The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-19 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MOW OUR OWN COMISPONDINT.)
PARIS, WZDNZSDAY EVINING.

The Senate, as we learn by three lines in the
Monitore, yesterday achieved its first act of opposi-
tion. It has actually thrown out a bill, and a very
important bill. By a majority of 60 against 56, this
body of salaried nominees has made a marvellous
show of independence, and against the orders of the
government which created and pays it, has put a
veto upon the measure for imposing a tax upon
horses and carriages used in Paris, which had been
accepted by the Corps Legislatif. The event is so
strange so altogether out of the bounds of like-
lihood, that ones know not how to treat of it. The
provisions of the existing constitution, whether wise
or otherwise, prevent the public from knowing any
of the data upon which the reverend senators have
arrived at this unwonted conclusion. Not only are
reports of their debates forbidden, but the slightest
conjectural hint of what may possibly have occurred
would be severely punished if any French journal
were to be so venturous as to give one.
It may not be unimportant to mention that
by the constitution the Senate can only re-
Plot a law on one of these grounds either
that it is unconstitutional, or contrary to religion
or morals, to the liberty of worship, to individual
liberty, to the (quality of citizeus in the eye of the
law, to the inviolability of property, or to the prin-
ciple that judges are irremovable." It is difficult to
See that the law now thrown eut could offend is any
of thee* particulars. However, the constitution has
omitted to provide machinery for reversing the judg-
ment of the Senate, and if the senators object to pay
taxes for their carriages, nothing short of another
coup deaf can make them.
The name of the ex-member of the Constituent
Assembly arrested at Vienna, who is designated in
the journals by the initial 8., is M. Base There are
various rumours of political arrests in Faris, but as
the stories I have heard seem to me exaggerated, I
do not repeat them.

The government his decided to give provisional
discharges to 95,000 troops belonging to the classes
of 1860, 1861, 1832, and 1853, in anticipation of the
expiration of the period of their service. A pre-
ference will be given to men who may be able to
prove to the satisfaction of the military authorities
that their presence will be useful to their families in
the inundated districts; the other men to whom the
privilege will be accorded are to be chosen by lot.
M. de Persigny, who had come to Paris for the
baptismal fetes, has left for London.
The Bourse again opened heavily owing to several
executions in connexion with the railway settlement.
There was, however, an improvement in quotations
afterwards, but business was far from brisk. The
Route closed with a rise of 40c. for cash and sc. for
•acoonnt at 71fr. 100., and 71fr. 16c. Credit Mobilier
roes bfr. Railways were in an uncertain state, and
closed rather lower than otherwise.

The Pays thinks itself authorised in asserting that
the news of an intended military occupation of
Turkey by the Allies, which has been circulated
by several journals, is wholly destitute of lean-
dation. The allied troops, it says, are hasten-
ing their departure and returning home en masse.
The Pays also explains that the friendly interven-
tion of France, in the difference between Spain and
Mexico, which we learn by telegraph, has been ac-
cepted by Spain, is not a " mediation " in the diplo-
matic sense of the word, but merely an offer of
"good offices," which, it is hoped, may lead to a ter-
mination of the difficulty. A despatch, confirmatory
of another received a day or two since, states posi-
thely that the mighty Emperor Soulouque is deposed
at Hayti.
I mention as a useful piece of information to Eng-
lish visitors who rosy desire to see the cathedral ot
Notre Dame as it appeared on the occasion of the
baptism of the Imperial Prince, that, owing to a very
equitable arrangement, they may save themselves
the loss of time and annoyance ot waiting in a crowd
by taking tickets, which for a small payment to be
dedicated to the sufferers by the inundations, will
give them instant admission at the private door in
the Rue du Cloitre. These tickets may be bad at the
police office, Rue Chanoinesse, No.lo,and the mayor-

alty of the ninth arrondissement. The cathedral
will remain open to the public up to the 22nd inclu-
sive. On the 23rd no one will be admitted without a
ticket, and it is announced that on Tuesday, the 24th,
a grand musical solemnity, authorised by the Arch-
bishop of Paris, will take place at 12 o'clock, for the
benefit of the sufferers by the inundations. Four
hundred musicians, directed by M. Dietsoh, will
execute a mass of M. Nicon.Choroo. It is not stated

what the price of admission will be to this oratorio,
which will doubtless be very attractive. All the
announcements my is that the proceeds of the
"collection, the chairs, and the places," will be
handed over to the bishop. of those dioceses which
have the most suffered by the floods.
A new work, by M. Alexis de Tocqneville, called
"L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution" is just out.
The floods, which it Wei hoped were over, are re-
commencing in the Garonne. A despatch from
Toulouse, dated June 16, 2.30 p.m., says that
the waters were at a very great height, and that a
considerable overflow wu expected. It appears that
while during the Wes the weather was only threat-
ening in Paris, there was heavy rain in the south.
It appears from the official report in this day's
Monileer that in the sitting of the Senate on Tues-
day, the President of the Council of State read the
preamble and text of a project of menet 01.consultnos,
having for its object the organisation of the regency.
The commissioners selected for maintaining the
debate on this law were present, and the following
were heard :—M. Bonjean ; the President Delangle,
the president of the Council of State; President
Barth., M. Megoe, and M. Tourangin. The Senate,
by a majority of 60 votes against 38, declared itself
opposed to the promulgation of the law.
To the Legislative Corps, on the same day, a com-
munication wu made of a decree proroguing the
session to the 2nd of July next inclusively.
A project of law for opening to the Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce a credit of 10 millions
towards repairing the damages caused by the floods,
was presented.

THE REGENCY QUESTION IN FRANCE.
A PLEA FOR THE EMPRESS.

The Constiesaionnei of petards}, contains the fol.
lowing article, signed by M. Amedee de Cessna: