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

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the two powerful nation' which border either side of the
ChenneL That weak, uncertain, in-considered poem which
the Orleans dynasty endeavoured to secure meat now be
hanged into a peacoat ones beneficial to all.
This toportitht affair is henceforward left to the decision
of the two nations, and that restores us to confidence. The
egression of the will of Franco will be impeded by no
obstacle, and we think that she will, without any restriction,
lade upon maintaining -*ace. On their side, the English
people have sufficient weight with their government for them
to preserve peace also, if rimy wills so to do ; now, we ready
believe they also desire to maintain peace. And do we not
know, moreover, that that cause has already met with
the warmest sympathy in England ? And this sympathy will
We certainly increase and create the double advantage of
influencing the determination of the English government,
and of silencing in France that imagines, and that rancour
which may stall exist.
The force of circumstances is always stronger than the
will of man; and here the force of circumstances is for
peace. The French republic, occupied in organising itself,
occupied in its endeavours to make its advent fructify
in (tweet of the laborious classes of its popula-
tion, would not enter into a wee unless the European
nationalities were in pail. On the other hand, there does
not exist in England any government tool-hardy enough,
Or sufficiently subversive, to compromise the interest of all
by a war.
The neutrality of England appears certain for the tiros
being. Will this neutrality be converted into something of
a more intimate nature, into something mix effic.mious for
the peace and security of Europe ? that is what time, events,
and men, will prom But what is certain:is this, that if the
two great nations join in any great common Kim of Justice
and civilisation, they will poise in the reale with a weight
that nothing can counterbalance.
One of the first t) present his adhesion to the re-
public, at the Ministry of the Interior, was M. Na-
poleon Duchatel, the brother of the proscribed ex-
Minister of the Intel ior.
The provisional government has caused a military
of safety to be off -red to the representatives of
foreign powers. The Count d'Appony has accepted
this offer; the Archbishop of Nicea, nuncio to the
Pope, has declined it.
Darin.: the late agitation a body of the inhabitants
of St. Germain made their way into the military
prison, and released nearly 500 of the persons who
were confined in it. A considerable number of the
prisoners have come to Paris, and presented them
selves at the head-quarters of the division, desiring to
be re-admitted into the army, or, if this was denied
them, to be allowed passes to their native places, which
they indicated, where they would be found if it
should be thought right to make them undergo the
remainder of their punishments.
The report that M. Jollivet, the deputy, had been shot
in the late struggle, is unfortunately fully confirmed.
The Gazette de.; Trildusaut says: —" It is an-
nounced to us that the company of the Northern Rail-
way has declared to all the workmen and agents of
its enterprise that it has decided to admit them to a
participation in the profits. The participation is to
be settled in the following manner. The products
are to be divided-1, to salaries ; 2, to the interest of
the capital and to paying it off; 3, the profits, be-
yond those two chapters, to be divided between the
shareholders and the agents and workmen, in the
proportion of the capital in money to the capital in
labour."
L'Unien points out the following curious coinci-
dences between the circumstances attending the fate
of the two monarchs who preceded the republic :
As in 1830, three days, and the saute three days of the
week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ! As in 1830, a
man (Si the people taking his seat on the royal armchair !
Louis Philippe was dethroned in the game month as the
Duke of Berry was assassinated! Raised to the throne by
barricades; he was hurled from it by barricades.
Like Charles X., Louis Philippe had a grandson, and this
grandson was of the game uge as the Due do Bordeaux in
1830. Like Charles X., Louis Philippe, at the last moment,
wanted to abdicate in favour of his grandson, and he like-
wise received for answer, "It is too late!" Charles X.
fell shortly after Hussein Pacha, the de y of Algiers; the
fate of Louis Philippe arrived soon after the day on which
Abd-el-Kader was brought a captive to France. Now for
Louis Philippe as far Charles X. we say " the ex-King."
But there exists a difference, which the people in their
justice acknawb dge aloud. Charles X. departed poor
into his exile, and Louis Philippe will in his enjoy his im-
mense wealth.
The Abbe de la Mennais is causing a certain agita-
tion with an article in his new journal, Le People
Conslitoont. The abbe seems to tear the existence of
some plot in favour of the Count de Paris, and calla
on the people to demand satisfaction on this subject
at the hands of the provisional government, already
the conservatives of the revolution. The abbe de-
claims vehemently against all idea of a regency under
any shape whatever.
The following letter has been addressed by M. Louis
Blanc to M. de Rothschild :
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Sir,—A printed paper has just been banded to me contain-
ing these words,:—" 1. To adopt all possible measures to
prevent the exit of capital from Paris and France. 2. To
place the houses of Ro.hschild, and of the other bankers,
under strict surveillance. 3. To oblige the firm of Roths-
child to lend to the French republic the capital necessary
and indispensable for the first wants of the people, ecc " I
hasten to assure you,. r, that my name has been audaciously
usurped. The provisional government is about to take mea-
sures to prevent the circulation of printed papers which are
not guaranteed by any personal respon-ibility.
The managing committee of the Association for the
Defence of National Labour has addressed the follow-
ing circular to the members :
Gentlemen, the gravity of circumstances has imposed
new duties on your association. The republic is proclaimed.
There is no power without order. And order is the idea
which dominates the association of which you have con-
stituted us the representatives, and which you have founded
out of the pale of all political opinion. Without order, in
fact, there is neither consumption, nor labour, nor wages—
no prem. nt, no future. Such must be the sentiment of our
associatts, end therefore we rely on their co-operation.
Events render it indispensable. They hove induced us to
promise to the Minister of Commerce that, to contribute to
the maintenance of order, every manufacturer, &c., will
make it a duty in proportion to his means to create employ-
ment. It is thus that every shop will become a national
shop; and as such will be entitled to the protection of all.
Bat this situation imposes grave duties on industry. You
nobly understood them when, in the year which has just
passed, you maintained labour, and assured the nourishment
of the working classes. The sacrifices which humanity
then imposed on you an e lightened patriotism now de-
mands. Yuu will not be untrue to your former conduct,
and within the limits of what is possible you will renew the
aactifices previously made. Especially employ your personal
influence that your example may be followed by all. It is
thus, it is by these means, that we shall draw closer the
union between all citizens. And, let us not forget it, the
union of citizens is the peace of the country; there, to-day
is the first element of labour, the first element of public
security and_ prosperity.—Accept, &c. (Signed) Omen,
President; MIMEREL, Vice-President; Loris LEBEIJP,
Secretary ; Joserta Psaiza, Treasurer.
The Agricultural Congress held, on Wednesday, its
second sitting ; M. Oaspann in the chair. Messrs.
E. Lefebvre and Perrot informed the meeting of the
decree of the provisional government, instituting a
permanent commission at the Luxembourg to regu-
late the interests of French agriculturists. This de-
cision was hailed with expressions of great satisfac-
tion by the members present, and it was voted that
the members of the bureau should proceed on Mon-
day to the Hotel de Ville to thank the government,
and to express a hope that several of the members
should be included in the commission. M. Allier, the

