The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

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Tv ,01.160.-114fiting, 21, 11m. Afternoon, ..3h. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANDA r: .Y 17. REVOLUTION, like SATURN, devJure its children. This most true observation he■ hitherto b mn applied to persona who, the more eminent and gifted in moments of political C011111bi , ;11, were the most c-rtain to s.cri to, life and all else to its onward impulse, its unex pected reaction, or to some one of its vindictive oanrices. Thu revolutions of 1948 have not been sanguinary. Few of the eminent have fallen victims to them; and though they deuitosted the operatives and the soldiery is several countries, of these public anxiety or interest takes little count. Rat the revolutions of 1848 were more inestiable in other respects than in devouring life. They have killed institutions, professions, hopes, elver m, and have profited no one except the holders of princely power. W nut democmcy ha. reaped from the revolutions of 184 N might be soon told, it any dem mat had the courage to sty. What the middle clue, so anxious for national honour in France and Germany, have gained in that teepee! it too might tell with a blush. What the conetitutioUlaristooracy, east and west of the (thine, northing smith of the Alps and Pyrensos have Rained, none of them certainly could have the courage 'o relate. Who then has gained ? The military, the able end sourageous soldier, who at all risk crushed the people in insurrectioe, perilled a thousand lives in the teak, sad succeeded at last not merely in overawing the mob opposed to each, tut in establishing the truth, so fearfully controverted, that an army could put down a popular enfrete, even of the most for midable kied, in the most intricately built and politi cally excited of °Rita The only personages, the only profession, that has completely performed their task, and proved their superiority, are thou of the army. And yet neither the army nor its chiefs have in any wise profited by their skill and triumph. The generals who nue oseekd in petting down the people, nave in fact every where been set aside. CAI/AII:SAC in France, with him LAIRORICICRE, CIIANGARNIER, lIRDEAV, the generals who triumphed over the barricades, where are they ? In Austria, NANDISCIIGRATZ, who reduced Vienna, is unemployed ; and HATNAC has here die- graced. Itsuerset hold.s his ground, bet it is knows that hi. political advice has been slighted. Genera WILANOPI. had no battle to fight to take posension of the etre, ts of lkrlin ; still be led the military to triumph, and siuce then we leave never heard of him. And as a crowning example, NARVAP7, %II) has up held the court and the Cartes on the point of his sword, and made the military principle predominant to Spun, be, too, is s legitive at Bayonne. Now we must say that all three military chiefs have shown great modesty, or disinterestedness. Their efforts have, iu truth, crushed acd swept away every popular institution in Europe, and have left oath nation at the titter mercy of its clert. Each mart has au hundredfold greater power than it pm siesta ht fere revelations were set on foot to limit or con trol them. Spain is at the command of • woman of very strange character. Prance is at the mercy of a prince who, we verily believe, might send the Burgravee, with CuANOAR/Ilts kims,lt. to prison, and vette decks and drakes of • budget of fifty miliions sterling, and as army of 400,000 cove. The once independent provinces of Austria are now tied with a leash round their neck., cringing like so many hounds at the mercy a a bo y emperor. The King of PausslA, influenced wee day by his friend to bete, liberal and rollout, the sent by his Queen to be the con trary, disposes of the fortunes of north Germany. Meyer is the annals of Europe were Kings, and Quetta aid courts so absolute. This bee been achieved by military power, and by generals who are sot princes; and vet these gi needle are treated jest as they treated demagogues and constitutioesliste, kicked aside and ground down in the common sub jeelon. Such is 'he state of Europe, and such the reflections which must suggest themselves to the first military thief, who sits derma to peed', on the absolute power which his Booed confers, hut in which he is forbidden at beet for say time, to share. In the present esl mutton In which princes and courts are held on the thetinent, the first general officer who would hoist a popular standard wield, we verily believe, have in six weeks the largest army in Europe. And it is utterly impossible bet that some roe of the span tried profession will make this discovery for him self. Yet people is counting-homes, and journals which are written to be laid on commercial desks, imagine and represent the present state of things GM highly satisfactory, permanent, sad secure. These rellectioes have been unmeshed by the fell sad flight of NARVATZ, whose err.val at Bayonne, and shakieg the dust of the Spanish court from his het, is anomeced by telegraph, enscoompaniid by ether explication. NAILVALZ had. however, long worn est hie credo at the court ; whilst his lengthened hold of power, and tog ivernsble temper, had made hosts of enemies amongst the professional politicians of the Cortes, and amongst the large class of military aspirants. A. the ropesseutative and ewer titration of a military police, however, NARVAII2 00214 Myer hitherto K. set aside. His removal was always considered sym apneas with resuscitated fffill4l4l4 Bat with the hob bits sad bee of insurrection has vanished the sap =essimity for the iron hand to deal with It. will, so doubt, be great joy in Madrid on get tlagOj o s( a master so dreaded fig NARTAn. The will chuckle, the Quire will indulge in a eiwbodetese, and lion FRANCISCO will express his delight is his peculiar and well-known toms. Bet wall the nation profit ? Will Spain be freer and better P That country bad recently the spree tssity for self-emancipation. A seismal = teach place not beg since in which, however were the military and other authafiVin l fil was not impeesible fur the electors to return imagism dint, lamest, liberal men. We are sorry to magl e it a. t such was sot the result. fen, liberal and in dent, termed their beck.. epos the vetiog-piece in dim med. The interested and the servile alone Backed* the ern. And • C *tee, lees dkely to produce and to 'import miniumn of talent, of independence, and of honesty, were rev,:r git•L‘re . together eyes in Spain. We shall take another tufty of ehowieg bow the French influence, X t the Free& school of UNIMMI THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1851 FRANCE. - The ail IL gales, PARIS, TIVIVIDAT, 6.30, r.ic of yestadag closed ' ' • 4teytif, Wisi erstno tots of 'the El.; biracial effect on II Itieffart which eat saarge l, and wee fact the se,- AIM t he heart of ite • -• the sittillg of the Awesibly opined to-day amid all the manifestations of excitement *seal on great debates. The tribunes were crammed. All the ministers appeared on their benches. The debate was not resumed befonsa quarter to three. Col. Vandrey first ascended the tribune, and de dared that the assertions of M. de Luteyrie were false and calumnious, as far as he was concerned. M. Lemulier said that the document read by 1L de Lasteyrie touching the organisrion of the society of the, Din-Deceenbre had never emanated from that bod Nl..Plandin, member of the minority of the com mittee, attacked the report. He maintained that the President had made proper nye of a cinetitntional right in dismissing Genzral Chargsrnier; and at tacked the chiefs of the majority for their visits to Claremont and Wiesbaden. M. Leo de Lablrde and M. Thiers demanded to 'peak. The latter insisted on answering immediately, amid cries of "Order;" "1..