The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-19 00:00:00

TEM EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1858.

cause, display towards us the same confidence as
before ; and the new ones, by their good Mikes and
loyal co-operation upon all great questions, would
almost cause us to regret that we had combated
against them.

I have been enabled to convince myself, at Osborne
as at Stuttgart, that my desire to preserve the clea-
nses of former ties, and also my wish to
form new ones, were equally participated by the
chiefs of two great empires. If the policy of France
is appreciated in Europe as it deserves, it is hiatus
we have the good sense to meddle only with questions
which directly concern us, whether as a nation or as
a great European Power. I have, therefore,
abstained from interfering in the question of the
Duchies, by which Germany is at present
agitated ; for that purely German question
will continue to be such so long as the in-
tegrity of Denmark shall not be threatened.
If, on the other hand, I have occupied myself with
the affairs of Neufchatel, it was because the King of
Prussia had asked for my good offices, and I was so
happy upon that occasion as to contribute to the de-
finitive conclusion of a dispute which might have
become dangerous to the repose of Europe.
With respect to the Principalities, astonishment is
expressed at our disagreement with several of our
allies. The reason is, that the disinterested policy
of France has always led her to favour, as far as
treaties permit, the desires of those peoples who
turn their eyes toward her. Nevertheless, the Con-
ferences about to be held at Paris will permit us to
exercise a spirit of conciliation calculated to buss
the difficulties inseparable from divergencies of
opinion.
Such, gentlemen, is a rapid sketch of our situa-
tion ; and here I might terminate my discourse. Bat
I think it is well at the opening of a new legisla-
ture to examine with you where we stand and what
we desire. Only those causes which are well de-
fined and clearly expressed create profound movie-
tions ; only those unfurled standards which are
carried high inspire sincere devotedness. What is
the Empire? Is it a government hostile to
enlightenment, seeking to depress generous im-
pulses, and to prevent the elaboration in a pacific
manner of all that is good and civilising in the
principles of 'B9 ? No. The Empire has written
its principles at the head of its constitution ; it has
frankly adopted all which can ennoble the heart and
excite the soul for good; but at the same time it is
the enemy of all abstract theory—it aims at a
power that shall be strong, capable of vanquishing
the obstacles which may impede its march ; for we
mast not forget that the advance of every new
power mast for a long time be a struggle.
Besides, it is a truth written on every page of the
history of France and England, that liberty without
constraint (esteem) is impossible as long as there
exists in the country an obstinate faction which denies
the fundamental bases of the government For then
liberty, instead of enlightening, controlling, amelio-
rating,becomes in the hands of parties merely a lever
to overturn. Thus, as I have not accepted the
power of the nation in order to acquire an ephe-
meral popularity, the deceitful price of COLICOGIAODII
extorted from weakness, but in order to deserve the
approbation of posterity by founding something
durable in France, I do not fear to say to you that,
whatever may be said, the present danger does not
lie In the excessive prerogatives of power, but rather
in the absence of repressive laws.

Thus the late elections, notwithstanding their
satisfactory result, have in certain localities offered
an afflicting spectacle; conflicting parties have taken
advantage of them to agitate the country, and we
have seen some men boldly avowing themselves
enemies of our national institutions, deceive the
electors, and after having obtained their •otes by
false promises, repudiate them with disdain. Yon
will not permit the repetition of witch a scandal, sad
you will oblige every eligible candidate to take the
oath to the constitution before placing himself before
the electors. The pacification of men's minds should
be the constant aim of our endeavours, and you will
aid me to reduce every extreme and factious opposi-
tion to silence.

Is it not painkl in a country which is tranquil,
prosperous, and respected in Europe, to see on one
hand persona revile a government to which they
owe the security they enjoy, and on the other, men
abusing the free exercise of their political rights to
undermine institutions accepted with eagerness by
the nation ? Let those who instigate troubles sod
organise plots know that their day is past.
I cannot conclude without speaking to you of the
criminal attempt which has just taken place. I
return thanks to Heaven for the visible protection
with which it has covered the Empress and myself,
and' I mourn that even one life should have
been lost. Nevertheless, these conspiracies
teach more than one useful lesion. The
first is that the parties who have recourse to
assassination prove their weakness and impotence
by the desperateness of their means; the second,
that an assassination has never proved a seems.
has never served the cause of those who have armed
the hand of the assassin. Neither those who struck
down Coeur, nor those who killed Henry IV. pro-
fited by the murder. God never permits the tri-
umph of the cause of crime. Thus these attempts
can neither trouble my confidence in the present,
nor my faith in the future. If I live, the empire
will live with me; and should I fall, the empire would
even be confirmed by my death, for the indignation
of the people and the army would furnish a new
support to the throne of my son.

