The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR.

(BT BMW= AND BRITISH

PARIS, MONDAY.

The Emperor opened the session of the Legisla-
ture at the Palace of the Louvre this day. The
Imperial speech contained the following passages :
"Messieurs Ekinateurs, Messieurs D6put4s,—The
year which has just passed has witnessed, despite
certain anxieties, the consolidation of peace. All the
rumours designedly propagated upon imaginary
pretensions, have fallen of them Ives before the
simple reality of facts.
" My relations with foreign powers give cue the
most entire satisfaction, and the visit of several
sovereigns has further contributed to strengthen
our ties of friendship. The King of Prussia, by
coming to France, has been enabled to judge for
himself of our desire to unite still further with
the government and the people who march towards
progress with sure and calm step.
" I have recognised the kingdom of Italy from
sympathetic and disinterested motives—to recon-
cile two causes, the antagonism of which is dis-
turbing everywhere men's minds and consciences.
" The civil war which is desolating America has
come to compromise seriously our commercial in-
terests. Still, as long as the rights of neutrals
shall be respected, we should confine ourselves to
offering up wishes that these dissensions may soon
come to an end."

EXPRESS PROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVIAIIIO.

The Pays contains an article (signed Grand-
gnillot) of extreme virulence against the Ricasoli
cabinet. Whether this is merely a Parthian arrow
of the writer, who, it has been said, is about to
leave the Pays, or whether it expresses the views of
the government, we shall, perhaps, be able to
judge after the Emperor's speech to-morrow. If
K Grandguillot is now of any authority, K Rica-
soli must be in a very bad way indeed. The Pays
speaks of the news from Italy received "at the
moment of going to press" as extremely bad.
The bad news is that all the bureaux of the Turin
parliament having instructed their reporters to
make considerable changes in the administrative
laws presented by K Ricasoli, he has resigned
himself to acquiesce in the amendments. The
Pays thinks it lamentable that a government, for the
sake of prolonging its existence for a few days—ob-
serve that IL Grandguillot affects to know that the

Italian ministry is doomed—should be reduced to
submit to such conditions, and thus to show itself
unworthy of the name of a government. It pro-
ceeds to allude to the Emperor of Austria's recent
inspection of troops in Venetia, and the threats of
war in the spring, supposed to have been uttered
by him on that occasion, and then asks whether
K Ricasoli is prepared to meet such an eventuality?
"No, a thousand times no," says the Pays, an-
swering its own question with emphasis, and M.
Ricasoli knows that "the weakness of his cabinet
is the sole strength of Austria." The writer then
taunts Ricasoli with his English sympathies,
alleging that Italy now inquires whether he has
"always looked for alliances in the best quarter,
and whether, in the pursuit of friendships as
recent as barren, he has not neglected more than
he ought to have done old and fruitful
affections." If Austria were to invade Italy at
this moment the latter could not, as AL Grand-
guillot thinks it right to remind. her, make any
serious resistance, except at Alexandria, and
would be forced at once to give up Lombardy and
Lomellina. He concludes with the aphoristic
sentence, " It is the peculiar talent of the Ric:moll
cabinet not to do anything in time—not even to
reeiffm"
I have heard nothing to-day, either in con-
firmation or contradiction, of the rumour that
the departure of the Mexican expedition was
suspended. The Patric, whose business as an
imperial journal Is to show that universal
suffrage is always desirous, prompt, and eager to
march in the furrow traced by bayonets,
says that deputations of notable inhabi-
tants from districts bearing the following
not (for the most part) familiar names, viz
Mexico, Queretaro, Xalisco, Zacatecas, Sonora,
Durango, Tamaulipas, San-Luis-Potosi, Chiapa,
Tabasoo, Oaxaca, Thiscala, Mechoacan, Cohanila
and Guanaxato, went to Vera Cruz at the end of
December to beg the representatives of the three
intervening powers to establish aliberal monarchical
government in Mexico. It adds that fifteen
out of the twenty Mexican provinces have
pronounced for a monarchical !government.
Whatever may happen, I think it not doubtful that
the project of giving Mexico to the Archduke
Maximilian as the price of Venice has been upon
the lapis. Turin letters speak of a council of war
at which the Emperor Francis Joseph stated that
there was no alternative between war and the (m-
-aim' of Venetia. According to the Vaferland, he
exclaimed, while the matter was under discussion,

