The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-25 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WIDIRSDLY Emma.
The Emperor accompanied by the Empress and
the Prinoe Imperial, drove out yesterday, and
made a short apparition on the Boulevards. A
cabinet council was held to-day at 1 o'clock. Of
course I do not pretend to know the subjects de-
bated, but it is generally believed that the distress
at Lyons and general measures for the relief of
the labouring classes would principally en-
gage its attention. M. Chevresu, the Prefect of
Lyons, baa been summoned by telegraph to Paris,
and I believe he would be present at
the deliberations. The reports of ministerial
changes still circulate, notwithstanding the contra-
diction in the Patric, to which I did not give suffi-
cient weight in writing yesterday evening, having
forgotten that that newspaper was bought a few
days ago by M. Rimy, one of the persons named
as a candidate for power. His entrance into the
ministry is, for the present at least, not likely, as I
see it announced that he and M. Talabot are to
leave this evening for Algeria, in connexion
with the new Compagnie AlgiSrienne. -Areeng
the probable successors of M. Thouvenel the names
of M. Laity, the old personal friend of the
Emperor, of Marshal Bandon, and of M. Dronyn

de Lhuys are put forward.
M. Lavalette leaves Paris for three weeks this
evening. M. de Monrtier was received by the
Emperor yesterday, when, it is understood, the
new nominations to the vacant embassies and
missions will be decided. He has made a
most favourable impression on the foreign
ministers in Paris. They are extremely
pleased with his frankness. M. Benedetti
has returned from his visit to Corsica. It is gene-
rally believed that he returns to Berlin. M. de
Metternich is going for a fortnight's tour, but as
he is having the furniture of the embassy magni-
ficently renewed there can be no truth in the ru-
mours of his retirement. His well-known hospi-
tality and the charming way in which both he and
the princess do the honours of their house, would
make his departure greatly regretted. He is the
most popular of the foreign representatives with
all classes.
M. de &Alger, who has returned to Paris on
leave, will not go back to Rome, where he was sot
a favourite either with the Pope, who spoke of
him disparagingly as the contino (little Count), nor
with general society. Rumour designates M. de
Malaret as his successor, but M. de Banneville,
who is also named, has, for many reasons, a
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better chance of being called to this difficult post.
He was director of foreign affairs, one of the

bighted posts In the Ministers des Affaires
Etrangires.
The immediate withdrawal of the French troops
from Mexico seems to be decided, with the
object, in all probability, of avoiding the humilia-
tion of listening to, or seeming to act
on the peremptory remonstrances of which
General Dix is said to be the bearer. It is now
stated that ten screw transports and as many
frigates are ordered to sail during the next month
for Vera erns to bring back the French corps of
occupation, " according to the new arrangements
which General Castelnau is authorised to make
with the Emperor Maximilian." President John-
son deserves praise for the vigour of his policy in
regard to Mexico, but the French Emperor is also
entitled to credit for the marvellous alacrity with
which he backs out of the difficulty he had created
for himself. The officious organs of his policy here,
which used to praise the prudence of the Austrian
Archduke, now begin to hint at the want of energy
he has displayed, by which, no doubt, the failure
of the expedition will be accounted for.
The condition of the Empress of Mexico leaves
little room for hope. It has been thought advis-
able to remove her from the castle of Miramar,
which is built on the edge of a rock, to a house in
the garden. Some details of her illness, melan-
choly though they be, may interest your readers.
After her interview with the Holy Father, in which
he refused to secede to any of her demands, the
idea that she was being poisoned took firm pos-
session of her. She dismissed some of the
Mexican gentlemen attached to her service,
and even then ate nothing which she had
not given to be tasted by a large cat.
She repaid its services by ordering it a pair of
boots, and giving it the order of Guadeloupe. She
took nothing but chocolate and roasted chestnuts,
and drank only lemonade, which she called for her-
self at the confectioner's. The morning before her
departure, famishing from her lung abstinence,
she went to the Vatican to get two eggs cooked in
their shells. Her aversion to the sight of French
soldiers was such that she insisted on the guard of
honour being removed from the hotel she was stay-
ing at.
The animation which marked the Bourse of
yesterday has given way to-day. It is probable
that for some time to come these alternate fits of
confidence and distrust will be the order of the
day. A part of the advance in prices made yester-
day has been lost to-day with the single exception
of the Comptoir d'Eacompte, which has again im-
proved 2fr. 50c. Rent. has lost 10c. for cash,
but is firm at 68fr. 90c. for account. The Mobilier
and its satellites have lost some of the ground
gained, excepting the Gar, in which there is a rise
of 15fr. Most of the railways exhibit a slight fall.
Italian Five per Cents., at 551 r. 80c. for account,
are 70c. lower than yestrday.

