The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-18 00:00:00

ISONMASTEST QUARTERLY SEATING.

DUDLEY, SATVILDAY NIGHT.
The final meeting of the ironmuters of this dis-
trict for the current quarter was held in this town this mut-
, ing. There ma a tolerably good attendance of the trade,
and, though there was no great amount of Waimea dons,
the tone was quits as good as at Birmingham, sad some
contracts for manufactured Iron which stood over on that day
have since teen entered tab; is fact, massonsrs have so
closely worked up the stocks they bad on hand, aid orders
for finished iron have been so limited of late, that those who
have orders for manufactured goods on hand are obliged to
owns into the market.
The feeling to-night to be that Mocks me lower
Haw would appear judging by the amount of taudams dons
in discourse of the and this is confirmed by the cir-
cumstance of there being an increased demand for pig Iron,
which affords a pretty good indication of the opinion of con-
tinuums that the price of that oommodtty has touched its
lowest point. The result is shown in their incressed dispo-
idsa to provide for the anticipated Morena. in the demand -
he finished Leon. . . . .

The prin.ciPaibudnees transacted to-night was in pig iron,
the advance obtained at Birmingham on Thursday being
fay maintained. The tranmenona srrre, however, chiefly
in the best mane of pig iron, he an inferior qoality Were is
little derna ; far etas pip there err no buyers, and the
make jug now le ottepuisivdy trilling.
The coal trade 11 reported hit, in =sequence of demand
amanaption from the atop of an many of the walks, and
Metarany be mede enar torso than they mad hare
i rtsisht ars
The meeting this evening pored se natiehotorily es could
be invented ; =Dag =cern. graterally in the neigh-
bourhood are in such a state, end time IMO IN
am out of work, the woo gleamy 1160 at blot, end
mime lime tall of standire=teltro the twee.market
eremmes a more healthp
At dieurbridge, yentas,. non was very lade bassos
ten the asseenle N rears to to the stele of
memo in the Won en more Iltvonrshie than
from say other pert ti %be Robin

FEIGWITCL ACCIDENT.—TYNEYOUTII, SATURDAY
Ificterr.—To-day the wind ems an to blow fresh hors the
N.B. ea the Northumberiend ewer, which bentight in one of
the noel violent seas experienced this winter. The as at
MO enter (about half-pest three this eftentooupti, with
treteendous violence upon the works at the north , and
Mr. John Jefferson and a gang of workmen to the
emdto entire • nossalge Crane. While in An act of
a chain sn intataines breaker swept nod Tyne-
meaft 'Mat from the north, and before he toad guard
himself it carried Mr. Jeanne with it. Ile ands a hard
singes to regain the pier, and had got on to a rock ; • We-
bs*, wee thrown to him, but through the neglen of some
i Me the Ins attached to a was loot, sad it wee swept away.
Bags ow further stalatanoe oould be rendered to him
anaherzesst wave canto and swept him front the Ma, and
MeV& he made a meal effort man hie life be was Wes
overwhelmed Is the sad wee; webers mod sank.
bast wee pat out tees the bat It one los lan. The
led scene wen Vftleeland IlelinbNetleeeinien m-
at the piers tort boles edos to the dob Pun
C-
t* bee left a
render the poor sufferer say ealrettel help.
erod
widow and three chi:dna. Rh body bee net bon moo, .
edstatdoned at Tyasseuth Garritegoi. bat no oee

FRANCE.

THE ATTEMPTED AgSASSLNATION OF THE
EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH.

(IRON 0011 OWN 001

PARIS S tTURDAT
This afternoon at one ofcl4ek the Senate, the
seps Legislatif, the Council of State, and the Muni-
Council of the Seine, waited upon the Emperor
at the Tuileries to congratulate him upon his escape,
They were received by the Emperor and Empress,
accompanied by Prince Jerome, Prince Napoleon,
and the Princess Mathilde. MM. Troplong and
Smock' respectively adalrersed the Emperor in the
name of the Senate and Council of State. Count de
Murry then made the following speech on behalf of
the Corps Legislatif :

wen desirous to IN you in cease that we might
tell you how 'radii' we are to Providing* tor having pre-
served your lite, and that of the limper ; bed we have also
theugat that you would permit us to use language
dictated by legltimat• iadignaHos, sad • deep at-
tachment to your dynasty. We cot amosel from
you, &re, that the populations whom we haou rectally
quitted are moldered tummy by your clemency, which is too
apt to be measured by the goodness of your butt, sad when
they see each abominable crimes treagined pupas'
abroad, they ark how it is poseible that adillitaarteg and
friendly governments can be powerlees te beset ip taw
laboratories of segmentation, and how it as be Uri ;
awned law, of bcopitality should be applicable ki wild besets.
Sue, your government, which is founded tto two prinalpleo—
the principle of authority sad the principle of the protection
of honest men—ought at say prior to put a stop to these
periodical cocrulaions. To attain this object you cosy be
assured of the support of the Corps Legislatit You
attacked only becalms you are the oorniestone of public Nam
We, therefore, supplicate you not to be guided only by your
courage, mad not to forget that by exposing your pence you
expose the immorality of France. Sir, lam naturally the
urges of the deputies, but, restrained se I am by trollop of
respect sad delicacy, my words are but • feeble expression of
thaw sentiments.

The Emperor, in thanking the Corps Legislatif
for this address, expressed his entire confidence in
the co-operation and devotedness of this and the
other great bodies of the state. His Majesty added
that whilst he was resolved to adopt such measures
as should be deemed necessary, he would not depart
from the course of firmness and moderation which '
he had hitherto observed.

