The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1851.

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avethatamod, Which would leave a totally inadequate force. inORTUOTJESE TAUGHT by a NATIVE oil LORD JOHN RCSSELL announced last night in the
(Divide, divide.) . r LisaO. pousetly soma steel Wm IndUM. French, led 1 House of Commons, on the part of the government,
~,,nisi. orlon Ar Ilwaaaa tan a (ma lealsraft c 4. br • that the intention had been laid aside of introducing
Sir W. MOLESWORTII said he had mentioned the
artillery add engineers included. othensl eniees A Mat Iserma., eze. oted ariA eerie punctuilfry. •
Ur. J. MACtiltE(ioX, whet wee received with vehement Adiress Ala, ement Xr. Cufiin, Laredo. De Mary. lausoowsis. 'any measure, during the present year, for the pur-
sh., diet " divide, divide " nod who only uhtaiuml a peelal! and. anfitaolt. I obt: of abolishing the office of Viceroy in Ireland.
The grounds stated by r this —etermi-
heariaz afterkeeping Fret yet amidst the uproar for atm
GREAT EXHIBITION.—NIe.srs.EVERSFIKLD
nation were twofold i—tirst, the estate of the public
ite emi...i...., awl he believed time we could Det tladdellly and HORNIt's SPECIAL nttusrmt hog been esta'lubed
wit bilraw ie.. n the eohnii , five thougaud 1120.0, thOUlth at Or tot perm.. of al/waded via.tots to 1,41,1• All what A. clovlvtOu.V• business at this advanced period of the session,which
th.- -4n. - time be believed Vs, reduction they made troll lioit in DOCXEn air APAR tlakSts as be 0.t.i,./d in re.teet.ble rendered it highly improbable that any proposal
the army mint be from the colonies. Ile maintained eveeheeeheel"' andto wet it"' coal, "le eve' "'el; t't.el.."4 leading toprotracted discussio t could ' h
that L.l the :forth At.-ricat eololllet all that every mark ansone.t thew ed ...inatithap ...,I,,aueatm.,hq.„., ,k,,, . ~ I , Int out great
ta, ~
f: bred q,, iii.a.,;,,,ia ti,,,,, merely the stele- oulativ. ilvisM &Am' of 100 Ili Nth- 1,411 w AVII or et olden,. 81 inconvenience, be carried into statutable effect ; and,
tom.. ', Ihe etaielusi,,ti of the ...Meta •w i• Imt amid the, ro^l,l,l.7::istriLletlet.l al Per
~,..: a: lA' :*.t.e'.1:;,,", „IP e t .11 1,',:.1 k0.,..1 secondly, that a depth of feeling had been shown to
too ' : , i ...ter bud cries of " Oh, oh," awl " Divide, divide,' ra
:mike apartments, but • soma he as required .0 entry; souther are exist HI Ireland hostile to the change, which he
which .u.xueded.) 11.. did not think that they could, Wao grilling to censer duels tied room, ,Lf with the corneae ese of a did not feel justified in denying or in treating
dur.,..1 tilt. year withdraw tire thousand men from the 5iii,5,.,,,,,.. preferred), as this seesminoJatlon is lba ly to to itaull
el. Either und would
X o.eh American I.:think*. The withdrawal of them would , nesded-purther lawmatkin way to awahlell at their Merges and I with tercgard. gro amply suffice
,ei..ey 4 ~.....at portion of the v, or, and if the y did with- Game Amory Oakes, 4., Parktmentgoreet, a ethoin.mr. Ito warrant the conclusion to which ministers have
dr .. t: . n., tb. y could nod Withdraw. them all at ono- r i t)usE
and EsimE AGENcy.-Ipits of -we think wisely come. A gosyrnment which finds
• I tt' I, ..init the um n into a state of de,u-
(lattalit, r, -nit ion .. .• . itself in a position like that in which the
Iloogrw ant Apartments sent ices by pm& sa applicant's to present
tuti.m. (Continued laughter.) He (Mr. Macgregor) ki-
n I.W. bEiLIMIDT, home tad edam vent, and at:et...neer 20. '
. . occupants of power are placed, unable to carry, save
would prefer leaving the Seeretaly of State fur j,„,,,..4.,.40,00.1.
Ow f'....n.e. to the first instance, and after- • with the utmost difficulty and after infinite partying,
w.ll,is 01. el.cretary at War, to moke the reduction.. pA.fENT t/FFICE.—NO I ICE TO INVENTOItS. ' measures of actual moment to the empire at forge,
Ile thuerot it would he wise in the Chancellor of the Ili. -PATENTS and ItfiGIXTRVIIKts of I%vas ;loss oil- . would clearly be inexcusable if they sought out
eh, ea, r •••• aunounce on Mowlay what he intended to do. TAIS LIE mod Advice to Inventors gratuitously stivei. a' 'ell wire 1 Subect sof adininistrative experiment whereon t t •
Th.y tow:• r the right hon. in utleinun kept off making his regard to the meth. of then ingentionam tar wl.. awl toll, ofe• -, , . or)
Glatt iat-t, the greater injury he would do. Ile (Mr. Mac- tat,nt3!
,then"eattlee a eaStOlOt, The °Mood Inr"Metlt,....nto7 DO their . . le dative hand. We have seen February
sustor; th.,attlit that the 1.4 thing he timid In would to bed on PPlicatt,oe will be •wwschd by Pwl-- °T " LAI u•AIN wasted in vain negotiations, and March mis-spent
so st El..t.t-, Patcata.filce, 123, l'hatierrfaane, L inclon.
to r seal the window tax eutirely, and to renew the income ,in valuer talk. April is close upon us, and neither
I - •
tit 1.1 ISM VIVI. I.3t.NISIIED ItEsII)ENCE of a Faintly leaving estimates nor budget, nor colonial inquiry, nor'
Mr. II:- Sit: said, in ord. rto remote the diffieulty which F town, to ke LET, In • erg..rate sharks'. contiguous to the i African squadron vote, nor the West India question,
his iam. triead felt with regard to the reduction, lie would ‘ae'-'4l.•l•°d ne'r Lb° bra" 34....'"' The h"" is .faal"a' sod lur any other of the annual • ' •• • •
state that the rocniiting aas to the amount of 12,000 men ashes, and hued ni. with evrey sonvena nos foe • gent:room', .1 „ ; ines itabilities, lave yet •
