The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-15 00:00:00

measure, although it has passed the first stage in the
l'hamlxr, is satisfactory to no parties. The railway
companies feel that it is utterly insufficient to relieve
their embarrassments, while others object to it as vio-
luting the principle of a contract. It is clear, mean-
while, that the direct and straightforward course
would be for the government to declare the contracts
at an end, the deposits forfeited, and to put up again
to competition the enterprises thus abandoned. The
abatement of the railway mania, and the example of
the loss sustained by the contracts forfeited, would
produce more prudence in the next bidding, and con-
tracts would be made with the state which the lessees
would take care to fulfil. _

An incident took place in the Chamber onTuenlay,
involving a collision between one of the committees
and the government, which is likely to give rise to
some sharp debates in the Chambers. The committee
appointed to report on the extraordinary credit de-
manded for Algeria, has declared it impolitic and
dangerous to augment the expenses of that colony,
and consequently it opposes the expedition against
the Kabyles, projected by Marshal Bagtaue. In
consequence of this resolution, the clusirmin of the
committee, M. Dufaure, was directed to communicate
with the Minister of War upon the subject, which he
accordingly did. The latter immediately assembled
the cabinet on the question. On Monday the com-
mittee received from the Minister of War a very la-
conic letter, written in the name of the cabinet, in
which the resolution of the committee is declared to
be a violation of the rights of the executive govern-
ment, and consequently unconstitutional, and that
the part the government has decided on is simply to
return the communication of the committee. On

reading this, the greatest agitation was manifested in
the committee, which considered itself offended by

the government.
The news from Algeria of the re-appearance of
Abd-el-Kader, which we received from our corre-
spondent yesterday, was confirmed by the Journal
deg Ilhats on Tuesday. That journal states that the
Emir has made an incursion beyond the salt lakes to
the south of Mascara against the tribes of the Oases
desert and the small towns of the Oasis. An expe-
dition of the French troop. was about to be sent into
this country to bring it into submission, and to induce
back the tribes which had emigrated. The object of
Abd-el-Kader seems to have been to anticipate this
expedition, and to induce these tribes to follow him
into Morocco.

'the Conatitutionnel gives news of, and from, Greece
of transcendent absurdity. It represents the English
fleet as proceeding there to effect a revolution by
force ; and it represents at the same time the worthy
Athenians with King Otho and Gen. Coletti at their
head, as armed and ready to repel the English
invasion! The Co”stitutionnel represents the impeach-
ment of the Greek finance minister, as a portion of
their intended move, and depicts England and its
government as sorely discomfited by his acquittal.
Ste-h is the nonsense to which the Parisians are
tr, ate(' by way of information about Greece.

We have received the Madrid journals end des-
patches of the Bth; the only important news in
hich, is, the announcement of the official appoint-

ment of the Duke of Valencia (Narvaez) to the em-
bassy at Paris, vacated by M. Martinez de Is Rota.
The royal ordouniume to this effect appeared in the
Oaz• tee of the Bth. M. Olozaga was expected
hourly at Madrid. General Serrano was to have
quitted Madrid, on Saturday last, for hiz residence at
Arjouilla. Various reports continued to be circu-
lated respecting the mission of General Concha to
Paris, one of which was, that measures were tobe eon-
certed with the cabinet of the Tuileries respecting the
affairs of Portugal. The Queen appeared in the
public promenade on the ith in a phaeton and pair,
driven by herself; she was aecompanie I by her
sister-in-law, the Infanta Josephine, and attended
by the Infant Don Francisco de Paula on horseback.
Expano: speaks of a manifesto about to be ad- ,
dressed to the nation by the King Consort, they
publication of which, however, it gays, is deprecated
by the ministry as dangerous. El Ern del 6,orerrio
says that an obstinate opposition to the cabinet in the
congress is being formed by MM. Mon and Martinez
de la Rosa, and it exhorts the ministry to bring the
matter at once to a crisis, either by advising the
Queen to dissolve the Cortes, or tendering their
resignation. The same journal states, that when the
Queen was leaving the palace on the 7th, driving
her phaeton, she was saluted by the populace with
shouts of "Long live the constitution and the
Queen !" " Although these demonstrations," says
that journal, " were very offensive to the French
party, it is impossible to hinder the honest Spanish
liberals from thus testifying their gratitude and love
to their sovereign."
The Countess de Montijo has been appointed Lady
of Honour to the Queen. M. Gonzalez Bravo has
been recalled from Lisbon to the council of state.