The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-05 00:00:00

Bertbois, to survey the French coast. ''lt is cm
Vigie," that important fortificationsare to be e
the coast of the channel, but it will take sot
they can be completed, whilst the British
with guns, and surely if the British governm
could blow all our ports on the channel to
hours." _ _

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ANTI-FREE-TRADE MEETING AT
Wednesday evening last a meeting of man
keld at Rouen, M. Barbet in the chair; M
Keitbujer presided in the bureau. Mem
Dieusy addressed the meeting. They said th
of free-made were numbering strong, and tha
ing urgent to take measures to oppose the
spoke at some length on the hostile position
French government in sanctioning associatio
in its power to prohibit; he called upon all
national labour to oppose free-trade principles
the commercial treaties in favour of Bordea
glum, Holland, and Sardinia, M. Barbet Mil
a mistake, as the exportation of wine had not
foreign importations were on a much to
formerly. M. Viainet declared himse
of free-trade, but that ho wished to
Balled by degrees.—M. Barbet then said th
the meeting was to invite them to sanction
taken by the commission in Paris to maintail
due to national labour, and to subscribe th
thousand francs for defraying the expenses
measures. The meeting then broke up; nu
present having subscribed their names for dil

GERMANY.—FRANKFORT, SEPT.
sembly of Germanists, that is, writers and lii
are occupied with the history of the Germ&
laws, held their first sitting on the 24th ul
Lubeck has been chosen u the place of the
next year.
A letter from Manheim, of the 23th
says : " Yesterday evening one of the steam:
to the Frankfurt Steam Compaay, arrived
board the trousseau of her Imperial Highn
Royal of Wurtemberg. It is composed of
carriages, weighing altogether 691 cwt. MI
contain silver plate; they will be landed
house in this city, and sent without being
custom-house at Stuttgard, with the bill
morrow they will be placed in ten or twely,
will be conveyed to Stuttgard, escorted by
custom-house officers.

AUSTRIA.—VIENNA.—The state of
Archduchess Mary, daughter of the Grand
bus caused some anxiety. Her Imperial I
cold whilst at Ischl. Prinee Michael of Ser
permission to visit his estates in Walachia. 1
the suspicions of the Servian government, th
land, instead of by the Danube. M. de
through Vienna on his way to Rome, as A
the Czar. He had two Interviews with Pri
The archduke Palatine of Hungary is said
indisposed.
BAVARIA.—Prince lirstllerstein left
26th ult., to occupy his post as ambassador
Court.

DENMARK.—The German journals
with comments on the late resolution of t 1
in the affsir of the letter patent, but throw
the subject. A new letter-patent was public
ult., concerning the administration in the di
wig and Holstein, according to which the
regency is invested with full powers, so the,
sonal responsibility he may take any politic
may deem necessary, and which formerly r
ordonnance. Count Reventlow, the Danish e
sent in his resignation on the publican 311 of I
of the Bth July, has received the order of
first-class, from the King of Prussia, aocomp
taring letter on his patriotic and German a
assembly of the States of Roeskilde closed
the 21st ult.

HOLLAND.—Tres HAGUE, OCT.
days past the provincial tribunal of South
engaged in hearing the witnesses and the
affair of the seventeen persona accused of has
taken part in the disorders which took plan
and at Delft, in September, 184.5. Yesterda
general required that the court should sent
the offenders to stand in the pillory
(2) four of them to be deprived
rights ; (3) three of the first eight, to fifteen
ment ; and the maximum of the fine 2,500 t 1
of those under one and two, to imprisonu
terms, varying from five to fifteen years, am
to 2,500 florins; (and 5) one t s twenty mono
in the House of Correction. The Attorne3
same time proposed the acquittal of three
it is not proved that they had taken part in
that one should be discharged on the grout
for bringing the indictment is expired, acco
of 16th May, 1829.

