The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-27

NGLAN ND.

duced, stated yesterday-the Parliamentary
il as minister Of the crown, but as he no longer
held office, lac did not think that private mem
| Der he could carry ii through.
The Globe states that by the budget of the new
| Chancellor OF the Exchcquer the income and malt
| taxes to be repealed, and duty Of one sh-
ling per ton all Goals is to be levied the pits
mouth. This ia calculated, says the sanguine
| fnancicr, to raise a sum of E7 Coo 00O
| Mr.. D'Israeli has been elected M. p. from
| Buckinghamshire. On the hustings he said he
| would give most definite description of the po-
Icy Of the government, and he would put forward
no false policy, but would act in office he had
| done in opposition. They were anxious that the
| policy which they pursued on the benches of the
opposition should becarred out, now that they were
in Office IL was the opinion Of the government that
the OF lS46 had been carried with precip
tation, and without regard the productive
! OF the country. After they had increased the ma
tiona debt to pay for the abolition OF slavery, they
had altered their colonial policy to foster slavery.
/ So again with respect to the navigation laws
After they had altered those laws, they stiil
left the British ship-owncrs under great disad-
vantagcs. These three interests had been injured
by free trade, and he thought the maintenance Of
these three branches was essential, and should be
protected Even the free traders themselves ad-
United that those should be protected. With
regard to agriculture, he assured them that it was
| their intention to bring forward such measures
| would enable the British producers TO come into
fair competition with the foreign producers. Even
| MIR. McCulloch admitted that there should be
duty OF % Cd. on every qoartcr Of foreign barley;
and he said further, that the burden focal taxa
| ton was most oppressive on the British producers,
and that there should be duty Of To. per quarter
in favor of British wheat. That the opinion
| Of free trader. He agreed with Mr.. McCulloch
| that the question should be settled by counter
vailing duty il was his deliberate opinion that the
cheapest aud easiest way OF settling the question
was by counteryailing duty. He would not, how
ever, pledge the government to a measure OF that
sort. The country would soon have an cpPortu-
nifty Of speaking their minds on that point II the
| country decided m
sequences, and if the country did not give justice
to the agricultural interests, they must submit to
| reduction OF taxation. II the country did not
TO the imposition OF counteryailing duties
the Parliament must settle the question, and would
| have the duty forced upon it,
IRELAND.
An alarming statement respecting the progress
of the Riband conspiracy appears in the Belfast
| Newsletter That paper says: 1T seems incredi-
bic, yet is nevertheless true that in that distrct
especially, which has been made lalnentably motto
rious by the outrage upon Mr.. Chambre, the lead
ing gentry are obliged, for the protection of their
be accompanied by strongly armed force Of con-
stabuary. Travel in what direction you please
along this roads in this district, or at whatever
| hour, and you will be sure to meet these indica
tons of fearful struggle between civilization and
savage barbarian. The excellent Lord Clermont
nobleman Of liberal politics well as of liberal
heart whose whole time is occupied in doing good
and striving to ameliorate the moral and physical
|
turns from the meetings OF the Poor Law Board,
| or on any other business which calls him beyond
the circle Of his domestic hearth, ia never seen
without escort of policemen, armed to the teeth
and horsemen provided with loaded bunderbusses,
before and behind hs carriage. Few men ofmark
| in the neighborhood have escaped the alarm and
annoyance OF being served with threatening no.
tees, warning them of sure and speedy vengeance
| II they do not comply with the most extravagant
and insolent demands. Will it be believed that
poor Mr.. Chambre, who has just been rescued from
4 Of lp,fh ytpo fntt
the savage injuries inflicted upon him by his das-
tardly enemies, has received fresh notice. init
mating that he might we'll himself the
trouble of going 10 Dublin, as he is still doomed
man, and will yet undergo the fate which was
originally intended for him? Will it further be
believed, that DR.. Strongc, the medical practi-
toner who attended the unfoi tunate gentleman
during his painful and critical illness, has
also received threatening notice, to the CT
feet that he is marked for assassination, be-
cause he contributed TO the recovery OF Mr..
| Chambrc? We would be unwilling to believe
that such demoniac magnity could find place in
the breast of even Riband conspirator had we
not the most perfect assurance Of the facts We
now stating. The Riband reign of terror ia ex-
| tending in every direction and penetrating every
| rank of society. If a gentleman dismisscs a
want suspicion of his being tainted with the
Riband poison, forthwith the master receives the
notice Of the conspirators and, IL he refuses
compliance with the demand therein contained, he
ia one Of the prescribed, and literally may pre-
| pare his coffin This has already happened in
some instances. and may happen in many more;
for the truth is no servant in the neighborhood can
| be trusted, unless his attachment to the family
has stood the test OF lon. trial and faithful ser
| vice"
! the Earl of Derby in Ireland has been given by
| the electors OF Kildare who have rallied round
Mr.. Cogan, the Liberal candidate, as not to leave
the slightest prospect Of for his Irish Chief
Secretary. In this state Of things Lord Mas has
| withdrawn from the contest.
FRANCE
| One of the great men of the revolution Of Feb
ruary, M. Armand Marrast, so long known as The
principal conductor Of the National, died on the
| 10Th.
un I'll the law for the organization OF the depart
ment OF public instruction be prepared, the Presi-
| dent Of the republic may appoint and remove the
members Of the superior councils, inspectors gene
rail- recors professors Of faculties of the college OF
| France, and other functonaries Anew course OF
studies is TO be arranged. decree appoints in
spectors general OF superior and secondary cduca-
ton. fixes their salaries, and appoints the members
Of the superior council Of instruction. This decree
ia the great topic OF the day. and II has created an
| uncomfortable commotiop In the learned world
Like many Of the other measures with which Louis
Napoleon has astoDishcd the world, the present de-
cree has taken the public completely by surprise.
| The members of the superior council of public
instruction. who cease TO form part of it in conse-
quence Of the decree, are MN. Theirs, Moniandon,
member Of the consi.tory OF the reformed church;
| Belmont, De st. Afghan. Dupin, LAplagnc Bar
ris. Fourcns, Bcugnot, Orfla, Dubois, Cousin, and
Liable
If the opinion Of the Paris newspapers s to be
taken as true indication Of the state OF public
feeling on the subject Of Louis Nspolcon's attack
on tho independence Of the University Of France,
| the measure would not appear TO have many ad-
mrers. There is not one paper which speaks in
| its favor. The most moderate of the opposition
papers condemn the measure as unjust and Inn
| polite.
| The Mont,n has put end to the question as
to the choice which the President Of the republic IL
to make of president Of the Legislative corps. M.
| dc Morny ia THROWN overheard, and NJ. Billault 10
| the person appointed. II sppcars that M. dc Nor
ny Ia not only completely out OF favor with Louis
| Napoleon, but that he, along with M. de Monta-
embcrt, expected to I've the leader OF the oppoei-
| ton in the Legislative corps. The opposition was
| rcckoncd at between sixty and seventy. II is now
| said that there will be at least eighty members
completely independent OF the government and
ready TO oppose the cxtravagapcies into which II
| seems to fall. The Count de Montaombert is very
active in organizing the opposition.
II is sad that the President has determined to
ask eight milliops Of francs ms his civil list. The
| amount 10 to be fixed by the Senate, and the Sen
he ova I,vE pJoA ffac sinh.