The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-24 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived at Buckingham
Palace from Bowood on Saturday morning. and had an
interview with her Majesty. Lord John Russell ar-
rived at the Palace thordy after the Marquis of Lans-
downe, and bad also an interview with her Majesty.
At half-past 2 o'clock, almost immediately after the
departure of the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord John
Russell, her Majesty wrote a letter to Lord Stanley,
commanding his immediate attendance at the Palace.
The letter was forwarded by a special messenger to the
residence of the Noble Lord, in St. James's-square.
Lord Stanley arrived at Buckingham Palace at 3
o'clock, and was immediately admitted to an audience
with her Majesty, with whom his Lordship remained in
close conference far more than an hour. After Lord
Stanley bad left the Palace her Majesty wrote a second
letter to the Noble Lord, who bad not reached home
when the Royal missive reached St. James's-square,
Lord John Russell returned to his official residence,
in Downing-street, at 3 o'clock. During the afternoon
his Lordship had interviews with Viscount Palmeraton
and other members of the Cabinet.
At five o'clock a letter was addressed to the Earl of
Aberdeen by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, re-
questing his Lordship's immediate attendance at the
Palace. Lord Aberdeen was not at home when the
letter reached Argyll-house, his Lordship having left
town for Blackheath at two o'clock. The Noble Earl
returned to town at six o'clock, and immediately replied
to the note of the Prince Consort.
At half-past five o'clock a " private and immediate"
communication was forwarded to all the members of the
retiring Ministry by Lord John Russell.
At six o'clock Lord John Russell proceeded to Buck-
ingham Palace to have a second interview with her
Majesty, with whom his Lordship rcmainedin conference
nearly two hours.
Immediately after the departure of Lord John Russell,
a dispatch arrived at Buckingham Palace from Lord
Stanley in reply to her Majesty's second communcation
to that Noble Lord.

At half-past nine o'clock the Earl of Aberdeen ar-
rived at the Palace. The Noble Earl had an interview
with her Majesty and the Prince Consort, and re-
mained at the Palace until nearly midnight.
On Saturday afternoon a communication was received
at the residence of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
in Carlton-gardens, from Lord Stanley. In the evening
a special courier lett town with dispatches for the Right
Hon. Gentleman, who was to have arrived at Paris on
Friday last. Mr. Gladstone is expected in town this
morning.
A Ministerial dispatch was forwarded to the Earl of
Clarendon, at the Viceregal Lodge, on Friday night.
A meeting of about eighty of the Protectionist Mem-
bers of the Lower Home took place at the residence of
Lord Stanley, in St. James's-square, on Friday after-
noon. At this meeting the Ministerial crisis was not even
anticipated.
Yesterday morning the Marquis of Lansdowne received
visits from Lord John Russell and the Earl of Carlisle,
at Lansdowne-house.
Sir James Graham paid a visit to the Earl of Aber-
deen at an early hour yesterday morning, at Argyll-
house.
The Earl of Aberdeen IT ibited Lord John Russell yes-
terday morning. The Noble Earl was accompanied by
Sir James Graham.

At a later period of the day the Earl of Aberdeen
visited Lord Stanley, at his residence, in St. James's-
square.
At five o'clock last evening a letter was addressed to
the Earl of Aberdeen by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, requesting the Noble Earl's presence at Buck-
ingham Palace. Lord Aberdeen arrived at the Palace
by appointment at nine o'clock last night, and had an
audience with her Majesty and the Prince Consort.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Lord John Russell and the Marquis of Lansdowne
had an interview with the Queen on Saturday at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Lord Stanley had an audience of her Majesty on Sa-
turday afternoon.
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back on Liaturday morning.
The Royal Family took their usual airings cn Saturday
The American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, the Duke
of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Mar-
quis and Mai chioness of Douro, Earl Fitzwilliam and
1,,1dy Charlotte %Ventworth Fitz willia,m, end Viscount
and Viscountess Enfield had the honour of dining with
her Mcjesty on Saturday at Buckingham Palace.
Ycsterday,her Majesty and Prince Albert walked early
in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Tho Royal Family took their accustomed exercise
yesterday forenoon.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prin Albert,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wale: and the
Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court,
Service and the domestic household attended Divine yes-
terday morning in the Private Chapel of Buckingham
Palace. The Hon. end Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fumy lieword and the Borehole do thvilli

left town on Saturday morning for her residenoo, Frog.
more.

