The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-13 00:00:00

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIENFAISANCE.

Among the many charitable institutions for which
Landes is remarkable there is nese that ma have stronger
interest for the British public than that, the some of which
appears at the head of this nodes. The Frani% sad
Eleglielt nations, after bevies bees for many esaturies su-
mp& in hero rivalry the me stalest the ether, have
seseally come to a better sense of the duties et their high
11111lim as civilians of the world, Ned sow wage as brothers
le arms a stern war against einliestlin's great sassy. To
sash a cassaba shanty meet appeal la van, and thin-
bee we wine by as means surprised is Gad that at the
hslighsessiffesisp evening, at the lissom-square flosses,
la eY if for Asti de Htaolhlmsas, the British public
showed, by • immerses end bsffiat attendasee, their
sense of the services ef ear pliant allies la the Eastern
war. This moiety, headed is 1842 by the late gifted
Count IPOrsay, main the petrenego of the thou French
ambaseader, Cent it. Astaire, has been the mesas of m-
antas bumble of dearth, Freedman, whom political
or Mist muses had driven to take refuge amongst as.
Zing Lens Philippa was its meniffesnt patrol, having
glees 4001. to its fends when in Ragland en a visit to
ear Questa ; It was also aided by the republic,
mil bee dully meshed a prompt and liberal re-
em/alike by the preeeet Emperor of the French. But it
is to the Belli* public, so Wag and so well trained in the
melatemassetmluatery histirsticas, that the directors of
this shanty leak mainly for support; sad there is Me
doubt tut that that pablis who mat 20,0001. to the citizens
'Camber' es an measles et disaster, and which makes
its liberality hit to the remotest owners of the world, will
remember, when the peer Preach exile applies to them for
meistemee, that be is the eraatryana of the bran soldiers
el the Alma sad el lakernman, who fought by oar side in
the bear ethnic, sadism aid oar soldiers in the time of
'shiner or Menem A gratifying proof was afforded yesterday
awning of the interest which the ex-royal family of France
matinee to take is everything that pertains to fatherland,
p the samba of rich sad tasteful presents with which its
wine mesabess swished the little lottery which is one
rifle bemteekne ides, for the maintenance of the natl.
Wks. Gases Rano Seat a weabion embroidered by her
ewe hand., the Dadra da Xesmare a similar present, and
the Duchess d'Aumde &jewel man of eonsidmble vales
and esquisits weehmeaship. • The Princess de Joinville
esaldbeted a splawilff illasdnated album, and the younger
heanillss of the fray a twiny of browse and statuettes ;
the meet rsisashablebeleg a vase mat In by the Count d'ia.
!lees wady sad pressen made the lottery a seem if
peal ipso* and asillinett, sad the result was ammiesett
able @Ma Is Salmi at the charity. The ball was, as
ass i brie eft% yd. 11111 advantages of French supee-
i•dadaes,sbyaat mmemsfaL The company, to the
suslimn of IMO 4111, leek full advantage of the szeelleet
sal Nallabsimit posided by Xt. Charles Booed sad his
solisele i nd esming in the various fashionable ferias
toss WI ye Is II lide bear. Absadanee of first-rats re-
ilisehmentle was predied, and everything went off with the
=MM. The only drawback was the absence of the
embesseeler, whom every as. expected to have been
posat at the smaivarsary of a charity devoted exclusively
11111.1MMIS eras poorer dames of his fellow-countrymea.
is Se appsy mat so fas as to attribute his noel-
Imers abuses is the fact that the moiety had relieved
IMO of the pealed elites of the present ripiese ; but it is
not at all lately that a man of the high character of Count
Walewski would attempt to pat limits to charity, whose
function Is to reline distress wherever it exists, without
over-nice inquiries as to the antecedents of the recipients.