The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRE is T lIES I) A Y

by patting an end to all trim on the
nsualatEng
raw materials of indents, and
the duties on articles of genera oo sushi
ee coffee and sugar. )4m-eim pro , sup:
press all restrictions, ankto liberate it industry
from internal itopedimillkoirldsit p Ns embe
dition of inferiority. He dais not mention coal and
iron, in which we are amseially interested ; but then
. waxen to remember that we have not seen the men-
ewe itself, bat merely ea indicatiou of the direction
of legislation. We may infer, too, that Frenchmen
expect to me the duties on iron reduced when we
Ind the great metsetionist and even prohibitionist
organ, the Cbaltiedioweisl, boasting, with reference
to hie MAJIMITT'd letter, that the French ironmastme
are able to compete with the foreigner, and stating,
by way of evidence of the fact, that they have lately
underbid some of the first firma of Belgium in a con-
tract for sapplytng rails for the Roman lines. The Ex-
rentia's plan extends further to improving the means
Otesasmunieation, redwing canal d me, and promoting
the formation of railroads and other ways. He means
also, in imitation of what has been done here
—though this is contrary to free trade, and
has not our individual approbation—te ad-
vases mosey to landowners for drainage and
Geiser improvements of land. He intend,' also
to Militate manufacturing industry by loans, and
to undertake useful public work,. In short, the pro-
gramme describe' the outline of a great tree-bode
policy such as we have gradually for forty yam and
Sow very extensively carried out.

Not approving of those parts of the plan by which
the Imperial Government is to do what had -better be
left to the competition of individuals, we must remind
oar readers that in Franca a great system of control
has grown up for arm, and been extended to almost
livery part of life. Suddenly to change this system is
not possible. Even in setting isidestry from the Els-
PMllOlt Mobil.* to retain a regulating function for
the Government, and so to do his work by halves.
We cannot say • "weed against him for adapting
his conduct to thry opinions and practices of
his own countrymen. Rather we regard it as
s additional proof of his sagacity. At the same time,
we are sure that the new interests which will
speedily grew up as industry is partially liberated
will require, and are the best mesas of quietly en-
miring, the farther reforms necessary for perfect
freedom. The present is not the beginning of an
improved system that wee made before, it is a vast
extension of it, which will lead to an extension still
1 more vast hereafter.

4 -:

That it will very much promote the welfare of the
French, increase their knowledge and skill, sad in-
gresses the power of Fraser, sensot be doubted. In,
that we must rejoice rather than be sorrowful. Our
great industrial and commercial improvement has
promoted very much the industrial and com-
mercial improvement of France, and of all the coun-
tries of Europe. We can in reasoe, therefore, ex-
pect that the improvement in Francs should redound
to the advantage of England and other coustries.
The effects on us, however, will depend chiefly on
ourselves. Our prosperity is determined at all times
flat more by our own exertions than by what is done
by ear neighbours. The EMPEROR by this MISGEnfil
"gives to England and to Europe the very beet
*esserity fee the continuance of pesos I" and Lt fs
our business to acoept.it cordially sad greesklly,
and promote its success, in order to secure this blow
isg fee ourselves and our posterity.
The intentions of OUP own Government have net
I bast avowed, bat we notice in the Edinburgh Review
an article evidently by aa official hand, which im-
plies that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is
engaged in reforming the tariff, and doss set limit
his views to mere fiscal considerations. lie is
ready, we presume, to revise our fiscal system as
high natioeal principles as well as on mere revenue
considerations. There are in our tariff certain
duties on silks, 80., which yield very little revenue,
and are intended as &protection for a very few of our
manufacturers against their French competitors; and
there are certain other duties on wines and spirit.,
which, originally enacted on • principle of hostility
to France, yield a considerable sum to the revenue.
The entire existence of the few silk manufacturers
benefited—if any are, which we doubt—by these
duties, and the whole sum obtained both by silk and
wine duties, are as duet in the balance compared to
the immediate and immense advantage we should
derive from convincing the French by oar conduct
that we are heartily desirous to promote their
prosperity, Lad enable their EMPEROR to suc-
ceed in his wise and noble project. By
not waiting for any treaty, but at ones taking the
initiative in doing what is right with respect to
these duties in our own eyed, we shall preserve the
independence of our policy. It will not become con-
tiegent on what another State may do; and while
we enlist in our favour and in support of the En-
rzaoa'n policy the suffrages of the wins powers
and silk manufacturers, we shall command the
respect of France.

