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GENTLEMEN,— THE death of Mr. Hanbury has deprived you o f the services of a highly-esteemed Representative in the House of Commons. For the vacancy thus sadly and unexpectedly occasioned I venture to offer myself as a Candidate. There are many among you, I flatter myself, to whom my name is not unknown as a zealous supporter of the Liberal cause, and at this important crisis I hold it essen tial that any candidate presuming to ask for the suffrages of such an important and thoroughly Liberal constituency as that of Middlesex should be able to give trustworthy assurances of his devotion to the principles which they have at heart. Should you do me the honour to return me to Parlia ment it would be my first duty to co-operate with those who desire to effect the passage of an honest and straight forward measure of Reform—such a measure as would prove to the large body of artisans and working men, whom I hold to he entitled to the franchise, that the House of Commons is not afraid of the people, nor averse to the free ex t ens ion of political privileges, nor disposed to deny to the intelligent operatives a share in the government of the country, to whose burdens they are called upon to contri bute. If the Reform Bill proposed by the Tory Ministry be not capable of adaptation to such an end, I should not hesitate to give my adherence to any course which may seem the most calculated to attain the desired object. Respect to the memory of your late Representative will not allow me for the next few days to take any further steps to bring myself before the Electors, but 1 shall take the earliest possible opportunity of meeting you in public and g iving you a detailed, and I trust satisfactory, account of my views upon all the important political topics of the day. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your very obedient servant, HENRY D. LABOUCHERE. 23, James-street, ch Bucki 29, I ng 867. ham-gate, S.W. Mar M IDDLESEX ELECTION. — D. LABOUCHERE Esq., the Liberal Candi date, will ADDRESS the ELECTORS at the ADMIRAL KEPPEL, Fulham-road, THIS DAY, the 9th inst., at Seven o'clock p.m. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. -- CENTRAL COMMITTEE for PROMOTING the ELEC TION of Mr. LABOUCHERE. Chairman—PASCOE GRENFELL, Esq. Berkeley, the Hon. F. H. F., M.P. Brand, the Right Hon. 11. B. W., M.P. Buxton, Charles, Esq., M.P. Chambers, Montagu, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Chambers, Thomas, Esq., M.P. Clay, James, Esq., M.P. 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No Leader of the Opposition ever sustained a more mortifying defeat than that which Mr. GLAD STONE encountered yesterday. He who had over and over again assembled the " mob of the House of Commons" at his residence found that his forces would not muster in sufficient numbers to carry his point in Parliament ; he who had dictated terms alike to friends and foes had to submit to the arbi tration of others, and he who was to fulfil the pro phecy of Mr. BRIGHT, and become Leader - of the House and Prime Minister of England, had to make a most ignominious retreat. In some respects the scene of last night in the House of Commons re minded one of the famous controversy which occurred about India during the period of Lord DEBBY'S last tenure of office ; and in the records of " Hansard" the Carlton-terrace Conspiracy may rank with that of Cambridge House in its character of " much ado about nothing." We rejoice that the House of Commons should have fulfilled Mr. DisrtAELl's hopes ex pressed at the commencement of the Session, and rise to the occasion before it, and still more is it cause for satisfaction that the Liberal members should have vindicated their party from the charge of passing a factious motion to impede the course of a measure of such importance. A meeting of the Independent members of the Opposition side of the House took place yesterday afternoon, and upon Mr. GLADSTONE'S arrival he was invited to hear their decision, which was to the effect that they would support the Government, believing that the consequences of carrying the instruction would be to prevent any Reform Bill from passing this Session. It may easily be imagined that Mr. GLADSTONE did not accede very readily to the proposition made to him by his seceding followers—namely, that all the concluding portion of the Instruction should be struck out, and only that part retained which referred to the alteration in the law of rating. This, it will be remembered, was the object which Mr. CLAY had in view when he made a few remarks at the meeting on Friday ; and it must have added poignancy to the bitterness of Mr. GLADSTONE'S disappointment to remember the uncompromising hostility with which he met the proposal of the hon. member for Hull. He said that it was " totally impossible for him under any circumstances and conditions whatever to accept the suggestions offered by Mr. CLAY." Three short days made a great change, however, and the assertions of Friday could not be substantiated. When we picture to our selves the striking contrast exhibited between the master of the ceremonies in Carlton-terrace and the discomfited Leader in the bye-ways of the House, we recall the lines referring to a mighty downfall— " The desolator desolate, The victor overthrown, The arbiter of others' fate, A suppliant for his own." Conspicuous as has been his