The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1852.

will be, is incompatible with even the shadow of a
free press.
Orders have been given to strengthen the fortifi-
cations on the western coast of France, and the mea-
sures is said to be " an answer' to the announced
addition to the British navy.
Abcbelliader will return to Paris on Thursday, to
proceed by railway to Marseilles. Commandant
Boissonnet, at the request of the Emir, is to &mom-
pany him to Browse.
The works of preparation for opening the Impe-
rial and Royal Museum are neatly terminated,
under the superintendence of Count Horses do Vial-
Castel, and it is supposed that before the end of the
month the Museum will be ready for the admission
of the public. Amongst the objects to be seen there
are the uniform of chasseurs; the sword sad the
spurs which General Bonaparte wore at Marengo;
also a poinard, with a handle of rare workmanship,
given to him on his way to Egypt by the Grerid
Master of the Order of Malta. The imperial mantle
worn at the coronation is deposited there, as well
as the imperial crown, which, momentarily lost in
the wild scenes of 1848, was stowed away carefully
by honest persons into whose heads it fell, and was
afterwards restored to the Treasury. When M. de
Viel-Castel went to take it thence, it was still en-
veloped in the coarse linen wrappings which had
been placed round it for its better preservation. A
person long connected with the Murat family, M.
Lebel, has been for some time travelling in Italy in
search of articles belonging to the Emperor, and
will bring back, it is said, from Florence, various
objects of historical interest.
Lord Cowley, the English Ambassador, was re-
ceived to-day by the Emperor Napoleon, to whom he
presented the letters that accredit him again in the
quality of Ambassador to the Emperor.

ITALY.
PIEDMONT.

In the sitting of the 2nd of the Chamber of
Deputies at Turin, Count Cavour, Minister of
Finance and President of the Council, made his
financial statement, which was listened to with
uninterrupted attention. After showing that the
financial condition of Piedmont was fast recovering
from its prostration, owing to the preceding
measures, he announced that new loans were
only to be had recourse to for extraordinary
expenses, and in case there were no other means
of meeting them; that considerable reductions would
be made in the public expenditure, but that never-
, thcless some increase of taxation would be necessary.
This is to be distributed upon the entrance duties
now under discussion, the personal tax, the stamp
duties, the commercial tax, &c., and a new tax is to
be laid upon carriages. The amount of this
increase is laid at 14 millions of francs, which will
suffice to equalise the receipts with the expenditure.
The minister then presented four bills, viz., two for
the sanction of the budgets of expenses and receipts
for 18.53, one to authorise the government to levy
taxes until the end of March, 18.53, and one for the
alienation of two millions of francs of Rente.

I lion was a greeter step towards reaction than anything that
has been done nue DM. (Hear.) This resolution asserts,
" That this house, thankfully actoowledeing the general
prosperity, iinddeeply sensible of the evils attending frequent
j changes in the financial policy of the country, adheres to the
commercial system recently established, and would view with
regret any renewed attempt to disturb its operation er ha-
peds its farther progress." Now, let your lordshipsoblente
the terms of the resolution. Finn, it acknowledges deile
general prosperity, hut does not attribute it to auy isaweel
under Providence. lam the last man to deny that all WI
good we possess i. due to the bounty of an overruling Pro-
vidence, but in this case I must say that Providence has
blessed a human agency, end that we have a right to attri-
bute the prosperity in a great 'measure to the commercial
saws which lice recently bees established is this country.
(Cheers.) Then you go on to say that you adhere to this
policy, end would regret to see it impeded. Why ? lie-
cause you think it would be inconvenient. No doubt
there is great inconvenience in frequent changes of
financial policy, but such inconvenience might attend
changes from bad to good as we'll. from good to bad.
The Earl of DERBY (much ezcited)—There is not sue
word about inconvenience in the resolution. The noble
earl should take care, when commenting on a reaoluti
that he (twine, the exact words. (Cheers ou the minute
side, and murmurs on the opposition.)
The Earl of ABERDEEN.—It is my misfertune that I
am not able to read the wore. distinctly, but the two read-
ings amount to preci.dy the same thing. You am deeply
sensible of the " evils," but the evils of change exist ea
much quid change from bad as from go d, and I say far-
ther litat lookiogat this resolution, the logical inference
from it is, that you would change ihe system if you could.
