The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1857. .

excludes in all urban constituencies large numbers of
the very clams upon whoa the franchise was intended
to be bestowed. The of that
moderately affluent class, to w eh the 101.-iranchist
was expected to give thajsegbe of voting) which is
excluded by legal quibieti and cavil.. is rev large.
Hereby a most iingertant and valuable ideuent of
public opinion is denied its due influence over the
composition of the legislative body. An adequate
Reform Brill will, therefore, not only have to meet
the case of those who were intentionally excluded
by the Reform Act of 1832, but also the cue of that
numerous and intelligent class who have been unin-
tentionally excluded.
We have said that the new Reform to be of
any value, must be a reality—seut appease
a natural craving of the publis sand. It
wan this that enured the sum of As
Bill of 1832. That measure satidad the them adalt.
leg want. How then is the now swiding tssat lobe
satisfied? How are the intellignit neueleiblell
both those who have been intentimedly sad flame
who have been unintentionally embeds& Mat •
share of the franchise by the Bill of 181111-440
franchised? Merely lowering tho qualifieatism will
not be sufficient. The qualification must be digit-
fled. The power must not be left to parties& rogistra-
Won committees—aided by sharp lawyers—to

exclude their political opponents from the register
spun we technical objections. Diversity of quali-
fication must be eschewed as tending to enhance the
expense and uncertainty of registration. It is,
indeed, alleged that a diversity of qualifications
enables all deism to be admitted; but this end will
be stamina more surely by fixing upon oae simple,
iateillgible, equitable qualification. To fix upon
tide quellasation to let in one class, and that
4111111161141011 to let in another, is to act like
the greet philosopher who, having cut a large hole
at the bottom of his study-door to let in the cat, cut
a sinialler to let in the kitten. To be real—to be

satishetory—to have any chance of pasting and
allaying the popular excitement, the New Reform
Bill Rust be characterised by simplicity as well se
oosprehenevences, in so far as the qualification is
°mooned. On other considerations we will enlarge
hereafter.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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;THREATS:NINO AUSTRIAN CIRCULAR.
Voses Gamete gives the lbllowing u the principal
pastages of a circular dispatch, in which the
Austrian government exposes its views on the
present position of the digest* between the cabinets
of Vienna and Turin :
The Imperil goverment Us MUM ea several morons
that the inters& Institutions of Piedmont did sot in any
way einem it, rln its intercom, with other Mates it at-
taches so weight to their political form, end I. just as ready to
keep ap trasinr relations with a nub& es with es eke-
lute government. It has never had any difference with •
state because it boa admitted the liberty of the press, and all
it asks of other Mr Is to respect the international obliga-
tions p morally strained, and its sole ompleint against
Piedmont Is that da, has disregarded them. Austria
spume of the retadpie of a regress which acts
prudently sad mare nutria& At Turin, on
the contrary, peelers me bear on revolution, and
the governama surds menemte which are directed
Karst the etch otpumisn of the power., which do not
punk Monne te be roads beam, they maintain In people's
mind, the hope of • Misr oravellon. The nunents-
tress made agelarthis manner of aces( having been without
remit, the imperil bunko at Twin has been recalled, not,
however, without maniksting the interim ollsaving the door
open to • etheetnent undereteadkag. net door, however,
Count de Cann doer by rending the Marquis de Can-
tu*, and thus prone MAW that he we. not at all anxious
to sae to sa smarming with Austria. The question hr
been egad, what sigaileation Austria attaches to the rep-
tant of diplomatic Maker I' It been for everyone to under-
rand that then I. In that act a serious warning to Pied-
mont. The hinge Minna, particularly those of the two
Western Powers, have not Masud this step with an
faineant eye, and they Mayor to anticipate ulterkv
consequesess by friendly mediation. At Vienna they will
meet with the way test intentions. Nothing I. demanded
, of Piedmont bat the observers of internetkaal rules, sad
If the medisting power. ma obtain what was refund to
Austria en arrengsmat will be easy. Should, en the con-
' Wry, Cunt de Caner amine% himself behind a line at
argument which merely plays on words without modifying
bola, Austria will have to delineate on the farther stop
, that may prove necessary for the preenvation of her dignity
, and of hr Men.

In damages to their lames, and the consequence
wllfbe the total rain of several men who up to
this day thought themselves rich. So great is the
irritation among the parties affected by the judg-
ment of the Council of State, that some engineers
who went lately to make preparations for pulling
down some of the condemned houses, were met by
filly men armed with muskets, and forced to beat a
retreat. A meeting of proprietors has been held
at the house of a member of the Corps Legielatif,
who promised to lay their case before the Emperor.
It is reported that a deputy said at this meeting that
"nothing but the all-powerful equity of the Emperor
could remedy the iniquitous operatiou " of the law
in question.
There have been violent oscillations at the Bourse
to-day. The opening was very favourable—almost
brilliant. The Bente rose to 69fr. 61c. for cash, and
70fr. 13e. for account; but within the last hour an
extraordinary reaction set in, without any known
cause. Large sales were made, and the Rente
closed at 09fr. 30c. and 69fr. Mfr., falling 90e. and
19c. in the day. Mobilier fell 17fr. 60c. The rail-
ways, which in the morning had risen as well as the
ltente, suffered a similarly rapid reaction, and, with
the exception of Southern, which rose Mk., and
Lyons, 2fr. 30c., closed generally from 2fr. 50e. to
afr. lower. Western fell 17fr. 30c.
M. Persiani, the late Russian minister at Athens,
who has been replaced by M. Oseroff, has arrived in
Paris.

The Independance Bulge was seized to-day.
The Grand Duke Constantine, upon whom certain
foreign journals have pronounced en anticipated
een'tence of banishment to Fontainebleau,on account
of his eccentricity, is expected in Paris at the end
of this month, and preparations are making for
grand Pees to bo given to him. Among other
things there will bo a court ball, trete at the Hotel
de Ville, and a dinner and ball at the Russian
embassy.

ITALY.