The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.

FLORENCE, JUNE I EVENING.
In to-day's sitting of the Italian parliament the
budget for public works in 1867 came on for dis-
cussion. It was resolved that there should be no
general debate, and that the Chamber should at
once proceed to the discussion of the different
clauses.

DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE OF
EDINBURGH.
MARSEILLES, Join 1.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh left
for Gibraltar, in command of the Galatea, at half-
past 10 this morning.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

PARIS, Just 2,

The Etendard of this evening say's :—" The
guaranteeing powers have agreed upon the terms
of a note to be addressed to Constantinople with
reference to Candia. This note, it is said, will in-

silt anew upon the absolute necessity of the adop-
tion by the Porte of radical and efficacious
measures calculated to put an end to the present
crisis in Candle. It will also point out the danger
of the disturbances in that island extending to
other provinces of the Turkish empire should the
present state of things be prolonged, and it will
advise a solution which shall satisfy the desires of
the Cretan Christians."

INDIA.
CALCUTTA, MAT 9.
Telegraphic communication has been interrupted
and the messages delayed by a hurricane near
Mirzapore. . .

• i A famine a feared in Upper Birmah. Reports
from the famine districts in Orissa continue favour-
able.

A telegram received here from Pondicherry of
the 3rd inst. states that the lighthouse in that port
was on fire.
A license tax defence fund has been formed in
Calcutta for the purpose of resisting illegal
assessments.

The extra fortnightly mail between Bombay and
Suez has been disoontinued during the ensuing
monsoon.

Several raids have taken place on the southern
frontier of the district of Silhet.
- BOMBAY, MAT 14.
. _ . . .

Mr. Dickson, of the Bank of Bengal, is in Bom-
bay, and has had several interviews with the direc-
tors of the Bank of Bombay. He awaits instruc-
tions from Calcutta regarding the suggested
alterations in the terms of amalgamation first
offered by the Bank of Bengal. A deputation of
the shareholders of the Bank of Bombay have had
an interview with the governor. His excellency
expressed objections to the State being a share-
holder in a public company, but would g►ve an early
reply on the subject of the support which the new
Bank of Bombay might expect from the govern-
ment.

The leading natives of Bombay have presented
an address to the Hon. Mr. Erskine, on his re-
tirement from the Indian civil service.

Uninterrupted railway communication between
Calcutta and Jubbulpore, and between the latter
place and Bombay there is only one break.
The weather is warmer than it has been for
several years. The public health is satisfactory,
and cholera in the north and west is rapidly sub-
aiding.

Sorrrwamrrow, JuNE 2.—The New York and
Bremen Company's steamer Northern Light, from New
York on the 18th, has arrived here. Me brings 55 pas-
sengers, • large cargo, and 15,000 dollars for Bremen.
Her news has been anticipated.
.

Queessrown, Julia 2.—The Cunard (extra)
steamship Palmyra, from New York, arrived here at 7.35
a.m. to-day, with 156 passengers and 440,000 doll. in
specie for England. After landing levee the former
and the despatches, she proceeded at tl a.m. for Liverpool.
All well.

THE VISIT OF THE CZAR TO PARIS.

(now oink OWN CORSIMPONDRIIT.)
PARIS, SATURDAY EII:KING.

