The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-12 00:00:00

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The rare case has occurred of the Council of 1
State, the only tribunal open to subjects who com-
plain of functionaries, pronouncing a judgment
against administrative authority. You will re-
member the great stir made two years ago about
the interdiction of some lectures in the Rue de la
Pair. The short history of that affair was this.
M. Leroy, a man of letters of reputation, and an
ex-professor of Bordeaux, obtained permission, in
1861, from the department of Public Instruction,
to open a course of literary and scientific lectures at
No. 7, Rue de la Pair. His soides, under the
name of Entretiens et Lectures, became extremely
popular ; sore* eminent professors and literary
men assisted him, and after awhile the authorities,
suspecting that, under pretence of teaching history,
there was a design to talk politics, withdrew the
permission, and the lecture room was shut np.
M. Leroy then modified his programme, and made
an application in the form required by a law of
1850 for an authorisation to open an establishment
of " secondary " instructions, but still in the same
locality. He felt so sure of having the law on his
side this time that he took a partner, and hired
the premises for • period of ten years. But,
in October, 1862, the Vice-Rector of the
Academy of Paris moved the Departmental
Council of Public Instruction to prohibit
the opening of his establishment, and that
body made a decree which, on the grounds of M.
Leroy's political opinions in 1848, and that his
establishment was only a pretext for continuing
under another name a course of lectures which had
already been prohibited, granted the veto demanded
by the Vioe-Rector. It is this decree which the
Council of State has quashed ; but the grounds of
their decision are that M. Leroy's official oppo-
nents acted under the wrong articles of the
code, and that they ought to have applied to
the Minister of Public Instruction. It would
be rash• therefore, to conclude that there is
anything very liberal in the present deci-
sion of the Council of State. At best it only
holds that M. Leroy has not been "eaten with the
right sauce," but his undertaking may yet be very
effectually destroyed by another department of the
state. I cannot help suspecting also that if a lees
enlightened minister than K Durny had been at
the head of public instruction, the Council of State
would have shown itself less scrupulous about the
observance of legal forms.
The violent article of the Petrie on the affairs of
Tunis fell flat on the public mind, and the more
studied paragraph of the Corietitutiolinei yesterday
has excited scarcely more attention. The Tempe,
however, remarks that instead of throwing
random blame upon English agents, the
latter journal should remember that the
things of which it complains are attributable to
extraordinary vacillation in French policy and even
contradictory orders sent by the French govern-
ment to its own agent,. It is certain that the
Marquis de Moustier, French ambassador at Con-
stantinople, did "not oppose " the departure of
Hyder Effendi for Constantantiople with two
Turkish frigates ; but, when they got there Admiral
Herbingbem wanted to prevent the Turkish envoy
from lauding, and would have done so had not M.
de Beauval, the French consul at Tunis, received •
despatch from M. Drouyn de Lhuys approving the
conduct of the Marquis de Moustier. Admiral
Bouet Willaumez, who shortly afterwards super-
seded Admiral d'Herbinghem, did not object to the
Turkish envoy residing at Tunis for some time,
but said he would prevent the troops from landing,
and even by force if necessary. It is impossible,
says the Temps, not to see in all this indecision and
carelessness. It is impossible not to see that M.
de Beauval must have received different instruc-
tions from those of the Marquis de Moustier, and
Admiral Bouet Willaumez instructions different
from either of the others. The whole affair is a
fit pendant to the Huj treaty made by the Consul
Aubaret, pursuant to orders which were afterwards
disavowed.

The obsequies of 3L Mocquard will be celebrated
to-morrow at the church of St. Roch. The Em-
peror is represented u absorbed in grief for the
loss of his old friend ; he keeps in his private apart-
ments and sees no visitors ; all court festivities at
Compibgne are suspended. M. Eacaley, who was
M. Mocquard's assistant, is uow acting as the Em-
peror's private secretary, and some think he has
the best chance of the vacant place. The reason
suggested for this is that the Emperor would thus
avoid the necessity of initiating a stranger into
state secrets.
Dr. Cowman is worse.

Pnritorm, Doc. 11.—The Calcutta steamship
from Calcutta, Madras, and the Cape, arrived off here to.
day. She bring about 50 passengers, 156 troops, a full
general cargo, and a mail from the Cap. The Calcutta
was standing in for this port, but received orders by pilot-
boat to proceed on to Spitbead to land the troops. She left
the Cap on October 27, and brings three days later news
than thepastern Province, the lest mail steamer arrived.
There is, however, no intelligence of importance. Through
heavy weather prevailing here to-day sone of her passenger.
landed. The mill, however, was landed here, and forwarded
by to-night's mail taste.
Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs
and 11. er, refreshing steep. functional regularity and energy are
restored wittiest mediclas to the meet disordered by Du Bany's
delkome Bessienta Arabi." which earns Dyspepsia Judie'.
Mon:, Cemstipatton. Debility. Cough, Asthma, Fevers, Con-
musepties, all Nervous, ankles, Uew sad Stomach complaifia
00,000 mama owed which had resisted all medicine. In ties, lth..
M. ed. : : telb., Oa—Du Berry and Co.. 77. Regent-
street. Lesion : Forams Rod Mama* and sll grocers sad
shisaids Is every soms.--4,aavmusessati