The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

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A Turin letter of June 21 in the Odpion` Nation-
ale gives the following account of this duel, which
was incorrectly reported to have been stopped by
the interference of the King :
M. Minghetti, notwithstanding the explanations made in
the chamber yesterday by M. Sella, having declared that
he esuld not retract the words " It is false, most false,"
which he uttered in reply to assertions of IL Batts:24 •
nesting became inevitable. Yesterday evening, at 8 o'clock,
N. Teochio sod General kialenchini, seconds cameo by M.
Rattazzi, waited upon M. Mioghetti's friends, Gls. Cialdini
sod Prince Simonetta. The latter, having the choice
of arms, decided that the duel should be fought
with cavalry sabres. M. Rattazzi, who had never
bad • sabre in hie band in his life, took two
fencing lemmas with that arm in the course of the day.
M. Miogbetti was nearly as unskilled as his adversary. At
5 o'clock this morning MM. Tecchio and Malenchini, Dr,
Spirino, and M. Rattassi west to Btupinigi, the place chosen
for the rencontre. They found MM. Cialdini, Simonetta,
and Minghetti already on the ground. The two first passes
produced no result. IL Rattazzi seemed to fight with
desperation, while M. Minghetti appeared more maxims to
defend himself than to attack. At the third amault M.
Rattazzi was slightly wounded in the right arm, a little
below the shoulder. Notwithstanding this wound he con.
tinned to fight, but after the fourth assault General Cialdini
and the other *soon& put an end to the contest. It dose
not appear that MIL Minghetti and Rattazzi were recon-
ciled after their duel.

(asirria's rnmosAms.)
FRANCE.
CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY.
PARIS, Joss 24.

M. Billault has been appointed Minister of State
in place of M. Walewaki, whose resignation has
been accepted by the Emperor.
The decree nominating M. Billault to this poet
places among his functions those exercised by the
Ministers without Portfolio. Part of the func-
tions appertaining to the Ministry of State are
transferred to the Ministry of the Emperor's
Household, and another part to the Ministry of
Education. Public Worship is assigned to the
Ministry of Justice.
The direction of the Monifeur will enter among
the duties of the Minister of the Interior.
The following are the remaining appointments
which have been made :
IL

_ Baroche .... Minister of Justice.
M. Boudet Minister of the Interior.

M. Duruy Minister of Education.
M. Behio Minister of Agriculture, Com-
merce, and Public Works.
M. Rouher Minister President of the
Council of State.
President of the Corps
Legit'latif.
The Moniteur of this morning says :
"The plebiscite of 1852 establishing that the
ministers were responsible to the Emperor alone,
had the object of terminating those parliamentary
rivalries and ambitions which were the constant
causes of agitation and weakness for past govern-
ments. Without lessening the strength and liberty
of action necessary to his power, the Emperor, by
his decree of November 24, was desirous of giving
to the great bodies of the state a more direct
participation in the general policy of his govern-
ment. This decree, however, did not modify the
fundamental principles of the plebiscite of 1852,
which a fresh plebiscite could alone change. The
ample and complete discussion of public affairs was
the motive for the creation of ministers without
portfolio, having in the matters under debate no
personal part. The Emperor, by the decree of
to-by, substitutes a minister entrusted with the
mission of representing the relations of the
government with the great bodies of the state,
with the object of more solidly organising the
representation of the governmental idea before
the chambers without departing from the
spirit of the constitution. The Minister of State,
who is freed from administrative functions, and
the Minister President of the Council of State,
with the assistance of the members of this council,
are henceforth deputed to explain and defend
questions placed before the Senate and Corps
Legislatif."

M. de Morny

THE ANGLO-BRAZLLIAN DIFFICULTY.-
THE AWARD OF THE KING OF THE
BELGIANS.

PARIS, Jura 24.
The bulletin of the Moniteur of to-day quotes
the following from the Rape%dance Beige
"Although the details of the award pronouncedby
the King of the Belgians on the 20th instant, in
reference to the Anglo-Brazilian difficulty, are not
yet known, it is believed that the principal ques-
tion has been decided in favour of the Brazilian
government. It is said that his Majesty decided
that notwithstanding certain irregularities on the
part of the Brazilian authorities, which he points
out and censures the treatment of which the
English officers complained, did not constitute an
insult to the British navy."