Alexander IL, Emperor of all the Ruasiss, made
his entry into Paris in the afternoon of this let of
June under a beautiful summer sky, and the ther-
mometer marking a very high temperature. The
Emperor Napoleon, who went to the Northern
Railway station to meet his august guest, arrived
there at 4.20, and at 4.25 the special train, bearing
the Czar and his suite, came in. His French Ma-
jesty was accompanied by the Marquis de Moustier,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Baron de Talleyrand,
the French ambassador to the court of St. Pe-
tersburg, now in Paris on leave of absence ;
Marshal Canrobert, and Marshal Regnault
St. Jean d'Angely. The Northern Railway
Company had made preparations for the
reception on a grand scale. Fully 2,000 persons,
including ministers, marshals of France, great
officers of State, senators, deputies, &c., were accom-
modated with seats on an estrade within the builck
ing. A splendidly furnished room was provided
for the first interview between the two sovereigns.
They remained together there about a quarter of
an hour. An immense crow d was collected out-
side, consisting principally of inhabitants of the
populous neighbourhood. I do not think many
came from afar. Natural curiosity to see the far-
famed hereditary despotic lord of seventy milliens
of men was the leading motive for the presence of
so many people. There was very little excitement,
and I should say, speaking generally, and bearing
in mind the difficulty of forming an opinion
on such a subject, very little political feeling
of any kind. Sonic cries there certainly were of
" Vive Ia Pulog,ne " and some, but few and far
between of " Vive kapoleon," with an emphasis on
the latter word to show that Vive l'Empereur was
not cried for fear of a mistaken interpretation.
From all I could hear, see, and learn, there was
both here, and (with two special and petty excep-
tions, to be presently mentioned) all along the line
of procession from the railway to the Elysece, a
remarkable absence of any popular acclamations
for the Czar. Perhaps the sedulous and by no
means senseless preaching of a great many news-
papers that a royal visit of a few days does not
alter international relations, and that respectful
deference and not enthusiasm will satisfy
all the duties of hospitality required for
the occasion, may have had some effect upon
the public mind; perhaps there may be
in some quarters a yet fresh remembrance of the
Crimean war, for which however the present Czar
was in no way responsible, and to which he did his
best to put an end ; perhaps the tradition that this
Czar's ancestor was an unwelcome visitor to Paris
in the last days of the first empire may yet rankle
in some minds ; and there are certainly many who
are deterred by a sentimental sympathy for poor
crushed Poland, which will certainly never be re-
suscitated by France, from giving a hearty welcome
to the Sovereign who has quite recently done his
utmost to extinguish the last smouldering embers
of Polish nationality. But the fact is the French—
unless when excited to love or hate by extraordi-
nary circumstances—contrary to what might be
thought from reading their chronicles—are a very
undemonstrative people. Most of the accounts
printed within the last sixteen sears of the " deli-
rious enthusiasm " with which the Emperor Napo-
leon is received everywhere in town and country
are mere moonshine. The official writers stick in
the cheers at proper intervals of their narrative
without the slightest reference to facts. Whatever
the Muniteus may say to-morrow of the attitude
of the pop!dation on the occasion of the Emperor
Alexander s arrival will depend entirely on the
kind of representation which authority desires to
make to the public, and in no degree upon the ob-
servation of reporters anxious only to state
things as they are. I repeat that indifference
was the leading feature of the recep-
tion to-day. A London mob will often
cheer any distinguished foreigner without the least
knowing why ; the French populace is more dis-
criminate, and, as &general rule, less easily moved.
On leaving the railway station the Czar was
conducted to a court carriage. The Emperor got
in after him and took his seat on the Czar's left
hand. The Czar's sons, the hereditary Grand
Duke and his younger brother, sat opposite. It
was a close carriage, with two horses. Some
people expressed disappointment that it was not an
open carriage with six horses, which would cer-
tainly have been a mole showy spectacle. The
two Emperors and the two Grand Dukes all
wore generals uniforms. Nine other court
carriages, each with two tall footmen behind,
followed with the Emperor of Russia's suite. The
Cent Gerdes and a squadron of Lancers formed
the escorts. Two regiments of infantry lined the
approaches to the railway station. The line fol-
lowed to get to the Tuileries was by no means the
shortest one. Several changes were made in the
programme of the route, and one at the last mo-
ment. At one time it was intended that the Czar
should go straight down the Boulevard de Stras-
bourg to the quays, and so on to the Tuileries. But
by a recent change of nomenclature, the Boule-
vard de Strasbourg, after crossing the Boulevard
proper, becomes the Boulevard de Sebastopol. It
would have been difficult to change that name,
though the proposition was for a moment under
consideration, and so that line was abandoned.
The Rue Lafayette to the ChausMe d'Antin was
next thought of, and a great many _people thronged
to those streets to-day under the belief that the
Czar would pass through them. But there is an
adjoining district known, though but little
known, as " Little Poland," and consequently the
Rue Lafayette: was given up only this morning.
I The extremely roundabout route ultimately fol-
I lowed was the Boulevard de Magenta, the Boulevard
de Strasbourg as far as it bears that name,
then the Boulevards to the Rue de la Pair,
the Rue de la Pais the Place Vendome,
the Rue Castiglione, the Rue Rival, and the
old gate of the Louvre facing the church of St.
Germain l'Auxerruis to the Tuileries. There
was no great display of troops in the Carrousel and
the conrtof the Tuileries—only some gendarmes, the
Empress's Dragoons' and a battalion of Voltigeurs.
On the Boulevard desltaliens there were a good many
cries of " Vive l'Empereur," but they were laugh- ,
iny responded to in the crowd by the question,
"Which Emperor I" All along the line of route
a good many flags were hung around. But in the
Rue de la Paix, where a great many tradesmen,
aspirants for court custom, dwell, this sort of de-
monstration was particularly remarkable. From
the ground-floor to the fifth story, the windows
were thickly studded with flags of all nations.
When I saw such a variety of colours and devices,
the double-headed eagle conspicuous among them,
I could not help thinking of Mrs. Gamp's
forcible expression, " Some people is Roossians
and others is Proomians." It was, indeed, a
cosmopolitan sight. In the Place VendOme the
' Emperor of Russia got his first hearty cheer. It was
remembered by the landlady ;of the Hotel du Rhin
that in 1848, when crown prince, he honoured her
hostelry by putting up there, and accordingly she
drew up a whole army of cooks, chambermaids,
and waiters to give him an ovation. In the Tui-
leries the Czar was, I presume, presented to
the Empress Eugenie. He stayed there only
about three-quarters of an hour. The
procession was then formed in the same order as
before, with the exception that the Cent Garden
remained in the Palace. The Emperor Napoleon
having determined to conduct his guest to the
abode prepared for him, the ElyMe, again got into
the carriage by his side. The cortege passed
along the Tuileries Gardens, the Place de la Con- '
cords, the Champs Ely Mes, and the Avenue Ida-

