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London, England, 1850-04-22 00:00:00

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as highly 'embellished. • ' •-I•• • .
7Wri;batli which took plait Id 16 AMMO
yeitieday was highly. important: libe
=Lthe principle of transportable lee ,
em The plies of transportatioa is to •
the' Valley a Widths* in the Marquessa
barids. TIM Valley of Waithau contains 800 'hec-
tare" Admiral Dapetit Thouars bore testimony to
its salubrity. Stime settlers there had sent for their
families. The chief advantage presented by this
valll, as it is called, is that on three sides it is en.
emceed
by inaccessible rooks, while on the
fourth, which faces the sea, the entrance to
the gorge is so narrow that a single ten-
tiasi could guard the whole enceinte. M. de
Lensattine made a speech, so frequently interrupted
by the Right, who ridiculed his pleading in favour of
humanity as morbid excesses of sentimentalism, that
be resigned the tribune without coming to a conclu-
sion. In one part, alluding to the length of the
voyage and the multiplied chances of shipwreck, be
evok,d the picture of the raft of the Madam, which
produced roars of laughter for several minutes. lie
then recommended the lofty plateau of Ca.yeane,
which by a lapse lioigueo he represented as 'muted
1,600 leagues above the level of the sea. The house
shrieked with amusement at this little trip. Bat no
one answeredthe great argument of Laniartine, which
dwelt on the inhumanity of separating criminals by
such an enormous distance from their families, so as
completely to sunder all ties with home or country.
The President arrived at Angers in the night. lie
had brought to him immediately an account of the
state of the wounded, and of the number of the dead.
On the 19th the Prince, accompanied by General
Urzer,oommanderof the department of Maineot-Loire,
visited the survivors of the catastrophe. Many of
them were in a desperate state. Commandant Fleury
and Captain do Toulageon, officiers d'ordonnaues to
the President, also visited the victims in the hospitals
and private houses, and in obedience to the President's
orders caused every possible attention to be paid to
them. The presence of the President of the Republic
at Angers had caused to excellent effect The Minis-
ter of War, all the authorities, and an immense mass
of the population of the town and the department,
attended a funeral service for the dead at the Cathe-
dral. The President is expected to return to Paris
this morning.
The increased prospect of the ricotta of the mode-
rate putty in the approaching election for Paris con-
tinues to have a favourable influence on the money
market. Prices opened at au advance on the last
quotations of yesterday, and continued to be well
maintained until nearly the close of the day, when
some rather considerable salescaused a slight reaction,
leaving prices, however, higher than on the previous
day.
The Voix du People was seized yesterday at the
Post-office, and in its offices, for having published an
article (Award Proodhon, entitled " Election of 28th
April—To the Bourgeoisie," and referring also to the
catastrophe at Angers. The responsible editor of the
paper and the author of the articlo are to be pro-
secuted 1. For exciting to hatred and contempt
of the republic; 2. For exciting citizens to
hatred of each other ; 3. For excitations to the
soldiers with the view of seducing them from their
military rluties, and from the obedience they owe to
their chiefs.

817111 DAT, 7 P
The sitting of the Legislieive Assembly yesterday
was marked by a result of high importance. The
ministers were defeated by a majority of 64 in a house
of 666, on an amendment which would have the
effect of depriving the law of transportation of retro-
activity. Odilon Barrot, who spoke for the first time
since nix fall, never made a finer or more effective
speech. The bones was completely carried away by
the tone of his arguments, and treated the feeble
chicanery of Baroobe, who returned ones more to the
charge, to stave off a rota under the immediate
influence of the orator, with disdainful indifference or
marked disapprobation. Never did any ministry
suffer a more stunning defeat, for the government had
set its heart on handselling their Norfolk Lased in
the Pacific with the political prisoners sentenced by
the High Court of Bourges and the lligh
Court of Verpaillee. The members of the govern-
ment degraded their position as legislators by
proposing a law, the object of which was retro-
active and personal; their position as ministers
has been degraded by a rebuke full of dignity and
eloquence, bucked by a large majority of the Ai*em-
bly. Nothing cuts a poorer figure than baffled
especially when convicted of ignorance and
usurpation in attempting to fulfil its purpose. The
government stood convicted of ignorance in supposing
that the legislature could apply a penalty retroac-
tively, and of an intention to usurp the functions of
the judicial power, in declaring, by the mouth of
Baroche, that, if the Assembly aid not explicitly de
clue the non-retroactivity of the law, the government
would apply the penalty of transportation to the pri-
mers sentenced by the High Courts of Boarges and
Versailles. This declaration was even received with
applause by the Right. It was the high task of
Odilon Barrot to pat that font applause to shame ;
in this he succeeded most completely. He
set the question on ita true footing. Ha brought back
the perverted sense of the majority to a consciousness
of their position as legislators, and the imperative
duty of purging the solemn act of legislation from
mean considerations of personal rancour. He drew

