The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(YON OUR OWN CONANSFONDENT3
PARIS, WlDlizatuy ErEftwo.

It has been reported, without any authority, that
the Court would not go to Compiegne this year.
An indisposition of Prince Jerome, from which he
has now recovered, probably gave rise to this ru-
mour. The Emperor's carriages and horses are
already on their way, and I have no doubt that the
departure from St. Cloud will take place on Satur-
day or Sunday.
Lord Clarendon dined with the Emperor at St.
Cloud a day or two since, and met the Duke de
Montebello, the French Ambassador to St. Peter,.
burg.

The Abbe Delsoouture has written a second letter
to the Debate, in which he, a Roman Catholic
priest, maintains that ecclesiastical power cannot
lawfully do any act against natural right. He
quotes with approbation the eloquent passage of
the Roman orator, speaking of natural law :
" This law is universal, invariable, eternal . . .
it is a law which can neither be repealed nor cur-
tailed, nor weakened by any other. Neither the
people nor the senate can grant a dispensation from
its obligations. This law cannot be one thing at
Athens and another thing at Rome, or one thing
to-day and another thing to-morrow. Everywhere
and in all time this immutable law is, has been, and
will be binding upon all nations." To the words
Nee rero per Bantus out per populum, Cicero,
says the Abbe, might, if he had known anything of
ecclesiastical power, have added, Aut per potesta-
tem ecelesiastieam. He defies the Unieers to mention

the name of any father or doctor of the church,
during the first six centuries, who taught that it was
lawful to take away • child from laaelitish or
infidel parents, on the ground that it had been
baptised. His letter concludes in these words :
" It would be a servioe to religion, and to the Ponti-
fical government itself, to persuade it to return to
its unhappy parents a child who ought never to
have been taken from them. Alias elamat perm-
eates euis, elamat patri suo, dental matri sue."
The Bourse, after a little hesitation at the open-
ing, beeame very firm, and closed with a considera-
ble rise. It was reported that the Portuguese
dilicelty was settled, and the rise in Consols led to
the belief that the same report was accredited in
London. I have, however, good reason to believe
that at the hour at which I write (three hours after
the closing of the Bonus) no official intelligenoe on the
subject has been received. Indeed, although the
belief still prevails that nothing serious will come
of the difference, a shade of additional anxiety about
it is perceptible in political circles. The movement

towards I:isbon of Admiral FreemanUe's fleet is re-
garded with anything but indifference. The state
of the market was sufficient to explain the rive of
to-day, without reference to political causes. Sales
for the fall have been so numerous that the " bears "
are beginning to be frightened. The Rents rose
25e. for cash and 3bc. for amount, closing at 73fr. 150.
and 72fr. 45c. Mobilier rose 25fr. The Orleans
and Southern Railways rose 12fr. 60c. each ;
Northern, eft. 25c.; Lyons, Bfr. 750. ; and Eastern,
Ifr. Western left of without change.
The minor journals, which saw before them cer-
tain ruin if the new, and, according to the better
opinion, illegal resolution of the government to sub-
ject them to the stamp duty if they inserted ad-
vertisements, have so bestirred themselves on the
question of legality, that they have obtained a re-
spite, and it is thought that the scheme will be
abandoned.

The Englishman named Foot, whose trial and
sentence to hard labour for life, for passing bad
money, has been mentioned, was formerly groom
to Mr. Baring, M.P., is London, and at the time of
the offences was in service in a similar capacity with
M. Haingueriot, of Paris. The jury, who had ex-1
primly acquitted him oa the charge of coining,
seemed to be astonished at the severity of the sen-
tence, for when they heard it they intimated to the
prisoner's advocate that they would sign a petition
to the Emperor for a commutation. It should be
stated in justice to the man, that the piece of Mr.
found at his lodgings, and which was alleged to be
false. was proved at the trial to be genuine, so that
he stands condemned for issuing a single piece of
bad money only.

Aristarchi Bey, Minister of the Ottoman Porte at
Berlin, bite arrived at Paris from Constantinople. Be is a
Oran by birth, and on his arrival at Berlin is to marry
MU. de Bonin, daughter of Gaol& de Bonin, who oont-
mswis the seventh corps of the Prussian army.
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A British yacht, having two envoys of the Lord
High Commissioner of the Icahn Ides oa board, lately
snivel at Camaro. The envoys proceeded Immedt►tdy to
Cadres, sod slim • loag conformal with Priam Natio,
stared to C•wn, sad embarked gala for the loathe
Isleads.

A letter has been received from M. Andersen, of
Breslaw, cm of the beet players is Ortmeny, sad the victor
In the chess tournament held in trades the year ci the
Great Bohltitim, mating that be will per his Christ:nee
holidays in Paris to contend with )(r. Horphy. He Intends
attiring in the Flinch capitol about the 18th December, and
via mask a tortolgto. It is not, however, owlets that the
young American player cm resale is Pets so leas In the
year.