HASZARD'S GAZETTE,

MARCH 10.

HOUSE 01-‘ COMMONS. uoviiiimisivr unsusss roe iiiriioviivc AITAIRS in ruii (‘Rllli‘.A.

Lord Palmerston stated the circumstances which had led to the late changes in the Minis- try, and that the correspondence between Lord Derby and himself, with respect to the forum- tion of ii Government, had been incorrectly stated by him in the other House. He had declined taking ollicc uudcr Lord Derby, after consulting Lord Lzindsdowne on the subject, because he did not think, by accepting the pro- posal, he should give to such a fiovcrninent the strength which the noble earl seemed to think his acceptance would afford. Her Majesty then sent for Lord John Russell, who had done ' the honor of going to him, and he at once that, feeling impressed with the full importance of the crisis in which the country stood, he was willing to give every assistance in his power, without reserve. But Lord .1. Russell liavin failed, her Majesty, on Sunday ' d

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been pleased to send for him (Lord Palmerston) and on Tuesday, he was able to report his suc- cess in forming an adniinistration. He consi- dered himself liiippy in having the valuable assistance of Mr. (iladstoiie and Sir James Graham in his ministry. lie would not consent to wait the tiirdy result of Mr. Roebuck’s com- mittee. The only ground on which he asked the House to reject it was. that the Government themselves intended to perform the duty which was to ' ’ '

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e assigned to that committee. noble lord proceeded to state the intentions of the new Government. The Secretary of the Admiralty had appointed a Board to superin- tend the transport service. A commission was now going to be sent out to the Crimea, com- posed of three civilians, who would have ample power to amend the saiiitary condition of the

ospitals, the camp, and the ships. (Hear, liear,) Many comp aints had been made of the system of the Coinmissariat department; to rectify this, a commmission is going out, at the head of which Sir John l\l‘l\'cile would be placed. They would examine into thcirdefects and make the necessary im rovcincnts in the coininissariat departnieiits. 'llic Quartermaster- Genci-al’s and Adjiitaiit-(i‘eneral’s departments would he removed from the autlioi-ity of Lord Raglan. and placed under M2i_ior-Gciii-i'iil Simp- son. An liospital was to be estiiblisliiid at Smyrna under civilians solely. Lord Piiiiinure was «going to remodel the medical department at llulllv‘, and he would also presents. hill to enable her Majesty to enlist as soldiers men soiiiewliat older than the resent limit, and for a shorter cried than tie present fixed. To facilitate the transport in the Criincii, arrange- ments would be iinincdiatcly made to collect animals in Asia Minor for the service of the army. Since the present Government had been in oliicc, all these things had been done or were doing, and he trusted the House would wait for the result of these improvements, before ro- cecding with the select committee. The uty of ii. lllinisttry. however. was to make every effort which could honorably and safely be made for putting an end to the war bya treaty of peace. Austria and Russia had agreed upon the basis upon which negociations should be commenced, and it was the duty of the British Government to see whether peace could be ob- tained on just and lionorablo terms. For "this purpose, Lord J. Russell would proceed to \ ion- na early next week: he would pass through Paris for the purpose of consulting the l'rcricli Govcrniiiciit,aiid iliroiigli llorlin for thc piirposc 0ilCOll.\‘lllllll‘{ the Priissiiiii (lovcriiniciit. ll‘ lit fail-wl in his iiiissioii, the coiiiiiry would foul that there was no other course to piir.~'uc, but to go on with the war, and he was (‘<)ll\'lll(lt‘Il that the nation w-iiild support with alzicrity a Government which, liaviiig <'ll\ll‘fl\‘Ulli‘ctl to pro- cure peace and failed, was determined to carry on the war with vigour. They, therefore threw heinsclvcs on the gent-rous support of Parlia- ment and the country, which he was conlidcnt they would not have to ask for in vain.