-,t the speaker in the tribune go on;" "Hinder him." M. Plandin, resuming, remarked the presence of three delegatrs from the court of Wisbeden in the Committee of Permanence ( M d. Berryer, Leo de Laborde, and Larochejacquelin). He justilltd the suppres,ion of the command of the aamy of Paris, citing the words of General Cavaignac, and wondering the measure had not been taken long before. Did they want a mayor of the palace ? It would be a bad inauguration of the republic to instal a faineant President. The successes even obtained by the cabinet, owing to the interven tion of General Changarnier, were so humiliating as to resemble checks rather than successes. He ended with condemning the resolution of the committee. M. Berryer a'nended the tribune. M. Thiess demanded to speak; on which M. Ber ryer descended, and both members quitted the Assembly together. The sitting thereupon was suspended. . . . - After some time M. Berryer occupied the tribune. He should explain himself on his conduct in par ticular, and state the motives which determiced him to vote against the government. He reminded the house of the *mimic:in caused in the Assembly under the former government, by the dismissal of a chef de ,n (M. Drouyn de Lhuys). Ile regarded the dismissal of Gen. Chan gamier as a change of policy, which might be attended with the most fatal results. He saw great danger in the rupture of the majority, to whose union the return of prosperity had been owing. lie considered the poeltion of the country as a troosition, and the me,- sage itself spoke of it in this light. There were in that Chamber a c ‘nsiderable number of royalists, and he was • royalist himself. (Long interruption.) He had been monarchist during 5E3 years; nor had he changed in assuming the mandate of a representa tive. Nevertheless he had rallied with all his strength to the majority in order t save the country. He demanded that the ties of the majority should now be strengthened by a common reso!ntion. (Berryer's , speech was thought ineffective, and below the mark.) M. Lamartine now amended the tribune. He de clared that he would stand by the flag of the republic. Having blamed the committee for reviving the dis putes of the recess, after a message which was as by the most thorough-goirg republicans, M. de Lamartine was met by an emphatic " No," from M. Charras. M. Cnarras, having been called to order, was supported by the Mountain es masse, whom M. Dopin called collectively to order. " Give your names (he said) to the Monileur, and the country will judge you." M. Lamartine continued his panegyric of the republic, and maintaiaed that it was the partisans of M. de Itemusat's proposition who did their best to crush the parliamentary system. M. Lamartine was left speaking when our report closed. The debate would be adjourned to to-morrow. The most important speech of the dry seemed to be M. Flendin'e. Four new orders of the day have been distributed ; one, by M. Sainte Dense, is a simple declaration of want of confidence; the o'her, by M. Adelswaerd, would p-onJucce a new act of adhesion to the republic ; a third confines itself to the expression of regret for General Cnaogarnier ; the fourth is an accusation against the President and the ministry. The ministry are exerting themselves to rally their partisans._ The Prince of Capna has been arrested for debt, and committed to the orison of the Rue de Clichy. There was somewlat Ins confidence shown at the Bourse today. a asseasoe, Limbs; who was arrested the other Mei,* in his possession state papers and thin rot Nabs, has been escorted to thu place. iql tkiw &salient" in his pausal= to the riavproment he 40,000 dollars. - A letter front Monists. oiJan. 10, state* the 'vacua tion of the electorate el Hesse by the Bavarian troops is about auddealy td take place. An order to this effect was iss yesterday by Prince Thurn and Taxis, which is to be envied at once into effect, unless the Elector shoold expressly require the continuous+ of the Bavarian force at Cassel and in the-neigh bourhood. The following is at abstract of the Saxon Memo- randum presented to the commission on trade, naviga tion, Sce., referred to in yesterday's Express: The necessity of this inquiry will be evident when one reflecx on the real cause of the prevailing discontent with the einstitutios of the confederation—the discontent not merely of doctrinists, republicans, and social demncrats, but of a crest part of the people. It has often and justly been said, that the retrograde chareeter of the confederation con sists leis in its forms than in its deficiencies with reference to material interests. If it be asked in what these deficienus tontist, every one will answer g lly herein; that during se long a series of years there has been on common lege•la tion on commercial matters, in poet-office and railway repute. Sons, with respect to corn, weights, and measures dm., that transit by land and by water has been impeded by many heavy haulms, and that the foreign inter's'. of Germany have been loft almost totally without protection. • • • It has been before shown that the threatened levelling system of the National Assembly has provoked the opposition of many particular interests—the opposition between agriculture and industry, between half and complete maoufactorles, between combination vied free labour. But at this moment we should give occasion to new divisions if we remained passive, and there are many facilities at present for procuring union. The assembly of the representatives of all the German governments is one of these. Then there are, is:, the happy success of the post and telegraph admi nistration; dod, the communication by railway; 3rd, the Ulundi% tariff, that has so materially favoured commerce on the Mine an 1 on the Elbe; end finally and chiefly the manifest