The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVIIIIING.
Efforts are said to be making to induce the
Emperor to reject K Fould's scheme of abolishing
the receivers-general, and to abolish the " Central
paymasters" instead, throwing their duties upon
the receivers without additional salary. This would
be an easier measure, because the " payers" are
lees important personages than the receivers and
much leas highly paid. But the saving affected by
it will be only a million of francs a year. It is to
be hoped that M. Fould will be firm. There is great
necessity for large reductions, if only because the
receipts of the year have fallen off considerably.
The Memorial Diplosnatique says that an un-
expected difficulty has come in the way of the
proposed assumption by Italy of that part of the
papal debt which belonged to the annexed Roman
provinces. M. de Rothschild, the negotiator and
principal holder of papal stock, puts his veto
upon the transaction on the ground, which if he
insists upon it, is incontrovertible, that a debtor
has no right to relieve himself from an obligation
without the consent of the creditor. Now be
chooses to say (as it is alleged) that he prefers the
credit of Rome to that of Italy, and requires to be
paid off instead of accepting a new debtor.
The news that the Irish People is about to
try the result of an action for an illegal seizure
calls forth the following observations from the
Opinion Nationak :
As avieution mans maitari is always to be regretted,
bet we would gladly ins the risk of one ou oonditiofron that
we should have a right, as in England, to appeal m the
police to the judicial bench, from the agents of the crown
to a law—however severe that law—which should be so
equal for all, whether fanctionarice or *mans* as to &-
MOO the description of aqua libertas--equity, that is to
say, wording to the Roman law, equality.
The Constitutiomul, which so rapturously hailed
the seizure of the Irish People as evidence that the
prase was no more free in the United Kingdom than
in France, is silent now. Its argument conveniently
ignored the essential difference, namely, that in
France the law gives a newspaper no protection
against the executive power, whereas in England it
does.
M. de Bismarck and hie daughter were the ob-
served of all observers at the opera last night,
where they occupied a stags box with M. Drowyn
de Lhuys and M. Baroche. The extraordinary
pains taken by the nearest councillors of the crown
to let the public see the more than official civility
II which they show to the Prussian prime minister
naturally suggest doubts whether his political
mission to Biarritz and St. Cloud was so great a
failure as has been said. IL de Bismarck is a very
tall man, with remarkably intelligent blue eyes,
and an abundant light brown moustache, which
improves the expression of his countenance by con-
cealing thin and pinched up lips. The fact of his
having dined at St. Cloud continues to be the
theme of much comment in Paris. The Emperor
could not well have avoided giving him an audience,
but plain people do not see why, if his policy,
which shocks his own country and all Europe, is so
severely condemned in France as is supposed, he
should have been asked to dinner. I believe that
he has started for Berlin to-day as previously
announced.
A fire broke out three nights ago in a farm-
house belonging to K Berryer at Angerville. The
veteran advocate, who happened to be at his cha-
teau, took the command of the villagers who
brought their water pails, and did not leave the
scene of the disaster till 2 in the morning, when
the fire was completely extinguished.
Chain is unusually good in the Charieari to-day.
The subject of his humour is lugubrious, bet if
laughter be the best preventive against an epidemic,
it must be allowable to get as much fun as possible
out of one. His first vignette represents the
Queen of England's arms with only one supporter,
the unicorn being attacked with rlnderpest. In-
stead of being at his poet in front of the
lion, be is depicted sitting down in an arm chair,
with a cotton nightcap drawn over his drooping
head down to his horn, while Britannia, with
imelaucholy look, brings him a cup of candle. K
Joseph Prudhomme, the inexhaustible type of the
Paris foolometer, has his boots cleaned on Boule-
yard for the twentieth time in one day, because he
tells his wife he has heard that frictions are good
for the cholera. Again —Prudhomme astonishes his
better-half by dressing himself up in a Zouave's
uniform as knowing that the cholera only attacks
those who are afraid. A gentleman returning from
shooting is quizzed by his wife on account of his
empty bag ; be declares that he killed a great
many bares, but did not pick them up, thinking it
imprudent to carry their corpses about him in
these cholera times. One caricature suggests on
the part of the College of Physicians that in the
Universal Exhibition of 1867 there should be a
compartment fey choice cases of the worst diseases
from all parts of the globe. A specimen of the
kind of thing intended is given in the shape of
four beds containing patients suffering respectively
from plague, yellow fever, typhus, and elephan-
tiasis. Last of the series is a congress of sick
people meeting in 1868 to resist the resolutions of
the congress of physicians of 1867.
PARIS, aLTETZDAT Evzsnia.
