The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVE/MG, MARCH 1, 1864.

M. Pilled died yesterday. This eminent func-
tionary of Napoleon 111. was born at Buten., in
Corsica, in 1810. He studied law at Aix, came to
Paris after the revolaike of 1830, was called to the
bar, and for a time was a pupil of M. Creoileux.
He was then an ardent republican, belonged to the
society of the " Rights of Man," fought in the
emeute of June, 1832, and signed Ledru Rollin's
protest against the state of siege. As be himself
stated in an electoral address, dated March 27,
1848, he remained for " 18 years in the breach,"
and he did not hesitate to join the popular move-
ment which overthrew Louis Philipps, The pro-
visional government sent him as a commis-
sary to his native country, Conks, and he
was returned a deputy to the Constituent
Assembly. There he sat with the extreme
left and voted for K Grevy's proposal that the
president of the republic should be chosen by the
assembly. But when Louis Napoleon became a
candidate, M. Pietri was one of the first to rally to
him. He did not obtain a seat in the Legislative
Assembly, but was made a prefect by Louis Napo-
leon, and administered several departments in suc-
cesaion. The coup d'etat found him Prefect of the
Haute-Garonne, and he was speedily called to
Paris to succeed M. de Maupas in the Prefecture
of Police, which poet he held till 1858. In 1869,
having previously been made • senator, he was
sent to Nice on a special mission to " work " the
universal suffrage which was to annex that province
to France. Latterly, M. Pietri has been, next to
Prince Napoleon, the most considerable representa-
tive of what is called " Napoleonian democracy" in
the Senate.

The settlement at the Bourse is heavy, and alto-
gether against the speculators for the rise. Bente
fell 15c., and Mobilier 21fr.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TORIDAT. MA2CH I. 3 A.M.

L Z., D. W. lr. Z. Q. 1.
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Hairs V.— -1
99 361 Z. 110[7 I o.ltlo,
Abordsoi ll3/ , ILL 34 WO O.—.
Wet • 31.0. X. 1 8 re 0.40
Ardromaa
Oreorscaelda 39.813 39. 1.8. W. 6 8 ro 0.13,
Galway in.scso, a 2 10 or ' 0.17
Valentla 29.46.4 L 6 12 re !OM
Cape Clear 29.47 43 SILL 19 Bro 'Ltd'
Queenstown 29.30 46, B.Z. 6 2 00 I—'
Liverpool
Holyhead 19.71 42 &N.& I 3 . 4 e :0.11
Pembroke 29.00,43 IL 3 12 e .0.14
Pentanee . 19.66'43 &Z. 8 15 or 0.30
Brest
L'Orlent 71:5 8. 614 c 0.20
Rochefort 29.84 1 8. 5 II eh •
Plymouth_ 49.08 44 ILL 13 11 cm 0.40
Weymouth 19.21146 IL 8. I. , 1 12 loe • •
Portsmouth .199.73144 8. IS 201r0,0.12
Loodou
Dover
,20.87 46 W. I 1 24 'Mb '
Yarmouth t19.77 IN 410 I
Scarborough 120.06 38 && W. 1512 to , 0.37
Shields
Heligoland 10.0044 ' 8.8.8. 0 14 to : ' •

PII.OIIaBLE
01 NOILTIMILN THUNIDAe.
L to 8. and 8.W., Coasts. S.W. to B.L and L,
fresh, rainy or mow. fresh to strong, some
rain or snow.
E. to R. and warrni. B.L to 8.W.. fresh to
atstrong.
B.B.W.ually, rain strong, with rain In
times. laces
L&L to fresh, dominos. As next above.
with some rain.
As next above.

liarinits. 8.8 Us W.A.'S.. &ten,
rain in places.
Nortgern=Bcottand.Unt Western= Ireland. Wake, and sad.
Amlastward England and itellgolandides. Bnntnern =ie! Cbannel and Elam gay. Eastern
s.

THE EDINBURGH "Wrrrussa."—This well known
journal, the principal organ of the free church of Soaked,
and long edited by the L 4 Hugh Miller, is defunct. " Had
hope of human reward," says the Wirnerr in its clueing
words, "been our spring of action, we should have
cherished a miserable delusion, and been fated to experience
a mortifying disappointment. 'Cursed be the man that
trusteth in man.' " The &woman says, "Especially,
should have been added, in clerical man—for with men in
general, honesty and independence, though they have their
pains, have in time their reward ; the peculiar misfortune
of our departed neighbour consisted in trying to use these
qualities in a position with which they were incompatible,
and among raga to whom they were inconvenient and un-
palatable. •W e have been the servants of the church
aloes,' sae the Witness's last words. If it had served its
country as faithfully as it has served its sect, its service
I would Dot have been so unprofitable, its clients so migrate-
ful, nor its would-he masters so unkind."

