The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PROM OUR OWN

PARIS. THURSDAY ESTRIN°.

The Emperor prolongs his stay at Vichy for two
days, and is not expected at St. Cloud till Saturday
evening. The statement in the " Latest News" of
the Opinion Nationale that he will arrive at 5
o'clock this evening is incorrect.
The Marquis Pepoli (a relation of the Emperor),
Italian Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, is
expected shortly in Paris, and will afterwards, it is
said, go to London.

The Mexican General Miramon has made but a
very short stay iu France. A letter from Havre
states that, in consequence of despatches which he
found awaiting him in Paris, he has left for'
Mexico on board the packet Southampton.
A letter from Rome, of August 2, says that the
French military authorities there seriously believed
in the probability of an attack by Garibaldi and had
made serious preparations to meet it. They are
described as being very much in the dark as to the
force at Garibaldi's disposal, but they bad reason
to believe that the first attempt would be made by
a corps of 3,000 Garibaldians from Naples, who
would sail urdor American colours, and the French
vessels Descartes and Gomer had received orders
to look out for and "sink them!" It was
thought that Garibaldi had several ships under
his orders.

While France and Minis have been flattering
themselves that they had settled a great question
by repairing the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem at
their common charges, Cardinal Antonelli has sent
a despatch to Constantinople, claiming that not
France or Russia, but the Pope alone, has a right
to touch the holy places.
There being nothing new about Garibaldi's
movements the Bourse remains tolerably firm.
Rents fell 10c. for cseh and sc. for amount, closing
at 68fr. 95c., and 691 r. Mobilier rose lfr. 25c. In
railways there was scarcely any change.
A singular circumstance occurred at a trial for
murder at the Assize Court of the Var on July 28.
A servant named Therese Marcel was convicted on
the most conclusive evidence, supported by her
own confession, of having poisoned her master.
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and said
nothing about extenuating circumstanoes. Sen-
tence of death therefore followed as • matter of
course, and the presiding judge was about
to pass it, when he perceived that the verdict
was not signed by the foreman, and he,
therefore, told the jury to retire to remedy
the omission. The verdict was returned a second
time—still without extenuating circumstances.
But the judge found that there was another irregu-
larity in the form of the verdict, and sent the jury
back once more. It was then suggested by a jury-
man that the finger of Providence was plainly dis-
cernible in the miscarriage of their verdict so long
as it entailed the punishment of death, and there-
upon they agreed to give the prisoner the benefit of
extenuating circumstances. She was accordingly
sentenced to hard labour for life.

A number of merchants and tradesmen at Lyons
have been fined in sums varying from 50fr.
to 250 fr., for receiving letters from their corres-
pondents sewn up in bales of goody to the preju-
dice of the poet-office monopoly. I always think
that such prosecutions as these, whether here or in
England, are most oppressive and barbarous. It
is difficult to conceive a more undoubted natural
right than that of sending a communication to a
friend by a private messenger. The best security
for the post-offioe monopoly is the convenience it
affords to the public. It would be easy to frame
enactments against companies or individuals who
should attempt to carry on systematically the trade
of delivering letters ; but the public should be free
to send letters in the manner that best suite them.
An extraordinary sensation has been occasioned
in the quiet town of Luxembourg, by the slaying of
BE Boner, a receiver of the octroi, who, while
going to his office at the unusually early hour of
four in the morning, was shot dead by a Prussian
sentry who attempted to stop him from pealing
over a bridge, and alleged that he raised his stick
to strike him. A numerously-signed petition has
been presented to the King of Holland, praying
that better guarantees may be given to protect
citizens against the conduct of the federal garrison
which Luxembourg is obliged to support. The
funeral of K Bauer was solemnised with great
pomp at the expense of the city.
"An important modification," says the Caught-
'Kennel, " will be made, on the 16th, in the Munk
nation of the Place de la Concorde and the Ciampi
Btrifes. Instead of the coloured oil lamps hitherto
;used, the municipal administration has determined
leasable trial of a new mode of gas illumination.
In the Place de la Concorde, the nasal gas lamps•
•will be replaCed by bouquets formed of nerlisbed.
glare globes. The vases of the fountains. wur also

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be • eurroundoi with Se lights. The nitniber of
item globes of fire on the Place will be about
4,000. Rem of similar globes will run fled one
lamp-post to the other all up the Champs Elyaies.
At short intervals there will be trophies decked
with flags and lighted with gas, representing the
Emperor's monogram and the imperial eagle. The
fountain at the Road Point will be splendidly illu-
minated with gas, and the circuit round it will pre-
sent eight arcades tastefully ornamented and bril-
liantly lighted. The total number of lights will
not be less than 122,000."

ITALY.

A letter from Naples, of the 2nd of August,
says :

The garrisons of Naples and Sicily have each been aug-
mented by a division of soldiers, in order that they may
not be taken unprepared. An exchange of shots took place
between the Italian troops and the Pontifical Zouaves as
the latter were retiring from Alatri, on the frontier. Seve-
ral Hungarians of the legion Nooera have revolted, and
shut themselves up in the fort of Carmine, insisting upon
joining Garibaldi. General Turr, who was expected in Naples
on Thursday, is the bearer of a decree depriving the Hun-
prism who shall have abandoned their flag of all right to
a subsidy in future. It is expected that General Tarr will
induce the mutineers to return to their duty. Colonel
Ihaesr, who has not displayed much tact under the circum-
stances, has been replaced by Colonel Felkessy. The muni-
cipal guard of Naples, which is in promo of formation,
has shown a desire to join Garibaldi. Captain Frojo and
several of this guard have, it is said, already left for
Palermo. There arrived yesterday 120 volunteers from Leg-
horn in the &Tawniest, but the questor of police not allow-
ing them to land, they proceeded to Palermo.

The Northern Bee of August 2 says that, if the
Italian statesmen know how to direct affairs, Italy
may play a grand part in the events which are tak-
ing place amongst the Belays,. The interests of
St. Petersburg and of Turin are identical in this
matter, for the freedom of the southern Sclavee
from Mussulman domination is quite as important
to Italy as to Russia. The red cross of the house
of Savoy can never be a dangerous rival to the blue
cross of St. Andrew. On the contrary, it may
prove a useful and powerful auxiliary for the de-
fence and protection of the interests of the Sclaves
'on the Black and Adriatic teas.

THE EASTERN QIIRSTION.

AUGUST 6.

Lettere from Constantinople of the 30th July
announce that the third conference on the affairs of
Servia was to take place the next day. A rumour
prevailed that at the preceding conference the deci-
sion bad been come to that the Turks should
evacuate all the fortified points is Servia, with the
exception of the fortress of Belgrade, the occupation
of which was to be subjected to new conditions, of
a nature to guarantee the autonomy of Berrie.
Letters from this last-named country speak of great
agitation prevailing there, and numerous enrol-
ments. It was said that the Bosnian had con-
cluded a treaty with the Servians. Both popula-
tions were deeply irritated at Austria supporting
Turkey. Advicee from Asia state that the fanatics
of Broussa had burnt down a factory. The Sultan
had sent orders for a severe repression.

MONTENEGRO.

RAGUSA, Auover 6.

The Turks have retired to Sabjlack during the
negotiations.
During Sunday and Monday sanguinary battles
were fought. Klodosch and Vulatch have con-
centrated their forces at Rieke. The Montenegrins
are making desperate efforts to repel the invasion
of the Turks.