The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-01 00:00:00

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470.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1,1848. [ THREEPENCE.

passed before the guard-house of St. Eustacbe on
Sunday night.
" All the prefects of the departments had been
superseded in their posts by a decree of the Provi-
sional Government, and the civil and military ad-
ministrations
placed under the direction of the &le-
gates of the government.
" Lyons recognized the new government without
the least disorder having taken place. At Besancon,
Valence, Narbonne, Perpignan, Angouleme, and
Limoges, the republic was recognized without the
slightest disturbance. At Bayonne the publications
of the :government had been posted up. 'there was
much agitation, hut not disorder. At Chalons every-
thing was perfectly tranquil.
The Nut iunul says, " The Marquis of Normanby had
yesterday morning a long private interview with M.
Lamartine; the details of what passed on the occasion
have not transpired, but it is supposed they were of
such a nature as to leave no doubt that the disposition
of England towards the French republic was of the
most friendly character. The leading idea of the
revolution, that of a vast liberal and pacific
system. fortified by the accession of all the nations
who have conquered their liberty since 17119, may,
therefore, from this time forth be considered as having
accomplished itself."
The same paper says, " 2,000 workmen went in a
body to-day to the Hotel de Ville, to demand from
the provisional government tho redaction of the
hours of labour to 10 per diem, the abolition of the
system of marchanduye (middlemen), and prompt
measures to effect a good understanding and associa-
tion between toasters and workmen. The deputation
, was received by the provisional government, and
M. Louis Blanc presented himself on the steps of
the Hotel de Ville to declare that this grave question
could not fail to engross the most serious attention of
the government. While writing the above we have
learned that a commission is now sitting at the
Luxembourg to consider the question, under tin
presidency of M. Louis Blanc."
The following is the decree of the provisional go-
vernment on the subject:
Considering that the revolution made by the people
might to he made for them,
That it is time to put an end to the long and iniquitous
sufferings of workmen.
That the labour question is one of supreme importance.
That there is no oohs r more high or more worthy of the
consideration of • republican government.
That it belongs to France to study ardently, and to
resolve a problem submitted at present to all the industrial
Rations of Europe.
The provisional government of the republic decrees a
permanciit eroninisrion, 01.111 nsmsd Commusion
de
qativentoooa pour Its t 'wraith rs, is about to be nomil.wed,
with the express and s,iecial mission of occupying themselves
with their lot.
To show how much importance the provisional govern-
ment of the republic attaches to the solution of this gnat
problem, it nominates President of the Commission of Os-
comment for workmen one of its members, M. Louis Bland
and for Vice-President another of its members, M. Albert*
workman.
Workmen will he invited to form part of the committee.
The seat of the committee will be at the Palace of the
imembourg.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN.i*.

BRITISH RESIDENTS IN PARIS.

In the House of Commons this day, Lord
Palmereton said : An hon. friend had asked
him whether any information had been received
of Personal violence having been offered to Biiriah
subitets resident in Paris during the late occur-
rences in that capital. He was happy to say
that he had no reason to believe that any in-
stances of the kind had occurred. lie believed
that the British ra sidents in Paris had acted
with that prudence and discretion which become
strangers in a country where political disturbances
were going on. Ile believed that they had
abstained from taking any part in those disturbances,
and from wantonly mixing themselves up with, or
exposing thembelves in, the scenes that were pass-
ing around them. (Great cheering.)

SECOND EDITION.

ARMAND NIARRASI.
Louis ISLAND
GA101'11:11. ['ADDS.

