The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-09 00:00:00

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RAILWAY TRAFFIC. —The traffic returns of rail-
way. in the United Kingdom for the week ending Juno 2,
amounted to 582,5801., and for the corresponding week of
list year to 487,0801., showing an increase of 75,500/. The
gross receipts on the eight railways having their ter-
mini in the metropolis amounted for the week ending
as above to 242,8681., and for the correspond-
ing week of last year to 215,0181., showing an in-
crease of 27,8501. The increase on the Eastern Counties
Railway- amounted to 3,414/. ; on the Great Northern
to 2,7081. ; on the Great Western to 4,640/. ; on
the London and North Western to 13,102/. ; on the
London and Blackwell to 187/. ; on the London and South
Western to 155/. ; and on the South &dant to 4,8871. ;
total, 29,0911. But from this must be deducted 1,2411., the
decrease on the London, Brighton, and South Coast. leaving
the increase as above, 27,8801. The receipts on the other
lines of the United Kingdom amounted to 312,822/, and
far the corresponding week of last year to 272,0121., showing
an increase of 47,6501. in the receipt( of them lines,
which, added to the increase on the metropolitan lines,
makes the total inerfar_7s,soo/. as compared with the

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FRENCH Huff ow SALT.—It would appear from
a letter received by Mr. Hadfield, secretary of the Liver-
pool Salt Chamber of Commerce from the private secretary
of ltr. Cobden in Paris, that the time is not yet fined for
the consideistion of the deity to be imposed upon salt, but
that the chamber will be informed without delay aa soon as
the date is &zed for the discussion of the duty.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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Loan Climinnikii took his seat on the woolsack at
he o'clock.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF PALERMO.
Lord BROUGHAM said that he was about to pat a
question to his noble friend opPoaitet to which he herd he
would receive an answer in the negative. It was, w ether
there was any foundation for the aoconnts which had been
spreed in this country of the bombardment of the town of
Palermo. For the honour of human nature he hoped there
was no foundation for this unexampled atrocity. Re said
unexampled, for the meet execrable tyrant of an-
cient times—Nero—even he was only charged with
standing by in levity while Rome wee burning, and wee
never charged with the still more atrocious offence of setting
fire to the city for the purpose of destroying, amongst
600,000 human beings, those who were his enemieT.°V
hoped there was no ground for this, because, though the
principle of non-intervention was sacred and ought to be
scrupulously observed, if it was unhappily proved that
this account wax true, he must say that that principle of
non-intervention would be tried to the utmost. Thatwin-
ciple was sacred and inviolable, but it did not and could not
extinguish in their bosoms the natural feelings of humanity,
could not prevent them from hearing with indignation and
horror of those crimes that would be committed—if the
answer were not given to him in the negative—or pre-
vent them from wishing and praying for the speedy and
entire liberation of the people of Sicily, and, if this ac-
count be correct, even by the downfall of their tyrants.
Bari GRANVILLE said that official accounts had been
received of the bombardment of Palermo. But he must
complain that the noble and learned lord had put his mine-
tion without giving notice of it.
Lord BROUGHAM—There ought to have been notice of
it, but I purposely abstained from giving that notice in
cedar not by possibility to commit my noble friend or his
*ll on this occasion. (laughter.)
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RELATIONS WITH ROM&

