Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-29 00:00:00

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CASTLI Apply tc On Tnunsr Apply to "n - ISTORY OF Every Saturday, One Penny AMERICAN SOLACE rIERICAN_SOLM ON 5.A.1.4 ex rilar, from Barcelona.—Apply to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Broker THE WORKING CLASSES, in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, Price CHARLES T URMEA L NERICAN SOLACI AMERICAN SOLACE. .IMERICAN SOLAC CIIA AMERICAN SOLACE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstances can we insert accompanied by the author's real name and AMUSEMENTS, 1: TING S, & ROYAL. AMPHITIIEATRF HENGLEI THE PARISIAN GALLERY C ROYAL COLLOSSEUM.-MiS TOMY, I s Attract --~--- Attraction MARCH 29, 1859, During the ASSIZES communications (lit) furtlitril ,LES;TITR S TLTPt 'kers' 0 Brokers TUESDAY, T E As , z,es, we shall publish an Evening Edition, daily, at 5 o'clock, giving the proceedings in both the Civil and Criminal Courts up to the hour of going to The trade, in order to secure a supply of papers, 1 give their orders early each day. -f-- THE DAY'S NEWS The House of Lords met last night at 5 o'clock. The Earl of Clarendon brought before their lord ships the recent mission of Lord Cowley to Vienna, and inquired from the Foreign Secretary what result was likely to flow from it ? The noble earl then went into a review of the whole question. The Earl of Malmesbury, in reply, stated that before Lord Cowley went to • Vienna the government had the entire consent of the French Government. He stated that Lord Cowley had been received with the greatest frankness by Austria, and that the mission had been useful, as a congress had now been assented by the five great Powers of Europe, but the details of which were yet to be considered, and the composition of which had still to be deter mined upon. He stated that both Austria and Piedmont had formally declared that they would not attack attack one another, and expressed his belief that country might rely upon it that peace would not be disturbed. In conclusion he stated that the congress would meet at the end of next month. In the House of C ommons Mr. Owen Stanley gave notice to withdraw th e he had • en notice of Refor m and giv Government. in reference to the who t the . In reply to Mr. Griffiths, pu a question on the subject of uniformity of t Franchise between the Counties and Boroughs, he Chancellor of the Exchequer complained of th e way in which the Reform Bill was debated, and satraedted that at the proper time he should be prep to vindicate the course, and explain the policy of the s Govern ment; and added it was for the House to consi der the advantages and disadvante.'e bill. If the measure were permitted t o ::si nto c ef the mittee, the government would consider anorn sition which might be submitted, with 3' Pr candou r ;°- proper to the occasion. Mr. Cowper inquired if it r was intended to incur the expense of a third mail contract for America ? The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, stated that the matter was before the Admiralty, but was not yet completed. After some other questions, the debate on the Reform Bill was resumed by Mr. E. James, who supported the resolution of Lord John Russell in a speech.-of great length. He declared the bill was not a reform, but a measure of retaliation. Ike noticed the alleged apathy of the working classes upon the question, to .on in ..ua refute which he pointed to t le-bone. Mr. Beaumont sup' condemned Lord John Russell's resolution as not meeting the question Airly. He concluded by trusting the House would allow the bill to go into committee. Lord Elcho vindicated Lord Grey for having 'expressed his opinion in writing on a subject on which he felt a deep conviction , and called on the House to agree to a second reading of the bill. Mr. E. Ellice, sen., said it was idle to expect finality in measures of reform, but for the measure of the Government he considered it to be essentially a bad one. Lord A. V. Tempest supported the bill, ac cusing his opponents -of inconsistency. Mr. Mills said that the debate, long as.it was, and long as it was likely to be, was satisfactory, so far as it would show that the House was animated by a sincere de sire for reform. Sir James Graham was sorry to see the time return when it was necessary to re-consider the fundamental principles of our constitution. He concluded by saying that the House must do its duty, regardless of the consequences. Sir J. Pakinoton d e f e nded the bill, and after some f ur th er discus sion, the debate was adjourned. The news on the war question continues complex. Everybody hopes for peace, vet the prepara tions for war continue. The Vienna corres pondent of' the Times says that although Austria has promised to attend the Congress, she is not inclined to think peace will be maintained, and consequently continues .1 arm a- ments. By the end of the Month she will have in Lombardy seventy battalions of infantry, and with artillery, cavalry, and engineers, the army in Italy will be about 220,000 strong. The same writer is of opinion that Victor Emmanuel has no choice but to go forward, for if he hesitates he is lost. It is generally expected that the game will begin by Garribaldi's volunteers making an inroad into Modena or Tuscany. The protocol of the Conference of Aix-le-Chapelle, held in 1818, which Austria invoked, stipulates that the Powers forming. the Holy Alliance shall not aiscuss the attairs of other European states except in consequence of the formal idstigation on the part of the States whom the said matters con cern, and with the express reservation of the rights of those States to participate in the proposed Congress. The announcement of a Congress for the affairs of Italy has not yet produced any improvement in the trade of France, owing to confidence having been so much shaken during the last three months. A tele gram from Berlin mentions that the town of Mann- , heim has been selected as the place of meeting of the Congress. It is understood here that it will assemble next month. The Daily News has received intelligence from Italy, of a disquieting character. The announce ment of a Congress has stimulated a movement which all the prudence of Count