defeat we do not pity Mr. r _kapsToNE, for he did not deserve success, and he had not acted with that consistency and public spirit which can confer dignity on defeat, and make the van i q u -s-ed appear to greater advantage than the victor. lie endeavoured to lead his party astray, and, thanks to his inanceuyring, the long tried friends to Reform ran a great risk of appearing before the country in the light of its persecutors. Such an anomaly has been prevented by the courage and wisdom of some of the party, but we must not forget, in direct opposition to their Leader, and in determined defiance of his wishes. Mr. GLAD- STONE has enjoyed for a long series of years the delights of a seat on the Treasury benches, and doubtless considers that when there he is the right man in the right place ; but he is now required to show his abilities in another place, and the best counsel we can give him is to follow a little more closely the example of his predecessor. Never during the years he has led the Conservative party has Mr. DISRAELI exhibited himself to the world after the fashion in which Mr. GL.kDSTONE figured yesterday. The worst of all was to be reproved by his own party, and to feel that it was not the strength of his friends, but the disapproval of his foes, which had brought him to such a pass. Those who went down to the house in expectation of a great debate were disappointed, but the chief point was gained when the bill passed into com mittee. We may now consider it safe, not only because it has reached that haven, but because the feeling of the House is now unmistakeably expressed in favour of the Government. The bill may be modified in some respects, and perhaps improved in others ; bnt in its main features, its integrity of principle and decisive character, it is now almost certain of gaining the sanction of the House, and to pass beyond that, to gain the goodwill of the community. Mr. DISRAELI, in the few remarks which he made to the house last night, spoke directly to the point, and exposed the shal lowness of the schemes of his opponents. So far as related to the power of the committee to alter the law of rating, he said that it had been all along the opinion of her MasEsTv's Government that the committee had that power ; and, therefore, on this point, " it was unnecessary to have recourse to any pressure, however gentle." Further on the right hon. gentleman expressed to the house the " deep gratification" experienced by the Government, and their gratitude for the generous and candid manner in which they had been treated by the House, be cause it shows " that the house is resolved to sup port the Government in carrying this bill, though subject to those amendments which the house may think proper to adopt, and which I am con vinced, after the encouragement we have re ceived this evening, will terminate in the passing of a bill that will command the respect and confidence of the country." No one better than Dr. DISRAELI can appreciate the temper of the House of Com mons, and he is quite right in his declaration that it has treated the Government with candour. It is, in fact, to the tone adopted by the house collectively that her MAJESTY'S Ministers owe their present vantage ground. They have had to sustain many losses and drawbacks, and to contend against many difficulties. Some of their colleagues felt constrained to quit the Cabinet, some of their friends were rather unfriendly, to say the least of it, and some of their opponents were indescribably oppressive, but they possessed one thing, which has proved mightier than all that could be brought against them, the confidence of the House of Commons. We have all along relied upon the support and sympathy expressed by the generality of the house in enabling the Ministers to bring this " vexed question" to a settlement this ses sion, and we are glad to find our predic tions fulfilled. As lovers of Reform, we have appreciated the sincere desire of Lord DERBY'S Government to do their best in the matter, and we regard the virtual settlement which took place last night as no party triumph, but as a great national blessing. It is impossible to over rate the importance of some decision being arrived at at present, and the most gifted political sooth sayer may be puzzled to say what would have been the consequence of another failure on the part of Parliament to deal with a question affect ing the vital interests of the people. As for those who thought proper to speak against the Govern ment, the Opposition, and the question of Reform altogether, their remarks will have no weight, and their motives aro only too transparent. Mr. OSBORNE may taunt the independent members for showing their inde pendence by serving their country ; but every one knows that he likes to hear himself talk on striking occasions, and the hon. member bad evidently lost his temper too much to be able to brook impressive remarks. He abused Mr. GLADSTONE for not al lowing him to form a part of a " miserable minority' , r L a o th w e E r t ,N li ,a a a n a as p b p i e t a t r er o aa ne uofauaal,dbisautnoitfedeopuararety he . M. s disappointed at the prospect of Reform being settled. He now seems to regret having displaced the Government of last year, because bad as they were ei dethedely worse. pdresentoc I occupants of etahreed a Tres if Treasury benches are language failed the right hon. member in his denunciations of the