The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-26 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THUZIIDLT Bronze.

The United States government, which has
achieved a signal diplomatic triumph in the MexL
can question, will yet have to remain firm, and not
suppose that imperial promises will be fulfilled
further than imperious necessity may compel the
fulfilment of them. Already semi-official writers
are trying to explain away the plain purport of the
Emperor's declaration that the evacuation of Mexico
is at hand. The France to-night says that the latest
despatches between the two governments " will not
be published so soon as was supposed ;" that "nego-
tiations are still going on ;" that besides the
" French interests" spoken of by the Emperor which
France originally went to Mexico to protect,
there are " new interests " created " under the
shadow of the French flag," and on behalf of which
the " moral responsibility "of France is engaged.
This means that France must ensure the full pay-
ment of all the Mexican loans. The interests of
the speculators who, tempted by exorbitant interest,
invested in that bad security, the franca terms
" respeetable,"' and, forgetting hew entphatieslly
the government orators denied, in the Corps Legis-
latif, that France was in any way responsible for
Maximilian's loans, it now affirms unblushingly
that "French credit stands associated with that of
Mexico." The question raised by the France is, I
believe, now the only serious one. All chivalrous
ideas of success in Mexico are abandoned, but a
desperate struggle is to be made on behalf of the
money which French subjects were encouraged to
risk in the venture.

A discussion, which of course will lead to
nothing, is going on while I write in the Corps
Legislatif, about the legality of Count Welewski's
nomination to the presidency of the Corps Legis-
latif. M. Jules Farm, M. Glair-Bizoin, and

others are speaking.
It is stated that Prince Napoleon is immediately
going to Italy to pass a month in visiting picture
galleries. If this news is true the presumption
can only be that the Emperor desires to prevent
him from speaking on the address in the Senate.
The Appeal Court of Rouen this day gave
judgment in the case of Captain Bourdon, sen-
tenced to 18 months' imprisonment for negligence I
in allowing the escape of a prisoner confided to I
his care on an accusation of being a mutineer in
the Federisarca, and who jumped overboard
shortly before reaching Havre. The court has
reversed the judgment of the tribunal below and
relieved the captain from • sentence which I
remember stigmatising as iniquitous.
The Bourse was not active, but again closed with
firmness. Rents rose 50. for cash and 20. for
account. Diobilier rose 2fr. 50c.
The Daily News is seized.
Madame Saqui, the rope-dancer, whose fame
dates from the beginning of this century, died on
Tuesday in her 80th year. It is recorded of her that
on the occasion of the birth of the First
Napoleon's son, the King of Rome, she
offered to dance on a rope between the
two towers of Notre Dame. Napoleon refused to
allow the exhibition. Subsequently she apppeared,
in defiance of the Emperor's prohibition, on her
rope.. in the midst of a display of fireworks—a feat
then novel, and one which excited the utmost
astonishment. When she heard that the Emperor
was in a great rage at his command having been dis-
obeyed, she said, "Tell him to give orders to his
grenadiers, and let us risk our lives as we like, for
' our glory." She made a large fortune at the
little theatre on the Boulevard du Temple, which
for many years bore her name, and afterwards
became the Delassemente Comiques, and then pur-
chased with her savings Voltaire's house and
grounds at Ferney, but was very soon obliged to
sell it, and during the latter years of her life was
in great poverty. Only four years ago she danced
at the Hippodrome, where, at the age of seventy-six,
it was a wondrous but sorry sight to see her.
The now rare circumstance of a military execu-
tion occurred at Lille on Tuesday. A soldier of the
10th Regiment, named Eyraut, was shot in the
presence of the entire garrison, pursuant to sen-
tence of a court-martial, for assaulting and wound-
ing an officer.
The Marquis de Saffie, aged 24, was thrown
from his horse on Tuesday in the Champs Elyseia,
and so severely injured that be died a few hours
afterwards in the Beaujon Hospital, to which he
had been carried after the accident.

