The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

4 3.1 LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 4,1848. (THRUPEN :E.

on the Folitaff principle, and pronounce paying debts a
double trouble. 'fru& is intpuiving ; the terrific panic Is
over; and stock of various kiads, which bad been depteseed,
is looking up.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BOYDAY MAIULET.—BOBIDAN, JAN. 31.—Very
alteration has taken place lathe state of trade. we regret to 'eh glace
the dispatch of last mail. Mosey atilleontinues scarce, and the dale
of the market much the same as Ihrmerly. The .femmes with the
London mall of the 24th December arrived on the afternoon of the
24th inatant, fortunately the intelligence brought ;waisted levaer.
able effect on most deseripttoes of our stook market. OgieteM.
Bank Meru rose from 2 to 11 per sent. peens m, Commees
vial flank front 9 to 2 discount. The sale of government Ws
on Calcutta, to the extent of five lam of mines, which took plain
yesterday, averaged ger. ea. Ila per 100 r. in Calcutta 811 thige•
eight.
Masan are *shade lower than at dated lest report.
Como rev it.—A the hundred pounds in the market hare been mid
for e,s re. per lb.
Emroart.
Corrox Woot. wetness on the decline, there haring been fain
off of from 011 t to too rupees per ,randy since the mildle of the

month.
KRUI{PIe WWI. is aloe on the decline, and but Mae hes arrived
within the fortnighG
Ornee ham declined since our last from 920 to. to 875 n. at 680 r,
per chest. An express arrived from Cekulta the morning, with the
results of the sale which took place there en the 24th Met- Patna
sold et an average of 860 to San. ; and Rename at 818 re. 4 ass. per
chest.
Tometus.--Prolght to Gent Britain continues at 31. su, at which
engagements art being freely made by the shippers. To China the
rate m ter. pee Gaudy.
Mossy Yeaem.—Exchange mßagland. six months' right, la. VW
to 15.10;,d.; thews moot Is. td. ; thlety4 Is.
CALcurrA.—TM event of the t le the ream:tins.
istliermetworevenindesses rite orexelvange a. meld. per rupee, the
edvanoes to to granted to the extent of three-flfthe of the value early,
mayf threestourths, as for mime time heretofore. There has not
been amendment in the gimeral state of business during the tout
foe tnight.
1. 0.0.- -There has been en improved feeling in the indigo market
and prices have shown u Might upward tendency.
sl.o•l4.—The sugar market hoe not been brisk daring the peat fort-
night, and lattely, from the an
in the cost ot tonnage, bas se-
pureed a dull appearance. Of first quality ltenares there m but little
in the market, at high rates Co.'s Re. 8-8 to 9 per red. Fair simnel
quality is obtainable at Co.'s ka. 7.8, and for all of lower Mud reduced
prices would be taken.
Raw Slut —There has been a slight revival of inquiry for silk, but
the Susanna transacted hes been tannalL
gum Plum Comm.—Conchs still continue neglected and holders
see gradually reducing their demands; fair native oossimbarir arc to
be bad at Co.'s Be. Um to 105 per.emge.
Ilum—The demand foe table nee has continued good, and chip-
mints have gone forward very freely, the accounts per Precursor hay-
ing apparently given confidence to shippers. The supple es abundant,
and vetoes remain clean . • good clean table, Co.'s re. 1-12 to 1-14 per
mil., superior Co.'s re. 2-It per not.
("m.pg.-1n cotton nothing lion been oone worthy of comment.
Orley.—Tbe value of the drug in the Maser has continued to chow
a progrendve decline. The stock is now or email that quotatiotei are
quite nominal, but it is expected that the third gale, to be held on
Monday, the 24th inst., will show a further depreciation in the value
of the drug.
110,101.T.4.—At the date of our last chippers did not appear disposed
to come forward at the rates demanded by consignees, but subse-
quently there wee more imptiry, and a further advance has been esta-
Liverpool totes have ruled below those to London, but to
both ports th re hoe been mom disposition to do business, and little
evadable tonnage new rernaMe in the river. First ciao vessels fur
indigo to London have secured an advance for ouch freight.
latiortru—Carrrox Como.—For staple clothe Monied u good, sad
from the moderate stocks of ',me of these prices have an upward ten-
dency. Glasgow furores with'but few exceptions, emulator touch de-
pressed. A few Aftichens hoer arrived, but we do not hear of their
I having 114 yet etude any purchases.
KNIETIN..-36 and 40-inelt grey of ordinary anal middling quality
continue in go tel demand, and sales at fair prices have been made.
Bleached ehirtlnge are improving In demand, and pekes are likely to
advance for all of common quality.
JACONKIII.—Grey are selling freely at higher prime, 2.1 to 2.4 Co.'s
re. for ordinary cloths. White are also of ready wale at fair rates.
Teague Rep Comm.—Twills are m moderate inquiry.
Mete Tweet —The market fur twist has remained dull and prices
have had a deelininx tendency.
Teensy Rio Tester.—Red yarn has also been difficult of sale, and
prices must be quoted easier.
Woomene.—The sales reported are not exiemive, vie :
Scarlet
Black and Moe 94 „ 1 7 0 0
Ladies 6 2 14 0 0
1148 ~ 2 0 0
Bat..-The stoak of Bass lemming steadily, at Co.'s Its. :0 per bled.,
anti the shipments of the post IMMO draw to a Mow.
S4S.T. —Prices of Liverpool have had a deelirving tendency.
Mossy' MARlirr.-13ANR ere 11),,,,I,—DiPCOUllt on tiovernenent
Acceptances, 3 months, 6 per cent.; dist-mat on Private BMA and
Notes, 10 per cent.; interest on deport of Company's Paper, 8 per
ditto on Cash Credit Accounts. Kt per cent.

