The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE BLACKWALL FROM

PLYMOUTH, MAioz 22

The splendid passenger-ship Blackwell, belonging
to Mesas. Omen, London, MlCerlie muter, arrived
►en this afternoon from Australia, having left Mel-
bourne Heads 4th January. Sho has on freight about
60,000 ounces of gold dust and a cargo of wool, and
160 pusenpn, many of whom have been successful
at the diggings. Her news has been anticipated by
that of the steamer Argo, which left Melbourne on
the 9:h January.

it appears that the death of the
Csir wits known la Sebutopol to the 6th, earlier than at
Constantinople. A letter from Vienne, in the Ategsbarg
Owens, states that Prieto limelokiksff wee ill at &spheres
poi when he rossiwid Wellies= of the Emperor Nicholas's
deeth, and that the seeder whielomeght it immediately/ left
that plate for Z
Bebeslel, to imenntualtate the news to Dear.
ral Osten-Saeken the tiro Wend Dubin. The latter
Immediately left ter 11. Pidenbt, however, without
havis_g drat seat tale oath of to writios to ,the
sew Empmae,tesia the sot declaring that
the paha of sispii hal Wham Me oath also. The
Tim battalions of the Imperial Guard reviewed on I last semmemil of tho Imam direetiog that the
Tuba, by the Emperor, and numbering needy 10,000 detested of flehashipal shall essays his thanks, was
ma, march to-morrow (Saturday) for Marseilles ea their immatookated to the garage to the square before the
way to the East. Embarkations at that port for the Zest dwarfs with great waefeellTi ew 110 M.
sontinse with great activity. The steamer City of Man- 817114011 Aram, JAN. 2.--Premain kr an arear-
sheet« tailed we the 30112, hayloft/ ea board the let baneqq meet, reeeeteg by Chseyal Urvibib be the gewsieng of
of the Imperial Guard, with its oaken. a fletwillowial of lbe Booms Ayres, have led to • treaty. white has boss gem
artillerymen of the 4.h Regiment, and 300 hones, of which *tett by mutual Tottybotioa. no two yawn have wood
269 belonged to the Ent battery of the Guard. This vessel to mots to the Ago qw pesters to the bemire,
will probably mesh friemimalt m sight UM. The Ohne,, to abstain Ira military armaments ; undue, to with.
sea hawing yet age elle n'lsiette 011461, will sot be able draw the Weeps from the positions Walt they boll
te pea to sea helm IleseafaY• 'Meeks (says the Owewiee la realms for maul bestilithe lastly. to meet
di ,Merseilles) to the kindness of her Intelligent captain, we, to the eamaag mom stmsasrsYsa .tang
Mr. Catalog, cad of the amateur, Sir George Alestaader, the patted guloohbo ridged by got punt sepaili.,
ear saltless will Bad in that egliendld vessel of the gomos, tin apemen Amiens do sow Amsetime
Cateelm7 swear comfort they ehh *MI for I the Ewald do' Omer« 17rquisa ompas, megostese, to senime ell gam elf
partniest, attended to Dr. Daher, terse sada to be le. alma to the goverment of Bangs Ames, to send swop
Meef• The willetheent Pahl °m en war to leave os lee immediately from the motlemme maim of Beata Ifl
20th fee the Bast. Omer« ossameader the an lbw sdwn. thoo leek put ;albs wood.. of the Bosom
10th Dt,saos of OM VONA Alm Malr._.(keweel. Armes Slithery, sod all otiose Wielded, who
Ma Cwarambee eflake Finn bettlyt• eg maseemes bag in the army oeverthdoes ha« Naively excited We
M. Jona_ , gad soma other Misers, wen to Oahe leimmied ft. no a ta. Amadei, oos.
Crl.in the Breed, wadi MAW Miles 34 hams sag kajaaaa, appsoom mai paastiogad by a
012•441 of beetle and fmemMeef coats. The Mum Imam Wean anioded as dm 10th 'sly, 1863, with
packet lipiemee smiled oa the 20th, direst he Conetmath Frain% wiebnik sad the Vaud Statue, rospeetiag the he.
weak, ha on hoard • somber of Ala" Mime Miele eaves Oahe Perms sod Maw sire,,.
their
4th eg 241244 bat"... 7meld itvbssiwyer ihe PoIITOGAL AND Baurta.—There is now a
of the Wilms" 1110 nee •Tbo boy otomboy Mega wessamoisatios lestaes IMbes sod Me de Juba%
City of Baldest., of w Ltverpeei oempq, M welsh ate lids=111•11..._01 Piallpine MOW steamer Doane Maria.
City of Maashester lamas, and la essagooga Natal emPritensilla her outward voyage 811
to the Brasile. Ilhe
Clostor, were impeded at Manias feemiagisoLl Thalia ...,...."•••"7"'e two have in tow the clippers Tisendeeepana Lams -431:2.11rAda.4" at saini6
Pao estneAtermesethee groorolmchirsoomogthe"
The Sardinian steamer Vittorio Botaisassio, 02.000 MKibsmsee
torss hot. Liam and pia slo
built in Lauda by Messrs Mare and Co., is to «meg at "'.__.,__••••••
least 1.100 bones awl 1,600 men. Two Walla hamodes «mum is siewasolla with the Dimas Maria.
of artillery, dgetimi for the Crimes, are iespeehd at Mah Loss Of TIM SSTs GAZELLE, or SCILLT.—AIis
issi3es. dews from Moms, Nam" to the 12th Yebraary, mow
The Fred use, hat received as aperient oddities by ties mot the Goma% affelifierwre oesitaad.ble arse frees gL
the launch of the Meek, at Cherbourg, es this 20th. Jew Oohs esi 1111.1110% wen totally lest
The Annie le a wiolhy rival of the Nspoleolli Om the lutthet at stater deemmeee wlrms: eadiaaa
of which she has hem built. Ins with isspromasati. She ail dem), lest i a small poetise of to send.
a aa.
strew mad " "IL Ber "lll".wee ma. TIM STIIIIII Or Low VZIXON'II COLLIIIII.--•
1118" Nd i the "111.674/1 laellnal Navy as latest, 11111 Thestrike aye the Manama Zaseafwer) still goolkash
ago whaisall all NO huallipOlMlL 0. the 18th MO Mem Tbetwi.into fidg motion dotty. og wbb• viola«
memele,Velle, of 400 hesapower,was laimehed liadea „thous ee bbobooduerio loOkoil is. • low of
• mimesis bag Mama to their hut them it so a
TDB MANCHISTEIt rosr-orric•—•oorragsad•nt imams goespost Of Oho gabs gala m es& lea" 61
w the Kaahester post-ollte is con at by Ii illneliky of Sc, t elsewhere. aeleibmados imam are
adjusting Ulf 'kiss to immiragatim of the ?malaise of so *a the support of the reethente, aerm hey of
)(escheat« ter hoe of perquisites, coasequiet lathy bier the oninnaill ef whoa have bega awed with male Memo
limas of the am arnogemesti. their ANN*

