The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-03 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'Clork.
EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have received letters and papers from Paris
of yesterday's date.
In the Cnamber of Deputies the son of Casimir
Perrier made his debut on the Swiss question. The
Duke and Duchess of Nlontpensier, and. the Duchess
of Nemours were present, expecting to hear Thiers,
but he being indisposed declined speaking, and asked
an adjournment. A report prevails that an ordinance
bad lxen published appointing Marshal Bugeaud
Minister of War, vice Trezel. It is reported that dig
cord prevails between the families of the Duke of
Nemours and Prince de Joinville, which is the reason
of the departure of the latter from Paris to Algiers.
Reports are in general circulation throughout Paris
that an insurrection had taken place at Naples. As,
however, they were not confirmed by any arrivals
from that city later than the 24th, they did not re-
ceive aniversal credence.
The Madrid mails to the 27th ult. have arrived in
due course. The mos* important piece of intelligence
which they bring is that Pidal has receivef a high
official appointment. Espartero still continued indis-
posed. The operations on the Bolas were more ani-
mated than usual. Fifteen operations were effected
in the Three per Cents., and four transactions in the
Fives. The Threes were done fur cash at 271.

There are no advices from Italy more recent in
date than those we have already given. The follow-
ing letter, said to be addressed to a member of the
chamber,b7 a person entitled to confidence, appears in
the Paris journals :
Piva, JAN. IG.—The manner in which the events which
have recently taken place in Tuscany are reported is foreign
jurnals, and especially in the Journal des !Mats,
being as false as it is meevolent for Italy, has
induced me to give you some account of the situation
of the country. A minority, far from being considerable,
composed of the most despicable persons and of inex-
perienced young men, conducted by int re gaols of the lowest
orders, and by the creatures of Austria, bare been fur some
time creating disturbances at Leghorn, while those persons
who were affiliated to the retrograde party did their utmost
to excite discontent at Florence. The occupation of the
states of Modena and of Parma by the Austrian troops,—an oc •
cupation which was approved of by your Complaisant Minister
of Foreign Alluirs—furnished the opportunity of causing the
discontent of the people to break out, en account of the
carelessness shown by government to provide for the
safety of the country. But these persons, whose
sole aim was to create disturbances, after exciting
the people to revolt against the government, and
thus turn to their profit a sentiment both just and
honourable in itself, have betrayed themselves, and, by
going beyond the bounds of their ostensible programme,
have disclosed their secret designs. Every one, then, saw 1
the character of the indivi luals they had to deal with, and
left them to themselves; national guard, merchants, the
people in general, all withdrew fr,ra them ; every one felt
the necessity of seeking support in the government,
from the conviction that such is the only means
of maintaining public order and of consolidating the
reforms already obtained. The ixcelleat Marquis Rt.
dolt, Minister of the Interior, on his arrival at Leg-
horn, found the whole population in the best disposition
imaginable to reduce to reason throe turbulent persons who
were endangering our future tranquillity, and to place under
arrest, or send to the island of Elba, the promoters of die-
turbances, who had found support in none but the dregs of
the populace.
This event of Leghorn, which might have had the most
deplorable results, has, on the contrary, produced the best
effect in opening the eyes of the people la general. All here
hare been convinced that the zeal of certain persons was
all a lie, and that a secret thought was concealed
beneath the faireet promises; consequently we have felt the
greater necessity of drawing more closely the ties which in
Tuscany bind the people to the government. All the towns,
with one accord, have felt the desire of addressing to the
grand duke the expression of their respect and their dtsvoted-
nese. All have joined to this the offer of their wealth and
persons, to be employed in the defence of the l'aud, in the
maintaining of the new institutions, against all enemies from
abroad or at home.

This is a fine spectacle, for it is certain that nothing
has been solicited, calculated ; all has been spontaneous,
unanimous. The love of the country, of its liberties, of
its independence, and its gratitude for a prince who has pre-
ferred the welfare of his people to his family, to the affection*
of his dynasty, have been his only mobile. This spectacle de-
serves, indeed, the aimiration of every honest man of your
nation, of the political men of France ; and M. Guisot could
have mentioned it with the praise it so well deserves, but
the disgraceful policy he has adopted compels him to heap
upon us his calumny and his insults, instead of rendering
homage to truth and of paying that tribute of admira-
tion which is due to the reformed populations of Italy.
Shall I mention another fact, which will enable you
to forma just judgment of them 2 On the day when the
news of this semi-revolution of Leghorn was reported at
Pia, the students of our university, who are all enrolled, as
you well know, repaired in a body, almost without an ex-
ception, to their captains' residences at night, through a heavy
rain, to request to be marched on Leghorn, in order to
re-establish orderin that city. With such young men, Italy
can build the fairest hopes. These facts deserve to be made
public in France, that genemos country which bears a s many
points of resemblance with Italy, and which we consider as
her we'l-beloved sister.

