The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00

TO THE EIHTOH OF THE EXPRE,,,.

The news that the Emperor, who is to be at
Rouen on the 31st of May, was going to Havre
the next day, to open the Fishermen's Exhibition,
is contradicted. A fashionable organ, the Gazette
des Efrangers, says his Majesty will not visit
Havre before August ; but this evening's Presse
announces that he has accepted an invitation from
the Havre Chamber of Commerce to a banquet
towards the end of June. At Rouen it is thought
that the Emperor will make no political speech,
but will simply say a few complimentary words to
the Archbishop, Cardinal de Bonnechose, who will
receive him on the steps of the cathedral. The
optimists give out, however, that at Havre, some
three weeks later, he will say something tending
to restore commercial confidence. Such rumours
constitute a frail reed to lean upon.
The protectionists mean to bring forward a new
set of interpellations confined principally to the
subject of acquits a caution (raw material admitted
free of duty on condition of being subsequently
exported in a manufactured state), and this thus'
they intend to insist on a nominal division; so
that those who support the government free trade
tendencies may not be able to conceal their names
from their constituents.
It was stated yesterday at the Cercle Imperial
that Prince Napoleon has had a long interview
with the Emperor, and that it has been finally de-
termined to send his imperial highness to Con-
stantinople forthwith. It is even said that he
is packing up at the Palaia Royal this evening. The
Princess Clotilde and her children will stay at
Hendon during his absence. According to a pro-
gramme current, the Prince will en route visit the
courts of Munich and Ettnttgard and pass two days
with the Austrian imperial family at the Schoen-
brunn.

Slit,—l was present at the Alhambra lin Fr day
evening last, and was certainly as much hoax, .1 your
repot ter appears to have been by leotard's pretend,•.
In common with all who were near me I applaud. d anat.
I took to be the performer's pluck and self•osse,,i.o in
so speedily recovering from the shock of it terrific or.
Had I known that the man was only playing at a,. ors
it is much more likely that I should have expressed d- ;rat
than approbation. If it is not presumption On lin
to suggest anything to so exalted a gentleman a. t I.• lest
Duman, I would humbly pivoile that in future
termination which he assures us is the usual one. n• what
it cannot be denied is on the whole a graceful 'WI fur n..,nce,
be omitted ; the effect of which will be that tin 'Ali, of
the audience and the internal economy of M. Leot.l.l will
alike be saved a severe shaking.
I enclose my name, and am, &c..
ONE OF THE ALDIENd E.

Mr. Charles S. A. Abbott, of the Foreign,
has been appointed Secretary to the Conunissi.n 01, the
Laws of Naturalisation and Allegiance.

A bill has been brought into parliament be Mr.
Dillwyn, Mr. }fumy Vivian, and Mr. Denman, to..able
the Secretary of State to alter days for holding fairs,
upon representation being made to him that such, ci. oge
would be for the convenience and advantage of the In I.lic.

A bill has been brought in by Mr. Clive, Mr.
Goldney, Mr. Noate, and Mr. Wyld, to make kikr pro-
vision for facilitating and regulating the supply of pure
water in cities, towns, and districts throughout the I *nited

Kingdom of theist Britain and Indeed.
On Friday, Mr. Lamont, a Scotch member and
a whig, will move that in the opinion of this house it is
the duty of her Majesty's government to defray the whole
of the expenses to which Governor Ere may be put
by the prosecution against him.
In the navy estimates, Captain 3lackinnon in•
tends to call the attention of the house to certain faults
and defects in the Invincible class of ships and the
Minotaur.
, On the motion for going into committee (at the
Public Schools Bill, Mr. Neste will move that the bill te
referred back to the select committee, in order that
clauses may be inserted in it giving power to the Dew
governing bodies and the commissioners to be appooted
by the bill to deal with the constitution and revenues of
Eton and Winchester Colleges.
Mr. Disraeli will move this afternoon that the
hones at its rising adjourn till Thursday, over tie Dab,
day.
The select committee on Boundaries of Doroughs
ware to take into consideration today the cases of the
boroughs of Nottingham, Lambeth, Marylebone, and
Chelsea.
THE FACTORY Acts.—The reports of the in-
spectors of factories for the half-year ending on the 31st
October heat were published this morning. The inspectors,
Mr. Alexander Redgravo and Mr. Robert Beier, ohi
serve that the extension of the factory system
of education to all kinds of manual labour
exercised by way of trade, is the nearest approach to s
compulsory system of education ; and, looking to the
success which has attended the factory halftime system
for so many years, the inspectors believe that the
Factory Acts Extension Act, 1887, wad the Workshops
Regulation Act, 1867, will, when folly in operation, be IP
cepted as a national code. During the half year the number
of accidents reported to the ir.spectors ma having arisen from
machinery was 2,201; and of accidents not arising from
machinery, 2,394. The number of informations for
breaches of the Factory Act, during the same period, **l
292, and the convictions, 213. The total amount of 6ses
teetotal was 3171. 55., end the costs 1443?. es. 6d.