The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

THE DEBATES IN THE SENATE.

(TROY 00111 OWS

PABIE. FIIDAT EMU
The French constitution really wants revising, if
only to prevent the necessity of printing at full
length such tomfoolery as the Marquis de Belay's
speeches. This " illustrious" selection from the
cream of French citizens—for such is the constitu-
tional description of a senator—opened the ball in
the debate on the address yesterday, and talked
nonsense by the hour, which the poorest debating
society in a St. G ilee's public-house would not have
listened to for ten minutes. By the law of France
every word he said must be published in the
Moniteur, and the other journals must either print
the whole of • but very slightly abridged official ver-
sion or let it alone altogether. To-day the "abridged"
version of the Marquis de Botany's ribaldry and ex-
travagance occupies no lees than six closely-printed
columns in the Constitutionnet. There is not the
least oratorical talent in his rambling and dis-
connected talk, and the only humour arises from
the incongruity between the senator's uni-
form which he wears and the folly of the
discourse which, in spite of the contempt
and sneers of his brother senators, he imperturba-
bly delivers, knowing that all he says must by law
be printed. No doubt he blurts out a few good
things—picked up from club conversation—and
which more discreet men would hold their tongues
about. As a " foolometer" he ventilates stric-
tures on the Mexican and Chinese expeditions,
which are not unworthy of consideration, despite
the discursive and unbusiness-like form in which
he utters them. One of the principal "scenes"
of the day was occasioned by the Marquis de Boiasy
declaring that in case of the Emperor's death the
dynasty would be in a perilous condition--a pro-
position, by the way, certainly not, pet se, unten-
able.
The following is the official report of what then
occurred :
Marshal Macuair-1 wish to say a few words at once in
reply to en obeervatios made by the Marquis de Boisy, to
the effect that it France should have she misfortune to loss
the Emperor everything would tall into manioc. These
words have profoundly 'Mittel me. (Hear.)
A Votce—They are deplorable.
Marshal MacsAx—They are also untrue. It God, which
I would not suppose, should came to protect Francs, and
it we should have the terrible misfortune to lose the
Emperor, Fran°s would not be lost. The Senate, the
Legieletive Body, and the army would rally round the Prince
Imperial to assure him of their devotedness and to pro-
claim him, what he really is, the swarm of his tabor.
(Hear, hear.) We should all raise the great ay at the old
monarchy—" The Emperor is dead ! God save the Em-
peror !" (Applause.) The empire would be osetisesd sad
France eared. (Renewed applause.)
General flosnow—The Senate would sot set ma in 1814.
The PBESIDErf —IA your generous words, wankel, you
have torgotton to name the country, which would display
the same sentiments of devotedness to the imperial dynasty.
( Yes. ye.)
Marshal MAGIAN—If I did not name the country, it was
becalms I knew that it would most certainly sanction the
decision of the Senate and the Legislative Body. (Hear,
bear.)
The Marquis di BolBBT—Marshal Magoon bag cagy ex.
premed my own sentiments ; he has mistaken my wade.
Marshal Maciatx—You uttered them.
The Marquis de BolBBT—Allow me to explain my mean-
ing. I mid that I only repeated what was in everybody's
mouth, that "it the Emperor should die we should be ex-
posed to anarchy." I stated that everybody repeated,
" Into what cogitation we should tall!"
A acraroa—That is what the marshal hag so victoriously
answered. ((fries of " Yea, me," free, all ilea)
While Marshal Magnan was standing forward in
the Senate as the champion of the dynasty, and
M. Chair d'Est Ange, the elder, was backing him up;
M. Chair d'Est Ange, junior, was acting as counsel
for the marshal in a very painful matter before
the Civil Court presided over by M. Benoit
Champy. The President of the COUDZiI of State
in Russia—who is the father-in-law of Marshal
Magnan'e son's wife—sued the marshal for a sumo'
80,000 fr. which be made himself liable for