The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

=PRESS FROM PARIS.

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PABII3, TozaDAT Emma.

The Americans in Paris are at this moment en-
joying the most charming celebration of their great
national fate day, the 4th of July, that was ever
seen here. During the civil war the late lamegted
Mr. Dayton did not think it deairabte to hold any
great official rejoicings. But now that the cause of
the North, or in other words, of the Union, has
obtained such a signal triumph as to leave the in-
tegrity of the stars and the stripes unquestioned,
Mr. Bigelow has oonoeived she happy idea of
giving his countrymen in Franoe a wider
field for the expansion of their joy than
his residence could afford. He has hired for
the day the beautiful Pra Catalan, that lovely
garden, which the Persian Ambassador, Ferouck
Khan, who was here when it was opened by a
speculator, who spent a fortune upon it, declared
was the beet imitation he had ever seen of
Paradise, and where he went to smoke his pipe
every evening. In the- 144 Catelan, in a fine
summer's afternoon as was ever seen, there are at
this moment assembled at least 500 Americans.
Ladies in fresh summer toilettes, and children form
a very large proportion of the joyous meeting.
A green flagstaff on the lawn bears an enormous
star-spangled banner waving on its summit, and a
fascine of flags surrounds the base. Around this
flag the company are dancing and singing. In a
tent adjoining champagne corks are flying around
dinner tables supplied with that profusion, not
separated from simplicity, which distinguishes
American hospitality. The fate was officially opened
by the reading by the Rev. Mr. Lansom of the Bth
chapter of Deuteronomy. Of course speeches have
been pronounced, but I am not able to describe
them, because the fête is so strictly national that
nobody but American citizens were invited, with
the exception of the Corps Diplomatique. The en-
tertainments are to wind up with fire-works.
M. Emile de Girardin proclaims his opinion in
the Prase that the Emperor's work on Algiers is
far superior to his history of Julius Caesar.
Prince Mustapha Pacha, now in Paris, has sent
out to Egypt, at his own cost, several French
physicians to give gratuitous succour to all persons,
without distinction of nationality or religion, who
may be attacked by the prevailing epidemic. Dr.
Fevre, the editor of the Gazette Medicate, has
already started, taking with him • large medicine
chest.
The Bourse, after some fluctuations, left off with
scarcely any notable change from yesterday.

Cosirszacza. Truss:um' &ROOM. —The secre li
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Ur, has received • letter from Lieutenant-General
Knollye, enclosing a donation of fifty inured from hie
Royal Righaem the Priam of Wales, patron of them
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His Royal Highness the Doke of Cambridge
honoured his &atDear" the Austrian Ambassador sad the
°mates' Appoeyi with his company at dinner last evening
at Chandos BOOM. . .

the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
were hoooured by the oompasy of her Majesty the Queen
of the Netherlands et dinner, last evening, et Grosvenor
House.

The Duchess of Marlborough was safely con-
fined yesterday morning of a daughter, at 10, St. Junes's-
square.
The Right Hon. W. Hatt, M.P., and Mrs. Hutt
base arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner.
About two months back the New York Journal
of Commerce estimated the stook of cotton en hand in tie
South at 1,500,000 bales. Other papers disputed this cal-
culation, and various statements were put forth pretending
to give more exact conclusion', some asserting that 3,000,0001
bales would be found to bo the amount, and some thin it
as low se 500,000. The Journal of Commerce now returns
to the subject, and stetes that the result of extensive and
earefal inquiries in the interval has been to confirm its
original view. Much of the cotton is unginned, and a con-
siderable portion of this, from long contact with the oily
seed, will, it is said, be more oe less damaged.
Tins COI:WAIN. AND THZ RarniEvr..—The execu-
tion of Oharlee H. Wallets for the murder of his mistress.
Nancy E. Vincent, which was to have taken place at the
Tombs yesterday, was postponed by order of Governor
Fenton until the 7th proximo. The reprieve did not
arrive till within a few minute. of the time
appointed for the execution. The prisoner's 00111101111.
ex-Judge Stewart, bed gone up to Albany, it ap-
pears, the day before for the purpou of making a final
effort to obtain a respite, and on Thursday seeping suc-
ceeded in obtaining the governor's signature to the docu-
ment. He at once telegraphed the fact to the Sheriff,
and said he would be on hand in the morning with the
neemeary papers. This was the only notice the Sheriff
received, end the friends of the eciodemned man
anxiously awaited the arrival of ex-Judge Stud to
ese if the mews wail true. In the hurry and
confusion attending the undertaking ex-Judge Stuart
missed the night train from Albany which arrives in this
city about hall pact lOo'olock, and was obliged to rail beak
upon the uncertainty of a steamboat, which ought to have
arrived hare about 5 o'clock. Unfortunately a thick fog eat
in on the river soon after the departure of the boat, which
canoed a delay of several honrs,rendering the conneel's position
decidedly uneasy. He knew that it was Walters' express de-
sire that the execution should take place u early as possible,
and he wee fearful that the reprieve might not snivel° time.
The fog still hung our the channel of the river,
and the host's progress was so slow that it was
really a matter of doubt whether she would reach
her wharf in time to be of any advantage to
poor Walters. The captain was urged to push
ahead, end no doubt did hie best to make up for lost
time ,• bat the counsel was fidgetty and insisted that he
would be too intaunlees they put on a little mon steam.

T ce-slopenee ofthe counealivis moo over, however ; the
city appeered in view, and the captain assured him that
he would lend him at the foot of Censl-street at half-pest
8 o'clock, which would give him sufficient time to
tomb the Tombs before 9 o'clock, the hour appointed
for the execution. True to his word, the captain landed his
paragon at the appointed hoer, and the way the ex-
j jumped ashore before the gang plank was out, and
made straight for a carriage. was a sight worth eosins.
As we have previously dated, he reached the Tombs just in
' time to postpone the execution, and entered the oocdemoed
men's cell and aeqsainted him with his good fortune.
Welters wee conversing with his mother and sister when his
owned% arrival was aeneemad, and before the turnkey
could unlock the cell door the ex-judge and his client were
ghosting heeds end congratulating each other through the
ken patted of the deer. Walters wept like a child when
be heard the news and his counsel vested his teatime in
• the same way, oil. that be was more exalted, and cried
fester. louder, an looser than the prisoner did.—New
York Bortaki, Juno 24.