The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

EXPIUCSB FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. THINUSDAT Evnraa

The Temps of this evening has an article in
which it examinee the oracular uttering' of M.
Paulin Limayrac in the semi-official journal this
morning :

At last the Coisatitutionnel has derided on speaking oat
upon a question which has occupied everyone during three
days ; it fully confirms the statements made by the Italian
papers respecting the conclusion of a treaty on the Roman
question between France and Italy. In all th►t concerns
the reasons for taking this step the semi-official journal
endeavours to prove that they are in perfect aooordanoe
with the policy developed is the famous imperial letter
addressed to M. Thouvenel, in May, 1862, in which the Chief
of the State expressed the wish for a reconciliation between
Italy and the Holy City. His Majesty even indicated cer-
tain bum which in his opinion might help to bring matters
to an issue. As for the period chosen for the execution
of this policy, the Comtitutionne declares that it is favour-
able because the French governmenthas been struck with the
happy changes which bare taken place within the last two
years in the Peninsula, with the toning down and repro-
thou of anarchic pinions, and the progress of moderate
ideas which are in the ascendant, and which assign to Italy
another end than the realisation by force of a project we
were determined to oppose—that the first opportunity
offered has been taken to search means of patting an end
to a situation embarrassing to everyone.

The Constitutionnel republiahes the letter ad-

dressed by the Emperor to M. Thouvenel to prove
that his Majesty was only waiting for Italy to be
reconciled with Rome to be an organised kingdom,
and one capable of defending the Pontiff against
the attacks of either regular or irregular troops.
The day before yesterday this same semi-official

journal which now announces the convention in an
official manner had the hardihood to declare that
it knew nothing with respect to the truth of the
rumours which had reached here from Italy. Even
so late as last evening it professed the same
ignorance.

All the papers are so taken up with the topic
which interests all alike, that but scanty notice is
given to other questions. No room can even be
found for the insertion of the latest news from
Mexico by which the French arms are reputed to
have had the worst of it. It ia probably imagined
that this extraordinary news requires confirmation.
There are but few reflections as yet on the visit paid
by the Emperor of Russia to the Empress EugiSnie
in Nassau, but this piece of politencas on the part of
the Czar is not likely to create a favourable impres-
sion here. It was only the other day that the Patrie,
I think, informed its readers that the Duke of Cam-
bridge had breakfasted at St. Cloud with Napoleon
111. The conversation turned upon Russia. His
Majesty probably began by asking the duke what
be thought of Todleben and the rather anti-English
spirit in which that great work is written. (By the
way no French papers have as yet had time to take
any notice of it.) From Russia the change to Poland
was easy and natural. The atrocities of
the Russian government nearly interfered with the
royal appetite. Towns given to pillage, battle-
door and shuttlecock played in Cossack fashion
with small children and bayonets, peasants shot
down or knouted, and nobles and high-born ladies
sent off to get frost-bitten and chilblains in
Siberia. After chatting these matters over both
Emperor and royal duke declared that at least for
the present any interview with the sovereign in
whose name these barbarities had been committed
would be impossible. Besides this valid objection
on the part of Napoleon lIL, the Empress, whose
devotion to the court of Rome is no secret, might
have found another, had she been so pleased, in
the state of hostility existing between the head of
the catholic and the head of the Greek church.

It is not remarked that the Vienna negotiations
are making much progress. The point at which
they have arrived varies with the quarter from
which the telegrams arrive. Figaro is in future to
submit a proof sheet to the authorities before fur-
nishing the public.
Again we have had severe atmospheiical changes,
summer not giving place to autumn without a
struggle. Yesterday and this morning heavy
showers of rain fell, and the weather was raw and
damp. This afternoon came a few gleams of warm
sunshine ; whilst last night the city was shrouded
in a mist which would have done honour to Lon-'
don iu November. It fell heavily and suddenly,
and the moon, whose illuminated half was shining
brilliantly at 10.30, was invisible for some minutes
half an hour later, although the sky was unclouded.
The rain has washed the town, acted in a healthy
manner on the sewers, brought numerous rats to
the surface, and replenished the Seine, which was
it a very lingering condition.
The Monifettr du Soir, which carefully avoids all
allusions to Italy, announces the arrival of tbe Prus-
sian fleet iu Kiel, " where it seems inclined to
remain."

The Bourse, which held up bravely this morning,
experienced a decline in the afternoon.

