The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-12 00:00:00

TUE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1849.

grievance.moogers, we certainly would not have been
harsh in our criticism.: But it is somewhat Mr.
SIDNET HERBERT'S fault. Why prs ace charity by
a lemon on political economy ? Why bring forward
his emigration scheme, which stood ao well on
of some merely
humane grounds, by making it the sequence
doubtful theory ? Why not have imitated Lord
ASHLEY, that great proficient in matters of this

kind ?
The man for charity is certainly Lord ASHLEY. He
has a vocation for it, he has studied it, and is master:
of the benevolent science. In order to his having
fiand
wielding power for this great purpose, he sacrices
the aim of the politician, and renders his statesinanehip
subservient to his benevolence. Both politics and
political y Lord ASHLEY keeps wisely in the
background. econom
And when be wants to arry the public
by storm, he pushes for ward whole battllions of statis-
tics, whilst he adventures no dogmas. lie appeals to
Ike world's humanity, and bewares pretending to in-
struct the said world, which prefers having ito feel-
ings excited to seeing its wisdom called in question.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, in his letter, did the
very contrary of all this. Whilst appealing to
the humane, he challenged the argumentative;
and he reproached society with tendencies and
hard-heartednesees which, as a politician, he
himself had promoted and defended. Free trade,
as a great principle, is necessarily regardless of indi-
vidual hardship and of class suffering. Had its law
be n always obterved, we should indeed have none
of the sufferings which necessarily attend transition.
But all human progress has somehow or other dis-
tutted certain extitenoes. And free trade is no
more exempt than Christianity, or printing, or steam,
from putting in jeopardy the earnings and the rile
ence of those who lived by priccipks and trades,
.1 which these great facts and truths inevitably super-

efforts tojestify that =potation sad to enure the safety of

the country.
The President of the Republic replied as follows:
Chentiesses,—l Steak the municipal body for having in-
vited ens to the Hotel de Ville, and for havice to-day distri-
buted bountiful assistance on the poor. To relieve mis-
fortune was la my eyes the best way to celebrate the
10th of December. I shall not here recapitulate what we have
done daring the last year, but the only thing of which I sus
proud is of heeling, thanks to the men who have surrounded
sad who sal suresuid me, maintained legality intact, and
mesq without collision. The year which is now about
1 W ceamence will, him, be still more fertile in happy re-
I wink more particularly if, as the prefect ot the Seine has
Nit said, all the great pow
en remain closely uni,ed. By
gnat powers, I mean those elected by the people—the As-
sembly and the President. Yes, 1 have faith in their fruitiul
Union; we shall march forward instead of eemaioing mo-
tionless ; for what gives irresistible force even to the most
humble mental is to have before him a greatobject to attain,
sad behind him a greet cause to d fend. For us, this cause
h that of entire civilisation. It is the cause of that enlight-
ened mad sacred liberty, which every day finds itself more sad
oho threatened by the azoseeee whim protons it. It is the
swam m the labouring eters, whose welfare is Moresesaly
compounieso by those smelt's theories which, by meeting
the meet brutal passions, and the most legitimate fess, excite
hooped against even the idea of improvement. It is the
ease ofrepreeentativegovernment which loses its salutary
ma* by acrimony of language, and the delays which arise
la the adoption of the most useful mei sures. It is the muse
atlas grandeur and the independence of France, for, it the
Moss wnich wet ppose were to triumph, they would destroy
cur finances, our army, our credit, and our prepondene co,
and form us to declare war against the whole of Europe.
Never, therefore, has • cause been mre just, more patriotic,
and more sacred thee ours. As to the obl,'ct which we have
to attain, it is as Roble as the cause. It is not the pitiful ,opy
of a pas of any kind that we have to make, but we have to
fiiin on all me of Nett and iotelligehes to Innsolidas
somethiog which is greater than a cherter, more
durable than a dynasty—the eternal principles of religiow
and merilify, and the rules of a wholesome policy. The
Sty of Paris, so intelligent, and w'llch does not wish to
remen.ber revolutionary agitations except to app' ass them,
will understand a line of conduct which, iu following the
narrow path traced out by the constitution, permits the view
of a vast horizon of hope and of security. It has been often
said that when honour s spoken of, it finds an echo in
France. Let us hope that when re con is spoken of, it will
also find an echo in the minds and in the hearts of men de-
voted beore all things to their country. I propose a toast—
" To the City of Paris, and to the lluoicipal Body."
Loud applause followed the President's speech. The
banquet was succeeded by a ball, and the salons were
promptly filled by the crowd of persons inci ed. It is
I Impotaible to give an idea of the magnificence of
this vast locale. The new " Salle des Fetes," which
Is approached by an admirable double stairtwse.
was opened for the first time on this occasion. Three
4egissatras were arranged for the dancers, in this
sae, in the Brand Salle, and in the principal anion
of
the apartments of the preftt. A brilliant crowd cir-
culated throughout every part of this vast building,
decorated with equal elegance and goad taste. Up- i
wards of 6,000 invitations had been issied, and the
rooms were at one time so full that it was difficult to
move. The President of the Republic, attended by
the prefect and the deputation of the municipal coun-
cil, promensdtd the rooms until a late hour, con-
versing affably with several parties. Louis Lucien
Bonaparte, brother of the Prince Canino, and the
Cadi of ozenstantine, is his national costume, were
amongst the guests. Refreshments in abundance
were handed about during the whole evening, and
the dancing was continued until an early hour in the
morning.
M. Leon Faucher and M. Buffet had an interview
with the President of the Republic yesterday. It is
reported that the former will go as ambassador to
England, and the latter to Vtcnna.
None of the Italian or Spanish mails due here to-
day have come in yet.
BOURSE.

II For itooount.
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„ Bank !Mares ... 7425 "
livirs--Bt. Germain, 415; Versailles (right Guth). 248 75; Ditto
Crille), 170; Orleans, 760; Pais and Rouen, 355; Rouen and
242 50 ; Avignon and Marseilles 220; Strasbourg and Bale,
38N, Centre. 531 50; Amiens sad Boulogne,' T
Demeans, 407 50,
IWO), 463 75 ; Paris and Strasbourg, 75 Tours and Nantes, ISO;
Nentercau and Troyes, 113 ; Dieppe and Fecamp, 160.