The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

adult Frenchmen, could have nothing to lose fronr
a discussion of its very origin, In misfit ex-
change the system of " warnings" for aeon mare
legal weapon borrowed from the " terrain
" arsenal" of English legislation. Hut that happy
confidence is still far off. For the present the
French Frees must make the best of " the oppor-
" tunity of displaying their patriotism" which
an amnesty for all past "warnings" be-
stows. M. DI PZILSIONY is fain to admit that in
England, even in the worst of times, the press
has suffered only from the extreme rigour
of the law. He is far from proposing to
imitate our severe legislation. The French
press is to continue to live under no law, but
at the mercy of any Minister whose ambition it
may be to be remembered in history as a happy
accident. In "the terrible arsenal "on this side
of the water M. Di PERMIAN; in the whole range
of his historical researches, has found nothing ana-
logous to an Imperial system which holds private
property, public confidence, and administrative re-
sponsibility in the hollow of a Minister's hand.
However, our French contemporaries will have
the satisfaction of being killed (like old ladies' lap-
dogs) by kindness—not by rigour—if M. DI PEE-
SIONT remains in power. Nothing can surpass
the friendliness and frankness of his language.
He takes out the gag ; and puts a respirator into
the mouth of the press, which is not yet strong
11 enough to suffer the keen air of responsible freedom.
Perhaps, after all, our contemporaries are lucky in
not recovering liberty by a decree. The one thing
needful to them is law, however rigorous ; s jury,
however loyal, in preference to a Correctional
Police Judge who rates his sentences as so many
steps to promotion. It may be better that the
French press should look to the Chambers for its
emancipation than even to the good graces of a
Minister so generous and indulgent as M. DI
PESSIGNY.

erbe Court.

WINDSOR cams, Dna. 1L

The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh and Colonel
Oliphant arrived on a visit yentas*. Her Majesty's
dinner party also included Prince Alfred, Princess Altos,
Primes Loma of Here, the Right Hoe. Sir Chula Wood,
Major-General and Lady Emily Seymour, N Seymour,
the Hon. Mrs. T. M. Biddulph, Sir Janne Chick, end Harm
Von Weeterweller.

The Inuid of the Scots Fusilier Claude pinyed dining
dinner.

Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
drawing-room.

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by Prime
Alfred, Princess Alice, and Priam Louis of ROM rode out
on horseback this morning, attended by the Hon. Roily
Cathcart and the Equerries in Waiting.
The Prince Consort, with Prince Alfred and Aims Louis.
left her Majesty in the Park and went out shooting. Sir
Charles Wood had the honour of accompanying the Royal
Torty.

The 'Wettish Dhuleep Singh, Colonel Oliphant, and the
Right Ron. Sir Charles Waal have lett the Castle.

Viscount Torrington and the Hon. H. &Avail West
have serenaded the Furl of °Lithium, and Cokeel the Hon.
A. Liddell as Lord sad Gram ia Waiting.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yrter-
day. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, `The
Weermouth and Loudon," waa concluded. An appeal
from the High Court of Admiralty, " The Icledom and
A. if Stevens" was commenced.

I;Wipateiieewere re;:eived at the Crdonial-officie yetterday
from the Lord High Ooewainaleeer of the 1012i1112 Weada
Deepat, bee were tent to the Governors of Matte and
Gibraltar.

(MDR LAM MOWS GL
WINDSOR CARYL; Dna & -Thin day had
audience of her. Majesty Excellency the Count
Rudolph Appou matessallor from the Emperor of Amelia,
to deliver his • to whirl audience he wee intro-
duced by the Eight Hon Lord John Russell, her Majesty'.
hincipal Secnkbry of State for Foreign Affairs.
WAR-01= Die. IL—The Queen heal been
graciously to make sad ortkin a geol statute of
the Most oneemble Order of the Beik for sppointing
Lord Lyons, b Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plimipeasetiary to the United States of America,
and the t Honoarable Sir Edmund Walker Head,
Bart., Ca sad Governor-in-Chid in and over
the Province. sf Oaasda, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
sad the blended Prince Edward, and Governor-General of
all her Majesty'. provinces in British North America, and
of the Inland d Prince Edward, to be extra members of
the civil diviaion cif the sesond elms, or knights commanders,
of the mid Mast licereaulde Order.

