The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-28 00:00:00

Ent 45aurt.

Viscount Palmerston had an audience of her Ma-
jestyon S aurday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal dinner rxtrty on Saturday evening in-
cluded the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of
Saxe Coburg, Count Arthur Monsdorff, the Marquis of
Do,ro, Lord and Lady John Ru•sell, L say Fanny Mustard,
Malone la Baronne de Waugenheim, Baron es ue Spetb,
Colonel the lion. C. B Phipps, and Baron Fritsch.
The Duchess of Kt nt, the ladies and gentlemen of
the court, and the donscrie household, attended divine
sers'ce yesterday morning, in the private chapel in Buck-
ingham Palace.

A cabinet council was held on Saturday after-
noon et the Foreign-office. The ministers present were
Lord John Rtmell, the Lori Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lins!owne, Sir George Guy, Viscount P.lmerston. Earl
Grey, the Chance:ler of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auck
hnd, Lord Campbell, the Maiquis of Clanricarde, the Right
lion. H. Laboucherc,Vistount Morpeth, and the Eight lion
Saturday at the Foreign-Mike.
LonD HAILDINGE, ears a letter from Cairo of the
7th, is expected daiiy, aid is said to hare with him a large
tiger aa a present to her Majesty, which is " renowned for
having slain ion-cral men."

PRESIDENCY eeP TILE ROYAL SOCIETY. The
Atheneum says "There h is been for some time a rumour,
which we believe se can say need no longer be doubted,
that it is the intentuc of the Marquis of Northampton to
resign the presidency of the Royal S teiety at the close of
the present year. We know nothing as to Ilk pro able
eaccessar ; but ezrnestly hope that the society will embrace
this opp.atunity of taking that attitude before the public
which befits teas the highest scientific body in the kingdom."
PHILANTIIROPIC SOCIETY. A number of the
parrot's of this institution met on Saturday, at the Loudon
Tavern, to cclenrate the 60th anniversary of the society.
Viscount Morpeth presided.—The Rev. Mr. Turner read the
report, and stated that the expenses of the last yeu had caul-
deratify exceeded the income; but the committee hoped that the
r c.ipts of the present year would show a great increase. and
enable them to establish thole farm and extend the
operations of the society.—The list of subscriptions, which
was afterwards announced, amounted to 2,0341.

THE DAILY News EXPRE6B.—When the second
edition of Saturday's Daily News reached the
City, with the intelligence which will be found re-
peated elsewhere, some influential persons, as we are
informed, expressed themselves doubtful of its accuracy,
on the assumed fact that no one eould leave Paris, or
travel by railway, and that they were certain that,
had it been possible, they should have received intelli-
gence. Now, as there is no mystery as to how this
news reached up, we will quote the private letter of
our correspondent:
" PARIS FRIDAY MORNING.
. .

" In the confusion and alarm amidst which we are
placed here, and the difficulty, approaching to an
impossibility, of Sliding any means of communication,
expeditious or otherwise, with England, I have
adopted, as before, the only practicable expedient—
that of sending a riding courier to Boulogne. You
know, of course, that the mails are suspended. My
despatches of yesterday morning still remain in the
post-office here, no mail having been expedited."
This courier reschei Boulogne in safety, and our
agent there immediately engaged a pilot to deliver
the despatches at Folkestone. The weather was so
boisterous that not even a steam-boat, we be-
lieve, ventured to put to sea. The pilot, unable
to make either Folkestone or Dover, bore up for Deal,
where he succeeded in landing. Thence our agent
tramm;tted, by Electric Telegraph, the substance of
the news referred to. The messenger himself has since
arrived, bringing the Paris newspapers and the letter
above quoted.

