The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

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PARIS. MONDAY Zvamia.

Mgr. Forcade, Bishop of Nevem, in his remon-
strance to if. Baroche, while ferveatly praying that
God may keep him from saying anything against
the principle of authority, or anything personally
offensive to his °mellowy the minister, finds means
to use some strikingly sensational language. Be-
fore replying to the official circular he thought it
necessary to commune with his heart before God,
and to inquire what was the feeling among his
clergy. Ile now regrets to tell the Minister of Public
Warship that his clergy are all as much "alarmed
as diamond." They fear nothing for the church,
of course not, because the church is promised im-
mortality. But they reflect with pain that " those
promises apply to the church alone." He, being a
successor of the apostles, is forced to remember that
under analogous circumstances the Holy Spirit laid
dowa no other Me for their guidance than this :
" Obedire oportet Deo magic gram hominibus."
Two more prelates, the Archbishop of Rheims
and the Bishop of Names, are this evening to be
added to the list, which now comprises about 18.
The latter, Mgr. Plantier'a letter is like the
famous pastoral of Cardinal Wiseman, dated from
Rome, " out of the Flaminian gate." It is very
long, and the evening papers leave blanks in two
places, from which I presume it contains some
passages thought too scandalous to print in Francs.
I &neve that, contrary to the admission of his
brother of Montauban, the Bishop of Nismee main-
tains that the Encyclical contains nothing what-
ever inconsistent with the French constitution.

The adopted son of the Marquis de Lavalette
(M. Welles de Lavalette) is reported to have sent a
challenge to the Duke de Bellune, formerly Secre-
tary of Embassy at Rome, but who resigned the
diplomatic service for ultianiontsue reasons. In a
letter recently published he accused the Marqvis
de Lavalette (who it will be remembered wrote very
strong despatches to M. Thouvenel representing
the hopelessness of attempting to negotiate with
Rome) of being an agent of " Piedmontese
mameuvres." It is said that the Duke of Bellune
declines a hostile meeting, but demands an inquiry
to give him an opportunity of proving the truth of
, his assertions.

The clerical journals state that the Pope received
from Havannah for irretrows on new year's day
several thousand cigars ; and not being a smoker
himself, be has given them all to General Monte-
bello, commanding the French army of occupation.
The source from which this news comes precludes
the possibility of its being an irreverent squib.
In consequence of the growing taste for public
lecture% M. Duruy has asked Id. Hausmann for
some large building in which all authorised lectures
may be delivered. The idea is to create a sort at
Sorbonne for free public instruction of the higher
class. _ .

M. Beatty&llet, the tragedian of the Thditre
Francais, had obtained leave to read Victor Hugo's
Her,ani in the Rue Cadet, but at the last moment
the permission wee withdrawn, and Cinna sub-
stituted. _ .

The Bourse was languid ; the little business done
was generally at lower prices. Route fell 25c. for
cash and 100. for account, closing at 68fr. 75c. and
881 r. 90c. Mobilier fell 8f r. 76c.