The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVZNINO.
The MOAdellr of to-day contains a detailed account'
of the ceremony which took place yesterday on the
occasion of the presentation, by the Emperor, of the
Cardinal's hat to the Archbishop of Touts. The
ceremony took place in the chapel of the Tuileries.
The Empress and imperial family were present. sr
companied by the ministers, members of the is s..
tive bodies. and principal military and civil Ahem. '
On Saturday, the Court of Appeal at Mannheim
gave judgment in the case of Professor Gervinus.
The public prosecutor had appealed ssquinst the
judgment of March Bth, sentencing Gervinus to two
months' imprisonment, as too lenient. The Court of
Appeal cancels the decision of the court below, con-
demning the public prosecutor to pay the costs, and
orders a sew process on the charge of inciting to
high treason.
Letters from Madrid of the 13th have been re-
ceived. They in no re-pees confirm the intelligence
lately seat by telegraph that the Cortes had resumed
their sittings. It was fully expected that the budget
would be enacted by a royal decree, in defiance of the
constitution. There is little reason to suppose, when
we consider the composition of the new ministry, that
it entertains liberal designs. Erma, the Minister of
the Interior, is an ally of Queen Christina, and was
one of the moat determined comipiratore against
&patter*. All his antecedents betray violent and
absolutist tendencies. Gen. Lersundi bimself,altbough
selected probably ou account of his supposed in-
fluence with the moderate opposition, is notorious for
his hostility to Narvaez. Don Sant de Luis (Sar-
torius) was sent for, it appears, by the Queen, at
the same time as Lersundi, and his ultimate exclu-
sion in the formation of the ministry is considered a
bad symptom for the constitutional cause. Francisco
Chico, the ex-chief of police, is understood to be
again in favour. The names of the generals about to
prosecuted are said to be O'Donnell, Serrano, Man-
zano, Boa de Olano, Concha, Duero, senators; and
General Prim, the deputy. It is worthy of
notice that the Ga:ette does not yet announce
the constitution of the cabinet, and the new ministers
have not yet taken the oath, so that it is entirely
within the bounds of probability that the arrange-
ment may not, after all, be definitive. M. Ayllon,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs selected by General
Lersundi, is at this moment ambassador at Vienna.
It is scarcely to be supposed, so sudden was the crisis,
that Lersuudi could have had his consent to the no-
mination, and his friends do not believe he will ac-
cept the office. The same post was offered him some
years since, and was then refused. A rumour
wss current that Bermudez de Castro had
opened negotiations with Miutinez de la Rosa
and several members of the moderate opposition,
with a view to obtain their adhesion to the new
cabinet. It seems that the affair of Marshal Narvaez
was the sole proximate cause of the crisis. Imme-
diately after the vote of the Senate in favour of
government by a majority of eight votes only, several
of the ministers proposed to dismiss from office every
member of the Senate who had voted against them,
without even excepting irremovcable judges and
general officers. Al. Vahey, the .Nlinister of
Justice, firmly opposed this measure, so far
as respected the judges, and General Laver,
the Minister of War, so far supported him
es to declare that he would not consent to the
dismissal of the geuerals unless the judges were also
removed. The question was adjourned, but the majo-
rity of the ministry were excessively irritated. Their