Tne " DAILY NEws" In THE CITY.—RoyAL Ez-
ell ANON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.-Sir: As I see that your
high pnced contemporaries do not hesitate to appropriate,
without acknowledgment news from Paris which you were
the lint to make public, I think attention should be
drawn to the very important service whick the Daily
News has done in supplying early information re-
lathe to recent stirring events across the Channel.
During the whole of the eventful week now closed, which
comprises the history of the rise, progress, and most stirring
and extraordinary incidents of a memorable revolution,
which has abolished royalty and installed democracy in
France, the Daily News has been tint, earliest, and almost
exclusively in the field every morning with its record of
events a.; they occurred on the day before in Pan*. It is in
every one's mouth, and should be mentioned, that the Times,
at least, has been invariably ono day behind the Daily Nem
during the whole week in its Paris intelligence.—lt.

THE PARIS NEWS IN THE ENGLISH
PROVINCES.

The interest and excitement created in Manchester
by the intelligence coming to hand from day to day, and,
indeed, almost hour by hour, from London, respecting the
extraordinary events which have been taking place in the
French capital, are without parallel. From the moment the
first express of the Daily News came to hand, on Weinei-
day, with the information that an interruptioa of public
order had token place in Paris, the anxiety of the public has
been on the increase; and though the electric telegraph has
continued to anticipate the arrivals of the London papers,
its short, pithy scraps of information have rather fed
than satisfied the general curiosity, the fuller details
brought in each succeeding edition, and especially those
iu the second and third editions of the Daily Newr,
eepresaed to Manchester again on Thursday and Fri-
day (the latter coming to hand so early as four
o'clock in the afternoon), were eagerly sought after.
It is not too much to say that many thousands
of those papers might have been sold on these occasions.
The news of LIM' Philippe's abdication, which was received
on Friday evening, and became generally known on Same-
day morning, raised the excitement which had been
The Maneltettir Times published no less than ten editions
during Saturday, and the office of that paper being situated
between the Exchange and the electric telegraph office,
became a central point of attraction, and towards evening
groups of working men mingled with those who had congre-
gated near it in Duc.e-place and the Exchange-arcade, but
the number of papers was unequal to the demand. Their
intelligence, as already intimated, was from the London
daily papers, and placed under large and attractive heading.,
with the acknowledgment underneath, " Fr..m the Daily
News," " From the third edition of the Express evening
paper," &e., it was reed with an intensity of interest niece
betire witnessed. The excitement which prevailed, and the
anxiety to obtain the latest news from Paris, however, did
not so absorb attention as to close men's eyes to what
is going on at home, and the propositions and policy of our
own government, especially in reference to the income tax
and the national defences, were discussed and commented
I upon more freely than ever. The result was that a meeting
..f the electors, censistine mainly of supporters of the
Right. lion. T. M. Gibson and Mr. debn Bright, the two
merubin for the borough, was hastily gathered, from which
a deputation proceeded to wait upon Mr. Wilson, chairman
of their j int committee at the late election, requesting that
be ....id call a public meeting of their constituents, to me-
morialise those gentlemen in opposition to the lately pro-
pounded financial ,theme of the government. The deputa-
tion represented so numerous and respectable a body of
elector. that Mr. Wilson could not hesitate compliance, and
that gentleman at once fix, d upon Tuesday afternoon for the
meeting, when an overwhelming attendance of electors is
expected. The income tax, which was borne with patience
here so long ad it was thought to be a temporary tax only,
now that it is proposed in these times of commercial distress
to increase and render it permanent is not only unpopular,
but people look upon it as an intolerable grievance. The
Bristol Mercury of Saturday says : " One acknowledgments
are due to Mrs. Bingham, of this city, for second and third
editions of the Daily News, containing the meet recent in-
telligeace of the important events in progress at Paris. The
tfforui made by the Daily News in expressing the several
editions have been highly spirited and praiseworthy."
On Saturday, about 2 p.m., a telegraphic meseuxe was re-
ceived at Southampton, announcing that the Daily News
had published in London the important fact that " The
'House of Orleans had ceased to reign " in France, and that
a republic had been proclaimed—that Louis Philippe and his
family had gone to Eu, and ether particulars relative to this
extraordinary revolution. The Ilampthire Indepetuient im-
mediately published a third edition, which contained a re-
print of the telegraphic me-sage, with an acknowledgement
that it was copied from the Daily News. A late edition
containedalso the proclamation of the provisional govern-
ment. The intelligence was read with avidity, and excited
an i xtraordinary sensation amongst the plople of South-
ampton.

