The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARLS, FRIDAY EVINIIIG.

At least 10,000 men—and not 5,000, as the Patric
said the other day—are to be sent at once to
Mexico. The names of six regiments are given,
and there will be a proportionate force of special
aims and artillery. It seems quite decided that
General Foray is to be the commander-in-chief,
and, as ho is of higher rank than Gen. de Lorencez,
be will of course supersede him. Colonel D'An-
verne has been selected as the head of General
Foray's staff. The Minister of Marine has given
orders to the governors of the French Antilles to de-
spatch immediately to Vera Cruz a fresh contin-
gent of a hundred Creole seamen and a hundred
and sixty native workmen of the Martinique and
Guadeloupe engineers, under the command of Cap-
tain Marshall. This native force being perfectly
disciplined, and not being affected by the diseases
of tropical climates, will be in a position to render
important service at Vera Cruz. They will canes
the employment of a litiropeen garrison, which
would suffer greatly from the climate, to be dis-
pensed with.
The Opinion, Nationale asserts that General do
Lorencea's report of the battle of Puebla has come
to hand, and observes that the Moniteur cannot but
remember that it is most anxiously looked for by
the public. Meanwhile, the Courrier de la Moselle
has received the news that K Raoul, assistant
commissary-general of the army of Mexico, has
been killed in action. _ .

The Patrie asserts that volunteers for Mexioo
tender themselves from all ranks of the army, and
that it is impossible to receive all that apply. I
cannot positively affirm that this statement is un-
true at this moment, although I know it was un-
true when made but a very few days ago. It is
possible that the speeches in the Corps Legislatif
may have aroused a chivalrous feeling but it is
positive that the first appeal for volunteers was a
dead failure ; in fact, the result was almost imper
oeptible, something under 90 being the number of
offers up to last week. Notwithstanding the
Frenchman's reckless love of fighting as a general
rule, the Mexican expedition is singularly unpo-
pular in the army. The troops don't know what is
the object of it, and they don't like the yellow
fever.

The debate on Mexico will come on to-morrow or
Monday. M. Billault is priming himself for the
defence of the government. Jules Favre'a absence
is much to be lamented. .

At the Bourse the Bente was heavy during the

greater part of the day, quotations being at one
time 20c. lower than yesterday. There was a
recovery to some extent towards the close, the latest
prises being 68fr. 15c. for cash, with a fall of 15c.,
and 68fr. 30c. for account, with a fall of sc.
Mobilier and the Italian Loan remain unchanged.
The Orleans Railway fell sfr. and Lyons 10fr. ; the
other lines are almost nnvaried.
M. Collet, formerly a major in the National
Guard, who was arrested as an accomplice in
Greppo's conspiracy, has just been released after a
preventive detention in prison of no less than 104
days. During all this while--and the time is by
no means exceptionally long—he has had no
public examination. The result of the secret inquiry
now is that the government can find nothing
against him. It is not wonderful that the cry for
the habeas corpus should have( been raised in the
Corps Legislatif.
M. Dupla, the venerable Procureur-General of
the Court of Caseation, is a freemason, bat has not
for a long while attended the meetings of the craft.
He went out of hie way, however, a few evenings
ago to dine at the grand lodge of the Scotch rite in
order to celebrate AL Viennet's triumph over
Marshal Magma. " I come," said he, addressing
M. Viennet, " to add my 80 years to your 84, ea a
protest against injustice and oppression."
I regret to learn the death of IL Montanelli,
one of the triumvirate of Tuscany in 1848, and the
author of Cinema, the tragedy produced here some
years since with Madame Ristori for the heroine.
M. Montanelli lived in exile in Paris from 1849 to
1860, and was universally esteemed.
Prince Napoleon has left Paris for Havre,
whence he is to proceed direct to London on board
his yacht the Prince Jigrome. The journey of the
Prince has no official character, and the object of
the visit, which is entirely incognito, is simply to
study the International Exhibition. It is probable
that the Prince's stay will not extend over a week
or ten days, in consequence of the advanced
pregnancy of the Princess Clothilde.

The Oil Oity Register, published in Oil eity,
V•eagigo county, Pena., dated Noy 15, actinic • lid of do
MI wells at Oil Creek, with all sweet al present dome%
and, according to the Itegister, the number of wells sew
lowing in that region it 75 ; the number of wells tbst
formerly flowed and pumped. 62 ; number of Tell,
sunk sad essomeaord, 358; number of barrels of
shipped. 1,006,000 ; and the number on hand. 2,a10s
The meant daily flow is 5,717 barrels. The
of the oil shipped and to band is about =O,OO. Or.
Hag. The Views oil mica sites& some tee wild
oo each side of 01l Creek, and is in so place more tbsa
half a mile in width.

BCOTCH.

fresh
to moderau•, showery
N.W. to W.N.W fresh
to strong, In ploce4.
N.W. to W., fre,h, W. Ciantal.
some showers.
N.N.W. to W., modo• S.W.INCLarm.
rate to froth. tine.
N. to W.N.W., fresh B.H.EaOLAND.
to groom duo.

N.N.W. to W.N.W., E COAST.
nr.lerste to fresh,
seen showers.

it; Sh to
rain.
trash to
strong, rainy.
r.W. to W.S.W., fresh
to strong.
r.N.W. to W.8.W.,
moderate to fresh.
r.N W. to W.S.W.,
fresh to strong, un-
settled.
I. to N., fresh to
strong, some rain.

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The two Universities play at Lord's on Monday,
and Keat v. Surrey begins oa that day at Canterbury. On
Thsrelay Rugby v. M.C.C. and Orowid is the Wane at
LA's, Gentlemen v. Mayers at the Oval, and Best v.
Sus-ex at Brighton ; while Rugby v. Marlborough 00MOI
oft at Lord's on Friday.

The rowing and yachting fixtures for next week
are so follow :—Royal Thames Yacht Club schooner match
Monday ; Durham Regatta on Monday and Tuesday ;
Royal Mersey Yacht Club regatta on Tuesday and Wedeln-
dry ; and the Irish Yodel Yacht Club sailing match, the
Corsair Rowing Club fonts, the Nautilus Club double
leas, sod the Wed Landon Rowing Club junior sculls, an
Saturday.
Ter MIDDLI LIVE% 1 NIINDATION. —LYNN, FRI-
DAY NIGHT.—At about half-past two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the tide being at the highest point, the panels
were dropped into their places, and the water dapped.
No sooner was this done, than it was found that the water
was rushing through the bottom of the dam, and bubbling
up on the other side. Most strenuous efforts were made
to remedy this state of things, which however continued for
five or six hours, seeming to baffle the exertions of the
engineers. Earth, hay, socks of gravel, and chinch, were
deposited inside the dam, and at about nine o'clock the
Complete mastery seemed to be got over the tide, the dam
remainiog to all appearances firm. Vast numbers of per.
lots assembled to witness the proceedings. Seven weeks have
elapsed since the destruction of the slake, and until to-day
soobstacle has been found of sufficient strength aid cam-
pletenew to resist the force of the current, and block op the
Path of the tidal waters from the sea.