The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-02 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

GRAND REVIEW.
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PARIS, TVISDAT ZVININO.

A review in Paris, whether the occasion be the
proclamation of peace or war, the anniversary of an
existing government, or the advent of a new
one, is always a popular show. The one of to-day
was more successful than any of the many that it
has been my lot to witness. Whether as regards
the fineness of the weather, the nsmb:r
and appearance of the troops, the accom-
modation for the spectators, or the brilliancy
of the reviewing cortege, no spectacle of the kind,
since Louis Napoleon's accession to power, has ever
I in any single particular surpassed, and none has ever
equalled as a whole, that of to-day. Never before
did Napoleon lIL ride at the head of such a follow-
ing. The observed of all observers was the Russian
plenipotentiary, Count Orloff, in full uniform, with a
helmet and long black plume, mounted on one of the
Emperor's favourite war horses. Count Orloff rode
very near to the Emperor throughout the day. But
there were in the cortege a number of foreign
uniforms, such us was never probably before seen in
the world at any single review. All the Powers of
Europe, down to the most petty German principality,
were represented. The only plenipotentiaries that I
observed, besides Count Orloff, were the Turks (Aali
Pacha and Djemil Bey), the Marquis de lirellamarins,
who wore the uniform of a colonel of Sardinian light
cavalry, and Lord Cowley, who wore a civil uni-
form, and was followed by two military officers. The
other plenipotentiaries went, I believe, in carriages to
the places assigned to them at the &ohs IliStair*.
The Princess Mathilde and a vast number of ladies
were present. To give some idea of the demand for
places, I sissy mention that a Minister wrote to a
friend of mine—" I will do what I can for you, but
I have only twelve tickets, and I have promised a
hundred." The Champs, de Mars appeared quits fall
of troops; but, u is always the case, the numbers on
the ground were greatly exaggerated. Instead of
160,000 men, I will venture to say confidently that
there were not 60,000. That, however, is a very large
numb3r, and I am snored by an officer of rank
that it would be impossible to place any
such larger number upon the ground, unless
they were so closely packed sa to render
the usual review movement' impossible. General
Play's division, almost every man of whom wore
Gana Victoria's Crimean medal, was very much
abased by the populate. It was a happy arcane-
same that the March dust, which has kept up its
skeeter this year to the fall extent, did not, as it too
oftea doss, trench epos the let of April With the
sane eau bins sky which we have ,had for many
days, there was an absents of the harsh wind which
prevailed rap to yesterday. I never saw the Chimps
de Mare seers free from diet. The uniforms shone
is the clear sunshine with dealing brillisay. All
Paris was abet. Not rely the terraces of the
Champs de Man itself, bat all the streets for at least
a mile reand it were crowded throeghent the day.
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It Is a most remarkable cathoideniis that the Giant
Orloff who was looked at to-day with so much
cariosity is the identical individual who, oa the
30th of March, 1814, being than Colonel Orloff,
aide-do-eamp to the Emperoe Almada, affixed the
Bret signature to the capitulation of Paris, and on
the 30th of March, 1836, he signed the treaty of
paw of the Canvas of Paris.

The settlement at the Bourse has been disastrous
fee the N Tlux priees elapsed for isaning over
accounts ars higher than aver. The Rents today
fell 45e. for cash, and 76e. for account, closing at
72fr. 25e. Credit Idobilier fell 90fr. Railways were
considerably lower. Orleans fell 20k., and Eastern'
land Southern. 12fr. 60r. each.

The eagle pea with which the treaty of peace was
sigma was palled from a wing of the imperial eagle
in the Isiah: des Plantes. The statement that it
wee augmented with moms stoats is contradicted.
Immediately after the sigaatare, the pea wee attaehed
to a sheet of partsboard, and 'amended by the seals
of sash of the Powers represented at the Coagreek
and by the signatures of the Plenipotentiaries. M.
Fesillet de Ceachee, the chef du bursae of the pro-
kook, wrote underaeath es follows:
I (artily that this pea wee voted by.. from the Impe-
✓ial wale of the Jardia dee Plante), sad that It i• the pea
which was wad fer the streams* of the Wady of peen if
Kara. 1866._

TIM pasteboard wee afterwards framed and glued,
to be presented to the Empress.
A letter from St. Quentin states that the wiga
don on the northern canals is pat a stop to for come
time by the sinking of a stssm•bost belonging to
Meters. Perrier, Punsters, and Place. Two lives
were lost by the accident.
The

says :—" It is stated that, in
order to accelerate and regulaiise the movement of
the vessels which will be charged to bring beck to
Freon the persons and the stores of the French
army of the But, Admiral Trehonatt will remain at
Tamiesch on bard the Bretagne, liae-of-battle ship;
Rear-Admiral Odet-Pellion will be stationed at Con-
stantioeple ; and Rear-Admiral Penand will proceed
to Malts, where his flag will be hoisted on board the