The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

BRITISH. NORTH AMER'IC. TO THE RIGHT HON. SIB, JOHN PAKINGTON, SECRETAIIY OF STATE THE COLONIEII. Sir,—One of tho se periodical political revolutions of this country—which, whilst they demonstrate clearly the e lasticity and power , for experiment or pgress, testify also, at the same time, to the great strength of our g lorious Constitution, proving alike the beauty and har mony of all its working machinery—has placed you in a position the most ambitious might envy, the most devoted lover of his country be proud to hold. You are one of a Cabinet, the advent of whose chief to office is not the appearance upon the stage of a po litieal adventurer, eager either for emolument or p a tronage, nor of one seizing upo n p ower to carry out recklessly those measures even which he in his heart . believes to be the best for the welfare and happiness fu o r t Britain's sons ; nor has he sought or taken power party purposes. He asks to have the worth of his policy iuquired into. If he is right in his idea, ho wishe . s to carry conviction to the country generally, as to nave the full sanction of the nation befor he ma know kes that any serious more. If he is wrong, he wishes to his opinion has been meet decidedly condemned, not merely by political o pponents, who have, either in or out of offiee , liv ed for six long yearn upon an "experi ment," but by the intelligent and b y the talented, in short, by the grea t mass of 17 . is fellow countrymen, before he e.tteuapte to lead or to direct their energies for future el,erne-ions. has come forward, in short, serve her elajeety awl t h e empire; solemnl y has toh elect ed to be tiled before God and his country , and such serioue appeal will be listened to with reepect, but strongly tented by his Lordship's conduct. After tnis brief preface, Sir, you, who have been se lected by Lord Derby to be at the head of our great colonial empire, at a moment too when we are just a wakening . to lt3 vast importance, will not, I think, be astonished if I consider it unnecessary to offer any apology for thus alernptly calling your early attention to what has been considered by many eminent men, and what in nay humble opinion it really is—the very key stone to our political and commercial existence. If history had not even taught na how nations rise and fall, a very little examination into the position and circumstances of this great empire would show any one the brink of the precipice upon which we stand—the rock upon which our vessel may be destr o ye d. We are, however, too proud to own our danger, if not too busy to obsecee it ; we think, too, perhepe, like some foolish captain of a noble but ill-fated creamer, that England can approach all danger, and recover herself unharmed; that we can buck her, ease her, stop her, take a turn ahead oe a,teru, just as we please. Our prosperity, since we lost that noble territory, now the United States, has made us bold in folly, and we thus venture on and on, until we shall all be astonished some day to find our vessel split, our crew dispersed. Foreigners, even Germane, can see our danger, and point out our wenkn ?ed. " The whole of England," says M. Ficquelmont, " seem to imagine in North America a power against which it can no Leger struggle," and he adds, that to attempt now to stop the United States in her career of power, proeperty, tied universal dominion between Eu repe and Asia n would be the greatest case of being too late in the field that would ever have been recorded in history." This latter paragraph shows our danger as much as the former one shows our folly. Far be it from us to attP!pt to stop titter the prosperity or the potter of the United States; but let us exert ourselves to keep pace with her, awl universal dominion between Europe and Ania we can never allow her to obtain. With the permission of tho editor of The Sun, who has alweye entertained a high value of our colonial em pire, I will make thin attempt, Sir, thus tocell your imme diate attention to our North American territories. Long, too long, indeed, have we neglected that noble field for Briti:,h enterprise and British capital; too long have we trifled with loyal hearts and warm feelings to old England; too long have wo neglected our own inte rests in the secondary coneiderarion given to our noble colonial empire. To bo a colonist has almost become a term of reproaeh or of contempt. Only a colonist! in deed, and yet.we pave men in them as fit to grace our senate as Rey lord or commoner in the kingdom—men as tit to fill our bench, be it of bishops or of judges, as any men wha ever w ere the a pron or the ermine; men hi to ehren our- militery or naval heroes as any of those whose hint blood flows beneath our scarlet coats; men fit for every situurion in life, qual tied for every duty. But eneuele there they are—colonists—and as such lit for powv tier plane in England. Such things, however, cannot any Luger be. The whirligig of time brings in int revenges, and if we do not rind scope sad oceneateat lea' tbe talent and the enterprise of our colo niel brethren, particularly of North America, they be aseuradly thread some day to find al outlet fur thetneeivea; end if we Edo not uirect, aid, and assist the loyal Britiea ieelieg that yt.t. exists, wofully shall we rue the day. when indeed it VI be too lute; for should Luc ISlertn alteencen provinces once ho induced to join the United States, Engletel'e maritime power, in the Pacillc co. te.hily, in the Atleetie. probably, is gone, never to return. Too whole continent of North America under one euthoray, a protective policy against all our manufecturts end encouragement to their owe, and lieglanien priecely mu :chants will soon become merely pour ehupkeekers, and bar industrious, hard-working people complete beggars. This is no imaginary picture, but a stern reality—st least I think so—and have said enough, I h Sir, to show that lam in earnest. I ree y be wrong, os may the Protectionist or the Free trader, but I °tale. equally with them sincerity and the rig lit to be heard. It we lose oar North American con tinent, our noble parts• on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it wilt matter ittle then, in my opinion, who may rude England, t, r she will inevitably sink into a third rate. cr therti.-rote enwer; she may struggle on for a time, but it will be on an ebbing wave, or down a troubled stream—her• preatige gene—and ultimately to last for ever—her sre:ems:tea leut.ehetl a', her deg deepieed. But, Sin do Dot dwell upon sneh things because I thick ;lain prohehhi cz peesible, but because I believe the moment has arrived when we rosy give sn impetus end an energy to the industry tit' this great em p i re, by the irumeditte deeelopcient of her lane-bi Len reeourcee- We may extend her commerce, employ her capital, and increase her revenue to an extent nut easily to be cal culated; end I appeal to you. Sir, to seize with courage the noble opp , rteuity IION offering to immortalise your name by a new colonial p :Hey none have yet had the good zenie to erpreciate nor the boldness to bring for ward. Lot me entreat of you, Sir, to turn your serious attention to the vast field of wealth contained in our North American provinces. Let a grand effort be made f)r tee development of their rich resources, and for a move beyond Free-traders, and do y rwa • with that huge wall of monopoly. the lied son's t'-i'l t a ;PA tl 7 , ve• h to the disgrace of the Whigs theyrt a e tXthind.l°.^ territory between the ~ana..a3 and c them, ' w elerlor,:a into which no man can enter, writ which man the alatlsou'e C' ca'n'trtele,, unless by leave oe spring up there, aced u the whole n b e e w l s o t ; t t e h that will. territory,speedily e s from Lake Sene:ior to the lazitic. hreltich, will he te,rah o , Briti.ll utaufacaures; ,A)out five degrees h, and 'emigraute,auti covereu with Ilona Haisiss to VIVIZO•Ar/Qt'Avllt"" have " ter bs.lence," ant's the editor 4): tand, which would " coun easy route :Awe, all preacrit, and paaitly t a n u an ' Y ' l° M°"4ll :jig +s la,,t,rzes 0: the i,„„bou,,, power prospective, else.- rientic. of America in the ho language held by Mr. Squires, th e Amerie in his remarks on the etenmereial and pclitleal aspects the interoceapic canal of Niesragua ought toirbe enough f to arouse the indignation, and the spi r i t apathetic Minis , zer, leuuld afford suffitenietirgt:ealtak:e'r. ttis ebuuity for any, the most solve and ` o sores he might think neetssary to take. Let mo entreat of you also, Sir, to go a step beyo n d Parliamen'esry reform, and let all our colonies in Which reepensible government has been introduced and is working well be at once represented in the Imperiel Parliament; st all events; let the, colonists have the otitr, end let colonial property be a qualification in, England, —and do Lot let a coloniet Ley longer suppose that he is net Considered 113 aa Englishman. Where resnonsib!e Government has been suecoeshilly established, it would always be one who represented the then majority o f colonial legislature who would represent it at tome; for if their Ministry resign, he of coarse would lose bis seat, as it should always be one of the Cabinet who should be sent home to represent the colony. At this momeat, as you arc well sware, Sir, o n e of the fire, and present I:.zr.Jers of Canada,Mr. Hinka, is now , in Eagland, as a delegate, on the subject of the Great Trunk itailw.4. Last year there was one from Nova Scotia, Mr. nowt!, who is expected again im mediately, as Well as Mr. Chandler, from Now Bruns wick. This, depend upon it, will be the last attempt madi 7 -tbn last appeal to Britain. It would be melan choly, indeed; to Lrr into all the details of the treatment of the North American coLnies on the subject of their railways ; year niter year has rolled on, yet nothing done ; change after change may cern° at the Colonial office, still a deaf ear appears to ho turned towards it—governor alter governor appear: yet no advance is made, or help given; indeed, worse itian none; and these magnificent OLZMIi63, hemmed on 4 e aide by the United Statqs, on the' other by the impenetrable country of the Jitsciabit's Bay Company---and checked by the obstinacy or s tepisiffy or English tutors in the development of her re4( , u reee—eremain a blot on our commercial and indus trial escutcheon. • All insulted and degraded people, the men of the north—whO might form a mighty kingdom to themselves from the Atlantis and Yacdie—are now scarcely ack"wiedged' neither in name nor iu fact. Can they consider themselves Englishmen? Yea, Sir, have a noble field before you—you have the men either now tn'the'contitil, or who itOoti will be, to give you the best advi ce • ; bike. I. bold, com p rehensive view of the sa Whi) , , may' nod direct and prosper your exertion's and y our pl a o,-1 have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient binnble'servant , AN ENGLISHMAN. THE • CR YSTAL PALACE. On Tuesday ,s. ;ergs me • ettng was held at one of the rooms in the north ern e the great refrubmtrauee to the transept, adjoin ingtiton,nt of the cecorkuttee t court, pursuant to an ndter itg otjeet the preservation l o i('s tl k hour named was twelve o'elock,eoragbarrveisinbguildhinagv.ingTfial m in u toe of that time time ~„ Ind up to within a few by e f e w tulnutea atter twelve oel'occal'c'ty attendance, but wemeolleatetl, tll-o audience being e "out 4 00 persona! also of a very elegant Aloatpany. There were number of working men. the chair amidst ' 4 ' ) Present A large ,Sir Joseph Paxton vr:a called to loud 'cheers; and with Admiral Sir G. Mr. Gorton Gryll; Sir H. Webb, M r , ou ,S,artorius, Evarl, Mr. Lo i•leve Foster, and Dr. hoyi es , :', l- Z , Dr. the **eating' at which a series of resolntiuns we (j".