The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nor 001 OWN

PA WS. FRIDAY Emma.

The French journals are stuffed with false and
misleading news, but as there may be some grains
of truth in their statements, one is obliged to notice
them. A rumoured journey of Prince Napoleon to
London is, of course, the theme of many oonfiicting
versions. The Petrie last night said, " The depar-
ture of Prince Napoleon for London is announced."
To this the Pays replies, "A journal has an-
nounced that Prince Napoleon bad left yesterday
for London. At the hour of going to press the
prince was still in Paris." This answer is at once
mendacious and jesuitical. The journal in question
did not say that the prince lied gone, but that he
was going. The Pays purposely leaves it
doubtful whether its instructions are to deny
the news altogether, or to haggle about
a few hours. However, almost all the evening
papers say, in one form or another, that the prince
is going almost directly—some say to-morrow,
some ou Sunday. Then comes the question, whe-
ther or not he has a mission. The Nation says he
has. The Temps and Prose both profess to be
authorised to say that his excursion has no political
signification whatever. On the other hand, Bother's
Correspondence hears from " two sources " that the
prince is charged with a mission. The P resse throws
out the following feeler : .
The French government gees with regret the rupture
between England and the Oonfedernte States, signified by
the departure of Mr. Mason from Loudon, and we should
not be surprised if certain pourporter* now os foot in
London. sod which it has bola attempted to connect
exclusively with the Polish question, had principally for
their object to bring shoot a renewed good understanding
between the English government and the government of
Richmond.

The Natio* and Prease both announce that Baron
Gros is to be recalled from London, and that there
is a talk of putting either Duke de Persigny or
Count Walewski in his place.

I believe the assertion that IL de Budberg has
not seen IL Drouyn de Lhuys, and therefore could
not have protested against the insertion in the
Moniker of the memorandum of the National
Polish Government, was an evasion. I am
assured that he did complain of it, not
directly, but through the Duke de Morny. It
is probably owing to this complaint and the
vacillation which prevails at bead-quarters that
both the Pays and Francs are instructed to say
to.uight that the publication, which caused such a
serious fall at the Bourse, was a matter of no
consequence, and must not be taken in any way as
an indication of the policy of the French govern.
meut. That I believe to be true, and I conjectured
WI much in my letter of Tuesday last. But the
reasons offered by the Pays are dishonest and
puerile in the extreme. It pretends that the
Monacan iu the part when the Polish manifesto
was published, is a journal just liko any other
journal, and that the letter to Prince Csartoryaki
was merely printed as current news of
a nature to interest the public. Everybody
in France knows this excuse to be futile,

and, in this particular ease, it is notorious
that the telegraph was hard at work between
the Foreign-office and Biarritz, discussing the
subject before the Emperor's personal order for the
insertion came. I don't suppose it will be said
that the Emperor, especially when out of town,
manages the paste and scissors department of the
Moniteur.

The most sensational and doubtful story of the
day is that given by the Nation, that an angry
scene has taken place at Vienna between M. de
Gramont and M. de Rechberg, France throwing
upon Austria the responsibility of the aix points,
and ceiling upon her to take the initiative in com.
polling Russia to enforce them. This story, how.
ever, coincides with the assertion of two days back,
that the alliance of "three" being untenable efforts
were making at London to form au alliance of
" two."

CAPTUJUr BY CHINESE PIRATES.

AN ENGLISH GUNBOAT ATTACKED.

From Ningpo, the North China Herald reports
am follows :

" A ado= enommter has token place in Bang-chow Bay
between her Briteionio Majesty's gunboat Flamer, the
Chinese steamer Nowhere, and a number of piratical
Maks. A vowel named the Basins, beloogiog ta
Mews. Dent and Co., was captured by piratee dor* her
voyage from Ningpo to B:laughs., and carried off by them
into the recce's& of the bar. For some time it was not tau.'
whither she had been taken, and her whereabouts was 0,4
dieoovered at last through information given by one of her
native paseengers, who escaped to Niogpo. The Flirter
and Paris:hap at once proceeded to the spot, bat found the
Ralliaa sank sad cargo abstracted. They wen
selves vigorously attacked by the pirates and bad roue.
durable difficulty in beating them off. Ooe of the crew of
the former vessel was killed during the action, end the emu.
mender. Bossequet, severely but not dangeronsly wounded
in the thigh. Captain Barton, of the Paouchas, was also
killed. The two vessels withdrew to N tempo, but will in.
mediated, return in company with two other gunboats to
endeavour to destroy the piratical fleet. The pirates have
obtained • spleodid prize, as the Rosins is stated to hove
had specie to the amount of 20,000 Melt on board, betides
fall cargo of tea."

WIATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Papua.'

EMMET. ON THE NONDAT.
N.W. to X.i.. trek Noara-Eadr. N.N.W. to EN.E..mo•
W.
lear. dents, Ilno.
W. to N. and E., fresh win Cotsrs. W. to N. and E., fresh
to light, clear. tine. to light. elem. Om.
W.B.W. to N.N. W., dooriCoasra. W.N. W. to E.N.E.,
lac
iron to light, claw, moderato, tine.
N.R. to N.E. sod to llourn-Zasa. Nto E. sod R. E, mode.
&Z., moderate, clear, rate to tight, Oat
doe.

Nortk•Tsat=Calthneaa to Norfolk. Wert=Dotmod to Ornr
wall ecate=Chaasiel sad BAT Coasts. South-LA=34'6ll st
Dover lo Nodelk.

Mr. Mason, the envoy of Jefferson Davis, has
arrived la Paris.

The French Minieter of Fine Arty has announced
that the Exhibition of the Works of Livia Artieta, to lo
held se=t year in Paris, will open on the Ist of May eel
close on the 1511 of Juue. Foreign as well OS French pie-
tures will be admitted. Works for exhibition are to be seat
in between the 10th sad 30th of March next.

M. Jules Janin intends, it is said, to offer him-
self es a modulate for the meat is the Fres& Academy
vacated by the decease of Coast Alfred de Vigsy.

The Abe We du Nord draws the following gloomy
picture of the situation of Russia in a commercial point of
view :—" The want of specie it extreme, and is felt, we
only is the provinces, but in the etpital. This fact is s
came of serious pre-occupation to alt. Ilse bankers have
raised their discount on even the beet securities to 9 and 10
per cent, although the Bank of Resale, acting as a state
inatitution, rather than as a commercial establishment,
keeps ite rate at 6j per cent. The situation is the more
alarming that the termination of it cannot be foreseen. The
export at Russian productions and merelmadies to fore.iga
countries Is completely at a standstill, to the great prejudice
of all our large cities and ports—St. Petersburg, Moscow,
Rip, Obews, Ire."

_ .
The Congress of Social Science, lately held at
Ghent, presents in the opinion of the Monde a very ante.
vourable cootrast to the Roman cstholic meeting at MilliDelt
which bad just preceded it. "Always the same story, evil
imitating good without succeeding in its attempt," is the
sententious affirmation of the clerical journal.
The Cologne Gazette relates the following incident
all having occurred when the King of Prussia recently
paned through Crefekl (Rhenish Prussia). When
the burgomaster waited on the King at the nil.
way station, his MAjsety inquired whether his fellow•
townsmen Winded to re-elect their former repremeetativs,
M. de Sybel, Professor at the University of Bone, sad ego
of the most eminent members of the oppositioe. On the
burgomaster'■ replying that nothing less was to beeped'''.
the King said, aa he mitered the railway carriage :—" That
man who bas but just returned to the country, and be-
haved ao ill to the Minister of War, never siotiki have
been called to his chair, if I had known then what I know
now. You may repeat what I say." _

The Cuburg Zeituv publishes a project 4 Fe-
deral reform, drawn up by the Pri..ce Consort in IR& It
cooties many analogies with roe Qtly published planes
although it is in advaoce of these as regards the motarchscal
point and responsible ministries.
On the 3rd of next 'mouth steamer (the Blen-
heim) will commence running betwe'n Rotterdam and Har-
wich is imenesiou with the Great Esstern and Dutch
Rhenish Railways. The businees of the Blenheim will be
at present confined to the convcvsnee of cattle and goods at
through rates. The pasacuger traffic corurneaces next apnea
"with fag sod powerful boats q daily adapted for the
service."