Since the foregoing was in type, we have had our
Paris letter of last night, which says advices had arrive d
from Florence to the 26th, to the effect that on that
evening an extraordinary courier had arrived from
Naples, despatched, as it would seem, by the British
ambassador there, lie went strait to the British
Legation, where, having delivered his despatches, be
proceeded, without a moment's delay, on his route to
Paris. It was reported at Florence, that
this courier bad stated that the insurgents
at Palermo on the 21st, in the evening, had peremp-
torily declined entering into any negotiation what-
ever with the commandant of the royal troops until
the castle should be surrendered to them, and they
declared that even then they would only consent to
negotiate through the intervention of the captain of
the British steamer Bulldog, which was lying in the
harbour.

The table of the prices of corn in different parts of
France, which regulate the import duties, has just
been published for the last month. It shows an aver-
age price of 19f. 27c. the hectolitre. Last year, at the
same time, the average price was 29f. 92c.
A Toulon letter of the 28th the Constitution-
nel, says : " The disarming of a part of the steam-
frigates attached to the Mediterranean squadron is no
longer mentioned. The government appears to have
determined on keeping it on a respectable footing, and
we even are expecting orders to fit out more ships. We
believe we may confidently state that the Prince de
Joinville will resume the command of the squadron in
Ithe spring, when he returns from Algiers. Col. Daumas
is still at Fort Lamalgue, and will remain until further
orders. Nothing has as yet transpired with regard to
the result of the colonel's endeavours to induce Abd-el-
Kader to make a request that he may remain in France.
It is generally believed that CoL Dumas will ulti-
mately succeed in this mission ; bat the great diffi-
culty to be got over is the reluctance of the ex• Emir
to separate himself from his Arab followers."
The funeral oration on the death of the late Daniel
O'Connell will be delivered by the Abbe Lacordaire
on Thursday, the 10th inst., at one o'clock precisely,
in the cathedral church of Notre Dame. The cere-
mony will commence with a mass for the repose of
the soul of the deceased.

Fxs. 2. New Lean, ; Three per Cents, 71 15 ;
Fires, 116 75; Four-and-11.4f, • Fours 99 50. Belgiannm e,
1010. ; 15e., 1812, 994 ; Do. Foui-and-aAlalf, 914; Naples Beate%
96 25; Roman Loan, W; Treusury Bonds, 14. Dank Shares,
3189. Elehange on London, wen, 25 60.
Eltn.warP.—Panx and Orleans, 1,518 ; Paris sod Rouen, 908 75 ;
Rouen sad Ilarre, 113 ; Strasbourg and Bale, 158 75 ; Bordeaux,
176 25 ; North, 535.

?Japan,, J. 27.—Tbrea per Cents., 271 cash, 27 11-1 G at 30 days.
Fire per Cents., 16i cult, lei at 50 days. Passives, 51 wper, I
cash. Hank of St. Ferdinand, 123 cash. Exchange on London, 4s
paper.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By an arrival from South Africa, we have journals
from Graham's Town to the 27th November, and
Cape Town to the 4th December. We are happy to
announce the safe arrival of Sir Harry Smith at the
seat of his future government. In communicating this
event to its readers, the Commercial Advertiser thus
speaks:—
" The Vernon, which arrived on Wednesday,
brings no news of later date; but the chief thing
she brings is the new governor. Sir Harry Smith,
whose personal worth and military reputation se-
cure for him a most cordial reception from all ranks
and classes of people wherever he appears. He was
received on landing with cheers and congratulations
as an old friend, as well as with the respect and
loyal regard due to his office. At one o'clock the
ceremony of assuming office was performed at Go-
vernment-house, when, after the usual forms, two
addresses were presented to him, one from the
municiWity, and the other from the merchants
and other inhabitants, expressing briefly satisfaction
and gratitude to the Queen for despatching so distin-
guished a person to take charge of this government,
and pointing with hope to foreign triumphs and in-
ternal freedom. To the accomplishment of both ob-
jects, Sir Harry, in reply, pledged his best exertions.
b the evening Cape Town was brilliantly illuminated,
and for many hours the streets were filled with
moving columns of decent, orderly people, who seemed
extremely well pleased with all they saw and heard,
with themselves and all the world."

