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

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOHN PAKINGTON, BART., SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. Sir,—One of those periodical political revolutions of this country—which, whilst they demonstrate clearly the elasticity and power, for experiment or progress, testify also, at the same time, to the great strength of our glorious Constitution, proving alike the beauty and har mony of ail its working maadnery—has placed you in a position the most ambitious might envy, t h e 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 litical adventurer, eager either for emolument or patronage, nor of one seizing upon power to carry out recklessly those measures even which he in his heart believes to be the best for the welfare and happiness of Britain's sons ; nor has he sought or taken power for party purposes. He asks to have the worth of, his policy inquired into. If he is right i n his idea, he wishes to carry conviction to the country generally, so as to have the full sanction of the nation before he makes any serious move. If he is wrong, he wishes to know that his opinion has been most decidedly condemned, not merely by political opponents, who have, either in or out of office, lived for six long years upon an "experi ment," but by the intelligent and by the. talented, in s hort, by the g reat mass of his fellow-countrymen, before he attempts to lead or to direct their energies fur future operations. He has come forward, in short. to serve her. Majesty and the empire; solemnly has he elected to be tried before God and his cuuutry, and see n a secious appeal will be listened to with respect, but strongly tested by his Lordship's conduct. After this 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 awakening to its vast importance, will not, I think, be astonished if I consider it unnecessary to offer any apology for thus abruptly calling your early attention to what has been considered by many eminent men, and what in my humble opinion it really is—the very key stone to our political and commercial existence. If history had not even taught us 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 onr vessel may be destroyed. We are, however, too proud to own our danger, if not too busy to observe it ; we think, too, perhaps, like some foolish captain of a noble but ill-fated steamer, that England can approach all danger, and recover herself unharmed; that we can back her, ease her, stop her, take a turn ahead or astern, just as we Vense. Our prosperity, since we boat that noble territory, now the United Stator. has made us bold in folly, and we thus venture on and on, until we sham) ell be astonished some day to find our vest•el spilt, our crew dispersed. Foreigners, even Germans, can tee our danger, and point out our weakness. " The whole of England," says M. Ficquelmont, "seem to imagine in North America a power against which it can no longer struggle," and he adds, that to attempt now to stop tree United States in her career of power, proeperty, and universal dominion between Eu rope and Asia " would be the greatest case of being too late in the find that would ever have been recorded in history." This letter paragraph shows our danger as much as the fattier one shows our folly. Far be it from us to attempt to stop either the prosperity or the power of the United States; but lot U 3 exert ourselves to keep pace with her, and universal dominion between Europe and Asia we can never allow her to obtain. With the permission of the editor of The Sun, who has always entertained a high value of our colonial em pire, I will make this attempt, Sir, thus tomtit your imme diate attention to our North American territories. Long, too long, indeed, have we neglected that noble field for British enterprise and British capital; too long have we trilled. with loyal hearts and warm feelings to old England; too long have we neglected our own inte reste in too eceonilary ooneideration given to our noble colonial empire. To be a colonist has almost become a term of reproach or cf contempt. Only a colonist: in deed, and yet we have men in them as fit to grace our senate as any lord or commoner in the kingdom—men as fit to till our bench, be it of bishops or of judges, as any men who ever wore the apron or the ermine; men as fit to form our military or naval heroes as any of thoee whose best blood flows beneath our scarlet coats; men fit for every situevion in life, quaLfied fur every duty. But eneugh, there they are—colonists—and es such tit for power or for place in England. Such things, however, cannot any longer be. Trie whirligig of urns brings in is revenges, and if we do not find scope and occupation for the talent and the enterprise of our colo nial brethren, particularly of North America, they will be assuredly forced some day to find an outlet for themselves; and if we do not direct, aid, and assist the loyal British feeling that yet exists, wofully shall we rue the day, when indeed it will be toe late; for should cur intarrai American provinces once be induced to jein the United States, England's maritime power, in the Peciric certainly, in the Atlantic probably, is gone, never to return. The whole continent of North America under one authority, Q. protective policy against all our maeufactures and encouragement to their own, and England's princely neerchan's will soon become merely poor shopkeepers, and her industrious, hard-working people complete beggars. This is no imaginary picture, but a stern reality —at least I think so—and have said enough, I hope, Sir, to show that I am in earnest. I May be wrong, as may the Protectionist or the Free trader, but I claim equaily with them sincerity arid the right to be heard. It we loses our North American con tiuorit, our roble - ports on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. it will matter little thee, in my opinion, who 'nee rule Eentlied; feet she will inevitably sink into a third. rat , ur thertn-rete power; the may struggle on for a time, but it sail be en an ebbing wave, or down a troubled stream—her prcstiye gone—and ultimately to last for eter—her statesmen laughed an her Rig despised. But, Sir, I On not 6,01 upon such things because I thiele them; proheble or posiibL, but because I believe the moment has arrived when we may give an impetus and an energy to the industry of this great' empire, by the imineeilete development of her song-hidden resources. We may extend her Le:two:ewe, employ her capital, arid increase her revenue to an extent not easily to be cal culated; and I appeal to you, Sir, to seize with courage the nehle . opportunity now oiTering to immortalise your name by it now culoniel policy none have yet bad the , good tense to iippeeciate nor the boldness to wring fur wai d. Let me entreat of you, Sir, to turn your serious attention to the vast field of wealth contained in oar North American provinces. Let a grand effort be wade fer tae development of their rich resources, end far a move beyond Free-traders, and do ewsy with that huge wall of mono. the Had polv 110/f3 B a y Company Which, to the disgrace of the Whigs they hare' kit behind them, a territory between the Cauadas and New Caledouia, into which no man can enter, with which no man can trade, unless by leave of the lludsoa's Bay Company. A new state will speedily spring h..) there, and the whole belt of that territory, from & Lasenior to the Pacific, about five degrees in e "" 4 ", will be teeming, with emigrants, and covered with Beitish manufhoture3 ; and we shall ha ve an eas y route 1.1 " 1 Iblifax to Veucenver's Island, which wculd " coun ter bets n se," bays the e di tor o f the New Monthly Maga zine, all prese nt, end possibly mony prospective, dissd vantige3 of the sea -board power of America in the Pacific. The language held by his remari.a on the commercial andpolitical aspects of Mr. Squires, the American, in the intereceanic canal 02 Nicer ought to be enough , aud a to grouse the indignation apsthetic Minister, and would affa the gut int • nt excuse to of the most this coat:try for any, the most active sures he might think nee,ssary tu v t ut e nd energetic, men" me entreat of you also, Sir, to . a step Parliamentary reform, and let all 'ou g o beyond responsible government has been r uctolonies in which working well be at once represenitedrionduced and is Parliament; at all events, let the colonists have the Imperial and let colonial property be a qualification in : the offer, —and do not let a colonist any longer supposen. England, not considered as an Englishman. Wher e r that he is Government has been successfully established, it glways be one who represented the then majority of colonial legislature who would represent it at homs l i; for if their Ministry resign, he of course would lose hi s seat as it should always be one of the Cabinet who should be sent home to represent the colony. At this momeat, as you are well aware, Sir, one of the first and present leaders of Canada, Mr. Hicks, is now in England. as a delegate, on the subject of the Great Trunk Railway. Last year there was one from Nova Scotia, Mr. ilowe, who is expected again im mediately, as well as Mr. Chandler, from New Bruns wick. This, depend upon it, will be the last attempt made—the last appeal to Britain. It would bo melan choly, indeed, to go into all the details of the treatment of the North American colonies on the subject of their railways ; year alter year has rolled 00, yet nothing done ; ebange after change may coma at the Colonial office, still a- deaf ear appears to be turned towards it—governor after governor appears, yet no advance is made, or help given; indeed, worsethan none; and these magnificent colonies, hemmed on one side by the United States, on the other by the impenetrable country of the Hudson's' Bay Company—and checked by the obstinacy ' or stnpidity of English rulers in the development of her resenro.s—remain a blot on our commercial and indus trial escutcheon. An insulted and degraded people, the men of the north—who might form a mighty kingdom themselves froth the Atlantic and Pacific—are now saareely acknowledged, neither in name nor iu fact. Can they consider themselves Englishmen? You, Sir, have a noo,le field before you—you have the men either , new, in the country, or who soon will be, to give you the best a dvice; take Is bold, comprehensive view of the whole l uestion--so may God dircct and proer urear exertions and your plans.