The substance of thefolTo wing appeared in a fc

edition of last night's Eapres‘.
Writing at a late hour on Monday evening, our
Paris correspondent says :
There is nothing of considerable interest or import-
once to be added to the news already meet. The pro-
visional government develops an incredible activity,
and is most prolific iu its p.oLlamations. A consider- I
able number have been issued to day.
The first denounces the destroyers of private pro-
perty, and menaces them with the most rigorous pu-
nishment. Another enumerates vat ions public works
on which unemployed labourers will be immediately
engaged by the government, among which railways,
of course, hold a conspicuous place.
The railway from Paris to Neufchatel is row
restored to complete efficiency, and the communica-
tions with lionloglie are therefore re-established.
MM. Laborde, Merimee, and Chalons d'Arge, en-
trusted -by the provisionaL,government with the
research for all works of art 'in the apartments of the
Tuileries, have accomplished their mission. All
friends of art will be glad to learn that few works of
artistic value have been destroyed. Jewels to the
amount of four millions of francs were deposited in
places of safety by the patriotic citizens.
The following is a summary of an article which has
appeared in the National:
The republie is the inevitehlo goal of all our former muta-
tions, from the revolution of 'B9;from the fall of the empire,
from the fall of the restoration, from the tall of that miser-
able and bastard attempt, chnstened quasi-lo gitirnit, awl
which has now p, Tishri as did the "legitimiti, " before it.
The true revolutionirts are those who, in taking the name of
conservatives, ever impeded all movement or progress. They
brousht on the co'•fbvt first, supported by the &misty of
Orleans, and then, supporting it, caused it to share the fate of
the restoration. All or ler without liberty is at the present
day a folly. This is the gnat lesson to be learnt
from the present mot' ; all now see clearly that a monarchy
is incapable of underoanoiing this, since the crafty Louis
Phillip° failed, and in the same manner that the blind
Charles T. did, and so short a time before. S those who
might still think, MI so many people thought after 18.30,
that monarchy is a warrant of safety and order, arid a gua-
rantee against revolutions, tnu•t now perceive their error.
Facts speak more lou :ly than any reasoning. A form of
government which will allow tree discussion, instead of
fighting, io that now needed; that form is the republic.
The republic is the result of ell experience that has been
gone through. To give it a form is all that is now required.
Such is the great thereon the departments will have to
fulfil in naming our C astituant Assembly. In all this,
Paris has only had the honour of banishing monarchy ;
the republic appears to the eyes of all France. Paris does
not deliberate ; the d• partments will do so, nab the results
will he the same.

The Lord Warden, steamer, arrived this morning
at. Folitcytone, from Bnulotme, hos brow7ht no intel-
ligence of the ex-King of the French, or of any
member of his family

SOCTITAMPTON.—The Monarch steamer arrived at
Southampton this morning from Havre, with 32 pas-
sengers. All soldiers were confined to their barracks,
and the national guards had charge of the town. The
banks were will closed, and money consequently
seance. Much confusion still prevailed, as the people
generally are said to be for a monarchial and not a
republican government.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
Thd followiug uddresa has been presented to Lord
John Russell :
" To ilia HMV! Ilex. 711 E LORD JOHN Rvasxxx,
" We, the un..orsigned cl.-rgy and laity of Leamington,
deeply impressed with as a. nse of devout thankfulness to that
God fr.nn whom all pawl counsels and just works do pro-
ceed, and with gratitude to your lordship, as the adviser of
our most gracious sovcrign, Cr the great service rendered
by you to the couse cf t-tell and the prspective ing
of the national chur..4 in the appointment tithe late
13ishop of Chester to ,ba see of Canterbury, fe, I constrained
to tender one respeeful and heartfelt acknowledgments to
your lordship on the oce
"We cannot hut consider such an appointment a. an
answer to many fervent and anxious prayers, and as a further
token of your lordship's udeigin.d attachment to the church
of Eng'and in the elevation of a prelate so long conspicuous
as one of its brightest or.sments and most faithful defenders.
EarneAly praying that the same wisdom way guide all the
future measures of your lordship for the benefit of this
church and nation, we dutifully subscribe ourselves,
Your lordship. errs obedient servants—atilt
"WILLIAM HILTON (Holton-park); WILLIAM HARSH,
D.D.; Faun. CHA.L.IESIS, clerk; J. 'torso, D.C.L. ; WIL-
LIAM POWELL, clerk ; J. OTWAY, clerk ; T. FELL. elerk,
J. 00Y, Welleyalluthister ; Gao. POLLOCK ; T. T. PASKE,
SLieut.-Colonel D. Truman, captain, R.N. ;E.
STEWART, commander. R.N.; J. Woonwsso, mane.
HENRY JEPIISON, M.D. ; J. N. O'HALLORAN; Ds Wis.
• ------ W. D. DICKINSON; H. WOOD/NESE, &C.'

r:magistrate

AWFUL OCCCRHENCE.—The following appears in
the Sligo Champion, of Saturday It is our painful duty
to announce an awful occurrence (the intelligence of which
has just reached us). Yesterday evening Mrs Armstrong, of
Ballincar (a lady most respectably connected). in a fit of
temporary insanity, drowned herself and her three young
children. She tied two of them on her back, took the third
in her arms, and deliberately walked into the sea. They all
perished. We have barely time to make known the de-
plorable transaction, which has thrown the deepest gloom
over the whole town."
TOE DE.crns IN LONDON during the week ending
Feb. 26 numbered 1,10, the average being 1.107. By thus
it will be seen that the mortality continues to decrease. The
births during the week were 1,364. A noticeable fact in the
report of the Registrar-General is that the deaths from ty-
phus are twice as many as usual at this period of the year.
All this additional loss of life may bent let down to the account
of the defective sanitary arrangeme.