By the latest accounts from Kaffirland it was an-
nounced that Colonel Somerset, with some nine hun-
dred men, consisting of the Cape Mounted Rifles and
Hogg's Levies, all in light marching order, had
effected the passage of the Kye at Bridle Drift. The
commander-in-chief, with the main body of the army,
was to advance towards Fort Warden, ready to improve
any advantage which might arise from this for-
ward movement, or to afford, in case of need,
support to Colonel Somerset. By the same oppor-
tunity information was received that Kreili had re-
fused to afford shelter to Pato, and that the latter
had in consequence re-crossed the Kye. It seems
that Colonel Somerset, after crossing that river,
very soon got on the spoor of the retreating
enemy; but, finding that Pato had doubled upon
him, he detached Capt. Hogg with his levy, and Capt.
O'Reilly with 400 men in pursuit, who found that
the enemy had turned sharp round, and recrossed the
Kye towards the country occupied by the chief Um-
bale. The cattle driven in this direction were esti-
mated at 1,500 head, all apparently oxen. The Kaffirs
in charge of these were mounted, and moved forward,
notwithstanding their incumbrance, so rapidly, that
all attempts to overtake them proved fruitless, arising
I partly from the fact that on fording the Kye they
divided the cattle into several droves, and proceeded
in different directions. Part of these seemed to
take the direction of the very centre of the territory
allotted to Umbels, in consequence of which an ex-
press was immediately dispatched to Capt. M'Lean,
British commissioner, acquainting him with the cir-
cumstance. The Graham's Town Journal says, "We
understand that Capt. M'Lean has since called upon
Umbels to explain this circumstance, and hopes are
entertained that the enemy will be caught in the toils
which are spread for him, though at present considera-
ble doubt exists as to whether Pato himself is actually
west of the Kye, as has been confidently stated.
Should such be the fact, then there is every reason
to expect he will surrender ere long to the British
' troops. About 400 head of cattle were taken in the
course of these operations; but, we regret to say, En-1
sign Green, son of the deputy com.-gen. in
charge at this place, was severely wounded. It ap-
pears that, while riding in the rear of the column on
the march, four or five Kaffira fired on him from an
ambuscade, a ball striking him on the thigh, and
passing nearly through the muscular part of it. The
wound, we are glad to say, is not considered danger-
ous. The accounts before us speak of this pursuit as a
most laborious affair—the men having to subsist for
four days on meat alone—neither bread, biscuits, or
spirits to be had ; and their only cover from the wea-
ther the clothes on their back and the shelter of the
bush."
(From the Frontier Times of Nov. 23.)
Private intelligence has been received here from
some farmers residing near Mooi River, detailing
the melancholy intelligence of the murder of Michd
Combrink and one or two of his sons, by a party of
Corannas, who it appears attacked and butchered
them without any warning. The emigrants in the
neighbourhood, immediately on the alarm being
spread, collected together and defeated the Corannas,
killing the captain and many of his followers. Some
of the emigrants are said to have been wounded. The
whole part of that country is represented as being in
a very great state of excitement in consequence of
the murder of Combrink and hie two sons, and the
Corannas, no less daunted, vow vengeance against the
'emigrants for the loss of their captain. It is fully
expected that a large commando of Boers will be
made to repulse the marauding Corannas.
(From the Commercial Advertiser.)
Natal papers have just been received by the Rose-
bud, to the 4th November. The Lieutenant-Go-

vernor has homed a proclamation, offering pardon
to all such of the Klip River Boers as, having at•
tempted by a secret bargain with Padua, to wrest
that district from the colony, shall make their
submission, and s4nify the same within fourteen
days, to J. N. Boahof, Esq., temporarily appointed
to bo resident magistrate of that division. lhe Chief
Fodo has given himself up to the government. There
was a report, that the Klip River Boers were in
league, determined, with the help of Panda, to hold
out against the British.