—l have the honour tain, 48ir, lour most obedient humble servant, AN ENGLISHMAN. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. , Oa Tuesday, a large meeting was held at ono or the r " r na in the northern entrance to the transept, adjoin ing the Peat refreshment court, pursuant to an adver tisement of the committee now organising, having for its otiect t h e prcucrvat i on o f the above iding. The hour named wa s b minutes a that tim e t i ler . ) was a 6"ntf attendance, bat twelve o'clock, and u p to within a few y u few minutes utter were colle Aged, the auk twelve o:elock about 4 00 f p a er v s. e o r n y s elegant compan Tree being composed ° number of working men . ire worn also p resent a urge Sir Joseph Paxton wa s c i d. L .4 loud cheers; and with A 4—....,. to the chair, amidst Mr. Gordon Gryll, Sir g 111 0, 1 Sir G. R. Sartorius, Evans, Mr. Le Neve Foster, an t \ n, Mr. Oliveira, Dr. the meeting, at which a series of —r. Rules, addressed raously passed in favour of its viersertliutions were The proceedings proceedings concluded with a (s. of thanks d : t4 . lthe Compli- Sir Joseph Paxton, who, i n " know : f r i g mantisaid that if. this lulldicg wqr , tits _would clndemn fn.? T;rn2nt ptiersti 9- - 14e A-P" te- . Q l3 * The Lion, SUN, Gentleman complained that his evidence before the cow,- mittee had been published under peculiar circumstance s ; that he had not had an opportunity of revising or cor recting an expression used.by him, a right which was usua lly conceded to all witnesses. The meeting separated highly pleased with the pro ceedings. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—PROGRESS. Mr. Hume has brought forward his motion for reform in the sessions of 1848, 1349, 1850, and in 1852: . . ... . In 1848 his motion was supported by B6 In 1849, by members who did not vote in 1848 22 In 1850,by members who did notvote in 1848 or 1849 15 In 1852, by do. who did not vote in 1848,1849, or 1850 18 Total number of Members who have voted in support of Mr. Hume's motionin 1848, 1849, 1850, 1852 141 Deduct members not now in the House 9 TUE BALLOT. DIVISIONS. Aye. No. 1836 1837 1838 1839 184" 1847 1849 1850 1851 1852 In 1851, it will be remembered, that Mr. Berkeley, by an accident, was successful—the success, however, coming to nothing. 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 reforms, 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 to the lonian people, dated the 18th inst., he says in conclusion:— 4 ‘ 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 t. the true interests of their country. Their names comprise all that is most distinguished in Corfu and Cephalonia tor 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 issue, and that having been thwarted in my designs by men whom I could neither satisfy nor lead, 1 have not to add to the mortification of failure the belief that it has been caused 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 had taken place at Zante, to the amount of about 1,120,000 f., and that others were expected. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON •ND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return 01 Traffic for the week ending March 23: Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £22,145 7 Merchandise 18,428 18 0 Cattle ... 789 0 8 Total ... £ t 2,363 6 5 Corresponding week last year ... 41,465 15 11 Note.—The returna as published are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal 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 YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (2GO miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Mar. 28 £15,891 10 3 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) .. ....£14,770 2 7 THE GREAT NonniEnx Miles in work, 241}' —Return of Traffic for the Week ending March 21, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,631 3 3 Merchandise and minerals ... 6,094 18 2 Cattle 141 2 5 Total .. ....£10,867 3 10 Corresponding week, 1851 (238 miles) : - Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £ 1 ,738 11 2 hiewhandise, Cattle, &c. 3,509 17 1 Total ... ....£7.218 8 3 LONDON AND .SOUTH-WEST) RN RAILWAY.—AELIOUIIt 01 Traffic for the week ending March 28:— Passengers £6,724 10 8i Goods ... ... 2,539 7 8 Total ... ... ... £9,263 18 4 Corresponding week last year... 8,933 17 6 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.) Return of traffic for the week ending March 21:— Railway and canal ... ... £4,780 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,763 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 28:— MAIN LINE. Passengers ... ... ... £B9O 13 6 Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... 96 4 A Goods, cattle, &c. •• • ... 510 8 8 Alai's ... ... ... ... 575 0 0 Total MOLD. Passengers ... .., ... £37 12 10 Parcels, 11. C. and D. ... ... 2 7 4 Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... 77 2 8 Total ... £ll7 2 10 aTEAm-i:oArs. Paasengera ... £l2B 0 7 Parcels, U. C. and D. 24 15 6 Total £152 16 1 St,‘orron CENTRAL RAILIVAT.—Traffic for the Week ending March 28,1852: Passengers (7,208), parcels, horses, and, carriages £764 11 9 Goods, cattle, &c. "... ... 977 15 11 Total .. .. 1,742 7 8 Corresponding week in last year... 1,558 11 6 Perth, March 31, 1852. COLIC AIID BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)--Return .f Traffic for the week ending March 27, 1852: Passengers, parcels, &c. £1 0 16 1 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 36 5 7 Total ... .... £147 1 8 Corresponding week in . 1851 (10.milea open) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... 29 8 5 Merchandise, cattle, &c. 0 15 0 Total .. ... ... 30 3 5 Total traffic this half-year, Jan. 1 to March 27, both inclusive ... ...£1,605 11 9 PREMATURE CONDEMNATION OF IRON VESSELS FOR WAR PURPOSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HORNING HERALD. Sir,—As an old gunnery officer I cannot allow the re marks made by Lord Palmerston. and followed up by Captain buncombe, in the Houee of Commons last night, to go forth to the world, that " iron mere chant steamers are not fitted for the purposes of war," without giving my most unqualified dissent. In the first place, the experiments made 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 , the iron masters, iron shipbuilders, an d s team-boat proprietors. The purport of the re ;arks wade by t hese g entlemen in the Britis h House of C o mmons is to inflict a lasting injury to a most im portanthom have iron vessel s been condemned? Not by By w dicers or those educated and capable of torm branch in this . country. artillery 0 Upon gunnery ,. matters.. What have been the experiment's Upon w hic h t h is unjust condemnation ing an opinion pOn W Why, a couple of one sided sections, of' the side of the has been made? intended to the Excellent, until, as the amateur moons, fired at from gunners fancied, an i n jury was . inflicted upon them suffi represent a portion . 'erit in their estimation to condemn iron vessels for war ro vro u o n d dli en ship purPoess. is simple questi I ask th' • on —Was there a section of a and an equal number of fired at it with similar velocities, and a placed by its side, com parison at the tim e at a concl us i on upon ma d e ? • o f such How i s it possible to arrive u a subject un less a trial had been a magnitude cir cumstances? Again, admitting the aga inst made upon wood under similar iron, an argument ha f of the latter material, opposite side of the ship, inasmuch that so large a holeier ade upon the this i s h is not In n at t e e shot or fraginents pass through —an experim ent In the event of another enlyret tried.,, only a secondary projectile. ih ---. w ill - 11 will take the lead, , and if reports these shells upon iron compared w t i r es ue, what effect a d ar : Percussion s h e ll will ve by an able authority who t he "m ani a-weed? It is aide iron butt with these shells , that not practice at the D only broke, as in the case o f shot. P, " expl(gled, but has an advantage ov e r wood.—enseqiumay iron Again, I contend that l ess d amage . to men at their quarters would be caused by sp li nters from iron than from wood. This is an experiment not 'owls which could easily be done by placing canvas acme between decks of the vessels fired at. I contend also that shot holes in irC)ll can be mo re readily stopped than in wooden vessels, havi ng f.; thickness of side, and by the assi s t ance of flat iron Plat en lined with thick vulcanised I n di a ru bb er, and a chain from centre set up inside. In conclusion, I maintain that iron has been prema turely condemned, through tho opinion and influence of certain amateur artillerymen; and until a vessel of wood and iron of similar scantling be fired at under equal ad santages, I do awn from my experience in th ese matters, and opinions formed from having attended various practice upon wood and iron, that iron has moot decidedly the advantage over wood —not only is a naval point of view, but as a com mercial question. Tne Government iron steam-vessels have been prematurely condemned, and others sold out of the service—and why? Because the a easels 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. ENGLEDUE, Late Gunnery Lieutenant and Instructor of Practical Gunnery on board her Majesty's ship Excellent. Southampton, March 31, 1852. 111ANclisTris AN> SALKORD EDUCATIO N 'The Conunitoo on this pw wet on We'd= WAY, sad eityritls closed 4LCUI. THE LONDON, SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. Kit Wren, as Dr. Spratt familiarly calls our great Sir Christopher (and it is pleasant now and then to see a genius in his 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. Ho lived, too, at a turning-point its 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 varied 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 ho 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 "facile principes;" 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 rea iy to join in what was going on.