The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

NOTICE.

Tun number of STAMPS issued to the DAILY NEWS
by the authorities of the Stamp -office, during 1841, was :
From JAN. 1, to Dec. 31, 3,447,009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number
issued to the Morning Herald, Morneng Chronick, and
Morning Post, ALL PUT TOGETHER.
In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Mornino l'aper, there were issued for the Evening Edition,
THE EXPRESS,
From JAN. 1, to Dec. 31 778,714
Which was more, we believe, than were issued either to
the Globe or Standard, Evening Papers.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7.

TnE manifesto of the French government, which
has appeared in the shape of a circular to his se-
veral diplomatic agents abroad by M. LAMARTINE,
has occupied, no doubt, the attention of every states-
man in Europe. And we are very glad to have it
placed before us with the concomitant knowledge that
it has not excited any serious discontent in, or protest
from, other powers.
The letter of M. LAMARTINE is resplendent with
talent. It preaches the doctrine of peace with philoso-
phic conviction and poetic fervour. It proclaims with
a considerable show of justice and truth, that the
thorough, popular republicans, of the first French re-
volution were friends of peace, at least, at first;
whilst it was the amateur republicans of the
professional classes, who favoured war as a vent for
ultra-democratic spit it, and as a career for the unem-
ployed and unprovided. In this case the professional
republicans having been mistaken, arid having paid
for that error with their lives, the gentlemen of the
provisional government are, we believe, not likely to
fall into the same error. But unfortunately, it so
happens that, if the professional and other leaders
of a republic in France are now much more pacific
than their fellows were in 1792, the French people
in 1848 have far more cause and inclination,and senti-
ment for war, than the French people of 1792. Even
these inclinations have, however, seriously diminished,
and will find check and counterpoise in the immense
mass of the middle and commercial classes. We have,
therefore, every hope that the French proffers and
predictions of peace will be universally accepted and
realised.
Whether M. LAMARTINE has taken the beet path
towards the perfect maintenance of tranquillity and
peace, is a question that may be disputed. M. Li,
MARTINE declares the treaties of 1813 to be torn
asunder by the mere fact of the revolution of Febru-
ary ; and he merely regards the present territorial
delimitation as bases, from which to start in a ne-
gotiation for other delimitations, and other frontiers.
This, it must be seen, is the stirring of a tremendous
question, not so difficult or formidable, if M. LAMAR-
TINE himself were a minister with a constitutional or
republican majority behind him. But M. LAMARTINE
having declared the treaties of 1815 broken. may leave
to more ardent spirits the task of darning ant'
patching what he has torn. We have no doubt that
M. LAMARTINE felt it indispensable to the character
and maintenance of the French government to go so
far as to make the declaration which he has done
respecting the treaties. It was, however, much to be
desired that he could have remained silent, and re-
frained from stirring so vital a question at so critical
and disturbed a time.
Lest, however, M. LAMARTINL'S words should
create more alarm than would be warranted, we will
state what we believe to be their import. France was
assigned certain frontiers in 1814, whilst in 1815,
after the successful campaign of Waterloo, changes
were made by way of castigation to France which
inflicted and inflict wounds upon the honour more
than upon the interests of the country. The circular
of M. LAMARTINE speaks of the treaties of 1813 solely,
not of those of 1814 and 1813, which is the usual ex-
pression. What he points at therefore, is, the possibility
of France obtaining by peaceful negotiation her fron-
tier of 1814. To this England, far from having any
objection, on the contrary, would gladly accede. Any
satisfaction to the wounded honour of France would
be gratifying to us. The question, however, does
net materially concern us ; it affects Bavaria, Prussia,
and Belgium ; none of which countries will probably
demur to peaceful negotiations.
The temper of Prussia is, however, likely to be put
to a severe proof. The canton of Neufchatel, a prin-
cipality which the congress of Vienna was absurd
enough to leave in the hands of Prussia, instead of
giving it an independent position in the Swiss Con-
federation—this canton has expelled the Prussian au-
thorities. Moreover, the Prussian State Gazette con-
tains certain remarks on the French revolution, not at
all in harmony with M. LAMARTINE'S circular. The
official organ of Prussia declares, indeed, that its
government will not meddle with the internal affairs
of France, but it declares that .‘ it will consider any
infraction of the treaties of Vienna as a declaration of
war." Moreover, it bids German phases and people
to be united, and if they wish for peace, to prepare for

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State Gazette is im-
This article of the Prussian
prudent; and it wants the excuse for its imprudence
that M. LAMARTINE can plead. The Prassian govern-
ment has no sensitive national spirit to satisfy. We
regret the simultaneous apparition of both documents,