The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARLS, TOESDAT Evortm.

I took leave to doubt yesterday the news of the
Temps that there bad been a ministerial council, at
which the Roman question was discussed. The
Temps now admits that there was no council at all
yesterday. Its mistaken announcement is attri-
buted to the fact that the Emperor gave separate
private audiences to several ministers in succes-
sion, and among them to AL Thouvenel and M. de
Lavalette, the titular minister to the court of
Rome. The only known result of these audiences
is one entirely confirmatory—if any confirmation
were needed—of the prevalence of anti-Italian
policy in the Emperor's councils. Everybody is
agreed this evening that M. de Lavalette, upon
whose despatch the main hopes of Italian unity have
reposed for the last month, will not go back to
Rome, and the only question is whether M. de la
Tour d'Auvergne, a notorious ultramontanist, will
not be appointed in his place. The "latest news"
of the Presse gives the latter appointment as almost
certain, and the France alludes to the news as being
only "premature."
One cf the reasons assigned for the panic at the
Bourse (noticed below) is a rumour of a change of
ministry in Paris.
A curious announcement in junta-position with
the rumours of a ministerial crisis is, that the only
official reception which will take place at St. Cloud
before the departure of the court, for Compiegne
will be that of M. de Bismark Schcenhausen, the
Prussian prime minister, who is coming to take
leave of their majesties on presenting his letters of
recall from the French embassy. The poor pig-
headed King of Prussia seems to have had just
sense enough to take a lesson in universal suffrage
from Napoleon 111., when he was a guest at
Compiegne last year, and the France announces
positively to-night that M. de Bismark is about to
make a coup d'etat to sanction by universal suffrage
the monstrous illegalities which he has been per-
petrating.
A most serious panic has occurred at the Bourse,
which was by no means distinctly accounted tor.
The Prussian news was mentioned, but that can
hardly be the true reason, because, so far as any
known telegrams go, the situation at Berlin is not
worse than it was yesterday. A ministerial crisis in
Paris, and, above all, the retirement of M. Fould,
would more than explain the alarm of the public, but
this, although alluded to by the France and other
evening papers, was but very vaguely spoken of
during Bourse hours. The Rents fell lfr. 50. for
cash, and I fr. for account, closing at 70fr. GOc. and
ithr. 80e. LAI 4fdr., and the Italian Loan
95c. Railways, though, from having been lees
dealt in of late than the Rentc, they were compa-
ratively little affeeted, infrared a good deal ; Orleans
fell Bfr. 75c. ; Northern, 7fr. 50c. ; Southern,
10fr.; Western, 3fr. 75c. ; and Eastern and Lyons,
2fr. 50c. each.
The Daily News is seized.

