The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-31 00:00:00

MB EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVEVING, M

admen of command, in pale lientaiand,
even, if required, in boalliellis. In 01614 l eh-
just and aid of this 81, ad the EON Raw et
the ADMIRALTY SZpRIMMAIIK:biIo
reserve in the Aostralimi mitosis", somewhat
lar to that which has been found se snoosedul a 6
hems, and which now reckons between 16,000
end 17,000 men trained to gunnery. There can
be little doubt that the stemmata of a similar na-
tional naval force are to be found in abundance
smog the Australian colonists • at any rate, they
are well able to obtain such a fees' by simply pay-
ing the market price for it, if they are not pre-
vested by an Order in Comma from competing
with the wages of seamen at horns. The Bill,
moreover, enables British navel officers to take
senior in Australia with the oonaent of the
Admiralty. This will be a sensible boon
lie 'cores of breve and brilliant °Ears, who in the
prime of life and of their faculties are oast ashore
for the remainder of their days, to fret and lan-
guish for active sortie% while • few favourites of
fortune pick all the Admiralty plums. Our
Navy at hose* is • close preserve of in-
terest and oonnexion ; a service of honour, not
• pursuit of gain, with few prime and many
blanks, no young English gentleman can enter
it but by favour, and few of those who clan
have moon to be thankful for the favour. But
this Bill opens a prospect ol honour and activity to
many • neglected and despairing man who
has everything but name and connexion
to deserve advancement. It will breathe
new life into the service, and prudent naval
fathers need no longer shake their heads when
Too or Ham who was destined for the Church
or the Br..i will hear of nothing but the Navy.
For this Australian navy will, to all intents and
purposes, in its own seas, be part and parcel of the
British navy ; each will be in a manner the "re-
" serve" to the other. And if a career is wanting
for adventurous and daring spirits, it is better
sorely that they should serve the Government
of Victoria than the Emperor of CIIINA.
No one will object to an Order in Council allowing
IBritish officers to take service in Australia. And
m to our seamen, if they are dissatisfied with Ad-
miralty pay and treatment at home, by all miens
Ist them take service in the British colonial navy
rather than in any foreign service. Perhaps, how-
ever, the Board at Whitehall, which we are happy
to have the rare pleasure of congratulating on
ass really good and useful sehievement, is uncoil-
inismily creating for itself a new taskmaster and
kiimatar. " The Govenunent," said the Duke
let Somme= the other even'ng, " has lately re-
mired &proposal from the colony of Victori%
" for the purpose of building vessels in this
" country of • large class as well as of smaller
" vowels on tic turret principle, for the purpose of
"defending their harbours." What if in •
future debate on the Navy Estimates the
Ei.rnixerees or the Bsirrtitcx of the period shall
rise to contrast the latest sinkable devices of the
Chief Constructor at Whitehall with the see-going
cupola ships of the Victorian navy 1 We trust
that one of the good results of this Colonial
Naval Defence Bill may be, that it ell
enable our Australian fellow subjects to supply
the Secretary of our Admiralty with a new set of
instructive comparisons and contrasts, while it
stimulates the invention and enterprbie, and in-
creases the activity and profits of our private
vhipbuildei.i. There is yet another most satisfac-
tory prospect in the operation of this Bill ;
it will practically double the British Navy on
one side of the globe, not only without exciting the
legitimate jealousy of any foreign Power, but
without the possibility of any foreign Power follow-
ing our example at ever so humble a distance.

