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13 arliainntarp protabino. HOUSE OF COMMONS.- MONDAY Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved an address of congratula tion to her Majesty on the birth of another princess. The motion, which was seconded by Sir R. PEEL, was carried 'undni m . aasly On the motion th l at the report of Committee of Ways and Means'on the income tax be received, Mr. M'GREGOR moved " That it is just and expedient to extend to Ireland during the two years ending the sth of April, 1851, the same rates of income tax, excise duties, window duties, and other assessed taxes, which shall be at the same time levied . in Great Britain." . . Mr.'GoimnußN interposed to order, as a motion of this description could only be brought forward in a committee of the whole house. _ _ The motion was then withdrawn, and a further discus sion on the income tax ensued, at the termination of which the report was received, and a bill founded thereon was ordered to be brought in. The House then went into Committee of Supply. Mr. WARD concluded a speech of considerable length, detailing the various votes, and the causes which rendered their amounts necessary, by placing a memorandum of a resolution in the hands of the chairman of the committee which referred to the wages vote, and not to one for the number of men, upon which Mr. 'HUME interposed, saying that it was necessary the latter should be agreed to before the former could be put. A scene of some excitement ensued as to the usual course of proceeding, Mr. WARD alleging that the num ber of .men was determined by the royal prerogative, and was not put as .a vote in the committee ; which excitement was not lessened by the honourable gentleman's intima tion that the wrong resolutions had been sent him. At length Mr. HUME moved that the number of sea men, boys, and marines, which stands in the estimates at 43,000 be reduced to 36,000, when the debate proceeded without further interruption, Mr. Hume's amendment being supported by Mr. Cobden, who entered at some length into the subject referred to in his Manchester speech as to the services of British ships of war on foreign stations, and by Mr. Bright. _ _ The speakers in favour of the number of 43,000 as pro posed in the estimates, were Mr. Corry, Mr. Cochrane, Mr. C. Bruce, Sir J. Graham, Lord Seymour, Lord In gestre, Admiral Dundas, Colonel Tynte, Lord Palmer ston, Sir H. Verney, and Mr. H. Drummond, the com mittee at length dividing, when Mr. Hume's amendment was defeated by a majority of 309 ; the numbers 347t0 38. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY Mr. HINDLEY gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of the house to the state and .condition of the industrious classes of this country. Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to honourable members, stated that he had not received any official information as to the discharge of English domestic servants in Paris, or that such circumstance had occurred at the instance of the Provisional Government. The noble lord also stated the substance of a correspondence which had passed be tween himself and Lord Noriaanby, in reference to the reception of the royal family of France in this country, And such members of the late government as had taken refuge here ; that the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier was the result of their own free will ; and that he had received a despatch from Vienna, dated the 14th instant, informing him that Prince Metternich had ceased to be Prime Minister of Austria, but beyond that fact he had no information to afford. The noble lord also •'further stated, in answer to Lord G. Bentinck, that the result of Lord Howden's communication with the Bra zilian Government led him to despair for the present of concluding any commercial treaty with that country. .Lord MORPETH, in reply to ,Lord Duncan, intimated that the commissioners appointed to superintend the completion of the new Houses of Parliament, were Earl De Grey, Mr. Greene, M.P., and Sir J. Burgoyne, R.E. Mr. M. MILNEs was proceeding to bring under notice the case of Mr. Rayson, a British merchant, who had complained, by petition, of grievances he had suffered from the Austrian authorities at Constantinople, when an honourable member moved that the house be counted, audit appearing that forty members mere not present, it necessarily stood adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—INEDNEsDay On the order of the day being moved for the second reading of the Agricultural Tenant Right Bill, Mr. 'P. Sea°Pe called the attention of the house to the destruction of houses and forcible ejectment of their in mates in the county of Galway, and contended that✓ the government ought to institute an inquiry. A short conversation ensued on this topic, but with no important result. The Earl of MARCH then requested the hon. member for Berkshire to postpone the second reading of the Agri cultural Tenant Right Bill for a short tiine. Mr. PUSEY said, as it appeared to be the wish of the house, he had no objection to do so. After a desultory conversation, the second reading was postponed until that day three weeks. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that he should on a future.day ask the Secretary for the Colonies when it was likely that the Peninsular medals would be distributed. In reply to Lord Stanley, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Government still entertained their intention of augmenting the number of bishoprics. With regard to the application of the episcopal fund, he was not pre pared to state that no part of that fund would be appli cable to any other purpose than that of creating ad ditional bishoprics. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY A smart and interesting debate ensued upon the mo tion of Mr. Mackenzie, for thilissue of a new writ for the borough of Harwich, Mr. BLACKSTONE moving, as an amendment, that the limits of the borough should be ex tended, with the view of inmasing the number of elec tors. The amendment was negatived by 195 to 64, and the original motion carried by 164 to 63. A similar debate upon the conduct of the borough of Horsham was only postponed until the evidence taken before the committee should be published, and the House was then for some time occupied by the oft-discussed claim of Captain Dillon for the capture of a smuggling vessel called the Peru. On this occasion It was brought on by Mr. F. O'Connor, but with no better success than on former attempts, for the hon, member found himself with only eight supporters in a house of sixty members. Mr. Batonx then moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the Gime Laws, which was seconded by Mr. COWAN. Sir G. GREY argued that the remedy which Mr. Bright had proposed was one which the House ought not to entertain even by the admission of the bill. An attempt to adjourn the debate was defeated by 87 to 82, but the House afterwards adjourned unanimously. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL the Criminal Law Administration Amendment Bill, giving power cf appeal from decisions of justices of the peace at quarter sessions and judges of assize upon points of law, was read a second time ; the Queen's Prison Bill committed ; and the Audit of Railway Accounts Bill read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY The railway bills debated on the question of second readings were the Chester and Holyhead Railway (power to purchase, &c.), which was postponed until Monday (yes terday) ; the Great Western Railway (branch from Windsor to Slough), which was read a second time, and the North British Railway, No. 2 (junction with Leith branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, &c.) Bill, which was rejected by a majority of 45, the numbers 105 to 60. _ _ Lord MORPETH, in reply to Mr. Cardwell, stated that he should not, in the present state of the public business. think of proceeding with the public Health Bill next week, but as soon after as possible. Sir G. GREY, in answer to Mr. Bright, with reference to the two persons under sentence of death at Durham, for killing one of the Duke of Cleveland's gamekeepers, stated that the verdict of the jury had not been accom panied . by any recommendation to mercy, but he had re ceived many applications to that effect from places in the neighbourhood of which the transaction occurred, and also a memorial signed by the jury. He could not, how ever, consent to lay that memorial on the table, because it would involve the necessity of producing counter state ments—a course which would be wholly subversive of the proper administration of . justice - Mr. BRIGUT gaup notice of his intention, after Easter, again to move for leave to bring in a bill for the total re peal of the Game Laws. Mr. HAWES, at the instance of Mr. Reynolds, ex plained the amount and conditions on which a tax was imposed on emigrants to Canada. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to Mr. Mackinnon, stated that the repayment of the balance of the Leeward Islands Loan would be postponed for five years, on condition of interest thereolobeing paid in the interval. The non-payment of poor rates in Ireland in the Cas debar union led to some observations, and a further de fence of Irish landlords. The Property Tax Bill was read a second time, Mr. Howe intimating that on the motion for the committal of the bill he should move that it be referred to a select committee up stairs. _ Lord J.-R - USSELL made a forcible appeal to the house on the subject of the public business, enumerating the different governMent measures in progress, and calling for the forbearance of hon. members in bringing forward motions on orders of the day ; stating, at the same time, that the Income Tax Bill and the Estimates would, in all probability, take up about two months of the days which the government had at their disposal. Mr. BAILLIE, in e speech descriptive of the horrors of die slave trade, as carried on in defiance of the efforts of the squadron appointed for that service to prevent it, imsved an address to the crown, praying her majesty to give directions that negotiations be entered into with foreign powers to relieve this country from the engagement under which it labours, of -maintaining a squadron on the coast of Africa. - - Mr. Htatic seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr. G. Thompson, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Mowatt, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Bouverie and opposed by Lord Harry Vane, Capt. Pe,cbell, Mr. Hutt, Lord Palmerston, Sir T. Acland, L or d Jan Russell, and Sir Robert Peel; the principal objection to the motion being the taking any decisive step of this ,nature until the committee sitting on the slave trade bad =ode its report._ On a divisiOn,thetnotion Was rejected by a majority of 136: the numbers, 216 fog°. Mr. P. SCROPE moved an address for an intlictinent to he preferred by the law-officers of the crown against the parties ,concerned in the illegal destruction of several houses and the forcible ejectment of their inmates within the, union pi Ilivay, about new, year's day last, and ; which appeared to have occasioned the deaths of several of the unfortunate objects of this ill-treatment. After a dente tie MOM wee wig drawp i d the 119140 went into'Committee of Supply,'Col. ANSON entering into an 'explanatory statement otthe Ordnance Estimates. The votes taken were sums on account of different herds of expenditure, but which circumstance did not prevent a discussion arising on the items as they were severally put by the chairman. _ _ _ On the resumption of thehouse, the Game Certificate Killing of Hares (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, and the house adjourned. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL, MANCE In the provinces of France, the Commissioners of the Government have been using to the full the almost un limited powers granted them by-the circular of M. Ledru Rollin. The proceedings at Blois, as detailed in an article from the Constitutionnel, which will be found elsewhere, have justified all the fears entertained from the publica tion of M. Rollin's circular. The Minister of the' Interior has directed a government commissioner to confer with the English consul relative to the claims ef the English workmen expelled from Rouen. It is said that the government contemplates the purchase of the railways, paying the shareholders in 5 per cent. stook. A great demonstration has taken place in the Champ de Mars, on the occasion of planting the " Tree of Liberty." 'M.'Ledru Rollin was present and addressed the people. _ Ailtlie'Russians residing in or visiting Paris have re- -ceived an order to leave it. - " We have learned (says the Daily News) from quarters the correciness of .which can be relied upon, that the de monstration made on Friday, at the Hotel de Ville, by the 200,000 operatives, was got np by the Government, at the cost of 500,000 francs. Each operative was paid 2 francs, and the officers 5 francs." It would seem by the following extract from a private letter, written on Friday in Paris, that a re-actionary feeling has already commenced : The people of France are beginning to learn that there are other despotisms bevides that of kings. The no torious circular of M. Ledru Rollin has not proved a dead letter. His pro-consuls already begin to show that they have no intention of allowing the powers conferred upon them to become dormant. M. Emmanuel Arago, brother, we'believe, of the late Astronomer-Royal and present Minister of Marine, is the commissary of M. Ledru Rollin at Lyons. It appears that this functionary has issued edicts anticipating and surpassing those of the Government itself. While the Government has decreed an immediate contribution to the state of 45 hundredths of the year's taxes (the said taxes meanwhile being ex acted), M. Emmanuel Arago has, by a decree published under his sign manuel, decreed against his subjects, the Lyonnais, an immediate impost equal to four contri butions. ..By another ukase the pro-consul of Lyons ordains that no one shall go out of the city with more than 500 francs in specie. And see here what a Lyons correspondent of Republi can Presse Eays— " Our Municipal Council was dissolved on the 27th of February. The private authority of individuals was sub stituted for it. Whither are we are going ? God alone can save France. The most enormous sacrifices are nothing to us, but arbitrary power crushes us. Since the 28th of February we are subject to the will of an indi vidual. Better - live in Russia than under such a regime." So much for the " great and glorious revolution of February." The Provisional Government is distributing an immense number of muskets among the newly-inscribed National Guards, throughout the whole of France. The insubordination in the French army is becoming daily more threatening. The soldiers everywhere claim the right of sending away officers with whom they are not satisfied, and presently they will no doubt claim the right of election as well as that of the veto. At Cambray a portion of the sth Regiment of Light Infantry, which is garrisoned in that town, insisted that certain officers in the regiment should be remoVed. Their conduct became so riotous that thirty of the ringleaders were arrested and carried to prison. The prisoners were then chained together for the purpose of being removed, under an escort of gendarmerie, to the citadel , but in the way they attacked the escort in the hope that the people or their companions would rise and come to the rescue, but the National Guards having taken part against them, they were at last safely lodged in the citadel, where they still remain. THE COST OF A REVOLUTION.—The total prostration of public credit in France has rendered-it necessary either to impose new taxes or to reduce the expenditure oft the state. The Government, far from attempting to do the latter, is greatly increasing the public expenditure by adding largely to the army, and to supply the deficiency in the revenue. it is imposing taxes which threaten the owners of property with ruin. All the four direct taxes —on land, houses, persons, and furniture—are increased 45 per cent., by a single decree, and thus the amount of taxation on real and personal property is raised to at least 25 per cent. on its full value. According to an account of the taxation of France, contained in a volume of Travels published within the last month, it appears, that the first of these four taxes—the tax on real property amounted to £6 5s Od. on a farm letting for £4O a-year ; that the personal tax is ss. or 6s. ; the honse tax one franc or about 10d. on every window and door; and the tax on furniture equal from £2 to £3 on every £lOOO of furniture. By the decree just issued, all these taxes are increased 45 per cent., so that in the aggregate they will amount.to a bur den of at least '25 per cent. on the full value of every 1 man's property. IMPORTANT FROM LOMBARDY, An extraordinary supplement to the Risorgimento, of Turin, announces the revolution at Vienna, and gives the following particulars from Milan. The viceroy having left Milan at five o'clock on the morning of the 17th, like a fugitive, escorted by 500 Hussars, met at Cassano with the courier who was the bearer of the latest news from Vienna. The following proclamation was posted up at Milan on•the 17th : " The president of the imperial government hastens to announce to the public the contents of a telegraphic des patch, dated Vienna, 15th instant, received