The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-14 00:00:00

846.

it has commenced at the top, and
AlOond to the lower elements of the
lglaitd it found adviwates in the Menu-
industry t in France, it will find in them,
for the most part oppnents. In England, the great
echani
of Cal industry—Manchester, Olsagow,
Lhives
eeds, m
Binningtiam. &c., were the foci of the
agitation. In France, Lyons, Valenciennes, Mud-
hausen, &c., will be the foci of the resistance. In
England, the Conservative party and the heads of the
aru,tocracy were counted among the most determined
enemies of the reform. In France, they are among
the notabilities of the League.
Although, as we have stated, there is a gratifying
absence of the spirit of political party in the position
assumed by the Journalism of France on this question,
yet it may be remarked that the two leading jour-
nals of the government and the opposition take
different sides, each, however, with a tone of much
moderation. The Journal des Debuts
French tarcommenced on
Friday an historical retrospect of the iffs,
from that of 1664 to the present day, demonstntting
how little any principal of political science had to do
either with the original estalalishment of the tariff or
its various successive changes. The Diglwas pro-
poses to carry on, in a series of articles, this
acalysis, thus popularising a difficult and dry
subject, and placing at the door of every news-
paper reader in France—that ,is to say of every
individual capable of reading at all the informa-
tion most necessary to enable him to form an
opinion on the question. This journal is evidently
preparing the public for an extensive reform of those
regulations which affect the foreign trade of France.
The ronstitutionnel on the other hand, the avowed
organ of that section of the chamber led by M. Thiers,
devoted its leading columns on Thursday to the sa
This
journal professes a desire to allow a fair field and
no favour to the contending parties; to listen
dispassionately and impartially . to what eac
has to advance ; but maintains that the
question should not be decided by the abstract
principles of political science, of which it seems
to make rather cheap in this particular instance, stig-
matising them by the disprusginF appellation of
theories, and contends that the question is in France
a practical question, and ought to be decided by prac-
tical tests. It maintains that as yet the discussions
wear, an aspect unfavourable for reform, inasmuch
as its leading advocates, however eminent, are persons
unconnected with the industrial arts ; while its oppo-
nents, on the other hand, are all practical men. '1 hus,
according to the views of the Cunstitutionnel,
if the contending parties be polled, there will
not only to a large numerical majority against the so-
called reform, but that majority will consist of indi-
viduals, all of whom have practical interests in the
question.
A cabinet council was held at the Tuileries on
Thursday, at which the King presided.
The Bey of Tunis continues to visit, with his suite,
the public establishments of Paris ; he has succes-
sively inspected the Museum of Artillery and the
Polytechnic School.
A heavy fall of snow took place in Paris on Friday
morning.

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The Madrid journals and correspondence of the
Bth were received in Paris on Friday. The elections
were proceeding with much animation, but rumours
of dissentious in the Cabinet, and of the impossi-
bility of the Isturitz ministry holding its position
were generally circulated and credited. El Clamor
Public° of the Bth, announced that all the ministers
had again tendered their resignations, which had been
accepted. M. Mon, it was said, aspired to the office
of President of the Council before the openin", of the
Cortes, and that MM. Isturitz, Caneja, and Sanz,
had resolved not to resign without their colleagues.
It is said that the Queen had manifested
a wish that M. Arnero should quit the Ministry of
Marine. Amer°, it is known, was the Minister of
Marine who insulted and persecuted Don Enrique.
The Eco del C'omercio of the same date confirms this
report, but adds that M. Mon seeks the support of
the Puritans. El Tiempo repeats the same rumours,
and adds that if the Cabinet is provisionally main-
tained, it is only because the Queen has been advised
that a change of the Ministry on the eve of the elec-
tions would be inopportune. The Infant Don Enrique
had arrived, and it was insinuated that he has been
instrumental in urging the dismissal of the present

