The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1

There is reason, then, to hope still that the ulti-
mate appeal to arms may be avoided, and that
without any derogation to British honour or
British interests.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer appears deter-
mined to avenge his numerous defeats respecting
the Advertisement Duty. As the advocates for
the total repeal of the obnoxious impost did not
freely and willingly accept the crumb which he
let fall from his financial table, he apparently
resolved to punish their insubordination, and
teach them that they should receive with thanks
and gratitude whatsoever he pleased to bestow.
In this he is only carrying into practical execution
the threats which he already fulminated, or rather
insinuated, as the probable consequence of diso-
bedience. During the last debate, on the Ist of
July, respecting Mr. MILNER GIBSON'S proposi-
tion for the total repeal of the Advertisement
Duty, in accordance with the resolution of the
House of Commons, on the 14th of April last, he
openly declared that the effect of the resolution,
if carried, would be to maintain the duty at
ls. 6d., for "it would just leave matters as they
were." His leader and colleague, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, repeated the warning even more empha-
tically. The Noble Lord said, "He ought to
have mentioned, and intended to have mentioned,
that with regard to the subject before the
House, the question as placed by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer was for a reduction
of duty. If the motion of the Honourable
Gentleman (Mr. CRAUFURD) were carried, and
the duties on advertisements were made nil in the
resolution, it would be necessary to bring in a bill
for the purpose of repealing those duties. Such a
bill would be opposed to the views of the Govern-
ment; and, if it were not carried, the result must be
that the tax would remain where it was, instead of
being reduced to 6d. !" These cautions and threats
were, however, disregarded. The independent
representatives of the people refused to be either
cajoled or bullied by the Noble Lord or the Right
Hon. Gentleman. They resisted the dictatorial
attempt, and obtained two successive victories
over the Government. The matter then stood
over until the following Monday, when it was
generally understood the final decision of Ministers
would have been communicated to the House and
country.

On Monday, however, there was, as we have
already stated, an ominous silence observed as to
the Ministerial intentions, and a still more omi-
nous course pursued with respect to the Stamp
Duties Bill, which, having received its second
reading, was to have been considered in com-
mittee that evening. Some statement as to the
course to be ultimately adopted was anxiously
looked for. It was considered certain that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would have declared
his readiness to carry out the views of the majo-
rities of the 14th April or Ist July, or have
boldly persisted in acting on his original opinion.
Such a course might be deemed perverse and ob-
stinate, but it would be straightforward and
above-board. It would at least be free from de-
ception, or fraudulent concealment tantamount to
deception. It might, as the homely proverb hath
it, been greatly " blamed," but it could not pos-
sibly have been " shamed." It might not have
been a very wise or judicious course to alienate
the feelings of steadfast friends and supporters,
who had given so many and such frequent proofs
of their devotion to the interests of the Joint-
stock Administration, but it could not be consi-
dered as dishonourable or disgraceful !
We regret, however, to be compelled to declare
that the same cannot be asserted of the line actu-
ally pursued. Mr. GLADSTONE has obstinately
refused to clear up the doubts that have been en-
tertained as to his final intentions, or to dispel
the mystery by which the question was encom-
passed. He divided the bill which was actu-
ally before the -House into two distinct por-
tions,through committee all the
carrying
uncontested clauses (which, however, passed
through tlt© committee), and dropping the
disputed parts. And he did so, if not on false pre-
ten ces, cer tainlyon fri vol ous and inadequate grounds,
such as to excite a very natural suspicion that
he would delay and procrastinate the decisive con-
test until such a period of the session that the
victory, if achieved, would carry with it no sub-
stantial profit to his antagonists, and this sus-
picion is very materially increased by the petulant
answer returned to the inquiry of Sir JOHN-
SHELLEY, as to whether "he could inform the
House when the question of the Advertisement
o whicrhivi hea
l
Duties would be brought forward ?" in
pooh-poohed the subject as one ofthe most trivial
consequence, saying, in the most depreciating
o
ingf
tone, that "it was impossible in the presentstate
public business, and with business of primary
importance
tanee pending, to make that business se-
condary to the Advertisement Duties(!) There-
matter
fore, was not able to say on what day the
Would be resumed, though there would be
no delay,
so far as the Government was concerned,
beyond what was inevitable. Ample Notice:

