcereditas bequeathed by his predecessor, and the Right Hon. Gentle man clearly and unsparingly exposed the fallacy of trying te reduce the national liabilities in such a state of affairs, which could only be accomplished by reducing the national establishments at a time when it would be an act of insanity not to maintain them in the highest state of effi ciency, or by imposing fresh taxes on parties already oppressed by the enormous charges to which they have so long been subjected. The re. newel of these claims at once provided for seven eighths of the estimated deficiency. It may be very well to pay off, or redeem a portion of the debt when the national exchequer is in a flourish ing condition. But, as the Times truly declares, and in this instance we freely give it the credit to which it is entitled for its admissions, " satis faction is felt at the final bloto apparently now given to the undignified system of binding the nation, by the establishment of a fixed sinking fund, to redeem annually a specific portion of debt, whatever may be its disposition or ability to fulfil the task when the time comes round. The wise never make any pledge for the future, but content themselves with the resolve that when the time arrives to decide upon a course, and they have all the proper means before them of estimating their position, they will come to the best conclusion their judgment and conscience may then prompt. The same rule should be applied t o the nation, unless we are to be encouraged to take a lower tone, and assume the existence of that moral infirmity which re quires people in lucid moments to tie themselves against the exercise of independent judg ment at a future period." This is so strictly in accordance with the views which we have from time to time put forward, more especially when Sir G. C. Lewes was creating that sinking fund, and by paying off the Exche quer Bonds, and redeeming the Sound Does by a single payment, and lending a million to Sardinia out of revenue, that we cannot refrain from giv ing the passage in extenso. Of course with a deficiency of four millions it could scarcely have been anticipated, that the Right Hon. Gentleman could have removed any existing burdens, but he did not interfere with the redaction in the Income-tax which in its pre sent shape, and uetil a, n.w and more equit able apportionment of the charges, fairly dis criminating between permanent and preca rious income, can be arrived at, will never be tolerated by the people. Sir G. C. LEWIS would not merely have arrested that reduc tion, but probably have increased the charge to 9d. in the pound, and thus have obtained the required four millions. But Mr. DISRAELI was resolved :o try to carry out the compact made by Mr. GLADSTONE, or rather to fulfil the expectation which that Right Honourable Gentleman excited. Should he bo enabled to accomplish it, it will indeed be a great achieveinent—ene that will plaiso him in a higher position as a financier than any recant Minister has cyst obtained. We believe that a fairly appartion.a inooo.o-to. kl Ilia no popular with the c mntry, more especially when many other oppressive burdens could be repealed in consequence, but in its present form it could not be tolerated. We must reform or repeal the impost, inasmuch as Mr. DISRAELI has permitted the promised reduction to take place. As he holds forth hopes of its anni hilation, we shall be contented to bide our time and see what 1860 will really bring forth. The question of the eqUalisation of the spirit duties is one that mainly depends on the power of repressing illicit distillation S If that demoralis ing practice can be kept in check, the change will not only be perfectly unobjectionable, but oven desirable. It is now the only differential duty remaining between the sister kingdoms, and, so far as practicabl , , it ought to be got rid of : and he many embarrassing regal alerts and injurious restristiens affecting the trade will be got rid of by the change that will certainly lead to an in creased demand in this country—A demand that will more than compensate any falling off in the domestic consumption of Ireland. The matter, however, chiefly depends on the power 6f re pressing illicit distillation, and that is a point on which the Right Hoe. Gentleman may be sup posed to have received the most accurate infer• oration obtainable. Oae of the best features in the Budget is the small tax on bit - ikon' cheques, which although estimated to produce only 300,0001. will, unless we are greatly mistaken, piove a very productive source of revenue, ere many years have elapsed. The " nimble penny" is wonderfully productive. We have witnessed the miracles it has accom plished in the way of producing postal facilities. We have seen the advantages of the penny receipt stamp yielding a larger sum to the revenue than the high-priced ones of former days. No man who keeps au account with a banker can justly complain at being compelled to affix a penny stamp to each cheque