The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENTNQI,, FEBRUARY 10, 1860.

many eerier the eras* of Artie" is. erre ellarted
to for the form of the eyeing whisk oagbt to be
here. (Hear, hear.) Bet at het it was drones*
Almeria' there ia sot sear yetis; at all, but
sad cessequently the eyries at that conas7 lir
up. (Hsu, beau) I neristain that any
votiag be rear eater it be made pell7
diaeleeed. I believe the segregate in favour
are visionary altogether, sad timbre I shall vote spirt
the notice. (Hear, her.)
Mr. CH I LOBES sad sorrel hes. =sabers rose together,
bat that hon. genders& hosing bees celled epos, he grid
that have r/ bees appealed to by two bon. rembere, be arid
sot abater from making a few remarks. (Meer, hear.) He
lisped to rare the usual indulgence creed by the beam
to sew issentere, esperdly as until a law rear before
he Mil ss latentroa of edelweiss/ the bores Bet if he
earl mild to the inforesseisa of the hare se to the seeklag
ef tbe ballot M Amoral* he shield be glad to do so (Hoc
leer.) Australia tail the erne termearthe gyres r
Lewd, and it wee bred gots the rare. Amos tee
pare ego it wee theaglet ex psalm to try the operation of
theh.ltey sod the resort were theme thee tiers woe
sot likely to be say iatimidetioe, sot Oman sad
brtba7 at
the Meetioao Beth parties of modeeste ran—the
cesservadre sad the Sharde—seethised leteerwe
ballut. H.'ass • member of the legleleenvo at the Imo sad
tN
be could sista from each expetionos that the ballet wan
Stribleed Itheielany es a mere of perrentieg don sad
treatiag *ad bribery, which were them pirrisat is the c -hey
of Viewer sad New Sark Wales. That we. the object,
(Heat, hear.) But It wee sot the Almeria= ballot. (Hew,
Mae.) lie ealgba gentles that the Arabes ballot was not
adopted he seater bat tee speed ; to whoa introduost to
Asseles them was se object to Meats waser, hut where the
appeeleabed shims to rivers', rung by dobst wee
tir6l4 woreamy to aware rapidity, sad llama were thought
to be the only mesas of tsetse the dirtier in one
deg. The aertioe d erre" are up afterwards, and to
was reds tei estallade it, but it felled as a whole,
.largria some states It extra new. Is Auttrali• they
mem warty lis to pemossties, sad Menden they adopted
the system which bed her recenemeaded by Mr. Grote and
ethers in this corny. The ballet le Australia wee quits
awns gawp whoa a ganday took pros ea a petition, mad
lags the votes could he are. (Hear, hear) Tb• dim*
les of the merisery err simply this :—After the Denier
Woe dee clerk ef the piste art to the returning officer, rem
his reqration, the erre paper, with ear mare ot the
000614101 trarlbsi therms, and instraetioes were mire
at the bee of each pow, wad the retrain' otiose enured
kir the ark of the pease • eafilmeet number of 'rim
papers Sir the erre la the district, end be issued thews se-
endive, is this way--tbst r oar rear ems op to the poll,
her, is aa outer recta, roorftA his piper, is after berg
salted the usual qesetiess, as is this eavrery, the returning
eider wrote the saner the tondldatee sad -the number of
