The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-17 00:00:00

TIIE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1848.

Lords, had confessed that he had prepared a deceitful
return, is a very different matter. No person who
heard Lord Geonce knew, or could know, what
evidence Mr. PORTER had given before the committee
of the Lords ; no person present in the
house was able to contradict his assertion ; and
consequently it has gone forth to the whole
of England and Europe without contrarlict.on. The
charge made against Mr. PORTER by Lord GEORGE,
if true, was such as must have incapacitated him tor
retaining the important and honotv able office he fills,
or ever being admitted into the society of honourable
men. And that the chirge is utterly false, without
even the shadow of a foundation in fact or appearance,
is proved not only by the indirect evidence of the re-
turns being perfectly truthful and correct, but by the
publication of Mr. Powrutt's examination by the
committee of the House of Lords, which contains
nothing to warrant or palliate Lord GEORGE'S CAlRlR-
'lions and malignant assertion.
This is had enough. Lord GEORGE stands con-
victed of having, to s. ree his party purposes, given
circulati ei to a falsehood calculated to ruin an
honourable, and mei itJrious public servant—calculated
to shake the reputation to integrity of all our govern-
ment offices, and the public confidence in official returns
for a long tract of years. But Lord GEORGE has not
been contented with this flagrant violation of the
rules by which we will not say high-minded gentle-
men but all men of common honesty regulate their
conduct. By a correspondence which has been
made public, it appears that when Mr. Pon-
TF.It, in the plain and nervous language of ho-
nourablo indignation, demanded at the hands of
Lord GEORGE a rttractation of his groundless accu-
sation, Ilia lordship not only refused to perform this'
act of common justice, but added gross insolence to his
former offence. It there be any meaning in Lord
GEORGE:B later, it is that he cannot condescend to
argue or explain the matter with Mr. PORTER,
that he can only do so with the ministers under
whom Mr. PORTER serves. In our opinion—and
we believe we speak the sense of every Engli.liman
worthy of the name—bad Lord GEORGE advanced
a charge of equal falsehood against a medal ser-
vant to his master, h 3 would by so doing have
incurred an obligation to substantiate it or offer an
apology even to one so much his inferior. And is it to
be borne that Lord GI:0116E shall refuse to an English
gentleman of the highest integrity and acquirements
that justice which would have been due to the lowest
menial If there is prol•er spirit and self-rekpect
among the Commoners of England, Lord Geottee
Ilexrisoes conduct on this occasion will not bo vi-
sited with mere silent condemnation. Surely we are
not sunk so low us to allow a man, b eause he writes
" Lord " before his Lame, first to belie a respectable
gentleman, and then incult him when he demands a
retracmtien of the calumny.

FRANC!-%

PARIS, FRIDAY, 11 30 A.x.

The announcement made yestvrday that no vote of
confidence would be demanded of the chamber, al-
though such a vote was peremptorily declared to be
tho bola condition on which the Executive Govern-
ment would remain in office, filled the chamber with
astonishment, and set innumerable speculations
afloat.

According •o one of these, MM. de Lamartino and
Ledru Kollin on Wedoesday evening resolved to resign
iu consequente of the Ituonaparte vote, the other thri c
members of the commission could nut bring them-
selves to decide on that extreme step. A deputation
of the ministerial play in the assembly waited on the
commission yesterday morning, and explained to it
the hazard of miscarriage which would attend any
attempt to obtain a vet,' of confidence in any form,
and that at all events a considerable majority could
not be expected, and a small ono would only aggra-
vate the situation.

The commission is represented to have relinquished
for the present their intention to resign, hut d ehre
that in the course of a few days measures would be
proposed to the assembly on which their continuance
office would dernd, 11,14 Vs, decision of which
would settle the quill inn of confidence.
After my despatch had been sent off last evening
the asomb:y became the theatre of one of those es-
troaordinary scenes of agitation for which it line been
so often signalised since the 4th Mey. The occasion
of this was the reading of the followina: letter by the
prebidcnt, which had been addressed to him by Prince
Louis Napoleon :
LONDON, JUNE 11. —Monsieur le President,—l was about
to set off in order to Appear at my post, when I leArsit OM,
my election had been made the pretext for disc den and dig-
astrvus errors. I repudiate all the suspicions tf which
I have been the object, fir I Beek not for power.
of the people impose duties upon me I shall know
how to fulfil them. (Movdrnent ) But I disavow all
those who have made use of my name to i xcite disturbance.
The name which I bear shore all a symbol of order, of na-
tionality, offrl.,ry, an:l,r ether than be the subject of disorder
and of anarchy, I shou prefer remaining in exile. I send
you enclosed a copy of the letter of thanks which I have ad-
dressed to all the elee•ors who have given me their vote..
Have the goodners, Monsieur le President, to communicate
this letter to my cefleagues, and receive, Itc.—Lours NAPO-
' LEON Bt ONAPA _ _

