The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1852.

CUSTOMS RETURNS. 1
Kr. HIIMI *nod far " A ratan% or list of the priacipal
ataaufacturad adobe iambi into this country ma whist'
a duty of mama is imposed ; eta thig th• area g lima-
dig of ea& article ingortel o 1 the year au.* Mut
Jinuary, 1)1111 saw Out sgt• of *ley allargel,•sed am
amount fst Paid Oa Inet wile/4 and Ils• lcimph. Of
duty co
in ell 17= alurigfeehurae the year.
And fora mhos of the psi • maids* of agricultural
prod*. imparted into country on WWl* say duty of
Nitrous im imposed ; stating the race at gory, sad the
amount pidd Os each article, and the sigmas sammant of
duty on all agricultural produce, is the year end*, the Lth
of January, 1861 (in continuation of parlianaaatary paper,
No. 146, of Kudos 1830)."
COUNTY RATE EXPENDITURE BILL.
This bill was read a first time.

BRITISH EMPIRE ASSURANCE BILL.
This bill was read a first time.
The house rose at about a quarter-past five o'clock.

ELECTION NEWS.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL AT OREEN-

WICH.
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the returning otßocr de-
clared the result of the poll to be a majority for Stewart of
1,743. He therefore declared Admiral Houston Stewart to
be duly elected representative fur the borough of Greco-
wieh. (Loud cheers.)
Admiral STEWART thee came forward upon the
hustings, and was received with loud cheers. lie said ho
was then before them in order to thank them for having
placed him in the enviable position of the representative of
the borough of Greenwich. It should also be his most anxious
desire to do his duty by his country and his fellow-country.
men. His majority was great and decided, and the contest
had been honourable fair, end good humoured. (Cheers.)
Ile would do his best, and man could do no more. They
had trusted him, and he would oho* them by his conduct
that he deserved that trust. Ili. hon. opponent was the
grandson of Admiral Rodney' but if Rodney could speak
from the tomb, he was sure fie would have told them not to
take a lawyer, but a sailor. (Cheers.) lie would have said
let the lawyer go to Oxford and the sailor to Greenwich.
They had fought the fight like Englishmen, and now let
them shake hands like Englishmen. Such was the case
with himself and his talented opponent—(here Admiral
Stewart held out his hand to Mr. Chambers, who shook
it most cordially)—and such he hoped would be the case
with their supporters. (Hear, hear.) Ile assured them
that although he was their chosen representative just
now, he should consider it his duty and his pleasure te re-
present them all, whether they had voted for him or
against him. With the majority of that day let the dis-
tinctions of interest be at an end. Ile was now the repre-
sentative of every man in Greenwich, and for the interest
of all he would do his best. (Loud cheers.) To his kind
supporters he tendered his grateful thank:; to those who
had opposed him he offer. d his respectful obedience. lie
thanked them all for having placed him in so proud a posi-
tion on the poll. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. CHAMBERS then returned thanks for the support
which had been given him. Ile had many friends, and no
open enemy. He came among them as a stranger
and unknown. Ile and the Admiral were both reformer.—
the Admiral by birth, and he by education and conviction.
(Cheers.) But he would maintain, that to give the people
their rights, vote by ballot was absolutely necessary.
(Cheers.) The people could not return true representatives
to parliament, unless they could freely and fairly maintain
their own opinions. His opposition to the Maynooth grant
had taken from him hundred. of votes; but he spoke his
own opinions freely, nut minding the consequence personal
to himself. (Cheers.) Civil liberty, religious liberty, and
perfect toleration to all creeds; but when one mode of
religious belief would destroy toleration, he would always
vote against it. Triennial parliaments were out of favour
with his worthy opponent ; but he thought trien-
nial parliaments were necessary for the purpose of
maintaining the entire freedom and superiority of the coun-
try. (Cheer') They lived in happy times, and might well
say, " Happy England," when they cast their eyes abroad.
In England there really existed liberty, equality, and fra-
ternity. These principles existed in the hearts of the
people. They had liberty of action, and freedom of speech,
as well as liberty of the press. (Cheers.) The voice of the
poor man was as much heard as that of the most wealthy.
No gentleman felt humiliated by saying to the working.
man in his jacket, "'thank you, sir, for your vote."
(Cheers.) It the rights of the people were duly considered,
they indeed enjoyed true liberty, true equality, and true
fraternity. The number of votes recorded in his favour he
considered to be a glorious triumph, and his opponents
in their hearts felt it to be so. What classes bad voted
against him ? First, he asked who constitute almost a clear
thousand, before he could get one ? (Confusion) Was he
suggesting the truth or not ? (" Yes, ye..") Ile had made
enemies upon the ground of religious differences; he knew
the Roman catholic, were not serving their interests by
voting for him. When these Roman catholies were added
to the thousand, no wonder the majority against him was
so large. The tories ought to have voted for him—(laughter)
—because they were an educated class; but they hated
self-education. (No, tories no.) Let the toes read his address,
and they would and that he had injured himself most by
having spoken out openly. Ile hoped the admiral in the
House of Commons would serve his constituents. Ile now bade
them farewell. It might he, that they should meet
again—ceheen)—and if to, he would meet them on their
own invitation, and no doubt would be received as one
whom they hut tried, and were prepared to trust. (Loud
cheers.)
Alderman SAI.OMONS then shortly addressed the
electors, thanking them for their feeling towards him ; and
he would always do his duty without the house, and he
hoped shortly to do it within the walls of the House of Com.
mons. That question Wetted the whole peopleof England.
They were aware that the question was now under the con-
sideration of the judges; but the Premier said on Monday
they were not in a majority; that he had done wrong by
voting in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Ile had
taken no part in the present election, but he hoped their
new representative would prove himselfe a man worthy of
their choice. Ile returned thanks to God, that the govern.
ment of the country was in the hands of the people.
As far u he could assist, they might rely upon him for his
best services on all occasions.