° "' l _re tahrti. 1 money passed in favour of its views. The procetclitigs c6hclodod with a vote of thanks t o Sir Joseph Pexton4 who, in a cknowled g in g th o compr petit, Iptd *Alit if this buildicg wcro demoli - e. d -" "poste. tiv a. , 41i ::-adigan the: pram,- geitorstioa. The. 4044 THE SIIN, Gentleman complained that his evidence before the com mittee had been published under peculiar circumstances; that ho had not had an opportunity of revising or cor recting an expres3ion used by him, a right which was usually c onceded to all witnesses. Th e meeting separated highly pleased with the pro ceedings. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—PROGRESS. Mr. Ilume has brought forward his motion for reform in the sessions of tB4B, 1349, 1850, and in 1852: In 1848 his motion was supported b y B6 In 1849, by members who did not vote in 1848 22 In 1850, by members who did not vote in 1848 or 1849 15 In 1852, by do. who did not vote in 1848,1849,0 r 1850 18 Total number of Members who have voted in support of Mr. Hume's motionin 1848, 1549, 1850, 1852 141 Deduct members not now in the louse g THE BALLOT. DIVISION S. Aye. No. 1836 1837 1838 1839 1842 1847 1849 1850 1851 135 4 Ia 1851, it will be remembered, that Mr. Berkeley, by an accident, was successful—the success, however, coming to nothing. LONDON, lONIAN ISLANDS. - - - - It may be remembered that when Sir HENRY WARD last convoked the present lonian Parliament, he held out a promise of several important retorms, which seemed to be ardently wished for by the lonians, pro vided the spirit of the new Parliament were more con ciliatory than that of the preceding one. It appears. however, that the Lord High Commissioner's wishes have again been thwarted. In a proclamation addressed 1 to the lonian people, dated the 18th inst., he says in conclusion:— " I have now only to return my thanks to those members of the majority who have honourably redeemed the pledge given upon their election, by supporting a plan which they thought conducive ti the true interests of their country. Their names compr:se all that is most distinguished in Corfu and Cephalonia for talent and integrity. They have been opposed by men whose objects and characters I leave to the judgment of their fellow-citizens. " For myself, I can only say, that I have exhausted every means that some political experience could suggest to bring this matter to a happy igaue, and that having been thwarted in my designs by men whom I could neither satisfy nor lead, I have not to add to the mortification of failure the belief that it has been cauftd by any want on my part of frankness or conciliation." A telegraphic dispatch from Trieste states that intel ligence had arrived from Corfu that 22 bankruptcies hid taken place at Zante, to the amount of about 1,120,000 f., and that others were expected. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NOATII- WESTERN RAILWAY.—RdUrn 01 Traffic for the week ending March 28:- I'assengers, parceLs, mails, &c. £22,145 7 9 Dierchandise 18,428 18 0 Cattle .. 789 0 8 Total ... 2,:363 6 5 Corresponding week last year ... 41,465 15 11 Ncte.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the liuddersfieldCanal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSDIRE RAILWAY. (250 open.)—Traffic for week ending Mar. 28 .£15,891 10 3 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) ....£14,770 2 7 Tux GRIAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Miles in work, 2411, —Return of Traffic for the Week ending March 21, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, e h r o c r i s l es a n , d d is o e g sa,naan minerals 1 3 8 3 M2 Cattle 141 2 5 • •• Tutal £10,867 3 10 COrreaponding week, 1851 (236 : P assenge rs. parcels, &c. ',738 11 ' hiewhandise, Cattle, &c. 3,509 17 1 Total ••• £7.248 8 3 LoNDox AND SOU/It-WESTERN RAILWAT....-AMOU/lt, of Traffic for the week ending March 28 : Passengers ••• £6,724 10 P; Goods ... •• • 2,639 7 8 Total ••• £9,263 18 4i C orres ponding week last year... 8,933 17 6 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.) — Return of traffic for the week ending March 21:— Railway and canal ... £4,780 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,766 0 0 Note.—The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agreement with the London and North-Western Railway Company. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending March 2s : MAIN LINN. Passengers .£690 13 6 Parcels, 11. C. and D. ... 96 4 4 Goods, cattle, &c. 5t U 8 8 Mails 575 0 0 Total .. ... ... £2,072 6 6 MOLD. Pasaengers ... .C 37 12 10 Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... 2 7 4 Goode, cattle, &c. :7 2 8 Total ••• ... ... 11 17 2 10 STEAM-BOATS. PaTtengers ••• £l2B 0 7 FarceLi, U. C. and D. 24 15 6 £152 16 1 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.--Traffic for the Week ending March 28.1852 Passengers (7,208), parcels, horses, and carriages ••• X - 64 11 9 Goods, cattle, &c. 977 15 11 Total Total .. 1,742 7 8 Corresponding week in last year... 1,558 11 6 Perth, March 31. 1852. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)—Return •f Traffic for the week ending March 27, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... 4EI 0 16 1 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... ... 36 5 7 Total ... I;7 1 8 Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... 29 8 Merchandise, cattle, c.c. ... 0 15 0 Total .. ... 30 3 5 Total traffic this half-year, Jan. 1 to March *47, both inclusivB ...£1,605 11 9 PREMATURE CON D E. 31 NATI ON OF 11:0N VESSELS FOR WAR rulePosEs. To THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—A• 3 au ukl gunnery officer I cannot allow the re marks made by L9rd Palmerston. and followed up by Captain Dunoombe, in the House of commons last n i g ht, to go forth to the world, that " iron mer chant mearners are not fitted for rho purposes of war," without g i v ing my most unqualified dissent. In the first places the experiments wade and conclusions come to have not been satisfactory to the public, or made with due consideration to a large and powerful interest in this country, viz t t he iron misters, iron sbiphui!dors, and steam-boas ' proprietor!. The purport of the re 'nark' made by these gentlemen in the British House of Cenanons is to iu ff ict a lasting injury to a most im portant branch in this country. B y "'bola have iron vessels been condemned? Not by 6rtal.ery ot , matters. What have been the experiments epos gunnery ,- unjust condemnation Mg an opi : i ' - ‘, 7 5 , 3 1 or those educated and capable of form uti which full J . has been made? why a intended to re ' urn the Excellent, coupleof tile side of the Si- Presentgunners fancied, an injury moons, fired at fr a portion . t h e estimation to cond'nemilnir'n'iLliwiln Of one sided sections, cleat in their estim a • -4rY vv" --- 'I • 'Llapsoll tll e m amateura utli - purposes. I ask this simple vcsstls for war wooden ship placed section of a ( I b T it t s k t t , r.-Waa there a e. and an Nun,- n round..; fi red at it with simil arl umber of parison at the time made? at a conclusion upon a subj e iuw f veluciti"' less a trial had been made upon is it possib3lnedt: a c r ti r m i v .. 0 cumstanccs? n s o u w o c ia d h e n:nder similar cir- Again, admitting the shot br eak s ra t r a i k g agains ti n n i r t - tide uil iron, this is an urgument in favour of the latter material, inasmuch that so large a hole is n percussion ,wha e t osThell will t°l3Pr l P: n ua i gi hthealeiavdneenetl:'opftel experiment lis another heni' ia: w tt a hY r ee , t a tried . sh h o t o ot will i n 1 1 f I ra i l b dge rQ upone u consideredt 4 pads rho only a secondary projectile. The br t a by k e seaent shellsl rho I l e e a n d ou , pt ,h,anonrdi authority y f n w r e e ho porno compared te a n, r ie e lsys t io a r t u h f : wood? 00 ovdr: c It itteetic tne tti aaatt ehi , dez iron butt with these shells that not one exp loded , only broke, as in the case of shot. Conseq uently iron t has an advantage over wood. Again, I contend that less damage to men at their quartera would be caused by splinters from iron vesse l s I than from wood. This is an experim e nt not yet tr i ed, 1 which could esaily be done by placing canvas screens between decks of the vessels tired at. I contend also that shot holes in ircn can bo mo re readily stopped than in wooden v esse l s , having less thickuess of side, and by the assistan ce of fl i t iron -plates lined with thick vulcanised India rubb e r, and a-chair; from centre set up inside. In conclusion, I maintain that iron has been prema turely condemned, through the opinion and influencs of 1 certain amateur artillerymen; and until a vessel of wood and iron of similar scantling be fired at under equal ad vantage:3, I do assert from my experience in these matters, and opinions formed from having attended various practice upon wood and iron, that iron has moat decidedly the advantage over wood—not only , in a naval point of view, bat as a com mercial question. The Government iron steam-vessels have been prematurely condemned, and others sold out of the sorvice—and why? Because the vessels have been neglected and allowed to rust into holes for want of com mon attention and a little paint. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, J. R. ENGLFDUE, Late Gunnery Lieutenant and Instruct o r of Practical Gunnery on board her Mejesty's ship Excellent. L Southampton, March 31, 1852. " - MANonESTEII AND SALFORD EDUCATION BILL.