The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now otia own oosuaronnarr.)
PARTS, THURSDAY EVIENG.

Some of the evening paper announce that the
Empress, with the Imperial Prince, was to leave
Paris for Fontainebleau at 5 this afternoon ; but
the Pays, the most authorised of them all, merely
says "it is thought they will go to-day."
M. Laugh,* French Councillor of State, and,
wonderful to relate, Finance Minister in Mexico,
is under a contract to remain in that country for
five years. On his return the Emperor has pro-
mised to make him a senator (30,000 fr.), and the
Emperor Maximilian a pension of 20,000 fr. M.
Langlais is a lawyer, and has doubtless taken
better security for the latter payment than the
finances of the Mexican empire. .

It is confirmed that negotiations are on foot for
an interview between Napoleon 111. and the Queen
of Spain at Biarritz this autumn. The latest
rumour on the subject is that Admiral Jurieu de la
Graviore is going to Madrid with an autograph
letter from his Majesty relative to the meeting.
It is rumoured that M. de Sartiges, now taking
his ease at the pretty Italian watering-place
Valdieri, has made up his mind not to go back to
Rome, and will ask the Emperor to relieve him
from diplomatic pursuits and make him a senator.
M. de Sartiges went to Rome in high spirits and
full of confidence in himself, proudly believing that
it was reserved for him to reconcile Borne with
Italy and settle the Italian question. But, like
his predecessors, he has been worn out by the
vie inertia of the court of Rome. France changes
its ambassador there nearly every year, but the
last gets on no better than the first. The false
report that Baron Ricasoli had gone to Valdieri
to We M. de Sartiges, which would have been im-
portant if true, is traceable to an error of the
Stefani agency, which confounded his name with
that of Baron Solarati, the King's aide-de-camp.
Besides hi. Corte., already mentioned, it is said
that the Senate will be enriched on August 15 by
the names of M. Schneider (fiche de consolation
for not being made president of the Corps Legit,-
latif), Admiral Bonet WillkU11118; and Auber, the
illustrious composer of ilasaniello, who, in his
green old age, presided only a few days ago at the
annual competition of the Conservatoire.
The Progres of Lyons mentions a shameful act of
intolerance on the part of the parish priest of •
place called Beaulieu. A member of a benefit
society (in the nature of the English odd fellows)
was followed to the grave by a number of his
brethren, wearing the insignia of their craft The
priest refused to perform the burial service unless
the mourners took off their decorations, and
ultimately the corpse was interred by the com-
missary of police, without any prayers. The
deceased had received the last sacraments of the
church, and therefore the attempt to tyrannise over
the customs of a private society ill looked upon by
the clergy was the more wanton and inexcusable.
The Bonne was better than yesterday. Rent*
rose 10c. for cash and 15c. for account, closing at
67fr. 60c. and 69fr. 550. Mobilrer rose 10fr.
Mexican is unchanged.

The Moniteur publishes a letter addressed to
M. Drawl de Lbstys by Viscount de Psiva, Portuguese
Minister at Paris, relative to the sale of false diplomas of
Portuguese decorations in Preece, on which subject M.
Larabit recently mooted a report to the Senate. The
visoonot declares that these diplomas see forged is England
by a mars calling himself Coast de If—. and that all
efforts to pat as end to his ptaceeding, bare as yet proved
fruitless, owing to the peculiarities of the English Weis-
lion, but he trusts that the scandal will soon be removed by
the vigilance of the French polite end his own effort.. This
letter is followed by the reply of M. Droop' de Lbuys,
who states that he is well aware of the source whence the
false decoration proceed, and expresses his coafideece that
with the aid of Viscount de Paiva the Preach authorities
wall soon be able to put • stop to the frauds in question.
A Paris letter in the Prime Cadmic has the
following :—" There has been, in the Society of the Hillary
of Franco, a little storm, which fortunately has had a I
pacific. termination. Some abort time ago Count de Mos.
Wombat, who is one of the vios-presidents, in pronouncing
• eulogium on Count Beugnot, thought proper to raise his
voice, apropos to Philippe.le-Bel. against the theory of
providential men, so strikingly set forth is a resent and
celebrated preface. The committee of the sonny, which
looks to the print's, of documeets, requested the want to
suppress that passage, as comtaioing political alhuices •
sad the eloquent orator, by way of reply, sent is his pasta!
natios. Bat the resignstiou wail pot accepted ; the bon-
minted pangs wee retained; and the stasespbere el the
society Assegais become serene.'
. Marshal M'Mahou is still in Paris, bat will
. now leave shortly. He hag, it is said, inieritsi so bomb
et shad LOA*. a yes boa his imam