The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Yaws 7.
M. de Montholon has been appointed French
arabsesadoe M Washington. _

a Demo hoe been appointed French minister in
Mexico.

A short notice, published in the Monsieur of this
morning, directs attention to the winoipal points
of the bill for primary education, which was sent
to the Council of State after the discussion of the
important questions raised by the report of M.
Delray.
In conclusion the article says that the bill does
not rest on the bases set forth by the Minister of
Public Instruction.

It was necessary that the report should be pub-
lished as the expression of a personal opinion, and
on account of the importance of the information
which it contains.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

8017THAMPTON, Mace 7.

The Peninsular sod Oriental Company's steamer
Syria, Captain Parish, with the heavy portion of
the above mails, arrived here this morning. She
brings 60 passengers, 1,438/. in specie, and a gene-
ral cargo, including 1,218 bales of silk, to the
value of 99,0001.
Throughout the voyage the Syria experienced
head winds and a heavy sea.
The British war vessels Racoon, Liffey, sad
Proeris, and the Italian frigate Principe Culbert*
were at Gibraltar. Her Majesty's ship Victoria
was cruising off St. Elmo.
Tranquillity bad been restored amongst the rail-
way labourers at Reinosa, but 400 men who re-
fused to work, notwithstanding the otter of pay-
ment, are to be expelled the country, and two com-
panies of the military are to remain at Reinosa
until they have left the province.
Gibraltar exchange, 90 days, 49 11-16 ; Mar-
seilles, 8 days, 61r. 13c. to 14c. ; Madrid, 14 die.
Premium on Mr. pieces, 1} per cent. Freights au-
changed.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MK OUR owl

PARM, Jimmy Evintro.

In the Senate to-day the President read the
draft of an address to the throne proposed by the
committee.

Your readers are all aware that the splendour of
Hausemaisnised Paris, as U. de Girardin calls it,
has been purchased at the expense of all comfort-
able lodging for those who cannot pay some
hundreds a year of rental. Few of the middle
classes can afford to live in what was Paris a few
years ago, and it is difficult to say where the
poor have gone to. A company formed in 1860
'to build about 200 houses on ground purchased
from the city in the space which has been cleated
between the Pantheon and the Val de Grace, has
published a report of its proceedings. Thirty
houses have been already erected offering every
modern convenience to those whose incomes forbid
their aspiring to the splendours of the Champs
Elyades, or the Boulevard Mamba:bee. The specu-
lation has proved as good as the object is beneficial
to the Community. The accounts show a profit of
nearly 250,0001. on an outlay little exceeding
550,000/., in which latter sum the price of the
whole of the ground is included. This result is
likely to affect the course of building speculations
in other parts of Paris, since it proves that the
investment is even a more profitable one than the
palatial residences built for the rich, and of which
so many are now standing empty.
' The Bourse was a good deal better. Rente rose
30c. for cash, and 10e. for account, closing at
67fr. 80c. and 67fr. 850. Mobilier rose 15fr.