The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-19 00:00:00

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LONDON, IF EDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

Warrant Mr. Driutazzi has, according to the
general belief, a back-stairs connexion with the
Tuileries or not, it seems tolerably certain that
his organ in the daily press has at length at-
tained to the dignity of confidential menial in
the outskirts of the Imperial Boudoir. If we
may trust the pla;nest signs, the Morning Herald
has not only been promoted to the office of
gentleman's gentleman to M. Di La Gummi-
ICIER; but is very proud of its new livery.
Those who have watched our contemporary's
abject devotion to his new master's service dur-
ing the last few weeks will hardly be surprised
at this result. Such touching zeal and assiduity
amply deserved some suitable recognition, some
appropriate reward, and none, perhaps, could be
more appropriate than the privilege of fetching
and carrying for the bigoted, insolent, and reac-
tionary clique that for the moment rules the
policy of France. We have no objection what-
ever to such an arrangement so long as it is gene-
rally recoiniied and understood. The Imperial Court
has generally had i n this country some organ dedicated
to its interests, if not actually possessing a semi-
official character ; and our coutimporary has un-
doubtedly
many qualifications for the post. Wo
do not envy its good fortune, and would only
venture in the hour of triumph to whisper a word
of friendly caution. It would be prudent, espe-
cially at first, to wear these Gallic favours with a
little modesty and reserve. The zeal of the most
elevated and ecstatic devotion ought to be tem-
pered with some discretion. If our contemporary
chooses to wear the livery of the Imperial Boudoir
that is no reason whatever why Englishmen at
large should be called on to adopt the politics of
the oratory and the confessional. And the present
is hardly the moment for attempting to inaugurate,
under the combined inspiration of La France and
Le Follet, a papal and filibustering propaganda in
this country. Such a crusade might, perhaps,
find favour in the eyes of some even on this side
of the Channel, but at most they would be
comparatively few, and those who are disposed
to become the advocates of Papal tyranny and Im-
perial aggression should not think of addressing
themselves to the nation at large.
This is the mistake into which our Tory con-
temporary has fallen. Not content with tendering
its humble service at the Tuileries, and eulogising
the wisdom and prudence, the goodners and phil-
anthropy, the dignified forbearance and magna-
nimity of " that Prince," it openly urges the
country to assume the same attitude of abject
servility towards the Imperial policy and the Im-
perial Court. It dares to insinuate, if not indeed
openly to assert, that the Government and people
of England, instead of forming their own judgment,
and taking an independent course in foreign affairs,
ought to follow implicitly the lead of France. The
latest development of Tory foreign policy is the
cool intimation that England should hereafter
abandon the independent course and liberal policy
she has pursued, and become in every question
relating to interests beyond her own shores, the
tool and instrument, not only of the Second Em-
pire, but of the Second Empire in its most perfi-
dious and rapacious excesses. This is certainly
very like what the Conservative Leader recom-
mended in the House of Commons last session. The
moment selected for propound;ng this monstrous
dogma certainly aggravates the outrage thus perpe-
trated against tho spirit and patriotism of the Eng-
lish people. It is on giving to the world the text of
the new French Minister's despatch on the Roman
question—the most insolent and mendacious State
paper that perhaps ever appeared even under the
Second Empire---that our Gallicised contem-
porary thinks it becoming to promulgate
its contemptible and degrading doctrine with
regard to the position and duty of the
English Government and the English people
in all questions of European interest. In
this despatch, lauded of coarse by our contempo-
rary, M. DROOYN DR LHOYB has the effrontery to
tell the Government of Italy that its righteous
demand for the evacuation of Rome, though sup-
ported by every precept of international law and
every principle of public justice, cannot even be
entertained, because it is opposed to " the tradi-
" tional interests of France and the actual exi-
" genies of her policy." In other words, the rights

of the Roman people, the rights of the Italian
nation, and the interests of Europe at large, are
nothing in the eyes of the French Minister and his
Imperial master, or at most mere trifles, interesting,
perhaps, to weak and sentimental minds, but iaethy
only of being at once dismissed by the politicians
of the Second Empire with a "'polite sneer." The
sum and substance of the despatch is, that the
EMPEROR being at Rome for his own purposes,
will remain there till the " exigencies of his
" policy are satisfied," in other words, until he is
bought off—handsomely paid for leaving a position
he has no right to occupy. Without right or rea-
son the Minister, having " taken the orders of the
" EMPEROR," declares that his muter will persist
in an armed occupation which all Europe has
denounced as a lawless and calamitous aggres-
sion. Yes, M. DROUYN DE Lituva does offer
one reason for the continued occupation of Rome,
and that is a flagrant insult to this country. He
saysthat the strong andgeneral expression of opinion
in England against the foreign occupation
of Rome has determined his master to persist in
it. As England is unanimous in desiring a United
Italy, the EMPEROR is determined, if possible, to
keep it divided. The desire to thwart the wishes
of England is thus, according to the despatch of
the Foreign Minister, a guiding principle of
French policy. It is difficult to conceive of any-
thing more impudent, utterly unprincipled, and
insulting than the formal statement of such. a
reason and such a principle as this in an official
despatch. But our contemporary, with true
lacquey-like meanness and serviliZy, hastens to
accept the reason, and aggravate the insult. The
Mors i,u, II ',rale, holds, consistently enough, that
on a question of foreign policy the strong and
general expression of an independent opinion in
this country is an offence which the Emperor of the
FRENCH is justified in resenting. But we are bound
in fairness to add, that the terrified and subser-
vient writer tries to palliate the offence, to miti-
gate the acknowledged guilt of his countigmen in
this respect, by throwing a good deal of the
blame on the FoasioN Srearraav of the English
Government. He is largely responsible for these
national demonstrations in having taken from the
first a decided position on the Roman question,
and held to it in spite of dignified and condescend-
ing rebukes from the semi-official organs of the
French Government on both sides of the
Channel. Lord RUSSELL, according to our con-
temporary, " has denounced the French oc-
" cupation in violent language. He has
" stimulated the expression of bitter hostility
" to France and violent attacks upon the EMPEROR
"in the press and at public meetings. He has
" outraged the Catholic sentiment of France by
" coolly asserting that the assent of the Pore
" ought not even to be invited to any arrange-
" went ; and he has outraged the national dignity
" of France by the tone in which he has demanded
" the evacuation." If the advice of our contem-
porary is taken, these grounds of offence may in
future be avoided. If the Government and people
of this country will only cease to form or express
any independent opinion on foreign questions, and
implicitly obey the mandates issued from the
Tuilei:es, all will go smoothly in future—the
EMPEROR will be satisfied, and the Herald will be
in ecstasies.

