The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, Java 22.

The Union Company's steamer Saxon arrived
here this morning. Her dates are—Table Bay, 21st alt. ;
Helena, 90th alt. ; and Ascension, 2nd inst. She brings 75
passengers, among whom are Colonel Freeze, C.B. ; Captain
Jamison, R.N. ; Cap,sin Herberden, LM. ; Lieutenant
Byres, and Mr. George Fitrgrove Narcissus.
The leading event at the Cape during the month was
the rejoicings in honour of the =urine of the Prince of
Wales. The 15th of May was proclaimed a public holiday,
when the event we. celebrated with treat Hat. At Cape
Town a royal salute was fired at sunrise, sod throulhont
theday the bells of St. George's Cathedral were rang. There
was a grand public procession at 1 o'clock, after which the
military, sailors, police, and the population in general were
entertained at dinner on the parade. This was followed by
rural games, and at 3 p.m. there was a public banquet under
the presidency of the Governor. In the evening the govern-
ment gardens were illuminated, and a grand display of tire-
weeks took place.'
Throughout the colony, in all the various townships,
villages, hamlets, and even solitary form residences in the
thinly.popu'atcd districts, there were similar rejoicings is
honour of the royal marriage.
The Colooial Secretary introduced his animal budget in
the Cape parliament on the 9th May. The eatimat I ex-
penditure of the year falls short of the estimated revenue
by 95,0001. To meet the cost of services not included in
the estimate and to defray temporary loans, the government
proposes to impose additional taxes to the amount of 150,0001.
Bills had already been introduced for that purpose, but
their fate was coesidercl doubtful, the general feeling of
the colonist, being against any heavy measure of taxation in
the present depressed state of the colony.
A strong party were in support of a motion to be made on
the day the Saxon veiled, that the time had arrived when
the introduction of a responsible goveroment war expedient
and desirable. _ _ _ . . .

The government had declined to appoint a board to
supervise the management and construction of tailergys..
The assembly had refused to renew the Public Roads Act.
The road department will therefore be closed.
All was quiet on the frontier, but cattle stealiog by the
natives was still prevalent.
The Saxon made the passage out in 31 days 14 hours, and
1 home in 31 days 15 hone.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, &RIMY gamma.

It seems to be generally understood that a
certain importance attaches to an article in the
Debate purporting to be a summary of information
received from "correspondents" at Vienna, and
published with the common, but not very explicit
qualification, "under all reserve." On many
former occasions the Debate, moved by influences
unexplained, and the explanation of which the
public may well dispense with, has lent its columns
to isolated articles which stand apart from the
ordinary policy of that journal, and which its
regular staff of writers are at no pains to avoid
coming into collision with—sometimes even the
very next day. The article now in question is
supposed to be one of these. The important pas-
sage, cited by moat of the evening papers, is the
following :

It is said at Vienna that Poland and the Pole have in all
Europe bat one sincere and disinterested friend who loves
them for themselves, and would see them honoured and
happy—but one friend who is powerful enough to command
a hearing when he pleads their cause. just enough to appre-
ciate the exact MONSUIII of their legitimate rights, and far-
seeing enough to propound with a lure hand the conditions
of an equitable and durable compromise. That friend is
France—France, devoted to every good cause—France,
who was the first to think of the calamities which
would befall Poland if her insurrection were to be
suppressed, and who woe the first to appeal to the
magnanimity of the Emperor Alexander at the same
time that she called in aid the co-operation of all other
governments. France is also the friend of Run's, and
of this Russia is not ignorant. What, then, can
be more simple than an understanding between
France and Russia to put an end, once for
all, to the misfortunes of Poland ? The two sovereigns are
most undoubtedly animated by the like desires ; they think
alike on many points ; they ahare the like confidence. Now,
if they were to interchange ideas, would they not do mare
in a few words sod with a few lines to advance the silo•
tion of the Polish question than all the cabinets and diplo-
i=lista of Europe would do in years! And this the rather
because of the interests which tend to an alliance between
Russia and France And the sympathies which already unite
the two sovereigns. Since they would discuss the terms
of a future arrangement with a frank cordiality, it is pro-
bable that they would soon aims to an understanding.
Russia having no longer occasion to be noxious about her
dignity would be all the hitter dispoard to 4,-cede to the
wishes of the Poles, recommended by France. It Franco

were to substitute her direct sad isolated action to thaf of
the three powers, which is too weak, for want of union, who
could complain of it! Certainly England would have no
right to complain, for it in she that has rendered a common
action impcesible by her fluctuating attitude. Al to Aus-
tria, she would rejoice at being relieved from a difficult
negotiation on a subject away connected with hoe own ice•