Cavour may not be able long to restrain, and which should he be over thrown would pas's into the hands of the republican and revolutionary party. The Daily News is informed that the conditions on which Austria has assented to a congress are of a most insufficient character. Le Nord says, that Count Cavour's note to the five powers, claiming the admission of Pied mont to the Congress points out, that in associating themselves with the policy of Piedmont they would assure at once the triumph of nationality and of order in Italy. By excluding Piedmont they would abandon the fate of Italy to revolutionary influence. The steamer Europa, arrived last night - from New York. with dates to the 13th inst., and has brought 530,000 dollars in specie. A• full abstract of the news will be found in another column. At the Markets Committee yesterday, Mr. Glad stone and several other members resigned their seats, on the grounds that the Council refused to sanction the appointment of a general superinten dent. Last evening, an interesting meeting of Cabmen was held in Hope Hall, and which will be found in another column. A similar meeting is 'to be held this evening THE PEACE CONGRESS THE more one reflects upon it, the more rational, as well as the more desirable in all respects, does it appear, that the differences with Austria which France and Piedmont have been making an occasion for an European war, should be submitted to arbi- .11G evustuera LlOll anti ueLeimillution, that is, of the cause iu dispute, to judges mutually And that the parties contending it has diffused joy and satisf agreed upon by .action is it appears to have done, over the whole of Europe; with the single exception, perhaps, of Piedmont, which thought it had something to gain by find that a Congress was to meet for the settlement of the points contested, rather than have them decided at the cannon's mouth, and at the sacrifice of one knows not what fearful amount of blood and treasure; is a circumstance that certainly affords very gratify ing evidence of the improved state of feeling that has arisen among the nations of the European Con tinent, as well as here at home. War is one of the greatest scourges which can afflict civilised society ; and war, therefore, cannot be too strongly deprecated, or too strenuously resisted. Not but that there may be justifying causes of war. Deliberate invasions of right, violations of treaties, and the necessity of maintaining such a balance of power among neighbouring nations, as that no single State, or confederacy of States, be strong enough to overwhelm and oppress the rest require, and therefore justify, recourse to arms The objects of a just war, are those of national right and public safety,—precaution, defence, or reparation. But even in these cases,—cases, though they may be admitted to be, of defensive, and therefore justifiable war,—it is the duty of all concerned to exhaust every means of obtaining redress before havoc is cried, and the dogs of war are let slip ; while there can be no excuse whatever for war for the family alliances, the personal friendships or quarrels, or th( covetous desires of princes. In the case before us a conflict, such causes ma. it is a question most appropriately fitted for arbitration one of the consider, of the whole affair; as rc it is worst features, ards the cor duct of both France and Piedmont, —or rather, of LOUIS NAPOLEON and VICTOR EMX[ANUEL, who are the autocrat.? of those countries,—that they never themselves, either one or the other of them, thought of such a course—thought of any means whatever, apparently, of averting the curse of war as a mode of settling the points in dispute. The national vanity of France has been appealed to, as usual, on the present occasion. The formi dable difficulties to be encountered have been set forth by the Imperial press only all the more forcibly, in order that they might boast the more loudly of the ability to surmount them. " France," it is declared, " who has so often fought and de feated united Europe, certainly does not 'entertain fear at such a perspective. She has on her side the valour and wonderful activity of her soldiers. She has, moreover, a terrible ally, called the Revolution, who gives unexpected assistance in the midst of her enemies. In spite of all these obstacles, and were even England and Russia to join the coalition, France would not hesitate to draw the sword were her honour or independence involved." But then, of course, this is most conveniently not the ease in the present instance,—the more conveniently inas much as the public opinion of France happens to be decidedly against war. "It is useless," says a letter from Paris, to attempt giving you an idea of the in tense satisfaction which is felt throughout Paris at the pacific turn affairs have taken," And no doubt this fact has had no little to do in producing the pacific turn " which the affairs of the bellicose lig.ve at last taken. pantie Still there is a mystery, an doubt, matter. The preparations for war are no Piedmont has gone on enrolling volunteeri THE NORTIIERN TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 29 1859 hardy. And should their services not be required, it is not unreasonably asked, " what is to become of these men, partly belonging to the highest social , stations, if it comes to no war after all ? They will have to reproach the Sardinian Government with having led them into danger and then having for saken them." France, too, is not undoing, but rather persisting in still doing the work of military prepa ration. Orders, for instance, only a day or two since, were sent to Marseilles to stay the embarkation of the reinforcement of 1,000 men, which were intended for Algeria ; but they had already left for their destination,—orders from which it could only be inferred that the troops were wanted at home. It may be a part of the trick that is being played, to make these displays of military precaution. But, after all, as a contemporary writer well expressed it the other day, we are more than ever of opinion, that "if Louis NAPOLEON ,still determines on playing the desperate game of war, the patriotic union of Ger many and the isolation of France will ensure the speedy destruction of the common enemy of Europe. He will be placed, as his uncle was placed before him, under the ban of mankind ; and he will fall, not so much by the hostility of foreign nations as by the repugnance of his own, who will see in him the author of disasters to which they had. been wantonly exposed by a sinister ambition." Mr. C. Gasper Selwyn has offered himself as a candidate for the representation of Cambridge University, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. Wigram. THE COURT OSBORNE, March 25th.