The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-12 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL, &kV:WAY.
The White Star clipper-ship Arabian, Captain
Bannetyne, arrived at this port early this morning teas
Melbourne, which she left on the 18th December.

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The news brought by the Arabian is a fortnight later than
that previously to hand, but it is not of much general im-
portance. It will be seen by the subjoined letter that the
storm at the diggings has Mown over and tranquillity re-
doted :

"Ballarat, December 14, 18.54.
" An almost perfect calmness bee succeeded the steno in
the political atmosphere here ; yet the clouds hang darkly
overhead, and are heavily charged with electricity. No
movement in camp or gold field—the soldiers lolling abut
in the shady places, and the government hones on their legs
tied up to stakes, and exposed to the scorching rays of the
sun. It is reported that all the officials, with one or two
exceptions, have resigned previous to being di missed, but
it is probable that nothing in this respect will be derided
until after the arrival of the new communion, which is ex-
pected here in a few days.
" The speech of the new Colonial Secretary has gives
great satisfaction, as well as the manner of the Lieutenaat-
4aoventor, in paying such marked attention to the deputa-
tion from the diggers of Bendigo, and the prospective
repeal of the unjust licenee•tax is taken as a popular
triumph. In fact, this law le ispractieable as well as harm-
ing ; one half of the diggers sever paid the tax, and the
other half never will again, as it is doomed to be throws
oat of the legbisdro semen.
" primmer that down by the military, or rather by the
polies, ea ths rorissing of the 4th, lies dangerously ill in
the asap, sad away frestille swam of brutality enacted
on that oalweasiate swedes an seising to light, whisk
will afford water for bereediallem.
" The magnates of the maw de not stir oat se yet smog
the diggers, who are left to nide their own claims and die-
onto' without say iiderpedlits ea the part of the authori-
ties. One of these watts ii anal gentlemen de-
clares he should like to see the Marie eafreaehised equalir
with the sedition meow hears km been to rale over.

" AM* Beilasst Fillies Ca" an Doessibee 11, sovetral of 1
0i AA= sageged la the Banks riots, wart owasslttad on
t ±_s
_sr of high tiers& Amami tho sunward sad
wen several lersiguers. As Sequel had beta
OTalho body of one of the diggen billed in the sits*
VW& resulted ia a verdict against Arthar Panel] Akekaret,
dusi et Simp Ina at BeUsrat, who bail volunteered to es-
grariag Ma sloolo. Tile Jury also presented that they
Iliwol with the greatest horror the owl blooded butchery
ai the trospers, is eattiag *rya snap lasseeat perms of
We ososs.
" TM Minty aag eseyeetablo patios et the colony are
=lb& Wens to preineas assi sec nrity, sad
ins designs of do Bet it is seal-
do* wins Ihml isomolonossi osoodwoote ea the port
Ohba goooromooll awl bo modlo—onnigart duty instead of
• Meson tax. Beriegiting le 10 Ballarat
" XL Baba Ms SIM Beezetary.
" tb. Omit !Ms* bias loss clonal. It is said
M haw Ism woomour sersesafal.
a Than has bees mob salistaatios at Geelong, is ems-
=dile 'atria. inlbo partbeing so fu dredged as is
atop ships to ems doss mimic
" The MS fee Breaths/ duties of customs is the Witty of
ifkkarla hag beta passed sad had setae tato operation,
Ma hollestiag additional duties es sash artistes el
MI MO ermined laireasdar :
A s.
d.
pootoo, sprees, sad Wan beer, elder sad
,the lb. the piton 0 0 6
0 3 0
End Weary, the lb 0 0 2
fighbaote strong waters of say strength, sot
ditosallag the string* of proof by Syks's
beiloosootso, sad so is proportion for soy
=se lesstbaa tbe stress* of proof,
0 10 0
%kiss, sordlids, liqssans, as strong waters
ossesiossi or mini Wok oay menthe is that
lll=id Om* mosombo sosertaisod
Woossour, Os gal 0 10 0
Petten sma
reload.
110 Sal o►
0
raw ati load. Midi sugar m 10ato, oat 0 6 0
IL
Tobasse and leaf, UN Is 0 2 0
Wise, tho gallon 0 2 0
AA ether goods, wares, sad merebandise fril‘i:

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Iletsouass. Dso. 10.
The poise Meld at Melbosrus had declined to 31.
pm snag, Ar salami es/soles; 76e. Bd. foe Boatload, and
OA
fee Omem The imports oostisised Is eases of the ez-
perm
draw ea Ragland at 9 per outprem.,
Med ime dm& eying pada* or gold at 1 pi seat.
et • heel Mb 7 pir es& In Wier, sad per seat. foe
Wier dater. Rata el Wenn em overdraws SIKOIIIIII at
all the basks, 10 per ant
Trade, rattily, at Iffelboame was better: dour was
• eat the demsnil der other amnia bad increased;
Areal was Is MI Iledib. loaf; beef, statue, and veal, N.
101. ; sad perk, N. por lb. ; lamb, 7s. per qr. ; fresh
maw, la M., and salt, Is. SW. per lb. . • abeam,L. 3d. to
la. ; lard, 10d. ; and banns, 10d. tole. p.r lb. • egp,
bad. par as ; potatoes, 18e. per sat., end NUM ; wool
Milleemensaded high rates.
EITEINZT; Dna 14.
TM mosey market has bees very quiet, the eritiesl4ti
the mos* hes passed, and altheagh there are nsenerase
NIMPIIIe paladins' to soma sense, there wee salsas to
manes* ssepitas is the metal stability of trade.
A Tau MMUS'S Lend the markets were depressed,
'm
to heavy importations ; but wages ooatissed high.