tut eon
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wit
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flieliow. part
prime . • "'"" : Araks, wenAt
shosihs, avoided by Lienteebihb-Colosial Porosby a
Chriella Grey.
WNW Porker, Colonel Chelleser, Lientesant-Colo
lhalissd, sad Mr. Henry amiss; yid tin hoioar
essnapaying their Ronal Higlasioni.
Pbbsses Bans sad Musa lain rode oat keieback.
Is Ihi Owego Sri OMB NM the Prince Ceoscirt, se-
eteepedei by vas Press* of Wow visited the Windom
Boyd billaaar y, I Vidbefrpolosic, sad wore mooed
Jlollllololtly the milesd serous. sad the Rev. J.
Whir, d s benstry aterekry et inetitatioa.
The Kmobleaus of My sal vas Ira/ries ha Welting
von b seimadasoe.

Tbo Dr. Philforr loft Ss Oates tor Catharine-11A
Cuotyklio.

• &gawks km tl. lkood at Werke for the Holborn
dilate Was tatenterr Mit Mr Geary C. Leiria yesterdoy,
et the Zeeme.eMee. se the added al the proposed Dead
Yost Mold la Writ laithliodL The deputation consisted
*Mem* per. Beldeworthy, Cabot, Lloyd, Turnbull,
Gawp Wier. J. Orde Hall, ILeadbetter, William Taylor,
sad weo meompadol by Mr. 8. W. Hopwood (alIA), Dr.
COibk. Commid alter at beach), sad Yr. Lewis H. Imam,
.8., warreyer to the board.
Vieweet Palmeamon arrived in town yeoterday from his
meet, Bo oedleeda. Hoots.
=etches Ihr the Governors of the West lodide and
Colemdela were seat yesterday from the Colonial-

His Excellency the Berl of Whale left Trentham,
abet, the noble seri bee been staying vitb the Duke and
Diabase of Sutherland, yesterday morning, for Dublin
Caulk

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Vas do Weyer gin • bail at New Lodp, Wisillar Forest,
as Friday ant, at which • thetinootted *de lathed
to esseasie.
His Excellency the Swedish and Nobvsela Min-
lissr hes left town for some days on • tour gt vigis la the
osastyy._

The Marquis and Marchioness of Claudine& will
nous to Oarless Houni-earreee an Thursday funk Par-
tunas Caine, county Galway.
The Earl sad Counter of Derby and Lady Rama
Itsi. will roam to town sa Friday free Lootrolsy Pea.
Inaaaalitre.

The Countess of emelt and the Ladies Craven
hare hft tom °a a rids to the Earl awl Condor of
Yardarm at Garktrabary Park, Harr.
The Bari sad Countess Orey will return to their
roams as Grit= Hoar-truce to•rerrow from a tour of
vidir.

The Ousatess at Batton and Lady Cecilia Moly-
seux lam WI towa re a ,Wt to the Lai and Coantees of
Yoram at Gortissabtry Park, Bort&
Tat Le sad Lady Coogan*, Grosvenor came to
tows yesterday Has Calverley Part, Cheshire, sod t (1,”
p to Walker Costa as a vita to bar litjtoty.
Viaossalus Jasoslyn and her youthful family &r-
-eload la tows yesterday from Bmailands, Hants. Her lady-
alp erld leave team to-day for Windsor Castle.

toed end Lady Foley ooze to town on Monday
t;♦at Mem Worksop, Notts, for the meeting of perliameat.
ma Hight Hon. W. F. and Mrs. Cowper arrived
fa berm 'someday from vitals, Vleooont and Viscomotem
Paliminess, et Broad Lads, Haata.