Sir Henry Bulwer, English ambassador to the
Sultan, has arrived at Vienna, and Baron de Prokesch is
expected there.
A letter from Varignano says :—"As for English
correspondence it is overwhelming, and one of the aides-
de-camp visited me last night with such a budget of ' letters
unanswered,' that if be has done his duty I am sure sleep
has not visited his eyes during the past night. And then
it is such a curious and varied correspondence. Female letters
of four crossed pages, treating of every subject from treason
to tea-parties ; effusions from clergymen who seem to mis-
take Garibaldi for Martin Luther redirirus ; ethical epistles
from elderly females; platonic* from political prancers'
—to quote from Albert Smith ; copies of verses of curious
inanity ; and finally, one gentleman bad forwarded his pho-
tograph, and, I may be allowed to suggest it, should now
add a lock of his hair. Theo the agent of Monsieur Dumas
bad brought his account of the affair of Aspromonte to be
corrected, General Garibaldi having warned that talented
romancer' that he must cooties himself to a statement of
facts. So you see that the ' unpaid' secretary of the
I wounded general tolls an severely and during mach longer
hours than those bard-worked officials who slave in Downing-
street every day Iran 11 to 3 (newspapers included)."
M. Mathieu (de la Drdme) writes to the &Me to
communicate a note which he has addressed to the Academy
of Sciences, and according to which all the watercourses in
the south-east of Erases, and in the whole south of Europe,
will experience • very great augmentation from the 28th
I inst. to the Sth of November. He predicts great iounds,
tions in Italy, and still greater ones in countries to the east
et Italy. In France only a few departments will be visited
bytbilrwill u The 17th degree of longitude is the region
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most severely felt. The overflow of rivers
will take place, according to M. biathlon, throughout • zoos
of more than 600 leagues, parallel to a line drawn from
Gate or Marseilles to a point beyond the Black Sea, gracing
the south of the Crimea. The neighbourhood of seas will,
it is said, be chiefly affected, and advice is given to the
population of the districts indicated to take such precau-
tions as may be in their power before the 28th hat.
The season has been the hottest that has been
known for some years in the West Indies. A hurricane
was fully expected, but it had not been experienced up to
the latest dates ; two or three cyclones bad been felt. At
It is stated, with reference to the Indian tele. Eartadoes there bad been fever amongst the troops.
graph question, that the authorities at the India-office have The Halifax (Nova Scotia) Express states that it
is probable that the legislature of the three provinces will
decided upon taking immediate step for completing the
land line of telegraph now in existence as far as Bagdad on be convened earlier than usual, to take up the interoolonial
to the head of the Persian Gulf, and to lay • submarine railway question.
cable thence to Citadel, on the coast of Beloochistan, from A TIGER-KILLER IN REQI:II73T.—We have been
which point a Lod line is being constructed to Join the mum informed by some of our Saturday excursionists to Siren-
system of telegraphs at Kurrachee. GL Stewart, LB., goon that the tigers are spin in that neighbourhood in
directs the work generally, and Sir Chilies Bright and Mr. considerable numbers. The natives in many cases report
Latimer Clark are the engineers. having seen them, and theirand seree footprints
beds of are by no mean
China
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the pepper the
The present volunteer force of Canada consists planters. We had an interview with Mr. Carrel,
of 10,615 infantry, 1,687 artillery, 1,615 cavalry, and our reputed tiger killer, who has once more taken up his
202 engineers. There are also corps drilled and only wait- abode at Sirangoon, and be aware, us that he el. awaits
Mg the recognition of government to be armed. These will fall oc'uthatut Mr. utru°Bl'shis:dowuatch r
in the bunt not e fear,
swell the volunteer force to 16,000 men. These are also in however,
tusedbe
;either be considers the inducement offered
Othada.lo,ooo militia. The whole military force of Canada by the governor insufficient, or sport of another nature has
will consist shortly of 26,000 troops. i proved more renuesrative.—Strosts Tames, Sept. 6.

LORD PALMERSTON'S INTENDED VISIT
SOUTHAMPTON.

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SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 14.

Extensive preparations are being matte for the
ceremony of the inauguration of the Hartley Institute,
which is to come off here to-morrow. This institution, it may
be necessary to state for the information of those who are
not denizens of this town, is founded by the will of a
Mr. Hartley, formerly a resident here, who bequeathed
some 100,000/. or so for the support of an educational
institution, his design being specially to promote the study
of oriental languages and the higher branches of science.
Great difficulty has been experienced in establishing the
will, but that has at length been done ; a handsome hall
has been built, and every preparation has been mule to
carry the wishes of the founder into effect. Of course the
opening of such an institution is a great thing for South-
ampton, and there is naturally a desire to give Mat to the
proceedings. Lord Palmerston has been invited, and has
engaged to be present, and a civic procession, comprising also
Odd Fellows, the Foresters, the officers of several scientific
societies, and of the mail ship companies connected with the
town, areto meetLoniPalmerston at the second Common Os*
about two miles from the town,and escort him to the Institute,
which is situate in the High-street. There en address to his
lordship will be presented by the corporation, and his lord-
ship, it is expected, will reply. The Bishop of Rochester
and Sir Roderick Murchison will also take pert in the pro-
ceedings. In the evening a banquet will be given at the la.
statute, at which Lord Palmerston will be present.