New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-22

vi hceeEA Nl6ustODe anu h1llneT OlUsVh W P''Nt
ing hiRzself to raise Mr., Gladstones resolution TO
the rank of a Cabinet question. He had be-
trayed them by his management of the Paper Duty
Abolition bill. This time they had bound hun over
to a certain line of conduct. The regular Wings
were the only fraction Of the majority suspected of
Matching REASONABLE designs; but the harsh voice
of their master and Che menace suspended over
their heads of new dissolution of Parliament suf-
feed to bring them back to the stern behests of dis
cipline. Thus many hours before the curtain was
drawn, all London had become acquainted with
the exact result of the party trial and save the
the habitues of the Strangers Gallery, no.
body cared to assist the shamfgbt at
st. Stephens. 1t WAS indeed rather dull
affair enlivened only by the sweeping OratOry OF
Mr.. Gladstone, and the highly finished pleading Of
Sir Hugh Cairns. Mr.. Gladstone tried to represent
the opposition raised against his bill as last des-
perate stand made by Protection against Free Trade
When he sat down, the cheers that drowned his
concluding words, seemed to hail him as the true
chief of the liberal party of which Lord Palmerston
is the by no means beloved despOt. Sir Hugh
Cairns, on the part of the Conservatives, proved by
close augmentation, and with great analytical
power, that the reduction of the custom duty on
paper to the level of the excise duty was In no way
stipulated for by the commercial treaty win
France His antagonist, Sir Richard Bethel, the
Wing Acknowledgement, had the bad taste To show
i'll temper at the success of his rival, to sheer at Sir
Hugh's " forensic elOquence," and thus 10 araw
upon his own devoted head a regular volley OF Tory
Interruptions.
The great faction-ight of the session being over,
whole focks of honorable members are sure TO
desert the House, so that Lord Palmerston, oy tne
sheer process of exhaustion, may now succeed III
passinp any little bill he has set his heart upOn-l e.
the monstrous Indian bill for the amalgamatltn OF
the local European army with the BRUSH army
If any new striking proof were wanted OF the depth
of degradation Parliamentarism has reached IN
ENGLAND. this Indian bill and the treatment 1T re-
ceived in the House of Commons would AFFORD IL.
Every man in the House, of any authority on, and
any experience in Indian affairs, had opposed the
bill. The majority themselves confessed nos only
their complete ignorance, but they betrayed their
dark suspicious as to the Interior views OF the trainers
of the bill They could not but confess that the bill
had been smugged into the House under false pre-
lenses; that the most important papers lndspensa-
bic for a just appreciation OF the case mad oeen
fraudulenty withheld; that the Indian Minister had
introduced the bill despite the unanimous dissent OF
the Indian Council, dissent which, by an open IN
fraction of the new constitution bestowed upon
India in 1858 he had omitted to lay on the table OF
the House; and lastly that the Cabinet had not
even attempted at showing any reason for driving,
toward the end of the session. and after the with
drawal of every measure of import, with SUCH IN
decent haste, a bill through the House which, IN
point of fact radically changed the British Constl-
tuition by an immense addition of patronage to the
crown. and by the creation Of an army that, in
every practical respect, would become Independent
of the vote of supplies. Still this bill may now be
carried the chiefs of both factions having. as it APP
pears. come to secret understanding with the
Court
Louis Napoeon's letter to his beloved Persigny
continues to form the chief topic OF conversation
here and on the other side of the Channel. 1t
seems that in the first instance the protest of the
Porte against the Syrian expedition, as originally
planned between France and Russia, met with
strong support on the part of Austria and Prussia
while Lord PalmerstOn having just singled ont,
during the fertilization debates, Louis Napoleon as
the great object of British suspicion could not but
throw his weight into the balance of Turkey and
the German Powers. 1t appears, moreover that
the Man of December got somewhat frightened, not
only at the dictatOrial tone assumed by Russia but
still more at the sneeTs circulated in the saloons of
the "ancienS parts" and the low murmurs audible
in the FaubOurgs in regard to the "aUiance Cos
sacque."
To make the latter palatable to Paris, far
greater complication of things must have been ar
rived at Under these distressing circumstances,
and in all evidently uneasy state OF mud, Louis
Napoleon penned his letter, several passages of
which are highly perfumed with the scent OF the
ludicrOus.
An Enelishman may indulge in downright laugh
at the phrase addressed by Louis Napoleon to Lord
Palmefston: "Let us understand one another in
- good faith like honest men as IRE are, and not
4" Ike there's who desire to cheat each Others" but
the exqusitely bad taste blended with the
power of ridicule of the original French enteHdOns
q nous loyalement CONNIE dhonnstes gems, que nous
" sOmmeS, et non CONNIE DeS LdrTOns qut oeutem
&" seduper mutuellement," can only be appreciated
by French ear. No Frenchman can read that
passage without being reminded of similar sentence
occurring in the famous play of Robert Macaire."
j subiOin some data for comparison between
French and English state expenditure. According
to the provisional or prospective budget, the total
revenue of France for the year 1860 is estimated at
1926 millions of francs, or f73,OO0,O 600 sterling
derived from the following sources:
Direct Taxes land mouse personal patentes 900 900
H. Enregistrement tamps and domAines) 1890 900
Ill Woods, forests, and fisheries 5000
v Contributions indireces (excse etc) lss0e coo
WI M RhG,sGISs;;...:..:.. $50 GO
The English revenue for 1859 1.-THE financial ac-
cOuntslfor 1860 have not yet been issued) was as
follows. in both cases round numbers only being
given ..
l. Taxes incudD. income tax alO 90 900
Ill Crown Lands. 1900
~ Customs
VI Pa.t"S lffce OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
VII Misce 1iVVVo
The comparative public expenditure Of the two
countries was as follows
France England
In,erett nm the debt 100000 R235O0 900
Army and yy....,,.,,,,...... le6OOOOO 225OO 900
SiyiI Ji.t NJ he Crown.,...,.... lOOOO 600 600
Co., NJ collecting the Reyenue,,,. 100000 45D0O
0tbsr eYnen,es ..,.,,..,,,.,... 2sOOOOOO $1,000 900
Total......................9 100000 465 900 900
From the last tabular statement it will be seen
that the interest on the public debt is in Bonapartst
France rapidly mounting to the British levels that
Continental Capitalization keeps the Army and
Navy at cheaper cost than nsular Oligarchy; that