The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom 001 OWN OOLIZOPONDENT.)
PARIS, TUESDAY levaarngo.

In 'the Corps Legialatif yesterday DL Em;le
011ivier formally announced the determination
which I told you the opposition had come to not to
raise the question of the inoompatibility of railway
directors to sit in the house. As his short speech
is very important, and may escape notice amidst
the verbose report of mere formal business in the
Moniker, I send you a translation of it. He said,
apropos of the election of M. Lacroix St. Pierre for
the Doubs :

Ido not oppress this election, although !M. Lacroix St.
Pierre ia a railway director, sod it has bests argued elsewhere
that such a position is incompatible with the functions of
a deputy. II is for the dignity of the house that an
objection of this kind having been strongly insisted on out
of doom should be distinctly answered here. Now, in my
own name, and in that of several of my colleagues, I am
here to express an opinion that this pretended ineompati.
bility does not exist. The argument is that At 1. 81 of the
law of 1849 is not expressly repealed ; and that Art. 2of
the decree of 1832—which oil► io a general way repeals all
former laws inconsistent with itself— loss not affect this
law of 1849. It is further urged as a matter of public
policy, that there is something repugnant in a deputy being
entrusted in that character with the duty of overlooking
himself in the character of a director of a company privi-
leged hi the state. I do not deity that there is some-
thing in this worthy the oonsidetatioo of the
legislator—if not with regard to railway directors.
at Last with regard to government contractors.
But we ham not to make ► new electoral law at
this moment. And, dealing with the law as it stand., we
think it clear that the law of 1849 is repealed by the deems
of 1852. Art. 26 of that decree says that all electors 25
years old and upwards are eligible without any couditioe of
domicile. This positive enactment evidently does away with
all anterior iocapacities. lam happy that the opposition
has bad the opportunity at this out first sittiog to show by
as act what is the attitude it means to mums in the
chamber. That attitude will be either annoying or
violent (taquine us emportte), but on the contrary, loyal
and high-mioded ; for we feel that one of the privileges of
tight prioriples is to have no need to resort to equivocal
and blamable means.

This speech was marked by loud applause from
all parts of the house.

News has, however, transpired this evening that
one of the bureaux of which MM. Minis and Pi-
card are members does not take the same view as
M. 011ivier of the decree of 1852, as having repealed
all incompatibilities not expressly mentioned in it.
This bureaux, by a majority of 12 against 8, is un-
derstood to have voted that the Marquis d'Avrin-
court, one of the Emperor's chamberlains, is, on
account of his office, incapacitated from sitting in
the chamber. This case must come before the
whole house, which, there can be little doubt, will
overrule the report of the bureaux.

The Prance announces that Prince Metternich
had an interview with M. Drouyn de Lhuys at pre-
cisely two o'clock this afternoon ; but, unfortu-
nately, the Pays, better informed, states that the
report of the arrival of this diplomatist in Paris
was premature, and that he is not expected till this
evening, "or to-morrow." The France, you will
observe, is in too great a hurry to confirm its own
theory of au alliance between France and Austria.

SIMISDAT. d• 11111 VILMAT.
N. to W. and then to Noiniaait. Z. to N. and W., a

rte,iao7r Or

awkward. strong to •
gale, with falL
W. to 8, and B.E, • Wlar Coasts, NW. to N.W. and to
r. 2 rainy, mow in- N.K, plas,w.th nip
or mow.
B.K to. 8.W., strong to SoOTECoartn. S.W. to N.W., galas,
a gale, with rain. rainy In placis.
As lent above. BouTH.F.Atrn S. W. to N.W. and N.,
strong, rale at thaw