The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nor ova own comtasrommar.)
PARIS, MONDAY Emus°.
The yellow book was distributed to the deputies
at 2 this afternoon. It does not contain the
despatches relating to Mexico which the govern-
ment had at first intended to keep back, but

which it has been goaded into publishing. I
translate hastily the substance of two or three
recent despatches which have not, I think, yet
appeared in England :

X. MOON DI LHDTB TO MIL STOKLOW.
Paris. Jan. 15.
You did me the honour to communicate last November a
letter addressed to Mr. Seward by the Attorney-General
of the United States on the subject of decrees issued by
the Emperor Blemimilian concerning immigration and co-
loniaation in Mexico. That document was a criticism on
the acts of the Mexican government in in internal admi-
nistration, and in that character I could only re-
ceive it ea information. That is what I carefully
told you, declining at the same time any ex-
planations in measures with which my government bad
nothing whatever to do. In now acknowledging, there-
fore, in pursuant* of your desire, the receipt of your letter
of Nov. 22, I feel it necarary to put upon record the verbal
&SOWN which I then gave to it—Adapt, tic.,

DE 047 E DE LITUTIL

JAMAICA.

ARRIVAL OF SIR HENRY STORKS.
By the arrival of the West India Mail we have
Adams from Jamaica to the 9th inst.

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His Excellency Sir Henry Storks had reached
Jamaica, and was inaugurated on the Bth at 1
o'clock, in Spanish Town. After the reading of the
commission by Mr. W. R. Myers, secretary to the
Executive Committee, the oath was administered
to Sir Henry Storks by the Hon. Sir Bryan Ed-
wards, knight, Chief Justice. At the conclusion of
the administration of the oath a salute of 17 guns
was fired by the St. Catherine's Volunteer Artil-
lery, under command of Lieutenant Stewart. Major-
General O'Connor, C.B. and the officers of the'
staff were present. A guard of honour was in at-
tendance, consisting of a detachment of the lit
West India Regiment, under command of Captain
Luke, and the Nos. 1. 2, and 3 companies of the
St. Catherine's Volunteers, under the command of
Lieutenant W.Glashan.
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BIORLOW TO M. DROUTM DI TINTS.
Paris, Jan. 16.
I have had the hoooor of receiving your excellency's
eommanication dated the 15th inst. relative to certain
dearer recently promulgated in Mexico. Your excellency
rause§ any explanation on the subject of the isadmiasible
passages in one of these decrees to which I
bad the honour of calling your attention by •
note of Nov. 22 last, and the reason you give is that it re-
lates to measures of internal admialetratioo, with which the
government of the Emperor Napoleon M. has nothing to do.
Although the line which separates the respoosibility of the
imperial government from that of the political organisation
, which it has planted in Mexico is very distinctly traced,
as confident that my government will learn with satisfac-
tion that France, which was one of the first powers to hold
up slavery to the execration of humanity, repudiates any
responsibility on the subject of the attempt (made never-
theless under the protection of its flag) to revive that in-
stitution in the country which hsa stigmatised and abolished
iL I take the opportunity, &c., JOIN BIORLONT.
It. DIOUTM DI LRUTS TO TR' MARQUIS DR MONTHOLOM,
MINIRTSR OF FRANCII AT WAJOUROTON.

