The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-26 00:00:00

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OUTGOING MAIL&
The seas be Lisboa. Bpi% sal Gibraltar will be rade
up this mains.
The Ward Lath. Winding Bawds. Harebask
Moira, Honduras, New Odom, awl Mad"
_sad maladies
the.. for Madeira, St. Jaaa-de-Nrwerradiew Grabdß,
Chili, and Perm, will be rade tip ea the remies el rob. IL
Ti. aria. he Meanie, Ow &sal* and Posner Ayres,will
be reds rp ea the avarbg d Irak. 4.
The mils dllllanaMbe, ia the Mediterranean,
Cellos, Isar, Hos=e.,. am, will be rade tip LIM
wetting of Feb. 7.
The ma ails for &Ma Nee* Measles sad the Umbra
litres will be cede lip wthe resin ef Feb. 9.
The MAI Ise Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the Iris* lamb,
Coyisa. laths, and Chin. via Southamptos, will
be wade op on the nieralag of Feb. 9D.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26.

Tux Protectionists have not much to bout from
their great meeting, to get op which the Lincolnshire
tanners were so whipped. Wooed &Broom. was
there, indeed, to attar the twaddle for which he is
renowned. Save him, the landlords had but Mr.
Commix for an orator, and he
.got sadly cut up.
Mr. CHAPLIN avowed his object to be to tax
the breed-eaters of Ragland in each a proportion
as to add twenty-four shillings an acre to the value of
his land. If this were granted, Mr. CHAPLIN pro-
mised to keep up his stud and his hounds. What
ditlerence the premised tax would make to the far-
mers, Mr. Cusrux did not say ; for he declared that
rents was a tabooed subject, not to he spoken
or, and altogether a private thing between
his tenants and himselL Yet there is no
district in which the small farmer pays more,
than in Lincolnshire, although the large farmer may
not be pressed. Bat the large farmer, not over-
rented, and raising bat three bushels an acre, accord-
Mg to Mr. Commix—that is, but one bushel more
than the unaided produce of the soil —has surely
margin enough for increased produce and greater
exertions. Another grievance pat forward by Mr.
CHAPLIN was put down with overwhelming
readiness by Mr. NORTON. The landlord complained
of his interests being so exclusively burdened with
tithes and rates, which, if distributed and raised on
stock in trade and Sating capital, would be dimi-
nished. "Why, retorted Mr. NORTON, "you, Mr.
CHAPLIN—your very self—porgies no less than
4,000 extra-parochial acres not charged to the
parish or the poor. And there are 10,000
acres in the neighbourhood of Lincoln similarly
exempt. This raised a loud and general cry of
*Statue" even from a protectionist meeting. Mr.
SEELEY, &Boding no doubt to the small farms, de-
clared, without contradiction, that 101. an acre was
even now to be gained in Lincolnshire by Wheat ;
he hims4f, u a large miller, never paid less than
forty-flee shillings a quarter, whilst wool, which was
last year eighteen shdliogs, was now twenty-tight
shillings.
Some of the most pertinent remarks were made by
a tenant-farmer, of the name of Siam, who roes to
second a resolution in favour of &renewed corn-duty.
This he supported by alleging that the tenant-farmer
placed his capital at.the mercy of the landlord, and
had no law to protect it or him. So that, in addition
to a law to protect high prices, he would propose
another law to protect the farmers' independence, and
this other law that be proposed was the ballot.
Lincoln, however, was too remote to admit of the
dodge which the Protectionists attempt, of showing
that not merely agriculture, but manufactures, are in
a *offering. state. This was attempted at Hertford,
where NIr.BAKER proved to a submissive audience that
• lowerkg of rent would not be of the least service to
the farmer. Mr. Youxo, at the same meeting, also
proved that the cotton manufacture was in a deeming
state, because the increase in its exports was only to
the east. The shipping interest, too, was equally
ruined. True it was, that tonnage had increased in
1819, not only in foreign, bat British tonnage. True it
was that hundreds of vessels were on the stocks, and
building, by those who maw rein staring them in the
face in consequence of the Navigation Uwe. But all
this new outlay of capital in building ships was at-
tributed by Mr. Youxo to the reluctance which
people had to give up their usual business and specu-
lations, even in the face of no probable retrieve. Is
there a boy of twelve years of age simple enough to
ceed.t this of Mr. Youxo ? Smrl the country can-
not be imposed on by such conundrum.

Tante us two countries, of co very considerable
population, both displaying,st opposite extremities of
the world, pretty much the seine Anglo-Saxon
obstinacy, and practising with strange success
what is called passive realistic:as. These two coat-
tries are the Ducbyof Schleswig and the Capeof Good
Hope. The resistant portion of the former eaceiste of
the old region of the Aegis,, whose sone hate left
their cameo to our island. Bo that the man of the

Caps and the men of B&laste* are brethren.
It happens that pour little Wiliateig is new the lad
corner of Europe which Mill reside that media'
towards despotic power, of whish lathe head
and front. It is therefore very =Meal that Russian
agents abroad. and Remiss ewes ham sheik! he
extremely impatient for the medics of the Bales-
vigor., and to have them made over to the tyranny
of their offended master.

But really the implies* of the Times and
Chronicle. of Lod WZMISMILAND, and Colooel
Honors, is altogether misplaced. The fate of Schles-
wig end Holstein, se well at of all northern and cen-
tral Europe, is now being decided at Berlin. The
King of PRUSSIA wavers, and, like Lora Norol.son
ebbs and flows between alliance with absolutism and
dependency on poplar antic And as primes are
much like women when waver, we fear for
the fate of countries Wrested mind; so poorly en-
dowed witi wisdom, coastamy, or manhood.
We can indeed understand the dillimitios of both.
Crowns in these days are sully risked, sod not tidily
recovered. They are not unlike playthings, that
children scramble for, and keep only so long as
chance and strength permit. 'The wearies of all
European crowns are therefore looking sharply out
for the best support; and noes have more than two
kinds of this, either the frank adhesion and love of
their population, or the alliance of despotism and its
armies. The otentate who hes not the courage
to trust to the ass, enact do without
the assistance of the ether. Now, this is the
Cage with the Tin; of PRUMILt, who has °msett. d
with liberty, and played fast and loose, till he has
profoundly disgusted both Osrssans and Prussians.
There is, however, still, a party in 0-annoy, who
would gladly trust him, that is, the constitutional and
enlightened middle aloes party. Bat however honest,
worthy, and talented, it is bet a juste maim, not
capable of defending a throne spinet either Roggen
and Austrian armfie, or against the Germans pro-
voked to popular insurrection.
Our respected correspondents acmes the King of
Emmett of turning his back as coastitatiosal govern-
ment, because he hates it. We do not believe this
of his Majesty ; bat we think that FRIDERICK WIL-
LIAM does not esteem it as able to save him, or to
carry him on without larger soneeesions to the
popular and democratic ideas than a king can make.
\Ven there no absoistist powers, or were there but
Austria, the King of Pinata might safely trust the
constitutionalists and wry es a liberal monarchy
with them. But Rorie is there, Ramie that will
not hear of liberties or emastitatioas, or Her-
man unity, or any modem improvement. Too
Bin of Pamirs ham hitherto "trivet to keep
aloof, and neither offend Baas, nor be sheathed in
its policy. But this is no linger possible. Ramis,
with Hungary in its pup sot Aunts is Its power,
with 200,000 man in Poised, sad as many toward;
the Danube, its military slim Ikea replenished
with Emilia gold, is as Imam to ha pat se with
exoness orpremiss. AMMe Hear Ms pat the
altoraative streagly hefass Fuzuntat WiLumt,
biddies him rooster the holy animas of kings
against
This rtsuora. spent sad myskry of the go-
vernmental crisis at Berlin, whisk we every mo-
nist exn the disessmonf mss way or the
sober. We shall ban htun oppertagns at
Mseming it. Bat I. the reassfass• ty2e7 °CO
Shield lie aware that the fats at Ihitlenw!g-flelsteini
et Who Mort parliawen. el Own" Illstr—"d
oreflote, depends apes Me 41061110 s of the aing of
Pavan.
With *tepees to we may set eat with
see troth, that NNW Mir CM OW