disposition of the three priocipal popu lations to approximate to each other, a disposition psi* openly expreesed, and partly to be int reed from the grimmer. gist relations to each other. • • • This great German Zollverein, alter an existence of 17 years, is on the eve of 're newal of its contracx, and also of • greater or less retinal reorganisation At best it is not to be expected that on this occasion again its action will be prolonged without alteration. Nevertheless, this alteration will not spring from • general discontent at its working, and far less will it aim at its dissolu'ion. • • • • Toe Saxon government holds the mast favourable position for a disinterested cousideratioa cf We subject. No conatry would feel more ly than Saxony the consequences of any false steps that may be taken with respect to it. The antagonism between agriculture and manufactures and factory interests, widely separated from each other, which t rest separately on the coast leads of South Germany, exist together on a email theatre in Saxony. The same may be said touching com mercial and factory interests, the first of which is so coo spicuously represented by the side of the other is Leipsie. • • • Waco we look to Austria, we shall tidd the government there inclined to an approximation; nay, more—to a (lidded adoption of our Z illverein. Aid in the north attempts have been made lately to intro duce changes which, had they succeeded, would have made many near approaches to our system. There are many reasons why tae north should warmly enter in•ci our union, especially as by the junction of Austria to it, an immense market would be opened to northern commit ref. • • • But what is principally to be done ? What can be done ? How far can the deli 'tuitions of the Conference promote this object? • • • It mey be thought that the sicepti et measure would be the dissolution of all Zsllyereins now existing in Germany, on the understanding that a new Vadin, including all the German states, should be estab lished. But it would be diftletilt to get the consent of all the states to this : besides, it would be in the first instance, not to approach but to remove away from the o`jrct aimed at. Toe great advantage of the already existing union of so many etat,s of different interests would be sacrificed, and it would ha difficult when they were cite scattered, to bring them egaiu together in terms so mutually beneficial. • • • The only practical mode of proceeding is to extend and carry out the Verdian on its existing principles. The present alliances should be carefully maintained, but prepa lions should b made for mutual approzimatiens of different systems, sod for the amalgamation of all of them in one. • • Toe conferences may, therefore, determine to let in the place of the 19. h article of the Diet Act and the Gith article of the Vienna concluding act resolutions very specifically expressed, somewhat to the followieg effect : . . . " All the German government' pledge thenvelves to use all their etforts to firing about a union of all the 0 man states by • commas legislation in all customs and commercial matters, by tne similar establishment of commercial institu tions, and oy free interne' transit, with a view to the lurther development and mutual approximations of already existing alliances." . . " For this purview plenipotentiaries will be. as soon as pos sible, appointed. in order to came to resoluqoas on the tot lowing points —On approximations to the tariff (A nnisikrwsg de►lant). 0. the most equelising Z.,11 organisation (.11oglichat gkiche OW organization). On a mutual admi nistrative control, and the prep. rativn of [1:10111.6 for later nobs transae•ione. On the facilitation of transit commerce. Oa water carriage. Oa complete freedom in the =wail esehanve of raw motor:ale and all articles declared in all tariffs to be tree. Oo the fatilitation of a mutual commerce in maanfectures. On frontier and improv.inenta in con. SIMS " Finally. On the formation of a standing committee for consultation, for the removal of all impediments to the com plete union, and for the preparation and establishment of a common legislation with respect to all commercial objects— for example, 'commercial law book, coins, +eights, measures, patents, &a. Sic. Dresden, January, 1551." VIENNA, JAN. 13. To-day a sitting of the bank took place. The bank advanced to the government 900,000 gulden in state paper money. It is highly probable that the old beak ec , orr will be re-elected. The dividends amount to 33 gulden ; 2,136,000 remain as a reserve fund. BERLIN, SAX. 15,—Voluntary Loan, 106 ; Now Loan, Four and a-Half per Cont.., 991; National Debt, 841; Cwn 'asocial Marine Society. Preinitun,l2ol ; lihnk Snares, 95i. Vintetca, JAN. 14.—Fies per Cent. Metalkues, bit; Four-and-a-lialf per Cents., ditto, 82Z. Bank Share', 1130. Escbang• on London, 12.37. =i s m : which prevailed at Madrid, succeeded , by the Hon of all municipal institutions and local in dependence, to root out and destroy the very elements of coestantional end representative goTeronient Loots PHILIPP' and M. Gozoe have reeeered tiseZ Spanish court wha.. it is. And the Mai Preovh tacmarch, with the aid of other minimills,. by enabling , CHRISTINA to destroy political lift ip the proving'', and to centralize adminie , rsiion well u power, has reduced the ciunuy piptitiaidty to Mae ay* reortieum that we behold. In a free country good faith on the part of govern ment is so obvioney the safest rule to observe, that ing imitated departure therefrom is naturally re garded with increality. We are not accustomed to praise a minister for telling the truth when asked a question in parliament. He must be a very great tool to do otherwise ; for the chances are a thousand to one that any stempt to demise will speedily be detected and unsparingly exposed. Neither do we eV, a public department any credit for making re turns that are not false; for the °Kittery implies such a degree of stupidity as to the all bat inevitable risk of dupe .rery and denunciation, that we take for granted the thing is impossible. Our political morality is not quite so rigid with respect to Responsibility in ardisary cases is much more divided in the making of laws than in their administration. Nominally, it is open to . . every man in one assembly coot iinini6sB and in another consisting of more than two-thirds of that number, to ice with his own eyes what is pro pored to be embodied in the form of an act of parlia ment. Practically, we all understand that this critical eureeillance never is and never cin be exercised by nineteen out of twenty of our INielitort. The mere am mut of business to be done, not to speak of the diversified technicality of most of tor laws, readers It out of the question.. Still there are always to be found some who d-em it their