— Builder. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-isfilec by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.) , When made up in I From what PLACILS. General Port-oftice! port die- When London. patched. d ue. -- —............ I America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 2 .. ..Liverpool •• April 6 America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 6 .. .. ( Liverpool .• April 14 America (by U.S. pkt.) M April 14 .. .. Southampt. April 9 Africa (West coast).. N 14th 01 the month Plymouth Auril 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.,Dover .. April 14 Belgium ~ .. •• N Daily .. .. ~,IDover .. Daily Brazil .. • • .. M 9th of the month !Southampt. April 16 Buenos Ayres •• .. M 9th of the month ISoathampt. April 16 Califonda(viaChs,grer)M 2d & 17th of month ,Southampt. March 20 Cape of Good hope N 14th of month iPlymouth.• Ap r il 3 Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of molDover .. April 10 Central America .. M Icl & 17th of men. !Southampt. March 20 Channel Isles •• .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri.;Southampt. Ta. Th. Sat Chili .. .. •• . M 17th of the month iSouthampt. March 20 Franco .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. !Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* •• .. • • N 7th 17th 27 th of mo !Dover .. Apra 10 Ilamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. T a os. nat. Holland .. .• .. M Wednes. & Satur. Louden .. mem.Thur Ilonduraa .. .. . N 17th of the moath!Southanapt. March 20 Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. ! Holyhead .. Twicedally India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month,SoutharaPt. April it India(viaNiarseilles) N sthes24th ern:Louth Dovor .. April 16 Mediterranean (via South= nfou) .. 51 20th of the month Sonthampt. April 21 S th& 24 thofmontli l Dover ISLedi ar t ifi mm w ean .. (vi . a . N Mexico .. .. .. 2 , 12 d of the mo n ti i ..l Sout hamTZ April Madeira • • • • .. M 9th o f tie month Southam pt.l , Apr.l 16 Malta* .. .. 1 7th,17th,19th,27th I Dover lApril 10 Aprilpril 5 16 ‘ & 30th of mon th Naples* •.. •• .• N sth 15th 25th o fme Dover •• April 2 Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 25th of kilo Dover .. April 2 renins " r •• •• .. 51 7thl7th 27th ef me Southstmpt. April 6 \ Peru .. .. •• • •• • SI 17th 01 the month Southampt. !March 20 Tuscany* .. .• •• N sth 15th lath of mo Dover • !April J West Indies .. 214117th of the mont h Southampt. l 3larch 11 West Indies (e xcep t 1 Havanna & Nunn) M 2d of th * The ma il s t o t h ose o °antri es e thus mont h .— marked (t•illamParet; April en 5 veye6 14 French packet via Marseilles. goathanapt. 'April 5 :ad (•) are convey by THE COUNTRY MARKETS DICE.BT SMITHFIELD 111.axxvir, MAacJr 30. There was a good show of fat beasts to-day, and high prices were asked ; the attendance of purchasers wos large, and most of the ani mals were disposed of. The sheep pens were well filled with sheep of excellent quality, and thoe of small soon found buyers. Fat pigs were plentiful. The supply of fat and store calves was large, and the demand was brisk, ful.y maintaining last week's prices. Beef, 4id to 5d ; mutton,sid to 6id ; veal, 4id to 5d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per sc ore . R oug h fat, 3s tid per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d to per lb. UPPING HAM, MA /Lc 3l.—Wheat 38s to 425; barley 27s to 29s od ; oats 19. to 2 is; beans 28s to 34s per qr. Butter 9d to 9id per lh ; eggs 26 for Is. LOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 25. to 295; oats Hs to 205; beans 26s to Us per gr. NEWARK, MARCH 31.—Wheat, white 42s to 455, red 38s to 40s ; barley, malting 30s to 325, grinding 25s to 27s ; oats, 245 t., 22s to 23% feed 20s to 225; beans, old 3• , s to 40s ; new 32s to 40s; malt, f)es to 60s; tares, 35s to 40s per qr. BOSTON, MARCH 31.—Wheat, red 33s to 393 Od, white 40s to 425, superfine 44. to 00s ; barley 26s to 22s ; oats, 15s to ; beans 27s to 31s ; peas 2 / 5 to 28s per qr. LYNN, ALL acts 3.l.—Wheat 32s to 36s Od, fine 38s 40s to 425; barley 24s to 2-is, fine 28s to 30s; oats 00s to 00s; beans Os to Cis, fine Os to Os per qr. MELTON MOWBBAT, 111Aseit 30.—Wheat, 38s to 421; barley, 269 to 30e ; oats, 18s to 23s ; beans, 28s to 34s per qr. Butter lld to 12d per lb ; eggs 24 for Is. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MARCH 31.—There VMS 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 ed down. Beans en the top the same as last week, and the average 8d down. Unsold, 81 qrs wheat, 61 qrs barley, 140 qrs oats, and 43 qrs beans. Top of Wheat ..• ..• ••• 62ilb. 47s 9d „ Barley ... ••• .. 57 lb. 351 Od „ Oats ••• 43 lb. 26s 8d „ Beans •... 67 lb. 371 Od EDINBURGH CATTLI MARICKT,IIIAftcu 31.—The number of cattle was 794, or 261 more than last week. Top price, 616 d to Os Od ; current, 6s Od ; secondary and inferior, from 5s to 5. Gd per Dutch stone. A good clearance was effected. The number of sheep at market this morning was 1,735, being 73 more than last week. Best wedder mutton, op price, bid per lb; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 40. All sold. CORK, Menca 31. Barrels. Carronoy. 00 White wheat 00s Od to 00, Od 00s Od-20 stone 11 Red wheat 203 3(1 to 21s 03 0 Ditto ........00s Od to 003 Od 00s 0d—.20 do 0 Ditto OO3 Od to 00s Od Barley l3l 3d to 131 6d 0 Ditto OO3 Od to 00s Od 00s Od-16 do 0 Ditto ON Od to 003 Od 0 Hero OO3 Od to ooa Od Os Od 146 Oats. to, Od to 10s 63 bS Ditto lO3 6d to Ils 6d 003 Od-14 do 0 Ditto ... OO3 Od to 005 Od 24 Pigs 32, 3d to 331 Od 003 Od per ewt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— 0 barrels white wheat ; 3 re d ; 1 barley; 0 bens; 2 oats ; '2 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week Wheat. 68. Barley, 269. Oats, 2,246.' Pies. 210. Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27. • • Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, 95. CO/M. — Flour—First 12. 6d to 14s Od ; extra 14s 6d; seconds, Ilv Od to 12, Od; households 9r to 10e 6d; thirds, 7s to 9s per cwt. Oatmeal lOs 6d to 11$; Indians:lool7s 6d to 7s 91; wheat meal, 10, to lOs 6 ,1 per cwt. Indian corn 71 2s6d to 717 s 6d per ton. Bran 851 to 87s ed per ton. Hay—Farmers 29s to 231; average 275; dealers 291t0 40s Od; average 35s per ton. Straw—Farmers 174 Od to 20s Od; average 18s; dealers 231 Od to 00s od, average 001 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6fd to 01; household loaf sfd to Od per 41h. Fresh butter, 8d tf. 10d per lb. Eggs-4, 4d to 41 6d per hundred. Coals— Newport 151 Od ; Lydney 15s • Landore 00s ; C u l m, 121 6d per t on . T a ll ow 37; Od to 331 per cwt Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Moat —Beef 4f d• to 7d; mutton 5d to 6fd ; veal 5J t , 7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 8/ Ss to 9/ Or per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 310 s per ton. Bask, red 71 to 8! lOs per ton. Fleece w 00l 14s to 151 per stone. Hemp 291 to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 191 to 00s; • red ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10? Os to 11/ pet ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 315 s ; yellow ditto, 21 15. per ton ; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides-- Market 181 to 255; salted 201 to • 260 per awt ; calf skin, nd to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d ; pink, 104 to 121. Guano—Peruvian, 101 lOs to Ill; lehaboe, 81 to gj the per ton. Tar—Archangel, 191 per barrel. Tull 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:—" Rossie Priory, March 25, 1852.—My dear Sir,— I shell be obliged by your again en rolling my name as a member of the Anti-Corn-law League; and glad, indeed, am 1 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 mast 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 time, the farmers will find that they have bene fited as much as other classes in the country by the with drawal 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 more especially to the beat means for in creasing the production of the land. I believe proprietors are rapidly coming 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 pocket 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 leaders are quite prepared to throw their deluded followers over.—Yours faithfully, KismaiaD.—George - Wilson, Esc., National Anti-Corn-law League." MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille prem. (according to the new tariff ), wbioh, at the English Mint price of 31. 1.78.100. pee ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of-25.22; ind the ex change at Paris on London at short being '25.35, it follows that gold is about 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 430 per mark, which, at the English Mint price - of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13. 7 4 ; and the exchange c f h o a ll n o g w e s at th a l ar ol b a urg is h o o . n 46 L p o e n r don cen a t t ' a r t h 6 e o c d o a u y rs s e , s i o g f h e t z i: , change at .° l B3- ;r t k han on L in on li do a n mb f u or rg b i llls ' being 107 23.40 per cent, it follows that the and America 110 per cent., and the par of exchange between England exchange is a llowance for difference of interest and nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour of England ; dearershort in but, after ma king gold rem the importation of ES —There is now in Crook charges of transport , present rate n r i a te t d e s le t a a v tm es no profit on THE IRISU PlSHEa ry i . ion a French fishing-vessel h th av e e s e ou ( rscae y f th e Cork ) crew of twenty men, who of forty-four tons burden, with a fishery on the coast with her nets have tried the mackerel .. g , and h 50,000 fine fish, all of which are as taken no less than ,onstilut direct, bei ng quite laden. This winicr mackerel fishing is 8 : i C te e r d k. on I b n oa fi r ‘ d , o i n n i b it:: k ,an dwkii she h e v is e r a y b i o n u il t i ti l e e r a e v n i to leaving weather, hie::: France she t line. the y are exceedingly large ?fah, well in the E n 4i and ar e in fact the fish that sh markets, ry different are so extensi ly p rted to foren markets, ve B r i g h ton boat g s r . ea wea lth to the Cornish, Plvmou a t n h d , and from the small"... ex r o fish usuall y caught by the hook and titles on the Inquired' about the and Devonshire in Januaiy, Feb ruary, coast of Cornwall and March • but this Frenchman has given proof; , The E nglish C e hannelboats fi nd them in quantities if proof were re • Inch coast, as i •t is within thirty miles Ca pe Clear that she has been so successful. they . abound . .. inimmenseofqan -Yesterday a that THE REVENUE OF Tin COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. showing that the revenue of the Court of Bankruptcy was , eficit on three:lnt: w th as e i ll 4, ouse of Lords was printed, 79,7941. 