The republic., 1851-03-17
Mr.. Alderman sydney ssid the expenses Of the
country must b. reduced.
The House adjourned at O'Clock till Monday,
the Sd inst.

(Corrsspondencs Of The Commercial Adusrtiser.1
LONDON, Feb. %, 1861.
The queen held Ievee (the first Of the season)
on wednesday afternoon, in st. Jalnea' Palace.
velvet, trimmed with sable, the body ornamented
with diamonds. The petticoat Of white satn
trimmed with tullc. Head-dress OF velvet and gold.
studded with gems. Amorg the distinguished per-
sons present were Mr.. Abbot Lawrence, the Ame-
rican Minister, and Mr.. Bancroft Davis the Eecre-
tary of legation the former of whom had the honor
Of presenting to the queen Mr. Butler Duncan. Of
Joanns Bailiie, the poetcss, expired on Sunday
evening. 23d instant. at the very advanced age Of
49, She lived the greater portion Of her life with
addressed Re. bssusiiul "Birshdsys poem. a She s
was born at Boutwell,, within earshot Of the broad
waters of the Clyde. Walter Scott was a devoted
admirer Of Miss Bailie, but never succeeded in
drawing her into society.
Mr.; Macresdy. the English tragsdian. has At
length bid final leave Of tho stage. Macbeth was
was filed 10 it's utmost capacity, and there were at
least twenty thousand who could not gain admit
tance. Premiums of five guineas were offered for
giivo up their places The grand dinner 70 be
given TO the tragedian has been removed from the
London Tavern to the Hall of Commerce, In CON
Sir gs1d Iyos d Ss
chair. and among tho stewards arc Charles Dick
ems. Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lemen, Sir Edwin
Landscer. Thacksray, Sir H. Bishop. and number
cent affair. 1
There is large number Of Americans in London
at present, many Of whom are preparing to travel
ON the continent the forthcoming sprinR Others
have come hero to look after the arrangement Of
their goods in the Exhibition.
Mrs. Frances Kemble Butler IL in Paris, but has
met with only tolerabe success in her readings.
She goes from thence to spend few months in
Switzerland.
The London press announce that Jenny Lind
will be here during the month of June Alboni
n tha nsvY1r
season, a. also will Grisi, Lablache, and Parods.
G. v: Brooke, the tragedian, talks of visiting
America this year.
The anniversary of tho revolution (Monday)
passed off without the slightest disturbance. The
authorities in many towns refused to allow any
banquets to take place, and the republicans quietly
submitted In Paris the representatives Of the Left
attended the religious services at the cathedral Of
Notre Dame and the church of st. Mary. The ma
tional guard attended BY deputations from each of
the legions. Apriest. deputed by the Archbishopof
ton the door church the benefit Of the chill
dren Of the victims of the days of February At the
conclusion OF the religious ceremony, cortegs
journal says two hundred thousand) proceeded to
the column on the Place dc Ia Bastilie. Previous
to the procession starting. M Lagrange made his
Paryis Notrc Dame. and haraneued s he peopie' I.
The progress Of the cortege towards the Baste was
orderly and well conducted-the only cries uttered
were those Of "Iiye "a Repueliq4s." Most Of the
persons had provided themselves with inamortelles,
which, es they marched past. they deposited at the
foot Of the column. In the evening about one hun
dred members of the Mountain dined together
The government now opposes the bill Of amnes-
ty, and there 10 chance Of its adoption The
director Of the Socialist journal Ls Vote Universsl
has been sentenced, for obnoxious article, to be
the author Of the article, Gas accomplice Of the
offence" to be imprisoned for six months and pay
fine Of l,OOof The journalitself il to be suspended
for one month. The sale of the Presidents horses
by public auction has commenced.
In the Committee on Supplementary Credits, the
ministers, on being questioned with regard te the
Roman expedition stated that the number Of French
troops could not be reduced during 1851 below
IL, 900 men and 500 horses; could any period
be assigned for tho cessation of the occupation.
and was continuing to do 20. but all the causes
whish had led to the occupation had not yet disap-
peared. The report, after summing up the argu-
ments which had been brought forward in support
OF the occupation Of Rome, audcs follows to the
considerations of the ministers with regard to the
continuance of the occupation
"To have permitted Austria to complete, by tho
occupation OF Rome, kind of possession of central
Italy, would have been to allow her to assume the
ascendancy on all points of the peninsula, and to
accustom all other policies to move only in tho
them. Now. one part Of the work to which France
mnaton; the other still leaves US ia uncertainty a.
to the moment Off deinitive completion; and il is
important that the government should not enter
which must nscessaiiy depend on M the % dstsrmins
tion Of another power"
The committee has decided on proposing the
pure and simple adoption of tho bill for the credits
The following announcement has appeared in
the Moniteur: General Aupick is appointed am
bassador to London; De Lavaiette, envoy to Con
stantinope; De Walewski, Ambassador 70 Madrid;
Adolphe Barrot envoy to Naples; De Sartiges, en-
voy TO tho United States; Mareschai. envoy to
Stockholm; D'Andre, envoy 70 Holland; Salignac
Fenelon, envoy to Saxony; Cintral, envoy to Han
seattle towns; Forth Rouen, envoy to Portugal;
Bourboulon, minister in China; st. Georges, minis
London.
The ministerial crisis in England occupies the
attention OF the Paris press The Uniuers, the
fall OF the Wings. whom it regards as prosecutors.
"We cannot help believing says the Uniuers.
.'that Providence is connected with this eloquent
lssson.'' s
Austria and Prussia.
On the 29d plenary sitting of the Dresden Con.
ferences was held, and various and voluminous
opinions and protests were delivered by the agents
of almost all the States. The kingdoms Of War.
teunberg, Bavaria, Saxony, and Hanover were in
favor Of the Austrian propositions to constitute an
Executive Board Of nine votes; but the lesser States
from Baden downwards, combated these PROPOSE
tions. Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and Saxony have,
moreover, entered protest against the competen-
cy of the Congress eventually to return to the old
been agreed upon, in which time the various States
will provide further declarations new PROPOSE
TONS The correspondent of the Times at Vienna
maintains that the annexation of tho non German
States to the Confederation would not materially
diminish the influence which Russia has acquired
in Austria, as it Is beyond doubt that the moral
support recently afforded by the Czar has been pur
chased by the promised sacrifice OF constitutional
liberty in Austria.
"Great as is the adherence of the autocrat for
form Of government the abuse Of which has
during the last two three years led to such vio-
lent storms on the continent he s much too shrcwd
statesman to attempt openly and suddenly to
overthrow il, and II will accordingly bo seen that
the sapping and mining system will bo employed,
and that, the substance gradually disappearing,
nothing but the empty shadow will bc left. It was
originally believed thatit would be the aim of Rus
sa to reduce this country TO state Of total impo-
tencc, but motives of high policy required that
Austria should retain sufficient strength and infiu-
ence TO be able to act in Of need AZ the cham
pion Of the conservative prncinla IA co,snfries h.