The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY EVININO.
A telegraphic despaten from Vienna states that
the Emperor went yesterday to the Cathedral to
return thanks. There was no bourse, and in the
evening the city was illuminated. A new "note"
has been prei.ured for England, requiring modifica-
tions of the English Alien Act.
Montenegro has been completely evacuated by the
Turkish army.
A republican demonstration, such as has nevir been
seen since the 2nd of December, has occurred to-day
upon the occasion of the funeral of Madame Rasped.
Her death was announced three days since in a
letter written by Raspail himself from his prison at
Doullens, and published by the Presse. the day and
hour filed for her funeral was mentioned in ;he
same journal last evening. To-day, at one o'clock,
immense crowds flocked to the Place St. Michel,

near the Luxembourg, and ranged themselves with
the greteest order itt the neighbourhood of the house
where the eurpse was lying. It will give you sumo
idea of their numbers when I state that upwards of

an hour after the hearse left the house the followers I
were 011 filing off from the Place S,. Michel. They
walked five abreast in closely serried ranks, very many
of them bearing immortelh. and emblem, of mourn-
ing. The course frum the Face St. Michel to the
cemetery of Fire la Chaise lay through the most
thickly populated parts of Paris, including the Fau-
bourg St. Antoine. When the procession reechcd
the Place de !a Bastille a cry of " hats off' was raised,
and immediately obeyed, as if it were a word of
command. A line of not less aunt 49,000

men uncovered their heads as they marched
in solemn silence past. the column of Li-
berty. Hitherto, beyond the appearance in the
streets of a few extra sergens-de-Yille, there was
nothing to show that the authorities felt any alarm,
but within a quarter of an hour after the coffin
passed from the column along the Faubourg St.
Antoine a strong body of cavalry dashed past, sabre
in head, and took up a position at the cemetery
before the arrival of the corpse. They were
shortly afterwards followed by. about cue
huudied and fifty sergens-de-ville, in two detach-
mentf, who went forward to surround the grave,
and prevent any speeches from being made. 1 did
nut follow the cmteye so far as the cemetery, but you
may take it fur granted that there was no disturb-
ance. One of M. Haspait's eons appeared as chief
mourner. Another, the ex-representative, is in
exile. The demonstration of to-day is exceedingly
remarkable, as show ing the immense influence winch
the name of Respell yet exercises in Paris.
M. de Lacour, the newly-appointed embissatlor to
Constantinople, leases Paris for his post to.inonow.
He has had the singular advantage of being able to
confer both with Lord Stratford de Itedcliffe, and the
Marquis de Lavalette, before his departure. Apropos
of Lord de Redeliffe, I am told by an Em;lish gen-
tleman, who met him at a small dinner party at the
Teflon:9 last week, that on rising front trade
the Emperor took him to a private room, where they
remained together for more than hour, while the
Empress entertained the rest of the company over
their coffee.
The

~ in an article on Turkish
affairs, refers, with considerable acrimony, to recent
disquisitions in certain English journals, wherein
the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire is com-
placently spoken of as a thing to be expected, and not
Frew ly to be deprecated. It considers the suggestion
insidious that 'flukey may be parcelled out into
numerous " demi-independent " states, and yet the
integrity of the empire preserved. Is there no dan-
ger, it asks, that the precedent act in Moutenegio may
be followed ? May not some descendant of Skander-
Beg be found to assert his right to
.govern Bosnia
and licrzegolina ? May not the projects ventilated
in several German journals, of setting up a Bulgarian
prince, in the person of an indigenous chief named
Paul Groinadyaninn, or a Greek prince named
Vogoridds, be realised by some fresh armed revolt ?
May we not sec spriuging up princes of Epirus,
Thessaly, and filacedonui, after the manner of the
kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem that were restored by
the crusaders ? The semi-official journal declares that
France would see in any such system a tendency to
favour the views of those who at Constantinople and
elsewhere are opposed to the French protectorship of
the }illy Places. Fractions so detached from the
Turkish empire, even though nominally belonging to
it, would fall an easy prey to neighbouring states,
and such changes, in the opinion of the Constitu-
tionnel, would evidently destroy the balance of power
in Europe, the maintenance of which alone can with
entire certainty guarantee the peace of the world.
M. Goudchaux, the finance minister, under the
provisional government, was lately sent for by M. de
Maupes, and warned that he ran the risk of being
treated as a dangerous personage, by sending sub-
scriptions to the refugees in London. M. Goodchaux
replied that he, in common with many of his former
political friends, had long been in the habitof making
monthly coxtributions to a fund for the support of
such of the unfortunate refugees ea were without
means of subsistence, but that he did it purely out of
charity, and without any political object. It is said
that the minister expressed himself satisfied with the
answer. I know that many of the refugees are in a
most distressed condition, and but for the liberality
of their friends must either starve or surrender them-
selves. I happened to hear, only. this morning, that
M. Flocon, a member of the provisional government,
is now living upon eightpence a day, and he
positively refuses subscriptions that have been offered
him, declaring that he has sufficient for his wants.
The Augsburg Ga:ette announces a "Congress of
Sovereigns," which will take place at Berlin on the
30th inst. The first conference will include the
Emperors of Austria and Russia and the King of
Prussia. Earle in April they will ask the concur-
rence of the ()enflame Confederation, the King of
Rolland, the King of Belgium, and other sovereigns,
in reference to Italy.
The closing prices of the foreign bourses yesterday

were:
Amsterdam.—Two-and-a-lialf per Cent& (Dutch),
63;; Five per CentL, Metalliques, 82; Belgian Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 53 1-16.
Berlin.—Prussian Loan, 1850-52, 103; Three-
and-a-Half per Cents., 93i ; Bank Shares' 1091.
Madrid.—Three per Cents., 43 3-16; Deterred,
23 15-16; Amortia. (2nd class), Q.
PARIS, SATVADAY EVENING.

