The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-27 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) (TWOPENCE.

itrott=essed his setae of the baling entertained in Amin&
the Home of Commons, dwelt on the of
policy which had taken piece of late yaws in the
tics of the colonies ; but urged that the erroneous system
which bad been previm* pursued had been the result of a
fendimmdal error end Wemderviandag of the principles of
ooloniention which Enabled dewed in common with all the
cokaising nations of Europe{ system which made com-
VISIVIII monopoly the only beds of the connexion between
the mother country and her colonies. That error had been
productive of many evil cansequeuese, as struggles for the
pommies of colonies between European entices and the
=separation of her Amnions depoidenelas from
. But Ragland had et but bought kir stenos in
this matter, and bad turned the lama to aceount. It bad
taken many generations to remedy the evil; but at lest ft
bad been done, end the tondos between SWIM
and her colonies was now, in truth, one of good-will,
loyalty, and affection. The colonies wen now free ; Mar
virtues were their own, and their failings would be their
own also ; and to them equally with England herself wee
thole
fathom
commitiod la duty ef maintaining the honour of the land of

Sir J. FAXINGTON acknowed the cordiality with
which his name had been received, and impressed his
pleasure at having the oppootunity afforded him of be-
coming aisociated with gentlemen whose names he had
long known. He heartily Joined as an Englishcitizen, as a
member of parliament, and as re who had- been entrusted,
:2=h /ear a short time, with the administration of oar
Inpir•—(obsers)—bi an earnest wish that the
parity of Australia might lorcentinue. He the
tosoority of that conolliatory policy which hod been recently
adopted towards our colonise, e pointed to the rapid rile
of the Australian provinces ; and, as an instance_ of it, read
that not Se yeersago,when Lord Atardetawas oftlaW Seen-
y, permission wee retard to emigrants to erect a sett/easel
at Port Phillip on the ground that the agonise of Andre&
were already safeckatl extensive. That very province had
in the last year col four millions of minus its exports
were eight millions, and it had shipped 100 tons of gold.
(Hear, hear.) The loyal:it aftcon of Australia for the
mother °retry had bra y displayed by a contribution
of 160,0001. to the Patriotic nnd, thus bearing a large relative
=Lto the whole sum of a million-and-a-half which
oathed. He concluded by exprerleg a hope that
if, in the lapis of years and the maturity of Australia,
the time should come when the retraces between the mother
country and that colony were to the parting
would take pros in affection and friendship, and with a
determination, by means of friendly internam and strict
alliance, to promote the prosperity of both counter'.
The toast of " The Gold nob of Australia and Sir
Roderick liturthloon," was proposed by Lord Alfred
Churchill ; and was followed by throes of " The Governors
and Legislative Bodies of the Australia' Colosimo," pr
Dosed by Mr. Stephens: " The Guests" proposed by /IL
Childers ; and " The 26th of January, the emery of
the Foundation of the tint of the Australian Colonies," pro-
posed by Mr. William Archer ; after which the company
separated at a late hour.

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tended by tbe Iteressabrencer, the Bolicitor, and the Deputy
Town Clerk, waited upon the French Ambassador, for the
purpose of communicating to him Excellency the resolution to
which the Court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons,
1 to 0301111011 council arstabled, bad speed on the previous
Tneeday. We Morning Post) believe the following is a
more fall sad correct report of the Ambassador's speech than
bas yet appeared

The Firth Ambersllse replied to the deputation in Eng-
Bah, la the Mowing teems
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• "My Lord Mayor and Oantlemem—l thank you in the
name of my sovereign. Amongst all the maintain:ions
which pour in daily upon the Emperor, I wink to aqtkinwhy
I attach so high an importance to your address. It hi
because I know the great and legitimate infiusnos which the
city of London exercises in England, as namely repo.
seating the immature commercial movement of your country.
You were the first to understand the great interests whisk
make the alliance of the two nations. England, Indeed,
kind, mad justly proud, of that maritime, coicelsl Ind
commercial power for which Providence seems from of old
to have destined her, can only desire the continual/a of the
beet lmderstanding with France. Fresco, for her part, is
bound by an interest equally important, for, altar having
founded a gout government, strong in the sympathy of a
whole nation, there is but one thing she an desire, and that
Is peace, to assure the strongest foundation a for her dynasty,
France Is at this moment shocked and agitated by the fright-
ful aims which foreigners have just attempted against the
parson of her &marsign. And seeing the series of attempt,
at assaminatka which are periodically mode by foreigners
living in England, abe is fined with anxiety and alarm that
such dangers can argon* her from • country, side by side
with whose soldiers she has just shed her blood on the battle-
fields of the Crimea. I, who live amongst you, thoroughly
comprehend the sincerity of the friendship which England
bean to France, for I daily see the most convincing proofs
of it. I am aware also of the noble and lofty principles
which are the foundation of your legislation. I espe-
cially admire and reverence, in your country, that right
of asylum which is the honour and the boast of England;
the shelter which you yield to all the victims of the political
passions of the Continent is your glory, and it is not France
who would wish to see it diminished. Far from complaining,
we are glad that, hare, illustrious princes, fallen from the
throes, should find the respect due to great misfortunes;
and we honour you for the protection and asylum which you
give to all the sufferers of our political struggles, to what-
soever party they may belong. Let them live, then, in
England, in pone, In security, in independenoe, and with
every freedom of action. My country too well understands
what la honourable foaling ever to demand from the
friendship of England anytiiaz which could touch her
honour. Permit me, then, to you what is the true ques-
tion ; It does not lie fn the attempt" at assassination inhem.
sakes, nor even in the crime of the 14th January, which
your government would have latestand to have
thened us
against, if it could ham looms it beforehand; whole
quostke is in the moral situatku of France, which has be-
casss of bito' the real sentiments of England.
Rowel iarg mag .caret by analogy, popular opinion
decline that were there France mon aide-
&only Infamous to recommend in their clubs, in their
papers, in their 'writhegs of every kind, the sasamination
of a foreign sovereign, and actually to prepare its execution,
a French administration would not wait to reoeive the de-
mands of a foreign government, nor to see the enterprise set
on foot. To act against such conspiracies, to anticipate
each crimes, public notoriety would be sufficient to set our
law in motion, and measures of as= it would be taken
immediately. Well, then, France ip that nothing
of a his nature should have taken place in England, and
Frenchmen say, "Either the English law is sufficient, as
certain lawyers declare , and why then is it not applied f or
It is Insufficient, which is the opinion of other lawyers;
and In this case why does not • free country,
which makes its own laws, remedy this omfr
non f" Ica one France does not understand,
and cannot this state of things, and
in that resides the harm, for she may mistake the true
eentiments of her ally, and no longer believe In her sincerity.
Now, gentlemen, if ever that =utast confidence between
=auk and nation which Is the true foundation of a stable
alliance should be Impaired, it would be • deplorable mis-
fortune far both commies and for the whole of civilimation ;
bat, thank God, batmen two nations interested in preserving
kik cordial rolatkula—between two governments who esteem
one another, and who continually display towards each other
the most kirk ssentraants, the occurrence of such an evil
is, I am almost impossible."