Tho Margis of Lansdowne arrived in town at ari early
hour on Saturday morning from his Feat, Bowood Park,
Wilts. The Noble Marquis soon after his arrival paid a
visit to Lord John Russell at his residence in Chesham-
place.

Mr. Headlam, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey
on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Major Hill, 2d West
India Regiment, had also an interview with the Noble
Earl.

Sir T. Fremantle, chairmain of the Board of Cus-
toms, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer on Saturday, at his official residence, Downing-
street.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council at on
Saturday. Present—the Master of the Rolls, Baron
Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the
Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan.
Judgment was given in an appeal from Canada, " Quo-
bre Fire Insurance v. Molson and St. Louis." An ap-
peal from Bengal. " Baboo Shcodass Narain v. Mussu-
mat Khawalbas Iiooer" (part heard), was concluded.
The Dulre of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon
preached by the Rev. W. Cureton.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD

REFORM ASSOCIATION.

Sir,—On Wednesday the 19th, some proceedings
were taken in the way of providing for the removal
of Smithfield Market. The subject must to a car-
tain extent be known at Bradford through the inter-
vention of Punch. Even the inhabitants of your
distant town must have some conception, that when
they come to London, it would be convenient that
they should not meet fat hulls of Basan trampling
through the principal thoroughfares, and charging
over the bridges, followed by a detachment of parish
boys taking their first out-door lessons in the plea-
sures of malevolence. I am certain that it' the
citizeas would leave the matter to your northern
genius, you would suggest that the sensible site for a
live cattle market, was to place it on the circumference
of the densely occupied ground, where land is com-
paratively cheap, with access by sea, and a passage
to the other side of the river which it might use
without marked inconvenience to the public: all of
which is only a description of the ground in the
neighbourhood of the Commercial Road, with the
Thames Tunnel stretching out its arms and crying
" Come use me." The access by sea, is of daily in-
creasing importance ; for the fact happily is,
.that
there is a growing importation of cattle from abroad,
which at the same time gives cheap beef to the Lon-
doners, and is paid for with Bradford goods, as by
this time I hope I have taught your little boys to
know.

On Thursday great events began to show them-
selves above the horizon. Mr. Locke King moved
for leave to bring in a Bill to make the Flanchise in
counties in England and Wales the same, as that in
Boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all the
occupiers of tenements of the annual value of ten
pounds. The explanation came out slowly, and there
was evidently something that nobody was anxious to
say. The first thing which might occur to a super-
ficial observer, was that it looked like a repetition of
the blunder in admitting the Chandos clause. But
by degrees the principle appeared admitted, that in
most cases the less a man's rent, the less he is under
the influence of his landlord, and that the occupiers
of ten-pound houses not in boroughs, are principally
small tradesmen, who if they were turned out of one
house would take the next and be no worse. A con-
firmation of this was, that the agriculturists and
Conservatives showed no intention of supporting the
proposal. _ _

The Prime Minister in replying announced his
intention next session to propose a Bill for the Exten-
sion of the Suffrage. So here is a new Reform Bill
within view, to set off against the efforts of the Pro-
tectionists at the General Election. The reason for
the Bill's being deferred was plain enough, namely
that it should have time to work, and there should
not be a General Election now. Upon so fair a state-
ment, policy and courtesy would have prompted not
pressing the proposed Bill. But there is little of
either among Reformers. A vague desire to try a
Protectionist Government, like the little boy who
puts his toy into the water to see if it will swim,
appears to be their leading guide. Everybody knew
there were a hundred Reformers in the House, and
scarcely anybody else. So they had the pleasure of
carrying their motion by 100 against 52. Reform
will come, like heaven, when it pleases God. But
truly it will be of grace and not of works.
On Friday considerable sparring on the subject of
Puseyism. What is plain is, that bishops are kept to
do very little, even when they are disposed to act.
At half-past five the Prime Minister rose and put
nff the consideration of the Budget till Monday.
Nobody seems to have any certain clue to the cause.
am afraid it threatens Bradford goods being at a dis-
count. If this i 3 the end, the feult is with those whom
nothing else would serve. You will have the Pro-
tectionists on Sou yet ; and the Free Trade and
Radical leaders have done all they could to promote it.
Wby did they do you this mischief ? It may be
sport to them, but it is death to you, who in six
months will be all on thin porridge as the result.
The Income-tax too, as I have often told you, is an
effort to make the rich pay a portion of the taxes ; And
bee how, when a Government proposes it, the men
sent on pretence of guarding popular interests, rush
to expel the Government that takes your part.
The House immediately afterwards adjourned.
On Monday night more will be known, for which
you must with patience wait. _ _

I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, 24 Feb., 1851.

