The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company have re-
ceived the following from 3larseilles this (Friday)
morning:

" The steam-ship Valetta, with the Bombay mails,
arrived at Marseilles at 10 last night.
" The mails leave for London at 10.30."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(1,80111 OVA OWN COMIESPONDIEN T.)
PARIS, THVIODAY EvEsING.

It has been rumoured for the last day or two that
M. de Persigny has resigned. I believe I may now
state that the news is positive, and that the reason
is vexation at Lord Derby's ministry having aban-
doned what he considers their promise to go on with
the Conspiracy Bill, and glee a difference with
Count Walevrski. The friends of the latter deny
most strenuously that ho is likely to go out; but
there is no knowing what may be the effect of M.
de Persigny's influence at the Tuileries.
The Emperor and Empress went to the Opera last
night (for the first time ainoe Jan. 14) to see the
first representation of M. Halevy's new opera, the
Magieienne. The house was as full as it could hold.
As much as 100 fr. were paid for a seat in the pit
(not the pit-stalls). There was a great crowd in the
Rue Lepelletier, attracted by a feeling of curiosity
easy to be understood, when their Majesties arrived.
The opera is well put upon the stage of course, but
there is very little music in it with any claim to
originality. The ballet is, in fact, the prominent
part of the production.
The paragraph in the Monitaur complaining of a
misrepresentation in the Times, is, of course, a good
deal talked about. The official journal has adroitly
pounced upon a single exaggerated assertion in a
long :article, containing much that was very true,
and which the Moniteur would be sorry to repro-
duce. It cannot, however, be denied, that in this
particular instance the Times has laid itself open to
the reproof administered. It is quite certain that the
Emperor, so far from " never quitting the palace
without being surrounded by spies and squadrons,"
does go about just as usual. As to spies, of course
they do not strike the public view, but if the only
employment of spies was to keep a look out against
men likely to rush upon the Emperor and assassin-
ate him, no objection could be made to them. Bat
the Emperor does continually drive out in the very
phaeton which the Times supposes he has abandoned
since January 14. Yesterday he was in the Bois de
Boulogne without escort, and was walking about
with the Empress and the Imperial Prince. I hap-
pened this afternoon to be a witness to the almost
rash way in which he sets at naught precautions
which most men in his situation would be likely to
take. Passing through the Tuileries gardens, be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon, I
saw the Emperor alone, standing on the
steps of the little staircase leading from his
study to the reserved garden, which is only
fenced off from the public promenade by a railing
not more that forty yards from the palace, and a
railing which anybody might jump over. For at least
a quarter of an hour he remained alone, leaning on
the banisters in an attitude of contemplation, with
his legs crossed, and smoking a cigar. The day
being very fine thousands of people were walking in
the gardens, and great numbers leaned over the
railings to stare at him. When at length, being
summoned by an usher to give audience to some one,
he went into his study, he left the outer door open.
Whatever may be said against him, troth commands
one to say that pusillanimity is not one of his cha-
racteristics.

M. Boitelle, the Prefect of Police, is an old friend
of General Espinasse.

I hear from Genoa that Mr. Hodge has, on se-
oonnt of his health, been removed from prison to an
hospital.
The Bourse, after opening buoyantly, experienced
a considerable fall, in consequence principally (so
far as I can learn) of rumours relating to Count de
Persigny's leaving London. The Rente for account,
after being quoted at 69fr. 6.3 c., dropped for the
close to 69fr. 40c., with a fall of 20c. For cash the
fall was 10c., the last price being 69fr. 40c. Mobi-
lier fell 17fr. 50e. The Lyons Railway fell 10fr.;
Orleans, 7fr. 60c. ; and the other lines from 2fr. 60e.
to arr.

The last official act of M. Pietri before quitting
the post of Prefect of Police was to issue an ordin-
ance relative to the exercise of the butchers' trade in
Paris under the new system about to bo introduced.
When any person who purposes opening a butcher's
shop has made a declaration to that effect at the Pre-
fecture, if no opposition be made within the delay
of a fortnight, he may commence business. The or-
dinance contains the regulations to which the
butchers are to conform as regards the size of their
shops, the means of ventilation to be employed, and
those to be adopted for having a proper supply of
water.

I should be sorry to take on myself the responsi-
bility of advising any Englishman to invest money
in Paris just at the present moment. But it is cer-
tain that the abolition of the monopoly makes a
great opening fora few English butchers here. A
Food judge of cattle would find an immense field
in the French markets, and by selling the very best
meat, cut up in the English way, might at once
command an immense amount of custom. Rump
steaks, such as one sees in the windows of Joe's, are
unknown in Paris. The man who should introduce
them would make a fortune.

Madlle. Louise Magnan, the daughter of the
marshal, was married to-day at the Madeleine, to
M. Haentjens. The elite of the functionaries now
in Paris were present at the ceremony.