'THE PARIS UNTVEHE;AL EXHIBITION.'

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OP TOO DAILY

PARIS, Mena 9.
uo7aa 07 meatus.
Within the Met few dye, extraordiaary activity
appears to have bees resolved upon, la order to prepare for
the let of May. Oa the Ist of May, w I haw already ia-
formed you, the doors of the Palais do l'lndostrle will be
throw. wide open to the visitors of all asthma. There Is
quite n bit of woodland sewer, just now 'keg t►e road,
which vigorous gentleness who bow orders to spare so
tree, are setting from the weer of the Plea de la Co..
weds to the southern *ammo of the palese. la frost of
the buddies a clearance boa also bees nude, sad the cole-
bested C.fd Chantal:lt which steed bon, and had pined a
wesiderable reputation as the best of these sae, la doomed:
flowers will sprig up on its site, sad hastales will play
where its vocal ladies have lured mulled visitors to order
two creams. The entrees* to the beg supplementary
gallery is finished in briekweek, and t►e workmen are just
Intimate; the stage° design whisk Is to ewer sad ores-
meat it. As I stood looking .t this gallery, I saw ea ex-
sited party oe their way (with a huge piewire) to the art
depertswist.

The nomination of inhibition COMEII/11101111711 proseeds
apace. I have ►eard of the Mowing wit►in this week
M. Bley mullet, mem* to the Meets. of Hems, et Paris,
themniesioase to represent HMSO ; M. Broads:rum, ap-
Pointed by t►e Xing of Sweden and Norway his Majesty's
representative at the inhibition ; M. Dies, spinal OM-
missiowir to the Inhibition for the Grand Decay of Baden.
I is., add to the foregoing Khalil Boy, dm son of Cheri!
Peas, wise is preparing to leave Cairo for Paris, on a spe-
cial Woke from the Viceroy, carrying with him the speci-
men. of Egyptian products intended for exhibition in the
Palen de l'lndustrie. Passing *Ma Ceylon azhibitions and
Mime, of native products to be seat to Paris, 1 may submit
to your readers the following amount of remit exhibitions
in Oerenany relative to the distribution depose.

Last month, a soaference, at wkitik assay of the states of
the Zeßosnia were represented, took plass at Berta. The
Z4l rare having asked 11,000 square metres of space is
the Palais de l'lsdastrie, had received saly 8,360 Ensures.
The question was how to distribute this space. The malt
of the soalereass was the re-distributioa of space la the fal-
lowing prepertioas Anbalt, 18 squares metro; Lippe, 8;
Luxembourg, 64 ; Bavaria, 620; Besisay, 424 , H
220; Wartentberg, 910 ; Gran/ Husby et Baden, ZOO; the
two Hasse, 222 ; Brunswick, 68 ; Oldenburg, 20; Nassau, 42 ;
Praakfort os the Maine, 100; Pressis, iashidiag Thuringia
and Bobsambourg-Lippe, 6,644. Prussia will send doable
the number of exhibitors furnished by all the reathisiag
states of the Zallverein put together. It appears that the
Zollyerria will aot exhibit as °as oreasserilar group, but
ia separate groups of states.
The Imperial Commissioners bars Naiad prosaism' of
awful exhibition from Martinique, Guyana, Bersegal, Mc.
Martinique will send specialise of sugars sad ran, to-
baccos, woods of •arious kinds, bark, fruits, sad grain.
Oesdeloaps will be represented by medicinal herbs, woods,
spices, ailaerals, Be., peculiar to the soil; sad by a salea
tioa of agricultural prod este, as sugars, coffee, cotton, soda-
sal, sad aaaufactared articles.

