The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-06 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(lIION 001 OWN

PARIS, THURSDAY EYMIING.

Yesterday's debate in the Corps Legislatif has
deprived the government journals of one of their
main arguments against the amendments of the
five members. It can no longer be said that the
" five " stand alone in their opinions. MM.
Plichon, Kolb Bernard, and Anatole Lemercier, all
three conservatives, and men who came into the
house as government candidates, condemn in even
stronger language than that of the amendments
the persistent, severe, arbitrary, and unintelligent
repression which M. de Persigny exercises upon
the press, and the absence of all freedom of election. I
The tricks played with universal suffrage by dis-
franchising electors by thousands, and carving out
the electoral circumscriptions in the most
absurd and capricious way, for the sole
purpose a preventing independent candi-
dates from being elected—tricks very fully
exposed in my letter of last Saturday week, were ;
very ably shown up by the speakers, who only
represented the feelings of very many of their
colleagues. M. Emile 011ivier, of whose very ex-
cellent speech you have a full report, was listened
to attentively throughout, and every now and then
loudly applauded. It is something quite new in
the tactics of the talking minister to leave such a
speech for a single day unanswered. Hitherto
they have never allowed a Moniteur to go forth
without oontaining their own last word upon every
important question. I believe the reason for this
departure from precedent is that the cabinet was
not agreed as to the line of argument to be taken,
and required to have a consultation last night.
It was intended at one time to put the live
members down with a high hand. But when it
was found that, as I stated yesterday, a great many
conservatives would support them, the advisability
of bending to the storm was taken into considera-
tion. At this moment M. Baroche is replying to
the speeches of yesterday ; but I have not yet heard
what is the scope of his argument He is a more
supple and genial orator than M. Billault, and I
should not be surprised to find that he had been
commissioned to make things tolerably pleasant
as far as general promises go. He will, how-
ever, probably protest against the wording of the
amendments. Ido not see bow he can pos-
sibly explain away the facts charged as to the
manipulation of the Paris constituencies.
The Opinion Nationale states that a juge de pair
has to-day ruled an appeal that the production of
a workman's linnet, or the certificate of his exemp-
tion from military service, is sufficient evidence of
his nationality ; and accordingly several electors
who have been struck off the lista by the mayors
and municipal councils, have had their names re-
stored.

M. de Villemeasant has gained the cause at Blois,
the extraordinary circumstances of which I reported
some time ago. The court rules that he has a
right to bear the name of the grande dame of whom
he was the illegitimate son.
The Bourse, both yesterday and to-day, has
shown an upward tendency, but realisations of
profits at the end of the day prevent the highest
prices from being sustained.
The Daily News is seized.

Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.8., lately
Commander-in-Chief of the British naval forces is China,
arrival in Edinburgh on Wednesday from London, and pro-
ceeded yesterday to his seat, Carriden House, Linlithgow.
shire.

In the House of Lords, Lord Ebury bee given
notes that he will move an humble address to her Majesty,
praying for the appointment of a commission to consider
"what steps should be taken to obviate the evils com-
plained of &sari/sing from the present compulsory and indis-
criminate ode of the bona service of the church of Eng-
land."

Mr. Hadfield will ask the hou. member for Dud-
ley on Monday whether be intends to bring in a bill for the
repeal of the lire insurance duty this session, and when.

On Monday Mr. H. Seymour will move for a
select committee to inquire into the present state of the
Ecclesiastical Commission, and to report to the house whe-
ther the ecclesiastical revenues cannot be more advantage-
ously administered for the interests of the church than
they are at present.

On going into committee of supply, Mr. Pea-
cocks will move " That an humble address be presented to
ha Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously
pleased to give directions that no males to facilitate judo-
lures be made of crown lands or crown forestal rights within
15 miles of the metropolis."

Sir George Lewis intends to move the following
resolutions on Monday :-1. That in the opinion of this
house it is expedient to dieoontinue the practice of ap-
pointing • select committee to prepare estimates of the
charge of the disembodied militia of Great Britain and
Ireland ; and that such estimates be in future prepared
on the responsibility of ministers of the crown. 2. That
an humble address be presented to her Majesty, that she
will be graciously pleased to give directions that estimates
of the charge of the disembodied militia in Great Britain
sod Ireland, to the 31st day of March, 1864, be prepared,
and laid before this house.

On the 12th, Mr. Milner Gibson will introduce a
ball into the House of Commons to regulate the exercise of
powers tinder special acts for the construction and mainte-
nance of telegraphs.
In oommittee of the whole house, on the 19th,
Yr. Hauer Gibson will more for leave to bring in a bill to
consolidate and amend the ►cts relating to harbours and
navigation.
We (Chelmsford Chronicle) understand that Mr.
D. W. Harvey has consented to read the tragedy of Cato,
at the Witham Literary Institute on Tuesday evening next,
when the chair will be taken by Sir J. P. Wood, Bart.

A Naples letter of the Ist says :—" You car.
soircely form an idea of the vast number of foreigners that
are to be found here at the present time. It is a most dif-
ficult matter to obtain apartments, and rents are even higher
than in Paris. The English, in particular, seam this year
to have made this beautiful city their place of rendezvous,
and they have been most fortunate in the choice, as the
weather is delightful, just like early spring. You can see
them each night at the Ban Carlo Theatre in crowds, and
the departure from that famed place of amusement at the
end of the performance puts one in mind of the crush-
room of Her Majraty's in London after some popular
miers."
BILIGANDAGR AT NAPLPH.-011 the 30th ult. the
governor of the National Bank of Naples, the larvae
Avitabile, bad left the city for a abort visit to his villa at
Torre dell' An 'lanais* which is scarcely beyond the saber*
On arriving at this locality he found he had been " waited
for" by some of the band of Piloae'notorious
a leader
among the banditti who are the gnat social curse of the
south of Italy. The marquis was made prisoner on the
high road, and in the full light of day. The usual negotia-
tion followed with all the regularity of a mercantile trans-
action. He was " requested " to give an order for 100,000
(macs, or 4,0001., as the amount of his ransom. The
professional tone of this line of business is generally
abrupt and imperative, but it does not always decline
a little bargaining. Between
thenhe demand, clearly
poseible to comply with, and nom offered on the chance'
Id its being aanaptod, there is an amount that can be arrived
at by discussion. By what arguments the robbers were
convinced that 4.00 W. was too much even for the governor
of a national bank we are not told. But an abatement was
mid. in his price, and for 80,000 francs, or 3,200 k, the
marquis obtained his release. The short distance from the
city and the proximity of the high road may have had some
moderating Wham* Among the monomial of Calabria
it is probable the ransom would have been much more
egregious." Am order having been given for the smaller
run, it was promoted en the following day, and dilly paid.'
•to one of the bead," who came to Naples for the oasis,
sad the marquis was set at liberty.—Tister.
FIGHTING wrrs SHADOW/1. —" Mr. Speaker,"
said a mambo: eta Vermont losialarano. a few YOU, agO,
whom another member bad boo barkokimardiag for the last •
halthour, " I shan't answer the gimileinia's speech.' It
always wrsocess me tint* to kink at nothing."