The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-23 00:00:00

RETURN VISIT TO FRANCE.

Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to put the question of which he
had given Lothar, and as be could not put it to the Indivi-
dual members, he put the question to the Under Secretary
of State for the Home Department, whether there had been
en association formed, headed by five gentlemen who were
members of this house—the hon. member for Tewkesbury,
the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, the hon, member
for Buimin, the hon. member for Maccleafield, and the hon.
member for Southampton—the object being an international
treat for Easter week—an international French and English
association ? In order to explain the object of the question,
perhaps he might be permitted to read one or two extracts,
taken at random, from the programme. They INN :

There was something delieate and gentlemanly, there was some.
thing and manly in the idea which suggosted • 'military
Matt of mship to the English nation. The eoiel spirit which
takes must give! We dine together—we, Freese end England—in a
family sense! You, Franca, dine with me to.day; and
claim your hapitality tomecnow. The visit of the Nationalltrot
chinos of Mace may now be named by nebka, may, ma.chants, trsdantan'and of oar own lend. Thennfil this no.
lanai deputnicn aounammg their domesticity he the attraetion of
• new hospitality, infuse the intellectuality of dpi iestion Into the
htendllnem of a oedema regard. Oar somptheant to Trani would
he comparatively nullified, and in no WIN award with the spirit of
universality which now belongs to the Freer* 1106111iilld011, If the
simply competent did not accompany the rich, V there were not,
in fact, a certain fraterniaatlon of siren and the presence
of those who will seek to limit the mem of the journey of
compliment they are prepared to undertake To men this contln-
gency. the sesoantion which bee mansmind the nenessary organise-
thin of the visit has ventured oagpeoue the reeponsibiliq of blending with
It wow contraerebl oodaWaratbr, he those who tied It really meas.
sary to put badmen into the packet of piersere. It ht penmen that
the snit shall be oonJutted, seeardlag to the custom of one country,
won a classified system ; end this ant with reference to any illiberal
division of ranks, or overstrained social definitions, but in such • man-
ner as to preserve the hammy of the relations of society, se they are
usually maintained in Engliind, end making especi provision fee the
various cdnumetances of the Titian, as well u foe the different
rata of expenditure at which they may choose to wheat.
There can be no question but that many laminas wadi
be anxious to gasp at the comma' la advantages, the
pleasurable gratificadons, the holiday emiqments, and the amour-
able inducemeets generally of suck a wilt es will be carried forth.
Beside the impolite of national pnerceity—the geoid stow of fellow.
ship—the dignity and worth of the weeks, and the
aVia_ttesffit
peen and commerce, of which It will go far to link the
are prima vanities, and spurs, and means of happinemaud eater.
taibment—the honour of Meg with the miciatice—the soonceny of
ening everything for nothft Mee willthenweeatile man and the
commercial traveller fail to Wang the Ise of cendideess.
One will say, Haspitallty ansedlin sosavielity, sad man.
ulity Waimea ; and if I me meddle these upon the how of
it will he an
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stet ef diem' : —the
other main, go asli as Wes in the plural nflameaticsality, I par-
take the emeginnen, the impiman ant it may so Wpm that I may
Wise bass with me the :WWI MOM of the young wale."
Wong! less nem WI to WM* Nat this nit will he re
, therna large
La mann et lint Nissen the el raster of the Maw. That a
shell
pegs eeesetbeezdeor keilles, that bass sh
esos itiZzaao-
vided
asseeddig to the views of. the man wasswath
commend er ether.
wisp, maws to the startles stale empentionAt the sadetylsddsa.
That the mans ef Irma will be ream emirs and
steamers; the monesis themselves, wording mar.
a to the noel modes Wat nannies
=Withe poems alaseing together, es fir as may he men
thin* 'Wows who may already ban an acqualotanos with
each othee, me es to give to the Watt the freedom of • swayer of
friendly Wien;

(The reading of then extracts wee received with great
laughter.) H. had merely read a few extracts from this
amusing programme, bat the object of putting the question
to the Under Secretary of State went further. The question he
put to the hon. gentleman was, whether he was aware that
this emulation bad been registered according to act of parlia-
ment? Whether it was a hoax, or whether it was not?
Mr. C. LEWIS must confess his entire ignorance of the
document to which the hon. gentleman had cued his
attention. He knew nothing of it except from the particu-
lars which he had detailed to the house, and as far u he
could follow the hon. member whilst he read those extracts,
it speared to him at all events to be quite innocent in its
ants, and he saw no reason why it sheuld in any way
come within the observation of the Home Department.

Mr. WYLD uid that he was one of the members sandal
to. He moved the adjournment of the house, in order that
he might say a few words.
The SPBAKEB.—If the hon. member rises to more the
adjournment of the house, he must show good tense why
the house should adjourn.

Mr. WYLD trusted that the house would 'num him for
a few moments. (Order, order.)

- The SPBAIEBB said that he could nct allow the hon.
member tor Bridport to put this question to any individual
member, but he coml.! not prevent hie putting the question
to the minister ; but it was against the rules of the house
that any member questioned as to any matter not connected
with the business of the boon, should speak upon the ques-
tion put to the minister.—Here the matter dropped.

VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT.
Capt. PECHELL when the fiecrwary of the Admiralty
what Weps had been taken to reform the proceedings in the
several Van-Admiralty Courts, end to remedy the complsints
made last session of the grow abases that had taken place at
St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Cape of Good Hem and Sydney,
New South Wales.

Mr. WARD, in answer to the question put by the
officer, bed to state that the subject was one of consist=
difficulty ; the facts not being so clear as be supposed. There
wt re great muses of complaint on two subjects, first, the
scale of fees paid in the emits were not uniform and were
too high; and next, the practice of making extortionate
charges against which the captors had no remedy. A new