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

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cally acted upon. The hardship whick the Prniti
i government complains of,that it should be expenii
to send witnesses to England, cannot be
80
great, when it is remembered that in the case of th,
murderer of Mr. Briggs when he fledto
araeri;
witnesses were sent all the way to New YOCk tit
the extradition was only obtained after asset*.
cross-examination of them before an American ti
burial. It is quite certain that English Iniioi,„.
can have no desire to retain in England
"-di;
at large French cut-throats and burglars. If, that
fore, France would have a new and more egad%
treaty, it is for her to take the trouble, whisk,*
present facilities for communication semi %I
Channel, is very little indeed, to lay Inept pi%
/acie evidence before an English police-cant
the connnuniqui talks about the implicit mos
which should be placed upon a French wirri,“
arrest it quite forgets a principle of French lan
civil cases which is laid down in all the book, 4
English judgment is in principle examine,
France, but only when a French court has tocniisi
the grounds of it and satisfied itself that its ens
tion would not clash with French legal pd.*,

An ioquii
lass of the 1
which got ul
asle on Ifridg

THE EXILE OF Y. WAGNER FROM Blnik
The Paris Temps of to-day contains a keg hot
from Mania, detailing the circumstances camels' eik
the matt singular exile of the composer, Wege....
Bavaria. According to this account, the Kai 008.4,4
intense admiration for thematic of the Luther el Mel%
heuser, and was at special pains to induce him to satin
live at Mnnich, where an elegant villa was amigos'
the King paining almost all his leisure in his society. Ili
Queen-mother was in great distress, the couleesr
ministers were sullen, and the sides-de-camp lee eh
moustaches in anger. The clerical party soon found Bea
Wagner was not only a democratic thinker bet a rens*
in religion, and they learnt that under his inflame Mak.
was reading prohibited books, while he closed hied.* apael
the priests. In October last some distarbansm teekpys
between the pimento and the police, and under the Hier
influence the Bavarian ministry was cleared ef MI 0
ral element. These events were at once used by I
cal party against M. Wagner, whom they woad
sting the King from his people, and the chief of th
cabinet published a letter insinuating that he sad
leagues were opposed to certain foolish demands ,
Wagner was making in regard to °Wain
for new musical undertakings. The
tames were delighted, and in the midst
excitement Prince Charles obtained an salaam
grand•nephaw, and represented that • revolution
take place if the King did not part with the composer.
mother of the young King implored him with
to give way, the Archbishop of Munich
him to deliver himself from the spirit of
the ministry offered their resignation. The
evening the King wrote an affectionate
to M. Wagner asking him to leave Bavaria f
weeks, and the next day in the official journal hie
said " he sacrificed all to the love and to the cool
his people." The liberal journal at Munich
declaration of the Bavarian progressive party in
read, "The King in exiling the composer Richard ‘,
said, ' 1 wish to show to my faithful peep!s that,
their confidence and love above all.' The
believes then that the presence of Richard '
had alienated from him the heart& of his people
grossly deceived. The person of Wagner had
nothing in common with the public affairs of the ,
and the efforts of the progressive party. His promos
ing nothing to do with the agitation his removal
not restore calm." The article then pee
say that the true CUM of the public
tent lies in the influence of a hidin _
sible council, first shown in the nastelia
&maimed of • minister who was dear to the nation
confidence and loveof the people are to be had at t'
of • sincere application of constitutional goverei
of the sacred principle of ministerial responsibility.

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Institution
Aid,
THE DUTIES ON TORSION WINES IN tbem and pn
we. to
ENGLAND. direction S.

large muse s
The Mintorial Diplunsatilar publishes the lei. Bay's, and
lowing intelligence :—" Oar Vienna letters inform,' or bright
fthat the chief difficulty which had retarded the ceeeleim theg
of the commercial preliminaries between Austria ni the crew s
England consisted in the hesitation of the St. Jamli Waists in we
Cabinet to lower its tariff in favour of Austrian eras was then has
Mr. Gladstone, foreseeing that France, in virtue el kr Zosereanmr aelni
treaty with England. would immediately claim fa he het in tow,
own wines all the advantages that might be accorded let ~Elhaweers wen
Austrian, promised to place those of the lux on board. the
country in the second class of the English sae bLiewsiitTbt
which includes potable liquors whose alcoholic stres": and with ve
reaches 25 degr . On examination, the minim sands and in
was found to be illusory, inasmuch as Autry nes was so et
wines, with the exception of some few of 111.12011 te,tinig th e
eh
growth, had an alcoholic force rto the above. IL'atngL into
however, the Austrian government persisted in makragra then return 4
diminution of the wine tariff a eine qua non coedit*" The vessel pi
the new commercial arrangements, the English mils"' t *ma. from I
ended by adopting the step of equalising the duty ea MN of t'°l)l
by fixing for all countries and qualities, sad wig*
a Another
any difference on account of alcoholic strength, st to-day, four--
shilling per gallon, whether the wine be importell Sullivan).
cuffs or in bottles. The English cabinet having Well nailed from
into a formal engagement to present a bill et the 9th inst.,
that object in the next session of parliament, the profs hiulen ofonN'
Davie' have been at last definitively signed at Vim and became s
Thus, owing to the efforts made by Austria, England is receiving jot
length about to accomplish a customs' reform which la boat of the ?
srdestly demanded by the French wise-producers, si bet trawipor
which consists in assimilating the duty on wine impel I the vessel h,
in bottles to that levied on the sans is asks. In happily over
differenoe of duty was an almost insurmountable °basalt fortunate cre
the propagation and consumption of French wines amens number on b
on: neighbours on the ether side of the Channel. lbws
forward the wine-trade in France will derive from *
Anglo-French treaty of commerce all the silvan** WEAI
which the Emperor's government was justified in erjes
ler "