Cabinet.
The Duke of I'almella and General Prim had

reached Cadiz.
The Madrid Galvtte of the 4th gives an account of
the reception of Costa Cabral by the Queen. The
following address presented by him is given :
Madam, I have the honour to present to your Majesty
this letter, by which her very faithful Majesty the Queen of
Portugal accredits me as her Envoy Extraordinary
hand Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary at your Majesty's court. I ave, in
consequence, to assure your Majesty, on the part of my
sovereign, of the lively desire that she feels to draw closer
and closer the bonds of friendship which so happily exist
between the two crowns, in order that the reciprocal inte-
rests of their subjects may profit by it. It is equally agree-
able to me to be able to express to your Majesty the sincere
wishes of her very faithful Majesty for the prosperity of your
Majesty and all your royal family, and her anxiety to be
agreeable to your Majesty in all things. As for myself,
Madam, I have already been honoured and distinguished by
your Majesty, and finding myself in the centre of this nation
whose destinies have been confided to your Majesty by Pro-
vidence, and which so generously gave me an asylum and
protection when I was unfortunate and persecuted, your Ma-
je.ty can appreciate the honour and satisfaction that I feel in
thinking that I shall be able to exert myself in the most
efficacious manner to respond by the scrupulous discharge of
my duties to the high confidence with which my Sovereign
has honoured me, and to merit, in conformity with her de•
sire, the kind favour of your Majesty.

The Queen replied :
" I receive and accept with much pleasure the letter by
which you are accredited to me as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of my very dear sister and cousin
the Queen of Portugal. The bonds which have always
united the two nations now acquire a new pledge of dura-
tion. as the task of strengthening them is confided to a person
who so long merited the canfidence of his sovereign, and
who has since had an opportunity of appreciating what con-
sideration Spain feels for misfortune. I request you to
convey to your Queen the assurance of my more and more
ardent wishes for her happiness, and that of her Royal
family, and of the prayers which I address to Heaven for the
peace and prosperity of the nation which Providence has
confided to her."

PORTUGAL

The Peninsular Company's steamer Madrid, Capt.
Bingham (Lieut. Inglis, Admiralty agent, in charge
of the mails), arrived at Southampton on Saturday
afternoon, with accounts from Gibraltar to the 30th
ult., Cadiz Ist December, Lisbon Sth, Oporto Gth, and
Vigo 7th.
The following is a list of the passengers by this
arrival :
Capt. Hood, 54th Regiment; Capt. Id' Kenzie, 72nd;
Major Miles, 8.N.1.; Mr. Frolick, Count Ribeiro, and ser-
vant ; Mr. Cocktails', Mr. Novolio, Mr. Pogliotte, Mr.
Fortado, Mr. Pinto, Mr.ovets, Mr. Harris and wife, Mr.
Masurto, Mr. Fernandez, Mr. r
Gamble, and lour deck pas-
senger.
Nothing of importance had occurred in the neigh-
bourhood of Lisbon since the departure of the
-clops. It was reported there that Baron Casal and
Viscount Vinhaes were marching on Coimbra, and
some battalions from the Duke de Saldanlaa's army
had left Cartazo to join them. Another account
stated that the late wet weather had, for the present,
stopped the movementsof Saldanha and Des Autas,and
that the detachment sent against Coimbra had made
no impression. At Oporto all was quiet in the town.
The junta were preparing to resist any attack that
might be made in the neighbourhood. They mustered
about 7,000 men, including the National Guard, for
the defence of the town. The fortifications are said
to be in a better state than when it held out so suc-
cessfully against Don Miguel. Des Antas, by his last
despatch, says that he is only waiting the arrival of a
reinforcement of cavalry (which will make him equal
in that department to the royal army), to strike a
decisive blow on the capital. He also states that
Bowfin had lately joined with his column of excellent
troops. The province of Alemtejo is nearly deserted
of the Queen's troops, with the exception ef the
fortress of Elves, where a small force still remains.
From Vigo we leara that about 270 or 300 men
from the crews of the Portuguese squadron, and a few
I refugees, landed here on the Ist Dec., with permission
from the provincial government, assisted with money
and arms, and the compliment military escort, and
I marched and took possession of Valenza, it having
been given up by an understanding before-hand.
Reijes, a Portuguese nobleman, was at the head, ao-
companied by, the Portuguese consul, both stanch
Queenites. A report arrived on the edening of the
3th by post from Oporto, of course, not to be credited,
that the whole of Des Antae's army had deserted him.
—We subjoin a letter from our correspondent :