at Zilli on the same day, and at Milan yesterday evening. His imperial and royal majesty has decreed the abolition of the censor ship, the speedy publication of a law on the press, and a convocation of the German and Sclavonic States, as also the central congregations of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom. The assembly will meet, at the latest, on the 3d July next. (Signed) " HARTI." On the tSth, M. Cassati, chief magistrate of Milan, went at the head of two or three thousand persons to de mand the liberation of the individuals arrested in the course of the latter months. The demand having been refused, the magistrates retired, and immediately the peo ple assembled on the squares, and hoisted the tri-coloured flag of Italy (white. red, and green). Several streets were unpaved, and the tumult increased, A traveller, who left at two o'clock, saw several pieces of artillery drawn out, with lighted matches. At a short distance from Milan he heard the report of cannon. PRUSSIA The struggle has ended, and has been succeeded by universal joy, caused by the formation of a new ministry and the establishment of a Burgher Guard. The past is forgotten, and the King is incessantly cheered whenever he shows himself. No private property has been injured, and the people exhibit no spirit of revenge ; they even praise the bravery of the troops, and cheered them as they left the town with flying colours and the music of their military hands. The " United German Fatherland" was enthusiastically proclaimed by the citizens. The only political motive in the late dreadful excitement was the King's backwardness in taking the lead in that movement. The old Imperial colours are worn along with the Prussian white and black. Thousands and thousands thronged on the afternoon of Monday towards the Palace, and, with one voice, all at once began to sign the German Te Deunz, " Now let us all praise God." The bodies of the fallen were carried to the churches in solemn silence, nucler the intonation of the celebrated popular hymn, " Jesus, my Redeemer, liveth," the King, bareheaded, like every one else, seeing them pass from the balcony. The enthusiasm of the inhabitants of Cologne when this news arrived from Berlin on the 20th was indescribable. The great Imperial standard (black, red, and gold, with the double eagle) was, with the sanction of the Archbishop, hoisted on the top of Cologne Cathedral, and is now proclaiming to the Ger mans on both sides of the Rhine the regeneration of Germany. • BERLIN, MARCH 19. At seven o'clock this morning the following appeal from his Majesty the King to the inhabitants of Berlin was published : " To MY BELOVED BERLINEns.—By my patent of convoca tion rids day you have received the pledge of the faithful sen timents of your King towards you, and towards the whole of the German fatherland. The shout of joy which greeted me from unnumbered faithful hearts still resounded in my ears, when a crowd of peace-breakers mingled with the loyal throng, making seditioas and wanton demands, and augmenting in numbers is the same proportion as the well-disposed w thdrew. As their impetuous intrusion to the very portal of the Palace caused a just apprehension of sinister views, while insults were thrust upon my valiant and faithful soldiers, it was absolutely necessary to clear the court-yard by the cavalry at walking pace, and with their weapons sheathed. Two guns of the in fantry went off of themselves, without, thanks be to God 1 causing any injury. A band of wicked men, chiefly consisting of foreigners, who, although searched for, have succeeded in concealing themselves for more- than a week, have perverted this circumstance by palpable lies to suit their infamous de signs, and have filled the excited minds of many of my faithful and beloved Berliners with thoughts of vengeance for supposed bloodshed ! and thus have become the revolting authors of bloodshed themselves. My troops, your brothers and fellow countrymen, did not make use of their weapons till forced so to do by several shots fired a t them from the KOrrigs•strasse. The victorious advance of the troops was the necessary conse quence. .. _ " It now rests with you, inhabitants • of my beloved native city, to avert a greater evil: Acknowledge your- fatal error— your King, your truest friend, conjures you by all that is most sacred to acknowledge your fatal error. Return to peace. Remove the barricades which are still. standing, and send to me men filled with the genuine ancient spirit of Berlin, speak ing words which are seemly for your King to hear, and I pledge you my royal word that all the streets and sauares shall be in stantly cleared of the troops, and that the military occupation shall be confined solely to the most important buildings, to the Palace; the Arsenal, and a few others, and even to those places only for a brief space of time. Listen to the paternal voice of your King, ye inhabitants of my faithful and beautiful Berlin. and forget the past as I will forget it, for the sake of that great future which, under the peace-giving' blessing of God, is about to dawn upon Prussia, and through Prussia upon all Germany. " Your loving Queen - and truly faithful mother and friend, who lies suffering on a sick bed, joins her heartfelt, tearful supplications with mine. Written during the night of the ISth-19th of March, 1848. " FREDERICK WILLIAM." The King of Prussia has published an address " to his people and the German nation," in which he says that Germany is threatened with external danger from more tjagdi one side,- and that-safety can only be attained antler direction of one, by the complete union .9f.the German people • ,:•; t ; This airection . 7l64:tipon.ulyself (continues the'aci, dress," Outing then -tianot of chiniFr. 247 ITople who THE LITERPO OL STANDARD. shrink from no danger, not desert me, and Germany will join me with confidence. I have this day adopted the ancient German national colours, and have placed myself and my people under the resuscitated banner of the Ger man-empire. From this day forth the name of Prussia is fused r.nd• dissolved into that of Germany. The Diet, whith has alreadyheen convoked for the 2d of April, in conjunction with my people, presents the ready medium and -legal organ for the deliverance and pacification of Germany. On the 21st, the King appeared on horseback in Palace Court. He wore the German colours on his arms, and he was surrounded by the princes and ministers, also wearing the German colours. He was received with great joy by the people on his appearance, and spoke as follows to the assembled crowd:— _ _ "It is no usurpation on my part to feel that I am called to save German freedom and unity. I swear that itis not my intention to dethrone any German prince ; but I wish to ensure the freedom and unity of Germany, which must be guarded by German faith, and the establishment of a constitution, popular, German, and constitutional. At another part of the day, while addressing the people, some one cried out—" Long live the Emperor of Ger many !" " Not so, (replied the king,) I desire no such power. I merely place myself at the head of the entire people, to ensure for Germany freedom, unity, and order." •The Prince of Prussia has been forced to leave Berlin. The people have openly demanded that he should resign all claim to the throne. EXPULSION OF THE JESUITS FROM NAPLES NAPLES,_MARCH._I4. For some days past well dressed mobs S have collected before the Jesuits' College, hooting, hissing, and threatening to burn the building down. On Friday last a sort of deputation from the concourse bad an interview with the director of the community, and declared that its leaving was essential to the peace of the city. After much reluctance the director promised to do so on the next morning. From this time the Ist battalion of. National Guards took possession of the college, an in ventory was made of everything, and every portion of the building searched. The next morning I went up to see the finale : an im mense crowd had assembled in front of the college, as also in the streets. The national guard were stationed in the interior, on the roof, and the outside, where they were strengthened by a regiment of ,Swiss. Every now and then a person addressed the mob, amidst vivas and expressions of disgust ; nor was . there less interest mani fested by the well-dressed persons who thronged the win dows of the. Toledo and the Largo di Carita. At four o'clock p.m. the long-expected moment arrived : fifteen carriages issued from the gates of the college, bearing in them the holy fathers. On the box of each carriage was a national guard. Two more on horseback rode on each side, and round each carriage was a hedge of bayonets. Behind followed a battalion of the national guard, a regiment