The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-05 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, Trimur EVIENINO.
Tlao following Aw limn in the .11fonitnar have
painfully surprised Paris to-day :
The authorities have been for moan time past op the tram
of guilty intrigues, and hare jest arrested the principal ring-
leaders, who are sow in the bands of justice.
What can be the meaning of such a vague and
sinister paragraph in the government journal 7 No
light is afforded by the evening papers, for they
have received peremptory orders to make no com-
ments whatever on the dark official announcement.
All that was publicly known of political " intrigues"
in Paris up to this morning, was that there bad
been some effervescence among the students on the
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subject of M. About's Gaeasna and M. Ernest
Renan's lectures; and that, under the pro-
bably mistaken belief that a student had
died from injuries received in a scuffle
with the police, a great many young men
had projected a mourning procession to the Mont
Parnasse cemetery on this day—Mardi Gras. But

in all this there was nothing very serious except u
a symptom of the revival of political feeling which
has been long dormant. The laconic note in the
Monitenr, however,gevidently refers to matters of
much graver import. Unless wo are to suppose
that the government has some immediate object to
gain by making mountains of mole-hills, nothing
short of "privy conspiracy and rebellion" of the
most dire kind could justify such an alarming pro-
clamation. lam not able to give the solution of the
enigma. The only data I have to form an estimate of
the magnitude of the ease consists in the rumours
I hear of the numbers of the arrests. It is said
that many hundreds of persons have been arrested.
All the men suspected of having been chiefs of
barricades at former insurrections have been
clapped into gaol. Among the prominent names
mentioned are those of Messrs. Greppo and Miot,
formerly representatives of the people, MM.
Genesee, Assolant, and other writers in the Conrrier
du Dinianche, M. Horn, an eminent writer on
financial matters, whose papers in the Revue
Confensporaine and other publications are well
known, and M. Hamelech, a lecturer of the Hall
in the Rue de la Paix, and a correspondent of the
Pkare de la Loire. Of course a great deal more will
be heard of this affair, which now highly excites
but very partially gratifies curiosity.
The Inclependattee Beige was again seized to-
day.
I hear, and think the news probable, that
M. Fould tendered his resignation in consequence
of the Emperor sending to the Mcmiteur, without
consulting him, the unfortunate letter about Count
Palau?' dotation, but the Emperor refused to
accept it. One object which the government has
gained by putting off the debate on that unlucky
question till Thursday is that the " conversion"
will then be over for good or for evil, and the
operation will not be affected by the result of the
vote.

The minority against the address in the Senate
consisted of six only, viz., four cardinals and the
Marquis de (Ulnae and M. de Segur d'Aguesseau.
M. Billault pleaded hard for unanimity, and very
nearly gained his cause. But it is difilcult to con-
ceive what benefit can accrue to the government
from a nominal vote which ignores the hostility on
heterogeneous grounds of such speakers as Prince
Napoleon, M. Pietii, and M. Larochejaquelin, be-
sides many others.
The Moniteur only speaks of the change of
ministry at Turin as a rumour ; there seems, how-
ever, to be no doubt about it. A letter in the
Corresposdancs Blither gives as the true reason for
Baron Ricasoli's resignation the desire of the
King, intimated through Prince Carignan, that

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A deputation of Dutch artiste presented three
days beck a splendid album to the literary and artistic
cir-
cle of Antwerp, as a souvenir of the fits of August last
The album codeine drawings by all the erne* with pieces
of poetry, and extracts from the most celebrated Dutch
authors, most beautifully illustrated. At the same time a
smaller album was presented containing photographic por-
Unita of all the Dutch artist* sod authors who attended
the fetes. After the presentation a grand dinner, of 120
coves', was given to the deputation, at which M. Loos, pre-
sident of the circle, and burgomaster of Antwerp, presided.
"A magnificent fancy ball," stye Golignani,
" was given on Sunday evening by the Princess Ma-
' thilde. The costumes offered • deeding coup trait,
the history of all times end of all countries being laid cadet
reetribution. The Emperor and Empress went through
the saloons more then once, and remained to a late hour. The
ban continued until 7in the morning. The preceding even-
ing the President of the Legislative Body gave a fancy ball,
which was alio exceedingly brilliant. The Emperor and
Empress also honoured this fête with their presence. The
cosipany ocienisted of the notabilities of the official world,
and of the aft. of Parisian society. M. de Lutrotb repro.
seated a rives, and glittered with an immense quantity of
dimmed.. Cheat de Demidoll wore a black costume of the
of Louis and was revered with dimmed*, and
the famoan &say was attaehed to owe of hi eigeillettes.
The Oceatem de renlipy were a splendid Mime* me-
tame"