The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-18 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TVISDAT ETEWiWO.

I mentioned some time since, as a thing of which
I felt no doubt, that the Senate would ba ordered to
take the "initiative " of proposing that is case of the
death of the Emperor the Empress should be ap-
pointed regent. The Senate has not yet spoken, it
having been considered desirable that public opinion
should first pronounce itself on the subject by the
mouth of the government press. Accordingly
official writers have been instructed to de-
monstrate by a process of reasoning, and
a reference to historical precedents, that women
are better regents than men. Horrid stories
will be told about unnatural uncles which will be
anything but pleasant reading tor the Pallas Royal,
and it will be shown that in exactly the same prc
portion as women are, by the Salique Law,
deemed and taken to be incapable of govern-
ing on their own account, they are the
best governors possible in the name of their
children. The principle of the feudal law, that the
beet guardian of the inheritance is the nearest of kin
out of the line of succession, will be appealed to, and
u the arguments allowed to be published will be all
one way, they are pretty sure to meet with consider.
able success, apart from the intrinsic merit of the
reasoning. However, given the permanence of the
Napoleonic dynasty, there is little doubt that the
regency of ►he Empress would, at the outset at least,
be more popular than that of soy prince of the house
of Bonaparte.
This morning, at eleven o'elc Ile, the Pope's Legate
received the archbishops and bishops of France in his
apartments in the Tuileries. Cardinal Donald, Arch-
bishop of Lyons, made a complimentary speech in
the name of the French episeopacy. At the concha-
sion of his seacah the Archbishop expressed a hope
that tee Cardinal-Legate would lay at the feet of
his Holiness the unanimous prayer of the arch-
bishop* and bishops of France relative to
the celebration of the fe:e of the Same
Ccear tied the beatification of the venerable
sister of Paray.le-Monisl, who in an especial manner
contributed to the iosti, alien of that fe•e. Cardinal
Pate zi, in reply, said he would not fail to transmit
to the Pope the wishes of the French archbishops
and bishops, and that he was sure the heart of his
Holiness would to deeply moved by their sympathy.
The Cardinal Legate, the Roman prelates of his
suite, and all the archbishops and bishops present at
the baptism, see invited to dine with the Emperor
at St. Cloud to day.
The following is a translation of the Latin address
pronounced by Cardinal Pierizi, in presenting the
Gulden Rose to the Empress of the French:

linteive from our bands this rose, which we present to
you in virtue of a spacial eommiwion entrssted to ma by the
Very Holy Father i■ Imes Curios, Pias IX , Sovereign
Pontiff by the Bras of GA. This roes signifies the j y of
the two Jerusalem', that la, of the Church Triomphe's% and
the Church Militia' ; this rose reinventing unto the eyes
of elltbe faithful Via most msgoillteat fl .wer, that is to say,
dm joy of all the sakta. Accept t►is rose, beloved and noble
daughter, powerful and adorned with numerous flue qua-
is elder that thou inagest be still more ennobled by
all the virtues in Imes Christ, like a rose planted on t►e
beaks of a full fl swing rivulet ; may this boon be granted
unto the. through the over-abundant favour of Him who it
Triple and One, is all eternity. Amen.

Oo the occasion of the baptism an extra day's pay
sad a ratioo of wine has been given to every soldier
in the French army.
The Municipal Council of Nantes has just adopted
uoanisnoutly a proposition from the mayor that a re-
quest should be respectfully presented to the Em.
peror, to accept from that town a residence for the
Prince Imperial.
In my notice of the ball at the Hotel de Ville, I
should have stated that the Emperor opened the bill
with Madame Hausmann, the Empress danciog
with the Prefect of the Sriae.

Count de Persigny, French Ambrassdor at Lon-
don, who came to Pare for the baptismal fkee, has
been raised, by decree dated June 16, to the dignity
of Grand Crow of the Legion of Honour.

Prince Napoleon left Preis on Sunday morning for
HAM, shore he arrived at two o'clock. His imps.
rust highness proceeded immediately on board the
imperial yacht, the Reins Hortense, where he dined
and slept. The next morning at seven the Coeyte
worked her way oat of port, and in about an hour
after the Reins Hortense, with the Prince and his
suite on board, also put out to sea, both vessels prc-
seeding on their way towards the north.
The service for passengers is now re-established on
the line of railway from Tarascon to Avignon. The
provisional line was perfectly proved ori Sunday
Goods trains circulate, sod the service is complete as
before the inundations. The Rhone Bows off but
with difficulty ; the Amine.' are choked up with mud-
The Iffewirear of this day, in mentioning a
dentition of 6,024 francs, from Geneva, to the fund
for the benefit of the sufferers by the floods, states
that the sum previously receiv,d, from various
novas„ anointed to 1,691,3881 r. 30c.

