The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-14 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PllOll OUR 0W24 CO R6I3PONDRNT.)
PARIS, WRDRIBDAY Eva:siva.

General Menabrea's new circular, published in
the Florence Gazette yesterday, is incorrectly stated'
in several papers to have been dated November 7.
The real date was the 9th. But, even so, the
French government must have known its contents
before it issued that paragraph in yesterday's
Mounter, which is described as a complete
sati.tfern to Italy. In terms General Mena-,
brew seems completely at issue with France,
because he still claims the abolition of the
temporal power, and says the plebiscites,
showing the desire of the Roman States to be
annexed to.ltaly, " accomplished the end Italy had
in view" when she momentarily occupied Roman
soil. It is impossible now to attribute the least
honesty or independence to anything General
Menabrea may say. France seems content to allow
him to throw dust in the eyes of the Italians, on
condition that he acts according to orders from
Paris. Even if Civita Vecchia should be shortly
evacuated, a French point which the Italians
scarcely suspect would be gained, because then it
would be said that Italy is still bound by the Con-
vention of September 15, whereas it would be
difficult for French diplomatists to contend, after
a long French occupation, that it was not ipso
facto abrogated.
The French letters inviting the European powers
to take part in a congress upon the Roman question
are said to be couched in " general terms." This is
a pregnant confirmation of the opinion that it will
never assemble, because it is known that both
Prussia and England will not entertain the sug-
gestion at all unless clear and distinct propositions
I are made.

The papers speak of some political arrests for a
cause not mentioned. According to the Liberti as
many as eighteen persons were arrested, and among
them two persons who, I suppose, are well known,
MM. Moolas and Naquet, the one a doctor of law
and the other a professor of tho faculty of medi-
cine.

The French government has lately given an order
for the manufacture, at Eakilatuna, in Sweden, of
60,000 sword bayonets, to be delivered at the end
of March, 1868.
Little business was done at the Bourse. Rente,
after being as low as 68fr. oc., closed at 68fr. 20c.
(yesterday's price) for cash, and 68fr. 22}c. for ac-
count, with a rise of 10c. ; Italian rose 15e. ;
7fr. 50c. ; and Credit Fonder, Mr.

Tim " ALLIse."—A letter from Rome in the
Herlod, dated the Gth, describing the return of the Pon.
tiAcal troops, says :—" About half-put 2 General Kander
appeared, and, mounting his charger, rode out to the Ports
Pus, accompanied byGeneral Failly,of the French imperial
army, commanding the division now in Rome. Very soon
they returned, at the head Id the victorious column, and
General Kanrier was the object of a most enthusiastic
ovation as be took his place in the square and waited
the detain of the troops. The Zonave companies formed
the armst-gerefe. Dusty and war-worn, as troops returning
from active service ever are, their gay and proud bearing
was the theme of universal admiration, and the wholeerowd
broke into enthusiastic cheers as M. de Charette and the

Commandants de Trousures and Lambilly sppeared at the
bead et themgiment, their gallantry at ?dentana having
become a household word in Rome. It was a beautiful
sight to watch company after company of noble volunteer!,
many of them mere children in years, but with the chi-
valrous resolution of veteran soldiers in their gait and
countenances, as they peeled before General Kanzler ; and
even the French general was so evidently moved at the
sight that we observed him repeatedly. turn to General
Kanzler and wring his hand, as our neighbour my, arec
effusion as lea enfants de lesrieille Prance passed."

The O'Donoghue, M.P., has written a letter to
the Irish Reform League declaring that, although he dis-
approves of Garibaldi's hostility to the temporal power of
the Pope, he thinks the Irish branch of the league would
not be justified in questioning the right of the English
League to retain him as a vice-president.
NATIONAL RxFORM UNION,—A meeting of the
Executive Committee was held is the Council Chamber
Gladstone-buildings, Manchester, on Tuesday evening ;
Mr. R. D. Radon, the treasurer, in the chair. After the
confirmation of the minutes and the transaction of the
ordinary business, some conversation took place respecting
the desirableness of the members of the Union giving all
the help possible to secure the return of Mr. Jacob Bnght.
It was stated that under the new act any elector receiving
payment for canvassing would render his vote invalid,
and that volunteer canvassers would therefore be more
than ever valuable and neoemary. On the motion of
Mr. W. Warburton, it was resolved that the members
and friends be and are hereby earnestly and respectfully
invited in every ward immediately to associate themselves
with their respectivo ward committees, and to use their
best efforts to promote the election of Mr. Jacob Bright.

