The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-23 00:00:00

Far-PRRE3I3 FROM PARIS

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PARIS, WZDWZIDLT EVIAING.
I am armed that M. Boudet's days as Minister
of the Interior are numbered. There is not, so far
as I can learn, any great or sudden cause for dis-
satisfaction . with him ; but the Emperor has
been heard to say that lie wants in the plane a
" political" Mall, which M. Boudet is not. He
was an old red tapist in the section des costeutiett.c
in the Council of State. The extraordinary dis-
order into which the Home-office fell under the
Duke de Persigny's administration led the Emperor
to think that a methodical man, experienced in
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the conduct of public business, was required
to put things to rights, and M. Boudet
was transferred from his accustomed desk
to the palace in the Place Beauvean. The Duke de
Persigny, although now and then under a cloud, is
never very long deprived of the sunshine of impe-
rial favour, and just now his mission to Rome indi-
ct des that be may shortly be once more the man of
the situation. It seems that M. Boudet has da-
maged his own interests by making too great a
parade of his economy in the secret service depart-
ment—a head of expenditure on which M. de Per-
signy was especially lavish. I am not informed
that the Emperor objects to M. Boudet for having
saved public money ; but I do understand that he
is displeased at his taking credit to himself
in a way which by necessary inference reflects
blame upon his immediate predecessor. The Duke
de Persigny will not, however, at present resume
the seals of the Home-office. It is quite possible
that some more lucrative and less troublesome
post may be in store for him. M. Thuillier, the
rising government orator, is, I think, likely to be
the new Minister of the Interior.
At the last ministerial council it was, I believe,
decided that the President of the Corps Legislatif
should not be filled up this session.
It is intended to give a hint, which will cer-
tainly not fail of effect,that the Emperor wishes the
business of the session to be got through very
rapidly.
I am very seriously told that M. Thiers has been
sounded as to whether he would accept the post
of President, and that he did not say no. I can
see no reason why M. Thiers, after having taken
the oath and acoepted the mandate of deputy,
should not be President of the Chamber, if the
Emperor would appoint him ; but of course he
would not accept the chair upon the condition that
he was to be • government agent, such as the
Duke de Morny was, charged to keep the
opposition down as much as possible ; and
whatever may have been said about the Duke de
Morny's " velvet paw," I have many and many a
time heard him speak to members in the tone and
language not of • man presiding impartially over
an assembly of equals, but of a superior arrogantly
giving orders to subordinates. It would now be a
very clever thing of the Emperor, as well as •
serious step towards more liberal institutions, if he
were to appoint M. Thiers, and allow him to pre-
side in his own way. The government would thus
get credit for fair play, while being still assured of
an overwhelming majority in the chamber.
The Bourse is dull, with scarcely any change.
There was a heavy fall of snow in Paris tide
afternoon. _

The Daily News is seized.
The Cotserier of Lyons announces that the visit
of the imperial family to that city will take place
in the first week after Easter, and that it will coin-
cide with the return from Nine of the Impress of
Russia, who, that journal states, will be received
at Lyons by the Impress Eugdnie.

BELGIUM.

The dissuasion antis war estimates for 1866 have
just closed in the Belgian Senate. They have been
adopted by 26 votes against 3.