Or Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 18.

Her Majesty, Princess Alexandra, Prince and
Princess Louis of Hew, and Princess Helena, drove out in
a carriage and four yesterday.
Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback.
The Pnnce and Princess Louis of Hesse went to Loudon
today, and returned in the afternoon.
Mr. Durham has bad the honour of showing to her
Majesty, at Windsor Castle, his model for the statue of the
Prince Consort, intended to surmount Abe Memorial of the
Exhibition of 1851, now erecting in the Horticultural
Gardens at South Kensington.
Mr. Herbert. from Queensland, bad in interview with
the Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Mr. Berens and Mr.
Colville also had so interview with his grace at the Colonial-
office.

A deputation from the International Association for pro-
moting an Uniform System of Weights, Measures, and
Coins, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The
deputation was introduced by Mr. Ewart, M.P., for the
purpose of urging on ber Majesty'■ government the need of
giving effect to the recommendations of the committee of
the House of Commons on weights and measures.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governorof Malta.

The Bury Post states that the Prince of Wales
took possession, on the 10th inst., of his newly-acqu;red
estate in Norfolk, purchased from the Hon. Spencer Cow.
per for 220,0001. The library of the mansion contains
3,000 volumes of valuable and rare works. The furniture
is all nearly Dew, haring been recently supplied by Gahm.
There are thirty bedrooms and a propottiooate number
of reception rooms. The purchase included the timber on
the estate, which is some of the finest in England. The
fishing and shooting are first rate, the latter k•icluk"n
black cock.

The Countess Cowper is about to receive a sue-
caution of visitors at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Campden wal leave
Coombe House, Gloucestershire, on or about the 27th inst.,
on a continental tour.

Lady Arthur Hay has arrived ;n Chester-square,
from Badmintou, where her ladyship has been stayieg on •
•: Wt to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort.

Lady Henrietta Allen and the Mimes Allen have
arrived at their reeidenee io Cheeham4treet from Scotland.

Lady Charlotte Portal was safely delivered of a
cluighter as Tuesday, at Isverstoka House, Hants.
The Lady De Dunstanville has arrived at her
house in Charles street, Berkeley-square, from Cornwall.

Sir George and Lady Broke Middleton Lave left
Claridge's Hotel for Shrublead Park, Ipswich.

Sir Archibald Campbell and the Hon. Lady
Campbell have left Fenton's Hotel for a tour on the
Continent.

The marriage was celebrated yesterday, at St.
George's, Hanover-square, of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Edward Gage, wend son of Viscount Gage, to Miss Ewe,
daughter of Mr. James and Lady Caroline Maine.
The Marchioness of Ormond has made arrange-
ments to secure the careful preservation of the old tapestry
which ornamented the walls of one of the principal apart-
ments in the north-eastern tower of Kilkenny Castle, and
which, for many years after the work of rebuilding the
castle, was supposed, with deep regret, to have been
entirely lost. It consists of a suite of sin pieces, on which
is vividly depicted the story of the Kaman hero Dixie's,
who, in the year 340 before Christ, in the Latin war, de-
voted himself, for the good of his country, by rushing singly
into the ranks of the enemy to secure that death which the
oracles foretold would 'mum victory to the Raman arms.
With the exception alone of the royal palace at Hampton
Court, there is not preserved in any mansion in Greet
Britain or Ireland so 6ne or valuable a set of tapestry.

A meeting was hold at Cambridge on Monday in
furtherance of the Oxford and Cambridge Mission to Central
Africa. The Vice-Chancellor of the University presided,
and the bishop designate, the Rev. Mr. Tozer, lees one of the
speakers. The Rev. Dr. Jeremie earmarked the minion, but
condemned the warlike prorieedinp which had taken place
in connexion with it. He also condemned, in the strongest
possible terms, the recent letter of the Bishop of Labium,
commending the nee of the revolver. The Rev. Mr. Tozer,
in the mune of his speech, eternised an opinion that in
allowing warlike measures to be taken the late Bishop
Mackenzie bad acted under the advice of Dr. Livingstone.
Subsequently the Dean of Ely defended the Bishop of
Laboan. He described that prelate as a man of good ac-
tions but unguarded words, and exposed an opinion that
the letter to which allusion had been made was no criterion
of his intentions.