The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1866.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, rawer Brume.
M. Perier, the great champagne merchant,
mayor of Eparnay, is the government candidate for
the vacant meat in the Marne. The prefect, saying

MTH, Fn. U.
The magnates met to-day in the Upper Hones
to decide whether s second address--which doss
not, however, preclude the one moved in the
Chamber of Deputies—should be presented by
them. It was decided by 155 against 55 that a
@sound address should be presented. Count John
Zichy made a brilliant speech, and his words were
considered so conclusive that those members whose
names were inscribed to speak after him did not do
se, but agreed at once to a division. A committee
of thirty has been named to draw up the address.
lon must not allow this circumstance to induce
you to think that the chances of an acoosunodation
are on the wane. Neither the determination of
the magnates, nor the dissentient voices which were
heard when the Death address was published,
forebode evil. They will not influence the course
of events. An answer will be given from the throne;
after some time a representation on certain questions
will be sent to the Emperor, to which again a reply
will dome ; and meanwhile the debates will go on
Lis tie anantsys, gradually hada& it is to be
lowed; to a reinter of the exisfing difficulties.
Dren under the most favourable circumstances
mattes' will not proceed quickly. No one must
expect this, or feel discouragement if it is not so.
I was present to-day at the debate In the Upper
House. The galleries were crowded, and even at the
open doges leading to them, people stood to listen,
so gnat was the interest felt in the proceedings.
The primate and catholic dignitaries sat at tables
covered with red cloth, and opposite them, with
long white beards, the bishopii of the Greek church.
The robes of violet silk and purple, the massive
gold chains round their necks, and the small skull-
caps of crimson velvet which they wan, reminded
me involuntarily of the council-chamber of the
Doge. The assembly was a fall one, and the
excitement felt was evident
Since 1859, so it is said; prices were never so low
at the Vienna Exchange as yesterday, the 12th. The
undecided state of the Hungarian question is partly
the cease of this, but still more so the position
taken up by Prussia ; and although liismarok's pre-
sent acts are looked on as mere bravado, still they
influence somewhat the easily affected financial
barometer.

nothing directly of the champagne merchant, re-
oommends him as a man having influence to further
the local intereata of the electors. The opposi-
tion candidate is K Leblond, advocate, a
member of the Constituent Assembly of 1849.
A severs contest is expected. M. Rouland, re-
ferring to the rising tide of opposition, said the
other day in the Senate that there was a " con-
spiracy" to get a majority against the government
at the general election of 1869. That is a tough
word, "conspiracy," applied to electors exercising
their sovereignty at the ballot-box ; and
I should like to hear it defined by IL Borland
under the process of cross-examination. I
Gannet understand it at all. If electors have not
a right to consult together, to exchange ideas as to
the boat candidates to vote for, I cannot under-
stand the principle of universal 'or, indeed, any
-Seta. sk aft -Tataihr-Iniundgaty, intenildition
that it Is only to he used one way, is like the sove-
reign which Mrs. Primrose gave her daughters
for pocket money, with strict injunctions not to
&sage is.
Learned divines not being agreed as so the precise
dated the death of St. Peter, tinge has been a
.long dismission at the anus of Roane whether the
'catholic bishops of Christendom should be sum
awned to the Holy City to celebrate the I,Booth
anniversary of that event in June, 1666, or June,
1867. It is now said to have been resolved by
infallible spiritual power that June W, 1867, will
the right date, and that a large army of new
saints will be madenn the occasion.
The Einascar' a Peruvian iron-clad corvettes
built in England. being in Brest harbour had
taken some French sailors on board ; bat on the
representations of the maritime authorities of the
ri pert that, although war had not been declared be-
tween Spain and Peru, the Madrid cabinet had
shown that certain hostile acts of the Peruvian
government amounted to a declaration of war cla
fade, the French government, anxious not to
depart from neutrality, objected to the enlistments,
and- the men were all released from their engage-
ments and sent on shore.

The answer of Austria to the last Prussian note
is said to be exceedingly calm and firm. Austria
acknoirledges that abe has just as little inde-
pendent authority for disposing of Holstein as
Prussia with Bieswig, but she urges that the
exercise of sovereignty was, by the Gastein
treaty, as completely and exclusively mode
over fn the militate as in the other. Hence
she has no more right to interfere in Sleswig than
Prussia in Holstein. This fileswig - Holstein
question is one in which Austria flight her strength,
the metal suprernitey, that is to say, which right
and Octet legality always most have over lawless.
now and wrong.
The Emperor will stay here till the end of the
month, and there is little doubt that he will receive
acd answer the address in the Palace of Olen.
A dry or two eines one of the royal carriages wen
seen approaching, and a number of persons, believ-
ing it contained the Empress, and wishing to see
her, waited its arrival at a favourable spot. But
her Majesty was not in it.. One of the bystanders
expressed his disappointment by saying, "It is
only the Emperor," but loud enough, as it seems,
for that personage to hear. His Majesty was greatly
amused, and joined heartily in the laughter which
the observation caused.

(FROM LAST NIGHT 8 ounerrs)
At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wigbt,
the 16th day of Fisbanury, 1866. Present, the Queen's
Most Entailed Majesty int:arnica Her Majesty having been
plumed • to appoint the Right Hon. Spencer Compton
Cavendish (eotamouly °ailed the Matteis of Hartiogton)
to be one of ha- Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, ha
was this day. by her Majesty's command, sworn On. of her
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State scoordingly.
At the Court of Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the
16th day of Feb, 1866. Present, theQuesa's Most &rennet
Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day
pleased to make the following amendment on the roll of
sheriffs for the year 1466, vitt :—Glatoorposhire,
William
(leathern Vivian, of Singleton, near Swansea, Seq., made
William Graham Violet, of Siogleton, sear Swansea, Esq.
At the Court of Osborne House, Isle of Wigbt, the
16th day of Fab., 1866. Present the feeei's Most fficelleat
Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Spenser
Compton Cavendish (commonly called the Marquis of
Hartingtoo) was, by her Majesty's ooenmand, sworn of ber
Majesty's Most Honourable Par/ Council, end took his
place at the hosed accordingly.