The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-25 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, Tllv➢lDAT ETSXIIIO.

The news that the Bank of England bad re-
duced its discount was not known in Paris, or at
least not publicly known (for probably there were
parties who made a good thing by the knowledge),
during Bourse hours, and the absence of the tele-
graphic announcement, which was fully expected,
and anxiously looked for all day, weighed heavily
upon transactions. But little basins', was done,
and the Rents fell 6e. for cash and 20c. for account,
closing at 87fr. 66c. and 67fr. 76c. Mobilier fell
7fr. 60c. Railways were a little firmer than yes-
terday. Southern rose 10fr., and Northern and
Lyons, 2fr. 60c. each. The other lines were about
2fr. 60c. lower.

Although the Moniteus merely mentions the ques-
tion of agricultural assurances as the subject of the
discussion at the grand sitting of the Council of
State presided over by the Emperor yesterday, I
am assured that the subject of gambling at the
Bourse, which I mentioned yesterday, wu also
brought on the topic. It is worthy of remark that
the government journal, the Pays, says that the
Agricultural Assurance Bill was the " principal"
subject of discussion.

The rumour that the government entertained the
intention of making a lean to the maritime ports is
contradicted. It appears that when the American
crisis was at its height, a private inquiry was made
with a view of ascertaining whether some assistance
of the kind might do good • but the report made
was rather satisfactory than otherwise. It was
found that there will no great glut of merchandise
at any of the ports, and in the result it was not
thought necessary to follow out the idea.

M:Pelisiier, cousin of the Duke of Malakoff, has
arrived in Perim with the map of the Tnroo•Ruasian
frontier in Asia, ea settled by the boundary commis-

A letter from the banks of the Black Sea, of Dc-
camber 9, gives some details of the present situation
of the mouths of the Danube. The three engineers
sent by the Ottoman government have arrived at
Salina, and are preparing plans for works to be ex-
ecuted immediately to improve the passage ; they are
alsoabout to trace thebonndariesof thenew city which
is to be built. This city is intended to be a restoration
of Salina, such as it existed in 1778, in the reign of
Salim 111., the period of its greatest splendour.
The works will commence in the spring. The Porte
has in the meanwhile reorganised the country in a
military, administrative, and judicial point of view,
and the system adopted, is in conformity with the
wishes of the population. The same letter states
that there was some hope of gett,ng the Pharomond
afloat. The crew and passengers were all saved.
The Minister of Agriculture and Commerce has
appointed a commission to revise the rules and regu-
lations of horse-racing in France. The committee,
which sat for the first time on Tuesday last, consists
of M. Fould, Minister of State (president), Count
de Horny, Viscount Dare, Baron de la Rochette,
Baron le Coulteux, General Fleury, Coant d'Hedou-
vile, the Duke of Albnfers, and others. It is in
fact a State Jockey Club.
The following despatches have been received :
Itheeeillee, Dec. 23.

The Carmel hes arrived with animate from Constanti-
nople to the 16th. She brings 2,600,000 fr. “t epode.
Admiral Manned Paths has come as a passenger on board
the packet. M. de Talleyrand lately gave a diplomatic bell
at Bucharest, the honour* of which were done by Lady
Bitterer. Y. de Leeseye had wit yet made say application
to the Sultan relative to the Isthmus of Slam M. de Thou-
venal has not sent any note whatever oat tee subject. Rewind
Paths is more than ever in favour, He offered a Turkish
frigate to Lord Stratford de Itedeliffe for hie pump) to Trieste,
but it wee declined. The English watidents et Constanti-
nople presented en eddrces to his hardily expressing their
regret at Ma departure. The snivel of vowels le delayed by
storms in the Enxise and the Archipelago. There have been
further bloody engage events between the Enselene and Cir-
o:simians. The Hydaapee is expected at Manville' on Sunday.
She • .11 bring, 1,600,000 fr. front Egypt.

ilanefiles, Dec. 24.

It eras neatened at Constantinople that M. de Thouvestel
sad Reschid Paths were reconciled. It was even added that
they bad dined together at Amli Paella's. 11. Ontrey, the
dragomen of the French embeasy, bad, by order of M. de
Thouvenel, presented M. de Lampe to the =Waters.