Admiral Stewart then moved, and ,fr. Chambers
seconded; a vote of thanks to the returning officer for his
conduct on the present occasion, which was carried unani-
mously, and the immense multitude dispersed.

NORTIIAMPTON ELECTlON.—Yeeterday, the official
declaration of the result of this election, which took place on
Tuesday, was made by the mayor. It was as follows:
The Right lion. R. V. Smith, liberal, and Secretary at
War, U 4 • lb. Markham, tory, 479; majority for the go-
__ _ _

MaIDOZWATtIii:--Mr. Riagiake is a candidate for
temmemennilea dthis borough at die next election. The
'mama states that be bet ever bold liberal opi-
nion. _and that Ms adsew aided by
eta Mel Ma howled in the non ef emilemits
men. Afar meadenieg than be meld gladly rd aid
to !achieve a "boil awl derwiee :measure of relbeet" is the
Court of Clianasty,lepreoseds: " I treat that the great no-
nanny betwees free trade and pennies bar win at has
terminated ; for, nudes, as I of ODOM Mai be le 111/Shat
sad fair play to the peat lateens of egaleahare. I mean
seaslier it wise sr eves possibis to return to a
antler system. I shell sever Asher the greet • ef
herr
anglers liberty, but the swessinwate el stunt-
men wink three rashes must net be endured. Zama
whale alma is aided, segsged be deaning peeps"
hma the heeds 'lnnate miss, end Malin It under the
mod setter plintheed. These same (ens he the sate
of ear isms sethelle fellow-ealgeeh tiasmedves. whale
interests see the none deeply banked) must be resisted by
gemaitnitires se the part of the legislature. Haan tbe
ef Meting that I have already does some err-
Mee Is Ms Ma Yet, after all, I rely spa the eine
lef Improved edatedes ss the anal sad ben esereethe ef
these owlealastiail yeeteasiose."
RICITORD AND aussnew. A meeting of the
an Mind ant Desestlew was held pawky in
bilbssiNaneava4llll. at Raft Isdsti, few ebestleg a nperente-
tin is pertlement. be the wen ef Cape& A. Du se
The usual patimimeles havng_bern_sees tbremp, Ilk T.
White, Bert., pewee& WHsu. w. B. Deaserabn mad
Mr. H. Enmesh ressedsd the hemiesdin, vibe, as a ern-
servative mi peelessisneat, wend =sebterseet the
elections is perlimeaL ifo saw e
mposhed,. Mr. W. M. Dzasinne wasdedulled delyvisfees tbeeT.
thw sa
e te v=rl4ensegealtalliiiipleelptilliTill'es, witakiallaestead
me
ewe esenestel with the sissy end indemnifies@ ef the
s sad the Menem sod liberty ef the pep-
pilea.at rhombi appose the pant is lleyseeth—(sheen)
winalkiden had lose tried tee hew They bed bees told
dint the sueasfea of preteens. bed bees settled, bet he
sad that it would an be se esti] the
=bad the oppirtanity of relendieg &sir spoke at a
=elegise. Tbe m4:left the Metros of the
wee a return le Me duty In the ism- 1
tales of eau. (Clieere.) Mitt suspect to leanse, he pro- i
fervid IS/Ina taxation. With regard to edam, b. was
opposed to any measure which /deft interims with the
pretest yobbos' state of the country lie would refer thew
to the admirable speech of Lord Derby us the Int Wen of
the series; it was the rellyiag point for all esesenatives.
A nee ef Ibsen; Irving been passed for the mayor, the
presesdhp tismientod.

