The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1856.

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PARIS, BA/VIDAL
The Burge lam named frost the pule of yreru
day. The Rests closed very des at 73.90, with a rise
of 80e. ; Credit Mobil sr, 30f. The Credit Mobilier
has @argued to the parquet 25 millions to aid the
belfusalbly settlement, sad crourgagatly the °esti-
mating et railway wows were extremely easy.
The !gash's Railway was is great doused, and rose
soddenly WE Other lime rose 10f. sod 20f. Aus-
trian trees

DL Cisaismasise, ea ac-poteraer of the University
of Pak esi saw the editor of s litecuy Jenne
cad the Assairilie lase eseteased to three made
*deism& he bribe Mod " Vivo la Lame ea
the day er the lime el M. David d'Aagess). Thin
woe one little di/Is/shy is ssabliahins is a kpl
Oster view that m Vise la Liberte " wee a ssiltisas
ay. hat this was get over very cleverly by the Pea&
timed the Tsibeeal of Onesetiessi Pollee, as trill he
seta bees the Mewing Isleal sepal of his jai,

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Oat of dew, say be deemed le be I;
I.7:j.peare
from cinemoteeses that the blanks of re Miser was to
netts diseschor, sad problem a seeihnelies Welk the
gorerasewO; embeds, est the wed "The k Mere ^
may, mos Iles say tam teal s saltless eberee-
ter, also it is sesseptible of W vont dines sad
celpshis laterprestleas wording to the political
dearbses eat maims d Woe whe Misr it, sad
those le when prursw It tang be bloeM; road-
daring that ft units frets the beloved's meet Wm the evi.
dean at the trial that as Jas. 8, 111010. at the hard all.
David (threes* the
theet " The Is Ward I" yes raised
is the hen isetssee Is interior et lie essalay, by res-
ew es yet whin's, with evidently Mee listesgens. and
that afterward. the main ay was reposed enteidelbe same-
tory by Gesdessesite, at the isessest rhea NM of the
party misted by their simian &times the proem of a eer•
Vstdliw g that iateeery res
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seder then she sweet be sadentoed is the
=rweed have it le ,as • homage rained te as
ad, bet was sash nther • iodides" analleetstioe,
eallsiestly dtaiseteriesd for the rest by the sateeedeats .f
the prissier ; ceesiderlag that this bet esastitates a ash-
deseseoar, paahhable by Art. 8 of the law of the 26th
Marsh, 1844—the court epplyieg thie.law ts Gostiosabehe,
emboss his ta three snub' ispriseassat, sad a fa* of
100 imam

The following extraordinary story, told by the
&eel s, I Amid have at once rejected as a discreditable
canard, were it not that • name and address is given.
As it is I have the greatest doubt of the possibility
of the fearful fast recounted :-14The Rae du Fau-
bourg du Temple has been thrown into a state of
great ezeitemeat by an event of the most extraordi-
nary kind. At noon yesterday, at the moment when
the corpse of • woman named Aigneul, who bad died
at No. 66 in the street, wee being removed for inter-
ment, drops of blood were seen to Dore out from the
=Me. The undertaker ordered the bearers to stop,
II sad on the wen being opened odes were heard
issuing from the bloody shroud with which the
body was eaveloped. The spectators of this appal.
Bag sone were deeply moved. Bet what was their
astosishamet, when on the graveclothas being torn
they saw that the defunct had given birth to a child
of the male sex. The child, perfectly well formed,
was living. It was immediately consigned to the
care of • nurse, and the interment of the mother was
postponed for 24 boon"
Count de Piper, aide-de-tamp to the King of
Sweden, arrived at flaneser on Sunday last, charged
Iby his government to order 1.000 cavalry meddles
with holsters. The want visited the riding-seirol on
Monday marring, was present at the examen in
horsemanship, and at a review which was given I.
his honour. He left on Monday evening, after ex-
pressing to General Count de Rochefort how much he
bad been gratified by his visit.
The Emperor the day before yesterday Me a
private audience to M. J. Oppert, who bad the bosour
of laying before his Mejraty the results of the French
expedition into Mesopotamia, and exhibiting the
maps and plans which he has brought back of
them distant coaatriee.

ITALY.

