The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-20 00:00:00

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EXP lIROM PARIS.
(FROM OR mint 00PJLDSPORDICHT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY EVININO.
The Pays, which it mutt be remembered is, like
the Constitutionnel and most of the prefectoral jour-
nals in the provinces, going through the difficult
operation of disguising the conversion, which it mast
shortly avow, to the doctrines of the Emperor's
letter, gives it to be understood that an inquiry is to
come, but the inquiry, according to its statement,
bears only upon the details of the protective duties
which are to replace the regime of prohibition. The
Emperor, says this journal, intends to hear all the
principal representatives of the great manufacturing
interest in succession. To-day he examined M.
Schneider, the Vice-President of the Corps Legis-
latif, who is the director of the Crensot establish-
ment. "Thu noble example of the sovereign,"
must, mays the Pays, " inspire all legitimate interests
with the utmost confidence." This confidence is
felt by the Constitutionnel to such a degree
of intensity as to reduce the abolition of
prohibitions to a nullity. Why, it *aye,
should the manufacturers be alarmed ? Either they
are strong enough to compete with the foreigner, or
they are not. If they are, the admission of foreign
goods will do them no harm, and if they are not, the
Emperor will take care that they shall be " suffi-
ciently protected." Thia is the protectionist doctrine,
pier st simple. If it were trite that " sufficient pro-
tection,* that old schism, were to be the key to the
French commercial reforms, they would be nothing
worth. Bat I believe the Emperor means other
things._

Tie Prefect of the Gironde has followed up his
second warning to the Gironde of Bordeaux, by in-
terdicting its sale in the streets. The Gironde ob-
serves upon this measure of severity against the
principal journal of that great commercial city, that
it takes tha bread out of the mouth of many old
men, women, and children, who get their living by
selling it.
The clerical agitation, against which in the pro-
vinces a circular of the Prefect of the Gard (which I
sent yesterday) is a specimen of the measures taken
by the government, goes on, although more or lees
veiled, even in Paris. Yesterday, at the church of
St. Roob, a paper was handed retied to the congre-
gation by the authority of the Archbishop of Paris,
containing a special form of prayer to be used for
forty days for the church, and in particular for the
Sovereign Pontiff.

M. 'fitouvenel arrived at Marseilles yesterday
and is expected in Paris this evening.
A conspiracy for the restoration of the Grand
Duke has been discovered at Florence.

The Bourse was dell. Very little business was
done, and the fluctuations were inconsiderable. The
Rents closed for cash at yesterday's price, 68fr. 80e„
and at the same quotation for account, being a fall
of eict. Mobilier rose lfr. 25c. The r►ilways were
2fr. or 3fr. higher.
Gramme, the oomedian of the Paleis Royal, died
yesterday after a short illness. He has been within the
last few months even more celebrated for the inven-
tion of a new description of punch, which bears his
name, than he was for his laughter-exciting talent
at the theatre. Very lately he retired from the
stage, and became the landlord of the Café Miners*,
near the Theatre Francais, where the popularity of
his punch wu enhanced by the appearance of his
own comic phiz at the counter. An immense con-
course of actors, author., and managers followed
him to the grave to-day. Orassot, whose singularly
thin face and stooping gait made him look prema-
turely old, was born in 1804. He was at one time
a workman in a paper-hanging manufactory, and
afterwards a commercial traveller. He first appeared
on the stage at Rheims, under the name of Auguste,
and then came out at the Gymnase, which he left to
play at Rouen, where M. Dormenil saw him, and
gave him an engagement. He made his debut at
the Palais Royal in 1838.

A St. Petersburg letter says :—" A serf in the
government of Tambov recently killed bis lord for having
seduced his (the serf's) affianced bride. For this sot of
vengeance the serf will probably be condemned to hard
labour ter life in the mines. The late Emperor, on one
occasion, gave a very different decision. The child of a serf
having struck a dog belonging to the lord, the latter set his
whole psok upon the boy, who wee torn to pieces. The
child's father upon this killed the nobleman on the spot.
The Emperor decreed, 'st dog for • dog,' and added, ' I
should have done as much.' The serf was seerely detained s
short time In a monastery."