WHITIMALL, Die. 10.—The Queen has been
phoned to direst letters patent to be pawed under Shapes&
'sal, granting the dignity of • knight of the Caked King-
dom of Great Braids and Ireland unto Jaen Edouard
Itmono, Eaq., Eat peals* judge of the Supreme Court of
the Island of Mearities. The Queen has also been pared
to direct lettere_ patent to be pseud under the great seal,
panting the dignity of • Ithight of the United IC.dom of
Oreaa Britain and Ireland unto Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew
Soots Ww4E, Beog.l Engineers, Superintendent of Tri-
,, and Surveyor-General of India.
WHITEMALL, Doe. 10. —The Queen ham been
pleased to appoint David Robertson, of Indykirk, in the
shire of Beranek, Eaq., to be her Majesty's bandeaux% and
Sheriff Principal of the said shire of Beryl* in the room
of Jamas, Earl of Liederdale, deceased.
Foamw-omen, Die. i.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Don Anson Gonzales Zebala ea Coo.
sul at Malta for her Majesty the Queen of Spain.
Foams-omea, Dec. 11.—The Queen has been
paa?usly plowed to appoint Lord
.Napier,
_now her Ma-
jesty s Envoy Extraordinary and Munster Pknipotentary
to the Lug of the Netherlands, to be her Majesty's Am.
losieador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor
of AR the Russian; hr John Fawns Crum toe, K.C.8.,
now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Paul.
potentiary to the Emperor of All the Roexias, to be her Ma-
jeetv s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Queen of Spain Sir Andrew Buchanan, K.C.8., now
her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the Queen of Spam, to be her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of
the Netherlands ; and John &vile Lumley, Req. late Se-
eretazy 4, her Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople, to be
Secretary to her Majesty's Embus,' at Bt. Petersburg.
Fuemx-once, Dee. 11.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Daniel M. Hackies to be Consul
Ist Cape Town for the United States of America.

A contemporary states that the bishopric of
Worcester has been offered to end declined by Archdeacon
Law.

The Duchess of Montrose will leave Belgrave-
square early next week on a tour on the Continent for a
few weeks.

The Earl and Countess of Stratlbroke ha►e
arrived in Belgravenquare from Manila= Hall, Suffolk.
The Earl of Jersey, who has been seriously
indisposed for muss days pan at Eton, M, we are glad to
learn, programing fa►ourably towanle recovery.
The Countess of Cork has left Marston House en
&Ads to bar niter, lAdy Margaret Beaumont, at Sylvan
Hall, Northumberland.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Ounbridge Home tomorrow for Broadlands, where her
ladyship intends to receive mousey next week.
Viscount Castleroese liar taken a house in Bel-
grave-square, late the residence of Sir Robert and Lady
Easily Pea.

Viscountess Ashbecok has left the Burlington
Hotel, °ark-street, for Oxford.

Count Blondoff has taken a residence in Eaton-

Lady Bateman gave birth yesterday to a daughter.
at his lordship's residence is Lower Brook street. Her
kidyship and her infant daeghter are going ea favourably.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford and Hon. Miss Thesi-
pe have returned to town from visiting the Marquis and
Marchiouees of Salisbury at Hatfield.
Lord and Lady Headley have left Orford House,
Barmy, for Brighton.

Lady Hermione Graham was confined yesterday
morning of • ma, at the Doke of Somerset's official mei.
deuce, Whitehall.

Lord Arthur Hay has arrived in town from
Yeager HOMO. fladdiggtonshire. Use ladyship remains at
Yeller Roam.

Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel and Lady Julia
Has have len Lyons on a tour in Spode.
81r Joeeph Hawley has arrived at his residence
is Eaton place, from Scotland.