of Swiss, and a squadron of cavalry. The peo ple at this moment observed the most perfect silence. The last carriage was open,.and there, amongst others of the padri, sat one, with a countenance that indicated deep grief and anguish. It was a picture well calculated to produce a deep impression. The procession descended by Monte Olive to the Fontana Medina, until they at length arrived at the Mola, where the steamer Vesuvio was in waiting for them. The crowd here was most dense and on the steamer leaving the land there was one general: shout of joy. On the 16th the Duchess of Orleans was still at Ems with her two children. The mercantile marine of Austria now numbers vessels, measuring 257,000 tons, including 131 steamers In Hanover the censorship of the press has been volun tarily abolished by the king. The attempted emeute was a complete failure. The Turkish sultan has ordered a superb matzgal or vessel for containing a charcoal fire, to be made at the Constantinople mint, as a present to Queen Victoria. A letter from St. Petersburgh announces the approach ing departure of the Emperor Nicholas for Berlin, and of the Empress for the island of Madeira, where she has been ordered by her physicians to pass sometime. An extraordinary supplement, or " flving-sheet," of La Lega Italiana of Saturday last (the 18th inst.,) has been received, which contains a formal 'proclamation of the new Roman Fundamental Constitution by His Holi ness Pope Pius IX. The Princes Joinville and d'Anmale arrived on the I2th at Lisbon, when an interesting meeting took place bet Ween the Queen of Portugal and the Princess de Joinville,!her sister ' after an interval of twenty-five years, or, at lenst, since both were children. They received the greatest at tention while in Lisbon. THE ORLEANS PROPERTY IN FRANCE.—A recent sta tistical work on France states that the bulk of the pro perty of Louis Philippe was in forests, and as Duke of Orleans, his income thence was at least £300,000 a-year. The crown estates he possessed as king were also princi pally in woods, yielding him £250,000 more. M. Guizot, the ex-French minister, has been seven times in office. In 1830 and 1837, in co-operation with Count Mole ; in the four administrations of 1832, April 1834, November 1834 and 1835, in co-operation with Thiers ; and lastly, in the ministry of December 1840 and 1843, in opposition to both Count Mole and M. Thiers. BAVARIA.—On Friday, news arrived from Paris, stating that the French-Government had received a telegraphic despatch announcing that the King of Bavaria had abdi cated ; no dates or other particulars were given, the tele graph baying been interrupted by bad weather. .Sub sequent advices state that he had retired in favour of his son Maximilian, who had issued a proclamation. Lola Montes was therefore right, and the late king wishes probably to regain his " ladye faire." THE OVERLAND MAIL.—The intelligence brought by the overland mails of the 15th of February is not of great importance. India was quiet and in general healthy. An attempt at insurrection had been made at Shompore, which had, however, been suppressed. A quantity of treasure, amounting to £250,000, was found buried in a house once the property of Lall Singh ; half of the money has' been handed into the British Treasury in payment of the Sheik liabilities. HANOVER, March 19.—His Majesty has this day sent an official notification to the Burgher Guard that he had dismissed Privy Councillor Falke from his post in the Cabinet. Had not his majesty taken this step, it would assuredly have been demanded. The burghers have com pletely maintained the peace of the city to-day. The King has conceded all the demands of his people, and been obliged to submit to the necessity of calling to the Ministry M. Stiibe, the Liberal Deputy of Osnabriick. who, for refusing to abet his Majesty in certain measures which he adopted on his accession, was prosecuted and imprisoned for several years. On the 21st everything was going on as before, and the people were content with what they had got. Dispatches from Milan, to the 18th, have fully confirmed the reports of an insurrection at Milan. A very sharp combat had taken place between the peopl6 and the Austrian troops. Much blood had been shed. *, At two o'clock on that day the insurrection had gained the advantage, The Viceroy, the Archduke Regnier, had taken to flight, but had been seized by the people at Brescia. The Austrian Authorities capitulated on the sole condition of being allowed an unmolested retreat for all the Austrian troops out of the Lombardo-Venetian territory. The tri-colour flag has been hoistedthroughout the whole of northern Italy. REVOLUTION IN CRACOW.—CRACOW, March 17.—The Silesia Gazette says :—" Our political prisoners are free. About nine this morning, nearly 100,000 Polish citizens assembled after learning the news from Vienna. They were joined by many of the native population, and re paired to the residence of Count Deym, demanding the liberation of the prisoners. Count Deym begged for de lay till he should get special orders from Vienna. This would not do, and the Count was obliged to drive, with Marshal Castiglion, to the prison, and effect their desires. The people also asked the removal of the customs lines and guard, the arming of the people, and of the burgher AMERICA AND CANADA.—The mail steam-ship Bri tannia, Captain Lott, arrived on Saturday with advices:for New York to the 10th, and Halifax to 13thinstant. The political information from America is quite unimportant. The advices from Canada are however of consequence. The Governor-General delivered his speech on the 28th ult., and in the discussion on the speech an amendment to the effect that they did not repose any confidence in his Excellency's administration; was carried by a majority of 54 to 20. The Indian inhabitants of Yucatan were in successful revolt against the whites. They were commit ting horrible massacres and devasatting whole villages, sparing neither age nor sex. SOUTHERN GERMANY.—The peasant riots iu Wurtem berg and Baden, have taken a peaceable turn, owing - to thejudicious co-operation of the feudal lords, the govern ment, and the people. The Prince of Hohenlohe- Hechingen, who was reported to have fled, was quietly residing in that town. The reports of the castles burnt by the peasants, were found to have been greatly exag gerated. The town of Constance was quiet, united with the rest of Germany against a Republic, but demanding with their brethren the United Fatherland. The princi ple of the National Parliament has been acknowledged by the Committee of the Diet at Frankford by a great majo rity, and the chief points of the national project are agreed to. CHINA.—The Journal des Debals says, that it has re ceived their papers and correspondence from China up to the 29th of January, which is one month later than those previously received in London, namely, to the 30th of December. No event of the least political importance had occurred since the departure of the last courier. The negotiations between the Viceroy and the Governor of Hong Kong were still being carried on, the correspondence up to that time not having produced any satisfactory re sult. ;Sir John Davis bad, in an official proclamation. even announced to his countrymen that, having referred to the British government the question whether or not he should proceed to active measures for ensuring the punish ment of the murderers who committed the assassinations at Houng-chu.ki, he thought that it was absolutely neces sary to warn them, in the meantime, to be prepared to quit Canton at a moment's notice. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—The intelligence re ceived from the United States by the Ivanhoe, is chiefly of importance, as it refers to the proceedings of the Senate, with regard to the Mexican treaty. As the proceedings of that house in their executive capacity are held in secret sittings, their ultimate decision was still uncertain, so that the view taken out of doors must be founded upon mere conjecture. The current report, however, was that a majority of the members, including the whole of the Whig party, would object to some parts of the treaty in the form in which it had been agreed upon, but as they are known to have been, and still are, decided opponents to the aggressive war on Mexico, it may be taken for granted that their objections will only be made for the purpose of enforcing a settlement in a more just and effi cient manner, This view of the case is even admitted as probable by the American papers that have been the most furious advocates for centiewng t aLltilitie.s ter the cntin conquest 91 Maio, IRELAND. There was a crowded meeting of the 'Repeal Association on Monday. The Earl of Miltown was present, and spoke at some length. The rent for the week amounted to £B5. CURIOUS ROBBERY.