The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-17 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(surna'a mammas.)
FRANC&
THZ CORPS LKOISLATIF.
PARIS. Mims 16.

The election of the member for the department
of the Marne was annulled in to-day's sitting of
the Corps Legislatif, in conformity with the recom-
mendation of the committee. Speeches were deli-
vered by Messieurs Bethmont, Picard, and the
Government Commissioner.

THE FRENCH SENATE.
PARIS EA3 16.

To-day in the Senate M. Thaillier maintained
the validity of the organic articles, and energeti-
cally repelled the doctrine of separation between
church and state. He praised the conciliatory
spirit displayed by the Archbishop of Paris in his
speech yesterday.
M. Thuillier concluded his speech amid the gene-
ral applause of the house.
Paragraphs 13 sad 14 of the address were then
adopted, after which the debate commenced upon
paragraph 15, relative to the September Conven-
tion between Francs and Italy. General Gasman
defended the temporal power of the Papacy, and
expressed himself hostile to the unity of Italy.
He hoped that the French would not leave Rome,
for in that CM the Papacy would be endangered.
M. Lagueronnibre accepted the convention, and
hoped that it would lead to a reconciliation between
Italy and the Papacy. He also urged the necessity
of maintaining the Pope at Rome. _ _

Cardinal bonnet said he had no confidence in
the engagements of Italy, and wished the govern-
ment to define the guarantees given to the Holy
See.
The debate will be continued to-morrow.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, NAlca 16.

The return of the Bank of France for the week
ending to-day shows the following results as com-
pared with the previous account :—lncrease :—Cub,
14 1-sth millions ; notes, 4 1-6th millions. De-
crease :—Tresaury balance, 3 2-sth millions ; cur-
rent accounts, 131 millions ; commercial bills, 30
1-sth millions ; advances, stationary.

THE DUCHIES.
VIENNA, MAsce 16.

The Botediaffer of to-day publishes a note pre-
sented by the English ambassador at the Austrian
court to Count Mensdorff, in which England re-
cognises the proviaional state of things in the
Duchies, and also the provisional flag of Sleswig-
Holstein, provided the rights of the Diet of Elea-
wig-Holstein and of the German Federal Diet are
:impeded by Austria and Prussia.

INDIA.
(By &root Overload Tologropb.)
BOMBAY, Id.s.9cm 9, 3.8 rat.

Business here and at Calcutta is still 'impended,
owing to the native holidays and the unfavourable
advices from the Liverpool and Manchester markets.
Cotton and piece goods nominal.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, ILLice 16.

The Royal Sovereign, 5, iron screw turret ship,
steamed out of harbour this anemone and anchored at
§pithead. She will to-morrow embark Vice-Admiral the
Hoc. Sir V. W. Or. K.C.8., and Rear Admiral Charles
Frederick, and thee proceed oe a midis in the channel, it
is expected se tar as Cberhoerg.