The reading of this letter was followed by a spec-
tacle not easy to describe. Shouts proceeded from
every part of the house exuressive of indignation in
all its degrees. Tie members rushed from their
places to the floor, and in a moment the tribune was
surrounded; several members attempting simulta-
neously to mount each flight of steps and jostling each
other. Tho Nlinist,r of War first obtained the word,
and observed that the term " republic" was not used
in the letter. This was followed by a generol shout
of " Vice la republique !"
Another member rushed to the tribune, and affirmed
that the letter was a declaration of war; and another,
who s..cceeded him, declared that it was an appeal to
revolt. M. Floeon then rushed to the tribune, but
his colleagues, M. Duelerc and Gen. Cavaignac, at
the same moment took the same route, and all three
I crowded there together.
' Sum observations were interchanged which the
general uproar rendered absolutely inaudible, the
President tolled his hell and gesticulated, and a dozen
buissiers bawled " Silence!" At length the Presi-
dent gained a hearing, and by his manner made it
understood that he had sumething infinitely more hor-
rible to announce. " Let the doors be instant lynlosed,"
exclaimed he. A movement of alarm and curiosity
was apparent. " A menace (continued the President)
has been made against the national representatives
and their president." Ile then proceeded to read a
paper which he held in his hand, which professed to
be a letter addressed to the assembly in these terms :
"Citizens, if you do not immediately read Louis
Napoleon's address to the electors, I declare you to be
traitors to the country."
On reading the signature to this letter the president
lowered considerably the pitch of his indignation. Ile
said the letter was announced to him as having
proceeded from a public functionary, but that nn in.
quits, and observing the signature, he found that it
had b en flung from ono of the galleries, and that it
was sig !ed by a pupil of the Polytechnic School, whom
he believed to be a madman.
The Minister of Finance moved an adjournment
till to-day ; thereupon the Commander of the National
Guard rushed to the tribune, and declared that he
hal good authority for saying that if they ad-
journed they would have to engage not in a de-
bate but in a battle, and moved that any one
who took up arms should be declared " hors de la
loi." This was of comae followed by a prodigious
explosisn, a dozen members spoke together, some
shouted " Vive la Republique," others " A bas lee
Pretendans." The president's bell again tolled, and
the corps of hussiers shouted " Silence."
The Pres:dent, after much difficulty, gained a
hearing, when he appeared to have recovered more
calmness and self-possession, and entreated the
a sembly not hastily to invest the incident with con-
seqeences which might not legitimately attach to it,
and that the affair after all might turn out not to be
as grave as it had at first appeared. He added, that
as the representatives were to meet at a soiree at his
house in the evening they could talk over the affair,
and so the assembly adjourned.
Since writing the above I have heard that it is an-
nounced that, at the opening of the assembly to-day,
the executive commission intends to require that the
molntion of the assembly of Tuesday, admitting
Prince Louis as a representative, be revoked. P. is
added that this will be distinctly announced as a ca-
binet question ; and that, on its rejection, the govern-
ment will resign.
The weekly report of the Bank, usually published
on Friday, has not appeared to-day.

The Madrid mails of the 11th have arrived. Our
correspondent announces that a military prouuncia-

mento, headed by General Concha, was expected to
take pace the next day. Four regiments were said
to be ripe for revolt. General Coi.cha himself was
supposed to be concealed in Madrid. Arbitrary
arrests were made to a frightful extent.

ITALY.—Advioes have been received from the
Piedmontose head-quarters at Gard. to the 9th inst.
It appears Charles Albert advanced from Goito on
the 3rd, with the intention of attacking ltadetzky on
the morning of the 4th, but the enemy having got in-
formation of this intended moviment, left his en-
trenchments 04 Saturday night, and fell back in two
divisions under the walls of Mantua and Verona.
Charles Albert, on the 9th, established his head-
quarters at Garda, a place on the east bank of the
lake of that name.