—A few nights since, •a farmer's cow-house, in the neighbourhood of Lisronagh ;was entered and the hair of the tails of several cows shaved off and carried away.—Tipperary Coratitution. EXECUTIONS.—The culprit O'Donohee, convicted of the murder of the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, was executed at Ros common gaol, on Wednesday. John Darcy, convicted of the murder of John Smith, on the Cashel Railway, un derwent, on Thursday, the extreme penalty of the law in front of Maryborough-gaol. RUMOURED DESIGN TO ASSASSINATE LORD CLAREN DON.—It is stated that his Excellency Lord Clarendon received, some days previous to the memorable 17th, an anonymous letter, informing him that he was to be fired at in St. Patrick's Hall during the ball. This circum stance—much more naturally than any apprehension of an enzeute—would account for the extreme anxiety appa rent throughout the evening in his Excellency's counte nance.—Dublin Herald. DISTURBANCES IN BALLYNAHINCII. — About eight or nine o'clock on Thursday morning, a large body of per sons, belonging to the Repeal party, entered the town, with drums and flags, and were met by the Protestant party, who broke the drums and tore the flags, and a general melee ensued, in which one man bad his hand severely wounded, by a shot. However, a portion of dragoons soon arrived, and peace and tranquility were restored. MYSTERIOUS MURDER.—A woman, named Fitzpatrick, was barbarously murdered in her own house, near Kilcash, Tipperary, on Wednesday, under mysterious circum stances. Her husband, on returning to his house on that evening, found the door locked, and forcing an entrance, found his wife lying dead on the floor, her head chopped to pieces with a hatchet, which lay near her. The unfortunate woman was far advanced in pregnancy. An inquest was held on the body, but no clew found to the murderer. CoNvicnoN.—At Kilkenny assizes, Thomas Browne, and Patrick Shea, have been sentenced to death for the murder of Mr. Prim. Shea received the awful announce ment in silence, having merely beaten his breast whilst the last words, " May the Lord have mercy on your souls," were being pronounced ; but Browne exclaimed in loud accents—" I lay my death upon the turnkey, and the late gaoler, whose soul is now burning in the pits of hell." This shocking exclamation created a sensation of horror in the Court ; but Shea motioned with his hand to his fellow culprit to keep silence, and observed to the Court that he had one request to make, which was, that his body might be given to his friends. Judge Crampton explained that the law would not permit a compliance with his re quest. The prisoners were then removed, and whilst crossing the dock, Shea was heard to observe—" It is too bad that innocent men should die." THE ORANGEMEN OF ULSTER.—The Protestant yeo manry of the north, deprived as they have been of those privileges which they had been taught to consider as a birth-right, vilified by the press, and irritated by pecuniary distress, have yet not cast aside the old watchwords of their loyalty. We are no admirers of the opinions or principles of Orangemen. We deprecate the smallest shadow of a return to principles of " asecndancy ; " yet, in smple justice to a body of men who have stood boldly by what they thought right, and in doing so have done good service to the state, we cannot but hope that when the present crisis shall have passed away, it may not be forgotten that, at a time when the services of every honest man in Ireland are required in defence of law and order, the Protestant peasantry of Ulster have been among the foremost to stand forward in defence of " Queen and con stitution."—Morning Chronicle, Whig paper. PROSECUTION OF REPEALERS.—On uesday, informa tions were sworn at the head Police-office, Dublin, against William Smith O'Brien. Esq., M.P., John Mitchell, Esq., and Thomas Frances Meagher. Mr. Parker, the chief magistrate, waited upon Mr. Smith O'Brien, at his lodg ings, in Westland-row, who saw and took his " parole" to appear the next morning at the head office. Notwith standing this very important proceeding quietness pre vailed, and the city was never more tranquil. On Wednes day, the three parties attended at the Police Court to en ter into bail, to take their trials next term for seditious writing and speaking. After the sureties tendered had been accepted, the traversers left the court, followed by a large concourse, who vociferously cheered them into D'Olier-street, where the three gentlemen delivered speeches to about four thousand persons. Mr. O'Brien pledged himself to say and do more than ever to proeure for Ireland her native parliament. Mr. Mitchell declared that he would continue to write week after week, articles for the purpose, of creating discontent and disaffection among the Irish people; and Mr. Meagher said that he was not afraid to meet the hirelings of the bloody govern ment in the Queen's Bench or in a wider field. AWFUL DEMORALIZATION.—The Sligo Journal con tains a report of a trial of several persons for the murder of a man named Burke, including among the conspira tors his own wife ; and few can read the proceedings without being actuated with feelings of horror at the pic ture of demoralization which it presents. The wife and her brothers conspired to commit the deed, and according to the evidence of two of the children of the deceased, " the entire family knelt down to pray !" to call, as one of them said, a " blessing on the deed," preparatory to its committal ! ! There are historical evidences to show that people who commit murder in cold blood shudder at the act, and feel remorse of conscience after the perpe tration of the deed. There are others who murder pro fessionally, like the Indian Thugs, who fear neither God nor man ; and there be many who shed blood through passion and the impulse of revenge; but this is the first time we have ever heard of an entire family kneeling down to pray for " the blessing of the Almighty" on the san guinary deed they were preparing to commit on a near relative ! ! It is 'a fearful picture of the demoralization of some portion of our countrymen ; and frightful as the picture is, it demands our attention more particularly, as it manifests a species of coolness and religious fanaticism unparalleled in the history of our country.—Carlow Sen tinel. THE DUBLIN MEETING ON MONDAY.—The meeting called by the Young Irelanders, for the purpose of voting an address of sympathy to the French nation, was held on Monday, but seems to have proved a failure, as the numbers that attended were small, and the speeches were somewhat less violent than might have been expected from the seditious language used by many of the speakers in former writings and speeches. Mr. John Mitchell, of the United Irishman, who said he was desirous of restraining himself, and would allow nothing to escape him that could interfere with the cordial unanimity which they should show on that occasion moved an address to the French people. This document said that the meet ing addressed the citizens of the French republic as slaves should address freemen, and begged them to look on the sufferings of the eldest and most persecuted sister of their common Celtic race with commiseration and sor row. The address was of course carried, and Mr. R. O'Gorman moved a resolution, that the laws of the British legislature are not in conscience binding upon the Irish people. and resistance or obedience to its authority is a question of expediency, not of duty. This resolution was also passed, as was another, advocating the assembly of a council of three hundred, which was moved by Mr. McGee, and seconded by Mr. Meagher, who said that they must trample on the convention act ; and that if one drop of blood were shed by the armed government, a thousand would be shed in England, and all the workhouses would be - burnt to the ground.— Mr. O'Donohue then moved the adoption of an address, calling on the Queen to re store the Irish parliament. This address was carried ; and after a speech from Mr. Smith O'Brien,--who thought that it would be advisable to defer the demand for an Irish national guard until his return from Paris, when he could consult the French provisional govern ment respecting the best mode of organising such a body,—the meeting terminated. COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty and the infant Princess have progressed so satisfactorily that no bulletin was issued after Friday last. The Prince and Princess Joinville, with the Duke and' Duchess d'Aumale, and their families, arrived at Dart mouth in the French Government steamer Solon, from Lisbon, on Tuesday. They proceeded in two carriages and four to the Totness station of the South Devon Rail way, and took their departure for Maidenhead, whence, they posted to Claremont. Prince Joinville and the Duke d'Aumale arrived at Buckingham Palace on Wednei dav, and had an audience with Prince Albert.. . STOKE PARK.