Let us, then, look forward to the future with con-
fidence ; let ua proceed, without anxious thoughts, to
our teak—the good of all and the grandeur of the
country. God protect France.

(IT num= TZLIOIPAIII4
DUBLIN, IlompAT.

It is now ascertained beyond doubt that Mr.
Bar-
jeant O'Brien has bees appointcd to the esoaaey h► the
Queen', Bench created by the death of Judge Moore. The
appointment trill mum a vacancy is the repreeingallas
Limerick City.

Mr. Raw (temp Hashes emceed. to tba oZos of Son-
is Um roma of Mr. Ch
la the Court of Cosmos raw ristian, the new jodp.

Ilmily-;;;4 Masi (tie Conearratire organ). speaking
of lb. Hughes's ion, Rays that in the appoint.
and the sat of party by chalice concur with
pra'kasioeal atom. Mr. Hughes's memos at the bar, sad
prasthable character, justify hit Dramatics. Yr.
Hughes is a Roman catholic.

MaNCHUTLII COIIII2ICIAL AsooclATioN.—The
manual pasta raft dab semalaaea teak pans at lama-
aluotar mayday, far dr arrestba Ur marry bed-
sus, tad fortha pat.pw ofwas( to ea
with tits Manchater Chamber ed COIGNISIR
the sawattry, read • rap" dmiallay the bairn imammetal
by Ur based amalag tbs Mr. J. Tarsus, M.P., the
youldhal. that sdasead Iheinastlay, ezpielmina the eetanas-
.eat eta* lad ben anew Ms an Masai b 7 Mr. KW-
aim Rama tbm aissirselint, alto mated abet the Me.-
draw Oesmatid Ammemialss, .halt savaratell tram the
Cbsiabr of C.. fa UM, weaM saw seam M aalet la
seas, rid as Nieditakt Mamba el Cora md
nadielmen wadi drop lbsimtarpet al its t i., alts two
bei fashis Y halm ON Nambsokr Chainber of Cow
MN& The casstilaths awl sew Ma of the United Ann-
skim von also It ham bees amid ail Mr.
Tear &di be pnibmt Ihr the Ant time years, bat at the
IRE of every three pare tits polka viorproidest will
Sis.

NAVAL AN►D MILITARY

ADttrtal.ri, Jaw. 18.—ArPoirmicirre.—Mid-
admanStrachey to the V , 101, lig-ship,
at Poetesses* A. U. Bryan, E.G. est H. J.
Omer, to tbs Isasnre. 91sreow elemeSSA at
Jaw. 10.—Illester I. Row. (1$00), to law Slam-
baba, 40, mew Meant pardslip, at Portsataaih, for service
Is
the
ElecotadAlTristMrs R. C. Dr.w (1163) to the Imprersable,
104, lag-ship, at Develop:at ; end T. D. Nicholson (1864),
to the nom 00, mar Maus oi`-ship, at Queenstown.

PORTSMOUTH, Um. 16.
The Sir George Pollock, Captain Withers, em-
barked detachmente of the 4IM, 49th, and bed Went India
regiments,
yehis afternoon, and is eipmed to sail to-morrow
or Monda for her destination, Jama, sad Barbados&
Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., was out
hunting on Friday, whenlis horse, we are iskensed, Mumbled
end threw him. We are glad to been that the gallant admiral
who Is upwards of 70 yeses dye, austaimat no very malarial
fttiury.

DRAMA•
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ADILPHI.

