The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY' 109ENING, OCTOB

family circle at Copenhawn, *hey will take a long
flight southwards to Ames" on a visit to Kills(
OEOIIOE, and from At Iwo !le proi•eed to Ania Minor,
and thence to Egypt. "doing " thoNilo under tho
can, of no less eminent a guide than fir SAM UM.
BAKER, to whose fame the Nile has boon an alma
loafer. It seems probable enough that the royal
tourists will in the course of their Eastern wander-
ings be the guests of the SULTAN at Constanti-
nople and of the Vicauoir of EGYPT at Cairo.
One of the roomiest and fastest of our frigates,
the Ariadne, is to be fitted out as a yacht for thispar-
ticulsr service in the Mediterranean, and a very fine

and comfortable floating palace, may bo made
of this brilliant and comfortable cruiser. The
PRINCESS will thus escape the severity of the
English winter, and the PRINCE will map the in-
clemency of the English elections. On their return
they will find a new Parliament and a new adminis-
tration working smoothly together, and all things
(including even the British Constitution and the
English Church) much the same as before. It
will bo a source of the sincerest satis-
faction to the country, if the health and
the strength of the Pancesss derive last-
ing benefit from the change of scene and of
climate. Nor is it an unimportant considera-
tion that these tours of our Royal Family,
whether in the cause of public service, or in the
pursuitof health and pleasure, are, in a substantial
and not a merely sentimental sense, not without
advantage to the national influence and interests.
In a word, they have a oertain though indefinable
representative value beyond the reach of diplomacy,
and in some sort lend a crowning grace to the
world wide prestige of the national flag, without
compromising or committing the policy of the
State.

. • OUR VONTENPOR#BIES.

ern" DAY.)

Times discusses Naseisb fltishoe. • Whut
waisted, it says, is settled order, equal 'AIWA, and the deve-
lopment of internal commerce. The abolition of erfreigN
if it can be accomplished, will be a step in the right direc-
tion, and the equalisation of customs duties will be an
equal assistance to national progrem. But the foreigner
whose financial aid is solicited, will look most of all to the
spirit of the national government.

Apropos of Mr. Bright's speech at Birmingham last
night, the Tulle, remarks that the rate-paying arrange-
mints of the Reform Bill are unsatisfactory, and that it
will be difficult to maintain them. The theory that the
paymentof rates is a test of fitness for the suffrage is in
itself fanciful and pedantic enough, bat even 11 we admit
the theory there seems no valid rowan for insisting on the
personality of the payment.

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If, says the Deil—y N..., the University of Ozford
wishes to pass a vote of madams pare and sample in
Mr. Disraeli, she cannot do better than return Mr.
Mowbray. For a constitosecy which is traditioaally
supposed to elect its mar bets for life, it isay be an
advantage to were a commutative who will cope for-
ward with a new political crud every time IN asks a
renewal of its conadanos.

The womb of the Marquis of Salisbury, on education,
is commented upon very tavoarably by the IWt, Daily
News. Telsgrepla, and other papas.
The Stessehri denies that there is at present any ground
for the emetics that • settlement of the Alabama ques-
tion has her arrived at.

The Ster tab Aline who bought Mr. Doelton's con-
cession at 689,0001. catered into the bargain with their
eyes open ? were they made fully aware by the seller that
the actual contractors' cost of the work was 100,00 W.
leer than the sum named? However, should Mr.
Mutton be unable to answer the question, the worst
that could be said against him would be that he has
done as others did, in falling into • very vicious practice
at a time when commercial morality was under •
cloud.

OREIG NTNIV S.

(THIEINDALT.)

PRINCE NAPOLEON'S UISSIOIt TO ITALY._

A Florence letter of October 23 in the Journal
de Brurelles makes the following revelations con-
cerning Prince Napoloon'a recent mission to Italy,
which, if true, are extremely curious and impor-
tant :
You know that Prince Napoleon arrived at Turin quite
unexpectedly. His interview with the King wag long
kept a secret His Majerty was out shooting when a mes-
senger told him that his son-in-law had come and wanted
toms him immediately. The local authorities ware ordered
not to telegraph the Prince's arrival to Flamm, and the
ministers did not know of it till later, whoa the King
chose to tell them. It is said that General Inniarmors
was favoured with mare intelligence of the interview.
Prince Napoleon's commtmications to his father-in-law
may be divided into three beads. These was, first, a friendly
warning ; bad, a ressonatranos ; and 3rd, • sort of ulti-
matum. The imperial cabinet knows that the Italian
demagogues are only waiting for the signal to raise the
standard of revolt sad prolamin a federative republic,
which form of government would be ipso feels imposed
upon the Italian people should the oonspirators suc-
ceed. It appears that the details Webbed of this con-
spiracy were so circumstaatial that the King was greatly
struck by the danger which impends over the house of
Savoy, and convinced that it is high time to provide for
the safety of himself and his children. It is not by con-
spiring with Preside and Roans against France and
Freech policy that the house at Savoy Gan hope
to avert its fall. Any such treason could only
hasten its ruin, for France would then have
only to consult her own interests. The imperial govern-
ment is perfectly aware of the interchange of ideas which
took place between Italy and Freida at the various inter-
views of last summer, and the projects, plans, and oombi.
=nova discussed in the view of eveatualities. France can
well understand, and is disposed to tolerate that Italy
should keep up good relations with Prussia and Russia;
the moral weakness of Italy, the disastrous state of her
finauoes, the organic defects in the organisation of her
army, explain and excuse this attitude. But if unified
Italy, forgetful of her origin, and carried away by an inor-
dinate desire to drive the Head of the Church out of Rome,
should league itself with the enemies of France, and turn
against France those arms which she owes to her patron-
age, she would do more than be guilty of an ungrateful
action, she would do a foolish one which would draw down
upon her chastisement without delay. The only thing
therefore, for the King's government to do was to give up
the pursuit as • vain dream, and break up that demago-
gical organisation which he had hitherto encouraged rather
than tolerated. Either the Italian government could do
this or it could not. If it could not then it was no govern-
ment at all, the revolution already consummated
in principle would establish itself in fact, and
HA dynasty would be lost. But if it was able to
put down the revolution and declined to do so, then it
would place itself in a state of antagonism with France,
and France, then knowing what she had to trust to, would
consider what course her interest and duty dictated. The
impression produced by Prince Napoleon's conversation
was immense; it has had the effect of upsetting all pre-
existing projects, and the revolution can no longer reckon
upon the complicity of the King. If it means to do auy-
thing it must act promptly, but canucit be expected to
succeed without decisive support. What will be resolved
at Berlin and St. Petersburg P