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..... mencemont of the . financial year. He would not then enter to herSMajesty the sum of 21,049,7001. be raisedby Exches brought charges against no man except in a casual sen- If they brought any charges fence against a medical man. into further details, but move that the number of men to quer kills. INCOME-TAX BILL. theymould only be derived by reasoning from a statement be raised for the year commencing the let of April should. of fact& (Hear, hear.) They performed a service of great not exceed 126,796, exclusive of the men employed iv. the On the motion for the third reading of this bil, Tb e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in refer worth and difficulty with great ability ; and having said East Indies. , . , nce to a case referred to on a previous evening bj the hon. that, he asked the house whether it was not fit t i n g that ! Mr. A. STAFFORD did not intend to enter into anev at 5- .fe th e y should express some opinion in recognition of the ear- , suasion of the arrangements propossd by the Goyernment, member for Southwark, for the purpose of sheath s . th e ex et., train° pressure of the income tax upon persons of small in onies and the harshness with which the commissioners vices rendered by the commissioners. (Hear, bear.) What 1 but rose merely for the purpose of expressing his deep _ - . he s hould like to see, if the hon. gentleman who movedconies, out the law, said that he had made inquiry and as eret that no attention had as yet been paid to the recom the resolutions concurred, was this : that he should with- e mendations of the select committee on the medical depart- , those meritorious functionaries had a delicate, lifficult, draw all the resolutions except the first, and add thereto the last two lines of the resolution of the hon. member for ment of the army, although the noble lord at the head of snd h a o t o t d he th sa e m h e o time w n o o u t m a n v e e t ry re p f o o p ae ula to r d h u ea ty r t t h o e rr a f x o p rns ia ,.. Liverpool. The resolution would then run thus : " That the Government, when he came into office, had promised , b lia 6l t•ion P . The rig u h se thon . . gentleman here read a written Sir John M`Neill and Colonel Tulloch ably fulfilled the that this matter should engage his attention. The com- 1 statement, from which it appeared that on Feb. 4a Mrs l duty entrusted to them, of inquiring into the arrangement mittee had recommended that the department should be as 1 l ; w ith attended the office of th e comm i ss i oners sad com and management of the Commissariat department ; and that considering the high testimony in their favour by her at resent under a single individual, and not under a board I r damned that a levy had been m a d e u p on h er goo d s f or 1/. l s . p Majesty's Government, an humble address be presented to a s suggested. No praise could be toe great or eulogy too e , r o l e . b i y n he ro r a l t ate di h s u tr s e b s a a n a d n f d or g i o nc itl o e m o e n t a a hh x ofen air p s a t y a : ted The that oo t! . her Majesty, praying that some special mark of approbi- warm for all that the noble lord had done to promote the r mission g ers directed that the be immediately withdrawn, and to avoid delay they sent the order to the tion be conferred on them." (Hear, hear.) He confessed comfort of the army, and therefore it was the more to be he had a strong feeling on the subject. It was not easy to regretted that he should neglect the claims of the medica l surveyor by Mrs. Smith herself, giving her Is. to pay her get persons to make reports like this of the commissione rs, which affected persons of great rank and position ; and if officers. The state of suspense in which they now were VAS 1 expenses. The order was deliv ere d, an d on F e b. 4 the levy you expect to get men who will make such r e p orts, y ou most unsatisfactory. All they asked was, that the Govern- i was withdrawn. Subsequently it appeared the broker had most be ready to uphold and appreciate their services. ment should g ive them a decided answer as to whether or kept the levy in longer than was necessary for his ownpros (Hear, hear.) Looking to the position of these two men, not they intended to do anything. The Government ought fit, and directions had been g iven to inquir e into his con it appeared to him that they ha I not got j ustice at our not to have assented to the appointment of the committee dnot. The woman also complained that she had been put to hands. (Hear, hear.) They were not there to judge of unless they intended to do something. It was not fair to the s erne expense for the keep of the man in possession, and that the racers or of the board of commissioners at Chelsea, soldier that his life and health should beentrusted to men al to would be inquired into. After this statement he (the hut to say whether these two gentlemen, who had en- whose position was such as not to offer any inducement to Ch almoner of the Exchequer) thought the house would be trusted to them duties of a dif f icult and invidious nature, the most promising youngmen of the profession to embrace of . opinion that no unnecessary severity had been exercised had faithfully and ably discharged those duties; and if it. The attraction offered by the East India Company and tow ards this poor widow. (Hear.) so, whether the country ought not to give them some mark the great steam-packet companies must take away all the Si rG. PECHELL was glad the right hon. gentleman first-class men from the army. He trusted that the hon. h ad le i yen this ex p lanation. of approbateee? (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said he was sure this question was gentleman the Secretary of War would, either in committee The, bill was read a third time and passed. one which interested the house, and deeply interested the or on bringing up the report, state what the intentions of The , Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bill was read a third country. (Hear.) At a moment of great anxiety these two the Government were with regard to the army medical time :teid passed. gen tlemen were sent to conduct an inquiry of great diffi- department. The 'Customs Duties Bill, as amended, was considered, culty, and no persons bad ever been sent to conduct such Sir DE L. EVANS, as a military man, begged to offer and or dared to be read a third time this day. an inquiry who performed the duty with greater honour his thanks to the hon. member for the pains ho had taken The svendemnity Bill was read a third time and passed. and honesty than these two gentlemen. His hon. and in connection with this subject. There was no department The ehtpyhold and Inclosure Commissioners, &c., Bill gallant friend said it was no part of the duty of the board whose services were more arduous or difficult, and he did was react a third time and passed. of general officers to inquire into the conduct of Sir John hope that in the new Parliament at least some satisfactory The o: ceder for going into committee on the Municipal M'Neill and Col. Tulloch, although they invited them to e xplanation of the intentions of the Government would be Corporations Act Amendment Bill was discharged. be present during the inquiry. In taking that course the given, as the efficiency of an army before the enemy de- The Racehorse Duty Act Amendment • Bill passed Board acted with perfect fairness ; but he thought Sir J. pended very much on the state of the medical department. through cc'm mittee. M'Neill came to a wise decision in not appearing before There was another departmontthat required the grave and The Pan per Maintenance Bill passed through committee. the Board. Col. Tulloch, actuated by an honourable feel- serious consideration of the Government, viz., the commis- The Cinq:tte Ports Act Amendment Bill passed through nog, took a different course ; but he thought he wouldhave sariat. It had been in a most unsatisfactory state before committee. better consulted his own dignity if he had followed the ex- the late war, and he much regretted to hear that the THE INCOME TAX. ample of Sir J. M`Neill. The question now before the establishment had now been reduced even lower than it Mr. MUN TZ, who had a notice on the paper to move house was whether the services