that he draws. lie must do so now, if he makes it payable to order, or if he draws or trans- wits it beyond a certain distance from the bank at which it i 3 made payable. It will b 3 far bettor ,hat its me should ba made universal. The class on whom it will fall can well afford it, and baing payers of income tax will profit largely by tho reduction of 2J. in the pound during the present year, and the prospective annihilation of that un fair and inequitable iraposh. On the whole, the Budget is in every res;pect the best that has been tendered for acceptance during a series of years. And in financial as in foreign affairs No may rejoice at the accession o. the Ddrbyites to power, which has substituted Mr. DISRAELI for Sir G. C. LEWIS, Lord MALMES- BURY for Lard C LIRENDoN , Mid Sir JOHN PAKINGTON for Sir CHAS. WOOD. It was gene. rally anticipated by the Palinerstonians, that the Budget would have proved an insuperable diffl.- cul ty. In place of that it has materially strengthened the GovernmetA, and unless we are greatly mistrliceri, will procure for it fairplay, • , which is ail thct it desires or claims from the people. Lord PALMERSTON, - the over youthful, seems to Le still buoya n t w ith h ope . Hi s w i ngo, w hi c h have droop e d so muc h o f l a t e, rustled b r i-kl y again on M on d ay n i g h t, on a li ttle post-bu d get discussion ane n t the India Bills an d th e Resolu tions. It h as b een confidently rumoured that Lord PALMERSTON is very angry that Lord JORN RUSSELL'S resolutions should shelve India Bill No. 1, and that he would oppose the House going into committee at all upon them'. What business had there to be any ‘pleasant passages between Lord JOHN and Mr. DISRAELI, if the " ever Young" had not kindled the flame ! Above all, what right had political match-making to go on, not only in the absence of his darts, but in con travention of his'schemes! We could hardly, how ever, believe the reports. The House generally had seemed so to smile on the RUSSELL-DISRAELI plan for delivering our Indian Empire from the mischiefs of partisan conflicts, that we could not imagine the rumours referred to to be mora than rumours. Last Monday night, however, Lord PALMERSTON seemed to betray his goodwill for mischief, what ever he may actually venture to do next Monday. Mr. HORSMAN, in no unfriendly spirit, on the mo tion that the second reading of India Bill No. 2, be postponed till Tuesday, suggested its with drawal ; he thought that precedent would hardly warrant the discussion of resolutions on the sub ject of a bill actually before the House. Mr. DIS RAELI thought that the technical objection, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, need not embarrass them. The facts were unusual, there were tiro bills before the House, and he thought the second reading of both bills had better be sus pended till the resolutions had been discussed by the House next Monday. This seemed fair and judicious. But it suited not the temper of the ex-Premier. He had cer tainly been no party to the plan of proceeding by resolutions. He had, beyond doubt, wished the resolutions at Bath, or at Coventry, or anywhere but in the House of Commons. He denied, there fore, that Mr. HORSVAN was right " in assuming that there was a general understanding that the House should proceed by resolution on this sub ject." " That was a subject which the House would have to discuss on a future day." "He and his friends had not altered their course since the introduction of Bill No. 1, by electing to move resolutions instead, and therefore the argu ment in favour of withdrawing Bill No. 2 did not apply to Bill No. 1." The house, therefore, if Lord PALMERSTON has his way, is on Monday next to discuss the previous question whether it will go into committee and consider the resolu tions proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at all, They are to be treated much as Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S educational resolutions were not to be even heard 1 But is Lord PALMERSTON strong enough for this ? How many besides the hopeful of office will fellow him into the lobby 1 There was a general understanding in the house that the pro cedure should be by resolutions, and the house will generally, we imagine, recognise that under standing. Can Lord PALMERSTON hope that the followers of Lord Joner RUSSELL, and of the Man chester leaders, and the independent members, will any of them sustain him in a factious at tempt ti step into office at once ? What should the real Liberals want him for ? He confessed he had no Reform Bill ; he is not wanted for India ; the House can.attend to that business itself. He is not wanted for a Budget ; and no doubt he is nettled enough at the favour with which the DERBY Budget was received by the House. In fact, we do not know what he is wanted for. He was wanted for the Russian war, and the country thanks him for all the fighting he did, but not for all the fighting which, in deference to the Tuileries, he