The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his second Par"
liamentary dinner on Saturday The following gentleman
were present :—Mr. Disraeli. Mr. Bankes, Mr. 'ferries, Mr.
Beresford, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Miles, Mr. Stuart,
Lord Granby, Sir John Tyrell, Mr. Packe, Captain Boldero,
Lord Naas, Mr. H. S. Waddington, Mr. Alderman Thomp.
son, Lord Bernard, Lord John Manners, Mr. Spooner, Mr.
Grogan, Mr. Henley, Mr. Pole Carew, Colonel Knox, Mr.
Christopher, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Quintin Dick, Colonel
Taylor, Cecil Forrester (the Hon. Colonel), and Sir Edmend
Filmer.

The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring has caused
a notice to be put up at the Admiralty, that he will not re-
ceive officers on Tuesday next, the 25th instant, the day in-
tended for holding his first levee.

The Rev. Ilibbert Binney, Fellow and Tutor of
Worcester College, Oxford, is appointed Bisnop of Nova.
Scotia.

We are informed that, had the discussion on the
income-tax been proceeded with on Friday evening, the fol-
lowing resolution, as an amendment, was to have been
moved by Mr. Disraeli :—" That the tax upon property and
income having been proposed with a view to supply a then
existing deficiency in the revenue, that deficiency having
now ceased, and an rctual surplus now appearing, the said
surplus shall be applied to the reduction of the said in-
come-tax."

THE ORDNANCE ESTIMATES FOR 851-52.—The
total estimated amount which will be required to defray the
expenses of the ordnance department, ii.cluding the non-
effective services for the year 11,51-52, is 2,4 0,497/.—viz.,
!2,238,249/. for effective services, and 178,243/. for non-eaec-
five. The amount voted in 1850-51, was 2,434,4171. The
increase for 1551.52, compared with the preceding year, is
30,2831., and the diminution 53,203 L, making the nett'de-
crease 22,9201. fur the coming year. The 30,283/. increase
is on account of works, buildings, and repairs at home. The
following are the deductions :—Commissary and barrack sup-
plies, 5,580/. ; ordnance-office, 11,011/. ; establishments at
home, 8,0761: wages, 6,203/. ; ordnances stores fur land and
sea service, 16,7221.; scientific branch, 1,1501.
DON'T BELIEVE IT UNLESS You LIKE.—It has
been rumoured that Messrs. Pickford and Co., the great car-
riers, have been desired to send in a tender for the carrying
of all the Government measures during the present session.
It is expected the saving of time and expense will be prodi-
gious, if the arrangement can 'be effected ; for it is found
that there is nothing so dear, slow, and uncertain, in carry-
ing the Government measures, as the present Parliamentary
train.—Punch.

MALICIOUS ATTEMPT.—On Thursday evening,
about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the house recently
constructed by the Fire Annihilator Company at Battersea,
for the purpose of demonstrating the power of the fire anni-
hilator. Information was speedily conveyed to the works of
bdleonexfiteeen,tt,heancdeiltihnegs;Vsfiooonl: rfiinineOff;
the company at Vauxhall, and Mr. Alley, with others of the
company's servants, proceeded
premises in question are three-quarters of a mile from. the
works, a considerable time necessarily elapsed before they
through.
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have led to the
mischief; and the damage occasioned by the fire, which, but
premises,
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IMPROVEMENTS IN PARlS.—During the years 1849
and 1850 the number of houses demolishedin the different
amounts to
districts of Paris for the sake of
ote
ede Ville comprise
323, Of which the approaches to
,thee.Hvers
price paid by the
88 ; those to the Louvre 98. h
city to the owner was, 415 francs for one metre ; the total
00 francs. The houses
115
outlay amounted to 28, c
pulled down had formed 9;
bout 4,845 abodes or
ti lodgings,nsheeaci
ermdsoiwut
amounts,
oc-
cupied, at an average, by three py,oersoacloinipuse:oeapsclheto.frtohlm'eh
therefore,qo an expupisiivossn
lof
ings. The French
providing the people, thus ojf.usl
removed from their abodes, with
others of an improved character.—Builder.
The mansion-house of Sir Thomas I.Vhichcote,
Bart, of Aswarby-park, was breken into during the night of
Tuesday last. The thieves effected an entrance by boring a
hole through a panel of the door of the steward's office ; they
then got access to the cellar, where they regaled theraselroil
but we have net heard- wilqber any article of Irsll4o wee
takes ARV.