The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-01 00:00:00

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MALTA, Nov. 23.

The 67th and 21st Regiments had a sham-fight,
attacking Fort Riessoli. The attack commenced st 2 p.m..
and °aniseed about three boom The soldit n appeared to
take • pleasure in the eaaiment. Both attack and de-
fense woe well phased and well carried oat. It is usder-
stood Wet air John Feuteiefather istends to matinee ibis
sort of samba otessiesally, and the Melts Feseiblee fed
rely proed at bating bees ameisted with the &Obit reit-
meats is the atteiska. The military are in molt eseellent
ender, happy, sad daily beatings' more einciant as swains.
Nothing can seemed the rood weaved of the diet now bore.
Her Mejestes ship Wye arrived this morales from the
Liaise Woods, with malls and passeagers.
Her Majecry's ship Cestisur is hourly ea sad from Italy.
Ear Majesty's ship Bs -ply will have her defeats made good,
sad will leave for Coesteotisople about %hailed of aka week,
taking or 'applies for lb* Beet.
Tea Remit, Commander M'Killop, is stationed la
Rims Creek, having the Cracker, Clinaher,and Fancy gun-
hate nadir kis assuaged Her Majesty's stip Oberon
leaeol_otklaadhe on the 26th to be paid off.
m mod valetas ease in lest night, bat the
sada see made op at 10 a.m. this day.

LOSE OF THE FRENCH* STEAMER LE

LY ONNAIS.

We road in the Nese York Herald of N0v.17:

It is our painful duty to record this minable mother
terrible calamity at era. The rase is hand Is net Wilms
that of the 01fataid Ammie. The iron screw stasuathip Le
Lyonasis, Coptala Do Vais, sailed from this port as Satur-
day, Nov.l, for Ham, with the follow'sg named mason-
gsrs : Mrs. Frances B. Demmer, Mks Cora A. Demmer, M.
Bolomos, Mee. Smug, Mr. Bailey sad lady, Phillip Gig-
-11.1.1, J. F. Bamford, lady, children, and Dement, Don
Vieseate, Dies Comas, Don Jo.. de Clam, lady, and servant,
Merman Huber aid lady, Albert Smoner, tidy, daughter,
sad serves*, T. O. Clitema. Mr. &helm and lady, Mr. Van
Leif, C. &mon ' ad, B. De Moatigny Mr. Trsburos, Mr.
Atoll. La Martin and child, E.lllavolt, Rev. John B.
Cesegie, Saul Seeportm A. Laurette, Do Leakier', A.
FrolMa, Mdlle. Ernestine Sellett—thirty-saine eabin sae-
orogen, sad there wore on beard, including (-Moms, mew,
ougiamin, Areas. and steerage passengers, amity 160
souls. She also Md 20,000 dollars in speeds as freight.
Os the night of Sendai the lad instant, the sight betas
very dark—Nantucket bt ship bearing N.N.W.. and die-
tam sixty Mite, this skip was run into by an ashram'
vessel. Nothing more was* ea et the unknown mead, and
It le probable that she west down immediately. No so with
1,4 Lyamals, eke remised with her alter put full of water
and Mr bow Isigleme of the water. All limas stayed by the
meek until dreamt day when it was abandoesd. The 110
WOO room Mod fr4.l. Igo 1.•••• no. of which mum a tim-
boat. That boat only has been heard from. Oa the mora-
ine of Monday, after it was neolvod I. 'Medal the wreak,
• raft wrs coestrusted, sad about forty peewee, iicludiag
ft (probably tam steerage passenger.) took rasp
. rirpioeslalg. It le the eoliths of the monad °Meer that
this raft could net have lived through the rough
weather that suesseded this day—that it must have
Men broken to pieces, sad that all the perms ea
board weft lost. There is room for hope that some Madly
sail might have reessed them. In mother host woe the
rommaeder with some of the pasosigen. Thin host wee
well provided with provisioes compasses, Is. It
was the:intention of the osptaiit to pall for Me:s-
tack Polak This host bee net yet been heard from.
Asothar boat °attained the 'mead mare, Legalism, the
woad iregineer, Dufour' several of the Grew and prism.
gars. This is the only boat heard from so far. The list,
than, imemed. 16; missing end probably lost, 130. We
have ammeamt el the othtr Me boats and the raft, save
, that wN* is glees above.

