The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-23 00:00:00

We are glad to observe that, practically, people
are beginning to move along that Mill ex-
cellent way on which they are impelled by the
sense of neighbourly duty, and guided by a sense
of what is wise and just. Persons of weight 1
and judgment at Nottingham, Macclesfield, and other
pieces, have—without wasting time in debuting
siseral theories, or waiting for unconditional orders
Mat are not likely to come from headquarters as to ,
what should be done in each particular cue--pru•
badly and humanely set about grappling with the
present nen-malty in a manner which, if not in the
abstract free from fault, is probably the best that
under all the circumstances could have been adopted.
We will listen to no red-tape criticisms upon mea-
sures thus manfully improvised—until after the
season of adversity shall have paled away.
This is clearly one of three seasons for which
red-tape has rimer been able to make any adequate
provision. The waters of want have risen, and all
the varnished wicker-work of precaution against
petty imposition and the gradual growth of laziness
is utterly submerged, lost to sight, and effaced from
the immediate considerations of men as though it had
wee been. Temporary occupation for those who
me soddenly flung out of work—no matter of what
emt—for the time, and as much plain food as will keep
lb in the hungry, and keep fever and pestilence
w - mss arc noble, priceless, inestimable benefits
to mean for society, and blessed are they who have
the Christian energy to undertake and the business-
like sense to execute them. Let nobody suffer
himself to get bewildered by sinister suggestions
that these exceptional expedients for tiding over
a grievous exigency are but modifications of
that great bugbear Socialism. You may give
anything a nickname : soldiership has been called
" the butcher's trade," and the observance of
the established ritual has been sneered at as
prayers by machinery." But heroism is heroism
still, and the holy iteration of man's penitence and
hope is precious still, in spite of intolerant or sceptic
sarcasm. And men who have the moral courage to
snatch their tottering neighbours from the brink of
ruin, with the full consciousness that the abyss is
open, and that to save others they must tread firmly
nod run no risk of adding to the number who may
bedrifting thitherwards already—these are real baw-
-1 etors of their kind, these are precisely the men who
met not be disparaged or run down on any flippant
ass sophistical pretence whatsoever.
It behoves us all in times like the present to keep
steadily and constantly in remembrance the great
distinction between defensive measures agaiost an un-
locked for invasion of want, and permanent measures
he the employment of labour or the relief of the
destitute. If either the givers or MbetiTOTl of aid
will insist upon confounding these things together,
sad will insist spas the expansion of a systematic
method of relief, vklk all its cautions and costly
19,11111161111 of mmildnst, to such dimensions ea the
pain awls( the Your would require, then we say at
ewe, nod*, et all ems be done. No regular Poor Law,
It for a meml so edition of things, is or can be made
fit for pulling a whole population through a winter
flood of hunger. You want capacious rafts hastily
and rudely knocked together for such an occasion,
not a score of official boats with their trim cut and
spotless uniforms. The one will float multitudes
over the surging stream—the others would be
swamped ere they had well loosed from their moor-
ings. To attempt, for example, to provide adequate
work, or anything like remunerative wages, by any
multiplication of devices for the purpose would be
simply a delusion. We have not forgotten the
frightful blunders of this kind committed in Ireland
ten years ago; and the similar mistakes com-
mitted in Prance in 1848, with still roar
terrible consee”.----

SW Court.

WiIWOOL SATO MAT.
To-day being the anniversary of the Princess
Royale birthday, tho bend of the Royal Home Guards
played a corals on the south terrace at 7 o'clock in the
morning.
The genie* of Windier, consisting of t►e Royal bone
Guards end the 2nd battalion of the Fusilier Guard', pa.
raded in the quadrangle of the Clads, to witness the cgrantay
or the presentation of the Victoria Cross by her Majesty the
Queen to Lieutenant Teesdale, of the Royal Artlllay ;
Lieutenant Symons, 6th battalion Military Train (late of the
Royal Artillery); Ensign and Adjutant Craig, 3rd battalion
Military Train (late of the Scot. Fusilier Guard.) ; end
dieejeant Melons, of the 13th Dragoons.
The Queen and Prints Consort, accompanied by the
Prince of Wake, the Princes Royal, Prince Alfred,
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princess Alice, Princess
Helena, Princess Louisa, Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, sad Prince Leiningen, entered the Quadrangle
soon after II o'clock. The Duke of Cambridge, general
commanding In chief, and Major-General Sir G. Wetherell,
edjutent.general, end the Equerries-in-Welting, attended her
Majesty.
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The, Queen was received with a royal salute sod went
down the racks, after which the preesatattos of the crosses
took plate.