Government, and he hesitated to decide which preponderated, their "assurance" or their " tergiver sation." " Such conduct may fail or not; it may lead to the retention or not of office, but it merits alike the contempt of all honest men, and the execration of posterity." observation of Sir S. NORTHCONEr e thinkthat the applied equally well to Mr. LOWE as to Mr. OSBORNE, that he got up a discussion after the proper time. In "fact, he appears to me to be like the soldier who fired off his gun when the review was over." T no occasion for these speeches beingher made, anrdeailnly deed their extreme views and extravagant language required the " heat of debate" to pass them off. It would have been at any time a difficult matter to pass a Reform Bill, but under existing circum stances it was quite impossible to do so. We con sider it to be tardy but complete poetical justice that a Conservative Government should carry a Reform Bill through Parliament, because they were treated in so unworthy a manner in 1859, and were not allowed fair-play. They have, how ever, considerably improved their position by this time, and although their former measure vim, well deserving of the support of Parliament, it was not so comprehensive a ono as the present scheme. With the alterations and amendments it will receive in committee it will be one in every respect suited to the time, and quite as good, if not better than any which the people have reason to expect. Mr. DISRAELI said, in one of his impressive addresses to the house, "Pass the Bill, and then change the Ministry to-morrow," and he knew he was safe in so speaking. When they have passed this measure they may rest on their laurels, secure of the approval of Parliament, and the confi dence of the country. Finis coronet opus is a well-worn saying, but we think we may venture to employ it on this occasion, fur it aptly describes the situation of Ministers. They have, indeed, found their position on the Treasury benches no bed of roses, and they have been able to discover no royal road to Reform. They have had to clear the way by dint of hard work, somewhat after the fashion in which the first settlers in the backwoods of America had to prepare a spot for future habi tation. To use Mr. BRIGHT'S words the other day, we hope that the corner is turned, and that the worst is over ; and that this question of Reform, which has tantalised us all for so many years, may now be settled in a satisfactory manner, and redound THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1867 CORRESPO . to the credit of the Government, while it realises the expectations of the people and gains the ap proval of Parliament. It was no doubt with feelings of deep gratifica tion that the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester- day gave audience to the very large and influential deputation of working men who addressed him on the all• engrossing subject of Reform. Deputations and delegations are no very uncommon things, and every Minister of State sees plenty of them during his tenure of office, but the numerous assembly which gathered yesterday in Downing -street was something more than an ordinary meeting. In the first place, it was composed almost exclusively of working men, the bond fide inechanizs and work men, among whose ranks there is to be found so much genuine English feeling and sound common sense. Men like these are no doubt liable, as we impressed by fervent elo all are, to be specially quence or misled by ingenious sophistry, but it is not easy to convince them against the evidence of their senses. They may be willing sometimes to accept the shadow for the substance, but it is difficult to persuade them, when the substance is within reach, that it is nothing more than a shadow. Having, therefore, wished and laboured for years to obtain an enlarged reduction of the franchise, they cannot see why they should refuse it when it is offered them. Very few expect or even wish for manhood suffrage in any class, but supposing that there was a stronger inclination for it no one could hope to see it carried at present. What, then, is the safest and most liberal suffrage which can be granted by an established Government and accepted by the people ? The answer is easy. A household suffrage under certaiu conditions, combined with a lodger fran chise, authorities of all shades of opinion from Lord BROUGHAM to Mr. BRIGHT have endorsed this proposition, and there is no doubt that its prin ciple is fully in accordance with English habits and feelings. A householder who bears his part of the public burdens has surely a right to give his vote on Liatters of personal government. If he is competent to elect the municipal officer to have a s o a l a t human e paupers, p being,ers t he voice in the guardianship o f h un d re d s o f h e l p l ess and deiscidceertoaninityhe capable e ab o le r death d of e of choosing a man to rep resen t hi s op i n i ons i n Parliament. The pri nc i p ] e then w hi ch l i es at the foundation of the Mi n i ster i a l measure i s one which commends itself to the common sense and judgment of Englishmen, and we are not surprised to find that it should have been cordially accepted by so large a num ber of working men in all parts of the country. It was the great variety of places represented that gave importance to the deputation of yesterday ; Birmingham was strongly represented ; Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, Macclesfield, Kidderminster, Coventry, Derby, Exeter, Portsmouth, and Ply mouth, sent spokesmen, and it is fair to the intelli gence and education of the unenfranchised classes to notice the ability and straightforwardness with which they spoke. Some of them represented Conservative working men's associations, but others did not pledge themselves to any political party, only they were anxious to support the Government in what they believed to be in the main an honest and satisfactory measure. Mr. EDWARDS, of Bir mingham, said he came from the most Radical town in England, the stronghold of traditional Radi calism. His acquaintance with working men was not he said drawn from statistics, but he lived and moved among them ; and he affirmed that if you took the first twenty working men you met with, half of them would have no confirmed political opinions, five of them would be men of moderate principles, and the remaining five political partisans. This is no doubt a very fair estimate, as we believe it would be of any class. Why then should it be supposed that an increased representation of the working men would give irresponsible power to any one particular party ? Mr. DISRAELI, having listened to the several spokesmen of the assembly, addressed them at some length. He accepted them as being really repre sentatives of a large proportion of the working men of the country, and expressed his pleasure at finding himself in direct communication with them. Leaving for the moment the question of Reform in abeyance, he proceeded to vindicate the character and conduct of Lord DERBY'S Administration. He reminded his hearers that the foreign relations of the country had been since their assumption of office in a most critical position ; that Ireland had been during the whole duration of their Government in a state of extreme danger and diffi culty, and boldly declared his belief that the man agement of our foreign affairs by Lord STANLEY, and the government of Ireland by Lord NAAS and Lord ABERCORN, were two results which would en title any Government to the confidence and candid consideration of the country. The condition of the finances was also, he declared, satisfactory, and two of the great mea ts'uleryeshpardo in su i c s c e ( d e d i n e d the p Q as t7 si E n E g N's Speech—the Con federation of the North American Provinces and the Reform of the Poor Law. Their op ponents, however vehement, have not, says the Chancellor of the Exchequer, presumed to express a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry, neither have they opposed their principal measures. What, then, he asked, is the measure respecting which they find so much diffi culty ? After referring briefly to the leading features of the Reform Bill, he declared that the Government were fully resolved firmly to adhere to the vital principles of the measure. The House of Commons, ho declared, had given them, on the and s h whole, a candid reception, and he believed that there was a sincere desire on the pa r t of the majo trbitey occasion,t ha t ome measurepassed o b u y ld t b b e e pa a s s s s e is d ta a n d e e e qu u a f tb teto e independent members. The subsequent events of the evening proved Mr. DISRAELI to be right in this calculation, and his opinions of the manoeuvres of his opponents were evidently not altogether different from those of the independent Liberals. Mr. DISRAELI declared he could better have understood the attack had it been led by one who was ambitious of dealing with the ques tion, and had confidence in his own success; but its Leader had already as a Minister had every advan tage, and who yet misused his golden opportunity and completely mismanaged the business. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was listened to with deep attention throughout, was warmly cheered on his conclusion, and his intimation of a probable appeal to the country was enthusiastically responded to. happily, as we have seen, the necessity for this last resort vanished with the day, but it is well that our working men, more especially from the busy mines of industry in the North, should occa sonally come face to face with their Ministers re presenting their own opinions with courage and simplicity, and receiving in return the respect and attention due to sincere and conscientious English- men. The troopship Himalaya, Capt. S. Piers, embarked the 83d Regiment at Kingstown, on Saturday, prior to which she had on board draughts of nine other regiments. She left Kingstown at 10 a.m. for her destination, Gibraltar, Cape of Good Hope, and the Mauritius, haying ou board about 1,00 souls. 