On Sunday the 7th of April, the cathedral of
Saragossa was struck by lightning, and took fire. This
accident happened at tne moment when the procession
of the ]toll Sacrament was coming out of the church
with the viaticum for the sick. The crowd was great ;
for the people thronged tone the procession, which
was headed by s band of music, and • picket of
grenadiers. Presently a thick cloud on rout the sky,
and darkened the city like sodden nightfall ; the heavy
rain which fell obliged the procession t' face about
and take shelter in the church. No sooner had the
priests and choristers effected this movement than a
lung roll of thunder, which shook the ancient oaths.
dral to its foundations, was preceded by a violent err ek.
as if the building had been rent. The towrr had been
struck by lightning. The son of the bell-teller eis•
aped with a smart shock ; but his father was suffo-
cated, and precipitated lifeless from the belfry to tho
pavement of the church. The roof ought tire, and a
violent wind fanned the flint 8, WI that all efforts to
extinguish them were vain, and by three in the after-
coo. the dome was burned.

the line distinctly between legislative and judicial
[sanctities. Finally, he touched the house with peni-
tential shams while he revealed the illegality, as
well as uneenerousness, of the vote which the go-
vernment called upon them to give, and which, without
Ms masterly speech. would undoubtedly have been
given. Baroohe, who spoke before him, had renamed
bie seat on the ministerial benches, in the full
seserance that the day was won ; but the self-ons-
placent triumph of his countenance was gradually
'landed as the house echoed, every moment,
more and more fully, the clear, just opinions and
worthy sentiments of Odilon Herat, and at length
quit* eclipsed. It was an interesting spec-
tacle, and bailed with delight by the liberals of the
Assembly, to see M. Barrot come forward once more,
armed with his old opinions, and clothing in warn;
and energetic language, sentiments and opinions
which did equal honour to his head and heart,
which brought out his qualities as an orator, a
lawyer, • statesman, and, above all, as a man.
The honours of the day were his; and they will
weigh in the public estimation against many weak-
names and errors. His success was more brilliant as
the Left had put forth all their strength upon this
hill, but without effect. Victor Hugo had failed, and
Lamartine had failed; but Odilon Barret hit the nail
un the head.
M. Baroche having, as above stated, declared that,
unless the Assembly did not make an explicit declara-
tion to the contrary, the ministry would apply the
law to those who had been sentenced to transporta-

tion,
M. Odilon Barret rose, amid the cheers with which
the declared intention of the government was received.
He said that
Nothing buts* 'imperious sense of duty could ham in-
duced him to amend the tribune in his present stem of
health. The declaration they had jet: heard from the
minister was applended as frank and courageous. But in
what precedents bad Its found the mews to say to a Legis-
lative Assembly that it had not only the right to vote •
rood statute, but to apply the penalty to such and such
jueons previously seuttaced. The precedent relative to the
risdiction of the High Court of Justice had been quoted;
which jwioliction had been defined, and he admitted wi.h
his (Oddon Barret's) tensest, by the Assembly In such a we,
to he applicable to °fences committed before the emistitu-
ii in of the court. Bat there was a great dig'. omen between
deft..ing the jurisdiction of a court and pointing the penonal
application of a penalty. The tint was strictly a legislative
fonvion, while the left was unquestionably cosapstsot only
to the judicial power. If the house abstained from an
decision the only legitimate conseqoesca would be that
the isgislaturo had respected the rights of tribunals. Who
would dare to sire any other commentary to the reserve of
the Assembly? Who would dare to read di mat reserve an
application?hush Iclt No, if the Csahreer was silent, it was
silent that Justice might speak, and speak with entire hide-
peadence. (Cheers.) No doubt ever would be left by the

