The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-18 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jir.vz 17.

The commission for the settlement of the public
debts have agreed with the government to amplify
the bill of the Finance Minister for the conversion
of the passive debt in a sense favourable to other
claims.

THE BANK OF HOLLAND.
AMSTERDAM, Jur(' 17.
The Bank of Holland has reduced its rate of
discount from 3 to 211 per cent.

BREAKFAST TO MR. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
—We are informed that a public breakfast will be
held in honour of Mr. Garrison, the distinguished
leader of the anti-slavery party in the United
States, at St. James's-hall, on Saturday morning,
June 29. Mr. Bright, M.P.,will preside on this
interesting occasion. The uke of Argyll, K.T.
has consented to act as chairman of the committee
of arrangements. Many eminent and influential
persons have already joined the committee or noti-
fied their intention to be present.
WIMBLEDON PRIZE MEETINO.—The following
are the days on which the prizes will be competed for.
The shooting will commence on Monday, the Sib July, at
10.30 a.m., on other days at 9.15 a.m.:—Monday, Bth :
Oxford and Cambridge Bronze Medal—Middlesex Bronze
Medal—Tower Hamlets Bronze Medal —All Comers' County
Match—The Bass Prize—Fourth Series, Extra Prises.
Tuesday, 9th : H. R. H. the Prince of Wales's Prize—
St. George's Challenge Vase, let Stage—lnternational
Enfield Trophy, 3 p.m.—Alexandre., Ist Stage, 500 yards—
The Bass Prize—Fourth Series, Extra Prizes. Wednesday,
10th : Queen's, Ist Stage, 200 yards—Alexandra, Ist Stage,
200 yards—Doily Telegraph—Extra Prizes. Thursday,
11th: Queen's, let Stage, MO yards—Alexandra, lit Stage,
500 yards—Daily Tdearaph—Extra Prizes. Friday, 12th
Queen's, Ist Stage, 600 yards—Alexandra, Ist Stage, 600
yards— Albert, let Stage, 200 yenta—Carbine, let Stage—
The Martin's Challenge Cup. Saturday, 13th: China
Challenge Cup—Belgian Challenge Cup, volley firing—
The Martin's Cup—Albert, Ist Stage—Extra Prizes.
Monday, 15th : Alersnder, 2nd Stage, 9.15 a.m.—
Dragon Cap, 10.30—Albert, let Stage—Windmill,
let Stage—Special Prizes for Belgians. Tuesday,
16th : Queen's, 2nd Stage—Albert, Ist Stage—Wind-
mill, Ist Stage—Any Rifle Wimbledon Cup—Special
Prizes for Belgians. Wednesday, 17th : Albert, 2nd Stage
—Windmill, let Stage—Five-grooved Rifle (probably)—
Rifle Oaks—Enfield Wimbledon Cup--Cluineellor's Plate,
Oxford and Cambridge—Special Prizes for Belgians (if
Ie ). Thursday, 18th : Elam Challenge Shield—
NTeinadl, 2nd Stage—Rifle Oaks—Extra Prizes. Friday,
19th : His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge's
Prize, Second Stage of Breech-loading Prize—Consolation
Prizes—Henry Peek Prize—Dudley Prize—Earwig, Second
Stage—Extra Prizes (if necessary). The Enfield Associa-
tion Cop will be abet for every day during the first week ;
the Any Riff. Association from Saturday 1:Itb, to Thurs-
day lath. The First Stage of the Breech-loading Prices
will be open how. the Bth to the 18th inclusive. Swiss
' Cantons Prizes, the Running Prize., and the Earwig, let
Stage, will be open from the Bth to the 19th inclusive.
The Ashburton Challenge Shield, and the Spencer Cup
will be competed for either on the Itch or the 18th, early
notice of the day finally fixed upon will be given. Pools
and Running Deer as usual. Pool and Sighting Tickets
shall be available throughout the meeting. The entries
will close on the 22nd instant.