— C "WlittCP4 Met 1V01DC. 5 44Y) " 4 _ O t ? nt li ovecuip-wak SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. Kit Wren, us Dr. tipratt familiarly calls our. great Sir Chris , opher (and it is pleasant now and then to see a genius in hit slippers), was one of a band of men, the founders and early fellows of the Royal Society, whose names are world-famous and memories imperishable. He lived, too, at a turning-point is English history, and witnessed events of no ordinary magnitude and im portance,—saw the Restoration (and its vice), the burn ing of the City, and its rebuilding. He was himself a " miracle of a youth," a " rare and early prodigy of universal science;" the possessor of the most ♦aried knowledge and powers, the perfector of the barometer, a profound astronomer and mathematician, a profuse inventor, the architect of St. Paul's, and a good man. Always at work;—an inventor at fourteen, and a philo sopher before that, he produced results with wonderful rapidity. A reflecting-dial, an instrument to write with two pens at the same time, a weather-clock, a machine wherewith to write in the dark, his appointment as de monstrating assistant at anatomical lectures in Surgeons' Hall, learned essays, and Latin metrical essays, may be pointed to before he was sixteen. At five.and-twenty he filled the astronomical chair in Gresham College. Newton said, that of that age of geometers, Wren, Wallis, and Huygens were "jacili p►incipes;" and of his 150 important architectural works, what do we say ourselves? We find him a constant attendant at " the club" in Wadham College, from which emanated the Royal Society, with Boyle, Hooke, Evelyn, and others, and always ready to join in what was going on.— Builder. SEABORNE MAILS. (TN :Ignites that the malls are sent from the General Poet-offloo by the night—and M by the morning--11spatch.) When made up in Frem what When PLACES. General Post-oftloe port dia. due. London: patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 2 .. 'Liverpool .• April 6 America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 6 Liverpool .• April 14 America (by IT.B.pkt.)/d April 14 .. , iouthanapt. April 9 Africa (West corist)• • N 14th of the month !Plytawith April 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19ik & 30th et mo.I Dover .. April 14 •• .. •• N Daily • • .. ..IDover .. Dail) Brazil .. • • .. M 9th of the month !Southampt. ,Aprll 16 Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month itioathampt.jApril 16 Callfornia(viaChagret) M 3d & 17 th of month 'kSouthrunpt. March i 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth • • !April 3 Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th ef mo,Dover .. April 10 Central America .. Mld & 17th Southampt. March 20 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Frl. Southampt. Ta. Th.tint ohm ,„ . M 17th of the mouth ,Southampt. March to France M& N Twice daily ..Dover •• Twicodaily Greece* N 7th 17th 27th of mo ;Dover • • Aptil 10 Elamburgh N Tuesday & Friday rLendou Toes. gat. Uolland •• M Wednes. & Satur.'Londen Mon. Thur Honduras . N 17th of the month Southatapt. March 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicsdally India (via Bouthamp.) M 20th of the aionth)doutliarapt. April i i India (viaM N nth& 24th efmonth Dover .. April 16 Mediterranean (via Boutharroston) •• M 10th of the month Sontheznptikpril 21 lieditert ..nean (via Marseilles) .. N eth&24th ofmonth Dover April 16 Mexico •• 11 2d of the month., ;6onthampt. Apra Madeira •• •• .. M 9th of the mon th !Southampt. April 16 Malta* r 7th,l7th,l9th,l7thi l Dov sr April 10 &30th of month \ Naples* .. • • • • N sth 15 t h 25 th of me Dover •• April 2 Papal States* .. •• N Stli 15th 251.11 et mo Dover .. .April 2 Peniniular ••• • If 7th 17th 27th et me Southampt . ( April 6 Perm • • • • •• • • 51,17 th ut the month southamet. March 20 Tuscany , N4th 15th 21.thoftno Dov er .• !April Nest Indian 11( 17th of the month Bouthampt. ,31arela 16 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 119 d of the month .. , Bout ham p t. April i • The malls t o th ose e ountrios thusmarked (*) are conveyed b, French packet via Marseilles. l i fSontbastpt. April red (*) ere conveyed by THE COUNTRY NIA RKETS, oswoerfe the asked DX RAT SHIT 'MILD MA RXIT, MARCH 30.-There was purchaser s t e o- n d w ay l and arg e h , and i g a hp t ri na ce st ani mals were disposed of. The sheep per.. were well filled with sheep of excellent quality , and those of small soon found buyers. Fat pigi were plentiful. The supply of fat and store calves t a h g e w a''lte show wance of fat of was l ar ge, and the demand was brisk, fuUy maintaining last week's prices. Beef, 41d to 5d ; mutton, 51 1 d to 6id ; veal, 4141 to 5d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 14Ibs. Hides, lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d to :lid per lb. UrrixollAM, /Wage's 31.-Wheat 38s to 425; barley 271 to 29s Od ; oats 19s to 245; beans 28. to 34, per qr. Butter 9d to 90 per 111; eggs 25 for Is. LOUTH, Ma acii 31.-Wheat 361 to 40$ ; barley 25. to 291; oats 16s to 20s • beans 26s to 30s per qr. NawAaa, RCN 31.-Wheat, white 42. to 455, red 381 to 40s ; barley, malting 30s to 325, grinding 25s to 27. ; oats, 245 t., '22s to 245. feed 201 to 225; beans, old 38s to 401 ; new 32s to 40s; malt, 1.6 s to 60s; tares, 35s to 40a per qr. BOSTON, MARCH 31.-Wheat, red 33, to 39s Od, white 40. to 42., superfine 443 to 00s ; barley 26s to 2138 ; oats, 151 to 20.; beans 27s to 31s; peas 27s to 28s per qr. LYNN, Ala act! 30.-Wheat 32. to 36s Od, fine 38s 40s to 425; barley 24, to 235, fine 23. to 30e; oats ()Os to 00.; beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. MILTON MOWIIR•T, Maacsr 30.-Wheat, 381 to 425; barley, 26s to 304; oats, 18s to 235; beans, 281 to 349 per qr. Butter 11 dto 12d per lb ; eggs 24 for le. EIHNISURCIH GRAIN MARXIST, MARCH 31.-There was a small supply of all kinds of grain in to-day's market, and sales were slowly effected. The top of wheat was 3d down, and the average 2d. Barley on the top Is, and the average 7d up. Oats on the top same as last week, and the average 6d down. Beans en the top the same es last week, and the average 84:1 down. Uusold, 81 qrs wheat, 61 grs barley, 140 qrs oats, and 43 qrs beans. Top of Wheat •.. 6211 b. 471 9d „ Barley ... 57 lb. 35. Od ~ Oats ... ... 43 lb. 26s 841 „ Beans 67 lb,. 37s Od EDINRURCIII CATTIA MA ILICIT, MA ICM 31.-The number of cattle was 794, or 261 more than last week. Top price, tis 6d to Os Od ; current, 61 (Id ; secondary and inferior, from 5. to 5. Cd per Dutch stone. A good clearance was elected. The number of sheep at market this morning was 1,735, being 73 more than last week. Best wedder mutton, ep price, 51d per lb ; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 41d. All sold. Barrels. Currency. 00 White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone 11 Red wheat 203 3d to 211 Od 0 Ditto oos Od to Otis OA 00, Od-20 do 0 Ditto 7 Barley l3s 3d to 131 6d 0 Ditto OO, Od to 00s 04 001 0d...16 do 0 Ditto ...00s Od to 00s Od 0 Here OOs Od to 00s Od Os od 146 Oats 10. Od to 10. 6d 58 Ditto ... los 63 to 111 6d 00s Od-.14 do 0 Ditto Otis Od to 00s Oti 24 Pigs. 32s Od to 33s Od 00s Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat ; 3 red ; 1 barley ; 0 lore ; 2 oats ; 2 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t Wheat. 68. Barley, 2.9. Oats, 2,216. Pigs. 210. Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27. Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, 95. Coax.-Ftoar-First 12s tid 141 Od ; extra 14s 63; seconds, 11 sOd to 12s Od; households 9, to 10. tid; thirds, 7. to 91 per cwt. Oatmeallo. Gd to I ls; Indian meal 7. 6d to 1.9.1; wheat meal. 10s to 10s 6-' per cwt. Indian corn 712 s tid to 71716 d pet •on. Bran 8.5 s to 87s 6d per ton. Hay-Farmers 2J, to 23.; averag.. 27. ; dealers 29s to 4'), Od; av erage 3i s per t on . Straw-Farm ers 17. 04 to 20 . Od ; average Is. ; dealers 23s Od to 00. Od average 00s Od per ton. Bread-Wheaten loaf 6sd to 01; household loaf 10d 1 h bid t o 0.1 per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t. Per Eggs -4 s 4d to 41 6d per hundred. Coale- Newport 15. Od ; Lydney lbs ; Landore cOs ; Calm, 12 s lid per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 380 per c Whisky, 25 0 „ p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Men -Beef 41d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6/d; veal 5d t. 7d ; pork 44 to Od ; bacon 641 to 7d ; swage. bd per It. Hops 81F4 to 9/ Os per ewt. Bangor slates 2/17, lid to 3/ Os pei ton. Bark, red 7: to 81 10.1 per ton. Fleece wool 141 to 155 per stem. Hemp 29' to 31/ per ton. Fish-Scotch herrings 19. to 00.; red ditto, 24. to 00. per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10! Os to 11/ pc. ton. Timber-Metnel, 70s per ton; red pine, 31 51; yell°. ditto, 2/ 15e per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides-. Market 186 to 255; salted 201 to 26s per owt ; calf skin. 3141 to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8(1 to 9d ; pink., 10d to 12(1. Guano-Peruvian. 10i 105 to 11/; lohabw, 8i to 910. per ton. Tar-Archangel, 19s par barreL CORK, MARcu 31. THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.—Amongst the re cent communications received by Mr. G. Wilson, as Chair man of the League, the following letter from Lord Kinnaird will be read with interest :-µ Roasie Priory, March 25, 1652.-My dear Sir,- I shall be obliged by your again en rolling my name as a member of the Anti-Corn-law League; and glad indeed, am I to see the position the League has assumed at the present important crisis. Experience has shown what I always maintained, that the Corn-law is a landlord's, and not a farmer's, question ; and the landlords are surprised that the farmers, who have been told that they must be ruined by the repeal of this law, should turn round and ask for a reduction of rent. But lam satisfied that, in a very short t ime, the farmers will find that they have bene fited as much as other classes in the country by the with- 1 draws! of what was, after all, very much a nominal protec tion, as it has led to a proper adjustment of rent, and di rected attention snore especially to the best means for in creasing the production of the land. I believe proprietors are rapidly coining round to see how desirable it is that the question should be finally settled, and are averse to being parties to putting their hands into the packet of the poor man for the purpose of adding to their rent-roll. It is quite evident that the present Government are playing a double game to obtain votes at the next election ; but if the coun try declares against protection, it is also evident that the faithfully, hINNAILD.-Ueorke Wilson, .3q., leaders are quite prepared _to . , throw their . deluded i follow ers t, over.-]ours otation of gold at Paris (according to the new tart y, which , is about 2 per mille preen. ).,"a i‘ ti l o o n ti a l s A y Anti - Corn - law IT.ehaeguqe.u: tariff standard gold,. g i n ' 1 2 0 5! d 2 2 . ;I) per d ounce the ex changefor London at short being 25.35, it follows Mint e an price ex oc exchange a 3 n / . g . c i i .7 ( B ) i at Paris o that s from Ilamburgh the price of gold at the Engli sh in Paris. Byadvi w ce hich, at the English Mint price of go ld is about . 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than is 430 per m a r k , - • at llamburgh on London at of 13.7 i ; and the exchange that gold is 0,46 per cent. short being 13,84, it follow: burgh The course of ex -31. 