The Riiht Hoe. E. Cardwell, M.P., and Mrs.
Cardwell hews arrived at the Oatlands Park Hotel, from
Window.

The following company bare been entertained at
Nonshain Perk during the pint week by Kr. Harcourt and
the Cematme Waldegraee : —Their Royal Highnesses the
Deem aril Dabber &Alum* hie lizaelleacy the AUSiliall
MUIR and the Cowman Appoayi, his Zzoellency the
Praia Mahar and the Comtism de Berastord, Viscount
01861114 Hon. Yr. and Lily Georgina Bartle and kw
Bart* Admiral Sir George and lady Seymour and the
Waves Simone, Kr. end Kai. Wthiess Harcourt, Mew.
Walter and Yee. eleyd, Captain Lumley, Yr. John Lum-
ley, Mr. Cherry, Csptain Falk% ke.
_ _

Mr. Gad Mr.. Lynn Btaphasa hare loft Grillion'a
CAareodos Hotel, for Reobamptos, Surrey.
Mr. 0. Caveadiaa Beatiack, M.P., met with a se-
wn aeoldsat watlit huatiog with the Balvoir h .und• ea
Friday feat. Tbo hen. .saber onetahied a severs (motors of
the collar bank and was stavored to Spain Park, tha *eat
of Sir Jobs Thera', Bart., when era aro alai to learn he 4
(slug on soffithetorily.

- The Right Hon. H. Disraeli, In consequence of a
isatestic siarica, will not give a parliamentary dinner at
this swing of the mealon.

His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, on the
eve of leaving Reeked for flpslu and Portugal ;for the
wlater (nays the Norm* Markle), directed his rout at
Northumberland Rouse, Kr. Thome Williams, to send to
Mr. Robert Burry, our Northumbrian Poet, &hundred bottles
of sherry with his Oresefs camplimmts, aad the expression
of a hops that be would led Inspiration Is therein..
The Doke of liamiltoo is about to erect a female
Industrial school at Whiting Bay, Arum, for the benefit of
that locality. Some years ago his grace built, at considerable
expesar, two elegant sad excellset school establishments in
t►is klatid—ose at &Wick and the other at Corrie.
Toe Convocation of the Prelates and Clergy of the
provisos of Canterbury will be gmengewd from Wednesday
the 16th of January to Teseday Me 14th of February.
The Cork Itranesiser states that a letter has been
smodesd la that city from a lady is the county of I.,merick
tbe Mk el • stlpsedlary lantana, stating that the body or
Kr. Nam, O'Grady, whom muse stood second on the list of
&Mb agesittassd for the comedy Limerick for the moat
yeah sal when. mysteriont dterppearanos some short time
aim was seaman* IA the public journals, had been fiend
bealled, sad Met =dealt exists that the anfortunate gentle-
men bed bola meedered. The letter adds that four permits
W hole serostot ea easpiolon.
At the lest ball at the Tuileries it was remarked
tied several ladles, sad among them the Princess de Metter-
eh* the Primansldarat, and Mos. egad°, spread with-
out ertaohne, and with dreams rather short In the waler,
Soniewhat in the style of chose of the Ars. etltpire.

