The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-11 00:00:00

IMPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PAWS, WIDIIIIDAY EVZIFING.
The Marquise de Lavalette gave a ball last night
at the Ministry of the Interior, Place Beauveart,
which wee intended to be an al fresco one, and the
gardens were illuminated for dancing. But this
project was spoiled by a thunderstorm which con-
fined the company to the house. The Monifeur, in
glowing language, says that the guests consoled
themselves for the disappointment by witnessing
from the windows "an electric illumination, in
which the lightning of seism* vied with the fire of
heaven."
The Pulletin des Lois for the eat six months o
1884. registers only five creations of titles of nobi-
lity, among which are those of the Duke de Mont-
morency and the Duke de Chatellerault, granted to
the Duke of Hamilton. But the Gazette de Prance
says it is notorious that as many as 100 titles or
thereabouts were either granted or confirmed in
1864, and the silence of the official bulletin concern-
ing them is hard to explain. The Gazette satiri-
cally asks whether these titles are meant to be
anonymous
The Phare de la Loire has opened a popular
subscription of 10 centimes with the object of pre-
senting to the widow of Abraham Lincoln a gold'
medal bearing the following inscription :
Llberte—Egalite—Pesternite. A Lincoln, President deer
fob els des Etats Dais, L Democratie Prsnoise Repos.'
naliesnte. Lincoln, Monate boom*, sbolit l'esolsvogn—
ritabllt l'Union, saws Is itepublig wanes voile; Is Statue
de In Libertt. B areessinis le 41 Awl% WA
I think it likely that this subscription will have
an immense success, unless the government, seeing
in it a democratic demonstration, should interfere
to break up the committees and prevent the publica-
tion of subscription lists.
It is thought that the company alluded to in one
of the Emperor's recent speeches as likely to have a
favourable influence upon the prosperity of the
colony is the " General Company," of which M.
Schneider is the principal director.
The working carpenters of Paris, who have been
for some time on strike, now propose to refer their
differences with their employers to nine arbitrators,
of whom the masters may choose five ; and in order
to show their "esteem for the press" they
earnestly desire that all the arbitrators may be
selected from among writers in the leading Paris
journals.
Madlle. Patti has just undergone an operation.
An unsightly encysted tumour in her head has been
successfully removed by Dr. Ndlaton.
The Duke de Persigny arrived in Paris this morn-
ing from Italy.
The inauguration of the new casino at Vichy is
fixed for June 15.
The Bourse has been the counterpart of yester-
day. Rents fell 20c. for cash and 100. for account,
closing at 67fr. 50c., and 67fr. 70c. ; Mobilier
(losing 10fr. of yesterday's rise), fell 20fr. 750.
The Southern Railway fell 12fr. 50c., and Northern
10fr.

THE CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION BILL
PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

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The following members compose the minority 1
who voted yesterday afternoon for the seooad reading of Mr.
Newdegete's Church Bates Commutation bill :—Mesgre. ,
G. W. Bentinek, G. C. Bentlnok ; Sir R. G. Booth ; Col.
Bourne, Mn.ess W. &will, J. Brandey-Moore, R. Basoridga.
R. Brooks, W. D. Bromley, Sir H. Bruce ; Moms. C.
Buxton, J. 0. Cobbold, H. Cole, S. D. Darner, 0. Du
Cane, and 0. G. Du Pre ; Sir J. Fraguston, J. Flom
General Forester, Colonel French, R. S. Gard, Ptomain
Grey de Wilton ; Mame. J. Hardy, 8.. Hodgson, and P.
S. Huntingdon ; Sir R. Knightley, W. H. Langton, Sir M.
Lopez ; Captain Lowther ; Messrs. W. A. Rome,J. H. Som.
field, C. J. Selwyn, E. P. Shirley, A. Smith, J. Soma, R.
Terms, M. Troller'''. W. Vansittert ; Sir W. Verner;
Mews. E. W. Venter, G. Waldograve-Leslie, and F. M.
Williams. Tellers—Mr. Newdepte and Mojor Hamilton.
A few oodervatives appear is the list of those who voted
waist the bill—Mr. Adrierley, Mr. W. W. Beach, Mr.
Collins, Lord H. Lennox, Lord J. Manners, and one or two
others ; but the great body of the opponents of the bill were
of the advanced liberal party.
Mr. Balton accidentally voted with the ayes iostswi
the COO/.

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