A number of the Orleanint ex-royal family of
France are stopping at the Hotel d'Angleterre, Constan-
tinople. They consist of the Prince and Princess de Join-
villa, the Duke end Duchene d'Aumale, sod two eons of the
latter, bearing the names of the Pl:nce de Conde and the
Duke de Guise, with several attendant members of their
suite. Their royal highnesses am on a tour to Egypt and
the Holy Land.

A Paris correspondent says that the Emperor
apoleon has tried the Baatiej system fee some time, with
a very visible result.

A paper mentions that the Pope has just revived
an antiquated privilege, worthy of the middle ages, in
virtue of which an association known as the Fnterity of
Death had a right, annually on the lst of January, to grant
• pardon to two criminals condemned to death. A chano-
teristic condition has, however. been annexed to this re-
vival. The society is precluded from exercising its right in
favour of political offenders.
If Japan can be classed among civilised nations,
the action of the Esslish in landing forces here would be •
delaration of war of iteelf, as well as the edict of expulsion
which she hu bees under for the past nine months. The
absurdity of the position assumed by both parties strikes
one at once, when we make the comparisons, in supposing
America should order all Englishmen from her soil, and
while an embassy was over attempting negotiations on the
subject an English admiral should arrive in New York
harbour, and demand • place on Staten Island for troops,
and require barracks for the same to be built by the
United States government within • stipulated time, which
should be immediately complied with. But such is exactly
what is being done here to-day.—Kansgawa Correspondent
of Puss York Times.

The flax crop is attracting more than ordinary
attention in Obio at this time, both for fibre and the weed,
and the numerous flax mills and old mills of the state will
greatly stimulate the growing flax, and the competition
among the manufacturers will keep up the prices of seed
sod straw to • proper standard. The present flax crop
of Ohio ie a very light one, and seed must rule high for a
year to come. We believe the present price for seed is
considerably above 2 dols. 50c. per busheL The price of
flax seed oil is above 1 dol. 80c. per galloo.—Ohio
Forgoer.

_
THE FEDERAL DEBT.—The official statement of
the public debt on the 30th of August shows the amount
outstanding to be 1,878,56.5,234 dole., and the interest, in
both coin and lawful money, 77,447,122d015.. or an increase
of the public debt since the 2nd of August of 33,073.000 dela.,
and of interest 1,029,000 dols. The debt bearing interest in
coin is now 885,899,492 dole.; the debt beuirg interest in
lawful money, 469.197A00 doh.; the debt on which interest
has ceased. 357,470 dole.; the debt bearing no interest,
519,111,2t7 dole. The un paid requisitions are 78,795,000d01a,
and the amount in the Treasury 17,189,518 dols.—ffeir York
ShOping Liu, Sept. 3.
HEALTH OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES.
—From an official return just published it appears that the
cases of sickness in the French army have been two and a
half times as numerous as in the British, bat that the
number constantly non-effective from sickness and the sick
time to each each soldier have been nearly identical in the
two senior.

PROBABLM.
SATCRDAY. OM NOMMIEW SCIDAY.
S.W. to N.W., fresh, COMM W.S.W. to N.N.W.,
equally, showers in fresh to moderate,
places. generally tine.
Al above. Wnsting. As above.
W.S.W. to N.N W., 300111/111. Westerly to N., and In
varying from mode- places to N.Y.. fresh
rate to strong, a few to moderate, One
showers. generally.
As next above. BAINBIBI. As next above.
trarthermacettend. Weetereslreland. Wales, and &d-
-iscount.. Sontbern=Begthli Channel and Bay of Blew, Latent
Eastward England and North Sea