Mr. Disraeli defended the course taken by Lord Derby, who, he remarked, had been influ- enced by only one consideration, and that was, the expediency of procuring, in the present eniergc-ncy,a owcrlul Govt.-rinent. Lord Pal- merston had, econtinued, thought proper to eulogzie two members of his Cabinet whose administrative abilities had certainly not been shown by results. The noble lord had better, in his opinion, have been solemnly silent, than to recommend himself to the cnnlidcnce of Par- liament, or the assistance of men who had brou ht on the countr very grcat,nnd now uni- versally acknowlcd c calamities, and who had had been censured y the House of Commons.

The improvements mentioned by Lord Palmer- ston, so fnr from bein a reason against the committee proposed b It r. Roebuck, was a con- sure upon the late overnmont, who had so long neglected, what they were informed were necessary and important changes. He or ed in so port of Mr. Roobnck’s coinmitttee, t at one o the finest armies that had ever left this

country had been destroyed, not by the sword

of the enemy, but by means so m sterious, that

3 most ex ioncsd statesman he confessed and

nnnoun in the House. that he could not

understand it. It was his intention in every way to support the decision of the House. He

was in favor for political inquiry into the con- dition of the army before Sebastopol, and the conduct of the authorities who were entrusted with the arrangements for carrying on the war. ’l‘lie mission of Lor John Russell would meet with the satisfaction of the country, because every one felt, that no one who occupied the position of the noble lord would ever consent to terms of peace, which were unworth of the country, and which would not accomplish that which had com lled us to resort to force of arms; and Mr. lisracli assured Lord Palmer- ston, that lie would receive the assistance of the country in the prosecution of the war, though the members of the opposition could not offer more assistance than they had given to Lord Abcrdecn's Administration. In conclusion, he esprcssed a hope. that although the same indi- vi uals held otlice in ii new form, they had changed in ii. fortnight from continual blunders to extreme excellence.

Mr. Roebuck said, that the committee which he intended to move on Thursday next had al- ready been granted by the House, and the onl argument urged against it by Lord Palmerston was, that there was ii. new Administration. They had shuﬁled the cards, but they had got the same hands. He su posed, that their qua- lities had not changed within the last fortnight, when the House declared, that they were unfit to hold ollice. He should therefore, on Thurs- y next, move for the committee. believing that he should be aiding Lord Palmerston in remodelling the institutions of this country, and enforcing energy and vigour into the Ad- ministration.

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The following remarkable statement ap- pears in ii daily paper:—‘‘ The public will learn, we apprehend, both with surprise and indignation a statement which has been communicated to us in a manner which does not permit us to doubt its accuracy. The vacant oﬂice of Chancellor ofthe ducliy el'Lnncaster was intended by Lord Palmer- ston for the Earl of Shnftesbury. It was actually offered by the Premier to the noble earl, and was accepted by him. It was ollhrcd with ascat in the cabinet attached, and Lord Sliiiftcsbury had actually assent- ed to the wish of the Prime Minister that he should join his administration, with pos- session ol the seals of the ducliy. After the arrangement had been, as it was thought, ﬁnally concluded, it is conﬁdently stated that Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Sidney Herbert remonstrated in the strongest terms against it. They assigned as their reason the incompatibility ofthe well-known opinions ofthe noble earl upon religious questions with their own views upon such subjects, and threatened resignation, if the appoint- ments were persisted in. Lord Palmerston was compelled to yield; and after the up- pointment had been actually made, it was cancelled, in obedience to the Puseyite tendencies of the two right honourable gentlemen who new rule the cabinet, over which Lord Palmerston has condcscended nominally to preside. VVe leave the rejec- tion of Lord Shaftesbury, when chosen ‘by the Premier, together with the nomination of Mr. Frederick Peel. as conclusive prnols ofthe iiilliieiices, to which the govenrinent ofihc country is handed ovcriii the new cabinet iirraiigenienls.

Upon the formation of the (lovcrninent last wcck, no definite arrangement was made with respect to the Secrctaryships of State _for the Home and Colonial Departments, it being un- certain which ofthose ollices would be filled by Sir George Grev, and which by Mr. Sidney Herbert. it has now been decided that Mr. Sidney llei-bcrt will be the Colonial Secretary, while Sir George Grey takes the Home Depart- ment.