left undone, nor for the peace of Paris. He used to be wanted to keep a despot in his place, but ho has got tired of curbing despots, and has, latterly., rather caressed and petted them. We fancy Lord PALMERSTON has grievously mii t dcen his position if he thinks the house cares to re3toro a dictator who could snub its liberal members, and cringe to a French UmplilTZ OR and hie Courb, anal Culuuuls—ivho Could even spend Englis►h money, ever since last November at least, in employing English policemen as spies to watch French Refugees. Mr. DISRAELI'S resolutions are cleverly drawn ; that also must be annoying to the ex-Premier. If an of council can ever be combined with a really responsible minister, which we think, with Lord DERBY, to be almost an impossibility, then we cannot Fee what the House would gain by refusing Mr. DISRAELI'S resolutions in favour of the Ball No. 1. The resolutions, fourt3en in number, fairly enough include all that is sub stantial in Bill No. 2, omitting or leaving ope❑ the points most cavilled at, by those whose busi ness it was to do so. Thus in regard to the num ber of the council, it is to be composed of " not less than twelve, nor more than eighteen mem bers." A portion of the members are to have " served in India for a term of years fixed by the statute." It is to be partly nominated and partly elected. "As the general rule," the nominated members are to have the qualification of service. The electing boroughs do not appear, but the comstituency to choose the elected members is to consist of members of the Indian military, or civil service, and of persons directly interested in seine property charged or secured on the revenues or territories of India. It must, no doubt, be very provoking to aspirants ti office, that by these re- solutions the Government will get the sense of both Houses respecting the best plan for the Horne Government of India, that the Ministry can have little objection to Parliament takiug the responsibility of modifying the resolutions as it sees fit, and that thus a bill will be brought in, which, as an embodiment of their own resolutions, both Houses will pass. The thing has bee❑ done before. It has its inconveniences, no doubt, but it has its conveniences also. In the present case the advantages appear decidedly to be in favour of proceeding with the resolutions. The question of Indian railways is one that demands the most stringent inquiry and attentive consideration on the part of Parliament. We may anticipate the speedy restoration of peace and tranqiiill:ty in that country, and it is our duty as well as our interest to do all in our power to promote the welfare and prosperity of its inhabi tants, and to develop the natural resources of that mighty empire, which will, ere long, be brought under the direct government of the Bri tish Crown. From whatever causes they may have arisen, there have beea extraordinary delays in the construction of these important works, and it is desirable, at all events, to expedite them so far as practicable. Not merely for the sake of censuring those already amenable to perhaps heavier blame on other point:, but in order t'.) produce more speedy and satisfactory results. The extension of the railway system in India is required alike ou military, commercial, and economical grounds. How greatly would the efficiency of our troops have been increased if they could have been easily transported from place to place during the late crisis ; and, now that it is deemed essential to maintain a much larger European force than was formerly retained. C)lonel KENNEDY, an unimpeachable witness on such a point, calculated that a saving of 2,500,0001. per annum , might be effected in the military department alone, by the completion of the various lines of railway that have already been sanctioned. This would repre sent the interest of 60,000,0001. of capital, a sum double that Which would be required to g)mplete all the lines already sanctioned. If the matter rested solely on the military grounds, it ought to receive the immediate attention to which it is so pre-eminently entitled. But it has also high claims by reason of the commercial advantages which would necessarily follow. It is the want of proper facilities for trans mission of goods, and for communication that has prevented India from supplying a large quantity of the cotton required in this country, and ren dering our manufacturers independent of the planters in the Slave States of America. Man chester should look to this. It would be worth any possible outlay, and would do more to modify " the domestic institution " and alleviate the curse of slavery than anything that could be devised. These matters are worth an exertion, and we rejoice to find that the committee asked for by Mr. LIDDELL, in his very temperate and able speech, has been granted without a division. The investigation will probably reveal some of the advantages (?) of the amble Government, so loudly praised by the magnates of