The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-09 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TUIIIDAT EVZIIOIO.

The Constitutiontie/ and Pays have both received
orders to say that the resuscitation of the "holy
alliance" is an invention of English journals, de-
signed to entangle France in difficulties for the
furtherance of the " views and interests of Eng-
land." These instructions are duly carried out by
articles in the twin journals, signed respectively
Paulin Limayrac and Aimed& de Galena. So faith-
fully is the memorandum which those gentlemen
received from the foreign-office acted upon that
no substantial difference, even in the slightest
details, is perceptible in their articles. They
declare, in almost the same language, that the
"holy alliance" is impossible, because it would be
an anachronism. But with equal unanimity they
admit the possibility, although they say they don't
exactly know how the fact may be, of a "triple"
alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia
for special purposes. The Pays sums up its re
marks on this point as follows :

The truth is, that the cabinet of the Tuileries ham the beat
poneible relations with all the great powers. The prudence
which dictated ao•-interve•tio• is the Deno-German con'
diet, sad the perspicacity which prevented it from
wildly running astray into Khania for a conference
aseeseerily predestined to abortion, have left France
complete liberty of action. This liberty of actioa
is at once the strength and security of France. It
allows her to take emend only of her honour and interest,
and so far from the great goveremente haying any idea of
• coalition againet her, every one of them, on the contrary,
is trying to secure bar alliance., This is what the English
journals probably know ma well as we do. And we must
therefore attribute their language to the regret they feel
that amidst the complications occasioned by the question of
the duchies, France has maintained her dignity and
ameadancy without compromising herself with regard to
any of the great powers.

It is absolutely necessary, if you would rightly
understand the position of the French press, to
bear in mind that these semi-official journals, al-
though they are liable to be disavowed, are mere
automatons, and represent no independent opinions.
They do as they are told. What they are told to
say to-day argues that if efforts have lately been
made to revive the entente cordiale between France
and England, these efforts have not been suooeseful.
The government has sustained a serious electoral
defeat in the department of the Nord. It will be
remembered that the return at the general elections
of M. Boitelle, the Prefect of Police's brother, was
declared void on account of various misdeeds of
the local authorities. The new election, which
terminated yesterday, has resulted in the follow-
ing figures :

M. Stiivenart, opposition candidate . 16,169
M. Boitelle, government candidate . 13,425

Majority for the opposition . 2,734
The Moniker confirms the announcement of M.
de Lesseps at the Isthmus of Suez banquet, that
the Emperor has consented to become the arbi-
trator of the differences between the company and
the Egyptian government. This is unquestionably
a great honour forts. de Lesseps. It is the first time
1 suppose that a crowned head has condescended
to accept • reference about the construction of
a deed of contract for the making of a canal.
Another novelty in the affair, if we are to accept
the observations upon it of the French press, is
that the arbitrator does not seem to be expected to
possess the first qualification for his of ice—that of
impartiality. The France sari :—" The Emperor
in accepting this arbitration gives a proof of the
great interest which he takes in an enterprise
destined in so high a degree to do honour to French
initiative and infinence." The OpiAion Nationale, in
the ism° "order of ideaa," anticipate* the Emperor's
judgment in the following terms —"There cannot
be the least doubt as to the conclusions of the com-
mittee appointed by the Emperor, and as to the
decision which will be come to by the head of the
state."

MM. H4non, Picard, Lanjuinaia, Glais-Bizoin,
B. 011ivier, Darimon, and Magnin, have proposed
as an amendment to the war budget that the
number of recruits for the year shall be reduced
from 100,000 to 80,000.

THE RECENT CONFLICT IN ROWE BE-
TWEEN FRENCH AND PONTIFICAL TROOPS.

