The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-21 00:00:00

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A council of minister was held at Ossapiegns to-
day. The court will prolong its stay at Coropieine
b.: I lee. 6.

As soon as it was known in Rome that NI. About
was wnting in the Mannino* a series of articles on
&amino One birthplace of Cardinal Anton/111 which
14. About hes rendered famous), orders were given
to prohibit the circulation in Rome of that journal.
Three or tour pereoos of princely rank were showed
as a groat favour to receive their copies of the second
number; all the rest were confiscated in the Post-
office.

The Bourse was very doll all day. Bulls and
bears were alike indisposed to do homier, the oscil-
lations of the Rents having lately been so trifling as
to afford little scope for profitable operations either
way. The near approach olds, dividend which will
be 'struck on Dec. 7 prevents any great fall, but the
ascertain state of foreign affairs chocks every ten-
dency to a rise. To-day the Ruts closed at 88.90
and 139.8.5, with a rise of Sc. for cub, and a fall of
10c. fur w.coutit. Mobilier wu without change.
Railway■ a shade lower.

I [stair reed attention to the flagrant ilkgaluy
of which me French government was guilty when
seized hooka or pamphlets without following up the
seizure by a prosecution. The DObats and Press*
now make some very strong remarks upon the seine
subject, grad in they cannot openly blame the govern-
ment their strictures take the form of doubts whether
ita intentions have not been misrepresented by
foreign journal,. It is intolerable, gays the Dikais,
that the administration should hare the right, with-
out any form of law, to withdraw from circulation
may work which it may happen to dislike. Such a
deetrise would be as applicable to persons as to
writlap, and if it is to prevail " citizens may be
imprisoned without being brought to trial." The com-
plaint of the DMus is most just, but its illustration is
unfortunate. There is no habeas corpus in France,
and there is, Is point of fact, nothing whatever
either is law wiprect ice to prevent citizens from being
arbitrarily imgri for an indefinite length of
time. But peiations (not being newspapers) are
bettor protected by law than individuals. As I
before pointed out, the government is bound in case
of a meows to institute • prosecution within ten
days—otherwise the seizure is void. In the cages of
U. de 31oetalembert and M. About that delay was
allowed to pass without any further mop being
taken. and yet the seizure was maintained. Hence
the illegality which I denounced. M. Emile de
Otrardtn. with respect to whose last pamphlet it was
.n play • similar game, gave out that in case
no prosecution wee entered against him, he would
apply to a court of law to have bin pareph.eui
remotes', to him fur Moralities. 'lbis intimation
from • -egoiuta man, added to the exposure
&noun no in forgive papers, has preisahly compelled'
the auto iritMe to look • little mere closely into the
law. of which they are in the Wit of making but
ulxut A step has ham takes towards the
proucut.ot. of M. de Mostalembert. Ho Wan SOW
mooed to appear before • Judge et Iseirsetion yes-
terday, but beteg at hie estate la Beeped, in deli-
cate heeith., embed by • seven demeede
be hen • es adthurameed for a fortalght.
Colocul Arthur de Mostalembert. whew death I
have sirviidy mentioned, in stated by the Mereigmer
to have died is the Hospital of Lolls Magluesia.
Several journals is; that he was a victim of r.holeeM
He was 17 yearn alp (two or three lOUS younger
Huta his illustrious brother); &widow and eve young
children deplore hie Mm.
The Freer& wee la Menem b seespletely over,
and tel. saddest temaisatioa of the sompsige le, to all
seeming. • method and eadeleseery =ewer to the
aprehalsises that were enteelleinei of • joint setios
is Morocco br Franey and Spuds. • despatch from
• of Nevesibor 17th, aneweests the arrival
there of Generals itertimprey sad Twit who were
about ut tw followed by the whole expselltio=
army. toe city was preparing a Ike Ike
erupt toe.
The Emperor of Austria has sent to the Schiller
cogemittor of Paris a magniaseatedition of the poet's
work.. jut printed at the imperial press of Vivo**.