The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-20 00:00:00

ADVERTLIDI6 COLUMSS.

Yesterday afternoon a numerous deputation from
the various, metropolitan vestries and district boards, &com-
puted by Lord Fermoy and Mr. Edwin Jame, the members
for the borough of Mmlebooe, waited upon the Right Hoe.
Bir 0. C. Lewis, at the Home-offlor, for the purpose of pro•
testing against the bill introduced by Mr. Cowper, arising
from the erection of the "illuminated indicator" at Hyde-
park-corner, having for Its object "to restrict the erten** of
permanent structures in the aerriage-ways of the metropolis,"
sad to urge the government to give its opposition to such
memenre._ . . . . . .

Lord F rumor, in introducing the deputation, observed
that it tepresentrd the public boards of most of the leading
omtropolitan pariahs., sod they felt that the bill introduced
by Mr. Cowper we. not only aa attempt to Whinge upon
and restrict the Wool pewees they enjoyed, but that it wee in
dirint violation of the principles el the Metropolis Local
Management Act. It was felt that. because one load board
bad thought proper to unction the erection of en advertisieg
column, to being in a bill restricting ell the other public
boards from the power of placing op erections, however
useful, was en sot of public injustice, and ought to be re-
aimed. In the borough he (the noble lord) had the honour
to represent the local boards had positively refused to allow
three thaminated advertising oolumns to be erected, and
thereon there wee no necessity to apply tide ace to them.
'rho metropolitan parishes were esteedmely jukes of the
laterterence with their local powers; aa it wee, if this measure
pamed, the thin end of the wedge leading to cantrallea-
ties. (Hear, beer.)
Mr 0. C. Lzwie—havbig been further eddreseed by Mr. C.
Carr, moss Ilarylabar, Mr. Baal, of St. James'a, Mr.
Robins, of Paeldusgtoa, sad deputies from the Holboen,
Strand, and other district boards, to the same effe:t—
ohm. ved that he could well understand the very natural end
very proper jealousy with which the metropolitan parishes
viewed any attempt to interfere with their local powers. He
lied se dada to giro his esaetion to any measure which had
• Mum, towards that which they appeyed to apprehend,
gamsly, sentrelivation. At the argue time, however, he

wield wt slew Ibis subject ma one of the Purely parochial
obsesster which the deputies seemed to imply. It was one
vine be thought ioroleed • quanta of stabile rights,
mad thicblio travelling through the patio treys of this
men had a right to be Froward. He sows doubts
$s sacessity of this bill, as he could rot fed that by
add pediment any pariah had the legal power of causing
lao works d Lira advertistair columns. It would there-
into he Ida Wet sit to mortals if they bad the legal tight
Os do as. At all nests, it would have been better for the
wintry of ilt.Otavp's to have removed the comma at Hyde-
, =7, and Um have prevsn'ed the outdate cooling be
r millawmot. Ho would give the subject his beet con-
, sidaroaka.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON
TO THE SENATE AND THE CORPS
LEOISLATIF.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
The Muniteur of to-day contains the following :
" Yesterday the Emperor received the great
bodies of the State, the Presidents of which, 14.Trop-
long, Count Moray, and M. Buoche, addressel eon-
gratalatory speeches to his Majesty. The Emperor,
in reply, expressed his thanks for their devotion, and
then explained the reasons for his conduct during
the late events. His Mejesty said :
. .

Arrived beneath the walls of Verona, the
struggle wss inevitably about to change its native,
as well in a military as in a political aspect.
Obliged to attack the enemy in front, who was en-
trenched behind great fortresses and protected on
his flanks by the neutrality of the surrounding ter-
ritory, and about to begin a long and barren war, I
found myself in face of Europe in arms, reedy either
to dispute our successes or to aggravate our re-
, verses.

" • Nevertheless the difficulty of the enterprise
would not have shaken my resolution if the means
had not been oat of proportion to the results to be
expected. It was necessary to crush boldly the
obstacles opposed by neutral territories, and then to
accept a conflict on the Rhine as well as on the
Adige. It was necessary to fortify ourselves openly
with the concorrence of revolution. It was netts-
Nary to go on shedding precious blood, and at last
risk that which a sovereign should only stake for
the independence of his country.
" ' I I lhave stopped it wes neit her through wearin eas
nor exhaustion, nor through abandoning the noble

muse which I desired to serve, bat for the interests of
France. I felt great reluctance to put reins upon
the ardour of our soldiers, to retrench from my pro-
gramme the territory from the Mlncio to the
Adriatic, and to see vanish from honest hearts
noble illusions and patriotic hopes. In order to
serve the independence of Italy I made war against
the mind of Etwops, and es soon as the destinies of
my country might be endangered I concluded
peace.

' Our efforts and our saorifices, have they been
merely lases? No; we have a right to be proud
of this campaign. We have vanquished an
army numerous, brave, and well organised.
Piedmont has been delivered from invasion,
her frontiers have been extended to the Mincio.
The idea of Italian nationality has been admitted
by those who combatted it most. All the Sovereigns
of the Peninsula comprehend the imperious want of
mammy reforms.

" ' fhns, after our having given a new proof of
the military power of France, the peace concluded
will be prolific of happy results. The future will
every day reveal additional cause for the happiness
of Italy, the influence of France, and the tranquility
of Europe. "

THE NEW SARDINIAN MINISTRY.
TURIN, TVIVIDAT, JOLT 19.

The new ministry is formed.
General La Marmon is Minister of War, and also
President of the Council.
General Dabormida, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Signor Ratazzi, Minister of the Interior.
Signor Egtans, Minister of Finance.
Marquis Montieeili, Minister of Public Works.
Signor Miglietti, Minister of Justice.
Tim post of Minister for Public Instruction is still
vacant.