The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-28 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. AddttioaaL]

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

MON Ora owN

PA RIB, Sortur Emma.
The Coartitutionnel yesterday published the fol-
lowing note :
Everybody knows the difference between • pirate and •
corsair. The later is an armed ship, furnished with bitten
of marque by • regalerly.eo•stitated and recognised
government; but • pirate hes no legal character, and its
sots nail for prompt retribution from all powers interested
in maintaising the law c 4 nations.

(Signed)

BoxyAcz.

The moral of M. Boniface's letter was that if
Juarez should 'noosed in fitting out some corsairs
to harass French shipping, as it is reported he
intends to do, those ships would be nothing but
pirates.
This doctrine, extraordinary as coming from an
authority which has steadily applauded the deeds of
the Alabama and Florida, is thus dealt with by
the Opinion /rationale :
The Constitution net has a twin brother called the Pays.
We rearaber that sot loan since the evening Constitution-
fell foul of an in strange fashion because we tusk the
liberty of &width/jag ea pirates the basest people who is
the Alabama, Florida, and other vowels al the elms WOW
the nee under the Wavily flag. But now the true Cassias-
tithed, that of the morale& Ulla tie that a corsair must
have lettere of marque from a recognised government, other-
with it le a pirate. Roadies tells us this, and Boodthe
canaot ha mistaken, for he sloth is safe from roam untque.s.
Well, sow we beg M. Boniface's particoar attention to this
fact, that the government sitting at Richmond has ether
been recognised by any regularly 000stanted authority
either in Europe or America. It follows, therefore, that
the heroes of the Alabama, Florida, be., were to ail
intents asd purposes pirates. We are act desirous to
enter into a discussion with M. Boldface. He is a severe
man, who knows what he is about, and we will not con-
tradict him. Bat we will humbly offer this obiervatioe,
that Jana' government was not loos ago recognised by all
Europe, and that it is yet by most of the American states ;
whereas that of Mr. Davis has never yet been ncogniesd
by saybody, not even by the Macrae of New Zadand. If
therefore, Janne ships are pirates, those of Mr. Lava
must be doubly sad trebly piratical. M. Radian pains us.
We fear he must be a worshipper of month and that
Abraham Litholes reelection must have suggested to him
the idea of playing his old southern friends a scurvy trick.
If this be the ease where shall we look for political
fidelity

The Patrie maintains, against the denial of the
France, that M. Bonnefonds, a first class inspector
in the Ministry of Finance, has been "proposed "
as a special commissioner to *mist in reorganising
the financial administration of the Mexican empire.
A German journal speaks of the Marquis d'Argen.
court as being destined for this mission, but this
turns out to be a poor pun suggested by IL Bonne-
fonds' name, which, admitting a false ormloord in
gender, signifies "good fund." The literal trans-
lation of Argen-court is "short of money," and
that would certainly be • singularly appropriate
name for a director of Mexican finances.

It is said that Mgr. Mabille, Bishop of Ver-
sailles, will succeed to the vacant Archbishopric of
Albi, tad that the Abbei Degnerry, the venerable
cure of the Madeleine, who has refused so many
bishoprics, and, among others, that of Marseilles,
will at length consent to accept a mitre. Versailles
would have the advantage of not removing him far
from the many fashionable fair penitents whom he
is loth to quit. It is always, or at least almost
always, a distressing thing for a catholic lady to be
obliged to change her confessor ; the Abboi De-
guerry has long been the Empress's confessor, and
his promotion to the see of Versailles, which bas
always been considered a sort of court post, will in
no way be incompatible with the continuance of the
delicate relation in which he stands to her Majesty.
The Bishop of Perpignan elect has gone to Rome
to see whether he can get over the objection of the
Pope to preoonise him.
It is thought certain at the Palsis de Justice that
M. Dufaure will come forward u an opposition
candidate for the seat in the Charente Inferieure,
vacant by the death of M. Roy Bry. The govern-
ment can, however, if it pleases, put off the election
for six months, and it will doubtless do so, because
the success of M. Dufaure, who polled 8,000 votes
at the general elections, would now be certain.
A fatal accident occurred the other day to Count
Gustave de Lapel, while boar bunting with the
Prince of Orange, in the Marquis de L'Aigle's
forest of Laigne. The count's horse gave a end-
'den pludge and jerked him out of the saddle: in
coming down be injured himself so severely that,
after a vain attempt to keep his seat, be fell off
from intense pain. The injuries he received were
so severe that Dr. Corvisart, the Emperor's sur-
geon, who was sent for from Compiegne, at ones
pronounced the eau hopeless, and he died is the
course of the night. The family name of this un-
fortunate gentleman was Lonvel ; but, after the
assassination of the Duke de Berry, it was changed
by royal authority to LupeL