to the first circular of Count NESSELRODE--an
answer that has completely rebutted the
assumptions and arguments of the Russian
Minister. Lord CLARENDON declared that at
the time "he had not had an opportunity
of reading that note." But why he should not
have had such an opportunity, when the docu-
ment itself had formed the subject of an article
which appeared that morning in the journal gene-
rally supposed to represent the opinions and to
act as the organ of Lord ABERDEEN and those of
his colleagues who are guided by his views as to
the duties of the British nation in such an emer-
gency seems strange. There must be something
rotten in the state of affairs when things so utterly
unaccountable can happen, and which induce us to
regret mere especially the absence of those ex-
planations which would have been elicited by the
motions of Lord CLANRICARDE and Mr. LAYARD,
and which were only postponed in consequence of
urgent applications, and the supposed unanimity
in the Cabinet thereby indicated.
Another strange circumstance was elicited dur-
ing the brief conversation originated by Lord
LYNDHURST iII the House of Lords last evening.
The Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs admitted
that there were " some differences between the
Russian document, issued for home consumption,
for the use of the Russian people, and the trans-
lation which had been sent abroad." Here, then,
appears to have been a deliberate mutilation of
the document—a cowardly alteration in its terms,
calculated to deceive either the Russian people or
other nations, to induce the former to believe that
language had been used and terms applied which
must necessarily lead to hostilities, unless other
Powers exhibit an unprecedented degree of pusil-
lanimity, evincing their readiness to devour any
quantity of dirt which the AUTOCRAT may please
to administer ; while it makes wilfully false repre-
sentations to those other Powers, which amount,
at least, to a case of gross and fradulent decep-
tion on the part of the EMPEROR, or his advisers,
at the very time when he is putting forward such
energetic complaints on account of his outraged
honour and dignity.
One satisfactory assurance was elicited, one
pledge given on the part of the Cabinet, which
cannot be evaded or got rid of. Lord CLAREN-
DON unequivocally declared for his colleagues, as
well as for himself, that they " did not consider
that the presence of the British and the French
fleets in Besika Bay is at all similar, or can in any
way be compared, to the occupation of the Danu-
bian Principalites," and that "certainly no con-
dition, with respect to the departure of the one or
the evacuation of the other will be made."
This is something to know—to that extent at
least British honour will be safe from the insolent
aggression of the AUTOCRAT. Even " the excel-
lent ABERDEEN" himself could not submit to that
outrage. It is also gratifying to know that the re-
ported occupation of Bosnia by Austrian troops,
which would so greatly aggravate the existing
difficulties, is certainly premature, and probably
altogether without foundation. The Austrian
Minister at this Court altogether disbelieves the
rumour, and states his opinion that " it may have
arisen from some of the Austrian troops having
been sent to their own fortress at Peterwardein,
which is about 80 miles from the territory of
Turkey."

