The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

`EXPRESS FROM PARIS

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PARIS. SOHDAT Emma.
All the Paris journalists who went to Geneva to

Me M. Maio Bizoin's Vrai Courage performed on
'Thureday last agree that it was not a dramatic
Misses& But they also agree that there never was
ii.pieoe more innocent of any political allnaion, and
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Aist it is impossible to divine whet could have been
the reasons which led to its interdiction by the

Paris censure. Probably the main ground was that

the author is a troubleiZme member of the oppoei-

tion in the Corps Legislatif. Among the company
present in the theatre were the Duke of Dinka-
bourg, the eldest brother of the King of Denmark,

and the Duchess of Glukabourg, Baron do

a gentleman of the chamber of the Emperor of
Russia, M. Campino, the president of the Helvetic
Confederation, the Prince de Villafranca, and a
Wrench magistrate, the Precursor-Imperial of Ger,
who war tempted by curiosity to mom the frontier
to look at forbidden fruit. M. Glaia-Bizoin, who

e► rand seigneur had paid the expense of a number
of friends and 15 journalists, who came from-
l'arie expressly to see his play, was greeted
with loud cheese when he appeared in hie
box. The piece turns upon a challenge, and

the moral of it is that true courage is con-
sistent with a refusal to fight a duel.
It is said not to have been well acted. The audi-

once, though composed of indulgent materials, got
visibly tired of it, and some biases were heard at the
fall of the curtain. One correspondent says that
though M. Glais Bizoin's comedy is not near so
amusing as his interruptions in the Chamber, he
certainly showed his own "courage" in bringing such
a piece before the public. The next day he with-
drew it in a letter to the manager, wherein
be said that his only object was to make
a demonstration in favour of the indepen-

deuce of letters against the " inexplicable inter-
diction" which his work had met with in France.
That object having been attained he had no wish to
press it further upon the public ; and in thanking
Geneva for its hospitality, he asked leave to wish
that city continued progress towards that prosperity
and greatness which it deserved.
The death of the Landgrave of Hesse Homburg
will probably hasten the abolition of the gaming
tables. He was eighty-eight years old, and leaves
no son.

The Echo du Nord of Lille has received a warning
for an article on the amendment of the forty-six,
which is construed by authority as containing " an
attack in outrageous terms upon the right which
the head of the State holds from the constitution."
Yesterday MM. Lacroix and Co., the publishers
of the " Librairie Internationale," appeared as de-
fendants to an action brought by M. Hamel, the
author of a " History of Robespierre," the
first volume of which has been already pub-
lished, requiring them, pursuant to their contract,
to publish the second and third volumes, or
otherwise to pay damages. The defence
was that the first volume had already
" awakened the susceptibilities" of the autho-
rities, and that MM. Lacroix and Co., who
have lately had some rude lessons, and are in bad
odour with power, were perfectly certain that they
would be proeeented if they went further with this
work. The court held that the plea was a bad one.
The publishers should have read all three volumes
before they engaged to publish them. It was no
part of the duty of the civil court to consider what
view a court of correctional police might possibly
take of it. All the court saw was a legal con-
tract, which the plaintiff was entitled to
have executed. A decree was made there-
fore that the defendants should publish the
two volumes, or in default pay I,ooofr. damages.
The judgment leaves the publishers in a very painful
dilemma. It has often been foreseen that a ques-
tion of this sort was likely to arise, but I rather
think no positive judgment on the point has ever
before been delivered. M. Lacroix, who pleaded
his own hard case, told the court an anecdote of
Millevoye, who in his youth was apprenticed to a
bookseller, and being detected by his muter in the
act of reading books, was reprimanded by him in
these terms : "wretch, you read books ; you will
never be a publisher." Things are greatly changed
now ; publishers to be safe might not only to read
levery line, but to have a lawyer at their elbow.

FOOD SUPDLIIM or WI:TIFFIN EVILOPE.—Mr.
Fisher has reoeived the following note with referenda to •
copy of the above work, presented to her Majeaty the
Queen :—" Sir Thomas kii.iduloh has bad the honour of
laying before her Majasty the Queen Mr. Fisher's work on
the ' Food Supplies of Western Europe,' which her Ma-
jesty has been graciously pleased to accept.—Buckingham
Pekoe, March 22, 1866."
OFFICIAL APPOINIVIDCII.—Resr-Admiral Charles
George Edward Patsy has bees appointed administrator of
the government of the settlement of Logos, on the west
coast of Africa. Mr. Bruce Lockhart Burnside hes been
appointed a member of the executive council of the Salmis
Islands. Mr. Augustus Adderley has bees appointed a
member of the legislative council of the Bahama Islands.
Mr. Edward Evererd Boahwottb, D.C.L., has been ap-
pointed government secretary and secretary to the Court
of Policy lied Combined Court for the colony of British
Guises. Mr. T. Carew Hunt, her Major y's consul at Stock-
holm, has been appointed consul at Bordeaux. Mr. R.
Callender, consul at Manilla, has been appointed consul at
Stockholm. Mr. H. T. &tine's has been appointed °owed
• t Manilla. Mr. George Aoneoley has been appointed
consul at Hamburg.—Observer.
REPRESIDITATION OF EIONITON.—The writ for a
new member in the room of Mr. F. D. Goldsmki, damned,
Was read in front of the Town-hail on Saturday at soon.
A large and influential meeting of electors watt held at the
I Dolphin Assembly-rooms. to consider what steps should be
taken to 811 the vacancy. Mr. J. Ashley, ex-mayor, pre-
aided, and, on behalf of the meeting, signed a requisition
"That Mr. Joliet' Goldoni& the late menthe/a son, be
requested to offer himself as a representative for the
borough." Lettet a wore read from Mr. Moffatt, M.P., and
Mr. Evan Richards. The former referred to the abilities
of Mr. Goldemid, and his fitness to represent the borough
in parliament. The latter, who was defeated at the last
contest, stated that in the event of Mr. Coldernid ooming
forward be should offer no opposition. A vote of condo-
' lence with the widow and family of the dammed was also

passed.
Qrrimirrie MICROSCOPICAL CLITIL—The monthly
meeting of this society was held, by pentagon of the
caupoil, at Daivenity College. Goweroareet, as the 23rd
init., • removal to more oommodaus rooms having bacon
pessary from the rapidly-increasing number of it• map-
hon. Me. Y. C. Cooke read • paper on "Universal
Bicrosoopical Admeasuremeot," the object of which was
the advocacy of the universal adoption of the French
meanalimeet, with the millimetre as the standard for
microscopical objects. A discussion ensued, after which
the proceedings terminated with a aonversalione. Eight
members were elected, and seven candidata werepropossel.
OPEN SPACES ROUND LONDON.--On Saturday
• mestieg was held, rider the presideney of Geared
i Lefroy, at the Alexandra Assembly Rooms, Blackheath. to
connate* the present ocenditicia of the open spaces, and to
adopt means foe preserving such places to the publics. The
meeting, width ws• most ineuentiallyatteaded, tads's:rad
ref meow to the marlines of !Bahama, which was de-
scribed by several speakers sea most deplorable, being used
at all seams for the exercise of horses, thus destroying the
turf, and the crows right of gravellieg being exercised in
each a manner ea to make • part of the heath modem for
wad" beams at the deep pits. It was agreed to hem a
twounittoo to rot with the Oronmoso Pram/sties flootoly,
I god to petition in favour of legislation the oakfook