35. bd. ; and the charges were 93,9801 . 6s. 10d. ! The d December lit, 0 3, , 14748(94 a:ld. stock. 1 • ' ituaninti l y S6/.; , 5. 114 441.. , Acc4 On the 31st wit,of i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. __- HOUSE OF LORDS, April I. Lord REDESDALE took his Seat on the Woolsack, in the abience of the Lord Chancellor, at Five o'clock. ADAINISTRATION OF LUNA nos ESTA rEs BILL. Lord LYNDHURST intrudaced this Bill, which was real a first time. On the motion of Lord LONSD ALE, the Personal Estates of Inte.tates Bill was read a third time and passed. COUNTY COURT EXTENSION. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from se veral places in Wales, praying for the rxtonsion Of cq ti table jurisdiction to county courts ; also several peti tions, complaining of the present mode of rating to the poor. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from Arbroath; from the free presbyteries of Lin lithgow, Dundee, and Caithne,s • from a place in Berk shire ; from Huntley, in Aberdeenshire ; from Tain, from places in Lincolnshire ; from Southampton (2); from Holy Town, Lanarkshire; from Kntveton, D4r lington, King's Norton, alt against any further grant to May nooth. Also from Paisley, on behalf of the Scotch missionaries expelled from Hungary. Also from the ladies of Dumbarton, in favour of the inspection of nun neries. From St romnesa , against Sunday Post-office trading. From Wi g to n (2) , against the tests imposed on professors in Scotch Untversities ; and from Surbiton, against church -rates. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice of his inten tion to put a question to the First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Maksty's Government contemplate ywith regard to t h e ma i ntenance of nooth Their Lordships th en adjourned. athneyC chan ge olle College of MPo4li)c. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Fuur o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The following — l . ll l were read a third time and passed . Belfast Gas. li la i r ar a ce d ee f li o e r st d fio: l ia ' d i n e id c ra e opr ll rdoe a yr l ee l to n( eit: t .b e e 0 a r Cheltenham Imp rovement and Health. Droitwich Junctio n C anal. Yaxley Drainage. The Vale of Neath Rail wa y Bill was considered and Sir J. YOUNG PETITIONS. f ordshire, presented two petitions from Staf protesting against the county local rates be ing pledged for railway purposes, and praying the house to withhold its sanction to any measure of that nature. Mr. R. SOM ERS presented a petition from the county of Da wn i u favour of tenant riw,ht. Sir R. $ INGLIS presented a petition from Northampton s hi re against the Maynooth grant. Mr. MEI 'CULLAG p resen ted various petitions from Armagh in t avour of tenant right. Mr. G. BERK ELEY presented a petition from Stroud against the Mayno ot h gr u nt. Mr. B. DEN ISON r e sented various petitions from the W t n i em- Riding in favour of the Pharmaceutical 8.11. Mr. T. DUNCOYIBE presented two petitions from Droitwich, pr prayin g f or t h e re p ea l of th e p ost -h orse state duties; also a p et i tion from the Allege d L unatic Friends S iciety, s i gned by the Chairman, complathinv, of the of the law with retard to persons confined in lunatic asyl ums, and praying tor an inquiry into the t x isttng lu nat i c asylum system; also a petition from the prisoner s con fi ned in the Surrey County Gaol compLin mg of the regu l Ation which prohibited them from see ing th,ir f r i en d s or counsel, end of the food supplied to them, whi c h they declared was unfit to be consum e d by human b,l ege. Mr. E. DENISON presented a petition in favour of ocean penny posta ge Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a number of petitkins from various parts of Ireland in favour of his Tenant Right Bill. Mr. DLIONCRIEFF presented a petition from Lcith pra}ing for the repeal of university tests. Mr. GEACII presented a petition from Coventry against the Militi a Bill. Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition to the same effect from Colee, in Lancashire. Mr. KEOGH presented petitions from Cavan and Monaghan in favo ur of tenant-right. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from the builders of the metropolis in favour of the Copyhold En franchisement Bill. TENANT-RIGHT BILL. On the moti on o f Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, the order e , the day for the adjourned debate on the Tenant-Right Bill wa s read, for the purpose of being postponed to the 10th of May. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said he had given notice to the Noble Lord the First Commissioner of Works, of a question with teapot to the state of Westminster bridge. Six years 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 name conclu sion, as did also a Commission appointed in 1851. Iler Majesty's late advisers had prepared a Bill fur the 1)111.- 1.43.0 of transferring to the dep.rtment over which his Noble Friend (Lord J. Manners) presided, the properly of the Westminster Bridge Gioaissioners, and it was reonninanded that the Bill should be brought in with out delay, with the view of having a new bridge erected. The Gill having been ace irdingly prepared, and all the needful notices having been men, the question he de. sired to put was, under what circumstances, and by what advice, had the postponemor,t o f t h e ex ec utio n of such it,tention taken place ? The bridge was no better 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 he 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 this session of Parliament The engineer whom ho consulted, however, did not consider there was any urgent necessity for the construction of a now bridge this session. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, taking into consideration the silence of the report of the Com mission as to the probable expense of the new erection, were of opinion that it was inexpedient to introduce a Bill for the purpose rebuilding the bridge in the present session. Lord SEYMOUR—WouId the Noble Lord objeqt to lay on the table of the House a letter from Mr. Walker, repot , iug- on the stability of the bridge.--(bear.) Lord. J. MANNERS_I hold it in my band now.— (Cries of "Read.") The subject then dropped. Sir Di.: LACY EVANS urged upon the Noble Lord the propriety of tt.rowing open the House of Com mons for the inspection of the public on Saturdays, sad making better accomm, disti , in ter the ladies. EDI N BURG LI POST-OFFICE. Mr. COWAN moved for copies of all the memorials whch hase been received at the Treasury or the General Post-office, trom the officers of the Inland Department in the General Post-office. Edinburgh, since vs year 1839, praying for an increase or revision of the beide of thew salaries; of the answers to each memorial, and of the reports of the offieera to whom such memorials may have been referred for their opinion thereon; of the scales of salaries established from time to time in the Inland Department of the Post-offices in London, Edinburgh, and rations that may hav e b een adopted in such scales, and skim s t h e year 1830 , w i th any alte- Dublin, respectively, the respective deers thereof, the names of the present officers in such departments, the dates of their appoint- . meats, their present sa l aries, and specifying any other emoluments of such officers; and, of the number of officers who have been add e d to each of the above inland offices since 1830.—Agreed to. • Mr. HUME presentedTlTlONS. a petition from Suff)lk against the mult-tsx, and one from Arbroath against the univer sity tests. • against tbe Militia Bill, P ARK IN FINSBURY. Lord ROBERT GItasVENOR asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it_ was the intention of the Government . to assent . to the formation of a park at Finsbury? • ,The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her Majeity's present Government, equally with her late 'Government, were extremely d , sirous to encourage and to carry out all those undertakings, the object of which .was to lumen the health and erkvyment of the - great body of the country, but with regard to the parttuular b question .on which t h e Noble L ord a dd ressed .him, he begged to ellite * . th at. the demand w hi ch had b een made for making a park was a very large amount—about 400,000 I.—and,.