The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1852

FRANCE.
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lieut.- contains the flallowing notion eon-
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de pro bees repkaml ostler the empire of the common
tends of Ik. Sew seantslas Nevertheless the nepotishons
continue, awl k may be hoped that they will terminate fa-
vourably.
This announcement is put forward as a moans of
quieting the interests in France, which will be dis-
turbed by the sudden operation of the general tariff.
There really exists very little hope of a satisfactory
arrangement. On both sides the greatest irritation
prevail.. The real cause of the ill-will of France is
the violent opposition which has been manifested by
the liberal press of Belgium against the govern-
meat of Louis Napoleon, and the personal
outrages heaped upon the President by the
radical papers. Nothing has contributed to
exasperate the sore feeling of the government on this
side of the frontier so much as the recent publication
of a chapter of Victor Hugo's pamphlet in the radical
Obserrateur. On the other hand, the Flemings aro
full of indignation against tho policy pursued by
France of ruining their liberties by threatening their
commerce ; and the country is at this moment in
such a state of ferment against the catholic, that it ls
not practicable for Leopold to choose his advisers
from this party ; and even if the King were so dis-
posed, the present state of public opinion in his do-
minions would not permit him to make those conces-
sions, which aro insisted upon by France. I am
given to understand that some French statesmen of
eminence, whn have taken no part in the politics
of their country since Dec. 2, have tried in vain
to mediate with effect upon this occasion, and have
attempted, without the least success, to bring about
a conciliatory spirit between the two governments.
The King has no alternative but to restore the
Rogier cabinet, which is decidedly hostile to the pre-
tentions of France. The prolongation of this state
of things between Franco and Belgium is contem-
plated with much alarm by those who are interested
in the maintenance of peace. It is, in fact, a quarrel
in which the sword might be drawn sooner than
foreign countries are generally aware. The piracy
of literary works, so much complained of in France,
is a matter of very secondary import compared with
the freedom of the Belgian press. Louis Napoleon
is quite resolved to put an end to the opposition of
newspapers, which are written in the French lea-
guer, and find circulation with more or less difficulty
in the French territory. I have more than once
called your attention to the President's extreme sen-
sibility to attacks by the foreign press; and the Mc-
niteur of to-day contains a fresh token of the energy
with which he has sought to put an end to such. I
' mentioned in a previous letter that the Krems Zeitung
of Berlin, better known hero by the title of the Now
relle Gazette de Prune, the organ of the Schwarz-
Weiss protestants, has offended in this respect. To-
day the Monaca,- quotes the official paper of Berlin
to show that the editor of the Prussian paper has
been menaced with expulsion if he allows any fresh
attack against the French President to appear in his
columns. When Prussia is so complaisant, no
wonder the President is enraged at the sauciness of
Belgium.
The rejection of the treaty on literary property
between France and Holland has little or no politi-
cal signification. The States-General were deter-
mined to throw out any measure brought forward by
M. Sonsbuck, the foreign minister. This gentleman
has accordingly, we hear to-day, resigned; and as
soon ea his plw. has been refilled, fresh negotiations
will be opened with the French government.
It appears from a paragraph in the Bulletin de
Paris, that M. de Persigny ham contrived to feather
his nest pretty well since his installation in the mi-
nistry of the interior, six months ago. We are told
that this successor to M. de Morny has just ex-
pended half a million of francs upon a property at
Ramie on the Loire. Thiel sum is just ten tames the
amount of M. de Persigny's salary during the term
of hie ministerial career. Before the faithful follower
of the fortunes of Louis Napoleon was Installed in
the hotel of theltuc de Grenelle, I am not aware that
he was in the possession of a better Income than
Goldsmith's parson. People naturally inquire where
the mine of gold was turned up which has made of
the minister so considerable a landed proprietor.
Certainly the remark of M. Prandial= falls with par-
ticular force at such a moment, when he pants
to the poverty in which poor Marrest died,
and to the penury in which Lamartine lives,
and indignantly exclaims, " Yet the provisional go-
vernment was branded with the calumnious stigma
of peculation. No! there was never a body of more
disinterested or better-meaning men."
H. Roinieu is about to be made a councillor of
state.