In France, the Government itself is undertaking
he erection of dwellings for the poor, and will,
we have no doubt, perform the task they have
undertaken in the very best style with regard to
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this country by private enterprise and benevolence.
It is true, nothing beyond model efforts have yet
been attempted, but these have so completely suc-
ceeded that they must be and will be promptly
followed up. The Continental theory is that Go-
vernment should leave nothing to the people which
it can take upon itself ; and possibly the habits
of Continentals render this desirable. In England,
on the contrary, Government does nothing for the
people which the people can do without its
aid ; and our habits of voluntary co-operation
and of enterprise justify our principle. We
must look, therefore, to our right-minded
capitalists to give full play to the clearly success-
ful operations of the Society for Improving the
Dwellings of the Industrious Classes. The money
invested in their operations is certain to pay a
fair interest. The highly respectable Noblemen
and Gentlemen connected with it are deeply inte-
rested in makingit a paying concern to the invester,
as well as a beneficial one to the operative, since
on no other principle can they hope to extend
their system very widely ; and the proved sani-
tary results are such as to demand of the benevo-
lent some pecuniary hazard, or even sacrifice,
were it necessary, which we are confident is not
the case. We certainly would not discourage
church-building liberality, but it is worth
while for those who have their 5,0001. or
10,000/. to spare for public objects, to ask whether
the first necessity is not that the people should
be "alive and well." He who preferred "mercy
to sacrifice," and healing on the Sabbath to
Pharasaical observance of it, has certainly directed
our first attention to the bodily necessities of our
fellow-creatures.
Can we, then, have facts which make a louder
call for social co-operation than the two following.
First, That in the Society's Buildings typhus fever
has never occurred. Secondly, That the rate of
mortality in them has been but seven and a frac-
tion in a thousand, while for the rest of the
metropolis it has been 22 in a thousand ;—and of
infant mortality, 10 in a thousand ; while in
London generally, it has averaged 52 in a thou-
sand. In the Metropolitan Building, Old Pan-
eras-road, with a population of 680, the deaths
had been nine, but on the entire number
of 1,343 living in the Society's Dwell-
ings not more than 10. Of the inhabitants,
490 were children, the deaths amongst them being
5; the comparative low proportion which we have
just indicated. The low rate of mortality is a
most striking feature; but in some respects the
entire absence of that dreadful disease, typhus
fever, is still more so. This, as Dr. SOUTHWOOD
SMITH (from whose speech at the annual meeting
we quote these facts) observes, " is not the disease
of the young, the weak, or the destitute ; it is
pre-eminently the disease of the adult, the well-
nourished, and the strong ; it is the disease of
parents, not of children, and is thus one of the
great causes of orphanage, and consequent pau-
perism. It has its source in no want of food or
clothing, in no condition natural to this climate,
in no habits peculiar to the people, one single
word comprehending its main condition filth."
We have been told ourselves by a medical gen-
tleman, living in one of the healthiest country
districts of England, that he never yet had a
single case of typhus which he could not trace
distinctly to some accumulated, but often un-
noticed, filth. Simply by efficient drainage, an
adequate supply of water, and banishing the fatal
cesspool, the Society has literally placed a barrier
around its dwellings which fever cannot pass !
(
The same results, according to the same authority,
have followed the experiment of the Lodging-
House Act. In Wigan, 25 lodging-houses have
not had a single case of fever among 29,655
lodgers. At Wolverhampton, in 200 lodging-
houses, which received during the year 511,000
lodgers, there has also not occurred one single case
of fever ! Similar returns have been received from
other towns, and from London also. Before the
houses came under the act, 20 cases of fever have
been received from single houses into the Fever Hos-
pital in the course of a few weeks. Can any
further facts be needed to embolden our rulers to
legislate to the uttermost against dirt ?

Let us remind our readers again, however,
that the Society, to whose invaluable efforts we
have called attention, is the exact voluntary com-
plement to these legislative means. If Govern-
ment resolutely banishes dirt, society must as
energetically provide attractive and economical
cleanliness. The poor cannot afford to build.
That must be done for them by their betters.
Let it be heartily and extensively done. This
is no Mrs. JELLYBY society ; no throwing away
of energy upon the unmanageable distant which
is needed at home. The work is one to bless our
next door but needy neighbours, and to return
to us, ourselves, the not to be despised blessings
of immunity from hotbeds of fatal fever, and a
fair interest for our money too.

MR. BARON PARKE.—We regret to hear that Mr.
Baron Parke is suffering from indisposition, which
prevents him at present from performing his judicial
functions.
LORD ERNEST VANE.—We find we were misinformed
in some of the particulars relating to the supposed en-
listment of Lord Ernest Vane, We have since heard
that this young lord, after a quarrel with the clergyman
under whose tuition he had been placed, proceeded to
London Recruiting District, intending to be enlisted ;
but the officer commanding that branch of the service
suspecting the position of the would-be soldier, dis-
covered, by questioning, his real name, and communi-
cated with his friends. The enlistment, therefore, was
not completed. We hear Lord Ernest has since been
entrusted to the care of a gentleman, to prepare him for
passing his examination, previousoritg p
to his obtaining a
commission in the army,--Morning

