The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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The reception of Prince Napoleon at Naples, as
official as enthusiastic, is not the only confirmation
that we get from Italy of the received opinion that
the denial by the Moniker of his official mission
was simply a fib. General Durando, the only
Italian minister left at Turin during the King's ab-
sence, has been suddenly sent for to Naples, and it is
not doubted there that he is wanted to take part in
a serious discussion of the Roman question. A
clerical journal published under the eyes of the
Holy See said on the 9th inst. that "a catastrophe
is perhaps at hand." A most wholesome symptom
is that numbers of Italian priests, and some bishops,
who till very lately were most hostile to the
Italian government, have suddenly changed their
tone, and seem preparing to swell the free church
movement.
The King and Queen of Holland both leave
Paris this evening, their visit having been shortened
by a few days. They do not go together. The
Queen leaves at 9 o'clock by the Eastern Railway
for Stuttgard. The King goes at 10 by the
Northern Railway for the Hague. A farewell
dinner of forty covers is given at the Tuileries this
evening.
The new guest, Said Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt,
has arrived at Toulon. He will pass the greater
part of to-morrow in that port, start for Mar-
seilles in the evening, remain at Marseilles
on Friday, visit Lyons on Saturday, and arrive at
the Tuileries on Sunday. It is rumoured that the
Sultan is displeased at the extraordinary pomp and
ceremony with which the Emperor purposes to
receive his vassal, who is only regarded at Con-
stantinople as a simple pacba. This is the dint',
time that a Viceroy of Egypt has visited Francs.
When Ibrahim Pach► came to see Louis Philippa
he was only the heir apparent to the viceroyalty ;
and he was not lodged at the Tuileries, but at the
Elyse Bourbon.
Four columns of the Pays are occupied with
duelling correspondence, on account of N. Grand-
guillot. Besides the affair between that journal
and the Temps, a duel is on the tapis between the
Pays and the Gazette de France. The Pays has
sent a challenge, which stands over for the present
on account of pressing engagements of seconds.

The Pope has written a letter to Cardinal
Bonald, Archbishop of Lyons, thanking him for
the sum of 12,0001., which the importunity of the
priests has succeeded in wringing from that dig-
tressed city for the "succour of our indigence"—
that is his Holiness's expression. He mentions
the extraordinary straits of the Lyons workmen at
the present moment as a consideration which
'enhances the value of the gift, but the idea of
refusing it on that ground, or even of deprecating
further subscriptions, does not occur to him.
The Bourse, after opening with firmness, became
depressed in the afternoon. There are various
vague rumours, but I have heard nothing spicifie
to account for the fall which took place, except
that the Bank of England is expected to raise it
discount to-morrow. The Rente fell 20c. for cash
and 15c. for account, closing at 70fr. 50c., and
70fr. 65c. ; Mobilier fell Bfr. 75c., and the Italian
Loan, 55c. The Orleans, Lyons, and Southern
railways fell 7fr. 50c. each ; Northern, 3fr. 75c. ;
and Eastern, lfr. 250. Western remains un-
changed. Caisse Mir* though in considerable
demand, yielded to the general current, and fell
10fr., closing at IG2fr. 50c.
K Mires publishes a flaming advertisement,
which occupies two column's in all the evening
papers, setting forth that he wishes to borrow 200
millions of francs on account of " a state," which
he does not name, and promising immense profits
to subscribers. I have no doubt that money will
be thrown at his head, so great is the prestige of
his name, after his victory over his legal perse-
cutors.