Ow Of the greatest ----mie4les of most of the
dream* authors of the prommt da Is their ther•aigimetinere
la 'MI6. but for the psalaAt s of one prominent par-
kas'', and their ostsr Maremrd of the general effect., in-
tender, and ob.ed of ask work, which undoubtedly should
be Om psedadfea do melds as perfect in its most minute
bag as k the difteibmd It. principal characters. But
MOM Mr. Moikemes paismottoue of Jealousy, rags, and
tome, have imbed Mee peat renown, the stock authors of
hfa liteatro mem to allow um to Wooer 'acquainted with him
In an, ether ohmmeters than those in which them passions
are ilereloie4;
_mad what jealousy is to Mr. Robson, remorse
Is le Mr. WOMM. To a person of any theatrical exporience it
oat boo Impaled that the author of Tile Poor Strollers,
iwnrstplebatas Lapland Let night at the Adelphl, most have
tank eM observer of Ur. Welter's acting for the bet
law The limed liens taught him that the sawn
ply the addle. From Richard Pride he karat
that he amid well represent the morbid half-gaiety, half-
limy of the sot. George Darvillo not only suggested to
hi how abuiribly Ur. Webster imputomata the man ap-
gam* Most while molly oessokom of Ma guilt, but must
Os* here suggested to him the episode of the pocket-
book =hi in the new piece plays almost madly tit, mins
pal so tt did le that we have named. Out of this farrago.
ail yam this fully to rely on the talent of hie actor, Mr.
Was Philips, with a due knowledge of Man requirements,
Ed a little trouble, might have manufactured a tolerable
memie piece; but he apparently does not potter the former,
a= hie an taken the inter, but hie simply reproduced the
odd slat: story, with the old conventional characters, talking
• abounding in sacral slicalenn takes
IreaViteatinsats " at the end et swig beim, sal Is
=olt al:lto.alt.l lajeamw the CetZfet;
suited hem the comic pub" dais bpi Mt mem t
Is, Mow, dm to the sealsost coefts bp who they
prey won NOG' Is ray UM =my at the loaftwallmed sp.
=IMI Mad moll MI6. pt= of
is ihnons.
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Ms ass-Mr Kerb @halal COMO. two 02=1=
are st Not be, new anesbourg, when Mr.
linden), • type of t a
Make, he old Matible
ma, WOilen
par.C.lfffiatisa:a7is7;peby of the enorth-lheed Imam
esonsimi. Era rens the yeoman one madly
lie Iris b womb Ma elbow% and that in a second
wela. bMO &Nam We in favour of his
Waller Cankly, War wee ortgbelly his heir, but
illeilpation had rod his Os. Loon,
almmiais au =slim the mod win Mee the O(AI=
W amilabed, bat a Milt tam ales modtted ;
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sel_Er,l tuft a= deb 5a1.„... poo, but •
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rsessad set is poll bi Ragland ; lamb hes MO=
Ms solkihes Waiter Caeold aim Is Mee will
Ilatia, Mem hem laba to dAakl, the thaubetsel the
axle lobed ft &obi, sadthere b • great deal ellsiblag
without any bablost.
I$ All 7meryftly has go to Ireisad—rome not
gime. Rehr lies boss ha the were, but is velood, and
I still bard to Dirks, although not 11•004Thed by her
father in semmegmemes of lembg grows an =pedal. In un-
picking ma old weittont of PL rd's, Merle dhows, the &-
Nom ILL Carideo pooket-beek, Ines her tether with the
murder, Obit he bodes, but mufti's* the robbery
wakes Oh sok= boot of it. that he toll off te th=
aleghisel• Mr. Laos but Ma se ft romps-
Maser ths trawdered mail, and derma his with the cam
Beene the sin si the aorta= whisk Issarbatily ammo,
Odes bee—lftles hail pllghtsl le Wail= a= the
poor ebellorb_iiekuptheugh ko able the mop, moor out
ef Nowak moiskis ode
W appal hem drunk to sellar—ftell:
tuWed Pg;
al=panimilorrraz;i4rtica wafts= who
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be Oise ft pesos ot • asset
beme, egl alp), to those pky-lemes ge
mdiesmo owe ot the moot meigebis wan of
Inns* entereennest—to those eft reiallett dam—

