Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-08

power with the corpses of unofensiye men
women, and children, is coming to England
Englishmen do your dutyl
"The truth of these accusations is prove,
by the Times, Chronicle, and Advertiser, o
December, 1851, and January, 1852"
The Financial y-thre Q,
Millions sterling OF Dencit--lnerease o
i Taxes, etc.
On the re-assembling of Parliament, on Tia,
10th, several hundred thousand pounds wer,
/ voted, in the Commons, for salaries and ex
penses of government officers. A motion by
| Colonel Boldero, for select committee of in
quiry into the medical departments of the army
and navy was negatiyed. On the evening d
the 10th, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sub
mitted his financial budget, showing that the
| expenditures of the year were estimated al
| f86,339,000, including fl6,20O,000 for the
army, Gl6,70O,000 for the navy, $780, 600 fol-
ordinance, EFT, $50, 900 for interest ON the ex
listing debt, and f6,500,0 for civil service.
The revenue from present taxes is estimated at
only f63, $4,000, leaving deficit of f23,5O0,-
600.
He 1.-THE Chancellor Of the Exchequer) then
stated that he intended to impose additional
taxes to the amount of f5, 100000. He would
raise this amount by Increasing the present
duty on sugar by 3s per cwt., varying accord
ing to quality; to increase the duty on coffee
Id. per h.; on tea Sd. per h.. Id. on all ban
kers' checks or notes payable on demand; Is.
l0d. per gallon on Scotch spirits, and I'd addi-
tional, making Sd. per pd. on all incomes.
After discussion, the resolutions were agreed
to, and ordered to be reported.
The whole of the new loan of El6,OOO,OOO,
Just negotiated must be paid in to the govern
ment before the 18th of December next. No
g. md
exemption from income tax on the dividends.
An extra credit for the expenses of the war
will be submitted TO Parliament, probably to
the extent of f3,OO0,O 900 sterling, which amount
will be raised by exchequer bills. Govern
ment will not pledge itself not to raise new
loan during receipt Of this; nor can it be
promised that no foreign guaranteed loan will
be offered in the English market
FRANCE.
A speech by the Emperor-Americans Ina
Paris, etc.
Previous to setting out for England the
Emperor received the Deputies at the Tuilleries,
and made them speech, in which he said:
III believe shall express your sentiments by
assuring the Government of Her Majesty the
Queen Of Great Britain that you appreciate, as
| do, all the advantages of the alliance with
England.
1--WE all desire peace, but on honorable con-
ditons, and on such conditions only. Ii we
are to continue the war, ! count upon your
loyal support [cries of yes yes"I
M. Ducos, Minister of Marine, died at Paris,
on the 7th. Admiral Hamelin succeeds him.
Hon. Robert M. McLane, U. s. Minister to
China, who is on visit to Paris, had been con-
fined to his room for several days by indisposi-
ton, but on the 18th ult was sufficiently recov-
cred to be able to ride out, and would soon
leave for China
and family, had returned to France from Italy.
DR.. Holland, of Houston, Texes, had also re-
turned to Paris, from tour through Germany
and Switzerland. DIR. E. Warren, of North
Carolina, was in Paris previous to the l4th ult.
The Paris Moniteur publishes the conclusion
of Louis Napoleon's History of the Crimean
campaign. 1t seems to rely on the acquisition
of the Austrian alliance as sufficient recon-
pense for all the disasters with which the mill
tary operations of the allies have been attended.
Stocks fell 80 confines on the publication OF
this article, after FIVE days Of successive falls,
Of over franc in all.
The Madrid journals Of the 18th state that
considerable agitation had prevailed during
the few days previous, but it had entirely
ceased though, by way of precaution, the
guard of the palace of the Cortes was conside-
rably increased. 1t was reported that the
Minister of Interior had resigned, and that
the Minister Of Justice intended to follow his
example.
NJ Alonzo, formerly Minister Of Justice, is
dead.
On the l4th the Cortes approved a budget Of
civil list, granting to the Queen 28,000,000
reals TO the King 100000 reals; the Prin-
cess Of Asturias 100000 reals; and the
Duchess de Montpensier 100000.
1t is rumored that the Popes protest against
the sale of the ecclesiastical property had ar
rived
MADRID, April l6.-The grand review passed
yesterday by the Duke Of Victoria was magni-
fcent; $4,000 men we're in line. The troops
cried, give the Queen" "Vive Espartero,"
give Liberty"
Continued War Preparations and De-
fences I'm Different Quarters, &c.
II is stated in letter from ST. Petersburg,
in the Gas OF Cracow, that all the bridges in
the lower part Of the Neva have, though in
granite, been destroyed and cast into the river,
in order to prevent large vessels from ascend.
ing.
The Konigsbcrg Gazette says. We have re-
ceived intelligence from Riga to the 10th, which
states that 1000 men, composed of soldiers,
and partly Of men sentenced TO imprisonment
for various offences, we're employed constantly
in fortifying the port Of Dunamunde. The
works there have now been very nearly termi-
mated, and every day heavy artillery was ar
irving from the interior to arm the fortress
and the other works erected along the coast"
A letter from Archangel states that the gov.
ernor has, Notwithstanding the severity of the
winter, which still prevailed there when the
letter was written in the middle Of March,
caused strong batteries to be established on the
neighboring coast, and has fortified the con-
vent Of Soloweskoi in such formidable way
as to place the port out Of the reach of all
danger. The fire Of the new works is COM
bined with that Of the fortress in such a man
ner as to expose vessels Of the enemy to a
terrible cross fire. Large stores of ammuni-
ton have been collected at the fortress Of No
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