The following details, in relation to the sand, are
gathered from the wood mate :—The host left the ship
ea the auntie( of Monday, the 2sd. There wu a heavy
gale blOwleg, sad the captain resolved to 'bud= the ship.
Sloe wee this, sad whea Mr. Leiden lest saw bar, with
her sera soak below water's edge, sad her bow high eat
of water. 0. Tuesday he lost sight of the other boats.
The second asere's boat contained eighteen persons. Tho
weather wee very rues, sod the h. pleas voyagers suffered
untidy. They ennuatend several severs snow enrols
sad wen short of water. Iby had claret wise, bread
sad preserved meats. They were beaten shoat sir days,
nail the Stanton of the sloth (Sandal), and two of den ,
Dumber (passegen) died dories this terrible Interval. Oa
Sunday their yes were &addend by the eight or • friendly
nil, garish proved to be the Brecon barque /Din, Cam
Nornabolott, ea beard of which vessel they were immedi-
ately takes and made as comfortable as possible. Theis
limbs were fres., and altogether they were fa a terrible
sedition. Oa the meat day, is latitude 40 deg, 51 rata. N.,
!emend* 46 dos. 40 We., the Ede spin the Humbug
benne Elise, Capt. Neilson, Wand for New Tork. The
Breen bargee was short of wets, wed Cadets Neilson in-
sedately enessated to gin those and Iron the boat a
peerage to New Ten. They all availed themselves of this
ofer swept twos( the pasengete. Mr. Shales and wife, who
remained en board the Bremen barque, intends; to go to
Bremen. The Hamblin barque arrived below cs Friday
insular, haviag ow board fourteen of the ship's company el
the Lyonnais.
Nested the sand.—Paessagen : Mr. Solider sad wife,
Flora Solemn, M. Domingo, Mdlle Resettles Bellew. Mr.
Sahel*, aid wife ruralised on the Breast bargee. The
ethen arrived here ow the Hamburg barite... Crew:
Legatees, waxed sate; Drstone, second saguner; Man-
umit Nestor, Dubin, COIPAD, Skewing, Jest, Poseur,
Lambert, seamed Two of this beat's saw died
is the brat, which reduced their 'enact/ to sizteen, all of
whom are teas accounted for.
The Lyoneals was bell: at Southampton, Inglaad, and
iateaded for the Beath Amorists trade. She wee tempo-
eerily pissed ea the sew Prase% Lae from this port to Rave%
of old& Eiward sad llommid Pokier are the agate.
Tile Meson. Po'rier, agents of the line, have chartered
the Mast Marion, of Ike Oh/Aaiun route, sad dospatebed
her tea Sunday monies ea a tea days seise is search cf
the en& sad missies boats. The snood mate of the
Lyewls, sad slur is °Seer of the steamer Vigo, easf
peal the Marion for the purpose of dinetiag the sunk
se sear as r4moibis to the precise spot when the collides
osestred. The Marion bee been well furnished with every
enmity for the sarviven, in ease they should be set with.
We think, however, they will have been picked up ore
this.

FATAL ACCIDLET AT THE LIVERPOOL RAILWAY
livAttow.—Ao aesident, the malt of that drain sliesee
always exhibited ow the snivel of • train by paves/me to
open the swims doer sad step oat os the platform before
the Mei& had stopped, moaned oa Friday right at the
Limeotraet dation of the London and North Wetter* Re&
way. es the arrival of the parliamentary train from Ludes
at 7.30 p.n. It appears that about • moment before the
train wee brought to • towed-still, • gestlanes named
names tinderdill, of London, °sealed the am sad
stepped oat is • backward position. It is hollowed
that tbe reeseelos of the teas, 'lipase' very dew at
the bate, "awed eddies's, es he sterabled hustles du
uerlep be bad jut quitted and the ose
ead Mewls. 'swilled between the foot I:=112
Ise *dorm, was dragged • masiderable distant's: Whin
*striated. he appeared to have suffered great injury. Oa
foot•hoerd having onset him es the Lead, ielliWyg a
fright's' gravh. Ho wm eowesioes when takes lip, and sp-
p.m{ in eery great pais, motoring no ewe to tone) him,
Mat al him to die at tem. It wu deestul ulvlsetde
lead thlowe usfortueste peatlestas to the Royal Tedrow,.
when he died shortly after. Both his mess were frigiatially
mutilated. and literally torn fro. their sockets. HIS vibe
cite all Outlived. sad surly severed from the spies.—
CAr•wids.
Liempoot CAr•eids.
StourcT or THE Iscome TAL—A dolor to pre.
Tidos". samba oa Isielsow in the county of Durban,
made at (00•thewil Otertrem) Naples of the west" papaw
sell le WI fle=plai up Imlf.poseds of butter, "Ben
ef bow. hipp \erring. to. troiskting of York-
shire teas.. tea Musa, wade win die old and the pre
owl haw.

