Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-05
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON. MARCH l3. 1851.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his former colleagues
are again 81 in place" but we do not think Sin
power" II appears to be almost generally admit
ted that the present is merely provisional arrange
men and that the existing Cabinet Isl as the French
people call theirs, "a Ministry of transition !" and
that when certain difficulties are got rid Of the pre-
sent English one will be reconstructed SO as to OBJ
tain an accession Of debating power, official talent,
and Parliamentary support These certain diff
cultles, however, do not yet exhibit any marks of
certain issue; all is uncertainty doubt and perplex-
ty about not only the proposed anti-papal aggres-
sion measures, but also relative to financial arrange
ments, the income tax, &c. One anticipation of
our political quid-nuacs has clearly been proved
nugatory. II was supposed that Sir JAMES GRA-
HAM would take the Admiralty, and cut down the
estimates by million or two. Lord JOHN Rus
SELL destroyed all such expectations by stating on
Friday that the mutiny act viii expire on the 26h
of April, on the eve of the Easter holydays and
that, before new mutiny bill could be introduced
some understanding must be come to respecting the
number of men to be voted for the sea and land
service. He therefore proposed that the navy es-
Inmates should be taken up on Monday. These es-
inmates were considered and passed on that day,
without any material alteration from last year,
either as to extent or amount. So, should Sir
JANIS GRAHAM succeed to Office he will have chance Of
much Oi puDnc money present
This proceeding has offended the ultra Liberal portion Of the
usual supporters Of the administration They say the mode
in which the financial business Of the session be proceed
ed with, has most suspicious air Of taking advantage Of the
time lost by the crisis" force upon Parliament budget
improved in important respect The army and ordnance
estimates will be brought forward early day, and most
probably psssed they stand and then Sir CHARLEs WooD
will come forward and that after such for expend
during the current year will be impossible make
any essential changes in the financial arrangements For
well known that if rerenchment to any extent be any
where practicable II is in the naval and military departments
The Wing Radicals in Parliament patriotic, independent
men, strongly anxious that the Wing administration should
go on and not abandon the Government to the Proectons
or Tory branch Of the Conservatives but they will very
warmly support Ministry which thus, in their opinion aban
ons the cause Of erenchment and reform, by excepting the
word Of promise to ear but breaking It TO hope.
We think however, that the fate Of Ministers principally
bound up with the proposed anpapa measures, and the
ton for the continuance Of the present income tax without
any modification The former will be brought for
ward tomorrow, when is proposed that the Ministerial bill
to receive second reading The budget to be consd
cred on the 2lst and the income the Oath Sir GEO.
GREr has stated the notifications proposed in the sEcce
sastica titles bill" Ireland is to be exempted from the
operation Of this BILL because cannot be admitted that the
authority Of the Crown in Ireland is less paramount than in
other parts Of the United Kingdom The BILL in its proposed
modified shape, will be little than solemn Pariamen-
ay protest against the aggression Of the Papacy and prohb
ing both in England and Ireland, the assumption Of titles
conferred by the Pope Sir GEoReE GREr, at the me
expressed desire avoid any interference with
shed usages in Ireland with any of the rights Of the Ro
man Catholic subjects of the Crown. All parties in the
House condemned the Government, either for having inter-
f,~h tboh
as to make it nearly imperative and worthless The brief
conversation which ensed in Paamen. when the mod6ca
tons were announced indicates very plainly that great
Der Of the members who voted for the introduction Of the bill
will vote against it as altered on its second reading, unless
they can amend by Ceain notifications which both Peel
ties and Cobdenites will move lord JOHN RUSSELL said
thought they ought to conne themselves to the
ton in the most absolute TERMS Of the sovereignty Of the
Queen over the entire British empire" This however,
provided for by the BILL goes far for the Reformers and the
liberal Wings and Peees and not far enough for the High
Church party and the Proectonss whilst the application
Of the measure n any way whatever towards Ireland throws
nearly the whole body Of the Irish members in direct oPpos
ton to the administration. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, by auda
bly, endeavorng please every body has pleased nobody
either in Pasment or Of He has again put his ad
peril but his doing so decisive proof that
he will on no account act nconssenty with the principles
which he first enuncated his guide in this pepe1ng af
fair Already has the restored administration been in mi
nority in the House Of Commons upon motion Of Lord
DUNCAN respecting the woods and forests This branch OF
the public business has been long known to be very badly
managed and Lord DUKcAss speech full Of statements
which justified the House n voting for his resolution not
withdrawing it left the Ministry in minority Of one in
House Of 239 members It appears that the gross income
derived from these has amounted in seven years
to e. 1856 out Of which only ETA 900 has found its
way into the public treasury; 1856 having been with
held for charges of collection and management Lord DUH
cAxs motion was that for the future the amount Of
income should be paid into Excheque and the necessary
expenses for management voted by the House thus Civ
ing Parliament the check which ought to over every
branch Of the public expenditure The abuses pointed out
Lord DurcAs were Of the shameful nature. The royal
parks Of ST. James, Hyde Park, and the other metropolitan
ones produced O26 annually, and managed at an
expense Of 729 The seventeen royal forests in various
parts of the kingdom containing together 600 and
valued at two millions sterling, produced income Of
fs6. .3s3, and their annual management cost fs7,6s4
There was thus loss Of annum upon property
worth e. 900 The amount Of law expenses paid to
the London solicitors for the woods and forests during the
last seven wears wss S. ADJ and there besides
o,her hills in Edinburgh and Dublin for law expenses Ano
ther fact was that load Of timber for the dockyard sup
pied from the royal forests the Government fS l2s 7d
whilst il could be supplied by contractor for f6 IS. We
Trust that east this abuse will be corrected during the pre-
sent session. E .a
Lord BRoUsHAM is at work in the House Of Lords upon