especial interest or duty to watch the progress of each particular measure. In the main new statutes originate with minis . ers; and they are justly held responsible not only for the policy of the changes and additions officially sanctioned, out fee the fidelity with which the professed aim of each is adhered to in detail. When any provision apparel to have crept in at variance in tenout with the spirit and scope of the whole, it is usually altered if sat abandoned so soon as the incongruity is pointed our. And when sufficient time and opooetunity is afforded for consideration, this process of inoication seldom fails of being performed by some irentleman on the second bench either above or bi-low the gangway. Occasionally, however, it dues occur that very odd lookiug clauses are inserted, nobody knows when or how, "in committee," or what is termed "on bring jog up the report" The latter proceeding too often takes place long after the time of night when senato rial natures grow drowsy, and the vigilance of even Mr. Helium and Mr. Must begins to nod. Some hasty words are muttered at the table. If any body querulously &aka what is going on, be is told by the person in charge of the bill that " it is merely a verbal amendment which is boing inserted," and that the whole wili be reprinted in the usual way. The very tired caviller looks sulky, but " supports it is all right." To raise a new debate at mem the morning, all perhaps about nothing material, is neither prudent nor parliamentary. So he takes up his hat and soli loquises ea he goes home, " that he must not forget to look at the bill when it stands for third reading." Nevertheless it does frequently happen that be does forget. Sometimes the midnight mode at treatment is repeated unexpectedly. Sometimes he is assured that no substantial alteration has, in point of fact, been msde ; and relying on the general faithworthi nese of such assurances, he dismisses the subject from his mind. The act purses, and not until it comes into ac!tial operation is it discovered that some thing has been introductd or omitted of which those who took an interest in the matter were not apprised by the official framers of the bill, and on which bad they been so informed, discussion would have, in all likelihood, ariser. Where miss of this kind appear to be accidental, the mischief is temporary, and com paratively trivial. But where the interpolation or excision of some unhappy phrase can be construed to betray a desire or design to create without noise a precedent for future legislation, or to obtain surrepti tiously a sanction for what it may be inconvenient prematurely to discuss—..here will seldom be wanting persons whose suspicions aro readily aroused, and who will not scruple to ascribe the unexplained lane vation to sinister intenioo. An instance of this has recently arisen with respect to the Stamp:Act of last session, which we confess we greatly regret. By a certain section of that act it is provided that all proc.mlings at the tun of the crown, under its other provisions, " shall be brought in her Majesty's Court of Exchequer." The net being a general one, and applicable to the three United King doms, this expression, had it been suffered to remain without further limitation, must obviously have been understood to mean the Court of E.xche quer, at West minster, Dublin, and Edinburgh respectively. In the marginal note no intimation is given that the section contains anything incompatible with the plain and resionatue meaning we have stated. In all previous statutes on the same or similar subjects, the separate jurisdictions of the three countries had been invariably observed. There would be in fact, no sense in maintaining local tribunals of co-ordinate authority it they were not left to discharge co-ordinate functions. And it is alleged, we know not how far correctly, that in some of the many reprints of the Stamp Billet Sir CLIAIMMI WOOD the explanatory words adverted to were used. Be that however as it may, it is certain that in the clause as finally edopted the reading is " in the Cute of Exchequer at Westswinster ' " the last two words being omitted in the note in th e margin. The effect is to deprive the Irish and Scotch courts of one of the oldest and most important branches of their jurisdic tion. and to legalise achange in the mode of proceed ing which, if right and expedient, mast inevitably lead to a further absorption of powers by the tri r banal. of tins country. That question we shall have other occesions to discuss upon its intrinsic merits. Our present bus nest is with the fact we have stated, and its specific eossernences. We cannot help saying that we con sider these most unfortunate. Whether intentional or not the change thus wrought is undeniably one of so common significance. If accidental it may be readily repaired, though not without provoking warm animadversion on the clumsiness and cars lemons of the manner in which an act so important has been framed. We are reluctant to pat the opposite hypothesis, which would imply a shortsighted dexterity u•terly unworthy of a minister of the crown, and unpardocable disrespectful to the legislature. Bat in the uefortunate state of political irritability which characterises the condition of the sister kingdom, we cannot marvel that the discovery we have referred to shccild have elicited angry maul hatatioes of distrust and dissatisfaction. A suspicion, set wholly groundless, has long prevailed that some scheme has bees entertained by government for the ersotrelisation of the judicial system of the three kingdoms in London. To this suspic'on the unlucky blauder in the Stamp Act seems to have afforded cor roboration. It did not need contributory fuel of this stet to feed the flame of discontent, and which at the present moment threatens to involve the entire of the upper classes in that country in its fatal embrace. ITALY. ROMAN STATES. The Minister of the Intrricie --- has addressed to the prefect. of provinces • circular for the immediate convocation of the municipal commissi me, in order to draw up electoral lists for the choice of new coon• *Worm A :soak had been appointed by the Pope aa Vice print of Ronse,tothe great disoontect of all the secu lar priests. The police had seized all the prints of *Hope^ is the city, and the oardioal-war had com plained of the introdoctios of the devil in a belle. NAPLES. Oar correspondent owes in his letter of the 6th, that 60 fresh arrests had taken place. Among the peewee arrested was M. Lwaita, an eminent lawyer, well known in English circles. The rate trials were going ea. Baron Poerio, the es-minister, wee proceeding with hie defence. Two ykagnao yachts, belonging to Lord Ellesmere and M. ri dinar, tad come into the bay. Th. .kmeriean Beet was still there. The Spiteful has been replaced by the