Ploollsll IX TIII

I went over the Exhibition works yesterday. The pro-
gram made sines my last visit was meaderable. still leaf-
folding Mocks up the great scathing entrance—still the
atom staircases are far from finished, and the visite, Is cam
polled to make a (amitotic flight to CM galleries op the merest
indications of steps, 'membered by rubbish and stommaseas*
tools. Bat the eastern painted window is finished, and we
may now speak of its merits fairly. My first impression is
f•Uy mediated by an examinatioa of the completed work.
The glue is limey and patchy—the Agaves strained sad UI
coloured—the design common sad palliation.. The men-
ail figure is Imperial Frame seated epos n throne, en-
veloped In purple, and spotted with sassed bas. This
figure is perfectly flat, and so is the throne. I had • Commies
with my companion whether or not the Agate was seated
or sot, for it had so knees, no light or shade indicating a
bend. Thou the arms are outstretched against a yellow,
pateby ground, and men to he raked flat stalest it.
Oa the right of this Brun are groups of all
Amiens, buries, apparently, to impress Frame all
the natural productions of the oath. Oa the left of t►e'
figure is another group hearing symbols of manufactures,
and la the left winter is a terrible bleekseeith, who with
his back termed upon the central igen, sad his foes turned
toting groat hall, holds a large pins of red-hot iron. Bet
the two most remarkable dotes are Art sad Bekaa—
sitting before Frame—with their back leveed apes her—in
melodramatic attitude. Art is dressed, or undressed, in
an olive•grata robe, and is sitting upon ground of that
*toady gran produced by the mixture of absinthe wit►
water. The effect is really and truly grossly laardatic. Of
mane this figure is in the agonise of composition—probably
maims to earn the wherewithal to buy a now dress, more
becoming than the ate—obv lithely oat of season, which she
wean. Seines lies near Art la a deep blue robe—apes a
green ground, near a Irma figure! This figure is
Imarions, sad Ithe of sours, the soespesses and the globe
with which theses= to be flirting as • lady of coquettish
tendencies flirts witk her fan ! Notwithstanding all these
imperfection', the painted windows, takes simply as some
relief to the pervading greys of the balding, are planet
additions. The western window, by the way, is not half
finished ; ft is beta; hauled up is little triangular boxes.
The great hell, viewed from the western gallery, looks now
like sa imams, entree, the dos] stalls which noun the
span closely resenbliat very espoidens pews. These stalls,
have, I as afraid, been advanced too far into the hall,
Mavis' little span for visitors, who will not be able to walk
nen they three or font abreast, even is acme parts of the
antral span. This will be a great insoavesiesee if the
ezposted sande arrive, for a ailing day had its lama-
vendee.= in the Crystal Palace of Bide-park, where then
was more than doable the ones offered In the Palais de
'lndustrie. It is probably *append that the beg machinery
gallery will as of the crowds, and that the picture-gallery
will still further relieve the main building; bat I fear the
taste of large masses of people for curiosities pleasing
to the eye—as huskers of marvellous design, or shawls
aspieudid pattern—will carry the day. The imishinery dri-
ps:twat of the Grunt Exhibition was weer, so far as I can
emellat, inerarowded. la Paris, the crowds will be is
the great ball, sad provision should he made accordingly.
I may notice here also, as • mistake which there is ample
time to rectify, a little clock planed slider the eastern
painted window. Sera from the western gallery, It looks
about the aim of • very ordinary turnip. Will net Mr.
Bennett, of Citeapside, do here what he did for the tran-
sept of the Great Exhibition la the matter of clocks ? I
may now aware English exhibitors that the English space
is already covered with counters, reedy to receive their
goods. This put of the Exhibition work has been sat
vigorously carried cut, probably ander the immediate eye
of the Imperial Commissioners. Wherever the amnia

dams replete' the eeremoreial direotare, as noun im-
provement is pereeptible. Thus, the exhibitors may hope
for better Wags rhea they have yet experieneed. After the
16th of the present month the direstoes will no leaser be
allowed to issue tiekets of admiesien to view the works; this
Wee will then be in the heads of the essusiesionen.Up to the
present time, ►owever, there are lew isdiestOns of activity
an the part of esbibiton in the WHIN'. I noticed la the
earthen gallery the served woodwork of a handsome stall,
with the title of a Lyoas Ira upon it ; sad ia the southern
gallery a ►uge blue air-pumping meekirms, adapted, I be-
lieve, to 'mulattos, bis course of erraotneetlea : but these
two iadieatiens are all I could yesterday tease of the promo
of exhibits's is the Oakley.
I reseed through the saw-mills at the bolt of the palace
late the great oashiaery gallery. Here the workses are
laying dew■ the pipes, to., that are to soave, the ,steue
along the gallery for working the miens maehines; sod
Ohms ore eoestrastag main countess, solid enough in
spoons', to beer say soaceivable weight. Bat at the
western extremity the workmen are oaly beginaing to pick
out the ornamental dodge from a greet flat Str6oo
of mortar; while the exterior present" to the eye
only the lath sad plaster, whisk is to be enrol
with araidteotaral adornments is sompositloa. We
massed from the welders extremity to the grand estrum—
else exhibiting at the preesat 'sanest bat • lath sad
plaster skeleton. Here we were refused admission i• the
lost peremptoey Isom Oar remosstraasos and rowans-
Mims predneed st hog* sn letimaties that, if we weld
pressed to the bureau st the bask of the building, we might
timed' with the aatherities. We made our way to the beck
of the belldlag wardisily. Bevies diamond the m-
inim we entered the sate-shambles of the Okay. Here
we head assay paistings lying about egaiaet the vale,
Mn i. peeking ow, ethers empaskoi A drapes re-
ferred as to the table of a somadttee, lilting, probably, in
Jedgmect en the locks lying shoat. Our repressatatises
that we desired to khan the Hellish pubile in the seals
end repeat of the art galleries radioed a reply MMS