DEATH OF BIZ EDMUND 11. Tawas, Barr._
Sir Edmund Thanes lied in Ireland, en** glt int, aged
41 years. Ile entered the army in Noveseber. ISIS, as en
ensign in the 69th regiment, became a lieutenant In 1831, a
captain in 1835, and a major in 1846. Ile purchased all his
rommissions in this regiment, with which he served In the
West Indies and New Brunswick. In 1841, he same !ed
his frthtr so the seventh baronet, and in 1850 retired from
the army. The km Sir O. Thomas is succeeded in the
baronetcy by his half-brother, now Sir Godfrey Thomas.
QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.—Yesterday, the annual
account relating to Queen Anne's bounty, presented to
parliament, wee issued. The receipts fur the year ending
the 31.1 December, 1860, were 216,6731. 17s. 9d., of which
16,1241. 16s. 7d. were " First fruits and tenths." The dis-
bursements were principally made to the clergy, paid (or
purchase of c,erical property, and for the erection of resi-
dence lion‘es. The sum of 63,1811. 17s. 3d. was laid out in
the purchase of stock for general purposes.
BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAlLWAY.—Traffic
returns for the week ending Feb. 8 : Passengers,
!subscriptions, goods and parcels, 1804. 84. 2d. Week ending
Feb. 9, 1861, 1471. 6s.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12.

Tux fall of RescinD PACHA is rather an ominous
event at the present time, and one very much to be
regretted, not only that it deprives the Porte of an
able and a liberal minister, but that it indicates an
impression in the SULTAN'S mind, that a change has
, taken place in the dominant policy of Europe.
Though highly estimable in character, and spirited
on fit occasions or when roused, the SULTAN is still a
timid politician, very much disinclined to set
himself in decided opposition to any power
he sees universal or likely to prevail. Of late
times, it must be confessed, the current of events,
and the tendency of things on the continent of!
Europe, has been to throw back liberal ideas, oust
liberal men, and weaken liberal governments. Tur-
key was not blind to the march of events, but, with
England at its back, the SULTAN'S cabinet still
boldly faced Russia and Austria in the matter of the
Hungarians.
Since the captivity of KOSSUTH, his language,
his compliments to the SULTAN, his placing the
Turkish colours by the Hungarian, and invoking the
aid of the Ottomans in his future war of regene-
ration, have enabled those high Turks in Russian
interests, to represent to the SULTAN that he really
took the part of a decided revolutionist who
openly sought to implicate Turkey in a war. How-
ever small the portion of truth in these representa-
tions, they made some impression, and awoke some
qualms and fears. The resignation of Lord PALMER-
STON was another event which was made a similarly
mendacious use of. For though in truth leading
to no change of policy here, it was welcomed
as such at the courts of Vienna and St. Petersburg ;
and the Turkish envoys at these capitals have been
able to send home word of the expectations formed
of a close alliance between the absolutist courts and
Great Britain. All this has alarmed the SULTAN,
who has shown it by the dismissal of RESCHID from
the virierat, and the appointment of ltsouv Pseits.
The latter is incapable of being an efficient grand
vizier. He is a nullity, and has been employed
on a quite similar occasion as the present
to fill the gap that ho now fills. Ruin,
has before now replaced RESCHID, and made way for
him again. The ministerial revolution may thus bo
but momentary. Should Result!) be definitively set
aside, it will be the more important, as his son had
lately married the SULTAN'S daughter, and his in-
fluence seemed secure.

There is, however, this to be said, that all Turkish
Pachus who marry Sultan's daughters ever turn
from being patriots and economists to the opposite
faction of the rapacious and the corrupt. Aud these
are, in tact, the two parties in Turkey. The honest
and economic l'achns lean to liberalism and reform :
the rapacious fellows seek to facilitate and cover
their propensities by a restoration of the o'd Oyinoe.
Conservatism in Turkey, as elsewhere, means the
high privilege of raising a large revenue and di-
viding it amongst a certain class of officials.
ltzsentn, himself, was latterly accused of being
much more lazy than he was wont to be, and with
much less aversion to a joh.
We have mentioned Lord PAL iERSTON'S resignation
neat event that would be taken advent nge of, and its
consequences exaggerated, at Constantinople. But
another and a far more important change would be a
change in the politics of the French cabinet. Nothing
could be more liberal or fair than the conduct of French
diplomatis:s throughout the time of the republic,
if we except the conduct of one man in the Greek
affair. They cared little for the Hungarians indeed,
but they joined in preventing Turkey from being
bullied into their surrender. The Marquis of LAVA-
LETrE, French envoy, confined his efforts to endea-
vouring to persuade the Porte to give up to France
the guardianship of the Holy Sepulchre. As
this was opposed by Russia and every power,
M. DE Isas Win% failed. Nor was it that
diplomatist's fault. But now, it seems, M.
DE LAvsLerre is recalled, and the government
of the Elysee professes itself angry with the refusal
of the Porte to comply_ with its demands. In such
cases Muter Louis NAPOLEON is very apt to bluster,
and it is very probable that some angry message
was delivered to the Porte by M. DE LAVALETTE
before his departure.
This was quite enough to swell the panic of the
&messes ministers to an unusual magnitude. The
SULTAN, finding himselt in relations of diy.ided cool-
ness with Russia, worse than coolness with Austria,
and with no longer England and France to oppose to
them, naturally bethought himself of conciliating the
absolutists. France had assumed the tone of menace ;
England changed its foreign minister. Very soon
Turkey began to look about; and hence, we
believe, will be found the explanation of the re-
tirement of RESCIIID PACHA. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, we
are very glad to see, has thought it proper to correct
any erroneous impressions or malignant whispers of
his being more inclined to fraternise with military
absolutism than the late Foreign Secretary. The
spech of Lord Joint Itussuts the other night on
the maltreatment of an English gentleman, who
wee brutally sabred in the streets of Florence
by an Austrian officer, will be read as a salutary
iodination. And we have no doubt that Sir STRAT-
FORD CANNING will long ere tkis have received
despatches which will leave the SULTAN in no doubt
as to the firm and liberal policy of the British
cabinet.

THE NEW REFORM BILL of Lord JoHN RUSSELL
has met with a reception which promises its author
much success, unless that reception renders him too
, confident in the full virtue of his plan. Whilst wait-
' ing the appearance of the document itself, men of each
shade of opinion seem hoping for the best that can be
built upon the plan sketched out by the Palma
MixtarEa in his speech on Monday. But the,
bill itself may upset many of these hopefid
visions, and render the passage of the measure
difficult, if not impossible, unless its author consents
to listen to the voice of the House of Commons, and
ETso far to modify his project as the character of
easare--and the proper demands of the people—
may render wise. Apart from the vital question of
the ballot, &I re is yet another portion of the subject
on which very wide and important differences cannot
fail to arise. Lord JoHN hae—in deference apparently
to the proprietors of the nomination boroughs—
consented to bring forward his bill without
adding to it any schedule A. There is to be no exe-
cution of parliamentary criminals; no abolition of
pocket boroughs; no holding up, in tereorem,the names
of those towns where the local influence of indivi-
duals has hitherto been allowed to " appoint"—for
" return" is not the proper word—to " appoint" the
members of parliament for such places. The Dukes
of BUCKINGHAM, and NORTHUMBERLAND, and
LEEDS and ORA/TON, and BEDFORD, are still
to have their snug boroughs sending mem-
bers to vote in the Commons House of
Parliament. True, these towns are each to
have an additional number of voters imposed on
them, upon the theory that they will thereby be
made more pure, and thus be fitted to elect proper
men to the assembly in which the business of this
great nation most be transacted. But on the mode
by which addition will be made, rests the whole
question of whether or not the change will be ono for
the better. Let us go through the " Parliamentary
Guide," and make out a list of the boroughs having
at present each less than 500 voters; and in doing
so wo shall find a very striking difference in the
electoral condition of these places. Counting over
the list, we find the names of just twenty-nine towns
each returning two member., and twenty-nine other
towns each returning only one member ; all of
them being alike in this respect, that each has less
than five hundred voters—the number fixed upon as
too small by lord JOHN Mugu. himself. Here are
the lists showing the number of electors in 1549.50,
and showing also those which are nomination bo-
roughs, and under whose influence they are. The
catalogue might almost be headed " Towns to be
affected by the New lteforrn Bill."
The small boroughs sending one member aro:
Abingdon, number of voters in 164940-314.

Arundel (Duke of Norfolk)-202 voters.
Ashburton (Lord Clinton)-240 voters.
Bawdley-375 voters.
Cake (Lord Lansdowne)-159 voters.
Christchurch-305 voters.
Clithekoe-471 voters.
Dartmouth-312 voters.
Droitwieh (Sir J. Fakington)-338 voters.
Eve (Sir R. Kerrison)-3M voters.
Frome-401 voters.
lielstoo (Duke of Leeds)-335 voters.
llorslutm (Duke of Norfolk)-31G voters.
Kendal-385 voters.
Kidderminster-470 voters.
Launceston (1). of Northumberland)-367 voters.
Liskeard - 324 voters.
Lyme Regis (Earl of Suffolk)-317 oaten'.
Malmesbury (Lords Radnor and Holland)-316.
Midhurbt (Loris Digby and Egmont)-301 voters.
Morpeth (Earl of Carlude)-421 voters.
Northallerton (Lord Ilarewood)-282 voters.
Petersfield-358 voters.
Reigate (Lord Somers) - 213 voters.
Think (Sir It. Frankland)-345 voters.
Wallingford--419 voters.
Wareham (Caleraft)-403 voters.
Whitby-148 voters.
Woodstock (Duke of Marlborough)-362 voters.
Here we have altogether twenty-nine boroughs, of
which fifteen arc directly in the hands of member.
of the aristocracy. From these we may turn to
another list of towns, each returning two members to
parliament,—the voters in each being also under Lord
JOHN HUNMY.I.I:B standard number or 590 voters :
Andover, number of voters 1849-50-252.

liodminL3Bl voters.
Buckingham uke of Buckingham)--376 voters.
Chippenham (Mr. Neeltl)-314 voters.
Cirence,ter (Earl Bathurst)-107 voters.
Cockcrmouth-332 voters.
Devizes-35M voters.
Dorchester (Earl Shaftesbury)-127 voters.
Evesham-3.52 voters.

Harwich (Mr. Atwood)- -272 voters.
Itoniton-2.10 voters.

Huntingdon (Lord Sandwich)-405 voters.
Knaresborough —330 voters.
Leominster-428 voters.
Ludlow-440 voters.

Lymington (Sir H. Neale)-287 voters.
Marlborough (Lord AileAury)-254 voters.
Marlow, Great (Mr. Williams)-357 voters.
Poole-498 voters.

Richmond (Earl of Zetland)-262 voters.
Ripon (Earl de Grry)-38:1 voters.
Tamworth (Sir It. Peel)-396 voters.
Tavistock (Duke of lleilford)-336 voters.
Tewkesbury-378 voters.
Thetford (I)uke of Grafton)-210 voters.
Tiverton (lieatheote)-443 voters.
Totnews-382 voters.
Wells-381 voters.

Wycombe-346 voters.

Here again we have twenty nine boroughs, fifteen
of them being under immediate influence, but re-
turning just twice as many members to parliament
as the places just before enumerated —though in
each list the towns aro equally unimportant and
equally meagre in their muster-roll of voters.
Understanding that these two lists must contain,—
as nearly as can be ascertained,—the names of the bo-
roughs to be affected by the New Reform Bill, let us ask
Lord JOHN RUSSELL upon what principle his measure
can be worthy of the name given it unless he does
something to correct the anomaly the two cata-
logues present. Can a Reform Ball sanction anew
the retention of two members by Andover, whilst
Abingdon, with more voters, has but one ? Why again
should &strain have two when Bewdley has but one?
—and so on through the list. It will be answered
that in both cases a new district is to be
added to the boroughs—but the borough that has
two members is not to have two districts ;
all Lord Joitx's sixty-seven places are—so far as he
has told us—to be treated alike. They are all to be
linked with new parishes or towns. Abingdon and
Andover, and the rest, are to be saved from disfran-
chisement upon these terms—but nothing is said
about the anomalous condition of their representa-
tion—not a hint is given of how we arc to have
redress for the unfair play that awards one collection
of small towns twice the amount of of representation
enjoyed by the other.
Points such as these demand the careful attention
of reformers. Lord JOHN Ressm.r. declines to form
a new schedule A—let us indicate for him a sche-
dule B. We do not ask for disfranchisement, but
would suggest that these boroughs in the two lists we
have given be placed upon an equal footing the one
with the other. Let each of these small towns return
one member, and let the twenty-nine seats thus saved
be given to the twenty-nine largest and mestintelligent
unrepresented towns that the House of Commons
can select from the whole of the United King-
dom. Let England, Ireland, and Scotland take
their share, in proportion as each may be able to in-
dicate places where numbers, activity, and enlighten-
ment demand representation. The members of the
liberal party, throwing aside minor differences,—
should unite to urge upon the minister the adoption
of some such proposition as the one wo now shadow
1
forth, and then—with the ballot—the measure of
Lord JOHN RUSSELL may perhaps be rendered worthy
; of its title as a New Reform Bill.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WIDNINDAT EVENINTO.

The chief features of the new law of the press are
reported to be as follows :—The caution-money re-
quired to be deposited will be Ioo.ooofr. ; the max-
mum fine 25,000 fr. The paper will be suppressed
after the third condemnation. There will be trial
before the courts of law for press offences, but not by
jury. A ten-centimes stamp is talked of for every
journal; and the stamp of the jeuilkton is, as I be-
fore stated, to be abolished. But, whatever the law
on the press be, it is as certain that no sort of criti-
cism of the administration will be tolerated. You
will be able to form some notion of the extreme sus-
ceptibility of the government from the following
fact, which reaches me from a good authority. The
Journal des Debate had sent in to the censure a re-
view of some opera which has been lately performed.
This feuiteron having been kept several days and not
returned, M. Armand Bertin took on himself, of
his own authority, to order its insertion without
waiting for the return of the proofs from the
erasure. In the course of the article the director of
the Opera was taxed with incapacity, bad taste, or
neglect of duty. M. Bertin was instantly summoned
to the conclave of censors, where he received a severe
lecture. Ho remonstrated, and wished to know what
on earth the praise or blame of the management of
the Opera had to do with politics. But his mouth
was closed by the unanswerable argument that the
director of the Opera was a government functionary,
and as such was sacred from the attacks of the press.
I can guarantee to you the truth of this story. By
the way I must not forget to add that in an article
of the Debate upon the late debate in the House of
Commons, every word that was unfavourable to Lord
Palmerston was struck out by the censorship.
By decrees published in this morning's Moniteur,
the following functionaries are appointed in the Mi-
nistry of Police:—
Secretary : General Cambaceres, ex-prefect.
Directors-General: Balland, Tonnet, ex-prefects.
Inspectors-General: Paris, de Rance, ex-represen-
tative ; Lille, Cazelles, ex-representative ; Metz,
Montbl, ex sub-prefect ; Lyons, Bread, ex-represen-
tative ; Marseilles, Sylvain Blot ; 'l'oulouse, Chopin,
d'Arnouville, ex-prefect ; Bordeaux, Baron Frossard,
ex-prefect ; Nantes, Prinquet,ex-magistrate; Bourges,
Lelesvaux, ex-procureur.
The following editors of journals are to be deco-
rated :—M. Vemllot, of the Unirers: M. Amcdee do
Cesana, of the Patric : M. de la Guerroni&e, of the
Pays ; and M. Lubis, of the Union.
It is said to-day that • ministerial crisis exists.
At the Bourse it was reported that the origin of this
difference in the cabinet is the question of annexing
Belgium. General St. Arnaud is said to be the
only minister in favour of this policy. The quarrel
between Maupas and de Persigny still continues.
The return of de Morny to favour inclines many to
believe that ho will re enter the ministry. 'rho Pre-
sident has, I am told, pressed him to do so ; but so
long as the decree confiscating the Orleans property
stands wirepealed, it is difficult to imagine how
M. do Morny, who assigned this as the cause of his
retirement, can accept power. The probable return
of Fould to office, as Minister of Finance, is talked
of in connection with the re-entrance of do Morny.

But
as
Themlintteerithar crisnlisereiilYh rumours
a e however positive.
General Castellano has arrived in Paris. I
that the motive of his journey is to convince the
President of the bad operation of the new ministry
of police. The commander-in-chief of the sth and
6th military divisions is equally jealous with M.
Vincent, the prefect of the Rhone, of the surveillance
of one of M. de Nlaupas's myrmidons.
General Cavaignac declines to come forward as a
candidate for a beat in the Corps Lryialatif:
I regret to announce that among the guests at the
Elysee on Monday night was M. do Larucliejacque-
lin. It has been reported fur some time past that
this executive legitimist was exchanging the chival-
rous political creed of his fathers fur the servile
livery of imperialism. But so long as no overt act
confirmed these rumours I abstained from alluding
to them. It is now positive that Larochejacquelin
has disgraced the heroic name ho wears by appear-
ing among the eourtiers of Louis Napoleon. It is
said that he will appear in the next batch of senators.
I need scarcely say that this glaring example of
apostaey has excited general indignation among all
ranks of legitimists. The only motive 14 so unac-
countable a defection from the cause which has been
a religion with the Larcithejacquelins, is that the la-
vish habits of expenditure of the present representa-
tive of the family have drained his pAtriniony and
driven his honour into the market.
It is said that a decree is on the point of appearing
for the re-establishment of the fortress of Iluninga
in Alsace, which was dismantled, in consequenee of
the treaties of 181.).
_ _ _

M. Huber, the socialist ally of Blanqui, who pro-
claimed the dissolution el the Constituent Asembly,
on the 15th of May, has, it is said, been testorml to
liberty. The useful talents of this up.v.tle of red
republicanism as a secret agert of p.shee are said to
have procured this indulgence for him.
Troubles have arisen in several pirts of the south,
in consequence of the decrees for the lile•ration of
poor insurgents whom the prefects should judge to
be misled, the populace having risen in some places,
and marched to the prisons en maser, to set their
fellow-citizens free.

The electioneering news is of the flattest, owing
to the continued uncertainty as to the degree of
liberty which will be allowed to independent candi-
dates. M. du Nieuwerkerke, the director of muvvmv,
has withdrawn from his canvass in the Aisne, in
consequence of the incompatibility of a seat in
the Corps 10,yialatif with any salaried func-
tions. M. Vivien him declined to stand fur thus
department. MM. Yvan Mounier, Olivier, a nutary;
Henry Dugan, of Givers, the sun of a large manutm-
turer; and Simile', the mayor of Thine, are spoken of
as candidates in the Rhone. The Mintilettr rls
laird announces as the government candidates in
that department M. Lamm, mayor of Orleans ; and
M. Macducald, Duke do Tartnio. It is said that on
this announcement all the other candidates imme-
diately withdrew. For the four arrondissements of
the Dordogne, MM. Paul Dupont, a printer of Paris.
Dusolier, de Taillefer, and A. Delivilliyme art us n-
tioned. M. Gimud des Etieherolles bus (Mired him-
self at Agen (Lot-et-Garonne). In the North the
names spoken of are Sevdotur, at Cambrai ; do :Wrode,
at MOM° ; the President's irhysieiati, Dr. Conneau,
at P6ronne ; at Lille ; A. do Canibactritr,
at St. Quentin ; and Cheque, at Douai. MM. Kolb.
Bernard and d'llespel are also said to be candidato
at Lille. An official notice was received at the pre-
fecture of the Indre-et-Loire yesterday, that the sz•
vernment candidates were Gouin, fire Tours; de Ha-
rigny, for Cherion ; and do hicelimont, for Locks.
lhe prefect of the Meurthe, in an animated address
to the electors, has announced us the government
candidates, M. Drouot, the nephew of General
Dimwit, who followed the Emperor to Elba; M.
Baguet, is man of large fortune, whose father and
uncle were both generals of the empire; and M.
Viard, an ex-representative and member of the Con-
sultative Commission.

The Moniteur fixes the costume of the senators and
councillors of state in the following manner:
Senators: Cost of blue velvet, with standing collar and
cuffs embroidered, fitting close to the waist, and ornamented
with embroidery on the pocket-flaps. The embroidery is to
bo in gold, representing palm-trees interlaced with oaks;
the palm•trees in cannetilk mate, with the back of the
palm-leaves in bright embroidery, the oak-leaves being
worked au pant', with the lines of the leaves in bright ems
broidery,the whole of the coat to be edged round with embroia
dery, sin centimetres wideat least. Council of State: Light
blue coat, with nine gilt buttons in front; waistcoat of white
pigus,, cut straight, with floe gilt buttons ; Crowson of white
kerseymcre, with gold baud down the sides. The nce-presi-
dent, the presidents of sections, and the councillors of state
are to wear gold embroidery composed of oak leaves and
olive leaves interlaced, un the collar, cuffs, tt it front of the
coat and coat tails, the whole coat being edged with gold
embroidery. The vice-president has gold embroidery alloys
the pockets, and an edging of wide embroidery round the
dress in every part. The mashers of requests are to have
the same description of gold embroidery on the collar, cuffs,
and pockets, with narrow embroidery round the coat. The
auditors have embroidery on the collar. and cuffs, but no
embroidery round the coat. The hat is of black beaver,
with gold ornaments placed on velvet, with white plumes
for the vice-president and presidents of sections' and black
plumes for the councillors of State, the masters of requests,
and the auditors. The sword is to be a straight one, a itti
gilt hilt. In undress, the councillors of state and the mas-
ters of requests aro to wear coats embroidered on the
collar and cuffs, but without the gold edging, white want-
coat, and black trousers without gold band.
The Bulletin de Paris states that the President of
the Republic is about to appoint four new aides•de-
camp, among whom are mentioned Generals de Mon-
tebello and de Cotte.

I have just been informed that M. Alfred de
Musset's pension, which was taken away from him
by the Provisional Government, has been nwtored.
Severe measures are said to have been resolved
upon for suppressing the frequent attacks upon the
military, whether on sentry or in the streets.
At the Bourse the Five per Cents. rose 43c. and
closed at 103.53. The Three per Cents. rose 45c.,
closing at 63.30. Bank of France shares fell 26.30.
Railways generally rose: Orleans, Boulogne, and
Northern, sfr. each; Central, 3.73; Rouen, 2.30;
Havre fell 2.30.

ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.

Our Roman correspondent, writing on the 4th
Feb., states that the reports of ministerial changes
gained ground, and that Cardinals ltoberti and Bo-
fondi were almost officiallT announced as successors
to Antonelli. The English catholics, in common
with other distinguished foreigners, bore tapers to be
blessed by the Pope on Candlemas Day. One of the
head abirri was stabbed on the evening of the 2nd.
The British consul is dangerously ill.

A letter from Borne, ItVinet.,ll7the Conttilution-
nel, complains that "it is muck to be feared that the
liberal conservative party will be overcome in spite
of the zeal which it displays in the struggle;
nearly 14,000 signatures, instead of 8,000, which
would have been sufficient, having been attached
to the demand for an appeal to the people
for the dismissal of the present government."
The disastrous result which the t'unstittel tonna
proceeds to predict and lament is nothing more than
new elections, which, if not interfered with, will
replace in a constitutional and regular manner the
present distrusted government by men in whom the
people of the canton place confidence.