Trieete, Dec. 24.

A packet has arrived with Constantinople news to the 171 h.
A commission has been appointed for the oonsolidatioa of
the internal debt end the examination of mounter of
finance. Id. de Bouteneiff haa remitted a note to the Porte,
in which it is declared that the occupation of Persia by the
English is contrary to tho integrity of Turkey,

ITALY.

THE PAPAL STATES.

17101/ 001 OWN

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ROMR, Dec.
By a reseritto, or sovereign order of the Pope,
forwarded from Bologna during his summer resi-
dence in that city, the Marquis Campine, director
of the Monte di Pieta, was to be tried by the cri-
minal tribunal for " abase of power " and mal-ad-
rainistration of the funds of the establishment en-
trusted to his direction, so soon as the government
should have sufficient money at its disposal to re-
place the sums so largely borrowed by the Marquis
from the coffers of the Monte di Pieta. This oppor-
tunity being afforded by the conclusion of the Roths-
child loan, and any immediate chance of
the Marquis being able to repay his liabilities
by the sale of his invaluable Etruscan
museumihaving been frustrated by the hesitation of
purchasers able to invest the necessary sum to take
the whole collection, the Marquis was, as is already
well-known, arrested, the cashiers of the Monte dis-
missed, the strong coffers sealed up, and the whole
establishment handed over to the Minister of
Finance. For the continuation of business 260,000
scudi (53,2001.) were sent to the Monte di Pieta by
the government, and everything is now going on
upon a new footing, until the liabilities of the Mar-
quis (estimated at about 600,000 wadi) and the
means of repayment afforded by his extensive pro-
perty, especially in antiquarian and artistical trea-
sures, can be thoroughly ascertained.

Meanwhile the great question at issue has been
whether the offence laid to the Marquis Campana's
charge, that of having availed himself of the sums
at his command as director of the Monte di Pieta, is
really amenable to a criminal tribunal, otherwise

than by the express order or rescritto of the Pope,
sargp of the marquis's property wee actually to
p. at the Monte, and he was regularly audio.
by the Minio-r of Finance, Galli, to borrow of
the usual interest. The Pope, unwilling to force
the construction of the law, left it to the miming'
tribunal itself to decide whether it is competent 01
not to give sentence in the cue, and this decisice
was to have taken place yesterday, but the marquis,
by the advice of his advocate, has withdrawn his
opposition to a criminal trial, and declares himself
ready to submit to the sovereign rescriUo.
It was feared that the deficiencies which the go.
vernment lulls just had to supply at the Monte di
Pieta, would have interfered with its intention of
withdrawing the copper coinage, but this will not be
the case, as the Rothwhild loan comprised a sum fee
the.especial purpose of setting matters right at the
Monte. Another beneficial result of the government
being in funds is observable from the official an.
nouncement that the remaining certificates, origi,
nally created for the extinction of the paper money
which so troubled the Papal government at ths
period of its restoration, will be received and paid
for in cash to the amount of 172,430 wadi by th
31st March, 1858, thus anticipating the time fixed,
at their creation, for their final extinction.
Up to the present period Rome enjoys exemptim
from the commercial crisis which troubles other pate
of the continent. The Roman bank continuo its
operation at the moderate discount of 6 per cent.
Consols are at 894, minas the dividend; and bank
and joint-stock company shares bear equally gut
prices. Exchange on London, 469.
On Sunday morning his Holiness ordained
Monsignor Lucien Bonaparte, Monsignors Rohm.
lohe and Marinelli assisting at the ceremony, se
well as the young prelates nearest relations. On
the following morning the Prince said hie first mum
in the church of Santa Maria, in Viii Lata, to a con-
gregation consisting of cardinals, prelates, mambas
of the corps dipiconalicsie, and of the Synaperts
family, besides many Roman nobles and formes
epectators. Those partially acquainted with the
Prince waited upon him after mass, in the Go.
brielli Palace, to offer him their congratulatioss
upon his debut in holy orders.
A younger member of the Bonaparte family,
Prince Napoleon, was following the hounds on Mon-
day week, in the direction of the Via Appia, where
he had a fall whilst leaping a stone wall, soon after
Signor Bassi met with his fatal accident. The death
of this latter gentleman has had the expected result
of putting a stop to fox-hunting round Rome, the
Pope having yielded to the pathetic remonstrances
of each Roman matrons u have husbands or suss
who take interest in so hazardous an amusement.
Prince Odescalchi, master of the hounds, has been
obliged by the authoritative voice. of his Holiness to
send round cinders announcing the suspension of
all hunting operations, much to the disappointment
of Englishmen who have had horses brought out
for the season, and to the great disgust of Roman
sportsmen who have been got up in undeniable
scarlet and buckskins.

