The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

the proposer, but proves what *sovereign contempt
he must feel for the opinion as well as for the com-
mon sense of Germany.
The letter brought by General Richter from the
Emperor of Russia is written in the most friendly
terms.

The Ost Deutsche Post, which generally is any-
thing but pleased with the tactics of the Hunga-
rians, says that
Alt parties of the Hungarian Diet agree that the present
policy of the government in Hungary is untenable. Even
the conservatives press for a more decided attitude in one
direction or the other, se the most faithful government
men, in consequence of the want of programme of the
government, do not know what to do, and, groping about
in the dark, defend a policy they know nothing of. Con-
servatives, liberals, clericals, and ultras, all come boldly
before the government and demand that at last it reveal
its plans. It seems inconceivable why at this moment the
government will not give up its tactics of half-measures,
which, as it must itself see at last, deprive it of every
support in liusmary. There is still the hope, in circles
frequented by the deputies, that before long an announce-
ment of the Hungarian government men, in accordance
with the laws of 1848, may be expected.

EXPREf3S FROM PARIS.

(rWN OVA OWN COBRIBPONDINI.)
PARIS, MONDAY Evzinsa.
The telegraphic news of this evening that
Prussia has proposed to the Diet of Frankfort a
revision of the federal pact by universal suffrage is I
in my mind the reverse of a peaceable
symptom. The proposal is, certain to be
refused, and then Prussia will justify r ag-
gression by saying that her appel au penple has
been refused. The Opinion Nationale, which is all
for war, and, though calling itself a liberal paper,
backs up M. de. Bismarck, because it wants war
with Austria at any price, applauds his reliance
upon the " people," as contradistinguished from
Auatria's appeal to the secondary states of Ger-

many.
The project of a new and faithful translation of
the Bible, to be made without fear or favour, by a
committee consisting of learned catholics,Jews,and
protestants, in equal numbers, is, as might have
been expected, highly disapproved of by many
of the bishops. The Monde publishes a circular
on the subject from tho Archbishop of Lyons to
his clergy, in whichhe remindsthemthat thecatholic
church alone is invested with authority to interpret
the texts of holy writ. He, by anticipation, con-
demns the proposed new translation to the
"Index," unless in the case (a most improbable one)
of its obtaining the Pope's approbation.
The Monde apologises for the St. Bartholomew
of Barletta, by the suggestion that the 60 pro-
testants in the town " provoked" the 30,000
catholics, and leaves it clearly to be inferred that,
in its opinion, the protestants, who were delibe-
rately massacred in broad daylight, were " served
right."
It is beyond doubt that M. Nestor Roqueplan is
selected to be the new manager of the Opera, but
the appointment will not appear in the Moniteur
1 till after the 15th, up to which time M. Peorin,
[ the present manager, is entitled to remain.
I The clatter has already taken leave of the
I principal artistes. M. Nestor Roqueplan is
I not new to the position which he is now about
to occupy under a new system. Ho was manager
of the Opera in and before 1853. For some time
past he has been the theatrical critic of the
Constitutionnel, the fruit/don of which journal, of
this day, contains an article of his on Don Juan
and the other theatrical novelties of the week.
A thunderstorm of unusual violence for the time
of year visited Paris yesterday evening, and lasted
for several hours. Many flashes of lightning were
followed by a thunderclap at the distance of only
a second and a half of time, so that the focus
of the storm must have been very near.
It is already known that a house was struck in
the Rue de la Pepiniere and another at Passy.
In all likelihood we shall hear of other cases. The
Moniker da Soir draws the comfortable inference
from this precocious visitation that if, as scientific
men say, the recent epidemic in several countries
;of Europe is attributable to an exceptional defi-
ciency of electricity in the air, there is a good time
coming. An old French proverb says that when it
thunders in April wine growers should make an
i extra provision of casks.
The guillotine, which had not been erected in
Paris since June 9, 1864, on the occasion of the
execution of La Pommerais, the poisoner, did its
office at 6 o'clock this morning upon Castex, the
St. Denis murderer. The weather being extremely
wet the crowd was not great.
At the Bourse the Rents, after violent oscilla-
tions, closed with a considerable improvement.
IThe lowest price of the day for account was
671 r. 42ic., but the highest and last was 67fr. 75c.,
[ showing a rise from Saturday of 15c. The Italian
Loan rose 20fr. Most other securities were, how-
! ever, lower. Mobilier fell 7fr. 50c. ; Comptoir
d'Eacompte, 10fr. ; and railways were from 2fr. 50c.
to sfr. lower.
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