17s. toil per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange dearer in London than in Ll m , change at New York on London between England 11n per centand the par of exchang e . ~ it., it follows that the and America being 107 23-40 par cer . tor bill s at 60 days' sight is exchange is of interest and but, alter makin g allowance for diff erence rat© leaves no profit on charges of transport, the present ra the importation of gold from the United States. . nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour o . f England Tit IRISH Fli There is nom' In Crook haven lIERIES.-..- ho (says the Cork Constitution) a French fishing-vessel of forty-tour tons burden , with a crew of twenty men, w ho with her nets have tried the of Cork. In five direct, being quite laden. , sLe nights, and with very indifferent . has taken no less than 50,000 tine fish, all of which are trted the mackerel fishery on the coast salted on board in bulk, and she is about leaving for France the source of great wealth to the Cornish, Plymouth, and Brighton beats; they are exceedingly large fish, and sell are so extensively This wint‘r mackerel fishing is well in the English markets, and are in fact the fish that exported to foreign markets, very different from the small summer fish usually caught by the hook and line. The English Channel boats find them in quantities about the coast of Cornwall and Devonshire in January, February, and March; but this Frenchman has giv, n proof, if plow were required, that they abound in immense quan tities on the Irish coast, as it is within thirty miles of Cape Clear that she has been so successful. THE REVENUE OF TWE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. -Yesterday a return to the House showing that the revenue, .of ; the c.0u,.. of --, .b .uankruptcy %fp 79,704/. 3a. bd. ; ' mil' -te effiriei - viei- e , 13; , )80/. js• I °d• The deficit on the income was 14,1864 3s. 4d. On the 31st of of Lords was December hut the Batiksuptcy Fund g c cout, was 1,270,5 M Ba. Zd, it,o4. printed, . .... .... - ' FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1852: FOREIGN REFUGEES. Mr. M. MILNES. 111,11 rose to move a resolution to the effect, that this Reuse has observed with regret, in the correspondence respecting foreign relugei.s laid upon the table, a menace, on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon unotrending British travellers, its displeaeure at that exercise et the right of asylum which is agreeable to the laws, •he customs, and the feelings of the people of Great Britain, and which, in recent times, has afforded refuge and security to persons of va rious na , ions without soy distinction of politica opinions. He said this was a very important question, and one upon which it was expedi.tit that the opinion of the Bette should be taken. The recent convulsions in Europe had driven many refugees from all parts of Europe to this country, and while here they had formed toecieties to alter or revolutionise the governments e f the countries to which they belonged. About this time there arrived a very remarkable man—no other, indeed, than liossuth—snd in order to prevent his being given up to the Austrian Government this country sent out a fleet to the Dardabelles. Whea he arrived here many demonstrations of a spentansioua character took place in hie favour, which net with no eucouragemeet either ut the hands of the Government or the aristocracy. Nevertheless, there were certain foreign powers 'shiers took offence at cheee demonstratiens, and they demanded the expulsion of those exiled poliiciene who had token refuge in this country, justifying their demand by pointing to a request which the Britieh Government, at a former period, made upon the Presideut and Republic of America to daseount.nanue agitation in America upon the subject of Ireland. There was, however, no comparison between the two cases, for, at the time the request was made upon America, Ireland was in a state bordering upon rebellion, which was not the case abroad; and Lord Granville returned an answer to the demand of Austria, statieg that it could not be complied with. Tho Austrian Government, however, declined to accept the refusal, and repeated their previous demand, or insisted that something should be done to restrain the violence and re.trict the combinations of re. fugees in this country. To this latter demand a reply was made on the part of the Foreign-office that the threats of Austria to throw obstacles in the way of English travel. lers would not induce the British Government to violate the legitimate hospitality of the country, and he thought this was a reply conceived in a proper spirit. It was a petty course for a foreign power to resort to the trum pery annoyance of individuals as a retaliation upon the British Government for refusing an unjust act, and he wished to express an opinion to that effect. It might be said that since the new Administration had come into office the whole as pect of this question had undergone a change, and in a recent dispatch from Austria, the acoession of Lord Derby to power was hailed with joy. Now he inferred tram that circumstance the conclusion that Austria la boured under a belief that the foreigu policy of the country was about to be changed,. and he wished the House now emphatically to denounce that to be a mistaken idea.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, he was confident that neither Parliament nor the people would sanction any change of policy, and it was therefore nothing but right that the Austrian Go, vernment should be undeceived in the erroneous impres. loon under which it appeared to labour.—(Hear.) It the security of the British traveller was to depend upon the understanding that the British nation should truckle to Austria, fee better would it be that British rubjeute should abstain from travelling in Au.tria at all; but he hoped when Austria came calmly to reconsider the nature of their demaede they would a; once see their impropriety, and consent to withdraw theta—(llpar, hear.) Phu right to travel was secured to the British enbject by the law of nations; and who!, he remernhered that few pe o pl e interfered less wi.h the internal affairs of the countriee which they visited thee the English traveller, he could not help feelitt that it was the duty of the H tuse to take care that the right was not unfairly interfered with. Had there been bey excuse for the-e demands male by Austria, on the ground the! some British subj!cts had wantonly and improperly intermiddled and mixed themselves up with the internal affairs of Austria, he could have well understood the of this demand; but in the absence of any excuse of this sort, the threatened interference with the movements of British travellers was, to say the least, uncslled for, if not unjust.—(Hear.) All English travel lers were held out as objects of suspicion to the police by the Austrian Government. From his knowledge of the country he knew that no such proceedings would have taken place but for the suspicion of the Go• v.-rnment of Austria, for there were not a more kind, gentle, and arniuble people than the inha bitants of Southern G-rmany. The grievances of which the Austrian Government complained, and against which they adopted their) measures of retains ' tion and surprise, were nothing more nor less than the exercise of the right of asylum. This right of asylum was dear to the hearts of the English people from its connexion with some of the moat important persons in history. The edict of Nantes, andethe consequent arrival of refugees in this country, led to the establish ment of the silk manufacture in Spitalfields, which had since become one of our staple commodities. There were also, perhaps, some of the most eminent man in the country who had reason to be grateful for the hospitality of England. Again, the asylum which we hat afforded to refugees at the time of the French revolution could not soon be forget.en by the people of France. Lis therefore con-eived that every Englishman would treat with contempt the effort made by a foreign power to destroy the glorious privilege which had always been our boast. At present a foreigner passed unnoticed in the streets of the metropolis, bat if he were f Mowed about sad watched by spies, he would at once become an object of interest and notoriety. He telt convinced that if some measures were not taken by the House on this subject, there would be a general belief that the Government had sanctioned or approved of the despatches which had been passed between Prince Schwartxenberg and Lord Palmerston. If the Government allowed themselves to be dictated to by Austria there was no reason why other powers should not also call for the expulsion of recugeeis belonging to their natione. Ile solemnly warned the Government pokiest making any promises which were against the general wish of the country, end which, if pressed, would put an end to the inde pendence of England. Tho Hon. Gentleman concluded by merit g his resolution. Lord DUDLEY SFUABT, in seconding the motion, said that he could not help congratulating her Majesty's Minis ters upon the revelations containe in the papers laid upon the table. The present Government, who had lately com e into power, we re by their own confession in a minority in that House, and it was extremely doubtful wheth er they i were not als o i n a m inority n the House of Lords; and yet they were afraid of making an ripped to the people of this country.—(Cheers.) Sooner than du that, the Noble Lord at the head of the Governme nt did not s h r i n k f rom v i olating an assuranc e w hich be had given in his place in Parliament, and backing out of his engageinent. -•(lerud cries of " Oh," and " Question.") No, they did not like to be told that; bat he would maintain thst he was sp ea ki ng to the ques tion, and that his observation had grown immediately out of the papers upon the table of the House . Although the Go vernment was in such a pesition, they had the consolation of ku ,wing that, whatever the neople and Parliament of this count ry might think of their conduct, Prince Schwertaen berg and the Austrian Government had hailed their advent to power with genuine satisfaction.--( Hear, heat.) If the state of Europe was not very satisfactory to the lovers of liberty--if liberty had been expelled from almost, every European ceuntry, and had taken root and 11 unshed only in England—they who loved lib icy and wished for the welfare of mankind had at least the comfort of seeing that the despots who trampled upon freedo m were very uncomfortable en their thrones. They had upon their side their forces by land and sea, and tribunals that were ready to couderun all freemen ; and against them, they had a few humble refugees in a distant country. For them there was power and bayonets ; and against them was Kossuth and liberty of speech.