The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TIISIIDAT EYININO.
There has been a steadier feeling displayed to-day
on the Bourse ; the Three per Cents., which, acwrd-
ing to the official quotations reported in this morn-
ing's Moisitsur, left off yesterday at 79f. 700. both
far money and the account, were to-day quoted 45c.
higher at the close, being SOL lbc. The Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., which, in the same official organ,
are reported se yesterday closing at 104 f. titic. for
cash, and 104 f. 50c. for the account, left off to-day at
an advance of 20e., making the quotation for the ac-
count 104 L 70e. In Bank Stock a very extraordi-
nary rise has taken place to-day. During the whole of
thelate depression nothing could elevate the value of
this stock, but to-day a great improvement was mani-
fested, and a rise of not less than 20f. was quoted at
the close of the market, the price recorded being
2,820 f. In the value of railways there is no mate-
rial alteration and very little going forward,although
much stock of various kinds has been on offer.
Special messengers have been sent by all the
ambassadors in Paris to their respective govern-'
men*, bearing the menage of the Emperor respect-
ing his marriage.
The religious services at the cathedral of Notre
Dame have been suspended during this week, on
account of the extensive arrangements which are
making for the imperial nuptials.
The Pair* of this morning announces that the
do= of the cathedral will be closed at noon on
Sunday. The Emperor will leave the Tuileries at
half-past 12, and will enter by the grand door,
which will not be opened until his Majesty's arrival.
Mass will commence at one o'clock.

The Menites► contains a decree promoting Prince
Napoleon Joseph Bonaparte to the rank of General
of Division of the French army.
The French ambassador at the Court of Dresden
(M. Mercier), on presenting his new credentials to
the King of Saxony, from the Emperor Napoleon,
received from the King an assurance that he could
sot forget the services which the Emperor had ren-
dered to the cause of order in Europe. After the
audience, the French minister was invited to a
grand dinner with the other members of the corps
eksiontatique, and distinguished foreigners then in
Dresden.
The list of invitations for the ball to be given by
the Minister of War has been definitively closed,
and an official intimation is given that M. the Mar-
shal de St. Arnaud finds it impossible to comply with
the numerous requests that have been addressed to
him to obtain admission.

This morning's Monitor contains the official pro-
gramme of the civil marriage of the Emperor, which
is to take place at the Tuileries on the evening of
Saturday, the 29th. At eight o'clock that evening
the Grand Master of the Ceremonies will proceed, in
two of the imperial equipages, to convey the imperial
fiances, with her illustrious mother and the =bee-
sador of the Queen of Spain, to the Palace of the
Tuileries, where they will be received by the Prince
Napoleon-Joseph and the Princess Mathilde. The
Emperor, with his uncle Jerome, and the cardinals,
oaken, and ambassadors, will proceed to record the
declaration of marriage before the Minister of State,
and afterwards the Empress will be reconducted to
the Elysee with the same ceremonies that had been
observed on her arrival.

The preamble of the decree conferring the rank of
a general of division upon Prince Napoleon Joseph
Bonaparte states that, considering that "our well-
beloved cousin," Napoleon Joseph Bonaparte, is now
a Preach prince, and that, placed upon the steps of
a throes, he should be one of its firmest supports, and
be entitled to a place in the first rank of the military
hierarchy, we therefore decree, &c. The appoint-
ment specifies in terms that Prince Napoleon is to
wear the uniform and insignia of a general of divi-
sion. If this special mention of the uniform has a
restrictive sense, and can be understood as implying
that he will not be entrusted with military com-
mand, it may considerably diminish the unpopularity
of the appointment with the army.
The position assigned to the Marquis Valdegames
in the programme of the approaching ceremony is
the sutgect of much comment. It is by many people
considered to indicate an entente cordial, between the
French and Spanish governments which may_ lead to
important results. At the present moment Spain is
generally looked upon as the probable theatre of
stirring events within a very short period. Every
rumour relative to that country is anxiously dis-
cussed, and Spanish stock has within the last eight•
and-forty hours experienced violent fluctuations upon
the Paris Bourse. The prominent part assigned
to the Spanish maunder in the celebration of the
Emperor's marriage may however be accounted for
without resorting to political reasons. The circum-
stance that Mdlle. de Montijo is a Spaniard would
alone perhaps be a sufficient ground for the especial
concurrence of the representative of her country in
the solemnisation of her nuptials. But it is possible
that the Marquis de Valdegamu may be expected to
attend the Tuileries in a pan paternal character, to I
give away the bride. A grandee of Spain cannot
regularly marry without the consent of the sove-
reign. The man who marries the daughterof a Spanish
grandee does not become himself a grandee in her
right without the sovereign sanction. Louis Napoleon,
wanting his crown, would find it very difficult to
satisfy the Spanish heralds that his escutcheon was
admissible to be quartered with that of Mdlle. de
hfontijo. It is probable that after the marriage the
French Emperor will not disdain to call himself a
grandee of Spain of the first class, and the signature
of the Spanish ambassador, on the part of his sove-
reign, to the marriage contract will be a warrant for
the assumption of the title.
On Sunday afternoon the Emperor visited St.
Cloud, where the Countess de Teba and her mother
kad already arrived. His Majesty returned with
them to the Elysee, and dined there. Since the
countess has resided at the Elysee there is a military
poet there, as during the residence of the Emperor.
The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of
Munich, 21st, says :
We learn that the first posts in the household of the
future Empress of the French are intended for the two
Counts de M Pagerits, who hays been for some time in Paris
near their illustrious relation, the Emperor Napoleon.
Count Tischer, the father, recently promoted to the dignity
of senator, will be, it is said, grand master of the ceremonies
of the Empress. Countess Timelier and her daughter wall
shortly leave this city for Paris.
I hear that before leaving Rome General Gemeau
set on foot negotiations for a marriage between Louis
Napoleun and a niece of the Pope, the dau liter of
Count Mantel. It is difficult to suppose that the
general would haye taken such a step without autho.
I ray. Some people, however, assign his indiscretion
in this matter as the reason for his call.
The Emperor's speech was seat by telegraph to
every post of France within reach of electric wires.
The prefects have displayed their usual seal and co-