The Bourse has been decidedly heavy. Severs.
"executions," for large sums, were made upon wits
usable to meet their engagements, and more are ex.
pected to-morrow. The lt.ote, which throughout
the day sbewee no symptoms of elasticity, cloyed st
70fr. 70.7. for cosh, and 711 r. 10c for account, Ai;',
fall of 30c, and 20c. Credit Mobilier fell 20fr.
had been hop: d that the lowering of the rate of re.
ports would have sustained railways, but they were,
04 the whole, very dull, although some cash ',argent
were done at improved urices.

M. Pl►ce's bankruptcy was yesterday r.versed by
the Tribunal of Commerce on the ground that,
though at the time the bankruptcy was declared bit
affairs were in a " bad state," and presented en "MI-
, portant deficit," it has been proved that "since ;hen'
an arrangement had been come to with hie creditere,
which showed that no debt was liable to be k
from him "tor the present," and that there was co
opposition to the bankruptcy being set aside. Tide
decision is the result of the resolution which 1 told
you had been taken by some influential direc'ors
the Credit Mobilier to pro'ect the name of a mad
who had been so intimately connected with that es.
tabliehment.

GRAND BALL AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE.

PARIS, TreeliD•T MOIINIM).
The baptismal fêtes were closed last night by"
grand ball at the Hotel de Ville, which ful'y sus.
tallied the world-wide reputation of the city et Paris
for elegant hospitality. The interior decorations of
the palace were nearly the same as on the occasion of
the ball given to Qtreen Victoria, but I think them
were even more flowers. Every staircase, passage,
and corridor was lined with thick hedges of rose
trees in full bearing, and behind the roses.
precedence being moat justly given to the
rose which will ever be the " quest of
flowers"—the choices' products of the green-house
were piled up in wondrous profusion. The Salle des
Caryatides was a great point of attraction. Two spiral
staircases converging from the windoss of the prin.
cipal salon, near the great ball-room, aid meeting in
the parterre below, were crowded the whole evening
long with people "ascending and descending" in two
streams, so continuous that the effect wee grotesque.
To a madden view it looked as if a party audits and
gentlemen, in full dress, were running op and down
stairs like children for sport. This pat terre afforded
a most charming relief from the heat of the dancing
rooms. There were cooling and murmuring fountains,
'awes, flower-beds, grottoes, and velvet sofas, on
which to sit to look at them. Around this Sella
was a diorama representing views of places partite.
lastly deer to the Empress, such as Biarritz, where
she passed much of her youth, the forests of Fon.
tsinebleau and Compiegne, where she met the Em.
peror in the days of courtship, and the Cathedral of
Notre Dame, where she was married to him. These
views were examined with much curiosity.
The company, as is always the case at the Hotel
de Ville., began to arrive very early. Before ten
o'clock the Grand Salle des Fetes, the Salon des
Arcades, the Salon des Prevots, and the Salon do
l'Empereur were.* full as they could well be. The
Emperor and Empress, with the court party, arrived
in six carriage' at about half-past 10. Their Majes.
ties were escorted by the Cent Garda and a squadron
of Guides. After walking through the salons the
Emperor opened the ball with the Princess Marie of
Baden. The Empress and Prince Oscar of
Sweden being their rig aerie. Her Majesty, who
looked remarkably well, wore a white drew with
silver spangles, a tiara of diamonds, and a magnifi.
cent ruby necklace. After dancing, their Majestic'
sat down on chairs but slightly raised from eke floor.
The crowd was allowed to press very closely upon
them. Indeed I never saw • royal party mixing so
completely with the general company as did that of
their Majesties on this occasion. Several qua-
drilles were danced, their Majesties looking on.
They walked repeatedly about several of the rooms,
the Empress leaning on the arm of Prince Oscar
of Sweden, and the Emperor giving his arm to the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Bolen. Their Majesties
stayed an unusually long time at this tete. It caw
as late as a quarter put one when they left. Deno.
dog was then resumed and kept up with great spirit
till near five in the morning. There were I know
not how many dancing rooms besides the two
grand salons. Although I have for many
days past heard nothing but groans of die.
appointment in the Faubourg St. Honor# at the
annoucced determination of the municipality to sak
fewer foreigners than usual on this occasion—the
claims of French people to this peculiarly DI-
, Honed fete being considered pre.eminent—the English
were, after all, not badly used. I saw a very large
proportion, both civil and military, and there were"
great many English ladies. There were also many
foreign officers of all nations. Several Houdin officers
in uniform were the object of marked attention.
A striking novelty of this fête was the appearance
of the Piece de l'Hotel de Ville. The two mock
buildings at the corner of the Avenue Victoria. to
which I made allusion in a former letter, are cer-
tainly the largest "card-houses" that were eau
seen. Together they look as big as the Hotel de
Ville itself, and to the eye, when viewed from the
terrace rude on purpose to lee them from, they
appear as solid. This terrace, richly carpeted, was
visited by almost all the company in the course of
the evening. The French people are mightily
tickled at this improvised city, represecting the Plug
de l'Hotel de Ville as it will be when it is bundled
according to the plan. St. Jaques Ls Boucherie us
again illumieated; and beyond the arch which
unites the two card-houses a large extempore gar-
den, illuminated, was seen in perspective. Just
about 4 o'clock, when the greater part of the corn.
patty had left, a few drops of rain fell, as if as a signal
that the Wee, which have been signally favoured by
the weather, were over.

