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TitUlatKl U 7 ; that well-being of the -people to which , the conditi)n of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and trade hears such striking and irrefutlble testimony. (Cheers) lam convinced this house will not shrink from that sacrifice of time and labour which the onerous task of amending the laws, so prominently recommended to us in the speech from the throne, will require. If this house should in this session deal successfully with those questions, on that account alone it would prove one of the most useful and beneficial to all classes of the community. I trust that the house over which you. sir, have been called on to preside will prove itself, by the breadth and comprehensive character of its measures, an honourable and worthy successor of the Parliaments which have preceded it. I trust that it will, by continu ing the work of reform in season, and not by making premature changes, nor yet delaying them ti , l it may be necessary to have an entire reconstruction—l trust tha - , by pursuing that truly English policy, we may contri bute in our time to maintain England in that proud po sition which she occupies amongst nations. With re• gard to t hose less ambitious and more pressing mea sures of practical improvement and domestic reform — if it be not too presumptuous in one so inexpe rienced as myself to venture the observation—l hazard myself to say that this Parliament possesses peculiar advantages for enabling it to carry out such practical and useful measures, fur in the returns to the house made ty the different constituencies of the kingdom, I see no antagonistic array of interest against interest, of class against class, no symptom of a contest between town and country, or between the different portions of the empire—no differences in fact but those which result from conviction and reason, and which therefore may, by the same motives, be converted into harmony and unanimity. (Cheers.) And indeed if I may venture to go a step further without being thought guilty of alluding to myself, I would say it is a happy augury of the unanimity which on such matters prevails to ficd that the address to the throne is moved and seconded by the representatives of two such very different ?con stituencies as the hon. gentleman who sits on my right band and myself—that it is moved by one who has the honour of representing a county situated in a purely agricultural quarter of England, embracing within .it several towns, one of them the most extending town in the south of England, and which is intimately con nected with agriculture, and made a resort for the pur poses of health and pleasure ; and that the address is seconded by one who represents one of thse greatest commercial ports of the empire, and one of the busiest hives of mining and manufacturing industry. (Hear, hear.) I beg leave to conclude by expressing my sincere and heartfelt thanks to the house for the kind.; nese, forbearance, and indulgence with which they have listened, and by moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty in answer to her Majesty's gracious speech. The hon. gentleman then read the address, which is a mere echo of the speech, and con eluded amidst loud cheers. Mr. BUCHANAN, who appeared in the uniform o f a deputy-lieutenant, said that it afforded him much pleas ure to second the address. He concurred in all the sentiments which his hon. friend had so well expressed and it would be almost superfluous for him to enter into a discussion on sub jects already so well noted, but that it seemed desirable that those members who represented large constituencies and who had recently had an opportunity of observing what were the sentiments and opinions prevalentamongst them, should report to the house the result of their oh servatione. The noble lord at the head of the Govern. ment had submitted to the country the question of "con _tent or nut content," with his administration, and par ticularly with his foreign policy. That was the issue placed before the country, and the answer was a verdict if not unanimous, at leaetby a large majority, in favour of the noble lord. One conclueionhad been eetablished— it had been clearly shown that neither eloquence, nor talent, nor long and valuable public services, would suf fice t > support the position and influence of statesmen who had opposed themselves to the general opinions and convictions of the constituencies. It was not because the country had ceased to admire the eminent talents of the right hon. member fur the University of Oxford, or be cause it had forgotten the services of the late member for the West Reding, that the majority which bad supported them.in the late house was so signally reversed, but be cause not alt their talents, nor all their eloquence, could carry the country with them—its unsophisticated good sense could not comprehend their arguments. The policy announced by the noble lord was one by which the hon our of England would be maintained, the ex:cutive in distant lands supported; it was a policy identified with the interest and honour of the country. If he might al lude to the question which was the immediate cause of the dissolution of the late Parliament he would say that out of doors it was regarded as one involving most impor tant interests, and it had been well renitrked that the argument in the house bad been conducted on narrow and technical grounds—the seizure of the Arrow, the legality of the license, and other details of the trans action were all to doubt worthy of careful discus sion, but the most important point was its hearing on our relations with the empire of China. (Hear, heir.) It was not because the people of England were in clined for a war with China, or fur any other war, that they had come so enthusiastically to the rescue, bat be cause they believed it was eece , eal j there should be an expression of opinion ;n support of t' e interest of the country. The circumstances of China were altogether peculiar; for 200 years England had no reeresehtative there except a trading company, no polhical relations with it. The East India Company, pireape, were not to blame fur the too pacific pel-cy they had adopted with a view to their interests, but it must be adnait'ed that it had produced very detrimental effect• ; for many years the company, in their negotiations with the Chi tiese officials, had submitted to treatment totally un worthy of the spirit of Ens,dishmen. The result was, that when the British Government itself began to put forward its own influence, and when it became necessary to e , tailish the relations and observances of civilised states, it was found to be a matter of great difficulty and delicacy. It was not until after most vexatious and harassing eegociatioes, and after a war, that the treaty of Nankin was at length obtained, by which free access was granted to the different ports. In the northern ports the Europeans were received with courtesy, but in Canton and the southern ports a different course was followed ; the Cantonese refnsed to open their rates, and that condition of the treaty was still unfulfilled. Prom time to time it was found they became more dis posed to hostilities, and more offensive in their language towards Europeans. If under these circumstances when a treaty was about to be negociated one of the most important conditions of which would be free access to the interior, was it for a moment to be contended that, the re rresentative of England should stand by and allow her flag to be dishonoured ? If such a line of conduct had been pursued, it was evident the arrogan ire of that peculiar peo ple would only have been more inflated, and all negoeia tions rendered entirely impossible. It was not in China alone, but in all the neighbouring seas, that Englishmen came in contact with the Chinese. That industrious people had spread over the whole Eastern Archipelago ; they were to be found at Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Malacca, and had recently spread to California and Aus tralia. Even in the British settlements they far out numbered the Europeans. At Singapore there were 70,000 Chinese, while the Englishmen did not nonoher us many hundreds ; at Penang and Ma's :ca the relative