The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-10 00:00:00

INCRRABK.

Cash in hand
Bilk discounted, not yet due
Treasury balance -3 „
Private accounts
Dimas
Advances
Bank notes 971 If

The increase in the coin end bullion is nearly one
million sterling. There is a further lucre:we of
about 400,0001. in the commercial bills discounted,
accompanied by u large decrease in the advances
to the Bourse.

" The Empress," says a letter from Baez-
Boones of the 7th, "makes frequent excursions to the ro-
mantic Lite. in the neighbourhood of this place. Two days
ago haw Majesty, aocompanied by Km*. de Lourmel, lady
of hamar ; the Marquis de Lagrange, equerry ; and several
other permits, made an ascent to the Pic de (h and arrived
at the region of almost continuul snow. The imperial party
brought lock with them i.e and snow, taken in that lofty
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The Imperial Prime left Paris at noon to-day for
the Chalons Camp, where he will doubtless be
shown to the troops on a pony. According to the
report he is to stay there u long as his father does,
namely, till the 17th or 18th. The Emperor is ex-
pected in Lyons on the 24th.
General Fleury, the Emperor's favourite aide-de-
camp, is going to Rome on a special mission, the
principal object of which, according to rumour, is
to investigate the chances of success of a Garibal-
dian invasion of the Pontifical States.
Garibaldi has sent an order to Paris for a thou-
sand Zouave uniforms.

General do Beaufort d'Hautpoul is commissioned
by the Emperor to deliver to Abd-el-ICader the
insignia of the Grand Crean of the Legion of
Honour lately conferred upon him.
M. Billault has issued a circular to the prefects
touching the municipal elections about to take
place in the 36,000 communes of France, in which
he instructs them that as a general rule they are to
leave the task of selecting government candidates,
and influencing electors to vote for them, to the
mayors. The prefect; are only to interfere in the
improbable case of the election assuming the cha-
racter of a question of " public order." I hope
you understand this distinction, for I am unable to
explain it. Suppose for a moment that in England
it were the custom to ensure a uniform result at
every election by the pressure of a government
irresponsible either to parliament or press. How
could " public order" be involved in the question
whether, in the case, for instance, of an election for
the city of London, the requisite amount of pres-
sure were exercised by the Lord Mayor br by the
Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex 1 If order be dis-
turbed there are police in England and gendarmes
in France to keep the peace. But it is impossible,
in any rational point of view, that an elector can
be disorderly by voting, or even by expressing an
intention to vote, for the man of his choice. Is
there any other feasible interpretation of the cir-
cular than this--that whenever the prefects find the
authority of the mayor insufficient to coerce the
electors, they are to consider "order" at stake, and
to push intimidation to the point necessary to
attain success 1

The Bourse was firm, but with very little busi-
ness doing. The Rente rose 6c. for cash, and 10c.
for account, closing at 681 r. 20c. and 68fr. 25c.
Mobilier rose 2fr. 50c. Tho Southern Railway fell
2fr. 50c., but in the other lines there was no change.
The weather continues to be most unfavourable for
the harvest. This morning there was a soaking
rain, which lasted several hours.
The undertaker of public rejoicings is hard at
work in the Champs Rlysc:es and the Place des In-
valides, making preparations for the fete of Aug.
15. Relays of workmen are employed night and
day. The programme just out does not differ from
those of recent years.

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NAPLES, Amitter 4.
It has been reported for several days that
ministers were about to resign. The report, per-
haps, originated in an inaction, or rather weak-
ness, perfectly in opposition to their antecedents,
and to their well-known favourable disposition to
the liberal cause. In fact I have mentioned on
several occasions that their efforts for good seemed
to be altogether paralysed, as many of the mea-
sures on which they had decided remained unexe-
cuter'. That there has been therefore a ministerial
crisis I do not doubt, and I am confirmed in my
supposition by the fact that a ministerial programme
which was drawn up by Liborio Relearn), the
Minister of the Interior, was discussed iu council
yesterday, and in the event of its meeting with the
approval of the King, was to have been published
last night, or will be this evening. On the manner
in which this was received by the King probably
depended the continuance in office of all or several
of the ministers. The public voice, generally
exaggerated and unjust, is beginning to cry down
those whom it had exalted to the skies, and
there is some apparent reason for it, as there has
been a great deficiency of energy in execution of late.
It is true that this weaknesa arises from causes external
to themselves; still, if they remain in power, and
suffer themselves to be thwarted by any backstairs
influence, ministers will deserve the distrust and
reprobation of the country. They are acting
therefore, consistently with the character which I
have always attributed to them, of honest men, in
producing a new programme. Duriug the week the
Gaulle has been full of the names of new officers
appointed to various branches of the public admi-
nistration, and, generally speaking, the selection
has been good, though many of the hunters after
office are of opinion that the choice might have
been better. In fact, ono of the greatest difficul-
ties to be contended with at present is the unli-
mited demand fur office which is made by the
thousands who cousider that they deserve well of
the state because they belong to the liberal party.
Oa going through the ministerial offices to-day I
found the same crowds which have infested the
ante-chambers for the last month, and • National
Guard at each door, to prevent an entrance being
forced by the expeutaut administrators or
statesmen.