of these men had or had was then. A member of the force, Mr. Pomery, had lately resolutions to amend the mode of assessing the property not been recognised in the manner they deserved to be. Ho published a book on the subject, and he stated it would and income tax, said he thought, at that time of the night had heard there was some understanding when these gen- not be in a satisfactory state until it was made a military and in the present state of Parliament, he should best con tlemen went out to the Crimea that some militery honour s instead of a civil department, with the exception of the suit the feeling of the house by saying he should not now woul Ibe conferred on them. The noble lord shook his accounting department. Such was the case in India; and bring forward his motion; but if he happened to have a ' head, from which he inferred that that was a mistake. He in the Crimea, with the consent of Lord Raglan, he had seat in the next Parliament he should certainly bring it did not mean to say that the noble lord was unwilling to attached three or four military officers to the commissariat forward. do justice to these gentlemen ; but he must say that their of his division. He had derived the greatest advantage The house then adjourned at five minutes to 11 o'clock. services had not been acknowledged with the promptness, from their services; but of course when the army came er the generosity, or to the extent with which they ought before the enemy they returned to their regiments. A to be. He heard with regret the answer of the noble lord military land transport corps could not possibly work well to the hon. member for Liverpool, because when he saw in connet le n with a purely civil commissariat. With re that question on the paper he considered the hon. member gard to the position of the officers to whom the hon. gentle had good reason for putting it there, and he therefore ex- man opposite (Sir J. Fergrue in) had drawn attention, he pected the answer would be different. He joined his right thought their case deserved every consideration. With re hon. friend (Mr. S. Herbert) in asking his right hon. friend gard to the number of men proposed, he considered it was behind him to accede to the suggestion of his right hon. the dutyof the Government to fix it on their responsibility; friend with regard to the altering of his resolutions. He and notwithstanding it, had been said that the inefficiency believed it would answer all the purposes in view, whilst of the army at the commencement of the war was the fault it would be inconsistent with the forms of the house to of the House of Commons, he could not remember a case move the amendment of the hon. member for Livernool as where they had cat down the number proposed by the an amendment on the resolutions of his hon. friend, they Government. He was satisfied with the number of being themselves an amendment. men now proposed but ho was not sure that the Mr. J. E WART said he certainly expected the noble lord amount to be expended for such a number was equally would have given a different answer than he did tohisques- justifiable. The number was about the same in 1813-54, tion. These two officers discharged a painful and an arduous but the amount was much larger. He feared that a proper duty, and did so in a manner which justified the confidence economy was not exercised in all departments; there was reposed in them by the Government. He could not, there- a large increase i a the charge for the staff. fore, but express his deep regret that no proper mark of re- Sir J. FERGUSSON expressed his regret that the Go cognition had been bestowed on these officers. There was vernment were not prepared to carry out the recommends a strong feeling in the country on the subject, and the tion of the committee of last year, that there should be a country would not be satisfied till some recognition was second assistant-surgeon appointed to each regiment. given of the valuable services which these gentlemen ran- Col. NORTH bad also been a member of the committee, dered to it. He was quite willing to adopt the suggestion and hoped that, at all events, in bringing up the report of which had been made, as it expressed the wish he felt on supply, some explanation would be given of the intentions the subject. of the Government. Mr. PALK said he should also consent to the proposed Mr. F. PEEL said the only explanation he could give alteration. was that the state of themedical department still continued The amendment was then withdrawn, and the resolution to occupy the attention of the Government. There had been put in the form suggested by Mr. S. Herbert. a large increase in the number of medical officers, and it No member having risen, there were loud calls for a di- was intended to appoint a second assistant-surgeon to each vision ' when regiment; the charge for the department had increased Lord PALMERSTON rose and said—l was in hopes we nearly 40,0001. over what it was some years back. It was should have a more distinct expression of the opinion of true that the charge for a given number of men this year the house on the proposition of my hon. friend, but if lam was higher than it had been in former years, but the dife to infer from the calls for a division that the house is in Terence was owing to the increase in the number of officers favour of the motion—(loud cries of "Hear, hear"')—l cer. and nonsceminissioned officers. In 1854 the right hon. tainly should not wish to stand between the house and the gentleman the member for Wiltshire (Mr. S. Herbert), accomplishment of its desire, which I believe is prompted when Secretary at War, increased the number of companies by generous feelings and the interest of the public service. in each regiment from 10 to 12; he stated at the time it (Hear, hear.) Nobody appreciates more highly than I do was intended to be a permanent addition, and the Govern the services of the gentlemen to whom this motion relates. ment did not intend to make any change. Two additional (Hear, hear.) I thought we had offered to them a more battalions of infantry had also been raised during the war natural and appropriate acknowledgment of those services, —one of the 60th Rifles, and another of the Rifle Brigade; but if the house is of a different opinion, I certainly shall these two measures had much increased the number of re offer no objection to the accomplishment of its wishes. gimental officers, and consequently the expense. The motion was then agreed to. The vote was then agreed to. PROMOTION OF NON-COMMISSIONED On the vote of 1,467,0001. for pay and allowances for the OFFICERS. land forces, Sir J. FERGUSSON begged to call the attention of the Sir DE L. EVANS said the item under the head of staff house to the present position of non-commissioned officers appeared to him unnecessarily large. He thought no gone who had been promoted to commissions in the army dur- ral officer ought to require more than one aide-de-camp on ing the war. Not long ago a great cry had been raised home service. for promotions in the army, in which the consideration of Mr. PEEL said the increase in the general staff arose merit was to enter more largely than had hitherto been from the distribution of the regiments in this country in the case, and in deference to that cry promotions from divisions and brigades. the ranks to be officers were allowed. At first there was Mr. J MACGREGOR thought the Government ought groat difficulty in getting no n - comm i ss i one d officers to to take into their serious consideration the case of officers accept commissions, because it obliged thorn to leave a wbo bad been promoted from being non-commissioned sphere of life in which they had spent many years and en- officers. He knew distinguished non-commissioned officers ter upon another which entailed expense without adequate who had refused to accept higher rank on alcount of the means to meet that expense. He knew ono case in which pecuniary difficulties in which it would involve them. eight non-commissioned officers refused the offer of a coin- The vote was then agreed to ;as was also one of 184,0001. mission. That reluctance, however, wore away during the for the miscellaneous charges of the land forces at home war, when promotion, in consequence of the numerous and abroad. casualties which occurred, w as more rap id , an d th e men On the vote of 14,0007, for the volunteer corps in Great had larger allowances. But in a time of peace those men Britain, who accepted commissions were in a worse position than Sir J. PAKINGTON said this vote afforded him an op the non-commissioned officers, because they had to meet portunity of snaking an appeal to the Government with young men who entered the army with private means. regard to the yeomanry cavalry, whose efficiency was, it The consequence was that they maintained a great struggle appeared, to be impaired by their not being assembled for to keep up their position in the service. The whole cost, duty during the present year. This economy with regard of a non-commissioned officer of the line was 6s. 6d., and to the yeomanry cavalr y had nothin g te do with the in his pay was 14s. 7d. a week, so th a t h e h a d : over Bs. to creased expenditure, the small expense required having spend on his family. When he received an ensign's corn- been cheerfully defrayed for many years, and the corps mission, his pay was 1/. 