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FURTHER NEWS BY THE BALTIC.
General Intelligence.

In the British Parliament, Lord Brougham had
introduced bill to reduce the period between the
dissolution and Teassembling OF the Parliament
to thirty. .iYe days. He said he hoped something
would be done before the dissolution Of PaTlia.
ment, to put down bribery at elections.
The Duke Of Newcastle, in presenting a peti.
tion from Lancaster, the subject Of free trade,
again INTERCEPTED tae Ministry as to their course
of proceeding on this subject.
Lord Derby said he was anxious for a settlement
Of the commercial policy, and he thought that next
Autumn without new parliament having had an
opportunity OF declaring cOnclusively the verdict
of the nature on the cause of the policy proposed
by her Majesty's government. In the House oi
Commons, Lord John Russell asked the Chancel-
lor of the Exehequer, when her Majesty ministers
were prepared to advise the crown to dissolve the
present parliament, and to summon a new one.
| The chancellor stated that It was the wish and
intention of the Government to meet the new
Parliament that will be elected, so that its decision
may be taken on the question Of confidence in the
present administration, with measures which they
feel in duty bound to propose.
Lord John Russell said he would offer no further
opposition to the naval and military supplies, or
to the militia bill; but said it was desirable that
Parliament should be dissolved as soon as was
consistent with the public service, and said he
thought no assurances, not absolutely required,
should be brought forward.
Col. Fremont had arrived in England.
The steamer Great Britain will sail from Eng.
land on the 1st of May ON her trial trips she made
fifteen miles an hour.
The Africa arrived at Liverpool on Monday
even ing.
A Paris letter states, that in the Budget for
1852, which will soon be laid before the
Legislature, the reduction ofthe army will be pro-
posed to the extent of fifty to ffty.nne thousand
men; but, that an increase in the gems d'armes
will be made to the extent of25,OOO men.
Gen. Cavignac, previous to refusing his seat in
the Chambers, wished. to consult Generals Fona-
cleo and Bedzaro on the subject and had accOr
dinghy applied for passport to Belgium, where
they reside; the General was informed that he
could have the passport; but, that he would find
the frontier closed against him on his return, he
then declined accepting the passport on these
terms.
The French President was present at a review
on Monday, in the grand square Of the Tuilleries;
every thing passed of with great eclat, and his
return was he greeted with cries Of ''Vive PEm
pereuTl"
The ministerial papers deny the rumors relating
to modification of the Constitution Of France,
and say that It requires the signatures of ten Sen
ators before it eau be made.
Two hundred and thirty eight men, condemned
to TRANSPORTATION, arrived in Paris on the 26th,
from Neivaro,
The relations between France and Switzerland
are stiu unsettled. The Teiusees were expelled By
the Genevese, and not by the General Council, and
for this act the Swiss Government cOntemplates
measures against the CantOnal authorities of the
Gensvese, and military occupation of the Can.
ton by the Federal troops is threatened.