The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1859.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDAY ETZNINO.
It is curious to see the Cboistityriennel—now, as
the Praise maliciously observes, in the third stage
of its opinions about the regency of M. Baoncom-
pagni—gravely proceeding to prove that the election
which two or three days ago it denounced u "pre-
senting serious inconveniences," and as " represent-
ing the pretensions of Piedmont and the principle of
annexation as significantly " as that of Primo Ca-
rignan, has now "altogether another character," in
consequence of declarations of the King of Sardinia
and of the resignation of Garibaldi. The only thing
important in this is that M. Grandguillot has re-
ceived orders to confirm the important news
given by the Pattie last night that the
French government no longer object' to M.
Buonoompagni assuming his functions. The Pays
which, in its character of lourteal de /Empire, has
most insolently sneered at and oontemned and
threatened the people of Central Italy on account
of this their last movement, now devotes only two
or three sulky lines to an acknowledgement of its
defeat. "We are too well accustomed," it says,
"to the prudence and firmness of the Emperor not
to be persuaded that he is smeared both in regard to
Italy and to the general peace that this concession
will be beneficial."

All the leuers from Turin lead to the inference
that Gsribaides resignation was caused by differences
with General Fanti, and was unconnected with the
arranpmeut in question. The misunderstanding
_ _ _

between M. Rieasoli and M. Buoneompagni wu not
of a serious nature, and there is no doubt but that
the Tuscan protest against the regency of the latter
will be withdrawn.

The Bourse has been a little better, though the
business done was still very limited. The news of
the settlement of the Buoncompagni difficulty led to
a few purchases. The Rents rose sc. for cash and
100. for account, closing at 69fr. 95c. in each case.
The quotation for time was at one moment 70fr.
Mobilier rose 2fr. 50c. In railways there is scarcely
any alteration.

I em told that the staff of the French expedition
to China is under orders to leave on January 16. I=
I yesterday informed you that the young; weekly
journal, the (Joerrier du Dintanche, which, daring
lite short career, has been conducted with considerable
ability, had received a warning. You will have
OM the text in the Moniferr of to-day. I under-
stated that the very existence of the publication VAS
for a moment in great peril. A minister proposed
that it should be suppressed, but ultimately the
milder course prevailed. The warning, which is
signed by M. Billault himself, fairly accepts and
distinctly negatives the issue raised by the Count
d'ilatiasonville. The latter finding that the hopes
of more liberty for the press, which, a few months
ego had been cherished by all the semi-official
journals, were dashed by the Duke of Padua's note
in the Mositeer of Sept. 17; finding, moreover,
that the lawny which that very note professed
to recognise of full latitude to criticise the
acts of the government was in practice a
delusion; and having tried in vain to stir up the
timid councils-general to take an initiative on the
subject, conceived the idea of organising petitions to
the Senate far an alteration of the law.; The persons
in concert with whom the count professes to act
would, he says, be most sorry to violate any law in
the slightest degree, but " they are no less decided,
when once their rights shall be established and
clearly recognised, to make use of them." To all
this M. Billaalt, without denying the right of
citizens to petition the Senate, W. very clearly by
his warning that he will not allow anybody to
guide their judgment in print by pointing out in
what respect particular laws are faulty. Such
conduct he stigmatises u an " open attack
upon the laws of the state."

Count d'Haussonville's article, which covers ten
columns of the Courrier du Dimanelte, is much too
long for translation or analysis, at least upon the
present occasion. It is, however, well worthy of
perusal by all students of the imperial constitution.
If I might conjecture the passage in it which has
probably given the greatest offence, I would cite
the following, which rains the ticklish question
whether a sovereign people is to be held to have lost
its liberties for ever, because it has once committed
them to the keeping of a dictator :

Ood be thanked I I am one of those who ed•
mit that my country, when duly consulted, le
free to give Itself the government which ft
likes ; and that it is in no way bound
cheese that which would beet please me. I am one of
those who recognise the right of no dynasty, however
honourable, nor of any particular form of Institutional, how-
ever excellent they may appear to me, as having a sort of
superior and primordial right to impose themselves upon
Francs if France will none of them. But I ant also per-
suaded that Frame, when she thus disposes of herself, does
not exhaust all her right at the very moment when she
makes use of it, end that she always, in all time and without
any possible prescription, retains the right to be well
governed.

The Guineas, a Bordeaux journal, his been seised,
and is to be prosecuted for having innocently repro-
duced the letter falsely attributed to the King of
Sardinia by the .dmi de la Reliyion. It would
seem that the Nantes journal, which, to the surprise
of everybody whose attention happened to be called
to it, said that M. Billaules mission was to restrict
still farther the narrow liberties of the press, wu
really behind the curtain. During the short period
that his elapsed since that minister's return to office
he has accumulated upon the heads of political
writers such a mass of warnings and prosecutions
that another amnesty will soon be required if things
go on as they are now doing. Were it not for the
all-absorbing interest of foreign affairs at the pre-
sent moment, the pertinacious opposition of the
government to every movement in favoor of that
moderate and rational extension of political liberty,
which it is quite certain France will never be con-
tent to forego, would be much more serious than it
aomr

A great musical event at Paris during the last
wok woo the production of Gluelt's OrpAu at the Tarim*
Lyrique. Madame Vaardot taker the principal r"le.

The Paris Musical journals announce a grand soiree
or ihsifios lie Roger. M. Roger, It will be remembered, some
time dam met with an accident whilst oat shooting which
'Wad in the lose of his srm. The late favourite of the Grand
Opera is said to have Leen too liberal wlib the large some
of money which hie talent so long assured him, and he is
now not so well off ea his friends could wish. All the great
minas in Paris have come forward and requested to " swim"
at his benefit. Amongst those who have been steepled are
MY. Dupes end Bassani; fddme.i. Alsonl, Borghl-Maino,
ltiolem-Carvallto, Plesay, Ferraris, Livry, and Zees.

At the Italian Opera, Paris, on Saturday night,
Ziplotto was again given. Y. Iforini played the Doke,
madame agreeably, bat Grazisni was the only singer who bad
any applause. Madame Borght-Minio dad ample justice to
the little pert which the contralto plays. She was much op-
pedaled, although the public were not apparently in a
humour for applauding. At this theatre a new opera is to
be produced by a composer net unknown in Italy, Signor
Braga.

The quarantine at Malta on arrivals from Tripoli
has been abolished, while that api oet Beggs's' and DMA Ina
ban reduced to an oteervation of seven dela.