The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-31 00:00:00

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it YIBCuiiIIMOUS TOPICS.
Remediag that it is perhaps in the natter of lbws
that the American system of legislation and administra-
tion contests lent favourably with our own, the Daily
New gives some account of the tariff which the Howe of
Representatives has just passed, and which the Senate has
been induced to postpone—a scheme which for He crudity
and oppressiveness is discreditable to American statesman-
ship. The Americans, both statesmen and people, are
only now just entering on the study of political economy.
The after-dinner orators of Castle Hedingham would be
ashamed of references to Free-trade and protection
Inch as were made by some of the statesmen of
the House of Representatives in the late debate.
However, the necessity of raising an enormous revenue
has elevated financial questions to the fun rank, and
brought the tax bill and the tariff to every man's attention.
The American people will have to pass through the same
discipline as we did and learn fiscal wisdom by hard
experience, but they will learn it sooner and retrace their
steps with less dilleulty than we did. The question of
free trade is clearly raised in the United States, and we
look for the rapid progress and eventful triumph of bee-
t:ads principles even there.
The Tiases repots that the Italians should be fostering
a false pride by representing the late naval affair off the
and of Dalmatia as • success. The Austrians, on the
one band, are so elated by what took place that they
set no limits to their hopes of future maritime honours.
They point to the great length of the deeply-indented
Dalmatian comet, to the magnificent harbours of Pols,
Zara, Oaten, and Lilfa, and think that the dominion of
the seas will more than compensate for the ion of the
Quadrilateral They press upon their government the
duty of bestowing greater care upon the navy, which has
been too long dealt with as a step-daughter, and already
look upon the Adriatic as an Austrian lake. The Italians,
I on the other hand, take up the gauntlet, and protest that
,they would never accept a peace which should exclude
them from Istria and Pole, and thus leave them defence-
less against Austrian inroads along all their eastern
coast. Such are the mutual feelings with which these
ancient foes are preparing to take part in the negotiations
foe pesos.

The Herald, endeavouring to take as favourable a
view of the prospects of Austria as eirctunstanoes will

permit, infers that Bavaria may in the end be induced to-
&row in her lot with the empire, and suggests that
Austria will profit by the hostility which is growing
up in France to the new German autocracy. Austria
must be content to bide her time. Maria Theresa did

so in her day, and in the end Frederick found arrayed
against him a dangerous coalition of European powers. As
matters stand, the Emperor of Austria will receive the
praise which he deserves from all quarters for his raagnani-
mow, fidelity to the King of Saxony. It will not be sur-
prising if this high-spirited but judicious policy produce
=se more a reaction of public opinion in favour of the Im-
perial House which for so long a period swayed the
deriinkas of Germany.

Cu Court.

OSBORNE, JULY 30.

The Queen walked in the grounds this morning
with Princess Louise, attended by lAdy Augusta Stanley.
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited her Majesty
this morning.

Prim* Leopold went out, ►ttended by Lieutenant
Stirling.

Mr. Tilt (Mears. Dickinson and Tilt), of New Bond-
street, had the honour of a sitting from the Prince and
Princess of Wales for their portraits, at Osborne, on
Friday last.
A meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of
1851 was held yesterday at the official residence of the
Find Lord of the Treasury, in Downing•street. There
were present the Earl of Derby (President), the Duke
of Buckingham, the Duke of Buoeleuel, Lord John
Manners, the Right Hon. Sir S. IL Northoote, Bart.,
M.P., Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart, Sir C. W. Dilke,
Bart., M.P., Mr. Barley, M.P., Mr. Thring, and Mr. Edgar
Bowling, C.B. (Secretary.)
A body of delegates from Nova Scotia, consisting of the
Hon. Dr. Tupper (Premier), the Hon. W. A. Henry (At-
torney General), the Hon. J. W. Ritchie (Solicitor Gene-
ral), the Hon. J. M'Cully (Member of Legislative Council),
and Hon. A. G. Archibald (Member of House of Assembly),
had an interview with the Earl of Oarnarvon, at the Colo-
nial-office, yesterday.
A body of delegates from New Brunswick, consisting of
Hon. L Tilley (Premier), Hon. C. Fisher (Attorney-
General), Hon, R. D. Wilmot (member of House of
Assembly), and Hon. E. B. Chandler (member of Legiala-
lative Council), had an interview with the Earl of Car-
' narron, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.

Despatches were received yesterday st the Colonial.
office from the Governors of the West India Islands.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—Their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales left Osborne this after-
noon, and crowed overt* Portsmouth in the steam yacht
Alberta, and left by the 5 o'clock train, we understand, for
Goodwood-home, where it is expected they will remain
during the races, which begin to-morrow.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have gone
to Strathfieldsaye, where they will entertain a large party
this week.

The Count and Countess de Flahault and Mdlle.
Elphinstone de Flabault left Coventry House yesterday
for Tulliallan Castle, N.B.