ROYAL VISIT TO WINDSOR DISPSYSART.—Yee-
tarday aftersoos her Majesty sad their Royal flighseedoe
the Prints Crawl end the Priam of Weiss visited the
Wisdaer Royal Diegemeary sad lairatery. The Quasi woe
attended by the Lord sad Lady is Waitiag, sad the Prises
Cosmos by Colonel Presets Hoary Ileymear. The Teat
tang of a private characier, the rely ellalale present were
the honorary ft/matey_ (the Rev. J. A. Miller),
Om house surgeon (Mr. Gooch), sad the matron
(Miss Walton), by whom the royal party were is.
oared and conducted thrututh .he wards and other avert-
mere connected with this valuable ituaituties. Her Ma-
jesty sad the prince made full laquirige ea ha the samba
of patience, their Ortrneet, tk.o., and es leering expressed
themeelvee much osti,dted with the whole arrangements of
lb. eatabliehniest. The royal party afterwards drove to the
model oottanse, erected by the Windsor Royal 8 ,ciety for
the improvemest of the labourre' dwellings, of which his
royal Idabasee I. president. The Queen and the prima,
alighted from their posy carriage and inspected several of the
ooltsgrne dwellings; these are about fifty In number, the
whole of ran being °omitted : the royal visitor. were much
gratill4 as witnessing the comfort of the occupants and
neatness of thew apartments. Mr. Tower., the roretory.
wee Is attendeoce, of whom the prison made summer in-
quiries fortis( to .he corking of the society.
ETON COLLItat —The Christmae vseation termi-
nate's on Friday amt. The Myer boys arrive on Wed-
aseday, the fifth form as Thermley, sad the sixth
form om Friday seat—whes He whole school will
have &rambled. The extra wades holiday, la core-
Isere of her Marstr'• visit to the odium It is expected
will be given at Iditruninter. Derrg the rem. the stained
glade windows as the north aide of re repel have hien
proceeded with, man new oak doom pat up et the worm
estrogen Mew twinge have bees ended so IN Mesa of
the Revs. W. Carter (0 •or msetsr), W. B. Menirk. sal
J. L. Joy. ato Mid howeesed eseemmeelesise br the large
number of 790 pupils nee M Hew. Oskar Imomerso Im-
prove/instals eassezlem with the mays, it is mid, will
pros during the Mfamearear rearm.
TR I II I IlAtt =TAR r RIPRISENTATION Olt
Citeavrenia.—The Mayer, Mr. Oaks*, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Crook, sod Mr. Pyre, tin deputatice wortd et re be.
meetimg, waited by appratnient as the Hume eserehery
Perky. The simantial wee read and presented by the
morter. Se Marto C. Lewis eked various questions re-
npostits, the bareesa sad the amour of population it
leoluded, sod stated that the government would not be
dispoard to Edit to existing borough" or to oontorre new
mite by adding to the town population the inhabit/tate of
surrounding district', a. this would be an injury te the
county oratitereles. Sir Georg", however. !adored
that the memorial would receive due oottainsratioe.

resolution to retire to Benevento, if the French army
should be ordered to estimate Rome. Benevento is
a small duchy containing about 30,000 inhabitants;
it was given to his Holiness by the treaties of 1816,
and is entirely possessed by the religious•oerpors-
tions established there. This duchy is hemmed is
by the Neapolitan territory; it is very strongly
fortified by nature and by its isolated position, and
would offer a aware mayhem to the Pope in the event
of an insurrection in his states. He would be sur-
rounded by subjeetent * Log of Naples, hitherto
vein Devoted to the pentiiiel court."
/glipmmunication Irma Vienna says:—" A new
detabbamnt of volunteers for the Papal army is
about to leave Meidling, near this city, for Trieste.
The last detachment sailed from the latter port on
New Year's day for Ancona. In the course of the
voyage the men pat on the Papal uniform, bat it
was only at Ancona that they were armed. Volun-
teers are continuing to flock in, and amongst the
men enlisted were Saxons and Prussians. The
bounty of 76 florins which is offered is a great temp-
tation to many."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PION arl OWN cokIutsPONDNKT.)

PARIS, MONDAY MVIININO.