director of 1;cio;l of Petit-Bourg, then ropOsed,
first, that in the distribution of funds to be
employed in the construction of national workshops,
agriculture should not be forgotten ; and next, that
agricultural schools or colonies should be at once
established for the education of poor orphan children.
After some discussion this proposition was referred to
the committee appointed to express the wishes of the
congress. The question of agricultural credit was
then brought forward, and gave rise to some discus-
sion, and eventually the congress by a vote expressed
a hope that the republican government would, as
promptly as possible, utilise the mass of information
collected relative to the question of mortgage, for the
purpose of improving the present system. The sit-
ting then terminated.
A letter from Amiens, dated 3 p.m., on Tuesday,
says:—" The reports spread about disagreements here
are unfounded. The town is quiet, though the people
dislike a republic.
" In consequence of but one line of rails being laid
down there was a collision the day before yesterday,
by which the two engineers were killed, and eleven
passengers hurt."

The
T following opinions of men whose names will
be recognised do credit to the sagacity of " Timon,"
M. de Cormenin, who wrote a book under that name
some years since, and from which we extract the fol-
lowing :
Grizor.—His soul is too full of pride to leave
room for ens other sentiment. He might be thrust
head foremosi into the ocean, and he would not admit
that he was drowning ; and he believes in his own
infallibility with a violent and desperate faith. How
is it that he who has seen so near the bottom of so
many false hearts, so many evil consciences, and so
many venal and vain corruptions, has not blushed to
theeyes at the trade he was carrying on? How could
he, a Calvinist, persecuted in the person of his an-
cestors for the liberty of religious discussion, forbid
liberty of political discussion to so many sovereign
makikidaters of 4:Lartera? Guiw6 Lae ivw laaitativa

than Odilion Barret. lie makes up hie mind
quicker, and he carries oat his resolutions with
the rigidity of purpose which characterises him.
Oinzot, instead of following the spirit of the age in
its undulations and successive transformations, and in
the way of progress, has sought to form a society
which cannot exist in reality, half English
and half doctrinaire, which has gone on
all of a piece, and which will go of all of *puce. This
is a work contrary to nature. The people will
demand an explanation .f all this, and will require an
amulet then will there be frightful cracks in Mat
edifice, beaten on all sides by the storms of denwerary.
Then it will he necessary to fly with all speed, and
Guitot, the pretended conservative, will probably
be the first to ffy.
GARNIER PAGES is a man both pure and honest;
of simple manners, and a severe republican without
being extravagant, and of the most disinterested cou-
rage. I am deceived of he would make a good minister :
he has the talent, though not the wish, for such a post.
He has a rapid glance, which goes to the bottom of
things—a mind which is not overruled by imagina-
tion, fruitful in resources, prompt in expeaients, and
persevering in means. Some day Me radicals ef the
Left, who are now silent, will shake of Mc bonds of
monopoly uhich fetter them, and will be permitted to
discuss the
.fundamental theories of gorcrnnient in a
national and constituent assembly.
ARAGO.—As fir you, Arago, you have disseecred
yourself by a rare and heroic effort from that servile
dependence in which power retains so many noble
characters and men of noble genius, and you have
preferred being with us to governing your country
with the oppressors of liberty.
DUPONT DE L'EUItE.—A Homan, bat of ancient
Rome—honest, without ostentation, republican by his
principle, in his manner, by his character, and by hie
virtue—a character rare at all times, but especially so
where the apostates of honour and liberty walk with-
out shame or contempt, and place on their own fore-
heads golden crowns.

We have received the Madrid mail of the 24th,
The greatest anxiety was still felt with respect to
French affairs, of. which no fresh news had arrived.
The Threes had been done at 29, at 00 days.

FLIGIIT OF LOUIS PHILIPPE, HIS FAMILY,

AND CABINET.
The French journals continue to Ripply various
particulars relating to the precipitate flight of the fallen
government on Thursday and Friday. The bellowing selec-
tion, some of which appeared in only a port of our yester-
day's impression, will he read with interest:
The flight of Louis Philippe was marked by an incident
which is too much to the honour of our population for us
not to receive it eagerly. At the very moment the sx King
was making hi, escape from the Tuileries by the postern
of the pont4ourennt to join the small carriage which was in
attendance for him, he was surrounded by the people
' who crowded on his passage. The 2nd Itegiment of the
CuirasAers, which was stationed on the Place de la Conconle,
hastened to protect his escape; but in the situation of effaire
it was utterly unable to protect bins from the revenge of the
people. However, the soldiers f this regiment, who neither
did nor would make use of their arms, did their utmost to
open a passage for him. An officer, on seeing the peril in
which Louis Pnilippe was placed, exclaimed, " Gentlemen,
spare the King!" Upon which a atenteeian voice, issuing
from the crow, was heard to reply, " We are not assassins!
let him depart!" " Yes, yes, let him depart! let him de-
part
!" became the general cry. The people had been too
brave during the combat not to be generous after the victory.
The following are more particulars respecting the flight of
Louis Philippe, given in • letter addressed to the National:
" The mayor and ex-ad joint were abseat when the ex.
King arrived at St. Cloud on Thursday about three o'clock,
escorted by some national guards and dragoons to prevent
his being annoyed. The commandant cried that the King
had abdicated. After having descended from the little
carriage in which he had come, he asked to have riding.
horses. Being told there were none, he went into the public
omnibus, which took him to Versailles. He was accom-
panied by the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier,
and the Duchess of Nemours. Be only stayed at the
chateau three quarters of an hour. lie told the adyoint he
had been basely deceived. In the evening his valet,
Provost, arrived at St. Cloud, bringing tense clothes for the
King, for in his hurry he had taken nothing. This valet
had in the morning, with tears in his eyes, said concessions
must be made to the people, that Paris was very agitated.
What think you was the reply ? "Tis only the aossip of
the eafis, we will bring them to reason, in a few hours all
will be settled.' "
The following further particulars will be read with
interest:
" We have heard from an authentic souree," says the
Memorial de Rouen, lately an official paper, " that many
members of the royal family have arrived at Eu in their
flight, in the most pitiable condition. The Duchess of
°times; arrived:with her two children covered with mud
and with very few clothes. The guardian of the chateau
and his wife furnished them with clothes and rendered them
assistance. The report of their arrival having been spread
in the town, the National Guard went in • body to the
palace, which it guarded, declaring its resolution not to quit
the Mace, happen what might, until the royal family were
in a place of safety. It was, in fact, reported that they were
pursued by a mob, who would assassinate them,"
A letter received from Dreux, by the Journal de is Repub.
'ague, says:
"On his arrival atVermilles,Louis Philippe and hie family
finding no post horses, were under the necessity of demand.
ing bosses of a regiment of cavalry. His flight had been so
rapid, and so unforeseen, that it was necessary at Trianon to
make a kind of collection, which produced 200 franca ; it was
with this sum he si t If on his journey to Eu.
" We hear from Dreux that the ex-King and his family left
this town on the 2.3 rd, at nine in the morning. In order to
conceal their departure, the footman, who was seated on the
box, had taken off his livery, and put on a riding coat
and other articles of wearing apparel, bought two hours
before. The sub-prefect was waiting for the carriage
on its coming out of the town, and took his
place OR the box by the side of the footman. The gen-
darmes of St. Andri, having demanded at the post-inn of
their locality who were the persons in the carriage, the sub-
prefect alighted from the box, said a few words to him in a
whisper, and the gendarmes immedia,ely withdrew."
A letter from Dieppe, dated Saturday, states that the
Duchess of Orleans and the two young princes, her sons, had
arrived in that town, with the intention of embarking for
England.
The Mode says :—" M. Onizot escaped on Wednesday
evening from his hotel by • back-door, and set out in a
cabinet-courier caleche for Calais, where he has, it is
supposed, embarked for London. The same evening,
M. Deleseert left the Prefecture of Police in disguise.
About ten o'clock, the same night, M. Hebert quitted the
chancellery by the door of the Rue Neuve du Luxembourg.
He sent several times to the Etat-Major and to the chateau
to demand a reinforcement of troops. Re complained, both
in his own name and in. that of MM. Dochatel and Guizot,
of having been se gravely led into error by the Minister of
War and General Sebastian' as to the feeling of the army.
' The ministers loudly attributed to Louis Philippe the re.
sponaibility of all the measures of rigour which had been
adopted."

THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE.
The fugitive members of the ex-royal family are
still widely separated. The Duchess de Nemours
and the Duke de Montpensier have not yet arrived
in town from Southampton: they are expected to
reach the Belgian legation this morning. With
regard to the ex-King and Queen, the same uncer-
tainty which has so long prevailed as to their present
retreat still exists both at t he French embassy and at
the Belgian legation; but last night a rumour was
current that Viscount Palmerston had received in-
formation of his 'Majesty's " whereabout," thougb,
from prudential motives, the fact was not made
public. Of the Duchess d'Orleans, with the young
Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartres, nothing is
positively known, but it is stated that they have
escaped into Germany. The Duke de Nemours and
the Duchess de Montpensier remained in privacy
throughout yesterday at East Sheen.
M.Duchatel, the late Minister of the Interior, has I
arrived safely at Brighton, and remains for the pre-
sent at that watering-place. Of M. Guizot nothing
is known, and we regret to add that we were in error
yesterday in announcing the safe arrival in Et gland
of the aged mother of the ex-minister. The lady
who has accompanied the two daughters of M. Guizot
to London is their governess. Madame Guizot is
still in France.
A cabinet courier arrived in town from Brussels
last evening. At the date of his departure the most
perfect order prevailed in that city.

BRIGHTON, THURSDAY.
It is already known that at the request of the
Board of Admiralty, who sent down to Brighton a
special messenger on Sunday, the steam-vessels of the
Brighton and Continental Steam Packet Company
were got in readiness for sea with the utmost des-
patch, for the purpose of plying between this and
the opposite coast.
Yesterday afternoon the Brighton steamer, Capt.
Ryan, left Havre at three o'clock, with despatches
from the French provisional government to the
English government. She arrived at Newhaven at
nine o'clock, having made the passage in six hours.
The despatches were conveyed to town by a special
train.
The Newhaven, Captain Moore, arrived at New-
haven harbour to-day, at one o'clock, bringing des-
patches for the government. These arriving too late
at Brighton for the regular trains were sent up to
Loaduu by a special 6:4lix.e. Tlw SawbaSery aceord-