The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-21 00:00:00

IIXPRIgSB FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. TUMMY BvWJG.

There are plenty of carriages in Paris to-day.
Even the Aura, with rails on the roof, are now on
the stand, but there are none of the regular coach-
men out with them. Some arrests have been made
of leaders of the strike, who are accused of intimi-
dating others.
There have been some rather serious strikes at
Lyons, leading to several arrests. The lacemakers
have boon on strike for some time, and the Courtier
cis Lyon says that in some quarters their conduct has
been very had, and that several men are to be pro-
secuted for threats and violence towards their
brethren who were desirous to return to their work.
The dyers' strike was thought to be nearly over, but
according to the latest news from Lyons these oper-
atives are standing out with greater determination
than ever. They do not ask for higher wages, but
demand that the working day be reduced from 11
hours to 10 ; that apprentices shall only be
allowed in the proportion of one apprentice to 10
workmen, because it has been found that in the
dead season too many apprentices throw men out
of work ; that no more extra hands than abso-
lutely necessary to work the machinery shall be em-
ployed in the dyeing workshops, and that for extra
work 75c. an hour shall be paid. The masters
firmly refuse to accede to these terms.
The Pays is driven to admit to-day that the re-
ligious question which formed the subject of M.
Vegezzi's mission is not yet so absolutely and defi-
nitively settled as it has been giving the public to
uuderstand. While maintaining its contradiction
of the assertion of the Opinions of Florence that the
Pope had submitted the question of the bishops'
oath to a committee of cardinals, it oonfesses that
the fact aunounced by that journal is "in sub-
stance true." The Pope has decided, with the con-
currence of M. Vegezzi, that there is to be no oath,
but he has consulted the cardinals as to the form
of the written promise to obey the laws of the
kingdom which is to be substituted for it. " Such,"
says the Pays, "is the explanation of the difficul-
ties which the telegraph exaggerates." It may be
that the telegraph exaggerates, but it is quite clear
now that the Pays was wrong when it told us that
all difficulties were removed.
It is a pity that the Empress, when she does a
good action, which is a very frequent occurrence,
should be the victim of the incurable servility and
exaggeration of the official prem. Some of the
papers last night contented themselves with saying
that " some " of the juvenile criminals in the La
Roquette prison were affected to tears when her
Majesty questioned them about their antecedents ;
but the Monitenr du Seir affirms that she visited
500 cells, and that the inmates of "all "of them
melted as soon as the Empress spoke to them. Such
a uniform lacrymose propensity among the little
ruffians is absolutely incredible. Her Majesty, we
are told, remained four hours in the prison—a very
long time certainly, but not enough to enable her
to visit 500 cells, and "without any exception" to
interrogate each prisoner as to "his age, the situa-
tion of his family, the crime he had committed, and
the way in which he was treated in prison." Four
hours are only 240 minutes, and consequently there
was lees than half a minute per prisoner for all this
questioning and answering. The absurdity of the
tale is apparent.
Prince Joseph Poniatowski, lieutenant, 3rd
Lancers, the grandson of Marshal Poniatowski, was I
married to-day at the Chapel of the Senate, to
Mdlle. Charner, daughter of the admiral and
senator.
The Bourse has been much firma.. Rente rose
15c. for cash and 17ic. for account, closing at
66fr. 45c. in each case. Mobilier rose Bfr. 75c. The
Mexican Loan closed at 40k, with a rise of
The Carriage Company shares further declined from
70fr. to 68fr.
It is announced that one of the greatest refining
houses in France, that of Roetand and Co., of Mar-
seilles, has stopped payment.