DESTRUCTION in’ Fair. or ‘HIE Sciiizw Sritiiii-snir .\l.iL'i:iriL's.—We re ret to announce the total loss by fire yester ay (Friday) morning. 99 Southampton, of the ﬁne screw steam-ship Mauritius, engaged for the last seven or eight months in the transport service in the Black Sea. The fire broke out at half-past ﬁve u.m., while the vessel was in the graving dock under- going repairs, (having recently arrived_ at Sout iimpton with sick and wounded soldiers from the Crimeu,) and before eleven ii. m. was totall consumed. Shortly after l~i_ilf-past ton o’cloc , the flames communicated with the gun- powder, of which about a quarter of it ton was on board, causing a fearful explosion, and

‘completing her destruction. The wind being

light prevented the fire extending to the other shipping of the port. There is some suspicion that the tire was the work of an incendiary, bad feeling havin existed among the crew. The ill-fated vesse belonged to the General Screw Steamship Company-

The Carriers Ilaliano of the 2d instant states that “ llollaud has Lullcludtd ..u ..tl'i.:isi':o and defensive treaty with he nce and England."

A 0 ST]! A L [A . From the Melbourne Argus of the 23d Nov. We take the opportunity of forwarding a re ort upon the condition and progress of this

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on . 'l‘o ythosc who have watched the course of events in this country, as recorded from time to time in our summaries, it must have become evident that ii remarkable and, on the whole. a very gratifying change has latelv been effected in the aspect of society, particular yin reference to the pursuits of the population, and their occupation of the land.

The history of the last three years in this colony is a road triumph for the Anglo-Saxon race, and ii ords another strong proof of their singular aptitude for colonisation.

Three years ago the opulation of the colony was 80,000. The number is now nearly 200,- 000, so that in that brief space upwarps of 200,900 persons have landed on these shores. By returns of the population which we have seen, it ap ears that the population on the various go d-fields is not more than between 70,000 and 80,000 ; so that upwards of 200,000 have settled down throughout the country in various other industrial ursuits. For this im- mense extra-population, oases have been built; and they are supplied with a system of govern- ment, law and police, churches, schools, places of amusement, and the various other applian- ces of civilization, which, though still some- what deficient, and exceedingly expensive, com- pared with those provided in an English country are yet such as to excite the astonishment and admiration of every impartial stranger.

The progress made in everything dependent on the individual energy of the pee is is even more surprising. One railway from Ielbourne to [Iobson's Bay has been completed. and two more, from Melbourne respectively to Williams- town and Geelong, are in rapid progress, and will be completed in little more than a year from this time. Several philosophical societies are in active operation. Fishing companies, vineyard companies, a coal company for work- ing the seams at Cape Paterson. are likewise in course of formation. Applications have been made by four or ﬁve diﬂl-rentpartics for atcnts for inventions o quartz-crushing an other inachincsconnected with gold-mining. During the present year no less than seven new gold- tields; have been discovered, and are now occu- pied and worked by bodies ofindusti-iousdiggcrs.

ast, but not least, we hear on all sides of the progress of cultivation and settlement; and‘

roofs are every where afforded, that the indus- trious and indomitable s irit characteristic of our race in “ subduing t e earth,” has, in no degree been corru ted or diminished by the in- tluence of gold. n no part of the world, we believe, can be seen a more energetic eople than that which now occupies this ricll and virgin soil.

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During the last four weeks, the amount of gold-dust brou ht to town by the Government, escort liiis not can quite equal to the nveragei‘ in the previous four weeks. This is attributed‘ to the unusual dryness of the season, and the scarcity of water on the new diggings. As the summer season advances, we muﬁexpect to find

Tarrengower, Maryborough, and i go, where the country is naturilly deﬁcient of water, less productive. On the ot

er hand, the best season’ is coming on for the gold-ﬁelds in the Australian 5 _ 4 . ’ Alps, Goiilhurn, and Gipps' Land mountains.‘3‘‘°l"’|“°F. 15 éllll lwlslsled in.

