The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-29 00:00:00

FRENCH PLUMS AND ENGLISH NISHLYO

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The Journal de Rouen contain ih• following
The Chamber of Commerce at Fecempp has readied the
following circular, addressed by the Mlalstar of the Marine
Department, to the heed of that department! at Havre:
" Bir,—Ksay of our &bermes ha viag had cams to com-
plain to 'ISAMU. ways of the condect of the English towards
them, eepecialiy on the Northumberland omit, I have staked
the Minister of Foreign Affdra to request of the British
Ambassador at Parts that tho Email& cruisers should be
charged to keep a stricter watch over the veseela fitted out by
their countrymen, in order to prevent a repetition of the Seta
complained of.
" Lord Cowley, in reply, states that five now vemela are
to be set apart by the British government for the surveillance
of the fisheries on the coast of Scotland and the north-east of

England.
This increase in the number of the English misers will
not only tend to prevent the acts of violence from which oar
fishermen have suffered, bat will also operatese an additional
check upon infractions of the law by theme latter. It is im-
portant, therefore, to urge upon the owners and captains of
vessels, fitted not from our ports for fishing on the coast of
Scotland and England, the observance of the regulations im-
posed by the convention of August 2, 1839, and by the aot
passed for its execution, in June 23, 1846, especially as re-
gards the boundaries.
It maybe added that independently of the rigorous mos- '
sures that will be taken against each offenders as shall
be seized by the English cruisers, I have determined that
such as shall be caught breaking the law by our own ships
shsil be severely dealt with, and that compuhury service, u
• punishment, shall be enfaoed against the crews of snob
vessels as the commandant of the station In the Northern
seas may point out to me."

TRAFFIC IN Excriteiort Ttexerce.—The extent to
which the illegal traffic of excursion tickets is carried on is
much greater than is generally supposed. In fad it le be-
lieved that many of the" roughs" of our large towns gain
their livelihood in this manner in the summer time. Owl-
florally the fraud Is detected, and the offenders brought to
justice—the buyer and seller being equally blameable,I
tooth must be aware that the purchase or a return excursion
ticket is • transaction by which the railway company is de.
trended. The company constantly change the colons of the
tickets, but the conning swindler. are awake to this. !f a
man gets hold of a red ticket be keeps it perhaps three or four
weeks, until red tickets are again issued Le then obliterates
the date and forges another. The printed number on the ticket,
however, he cannot alter, cad it ta that generally which leads
to detection. The men who have these ticket. for sale ore
always to be seen loitering about the station gates in Tooley-
eereet, or along the Qom's-road, Brighton, and many et
or readan have doubtless been &mooted by them, oa arise
pretence or other, for -they rarely broach the subject of busi-
ness on the first onset. Generally speaking, however, •
• signifiautt glance Is all that is necessary, only the price
required for the ticket befog meettioned. Sometimes, even,
the amount is written on a piece of paper; le. 6d. or 2a.
claws hands, sad the transfer is tffeeted without a word
spoken.
Any person curiously inclined hie only to
casually about either of the shovel:tamed plaoes an
hour er so before • return excursion train start., and the
mot beam observation will show him to son • extant h
they trials ars eanied one.—Wert Sums Gaud..
LANCASHIRE AHD YORKSHIRE RAILWAIre—At •
ee abeam of this comi=itslit yerearday, it ass
dsdbai to WOONNIMM to firs at their neat meet-
ing is declare a dividend bir laXyger at the rated 3f
ler cent. per anuses, mad Levis the earplug.
EAST LANCASHIRE RAlLwity.—At a roaidag of
the directors of this , held yesterday, it ores derided
to reenesesnd the peoprfgkwa et the fartfreesalerr helileerly
weft re declare a dlvld atbemdlaeyrseidthesoar
pore the rate of per ant. pm mum ter lie balf-rwr.
CIMITAL PALACE. Owa BEILLING DAR.
WEDNESDAY, JOLT W.—Admissions on pared, NEC
ditto by seam tickets, 671 i total visitors, 4,1 4.