The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

01101 oul OWN

PARIS. WiDirciumy Emma.

An impression prevails that the Emperor, in
answer to the address, will make a quasi liberal
speech, and, enlarging upon M. Rouher's declara-
tion that the door of reform is not closed, will say
that the forty-five were altogether under a mistake
when they interpreted his speech at the opening of
the session as reactionary. A rumour, which I
cannot credit, is that if the speech shall not be
liberal the forty-five will resign their seats. That
would, I think, be very bad policy ; because the
government could put off the new elections for six
months, and would thus be able to do entirely as
it liked for the rest of this maim. Besides, a
resignation en masse would imply a feeling of hoe-1
tility quite foreign to the spirit in which the forty-
five supported their amendment.
The debate on the address, after lasting three
weeks, was closed yesterday. Only the 17 members
of the Left, who signed the extreme democratic
amendment, ultimately voted against it ; but there
were a great many abstentions. As many as 86
members against 188 voted for M. Martel's amend-
ment recommending the abolition of warnings, the
substitution of judicial for administrative juris-
diction over the press ; the lowering of the stamp
duty ; and the abolition of the law which required
the authorisation of government before a journal
could be founded.

M. Main Bisoin, the deputy, has invited repre-
sentatives of the principal Paris journals to go to
Geneva to witness the first representation of his
play, Le Vrai Courage, which has been interdicted
by the Paris Censure.

The Prince of Denmark was at Count Walevralri's
reception last night, at the palace of the president
of the Corpa Legislatif.
Yesterday, March 20 (Le Jour du Marronnier),
the Print* Imperial, who has been confined to the
house for a month with the measles, went out for
the first time. He played for an hour on the ter-
race of the Tuileries Gardens with the son of Dr.
Conneau and some other privileged companions of
his own age. . _ _

K bfLeres, an eminent poet and dramatic
author of the Restoration, an old collaborateur of
Scribe and Empie, died on Monday at the age of
70. He was made a prefect after the revolution of
1830, and ceased writing for the theatre till 1848.
He then found himself out of fashion, and obtained
little sumac

The first pillar (in iron) of the Universal Exhi-
bition Palace of 1867, was erected in the Champs
de Mars on Monday, March 19. It was tricked
out with flags, and naturally attracted groups of
passers by to look at it.

There were violent oscillations at the Bourse to-
day. No confirmation of Kdo Bismarck's resig-
nation having been received, the German news is
considered worse than ever. The adventurous
minister is now said to be in full favour, not only
with the King, but the rest of the royal family.
Bente fluctuated between 681 r. 670. and 68fr. 50c.,
closing at the lowest price with a fall of no.
Mobilier fell ilfr. 75c., and Italian 30n.

The Bight Hon. the Chanoelior of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Gladstoee entertained the Doke and Duchess of
Argyll, the Marchioness of Lothian, Lord and Lady Foley,
Baron Lionel de Rothschild, Mr. Fawcett, LP., Mr.
Trovelye% M.P., and Baron Meyer de Rothschild. LP.,
at dialer yesterday evelnag, at their reeidenes en Oarites.
honee-teersee.

The Earl and Connie,' of Clarendon had a die-
ser party lad evening at their residenoe in Grosresar•
crescent. There were present the (bestow Appoari, the
Earl mad pountsas of Tankerrille. the Earl awl Countess
de Grey, the Omaha= of daleden, the Earl Ciewpw, Vis-
count Menton, Lady Cecilia Malys's', Mr. mad Lady
lElasSetla Russell, Hos. Fredertek Lerma (lower, Hoe.
Mined Steelton', O►ptain Hos. Thomas Grosreser, Sir
Edwin Lsise►, Dr. Quin, ko.

A correepoWdent (says the &tardiest) writes that
Dr. Emma his been obliged, oat of defenses to superior
aathelity, to suppress his sawed lifter to Dr. Pussy ea the
InlYeet of Papl Infallibility. It is said that Dr. Nommen
steed eat for soften thee the infallibility of lie HODSON at
the head of aa weesaseleti pencil ; bat this reelriodee, it
would uses, is toe mush far the sesseet bumps, of the
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