The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMritmoir, MAY 27.—Arrommovre.—Second
Mader Wottoo to the Steady.
♦widest-Peyandese W. X. Hone to the Blenheim ; end
B. Weymouth (in charge) to the Steady.
Chief Engineer J. lAys to tho Asia, for charge of the
machinery of the Hightyer when the latter ship shall have
been paid off.
Thud.clus Assistant Eogineer C. Iloatey to the Fisgard
as supernumerary.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 27.
The lul'aub, East India navy paddle steamer,
arrived at theed last night from Bombay, with upwards
of 100 naval invalids.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales crossed from
Osborne this morning, at halt/net 11 o'clock, in the Fairy,
steam yuht. His royal highness stopped at Spithead, and
visited her Majesty's ship Hero. The Prince landed at the
dock yard. and afterwards left the Laodport Railway station
to route for London._
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NAVAL Cousin MARTIAL—The trial of John C. Waite,
ship's steward of her Majesty's ship Edgar, against whom
there were 11 charges of fraud, wielsesumed this morning, on
board her Majesty's ship Victory. The court found nine
of the eleven charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to
be dismissed from her Majesty's service with disgrace, and
to be imprisoned for two years with hard labour in Win.
chaster GaoL The court then proceeded to try William
Lamb, saihuaker's mats on bowl the Edmr, on a charge of
fraud. He was found guilty nod sentenced to be diarated
to A. 8.. to lose all good conduct badges, and to be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for nine mouths at Win.
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PLYMOUTH, MAY, 27.
Tlio Styx, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, Commander
J. H. Cave, Mead on Sunday afternoon from Bermuda,
May 3. She brought home Lieutenant* Lewis sod Colt
(lnissurn) ; Mr. K L. B. Williams, master of the Despe-
rate ; Lieutenant H. Moore, late of the Terror, dismissed
the service by sentence of • court-martial held at Port
Royal ; three invalid seamen, three soldiers of the 39th
See, and eight seamen and marines, prisoners from dif-
ferent vessels on the station. An invalid seaman died on
the passage home. James Jones, a stoker, lost an arm on
the 21st inst., by its being caught in • crank. At Ber-
muda she left the St. George, 90, which was to sail for
Halifax on the 10th inst., and the Nile, 90, and Hydro. 5,
which were to follow to Halifax on the 15th inst. The
PAY: will be stripped and paid off at Dovonport.

CHATHAM, MAT 27.
Moors PROM I/rms.—The East India troopship
Her Majesty, 1,112 tons, arrived at Gravesend thin morn-
ing from Kurrachee, having on board 212 non.commissiuned
officers and men of the 27th, 46th, 51st (Light Infantry),
79th, 92nd, 93rd (Highlanders). 94th, and Wilt Regiments,
and the second battallue Rifle Brigade, with 15 women and
33 children. She sailed from Kurrachee on the 12th Feb-
nary,' the passage to the Thames occupying DM days,
including detentions. The following others arrived in
charge of the troop., viz. :-- Captain J. Singer. Rifle Bri-
gade ; LieutenantM. M. Crowe, 614 Regiment ; Limits.
sant G. F. Fawcett, 92nd igidanden ; and Dr.
A. A. Stoney, 94th Regiment.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 28.

