The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-29 00:00:00

IMPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom OUR owN couzsposngrr.)
PARIS, THURSDAY EVINING.

It is a common saying at this time of the year
that the "newspapers are dull." But the dulness
to-day is so excessive as almost to constitute a re-
markable fact. French readers feed upon stale and
tasteless food, which would not go down in Lon-
don at all. It is quite certain—and I make the
reflection generally—that Frenchmen, with all
their verve and excitability, are more easily pleased
and much less critical than Englishmen. Every even-
ing in the tufts c•antants of the Champs Elys6es
people drink contentedly worse liquor, and listen
complacently to worse songs, than any director of
Cremorne or even a common London tea-garden
would venture to offer to customers. It is just
the same with journalism. There is often iu the
newspapers much excellent writing in the form of
essays and literary criticism. But the " warning"
system has completely emasculated the greatest
part of political writers, and engendered a
style sue generis, which speaks, but says
nothing. A pompous article in yesterday's
Prance began with these words :—" It is
time that public opinion, should return to an
exact and practical opinion of the actual situation
of Europe." The Debats observes that this exor-
dium was promising, but that unfortunately the
rest of the article contained "no appreciation
whatsoever." A precisely similar remark may be
justly made of the second article of the series con-
tained in the Francs of this evening. The patience
of the reading public enables French editors to
serve up reehauffes which throw no light
whatever on the leading questions of
the day ; and nine times out of ten an
article in leaded type sells a paper because
it is thought to be " communicated," when, in fact,
it is ear et praterea nail. To-day there is absolutely
no news stirring, and I find in the evening papers
nothing worth notice or upon which to hang a re-
mark beyond the few paragraphs subjoined :
The Sport publishes a "decree," signed by Ge-
neral Fleury in his character of Director-General
of " studs," which prohibits Messrs. Valliant,
Lamplugh, and Collins from "possessing,
training, or riding " any horse in any govern-
ment race from the present time to January
1,186 b." As a consequence of this in-
terdiction the decree states that the horse
" Africain," formerly called " Fateudre," and all
other horses belonging to the parties above named,
or entered in their names, are prohibited to run.
The horse " Egmont" is also disqualified. The
Pays contains an article giving its " warm
approbation" to the above decree, which se-
riously affects two well-known English jockeys.
But, as neither the decree itself nor the
laudatory article of the Pays contains the
slightest information as to the delinquencies attri-
buted to the racing men affected by General
I Fleury's decree, I am unable to express any opinion
as to its justice. In France no doubt the habit of
the people is to assume that • decision by com-
petent authority is all right, although the reasons
may be kept secret. My mind is utterly without
a bias in the matter, which I have never heard
spoken of at all, and now find noticed for the first
time in the newspaper paragraph which this
moment comes under my eye. Only when I find
English jockeys condemned by a French turf tri-
bunal, I cannot help seeking the reason why, and
this I do not find.

A Paris letter of the ludeperiziones relates that as
M. Drouyn de Lhuys was leaving the Emperor at
Vichy for the railway station, his Majesty traced
out the line of conduct which he wished the Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs to follow at present by the
two words, inertia—Sapientia.
General Count de Montebello, commander of
the French corps of occupation at Rome, with M.
St. Cyr-Nugue and the Marquis de Villermont,
his aides-de-camp, arrived at Marseilles the day
before yesterday, and left for Paris the following
morning. M. Ferdinand Lesseps has also arrived
at Marseilles from the East.

Advioes from Tunis state that the small corps
of troops sent against the rebels by the Kasnadar
having returned to Tunis without fighting, the
Bey, deeming it useless to keep troops which
could render no service, disbanded them on the
22nd inst. This measure was well received by the
populations, as the soldiers composing this corps
were addicted to plundering the property of the
inhabitants. The Bey's health has improved, and
be seems to think that the state of affairs must
soon improve, seeing that several of the tribes have
laid down their arms to get in their harvest. The
foreign naval force has been increased by the arrival
of two English frigates, and the French iron-clad
frigate Solferino was expected in the beginning of
August. The Bey's yacht has been repaired, and
he intends to visit all the towns on the coast of the
Regency next month.
The Bonnie was dull, with rather a downward
tendency, but there is no change in the quotations

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The LOSSES OF FRI POLES IN TER INSURRECTION.
—The following interest's( pertioulthe as this subject are
gives by the Ost-See Zeiturag, a journal ksowa for its par-
tiality to Humes The losses, both in men and mossy,
Lifland by the various portions of aueient Poland, is ors-
sequence of the insurrection, may now be given with approx-
imate accuracy. According to accounts, partly derived from
official sources, in the Russian end Polish papers, there were '
in the course of the 16 months' struggle about 30,000 in-
'urgent' killed or severely wounded in battle ; 361 persons
executed, and 85,000 political prisosers deported into I
Siberia or the interior of Russia. The following is the
amount of the floes cod extraordinary contributions levied
by the Russian goveromeot Is the kingdom 'of Poland,
six millions of silver roubles 11,000,0000 ; in the Litho-
miss governments, eight wallops (1,300,0000 ; and in
Volbysis, Podolia, and Kiev, six end a half millions
(1,073,0000 The following estates have been either seques-
trated or confiscated :—Io the kingdom of Poked about 700;
io the Lithuanian goveromants, with Vollaynia, Podolia, and
Kiev, upwards of 2,000. The following =Wants win
levied is national taxes by the national government :—ln
the kingdom of Poland six millions of silver roubles
(1,000,0000 ; in Lithuania, 3 millions (503,0000 ; is
Volhynis, Podolia, ad Kiev, 2 million, (300,0000 ; in
Galicia, 2t millions (375,0000 ; in Posen and West prom*
one million (150,0001.) The total sum raised on the two
national loans onsounte to about two millions of silver
roubles (300,0001). Some idea of the magnitude of the
sums contributed to the insurrection by individual land.
owners may be gathered from the fact that a but mode
rattily wealthy landowner of the proviso. of Poses had to
pay in the course of the year 1863 5,000 Polish &rims (1250
on three diffsnst occasions. Landownses who were motor!.
ously wealthy were taxed to the extent of from 20 to
30,000 Polish florins (5001. to 7500. The number of Poles
' who fled abroad after the insurrection amounts to 10,000 at
least, and there are about 6,000 still under examination in
prison. The arrests still continue, though not quite so
numerous as before."

DROUGHT IN THE MIDLAND COrrirrilta.—Very
general complaints are made in the comities of Notts.
Derby, Luke°la, and Leicester of UN coatinued ward of
rain. The Treat ls lower than has been known for normal
lean, and the pasture hada aro as hare. abase* as the high
roads. Allusion was roads to the esti** ha nmewons
pulpits oa Sunday last. The wheat crop looka well, but
there la a danger of the son ripening too fast.