numbers were still more disproportionate. These Chinese emigrants maintained the closest connection with home ; they were in constant correspondence, and their secret societies had ramifications • through all our colonies. Under such circumstances danger might easily arise to the handful of British settlers scattered about, and the sanguinary excesses of Sarawak be repeated. In such circumstances a vacilating and unsteady policy °mid not be prudent. It should never be forgotten that the British empire iu the East was established entirely on opinion ; they were a mere handful amongst millions, and if the prestige of their arms once broke down, from the Persian Gulf to the Yellow Sea the empire was at an end. Under such circumstances it was a matter of congratulation •that Lord Elgin had been sent to China, and a nobleman whose ability and prudence bad been so fully tested chosen for a commission of so much diffi culty. He would, however, have to encounter in the course of his mission not only the Chinese, but another ambitious Power, whose movements on the nortb-east of China were well calcul steel to excite alarm and apprehen sion. It was known that Russia, during thelist 10 years, bad, with the silence which characterised her policy, ac quired a very large territory on the Amoor river, which she made available for purposes very inimical to the com merce of this country. There was another subject of foreign policy most interesting to the people of this country. Re alluded to the present state of Southern Europe. He trusted he would not be considered to travel too far beyond the prescribed routine of the reply to a rust speeele if be called the attention of her Majesty's govern, ment and the house to the feeling so largely spread through the country of the disgraceful scenes now eibi bited in Italy. He had no distrast of the energetic ac tion of the diplomacy of this country. The noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Aff a i rs had frequently exhibited his true British feeling, and would, he doubted not,pro test in the T 73 i ost decisive marine; against the abase ' of power exhibited n Southern It andthe ' Reman States, bat he wished them, in th e name of humanity, to protest against the misgovernment o f N aples. W. regard to the internal reforms there was one which must soon oc cupy the attention of the gov er nment—that was the Cx tension of the franchise. He, fur one, did not think that a large roll of electors would Secure a b etter House of Commons. The question, .however, was n o t one of ea. pediency, but involved the rights of thos e w h o considered they were entitled to political power. p u „ as well as rich were entitled to that power. within the limits of the constitution. If, however, the franchise was to be low ered, a system of general education should be a n-c essary concomitant. He would object to extend the franchise to an uneducated voter, who would-not-properly exercise it. On that ground be was an advocate of a system of na tional education, and he trusted that the number Of able men on both sides of the house who had devoted their attention to the sebject would ere long devise such a mea sure as all might adopt. The royal speech congratulated the country on the prosperity of their commercial rela tions. He fully participated in the view so expressed, but he might be allowed to say that at the present mo ment there were indications well calculated to inspire doubt, if not uneasiness and alarm, in the excessive dear , nese of money. It was impossible that industry could pros per, when that was sapping out th e v er y vitals of trade. It might be said that the present state of things was to be attributed to very obvious causes, but the effects of it on the prosperity of the country would be most ruinous. Under these circumstances, he was rejo:ced to hear that the committee on banking was to be re-appointed. He trusted they would assemble without any foregone con clusion, and admit all evidence without regard to high , authorities, and frame their report, a f ter h ear i ng th ose oompetent to form an opinion, without regard to the Influenoe of monopoly in the house or elsewhere. These ware some of the pubjeots which 'boob employ the at, tention of Parliament, and it became them to assure her Majesty, in reply to her gracious speech, that they would devote their best attention, and show ell zeal and energy, in legislating for the good of the country. In conclu sion, he begged leave to second the address. The Ssa►LEs then put the question. General P. THOMPSON said that as be was anxious to appear without shame before his friends and consti tuents, he felt obliged to enter his protest against the reference which had been made to the Chinese question. He and those who coincided in the decision of the ma• jority of the defunct Parliament would not let the ques tion rest without bringing it again before the inquest of the country. (Hear, hear, and laughter) Ad his con stituents, or a great number of them at least, believed that the conflict arose from the voluntary act of an official, and were grieved to see that the Government wished to set up the principle that what an official may do should pass without remark. His constituents were working men, and they wanted to know whether war was an instrument to be at the disposal of every official abroad to drain out their hard earnings to make fortunes for those offi cials., as into that the question resolved itself. They considered the proceedings in that country were entire l y contrary to the national honour and dignity ; that the spread of civilisation meant increase of smuggling, and that the attack was piratical in itself, and contrary to the law of nations. It would not become him to take on himself the office of defending this great question ; it was his duty to say there was a feeling in the country which would not be quieted without further ex mina , Con. He begged to thank the house for its attention. (Cheers and laughter.) Lord R. GROSVENOR said he considered the vote of the late Parliament on China was in reference to our past policy, and on this occasion he thought this ques ought not to have been introduced, and he should there fore abstain from entering on it. (Hear, hear.) Hs thought, in fairness to the Government, that, having just returned from the embraces of their constituencies, the members should express to the Government the feelings and wants of those constituencies, and it was for that purpose he addressed the house on that occasion. One of the subjects that interested his constituents was a reform of Parliament, or, as it was stated at the hus tings, an extension of the suffrage. (Hear.) He agreed with Mr. Cobden that as a matter of expediency a case for the enlargement of the franchise could not be made out, and at the same time be did not think it was a ques tion of enfranchisement as between the rich and the poor. Another subject occupying the public mind was the annoyance of having so many reform bills—(hear) — and it would be a very good thing if the noble Igd at the head of the Government would devise a moreelastic and self-acting reform bill than that under which they were elected, so as to make a little more equality of members. He deprecated any attempt to introduce any alteration relative to the franchise or the ballot, believing the Go vernment would introduce an ample measure of reform next year, and give the house time to consider it well. (Hear, hear,) There were practices adopted at elections highly inconvenient ; and, after referring to his intro stuction of confining county voting to one day, and abo lishing drinking, he said it was his intention at an early period to introduce a bill to the house, prohibiting the conveyance of electors to the pelt, at the expense of the candidate, and also to remedy the absurd and anomalous practice that existed of making candidates pay for the expenses of the hustings. (Hear.) Passing to the Church rates ; after expressing his regret at the exclusion of Sir W. Clay, who had made the subject his own, he said that he (Lord R. Grosvenor), it the Government did not do it, should move on an early day to in troduce a measure on the subject. (Hear, hear.) Reverting to Parliamentary reform, be suegesred that