The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-03 00:00:00

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assembly in favour of the ministry. Other letters
sty that the ministry had, after much discussion,
come to a resolution to give to the Porte the satis-
faction it demanded in the Museums affair. Of the
seven members of the cabinet, three voted in favour
of this measure, two voted against it, and the re-
mainder retired. It is added that the effect of this
decision in the provinces was much feared.
The ministry- had resolved to demand of the
Chambers an authorisation to intb mnify the National
Bank for the losses it may provo to have suffered in
the tumults at Petra&

DEVIL OF THE
ORLEANS. PRINCS ADELAIDE
D'ES
The Constitutionnel gives the following account of Mme.
Adelaide's life :
Madame Adelaide, sister to the King of the French, was
born in Paris on the 2eird of ALgust, 1777, and wax the
daughter of Louis Philippe Joseph of Orleans, and Louis
Marie Adelaide de Bourbon l'enthiivre. This princess,
whose character was ever remarkable for firmness and wit,
has not figured officially in any p event.. and yet her
part has Lot been en unimportant one. The King loses in
her not only a most intelligent and devoted friend, but an in-
valuable adviser and s useful mediator. Mme. do Geniis first
superintended the early education of Princess Adelaide and
her twin sister, who died young. She inculcated the ideas
of Rousseau on education, which then prevailed, and the
politer arts were not forgotten: The influence exercised by
Mme. do Griffis over her pupil, and her brothers, excited
the jealousy of their mother, the Boehm of Orleans ; who,
after somewhat violent alterectior.s, caused her to be dis-
missed. This was the cause of such profound grief on the
part of the PlinCelS Adelaide. that her health suffered, and
it became necessary to recall Mine. de Geniis. This lady,
unwilling to submit to daily bickerings with the duchess,
had the art to obtain permission to travel with her charge in
England, and it was thus that the princess first became sepa-
rated from her mother. The events of the revolution
were destined, however, to disturb the course of an
existence which seemed out of the reach of all in-
juries of fortune. Mettle. Adelaide was placed on the
list of emigre's. But her father, who was himself threat-
ened, soon obtained the revue ition of the measure. The
princess had scarce, however, entered France with Madame
de Geniis, than she received an order from Paris to leave the
capital within 24 hours, and the country within three days ;
and the Duke of Chart r, her brother, bearing of the ex-
tremity in which she was placed, came from the army to her
aseistance. and brought her to Tourney. It was some time
after this that the young exile and her governess settled at
Schaffhituren in Switzerland, where the Duke of Chartres,
who had in the meanwhile also been exiled, came to join
her. The town of Schaffhausen offering little security they
were soon induced to leave it, and proceeded to Zurich,
which they were soon obliged al.a to abandon to go
to Zug. There, under the name of an Irish family,
they were enabled to stay for a month. Though the
fife they led was exc:edingly retired, and seemed likely
to escape public notece, they were recognised by some
emigres, and it became necessary to seek another asylum.
This was made doubly painful, as it involved a separation
between the Duke de Chartres and his sister, he by his pre-
sence subjecting her to the severities of governments and
their police. Their perplexity was great, but a lucky cir-
cumstance solved their difficulties. General Montesquiou
was at that time in Switzerland, and had done certain ser-
vices to the government of Geneva, which had caused him to
be generally looked up to in that canton. By his interven-
tion Mettle. Adelaide and Mine. de Geniis obtained leave to
enter the convent of Sainte Claire, at Bremgarten, and re-
mained there until the 11th of May, 1794, when she retired
to the house of the Princess of Conti, her aunt, in Hungary.
From thence she went to join the l)ucheu of Figueras, in
Catalonia, where she remained till 1808. The Spanish war
Men commenced, and, being obliged to fly, she
commenced a wandering Odyssey in search of her
brother, whom 'he found, after many vicisaitudes, at
Portsmouth, just about to embark. The delight of both at
meeting is easily understood. They promised never to sepa-
rate from each other, and this promise was religiously kept.
In January, 1809, the prinecu and the duke left for Malta,
and some tine after she had the jel to witness the marriage
of her brother and the Princess Marie Amelic, who, in marry-
ing an exile, little thought he would become King of the
French.
With the Restoration, a little repose was obtained for the
existence of Millie. d'Orleens. The faults of the government
then caused the Duke of Orleans to play a distinguished part,
and obtained for him an influence which the revolution of
July gave full effect to. Mille. Adelaide did not a little contri-
bute during the fifteen years' struggle, to rally round her
brother the divers political influences which the restoration
seemed to coalesce against herself. When in 1830 it became
necessary for the Duke of Orleans to declare
for the acceptance or refusal of the crown, Ma-
dame Adelaide bravely engaged for her brother, and
offered to come to Paris first to share the dangers of the
Parisians. Since then she has not ceased to share in, and
serve the fortunes of the king. For some time past she had
suffered from an asthma and disease of the heart. On the
night of the 31st no signs were visible to foretel so quick a
• dissolution, yet at one o'clock alarming symptoms showed
themselves, and death shortly atter ensued.
The body of the Princess Adelaide has been embalmed,
and will be exposed from to-day in a ehapelle ardente at the
Palace of the Tuileries. We are informed that the funeral
of her royal highness is to take place on Wednesday next at
Dentin.
It is mid, observes the IXbats, that by her will her royal
highness Mme. the Princess Adelaide leaves her forests of
: Crecy and Armainvilliers to the Duke de Nemours, the forest
Arc-en-Barrois to the Prince de Joinville, and her magnifi-
cent estate of Standen, with the chateau enlarged and em-
bellished by her, to the Duke de Moatpenaier.

