The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-26 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. SUNDAY EVn'nfG.

M. de Nigra, who is uow in Turin, will shortly
be back in Paris, and the Prince de Metternich is
also hurrying back to his poet. He little imagined
when he was preparing to flee the Empress at his
seat near Schwalbach what events were about to
be launched from the recesses of St. Cloud. Upon
the Bourse when the convention was mentioned at
first by the Italian papers the effect was good ; the
convention was then disbelieved, and shares fell.
When the Constitntionnei article appeared confirm-
ing the treaty the market immediately improved,
as the removal to Florence seemed to indicate
peace ; but now that the speculators have bad time
to examine the entire bearing of the affair there
has been another change, to which, of course, the
disapprobation of Turin, which should be regarded
as merely an outbreak of local discontent, has in no
small manner contributed. It is not uninteresting
to follow the movements of parties in Italy and
France, and mark that whilst the revolutionists
are the most violent opponents of the treaty in
Italy, the ultramontaniata attack it the more
fiercely in France, where the measure is defended
by all the liberals. In France the liberals are as
far advanced as the party of action is in Italy, but
here they have no opportunity of showing their
violence. However, they act wisely in endeavour-
ing to cool Italian enthusiasm and objecting to
the Garibaldi and Mazzini cry.
The general commanding in Jutland has ordered
the Prussian army of occupation, 30,000 men
strong, to go into winter quarters in the eastern
division of Jutland.

Quite superior to matters of minor interest,
the Mon4feur publishes the following gratifying
announcement, headed " On Ecrit de Fernambouc."
" On the occasion of the fête of the Emperor (15th
of August), a Te Denim was sung in the church of
Our Lady of Penha, by the R. R. P. P. capuchins.
The agent of the French Consulate, surrounded by
his countrymen, was present at this ceremony. The
president of the province hastened thither, as well
as the oommandant and a number of 13esilian
officers and authorities. A battalion of troops of
the line Lad been specially ordered out." We
have now been assured that this fête has
been kept in every quarter of the globe. The
Moniker delights to show what immense popu-
larity his Majesty the Emperor enjoys in distant
regions. _ . _

PARIS, SATURDAY ErnDto.

M. Theophile Gautier, son of the distinguished
author, enlightens the readers of the Moniteur do
Scir on the mysteries of English feeding. This
gentleman deolaree that we have no cuisine ;
that we do not know how to eat ; that we are a
business people, always in a hurry ; that our inva-
riable maxim is "time is money," and that we have
no leisure moments to devote to ingenious sane
combinations. But if his affairs do not leave him
time to sit down deliberately to a good repast, the
activity which the Englishman displays produces a
great loss of force, and the humidity of his climate
adds to his appetite. It is necessary that be
should eat quickly and often. " Resat bea/
satisfies admirably this double want. This meat,
which is cooked in blocks without any other appa-
ratus than a spit, without ingredients, gains
greatly by being eaten cold ; the Englishman finds
it everywhere on his road. Directly he feels
hungry he enters the first tavern he ineets, and
devours, standing up and in about five minutes, •
large slice, rich with succulent juice ; this he
washes down with a pint of strong beer, and then
he starts off again to continue his business.
He has lost no time, and the quotations in money
and cotton have not varied during the interval
which he has devoted to his meal." This is one of
the causes why Englishmen nourish themselves as
we have described. Another cause results from their
political and social institutions. The doctrine of
respect for individual liberty is pushed so far
that it even extends to their cookery. To offer
to a number of persons a dish prepared in a certain
manner, and smothered in such and such a mum,
would be to impose an opinion upon them, an
opinion not likely to be shared by the whole
company. What may please one may be dis-