mod
Doc. 4-8 A.m. Austrian police regulations in Lombardy have become
LISBON,
The struggle for ascendancy is at this moment seven;rotrh:heFzetictitt journals have lillytehnilat been distributed et
confined rather to the council-chambers of the respec- Milan
Turin, on the contrary, ytt cenu:shiPeejiaa:eberneedzi.„.id
moderated both as regards foreign and home puidien ---ine,
all events. the military news which I have The Sardinian government has recalled its embalmed el°
camp-. AtOf tortes
Madrid Packet, which leaves the papal court who to to be replaced by M. de Paref
to send you by the i, at press
a base/dor at Constantinople.••
This
tive partici engaged in it than extended to the field or
river this morning, is of so unimportant a character mchange is sant to hay.
of intored to taken place on the request of the papal governm,nt
as to be altogether secondary in point SPALN.—We read in a letter dated Frontiers
the continuation of the narrative respecting the utterly
Catalonia, Dec. 5, "No doubts can now he entertained eta
the presence of two armed bands in the district -
pourtlan, so well adapted to guerilla warfare. These° eerfietiAll.
the British government at Lisbon.
10 p conductaine is
sf
anthdethace
bands consist of forty men each, and it seems that the von.:
of the vi aregenerally disposed • • " ---•
On the morning after he had sought refuge on board mentilis
is
theirs
de
mit.to join them. As
has
the Hibernia, the Duke of Palmella was visited by s
Catalonia, and tiyme °amorist shoo: whether anyeakepon Pieeett„,,t
Uwnßardstateethmane Duke tualrepreeeminiantatetir:et4of
the duchess and his children and grandchildren,
to be attached to it. The troops sent in their ipm- r. -h.--...-
accompanied by many other persons, forming altoge- not succeeded in reaching them, which is naturaueeseaotuge h, ei-
ther a suite of more than 30 persons, who came to they have to deal with adversaries well acquainted with
take leave of him previous to his embarkation in the every track of
.cionntry,.and seconded,. either troin fear or
packet about to sail for Gibraltar. Before he quitted sympathy, bY the Iltheintants. The circumstance dues
not,
however, seem to have caused much anxiety to Main
the admiral's cabin, the duke addressed a letter to General 'Breton, who has raised the state of siege(,,,Ca,;l,; -„,.
Passes, the Vice-President of the Junta of Oporto, Catalonia was placed) during the elections?' ' - -""
calling upon him and his colleagues, in the name of A subscription has been opened at the French Con.
hurnamty and of ieod policy, to release from confine- sulate at Barcelona, in favour of the sufferers from the
ment the Duke Tercets,f and to consent to his pro- inundations of the Loire.
.The sum of 1,220 francs was col-
ceeding to England ;and, in a postscript to the letter, lected from the French residents, and forwarded to Paris.
ERMANY.—The Cologne Gazette coat •
the Duke of Palmella observed that if the request utuns co.
contained in it were acceded to, the Duke of Terceira Tourso
persont. 60 the na
new. conspiracy against the Austrian
me of Schuhert, or tr government.
would doubtless pledge himself to take no further name, was arrested or. the frontier, but made lilgeandpeer tbet
part in the contest, but would consent to await the much importance was attached to his capture, that the •coB°
result in England in complete neutrality. The letter, missary of police from whom he escapad has been placed
couched in these few and altogether unimportant terms, under arrest.
was delivered open into the hands of Admiral Parker Dr. List, the celebrated economist, whose death we
for transmission to its destination at Oporto, and the rcritnedainfiat foorinmerol,tn,uiglrryr, isitdotTivheryeactoniiimitted sni.