National workshops we
all now understand are nothing short of national
frauds, which are not likely to be perpetrated again,
let us hope, among any civilised people. The utmost
which any public organization can attempt honestly,
with the view of meeting some temporary derange-
ment of the labour market, is to furnish temporary
and partial aid for the protection of human life.
Food this year is happily cheap in comparison with
former years, there is therefore less difficulty in
securing a loaf of bnsd to him who cannot buy it
for himself. If he won't take it because he does not
get all he wants beside, or the price of all he
wants, then the just inference is that he baa other
seseruces which he does not avow, and in the general
effort it is of the utmost moment that these should be
made contributory. And if individually or collectively
any chance job of extra work can be thought of by
the humane and thoughtful of the locality, so mush
the better. Inatever keeps strong hearts from
brooding over their troubles and gives tough hands
something not wholly useless to do even for a week
or two, helps to the general end. It lightens the
ship ; only let it be remembered that it last a sacri-
fice and not for the benefit of the owner or even of
the crew. Infinitely preferable would it be, were
there a choice, to let such work wait till it should be
done in the ordinary way. It is but a make-shift at
best; and let our suffering fellow-countrymen tint
out of their heads once and forever the beggarly and
beggaring dream that any succession of make-shifts
and unnecessary works are to be relied on as a re-
source or refuge for displaced industry.

THE MEETING OP P4RLIAMENT.

The regiments then DISITtIOd past, slow ud quick time,
wheeled into line, presented arms, and gave three chain in
honour of the Prince.. Koysi's birthday.
The Duchene of Kent was in the Culls and vitneesed the
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Amongst the presents to the Princess Royal, on her Royal
liighnime's birthday, was a portrait of the Duchess of Kent,
painted by Miss Severn, which was much admired by the
royal circle both for its fidelity and artistic merits.
The Duchess of Kent, the Prince.' Royal and Prince Fre-
derick William of Prussia, sad the Priam of Lthangen dined
with bar Majesty yesterday.
Lady Augusta Bruce, the Ike. Idn. Biddeiph and Sir
G. Col enroll Lavas had the honour to be Invited.

The following circular has been issued by the
whet Premier to the eapportets of the goverestuat
Domularattlet, Nov. 20.
. ,

" Sir,-1 have the loamy to inform yea that parliament
ea,* beam called to inset net Thum:lay, the 3rd of Demo-
bar, besiners of great importance will then immediately be
been& forward, sad I trust diet it may be ermaistant with
ear enevenienoe to attend in your piece in We Hones of
es tbat day.
"I have tbe bower to be, 81r,
" Yew obedient servant,
(Signed) " PaLnsturron."

Friars Alfred, attended by lieutenant Cowell, arrived
from Almbask on Friday abebt..

The Right Hun. Sir 0: C.lewis left Windsor this fore.

cos for London.

The Duke of Cambridge (attended by Colonel Tyrwbltt) end
the Prussian minister and Coaster Beteeteeff salved this
day on a visit to the Gwen, sad dined with for Majesty in
the e‘ ening. The dinner party also included the Declass of
Bent, Prince al Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Frederkk
'William of Prussia, the Prince of Leiningen, the Heights
minister and Madame Vsn do Weyer, Lady Augusta Brace,
Lady Caroline Barrington, Major-Ciaaral the Him C. Grey,
Mr Jerre Clark, Careers Schwelnits, Dr. Wagner, Mr
Gibbs, Mr. Glover, sod Dr. Breaths, who enived on a visit.
The following had the honour of being Invited after dinner
the Rev. Lord and Lady Wriotlaeley Russell, Hies Rearell,
Colossi the Ica. H. sad Lady Mary Hood, Mir Hill, the
aws. Mrs. Grey, Kim lemingtea, the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley.
the Has. Mrs. BWdpb, end Lieutenant Cowell, R.I.
Mr Majesty's priests heal palmated in the drawing-rooi
lin Man ins ecarprailites
Overture, "Oberon"
Oineorta, Violin, Andante Al
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mom' Meadelmobi
Maeda "Occasional Oren,: io " Handel
Overture, " firreglio" Morart.
eon DAY.
Divine meek* was per formed this morning in the private
limpet by the Hon. end Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor.
There were present at the service the Queen and Prince
Cs ..t, the Mari of Weiss, the Priam.' Royal, Priam
Allhed„, Mum Alb., and Princess Helena, the Durkee,. of
1014 Psi a inalerick William of Prussia, the Duke of
Gewholidea the Prince of Leiningm, the Count and Counters
of limMerg the ladies end regimen of the nowt, end the
Dam& howeehold.

war DINNERS.