• y•-•.r, and if they stopped that they would ut-rooluplioh the escolguhruent ; 'be) rintipal roadruiazwist of ant.ezeis, 4 M... CI
Mont dtnine. wn posed of. lo set about bureaucratic specula.'
ry
ehret. ISe house did not seem to he aware that this vote mom. Ilload •
,c i
,4.1
br. lithour EtlieVOLeZrota'st-woth ' ..`in•po",;.:::::4.fi loos or changes would be insufferable Quixotism and
14"'!""I a la". t erudite" let tb""heewe' 'f eking the iteshet7u,loolmite dace.. Terms moderate, wr Wren of six mon M. triltillg• litland has contrived to get on with al
iv. year. from ISA to 1/44, inelusive, be found that the _**llea :P. eload). li. Coo Mn. IVL-vo Douse Aida, ie.., Si. Wig- septum; executive for some six centuries or so,
sap uw. ao.toutiL-d too 13,27 11.1.-1.11. for ordnance, army, tend Eqq..4ne.4c.,„,,qii,,,,,„„,
navy ; w: ...• for the live year§ (rm lx Pi to Iti4o the
amount •• L. te1,21,07.0., "honing an
of
1,1 ..... of 21,2,i XI UltItAY'S ItAN DIIOO K S, 11441. the system in the eyes of our official doctrinaires,
in ;le :.tat lie . years, IllOt all tleto• of 1,100,090/. llt the ITI. ADVICNIAMI,NTS ~,u.,.,k4 , insertion in all.ltitAY'a she muy at all events contrive to gt on without
est. nolitute of 15.10 over the expenditure of lb:15. (Item.) IiANDMOoK .4 L NDON, must ti, tosw.atll. 41 to
the Pteoloner further ecaltraii2atiuti for another .
The looio• tilt% disided : bet. re ate lith of April next; and for inse.liein in MA MK.VY'S
For the am...aliment 47 LIMII:Ve.eiTAL 11414118001i5. keP.re the knot May. nut we own that we are glad Lord JOIIN had
Agiunst it
Th, tote. WA,. then mireed to. fIiHE PAltLoUlt NIAOAZINE of the LITERA- •
higher considerations intluenced him. A constitu-
tio the remilmi..ion of the reporter, to th.• gallery, Mr. TEMP. Or ALI. SAllooNS, mull be published rails m Aptil, mania minister need never be ashamed to assign, as
Ili Vt. was powteding against proceeding fordo r that night, I.r the 3cd of May, to be Cuellinletl Weekly, price 2,1. It :real b • the a cause for abandoning a legislative scheme, that the
it 'WARN WOW It tillortor 'kat 12 o'clock. idetr.v and the rbnlr.t": the '''''''''llM'l.'ne'. The arcs number delita.sute opinion of those who are to be effected by]
Mr. f. MA 1.1.1 i said the 401 of April was fait approach- wit. be • gammon% ~t the Single thiee; um Is ,If of it will tr• dr.
imt, la:though they might hare two
in hand for the rot. 4 to an ably-train. ankle (iiketrateti by we'd errmings!, the change is contrary to his own. When Lord
eresept y- sx, that. .. iy could wit. b„. ap HIM: TO ENJOY LONININ DEMING THE EXIII
y, eery primer , LOTION. A J/CRILtal was sent to pacify Canada, and to recast the
traumata' steel Engrarnte moll aim be gime 'nth the Panther.
plo• dto the expentlitun: of the enming year. Ile hoped Loden: Ifoolgtonaad Stomman, sad all booksellers. provincial polity by which that troubled land should
hi, 14.... friend would 'toil allow the sob, to be taken. - he in future bnivernest, no one intagined, nor did he 1
Mr. %I:11.1.1AM'; said he wi•lsol to show the injustice of etmnfies 61.1DE.W•Ohil YO H. VIsITOILi DUEINO THE
no send uf the item", and especially with regard to the dif. OKY.Ar EX 111161110 S. pretend that, individually, he was convinced of the
F. reams of E.Mt. Ile niahed to go into &Evil. (Oh, oh.) T ()ND( /14 IN ALL 1 I'S 6LIIItY; or, lilw to intrinsic reasonableness of all the grievances and
Ile hail a duty top eriodos and he should not lie prevo.nted kJ F:njy London diaries the (treat LatoibiMon. No. 0. price td. grudges of the malcontent colonists. Lord lienn.‘3l
from performing it by claaWar. Ile moved that the chairman f0ui,,,,T,1,vi,21,*,,i1,...,,,,,,rtw'„,7,4,:0ti0utiji=tr,ttb71; ,„ „,. felt and knew that his duty lay in discovering the
wpon trogre,s. ,
~ , , . . . . .
, durong the brew Exhibition. Nu. XXVIII., price ltd. To he von. minimum of sacrifice of provincial pride and preju-
Mi.• ..li,N+-Arr said he had on aunt".", 11.41"-'n onY plo•ted ml, ire kis numbers, witto nearly Malengravinp, and a band, dice which the stabilit fthe • II d him'
y 0 empire compe e
the .0.-stion should nit be further debated that evening. elm* map or 4,,q1.,
It app.-soros evident that the house was not digigmed to IMNDON: %hat to See, and How to Pea tt. WtOt numerous to exact ; and having found that, he wisely judged
Cut. f 111•011 such a sli.cussion as many members might do- enemy...ow Sints., eatb, pnte 111. that aU besides ought to be left to the gradual pro-
sin, For aid:once, he had the prosumptim too think that lintbn Attalla
~., grow of time and experience. hence the peace and
Le roma Itimselt show that ale kluction of more than 5,1100 :;.a..".` I 6.11.0 ud. London htebta
tlemplon eotlft
own in the army, so far front impairing it. eflicietity, would Landon: 11. 0. Clarke and Co.,{, Exeter-dung,. of his memorable interposition. Canada has not been
...ha, r good service to the colonies, for the sake of which it
was pr.-wildest that our military c.latilishment was kept up - " " assimilated" by force, or imperialised in forms; but
tut at
prewnt foontimt. (Impatiinte.) A. the house was Canada has been practically redeemed from disattee-
not pro pared too listen tot any MOO, he 14111,111t1 "appal the gilt earPreo* thin, and more chwely than ever united to England.
resolution that 1b...pi...1i0n Ms adjourned.
'Mr. F. NI AI:LE said, that if the hon. member for Lam- -...- In local affairs she bias been let alone. With the
hem (Mr. Williams) would take the truulde to n•aol tlic TO CORRESPONDENTS.