Ocr. 2.—The minister of the colonii
notice to the merchants, that orders hay
the Governor-General of our East India pc

tinue to encourage the exportation of rice,
bound to the mother country, granting ti
which are contained in the ministerial resolu
of November, 181.3, the regulations of whit:
cable during the year 1847.
TURKEY.—SALONICA.—A letter f
of the 10th inst., says: "Our town was du
surprise a few days since, by the arrival
fleet, commanded by Mehemet Ali Pacha,
the Sultan. The admiral received the g
Pacha, and the different high functionaries
body was also admitted, and the Archbis
with whom his Highness had a lengther
concerning the welfare and prosperity of tt
He presented the archbishop, on parting, v
Cashmere shawl, and ordered a salute of
fired in his honour; this is the first time tha
ment has been paid to the prelate of the tows

Int out.

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WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—H.It.II. Prince
Castle at a quarter before nine o'clock yeater
London, where he transacted business at
Duchy of Cornwall, and returned to the Cal
before three o'clock, travelling by the
Railway.
Viscount and Viscountess Falkland,
ning, and Lord and Lady Bloomfield, arriv
yesterday on a visit to her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party at the ('t.
included H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, I
Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland
fling, and Lord and Lady Bloomfield. The
Life Guards attended during dinner. Her I
band afterwards attended in the Castle.

This morning the Queen and Frio
their usual early walk.
The Princess of Hesse embarked
Eagle at Rotterdam at two o'clock on Salt
attended by her suite and Mr. Bedford (G
to the Queen Dowager). The Princess
afternoon, and arrived at Marlborough Ile
two o'clock. The Princess afterwards weal
Western Railway to Cashiobury-park, lier
her Majesty the Queen Dowager.

Count de Jarnae, French Charge
an interview with Lord John Russell on
official residence in Downing-street.
The Earl of Clarendon arrived in tow
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Saturday evening.
Dispatches for the Governor of Cal
off on Saturday evening from the Colonial

DEATH OF THE BARON Dl

The Baron do Bode, whose claims
government to a sum of money, amounting
have so long been before the public, died on
at ten minutes past nine o'clock, at his resit
end-road, St. John's Wood. The death of
quite sudden. After taking a glass of water
to look pale and be tremulous, and in a fell
fell down and icstantly expired. He had b
of illness for nine or ten days previously, br
supposed, by his family, by mental anxie
with the further hearing of his case, which
next month ; but the illness was not at a
such as to cause any anxiety, and he had so
the day previous to his death that his mad
rated to him the propriety of taking an ail
nags. He was in his seventieth year, an
sons, the eldest of whom has been abroai
but is on his way home. Their ages vary
thirty. The eldest son served with distincuo
service, and was employed in Persia. Sic
Europe he has contributed materially to ext
our knowledge of the geography of that
by his excellent contributions to the " Jour
Geographical Society."
It was only on Tuesday last that a long i
letter from the late baron's pen appeared in tl
a lucid account of his claims, and the resat
and legal quibbling, which have been put
List thirty years to postpone their settlers
Baron's case is interesting:—His father was
man, possessing, in the district of Alsace, a
fertile estate called Soultz-sous-Foret. At tl
was under the French dominion : the ter
passed, by virtue of treaties, under the sway
Emperor. The Baron died leaving the is
nobleman, who was born in England, and c
titled to the rights of a British subject. Thr
tion annihilated feudalandseignorial privileE
all English holders of property of their Fri
Amongst those persons was the Baron de
denly found himself deprived of the estate
had left him in Alsace. When Louis XVI]
to the Throne in 1814, on the abdication
1 Napoleon, the French Government dispatcl
in virtue of a particular compact,
sterling for the purpose of indemnify'
tish subjects and citizens who had 1
party in France in the manner just mantic
sioners were appointed by the English gore'
tigate the claims and settle the amounts due
individuals to be indemnified. The Baron d
a compensation of 500,0001. This claim
rejected by the commissioners, on the ground
had not fully proved his right to be consic
subject. Matters remained almost in abeyai
to this nobleman's case, until the year
addressed a memorial to the Privy Council
tedious delays and numerous hearings, mire!