The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-17 00:00:00

KILPRESS FROM PAM&

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PARIS, Tnnseott Imam

I lei= from unquestionable authority that there
was *paragraph in the imperial speech relative to
the United States, but that it wee struck out when
the news came yesterday morning of the midi*.
time for peace at FortMoaroe. I believe his Ma,.
Petty had iatended to ray that he lamented the
continuance of the war, and should continue to
maintain the same strict neutrality as heretofore.
The proposals for pesos on the basis of the Monroe
doctrine caused him to think the above expressions
inapplicable to the situation, and therefore he
thought it desirable to say nothing at ali about
the American continent, except that the new Mexi-
can government was consolidated and the French
army ooming home. The liberal French journals,
which were from the first opposed to the Mexican
expedition, fervently hope that advantage will be
taken of the pause occasioned by the failure of Mr.
tingle and the Oonfederate oommissioners to corn
to U-undeestanding at the first meeting, to with-
draw the French army altogether from Mexico,
before the speedy and inevitable peace between
North and South shall place France in a position in
which the honour of her flag .night be committed to
a disastrous war.

It is curious that at the very moment of the
arrival of the news which so greatly startled the
Tuileries, the Independent, of the Charente In-
birieure,renived a warning for an article "exciting
to hatred and contempt of the government by
representing the expedition to Mexioo as one of
those court mysteries which are only to be found
in absolute monarchies where the fancy, caprice,
influence, and intrigues of a centarilla play the
principal if not the only part."
The Cardinal Arollbishop of Besancon, against
whom the decree cornett d'abua was issued the other
day, was not in his place among the sanatory at the
opening of the legislative session.
The Gazette do Prow asserts that the Pope has
written an autograph letter to the Bishop of Orleans
entirely approving hie interpretation of the Incyli-
eel The Gazette hopes to gi►e the text of this im-
portant letter very soon ; meanwhile it states that
Oardinal Aatonelli, in answer to inquiries from a
French cardinal, wrote as follows :
- I had intended to Live some explanations of the true
meaning of the Encyclical, and had collected several dam-
siesta is that view. Bet sow my task is rendered unne-
cessary by the Bishop of Orkin.' pamphlet, which exhausts
tie stibjest ; I OM add wain to what he has said.
The Corps Legielatif sat to-day for merely
formal business. The chair was taken by U.
Schneider, who, in a few words lamented that the
indisposition of the Duke de Morey prevented thi
Some from hearing one of the excellent speedos
which he habitually delivers at the beginning of
the session. The Duke de Morey is not, I believe,
seriously ill, but he has an obstinate sore throat,
which has confined him to the house for some time
and prevented him from attending Prince Napo-
leon's bell.
Notwithstanding the pacific character of the
speech, I observe that the bill for the annual con-
tingent presented to the bureau of the Corps
Ligis-
Ltit to-day makes no reduction from the usual
figure of 100,000 men.
A sacrilege was committed in Notre Dame two

nights ago. Three poor boxes were broken open
and emptied of their contents. Some plate was
stolen from the communion altars, and, what is
considered worse, the sacred wafers were broken
and scattered about. An attempt was made to pick
up the pieces and put them together, but after the
most minute researches a very large section of a
wafer was found hopelessly missing. Thereupon
the clergy of the cathedral assembled, and pros-
trating themselves "in the attitude" as we are
told, "of the most profound affliction," chanted
the Pam Domine. it is expected that the church
will be closed for purification.
The bill for the abolition of imprisonment for
debt, is, by the Emperor's express order, to extend
to foreigners as well as Frenchmen. The laws
against fraudulent debtors will no doubt be
made more stringent than heretofore. This
seems a necessary accompaniment to the new
measure.

The Bonne Rente closed without change ; the
market was hea►y. Mexican has not reco►ered.

THE ERUPTION OP MOUNT TESUPIUS.

The first symptoms indicating another eruption
of *mat Vesuvius would Mks plans, briefly mesUosed yen-
terday, were °Nerved on Sunday, 29th ult., whoa • Mesa-
loos motion of the sea was experistmed at Orme% Piedi-
moot*, and Lingnagresea, situated *early at the foot of the
mountain. Now sad Men a deep rolling mound ergo hoard
the temperature, which had bees very weans for several
days, suddenly hu, and the sky became overcast. On
the following day all than symptoms Untamed in isles-
sity, sod ea the 31.1 • crater opened with a deafening
seise at • distease of about twelve miles from Piedinionte.
Os the Ist Mere were heavy falls of rain sccompsnied with
timed'', the wind blow* from the north. and the rain
mods usdergroated iseressisg. Sem then four craters
more base bees formed, ell es the fasten side of the moun-
tain. The lava has selected the bed of a dry tarried for its
escape, and, owing to the inegular eaters of the soil, bee
elms divided into six streamline, which occasions/1y meet
&pia cad separate as Wove amoordlsg to the obstacles, in
the shape of hills or rooks. ableh they meet eit their Mg-
Tim modes of the lava is mask slower than it wee is 1 ;
a house that wee GMT at * distaste, of six metres from it
war sot ranched until after the tepee of 30 bears. The
damage hitherto done is not very great ; • portion si a
Grew Weer* to Prises Palseeate has bees beast, Mo-
Vlut* a park 'Okla& belessies to Mende del
Z sad two vineysnimpiSonbase dammed. lent lie
lava sow threat**, • vii of 400 isbabitaak, celled
Saida Mardi Lynam, sad to, further does, is sot
sale. Masawliii• the authorities saw is the alert ; ell the
Meters. have been emptied elm, the probable of
the lave, became on sperms•b the water w be roe.
rated into steam, and beam* dasgerous to those who
might be sepia in ear* their property. AU the **tines
thresesead with dedrsetisu have bees sheikdom&