however, would be given of the day when the
subject would be taken !"
We fear, after this, that there is but little
reason to anticipate that the Right Honourable
Gentleman will yield to the oft-expressed wishes
of the House, or that he will fairly enter upon
the final struggle, while there is any possibility of
the advocates of total repeal obtaining the legiti-
mate fruits of success. He has apparently deter-
mined to carry out his object per fas, aut nefas,
to defeat by any means, however reprehensible,
and under any circumstances, the insubordinate
attempt of those who have wills of their own, and
refuse to submit to the dictation of the crotchetty
Minister of Finance. This he may be enabled to
do, considering the advanced period of the session,
and the extraordinary facilities afforded to Minis-
ters for obstructing and impeding any measure to
which they are in any degree opposed. But be-
fore he enter upon a course so unwise, and we will
add, so discreditable, he will do well to count the
cost, to estimate not merely the possible, but the
very probable, consequences of the transaction ;
that he will lose the friendship and confidence of a
numerous and influential party would be a cer-
tain result. Any person possessed of a particle of
spirit of self-respect would necessarily resent
the insolent attempt at domination, and thence-
forward would toto ceelo oppose the would-
be despot who endeavoured to ride rough
shod over the independent representatives of in-
dependent constituencies, and they must be very
" verdant" indeed if they could place any trust
in the good faith of the Minister who could bo
guilty of such conduct, conduct which would
justify even a factious opposition.
It may be said that the Newspaper Stamp
Duties Bill has been placed among the orders for
a second reading each Government day. This,,
however, is but adding insult to injury, as it is
placed in such a position that it cannot by a
possibility come on for discussion. Last Thursday
it was high in the list. Last night it was seven-
teenth. It is now stated that it will be brought
on on Thursday. It may be so, but not unless
Mr. MILNER GIBSON and his coadjutors exert
themselves zealously and energetically in the
interim, and indicate in plain and unequivocal
terms the line which they will feel themselves
bound to adopt if there should be a further con-
tinuance of the unfair and objectionable course
subject.
hitherto pursued on this important and interesting
u

MAIDSTONE RACES.

(THIS DAV.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
WEST KENT HANDICAP,
Auchinleck
Lady Blanche
Penelope

Seven ran.

LIVERPOOL RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ORDER OF RUNNING.
2. o—Croxteth Stakes.
2.3o—Produce Stakes.
3. o—Mersey Stakes.
3.4s—Handicap Plate.
4.3o—Lancashire Oaks.
s.lo—Selling Stakes.
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. —. Cariboo, Doublethong,
Chesterton, Punch Box, Georgey, Ann Eliza, Calot,
Lady Agnes, The Hatchet, Crassus, Gameboy
Liverpool Cup—Daniel O'Rourke was struck out on
the 7th inst.
Lancashire Oaks—Mabella is scratched.
Licensed Victuallers' Plate—Beverlac is struck out.
LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
3 to 1 agst Cariboo.
6 to 1 on the field, bar one:

IMPERIAL !'AR AIL

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Life Association of Scotland, the Limerick
Improvement, and the Chard Railway Bill were read a
third time and passed.
The Castlemaine Estuary Reclamation, the Imperial
(Continental) Gas, and South Wales Railway (Mon-
mouth) Bill were considered, and ordered to be read a
third time.
Mr. R. PALMER presented petitions from Woking-
ingham against the Savings' Bank Bill.
Mr. FERGUSON presented a petition from Carlisle
to the same effect.
A great number of petitions were presented by various
hon. members to the same effect.
Mr. MULLIGAN presented a petition from Brad-
ford against the Education Bill.
Mr. COBI3ETT presented a petition from Oldham
against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from
Preston, praying for National Arbitration.
Mr. I. BUTT presented a petition from Yougbal, in
favour of an Irish Improvement of Towns Act.
In answer to Sir R. H. INGLIS,
Admiral BERKELEY said her Majesty's Govern.
ment were perfectly ready to take their part in any well
digested plan for carrying out the sugestions contained
in the report of Lieutenant Maurg to the United States
Government, for the carrying out of simultaneous mete-
orological and philosophical observations.
COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL.
In answer to Mr. GIBSON,
Lord PALMERSTON said he was prepared on the
part of the Government to promise that next session
they woull introduce a bill on the subject of the County
Rates and expenditure, founded on the principle of
simultaneous taxation and representation, if the right
hon. gentleman would withdraw his bill on the subject,
the committee on which stood first on the paper to-day.
After a few words from Sir J. Pakington, Mr. Fresh-
field, and Mr. V. Scully, and other hon. members, the
order of the day for going into committee of the bill was
read and discharged.

SEAMEN;S SAVINGS BANKS BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. COWPER opposed the motion, and the bill was
withdrawn.

PROBATES OF WILLS AND GRANTS OF
ADMINISTRATION BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Lord PALMERSTON said the Government would
introduce a bill on the subject next session.
Mr. HA.DFIELD withdrew the bill.
SIXONY LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The adjourned debate on the second reading of this
bill was resumed.
Lord GODERICH supported the bill.
Mr. G. BUTT moved that the bill be read a second
time that day three months. The bill accomplished no
good object, but interfered with the rights of property.
Sir G. GREY opposed the bill.
Lord GODERICH withdrew the bill.