*times of Mgr times wits bete with TIN ire.-
NAM Orme Dodo end maybellwws !fad form
whether a plant seek es we Imo diteribell Is worthy the re-
putation title bows, or tile rspeloties eine ea excellent
Artist se Idr. Wsbetr, taw ens played or, lardy than Its
did last sight. Mem a area. ir swill! nor e ewes ilse
slaqwevra to Usti's( ; sod If no ibor Strollers bee • Isegil
yorem we shall be more Owe atiosisitsd. Wars veiny*
our miss of Mr. Askew, owspibmiell Modems
Unto on her midges, sad bestowed e Redid ward of corn-
meedstka on Xt. qtr./tibia sr** marl" sad careful re-
of a pert, sr pkennt part of our
saeslrtaptiiarseaL piece was to
well
tunappon the
; sad the author, in °bedfast*. to yod shouts,
reads Ws bow to his friends.

SPORTING.
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TATTERSALLII—MoirDAT.
The fa elm edemas of Clydesdale ws• the principal in-
dite& et the alletuuts. For the Two Thousmad 4to 1 was
weeded Awl CBSleudele ; Brother to ltsrehiesema was
bead Br spawn& e/ 1001. at tie odds quoted. 111 to 1 was
to Weed piss obtained, shout Clydesdale for the Derby,
his invelmele • Ida to the separate amounting to 10014
IRO le wee Bid to one bet. Of lloott's lot Una, horses
Wile 100 to 6 was taken wend times shout
T 16 to 1 end at last 1,000 to 46 about Cook-s-
-eri Si to 1 was oarrently offered sisiast Long-
mops. Kelpie needed from 26 to 1 to 30 to 1 taken to •
" pawy," the layer airing to go on. 1,000 to 10 um laid
three tines
with Kr. Howard's spinet C
bon" Findarmel. who, weon bilisva, is now located
,_

LITZ/WOOL STZEPLECHASZ.
30 to 1 apt Mr. but. Knight al the Shire (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7 to 2 apt Mr. Howard's Cipdtentle
r, tltooma
6to 1 Mr. Hawirit's Brother to
and
15 to 1 (t N off)
owsen'e Vandyke (t and an
HIRST.
10 to 1 apt Kr. Hovertra Clriandale (t)
100 to 6 Lord Darby's Tozophilles (t)
20 to 1 lir. B. lowa's Ditto (t od
1000 to 46 Yr. Howea's Osek-trameardoo (t)
25 to 1 Kr. J. Bode, Lampana• (a)
1000 to 35 Sfr L. Nownimin Vandyke (t)
30 to 1 Kr. T. Prir's LalpM (t)
40 to 1 Lead Alholurf Briar to Mary Copp (t)
40 to 1 Mr. Ittnuree &ape (t)
1000 to 10 Kr. T. Peres Oined (9

lab) Enttlitgence.

EQUITY 00U11111.—.TAN. 18.
(Beton VierCbraisiiir Mr Jolts stmt.)
TX! BRITISH °CALM'S], SOCTIITT ft. Till LLCM OS

If 0111iJr1T.

Mr. Pemberton asked leave to sane a notice of motion for
Wednesday sent, by which ea kfunction was sought
against tha ddeadanta,as Instant Ix the Heform Club, to
restrain an action. He stated that dos Marquis waa oat
of the jnriadicdon, and he asked that, so far sa ha was con-
cerned, service am the solicitor might be ordered to be good
service.__

The Vioe-Chancellor said he felt some dlllietalty is
the order se asked ; he should make the usual ceder,
the plaintiffs amid serve on such of the defendants as they
could find.

COURT OF QURFXB BENCH.-JAN 18.

(Billings in Benoo—Before Lord Campbell and Justices
Coleridge and Wiglitmsn.)

cm getting two warmth of attorney, which were than being
azecuted.
Mr. Commisaionse Phillips mid in the faoe of the public he
felt bound I. state that it was well for the insolvent the
opposition was withdrawn. He bad no feeling for bill dis-
counters, but he should have been bound in the cum to hams
given • remind. As the opposition vas wididnwa
than would be no judgment. His- Honour advised the in-
solvent not to apply • " third " time, or he would have the
discretionary clause. He wu diecharged forthwith.