The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-22 00:00:00

SENTENCE OF DEATH ON MAZZINI.

A despatch from Genoa, dated March 20, in the
Mositeur, says:

"The Court of Genoa has this day given judgment
in the political trials which took place in consequence
of the events of Inns last. Twenty-nine prisoners are
acquitted ; nine are sentenced to 20 years' imprison-
ment (with hard labour); one to 13 years', seven to
12 years', ten to 10 years', and one to 7 years' impri-
sonment. Maraud and five others, who were tried
in their absence, and are in contempt of court, are
sentenced to death."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, BIINDAT ETZNINO.
The Bourse was, I believe, quite mistaken yester-
day in supposing thatConntdePersigny's resignation
had been withdrawn. According to what I think
reliable information it is accepted, but nothing has
yet been settled as to his successor. The Marquis
de Monstier, now French ambassador at Berlin, is
the favourite name, but it is very possible that the
embassy at London may remain for • time in the
hands of a chargé d'affaires.
The Moniteur du Loiret states that at the begin-
ning of this week the gendarmes at the Orleans
railway station called upon the passengers in all tie
trains to show their passports, and that one traveller
who had lost his passport was compelled to get out
and go to the guard-house to give an account of
himself. Of course he lost the train. This phase of
the passport system is quite new in France. Should
it become general the railway receipts, the falling
off of which is complained of, will soon become low
indeed.

General Espinasse presided to-day at the Sorbonne,
at the distribution of prizes awarded by an imperial
decree of August 14 last, to members of the mutual
benefit societies of the Seine. He pronounced a
speech, of which the Paris says that " the height
of its importance and the depths of its views pro-
foundly impressed the audience." The text of this
oratorical effort of the new Minister of the Interior
and Public Safety will doubtless appear in. the
Monikur.

It is rumoured that the Count de Chambord has
finally made up his mind to abdicate all his rights (?)
and claims in favour of the Count de Paris. Whether
supposing this news to be true his adherents will
hold themselves bound in all eventualities to re-
oognise the validity of such a release of a possibility
upon a possibility is perhaps doubtful.

A letter from Vienna states that Sir Hamilton
Seymour is on the point of resigning the embeiwy
there, but that the advent of the Derby cabinet is
totally unconnected with the event, as he had some
time since intimated to Lord Clarendon his wish to
resign for private reasons.

PARIS, SATURDAY ETINDIG.
M. de Persigny has arrived in Paris, but it is cur-
rently reported this evening that the Emperor his
persuaded hint to withdraw his resignation. In con-
sequence of this rumour the Bourse was much firmer.
The Route rose 15e. for account, closing at 89.50. For
cash the last price was 89.50, the same as yesterday.
The Mobilier rose 17.60. The railways were in
better demand than they have been all the week,
and all closed at the highest prices of the day, with a
rise of about 2.60.

The railway receipts of the last week are the worst
that have yet been known. The goods trains have
h►d absolutely nothing to carry, and the situation
of the markets of Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux, and
Marseilles, is far from promising any speedy im.
provement. Advice. from all those places state that
the merchants are holding their stocks, and many of
them are raising money upon warrants.
The following is the order of the day issued by
Marshal Canrobert on assuming his newly created
command at Nancy :

Officer' and 'oldie; of the 4th, 6th, 6th, and 7th military
division"—

Called by the will of this Emperor to the high honour of
commending you, I am the more sensible of the value of the
distinction conferred upon me, because I have long lived the
life of the grand French army, and have so often shared In
Ite useful labours, its sublime suffering', end Its glorious
combats. I entertain the legitimate conviction that between
you and me there will ever east a reciprocal accedence. We
will profit by It to snout the "trio* observance of discipline,
obedience to the laws, and an entire reaped for the constitu-
tion of the empire, which, emanating as it does from all of
us, protein us all. We will continue to give to France and
to her providential Emperor proofs of our unchangeable de-
votion. Ist coming to you in the midst of this beautiful
Gamma part of the empire, whose warlike inha-
bitants hays In trying times given so many noble
of patriotism, I cannot train indulging
In fop of pride and hope—pride to be the chief of each
soldiers, and hops that I may contributoi, with your aid and
that of your wcethy fallow-citizesa, to the prosperity of
France and the glory of the Oilleakille dynasty of Napoleon,
which is realleing its gnat and happy &minim.
_ _

The Marshal is about to vizi t Metz, Lnneville,
Strasburg, and Besancon, all which principal garri-
son towns are in his command.

Marshal de Castellane, now invested with the
command of the south-eastern division of France, is
shortly expected at Marseilles, for the purpose of
regulating the order of service of the 9th military
division, commanded by General de Courtigis. An
aide-de-camp of the marshal has already been sent
to Marseilles from Lyons, to prepare fitting accom-
modation for the commander-in-chief and his suite.
M. de Chevremont, a retired prefect, is appointed
Secretary-General to the Prefect of Police; and M.
Jerry, the sub-prefect of Tonnerre, was lately sent
for by telegraph to be private secretary.
M. Pietri, instead of aiding the Senate in its
doubtless arduous though aanown labours, in going
at once to Corsica, where, according to the fame au-
thority which attributed by resignation to the failing
state of his health, he has urgent family business.

The " instruction " concerning the Imeldte of
Chillon-sur-Saone is going on under the direction of
President Lacnisine. Several new arrests have been
made in consequence of facts which have come out in
the course of the investigation.
A fatal accident occurred in the Bois de Boulogne
yesterday to Count Prosper Benoist, the eldest brother
of M. Benoist d'Azy, one of the vice-presidents of
the National Assembly of 1849. The count and his
daughter were riding on horseback in the Bob, when
his horse ran away. Mdlle. Benoist galloped after
him and endeavoured in vain to stop his horse. He
wu thrown, fell upon his head, and was killed on
the spot. It is a remarkable fact that he had lost
two sons by violent deaths, one from an accident out
hunting and another by a gunshot in the Crimea. It
is said that the horse that threw him belonged to
the latter son.

M. Jourdan, inspector of the telegraphio lines, is
dead.