Chelsea, Kensington, and Hammersmith should be formed into an independent borough. (Hear.) The equalise tion of the poor rates throughout the metropolis was an important question that would require the immediate attention cf the house. (Hear, hear.) He conceived the address was so couched that all could concur in it. Mr. W. E WART alluded to the question of the ne cessity of the adoption of a Minister of Justice, and re gretted that amongst the law reforms mentioned in the speech, no allusion had been made to it. He thought in regard to reform, Government should lay returns before the house, showing the effect of reform ou educational and other questions, and allow the country an opportunity of expressing an opinion thereon, as the basis -of a new reform bill. (Cries of " Question, question.") The hon. gentleman had no sooner resumed his seat than cries of " Question" arose from all parts of the house. No member appearing disposed to continue the discussion, the Speaker after the lapse of two or three minutes began to read the terms of the motion, but he k not proceeded beyond the first few words when he was interrupted by Lord PALMERSTON, who said,—The house, sir, seems so little disposed to go into any discussion upon the various subjects to which the Speech relates that I certainly shall not take upon myself to do so ; but refa reuse Las been made to sue or two points upon which I feel it is necessary for me to say a few words on the part of the Government. I would first allmia to the topic mentioned by the hon. member for Dumfries. An Ad dress was moved and agreed to last session with respect to the establishment of a Department of Justice. The question was brought forward by the right hon. gentle man the member for Diable; University. We stated at the time that it was a, subject, full of diffieulty as regards the mode in which the proposition should be carried into execution, and in that opinion I am sure the right hon. gentleman himself will concur. I can only say, therefore, that we have under our consideration the best means of accomplishing the object which the right hon. gentleman and the house had in view, and 1 trust we shall be able to propose to the house some arrangement which shall effect the purpose contemplated in the address. Sir, I agree with the noble lord the member for Middlesex that, considering the shortness of the period during ' ing which Parliament can sit in the present session 4hear, hear)—considering also the great importance of the many practical measures of improvement which we I have indicated in the Speech, and which will be propos ed to the house, it would be highly inexpedient to en gage in discussions upon the large and eweeping ques tion of a change in the representation of the people in Parliament, because such discussions could not by any possibility lead to any conclusive result in the present session —(hear, hear)---while it is quite obvious that discussions begun in one session and continued to ano ther, could only unsettle the minds of men, and give rise to anticipations which would embarrass those who on a future occasion might have to propose measures to the house. (Hear, hear.) But, Sir, her Majesty's Go vernment quite admit that it will be their duty daring the period that will intervene between the conclusion of the present session and the beginning of the next to take the subject into their fullest and most deliberate consi deration. (Cheers.) It would be unsuitable in me, at a moment when the Government have not had an oppor tunity of giving to the question the consideration which is due, to say anything with respect to the details of measures to be proposed in a future session which would imply anticipatory conclusiocs, which, by fixing the Go vernment upon one point or another, might lead after wards to embarrassment if the result should not coincide with the expectations excite 1, and which at all events would interfere with the freedom of Our deliberations in the meantime. (Hear, hear.) It will be, however, I be lieve, the duty of the Government in the ensuing recess to give the matter their most serious and ' xexicsue consideration—(hear, hear)— and I hope—indeed I ara confident— that at the beginning of next ses sion we shall be able to propose to Parliament some measure which will be calculated to satisfy the just expectations of any parties, and to correct ally defects which may E st in the present Reform Act, as well as to admit to the franchise those classes of persons who at present are excluded from ' it. More than that I trust the house will not expect me to say at present. (Hear, hear.) If this house has confi• deuce in the preeeut Government they ought to show it by exercising forbearance, and by not pressing in this session for any declaration upon particular points in re ference to representative reform. If this house has not sufficient confidence in us to wait until the next session for the production of measures upon a subject requiring the gravest consideration, then it had better say so, and at once place the administration of the affairs of the country in other hands.. (Hear, and a laugh.) lam glad to be elate to congratulate the hcuee, as her Majesty in her graciaus speech has done, upon the prospect which the condition of Eurspean affairs at present holds out of a continuance of peace. I trust that the animosities en gendered by the great conflict in which a part of Europe was engaged for two years will give way to the more peaceful rotations and intercourse which have succeeded that war, and that the great Powers who vrere engaged in that contest, feeling that their interests are identified with the maintenance of good relations with each other, will cast into oblivion all those sentiments of hostility which the conflict for a time may have created, and permit them to be replaced by feelings of good will and friendship, as more beneficial to all countries. I trust, too, that all the great Powers of Europe will discover that freedom of commercial intercourse and a develop ment of the national resources form not only the best system of policy for the • interests of their particular countries, but that they also create a link of union with other countries which otherwise might occupy an adverse position. The more a government developes the resoui ces of a country, while with one hand it increases its powers of self-defence, on the other it creates a daily increasing bond of interest, which is so connected with the main tenance of peace as to dissuade any government from the prosecution of an unjust or unnecessary war. (Hear, hear.) There was one other subject to which my noble friend alluded, upon which I must say a word. I refer to the question of church rates. That alto is a subject, as the house is aware, which abounds with practical. difficulties. However, the subject is now under the consideration of her Majesty's Government, and I hope we may be able to propose some measure which will get rid of ilea difficulties at present existing. I hope, however, the house vei 1 not e xeect us to introduce any measure until we have male up cur minds upon the mat ter, bat caann anxiousassureth d e e m s ret frameubject is under raeas considera tion, e n s w i dhcircah may be satisfact ory to all parties. la a m b lo v t o a t :v o a t r r e a that uhie there is anything- further with which I the house at present. Mr. ROEBUCK—I congratulate the house that we have now a distinct pledge from the noble lsrd that he intends next year to bring forward a measure of Path mentary reform. There i no mistake as t o hi s i ntentions. The noble lord tells us that in the p resen t state of the representation there are great anomalies —that various ese its are not now represented in the house who deserve to be represented, and that it will be the duty of her Majesty's Government during the recess to frame such a measure as will confer the representation upon these classes. Accepting these statements accordingly as I have dosrib:d them, I can only say that I am not one Of rHE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAIY EVENING, MAY 8, 1857. those who might be inclined to interrupt the course of business in the present session. Having a clear and dis tinct stat etnent from the noble lord that it is his inten tion to dt al with the question of ParliaiLentary reform, I t-hall not interfere with his efforts by throwing any ob statle in his way. Such being the interpretation which I have placed upon the words of the noble lord, I thought it only right to state to this house, in plain and simple language, my view of the pledge which I believe he has given us to-night. (Hear,) The address was then agreed to. Tho house then adjourned. HET, MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Second Night of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. PICCOLOM INI, GI UGLINI, BELLETTI, VIOLET POCCHINI. TO-MORROW EVENING (SATURDAY), May 9. LUCIA DI LAMNIER MOOR. Lucia, Piccolomini (ter second appearance in that part). Edgardo, SiR. Giuglini. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Pocchini. rOF particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have peen specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. Madame ALBONI will make her first appearance on Tues day next, as Rosina, in IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ..Last appearance of Madlle. Pocchini. PICCOLOMINI, GIUGLINI, BELLETTI, VIOLEPTI. On THURSDAY EVENING, May 14, an Exbra Night. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Piccolmini ; Edgardo, Sig. Giuglini. After which, LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Madlle. Pocchini (her last appearance.) For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been e7ecially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. rj) OY A.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE. IA TO-MORROW EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. TO-MORROW EVENING (May 9) to commence at Seven, with THE EVIL GENIUS. Torn E.ipstone, Mr. Buckstone. After which, the successfu' Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A TALINTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. Followed by the drama of A WICKED WIFE. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. In future the prices will be :-- Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 t; No half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TO-MORROW EVENING, will be performed PAUL PRY. Followed by a new Farce, called FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIALS. To conclude with the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedfcrd, 4 10 OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. MA) Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. TO-MORROW EVENING will he performed a new drama, called DADD V" HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c. To conclude with YOUNG AND HANDSOME, Messrs', Robson, G. Murray, die. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. lA_ Lessee and Manager, Mr..W. Cooke. Unprecedented success of the New Grand Military Spec tacle, in which Mr. W Cooke's highly trained Horses appear iu novel and exciting situations. To-MOHnow EVENING, the Entertainments will commence with the New Military Spectacle, in three Acts, entitled THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS; or, The Battle of Constantine. To be followed by Recherche SCENES IN THE ARENA, giving an EQUESTRIAN FETE; introducing the great ar tistes of the establishment, including Miss Kate Cooke. Signor Corelli and Family, and a variety of other entertain ments. ComnaeLeo at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper fixes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, Ilax-ofilee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Ur. W. West. Equestrian Director, gr. W. Cooke, jun. CA. ERBU RY 11A.LL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ne company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 'elections from all the popnla7 Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, dm., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr P. Jonghrnans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri. Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sain Collins, and E. Mackney. L'ianororte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, exc., until twelve o'clock. EIIGEI WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. 3tis ll.a.`=•Morn. 32 min. aft. I—Evening 49 rout. aft. 1 rn-Mo3Bow—Morn. 3 rain. aft. 2 —Evening 21 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—SUN OFBIOF., MAY 8. THERMOMETER, IN THZ SHADE. 56 —highest singe noon yesterday. 4.2 -lowest this morning and during the night. 55 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'03—falling. WIND, North-Easterly ; light, with fine weather. ,Ll 2 ; 7 next session ! To tarry in point of fact— that is about the English of it !—until Ministers have made up their minds how far they are wil ling to go in the Advance Movement. Fortu nately, the proceedings of last evening alone show, clearly enough that the HougP, to this end, will have (and that very speedily) plenty of oppor tunities. Mr. ROEBUCK, just to begin with, hay [afterwards ing given a flourishing notice withdrawn, according to the old pre posterous fashion rendered familiar by himself and Mr. Layard during the last Parliament] that upon that day fortnight, he proposed moving the following exceedingly pithy resolution—" That in the opinion of this house the representation of the people is not in a satis factory condition, and therefore that the attention of the Parlianient ought on the first practical opportunity to be directed to the subject, for the purpose of rendering this house a correct re presentation of the feelings and interests of the people." Mr. LOCKE KING giving notice shortly afterwards, that upon "an early day" he will propose a bill for provid for the Ten Pound Franchise ! And—best of all, because that introduces without any further delay, the very touchstone, test, and criterion in regard to the whole complex problem of Reform, as be- tween the Country and the Cabinet—Mr. BERKE LEY gave the House and the Government due notice yesterday, that upon another " early day" he would introduce a Bill on the subject—of— The BALLOT ! Good. We are, therefore, at last, really, after all, at the beginning of the end of a great deal of this miserable mys tery, as to what actually are or are not the inten tions, in respect to Reform, lying somewhere or other perdu in the recesses of the conscience of her MAJESTY'S Government. Distinctly, let us venture to hint to Lord PALIZERSTON at ones that he is mistaken— , egregiously mistaken, in spite of his unques tionable sagacity and his very prolonged expe rience. He is entirely mistaken in supposing for one single instant that those sincere and earnest Reformers, who merely want him to STEAK OUT plainly, and to the point, without any of the old wearying, heart-rending "Official Circumlocu tion"—want him necessarily, at the same time, to jeopardise all their Hopes by precipitately intro ducing a hastily patched-up Reform Bill during the present session, and hurrying it, with all its errors and shortcomings thick upon it, through the various stages required to be passed through by an enactment in both Houses of the Legislature. They dont ! Bluntly and point blank they DO NOT require anything at all of the kind. They merely—we rerat our own words—They merely want him, Lord PALMERSTON, to SPEAK OUT plainly, and to the purpose—in regard to such vital questions as the Extension of the Franchise, and the redistribu tion of the Electoral Districts ! Above all, and beyond all, in regard to— until after the appointment had taken place, and the Major-General had departed towards his des;.io The answers, however, are perfectly plain. There was nothing to call for such explanations until the appointment was duly notified. There was no desire to damage the re putation of Major-General ASHBURNUAM in his private capacity. It was not until the public interests were compromised, and the national honour imperilled, by _the selection of a man, who, if not positively disqualified, had certainly given no sufficient proofs of his qualifi cations, that these matters came to light. Then they were required for the benefit of the common weal, and then M. L. did not shrink from the disagreeable task ! The mode in which the transaction was referred to in Lord (then Sir EL) GOUGH'S despatch, viz., " It was directed that this—the