The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVNING, APRIL 1,1

bate the presence of so many lawyers in the Bowe,
to the not very honourable ambition of pleas; it
will not render the gentlemen of the Icing robe more
popular as representatives, if enema he gives lees
baser motive of a craving for %ere. The lose, If
it be properly jealous of its own 'dignity and eh*.
teeter, cannot afford to neglect such imputations as
these.

There is great weight, again, in the considerations
urged by Mr. hlsatolie, and to which the very cir-
cumstances of the BOW ease almost inevitably gave
rise. It is pretty morrows that many, nay that
most, of the clients of elige gentlemen who receive
fee. as barristers for matters that they afterwards
bring before the Hoer as legislator, ars natives of
India. They are ejected

with a grievance. Corruption is
the rule in Indirbribery, the recognised procedure
of all its courts. How are these people to draw the
distinction ("efficiently subtle at the best) be-
tween the fee to the Barrister and the
bribe to the Member, in these cases when
en and the same person advocates in the Haan
as member, the very same cause that he we.
retained to advise ea as a barrister? A tee of
500 guineas is left with papers, in a dingy set of
chambers in the Temple—that is the first act ; a
conealtation is the second ; a speech in the House
the third. Can you hope to make the Indian Prism
believe that the speech of the Member has not really
Men bought by the fee to the Barrister? Nay, can
Asa nuke say me else believe it ? Do you, reader,
believe it P Doss Mr. Butz. believe it, or Mrs. BULL,
er any of the family who have come to years of die-
aides P Cu we wonder that our wealthy subjects
is Amin are allsd with a profound conviction that
our boasted purity of Parliament is but a farce P
Can we wonder that it should be publicly stated in
India, as Mr. MArtoLua assured us it is, " that the
" service of members of Parliament are obtainable
" for money ?" Can the House tolerate such impu-
tation as these? Ought it to hesitate a moment
is stringently enforcing the plain rule that no legal
member shall advocate or promote in Parliament
nay cause or matter in respect of which he has
Men professionally consulted is a feed advocate ?
This may not root out the whole evil, but it will
Arils an immediate blow at its most offensive de-
velopment. The House has its own credit in its
ono keeping. Laxity in such a matter as this
wand be treason not only to its own best interests,
but to the cause of constitutional Government
throughout the world.

LORD !VALHI/38MT explained last night the new
Foreign-office plan with regard to Passports. Like
his predecessor, Lord MAL/USSERY requires every
applicant for a passport to accompany his appli-
cation with a certificate of identity—a testimonial
from some one who knows him that he, the appli-
cant, is the person he represents himself to be.
It is not enough that Joss Bum. should go, or
send, to Downing-street, saying, I am JOHN Btu,
a British citizen, grant me a passport. He must
bring or send a certificate from somebody else to the
effect—This is JOHN Burr., a British citizen, pray
let him have • paasport. The difference between
the MALICE/381MT plan and the CLARENDON plan
is this, that whereas CLASS/100M allowed of no
sponsors for identity except mayors, magistrates,
and bankers, MAME/MORT adds to the list
clergy (of all denominations), physicians and
surgeons, solicitors and notaries. This is an
improvement as far as it goes, but we are still un-
convinced sa to the necessity for any certificate of
identity. All our Government can require is a
prised facie proof of citizenship. False personifica-
tion is an offence to be punished by the foreign
Government, not to be guarded against by
ours. We are not bound to guarantee that
the British applicant for a passport really
has a right to the name under which he
applies for it. As long as he remains in
this United Kingdom, he wants no passport; when
be goes beyond its limits, if be is travelling with a
passport made out in a wrong name, it is his own
affair and that of the country in which he is tra-
veiling. He will come to grief for the offence—and
justly. It is an affair for the foreign polio', not for
our Foreign-office. Again, we think Lord MALY/A-
BORT showed no sufficient canes for not conceding
to the local authorities the power of issuing
Foreign-Aloe Passports. We never suggested, ss
Lord Mausasstrav seems to have supposed, that
these local authorities " should have a power of
" issuing passports themselves independently of
the Foreign-office," but merely that they
should be provided with Foreign-office forms
ready signed by the Secretary of State, which
they should issue sa required. We stlllthink this
would be the better plan. As to the objection that the
local authorities could not be trusted to grant pass-
ports without pay, we think with Lord GREY, that
there is nothing at all in it. Magistrates work
cheerfully without pay in administering justice.
Most men will work cheerfkilly without pay in doing
that which only a few in any given place are
allowed to do, and the doing of which, therefore,
confers a certain degree of local importance. Imagine
a country doctor or a country lawyer declining to
sax his seal to the passport of a client or
patient. The establishment of Foreign-office
agencies at Dover, Folkestone, Southampton,
and Liverpool, shows, no doubt, a laudable de-
sire to consult the public convenience. The reduc-
tion of the price of the Foreign-office passport from
six shillings to two shillings—one for the stamp and
one for the expense—will be generally hailed as a
great improvement. Lord CLASENDON, stimulated
by that wholesome desire for popularity which is
occasionally developed in fallen ministers, declared
be could see no reason why the stamp should not be
wholly abolished ; nor can we. On the whole, Lord
lIALIRSHIIIST'II plan is much better than his prede-
smear's, but a somewhat bolder following oat of
common-sense principles would have made it better
still.