' It is aatisreteod that the Std Dragon Owes, at
pelmet itathaell bt D, bUa, Leo ,waned ea istiatetioK
dot ae ha beak pleeredloa ti. rest it for 'trek*.
la Iseh. P • I better _he eathrkattos has set beak
veleivede *fag 'Not I. hi doeht Wt Om 3411
he the meet teves, Garin for duty la the ihethe
Peeemesirtheleee-
ask tmw aumarque=yeara on home Dorris,.
Is appasrana• sod etneipttao tory are not mond to any
Maw mashy miming fa ta• Britian army.

etg expreoo.

TO CORRESPONDENT&
dvertletasents lateudal tor '• fs. Layer". Lorries Evidag paper,
non be .t th. Mow, 10. Botivert•-strart. by Too oTh is the
day of pat Imutoo.

FIATMARZI7.

Tote EVININO, Till SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Mews alp.
pods* Beeketame. Howe, Comptes. esi Needoel; Mee Whet.
—A FAMILY ►AILING. Mr. locketcse; Wes B. teen—taco
pas sad the Spanleh doiseers.—Asd THR DUMB BELL&

Tits Itlrmt No, A IiIaILTZISIL TIMM DIZA/L - Aid
THE CORSICAN BROTURat. Kr.C. Rem

LTCEONL
Ev•wom, MELLO. Laws. C. Mks sad Blurt; Um
DOW.-0000 TOE NOTHING. 14.1. Ude; NM Woks:.
—AM • BALLET. KW Rolm W4EI awl the eary

SURRZT.
TEI Erannoo. BIRDS OF PRICY. Mem Crew Wk. Quer%
Br I row', and Norman ; Mrs. N. Broakaa—A BLOW DI TSB
MIK. Mr. Sbarnord.—And OREM Moan indenmalts„ Afar,
Volans% Norman, and Calvert; Ni. laliman, atMs Biddias.

ETANDARD.
Tom ERPINO, THE DUCHESS OF YAM Mr. C. Term ;
Ma Glyu.—And DEED. Mr. Jams Jalauleas.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
to pai—Nonatag, Y. lier—AUlaraeos, th. lea
Toinabow—Moulaik 416 Um......—.Aftersoco. 6k. Ola.

LONDON, MONDAY.

IT is, quite clear that the prisciple on which paro-
chial and other rates are saneamd throughout the
metropolis most soon become the abject of 'vials-
tire investigation. Nothing can be less equitable
than the system at present in force. Take the poor
rate, for iastioce, which is the Wear* instance of
the unfairness in (pestles. Is it not an absurdity,
cad worse, that while the banker in Belgravia is
eoctributiog to the support of the poor at the rate of
dd. or 7d. in the pound, hie clerk in Bt. Pancras
should be paying Is. gd. er Is., sad his porter is
Bethnal-green or Berniesdeey tito, three, or even
'eve. shilling, P Assaults: hardship of the mm, ariw
mot only from the extrenieezistisx inequality of tax,
but its constant cad rapidly hieresidag tending to
Woos, more unequal still. It is a amasser, rocult
of modern habits sad recent metropolitan improve.
meats, that the rich sad peer is Lamle. dwell more
apart than ever. The parishes of Pwildingtes and
Bt. George's flasever-equare iodide within their
limits two cities of palms% whisks ban grew. Into
existeass within the last quarts: of a century. Bash
new squire and tenses of brisk sad stucco, as it has
sprung up la what were ease the Fire Fields of
Pliallao or the nursery gardens of &yawner. ha
necessarily tended to diminish an amount of parochial
tendon whir& wee previously by no Mesas exorbitant.
In the poorer parishes of the swam northern, sad
sembers districts exactly the reverse presses has been
teldag plass. Bethnal-green and Bermondsey. sad
Westmiester sad Marylebeeee have received a ma-
Meat Wises, to that elms of the popeladea which Is
but tee kequestly a bends, an the rates, next to acme
la that its, which sea best afford to pay them. Every
new strest--every additional metropolitan harem-
mat—disperses the inmates of the few reselaiag
semis sad alleys whisk mill linger in the more
'palest districts. A des► mipatice takes place to
parishes already overcrowded with an assay or
struggling population. sad dm secessary masequase
is that them whe son afferdte ply the least towards
the sapped of metropolitan destitution are ems.
plied to pay the meet.

