The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDAY EV121130.

There is no news of the Vera Cruz packet from
Mexico, although the government journals an-
nounced that she was within sight of St. Nazaire
on Saturday. The Pays, not explaining that mis-
take, now says—" in order to prevent false inter-
pretations of the delay," that although it was cal-
' oulated that the Vera Cruz would arrive on the
12th or 13th, it is thought she must have been
delayed either at starting or on the voyage. The
Patrie says not a word on the subject, which is
perhaps discreet ; but it announces that the Mo-
selle transport left Toulon this morning for Vera
Cruz, with provisions for the troops at Orizaba.
Bullier's Correspondence receives letters from
Cherbourg stating that the reinforcements to
Mexico are to be on a much larger scale than was
at first contemplated, and that three fresh ships
have just been added to the squadron.
The Moniteur has not yet given any list of the
killed and wounded in the repulse before Puebla
on May 5. The names of officers who fell on that
disastrous day creep into the provincial papers by
degrees, as the news reaches relations in private
letters. An Algerian paper, the Courrier d'Oran,
makes known a very heavy instalment of the
general loss, by publishing the number of the
killed and wounded in the single regiment of the
2nd Zousvesi, according to letters received from
their comrades by the depot of that regiment now
quartered at Oran. The 2nd Zonaves, which left
Oran 1,800 strong, only mustered 1,000 in the
►ttack on Puebla. The difference is not accounted
for ; the whole 800, it may be hoped, had not
fallen victims to the climate, Some of that num-
ber were doubtless on detached duty ; but of the
1,000 engaged the returns show 89 k.lled, and 19i
wounded ; total, 283. The proportion is therefore
, rather more than one man in four hors de combat.
The loss of officers was in a much greater ratio,
there being 8 killed and 10 wounded out of 35
more than every other officer !
The Patric announces in large type that the Em-
peror will have an interview with the Emperor of
Russia and the King of Prussia early in Septem-
ber at some place not yet definitively fixed.
The following paragraph in the 3foniteur du Puy
de Dome is a curious discordant note in the concert
of rapturous descriptions given by the official press
I of the reception of the Emperor in Auvergne :

The proprietor of a house is Clermont having refused to
permit oue of hie lodgers to place some flap over the rosin
entrance, a decree of the vice-president of the Civil Tribu-
nal, made executory on the instant, notwithstanding any
notice of appeal, did justice upon this householder.

The possibility of such speedy justice in such a
matter is quite sufficient to explain the uniformity
of the outward symbols of public rejoicings, which
invariably attend the Emperor wherever he goes.
The Empress yesterday paid a visit to the new
Grand Hotel de la Paix, and spent upwards of as
hour in the establishment, visiting all the principal
rooms, the kitchens, and even the cellars, which
will hold 300,000 bottles of wine. It is announced
that this vast caravansary, which rivals the Hotel
du Louvre, and is said to be even more magnificent,
will be open to the public to-morrow. It has been
run up in fourteen months, at the immense cost of
22 millions of francs. The direction of the Sociite
Immobiliere, to which the new hotel belongs, cele-
brates the opening by a gift of 20,000 francs to the
poor of Paris.
The speeches have begun in the case of the 64
conspirators. That of the Advocate-General, K
Benoist (a comparatively young man for such a
position), was little more than a development of
the indictment on which he takes his stand. Ho
Ilpresses for a conviction against all the prisoners,
except about half a dozen, but admits extenuating
circumstances in favour of several. He was par-
ticularly severe upon Miot and Greppo, the ex-
representatives and other returned political trans-
ports, who, he said, had abused the Emperor's
clemency.
The defence was opened by M. Renault, an ad-
vocate officially assigned by K Jules Favre as
batonnier to defend Falwell, the alleged founder of
the secret society, who was without counsel. K
Renault warmly repudiated the insinuation made
by K Cremieux that his client was a spy. The
principal spy in this case was, he said, a
man named Bachelet, who was included
in the indictment, but had managed not to
appear at the bar. He pleaded insanity on behalf
of Yarnell, and contended that at all events there
was no sufficient evidence of his having founded a
secret society in the legal adaptation of the term.
His opinions were as opposed to Vass& as those
of the Advocate-General could be, but he did not
hesitate to say that if the judges convicted on the
present evidence they would scatter well-founded
alarm among all ranks of society in France.
K Cremienx is now addressing the court for
the prisoner Miot.
The Bourse has improved. The Route rose 20c.
both for cash and account, closing at 68fr. 50c.
and 68fr. 55e. Mobilier rose Gfr. 25c. The
Italian Loan was in great favour and rose 40c.
Railways were rather weaker on the whole.
Southern and Western rose 3fr. 75c. each ; but
Lyons fell 6fr. 25c.

Lord and Lady Talbot do Malabide and the Hon.
Nimes Talbot have left the Cavendish Hotel, Jermya-
etreet, for the Fits, Bracknell, Berks. Count Teleki hes
left for Paris.

Lord Napier, the English Minister at St. Peters-
burg, is am hie way to Landon, having obtained leave of
abloom for some tame.

Mr. Joseph Sharpe, LL.D., barrister-at-law, has
been elected by the beechen of the Hon. Society of the
Middle Temple to the office of Reader on Jurisprudence
and Civil Law.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Co-
lecial•effice from the Governors of the Australiao colonies,
Ceylon, and Hong Kong.

In preparation for the banquet announced to
take place on board the Viceroy of Bapt's yacht, the Paid ;
Behead, at Woolwich to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, and
to facilitate the arrival of the royal and distimmaised gnarls
free from IDCOOVIIIIiOOOII, arrangements have been made for
the entrence of a special train through the lower gate of the ^
Arsenal, from London, to pan without interruption to the
heed of the pier, and, if necessary, over the turntables. '
sllseherging ite freight on the platform at a covered gang-
way leading on board.
The Channel fleet have received orders for sea,
sad, according to arrangements existing yesterday, will sail
from Spithead to-day for the Baltic, calling in at the Dowse
for pilots. The present intentions are for the fleet to pro•
wed in the first instance to Stockholm, sod afterwards to
Riga, calling at Copenhagen on their return from the Baltic,
sometime in the beginning of September.
The Emancipation Bill proposed by the Minister
for the Colonies has pawed the Second Chamber of the
Hague by a large majority. Many amendments were inlasa
dnoed favourable to the mimes to be freed. The period
for declaring emancipation is flied for the let of July, 1863.
The maximum term of the government surveillance is ten
years.
This morning was issued in a blue book of 268
pages a return, obtained by Mr. White, of all persons in
England, Soothed, and Ireland receiving salaries, passions,
pay. pmt, fees, emoluments, 'Bowan:ea, or pads of pub.
lie mosey the amount of which exceeds 1501,