Leadenhall street and their interested advocates. We trust that the course pursued, last night, by the Palmerstonian Opposition will not escape the attention of our Liberal friends. On the' order of the day being read for going into com mittee on the Galway Freemen Disfranchisement Bill, Mr. Secretary WALPOLE, on the part of the Government, moved an instruction to the commit tee to punish the briber as well as the bribed. This reasonable proposal, which was to enable the House to remove the unjust provisions which characterise the bill, or to render it applicable not only to the poor but also to the rich, was, we are ashamed to say, strenuously opposed by Lord PALMERSTON. His Lordship would hear of no change in a measure which, as 'at present framed, places the electoral privileges of Galway under the absolute control of his friend CLANRICARDE. This disgraceful conspiracy to sacrifice the liberties of Galway to the caprice of an unscrupulous peer, was well exposed by Mr. MAGUIRE, Mr. WRITE SIDE, and, above all, by Mr. ROEBUCK. The House, we aro happy to add, on a division, accepted Mr. WALPOLE'S motion, declining t) grant the immunity which Lord PALMERSTON had ventured to claim for his rich and noble friends. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The majestic and ponderous Meyerbeer was withdrawn last evening, and replaced by the light and elegant Donizetti ; when the re-appearance of the popular cantatrice " Piocoloinini," renewed the excitement and pleasure of her myriad ad mirers. The animation of the acting, and piquancy of the singing, which distinguish this lady, were legitimately effective in this part, which is pecu liarly adapted to display her fascinating powers ; and the usual tribute of popular homage to an established favourite was lavishly bestowed in the tangible shape of rapturous applause, and number less bouquets. The whole of the opera was well cast• We might, pozhaps, sigh unconsciously for the genial giant of Song, " Lablache," as the Don ; but the loss would have been more se verely felt, with a less competent substitute than " Rossi," who did his best, and did it very satis factorily. The Ernesto of Belart, the young tenor who made a good position for himself last season, was very pleasantly given ; and the sweat serenade " Com' e gentil," most deservedly honoured w an encore. Belletti, wlio is always safe and jud.i cion3, never making a false use of his talent, was a finished Malatest°, and the performance altogether was thoroughly worthy of ,the prestige of her Ma jesty's theatre. If wo have a word of suggestion to offer, it is that the chorus should receive a little sharper drilling, and that the orchestral arrangements sl - ruld be rather mono o.~iefully digeated.` The agency of a power, ful band may be too prominent to form a consistent and harmonious accessary; and the combinations of parchment, brass, and catgut, may become indis criminately oppressive, rather than arliStically effective. We suspect there is a tendency to noise in English orchestras, generally ; and a degree of modification in this important department, would be attended with agreeable and beneficial results. The house was attended by a brilliant and dis tinguished audience, tnd every promise is Afforded of a long and successful season. THE PROBATE DISTRICTS. Under this head Mr. Wyld brought out a new map some months ago, which, at the time, escaped . our notice. Besides giving a very clear and par ticular subdivision of the various towns and coun ties in England and Wales, he has mapped out the dioceses—the Probate Districts and places of registry so distinctly that he who runs may read. The map is beautifully coloured, with references to the dioceses, and explanations of the several de tails p ivicularly define I in a very lucid manner. Besides being au indispensable guide to the legal profesion generally, it constitutes an excellent map of England and Wa'es, with the several routes by sea to the surrounding and distant countries. la short, it forms the Town and Provincial Solici tor's ProbAto Vale mecum, to which is appended a copy of the act of Parliament beautifully printed. SKEIVIT 11IAP OF OUDE. Mr. Wyld has produced a splendid map of the actual seat of war in Oude, just as the rebels have been driven out of Luclinow and sought for safety towards the north-western portion of the kingdom, under the title of a Sketch Map of Ouch, with the country between Calcutta and Delhi. Much as we have admired the promptitude of her Majesty's geographer on former occasions, we think that here be has furnished the public with a supe rior map at a time when every one is watch. ing the progress of our victorious arms in quelling the sepoys' rebellion. Every town and stronghold are delineated with perspi cuous precision, so that the eye takes in at a glance the respective places, with the line of operations and retreat of the rebels. Great prominence is given to the kingdom of Oude and the contiguous districts, with the broad rivers