The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-09 00:00:00

1T INTELLIGENCE.

iblßigSB FROM

, 14'
orl OWN ooaxioxowswpr.) *4'
PARIS, SUNDAY ETINI*II.

w`;
4,

The Prom has an article on the Queen's visit,
which will probably occasion some remark in
England. Without being precisely unfriendly or
discourteous, it is much lees enthusiastic about the
alliance and its result than the Paine and the Pags
have appeared to be during the week. While
admitting that the sovereigns of the two countries
are making laudable efforts to maintain the alliance,
that they shrink from no " personal endeavours, no
sonoessions of form, no sacrifice of susceptibilities,"
to shew their desire to preserve peace, it asks,
whether, after all, peas is an alliance ? Are not
their views divergent P Is there any understanding
at Constantinople, on the Danube, in the Italian
Peninsula, at Suez? Does not England pursue in
Egypt and at Perim a separate policy, and one
which serves her own interests alone? Hai there
been hit upon at Cherbourg any compromise of
opinion, any means for common action ? We hop,
so, but we doubt it much.
Although severely tried by the Indian insurrection—
although reduced to Emma a meet modest attitude towards
the United States, we greatly fear that England has not yet
Some to understand that the French alliance is only possible
on certain conditions which are not those of former times.
She would be very glad to join us en the condition of taking
the lead; she would act In common provided she always gave
the impulsion and never received it. Since 1816 England
has exercised a preponderant action in Europe. Since 1830
particularly, the alliance with France on unequal conditions
enabled her to command either rain or sunshine in Europe
whenever she pleased. The Eastern war, and the respective
Parts played by the two silks, have changed this mete of
things. Prance must now be thought of. Ewe arises •
new situation which Fiance has not yet accepted.

Tte assertion that the result of the joint war in
the Crimea was to place England in a state of relative
inferiority to France has probably never before been
so prominently pat forward in any French journal as
by the above passage. I should be very sorry to
take the initiative of any irritating remarks at the
present moment. I am quite willing to admit that
some of the questions which the Presse asks deserve
to be seriously oonsidered, and raise points which may
very reasonably occur to a French mind. No doubt
English people cannot expect that foreign nations
will tamely submit to their claim, if they make any
such claim, to preponderance all over the world.
But I cannot help saying that remarks such as those
muds by the Prone, which moreover is notoriously
connected, politically, with Prince Napoleon, have
much greater significance in France, whore the press
is not free, than any similar jealous expressions
would have in England, where it is the Queen's
pride that she has no power to prevent her subjects
saying and printing what they like. The French
government press often speak as if the English nation
was responsible for a newspaper article. Let them
now take note that the first growl after the Queen's
visit comes from the French side of the Channel.
The Freese concludes its article by saying that
the sense of the inauguration of the great military
port of Cherbourg, which " may be considered at
will either as a work of defence or as a menace," is
" a notice to England of a desire to keep up the
alliance with her, and at the same time of the possi-
bility of doing without it."
A very curious lawsuit stands far hearing on
August 12. Count Bondy, formerly a prefect and
a peer of France, bas instituted a prosecution against
N. Ganda), the Mayor of Blanc (Indre), charging
this functionary with having in combination and
confederacy with one Daudet, a monk, known as
brother Gaultier, the superior of " brotherhood of
Christian doctrine," and divers other persons, frau-
dulently and illegally impeded the free and true
eleotion of a council-general. M. Emile 011ivier is
counsel for the prosecution.

The Roi d'Y;ietot left Havre yesterday for Fort de
France, with the status of the Empress Josephine,
which is to be erected in her native land. This
statue, in Carrara marble, executed by M. Vital
Dubray, was exhibited among the works of modern
art at the Palace de l'lndustrie last year.

The fourteenth sitting of the Paris Conference
did not take place yesterday, as bad been announced
as possible, though scarcely expected. The pleni-
potentiaries will very probably meet to-morrow.

AUSTRALIA,.

We have received advice, from Melbourne dated
June 15, and from Sydney, June 12.

Some important political events have taken place
in the colony. The Reform Bill introduced
by the O'Shanaesy ministry had been thrown
out by the Legislative Council. The rejection
of the bill subjected the government to inter-
pellations in the Assembly as to the course they
intended to pursue in consequence of that vote, and
Mr. O'Shanusy made the following remarkable
statement:

We intend to advise a prorogation, with a view, upon the
re-meemblhag et parliament, of re-Introducing to this house
the same bill in all its character and features, so that that
calm, lair, and delibmate opportunity may be afforded to the
two branches of the legislature of deliberating upon and re-
considering the deciatos which has been arrived at; and if,
after that calm and deliberate opportunity has been afforded
to the country and the legislature, it should he found that
the measure cannot page the other branch of the legislature,
I have the authority of my hon. colleagues for stating to this
bones—and I state It unhesitatingly fur my owe pert—tlest
we are unanimously of opinion that Its obatmotive °barmier
will be so dearly evident that we shall be justified, not only
la asking for the passing of that bill, bat in asking for an
alteration of the constitution.

Ie accordance with this intimation, parliament
was prorogued on the the 4th of June, fora month.
On its re-assembling on the Bth of July the Reform
wilt be re-introduced.
Outside the walls of parliament," says the
Argue, "the effeeta of the ministerial declaration
have opwated diversely—all moderate men have
resented it as a species of incipient dictatorship,
whilst the more violent section of our politicians
have felt encouraged by it to carry political agita-
tion to the very verge of sedition. A demonstration
against the upper house has taken place in Mel-
bourne, which assumed the shape of a torchlight
meeting and procession. The latter, after parading
the principal streets of the town, invaded this par-
lament reserve, where verbena extravagances were
committed in the shape of oratory, the display of
banners bearing strong sentiments, Ike. Large
numbers of persons assembled to witness the un-
wonted spectacle, but that the mass consisted of
curious and amused spectators merely was evident
from the fact that an attempt to repeat the demon-
stration the following week was a miserable
fail are."
From tables made up to June 12, it appears that
the linantities of gold brought into Melbourne from
the gold fields doing the current year tad the Cor-
responding period of last year were nearly equal. The
shipments, which are more fluctuating, depending ea
they do °tithe number and character of the vowels,
sailing, were also so nearly alike that the departure
of one good ship would make them quite equal.
These facts," says the .4rges," give the beet evi-
dence of the permanent resources of the gold mines
of Victoria. -The weather of the early part of the
year was most unfavourable for mining operations ;
water was wanted everywhere, but, owing to the
ienrceetinsed drought, it was found in few places;