I mentioned to you, in some preceding communi-
cations, the wholesale system of assammation pre•
valent in Ancona, and the terror which had coast.
quently fallen upon the inhabitants of the city and
neighbourhood, no one venturing to go about after
dusk. The authorities have aroused themselves from
their lethargy at last, and effected extensive arrested
the most notorious malefactors,2oof whom were cap.
lured by night on the 28th ult. On the night of the
13th inst. 23 more arrests took place, and three more
on the 15th, including a priest. The prisoners were
immediately escorted out of town to some us-
known place, to undergo judicial manipulates
for their atrocious misdeeds, amounting to between
70 and 80 murders since the abolition of martial law
in May last. As the ILIIMLI6IIII, as well u their via.
time, appertain principally to the lower classes, the
impression was at first that these deeds were acts of
private vengeance, but now the murderers are gene-
rally considered to be sectarians, leagued together
for some purpose which will probably come to light
in the course of the prisoners' examination.
The official journal of the 17th inst. publishes a
list of prohibited works, damned and proscribed by
the Sacred Congregation of the Index amongst
these is a doctrinal work, in which a Spanish thee-
logien is bold enough to call in question the ponti-
fical decree establishing as an article of faith the
immaculate conception of the " Gran Madre de Dic,
Maria Santissime

THE UNITED STATES.

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NBW YORK, Dec.l2.

We are passing through a political revolution, and
although no signs of violence may be visible now, or
immediately at hand, yet the crow is apparent, and
the consequences are of infinite moment.

In my cast, I spoke of Senator Douglas's attack es
Mr. Buchanan, as soon as the President's memsp
had been read in the Senate. The senator spoke foe
more than two hours. He condemned in tote the
principles of the message, and denounced it as MO.
lutionary, and hostile to all the doctrines and trade•
tiona of the democratic party—as far as Kansas is
concerned. In other respects he had only words of
commendation to utter. Mr. Douglas's remarks had
been expected; bat the Senate evidently was not
prepared for so bold, fearless, and forcible an same*
direct on the policy of the new President. It excited
alarm in the democratic ranks; and for some home
the President's friends were petrified. But they
soon rallied, and decided that as the tile-leader of the
democracy was hopelessly lost to the party, ha
should be denounced as a traitor, by telegraph,
throughout the Union. Consequently this pro-
eels began, and now death to Douglas is
the new Shibboleth of the party. The
news of this turn of affairs created the greatest
excitement throughout the country ; but in Wash.
ington the effect was electric. To see such a
apostasy, as it was called on one side, from the
democratic faith; and so noble and heroic a (indica-
tion of radical republicanism, as it was called on the
other, was enough to disturb the political capital,
and did it most effectually. "In a single word,
then," said the President, I..bnglas has gone owe
to the enemy." Of course the illustrious senator did
not go alone. He carried a portion of his demo-
crates friends with him at the start, and he will
carry more. But this so-called defection only shows
how serious a mistake Mr. Buchanan has made ix
exposing at this late day the slavery propaganda
fanaticism which has determined to force a slavery
code on the people of Manses.
Everybody now asks, " what is to be the effect it
all this." There are but two alternatives in reply*
this question—First, either Mr. Buchanan has anni-
hilated the democratic party in the north by head-
ing the pro-slavery forces and endorsing the border
ruffian policy in Kansas; or he will be able, by the
display of great firmness and sagacity, to crash even
Douglas himself and paralyse all opposition. In any
event it is clear to the commonest comprehenattet
that this slavery question in the United States is te-
pidly coming to a crisis. If the democratic party con'
flame to make slavery propagandism their great bad-
ness they will cease to be a national party, and loos
every free state in the next Presidential election. Mr.
Buchanan may take a bold course, and attempt to
crush all opposition. But he will find it a vain
attempt. His first resource was to dismiss Secretary
Stanton, whom Governor Walker took out wick
him, and left in charge of the government of Kama
when he returned. And of course we expect *
hear every hour that Governor Walker has bad
removed himself—and in the most unceremonka
manner. But this will by no means prove that Mt.
Buchanan has not made a fatal mistake. Whit"
may be the motives of Senator Douglas and Go►,
Walker in the course they have taken in Mania af
fairs, it is certain that they have, in the judgnest
of every honest and intelligent mind, adhered iteiffill
to the great principle of the Kansas and Mehra&
Bill. That principle declared that the people Dead
on American soil could and should decide what the
institutions they were to live under should be. Thai
could have slavery (of the black race) if they chili
They could abjure slavery if they would. lbm
was no other principle on which the America
people could unite. They could stand nowhere cla
This was the principle on which the America
revolution of 1,76 was inaugurated, and bell
a first principle it must be adhered to. 1,