Buenos Ayres papers to the 31st of October have
come to hand. It appears, from a proclamation of
General Urquiza, governor of the province of Entre
Rios, that the Chief of Corrientes had collected troops
to wage war against Rowe, on the news of which Ur-
quiza had marched against him. Discord was reignin
in the Correntino camp which would apparently make
the victory easy ; and Col. Caceres had actually gone
over to Urquiza with 1,000 Correntino troops, so that
Madariaga, the governor of Corrientes, would scarcely
be able to support himself against such a combination.
Paraguay, meanwhile, was increasing its troops on
the frontiers of Corrientes, with a view, as supposed,
to assist the latter in the extremity.
Exchange on England at Buenos Ayres was 2d.
nominal.
There was a good demand for horse and ox hides
at Buenos Ayres, particularly heavy hides, which
were scarce, those weighing 2Slbs. and upwards, ob-
taining 36 to 62 dollars. In salt-hides, grease, and
junked beef, prices almost nominal; the slaughter-
houses not having commenced operations. The
transactions in hides were principally for the United
States, Spain, and Genoa. Purchasers for wool
and sheep skins, dirty, had also made their appear-
ance.

We have papers from Valparaiso to the 30th of
November. The only domestic intelligence they
contain of mach interest, is the uneasy state of com-
merce, and the scarcity of money, resulting from the
distrust created by the failure of houses in England
having relations with Chili.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBCRY.—The health
of this venerable prelate continues to improve gradually.
The following is a copy of the bulletin imued this morning.
" Lambeth Palace, Feb. 3, 1848.—His Grate has had a
good night, and is going on favourably." The inquiries
were exceedingly numerous this morning.
' NORTII SHROPSHIRE: J. W. Dod, Ehq., of CIO-
Terley-hall, has published an address offering himself as can-
didate on the conservative interest, for the seat vacant by the
elevation of Viscount Clive, ROW Earl of Powis, to the house

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of peers.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—Curuous AND ENCUMBEREI
. . .