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TUSX2'L

TrE6 FINAIIOIIB.
The Levant Herald of the Sind says in its " mo-
netary end commercial" article :
The Lain pro)est has been the subsl•l el semi* further
udeleterial ereetlese during the week, the remit of whisk
has bees same slight additional medidiratien at in details.
These made, we believe it rosy sew be &el, slated the
the seinen has pasted through its deal 'loge et myth-
ties, end swain little
as Om the form
remaction et the
Sallee to plan all doubt to its 'peopli at ea end.
Oar het week's skit& of the insesere. whilst quite eon.
May deeeribing its earlier features, eeeteined, we are ea-
eared. se error es the ashemenew sMsde. There is to be
sinking fund el 1 per awt. 71de meemeiso. whisk of Gomm
radars by oue4self the" semosey" at tint promised by
the authors of the peeled—has tees male in defenses to
tear mto the difficulty et carry* out the operettas as
toms so unfavourable for holders of the to.ite.ecavested
stock as them originally proposed. Tile "gds" Is the
Porte is thee sorrowed to about 240,0301. a year, spied
which is to be placed the obligation of absolute pesektality
Is payment of the new dividends, the peaks part of which
will also probably be drained oat of the enstry Into the
pockets of foreign holders. Os the other dud
the public debt of the enstry will certainly be
regykried, and the Ports will oteato—drencest err'
not arsesnat of ell—es " mereentedefloe" et 11,030,0001.,
to be raised by the ions ot sew 5 per want. don to that
amount bnoed the total required to the reeventee of
the misting home debt. It ill sr:dest, therein*, that
wheel the tine corms for a corstel oritielest of the sew
measure, there will be much to be said both for and
against It. In the meantime, we may add to our last week's
details, that for every 100 of the exhales emeolidis et all
fear kenos, it is proposed to give 120 of the ear rtelar ; far
every 100 maratain, 143 of the WM ; sad or every 100
of the various serghk, 100. Bolan who AO sot ex.
&nee their punt bonds within tom me the. will receive
10 per net. lee than them rates. Of the 30,000.000 liras,
as slated in oar last. required to may eel the toemiriew•
4,000,000!. will be offered In Europe at owe, and. 7,000,000
hereafter In =mete spreading over the two 'years—the
baleen being kept for ism to Turinry. The new beads
will be 1001. each, and the interest will be payable ba-
p/My is Owesteetisople, Latin, Path, and Frankfort or
Amsterdam.

(asuriug's nuowoi.)
THE BOMBAY MAME
sourssurrox. WAWA 3t.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pero, Captain Jamieson, with the heavy Bombay
mails, has arrived. She brings 147 passengers, 22
packages specie, value 36,4791., also 17 packages
valuables, and a general care°, including 941 bales
ootton, and 386 bales raw silk.
From St. Vincent to Finistere the Pera expo-
rienoed strong N.E. gales and heavy head sea
acmes the Bay, and up the Channel Sue weather.
Her Majesty'. ships Prowls and Ramon were
at Gibraltar ; at Malta, the Victoria, Revenge,
Phoebe, Royal Oak, Resistance Enterprise, Ma-
gicienne, and Firefly. The Gibraltar and Cossack
sailed from Malta on the 20th for Athena. The
Caradoc and French frigate Dries were at
Alexandris, _ _

GIBRALTAR, Maaca 25.

The Austrian frigate 13andolo saluted the
garrison this morning with 21 guns and the
Austrian consul with 9 guns. The compliment

a returned from the saluting battery.

11•11•0 •10•••••••• w. e.
liehanges during the week have been quoted on
London 90 days' date, 4911 ; Paris, Ur. 240. to 26c.;
Marseilles, 8 days' sight, Ur. 170. ; Genoa, Ur.
260. ; Madrid, 8 days', to dis. ; Cadiz, Si to 1
dia. ; and Malaga, f to i die.
The following British vessels have arrived here
since the 18th inst. Steamer Cadiz, 8 days from
London ; steamer Ceylon, 41} days from South-
ampton ; steamer Meander, 8 days frog. Liver
pool ; steamer Tarifa, 7 days from Liverpool,
schooner Flying Fish, 14 days from Cardiff ;
schooner Excel, 12 days from Milford ; brigantine
Gwsin Maid, 10 days from Milford ; steamer
Wyvern, 7 days from Cardiff ; barque Paragon, 12
days from Cardiff ; brig Atkinson, 23 days from
Newcastle ; cutter Pride, 27 days from Liverpool ;
barque Highland Brigade, 16 days from Newport ;
bag Seaton, 12 days from Cardiff ; and Schooner
Dreadnought, 9 days from LiverpooL

Y Route—Yes nay es weLl Wssit of the Sad d Da•
ember ea 11 the 1011 t, seep( that minted sderldi bog
seweliesed the two Auto.
IL :TM Pavia—Justify the led d Dessabes IS •
legal point of view.
K. Hooey—W• destroyed the feotioas el that doh Sad
sJI do se seek. (Appitove.)
Y. JOU. Pasaa—Dire yea to soy URA yo would set
la the rare maser IS the tow d Ibis chamber if it resisted
rat t
X. nazi), is the add of the ref es, spoke sane
woods which /odd only in heed by e polka of tie
rateastoo. _ _ .

lieverid Irciacc.--order I order I
IL Haserrrits—ltr. Freakiest. cell apes Y. Picard fro
rapids wt.** ba amid.
N. Gimps De CuperAtter —X Hog brie steered •
ward which be cued shirr to reliset es ezpiste.
Omit clammy—As expreedon that wands the teary
al the etweibse.