A correspondent of an Hungarian newspaper, who
came to Paris with M. Teleki, in 1848, has just been
expelled from France.
The Pays, following the example of the Moni-
ker, announces this morning the reduction of its
price to forty trance. Together with the reduced
price, this journal promises the further attractions of
an increase in eine, and in addition t. the usual poli-
tical articles, a set at special columns, dedicated to
each of the great moral and material interests of so-
ciety. The names of many illustrious and eminent
men, who will join the newly organised journal, will
be announced on the 18th of August. I believe the
secret of this movement to be that the Pays is about
to be appointed a semiofficial organ, directly in-
spired by the government, but empowered to enter
the arena of political disemeion with more energy
than the Monikner, bound by precedent to observe a
grave demeanour, can conveniently do. The pliant
M. de Lagnerroniere will remain the chief editor.
MM. Granite de Cassaignac and de Cessna will
again find congenial employment for their pens.
M. de Cormenin will write upon administrative
law, M. Girand on public instruction, General Dan-
mu on war and Algeria, M. Stourm, councillor of
state, and M. Niaard on literature. Should this plan
be realised, it will go far to consummate the ruin of
many of the other paper, to whom the monopoly
and price of the Monsieur has already given a very
severe blow.

The licootints of the second ballot forth. Conncils
Goners' continue to be of the same complexion. The
number of abstentions is everywhere greater than
before. The most striking fact is the election of M.
Jules Fevre as an opposition candidate both at Lyons
and St. Etienne. In the latter town M. Bain, a mo.
°Waist candidate, has also been returned.

The acrouelleMent of the wife of Don Miguel is
now placed beyond a doubt by the following official
communication, sent to the Vision for publication by
Don Oassa de Castro :

A M. the Commander Da Gum de Castro.
Measieur,—His Majesty the King, our august muter,
orders ms• to communicate to you, in order that you may
give the requisite publicity to the announcement, that the
Queen, his august spouse, gave birth to a well-formed prin.
am this day (the sth instant) at a quarter to four in the
morning. The accosich-matt was in every respect favour-
able, and her Majesty the Queen and the august primes,
are in the best possible state of health. God preserve your
excellency. 10A0 DS LIMOS.
Palma of Heubult, Aug. 6, 1852.
Commander do Castro, who signs himself as "of
the council of his most faithful Majesty," states that,
according to the usages of Portugal the title of the
newly-born heir presumptive to the crown is the
Princess of Beira.

There will be a great gathering of bishops at
Cambrai on the 15th and 22nd of August, to take
part in a religious festival, for which immense pre-
parations are making. Cardinal Wiseman, followed
by a long train of pilgrims, is expected from
England.
At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose
20c., closing at 104.70; the Threes rose 5c., and closed
at 74.85. The above rise in the funds took 'due
alter two o'clock, the Four and-a-Half per Cents.
having been u low as 104.35. Indeed, the last
transaction for cash was done at 104.40. All other
securities closed at lower prices. Bank of France
shares fell 17.50 ; St. Germain Railway, 15 ; Rouen
and Marseilles, 12.50 each ; Northern, 8.75; Orleans
and Lyons, 7.50 each ; Strasbourg, 6.25 ; Dieppe,
3.75; Lyons and Avignon, 2.50.

ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.

The C'orriere Mercantile of Genoa says, with re-
ference to the report of the approaching withdrawal
of the French army from Rome, that there is no

prospect of the realisation of the precedent oondition
of the organisation of the Papal army. There are
ao funds for the purpose. Only about 800 or 1,000
Swiss and Clemens have yet enlisted. Irish bigots
is plenty might be had, but the English government
will prevent them.