The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-28

the improvement Of the party provision act, and
the laws regulating the relation between landlord
and tenant.
ain conclusion, her Majesty hopes and believes
that by combining liberty with order, by preserv-
ing what is valuable and amending what is defec-
tive, the Legislature will sustain the public insti
tutions as the abode and the shelter Of free and
happy people"
As anticipated from the movement recently
going on for the revival Of the protective duties
on corn, an amendment to the address from the
Houses Of Parliament was moved 10 the Commons
by Sir John Folope, and in the Lords by Lord
Standbrooke. The amendment was TO the follow
ing effect
awe regret however, to be compelled humbly
to represent TO your Majesty, that in many parts
Of the United Kingdom, and especially in lrelank,
the various classes of your Majesty's subjects
connected with the cultivation of the soil are la
boring under severe distress, mainly applicable
"a our opinion, to recent legislative enactments
aggravated by the pressure Of local taxation"
This amendment was lost in both Houses by
an overwhelming majority.
The new navigation law is working well the
ports are well filled, and ship building was never
more brisk than at present. II is announced that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be about
two and half millions plus this year. The min
listers have not yet avowed the line Of policy they
mean to pursue in regard to the North American
Colonies; but it is pretty well understood that,
should those Colonies desire either to become in
dependent States, or TO annex themselves to the
United States Of Americs, no opposition will
be offered by Great Britain to their SO doing
This feeling Is grounded upon the fact that these
Colonies were self-supporting ones. One of the
most astounding projects of the age throwing the
American prospectus for Submarine telegraph
from New York to the Isle Of Wight into the
shade has Just been announced in London-the
formation of railway from Calais TO Mooltap in
the midst Of India-distance, thirty-eight hun
dred miles; cost, f36 600 e9e. The efforts of the
friends Of currency reform are beginning TO be
felt and 1t is expected that before long a change
in the value of the precious metals viii be ef-
! fected
| Intelligence from Ireland is still more heart
rending. Cultivation seems stagnant and traders
are more depressed than in the first of her suffer-
ings. The tide of emigration to the United
States has again set, but, unfortunately for the
people, this means is not left now to escape from
local tyranny and destitution
FRANCE.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN PARIs.-On and since
Monday, Paris has been in state Of siege in con-
sequence of series of disturbances created by
the mob of Rue ST. Martin and st. Antoine
! Beyond the fact of this riot, the French news
/ is not generally of much importance.
PARIS, Thursday night
The city is quiet. The police are stationed at
such of the trees of liberty as are standing aud
| do not allow loiterers TO congregate there.
No fears Of further disturbances and steas2e-
lance is placed on the energy of the Covernm INT
&C.. Hlss yCs>.--.S 10 HaesiDatgass Francs
! opened at 96f l5c-closed at 96f
HAvRE CorToN MARKET-On Thursday, the
sales reached 700 bales, and prices unchanged.
! TURKEY.
The escape of Madame Kossuth, and the fact
Of her having joined her exiled husband, are con-
frmed. The extradition is nearly settled.
SWITZERLAND.
Austria has made demand for the extradition
Of some Poles, who have taken refuge from the
seventies following the Hungarian troubles with
in the cantonments of Switzerland. The Swiss
Government has refused TO surrender the refu-
gees, except in cases where it Is clearly proved
that the refugees have intrigued in politics, and
otherwise misconducted themselves In this posi-
ton the environments are sustained by the French
Government England will also, ii is supposed,
sustain the Swiss 10 their position.