LORD CAMPBELL'S LIBEL BILL.

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, •
The len, accompanied by Priam Arthve, Naos
Lopeld the Primer Louisa, took drive in la open
con*. four yeelarday afternoon. Lady CbtarehW,
Colon& the eon. A.ll. Hood, and CaptplaDu Phd, were in

The Queen honoured the performance at Her Majesty's
Theatre with her presence in the evening. The royal suite
consisted of Lady Churchill, Hon. Lucy Her, Hoa. Mary
Belted, the Earl of Sheffield, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood,
and Nada Du Plat.
The Princess of Below mad tits Dachas d'Aemele visited
the Duelers of Heat yesterday, et bat residence, Clarence
Houma Bt. Janes's.

A deputation on the mbynt al ma ialmaittlatal law for the
prase:boa of trade marks, conablic of Mr. Robert Jack-
1. Myer of OAKUM ; Mr. Jebel Moon Smith, J.P.,
W. A. Matthews, and Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M.P.,
had as tatervism with the Right Hon. J. W. Hanley sad the
Marlrade at. Damegguaore pats**, at the adlos el the Board of

degverlisa ea the Bast Biding raw had en interview
.• Mr Inzetary Wehrle yeersday at the Horee-olos.
The deprolon resisted a/ Lord Hefter end Admiral Dun
combs, the sake.; Mr. C. W. Strickland, chairman of
Onertor ilerions ; sad Kr. Leman, Clerk of the Peace for
the lest Riding of Torkddre.
• dorredon, earring Sir Makin Wynn, M.P., era
the Hon. F. Posessby, loathe (}nee Western Railway;
Mr. Z. G. liellelrey, M.P., Mr. W. Tikeringhant, Mr. Jr.
Beers, Mr. T. H. Hahrsass, and Mr. W. Evens, for the
Bb bead lellway • Mr. John Leh* for the Birkenhead
Comnieskeers; Mr. lessallband Kr. Poolley, for the Wal-
ks/4y Corialidoners ; Mr. . Pugh, M.P., Mr. J. Mein-
wring, end Kr. C. Townsend, for the landowners and other
laiereste, bed an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. art-
-1171=4 relsdhig the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibers
end Mr. B bad ea -Interview with the Rut of Derby
yesterday st Wield residence in Downing-street.
A deputation fore the gaszellans of the Whiteohapel
Union, consisting el Mr. Bruhleld, chairmen, Mr. Wall*
vice-chairman, sad Kr. Craven, together with Mr. Farr, the
rink, had an intererw with the Right Hon. T. &therm
Rstcourt, at the else el the Poor-law Board, yesterday, on
the subject of the ealstag rode of taking averages.
A deputation foss Lim* 'Lod an interview with Mr.
ilearstary Walpole puelestisy. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Braes, M.P Xr. Bescroft, M.P., the Mayor of Leeds,
111 r. Alderson ColeriliMr. Councillor Cerip, Mr. Coun-
cillor Barrett, and Mr. rodrick.

