The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-19

OF l5I years 10 months and III days de was married
the of 49, and had had by several wi,e, 80 hi den
one of whom, daughter Is still living at the of loo
He had never had any serious illness before
his death he complained that he could read without
glasses but TO the last day he retained the Of all his
faculties, and very cheerful. He frequently said that
ne thought death had forgotten him Examples of
great longevity In Russia According an
official report there 1928 in The empire s2s
raian of whom 40 had exceeded TAO years. fifteen, 1870
nine, 1851 and three 1873 years. 10 the government Of
Moscow, there died in 1880 aged l50 In the gov
ernment of Kie old soldier died in 1914 at The age of
1853.
Frpm the New York Journal of Commerce
PARLIAMENTARY TRiUMPHS OF THE BRITISH MIN
ISTRY.
On two Of the most important questions which have been
brought before the British Parliament since the commence
men Of the sessonnamely the financial statement Of the
Chancellor of the Ekchcquer aud the Chinese hostes
the Palmerston cabinet has been sustained by large
jores the former Question, in the House of Commons
by majority of co. and the latter in the House OF
Lords by majority of 49, although the attack in both
cases vigorously led by Dsrae and Gladstone 1.-THE
tory and Peete exChanceors combining for the occason
in the case and by the Earl of Derby in the other
During The it generally feared that the gov
srnment taking advantage of the strict Interpretation Of
the act Of Parliament which provided for the continuance
OF the incomtax OF 3D. in the pound assessed in
come for fall fiscal year after the conclusion OF peace
would propose its retention for another year. The aga
ton against this supposed breach OF faith with the people
had the such proposition they would
have been overthrown by large The leader of the
opposition (Disraei adopted this beltf and arranged
his plan of attack accordingly. The government being
forewarned was forearmed and by dexerous stroke OF
policy in bringing forward the budget before the time
In which the Chancellor Of the Exchequer renounsed all
tention to continue the income and proposed
no Few tax in is stead, completely deranged the opposi
ton tactics forcing them to shift their ground Disraeli
attacked the budget for the that it provided made
quately for the public wants. and that it would lead
heavy deficit three hence and Gladstone condemned
for the above reason for the suspension which
proposes in the contemplated reduction of the ea and
sugar tax. This mode of reasoning appeared somewhat
contradictory fthe for 1873 be inadequate
meet the necessary expenditure easy how
removing the tax and sugar. thus reducing the
nue. still further woald be improvement Sir g. G.
Lewss PAM The House, satisfied with the immediate
docoa Of s9OOOO0O in the incomeax alone and the
so0abe prospect OF its complete extinction in $780, and
believing that the expenses of the present year. being the
rst of effective peace necessarily larger than those Of
succeeding years. sanctioned the financial scheme of the
government much perhaps because they thought
the best possible but because apparently better and
more comprehensive than the counter proposition of the
Gladsone-Disrael party The attempt to make the
mote contingency Of its not being possible for government
to do without the ncometax of i'd in the pound in 1860
for rejecting the bulge; of 1857 utterly failed
largely identified, cast suspicion the patriotism
and sincerity of that gentlemans arguments 1t was re-
membered that the renewal of the tax for three years
ls45 warmly assen,ed to by him; that he agreed
its further renewal in ls4s that he promised retain it
but for year in 1851 and that he did not keep
his promise but that 1t further renewed and raised in
Pursuance of his express recommendation.
The empted Of the Pamerson administration
for the deploabe events at Canton, proposed in
Lord Detbys tons proved great failure the
financial attack the Commons The tory Premier made
distinct chargee6rs that the time for enforcing the
right British residents to enter Canton Improperly
chosen and second that hosites should not have been
commenced without express instructions from the home
government and that there "sucien, justification
for hostile operations" Although many members of the
House of PEERS in accordance with the expressed
sentiments of the public regret ms deeply" as Lord Derby
the breach Of pacific relations between Great Britain and
the government OF Canton, and would refuse TO give
uDqualif sanction the conduct of the British function
in China they not prepared to pass sweeping
verdict of condemnation their conduct atrbutiog to
them the enc fault and generating Governor Yeh and
his officials However unwse and Unauthorized the pro-
ceedngs Of Sir John Bowring and Admiral Seymour
may be considered it proved by Lsrds Clarendon and
Granville that the origin of the quarrel premedated
desire the part of Gov Yeh to insult the British auhor
tes by open outrage upon what he had every reason
believe be British vessel bearing the British flag
and that express violation Of treaty engagements he
resei nearly The entire without communicating with
the British consul 1t also demonstrated and admit
the insult of series Of smar outrages
that the English consul and admiral exhausted remon-
STRANGE and entreay before they had violent
measures and that the merchants of all nations resident
Canton-he persons most deeply interested in the maine
nance OF and supported the
pursued by the admiral The validity of the claim Of the
Arrow British protection has been disputed; but the
British ministry aegc that she had colonial register in