Beet:EST.—A special general court was held on Tuesday in
She Hall of the Scottish Corporation, Crane-court, for the
purpose of considering the propriety of accepting the amount
of a bequest to the institution. Mr. B. B. Cabbeli, M.P.,
presided. The secretary read a communication from the
Bev. J. A Roes, Vicar of Westwell, Kent, who was the
trustee of Mr. Ross, of Itelmour House, Bishop's Waltham,
Hants, a gentleman recently deceased, and by whose will a
sum of 1,0001. was bequeathed to the Scottish Hospital on
certain conditions. The Rev. Mr. Roes, the trustee, desired
an immediate answer from the governors, stating whether or
not they accepted those conditions. He enclosed a copy of a
letter written by himself to the deceased, and dated Feb. 13
1845, by which he agreed that, if he or his heirs should
ever emits into possession of Nos. 12 and 13, Queen-square,
Westmiaster, he or they would for ten years lodge 100/. a
year in the Bank of England, adding the accruing interest
to the capital, and that at the end of that time the amount
should be paid to the Scottish Hospital, on condition that
the managers expended the yearly interest in the following
manner :—ln food, money, raiment, medicine, but not in
education, to persons born in Sutherlandshire or Ross, who
might be considered fit and worthy objects of charity ; that
there should be oak hoardsfixed up in conspicuous places in
Taira, Dorwich, and the Scottish Hospital, recording the
bequest ; berth, r, that the letters on the boards should be one
inch in length ; such boards, in the first instance, being at
the expense of the managers, and that from time to time, as
occasion required, they should be renewed at their sole
charge ; that after the managers came into possession of the
bequest they should from time to time repair the
vault where the donor's remains were deposited, and
also the iron railing round it, at their own ex
pense ; that if the above conditions were not complied
with the bequest would be transferred to the Seamen's
Hospital Society ; and further, that the trustee and his
representative should, from time to time, have seats at the
board of the society, in order to see the conditions fulfilled.
The question of the adoption of these somewhat singular
provisions gave rise to some discussion among the governors,
which resulted in an agreement to refer the matter to their
legal advisers, who should decide whether the governors
could accept them consistently with the constitution of the
hospital. A proposal, which had originated in a suggestion
midis by Mr. B. B. Cabbell at a previous meeting, for a
benefit or friendly society in connexion with the Scottish
Hospital, was then brought forward, and gave rise to
another discussion, as to how far it was to be de-
pendent upon the Scottish Hospital for support,
and whether it should be of a general character,
or embrace exclusively the Scottish nation. Neither of
these points, however, was definitively arranged, and the
simple motion carried was—" That it seems desirable that •
friendly society be established in connexion with the Scottish
Hospital." On the motion of the Chisholm, M.l'., it was
then resolved to appoint a committee to make the necessary
arrangements, and report thereon, and that it should con-
shit, among other gentlemen, of the Dukes of Montrose and
Buctleuch, the Marquises of Bute and Breadalbane, the
Earl of Rosebery, Lords James and Dudley Stuart and Ro-
bert Grosvenor, and Mr. 13. B. Cabbell.—This concluded the
business, and the court adjourned.
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOClETY.—Yeeterday the an-
nual meeting of governors of this society was held at the
offices, King Williamatreet ; John Labouchere, Esq. in the
chair. The minutes for the last quarter having been con-
firmed, the report was read, from which it appeared that the
admission of cases of typhus fever continued, particularly
from colliers, the cause of which was referred to the *ant of
cleanliness on board these vessels. The committee regretted
that, notwithstanding the act of the 7th and Sth Vic., c. 112,
the health of seamen suffered from the effects of scurvy, and
deplored that it was occasionally treated with indifference by
the masters of ships, who frequently substituted unwhole-
some compounds for lime or lemon-juice. The Dreadnought
having sprung a leak in November loot, it would be neces-
sary to dock the ship next spring The committee acknow-
ledged the receipt of 751., being a portion of the sum
left for charitable purposes by Ibrahim Pacha ; also
3781. gs. Bd. from the Cape of Good Hope, being
a moiety of penalties under the act of the 7 and
S Vic. The sum of 2,1311. 13'. 9d. reduced stock,
bequeathed by the late Robert Lowrey, was transferred in the
names of the trustees. The late Lieutenant-Colonel Porches
had left one-thirteenth of his estate to the hospital. In con-
clusion, the committee called upon the friends of the society
to continue their exertions in its favour. The number of
patients admitted during the last year was 2,712 ; discharged
cured, 1,311 ; convalescent, 679 ; relieved, 58 ; not cured,
26; outpatients admitted, 1,911, of whom 92 were com-
pletely clothed after being cured. 84,238 ,had been relieved
since the establishment of the hospital. The total receipts
for the year amounted to 9,025/. 13s. 9d., out of whack
there remained • balance of 1721. 19s. The report and ac-
counts were received. Keying, the imperial commissioner
to the Emperor of China was elected • vice-president. The
other officers of the society were then appointed, alter which
the meeting separated.
TILE ARCTIC EXPEDITTON.—The Bettfreic Adver-
tiser supplies the following information regarding one of the
rescue ships to be fitted out for the relief of the Arctic expe-
dition. The new ship, at present on the slip of Messrs. John
Scott and Sons, has Intely been bought by Mr. Green, ship.
builder, Blackwell, for her Majesty's government. She is
to be ready the Ist of March, according to agreement, and
every arrangement and exertion is being made to hurry her
executicn as speedily as possible. A considerable number of
hands hive been taken en by the firm for that purpose, and
as tke work and the time advances they will probably be
increased. She will, as soon as launched, proceed to the
Thame', to receive:the necessary fittings required by ship
going to high northern latitudes. She is intended, we be-
lieve, as one of a squadron that arc about to proceed to the
Arctic ocean in search of Captains Franklin and Crozier,
now supposed to be frozen up in that ocean. She will pro-
ceed, in company with her Majesty's ship Plover, round Cape
Horn to Lima, where they will be victualled, and thence
through Behring's Straits into the Arctic ocean, where
their labours and their search will commence. They will be
provided with everything that may tend to amuse and lighten
the tedious hours, when hummed in for months by moun-
tains of ice. Another expedition will be sent out in the fall
of the year, through Davis' Straits, in search of the hardy
adventurers, under Capt. Bird.
Tn e NllNT.—Sir,—The public are greatly indebted to
you for calling attention 43 the irresponsible Mint. They profess
to deliver coin in 30 days only. The Calcutta mint coins in 20
days. In the Mint reports I hold for 1844, 1845, and 1846,
they give no account of the seignorsge they make, coining
for even 44 colonies. During all our late distress they have
not informed the public what they coined monthly, which
would have greatly benefited affairs. They will coin no
silver for the people, though silver and gold was ou legal
standard in 1797, and silver would have relieved‘ll our
press re. Every other nation coin silver. From the hour we
lost our gold our ancient standard of silver should hays
been restored to us to till up the vacuum ; but we have 1/41111
the abominable pride,wretchednees, and usury, preferring that
our revenue should sink, and our people be ruined and
starved, rather than permit the monopoly of gold to be in-
vaded, and this whilst our frigates, packets, and merchant
ships have been importing tons, and tens of tone, of silver
daily, weekly, monthly.—EDltUND TAX 'SION, an old foreign
merchant of 1807.-lArmingham, Feb. 2, 1848.