RUMOURID Isirisvisw =min Vicros Emma-
NULL AND TNT LIMO& NAPOLLON. The Arenir
1V04i07141 of yesterday says: " There has been much talk in
Turin during the last few days of an interview which it ia
said is to take place at Lyons on the 15th of next April be-
tween the King of Italy sad the Emperor of the French.
The approaching journey which the Emperor is to make in
the South of France supplies the opportunity for this meet-
ing. What will be LW object! The King of Italy, it is mid,
is inclined to resign his crown and abdicate in favour of
Prince Humbert, who attained his majority on the 14th of
this month. Before adapting this determination the King
wished to confer with the Emperor. This, according to in-
formatics which our Turin correspondent believes to beer
rent, is the real object of the approaching interview between
the two sovereigns."
USRPUL SOLDIERS FOR ittszico.—The Brussels
corraspoodast of the Temps says that the authorisation of
the Belgian government permitting Belgian soldiers to serve
in Mexico without losing their nationality, was limited by
the condition that such authorisation should be revoked if
any service were entered upon constituting an infraction of
the duties of neutrality. "It seems to nee," adds tbe cor-
respondent, "that wooden soldiers would be just as useful
to the Emperor Maximilian, and less costly, then a regi.
meat which cannot infringe any of the duties of neutrality.
It is true that the first of those duties for Belgian soldiers
was to stop at home. But the neutrality to be observed is
a very 4:twisting circumstance."
We reed in s Paris paper :—" The departure for
Rome of the Duke de Persigny is announced, but it is nut
thought that this journey has say political importance or
significatioo. It is also known that the Bishop of Versailles
will set out for the same city on the 20th March."
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO CARDINAL WLSZMAN.
Yesterday atheism a very large meeting of catholic nobi-
lity, gentry, and ecclesiastics, was held at the Stafford Club,
Burlington-garden, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the propriety of erecting a niemorial to the late Cardi-
nal Wiseman. The Hoe. Charles Langdale was called to the
• chair, sod the meeting was addressed by Lord Fielding, Lord
Campdeo Lord Petro, Mr. Heneesay, M.P., Sir George
Bowyer, But., ALP., the Hon. Mr. Stoner, led several other
gentlemen, all of whom spoke in warm and affectionate
terms of the deceased Cardinal, and deplored the loss which
the church of Rome had sustained by the death of so dia-
-1 tinguished a member of that communion. By all the
speakers a hope was expressed that measures
would be taken for the purpose of providing
for the "diocese of Weetmioster," of which Cardinal Wise-
mw was the first archbishop, a cathedral worthy of the
see the pro-cathedral of St. Mary, Moorfields, being, it
! was generally agreed, quite unworthy of such a body as
the Roman catholic* bevies position and property I. sad
around the metropolis. It was therefore determined that
an effort should be made to collect subscriptions sufficient
to erect • noble cathedral in London, and it was also ar-
ranged that to give the matter • fair start a general meeting
i of catholic* should be called oa as early a day as possible
in St. Jams: 841,X An ieficential committee was nasal.
I Dated to make the ntheavari preliminary arrangements. A
vote of thanks to the Hoe. Charles Leegdale for presiding
timed the proceedings of a very kannosions emoting.
DITHLIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. —WO un-
derstand that his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon bas
' signified his intention to visit the Exhibition, in which be
takes great thieved, in the course of the summer, said
there are hopes that be will be accompanied by the Prissier
Clothilde. Her illestrious brother, Prince Humbert at
Italy, will also, It is understood, come over to Ireland to
make a tour as well as to limpet! the Exhibition. No
nation will be more fully or more perfectly represented
than the kingdom of Italy, which, in every department of
industry and art, seeds numerous and most interesting toe-
tributions, pthered from every part of the Peninsula and
Sicily. Several of the rousicipelities voted considerable
sow of washy for the purpose of completing the collections
and defraying the kcal expenses • Naples giving, it is mid,
5,000 f., and Milan a stilt Ives; meant. Another royal
visitor is likely to visit our shares on the careadon of the
Eshibitioe, in the person of the accomplished Prince Omar,
lmirtztputeat ths threes ad Sweden.—Preesiss'a
i

AMERICA.

PRESIDINT LINCOLN'S INAIIGITRAL

ADDRESS.
(ISOTTeII TILIGIL11.)
(Par the Nova Booths, vii Grammadas.)

NEW YORK, Mason 4.