(Opposition chetrs ) I say that so far for the interpreta-
tion of den resolution. If it be only the evils attending
change that restrain you, then I say you would change It
were it not for these evils. (Hear, hear.) That I Husk
is not setticient ground for adhering to a system you pro-
fess to adopt. No, my lords, if you adhere to that system
it is because it is " wise, just, and beneficial." (Good
cheers.) That is what I should like to vote, although I
should not refuse the resolution which has been Se-
ceded to by the other house' and which I think
was studiously worded to meet the feelings of the party
who act with the noble earl, and to avoid doing those feel
Urge any violence. Now, although I should like to vote
that the system was wise, just, and beneficial, I do not cell
on noble lords opposite to vote anything objectionable to
their feelings; but I refuse being pasty to a resolution so
immeasurably below my own convietions on the subject.
(Har, hear.) Ido not wish to enter largely into this ques-
ties, bat I could cot help expressing the very strung feel-
ings I entertain as to the total inadequacy of the resolution
proposed by the noble earl. (Cheers.)
Lord BEAUMONT intimated that he had an amendment
to propose, because dissatisfied as to the sufficiency of that
proposed by the noble earl. They wanted a pledge that
the policy which had worked so much good would not be
disturbed, and the best process fur obtaining that
was, in his opinion, to adopt the resolution which
had already been adopted by the House of Conine-me.
The noble lord concluded by moving the following
revolution as an amendment :--" That it is the opi-
nion of this house that the improved condition of the
country, and especially of the industrious dues, is
mainly the result of recent legislation, which has esta-
blished the principle of unrestiieted competition, has gibe-
limbed taxes, imposed for the purposes of protection, and
has thereby diminished the cost and increased the abun-
dance of the principal articles of the food of the people;
that it is of opinion that this policy, firmly maintained and
prudently extended, will best enable the industry of the
country to bear its burdens, and will thereby most surely
promote the welfare and contentment of the people; that
this house will be ready to take into consideration any
measures consistent with this principle, which, in pursuance
of her Majesty's gracious speech and recummondatiou, may
be laid before them.
aihiseration haring been pat, and no other peer seeming
di to rise,
Earl of DERBY said he had certainly been It :irons
of wairiug somewhat longer before he addressed their lord-
ship*, in order that he might know what view the house
rectally took of the posit oil in which they were at j.- .sent
placed ; but, as nn noble lord appeared inclined to tie, his
duty would not allow him to let the question be put with
absolute silence on his owu part. What lie chiefly deeired
to do, however, was to call their lordships' attention to the
position in which they were placed in consequence of what
took place in the preceding week. It would be recollected
that on 'Tuesday last the noble marquis who bad now
brought forward the motion gave notice of his intention to
move a resolution on the free trade policy of the country,
without stating at the time the precise words which he
meant to propose. In the course of a chart conversation
which took place on that occasion, he stated to the noble
marquis the ground. on which he hoped the house would
be:, pored the necessity of any conflict of opinion on the
subject. He said he thought it was most desirable that the
pest should now be consigned to oblivion, and that they
should look to that wbich was really important—nante4,
the future conduct of the government of this country. He
Men stated to the noble marquis the substance of the
amendment which he wished to submit in order to ascertain
whether it met his views and those of his friends. It was at that
time, ho believed, the intention of the noble marquis, if he
brought forward hie motion at all, to give notice on Tuesday
for that day, in order that noble lords who had goi.e down
'be the country might have an opportunity of recording
their opinion, and in order that those who were in London
might be induced to remain. He (the Hail of Derby) sug
=dto the noble marquis that he should postpone his
ecision on the subject till Thursday, and that if he
still persisted in his intention of moving a resolution to
which considerable objection was felt on that side of the
house, he should exteuil the period of notice. When he
came dawn to the house on l'hursday the noble marquis
met him in an outer room, acid off:red to show him the pre-
cise words which he =east to move He (the Berl of
Derby) had at that time written down the weeds which he
ventured to prepare as an amendment—words which be
thought would secure what the noble merquis professed to
desire, and what he believed all their lordships desired—
namely, a unanimous concurrence of °pinkies with regard
to the question involved. Ho placed those words in the
noble marquis'. hands. The noble marquis did not imme-
diately return they haviag stated that before adopting
them he must consult his 114,6111 A Who the friends were
with whom the noble marmxis consulted he did set know;
bet he knew that he was waiting for the noble marquis for
Remunerable pined, and that on returning to the house
the noble marque said, that though be could have wished
to place on record the words which he had pre-
he was rite willing to sear
Csd(the Had of Derby's), in order that there
might le ee divider*. Now, that was an exact
etli libel eneriereil • and so far was he from think-
IWe themembe whisk teak plies discreditable to the House
,of Laub. that he thought it was jest as example of the
manes, in which political opponents in that house were in
W lehit—and he hoped would always be in the habit—of
dealing with each ether, with frankness and with courtesy,
sok es fee as pantile, endeavouring to conciliate opponeuta
imbed of seabittering differences, and bringing about un-
neesessey divisions. The noble baron (Lord Beaumont)
seitl.les wan taken so entirely by surprise that he lost the
power of speech. Ho mast say that when the noble baron
lost the power of speak he mum be in a very bad way indeed
—(laughter)—for whenever he had heard him he had bees
tolerably fluent. (Renewed laughter.) But the noble bare.