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN

MAIL.

The West India Mail steamer Severn arrived last
e‘ening at Southampton from Vera Cruz and the
West Indies, and landed her mails, in charge of
Lieut. Brand, ILN., Admiralty agent. Her dates are
as follows:
Vera Cruz, Dec. Ist; Havana, 10th ; Nassau, 12th;
Bermuda, 20th ; Jamaica, Bth ; Jacmel, 10th ; Porto
Rico, 12th ; St. Thomas, 13th • Chagres, 26th Nov. ;
Carthagena, 28th ; Santa Martha, 29th.
The Severn brings on freight specie to the amount
of 1,000,000 dollars, and the following passengers :
Miss Randall, Mr. Bernard, Lieut. Harper, 2d W.I. Reg.
MMrsHarper and two children, Lieut. Thwaytes, 2d W. I.
Reg. ; Mr. Bissett, Mr. Finalise, Mr. Getman, Mr. Camacho,
Mr. Telford, Lieut. Berry, Roy. Artillery Dr. Brown,
R.N. ; Mr. Foraby, Lieut. Watson, ith Fusiliers; Mr.
M'Oregor, Mr. J. Wiles and lady, Mr. Wm. M'Dowell.
From Vera Cruz we learn that her Majesty's
steamer Vixen had arrived there on the 30th of
November, four days from Havana, bringing Percy
Doyle, chary:: d'affaires from Great Britain
to Mexico. The Vixen having landed Mr. Doyle,
sailed next day for Jamaica. The only other English
man-of-war at Vera Cruz was H.M.S. Daring. The
dates from Mexico are of the 28th of November, 20
days later than those received rid New York. The
Free American, Vera Cruz paper, of the let of De-
cember, says :
" The government of Queretaro has at last, but too
late, nominated commissioners to meet Mr. Trist, and
hear the propositions of peace which the latter had
the power to make ; but this power having been re-
voked by the Cabinet at Washington, they came too
late. Humbug will no more be listened to by
the Americans, and now that the Mexicans have
found that out they seriously ask for peace.
As we have said above, and before this, it
was too late for our envoy extraordinary to
he' to the propositions of the Mexican com-
missioners, and now they will have to go to Wash-
ington, if they have serious propositions to make to
our government. Mr. Trist having been recalled,
was to leave the city of Mexico on the 28th for Vera
Craz, with a small train. The names of the commis-
sioners who arrived at the city of Mexico are Messrs.
Canto, Cuevas, Atristain, and Rincon, all belonging
to the peace party."
The following important order from head-quarters
shows that the commands issued br the United States
government to make the Mexican government pay
the expenses of the war, or at least a part of them,
we to be carried out at once:
RE.II)-OVARTIIIIS OP THE ARMY, MEXICO, Nov. 25.
Ceder instructions from the government at home, requiring
that this army shall, as soon as practicable, begin to raise,
*this the country it occupies,' the means, in whole or in
Pat part, of insintainieg the expenses of the occupation
teal the federal government of Mexico shall submit terms of
Mee which the United States may, honourably accept, it
ordered that no uncoined bullion, bars or ingots, either of
!old or silver, shall be shipped from any port of Mexico, until
tbr farther orders of the government at home shall be made
bean on the subject, so as to give time for said government to
it the rate of export duty on such bullion, and perhaps a
Railer duty on gold and silver coins. As the beginning of
the change of system intimated above, all rents for houses or
canal occupied by officers or troops of the army, in any
or village in Mexico, will cease an soon as contracts may
Point, and absolutely from and after the end of this
!tooth, wherever this order shall be received in time ; and
LI toner, necessary quarters, both for officers and troops,
*hew the pul,lic buildings are insufficient, will first be ode-
tmded, as required, of the civil authorities of the several
4lts occupied by the troops, so as to equalise
Its inconvenience imposed upon the inhabitants, and di-
!slab the some as much as possible. If the authorities fail
Pot the troop. promptly in possession of such quarters,
401 the commanding officer, in every such case, following
‘II the sarc, principle of giving the least distress practicable
?Yu unoffending inhabitants, will cause the necessary
moldings to be occupied. Subsistence, forage, and other
Istellarie,, for the army, will be purchased and paid for as
timofore.—(Signed)—By command of Major-Gen. Scott,
ILL Seers, A.A.A.G.
It was generally thought in Mexico; that the war
lined not end for some time to come. The failure
(4 negotiations created a great deal of excitement
'a the people at Mexico, and they now begin to