—The splendid mansion and park at Stoke, near Slough, which belonged to a decendant of the celebrated William Penn, has just been purchased, by private contract, of Mr. Grenville Penn for £62,000, by the _night Hon. Henry Labouchere, the President of the Board of Trade. It was, a short time since, expected it would be purchased for the Duchess of Kent as her Royal Highness's future residence, Prince Albert and other members of the royal family having inspected the mansion and extensive grounds. The duchess, however, has no intention at present of removing from Frogmore-house, near Windsor. . LORD HARDINGE AT HOME.—On Thursday the quiet village of Penshurst, famous as the birth place of the gallant Sir Philip Sidney, presented a gay and animated scene. Lord Hardinge, whose seat, South-park, is in the neighbourhood, arrived with his family from London, about three o'clock ; and as this was his lordship's first visit since his:return from India, the inhabitants one and all assembled near the fine old church, to bid him a welcome, which they did in the most enthusiastic manner. The Rev. Mr. Dodd, the rector, read a congratulatory address, to which Lord Hardinge replied at once, evidently mu c h gratified by the cheers of the inhabitants. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ORMSKIRK STEEPLE-CHASES. The first of these intended annual sporting events came off on Tuesday, under the stewardship of Sir Thomas Hon. G o eo. Hesketh, Bart., (high-sheriff of the county,) and thei Colonel Wilbraham. There was an i mm ense atten dance on the occasion. 2 ,ssTßAxolEivsaor,f £lOO, list elhi,stwlitjib£3.o. added. 1 40 list M. J. Myers's c g Athlone, £6O. list 41b Sir T. G. Hesketh's br g Tr,oubadolF, __ r. assay s b ,R,3 each, and £1,5 Mr.Mr Abbott 's b g the Hussar, £ • xi m . , ihi SlashingJ oninnyßo y , 1 2 s t .. 1 g ßic ß h l a a r c el k so P n ri 'a n b ee i Rector, 12st THE HUNT STASES , A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES Of 361Nadar.podeWdiecantk:anIssobragn,Sbiurl I wereugl i n , or placed.d M r . Harry, 12st .. 2 _ 13 , 3 I f rr r . .; Smith "l,ax ,s eb n ar a v e m g 5 l e s , 5, hb b e 3 mr. Ai j s tores br g Littlet,Petex, Jost 71b , • Il e ground over which the•sport -t*ok-place was in the new liark'nlttChe4 to Lat.w.st 1,;, , ,i ,1 'uOuStYa 'portion ; of Lord skplmereclaWs donne. ' - CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. The late Miss Catherine Wood has bequeathed a muni ficent legacy of £lOOO to the Incorporated Society for promoting the enlargement, building, and repairing of Churches and Chapels. A gentleman, not now resident in Bradford, but con nected by property with the parish, has contributed £6,000 towards the increase of the church accommoda tion in that parish. Towards the endowment of two 'churches he has given £2,500 each, and £5OO each towards their erection. _ AGITATION.—A correspondent assures us that he has been credibly informed that there was, a week or two back, great activity at Wells, in endeavouring to get up a protest against the confirmation of our excellent Arch bishsp of Canterbury. indeed, our correspondent asserts that he knows one clergyman who " repelled a private circular addressed to him on that subject."—Church and State Gazette. THE DEAN OF HEREFORD AGAIN.—It is stated that the Dean of Hereford has appealed to the archbishop, as superior visitor of the cathedral church of Hereford, and meanie sede sole visitor, to determine whether oaths taken on the installation of bishops, deans, and preben daries are binding, or merely formal qualifications for office ? Whether, if binding, the statutes of that cathedral are to be observed ?—and, if so, whether the asserted election of the 28th December, 1847, can be valid ? respectfully requesting him to surcease from consecration until this question and appeal shall be duly settled. The Archbishop of Canterbury has been elected Presi dent of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, in the place of the late Primate. His Grace's enthronement at Canterbury has been deferred, the ceremony of doing homage to her Majesty being necessary in order to put him in possession of the temporalities of the See. His Grace is Primate for all spiritual purposes of all England, but his right to the enjoyments of the temporalities of his office is still in abeyance. It is singular that so many events should have lately occurred, tending to analyze and exhibit the position of the Church and its dignitaries in relation to the State. The new Archbishop of Canterbury has determined on making the palace of the late lord primate, at Addington, his summer residence. His grace paid it a visit on Tues day last, inspected the house and grounds, and made friendly calls on the villagers, whom he congratulated on their neat and comfortable appearance, and addressed in terms of great kindness and encouragement.,. His grace has taken a considerable portion of the stock on the estate, and has re-appointed the whole of the out-door servants connected with the establishment. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. Viscount Mandeville, son of the Duke of Manchester, has come foiward as a candidate for the representation of Bewdley. DERBY ELECTION.—The committee have decided that Mr. Strutt and Mr. Gower were not duly elected, and that the last election was a void election. The Globe noticed Lord J. Russell's speech on Tuesday as the music of the swan (which is said to sing when it is dying.) HORSH AM.—The parliamentary committee have de clared John Jervis, Esq., not duly elected, and that by his agents he was guilty of bribery at the late election. THE GAME LAWS.—Mr. Colville's bill has been read a second time. Its principal feature is to enable occupiers of land to kill hares on the same, without a game cer tificate. AYLESBURY.—The committee came on Tuesday to a decision, declaring Lord Nugent duly elected, and unseat ing Mr. P. Deering, on the ground that he was, by his agents, guilty of treating. In the House of Commons, on Friday, Mr. Hudson complained that the Chancellor of the Exchequer never gave a straightforward answer to questions that were put to him. - MONMOUTHSHIRE ELECTION. — The election for this county took place on Friday. There was no opposition to Captain Somerset, who was returned. The hon. and gal lant gentleman was proposed by J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., and seconded by Samuel Homfray, Esq. There is no truth in the report that the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier had been ordered to quit London by the English Government. They left in consequence of an invitation to Madrid, brought by the Duke d'Ahn mada from the Queen of Spain to her unfortunate sister. It.is generally understood that the preient Solicitor. General, Sir David Dundas, will be appointed to the office of principal clerk to the House of Lords, vacant by the sudden death of the late lamented Mr. Currey. It is also rumoured that either Mr. Watson or Mr. Romilly, the son of the late Sir Samuel Ramilly, and the present mem ber for Devonport, will be appointed Solicitor-General in the room of Sir David Dundas. ' A meeting of Roman Catholics was held in London on Monday, when the following resolution was moved by Mr. Lucas, the proprietor of the Tablet newspaper. It was to the following effect :—" That the meeting views with the greatest distrust the bill to enable her Majesty to es tablish diplomatic relations with the holy see, in conse quence of the sentiments notoriously entertained by the majority of the members of the legislature to make use of the holy see for their own purposes in this country, but particularly in Ireland." The resolution was seconded by Ward. Esq., late a clergyman of the Established Church, and carried unanimously. Other resolutions condemnatory of the measure were passed. Among the several speakers who addressed the meeting was Mr. Thos. Steele, the faithful asociaLe and co-agitator- tho Iwto Mr. O'Connell. DR. BOWRING OUTWITTED.—In the Commons, on Thursday, when the house bad become tired with the debate on Mr. Bright's motion for the repeal of the game laws, a member moved the adjournment of the debate, which was negatived by a majority of 87 to 82. On this Dr. Bowring observed, that as it was a most unusual thing to refuse to adjourn a debate when the motion to that effect was supported by 80 members, and as the ma jority in this instance, moreover, was so small, he felt himself justified in moving now that the house do adjourn. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from Mr. Tho m p son and 'hon. gentlemen in his neighbourhood.) Mr. Bagge, amid answering cheers from the opposition benches, at once seconded the motion. The Speaker volubly put the question, declared that the ayes had it, and immediately left the chair. Roars of laughter were heard from all sides of the house, for the consequence of this proceeding was to render the motion " f or leave to bring in a bill" a dropped order ; and it would appear that the hon. and learned member for Bolton bad not anticipated such a result, and was therefore palpably out-manoeuvred. The house, amid much merriment, at once adjourned. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. . --.-..... eld at chair, the THE BIRMINGAM AND OX FORD JUNCTION RAILWA Y. the ^On Thursday the adjourn ed m eeting of the proprie tor s a b sen t on the conti nent—Mr : Dobie read a diff erences which existed had not been amicably settled a A n d d e 1 p re h g i r e H t t t d e I. t h a P t • P. t li b e . while he was long report relat ive ito th e agreement made by the com- A o f f u this n t z c E o srocip aoccupiedh parry with the Great Western Co. He had called on the latter company to deliver the securities to those share holders who had paid up. The reply was a reference to the chancery suits pending. The Great Western we re w illing to perform the ag reement (they said) according to its real construction. He had accordingly taken the suit off the file in chancery, but the Great Western had subse quently obtained an order to amend their bill, and the amendments went to give it a totally different complexion —rendering all am i ca b le arrangement hopeless.- - --Mr. L. Heyworth thought the Oxford line would be of no use to the Great Western unless the broad guage were put upon it, and moved that the meeting should authorise the di rectors to aid the Great Western Company in obtaining from parliament the broad guage on - the Birmingham and Oxford railway.--Air. E. Mozley seconded the motion, but it could not be put, as no notice had been given.— Mr. E. J. Mozley then proposed to petition parliament to the effect that certain bills before parliament, on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company, did not contain such clauses as were necessary for the purpose of carrying out their agreement. This was adopted unanimously. The chairman said he would do his utmost to bring about an amicable arrangement, and several shareholders ex pressed their confidence in his exertions.—Finally,—the meeting was adjourned to the Ist of April, at Dee's Hotel, Birmingham ; and the general meeting, which was to have been held immediately after the present one, was also ad. journey to the same time and place. The first sod of the Liverpool and Southport Railway was cut on Friday, and the event was celebrated by a dinner at the Waterloo Hotel. The line will be completed in three months. The Lancaster and Preston Railway leave all their mat ters in the hands of the Board, as the canal company have filed a bill for the completion of the agreement for the lease. FARES ON RAILWAYS.—Mr. Bankes gave notice, in the House of Commons, on Friday. of his intention to move on an early day, a resolution for the purpose of se - curing a diminished rate of charges to the public upon all railways in the United Kingdom. The accounts p resen t e d t o th e h a lf-yearly meeting of the South-Eastern and Continental Steam -packet Com pany enable a dividend to be declared of Bs. per share. The service see ms th or o ug hly adequate for the demands lately made' upon it. The report was adopted without comment. THE DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY.—A meeting of the shareholders in this line was held on Saturday, for the purpose of signing a requisition to the directors not to persist in the call which they have announced, as they trust that the funds in hand will enable them to meet any present and pressing engagements. LIABILITY OF PROVISIONAL. COMMITTEE-MEN.—AII action was brought, at the Leicester Assizes, this week, b y Messrs. Baily and Co., the highly respectable adver tising agents of Cornhill, against Mr. Thomas Macaulay. to r ecover the sum of £972 7s. 6d., the balance of an ac count for printing and advertising for the Midland Union Railway Company. The trial lastednearly two and clays, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on upwards of 3,668 miles of railway, was 157,8951., thus accounted for 848/ for . , . the conveyance of passengers only, 46,9561. for the carriage of goods, and a rema i n d er o f 41,0911. for passengers and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of 21,4661. over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was 2,711. The average earnings per mile last week were 431., whilst in 1847 they were 501. The directors of the Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Jimetion Railway request that the shareholders will, for the present, suspend their judgment, and personally attend at the extraordinary general meeting, on the 30th instant, vvhen they will have an opportunity of forming their own opinions as to the proceedings of the board. They, add, that they Aill then he prepared to point ,out_ many inaccuracies in,the statements Contained lathe re port ofthe committee, and to justify - every act which they have &lie s',4;;# Ltyuct hi2.B bMI (:011. - cited as at resent. March 2S, 1845, THE CURRENCY COMMITTBE. AV.Ds4It TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL OF - JOTTINGS ONTHESURJET CURRENCY. ll.l. in 10: March 13 04 NEW YORK, You are aware that I hold the. view that t a i heAle• le of 131P..,i. Parliament should adhere to the principle irru of 1°; striction,_ as embodied in Sir Robert Peel s 0 1 although I see it VITAL TO THE IN'DUSTAY joi e 0 COUNTRY, that Si r R. P ee l' s Bill of 181 9 0° 1 440 0 far repealed as to ma k e th e B an k no t e s and othe r e .oso of debt to be payable in gold only AT TO not which do Sir PRICE. is tioOr ous times, although, whatever increase is, P er , - 0 - 1 1 1 cl(t ° l ,' R o m be e r a t n p t e o el say has t fi h x a e t d th on e , a i m s oeunnotugoifi jeinr:pli.rtotrii-7/ hope the PRINCIPLE of RESTRICTION Will f io: 4° otherwise we shall have NO GROUND OF CALCIIL't ss ll s • CONFIDENCE IN BANK N OTES OR GOVERNMENT self I cannot conceive how any man can satisfy Wil l i F or'' promised convertibility on demand, is a saffi cien .rthe 6. of the Public's confidence in Bank Notes, perience of England or America is adduce& rtoice the ( mind nothing can be clearer than the fatal t''' s a Free .Traders make in thinkin that . fle rWe gan late o. W heth- a.to taf paper would 'nave prevented or mitigated the rate An increased issue of Bank Notes (when Ora Interest is not fi xe d as it l a t e l y wa s by If i r i i j coto l " Russell's letter) just means , a l essene d rate u l ei; by which a greater p ro fit wou ld h ave b e en mim e : lators, who might invest the proceeds of their JOsi_goo a shipment of Gold, and MORE GOLD WOULD Ti° HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. , acd The permission to Gold to fluctuate in Pr4e` A j don; modify, in obedience to the Law of supply ant` : „,, (instead of the value of Money or Interest ll'„`T e et to fluctuate by the demand for Gold) wou ld difficulty ; and it would also meet the cruel cas e „," IVe s o '' possible, (and well put in the last number of i t'„, - t , as , o minster Review) of Gold becoming so abolgu' i- t her' greatly to fall in exchangeable value as to caur o ther of the Holders of the P u bli c S ecur iti e s and al l and °', nuitants. It would also do away with the cerow; e o England's prosperity and financial safety, at P,r'4s. 5 sessed by the great foreign holders of British ru c, " 0 ,1 0 5 But MY PRESENT OBJECT IS PRACTICAL LY " i L WITH THE VITA L E NQUIRY W HY THINGS ,41 ' v 7 .L /4 11013 , SO UNEASY IN THE U NITED S TATES AS 181: 5 ° ' l4 l ENGLAND ? America's grea t an d unex hausteu n ght,, resources, and her entire confidence in thes e, t r ies °"' "have exempted he r f rom th e C a t a l ogue o f :Cozen d oi lj o i tressed in Money matte r s, b u t it i s no t so i—a n ,tatea vestigation into so seemincly contradictory th is to things has convinced me that A mer i c a owes la following other nations in a s sum i ng Gold, o' 9 '; darY ° security for the circulation, but as a fixed s*- ,/' ll , ;s value. I have no longer any do u bt th a t th es e imu c : ft ret ° A WHICH DEFEAT EVEN P RUDENT CAI CULATIO1:11) 1- 4 attributed to gold not bei ng a ll owe d t o rise eou s ' o rlo COMMODITY. We bring goods here (to New i sell them and look around for a return or re T re l !; ? We find every article that would answer our P i , ov' ket, inflated, ( BECAUSE THERE IS PROSPEItIf " t he 0 :0 1 with the exception of go ld. G o ld i s therefore