Oregon. Five pee o=ll.ool. Exchange on Loudon, 682. Ys Argent PARIS, Jgn. 14. Fag . Mary. Opals, WOW. Lower. ageing. rft e Cents. I 117 Si OS 37 S 16 90 1 I per Crab.. N9O 93 13 93 N ft IS N 3 do. New Lew . I „ Se ik) „ S do. d Wu N 93 91 93 94 to 9199 per GRIM hto ot PI Uslump ma L..iss: at Be $, 1545 IM► Mosey Do. Piedmont 5 p.Ct. 1849 $5 SO 24 9211 90 dam 24 75. Napla Bastes 9l 30 Yaw Roma Loan 1930 74 . Do. In3o 7O Tramway Bosch— Bask @hares Bowman —Versailles (riabt bank), 165; ditto (left bask), 165; Pala sod Orleans, 353 ; )(amnia, and Arian's, 190; B:rsobonri sad Bala, 141 26; Centre, 386; Orleans sad Bordeaux, 395; Nardi, 468 73 ; Paris and Btra , b3orn, 331 26; Tears and Nantes, 247 AO; Montereau and Troyes, 95; Dieppe and Fetainp, 193 75. GERMANY. The differenoe between Austria and Prussia in the first committee of the conferences has been removed, we are informed, by a very important concession on the part of Prussia. She has consented that the 17 votes of the Bundesact should Rive place to the es tablishment of a directory with 11 votes. The triad scheme of Bavaria, which was advocated by M.voe der Pfurt4en, is altogether renounced. The two facts just mentioned resulted, it is said, from M. Manteuffel's last visit to Dresden, The news from Vienna is, Chit Austria has contracted two loans, one of from 40 to 30 millions, from Russia, to 0@ paid in silver; and the other, of 100 millions, on rote obligations, at 8 per lamb In consequence of these loans, her paper issues are to be diminished considerably, and the silver cur rency increased. Gilt Dresden correspondent writs a : DRESDEN, ha. 13. The third commission on trade and navigation questions has discussed in its sittings this Bavarian and SAIJM memorials I forwarded on Sunday. I understand now that the representative of Austria in the commission spoke very favour ably of both, recommending, in the strongest possible terms, the immediate adoption of the latter, u indispensably necessary to the mercan tile, manufacturing, and agricultural interests of Germany. The Bavarian memorial, however, which gore further than the Sum, and recommends the terms fur sgreement to be signed at once by the representative, in the conferences, was proposed by the Austrian representative to be forwarded to the respective governments, with a few words of recom mendation. The representatives of Prussia, Hanover, Oldenburg, and the Hansa Towns, happened, at course, on this proposal, to be " without instructional" and the commission therefore adjourned until the 22nd inst. to give time to all to procure both instruc tions and the avendancsofenen practically acquainted with the details of all commercial measures. The instructions which will be forwarded on this head to the Prussian representative, ought, if Montrone! and' his colleagues are not blind dolts, to be directions to them to oppose every part of the plan. I learn that each will be the case. Similar instructions are ex pected to be forwarded from the Hares towns and thestates belonging to the North German Stetter verein, so that the result to be obtained on the com mercial question still proves momentarily unfavour able to the Austrian plans. What the tutors will bring with it it is impossible to foresee; but this is certain, the Zollverein, which expires in 1863, will sot be mewed in its present farm. A letter dated Frankfort, ha. 13th, says : The Russian attempts, we hear, to induce the Grand Dolce of NViemar to accept the Danish Crowe, kuice altogeher Isiled. There is at present no etntli date for this throne ; it is presumable, therefore, that [oar high diplomacy will here to exert their elegance to prelude his Danish Majesty to take a wife. The SPAIN. MADRID. JAN. 10. O.neral Narvaez and the other ministers hive tendered their resignations to the Queen, who declared to accept them. One of the motives of this resigna tion is said to have been an affront put upon the ministers by Queen Christina, who would not invite them to a concert given at her palace. The Cumbers did not sit today. MADRID. JAM. 10 —Three per Cents., 33 7-16; eater Bolas, 33 716 I 'rah, 331 Paper. Four per Cants., 121. Five per C-nu., 124; after Bo:sa,l2lpap.r, 124 cash. C .u. pone 6/ ; after Bibs, 61 cash. Passives, 3/ paperl; alter 13 , 1114, 3 13.16 cash. Bank of Bt. Ferdinand, 964 cash. Bschanp on London, 60.65 paper. TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKE Ar MALTA. Accounts from Malta, by the overland mail, des patched on the niebtof the 9:h January, make mention that at about half past two, a.m., on the 6•11 ides, from a perfect calm there instantaneously arose a most terrific torn ,do, such as is sometimes experienced on the wit of A'riers, but fortunately it passed ever in the short spate of twenty miaow., when it fell as dead calm as before, without I happily causing any injury either to the squadron or merchant shipping. At a few minutes atter seen., however, on the same morning, two very violent shako of an earthquake were felt throughout the island, and were even perceptible on ship hoard in the harbours, where sentries stati used at eabin door is the ships of war ran in to answer bells which they found had been set ringing by an invisible power. Similar confusion occurred in the most occupied hotels and lodging houses, inins MO of which bedroom doors with alight fastenings were shakes spas, and the waiters running in all directions to answer bells, when, in some cases, the lodgers were found sprawling as the floors, having been jerked out of their beds by the first shock. and nearly frightened out of their senses by the emend. Toe first was a lift, ci upward movement ; the second, itansediately sameeding, a violent shake (not an nadulat el motion) Wm N.W. to S.B. It was quite calm at the time, and shortly previous heLvy rain had 'ellen. No damage wh has occurred, beyond the cracking of a few walls in some old houses. The Spiteful steam•trigate wagon the previous evening in sight of Mount Etna, which, though smoking, presented no unusual appearance's. FATAL STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION AT WIGAN.