The Press.
London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

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LONDON,SATURDAY,FEI3RUARY 21, 1857

POSTSCRIPT.

THE PERSIAN NEGOTIATIONS AT PARIS.
The Times Paris correspondent (second edition),
alluding to the various reports of a rupturo between
Ferouk Khan and Lord Cowley, writes :

The Orientals, as many know to their ocst, are never
very expeditious in their diplomacy, and I doubt much
whether Ferouk Khan is an exception. The basis of the
pending negotiations may be modified by the last news
from Teheran ; but, notwithstanding the delay, it is hoped
that an arrangement is still within the limits of proba-
bility. Notwithstanding the doubts I have just expressed,
I give you the following paragraph frost the tiovernment
evening paper:—
Several journals have announced that the Anglo-Persian
difference is iu a fair course of arrangement. Wc believe we
may announce, according to our private information, that the
principal difficulties are at present arranged, and that an under-
standing has been come to on both aides on the conditions on
which peace is to be re-established.
We expect in a few days to know the terms of this definitive
arrangement, to the conclusion of which the stay of Farouk
Khan at Paris has not been foreign.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) says:—
There is every reason to suppose Russia has already
offered assistance to China. It is also declared that a
new secret treaty was signed between Russia and Persia
within the lust eight weeks. It is known from despatches
that have reached Paris considerable forces have been
despatched lately towards the Chinese and Persian
frontiers.

The Russian authorities have quitted Bolgrad, and
surrendered the town to the commissioner sent from
Jassy by the Moldavian Government. M. Reason,
lieutenant•colonel of the staff and French commis-
sioner for fixing the boundary of the Principalities,
charged with tracing the Upper Yalpuck, has written
that his labours were so advanced that Komrat
might be handed over to the Russian authorities on
the 15th February.

Mr. C. S. Whitmore, of the Oxford Circuit, has
been appointed Judge of the Southwark County
Court, in the room of Mr. George Clive, now M.P.
for Hereford, who resigned his judgeship before ad-
dressing the electors of that city.

AN ImPazsstox is abroad that the Government
proposes to forego the additional war income tax of
ninepence in the pound for the ensuing year. No
such thing. The Government intends that the next
half year's income tax revenue shall be collected
according to the present scale. Instead of aban.
cloning nine millions of income tax, which might
have been raised in the forthcoming year, it only
gives up four millions and a half; and it makes good
the deficiency by additional duties upon tea and
sugar, as well as by additions to the income tax for
two years that are to follow. The public, therefore,
labour under great delusion if' they suppose that the
budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer involves
any remission of those burdens which weigh so hea-
vily upon the shoulders of the public. The resolu-
tion which Mr. Disraeli intends to move may not,
possibly, be rightly understood by the country. The
principal scheme of Sir G. Lewis clearly involves a
deficiency of revenue over expenditure in the two
years that follow the present, and it thereby creates
the necessity for further additions to the national
debt or for special and unprecedented votes of supply.
The leader of the Opposition will, under such cir-
cumstances, move the house to affirm the principle
that the income and expenditure of the country must
be so adjusted that, in future they should he the
same. His meaning is, as far as we can understand
him, that the national balance-sheet shall be kept
perfectly square, that what comes in and what comes
out shall he equal, and that our huge national debt,
or curse, shall no longer be permitted to expand.—
Morning Star.
Ma. SERGEANT CHINNET.T. was sworn in one of the
Barons of the Exchequer, in the room of the late Sir
J. Alderson, on Saturday, at the Privy Council Office,
before the Lord Chancellor.

THE MURDERER MANsELL, now under respite from
execution for the assassination of his sergeant in
camp, will it is feared escape punishment upon a
point, of law. The Crown is said to have improperly
challenged one of the jurors without cause. The
argument will be heard at the Queen's Bench at the
conclusion of the present term.

THE PRESS.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE.
HOUSE OF I,OIII)S.—FIITDAY.
Their lordships sat only for a short time, and trans-
acted no business of importance.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,FnmAy.
CHINA.

Mr. LABOUCHERF., correcting his previous state-
ment, said that, as he was now informed, certain
instructions had been despatched, through the Horse
Guards, to the British Commissioner at Hong Kong,
with reference to the questions which had since
ripened into hostile proceedings at Canton.

NEW WRIT FOR LEICESTERSHIRE.

On the motion of Sir W. JOLLIFFE, a new writ was
ordered to issue for the northern division of Leicester
shire, in the room of the Marquis of Granby, who
had become Duke of Rutland.