The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1852

between, and, lodging a ball in the soldier's chin,
saved the Emperor's life. It was to recompense
that act of devotedness, that Napoleon, throwing
himself into his aide-dc-camp's arms, gave him that
sword so dear to his first remiuiscences, as having
worn it when ho gained his first battle in Italy as
General Bonaparte. That sword °oersted wore at
the battle of Waterloo.
The name of General Gourgand was brought be-
fore the public in a more equivocal farm by Scott in
his Life of Napoleon, who, during his researches in
the archives of the foreign-office, turned up several
lettere of the Emperor's aide-de camp from St. Helena,
which contained important revelations as to the Em-
peror's more intimate life and views in his island-
prison. The noise may bo remembered which was
made in France at this disclosure, which was on the
eve of being maintained by Sir Walter in a more
warlike manner than seemed tither suitable to his
age or domestic position. But Gourguud's splecu
evaporated in a pamphlet, skewing up other more
palpable errors of the poet'slife of Napoleon.
The municipal elections are nearly terminated in
the department of the Pas de Calais. They have in
many 'esteems been unfavourable to the govern-
ment. The municipal electors iu several communes
have resented the despotic innovation by which they
were deprived of a voice in the appointment of their
mayors, and have in a marked manner declined to
elect as members of the municipal councils the may-
or, and assistant mayors recently nominated. At
St. Aubin-Auzin M. Charles Wattelet, the new
mayor, only obtained 18 votes out of 100, and his
assistant had but 13. At Avion the mayor was also
thrown out, and his predecessor was chosen by 134
votes out of 143. At the important town of Arras
the mayor, M. Plichon, barely secured his election,
being Ale last but one upon a list of 20 councillors.
His assistant was the last, and obtained only four
rotes above the fourth part of the registered electors
requited by the law to the validity of the election.
Ewa this melancholy success was attributable to the
large number of abstentions. Out of 6,201 electors
at Arras hut 2.212 took part in the vote. The Proyres
deg Pus do ('dais ventures to observe in reference
to these facts, that the population seems to bo awak-
ening from the prostrate state into which it had
fallen. Although it has been stated that the go-
vernment did not intend to designate government
candidate, for the departmcutal elections, some of
the prefects have taken upon themselves to do so.
A comniunilai in the (hennas, a journal of the
Loiret, makes known the names of two official candi-
dates for the functions of councillor of an arrondisse-
ment. This is cited as the first example of candi-
datsithip officially patronised by the local authori-
ties. But I learn to day that the sonic thing has
been done throughout the department of the Gi-
ronde.

It i. reported that ten new senators are about to
be created. Four of the persons selected for this dig-

laity aro generals, four bishops, and two ex-peers.
The month of October is now mentioned as the
epoch at which the President counts upon making
his definitive entrance into the Tuileries.
I regret to state that Count d*Orsay's illness has
assumed a much graver character; and, sii,ce his re-
turn from Dieppe, whence he was fetched by the
Duke de Guiche on Monday, his state is such as to
present very little hope of recovery.
The preparations for the fete of August 15 are
already beginning on the Trocadcro. This festive
spectacle will be quite in the style of the fetes given
in the time of the Empire and Restoration. The
fountains of the Champs ElyKes arc to flow with
wine instead of water.

Three nights ago the extensive spinning mills at
Bourroux, near Tours, belonging to MM. Raze, cloth
manufacturers, caught fire, and in spite of the exer-
tions of the firemen and the inhabitants of the neigh-
bourhood, the whole building was destroyed with all
it contained. The lose is estimated at upwards of
200,000 fr. More than sixty families have been
thrown out of employment by this calamity. The
cause of the tire is nut known.
Mgr. Alexandre Devie, Bishop of Belley, expired
on the 25th inst. in his episcopal palace, aged 85.
lie was 29 years Bishop of Belley, and had, under
Louis Philippe, refused the archbishopric of Rheims.
The inhabitants of the quarters in which the gas
works of Paris are situated have petitioned the muni
cipality fur the removal of all those establishments
out of Paris, on the ground that they are injurious to
the public health. This question has often been de-
bated, and hitherto it has been thought by the mu-
nicipalit7 that the gas works were tnuoxious. It is
now behoved, however, that the three companies in-
terested will consent to the removal.

At the Bourse tho Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
rose 20c., closing 103.53; the Threes rose 30c., and
closed at 72.75. Bank of France shares rose 45f.
Tho Lyons Railway rose 25 ; Strasbourg, 22.50 ;
Orleans, 12.60; Northern, 10; Marseilles, 6.25;
Rouen and Havre, 2.30 each; Dieppe, 1.25.

TURKEY.
By the Levant mail we have received Constantino-
ple journals to the 14th. They contain nothing res-
pecting the demands made by the English and
French embassies for reparation for outrages to
Englishmen and Frenchmen. They announce the
departure of &sad Boy for London, to take the post
of first secretory of the Turkish embassy. Mehemet
Ali Pacha, son of the late Viceroy of Egypt, had ar-
rived at Constantinople. The Journal (le Constanti-
nople says:
For some days past it has been rumoured at Constanti-
nople that disturbances hove taken place in the Isle of
Candia. Letters from that island, dab,' two days ago,
contain no suck news. We must say, however, that in
consequence of some deplorable acts which show that the
spirit of the constitution (Tanzimst) has not penetrated the
minds of everybody, great emotion prevailed at liettimo,
and in other parts of the island.
A letter from Belgrade, Bth inst., says:
It is seriously in contemplation to construct a railway
between Belgrade and Constantinople. It is an English
company which bu an idea of this undertaking. Two
engineers have been charged to eeeee y the country, and to
visit the spots by which it will be most desirable to
carry it. They were recently at this place, and
have by this time returned to Constantinople.
They have expressed their astonishment at finding
that the difficulties of the ground arc trilling in comparison
to the importance of the undertaking. They would only
have from 16 to 18 tunnels, and those very short, to cut,
six of which arc under the Balkans. This same company
had an idea of continuing the name railway into Asia, so
that when the lino was completed, the journey from Loudon
to Bombay might be made in 16 days.
The governor of Damascus, Izzet I'acha, has been
appointed governor of Djedda, in the place of Aghiali
Pacha, who has been appointed governor of Damas-
cus. Ethan Pacha and Ilaireddin Pacha, who dur-
ing the last Tear have been in Conatantiuople upon a
mission on the affairs of Egypt, have left for /ilex-
audria in the Ottoman steamer Pervas-Ilahri.

MALTA, ict.r 22.
The latest news arrived from the Beet, reached by
the Triton, which vessel, was to relieve thedlleduss, arrived
here on tho 15th inst. The admiral wan then cruising off
Malaga, and it was thought probable he would remain
dimes the summer months off the Spanish comet.