— Yesterday morning, a boiler esploded at liolcaLhouse, col liery, Wigan. erne ag the death of two persons, and injuring some others. The explosion took place at No. 3 pit of the colliery. At this plum there are two engines of 60 and 30- horse power respectively, supplied with mean from three circular boilers, which are situated b,tween the two amain houses. It was the newest boiler that exploded. The boiler itself rebounded from its bed a distance of several yards. Tns boiler home wascompletely destroyed. The esplo•ivediacharge took place in an opposite direction to that in which the boiler bad been forced. The end plate, which would wirgh nearly 3 cwt., was impelled into an adjoining Reid ► dimes* et about 60 yards, and • gamin peplos of the later tube was nrojecte.l atso a great distance. Thin field, which skirts the Wizen and Preston turopikivroad, near the entrance to the Bail of Crawford and Bales:rue' demean, was coma Tinnily strewed with fragments of timber, wraps of iron, and brickbats. Thee* were firmly imbedded in the gres•atard, some of the heavier projectiles having been hosed several inches below the surface. Portions of the brickwork were driven in a distance of 300 yards. The persons killed are—Ann Tinton, 35 yean of see, who was found amid the nine of the boiler house, and Jeremiah Price, aged 25, • lasso cleaner, whose body was foxed eln earning away on the firs in the lamp house, which emu also d.strayed, being situated quite aloes to the boiler shade. x baelietenaker employed there was 'sty much hurt by The Wallas which were mattered with inimistible impetus on every side. Tbe aaderlookee also sustained aottsiderable injury la a similar sumac. INDFA. 4ND CHINA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. The following is our oorredpondent's letter, which had not been received when yesterday's Express was published: BOMBAY, Dn. 17. Just af , er the departure of lut mail, news was re ceieed,of the descent of a bsdy of Won ierees on one of our outposts near Bunnoo. Tue following account of their reception and expulsion is taken from the Lahore Chronicle. Sinos then no further irruption has been attempted. We intimated in a short Wee to our station friends on Monday that we had received intelligence of a descent of the Wasearees Usti, our frontier poseesaions of Bannoo, and that they had been signally defeated with lom on the 19th of November. It was added that the attacking party beat a precipitate retreat, and that the main body, finding tnat nothing but hard blows were to he had, had dispersed, espe cially as they heard that Major K. Taylor was himself in the field. We have, sioee communicating the above, learnt farther particulars to the eff,et that the hosiile tribes assem bled on the 18th of this ramth in large masses with the declared intention of attacking the frontier village. In the course of that day they crossed Boorum river, in the hills, and came down into the Glsomut• e Pass. The same night a detached party advanced from the pass upon three of our villages, one of which they overran, burning 1130111 grass roofs, bat otherwise doing no great damage. It appear that the people had anticipated the attack, and were consequently prepared; while the guards, ativioned in the towers of the respective villages, kept up so hot a mu .ketry fire on the m irmden that they retreated with the loon of some eighteen killed and wounded. At least two men were left dead in one village, and two have died since the affray, of the wounds they re ceived, while some twelve or foureen men were reported to have beet wounded and carried off, aecerding to the inv. Diable custom of the bill tribes. On our side oily one man was wounded. The detached invaders were met so warmly by the Irregul .r troops in the towers of the villages, that they were driven back, with the loss we have specified, in about a quarter of an hour : the entire body, on finding that ample preparations had been made to support our advancad poets, thought discretion the better pert of valour and returned to their homes, leaving the frontier as quiet as if nothing had occurred. A later letter says ;—" The Wuzeerees threatened to play the 8-1 with us in Bunnoo, but they have met their match in Major Taylor, and the storm has blown over. It certainly looked serlosts." The Puolaub levied have answered so well, in point of general efficiency, that we should not be surprised to hear of adetermination to Litres's° the number of the regiments. The Marquis Dalhousie reached Lahore on the 27th ult., and had since then visited and inspected every place worthy of attention. He had on his way gone to inspect the spot fixed on as the head of the Baree Dash Canal. Festivities of all kinds were the order of the day, and Lahore was gager than ever it had been before. A levee was held on the 7th, at which all the native gentry of the city were present. The meeting between the Governor-General and the ruler of Cashmeer was to take place at Wezeerabad, date not fixed on. Her Majesty's 96th foot had been ordered up to Lahore from Agra, consequent on the sickness prevalent there haying rendered the European Fusiliers inefficient. Sickness was if anything on the decrease, though will prevailing to a great extent. The Fusiliers had 299 men and 6 officers OR the sick list, and among the native troops 010: the 14th Dragoons and European artillery lists remained much as before. The Fusiliers are to leave Lahore for the provinces. The 3rd Light Dragoons were at Sealko'e, doubtful whether they were to re main there or proceed on to Wuzeerabad. At Moot tan there was little sickness, and the vast season had been mach more healthy than 1849. Colonel Boileau, Engineere, who had been there examining the for', left again on his way back to Ferczepore. The La hore treasure for re-coinage has reache I Bombay ; as also the contributions for the Great Exhibition of next year. Mr. Pringle has been sue 'ceded by Mr. H. B. E. Frere, as commissioner in Scinde, the latter gen tleman being succeeded as commissioner at Set ters by Mr. Ogilvy from Broach. P.S. TLe Hironick. of the 7th received by to-day's dank from Lahore mentions that the Europeans at I'estawur were suffering much from sickness, and that deaths were frequent. The 71 at N. I. had returned to cantonments on the 28th ult.; they had been out in tents for change of air, and had somewhat improved from it. Maharajah Goolaub Singh, of Cashmeer, had reached Jambe) on his way to Wuzeerabad. Should his highness's expected invitation of the Governor-Gcneral to Cashmeer be a warm and friendly one, it was under stood that it would be accepted—not otherwise. The Maharajah will, I should think, not be over anxious for the great man's presence at his capital—for all natives are firmly impressed with the idea that where we have once been as guests we have generally visited afterwards as conquerors! The Governor-General was to quit Lahore fur Wuzeerabad on the 11th. The 14th Dragoons and let Bengal Fusiliers are to leave Lahore for change of air, on being relieved by the 3rd Dragoons and 96th Foot. The following is a copy of the order issued by Sir C. Napier to her Majesty's 22nd, on presenting them with their new colours: it is simple, but much to the point. Regimental Orders.