1M PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. The following news is from the Moniteur : " Despatches from Florence give from the news- papers of that city various particulars respecting the negotiations relative to the formation of the new Italian Cabinet, at the head of which the King placed M. Rattazzi. his Majesty, on receiving the deputations from the Senate and the new Chamber of Deputies charged to present to him an address in answer to the speech from the Crown, said that the circumstances were grave, that it was necessary :o form a Ministry of conciliation including all parties ; that he had requested M. Rattazzi to form a Ministry upon this principle, and that he reckoned upon the assistance of all the Deputies without dis tinction of party." His Majesty also said that the most important questions for Italy at the present moment were those connected with finance, and that he felt the gravity of them so much that they were the object of his special thoughts." At the latest date the new Cabinet had not been fully formed. A private despatch from the Hague gives a more complete version of the speech made in the Dutch Chamber by M. Van Zuylen in reply to the inter- pellation of M. Thorbecke relative to the conduct of the Government in the Luxembourg affair. Here are the words used by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of King William the Third : " The cession of Luxembourg, and consequently the rupture of the ties which attach it to Holland, is desirable for the later country. The Grand Duke will not take any step without being certain that the interests of his subjects will be guaranteed. " The journals have spoken of considerable sums paid to the Grand Duke. If there has been a ques tion of indemnity it is a very small one. Holland in offering her good offices to Berlin had in view possible negotiations hereafter. For the present none exist. All was confined to discussions (pourparlers) between the Great Powers. The object of the cession was to guarantee the main tenance of peace, but a misunderstanding on the pourparlers might have an entirely opposite result. For Holland there was a connection between the question of Luxembourg and that of Limbourg. That was arranged by the declaration made yesterday by M. de Bismark (and which was read by Count de Zuylen to the Chamber, M. Tornaco being at that moment at the Hague), the Minister announcing that he would not mix himself up any more with the Luxembourg affair, either officially or officiously." " The Marquis de Montholon, Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor to his very faithful Majesty, on the 30th of March, took possession of the legation of France at Lisbon." " The Swedish Diet commenced the financial discussion on the 29th March. The war budget in particular gave rise to animated debates in both Chambers. The Minister of Marine, charged with the defence of the budget in the absence of his col league, the Minister of War, from indisposition, informed the house that the committee appointed to consider the subject of arms had made their report, which was in favour of the adoption of the Reming ton gun. The question of the credit to be granted for the purchase and manufacture of this new arm excited a very long debate. " The Government had proposed the amount of 3,500,00 rix dollars to provide for this expense, but the first Chamber has only voted 1,500,000 rix dol lars, and that sum was reduced to a million by the second chamber. This amount will be definitively agreed on by a special vote, comprising the majority of suffrages in the two chambers. " The navy budget was adopted almost without any observations. Upon the whole, the Diet did not evince a disposition to shrink from incurring useful and urgent expenses." The contradictions and fabrications upon the sub ject of Luxemburg continue, and indeed are on the increase. According to one version Prussian artil lery officers, with munitions of war, have been sent to the fortress, and other warlike manifestations have been made. The Patrie, in reference to these reports, says it is enabled to contradict them on the faith of private despatches from Berlin. It adds that the Prussian Cabinet is annoyed at these re ports, which are evidently spread with the object of creating excitement both in France and Germany. Very explicit declarations, emanating spontaneously from the Cabinet of Berlin, have been made to the Court of the Tuileries upon the subject. La France has a long article, in which it contends that, although Holland was disposed to cede the Grand Duchies, with the consent of th e populations, difficulties were interposed by M. de Bismark, in consequence of which Holland now views the mat ter in a very different light. A Brussels paper, the Independance Beige, con tains a violent and warlike article. It says---" It is no longer to be doubted now that on two sides we se em to be drifting towards war. There is no longer much hope that in Germany the public feel ing--equitable or not—will auth or i se the Prussian Government to withdraw its flag from the fortress of Luxembourg. On the other hand, there is little reason to doubt that the French Government has decided to push things to extremity if Prussia should definitively prove heedless of the claims and repre sentations made to it." Some members of the Legislative Body intend to ask permission to make interpellations on the sub ject of Luxembourg. The system adopted for telegraphic messages from one extremity of Paris to the other is very cheap and simple, and is coming into general use. The other day an invalid wrote a letter to his medical man in forming him of the effect of the medicine be had ordered so that he might avoid the trouble of a visit. Immediately on receipt of the letter the doctor sent a message by telegraph in the following terms : " Leave off the internal medicine. Take a bath. Eat the wing of a fowl. I will see you to-morrow." Thus the patient was enabled to change his regimen instantly, and at least two hours' time was saved. The cost of the message was half a franc. The Siecle gives unusual prominence to a very important article by its chief editor, M. Ravin, the deduction from which is that war between