The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, Bui Erman.

The Cowrie. du Dimanche, whose suspension has
created much more noise than the measure was
worth to a timid ministry, has addressed a circular
to its subscribers. The unfortunate journal when
stopped in mid-career by M. Boudet's impulsive
order, was publishing one of those harmless
romances which help to fill up the columns of
French newspapers, and which wives read when
husbands have exhausted all the political matter.
No doubt as a delicate compliment to the fair sex,
and as "Barbara" was neither from the offending
pen of K Alfred Assolant, nor tainted with things
dangerous to a popular government, the Courrier
determined on continuing its noveL The Tribunal
of the Seine, however, has politely hinted to the
editor that "Barbara's" publication had much better
not be proceeded with unless the Courier desires
to be pursued in the judicial courts. The Courrier
thinks that the Parquet de Paris has no right
to interfere in the affair, but will take its
advice, and in presence of a more important trial
will forego measuring its strength with the
authorities on a minor matter. Because M. As-
so/ant made a few witty remarks upon the manner
in which France was governed the author of
Barbara is stopped short in his work, and thus
punished far more severely than the person who
did the mischief. The discussions raised by this
severe measure have not yet subsided, and papers
whose opposition to the government is neither
persistent nor violent feel uneasy, and wish to
know what is the limit to ministerial power. The
Debats asks the meaning of the law with regard to
suspension. The law says that a journal can be
suspended by ministerial decision after two warn-
ings, and for a period not exceeding two months.
Did the law mean by this that directly a journal
has received two warnings it may be suspended five
or six times in succession without receiving two
warnings between each suspension 1 The Debate
thinks not, and cannot imagine that it was intended
that so redoubtable a power should be confided to
the administration. It can very well understand
that ministers and journals view this matter in a
different light, and declares that there is only one
power in France which can settle the dispute. The
Debits alludes to the Council of State, which is
about to examine the question.
The Emperor baa returned to St. Cloud. He
had partly recovered from his resent indisposition
before leaving the camp, but his state of health
still causes uneasiness. It is hoped, however, that
an autumn spent at Compibgne may renovate him.
It is denied in the evening papers that either
Latour or Audouv intends to plead in cessation.
Latour has resisted all the efforts employed by the
persons allowed near him to avail himself of this
last chance of escape, or, rather, last but one, for
there always lies a direct appeal to the Emperor.
The mind of the condemned man seems to be di-
vided between two leading ideas which are hardly
consistent with each other—he is endeavouring to
starve himself to death, and he protests that his
head will never be cut off, because the authorities
would not dare to execute him. Latour's conduct
has been so violent that it has been found neces-
sary to surround him with mattresses for fear he
should dash his head against the prison wall. Bread
and fruit have been placed within his reach,
but he resists the temptation, and declares that
he has already been four days without eating and
that he shall know how to die. He seems to have
overlooked one circumstance when refusing to
appeal to the Court of Cessation, which is that he
will not now have time to starve himself. A
Corsican who wished, for the sake of his family, to
escape the shame of the guillotine, resorted to the
same means, but he appealed, and had time to
accomplish his design. This man is said to have
kept a journal of his sufferings, but about the 19th
or 20th day he ceased to write and died. Latour's
execution may take place 24 hours after the expira-
tion of the three days allowed for appeal.

At the guillotining at Rome a few days ago of
two murderers, a soldier presented his bayonet to the
crowd, while some person, io a state of great alarm, struck
it up above the heads of the people. This act seems to have
been misunderstood by the whole body under arms, who
presented bayonets to the MOM and endeavoured to fore.
them beak. On both side* it would appear there was alarm
and mistake—one fearing a bloody emeute, the other &deadly
charge. A fearful panic took bold of the crowd, who fled
helter-skelter towards • low wall which separated the
Pima from the Velabrum. Jost here there is a fall, and
over this fall end this wall hundreds were precipitated.
Some lives were last, and not a few very Were injuries
were inflicted. The terror was more tragic even than at
the execution, and the cries to the Ms tonna from the mouths
of even full-grown and hearty men are said to have bee*
both afflicting and humiliating.
The advices from Frankfort state that the
reoestly awakened anxiety regarding the mfeily of United
States' Mods her in a great degree subsided, and that some
large orders from Northern Germany have cleared the
market of the *mounts hanging upon it. A revival of
prices has amordiegly taken place, although there are con-
tinuous sales on Dutch account and by parties receiving
fresh parcels from New York. Altogether the business Of
the hat few days had been very important, a great many
email orders for investment baying bean executed. Se
sanguine are the operators that for the call of these bonds at
present prier • month hence 21 pee cent. had bees paid.
The submarine cable between Otranto and
Velma has been completed. The previous' attempt in
February last was unsuccessful oe account of severe gales
which drove the vessel out of her amuse, sad caused the
end of the cable to be lost, but the repairing expedition,
under the personal supervision of the coutractor. Mr.
Henley, have now succeeded in picking it op from a depth
unprecedented is any case of previous recovery, of 669
fathoms. The completion of this lime will brie( Oondanti-
nople into mere direct communication with Leedom

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