—Head Quarters' Camp Loodianaii, Nov. 30, 1850 -1 VW delighted with the appearance and state of the 22nd Regiment. I band 1,000 powerful, healthy men on parade, good soldiers all, and but 29 men in hospital, with trifling ailments, not a cue of fryer or dysentery among them. The wholei regiment is in good order, and fit in all points for war. My stay wu too short, and the ground too precipitous, to extrcue the re giment, but I saw enough to assure mo that it is fit to take its place in a line of battalions' or to be thrown out in front as a light corps, and in either position to do itself and its commanding officer credit I told the regiment that 1 feel proud of being its colonel, and I repeat it, I am proud—very, very proud of it. I brought the 22nd and 60th into the hills, that I might have two effective regiments under my band in case of sadden need. I hope that my successor will keep them both in their pees: nt quarters for the next two years. He will then always have two thousand healthy, strong, and practical soldiers reedy for service. I was glad to see the friendship which exists between these two fine regi ments. This makes men work well togefher in scion sod in every way that becomes soldiers. I now hid adieu for the present to the officers non-commissioned officers and privates of my regiment, with the hops that we shall again meet in England. But meet again or not meet again, my wishes will always be for their health, and for the glory of their colours in battle. (Signed) C J. Napier, General Com mander-in. Chief, and Col of H. M. 22-1 Rest. of Foot. Lieut. Sandy., 551 h N. 1., executive officer, Arracin district, was drowned in the schooner Cu,lew, when on his way to Sandaway. The little vowel was an chored some distance from land, when a strong breeze sprung op towards evening, and she sunk at her anchors, all hands perished. The Rev. C. D. Gibson, chaplain at Secunderabad, has obtained eighteen months leave to the Cape. Dr. G. Build, editor Bombay Time., is to-morrow to be semen into office as sheriff of Bombay. Our Singapore correspondent writes: " Letters received from Bangkok, dated Nov. 24, represent all quiet in that quarter, and trade was quietly re snaring its accustomed channel, as before the late and unsuccessful visit of Sir James Brooke. As from the tone aid behaviour of the latter, it was expected he would return with force, considerable uneasiness pre vailed • ' bit as soon as the Sia mese fi n d t h at our ob ject is peace, the trade will become as brisk as ever. ome interested parties would seem to encourage • contrary sentiment, but we have no reason to appre hend any inconvenience to our trade, or disorder in the internal economy of Siam. Jealousy and distrust are characteristic of the native mind, but these soon give way on • better acquaintance." LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held yesterday, at 1 o'clock, on the premises, in Princustreet Bank; Mr. Meek in the chair. The ordinary formalities having been gone through, the secretory read the report, by which it ap• poured that the nett profit to be sppropriated amounted to 28,8741. 161 Cl., from which a dividend of 6 per cent. and a bonus of 34. 6d. per share we. to be paid, leaving a balance of 3741. 162.6 d. to be curled to the unlit of the guarantee fund, which would then mount to 137,1091. lls. 31. The directors outgoing by rotation were Megan. Coding, Foster, Meek, and Tinter, who were re-elected without opposition. Upon the question that the :report be adopted, no discusaion of public interest occurred. Mr. &nods* and one or two other shareholder" asked a few questions upon details which were answered by; the chairman, or some of the directors present, to the satisfaction of the meeting. With respect to the guarantee fund, concerning which it we. 'eked whether it was fobs %other increaaed, and to an indrfinita limit, or whether • *maximum, if one was not already fixed by the ant, eosin no t be established, and the proceeds beyond that amount devoted to the benefit of the shareholder', the chair man ea; d that the directors had all felt from the first the Thal kaportanee of creating and maintaining such a fond. As t:ne bank stood firmly, by reason of the public confident*, so the public confidence we. reposed in them sunny by rea son of the existence of that guarantee fund, and much of that confining would be withdrawn if the fund were diminished. Thauks were unanimously voted on the motion of Mr. Bar ttriale to the chairman and direoton, au' a similar vote was cordially paused in honour of Mr. Pollard, the manager of the Baal, on the motion of Mr. 0. B. Harrison. The meet ing adjoused Ow a dttlag of WI in hoar. COLONIAL. CEYLON. (From our Correspond•rt. ) K ANOY,Dac 12. _ _ The Legislative Council met on the 11 th'November last, under the presidency of Mr. MCarthy, the acting governor, Sir George Anderson's warrant not having arrived. It arrived, however, on the 22nd ultimo, being brought out by Captain Ifigginson, the new Governor of Mauritius, who makes a short stay here, en route to his government. Sir George met his counc lon the 4th inst., for the first time. His opening address, together with a financial statement for the half-year, 1850, is given below. On the 2nd he held a levee more numeroasly attended than any that has been held in Ceylon since the time of Sir Edward Barnes. It is generally underst:od that he has received orders to reside frequently in Kandy, in stead of making Colombo always his residence. If this place could be made the seat of government, it would still be an improvement. Almost all the Europeans reside here, on coffee estates. Almost all the capital expended has been expended here. This province is also the latest of our native posses aims. These reasons combined, added to the coolness and salubrity of the climate, point it out as the most eligible, in fact the only proper seat of government. Tin heavy rains have ceased, and we have now fine bracing weather and strong breezes. Coffee picking is in full operation. The out-turn of the crop this year will be, if anything, under the quan tity mentioned in my last. It is, however, of a fine quality. In c onsequence of murrain umong the cattle, carriage is very expensive between this place and Cdombo, so much so that planters seriously contem plate delaying to send their coffee crops down for shipment. Coolies are plentiful and labour cheap. Sir George Anderson es address to the Legislative Council was rather in a Queen's Speech style, but it showed firmness and temper, and has made a good imprt colon. lie said: He felt sure all the .tt at' of his council would be directed to the attainment of he best interests of the a ilony. He was aware he succeeded to time. of trouble, but thole were not now to be th.iught o'. They had now the duty of attending to the interests of all, without distinction of party or interest. His was happy to find the revenue and expen diture in a favourable rate and thus he would not have that difficulty in the o,lllia rate, Lis government. He had '.every prosprct of a prosperous revenue, and should, he hoped, at