the elect.,., sad this headed the paper to the voter, who
west late es hear tees, red le the presses ef therefore*/
riser era the stentinews, the Wier deposited his paper in
the peeper bee. The pares ware ellererente placed cm Ore
leek, sad mere up sad mot to the abet M the hoar with
ea erkeessaget thereon, sad frame the Am, until an ordinary
troths rarities took place, the rise were ea rant from
every mesa is they risibly could be. Bet It was compe-
tent to the beer to opal the sealed packets where it was as-
' eserry M dose. Now, what had been the result of the rye•
ter is Anetter f (Hear, bear.) That re the great quer-
, ties for the hors to dreier, end it should be remembered
that the proem had bra in operatics for five years in Vie-
ux* sod driest that pried there had twit over 200 else-
, Lions—bow m.oy in Australis be did sot row ; sad eat of
all three sr ries there had bees telly two cart appromiriag
the irregularities In vogue in this country. Only two pea-
Moms had bees presented against morns. One
of those prams complaird of treating, sod
the .ember wee unseated, sad the ether complained
bribery sad that three prose were bribed. Is that
gees eh. member was unaested and di.gaaliSd, Them bad
bra cue cans of intimidatica in Victoria, bet that area
=sost of religious dlffr ieeos extoller between the
gather, and the presbyterians of the locality. The
eielleneat whir took place could not be maid to ter the
gientioo He met admit that the ballot in Australia bed •
yeah point, and that occurred where there were mere Sur
gsrr err at most two atrabers to be elected. It ortaisly
wkrd beg where ea 4 re or two members wee. required.
Them Imo is thing ftleh the ballot had eft mealy stopped,
via, M. bribery which took place in the &Her-
✓es, rod whoa the pabik-homes were open. ( Hear.)
thee sat estfrely put • mop to by the Australian bellot, and
kir • vory simple reason—it was just as much nee to bribe at
belf-per eight mst balf.put three. There wee no impe-
tigo is mesa to form themselves Into clubs, and to go to am-
Haim mid say, " The shahs le meaning close, we will hike
OD reek to coo for you." All that was entirely avoided.
(Neer, bear.) In comclusloa, he (the boa. potiernas) would
observe that the houes had now an opportunity of making
ea upsetter' the result of which might be doubtful, but
wherever that result sight be, they could at any
eels do no harm. Gloucester sad Wakefield had
soregithed polit,cal suicide—they lay, se it were, on the
balled the brew, and it war for the here to do what it
Shed with them. Tb• dead body lay before them, and ft
eaglet be of the greater importance to ethree, and to the
political institutions of the aoustry, that they ebould try on
It se experiment. and so might demrstrate the general ap-
pileshibty .4 pnociplee dear to • majority of the people and
of the reenerre ter toot side of the hoar (Loud cheers.)
Mr. J. SHELLEY was received with much interruptios,
bat he was understood to eateest the government, after the
epos& they had just herd, to withdraw their opposition to
at her the leteiAnotior of the bill.