taking of the Maichan—should be done during the night of the 9th, but the execu tion of this part of the plan was deferred, owing to misconceptions and casual circumstances, until near daybreak," should have occasioned such in quiries as would have prevented the appointment, and thus rendered the protest of M. L. unneces sary. Lord PAN:Iona uttered a variety of pompous platitudes as to the necessity , of a subordinate strictly obeying the commands of his superior officers, and told a good story of one of WELLING TON'S officers who disregarded his instructions. This was all very well in its way, but unfortu nately it was totally beside the question under discussion. It was riding off nn a collateral issue. The complaint against Major-General ASHBURNHAM was not that he had obeyed hisinstructions strictly, but that he had altogether disregarded them, that he had deferred until four o'clock in the morning of the 10th, what was directed to be done during the night of the 9th. This offence might be ex tenuated by a "misconception," but certainly a man should be very certain as to the nature of his instructions before he disregarded the advice and suggestions of those placed around him, and who clearly perceived the imperative necessity of im mediate action. Such criticisms wafted on the wings of the press throughout the length and breadth land have already rendered important services to the nation. They were, of course, bitterly com plained of by the red-tapists of the day, but they were nevertheless acted on ! Should great disas ters unfortunately occur in China under the com mand of Major-General ASIIBURNITAM, the nation will suffer. The tax-payers must defray the cost ; and, as in the Crimea, many families may have to deplore the loss of a dear friend or relative. Then the complaint would be, why did we not hear these matters earlier, while there was yet time to remedy the mistake ? Lord PANXIIIRE cannot, however, put forward such an emicuse. He has had timely notice, and if he ignores it after such ample warning, he must himself bear the responsibility. For the command in China the very best man should have been selected, and certainly there is no possible reason for supposing that the Hon. Thos. ASHEURNHAM is that man. He may, and no doubt will, take care of all the " Dow.as" that may be recommended to his notice, no matter whether the hint be conveyed through electric telegraph or otherwise. His aristocratic relatives may be grateful for "the good thing" into which he has fallen, but the country requires something more, and we trust that some notice may be taken in the House of Commons of the transaction, rather dif ferent from that accorded to it in the hereditary branch of the Legislature. His Royal Highness Prince Albert loft Osborne this morning, for Windsor Castle, to attend the funeral of her ;ate Royal Highness the Duc;less of Gloucester, at St. George'. Chapel, Windsor. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to Kew yesterday, and visited their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Lord and Lady Scarsdale and the Hon. Mrs. Curzon and Miss Curzon have arrived at the St. George's Hot* Sir Joseph and Lady Bailey have arrived in Belgravia square, ftom Glanusk Park, Brecknockshire, for the season. Sir Roger Palmer and Miss Palmer have arrived al Portland House, for the season. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-gate, from Hughenden-manor, Bucks. Colonel White, M.P., and family have arrived in Belgrave-square, from Ireland. The Assediblee Nationale thus speculates on the motive of Sir R. Peel's withdrawal from the Palmerston Cabi• net :--" Sir R. Pell (sic) has resigned his position of Lord of the Admiralty. Has this resignation been a voluntary act ? Is it not cennected, at least in an in direct manner, with the eventuality of a visit of the Grand Duke Constantine to Queen Victoria ?" Mn. GLA.DSTONE.—A mistake of Mr. Gladstone's during the ceremony of swearing in, excited great amusement in the house. The right bon. gentleman advanced, pen in hand, to sign his name as having been sworn in. ahen the clerk of the house called out, " Stop ! stop ! That's the place where Roman Catholics sign." But for the friendly warning of the official, the name of the memiter for Ox!ord University would have been appended to the declaration provided for the Roman Catholics.—Record. VAUXHALL-BRIDGE COMPANY.—The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Mr. Pendergast in the chair. The Secretary read a report, from which it appeared that a sum of 2501. 15s. 2d. had been taken fur the last six months over tree corresponding period of last year. The total receipts for six months in the year 1856 was 4,7021. ls. 11d., and in 1857 4,9071. 17s. ld. The re served fund was 2,9341.93. S i., and the unpaid dividend 1801 14e. A dividend of 123. per share was recom mended, payable on the Ist June text, The directors bad pleasure in informing the shareholders that, from soundings which had been taken, it was found that the bridge was in a perfectly secure state. Messrs. Rol,erts, Williams, and the Rev. Thomas Hill, who to out by rotation, were rceelected, and a vote .of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. H ANOVER -SQUARE ROOMS.—MadamePuzzi gave a matinee musicale yesterday morning, which was crowded by the elite of the beau monde now in town. A charm ing selection of music (vocal and instrumental) was performed, introducing many novelties. Madlle. Fanny Puzzi made a most successful debut; she gave the aria, "Bel raggio," from "Samiramide," with much taste, the facility of her execution being very remarkable ; and joined flerr Reichardt and Signor Ciabatta in two duets, by Billetta and Vera, which were greatly ad. mired. The gems of the concert were Blumenthal's caprice, "La Caressante," performed on the pianoforte by the talented composer with all that expression and execution for which he is so justly celebrated ; and a romance, "Les Etoiles," also his composition, sung with the most exquisite taste and true artistic feeling by Herr Reichardt, which was the theme of universal admiration, and is a worthy pendant to the author's popular romance, " Lc Chemin du Paradis." SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. —The Belgian Royal Mail Company's steamship Constitution, Captain Pougin, for New York to Antwerp, arrived off Cowes this morning, and after dispatching her English passengers proceeded on to Antwerp. She briers, in all, 54 passengers and a heavy cargo. The Constitution left New York on the 18th ult., and experienced during the passage strong easterly and north-easterly winds, at times blowing a gale. On the 24th ult., let, 40.10, long. 56 20, passed the British ship Georgiana of Liverpool, bound east. Onthe 26th, in lat. 44, long. 49, passed the Bremen barque Orion, bound to Hamburg, and a steamer bouird west. On the 2d inst., in let. 49.17, long. 19.12, signalled the Hamburg ship Europa, bound west, the English barque Robert Eglinton, and the American ships Pomona and Hamlet, all bound eastward. On the 6th inst., spoke the Bremen barque Anna, bound east, and off Portland the United States mail steamship Arago for New Yolk. THE STEAM TRADE AT LIVERPOOL.- - LIVERPOOL, May 7.