The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-13 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1867.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

MON 001 OWN 0031ZIPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNG,IDAT EVENING.

The Municipal Council of Marseilles refused, by
a majority of 14 to 7, to vote an address to the
Emperor on the subject of Berezowski's crime.
The majority share the universal indignation
against the assassin, but they decline to obey the
dictation of the mayor, because the law of May 5,
1855, says expressly that " every resolution of a
municipal council relating to subjects not within
their jurisdiction is null and void." At Tours and
Nantes, although the addresses were ultimately
carried, some of the town councillors expressed
scruples on similar grounds. The law in question
was passed for the purpose of hampering the
initiative and diminishing the freedom debate of
the municipal council. The Marseilles councillors
say that inasmuch as any address of theirs not
pleasing to government would be held illegal, they
will not join in the chorus of illegality which cour-
tiers now encourage.
The Presse last night gave the false news that
Lord Stanley had arrived in Paris, and upon
Sheridan's principle of forging the endorse-
ments as well as the bill when drawing upon
invention for a good current lie, said that he
WAS at the ball at the Tuileries, and had a
conference with the Emperor Napoleon and the
Emperor of Russia the next day. This intelligence
is repeated by several papers to-day, and will
take its place in contemporary history. Talking of
history, a little book used in the schools with the
fiat of M. Duruy, Minister of Public Instruction,
tells the rising generation that "the Emperor
Maximilian reigns peaceably over a contented
people, and that French influence is, thanks to
God, for ever established on the South American
continent."

The annual ball in aid of that excellent institu-
tion the British Charitable Fund came off last
night at the Grand Hotel. Although as pleasant
as ever, it was, I am afraid, less profitable to the
charity than in some former years. An impres-
sion had prevailed among English residents that
Lady Cowley, who, notwithstanding the severe
ordeal of official gaieties to which she has been
subjected during this unprecedented season, can-
vassed with all her usual zeal for this charity,
would have succeeded in bringing to the ball some
of the royalty which has been so abundant here
within the last few days. Those who took tickets
with this expectation were disappointed ; and they
were not in sufficient numbers to compensate
for the disadvantages resulting from the fact of
the ball having been given rather too late in the
year, and when numbers of Parisian residents
have gone into the country to escape Exhibition
crowds, and the great world remaining is
thoroughly tired out with routs and soirees and
truttinh's and fetes of all kinds.

The King of Prussia and M. de Bismarck went
to the VarioStis last night to see the Grande
Dnehesse de Gerolstein.

A great trado is driving in the streets by itine-
rant vendors who cry photographs of M. de Bis-
marck at ono sou. People buy one and exclaim with
astonishment that he does not look wicked. He
had been supposed to be an ogre.
General Pajol and M. Raimbeaux, the Emperor's
equorry, are going to Marseilles to receive the Pacha
of Egypt, who will arrive there the day after to-
morrow.

It is stated that M. Paul de Cassagnac fought
another duel yesterday with M. Lennina, a writer
in the Soleil. Neither the castis belli nor the result
of the meeting has transpired.
The Bourse, after opening with weakness, re-
covered, and closed very firm. Bente, quoted at
one moment as low as 70fr. 35c., closed at
70fr. 524 c. for cash, and 70fr. 67ic. for account,
with a rise of 171,c. and 12ic. Italian rose 25c.,
closing at 52fr. 90c. Mobilier rose 2fr. 50c.
P.S.—The Preen of this evening says that Lord
Stanley has been with M. do Bismarck to call cn
the Marquis de Moustier. It is extraordinary in-
deed that the English Foreign Secretary should be
here ever so long and the Presse alone know it.

LATER PROM THI WERT INDIV4.—The Colom-
bian, Captain Baker, belonging to the West India and
Pacific Company,arrived in the Mersey yesterday morning.
She left Colon on the 19th, Kingston on the 2.lrd, and
Port-au-Prince on the 25th of May, the latter being two
days later than the dates which will be brought by the
mail steamer now due. The Colombian brings 30 passen-
gers, including the Archbishop of Hayti and Captain
Evans, of the pith Regiment, and • large ftrgo. Colon and Pa-
nama were entirelyfree from yellow fever when the steamer
left. The rainy season bad set in at Colon. The Royal Mail
steamer Danube and the American steamer Henry Chauncy
were in port. A barque name unknown, 92 days out from
Liverpool, had arrived. The steamship Venezuelan arrived
on the 19th May. From Kingston we learn that the
coffee crop was likely to be good in the Blue Mountain and
other districts, if the rainy season sets in early. It was
not expected that the sugar crop would be above the aye-
, sage. Yellow fever had disappeared from Port Royal, but
still prevailed at the Up-park Barracks. The death of
1 Dr. Forbes is announced. Ex• President Geffrard was at
Kingston, and would !wive for England in the mail
steamer on the 26th May. General Salnane was at the
head of the provisional government at Port.au-Priuce,
under the title of director. It was expected that he would
accept the presidency, in accordance with the general de-
sire of the people.
MRItIoRIAL TO RICHARD COBDEN. —London will
shortly have Its public memorial to this distinguished
statesman. The site chosen for the erection of the monu-
ment is in Camden-town, at a spot where an expansive area
is formed by the junction of the Hampstead-road, Every-
holt.street, Crowndale-road, and High-street. The site
leas granted by the vestry of St. Pancras shortly after the
re aoval of the turnpike, which used to span this junction.
Tue foundation, which was laid gratuitously by the con-
tractor for the roads, consists of granite, and is very sub-
stantially constructed. The pedestal, now in the course of
erection, will be of Port Lind stone, 5 feet square at the base,
above the basement it will he hexagon in figure, tapering at
intervals, and ornamented with carvings of fruit, Dowers,
and corn, the altitude of this portion of the monument
being 15 feet. It will be surmounted by a marble statue
of the great free trader in a graceful and effective atti-
tude, and apparently addressing a public meeting. This
important portion of the work is now in the course of
completion by the sculptors, Messrs. Wills, of Euston-
road. The funds for the memorial have been almost
entirely subscribed by residents in the pariah of St.
Pancras, and axe only about 100/. short of the amount
required to complete the undertaking. It is expected that
the inauguration will take place in about six weeks from
the present date.
Yesterday morning, in accordance with an invita-
tion issued by the Evangelical Alliance, a public meeting
was held in Freemasons'-hall, to commence a day of special
prayer for Christian parents. Me J. Tritton presided,
and there were present the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel,
M.A. Mr. R. C. L. Brown, the Rev. Dr. Raleigh, of Is-
lington, Bishop Payne, of America, the Rev. Clement
Skein, the Rev. J. !Nord, the Rev. Mr. Harrison, and
otber gentlemen. After a hymn and rending a passage of
Scripture, the chairman opened the proceeding., end stated
the order of the proposed proceedings. Addresses were
then delivered and prayers offered.
At the meeting of the General Assembly, in Rut- I
land-squsre Presbyterian Church, Dublin, on Tuesday, the
moderator (the Rev. Robert Montgomery) in the chair, the i
Rev. Lowry K Berkeley, of Lurpui, submitted a report on
the subject of national education in Ireland, which gave a
detailed account of the changes proposed to be and which
have been made in the system. A series of resolutions on
the subject were adopted, and the assembly passed the
reports on intermediate and collegiate education.
Mr. H. Edwards was elected on Tuesday for
Weymouth. No other candidate wss proposed, and the
proceedings lasted only 25 minutes.