—Kr. BUNCOMBE belay replied, thanking the hon. mem.
bee ter Poettdrsct (Mr. Cluidere) for the valuable aid be had
aSsedid the motion. Gies, ineseures had often been carried
by the introduction of the thin sad of the grease. The thin
end we. rot in wben Baron Rothschild ass token from
badtra the bar and put upon committees and conferences.
Tao Lards then yielded—ungraciously no doubt—but still
there ewe now four gentlemen of the loofah persueeion in
the hnuse, representing importest coestituencise, and the
eetabliahed reliAion wee *seedy whets it wee He had
no doubt that when the ballot wee carted it would be
band equally harmless in its effects upon the constitution.
The hones then divided—

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his Mathematics, kip Josini, and his Napier,
meriAsing his Wards to his books, it he is liable to
be poned to ease ofilehr whom the Horse
odeclare to be "of proved ability in the
4..
" a ?What manner of man is he whom the
pelvis in Whitehall delight to honour ? Is it
General WINDHAM or Sir RICHARD Mazy, or
Colonel GORDON or Lord CARDIGAN, or Gisneral
Axeox or General ABHBORNHAN or General
CODRIXOTON ? Look at the list of officers
on the Staff, and see whethrs those who appointed
them are fit judges of omit. Before the enormous
power of overriding the e.pinion of the Staff College
is conceded to the Horst., Onards let them prove that
they have repented of their sins and changed their
theory. Better abolis/i the new College at once, than
inveigle young officers within its walla on the plea
of advancing their interests, and then cast a slur
upon them and their instructors by postponing them
to some youth of noble family and great interest,
because the Horse Guards choose to describe him as
of " proved ability in the field." If it should turn
out that fewer candidates present themselves
for entrance into the Staff College than
might be expected, let no one be surprised-
Such a state of things would prove only this :—that
young officers felt no certainty of obtaining that
employment on the Staff to which their education
and the promises of the Government entitled them.
But to discover the real purposes of the Horse 0 uards,
look to their conduct. They pretend that ' proved
" ability in the field" is the real teat which ought
to override everything else. Be it so. Then what
means are taken to apply it? There is the camp at
Aldershott, established for the very purpose of in-
struction, which has cost the country some 600,0001.,
end is maintained eta cost for the Staff of 7,0001. a
year. But is it used for the pupae of instruction?
Are the commands so distributed and changed that
the ability of officers in the field is put to the
proof ? It was no doubt the general ex-
pectation that Aldershott was to be used
for the purpose of enabling officers to practise them-
selves in manwuvring large bodies of men. It was
thought that not only the majors would sometimes
take the place of their colonels, but that colonels
would act as brigadiers, and brigadiers as generals.
Nothing of the sort. For something like five
years General KNOLLYS has held the chief command,
and so far as commanding a division is concerned, it
would be difficult to say that the Horse Guards know
a whit more of the capacity of any officer than wee
known five years ago. A field day at Aldershott isnot
of coarse the same thing as a field day before the enemy.
Bat it is idle to deny that the capacity of an officer to
command large bodies of troops, and his presence
of mind, may be tested to a considerable degree even
at Aldershott. At all events this affords the very
beet test of military ability which is possible in time
of peace. And if the Horse Guards were sincerely
desirous to discover the merits of officers they would
hardly fail to apply it. Until they do so they must
be content to labour under the suspicion that their
seal for promoting " men of proved ability in the
"Held,' over those of proved ability according to
the opinion of impartial judge., is a mere cloak under
which the old system of nepotism may be carried
on under a batter name.

It is to be hoped that when the Army Estimates
are moved the ominous exception to which we have
directed attention will not be lost sight of. It must
either be expunged or very materially modified.
The Hone Guards must not be allowed to render the
new Staff system a dead letter.

The eloquent and touching appeal of the Savoy-
ard., which we print in another column, will be read
everywhere with the most lively and sympathetic
interest. Savoy annexed to France, in the face of
such a disposition is the subscribers of the appeal
impute to their countrymen, would cost NAPOLEON
dear in the reputation of which be is so jealous.
For his own sake the EMPEROR should restrain the

manteuvres of his agents u they are described in
that shameless telegram from Antibes which we
republish from the Paris journals of last evening.

FLOGGING IN THZ ALIIIT AND MILITIA.—A
parliameotary return was issued this morning of the number
of persona dogged in the army and militia of Great Britain
sad Ireland In the year of 1888; specifying the offenoe, the
regiments, the plane of station, the time, the entree% sod
the member of lashes iodated on each person. The total
somber dogged was 218, of whom 13 were in the .1111,.
The total number of loathe* wag 9,338. There were 32 Mies
ill the Royal Artillery. The other regiments Cary from
1b 9.

EMBEZZLIIIIINT BY POOR-LAW OFFICEII9.—This
morning a return wee I..ued ta parliament showing the mem
of ember...kunst or cl.feult of officer. foga/pod in poor-law
administration within the limit. of the metropolie
during the kat Az years. There were in all 34
emit. In seven Instances only ware the whole of
the sumo embezzled recovered. No mustles had been
taken In two cease, sad in 13 no peoceedinge have
been take& against the emetic.. The returns from
the City of Loudest 14 ion are unique. Collector* of
poor rates embezzled mosey In each of the following peen:
One In 1863 3,60 W. 7.. 84.; one in 1854, 1,41 W.; is
1866, 4,6481. 12a. 6d.; in 1866, 4,7681. IL. 6d. Of then large
amounts only 8746 14.. 3d. has bets reemered. Proceeding.
have been takes, bat " the eutielee were not responsible." I
Then, is the use. union, ten ones occurred in 1855 and
1368, the defenhar being an moistest clerk. The MOM in
the respective year* were aa follows :-1.4181. 18e 7731. 16..1
21., 2391. 11.. Id., 8731.2.. 84., 1,0031., 1231. 18s. 101., 1
2031. 6.. 10d., 29W. 16.. 3d., 4661. 14.. Bd., end 4251. 12a. 2d.
Of this amount 6001. only bee hem recoverrd.