Water.

Meelinp of Use Oiled Usivereity Commission were bald
on Timed.), sad Fridley Isst, et No. 17, Drat Queen-street,
Meseeelester. Present The Earl el Merrowby, Mr. Jar

See Coleridge, the Hon. Edward Tarn Won, the Dean of
Walla, end Sir Jobs W. rtmley.
Earl Grenville, Lard Presnine, will She a full dress per
dimmer at Ids meldince, la Bruton street, on
Widnes& , Des. 2.
were receded at tie Ceigend-oWee, on &LW-
day, ham the Governors of Haag Yens and Ct) ion.
Desearthes Inn received yeshaday Iran Gs Governor of
Carder

WINDSOR, SATIMDAT.

The birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess
Rent, who hits attaised her seventeenth year, wee cele-
brated here loaday with the customary pablic honours paid
to the avemben of the Royal Family. At wren o'clock in
the monist the bend of the Royal Hone Guards, under the
din:tire of Mr. Tuttoa, amerubled on the terrace, and =n-
eeded the Primer Royal with a chorale and reveilio,
intro-
duriag the Morning Hymn by Welikh. The bell, of the
Chapel Royal of St. George, and the parish church of St.
John wen mg throughout the day. At aeon a royal w.
lute was ern trolii the corporation ordnance by the town
bomberdier le the Long-walk ; at the same tires royal salutes
were dyed at Poet Beindsre sad from the Adelaide frigate
at Virs'atia Water, and the troops is genie= here paraded
in the quadrangle of the Cast* and gave nine hearty cheers
in bonne of the day. la the swaging some of the royal
tradespeople illuminated their homes. In ovemequence of
the court t gag is morn Alm for the late %chews de Ns-
moon, the customary rejekiegs within the Castle were caw-
Satin as mach as posaible.

Lord Palmerston will eV' a state dinner on Wed-
nesday, the Zed Thossaber, at hi resident* Cambridge
Hon,,, Piccadilly, is the avow red .wonder of the eddies
in the Hoe,, of Comma, sod a lerp party at remises
of the lower bones et portissamt.
Earl Granville, I.olld President of the Privy Constril, wft
Alva a state baipeet ea Use sum day, at hi residence it
Bratoreerai, to the crew sad inooder of the dries' to
the Howe of Lords, aid to the Lid Chancellor mod a large
party of peers.

Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Edward of Seze-Weirnar have errivid from Soothing. The
Priam is doing duty with tile regiment, and the rename
"KU gthy with her relatives until the Emoting of parliament.
. . -

Ills Excellency the Ambeseados of Fiance came
to town on Friday, from St. Loonards.on-Sea. In the even-
ing his Excellency entertained at atom bis Excellency the
RumMa Minister ; hi. Excellency the Atuiriaa Weimer, his
Excellency the !Midi'slen Wager, and M. Achille Fonts,
El Water of Rata of France, who cams from Paris on Friday
morning. His Resiliency returned to the most on Saturday.
The Duke and I/lichees of Wellington will leave
town is a few days foe Straildloldmys, wham they (Mend to
rendes company.
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The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady
Cecilia Gordon Lemma have arrived at Goodwood, from
Gorden Castle, N.D.
The Doke and Duchess of Northumberland arc
espeeted early In the ensuing week at Northumberland
Bowe, from the north.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVI3IIIIO.

The Prefect of the Ss the,

LiAN CHNVIIEAU.

The Duke of I)evonshire joined a few days since
the large family circle assembled at Cud, Howard.

The Duke and Duchess of Grafton leave town to-
day for Wakallakt Lodrie, Stony ffirsdard.
. .

The Earl and Countess Craven and the Ladies
Cowen have left Aahtlown Polk, on a visit to the Countess
of Soften, et Create& Park, veer IJverpooL

The Countess of Looirford hae arrived in -town
front Brighton.

