The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-17 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom OUR OWN COI

PARIS. THURSDAY EVISIIIIO,

The Constitutionnel, whose silence on the sub-
ject of the St. Petersburg amnesty had been so
much observed, has at length spoken, but what it
says amount, to nothing ; or, at least, serves but to
indicate the dissatisfaction of the French govern-
ment at the small success which has attended its
efforts, and its hesitation as to the course to be
ultimately pursued. It admits that the amnesty
remedies nothing, and does not change the situa-
tion, but it yet accepts it as evidence of the en-
lightened sentiments of the Czar. The Patric there-
upon inquires bow it can be that " an act which
remedies nothing, and changes nothing in the situa-
tion, can be a testimony of enlightened sentiments 7"
I don't see how that question is to be answered. As
to the " hopes of a solution," which the Cotutitu-
tionnel sees in the amnesty, they are only hopes of
the same kind which the Russian government has
held out for the last fifty years.

The France says that M. Busson's report on the
budget will be presented to-morrow, that the debate
will probably begin on Wednesday, April 22, and
that the session will close on Saturday, May 9.
The general elections may be expected to take place
either on Sunday, May 31, or that day week,
June 7. It is quite possible that the France may
be going a little too fast in these anticipations.
There are rumours that the debate on the budget
will be tuausually warm, as the " five" wiU be re-
inforced by all those former "government candi-
dates" who have received notice that they will no
longer be supported by power.
At the Bourse there is very little business doing.
There is no recovery from the fall occasioned by
the recent uneasiness in regard to Russia ; on the
contrary, Rente has fallen sc. more, and Mobilier,
20fr.

The government has just selected twenty young
girls between the ages of 15 and 22, from the
Foundling Hospital, to be sent out to New Cale-
donia, in order to be married to colonists, most of
whom are old soldiers, now become farmers or
artisans. These brides expectant, who, of course,
leave France with their own consent, are chosen
from among the most robust and intelligent of the
young women in the establishment. Each of them
is supplied with a useful trousseau, to which the
Empress has added a tartan shawL
It has been reported, it seems, that M. Rattami
had gone to Ireland to study the " question" of
pauperism. He may possibly be going, but has
not at any rate left Paris yet. Yesterday he gave
a fête at his residence in the Rue dee Vignes. A
few days ago a dinner was given him at the Trois
Frerin, and on Sunday he was present with his
bride at the Longchamp races. Madame Rat•
(who as Madame de Solme was already known as
an authoress) has just published at Dentu's a new
work called " Mademoiselle Million."
It is rumoured that M. de Villemessant, of the
Figaro, and M. Sarcey, the theatrical critic of the
Opinion Nationale, have gone to Belgium to fight a
dueL

A bill is now before the Canadian parliament to
do away with public executions.
AMERICA NOT THE "NEW Womm."—Professor
Artesia begins, in the last Atlantic, anew series of scientific
articles alder the title " Anglin the Old World," in which
be maintains that the American continrat hats been falsely
denominated the New World. "Hen was the first dry
land lifted out of the waters, here was the first shore that
wan meshed by the ocean that enveloped all the world be-
sides ; and while Europe was represented only by islands
rising here and there above the sea, Amain' already
stretched an unbroken line of lead from Nova Scotia to the
Far Hot."
LaaoE ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTS IN BIRMINGHAM.
—Mies Burdett Coat* who takes a lively interest in
the emcees of the emigration movement. has lately
sent out at her own ores several hundred emigrants to
the Australian colonies. Lest night, at nine o'clock,
about one hundred emigrants, with their wives and
children. arrived at the New-street Railway-station,
em route for Liverpool, where they will embark for Australia
this day (Friday), Birmingham by an early trait.
' no party of em ta was accommodated with lodgings la
We town last n ht, Chief -cur sae...indent OloescAs giving
the party the essistaam of Detective-sergeant Clarke I.
procure them respectable lodgings. Miss Burdett Costae
defrays the costs of the outfit of the emigrants to Australia.
—BinniagrAdsui Gazette.