The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TUESDAY Emma.
The government, which very naturally likes to
encourage the idea that there are independent
members of the majority able to contend with the
opposition speakers, did not put forward a talking
minister yesterday to reply to IL Thiers. The
Count de la Tour occupied the remainder of the
sitting in a highly oonservative speech, approving
things as they are and arguing that France has
plenty of liberty except perhaps that the " religions
press "is not so free as it ought to be to support
catholic interests. The report of the continuation
of the debate to-day is not yet published. hires
opened, as I am informed, by K Latour Dumoulin,
the former director of the censorship of the press,
and who now aspires to be • le►der of • tiers porti.
He spoke strongly in the sense of the amendment
of the 36. IL Clain Bizoin followed, and his
eccentric but sensible observations produced much
laughter and interruption. He spoke among many
lother things of bayonets watching over the exercise
lof universal suffrage. Thereupon Count Walewaki,
exercising for the first time severity in the chair,
seisoinly rose and called K Gigs Bisoln to orderi
far having reflected upon the fairness of the,
vote which was the basis of French in-1
stitutions. M. Clain Birein replied that he was
alluding to the bayonets which protected universal
suffrage in Mexico, and thereupon arose • horse
laugh which was not on the side of Count Walewski.
It is doubtful whether M. Rouher will speak to-
day.
The following caustic observations on K Thiers'
speech are in the Opinion Nationale :
The wonderful thing in this speech is to see the prinople
of liberty so strenuously supported by the least liberal ot
men. IL Thiers loves the forms of liberty ; but, la reality,
this liberal formalist would make see of every arm which
liberty would give him to pnt down every truly liberal project.
IL Thiess is a liberal who regrets that be was not free to pre-
vent the enfranchisement of Italy, not fees to perpetuate
fetters upon oommeroe—a liberal who fears the cense-
queues" of allowing workmen to combine for the protection
of their own interests, who has but small Mete for primary
instruction. and who thinks it quite right that the Roma
people should be kept in perpetual slavery for the greater
glory of the temporal power. The first part of IL This's'
speech is admirable ; but in the mooed pert we see plainly
the leader of the femme committee of the Rua de Poitiers
—the man who 'chimed the Roman expedition—the man
who was against the right of public meeting, sad
proposed the public instruction law of 1850—the men, is
short, who by successive restrictions, prepared the way for
these laws' on the press under which Nre now groan—the
man who oo•tributed to take away all the liberties the
Republic gave us, and who would, If he could, have Maud
moat of the progremist matures which the Empire has
granted. The government did not think it necessary to
reply to him, judging no doubt that the latter part of his
speech refuted the first.
The map of the Luxembourg Gardens published
by the Moniker contained one square section of
the cherished nursery grounds not marked for alien-
ation. The idea was suggested yesterday that it was
intended to preserve this small plot of ground as a
specimen of old rural Paris, just as a brick is a
specimen of a house. But according to • statement
publicly made to-day even this little shred of the
pepiniire is not to be preserved. The blank space in
the map, which has already completely effaced in
the Parisian all gratitude for the Emperor's
seemingly liberal letter, is intended, report now
goes, for the site of a barrack!
The Patrie announces that the powers parties to
the convention relative to the Danubian principali-
ties, have already anticipated the probability that
they may be called upon to meet in conference, and
have fixed upon Paris as the plaoe of meeting in
the eventuality contemplated.
The Bourse, after a tempor►ry rise, closed
rather weak. The final quotation for Rents was
69fr. 42ic. for cash and 691 r. 35c. for account, being
a rise of 12ic. and sc. Mobilier fell lfr. 25c.

Signor ?denial has been elected Deputy for
Messina, Ramage& for Tortone, and Pine for Borghstto.
An illustrated paper at Paris publishes the
official design of the Great Fahibitlon building and its gar-
does and ornamented approaches. The whole of the large
open apace--the review-ground of the Champ de Mare—
will be fully occupied. Hundreds of workmen are em-
ployed on the foundations. It is intended to complete the
building earlier than the time appointed.
The Journal de Alontretail states that the cholera
has made its appearance in the commune of Famines (Pas-
de-Calais). On the other heed, the epidemic, it states, is
diminishing at Etaplea, where two-thirds of the patients
recover.
In the last skirmish which took place between
the papal brigands and the troops, the latter, being in
ambuscade, indicted • lose of two killed upon the former.
One of the individuals thus shot wan found to be •
strapping peasant woman of about 30, armed and dressed
like the male members of the bend. She was subsequently
recognised to be the wife of the chief, Cedrons, who is
now iseoosolable for his low, and has been seen (according
to the reports of peasants inhabiting the districts which
he infests) weeping bitterly, and surrounded by his fol.
lowers, who iu vain endeavour to console ,him with sug-
gestions that his Clorinda is perhaps not dead, bat only •
prisoner.
STILLY COMMUNICATION Brrwzu SAN FRAN-
CISCO AND HONOLULI3.—A San Francisco letter of Dec. 30
says :—'• The steamship Ajax departs for Honolulu, Seed-1
wich islands, on next Saturday, Jan. 6. She is the pioneer
ship of a regular hoe to ply between this port and How,.
lulu. The weep is expected to eceupy sight days. Ow
link of the great chain of oommunication around the world
was wanting, viz., the connexion of the western shores of
the Undid States with that vast eastern continent, be-
ginning st the Amoor and ending with the Hooghly. This
line of steamers will partially supply that went, and open
fresh fields for Californian enterprise. Two thowaed
miles of steam communication to Japan and China is sow
open. A. few years ego the commerce with Honolulu wee
limited to about ow vessel a month ; now there are three
lime of packets plying, and clipper ships, hence for Chins,
nod it worth their while to advertiae freight and passers
to Honolulu."
LITZBOAT SERVICES. -- LLLNDIIDEO' TUMIDLY
Maim—This morning a vessel was observed in distress in
Llandudno Bey, while the wind was blowing bard from
the N.E., and a heavy sea was running (says John
Williams, Esq.). Before our lifeboat could be got out the
easel had rank as well as the boat belonging so her, end
the men bed to take to the rigging. The " Sisters'
Memorial" lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institu-
tion, was, however, promptly launched, but the sea was
so rough that at rat there was great difficulty sad danger
in nearing the vessel, the lifeboat being submerged several
times. At last, by anchoring to windward, the lifeboat
amended by means of her grappling irons in effecting a
communication with the vessel, sad was then providentially
enabled to saw the lives of the captain and crew of two
men, and afterwards safely brought them to land. The
vessel wee found to be the schooner Morning Star, of Car.
careen, bound from Port 'Runde to Liverpool with a
cargo of *Miss. Het mew were moth exhausted when
rescued by the lifeboat, as they had bees working hardo
at the pump all night owing to a leakage. The cost f
this lifeboat was presented to the institution by two sisters
in memory of a deceased alter.
Nsw HOLBORN THEATRIt—The site fir the new
theatre in Holborn has bees cleared, and the works au-
named with the erectims of the building will be forthwith
ummeneed. The prieeipal frontage is a few doors east et
Browslowermest, media thrownlow.stmet homes bees bees
removed for the pen pose_
eanstraming • aids esteems.
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