In our next summary we ex ct to be enabled to state the first results of t is new system of operations, of which very great hopes are entertained.

LE'l'l‘EB FROM AUSTRALIA.

Mi:LnouiiNI, Oct. 28, l854.—Tlie Great Britain has done well so far, rind may again-—so I write to tell you, ihai there's been trouble at Baliiarat, and a new Judge has been introduced to the mem- bers of the bench—an individual who in times past obtained some notoriety in our own cnuniry. You may icinemberhim. His name is Lynch! _ Last weeli the diggers rose on mauc against a

udieial decision which liberated a notorious piiblicsn by the name of Benily who was arrested for murder. That night mob-law vi-as supreme! More than a thousand men surrounded the house of Benily, which had been_ a rendezvous of a desperate gang of Vandiemonians, and, in spite of military, police, special constables, and the whole government power, the hotel and surrounding buildings were burned to the ground. After which, the ringleader: were taken, but the mob demanded them to be given up, which demand was complied with. As soon as the news came to town, troops and cannon were immediately sent up, with onion l° " ﬂjﬂiﬂllln the llw. regardless of life or cost,” 3E'.:‘.,’é.".’:2i'°’t"ii°:l.‘-"“"'°°“ *2‘: *°-M in e e eir ower.sn '

full back for s handful (‘if soldiers. ‘N nolhhl, lo

bir George Grey, the present colonial minister, has instructed our new government to libentu convicts pardoned in V. . L., who had been ur- resied by the laws of this colony; a monster mug. mg was held on Tuesday, in the open air, and such a crown of upturned faces I never witnessed before in this country. At one time probably no; more than 8000 to 10,000, but coming Ind going there must have been 20,000. The speakers were bold in their language, and declare in resolutions passed wiih cheers, that the Qiieen,in this instance must give up her prerogative, and if you can believe what was said, she will have to do so. It is said, that Sir Charles will give way. If nag, 3 siorm will be created, that will end in cutting ihg painter.

Give ihe colonists their own way and they will remain loyal_-cross their pan. and they Wm 1,3,. a flag of their o\vn !—-I pity the man who gig, in the governor's chair——ilie least movement is sure to betray a pin!

There are no commercial changes to now, Goods are tending towards ilic mines, but ships arriving from British poiis prevent mduciion of ilie stucks.—'l'he Bank of Victoria, at Balurst was robbed by an armed gang, a few days since’ of about £14,009; and it is reported that the. manager ofihe New Soiiili Wales Branch Bank, at the some place, has embezzled some £20,000 ! This will show you that the frauds are not all on your side.

The “ Wings of the Morning ” came in day before yesterday from New York. but the “ Uiter_ mast-parts-of-ilie-Sen” has not been heard from_ " Snail,” or “Tortoise, or "Drone," I would suggest for the next clipper, just for a change ; I am tired of these “ ulways-s-little-faster” clipper names.

riii: i-ziirsnon NAPOLEON.

PARIS, 'l'iiuiismv Ev:sino.—The rumou- which has taken every one by surprise, which has discontented must of those who have heard it, and which has produced so great a fall in the public I allude to the

In these latter, new discoveries are being coii-‘d"P"“"° “ll ‘ht’ Emperor for the Crimea, lg

t~ltl.l‘lll_y made. lly a letter from a gcntli-main inf (iipps' land, we learn that new disco\‘ci'ics of go

(1 have been made at Moiikcy Ci'cek, a short

The discovery ofa new glllll-ll0‘l(l is alsoi-n i0l'l\‘ll at tliejunction ofthc i in rs fioiilliurn illlll ;i;iiic-

town. This must be in some of the spurs of

distance froin l.il'lllll(‘ll.ilil(l iil.-o_on tlic !\'ii-liol:=mi.-

son on the llowqua station, 180 miles from3

conliiiuvslo be the topic of coiivcrsxiiioii, and llio:-gli il.(:rc are a few who still disbclieve it, yet scvcml, who \-.cre yesterday and the day lwfure :iinoiii_i llie inn.~i iin-iriliiloiis, now boom to give way. 'l'licv call to mind. that tho l‘linper0t is: a S!‘li nff..lalisi, that he is liillllv pcmmlcd that he has a llllS5li’in to fulfil, that no daiigcrs, no dtllicullics, arc grrrit riioiigli to prove“; ‘bag