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by Princess Alice and Princess Helena, drove out yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also drove out in the,afternoon. The Duchess of Kent crossed over to Gosport to-day, attended by Lady F. Howard, and visited the Prince and Princess of Leiningen. March 27th.---Rear-Admiral the Hon. George. Grey arrived on a visit yesterday, and had the honour of dining with Her Majesty. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa, attended Divine service at Whippingham parish church this morning. The Rev. George Prothero performed the service. Meetings of the Cambridge University Commissioners was' held at 6, Adelphi-terrace, on Tuesday, the 22nd, Wed nesday, the 23rd, Thursday, the 24th, and Friday, the 25th instant. The Commissioners present were—the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, and Mr. Horatio Waddington. Despatches . were sent from the Colonial-office on Satur day to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and Labuan. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. PROSPERITY IN LANCASHIRE —Messrs. Howards' execu- tors have this week raised the wages of their work-people at their Cheetham-street mill five to ten per cent.— Rochdale Observer. NEW COUNTY MAGISTRATE. —The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has been pleased to add the name of our townsman, Mr. George M'Corquodale, to the commission of the peace for the county. THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE BOGOTA. —There were more rumours yesterday about town, in reference to this man (Buchanan), than there are stories in tide Arabtan nights, and of course, not one of those were either true, or had any foundation. He had not at the rising of the Court surrendered to his bail. ARCHIBALD MANN.—After the acquittal of this person yesterday, he walked- about several parts of the town, and for some time showed himself in St. George's Hall, in rather a remarkable dress. He walked about the esplanade, before the hall, followed by a curious crowd. Subsequently he got into a cab and drove off. THE Opium TRAFFIC. -- By an advertisement in another n.. -411 ,1,-,1:---- lecture this evening, on the above subject, at the Tuckerman Institute. The Rev. Professor Griffiths is to preside, and it is intended to submit petitions to both Houses of Parlia ment for the adoption of the meeting, praying for the suppression of the Opium Traffic. WATERLOO WITH SEAFORTH COMMISSIONERS.—The annual election to supply the vacancies caused by three who retire in rotation, and one who has resigned, took place on Saturday, when the followin; gentlemen were elected. The numbers shew the official close of the poll :—Henry Jones, 402, elected; Thomas Ridley, 317, elected; Samuel Barrow, 278, elected ; W. Liversedge, 281, elected ; Adams, 175, and Reid 73. 4 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—Number of patients during the past week : New cases received advice and medicine at the Institution : North, 240 ; South, 166 ; total, 406. New cases visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine : North, 77; South, 61 ; total, 138. Grand total, 544. President : Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M.; Vice-President of North Dispensary : Captain Bourne ; Vice-President of South Dispensary : Mr. Charles Booth ; Treasurer : Mr. Francis Mill ; Secretary : Mr. J. Whitby Williams. Office : Leith Offices, Moorfields. A REPOSITORY SALE or WORK will be held on Easter Monday and Tuesday, for the benefit of the National Schools of Christ Church, Hunter-street. Further parti culars will be duly announced. Contributions are respect fully solicited, and will be thankfully received by the following members of the ladies' committee : —Mrs. Bons field, 53, Shaw-street ; Mrs. Blundell, 27, Everton-terrace ; Mrs. Cauty, 33, Norton-street ; Mrs. Crosthwaite, 124, Islington ; Mrs. H. Hindley, 3, Grecian-terrace, Ever ton ; Mrs. T. L. Hodson, 41, Islington ; Mrs. Martin, 116, Finch-street ; Mrs. Osborn, 17, Earl-street, St. Paul's- Mrs. T. K. Twist, 72, Hnskisson-street; Miss 23, Stafford-street. nowaid. IMPROVEMENT ON SRAX.SPEARE. -- A young gentleman was relating to a: friend, yesterday, a part that he performed, a few evenings ago, at a private theatrical affair ' at Birken head. "what was the play ?" asked his friend. "The first part of Henry IV." " I suppose you played Falstaff," said the other. "Oh ! not at all." " Prince Henry, then ?" "Not at all; I played a part that's not in the book at all, hut it was added for the occasion ; a .-,..seat improvement on Falstaff, I assure y ou !" "N o doubt," said the friend. "Who was the author of the part that was not written by Shakspeare, that you played ?" "It was written by a friend of mine," said thejuvenile, "and is a wonderful improve ment on the writing of Shakspeare." The gentleman fainted! PROMOTION. OF LIEUT.-COLONEL (LATE MAJOR) HOBBS. -It has, we feel assured, afforded the numerous relatives and friends of Lieut.-Colonel Hobbs, Depot Provisional Battalion quartered in Belfast, to observe in a recent Ga zette the announcement of his merited promotion to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the army. Lieut.-Colonel Hobbs belongs to a family in this county which has contributed many distinguished officers to the army, most of whom have seen much service and have obtained deserved distin tions, and promotions, an outline of which has already ap peared in this paper. No member of this distinguished military family has more signalised himself than Lieut- Colonel Hobbs ; he was major in the 21st Regiment when he joined it in the Crimea, before Sebastopol, and almost immediately after he was required to lead the regiment to an attack on the Redan, which he did with indomitable bravery and self-possession. The special correspondent of the Times stated that he led his troops with the coolness and resolution of a veteran, though then under fire for the first time ; his promotions have been deservedly rapid, since we believe he is the youngest officer of his rank in the British service, yet it cannot be said that his position is beyond either his merits or his services.