The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. WZDNIISDAY Evarnra.

The Figaro Programme says :

The directors of the Merest intakes of Paris have re-
ceived • circular from Marshal VaiDant, minister of the
Emperor's household in which they are celled on to adopt
the nacemary messaree, in order that the evening edition of
the Montteur may beamforth be sold inside the house.

Some of the papers object that this order involves
a breach of contract with the editors of the
Entr'acte and the Patric. The Patric states that it
is prepared to maintain its rights against "arbi-
trary measures which tend to confiscate property
and tear up contracts."
K de la Gueronniere's journal, La France, very
solemnly pronounces against the Moniker das Soir,
which, it says, constitutes an illegal privilege. The
competition, it says, will be chiefly felt by the
semi-official journals, of which number the France
professes not to be, but it thinks the chambers
cannot possibly pass over the flagrant contempt of
the principle of "equality of taxation " which is
at the bottom of the attempt to undersell papers
that are forced to pay the stamp duty.
The France seems to have grounds to-night for
confirming a consequence which it stood alone in
deducing from the creation of the evening official
organ. It announces, without reserve or qualifies.
tion, that the "direction of the press is about to
be suppressed," and that Count Treilhard, the
present director, will be called to "other func-
tions." It adds that the government has no longer
any occasion to " direct " the press, since it is
doing its best to " destroy " it by the competition
recently organised.
The body of Meyerbeer will be removed on
Friday from his house, No. 2, Rue Montagne, to
the Northern Railway station, whence it will be
sent by special train to Berlin for interment. A
committee has been formed to do honour to the
remains of the illustrious composer at the moment
of their being taken from Paris, and the Moniteur
du Soir nye that several speeches are expected to
be pronounced at the railway station. The com-
mittee consists of MM. Camille Doucet, de Saint-
Georges, Baron Taylor, Emile Perren, Auber,
Georges Kastner, Ed. Monnais, Fiorentino, Jules
Beer, the nephew of the deceased, and Louis
Brandus. The will is not to be opened till the
body arrives at Berlin, and the rumours about its
contents and the directions concerning his works
are therefore premature.
Count de Pereiguy is going to St. Etienne to im-
bibs incense from the burgesses who are going to
erect a triumphal arch in his honour, and it is said
he means to improve the occasion by delivering
himself of a political speech.
The Bourae,affected by the difficult operations in
connexion with the settlement, and by misgivings
about the Conference, was heavy during the greater
part of the day, but became better towards the
close. Bente left off without change ; Mobilier
fell Ur. 75c.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Veleotta 79.86 50 N.W W.
Cape Cleat 29.88 66 W.
g=w9 29.7856 W.
1 29.90 61 8.8. Z.
H.B 6454 64, RA W.
Pembroke 29.01 SS, W.B. W.
hemace 19.98114; W.S.W.
BIM . 40.00 57 W.
I:Ottani 25.92 eri w.n. W.
Rochefort 90.04 66, W.
Wmontd 29.0566 W.S.W.
emeeeth 5.9654' W.
Poriantonab 25.95 51. ILL
feedoe 29.96048 8.
Dover 90.01049' 8.1.
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Seerbeevegh 29.91 MI 8.
ttekside '29.9161 8. W.

TRIDAY. ITROBASUL SATURDAY.
B. W. SO W. W. and beck, On NOSTRIL S.W. SO R.E. fresh to
mode-ato to strong. COAST& stroug. some rain.
with soma Ma.
As above.

WINTIOIN. W. to EL, *row, rata
in places.
5..8.W. to W.N.W., 60111102,1 W.N.W. to 8.8. W.,
fresh, with rain En moderate to strong,
plata n. with some rani.
8, to W., moderate to LISITLE. As nest above.
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NortharnmScotiand. Werdernmlreland, Wales, and ad.
latencies. Boothernwasplish Channel and Blow By. looters
lisatword England sad North Bp.

On the second list of subscribers to the Gari-
baldi Food are Lord PaNeuters, 1001., Lady Painberetea,
201., Earl Dalhousie, HE., the Dowager Duchess of Suther-
land, 501., Sir W. Page Wood, 25f., Mr. C. Button, M.P.,
XI., Alderman Salomon, M.P., 211., ha
Lord Palmerston has consented to become the
president of the South of England Literary and Philosophical
Society, which has been established in connexion with the
Hartley Institute at Southampton. This society has been
formed by the most eminent literal', eremite, and pro-
fessional gentlemen in Southampton and its neighbourhood.
The Southampton corporation munimenta, consisting of
charters, maps, seals, ha, hive now bean removed to the
Hartley Institute. The oldest charter is one pasted by King
John in 1190. It is about the size of the palm of the
hand, and beautifully written. It is singular that the older
a Southampton charter is the better is the handwriting.
One of the muniments is a very ancient map of the town.
A Latin crone is marked at the top of Posted Tree Lane
on this map, which is the spot where it is supposed Lords
Cambridge and Scrope and Sir Therms Grey were beheaded
for treenail by Hoary V. It is in contemplation to have a
magnificent organ in the ball of the institute, to assist in
interpreting the rend music by the great masters.

Aytoun, on Friday, wnl ask the Secretary
of State for the Colonies, whether it is the intention of the
gorernment to ask the sanction of parliament, daring the
present 111111011, for a guarantee of interest on a stun of
money required to complete the railway from Halifax to
Quebec ; and, it not, whether the intention of doing me is
finally abandoned: and, whether any oorreepondanos has
taken yl b, ' rem the Colonia'-office and the authorities
le Canada and British Columbia on the subject of the pro.
posed telegraphic communication between Canada and the
subsequent to that which was produced last year;
and, if so, whether he has any objection to lay copies of such
correspondenoe upon the table.