•
The Emperor's letter on the new commercial sys-
tem which he proposes to introduce into Franoe is
naturally the great topic of the day. The journals
speak of it with much caution, and it is buy to per-
ceive from the tenor of their remark.' how strongly
they participate in the esteems sensitiveness with
which commercial interests in France regard any
meddling whatever with the tariff. The Debate,
the able and consistent advocs4e of the principle of
tree trade, gives way to no extravagant rejoicing.
It merely says:
We need scarcely point out to oar readers the most im-
portant passages of this letter. The phrase "the encourage-
meat of cuurnerce by the multiplication of means of ex-
change will then fo.low as the mutual otatequisee of the
preceding measures" leads to the belief that the suppression
of prohibitions and the conclusion of sew trestles of com-
mart* are not so near at head es was at that believed.
Nevertheless, the English journals announce as 1111Mtliellt
the commercial conventions which have boa talked of
dating the last few days.
The protectionist Constittaionnel beats about the
bush as follows:

Thu letter is an event, and an event of the most impot tent
kind. Bat we will to-day only make a sink, observation :
It was be the midst of the war in the Crimes, sad of the
anxieties caused by a conflict which was distant and fall of
uncertainties, that the Itesperor resolved that manufactures
sad the floe arta should submit to the judgment of the
stringed world their productioca and their olisfe d'oeuvre.
It was dating that gigantic war that he died as Francs
to redouble her pacific efforts and activity. It was
then that the works which are sufficient to seam
Um glory of a rigs were carried on with the posinst zeal,
—rianesiy, the transformatioa of Paris, the setatdishment of

histitatiees of stab& credit, the opening or execution of
railways in ell parte, the establishment of municipal institu-
tions, and Lioancial reforms. And now, just Idler the con.
elusion of a war which has profoundly agiburd all Europe,
sad of which all the consequencee are not yet dellaidvely
regulated, t►e Emperor heeitates not to truce for the second
time the prodigious programme of his internal policy. These
two circumstances are in themselves most instructive. With-
out, however, going at Kama to the bottom of things, we
are happy to have to show that the chief of the state is net
ler &DLiOtlll fur the prosperity of Fraooe than for her glory
and her honour.
The &edit, evidently afraid of offending its pro-
tectionist subscribers, makes many reserves :
The new system et:mediates a bond fife revolution in the

politico-economical system of Francis and of the other RIMY
pearl powers. Then is one part of this letter which bay be
approved of withent reserve—that which proposes the sup-
pression of the duties levied ore certain raw smateriala, tee
progreseive rednotlia of the duties ou sugars sad coffee*, the
improvement of the mesas of commustication, the sale of •
part of the communal properties, loans to 'grimacers and
induetry, the replanting of the mountains, Irrigation,
and works of public) utility. The swamies of
prohibitions to be replaced by proceeds, genies,
the conclusion of treaties of commerce with the
other powers of Europe, raise questions so complicated
sad difficult that they can only be properly Kiva
after careful study. The suppression of prohibitions 4 un-
doubtedly • homage to an excellent principle ; but la Gaeta-
-4g these changes we cannot overlook the feet that large
capitals sod the satire fortunes of many are invested in
m•sufactures which hive not hitherto hese exposed to com-
petition. They will amarquently require to be protected for
some time yet, in order to save them from tots' ruin. We
have often expressed our opinions on the customs question.
The grand object we have in view is liberty of commerce,
but to be attained gradually, as oar 'manufacturers shall
become able to dispense with protection. The spirit of pro-
greet, which acetates us in ell thing., will be our guide in
dile/wag the different bills whion will be submitted to the
Legislative Body; and while we readily socept all partible
ameliorstioes, we shell remember, in the interest of our
meenfisotures end our national wealth, the L din verse attri-
buted to Louis XVIII. :

" Qui mafiosi petit, caved paters novando."
The Bourse wu decidedly acted upon f►vourably
by the letter; but it must be said that the improved
quotation at which the Rents opened was due in •
much greater degree to the confidence which the
Emperor expresses in the maintenance of peace than
to any great appreciation of the benefits of free trade.
Another cireumstance which came nearer home to
the feelings of the speculators wu the news that the
admission fee to the Bourse is positively to be abo-
lished. This intelligence is oonfirmed by a separate
paragraph in the Pays. The Rente opened at
Mfr. 15c. both for cash and account ; it afterwards
fell to 69fr. and 69fr. 900., and closed at precisely
69fr., being a rise of 25e. and 350. Mobilise rose
life. 25c. The Orleans Railway rose 10fr., Western
sfr., and the other lines from lfr. to 31r.