AMERICAN LAM Es. —The A m erica n corretpocrigl
of the Spectator writing of American ladle, says :—"11*
shrink from appearing in full dress, however moderate
so-called faloess, in a stall, or in the open bozo ele
theatre, or at the dinner table of a hotel, whips
open to the public, and where they may be in clone**
inlay to entire ',lmogene of whom they know only Ike
they can afford to pay for their seek e
their dinners. The distinction made in this
spect is very marked at the opera, to which ladiaidell
in full drees, and from the opera to parties. Bat 6!
never go in full dress unless they have a private box
the stalls, the parquet, on the first tier of boas,, id'"
single seats are sold, they appear in elegant demi•takaz
of ten wearing bonnets of incomprehensible strutters
wonderful to behold. And this is not a matter of "Id.°
familia,. The same woman will be at the opera on ONO.*
in full dregs in a private box, and if the does not own slot
at the next performance in the stalls or the PUt
with arms, shoulders, and head all covered. A lady*
I knew had rather an unpleasant experience in an atteo
some years ago to disregard this tacit undentasding_ ,1811
the sex in record to dinner dress at hotels. She belselmv
an ultra-fashionable set, and having married a South Cgs
Boa planter, soon adopted what we call " plantatios see,
sere " and affected no little scorn of simpletmassel%
rimo:Ted New England folk. She was at Nord jk
oar great sea-side watering place, and having jut rsll
from Europe, took great airs upon herself. One efild!s,
at the tea table a gentleman sat down near her aidrs
butter plate before him happening to have no butt/gill
by it at the moment, he, instead of calling the waiter Rif
waiting for one to be brought, used has own perfect',
height knife to take a bit of butter. He was a man of ohm
and social standing, but a Yankee. and one whose Dais' FP:,
tension she wished to flout. She seized the opportnuitf,er
calls( a waiter, said in an elaborately subdued, b"
aided, tone, "Take away that butter. That gentlemank*
had his knife in it." He took no notice of the remiskJ
which drew all eyes upon him and upon the lady,,f:
by and bye she stretched out her hand, sod ""
from the plate some chipped dried beef which Aced
to
tweet, her sod her victim. This was well enough, ot t
but he turned at once, and calling • waiter said, oely es i
were asking for more tea, "Take away that dried bl.
this lady has had her fingers in it." In this esorwld'F'
mob as it was, be was thought to have had the bezi
d it
and she did not forgive or forget. Sz a few days aftenfo°
(I should have mentioned that there was the slighted'.
sible acquaintance between them) they being et Olt
she, conspicuous in the fall dress she had adopted eiool,
tour to Europe, and which was so very • fall' that it sew
have attracted attention under any circumstance*, 6:4..,.""
from • dish of fresh figs before her, and putting it of a Pr,
handed it to him with an expression of complaissomf,
saying in a tone of unmistakeable sigeificanoe, which
be heard all around her, A fig for you, sir.' He
it graciously, and taking is his turn a leaf from tber;„
tare of the dish, offered it to her. with ' A fig-led for
madam.' She fled the table, and kept her room ania
Weeded victim left the hotel,"

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PIODABIA.
TCESDAV. 01 NORTHERN WION E:, DAT.
W.S.W. to N.N.W., COMM W. to N. and back.
varying from a gale fresh to strong,
to fresh, with some sque:y.
snow or rain.
As shove. WivelMS. As above.
Westerly to N. W., Borman & S.mllar to above.
'slung. squally, un-
settled.
As next above. IMITTRIS. Similar.
tiorthern=ticotland. Western-Ireland, Wales, and adja-
cencies. Sonthern=lmelsh Channel and Bay of Biscay.
lastern=raistward Segland and North Sea.

One of the little wooden shops on the Boulevard
aft Itslien, kept by a man named Nowacheski, took firs
Let week owing to the explosion of a bundle of the clinger-
otte pley:bings called "Serpent de Pharaoh."
RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR MALTON.—On
day afternoon a collision occurred at the A m pleforth station
oa the M4ltoo and Think Railway, which resulted in the
death of one man named John Baton, a mason, residing at
Melton.

ANJTIIER RAILWAY OUTRAGE.—At the magis-
trates' clerks'-office, Retford, on Thursday, Henry Dibbles,
!I merchant's clerk at Gainaborough, was charged with
Metentiv assaulting Miss Godson, daughter of a farmer
wring at Tareham, on the 26th inst. From the young lady's
ststemeLt it appeared that she was travelling from Sheffield
between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, prisoner being in the
sir!te carriage. There were no lights in the carriage. Near
llittmoaks the prisoner cams dose to her and put his hand
111) her clothes. She at ones complained to her mother, who
was in the same carr•age, that the prisoner bad been taking
liberties with her, and the matter wax mentioned to the
anthoritics at the next station. The bench lined the prisoner
40s. and costs, and thought that the railway company ought
to light their carriage, properly, in order to protect their
I heewgers.