rigny, to the Klysda Palace. In the Champs
Blysies the memorable sight was an extremely
prettyone. The broad causeway, cleared beforehand,
and watered up to the last moment, was lined on
either side by two rows of elegantly-dressed people,
seated on chairs. There was nothing like crowd-
ing, and I never saw a more " genteel " street
assemblage. None of the working classes hadl
taken the trouble to come there. I did not see al
single blouse or artificer's jacket. The cold-
ness of this select audience was in keeping
with its gentility. I did not hear a single
cry of any kind in the Champs Elys4es, and very
few people indeed took off their hats at this point
of the procession. I had an excellent view of the
Czar. He looks much younger than he really is.
There is a certain odd stare in his eyes, but the ex-
pression
of his face is amiable. I was struck
by the extraordinary accuracy of the likeness
now exhibiting in the Paris picture shops—
al
handsome engraving from a portrait by M.
Maurin. At the Elyse there was a con-1
sideral collection of "Popes" and other
Russians, who cheered the Czar heartily in his
native tongue. The Russian national anthem was
played frequently by military bands in the course
of the afternoon. As many as 2,000 police agents
in plain clothes were on duty on the line of pro-
,
cession. To-morrow the Czar will attend divine
service at the Russian church which rears its
gilded turrets in the space between the Avenue
Reine aurteme and the Boulevard de Courcellea.
From the church he will proceed to the Long-
' champs racecourse, to witness the contest for the
great Paris prize.
The Bourse opened with very great buoyancy.
Rente ran up as high as 70.85. There was after-
wards a reaction, and the closing prices, 70.55 for
' cash, and 70.60 for account, showed a rise of
only 20c. and 10c. Italian, after being quoted at
53.05, closed at 53.60, with a rise of 25e. ;
Mobilier rose 3.75 ; Credit Foncier fell sf. There
was little change in railway shares.

REPORTED EXECUTION OF THE EMPEROR
MAXIMILIAN.

(it ATLAS 1O TZLEGIULPIL)
NEW YORK, Juwi 1, 6 P.M

The New York journals publish advice' from
Mexico partially confirming reports that the
Emperor Maximilian and his officers have been
shot.

The steamers leaving to-day for Europe take out
500,000 dollars in specie. The North German
Lloyd's steamship Deutschland arrived out yester-
day, and the Hibernia to-day.
Closing prices :—Gold, 1381; sterling exchange
on London, 1101 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 109
Illinois, 1174 ; Erie, 591. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 28. fretroleum : Refined, 24.

air, " A lonely Arab maid," and the characteristic song,
" 0 Araby "—each repeated in its latter portion. The
charming duet, "On the banks of sweet Garonne," was
of course exquisitely sung, the singers being Madame
Trebelli•Bettini and Mr. Bentley, who gives importance to
the small part of Schersarnin, as does Signor Gassier to
the still smaller one of Babekan. These geatlesnen
are notable as frequently contributing to the general
efficiency of the east by rendering their valuable aid in
parts beneath their powers. Madame Demeric Lablache
was the Puck, and Madile. Baumeister gave the Mer-
maid's song with the calm expression which it especially
requires. The choruses were generally well sung, with
an occasional force, however, which such music will ill
bear. This was particularly observable in the introdua•
tion, " Light as fairy foot," and especially in the con-
i trait* voices. All admirers of Weber's genius should beer
an opera which (from its dramatic defects) has been, and
may probably again be, but sparingly and intermittently,
performed.