These advices affirm that the Neapolitans who had
•allowed Gen. ral Pepe quitted him and disbanded
themselves, declaring that they cared nothing fur the
Italian cause, and that they desired only to obey King
Ferdinand and to return to Naples.
Since the above was written we have received
advices from Milan to the 11th inst.. which bring the
official intelligence of the further success of the Pied-
montese arms. The heights of ltivoli had been
aetacked ; the Austrians fled after a few discharges of
artillery. This success appears to have been obtained
by a division of the Piedinontese army, 13,000 strong,
under the Duke of Genoa, which had been detached
in that direction. This intelligence is dated from the
he ad•quarte rs, Garda, 10th."
Advices from Florence to the 7th inst., sty that
much agitation prevailed in Tuscany. Popular
manifestations han tak:n place at Leghorn, at
which were heard cries of " Down with Leopold !
Long live Ch ales Albert, King of Italy !" Hitherto
the national guar had succeeded in repressing these
disorders, nevertheless alarming symptoms were ob-
served in various quarters. The elections were to take
place from the 12th to the 13th, and parliament was
to assemble on the 27th. Government had dete•r-
mined to conform in all respects to the decision of the
Chamber of Representatives, whatever that might be,
and thus to afford no pretext for revult.
ROM E.—We have received advices from Rome to
the 7ele inst. Since the opening of the session the
parliament had not assembled, the deputies not yet
being present in sufficient mamba to render their de-
lib•ra'ions legal.
On the arrival of the intelligence of the victory ofi
Goito by Charles Albert, the Popo manifested the
greatest joy.
CONS'EANTINOPLE.—By the Levant mails wo
have received letters and journals to the 30th. The
minister of the French republic, Gen. Aupich, had
arrived, and was, it is said, much discontented at not
having received the customary salute nn his arrival.
The cause of this omission is said to be the circum-
stance of the French republic not having been yet re-
cognised by the Porte.
The Minieter of Foreign Affairs has addressed a
strong note to the Greek cabinet, demanding that the
individual who attempted to assassinate M. Muesurus,
and who was a Turkish subject, should be delivered
up, and threatening measune•s of retaliation if this
were not done.
Advice's front the Danube had announced that a
'Russian army of 30,000 men had entered Wallachia.

Zbe Couti.

Lord John Russell had an interview of the Queen
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.

Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the Commission for promnting and encouraging
the Pine Arta in the re ,uilding tha Palace of Westminster.
The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace included the Duchene of Kent. the Duke and Duchess
of Buceleuch, the Duke and Dachess of !Anger, Baroness
deSpeth, and Sir Hobert and Lady Gardiner.

(From last night's Gazelle.)
WHITEIIALL, JUNE 14.—The Queen 4ireeted lettere
patent to be D 11,044 under the Great Seal, granting unto J.
Palmists, Esq ,Norroy King of Anne, the office of Claren-
twill King of Arms and Principal Herald of the south-east
and Trost parts of England; and unto H. H. H. Gibbon,
Esq., York Herald, the office cf Norio', King of Arms and
Principal Herald of the north part of England.
DOWNING-STREET, Juse 16.—The Queen has been
pleased to spnoint William Smillie, Esq , to be Adv,wate•
General and Crown Solicitor for the province of South
Australia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint
James Scotland, Esq., jun., to be her Majesty's Solicitor
General for the island o 'Antigua. Her Majesty has further
been pleased to appint William de Snaidt, Esq., to be Sem.
tery to tie Central Board of Commissioners for Public
Roads; J. M. Hill, E.g., to be Resident Magistrate at
Picketb. re; George Longmore, Esq , to be Resident Magic-
trate at Moser! Bay ; James Barnes, E-q , to be Resident
Magistrate at Ricer-dole ; and Henry Piers, Esq , to be
Resident Magistrate at Tulbagh, ip the settlement of the
Cape of Good Hope.

WAR-OFFICIJt.EI6.
lot Bratra.—E3a. J. C. Davenport, from 95th F., to home., by pur.
vice Yrene3, whose app. 11 io been cancelled.
3rd Lt. Draga.—R. Macneill, gent, to be cor., by pur skirt Gough,
promoted.
litd 1/..,g,—Cor. 0. H. I. Boynton, to be limit., by our., vice Bill,
who n t.; N. stringer, gear., tuba nor., by pur., vice Boynton.
17th LC Braga—Coe. and Adj. 'toward nt. George, to have the
rank of lieut.; Cor. A. Campbell, to he lieut., be put., Mee Codeington,
who wt.; J. P. Winter. gent., to be nor., by pur., vice Campbell.
3M Y.—Cknitleman Cadet A Sttange, from ltL 11/1. Colt., to be
ens., without pur., vice ii ay, dec.
4th V.—Capt. W. from 33nd F., to be eapt., vice Bell,
who exchanees.

