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WEDIVEBII4r, FEBRUARY 16, 1859

THE DAN'S NEWS.
In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Horsfall
moved the second reading of the Mersey Docks
Toile F
and Harbour Bill, when Mr.Tache moved
an amendment that it be deferred! a week, in
order to effect a compromisei.
motion was supported by Mr.
he `original
Evart
second
and
Mr. Cheetham. Mr. Lowe opposed th
reading., and detailed at some length the
tions into whieS. the promoters had prevlluigiia;
entered with the Board of Trade, and which
alleged had not been observed. Mr. Henley sup_-
ported the bill. He could not understand wliyall improvement should cease at Liverpool
until , certain unremunerative works had
been completed at Birkenhead. He believed
in the increasing commerce of Liverpool,
and would enable the necessary extension of
accommodation to be provided. After some
further observations from Sir B. Hall and Mr.
Turner, the House divided, when there ap-
peared for . the second • reading 181, and
against it 102, giving a majority of
SEVENTY-NINE in favour of the second reading
of the bill. Lord. Stanley stated, in reply to Mr.
Richardson, that he hoped the time had arrived

when military executions. in raja would cease.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated
that it was not intended to grant un-
conditional subsidies to oceanic telegraphs, Mr.
Tite obtained leave to bring in his bill, with some
alteration, for the amendment of the law relating
to the treatment of Lunatics. Lord John Russell
obtained leave to bring in a bill for the amend-
ment of the Laws of Insolvency and Bankruptcy.
The House was counted out at ten minutes past
eight o'clock.

The Greenwich election took place to-day, and
resulted in the return of Mr. Solomons by a
majority of 889. _

The trial of the long-pending case of Dickson v.
Wilton concluded yesterday. The jury gave a
verdict £2OO for the verbal slander, and 15 for the
two letters.

The latest news from Paris is of an unriraurable
character. The probabilities of war seem to grow
stronger and stronger every day. It is, now said
that military operations on both sides of. the Alps
continue with the greatest vigour, and it is even
added by some writers confidently that, before
two months have elapsed, hostilities Will have
actually commenced. The Paris correspondent
of the _Daily -Hew says that the El:open:it-
is preparing tents, horses, arms, uniforms, &c.,
to take the field in person. He adds that 'it is
believed his bosom burns with ambition to com-
mand an army in actual warfare,

The Arenir of Nice says, that the entire Russian
Mediterranean squadron is expected there in the
month of March.

The French Ministers at Hamburg and Frank-
fort have had an interview with the Emperor.
It is said they were sent for to report to him as
to the state of public feeling in Germany.
According to a parliamentary paper issued
yesterday, the proportion of houses rented or
valued under X 5 per annum, is 1, in 3131 in Liver-
pool; in Glasgow 1 in 3, and in the City of
London, 1 in 48.

The French Budget for 1860 is published by the
Moniteur. The expencfittrre is estimated at
1,795,367,481 f. (about 65,00)0,000/. sterling), being
an.increase on the preceding year of 29,586;604f. ;
end the increase in the recaipt of public revenue
is estimated at 43;690,271f.
A private letter from Marseilles mentions that
the newspapers had been " invited' to pubfish
nothing relative to the armaments.

Priv-ate accounts from Lyons state that the
nuisquetry practice of the troops, whiek u.tually-
does not begin till the month of May, is- tb com-
mence forthwith in the division commanded by
the Marchal Castellano; whose head quarters am
in that city.

The Yord publishes ral.article headed "Respect-
for Treaties,7 in which it endeavours to prove thart-
Austria has violated the treaties of 1815, r.,ndid&--
stroyed the balance
.of power established -By the
international law of Europe. This she has done.
by imposing on the impotent GaTernments• of

Parma and Modena a trealy in the year 1841;
which she acquired the right to•occupy them with
her troops, even without consulting the authorities
Whenever she might deem it necessary for-her
military operations. The Nord trusts that neither
Sardinia nor France will violate the: peace so, hap,-
pily established iu Europe-. ft adds, however, that
the audacity with which Austria has moved troops
to'- the Sardinian frontier would
,justify both
Sardinia and France in driving theme back by
force. .

Captain Bosse, of the Imperial navy, isappointed
to command the Trench fleet on the cost- of Africa,
and to the command of the Island a, Goree •

place of Capt. Ptotet, whose time et service. is
expired. Capt. Bosse had a, private audience. of
Prince Napoleon, who gave him instructions. bei
prevent the immigration of negroes on the coast
of Africa. Captain Bosse is, to sail in the Danaei
which is under orders for Senegal.
It is understood that the Governmentsef Ft
and England are each to appoint two. commission
ers to investigate the subject of the fishery: of
Newfoundland, and that the negotiations Up 9131 it
are to be resumed.

:WE must do our Americln cousins the justice to
admit, that notwithstanding the manifest possi-
bility, not to say the actual facility, with which it
has lately been shewn that slaves can be smuggled
into some of the Southern States, there is, after
all, no very earnest wish to re-open the traffic in
African Negroes. But then this unwillingness, it
is sad to think, does not arise, as is the case with
our own people, from any positive repugnance to
it, as a thing that is wrong in itself, so much as
because it is politically, or ,otherwise, inexpedient.
It is not, perhaps, much to be wondered at, since.
the slave-trade is only a shade or two worse in
principle than slavery itself ; and you cannot
offend an American Southerner more seriously,
than by objecting to slavery upon any grouc.4 of
humanity or m)rality whatever. It may seem
strange that Republicans should be able to. recon-
cile such an idea as that of retaining their fellow-
men, those whose industry contributes so impor-
tantly to the public weal, in a condition of slavery,
with their living under a Constitution, and
rejoicing so to live, one of the declared objects of
which is to " secure the blessings of liberty." Yet

so it is. American Republicanism professes a
great deal of regard for " liberty,"—ay, and for
justice and equality, too,—but only, it would
appear, in so far as these great blessings may be
enjoyed selfishly, that is, with regard only to
their own interest. Slavery is cherished on this
principle : it is, they think, to their own interest
to have it, —without any regard to the right or the
wrong of it, its justice or its injustice, its humanity
or its inhumanity, or even its consistency with
their own Republican system, and the very spirit
of the Constitution which provides and secures it.
And certainly, in the same way, might even the
slave-trade be sanctioned and pursued. But, as
a matter of expediency, it would seem, it is not
thought desirable to do so.
Recently, however, the question has been
discussed, in the Southern States more especially,
whether the continued importation of Negroes
from Africa, would not tend to restore the
political equilibrium between . the North and
South. It must be borne in mind, that although
the Slaves themselves are not treated as citizens,
and therefore not permitted to enjoy any political
or social rights, yet that a slave-owner is invested
with an increase of political power in proportion
to the number of his slaves. It is provided by the
Constitution, that he be allowed to cast three
votes at any election, for every five slaves that he
owns,—much upon the same principle as that of
our own STOURGES BOURNE'S Act, which gives the
elector, in certain cases, votes in proportion to the
amount of his rated property: the principal
difference being, that in the case of Monarchical
England the property is houses and lands, while
in that of Republican America it is the bodies and
souls of their fellow-creatures. But, it is said, in
a calculation now before us; " the equality here
proposed to be restored can only consist in giving
to the South an equal
population and thus an
equal representation in the
Government with the
'North." And it is shown that there would have
4knd a-half millions to be
to be " over fifteen