—tilii TH 011, MB: R. BID DI3 L PH, F. R. G. S. —Mr.
Robert Biddelph, the head partner in the bashing firm of
Suldulph, Cocks, and Co. of 43, Clutrimprroes, died on
Sunday, at his residence, in Futon-place. He was about
63 years of ice.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. —The weekly meeting of
the Contra Exeestive Committee was held at the Town.
ball, Manchester. yesterday. Sir J. Kay Shutt',worth,
Bart, presided ; anti there were also present Lord Edward
Howard, M.P., the Mayor of Manchester, Mans. A. H.
Heywood, S. J. Stem, J. Worrell, R. Minium E. Ash-
w Rom, G. L Ashworth, J. R. Kay, H. B. Far.
nori N.
J. Mast, H. Mama, W. Roberta, J. W. limier, (boo.
see.). W. Rathboae, jam.' R. H. Hutehinsce, and J.
Goodair. The hem. semetary reported that 101. 17e. 61.
had been received during the week, sod that the baboon in
the bank was 159,8671. 7s. 3d. Two packages of clothing
had been received ; 2621. 4a. had been received from Ripon,
making a total of 1,1621.4 e. from that locality. Mr. Fueall
reported an lucre's, of 1,763 persons receiving relief in 27
names last week as compered with the week.= week.
Grant' were made from the general fund :—To Ashton,
1.7001. ; Aedeashaw, 40/. ; Droyleise, 501. ; DukioSeld,
; Burst, 751. ' • Less 'Lod district, 3001. ; Mottrem,
1001. • Stelybridge, 1,7004 • ' Mellor and Ramegrene 15/. ;
Witte:a, 1001. • Harwich, 40/. • Burnley sad Habeergham
Eaves, 3004 ; 'Hawkshaw Lae, 25/. • Blimp, 4001. ; Bal.
tingles. 1504 ; Crompton, 301. ; Royion, 901. ; Oldham,
7501. ; Bomber Bridge, 60/. ; Whitworth and Facit, 2001. . •
Norden, 60/. ; Skawforth, 2001. ; Hyde, 1.500/. ; Bred-
bury, 1001. ; Stockport. 2,500/. ; Mamie, 1001. ; Wigan,
1.0001. ; and Mellor, 201 A grant of 51. 10s. was made to
GOMM, sad • great wan made for the superintendence of
labor at 21 lbs. to Cotyledon.
SELECT COMMITTRR ON STANDING ORDERS. —This
committee have declared that the standing orders may be
disposed with, and that the parties may be permitted to
nor, with their bills in the following **sea :—Pul-
and tStorrington and Steyniog Railway; Cannock Chase
lverhamptou Railway; Manchester, Sheffield and
Linoolothire Railway; Bristol and North Somerset Rail-
way (Beth and Estendons). provided in the latter case that
all the powers contained in the bill of which notice km not
been given be struck out ; 13elfsst Waterworks.
THE FAILURR IN THE METAL TRADE AT BIRJEINO-
HAM. —BIRMINGHAM, Fmk reference to this failure
it may be stated that the liabilities will, it is believed,
amount to more than 400,0001. The sorts are spoken of as
likely to be very large, but in transactions of such magnitude,
and of a character no purely speculative as these must have
ben, there is no saving what the actual realisation may be '
in • falling market for metals. I'he fall in the price of
Scotch pig iron is the assigned cause of the failure, but the
transactions must have been on • more enormous scale
then an be conceived to have brought about such a result,
looking at what the decline in the prim of Scotch pig has
bag suns the tat of January. Mr. Alfred Barker, wham
fainre ham taken piece under these cirounistance;, an..
ceded his father in bungee a few years Samos.
THE MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCR CONPARt.
—The first annual general meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held is the bead officio' at Liverpool yesterday.
Mr. W. J. Fernie, the chairman of the board of directors,
presided. The report and statement of accounts having been
taken as read, the chairman, in moving their adoption, said ;
that he was happy to be in a position to congratulate the ;
shaseholders on their semen. They had done • safe and o
prottable lousiness, for their set premiums up to the Slat of
Deosmber amounted to 72,8271., oat of which they had had ;
so pay about 27,0001. for losses and averages. They had '
also paid for their office fittings and preliminary expenses, '
and from the proat on their investments they could declare
a dividend of 5 per east. free of income tax. The report was
adopted unanimously. as were also resolutions re-appointing
the retiring directors and auditors, and thanking the
chairman.

trilTID STATES SANITARY Comm riTits. —A second
meeting of the London Committee of the United States
Sanitary Committee was held at 139, Regent-stmet, on
Saturday event . Mr. Cyrus W. Field In the chair. It
wu again attended by a larp number of the principal Ame-
ricans residing in Loudon. Mr. Bowles, of the Paris Com-
mittee, stated that on the continent they had been vary
sncessdol. Upwards of 10.000 dollars bad been subscribed
in Some, and large oostributioes in mosey aad goods from
many other cities in Gerasny, Switzerland, Italy, Ma. Dr.
Bellows, of New York, had informed him that books wen
much wanted for the sick, and many hundred volume, had
already bees forwarded to the committee. Good brandy
was also an article much needed, and had been liberally
supplied. He samara the readiness of Um Paris commit-
tee to join in the efforts of the English committee to obtain
the greatest amount of omelettes, in money and pods from
Americans, and from those English houses doing • la
trade with America. Many subscriptions were announced,
and dim some further discusaice the meeting wu ad-
orned until Thursday next, at two o'clock, at the London
Tavern, when it is expected • large number of ,lattaectial
gesilemes will attend.