The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PLRIB, Dm. 22.

The Pays of this evening asserts that the Sultan
will come to Paris in the month of April next, and
will remain a fortnight.
The Opinion Nationale points out that the
amendment demanding the limitation of the issue
of Treasury Bonds in 1864 to 100 millions is not
signed by all the members of the Opposition.
The Opinion Nationale says that the reason of
this is, that the adoption of the amendment would
render impossible the military preparations which
might be demanded by the greatly agitated state
of things in Europe.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S REPLY
TO THE ADDRESS OF THE FRENCH SENATE.

The following is the text of the reply of the Em-
peror Napoleon to the address of the French
Senate :

Sioesieur le Prevideat,—Organ of the chief body of the
State, you bring me words whirl deeply move me.
I see with pleasure that the most opposite speeches
bleed with the unanimity of the vote of the addrem, and
display the same coofidence in me : it shall not be
deceived.

Good, u you know, is the sole motive of my actions. At
home as abroad, I desire the appeasement of passions, and
concord and union.

I most ardently long for the moment in which the great
(oeticise that divide governments and peoples may
be pacifically settled by European arbitration. This desire
was that of the Head of my Family when he wrote at St.
Helena., " Fighting in Europe is civil war."
May not this great thought, formerly a Utopia, teem*
aeon a reality! Whatever may happen, it is always an
honour to proclaim a principle which has a tendency to dia.
pel the prejudices of another age.
Let us join our efforts for this noble object ; let as not
think of obstacles except to overcome them, or of incredulity
except to silence it.

Be good enough, M. le Pr6aidest, to net u the interpreter
of my thanks to the Senate.

Unanimous shouts of " Five l'Empereur !"
(says the official journal) buret forth after hie
Majesty had uttered this speech.

The usual half-yearly examination.' of the
i teachers in insuring at the Normal Schools of the National
Board, numberiag 206, were brought to • close is Dublin Gs
Monday, by a public eenunatiou before his Excellent the
Lord Lieratawast. At the conclusion big Era,Hooey addressed
the teachers, end expressed himself highly gratified with
everything be saw and heard, and retiewed his declaration
of adherence to the principles of the National Board.
I Tag MONETARY SYSTEM.—The Commit of the
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce held another meeting
yesterday epos this question, and period resolutions
to tits effect that the convertibility of the Bank
male wee a primary object in any system of currency ;
that it was Incumbent os the legislature to pro-
vide for this seavertibility ; and that the provision, of
; the Bank AM et 1844 did not meet the approval of the
eouneiL • melee to the affect that the fanatics of
loonies melee to be legal tender should be takes frees the
Bask of Enbaled as soon as conveniently practicable, acs lost
by the esir vote of the chairman. Bin Bernard Hen
gay* sodas of the following motion Inv sort reeekkag
is the opinion of this council the Bank Ass et 1844
ie owiog b the gradual looms' of the connseres of the
country, forted to be too restrictive in its operetion asd is.
I furious to trade, mod that the attention of government he
raped to the .abject,"