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London, England, 1854-11-09 00:00:00

liorate, by the reduction of tariffs, the position of our 1 your endeavours will be as great and as fruitful a 3 the
book trade in the most important of its markets. I need of our beloved Spain demands ; and, since its des-
"The judicial organisation and the attorney institit- tinies have so often astonished Europe, make Europe
tions have given rise to labours the results of which will admire you once more when it beholds the edifying
be laid before you. picture of a Queen who, without hesitation, has thrown
"The second portion of the now penal code will also herself into the arms of her people, and of a people
become the object of your deliberations, which, while asserting its liberties, responds to the
"The completion of railways entrusted to companies decisions of its Queen, and shows itself the bravest, the
will soon have formed a network of communication such noblest, and most chivalrous nation in the world."
as few countries can boast of. The ceremony passed over amid the most pro-
" The concessionary companies have, under the cis- found tranquillity.
eumstances, met with unforeseen obstacles ; they lows
net been discouraged by them. On the 4th inst, the Three per Cents. were 33 90.
"The progressive increase of the produce of our rail-
ways is a proof of actual prosperity, and predicts the
future prosperity of this great national undertaking.
"This increase and that of many other branches of
• public revenue have exceeded the provisions, and dis-
pense
with an increase of taxes.
"The loan you authorised has been concluded. It has
enabled my Government, without loss to the Treasury,
to carry out the law of the 28th December, 1850—the
calling in of the gold pieces.
"A special account of these two operations will be
laid before you.
"The army, aware of its duties, devotes itself to
them completely. As well as the civic guard, it me-
rits your solicitude and the confidence of the country.
Bath are united by the same idea of order and attach-
ment to the national independence.
"That independence, gentlemen, has been re-assured,
and we may look at the future without anxiety. How-
ever, the duties of governmental power are attended
with inevitable difficulties. In the present situation
there exists particular ones. You wi:l take account
of them; gentlemen, your patriotism convinces me 0:"
it ; and it is with confidence that I claim for my Go,
vernment your benevolent and efficacious concurrence.'

ITALY.

A letter from Rome of the 23d ult., in the Par-
lamento of Turin, states that a public thanksgiving
was celebrated on the preceding day for the cessa-
tion of the cholera, but that the disease had broken
out anew, there being on the 23d 15 cases among
the French recruits who had just arrived, and
other cases had manifested themselves in the city.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received the Cape of Good Hope papers
to the 15th September, the columns of which are
principally filled with long reports of the proceed-
ings in both houses of the legislature, but they pos-
sess no interest out of the colony. These journals
contain little news of general interest.

The following messages from the House of
Assembly, conveyed by Messrs. Ziervogel and
Fairbairn, will explain the condition of legislative

business :

"MESSAGE OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO THE HONOUR-
ABLE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNOIL.
"I. The House of Assembly transmits to the Honour-
able the Legislative Council the bill for applying a sum
not exceeding 162,6331. Os. 9d., for the service of the
year 1855, and desires to inform the Honourable the
Legislative Council--
" Ist. That the House of Assembly agrees to the first
clause of the bill, whereby it is enacted that a sum not
exceeding 162,6331. Os. 9d. be charged upon the revenue
of this colony for the service of the year 1855, but
" 2d. That the House of Assembly does not concur in
the insertion made by the Hon. the Legislative Council
of the item central board' salary, 2,6651. ; nor in the
insertion of the sum of 5,5001. under the head roads,
streets, and bridges,' being part of the 9th clause of said

SWEDEN-DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3.—ln Sweden the interest
of the public in regard to the creditive of 212- mil-
lions of dollars, demanded by the Government for
its Russian neutrality, becomes daily more lively.
There will be a hard struggle in the Parliament,
and the result is doubtful. Out of the 2i millions
granted this spring, the King has consumed, by
the Ist of December, about 2 millions. A large
part of this expenditure has been for materiel,
which is entirely illegal, as the Parliament makes
special :grants for this purpose, and has done so
this year on a larger scale than ever. But the
demands of the Swedish army and navy are a
bottomless pit, which no one can fathom—it is
always asking, always empty. The Govern-
ment has a majority, 20 to 15, in the Parlia-
mentary committee ; but the opposition in the
Chambers will perhaps succeed, at least in the
houses of yeomen and burgesses. If granted by
the two Court Chambers, the nobles and the priests,
the question will then be decided by the enlarged
committee, when the Court will probably gain its
object. But all this will leave great bitterness be-
, hind it.

" 3d. Nor does the house concur in the reduction of
the sum of 8101. under the head of Attorney General,
salaries, and contingencies ;' nor in the reduction of the
sum of 4501. under the head of ' Parliamentary expenses,
miscellaneous services.'
"The House of Assembly, therefore, desires that the
Hon. the Legislative Council will not insist upon its
amendments.
" 11. A bill for extending trial by jury to civil cases.
" 111. A bill for authorising the importation into the
colony of the Cape of Good Hope of books, being foreign
reprints, of books first composed, or written, or printed,
or published in the United Kingdom, and in which
there shall be copyright.
" IV. A bill for applying a sum not exceeding
30,672/. 7s. 6d. for the service of the year 1855, in ad-
dition to the sum already in that respect estimated.
"All of which the House of Assembly desires the
Hon. the Legislative Council will cause to be certified
as correct, and returned, certified, to the House of
Assembly."
A discussion arose as to the first message, refer-
ring to the estimates. It was explained that the in-
' sertion of the original sum in the preamble of the
bill was a clerical error, and which a member hoped
the assembly had not purposely taken advantage of.
Others contended that the course pursued by the
clerk was perfectly correct, as the message to the
House of Assembly returned their bill, in which the
original sum total must appear, annexing to it the
amendments as passed by the council. Mr. De Wet
said the preamble of the bill must stand or fall by
its several items, and as the question raised was an
important one, he moved that the consideration of
the message be postponed until 14th September,
at eleven o'clock. Sir A. Stockenstrom seconded ;
and on the motion being put a division was called
fur, and the following was the result :
Contents. Non-Contents.
Sir A. Stockenstrom Mr. Barry
Mr. Meterlerkamp " Ebden.
" De Wet " Wood
" Reitz " Vigne
" Rutherfoord.
" Van Breda
" Joubert
" Godlonton
" Blaine
which was carried.
Messrs. Vigne and Blaine were appointed to
convey the Gunpowder and Supplementary Esti-
mate Bills to the House of Assembly, and on their
return, the council adjourned until eleven o'clock
on Thursday, Sept. 14.

The Swedish Government has given orders for
the casting of 51 light pieces, and 15 common 7-
inch bomb-cannons, with chamber-loading and iron
carriages, as also 100 projectiles for, each. It has
also commanded the casting of 41 common 7-inch
bomb-cannons, with iron carriages, but without
chamber-loading (breach-loading), together with
100 projectiles for each. The whole to be ready by
next spring, or sooner if possible.
The armed steamer Rhadamanthus has anchored
in our roads.
King Frederick Vll.'s visit to the Duchies
is everywhere being turned into a Schleswig-Hol-
stein demonstration against the kingdom of Den-
mark, that monarchy of which Schleswig has al-
ways formed a part.
Election movements are already commencing.
The Government is most active.