!irritation was inereestd by the debate ou the raiiwav
tionei.orions which ensued almost immediately. Ou
the Sth April the Cones was suspended, and theu
the dismissal of the senators was again 'unposed. M.
Vahey, continuing to resist, resigned. His portfolio
was temporarily confided to M. Llorente, who at
once dismissed all the senators who had voted for
Nurcaez from their offices, even including M.
Laurent Arrazola, President of the Supreme
Court of Justice. This dismissal of magistrates who
by law were irremovable, produced a profound son-
satkn in Madrid. The doors of M. Valley Owl M.
Arraxola were besieged by sympathising visitens,
including many of the highest rank and most un-
questioned loyalty. While M. Llorente was dis-
missing the judges, General Itoneali obtained from
the Queen the decree closim• the Cortes (already
suspended) for the remainder of the session, although
the budget had not been voted. This is undoubtedly
the most serious part of the business. According to
the letters I have seen, even the most sanguine
consider the situation extremely serious, and above
all, most uncertain. It is said that General Aup'ek,
the French ambassador, is recalled, he not having
sufficiently pressed the government to adopt ener-
getic measures.
The ceremony of presenting the newly appointed
Cardinal Morlot, Archbishop of Tours, with the car-
dinal's but, took place yesterday at the Tuileries. Two
court carriages conveyed the new cardinal and his suite
to the Palace. He was accompanied by Monsigneur
the Ablegate of the Pope, by one of the noble guards
of his Holiness, and by a master of the ceremonies;
arid his suite consisted of the Abbe Malmouche, First
Grand Vicar of his Eminence; and of the Abbes
Manceau, canon of Tours; Etienne, general superior
of the seminary at Tours; Deguerry, cure of the
Madeleine; Martin de Noirlieu, cure of Saint Louis
crAntin ; liuplessy, honorary canon of Nevers, cure
of Pithiviers; MacCarthy ; Chicollot ; and Noirot, In-
spector-General of Public Instruction.
M. Planhol, whose letters to the Obserruteur Bilge
were opened by the prefect of police, has given notice
of appeal from the sentence of the Tribunal of Cor-
rectional Police, on the ground that evidence obtained
by a violation of the law of France was inadmissible.
It is said that some of the other "foreign correspond-
ents" will also appeal, but it is a question whether in
the case of those whose sentences are light, such a
step would be wise, if they consult only their own
interest, because when a French court of appeal does
not quash a sentence, it has power to increase the
punishment, and very generally does so.
In the Journal tle ('Empire of May 9, 1815, may
be seen the following circular, from which it appears
that in breaking open letters at the post-office the
present government does not follow the traditions of
the first empire:
Ministry of the Interior,
Paris, May 8, 1816.
The Mieister of the Inferior, a Count of the Empire, to
the Prefect of the department of
1 am informed, M. le Prefect, that in several parts of the
empire the secrecy of the poet office has been violated by
agents of goer rnment. Who can have authorised such pro-
ceedings ? Will their 41101101$ say they intended to serve
the government and act in accordance with its views ? To act
thus is not to set ye the Emperor, it is to calumniate his Ma-
jesty. Ilia Majesty does not ask for, on the contrary he rejects,
all support repudiated by law. Now the law since 1789
has ever held the secrecy of correspondence inviolable. All
our misfortunes at divers epochs of the revolution have
arisen from a violation of principles. It is time to return
to them. You will therefore prosecute, with the utmost
t igour of the law, the infraction of one of the most sacred
rights of man in his social state. The thought of a citizen
should be m free as Lis person.

CARNOT.

The market for renter continues to improve, and
prices have again advaaced, exhibiting firmness,
I with an upward tendency at the close of business.
IThe Three per Cents. fur the account rose 30c., and
the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 40c.; in the Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. for cash no change occurred,
but the Three per Cents. advanced 25c. A decline
of sf. again took place in Bank shares. The closing
pricks were :—For Cash : Three per Cents., 80f. 60e.;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 70c. For the
account : Three per Cents., 80f. 60c.• Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 103 f. 70c. Bank shus, 2,7301.
In the railway share market to-day there was
much activity, and an advance in price took place in
those securities: in Pais and houen to the extent
of 20f., and of 131. in Paris and Strasbourg; most of
the other principal lines improved from sf. to 10f.
each. The last prices were: Northerne, 9171. 73c. ;
Orleans, 1,040 f.; Paris and Strasbourg, 8.53 f.; Paris
and Lyons, 949 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1,105 f.; Lyons
to the :Mediterranean, 8121.50 c.; Writer° of France,
7771.; Rouen and Havre, 5321. 50c.; Bordeaux and
Cette, 6471. 75e. • Caen and Cherbourg, 6341.; Dijon
and Besancon, 540 f.
Vienna, April 18: New Lean, 941; Metalliques
Five per Cent 941; ditto, 1851, 1071; Bank shares,
1,418; exchange on London, 10.50.—Amsterdam,
April 18: Integ. Two-and-a-Half per Cent., 641;
Four per Cent., 95 9.16; Metalliques Five per Cent.,
811; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents. (Roths-
child), 521; Spanish One per Cent., 241; ditto Two
per Cent. Interior, 43 3-16; ditto Certificates, 61;
Mexican Three per Cent., 261; Grenada Two-and-a;
Quarter per Cent., 22 7-16; ditto Deferred, 11 5-16
Greeks, 7 3-16; American Bank shares, 5 1-16; ditto
Original, 41.
PARIS, SUNDAY EVIIIIII4O.
The grand ceremony at the Invalides, fixed
originally for the sth, will not take place, but a
plain service will be celebrated on the 4th. This an-
nouncement, which appears in the Moniteur, &sours
the idea that the ashes of the Emperor will be re-
moved to St. Denis.