The arrival of Sir Henry Storks was the subject of
much comment in the Jamaica journals. "His
excellency is hailed with rapturous enthusiasm by
a very large section of her Majesty's subjects in
this island, who regard his arrival here as their
salvation (says the Morning Journal); for not-
withstanding the so-called rebellion was headed
and 'crushed' in less than three days after it
broke out, notwithstanding there is now no cause
for alarm even in the disturbed district, where
it would have been natural to suspect that the
survivors of those who suffered innocently would
become disaffected, notwithstanding the greatest
order prevails throughout the country, men
were trembling for their lives. No one dared
express an opinion contrary to the scouted theories
of those who maintain that there was a' widespread
rebellion throughout the country. This journal for
only republishing the opinions of the British press
was subjected to persecution, and one official who
had a deal to do with the illegal arrests made
during martial law has been shameless enough to
express his conviction that before many weeks have
passed over the editor will be hanged. When we
consider that among the wanton measures
by the legislature during the last session titse is
one giving the governor power to declare martial law
with the advice of three members of the Privy
Council, and when we recall to mind the unscrupu-
lousness with which power was exercised during
martial law, the sanguinary views concerning us
expressed by the official referred to caused us to be
seriously apprehensive for our safety. We need
not say that the arrival of the new governor has
dispelled our fears, and that we are now safe against
the machinations of those who grow bloodthirsty
if even their opinions are differed from."
Writing from altogether another point a view,
the Colonial Standard of the 9th congratulates
itself that " the delicate task of carrying out the
instructions of the British government has been
confided to one whose antecedents are so promising
as these of Sir Henry Storks."
The same paper dwells at considerable length upon
a document alleged to have been found among the
papers of Mr. Gordon after his decease, wbieh no
one can doubt, it says, refers to the rebellion, and
affords a "strong proof of the organisation which
existed."
Notwithstanding the tranquillity prevailing
throughout the island rumours of fresh rebellions
continued to circulate. The Guardian contains the
following announcement :
On Saturday night last the inhabitants of Moran! Bay
were thrown into a state of sonaiderabie ootartereation by •
report, which bad been seat to the Bay from the valley dis-
trict that the people there had been utterieg threats, and
that another rebeUion was to be apprehended. The null-
tory were turned out under arms, the buggy and horses of
• gentleman from this oily were impressed. Mr. Roach,
who had been removed from the district prison
andee a twit of habeas corpus, was bundled beak,
and people altogether were under the bitterest
possible apprehensions. The military were marched off in
the dead of the night to Serge Island, to which they bad
ben summoned, and discovered that there was so fear
of any rebellion, and that they had only been sent for in
esiosequenoe of one of the usual disputes between over.
seer and people aria* out of • reduction of wages, and the
stoppiog of a week's pay.
Another paper says, however, that there was no
dispute about wages, or any dispute whatever,
but that it was a " blowing of shells and an unusual
agitation among the people without any assignable
cause," together with certain threats heard previously
which aroused the apprehensions of the overseer,
mid induced him to send to Morant Bay for the
troops. On the arrival of these, the noise ceased
and order was restored.
With reference to this occurrence the Morning
Journal says :—" In order to make good the apo-
cryphal story about a widespread rebellion, it was
industriously circulated that there was to be a
general uprising at Christmas—so much so, that
the volunteers in some places were put upon active
duty. It affords us pleasure to state that through
the length and breadth of the island there has not
been a single occurrence to justify the groundless
apprehensions that were indulged. The new go-
vernor has not arrived a moment too soon. His
presence will prevent the maturing of schemes that
there is too much reason to fear were in contempla-
tion to drive the people into rebellion in order to
justify the excuse put forward for the late massa-
cres, that there was to be a ' wide-spread rebel-
lion,' and that the ' colony was slumbering on the
brink of a volcano.' "

Paris, Jae. 23.

The United States Minister desired that I should se.
knowledge in writing the oommunicetion he made me of
the Attoraq•Qsesral's letter to Mr. Seward. I have,
therefore, acknowledged the receipt of it. I might easily
have discussed Mr. Bigelow's reply, but did not think it
necessary. I have merely noticed two points in verbal ex-
planations with him. I told Mr. Bigelow that I could
not scoop{ his expression "planted' as applicable to the
pert played by the French government in Mexico. Be I
well knows the reasons which led us to interfere, and also
that the Mexican people themselves have chosen their
new institutioos. I also told him that inasmuch as
I had declined any diecussion with him as to the
i acts of the Emperor Maximilian be waa not justified is
attributing to me the expression of any opinion on the
subject. I added that if he wished, however, to know my
opinion, I did not think the measures of the Emperor
Maximilian so se►erely incrimisated bad the character or
object attributed to them. I think it right to let you
know ►ow this incident terminated.—Receive,
Dnoum DS LEUTS.