—Kings County Herald. [We understand his uncle is a resident of Liver p eol, who also has a son in the 40th Regiment.—En. H. T.] WATER COMMITTEE. —The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held yesterday, Mr. Hodson in the chair. The other -members present were—Messrs. Bennett, Stitt, Ryley, Vernon, Rae, C. Turner, Wagstaff, Crellin, Mellor, Farnworth, and Woodruff. Mr. Duncan ; the engineer,, reported, that during the week the Roddlesworth reservoir fell 2 feet ; the Rivington reservoir rose 3 feet during the same period; and Prescot rose 10:i inches. Mr. Stitt asked if the 30,000 . gallons of Water per day issuing through the Millstone leak went to waste ? The engineer replied in the affirmative. In reply to Mr. Stitt, the engineer stated that the report, which was called for some time ago, in reference to the utilising of this water, had been submitted. A l e tt er was read from the Rev. J.W. Sampson, vicar of Prescot, sub mitting a guarantee, which a number of gentlemen had signed at a Public meeting, of which Mr. Sampson was chairman, to insure to the water committee 10 per cent. on the outlay on constructing works to Presc o t f or th e purpose of supplying water to the town. In reply to Mr. Ryley, the town-clerk _expressed himself satisfidd with the guarantee which was for a larger sum than required. Mr. Duncan suggested that they should give them water into the centre of the town to be paid by metre, and let them be responsible for the carrying of it further. It would take six months to complete the works, The water could not be supplied to the upper portion of the town, It was under stood that the works should be proceeded with. It was ' reported that the quantity of water received from Rivington during the week, was 57,152,464 gallons. The quantity pumped from the wells, was 27,619,847 gallons, making a total supplied to the town of 84,672,311 gallons. The proportion of Rivington water to well, was as 19 to 9. This was all the general business. POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.---The monthly meeting of this society was held last night, the attendance being unusually numerous. Mr. Maxwell Scott presided. The discussion on the Atlantic Cable was not resumed, in the absence of Mr. Allen, who wrote a letter to the secretary of the insti tution, regretting his absence, and promising to attend the next meeting. He was to meet the Government on Mon day, with respect to the grant to the Atlantic Telegraph. Mr. Arnott drew attention to a lecture of Sir Charles Bright, on the subject of the cable. Sir Charles Bright says that the saltwater preserves the gutta percha, and that the diognal wire is the most beneficial, and will answer the best. Mr. Arnott incidently remarked that he had heard that Messrs. Newall had offered to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable over again, for a very small sum, say £lO,OOO, but he did not think the offer would be accepted. Mr. T. E. Hignett exhibited and explained a " model of a raft to be used in case of shipwreck, or as a means of transport in shallow waters," by Capt. Burnett. The raft is composed of barrels, spars, boards, &c. The barrels are lashed in lengths to the spars, and launched, and three or four of these may be spliced together. It will form one of the safest of rafts, and not draw more than six or eight inches of water. Capt. Burnett stated that during the Persian war he had 'constructed one of those rafts which was used as a floating battery for a nine inch mortar. It was first thought that the concussion would shake the raft to pieces, but it did it no harm, and for months afterwards it was used for conveying provisions, war ammunitions, &c., down the Euphrates. lle had also constructed a raft on the same principle at Calcutta, and succeeded in floating one of her Majesty's ships of war which was aground, in one tide. Captain Burnett entered intoa graphic descrip- L tion of the construction, merits, and simplicity of the raft. A lengthened conversation ensued, and the meeting seemed to highly approve of the raft. The thanks of the meeting were cordially granted to Captain Burnett. Mr. Arnott drew attention to the present unsatisfactory state of the patent laws, and suggested that a committee of the members should be empowered to petition the government on the subject. Mr. Connor gave a fearful picture of the hardship, annoyance, and expense to which inventors are put in order to get a patent in England ; and animadverted in severe terms on the conduct of the government in granting patents to two or three parties for precisely the same invention. Mr. Milner took an opposite view of the question, and pointed out the various improvements which had been made in the law of patents within the last four years. A discussion followed, but no action took place on the matter. THE LATEST TELEGRAMS BAVARIA. FRANKFORT, Monday.—The Munich Gazette publishes officially the application of M. Von der Pfordten for his dismissal from the post of President of the Bavarian Ministry. --~----- ITALY. TURIN, Monday, March 28.—Letters from Pia cenza announce that on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th instant 1,200 Austrians, with 50 cannons, 150 barrels of rosin, and a great quantity of congreive rockets arrived there. The church has been converted into a flour magazine. INDIA AND CHINA. „The Ellora, with the mails from Calcutta and China, arrived at Marseilles at 1 p.m. this day. Mails left by special train at 5 o'clock, 24 hours quarantine. . . - The following is the despatch of the Times ; ALEXANDRIA, March 21.