DESPATCHES FROM BELGIUM, tbc contents of
which are understood to be of the gravest importance, ar-
rived yesterday forenoon at the Foreign-office. On their re-
ceipt Lord PahrersUm immediately went off to Buckingham
Palace. for the purpose, it is said, of laying their contents
before her Majesty.
GREAT MEETING OF THE LIVERY THIS DAT ON
THE MI:EJECT OP THE INCOME TAX.—It In expected that
the Guildhall will bo crowded this day, at 12 o'clock, with
the members of the livery of London, convened by the Lord
Mayor, to petition the Boum of Commons against the in-
crease and continuance of the inc3me tax. All the wards will
meet, in the course of the week, upon the same subject. In
fact, the agitation in the City upon the Reform Bill was not
so great as that which has suddenly manifested itself upon
the proposition of the minister to acid to this tax. It is hoped
that Lord John Russell will attend the Common-hali to ex-
press his intention wiLh respect to the proposed increase of
the tax. The other members for the City of London will, it
is said, attend to the summons.

PROVINCIAL.
ANTI-INCOME TAX MEETINGS.

In the mineral district of Sourer STAFFORDSHIRE
very strong feelings against Lord John Russell's finance
measure have found vent is the fullest expression. One of
the largest meetings held for many years they. about' took
place at Stourbridge on Saturday. It was convened at the
instance of and attended by several bankers and many of
the largest iroomasters of the district. John Harward, Esq.,
occupied the chair. The first speaker was Mr. Wrange,
banker, who warmly cor.dernned the policy of augmenting
the income tax in is peculiarly oppressive style. Ha was
followed by Mr. William Akroyd, the chairman of the poor-
law union, Mr. Verrius, Mr. B. Williams, and Mr. R. Scott
(late M.l'. for Walsall). The following resolutions were
passed :
That this meetinr, viewing the depressed condition of the tra4e and
manufactures of this country, consider It the duty of the legislature,
by the enforcement of rigid economy in every depimment of the mate,
to reduce the tuitional expenditure within the limit of the existing
rerenue. That so Inc reWl:(otd of Great Britain have been crippled
by un sampled con.rihntions in aid of the sister kingdom, it is ualuit
to increase the prcpcity and income tax as levied In England and
Sectland, witnout t sonding it. impo.ition to Itclan I. That no ex-
tension, or eren oontLatinet , of the income tax °night to be permitter
without an rnderawr to mitigate the inequalities and secure a more
fair ...emu:tient of the Lturthen.
A petition to parli.inteet was adopted embodying the spirit
of these resolutions.
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1N NV Egr 10SiisillRE the manifestations against
the ministerial budget, and especially astaiost any increase
of taxation, is Inco.oing general. At Lagos, on Saturday,
a very numerouey attend• d meeting was hAd at the Court.
house. Ihe mayor presided. Mr. Alderman Richardsm
rose, and proposed:
Tnat this moebog has learnedwith coocern and disapprobation that
the amourt winnows about to be Fabian: id to t'..e aooroval at pax :la-
ment involve a aerioto widition to the already borilinaoale anualat
of tozation.
The Rev. C. Wicksteed, presbyterian minister, sac snded the
resolution, which was cordially agreed to.—?lr. RiLlvardsun,
clerk of the peace, proposed the sscond resolution, which ran
as follows: -

