The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM 001 OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY EVENIMG.

There is an article in the Pays which cannot
rationally be accounted for, in that semi-official
organ, except upon the supposition that it is
"inspired." The author is M. Sidney Renouf, a
name not unknown to journalism but one which
has not been put prominently forward for many
years. He now announces himself as a recruit to
the Pays, enlisted for the purpose of advocating
the "liberal empire." He recapitulates, in making
the most of them, all the liberal sayings and doings
of the Emperor since his advent to power—from
his inscription of the date 1789 at the head of the
constitution, to the speech which the Emperor
made to the delegates of the London Exhibition of
1862. In the course of his running analysis he
touches upon the famous imperial promise to "crown
the edifice ;" the important reforms of the consti-
tution introduced spontaneously on Nov. 24, 1860 ;
the material extension of the powers of the Corps
Legislatif, and on the increased and really satisfac-
tory publicity given to the speeches of members ; on
the voluntary renunciation of a part of the Em-
peror's prerogatives ; and upon the victories in
the Crimea and Italy, which, by restoring the
ancient glory of France, enhance the popularity of
the chief of the State, and enable him safely to
take popular measures. While admitting that the
press has not " literally" received any extension
of its liberties, the writer insists that "practically"
its liberties have grown in proportion with those of
the Corps Legislatif. Then, in conclusion, he
quotes from a recent speech of M. Duruy, the
Minister of Public Instruction, the remarkable
assertion that " the most truly liberal man of the
empire is the Emperor ; " and concludes by
inquiring why there should not be a journal de-
voted to the empire, and, at the same time, as
liberal as the Emperor himself 1 This liberal jour-
nalist DL S. Renouf professes to be, and I think
he must have a commission. Unless lam much
mistaken, this article presbadows the tone of the
Emperor's speech at the opening of the session.
The Temps lays bare the rigmarole arguments of
the government journals, on behalf of the thesis
that France has gained a great diplomatic victory,
when it says : _ _ _

The Cmuntitioand announced that it would rotate the
criticisms provoked by its famous article, " Poland under
the Protection of Europe." This refutation is a long while
coming out, and no wonder. All the phrases in the world ma
do nothing in the face of this simple question—what
benefit has Poland hitherto derived from the protection of
Europe•
The Emperor paid a visit to-day to Marshal
d'Ornan), the governor of the Invalidee, wbo, it is
feared, is dying. Just before his Majesty's arrival
the Archbishop of Paris had administered extreme
unction to the sick man. It is said that he recog-
nised the Emperor, and, raising himself in his bed,
squeezed his Majesty's hand, saying, " I shall
never see you again, sire, but we shall meet in
heaven !" The Emperor left the bedside affected
to tears. Marshal d'Ornano is the last surviving
general of division of the first empire, and is be-
lieved to be the senior general in Europe.
Several journals have announced that Mieroslaw-
ski bad been appointed by the National Committee
organiser of all the Polish troops. A Warsaw letter
addressed to the Press of Vienna states that the
title of Mieroslawski has been incorrectly given,
and that he has been appointed organiser of the
Polish troops abroad, resident at Libge. It is in
consequence of the omission of the word "abroad"
that the journals to which the news had been trans-
mitted were led into error.

EXECUTION OP WIWARSA W.LLIAM ALGER AT

W tiItSAW, 07. 9.

The execution of Alger, one of the workmen
employed in the factory of Evans and Co., for inanufac-
tunng grenades, took place in the oourtyerd of the building
yesterday. All the workmen of the factory were com-
pelled by the police to be witnesses of the fate of their
comrade. At half-past nine the condemned man, under
military escort, entered the factory yard, the gates of
which were immediately closed against the crowd collected
in the street. Only two or three favoured persons were
admitted—among others the English consul-general, Colonel
Stanton, and Hr. Rau, the partner of Mows. Evan/—
Mawr& Evans Brothers having returned to England two
years ago. At tea o'clock precisely Bring was heard. Two
rounds were find subsequently at a certain interval, the
first probably not baring taken effect. The corpse was
then carried away, and the persons collected in the 'triton;
wag shortly dispersed. It is understood that Alger met
his fate with determination, and rejected an offer of pardon
epos ec.nditu of denouncing his accomplices made upon
the place of execution. He leaves a wife end two children.

WRECK OF A DUTCHWIN VESSEL ON THE
GOOD SANDS.

