The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, JOLT 24.

The result of the municipal elections known up to
the present are very favourable to the government.
Nearly everywhere the whole municipality have
been re-elected.

The French ship of war Magenta, Captain Lebria,
the frigate IA Flandre Capt. &chine, and the gunk**
Ariel, Commander Pokier d'Henterive, which bare aloe
keen at Plymouth during the last week in consequence of
the Eshibition. Wt the Sound by the &micro Channel on
Batnniay evening for Cherbourg.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood has returned
to town from Yorkshire. The Right Hoe. Sir George Grey,
Lord Stank of Alder's', the Right Hoe. 0. P. Where,
the Right Hoe. Edward Cardwell, sad the Lord Chasoellor
are Is town. The Earl de Grey and Rises k expected to
arrim is town early to-day, instead of Wednesday, as was
previously arranged. Earl Russell will come lip to town
from Pembroke-lodge. Riohmosd-park ; sad the Earl of
Clarendon from the Grows. his seat sear Watford. The
Right Hoe. Thor. Hillier Gibson is also expected In town to
meet his °Meagan.
USTIITAL PALL01.•••••OPI/LA CONCNEIT, FIVE SHIL-
LING DAY. —B•TUILDAT, JULY 21—Admissions on pay.
meet, 2,367 ; ditto by season tickets, 5,885,—T0ta1, 8,20.

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PARIS. titainsy Evmmio.
The municipal elections throughout France will be
brought to a does this evening. Of armee no results
are yet known. I have little doubt that the liberal
lists will pass in very many places ; but still the
immense majority of the municipal oouncillors will
be government men. I have reason to think it is
I intended, if what is called at the Tuileries the "ex-
periment" of granting liberty in the municipal
elections shall be considered successful, that a new
law on the press will soften to a considerable ex-
tent the rigours of 1852. The Emperor, there can
can be no doubt, longs to be at the head of a liberal
government ; only his motto, naturally enough, is
"I must govern, liberally if I can, but govern."
The opposition journals„ which look with
jealousy upon the attentions now lavished by the
Emperor upon Abd-el-Kader, say that the present
opportunity has been chosen for erecting a monu-
ment by subscription to the memory of the French
prisoners whose throats were cut by him at the
Marabout of Sidi Brahim.
The Avenir National says : .

Certain profound politicians profess to see in the pro-
jetted meeting of the French and English diets at Cher-
bourg, a warning to America not to attack either of three
powers. These writers see a great deal too far. America
has no thought of threatening Frame or England ; neither
have France and England any ides of silty a lesson to
America. An act of courtesy and fraternity between two
asighbonriog sod friendly poware does not call for any
such mysterious comments.
The Constitutionnel relates that a priest went into
a restaurant in the Palais Royal on Friday and
made a good dinner. He paid his bill and went
away, but a quarter of an hour afterwards came
back, and after obtaining permission from the
lady president of the counter made a speech to the
company, informing them that he had most unfor-
tunately forgotten all about its being Friday, and
eaten meat on a day not allowed by the church ;
and that having thus unwittingly given occasion
for scandal he thought it necessary to make a public
expiation.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.

(1RO) 01711 SPICIAL COI

(BY BRITISH AND moo HAGNSTIC TILIGRAPH.)
vAuurne, Jou 23, Nom.

The Great Eastern is off the south•weat end of
the island, about twenty miles distant. She has
just commenced her great work by picking up the
shore end, and is beginning to make the splice.
Signals have been sent through the shore end
that all is well.
The weather is very fine and calm.

The following telegrams have been reoeived by
Renter's Telegram Company (Limited) from Mr. A.
IL Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Con-
struction and Maintenance Company (Limited) :

VALENTIA, JULY 22.

The shore end of the cable was landed this
morning successfully, the weather being beautiful.
Connexions were made with the instrument-room
at 12-45 p.m. Greenwich time, in the presence of
a large concourse of people.
The Knight of Kerry, in a few appropriate ob-
servations, invoked success upon the undertaking,
and in conclusion called upon Sir Robert Peel, who
delivered an admirable address.

Three cheers were given for her Majesty the
Queen, and also for the President of the United
States. Cheers were likewise given for Mr. A. R.
Glass and Captain White, of the coastguard, who
has rendered most valuable assistance.
VALENTLi, JULY 23, BYO:NINO.
The paying out of the heavy shore cable, 27
miles in length, was completed at 11.30 p.m. last
evening by the Caroline. The splice with the main
cable on board the Great Eastern was finished at
4.25 p.m. to-day, and the paying out then com-
menced from the Great Eastern.

