The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, JAx. 21.

The France of this evening says that the govern-
ment is preparing a Senatus Consultum, granting
to the Senate powers corresponding with the re-
forms recently decreed, and giving it a larger
share in the legislation.
The Etendard of this evening states that an
Imperial decree was issued on the 16th inst.,
depriving General Bazaine of the extraordinary
powers delegated to him as Commander-in-Chief
of the French expeditionary corps in Mexico.

INDIA.
(DT DIRECT OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.)
BOMBAY, JAN. 12, 1.16 P.M.

71b. qhirtings, 6r. 14a.; B,llb. ditto, Sr. 2a. ; 40's
mule twist, 154 a. Cotton firm and active. Dhol-
lerah, 280 r. Shipments of the week, 30,500 bales.
Exchange on London, ls. 111 d. Government
Securities : Four per Cents., 88f ; Five per Cents.,
104 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 110. Freights
to Liverpool, 25a.

CALCUTTA, Jut. 11.

811 b. shirtings, Sr. Ba.; 40's mule twist, 81a.
Exchange on London, Is. h id. Freights to
England, 575. 6d.

The Italian papers state that, owing to high
winds in the Adriatic, Venice has been inundated to an
extent which has been equalled within the memory
of any of the inhabitants. The Piazza of San Mark was
so flooded that boats and gondolas passed over it, and the
whole of the space had the appearance of a vast lake.
MR. JOHN BRIGHT AND HIS WORKPEOPLE.—Mr.
John Bright has again and again been charged with being
unpopular with his workpeople in Rochdale, hooted from
his premises, and with placarding his mill with
"No Irish need apply." The slander has been re-
peatedly disproved, yet it is still reiterated even
by gentlemen acting in holy orders. However, now
the workpeople of Mr. Bright think it high time to in-
terfere, and the other day they met in a body, and ap-
pointed a deputation to wait upon the hon. member for
Birmingham to ask him to consent to receive an address
from them, assuring him of their respect, and regretting
the calumnies heaped upon him by various individuals
undeservedly. Mr. Bright consented, and the workpeople
are now arranging to hold a meeting on an early day. ••
CASH PAYMENTS IN LIVERPOOL—The council of
the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce yesterday adopted
the following resolui ion :—" That the system of payments
of large sums in bank-notes at present existing in Liver-
pool is proved to be objectionable, entailing as it does
upon the mercantile community a serious lies of interest
on amounts returned in the hands of merchants, brokers,
and others, for the purpose of making transfers, which,
as in London and elsewhere, would be made by cheques,
while the temptations, to fraud and robbery would be
minimised by conforming to the latter usage ; and that
the council be recommended to seek an interview with
the leading bankers, and others interested, with a view to
the promotion of this change." It was generally con-
sidered that an arrangement as to commission, which
would be remunerative to the bankers, and which would
be readily agreed to by merchants for the additional
convenience and safety afforded by the cheque system,
might be adopted. A deputation was appointed to wait
upon the local bankers.
EQUALIZATION OP METROPOLITAN POOR-RAT AL—
The President of the Poor-law Board has appointed Friday
next, the 25th inst., at 12 o'clock, at the aloes of the
Board, Whitehall, to receive a deputation from the Tower
Hamlets Association for the Equalization of Metropolitan
Poor-rates.
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CZYSTAL PALACE. OR= SHILLING DAY.
MONDAY, JAN. 21.—Adinimions on pAynten4Z,4o7 ;
ditto, by season tickets, 1,487. Total Tilton, 2,