exception of her chief governor and chief military ,
tea
given Infon. the el
co nittce last r af, l. would aoisectoo mc.ntoolatended kW .TM Express,. London Evening paper, officer, all posts have been filled by colonists who
riot every rapt:station that he could rt quin., owl only given inu,, la at the Mho., Is, Houma...awed, by Two o'clock ou the had raise among by talent or by industry to
it a tar better m. •r titan he (Mn. t. Mottle) could do ; day of publication.
hat ica-t,..ti-d by oloaanto 0i1... from the War (Aim (litar,
hear.) Ile liope•d the house would consent to the cute. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ways local likings and leanings have been 1
tt 'herr.) Tens Dav-Murning, ID,. 9m. ..... _Afternoon, 12h. 32m. recognised and complied With ill local legislation and
Mr. 44 ILIIAMS prothstel against the voting of 31 mil- To-nsimow-Moundat, IM. Min. MOTOWN lb. 2dia. local goventment, which do not and could not be'
how, all r midnight. made to square with our metropolitian notions of.
'lle haw, then diTilll4l,
111./t tot. motion
Adoind it
eto ru-c.ol, ring the gallt•ry ,se bound opposite system of government, is in every respect
Mc. II I'sl F. &cluing that No long as a man in the the reverse.
14,1-, sooda -Loot by I he 'timid 'anis!. Estimated by its inherent tendencies, we have
Is•ol J. I, I NSF. .1. sciol that if the hon.,. did not pa, from the outset been opposed to the attempt to trails-
tie satiate he stemid ta• compelled to take them
the but thing on VI lay, the relict of which would he the tier the transaction of Irish business to Westminster.
1,...1...eme-iii of the motion fora rommilt. eon the liaffire,l %Ye have always said we thought the conception a
of w hick he had given notice. Ile thought, therefore, it , blunder and the experiment hazardous. But even
.4,1•41 la, much better for the house to continue the mad. , were it otherwise, we should heartily approve of the!
duration Ot thole ettiatott, (Loud cheer.) conciliatory and constitutional deference to local
Nlr. II t; MX remarked that *lea I. had Mrs advancing
Int ;he he .. Ira or it might be nonigneo., hut he thought it ' opinion avowed by the PRIME MIN isibu in relinquish-
ite silty tis take the (course he hail dour: Olot if the , ing a project which is unquestionably distasteful to I
.1,...ti0u were puttee he sioualol move his proposition the great body. of the community whose feelingsought !
IA 1.1.1, file eonunittee of supply. Ile was greatly oltio.Ol to he consulted in the matter. 'lhere may be runes '1
I . the idea of 'Mimi money idler 12 o'clock, but .till 60wherein the real or supposed interests of the two
wail admit that the majority of the house--anal he
would not call it • tyrannical majority -(hear, hear) - nations differ. hrhaps these instants.% are fewer
• •
wt. wasted own. tClovers.) than any party or faction is ever likely to contilis.
:qr. ADM:IMF:A complained that he was not fairly blot if such there lw, we do not affect to say that the
to tot 10) the noble loonl, in deference to whom he had
. will of the more powerful must not predominate,
given up the posit* he posnwsill by withdrawing his and that the stronger will not have their way. Cyr-
..,,,,... ~, ~,,,,,..., moon Kallraria. The subjcet %A* orally
one of groat Ittiporl,lare, .tlot do eply anis teal a large in- thin see are, however, that the seldoiner ouch actual
1..r....r ..r to, comary. (Hoar. hoar.) or supposed points of difference are recognised or
Ion! J. 111 sle.El.l. goad it was qui
te right that the loon. dwelt upon by statesmen, the better fur both cowl-
gentleman should receive an raid:ovation. ad tO the
tries ; and it nerds little logic to satisfy any impur-
sr.ter. of the house, alter Alt amendment had been put and (hit observer, that where no great or paramouunt
divided maws, no other resolution could he proposed ; the
only tn. !not that 11011111 Own be pr05.,11.4., tlelt the , object is to be gained, it is worse than au error on
Speaker should Irare the chair. :Ike Speakt .mewl
hail 1 the part of the niore influential partner in empire to
derided no dealh night, in retentive to the m.dion of Ow how 1 dictate terms or forms to the less powerful.
In. odor Me lamodu (('oloncl Sildhorp), which stood before
that of the h.. gentleman (Mr. Aohlo•rio-)). Therefore, it
wa, init....461c that hie and .014101 ellille MI. lie UT•
party imended to lure prortgaleil 1/11 Monday, before tiny
Ml. r 1.14.11.1e*, with the estimate.. The how gentlemen
wm...1 ...••• the position in which the Muse stood. (In the
te,.... .%eril any WI . that might remain. not haring
he, o pod In the ellotro, of the )...tr, stool,' be n-turned to
Ile- EtelieltOof. Then Ewe. utiles. the house now consented
to so.. certain gums. there would not be. eon the :oh Aprthi
any rt. mey for the emergencies of the survive. (It rat.) As,
th. Imo. member for Montrose knew that. he hoped be
n ...LI not IlerletTte in his opposition. (Near, hear.)
M r II I: MI: said that, ti ..how what he intended to do, 1
le woad state that he nseant to put on the hook, a notice,
Is ...n going into committee of supply, that the holes. would
not grant any further sttpplit s until the filtallet,ll stAtelttellt
w• • mote. their, lett.)
Aft.•r a few word. hole Mr. AntiltaLte and the elltt-
I I I 1.,..11 of the Earllellt Ell,
"I, . liftfutfr ...of in, no. not at all certain that the
.1.,.,,..n of theColtille puisued by the lime member foe
Mootiow. being Trill ..l.oll.ltvie. would he larticipatect
111 out or door, (hear, bear.) Generally .leaking the
-- - wart .11 11. -

