The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARM WIDNIISDAT EVILNDIG.

The truth about the elections for the councils-
general, which the Moniteur has had the puerile
satisfaction of keeping beck for two or three days,
is now fast coming out, and it is quite certain that
these bodies will contain a much larger number of
independent members than they have ever yet
done since the restoration of the empire. The
movement inaugurated at the general elections of
1863 has in no way slackened, and will even, pro-
bably, be found to have acquired additional mo-
mentum. In almost every considerable place the
opposition has made a tight, and, when worsted,
has retired with the honours of war. When the
minorities come to be added up it will be found
that they amount to a formidable figure, quite as
important as evidence of public opinion as the num-
ber of seats gained. I stated yesterday that it was in
the larger towns that the opposition had achieved
most victories. Further particulars are now known.
At Bordeaux the triumph is complete. Two opposi-
tion candidates obtained an absolute majority, and
are definitively elected ; the other two only got the
relative majority, but their election at the second
ballot is certain. The Lyons people took leas
interest in the election than they have on former occa-
slops, and in consequence of numerous abstentions
a second ballot will be necessary in most cases, but
the opposition candidates were almost everywhere
at the head of the poll. In one canton—that of
the famous Croix-Rousse—no government candi-
date ventured to come forward, and the struggle
was a personal one between two opposition men. ,
Marseilles presented a great contrast to the indif-
ference of Lyons. In the great capital of
Provence the constituency treated the local
elections as a serious busitess, and there
were very few abstentions. The government can-
didate, although patronised by the Chamber of
Commerce, was very badly beaten in one canton,
where a democratic man was returned. In another
canton the relative majority was obtained by a
candidate set up by what is called the " white
fusion"—that is a combination of legitimists, Or-
leanista, and democrats under the influence of the
clergy. It remains to be seen whether at the
second poll some of this heterogeneous party
may not rally to the liberal opposition can-
didate as the surest way of defeating the go-
vernment. At SL Lo, in the department of
the Manche, Viscount de Kergolay, though
energetically patronised by the prefect., was
beaten by more than 600 votes. At Aunean(Eure-
et-Loire) Plombires, Montaign, and Schelentai,
opposition candidates are at the head of the poll.
In the latter place, on the Rhine frontier,
the majority was 3,000 against 400. There
continues to be great wailing at the Home-office
over the election of M. Baze, at Agen ; after the
Monikur du Soir had announced his return the
Moniteur of the morning suppressed his name,
and the Constitutionnel was instructed to say that
there wan a " difficulty " about it. The great
pains that were taken to prevent M. Bsze's elec-
tion give the measure of the efforts that will be
made to prove it invalid.

The latest news mentions opposition victories
in the Pas de Calais, at St. Omer, and in the
Aveyron, Charente Inferieure, and Seine et Marne.

PI,OSAMU'.
FRIDAY. ON NOlCtiligll SATURDAT.
N. to W. and &W.,. Coairs. &W. to N. W. and
moderato to Won& bark, fresh to strong,
Wows
ry. rata at times
As above. Warrintw. As above.
N. W. toS.W.modoroto Soursiss. W.S. W. to N. N. W. and
to limn& showers,, back, fresh to strung,
some rain.
N.N.W. to 8.5. W., WM& As next above.
fre,h. with showers.

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jacencies t.othern=boirtish Chases' sad Say of &way. Melon
Naattrard Inglsod sad North Sigh

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT Essissitusr.—We
regret to announce that intelligence hu ruched town
tics morning of • melancholy saddest M Enniskillen,
which has resulted in the
I death by drowning, of two
of the pupils of Patters School. t appears Out yesterday
four of the bnye took a boat. and pro:ceded or the lake
towards Castle Arctidall. By some neforeseate amides.
it wu 'poet ; two of the boys were drowsed ; one. the eel?
one who could swim, sumse&d 15 sawing his own lit*, and
that of nu of his sehoolfellows.—Debfin Evening Mail.