•I did sot bear what Y. Jules Fano

esiL
Y. (Hums Da

hss (milted the 2.d

Deemsber Is a way that we tempt aoropt.
Bawd Teiews—lt wee M. Amid that seed the sspm►
eiee.
The Pitemnarv—Tlie seise prevented me Iran keering
wally what wee saM. I therefeee can open Y. Mord to
mists, sad merit hes. srmbra to observe the shrieks%
diesee.
li Perin—Whoa 11. fliavrisobel promo:rased the
date In question, my mied revolted. sot only because he
mentioned the da►, but bemuse be averred that the event
Is pestles was expected by the whole ronstry.
Sus, Vetoes—True, tree; so It ware.
M. PICARD—I mid, " Do not mention that date. or yoc
will force us to rise sad tell yes what we think el it."
Many Velem—Ten ma, tell as.
Prossn—l neither omit nor tsar opportaniMes of this
seen% It this governsbeet dated he origin from the 9nd
of December, I should sin be ion ; but it dates from the
10th of December, from the electioe of the people, sad I
bow to their eludes I should hays bad sothing more to
my had net the Mishear of Stale thought proper to soy
that cc that day teethes were erequered. And my reply
contaised words which my homer forbids me to retract,
but which, through my respect for the chamber, I will
sot repeat.
The Paseromry—i know the obaracter of my has. col-
Imps too well to think that he can wish to screen himself
behind as equivoestion.
M. PICAND—There is no sqnivoortioa.
The Plinnumit—Aasuredly M. Pioard mesist to my that
the woads seen* him ; I admit that is so saying be bee
paid defenses to the usages of the ehembee. (Applause.)
M. PICAID made a din at most.
Y. 04217/1 Dr 0•111102/1A0.—Bat this will sot do ; the
expressios roust be either retracted or explaised.
M. Jot= FAvss—Oriier, order, M. de Csrsgsac'•
(Noise.)
M. Ow= DI Oaasaosac—l dewed frmall► that
the elesEher shall be teaselled as the eall to order d-
immed to M. Pieard. (Meek sejtaiisa.)
The PIZILIDINT—M. Picard has heard the explan►tion
which I gave in his name, and has accepted it without re-
eine. I all as H. Picard to my if I have Interpreted his
gesture aright.
M. Proasn—l have so habitation is saying that the is.
Wend/Mon of the Preeident 'r perfectly correct. (Mohr ;
exckinatiom.)
The Pesettarr—The iscidest is sow closed, end I beg
H. d'Havrisoourt to resume hie dieresis&
The words used by M. Picard, and which belong
to history, though no French paper can just now
print them,—words which be did not retract,
although out of respect for the chamber he ab-
stained from repeating them,—were these :
" The 2nd of December was not a date, but a
crime."

The Bourse opened with uncertainty, but became
extremely firm afterwards. Reute rose 20c., both
for cash and account.

%BATHER. REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

Pm" MAU% 21. II LIL

1.8. it. W. r , Ilk P. 1. Z. 6.
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N. DAS 48 W. 6.. W. 3 1 W. bo - 1
Minder ttl.9o 36 6. 3 3 6. cb - 3
Lelllt - IL 3 2 W. b- 1
A/drama/a- 00.99 46 O.W. 6 2 IL o- 4
Oreeoceetle 29.90 43 W. 3 6 LW. ro 0.13 2
- - -
!Waal& .
1 Colo CloW
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Liverpool -13418 40 ILS.W. S S !LEW. 6 - 1
atrium - 2
- - -
Noma - 3
Brest ... - 4
L'Orlehi 36.3137' 6. 1 WE. on - 2
Rochefort - 30.3234 I.E. 3 N.L b - 2
Plymouth - 1
Weymouth SO. 21 42 W. 1 W. Ws - 1
Portuaouth 10.25 39 W.N.W. 3 W. I a - 3
Landon . 60.21 39 W.6.W. 3 Z. um - -
Dover -
firma& - Z -5
4cerbereeiti. 3414 42 W.I.W. 1 2 6.6.1 co , - 1
Maids - I 2
llelliolsiti - - - - - .... -
rooseram.

