The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-23 00:00:00

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.

The division list on Mr. T. Chambers's motion to
legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister
presents a curious medley of names. The majority
was composed mainly of Liberals, although many
Conservatives voted in favour of the motion.
Among these were Viscount Barrington, Mr.
Ben finch-, Hon. R. Bourke, Mr. Cawley,
Mr. Dick, Viscount Galway, Mr. Hick, Mr.
Staveley Hill, Mr. Johnston (of Ballykilbeg),
Mr. Kavanagh, Lord George Manners, and Mr.
Sidebottom. Some of the Liberals who opposed the
second reading were Mr. Aytoun, Mr. Blake, Sir
Rowland Blennerhassett, Lord George Cavendish,
Right Hon. \V. H. Cogan, Sir John Cole-
ridge, Mr. E. I 'enis9n, Mr. Dundas Sir
John Esmonde, Mr. Crum-Ewing, Mr. Annie,
Mr. W. H. Gladstone, Mr. Greville-Nugent, Mr.
Grieve, Marquis of Lorne, Mr. M`Combie, Mr.
Mackintosh, Mr. Mlagan, Mr. M'Laren, Sir A. G.
Maitland,Mr. Matheson, Mr. Miller, Mr. Monsell, The
O'Donoghne, Mr. Arthur Peel, Colonel Sykes, and
Mr. Tomline. The Prime Minister did not vote, and
Mr. Disraeli was once more absent through illness.
The tellers for the Ayes were Mr. T. Chambers and
Viscount Bury, and for the Noes Mr. Sclater-Booth
and Mr. O'Reilly.

FOREIGN NOTES.

THE ROYAL TOUR IN THE EAST.

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The Prince and the Princess of Wales left a sum of
£1,600 for the poor of Constantinople previous to their
departure for the Crimea. Their Royal Highnesses, says
a communication via Marseilles, declined to accept any
present of great intrinsic value, though a diamond neck-
lace, worth 220,000, had been intended for the Princess.

A NORTH GERMAN MINISTRY.
The North German Parliament has defeatel Count
Bismarck. In spite of all the efforts of the Chancellor
and his supporters, the motion to attach a responsible
Cabinet to the North German Chancellorship, and thus
convert his Executive into a regular constitutional Govern-
ment, was carried by a majority of 111 to 100. We have
already given Count Bismarck's argument against this
change. Indeed, both parties used the same pleas, the
Chancellor urging that the establishment of a North Ger-
man Ministry would frighten the Southern States, by
giving too much power to a Cabinet in which Prussia will
be so powerfully represented. A Ministry reponsible
to the North German Parliament would infallibly
infringe upon the liberties of the individual States,
and thus deter the South from joining the North.
But the supporters of the motion held that to substitute
a Ministry for a series of irresponsible committees or
departments was a Liberal movement, and by subjecting
the Executive to the control of the North German Parlia-
ment would win, instead of repelling, the Southern States.
The Times correspondent thinks the Federal Council will
reject the motion, and that the Parliament in revenge will
refuse a new loan and taxes demanded of it. Whatever
may be the result, this proposition brought forward by Prus-
sian Liberals in opposition to the Government shews how
thoroughly the mass of the nation has tet, its heart on
German unity.
THE NEW ITALIAN 3IINISTER AT LONDON.
Signor Cadorna, who has just been appointed Italian
Minister at the Court of St. James's, was twice President
of the Sardinian Chamber of Deputies, and twice Minis-
ter in the lesser kingdom. Ire was lately Minister of the
Interior under General Menabrea, but he resigned, not
agreeing with the domestic policy of his colleagues. He
is of advanced age, broken health, and has never been a
diplomatist before. He is of very liberal political
opinions, but he has so far shorn no particular
qualification for the post of Ambassador at London.
His appointment has surprised everybody. But, in fact,
it was very difficult to find a suitable ambassador. The
Government has taken a year to make up its mind. The
appointment was offered to the Marquis Pepoli, but he is
Ambassador at Vienna, and so comfortable is his place, so
excellent are the relations between Italy and Austria,
that he declines to change.

THE ITALIAN BUDGET.
Count Cambray-Digny's financial statement fixes the
total deficit at the end of the year 1868 at about twelve
and a half millions sterling. The defcit of 1869 is three
millions, to which must be added nine millions, swallowed
up in advances to railway companies and in divers other
ways, making a total of rather more than twenty-four and
a half millions. This terrible balance on the wrong side
will be met by loans and other expedients ; and an equili-
brium will, it is hoped, be gradually established by economy,
and, principally, by the sale of the Church property.
Mit as the Minister himself fixes 1875 as the earliest date
at which the receipts and expenditure will be balanced,and
as lie is naturally anxious to put things as favourably as
possible, the financial state of the country may be con-
sidered practically hopeless. This Budget speech con-
tained another noticeable statement. The Italian Govern-
ment's confidence in the maintenance of peace is so
strong, that certain expenses involved in the reorganisa-
tion of the army will be spread over a long series of years,
and thus something will be gained in this way.

SPAIN WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT.
Throe elections which remained to be held at Saragossa,
Tarragona, and Barcelona, have terminated in favour of
the Republicans by large majorities. This was to be ex-
pected, for the Republican strength lies in the large towns.
Nevertheless. the Indlpendance Beige says the lack
of a monarchical candidate strengthens the chance
of a republic each day. The position of the party is all
the stronger since it has found a great leader in Castelar,
decidedly the first orator in Spain. His recent speech on
religious liberty has made an impression, says the
correspondent of the Daily News, which will never
be forgotten. It is not a little significant that
this " glory of Spain," as be is called even by Minis-
terialists, was consulted by the Minister of Public Works
before draiving up the text of the new law on public in-
struction. During the last few nights the municipal
guard of Granada has obliged all passers•b to answer the question of "Who goes?" by "Long live the Re-
public !"