This state of Wisp is so obasaly unjust sad
passive that the taw resod of surprise is rather that
it should amebae's° lag subsaittod to in eileges,thee
that it should at lost have Gelled forth something like
sa otitis* sad systematic spirit of romogstraacm
There aro, however, mono digitalis@ is dahlia a
remedy than can be discovered on s suprficial gleam.
The whole country to to some extent sabring from
the same inequality of megawatt that offsets the
metropolis, sad to obviate this inequality, as our
readers aro swan, avast soggastioss haslet various
times boos mod& Some lovers of system sad entrain
from have boldly proposed that se the oalectivo support
of all the poor in this country to a matter of satkmal
concorg, the burden of such support should be charged
at ogee on the national revenue. To this the sub
dent objection appears to be, that by paying the paw
rate out of the consolidated fond you would tes-
tingly lose the bearer, not only of that local omega
moot which, on many grounds, it Is so desirable to
aaintais, bet—which is still more important—of that
waive log al watchfulness against any soda lacrosse
in the amount of the local rate, which, novel it may
ownetiess operate harshly, is no doubt on the
whole singularly instrumental in keeping down
the bordon of pauperism. What is every.
body's Waimea is nobody's business. Au increase
in the general taxation et the ecoustry would be tray
slowly felt is comparielm to the looms, in a losal
rote t workhouses would saw be Md, sad raid
adwinisterod in usdssorrigg moss, if the re-
avant on the arslawness at Wassail of tams
shorted with the administrative a the Poor Law
were the remote apprebovskie of a gradual imam
in the amoral taxation of then anstry. Tho Snood
this objection has been generally felt to be
so street, that the proposal for throwing the
harden of supporting our paupers on Qs astral
Govannwat and the oatiosal treasury as mot
of late fogad many gamete's. The primal* of
anion rating--in other words, of ossmaleg the rata
cm the whole area of the solos, sad thou distributing
its proceeds among the differed parishes ssetidsal
in it, warding to that which, ea a gins avenge ef
years, has been found to be the amount of their paper
oxpseditare—appears cm the whole to dad most favour
with practical moo. Bat no scheme yet solenittod to
the Legiasture, although the subject his more lama i

coos been mittnaitted to Parliamentary inquiry, has
adequately solved all the difficulties of the problem.
The COM of the 'metropolis is is some sense a
peculiar one, from the vast number of casual poor,
who, attracted Irma various mouses to this greatest:4re
of population, press with additional severity on the
parochial lands of the poorer diatriots. Nor is it only
with regard to the poor rate that the difficulties arise.
The rates imposed under the authority of the Metro.
polio Local Mansgernent Act, especially as they in.
crease in magnitude and importance, are giving rise
to precisely the same clams of difficulties. An adds•
lions' emberruement indeed has been imposed on

the Metropolitan Board by the wording of their
Act. The Act says that where a "county rate'
exists, the seeeesment shall be made on the basis
of the county rate ; where it does not, then on
"a like estimate." This, of course, has created
perplexity; and the point was raised, but not
decided, at the meeting of the Board on Tuesday last,
whether the City of London, where there is so county
rate, should be estimated on the basis of the local
mowers rate or the property tax. It is obvious that when
once the system of main drainage has been decided
spa, and has to be paid for, the whole question of
rating under the Metropolitan Board of Works will
assume very serious dimensions indeed ; nor could
any subject more fitly be referred, on the meeting of
Parliament, to a working committee of practical men,
than the true principle of rating for the metropolitan
district. Why should not trial be wedeln the metro.
polis of that system of general or union, as distinct
from district and parochial, assessment, which, if
found to work well in the capital, might by degrees
be extended to the provinors P The question is sae
to which the attention of the Legislature cannot ton
early or too earnestly banned.

gOt Court.

WINDSOR, Nov. 29.

The Qat. a and Price., accompanied by the Princes,
Ilnal sad Prince Frederick William of Penults, drove to
Claremont this metals', and visited the Coaster do NesUly,
attended by the Dachas of Atholl, Lord Charles Flute,.
sae Captain Da Plat. The reyrl party ntoraed to the
Castle at 10 minutes before 2 o'clock.

His Royal R.gbaeso the Prince of Wales want oat hunt.
log.

