The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

TO OUR READERS.

A DOUBLE NUMBER of the EXPRESS will
be published on SATURDAY NEXT, in order to
allow of a full report of the important debate
:petted to take place on the introduction into the
Noose of Cotonou of the government roassore re.
latire to India, Mud he Friday evening.

Tar communication from the French Government,
which has induced Lord P.u.stIMSTON to introduce
the Bill which he will to-night submit to,
the Home of Commons, will be found in another
column. In this papec Count WALZWILII address.
no precise or definite demand to her Majesty's
Government. " Fully relying on the high sense of
the English Cabinet, we refrain from indicating, in
any way, the sseasnres which it may me fit to take."
But Count WALCWSKI indicates with great distinct-
ness tie object which his Government daises to have
attained by these measures. The Count meerts that
" the skilful demagogue. established in England"
have organised a propaganda for the preaching and
practice of assassination. How many refugees are
included under the designation "skilful dema-
gogues" is not explained, but the phrase is
one capable of indefinite extension. As
samples of the clue kLurtnt and LEDRO-
ROLLIN are named. And with regard to
the denounced individuals the following questions
are asked:—" Ought the right of asylum to protect
such a state of things? la hospitality due to aims-
sins 2 Ought the English legislation to contribute to
favour their designs and their plans, and can it continue
to shelter persons who, by their flagrant acts, place
themselves beyond the pale of common right, and
under the ban of humanity !' To this despatch
Lord PALMER-STON has told us no answer was re-
turned. An answer ought to have been returned.
Count WALEWSRI ought to have been told is the
plainest language that his assumption that
English legislation contributes to favour the
designs and plans of assassins is unfounded in fact ;
that his statement regarding the ex istence in England
of a numerous sect preaching and practising MOW
stnation is unsupported by evidence; and
that consequently the English government,
although mast anxious to do everything
that tine comity of nations requires at their hands,
cannot gratify the implied wishes of his Majesty
the Emperor of the FRENCH. Of course when Lord
Pst..or.nartme said that no answer was returned
to Count WaLuvreatra despatch he meant
that no written answer had been returned. The
nature of the verbal answer returned it would be
equally difficult for the public to learn and for his
lordship to prove. But his haste to introduce a
Bill, modifying a part of our English penal cod*,
in a manner that *hews a denim to please the Em-
peror of the FRENCH, clearly proves that the answer
was not such as we have stsigusted—was not such se
CHATHAM, HARM:IIIIM7, Of CANNING would have
returned. Lard Psumaurrou's measure outrages
the English sense of independent nationality, and it
will not satisfy the exigencies of the French
Government. It is a weak and trimming attempt
to please both of two peelss who take a diametri-
cally opposite view of a question. It betrays its an-
thor's want of that sincere conviction which
enables a statesman to adopt a decided policy of his
own. It is characteristically defended by Lord
PALMERSTON'S organs in the press, on the ground of
its being a measure too limited to produce
any effect. Its presentation to Parliament only
shows that its author fears a foreign sovereign too
mach to refuse his unreasonable request,
and the English nation too much to venture to
comply with it. Whether this be the kind
of statesman qualified to hold the helm at so cri-
tical an emcrioncy as the present, it is for the peo-
ple and Parliament of England to decide.

Or the 28th of Aurae, 1802, Lard HAWILLAMTEIT,
hi reply to an application on the part of the Fir*
Cssawal, relative to Refugees, wrote; "Our Govern-
. ant neither have oar want any other protection
"then what the laws of the coantry afford; and
though thry an willing and ready to give to every
foreign Goverment all the probsetWs against
ofitswee of this nature whir& the principles of
" their laws and constitatioa will permit, they news
" can consent to sew.modia their laws, or to chance
" their eaostitution, to gratify the wishes of any
"yoga's power." And, again : "It is net hie
" Mastro's intention to iatarlare ia tr mason it
" whisk the people et territories et Filmes ehosld be
'monied I but he exposb, oa the other hand, that
•' the French Goverment will not interfere in the
" manner in wisiel the gowessiest el his dominions