Tai VOCAL ASSOCIATION will
leo. their first
ba noriptim 000cort be this as adamsdy
mat, 146. 15, at at. Josses H The perfoentaaounrill
Gamut of bleadolamoha's Pasha, "Hest lay prem. 0 Gad I"
mid were Dew pert same, by Benedict, BMW", sad H.
lOW% with choir of 200 yolors. Moils. Pampa and *Oa
Maria Hawk are engaged. M. Bertha la, ea beam the
coeleetee._

pA. .SPURGEON IN PAUL—This gentleman
preached twice yesterday (Wednesday) to Wee eangrego.
time, in the early part r 4 the day is the Rue de Berri, end
in the moan st the °retake, 800 Bt. Haw& On the
former occasion were pretest Mt Bev. Mr. ldosod, of Paris ;
the Rev. Mr. Weed, of Mareelllas ; the Bev. Mr. Psee-
earef, the Bev. Dr. Samoa, the an. Mr. Marriott, al St.
Germ s; sad C. Lowe, Z.q , os• of the demos*
of Mr. Spergooe's church to Loados. TM sir-
eke was opened by the Rev. Mr. Blood Iv=
the Bid chapter of the Acta of the Apostles.
was followed by prayer from Mr. Sweeps. • hymn wee
Owe sang, alter which Mr. Sporgeoe rssl the lak sleek,
of the Gospel of Bt. Mart, oommsweing with 164 miles
6, And so Puha*, willow to content the peopls, reword Is.
nabs. unto them, and delivered Jesus whrn he bad seourged
him to be crocilled." The preacher enlarged upon the test
la powerful language, and with smith* and 1..
milisr illostratiees. Aber payer and two carer
of mother blau, Mr. Sparpon preached. takiog for Ms
eat the 19th rem of the dad *spier of Bt. Pears Weds so
the Bob, Wane Aad eo know the love of Christ, whisk
pereeth Mooledge, that ye night be filled with all 1110
ftll-
n.w God." Tits meson lasted upwards of an hour, sad wee
marked by sweat facility d iltestration .o 4 a siege's"
comosed of Seem take from every-lay life and eabaaced
by the vigorous lasnags employed. TM ohs* was well
atone* but without being *wk .& In the evening, a Write
congregadoo ottomdel the service bald la the Arch ef the
°woke. The service was opened by Mr. Spsegeon canoe
en the oengrepotine to join Mot is ;wryer, after whisk a
hymn was swag ; bet the maser 1a whisk the 'oa-
ts& pert Is it proved so nnealleboney to
rarrened geadement es to ewe hie to cell for
a more sesegeds participatkee. He to k ticeAl* tt
uprose his u oval of ths nes of 11* at, as but too
often a peer ee6eWa s fur ths are legitimate outpoarlog of
the buena *tee la religious utteresoo Mr. Splirres
preached on the nesessity and isapertaiwoet Farr. velemiag
es his test the lest verse of Oho Thd paha: "meit le yea
Jet Ise to draw agar to God ; 1 have pet my trait * lb.
Lord God, thou I say dealers all thy merits." His kagnap
wee hatessaewhet awe hailer ties oa the owe-
auk but marked by omit asetesieses, producing •
poweed elleet—Golviismi.

Luc gent.
WINDSOR CASTLE, Pus. 9.
Her Majaity 'it dinner party yesterday comprised
the Princess Alice, the Burl and Camases at Besaboronkh,
the Burl and Counters Grey, the Burl of Dade, Lord and
Lady Durk, Lady Caroline Barrington, Major-General the
Hon. C. lad Yrs. Gray, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon.
Mrs. Wellesley, Sir James Clark, Admiral Sir George
Seymour, and Lieut.-General Knollys, who arrived on a vi.it
la the afternoon.