Duke of Palmella having performed what every one Tyrol, on the last day of Nov•ember, and for tl roe dataesVa' is
must admit to be an act of generous sympathy in en- himself up in his room, and would admit no one. Y Oaeritis
tnen
deavouring to restore an old friend and colleague to the 30th, he left at six in the morning, saying he should rt.
arms of his wife, took leave of his family and of the in the evening. Twenty-four hours having elapsed without
Admiral, and proceeded on board the Madrid. The let- his returning, his room was entered, and a letter was (nod
ter thus confided to the care of Sir W. Parker became upon his
the sorrowful addressedtutootoo tohfe
which seemed
ofm the Aug v,"
at once the topic of conversation in the court and minis- though in vague term', that he had resolved onea
suicide,
terial circles, and, viewed in connexion with the ac- Every research after him has proved fruitless. There • •
ciliation formulated against the Duke of Palmella, of however, a report that his body was found yesterday, with
which I sent you a copy in my last, constituted, in wound in the breast, and a pocket-pistol beside it.
the opinion of those who were not privy to the effec- Nov.c-,g,gow.—Ah prihrearusletter from Cracow, dated
total manner in which the Duke had answered thein'ioarof alle that
ehe Christian merchantsovernmenotf htzledtemanded
the o•
charges, proof convictive of the fact that the Admiral to whether it was more advantageous for Cracow to ieyl
and the Duke were engaged in a secret correspon- free commercial city, or to enter into the Austrian tut remains
dence with the Junta of Oporto, and that they were regulations ? A meeting was held in consequence, at which
thus occupied with the knowled4c and appprobation opinions were much divided, but the majority were of the
opinion that it was better for Cracow to remain a free cora.
of the British minister. Such is, lam assured by mercial city. Up to the 30th, the frontier was still epee
well-informed parties here, the interpretation put without control.
upon this inoffensive act of humanity by those whose SANDWICH ISLANDS.—HoNoLux, JUNE 20,
object it is to neutralise the efforts of our govern- 1846.—A fieet of 210 whale ships have been in at Lahainathia
ment, and to destroy confidence in its representatives; spring, and about 70 at other ports. They have all gone te
and to such an extent is this endeavour carried, as to seek fares on the north-went or Japan. Two, the Albin
have induced the innocent and deluded Duchess of astindkMidas,hhouare
naldrereyo returned ; the one leaking 2,000
Terceira to declare (under the false impression con- The cileptceo'rr, Capt.ra Lester, toterryne-atltti:ohsoe loos::: her towline',
veyed to her of the nature of the interference on be- mutiny, the crew having confined the captain at:Plaid
half of the Duke) that she would rather her husband below, under plea of ill-tresitment. The mutineers were
should waste away in prison than that he should owe taken out of the ship, at the instance of the c mull, and cm-
his liberation to such means. fined in the fort. The United States ship Shark his just
been repaired here, at an expense of about 14,000 -
ateasar
The intelligence received from head-quarters at sails shortly for the 'Oregon. lier Britannic Majesty's dal" laa
Cartaxo, since the 30th ultimo, merely amounts Cormorant, 1,000 tons, 3 guns, arrived hereaew
aneii
to the fact that Colonel Lapa, commanding the since, and, after a stay of a few days, departed for no sea
moveable column detached from Saldanha's knows where, It is generally believed however, that the
army, had dispersed numerous guerillas that in- left for Puget's Sound, expecting to meet Admiral Selman