15s. per week, from which at least having been called out every year, in greater or less num 4s. a day was deducted for mess expenses, which left him bars, ever since the year 1815. The whole expense in only 7s. to provide himself with cl o th es , shoes, a servant, former years was only 88,0001., and 28,0001. being the and the subscriptions he was obli ge d t o ma k e to the regi- amount now asked for, the saving to the country would be monk He was also exp ose d t o grea t er ex p ense than he only 60,0001. This saving was effected by the omission of could afford when the reg i men t was or d ere d t o th e co d e - two items, 22,000/. for clothing, and 40,000/. for perma ni s, and the consequence was that many sold out rather nent duty. He put it to the Government whether it was than go to the expense of taking their families with them worth while, in older to effect so small a saving, to risk abroad. It was true that th e illustrious personage who im p airin g the efficiency of a force which had so often ron now presided at the Horse Guards did what ho could to de, ed aid to the cis il power. ameliorate their position by making them adjutants or Lord PALMERSTON could assure theright hon. baronet quartermasters of militia regiments. If they sold out. they (Sir J. Pakington) opposite, that if he had been with him got 450/., that being the price of an ensign's commission • and his colleagues when they were settling the estimates for but 4501. only brought an interest of 18/7 a year; whereas the year, he would not have spoken of 60,000/. as an in the pension of a non-commissioned officer was 2s. 6d. a considerable sum. The Government had been obliged more day, or nearly 50/. a year. What be submitted was, that than once to go over those estimates, in order to keep them non-commissioned officers should not be promoted for ac ts. Pone many things which it would perhaps hav e been b e tt er for within due bounds. Hence they Lad been obliged to post of mere gallant r y p er f orme d i n t h e h eat of the momen t ' at once to have been taken in hand and attended to. Hon. tinguished services, some thi ng i n th e nature of ago'-os** ,1 members were however quite mistakenif they thought that service pension, which need not amount to more than 507. the Government undervalued the great importance of lb year should accompany the promotion. He thought, that maintaining intact the yeomanry system. He consi a man who had been offered and accepted a commission dered that system an important element in the organi should be enabled to maintain himself and his family in his sation °lathe national defences. In the event of any un new position. He was not for an unnecessary army ex- expected and urgent call requiring the immediate absence of the regular army from this country, the ylemen r y wou ld penditure in time of peace, but the way to lessen th a t ex- perform a great portion of their duty. Hence, if ho slid peaditure was not by cutting clown the rewards of those not propose to call oxt the yeomanry during the present, men who were struggling hard to maintain their position. year, it was not from his undervaluing their services, but THE ARMY ESTIMATES. because the Government desired to save in every possible The house having g one into committee of supply, it em th e na ti ona l purse. Mr. F. PEEL said that in proceeding with the motion Th e ve t s was then agreed to, as was also the vote of on the army estimates, it was not his intention, as the 62,0007 on account, for the departments of Secretary of committee was aware, to invite them to agree to the whole State for War and the General Commanding-in-Chief. of the estimates which th e y assume d wou ld b e requ i re d to On the vote of 125,0001., on account, for manufacturing carry on the ser v i ce o f th e army th roug h the ensuing departments and military tores, financial year. Conside r i ng th e c i rcums t ances i the Govern men t an d th e h ouse were placed he proposed t . o wehd i Mr. SPOONEIt called the attention of the committee to with regard to the fact that public money had been expended in erecting follow the c ourse w hi c h h a d been adopted the navy es ti ma t es, an d to ask only for so much money as machinery which was to have enabled the Government to effect a great saving by dispensing with manual labour. would meet th e p aymen t s w hi c h would fall clue in the He had been informed, however, that in fact the Govern course of the next tour months • and as the major part of went had been bribing workmen to leave their employers each vote would have to be submitted ' to the new Parlia ment, and as even the moue voted by the offer of higher wages, such workmen perfor ruing to be re-voted, as he understood, he thought on account would have the very operations which it was alleged were to be done consult the convenience of membersl . ho would best by machinery. He also complained that in some cases present e c l e f a he si e abstainedoccasion with eg a from rd.to armswhiohh theadbeen entering into details on the Governmentfurnishe furnished had dy refused manufacturers to ay forto Government, according te the various items and services comprised in these votes. With regard to the vote for the numberh the agreement which they had made. p because o of th m e en he would Mr. PEEL said that it had been necessary to hire work have to adopt a different course, might number l3o was the same, whatever amount, of money men for a time, while the machinery to which the hon. and he would therefore take the vote for the entire ranted sa year: member had referred was being set up. He thought that The number he proposed to ask tho committee to the hon. member was not accurately informed with regard was, 126,796 ; the number voted last year was 24n6e7tilT to the manner in which Government had hired workmen. showing a reduction in the number of 119,921, or, in re' un i With regard to tl e arms to which allusion had been made, numbers, 120,000. This reduction was male up by roans- the Government found upon inspection that they were not tion3 in all the various services which composed the land in accordance with the specification. furies. In the case of the Guards and infantry, the re- After some further conversation the vote was agreed to. du,tion would be 78,510; the number last year was following votes were then passed i -31, Z i. for f clothing and Thell 162,573, this year it would be 81,063. The reduction was 14 430 7 1. for wages of artificers, &c. d fo n ra e g ce e s , s & ar o i . ers. effected by the diminution of the number of rank and 199,000/. for o war stores for land and sea service. Upon file in each regiment, last year the regiments in the Crimea hail 2,000 rank and file, the other regiments at thi s vo t e home or in th e co l on i es , exc lusive of those in India, of Mr.oid andCHAMBERS asked for an account of the sales 1,200. It was proposed that every regiment, exclusi ve stores, observing that it had been of those in India, should he reduced to a uniform estab- stated that superfluousany articles had been disposed of as old stores lisle intent of 840 rank and file. The cavalry would be which were useful, and some even so sold bad been fur redaced from 16,820 to 9,325, making a reduction of 7,491. nish ed again under new contracts This was ma d e up b y re d uc i ng thenurnbcr of troops in each Mr. PEEL said that an account* was given up to the end tre,g3ortz The artillery eight to six, an d th e ran k an d file from 640 of last year. Th ere wou l d he no difficulty in furnishi ng th e he artillery and en ;insets would be reduced from account, but it was most unlikely that any portion of these 28,22 1 t ee 21124, I n th e Military . T ra i n a nd Hospital old stores had been re-supplied to the Government under Corps there would be a reduction of 8,191. The remain der new contracts. eahp o n f e to d t i tl b r a e n d d u e c d tio n was made up by 21,790 of the foreign 89,000. for fortifications. tee might be curious in the course of last year. The commit- 23 - 1,0001. civil buildings and barracks. to know whether there the course of th e of 120 000 It was Past year a real reduction tobad been in 76,00)1. for educational and scientific branches ' * W as not the the extent 9,000/. for rewards for military services. ' effective men hal been case that such a number of Co i discharged. 