The I)owager Lady Raglan and the Hon. Mims
Somerset have arrived in town, from Apthape, where they
bare been staying on a visit with the Evl and Countess of
Westmoreland for some weeks past.

Lord and Lady William Powlett have been enter-
Wiling the following ecompany daring the past week at
Downturn Hall, Norfolk:—The Duke and Duchess of Wel-
lington, the Counter of Jamey and Lady Clementina YU-
hers, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, Colonel the Hon. H.
Lowther and Miss Lowther, Mr. and the Hon. Hrs. Itow,
Hon. Francis Baring, Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Harri-
son, Mr. Henry Milbank', Mr. Alexander Baring, Hon.
Captain Vivian, and Captain Nightingale.
Lord Ward has returned to town from the Con-
tinent.

Niee-Admiral the Hoa. Sir Richard Sa
Dodos &mood in town co Saturdsy, from Scotland.

The Hon. Augustus and Lady Harriet Vernon
bars left torn for Shugb trough Hall, Stafford, the seat of
dos Earl of Lkhfield.

Sir George Cornwall and Lady Theresa Lewis
have left Kent House, on a vieit to the Earl sad Countess of
Clareedoa, at The Grove, Watford.
Sir John Ramsden is suffering from severe indis-
position at hie residence in Upper Brook-street.
The extensive estates of the late Marquis of
Anglevey, eked* in the county of Loath, were sold on Fri-
day at the Encumbered litstatr Court, in Henrietta-west,
Dublin. The property was divided into twenty-rise lots,
each of which realised the top peke of the land market. The
gross sea predated ammostsl to 11,5001
BARONISTCIU TOE HAVILOCK AND WILSON.—
The Poem !se elpilled her royal pleasure to raise to the
dignity of Breasts ef Eta United Kingdom Generals M-
oon and Hanker, by the tithe of Sir Archdale Wilson of
Delhi, and Biz Henry Havelook of Deduce.— Woven%

THE . EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1857.

The Emperor, the Empress, and the Imperial
Prince, arrived at the Tuileries from Compi4ne,
according to expectation, at about half-past three
this afternoon.

Although the report that the English government
was forming a foreign legion for India has been re-
peatedly and authoritatively denied, the Courrier du
Bus Rhin now asserts that the head-quarters of an
English recruiting establishment will be opened at
Strasburg on the let of December next. It even
gives the names of the officers employed on this ser-
vice. They are—Colonel Hudson, commanding;
Major Cafe, Captain Wilkinson, paymaster ; Captain
Wendt, quartermaster; and Captain Herring, assist-
ant paymaster. Major Cafe and Captain Wilkinson
are favourably known in Strasburg, having been
there when the Anglo-Swiss Legion was raised.
The election for the vacant seat in the Berths
commenced this morning. The only candidates ap-
pear to be M. d'Aubigny (government candidate),
and M. Richer l'Evtque, President of the Chamber
of Commerce of Alencon. The following extraordi-
nary placard, signed by the Prefect of the Sara*,
has been extensively posted in the department :
It is announced that M. Richer rEveque, of Alwers, is a
candidate. The Prefect of the Berths Nth thseekes uns-
poiled to lay before the electors the following letter, the
original of which la now before him.
" Monsieur Is Prefet,—l have just received your letter of
this movning's date, in which you inform me that the choice
of the government has fallen upon M. d'Aubigny. I trust
this choice may be ratified by the constituency. In any
ease, M. le Prate, you may rely upon the promise I made
to yes. If, however, any roue should be given es ma, I
beg you to believe that they will not be the mute of say
solicitation on my part. Accept, ice.,

. .
"Rienzi z:Ereutia."
la a candidate who dares eo audaciously to Weak his wood
worthy of the auslldeare of the electors?

It will be observed that the prefect does not give
the date of M. R. l'Evtque's letter, and that the
precise nature of the promise alleged to be broken
and the circumstances under which it was made do
not appear.
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There is a talk of a grand dinner to be given in
Paris to the directors of the different railways by
the Parisian press, in return for the many invita-
tions sent to the journals for railway inauguration
banquets. . .

