The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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QUEENISTOWN, Fn. 9.
The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from
New York on the 28th ult., arrived here at 3.35
a.m. to-day, with 187 perwagers and 271,800 dole.
in specie. She landed 14 passengers and proceeded,
M 3.45 a.m., for Liverpool.
, Her news has been completely anticipated by the
arrival of the Moravian at Greeocastle.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

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PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

It is rumoured that the Emperor read the
draft of bis speech to the Council of Ministers,
which met to-day. This would be a derogation
from his Majesty's most frequent practice, which
is to produce from his pocket at the moment of
delivery a speech which no miuister ever saw ; at
all events, he will certainly reserve to himielf the
right of altering the draft up to the last moment,
and the analysis published in various European
journals must be merely 000jectural.
The Frame pretends to have received reliable
information from Rome that the Pope has unre-
servedly adopted the Bishop of Orleans' pamphlet,
and lately said toe bishop iu the presence of several
persona, " Tell those who have not yet understood
the encyclical to ask fur explanations from Mgr.
Dupankrup."
The third grand court ball of the season takes
place to night. Some of the journals call it the
" Emperor's " ball—a rather awkward way of in-
timating that the Empress is unfortunately not
strong enough to do the honours of it. The
Empress' private balls, bola Wilma, after having
beau repeatedly postponed, will, it is now under-
stood, not be given this year. Some concerts and
select receptions are spoken of instead. Prince
Napoleon's ball, on the 11th, is looked forward to
as quite a political event. Count de Rayneval,
the prince's chamberlain, has called personally
upon every member of the Corps Diplomatique to
invite them to this fête. The Emperor and
Empress have accepted invitations, but her
Majesty's Femmes must of course depend upon
the state of her health when the day comes.
Prince Napoleon personally superintends the
invitations. To the great joy of many invita, the
cards state that the company is expected to appear
in plain clothes, and not in court uniform.
The French press has received orders to any that
"public opinion" cannot fail to see in the false
news, contradicted by the Monifene, of a cession of
the Sonora district to France, a mancenvre of the
English journals in order to excite sentiments of
hostility in North America against French policy
. .

and Maximilian's empire, and to avert the danger
which threatens England in the direction of Canada
by making a diversion. This theme, with insig-
nificant variations, is the subject of several para-
graphs to-day.
A fusion is announced of two aristocratic clubs—
the one in the Rue Royale frequented by le jeunesse
dor* of the present day, and the old " Cercle" in
the Rue de Beaune, which, on account of the many
lauded proprietors among its members, has ob-
tained the soubriquet of Lu Pommes de Terre. A
clubhouse one larger scale than any existing in
Paris (the rich Jockey Club only occupies a first
floor) is to be erected for the joint establishment on
a piece of ground purchased from the city, at the
oorner of the new Boulevard St. Germain and the
Quai d'Orsay, and close to the Corps Ldgislatif.
The papers speak of a young beardless English
giant now walking about the streets of Paris, and
whom, they allege—of course untruly—to be nine
feet high. His object in showing his proportions
here is said to be to obtain the post of drum-
major in a French regiment.
The Bourse, after opening with animation, clotted
rather heavily. There is a rise of 16c. in Route
for cash, but no change for the amount

A Florence letter of the sth says :—" The King
went to the Pergola Theatre last night. The boom was
splendidly lighted up, and filled with the elite of fashion.
The ladies who occupied the first tier were most elegantly
attired, and easy had ries beeper, is the midst of which
was the design of the cross of Savoy. Everybody rose
when the King entered, and the acclamation with which
he was received were renewed at the end of the act sed
when be left the Wein% di innwesse tweed, which bed
taken up its station near the theatre, applauded Vidor
Emmanuel both os his arrival and departure. Goma'
IA Marmora yesterday inspected the alterations I. progress
for preparing the buildings intended to receive the Usti
end Chamber of Deputies. He afterwards expressed his
satisfaction to Y. Paloonieri, the memos employed, fee
the skill and rapidity with which the works are being see-
duetsd."

The Bing of Bavaria Las just issued an ordinance
abolish* the regulations which prevented the free fixer
doe of the medical profession la that kingdom. Formerly
the no-died protrusive was free in Bavaria, u in rood
European countries, for all physicians holding a diploma,
but some thirty years since medial practice was submitted
to an administrative organisation ; practitioners were dis-
tributed in districts and appointed by the government. The
ordinance above-mentioned removes thus restrictions.