—The Calcutta and China mails leave to-day. The dates of intelligence arc-- Calcutta, Feb. 25th; Madras, March Ist; and Hong Kong, Feb. 15th. At Calcutta Manchester goods were very dull. Metals were in good demand. Produce generally was firmly held. Freights were dull. On the publication of the government financial statement of the 21st of February, the fives, which had previously fallen to 15, rose to 7 per cent. discount. Money was abundant for commercial purposes. Exchange for Bank bills, 2s. ltd. eTTTN A Lord Elgin had left for Caiton Exchange at Hong Kong has advanced to 4s. 7d. for bank bills. The advices from Shanghae are to the 7th February. The import market was firm. Stocks were light. Exchange 6s. 3d., but closed less firm. Tea continued very firm. The increase in the total export to Great Britain was 335,0001b5. FRANCE. PARIS, Monday.—lt is asserted that the conference on the affairs of the Danubian Principalities will reassemble at Paris in the course of the present week. Two sittings only will be held, all the powers having agreed to recognise the election of Prince Couza. It is said that the congress will take place between the 15th and 20th of April. The Presse even fixes the date for its assembling on the Ist of April. Yesterday a private dinner was given at the Tuilleries, at which Count Cavour was present. It is said that Count Cavour is much pleased with his state, and that he will quit Paris probably on Wed nesday next. It is also said that the Count will afterwards go to London. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, Monday, March 28th., 11 55 a.m.—Rentes commenced at 68.45, rose to 68.55, and fell again to 68.45. 1 . 14 p.m —The Bourse opens very flat ; Rentes 68.45 2 10 p.m.—The flatness at the opening of the Bourse has been considerably increased by dis quieting rumours. Rentes have declined to 68.20. 325 P.m.—Bourse closes fiat. Rentes 68.25 for Money and 68.20 for Account, being per cent. decline since Saturday. THE CONGRESS. A Paris letter in the Nord of to-day says : Count Cavour arrived this (Saturday) morning at 6 o'clock, and proceeded to the hotel du Louvre. He had an interview with Prince Napoleon, and at one o'clock a long conference with the Emperor, a con ference which lasted until half-past three o'clock. He then returned to Prince Napoleon. Before leaving Turin, Count Cavour sent to the five Great Powers a note, in which the Sardinian govern ment protests with energy against the exclusion of Sardinia from the Congress. The note recals the initiative taken by the Piedmontese plenipotentiaries upon the Italian question in the Congress' of Paris ; and Count Cavour points out that the Great Powers, in associating themselves with the policy of Piedmont, would assure at once the triumph of nationality and of order in Italy. By excluding. Piedmont from the deliberations of the Congress, the Great Powers would abandon the fate of Italy to revolutionary influence, and the King of Sardinia and his government would then decline the responsibility of the misfortunes which might arise. Count Cavour, in his interview with the Emperor, doubtless 'entered at length upon the various arguments in the foregoing note." THE lONIAN ISLANDS. The Lord High Commissioner has appointed a commission, consisting of the Presidents of the Senate and Legislative Assembly and the high functionaries, to inquire into all the public departments for the purpose of recommending such improvements as can be legally carried into effect by the Government. -• ATTITUDE OF PIEDMONT The Post publishes a despatch from Count Cavour, dated March 17th, and addressed to the Sardinian Ambassador at London. It is in reply to a question which the British Government had asked—viz., whether Sardinia would follow the example of Austria and declare,. in a formal manner, that she has no intention of attacking her powerful neighbours. Count Cavotir, in his reply, said, "So long as our neighbours group round them, and against us, all the States of Italy which border on us, and whilst they can freely march their troops on the banks of the Po, and up to the Appenines ; so long as they can hold Piacenza trans formed into a fortress of the first order, continually threatening our frontiers, it will be impossible, for . , us. to remain defenceless in the face of the provoking and armed attitude of Austria." T The Paris correspondent of the Ti»zes says the EnOsh Government has consented to the admission of Sardinia to the Congress. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY, Their Lordships having met at five o'clock, The Earl of Clarendon put a question to the Foreign Secretary with reference to the mission of Lord Cowley to Vienna, and the results which were likely to flow from it. He observed that, at present, the public knew nothing, in reality, of the nature of this mission. He gathered from the newspapers that Lord Cowley had been entrusted with no powers to negociate, but he was desirous to ascertain what were the differences between France and Austria, and to endeavour to bring them to a conclusion. If that were so, he thought that the instructions given to Lord Cowley were most judicious. The friendly character of the noble lord's mis sion seemed to have been fully appreciated by Austria, and he was believed to have brought back most complete and satisfactory assurances. Austria had professed her willing ness to withdraw her army from Italy, at the same time as the French Army was withdrawn. She declared that she had never intended to invade Naples, and she expressed her readiness to engage not to do so, and Austria would make concessions to European feeling. Considering her present position, the strength of her army, and the support which she called from. Germany, she might do without the slightest reflection upon her honour or her courage. We might feel assured that the peace of Europe wonld . not be disturbed, The Earl of sfalmesbury said, that before Lord Cowley went to Vienna, he had the full consent of the French Government to undertake the mission, and he was made aware of their views upon the Italian question. The noble lord had been slightly informed as to the nature of Lord Cowley's instructions, and his lordship had been re ceived with the utmost frankness and cordiality by the Austrian Government. Since Lord Cowley's useful mission to Vienna, a congress had been assented to by the five great powers, but the details of which were to be con sidered, and the composition of the congress had not yet been decided upon, although he had no doubt that it soon would be. Her