The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-08 00:00:00

THE AVIEERI.LN GoVERNMENT.—An expreu Mel-
LT. Arrived yesterday afternoon at the Austrian embassy,
e,.,,nur the immediate return of Count Boot &henna-
acs to Vienna. It is understood that Count Duel will be
rottevor of Prince Schwaresabmg as lint Manner of
Annie—Morning Ilerad.
Ilt MI OP THE DM:TENANT -GOVERNOR OF
N..vs Sans.—HALITAX, MARCH 22. His Excellency
:4 Lain Harvey, Lieutenant. Governor of this province
sac,- IMS, expired at she Government Howe, in this city,
e L.a.pest eleven o'clock this morning.
ARRIVAL FROM VERA CRUZ.—The brig Abeona
er..ed at Southampton, yesterday, from Vera Cras.
Annum her carp was specie to the value of 473,216 dole.
ipoke, on the 20th ult., the brig trites, of Sunderland,
41.13, lon. 28.32, with topmast sprung ; on the 28th,
Danish brig .ktalante, in lat. 49.44, lou. 14.18; and on
l.t init. the barque Weetminster, off Scilly.
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AM"NG THE rAssexoette by the Tagus, which
southamptun yesterday with the Peninsular mail, was
Lail of Strathmore.

Livutruot. Owner. or COMM& —Tho
'WWI. meeting of the council WM/ hold so Maday. After
ik mitua business, the report frost tbbommillat ea the
loud thus. which recomuneaded dot the sofas/ be not
pomeded with for the pretest, owing le the state of pelf.
teal again, was adopted • also that of the amnia's On the
Lawmen' Act Amradmisent Bill, NOSIMINIIIIII WirflUM
attrition.. The report of the committee IS ateeime-
att. and 'sport trade. adopted at a prodeas meadei,
so auk red to be printed fur circulation. Ma OMMltamitin•
tas cusprised letters upon customs totem,, plata melitese,
be Prmagers'Act Amendment Bill, tommodal elbaaeh,
a commercial code, and other subjette. • sSOs mean
tam the to law announcing two vealeolee la the oboe at
tr....tad. Hants, founded by Charles Dims, Esq.' for de.
up screbants of Loodm, Liverpool, W Wktob having
Trtnutem of their own, or an IMMO ala easealieg
Wt. lon se widower, over toys 0110 r LISILL._IIII4-
nom sad protests:its, sod orderedOm taw..
d nee from the Admiralty MS fend, requesting
L know whether s Marry of the pert would be
a. fad ordered to be replied ta slating that if
r .ere unmanly draws wp it would be of service;
ah ore flues the dock ilemmittee, siMing that the new
astral luggage depot, toopetall by this amber, woo'
abut us be erected at the tootbAreet sow of the Peace'.
Lab; boa the Cameron liatiosar Imam. abatis( the
!Wort of the chamber in favour of the removel of the
fwal:v Rocks, a memorial to widie elhat was sedated;
bon% Wright, Argeotseas. sad Co.. Jemmies, call-
iat tte ot ion of capitalists tea pee eaed line of.Oeoawre
bewail, Jam...o it and the gmamlml Mai.. A ropy of Mr.
Levi. lecture on a tossse =ie. lately delivered before
60 Hell, L 0.46, and Boadlard Monter of COlullarce, woe
laid upon the table, ma etaelailed the Winter of the
Iseetiag.

TItL GoVLSSMEST MILITIA HILL. PUBLIC
MART tah AT I.Ettas.—A public meeting, COIITIIRd by the
Mayor, is tomplianee with a vety numerosaly signed
was held at the Court-house, on Tuesday evening.
The Msyor (J. Hope Shaw, Esq.) presided. The various
nvilutons, deprecating the enrolment of the militia, were
'eosin ant mended by Sir O. Goodman, Mr. Dsrntun
Lopool. Mr. T. Hervey, Mr. John Clapham, Mr. W.
Heaton, Mr. Edward Maine', Mr. Councillor Carter,
Mr. Wm. Simpson, Mr. F. Try's, sad Mr. John An.
dr. w, jun. Sir George Goodman, Mr. Edward Baines,
lad other gentlemen, while admitting the severity
Of being prepared to mist any attempt at uivasion by may
Coles army, strongly condemned the proposed enrolment
of the militia. Mr. Lupton end others strongly ridiculed
th, idea of any invasion, and spoke of it se a war panic
which was faat taming away. All the resolutions were
adopted nualsimouslv, en I the following petition, founded
upon the resolutions, was awn,.ul to, and ordered to be put in
eireohtion for signature amongst the inhabitant.:—" To
8., Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland
it parliament membled. The petition of the nod/reigned
rietors and other inhabitant" of the borough of Leeds, is
tie county of York, humbly sheweth, that your petitioners
taustly deprecate the proposed revival of the militia, whs.
tier by ballot or voluntary enlistment, as • measure eat-
eilated to deteriorate those enrolled in the force both
b men aid as workmen, and thus to inflict serious
nlary on the industrial interests and moral welfare of the
num community. That the galling out of the militia
wauld be attend, d by the excitement of martial enthusiasm,
red of animosity ama j..siissay solar* • neighbouring
o sod USW Mir tend to amiss., maw then promote
ttematiammire Orme. That the slobs military ideas,
bthibi lad train* to large numbers-of the population by
the
tessylr of a militia, would he • step in that direc•
.. led the greatest nations of continental
I,:arope to their paint unfsvourable position in reference
! .'•.if illsanoss, to their internal and *sternal security, to
niiritest of a free press, and of civil and religious
lry . an a
d tht, in the judgment of your petitioners, the
imp is is one of warning to the government and people of
oho. country. That as our government, dace the peace, has
C,l-nilid sit hundred millions sterling on its navy, army,
asinaace, and continues to went:mists sixteen or
`,ateen million' sterling annual 4 to the same depart
ra nn, you, petitioners are of oyiaioa that a searching in-
v“iiiration should be instituted to smortain whether this
;"'incus amount it applied in the most efficient maser
the purposes of national defence. That your petititmen
ent,re, humbly, yet rarneatly, pray your honotarslth's
L',we not to pass the Militia Bill into a law. And your
Petitioner, will rear pray," *c.