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districts, SO that the people may no longer
continue unemployed.
a protractcd debate ensucd after this mo-
ton, III the course Of which Mr. Potter stated
rcor Tatee and public subscriptions, and cx-
lst1 aed in relief since the breaking ont '.f the
cotton famine. 437, 600 persons wero still cx-
listing upon charity, OF whom upwards Vi Of,
O00w able. bodied men.
The motion was finally withdrawn.
THE DEFESCEs OF CANADA.
During debate in the House of Commons,
On the 18th, in reference to the military dc
fences Of CANADA, Mr.. Fortcscue said the
dim Government had shown . very made
1t1ate sense If their }nty in reference tu thu
military dsfence Of the colony; still the cxcr-
tions which bad been made must not be un-
derrated. The volunteer system was being
carried gu with much spirit aud activity. At
the beginning Of the ycal there were ninety
five thousand volunteers in training, and tie
number was already increasing, while sue
cessfui attempts had been made to render the
rural militia tit for service iu case Of emcr-
gency. The Government could not pretend
to maintain an unlimited number of troops at
its own cost In Canada at Z time Of war, much
less at time Of peace. Consequently, the
defence Of the Canadian territory must
mainly depend on the Canadians themselves.
:.
The London Herald gives, on the authority
Of The Augsburg Gd-ttls, the French nute to
Russia on thu Polish question. The writer
adds that the Prtss says that, in the event Of
the Russian reply not being satisfactory,
France, England and Austria will recall thcir
Ambassadors from St. Petersburg. The cor
respondent Of the Herald thinks that if the
note be authentic the situation Is extremely
serious.
The Stamps Of Turin asserts that England
has sent 4 uote to the Italian government on
the Polish question similar to that Of France,
and has, at the same time, communicated the
note addressed BY the English government to
St. Petersburg in favor Of Poland.
4 Lemberg dispatch states that on the 24th
Of April, LeieweI with the insurgents under
his command, was surrounded and defeated
by two thousand Russian troops. Lelewel
was wounded in the ear, bus escaped, together
with one hundred and twenty men.
4 Cracow telegram Of the 25th April says
4 combat between the Russian troops aud
the Polish insurgents was fonght upon the
Esd at Ramplnos, near Warsaw, in which 30J
Hussars were killed. It was by the peasant:
that the victory was decided. On the 9th
encounters took place upon the Warsaw rail
way, in which the Russians had great nun
ber wounded Three vessels have succeeded
in landing arms at d depot station on tic
coast Of Poland.
The chief Of the Warsaw Revolutionary
Committee had issued special order Of the
day, forbidding the Inhabitants to paw take:
to the Russian Government
THE ALABAMA.
The Liverpool Tbs. Of the 29th ult. publishe:
the following:
The intellg gence last received Of the A1abam:
is, that on the Esd February, in latitude so
longitude 4, she brought to the British slit
FRINGE OF Wales, and reported having destroy
ed tlirty-fOur Federal vessels dJri,u, hn
cruise. On The same day she spoke :Le shit
Gil Bias, and reported having burnt yer1
large vessel, bound from California to Queens
town.