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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Casualties by death in the armies of India, reported since
the departure of the moil of Jan. Ifi
Her Majesty's TTOOIM—Lieut. W. H. Belson, Ceylon Rifle Regt,
at Vietorta, Hongkong, Deo. 19.
Bengal.—Capt. P. P. Turner, 61st Native Infantry, at tisbarunpore,
Jan.
Illadral. —Lieut. C. R. Bard), 17th Native Infantry, at &minders-
bad, Jan. IL
Indian Nary.—Cipt..l. !Endes, late of the Hon. Company's Marine
{apartment, at Negopatam. Jan. 4.

LATEST FROM PARIS.

tip to post hour last evening Paris was tranquil,
but the bearing of the working classes afforded some
cause for uneasiness.
A delegation from the operative classes was assem-
bled at the Luxembourg on Wednesday, as we have
already stated, and a meeting of the masters and em-
ployers met in the same place on Thursday, botk under
the presidency of NIM. Louis Blanc and Albert. The
immediate result of these meetings has been, that the
provisional government have decreed that the working
day in Paris shall be reduced from 11 to 10 hours,
and in the provinces from 12 to 11 hours. and that
the emplo3 ment of workmen by intermediate task-
masters shall be abolished. Nothing is said in the
decree respecting the rate of wages, but it was un-
derstood that, for the present, no change in the cus-
tomary rates will be made.
On Thursday afternoon Lord Normanby had ano-
ther long interview with M. de Lamartine at
the Hotel des Affaires Etrangdres, when the
ambassador communicated the substance of de-
spatches he had received from Lord Palmerston, the
tenor of which wee, that according to the diplomatic
usages, a temporary government like the present was
one to which a regular ambassador could not be accre-
dited ; but that England had no intention or desire to
interfere in any measures which France might take in
the formation of a new government, and that whatever
the forms of that government might be, the ambassador
should be accredited to it as soon as it was regularly
constituted. It was added that in the meanwhile the
most amicable relations between the ambassador and
the provisional government would be maintained.
One of the first acts of M. Ledru-Itollin in taking
possession of the Ministry of the Interior has been to
create a bureau of publicity, to communicate regularly
to all the journals, without distinction, such news,
foreign and domestic, as may be interesting to the
public.
The provisional government have issued a decree
of the 28th ult., declaring that all bills of exchange,
payable between the 22nd February and 15th March,
inclusive, shall have ten days additional grace.
The arrangement formerly stated to have been
made between the Bank of France and the Minister
of Finance, extended only to hills coming due up to
the 10th March inclusive. This decree extends to
all bills coming due up to the 15th March inclusive.
The general commanding the national guard has
published a proclamation to the citizens of Paris
and the suburbs, notifying that the general elections
of the national guard are shortly to take place. All
citizens aged from twenty to fifty-five, who desire the
welfare of the country ate invited not to lose a moment
in causing themselves to be inscribed on the
registers. The Provisional Government is to arm all
the citizens, and also to clothe those who cannot pay
for clothing themselves. In a short time, the pro-
clamation says, there will be 200,000 National Guards
in Paris and the suburbs. The elections of the
National Guards are to serve as a basis to all the
electoral system of the republic.
There was a rumour that Baden was in full insur-
rection. The tri-colour fltg, !it is reported, had been
displayed in Maycnce and Darmstadt.
Accounts begin to arrive of the effect of the news
of the events of Paris beyond the Rhine. Letters
from Manheim, of the 27th ult., say that a profound
agitation prevails there. Troops had left Carlsrhue
to reinforce the garrison of Kehl. It was
not certain whether the frontier would be oc-
cupied. News from Hedelberg say that, such
an agitation prevailed, among the students there,
that an explosion was imminent.
Advices from Carlsrhue, of the 29th, say that the
Baden government had presen'ed to the Chamber
projects of law for the liberty of the press, the arm-
ing of the people, and the institution of trial by jury.
The formation of a civic guard was already com-
menced, and the incipient corps had occcupied several
posts in the city and one of the gates. Muskets
were distributed to the citizens generally. The streets
were patrolled by the civic guard.
The ..s'7*,,k quotes a letter of the same date from Col-
mar, which it says contains news from Germany of
great gravity. Oa the evening, at the moment of the
installation of M. Chaffour as commissary of the pro-
visional government, news arrived at Colmar that
fighting was going on at Carlsrhue. A postscript to
the same letter states that the country of Baden had
risen, and that the tricoloured flag was dirrlayed

