The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

, TVIIIDAT EVinxe.
This morning's MotsiteurPAßlS announces that, hie Ma
jesty the Emperor has received the reply of her gn:
Ma-
tannic Majesty Queen Victoria to t• -
ne Em—acrar;
letter, announcing his atiarra; Li aiaa--' similar'
answer from his Majesty King Maßelgium. The Debuts has an article by '.°
in support of the liberty of tt '
Le... 1) of
id. John Lemoisne
pres, in which Mr.
Disraeli and Mr. Cobden a-
The article of the Pie At toughly handled.
~.r.,_„,,atcrda_ heel jte, which I noticed the day
...". .1 I I.e Napoleon 111. an officer
of artillery." liPPev.. to-ley, word for word, in the
leading zoltun'Als of the Constitidsonnet, not as an
I avowed erre,. ,ct from the Pays, but in the form of an
original le eding article. The
article in
the
Pays
bore the
to-day
"Angier," that in the (*onside-
gionnel is signed " lienain." Now, this fact
disriroes a flagrant breach of the law committed de-
lilif:ratelv in scornful defiance of all decency by one
or both' of the journals enjoying more than any
others the immediate protection of the government.
The law of 1831, imposing upon journals the
obligation of signing political articles enacted
expressly that the signature should be that of the
true author, and heavy penalties are awarded against
any person signing an article not of his own compo-
sition. The studied contempt of law, which is one of
the most striking characteristics of the present go-
vernment has already manifested itself frequently in
the unsigned political articles continually published in
the non-official part of the Monitcur, but nothing so
inexcusable as the present open and apparent breach
of the statute bed hitherto invited public reproba-
tion. The affair has excited much remark. It is of
course not to be supposed that either M. Angier or
M. Deanin is the author of the utile. It was, ac-
cording to all reasonable probability, composed at the
Tuileries, and sent to the government journals with
orders to find " men of straw" to sign it.
Apropos of disregard for law, it is, to say the least,
exceedingly doubtful whether the Emperor has not
exceeded his powers in raising the pay of the sub-
ofScers of the army and navy without concurrence of
the Corps Legislatif. But assuming it to be clear that
he has overstepped the limits of his own constitution
the Corps Legislatif is helpless. They have no ini-
tiative, and any member who should so much as call
attention to the subject would be instantly put to
sentence by M. Billault. The only body in the state
that can notice any illegal act of the Executive is the
Senate—a collection of the most subservient men
that could be found in France to accept a salary,
wear a livery, and assume airs of importance while
doing nothing.
A Case journal, the Pilots du Calvados, has re-
ceived a waning for having "in allusion to theevent
which had called forth from all France, and the de-
partment of Calvados in particular, manifestations of
respectful homage and sympathy for the Emperor
and Empress, made use of language as inaccurate as
improper, and thereby insulting public opinion."
The Emperor and Empress paid a private visit to
to the Gymnase yesterday evening. This theatre is
competing with the Odeon for the honour of chang-
ing its name to that of Theatre de l'imperatrice.
The theatrical prize of 3,000 fr., founded by M. Leon
Faucher, has been awarded to two new plays of last
year, one_ produced at the Odeon, and the other at the
Gait.. The successful piece of the Odeon is " Les
Families," by M. Ernest Serret ; and that of the
Gaits is " La Mendiante," by MM. Anicet Bourgeois
and Michel Masson. The committee was of opinon
that no work had been produced at the Francais of
sufficient merit to deserve the prize they were em-
powered to award to that theatre.
There has been again much fluctuation in the
prices of the various national securities to-day; the
opesiog of the market was considered strong, but
towards three o'clock some indications of a desire
to realise caused the Three per Cents. to fall, until
they closed 10 centimes below the rates of yesterday,
being last called 80f. 550. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. were called for cash, higher even than for the
account, 105 f. 83e. Bank Stock was reported ef.
higher, leaving off at 2,810 f., with a better demand
for foreign investment. Railway shares are nearly
at a stand still, the late improvement having ap-
parently been quite satisfactory, both to holders sad
those desirous to invest. There has been some degree
of disquietude; nothing of alarm, but an uneasy
feeling is openly expressed as regards the affairs of
Austria and Turkey.
PARIS, MONDAY BVIIMMIRI.
An announcement that the Russian Minister of
Marine, accompanied by Count Nesselrode's son, has
left Petersburg for Constantinople on a secret mission,
has been much canvassed. Many people, bearing in
mind the prey of Count Leiningen in Constanti-
nople, to the belief that Russia and Austria
are acting there with a common purpose.
The Bourn to-day, after opening very well, was
towards the close by a vague rumour of a
' despatch to the effect that a joint note
bad been add:treed to England by several of the
Easking foe the expulsion of the political re-
The report met with very little credit, but
. weakness of the funds during the last hour
was attributed to it.

These was a soiree at the Tuileries last night, for
the perciperisi:ifireesetieg ashes of the Senate,
, and Maned of State, and their
Ldfis to the Immo. A large number of official
periwigs, attended, bat the reception was over in a
very short Maw

ITALY.

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that =Loinr-
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ITbe Twocenparuhave wadi several invests.
A bill for the establishment of an electric telegraph
between La Elpda, Corsica, Sardinia, and Turin was
wramted to Chamber of Deputies at Turin on
the 17th.

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