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London, England, 1842-04-30 00:00:00

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FOREIGN.
The French Railway Bill is the leading subject discussed irs
the Paris Journals of Wednesday. Their comments are un-
important.
The appointment of M. Lacave Laplagne to the post of Mi-
nister of Finance furnishes the Opposition prints with a handle
for some observations on tne conduct of the Government. They
maintain that the position of the Cabinet is seriously affected by
the death of M. Humana, and they aver that the latter will not
be efficiently replaced by the new Minister. •
We learn, from Madrid, that anything approaching a treaty of
commerce between England and Spain, is viewed in the worst
light by the Catalonians. These gentry are busily employed in
devising means for thwarting the go id intentions of the Govern-
ment, and though their Deputies have declared in favour of a
protecting duty on all cotton goods from abroad, still they feign
to consider that their interests are at stake.
Barcelona Journals continue to be filled with details of the
ravages which are committed by the factions who infest the
mountains. It would appear that Felipe, who is the most
formidable of the bandit chiefs, was on the 16th in the vicinity
of the Angeles, near Girona, and 'that he had 150 men under
his orders. A sum of money has been offered for his head by
the political chief of Girona, as well as for those of his Lieu-
tenants Pinone and Geronela.
The German Journals publish a circular sent by the Turkish
Ministry to all the Governors of the provinces, alluding to the
appointment of a Commission to inquire into the complaints of
ill treatment made by some Christian subjects of the Porte at
Smyrna, and ordering that, in future, the Christian subjects
of the Porte, in all parts of its territories, shall have justice
so fairly and equitably administered to them, that they may be
no longer compelled to place themselves under the protection
of foreign Ambayadors and Consuls, under the impression
that justice is not otherwise to be obtained from the Turkish
authorities.
A Bavarian Journal of the 16th inst. says :—" It is affirmed
by some dignitaries of the Church, that his Holiness has posi-
tively determined to visit during the summer some spa in the
Austrian empire. It is generally believed that his Eminence,
the Prime Archbishop Cardinal Schwarzenburg has induced
the Pope to take this resolution."
FARLIA-atENTART.
The Royal assent was given to the Corn Importation Bill,
Spirit Duties ( 1 reland) Bill, and some private Bills.
The Marquis of Normal-)y drew the attention of the Lords
to the case of Mr. Bidduleh, a Magistrate of Ireland ; but as
Earl de Grey said he had written to Irel ind for information on
the subject, the Noble Marquis did not press the matter.
A petition from Gateshead, complaining of the appointment
of Tory Magistrates, gave rise to a good deal of elimination
and recrimination amongst Noble Lords relative to appoint-
ing justices for party purposes. For some time the House
was quite agitated with the subject. Both parties seem
on this point to have acted on the same principle,
and the crimination and recrimination of each is the condem-
nation of both. The Marquis of Normanby, the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Londonderry, Earl Radnor, and
the Earl of Warwick, were the principal speakers.
The Earl of Winchilsea made a statement on behalf of the
Kentish fruit growers, and against the alterations in the tariff,
which will limit their so• called pi otection. The Noble Earl
said, it is not just to take away protection from the production
of a particular commodity ; but is it just then to take away the
property of other men to give that protection ? The Legis-
lature can give nothing of its own; it merely takes from one
portion of its subjects to give to another, which, if it be pro-
tection for some, is spoliation for others. The Earl of Radnor
showed that protection had injured the apple growers.
Lord Brougham drew the attention of their Lordships to
the Bribery Act, passed last Session, which prescribes that
Members accused of bribery should be reported, and expressed
his, astonishment that this part of the Act had not been com-
plied with. Their Lordships adjourned at Seven o'Clock.
A new writ was moved for Brighton in the room Mr. Wigney.
In reply to Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Redington said he was not
prepared to move for Mr. Mabson's discharge.
Sir J. Yarde Buller, however moved for the discharge of
Mr. Gibbons, which was agreed to.
In reply to Mr. Milner Gibson, Sir R. Peel said that the
question when the treaty with Brasil expires was still the sub-
ject of dispute.
Mr. Wynn, like Lord Brougham in the other House, called
attention to the Bribery Act, and to the fact that it was not
carried into execution by the Committees.
The House was occupied the greater part of the evening
in Committee on the Income-tax. Mr. Roebuck moved an
amendment on Schedule D, to tax professional incomes one-
half, but it was lost by 258 to 112. After such a decision and
division, we may. safely conclude that the Bill will undergo no
important alteration.
Mr. Sharman Crawford subsequently divided the Committee
on his amendment, to exempt all industrial incomes from tax,
which was lost by 50 to 259.
The Committee also divided en Sir C. Napier's motion, to
exempt all naval and army officers, who have no incomes but
from their profession, and are below the rank of a General or
Flag-officer, which was also lost by 205 to 32.
The House then resumed. Mr. Gibbons was brought to
the bar, reprimanded by the Speaker, and discharged.
At a Quarter to Two o'Clock, the Commons adjourned,
but meet at Two o'Clock this day, to allow Mr. Thesiger to
move for the discharge of Mr. Mabson, on the ground that the
Speaker's warrant fix his attendance on the Southampton
Election Committee is invalid.