deity in telegraphing back repilell, and winks Pet
tested that everywhere, east, west, earth, sod sena,
the population has manifested the ale fealipg, dqat
of unmixed delight and approbation. Manilly. the
government journals are content with this general
announcement, and refrain from publishing Inrther
specimens of that monotonous official hteraktre,
which so fatigued their readers daring the
triumphal of last autumn.
M. Granter e Cassaeac takes up the cudgels to-
day against the legitimist journals, who contend that
Louis Napoleon's speech is an admission that his
reign is not a continuation of the traditional monarchy
known to France. Forgetting that the Emperor not
merely called himself a " parvenu," but claimed to be
the representative of a "new principle," his over
zealous advocate compares him to Clovis, Augustus
Ciesar, Pepin-le-Bret, and Charlemagne, all, he says,
'parvenus. He farther deprives Louis Napoleon of
all credit for humility in the use el Ms
much canvassed expression, by arguing that
it is no more to be construed literally than any ordi-
nary phrase of politeness. When the Pope style•
himself " the servant of the servants of God," he by
no means intends to lower his dignity. In fast,
this word " parvenu" is • mad stubling-block
to the Bonapartist courtiers. The Emperor threw it
out to curry favour with the masses, to remind them
Ithat the principles of 1789—revolutionary principles
in the estimation of the old dynasties—are yet in-
scribed at the head of the constitution, and to show
his contempt for the received maxims of the reigning
houses of Europe. Nothing can be more idle than
to compare his origin or ,posiion to the founders of
royal races in the middle agee.
M. Bard* Garriga, the Governor of Guyann who
gave the celebrated convicts' ball, and made the con-
victs erect a triumphal arch in his own honour, has
been recalled.