The Zorn* Poet commenting upon the above, observes:
—" We hill as certain ea belief can make us that the govern-
ment most, and will, propose, on the opening of parliament,
a messore for the ponlahment of political sesamins. It is a
capital crime by the law of the land 'to compass or ima-
gine the death of our Sovereign Lady the Qum,' bat
thee Is actually no statute in existence which reach.
the villain who compasses the death of any fo-
reign ;thine. This has but to he distinctly unde
stood, and public opinion will not only support, but, if need
would kens government to take the necessary steps to
remedy the pausal state of things."
The Tigre this morning has also an article upon the Nob-
lett AII that can be conceded, in the opinion of the latter
yoursed, is that power be given to foreign courts to promotions
in this country any re age who are suspected of conspiring
to murder a foreign potentate.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, after
the departure of their Boyal Highnesses the Prince and
Priam' Fredwieh Milani of Prussia for Windsor Cast!' on
Monday, hosourod the Countess of Jersey with a visit at
her ladyship's minim in Borkekry-eguare.

Hie Royal Highness Prime Albert of Prussia
(brother el the !Lbw), seeceopried by his suite, has removed
from Buckingham Pubes to the Brunswick Hotel, St.
James' e.

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The Marehioneas of Waterford and Lady Stuart
de Rothesay will prooeed In a day or two on a Continental
tour, the Marchioness having been ordered by her mediae'
advisers to mak a milder climate for the benefit of her health..

The Earl of Mulgrare, the newly-appointed
governor of Nova Soot* aooompostied by the countess, will
deport far the meat of his government at the end of the week.

Lord and Lady Carington left town yesterday on
a Ask to the Bake of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey.

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. P. 8. Pierrepoint have
mind at Chuldp's Hotel from Imlay Hall, Bradley.
Colonel Blane ham arrived at Fenton's Hotel from
Timer Perk, Berks.

Lient.-Colonel Fitzroy Campbell ban arrived at
Featon's Howl from Miltafik4lowbray.

The noblemen and gentlemen forming the niter
of the Crown Prince lad nixes= of Preemie, of Prince
Adalbert, of Prince Fredrick Charles, of Pesos Frederick
Albert, and of Prince Albert of Fronde, left Fenton's Hotel
yesterday.
To-morrow the boys from St. Thomas's, Charter-
house, Scheele will visit the Crystal Palace under the
guidance sad at the expense of the founder of the schools,
the Bev. W. Roger,.
The nmer this morning publishes the " roll of
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the sewed session of
the 17th Perlin:pent of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
ttle sad Ireland." The comparative novelty of most of the
tithe es the list is somewhat striking. The Premier Duke
and the Premier Earl of England ascend Indeed, to the 16th
century, the Dukedom of Norfolk having been created in
1483, end the Bakken of Derby in 1486. If the title of
gh,,,,,sbery were not in abeyance the Premier Earldom
would be carried forty years higher; but that is all. The
make marquis end the senior vimount date from the middle
of the 16th cearnry—the Marquis of Winchester from
1661, Visonst Herelkird hem 1660. In the last rank of
the pomp, a Me more antiquity is discoverable.
For Dateao—De Boa, Hearsgs, Audley, and Clinton,
*eat up to the 13th *matey, but a creation of the 16th
reatary, Tenn of Harrowden, is 12th on the list out of more
then 990 pews of this order. Results still more remarkable
oppose if we look at the places occupied by titles of very
most dais Weed. Lord Hawks, whose barony wan meted
In 1778, lee 170 barons junior to himself, end Lord Lynd-
hard, though the first of his title, is followed by 79 Pore
whose mations ere law than his own. Of the MUM NM,
exeleetve of princes of the blood, 118 peers only will be bead
whose titles an War than the raga of George 111.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 11.—The Queen has been
Ifelmlsmiy phased to appoint Edmund Arnold Oratten,
to be her Melestre Cowed at Antwerp.—Geenor,