temporaries. Thus and Chronicle see all olive sad
ardent ia behalf of the King (SDl:mum Now tip,'
King of DENMARK is nobody. His Moe is Shoat*
expire the has no dynasties laterests., Hs serve
cm:spite, sad ,a trews* of
the
not the Merest et Diann& that ks abetted '
by the king or by any nag else— it is the laterals
of Rustle in Denmark. A proposal wee made
some three months back which would have
secured the integrity et Deaseark. and its union
with the duchies. It was iastaatly and rudely rp-
jeeted at Copeakagen. Why Bosom it was
upshot Remiss views and iebersem. The ling et
Manual aad the came of Denmark are and have
been bet the sure cat's-paws of Russia.
And .or joust& claws, that we, Englishmen,
should Wafer, actively to evererene the mutant* of
Schleswig. so as to hand it over to the prefect or
keno; MOM of the Czar. The demand is preposte-
rous. For our part, we have all along
maintained that
Ragland was not boned by the treaties of the last
watery to maintain Denmark in pone lion of the
Duchies. We were glad to see the Okbe, speaking
apparently in this the opinions of the government
paper, take, though rather tardily, this view of the
question, and announce that Lord PALYIESTON did
not feel Weasel bound by those trestles.
When his lordship therefore interfered se mediator,
it was not with the view of making over Sohleetrig
unoonditiosally to Denmark. Oar morning contsm-
poraries are utterly wren in supposing, that the ar-
mistice of the 10th of July was ottooluded with any
each intention. Previous to tbat armistice the Danes
continually said, as the Austrians say of Hungary,
that resistance was got op by interested parties and
artificial means, and that if Sohleswi was evacuated
by its troop., atd by the ft, the popu-
lation would of themselves return to their obedienoe.
With a view to allowing this expected result, Pros-
es signed the armistice, and England appointed a
oommierioaer to act with the Danish and the Prussian
one. Instead, howerer, of Danish expectation being
fulfilled, the German portion of Schleswig has main-
tained • species of passive resistance which nothing
but extreme rigour and brutal severity can over-

00100.
To give an instance : a Danish postmaster was ap-
pointed in a town. His very coining raised an inane- ,
section. The Prussians pat it down. But as no
clerk, or subordinate, or person of any kind, would '
communicate with the new postmaster, much less i
act with him, the post service was suspended. Again,
a Danish mayor was appointed at Huysum. In-
stantly every municipal officer resigned, and every-
thing like government or authority was suspended.
The commission begged the Prussian troops to march
into Huysum, so as to quarter same twenty or
thirty men en each house-owner. The householders
bore the burden for a long time, but would not yield.
And the Prussian general found himself just as Sir
HAIRY SMITH finds himself at the Cape, nonplused
by plosive resistance.
No one o.n be more furious at the succese of this
passive resistance than Col. HODGES. He is Dane to
the back-bone—that is, a Russian agent sans lesavoir,
and most anxious to overcome the Schleswigere. We
will give an example of his sagacity. One of the
great complaints of the King of De MARX is, that the
Schleswig'rs will only pray for him as Duke of
ScHLEswio. Col. Honors insisted that the Prussian
general should comp'', at the point of
the bayonet, all ministers and curates to
pray fur the King as king. The ministers
declared that if they did so, their churches would be
deserted. Colonel HonGss insisted, and the Prussian
general replied, that be could not coerce clergymen
to atter any given prayer. Only imagine an English-
man, an English consul and commissary employed in
such a to k !
It may be possible to overcome the passive resist-
ance of the Schleswig's.. Bat it certainly cannot
be done by Prussian soldiers, or by. only 8,000 of
them, to which their corps is limited. It
would require at least 50,000 Russian or
Austrian troops, who would flog the w :men
and the profe-sors naked, and so kill both by
torture and by shame, as the Austrianadid repeatedly
in Hungary, and as they killed Profes-or GIACOMIMI
the other day in Padua. But we should recommend
Colonel Howse not to patronise the knout in Schles-
wig. At least he had better wait to see how the
story of Sir HENRY WARD'S floggiap will be re-
ceived in parliament.
And, ate: all, what is this cruelty and bullying fur?
The Schleswig'sa are not unfaithful to their sove-
reign. They merely insist on the observance of
their ancient liberties, and of those constitutional
privileges which they have enjoyed for the last
tour huedred years. The Cossack party, however,
want to tread out every spark and vestige of the kind
in the north as in the south of Eerope. And we
have journals amongst us who undertake to halloo
them on. _ _ _ _ .

The immediate cause of complaint of the Russian
pity is, that the Prussians will not treat. There
have beat some maureavres to have the question re-
gotiatad with the interim powers at Frasktort. We
will not enter into the dispute is to whom Denmark
ought to tuna with. That were a puerile dispute.
But we believe that when the Danish envoy entreats
the Prussians to make new proposals, the latter
adhere to their last proposals se the only ones they
have to make. There is thus higglieg and delay
on both sides, and on both sides Niggling'
and delay is inevitable. Foe until the Penni= court
decide whether it is to be Russian or Ornman, it
cannot have a definite opinion as how to deal
with Schleswig or with Denmark. If Lord WEST-
MOZELL'ID wants to press one question, he must first
preeipitive the other. If his lordship bass Danish as
Colonel HODGES, he will no doubt get from the ultra
GEIPJACH, what neither BILANDEMBERG nor SCHLEP
14111 would demean themselves to consent to.