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ROME, Faa. 9.
The Carnival hes come to its eonclusion without
any of the revolutionary outbreaks or vindictive
asseasinations which were predicted by birds of ill
omen, as the infallible results of a little more bidet-
(ewe in the way of masquerading than had been
granted for the last sox years. The Romans rushed
with enthusiasm ace more to their favourite masked
balls, after so long a privatioo, and intrigues innume-
rable were squeaked from beneath visors and domi-
noes of all possible shapes and hues, to the great
edification of the foreigners who congregated in the
boxes to witness the motley scene, and to the great
pecuniary seesolation of the opera contractor, Signor
Jaeovama, who rasped a golden harvest from the
assembled multitude. Altogether this yeses Sa-
turnalia. ander a sky of cloudless azure, hays gone
off with more era sod merriment than for several
einem past. They were ushered in by the papal
oeremony of blessiog the candles, and wound
up by the distribution of penitentiary' aches
by his Helium to the cardinals and court
dignitaries who repaired to Bt. Pate's on
Ash-Wednesday. Amongst the British Roman
catholice who formed part of the religion procession,
and bore gorgeously ornamented wax-tapers in hie
Holiness's suite at St. Peter's on Candlemas-day,
were Lord Ralph Can, third eon of the Marquis of
Lothian, Mr. Bout Murray, Mr. Armada% son of
Lord Amason of Cade Wardour, Mr. Boldest'',
and Mr. O'Coonsll 10 a French Oourt dress. Mr.
Smith O'Brien has been sloorning in Rome, and has
jut left with his son for Naples.
The British subject recently liberated from confine-
meat in the Cootie of Pelham', Edward Murray, ap.
pears to have taken up his residence nearer the pas]
dominions than was apprehended by the polios
authorities when they sent him off to Constantinople.
Oa the 10th of December the prisoner was awakened
late at night and brought in a carriage to Rome,
where he was kept in gaol until the evening of the
11th, when he was sent to Chits Vecchia. He re-
quested to see the British consul there, bat was
visited instead by the director of pollee, who informed
him that he had te en pardoned under condition of
never returning to the Papal States. The director
made him sign an engagement to that effect, and
then sent him on board the French steamer
Vatican with a papal passport. Murray was
imbesquently informed that be was going as
a deck passenger to Constantinople, and sup-
plied with a letter for 100 frame, payable in
that city. The voyage having no particular charms
for him. however' he went on ahem at Byre, and
ppnneessnntd himself to the Britisit eenenl, who, on
learning his name and cirenamteasse, provided him
with a British passport and said his 'list with the
proceeds of which Murray immediately took a berth
on board another steamer ter Cork where I under-
stand be intends be soapy himself with a minute re-
lation *Ohio erred, trial, end six years' imprisonment,
to he Twisted for the infsemation of the British public.
Meanwhile, Men Money is saitieue to join her see
at Corfu, bat She plies autleeldes will not allow her
to page throng! Aurae; but heat en ending Mr by
the ecenewhst eiteeltese vette of Ormetantinople.
Negetindene toe the eneiegpment of this pant are
Mr, ebb& every one to sindeeme may result in
leenyls being enabled Is leave Rome.

Mr. Weeharw at ploture-doaling adsbrity, has
boom spoils( ma woks is this magenta' empo-
rium of dm Ins arts. At Twin, when ha was pre-
' vionsly staying, Mr. Woodburn was authorised by
the trustees of the British National Gallery to treat
for the calobratad Manfredi fellation of *Wm.

onsiagstotorasbout two hundred paintings, for which
ihs asked 42,0001. Mr. Woodbare offered
25, for twenty of the *tures, to be stinted at
his good pleasure ; bat the owners, well beowlaj
Ithat the gems of the collection would be carried off,
refused the offer. They will probably discover that
they as, p farther and fare worse. Mr. Woodburn
has recently been to see General Moore's doe *tare'
of "Christ in the burden; by Demo Dna. of Fsf-1
ran, a ehrf-d'owere of that school, well worthy of a
oin ear National Gallery, and which might to
btained jut now, cm amen of the general having
determined to give up his establishment in Bosom

ADDRESS TO SIR W. TEMPLE, ON THE
EXCHANGE FRAUD.
(ram ors owat oozzassommrs.)

