The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-17 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDAY Evornia.

No report of this day's debar.e in the Corps Le-
gislatif is yet out, but, according to a paragraph in
the Pays, the proceedings were commenced by a
speech of the Duke de Morny against an article of
K Prevost Paradol's in yesterday's /Mints. The
duke even condescended to read several passages of
the article from the presidential chair, and was
pleased to threaten a revival of the obsolete cus-
tom of calling ill-conditioned journalists to the bar
of the house. It would be amusing to see an English
parliamentary privilege, which in practice is almost
harmless and co-exists perfectly well with a free
press, brought in aid of the French system of arbi-
trary warnings, suspensions, and suppressions, and
judicial trials with dared doors.
The following is an extract from the Debate
article at which the Duke de Morny took umbrage :
The most etrUcien characteristic of the report presented
to the chamber on the contestial elections, and the short
amino= to which they gave rise, is the trifling import-
ance which the majority appeared to attach to the exact and
impartial obsermace of the law. Thiukisg its duty fulfilled
when it has yenned the number of votes obtained by • can-
didate &admonished the numerical defeat of hie opponents,
the chamber decides with the most tranquil indifference,
sad meadow without the slightest hesitation themose dearly
proved irregularities. The opening of the ballot before the
hoar exprosely lixedby thelaw, the empanel= of the batter
of the isenris of justice for the beanit of • osadidsto—all
paws without owning utooishmeet or • murmur, so
stens* established is the habit of no leaser artateing say
mere than • secondary importance to the strict obenreasies
of the law. What is Mill more, if any member, having
retained hie projadicas of another period, designates them
irregehrities ea everyone would formerly have dose—if he
point out with some merry the &greet nou-observaaos of

ihe text of the laws—if, inshort, oratrary to the fashion of
the day, he calls Way by their real names, be appears to
ocainsait a breach of propriety, or rather to speak a foreign
lannemps, so novel doss that which h• uses am to our
softened ear.

The Nation, a new journal which has lately been
applying itself very meritoriously to the difficult
task of reconciling Bonapartism with oonstitetional
government, says this evening, little thinking of
what was going on in the chamber :—" We think
M. Prevost Parade' is quite right in complaining
of the indifference of the deputies as to questions
of legality and electoral morality." The Nation,
which is wont to laud the Duke de Morny to the
skies, must by this time be in a cold sweat.
The French journals seem to regard the death
of the King of Denmark as an event of capital
importance, because the new King is thought to
be well disposed to make au amicable settlement
with the Germanic Diet. There will very probably
be a change of ministry, with the present leader of
the opposition in the Itigsmad for premier.
None of the French journals dare to reproduce
a telegram in yesterday's Indhpetwiance Belge,which
stated that the projected marriage between the
Count de Paris and the daughter of the Duchess
of Montpensier is quite settled.
The Bourse is heavy. Rents fell 15c. for cash,
and 10c. for account, closing at 67fr. and 67fr. 15e.
Mobilier fell 11/r. 25c. It is rumoured that the
stock of bullion in the Bank of Fr+nce is now lees
, than 200 millions.

The Prince de la Tour d'Anvergne is to pay a
visit to Compibgne before he goes to England to
present his credentials to the Queen. M. and
Madame Girardin and IL Meyerbeer are in the
latest lista of invitations to Compiegne.
Lord Brougham, who is in Paris, on his way to
Caen, sat to-day to Mr. Bingham, the American
photographist, who obtained a wonderfully BUCAMBiI
ful portrait of his lordship, which is intended to be
engraved for publication in England.

WIATHER R8P08T.,•.4171D3 DAY.)

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