The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-05 00:00:00

II UNGARY.

PE.STII, Fre. 5.

Lower Honse of the Hungarian Diet passed
in last night's sitting a vote of censure upon the
• •rnment for having last summer jeopardised
the lilarty of a member of the house.
The publication of the decree appointing the new
Hungarian ministry is daily expected.

BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, FER. 5.

A royal decree has been issued provisionally pro-
hibiting fairs and markets for cattle of all kinds, as
well M any assemblages of cattle for whatever pur-
pose belonging to various proprietors in any public
place or stable.

AMERICA.
BREST, Frs. 4, EVEKING.

The Transatlanthiue Company's steamship Ville
de Paris, from New York on the 2tith ult., has
arrived here, having made the pamage in nine
days.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR owl( coaar.sPoNnicrr.)

PARIS. MONDAY EVILKING.

The bill for the reorganisation of the army, dis-
cussed by the Council of State at the Tuileries
to-day in the presence of the Emperor, is under-
stood to be something very different from the ori-
ginal project. Marshal Niel, the new Minister of
War, has, we mad• hope, cut down considerably the
immense annual levies which were contemplated.
It is, however, impossible to rely upon the rumours
current as to details. The Muniteur will probably
relieve public anxiety on the subject before long.

The Duchess de Morny is very ill with disease of
the larynx. Her friends the Duchess de Lesparre
and the Marquise de Cadorre have been acting
the part of sisters of charity by her bedside. It
is hoped that she is now out of danger.
The Opinion Nationale has an article by M.
Guemult, which seems to have been written in
anticipation of the telegram of this day, stating
that the majority of the bureaux of the Italian
parliament have pronounced against the proposed
government compromise with the church. The
Opinion Nationale says :
Italy wished to occupy Rome, but now Rome occupies
Italy. It would appear that to keep liberty is more dii&
calt than to obtain it. May Italy not furnish a sad
Illustration of this doctrine? May she not find sonic
pare hence that in voting what she supposes to be an act
of mutual enfranchisement she has signed a pact of servi-
tude, and that while me.iniug to erect a free church in a
free state she has, in fact, installed a victorious church
In an enslaved state

The Bourse was rather firm. Rente rose Isc.
for cash and 121 c. for account, closing at 69fr. 40c.,
and G9fr. 35c. Mobiher and Comptoir d'Escompte
rose 2fr. 50c. each, but Credit Fonder fell 2fr. 50c.,
and Italian 10c.

A letter from Madrid of the 30th ult. in the
Literti says :—" The event of the day has been the execu-
tion of a female servant convicted of murdering her mis-
tress. The case has beau going on for three years, as her
legal advisers exhausted all possible subtleties and subter-
fuges to save her. Recourse was bad even to exorcism. In
the end she was condemned to death. After having listened
to-day for many hours to prayers and religious exhorta-
tions, the criminal was conveyed to the place of execution
through a dense crowd of spectators, and strangled by the
garotte in the usual mariner. People docked to the sight
as to any ordinary spectacle. Just now I myself met •
young lady with her governess, who said they were going
to see the show."

SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the
health department of the Social Science Association, was
held last evening at their rooms in the Adelphi, Dr. Farr,
F.R.S., in the chair. A paper was read by Dr. Bain, of
Blackwell, on his " Experiences of Four Cholera Epi-
demics" The result of the author's observations may be
summed up as follows :—" Tbat spasmodic cholera is
surd by a special organic poison. That it is communi-
cated by material particles either inhaled or swallowed
when diffused in liquids, as water ; in the former case it
is communicated on a small scale, in the latter on the
grand or epidemic scale. That the period of incubation is
about 40 hours. That adult males are generally first
attacked, then women and children. That the proportion
of deaths in the first two or three weeks of epidemic
average four males to three females, and in the middle am'
latter periods about five females tothree males. That all
persons are not equally susceptible, but as a rule I
MR . BERNAL OSBORNE AND HIS CONSTITUENT:4.
It Los most power over the badly nourished. i —we learn by telegraph that Mr. Bernal Osborne ad-
That it is not influenced by the atmospheric changes of dressed a disorderly meeting of his ceffstituenta last even.
the barometer or the hydrometer, or the quantity of ing, at the Exchange Hall, Nottingham, upon the question
ozone, but in this climate by the seasons. That the of reform. He said they would perhaps like to know how
greatest niortality has always occurred during every epi- far he was prepared to go. He would not give his sup-
demic in those &striae in which the water is most tart to any measure which advocated manhood suffrage,
pure. This fact being now established, it is improbable but he was prepared to entertain the question in a large
that cholera will again appear in London as an epidemic. and liberal spirit. He had spoken in favour of household
The author recommends that, as in Manchester, the water suffrage in the house in 1848, and he could find nothing
supply should be taken from irresponsible companies and so revolutionary in carrying out the municipal bill of 1834.
placal under the care of a corporation. That boards of in parliamentary representation. He would, however,
worts should have a better class of members, and that take from the present minist7 what measure of reform he
their medical officers should be more independent than could get. If be knew anything of the right bon. member
they hare been, or are even now." A discussion ensued, for Bucks, he did not think he would commit political
in which Mr. P. H. Holland, Mr. Galatly, Mr. Ely, of suicide, but assuredly if be came to the house to-morrow
Chatham, Mr. Liddle, and the chairman took part ; after night without a Reform Bill he would depart his official
winch a %cite of thanks was passed to Dr. Lain for his life. A vote of confidence was passed to the hon. member.
Paper, and the meeting separated. The meeting was of a very turbulent character throughout.
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