El Puts notices a rumour that the hand of one of
the king's sisters had been sought hi marriage by the
President f. he French Republic.
The formidable 136084 Ramiro, whom amanita
have long been the terror of Galicia, was c iptured on
the 6.h, at Oporto.

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THE EXPRESS, MONDAT EVENING, APRIL 22, 1850.

Woo Ammably ; tar so Ma ease U. maned wet
Modem all Me benefit of the
apistil Mena% Asko; reiresedialidelafteAbo, tit
b;eaglit herwarlarsiag Wailmistop. no amt. • Ms es
had matittly nalliatsd m the @WM ; bet hated .em as-
surfed to them* pimale he a slues maw{ Mat tin
*mews disposed dew • benellsanc power • wield
agrambe the lot of mea detsied la prism.. Had stseika re-
deities securred in the soweelh in which be wee proem*, he
would bees opposed it with all his might, both as • stater
' men lad 6 irwyer.— diet sapposiag the Assembly made Me
eeplirit asaussies air ewe Gelled ea to make by the go-
verement, thatmeshimet help the matter. !or the sawed
-beaseoy teenthgt 4W-haw meld set be Applied se,
Ada oett fty 'Mar to moot • law qmstfoo.
apes which thijmilalg power osold alms adds. (Cheers.)
la his *palm plimiaMoilwas time ihatelhe ponielw
meat of treaspiMailia m Waist di peddled Wham. Hs
'had lus eftrombei IF liet Me MOs hewn (Left) for
Mee eyielew, Mg Ms dl d old eftedleg, tor
;Mr Virg emend • mein of the government to ex.
pump tM punishmeat et li•Myeelsdea hoes the penal code,
s .oleo Is 4siue the seMmlblesee at my place whither
to treenitela smmtewead pdama lb opinion had carried
• the day. Howse thermal eitemely, that the punishment
had Less le.t, while the thiwg ad am mist. Bat it was thou
arm& that la all eases whom sentenes of transportation was
proaomend, dayeheasent ahead be Masted. Now the
other slat maiataimat in-att•that the sensesco of imprison-
, nowt was weepasolcissieless milled to swain peewee wadi
a plats of peeestisa shaeW be toast This wa• early
soda the *de M all law. A Khmer mold sot be aes.
NNW to two pomades is this way t Ant to haeriersztest
mil tits tramportadeo. There wee se melt amphibious
pasahment as that is say code. And why was
mimiple of now retreastivity es prodeas Simply
WNW so team toad ass distinguish eiserly the punish-
ment to whisk be would be subjoined by the violaters of the
law. A contrary dispositioa would vidste the mid eem•
pact. Thanks to this prised* th• legislators maid net be
minuted by a perinea! sentiment; and dogmas its elm
raster by ankle, laws to meth as individual perm pre-
viously guilty of ea offense. Finally, he besought the
Assembly to ratify the system of excludieg personal motives
for veinal laws by marking, upon this ...saws, their reopen
for tie principle of oon-rotrosetivity. He trusted they would
wee for the restoration of Art. 6, which to:premed this
maniple in the as 01 the present law. The boo. repro•
seststive set down amid load cheers, sad received the
waratulatios• of his Meade.
In the sitting of the 18th, M. C'hegaray's report on
Oeneral Orammont's report relative to the establish-
ment of a Banque FoLciere de Franco, war laid on
the table.