France and Prussia is imminent, if Prussia should refuse to listen to the advice of France to withdraw her troops from Luxembourg. After arguing that a refusal would be " ingratitude," and a hint that France in such case ought to declare war, the Siccle says : " France desires to maintain amicable relations with Prussia, but upon one condition—that Prussia should respect the nationalities which surround her. If it be otherwise, Prance, unless she be disposed to abandon her character of civilisation, and to suffer her rank and influence in the world to be diminished, could not refuse her support to the people who are threatened. In such a case she would have, in order to make her rights respected, to defend her honour, that admirable army which has not, so far as we know, been deteriorated since the glorious campaigns of the Crimea and Italy, and which is still, if not in number, at least by its qualities, the fiat in the world. Above all, she would have the moral force derived from our great revolution, and which has so often rendered her triumphant. 'There is no danger in German unity, if it be turned to the advantage of Germany, and not of Prussia : To dissipate the uneasiness of the present, to avoid the dangers of the future, it is necessary to restore to France her initiative and her liberties. What France cannot tolerate is that P russia should continue to have a garrison in Luxembourg." Among the agricultural products at the Exhibi tion will be a monster potato, grown at Louvain. It weighs about 161bs. The form is that of a barrel, and if it were hollow it would contain about nine quarts. A model of the mechanism used for producing the beautiful chimes at the church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois will be exhibited. Nearly four years have been employed in perfecting this mechanism, which is so simple that 42 bells may be put in mo tion with as much ease as a person can play on the piano. This system differs effectually from any hitherto adopted. it is announced seriously that I‘l, Nadar has made such arrangements with his famous balloon, the Geant, that it will make several ascensions dur ing the Exhibition, carrying upwards no less than 70 persons. Surely this will be a curious spectacle. The brother of the Emperor of Japan, the direct heir to the throne of that empire, who has come to see the Exhibition, is a handsome and intelligent youth of 15, rather short in stature. He is called Prince Mimboutayou. His violet-coloured dress is elegant and characteristic. His suite is composed of thirty persons, whose costumes are tasteful and striking. Their rank is indicated by embroidered flowers, disposed according to Japanese law of heraldry. He landed at Marseilles from the Sud, a vessel belonging to the 111essageriesImperiales, and a salute of 21 guns was fired in honour of the occasion. In Japan there are two sovereigns, one spiritual, called Mikado or Dairi, who reigns at Kioto; the ocher temporal, who, in the 16th century, was Balled Siogoun, but who is now styled Tycouu or Taicoun. The Prince Mimboutayou, now in Paris, is the brother of the temporal Emperor of Japan. The weather has been very disagreeable to-day. It has been cold, wet, and gloomy. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. FLonENcE, April 9. The Cabinet is stated to have been completed by the nomination of Signor D'lffiitto to the Ministry of Public Works, and Count Cambray-Digny to that of Commerce. Signor Sella delivered a speech at Mosso, Santa Maria, on the Bth iust., upon the condition of Italian Finance. He stated that the total deficit for the Budget of 1867 was calculated at 500,000,000 lire. This was provisionally covered by Treasury Bonds and the loan contracted by the National Bank, based upon the forced currency of the notes of that establishment. The landed property of the clergy, he said, would only produce 40,000,000 lire annnally. The annual deficit under the present administrative organisation of the country amounted (continued Signor Sella) to 250,000,000 lire. It was, therefore, indispensably necessary to effect radical economies and reform the system of taxation. Signor Sella met with an enthusiastic reception, and his speech was greatly applauded. THE ITALIAN MINISTRY. FLORENCE, April 8, 11 a.m. The new Ministry bas been formed as follows : President of the Council and Minister of the Interior —Signor Rattazzi. War—General Revel. Finance —Signor Ferraris. Marine—Signor Pescetto. Justice—Signor Tecchio. Public Instruction—Signor Matteucci. Agriculture and Commerce—Signor Cambray- Digny. The Portfolio of Foreign Affairs will probably be accepted by Signor Villamarina. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, April 9. This morning's papers state that in case of the recurrence of war the equipment of the troops would be unchanged from that in last year's cam paign. The North German army would be com pletely furnished with needle-guns, as well as the new Federal corps formed by the Saxon troops. The fortifications of Kiel Bay, Alsen, and Sundewitt are to be considerably extended in the spring, and rapidly carried on to provisional completion. T lIE LUXEAIBUB.G QUESTION. PARIS, April 9. The following are the exact words of the con cluding portion of the declaration made by the Marquis de Moustier in yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body relative to the position of France in the Luxemburg question : " Faithful to the principles which have invariably guided our policy, we have never contemplated the possibility of territory, except under three condi- ions : ~ The free consent of the Grand Duke of Lux emburg. 