19 MARCH 1864, Page 3

A deputation of Yeomanry Officers visited Lord Palmerston on Wednesday

morning, to ask him to let the Yeomanry have their Annual exercise. As the vote refusing the privilege was only car- ried by a majority of one, the Premier was pretty certain to grant -their prayer. He was, however, a little puzzled to find a reason for upsetting a vote of the House of Commons; so he said that the news from New Zealand was so favourable Government could afford the expense-46,000/.—without increasing the estimates We wonder if the clever old man really believes in Sir G. Grey's coukur-de-rose rubbish ?