It has been the fate or the purpose of ministers
this session to promise great things and to du small
ones, to award a sentence of death, but straight
supersede it by a reprieve. People in writing
plays and novels manage to bring about those sur-
prises; but we have never heard that they were
good ministerial tactics. Pint we had Lord Jimx
dealing a very vigorous blow at popery ;
whether his arm relented or relaxed we will
not say. But popery is not slain. Then the
CuaNcsaa.on of the Exctisaar EA promised for
very certain he would annihilate the window-tax.
When he came to the test, however, he wielded a
razor instead of an axe. and instead of the CHAN-
cuunt putting en end to the window tax, it was
the window tax that put an end to him.
'then Li,rd Joilx was to deal with the giant office
of the lamp Citasciaa.on. The least that was pro-
' raised, that lie would split it in two, and give us
working functionaries, instead of a prodigy, whose
duty and delight was to do impossibilities. Well
. here, too, Lord JOHN has relented. Contem-
' plating the mighty office and personage of
the bow limit CHANCELLOR, which he under-
, took to sacrifice to the real and substantial good of
his country, lzwel Jolts relented. Ile leaned awhile
. upon the axe with which he was prepared to smite,
' and became soon lost, first in contemplation, then in
admiration, of that great Magog of administrative and

publu impre.ion ,o a., that if ilay part of till• busiuesa- of
thak how.• arm door ill a dotenly. 1311.41i14.11111ry uhanau,
It t voting of large .uma of iu ttttt .y. (11a-ar. hallr
• " ' -a hi. motion. sod thil

THE subject of railway audit is once more before
parliament.
Three sessions ago, it will be recollected, Lord
MoNri..tGLE induced the House of Lords to puss a
bill for the purpose of establishing a government
audit of railway balance sheets and accounts ; but
that measure gave way in the House of Commons to
the almost universal opposition of railway share-
holders.
During the next recess, railway directors
undertook to prepare a scheme of independent audit
fur the consideration of the forthcoming session of
parliament. But the scheme which they, or
rather which their lawyers devised, was so
slight an improvement of the existing law of
audit, gave such inadequate powers to share-
holders, and marred what it did concede so effectually
by the introduction of the principle of finality to,
!accounts once audited tinder its provisions, that the:
directors themselves abandoned it, and resigned the
subject to those to whom it naturally and really be-
longed, viz., their constituents. The question was
thereupon taken up by an influential body of share-
holders; but ere their measure was quite completed
parliament met, and Lord GRANVILLE. on the part of
the government, last session introduced into the
House of Lords a bill having for its object a govern-
ment audit. Lord STANLEY was then appealed to
by the shareholders committee, and, on his
submitting their scheme to the Upper House,
both it and Lord GKANVILLeS bill were re•
fenced to a select committee of that house.
By this committee a compromise of the ques•
Beni was attempted; it moulded and amalgamated
the provisions of the two bills into a composite mea-
sure.; but the difficulties and intricacitsof the blended .
bill were so manitist, that when it came fairly before I
the House of Commons, no progress could be made!
with it ; so it sulk red in the general massacre of the;
innocents of the session 1850. On the opening of!
parliament this year, government gave nu sign ofj
any intention of renewing the contest with share- "
holders, in which they had been twice worsted, and '
Mr. LOCKE has again submitted the Shareholders
Audit Bill to the consideration of the House of Cum-
mons, in the hope that parliament will at last legis-
late on this important. and, as we are with him per-
suaded, this pressing subject.
The main objects of Mr. LoCKE't measure are uni-
' fortuity of railway balance-sheets and half-yearly
accounts; perfect independence in the appointment
of auditors on the part of shareholders ; a selection
by them of competent persons as auditors; the diffu-
mon of hill information to shareholders on their pe.-
euniary affairs, previously to their half•yearly meet-
ings. so as to produce useful discussion and consider-
ilea thereat; and generally to give shareholders in-
creased powers of examining into the state of their
own Alters. These objects Mr. LOCKE seeks to
attain by means of shareholders themselves without
in any way calling in the aid or intervention of any
department of the executive government in matters
- and truly no concern

