The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVNIING.
Vanhalwyn, the real murderer of Rosalie Dbize's
father, was guillotined yesterday at Railieu', iw the
Pea de Calais. Ten thousand spectators attended
the execution.

You will remember that in October last • fright-
ful murder was committed at Benfeld, near Stras-
burg, on the person of Mdlle. Reibel, an old
maiden lady of fortune (a relative of General Rei-
bel, formerly commandant of the Strasburg gar-
rison). The assassins were speedily arrested, and
were tried at Strasburg yesterday. Their names are
Philip Gigax, George Ruff, and Xavier Wolff—all Al-
saciens, whose habitual language is German, though
they also speak French. They are all very young
men. Gigax and Ruff are journeymen bakers, and
Wolff is a working mason. More horrible ruffians
were never heard of. Gigax, the ringleader,
was a discharged convict. He had heard that Mdlle.
Reibell lived in a lonely houae, and kept there
a great deal of money which she had saved. They
made three days' march with the deliberate pur-
pose of murdering her and sacking the house. They
arrived at Benfeld at night, slept in a poultry loft,
got up early in the morning, and murdered Mdlle.
Reibel and her maid-servant by strangulation,
all three men laying hold of their throats together.
They found a great deal of money, all in
gold, in lucifer match-boxes, but did not come
upon the most considerable board. They are sup-
posed to have carried away B,ooof. or 9,000 f., of
which Gips kept the largest share. His
comrades went to Strasburg and spent most
of their plunder in a house of ill-fame,
where they were arrested. Cigar escaped to Paris,
and afterwards favoured London with his company,
but having spent all his money be came back to his
own country, and was arrested at Saverne while he
was plotting the murder and robbery of a rich Jew
in Germany. They are all three found guilty, and
sentenced to death.

M. de Leuven, s dramatic author, has been ap-
pointed manager of the Opera Comique, in the
place of M. Perrin, promoted to the Grand Open.
The place was tint offered to M. Camillo, of the
new Theatre Lyrique, but he was not able to find
anybody else ready to assume the responsibility of
that expensive establishment.

Sorra KINSINGTON Muszww.—During the week
ending Deo. 20, the visitors have been ea follows :—On
Monday, Tuesday, sod Saturday, free days. open from
10 cm. to 10 p.m., 7,511 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, sod
Friday. student.' Ways (admission to the Bubb° 04.). open
from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.. 1.162 : total, 8,,0(1. From the
opeuing of the museum, 3,6.13,225. .

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General Garibaldi will leave Pisa on the 20th,
and embark on board the mail steamer Sardegna
for Capture, with his family and his friends Basso
and Froscianti. Some Neapolitan ladies having
written to bun inviting him to Naples, he has
replied by stating that for the present he must
return to his solitude, but that at no distant day
he hopes to visit that cit What amount of time is
indicated by the expression, "at no distant day,"
I am ?legible to inform you, and perhaps Garibaldi
Phil:welt is pretty much in the same position. He
is much better, but even with his watch he can
scarcely walk yet, though he hopes to be able to
do so very soon, when once be is out of t of
people by whom he does not care to be etar' at in
his present state.
Some Sicilian ladies have presented to the King
two very beautiful vases of agate and alabaster, ex-
quisitely carved by Sicilian artiste. Victor Em-
manuel has thanked the donors in very gracious
terms and awed the viggs„in the royal iiktialtat,
IS-the side of the album given to him by the ladies
of Naples, and the saddle which came from the
ladies of Bologna. The France which so frequently
dreams of imaginary demonstrations against Italian !
unity, will perhaps declare that the present occur-
num proves it has dreamt aright. It would be im-
possible to take notice of all the canards which
issue from this reactionary organ. Yesterday it
kindly told us that the Italian government is j
sending to La Marmon a " first" reinforcement of
20,000 men, and it added, that the general bad
consented to withdraw his resignation on those
terms. To judge by these announcemen'a,
we might suppose , that La Marmors had
asked for at least 50,000. men • the fact being 1
that he is sending 2,000 Infantry into Northern
Italy, and 800 cavalry into the Capitalists.. As for
his resignation, he has not withdrawnit, for the
simple reason that be has never sent it in. You
may judge from this one specimen what amount of
credence is to be attached to the Italian news which i
appears in the France.
The new French Minister, M. de Sartiges, has
paid a visit to the President of the Council, Signor
Parini, with the avowed object of congratulating
him upon the decision of the Chamber, and the
evident satisfaction with which the new cabinet has
been welcomed in Italy. Of course the President
thanked him for his kindness. 81. Sartiges then
introduced the subject of Rome, and asked in what
light it was regarded by the new ministry ? To this
Signor Farioi replied, slightly smiling, " When
there is but little chance of agreeing upon a sub-
ject, do you think it is worth while to talk.about
it l" M. de Sartiges was somewhat embarrassed by
this reply, but Signor Fariui continued with other
arguments, and nothing further came of the
conversation. I believe, to say the truth, that
the Italian ggovernmennts anxious to give M.
Drouyn de Lhuys no fresh opportunity of writing
any more unpleasant notes. It may be very agree-
able for French diplomacy to take a high tone of
protection towards the Italian government, but,
naturally enough, the Italian ministers are not
over pleased with the humiliating part they are
made to play.
The discussion upon the Sardinian railways con-
tinues in the Senate. Signor tdauuo ban made au
excellent speech in favour of the concession. But
I repeat what I said in my last letter aa,to the real
reason why the project will be sandioned. The
French are constructing railways in Corsica, and
their agents tell the people of Sardinia that they
will have none until the island is under Napoleonic
rule. Imperial France, you see, cannot get rid of
this "idea."

The present session will terminate to-morrow.
After a long cabinet council, at which the King
presided, it was resolved not to open the new
session until February. The speech from the
throne will then be a little more firmer in tone
perhaps. Nothing is yet decided respecting the
loan. Some of the ministers are in favour of its
being contracted at once, foreseeing that after
a while the American war may cease, and capital
take its departure across the Atlantic. The
Finance Minister does not think that peace will be
concluded so soon, and is in favour of waiting until
the new year is fairly be n, and the European
money markets have settled their accounts fur the
present year.
In to-day's sitting the committee of inquiry upon
the brigandage was named. Many of the members
chosen refuse to act, believing that the committee
will be of no real utility.

baldi at Aspromonta The form it aoquired in
entering the foot resembles that of • cotton
nightcap ; or, if this simile is too prosaic, lot me
employ • more martial one, and say it resembles a
helmet.

No clue has yet been obtained to the robbery of
25,000 f. belonging to the Rothachilds on board the
Naples steamer. It is thought that the captain
and chief mate will be arrested, for it does not seem
that the money was taken by any of the passengers.