REPRESENTATION OF POOLI.--MT. Waring,
suntrap contractor, has announced himself as a candidate is
the liberal interest for the representation of Poole, in
Dorset, at the next metal election.
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firaius ur Holt.—On Monday the whole of the
bricklayers connected with the society at Hull struck for an
.4.00 of 6d. pot day. During last week afresh', were
seat to the various builders demanding an advance, sod also
threatening that theme's would oat work staler the deemed
was seceded to. In one or two instances the 'Ammo was
paid.r Several hundreds of Is icklayere are now " out*
wages were 4e. 6d. per day. The bricklayers'
labourers, who had 185. per week, have also struck for 215.,
and they, where work in pre/slag, have got the schemes de.
weeded. The building trade in Hull is very brisk at the
present time, several public buildings sad a large number
of drat-dais houses and manufactories being is courts of
erection. The bricklayers are to Mein 12s. par week from
the club during the time they are on strike. On Saturday
the labourers in the employ of Messrs. O. and W. Earle,
hue shipbuilders, also struck for an *Anna of 6d. per day.
Tux Pastor's STRUM •-•-• The long-standing
strike of the pitmen at Seghill Colliery, in the county of
Northumberlarid, has best settled upon terms which are
likely to be satisfactory to the ewes, of the colliery and
the mos. The sew arreageseent Is the redaction of •
halfpenny per too in heigbta of 2 feet 11 imam, 2 feet 10
inches, 2 het 9 inches, and 2 fees 8 inches, the workiege
under the last-lamed height being subject to the tamer
prier, while the inteetion to reduce the pillar workeiary
has bees entirely abandoned.
EARLY Pcrraroza —Twenty bushels of new po-
tatoes have bees taken up at Peasant', and forwarded to
the London markets, when they have realised 2s. per lb.
The potato crop generally in the wed of Cornwall is for and looking very healthy.

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DaDON CITY !MISSION.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning the twenty-ninth annual meeting
of the above society was held in Exeter Hall ; Joe. Beaux
En.. is the chair.
general receipts for the year 1863-4 were stated
in the report to be 42,4761. 4a. 5d., and for the Disabled
Hinsionarles Fund, 3701. 12.. 109. There are in all MO
milionaries in 000nesion with the society. sad the follow-
Ines of thiii!trosir and fin results during the year
—Hours spent in domiciliary visitatinii, 514,107 • visits
1.9.19,765. of which 261,167 were to the sick 'and dying;
Scriptures distributed, 6,575 ; religions tenets distributed,
3,119,7121. • hooks lent. 16,180 ; indooranteing. and
Etible-clease's held, 45,436 ,• average attendance at ditto, 33
ma attendance at di 1,532,272 ; ont-door esevioss held,
4,093 ; average at ditto, 95 ; glom at-
tendant* at ditto, 389,658; readings of Scripture
in visitation, 597,420 ; communicants, 1.364 ; beck-
aliases restored to church communics, 258 ; families
induoed to cosmoses family prayer, 839 ; drunkards re-
chdmid, 1,182 ; unmarried couples induced to , ;
fallen femaleadmitted to asylums, restated to their
or otherwise resound, 448 ; shops closed on the Lord's-day,
165 ; children sent to schools, 8,809 ; adults visited, who
died, 6,989 ; of whom, Tidied by the missionary only,
2,285 ; the proportion visited by the missionary only, 1 in 3.

THE INTERNA7ION4L DOO SHOW.

Yesterday the entries for the ensuing Inter-
national Dog Show, eppointed to commence at the Agricul-
tural Hall, Islington, on the 27th inst., were nearly com-
pleted, the number on this occasion being limited to under
one thoneend, and Saturday next being the last day on
which they will be received, the time having been extended
to admit of the why of • number of important and novel
specimens of the canine species. Foxhounds, barriers,
beagles, bloodhounds, deerhounds, and greyhounds have
been entered by noblemen and gentlemen possessing some
of the finest and moat noted kennels in the kingdom, sod
ansonpi theme dune, as well as those of pointers, setters,
retrievers, spaniel', clambers, kn., the competition in
sporting circles is expected to be a very severe one. The
entries =de also exhibit a goodly assemblage of foreign
mantiffs, English mastiffs, sheep dogs, Mount St. Bernard.,
Newfonodlands, bull dogs, boll terriers, Dalmatians, ter-
riers of various descriptions, pugs, Prinuraidane, Japanese
nod Chinese, Italian greyhound., King aberiesaud Blenheim
paniels, Maltese, Scotch, and Skye terriers, and toy dogs
of all kinds. The prizes, which exceed 1,0001., to be taken
either in caah or plate, vary from 304 down to 21. in the
respective dame, and vast improvements are being
effected for the aooommodation of the public and comfort
of the animals over those of last year, the specious yard
s llasent to the ball haring been gravelled sad rolled for
the exercise of the latter. The Prince of Wales will again
be an exhibitor of harriers from his Sandringham pack, and
it is expected that his royal highness, if not the Princess,
will visit the show.

The first sod great Metropolitan Horse Show, tor which
• large number of the nobility sad members of the sporting
world have already made entries, is appointed to take place
on the Ist July.