everywhere. Mentz (liesse-Darmstadt) 4 in revo-
lution.
The Archbishop of Lyons and .7, Aontalembert
are :that to pablish two manifest ~. with this object
DI. Costs, formerly couucillor ..f the Cour Royale
of Far* Ciind who played a conspicuous part
under the ministry of M. de Villele, has had au inter-
view with the mayor of Versailles, where he resides,
to declare, in the name of all the legitimists of that
place, that they would sincerely support the provi-
sional government
Advice* have been received by the provisional go-
vernment that the Grand Duke of linden has granted
to his states a constitution similar to that of France.
Letters received from Lyon!' mention serious dis-
orders which have broken out in that city. The
workmen have broken the machinery in several of
the factories of the faubourg and in the tobacco
works. It was with great difficulty that the railway
to St Etienne was saved from destruction.
Great diaquistode prevails in the department of the I
Lower Rhine. In the arrondissement of Marmontier
twenty-ire home, inhabited by Jews, were sacked
and pillaged in Mite of the presence of twenty-five
humus. Re ante were sent for.
Vio against the Jews and foreigners
were Stras.
Efis t theborg financial state of the de-
partment of the North, the most important of the
provinces, is deplorable. The Bank of Lille has raised
its rate of discount to 6 per cent.
On Thursday several persons were arrested, in con-
sequence of valuable objects taken from the Tuileries
being found in their possession.
The committees appointed to transfer to the
mimeo= and the treasury, the various objects
of art and of value in the Tuileries and at Neu fly,
have terminated their labours, and these places have
been closed with sealed doors.
Sixty-six paintings from the gallery at Nenilly
have been deposited in the museum of the Louvre.
The legitimist, as well as the catholic party, has
evinced its desire to rally round the provisional I
government.
The section of the Quince-Viol:gbh so celebrated in our
first revolution, has again been formed, and carries on its 1
sittiege in the Bth arrondissement. Its mission is that of pre-
Firing the forthcoming elections and watchir g the new govern
meet, which it wishes to support. The government, which
bears the present weight, requires all support ; the assistance
wanted by the Hotel de Ville must be given, but it must he
that of free-teen.--Reforrae.
The Monitettr contains the following proclamation
to the colonists of Algeria :
"The Provisional Government is attentively occupied
with the precarious position in which you hare beet fur a
long time placed. It is aware that a part of your ember.
easements proceed from the uncertainty which has hitherto
weighed on the future fate of Algeria. The guilty mania of
the fallen government, and perhaps its pusillanimity, have
presented the development of the colony to which you have
been afraid to envy your families and your capital.
The republic will defend Algeria as it would the soil of
France. Your material and moral interests will be studied
and satisfied. The progressive assimilation of Algerian
institution, to those of the mother country is contemplated 1
by the provisional government ; and it will be the object of
toe most serious deliberation of the National Assembly.
France relies on your patriotism to second the Governor-
General, who is invested with the confident.e of the Frovi-
sionel Government.
(Signed by the members of the Provisional Government.)
SOLDIERS of THE A£EICAN ARMY,
The Republican Government which France has just
given herself. bore, half a century since, on the shores of
Afi ice, the colours under which you have fought fur the last
eight years.
Your heroic straggles, your labours, your indefatigable
perseverance, that military virtue, in a word, of which you
have given so many proofs, will be appreciated and rewarded
by the Provisional Government.
Soldier', the glory which you have acquired in conquering
for France the finest of its national properties, is an im-
perishable title to the gratitude of the republic.
The worthy chief wham the Provisional Government
has placed at your bead has its entire confidence, as he has

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