ma tins meeting is of opinion that at this mennent of deep pros.
tratioa in etery deoartment of indurtcy, and the ea...mann titiva-
tion and suffering anonet all derma, it hi the imperative way of
goverialent to t r :AC the severe.t ecraecny and recreinhaleat in
funning the estiarraer, that neither in the details of the erti-
mates, nor in the nunr.er of their proposal, la them any evidence that
either day bar beta discharged.
Mr. Couacillor Brook seconded the motion, which was
readily adopted.—The Rev. Dr. Ram lton next proposed, in
a humorous speesh—
Test a conailerahle portico of the additional taxation bring for the
farther inereare of the national defence., the. mettle; would careers
its strong conviction that we sofd.ient ju-tdie ition f u sorts cost easo
bar beeta made cut; and that t er cr ;lad and the large au:me:althea
of thin clarr of expenditure Burin; the lain ten ye .rs has bren mad
opareselve ti tar c.a., and far more calc,Litel to fonetn thr
l• moos and excite the fears of ourrounding nations, than to
Mementos of pox with them,

Mr. E. Baines, jun., wooded dm 'notion, which was
adopted by acclamation.—Mr. J. Pilot, in proposing the
fourth resolution.

That whilst this meeting theogniees the wisdom of substitutict
taxes oo property and income for curb as check exchange, impale the
development of national industry, and unequely pros on the advs.
trious clothe. it would enter its earnest protest alpinist the principle
of imposing the same rata of duty on incomes derived from preen-
slocal skill and menu lecturing cote prier as on incomes derived farm
real property; and therefore regards with strong Lt.thoution the
contemplated addition of two per cool. to the inc,mie tax, views"
any attempt to estebiish a gthillieted reale of duty, t hough gull as..
companied with the exemption of our section of the empire froth. the
operation of the I. at the expense of the rest.

Mr. Councillor Newsom seconded the proposition, and It
I was carried amidst loud applause.—lt was also resolved, on
the motion of Mr. Wilkenson, thx-spinner. seconded by
Mr. Nunneley, surgeon, that a petition embodying the pea-
vMus resolutions be signed by the chnirman on behalf cf the
meeting, and presented to the House of Commons.
At WAKEFIELD a public meeting was held in the Court-
house, on Friday night, which had, been convened, in com-
pliance with a numerous requisition, by Mr. S. 11. Armi-
tage, the chief constable, who presidid : the attendance was
large. Toe first resolution, proposed by Dr. Mauro, con-
demned the ministerial proposition for ii.creasing and cos-
tinning the income tax as oppressive. especially at the pre-
sent time, when trade is depreseed, capital dimiLished, and
' profits small.—Mr. Dike., hanker, seconded the resolution.
The next resolution was proposed by Mr. Dunn, surgeon, to
the eflect that a tax upon income of the same amount as
upon real property is unjust, oppressive, and inexpedient,
and that therefore the proposal of ministers to increase this
no,ous sod inquisitorial tax upon trades and professions to
five per cent. ought to he reskted in a firm and
constitutional manner.—Mr T. Sale seconded the motion,
and Mr. J. Daweon spoke in its support.—Mr. Foiipletan
submitted a resolution, which was seconded by Mr. W. Daw-
son, and carried by acelamation also. It alleged that a
considerable redaction might be made in the expense of onr
civil, military, and naval establishments, without at all im-
pairing their strength and efficiency ; aod that before any
additional tease inn is granted, it is the duty of the et presen-
tatives of the people in the House of Commons to institute
an inquiry into the best mews of carrying out a judicious
and economical reform in the whole of our national
establishments. A petition to the House of Commons, em-
tn.:lying these resolutions, was adopted, and the meeting
broke up, after voting thanks to the constable for calling the
meeting and presiding over it.
PON TEntacr has also been the scene of a public meeting,
convened by the Mayor, en compliance with a numerously-
signed requisition. It was held is the Town-hall, when a
series of resolutions against the necessity of the increased
income tax were a lopteil, and embodied in a petition, which
was ordered to be forwarded is Moeckton Milne, El., for
presentation to the flout. of Commons.
We have received reports cf anti-income tax meetings
held on Friday and Sa sudsy at CHICHESTER, CAMBRIDGE,
PORTSMOUTH, BRISTOL, HUDDIRSFIELD, EXSTRIL, BONI-
TOS, CHELTENHAM, CHATHAM, DUDLEY, BYRSHAM, and
Wisowlcx. All these towns have simultaneously given
utterance to their strong repugnance to the proposed income
tax, and in all cases resolutions were parsed and petitions
adopted expressing the general feeling on the subject.
Many meetings are to be held this dsy (Monday) one at
Ostord, another at Southampton, a third at Lynn, a fourth
at Hull.