was and will be for ever a democratic principle.
Its announcement, in assezios with African slavery,

may have shocked Evora Ba, too, Europe win
shocked by the Deektratios ellndependenoe in 1776.
So by the Monroe declaration of 1820, that no inter-
vention in American Mire by European govern-
ments could be allowed. But still if this be a fact,
it will exist; and as my. chief business, as year
eorrrepondent, consists in recording bibs and
opinions, rather thus in vindicating think yell
may not be surprised if I sometimes startle
you by bold announcements. At the mead
moment the Democratic party is split in twain.
The two most powerful members of it are in era
war against Mr. Buchanan. They will not
the President cannot, if he would. Therefore, we
are is the midst of a revolution. Slavery has es
tinoed its aggressiona as long as they could be
allowed; they cannot be tolerated any longer. 1b
is the feeling of the whole North, and the Froe
States will be trifled with no longer. If I ema real
the signs of the times, this state of things Muir-
down the future of this republic. It has been con-
nected with slavery, it has tried to get rid of it, it
has palliated it, it has discussed it, it has justified it.
Now it demands its apotheosis. This cannot be
conceded.

General Walker (it is now supposed) tend a good
usderetauding with the Nicaragua" minister here
before be Gaited for Central America. Bat it is not
doubted that he has long before this landed on those
shores with tie full esucurrence of Martinez, the
President. and his envoy at Washington. In that
ease he may find himself once more reinstated in
his position in Nicaragua, for it would not be strange
lf, after all his adventures, he should yet become
master of Central America. It is now certain that
an American clipper, loaded with arms, ammunition,
and provisions to aid him, sailed soon days ago from
this port, and that other reinforcements have recently
joined him from the Southern States. Mr. Buchanan
declaims ostentatiously against such movements, he
has summarily dismissed the district attorney
at New Orleans for allowing Walker to escape. But
if Mr. Buchanan had really desired to stop General
Walker, he would have turreted him when Walker
waited upon him at Washington three months ago.
We are now waiting for exciting news from Nicara-
gua, nor should we be astonished to hear that Walker
fun made a successful invasion of Costa Rica under
the Nicaraguan flag.
_ .

Thirty-eight of the 46 banks of the city of New
York met esterday on short notice, and resolved
y to resume specie payments to-day.
What may be the immediate effect can hardly be
conjectured. Bat it is thought on nearly all hands
that it will besslatary. The amountorgeld in the/t
vaults now exceeds 23 millions ; and the amoant in
circulation is also very large.
The news boos Utah is to the effect that the ex-
pedition will go into winter quarters at Henry's
Fork. sad not eater Salt Lake Valley till spring.
It will by that time be joined by large reinforce-
ments, and enter vigorously on the campaign. Is it
sot a singular coincidence that just at this moment,
while England is engaged •in crushing a mutiny
among her subjects who are traneported with the
fanaticism of a false religion, the United States
skoald be engaged in a similar work, the suppres-
sion of • rebelrion growing oat of a false religion,
interned by ea =scrupulous leader, making war on
civilisation?