Testing through the whole length is perfect.

The weather i; very fine.

Her Majesty's ships Terrible and Sphynx are in
company with the Great Eastern.

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

The following official telegram bas been received
at the Foreign-office yesterday :

ALEXANDRIA, JULY 22.

The mortality in Alexandria from cholera this
day was eight. In Cairo the disease is fast sub-
siding.

A long letter addressed by Mr. Inspector
Whicher, the detective magsged in the Road murder ease,
to Mr. Hainicock, the chief superintendent of the Bristol
police, sod formerly an officier of the A division of the
metropolitan force, is published by the Time,. it is dated
November 23, 1860, and, reed by the light of subsequent
events, strongly earroberates the theory which was at filet
farmed by the inspector. "In my °pima," wrote the in-
spector, "if there ever was one man more to be pitied, or
who has beau more calumniated than another, that US'
fortunate man is Mr. Kent. It was bed enough to
have his darling child cruelly murdered ; but to
be branded as the murderer is far worse ; and,
according to the present state of public opinion he will
las so brande 1 to the day of his death unless a confes-
sion is made by theeperson who I firmly believe committed
the deed. I have little doubt but that that coalmine
would have been made if Miss Clonstenee had been re-
manded for another week. Now, my opinion is, is the
first place, that the feet of there being two families, or
rather a stepmother and a family by that stepmother, wee
the inland cause of the murder, and that the motive wee
Jealousy towards the children by the second marriage. The
deceased was the favourite child, and spite towards the
paeans, the mother in particular, I believe to have been
the actuating motive of Constanee Rent."
Mr. Cozwell has received from Glasgow his bal-
loon itsmarch, se it was forwarded from Islay. Jt mime
out of the car piecemeal, a total wreck, haw's( bees cut
end tern into at fewest 200 pieces. The network wee elided
down with heir, s, the valves eat out of each end.
_ _

The Queen hike conferred the vacant Blue Ribbon
of the Garter upon Earl (holier. Her Majesty hes alto
been pleased to grant the vacant Green Rabies of the
Thistle to Eorl Stain

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VDDT OF PRINCE NAPOLEON AND TEI PRINCESS
CLOTILDE ro Bausroc AND BATE.—On Friday and Saturday
their Imperial ilighasem the Prime Napoleon and Primes.
Clotilda end suite paid en unexpected visit to Bristol and
Bath. They travel incognito under the same of the Cent
and Comatess de Random, and are attended by Dr. !Imager,
Colossi Prasio, aad some other officers. Their bightseme
' arrived is the steam corvette J 010031) Napoleon, which ran
into the Bristol waters, end 'Anchored is King's-read. Mao*
Napoleon then landed and prceseded toCliftoa, where. hay
iog engaged a suit* of apartments at the Queen's Hotel,
Queees.road, he visited the city for a brief time, made a
few purchases, and returned to hie corvette, where an loci.
taboo awaited him and hie officers to dine with Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Riles, of Kinsworth, who bappeeed to be ester.
tuning a party of di:tioguished vents at the Aroomeath
Hotel. The prim having resolved to visit Beth, was Pr
ebb) to comply with the invitation. bat the commander sad
some other officers of the Jerome Napoleon accepted, sad
proceeded to the hotel. The rime and princess pro-
em:oda to the Queen's Hotel, wham they started is a
beroashe sod pair to visit Bath and the soseery intermediate
between it and Bristol. The imperial ample were
attended by Colonel Prods and Dr. Benner, and
returned to the Queen's Hotel, sad slept. Oa flatur.
day they viewed Clifton sad Dardbam Dome, .84.
Viaeset's Cliffs, Lei Woods, Ste., aad crooks
AO new and u egwlld saspeestoe beidge by whisk she
gorge Is splinted, they proceeded. via Ashton and the
Coronation roads, to Mina that
of Gothic ecclesiastical arokiteeturuZlPrthffiLdy 4=l;fl
Church. The imperial and august party also Aimed
the Exchange. Council room, he. They hmelasid eh
the Q 11•01711 Hotel, and then proceeded by the both Wales
Mites Railway to Chepstow. They 'spread themseitell
as bind charmed beyond sesame by Rao pisiereps•
emery at Clifton, and said they mad not have imstglsol
anything so really doming.