judicial rlLlaliroo.-4.-.
" It is a pity," quoth Lord links. " here in this
wide land, covered by the cold shade of the aris—
tocracy, where the professions arc debarred of all
promotion, where merchants cannot be' lords till they
Is eotne country gentlemen, where physicians are un-
worthy of titles under any transformation, where
the high offices of the church are no longer obtained
by the unconnected clergy, the bar alone has the
privilege of sending one of its members, not only into
the House of Lords, but to the very seat at the summit
of it. Tu be sure, one solitary 'wrens, who reaches
that highstution.atter Heaven knows howmany wind-
ings by buck stairs, has little lett iu him of the racy
soil from which he sprung ; and, as to his sympathies,
they are far more of the new world titan of the
by-gune one. it matters nut. It is a fair symbol.
This lawyer amongst the peers, like the death's
head ut an Egyptian feast, will serve to
• remind their lordships that there axe such
beings as the ignoble. The Chancellor's presence
on the woolsack, as the representative of learning
. and talent amidst the magnates of birth. will serve,
as the one literary genius does, the one and no more,
who invariably graces the assemblage of our worldly
great. There is a spite of democracy in this, a
delicate and almost imperceptible flavour, that is not
dangerous, and that must be useful. Let us pro-
• serve the office and the unity of the Lord Chancellor."
These philosophic and liberal reasons which we
have shadowed forth in the Prhne Minister's solilo-
quy, were employed us the arguments of his speech.
The Lout) CHANCELLOR and democracy are both, no
doubt, highly flattered by them: but the honest
public cares little for either; and Joh% Butt, who
blends little semi ttttttt with his polities, will tind no
compensation for the delays, expenses, and caprices
of Chancery, in being tad that his humble Wit may
atipiry to that eminence.
1 he fact is, that Lord JottN has shown himself too
tender towards tlw person andotfiewof the CIIXSWELLOR ;
that he has conserved the dignity. but utterly unpro-
vided for the efficiency of the office. Taking away ,
the ecclesiastical jurLdiction, is surely not relieving
of a burden, unless in the tout-pad sense of the
term. What the CusseEttox is relieved of, is the
business, but not the superintendence of Chancery.
to the business of which Judges are called from other
courts, where they might more efficiently settle the
many eases which will by consequence flow into

Mr. lit hr would not prim .
boo.. then risumod.
A I*1•01,i'Ill ENT OF A VICF:XIIANCELLOIt BILL.
This bill read a third time and paiwed.
mr:Titurous tlytwiNtis DILL.
lts, bill via% read 3 time.
CI:OWN ESTATE, ut:ui:Nrs rAnK.
1..r0l SKY SlOr It moved for leave to bring in a bill fur
tr.o., 'erring the duties of paviinf, lighting, watering, and
elean.ing part, of the crown estati• in the district of the Ite-
g. a, ',park. and certain stn•et, and places in We.tininster,
from the eintui•aiiiiiers acting undo Mi end acts of their late
Man 'lns king thyme the Fourth and King William the
Fiirth, to the pariahs, ; mul flu transferring the juridic
ti the Nud comme.,ioners over certain other places in
W.•dininster to the l'onnui,-ioners of her Maye.ty•• Woods,
Forest., land lies, nuts. Worlo, and Building., and for
.4'.. r purpises. Leave wa, gii
I %Witt/A EMENT OF IOWNS fIItEI.AND) BILL.
S.r . SOMEILVILLE iuoved that tin wleet eonmuttee
On this Intl should tuti.ist it 19 member,, and that the fol-
low tug members should be added Mr. :Sully, Mr. Wye-
Trot, Mr. tirscr, a id Sir I'. Nugent.
I 14, former part of the ition being agreed to, the name.
were put seriatiis.
Mr. SI-71.'LLV objected to verve.
The thee, other name, were Agreed to.
Nir MAIIEIt moved that Mr. Itiluold,'s name should
be added.
Sir W. SOMEItVII.I.V. objeeted.
Mr. lIUMM thought the reason as,iitued by the right
hon. wintery (sir W. Somerville) for the ezelwiion of the
hon. member for Dublin from the uonunittee was a reason
wit) he damn be on the tominittee.
sir R. FEIttiLSON hoped sone member for the western
or -outlier, hurnighs would be ...elected. instead of the hon.
- posmessed more knowledge on