31,000/. for pay of general officers. Trans ot p 1%. k , Orpe ana the arged. In the case of the Land 190 000/ for ofreduced and of retired , . pay actual reduction of 30 Foreign Legion, there was an 63,000/ for pensions to widows of officers and compass accounted for. The eaumb ru e en, leavine about 90,000 to be '* r vet ' Renate allowance. cav dry, and infantry, We. 173,000, e.l last year for Guarde, 111 but there was never fenny a not incleding officers• n effective force , 11, • • Oeo/. for in-pensioners. I strength. The army was largest in A equal to that 393,000/ for out-pensioners,and . time the number in these three services last, but at that 47,0001. for en ' allowances. or it bout 40,000 below the estimate ;which' as only 129, 85 7, The house then ') resumed, n n u a teat:grind the umed, .resolutions were ordered of 4',000 to be accounted for. Fr, in _ left a reduction t April last obe reported to-morrow (this day). Feb. in this yes r, 20,0P0 rank and file ban e . to Ist of THE SP ' 90 • , been disch e EAKER—MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN. leas ing only a balance of . ,me over e•h 000 ar e ed, Viscount PAT M the effective force to the strength propose It o e to bring house e ERSTON—I have to acquaint the the next year. Daring the war two regiment be for usethat h their address of Tuesday, the 10th March last, had been brought from India and sent back at s • e cavalry Prayingto confer her Majesty "that she will be most graciously pleased Lion ; that accounts for 1,360 ; he anticipated thatirla- Right lion. Charles war k of her royal favour upon sh e es . Shaw Leferre, Speaker of this house, the Ist Feb. t o the commeaceinent of the financial y i e ' r. for his great and ern i trient services performed to his country about 10 ar 12,000 men would be :Neches ged from the lard s ; ` lu ring the kin either because unfit fur service, or aul.'ious to leave, and with such distf and unpor , ant period in which he hue then there would reinein only 9,090 effective men over ilie the chair of resi s t n e l . s e l V ability and inte g rit y p resided in end to as-uro her Majesty that what number propoaed to bee voted for next year. With regale] 7er expense her Majesty ' to these men, the co he Ito take teas this—he -Pen that account, shall think proper to be incurred curse propose. had received, a ro t has been 1 " count, this house will makegood in , 1833 urn showing that for the ten years end- been , aid before her M • the same," ajesty, that her Majesty has 0 TSB: 3, when the strength of 121 512, the Is Pleas ed to receive death, the same graciously, and has corn dische .s. aryl desertion vets aent the 12,; . 00 men, or rather over te ancomplianc i Withquthol -e house that her Majesty, in 1 1110 per month.ff, there- fore, they were to ' reduce the army at once to the some signal Right Hon• Charles Shaw Lefevre actual strength proposed mark of her royal favour * have immediately toto be voted they would tbe gra t d commence recruiting, to meet no n e and secured ;but as the same can- Parliament, her Majeoprec without the concurrence of the monthly 1, se; recruiting e was a very ex pen sive mode , moire to enable her tog' ommends the House of C of supplying flint deficiency,„eve complianc e to their wish ones 1 The energetic prosecuti on as every recruit had to be I s• es uch measures of the War with China pro, keel with a kit besides receiving the i pasein e - is foe d, thereore, for thepresent to suspend (Loud cheers ar the course obviously diet tted. by Humanity not peed recruiting until ' , that tho house resolve itself into a comm .) t I beg to net y ) less the e 9,0a0 men wore absorbed ; the result n would he thatcommittee of the whole than by Prudepce. in :gout six or nine months the strewth house to-morrow to consider her Majesty's cae.'hy, and infantry would be reducedn:4th of the Guards, sa e e , —Agreed to. gracious is mss- , Fifteen or twenty trinity voted. The••to the number cc- ' . . artillery :old engineers w I OTAYS AND MEANS. I thousand men, properly di rectpd ere, on the let , would at once biting of Feb., about 2,000 above the strength, On the motion of Mr. WILSON, the house resolved - the con fl ict to a con ed, hut would be reduced thet euosiese pr h lozd to he vet i itself into a committee of ways and means, an passed ellueion. tee come resolution thet towards making good the supply granted au 0 . pp fung, for example, that is to say THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LA NE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting M9.nager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Last Six NigUfa of the present Season. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, dm. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., 1 SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A CONJUGAL LESSON. Lullaby, Mr. F. Robson. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. This Evening, with its manifold romantic equestrian effects, invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke, the operatic drama of ROE ROY, with the original music, the last week of its performance. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the Equestrian EVOLUTIONS in the ARENA. To conclude with the equestrian barlequinade called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Commetee at seven o'clock. Dross Boxes, 4s. ; Upper 'loxes, 3s. - Private Boxes, from It., no cha rg e f or bo o ki ng ; Pit, 2s. ; dallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. tiox•office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBII RY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Ducts, &c., : Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cent Senor Antonio M. de Sella, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Maekney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. Rely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. man WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'HIS DAY—Morn. 37 min. aft. 3—Evening 51 min. aft. 3 'n-Moitnow—Morn. 6 rain. aft. 4—Evening 20 min.aft. 4 THE WEATIIER—SUN OFFICE, Daiwa 13. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM. 47 --highest since noon yesterday. 40 --lowest this morning 9nd during the night. 4Ti —this day at noon. RenombTEß, 29'70—falling. WIND, S.W.