A letter from Rome of March 2 gives the follow-
ing account of the reeoent conflict between
French troops and Papal soldiers :
For several days past renewed symptoms of animosity
between the French garrison and the Pope's addles have
been apparent. The Papal troop', whenever they meet
French soldiers, insult them by imitating the crewing of a
cock. On Tuesday, March 1, several Freuchmea were thus
provoked on the Place Batberisi, but ea they were *reg.
glen and incapable of 'veering themeless, they Fared ea
quietly. But in the raising • Free& battalion Morning
bun • fold day met a detachment of twenty-flve Papal
ebseeenre on the old Forum Romanum, now called
the Campo Vanilla°. The cbasseura, who were march-
ing in • body, gave • tremendous eock.crow all
together, and thereupon the French charged them, sod a
eliewour was wounded with • bayonet. Three hundred of
the Pope's chumps from the neighboariag barneb sallied
forth to help their comrades, and being superior in numbers
to the French a serious combat ensued ; four Freeelunen and
one chasm= are said to have been killed, and there were
several wounded oa both sides. The Poetidcel chariours
cried, " Let as die but we will drive them oat of Rome."
Mgr. de Merode and General de Montebello both appeared
personally on the stone cf strife, and vainly tried to stop
the mein& A Raman colonel of chamons went down on his
knees before hi soldiers at the barraek-gatee, sad implored
them not to go oat, bet they would not listen to him. The
affair lasted apwerds of as hoar, sad order wino* re.
stored ultimately by the apple:aim of a considerable
French fools. Several civilians were weeded by geese
thrown at the French. This event has naturally mused a
painful impression in Rome.

TIRIUDAY.
'MAT.
2C.N.L to oi.N.W., op Narrow N. to W., otroug to
*tom equally, soma Coons. treat.
N.lt. to N.W., strong, Wggriuur. N.N.E. to W.N.W.,
a gale In places, sleet strong to fresh.
and hail at times.
N.& to N. W., and In fiorrulnus As next above, and In
placestoli.W.,strong, places S.W., un-
with rain or anon. settled.
N.L. to N.W., strong. ILagrzatt. N.L to N. W. and W.,
squally, some loon strong. squally, with
or rain. some tall.
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Cautionary lissials on Momai

Ncethern=Scotland. -Western =lreland. Wales, and ad-
jacencies. niern=tayrus=anei and Biscay Bay. Ladies
sallameard /Wand and

THE Burma MONDAY VOLUNTEER REVIEW.
We are authorised to state that the Secretary of
State for War has sanctioned a review of volunteers
being held on Blackheath, near Guildford, on
Easter Monday, the 28th inst. Applications from
corps desirous of attending this review are to be
made upon the prescribed form and transmitted to
the War-office through the proper channel not later
than the 23rd inst.

A Calcutta letter says :—"Sir John Lawrence
rather surprises the ' swells ' by walking on Sunday to
church and back again without his staff. Old Indians
grumble, bat Sir John Lawrence is a man to maintain the
true dignity and to despise the false, and consequently he
can disposes with the ' trappinp and the suit' of power."
Two of the largest guns in the world are about
to be manufactured at Pittsburg in the United States.
They will carry round abate of I,ooolba each, have a bore
of 20 trochee dumber, and weigh about 20 tons each. The
two gum will cost about 12,0001.

The Opinion du Midi announces that the Pope
Lae charged Cardinal litre, • French BecedicSin, to oar
gratalate Ilgr. Plantisr, Bishop of Nimes, on his late
pastoral letter, which his Holiness declares perfectly sums
up •ll the doctrine of the catholic church " on the perils
to the faith concealed under the deceitful language of mo-
dem idea."