....... hon. baronet an au-
attain—lie would uut say
'e thought he hat nut been
Secretary toe Ireland. As
,vnt he did not think his

Dublin. Ile complained
le en MAW by the right hon.
. deprive him of u pest un the
baronet alvo lull the great

O'CONNELL. the house

Chancery.
As at *present arranged. or intended to he arranged,
the CHANCELLOR will have to do a portion of every
thing. and not do that portion heartily, spending some
of his time in the Court of Chancery, some of his
time hearing appeals in the Lords, presiding over its
sittings, attending the Cabinet, and all the time
.
looking forward to the political squall that may in a
thrice interrupt all his high duties.
The first and vital part that ought to have been
dealt with, was the appellate jurisdiction itself
of the Lords, which ought to be transferred to a real,
experienced, business-doing tribunal, and not a mock
one, as the House of Lords is. sitting on appeals,
without the Lords. There is nothing so loudly called
foe throughout the country as a b.nu fide
Court of Appeal. The fudicial Committee of
the Privy Council suffices already fur appeals
from Indus and the colonies. *Why not for
Ireland and Scotland? It receives appeals from
ecclesiastical courts. why not from civil ones? Let it
be constituted to give it full efficiency. Let the
CoAxer.itsot keep the appeals in bankruptcy, and 11
be the Chancery judge. as well as the judicial
=ember of the cabinet. This will preserve the unity
mid dignity of the office to the utmost that Lord
'Jolts, as the admirer of antiquity. could desire. And
the CIIANCELLOR's liberation from the Court of Ap-
peal would give him time to attend to his own court,
without dragging other judges from their duties.

