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A leading contemporary tre
Reform very inch as the Neapc
treats Garibaldi. The popular question is, indeed,
to our contemporary what the "soldier of Italy" is
to the Court of Naples—the fete noire of its exist-
ence. Each, of Corms°, ardently desires the de-
struction of its enemy, and each tries to realise for
a moment the desperate wish by the same simple
expedient, that of declaring him defeated and slain:
When it was known that Garibaldi had landed at
Alersala, an
,official telegram immediately affirmed
that his vessels had been captured ,by ALeapolitan
frigates, nutria, of his followers killed,- in n ;tempting
to land, and the rest seettere&-by the revel troops.
A- few days later the Government efficallee ape
nounced that Garibaldi's band -had been attacked
at the point of She hi vonete and. tp ally routed,"
leaving. on the field theW an immense
nuMber of killed and wounded, it is patty clear
that such accounts must very soon reach a climax.
Accordingly about a week. ago the Commisssry of
Police and Artillery Qapiain•*ent to the llourse at
seeks, " and after having coeunanded silence,
effieially proclaimed that' a;eriladdi had cut his
throat in con-sequence of they alter route and dis-
persion of his tollOwerS." The limes is almost as
circumstantial and quite as authentic in its acciThnt
tic the deft at of the R-lorm Rill and the death of
BefOrte. The tone and Style of- 1.1:e.-e respective
accounts is,. of ceurse, rather:different in the two
cases. " A despotic • monarclanaturaily,assutnes the
historic tense, describing his despotic hopes as
actually atcomplished facts, while the journalist
must.. be, satisfied with reporting them as virtually
accomplished. -There 1111.3 been, however, of late
a striking approximation between the two styles,
Two. days ago, fOr - example, our contemporarynot only announced the death of the, Reform
Bill, but' -gave a solemn and fondling account
Cif its lash moments, and the manner of - its
end. This was brought about, we *Were told,
"not through external 'violence, ' nor from the
hatred of its enemies, nor- from the lukewarm
allegianee of its suppeeed Mende." "'Tile Reform.
Bill," adds the necrologist, borrowing the dignified
-tone Of "Juts perished lyficeaiise, being
a measure.of the first importance, it failed to con-
. eilz-ste to itself that degree of attention from within,
which ton measure of. the.: first eh is absolutely
necessary." Having thus disposed of the Obnoxious
bill, the historian. leaves the past to gratify for a
-moment his feeling and-fancy by a sanguine glance
into the future. "It is, not' impossible," he say's:,
" that in this manner has been disposed of the last
attempt, at •a great and comprehensive Reform Bill
which the present generation of public men is des-
tined to see." We might, perhaps, have opened our
eyes a little at this solemn reflection had it appeared
elsewhere. But our contemporary has so often
shelved the question of Reform-before, so often dis-
missed it from public notice positively for the last
time, that the familiar operation ceases to excite
any emotion of surprise. He has been ready at a
.moment's notice.to take an active. p rt in the inter-
ment of thie great constitutional question any time
these seven years. During that period, indeed, he
has assumed the Various offices of undertaker, chief
mourner, and officiating -priest, having more than
once before delivered, as now, a premature oration
over the empty grave of Reform.
With regard to the question of fact, that is easily
disposed of. Garibaldi is not yet dead, neither is
the Reform Bill defeated. Whether it will be, is
another question not so cesily decided. That there
are many who ardently desire its defeat, and—the
wish being father to the thought—assert that it can-
not pass this session, we know well enough. But
what solid ground do these reactionary hopes
and convictions rest upon? Why cannot a Reform
Bill pass this session ? The latest reply to this
queStion, reduced to its simplest form, is—because
there was a debate on the vote of credit last
Thursday evening. This is certainly rather a
narrow basis far so broad and sweeping a conclu-
sion. And, in order to give it the semblance
of plausibility, our contemporary-is obliged to ex-
aggerate immensely the time required for the dis-
cussion both of the estimates and the bill. "It
has sunk," says the Times," under the impossibi-
lity of carrying through in a single session a Bud-
get and a Reform Bill, each large enough to oc-
cupy the attention of Parliament during every
spare hour." A few weeks ago the same authority
pronounced Lord J. Russell's measure to be so
small in its dimensions, so simple in its provisions,
as scarcely to require or demand much discussion.
Now, nothing less trials an entire session will suffice
to carry so large • ant). important a bill. So also,
wills regard to the Budget. A few weeks ago we
Were told that it would be cart ied through Parlia-
ment without exciting serious difficulties or delays,
Now, the financial scheme of the Government also
demands a whole session. Why ? Simply because
the open and secret opponents of reform have re-
solved to' waste,the time of .Parliament -in every
possible way, on the bare chance of being able in
the end to evade the fulfilment of their engage-
ments and disappoint the people's; just hopes. This
policy of mingled cowardice, fraud, and treachery
is- no longer even dh,guised. Our contemporary
proclaims it with ill-suppressed satisfaction, It is
notorious that those who opposed the vote of credit
(lid so in the hope of being able to waste the time
of Parliament, and thus delay effective legislation
on the subject of reform. Do the gentlemen on
both sides of the house who adopted this- policy
suppose they can follow a course so injurious both
to their own character and the public interest with
impunity. A great majority.of them were profuse
enough on the Hustings with promises which it now
appears they have neither courage enough to re-
pudiate nor sufficient honesty to keep. In their
short-sighted wisdom they have chosen a middle
way, which they flatter themselves is at least safe.
Though it might prove dangerous to oppose the
bill openly, they fancy they may secretly combine
to elbow it out -of the house without running
any great risk. Such a miserably ostrich policy,
even were it to succeed for the moment, must be
fatal in the end. It is sheer infatuation to
imagine because no immediate punishment follows
such flagrant neglect of public duty, political
treachery is a safe game to play. Thottgh there
May be no dissolution this year, their conduct will
not be forgotten ; and they will be called to a strict
account for their mischievous efforts to waste the
time of Parliament with frivolous discussions, and
destroy if possible a great opportunity of useful •
legislation.