•
A FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN RAIL-
wAY occurred on Friday night. The line has only been
opened a few weeks, and by it the distance from the metro-
polis to Edinburgh and Glasgow has been considerably
shortened. In continuation with the Laneaster and Carlisle
Railway, it Meal from Carlisle to the Carstairs Junction,
where it joins the E linburgh and Glasgow line. It appears
that, at a quarter past nine o'clock on Thursday Eight, the
mail train left Edinburgh, and at the junction was met by
the mail from Glasgow. Being joined, the train consisted of
the engine and tender, luggage van, two firatclass and two
second-class carriages, and -proceeded on its usual course,
until it arrived at the Kirllbridge station, between 2 and 3
miles from the Ecclefechan, when the passengers ever I brown
into a date of pedaled alum hr the violent motion and
bumping of the tram, and the slioek occasimed by it+ run-
ning off the line. The night was very dark, rainy, and tem-
pestuous, so that it was impossible to see where they were;
but instant groans and cries for help anon toll that acme
frightful disaster had happened, and on tame of the pea-
scoffers scrambling out of the carriages they found that the
ponderous engine had gone down an embankment by the
side of the line, and was buried sideways in mud and water,
having drawn the carriages after it down the embankment.
It was soon found that the carriage nearest to the engine
had ignited, and in this awful state of things those passengers
who could move about proceeded at calm to exert themselves
to extricate those less fortunate. Efforts were first made to
sappress the tire, which was fortunately soon accomplished,
when one of the occupants of tho first carriage (Mr. Reid,
of Glasgow, a commercial traveller) was found with his
leg severely fractured; and directly afterwards an el-
derly geneeman, named IVierwick, and his wife, living in
Oxfordshire, were found jammed between portions of the
broken carriage. So firmly was Mr. Warwick fitmd, that a
portion of the carriage had to be sawn away before he could
be extricated. lie was ascertained to have received com-
pound fractures of both legs, and to be otherwise extensively
tjured. Mrs. Warwick had also one of her legs le-ctured.
The next sufferer picked up was the engine-driver, John
Riley. Re was under the engine for some hours before be
was discovered, and was much scalded and bruised, beside
having his right arm fractured. The fireman, Joseph Grey,
has also sustained numerous injuries, and Christpher Arm-
strong, the guard, who was thrown under the feremost car-
riage, was not found for three hours, and died shortly after-
wards, so extensive were the injuries he had received. The
non-arrival of the train at the station in Carlisle in-
duced the railway authorities to send • pilot engine in
quest of it, when the accident was ascertained ; and
the sufferers conveyed to that city. In the ease of Mr.
Warwick amputation was immediately resorted to, but he
gradually eunk seed expired. Among t the other passengers
hurt were Mr. Onodridge, of Bath, architect ; Mr. Keys,
merchant, of Glasgow ; and Mr. Douglas, of Cross-street,
Manchester. The accident, it has been ascertained, was
caused by a slip in the embankment, arising from the late
heavy rams through which the rails had mink to a con-
siderable extent. Information of the accident hag been seat
to the commissioners of railways, who will send down one of
their officers to make the usual government inspection. The
last accounts from the infirmary state that some of the suf-
ferers are in a very doubtful condition.