The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(11110 Y 01J3 OWS

PARIS, TUIMDAT EvzNncO.

At 6 this morning all Paris was awakened by
the guns of the Inv&tides ushering in the national
fête of the Emperor's name day. The sun was then

bright, but the loudness of the report told of mois-
ture in the air, and the day is now overclouded,
although there has been as yet no rain.
This morning's Moniteur contains, not the antici-
pated promotion of the Empress to a Grand Cordon
of the Legion of Honour, but her nomination
as patroness of several charitable institutions
for the deaf and dumb and blind. She
has, on the occasion of the Emperor's
name day, sent 74,200 fr. to 75 societies of maternal
charity of which she is patroness. These gifts, as
well as the large patronage bestowed upon her by
the decree published to-day, may have a political
object, the natural one of extending her popularity,
which is not great, but it is certain that, she is a
good-hearted woman, and as such does what good
she can. The imperial family are expected to-
morrow at St. Cloud, where they will pass a few
days before going to Biarritz. It is announced
that the Emperor will hold no receptions,
as he goes into mourning fur nine days for Don
Francisco di Paula, father of the King of Spain.
Your readers may not remember that it was be
who, when a child, produced the celebrated entente
at Madrid against the French, known as the Second
of May, and still celebrated every year. He was
put into a carriage to be taken off to Bayonne,
' when he put his head out of the window and called
" Help, Spaniards !" This was the origin of the
insurrection, which I had from his own lips.
On his return from Biarritz the Emperor, with
his son, is expected to make a tour in the south and
centre of France.
Prince Napoleon is to return to-morrow, the day
after the fair, from Havre. He will take up his
residence at Menden, the Palais Royal being under
repairs. His visit to Prangins, in Switzerland, is
announced for September.
There is • paragraph stating that the expense
of Abd-el-Kader's four days' visit to England, de-

frayed by the foreign ministry here, wasl2,ooo[ra.
(48010, and it is added that here he costs the go-
vernment, whose guest he is, 201. a day. His
pension is 6,000 L, a sum for which an Arab
sheik may well be gratified.

The Emperor Napoleon, on the occasion of his
Me sad as the rooommoodstion d the ilinistor of Juatico,

has granted pardons and osnimatations or reductions of
punishment to 1,475 eandemsod persons of different este
pries. Ninety-two National Gaud' of the Department of
the Seine, who bad been condemned for breach of
have also bed their sentemse remitted, la onsfermity
with a wish expressed by the Mowers, sad ce the occasion
of the Emperor's fine, the Minister of the Limier has
ordered the liberstica c 4 several youog prisoners from the
House of °emotion of La Requite.

A noble tot of courage ?observes Goliyeas) was
performed by as Mulish youth on Monday. A boy, aged
six, whose parents reside in the in Foolonevea-Roi, was
Playing by the side of the Canal Bt. Martin, whoa he fell
into the water, which at this spot has a depth of about 15
feet. Bonn bystanders attempted inmate him with a pole,
bet withoat sum" sed the child mesa* sank is the
bottom, At this momest as Eaglin lad asonal Fndsslsh
Hook, aged 17, strived, and withettt walling to divest Ma-
ssif of his sloth's dived into the wait sad lesuelit the hey
alive to the swam, whs. they were both welated p the
steep bask onto tits bast.

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CHPABOURG, :Leon 14.
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A. many as 6,000 visitors from Paris have ar-
rived here to-day, and many more are expected by
the pleasure trains this evening and to-morrow. 11
Great as is the afikanoe of visitors, there are
yet no signs of famine. I have just seen a novel
and curious sight connected with the ooauahsri•t
deparfment of Cherbourg. A long narrow street,
called the Rue an Bld, is at this moment lined ,
on each side with Norman women, farmers' wives
and peasants, wearing the picturesque caps of the !
province, and having every one before her a basket
fell of live chickens, ducks, or rabbits. There
cannot be less than 900 of these women drawn up
in single file, and keeping as good • line
as a regiment on parade. Bo plentiful is
the supply that I think a good deal of
the live poultry will have to be taken
home again, for I saw comparatively few buyers.
The price of a good fowl here is ls. Bd., much
cheaper than in Paris ; but the Cherbourg people
complain of the dearness which, say they, the rail-
way has inflicted upon them, and I am told that at
the village of Valogues, only a few miles off,
chicken costs but 9d.
We are now on the tiptoe of expectation, waiting
for the arrival of Admiral Dames' fleet. It is due
at 3 o'clock, and as the weather is fine and the sea
smooth it will probably be punctual.

rG, AUGUST 111?,_ 1865.

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144.01LYZATi 01 THE STIAMIR GLABGIOW.
Tlie following are the particulars received in
Idvellind yesterday respestles **burning of the lamas
Comports steam* gespw, Captain Nanning. The Glen
elr left New York en Sunday mornia& July 30, ;for the
Miley, with • large cargo, 000sistiog of cottoa aid oboe=
and 360 people. AN west well until 10 e'en* im. en
the 3161, when • try was sounded of • malt being
ivelboard. A boat was lowered, bat all efforts to
save him were unavailable. He bad acme vu bawd
at New To* in • shale et delirium trainee, sad
bad been put in • strait haat by the surgeon. Thee
=taped be rolled Massif overloud. The easitement
calmed by this mot had scarcely weed whet the my et
" Fire, Are," sounded from all parts of the ship. All ea
board were et coos co desk, the eseend.mbin pemengers
= eft in the wildest oonfesios. Ord= were at ones
given that no poises should pt into the bests withal
permiseioe, and that any men attempting to get into •
boat before all the women end &Wrest were provided for
would be hauled out and shot. This order was at
owe aequiseesd is ; sad is the zuseathos sweey effort
was being made to got the Salmi =der. At
about aeon a =mei was sighted stint elght miles
of, sad the Glasgow wu at ems pat under • fall
heed of steam towards her, at the am time isho goes and
displaying signals al distress. The =ease ship sow
changed her course and made for the Gbaorw. la Os
meantime the boats wee lowered, and the treoemisdem of
the peamegers to tie bests at anus emeamese•L
Tbs
women 114•11 einddrim mead the male peassapre, the
alms and mew following. The strange =eel was moo
within =Meg distance, and else proved to be the Rosa.
mond, Captain Wallis. bound to New York. After all the
=menses§ bad been tnadsered, the my sad odes. to
with all the baggage, chip's plata, U., joined the
barque, OspOshi Manning remainieg by the Glasgow =ln
it Wig no beget pomade to stay co beard. Os
the 2nd the National Steamship Oompony's Assam Erin
hove in sight at daybreak, and being aipalied by the Bo-
emend, tame alongside and took off the peomegers
lomat= to the Glasgow. 16 is Irelisved that lb. Ike
gloated is *mousier,* el one of :lb steerage /wasps
throwing a nose, thew lighting his pipe, into seed the
fenholds, where the cotton was slowed. The Whin et
the Erie *atm that previous to denies 1M Rosamond he
fell in with the hall of **Glasgow, whisk wm then la tow
of the brig lluilta Washingtes, ef Seaport, land from
Bort= to New York. It is expected that the puma=
by the thaws will arrive in Limped in the City of
Loudon to-day (Wednesday).