The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-01 00:00:00

LLIFICBOAT SKRVICES.—During the storms of
the - year the National Lifeboat Inditution, by fie Ufa
boat and other means. contributed to the moving of 707 persona
from different wrecks on our meats. The Institution sleo
pended P 21,3 74 hi the same period on its lifeboat cetablialunents,
Inaddition to ting £4,950 for rewards for laving We sae
exereoing the
The committee of the Institution earnestly APPNLL IS the
public for AXILSTANCI, to enable them to meet the continual
heavy demands on the Institution's 158 Lifeboat Stations.
Contributioas ere received b the Logsdon sad Omer,
Bankers : and by the Secretary, Lewis, lea, at the Ire.
dituttea, John-street, Ailelpld, Looks.

25 OLD BOND-STREET (late Call and
y Martin's Dank).-4. W. =NOON, Watch and Cloak
Maker to K.P.H. the Prtnoe of Wales, having reconstructed
She above megalicont Tranms, Invitee an inapecnioa of
ARTISTIC WORKS, convicting of CLOCKS and BROWS= from
the ateliers of Italy. Francs, and England. Watches of every
construction, Diamond and Fine Gold Jewellery, Sliver and
illoctraPlata

DitiOND and GOLD JEWELLERY of
ffrigina Dwaine at moderate prteot—Hats of the Oold
D Wales. ead preeseted by the Oft of Leaden to H.D.R. the Mace of
VL OLD DOND-OLDIXT.

MOURNING JEWELLERY for LADIES find
ORNSLZMIN.
ii, OLD BOND-8T8.131%

Y for BRIDAL PRESENTS,
erWEFACesßigned by Dill= and French AMA&
116, OLD BONI:WM=

SILVER PLATE for TESTIMONIALS,
designed errate rob =vs objects.

SILVER PLATE, for RACING, FIELD, sad
AQUATIC SPORTS.
IS, OLD BOND43TRILIT.

SILVER PLATE for the SIDEBOARD,
Dhows. and Taub Tab
26, OLD DONDZIMT.

CLOCKS for the DRAWING, DINING, or
_ - BED BOWL
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t othaorTD:FrAzier.

CLOCKS for the LIBRARY, Hall, Carriage,
2 OLD BOND4ITIZEL
CLOCKS for CHURCHICS, Turrets, and Stables.
25. OLD BOND-MOIL

WATCHES, Chronometers, Duplex, Lovers,
licelzonkus, Repeaters, Celll3•Oemaft, Keyless, C4ro-
11021sPhs. dec.
25, OLD ISOND,STRZST.

BRONZES D'ART, by Rosa and Isidore
Bathear. Prader. Nero. Be.w *c.
14 OLD BOND-1311LIZT.

JW. BENSON, Prize Medals, London, Class 33 ;
. Debi* Claes 10 : Hamourable Mention, London, Clam lb.
25, OLD 80ND42211132.

VT W. BENSON'S STEAM FACTORY for
• CLOCKS and WATCHES, 60 and 00, LITDGATILHILL;
WM IND ESTABLISHMENT, 16, OLD DOND-OTII.IIT.

SPECTACLES are NECESSARY
WHEN the Eyes water, are misty, or fatigued
after readbil
WHEN the print blends, and the letters appear
Is be doable ;
pandmore light than formerly is requisite—
NN the can' dle is placed between the eyes
the book;
WHEN objects must be held further off to be
men more sloarly ;
WHEN much difficulty is found in threading a
needle.
The above are premozdeoryslgne of decaying alpkt, and tidiest.
that an optimdan should be estimated without delay. Imes lone
sad extensive practice Mesas. Thomas 'Jerrie and Son are tally
'competent to advise on all mailers pertaining to the osimedgni
defective sight. They sidllally adapt lenses, perfectly true, of
the regulate power, and Mewls' they joillsiosaly seleat a vie-
facie frame of the lona meet becoming to the teem TIMMS.d!
KARAM and
Yuma,SON Widens to the ral family. °spoon* the
British palm London (theioyr only home), established
17,1. Caution—NC travellers or spent.

TURTLE, TURTLE, TURTLE.
Cisar,Thlek. and Invalid TURTLE SOUPS always ready.
at ST. JAM 'S- REGRET-STREET, PICCADILLY.
WIL DONALD, Progristor.

