The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY

To buy from us the French must sell more than
they have hitherto done ; while if we sell to them
more than we were wont to do, we are certain
to buy more than we did of those pleasant and
beautiful things which we aro now enabled to get
cheaper than wo did before. The French Protec-
tionists are said to bo making a last effort to
frighten the Imperial Government against tho com-
pletion of its Treaty engagements with ours. But
the Eel Enos is not a man to be turned aside by
the cabals of a few intriguing capitalists, who, he
well knows, would sacrifice with a laugh or a shrug
his permanent reputation or present popularity
to secure forthemselves another year's extra per-
centage on their investments. We cannot help
observing that M. Rouuza, the enlightened and
courageous Minister of Commerce with whom
mainly Mr. Cosux had to negotiate the details of
the Treaty, and without whose firmness, candour,
and clearness of conception the negotiation could
hardly have been brought so soon to a close, is just
now absent from Paris, which does not look as if
any modification of policy were likely to take place
in his department. We are quite sure that his'
views have undergone no alteration, but that on
the contrary ho continues to look forward san-
guinely to the creation of reciprocal benefits to the
two nations from the groat work in which he has
borne so honourable a share, and also to the speedy
recognition by his countrymen of the true value
of that work. Every man, indeed, in France who
is intelligent and independent enough to look at
French industry as a whole, must feel that an
increased market for French goods in England
would be more than ever desirable in consequence
of the diminution of exports to An-erica, and
under the peculiar circumstances of the French
money market, caused by the need of vast im-
portations of grain. PROVIDENcL has given
France an abundant vintage, to compensate in
some measure for the failure of the corn crop ;
and with an additional export of cheap wines the
will be all the better able to pay for her increased
imports. Truly the suspension of the Corn Laws
and the lowering of her tariff have come not a day
too soon. It is tho glory of Free Trade that it
provides means of relief for exceptional pressure,
no matter whence or how arising. The last time
France had a thoroughly bad grain harvest she
' opened her ports for corn, but she d;d not
lower her tariff, or obtain the lowering
of tariffs from other nations in her
favour, with a view to obtain the means of paying
for her additional imports of corn. Louis Put-
? Jere governed by and through the borere.ruisir, and
dared not offend • Chamber of which they were
the electors. The masses fell out of work, out of
humour, and out of patience. The winter of
1847-8 was severe, and they had neither cheap
food, cheap fuel, nor cheap clothing ; and before
the winter was over the throne of political and
coninnrcial monopoly was overturned and sold for
fire-wood. NAIVLEI,N 111. is too wine to repeat
his predecessor's great mistakes.

Cbt Court.

WINDSOR CISI'LF, Ocr. 29.

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by
Princess Helena and the Princess of Hohenlobe, drove out
yesterday afternoon in ► carriage-and-four. The Equerries
in Waiting were in attendance on horseback.

In the evening her Majesty's dinner party included the
Princess Alice, the Princess of Hohenlohe, Lady Augusta
Bruce, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley,
the Hon. Mrs. Punsonby, Colonel Marini, Commanding
Of 2nd Regiment Lifetluards, Major Elphinstone, R.E.
sad Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, who arrived on
a visit in the afternoon.

The Queen, with the Princess Alice, Princess Helena,
Priocess Louise, and the Princess of Hohenluhe, walked in
the Hume-perk this morning.
The Prince Consort, accompanied by Viscount Palmer.
ston,went out shootiog. In attendance were Lord Han*
Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-General the Hoe. C. Grey, and
Colonel Possionby.
Queen Marie Amelie, accompanied by the Duke of
Nemours rod the Princess Marguerite, visited the Queen.
Princo Leopold and Prinonas Beatrice drove out in a
earriage-and-four.

Lora Methuen and Lieutenant-Colonel Kingseote have
succeeded Lord Ilsu-ris and General Sir Edward Bowater
as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial-office
front the Governors of the North American Provinces sod
Bermuds. Despatches were sent to the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Wands.

TuE COURT.—ACCOrding to the present arrange-
ment her Maiesty and the Prince Consort and royal family
will take their departure from Windsor, and proceed to the
Isle of Wight on the 2od December nett, where the court
will remain until the 3rd of January. and afterwanls retr-n
to Windsor. The visit of the queen to Windsor will then
be prolonged to the latter end of February—a much later
period than usual—when the court will leave for Bucking-
ham Palace. The state apartments are now closed to the
pubh.:. and will so continue during the residence of the
court at the Oestikt

01D/L1 OF TIM STAR OF INDIA.—The first grand
investiture aI We milted order of knigbthood by her
Majesty will take place on next, in the throne-room
of Windsor Castle.

VISIT UP THE Q I'EGN TO CLOMIIIII.—We believe
ma may announce that bar Majesty the Queen has signified
her intention of viaitieg the Duke of Newcastle at an early
day. Great preparations are being mule at Clumher in an-
tinipalbon of this gait.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will pun
arm& town on Friday for Southampton, et which port
the duke and duchees are to embark for Gibraltar. It is
the inteation of their graces to winter at "the Rock" with
Colonel and Yrs. Somerset. A draft of 10 couple of the
dukee hounds, from Badminton, for heating, hem been for-
warded to Gibraltar.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester left town
yesterday for their seat, Kinds:disc Castle, Hastiness-
shire.

The Duchess of Someniet arrived st the Mini-
Nulty yesterday, isms Stover Park, the ducal seat ta Devon-
shire.

The Jlaninia of Lansdowne has not been indis-
pawl His lordship hurt his foot recently, and has sine°
seed a bath chair at Bowood, which probably gars rise to
tb rumour published by our ewnemportrius. The Earl of
Shelburne is in Helms I.

Thu Earl of liarrowby and Viscount and Vis-
countess Sasidoe have arrived at their residence in l:rceve-
•orieyuaee, from Samba Hall, Staffordshire.
. . _

The Earl and Count Stanhope arrived at th,ir
seat, Charming Park, yesterday, Crow a tour on the Corr
theent.

The Earl sod Countess of Aberdeen have arrived
a Argyll House, from Haddo House, Aberdeenshire.
The Earl and Countess of Craven leave town
to-day for COOMOAbbey, Coventry.

Viscount and Viscouutesr Cauiptlen have arrived
at Claridge's Hot 1, from Campion Howe, Gloucestershire.
Lady Westbury and the Hun. Augusta Bethell
taws arrived in Belgrave-aquae.

Lord and Lady Arhhurton have arrived at the
Gras" Haat; from Seotisod.

Lord nacre, who hart recently arrived at the Hoo,
hie lordship's seat in 11..rtfordshire, from his shooting
quarters in Inverness-shire, i., we ere happy to learn, re-
covering from the injuries he received from the accidental
discharge of his ride, when oat shooting at the close of the
mum

Lord Bhutyre and the Hoe. Mr. Stuart have
returned from a tour in &hernia, and gorse to meet Luly
Blantyre, who is with the family circle staying with the
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland at ClieNeu, near Maiden-
head.