WILMER, KENT, MONDAY NIGHT.
Yesterday, while it was blowing hard from the
S.S.W., and a heavy sea was running, signals of distress
were observed to be flying from a vessel on the Goodwin
Sands. The Widmer lifeboat of the National Lifeboat In.
stitution was at once manned aul put off to the help of the
crew. On arriving at the Sands it was found that the ves-
sel was the ketch Snip, of Amsterdam. and that she was
leaking fast, both her pumps being choked. The captain,
fearing his vessel would, break up, requested the lifeboat to
remain by him till his vessel was in safety. The lifeboat
assisted in getting the ketch off the Seeds, and the Rams-
gate steam-tug arriving soon afterwards, tLe captain em-
ployed her to tow the ketch into that harbour, where she
arrived about 11.30 a.m., with loss of anchor and chain.

THE STEAM RAMS AT BIEHMTHEAD.—TeSteTtIay
the gunboat Goshawk, tender to her Majesty's ship
Majestic, was removed iron, the Lower Buis into the Great
Float, and was moored close to the ram which is being fitted
op there.
A SCENE AT " BELL'S LIFE" OFFICE.—The un-
mitigated scoundrelism of a certain class of the " patrons
of the noble art" seems to have reached its climax on
the manioc of the late fight between Gannon and
Baldock, for 1001. aside. The police twice put a stop to
the brutal exhibition, and the referee (editor of Bella I
Life) ordered the men to meet at his office on the next
day. The meeting is thus reported by the editor :—" On
Thursday the representatives of the men treated um to
one of the usual levees which our position compels us
to hold, in which loud voices and unabsshed falsehood
were used as the instruments to blind our eyes to justice,
and it was not till our room was cleared of all save one
representative of each mau that we could get on any
thing like terms. or entertain the point at issue, which
turned out to be that Gannon's friends accused Baldock of
wilfully giving himself op to the police; while Bsldock'e
backer, as strenuously denied this fact, and declared the
man could not get away from the police. Evidence was
laid before us by Goinoe's friends, which, coupled with
inquiries we caused to be made, convinced us that their
accusation was founded on fact, and the referee, on Fri-
day moiling, when the parties again met at our office,
awarded the money to Gannon. Directly this just deci-
sion was given, oar office was filled by a band of ruffians.
at the head of whom were Ward of the fronfounders'
Arms, Greenwich, Young Billy Shaw, Tom Tyler, sod
Baldock himself, who assailed us and our reporter with
the vilest abuse, and Baldock and another of his friends,
a pedestrian named Myers, we believe, with frightful
cattle declared that they would take the life of our ring
reporter the first time they caught him le the streets.
Young Tyler end Ward were no way babiodhand in their
threats, and the scene altogether was of each a nature as
we
occur again is our silk*. Finally we were compelled to
summon the assistance of our whole staff of conrdoeitors
to clear the room, but the company did not take their
departure without threatening to wreak their veogeaoce
upon every one who did not think with them at the earliest
opportunity. Before taking leave cf this affair, we are
requested by the proprietors of this jouroel to state that
unless the present system of terrorism. only exercised by
a certain clique, is at eons and for ever put an feed to.
which can be done with the greatest ease by the Partial
most interested—the pugilists themselves—Be/es Life in
London will OWN to be the organ of the ring, and every
effort will be used on our part to put an end to a sport
which. as at prompt carried on, cannot be defended on any
ground whatever. Whether gentlemen will ever again be
persuaded to venture to the ring side is a problem yet to be
solved."

COLLISION BETWEEN TWO RAILWAY TRAINS
AT THE KENSINGTON STATION.

On Sunday night, about 20 minutes past 7 o'clock,
as the London and Brighton train which leaves Kensington
at 7.15 p.m. was in the act of issuing from the station,
a few minutes behind its proper time, sod while it was
proceeding on a portion of the rails common to the
Brighton and South Western trains, it was run into
by the South Western train which left Clapham
Junction at 7.10. p.m., the latter being due at the
Kensington station a few minutes before the collision took
place. Luckily the two trains were both running at a slow
rate of speed. As it was, however, the two eagines ran into
each other, throwing the passengers from their seats and
against the compartments of the carriages. The scene
which ensued was one of the greatest confusion, both from
the noise of the collision and the shrieks of the affrighted
passengers. Mr. S. Grew, the superintendent, and In.
apector Davidson, of the Kensington station, with • num-
ber of the railway officials, were quickly on the spot, and
it was found that the majority of the injuries consisted of
I cuts and bruises. Brandy and other restoratives were pro.
cured and administered to several of the lady passengers
who had fainted from alarm, and those who were injured
were kindly placed in cabs and conveyed to their
homes. The collision was caused through one of the
night signals outside and on the south of the eta.
Coo becoming jammed, so that while the signal-man
supposed he had turned on the danger lamp closing the sta.
tion to approaching trains the " all right" light was burn-
. ing in its place, thus leaving the station open to trains
coming from Clapham Junction, and causing the South
Western to run into the Brighton train.