4 , The loyal consideration of the interests of the Great Powers. 4 , The wish of the populations as manifested by universal suffrage. We are therefore prepared to examine, with the other Cabinets of Europe, the clauses of the treaty of 1839. t‘ We shall bring to this examination the most complete spirit of conciliation, and we firmly believe that the peace of Europe cannot be disturbed by this incident." Herr Deak moved that the inaugural diploma issued by the King on his coronation as Sovereign— the representation of both countries, and the share of either in delegations to Vienna —should be con sidered as applying in common both to Hungary and Croatia. He proposed that in all other mat ters Croatia should receive the autonomy demanded by her Diet, in so far as it did not interfere with the territorial claims of Hungary. The debate upon these motions will take place to-morrow. PESTH, April 8 (Evening). In to-day's sitting of the Hungarian Diet the Ministers resigned their posts as members of the Chamber, and announced their intention to submit themselves for re-election. In reply to a question, the Minister of the Inte rior said that the meeting at Lugos had been pro hibited, because meetings bearing an official charac ter were illegal without previous notice. Private conferences have nowhere been forbidden, and are being held in other towns. The Servian Deputy Branovacsky asked whether the Government intended to bring in a bill for the autonomy of the Servian districts during the present session. Reply to this question was postponed. Herren Ghyezy and Deak brought in motions upon the relations of Croatia and Hungary. The former moved that for the settlement of the Croatian question the Ministry should bring about the con vocation of the Croatian Diet in union with the Hungarian Diet, to which delegates from the dis trict of Fiume and the remaining Hungarian terri tories not yet represented should also be sum moned. TIIE RUSSIAN BUDGET. ST. PETERSBURG, April 8 (Evening). At its sitting to-day the Council of State voted the budget for the coming financial year. Income and expenditure balance, each being 444 million roubles, including the budget for Poland. As compared with last year the revenue has in creased by 16i million roubles, and the expenditure by 19 millions. The returns from taxation show an increase upon the previous year. THE BOMBAY HEAVY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, April 9 The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Delta, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles at 11.5 p.m. to-day. Shares in Shares Total Qrs. ending progress. Complete. Shares. Receipts. £ 8. d. Dec. 25,1866 .... 435 63 498 21,705 6 7 March 25, 1867 .. 321 162 483 36,941 11 9 756 223 981 58,646 18 4 Totals to MI chaelmas, 1866 20,663 5,011 25,674 983,620 610 Grand totals tc Lady-day, 1Q67 21,419 5,236 26,655 1,042,267 5 2 The above receipts, compared with the corresponding two quarters of the pre vious year, show an increase 0f... ... The returns for the last quarter of 1867, compared with the corresponding one of 1866, show an increase of ... The total withdrawals since the formation society (1852) to Lady-day, 1867, are 298,224 8 7 The total sale of land for the same period is £1,841 10 0 ... 11,317 18 1 511,245 • 9 0 The reserve fund to Lady-day, 1867, is ... 13,256 11 0 The register of rights stands as follows :--• Completed. Drawn. Seniority. Total. 6,496 3,336 1,808 11,660 Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c., 9,118 Unexercisod rights 2,542 The last share number on the Register of Rights by seniority of membership is No. 18,968. The last share number issued to Lady Day, 1867, was No. 26,655. The new estates allotted since the previous report were : East London Estate, Forest Gate, first portion, 13th of December, 1866 ; North London Estate, Finchley, first portion, 22d of March, 1867. As nearly the greater portion of the first allotment of the Forest (tate Estate has been already disposed of, the board will offer a second section of this fine building property near the Wanstead Flats in the course of the spring. The mansion and orna mental gardens of about seven acres, admirably adapted for a private residence, or for a charitable institution, being close to the Forest Gate Station of the Great Easter" Railway, will be for sale by private contract; but if not disposed of before the end of May will be allotted in duo course. The executive committee, in the acquisition of the Forest House Estate, were persuaded that, from its extent and peculiar position as regards separate roads, it was adapted for houses and villas for all classes of the community. The number of cheap trains running from the l3ishopsgate Station to Forest Gate, and the shortness of the transit will enable the operatives to secure dwel lings in a healthy locality, and to reach their places of work and business promptly, Forest Gate being only five miles from the City. The Finchley estate has been bought since the last report of the board, a portion allotted, and the whole of the plots thereon sold. The land has a frontage to the Regent's-park-road, and is close to the new station on the Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway, which is connected with the Great Northern at the Seven Sisters' Station, as also the King's Cross Station, with extension to Moorgate-street, City'. The executive committee have the pleasure to report to the shareholders that two eligible estates have been par chesed, namely, the Putney Estate, No. 5, within a short distance from the station, and with frontage to the Wands worth-road, and tho Malvern Link Estate, at the foot of the Malvern Mlls, with frontage to the high road to Wor cester. The new Putney property is bounded on one side by the fourth Putney Estate, which met with such e prompt sale. The board anticipates that the allotment will take place in the course of the ensuing month. As re gards the Malvern Link Estate, the tenders for the roads will be advertised forthwith, and the land, which is near the Malvern Link Station, will be offered in plots, com manding fine views of the Malvern Hills, on the Ist Of May next. Despite of the inclemency of the weather the sale of land has been large, and satisfactory reports have been received of the progress and prospect of building ope" rations on the Society's estates. Advantage will be taken of the spring for the completion of roads and work on vari ous properties. The Conservative Land Society has ac quired since its formation 67 estates for allotment, situated in 26 counties. (Signed) RANELACIII, Chairman. (Countersigned) CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, SOCy. MARKET day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 105 ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. A dull trade. CumBERLAND.—Meadow hay. £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clover , £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 N to .£2 6s per load. A moderate supply. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover , £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Trade inactive. SPAIN• MADRID, April 9. ThQ Senate rejected yesterday evening, by 97 against 69 votes, the motion brought forward ex pressing regret at measures that were adopted by the Government relating to Marshal Serrano, its fate President. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8. M. Edouard Blacque, formerly Ottoman Consul- General at Naples, has been appointed Ottoman Minister President at Washington. Prince Callemaji has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary to Florence. The Minister of Marine has been dismissed. Prince Michael, of Servia, leaves on Thursday. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 8, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : ti per Cents 96 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 05 Do. end month 66 95 Credit Mobilier 387 50 Do. end month 397 50 Credit Foncier — Bank Shares 3400 -- Italian Loan 5l Do. end month 5l Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred NAYS. Do. end month 1350 For Account. Orleans Northern ll2O Lyons and Mediterranean BBO Southern 545 Western Eastern Sardinian 540 - 520 - Austrian Lombard 387 50 North of Spain — Saragoua 9O Ditto to Barcelona — Roman . — Tart erallat HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, April 8. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, drove out this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left the Castle for Green wich-park. The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole and the Dean of Christchurch have also left the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemours, the Duke d'Alencon, the Princess Marguerite, and the Princess Blanche have left Badley's Hotel, Southampton, for Twickenham. His Excellency Baron Bentinck is suffering from a very severe attack of gout. We have to announce the death of the Bishop of Rochester, who expired suddenly at ten o'clock on Satur day night. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. MEETING THIS DAY. At the quarterly meeting, held at the offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, this afternoon—Viscount Ranelagh in the chair—the secretary (Mr. Gruneisen) having read the advertisement convening the meeting, the report of tho executive committee was read, as follows: COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has remained very inactive. The pri" vate sales of Indian, which comprise 2,920 packages, conk' menced to-day. SUGAR.—There has been rather more inquiry for Ves t India, but the dealings have not been to an important ev" tent. Prices, however, are, in most instances, well sup" ported. Refined goods continue in fair demand, at steady quotations. COFFEE.—A very limited amount of business has been transacted, but large quantities of colonial are announced for public competition during the week. RICE.—The dealings have only been to a moderate ea' tent, but quotations remain firm. The stock on bau d amounts to 17,231 tons against 25,651 tons at the correl l ' ponding period last year. TALLOW.--The Tallow Market has been quiet during the past week, with but little business doing ; the deman d continues light, but in the absence of arrivals prices ree main steady. At St. Petersburg the market was stead i+ at 48 to 471 silver roubles, with hand money for Augur The Exchange was quoted 31 d. 13-16 ths. T he weathe had become mild, and an early opening of the navigatiott was expected. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The Market opens quiet. Sales probably 7, 1 bales.