The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-01 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY Evrinto.

The Count de Peraigny's dinner to the Emperor
arid Empress yesterday was a fete quite hors ligne.
Lord Malinesbury was amongst the guests.
The Empress was accompanied by Madame de
Smiley and Baroness de Pierres ; and the Emperor
by the Prince do la Mcekowa, uncle of the Coun-
tess de Peraigny, the Duke de Talents, General
Fleury, and the Count de Baciocchi. Among the
persons invited to this fete were the Duke and
Duchess de Moray, the Minister of State and the
Countess Walewska, the Baron and Baroness de
Berkheim, Baron Paul de Richemont, senator ;
H. Edouard Deleesert, M. Boittelle, Prefect of
Police ; M. Thuillier, Councillor of State, and Di-
rector-General of Communal Affairs at the Ministry
el the Interior ; Viscount de Vongy, M. Dureau,
and Count de Treillard, directors of the principal
departments at that ministry, and Count de J au-
Lourt, secretary.
The following is an account of the magnificent
country house which the success of the empire has
enabled one of the oldest and most faithful—
though originally penniless—adherents of Louis
Napoleon to become the possessor of :
The Chateau of Chamarande is in the neighbourhood of
Etampes, upon the Orleans railway ; it was built by the
elder Mansard, and is in the Louis XIII. style. The
estate es very ancient ; it first bore the name of Bounce,
sod was called Chamarande from a chateau situated in
Fore, in the came commune where Count de Bossism was
tom. The estate was raised to a comtk. in 1680. During
sn generations the chateau belonged to the De Talent
family, an ancient and illustrious house of the previous of
Forez, and the last possessor was the Marquis de Talaru,
formerly ambassador to Spain, and the friend of Chateau-
brumd. The most remarkable part of the chateau is the
gallery in which Count de Penigey has collected the historical
souvenirs relatingtoChamarande since the eleventh century,
dating from a sire of Montlhery, of the house of Mont
enorency• _

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A singularly apropos misprint in the Patrie of
last night has provoked many hearty guffaws in the
rates to-day. The journal which, but a few
months ago was the organ of the very General
Almonte whom it has now been found expedient to
repudiate—the journal which, on very sufficient in-
spiration, took the lead in advocating the Mexican
expedition, has now, by an accident for which it
MO never forgive itself, described in one scorching
sentence the probable result of the appeal to the
people, which General Forey's proclamation refers
to as the coming sanction of whatever has been
done. The Patrie, meaning only to sing the old
French song that universal suffrage, although given
at the point of the bayonet, cures all bygones, and
is of necessity, though but once pronounced, the ex-
pression of the real will of every people, is unfortu-
nate enough to say that "when the Mexican people
shall be delivered by the French arms from a
despotic regime it will be free to choose that
government"—(il resterait fibre dechoieiree gottverne-
hold). The Patrie meant to echo General Forey's
words that Mexico would be at liberty to choose
any government which it might like, but lapsing
most unwillingly into truth, it has in reality said
that the country is free to choose a despotic or—
for grammar is sufficiently elastic to leave an
alternative construction of the sentence—a French
:ovcrnment.

The France asserts that M. Nigra has made au apo-
leg to M. Drouyn de Lhuys for General Durando's
circular. It adds that the apology has been
favourably received, and that M. de Sartigee will
be the bearer of a note to Turin, in which the ideas
and intentions of the Emperor's government will be
expressed. I think this very likely to be true ; but
if so it appears to me evidence that Rattazsi's cabi-
net is in extremis. General Durando cannot be
disavows' without disavowing the only title of
Victor Emmanuel to be King of Italy. The prin-
ciple of unity is his sole justification for his sove-
reignty in Naples and the central provinces. Those
states never meant, and never will submit to be
mere additions to Piedmont.

The Duchess of Lenchtenberg is among the first
belies of invited guests to Compiegne. It has been
thought necessary to instruct the Pays to say, that
this coincidence has nothing to do with the candi.
dature of the Prince de Lenchtenburg for the
throne of Greece.

The Bourse has been decidedly firmer to-day.
The Bente ruse 25c. for cash and 400. for amount,
dosing at 70fr. 95c. and 70fr. 90c. Mobilier rose
11r. 50c., and the Italian Loan 10c. Railways
were generally better, but Southern fell 3fr. 75c.