slept upon it. (Hear, hear.) He came down to the house
on l'riday, and if he intended to move an amendment, he
was surely not then in such a state of bewilderment es to
be unable to give notice of it. (" Hear, hear," sad I
laughter.) Instead of that be canto down to the Men
that day —he (the Earl of Derby) having told his fennel
that it was absolutely no. mail for them to attend in OAF'
sequence of she general agreement—he came down to the
house and told them for the first time that he was about to'
move an amendmeut, and that the government must pros
i pare for a hostile division. (Hear, hear) Now he put it
to their lordships on both sides of the house whether, after
what passed on Thursday, and after the absence of notice
on Friday, they could, consistently with the order
and position of the house, consent to support the
amendment now moved by the noble lord ? (Hear, bear.)
He cosld not say that he thought any resolution was abso-
lutely called for; but, in deference to the opinion of the
House of Commons and many of their hardships, he had not
objected to place on record, beyond the possibility of contra-
diction, the principles on which the government in-
tended to act. And now he would ask, what was the ob-
ject of therm among their lordship's, who were the most
determined fret traders who hail been the most consistent
free trader+ from the beginning ?—for he mast say that
this immutable principle of free trade had had to struggle
against various and serious difficulties; and b., saw hardly
a single individual opposite who had not at one time or
other given votes in opposition to it. (Laughter.) The
noble marquis (the Marquis of Clanricarde) could not assert
that he had never given a vote against free trade ; for, al-
though not is person, by proxy he had certainly voted
against free trade in corn.
The Marquis of CLAN RIC ARDE —When ?
The Earl of DERBY—Ie Iteie. In that year Earl Fits-
williarn brought forward a motion in favour of free trade in
corn, and Lord Somalia' was ono of those peers whose
proxies were used in opposition to the Biotic)). (Hear,
hear.) If he was not mistaken, the noble marquis was sub-
sequently chairman of a committee on agrioultur il burdens,
and still further, he had the honour of finding his
name among those of the peers who protested
against the repeal of the corn laws. (Hear, hear.)
Ile did not blame any noble lord for chanting
hi. oeinions—they were all liable to change their opinions ;
bet he must say that if noble lords opposite were sincere in
their professed theirs to produce the greatest possible effect
by the affirm dim of free tin le, they ought to take that
course which would secure the largest number of
votes. With that view he fauna a resolution which
pledged the house, so far as say eaniation could do
so, to act for the future on the pelnlgim er free trade.
Now, with regard to the prosperity of asowy, he for-
tainly did not attribute it to one partied", cans, net did
be think there was any necessity for the essokaa
at all metier forth what the causes were. Ow wad
with regard to the late Sir Robert Peel. He (LMIE
' Derby) would not now enter into any discussion el
the wisdom or justice of the measure of ISI6. Ile differed
at the time trim its policy, and ho still more differed from
its jiaciee or the eropriety of its introduction by men who
stood pledged to support au entirely different principle.
(Hear, hear.) Ile proved the sincerity of his opinions at,
the time hr abandoning alleeeues with whom he hail long
actedactedeven the in .1t friendly footing; but from that time to I
latethli
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to' wouldis tttnlle dicnehf ya:t
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exprespion of his, either written or spoken, one single
thought that was derogatory to the right hon. baronet's
honour, or at all impugned his justice. Indeed the only
seriousmisunderstanding he ever had with his ever to be