The National says, that when the vote of yester-
day was announced, M. Baroche said to a ring of de-
puties standing about him, " I shall resign."
It is announced as definitively arranged that the
Cardinal du Pont shall be the French ambassador at
Rome.

The President of the 'Republic, having distributed
decorations to the persons who had exerted them-
selves to save the victims, has returned to the ElysEe.
A proposition has been presented to the Assembly,
by a considerable number of the members, to the ef-
fect that the 200,0001 r. destined for the fetes of the
4th of May shall be distributed to the soldiers
wounded in the catastrophe at Adger*, and to the fa-
milies of those who are dead.
Yesterday the Bourse opened firm, but, some con-
siderab'e Bales having been msde, prior a towards the
close slightly gave way, and left off lower than
on Friday. For the Account, Fives
20c., and Threes 10c., the former closing at 89fr. 30c.,
and the latter at 651 r. 85c. For Ca,b, Fives have
fallen 10c., and Threes 6c., the prices being h9fr. 40c. '
and 63fr. 60c. Bank of France Shares are unvaried,
at 2,1251 r. Foreign securities have been rather
sought after, and have generally improved. Belgian
Fives have advanced :, closing at 1001; Old Roman,
781; New ditto, 78: ; Neapolitan, 94. The share
market continues firm, and prices on the whole are
pretty well supported. Orleans have advanced 121 r.

M. Prondhon, having violated the formal engage.
ment which he had taken not to write offensively in
the newspapers against the government, has been
transferrtd to the Donliens, (or which place he set
out yesterday morning accompanied by two agents of
police.
The You du Peuple contains an energetic protest
by M. Proadhon against his traoslatioc.
All the newspapers of Angers were seized on
Saturday,forthe accounts they gave of the disasters of
the 16th. _ _ _

Tue number missing from the battalion of the 11th,
which was precipitated into the Maine is 219. 181
were interred on the 19 h in the same grave. The
number of wounded is 87. The river is dragged to
discover the bodies of the remaining 38. The only
civilians who perished were two agents of the police,
who were stationed on the bridge a: the moment.
The company of National Guards, in which Leclerc

fought in fune, have been called on to rign an attesta-
tion of the act of herioam, which has been assigned as
the motive of his candidacy.
The Napoleon strongly advocates the candidacy of
Leclerc.

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GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.

A telegraphic despatch of the Cologne Gazette,
dated Berlin, April 19, 10 P.N., declares for certain
that Mere Von Usedom had delivered the Prussian
ultimatum to the Danish plenipotentiary on the 17th
instant. Prussia, in the name of Germany, proposes
a treaty of peace, in which the rights of the Ducheis
Schleswig-Holstein shall be reserved in a form similar
to the saving clause in the resolution of the Bund in
1848. All the states of the Bond are invited to
concur in the act of Prussia. Whether Denmark
will accept the proposition is very uncertain.

ERFURT, APRIL 18.
The Stmatenhaus at Erfurt sat this day. The Pre-
sident Auerswald opened the sitting at 10 o'clock. On
the election of a president for the remainder of the
assembly, Anerswald received 58, and Count Arnim
Boytzenburg, 23 votes. The former was declared
elected. Von Watzdorf and Count Solna Laubach
were then elected vice-presidents.
The debate on the report of the constitution com-
mittee woe then resumed.
The Volkehaus sat to-day. At the commencement of
the sittinr, it was anneuesed that deputies Volker' of Gies-
sen, and Bulls, Berlin, bad missed their seats. The dia.
torsion of the report of the soseraittes on the coastitutioa
then commenced. The amendment of the committee on
par 188, regulating entails, wse accepted. An amendment
by Vidalia, exempting mom of removals of judges from
the supreme court from the operation of par. 176, was
accepted. The following amendment, by Von Bode'.
schwingh, wee adopted The proseedinp of all civil and
criminal courts shall be public, except in cases where
order end morale would be endangered • the judges may then
make an open order for suspending publicity." Prince Reuss
wepored en amendment to • par.. 177, to leave to the
jury only the question of feat is difficult criminal and politi.
ores. Risen objected to any each limitation of the func-
tion of the jury. The proposition was rejected. Alter •
short discussion the remaining clauses of the chapter on
fundamental rights were /4014, and the discussion of the
electoral law commenced.