converging and emptying themselves into the mighty Ganges. We were not previously aware that the Gogra or Dewah River was so large and extensive, widening in its course till it is lost in the Ganges near Chuprah. Indeed, one is amazed at the manifold variety of running streams wending their way from the surrounding country, to the great river which absorbs them all in its holy wa t ers I The public will find muc h useful information, both of a military and commer cial character, in this timely:map of Oude and the surrounding country. Viscount and Viscountess Galway have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Serlby Hall, near Bawtry. Her imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Ducbess of Baden arrived in Paris on Saturday evening, attended by her suite. The Emperor went to the railway station to receive her, and conducted her to her apartments in the Tuileries, where the Empress was waiting her arrival. N da C y Eß e Ts v . e — ni The i s n ev s e t h . th ja Fie tn a e s s o: B ) ;I N N E i vr na P ug n u ir r ' a li t A ed ßM ( ° ,n NlC M C o O n The programme of the first concert was unex?epti ena bl y [Tall, io presence of a crowded and fashionable ass em bl y. goo ,d • there was not a weak name among the comp osers who furnished the sthciion. The first was en irely dedi cted to Beethoven—a practice which the director in ,ends to carry out at the three ensuing concerts. In the grand characteristic overture (Egmont) of B eet h oven the power and completeness of the band was at once ad ini,ted. Trio pianoforte concerto in E flat created an int ,ense sensation. It was listened to throughout a ith oreath!ess attentleo, and the audience at the cud brske forth into a univ, , rsal shout of approbation, which did not cease until Miss Goddard returned to the platbrm. S I superb a performance of Beethoven's grand symphony for the pianoforte has rarely been beard—if, indeed, ever. The second part of the concert was miscellaneous, in cluding the overtures to Der Preiiellutz and illasaniello, and some French and Italian songs. warmly welcomed his on m a ki ng Dr. Wyld e was appearance in the or chestra. At the secend concert Llozars is to be the hero, so that if the end realises the promise of the be. ginning, a most successful season may be anticipated. ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—Last evening a c,ncezt was liven by Miss E. Martyn, in Martin's Hall. The selections were varied, and the programme comprised the most classical pieties down to the simplest ballade an d Ilandrigalg. The artists eng ag ed were Mi ss S usanna Cole, Miss Poole, Ali• 8 Martyn, Mr. T. Williams, Mr. G. Gen g o, Mr. Lee, and other well-known vocalists. Toe concert went off with much success. irrEST NEWS. AUSTRALIA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Dement has arrived from Geelong with 12,800 oz, of gold. The Albion has arrived from Melbourne with 8,828 oz. of gold ; and the Anglesea, from Mel bourne, with 6,811 oz of gold. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail Steam Company's steam-ship Armenian, Commander Corbett, arrived this morn ing. Her dates are—Cameroons, March 12 ; Fernando Po, 14 ; Bonny, 15 ; Lagos, 19 ; Accra, 21 ; Cape Coast, 23 ; Monrovia, 27 ; Sierra Leone, April 1 ; Bathurst, 5 ; Goree, 6 ; Teneriffe, 12 ; Madeira, 14. The cargo of the Armenian includes 6,000 oz. gold dust, 1151. specie, 69 pieces ivory, four packages ditto, 226 casks palm oil, 483 bags cochineal, 10 casks wine, 14 cases arrowroot, 12 cases pepper, and nine packages sundries. The Armenian brings 22 passengers. A slight disturbance between the natives bas occurred at Bonny, which has resulted in the death of one of the Chiefs and the restoration of peace. Intelligence has reached Lagos of the Niger Ex pedition at Geba. One death among the whites ; all the rest healthy. They were anxiously ex pecting the Sunbeam. The property pillaged from the French trader at Accra has been restored. The Monrovia treasury is in a low state. The transport Calcutta, from Bombay, with invalids, put into Sierra Leone, and sailed again March 30 for England. Dr. Livingstone sailed for the Cape on the 31st. Her Majesty's ship Myrmidon was at Fernando Po, leaky ; the Ardent, was at Teneriffe ; and the Cumberland at Madeira. The mail steam ship Gambia had repaired her main shaft, and was to leave Sierra Leone April 2. The Candace was at Cape Coast on the 22d ult., and the Ethiope at Goree April 6. The Armenian has been ashore in one of the rivers, which caused a detention of five days. FRANCE. , T. The oppo s iti on candidates for the PARIS vacan U t ESDAY seats in Paris, says the Sieele, are M. Lionville in the 3d district, M. Ernest Picard in the sth, and M. Jules Havre in the 6th, all three advocates. M. Annan Levy is also a candidate for the last-named dis trict, and M. Lenaaitre and M. Emile Bertrand for the whole three. The Constitutionnel contains the following art:ole on the acquittal of Simon Bernard : " The acquittal