the Australian A1pg_ 1; is stated, um; um ful:‘.lmcr.i,ih:ii he is dc;.iim~.i' lo icsloie ilie glory

country is oftlie samccliariicicr as at the Ciiiiico, . 0" his "3"‘° 3"‘! lh" "“‘l"" l'° Nile! 0"9|'i End

and that the gold is of the same low standard, but larger and more water-worn.

falling olfthis year, both in the receipts and slii imcnts, as com )ltl'(!(l with i853. One cause assigned for this ( iininution is the decrease in the number of diggers actually at work, in

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exhaustion of the pT.l(‘l;)llS lllclftl in we I of tl'.'.'

gold districts, iuiil to the best. means ofcrusliing the uartz, and l"Cll'll|lllﬂ" the old ofwliicli it ‘l n K 9

proportion .

making six innchini-s. In addition

at Builurus, .WUIll‘ '.l r mu-power, will be in operation in tho

it willboo_bscrvcd that there isa considerable nearly equal to

fwho reason iliiis, take it for granted, that the

is found that tho rmlis contain ii. very largo} As already mentioned, severullaw:iv,ilie machine his machines liiive been invented or im rovcd. mid‘ tents are being issued for t cm. 0l' ivfiri his but on the heights of the Crimea. Paris escriptioii so p:ui.nlcd, one firm alone is: ' ' to thciiliciaiiiig laws in tho l’a..l.v:

_ -ndinii iiiai u :-:-.e::ie of a vmk or fW0olllI¢] deny ii is for ihshcnmcs,

that the ciipiurc of Scliasiupol under mg own eyo, an perhaps under his comniand, would give his reign aprcstigc far beyond that of Algiers. and that at his great uncle. Those

Emperor is cniivinced that his presence at me camp would inspire his army with u conﬁdence, u

_ lcoiirrige. and an enthusiasm which neither Rus- consequence of the great demand for labor in' c early part of the your for the vnrioiis"l‘licy ihinli. moreover, iliniihe ]‘lIllp0l'0l‘ would industrialoperations, both in town and country” be proud of an occiisioii to prove to Europe, that Another cause. of t“)lll‘Ei‘,. is the com ltll'fl.QlV0'

sinn lcgioiis nor Riissiin fortress could withstand.

.ifl«-Ir l.avii_ig criishcd unruly factions, and silence dziniig III’ lllsltliuus opposition, brought the (up.

alluval drifts ll!ll:|\'4‘ _vi-t lh-vii (llri('l)V(‘l'0ll. ’l.'hc‘ lmli-nt In order, and d .-flcil the ilaiggcr and the attention of_ the “'ll:Ilt.‘ iviiiiiiig interest is Dﬂwlpislol of the :iss:issiii—iifter having restored earnestly dirnctul in the su i_;cct. of l'(‘.i{'illtU‘;Iltiilqhllllly. n-.-.-siabli-ilicil order, and made Francs mining in the quart". liii;("~'»\'. lllfil abound in tho-

pl'(l.'i[il‘[u|lS ‘ll lioiiic, and res,-ecteil and pcweiful abioid. and win to llt'l' alliance those who misiiuslcdur h.ilcd liiin-it would he no small triumph to prove ihai. while thousands of miles

_ powerful liaiul had put together c:iii go on of itself, and that while he is

would go on quite as melhu-'lie‘;il.‘v. as if he was of the Tuilcries.

above extensive ni-«lm_-n lu_ivo been given for the (la ilicnilier h:am!.u . .~.-.~ i,.:.l l.v ll very fsw,ihst Bsrdsn niacliiiic, \‘l'l1l(‘ll is believed to be the the rumour is iii... :. ....l am no... 1,." up most powerful of I :~ll. The first machine most creduiuiis .- ~. ll fiirll a story.

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