ELECTORS BILL.
This bill was passed through committee.
THE COINAGE OFFENCES (COLONIES) BILL.
Mr. ADDERLEY obtained leave to introduce this
bill.

The house then adjourned.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

FRANCE.

Prince Napoleon returned to Paris on Monday
evening, having passed three weeks at the camp at
Helfaut.

From further inquiries made by the authorities,
it appears that the parties accused of participation
in the conspiracy to assassinate the Emperor at the
Opera Comique were also concerned in the affair at
the Hippodrome.

A considerable decline occurred yesterday in the
prices of the public securities, with a tendency
towards a still further downward movement when
business terminated. The following were the final
quotations :—For money, Three per Cents., 76f.
70c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., ditto, 101 f. 60c.;
for the end of the month, Three per Cents., 76f.
55c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., ditto, 101 f. 50c.
Bank Stock, 2,660 f. In Mortgage Bank shares
there is again no change to report, being still at
660 f. In shares of the Societe Mobiliere a decline
of 12f. occurred, being finally quoted at 750 f. 50c.
The Railway Share Market was also unfavoura-
bly influenced by the posture of political events,
and a general decline resulted. Closing prices :--
Northern, 850 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,070 f. ;
Paris and Strasbourg, 890 f. ; Paris and Lyons,
895 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1,040 f. 50c.; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 720 f.; Western, 725 f.; Rouen and
Havre, 480 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Ced, 600 f.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, dated the
11th, says :—" Official accounts from Vienna an-
nounce that a corps d'arrnee will be formed. near
Peterwaiden for the security of the frontiers,
although the conviction that peace will be main-
tained continues."
A telegraphic dispatch from Brest states that the
Minister of Marine had visited the various fortifi-
cations of the port, the victualling depots, the bake
houses for the navy, and the barracks of seamen.
His Excellency was everywhere received by the
seamen with cries of " Vive l'Empereur ! Vive le
Ministre !"
The National Gazette of Berlin contains a letter
from Jassy of June 27, which states that the Divan
of Moldavia had met and come to the determina-
tion to send an address of devotedness to the Em-
peror Nicholas.
A letter from St. Petersburgh of July 2, in the
Hamburgh News, says :—" The Emperor has sent
to Moscow, the Minister of Finance, who is re-
placed by the privy councillor Norow. It is stated
that the mediation of Austria has neither been
accepted nor proposed."
A letter from Vienna of the Bth, in the Cologne
Gazette, says :—" The accounts from Servia are
disquieting. There is great agitation there fomented
by the agents of Russia. It is even thought here
that Servia will be occupied by Russian troops."
A letter from Besika Bay, dated the 27th ult.,
in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" The officers of the
French fleet have received orders not to absent
themselves on visits to the mines of Troy, as the
order to pass the Dardanelles may arrive from one
moment to another."
A letter from Kalisch, dated the 6th, in the
Lloyd's of Vienna, says :—"Field-Marshal Paskie-
witch has returnee to Warsaw. General Panintine
and the Engineer Schilder will shortly follow.
There is no doubt that their visit to Iwangorod
was connected with armaments which have been
ordered. On Sunday next the manifesto of the
Emperor of Russia will be publicly read in all the
churches of the kingdom, and also to the troops."
The Independance of Brussels gives the follow-
ing summary of news from Constantinople to the
27th ult. received by it :—" As soon as the Porte
received from the Hospodars at Moldavia and
Wallachia themselves, the notification transmitted
to them by the Russian Government of the ap-
proaching invasion of the principalities, the Grand
Vizir sent one of his principal functionaries to Jassy
and Bucharest to come to an understanding with
the reigning princes on the line of conduct to be
followed. The entry of the Bosphorus during the
night by merchant vessels from the Black Sea has
been interdicted by the Porte, from the fear of a
surprise • and a note has been sent to all the lega-
tions to inform them of this measure. There was
also a good deal of talk at Constantinople of the
incident of Smyrna. At the same time as M.
de Bruck sent in a note to demand reparation
within twenty-four hours for the murder of
an officer of the Austrian navy, the Governor
of Smyrna forwarded a very energetic report
against the conduct of the Austrian Consul, as
the cause of all the troubles. The Governor of
Smyrna declares that if the consul be maintained
in his post, he will resign. Our Constantinople
correspondent does not tell us what reply has yet
been made to the demands of M. de Bruck ; but,
according to our correspondence from Vienna, the
Divan has commenced by dismissing the Governor
of Smyrna. The Porte has at this moment suffi-
cient embarrassments on its hands without this
new complication."
Letters from Constantinople state that the French
officers on board the fleet at the Dardanelles had re-
ceived orders not to go to any distance from their
ships, as the order for entering was expected from
one day to another. The entry of the Bosphorus
during the night had been interdicted by the Porte
to merchant ships coming from the Black Sea, for
fear of a surprise ; and a note had been communi-
cated to the different Legations announcing the
adoption of that precautionarymeasure. So soon as
the Porte had learned directly from the Hospodars
of Moldavia and Wallachia of the notice given them
by the Russian Government of the approaching
invasion of the Principalities, the Grand Vizier
sent to Jassy and to Bucharest one of his principal
functionaries to come to an understanding with the
two Princes as to the conduct they were to observe.
The only three circumstances connected with the
Russian invasion which it is necessary at present
to mention, are-1. The Russians have taken the
Moldavian and Wallachian post-offices under their
supreme control. This is of course to prevent any
account of their iniquitous proceedings and exactions
finding their way into the world. 2. A solemn
service is to be performed in the camp in the neigh-
bourhood of Warsaw, and the Almighty implored
to protect the " Orthodox Faith " against the in-
fidel. 3. For the moment, not more than 25,000
men will enter the Principalities. Prince Paskievitch
has returned to Warsaw. The hotel of the Russian
Minister at Vienna was formally beleagured. on the
Bth. The Lloyd says that, at 11 a.m., 20 carriages
were in waiting. The Earl of Westmoreland was
one of the visitors.