Majesty's Government were desirous that every one of the Italian States should have an opportunity of expressing their opinion in some way or other at the congress, and their object was to recommend to the Italian people what they believed would be for their own benefit, and for the safety of Europe. Although no actual disarma ment had taken place, both Austria and Piedmont had formally declared that they would not attack one another, and that they would abstain from hostilities ; therefore, if some untoward or impossible event should occur, we might hope that peace would not be broken, and that the congress which would meet at the end of next mouth would have the result which all Europe desired. (Cheers.) The Vexatious Indictments Bill and the Evidence by Commission Bill passed through Committee. The Manor Courts (Ireland) 'Bill and the MediCal Act (1858) Amendment Bill were read a third time and passed. Their Lordships adjourned at five minutes to 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY Mr. Owen Stanley stated that, in consequence of the very explicit statement of. her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, that the Government would consider the rejection of the second reading of the Reform bill as equivalent to a vote of censure ; he should withdraw the resolution of which he had given notice. Mr. Griffith asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the plan of uniformity of franchise between counties and boroughs, is considered by Government to form an essential principle of the proposed representation of the people's bill, on which the fate of the bill is to depend, or whether, on the contrary, it be only one of those details which, though forming part of the original sugges tions of Government, is to be considered to be open to any alteration or omission in committee. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, complained of the inconvenient manner in which the bill was debated. It was debated wholesale and retail. Ile should, at the proper time, be ready to vindicate the course and explain the policy of the Administration ; but the present question was not within the scope of a fair question, and he would not then enter into the subject. It was for the house to consi der the advantage and disadvantage of the bill. Those who thought that the latter predominated, would vote against it But if it passed into committee the government would con sider any proposition which might be brought forward with that spirit of candour proper to the occasion. If the deci sion of the house was against the opinion of the o government, it was for the government then to decide on the course it should adopt, which they would endeavour to do in conso nance with their duty. AMERICAN MAIL& Mr. Cowper asked whether it was intended to incur the expense of a third mail to America in addition to the two mail services, for which a sum of £176,000 is included in the rarlrPt pctimatec, before a vote Cir thic pirposo can be submitted in committee of supply. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the contract was before the Admiralty, but it was not yet completed. It was not - necessary to take an additional vote for the purpose. The Attorney-General for Ireland, entered into' some explanations as to the statements made concerning Italy on Friday night. It had been reported that he was said to have admitted that he was mistaken. He had admitted nothing of the kind. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. The adjourned debate on the bill for the representation of the people was resumed by Mr. E. James, who said that he rose to support the resolution of the noble lord. It was a remarkable feature in the debate that there was no one un connected with the Treasury Bench, who had not expressed an opinion adverse to the vital and important principles of the bill. The resolution was directed against their main objections to the measure, which were that its meats were unjust and impolitic-L-its' disenfranchisement unjust and contrary to the Constitution, and that by its non-extension of the franchise it has doomed to disappoint ment the hopes of a large and enlightened class. He re probated the letter of Lord Grey and Lord Elcho, who was not content to wait till the subject came before them in debate, but had adopted a most imprudent course, characterising a resolution as almost factious which was in accordance with the formerly expressed opinion of Lord Derby, and the present opinion of their own colleagues Mr. Walpole and Mr. Henley, who now sat looking on the remains of their former Cabinet. Entering into the merits of the bill, he attacked the system of voting papers as capable of being put to the worst uses. The bill was not a sincere Reform Bill, but a measure of political retaliation, intended to introduce a large class of non-residential voters, towards which object the voting papers were intended to serve, These voting papers were, he contended, not a detail, but essential principle of the bill. The system was a mere machinery for bribery and intimidation. The voting papers would be directly bought and not in the market. He protested against the non extension of the franchise by the bill. It was said that the working classes were apathetic on the subject. To refute these, he pointed to the late election for Mary-le-bone. Where such of the working classes as had votes had voted, while the wealthier classes abstained. What did they want ? Were they to wait till they had a popular hurricane : let them not mistake tranquility for torpor. There was a strong demand, not for any wild scheme, but for that moderate extension of the suffrage which was advocated by the right hon. gentlemen who had left the Cabinet. With reference to the change of Goternment which might follow the rejec tion of the bill, he felt afraid that no Government could stand upon extensive Whig principles, or which should re fuse an adequate measure of reform. It must be founded on a wider basis than kindred or family. Let the future head of the Administration follow in this respect the ex ample of the present Ministry; let the new Government consult the members for the greater constituencies ; let them fix their powers on a popular basis, as they would hope to retain the helm, so