The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

MOM on OWN

PAR 3, WITINEIDAT
The first summary reports have arrived in Paris
this evening of the great legitimist, Orleanist, and
clerical demonstration made at Nantes under the

pretence of a religious service for the soul of Gene-
ral Lamoricihre. One of the leading clerical organs

of Brittany lets the oat out of the bag by a terrible
slip of the pen when it says that the clerical
" party" was preparing to takes great part in this
celebration. The simple fact is that the opponents

of the empire of all claws (republicsuts excepted) are
taking advantage of the fact that the church has pri-
vileges which citizens in general have not, and under
cover of pious duties can hold an opposition public
meeting in a cathedral, while twenty laymen can-
not meet together in a private drawing-room to
exchange opinions on pnblic affairs without being
liable to a prosecution. MM. Berryer, de Fal-
lout, de Chariette, de Merode, de Quatrebarbe, de
Maille, de Kerdrel Lebeeobn, and de Champeavin
are already gaaetted as members of a distinguished
congregation which subsequent reports will enu-
merate at length. The expectation that the
Nantes journals would receive a proof of the
Bishop of Orleans' Amaral oration on the
great occasion has been disappointed for
the reason, according to the Asenir National,
that Mgr. Dnpanloup while serving the Pope
thinks also of the value of literary property, and
has kept back his speech for exclusive publication
by the publisher who will pay him, M. Douniot,
the religions editor of thb journal Le Correspondent.
Upwards of 1,000 priests attended this papal de-
monstration.

The papers continue to repeat the news, in no way
yet, so far as I know, accredited in England, that
the Prince and Princess of Wales will be among
the guests of Compbigne next month. If this news
be true, the Princess Alexandra will have the
pleasure of making the acquaintance of
Count de Bismarck under the auspices of
Napoleon 111. It is hoped that King Leopold, not-
withstanding his great age and frequent illnesses,
will be of the party. In noting these announce-
menta I cannot help expressing my opinion, though
I know nothing about it, that the Prince and
Princess of Wales will not come.
A melancholy instance of village depravity was
disoloeed st a trial a few days ago before the Assize
Court of Strasbourg. In a hamlet of the Bas Rhin,
called Bywiller, there lives a poor day labourer
named Peter Zimmerman. His family con-
sists of a wife, who is epileptic, a
daughter named Catherine, aged 26, and a second
daughter Margaret, 16 years old, who from her
birth has been paralysed, half idiotic, and unable to
walk. On June 17 Zimmerman and his wife went
to work in the fields, and Catherine shortly after-
wards told her sister that she was going to find
them. Margaret remained at home, sitting helpless,
as was her wont, upon a three-legged stool.
Shortly after her sister had left her a spectral form,
draped in white, entered the cottage, and, holding
out a cup, ordered her to drink the contents. On
her refusal the ghost-like visitor inserted its thumb
in her month and attempted to force it open. She
bit the thumb so sharply that the spectre
threw down the cup and disappeared. The
screams of Margaret brought neighbours to
the house, and they perceived a strong
odour of phosphorus. They interrogated her and
learned her fearful story. While they were yet in
the house, Catherine, the elder sister, pawned,
and it was at once remarked that her thumb was
wrapped up ins piece of rag. She said she bad
cut her thumb, but an inspection of the wound
showed that it proceeded from a bite. When ar-
rested she confessed that being tired of the work
which the helpless state of her sister imposed upon
her, she had pounded a quantity of ends of lucifer
matches in milk, and had attempted to make her
sister drink the mixture. The jury, with that
leniency which so often shocks conscience not
French, found that this horrible crime, committed
with treasonable disregard of the ties of relationship
and the peculiar claims to mercy of • cripple and an
idiot, was entitled to the benefit of "extenuating
circumstances," and in consequence Catherine was
only sentenced to five years' imprisonment with
hard labour.
The Bourse has lost much about what it recovered
yesterday. The market closed very weak.

The average of the last three rune of the City of
Boston between Cork and New York has been 9 days 18
hours and 45 minutes outward, and 9 days 11 haus and 26
minutes homeward (Eastj.
AN ELOPING Courts 0...,,...
AN 7,000 M 1
Captain Idtanabtuy, late of the St. Louis police force, re-
tuned oa Tuesday evening, having caught, in the city of
Quebec., a runaway girl, who sloped with a man from
her mother in Cincinnati some two months since. The
girl was safely manned to her mother by the captain, who
was amply rewarded for his trouble. The captata informs
us that be has travelled over 7,000 miles in pursuit of the
fair maid. Be said it out him at least 2,000 milts
of rail and water travel more than was ameaary, owing
to the feat that the siopecoaat was prentatenly
lady Si.
got triad that the captain was in pursuit ,
while she wee in Buffalo, and then commettoed a mos en-
paralleled in polies mesas. The captain abased her all
over the New England steam. when he found that the fair
fugitive had taken the Canada route. Gate war than fol-
lowed to Boonshire ta Cans& West; thews to
Toronto, Bytows, Trios Riven, and Moans'. Th. cap-
tain got off the scent of the fugitives on the Grand River.
owing to the fast that they left the main lines of travel sad
took to • raft. desosodisg the river 250 miles. At Moe-
treal, the girl's paramour getting tired out, the latter was
left bellied, when the girl steamed down to Quebec, where
she wee ought by her persevering pa to Louie

Democrat.
Tun Lrviaroor. Door APPROACH/E.—At a meet- I •
We of the Liverpool Tons Omani yesterday a lengthy
atrium took plain os the proposal of Mr. Lyster. the
engineer of the Mersey Dock Board, to improve the present
approaches to the rivet which have long been a source of
aneoyanoe and heart-burning to the inhabitants. Yr.
Lyster's wheelie advocates the throwing apes of promenades
ea the margin of the river pima, sad the opening out of the
Lig=simpide the docks in the metre of the tows. On
tat VIM of the question Kr. 51.1 t strongly urged the
amenity of opening the etreets, so ea to admit the river
breezes into the heart of the tows, Foisting out the &
gate is the first quarter of 1565 was no ism them 40 in the
I,ooo—the toil deaths in that peeled beim 4,717. The
chic-Wien of the council as to the sale of lb. land and other
practical details WAS postponed until another meeting.
BALM oh Jrwamirar.—Yeaterday an auction was
held at the Oevent-garden ale-rooms (Debrabam and
Mew's), of • ratio* of miseellemeons jewel', silver plate,
watches. he. The more important lots mined as follows :
—Lot 692, a brilliaat sad essmalled gold brsealet. ;
693, • Latin mow composed of brilliant' of fine water, Xi
Pitied ; dr. • pair of dress eer.tope, each set with • la&
Woes brilliant, 49e guineas ; 714, • remarkably fins bril-
liant, lot in mad.. gold as • riag. 85 view; 719, • bril-
liant sad emerald Iss the cants' a ler", wellemmad
same, with orieatal pearl deep. 52 gidasas ; 7114 aa
smelled geld eand.boa, with watch movement and dia-
mond b 24 guineas. 720, • Ise chaster brilliant
locket, eonspoisd at • large amber of states of the Met
water, set traerparestly, 96 gidiesea • 791, • *Mai court
madam, set in 48 sollsta, with eielitismoadi iselecom sad
11 large sad elide' miattal Vile. 210 O
Mous eases ;t
th 715.
s lady's full dress hrillisat all the
Reset quality, la ease,MICK ; an emerald and briltisat
suite ot limo* sad writ., la ame. 4112 ; TIM • cadlette, with *.bill asS rook* 'WM* main Mad
dam 70 gcdmmit.::, ail..•