The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

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PROPERTY OP LOUIS PRILIPPE.—La Republique
of the 23rd, hu the following :
We borrow from a journal, hut leaving it all the respon-
sibility, the following details en the ex-king, Louis Philippe :
•• The property at the disposal of Louis Philippe, in his
exile, is tot near en considerable as is imagined.
" It is quite true that in 18.30 and 1831 he placed, almost
daily, considerable sums in the English end American funds,'
but since 1834, convinced that his dynssty was waive, he
drew out a part of these to place them is France. The ex-
king has left more than thirty millions of debt. The
observation of M. Dupin, which seemed a jest, ' I have no
doubt the civil list is poor,—it is always making purchases,'
is, however, a truth.
"Louis Philippe was always buying,and always left a part
of the price unpaid. Without this, it would be impossible
to explain each an enormous amount of debt.
" His possessions are magnificent. After deducting his
debts his fortune may be valued at 250,000,000.
"It is well known that the woods of the private domain are
well managed. All the other family possessions have been
considerably improved since 1830; nevertheless, Louis
Philippe has left his private affairs in the greatest disord,r.
There never was a royal household so badly managed. It
was the same with that as with public affairs; lie me/dleil
with everything, and got everything into confusion. Ile
thought by that to show his shrewdness and ability.
" He like d to see those employed by him disagree ; he was
in the habit of saying ' when the asses fight, the flour is We
ins the mill.' In short, owing to his low cunning it was,
that the measures of the 24th of February, deprived of all
unity and control, were worse than useless.
" Louie Philippe was in debt everywhere; he paid no one
if he could avoid it. His tradesmen were always melting
applications. He owed the person who supplied him with
vegetables and fruit 93000 francs, and his baker at Neuilly
23,000.
" No mss ever had such a mania for laying up household
,tores,—always buying without limit and without judgment.
In his cellar at Neuilly then were 75.000 bottles, contening
130 kinds of wine, and more than 1,200 casks, all full ; and
24,000 wax candles, which served to set fire to and burn
that residence.
"The collecsion of bronzes of Villiers contained, in ' objets
d'art," statuettes,' clocks, and bronzes, enough to furnish
three palaces; they were heaped together without order, as
they were bought without taste, although he pretended to be
a c• muoisseur.
" At this Tuileries, at Eu, Dreux, and Ferte-Vidame Ohre
were ai many &actual uti mils and saucepans as would have
cooked a dinner for an army.
" We are of the same opinion with a person who knew
Louis Philippe well, and had frequent opportunities of
seeing and uhservii.g him, who said. • That man is covetous,
rapariouv, but he is too much a spendthrift to be called a
miser."'
PARIS BOURSE, SATURDAY.—The approach of the
elections has par ilysed business at the Bourse today. Every
one was more busy with preparing his list of candidates than
in attending to the funds. Prices were somewhat lower at
the opening, and only slightly recovered at the closing. The
situation of the Bank of France was generally com-
mented on, it being more known than at the Bourse
of yesterday. Surprise was expressed that the bullion
was constantly decreasing, although money was more
abundant generally. Some persons were very much
astonished to sec the shares cominually in request,
and improving in spite of its bad pmition ; but we
believe that the project of fusion of all the local banks in
the Bank of France was considered to be very favourable to
it, and it was said that the decree would soon be published,
and that, besides the increase of capital arising from the
junction of the local banks, the Bank of France would be
authorised to increase its capital and the amount of its
issues. The dulness of all business at the Bourse was
expected to continue until the result of the elections for
Paris and re me of the departments was known. Ii was
said to-day that almost all the troops who moue in on
Thunoloy would remain in Paris The decree us to the
railways has not appeared to-day. It is said to be ready, bat
to wait the satimion of some membeis of the government,
who have beta otherwise occupied on urgent matters
connected with the elections. It is, however, expected,
in the early part of next week. This continued delay
prevents much business in railway shares, since there is so
much uncertainty as to the conditions of repurchase. 'St ith
the exception of Orleans, which maintain their prices of
yesterday, there were many sellers on almost all the lines,
particularly Lyons and Strasbourg, which have latterly been
most in demand. The news from Piedmont continued to
be favourable to the Italian cause, and a new advantage was
said today to have been gained by the Piedmonteee, which
induced many buyers of the Piedmont loan, which were in
demand at 800, about 150 francs more than the lowest quo-
tation. Exchange on London, 25 20 and fur per cent. at
sight, and 23.10 at three mouths. Premium on gold, from
25 to 20. Silver, 4to 3 francs per 1,000.

We hare no news thin morning either from Milan
or Turin.
The Sardinian general, Della Marmora, charged
with the organisation of the Venetian army, arrived
in Vrnice on the 14th, and was enthusiastically
welcomed.