NAPLZB, Fan. 11.
I beg lose more to sell year animation to the ex-
changes in Mem. It is a mulfset whisk nearly
kasha the istenset of ram..thiamin of British web-
Juba either es mmilimin es beeeliers, end ;emboss
_alt ha as the kiwis of the Baia govammeet
yid& hut at nem* end Meshed at by ea est 110 m.
eking hire, es alleides, te le a Aikidos et Wets&
demi law, and iff a Redd treaty. The milkgo
and indignation of the English residents me srms
at the highest pekt, and they have gives
to their hells& kis week ia an again t.erlialairk
Liam Temple, tle British minister at this genet, em-
bodying all the feats of the see*, and teethes edeial
parrs in support of their stiesimmte. I have already
written to
Bayou very telly an the einesties, bat so he.
portant* me the prime sequins some sposiel
meadentandl imithwiellme sive you the headed 1110
ressonetramie, jemeekles that everythiag retie en the
authority of maid mime. Tint it iselikelel that
the pries of silver is viably and eaprieleuly bided
with. Its also per lb. wee fixed
By ordinance ditch May, 1818 at Dee. 13.83 per lb.
ditto 27th N0v.,1864 „ 13. 06 „
ditto 12th June, 1846 • 13. 00i
ditto 12th Dee., 1866 „ 12. 79 8.10
The last-named prise is Dee. 1.18 per lb. lees than
the actual equivalent is silver se, allowing 6 grates
per lb. for mint expenses, Doe. 1.12., leaving a slur
profit to the government of 81 per cent. To this
fraud there are no limits, as a royal reseript gives
permission to the Minister of Finance to change the
value of silver every six months. Again, if there be
so disturbing artificial causes, the avenge rates of
exchange between Naples and Paris will be within
3 per cent. of par, estmating par according to the
actual amount of pare silver in the coins of the re-
spective countries, so also between Naples and Great
Britain. The actual par of exchange then betwese
these two latter countries, after converting English
gold irate the loin usually imported into this country,
which le Preach silver 678 grains par pound ster-
ling I bat the present ;isate of ezeliange is 322 grains
par pound sterling, Cr 10 per eist. below par, of
which government retains 81 pee mat. me am refit.
The __..itemof this head are vary timely de-
daced,ead the Wises thee mends t *The mu thus
presented feenielme, the medimil Mat, legiti-
mategrannd sot stress slue hr AMmierease on the
parte/ theitritish goverment. A certain eeignorage,
the medirmisned are aware, has from time to time
been chased at the mint of ether countries, and so
long as the anicout was moderate the opinion of the
world has manta to this, ea thegrousd that metal
to chemists as ask k enhanced is vales.
;hum= price of silver, establieliwi by the law
Medici, though it gave 'mit et gpwarde of 2 per
ceat., was never easqle et. Bat when to this
gazrthms bled masked ter more than a
eentury, is gradually ailed about 6 par
cent. additienal, the imposition unease the character
and problems the east of an income tax, differing
from it is name and form only. And if the Neapoli-
tan goverameet has the right thus virtually to im-
pose upon British travellers or residents in Naples,
who draw their resources from their own country.
a tax of upwards of 6 per cent., why not
of 18 par cent. P—why not of 26 per cent.? A fair
measure of reciprocity lies at the base of all perma-
nent friendly relations between nations; but what
reciprocity is there when the mint of one ousts, is
converted into the soares of heavy profit, whilst the
mints of other countries, such as France, England,
the United States of America, &0., are conducted
upon the principle of paying mint expenses only.
The undersigned disclaim all intention of complain-
ing of the abuse in question except as it directly
affects themselves. Viewed in reference to its effects
on Neapolitan subjects, or their interests, it is purely
a domestic question, but, taken in:ootinexion with the
annual tax it imposes on foreigners, it is clearly an
1 international one ; as such it I. respectfully submitted
to your excellency for each action as you think
proper, or for reference to the British government."
The diligence between Rome and Naples was eggs
robbed on the night of February 3, site the Pont*
delti Cuettooi, and only half a mile hem the pilot-
house. The bridge was barrleeded, and en the dili-
gence arriving at this point twinned SIM 111/11111111011d
themselves, more being I. the beekgreend, who
dashed oat the light, and having rifled dispenser's
ordered them to lie with their faces on the ground.
In this position they remained one hour and a halt,
whilst the banditti leisurely examined the baggage
and helped themselves. The light of the chasms°.
had been seen by the brigadier at the post-house, I
but, notwithstanding the loos delay in its arrival,
no orders were given to ascertain the cause. There
were nine passengers, amongst whom were • Mr.
Snow, an Englishman, M. Frans, the keeper of the
Hotel d'Allemagne, in Rome, and a lady, all three
in the coupe, who through some mistake were not
touched.

Letters from Mr. Clegg speak of a very metiers°.
tory visit to BASIL He bad received much attention
from several of the most considerable inhabitants,
entoopt others, from Doke Tortoni'. Professor Pons',
HAMM* Casenri, Clement Jacobini, Minister of
Agrionitum, and from the Minister of Commerce,
who promised to do what De could to encourage the
growth of motion.

There has been a peat deal of gomip in Naples
about a foolish quarrel between a Swiss officer and
the Spanish ambiseador. It is difficult to ascertain
the reel truth. I believe, however, that the officer
might have been deficient in some of the omen-
tioealities of society, and the ambassador too cap-
tious and ezigeenti however, • challenge was given
by the officer, • complaint was made to his superior
by the minister, and the Swiss is under arrest,
announcing it to be his firm determination to horse-
whip the minister on his release.
I have so muck that is unfavourable and unpin-
sant to say of hisMsjesty, that it is pleasant to be able
to record the following grateful sot :—An English
Nailer, in a quarrel with a Sicilian, killed his 'pp"
nest with a blow of his fist. He was tried accord-
ingly before the Grand Criminal Court at Girgenti,
and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in irons.
An application was made to Sir William Temple, the
British minister at this wart, who immediately
plied Mr. Fagan, an attaché of the legation, in
commuoication with Signor Caesisi, the minister for
Sicilian affairs. By Cassini the matter was repre-
sented to his Majesty, who very promptly granted
the as. • free pardon, ea coedit:km of his leaving
the kingdom.