will be brought to bear on railway directorates and M. Dupont de Bust= opposed M. Vatimesnirs ministerial M. Armand Benin, with regard to a
management; economy in their administration will order of the day, as a confirmation of the law of the change being on foot here. In the
be thereby enforced; a reliable appreciation of the 31st May, which the Left could not accept. He was second article he states that the incorpora.
actual worth and probable prospects of the various called to order by the president. The order of the tion of the Italian and Masonic provinces has
companies will be arrived at. day was then put to the vote and adopted by 466 already taken place. That not the case. Prussia has
Su fur the schedules to Mr. LOCKE'S bill will votes against 21. in truth consented to it, and Baron Manteuffel has,
form, even as they stand, a very great improvement Ou the reading of the proposition of M. Arnaud in his memorial, again declueed that no opposition
in railway half-yearly accounts. But it may, we de l'Ariege, the withdrawal of this motion was re- would be raised against it. But it does not follow
think, be suggested to him, that the introduction into neared. that because Prussia has consented to it that tho
the schedules of comparative columns; that is, of M. Leon Faucher drew the attention of the Asaem. , small states will. On the contrary there are very
• columns which would place in juxta-position the bly to the tactics of the Left in withdrawing the mo- • excellent reasons for believing that the small states
figures of the corresponding half-years, would greatly tier', and charged that side of the house with sinister . will, on this point, resist as firmly so they did tho
increase their value ; that it is very important to show objects in postponing the discussion. proposed establishment of a college f nine, with
• the average rates at which the contracts for the I M. Etcheverry said that la. had manifested the in- eleven votes fur the Engem Rath.
supplies of ordinary articles of railway consumption tention to resume the proposition, because its with- The Princess of Prussia has received an invitation
are half-yearly taken; and that the legislature should drawal was disrespectful to the Assembly. from Queen Victoria to visit London during the
somewhere confide the power of altering and int- 1 M. Rae said that the twit had been withdrawn Exhibition. She will leave in the beginning of May,
proving these forms. because its authors would not allow it to be u,ed fur and will be followed shortly afterwards by the Prince
Hitherto railway auditors have very much been the base purposes of intrigue. (Murmurs on the !of Prussia.
the nominees, and sometimes the mere tools, of Right). I The first chamber is to meet next Thursday in tho
directors. This Mr. LoeKE proposes to correct by 1 The proposition was then allowed to be with- concert saloon of the theatre.
denying directors all power to interfere or even to • drawn, and M. Etcheverry renounced his intention zundnadel cannon are to be introcluced into the
vote in their appointment; by the annual nomination of taking it up for a motive, which 1 have explained /russian •
) artillery.
of an audit committee of shareholders, whose duty it - elsewhere.
I shall he to propose two persons as auditors; by I The Assembly then proceeded to discuss the
enabling the shareholders to select as an auditor a proposition of M3I. Ranee and Lalande on the
person who shall not be a shareholder ; and bylAvignon Railway. The old system of construction of
authorising them to remove from office at any meet- railways by the state is now completely exploded on
Mg specially summoned both directors and auditors. I all hands, and the contest now hes between COMO*.
To auditors so appointed the bill „naives, in addition sion for a hundred years to financial companies, or
to existing powers, very large and comprehensive confiding the construction to one company, and the
authority to examine accounts, to report on objec- I working. for a shorter lease to another, the state re-
, tionable items to directors with a view to their un- wanting proprietor. In this way the works executed,
mediate correction, to make joint or several reports on pain of forfeit, by the first company, are paid for
to shareholders, and to employ eccouutants. All very • the second,whichagainrepaysitsell out of the profits of
important powers, and calculated to enable auditorsithe line. The Assembly had to-day to debate these
to arrive, if 90 inclined, at the true state of affitirs ; two rival systems ; meanwhile the chambers of cont-
but accompanied by an indefiniteness of the real end move throughout France have pronounced generally
of audit, to which Mr. LOCKE might usefully turn in favour of the latter, and decry secular leases of
• his attention. important lines as a great evil.
What is audit ?Wo confess we have never heard, M. de Rance demanded that the proposition should'
or seen, or mad of ally adequate definition of the be referred to a special committee, instead of the
word. If to check receipts or expenditure, entered committee of the budget of 1849, as proposed by the •
in certain books, with their corresponding vouchers report.
pasted into other gueual books be audit, nothing can Magne, Minister of Public Works, proposed
be simpler—nothing less satisfactory. But Mr. that the motion should be rele-rredi to the old coin-
LocKE, we presume, aims at something deeper, more mine on the Avignon Railway Bill.
searching, and more comprehensive than this. And The debate was adjourned to to-morrow. It is
the real difficulty is to define where direction ends thought that a special committee will be appointed.
and audit commences. That the auditors should The Monit,or contains the appointment of a great
have sonic controlling authority admits of no number of sub-preliets.
doubt; but that such authority ouglit not to interfere Yesterday, after a protracted debate on the ques-,
with the administration of the company's affairs, is tion of the suspension of M. Micheletti lectures and'
quite as certain. For example, they. ought to possess the dismissal of M. Jacques from his post of teacher,
power to inquire into the prices given fur coke, for the Assembly adopted the pure and temple order of
grease, and other articles of consumption; and if they the day by 4.10 votes against 197.
find them inordinately high, they ougt to apply to lire Council of State adopted in its sitting of yes-
i the direction the moral control that a report on terduv the bill for the administration of the totemic',
the subject to the shareholders would involve. But on the first reading.
it is doubtful whether under section Bof Mr. LocKE's The Minister of Public Instruction has addressed
bill, they would be authorised to go so far into detail; a circular to all the rectors of academies in the de-
and, if not, it is therein defective. At all events, it partments, recommending them to exercise the
is very important that their duties should be stated strictist surveillance over the lectures on philosopy
in terms sufficiently large and comprehensive. and history in the colleges.
On another point further power might be advan- The Ministers of Marine and Commerce and the:
*toasty given to the auditors; it relates to the Director-General of the Customs were heard yester-
closing of the capital account. The auditors on this day by the committee on the deep-sea fishery of
point might be usefully authorised to make investiga- France. After a minute examination of the difierent
trots, and to report their opinion to the shareholders; clauses, the committee determined to support the bill
and thus assign sonic reasons for keeping that open of the government, and appointed M. Ancel reporter.
which it is the interest of shareholders to close. The metallic reserve of the Bank of France con-
Lt short, us railway shareholders have so few tinues to increase, showing an augmentation of 31
means and opportunities of themselves knowing the millions in Paris, and 2 millions in the departments.
true state of their companies' affairs, the greater the The discount accommodation has diminished 1 of '
opportunities given to the auditors to look into mat- million in Paris and 5 in the provinces, the amount
tors for them, the better will their affairs be of the former being 47,403,565 fr., and of the latter,
managed. 73,889,9491 r. On the side of the liabilities, the notes
On several other points Mr. LacKea bill contains in circulation have increased 101 millions in
excellent provisions; particularly one to restrain di- Paris, and 11 millions in the departments.
rectors front filling up vacancies unless to constitute The account-current of the treasury has declined
a quorum, and another to enable shareholders to re- 231 millions, paid principally for the half-year's in-
duce boards of direction to five. But it also has a see- terest of the Three per Cents., the present amount
tion, taken feom Lord MoNTEAGLE'S bill, calculated being 93,050,890 f. Private accounts current in
only to give trouble; and that is a dimetion that the Paris have increased 1:11, and in the brunch banks
register of shareholders "shall be made up" once a about three quarters of a million, the amount of the
month—a provision which, if making up mean ha- former being 81,818,916 E, and of the latter
lancing thu register, will, fur all practical purposes, 23,109,597 E The whole amount of the metallic re-
suspend the transfer business of the great companies serve is at present 5341 millions, to 5241 millions of
for ten days at least in every month; and if it do notes in circulation.
not mean balancing the register, it is difficult to say At the Bourse to-day there was a complete change
what it does mean. in the tone of the market, and much firmness in the
On the whole, Mr. LocKE's bill is, so far as it funds. There was a rise of 35 centimes in Fives,
goes, a good measure; but we doubt not that it may, which closed at 94.20, and a rise of 211 c. in the
and wilt, be greatly improved in the Howe of CUM- 'Dares, which closed at 57.85.
moms.

DENNIARK A.ND THE DUCHIES.

FRANCE.

The Chnettr de BA, contains a letter from Berne
of March 2.i, which says:—" I have just this moment
received intelligenee from Friburg stating, thut this
day at one o'clock, disturbances had again broken
out there. The gates of the town were closed, and
the firing of cannon was heard on the side of the
Jesuit's Convent, A much larger body of malcon-
tents had advanced on this occasion than ou the
preceding."

M. Hansen has given notice that on Monday ho
will call *limn the government to explain its views
respecting the Duchies, and ask whether connexion
with Schleswig will not endanger the liberal consti-
tution of Denmark.
Count Criminil, the Danish commissary in Hol-
stein, has left Kiel for Copenhagen, to procure fresh
instructions.
General Von der Horst has been called upon by
the commissaries to resign his command to General
Itradentleth, and has complied. The non-nativo
officers serving in the Holstein army are all to be
dismissed without delay • those who entered the
service previous to the battle of ldstedt with six
months'. and those who entered afterwards, with
three months pay.

