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5, 1859.

THIS DAY'S NEWS

In the House of Lords, last night, some allusion
was made to the subject of strikes, but nothing •defi-
nite came of it. The Duke of Cambridge and others
spoke on the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, and some
remarks were made deprecatory of the efficiency of that
body, but the former nobleman expressed an opinion
that it would soon be in a more satisfactory state.
The early sitting of -the House of Commons was
mainly taken up in voting the supplies. •At the
evening sitting some conversation took place respecting
the treatment of Roman Catholic sailors in the Royal
Navy- Mr. Roebuck called the attention of the
house to a question of privilege. He complained
that the present member for Bodmin, Dr. Michell,
had entered into an arrangement that if those who
had presented a petition against kis election would
not proceed with the petition, he would •resign his
seat at the end of the present session. Mr. Roebuck
denounced such flagrant conduct, and called upon
the First Lord of the Treasury not to grant him the
use of the Chiltern Hundreds, until an investigation
had taken place. Lord Palmerston hinted his acqui-
escence in Mr. Roebuck's suggestion. Mr. Disraeli,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Whiteside, Mr.
Bright, and others took part in the discussion, and
the debate was adjourned until this evening, when
Dr. Michell is ordered to attend in his place at six
O'clock. The house afterwards went into committee,
and proceeded to vote the supplies.
The intelligence from the Continent this morning
announces that the disarmament of the French Naval

Service has already commenced at Toulon, and that
orders have been sent to the other naval stations to
do likewise. We may here state that hitherto sea-
men. on furlough were bound to join their ships at
any time at thirty days' notice, but the period is now
to be reduced to five days only. This looks rather
suspicious, and tends to weaken our reliance upon the
peace principles said to be now uppermost in the
mind of Louis Napoleon.
The affairs of Italy do not appear to be any nearer
a pacific settlement than they were a month ago.
The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post consi-
ders the article in the semi-official Paris Constitu-
tional, entitled, " Ingratitude of the Italians," as indi-

eating a new basis of the Imperial policy towards
Italy, and a farewell to the Italian cause. " France,"
he adds, " leaves Italy on the banks of the Mincio, in
face of an enemy that can at any time crush her."
It is positively stated that Farini, the dictator of
Modena, will resist France in any endeavour to re-
place the Grand Duke in possession of Modena.
Farini, in a proclamation, says,—" Let the congre-
gated followers of the foreigners menace us, and I
shall resolutely employ all the means at my disposal
to defend the national independence."
Nevertheless, the Paris correspondent of the Times
loOks to the restoration of the whole of 'the. formed
sovereigns of the Italian provinces, which restora-
tions will, he says, be effected by means of the mission
of Count Reisef, aided by the intrigues of France.
The Sardinian Goveinment having re-called its
commissioners from the Duchies, declines to use its
influence with France to oppose the wish of the
pdpulation, and it is by universal suffrage that the
French hope to effect the restoration. A French
division is expected to co-operate, by their presence
at Florence and Modena, and by thus affording pro-
tection to the New Chambers, the Deputies would
feel themselves safe in voting for the return of the
expelled princes.

There are rumours in Paris that an attempt had
been made to poison Garibaldi.

The Parliamentary Session is near its end. The
Globe of last night says that the Ministerial whitebait
dinner will take place on the 10th instant, and that
the session will close on Saturday, the 13th.

We give some, particulars of an interview between
Sir Charles Wood, president of the Indian Board, and
a deputation from the Anti-opium Association. A
memorial was presented to Sir Charles stiginatising
the opium trade as a traffic in poison, and called upon
the Government to prohibit its cultivation, except
for medicinal purposes, in British India. The me-
morial admitted the financial difficulties which stood
in the way, but they urged the infinitely more impor-
tant claims of Christianity and justice. The case for
the memorialists was ably supported by Mr. Edward
Baines, M.P., and others. In his reply Sir Charles
stated that the present unsatisfactory state of the
finances of India rendered it impossible to touch the
revenue derived from the opium trade.. He was not
sure that the evils of the trade were so bad as' they
had been represented, but he admitted the desirability
of separating the Government from it when that
might be possible.
A strike in the building trade in the metropolis
seems to be inevitable. The determination of the
masters to shut their establishments against those
who act in combination, has been followed by a Hyde
Park meeting, at which some thousands of workmen
were present. At this meeting speeches were made
of an uncompromising character, and a resolution
was adopted which affirms that the employers have
widened the -breach, and that every moral and
constitutional power of resistance should be used to
bring the nine-hours' movement to a successful
termination. It is melancholy that men will be so
foolish as to throw themselves out of work in the
way they do. Their labour is only worth what it
can bring in the market, and they ought to know
this. Besides, not one strike' out of twenty succeeds
in its object, and the sufferings of the families of the
misguided workmen is heartrending in the extreme.
In all strikes, the weaker---and that will assu-
redly prove the workmen, in this case—will go
to the wall. We hope that they will pause before
they . such misery and degradation, which' is'

sure to fall upon their families, if they follow the
advice .of d few firebrand orators and mischief-

makers, in their own -particular calling.
The persons-who claimed compensation for the
damage done to their property during the late riots
in Wigan, have not received any indemnity, the
magistrates stating that " they were not of opinion
that-the mob went to the spot with a felonious intent
to destroy the houses.'