TBB FRENCH ARMY AND NAVY.

HT' P.ll.

NTAIIIP DUTY ON NEWSPAPERS.
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A =Win et einrevssisele Named by circular
and advathementy wee bell last grainy at Si. Manlies-
t's% Laug.aere. The asestag wee warned ter 7 o'clock,
bat It was sa beer lase bellre the ebarmes, 11r. WILD.
scesuppiliod by twe Mask. esisedad the platform. At the
rearmannent a the pereelags there were met fifty per -
sees la the ball.
7b• Otiblizar oseassessil by todayibbse we As treat
May latish bed taken_ gins, and engemied one sempriee that
gene lama bed rat Wen taken by dm lisle ha a wars
wild' a esamfally ellhael their rderer He ma sow.
et Ide Mends hit QM lon era was a question which so
meray embed the Interest of all tenaseted with the news-
retie. In this it appears they had been mistaken
bear.) Judgiap from the thinser of the atteudenee, it
award that the Interest was not sea as had been antici-
pated. They, therefore, labored under greatdisadratages ;
mmedilly as they bad not got a espy of the bill. 11. der
these dereastemae, he would propose an adjournment, If
that senaeaset the &embalm et the runny. (.. No. no)."
The beam el the liesellmg wee that they should proceed.
The newspaper tem wee a !aleatory tee, yielding 400,0001.
a peer, and gra, lhe advantage of a fete transit by the
per, yet is is peeprell le larder a bill hr which the
govereasa weeNlea 1110.0001. a year; ask if
the esseiry was Is a psalm as lb. present time to sawilice
OM large urinal et revease. (Hear, hear.) If they had
an emeassped pries without security to the government,
leb• whe es be reopusulltle for libel ? (Rear, hear.) If the
amp were ebelbiled papers would be started by men of
slew wise MINIM sit be sued, and therefore the time-
lines woad be Sable. It was the intention of the
redo to see that at last security in this respite
siessall be ties. As to the proposition that papers should
be sod nastemped, it would be attended with
seam inasmuch as the separating the
ramped them the nesiasped repine would sawn great In-
twaveniener aid great rehear a the Post.oillee. It was
an ran abeam se tell the newspaper stamp a tax upon
knewledp; it was a voluntary tee, mad to all latent. and
purposes a metal stamp, and la ble *aka ought sot to be
taken eft