—Fresh, with dull weather. • - %;,4airtt !,1t4111,44, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1867. that our TE - :E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY E'VENIN6, armaments were simultaneously to at tack the vital parts of the Celestial Empire—its bead and its heart —Nankin and Pekin, at the very timei when the thunderbolts of our artillery. are being: hurled at Canton, as it were, against its broad front or breastplate. Fifteen or twenty thousand men tly, us simul taneously assaulting, in three bodies, the three principal cities of China Proper, must £nevitably bring the war to a close immediately. A thoroughly energetic campaign like this, is of all campaigns, we maintain, the very one sug gested both by Humanity and by Pruden e. It is the course of proceeding calculated to prove in the end the most economical. It is the one most probable to insure the speediest settlement of existing differences ; and therefore, by reason, the very one most likely to insure the smallest effusion of human blood, and the least expenditure of the lives and treasures of the belligerents. Therefore it is that we are solicitous at once and without any further delay whatever to urge upon the Government the absolutely imperative necessity of prosecuting, with the utmost energy, the New War originated by the Chinese—provoked by their faithlessness, precipitated by their inso lence, and aggravated by their inhuman bar barities, their incendiarisms, poisonings, and assassinations. An insulated attack upon Canton must, if per sisted in, be simply cruel, because wholly ineffec tual. Tacta fuisset alea---but it would be alto gether wide of the mark aimed at. If we want the blow to " tell" we must take care, above all things, that it is properly directed—that it is directed judiciously, energetically, and sagaciously. Remember the old war-Song of our forefathers,— " Britons, Strike Home 1" When driven to the necessity of waging war against an enemy, nc t merely strike—but Strike Home ! Undertake no Little War, of course, under any circumstances. Against that evil have we not been solemnly warned by the greatest of all our warriors, or, at least, of all our Military leaders, our NELSON of the Land, ARTHUR Duke of Wellington ? But in remembering, and not only remembering, but acting upon, that recommendation, let us not do so merely by halves! In making Great Wars rather than Little Ones, let us always, if we can, make Great Wars Wisely. To which most desir able end, in the present instance, we would here most earnestly insist upon the advisability, on every account, of our forthwith assailing China, not simply at Canton, but at Canton and Pekin and Nankin simultaneously. Directing against the enemy not merely some five thousand of our soldiers—but, at the very least, some fifteen or twenty thousand 1 Not only sending against our old antagonists of the Flowery Land a solitary squadrpn, but a grand and over whelming fleet—and a fleet aided by our already well-prepared, and at present wholly idle and use less, armament of gun-boats and floating-batteries. Supposing we really and without any further delay, and with the utmost possible energy and determination, act according to this programme. Supposing we despatch forthwith from home, from Bombay, from Calcutta, by way of Pulo Penang, through the Straits of Malacca, round by Singapore —a really efficient and sufficient ex pedition. Supposing we direct one portion of it, as we are actually doing at present, against Can ton, sending our war vessels with their freight of soldiers up the Bocca Tigris, the estuary of the Pearl River, or Choo-Kiang, to the scene of the attack conducted, by Admiral SEY MOUR. Supposing we direct another portion of it against Nankin, sending it thither along the broad current of the Mississippi of China—the great river-of the Yang-tsze-Kiang. Supposing we despatch yet another at the very same time against Pekin, up the Pei-ho River, after traversing the Ea - Aetna Sea and the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pe-tope-li. Supposing this bold and triple blow to be struck simultane ously. The Chinese war—with the least procras tination, and the least bloodshed In the end, and the least expenditure at all practicable —would be very soon terminated 1 And England has only to will all this, to do it 1 She has a heroic army at her command, in a perfect state of efficiency. She h as . a f u lly equipped flotilla of gun-boats. She h as s t ea m-power at her command to any amount that may be required. She has a maritime force such as never before floated upon the deep. She has every conceivable requirement. She has the disposition at home to carry on the war energeti cally—a disposition at the present moment ani mating, even to enthusiasm, the wh o l e o f th e past majority of her p o p u l a ti on . A nd at the Head her Affairs, directing the machinery of her Executive, presiding over the Councils of her Government—she has, happily, at this moment, the most resolute, the most • energetic, and the most patriotic of her Statesmen. We look con fidently therefore, be it said, for the immedi a t e adoption of a policy in regard to this new War with China consistent with the course we have already indicated. It were preposterous to argue for an instant that it is a course wanting in any way either in humanity, in economy, in prudence, or in mode ration. It on the contrary, to our mind, as we have before insisted, of all projects the one most obviously dictated by each of those very considerations. Recollect the empire whose want of faith, whose unprovoked insolence, and whose wholly wanton brutality, have kindled anew the flames of another great war in Asia, is not by any means " unworthy of our steel" by its insigni ficance. It is an Empire whose sway extends over 4,500,000 square miles—in other words, over more than a quarter of the whole area of the Asiatic continent, or more than a twelfth of the whole of the known land in both hemispheres ! It is an empire having a population of some 35 0,000,000—0 r otherwise to express it, at the very least, a third part (if it be not actually more) of the entire human family ! It is an Empire beyond all other empires—considered in relation to the compact vastness and the prevailing fertility of its gigantic dimensions ! For, although the British Empire and the Russian Empire are really larger than the Chinese Empire, which is the third power in the world in territorial extent— Russia comprises among its dominions frozen plains and barren steppes of enormous magnitude I England having her vast colonial possessions scattered far and wide over the whole habitable globe —over Europe, Asia, Africi, America, Aus tralia, Polynesia I While China, on the contrary, besides being the most fertile and populous coun try in the world, is bounded solely by her own natural geographical boundaries—by the frontiers of the , Burmese Empire and Tonquin, by the Yu chain of mountains and the mountains of Thibet, by the Desert of Gobi and the waters of the Pacific I As we have been long-suffering and moderate in our conduct hitherto towards the Government of China, in spite of all its irritating obduracy, its barbaric arrogance, and its consistent and sys tematic turpitude—let us, at least, now that we have at length drawn the sword in vindica tion of the Honour of the National Flag, o f the rights of the property, and, above all, of the security of the lives of our remote fellow- and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. Last 6 Nights of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Keeley, Vincent, PU bury, Templeton, Carter, Walton ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cleveland, and Miss K. Oliver. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAN; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the nouse to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and is. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, Bs. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., I'. Is., 1/. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. 1)10YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, L THIS EVENING, will bo performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens, Princi• pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murray wad C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, VIRGINIUS. Virginius, Mr. Charles Dillon ; Virginia, Mrs. C. Dillon. Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, ,tc. After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super• utendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz will lam. After whicb, A WICKED WIFE. Followed by LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. To conclude with Moncrieff e comic drama of THE IRRESISTIBLES. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paal Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTIMS. Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, dtc. After which, an original farce, entitled, THE SERIOUS YOUTH. To conclude with LE$ ARTISTES RIVAUX. Mr, F, Glover, Mr. Tapping, drc. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS . Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, VENICE PRESERVED. Jaffier, Mr. H. Marston; Pierre, Mr. A. Rayner; Belvidera, Miss At• kinson. To conclude with SPEED THE PLOUGH. TRAND THEATRE.—Manager, Mr. T. Payne.—This Evening will be performed THE LAMPLIGHTER. After which, THE DEATH OF EVA, in which the Howard Family will appear. Followed by THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with MAID OR WIFE. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, le. ; Gallery, 6d. MApRCCH 13, 1857. citizens—let us at least, we repeat, " strike home" 1 with it, promptly and energetically l That Flag has been grossly outraged--that property has been 'wantonly destroyed —those lives have been barbarously and inhumanly sacrificed. All which crimes must be expiated by their perpetrators, and so expiated that England shall have the best security against their repetition. Wherefore it is—again we repeat—that, viewing this -new war with China in its true aspect, we do earnestly demand at the hands of Lord PALMERSTON and of his Government its rapid and energetic prosecu tion. Demanding this again and again, be it said, in the name of Humanity and of Prudence. Yesterday the House of Commons undid by one magnanimous vote the whole of the miserable, bungling, and complicated Farce of the Chelsea Commission. As How ? By agreeing unani mously, or at any rate without any division, to this very significant resolution :—" That Sir JOHN WNEILL and Colonel TULLOCH ably fulfil led the duty entrusted to them of inquiring into the arrangement and Management of the Commis sariat Department ; and that, considering the able services rendered by Sir JOHN WNEILL and Colonel TuLLoos, as Commissioners in the Crimea, the high testimony in their favour by Her MA JESTY'S Government, an humble Address be presented to Her MAJESTY, praying that some especial mark of approbation be conferred upon them !" So—Justice has been at length done effectually, though tardily, by the Representatives of the People, to men whose good services to their country have been grossly overlooked and depreciated by the Advisers of the SOVEREIGN ! Men whose eminent services , have not only been overlooked and depreciated,' but who have been themselves actually insulted as well as unrewarded ! Insulted by the vulgar offer of the bounty of 1,000/. a-piece I A species of recompence coming literally within the same category, if not absolutely as that including what is called " blood-money," at any rate as that embracing within it items such as the cash given to an Informer, or the free pardon accorded to a Queen's Evidence I And yet a species of re ward that Ministers, wonderful to relate, actually had the effrontery to proffer to gentlemen of dis tinguished character—one of them an eminent officer in her MAJESTY'S Army, the other an able and veteran Diplomatist. Happily, however, as we have seen, this insulting bounty having been, as a matter of course, scornfully declined by Sir JOHN M`NEILL and Colonel TuLLocn—the House of Commons, exercising its high prerogative, has at length come in to the rescue, tardily, it is true, but effectually and magnanimously. At the in stance, it ought to be remembered, of Mr. PALK'S original motion as amended by the Right Hon. SIDNEY RERZERT So that the services of the Crimean Commissioners have at last been formally recognised by the popular branch of the Legisla ture r and not only this, but that recognition of them has been accompanied by the recommenda tion of the whole case to her MAJESTY, with a view to the ultimate and fitting reward of Sir Joint 111‘.1•TEILL and Colonel TuLLoca by the SOPEREIGN. It is to be regretted that this decision, this generous and just decision of the House of Com mons, was retarded as much as it could possibly be retarded by her MAJESTY'S Ministers, and par ticularly by the Noble Viscount the First Lord of the Treasury. Vainly, we rejoice to say—but we grieve to observe at the same time most per versely and disingenuously. The case, however, was in itself altogether so gross and unjustifiable that—as in tho instance of Mr. ROE BUOK'S Crimean Committee—Lord PALMERSTON, after ungraciously interposing, was at length com pelled as ungraciously to waire his utterly futile opposition. At any rate, his yielding in the matter even thus, is a concession on his part to public feeling, which is entitled, we conceive, to recognition. As in a more genial manner we feel at once that the sane is due to the last Act of Grace of the Doomed, or, as the Leader of the Opposition calls it, the Moribund Parliament. The incident is one, we rest assured, which will be hailed with particular satisfaction " out of doors" by all classes of the community. WILD'S NEW MAPS. The Geographer to the Queen, Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, ex-Member for Bodmin, and, as we anticipate 'and hope speedily to see him aga'n the chosen representative of the same liberal consti tuency—has just issued three new maps, particu larly deserving at once of praise and welcome. First of all, there is one embracing within it a chart of the Canton River from the Lema Islands up to the north of Canton itself, or, as the Chinese them selves call it, Quang-tchou-fou—a sketch of the whole Chinese coast from Japan to Sumatra—and a plan of the city of Canton from the five-storeyed pa goda at the north, to its southern boundary at the banks of the Pearl River or Chou-keancr. Secondly, there is a map of Africa, giving the whole of Dr. Livingstone's remarkable route from Loando to Quillimane. Thirdly, there is a map, very brilliantly coloured, of the British Pos sessions in North America, together with the United States, and embracing the vast tracks of the Hud son's Bay Territory. To say the least of these three maps—they are most timely, and, therefore, most acceptable, publications. BANKING IN VICTORIA. The annexed letter relates to the measure contem plated by the local Governraent of Victoria with regard to the note circulation of that colony : " Sir,—With reference to the paragraph in your money article of this morning respecting the establishment of a national bank of issue in Victoria, I may state for the in formation of your readers that most of the existing banks hold charters from the Legislature of that colony which expressly give them the power to issue notes for periods extending from 14 to 21 years. The Bank of New South Wales and the Bank of Victoria, in particular, may be mentioned, and, as the proprietors of these institutions are on the spot, they are not very likely to permit any measure so immediately affecting their interests to pass without a strong opposition. "But, as the old Ministry did not possess the confidence of the country, the mail of the 23d of July, now expected, will probably inform us that this measure has gone over board with its authors. "A national bank of issue was tried in New Zealand, and has become a complete failure.—Your obedient servant, "March 12." "A. B. CONTINENTAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC, The following particulars of the passenger traffic be tween England and the Continent, during the past year, a% compare with 1855, have been gathered from state ments just furnished from the various ports :- 1856. 1857. Boulogne 99,034 ...... 136,331 Calais Dieppe Havre Dunkirk Ostend ~. - ..... 18 998 17017 ....... 15 : 346 Antwerp Total ............... 274,083 ..... 