_ •
The last wail from South Australia contained
8,98014 We, 8,30 papers, sod 30 registered letters for
England ; 520 letters, 310 papers, sal registered letters
for India, Chios, esp., of (hood Hope, Mauritius. and Mr
diterranaus parte ; and 141 letters, 12.'5 papers, and ooe regis-
tered letter for Western Australia.

i A The China Mail states that, by the present stmt
steamer, Mr. T. F. Wade, Chinese secretary to the British
Legation at Pekin, proceeds to England on lairs of
absence. " Mr. Wacle's epitomic. as a linguist, his .sts-
rieoce of Chinese polity at the seat of government. and his
long residence in China combine to render him one of the
hest drillers on matters connected with the affairs of that
• empire."
The ship Efahneman, from Liverpool, which
arrived yesterday, reports haring been fired into sod
boarded by a Confederate privateer, oaths let July. After
imansinieg the papers of the Halumman, the privateer left
• her in lat. 23.25 S., lon. 36.• Ni W.—/Ansoay fasa.
August 31.
AN UNNATVILLL TRAPTIC.—The Prefect of the
Besses-Pyrini'ass has just addressed a circular to the mayors
and corintimaries of pollee in that department, riding on
then, to use their utmost endeavours to pot en end to
an abuse which has given rim to loud oomrdsima
from the authorities of St. Sehastiao, in Slain. It appears
that for some time past number* of newlybore infants bare
bees seat assess the French frostier, sad defeated is the
turniagdiox of the foundling hcripital at St. Sebastian. The
Spanish authorities have determined henceforth to punish
the penman who commit encl off saes with the utmost
rigour of the a., and h►ve made en appeal to the French
authorities to aid then. lu rutting an end to what hen blooms
• &weedy' %milk. The prefect has accortliogly instructed
all hie miburdinatts to keep a strict watch on the !rooting.—
Galignani.

TUE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
DISZAILD NIA?.

Mr. Newman, aloof the sanitary inspeeton, said—This
morning' found in the shop of Mr. Butler, of Newgate
Market, four quarter,' of a cow, which had evidently died
of lung disease. The meat wee in a putrid state,
....I totally unfit for human food. I afterwards
sent to the shop of Mr. G. Lee, in the market. and
there found another four quarters of scow, very wet from
disease, very much emaciated, and also unfit for human
food. I next visited the shop of Mr. Samuel Matthews, is
Ncwgate-market, and seized four quarters o, • bull, which
had been diseased for a long time. It was in • very bad
state and not fit for food. I then went to Mr. Weaver's
shop, in the same market, sod seized four quarters of a cow
very emaciated end in a highly diseased state. That also
was quite unfit for human food.
Alderman Gibbous—Did all these parties give you in-
formation of the meat being bad'.
Mr. Newman—All, except Mr. Matthews, and I have so
doubt be would have called me in had he seen me before I
entered hie shop.

Inspector Fisher —I went to the shop of Messrs.
Dodds and Stow, at half-past 5 this morning, and seized
the carcases of two cows very much diseased, and quite unfit
for human food. Mr. Stow called my attention to the
two mama _

Inspector Newman—The groat weight is 18 owts.
Alderman Gibbons—lad you get information with regard
to the senders of this meat!

•
Alderman Gibbons—Then see that the seizure of thin
meat be reported to the Commissioners of Sewers, in order
that the real culprite, the senders, may be proceeded
against. In the meantime I direct you to hare the six
cansaes destroyed.
MARLBOROIIOH•STREET.

• FRIULI PICKPOOKI7.
Elias Ardis, a young women, who gave an address at
Hackney, was charged Wore Mr. Knox with attempting to ,
pick the pockets of several ladies in Oxford•rtreet.
Edwin Coathorpe, detective officer from Sootlandiard, '
deposed to seeing the prisoner in New Oxford.street, and
suspecting her he followed her, end saw her place herself
on the right-hand side of a lady leekleg in a shop-window,
and then put her left hand in the lady's pocket. The pri-
soner thee moved away, and again planed herself by the side
of another lady, and after following her about for sae hoer
and a half, and seeing her make at lent fourteen attempts
to pick ladies' packets, he took her into custody.
Mr. Knox inked the officer whether be knew anything of
the prisoner, and he said that on the 4th Sept, while in
company of Sergeant Thome, he saw the prisoner in
Oxford-street, and then cautioned her.
Sergeant Shore, 21 F, said be had known the poisoner for
three years and ad frequently seen her attempting to pickpockets, and had cautioned her. The prisoser, who when
be first knew her was very small in stature, need to be
brought out by an elderly woman, who regnkrly trained
her to pink
. _

Mr. Kuoi committed the prisoner for three months with
bard labour.