New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-25
GREAT BRITAIN.

The Parliament has published an account of the
public income and expenditure for the year ending
September 49, 1856. The total income from all regular
Of revenue was Ell 3i8 eOO and the total
pendure fS8 3O7 O00-being an OF fl6 $50 900
stg. Of expenditure over income.
In Parliament the Chancellor Of the EIchequer an
noupced bis financial statement for Friday, February
10 previous to which the navy and army estimates
would be in the hands Of me nbers
In the Lords desultory discussion was held as to
whether the Chinese lorcha Arrow, which gave rice to
the present China war; was not under the Brit
ih flag.
Lo,d Lync hurst referred TO a recent article in the
Norieu', intmatirg the probability OF union OF
the Danubian Prncpalities He wished to know whe-
herthe Dvsns about to assemble were to take into con-
sioeraon the question Of the union, and whether
that question to be discussed and decided upon by
the representatives. Of the Great Powers. The Earl
Of Clarendon replied that he had certainly read the ar
tice in the Aonteur with surprise but at the present
moment he should ab,tan from expressing any opinion
upon the subject. He would only cay thst there was
no bar whatever to the discussion Of the subject by
the Dvans, under the frman Ct the Sul.au or BY the
representatives of the Great Powers.
In the Commons, Mr. Layard inquired whether
Ftrcuk Khan the Persian ambassador to the En- oeror
of the French. was negotiating with Lord Cowley at
Psns with the same full powers that he possessed
when at Constabtinope. Mr.. Vernon Smith, in the
absence Of Lord Pamerston said that he believed the
powers to be precisely the came but at all events,
pnce bis arrival at Paris Ferouk Khan had received
definite powers on all points, and he Hr smith, had
every reason to hope that the negotiations would come
to a satisfactory conclusion.
In reply to Mr. Roebuck, Sir c. Wood said that 4,
ha ont viii nrt
berg provided for in the estimates.
Considerable debate took place the criminal tick.
cts Of leave and Sir George Grey obtained leave to
bring ia bill on the subject.
Mr.. DIsraeli again repeated in the most positive
teims that treaty had beer made by France to guar
antee to Austria her possessions in Italy. Lord
Pslmerston replied that no such treaty existed, al
though he admitted that france, during the Russian
war; had agreed with Austria to repress iusurrection,
should il occur 10 Itely
The Gazette contains the appointment of c. Fl. OAR
ling now Governor Of Newfoundland, to be Governor
Of Jamaica, ard Of Sir A. Banrermau, now Governor
OF Bahamas, to be Governor of Newfoundland.
The ship Adriatc had stranded 10 DaDgaroon Bay,
with GEO tuLs Of cargo.
Mr.. Weeuelin is elected to Parliament from South
ampton and Gen. Codiington from Greenwich.
In the London Discount Market and at the Bank Of
England there was incre ased activity owing to tenn
porsry demand for money TO pay for gold purchased
for France.
The continental exchanges continued with favorable
sppe aances At Hamburg the rate Of dsco1nt had de-
Gilt ed to 81 per cert Go 600 in gold had been taken
from the Bank of England. Considerable gold had
arrived from Australia, but the Bank Of France takes
hslf tie anivsl.
The Agra from Sbapghae is reported of tbs West
err Islands with a cargo of 1859 bales of silk and
5l7 500 pounds of tea.
The Virginia tad arrived from Foo Chox-Foo with
tea