MR. BEALLE AND THE REFORM LEAGUE.—A
numerously attended meeting of the council of the League
was held at the offices, Adelpiii-terrace,last evening. The
president, Mr.Bealest who occupied the chair, expressed
his satisfaction at again meeting the council, and at finding
them prepared to obtain a real and not mock reform bill,
vote by ballot, manhood suffrage, and equal political rights
for England, Ireland, and Scotland. With reference to the
discussion that had arisen with regard to the letter he had
sent to the council, Mr. Bealce said that be fully abided
by what he had therein stated, but professed his pleasure
at being president of a body of men of snob independent
spirit, though he 'night regret the Amps in which that
spirit had been exhibited. He was sure thatthey bad never
been the advocates of assassination and physical force for
the redress of political grievances in preference to legal
and constitutional means; they had only wished to pre-
vent the untoward occurrence at Manchester from being
made the means, in a moment of panic, of exasperating
the English against the Irish generally, and thus retarding
the measures of reform which are so urgently required to
swum peace and prosperity to that country. He criti-
cised Mr. Disraeli's defense at Edinburgh at some length,
characterising it as " an unparalleled perversion of his-
tory and facts, and a deliberate exercise of most audacious
political audacity." He wound up by a panegyric on
Garibaldi, and stigmatised in strong terms the conduct of
the French Emperor, whose troops be asserted to have
have committed ' a deliberate and brutal massacre." The
following resolution proposed by Mr. Cramer, and
seconded by Mr. Whitford, was carried unanimously :
" That this council bails with satisfaction the announce-
ment of Mr. Jacob Bright's candidature for the repre-
sentation of Manchester, and it earnestly hopes that all
the friends of the League will exert themselves to ensure
his return."

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARARCE OF A LIVERPOOL
SOL/ClTOR.—There was a good deal of talk and discussion
on the Liverpool exchange yesterday, and other portions
of the town, in consequence of the sadden disappearanoe
of a legal gentleman, the senior partner in one of the
oldest and most respectable firms in the district, and
which for many years past held the very highest rank as
trustees—their principal clients being ladies of position.
The gentleman in question was well stricken in years, and I
has married his third wife—who has a considerable pro-
perty in her own right. It is stated that his
indebtedness to his clients exceeds 40,0001. Moat of those
whose money the runaway solicitor has taken with him
are ladies, and it is reported that three of them had depo-
sited in his hands 10,000/. each. We understand that the
discovery of the solicitors position hasasme connection with
the failure of the Royal Bank in Liverpool. A lady, oue of
the gentleman's clients, being in want of money, in conse-
quence of the bank's stoppage, applied to him to sell some
railway stock. This be promised to do, but as there was
no Moak to dispose of the trustee Fsee4pdplied to, but had
then disappeared. As may he ex this "disaster,"
following so close on the failure o the Royal Bank and
the suspension of several large firms, has oausedp heavy
gloom in many hitherto independent families. It ts stated
that the gentleman and his family are now on their way to
Spais, having left Liverpool about the middle of last
week. The fugitive solicitor had two junior partners—
one of whom has been confined to bed by a dangerous ill-
ness for many months past. Both • the juniors were
totally ignorant of the proceedings of the senior, and gnat
sympothy le expreseedlor thewsin,Liverpool, where they
are well karma sad highly respeaSed.
The Maharioda, which- arrived at Liverpool yes-
terdszr.VPoke. as tliv *dr laJat.sl/3, Ica. 313,.tha ship flaw.
*AO, which left tiara Francisco for Liverpool an. raw
11th May last, and on which the underwriters refused
yesterday 50 guineas.