P T ire,. 4D
• TA MEED., SD,

100 dols. Mir silver, 7to V-, per cent. premium
Svcce, 5 to 51 per cent. premillm. Gold leaf, dols.
23.45 per tael,

SHANGHAI-, Arjur, 7.
There is little change to notice in our imprr:
market dnring'the fortnight, the bankers not yet
having resumed the issue of money, orders;
dealers. are consequently unable to char the goods
which they had bought, to some time since.
Hie accounts from the country are now. More
l'aourable, tild-during the last few days there has
been some iequiry for English skirtings at 'Os. 1.9.1
to 1.9.6 per piece for 62 catty goods, but in the pre-
sent unsettled staieot our political -relations with
China, we canr.o,t: Inokfor: a steady demapd.for any
description of manufactured goods. Stocks in the
hands of importers are aCcumulating; 'as deli rer:es
areno yr falling off considerably, whilst throe vessels
with further siipplics have arrived durin,s," the fort-
night. A considerable quantity of gdods out of the
late arri.vals lids been 14nded in a sea damaged
state, end will require to be sold by auction, which
will furth4r tendfo depress the market.
TEA (131ack).7--The market operations for the fort -
uight have been moderate, owing chiefly to the ab-
scnee:of country-packed teas the. Stock continuing
principally to consist of refined chops, Settle-
ments fife 2.935 chests of Mingchow at Tl. 25 to ,
28; 2,290 chests comtfion congou and low repacked
tea at .'Tis. at 14 to 20 ; and 2713 chests :of flowery
Pekoe, at 71s. $4l-, in all 5,44 chests; to which
must ite added 7,155 chests of'contract teas received
since last mail, making a total: of .12,659 chests
settled for the foTtnig,ht, and for tho. season to date
266,562 Chests.

SILIC.—The disturbances mentioned in. our-late
reports, occasioned by the incursions of rebels: and
marauders into the silk .districts, caused a larger
quantity_of tins article to be sent here for safety
than could find buyers at the advanced-rate of ex-
change; the dealers, desirous of quitting their
stocks, have given way their demands, and we may
advise a further decline of 5 to 10 fads on most
descriptions.

EX6IIANGE AND DULLlON.—Business since de-
parture of preceding mail has been extremely small,
and bills on England difficult to obtain.
FREIGIITS.—Rates are looking up. Tonnage is
becoming scarce ; nearly all in port is engaged,
and vessels for the coast would find clnployment.
Ships of above 300 tons are taking 1,200 dols. to
1,500 dols. for Fuhchau or S watow. For England
and the United States rate is rather higher, but
little freight offering. To London-12 for tea ;
£4 for silk. To New York-10 dols, to 12 dols.
for tea ; 15 dols for silk, per ton of 40 feet.

ITIE!S 12VDIA AND PACIFIC
NAHS.
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SOUTHAMPTON, 'SUNDAY.
The R.)yal Comnany's steamer Atrato, Cap-
tain Woolley, with tht above mails, has arrived.
She brings the fullosi in.. 6 dates :—VeraCruz, May 2 ;
Tampico, April 29; Santa Martha. 28; Carthagen a,
May 5 ; Havannah, i ; Colon, Demerara, and
Trinidad 8; Jamaica, Grenada,. and St. Vincent, 9;
Barbadoes, 10 ; Jacmel, St. Lucia, Martinique, and
Montserrat, 11 ; Guadaloupe, Dominique, Antigua,
and Nevis, 12 ; Porto Rico and St. Kitt's, 13 ; and
St. Thomas's, 14.

The Atrato brings in all 212 passengers, amongst
whom are General Von Oxhohne and General Ygle-
sias and lady from Vera Cruz ; Lieutenant Burgess,
RN., from Vancouver's Island • Adjutant Moore
from Barb.tdoes ; and Dr. Budbelt, from Jamaica.
her specie- amounts to doh'. 928,692, of which
doll. 460,477 is silver, and doll. 468,215 gold; her
cargo consists of 613 scions cochineal, 52 serous
"indigo, 27 serons jalap, 190 cases cigars, G 9 bales
tobacco, 6 tierces coffee, 7 bales sarsaparilla, 91
casks ginger, 72 packages vanilla, value £14,000,
6 cases beeswax, 6 cases succades, 10 jars balsam,
30 boxes limes, 562 bags cocoa, and 133 packages
sundries.