The Journal do St. Petersbourg •r :—" The
special cvmmiesion appointed to draw up regulations for the
manufactories and industrial establishments of this city, hes
recently called to he aid several noted political economists,
and these gentlemen have proposed to the 03MMIMI011 that
twelve years of age, instead of ten, shall be the earliest period
at which children shell be allowed to work is factories. From
that age to fourteen they ►re not to work above el: hours
per day, and between fourteen and sixteen twelve hours at
the utmost. It is also proposed to keep the males and
females separate, and that all foolery children shall be made
h go to school,"

PRESENTATION BY THE Ausiticax GOVERNMENT
TO • BRITIIM CAPTAIN.—The President of Was Caked
Diann through the medians of the Liverpool Load Karina
Board, has presented a gold chronometer and chain is Cape.
Williams of the Imogene (Britian ship), who rescued and
carried Into Pernambuco the crew of the American ship Fleet-
wood, which wee wrecked is the Swath Atlantic Omen,
THE ADMIRALTY COITRT.—It is expected (says
the SA4Ppiag and llaracatik Garatta) that an order in
ensued will Women wa Tuesday sezr, directing that the
future slump of the High Court of Admirsityi shall be held
fa one of the mewls at Westatieeter.

A FEMALE BAILOR IN URT.—At the Rochdale
Polk* Court on Wednesday a female, dressed in the garb of
• sailor, end self named Tom Stewart, wee brought up m a
auspicious character. One of the sergeants of the force had
observed the prisoner at the bottom of Church-lane, end
seeing something peculiar abatis her eptearaase, she was
taken to the polio. dace. Farther Investigation revealed
the fad that the prisoner was a female. In reply to the
Beach As stated that she bed made several voyages, end
was on her way to Hull. sobers she intended to ship for Mal-
lyiurne. On promising to leave the town forthwith she was
dhrhsrpsd. _

SIIIPDROICIIte, SHIP AND CUSTOM-110USE AGENTS'
BPAIVOLIINT seveath Mina meeting of
this utoelleat insiiturion •as held yesterday, at the Hasbro'
Coffee hones, Water lens, Great Tower-angst; William
Phillippa, Eq., la the chair. The report slated that the
society had made moat satisfactory programa during the last
year, and that teem had hese a considerable increase in the
amount of donations and nbactiptioes to swot the additional

THRATSICAL PERFORMANCIS AT BROADLRAS.-00
Tuesday en amateur performance of Mr. Toni Taylor's play,
Skoog is Wolfs Clothing, took piece at the house of Mr.
Swart, M.P. The nine momenta woe the interesting
period of 1686, when Judge Jeffreys went his sanguinary
raises, and Colonel Kirke perpetrated his military murders.
The patiod is already immurtelfied by the genius of Macau-
lay, at Use end of the tlr,t volume of his history. The mese,
represented through a mullioned window was • view of
the ancient teem of Taunton. The druids ware a. tamp
formable as possible to the historical peeled of the play.
Colonel Kirks, of Kirke's Itegireese, "The Lambs ;"
was moor eaccteafally represented by Colonel Daubeny;
Lord Churohdl, vary ably, by Mr. Herbert Fisher;
Jasper Carew, so arduous part, performed by Mr.
Crap Fisher, was moot warmly applauded ; sod
Koster, personated by Mr. Great Meek. wee teal-
coined with the strongest approbadoo. Anne Carew,
the wife of Jasper, was most successfully performed by Mss
'twat ; Kezbih, by Miss Louisa Dowding, Dame Carew, by
Mrs. Cheated Smith, were warmly greeted, and the littera,
lag part of Sibyl, the child of the Cerews, by Mies Wood.
Ater the play, an epilogue allusive to the time and character
of the play. written by Mr. Swart, M.P., was protiounced,
by Jasper Carew (Mr. Cecil Fisher), Anne Carew (Mies
Ewer), Keefer (Mr. Grant Meek), mad Kszlah (Miss
Dowding.— Wiltshire fiedrprodrief.
CRYSTAL PALACII CHRIST/LAS FISTITITILS.—
Then meoessofal entertainmints •Ul be kewtht to a ekes
to-morrow. They have been more Wm myth*
, of the klad that the Crystal Palace Le yet atteeesied.