Lortfil-TANHOW., in moving fora copyorextract of
the despatch from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to re-
gulate the diplomatic relations with the court of Rome since
the cessation of her Majesty's Legation at Florence, gave •
sketch of the mode by which our diplomacy had been car.
ried on with the court of Rome. The system of carrying
on diplomatic relations with Rome by means of an
attache was, in his opinion, fraught with great Moon-
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meet important that England should be so represented at
Rome as would best enable her to use her legitimate in.
fluence. England, as matters now stood, could not
receive an ecclesiastic as a representative of the Pops,
and, as the Pope would not send a Lyman,
no Papal envoy could be accredited to the
nth Court. Other powers, however, were *milady
situated, but that did not prevent them from sending
their representatives to the court of Rome, and he did not
see why the English government should not follow their
example. In conclusion, he urged the propriety of
establishing an academy of art at Rome for English artists,
and stated that a resident mission would be a valuable and
adjoin ct to such an institution.
Lord WODEHOUSE esid that he would confine him-
self to the diplomatic side of the question, which
was entirely one of time and opportunity, and, in his
opinion, the present time wan certainly not opm
teas ter establiahing an emHisay at Rome.
beakless of this ceuntry at Rome was most skilfully
managed by Mr. Odo Russell, who had given the
gmateet satisfaction to her Majesty's government,
cad as that was the case he saw no need at
the prevent moment to inaugurate any change. To propose
any each changes to the Roman government might place
both them and us in great difficulties, as they might feel
bound to refuse our requests. He did not think, either,
that such changes would tend to improve the relations be-
tween the two countries. If, however, the court of Verne
. should itself request that we should send an ambassador,
these was no reason why such a request should not be
entertained.
The Earl of MALifEBBITRY thought their lordships
- were much obliged to the noble earl for bringing this an
jest before the house. He entirely agreed with the noble
earl upon the diplomatic subject on which he had addressed
them. He did not distinctly see the force of saying tkii,
this MY set the right time and opportunity for sending a•
minister le Rene, because he thought the more serious the
affairs of Italy were the mare this country required the
whole weight which it could give to its diplomacy in that
country. He should, however, be the very first man to
declare that, whensoever her Majesty's government should
think proper to and it would be impossible for him to alt
with greater seal, juftment, and discretion than that with
which Mr. Odo Ruweß bad acted. (Hear.) He (the Earl
of Nalroesbury) would say, from his own opportunities of
judging, that he had beucteesful
inlns intercoune
not only with the ministers en most s
of the Pope, but with the
Pape himself, aid this under the great disadvantage of not
belling a high rank. This disadvantage was chiefly felt
in contending with the ministers of other nations. Nothing
was more diandvantagros or more impolitic than for a
gentleman in this position to be compelled to sit down in
conference with ministers whohad much greater authority
for urging their claims and advocating their cause than be
had. (Hear, hear.) A point of detail had been referred to
. with which he was not before acquainted, viz., that Mr.
Odo Rumen had been attached to the court of Naples.
He was inclined to ask why this gentleman had not been
attached to the embassy at Turin, because it appeared to
hkn that Mr. Russell's correspondence would be much more
conveniently, rapidly, and safely sent from that part of
Italy than from Naples, consider iu the great distance of
the latter from London. This, however, was a point for the
judgment of the noble lord, and he only ventured to state
his opinion. Something had been said to the effect that in the
event of onr sending a minister to Rome, the Pope might not
consent to his reception at thin moment. But he (the Earl
of Malmeebury) could not understand the inconvenience of
the position, because, before we sent a minister to Rome,
we should be able to ascertain whether he would he received
or not. And with regard to the compliment not being re-
turned, instances had occurred in which that bad not
taken place ; for until very lately Switzerland had sent no
minister to this country—very much, as he thought, to her
own detriment—for if she had, very much of what had hap.
pened might have been prevented. The noble lord bad
seemed to suppose that it was the intention of the auP
of the view of the noble earl (Stanhope) to adopttreleninei
of interfering with the affairs of Italy. He was very
glad to God that spirit animating the noble lordopposite. He
hoped the noble lord would act upon that policy, in the
present state of our relations with the Italian States. After
the terrific scenes which had been enacted at Merino, let
the noble lord be very careful how he passed an opinion
up the acts of the Italian governments. When her
itherft a
tioevernmugentte
loss and and
or"lif naturally
sing
from the bombard:lent of Palermo e byan the
Neapolitan ships, were they not precluded from any severity
of expression by history itself, and that very recent history!
(Haar, hear.) Those who now condemned the Neapolitan
government for bombarding Palermo might recollect that
only in 1649 the King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel him-
self, bombarded Genoa, and that the operation was carried
out by this 'elf-same man Garibaldi. (Hear, hear.) God
forbid that he (the Earl of Malmesbury) should justify
either act. But if their lordships or her Majesty's govern-
ment interfered in the affaue of Italy, they were
only exposing themselves to very severe observation, and
even to great blame, if they allowed such interference to
take place after they had given expression to their views by
any rash speeches in that house. (Hear, hear.)
The Marren of NORMANBY could add the testimony
of his personal observation as to the inconvenience of con-
ducting our diplomatic relations with Rome in the present
manner. During three years' experience as minister lie had
received every possible assistance from the eminent men who
bad been attacirie at Rome. Lord Lyons, who was during
part of that time in almost daily correspondence with him,
complained frequently of the inconvenience he experienced
in treating with the court of Rome and its ministers, and
of the extremely disagreeable position iu which English
diplomatic agents were placed, as compared with those of
other powers. He (the Marquis of Normanby) felt indeed
how undesirable it was that a person in holy orders should
act as minister from the court of Rome in this country, but
he regretted that the course which was pursued with
so much success by the courts of Prussia and Russia was
not adopted by this country also.
ALLEGED 13E&''....2.10N OF ENGLISH SHIPWRIGHTS