Y. DSOUTI DI /MOTS TO TEI ILLINOIS DI MONTHOLON.
Paris, Jan. 25.
The American journals bring extracts of diplomatic pub.
Mations in which eonvereatioes which I had with Mr.
Bigelow ere related. Oar observations bore especially upon
the decrees of the Mexican government relative to the ed.
mission of Ingram ea colonists and the Iturbide
I have not before me the official text of the American docw.
mat,, and therefor* only to refer to them under mem.
Tho rest of this despatch—only three days old—is
a mere repetition of anterior ones, and repeats that
the substance of M. Drouyn de Lhuys'e conversation
with Mr. Bigelow was that, though it suited the
Federal government not to hold any diplomatic
intercourse with Maximilian, that was no reason
why theFrencb government should be held responsi-
ble for the acts of his government.
The Emperor and Empress went to a ball last
night, at the Prussian embassy. The Princess
Hohenzollern did the honours for Count de Goltz
as lady of the house. The fashionable journals say
that the Empress and moat of the ladies were dressed
in white on this occasion.
The Bourse was firm. There was scarcely any
change in the closing quotations of the Bente, but the
confirmation of the news that the Credit Mobilier
is about to double its capital canoed a rise of
! 32fr. 50c. in that security.

The Journal du Retire mentions the very unusual
circumstance that a large number of sharks have recently
been seen in the Channel, and upon the French coast. The
captain of a ship from the colonies fell in with several near
the Sorlingues, and caught four large oyes in a few hours.
The spring half-yearly change of quarters of the
Foot-Guards will take place on the let of March : —Greet-
dier Guards—let Battalion, from Wellington Barrodo, the
head-quarters, to St. George's Barracks and a detachment
to Chelsea Barracks. 2nd Battalion, from Windsor to
Chelsea Barracks. 3rd Battalion—From St. George's and
Chelsea (Barracks to Windsor. Coldstream Guards, let
Battalion—From Chelsea Barracks, the head-quarters, to
Wellington Barracks, with detachments to Kensington
Magazine and Buckingham Palace Barracks. 2nd Battalion
—From the Tower to Shorncliffe Camp. Scots Fusilier Bascow Eiltertimr.—Dr. Price, the radical can-
Guards, Ist Battalion—From the "Old Wing" of the
didate for the r, presentation of the borough of Brecon, has
Wellington Barracks, Kensington Magaz-ne end Bucking- withdrawn, and consequently the contest will rest between
ham Palace, to the " New Wing" of the Wellington Bar- the Earl of Breknoek (liberal), end Mr. Howell Gwys,
racks. 2nd Battalion —From Shornoliffe to the Tower.
(consmystive). Dr. Price, in addressing the elentors last
RAILWAY AND OTHER RILLS IN PARLI AM DM """' Thursday teasing, said nothing could be more distinct than
Yesterday, both the examiners (Meagre' Smith and Frwe) the liberal utterances of the Earl of Breckoock, effectually
held courts at Westminster. Before Mr. Smith, the fol. setting at rest the fear that a try would walk over the
lowing unopposed bills complied with the standing orders : course. This left him no other alternative than to retire,
—South Devon Railway, Launceston and South Devon lest in contesting with a liberal the strength of their party
Railway, Upavon sod Andover Railway, Ogmore Valley
Railways (new works No. 1). Chester and WM% Cheshire Sr.'D
should be divided and the opposition go io.
o ...XL'S CATENDBAL —The following are the
Junction Railway (extensions), New Milford Docks, Can-
nock Chase and 'Wolverhampton Railway (Midland Railway p achers appointed by the Bishop of London to preach
oir'the cathedral on Sund.y mornings in the month of
extension), Cense& Chase end 'Wolverhampton Railway
February —February 4 •. The Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A.,
(iledneefeed extension), Dublin Port (Docks), Dublin Port of (sonville and Cahn College, Cambridge, vicar of Christ
Acts Amendment. Of the nektons adjourned, the Silken. Church, Newgate-street, and Chaplain to the Lord Mayor.
head and Liverpool Railways (opposed) did riot comply with