WRECK ON THE IRLAH COAST.—ARKLOW, IRE-
LAND, Sen. 21.—About 6 o'clock last evening • large
reseal wee observed oa Arklow Bank, throwing up rockets
and firing guns as signals of distress. The wind was blowing
strong at the time, and there was a very high see running cc
the bank. The lifeboat of the National Institution was im-
mediately manned and launched, and reached the vessel in
about two hours. The crew of the lifeboat boarded her,
sad found her to be the iron ship Edinburgh Castle, 650
tons, bound from Glasgow to Singapore, with a general cargo.
The ship floated off the bank about 11 o'clock, but made
so much water that the captain requested the lifeboat to ac-
company the vessel for some time, and • purlieu of the craw
to assist at working the pumps. This was done, and after
proceeding ten miles outside Arklow Bank with the ship,
the lifeboat ultimately left her, pumped dry, and returned to
her station. In gratitude for the services rendered on this
occasion of the lifeboat thecaptain of the ship spontaneously
gave his Dote for 401. to the crew of the boat.
DEATH FROM A GUN-SHOT WOUND. —An inquest
was held on Tuesday last, before C. C. Lewis, Em., coroner,
sod • respectable jury, at Raymond's Farm, Rawreth, on
the body of a young man named Alfred Pease, found dead
in a ditch near that house, under the following melancholy
and somewhat mysterious circumstances : --John Miller
deposed that deceased was the son of Mr. Joseph Pease, of
Rayleigh, and on Monday morning he came to walk
over the farm, and look after the men as nand.
Witness last saw him alive and apparently in good
spirits, in Blue House farm-yard, and deceased duo
rode from there to Raymond's. About half-put 10, at-
tracted to the spot by one of his children, witness found
deceased dead, cold, and stiff, lying on his bade in •
ditch, near to which was some blood. On removing the
body a wound was found on the right side of the bead
under the tight ear. The gun produced lay at his feet.
Just before 7 a.w. witness heard the report of a gun.
David Mason, labourer, at Blue House farm, gave similar
evidence. Mary, the wife of John Miller, the first witness,
stated that at half-put 6 a.m. she saw deceased take
down the gun in the keeping-room, and the shot from off
the beam in the kitchen ; he seemed as usual, and went
out at the back door, which was the last time she saw
him alive. William Pease, of Beefiest, deposed that de-
ceased, his brother, was 17 years of age. Witness last saw
him alive on Tuesday, when he was quite well and in good
spirits. Deceased had used the gun produced several times,
and had it with him for the purpose of going oat with
witness on the day of his death. Witness was close by
when he was told his brother bad shot himself. Witness
could not speak to handwriting upon • flask produced.
Joseph Pease, of Rayleigh, baker and farmer, stated that
deceased was his sou, and he last saw him alive at al
minutes past 9 p.m. oo Sunday, when be wished him (wit-
ness) good night and went to bed. Witness could not
speak to handwriting on the flask. John Miller, re-
examined, produced • powder flask, shot flask, and knife
found on the brow of the ditch where deceased lay ; witness
bad Dot previously noticed any writing upon the shot flask,
bat on Monday observed demand's brother looking at some-
thing written thereon. [Upon the flask was written
" Weep not for ms—this may prevent further !idealist"!
This being the substance of the evidence, and as no reason
could be discovered to cause the deceased to commit suicide,
although it was supposed he must have written thesentence
upon the flask, the jury, after much deliberation, returned
• special verdict that " Deormwed died from • gun shot wound
in the Wad, hat under what circumstances the gun was
discharged the evidence was insufficient to show."—Chelma-
ford Chronirk.
THE ALLEOLD MANSLAINIHTER BY A POLICEMAN.
—Yesterday afternoon the adjourned inquest upon the body
of James Skidmore (an old poacher), who was supposed to
have met his death from the violence of Police-constable
Stanfield, was resumed at the Sonthwell Howe of Curse-
! tron, Notts, before Mr. Coroner Newton. A short waseat
of this case has already appeared. Mr. Warwick, surgeon,
stated that there were a great Insley severe—veOr on vari-
ous pate of dameseed's body at the time of his admissioo on
the 6th inst. Mortification set in, and he died on the 17th.
Deceased's death was attributable to the iojuries he had re-
ceived. Mr. Scott, surgeon, corroborated the above evidence,
adding that there were marks of repeated blows on the
arms sod shoulders of the deceased, which bad evidently
been done by • heavy instrument with great violence. The in-
juries were such ea would be produced by • policeman's staff.
Mr. Dewhurat, the governor of the gaol, said the prisoner
was committal for three months for night poaching at Mid-
i worth. He had been convicted three times previously under
the Game Act, and some years ago he was emitenend to three
years' penal servitude for night poaching. When deceased
came in he said he had been beaten by • policeman. Super-
intendent Horse, of the Mansfield district, said he received
Ithe decried into his custody on the 2nd inst. He was
brought in by Police-mutable Stanfield (the officer who is
charged with beating him). A surgeon was sent for, end by
i his recommendation he was removed to Southwell. Police.
constable Stanfield, in his written report of the affair,
I stated that he had been kicked several times by the deceased.
Other witnesses were examined, sod the case was proceed-
ing when our parcel was despatched.
A case of ill-treatment of an aged pauper-lunatic
was investipaid before the Blackburn magistrates yester-
day. The offender, • man named Duckworth, has only
recently bees appointed " nurse" at the workhouse, and it
apeman that on Tuesday night be savagely best the lunatic
with a strap bawls( at one sod • large buckle. He was
committed to gaol for two smooths.