ARRIVAL OP MN DUX, OP KAL.AIO7P.

DOVER, TIIIIISDAT.

This afternoon his Excellency Marshal Pelimier,
Dab of Melaka!, Ambassador of the Emperor of the French,
attended by him two aides-de-camp, Camel Appert and Com-
mandant Duval, arrived here in his Imperial Majesty's maw
oolvehe the Coma.

His Excellency reached Calais last night, slept at Deset's
Hotel, and embarked for Dover this morning at 10.40. The
marshal was receive' at Calais by a large commons of
people, who loudly cheered him on hie arrival and departure.
At Dover a salute wag fired from the Heights on the vermeil
reaching the Admiralty Pier, when his Excellency was re-
ceived by Major-General Crawford, the commander-in-chief
of the district, attended by his staff; Major-General Maned ;
the Duke of Richmond, colonel of the Royal Sussex Militia;
the Marquis of Donegal, colonel of the Antrim Rifles; the
Marquis of Londonderry, Lord A. Lennox, the Admiralty
Superintendent, the Commandant of the garrison at Dover,
&a, and a guard of honour from the 11th Regiment of the
line, the Royal Sussex Light Infantry, and the Antrim
Rides, farmed a lane hem the pier to the Railway Hotel and
Make.

Hla Eicenency and suite at first proceeded to the Lord
Warden Hotel, where the mayor and corporation presented
en address of congratnlatica sad welcome to England in
his prompt capacity.

His Excellency rep lied in French in the following terms
Mr. Mayor and Gentleman,—l thank you with every feeling
of gratification for the reoeptioa you have accorded ma upon
my arrival here. Nothing could have afforded me greats,
pleasure than my appointment as Ambassador to this country,
and It will always be my earnest desire to proem them
cordial relations which have hitherto misted between France
and England. If this Osmium could have been enhanced,
it has been by my meeting as lending here several in whom
I recognise old comrades."
His Excellency wore the undress of a marshal of the
Empire. Hia aides-de-camp were also in uniform.
Gourd Janncourt, the secretary to the embassy, awaited at
Dover the arrival of the new ambassador, and accompanied
Na to Looks at two p.m., in a state carriage.
The commander of the Corse, Captain Ciarnault, who
brought over his Excellency, was aide-de-cemp to Admiral
Hamelin, the Commander-in. Chief in the Crimea.
Captain Luke Smithett had the honour of specially piloting
the Come on the occasion.

THN ?WU OP WALIIS IN lIIPLAND.

QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 13.

The yacht Osborne weighed anchor this morning
at four, and left for Bantry to meet His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, who it le rumoured will return to Cork
after visiting Kilkosey.

His Highness the Prinee tkitykoff has arrived at
the Brunswick Hotel, St James's, from St. Petersburg.
His Excellency the Duke de Terceira, sworn-
psaisd by the Marquis de Lora and mite, has lid Chridge's
Hotel for Haifa.

The Contain Persigny has taken apartments at
Forsace's HMO, Belgravia, where she will centime to reside
daring her shay in Louden.

The Dake of Rutland arrived at his residence a
Isw days Am, from Betook Curls.

The Earl and Countess Stanhope have returned to
town, from Chovesing Park, Hoot, for law swum
The Earl and Counted' Talbot have returned to
town. The noble sari hoe taken a miaow, in Lowman,-
Streit for the season.