10th F.—L lent. R. Taylor, from 63rd F., to be lieut., vino Evans
who exchange..
Unoi P.—engL W. Bell, from 4th F., to he cent., Mee Bellingham,
who exch.; Lieut. W. Itudimui, from 62nd F., to be lieut., vice fled-
ley, who exclocuires.
34th F.—Kno. Probyn, to be lieut., by pur., vice Fyfe, who ret..;
D. Pers.., gent., to be by pur., vice Probyn.
35th F.—Gent. Cadet W. IL Memory, from the RI. Mil. Col., to be
en.., without pur., vice Quill, who mow.
37th F.—P.iymoot. It. Piercy, from 751 h P., to be payula4t., vice
Clibborn, wloo esehingea
. . _

42nd P.—Fins It.A7Preser, to be lieut., h 7 per., vice BUROWCS,
who ret.; W. J. Robertson, gent., to be eon, by per., vice Fraser.
52nd F.--Lieut J. 11. F. Stewart to be coot., by per., eke Faun.
twine, who rote.; Ens. I'. 11. Vyvran to be lieut., by per., vice
St. wort ; the Hoe. D. J. Monson to he ens., by per., vice Vvvyan.
53r1 V.— ltrev..mejor W. Amoistek, from b..p. 11th Lt. Drage., to
be caps„ vie • W. Follows, who exchs.; Lieut. IV. B. Bastard to be
copt., by per., vice Alr.einck, who rem. ; Ens J. W. Corfirld to be
brut— be per., vtee Bostard; B. Walton, gent., to be ens., by parr.,
rice Corbin.

Medley, (ram 32nd to be lieut., vice Rudman,
whoexehangs.
63rd E.—Licsit. R. Evans, from the lath F., to be lieut., vice
Taylor, who exchanges.
61th F.—Lieut. J. It. Borne to be adjt., rice C irter, promoted.
7jtb P.—Lieut. F. II inkey. from h -p. 63rd E.,to be lieut., vice
Tyler, app. to the Royal Newfoundland Company; ns. V. J. VI Lawn,
to be IL ut.,, y par., rico If ankey, who ret.; D. W. Martin, gent, to
be env., by pur., vice Watson; Paymaster W. G. M. Ciibburn. from
3:th 10., to be paymaster, vice Plenty, who exchanges.
7STh F.—Lieut. 11. D. Gordon, to be odj., vice l'attison, prom. in
the Royal Newfoinalland Companies.
butt P.—awas..Surg. C. atmartney, from the staff, to b^ ussit.surg.,
vice Crosse prom. on the stair.

9th F.—.l7apt. E. S. S. Conphell, from b.-p. Portuguese effleers, to
be coot., vice M. Beale, who each.; I.icut. W. P. Memel, to he capt.
by per., vice Campbell, let, rot ; P.m, J. Perrin, to be lieut., by per.,
vice Purnell; 11. Denison, gent., to be ens., by per., vice Fern..
95th F.— It. G. Polhill, gent, to Levu., by per., vice Davenport,
app. to lot Drag.
snd Wc-t India Rog.—Nraj.rr.Gen. Sir 11. J. Harvey, C. 8., to be
Cr!., vice Lieut.-Gra. Y lindoay, (hemmed.
lioseorat STA/F.—StalrSurg. of Perot Clare W. R. White, to be
drp.-imp.-gen. of hospital.; Aosistoliorg. .1. B. St Croix Crowe, from
?Pith F., to be stattsurg. of record clam, vice Wheeler, cite.; Atelot.-
Sur, P. C. Anncoles, fro,: 21st F., to ba assistosurg. to the torcee,
vice Mocartner, app. to the axlh P.
Bseevrr.—jeut-ibl. G. 11. IWKinnoo, ao h.-p. unatt., to hove the
local rant; of rot In Kaftraria. Qepe of Hoist Hope; Capt. E. S. N.
CAmpbea, of OOttt Y, to be major la the army.