—Toe steam trade of Liverpool has progressed with such rapid strides that the accommodation is greatly inadequate to the wants of the port ; and, in consequenao, the principal owners of steam-vessels, the Messrs. Bibby and Son, have intimated their intention of removing the whole of their ships to Southampton, if something is not speedily done to remedy the evil. The committee some time ago applied to Parliament for powers to borrow money to make considerable dock extension, but their Bill was thrown out. At the Dock Committee to-day a letter was read from Messrs. Bibby complaining of the charges at the Stanley Dock, and that the detention of their Mediterranean steamers was so great that it would be impossible for them to retain them at Liverpool un less more extended facilities were afforded. Messrs. Bibby offered themselves to provide the money for the necessary works, The communication was referred to the sub-committee. The chairman said if the committee could secure Parliamentary powers very large accommo dation would shortly be afforded, LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1857. Yesterday the new Parliamentary session was briefly but formally inaugurated. The Political Bill of Fare furnished by Ministers in the Royal Speech—as usual—was one of the meagerest description. Consolidation and improvement of the law—modifications of the testamentary and matrimonial jurisdiction exercised by the Ecclesias tical Courts—prevention of fraudulent breaches of trust Voila tout ! After the magnificent Response given to his Appeal by the constituencies —thus much, and only thus much, is yet vouch safed in return by Lord PALMERSTON. These 3 little peddling promises of something like a change for the better—as a reciprocation, for sooth, of benefit to the Country, in reply t 3 the noble majority sent by it to the new House of Commons—a clear majority of 100 Liberal Pal merstoniaus ! A ha'porth of bread for all this sack ! It rests entirely with Lord PALMERSTON himself, at the present moment, whether the sack hereafter to be given to him shall be of a very different description indeed ! Parliamentary Reform-•—he told the house this distinctly last evening--" it would be highly inexpedient" to enter upon during the present session ! He in sisted that it must be postponed. He maintained that nothing at all could be done with it in 1857 —that, at the very earliest, 1858 must witness its ventilation in the Legislature. And who upon earth did Lord PALMERSTON take his cue from upon this vital question ?—from whom but my Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR ! As if he, of all the Sages within the walls of Parliament, were the fit test personage to be accepted as the Arbitrer of the political Destinies of the whole population ! Upon this subject—the subject of Reform—he, the Prime Minister of England " quite concurred" with his noble friend—.the bungling and fanatical Sabbatarian Nay—the Premier not by any means contenting himself with this (as if remarks like those were not sufficiently flippant for the occasion) added, a little later on—" If the House has Confidence in Her MAJESTY'S Government, it is for them now to exercise this forbearance, and not force the Government to declare themselves on particular points : BUT [Observe this l] If the House is not willing to wait till next session it had better say so, and let some one else be put in office who would do it earlier." (Laughter [of course !] and Cheers.) Precisely—inauy a true word spoken in jest, Lord PALMERSTON. It had much better, the House had nautili better, as the Prime Minister good humouredly suggests, say so at once—declare at once, and that, moreover, as distinctly as possible, whether it is really pre pared or not to wait meekly in the dark until THE BALLOT. Reformers, sincere and earnest Reformers, require little more than this from Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues in the Government. They want to know—not so much what Ministers can do this session, but something at leetst of what they will undertake to do next ! They want to know what may be the maximum, and what the minimum of those mysterious political entities of which Lord PALMERSTON has spoken so often of late under the very vague title of " progressive improve ments." Surely, in seeking this, we are not demanding anything so -very unreasonable ? At any rate—reasonable or unreasonable—the country WILL have it ! And. we are very much mistaken if the now House of Commons do not, in the name of the country, insist upon this forthwith, and without any further trifling or prevarication. Everybody who has read. it, must remember very well, how, in Sir BULIrI. LYTTON'S exqui sitely droll apologue of the "Dog snd the Cat " (vide "The Pilgrims of the Rhine")—the Dragon fairly poses honest Dog, who .12-as found his way into his den, by submitting to hi - m this rather startling Alternative—" Either be my Servant or—be my Breakfast !" Lord PALMER 3TON had better make up his mind to the rather allairming fact at once, without any more ado—thz bt he himself is in pre cisely just such another Qua: oe'lary ! There is the Monster REFORM confronting him—insatiable, in exorable ! Let him decide and that quickly— Will he obey the imperative I)amands of the Age or be himself sacrificed I' The stringent criticisms t)n. 'the nomination of Major-General the Hon. Tx 0 NIAS kSUURNHAM, to the chief command in China, have excited the ire of Lord PANMIIRE. The Nol )!o Lord is very indig nant that any person should. dare to question the propriety of that appointm€ .13 t, or indeed of any other which he may be plleased to make. He therefore speaks in no measxred terms respecting the officers, who actuated it);r a strong sense of public duty, expressed t h eir views respect ing the selection, and the journals who gave circulation to their ()pinions, and corn m3nted at some length ti to reon. He alluded to anonymous traducers as " unfit to carry the commission of the QUEEN, as id unfit to associate with his companions iu th 3 profession." These diatribes were chiefly direct nd against "M. L," who narrated clearly and e: tplicitly some unplea sant truths, which went far to prove the total un fitness of the Honourable 1 dajor-General for the arduous and important situat ion into which he was pitchforked over the heads of 'many officers who had certainly higher claims than any to which he could refer. Now, it is quite clea r that the Gentleman writing under these initials l ias not deserved this censure ; that for all pr actical purposes bis identity was as fully manifested as if ho had affixed his name, address, an d rank to the docu ment referred to, He declai :ed that he was serv ing on the staff of a certain Brigadier, and that he had in that capacity conveyed a message to the Honourable Major-General, on the memorable occasion, where, from Lord C despatch, it is clear that there was at leas t a grave misconcep tion of his orders and where h is " coolness" (under shelter of a nullah or dry wate r course) and " great success" (in taking possession . of an undefended battery) were. all that could be alleged in his favour ! There may be occasions in w U ich an anonymous accuser would merit severe censi i re. If calumnies were put forward, through vind ictiye or malevo lent motives, nothing could be to o stringent. But M. L. stated merely what he ha d witnessed with his own eyes, and which he Till doubtless be fully prepared to verify on a sin; able opportunity. He well knew that his statem 3 ntS would not be cordially received at the Horse I ,Guards, and that in giving, to all intents and pu xposes, the means of his identification, he WE s incurring con siderable risk as to his fi r.ture professional prospects. So far, therefore, from being an Anonymous Calumniator, he al Ihibited a high degree of moral courage in comini ; forward under such circumstances, and has em inently entitled himself to the thanks and grati tu de of the coun try, for proving, beyond the poss ibility of doubt, that the Honourable THOMAS LtSFIBURNHAM was not " the right man for the rit place." It may be asked why these s tvtements were not earlier put for ward ? Why 1 Nre they delayed TAATESI I `v.FWS -I * AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING. The screw steamship Canadian has arrived from Portland, with advice , s to the 25th ult. The America had arrived at Halifax. From Halifax we learn that the House of Ass(m bly had passed the bill giving to the New York and Newfoundland Telegraph Company the exclusive privilege for 25 years of landing a submarine tele graph cable from any part of Europe on any part of the shores of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. At New York, on the evening of the 24th, stocks were again lower, and the transactions moderate. Illinois Central Railway, 131 ; Reading, 812 ; New York Central, 87 ; Erie, 42g. Money easy, and rates heavy, at 7 per cent. on call. Sterling ex change tending upwards at 1091 to 10N-. Bread stuffs better ; cotton quiet ; tobacco firm ; iron quiet, but firm ; freights dull and heavy. The steam-frigate Niagara had not sailed on the 25th. A. despatch from Washington states that Lord Napier approved of the dispatch ofa strong Ameri can naval force to the Isthmus. Count Sartige had remained