The Countess Dowager of Meath has left Cla-
ridges Hotel for Bennfootts, near Chichester.
Viscount and Viscountess Combermero are at
Leamington, and will not ooms to town until Wednesday
nest. The annonnoement of their arrival in &tigress-
square, from Combennere Abbey, was made In error yester-
day.

Lori Abercromby has arrived in London from a
tear to the Rut.

Lady Ernest Bruce has returned to town from
Brighton, for the &MOM.

Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerrigan have
returned to town, from Broom Hall, Norfolk, for the MM.

The nuptials of Lord Arthur Edwin Hill, M.P.
and the Hon. Mary Catherine, youngest daughter of the
late Hon. and Rev. Alfred Curzon, and sister of Lord Scars-
dale, took place yesterday in the prettily situated church
neer to the Hall, at Kedleston. The dress of the bride wee
composed of white glace silk, with two skirts trimmed with
bouflants of tulle and covered with two deep Brussels lace
Bounces, high body trimmed with Brussels lace, wreath sad
bouquet' of orange flowers and myrtle, end Brussels lace
rail. Among the company premed were the Marquis and
Ms:thiourea of Downshire and Lady Alice Hill, Lord
Sandy,, Lady Charlotte Chetwynd, Lady Mary Hood end
Miss Hood, the Hon. Mrs. Curzon, &c. After the ceremony
the distinguished party partook of a rielorchl breakfast, and
the newly wedded couple proceeded to Omberaley Court,
Worcestershire, the seat of Lord Sandy., to spend the
honeymoon.

" His Once the Duke of Devonshire," lays the
Asir Salsorter, .. has for some time pest bees paying his
pommel respects to his tenantry in North Derbyshire and
elsewhere. The neat ten or twelve days wilt, we believe, be
devoted to a visit to each of his grace's tenants in the southern
part of the county. This proceeding on the part of the sable
duke must produce feelings of mutual respect end esteem
between landlord end tenant. We are happy to say that his
grace has kindly subscribed 601. towards the erection of the
miniature Crystal Palace in the Derby Arboretum."

In the Hoare of Commons on Monday, Mr.
Kinglake will move an address for further papers relating to
the capture of the " Cagliari," and will call the attention of
the home to the correspondence between her Majesty's
Government end the Government of his Majesty the King of
Sardinia, on the 'abject of the capture. The subject also
comes before the house to night, Mr. Headlam intending to
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has as yet
received the opinions of the Law Officers of the Crown, and
nt, whether he can state to the home what mune the
government intends to smear.