The Prussian Gazette contains a letter from
Vienna of the Bth, which says :—" We understand
that the Porte intends publishing a manifesto in

It is asserted that the Minister of War, in the
course of a conversation with the President of the
1 Chamber of Commerce of Nantes, touched upon
2 the Oriental question, and said, "We are not bent
3 upon making war ' • but if the Emperor, to whom
the honour of his Government is dearer than all,
should think that the national honour exacts a war,
he will certainly not recoil from the necessity."
The opinions of the Paris journals on the second
circular note of Count Nesselrode will excite some
interest, for by them some persons may expect to
ascertain to a certain extent the effect that the
note has produced on the public generally. It
would be difficult, however, to come to an accurate
conclusion from the materials that are furnished for
the formation of a judgment. According to the
Siecle and the Presse, this second note is
at once insolent and impertinent, and can
only excite indignation and lead to something
more positive than remonstrances. As regards
the view taken of this note by the French Go-
vernment, we have nothing to assist us but the
remarks of the Constitutionnel, and we do not
know how far it represents the opinion of the
Cabinet. The Pays abstains from comment.
It says :—" We confine ourselves to publishing this
document • its very importance imposes on us a
reserve which does not permit us to make any com-
ment on it to-day." The Debats also gives the
document without comment. The Assemblee Na-
tionale takes a very different view of the circular
note from that of the Presse and the Siecle. It re-
gards it as having a pacific tendency.
The Emperor and Empress went on Saturday
evening to the camp of Satory, where the 2d divi-
sion of the army of Paris has now taken up its
quarters, under the command of General Renault.
The Duke and the Duchess of Albe were in their
Majesties' carriage, which was accompanied by the
Grand-Marshal of the Palace and the aides-de-
camp on service. The imperial carriages went at a
walking pace in front of the camp, and his Majesty
was pleased to question several soldiers as to the
manner in which they were lodged. The Emperor
examined with great attention the two batteries of
the camp, the cannons of which have been cast on
the model of which he is the inventor, and which
is now about to be adopted for the whole of the
artillery.
The Paris correspondent of the Independance of
Brussels states that the Emperor will leave St.
Cloud for the Pyrenees on the 20th inst.
The Moniteur announces that on account of the
services rendered by General Poncelot, as member
of the French Commission at the Exhibition at
London, he has been promoted to the grade of
Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour.
The Minister of Marine still continues his in'
spection of the naval establishments at Brest, meet
ing everywhere with the most enthusiastic recep.
tion.