gATUIDAY. 0112f0t77111111 ontAT.
B.S.L to W &M., tea 00ang. S. to W. and li.W.,
&rats to strong, Oxon. squall,' to
with rain In plaoes. trail, soon min.
B.S. W. to W.N.W. and Wigaillt. As above.
44. tpsh to 'Wog,

wlttirihowers.
B.E. to B.W. and W., SOIrruMUI. B.W. to F.W. and bark,
moderate to strong, trash to strong, some
showers to plans. showers.
5. to W., fresh, In 1L91111.16. AS 011 ti ilibOTO.

places same rsizi.
PioribernmeastlantL Westora. Ireland. Wass, and ask"
OODC/61. Soathern=bapish Channel sad Bap at Blow.
lastars=lbstward lisessd sod at* Sas

The Paris Temps announces that it will shortly
0001111118011 in its fruilleton • trandation el Mr. Wtßim
Milken " Armedale,” for which it predietn ammo equal,
if not greater than that of the " Woman is White."
A letter from Rome of the 25th says :—" There
was • 'read magical performanes yesterday in the great
room of the Capitol, which, as being something more then
an artistic: erect, requires a special notice. The proceeds
were by anticipation offered to the Pops, who, according to
the printed programme, desired that they might be appro-
priated to the schools for the poor. The whole of the papal
choir assisted on the occasion. A promising youog country-
man of oar own, Mr. Bales, took • small part on the har-
monium ; but the great feature of this mooed was Liszt,
who electrified his audience by hie weaderfel execution.
Ons air in particular he played with variations, exciting
such applause that the great maestro rear`, and, natio&
himself at another piano, extemporised on as air by Rossini,
westing, if possible, more enthusiasm t►an ever. The
room was crowded to suffocation, and the proceeds, lam
told, amounted to 5,000 wadi, some persons having sent
from Park so mach as 500 fr. fora ticket as their oontribn-
tie° to the pious fund."
The special oorrespondeut of the Times at Rich-
awed, writieg on the 4tb, gays :—" It is idle to pretend
that any danger is so menacing to the Confederates as the
army of Shamus. For more than aims mouths Grant,
blocked by the lines around Petersburg and Riehmeed, has
made no material step in advance, until It has become •
received opinion her, that Richamod'it triple line of forti.
&shoos, if manned by area • third of the number ever
likely to email it, is martially impregnable. It is known,
too, that Grant has latterly bees making bitter complaints
about the issherial which has beat added to hi tasks. Bat
the army of @h•raas, composed if the finest staff width
the Federate have ever pat in the field, flashed by • mem
of success gabgekes show it first &dressed, tea maths see,
from Dalton, iatoxicated by the planate of its soastryews,
formidable to sambas, and still more se is morale, Arians
resistlessly unsettle from the Booth, wed it la felt that if
warm American battle promised to be decisive it will be
the battle semaiogly destined to Isis glass in the mist-
' bambood of Raleigh between Johnston sad BYaasa.•
The Americana built on the lakes last year 87
aM►aes, and 100 maim shim, the aggrepte harden of
i 1 which was 47,854 tons. 67 were bat at Cleval•ad, 41 at

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Buffalo, aid lb at Uhkade.
j ALAXIMIO AOCIDENT TO TIM ELM, or DIRLIT.-
. This woblensae met with a most Same wiriest at a late
' hoar ea Wednesday n4ht. His lordship was peirig up-
stairs to his bedroom, when he slipped sad fell backwards, '
mein* ag errors wound on the bask of the bead. Is
answer to ries is r Eaton-square at a late hoar lad *hi
'' tt was *SI that his lordship was still fessosible, sag yes
easislasesd to be is a moat dangerous; sibite. Dn.,
Hewitt. Shy, and Wiser, are in atessizar rital'ill=
, lapse are satettsieed of his lerdahip's . .
I inViral the noble kites aprelle. .111.7ell'i
th yesiorday.