silent. Ten vessels were to be despatched. The Khersonese had arrived out. SHIPPING. Plymouth Rock, City of New York, and Caliske, from Liverpool, at New York ; Aim Hooper, from Liverpool, at Baltimore. TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN. The Journal of the Senate, of Russia, publishes ;he text of the Treaty of Commerce concluded on ;he 26th Jan., 1855, between the Russian Vice- Admiral, Poutiatine, and the King of Japan. The following is the text of the Treaty -. " Art. 1. There shall be in future peace and sincere friendship between Russia and Japan. The Rus6ians and the Japanese shall enjoy in the possession of the two States every protection and assistance, as well for their personal safety as also respecting the inviolability of their property. " Art. 3. The frontier Eno between Russia and Japan shall in future pass Letween the islands Itourcup and Ouroup. The island Itouroup belongs entirely to Japan, and the island Ouroup, as also the other Kourile islands situate to the north of that island, belong to Russia. A s regards the island Krafto (Sakhaline or Saghalien) it re mains, as hitherto, joint property of Russia and Japan. " Art. 3. The Government of Japan opens three ports to Russian vessels, viz., Simoda, in the principality of Idzou, Hakodadi, in the province of Hakodadi, and Na gasaki, in the principality of Khizn. In these three ports Russian vessels can repair damages, procure water, wood for burning, provisions, and other necessary articles, even coal, should it be found there ; they are to pay for such articles in gold or silver coin, or in default of specie, in merchandise of their cargo. " With the exception of the said ports, Russian ves sels shall not visit any other port unless it shall be im possible for them to continue their journey. The e,x penses incurred in such case shall be paid in one of the ports thrown open to Russian vessels. " Art, 4. Every assistance shall be given in the two States to shipwrecked vessels and their crews ; tho latter shall be forwarded to one of the open ports. During the whole of their sojourn on the foreign soil they shall enjoy their freedom, acquiescing with the equitable laws of the country. " Art. 5. The Russians are at liberty, in the two first open opens (Simoda and Hakodadi), to traffic the mer chandise and money they may have brought with them against such merchandise and articles as they may wish to purchase. " Art. G. The Russian Government will appoint, when it thinks fit to do so, a Consul in one of the two above named ports. "Art. 7. Whenever a dispute or question shall ha to be decided it shall be done so scrupulously by the Government of Japan. " Art. 8. Every Russian at Japan and every Japanese in Russia shall always enjoy perfect liberty, and not be inbject to aNy annoyance. Any individual who may have cJinciLed a crime can be arrested, but he can only be judged according to the laws of his ONII country, "Art. 9. In consideration of the vicinity of the two States, Russian sul jests shall participate fully in all rights and privileges which the Government of Japan has &ready granted or may grant to subjects of other ❑ations." The treaty to be signed within 10 months of the day it was signed at Simodia (26th Jan., 1855). Au Annex to the treaty is added and signed. "Addition to Art. 3. (a.). In the two first ports named in the treaty the Russians are to be allowed to move about freely--in the town of Simoda, and its neighbourhood, within a circle of seven Japanese miles, starting from the Island of Inoubasairi ; at Hakodadi, within a circle of five Japanese miles. They are to be allowed to visit the shops and temples, and to rest them selves in the hoe:Bes provisionally designated for that purpose, until special refreshment houses shall have been constructed. They can only enter private houses when invited to do so by the owners. "At Nagasaki they aro to comply with the regula tions in force for other nations. "(b). Ad regards burial of the dead, a plot of ground will be set aside in each of the ports for the purpose ; that plot of ground shall be kept inviolably sacred. " Addition to Art. 5. The merchandise shall be sent, in a vessel specially designated by the Government. The merchandise and gold and silver coin brought by the Russians shall be deposited in it. The Russians having selected in the shops the merchandise and articles that suit them, and having agreed upon the price, stall make such payment or exchange of merchandise at the said entrepot, through the medium of Japanese officials. " Addition to Art. 6 (a). The Russian Consuls shall be appointed in 1856. (b). The buildings and ground necessary for the esta blishment of the Consulate shall be designated by the Japanese Government. The Russians will live therein according to their own laws and customs. " Addition to Art. 9. All rights and privileges granted to other nations, whatsoever their nature, are equally granted to Russian subjects, as laid down in Art 9, without any nem negotiations being required. "The above explanatory articles have the same force as the treaty, and are equally binding for both contract ing' parties. In faith of which they have been signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the Two Powers whose seal ha►e been affixed." [Here follow the ratifications exchanged 'at Simoda on the 25th Nov. (7th December), 1856, or on the 21st day Ghinoietats, of the 11th month of the third year Ansey.] The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) says : " I believe there is no doubt that the Grand Duke Constantine received an invitation from the Queen to visit England a few days since ; but I know not if his Imperial Highness has accepted it. Hitherto no disposition has been shown on the part of Russia to ba friendly with England, which is at least dignified." Speaking of the visit of Prince Napoleon to Berlin, the Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says :—" There is some rumour about a private mission connected with it, but of the truth or nature of which little is known. It is, at all events, curious that such a moment as this, with the Grand Duke still at the Tuileries, should be chosen for the journey." THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN HUNGARY. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) PESTH, MAY 5. During the last few days the inhabitants of Buda and Pesth have been in an unusual state of excite ment, the Austrian employes having been occupied in preparing for the re3eption of their Majesties and the Hungarians, in lamenting over the past and speculating on the future. The Hungarian capital is composed of two towns : the one, which is called Buda (Olen), lies on the right bank of the Danube ; and the other, which is directly opposite. is the new and well-built city of Pesth. At an early hour this morning the streets of ! Pesth were crowded by persons who had come from all parts of the c.)uu - try tD witness the solemn entry of the Enperor ant Emp; ens of Austria into the capital of their kingdom of Hungary. There was a plentiful show of flags in the streets., and many gigantic wreaths ornanlimt , A the fronts of be principal buildings, bill; there Wag a want c: au nation in the peole, which was Ow nn as the Hungarian-;arenaturally extrinely vivacious and dtmenstrative. On crossing the river my aVention was attracted by a fine bold tunnel cut through th© ro3ll on which the fortress stands. It connects Buda with the suburb " Christian-Stadt," and savea the . inhabitants of Buda a roundabout walk of nearly two English mil es . Th e arc hit ec t, M r . AdatrqClarke, has made a bold, and, as it ap pears to me, eminently successful effort. A few steps farther, and we are in the garden of the Palace, from which we are abo u t t o w it ness th e arrival of their Majesties. As the clock struck four, the war -steamer Croatia, which acted as pilot-goat to the Imperial steam yacht, iiaascd underneath the bridge, and 5 minutes later the guns from two signal-steamers, which were posted higher up the river, announced to the vast crowds in the streets of Peath that the Adler (Eagle) was about to appear. As soon as that fly - built, tub-like vessel had pa- sed Buda and turned her head up stream towards the landing-plat 3, the guns of