The largest free public meeting that ever took
place in Paris since the coup d'etat was held last
night in the Salle Herz, on behalf of the eman-
cipated negro. The movement here was set on
foot a short time ago by an association of French
ladies, at the head of whom are Madame Laboulave
and Madame Coiguet. Mr. Haynes and Mr. Leigh,
after a campaign in London which produced sub-
scriptions for distressed Degrees to the amount of
50,0001" came to Paris in search of sympathisers.
They were at first told that they were not likely
to find people enough in Paris who took prac-
ties' interest in the negro to fill a public ball,
and in this persuasion Madame Coignet offered her
drawing-room, Rue de Berri 22, for a private gather-
ing. This was attended by so many more people
than was expected that the demonstration of yes-
terday was determined upon, and the government,
to its credit be it spoken, gave the necessary con-
sent, although the polities of the most prominent
members of the committee were not governmental.
M. Laboulaye took the chair, and was supported b
Mr. Leigh, the Rev. Dr. Sunderland, the French
protestant pastors Premens4 and Athanase Coquerel,
and DL Cremieux, the eloquent member of the
provisional government of 1848. The
large
hall was as full as it could possibrr
hold, and during the whole evening a con-
siderable crowd pressed about the doors in the
hops of getting in. Among the numerous comps*
I observed the English clergymen Mr. Forbes and
Mr. Gurney, and IL Carmel, sen. M. Laboulays
opened the proceedings in a touching speech, show-
ing the need of succour for a very large portion
of tie four millions and a half of slaves now
seddesl7 endowed with freedom, after ages of
oppression. Mr. Leigh repeated along speech witioh

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King John was revived at this theatre, before s
crowded submits, on Saturday isceohig, in that style of
magnificence which is sow reecigaised is sa hidispewaside
condition of sneesseinthe representation of the Shakeeprian
drama. King John has, we believe, not been acted in
London--et least not within the ordinary geographical
limits of dramatic ceitieism—ases it was prodoeed by Yr.
Charles Kass at the renames Theatre weep years ago.
In the preparation of King John at Drury-lane there be
been the mine elaborate ears which has eheractsrieed mown
min.'s under the present management. Mr. Beverley's
scenery—partiodarly the representation of the walled sad
bastioned town of Anglers, sad the view of Northampton
Castle—celled forth well-merited applause, and secured the
scenic artist the honour of a colL But the historical pieta.
reequenesa of the drama lies obiedy in the Willful grouping of
the k ings,and knights, sod retainers, whose glittering mail and
heraldic glories are displayed in a variety of effective
combinations.

The French Gallery in Pall-mall is now occu-
pied with the oolleotion of pictures by British artists which
dr. Gambui provides and inhibits now for the thirteenth
winter. The prosperity of them winter getherinp is re.
marlialale, for we have here, in addition to that large col-
leaks recently noticed at the Suffolk Gallery, more than
• hundred pictures, none of whish hare been exhibited
before.
&onus Hoorn —The 201st anniversary fes-
tival of this charity will be celebrated at the Freemasons'
Tavern on St. Andrew's Day, November 30, when the Rev.
Norman Macleod, D.D., minister of Eterosy, Glasgow, sad
owe of her Majesty's chaplains, will preside.
ROYAL HOETICULTUDAL BOUNTY. —The first pro-
=made of the winter seems at the South Kenaiagto•-
prdess took place on !Words lest. The ereservatory and
wades have bees sad much improved stem
lesteasson. • band—part at that beanies( to the Royal
Hone Oneida—Played some emellest music daring the
afteruom. There wee •very istoreatin and complete col-
lection of economic plants iitied by Mr. Ball, of 01101111114
There IMO the sugar mos, the date Wm, the coffee shrub,
pepper, med patchouli. sad sway staled plants mom
plesnant to the eye than to the wise ewer.
THDHATINID STRUM OF Bourn Yoisagnian
Omuzaa—The decision come to by the Coalomiers' Aro-
elation on Tuesday last sot to make any arum on the
preeset ;Moss paid for pttiog oral, bee seam& the greatest
disappointment and dieseridactioe, and from the attitude
takes by theme° there is every reason to fear • rupture taking
pleas. Oa the masters' dee:lion being made known, the
repreemitatives et the venom sollieries were enennoeed
together. Os Friday efts:own" they mat at Wombwell far
the purpose of taking iota consideration the men et Mate
sad feeling of Use mistier body as regards the waste paid in
the district. There were delegates from shiny ostlisriss
preesst, repreesntieg more than 5,000 wee. The spoken
were all of ow °plains, sad stated that is common
with all the met belonging to their respective
collieries, they oomidered they bad been badly dealt with,
mein that is most eollisey districts throughout the country
the pitmen's wages had bees advanced. They were all is
favour of esadingin their optima at owe. atelier their deter-
mination to leave off working Will= the advance was eon-
'sled. The fallowing resolutions were then unanimously
adopted : —l. " That having baud the reports from the
various collieries on the question of the advance of prioes.