as to preserve the confidence of the house. enfranchise- Mr. Beaumont regretted, in this instance, to desert a party which he had uniformly supported during his parlia mentary career. He denied that there was much agitation in favour of reform throughout the country. Any popular speaker would attract large audiences, if they went down and lectured in the great towns of England and Ireland. As for the resolution, it was ingenious and well worded for a trap, but one which did not merit much for a question. He did not raise in a direct and straightforward manner the subject of reform. It was mainly for that reason that he should give his vote against it. As to uniformity of suffrage; the objection to it had not been heard when Mr. Locke King's motion in favour of the county £ll franchise was carried, which convinced him that the present opposi tion was an after thought. He objected strongly to the disfranchisement of the county voters, and thought the option proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer dan gerous. If the preamble was introduced, there was no knowing where it would stop. After discussing the question of voting papers, and the various franchises of the bill, he trusted that the bill might be allowed to go into committee, 'that the opinions of ' those who' L td most studied them might be rairly heard. Lord Elcho vindicated Lord Grey for having expressed his opinion in writing on a subject which he felt a deep conviction. Were peers of England to be the only persons to be precluded from thus making known their sentiments. ------ For himself he admitted that the question of not to beHdeearletgrweitthtedbythaatgtohveernment present ingoavmerinnrinoerfsltireytn:isictubilt have undertaken it at all. In so doing they show et ,"', 06 ignorance of human nature; or any bill which woule!iil;eiii pretences. He in to en d c id oun n te o r t a see gen a e n r v al for eor change in the constitution, either because the nr n o ire the state worked ill, or because there was any viole n t ' prese nt for the franchise on the part of those who do not a s issat i e possess it. It was notorious that Mr. Bright was " sta tal fled with the result of his winter campaign , and vas dea d to have declared that it was like flogging 3 01 1 necessity P P°s horse. It was because the English was had 11° it, On 01_,ie governed and a truth-loving people, that they sympathy with the attacks—he might say attacks—of Mr. Bright on the aristocracy. the bill was introduced a certain amount of agi t e o l. impossible to resist all change. And he admitteSildtitlith,noitotficilel sprung up. The proper course therefore to _OO4 settle the question, and to settle it at once. Oa th e ib_g i i ist agreeing with the principles of the resolution, h n as give his vote against it, as it only raised the quest' cof err two points of the bill, and he felt assured that the or ment would listen to any reasonable proposition4do mittee. He objected to lowering the bo rou g h doter'Tfere as likely to injure the character of that House. iniSs from the alterations in rentals, a £lO occupation' ohisell equivalent to a £l3 occupancy in 1832. The a tr a t n b e in gs therefore already virtually diminished. He id happened so that 40s freeholds were now freeholdslaee", very different class of persons from the - old 40s lyng tl l3 ' His main reason for voting against the resolution A ter it was formed for the purpose of defeating the bill an," te for ing out the Ministry. Many of those who would vc ' t bee' the resolution,' would, if the resolutiOn ha dine of th i e brought forward, have voted for the second reaortiee, bill, which in that case would certainly have been ri He vindicated the attack of the Solicitor-General headbee° John Russell, against which such strong ObjeCti°lls $ made by Mr. B. Osborne and Lord Palmerston - quoque taken from the speeches both of the hen. ,ge-neclit and the noble lord, which had made similar at tack for ta lenged. With regard to the bill, he should ve te n y of second reading. Although he did not agree with re„, details, he believed that the preamble of the bill w As it rested not on population, nor on property, iL terests, it contained, by the admission of excellent points, and tended, as far a s hate at the, present moment to settle the question. i e e fog was proposed, further demands would be made. „400 0 that universal suffrage contained more than 2 , " signatures; and, even then, did not sati there were those who advocated the adm: the franchise. With every respect for tb and integrity of the working desks, he was 11 ""ty to hand over the Government-of the country to th e ) , of trade unions ; but be willing it to t intelligent portion of the working i this point would be attacked by savings' bank clauses of the biL practical man, avoid looking at t adoption of the resolution—there must bee. or a resignation. A third course had been roe that the Government should withdraw the bill , Government, with due regard to the Iloase , do. There was a fourth, course-to withdraw the, The noble lord and the hon. gentleman o pposite do so. He most strongly reprobated a resort to tion, and he would support any motion against word' etie at th present moment ; and as to a change of 6° ,. o eit he would point out its inconveniences at such 31 ts o. it would be difficult to find a Government fitt ed " e n to reins of power. He * called therefore on the .ho of the the resolution, and agree to the second readies.' , 00 0 1 otherwise there would be great danger that the 61 0 0 principle would prevail, and that a vital ink''' . a inflicted on the Constitution. to t o Mr. E. Ellice, senior, said that it was ~re ° finality in measures of reform, but for the In e3-1 bad ° ,l Government he considered it to be essentiallY atle pt both for its sins of omission and of commission. 'OOOO not dicuss the reasons which had induced the Goy pea t' depart from the principles of 1832, to wh ieu i bad p l , opponents of the Reform Bill then introdn e tala ;0 6 given their adheision. The Government s 'i g ees7,al o enlarged the franchise, disfranchised sonie P .- eV enfranchised others. But instead of this theYso6,.;? forward an ingenious cover, the evil of which Vrf eo le,,p l that it was torn from it in an instant. The I ? l 'Ll'ibiliS% . most unjust and monstrous propositions, re-esii i ` ce i l ill.", that against which they so successfully conten', Jog^ The transfer of the borough voters he could 00 1 4 prellaa as confiscation. It proposed for out-voters• l r ' '' t ee s l l e 4 for out-voters was a return to the worst part i c ", o tit the which prevailed before 1832. _lle objected , e ta boundary proposed by the bill, to the votine" uniformity of franchise. He' would have ° ‘ % - e efo;ialt to accept any moderate plan, which the presen t l a e, ~1 1 - a t o" had better means than any other of introdu c- ,Ow as a provincial measure till parties were better re e nc lerl' i ot 4 and a more extensive measure could have hel n t eose„ e he He should vote for the resolutions, and t b - e re,. ar adopted, he should vote for a third reading , ° „Thit° saw no encouragement to allow the bill t° i d eag e i ` tt s mittee. Recurring to the resolutions, he sh° l- ",: t erYtpir e i ferred a single resolution, simply conderu n i ," objectionable clause of the bill. He did n ot lio g pro propositions from high authority, and could not 100 11 . 1 ,4 the extension of suffrage mentioned in °le ge P ly , a° l 4 without some definition of that intention. r i a sse'„oie' warm eulogium on the conduct of the working t o ea' th e entitled to vote, but in the present state c og he was opposed to throwing o p en the fratitheilielf ' holders of small tenements. H e must, ne' — 'f ''';,olc € * these objections, vote for th e resolution'' or '''`foil it will be left to the government either to reslg n t he The latter would not be a safe course, but if e "," drDir; ment were to adopt it, he for one would thron es i n t' v i ore in the way. He was not sanguine in hishV,, n t 1 0 , e thcl • an administration capable of carrying an ele el ti - l a ci i` of reform. He should therefore have been c po red 0.0 would have agreed to the second reading a nd the present bill. The impossibility of so'doing,,b ' to incessant agitation • but he denied that su' pe tsP • bilities were due to the liberal party, but to t h „, e . n les• „ a te: of the government in their objectionable prinr: e 0P., 0 0/ Colonel Smyth said that, to a great extent, test fr el o in the principles of the resolution. lie bore booesa to the good conduct of the freemen of th e o tecif e t° l as slaking that the working classes could be tr tra rP roe ti objected to the identity of suffrage and to th e A t t o rt: the borough voters ; still he thoughtl they' at tlie I o, with the measure before them, and wished tho'instrscroP sitions of Lord John Russell had been moved 11 : t he '4.01 to oafi good tc h ohas e our re r dpy t ppi nhuooaebruantlisi aspublic rhrs en see r r e omtv s fi ni o aci l .gnee u fy t two i h o rbham n eti The bill contai neu fore theh a fiet n chi d Gea ylo h ve e hhe asrandnno;:nreel Government h tei n e tn r i i i pansl sci b a, t?1 : rooeollo, Mr. John Locke thought the bill a ve r Y the ( L -04 . congratulated the house on its introduction, ni b le O f tlr had shown that the leislature on the thole of able to reform. Declarations was in sulloroerv'tjal extension of the franchise were made by. th e 14ctl' f la m wo e u as ld ur p e r . ob H ab e ly s h a a w ve no br r o e u as g o h n t i w n h a v and if the ministers had consulted their oly sati n ' 44 010 Gool e res°l the unanimity of the House,• should not a w ee to dopt t • di tli s As far as he himself was coUcerned, the reso ho g 0 the tnereloetlivtill go far enough. For one thing, they said nt tr ibu t ri i r cl e ' ci r re-distribution of seats. In any such re -w ifea'* o o,,,vi metropolis had fair claim to additional seats,. fo gb , Pr the division of the present metropolitan l'iateres ground of their great wealth, and the Inn n J •° • I 0 0°1 0 1 contained. bill, . _i_4grd A. V. Tempest supported the „- BrIC tote opponents of inconsistency. He charged our e wae , 6 1 proceeding under false pretences. The ° 1 1 ° u " opr- e tio to lo re lo ir into committee on the bill, and endeavour d r" measure. If the resolutions were carried, eortee the Government neither to resign, nor dissolv7iite N o it, i' L ag et th th e e a m dv w ic it e h o d f ra l w Ar i d t, P an al d me th rs e t y on, to goo n end er e tli c ' a vote of want of confidence was m • g ht P iot then'' 1 0 ar. it would have the country in their faPvasoi against it 1 c r ee ss toll . : 00 an t° t!, , Mr. M. Mills said that the debate, long so ttstr; long as it was likely to be, was satisfac would show the country that tho 1 1 ° 1 ' se , op e n opr by a sincere desire for reform. It f l° o 3 , the otr a Ministry to allow a bill t o l o o t o l f l th io e s ;4l tiou, retaining for themselves a or they might have adopted the b P y r i t n uo P ho a tis, g e d r o l d e t franchise, which had been admitted d I ' a 4 0. or this they bad imprudently brought forwaermareln.o. tape complicated measure. The terms of that lly ve ly nl ien resolution of Lord John Russell ininereloa or l' r .„ 1 0. 0 0 For that resolution he must vote either tertai n bill came into committee ; he w ould no t e l ; lar ge 0 0 , 0 bo le sure of reform which did not provide for ha d SI I C: r 04 41 0 to the franchise of the working classes, Iffi - ; it. The n ger.o that they desired it and that they deserveu t gr eat u' ro poA l e° on this point would not be denied with en w i t aout P os tin tt o the country ; to deal with the q uest o. ioll na are le o la bf as e anything for that in which the work in, e n s eisno !o eit. ested,viz., the extension of the borough frat of se tti ,a l" 7ri bn" i‘ e commence agitation without any prosße e 4,40 to franc bie people did not take any great interest _le o f the see cts of seats ; *mid moreover, if an took place, the small boroughs would 0 5 7„ f e lt di e constituency. Holding these opinions, n' e xtensl,T. io a re,gol to s e " far support the resolutions. s eal r tbe o iler Sir J. Graham said that lie' vas very e. ,, ons ole, tin ee.. t time return, when it was necessary to r tn ro damental principles of our constitution• a pe cf en iy . .l , of the ExchNuer had declared in his onell r l io ' n j, 10 0 : 11t i bn' the bill of 1832 was in some respects e n l a rs of the charge, he added the names of the to is classes, lie