P LTI3 LIC OPINION.
The Morning Herald predicts, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing passage, that the Income-tax will not be abandoned at
the end of three years, but that, on the contrary, the per-centage
on income will very shortly be raised :—" We do not believe
that, at the termination of the three years for which the Income-
tax is about to be imposed, it will be abandoned. Many rea-
sons beget this scepticism; there is, at present, but an indif-
ferent prospect of such a surplus three years hence as will
enable any Minister to propose the dispensation of this tax; if,
indeed, the present eastern policy of England is to be persisted
in—if the Affghan war is to be renewed—if the Chinese war is
to be indefinitely waged, the people of England must be pre-
pared for an early increase of the per-tentage which is about to
be imposed on income."
The Post says—" Supposing it were demonstrable, that, by
granting universal suffrage, the party now called Conservative
could obtain a majority equal to that which the Whigs pos-
sessed in 1833, it would not be the less contrary to Conserva-
tive principles to concede universal suffrage. We do not pre-
tend, however, that if every man had a vote, without reference
to station, property, or any other qualification, that the Conser-
vatives would obtain a majority of such votes. If the right of
representation rested upon numbers alone, no party could stand
against the tide of revolution. The immense majority would
be composed of those who have nothing to lose, and who would
therefore be sure to try whether something might not be
gained by change."
The Times observes, in an article on the present state of
affairs in Affghanistan :—" We were wrong at the outset:
granted. And if matters remained now where they stood six
months back, we have little hesitation in avowing the satisfac-
tion with which we should have heard that all the supposed
advantages of that unjust advance were to be simply abandoned.
But it is not so. A fresh state of things has sprung up. The
relations of parties are reversed. The balance of injury has
fearfully changed sides. And a withdraw al which would then
have been an act of high justice, which might still be an act of
generous compensati,n in an individual who has none but him-
self to care for, would be now, in a Governmeat, a betrayal
of the interests and of the principles which are intrusted to
its keeping."
We take the following from the Chronicle:—" The Income-
tax Act cannot, of course, be carried into effect without an ex-
pensive machinery, and where the carcase is there will the eagles
be gathered togetter. How much may not the hopes of par-
ticipating in the good things under the Act have contributed
to moderate the opposition to it? It is true, all cannot have
offices, but each busy personage may, nevertheless, have flat-
tered himself that he will be the fortunate candidate."

MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE.
An Anti-War meeting was held at Worcester last Monday,
of about 100 of the householders, when a petition was finally
adopted to be presented to the Hou.e of Commons, praying for
a discontinuance of the warlike operations in China and Aff-
ghanistan.
The Proprietors of the South Eastern Railway held their
special meeting on Thursday. The Report stated the balance in
hand to be 62,4611. 55. Bd. The distance that would be opened
in the month of May would be 40 miles; 8 to Croydon, 12 on
the joint or Brighton line, and 20 miles on the South Eastern
line. In the month of August b miles further would be
opened, in November 11 miles further, making the whole dis-
tance from the metropolis of 66 miles.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
The Royal Exchange and Gresham Trusts Committee have
concluded their Report, agreeing to negotiate with the Bank
of England for the advance of the sum of 70,0001. for the
City's expense of rebuilding the Exchange and Gresham Col-
lege, and for sealing.a bond for 5,000/., part thereof.
LAW AND POLICE.
The investigation into the murder at Merthyr-Tydvil was re-
sumed at the beginning of the week, when the Jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Richard Edwards, who,
on good evidence; is believed to have strangled his mother,
Tamar Edwards, but up to Wednesday last he has eluded the
vigilance of the police.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
Blue glass has been discovered by a French scientific horti-
culturist to promote vegetation in a most extraordinary manner,
as it admits none but the chemical rays of light; red passes
only the caloric, and yellow and green only the luminous par-
ticles, both of which, without the chemical, kill the plants;
white glass has no influence at all.
The body of M. Humann has been embalmed by M. Gannal,
and is to be removed to Alsace for interment in the same vault
with his deceased wife. His death was caused by aneurism of
the heart.