A -very serious charge has been made against' a
colonel in the army,—Col. John Alexander Forbes,
of the 92nd Highlanders=that of writing a number
of obscene letters to a maiden 'lady who moves in the
fashionable circles- of Bath. Col. 'Forbes has been
lately residing at Bath, and it is alleged that he is
the author of the scandalous productions alluded to.
Thecolonel was arrested on a •warrant, and at an in-
vestigation before the Bath magistrates he declined
to say anything in his defence. He was committed
for trial at the Assizes, bail in £4OO being accepted
for his appearance.

Our readers will find a report of a trial at Lewes
Assizes concerning the lite -"Brighton Scandals,"
involving the character of one of the first-class ladies'
boarding-schools in that town. It' was alleged that
several young ladies in a certain boarding-school had
been seduced by a page in the-establishment, and
sent home in a state of pregnancy. The defendant
in the case had been music teacher in the school, and
was discharged; and the wife of this gentleman
alleged that the rumour was true-: and further, that
the matter occurred in the school of a Miss Gill.
This reached the ears of Miss Gill, and she brought
an action against her late teacher, Wright, and a
verdict, damages £25, was the result. It had been
previously proved that there was not the least foun-
dation in the rumour, either respeCting Miss Gill's
school or any other establishment in or about
Brighton.
A man named Brown has been arrested at Shef-
field, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the
attempted murder of Linley, the saw-grinder, who
was shot at Sheffield on Monday evening. There
are several grounds for suspicion against Brown.
Stronger hopes are entertained of the ultimate reco-
very of Linley. ,

At the Police-court, yesterday, Woods, the pawn-
broker, was fined in £5, or two months' imprison-
ment, for illegally concealing the fact that he had
possession of a coat, belonging to Mr. Bendeno, of
Lime-street. A strenuous attempt was made by
counsel for Mr. Woods to prove that he had informed
the police of his possession of the coat ; but it failed to
convince MI Mansfield of the innocence of Woods.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire and the East Lan-
cashire Railway Companies have each declared a
dividend of 41 per cent., less income tax; and add
considerably to their reserve capital.
At the meeting the Toxteth Guardians, yester-
day, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, cif the Ormskirk Union
Workhouse, were appointed master and matron of
the Toxteth Workhouse.

The meeting at Warrington, yesterday, which we
have reported pretty fully, was one of deep interest
to members of the Established Church, both in this
and the neighbouring diocese, as well as being in the
cause of charity, in which all are, or ought to be,
concerned. It was gratifying to observe a nobleman
in the chair who evinced so warm an interest, not
only in the institution which it was the object of the
meeting to support, but in the general cause of the
Church ; and his lordship's speeches, though brief,
were full of important suggestions, in furtherance,
as well of Christianity at large, as of the particular
object in view.

NOTWITHSTANDING the hopes which Sir C. WOOD
entertains for the future of India, the financial
statement he laid before the House of Commons
proves the India Exchequer to be in a most unsatis-
factory condition. In the earlier period of the East
India Company's Charter, an appointment to India
was a license to get a shake at the fabulous pagoda
tree. It would appear that the tree has been so well
stripped, that it
_requires, in its turn, nurture from
its denuders. What with wars, annexations, and
mutinies, the Government of India.cannot now make
the income and expenditure meet. India, instead of
being a source of wealth to us, as in days gone by,
is a continued drain, taking from us our best troops,
and requiring constantly recurring loans for their
sustentation. The great item of expenditure is in
the military estimates, which have been so largely
augmented, in consequence of that terrible military
revolt which it is now generally admitted arose from
an apprehension that their religious opinions were to
be interfered with. The rebellion was purely
military, and was not the _ offspring of national
antipathy, since, with the exception of the Kingdom
of Oude, the native population did not only abstain
from any participation in it, but succoured and
protected many Europeans who needed their assist-
ance. Sir C. WOOD distinctly states that it is to the
military expenditure we must look for retrenchment.

Before the mutiny, we had of European troops in
India 52,000, and of native troops 219,000. At
present, the, number of European troops in India is
110,000, of native police 87,000, of sepoys 207,000 ;
making a total of about 400,000. But this large
European military force does not represent the

military charges to which the Indian Government is
liable. The 110,000 European soldiers require to be
supplied from home, from the Indian depots, which,
for the QUEEN'S army, amounts to 21,000 men, and
for local corps to 7,000 men. The reduction of this
great military expenditure, consistently with the
safety and retention of India, is the problem which
the present Government has to solve.
It is said that every soldier, before landing, costs
the country £lOO per head. Ten regiments were

ordered home; but of these some were retained, in

consequence of the disaffection which had manifested

itself among the Company's European troops, who,

upon the dissolution of the East India Company, felt
themselves entitled either to a release from service

altogether, or a bounty upon transfer into Tier

MAJESTY'S service. Now we regret that, as there

appears equity in the expectation, that it had not
been complied with; and so just a recompense granted
to men who have fought so bravely, and conducted
themselves so well, during the revolt ; and especially
as the amount it would haVe required is compara-
tively so paltry,—namely, £lOO,OOO. This was

refused by the GOVERNOR-GENERAL, upon the
advice of the ADVOCATE-GENERAL. Sir CHARLES

WOOD said that " the discontent among the local
"troops had rendered it necessary that the Indian

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