feel the consequence of their folly in refusing to
accept the liberal propositions made before by Mr.
Trist in the name or the United States government"
The American army was divided as follows :-
6,000 men in Mexico, under the command of General
Scott, wounded and sick not included • 3,000 in
Puebla, under the command of General Lane and
Colonel Child ; 800 in Peroto; 4,000 iu Jalapa
and incamped at Sedono, under the command of
Generals Cushing and Marshall; 1,200 in Puente
Nacional (National Bridge) : 6,000 went up to
Mexico with Colonel Butler: and the train under
Colonel Johnson ; 1,000 in Vera Cruz and Ulloa.
The rate of exchange at Vera Cruz on London was
48d. at 60 days' sight.
The Severn left her Majesty's ships Vindictive
and Persian at Bermuda.
JAMAICA.—The Colonial Bank has advanced its
rate of commission to discount 1 per cent., making the com-
mission 1 per cent. in addition to the 6 per cent. for dis-
counting. The large amount of specie shipped and brought
to England by the Severn, exciter some fears. We cannot,
says De Cordova's Men-wade Intelliganerr, but view with
regret the circumstance that a rather large amount of silver
is being shipped by the present packet from the island.
The difficulty to procure bills of exchange has given rise to
this proceeding on the part of those who have no other
means of making their remittance—a most alarming alter-
native, and one which, if it be not at once averted by the
resumption of the banks to draw to the extent to which they
had been previously doing, will assuredly produce great em-
barrassment in the business of the island. The quantity of
specie in the colony is already too limited for the wants of
the community ; and therefore do we question the policy of
a proceeding which will further reduce the legitimate circu-
lating medium,
At a meeting of labourers held in Hanover parish, a series
of resolutions were pissed against the equalisation of the
sugar duties, demanding that the principle of free trade be
administered in more fairnewi, and that planters be allowed
to export their produce to Britain in ships of any nation.
His Mosquitian Majesty had not left Kingston at the date
of the departure of the Severn, on the 26th of November.
The committee appointed on the 19th to wait upon him
with the resolutions which had been adopted by the board,
met his Majesty in the governor's audience chamber, when
resolutions were delivered to him to this effect: " That the
council of Jamaica express the gratification they have de-
rived from his visit to the island, and hope that his Majesty's
visit has been agreeable and satisfactory to him ; and should
circumstances again bring him amongst them, his Majesty
will meet a cordial reception, and one, they trust, befitting
the sovereign of a people between whom and their country
friendly relations have so lung existed." His Majesty re-
plied that " the council of Jamaica he valued most highly.
His visit to the island had been agreeable and satisfactory
to the utmost degree."
From De Cordova 's 31Sreantik Intelligencer—Jamaica,
Dec. S : _ . .

not' a.—The continued paucity of the supply of this article Rube-'
nt to our Lyme of the 20th ult., forma up the price of the pawls
then on band to 50e. to 32a. in lota for immediate conPumption, and
that rate was maintained until the receipt of 8.50 brie. from Baltimore,
when 4fe. for the entire cargo was ambulated to, fur the money. This
pare•' ie now being retailed in lots at 50e. per tort. Two other parcels
of 2;io and 2.41 brie. respectively were engaged and sold to arrive, pre.
viously to the receipt of the Baltimore cargo, at 425. and 44e. ; they
however have not )et come in.
MEAL—Notwith*tanding the rather inactive demand and limited
consumption of meal, the stock, in consequence of there not having
►een any late arrivals of the article, has become tight, without how-
ever creating an abundance of ranee. We may report I is. to 20e. on
being about the market price for small parcels.
esecedingly name, the market being almost bare of Eitet
In ia, and entirely cleared of Qtrolina. In the abeeuce of these Kirks,
a eansiderable part of a parcel of 781 bags trom Carthegena, realised
the high rates of 21%. to 21s. lid. for the usual description, and 225. 6d.
fora superior quality.
Ton teen —A parcel of Cavendish (lirs) has changed hands at
per lb. The quantity at market is unusually large. No transactions
In leaf have reached us.
Rca.-40. lid. to do. UM. may be considered the market value of
this article. The stuck is small.
Sl'vAll range. from I7s. to 21e. per 1: Olbs., according to quality:
some barrels very fair commanded 22a.