Th • youapr netabtn of the royai (*wily took a carriage
drive.

Earl Granville sad the Bal of Classed= arrived at the
Cantle is the ettemoon.

Nov. 80.

'llse eases and Priam, the Priam of Wilts, the Princess
Boyd, Prisesse Alice, and Priam Frederick William of
Prussia. the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Coast, sad the
demote household. studded Cities Service this morsing
Is the private chapel of the Castle, which mos performed by
the Rea. s.d Very Ser. tbe Dean of Windsor.

A Cabinet Council wu held on Saturday after-
000n at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, io Downing-street. The Ministers
present were, Viscount Palmerston, the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl
Granville, Berl of liarrowhy, Sir George Grey,
Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the P.:chequer,
Sir Charles Wood, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the
Right Hoe. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Comma est ea Sa-
turday. The Welt Boa. lie. Leshiagtes gave Jodi/swat
ea sa appeal Gem the Prerogative Court," Stealer v. Plow-
right."

A nodes was suds is "How v. Harasser" (New South
Wales). The Lords ;mast were t►e Lards Autism Height
Brwee sad Terser, the Judge of the Admiralty Coors, Mr
J. Patton, sad SW B. Bye..
Despatehee were received yesterday at the Coloalal•odtet
from the Chnersore et the Wed Lab' Islands.

The Marquis sad Marehioassa of Stafford will
beti Tubet Roue at the sod el the puma math for the
south.

Sir Michael and Lady Octavio Shaw Stewart
have arrived at Ardioyea frog the sloth.

The departumew from Doaglaa' Hotel, Edinburgh.
Wands Lady Caroline Thy..., Colonel Rowley, Lady
Langford, Mr. sad Mn. Charge Witatley, Mr. Trolawneyr
&r Coons and Mrs. Lindsay, Ceptala Lindsay, lb Bnyal
Hialtsess the Maltarvials Dslisep Sisals, Misr Dar...kW, Mr.
sad Mrs. lititsbell of Stew, Hui Batbsist. Mr. Money Stew
art al Brolibton, Hoe. J. Yosag and Mu. Young, Captain
Alsisader Mitaltsli Lents, Captain and Mn. Wimps, Sir
David Band, Dart., Cohost Teens, Mr. and Lady Her-
ninniairaban, Lady Hue Campbell, Lady Fowler, Sir
Joba Lases.

His izoollossoy tin Ambassador of Frame sad
BM Coutes. de P•rsissy eatertalsed st dims, et Wheat-
sate Heaps, last seeable, Ids Easelimy the Rusk* halals
ter aad the Omura Creptewlteh, his Egetllsasy the fist-
dulaa laiaMt.r, Berm sad Bet:SON Nickels,, Viseeaat
aM ViNOSSINS Pallassetos, Sec Mn. A.Viains, sad K.
Cony&

Tb. Doke sad Daehrer of IVeltoood are =pedal
Is ern do Lan sod of this week. from IketlaeL
_ __ . _ _

Tin Marquis and Marobiost;el of Wine:Motor aro
its*, at Blom Hall, flaffolk. Lord sad Lad? Iteksby
sad Oa His. Miss Msatarros aro a/so itaylas at Brom
HaIL

The Gaseous of Dread at with a anises snidest
while dills( at Lard Can's a few days MEM, is balm
tbrewa from her hese. Tits satittsat was regarded slightly
wall, ea las arrival is Um. four days afterwards, It wee
diamond by Mr. Shay that the blade-base was brakes.
Her ladyship la, we usdststaad, prognosis{ favourably.
The " very Wired authority " to whom Bir
Peal abated Is a Teems ipso* la sessesisa with his attack
epos his Climbs Napier, is said by tbe frkolls Otis War to
be Sir Maths Weed.

In the owes of es address to the eleetore of Ayier
bat/ ea fleastasy, fir Maori Bothell observed Then
was ese hspecaat quacks which Is tee mass seeks mould
espy the gustiest of these who were losereeted Ii the
etlytiolettotias of aides—be refund to the ressevel of
Woo obstaase whisk were a resastot ea the eeesaerelel
sod nesollestathse imamate of this tieusary—tlis state of
busbies, sod sittppiag due. white required to be taw
sleeved, in ear test tee reserhtlses sad lappets's%
which still wined night es removed."