—and, although extremely desirous, ot, course, to assist the peopl e i n an object which was so legitimate as th e One in questio n , still he must remember that when so large a sum was demand e d be must look to the interests of the great body of the people who paid the taxes, out of which the 400,000/, would have to be defrayed. lie Confessed that until ho had been able to give more con sideration to the subject he could not undertak e to pledge the G overnment that they would, without some hesitation, make that considerable advance out of the general funds of th e co mmunity to wbioh the Noble Lord referred, but at the same time he could assure him that the subject would be thoroughly and impartially considered. ( Ir ti ePend se M ere r. ta ß ry E l y o N r HOME-MADE SPIRITS. a i f s kietd was il his N ob le L intentionord th the duringCh i e f the present session of Parliament to ask leave to introduce a Bill to plane the manufacturers of end dealers in h mee . m sdo spirits on a footing of e q uali ty as regards allowance for leakage and evapo ration) with the importers of and dealers in foreign and colonial spirits ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id this was a question which concerned the general taxa tion of the country, and it was not for any other mAtn ber of the Government to speak upon it except himself. Fie had already given a frank answer to an Hon. Mem ber opposite on the subject. tie said then, and he would repeat it that he would very shortly make on the part of the Government the financial statement, and it was q uite impossible , until that moment, for any infor mation to be afforded to the House by the Government with s, resp ect to the taxation of the country. air. - REYNOLDS then gave notice that he w ou ld make a motion on the subject on an early day after CHURCH-RATES. Mr. . , n. OSBORNE wished to know if it was the inten tion of the lion. Member for Tavistock to bring forward h:s motion on the Subject of church -rates to-night. Mr. TRELAWNY said it was. Mr. OSBORNE—At what hour? , 1 Mr, TRELAWVY..." , Obs a$ spy hour I cau Pk 132 FRIDAY EVENING, Al' L 2, FOREIGN REFUGEES. Mr. M. MILN ES. then rose to mot a, resolution to the effect, that this noose has observed with regret, in the correspondence respecting foreign refugees laid upon the table, a menace, on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon unuffeuding British travellers, its displeasure at that exerciee of the right of asylum which is agreeable to the laws, he customs, and the feelings of the people of Greet Britain, and which, in recent times, has afforded refuge avid aecurny to peresms 01 va rious nations without aoy distilici ion of politinal opinion.. He said "this was a very important the'-stien, and one upon which it was expedient that the opinion of the House should be taken. The recent convolsieris in Europe had driven many refugees from all parts of Europe to this country, and while here they had iormed societies to alter or revolutionise the governments cf the countries to which they belong. d. About this time there arrived a very remarkable man—no other, indeed, than Eossuth—and in order to prevent his being given up to the Austrian Government this country sent out a fleet to the Dardanelles. W hen he arrived here many demonstrations of a spontaneous character took place in his favour, which met with nu encuuragemeut either at the hands of the Government or the aristocracy. Nevertheless, there were certain foreign powers wince took offence at these dernonstratietie, and they demanded the expulsion of' those exiled politicians who had tek-n refuge in this country, juetifying their demand by pointing to a request which the British Government, at a former period, made upon the President and Republic of America to discountenance aguatien in America upon the subj ct of Ireland. There was, boaever, no comparison between the two cosst, lnr, 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, stating that it could not be complied with. The 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 accession of Lord Derby to power was hailed with joy. Now he inferred from that circumstance the conclusion that - Austria la boured under a belief that' the foreign policy of the country was about to be changed, and he 'wished the House now emphatically to denounce that to be a mistaken idea.—(Elear, 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 sion under which it appeared to labour.—(Hear.) If the eeourity of the Brinell traveller was to depend upon the understanding that the British nation should truckle to Austria, fir better would it be that British subjects should abstain from travelling in Austria at all; but he hoped when Austria came calmly to reconsider the 'astute of their demands they would at once see their impr'priety, and consent to withdrew them.--(l.lear, hear.) Cher right to travel was secured to the British eutiject by the kw of nations; and when he remembered that few people interfered less with the internal affairs of the countries which they visited than the English traveller, he could not help feeltrg that it We; the duty of the H use to take cite that !he right was not unfairly interfered ' with Had there been rosy excuse for these demand: made by Austria, on the ground that some ,British subj-cts had wantonly and Improperly ., inter meddled and mixed themselves up with . the. Internet affair; of Austria, he could have well unders'ood the admissibility of this &mted e but iu the abs. nee or any excuse of this sort. the , hreatensd interference with the movements of British travellers was, to say the least. uncalled for, if not unjust.—(Be ar ) All English travel lers were held out as objects of suspicion to the police by the Austrian Government. From his knowleege et the country be knew that no such proceedings would have taken place but for the suspicion of 'b e Go vernment of Austria, for there were not a more kind, gentle, and amiable people than the inha bitants of Southern G- ninny. The grievances of which the Austrian Government complained, and against which they adopted these measures of retalia tion and surprise, were nothing more nor hiss 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 most important persons in history. The edict of Nantes, and the consequent arrival of refugees in this country, led to the establish ment of the silk manufacture in Spitelfields, which had since become one of our staple commodities. There were also, perhaps, some of the most eminent men in the country who had reason to be _ grateful for the hospitality of England. Again, the asylum which we hail afforded to refugees et the time of the French revolution could not soon be forte e'en by the people of France. He therefore conceived that every Englishman would treat with contempt the effort made by a foreign power to destroy the glorious privilege which bad always been our boast. At present a foreigner passed unnoticed in the streets of the metropolis, but if he were followed about and watched by spies, he would at once become an object of interest and notoriety. He felt convinced that if some measures were not taken by the House on this subject, there would be a general belief that the Government bad sanctioned or approved of the despatches which had been passed between Prince Schwartzsnberg and Lord Palmerston. If the Government allowei themselves to be dictated to by Austria there was no reason why other powers should not also call for the expulsion of refugees belonging to their nations. He solemnly warned the Government soicst making any promises which were against the general wish of the country, and which, if pressed, would put an end to the inde pendence of England. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving his resolution. Lord DUDLEY STUART, in seconding the motion, said that he could not help congratulating her Majesty's Minis ters upon the revelations containe j in the papers laid upon the table. The present Government, who had lately come into power, were by their own confession in a minority in that House, and it was extremely doubtful whether they were not also in a minority in the House of Lords, and yet they were afraid of making an appeal to the people of this country.—(Cheers.) Sooner than do that, the Noble Lord at the head of the Government did not shrink from violating an assurance which he had given in his place in Parliament; and backing out of his engagement.--(Loud cries of " Oh," and " Question.") No, they did no t lik e to be told that; but he would maintain that he was speaking 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 pesitien, they had the consolation of kn :wing that, whatever the people and Parliament of this country might think of their conduct, Prince Schwartzene 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 country. and had taken root and fl mrished only in Eiigland—they who loved lib ley and wished fur the welfare of mankind had at lea-t the coattort of seeing that the despots who trampled upon freedom were very uncomfortable on their thrones. They had upon their side their forces by land and sea, and tribunals that were ready to condemn all freemen ; and against them, they had a few humble refugees in a distant country. Fur them there was power and bayonets; and against them was Koe-uth and liberty of speech.—(Hear, hear ) The papers that were hid upon the table showed that the different foreign Go vernments bad 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 through the story that was told by Count Walewski-sand what would he find? He would find 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 fur 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 totalfail ure of all proof. But he would tell the House what con spiracy was proved by these dispatches. It was proved that there was a conspiracy among all the crowned heads and f 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 would find all the Governments simultaneously; and many of them in the same words, addressing our Cahinet, and pressing upon it that something should be done. There were Russia, Prussia, Austria, th e Di et of Frankfort, then that king celebrated for his humanity in his own &mit:dons, the King of Naples'; next, the Gr an d D u k e of Modena ; then the Pope; and be s id es t h ese another ruling thing, " which acts and speaks in all but d e ed s a ki ng. " L ouis Napoleon—he wh o was himself shortly ago a refugee—by the intervention of another refugee (Count Wailewski), 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 be came here as an envoy of the national Government of Poland, and subse quently he lived in this country as a Polish refugee; and now he came forwent, 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.—(flear, 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 tranquillite , of their own country. Why, who ever violated so flagrantly the hospitality of this country for that very purpose —who ever committed that culpable action so openly and so shamefully as Louis Napoleon himself had done ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Talk of le!e. 