The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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TIMIDAT EVIENO.
It is understood that the annual " Exposition of
the Finances of the Empire,' now in preparation,
will contain not only a list of the great public works
executed, or put in course of execution, during the
year, but also the complete programme of other
undertakings of general utility, the necessity for
which has been recognised by the administration,
and which it has determined to carry into effect
within a given number of years. Improvement of
navigation, the enlarging of ports, and encourage-
ment to agriculture occupy the largest place in the
programme, which has been drawn up with
the assistance of the prefects and government
engineers in all the departments of France. This
is the old question of the " Public Works Bank"
cropping up again in another form. The financial
expo. 4 will doubtless contain the results of the
compromise which M. Fould was constrained to
make with M. Behic, the Minister of Public Works.
The official funeral service of Mr. Dayton was
performed at 2 this afternoon, at the American
church in the Rue de Berri,:whither the body bad
been removed on Sunday last. The attendance
was very large. The Emperor was represented by
Baron de Leine, master of ceremonies, and
Prince Napoleon by General Franconnihre. M.
Drouyn de Lhnys, Lord Cowley, and most of the
members of the Corps Diploinatique were present
Mr. Dayton's only son was the chief mourner, and
he was supported by Mr. Pennington, Principal
Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Bigelow, the American
Consul, and Mr. Aspinall, of New York. Not only
did most of the Northern Americans in Paris throng
to the church, but a great many Southerners were
also present The deceased was universally es-
teemed, and has not left an enemy behind him.
Even the French government journals, which are
most hostile to the Northern cause, pay a tribute to
Mr. Dayton's high character and amiable manners.
A detachment of the 03rd of the line under
the command of a lieutenant-colonel, rendered
military honours. The body will remain in the
church till Saturday, when it will be transported
to Havre, and placed on board • steamer bound
for New York.

There was a talk, some time since, of creating the
Marquis de Couronnel, attachd to the French
Embassy at St. Petersburg, Duke of Laval ; but
the legitimist journals now say, with great glee,
that in consequence of objections made by the
Duchess de Levis Mirepoix, who descends from
the ancient family bearing that title, the marquis
will be disappointed.
A letter from Rome in the Casette de France
says :

Various rumours have been in circulation as to the rea-
sons which led to the sudden countermand of the projected
visit to Rome of the Grand Duke, the heir to the Russian
crown. It is known that many efforts have been made to
induce the Holy See to abandon the Polish cause, aa all
other sovereigns have done, and the glorious persistency
with which the generous pontiff has remained the sole
organ of the protests of the martyr nation are well koown
also• Very recently M. de tderandorff urged both
Cardinal Antooelli and the Pope to pretnille that
at least no manifestations in favour of Poland
should be made during the Csarewitch's stay at
Rome. The Holy Father refused even temporarily to
abandon his heroic Polish chilling. It was in consequence
of his &newer to M. de if eyendorrs overtures that the
announced journey to Rome was countermanded. The
Csarewitch will remain at Turin.

The last bulletin of M. Mocquard's health is thus
worded :—" A worse night than the last ; to
material change."
The Bourse continues firm. Rents for cash rose
10c., and for account closed without change at
fisfr. 90c. Mobilier rose lir. 25c. The bullion in
the Bank of France is said to be steadily aug-
menting.
The Laity News is seized.

SoTTRAMPTON POST-OFFICE—I 1:1 1834 two per-
wee did the work of the office ; now there are 16
employed in doing it. An old man then carried the =
mail on his shoulder, now that mail 811 e a horse van.
The London mail thee left Southampton at 5.20 p.m..
and reached Loudon at 4.30 a.m. ; it now learnt at 1.30
e.m., and reaches London at the same time. It formerly
reached Southampton at 4 a.m. ; now it reaches at 11.30
p.m., although it left Loudon at the same time it does
now, viz, at &30 p.m. The mooey orders paid and issued
during a month at that time did not amount to 1001. ; sow
they amount to 12,0001. a month. In 1834 the window
clerk was Dot applied to oftentimes for an hour at a
stretch ; sow two clerks are employed incessant! from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and sometimes they are obliged to be
assisted by a third clerk. The hle of Wight mail was
then conveyed in a sailing vessel, and sometimes took •
whole day is resiehiag the island, —,S,,uthasepion Tuna.