Mr. Tam rose to sere the Ant regolatioa, and es-
pressed hie empties at the little Stores takes ia • question
which so seibrady affected the large body of newsreaders.
He poiated eat what he wasegired to be an absurdity in
the hill. whisk held eat a boon to persons publish-
hag apsse statist seems. for it wag thargia provided 'het
SO WOO be metered Into, so that new papers
wield be started by men of straw • thus throw's' the whole
of the respeastbility ea the nit wagader. It was Sear fns
the speak of the Chaacellor of the Eubequer that he had
seasalle himself sequeiated with the details which he pro-
p sad to Mist upon them. The speaker deaounced the
whole dime es impracticable sad &Sart It bad best
argued by the Islamise Measlier of the Exchequer that
the desesse af MAW le the seem would be mat's up
111116611•1 16111111.01111 of riper. Bet he lost sight
lbe imperast Be OP IMP easy MIS who ooght
hewed VP new billst. had declared due they nhad bt
would
be eatislied uatil they bed obtained the vessel of the duty
as peps. This was a real tax upon knowledge,
bat he denied that the asirspaper swap wag so.
It woo seseatially • postal artp/ement. Bo far from
advancing the Interests of the country or advsacing
the respectability of the pas, It world reduce it to
the level of the trashy press of America. It would lead to a
vast increase in the asseber of immoral pablicatioea. Ano-
ther objection was, that the respectable daily papers which
west to 'proem expense to procure the best intelligence,
would he pilfered sad the stolen Intelligence issued by
who wither Scarred aspens or responti
riitre"s y. Mr. Terry soseluded by stanag—" That the plea
proposed by the Cbsaesllor of the Exchequer permitting
newspapers to be either stamped or anstalaped, will awes.
eerily erste great tionfasies in its practical workinp
to the newsreader, whilst the facilities that to
be afforded to pude" starting sew papers without netts-
tioa or security, will have the street of rendering the teller
of each publication alone liable to as action, should it be
found to manila LWlmee matt,,."

thresiedien. It was his opinion
that the object of Me ma Otheek Cobden, and Bright, was
to destroy the Landes pens, sad transfer it to the provisos*.
(" Oh, oh," sad " Hear, hear.")
Mr. HOLTO•Ill for the purpose of moving an amend-
meat He did so as a aewaveradele, sad agreed that greet
credit was due to Mr. Wild for the step ha had taken, bat
he denied the right of the nowevenden to set up their
opinion against the opinioa of the public. He quite @greed
that tie stamp was a postal fee for those who required
to send • paper through the Poet-ofilee, but os
those who did not require this privilege, it was to all
intents and purposes • tax. He denied that the abolition
of the stamp would tend to degenerate the prole. There was
no unstamped paper at the present time that pat forth such
things as even the Times itself (Hear, bear.) 8o Ur from
the newsreader being in a worse pOsitios, he contended
that the abolition of the stamp would multiply the trade,
and with that Its profits. As to leading to legal pros:indices,
there were at present • vast &amber of papers issued, for
the reeding of which without the stamp they are liable to
be promoted. This was the Bret time that he bad ever
seen a trade stead eat is opposition to the public. He
quite agreed that to have an American press hers
would be a gnat calamity ; bat we a could
have an American prose in this country until we all
became as the American people. (Hear, hear.) As to trans-
mission by the post, the difficulty of which had been alluded
to, new means of transit would fie provided ; one railway
had already commenced a plan to meet the demand. (Hear,
hear) Upon public grounds, and in the interests even of
the trade i&elf, and for the benefit of the public at large,
he begged to movejas an amendment, " That, in the ooinion
of this meeting it is desirable to abolish the compulsory I
sawspaper stamp, and the security system, and to admit all
printed natter to postage at the rate of four ounces •
penny."
Mr. Tavnbort (also a newsreader) sesooded the amend.
meet; and Mr. Taker having replied,
The CIAIILIIILK put the amendment, for which 13 hands
wen held sp. Toe original resolution wu then put, and car-
ried by a large majority.
Mr. 'Tamar then read resolutions to the effect in the
event of the present bill becoming law, the Post.oMee
revenue will be reduced by a rut somber of this cheap
publications being conveyed by the railway oompanies, and
that the public would be losers, inasmuch as they
would lose the privilege' they now enioy of sending ripen
to and fro by the poet. The ousting, therefore, was of
opinion that the measure in question would most mate-
rially restrict instead of facilitate the spread of information.
Mr. Boerne seconded the rtsolutione, which were also
carried ; and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.