The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

PRINCE NAPOLEONS SPEECH.

Prince Napoleon, in the course of his important
speech in the French Senate on Wednesday, rid :—" Admit
that you do nothing for Poland, the Emperor will, I am
sure, do something ; I have confidence in his intentions and
in his heart. But in that cue your order of the day will
be in contradiction with his own conduct. Under say cir-
cumstanoss the vote of that order of the day will be •
great misfortune. Do nothing? Do you therefore wish to
have the spectre of Poland constantly before your eyes?
In five, in ten, or in twenty years you will see it spin, for
there is no statute of limitation for crimes of ►he nature of
those which are committed against unfortunate
Poland. The danger will exist so long u the
policy of postponement be not wit aside. Never were cit..
cometanoes so favourable as they now are for putting an
end to this formidable question. The Emperor is in the full
vigour of his age and of his genius ; his government, thanks
to the wars of the Crimea and of Italy, has a great prestige
abroad, and great strength at home. There ►re around
him pensions which are not strange in ► vigorous nation
like the French, but thole passions are not turned against
the government. There are also bad tendencies in some
parts of society, but I confess that they do not alarm me.
The government enjoys great power and prestige both at
home and abroad. It is o favourable moment to undertake
a great cause.

A Voice—We can leave the decision to the Emperor.
Prince NAPOLION—By referring petitions to him you do
not advise the granting of all their prayers.
Marshal BARACWAY D'HlLtizas—lie would not do no, if
you did.
Prince Narot.eor—l aooept the interruption. What in-
convenience can arise from referring petitions, when the
Emperor would not follow the advice given, especially If
unsound! A simple reference is all that is necessary.
A Voicg—But it would no longer have the same mean-
ing after your remarks.
Prince Mambas:M-1 now come to the great objection.
We are told :—" You want war." To that I reply :—" No ;"
but Ido not want peace either. (Cries of "Ah ah ! " and
laughter.) Your interruptions do not embarrass me, be-
muse I know the Senate, and expected them. What can be
dome! I know not, nor is it my laminar to know. Ido
not pretend to be discussing either a military or a diploma.
tic plan. Ace a simple aerator, how can I be sufficiently
acquainted with the Mate of affairs to advise any decision!
We cannot indicate the course to be followed, but we can
at least defend the came of Poland. That is neither war
nor peace. lam no adeocate for war. I know its dangers,
and feel that it should not be undertaken without mature
reflection. But be careful not to weaken your govern-
ment abroad, by advising peace.

" The building for the new opera, Paris," says
the Sidele, " lugs now reached almost a fourth of its corn.
pletioo, and is said to have already cost seven millions of
francs. Bat as the most costly part of the works are ter-
minated, there is a probability that the credit of fifteen
millions, voted by the Legislative Body, will suffice, or
nearly so. In any caws, the building is not expected to be
finished in leas then four years."

The Sick states that M. Joseph Cwierczakiewicz
►as issued a circular from London, where he is stopping at
this moment, aneonscing that he has been appointed repro-
!sanative of the provisional government of Poland at the
courts of the European rowers. The decree which gime
►im this title is signed by the Dictator Langiewies, and
Icountersigned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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EXPLANATION.

B.—Barometer corrected ;ndreaiieeil toll deg. at moan son
love ; each 10 feet, of vertical rise, cawing shoat onehrusdrerith
of an Inch diminution and each 10 deg., above U deg., causing
nearly three-hundredths increase. E.—Exposed thermometer
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and dew point). W.—Wind, Direction of ,true—two points left
of msgostic). Tosco (1 to 10—estIntated.. Z.—Extreme
force since last report. Q.—Quieter whence extreme force,
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THE ATLANTIC TEL/10LBR AND THE NEW You
RERCHARTIL—A meeting of the American directors of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company was held at New York oo the
4th. at the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Opdyke occu-
pied the chair. Mr. Cyrus W. Field addressed the muting
in favour of the enterprise, adducing the statements and
opinions of competent English telegraph cable ma.
nufecturere u to its feasibility. His remarks were
of great interest, and were listened to with deep attention.
Mr. A. A. Law moved the following resolution :—" Ra
solved,—That, in the opinion of this meeting, a cable can,
in the present state of telegraphic science, be laid between
Newfoundland and Ireland, with almost absolute certainty
of swum, and when laid will prove of the greatest benefit to
the people of the two hemispheres, and also profitable to the
shareho!ders ; it is therefore recommended to the public to
aid the undertaking. The resolution war unanimously adopted.
On the sus cation of Mr. Dodge a book for subscriptions
was opened, sod the following gentlemen signed their names
for the sums opposite each :—Mr. E. Canard, 1,000/. ; A.
Belmont, 5001. • W. E. Dodge, 1,0001. • George Opdyke,
5001. •J. F. Boland, 2001. A committee was then ap-
pointed to take further measures in carrying out the enter-
Prim.
CLOSING PUBLIC HOLES ON SUNDAYS. —We
have received several letters calling attaches to the pro-
visions of Mr. kninee's bill for closing public-houses ea
Sundays, and suggesting that measures should forthwith
be adopted to get up a determined oppositioe to it. We
concur with our correspondents that a more unjust, more
oppressive, more unreasonable bill was never introduced
into parliament. And if we have not urged the public—
for it is in reality their interests which are involved—it is
because we feel a perfect penuasioa that the bill will be
rejected by an overwbelmitig majority on the second
reeding. The fact of the test reading of the bill being
aired by a large majority does not possess any significance,
because, as a mere matter of form or courtesy to the mem-
ber introducing it, the tint reading is allowed to pass in
ninety-aine oases out of .very hundred. And the very fact
that a large and influential minority opposed the introduc-
tion of the bill. conclusively shows that the measure is re-
Ml:Obby the house as eminently obnoxious. It will have
served that Sir George Grey speaking is the name
of the government, distinctly stated that though, Si a mat 4
ter of courtesy to Mr. Ronne, be would vote for the
introduction of the bill, be would be prepared to oppose
the measure on the second reading. But though, for the
reason. we have stated, we regard the rejection of this
monstrous measure, on the mooed reeding, as absolutely
I certain, we would advise the public to annum an attitude of
watchfulness and preparationso as to be ready, at a me-
, meet's notice, to Ming all their mourns to bear against
this new attempt to circumscribe the rights and abridge the
enjoyments of the touting classes. Let there be but one
• emphatic, universal, resolute expression of popular feeling
' in opposition to Mr. Sorizes's bill, and it will be swept from
off the floor of parliament, never more to be sees or heard
of again.—Morning Adrergium
COLLISION ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
A collision occurred on Wedoesday evening at the Southall
station en this line of railway, which, bad the trains con-
' Mined passenger., would have been attended with serious
regalia. The MMus were the 7.10 from Paddington Lod the
ft.), both goods, Lod the former was shunting on the
' narrow gauge from the down nu to the dams at Southall,
when the signalman inadvertently turned a wrong signal,
' and allowed the 8.20 broad gauge goods to come down that
line, and it thereupon rap with great force into the tirst
train as it stood across the line. The cossequeoe was that
' the tender of the furrow genic eagles was turned cora-
plately upside dowel, end the mime heel, was considerably
damaged. The driver and stoker fortunately observed the
train approaching, and Catlin they were plaoml in nano-
Dent peril,
instantly jumped off the ensue sad escaped
injury. The accident quite blocked up the hoe, and a tele-
gram was at once sent off, and a poses of labourers were
soon on the spot. After several boars had elapsed the line
was cleared sad the trait mum&