BERLIN, Arum 17.
A cabinet order has been addressed to General von
Bonin at Hamburg, directing him to summon all the
Prussian offioers in the service of the duchies to return
to Prussia immediately. Thirty-three of them have
complied with this summons, but seven or eight have
renounced their commissions in the Prussian army in
favour of the duchies. This step seems to confirm the
statement that Prussia intends to withdraw altogether
from the affair. General Willison has addressed a
general order to the army, in which he thanks the
retiring officers for the eminent services rendered to
the duchies, and szyreasse a hope that they will not
forget their former brethren in arms.
The three men of confidence entrusted with the now
attempt to conclude a peace with Denmark by direct
negot.stions at Copenhagen, left Kid on the 14th inst.
to proceed by way of Lubeck. It is understood that
they will be received by the Danish Minister for
Foreign Affairs. They are, Count Reventlow Farve,
Syndicus Prehn, and Heinzelinann, a government
councillor.

The widow of the gallant Marshal Vorwartz, Prince
Blucher, died here last Light after a long and painful
illness.

Aran, 18.

.........
It is not impossiblo that the Central Federal
Commission will cease to exist with tho end of this

Meath. of the employis have written from
Frankfort to their friends here, stating that they ex-
peet to rotate home in the course of a few
weeks. The% negotiations which have been
pending for the prolongation of the eon ,
vention of the 30th September are said to have
failed, in consequence of the refusal of Austria to ac-
knowledge the independence and legitimacy of the
Erfurt union. The Omstitutional Correspondence of
this morning assures its readers that the Prussian '
government will not eater upon any further negotia-
ihmewith Austria respecting the larger oonfedera-
fiat, until the Austrian government shall have recog-
bleed the units. The Prussian government intends
to demand the recognition of the union by all the
European States.
Count Baton has iarived in Schwerin from Erfurt,
and has now definitively undertaken the duties of
president of the ministry. and minister 'for foreign
affairs in the duchy. His sudden return had left his
acceptation of the officer In doubt.
BERLIN, Arm 19.
Diverse reports are in circulation respecting dis-
sension in the ministry; the cause is said to be the
Erfurt parliament. Manntetifflrl and Von der Heydt
are reported to be vary anxious to prosecute the
scheme of the union and to afford every possible faci-
lity to its completion. In this view they are opposed
by Brandenburg and Pobleinitx. It is well known
that Count Brandenburg bas only lent his name to
the present ministry, and that he is at heart a friend
of the Chelarsh party. The latter are extremely anxious
for office, and, believing that the present moment offers
a much better opportunity than they have before pos-
sess. d,they have need great efforts to influence Count
Brandenburg in their behalf. There are some grounds
for believing that they have succeeded ; one of these
is very striking. On the opening of the Erfurt par-
liament, the government took by the haul the little
Erfurt Gazette, caused it to be enlarged, and adopted
it as a ministerial organ; in the first number, in its
enlarged form, this fact was announced with great
complacency by the flattered editor. All the articles
which have aims appeared in the .Erfurt Gazette
have described the Prussian ministry as continuing
highly favourable to the union, and, though opposed
to the en bloc adoption, now that it had been carried
by a large majority in bath houses that they would
accept that decision and act upon it. Such is the state-
ment of the ministerial Erfurt Zeitung. But theDeutsehe
Refmrrm, which also possesses the ministerial character,
hints in gloomy and vague phrase at directly the
reverse, describing the decisions of the parliament as
ruinous to the strength of Prussia and her position as
a European power. What can be augured from such
a contradiction between ministerial organs but that
they receive their inspirations from different members
of the cabinet, who entertain different views. Mean-
while both homes at Erfurt have been so diligent in
their revision that a very few days will lift the
curtain.