—(l-lear, hear.) The papers that were hid upon the table showed that the different foreign Go vernmeuts had attempted to establish the fact that there was amongst the refugees taking shelter in this country from their tyranny a general conspiracy. But let any man read those papers with calm and dispassionate mind—let him go terough the story that was told by Count Walewski—and what would he find? Lie would fital an account of some per sons forming themselves into a society for promoting liberal principles; he would find an account of some attempts made to write in secret characters on the borders of newspapers, and of means taken for procuring the admission of revolutionary songs in foreign countries; and other miserable trifles of that sort. But as to a conspiracy dangerous to the Govern ments of Europe, he maintained that there was a total fail ure of all proof. But he wouhl tell the House what eon. spiracy was proved by these dispatches. It was proved that there was a conspiracy among all the crowned heads and despots of Europe to frighten this country, if possible, into introducing some new laws to control the refugees, and to deprive them of that asylum which they had obtained here. They woule find all the Governments simultaneously, and many of them in the same words, addressing our Cabinet, and pressing upon it that something should be done. There were Itussia, Prussia, Austria, the Diet of Frankfort, then that kine celebrated fur his humanity in his own dominions, the King of Naples; next, the Grand Duke of Modeua ; then, the Pope; and besides these another ruling thing, " which acts and speaks, in all but deeds a king." Louis Napoleon—he who was himself shortly ago aerefugee—by the intervention of another refugee (Count Walewski), demanded that we should withdraw our hospitality from these men. Not long ago Count Walewski was himself nothing more than a Po lish refugee in this country. First of all he came here as an envoy of the national Government of Poland, and anbse quently he lived in this country as a Polish refugee; and now he came forward, with a list of Polish and other refugees, and called upon the English Government to belie all its an tecedents, and, by introducing some Alien Bill, to interfere with those unfortunate men, many of them his own country men.—(Hear, hear.) And now they were told, and in a certain sense properly and rightly told, that refugees ought not to abuse the hospitality which had been afforded them, in order to disturb the tranquillity .of their own country. Why, who ever violated so flagrantly the hospitality of this country fur that very purpose--who ever committed that culpable action so openly and so shamefully as Louis Napoleen himself had done ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers ) Tank of Kn.. suth's speeches—talk of secret meetings of the Republicans talk of writing on the edges of newspapers, and concealing it with ashes—what were all these, and such like things c•impared with the cond uc t o f L ou i s N apoleon, who nue; came forward with his demands against the refugee, s ? l Qui ulerit Gracch os d e se d it i one guerentes " The revelations contained i n th e p apers upon the tabl ei. were such as to justify an obs e rvati on ma d e !sag ament ar by a distinguished stat esman; w hi c h he D P was glad to have sa opportunity of quoting in tha . t . louse. Stuart) i ifln all times and These were the words of Lard Rolland—ii according to the testimony of all history, oppressive, or treacherous anything mean, ever there was Austria was the Government to do it. " ()" tin be Beene, upon by Lord Liverpool to retract this And when caled Holland not only refused to do so , but herepeoabtseedrywahuaotn. said, and added that there neve; w Lord had had difirlAyed more meanness, as a Governmere which subtlety, or treachery, than the Austrian Government. Th at " was the character given by Lord Holland of the Austrian G E i lv s e t r m Stuart)ut thirty years ago ; and he (Lord oudley say ue that it bad not lost that character since.--(flear, hear.) 'lt was curious to see the amount of impudeuce which aGovernment like that of In one o f Austria exhibited. I the dispstehes addressed by feints S c hwarzentierg to Lord Malmesbury, the Austrian Minister, referring to the statement of Lord Derby—that it would be the policy of his Government to observe a mode rate demeanour, scrupulously to maintain treaties, a n d t o re C ta . 1 / 3 4ightit" deGreqUe ilAcciagge dutioih with the arid Austral had paesal e.,- e, and ili i t th e re were hopes that opinions. Lead al u l ines b ury replied that i t was great or smell— expressed his entire setisfaction with th ones asmuch as whatever difficulties exited between that country most unfeigned pleasure that her Majesty's Government . hail matters would be pi .e. tin the same friendly and amicable the ' the accession or Lord Deibv to pew, r ; for it the lion. Gen to the opini MS of the First Minister of the Crown. New, to say that the most genuine satisfaction was expressed e one of the principles avowed by the Earl of Derby maintenance of all treaties, and Austria subscribed and Austrian Government deemed satisfactory was the line of principle—Austria, the most faithless power in Europe, w th as tilat Cern n looked at the ifiepa;ch lie would find that what the which had given most just reason of complaint of late years ; policy in this respect.—( Hea r , h ear. ) He was not now ape ,king I d Austria, and it was that which it s t ate d was incalculated anotherwh ie h t the N place. op t 1 e w a Lo s d had shadowed thatw hicb had given satisfaction of the inhumanity of Aust r i a , or of the way in which she persecuted refugees, driving them out of her own territories, t b o et r w e e m e o n v i e ta th et and pursuing them into other countries for the purpose of I d ea t s h a i n a t ee fe d e d l t in4 . that had existed Prince a ria un a P n w The Cabinet of which he is the head, the Premier said, that haa so dispatch long having them put to death. But for Austria to talk of the Sc , h . arzenberg observed : faith of treaties! - Why, did the House recollect that it was only a few years since her M a j esty, i n a speech from is penetr ated thinks that in or d er t o atta i n t hi s o bj ect t h ere with the necessity o f ma i n t a i n i ng un i versa l the throne, was compelled to speak of certain proceedings on the :,art of Austria, Russia, and Pru ss i a b y name as a i P s e' i l i c o e. H e better means than i o aeoet towards all forei g n powe a menitest violation of treaties? Here wa s n o di spatch from a calm and moderate demeanour, scrupulously to maintain and to respect in the highest degree the indo or First Minister of the Crown, no expression of parry treaties, or particular to te • own convictions their internal according their opinion, but there was the deliberate asser- pendence of of the Sovereign of this country in Parliament to manage tion all nations, great or small, and their right a or in the policy foundation of the Surely there was . upon record, that Austria had committed a flagrant violetiou affairs." of the treaty of Vienna, which was the public law of Europe, and in virtue of which Austriaholds w iicti shadowed lot at the dispatch of This was the country or feel ashamed of. And when he a great part of her own dominions, hurt. in answer to that communication, l - it out, which that country ought to regret I be could not help referring to . t a h , a i t fsb came forward to cant about the faith of treaties, the Earl of Malmes . , . nowe had not. violated treaties with this and other cowl- there was one sentence l eihr i ebur said : tries, to say nothing of her conduct towards the Hung whin& In that dispatch steamily , (Hear, hear.) Now her complaints were that we afforded '• Keeping steeri in view th sacred ri ,, ht, of according hespi ort to some unfortunate men who fled ma i entaining t shelter and suet) e whom ntisfertuties or political offences from her vengeance and sought an asylum in this country, t a towardsity t isetiethoseY principles and intentions el hy, we too, different nature. We did repressing as fur as the law and the constitution warrant any ' had complaints to make against Austria, may have banished from the r native land; descouraging and though they were complaints of a not comp foment disturbance in their own maltreated the they enjoy, by seeking to complain of Austria giving shelter to persons who had attempt on the part of such exiles to abuse the hospitality offended us ; but we . complained that she subjects of Queen Vie . ( ' loutrage was corn- straining that law beyond its legitimate bounds, but visiting Victoria,—( Hear, hear.) It was only country; restrained by the highest obligations of duty from lately that a most nefarieui and brute in ~ with exemplary punishment those who may violate the law ; tria, for which no redress had yet been afforded. mitted on a British eubiect by a person the sers T ic h e e ofak od u s s ; her eiajesty's Government feel assursd that they shall have difficulty in reconciling their duty as Ministers who was struck down by three Au . Austrian officers in of a constitutional . was acquainted with to e case of Mr. Mather, an unoffeuding no man, maltreated that open day, and who was so seriously e was long in danger. Representations were addre sse d t o th e sent i ments o f s i ncere fr i endship with which they are actuated Austrian Commander.in-Chief in It a ly, b u t th ese officers towards the Court of Vien na ." the - Ithought t he re some ground for satisfaction in the d and circumstance of the amicable relations between that country remained uninterfered with, and were still walking about I e streets of the town where the outrage was reprimand,perpetrate, and foreign states being restored. Efforts with that object none of them had been made to undergo any military ex had been going on during the existence of the late Govern authoritiescept one of them, who was called to task by the . meat, and had been continued by the present Govern insteadno mark ment.— (Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the question of cutting him down with his sword. But because he had struck Mr. Mather with his fist British ' In 1 48when d' ' pp bation had ever been shown towards the other of passports, he . must observe that those were not passports be doe in this case. turbances were rife in various parts of the continent, the e o f fe a ce is r a w — h r o o struck Mr. Mather . with his sword. He (Lord D. such as were given t osubjects. 