fested the districts around Lisbon, and had sue- there in the Ccitli
have reach • 1 us Reports
of fortifications and tal
ceeded in establishing the Queen's authority at Admiral'ss
visit to the nOrtli. The uastmciasontametyeeatdcrrh eh.
Alcobaca. The intelligence from Oporto represents made by English officers of the mos meats
of tkeirive:2l
the popular cause there to be under more gloomy this way. The steamer being the tint that had ever visited
auspices than it has heretofore been since the move- these islands, created a great sensation among the native pa
meat commenced. Sa. da Bandeira, however, was riliwititson.
enough
topreovtious to the high duties upon wines and
busily occupied in endeavouring to recruit his forces, tio haveepnrodguhce dis'o,ooo..relorisTiXtoirestedA'in„dceert:•enPNLWat
so as to enable him to make head against Carat, on spirits alone have been received in bonds at, the custom
should that general make his appearance before the house. The influx of goods here from all quarters, madams
city. There has been no intelligence respecting y° incl.''', but not the means of paying for them. Retail
. prices, on many descriptions of goods, are becoming l
General Cazal's movements since my last
is
than in America. Hawaiian 'Registers are in grad
In the Northern provinces a rising of a more than quest for vessels in California, to prevent necid. ate in "-
am
usually formidable character has taken place in the of war between Mexico and the mired
States' , or
the
name of Don Miguel. Macdonald is in the Minho, event of England's making a sudden swoop upon our =riot
at the head of 600 guerillas, and 3000 armed peasant, One Mexican, one American, and one English have already
(guerillas). A Spanish general, named Garcez, is at beenThrettroondoesr
tthiostfitg, by ch.r.eFing owners at this port.
the head of 400 guerillas, and a contingent of pea- U. S. ship Congress,re it withi It
arrived Mon" threesrlltinsM itTekftol.
sants; and a German officer, whose name I have not Callao. He immediately landed his no. ers, the !Tin
yet heard, has also under his command about 300. Commissioner and Consul, with their families, who we're'
All these have raised the Miguelite standard. Mac- received with much pleasure by all parties. Core. Station
donald was at Braga, and it was understood he was files
sed himself at once above the contemptible local Nub-
about to go to Viana, probably to meet soine supplies utmost
tf
oothoerttaceo,oadesdpotordri treated the
n governm‘ent with the
of arms, ammunition, Se., which may have been sent able footing for the new offijals.eraßlormialeZafoe an
ma'
by sea to that port.
There is no intelligence from Santarem of more
Antes'ate than the 28th ult. The force that Das
had detached to Coimbra, consisting of 600
regulars and 150 students, was said to have been
interrupted on its march by the refusal of the regulars
to proceed to Coimbra, or to return to Santarem.
Whether this is true or not, is as yet unascertained ;
neither is it known whether a brigade which Sal-
danha intended to despatch in pursuit of this force
had marched. The probability is, that owing to the
recent and still continued rains, neither party has
moved out of their entrenchments.
The Scourge, war steamer, arrived at Lisbon on
the Ist of December, bringing ten refugees (Portu-
guese officers) from Oporto, they having been on
I board the brig-of-war Nautilus, which transferred
them to the steamer.
It is known that the letter addressed by the Duke
of Palmella to the Junta of Oporto was conveyed
thither by the Cyclops, which left this place on Tues-
day the Ist inst., carrying the mail bags, which the
Madrid packet could not have on account of the state
of the sea when sho touched off the bar.