February 11 : The Rev. William Rogers, W A., of Bell:ol
standing orders. The 'tending orders is the case of the
College. Oxford, rector of Bishopsgate. February 18 :
Macclesfield, Kontsford, end Werriateo Railway (opposed)
(woeprposwie complied
isbuwri;beiiThDoLoV
JaLtionCriLkiblwowayel(opp.sdßailwaly. fheltev. Derwin:it Coleridge, MA., of St. John's College,
Cambriage, motor of Hsnwell. February 25: The Rev.
John Videos Ponah, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge,
Reason land Merthyr Tydvil Junction Railway (northers in, of St. Ann's, nidi„,.o,B.
lines opposed), and South-Easter Railway (opposed) were
tporied until Tuesday (this day), end Bridgwater
Railway till Wednesday. In Mr. Frere's court the followinglNVASION oe Heger ST EAD-lIELTH. —Two railway
bills complied with the standing orders :Colombia (Beth. companies_m have eineteetr,sed,
thteheenfleinldewrto,
ininavadreepoHrtammpswitee itdo-
heath. r
~
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Works, states that the North
nel.green) Market and Approaches, Great Northern Railway the Metropo itan
Railway
(Potties Bar. Barnet, and Hendon), Aberdeen County MOP el to make an opes cutting
and
MetroPolitan
ldepth of 54t0 56 feet below the sur-
Municipal Buildings, British acid Canadian Telegraph Corn- throughhathe hreuttagtiate area and save
pang, Sheffield United Ges, Cornwall County Luostseeng it from Perlis-
Asylum (Water Supply), North Eartere Railway Minis,
Helmsley, and Pickering Breech), North Eastern Railway Johns wuood Railway Ext-noon to Finchley ts also
anent-thitfoeurabo t three-qusrters of a mile. TheMetropoliten
and St.s-
wood
heath fora tenth of about three.
(Leeds &ad Wetherby Braaeh), North Eastern Railway Proposed to erne lonkin.", partly •
(Yorkshire new lines and works), North Eastern Rail.% quarters
ofa mile.
Fsr2s7J*nardaenin tunnel, which will al:
(County of Durham new lines and works), Dublin Tenn mating, sad for,lthotta y
Connecting Railway (City Extension); Bernet, Hendon, materially curtail the area of the hes thaod interfere with
Hampstead, sad Loudon Railway (so appearance); Homes the access from one part to another of this much frequented
of Parliament Appease:bee (so appearance). Ica the cases of spot
the South Eastern aid London, Chatham, sad Dover (Lou. thinness HueznarMore. —lt has been estitnated
doe,Lewas sadßrighton Railways (opposed), andthe Crystal that there are 1,580 Confucian temples Meths =who, and
Palace sad South Logsdon Junction Railway, also opposed, that the yearly offerings amount to rooo.l animals
noted
She standing orders were not complied with. The Broom of various aorta, and 27,000 pima of maux 62,k.
..It. as a
and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (Southern lines:, fact that in Fah Calm roll. of paper are need to 1
unopposed) likewise did wet amply with the standing orders. the silk. But the sego is not to be put off with that
The London and Worthieg Direct Railway (opposed), amount of worship. Throughout the em ph
ase hie is wors.
ShiPloo sad Whalfdala Railway (opposed), and the Halm. eliped in colleges and schoolrooms, as well
_promo
oven and Breech Railways wars postponed mil and district temples. Here is a single strip of
until Tuesday ( day). with four words, meaning " teacher sad exemplar orittar
Ice-nouns IF Amialca.—The ice-house of thousand ages." This is pasted on the welL Os the open-
Lymaa B. Lyme, at Lyon's Fells, N.Y., has not been empty fog of school,,._
“after the...,
___New_____..Year
.._.ifestiLitte? a formal
for twenty years, ace has a pound of ice bees put into it. worship is held
_before. strj."7:,:"lkToi'r an.=
The building is ccestrected after the ordinary method, sad ,on estasiog_ eg ."*"°11 •"''''' a'''''
when it in designed to 1111 it, a rime jet is elapsed upon the 1 Nobboro• Allem"
water-pipe, aid as the water comes through it is :Milled Carteret Paiseerl. Oxa Ban.inge DAL—.
and drops into the ke.houte, where it forme in one solid Rowney. JAI. 29.—Adsnimiens on person% 1,418 ; able
maia.—Aste ken paper. by mess *Ws. 1,370 ; Waal Asians. 2,786.