"I would rather die than submit to the shame of
selling Venice."
The "Mont de Pi6t4" (pawnbroking establish-
ment) has lately opened a new office iu the Fau-
bourg St. Antoine for the reception of bulky articles,
such as pianofortes, tables, and other furniture.
The reason for this measure is that many skilled
workmen, who make such things on their own ac-
count, are in great distress for want of a ready ;
sale, and are preyed upon by a special species of
usurers who take advantage of their necessities.
The Emperor has granted a free pardon to M.
Fabian, the editor of the Obeereateur Curse, and a
member of the Corsican bar, whose sentence to im-
prisonment for a libel on the Procureur Imperial
created quite a commotion in the island. The law
officer came to Paris to justify his prosecution, but
the Emperor seems to have shared the general
opinion, that it was frivolous and vexatious. It
may be remembered that the alleged libel consisted
in a simple statement that people were surprised
at the absence of the Procureur Imperial from the
rejoicings on the Emperor's fête day, more par-
ticularly as he was seen walking about elsewhere
while they were going on. The Corsican court
held that, before promulgating such a serious alle-
gation, it was the duty of the newspaper to have
made inquiries, and that inquiry would have shown
the Procureur left the procession on account of
indisposition.
Prince Ghika, formerly Hospodar of Moldavia,
died at Naploe on the 14th ; there is now, there-
fare, • pretender the less to the throne of Prince
Cousa.

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CSI Nlf /LFLINAT COMP/MT.

A motion was made by special leave in this case, ma
Natuntay, for ea iejairetioa to reands the &deadest@ from
tader Mathis ponsessica of at. Thomsen Hoepital or
sa them: is the manse, of the powers oraferred by
the Lamle Classes Act. It will be menembered that
the compsay, bevies given nodes of its adeatica to
take a part of thsperainse cif the hospital, was emir-
pelledby a forgoer suit ta this court to take the whole;
and that the coespossatioe payable for the whole was
tied b• the umpire appeases& by the Board of Trade
at •.".•,,OUVI. This aunt having • few days ago both
mid into court, the company thenstra attempted to take
possession of a portion of the premier, sad opal being re-
io,tal or threatened with reasteace by the odiMals of the
li.upit.d. recourse was had or proposed to be had to the
aid of the sheriff, aceordieg to the provision for that par•
pose mothined is the Lands Clauses Act Up= this the
prk•sent motto was made. The governors of the 1
.dioged that under the Channg.crosa Railway =ll
tid, they were entitled to twelve create'
notice of the intention of the compsay to lithe
for entire hospital for the purposes of their railway, and
that uo such notice had been gives. The clause is gaieties
provides that " the company shall not enter upen any lead
of the governors of the hospital until the 01101001011 01
out• year after the time of giving autism by the
company of their intention to take the laird."
The defendants contend that this provision has
boon already complied with, inasmuch as they gave notice
more than twelve months ago of their intention to take part
of the hospital, to which the plaintiffs replied by nu=
them to take the whole, and this counter-notice as
the original notice, and made it in effect a notice to take
the whole. The defendants' argument, therefore, is that
the ootice required by see. 68 of their act is the notice to
treat contemplated by the Lands Clauses Act, which wee
given more than twelvemonths ago. The plaintiffs, IN
the other head. contend that the clause in the epeeist ate
does not refer to any notice given ender the Leads Maw
Act, sod further that, if it doss, the mot ee least stiff be
• notice intending to all the plaintiffs' Mad. They allege
that the clause in question was inserted foe the itheeil pea
team of the hospital, and that its object was to give the
governors twelve months notice to make arrangements after
it should be atheneum' that they would be turned out. It
was agreed dorms the argument that the motion shook:
be th i read nto • motion for decree.

