The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-31 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

r, SUNDAY.

The Royal MAR steam ship America, arrived
here at 10.45 p.m., embarked mails, and proceeded
for Halifax and Boston, at 10.56 p.m. All well.
She takes ont 162,6031. in specie. She experienced
very heavy weather on her passage from LiverpooL

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Kll2et FROM PARIS.
(/au ova OWN 001INSPONDINT.)

PAWS. 8.01:111DAY EV131130.
The evening papers are nearly filled with the
interesting news from China, and contain nothing
else of importance.
The Pays says that General de Montauban's de-
spatch to the Minister-at-War, by the details
which it gives of the division of the booty between
the allies, completely vindicates the French troops
from the " insults of certain London journals,"
and " proves once more that where our soldiers
plant the flag of Franca there also military honour
and probity are sure to be found."
The great event of the hour is the production
last night at the Cirque Imperial, in the presence
of the Emperor, of M. Mocquard's long-deferred
melodrama, Les Massacres de Eyrie. I say M.
Mocquard's drama, because everyone knows
that he is the principal author of it, although
in answer to the usual call at the fall of
the curtain, the name of his coadjutor, M.
Victor Sejour, was given out. The Emperor went
almost in state to witness the first representation
of his private secretary's performance. He sat
most conspicuously in the front of a balcony, with
Marshal Randon and other officers of high rank
immediately behind him. The performance was
meant to be, and has produced the effect of, a poli-
tical demonstration. The great moral of it is that

the "Eastern Question" is ripe for settlement, and
that it can only be settled by the word of Napo-
leon 111. Abd-el-Kader is brought upon the
stage, and rimy pungent phrases in praise of the
Emperor are put into his mouth. At every one
of these bits of "tag" a well-trained claque
thundered applause, and to the' clamour of the
horny hands paid at two francs the pair, the
Emperor repeatedly rose and bowed responsive
obeisance. The Prase, in endeavouring to account
for the continued fall at the Bourse, says—" The
curious thing to-day is that the downward move-
ment is attributed neither to political rumours nor
to financial news, but to an incident connected with
dramatic literature, and which it might have been
thought was not of a nature to have any serious
influence on financial affairs."

The Rente fell 100. both for cash and account,
closing at 67fr. 65c. Mobilier fell 10fr. Railways
were all lower. Orleans fell 3fr. 750. ; Lyons,
2fr. 50c. ; Southern, Mr. ; Western, 3fr. 75c. ;
and Eastern, lfr. 25c. Northern without change.
The Caine Mires, which only two days ago was at
300 fr., closed to-day at 260 fr.
It is positive that M. Proudhon bas received a
special pardon from the Emperor, and I hear that
he has already arrived in Paris from Brussels.

PARIS. SUNDAY EVINING.
The French papers are in the habit of reviewing
theatrical performances only once a week, and
Monday being the most usual day, it happens that
the Opinion Nationak is as yet the only journal
which contains a critique on Lea Massacres de Eyrie,
the appearance of which, I told you yesterday, was
• political event. The Opinion oonsfiders it as "the
knell which has Rounded in the affrighted ears of
Europe the last hour of the Osmanlia." It notices
as an attendant circumstance that the Emperor's
box was "ornamented with flags and warlike sym-
bols." No wonder that the piece was put off for
fear it should interfere with M. Mires' Otto-
man loan. The picture it draws of the misery and
degradation of Turkey is such, that the critic, to
use his own expression, would "willingly give her
100 sous, but would certainly not lend her 6fr."
The principal character is no other than Abd-el-
Kader, who M. Mooquard suppoees to have •
daughter in love with a Christian. This daughter
goes to church instead of to the mosque, and
when found out by her father, tells him that she
"mistook the building !" Ultimately the young
lady is captured in • church by the Druses, who
send word to Abd-el-Kader that they will put her
to death unless he gives up the Maronites, who
have sought refuge with him. Hereupon ensues a
scene sure to bring down the galleries ; the heathen
Abd-el-Kader will rather sacrifice his daughter
than commit a breach of the duties of hospitality.
The Opinionspeaksvery freely of the merits or rather
the demerits of the piece. It compares a long
speech put into Abd-el-Kader's mouth to a leading
article of the Constitution/bet, in which M. Grand-
guillot in person thunders forth his periods to
trembling Europe—or, still loftier thought, to an
effusion of M. Graniculde Cassaguac in one of his
happiest moments of lyric inspiration. " Yes,"
cries Abd-el-Kader, " one day the horses of the
Ukraine will slake their thirst in the Bosphorus,
and then we shall see the French troops advance by
forced marches to Beyrout." While sincerely
hoping that Abd-el-Knler's rose bushes may be ever
in flower, the Opinion protests against the stupid
things put in his month by the playwright. "The
Mussulman religion," he is made to exclaim, "is
gnawed by two vultures, fanaticism and intolerance"
—as if fanaticism was not always intolerant, and
intolerance always fanatical. It protests also
against the sickening panegyrics on the virtues of
the Emperor of the French which were pronounced
to his face on this occasion. During live acts the
perpetually recurring theme is the great French
Emperor—his name alone is to stop the massacres

—he alone is able to punish the murderers. While
the hired or injudicious part of the audience
applauded this "indecent and awkward " flattery,
the Opinion certifies that there were many who
blushed at it and were sorely tempted to hiss. I
think after this it will not, be said that the
Opinion Nationale is a government journal.
There ii no news oI importance to-day except a
report that the French fleet is leaving Gaeta.

Count LAU'bins Teleki has been sent to the for-
tress of Joasistadt, in Bohemia. The Paris ocrrespoodent
of the Ties writes:—" I have much eatidaction in stating
that the Emperor Napoleon has caused the matter of Count
Teisid to bs taken up in a manner that dose him greet
sneak. lam assured that strew »monstrance's have been
made both to the Austrian and Saxon ministers here, and
the conduct of the government reprewnted by the latter has
been commented upon in terms of epecial reprobation."

M. Martini, who dates from London, has
addressed • latter to the secretary of the Sheffield Garibaldi
fund, is answer to a letter inviting him to attend • Boit*
In that town. The distinaniehei writer alludes hopefully
to the battle which is to be fought in Venetia, and which
will be accompanied, be mays, by ► rising in Hawkey. He
migrate that posaibly • grand demonstration of public
opinion in favour of non-intervention in Italy might have

the effect of preparing the way for a peaceful solution of
the Venetian awl Roman questions. In concluaion, he
alludes to the calumnies which hare been heaped upon
himself, and points to the great bst of Italian unity
w►ich is now being realised u a proof that in his political
faith he bas been the reverse of a visionary.

It ie mid to be the intention of Count de Pereigny
to vent persebisioe for the publication of all periodicals for
which a droned bee been addressed to hie department since
he assessed the ilfseetios of it.

WILD POWL.—During the past week a very un-
usual number of birds, consisting of widgeon, teal, coots,
moorhens, snipes, &c., have flocked over the Thews and
the adjoining marshes as far up up the rivet as the Victoria
Docks. On Friday morning no in. item seven snipes were
brought down by one shot et Lower Charlton marshes, sad
the number of birds begged Baring the week in the vicinity
of the river from the Lower Hope to Blackwell, is stated to
be quite uupreoedented.