313,580 The falling off observable in the French traffic is en tirely attributable to the exceptional development it attained in 1855 in consequence of the/Paris Exhibition. The augmentation at Calais and the Belgian ports seems to indicate an increasing traffic with Belgium, Germany, and the North of Europe —partly attributable, perhaps, to the re-opening of relations with Russia. The Countess Granville "received" last evening, at the family mansion in Bruton•street. The reunion was very fay attended. Th• merchants of Nottingham have signed an addrtn of confidence in Lord Palmerston. The merchants of the city of Cork have voted an ad dress of confidence in Lord Palmerston. Madame Ristori recommerces her representations at the Theatre Italien, Paris, on the 21 of April. A letter from Berlin of March 9 statel that M. de Meyerboer, the celebrated composer, is suffering from an attack of ophtialtnia, which cause great uneminess to his triendB. Advices from Sweden state that the traffic on the Royal Swedish Railway, so far as the line is open, is exhibiting a satisfactory increase. LATEST NEWS. News from Circassia has been received to the effect that the Circassian& have again beaten the Russians in a battle on the banks of the Laba. The Russians were driven back over the river, with the loss of 400 men, 4 pieces of cannon, and their baggage. The Russians are seeking to take pos session of Chukla ; its sovereign has demanded the interposion of the Sultan. MARSEILLES, MARCH 12. Nerimon Khan and Mirza Ebol Khan, the bear ers of the treaty signed at Paris by Feruk Khan, sailed this morning for Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCII 4. Admiral Lyons, in an order of the day, has poinfed out the order of departure of the vessels of his squadron from the Bosphorus. They are to leave in succession, and repair to Malta, where they will all assemble before proceed ing to England. Admiral Lyons himself will leave Constantinople on the 15th, in the Royal Albert, at which time the only vessel remaining will be the Miranda, at tached to the service of the English embassy. The journals of Constantinople state that the Council of Ministers have approved of the statutes of the new Bank of Turkey. There is a change of Ministry in Alexandria. Achmet Pacha takes the Department of the In terior, Abdul Hann Pacha that of War, and Mus tapha Bey the Finances. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 2. A Russian corps of 3,000 men had been received with enthusiasm at Tabriz. The Persian army destined to act against the Affghans had been reinforced ; and Russia was seeking to occupy the Khanate of Khoukhand, with a view to the extension of its frontier to the English possessions. The Sovereign of Bokhara, alarmed at these pro• jects of invasion on the part of Russia, had soli cited the mediation of the Sultan to secure the in• depence of Khoukhand. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 7. Letters from Bombay, of 16th of Feb., mention that Colonel Jacob had sailed for the Persian Gulf with 1,000 cavalry and a regiment of infantry. Dost Mohammed had shown himself favourable to the mission of General Lawrance. The former believes he shall be able to make Kandahar his principal residence. MADRID, MARCH 11. The case of General Prim will be d eliberated upon to-morrow by the Council of War. General Concha is named for the command of the expedition to Mexico. VIENNA, THURSDAY. The Emperor and Empress have arrived from their visit to their Italian dominions. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : "The Prussian Minister has received no in structions from Berlin since Saturday last, when he transmitted the conditions communicated by the Conference for the settlement •f the Neu chatel question. This delay is felt to be very annoying, and the Emperor, who treated the Swiss in so unceremonious a meaner to please the King of Prussia and with the prospect of a visit from his Royal brother, now finds what sort of a friend he has paid court to, and how little worth while it was to wound the feelings of old and tried friends to flatter those whose good will he can never expect to gain. The Emperor is said to be irritated at the manner in which the Prussian Government is acting. He imprudently engaged himself with the Swiss, and his engage ment is now as far from fulfilment as ever. But for that engagement the prisoners would not have been liberated, and the French Government is in reality responsible for the dilatoriness if not bad faith of their friend, who, I dare say, laughs at the simplicity of those who trusted him. So far as the Swiss are concerned it matters not much to them. The sovereignty of the King of Prussia in Neuchatel is at an end ; that the King will " mobilise" another army against Switzerland is not probable, and it is still more improbable that even if it were mobilised his Majesty would make use of it. No day is yet fixed for the resumption of the Conferences." The Paris correspondent of th• Morning Pos :second edition) says : "It has been stated that the French Govern ment were about to send an expedition of 20,000 men to China, being a portion of an Anglo-French force, which the conduct of the Chinese authorities renders abaately necessary. These assertions are false. The French Government will not send any number of men to China excepting those which form the naval complement of men belonging to the squadron . destined to operate in the Chinese waters, under the command of Admiral Rigault- Genouilly. An exchange of notes has taken place on the China difficulty between the Governments of England and France, and the best understand ing exists with reference to joint operations." AUSTRIA. The Austrian Gazette contains the following ob servations on the reply made by Count de Cavour to the note of Count de Buol :—"lt is evident from different journals of Europe that the reply of Count de Cavour has bad a certain success among the gen tlemen of the press. We can understand this, for the reply is to the note of Count de Buol what a brilliant article in a journal is to a serious political manifesto, which seeks 1 ss to make fine phrases than to point out an existing evil. When the French Government complained in the Congress of Paris of the excesses of the Belgian preps, the complaints only applied to tha Opposition journals. But the situation of the Sardinian press towards Austria is quite dif ferent. The invectives made use of in Sardinia against Austria do not appear only in the opposi tion and republican journals, but in the organs which represent the Government in its internal dis cussions, and which receive at least some intima tions on foreign questions. This part of the Sar dinian press is not absolutely independent, and Count de Cavour cannot, as regards these journals, refer to the freedom of the press which exists in. Belgium. The note of Count de Biiol was not ad dressed to the Cabinet of Turin for the purpose of bringing about any change in the law on the Sar dinian press, but to show the Government of that country that the source of the poison was well known. The Sardinian reply has therefore skil fully turned the question, by reminding Austria that the has a right to prosecute the journals be fore the Sardinian tribunals. Austria neither seeks to prosecute nor to have punishment% inflicted on joarzaalists ; but she makes her complaints be fore the tribunal of the European Governments and of all impartial men, against those who are, w e w ill not Fay, the authors of disorder, but who favour it by not exercising their influence over these organs, in order to make them assume a more supportable demeanour towards a neighbouring The press i s . Go country. What Count de Cavour s tys o f the Austrian journals is incorrect. It is i n th e first place wrong to think that the Ans i t i. r , l a n ctimpletely deprived of any free w vernraeat only exercises a negative it fl ience over it, and that press is as independent for the mani festation of its ideas as that of any other country. It doahticss would not be permitted in Austria to represent the King of Sardinia as a (an? , er for the repov. of Italy, or to attack the rights of Sardinia over Genoa, or to excite the conserv. tves of Italy to a p:ot against the Sardinian Government. When 1 the Austrian journals have at times made use of bitter expressions against Sardinia, it has been from the indis, ensable necessity of acting in self-defenc e. The Austrian pre ss d oes so t wage a systematic 71 . 8 against the Sardini an cons ti tu ti o n, nor ill general against her policy, wh en th e l a tt e r does not inter . fere w i th A us t r i an a ff a i rs. B ut one wo uld be de void void of every p a t r i o ti c sen ti men t t o co olly supp. o " the torrent of abuse which ia constantly rushing from Sardinia over the Emperor and the counted', unless it were to b e w ith the coldness of contempt' NAPLES. A letter from Naples, of the sth inst., mentions a political hoax played off in that city on the o ,„c c b a ; sion of the Queen havi ng g i ven bi r th to a son. Th e trick, which created much e-nsation in the cal t supposed to be the work o f some of the nec,li:„ societies. The following p roc l ama ti o n, having the Royal arms at the head, an d a t th e bottom ' be signature of the Imperial print er , w as posted at t corner of several streets : f the "Ferdinand 11., by the grace of God, Xing °- Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, Sze , Duke of Dt r , r .,,. Piacenza, Castro, &c., Hereditary * Grand Prince of If cany, &c.