AMERICA AND MEXICO.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
The Great Western, Captain Matthews, arrived at
Liverpool on Saturday night, a little before eleven
o'clock, after a voyage of sixteen days, having left
New York on the evening of the 26th ult. She
brought thirty passengers and heavy cargo of pro.

visions.
The news received by this arrival is not verviln•
portant. The war with Mexico languishes, slid the
intelligence brought by the West India mail respect-
ing the indisposition of the Mexicans to assent to
peace is confirmed by these accounts. The move-
ments of Santa Anna, however, were mere matters of
conjecture, and the American papers seemed to be es
imperfectly informed respecting the mode in
which the American government purposed to
conduct the war. According to one report,
greater energy was to be resorted to, the
seaboard towns were to be captured and garrisoned,
the army was no longer to pay for the pros isions they
wanted, and the Mexicans were to be compelled to
pay for the war and feel its oppression.
General Taylor was still at Monterey : his official
despatches were published, and, according to the
authentic account, the killed and wounded at the
lds
battle were 490. The loss of the Mellow.* was much
greater than they admitted. The next movement,it
seems, is to be on Tampico, for, according the .Ntio
York Herald of the 26th ult., General beott was
' about to proceed to take the command of the army.

That paper says :
Major General W. Scott, with his staff, arrived in this city
at a late hour last night. It is said that the General has ob-
tained permission to proceed to Mexico and take command of
the army that is to attack Tampico. We under-tand that
the General is to take command of the 7.000 fresh troops
just ordered into the field. With them he is to invest Tam-
pico, and then join General Taylor at San Luis Potosi, at
which point he will probably assume the command in chief
of all the forces in that portion of Mexico. Seniority of rank
will give him the command.
According to another account, Tampico was about
to be abandoned by the Mexicans, Santa Anna con-
centrating his forces at San Luis Potosi.
The second failure of Commodore Connor against
Alvarado has been partially compensated by His
capture of Tabasco by Commodore Perrv. llie
I own account of the affair will be found below.
The squadron consisted of the Mississippi, Commo-
dore Perry ; the Vixen, Commodore Sands; Bonita,
Lieut. Com. Benham; Reefer, Lieut. Sterrett; `Somas,
Lieut. Hazard; the revenue steamer McLane, OWL
Howard; the revenue cutter Forward, Capt. Non
(all small craft), two hundred seamen and marines
from the Raritan and th-, Cumberland, under the
command of Capt. Forrest, Lieuts. Cost, Winslow,
Walsh, Hunt, Capt. Edson and Lieut. Adams, d
marines. They left Anton Lizardo Oct. 16, and sr
rived at Frontera the 23d, and captured two steamers,
and several small schooners; on the 24th and 2.5 M
they ascended the river seventy-two miles to Tabasco,
towed by the Petrel and the Vixen. 'fhey
the Devil's Turn at 2 p.m., landed and apikrfeet,
94 pounders. They arrived off Tabasco at 6 r.ll,
so
anchored in line ahead, distant 150 yards from the shore.
The city was summoned to surrender. The Goth'
nor refused, when three shots were fired from the
Vixen, over the buildings. On the' ith, the squadron
was fired on, and the ships returned the lire, sparing
the hospitals and the consular houses, as indicated by
their flags. In three-quarters of an hour the city was
almost destroyed, and, of course, the loss of life wee
considerable, although the commodore seemed to have
shown every disposition to avoid the shedding d
blood. The prizes were two steamers, four schooners,
and two brigs. There were burnt one sloop,aschooner•
a brig, and a towboat. A Mexican sloop wee given
up to the captain, in consequence of his good conduct
while his yawl was attacked after capture. lust
e
Americans had a lieutenant and a seaman killed, tw
seamen drowned, and two wounded.
Not the least singular thing in Commodore OW
nor's despatches is the fact that several American
vessels have been captured in the act of supplying the
Mexicans with provisions and stores. The following
statement we suspect is an idle rumour :
l" lan,ftooromkaotuiotnthrehasebiejeunndd
received
net New Orleans
tt:
yaw
British steamer Tay, an her last trip from Vera Crux to Ilse
rslisation papers conferring the privileges of Moira"
citizens upon all who would sail under them. This informstion comes in an authentic form. The letters of man"
were expressed from Mexico on the evening of the 30th gct.,
and reached Vera Cruz in time for the Tay to take to At,
vannah. Letters from Havanna were also receiv.au,
announcing the arrival of the letters of marque. One lruve.r.
is of opinion that the Spanish government will not Ferro'