We find the following in the MOW., on the manu-
facturing industry of Paris:
Parisian manufacture has been exceedingly active during
the whole of the last year. Its general production, both
for home consumption and for foreign countries, hasi ger-
tainly exceeded that of 1861, and yet that year was a most
excellent one for the articles which Paris sends abroad.
The exports of Paris in 1851 had been 219} millions, whilst
in 1862 they have been 221 i millions. The difference, it is
seen, is not very great ; but it is worthy of remark, that
the last year offers an augmentation over 1860 of nearly 24
millions, and over 1849 of 60 minima We do not speak of
1848, when all the manufactures of Paris had to suffer so
much from the political tempest, sad when the experts
fell to 167 millions, notwithstanding the artificial move-
went which it was endeavoured to impart to them by the
system of drawbacks. But since then the exports of Pane
i have gone on increasing, and represent at present about
the seventh part of all that we export, and about the
fourth part of our special exports in manufactured produce.
The reason is, that Paris is in fact for our country the
'centre of all the fabrications of taste and of art ; it not only
sends to foreign countries what its able workmen prepare,
but likewise • crowd of products in wood, leather, and
metal sent in a rough state front the departments, and
finished in Paris. nu-work done in Paris consequently is
not only that of the metropolis, but of many towns in the
provinces. It is right to add that the amount of the ex-
ports of Paris, such as they are shown by the customs re-
turns, comprehends many articles furnished by Lyons,
Sedan, Malheur's and fit. Etienne. Paris in 1852 had to
supply large orders sent from the United States and South
America. In addition to oar silks and printed stuffs, which
have everywhere an incontestable swam, our articles of
direr, our furniture, jewellery, real and false, ear clocks
and watches, gloves, saddlery, and glass, have found
ready markets at Valparaiso, Use, La Plata, Rio Janeiro,
and Pernambuco. Large quantities have also been sent to
the countries of the Baltic, to Russia, and to the countries
of the Danube, when the tuts for French articles is increas-
ing more and more, and where it would become a regular
branch of trade, giving us • large profit, if through unpar-
donable carelessusse we did not allow the mert.hants of
London and Trieste to carry then our own goods, which
naturally they charge with their profits on the goods. But,
however that may be, Parisian exports occupy a considera-
ble place in the commerce of the world—a place worthy of
the rank which they obtained at the Exhibition of London,
and it is to be remarked that they have increased in a pro-
portion which exceeds the general progress of our foreign
commerce. During the last fifteen years—that is, since
1837—the general movement of our exports has not in-
creased more than half, whereas the special exports of Paris
nee from 94 millions of francs, representing • weight of
11,862,000 kilogramme., to 221 millions of francs, repre-
senting a wei4ht of about 33 millions of kilogrammes, and
has thus more than doubled the value and tripled the quan-
tity of goods which they furnish to foreign countries.

ITALY .
PIEDMONT.

We yesterday. related the circumstances under
which a M. Ma:tumble was imprisoned at Genoa for
preaching protestant doctrinek and stated that
Count Cavour was to give explanations on the sub-
ject in the Sardinian parliament. On the 21st inst.
M. Cavour stated that he would obtain the pardon of
the prisoner from the clemency of his Majesty, and
begged that the interpellations on the subject, which
stood upon the order of the day, might be postponed
Ito allow him an opportunity of laying the letters of
ma before the house. It is felt, however, that no-
thing short of a reform of the penal code, bringing'
it into harmony with the statute which prescribes
religious toleration, will suffice to prevent a recur-
rence of similar prosecutions.
The duel between M. Ropolo, a Piedmontese
officer, and Captain Oneritz, an Austrian, who in-
suited him at Milan, took plus on the 28th, at Cutel
San Giovanni. The sword was the chosen weapon,
and the conflict was carried on with bitterness on
both sides. M. Ropolo was slightly wounded on the
head and thigh : his antagonist received four wounds
of serious character.

The telegraph line between Turin and Chambery
wan inaugurated on the 18th at Turin, in the pre-
sence of the ministers and other high functionaries.
The President of the Council cut the ribbaud which
prevented the action of the machine, and had the
osing words telegraphed to Chambery:
May this be the prelate to the union of Piedmont with
Savoy.
The answer sent by the Intendant-General of
Chambiry was as follows:
Long live the sing I The high functionaries of this
town, meembled under the auspices of his Grate the Arch-
bishop, to inanimate the electric telegraph, think it their
duty to masseras Us use by expressing in the semi of Savoy
the & prehend grudted• towards the goverment of his
Majesty ler les selleitede in bestowing these provinees
the aalvaatage. which may be e hue Oh sulk=
inerat4a efritelrier Sem*, whisk tons le went ewe
of the sea phonomeme of ereetioa.
The admit to woe as allows:
The Council of Ministers will gladly sousseissis to his
Majesty She sentiments which the kigh tandesedas of
Chambery have *press* en the mei* ofimogesades
the electric end*. happy loses se islintensees
oosamasiestise lited between the espial sad the
proviso' whisk is the glorious cradle of the menreky NA
of the Home of Savoy, which has sash great stela' epee
the sympathy and moral interest of the go...russet.
The following despatch was the answer:
The Archbishop of Cbarabiry thank' the Council of
Ministers for what it does for the benefit of Savoy with
respect to its religions and political interests.
Chambery was then put in 00mm:deaden with
Genoa, a distance of 400 kilometres (100 leagues), and
similar complimentary despatches were exchanged
by the authorities.
In its sitting of the 20th, the Senate of Turin con-
tinued the discussion on the Slave-trade Suppression
Bill. Various punishments were voted for cases of
cruelty to slaves on board, and the question of the
right of search was decided in the affirmative. The
deputies continued the discussion on the budget of
public works.

Twenty-persons—two merchants, and the others
mechanics and artists—have been arrested at Milan
for being connected with socialist clubs.