The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-03 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

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PAWL Bomar Emma.
An amendment has been presented to the
insidious bill proposing to give the French courts
power to try French subjects for " crimes, mis-
demeanours, and contraventions" committed in
foreign countries,--a bill of which it has been
wittily said that it is " an assault upon Leicester-
square." There can be no doubt that, under the I
specious pretext of further security against the
impunity of crime, the imperial government wants
to get a law by virtue of which it may be able to
prosecute in France political refugees for anything
which they may have written or said in London, Bras-
eels, or Jersey. The object of the amendment, signed
by fourteen members of the Left, is to put a spoke
in the wheel of this nefarious project. To this end
the amendment proposes to enact that the new law
shall in uo case apply either to political offences, or
to acts not considered criminal in the country in
which they may be committed. It is difficult to
imagine with what face the government orators can
maintain that the "safety of our sovereign lord
the Emperor" requires the rejection of this amend-
ment.
A libel cue of a novel character has just been
tried by the Correctional Tribunal of Auxerre. A
rich man, aged 69, whose name the local journals
veil under the initial L—, was simultaneouly pro-
secuted, and sued in a civil action, for having by
anonymous letters and placards endeavoured to
damage the obaracter of two young girls, is order
to throw them out of work and so get them into his
power. The Correctional Tribunal found that he
was guilty, and sentenced him to a year's imprison-
ment, and to pay 6,000 fr. damages to the girls.
The Daily News is seised.

THE LATE MR. COBDEN UPON THE AMERICAN
WAR.

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The following letter, addressed to the American
minister at Copenhagen, has beeo 1 Willa:al in the American
papers, aid has at present a melancholy interest
" Ilidhurst, Feb. 5

"My dear friend,—l duly received your letter of the 12th
ofiDeumber. Evrr since I have been en invalid, sot having
left the house for more than two months. I was imprudent
in going at so late a season to address my constrateete in the
north, and was unfortunate in being obliged to speak not
only myself, bat for Mr. Bright, who was prevented from
being present by the death of his son. But lam better
now, though sot weU enough to be at my post at the open-
ing of the session. I must wait for finer weather.
"I coogratuLite you on the coarse which events bays
taken in your country daring the last few mouths. It
seems to me that there are unmistakeable signs of exhaustion
in the Confederacy, and it would not be rash to predict now
that the famous • sleety days' will witness very decisive
events in the progress of the war. Jefferson Davis rules
in Richmood, but the Federal armies control his dominions.
I bold a theory that in these times, when armies re-
quire vast appliances of mechanical resources, sod when
they are eo mach larger than in olden days, it Is impossible
to carry on war without the base of large cities. If the sea-
ports be taken sad Lee be obliged to evacuate Richmond,
there will not be a town left in the Confederacy with
20,000 white inhabitants. It will be impossible to maintain
prominently large armies in the interior of the slave stake
amid scattered plantations and unpaved villages. You
cannot, in such cirournstanow, concentrate the means of
subsistence or furnish the necessary equipment for an army.
I I upset, therefore, to see the loss of the large towns lead
to a dispersion of the Southern armies. I have sometimes
speculated on what course Lee will take if obliged to aban-
don his position at Richmond. I have my doubts whether
he will continue the struggle beyond the borders of his
native state. However, all these are speculations, which a
few months will dispose of. I pray Heaven we may goon
I see the termination of this terrible war.
" I observe what you say about Coofederate agents having
found encouragement in Europe. I can easily believe this.
If the South raves in, there will be a fierce resentment
felt by the leaders towards those potentates or ministers in
Europe who have deluded them to their rain, and I should
not be surprised if we were to hear some secrete disclosed,
in coosequenoe, of an inarasting kind. Demo:sag has die-
oovered how very few friends it has in Eirpe among the
ruling class. It has at the same time discovered its own
strength, sod, what is more, this has been disoovered by
the aristocracies and absolutisms of the Old World. So
that I think you are more safe than ever against the risks
of intervention from this side of the Atlantic. Besides,
you mast not forget that the working class of England,
who will not be always without direct political power,
have, in spite of their sufferings and the attempt made to
mislead them, adhered nobly to the cause of civaation and
Leedom.
" You will have a talc sufficient to employ all your
energies at home in bringing your finances into order. There
is a dreadful want of capacity at your bead in questions of
political economy ; you seem now to be In the same state
of ignorance es that from which we began to emerge 40
year,. ago. The labours of Huskisson, Peel, and Gladstone
seem never to have been heard of by Mama and
Co. Depend on it that as there is no rove! road to learn-
ing, so there is no republican path to prosperity. You
must follow the beaten track of experience. Debt is debt,
whether on the west or east of the Atleatie. lied it ea. be
paid only by produce aod emonomy, soda ties dieiribetioe
of its burdens. . • • •
" Yours, very truly,
"Hoe. B. R. Wood."

"8.. COBDES.