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A CURIOII2I Ditrotirr.—The following were de-
posited under the earner-stone of a unitarian church just,
Lid in New York :—" Holy Bible, Book Worship of the
Church of the Messiah," Declaration of Independence and
Constitution of the United State'," Channing's Thoughts,'
F. W. Robertson Sermons," Abraham Lincoln's Pro-
clamation of Emancipation,' Abraham Lincoln's Second
Inaugural," Tribune Almanac of 1866; with national
documents ; Christian Inquirer and Register, London In-
quirer, Independent Methodist Reangdiel and Church
Journal, Tablet and Ambassador, Harper's Weekly,
Illustrated London News, copies of evening papers, Herald,
Journal of Commerce, Commercial Advertiser, Hebrew,
German, French, Spanish, and Swedish newspapers of New
York ; Harvard Alumni Oration and Divinity School
Address,' notes of this comer-stone laying, and of ' Star
King Commemoration, 1864 iphotograph of the Lincoln's
memorial, photograph of various persons, Dr. Dewey, &a
piece of present Atlantic cable, Christian Examiner and
Monthly Religious Magazine, ' Dr. Bellow's Memorial of
William Ware," Dr. Osgood's Historical Sermon of the
Church of the Messiah,' 1 Easter Service of 1861,' list of
articles in this box, list of church officers, brass plate
with inscription, specimen' of national currency."
GRAND BAZAAR AT PRlBTON.—Yesterday a
grand hamar was opened at Preston in aid of the new in-
firmary which is now being built in that town. The
bazaar, which is in the area of the Corn Exchange, will be
kept open until Saturday night. All the stalls and deco-
rations are from Liverpool; they were used there when
the Southern bazaar was held in fn. George's-ball about
two years ago. One of the principal stalls has been pt
' up by the working men of the town, the others have been
contributed to by the nobility, gentry, tea, of the district.
The bazaar is under the petrol:ego of her Majesty the
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VENICE.

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VEI4IOB, Oor. $O.
no gnat gala day of freedom and good fellow-
ship, which filled the streets with Italian soldiers
and covered the houses with Italian flags, came to
an end amid • general illumination. Venice was

illuminated in what Englishmen would think an
old-fashioned manner. There were more candles

displayed in attic windows, and more coloured lan-
terns hanging over private doorways, than we are
aosustomed to see, whilst those ambitious effects of
gas light and cut-glass with which London is
familiar found here but scanty imitation. The
principal feature of the scene was heartfelt public
rejoicing, and the Venetians cared little whether
their gas-jets were few or many. People
would collect before some tasteful device in
red, white, and green lanterns, would admire what
they saw, give a cheer for the tricolor, and turn aside
to fraternise with a group of soldiers. The
soldiers were prime favourites with all. Happy
were the lads who had friends in uniform, and who
weld Walk through the *sets at top speed with
such friends, shouting " Viva Mariaends, r Sudden
shoats were the order of the night, and were con-
tinued at intervals until long after the lanterns
had gone out and the transparencies had burnt
dim Truly, October 19 will be as well remem-
bered by Venice as October 16 by Verona.
This morning these was a sound of cannon which
brought many citizens running to the Piaszetta.
But they found that it was only a salute to the
/mach war steamer Provence, as she departed
from Venice—her mission here being at an end.
The Italian fleet has now the sole possession of the
harbour, and onshore every trace of other than Italian
rule has been done away with. Flagstaffs which
were formerly painted blackand yellow arenow red,
white,and green. The imperial eagle over tobacconist
shops and over the entrance to public buildings has
been succeeded by the Cross of Savoy, and inscrip-
tions, which contained the words " imperial and
royal," have now merely " royal," with a smudge
just before it. In anticipation of the forthcoming
popular vote, when Venetians will have to answer
" yes " or " no" to the question—Will they join
the Italian kingdom €---an answer is ready pre-
pared, and is fixed like a cockade upon every one's
hat. " Yes," says the motto of the cockade.
" Yes, yea, yes, we will join united Italy," is the
heading of one protest which I have seen posted up
at street corners ; and another protest, " We de-
sire Victor Emmanuel," is affixed to every door
post. As to the printed answers before mentioned,
they were distributed this morning among the gay,
bustling crowd in the place of St. Mark by certain
zealous and patriotic persona, who persuaded even
priests to wear them. Whatever the mass of the
clergy may feel with regard to temporal sove-
reignty, there are many Roman catholic priests in
Venice who do not forget that they are also
Italians. They hope that the Holy Father may
come to terms with his fellow-countrymen, and
that a violent revolution in Rome may thus be
avoided.
To-day has been kept as a continuation of the
festrval. Shops are shut, and coffee-houses are
full to overflowing. The city is still decked with
flags from pavement to chimney-pot, and the sol-
diers are still objects of curiosity as well as ho-
noured guests. To-morrow the vote will be taken,
on Monday it will be counted, and the result from
all Venetia will be made known without delay.
Then the triumphant entry of Victor Emmanuel
will be anxiously expected, and the city will do her
best to prepare for his fitting reception. It is
said that by the end of this month the King will
have arrived, but I know not how far the report
may be trusted.

PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO LORD BYRON. —A pre-
liminary meeting for promoting the above object was held
yesterday in the mayor's parlour, Nottingham ; Mr. T. C.
Hine in the chair. A discussion took place as to the most
appropriate manner in which the object should be carried
out. in which the Rev. J. H. M'Callan, Councillor E. P.
Cox, Mr. W. Chapman, and others took part. The pro-
position most in favour was the erection of a bronze statue
in Nottingham. Mr. Walker suggested Cultosi-street
(Swine-green), the scene of the noble poet's first couplet:
" In Nottingham town, near to Swine-green,
Lives ss curet an old woman as ever was seen," he.,
as the meet appropriate place. The top of Market-
street was also mentioned as a proper place for the statue.
The following resolutions were unanimously carried :-
1. " That it is heartily desirable that an effort should be
made for collecting a national subscription, with a view of
erecting a memorial to Lord Byron." 2. " That it is de-
sirable to form a provisional committee, and that Mr.
Doran and Mr. Chapman be the honorary secretaries." It wan
then arranged to write to Lord Lytton, Lord Broughton,
Sir John Dowsing, Lord Brougbarn, Mr. Charles Dickens,
and other noblemen and gentlemen for support. When
replies from the above hays been received a public meeting
will be convened.

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DEATH OF 'AN UNDERGRADUATE BY DROWNING
AT OXFORD.-It is our piainful duty to record another of
those sad and fatal accidents which occasionally occur on
the river at Oxford and Cambridge, the fatality, in this in-
stance, happening on the Isis. It appears from what we
have been enabled to glean that the deceased, Mr. Brad-
hey, of New College, formed one of a crew which was en-
gaged in a scratch four-oar race with other members of his
college. Three crews had engaged in the contest, which
proceeded safely until Saunders-bridge bad been reached,
where deceased's and one of the other crews' oars came into
contact, and deceased and his four compeers were capsized.
The accident attracted numerous persons to the spot, and
an inquiry from a spectator elicited an answer to the effect
that they could all swim but Bradley." Upon this six or
seven plunged in, and the greatest confusion prevailed, the
boat on which deceased -bad been hanging having been
turned over in the attempt to render him assist-
ance. A ballast boat near the spot and punts
were immediately in attendance, but the deceased
had disappeared from the surface. At this juncture
one of the capsized crew reached the Oxfordshire shore,
and made towards Oxford, which led to the supposition
that deceased had got out all right. Mr. Willan, President
of the Oxford University Boat Club, hastened to the spot,
and was meat untiring in his endeavours to recover de-
ceased by diving, but as the water was very thick and dis-
coloured, his efforts were unavailing, as were those of Mr.
W. F. Short, of New College, and the other gentlemen
who jumped into the river. The accident happening so
near Oxford, it was some little time before the water
bailiffs arrived. The drags, however, were effectually used
by Time, a servant of the Boat Club, who, in company
with Bosom, found the body of the deceased about tse-
quarters of an hour after the catastrophe, and about thirty
yards from the spot where the boat went over. The body
was taken to the Boathouse Tavern, where it now remains
pending • coroner's inquest. The deceased was the brother
of the bead-master of Marlborough College, and had only
just gained one of the open scholarships as New College.
lie was a very fine, handsome young fellow of nineteen,
standing nearly six feet in height, and was much re-
spected. The occurrence has cast a deep gloom through-
out the university, and will damp the ardour of the lovers
of aquatics, who have only just commenced the pursuit of
their favourite pastime at Oxford.
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