During the week several wise measures have been
resolved upon at least, which deserve to be men-
tioned. Thus, the Minister of Grace and Justice,
who some tune since gave notice that the punish-
ment of the "stick" for those detained in prison
was abolished, has just published his report, which
has been sanctioned by the King, to the effect that
solitary confinement from 10 to 30 days is to be
substituted. He announced also a determination
to introduce a change in prison discipline and
adopting in preference the plan pursued in the
Sing-Sing institution ; he has advertised for plans
of buildings to be constructed on that principle.
This is a step in the right direction, and everyone
who, like myself, has seen the prisons of this city
will rejoice at the prospect of a change so loudly
demanded by humanity and civilisation. I am
glad to say that the Vicaria, a visit to which I re-
ported the other day, is no longer to be used for
condemned criminals, but merely as a place of tem-
porary detention before trial.
It is generally believed that, should Garibaldi
land and march on the capital, his Majesty will
leave. The Count of Aquila, I hear, has asked
for six months' leave of absence, though I think
his royal highness might have taken French leave
and fur a longer term.
The Queen-Mother continues to reside at Gaeta,
surrounded by her little court of obsequious ex-
ministers said police spies. Murena and Mazza
have received their passports, but Mazza protests
against the measure.
1 sum glad to record the increasing good feeling
between the military and the National Guard—the
former evidently seek opportunities for drawing
closer to them, whilst the latter avail themselves of
every opportunity of offering courtesies to the
military. The Count of Trani publishes a letter of
thanks to the oonnuauder of the National Guard
for the protection offered by them to a soldier of
the ltith Regiment of Chasseurs, of which his royal
highness is the colonel ; and officers run to the sta-
tions of the guard to thank thew for every little
attention. It is a very pleasing fact, but it is very
suggestive of the real state of things here.
A large body of troops has been concentrated in
the Calabrias, though no one has any idea that
they will fight on the approach of danger ; indeed,

reports are in town of considerable disaffection
amongst them, and of some companies having
hoisted the Sardinian sag.
Marshal Clery arrived from Messina on Thurs.
day morning, to receive instructions, and will leave
almost immediately for his command. Yesterday
he was followed by the Sardinian admiral from
Palermo ; and if his visits prognostieste ill, we
may look out shortly for storms.
Supposing that the dictator does land, the gene.
ral idea is that he will do so between Pizzo and San
Eufenaia, cutting the Calabrias in two,
and
leav-
ing southwards the main body of the Neapolitans.
At the same time, it must be known that conside.
rable preparations are being made in the Abruzd
by the Garibaldians.
The city was alarmed on Tuesday night by the
assemblage of the garrison on the Campo, when
the King addressed them, and appealed to their
fidelity. The camp was not broken up till 9 p.m.,
when several bodies of the troops left for the
Calabrias.

There have been reports of a disembarkation of
the enemy near Reggio, but they are not confirmed.
Garibaldi has formed a strong entrenched wimp
not far from Messina, and exactly opposite San
Giovanni.

The Castellamare extension line was opened to
Vietri, within ten minutes of Salerno, last Wed nes.
day, and very shortly we hope that it will be
sketching across the Peninsula. The reactionary
party throughout the kingdom appears to have
given in, and scarcely anything occurs to disturb
the public tranquillity. The only fact of the kind
occurred on Thursday night in the Riviera dl
Cuiaja, near the barracks formerly occupied by the
Swiss. At ten o'clock in the morning about 40
men assembled outside, shouting "Viva Garibaldi,"
" A basso Francisco H.," but they were soon dis.
persed, though not without stabs and wounds, and
as some add, the death of one of the crowd.

Late.-134;fore sending this off I hope to see the
ministerial programme, but should I not, for it has
not yet been accepted, the following is the general
character of it. Passports are to be given imme-
diately to all the canuirilla, and the King is to be
surrounded by persons of well-known probity.
Railways, commerce, and industry, are to be
encouraged in every possible way, the National
Guard is to be at once and completely armed ; in
short, the principles of the constitution are to be
carried out thoroughly. This is official. In addi-
tion to this I think I may add that the Queen
Mother is about to leave. As to the foreign troops,
they are not to be disbanded at present. The
enemy is at the door, and what should have belen
done a month ago is now being done muter great
apprehension. A Council of State is now sitting,
and its decisions I hope to send by this post. The
Calabrese are all leaving for their several provinces,
in expectation of a movement.
Letters from Palermo, dated 2nd August, report
that a party had bean attempting to create troubles,
though in what sense the writer does not say.
Hitherto the government had acted with a certain
generosity, but it has now arrested a great number
of all classes, and sent them off with passports to
any country out of lialy.