The Press' says, in its weekly commercial re-
view :

Retail business has been more satiefectory this week, parti-
cularly in the reedy-made and isorrialtd. shops. The first
symptoms of cold have produced a great effect In stimulating
winter precbases. Moen thefts', the sales are gasendly less
remade-table than they usually ere at this time of the year.
The factories are in • complete state of strewth.. Manu-
facturers do not seek for wises, because they could oily ace-
cute them on dinedvantegeous terms, and with the prospect
of payment ate long date. The great object with all coin-
inervial people seems to be to limit business for the present,
sad to husband their memos fora more favourable period.
The Paris manufacturers have suspended their preparatioes
fur New Yeer's•day. They are sot disposed to give any
credit. This state of things was inevitable with discount at
10 per cent. No foam are, however, entertained about the
bills coming due neat month. The 31st of Deciseabse is a
lees important day then the alit of October end the 30th of
November, because it is very usual in those two months to
settle tranaections by bills for the end of Isnuerp. Advice
from the provinces show that the crisis is very
pnersny felt. Limited production Is the order of
the day everywhere ; Mayen are few, slthough
what few bargains are made !mediae see all to the
advantage of the buyer ; but prises are by no maxis =llona.
It frequently happenathat the very same goods are sold at a
reduction of from 16 to 20 per cent. by a particular house,
while soother will submit to no reduction whatever. Lotion
from Rosen, Mulhouse, Roubsic, and Lyons, state that the
quantity of goods manufactured is far from being sufficient to
supply the average wants of consumption, sod it is therefore
to be expected that whenever the eel ivel of business may
come, then will be a very great demand. The upward
movement in rein and flour which occurred when the decree
permitting the exportation and distillation of corals was
ironed, is checked, and prices have been very weak latterly,
both at the l'aris hales and in the principal country mar-
kets. Speculation stands completely aloof, and the ordinary
wants of consumption aro insufficient to absorb all that is
offered for sale. Sugars, oils, and In remain without
any (other fall. Wines are less buoyant at Derry. Some
holders L: gin to think that they most resign themselves to a
fall.

The Ford states that the Conference of Paris is
put of to the month of January. I stated some time
since that it would probably meet in that month,
and have never credited the report of it being sum-
moned for the 10th of December.

PARIS, SATVILDAT EVENING.
The Bourse has been calm, with a very moderate
amount of badness doing. The advice, front Lon-
don were considered somewhat better, and Consols
coming a shade firmer, the Bente rose for aooount in
the middle of the day t067f.10e., but it receded to yes-
terday's price, 66f. 93c. for the close. For cash it rose
10e., the last quotation being 66f. 900. Mobilier fell
3f. 75c. The Northern Railway rose 2E 50c., but all the
other lines fell from 2f. 50c. to sf. Exchange on
English bills was in great request to-day at 25f. 15c.
and 23f. 470. short. The Press* denies the truth of
several vague rumours of failures of French bowies
which were circulating at the Bourse. There is,
however, a good deal of uneasiness about the state
of Lyons.
Lord Brougham left Paris this morning for Cannes.
A decree in the Moniteur repeals two previous
decrees prohibiting the exportation of wheat and
barley from Algeria.

THE EXPLOSION AT MAYENCE.

A letter from Marino gives some further details
of the late catutrophe in that city :
The street. of Kastrich and Om presented the moat hor-
rible scene. The most heartrending cries were heard to pro-
ceed from beneath the ruins, and on every side were to be
I seen mutilated bodies still writhing in the agony of death.
The place where the tower stood now presents the appear-
anm of a large hole, all the masonry work, even to the
foundations, having been scattered in all directions end to en
immense distance. Several sentinels who were doing ditty

near the place were thrown into the ditch. Three outs,
each harnessed with four horses, which happened to be crow-
ing the bridge over the ditch at the time, were also blotto
into the ditch, where all the animals wens killed. Whole
families have been destroyed together. An artists of the
theatre who was in the street had both legs carried
away by a stone u though with a cannon-bell.
The office of the Jounial tie Noyeriee, which was at
least a quarter of a league from the spot, was demolished by
a large man of masonry work falling on the roof and going
through to the foundations. The editor wee at his desk at
the time, but providentially escaped almost uninjured. As,
according to the affirmations of the military authorities, no
one had entered the remains on the day of the catastrophe,
the explosion must, It is thought, have been spontaneous. A
great number of workmen are employed in chairing away the
ruins end bodies constantly got out, but up to the present
time, it is impossible to form any correct idea of the number
of killed. The hoepitals aro completely full of the wounded.
The streets which have been destroyed were principally in-
habited by the poorer classes.