The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

elgfilie de budget for 1853, to be examined by
dy iet all its details, both' I regale:toe-
ceipts and exnnses. Grave doubt have
been eatertaild whether the interfere's* of the de.
puttee with the public expenditure world not be
asked to the privilege of voting the 'applies asked
for, in one round sum, the executive power relieving
them from the necessity of troubling themselves
about the application of the money. All
that the new , constitution mays upon the
subject is, the legislative body shall
vote the taxes (finkuot). This clause would
be literally complied with if the Chamber
were simply called upon to vote the public;
seedges. Inferences drawn from recent fiscal decrees
haw given rise to the general belief that the condi-
was to be interpreted in this restricted sense,
adiog articles have been written timidly sug-
tisk so to limit the functions of the repre-
ea of the people would be to deprive them
mosie coutroul over public expenditure.
Id -lease announced to-&y that the budget of
the minister of state, comprising not only the ex-
ponces of that ministry, but also the allowances of
the great constituted bodies, is now before the coun-
cil of state, and will be immediately presented to the
Chamber. The Petrie adds, that the Chamber will
have the right to reject or adopt this budget, but
not to propose any amendment. There must be
some mistake here, unless the constitution contains
some unsuspected pitfall. The right of proposing
an amendment, with the onerous forms imposed by
the constitution, is not apparently subject to any
exception. It is remarkable that Dr. Veron's paper
in copying the statement from the Petrie leaves out
the last sentence. It ie well known that the doctor
complains bitterly of the small importance of his
position ass legislator.
The Petrie contains the following, which is re-
peated this morning by all the ministerial journals:
A journal announces that certain differenessbave arisen
between France and England. We believe wo know that
this news is without foundation, and that the most perfect
harmony has never ceased to reign between the two go-
vernmenta.
This alludes to a statement which I have already
mentioned, that certain French merchants had
claimed compensation for loss sustained on the occa-
sion of the bombardment of Lagos.
The Public states that M. Leon Vidal has gone to
London upon an important mission, and that the
Viscount Pierre do Casablanca is about to be sent to
Rome.
There was revived at the Bourse to-day the ru-
mour of forming a camp of 30,000 men at Compeigne,
to manceuvrc during the summer
At the Bourse, the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. fell
30c., closing at 101 •, the Three per Cents. fell 10e.,
and closet at 72. Bank of France shares rose 20.
The railway market was again heavy; Bale fell 15;
Bordeaux, 7.50; Havre, Lyons, and Strasbourg, 5
each; Marseilles and Northern, 3.75 each; Rouen,
150.

Vt, APRIL 15, 1862.

i tho free iratinie urged the government to buy up the
eatabliffihments, and atop the manufacture, which
might have been done for half a million sterling.
At present the government loses three-quarters of
a million sterling a-year by the protection of beet-
root gar.
Thsue shipowners and principal merchants of all
Prussian ports on the Baltic are holding a congress
at Stettin, with a view to procuring a reduction of
the iron duties. The government has proposed to
give a drawback on all iron need for shipbuilding :
but the Prussian shipowners spurn the bribe, and are
not content to separate their individual interests
from those of the free trade party in general. They
are aloe wise enough to perceive that an abundant
supply_ of cheap iron is noesisary, not only for build-
ing Aim but also for raising the produce and mann-
hectoring the goods to freight them with.
The actual receipts of the Prussian exchequer in
1861 have exceeded the estimates nearly 4 per cent.
A deficit of three millions and a half of thalcrs was
reckoned on, instead of which there was a surplus of
half a million, oven after the appropriation of more
than three millions of thalers to the sinking fund.
The Kreue Zeiettv takes the opportunity of repre-
senting the financial prosperity of Prussia as equal
to that of England, omitting, however, to mention
that there has been a large increase of taxation in
Prussia, but not in England.
The succession in laden is said to be settled. The
heir apparent is to be proclaimed Grand Duke, but
Prince Frederick is to conduct the government as
regent. A total change of ministry and system is
expected when this event takes place.