No Spanish mail arrived in Paris this afternoon, but
we have received the following from the frontiers of
Catalonia:
A proclamation, which is supposed to have been printed
in France, has been extensively circulated. It runs thus :
" The paternal manifesto of 23rd May, 1843, and the
speech of September 12, 1848 (of the King Don Carlos),
should not he forgotten. The king has no doubt of the co-
operation of his faithful Catalonians. Seven years since, by an
infamous trearon, the royalist army disappeared from
the country. What has Spam gained? To-day the chain
must be broken which, beginning with the pragmatic sanc-
tion of 1830, has finished with the fraudulent matrimonial
combination of October, 181 G.
" Fatal chain, which shut out from Spain a Spanish prince—
& legitimate sovereign, to open the doorto a foreignirfuence,
blasted be the lightning of Divine Providence which fell
on the 24th February on the Tuileries."

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NEWS FROM BERLIN.
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TRIUMPH OF ORDER.
There are accounts from Berlin to the evening
of the 20th, which state that the manifestation
in favour of order had prevailed. The time fixed
for the demonstration of a msnster procession,
with the petition in favour of the direct mode
of election was two o'clock ; but about an hour
previously there were to be seen marching, from all
parts of the town, citizens in plain clothes, but with
muskets and bayonets, proceeding towards the
palace. They were drawn up in lines, four
or five deep, across the bridges and all the
avenues leading to the palace, so as to encounter
and prevent the access of the petitioners to the
castle, from whatever point they might come.
This counter demonstration certainly Lad the
effect it was intended to prodme—for it showed
that those who were arrayed in the support of
order constituted the majority of the population.
The projectors of the petition-demonstration felt
this, and they abstained from a procession which
would have exhibited their own want of numbers.
At two o'clock it was announced that " the committee
for forming the procession and presenting the peti-
tion, seeing the preparations made to prevent the
wishes of the people being carried into effect, had, to
save the effusion of blood, determined upon not pro-
CM ding with it for the present.' I lox ever
threatening the aspect of affairs in the morning, or
however much men might have been terrified for the
two or three days previous, it is plain that the peti-
tion demonstration, like t.e last Chartist demon-
stration in London, was a failure, and the termination
of the proceedings may be regarded as a proof
that Berlin will not soon be again dis-
turbed—at least by dissatisfied politicians. The
condition of the working chases, however, is, apart
from that of politics, sufficient to create alarm,
both as regards themselves and their employers. In
some trades they are extorting such high wages that
it is impossible to give them work. they take all
the profits to themselves; and, whilst it is conceded to
them that they have a right to ask for, and, if they
can, procure higher wages, still the practical effct
is that they are getting none, for the master thinks
he may as well be idle as be wasting his time in work
which gives him no interest for the employment of
his capital.
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Me ROUND ToWER, VVlNDsom.—Although the
state apartments, at the Castle, are neeexsarily closed in c
sequence of the extensive works now in progress connected
with the drainage (upwards of GO labourers being employed)
we have been requested to state that the round tower will be
open to the public on the usual days, during the Easter
holidays, as heretofore. As soon as the works are sufficiently
advaaced to enable the state apartments to be re-opencd,
due notice will be given to the public. It is considered to
be an unfortunate occurrence, as far ai regards the trade of
the town, which is so materially benefited by the influx of
visitors, that the royal residence should be closed during the
Easter holays.
MR. HidUME AND VIE. MEN OF YORKSDIRE.—Mr.
Hume has written the following letter to the editor of
the Leeds Times: —.• Sir,-1 have had a copy of a small
hand-bill, adressed to the electors of Leeds, vgned by an
elector —please to send me a few cvies of it. You have
influence with the Chartists, who have hitherto been unwil-
ling in any way to compromise their principles, or accept any
portion of the reforms pointed out to the charter. The
violence of some of the Chartists has spread alarm over the
country, and the threats of the 10th of this month, in the
Convention of London, have PO panic-struck the Liberals
(so called) in Parliament, that they have phisssed
en a
itude of gagging
act, which Pitt dared not to pass in all pl
power. The middle classes and the working classes are di-
vided. The industrious classes are divided, aud thus become
the easy prey of the aristocracy, now wilted to refute the mil-
lions their share of representation. It is important tosecure the
peace of the country, and to avoid the mistakes and the
lamentable results which we have heard of in France. Peace
and concord are more necessary to the working classes and
to the capitalists than to any other classes • atil I hops all
the Chartists of Leeds will cordially join the ofdidling classes
in demanding and obtaining the just righ,s the working
classy, and thus obtain peace and security to our institu
tions.—l remain your obedient servant
Loudon, April 20, 1848."