8 , ta g Stuart) hoped that something would They all knew that Austria ruled in Tuscany; that she had in British consuls abroad were in the habit of giving passports fact taken possession of Tuscany ; and therefore it was all non- to persona not British subjects, and in some cakes that sense to say that the outrage had been committed in the privilege had been abused. It was against that abuse that Tuscan territory, and that Austria could not afford redress, the foreign Governments protested. The regulations with He knew that he was borne out by facts in what he had stated regard to British Foreign-office passports were, as the House with regard to this case, and it was an entire mistake to sup- must be aware, very stringent. They were only given to pose that the Austrian officers had offered Mr. Mather any British subjects or foreigners naturalised, and the parties reparation. He (Lord D. Stuart) was glad to have the op- must either be known to the Secretary of State, or to some port unity of contradicting that statement, although it had person known to him, or upon the written application of a been asserted by a Noble Earl (Lord Granville) lately at the banking firm. It was with regard to the former pass head of the Foreign-office that it had been intimated to Mr. ports that exception was taken by the Austrian Govern- Mather that if he would make some explanation to the sent.— Hear, The question now was, how would the - Austrian officers they would make an apology to Mai for House deal with the present question ? The Noble Lord who their conduct. He (Lord Dudley Stuart) contradicted that seconded the motion said that it meant merely that " this assertion, and said that no such offer had been made. It House his observed with regret, in the correspondence t eemed to him that the only satisfactory reparation would be respecting foreign refugees laid upon the table, a menace, the signal punishment of the men who committed th a t on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon unoffending frightful outrage. Mr. Mather wanted n o a d van t age for British travellers, its displeasure at that exercise of the hitnself, but the people of this country deserved and ought to right of asylum which is the agreeable to ea , demand the punishment of th ose men. It was said that, Sc- and the feelings of the people of Grt B law ritai s n the , and customs, which, • . cording to the rules of the Austrian army, it was expected in recent times, has afforded refuge and security to persons that an officer should immediately put to death a ny m an of various nations without any distincti on of olitical , - who interfered with his t roops , w h ether intentionally or not. opinions. Now the present Government was as dete p rmined But we had nothing to do with such a regulation of the to maintain the right of asylum as any other government Austrian army, and he thought that we ought to call upon that ever existed.-(Hear, hear.) Seeing that both the last the Austrian authorities to alter their regulations, and, if and the present Government had expressed their deterrui- g that should be thought too strong a proceeding, let us call nation to maintain the independence and dignity of the • a.; on them at least for a modification of their rules, so that country—seeing that upon the que: tion of foreign refugees . . 11 innocent British travellers, when they met with Austrian the present Government was resolved to uphold ,bat right officers, should not be cut down and have their blued shed as well as the Government that preceded it—seeing that without any reparation.—(Hear, hear.) The Austrian these foreign powers were upon terms of more and Russian Governments complained that a reply to amicable relations .with agland than they were at e their demands had been given which was not satisfactory, no very - distant period, be put it to the House ' because, in fact, the answer had been, that the British and to the Honourable Gentleman whether it would .a, Government would do everything that it could do by law to be expedient or wise to pass a resolution in the House of ' prevent the refugees thirn plotting against the countries to Commons, which, at least, naust give the impression to tae which they belonged, but that they could not go beyond the minds of foreign nations of something like a censure and law Count Neaselrode thought that very hard, and said reflection upon their conduct. He - .thought there was no that our laws were only a municipal arrangement, and that ground for the resolution—( he wanted something more than the laws c ou ld g i ve hi m . the lion. Gentleman who moved it or of the Noble Lord who o . Hear)-eeither in. the speech of He (Lord D Stuart) trusted that it would be long before the seconded it, and he submitted, ther6tor& that it' ought not . f., Parliament of Great Britain should be induced to alter the to he acceded (oh-if-lean hear.) The Government wee de- laws in order to satisfy the convenience of any foreign terinined to maintain the right of asylum of foreign refugees state.—(Hear, h ear , an d chee rs ) Count Nesselrode did not —to uphold the law in its strictest integrity, and net to seem to know the difference between this country and Austria allow any refugee to abuse the hospitality which he trusted and Russia. With them, suspicion was enough; b u t h ere , would be extended to all, whatever opinions, whether mo thank God, no man could be punished unless be was pro- narchical or democratic, they might eutertein.—(Cheers.) perly tried according to the laws, and un l ess h e we re fo u nd Mr. ANSTEY said it was clear frotn the tone taken by by satisfactory evidence to have been guilty of some offence. the Russian Government in its dispatches, that it wished Jr any foreigner in this country sho u ld g i ve any cause o f them to establish the system of surveillance and espionage with some suspicion upon the declarations that had been ,since, try him, find him guilty, and punish him; b ut d o which prevailed hi some parts of the continent. He looked not let us have new laws dictated to us by the Ministers of forrien countries —(Hear, hear, and cheers) He did not know made by her Majesty's whether the Government intended to a present advieers es regarded their gree to this motion. good inteations upon that question. In the month ef lie Most heartily heped that they-would, because he thought October last a menace was held out, and in the month of it would be a very proper rebuke to those c ou ntries which January following three Scottish ministers of the Free had attempted so unjustifiably to interfere with us. He Church, wbo were settled since 1841 in Hungary. in the thought that her Majesty's Government might perfectly well city of Pesth, having, according to the Hangarian laws, agree to the motion, and he was more inclined to hope that the rights of naturalised subjects, received from the they would do so, because he was quite aware, and was very Austriati Government notice to quit that city. No explana glad to acknowledge, that the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo- tion of that unwarrantable act was iven, ut they avere site and the Noble Earl at the head o f t h e G overnment, told they must quit it in six days, or g i b f not they would be though they certainly had no sympathy with the political forcibly expelled. Lord Granville had promised to obtain principles of those persons who had taken refuge in England, satisfaction, and communications were made through the were yet not without sympathy for their misfortunes, and Earl of Westmorland, and after sorne considerable delay had shown that sympathy during the brief period they had an answer was returned, which was stated to be of such a b een i n office, by agreeing to furnish some of the refugees character that it could not be laid on the table of the with means to relieve them from the distress which would, House He concluded from that, that redress had been re otherwise have overwhelmed them.—(Hear, hear.) lie, fused. Another application had been made, and up to the therefore, hoped that the Government would agree to the present time not a syllable had tianspired in reply; yet extremely temperate resolution of his lion. Friend, which Lord Malmesbury had the face to tell them that on all only expressed regret that anything like a menace should be points a good understanding reigned between the two • offered by any foreign Gwernrnant, and in that regret he Governments. He concluded from this that the Noble Lord was quite sure that Hon. Gentlemen opposite would partici. had given up the Ssh gymen. A ga i n , t h e F rench pate. The best answer that L or d D erby could give to these Minister called upon cotti the Briclertish Governm en t i n the month foreign Governments who pressed upon hint to introduce a of October last to put down the overt acts of incorrigible new Alien Bill would be, that be could not comply with the conspirators against the liberties of Preece; and upon the request, for that any attempt to do so would be (to use a 2d of December following, the person by whom that dispatch homely phrase) as much as his place was worth.—(Cheers.) had been dictated became himself one of the most incorri- The question having been put, gible conspirators against the liberties of the French Mr. WALI'OLE thought he would best consult the con- People, Ile did not think that Russia was satisfied with the venienee of the House by avoiding all inflammable topics conduct of the Government, or that it would be induced to that did not relate to the proposition before the House. He relax its restrictive policy, The Learned Member proceeded was the more anxious to do so since, in the inevitable ab- to urge that we were not on good terms with Prussia, or sence of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Ex. with the German Confederation ; and as to the Grand Duke chequer, the duty of speakin g on a question foreign to his of Modena, the Italian Princes, and the Pope, if British sub ( Hear, hear. ) He jects suffered no annoyance in their several state., it would department was thrown upon him.— had read over carefully all the dispatches which had been be owing to something which had occurred since Lord Gran laid on the table of the House, and had also listened with villa had treated with proper contempt the communication gnat attention to the observations of the Hon. Mover, as received from the Pope and the Grand Duke. The question also those °fete Noble Lord who seeonded the motion, and then would be, whether any other communications had • passed between Lord Malmeebury and the continental Go be he should say he was at a loss to understand how blame could imputed to the present or late Administration Because, vernments beyond what appearell uon the papers presented .' on a careful perusal of those papers, the fair inference to be to Parliament, and which he deem P ed far from satisfactory. t drawn from them was, that this resolution should not be Then, with respect to passports. B the custom of nations pressed to a division, considering the ci rcumstances under the right of entry which this country was placed with respect and passage in f y oreign countries was a to foreign customary right generally acknowledged, and Governments e powers. He thought there were three inferences dedu- only reserved to themselves four restrictions upon it : the caste from these papers. First, that the conduct of the first was, ascertaining the names of those who exercised it: e G , vernment of this country - the late as well as the present the second was, the exclusion of suspicious characters: the —had been such as to uphold and maintain the di of third was, the exclusion o f the country.