the Blocksberg fortress began to fire salutes alter nately with the above mentioned signal-steamers. Shortly after the Imperial yacht appeared the Francis Joseph and Elizabeth steamers, with depu tations which had gone up to Gran to present their respects to their Majesties. After the Emperor had listened to the speech addressed to him he re plied that he had now kept a promise formerly made to his Hungarian subjects, which wag, that he would bring the Empress to see them. His Majesty added, that he had come in person t learn the wishes and necessities of the Hungarian nation. " On this," said my Magyar informant, " there was a loud cry of 'Eljen, ' which would have had no end, if the Monarch had only added, " and to grant its reasonable demands. The Imperial cor tege entered the city by the triumphal arch, and, after having passed through "some of the principal streets, crossed the bridge in the following order:— A! band of Lancers, a " Banderium " of Cumanier, the Court Trumpeters, Court Gendarmerie, car riages of nobles, Prince Esterhazy in his State carriage-and-six, with 25 running footmen, Prince Nicholas Esterhazy in a carriage-and-six, with 22 running footmen. The Primate of Hungary was also drawn by six horses, as was some other pre late. Here my observations were fur the moment interrupted by an officer, who came and requested my neighbours and myself to make room for the archducal children. Four charming little girls c :me and endeavoured to dietalaguish the " Kaiser," but before they were able to do so they were summoned to the palace, to see the cortege enter the court of that place. As I took my stand at a window which had been kindly placed at my disposal, the Cuma nier, in black velvet dresses fac-Ld with brown fur, entered the court, and a gipsy band a elcorned them with one of those melancholy national airs which if Once heard are rarely forgotten. The carriages soon followed the Cumaniers into the court of tie palace, and whenthesplendidvehicles with six horses arrived, thewild children of the " puszta" suddenly struck up the NationslAnthem to the great dismay of • the military band, which was playing something ft om the .Puritaini. The gipsy leader had just managed to silence his men when the Court lackeys appeared and directly of er them a great number of officera and a few Hungarian nobles, who jumped off their horses and hastened to place themselves near the entrance to the palace. A small " Banderium" of Jazygi(r was followed by a bishop on horseback, who carried before him a silver cross, which seemed to be as massive as an ancient mare. Behind the prelate rode the Emperor, in the uniform of an I Austrian General, and after him came a brilliant suite. The next in the procession was the Empress in the state glass-coach, drawn by eight magni ficent grays. Her Majesty, who looked remark ably well, wore an Hungarian head-dress. The rear was brought up by the Court equipages, in which sat the ladies attached to the Court. That their Majesties were received with loud cheers and flourishes of trumpets need hardly be said. After having received the compliments of the authorities and nobility in their apartments, the Emperor' and Empress, with their suite, went to the chapel of the castle, where Te Detud, was snug. The scene was a most brilliant one, but a cir cumstance occurred a couple of hours later which aXerded matter for thought. A man who had been collecting the flags from the staves had tied them together so carelessly that some of them were trailing on the ground. When his attention was• called to the fac - , Le muttered something which sounded very like " never mind" in German. It was evident that the official scene-shifter was both tired and sulky. we, FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. Princa Napoleon, although there were circum stances which had thrown some doubt upon the rumour of his intention to go to Prussia, actually started fcr Berlin tiis morning. M. Lafragua, the Mexican Envoy to Spain, has not yet left Paris ; he expects, however, soon todo so, perhaps on Saturday. There is now more than a probability of a pacific set . t!emeut of the question between the two Governments. It is now known that the telegraphic despatch, anuounciog that the Court of Teheran had refused to ratify the treaty of peace signed at Paris, came from St. Petersburgh. It is said in that capital that ihe Russian Government had sent orders to their Minister at Teheran to insist on certain modifica tions in the treaty. It is said that the cause of c . ,mplaint of the French Government against that of China is not only the execution of a French missionary, named Chspdeline, but that the Mandarin who committed that act of barbarity caused the treaty signed between France and the Ce"estial Empire to be solemnly burned on a pile of wood. A council of Ministers, at which the Emperor pre-ided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. The Moniteur says ':—" Baron Gross has been designated by the Emperor to proceed to China in quality of extraordinary coriunissioner. Lord Elgin has received from the Government of her Britannic Majesty a similar mission, with the same title, and the two plenipotentiaries will lend each other mu tual co-operation in the negotiations which have been confided to them, and the success of which will doubtless open a new field to Christian civilisa tion and to the commerce of all nations."—The Constitution/lc/ gives some details as to the precise object of Baron Gros' mission. It says : —" This diplomatist will have to demand from the Chinese government reparation for wrongs pe culiar to France alone. Among others is the mur der of M. Chappedelaine, the missionary, who was last year put to death under the most atrocious cir cumstances. He is also to demand a fresh treaty of comm , rce. The French squadron is so composed as to be able to ascend the rivers, and thus act so strongly on the Chinese government as to compel it to satisfy the demands made." BOURSE, May 7.—The following were the las quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of 'Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 25 69 30 Bank Shares 4,300 Credit Mobilier 1,315 Roman .._, Do. Account 1; Austrian Bolgiaa 4' Pioamout‘ese (5) 9050 Etome Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. 90 89i 42 39 tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,480 Western 1 — Northern - Lyons 1,497 t— New Ditto , — Geneva ilidi - Austrian Com. PIEDMONT. TURIN, MAX 4. That worthy and exemplary lady, Queen Chris is now in Tu r in. The debate on ttihneaalir)-f Spain, is of the naval arsenal from Genoa to Spezia still continue:, and may yet last for days. The great speech has been that of the Minister for Pulle Works, M. Paleocapa. He is upwards of 70 yews of age, and nearly blind. A Venetian by bif th, he served under Rapp at the siege of Danzig as a young engineer officer with groat eclat. He planned and executed that railway from the ma n land across the Lacomes to Venice, and is looked upon as one of the''first engineer:4 of Eur . p In 1848 he WAS a member of the Provisional G-overn ment at Venice. In 1849 he chino to Piedmont, when Marquis Azeglio was at the head of the Government, who appointed him Minister of Public Works for this kingdom. Many of the op position found fault with Spezia a 4 le3ing on the frontier, but he cited with great effect how Peter the Great had placed St. Petersburg in the same relative position, and added he w as cer t a i n , if the Chamber could do it, they would place Turin on the Lombardy frontier. Government will to a cer tainty carry their plan. SPAIN. The Madrid papers of the 3d discuss at some length the recently discovered conspiracy, but t . !ley cont ain no thi ng new a b ou t it, ex cept that its headquarters weie at Lisbon, and that it Wa s neither exclusively Carlist nor republican, but a mixture of both. At Granada, strong patrols c!f cavalry were parading the streets,) and other nub tlry precautions were being enforced ; the cause of the apprehended disturbances in that place wag n ot the con T -racy in question, but the dearness of food. It is said ti , at numerous Carlis's, in virtue recut amnesty, are returning to Spain. 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