The Mayor of Carquefou, near Nantes, lately con-
voked a meeting of the municipal council for the
purpose of receiving their oath of allegiance to the
Emperor. Thirteen members attended, but upon
being called upon they unanimously refused to take
the oath. The seven other members composing the
council, who were absent from the meeting, subse-
quently signified their intention to adhere to the
resolution of their colleagues, and the council has
esasequently been dissolved.
As one of the public carriages called the " inver-
sables," that run from Geneva to Lyons, leas lately
psoisg through Bellegarde, the Custom-house offi-
cers east a suspicious eye upon a hamper on the roof,
directed to " Mdlle. Eulalie, Lyons." It was exa-
mined and found to contain a false bottom. The
upper part contained fresh trout from the lake of
Geneva, but the secret cavity was crammed with
packets of "Napoleon the Little" and other political
pamphlets. When the conveyance arrived at Lyons
the police arrested a Mdlle. Escolier, who came to
claim the hamper. Upon her lodgings being searched
a correspondence was discovered between her and
two pohtleal refugees now at Geneva, named Tisaot
and Petit Jean. Some letters to other persons at
Lyons were also found. In consequence of these dis-
coveries Mdlle. Escolier, the conductor of the dili-
gence, and three other persons, were Wed upon the
double charge of distributing seditious writings and
belonging to a secret society. The conductor and
two of the prisoners were acquitted, but Mdlle. Es-
eoiier and aM. Gayet were found guilty and sen-
tenced to three months imprisonment. It is not yet
known whether, in addition to their legal sentence,
they will be transported to Cayenne for ten years by
M. do Maupsa.
It is announced to-day that the Havre Company
has ace..pted the proposals for a fusion with the
Western and Normandy lines. It has merely made
certain conditions with respect to a sum now dis-
posable which will enable them to make a distribu-
tion of from 12 to 1,5 ptr share.
It is thought probable that the railway line from
Lyons to Geneva will be conceded to the Bartholony
Co.npany. The Council of l'onts et Chausseies
hate approved of their plans, and the Council of
State is about to_pronounre its decision. A railway
fT9III Corbel! $9 Plover, patronised by Count 31011*

livet and numerous proprietors of the Cher, is also
likely to be conceded.
M. Orfila, the celebrated professor of chemistry,
died this morning of inflammation of the lungs.
Mdlle Marthe was buried to-day. The funeral
service was performed in the little chapel of St.
Andre, in the Cite &Ando, in the presence of a nu-,
menus congregation. Afterwards the body was eon-
veyed on a hearse to Montmatre Cemetery, by the
Chaussee d'Antin and the Hue Blanche. It is not
usual in France, any more than in England for ladies
to follow a corpse to the grave, but on this occasion a,
large number of actresses, dressed in the deepest
mourning, followed the coffin on foot. Madame
Doehe was one of the pall-bearere. M. Samson, of I
the Theatre Franeaie, and many other actors, were
present. Ou the coffin being lowered into the vault
the attendant priest pronounced the l ist words of
the catholic burial service, and then all the mourners
in succession sprinkled holy water on the tomb.
During this ceremony not a word was spoken. There
was scarcely a dry eye among the crowd that sur-
rounded the grave. Many of the actresses sobbed
audibly. No speech was made, and it is certain that
none would have been allowed. It is considered
most extraordinary that the corpse of the unhappy
young lady should hero been permitted to enter a
church under the sad ciieninstances of her death. No
religious ceremony was performed over the body of
the Count Camerata. A mystery hangs over this
dreadful affair which I cannot attempt to unravel.
Several well known spiel watched the interment,
and I was told in a whispsr that it would not be safe
to speak aloud about the cause of her death. The
journals are nearly silent on the subject, not daring
to give, or to inquiie for information. 'r ho Canada-
tionnel says that NI d le. Marthe had seen her notary the
night before her decease, and that she lighted seve-
ral pans of charcoal in her room, and lay down on
the floor in the midst cf then), where she was found
dead. There are no coroner's inquests in France, and
it appears that state reasons oppose themselves to the
satisfaction of public curiosity as to the causes of this
shocking catastrophe.
The telegraphic lines to Grenoble, Nismes, Beau-
vais, and Auxerre, were opened yesterday to the
public.
The Emperor and Empress yesterday paid a state
visit to the Cathedral of St. Denis, and the School
of the Legion of Honour in the precincts.
The Moniteur contains a decree, regulating the
form and inscription of the cross worn by the canons
of St. Denis, with the view of making it an appro-
priate symbol of "the past and the present." It is
to be of the size of the present cross, but with eight
points in place of foar,each point being enamelled in
white and violet, and having four golden bees on the
white. The Chapter of St. Denis is to have for seal
three golden bees on a field azure, with the inscrip-
tion Capitulum Imperiale Sancti Dianysii.
Marshal Narvaez, whose arrival in Paris from
Bayonne had been erroneously announced in the
journals, has been detained at Bordeaux for upwards
of three weeks by an inflammation of the chest. He
is now in a state of convalescence, and was to leave
Bordeaux yesterday to proceed by short journeys—to
Paris. He expresses a firm determination not to go
toVienna upon the humiliating muck mission assigned
to him by his government.