—Providence having deigned to increfaVal Royal family by another son, adhering ,to the r ,,," rid councils of the British and French Governalertl%t desiring, as formerly, to indulge the movement s ° " d 0 0 paternal heart, we have resolved to command, al l do command, as follows : 10 1 " Art. 1. We grant a f u ll amnes t y to all P° - prisoners, tried or not tried. " Art. 2. We restore r too vigour the Constitution dt, 10th February, 1848, to which we swore faith 1111 gospels. oce " Art. 3. Our well-beloved son, th e hereditary A r is appointed Vicar-General of the kingdom. hell " Art. 4. The Cha m b ers w hi c h h ave b ee n closed ° be immediately convoked. 0 " Art 5. The Mini s t er S ocre t a of State, Frt i oe of the Council of Mi n i s t ers , i s char ge d with the ex er t of the present decree. "FERDINAND TR " O S J ig A ne , d t'he M F in E is ß te D r I S N ec A g t;°l State President of th e C oun cil of Milna - " Caserta, Feb. 28, 1857." f th e It would not be easy to describe the frig— °. police when they di scovere d th ese proc lano' l° o ll The t'xt of the Imperial decree was so iilge o y he sed over a genuine proclamation as to lea t he top and bottom visible, and thus give it appearance of authenticity. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY Sl i '' — ne rOf A Council of Ministers, at which the Pr presided, was held y es t er d a y a t th e Tulleit 3g i ng o The Patric of this eveni ng s t ates that sc p c ' et err from the frontiers of Chi na rece i ve d a t St.: - 0 40 burg, and published by the J ourna l de r4 c 'fri s ifi L a announce that the Govern men t o f Peki n n - o - cssl state of dissolution, th a t th e E mpero r has eJ and is forced to issue iron coin, that all the men had left the city, and that the Ciw Mlntchous are in open hostility. the ta The Pays, Ministerial paper, contains lowing : "A private letter from Tienna, of the 804 ; li b en t rumour, thought to be well founded, which ba; ii - dr i sone days in circulation in th at city It is t° : „T e iti lti ; that the policy of Austria is abou t . to enter 7 0 ° 1 1 01/ . 4' . phase, and that the Emperor intends giving „";.i vinces of Rouman origin a Constitution cewv," as tv vantages of a nature similar t o th ose which P° cently accorded to the Lombard Provinces. " By granting such a co ncess i on A us tria 0 2 I,of no longer anything to fear from the union of fr u e ,s°"; bian Provinces, and from th e a d van t ag es tbst mans of Wallachia and M o ld av i a wou ld derive - the BOURSE, March 12.—The f o ll ow i n g Wets - quotations Cash. fr. c. 4i per Cents End of ison th ' —fr. °' 3per Cents 7O 75 71 - pi New Loan — ~, 9 1 Bank Shares 4,100 Roman ............... Credit Mobilier 1,412 50 Aastrian ... : ....... 3 ,1 Belgian Fives ...... Piedmontese (5) 9l 50 Home Debt ......... , RAILWAYS—FOB CASH. ,r SO PI / fr. c. Orleans 1,450 Western ............ .. 849 . 0 Northern 970 St ras b urg ........... IS . , Lyons 1,475 New Ditto ...... "' .. 6:1 1 / Mediterranean 1,960 G ran d Central ..... , / Lyons Geneva Cette B3O Austrian Coln. "'... The following is the monthly debtor and, f este r account of the Bank of France, made up I° ' day (Thursday) : 0 0 0° ► Capital 91,2'''750 2 986 ' 00 1 Reserve fund 00'100 I Reserve immobilibre IS 3 / Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks 62, 1 3;01 , Do. to order (Post bills) 5 ' 5 1u 0 Bills payable at sight 4 , o°„,' 20 a Account-current of Treasury Creditor 10. 9, „ 4 ,768 3 : / Various accounts-current ................ 1 07 1' 14 4 1 1 0 Do. branch banks 944 6 1 6 1 Dividends to be paid l,l 90611 1 P 4 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities '' 1 ig" 0 1 9 3 'lll Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills 7,0 . 2',9 1 Sundries I' 944, 6661 a l fr. 9 0 ' CR. gal / 107, l ' -' 5O 1 Cash and ingots 115, 1 1 gi 0 Cash at the branch banks 5 61 ,611 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day QOI7 0 / 239tu 6$ Bills becoming due in Paris OA 00 Bills in the branch banks ll Advances on coin and ingots „„ 964,„, 4 0/ Do. on public securities of France 111 ' Or / 5, 6 , 00 0 / Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds l'43 1' 5 9 ' Do. in the branch banks n OO , Do. to the State by treaty of 55,000 o '0'00" ' l l June 30, 1848 40,00 'lO 0 Advances on Treasury bills 12, 98(4 11° / Rentes of the reserve fund 5 2,274 '0 0 a / Rentes of disposable funds 4 000 09 1 Hotel and furniture of the Bank 15, 1.,., 03 3 i Real property of branch banks 86 9 ' 0 9 1 Expenses of administration i 031, 4 10 " 6 Premiums on the purchase of matibres ........:,...../ Sundries • 9 44 6 ' ll 96 5 , DR. PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETIr I3I DE. n 5O,O ° A 91'180,/,D:l' Capital Reserve fund 00 , Reserve immobilib re - .1. 4 2 : 9 11)0 0 / . Notes to bearer, in circulation V 60/ 41 Do. of branch' banks 63 , 4!:615, i Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 80,9 5 ,°'00 / Various accounts-current Do. 'branch banks 2 1 3 : 84 01 9 00 1 Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses keeping last hofalsfelceuarrities 6 1 , : 4 9 '3 7 i: 17; li t 1 17u, A p $ 0 +, is ly, Re - a discounts af o e fthe Overdue bills ... Sundries ► 6° 00 ~ 94°1' b Pr. 0 CE. i 0$ Cash and ingots , a 8 9 Cash at the branch banks , 111,! 8 ° 4 v ://5 0 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day... u 1 0 41 14 Bills becoming due i n P ar i s Bills in the branch banks , 76,14 1 Advances on coin and ingots 0 309,Y 42 6 I Do. in the branch banks . '', 8 2 90 / 91 8 '5OO Do. on public securities of Prance - , s / 60 3 ' 00 Do. in the branch banks 4 Do. on railway s h ares an d b on d s 1, 7 077' 00 4 Do. in the branch b an k s Do. to the State by treaty of ' • A d # June 30, 1848 Advances on Treasury bills 0, 0 0,400 ;$ , ~2 98u, i 5 r Rentes of the reserve fund ' '190, 6 ' 9 / Rentes of disposable funds 62, iio 00 / Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 0' 6 '60 Real property of branch banks boo, „i 7, Expenses of administration R20. 6° .4 % 1 Premiums on the purchase of matieres -,18 fr/ Sundries .—.----- , 91u 9423" 30110e#0' # Viscount Palmerston and her Majest t t h er e d ß ay ig i h n t t H i m o a n t . ed th t e h L ei o r r a d c m cep a ta o n r c teo opfarantYaii; voi.*%i_ofdycds at the Mansion-house, on Fri y day, - the 20th 11 " ( fe r .:#l have been issued to members of both House; torr . „ ment, and other distinguished :.s : which the approaching appeal by Ministers to w; bp tr re y inils i i m aata p et a f r ao t sr s to such an event, w ill, it is exP ecteu' ef 6 se t m lie bla s g h e or o t f " g s u s es o t f :. Theatre this evening, the notice, and sec- , The Queen of Oude and su ite • Tisq JO ill We regret to learn tbat Lady Ashburton is wp Ai n in Pari s b y a l arm i ng i ndisposition. Her 1101°- ;1108,,1 on her j ourney h omewar d s from Nice, b ut o n Or,' ' Or the French ca pit a l s h e b ecame so ill t h a t the '- advisers forbade her to continue the journ•Y The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. D' l "-jeo,i ceived at dinner, on Wednesday, at their 0 1 0 0 0 f Grosvenor-gate,his Excellency th Russian O ni , li besq f the Countess iireptowitch, the Duke and P u- a 974 Montrose, the Earl and Countess of Jersey f a c es Clementine Villiers, the Baron and Baroness J;d, Rothschild and Baro ness N a th an i e l de Roths,c h ,„ l te u : Earl of Cardigan, th e Bi s h o p o f Oxford, t- I° ' - 4 9 Lagrard, Lord R o b er t C ec il, L o rd Adolpbu° -1 Tempest, and Sir James Fergusson. Ch i° . 'l The telegraphic report of the India and - 00 1 ,' changes shows no material variation since the 10001 btt the tendency is rather unfavourable. At o c, the rate is still 2s. lid. ; at Calcutta it ill ' c ot" showing an adverse movement of about half per s ip re' and at Canton and Shanghai the quotations re rp ir ceol . spectively at 4s. 9d. and 6s. Bd. Under these c o d fur stances there is likely to be a sustained d eraa silver, especially bar silver.