Mr. Roll, q.c., Mr. thirard, (.2.c., Mr. Buggint!, 9.C.,
and Mx. Meensighteu appeared for the pleintiffs ; Sir Hugh
Cairns, tj.C., and Mr. Osborn for the defendants.
The ‘seeiliancellor delivered judgment thus morning.
He seal that be was of opinion that the contention of the
plaintiffs was the true construction of the act. Taking
the words of the section strictly, they pointed to the idea
that the twelve months was to be rearmed qui any notice
from the time of the notice, and to the extent limited by
it. And when the probable intention of the legis-
lature was taken into consideration this view was
confirmed. The object of the !twelve monthi clause
of cosine was to enable the hospital to prepare for the m-
inimal of patients, and it was absurd to suppose that the
time for &analog the entire establishment was to be
reckoned from a ootice to take only a small portion of it.
There must, therefore, be ao order es:damming the company
from entering upon or retaining possession of the land of the
plaintiffs until the expiration of the year from the 26th
July, Aso, the day on which the defendants served notice
on the plaintiffs that they bed appointed an arbitrator to
concur with the arbitrator appointed by the plaintiffs in
Sung compensatiou for the land to be takes. Liberty to
apply in repent of the deposit.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commimioser Goulbws.)
IN RI MUTT W ELLA TOEING, AS ATLOILIKT.
Some lima si'4 it will be remembered, an attempt was
made to obtain an adjudication against the person named
above, who is sow in custody is Newgate, awaiting his trial
os a criminal charge. The edjudicattos was disputed oa
the ground that there bad bees no sulkiest troilism, end no
act of bankruptcy.
His Honour now gave *paint. He maid this Indio&
alleged was that of • scrivener, • deseriptice whisk bed
give. rise to more litigatios, mere disressioe, more kir.
breadth distinctions, and more reflood ressosiega, the.
al-
most any other known to the bankrupt law. It might have
bees hoped, in the late amendinest of the law,
that thou qualities would hare bees pat et
rest. In this cue the evideace was sot sufficing to support,
the allegation that this man was a trader u • mosey seri.
veoer. Only cue or two Maleness were deposed to—
strictly only one —the cue of • seestiniedeed far 1,0001.,
where, outer pretence of being paid or his meta, which
would rely cone to 101., Yoga( thought it right to
make his own terms, arid to pet his costs at
tut.--• most duireputable thing far a sees selling
himself • solicitor. list as meteor., of that Mad, or several,
if there were such, would not sullies to prove that the man
bad held himself out to the world as a scrivener—u a per-
son who received =rosy into his custody to isnot for
others, Rod made a prudt thereby. The best definition
of what coutituted • scrivener was that gives
be Loral Ibis's, is the CYO of the &mignon of Wardell v.
Gasbigee, an Holt's Reports. The evideace only
went to show this—that Young warn quite ready and willing
to take the mosey of anybody who would entrust him with
it, sod to do what he liked with it As to the act of bank-
ruptcy, he also thought the evidence insufficient. It was
an act of bankruptcy fora trailer to keep house with intent
to delay his creditors. The evidence was that Your bean
in Newgates, refused to see a creditor who had obtained
premiums of the magistrates to have an interview with
bini. It would be • strong inference to my that a man
shut op in prison, who ref r.red to see a creditor nailer each
di graceful circuuntaoces, began to keep bourne in the arose
contemplated by the act Therefore, os both grenade, the
leakraptcy would Le annulled.
Mr. Sergood said fur costs ; but his Honour refused to
allow them.