The Duchess of Haut and Ow Princess of Leiningen visited
hr Majesty.
All the visiting company left the Castle in the forenoon—
viz., the Earl and Counter of Beesboroagb, the Earl and
Countess Grey, the Earl of Dock., Lord and Lady Proby,
Admiral Sir George Seymour, and Lieot-Gateral

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at
the official residence of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in Downing-street, The ministers present
were :—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir 0. Come-
wall Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke of
Newcastle, the Right Hoe. Sidney Herbert, Sir
Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Winer
Gibson, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Elgin, the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell.

The following deputation had an interview with Viscount
Paletters 00, yesterday, on the 'abject of the observenos cf
Sunday ,—Tne Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesburv, the
Berl of Cavan, Sir John Ogilvy, Bart., M.P., Bir Walter
Farquhar, Hon. Merles Carnegie, M.P., Abel Smith, Req.,
IILP., Sir Harry Verney, M.P., Hos. Major Powys, Ruben
Reabory, Erg., M.P..T. Hontall, Esq., 11.P.,W. E. Baxter,
!eq., M.P., J. Tolleasschs, Esq., M.P., Mr. Dent, M.P., Hon.
A. Kinnard. M.P.. Sir Andrew Aw, Bart., M.P.. H. F.
Mlldmay, Esq., M.P., Anthony Wray, Req., M.P.,
Kendall. Esq M.P., W. Bourns, Esq., Rev. M. A. Col-
bison, Rev. Hoary Howarth, Rev. B. ?Jepson, Rev. R.
Gunnery, Genwel Alezaadtr, Rev. J. G. Reisoh, Rev. R.
F. Spencer, LL.D., Vice-Admiral V. Harcourt. J. Payne,
deputy-judge, and a large number of clergymen and
gentlemen.
. . . .

A deputation on the subject of ptwntroking reform had
an interview with Sir G. Cornwall Lewis. on Wedmsday,
at the Home-otliee. The deputation consisted of Mr. James
Fairhurst and Mr. Charles Batten, of Liverpool; Mr. N.
Dickinson, of Nottingham; and Mr. Edward firm of Man-
chester ; and was accompsnied by Mr. T. B. foretell, M.P.,
Mr. J. C. Ewan, M.P., Mr. J. Mellor (Honorary &itentary),
Mr. J. Lindsey, M.P., Mr. T. Basks? , M.P., Mr. J. C.
Turner, M.P., Mr. H. B. Stsuridao, M.P., Mr. O. Hadtield,
M.P., Mr. H. Wood, M.P., and Mr. Paget, M.P. for iiol-
daemon.

DEPARTTYRR OF THR COURT PROM WINDSOR.—
To-morrow (Saturday), et half-past three o'clock. her Majesty
and the Prime Comore, with the junior members of the royal
family, and suite, will take their departure from Windsor
Castle sad proosad to Buckingham Palace. The royal party
will travel to Paddington by special train on the Greet
Western Railway. Toe members of the Windsor Volunteer
HIS. Corps, who have been honoured with royal commands,
will form the guard of honour, under the command of their
captain, the Honourable Leslie Hoare Rnthven. They are
to present arms on Castle-hill as her Majesty passes throogh
the town to the Station in George-street, where another
guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards will be on duty.
The Court will not return to Windsor before the Easter
holidays.

THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.—
We lays every rearm to believe that the Chancellor of the
Izahageer will make his financial ststement this evening.
The right hoe. gentleman was much better late Let evening,
sad feels oostident he will be strung enough to discharge his
parliamentary duties.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and
the noblemen of his suite leave town on Tuesday next, on a
visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton.

His Excellency the Austrian Minister and the
Counties Apponyi have returned to Chaotic* House from
visiting the Dab, sad Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton.
Madame Munroe has issued cords for an assem-
bly on Wednesday nest.
Viscount... Palmerston bas issued cards for ae-
gambling on Bsturdept, the 11th and 18th instant.

Lord and Lady Colchester entertained a select
allele at dinner last evening, at their residence in Berkeley-
'gum

Lord and Lady Chesham are entertaining a select
shale at Whams, Bucks.

Lady amnion Seymour has issued invitations
for merles cet the 10th end 17th Instant, at the family resi-
dence, la Grosvenor- czeoceat.

Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even-
t'''. at her residence in Estaa-piaor, Mane Marchioness of
Ailosbury, the Countess of Kianosl, Viscount and Viscount
ere Torrington, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Methuen,
lady Francis Gordon, Visoolutt Castiersese, 11. P., the Rev.
Sir Ruh and Lady Moisswortb, the Right Ron. Colonel
Forester, M.P., Yr. Bsillie Cochrane, M.P., and Mr. and
Mrs. Pere.

The Earl of Wilton is entertaining a select circle
et shakes et Ireton Lodge, amongst whom are the Count
sad Conalsee Peralgoy.

The Secretary Of State for War hu appointed
Nude D.ptiglion Galtoo, A. 8., Assistant Inspector. General
of Forlidcationt, and attached him to the staff of General Sir
J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Immector-General.

The Chelmsford Chronicle of this morning states
that the Bishop of &chaster has been much worse sinus
Friday lest. His state is such as to excite the tsars of his
falsify, and on Sunday lest prayers were offered up in
Chelmsford and verious other churches in the county for his
restresey.

We (Derby Reporter) regret to say that Mr.
Mundy, M.P., and Mr. Thornhill. M.P., have been puffer-
leg how a sever. end diagram attack of inner, sod that
the life of the letter named gentleman was for some days
deepsfred of. By skilful medical treatment the disease
nader which they suffered has Leen overcome, and we may
sow hope for a speedy recovery sod an early :warn to theft
peelismentary duties. Mr. Mundy lies " paired" with
Mr. Themki.l foe a week.

It was stated in Dublin last evening that Mr.
Jenks Perrin has sent in his resignation to the government.
There Is se yet nothing certain known as to his successor in
the Court of Qmpen's Bench, but thaw is a mortar that the
Attorney-General will accept the appointment thus mated,

.The sale of the costly contents of Oakley Hall,
near Kettering, the swat of the late Sir Arthur De Capell
Brooke, Bert., who died In 1848, ie now taking plea; it
commenced on Monday het, and will close on Saturday (to-
imenow). It le said that in the fine old °erect oak aad
tapestry bedroom suite the window curtains were worked by
Amy Hokin. The furniture, china, plate, and many °mi-
celles brought from Lapland, Sweden, Denmark, and other
Owes daring the travels of the late Sir Arthur, were very
valuable. The library oontaincai nothing remarkably rare
mew a beautiful folio copy of Staskspere'd Work, with •
inegnificent portrait of the author ; edition 1683. The real-
demos, in the front of which is a pretty flab-pond, was erected
ta 166.5; it is • fine square pile, meetly covered with Ivy.
The Courrier du Havre says that Mr. Cobden.
ea prang through Lyons, on his way to Nios, had several
taissyleee with leak. manufacturers. Re told them that
Is his opinion very little account used be taken of the
immeeptibilities shown by certain members of parliament
about the treaty of commerce. He did not doubt that it
wad pen; but he was sure that if the 'ministry should be
thrown out upon it the new Cabinet would be coestr•ised
►y public opinion to ratify the treaty.

fir. G. F. Troia, of New York, has proposed a
wakes of horse railways fir Liverpool on the Americas
piss. The method may possibly be promoted by a oon-
tvivanee lately brought forward by a Mr. Curtis for enabling
anviages to pies off and on a line of rail at pleasure. rh.oe
ass floe city railroads in New York operating on a total
length of 44 miles. cmunruntod at as aggregate cmt of
about 1,000,00 W., whisk pay dividends of from 6 to 12 pee
mai, and am alleged to have carried 34.000,010 massagers
is the year Is6B. At Baotou and Philadelphia, also, the
phos has imp bees resorted to, sod the busy people of all
theme elder would, it is believed, view a return to the old
essifitioa of Mak with as much surprise at a refrogrsesion
from gas to oil.

Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde •isited
tate Thattr• Imperial (amiss Cirque) me Tuesday evening.
A !rest Court ball was given at Turin on the 6th.
The Kin, the Dunham of Gams, sad the Priam of Car*.
sem did not mute usta after midnight.

