The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, Tasman EVINING.
The Corps Legislatif has fixed Monday next for
the opening of the debate on the address. M.
Otis Bixoin was the first member to put down his
name to speak upon it, but it is thought that he will
cede his turn to M. Thiers. In that case we may
expect to see the ball opened in grand style. Mach
less thus than usual has been lost this year in the
preparation of the address, and it seems to. be
understood that the debate upon it will be got
through in less time than on any previous occasion.
This innovation will be advantageous, assuming,
of mum, that members confine their oratory within
reasonable limits from a due regard to the value of
public time, and not in obedience to government
pressure, which could not but be unfairly exercised.
To judge from the censorious style in which the
Pagli pion of the draft address, the committee
( i eh difltoulty in settling
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surikileet-hor seirlilllllolllll4ll. ditty in a manner
satiefactory to government. The Patric complains
of 4. "pale" style and " timid declarations" of
the lower chamber, and seems to regret the absence
of the noes outspoken tone of the Senate. On
the only point, however, on which the address
speaks plainly, the Patric thinks it is wrong.
nit journal denies that the temporal power
is necessary adjunct of the spiritual authority
of the Pope, and affirms with muck reason
the& "the religions sentiment, even at Rome
itself, is adverse to each an opinion." It
further regrets that the committee, though per-
haps exercising a wise discretion in not committing
itself as to the future course to be taken in
Mexico now that important despatches are looked
for in three or four days, did not at least give an
unqualified approbation of everything that the
Emperor has done in Mexico hitherto. The con-
clusion that the Patric draws from its remarks—
that the address is too timid in some points, too
illiberal in others, and altogether so vague and
insignificant as to discredit the system of
addresses altogether—is the safe one, that after
all nobody in France but the Emperor knows
what is good for the country. In an sada-
tic fit of admiration for his sovereign, M.
Driolle, who signs the article I as
noticing, exclaims :—" The legislate/ of 1862
watches over his work, and he alone knows by what
sucosasive modifications the glorious conception is
to be perfected." Evidently M. Dreolle, like the
Duke de Persigny, thinks of Frenchmen as the
Soethern planters did of the black race :
Libbaty's a kind a? this(
That don't agree with 'guars.

IL Saint-Mare Girardin, the acadetnieian, says

that the Duke de Persigny, by his reactionary
speech the other day, has proclaimed himself the
hard of a fourth "old party"—that of the party
of the empire before the 24th of November,
1860. He thinks it a fortunate circumstance
both for the country and the Emperor's ministers
that this ultrorimperialist, more imperial than the

Emperor, has clearly shown the dangerous rock
which before was concealed under the waters. It
is now merely an affair of pilotage to avoid it. He
rallies M. de Persigny with extremely delicate
persiflage, and shows that while preaching against
parliamentarism he is himself an example one of
its phases.
The Prase, in an article advocating the opposi-
tion candidature in the Marne, says in the familiar
Girardin style :
M. Charles Penier's name is not Charles Perrier ; it is
"Liberty adjourned and the present budget maintained.*
M. le Blond's same is not Le Blond ; it is " Liberty
without revolution sad the augmentation of public works
by the reduction of uoproduotive expenses." That is the
question which you, electors of the Marne, will answer on
February 24 and 25.

The sting of the article lies—not in the anti-1
thesis, but in the dates which the government acei-
dentally fired upon for an election which promises
to be important.
Count d'Argy, formerly colonel of the 53rd regi-
ment, and now on the retired list, has acoepted the
command of the French Legion to be raised for the
Pope's service after the departure of the ostensible
French army of occupation. He is about to pro-
ceed to Antibes, to superintend the formation of
the legion. It is thought that shortly after Suter
the corps will embark for Rome.
It is asserted and reiterated that Colonel d'Argy
has been named to this command by a decree
of Napoleon 111. The Amis. National refases to
believe the news :—" It is impossible that the
French Emperor can sign decrees appointing officers
in foreign armies." I suppose it will turn out that
the Emperor has merely " recommended " him to
the Pope.
The Bourse is far from active. Rents after a
slight depression closed at yesterday's prima.
Mobilier rose bfr. Railways were lir. or 2fr.
higher. Italian rose Isc.

A recent report of the Melbourne Acclimatisation
Society mentions the arrival out of two sambur deer from, I
the Mauritius, end that • number of ostriches, • Ceylon... i
elk and spotted axis dear, and nearly 100 &myna goat;
were on their way to Australia for the society.
RITUAL INSOVATIOIIB.—A public meeting was ,
bold last night in the Chilies Vestry-ball to support the I
Primate sod bishops io maiataioing the purity and pro-
talent simplicity of worship I. the established church.
Mr. IL C. L. Berm occupied the chair. There was • very ,
large attendance. Captain the lion. F. Mande, R.N.. I
proposed the first swialion, to the effect that the meeting
viewed with great regret and alarm the recent introductiou
of aortae novel procures into Me riteal of tho establiabod
church—such as the wearing of gaudy vestments, the :
bear''g. mosses and batmen of the Virgin Mary and of
saints, tweet. vase* ad other insignia of Roman catholic '
worship ; whilst the relebratioo of the Lord's Supper bed I
been so nearly assimilated to the Sacrifice of the Maas ,
that it was difficult to distinguish between them ; and
that the meeting considered it to be seentsary to the
stability and welter, of the church of England that ,
those unbecoming innovations be at nom prohibited.
The Ray. Dr. Blskeney, in arooodiog the resolution, de-
willed a religions ceremony which lately took place is •
church at Stoke Newington., in which all the practices of
the Roman catholic ohm* wore duly °heaved. He con-
demned promeriona, altars, and the use of the erneifix as
opposed to scriptural Walings of the church of England.
The Esrl of Cavan proposed the next resolution, which it:-
satisfaction that the passim. compLibsod of had!
Cl condemned by the Primate, and stand that the most-
Mg desired to record its solemn conviction that the proses.
oressios was so 'urgent es to all for the united action of all
the sound and attached members of the established church
to support the beech of bishops is the matter. and if
sessesery to wok farther legislation on the subject. The
noble cart expressed his surprise it the apathetic cendsat
displayed by the ermary in reference to this meet be.
prima subject. He rid it was en astenothog fare that
anomie. and Rouses esthetic places of worship woe M-
ammies to en okras* extent is England, end he thought
onergaie atommies skald be imusedrately resolved upon
`to protect the Isterests of the establistion aura. award
i, other clergymen end ',Ohm's ockissiont the sateliost,
t and it wee decided that copies of the resolutions elicited
traasenitterl to the Primes' and the Bishop of London.