JRFVERSON DAVIS IN TORONTO. Mr. Jefferson
Davis arrived in this city yesterday, by the steamer
Champion, from Montreal. He was accompanied by the
H0n..1. M. Mason (who will be remembered in connexion
with the Trent affair) and Major Menem, for some time •
resident of this city, but formerly in the military service
of the Confederacy. On the arrival of the boat yesterday,
about 10 cm., • large number of our citizens, includ-
ing the Southerners in town, were on the wharf, and gave
him • cordial reception. Cheers were followed by a
general handshaking, and he was then driven to the resi-
dence of Major Hellion, corner of Church and Cruickshank
streets, where he received • number of friends. In the
afternoon he left for Niagara by the Botbesay Castle. He
intends staying with Mr. Mason at Niagara until Tuesday
or Wednesday next, when be will return and spend • few
days in this city prior to rejoining his family at MontreaL
His health is said to have much improved since coming to
Cansda—Toronto Globe, May 31.
TIM METHODISTS IS AMERICA.—The Methodists
intend to build • large monumental church in Washing.
ton, to cost 200,000 dole. Pews will he set apart for the
President and hie cabinet, the judges of our °narks,
generals of oar army, and other distinguished persons.
Rests, also, will be provided for the different States, so
that strangers from every section of our extended republic
may feel that they have a plow of worship when virit.ng
the metropolic—Nets York Tribune, June 4.
The International Decimal Association, through
Professor Leone Levi (their secretary), have invited the
attendance of the members to the conferences in Paris on
the 20th inst., on the subject of weights, measures, and
coins, and of the convention recently concluded between
France, Italy, Switzerland, and Belgium, on international
coinage.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PEON ODE OWN COMIZSPONDICNT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

The new bill on the " liberty" of the press,
which was read in the Corps Legislatif yesterday,
is very much what was originally foreshadowed.
Heavy lines are to be substituted for the system of
warnings and imprisonment, and the necessity of
previous authorisation before a journal can be
founded is done away with. A very important
and, I must add, a very liberal clause, not origin-
ally contemplated, abolishes the printer's license,
so that the printer will no longer exercise the
same sort of censorship over writers which
he has hitherto done in self-defence. The
monstrous proposal that no member of the Senate
or Corps Legislatif should be allowed to sign a
newspaper article has been modified so as only to
prohibit them from signing as responsible managers,
a provision for which there is some excuse on ac-
count of the difficulties which the privileges of the
chamber throw in the way of a prosecution. The
original draft bill has been aggravated by the un-
handsome provision that no political exile or
person deprived of civil and political rights can-
sign an article without exposing the paper
to a fine of from I,ooofr. to 5,000 fr. With
all its shortcomings, however, this bill will
put the press law on a Ere better footing, for the
public interests—not perhaps for the interests of
existing journalists—than it stands at present, and
it is quite worth while to make a grand effort to
get the bill passed before parliament is prorogued.
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde have
arrived in Paris from Italy. The Duke and
Duchess of Aosta are expected in a few days ; they
will be the guests of Prince Napoleon at the
Palais Royal.
Prince Humbert, when at Toulon, sent, the
papers say, a " secret and urgent " despatch to his
royal father. The secret is now out ; the prince
asked for the grand cross of St. Maurice and St.
Lazarus for the maritime prefect, Vice-Admiral
Viscount de Chabannes. The request was at once
complied with, and we are told that the honour
conferred upon the admiral has produced a " most
agreeable impression" in Toulon.
The alarming accounts of the state of M. Jules
Fevre are happily quite unfounded. It is true
that he had some days ago a bleeding from the
nose ; but the story that some lint put into his
nostrils got up into his brain and drove Dr. Nelaton
to despair, is a fable which causes much merriment
at the Medical College. He is now at his country-
house at Rued, quite convalescent, and in not the
least danger.