At the theatre in Pesth, on the Bth, a disturbance
took plane. It was caused by the coebestra playieg a ()er-
ase waltz, to which the auditory objected ; sod the tumult
raised wee so great that the musicians were at length obliged
to mess the execution of that air.

A Tunis letter in the Conatibitiotettel says :
"Sidl-Mahammed-Re-Bddek, the new Bey, is about forty
years a age, or, as the Arafat oall it, in the full fora* of lids
lad maturity of mind. He is very waive; rims at six, and
transacts business with his ministers at semi. He surrounds
himself with the beet advisers, and before deciding on any-
thing Important takes the opinion of those best able to en-
lighten him. He has at the head of his government Sidi-
Moustapba-Hhasuader, • minister whose capacity has kept
him in office under threw successive reigns."
A letter from Valeggio, of the 12th, in the
amatitutionna, contains the following:—" You will in a
few days see is the journals, if it barn not already appeared,
a fact of extraordinary temerity—the desertion in a body
from Mantas of 600 Hungarians, all armed and equipped,
and headed by their commandant. From Cassal-Maggiore.
where they arrived in the night, they proceeded to Crouton*,
where they snot with • magnificest reception."
. _ _ _

The Bishop of Barcelona has published a violent
pastoral letter on the subject of the Pepsi States. He ad-
mite that the holy see is now In a critical positloo, sad says
that the gravity of its situation Is increased by the fact that
Its &alleles are about to ►e submitted to the decision of " the
diplomatic divinities piths Olympus of the approaching Con-
gress bat severtheleea be :presses a oovSdent conviction
that,with the pretender:tot "a grater divinity," the church will
triumph over all its scinciee. He, however, *shorts his flock
to pray for the Pope, end to do all they ens to mean him In
his present Madam la the mans of the letter, the
prelate says some sharp things of the famous French
pamphlet.

The state of Arkansas has passed a law to banish
all free nevem from its booed", end it earns into effect on
the lot day of January. 1860. Every free aegro found there
after that date will be liable to be sold Inc,slavery, the mime
of freedom being unpardonshis. The Miseouri senate hoe
before it a bill providing that all tree agrees above the sem
of 18 years who shall be found to that state after September,
1880, shall he sold into slavery; sad that all seat somas' as
shall enter the state after September, 1881, mei remain there
beauty-four boors, shall also be sold late slavery for ever.
Mis-issippl, the chief of tbs mediums, is legislating in the
slaw way, and so arm Kentucky sad Tesseasee.

FaIING, JANUAR r 14.0.00.
, ,m7.BT IN TE 4LIGEiS , iel czttotori. tieveentedrpool no
91 new feature. Freights for
--1.31T,;(;114- • 7• • On tt let dm Havant's *agar market was dull,
6d.
but prices iumirged. Stock, 10,000 boxes.
16. .
The Governor of Savoy, treiderim,l. on
jetemeil Exchaimpi a London, 15i prom.
hoe, r
.11163
officially the visit of Zia
t out bevy, has stated to them that it % never
end been proposed at Turin to cede Savoy to Friase. At THE WEST INDIA MAIL.
the time of his appointment he formally declared to I The Atrato, with the homeward West India mails,
'l"Plf the ministers of the Piedmont'se cabinet that he &c., now due, is not expected to reach Southampton
ir ° would not accept the post of Governor of Savoy if before the 20th or 21st, in consequence of an
back. there was the remotest idea of ceding it to France. accident, on the outward voyage, to one of her
so- engines. She will therefore return working one
odder
engine only.
ROME.
d byThe above particulars were received from
A letter from Florence, in the Patric, says;—" I
.b.Havannah by telegram, MA New York and New
have been informed thst the Pope has come to the , ,___ _
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