Tba bank Sad ametadia, Mature at Glasgow by
Mr. Medway, ea " The Few. (home,. wee delivered
t►e City Man ea Trilby sight. The Lerd Tersest aisle
esenpled the s►ats; ead antowi these 'meat ware Proles/or
Nichol. Piefseser Thames. Sherif Steele. WWhn Oil.
moor, Itsq.. Boy. Dr. RUCIINSP, Rev. Dr. Nekoosa, Rev.
W. Amok Rey. Alen. Witless, Ste. The kill WO
osowded is every part. The Lord Proves; to proposing a
vote of thrills Ile Mr. Thsekelay, said dm sever ►ad sea►
Wiliam owl wneinplisked seeen►lagse keen witnessed by
hi• ander way eireasetawass. never had t►e bows passed
with sash rapidity, mad newer had anything like swe► secret
beet useaiketed we the elem.

We read ii the Scogrondos The death of Mr.
Leakbatt, the member for Leaertiabbe, eras a Amass a
the amity Si lleetland will& bee sae of the largest sea-
etitneeetee and the meet yodel totems' N pt old of a ern-
servatiee loath= WWI. nook to He dhenvollt. It hoe keg.
osd at kit IrkieskthiltlY. asbomittod to. Mr. Lockhart wee
Mint NW Noble the dholtup *this akar parliatosotary
dotiot; •thattok• M was dimply a cm Si the oil aakod, who
moor pas a veto spirt hit party, ask invariably rubbed
Fever aid isyreveinest."

A Poetise' hes hose dreated betimes the Guard
C..psa awl tb. Yerevan sad Australis. Royal Mail
Caniessy, asiselatod at sea to bolas tlio sew Asstralise
Msfl spans len asaplato allaissar. no emend Cim.
ray ars Is whom tin Medlunassea poetise sr tbs sn-
obs with las Mee, Jan, DM other vessels, wkilo the
Aswan sag Reutrebe Cosaysay will be able Is threw
their *Ws obeeatk • the portion Warns hen aid
Uallareno. The audil•IMI•••• moles is as ...nu'
hoes lisetkometes is February. The sane" oespsey, it
▪ ahlel. him tweed ie envies. strain to any sea
Whose Mae sad Mann* k asuarzios with the troak
Ws.

°Wahl Revs% of tbs West WU lean abeam,
hoes, bee bees preented es Aged mete w.
imbeemiel by Ole pimento, kr We skill amd see_ship

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1,185 G.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

A SECOND CONGRESS.

The Utica* in the Nord of yesterday, to which our
Pane correspondent &Rodeo, is as follows The
por.tical world is much occupied with the attitude
tr.ken by France in the dispute relative to the exe
elation of the treaty of the 30th Much. Oar corres-
pondence from Paris contains some details upon this
subject worthy of implicit reliance. According to
our correspondent, we went too for in saying that
the French government shares entirely in the
opinion of Russia as to the questions raised by the
execution of the treaty. France has not (skin a
position so clearly &fined ; it enters the debate more
as a mediator than as a party in the dispute; it pur-
sues a policy of conciliation, and all its efforts tend
to bring about an understanding preliminary to the
meeting of a second Congress. The tusk is difficult,
on amount of the conflicting interests. While re.
cognising the justice and legality of the arguments
adduced by Russia in favour of the meeting of the
Conference, the cabinet of the Tuileries has to
take into consideration the reasons urged spinet the
project. There is every reason, however, to hope that
its persevering and moderate policy will end by
triumphing over every obstacle. Our special cone-
spoodent at Loodoci informs us, on his part, that the
Foreign Office has at last shown itself favourable to
the meeting of the Conferences..
The Paris Press* of yesterday evening quotes from
• London Correspondent se follows: The informa-
tion at the French Embassy here justifies the an-
nouncement that Lord Palmerston, yielding to a
superior influence, has at lest consented to a rermicei
of the eonferenoe, being convinced that the Emperor
of the French will insist, quits as mash as England,
on the strict execution of the Treaty of Paris."

THE EAST.

Tke following note appears in the Pays It is
known that a European commission was appointed
to median what works will be necessary to be exe-
cuted to re-establish the navigation of the Danube.
We are assured that this commission, after having
viewed the localities, hes concluded its labours, and
settled a plan for works which will commence next
spring. Two engineers, have, it is said, been chosen
by mutual consent to superintend the wake."
The Pays correspoodectoe from Constantinople
states that the Aviso Maxie had been sent to Trebi-
wed to fetch M. Boner* the French charge
d'affaires at Teheran. M. Bonnie, it is said, will
accompany Perak-Lien, the Shah's ambassador. to
Paris.