it is the °pintos of the whole of the workmen throughout
Goattriet that 10 per cent. ie to all employed on or
the collieries, sad this steeling pledges itself sever to
net 'Mined until the advance be obtained.* 2. " That a
assent district meeting be hold in Wombwell. in the open
air." It wee stated that the present prise paid for getting
sad hurrying mal averaged about Is. per too, eo that the
'domes would sot be more than la. 4d. per ton. The
'majority of the zees wooly =prism • determilatioo to
strike Is the 'vest of the continued reined of the 10 per
sent. and assert that duly are sow in a very much better
monies for • protreeted struggle than they were last year.
when tbsy 'toed out tar 19 weeks.
The Crrir Pouca.—An official statement weg
published on Saturday showing the numbwrof menet present
employed in the City police, together with the eatimeted
expense for the curreat year sad other unionism ova•
emoted with that body. It apPare by this rotors that the
Oity polies form (onside of 635 man, thus divided : —ooe
anperinteedent at 41.185. 6d. per week missy, 2 in
at 31.65. 7d. ; 4 ditto, at 31. Is. 6d. ;4 ditto. at 24 lr
4 ditto at 2J. Ile. 3d.; 14 station meguents, at 24 la.; 12
detective sergeants, at 24 Is.; 25 sergeants, at 11.145. 10d.;
25 ditto, at 11. Ila. 9d.; 271 coestabLe. at N. 84 Bd.; 150
ditto, at N. se. Id.; 123 ditto, at 11. la. 6d.—total, 835.
making a cost of 47,0461. 19e., which include' some extra
allowances to some of the detective officers. The salary
of the oominiesiooer is 1,0001. per annum ; that
of the chief superinteadest 6001.; that of the
survm 5001.; the receiver's salary is 3501.. and the
clerks' salaries are 4671., namely, one of 1804, cue of
1351., one at 1001.. and one at 521. The total amount of
expense incurred for the maintenance of the body, inr.lud-
big rent of stations, officere expenses, aid all other items.
is 63,2191. 84 6d., and the amount is derived from the fol-
lowing sources :—lt appears that the total amount of Tall*
able property is the City of London in 1.452.6341., and •
rats of ad. in the pound will produce 45,5124. atter de.
ducting six per ant. for poundage and deficiencies. One-
fourth of the amount thus obtained is provided out of
what is called the City's cash, which produces 13,8511.
10s. Chi. The estimated amount of Goes and penalties im-
posed
by the City magistrates is reckoned to produce
500/., sad the remainder is made up by mosey received
from parties who employ conatebles upon their premises
lodging money from the mw, and other small Helm
The Gag Quacrion IN THE CRY.—The special
Gas Committee will meek at the Osildhall. co Monday, foe
the purpose of receiving proposals from primes who may
have land to dispose of, from five to tea acres, suitable for
the erection of /as works ; also to receive offers from parties
or companies willing to coat act for the manufacture or
supply of gas to the citizens. The committee are eating
with promptitude in the matter, and it is moat desirable
that they should °outlaw' to do so. Mr. J. F. Book= has
beep cheese chairman of the ooromitter.—City Press.
yet received," says the llord," in aid of the families who
have suffered by the cholera is that of 50,000 f., given by
Greff Whs. The gnat fortune of the doom explalos the
Importance of the gift, without however detnieting from
its merit. N. Jean Louis Gretonse is is fact ass of the
richest capitalists is Frame, as his property is magnate(' at
one hundred millions of tresses. M. OrefLillos. who, without
being a banker, employs as aa occupation that mummies
capital, operate' often to the great vantage of trade, at
a disootiet inferior to that of the Ibink of Pruner. M.
Greffulbe is an old putleman of more than eighty, if •
man is the full posamelon of both energy of body and mind
can be coiled old. Be has left the eitesee which he for-
merly occupied in the Chattel» d'Aetin to plaids is the
handsome Hotel Soltykoff. in the Rue de Saint-Arnaud.
given by the Emperor to Wank, and sold after the
death of that minister. Two nephews Greffalhe are
both distiognialted members of the French Jockey Club
use of them oniony officiates u judge at the races at Paris
end Chantilly."
Lospon AND NOITH WHITERN RAILWAY COW-
PANT.—Yr. H. Rem, the present chief of the audit depart.
meat of the compsey at Boston station, is, it as understood.
to be the sew secretary.
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