The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-19 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WIDNIISDAT Emma.
A curious mistake was made by Count de Morny
yesterday. Notwithstanding the recent and much
vaunted reform which gives the Corps Legislatif
the power of voting the budget by sections and not
by ministries, he put the question in the old way,
and the error was not at once perceived by the
house. Later, when the mistake was pointed out,
Count de Morny took several votes over again.
M. Picard spoke very seriously against the abuse
introduced by the present government in 1852, for
the purpose of rewarding its favourites, of cumulasi
five offices, which are prohibited both by the letter
and spirit of French law. He showed that, while
useful public servants, judges and others, are un-
derpaid, a sum of four or five millions is
expended annually in the illegal reward of
certain high functionaries who hold several
offices. He abstained generally from men-
tioning names, but cited as one example of illegality
the case of M. Troplong, who cumulates the office
of President of the Court of Cessation with the
of President of the Semite. It was not and could
not be denied that these pluralities are in principle
an abuse, but inasmuch as they are sanctioned by a
decree of that overruling year 1862, M. Magna, the
government orator, cried out loudly that M.
Picard was attacking the constitution. It appears
that this question of pluralities has touched a sore
place, for M. Grandguillot, Count de Morny's
especial protage, is laid on in the Pays to-night to
defend them. He says nothing tangible, unless it
be that " the question is petty, and that M. Picard is
a petty speaker." Abuse of former liberal govern-
ments is the staple of his article.
Apropos of vireinents, or the system of transfer-
rieg credits voted for one ministry to another—
which the French public, trained by habitual pres-
sure to be thankful for small mercies, has accepted
as a less evil than supplementary credits—M.Picard
told a capital story yesterday to the Corps Legislatif.
He said that a certain prefect, and, moreover, one
of the best, being dissatisfied with the sum which
the municipal council had voted for furnishing his
official residence, obtained a vote of a very large
increase of funds for the foundling hospitals of his
department. The foundlings, said M. Picard, were
not found," and, in their default, the prefect
transferred—made a rirement—of all the surplus
funds, for the purpose of purchasing ormolu and
carved mahogany for his own drawing-rooms. Com-
paring great things with small, M. Picard was
afraid that government, having surplus funds in
hand, would deal with them upon an analogous
principle, and so thinking be would rather have
the old system of supplementary credits, upon the
condition that they should be ratified by the cham-
ber upon the earliest opportunity, than the new
invention of eirementa.
Admiral J urien de la Gravure arrived in Paris
this morning from Mexico. He is to go to-morrow,
accompanied by the Minister of Marine, to confer
with the Emperor at Fontainebleau.
The Emperor came to Paris to-day, to p•
reside at
ministerial council held at the Tuileries.
The Pastsome few days ago wrote a violent
article General Prim, which article was re-
produced in the Moniteur. Ever since, the semi-
official French prints have daily insinuated that
General Prim's conduct in Mexico would be dis-
avowed by his government, and they have even gene
so far as to predict that another commander,
General Genet, would be speedily sent with a
Spanish force to join General de Lorencez. The
official report of the speech of M. Collautes, the
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, now leaven I
no doubt that General Prim's conduct is entirely
adopted by his government, and consequently the
censure of the Patric and the Moniteur falls not
upon the general, but upon the cabinet of Madrid.
The Bourse continues to be vary heavy. The
Iterate for account left off at yesterday's price,
68fr. 35c., but for cash there was a fall of 30c., the
last quotation being 68fr. 15c. Mobilier fell Ur.,
and the Italian LOOM 16a. The Eastern Railway fell
Mr., and the other lines were from Hr. 26c. to
2fr. 50c. lower. Calase Mirbs fell upwards of Mr.
(closing at 86fr. Me.), in consequence of the deci-
sion of the Tribunal of Commerce against the
Viscount d'Atiohald, his nominee in the manage-
went of the Constitutionnel and Pays.

Tits Vtcrinow ofr YAWL—His Highness Said
pasha, ablenheff by Mr. Lukas& yesterday visited the
Royal Animal ef. Wetiwish, and inspected the whole of the
Armstrong go factories. The various details manceted
with the measfeeture of the weapon ware pointed out by
Mr. Anderson, assistant superintendent of the royal gun
factories. His highness, after leaving the Arsenal, em-
barked on board his steam yacht, where he was to remain
for the eight
M. de Rouher, French Minister of Agriculture
sad Public Works, and family, have arrived at amides
Hotel.
Reports from Brussels give a favourable account
of the mower of his Majesty the Bing of the Belgium.
He has for a considerable length of time suffered from
calculus, a disease which modern surgery has madam& lees
frightful, the operation of lithotrity having diminished the
amount of suffering which the patient underwent acoord-
nig to the old tivatment. His Majesty has submitted to so
leas than four different operation', each of whish was
attended with partial mama ; bat symptoms of a sympa-
thetic derangement of the pulmonary system having eons.
mewed some alarm was created. This has fortunately sub-
sided in consequence of the more acute sufferings bevies
le/maned, waisted by the natural strength of the coestitu-
hoc of his Majesty.
The King of Prussia will proceed about the mid-
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dle of August to Ostend, when his Majesty will piss, as is
ids custom malt year, s few weeks.
Twenty-five millions of kenos (ss million sterling)
were pad ht to the French Treasury on Tuesday by the
flpsoisis minister for women incurred by Fromm in 1823
briagiag Mek Sing Faviimad VII. to Madrid. meta*
the (overawes% wise* the Spuisk people led emetbrows,
and subverting the eonstitatkm. Tbe satikestiess of the
moveutios between Spitin and Tams were eschewed, and
a mosipt in full of all dermas givso for that impartial
Iserves. This Spanisb indemnity, owning so *previously,
will more time *over the present demand. end leave
4000,000dr. over end above for further ovntlogesedss.
IM. Limirel, a member of the Society of Arai-
. amnesties, Ims just been sent to Syria to obliiia • et:Mediae
of generating spears, in order to eudesvour to astardiee
them ea some parte of the Mediterranean mut.