The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now oust owx CoRRESPONDLVT.)
PARIS, THOISDAY EVENING.

In the Corps Legislatif yesterday M. Picard, M.
de Tillancourt, and other members complained that
the revised army bill was not intelligible without
a minute reference to various statutes the clauses
of which were only indicated by figures. They
suggested that all these clauses ought to be set out
in words, and contended that the bill, being in
reality a new one, ought to be referred to a new
committee, to be now elected, and not to the com-
mittee of last session. President Schneider
was disposed to admit that the observation
about the want of textual recitals deserved to
be taken into consideration, but he and the majo-
rity of the chamber overruled the motion to ap-
point a now committee. Of course the public, less
informed than the deputies understand nothing at
present as to the import of the new bill.

I am told the French government has received
the information that Garibaldi will be at liberty
within a very few days. General Menabrea feels
that his imprisonment is a farce, and does not feel
strong enough to brave public feeling by keeping
him in custody till the Italian parliament meets.
The Emperor and Empress will probably not I
leave St. Cloud for the Tuileries till shortly before
Christmas. The Prince Imperial, whose health is
still delicate, is expected to pass the whole winter
at St. Cloud. There was a talk of his going with
his mother to Nice, but I believe the project is
abandoned. The cure of the Madeleine, and the
new favourite court preacher, AbbB Bauer, ar9
now to cram him assiduously with religious in-
struction so as to qualify him for his " first com-
munion," which is fixed for Easter next. If the
Emperor could only get the " powers" to reconcile
Italy and the Pope, so that his Holiness might
come to Paris in the spring to administer the
sacrament to his son, and crown himself, the
dearest wish of his heart would be accomplished.
The evening papers state that " several " people
were arrested yesterday for mutilating the Em-
peror's speech, which as usual was extensively
placarded in Paris.

1 hear that the Council of State has pronounced
an opinion that an ex officio action should be
brought against M. Pinard, of the Comptoir
d'Escompte, and his associates, to recover the large
sum of money (some 20 millions) which M.
Berryer contended last session they owed to the
state upon a contract which M. Fould had ex-
cused them from performing.

The Bourse was firm but-without much business
doing. Rente rose 10c. for cash and 'Tic. for ac-
count, closing at 68fr. 50c. and 68fr. 40c. Italian
rose I2ic., Credit Foncier sfr., and Mobilier 6fr.
25c. Comptoir d'Esoompte, affected by the pend-
ing action against its manager, and various onerous
engagements, fell lfr. 25c.

TII6 WILICL o 1 TII6 ASYKSINIAN TIL&NAPORT
BOMPHOHIM—The statement that we published a few days
mince, to the effect that the steam transport Bosphorus
bad foundered in Algae Bay, has been fully confirmed,
and the hopes then entertained as to the safety of the crew
have not been realised, as no leas than 45 people have
perished with the vessel. A brief telegram from Galls,
dated November 16, merely states that when the Bos-
phorus was lost forty-five of those on board were
drowned, but that Captain Alexander was saved. The
scene cf the wreck of the Bosphorus was 21 miles from
Port Elizabeth, which lies to the west of Algae Bay, and
it is described as the best sheltered anchoring ground on '1
the coast for 600 miles from Cape Town. The ill-fated
vessel was one of the fleet of steam trausports which were
taken up at Liverpool for the Abyssinian transport, and
sailed from the Hersey for Bombay, rid the Cape de
Verdes and the Cape of Good Hope, on the 18th September
last. She was almost new, having been oonstructed of
iron at Glasgow in 1864. She was a screw steamer of
2,0(10 tons burden, and 256-home power, and was consi-
dered a remarkably fine vessel of her class.

The Official Gazette of Italy announces that the
number of Garilsaldian primness is Rome amounts
to 1,76.5.

Miss Kzukoo.—The successful debilt of Miss
Kellogg at Her Majesty's Theatre, in London, which the
cable has so fully recorded, is a triumph for an American
singer probably without precedent, and one which will
awaken a sympathetic pleasure in many lovers of Ameri-
can art on this side of the ocean. Pattie European laurels
may have been greater but Patti, in spite of her birth and
education, never struck any of us as being a peculiarly
American inner. Her lineage forbade us to claim any-
thing she achieved on patriotic grounds. Miss Kellogg is,
however, a genuine American, not only by birth, but by
parentage and by nurture. Her European career, so hap-
pily begun, will accordingly be watched with unusual
interest by our people.—/fas York Times, Nov. 6.