LN RC 1601C11.-11111 ANKRICAN
444:17.3.4 pawns.
The bankrupt, lam al tie Roods la Vie Ptak dm
of the New York Hold, Lasstar•slairsi, sad sew •
prisoner an the t/oreo's Prism. apples far Ms mime tress •
custody. The bankropt, who is sided t• be • mike al
one of the Moutheru States at alliNfra, ems semoily
charged with stabbing • fellow-primmar, • Nordismr.
Is aiammation the bankrupt stated that he wee set •
trader. He ettnbuted his bankruptcy to the sasanseelp. of
remsuascam from his house is New Orkans, owing to the
present daflicultiew au America. He bad debts due to him
of about 10. The dart due to Messrs. Hawes was for the
hire of carriages anal hursts. When arrested M this country
be had about 4,010) franc an Meson. trreen'a bank at Para.
He had MVO, told Hawes th.tt he bed 10,500 francs there,
whatever money was there had been spent. He had an
estate is Niasiasipi. called Wolf Lake Gap, containing
I,lalo armee. There were 130 mynas oo it, worth slams
1,010 dollars each.

IS TUX

the ili.rge:ralaai another learned gentleman appeared is
cn.

It sive* ring that proper notion bad ad bees served, the
appbestam was raided, and the bankrupt was taken back
to puns_ _ .

(Before Mr. Commiosioser Holroyd.)
1:1 RI J. J. DILL.

The bankrupt was a shoe manufacturer, of Southwark.
lmdge-road, late it. partnership with Baiul'ndge. The case
was disposed of some four or five years ago, what Deli's
certithate was wholly refusal by Mr. Commissioner Evans.
Ile appealed to the Lords Justices, but obtained no relief.
11. tow applied, under the larth section of the new act, for
an milord ilweliazge.
Mr. .1. Turner opposed the application ; Mr. Lewis sup.
is.rted.
Mr. Tamer said it appeared from the evidence taken in
the c..,, that up to 17lrll the bankrupt was • mere silvan-
snot about tow.., end he had really got hold of Bainbridge
for the purpose of carryieg out • swindle. Within three
months of the baukruptcy he had oldaineil goods on
creld, and hot disposed of them out of the regular course
of trade, for which he was Kahle to be indicted.
He Kul made a tool ~f lhoubridge, who was a very stupid
After the l..nkruptey he pereuaded Bainbridge
to rite Atherici, without surrendering. lrell then filed
&reunite in the court. U. which he represented Bainbridge
to have drawn out while he himself had ouly drawn
out 1121. Itaintehlge returned sooner than was expected,
hut Ikll again got hold of him, made him drunk,
sod adviskal him to go to Germauy, but without effect.
The assignees also charged the liatkrupt with having
r..ftimitted perjury in his examinations before the court;
deo melee the 2'Jlst section of the new act, with out
having fully discovered or disclosed hie estate.
th. Honour said that those were offences for which
the bunkrupt might have been made answerable elsewhere.
All but now to consider was the commercial (deems
,Pvvieed under the 170.0 reaction of the new act ; Lodes them
offsoces were specifically defined, the evidence in peed d
them most le esiu.ally specifies
Mr. Turner then read the evidence taken under the bath-
and rontetided that it was euffieient to bring the
withie the clause of the penal section in the
mew act. As protection had limo withheld for twelve
tenth., soil the laukrupt had only been six months in cus-
t...le, it was submitted that ho ought to be imprisoned fur
%leo do mouths, or ordered to be indicted.
Mr. Lewis urged that the bankrupt had been sufficiently
punished, acid that it would be motility to all principle of
;u-ive 'edict a man for offences committed five years ago.
since his protection was refused, the baukrupt bad been
enraged in Weems in London, but the assignees had made
on attempt to take him.
Ills Homer reserved his judgnisfiL

StItl..VM ACCIDENT WHILE HUINITINC.-012 Satur-
'll). Lot. while Thomas Greenwood, Esq., J.P., of Crake-
kill, was following Lord MHhlletoo's foxhounds, his horse
ident.dly fell, and he w u throws to the ground. When
tekru un he was inseesitile, sod was conveyed to Mr. C.sitt-
Ilindhouse. at Foulrise, neer Besedsby. Dr. Hall, of
"Iwinlttoo, sad Dr. Husband, of York, were immediately
ant for, and they reported the spine to be seriously injured.
Ile. treene.ssl now lit, in a very precarious state.
f)st Friday evenill.4 a large rope factory at Peat's
Hill Plymouth, was destroyed by firs.