HAMBURG, MAnctr

The house of Solomon Ileum has negisiated a new
four per cent. Swedish mortgage loan to the amount
of 3,31"000 marks bunco. It is secured on the
union of real estates in the province of IVcrmland,
which abounds in iron and wood. The estate~ are
put down at less than half their value, and the union
chartered by royal act, dated l:lth July, 1850. A
sinking fund is attached to the plan, topic bock the
capital in full, by drawing the bonds halt-•early. so
that in -10; years the whole will be liquidated. Thu
scrip was done on 'Change to-day at 931.

SWITZERLAND.

PAIIIS. FRIDAY ECTNIN(I.
Notwithstanding the expectations raised by the
series of important propositions on the order of the
day, there was not any great importance in the
doings of the Assembly.
The great news is tout Odilon Barrot has come to
an understanding with the President for the forma-
tion of a cabinet. This, at least, is believed
by several well-informed persons, and it is
expected that some authentic confirmation of
this report will appear on Monday. Odilon
Barrot will propose a revision of the law of May- Sl,
in conformity with the resolutions of the Municipal
Bill Committee.
M. Dupin gave yesterday a flagrant instance of
the extent to which he is capable of warping his
office to serve the designs of his party. 1 have'
already mentioned that M. Arnaud de l'Ariege,
unwilling that his motion for the abolition of
the electoral law of May should be used
as an instrument of intrigue by the ()demists, in
order to snatch a vote from the Assembly which
would shut the door against electoral reform, desired
to withdraw his proposition. Ile placed for this
purpose, in the hands of M. 'lupin, at three o'clock,
a letter formally renouncing the motion. This
letter the president of the Assembly- not only
refused to read during the remainder of the
sitting, although called upon repeateillyby the whole
Left to do so; but when M. Arnaud mounted the
tribune at the close of the sitting to announce the
withdrawal of his proposition, Dupin would not
allow him to speak under pretence of the ballot
then going on on the motion respecting the
suspension of M. Michelet's lectures. The President
of the Assembly next alleged that there were not
members enough left to form a house, while the
Orleanistswere hastening away to validate his excuse
in their service. Finally, as soon as the ballot was
closed he declared the sitting at; an end. Such was
the dignified and impartial course preserved by M.
Dupin to keep M. Arnaud's proposition on the order
of the day for to-day.
To-day the Assembly presented a crowded attend-
am of members and visitors eager to watch the
course and learn the results of a sitting which pro-
' mired to be stormy and eventful. First of all M.
A. de FAriege mounted the t ribune toprotest byway of
incident on the proses-rerbal, againt the disgraceful
juggling of M. Dupin on the preceding day in de
(eating his withdrawal of his motion, although he
had placed a letter in the hands of the President of
the Assembly early in the sitting. to announce the
step he wished, to take. M. Arnaud then gave
notice of the resignation of his post as secretary of
the Assembly. After some explanations from M.
Dupin, who bore witness to the valuable services of
IM. Arnaud, the ',now-verbal was adopted.
The Assembly then proceeded to discuss the
motion of M. Desmares, proposing to subject the
President of the Republic to the same law of election
as the Assembly.
M. Waisse, Minister of the Interior, renewed, in
the most formal way, the declaration he had pre-
viously made, that the government did not eon-
' - the least degree the application of one
_ .

SPAIN.

MADRID, MAF!eI! 23.

M. Bravo Murillo attended to-day 'the sitting of
the Cummiitee on the Settlement of the Debt.
General O'Donnell is to be dismissed from the post
of Inspector-General of Infantry.

member for Dublin, as they poreessed more knowledge mil
the sulejert.
Mr. REYNOLD:4 renheidered the hon. baronet an au-
thority wee regarded borough alfaire—he would nut say t
borough tubbing. (Order.) Ile thought he hail not been
fairly treated by the right him. Secretary her Ireland. As ",
a member of the Imperial Parliament he did not think his
emertious should be confined to Dublin. Ile complained i
that an unworthy attempt bad been made by the right hon. II
baronet (sir W. Somerville.) to deprive him of a seat on the
conituilkr. The right bon. baronet alw left the
ist
se
l'or the motion
gtin the motion of Mr. Miteura.t.,the following IITh
r.
Mitchell. Mr. t'ornewall lo•wi., Mr. Olad.tone. Mr.
id-
t lion Brown. Mr. Anderson. Mr. Buster. Mr.
an
Ilowtw,n. Mr. Ooulburn, Sir John forte Buller, Mr,
Arvhibalet Bestir. Mr. William Fagan. Mr. MuoilZ Sir
George Clerk. Mr. Mai regur, and Mr. Alderman Hum-
the house adjourned at half-pool 1.
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.
ST. ALBAN, ELECTION.--The general committer of
elections have articled the following member• to try the
lition ea.pbeioing of an undue ekctiun for thin borough:
n. Y. Charter* Sir B. Hall, Mr. H. Stii.,rt, Mr. U. E.
Adair, and Mr. B. Ellice, jun., (chairman).
ATLE4BVIIT Et.ecrioN.—The following members
have been ammo* led to try the merits of this thAitiou :
am. J. W. Yarteccat, Sir 6,7. Hayes, Mr. J. IL Smith, Mr.
W. Mir, Mr. G. A. Hamilton (chairman).
•