TRH FU VVL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT WIGAN.—
The names of the two deriessed whose bodies had sot been
identified who, our parcel was despatched on Wedeeeday
are Beth Halsok. 30, and George Pollitt, 20. On Wed-
nesday Mr. Meson, the government inspector Mr. Jobs
Ripon. Mr. Evans and his brother, Mr. Watkin, Messrs.
Bluudell's manager • Mr. W. Pickard, miners' agent ;
Mr. Clarke, of Pemberton ; Mr. 0. Clarke, of Ashton ;
Marsh, the fireman ; and Ashcroft, the usderlooker, made
• thorough inspection of the workings, but it is under-
stood that rof a single het was gleaned which would
show the muse of the explosioo. There was not a particle
of gas found in the pit, nor could it be learned how or
whence it had come on Tuesday • but the spot where it
ignited was shown to be the first level on the north
side, near the top of the jig, and then, having blown
down the stepping+ immediately in front, the mw
Toros of the explosion was felt on the south side, where
the bulk of the deceased were working. Nearly ell were
hand close to their places, and it is therefore pretty
certain that they were killed instantly by the shock. The
fireman, Marsh, is thoroughly satisfied that there wee no
gas in the pit on Tuesday morning, es he examined all the
places properly, and also superintended the firing of
every shot that morning. The only conjecture as to the
caused the explosion is one which Mr. Mercer is taking
measures to test. lie believes it possible that there may
have been • blower or sudden outburst of gas from the floor
of the mime at the spot which is fixed as that where the gas
ignited, and that the rush of this may have blown the ligl I
of the safety lamp through the gauze, supposing the lamp
was standing on the floor, and so caused the ezplostou. We
are informed that the most careful inspection ban we
resulted in the discovery of any of es lamp.
EXTRAORDINARY OCURRENCCE TR THE HUNTING
FIELD.—On Monday lest the Qtiorn hounds, under the
leadership of Captain Closes, the worthy master, clued a
fox into the neighbourhood of Nether Broughton. Oa
arriving at • certain wheat field, belonging to • farmer
named Brett. the M. F. H. and his supporters were some-
what surprised to fin! their passage interfered with. The
impediment offered to the hounds and field was no less
than a body of peasants armed with sticks and bludgeons,
and commanded by Mr. Brett, who intimated pretty
plainly that he did not mean to have hie wheat destroyed.
The eccentric looking little army under his direction pro-
waded to keep both dogs and huntsman from entering the
field, end a parley Wag demanded Captain Chute gave up
the chase, the Karat being broken off. Whilst the farmer
is to be applauded for his courage it is sincerely to be hoped
that he is either • freeholder or that his landlord is not an
enthusiastic foxbuoter. It is also to be regretted that a
day's sport should be so spoiled.—ltottiagthee Jamas&
NARROW SWAMI Or FOUR Fataituann. —On
Tuesday morning last four fishermen—llevid and John
1 &slot Robert Gemmel'. and William Hamilton—left
Ayr harbour in anew fishing boat, which had been hunched
from Ayr shipbuilding yard only on the prrvious day, to
engage in white-fishing in the bay. In returning to-
wards the harbour under sail, shout 9 o'clock is the wen•
inn, the boat was streak by a sudden gust and heavy
sea, a short disuses outside of the Nicholas
Bock, and capsized. The whole of the men suc-
ceeded in getting on to the keel of the boat, to which they
clan, though almost benumbed by she bitter aorth-wart
wind that was blowing at the time. Tbe boat shortly after.
wards drifted on to the Nicholas rook. Another fisher's
boat went to the ruche of the unfortunate men, and net
without considerable difiloulty owing so the risk of also
getting on the rack, ancoesded it: taking GAM off and brieg.
mg them safely Into the tugboat. They were meth ex-
hausted, but soon resevered from the effects at the nod-
dent. The boat, which below& to tbs Taylors. is seriously
damaged, and we tunieretand the whaled the Ming teals
was lost.-41r Advertises.