The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-14 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14.

Ar St. Helena, Naroteort, in a conversation on
the return from Elba, declared he left that island to
become in France " the monarch of peace." The
nephew knows the stoiy. At Bordeaux on Saturday
Louts NAPOLEON said " Certain persons declare the
Empire is only war; but I say the Empire is peace."
In the Chamber of Commerce at Bordeaux no senti-
ment could be more welcome. War is the direst
enemy of trade, and the would-be Emperor is en-
titled to the full credit of being able to suit his
harangues to his audiences. No one knew better
than NAPOLEON Tilt: FIRST how grateful to the
bulk o! a nation is an authoritative speech on
PIert—NAPOLEON THE THIRD is e3ually in-
formed upon the ankkect. "We have, (said the
new French Ruler,) " V° have immense waste ter-
ritories to cultivate, roads to open, ports to dig, rivers
to render navigable, a system of railroads to com-
plete ; we have opposite to Marseilles a vast kingdom
which we must assimilate to France ; we have to
bring all our great western ports into connexion with
the American continent by a rapidity of communi-
cation which we still want; lastly, we have ruins to
restore, false gods to overthrow, and truths to be
made triumphant." • • • " War is not made
for plensore, but through necessity ; and at this epoch
of transition, where by the side of so many elements
of prosperity spring so many causes of death,we may
truly say—woe be to him who gives the first signal
to a collision, the consequences of which would be in-
calculable." Thousands will find this last sentiment
echoed in their own hearts: but the very nature of
such an utterance by such a man makes thoughtful
people anxious to estimate the intentions of the
speaker at their real worth—and at no more.
When Loris NAPOLEON, in 1848, solemnly swore
before the representatives of France to preserve the
Constitution, the majority of the Chamber, and the
bulk of the French nation, believed in his sincerity.
"He is an honest man," said one representative, who
sat next to a few doubters;—" He is an honest man,
and will keep his oath." When, after he had sworn
this allegiance to the State which had elected
him as its chief officer, Louts NAPOLEON vo-
lunteered some additional protestations of
his sincerity— let us charitably assume that
he felt grateful for the trust reposed in him, and
meant honestly to keep his word. But what are the
facts? What were the results? How did he adhere
to that solemn vow, and how did he redeem that
supplemental protestation? The coup cretat gives a
reply ; and so long as history cares to record the
events in which Louts NAPOLEON has been involved
there must remain the three cold naked facts that be
swore; that ho broke his oath ; and that whilst men—
aghast at the perjury—hesitated what to do, he
placed his power upon a basis of terror, by sweeping
the streets of Paris with musketry and cannon.
How, then, can men rely upon this speech of Peace
at Bordeaux? The same charity that might lead us
to believe Louts NAPOLEON intended to keep his
oath of the 20th of December, 1648, would incline us
to give him credit for intending what he said at
Bordeaux on the 9th of October, 18.52. France does
indeed want peace. She does want canals, and har-
bours, and drainage, and ports—she has ruins to
build up and lines of communication to open. If
France could be wisely governed, and could have se-
cured to her the full advantages of her situation in
Europe ;—if her trade and lier industry were free—
and her natural riches had thee fair chance of
full development, there can be no doubt bat she
would become one of the most wealthy and pros-
perous—as she has certainly always been one of the
most intelligent and important—countries of the
world. If she had fair play, there need be no
poverty in the whole country. Fine position, beau-
tiful climate, abundant minerals, vines, oorn, manu-
factures, end an eminently skilful people—are all
Isere. How important, therefore, to France is Peace,
without which all other rational prowess is next to
impossible. Tens of thousands of hearts will vibrate
to the wardsrof her FRESIDENT--" Woe be to him
who gives the first signal to a collision."
But what a clammy doubt must follow that vibra-
tion. Does the would-be Empower mesa login that
=real ? Will his deeds agree with his weeds ior is
he phoyiag
_up to what be kills were the necessities
of his peen= at the time be spate ? Is he an
holiest man, speaking whet he hob ; or only en
actor, saying the wards and rode( the part
most likely to extort frees his audience that
" Vire l'Empereur " which It he. been the object
of his canvass to swore P Wish as we
may—bage ee we may—tbe only =ewer to be found
is in his ewer. One when word is worthless—and
whose oath he. been brawl—eau only be judged by
hie adios. By hi desk alone can Louis Narol,sox
be safely wedersteed.
Bo far an bis resent policy is concerned we see him
grasping at hair power which will &skim soca
be in his hulk In his imltcLor ism we lad
provision made kadditional both by had and
sea He Inmates the Austerlitz, an mums=
steamer of pester pewee than any yet tried
in the =teal operations of war—be emsatrates an
uneenal amber of troop on the &Wm leafier,
and them spabbles with the oiliest at Miami and
falls bee ea the old 'Weida Nepleeds pof4
" Protection" his Beagles coal led ids.
talking of Muslim be keeps the Emma army
speaks
at its full and aessuses Its !afters the
nary which he is of
the day whoa the=mesima be a" French
lake." How the.. deeds limnseim with his words
at Bordeaux let his kink sapling and fortunate
would it be for 'mope, kr hum= rerun, and for
the would-be Dower himself, if that explanation
Waodelasany.
r mem Is be feed the bitterest molts of the
Impartation of ewe nature. la all spa so tar ea
he... needs atiseil it has Bea flat to time de-
eastabil the earth. The peat mord of firiliation
lee Use pedal sod Impessay seserity from wer's
allemiatisae—a essarity -whisk has of late enabled
bowled., esmiree, and the arta to make great
strides, sad has aided us in planting conuaanities in
the New Wald imisiently intelligent to me that
all the oplases of which humanity is capable may
be ascent *ldled the cutting of each other's throats.
But if we bane= on the earth's surface large, in-
telligent, wealthy, and powerful communities
amongst wham a belief in peace and a dislike of
war prevails I we Rust not blind ourselves to the
great fad that those communities are bat a minority
01 the ealithar tenants of our globe ; and
that Insides this we have amongst us in Europe at
the present his men able,—if they will it,—to throw
us all into the vertex of a conflict which none but
mere sadism of lertnne and raid= adventurers
mold dubs to =Mr. Into this vertex we may be
plunged aphid ear esnistione—eur wishes—or our
will—and to bees =sit ea we mast
be alive to its the rosening
efforts of amiabl:Wa;thr=dmi wield is by as
means ready yet to believe that dellhation ma be
protected without the power--sheuld used be—ef
falling back upon the strong arm. Meads
of peace, we must be still alive to the of
our position ;—be vigilant for the possibility of trea-
chery ;—and ready, should an evil hoar same, to
hold our own against all aggressors.