a it ic market . ayses disorganiseset os article we can take which will leave us no loss soauifi e r cthuc t ees a t k tAoh e mme the gold of course—and our 0•rd.,,,.;1‘ ereprir::csai prosperity orCirtudyrerroeftnoctyhp,erieAns American go ve t, so rl,: j standard forsooth ! whereas, if gold was allowed o neoVi ference to the Bank Notes in which we get P, a ,:'„t 1 0 ,'"ht our imported commodity.) to rise to a priee,l„'%. ie, ;10 leave a loss in England we would prefer remit'l'olci n o industry of this country--or if we stilt fool', We cheapest, its departure f rom th e country v/011:06°111 effect in disorganizing the currenc y PAPER 0 0, „ - op DEPOSIT OF GOLD being made NOW a t en der e 4 t he gold and silver. The confusion created bY, I t heil Traders or Bullionists is this :—they say — w ems gol ( !'jt 4 you require to pay 10 per cent. more for You' 'tee",, f jd, must get 10 per cent. more for your goods—r, the Importer without requiring to pay more o' df ail‘",,e gets the 10 per cent. (or whatever is the rise, ) bet i ble his foreign article, as no distinction can be ulau, i e 4 pe t ed , native and foreign products or between go ° ,",: 0 1 , 3 6 ),1 7 (as the Native Trade is) in commodities equal l ol ' and goods payable (as the Foreign Trade is) WITH NO INFLATION. o° ° , $1). The Free Traders forget that the PRICE (31 ',. 0 1 ' b FIXED BY . THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS nr ,l 4 h - g i ' s,tbst• not by' the cost of the goods in England. ,„ ." rieilll ° blind as to ask the American for gold at a fixed ",,1ti 5 ,06 1 ' ever the circumstances in America, and the r e ,!;o 7l. 'gi ° the export of gold extirpates confidence and lo`, c ept,re o and no sales of English goods can be made, e ' be S p is ruinous sacrifice, (no better illustration of this et°loooj,) than the mighty loss of American holders °L o., ° jul - Liverpool through the late export of gold from, rO",, et- The free traders don't seem to see that 0 20 0 ',00' ports goods into the United States, and anct , '' t the 0 00 ports produce from the United States, —so t ll5 lO got signor in Manchester gets no advantage in coPotie il alif are sold at 30 per cent. loss from the consiafqertraii the same cause reduced American Wheat , ~,'""helot " ,e ) 1 the Liverpool merchant 30 per cent. also. b e e s 01- 11 11 so. be uo indeed an evil to the English manufactur er ' thr'' tends to cut the throat of his best custorcer',o, jor and colonial trade, (which is based on agricciftil'ia,tbeci, Nowif the American had no feartheexper tel g° Ib r i porterwould have the currencyevils remove d fi f,Vate rt os ti , -sere of I.;ocliffieoltioe, he eouall fiord to-woe Fill e " in Manchester when exchanges being og a ",:' w oo dil' caused the price of gold there to rise, (as il e . pie ,ter his Bill of Exchange on London at a whether capitulate e l a lr t t e thhi the nske v t i hb e ae w: pl proPertileoi3i tor, count,) and thus the substitution of IN ENGLAND, is vital to the Manchester mail° effect is also, in a less degree, the same change agricultural or manufactcwing P v, 6 America. ,be'ftP It is equally of vital importance that we' e 6t °, being ~ti, tiated for gold IN AMERICA. Whether the int/ e ree',4, MONEY DEFINED , roducer is Coo,' l A si e , ISAAC BUCrilottll,o P.S.—Let me, to prevent miaconception, l : a t ollos eemr formerly bolrem s metal,eixs issued u l i a P fe i d a m n P e a e t d bd r hye a l e f bp: 3 lB l; ioir,bfi t t eo ll l; n re6 io t w a ,,e_dorgi o i i , P 3 to be done in MONETARY REFORM, Pre ll)-- 0110 ' 00 5 ' greatest a d v antag e , will flow from our closelY iiscii.so:o tender. CURRENCY means the issues of BanN t o o l,ot victuals, which we are not bound to recei ve j ll acepc,i'i the of a debt due to us. Money, therefore, is Money' means the t h in ' ea, l p monetary and currencY,( verpid CU RRE NCY (properly so called) is only ,ll 0 0 A f t RECEIVER chooses. IN ALL COUNTRIES ly NO should represent a certain amount of gold °°,,,) I 0 0 / gold is a certain price (for instance in Es 6— to ' bea t ~0 0 ,' have the note which we make a legal tender n f thiF,f,rair, " the Treasury or Bank of England in lielv a nd 3 Y pia note have laid up gold and will pay 5 die ts ayirig 0, when the price of gold is £3 17s. 1.04 d• r d r isesu , IA portionably less gold when the price of 11° id fa i dbe isg proportionably more when the price of g°„faol , il amount these paper evidences of the deposit v.) :boil, .1 aro' dit gradually inc.reased as gold ris?t, no, / aia creased to the extent gold falls in price. t ) is ab S : O V o r 2nd. I think that IN ENGLAND no chac(4e,lolotio necessary except to compel the Bank of PS ato °- 0 - e v o never less than ten millions of gold, to wi l , ic x ., 51 1 e,lie o f as much more as she holds in gold and s ilve l a d P ;ce 0 be entitled to issue paper which I would bY ar , OA% , legal tender, redeemable not as at presen t at T. oriVoy gold for £3 17s. 100., but AT THE QUA NT 2 il. il e ,ll INDICATED BY ITS MARKET PRICE AS Al pg' i to 1,0 the price at which gold could be demande er iet e s , might appoint five London. merchants , si gion er e :Voi government and bank influence, as con: 10 10 kijo' t would daily publish the market price of 9°' e the„ 13 ' don. Gazette, and in all the large town s 0* ' Kingdom. LAW INTELLIGENCE. *--- pA' COURT OF CHANCERY. — L ° I,a, O> THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL V. THE R • x.• Attrjr n il Ci t MUNRO AND OTHERS• •611- Mr. J. Russell applied to the court to " e see'lo l V order it granted this day week, staying th e ell° t the decree pronounced by the Vice-Cbarl.c„istr.,Y Bruce, removing Mr. Munro from the 1 111 ; q ti c ht• Scotch presbyterian church, in St. Peter ,G-69U 001369 cliester, and also displacing all the trustees, ° oi l O go lt except two gentlemen of the name of SheP'' . . - 0 13, The Lord Chancellor, without hearing o oti s o D l ,O Mr. Selwyn, who appeared to oppose t ll t e hot 1 \64 0 t, that he could never sanction the cour se ,. coil s ' l cc ° 1 4 had of to hf es upt pursued acrhekseaen b nc y tfooaur N rc l si r eb . be S y h po e on p s s l e i e e ts r rus d i o , snt w eoe h f, o th , hee w ici i s t iit i a :: : ; i • r : co-trustee (Mr. Grant), or asking 0° 1 ic .0 ) ,( 435 the id l t ' o e a pplication p sh a y o t i h l d e b ; e doingand such being hi s opinion, tics great injustice if, a n `d to the d' de; it cos Pf s lication, and order the par Lord Campbell has introduced a b ill for eil olif ci folv se re l li; ----------- sb „„ peals in criminal cases. At the Cambridge Assizes, Chief Baru jait':.eiaii,d4 empted an undergraduate, occupying a bet itan:, coP - Samuel. exercises. but who was proceeding towards his degre` p ' r foi7 tin t, 4 to attend hall, chapel, and lectures, and P - . C°ce° Ilooper, Brockthorp, farmer, to toots! an debt CAUTION TO INSOLVENTS.—At the w in h g ii t s h t e b proceedsis landlord Court on Friday, the Judge (Mr. Fran eY n cl PO , prisonment for selling off his goods arid c o titi a o f was eprive o cue Glo i d o c e o S e s r el eiP jj i;O i ; justly due to him. t he . 5 1% ils LIBEL.—An action, most interesting to at P o for t io (X6oo) d to his rdelatfivesrit; von:feel J,lOO , fession, will be tried at the ensuing Glonc.c:, (.16 / for 1 bf which Sir Fitzroy Kelly is said to be ee tni . l e 'rain'': 1i 1 ?,, e , plaintiffs, Mr. Serjeant Telford being 1 ,,, for " Ill'lst # defendants. The action is reported to .4osrs•of tong Messrs. Mutlow, of Ledbury, agains t ' v erefsOgesq and Chamberlain, of that place, irk conseg a i plot o 'i Yr ter having convened a meeting of the jet eo o aoc siding in the neighbourhood, at the Fen t wal c° 0.,f in reference to certain alleged unprofesst ,S C il it , the former. G , , t for 0 0 vt , lll' ' ,iliG an d 4 THE COUNTY COURTS—THE • : i i . , VC. 0-, ty JUSTICE."—A party recently recoverecuiltirlisn'A PI 0 and costs from the County Court of ' - ' k, foun'iotin 0 going to take his money out of the connr`i, en costs as allowed against . the tlefen tls Ibe e° tAti t 0. ha' an vt . £1 15s. 4d. only, while the costs be wag ~cor, „0 pay up to that time for court fees Into a lon.e * fr v plo less than fes 15s. 7d., so that be put a tit i d A (an , ar , A 0 A compensation for an injury receive - ; 9 . 3 . 9 , ;'.hesi" , t or 4 wealthy defendant,) the sum of I f Eliou'ea, ~,,,J1 y £t O. 3d. court fees, which are no- _ go od -1"'eoll t ree postsg his own solicitor ! And so lig coll ig ~, JO r pretended-mioild be effected bl-'l,,,ercif: 0 cbe tl o r,,ika neutiaßied;- inil the tempting - frni'..,: 6 4ita erultible ioto'dtait iliki : the buffer" touch it, • ' - " • I ~!li~ Co -6, Yertil e "rnpr Itthi, ti l l that !Ilan wh o i th e v:r P ` that the ne ils as eh( vi th e I), This i , works of contai ns b4 11 „ Ia . Works se