The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PSON OCR OWN

PARIS, FILIDLT iVININO.

In the Moniteur of this day appears the expose des
motifs of the meunre which the Senate has been
directed to vote for settling the regency. The Em-
press is the favoured pram, and the historical pre-
tedents—of which the C,onstitutionnel had been pre-

'lonely instructed to draw up a list—are relied upon.
It might, it is true, be argued that precedents of
the feudal times, when the nation was the es
tate and the people the cha!tels of the reign-
ing family, are of doubtful application to
a regime of universal suffrage, but nobody here
troubles his bead about any such questions. It is,
indeed, a quaint idea that France may possibly 13
handed over to the absolute rule of a pretty young
Spanish lady, who was known three or four years
since in the gay world sa Madlle. Montijo ; but I
have heard no suggestion that under the circum-
stances the Emperor could do batter. She is to be
the Regent, unless the Emperor pa blioly appoints some
one else, which,of course, he will not do, unless he quar-
rels with his wile--a thing, according to prr sent appear-
ances., not at all likely. The French princes, Jerome
and Napoleon Bonaparte, who stand next in the order
of succession to the regency, may be cut out by a
secret act, and it is not doubted that the Emperor has
slready executed one against them. M. de Morny
would probably be the choeen person in case of the
deaoh or incapacity of the Empri as.
"It is intended," says the Salut Public of Lyons,
"to renew the furniture of the Tuileries. Orders
have been given to that effect to the principal manu-
facturers here of stuffs for furniture, and already
several pieces, of a richness worthy of their destina-
tion, are in course of fabrication."
I understand that France and England have seen
cause to change their opinion upon the subject of the
union of the Danubian Principalities. T.,ey are now
agreed with Austria and Turkey that Moldavia and
Wallachia must continue to have separate govern-
ments.

Count Orloff has returned to Paris from Mont•
pelier.
M. Julien, the inspector general of bridges and
highways—the engineer who made the Paris and
Orleans and Paris and Lyons railways, has gone to
St. Petersburg, having been commissioned by the

Czar to make plans for a vast net work of new i
railways in the Russian empire.
There has been a further fall at the Bourse. It is
said that within the lest five or six days, " execu-
tions " have been made to the extent of 30,000
rail-
way shares, and that two speculators have
beer defaulters for half a million of francs
each. Although the "executions" are over for the
moment, these disasters still weigh upon the market.
It is agreed on all hands that capitalists are stand-
log aloof, and speculators are very much discouraged.
The Rents opened very badly indeed; there was a
sudden rise at about half put two, but sellers came
forward directly and brought quotations down again.
The ultimate fall was 20c., both for cub and at-
, count, the last prices being 70fr. 30c. and 70k. 53c.
In the course of the day the Recto had been as low
las 70'r. se. and 701 r. 30e. There was some demand
for railways at the close, but most of the lines left
off lower. Lyons fell 20fr.

There will be a grand opportunity for seeing the
Pope's legate on Tuesday, the 24th. Oa that day he
will celebrate mass in the chapel of the tomb of Bt.
Genevieve, in the splendid pile now called the
church of St. Genevieve, but better known by its
profane appellation of the Pantheon. An announce-
ment which cannot fail to draw is that after mass
Cardinal Patrizi will allow ladies and zelatricis (the
latter is a term signifying pious women who are
zealous) to be presented to him in the Grande Sa-
deistic,. It is requested that all persons who desire to
have any article blessed will send it beforehand to
the sacristy, with their names.
Yesterday on the occasion of the presentation of
the golden rose to the Empress, the legate also pre-
sented to the Emperor, on the part of the Pope, a
portrait, in mosaic, of John the B►ptist, after Geer.
eino. He at the same time gave to the Pope's god-
son, the Imperial Prince, a rich casket, containing
a piece of the Saviour's cradle, which his Holiness
bad taken from Santa Maria Maggiore, and had or•
namented with a cameo, representing the Immaculate
Conception.
Cardinal Patrizi expects to leave Paris on the 28th
instant.

The Pays makes • fresh appeal to private charity
in aid of the eufferere from the inundations. Two
millions of franca have already been subscribed, but
the calamity is enormous, and so far eurpasses the
went anticipations, that nothing short of an extraor-
dinary demonstration of national generosity can sup-
ply a remedy. Forty thousend rained families are
dependent upon charity for bread.
The Emperor yesterday received Count Level's-
cheff, aide-de-camp to the Grand Duke Michael,
charged by the Emperor Alexander to deliver to his
Majesty a model of cannon made on the system of
which the Emperor Napoleon is the author, adopted
in the Russian artillery. Now that the war is over,
the Russian government pretends to have adopted
au engine of war which the French Committee of
Artillery, in spite of imperial susceptibilities, felt
compelled to reject.

INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.
(FROM TE6SZIDAT'II YOXITBIJK )
The Central Aid Commission, instituted by a decree
of the Emperor, dated 7th June, assembled yesterday,
under the presidency of his Excellency the President
of the Council of State, and immediately commenced
its operations.
In presence of the numerous and wide-spread =is-