SWIM= tit ?KR Etecruc TiLemurs.—
The WM =MA at tigrapa is Eaglaod is seas:ly 4,000
ma" vapiemaaalag as walla, of about 000,0001. The total
anseat of larl logra for the purpose le upwards of
4.000,000 mg% NA Os total number of telegraph poste
sassewber• Awl MOO. The staff of employ* may be
tubes at upwati 411100 persons.

Ow? bentli or Sitirrt3o.—the Twenday no
fewer thew 193 mesh' of all dames woes mitered lawn&
MIN Owleueehosae. Of this aussihor 92 were from ionises
ma Gomm wee, 69 colliers, and 23 coasters, armhole, of
gosise& The foreign arrivals an priseipally from
FWD Is the north of Europe. with timber, grain sad calif*;
3 Wart ladienew, 3 from !forth Amonea. 2 from the west
awe of Weiss; the Adventure, flostlt Bea whaler; and 4
lila la the Yediterraneas.

FRANCE.

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PARIS, WIDISIDAT s.
It is announced that the Paine* President
tend a solemn T. Dews at Notre Dame on

next.
On Saturday evening there will be a reception
at the Tuileries.

The opinion of the Carps Legislatif have given
notice that places will be reserved for members of
that body at the station of the Orleans Railway.
The judges of the Court of Appeal will appeal also
have places there.
The bloniksir states that this was inadvertently
not mentioned in the programme yesterday.
The empire is now so close at hand that nothing
else is talked of, and yet it has been so long antici-
pated that conversation on the subject is soon ex-
hausted. The most important thing that I know of
in the way of news to-day is contained or implied in
a document worthy to take its place in history by
the side of the ever memorable proclamation of the
mayor of Sevres, from which it appears that Louis
Napoleon is actually Emperor at this moment, and
that all such formalities as senatus cosessilia and
pie-
biaciles may, therefore, be dispensed with. An old
officer of the imperial armies has issued the follow-
ing extraordinary proclamation :
N. Sari, preeideat of the Society of the Bevanaat of the
Imperial Army, has the honour to inform the old Akan,
noa-sessiesioured °Beers, and addien of the aspire, that
they an to meet, at twelve o'clock, on Saturday, the 16th
of Basher at the entrepor Qua. St- Bernard to proceed
from theses to tabs ap a position upon the passage of the
Marmon."

iiionieOf the newspapers have erroneously stated
that the Bourse will be closed, but notice has been
given that it will be open as usual.
A holiday has been ordered at all the lyceums, to
enable the scholars to see the procession.)
Vast numbers of visitors from the departments are
expected in Paris on Saturday, and most of the rail-
' ways have organised excursion trains for that day.
The Monitewr contains the decree, dated at Mar-
seilles, Sept. 28, opening an extraordinary credit of
2,500,000 fr. for the re-construction of the Marseilles
cathedral. This sum is to be divided over ten years'
in annual payment of 250,000 fr. each, and the credit
is not to be applicable until the city of Marseilles
shall be prepared with a sum sufficient to meet the
surplus expenses. By another decree of the same
date an extraordinary credit of 1,500,000 fr. is opened
the repair and enlargement of the cathedral of
Moulins. This sun} be divided over ten years in
annual yassts oflio,oootr. each.
The amnia of the President's
tour aro in the

Ritersfurt, Oct.
vill
_, six in the evening.
Emerrhere the pagrealeme hadll quitted their ages to
✓e
the Tiros on which was • triumphal march
from lageailms 1111 iethsfort, where the Prince arrived at
half-poet Ave, In the milt of the loudest acclamations, and
cries of " Vivo l'Empetwar !" " Vice Napoleon Ill!"
Tea at Night.—Hie Highness arrived at &iris at one
o'clock, and found collected there the populations of the
three arroudirements of 8.11124 N, Jonzae, and St. Jean
d'Angely. It is calculated that upwards of 60,000 pawns
had collected on his passamr. He was received with trans-
port@ of joy, and, acconling to the deer:are of the Prince
his reception there was, wither exception, the
most energetically aympothatio that be has met with.
Similar transports met him at Rochefort, where thed
terminated by a brilliant fete. The only cries heard
throughout the whole extent of the department were "Vivo
l'EiEoresur." " Vin le Seaver de la France." " Vise
Ns III."
following despatch has been received to-day :
Poitiers, Oct. 13, 8 am. ; Rochelle, Oct. 12.
The reception given to the Prince at La Rochelle hoe
been r enthusiastic as at Rochefort. All the population of
the surrounding country came to the town amidst cries of
" Vivo Illaperrtir." The health of the Prices is ex-
cellent.
Several Acne of the President's household, among
whom were Colonel Edgar Ney ani the Comman-
dant Toulongeon, lately visited the Palace of Com-
pelvis to make arrangements for the hunting on a
royal scale, which is to take place very soon. The
nelorrier de f Oise announces that his Highness may
be expected at Compiegne in the beginning of No-
vember.

At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose
60c., closing at 107.80; the Threes rose 70c., and
closed at 81.80. Bank of France shares, which have
been stagnant for some time past, rose 20. The
Lyons Railway rose 7.60; Lyons and Avignon, b;
Mantuan and Troyes, 10 ; Marseilles, 2.50; Havre
fell 10 ; Northern and Rouen, 5 each ; Strasbourg,
3.75.