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_ very much bruised all over the body.
The defendant said be had received great proveesteet.
REPEBSENTATIOW or WENT KENT AND GREED- 1 and the previous mottling his wife kept bim out ustil •
wicti.—Mr. W. Angerstein, M.P. for Grersewieb, on I o'clock, and when be got
went oat in he toneaga in, d shsad he the had poen foot
nied Id!
Saturday Maned an addreee to his constituents, stating that, shirt. Yesterday she
lifter meter* consideration, he bad decided to withdraw her drink is another person's house.
from the represestatiois of that borough at the close of the Mr. Barker remanded the defendant for • week.
present parliement, basis& at the request of an influential SOUTHWARK.
meeting of the liberal party, ceaseatisd to become a caodi- SIsiOULSE CHAZGE
date for West Kent. Mr. Lubbock, son of Sir John Lab- Mrs. Smoggy, • respectable-I king middle-aged feassit
bock, the blebs'', ham bees "WWI to become the second who exhibited a severe cut on the right sided bar fres, wile
• liberal in conjunction with Mr. Angentein. The sitting
members for West Kent are Lord Holmesdale sad Sir E. - iteireid
brossht no from Gar's Hospital, charged with sttoroptht
Fulmer, both
of fir ; bat Sir B. Filmic will reti Ito
end Mr. Dyke, son of Sir P. H. Deka. Bart.. has Asdr pen own
as shefwaast Louplaceddma.tbridgethe bar.
she declared that
' never made any attempt on her life—not she. She was i
as the second conservative candidate. At the last general haw ...flied woman, and loved her husband sd
election the sitting members were returned by • email 1 family too dearly for that.
as
majority only ; and, political parties in West Kent a»I
A correspondent of the bidipenclance Be*, now evenly bid.ccd en the register, the nest meting 1
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as magistrate
rieasked if anybody knew the circutnetwill
whist the prisoner.
writing from Rome on the 21st ult., says that the English : promisee to be a close one. Several candidates are already : Fjkammatalm, 257 51, said that on Thursday 4„,,, b.
are doing all in their power to induce the Pope to take spokes of at Greenwich to supply the
stein, amongst whom are Mr. M. Chamcers. Q.C.. who , the
plele et Mr. Auger' I was as duty on the Surrey aided Loodou.Mitts whoa be
refuge in Malta. but that hi. Holiness is disinclined to formerly teg the borough se the liberal i._ . saw primmer carried. up the step. from the river 80011.
incept the hospitality of heretical England, and would only Sir Jahn Heron xes.es, Bait., the &testa ......sreethe'elee. .. was wet
ithlestuwit •,o.dsdbto...g from.", worindlober 11eed...heetee
vertu to Gay's Hospital. whose
do so on condition of her Majesty Queen Victoria becoming caedidate at the last peers! election ; and Mr. Pakiagton, : she remained oats ',day.
• catholic ! 1 inn et air John Palfinetos. Bert- I The magistrate asked on what charge he took he Ists_
Drain IN THE Flosrnco-srm.n. —A fatal accident . Nous Davos Eiscrios. —The nomination of a : custody.
knight of the shire to serve in parliament for the aerebera I The constable replied that she was cleaned with
sit
oeesrred on Friday last, sear Ammeter Park, Nottingham- of Devoe, in the room of the left lag tesseannt saieide. A splash was heard by a
was nonppositioo to the liberal candidate, Mr. Moms ' primmer shrwltug in the water. shire Mr. Chawortb Mustere's bounde mot on that day st division of the county .
place
Oxisohall, sod among the feud Wall Mr. Ones, spirit mar. lamented Mr. J. W. Buller, took no Saturday. near the 'sadist-place, and cm premed* there be sew Illig,.
chant, Nottitigham, mounted on Spinner, to whom the• .-
stakes is the Hest Con at Nottietham'Speing Ideetios Dyke Poland, who was therefore dilly elected ea the semi- 1 Magistrate—DM she appear to have bore drielliat? _
warded. When near Anneeley, Mr. Green's horse nation of Mr. E. 9- Drew., seconded by the Bee- Dudley i Witnees—l thigh not, sir, as mho did not and
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ws
boltewas d
with him along the highway !adieu to Kirkby, sod, ro,t'ae".„.• The primmer said it was all a mistake. Ssv,
'lig through the tollber, the unfortusate eider reeled sad TB' NILISITILDITIO OS ME SUEZ= TICIATZIo•-• tied nob • menstrons crime se suicide. She was
owl,
saddy fell to the ground. Medial aid was at heed, but This morning the rehoildise el the elerevsl Theatre. is this to the ranwel after •• visit to some Molds et Wel -
Mr
r. Green was lifeless. the base of his skull being injured, Blaekfriars'.ned, upon as exWmied soak, wee eoramenood. sad when she arrived at loadoa-bridite she was
el°.
d there was • largo quastity of blood about tbe left
be The raise, it is thought. will be euMeiretly dewed ess se eeddn.ilf.. Wes termed a corner sea pal does wee Mill
and
liestril. When ponies
_the tollgate he speared to be to allow the [misdates& foe the pew walla te be togas to late tike deer. and lost her seers&
piping toe boialh, acd Mullett los. was oat al dm stirrup, the coarse of • fair gip. 1 The mibizatio asked has where as lived?

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