LONDON must have SUPPER and MUSIC
ROOM for Gentlemen.—Remember, we watt for yea at
• &VANS,* attar the Theatres.

guy ervreoo.

alverloweents Weeded foe " The Swum" Tondos Beeeing
rocirehe bdeumet ra at 10.2 ° • I BoaTeelretzesi. by Two

lIATIIMULIT.

TIEM Imam A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mom. W.
Named and Campton ; Miss Ada Cavendialt.—AßAMlEß HAM.
Mesas. %thorn and dock ADM ; 'CU Null 3100T11.—UPW/8
IN THZ HAYILABJEZT.—And A KISS IN THE DAHL.

PRINCEMTIL
Ma rapine, Qum LODOINOS.—Attar which IT ID
MIT= TOO LATE TO MIND. Masora. Vining. G. IDevllle,
T. Mood, D. Murray b. Calhasra. F. Vilifier. J. G. Shoos, G. Mar-
ry. and Z. Callas{: Miaow L. Moore mod L Radom

LYCZUSL

THE MIEFSTHIOUS STRAW/HR. Mr. H.
Wlddiooesb.—THE MASTER OF EAVILTSWOOD. Mews.
leoMar. Jordan, Vimln. Imam Widdloomb, Fitaparkit, Ems:
Madaaiss Teruo, Elsworthi, Imam, C. Lociareq.

BigTA;flfle.,

THIS ammo. TITlal NT/AD.—Mr. J. G. Fordo.
—Mr. John Bina, Coxwatn of the London.--Johnny Day,
the Champion Walker. —The Grand PAN TOKILLS. it. and
Madame hicalasittiocia—And Ulmer, King of Gymnasts.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE.

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TO.KOIIIIOW—. Mesta& 20. 4602.....Afterame. Eas. 4=.

LONDON. THURSDAY. MARCH 1.

M. Tatum has delivered his annual speech in
the Corps leSgislatif on behalf of public liberty,
and if it be true that on ne s'appuie que stir ce
gui resiste, the Imperial Government has reason to
congratulate itself on the appearance of so loyal
and so eminent an adversary in the field of debate.
For M. Taigas expressly guarded himself against
the idle imputation of an imperfect or insincere
allegiance to the Second Empire. With a severe
frankness that should have silenced the murmuring
suspicions of courtiers who are naturaliyincapable of
believing in the honesty of a public man, " the Con-
stitution of 1852," said M. TRIERS, " places two
" rights In question, that of the dynasty and that
"of the nation. The former is not open to di*-
" envision, nor does any one wish for a mo.l
" ment to bring it into question. The sole
" end we pursue is the re-establishment
"of liberty in France." Such a decla-
ration as this from the lips of a veteran statesman
who has outlived the temptations and the anxie-
ties of power, is worth more than any ceremony of
oath-taking, because it is the declaration of reason
and experience, sickened of change, and desirous

only of peace and quietness. It is pos-
sible that M. TRIERS has on former oocasions
spoken more brilliantly and more Incisively ; he
has seldom, if ever, spoken with a more discreet
gravity or a surer tact, with a more serious pur-
pose or a more persuasive authority. The influ-
ence of such a speech upon the public mind is not
so much in the character and reputation of the
speaker as in the luminous precision and the con-
vincing clearness, the superior ease and the familiar
simplicity which convey every thought and every
meaning from the speaker's mind to the under-
standing of the least instructed reader out-of-
doors, as well as to every hearer in the Chamber.
This is a gift of rare potency in a country where
Monsieur TouT•LS-MONDE is often so prejudiced,
yet almost always so quick-witted, as in France.
M. Tama is obliged to flatter the vanity of his
countrymen a little, even in correcting It, when he
argues that the principles of 1789 were of French
origin and invention, and not derived from any
foreign source ; ingeniously forgetting, for a mo-
ment, the constant mention by MONTESQUIEU and
by Voiranin of English institutions and English ,
liberties, and their constant recognition of the
debt they owed to English philosophy and free
thought. It matters little, however, to our
liberal friends over the water, where the principles
of 'B9 came from ; what has become of them is a
much more important question for the present