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 suchlike thi ngs compared with the conduct of Louis Napoleon, wh o nosy camo forward with his demands against the refugees? Qui tulerit Gracchos de seditione quersni The revelations contaitsed in the papers upon the ta ble were such as to justify an o b servation mule long itK o in Prlia by a distinguish e d s t atesman, which he (Lord D ment. Stuart) ' These were the w or d s o f L erd Holland-- at House. was glad t o h ave an opportunity of quotinsiin that according to the testimony of all history oppressive, or treacb. all times and anything mean, if ever there was Austria was the Government to do :rous to be done, upon by Lord Liverpool to retract th i s Holland not only refused to do so 8 o A bs n e d ry w it h io en n, ct o le r l said, and added that there , but repeated what he ha d had displayed more rneann7s, subtlety, or treachery, never b— was a Government, w hic h treachery, than the Austrian Government T hat was the character area y Lord Willand of the Austrian Government thirty years ago ; and he (Lord I)udley that character Stuart) Must say that it had not lost snce.--(Hear, hear.) It eras curious to see the amount of Austria exhibit d impudence which a Government like debtha of e Jo one of the ei s p a teime addi eas y Utica Schwareenberg to Lord Malmesbury, the Austrian Minister, referritig to the statement of . Lord Derby—that it would be the policy of his Government to . ob.erve a mode rate demeanour, scrupulously to maiutain - treaties, aid to raVeCtefl ttiglwa Ogee) the UldefelideMe 11.441314 1.152, T co a a , much as whatever difficulties existed between that . UP ; great or small-expressed his entire satisfaction with . h th t o h se e opinions. Lord Malmesbury replied that it was o wr n t most unfeigned pleasure that her Majesty's . Gov Government subscribed basis as before. It was not quite a far way of p L ' s ji, received the assurance that the Court of Vienna and that there were h o pes t had aa m n3 a d tt A er a s st w ri o a u h id ad b P o a p ss la e c d ef a i w o a n Y' the same friendly and u _nt i 'L - 1 to the opinions of the First Minister of Derby was the the accession of Lord Derby to power; for it what a, one of the principles avowed by the Earl • • of the Crown. Now, to say that the most genuine satisfaction that ti m , n looked at the dispatch he would find that the and Austrian Government deemed satisfactory was .s lice principle-Austria, the most faithless power in Europe, maintenance of all treaties, and Austria subscribed to e . which bad given most just reason of complaint . speaking in another place. It was that which had given sa tiat ig l in this respect.-(Hear, hear.) He was not now and it was that which it stated was calm . t was tbeexilProen'euv'''a of late years policy which the Noble Lord had shadowed out in h t l i ;Klie persecuted refugees, driving them ow of her own territories, of the inhumanity of Austria, or of the way in which she i t t o o r et etn us o t ‘ r , r e a, the of between Austria and this country. In that dispatch l 7. and pursuing them into other countries for the purpose unpleasant feeling that had so long aa a e 'et faith of treaties! Why, did the House recollect th it it is having them put, to death. But for Austria to talk of t Sc , h . w r a b r e ze c n a b h er n g e o t b o se f r ‘ v v e h d ic : l - 1 -- • wa-t only a few years 81000 her Majesty, in a speechfrom peace. He thinks that in order to attain this object t ' n Pa the throne, was compelled to speak of certain proceedings penetrated with the necessity of maintaining 1 - 1 iv . o . he is the head, the Prent n i . a a calm and moderate demeanour, scrupulously to , ii manifest violation of treaties? Here was no dispatch from on the : , art of Austria, Russia, and Prussia by name as ais no better means than - o adopt towards all foreign , treaties, and to respect in the highest degree the t il l the First Minister of the Crown, no expression of party lion of the Sovereign of this country in Parliament a or particular opinion, but there was the deliberate asser- t p o en in d a e n ti a ce ge o a f cco a r ll di n n a g ti t o o n t s h , e g fr re o a w t n or oon sm vic a t l i l o , nothing in these words, or in the V a t upon record, that Austria had committed a flagrant violation offairs. ht to T e ti of the treaty of Vienna, it shadowed out, that country ought . see public law of Europe, and in virtue of which Austria holds which of. And when he looked at the dolt, tfi o which was the foundation of the Surely there was which nasadthei thei rint; ommuntee'o Earl of al almesbury, in answer to that c rree , a great part of her own dominions. This was the country or feel ashamed that now came forward to cant about the faith of treaties, the ad. "nte° ll dispatch steadily in view those principles and i 4 as if she had not violated treaties with this and other coun- there was one sentence which be could not help refe lab e. In - inviolate the sacred right of according ,41 tries, to say nothing of ohtehreroocnolnpluaicntttoowwaerrodstbthaet H w u e n a g fr a o ri r a d n e s d . Ir ,. t ic a c t p.g Lord Malmesbury said :- (Hear, bear.) shelter and support to some unfortunate men who fled maintaming d from her vengeance and sought an asylum in this country. tality to v w e a h r s is t i lLos d e Why, we too, had complaints to make against Austria, e may have banished as the law and the constitution warrant though they were complaints of a different nature. W re t pressi t n h h d r i l f ia o t r ic u e ne la a n e d r ; by seeking to foment disturbance in thelt e e offended us ; but we complained that she maltreated the they enjoy, frwomhemthem not complain of Austria giving shelter to persons w o a amp . repressing part of such exiles to abuse the heap h h• I est obligations of duty, !a p d o io l o it o i n ca ra l g o i n o ? o . c oy that law b - d its legitimate bounds, bile . a • nefarious and brutal outrage was cora- straining re on subjects of Queen Victoria.-( Hear, hear.) It was only count restrained by t e rg the lately that a most her via' - t 's Government feel accord that they ah a ' •ti as bli t°9 o mitte f d or on wh a fo ß h ri no tish re s d u r b eos iec i t ia b d y trig, person in the serviceof Aus- with exemplary punishment those who may violate 00 1 no difficulty in reconciling their duty a acquainted with Ve case of Mr. Mather, an unoffeuding . y a et been afforded. The House . 3 f 4 y . withthe obligations i was that his life . they owe to the just claims of any friendly power, att e e man, who was struck do wn by three Austrian officers in, of a constitutional Sovereign ea open day, and who was so seriously maltreated , towards the Court of Vienna. tl was long in danger. Representations were addressed to the sentiments of sincere friendship with which they are ac Austrian Commander-in -Chief in Italy, but these officer of the amicable relations between that ca D remained uninterfered with, and were still walking about the d He thought there was some ground for satisfaction t° o l streets of the town where the outrage was perpetrated, an circumstancea(' foreign states being restored. Effort.. each coat I r • none of them had been made to undergo any reprimand, ex cept one of them, who was called to task by the military ...ti. wed had been continued by the present Gt' e ej authorities because he had struck Mr s . Maotrhder Butwi his had been going on during - tbe existence of the late CO t e no mark relent. - (Hear; hear.) Now, with regard to the qt l instead of cutting him down with _hi He (Lord D. such as were given to British subjects. In 1848, when, f with his sword. tine" of disapprobation had aver been shown towards the other of passports, he must observe that those were not nat Id be done in this case. turbances were rife in various parts of the con _,, a ,0 Stuart) hoped that something would officer who struck Mr. Mather it all non- to persons not British subjects, and in some coat a They all knew that Austria ruled in Tuscany ; that she had in British consuls abroad were in the habit of giving PATO fact taken possession of Tuscany ; and therefore was in _ ulationeea sense to say that the outrage had been committed the privilege had been abused. It was against that abuseal Tuscan territory, and that Austria could not afford redress. the foreign Governments protested. The reg as the He knew that he was borne out by facts in what be bad stated regard to British Foreign -office passports were. with regard to this case, and it was an entire mistake to sup- must be aware, very stringent. They were only gip pose that the Austrian officers had offered Mr. Mather any British subjects or foreigners naturalised, and licatioa 'reparation. He (Lord D. Stuart) was glad to have the op_ must either be known to the Secretary of State, t ort' • portunity of contradicting that statement, although it had to person known , -or upo the app rro __ a been asserted by a N o bl e E arl (Lord Granville) lately at the banking firm. It him was with regard to written the !o ato head of the F ore i gn-o ffi ce that it had been intimated to Mr. ports that exception was taken by the Austrian ;itii Mather that if h e wou ld make some explanation td the ment.-(He ar .) T he question now was, 1 4 718 101 1 Austrian officers th e y wou ld make an apology to him for house deal with the present question? The that . ° their conduct. He (Lord Dudley Stuart) contradicted that seconded the motion said that it meant merely , 8 _,.0 assertion, and said that no such offer had been made. It House hes observed with regret, in the co l r e re a Pataa seemed to him that the only satisfactory reparation would be respecting foreign refugees laid upon the tab o , 0 _, 1 :41 the signal punishment of the men who committed that on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon _ e a: frightful outrage. Mr. Mather wanted no advantage for British travellers, its displeasure at that exercise _a himself, but the people of this country deserved and ought to right of asylum which is agreeable to the lasva, the raa' demand the punishment of those men. It was said that, ice and the feelings of the people of Great Britain, and cording to the rules of the Austrian army, it was expected in recent times, has afforded refuge and security to that an officer should immediately put to death any man of various nations without any distinction of who interfered with his troops, whether intentionally or not, opinions." Now the present Government was as But we had nothing to do with such a regulation of the to maintain the right of asylum as any other gt Austrian army, an d he thought that we ought to call upon- that ever existed.