The Atrato left St. Thomas's at 11 a.m. on the
14th inst.; she has made the run horns in 12 days
14 hours. Oa thQ. 20th, in lat. 3e3 50-N, long. 43
59 W, Massed and exchanged 'colours,. with the
British ship Lydia, steering 11m ill-east ; en the
22J, lat. 42 44 N, long. 33 19 W, -passed and ex-
changed colours with the Bremen ship Shakspeare,
bound from New Orleans to Bremen, 21 days. ,
Her Majesty's ship Gorgon left Port Royal,
Jamaica, on the 9th inst., for Bermuda and Eng-
land; the Emerald, with Admiral Milne had left
Colon for Grey town and Bermuda.

The West Indian Islands generally. were very
healthy. Barbadoes continued to suffer from small-
pox, but not to a serious extent. The political news
by the Atrato is unimportant.
The Legislatit-e Council of Trinidad assembled on
the Ist inst. ; there is little to note of an interesting
nature. The revenue and expenditure for the quar-
ter ending 31st March exhibit a healthy appear-
ance ; the duties received on imports alone for the
period referred to amount to £23,346 11s. 2d., and
tonnage upwards of £2,400.
Exchange at Colonial Bank, selling at 90 days'
sight, dols. 480 per £lOO ; ditto, 60 days' sight, dols,
4821 per £lOO ; ditto, 30 days' sight, dols. 485 per
£lOO. Purchasing 90 days' sight, dols. 470 per £lOO.
At Demerara the Court of Policy was in session,
but no business- had been transacted worthy of
notice. The weather since the last packet had been
fine, 'and very favourable for the growing crops.
Tonnage was abundant, and freights declining.
The Barbadoes Legislature met on the Ist ; the
business was unimportant. Bills were passed in
the House of Assembly to secure patent rights in
alleged improvements in the manufacture of sugar
and rum. The crop is nearly closed throughout the
island. The average yield will be about that of
last year. The import market was well supplied
with breadstuffs.

They may rest assured that no constituency will
accept the absurd plea urged on their behalf by our
contemporary, that the Reform Bill must be got rid
of in order to save time :—" Those whose main
object is the satisfactory transaction of public busi-
ness Will rejoice that a measure is at length re-
moved from their path which, although it could
not pass itself, had become a formidable obstruction
to the passing of anything else." The public will
require to know why it could not pass; and they
will scarcely incept as a satisfactory solution of this
difficulty the astounding assertion that the wanton
postponement of a subject which must come before
Parliament session after session till it is decided,
was " a saving of time."—Daily News.

TEE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS 1N ST.

GEORGE'S-IN-THE-ZAST.

Prompt and vigorous measures were taken by
the churchwardens of St. George's last night for
the depression of the riotous proceedings which
have so long prevailed there, audit is most gratify-
ing to say that those measures were to, a great ex-
tent successful. The gates were throini open as
usual at about 20 minutes before 7 o'clock, when
every boy and girl' whe had the appearance of a
rioter—boys and girls having been the principal
disturbers of the services—was refused admission.
An exception was very properly made in the case
of every young person who had a prayer book, the
possession of a prayer book being justly considered
an evidence of the real intention of the person at-
tending. About 400 young persons were turned
away, and there was no crowning in the body of
the church; inasmuch as directly the pews were
filled no other persons were allowed to enter, all
new corners being directed to the galleries, which
were kept in something like order by Mr. Barnard
(who has recently been elected chief constable of
the parish), and a small body of police. The
were consequently placed in th
cho-
risters were refused admission within the altar rails,
directions to that effect having:been given by the
lele3Clergymen oxen the thee
rectorb (the Rev. Bryan King)pying apse,
oßrin.shaiolpioaftn,dfiNt,
s t
samong;and
them. There wasotb.eli)urfe
choristers, the Bishop issued a prohibition
against that part of the ceremonial
; but when the
Rev. F
F. G. Lee entered the reading-desk he was
assailed with a loud howl, which was kept up at
intervals during
preached by the Rev. R. S. Carew Blacker, 8.A..
curate of St. Mary's, Lambeth-butts,who selected
as his text the 14th chapter of St. John's Gospel,
verse 16—" And I will pray the Father, and He
no
hpmr,oince:sio n
shall give you another Comforter, that He may
abide with you for ever." No text of Scripture
could have been more appropriate for any decent
congregation on Whit-Sunday, but no text could
have been more unfortunately selected for St.
George's. It was received with loud cries of
" Hear, hear," " Bravo !" and derisive cheers. The
sermon was a good one, and ill-merited the rough
treatment it received at the hands, or rather the
throats of those for whose benefit it was designed.
There were the usual disturbances at the close of
the service, but they were far less violent than on
any other evening during the last 51. X months.