A deputation from the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, and Presbyterian chap-
Isios, Tied an interview with Earl de Grey at the Wor-
rier yesterday. Rey. John Rogers (Moderator), Rey. Dr.
Edgar, Bev. Joseph Mcdonnell, and Mr. John Adams, J.P.
Sou'ro LONDON WORKING CLASSIIe INDUSTILLLL
EXHIBITION.—The entrees of this interesting undertaking,
so happily Warm-air on Tuesday week, is now more than
established. Crowds her visited the place, the doors
often hasiag to be shut from the reessity of ended.
ing persons who weld not be accommodeted for the
throng. Os Saturday evening more thee 4,000 paid for
admission. Not an article due been damaged or lost, nor
has the slightest disturbance occurred. It is • carious hot
that the visitors to this voluntary and unpreteudiog exhi.
hire during rat week were more numerous than to the
Crystal Pairs sad South Kensington Museum united.
A FREE CHURCH MISSIONARY MALTING LEFT IN
DARKNESS- —Os Sunday night a missionary meeting was
held is the Free Church, Galsthiels, for the parse of
hearing en address from the Rev. James Stewart, who
aceempried Dr. Liviegstose as a missionary in his last
expedition to Central Africa, and has since travelled through
!knish Caffraria to report on, the state of missions there.
The rev. lecturer had not well begun his discourse,
yrs the gas which lighted up the church began
to flitter fitfully, and the lights, first of or
chandelier sad them of another, went suddenly out,
till the church was left in total darkness. Thera
was at ore a oessatiou of the proceedings, and the coo-
gregatioo eat in silence sad gloom for about 10 minutes
until lights were brought. A slight titter pared med—
als two candles fixed in black pint bottles leered of radio.
sticks were placed one an east side of the minister. It
was then explained that the COMO of the sudden failure of
the light was some stoppage in the 'aspire in crouries
with the church. Mr. Stewart, on resemieg his rotors,
adverted to the accident, sad said that wiring amid bar
happened more opportunely, as the darkness in which the
regresation had been sitting for the last 10 minutes was
We sptest illustration he could give of the spiritual condi-
tion of 150,000,000 on behalf of whom be re deeding.
The ateliers behaved very quietly. —Zcinslisiry_b Cosner
Mot.eionotx SUICIDR OF • YOUNG WOMAN IN
THE Tamil's.—An inquiry was held by Mr. Waltbew, de-
puty coroner, se the Black Horse tares, Poplar, lest night,
respecting the death by suicide of Agnes Cooke, 16 years of
ere. Mary Cooke said that she resided at 4, Honer-Wee%
and was the mother of the dressed. The latter
was a servant, but was of a violent temper. Two mouths
ago she got a place in a Jewish family in Whiteeliapel. and
wires, told her that if she left that place she was sot to
come home again, ea enough had been doer for her. Last
Tuesday she left her plane, because her mistress, whose
same wires did not row, bad charged her the whole of
her two months' wages, 75., for • cloak which she had asked
her to take. Demised had so mosey, sod she could only get
3s. for the cloak at a pawnbroker's. She did not come home,
bat went to a asighbouer. Deceased refused to come hoer
when warm rot to see her w Fnday. She said, " I
will never come home again. I will go sad drown myself."
She ran quickly down the street, sad the next morning
wren heard that she bad drowned herself in the Thames.
The deceased's crinoline was found on the beaks of the
river near Carter's-dock, Millwall, on Saturday morning.
Inepeetor Taylor said that no doubt deceased had takes it
off and laid don one side, in order that it might net per
vent her raking whoa she leaped ie. The body was found
close by. Verdict—" Suicide while of unsound mind."
MURDEROUS AITACIL-011 Saturday night last a
savage attack was mad* on • warder at the Comity Gad,
Maidstone, by • *softer raised George Morris, being the
mood aseault of the kind committed by the same pri-
soner within the last few weeks. The first occurred on
she 19th of February, whoa Morrie stabbed a warder
named Adams= several times in the heed and face with
a pros of iron baying a very sharp point, and round
which be had bound some rigs, so as to form a handle, by
which the reinsert might be grasped firmly in the baud.
After this the primmer was very closely confined, but on
Tuesday week be begged of the garner (Major Bannister)
to allow him to recurs to the mdisary cella sad as he pro-
mimed to behave well for tbe future, and the surer also
interceded for him, his request was greeted. Two days
afterwards, however, a large etre and a knife were found
conceded in his cell, he haring told • fellow prisoner, who
gave information to the authorities,that tree were " inert
I for the governor" when he came round to visit the oar
On Friday be was tried at the quarter serer, arid sea-
-1 treed to nine mouths' imprisonment for the attack oei
Adamerts ; bet &Mathis rid he again expressed his interim
I at " murdering some one before he had dose," eve, if he had
to wait mouths before he could get an opportunity. Next
evening be, with other prisoners, was passing up • flight of
stairs leading from the day to the night iris, while or 01
the division warders, rased John Wright, was ethedieg at
the top of the steps, looking down them. Directly after
Morris had rend this warder he struck him heavily on the
beck with a metal red] he was Genres at the ire, and
as Wright tunnels rowed the prisoner gave his. • terrific
blow is the roe. The effect of the blow was to break the
bridge of Wright's sees rod to %Mkt • dangerous wound in
the forehead. Had sot other warders arm aro Morris
tree is so doubt be would have followed up the attack ;
but, although he made a desperate resiseree, be was
speedily secured. Be of erre% will be brought to trial
for this sensed smelt.