—(Hear, h ear .) certain classes of foreigners or Sec ondly, that the foreign specified individual ;• and the, fourth was the exclusion powers somewhat misunderstood t h e laws and regulations such as attempted to enter territories with art armed force, or . of this country with reference to foreign refugees, and that in greater numbers than compatible with their safety. The naturally arose from the different laws which applied to Government of this country was bound to see that the those countries as compared with England, the laws of rights of British subjects travelling abroad, which tkeY T-:' England permitting every person to reside in this country, were entitled to exercise within these restrictions, within • whether monarchist or reeublican, so long as they obeyed the limits thus stated, were not subjected to any greater ; the law. The third inference was, that, considering the restrictions. If otherwise, and if this country permitted misapprehensions which these foreign governments did such cases to pass Eta those which had occurred at Fe s th or fall into %vett reference to the rights of refugees, and these at Lemberg, they would soon become cases quite common, misapprehensions being now more or less removed by the and he considered that our present Foreign Secretary had representations of the late Government, and seeing th e allowed these cases to pass far too lightly. Ile therefore conciliatoryy tone adopted towards this country by those hoped that the Hots. Member who had brought forward thee foreien Governments. it would be inexpedient by a resolu- motion would not be induced to withdraw it, but would press lion of that House to provoke any feeling of dissatisfaction it to a division. _: be ween this country and foreign nations at the present Lord PALaIERSTON—Sir I think that my Hon. Friend metnent.—(Hear, bear.) Now, with reference to the first the Member for Pontefract has done rightly in bringing un pieta, it was manifest that in the course of last autumn der the consideration of the House this question, which i s of the other powers of Europe viewed this question in a great importance as regards our own laws, as regard s our deferent light. On the 2ath of October, 1851, a dispatch international relations, and as regards the rights of Britieh was received from the Prussian Government, which stated subjects abroad and the obligations of the British Govern that from the evidence contained in certain papers which merit at home.—(Hear, hear.) I think, Sir, that the Right reached them, it was impossible to doubt the existence of a lion. Gentleman who has spoken for the G o g Government on refugee conspiracy in this country, and call on the Go- this occasion has not altogether embraced th vern of vernment of this country to interfere and put it down. The the argument of my lion. Friend fa r th h. e full scope e Right Hun. Gen e observations contained in a dispatch received from the tleman addressed the greater part of h• Wrench Government were nearly the same as those in the branch only of the argument of m II his observations to on Prussian. Lord Granville stated the exact position of the Friend dwelt with great force y ° . Friend. My Hon. law of this country in rep'y, as also the duty of this the duty which was incumbent upon" tWo points. One wa t country to admit refugees to an asylum, not interfering to afford protection to torei et the Britieh Governmen t, with them any more than with their own subjects, so lung duty incumbent on Governi ( aides, but also dwelt upon th as they obeyed the law. It appeared subsequently, by a treyellers abroad.—(llee , r at te afford protection to British dispatch of the 3eth of December, lesl, that the Prussian (Mr. Walpole) seemed tur ear.) The Right Hon. Gentlemart Minister was instructed not to press the matter further, but these points, and. Navin direct his remarks ter the first on to let it drop. - ( Hear, hear.) On the 2eth of January, 1852, shown to the II g , at he conceived, satistacterilee ouse thet the ' • ermine' the French Minister wrote to say that he acted alone in the to maintain the rih see Government is determined matter, and beyond that communication no future course of he thought he had t of affording hospitality to fere i i n gnert aetion was painted out, Buoll alter that Lilt, Russian -ends- motion orris laid a sufficient ground for negativg tu ter also took up a different tone. and in a dispatch dated the to the Y lion, Friend. But be did not equally yexplain 26th of January, 1852, he observed that—House the determination of the Government to enforce that protecti • travelling abroad, to e For the present, without pursuing the controversy any w hi ch : -on British subjects the country in which further, we take note of the promise given to us by the Bri- th when not violating the laws of and fish Cabinet to etch the tnachinatietis of the political refu- e ey May i , happen to be, they are sodistinctlypapers which positively leave gees, and to employ all legal means in order to prevent thorn the (Hear.) Sir, as to the the transactions which from abusing the hospitality which they enjoy in England, e subjec t of discussion, and as toothat to for the purpose of assailing countries and governments the they relate, I think it right to say. some allowance friends and allies of Great Britain."ought. to be made fur the sensitive anxiety which some ot The Russian Government had every confidence • the Governments on the continent expressed in the course in the of proceedings of foreign refugees in this reelisation of that promise. Out of the four 1 last year as to the powers only) We must remember that they h ave not one seemed to have retained, up to that time, any fee' , country.—(Hear. dissatisfaction towards the Government of England,expediency andof free dis miugs or the same notions of the . the right re was the Austrian Power. Ha believed that the and t.hat cussion and free action which fortunately belong to every r in that dispatch had been somewhat misunderstood man in this country.— (Hear.) They are apt to weee upon the quiet answer gives by Earl Gran v ill e e h st° A; but, things rather by their own standard of what is practicable, e . repetition of that language was nut likely to , e thought a and what may be expedient at home. And placing ourselves, last dispatch to Lord Granville, dated 27th occur. In the therefore, in their situation —which is the course you mutt only twenty.four days after the former he February, 1852, pursue when you judge the conduct of others—(Hear) always . a ciliatory tone adopted : , found a more con -—you should not judge their conduct only by your ow vr tt Your Excellency will allow views, but endeavour to place yourselves in the point of vie Austrian Cabinet has with me to renaind you that the in which they stand.--(llear, hear.) And taking that into pleasure • ' hope from ''s • ' ,• there is to be made for the the expressions contained in that conc eive d the consideration, document, that the British earnestness with which taeyquestion last year. raised that _ b Government would for the future be able to prevent all at- I have to offer. T eir And there is another observation e . . . tempts at insurrection a ain allied Go ted gst friendly and Yern- anxiety on that subject was mcreas d 13- the exaggera , ments, and that the avowal of such intention has already ideas they entertained as to the effect to arise frosts the Exhie suficed to induce th. I ,i mperlai Government to suspend for hitiop of the Industry of all Nations.—(llear, hear.) They the greater part the restri ' sures which under con- • • dthat there would come here a large congregation of trary circumstances they"lv" Inea. themeelves cote- imagined l i a hi ne would have seen the disturbing elements ,of European society, and that P to adopt iu the interest ut their subjects. lam happy, England would become (I know not how or by what means) moreover, to ack I t that. the different interviews one great focus or centre of revolutiouary emanation.- - n " '' ge - - which I have had the honour to bold with your xce ency (Hear.) Now, Sir, not only were those representations made! have left MO with the impression that the British Govern- which appear in these papers, but long before the date of t Merit admits the importance of providing against the con- those communications, I had repeated conversations wi'e l tinuence of intrigues openly hostile to the state of the c , 012- many foreign Ministers on that subject. I should, how' lineal; and if the information which I have gather e d has ever, first say, that the communication which was dated in your Excellency will, during the transi- October from the Ambassador of the French Republic was been accurate. a ' of your Ministry, have within the very wholly distinct in its origin from any communications wit h tory euratton • limits which the legislation of Great Britain the other powers, who inside representations in the Decease restricted • u s treacly devoted your meritorious attention her following) and was the result, of several couversetio pr, scribes, a ki, object. I will even add, and I have . not failed to this • • I had on former oecaeiotts with the Count Walewe ' value to this circumstance iu reporting to my in to give its which I had stated that when the late Secretary for the h Court, that if the results have hitherto only feebly Home Department had stated in this House, that the Brit is releinded to the disposition which has been evolved, this Government could do no more than the power of the la v 'i must be attributed to reasens entirely independent Of the in- enabled them to do; and that it wee idle to ask us to exP e tentions of the British Cabinet and the will or your Excel- any t sunset which his presence foreigner on account i, lency." in this country might entail on ae3government foreign _ There were four dispatches —cue from Prussia, one from 1 but that it was against our laws for any man, whether ag France, one from Austria, and one f rom leuesia —all ' British subject or a foreigner, to levy war, or to take step s Show . v.g that the views taken by these Governments with , mani teet e. y Mr the purpose of levying war, against °we e reference to lanelgn retugees last autumns were no longer friendly power—( dear he-,)—and that if it. could be eh g if t , entertained to that extent, and ti ll , h e b e li eve d the Govern- that any foreigner had violated that part of our law, law so merit had acted in a proper manne r wi t h regard to these Government would feel it their they to enforce thelawc refugees. That was the stat e or t hi ngs w h en the present far as the circumstances of the case and the evidence result . Government came into power, and he was therefore sotne.. enabled Sr., --- - 0, ),_ ghe ~.. them to de.