The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

EXPRESEI FROM PARIS.

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PAJUB. MONDAY Evzsnro.

The Pays observes that M. Qusade, 0110 of the
members of the new Danish ministry which is un-
derstood to accede to office as • peace ministry,
i said, in the last sitting of the London conference,
that Denmark had shrunk from "no sacrifice con-
sisteut with her existence" to bring about peace.
It takes that phrase to be the programme of the
new cabinet, and believes that Denmark is at this
moment resigned to save her existence at the price
of a "cruel sacrifice." The views of the Scandi-
navian party, which would have annexed Denmark
to Sweden and Norway are to be repudiated. The
new ministry prefers a loss of territory and the
maintenance of the political and national exis-
tence of the Danish kingdom.
The Bourse was better, on the strength of the
peace rumour,. Rente rose sc. for cash and 15c.
for account, closing at 66fr. sc. and 66fr. 30c., and
Mobilier rose 11fr. 25c. Railways were firmer
than they have been for some time.
The following letter has been addressed to MM.
Carnet, Gamier Pages, and the other traverser'
in the prosecution now pending for having held
electoral meetings :
Dear Colleagues sad Friends,—Having been members
like yourselves of the electoral committee of 1863, we desire
to tell you that we fail to understand the prosecution insti.
toted against you as well as the exesption which leaves us
oat of the indictment. The instruction is going on. We
hams not been sent for even as vitae's... We ma no longer
keep silence. Devoted as we are to electoral liberty, and
to all our liberties, we will sever cease to Gall for those
which are wanting I. us, or to make use like you sod with
you of those which the law gives us.
Maus, Russ Smolt, Deputies to the Corps bogie-
lain; E. Camrros, ex-Repressatative ; flimsy
MARTIN.

The Vigit of Cherbourg says that the Confede-
rate vessel General Lee is under orders from Mr.
Jefferson Davis's government to be in the Channel
by July 15 at latest.

Yesterday afternoon a respectable-looking man,
about 50 ' years of age, committed suicide by
throwing himself from the summit of the column of
the Place Vendome. In his descent be fell upon
one of the four eagles surrounding the monument,
and from thence rebounded upon the railings,where
he became impaled. No papers being found upon
the unfortunate deceased to prove his identity, his
body was conveyed to the Morgue. Five minutes
after the above tragical event the military band,
which during the summer months plays at the
foot of the column, marched up and went through
their usual entertainment before an audience igno-
rant for the most part of what had occurred.
Another account says that the person who com-
mitted suicide was a rich shopkeeper in the neigh-
bourhood of the Chaussde d'Autin,who after having
been one of a party to ascend the column, sod-
denly turned round, on coming out, and said be
wanted to go up again. The keeper would not
allow him to do so, but a few minutes afterwards
be slipped in with a new party and passed unob-
served. On reaching the balcony which surrounds
the statue, he surveyed for a few seconds the vast
panorama before him, and then suddenly exclaimed,
" Shall I do it 1 yes"-end before any body could
stop him he was over the rails, and fell down from
the giddy height, breaking one of the eagles in his
fall.

By way of relief from diplomatic questions
Paris is just now occupied with "La question
Blondin." Nobody knows exactly who is the
person now dancing on the tight rope at the
Hippodrome under that name. He was success-
fully introduced here as the real original Blondin
who crossed the falls of Niagara, but it is certain
that he is not that man. A telegram has come to
Paris, affirming that the real Blondin is at this
moment at Vienna, but M. Aruault, the director
of the Hippodrome, denies that he is the true
one, without, however, venturing to repeat the
assertion of his bills that Blondin is at the
Hippodrome.

Ad vices from Odessa mention that the Russian
government is disposed to accord additional facilities for
the exportation of grain in coosequence of the peat rpm.
titles in store in that place, and also by reason of the fine
appearaoce of the worm The immolate from Italy continue
to be highly satisfactory, and the same may be mid of the
Dumbian Principalities.