-(Hear, hear.) Seeing that bet the Austrian auth or i t i es to alter their, regulations, and, if and t h e present Government had expressed -their that should be thought too strong a proceeding, let us call nation to maintain the independence and die on them at least for a modification of their rules se that countr innocent Britieh travelle rs , when they seeing that upon the questi on o f f ore i g i met with ' A y ustrian th e present Government was resolved to uphold officers, should not b e cut down and have their blood shed as well as the Government that preceded it-, without any reparation.-(Hear, hear.) The Austrian these foreign powers were upon terms and Russian Governments complained that a reply to amicable relations with England than they their demands had been given which was net satisfactory, no very distant period, he put it to the , because, in fact, the answer bad been, that the British "'aid to the Honourable . Gentleman whether 1 Government would do everythin g that it could do by laW- to be expedient or wise to pass .a resolution in the prevent the refugees trem plottin g against the countries to Commons, which, at least, must give the impresse which they belonged, but that they could not go beyond the minds of foreign nations of something like a cc - law - Count - Nesselrode thought that very hard, and said reflection upon their conduct. He thought Aber that our laws were only a municipal arrangement, and that ground for the resolution-4 Hear)a-either in the he wanted something more than the laws could give ban. the Hon. He Gentleman who moved Vor of the Noble e (Lord D S tuart) trusted that it would be long before the seconded it, and he submitted, tberewre, that it Parliament of Gr ea t B r i ta i n should be induced to alter the to be acceded to. -( Hear, hunt ) The Government laws in order to :atisty the convenience of any foreign termined to maintain the right of asylum of foreign state. - (Hear, hear, an d cheers Count Ne sse l ro d e did not -to uphold the law in its strictest inte grity,lota seenat . ktiow the difference between this country and Austria allow any refugee to abuse the hospitality wbich.tr and &Neat. 'With them, suspicion was enough ; but here, would be extended to all, whatever ; opinions, whet thank God, no man could be punished unless he was pro- narehical or democratic, they might entertain:eat( perly tried according to thealaws, and unless he were found Mr. AN.STEY said it was clear from the tone by satisfactory evidence to have been guilty of some offence. the Rassiati GoVernirient in its' dispatches, that: It any foreigner in this country should give an of f ence, try hi m, find him y cause o f th em to establish the system of surveillance any guilty, and punish him; but do which prevailed in some parts of the continent. not let us have new laws dictated to us by the Ministers of with some suspicion upon the declarations. that, foreign countries,-(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He did . not know made by her Majesty's present advisers salt whether the Government intended to agree to this motion. good - intentions upon that question. In - CI, He most heartily la ped that theywould, because he thought October last a menace was held out, and in the it would be a very proper rebuke to those countries which January. following three Scottish ministers of . had attempted so unjustifiably to interfere with us. •He o a r who 'were settled since 1841 in Hungarr e e thought that her Majesty's Government might perfectly well city of Pestb, having, according to the Bungs! ° agree to the motion, and he was more inclined to hope that the rights of naturalised subjects. received ' 1 thee- would do so, because he was quite aware, and was very Austrian Government notice to quit that city. No Oita to acknowledge, that the Right Hon. Gentleman cippo. Lion of that unwarrantable act was given, but • site and the Noble Earl at the head of the Government, toldtheer must quit it in six days, or if not they though they certainly had no sympathy avith the political forcibly expelled. Lord Granville had promised principles of these persons who had taken refuge in England, satiSfaction_ , and communications were made tb were yet not without sympathy for their misfortunes, and ; Earl of ' Westmorland, and after sortie eonsiderak i had shown that sympathy during the brief period they had an newer was returned, which was et to be of been in office, by agreeing to furnish some of the refugees •chaaacter that it could not be laid on the tam with means to relieve them from the distress which Would House He concluded from that, that redress had otherwise have overwhelmed them.-(Heer, hear.) ' He, !mien. Another application had been made, therefore, hoped that the Government would agree t o th e present time not a syllable bad transpired in rep': oints a good understanding reigned be extremely temperate resolution of bis lion. Friend, which Lord Mahnesbury had the face to tell them only expressed regret that anything like a menace should be P between • offered by any foreign Government, and in that regret he Governments. Ile concluded trona this that the was quite sure that Hon. Gentlemen opposite would partici.. had given up the Scottish clergymen. Again, pate. The best answer that Lord Derby could give to these Minister called upon the British Government In foreign Governments who pressed upon him to introduce a of October last to put down the overt. acts of .. new Alien Bill would be, that be could not comply with the conspirators against the liberties of France; and request, for that any attempt to do so would be (to use a 2d of December following, the person by whom that homely phrase) as much as his place was w orth.-(Cheers.) had been dictated became himself one of the mee t The question having been put, gible conspitaeors against the liberties of the Mr. WALPOLE thought he would best consult the con- people. He did not think that Russia was 'satisfi• venience of the House by avoiding all inflammable topics conduct of the Governnient, or that it would be that did not relate to the proposition before the House. He relax its restrictive policy. The Learned Member was the more anxious to do so eince, in the inevitable ab- to urge that we were not on good terms with e a-. Bence of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Ex • with the German Confederation • and as to the a l t a oll. chequer, the duty of speakiag on a question foreign to his of Modena, the Italian Princes, and the Pope if "" r- i i i,. department was thrown upon hint.-(Hear, hear. )He jeets suffered no annoyance in their several state9'ol' had read over carefully all the dispatches which had been be owing to something which had occurred since 14) laid on the table of the House, and had also listened with ville had treated with proper contempt the een loll great attention to the observations of the Hon. Mover, as received from the P t e Grand Duke. The also those ofthe Noble Lord who seconded the motion, and then would be, a whe P the a r any other co_mmun a ic a tt;: i he should say he was at a loss to understand how blame could passed between Lord Malmesbury and the contm be imputed to the present or late Administration. Because, vernments beyond what appeared upon the PaPerst_. on a careful perusal of those papers, the fair inference to be to Parliament, and which he deemed far from sad drawn from them was, that this resolution should not be Then. with respect to ass orts. By the custona a„ pressed to a division, considering the circumstances under the right of entry and P . ss P a e in foreign countr . which this country was placed with respect to foreign customary right generall P y a ack g nowledged, - and (44/Velt•" powers. He thought there were three -inferences dedu- only reserved to themselves four restrictions upo n cible from these papers. FirBt, that the conduct of the first was, ascertaining the n . ames f of those . who eat G , vernment of this country - the late as well as thegirenotf us charac t ' tthheirr was,cond t w h as e , thecl att n cl o upo c n eft o ain sus c p las ici s o co of for o i -had been such as to uphold and maintain the di the countrHear, hear.) Secondly, that the foreYign specified indiv e idtal u s e • le and the fourth was .the etc powers somewhat misunderstood the laws ogeesegulatioris such as attempted to ' enter territories with an artne e d , e ,' of this country with reference to foreign re d that' in greater numbers than compatible with their 0 1 %1 naturally arose from the different laws 'which a a p ri p la lied tof .Governmentt r o i f . this country wasbundto a: y e a i' b e England permitting every person to reside in this country, those countries as compared with England, the , were entitled to ttcrisbexe subjects rc i sc i v travelling fth l theses strictiott s t g er a e . s e abroad;re whether monarchist or republican, so long as th • the law. The third inferencethus stated, were not subjected to afar that . the obeyed the limits was, , considering the restrictions. If otherwise and if this country misappreheneione which these foreign governments did such cases to pass as those ' which had occurred at feu into with . reference to the rights of refugees, and these at Lember they would soon become cases qu ite , A i misapprehensions being now more or less removed by the and h Lemberg, d that our present Foreign Sec re- j4L, representations of the late Government, and seeing the allowed e cothese llsl casesereto pass far too lightly. 