This is not the moment to discuss, with the cool-
ness which it requires, the great question raised
M. de Morny's speech, and which is no doubt a
moment the subject of an animated diplomatic cor-
respondence. It is impossible, however, not to per-
ceive that England is the "neighbouring and
friendly" country principally alluded to, and I can-
not for a single instant accept the position that the
English government it in any way responsible for
the acts of the persons justly designated as " wild
beasts." The horrible event of the Rue Lepelletier,
humiliating as it is to human nature, must not be
allowed to alter English rules with regard to hospi-
tality to political refugees. The English government
will, I am sure, readily listen to any evidence that
may be laid before it tending to show the compli-
city in the crime of any persons on English soil, and
will not be slow to put the law in force against inch
poisons. What more is wanted should be distinct
stated. If it be meant that the French'
police are to be empowered to ask for the extra-
dition of any foreigner they please, that is a thing
which cannot be thought of. The question, how-
ever, is on the order of the day. The Petrie of this
evening devotee a leading article to it ; and the
Mire's says that the "den of assassins" (meaning
England) must be " cleaned out." It is difficult to
see what connexion there can be between the late
aims and the Emperor's " clemency," which the
Count de Horny alludes to. Ido not call to mind a
single instance of any weak exercise of the preroga-
tive of mercy. l'ianori was very properly guil-
lotined, and Tibaldi, Bartolotti, and Onlli are un-
dergoing the sentence which the court awarded them.
It is plain that there can be no possible connexion
between the Emperor's clemency and the refugee
question in England.
The fact which I mentioned on the night of the
catastrophe, that both the Emperor and Empress had
received scratches on the face from broken glees,
although not stated by the Moniteur, is confirmed by
the legal journals, the Drat and Gazette des 71.1-
bummer, and is undoubtedly true. The escape was
indeed • narrow one. It will be seen from sub-
joined official accounts, that not one only but both
the hones of the Emperor's carriage were killed,
and that the coachman, whose death I said had been
reported, is in fact wounded. The man's name is
Ledoex. He whipped his horses after the first ex-
plosion, but as one fell dead a moment afterwards,
the carriage necessarily remained stationary.

The Mani:fur contains the following interesting
details :

The arias at which ail Paris still shudders, end which will
eludes the Indignation of the whole world, appears to be the
node of a vast plot concocted in other countries. In fact,
the government receired arm Jersey so long ago as June
bet Or Idlowing information —" The plot consists in the
nesnalisenme of fulminating gm:asides, invented by —.
' They me of &power hitherto unknown, sad are intended to
M *roma underneath the carriage, where their striking
aided doe payment will new their explosion and the de-
airmen of the sarrbge," On the other band • fresh mini-
folluNdifenalappeared on the 9th hat. la the Italie del Papal.
Oncee. Lady, the reports noisily received from London
by the nes* government stated se follows :—"• man
aimed Pireit, who is • native of Florence, and formerly an
aim he the Italian Legion, has jun quitted Ragland for
die purpose of carrying into execution a plot concocted
spied the life of the Emperor. This Italia) lea man of
Item 40 to 46 yews of age, small in ranee, this, dark, and
of a doily kw; be speaks French badly, with a strong
Haan want, but speaks English very well. He id •
vlobst, sanguinary, and very determined rms, who was
obliged to fly from his own country in conseqame et sewed
minders, sad swag others that of a priest. Biwa leaving
Diegkrad Pierri bad several interviews with the Preach
relapse In London." A later account says Pleat has
pawl through Brussels, where he law several refugee,.
I. has preaskii to Paris by way of Lille, accompanied by
is eider* toes, whom he took ep at Brawls, and carrying
with him • machine of hollow *at iron, made on the Jacquin
system. It is remarked that this individual travels in fret
ChM 01/7488, slights at the fret hotels, and splines
te be well supplied with money." This seine Pierrl, whose
deeteipties wee to the brads of the police ages* of Perks
was 81101111141 is the evening of the attempt, near the Opera,
)few stlisafts before it took piece. Unfortunately his sr-
emegliese were already at work, &ad It was not possible to
pre** their gailty damp.

According to the Nositenr, the nomber of
wounded up to the present time is 102, thus divided :
17 civilians 12 Lancers of the Imperial Omura, 11 of
the municipal guard of Paris, 28 police agents of
different ranks, and 4 belonging to the household of
their Majesties. Of the 12 men of the lancers seven
received serious wounds; the five others are only
slightly injured. Of the eleven of the municipal
guard one is wounded mortally, four seriously', and
ail slightly. Three of the footmen who were behind
the carriage of their Majesties were struck bj several
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coachman,
of mind.
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the Pre-
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wounds.
were struck.

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projectileir; their injuries, though serious, di
spire any uneasiness. The Emperor's on
slightly wounded, displayed much presence !)
i 6 i it the civilians several are wounded senousl,
of them died on reaching the Hospital deli
Mere. A little girl, fourteen years at age,
# knee cut open. The persons belonging to t
rectum of Police are exceedingly . nurser*
among these a commissary, a divisional is
and lb pollee agents have received serious
Twenty hems belonging to the lancers was
,
Two were killed an the spot, and five are I
wounded. It has has ascertained that upon
thirty preleetiles urea the imperial carriag
The Drat give the following particulars
Tbs bombs wire el eau boa, oblong, sus I. the I
gar, end la the Mast pert teem lour to Iv. tech
'abr. lir &sok at sae of the cape, at alai
erieral, en shied salistruss necessarily swami Mk II
Tlis bawls we, Wad irkk eiskarstkas pap*
MI rase et es au*. et es imparatess
while aims' tie lbw raptilist ; I ala set
illipiat saw= &a rehals, bet ti wousled as
psalm Oa this Oa sirobara whipped at hie hi
I 1 almi Ilmoridlattly a wood bomb WM, cal s