The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-18 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TcrraDAT Emilia.

The much expected debate on the Polish peti-
tions began to-day. It was opened by the eccentric
Marquis de Boissy, who objected to several of the
signatures, as being those of foreigners who bad no
right to take up the time of the Senate ; and urged,
moreover, that the petitions of K Saint Marc
Girardin and other members of the academy would
be better worth consideration if they proposed to
Igo to Poland to fight, and thus add laurels
to their palms. [Palm leaves are embroi-
dered on the uniform of academician's °oats.]
Many senators have put down their names to
speak, and it is not certain that M. Billault's
speech will be made to-day. It is expected that
he will make some revelations as to the result of
Prince Richard de Metternich's journey to
Vienna.

I find, contrary to what I thought was the
true construction of it, that several journals
I interpret K Thiera' letter to K Boulanger as
meaning that he altogether withdraws his canvass
for Valenciennes. One paper goes so far as to say
that he means to transfer his affections to
Bordeaux, and that the nomination of K
Pietri to the government of the department
of the Gironde is intended to counteract K Thiera'
influence there. This appointment of K Pietri,
by the way, is an event of considerable importance
which cornea upon the public finite by surprise.
The Maniteur says that he is appointed to " suc-
ceed" M. de Monique, but that expression is
inadequate to the occasson. Kde Mentque was
simply a prefect. M. Pietri is now " the senator
charged with the administration of the department
of the Gironde." That means that he holds the
same novel and anomalous rank enjoyed by
Senatoride Maupas at Marseilles, and another
senator at Lyons, lwhich is higher than that of a
prefect, and involves more extensive powers.

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The very energetic support which M. Pietri
gave to Prince Napoleon iu the debate on the Ro-
man question last year lends great significance to
his appointment to such an important department
as the Gironde, and augurs ill for the success of
the clerical party at the elections in that district.
Mgr. Lavigerie, just nominated to the see of
Nancy (vacant by the promotion of Mgr. Darboy
to the Archbishopric of Paris) will be the youngest
French bishop, being only 35 years of age. He is
understood to be a steadfast opponent of the ultra-
montane doctrines of the Monde.

I presume there can be nu doubt of the truth of
the news that the Imperial Prince was promoted,
on his birth-day, from the rank of • corporal to
that of a sergeant of the guard, but I cannot ex-
plain why the Afoniteur, which is generally pain-
fully minute iu its court circular details, should
not have thought such an event worth chronicling.
The semi-official press abounds in anecdotes about
' the little boy, which are doubtless quite as true as
the beaux traits and "touching stories" which
French historians in all times have recorded of their
royal families. One writer speaks of the wonder-
ful skill with which the heir to the throne defends
himself with his bayonet ; another observes how
his joyous infantile countenance is .Steady replete
with wisdom ; • third augurs well for the arts in
the next generation, because the Imperial Prince,
at seven years old, is able to sketch a horse upon a
slate. The following little incident is said to have
taken place at the dinner given by the Prince Im-
perial to his young comrades in the Guards :

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Oa Mug from table the prises. Mixing with kis essays.
micas, eagerly exclaimed, "Where is little Waffle?"
Whet the bey approached, the prime said to him, "I hays
never forgottea you, because I observed, on my Let birth-
day, that you, after myself, were the smallest al all a
comrades." His imperial hichoem thee shook Ma by ths
hand sad said. " I will serer forget you!"

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The Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Im-
perial wore present last night at the ThCatre du

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DEATH or LADY WESTBURY. —We regret to
immune* the death of Lady Westbury, the wife of the
Lord Chancellor. Her ladyship wee the daughter of Hobart
Abraham, Esq., and was married to his lordship (then Az.
Bothell) in 1825.
AGEICULTUEAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The
Fail of Dartmouth has kindly consented to take the duir
at the third enniversary of the charity on Wednesday, the
27th May.
Tae Lars SIR Janus OUTIALM—The Dean of
Westminster has weeded to the wish of Sir James Outram's
friends that the remains of this distinguished soldier should
be interred in Westminster Abbey.

On Friday Mr. Whiteside will call attention to
the circumstances connected with the asiassioatioo of k.

Bradd,el in July last in the town of Tipperary ; and ask fa
an explanation of the conduct of the police, "and d the
course taken by the government in reference to that swill
tranaaction."

On going into committee on Tobacco Duties Bill
Mr. Ayrton is to more that the but be committed to a ward
committee ; that the committee have power to send for
penoes,papers, and mord..

. • .
Mr. Longfield intends to ask the Tinder Scat
ter, of State for Foreign Affairs, to-morrow, what progne
hae been made towards a settlement of the dispute b
tween the government of Great Britain and the late United
States of America as to the island of den Jean ; if sif
correspondence between the two governments has recestl/
taken pia°, ea that subject ; and if there be any objection
to lay the same before this house.
Mr. Lewis has given notice of his intention
to ask the Seezetary of State for War to-morrow whetter
it is true, as asserted, that an order has been issued by the
director of clothing to the women employed at the k. 71,1
Clothing Factory at Paula" by which they are onkel
to provide themselves with the undermentioned articles b!
the first of April neat, viz.:—Ore black lace Cap, trimmed
with scarlet ribbon, one Garibaldi jacket of violet Dais*
and one large jean apron,—the cost of which articles will be
10s. at least, and that those not complying with the orkr
are to be dismissed ; and whether it is true that the averisl
amount aimed by those women does not exceed 105. rs
week.

It appears by a parliamentary return that
cemeteries have been constituted under the Burials acts Is
354 parishes in England and Wales. 34; cemeteries Isr
bees established under local acts, or are the private propeit/
of individuals. Nine ol the cemeteries have no pas
consecrated.
The survey of England and Wales will be finished
by the end of the present month, and a complete use d
England and Wales will shortly be published on the oar
inch seal*. .

The Paris Pram says :—"The Princess de Met•
ternich, the Princes Posiatow►ka, the Countess de Pa•
wispy, and kidme. Lepio, the day before yeatenlay visited
the Cateooeste, aoconapanied by Count de Vougy. Thco
gloomy galleries were ea this ocasion illumioated by the
electric light, sad bad all the appearance of &LI immerse
Chapelle Animas'
The Victoria (Texas) Advocate says that a pair of
large camels an being pat os the express from the
Greeds to Victoria. They are to be harneseed to a Unit
two-wheel cart. They will easy 3,100 lbs. of freight, sot
make the trip in the or seven days—Americas paPri•