03 ,;stuj conciliator tone adopted towards this country by those hoped that the Member who had brought foraoir areant Governments, it would be inexpedient by a resolu- motion would not be induced to withdraw it, but iv ° 4 Lion of that Reuse to provoke any feeling of dissatisfaction it to a division. at a Pi n o n wn thie country and foreign nations at the present at S• Ithinko44l Lord PALMERSTO,. - ir that my r. _.,i 0 moment.--(Hear, hear.) Now, with reference to the first the Member . for Pontefract has done rightly in b la a eta ~O, point, it was manifest that in the course of last the other autumn der the consideration of the House this question, w ee rata powers of Europe viewed this question in a • ortance as regards our own laws ase..reta $ a great im portance different light. On the 29th of October, 1851, a dis p atch internationalrelations, as regards the ' • hta °•0o0 .. rig . . , Was received from the Prussian Government, which stated subjects. abroad ,and the obligations of the, Britisa f die 1 that from the evidence contained in certain papers which merit at home.-(Hear, hear.) I think, Sir that a d o i: reached them, it was impo-sible to doubt the existence of a Hon. Gentleman who has spoken for the 'Sir' i r - refugee conspiracy in this country, and calling on the Go- this occasion has not altogether embraced the fill' ii , verninent ot this country to interfere and put it down. , The the argument of my Hon. Friend, for the Rig Right act ° oa observations contained in a dispatch received from the tlemau addressed the greater part of his observation f P o l French Government were nearly the same as those in the branch dwelt of the argument of m Hon Friend. Po of Prussian. Lord Granville stated the exact position of the Friend with great force y • ts. -P OI law of this country in repay, as also the duty of, this the duty which was incumbent upon two poi? soli country to admit refugees to an asylum, not interfering to afford protection to forei upon the Britt fe Go o 0 with them any more than with their own subjects, so long duty incumbent on Govern ga "Ilea' but also dwelt _ tc , je ,i i as they obeyed the law. It appeared subsequently, by a travellers abroad.-(ue meat to afford protectiott lee t ooli dispatch of the 30th of December, 1851, that the Prussian (Mr. Walpole) seemed ate hear.) The Right flora.lf, 0 10 Minister was instructed not e on press the matter further, but these points, and h •to direct his remarks to satetatac to - let it droP.-- (Hear, bear.) On the 20th of January, 1852, shown to the Hou °mg' as he conceived, tta ratt . the French Minister wrote to say that he acted alone in the to maintain the • se that - the Government i ° , 4 air,f matter, and beyond that communication no future course of he thou ht he hilgtit of affording hospitality to e la a atai act'i'n was pointed out. • Soon after that the Russian aiinia- motion of g had laid a sufficient ground for neg e la eg i i, ter also toek up a different tone, and fn a dispatch dated the to the .13 DI lien' Friend. But be did not equallal 26th of January, 1852, he observed that- • • ouse the de termination of the Government t i; r that protect' to '' • a - travelling 8 ,0, ion Jariush subjects ieet4t). " For the present, without pursuing the controversy anY which: further, we take note of the promise given to us by the Bri- tb when not violating the laws of the countr m e of tish 'Cabinet to eottch the machinations of the political refu- eY may happen to be, they are so distinctly and ,ta - o ttii. ' gees, and to employ all legal means in order, to prevent them entitled. - (Hear.) Sir, as to the papers which _Da ta - from abusing the hospitality which they enjoy in England the subjeci. of discussion, and as to the transactions e llo co s o ; tor the purpose of assailing countries and governraenta th e they relate, I think it right . to say that some Z - 0 9 10. friends and allies of Great Britain." ought to be made for the sensitive anxiety wteica ao i • 5 on the continent expressed in 01 ie . The Russian Government had every confidence in . the Government .._ e , , the , , , or last year as to the proceeaings of foreign refugeti o rtta realisation of that promise. Out of the four pow one seemed to have retained, up to that time ens Only country.-(Hear.) We must remember that they of e any feelin • f notions of the expediency and the right toi, I,S o the same dissatisfaction towards the Government of England and free action which fortunately belong O a • - was the Austrian power. He. believed that the 'and that cussion in that dispatch had been somewhat misendersetxpdressions man in this country.- (Hear.) They are apt 'O l p: 0 upon the quiet answer given by Earl Granville, he toile ;but ' thing rather by their own standardof what is pry 4,1 what may be expedient at home. d,. ti VA ' repetition of that language was n 4 likely t o ec- cur. ° l ll if the a and teeerefoie, in their situationt-which is the placing. l;.°,4o last dispatch to Lord Granville, dated 27th February,iBs2 always pursue when you judge the conduct of ther e ar only twenty-four ways after the form b ciliatory tone adopted :- a ce d e found a more con- -you should not j idge their conduct. only by !yid! views, - but endeavour to place yourseiveein_ the poi7oo_,lF " Your Excellency will allow -me to •d Wu that the in which they stand.ara hear.) And taking Pi Austrian Cabinet has with 1 remind y matt p ma conceived t h e hope from consideration, there is some consideration to be l et 111 1/ s d the expressions contained • 1 ° that doc document that the British earnestness with which they raised that question 1 040 Government would for th f be um - t all at- And there is another observation I have to offs f , e future able to prevent tempts at insurrection : a gainSt friendly and allied Govern- anxiety on that subject was, increased by the eit t e ill meats, - and and that th evolve intention has already ideas they entertained as to the effect to arise from * e I of such sufficed to inducesthe I 'al Government to suspend for hition of the Industry of all Nations. Hear, heal the greater part the rest t9 t 9.1 measures which under con- imagined that there would come here a large cong trary circumstances theyticrestrictive would have seen themselves tom- all the disturbing elements of European society,/, am ha • w hat O P pelted to adopt in the interest of their subjects. I RV. England would become (I know not how or by NY - A sti/ moreover e to acknowledge that the different Excellency one great focus or centre of revolutionary eloaaetati which I nave had the honour to hold with youri (Hear.) Now, Sir, not only were those representatt he Pi have left nee with the impression thatthe Birntsitshttfrieovern- which appear in these papers, but long before taioooo/0 Ment admits the importance of providing hostile the state of the con-con those communications, I had repeated converse:oooj? tinuance of intrigues openly . h which I have gathered has many foreign Ministers on that subject. I ' l3 , e d' /, if the information . ever, first say, that the tom • • at which nal e ter talent; and our Excellency will, during the trans- October from the A • Rep: pi inbassador of the French , t o ) been accurate, yn-- alinistry, have within the vet - of Sour Y wholly distinct in its crigin from any communica ja tory duration . which the legislation of Great Britain the other • the el l , restricted limits powers, who made representations na vet 0 already devoted your meritorious attention her following and s result several 0t1.,40 e l pr. scribes , • I will even add, and I have not failed I I lied - ' was the -of this to give .object. this . , . value to circumstance in reporting to my lin Which on lon former occasions with the Count I t A s t lf to its , , had stated that when the late Secretary. l3e , if the results have hitherto only feebl I T Court, that . . . . y , zionie Department had stated in this House, that , a t 0 3 0:ip • be d to the disposition which has been avowed, this ! power a to respon Government could do no more than the po e 1 attributed to reasons entirely independent of the in_ G overnment ° f must be a enabled them to do •• and that it was idle to p O l i tentions of the British Cabinet and the will of your Excel- _ . , bie re et any foreigner on account of danger which ac ee i ti a o lency." I in this Count r y might entail on any foreign 16 W V 02 There were four dispatches-one from Prussia, one from • but that it was against our laws for any mat oil° 'a France, one from Austria, and one from Russia -all British subject or a foreigner, to levy war, or ''" e joi t ' i ao‘a showing that the views taken by those Governments with manifestly for the purpose of levying war, it be i , reference to foreign refugees last autumn were no lenger friendl y power-( Hear he ot-and that if it could 10419 entertained to that exto nt, and that he believed the Gorern- that any foreigner had violated that part of ° g ado tell ll ment had acted in a prope r manne r with regard to these Government would feel it their ilu.y LO ellfOrC he eV?, refugees. That was the stat e o r things when the present far as the circumstances of the case and the ,I Government came into power, and he was therefore armee enabled them to do.-( Hear, hear.) Anc! _ e hou:,„1 what surprised at the ton e and language of the Hon Gen- was that the paper which is printed in this but the jean° soy ff tleman who bad moved the resolution, and at his fioding given to me rattier as a confidential COM WWI and fa aa fault with the dispatch addressed by Prince Schwarzenberg a formal note by the larenca Ambaeseador ;.„ 0, 07 MI to the Earl of Malmesbury. It appeared to him (Mr. Wel- (as the -French titivernment. .tQug- ..- - ii,is, p 910) th4t the 4iop4tcli mud in cialidered iatitita c t or A iu. i otowiug thifl tlier were. Perms: 103 ` 2 * ''. Kerma 7,„, .. ;, the 0 15 10 . in, and, , rd ity to . ri l l t of Pr., as deter) ✓ goveft both fie h c 1 10eir , dignity,d reign )1d ;Wi t t f t —BBB lO is of , ' they w :,' ' the '„. her it" tfi : 3 the ta ' )ression : , i cense i' there the 51 4. 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