The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. TUSIIDAT EVINOIG.

The Corps Legislatif, after a very long roma, in
consequence of no business being ripe for its atten-
tiou, is about to have some debating. The bill
fixing 100,000 as the contingent of recruits for the
year will be opposed on Thursday by M. Picard,
who will move that the number be reduced to
80,000. It is needless to say that he will obtain
but few supporters, notwithstanding that the
budget committee, thereby echoing the undoubted
opinion of the country, pronounces so emphatically
in favour of peace. The sugar bill will be taken
on Friday ; and on Monday or Tuesday the dis-
cussion of the budget may be expected to com-
mence. The government has intimated, pretty
distinctly, that the session will not be prolonged
beyond the day at present fixed for its close, viz.,
May 4. Only about 12 days, therefore, can be
given to the budget puma the bill on coalitions is
to be thrown over till next year. Twelve
days in EuglanJ would be thought a good deal for
one object ; but here it is not much for a bill
divided into so many heads, and connected with so
many points of general policy. The budget, like
the address, is made an excuse for speeches appa-
rently very wide of the mark, and which members
are reduced to make as a set off against their ina-
bility to initiate bills or to ask questions.
♦ supplementary credit of 767,500 fr. has just
been brought forward for additional pay to depu-
ties, in consequence of a prolongation of the session.
The object for which this money is required
appears printed in italics, with the view, it is sup-
posed, of stimulating the deputies to get through
the budget within the time required of them lest
it should be supposed that they are manosuvring to
get another month's salary. It is not usual to
divide a month, and there was once an instance of
a prolongation for one day only, which necessitated
an extra month's pay to every member. The
Opinion Nationale, however, says that if these
italics are meant to convey any insinuation against
the deputies, the imputation is not fair. It is not
their fault that the government has so managed
business as to leave them two months, with
nothing to do, and that the budget was kept back
till February.
It is said that the government means to put in
force against Cardinal Bonald, the Archbishop of
Lyons, who is now having a great fight with his
clergy about the introduction of the Roman liturgy,
that article of the organic laws which prohibits
the importation of bulls from Rome.

I hear that MM. Guizot and Villemain have de-
clined to attend the Shakespeare banquet at the
Hotel du Louvre (the French one) because they
think the management too revolutionary. M.
Lamartine has also excused himself, but without
amigning a reason. It is intended that this dinner
shall be given at 2 o'clock, and it will be followed
by a theatrical entertainment, in which M. Rou-
vribre will play some scenes from Hamlet. Letters
from Victor Hugo and George Sand are expected
to be read.

The Bourse was more buoyant than it has been
for a very long time. Bente rose 25c. for cash
and 10c. for account, closing at 66fr. 25c. and
66fr. 300. blather rose 211 r. 25c. The railways
were all fully 2fr. 50c. higher.