—(llear, he 1 And ill what surprised at the tone and lan guage o f the Hon Gen- was that the paper which is printed in this blue hoie a.4 hh e tteman who had moved the resolution, and at his fleei ng g i ven t o me rather as a confidential communicatio thantlng fault with the dispatch address e d b y Prince Schwarzenberg a formal note by the French Ambassador and fications to the Earl of Malmesbury. It app eare d to him (Mr. %Val- (as the French _ Government thought) net:. . he ..A.-at liag va plc) that the aliSaatct tau& be waidereil Wiet4Cto47. la. i gliowitai that there were perms hero ir.r• - _, . _. - . . • -- I, •V „ r ) : r., . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, April 1. Lord REDESDALE took his seat on the Woolsack, in the abience of ihe Lord Chancellor, at Five o'clock. AD aIINISTRATION OF LUNATICS ESTA rEs BILL. Ty'rd LYNDHURST introduced this Bill, which was react a first time. On the motion of Lord LONSDALE, the Personal Estates of Inteitates Bill was read a third time and passed. COUNTY COURT EXTENSION. Lord BROUGHAII presented petitions from se veral places in Wales, praying for the hxtcnsiou ofoft q ii table jurisdiction to county courts ; also several pt-tt tions, complaining of the present mode of rating to the poor. THE MAYNOOTII GRANT. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from Arbroath; from the free presbyteries of Lin lithgow, Dundee, and Caithne , s ; from a p l ec . in Bark • shire ; from Huntley, in Aberdeenshire ; from Tain, from places in Lincolnshire; from Southampton (2); from Holy Town, Lanarkshire; further grant to from liniveton, Dar lington,Ktng's Norton, all .against any itlynoth. Also from Pa isley, on behalf of the Scotch ladies of Dumbarton, in favour of the ha s p, ct i on of nun missionariesne rie s. },ro m e x p s e t l r l:d fr om mnes, against Hun gary. Also Post-offico Also from the trading. From Wig . on ( 2 ), against the teats imposed on professors in Scotch Universities; end frum Surbitun, against church•rates. MAYNOOTII COLLEGE. The Earl of ALBE M A RLE gave notice of his inten ion to put a question to the p First L ord of the Trea sury w hether her Mmj sty Governme n t contemp l ate tiny cheuge o f policy with regard to the maintenance of Th e ir Lordships then adjourn e d. the College of M3ynooth. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at F our o ' c l oc k. PRIVATE BILLS. The following Bill* were read a third time and panrd .- 11. 'fast Gag. Bradford Piece Halls. Chelvnbam Improvement and Health. Droitwich Junction Canal. Macclesfield Improvement Yaxley Drainage. The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed. PETITIONS. Sir J. YOUNG presented two petitions from Staf fordshire, protesting against the county local rates be ing pledged for railway Pu rposes, an d praying the House to withhold its suction to any measure of that nature. Mr. R. SOMERS p resented a petition f rom t h e county of Down in favour of tenant rieht. Sir R. H INGLIS presented a petition from Northamptonshire nesinst the Maynooth grant. Mr. M'CULLAGfI presented various petitions from Armagh in favour of tenant right. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Stroud against the Meyeooth grant. Mr. B. DENISON presented various petitions from the West Ruling in menus of the Pnartnaceuticel 831. Mr. T. DUNCOABE presented two petitions from Droitwich, praying for the repeat of the post-horse duties; also a p e titi on f rom the Alleged Lunatic Friends Society, signed by t h e Chairman, cornplaiiiine, of the state of the law w i t h regard to persons confined in lunatic asylums, and p raying tor an inquiry into the ex iAing lunatic asylum system ; also a petition from the prisoners confined in the Surrey County Gaol comp' .in ing of the reguletion which prohibited them from see ing, their friends or counsel, an d of the food supplied to them, which they declared was untie to be consumed by human beings. Mr. E. DENISON presented a petition in favour of ocean penny postage. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a number of petiriens from various parts of Ireland in favour of his Tenant Right Bill. Mr. MONCRIEFF presented a petition from Leith praying for the repeal of university tests. Mr. GEACII presented a petition from Coventry against the Militia Bill. Mr. HEY WOOD presented a petition to the same effect from Coble, in Lancashire. Mr. KEOGH p resented pet i t i ons f rom C avan an d Monaghan in favou r o f tenant-r i g h t . Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from the builders of the metropolis in favour of the Copyhold En franchisement Bill. TENANT-RIGHT BILL. On the motion of Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, the order o the day for the adjourned debate on the Tenant-Right Bill was read, for the purpueo of being postponed to the 10th of Msy. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said ho had given notice to the Noble Lord the First Commissioner of Works, of a question with respect to the state of Westminster bridge. Six eeara ago the state of the bridge was such that a Committee appointed to consider it reported that it was necessary to pull it down and rebuild it. Four years ago another Committee CaMe to the same conclu sion, as did also a Commission appointed in 1851. Her Majesty's late advisers had prepared a Bill fur the pur l.° aof transferring to the drpertment over which his Noble Friend (Lord J. Manners) presided, the property of the Westminster Bridge C immtssioners, anti it was c irnmunded that the Bill should bo brought in with out delay, with the view Of having a new bridge erected. The Bill having been sec irdiegly prepared, and all the needful notices having bean given, Vie question he de sired to put was, under what circunisterices, arid by what advice, had the poetpenemeet of the execution of euch intention taken place ? The bridge was no butter now than it was when the recommendation alluded to was made, and the opinions of eminent engineers re mained the same. Lord J. MANNERS said ho had felt it incumbent upon him, on entering upon his present office, to make some inquiry as to the necessity of introducing that mea sure in tnis session of Parliament. The engineer whom he consulted, however, did not consider there was ai•y urgent necessity for the construction of a new bridge tins session. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, taking into consideration the silence of the repor t of the Com mission as to the probable expense of the now erection, were 0, opinion that it was inexpedient to introduce a the bridg e i n the presen t e ll c i a l . l io fo n r . the purpose rebuilding Lord SEYMOUR—WouId the Noble Lord object to lay on the table of the House a letter from Mr. Walker, repor.ing en the stebility of the nritt ge. _ (ui.ar.) Lord. J. MAN N hold it itt my h an d now. — (Cries of " Read.") The subject then dropped. Sir l). LACY EVANS urged upon the Noble Lord the propriety of ti.rowing epee the Howie of Corn• mons for the inspection of the publi c on Saturdays , an d making better accomm datien ter th e EDIN BURG II POST-OF FICE. Mr. COWAN moved for copies of all the memorials whch have bee,' received at the Trea.nry o r t h e General t torn the officers of the Inland Department in the General Post-office. Edinburgh, since ti e year 18 3 9, praying for an increase or revision of the scale of heir ni utu, t --. salaries; of the answers to each A h " reports of the (Beers to whom such tnt moriels mad have been referred for their opinion th ereon; of the sca l es o f lotteries established from time t o Limo in the I n l an d Department of the Post. offices in Lenden, EJittburgh, and Dublin, respectively, since , the p e r 1830, with any alte rations that may have been adopted issuch welshes. and the respective dates thereof, th e names of the present officers in such departments, the dat es of their appoint mente, their present salaries, aid hpecify tog any re hsr emoluments of such office re; and, of the, number of Officers who have been added to each of the ab,ose mlutid offices since 1830.—Agreed to. PE rurroNs. Mr. HUME presented a petiiion from Suff ilk against the melt-tax, and one from Arbroath against the univer sity teats. Mr. WALTER presented petitions from Nottingham against the Militia Bill. PARK IN Pr .I "BURY. Lord ROBER r uItOSVENOIt asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it wa, the intention of the Governrn•nt to assent to the formation of a park at Finsbury? • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her Majesty's present Government, equally with tier late Government, were extrem e l y d to si' us e ncout age and to carry out all those un d ertakings, the object of wh i ch was to increase the health tool ei.j. yme nt of the greet b )dy of the country, but viih r- era to the particular cpiestion on which the Noble Lord addressed him. he begged to state, that the dereatiti which had been made for waking a park Was 400,0001.—and,eli hough I xtrernely deeirous, Qt course , to assist the people in in object which was so legitimate the one in question, still he meet remember that when so large a sum was demanded, h e must look to the i nterests o f t h e great body of the every l a rge amount—argentamount—arge nt People who paid the taxes, out of which the 400,0001. wou ld have to be defrayed. Ile confessed that until h o h a d b een able to g i ve more con sideration to the subj ect he could not un d erta k e to pledge the Governm ent t h at the would, without some hesitaticn, make th a t cons idera y ble advance out of the general funds of the community to which the Noble Lord referred, but at the same time ho could assure him that the subject would be thoroug hly and impartially considered. HOME-MADE SPIRITS. Mr. REYNOLDS asked the Noble Lord the Chief Secretary for Ireland if it wets his intention during the present Beesion of Parli s immt to ask leave to introduce u B i ll to place the manufacturers of and dealers in hemo.toide spirits on a tooting o f equality (as regard s allowance tor leakage and evapo ration) whh the importers of and dealers in foreign and colonial 80444 ? - . Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this was a question 'which concerned the 4tteeral taxa tion of the country, and it WAS not f or an y o th er menu ber of the. Government to apetik upon it except himself. He had already given a frank answer to au Hon. Mem ber euposite on 0-19 butjret. Ho said then, and he would repeat it, that he w ou l d very sh of the Government th e fi n3noia l stat ement, and it %as ot tly make on the port quite impossible, until that moment, for any inter 'nation to be afforded to the Ilouae by the Government with respect to the taxatiun of the country. Mr. REYNOLDS them gave notice that he wonid make a motion on the subject on an early day &Ital. Easta. CHURCH-RATES. Mr. B. OSBORNE w.shed to koow if it was the inter top 'Of the lion. Membcr far Tftviitock to bring forward bier:notion ou the subji•et of church-rdtvs to night. Mr. 'riII:LAWNY e.id it was. Mr. OSBORNE-4t what hour? TgELAWICYO..Q., to 11 23 fur I of 13C I: