The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-07 00:00:00

MR. HANNAY'S FOURTH LECTURE.

The fourth of this pleasant series of oral criticisms,
which was given on Tuesday night, brought us down to what
Mr. Hannay seems to regard, in many respects, as the much
over-rated era of English literature—the Queen Anne period,
and introduced us to the great names of Swift, Pope, and
Churchill. Of Swift, the lecturer took a view somewhat
differing from the general one, or even that taken by Mr.
Thackeray, showing him to us, not as the very clever and
rather unprincipled tory hack, which is the com-
mon idea of him, but as a man of Titanic genius,
essentially a :man of action, panting for an opportu-
nity of asserting hie right place, and of doing his own
manful work in the world, and when denied this, naturally
veering his strong passions and his hearty spleen in fierce
satires on the small creatures who assumed a superiority
over him on the score of rank and place, but who were
really " little better in culture and cleanliness than a
Yahoo !" Pope met with much less sympathy and a much
more qualified admiration, in which distinction it was easy
to recognise the effects of the critic's own feelings in his
appreciation of the two men—the large heart, and bold,
manly, end somewhat rough vigour of the one, having
much more analogy with Mr. Hannay's style than
the cold and polished, but altogether meaner and. •
less hearty nature of the other satirist. The lecture
concluded with a highly graphic sketch of Church-
hill's life, in which the anomalies of his social position and
their effect upon his writings were glanced at with a power
of satire that Churchill himself could not have rivalled.

The next lecture, on Friday, is to be mainly devoted to
Byron and his contemporaries.

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TILE NEW BILL ON CHARITABLE TRUSTS.—Yee-
terday the new bill for t'se better administration of chari-
table trusts, which has passed the Lords, was printed by
order of the House of Commons. There are 64 provisions
in it, and the measure is only to extend to England aid
Wales. By this bill her Majesty will be empowered to ap-
point charity commissioners and other officers. There is to be
a board to carry into operation the act, and to inquiro into
the condition and management of charities. In cases of
charities the incomes of which exceed 301., the Master of
the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellors, upon application to
them at chambers, are to have the same jurisdiction as tho
Court of Chancery or Lord Chancellor now upon informa-
tions, &c. District Courts of Bankruptcy and County Courts
are t have jurisdiction in cases of charities the incomes of
which do not exceed 301. This bill will give a good deal of
business to the County Courts. There is an appeal from
the County Courts in charity case', and daily experience
shows that there should be a like appeal in ail cases from
County Courts where parties feel themselves aggrieved.
EXECUTIONS IN PlttaSia—Two women named
Charlotte and Matilda Meyer, mother and daughter, were
executed last week at Insterburg, in Prussia, in virtue of a
sentence of the Court of Assizes, for having murdered a
poor Jew hawker and his son, named Luchtenstem, and
then robbed their residence. They both displayed great
firmness as they were led to the place of execution, which
was in the interior of the gaol, On seeing the fatal block
Matilda's courage gave way, and falling on her knees, she
entreated that she might be executed before her mother.
This was granted. The mother, on the contrary, made use
of obscene language up to the last moment. All the win-
thws opening on the place of execution were kept closed,
And the only persons present at the ceremony were a judge,
a public prosecutor, and a clerk of the Royal Court, a priest,
a physician, and a surgeon, and twelve citizens, chosen by
lot,} the.fcrontmuoN
CLOCKSuryliat
AND WATCHES.—Yesterday a
parliamentary paper proved that the value of clocks im-
ported in the month ended the sth ult. was 7,9341, and the
value of watches in the same period 12,7541.

IMPEItIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDSESDAT, JULY 6.
The SYSAILEit took the chair at 12 o'clock.
EXPENSES OF ELECTIONS BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Col. SHITHORP opposed it, characterising it as a bill
fur the degradation of elector., and against the rights and
liberties of the subject. He objected to the prohibi-
tion of all refreshment to voters, who came at
great inconvenience so support a candidate. Bands
of music were forbidden, and perhaps the town crier's
bell or a child's penny whistle might be construed to
mean music. Th's was • bill to save election expenses, but
he should prefer no one being in that house who could Lot
afford to treat end refresh his voters. There were to be no
Sags . could they do any harm ? He bed hail flag, and he
pail lift f.r them. lie had exercised all these powers of
hospitality and kindness to his fellow-creatures, and he said
in the, face of the house he would continue to esereise
them. It was said to he bribery and corruption to assist a
distressed fellow-creature. Ile protested against such
iunovations oa the rights of any man who had the means
of exercising the feelings of common humanity. He
should oppose the bill in every stage, and be
should move that the Sp-aker do nut leave the
chair till that day three months. (Liughter.) He had
no desire to keep the Speaker in the chair so long. but
he would move to go into committee that day three
moult's.
Mr. BARROW *vomited tho amendment. He never
saw so absurd a piece of legislation.
Mr. MULLINGS regretted that the objections taken
now were not taken on the second reading. He believed
the measure would be advantaveous; for nothing contri•
bested to bribery and corniptiou at elections more than
the bands of music. The bandsmen were not voters, and had
opportunities of treating voters, and escaping the penalties
of treating. At the last election he sent a notice to the
agents of the candidates for the borough he represented,
'tali's?. his determination not to have any band
or Hag, before, during, or after the election, or
to open any public-house, or to pay sixpence beyond
the legal expenses, and hoped the other candidates would
do the same. He carried this out to the letter ; but on the
morning of the election two or three bands preceded the
other candidates, and continued for two or three days, and
the bill for their expenses at an ion was M., and that
not for them alone, but their friends. Then es to flags,
banners, and devices ' • at his election there were 17 or 18 of
these flogs waved all day in the faces of the opponents of
the other candidates. lie protested against this as a means of
intimidation. Then a, to expenses of retutning officers and
special constables, itte. He was asked to name 20 special
eonstables. He declined, saying it was the duty of the re-
turning officer to keep the peace. That gentleman named
20 constables for him, and he was asked to pay for
them at the rate of 10s. a day, and it was
made to work as an indirect system of bribery.
He received a bill from the returning officer for silty special
constables ROL, for stave* IL, and charges for wardsmen and
high constable, hustings, &c., the total being 104/. Then
there was a charge for returning officer, steward sod bailiff,
and other expenses. making a total of 731. The whole
charge being some 2201. He resisted most of the charges,
and he bad determined to take the first opportunity of
bringing forward a bill on the subject. lie hoped the house
would go into committee en the bill.
Mr. E. DENISON objected to some of the provisions of
the bill as going too far. The bill was drawn up in a spirit
of great exaggeration. Even the wearing of a laurel leaf
fa the button bole of an elector might be construed into a
symbol or device; and if the candidate knowingly allowed
such a thing and pared by without objecting to it, that
man lost his seat and could not sit in that hoses in that
parliament. Such exaggerations did harm, and neutralised
the very object that was intended to be gained. He could
not support the 'mirk la which the bill was drawn, and he
believed that public feeling would be turned against such
legislation, by such exaggerations. if there was a division,
he should vote for the amendment.
Mr. ELLIO I' objected to the stringency of the clauses,
which intleted penalties for wearing symbols and devices.
He also objected to the extreme severity of the prohibitions
against bands, which might be, as was the case in his
county, or paid and voluntary performers. Unless he had
some assurance that the penalties were reduced, he would
vote against going into committee.
Mr. GREENE suggested that the points which had been
now discussed should be postponed for consideration in
committee.
Mr. H. BERKELEY fully concurred with the bon.
gentleman a. to such a discussion going on out of committee.
As to the bill, the hen. member who introduced it was en-
titled to the thanks of the country, and he denied that there
was any exaggeration in tho evils arising from symbols and
device.. He fully agreed in the principle of the bill.
Mr. W. MICHELL concurred in what had been stated
by the hon. member for Bristol as to the evils of devices,
and he saw it instanced in the last election for the county
of Cornwall. lie wished the bill had provided for the pre-
vention of hired mobs who interfered with the proceedings
of elections.

The committee then divided—
For the clause
Against it l7-82
On clause 3,
Mr. LABOUC HERE said the how ought well to consi-
der whet they were doing by this bill. Same of the previ-
sions were well adapted for the saving of expense, but he
thought it too much to inflict penalties W ladivideab for
exhibiting fligs or banners. In the place he hid repre-
sented for twenty•five years, each *as the practice; he had
never paid any part of the expense; .lathe knew that the
bowers were preserved from election-To election, and were
leaked upon by some of the vote* as household gods.
(Laughter.) 'I he proposal to fine an old woman for having
a lag out of her window was not one that would tend to
improve the election law. Such a system of petty annoy-
ance would produce no good effect whatever.
Mr. W. MILES was in favour of the anti-banner legisla-
tion. There were many individuals who made these de-
nionstratiens of their own free motion, and this was the
only way to stop them.
Sir G. GREY thought it almost impossible to carry the
clause into effect. How could they sue poor parties for 101. ?
At an election dinner, the room was usually decorated with
lags and banners, which gave it a very pretty appearance ;
was this to be the subj,-et of a penalty ? (Hear, hear.) He
thought it too paltry to attempt to fine a person for hanging
• coloured pocket handkerchief out of the window. (Hear.)
Mr. HENLEY said that the bands and banners at an
election were frequently ti e cause of rows, by collecting
crowds. He thought it desirable that the clause should
be confined to carrying flags and banners in the public
thoroughfares.
Mr. MULLINGS consented to introduce words to that
effect. He was anxious to prevent flags being exhibited
from the windows of inns and public-Louses. Ile would
introduce the words suggested in the report.
Sir 0. PECUELL said that at illrighton the popular
candidate was sure to have his flag at the mast head of all
the vessels. (Laughter.) How would they deal with that
I ease ? (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BARROW ask' the penalty proposed by this clause
was enormous, looking at the class of persons to whom it
weald apply. He was surprised to hear such anxiety on
my side the house to put down every demonstration of
popular feeling.
Colonel SIBTHORP denounced the bill as a " dirty
shabby measure," which ought not to be entertained by the
house.
Mr. HUME said the first thing to look to was to pre-
serve order, and prevent bribery and treating; and all the
provisions of the bill hail that object.
Mr. W. PATTEN thought the penalty of 101. wholly
unreasonable. Ile moved as an amendment to substitute the
words "ten shillings."
Mr. PHINN would make the penalty "not exceeding
405.," to be recovered before any two justices of the peace
Mr. MULLINGS consented to adopt the latter amend-
ment, which was inserted in the clause.
The clause as amended was agreed to, as was the follow-
ing clause.
On clause 5,
Mr HUME contended that no expense whatever ought
to fall on candidates ; the whole ought to be borne by the
community sending him to parliament. At a future stage
of the hill he should move clauses to that effect. The ex-
penses be referred to would include the fees of sheriffs and
other officers. JIG suggested the postponement of the sth
clause, which went to legalise some of these expenses.
Mr. ELLIOT said it was a common cue for sham candi
dates to be put in nomination, and to proceed no further.
If their liability for expenses were removed, there would be
• poll in every cue, at the expense of the county or
borough.
Mr. HUME said the hon. gentleman seemed to suppose
that nobody but rick men were to be candidates at elec-
tions. (Laughter.)
Mr. PIIINN approved of the suggestion of Mr. Home,
and thought a more extended clause necessary. To meet
the objection of Mr. Elliot it might be provided that only
those who were returned should be exempt from the
expenses.
Mr. B. DENISON said it was certain that, if this provi-
sion were introduced, there 'would be • contest at every
election ; in many places there would be as many as tea
candidates. (Hear, hear).
Mr. MULLINOS said he had had a bill submitted to him
for =Of. for expenses connected with his return ;
_but,
knowing what were the legal charges, he taxed the bill ago
eordingly, and only paid a small portion of it.
Sir°. GREY thought the clause required more consi-
deration. It was essential that some legal provision should
be made to cheek these exorbitant expenses ; and if return-
ing officers could legally make no charge at all, it was un-
wise to legalise such charges, as was done by this clause.
He suggested that it should be omitted.
Colonel SI BTHORP complained of false economy and
the " gagging " mode of proceeding. It would encourage
a parrot of fellows, with scarcely a shirt to their back, in
going down to boroughs and trying to force themselves
into parliament solely by their fine speeches. (Laughter.)
He would oppose the bill in every stage ; it was trash, trum-
pery, and humbug.
Mr. HUME moved the postponement of the clause.
Mr. MULLINGS consented to its' struck out for

The house divided, s being
the pvesent, with • view te a fresh clause being introduced.
For going into committee
Against it
After a few words from Colonel Sueruonr expressive with the preservation of the peace, and no charge in that
of his intention to oppose the bill in every stage, respect ought to be sanctioned. As the whole subject was
Tee house went into committee. to be dealt with next year, he hoped the clause would be
On clause 1, struck out.
Mr. BARROW moved as an amendment the omission of Mr. HENLEY also objected to the clause.
words so as to limit the responsibility to any act done by the After • conversation,
candidate himself. Mr. C. BERKELEY charged Sir G. Grey sad other
Alter • few words from one or two honourable mem- members on the ministerial side with doing all in their
bees, the amendment was adopted, and the words were power to uphold the present state of things, while they
struck out. Several other verbal amendments were expressed anxiety to provide a remedy.
made in the clause, one of them in reference to the Mr. BUCK contended that some security ought to be
period within which the prohibition of the ringing of given to the chief magistrates.
church bells and the hiring of bands se the expense of the The clause was then struck out, and, the bill having
candidates extends, occasioning some discussion. Ultimately peered through committee, the house resumed.
the prohibition was made to apply to the period within the
issuing of the writ, and one week after the election. PROBATES OF WILLS AND GRANTS OF
Mr. MULLINGS proposed to leave out the word ADMINISTRATION BILL
" symbol," as it appeared that a card in a hat or a ribbon Mr. HADFIELD moved that the house go into committee
in a button-hole might come within that term. on this bill.
Agreed to. Mr. R. J. PHILLIMORE put it to the hon. gentleman
Mr. BARROW objected to the candidate being made whether, after the statement made by the government last
ineligible to be re elected in the same parliament for any night, he would proceed with this bill.
offence under this clause, on the ground that it would Mr. HUME said the object of the bill was that one pro-
unduly limit the choice of the constituencies. bate only should be necessary for the whole kingdom.
Mr. PHINN thought they ought not to place these minor When the bill was read a second time the Solicitor-General
offences on the same footing as bribery in respect to their made one of the best speeches ever made on the subject,
disqualifying the member. (Hear, hear.) and said he had a bill ready. It had not been brought in,
After a brief conversation, it was aimed that that part of and
they ought to know what the impediment was. Every
the clause objected to by Mr. Beasow should be struclionnetci year since he had been in the house promises had been made
and that the commission of either of the offences revise' that the ecclesiastical courts should be reformed, but they
by the bill should void the election but not disqualify the had not been reformed yet. If they could not get the
member from being afterwards elected, and Mr. bluentoos whole they wanted let them have put.
undertook to make the necessary alteration in the wording Mr. HADFIELD said his simple object was to makisems
of the clause for that purpose. probate sufficient for England, with confirmations for Ire-
The clause as amended was then agreed to. land and Scotland. He should be glad to be relieved of the
On clause 2, which extended the operation of the bill to responsibility of the carriage of the bill, and he thought
acts done by agents and others, government ought to undertake it. The bill had been
Lord SE MOOR moved to strike out the words " any.
rovedp by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, and the hon.
other person," so as to leave the clause applicable to acts
:ifember for Ennis for Ireland ; and also by the hon. and
committed by " agents only."
Mr. V. SMITH thought under the clause as it stood the learned member for Wallingford, than whom no one knew
more of the matter. If a satisfactory assurance were
ringing of bells on the occasion of a marriage or the hiring i
of music fora theatre, if at the period of an election, might gven that they should have the relief his object would be
be brought under the penalties of this bill. obtatned.
Mr. MULLINGS held that the words clearly applied to Mr. HENLEY thought this bill would make the eon-
the purposes of the election. fusion so intolerable that the whole country would be in a
Mr. I, . SMITH rejoined that he should be satisfied if the blase about it. The provisions of the bill, especially ss re-
words o for the ohjecu of such election " were introduced. girded administration, were monstrous, though he admitted
Lord GALWAY thought the clause ought to be struck that the present system required improvement. This sub-
out altogether. jest had occupied the attention of the house for 20 years,
Mr. VANCE urged that before the passed this clause and bills much more extensive than this had been intro-
they should define what an " agent'; was. In election clued, but they had not passed into law. To remedy that
committees they carried the meaning of the word " agency" state of things the late government extended the powers of
a great deal too far, and made it applicable to persons who, the Chancery Commissioa to look into this particular quer
in common law, could not he held to be agents. lieu. That committee had been constantly oceupied with
An Hon. 1116XliZa asked what was the meaning of the the subject. It would be not only improper but idle to
words "badge or distinction " in the clause ? speculate on the result of their labours, but they had given
Mr. MULLINGS admitted that the wording of that part their anxious attention to the subject. It was very
of the bill might require lame alteration to cease it to the easy to lay down general principles, but in car-
object he bad in view, viz., to put down prosenions, with rying out the details, there was Malik dill-
bands of music, banners, and all their &teatime evils. culty. The house was aware that the Solicitor-General
Mr. B. DENISON believed the clause welt be inopen. announced some two or three months back that he had •
live. If a perms detired to have a brad sad • procession measure prepared. He was not present to answer for him-
he might have them, but he would have to pay a penalty self; and Ile could not answer for him. But with regard to
of 501. this measure, it would arks a temporary and small alters-
Colonel SIBTHORP said that under this clause a person tion of the laye, and as • more extensive bill would be prey
waving • flag out of a window might he made liable to the dread next Off, he thought it would not be well to proceed
penalty of 601. with this bill now.
Mr. HENLEY observed that the object being to put down Mr. F. CROSSLEY said, as none of the law officers of
processions, the moat effectual course of proceeding was to the Grown were present, he would move that the debate he
maks the penalty apply to thus who took part in them. adjourned for a week.
Lord GALWAY concurred with the view taken by the The motion was put and agreed to.
hon. member for the West Riding (Mr. Denison) In think-
ing that a penalty of 501. would not out down processions SIMONY LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
when the/ might he thought desirable. Mr. R. J. PHILLIMORE, in moving the second read-
Mr. IlnilE suggested that the penalty Should be in- lag of this bill, said the evil which he hoped to be
creased to 501. a day. the instrument of diminishing, if not of removing, wee
Mr. HENLEY remarked that in • subsequent dense of the gravest character. That evil was allowing the trust
every person who took part in the procession Ma made of the cute of souls to be, as it was too often, • matter of
liable to a penalty of 101. commercial speculation. Simony was one of the tares
Mr. ML'LLINGS having stated, in answer to • question, which the enemy had sown in the church of Christ. It
that he proposed to insert the words "et any other parson," grew up soon otter the church was endowed. The question
Sir G. GREY thought it would be monstrous to make arose how the evil was to be met. In this eenntry it
any person who, within ten deffis et an election, might hire was left partly to ecclesiastical and partly to civil
• band, liable to • penalty of At. law. He need not state that the sale of a beadles for the
Lord GALWAY thought it deeksbile that they should cure of souls was illegal. The scandal to whieb the sale of
know precisely what wesiMbe the beagles sad effect of the next presentations led, the injury it did to the IMO* was
clause, and moved that it bs familiar to every one. Noonecould take up the newmpagem in
Mr. V. SMITH held that effect the clause, as pre- which were advertisements for the sale of next presells-
posed to he mounded, would be to stop all amusements of tons, without feeling shocked. lie held in his hag a
every Mist**, so steeds% or withis ten days of it. He number of thew advertisements, and no intimation was to
Boogie it dmirshie that the peemoters should agree to the be found in any one of them that the patron required a
hire of the SIMMS belies deep were ealled upon to affirm it, person who was fit in a spiritual point of view, but the
sad erespeeled fist Mattel& he postpmed fee that purpose. tempwal advantage was put disgustingly forward. In one
After mem farther esseseistisa, the emassittee divided of these it was announced, among other things, that " the
upon the geese," that the weeds " the egoist of any such service fa single"—that was, one service—" house comfort-
candidate, or any ether psalm" stand part of the clause. able or may be easily made to, and a trout stream near will
For the wade
Against them
The words were aseardingly Meek out. ad isaweram. He would merely say, in reference to them
After a eneversation, all, that temporal advantages were put prominently fee-
ble. MULLINOS adopted some of the suggestions that ward; but the paramount, if not the spiritual, fitness was
were modes and -mended the clause. mentioned at all. One of the great objections, he be-
Mr. B. DENISON captained his opinion that • higher hayed, to this bill was, that it was said to interfere with the
penaleyehan 50/ i ugo tto he inflicted. rights di property. Talk of the rights of property! Was
Mt. HUME would make it 50?. for each day. that considered in the Reform Bill ? What was the value
Mr. MCLLING3 inih nook to eonsider the suggestion, of Ciakm sod Sarum the year before the Reform Bill passed
and hit/educe some wards on the bringing up of the report. andW du after. He looked upon the right of presenta-
Sir J. WAPISLEY said that great expense was in- lion as a solemn trust for the highest of purposes, the cure
corred at elections .o the hire ot vehicles for bringing of immortal souls, which ought not to be made the instru-
voters op to the poll. He thought it desirable to introduce scent of sordid gUn. For these reasons, and for others
some provision on that subject. • which he could state, if the shortness of the period allotted
Oa the motion dist the dose do stand part of the bill, to him would have per sifted him to state, he conitectli
Colonel 511)TBOILP expressed his intention to divide hoped and trusted the hotels would allow this hill a
sagest it. reading, and that it shoed go into committee. He had

easefully guarded that it should have a prospective and
not a retrospective effect.
Mr. BOUVERIE said it was impossible with a bill of
that kind to come to • conclusion now, and, as there war
ether business to be brought ono he moved the postpone-
meet of the debate.

Ilit erpregifs.

TO CORRESPONDENTS!

Sirß. mous said his hon. Mend should hail moved
that before the speech win made.
Mr. BOUVERIE said it was impossible to more the
edjoisrament of the debate before. the debate began.
Mr. O.IIUTT said the hon. gentleman was right in form,
but wrong in substance. He might have proposed that the
matter should not be brought forward. Hie hon. friend
(Mr. Phillimore) assumed that selling the next pre-
sentation was simony, as he could not then sell the next
presentation to any one else. In that case 15,0001. was paid
for the next presentation. They might as well pass a law
to prevent a person granting an estate in fee after the ee-
-1 piration of a lease. He thought the debate ought to be
adjourned.
Mr. WILSON (looking at the clock) suggested that the
debate should be forthwith adjourned, as there was import-
ant business to come on, and it was near six o'clock.
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LITTLE doubt can any longer be entertained of the
passage of the Pruth. The frontier stream is stated
to have been crossed on the same day at different
points by two detachments of the Russian army—
namely, at Skonliani, which is situated but a few
hours' march from Jassy, the capital of Moldavia;
and at Leave, a small town lower down the river,
by which tho invading force has been ordered
to enter Wallachia. The first blow has probably
thus been struck by oppressive Absolutism against
the peace and liberty of Europe ; and the great
conflict of principles long since foreseen and foretold
by the Exile of Saint Helena may be deemed to
have at length begun.

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Mr. MALINS concurred in the observations of Mr. Butt
Ile thought the debate ought to be adjourned, but it should
be to a time when those who were conversant with the
matter could be present. He did not think a matter of
this kind should be got rid of by a side wind.
Mr. BANKES, who rose at the same moment with Mr.
Wilson, said he was entitled to address the house, and be
should do so. It had always been understood that Wednes-
day was a day for independent members, and not for govern-
ment. An effective speech bad been made, and then with-
out giving an opportunity for reply, a member of the go-
vernment rose to move an adjournment.
Mr. BOUV ERIE remarked that he was not a member of
the government.
Mr. BANKES said, then if the hon. member acted for
both sides of the house, he was the last member who ought
to have made this motion. Mr. Bankes then proceeded to
urge that there ought to be an adjournment to a time when
it would be convenient for the members of the legal pro-
fession to be present ; it was unfair to snake speeches
to which there was no opportunity of reply. The bill was
of great importance, and he was disposed to waive all
courtesy in this matter. (Ironical cheers.) After a few
further ohservations the hon. member sat down, it being
within ball a minute of six o'clock.
The question of the ►djournment of the debate was then
put and agreed to, and the house immediately adjourned
till 12 o'cloek this day.

The question naturally uppermost in every thinking
mind at such a moment is,—What will the Great
Powers do ? Will they act together and in concert
for the common safety; or will they sever in their
courses, and one or all act as seemeth good in
their own eyes? The policy of France and
England is sufficiently plain; and the honourable,
straightforward, and consistent tone observed from
the outset by the Government of Louis NAPOLEON,
renders the position to be assumed by that of Queen
VicromA easier and clearer than under any other
circumstances it could possibly have been. France
and England united can, if they will, not only save
an ancient and peaceful ally from the robber last
of the Barbarian, but by a prompt and
steadfast course they may secure for Tur-
key better guarantees for its future independence
and security than it has enjoyed during the present
century. The wanton rupture of the present peaceful
relations between the SULTAN and the CZAR mani-
festly rends all the treaties now subsisting whereby
those relations were defined. It will be for the
Western Powers to determine how the integrity of
the weaker states in their alliance may
henceforth be better assured and more solid

PAIRS ON Mn. KEATING'S Mom:v.—Mr. Lemon
Gower for, with Mr. Masten Smith, against; Mr. Fadden
fur, Mr. Dna against ; Mr. rhinn for, with Mr. Robert
son against ; Sir G. Grey for, with Lord Ossulston against.

'ARY COMMITTEES.

KILKENNY AND GREAT SOUTRERN AND WESTERN
RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the select committee of the House
of Lords, the Earl of Derby in the chair, declared that the
preamble of the bill for constructing this proposed line was
not proved to their satisfaction, and that the committee
hut arrived at this decision solely on consideration of the
financial position of the company, but the committee con-
sidered the extension of railway communication in a north-
western direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in itself

hig_hly desirable."
KASE KENT Ratt.way.—The committee of the House of
Lords on this company's bill, Earl of Vernlam in the chair,
have declared the preamble proved, inserting clauses to the
effect that the South Eastern Railway Company shall make
a station at Strood to suit both their own and the East Kent
line, and that if the South Eastern Company make the por-
tion of the line between the Medway and the tunnel, the
East Kent Company need not do so.
SOCTE EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday, the SEM
select committee also passed this company's bill for a line
between Strood and Maidstone, and for dissolving the Can-
' terbury and Whitstable Railway.
EAST LONDON WATERWORICS.—Yesterday, the com-
mittee of which Lord Kinoaird is chairman passed this
company's measure for constructing new reservoirs at Wal-
thamstow, for the supply of Enfield, Waltham, and the
surrounding districts, with pure water. The supply will
be pumped from the River Lea into the reservoirs at Wal•
thamstow, and be supplied by gravitation to the surrounding
districts.

defences raised against tho recurrence here-1
after of Scythian aggression. Meantime, how-
ever, it is of serious interest to consider what
part the German monarchies of the first class are
likely to take in the coming struggle. Upon which
side will the once ambitious Sovereign of PRUSSIA
be found? And, what is of still more importance,
what will Austria do?

It is tolerably evident that Austria is now bitterly
conscious of the folly of her late proceedings
with regard to Turkey. The mission of Count
LIININGEN to Constantinople last winter served as a
species of rehearsal for that of Prince :HCHIKOFF a
few months later ; and the overbearing and menac-
ing line of conduct pursued by the Cabinet of Vienna,
in the affair of Montenegro, and the unconcealed dis-
position treacherously to stimulate the fanati-
cism of the discontented subjects of the Porte,
is now imitated on a more perilous scale by
the reckless and rapacious advisers of the CZAR.
The Austrian Government perceives too late
that the only colourable precedent furnished to
the insolent and domineering spirit of Russia is that
which her own sinister and shortsighted course thus
affords. Her own obligations to the Northern
Dictator are moreover too recent and too weighty to
be easily forgotten. Austria is indeed politically
grateful for the services rendered her by Russia in
1850, because she knows not when she may stand in
need of them again. The Emperor FRANCIS
JOSEPII can hardly bo expected willingly
to take a part in the humiliation which
awaits the Curt; and there are sympathies
of personal position, pride, and passion, which bind
him perhaps more closely to NICUOLAS than to any
other of his royal contemporaries. On the other
hand, the danger to the Austrian Empire of allow-
ing Russia to possess herself of the whole line of the
Danube, from Widdin to the Black Sea, and the
certainty that such an encroachment southward
would render her next stride to the shores
of the Bosphorus easy and imminent, is too
plain to be disguised. Great uneasiness on
this head is known to prevail among the
wisest and most experienced counsellors of the
House of HAPSBURG. The aged METTER?iICH is de-
scribed as being animated by the liveliest emotions
on this subject; and as depicting with prophe-
tic eloquence the degradation and peril
which the farther aggrandisement of Russia
in southern Europe must permanently entail
upon the Empire whose destinies he long
swayed. In the Cabinet of Vienna, as now consti-
tuted, however, there is said to be but one man of

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 6.
DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS.

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vigorous understanding who entertains these views,
namely, M. Baca, the Minister of Finance. The
remainder are said to be disposed to keep on terms
of amity at any cost with the Court of St. Peters-
burg ; while they profess their anxiety that the
good offices of Austria should be made the means
of settling the dispute. It is clear enough,
however, that no mediation offered and known to
be offered in such a spirit can be of any value.
Turkey had better succumb at once to the arbitrary
will of her potent enemy, and throwing herself at
his feet sue for lenient terms, than confide the arbi-
trement of her righteous cause to such a mediator as
Austria. It will be in vain for M. DE BRUCK, the
special envoy sent on this diplomatic errand to Con-
stantinople, to endeavour to persuade the Ministers of
the StaxAx, or the Ambassadors of France and England,

that he ought to be allowed to negotiate terms of

accommodation, while the invader remains unmo-
lested in tho occupation of the Danubian Provinces.
Any concession mado by the Porte under such
circumstances must surely be regarded by her own
subjects, as well as by those who thirst foe her
territory, as an abject yielding to fear what she
has hitherto refused to argument.

winds may be many or few in so short a time. A
better criterion is the imports for the five months
and in that period the only articles of any conse-
quence which have fallen off are cocoa, coffee, fruits,
guano, spirits, sugar, tallow, and tea. Of several of
time, as cocoa, coffee, spirits, the consumption has
bitireased, though the imports have declined, and
we shall look for a moment at the consumption of a
few articles in the five months as a confirmation of
the revenue returns.
In the five months of 1833, there was consumed
more than in the corresponding five months of
1632 ; of cocoa, 1,240,6151b5. ; of coffee, 1,863,3821b5.;
of grain of different kinds and flour reduced to
grain, 1,410,770 qrs.,—yielding of itself, at Is. per
quarter, an addition to the revenue, in the five
months, of upwards of 70,0001.;—of spirits, 145,975
gallons; of sugar, 71,177 cwts.; of tobacco,
273,257 lbs.; of wine, 222,113 gallons. All these
articles contribute largely to the revenue, and the
only one which so contributes, and which has de-
clined, is tea. This arose from the expected alteration
of the duties, which made dealers decline to take any
more into stock than they could avoid. But the defi-
ciency is now rapidly being supplied, duty having
been paid in the month on 9,253,298 lbs., against
4,797,535 lbs. in the corresponding month of 1832.
In these few iteths we have specimens of that greatly
increased consumption which shows itself in an

increase of Customs rennue for the quarter of
411,173/.

In the exports, however, we find still stronger
evidence—if stronger can be obtained—of the grow-
ing resources and prosperity of the people. Again,
the exports in declared value exceed those of the
corresponding month of 1852, and by no less a sum
than 1,187,558 L, the totals being

DECLARED VALVE OF THE EXPORTS.
Month ended June 5, 1853 £7,123,191
PI „ 186' .. 6,936,633

£1,187,548

Again, too, this great and continual increase is
pretty equally spread over all the branches of our
industry. A few items by way of illustration may
be quoted:

DECLARED VALVE OF EXPORTS.
Month ended June 5.
1852. 1853.
Beer and ale

Cotton manufactures en-
tered by the yard 1,918,025 .. 2,065,668
Earthenware 97,134 .. 107,979
Haberdashery
Hardware and cutlery
Sadlery
Linen manufactures entered
by the yard
Iron bars
Silks of all kinds

Stationery 28,342 .. 47,499
Woollen manufactures en-

tend by piecc
Woollen manufactures en-
tered by yard 197,807 .. 305,559

Of most articles there is a considerable increase in
the quantity as well as in the value, but generally
the value has increased something more than the
quantity, and in some the value has increased though
the quantity has decreased, from which we may infer
that the exchange has become more favourable, or
the trade generally has improved in quality while it
has increased in quantity. We need not add, as we
have recorded a similar increase every month of the
year, that the increase in the five months is very
large, though for the information of our readers we
may state it:

DEOLARILD VALUE OF EXPORTS.
Five months ended June 5, 1853
It /I 1852

Increase, 1853 £7,313,628

It is necessary to remind our readers that these
monthly tables only give the principal articles of
export, and that consequently the annual tables,
which include all the articles exported, always ex-
ceed in amount the sum of all the monthly tables ;
—another specimen of needless discrepancies in the
national accounts, which much require to be reduced
to order by some clover statistician.
We must notice, for the peculiar satisfaction of
our Tory friends, that the little comparative decline
we formerly had to mention of British shipping in
the four months is fast being remedied. Thus the
increase of British tonnage clearing inwards and
outwards in the month was 41,432 as compared to
the corresponding month of 1832, and the total Bri-
tish tonnage entering inwards and outwards in the
five months is now only 16,348 less than in the five
months of 1852. The total increase of shipping
both in the month and the five months, corresponds
to the increase of trade, and was as follows :

TOTAL TONNAGE ENTERED INWARDS AND OUTWARDS.
In the Month. In the Five Menthe.
1852 1,131,448 4 774,888
1853 1,310,036 5,254,674
479,786