On Thursday next the Lord Advocate will bring
before the House of Commons a bill "to make provision
far the batter Government and Dieolpline of the Universities
of Scotland, and improving and initiating the mores of
Seedy therein; and for the Union of the two Universities
end Colleges of Abide's."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TurmosT liviernre.
The Boone opened with a little me animation,
under the influence of a large purchase in the Rente
made after official hours yesterday, and in conse-
quence of a slight improvement in the quarterly
product of the indirect taxes, which is pointed out
by the Meniteur this morning. The upward move-
ment, however, was not sustained, and business be-
came extremely dull at the close. The Rente for
amount, after having touched 69fr. 60e., left off at
yesterday's prise, 69fr. 46c. For cash there was a
fall of 10c., the last price being 69fr. 36c. Mobilier
fell 12fr. 60e. Railways closed at the lowest prices
of the day. Orleans fell 12fr. 600. ; Lyons, 3fr. 76c. ;
Reetern, 2fr. 60c. in the other lines there was no
change, and some were scarcely quoted all day.
There is a talk of a negotiation with Baron Roth.-
child for a Turkish loan at 6 per cent.
The principal cause of the feeling of discourage-
ment which prevailed at the close of the Bourse,
was the prevalent belief that all the expedients sug-
gested by different financiers for getting up a rise,
have been definitively rejected. M. Damon's argu-
ments in favour of a change in the tax upon the
transfer of shares were thought to have produced
an effect upon the Emperor's mind, but the Ministers
of Finance and Public Works are unwilling to give
up a resource which provides &revenue of more than
twelve millions of francs. They suggested that the
companies should compound for a certain sum to be
paid annually in proportion to the number of shares
issued. The committee of railway directors, how-
ever, repudiated this scheme as one which would
weigh more heavily upon shareholders than the ex-
isting system. The abolition of the entrance fee to
the Bourse seems not to be thought of. The only
proposal which is thought to be yet under considera-
tion, is that of relieving the companies to some ex-
tent from their obligations to perform new works
within a given time. But supposing that
they were to be allowed fifteen or twenty years
to finish what they have undertaken to do in ten,
the amount of money to be raised would still be so
large that many people think the present relief to
the market would be so small as to be insensible
The great fact is that the existing number of rail-
way obligations is so large as to divert the capital
which would be otherwise invested in the Rents. It
is obvious that when money may be placed in obli-
gations at 276 fr., which rate is equivalent to Rents
at 66fr., there will be few buyers of the latter
security at 69fr. and 70fr. Most of the Cams
which sprung up sometime since for the purpose of
advancing money for carrying over accounts have
expired. Two of these bubble establishments have
blown up within the last week.

The fatrie, having evidently learned that the go-
vernment refuses to alter the tax on shares, gives
an opinion that there has not yet been sufficient ex-
perience of the operation of the measure, voted only
last year, to warrant any change for the present.
The French government has, I believe, sent an
energetic note to Portugal on the subject of the re-
cent seizure of a French vessel which was about to
land blacks upon Portuguese territory.
It is believed that Piedmont is now disposed to
let the difference with Naples on the subject of the
Cagliari stand over till the meeting of the Paris Con-
ference.

The Empress, in the absence of the Emperor, went
to the Gymnase Theatre last night.
Ferukh Khan, the Persian envoy, left Paris the
night before last for Marseilles, to embark
on board the Christophe Colomb steam-frigate,
which, as already mentioned, has been placed
at his disposal. He was accompanied by
all the members of the embassy, by Dr.
Fochetti, professor of chemistry and pharmacy
at the University of Teheran, and by M. Henry,
professor of history, philosophy, and French litera-
ture at the Military School of that city. The
Persian envoy is the bearer of some magnificent
presents from the Emperor of the French to the
Shab, and a complete assortment of everything con-
stituting the peculiar industry of Paris, as well as a
large collection of elementary books of the French
language, which are intended to be used in the
schools of Persia. Ferukh Khan, before his depar-
ture, was nominated by the Emperor Grand Officer
of the Legion of Honour; two of the gentlemen of
his legation have been named officers, and two others
knights of the same order. The Persian envoy pre-
sented to Prince Yonssoupoff the insignia of Com-
mander of the Order of the Lion and Sun, conferred
on him by the Shah. It is said that the Persian
ambassador, who was most reluctant to quit Europe,
was obliged to go because he had entirely got
through the enormous sum of money which the
Shah had placed at his disposal. He did not like
leaving Paris on the 13th of the month, because it
was an unlucky day; but he ultimately satisfied
himself that the evil spell was broken at sunset, and
accordingly he set out by an evening train.
Madame Orsini, with her two daughters, has, it
appears, gone to Nice, and not to England, as was
announced. She will probably reside in Florence,
her native town, where her mother is living. Her
father, Signor Ercole Lorenzi, who died some years
ago, was physician to the Grand Duke.

Queen Christina is expected to pus the summer
in the neighbourhood of Paris.
The London journals have committed an error in
announcing the arrival of Lord Cowley in the English
capital. His lordship has not left Paris, but in-
tends, we understand, proceeding to England on
Monday or Tuesday next, with the intention of
making a vary short stay there.