Tee proceedings in the House of Commons last
night would no doubt have interested an intelligent
stranger, but had he formed his judgment of the
debate simply from the speeches of those who took
part in it, he would have been utterly misled as to
the real grounds and object of the attack Diadem
the I lovernment It was evident from the outset
even to the most carols. spectator that something
of unusual interest and importance was expected.
The House filled early, the galleries were crowded, '
and there was a great dual of bustle and excite-
ment amongst the members. All this could not
of course refer to Mr. NEWUZGATF, whose motion
was soon got rid of, and who was evidently re-
garded even by his own party as a mere hindrance
to the real business of the evening. When,
that came on it was, in appearance at
least, a strong demonstration on the part
of the Opposition against the repeal of the Paper
Duty. The Conservative speakers rose one after
another, and protested against this measure as
though, instead of having been already discussed
in every possible shape, and decided over and over
again by the House, it were some alarming
novelty, fraught with peril to the constitution and
the country. According to their own account,
the members of the Opposition feel bound, by
every motive of principle and expediency, of
honour and patriotism, of duty and conscience,
. resist this dangerous and revolutionary propo-
sition. The intelligent stranger would probably
never have guessed that these gentlemen did not
really care sixpence about the matter ; that some
of the meet indignant speakers were themselves
members of sasociations for repealing this very
tax, while the leaders of the party had spoken and
voted in favour of the same course. He would
never have guessed that the agents of
a disappointed commercial speculation bad
originated the whole movement, and that
the real ground of this sudden opposition toe part
of the Budget already &unsaid and decided by
Parliament, was the chance of catching a few addi-
tional votes by reckless promises to renew a cor-
rupt contract. This, however, is the real ex-
planation of what took place last night.
After exhausting every artifice of delay during
a period nearly twice as long as the longest ever
occupied by any Opposition in discussing the pre-
liminaries of a Budget, the ardent hopes and
aspirations of the Conservatives have at length
been realised, at least to a certain small extent.
Fortune, who had disappointed them so often and
so long, at last vouchsafed to smile. Something had
actually turned up. It must be confessed it was
not very much, scarcely more, indeed, then the
ridiculous birth of the labouring mountain in the
fable. The gift of fortune was, as Mr. Aileron
curtly put it, " a man from Galway." Still re-
peated disappointment narrows expectation, ad-
versity begets a humble mind, and when greater
mercies are denied it is well to be thankful for
small ones. A month ago the " man from name
would perhaps have scarcely received such an en-
thusiastic welcome. The Opposition at that time
looked far afield, and indulged the pleasures of
hope with reference to almost every quarter of the
globe. There were black clouds in nearly every
part of the horizon, and they could scarcely
be too sanguine in believing that some at least
would bring the welcome tempest, or break into a
seasonable storm. Abroad they were content to
ask and hope for a European revolution or an
Asiatic war. Surely Poland or Hungary might
furnish the former, and Turkey, India, or China
the latter. But if these hopes of calamity abroad
should fail, they might at least rely on commercial
diSculties and a bad season at home. But every
hope has been disappointed. The season is sur-
prisingly gond, and there is every prospect of
plenty. India and China are peaceful, and fast
becoming presperous. There is no disturbance in
any part of Asia, and the prospect of warm Europe
diminishes every day. At the worst, however,
America still r.•mailia. But even here the dark
and terrible prospects in which certain Opposition
speakers indulged some weeks ago have not been
fulfilled. Our trade has not been destroyed, nor
has the " savage fratricidal war," so confidently
anticipated, really begun. The newspaper boys,
indeed, who have the same kind of interest in the
progress of the war as the Conservatives, adopted
a few days since a somewhat bolder policy. They
startled simple peesengers in the streets with the
cry of " Terra& battle in America for one penny."
geisha Opposition cannot directly imitste this daring
expedient, and they have at length discovered that
even the state of America cannot be turned
to account against the Budget. Under these dis-
ironing circumstances the "man from thilway
was a perfect godsend. His appearance revived the
inking spirits of the party, and his significant pro-
mises of aid led them at once to resolve on another
tight. All the old arguments, the ordinary sophisms,
and exploded fallacies against the Budget in
general, and the repeal of the paper duty in par-
ticular, were rapidly furbished up again, and last
night the battle came off. It is almost impossible,
and quits unnecessary, to give any account of the
debate. So far as the particular question of the
paper duty is concerned, its merits have been
discussed and decided by the Holm over and
over again. And many of the Opposition speakers
last night wisely avoided any detailed reference to
the point nominally at issue. Mr. K la
Byrum talked of malt, and hops, and
Nagar; Mr. LTG,),I discussed the general
duty of an Opposition, the banes of
tatatio. and the tactics pursued by himself and
his friends on the Reform Bill last year. Mr.
Braman made a diversion in favour of Irish

butter ; while Sir Jou WALIM expatiated in
mincing tones on the vexatious nature of the
crisis, and the stern necessity that "compelled "
the Opposition to resist the proposals of the
Government. The hon. baronet, put rather too
fine a point on it, however, when he represented es
" fidelity to party honour " a policy which was
simply fidelity to a flagitious compact.
Had any argument on the real merits of the
question been necessary, the speeches of Mr.
NORRIM and Mr. AYRTON would have been amply
sufficient. But it is merely a trial of strength,
and all that either party seriously cares for is the
division. The division depends very much on a
section of the Irish members, and these
Irish members depend on the Galway con-
tract. A Galway priest, the clerical whip
of the Irish members, and representative
of the Packet Company, has appealed to the Oppo-
sition to support an unjust contract, for which
the late government is indeed responsible, but
which never ought to have been entered into.
The leaders of the party are probably ready to
promise anything. We heartily wish them all the
success they deserve in such a transaction. The
Pops, the Gelway contract, and no reduction of
taxation, will be a good cry for the country.