The mortal remains of the Grand Duchess Ste-
phials of Baden arrived at the railway station at Carlsruhe
i• dm siestas of tLe 4th, and were immediately conveyed in
salsa mete, amidst the tolling of the bells of all the
eimeabes, to the Grand Ducal Patios.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE ITALIAN QUESTION.

REPLY OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
TO THE ENGLISH PROPOSITIONS.

The Nord of today publishes the text of the im-
portant despatch, addressed on the 30th ult. to the
French Ambassador at London. by M. Thouvenel,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply to the propos:-
tions of the British government, already made known
in the Rouse of Commons. To the proposition of non-
intervention the French government gives its .m-
-plicit adherence. The proposition that the French
troops quit the Roman States and Lombardy is ac-
ceded to by the imperial government, on conditions
such u that Rome is not evacuated until the Holy
Seeis secured from danger; nor the Lombard provinces
" until the agreement, either tacit or avowed, of the
Great Powers, shall have guaranteed the new organ-
isation of Italy." The third point, as to Venetia,
does not excite any objections ; but at the same time
it must be left open to consider any concessions
which Austria may at a future time offer with regard
to Venetia. In treating of the fourth proposition—
viz., that the Sing of Sardinia be invited by the
Governments of France and Great Britain, acting
io concert, to send no troops into Central
Italy until the different states and provinces,
have, by a vote of their assemblies after
a new election, solemnly declared their wishes,
and if these assemblies pronounce in favour of
annexation, France and Great Britain shall not
any longer oppose the entry of the Sardinian troops.
—M. de Thouvenel enlarges upon the fruitless
endeavours which France has made for several
months to carry out the provisions of the treaty of
Zurich ; "out,"continuesthe minister,"whatever may
be our opinion upon the value of the combination in
which the British government takes the initiative,
we regard ourselves morally obliged to previously
open negotiations upon it with the Austrian court.
We must maintain the loyalty of the Emperor and
the sincerity of his policy above all suspicion, and we
could not to-day, in the presence of the stipulations
of Villafrance and Zurich, pledge ourselves in a
formal manner. If the inefficacy of our counsels and
of oar proceedings has shown us the impossibility of
re•establishing the authority of the deposed princes,
we are not the lees bound to prevent any false
interpretation, and to remove all doubts in first
redeeming the word of France in loyal explanations
with the Court of Austria. Moreover, we should not
forget that we bat lately invited Russia and Prussia
to join in a congress, the meeting of which seemed
to assure at once an understanding between
the Powers and to prepare the solution of
the questions which would have been submitted
to its deliberations. It has not been our fault that
Europe so assembled was not called to consecrate .
a definitive arrangement, and we should fear
to expose ourselves to wound natural
susceptibilities, if, finding ourselves brought
now by the force of events to another point
of view, we were to abstain from pointing out
to the cabinets of St. Petersburg and Berlin the new
situation created for us by imperious circumstances,

and if we were to neglect to convince them of the
necessity of seeking more practical means of regu-
lating the question', which cannot, without danger,
be left very much longer in suspense. I
have then replied to Lord Cowley as to the fourth
proposition, that the government of the Emperor
before pronouncing upon it believes it indispensable
to explain and to justify its situation with the Court
of Austria on the one hand andwith those of Prussia
and Russia on the other. The English ambassador
appeared to me to appreciate the motives which im-
pose this line of conduct upon the imperial govern-
ment, and I have confidence that the English
government will recognise its justice and
foroe. The reception which we have given to
its first three propositions wiU prove, if it were neces-
sary, the sentiments in which we have received its
overtures, and it cannot have any doubt as to our
sincere desire to combine the solutions which the
situation of Central Italy calls for and permits."

BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, FILIDAI, Fru. 10

The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual
monthly return of the Bank of France, which
shows the following results as compared with the
previous return:
Ixiazesz.

Cash in hand
Current accounts
Duane&
Bills discounted not yet due
Advances
Bank notes
Treasury balance
These variations are not of striking importance.
The increase in the bullion is 200,0001., and the
decrease in the bills discounted 680,0001.

The Mottittur does not yet publish the 'freaty of
Commerce with England.