no distsnt period, be able to propose to lessen the burdens of the people by diminished taxation —die imperative duty of all governments. Ile rejoiced lin the trafiquillity prevailing in the island. He assumed. the government under the meet favourable circumstances Ile felt assured of receiving the assistance of the council and the cooperation of the rfficcrs of government; and then he could not fail is accomplishing all he so earnestly and truly desired. This is rather different from the addresses of the late governor. He increased taxation and caused discontent. This proposes to reduce it and ensiarre tranquillity. One, by his manner, shows he holds to the Downing-street theory—tax to the utmost; the other says, "dimini-hed taxation, the imperative duty of all governments." We look to Sir George Ander son also to increase our non-official members of council, and, if possible, to mak , them elective. The half-yearly inspections of troops have been made by the General (Smelt) in Colombo, and he is now in Kandy for that purpose. There is one opinion only upon one solitary te ntenoe of the late governor. He said, writing to Mr. Wodehouse, " Get rid of the general," and every ore echoes the !eying. Jung Balladeer, the Nepaulese ambassador, is here, on his way home : he came Lowe some temples parti cularly holy. He has been feted by Sir Anthony Oliphant, Chief' Justice, one of the best men in this country. Lord Grosvenor, the Hon. LeVeboll Gower, and Captain Egerton are here (arrived by last mail) on a shooting excursion. May they have gond sport, and destroy hundreds of elephant., the moat destruc tive brutes imaginable. The Kandyane who were o transported for the disturban 44 ces in 1848, and had i c n on so tem st p o l r a t te a the time. lose ( o f )ut h o f f e is been pardoned, have also arrived. It is dreadful to u M a a n ia s e p ea orte a d iu ng Dem the m m . m ber, 1848, 21 have - died, 13 returned, 1 gone to China, and 6 unpardoned. 24 deaths out of 44! in one year three-fifths dead ! Surely same other place ought to be chosen as a penal settlement. An ordinance has been introduced to give district courts jurisdiction in cattle stealing cases, and to take away the right of trial by jury in those cases. Great opposition will doub less be made to it in its various stages, and unless much altered it will doubt less be defeated. Our obituary contains the name of Captain Bing. ham, R.A., who died from an injury while riding. He was universally respected. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney journals to the 10:h October are taken up with discussions respecting the transportation system. In the language of the Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 20, it is " the common question for the Austra lian colonies." The people of New South Wales are sensibly awake to the importance of the emergency, and are determined that, if the Legislative Council shall decide for the renewal of transportation, it must be in most flagrant contempt of public opinion. More meetings had been held in Sydney and the interior. for the purpose of enlightening their legisleo:s upon this point, which have also instructed them that their proper duty on the occasion was not to legislate, but to act as the moutl.-piece of the colony ; that they were not to decide whether transportation was in their opinion good or bad for the colony, but to collect the opinion of their constituents, and to transmit that opinion home, On the night of August 220, as Sir Charles Fitz roy was alighting from his carriage at the theatre, a stone was burled with considerable violence at him, struck the bayonet of one of the guards, and split the blade. The military being present happily prevented any serious disturbance. It is impossible to conceal the fact that Governor Fitzroy is very unpopular. The sessions of the Legislative Council were ad journed on October 2. During its sittings the prin cipal acts passed were those for establishing and endowing a university for hydn , y, for improving the organisation of the police, for regulating the corpora tion of Sydney, and for confirming certain presby terian marriages. The result of the transportation debate was the adoption of measure, with the view of pledging the Secretary of State that convictism should net be resumed. The report of the debate extends over no less than 87 column;, and contains a full de claration of the sentiments of the colonists on this momentous subject. There are within the limits of the city of Sydney, 288 houses with rents at .51. per annum; 1,493 houses let at above 51. and under 101.; 1,757 houses, let at from 101. to 201.; and 4,204 at 201. per annum. The present franchise gives votes to lees than one-third of the adult male population of the city. VICTORIA. Melbourne journals to the beginning of October, like those of the adjacent colonies, indicate a firm re solve on the part of the inhabitants to put an end to the transportation system. It appears at length generally felt that it will avail the other Australian colonies but little to close their territory against direct transportation, so long as the evil reaches them indirectly through Van Dmmen's Land. Oa this point the Meth() urns Argue eaborta " Let us knit ourselves together for a common effort ; let the Anti- Convict League be conducted with but one tithe of the energy and intelligence which led the Anti-Corn law League to such splendid triumphs, and teller times are still in store. The battle is an easy one, if the recruits are but sincere, resolute, watchful, and untiring." From all these demonstrations of public feeling, it is evident the inhabitants of Australasia are resolved not to submit any longer to be inundated with convict importations ; and they look signifi cantly to one advantage which America derived from her independence, namely, that it saved her from the obligation of receiving every year an importation of the refuse populati on o f Great Britain. The squatters of the colony had been completely startled by a recent land purchase. For the first time since the passing of the Crown Land Sales Act the power thereby given of purchasing by private con tract 20,000 sores or more at the minimum price had been brought into play by W. J. T. Clarke, Es q., who bought np a tract of 28,000 acres of land at Mount Macedon, including the principal stations of several eminent squatters, utterly destroying the tenure of these parties, who must either purchase or abandon their stations. The squatters are resolved to litigate the matter, conceiving that the imperial set (5 and 8 Viet., c. 36) only empowers the governor to sell any block of "nnsurveyed land" cor-sprialng 20,000 acres or more, and that the land la dispute does not coma within that definition. effe the 311&n lee fort Ani atu to e and bee oon idi Lea