The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

001011 00$ OWN

PA RIB, THIJIMAT Emma.

It seems to be an ascertained fact that a
Russian answer to the three notes is on its way
from St. Petersburg. The Pays and France are
both instructed to say that the announcement in
the Moniteur that the Duke de Montebello leaves
St. Petersburg on two months' leave of absence
must not be construed as meaning anything more
than it says. The Duchess of Montebello, with
whom the climate of Russia disagrees, is really ill
and wants a change. These statements are ob-
viously made for the purpose of replying before-
hand to the inference which the public will be
likely to draw that the Duke de Montebello's
conga is only the prelude to a diplomatic
rupture. In this instance I believe that
the semi-official journals speak the simple
truth. All negotiations are at an end for
the preaent. Russia has made a negative answer,
which it is found convenient not to reply to ; the
Cesar is going on a tour, and the Duke de Monte-
bello may just as well be absent from St. Peters-
burg for the next two months as present there, for
be could do no good whatever.
The following paragraph in this evening's Pays
attracts attention from the faint way in which it
contradicts certain rumours from America :
A report was spread yesterday, and bee bees reprodaeed
today. that there wee very serious new, from America. It
was said in particular that an American fleet from the
Northern States bed arrived before Vera Cruz. AU that
we can say on this subject hp that the news is not In any
way officially confirmed, and that it seems to us, moreover,
very unlikely. As to other new, from America, sufficiently
grave to cease serious satiety, we do vot know the source
of it ; but we do know, also, that it is not supported by
soy official information.
An important revelation—a small foretaste of the
disclosures which we may expect when the Corps
Legislatif meets—touching the monstrous iniquities
practised by the government agents at the general
elections, has just been made by M. Lavertu-
jon, the editor of the Gironde, and the defeated
candidate for Bordeaux. He was beaten, after all,
by only forty votes, and the way in which this
bare majority was obtained must necessarily lead
to the annulling of the election unless every spark
of justice shall be extinguished by overwhelming
and unscrupulous power. M. Lavertujon did not
dare to publish his protest in his paper. He did
not even dare to make it at all until the expiration
of three months from the time of the elections, and
this because of a statute which makes it perilous to
" denounce citizens," but which statute is only
operative within three months after the offence
committed. At length, however, and after taking
legal advice, M. Lavertujon ban formulated his just
grievances in the shape of a letter of complaint to
the prefect of the Gironde. It is rather a surpris-
ing and to a. certain extent a satisfactory circum-
stance that the Journal de Bordeaux, the official
journal of the prefecture, has published M.
Lavertujon's letter, and therefore some in-
dependent prints have thought it safe to
publish it also. It appears from M. La-
vertujon's allegations that various categories
of non-qualified persons were permitted to vote
against him, ex gr., 1. Non-naturalised foreigners ;
2. Citizens not having the legal conditions of age
and residence ; 3. Unoertificated bankrupts. It
further appears that when M. Lavertujon applied
at the mayoralty of Bordeaux for a list of the
electors who had voted, he was told that he could
not have it in consequence of express orders from
the prefect, Senator Pietri. The Nation, though a
staunch Bonapartist journal, does not hesitate to
L say that upon this subject the Corps Legieletif
must know " the truth, the whole truth, and no-
thing but the truth."
The Bourse, after considerable fluctuations, closed
with little variation from yesterday's prices.
The island of Monte Chriato, which owes its ce-
lebrity to Alexandre Dumas' popular novel, has
just beeu chosen by the Italian government as a
penal settlement.

A curious piece has been produced at the Palais
Royal, Paris, under the name of Its Diablo Rower. A
sally poeth is about to be married, bet three females to
whom he has made ooert momenta, frighten, sod annoy
Wm, each in her particular way, until the poor fellow
is fain to take refuge in the arms of a virago who under-
takee to defend him from future attache. He marries her,
sad has one devil instead of three.

IL Timothie Trimm, a writer in Le Petitl
Journal, of Paris, has a story of an English lord. M. Trimm
was taking his walks on the Boulevard', near the Grand
Hotel ; and paring by the rapidly ruing New Opera Moue,
be saw an Euglishman staring at the building. This "good
islander was drew i like a gentleman—tweed pantrloons,
frock coat by a court to loss, Pico lilly hat, hair dressed 'ea
coup tie rout,' the very last fashion—in a word, a thorough
Englishman. As I approached he proceeded to ex-
amine the foundation, and measure the grouod with
his atm Wh►t could be the object of this descendant
of William the Conqueror? I tried to discover. • Mon-
sieur is a collector of curienities ? " Why ?'—tris ay.—
, • Monsieur seeks for boned objects of art, medals, armour,
what do I know" • I would sot give a penny for the
amour of Charlemagne, or Cleopatra's best bracelet.'
' Monsieur, then, is geologist, and examines the soil ; 200
years ago the vine flourished where Moesiear stands.
'Possibly, but I do not like wine more than ten years old,
sad don't the least care where it grows.' " Trimm, in
agony, now asks downright what Monsieur is doing. " Why,
if Monsieur must know, I am selecting the situation of my
box. In your old opera I was disappointed of a centre box,
grand tier ; and Igo to-day to offer to pay for one before
the house is built. I like to be in time," said th;s noble
Milord. . . . .

---
The French poachers are very neat-handed, and
work their lONS so cunningly that t►e whole covey is taken
at one ►aul. la the markets of Boulogne, oat of 6C3 bred
only 150 had been shot, and as, unfortunately, the mer-
&lasts will select the least damaged gams for their shops,
there is at once a premium for poaching. In Paris game is
very plentiful, consisting of wild boar, veniaon, wild fowl,
quails, pheasants, partridges, a vary handsome sort of black
and white grouse, and bares and rabbits.
. . . .

The terrible catastrophe that proved fatal to six
pumps on the railway in the south of Fiance bas been
carefully investigated by the local authorities. It I. new
aacertained that a wretched, ill-formed little boy, chest
nine years of age, placed upon the rails, at a short die-
Mom from each other, a number of stones, and thee
quietly bid bimaelf behind some vise■ to watch the effect
of his mischievous labours. When he saw the dreadlrl
oonsequeocas be quietly went home. The family of t►e
boy had gone to wittier a bull-fight at Besucalre, sad he
availed himself of their absence to carry out this diabolical
project, which ended in this deplorable ins of humast life.
A serious accident, but fortunately atteuded with
no evil consequences, happeoed the other day to two English
tourists, on passing the Gurgler Glacier, near Rothmooe.
A guide, tumbling into • ravine, carried with him am of
the travellers tied to the risme mai ; bet the monad tra-
veller, who bed it also fastened mend his body, seatieeded
in hauling up his companion, while the guide tell down a
depth of sixty yards, and, after four hours' incessant endea-
vours, was MUD up at the bottom of the abyss. all alive and
kicking. The name of the geothunae who relieved ►im,
with the aseistance of some guides and tattle hen* Is DOS
mentioned in the Austrian paper,