of Bernard has excited deep in dignation in France, and the animated sentiment expressed by the Univers on the subject has been understood by everybody. Nevertheless, we must remark in strict justice that this is not the moment to attack the Times, as the Univers has done, since that journal supported with energy the'Conspiracy Bill,' denounced the assassins, and vindicated England's honour. W© will not dwell at any length on such an acquittal, which throws an unheard of scandal on public morality ; for what man of honour in France or England could entertain a doubt of Bernard's guilt ? We will merely inform those of our neighbours who desire the maintenance of good relations between the two countries, that if, by misfortune, the address pronounced by Bernard's counsel—that address which was allowed to teem with calumny and insults against the Emporor, against the nation which elected him, against the army, and against our institutions—was circulated in the towng, barracks, and rural dis tricts of France, it would be difficult for govern ment, with the intention, to stay the consequences of public indignation." BOURSE, April 20.—The following were the closing quotations 4 , per Cents 93 Do. end month — 3 per Ceut. ..... Do. end month 69 5 Bank Shires . Credit Mobilier Do. Account 7lO Credit Foncier ...... 595 Belgian 4 2............ 100 Pied montese (5) 9O Roman B9 Austrian ........... ...... Spanish Thr ees Home Debt -FOR CASH. Midi Western 607. Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian RAILWAYS Orleans 1242i Northern 935 New Ditto. 755 Lyon and Mediteran 793 New Ditto ........ 765 Geneva SARDINIA. The proceedings were continued in the Chamber of Deputies in Turin on the 17th, when— M. Brofferio observed that as the right sup ported the bill, the measure must be considered one of reaction. He must question the examples which Count de Cavour had brought forward in his speech to prove that alliances were contracted with other nations, even when there was not any community of political views between the con tracting parties. " The French Government," said Brofferio, "has principles opposed to ours ; there is not only diversity of interests between us, but there is antagonism. We ought not to be anxious about such an alliance, since the French Government is the friend of Austria, our enemy. Besides, although being our ally, it calls on us to vote laws which wound our dignity and our in , dependence. M. de Cavour has told us that re publics are hostile to liberty. (Here the honour able member passed in review the ancientrepublics, aed then referring to that of '93 declared that it introduced into Italy, not only its arms, but also its inetitutions.) As to the republic of 1848, "I repel," he said, " the accusations brought against it by M. de Cavour. M. de Lamartine had pro mised assistance to Italy, and if France did not interfere, the reason was that Italy refused such in tervention as an insult. You say that alliances are founded on mutual conceisions—why then should Piedmont accord much to France without receiving anything in return ?" General da Lamarmora, Minister of War—M. Brofferio has declared that the French republic of 1848 intended to aid us. I was at that period charged by the Minister, the Marquis Alfieri, to go to Paris to ask for a French general to command our army. I was received by General Cavaignac, who commenced by expressing his astonishment that I should have come to him 'without an auto graph letter from King Charles Albert. Ile then asked if I bad letters of credence I replied, that it was not to make a treaty that I had been sent to him, but simply to ask for a general. But all my representations were of no use, as I was obliged to wait for eight or ten days to receive regular cre dentials. When I had them I again waited on the head of the republic, and asked him for Marshal Bugearei. Ile replied to me, " You cannot have him, for he is under the strictest sur veillance." I mentioned other generals, and in every case met with a similar refusal. At lest, he told me that I could go to a general, whose name I will not mention for he is still alive. I called on him, and we soon agreed on a variety of poiets ; but, when I saw liqn again in a few days, he informed me that he could no longer accept, for that General Cavaiguac had declared to him that wo had not 10,00() men in all, and that it was im posiible to gain battles with so small a force. A few days after I again saw General Cavaignac, who, after a lengthened conversation, formally de clared that France could not embroil herself with Austria in order to grant assistance to Pied mont. Thus it is evident that M. Brofferio is quite iniAaken in supposing that the French republic of 1848 had the slightest idea of helping us. M. Brofferio--General Cavaiguac was a dic tator, and not president of the republic in the stria me icing of he expression. Beside; he refused tte gene' the cc Aft in sul M. 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