The following is the full text of President Lin-
ooln's inaugural address :—" Fellow Countrymen,—
At this second appearing to take the oath of the
Presidential office there is less occasion for an ex-
tended address than at first. Then a statement
somewhat in detail of the course to be pursued
seemed very fitting and proper ; now, at the ex-
piration of four years, during which public de-
clarations have constantly been called forth con-
cerning every point and place of the great contest
which still absorbs attention and engrosses the
energies of the nation, little that is new could be
presented. The progress of our arms, upon which
all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the
public as to myself. It is, I trust, reasonably
satisfactory and encouraging to all. With a high hope
for the future, no prediction in that regard is ven-
ted,_, Qa the occasion corresponding to this four
yeses ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to
an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought
to avoid it. While the inaugural address was
being delivered from this place, devoted altogether
to saving the Union without war, insurgent
agents were in the city seeking to destroy
it without war, seeking to dissolve the
Union, and divide ',the effects by negotiating.
Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would
make war rather than let it perish, and war came.
One-eighth of the whole population were coloured
slaves, not distributed generally over the Union,
but located in the Southern part. These slaves
contributed a peculiar and powerful interest. All
knew the interest would in some way cause war.
To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest
was the object for which the insurgents would
rend the Union by war, while the government
claimed no right to do more than restrict the
territorial enlargement of it. Neither party
expected the magnitude or duration which
the war has already attained ; neither anticipated
that the cause of the conflict might cease even
before the conflict itself. Each looked for an
easier triumph and a result less fundamental and
astonishing. Both read the same Bible and pray
to the same God. Each invokes His aid against
the other. It may seem strange that any man
should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wring-
ing bread from the sweat of other men's faces ; but
let us judge not, that we be not judged. The
prayer of both cannot be answered ; that of
neither has been answered fully, for the Almighty
has His own purposes. " Woe unto the world be-
cause of offences, for it must needs be that offences
come, hut woe unto that man by whom the
offence cometh." If we shall suppose American
slavery one of those offences which in the provi-
dence of God must needs come, but which, having
continued through His appointed time, He now
wills to remove, and that He gives to both North
and South this terrible war, as was due to those by
whom the offence came, we shall not discern that
there is any departure from those divine attributes
which believers in the living God always ascribe to
Him. Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray,
that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass
away. Yet, if it be God's will that it
continue until the wealth piled by bondsmen
by 280 years' unrequited toil shall be sunk, and
until every drop of blood drawn with the lash,
shall be repaid by another drawn with the sword,
as was said 3,000 years ago, so still it mint be said
that the judgments of the Lord are true and
righteous altogether. With malice towards none,
with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as
God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to
finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's
wounds, to care for those who shall have borne the
battle, and for their widows and orphans. And with
all this let us strive after a just and lasting peace
among ourselves and with all nations."
A bill has passed the Confederate House of Re-
presentatives in secret session authorising the arm-
ing of negroes tendered by owner, and also autho-
rising the President to call upon each State,
whenever expedient, for a quota of 300,000 troops,
irrespective of colour, in addition to those subject
to military service under existing laws. The rela-
tions of slaves and masters remain unchanged, ex-
cept by consent of the owners, in States where

slaves reside.
The Richmond Sentind censures the Governor of
Georgia's message in strong terms, and denounces
him as inciting desertion. The Inquirer says the
Governor must blame himself if the message places
him under suspicion of treachery.
The New Orleans correspondent of tl•.e New York
Berald confirms the expulsion of the American
Consul from Matamoras and the interruption of
trade.

--7 The 'United States Senate has struck out the tax
on cotton and on sales of merchandise.
The Canada has arrived out.
_ NEW YORK, Malin 4, Evximm._

The House of Representatives has concurred in
the resolution of the Senate never to recognise the
Confederate debt.
The oelebration of the late victories has been
postponed until Monday, in consequence of the un-
favourable weather.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, NARca 3, Evirsnro.
Money easy. Gold, 1981. Stocks dull New
York Central, 112 j ; Illinois, 1181; Erie, 711 ;
5-20 United States Bonds, 111.

NSW YORK, Miami 4. Evionso.
Money easy. Gold, 1994. Exchange on Lon-
don, 217. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 112 ;
Illinois, 118 ; Erie, 71f ; 5-90 United States Bonds,
111. Cotton tending downwards. Middling up-
land, 82c. Flour steady. Wheat quiet. Corn
dull. Provisions declining. Coffee very firm.
Sugar and molasses dull. Petroleum dull. Crude,
; refined, 67c.
To-day being a holiday, business is partially sus-
pended.

NEW YORK, Meant 4, 8 tr.
Gold, 194. Exchange on London, 217. 6-20
United States Bonds, 111 ; Illinois, 118. Cot-
ton, 82c.
The Montreal Oman Company's steamship Nova
Scotian, from Portland on the sth inst., arrived at
Greencastle about 5 p.m. yesterday (March 18).