ITALY.

ROME.

THE LADY FRANK LIN CASE AT PORTO D'ANZIO.

(mow ova owx COIIS3SPONDINT.)
110518, Jura 12.
' I mentioned to you, in my last, that a mate and
boat's crew, belonging to the British transport
Lady Franklin, were arrested by the Papal mho-
rities at Porto d'Anzio on the evening of the .:h.
However justifiable the port authorities may have
been in arresting a boat's crew of foreigners, who
landed at night without having previously obtained
pralique, and however excusable any extra degree of
precautioc on their part may be considered just now
that the orders of the government ere so strict in eon•
sequence of the contiou•l dread of political ge
waders, there is no excuse for their having prohibited
their prisoners, after having verified the authenticity
of their papers, from communicating immedistely
with the British Vice Consul, Signor D'Andres, and
still less for having kept them without tad fat
eighteen hours. It was, indeed, mainly owing to the
interoeuton of an English lady, Mrs. Leonard, thee
staying at Porto d'Anzio, that food and better quar-
tets were granted to the prisoners until weirs fit
the farther mode of tres,ing them ehou:d genre
from Rome. Satisfactory instructions •,re 5002
forwarded from the Under - Secretary of SVC,
Monsignor Berardi, on the urgent nom'
&trances of the British repreeentrive st Rome,
Mr. It. B. Lyons, and the British consul, Mr. Frew
born, so that atter four days' incarceration the pri-
ewers were set at liberty, the mare and Mr. Event
arriving at Rome on Monday, and the three gallon
waiting the result of events at Porto d'Aozio.
The Roman authorities declare that they her
behaved very handsomely in the affair, as, by thew
laws, the infringement of quarantine rfgulaiions
punishable with the bulks for life, and no &alit they
felt more inclined to b.* indulgent when they food
out that the Lvtly Franklin was• peaceable trade
instead of a marauding invader with Genoese extlw
or Anglo Italian legionaries on hoard. But the
Lady Franklin herself is placed in an unplestenf.
position by the detention of her crew, 15
she
h 4 :4 0
only seventeen men to navigate the vestal of
trona, and is now at yea short of hands and miaus

isle* payees, which are still in the possession
the mate. It appears that Mr. Evans
"quested the captain to beat off for a week
is ease of his cot returning to the ship.
io :hit it is supposed that the Lady Franklin will
to ',in szsin it Porto (*.Arai° to-day or to-morrow,
R. .; hes hello beard Lf her as yet. Mean-
whi:e teteeiaohic mirages hive been rent to Mar.
grilles and other ports; and Mr. Evans himself
stand last night for Civita Vecchia in starch of the
si,,,aog 'nett, int. adieg, in case of not finding her
gore, to pioreal by steamer round to Marseilles, by
let:kora and ILI-no4. The mate left Rime at the
mac !brie tor Porto d'Ansio, to revive by his pre-
sort the drooping spirits of the three stranded
agoes, and to take the chance of the Lady Frank-
lia'• railieg for them.
Teieuraphic advice of the occurrence has been
fuesardird by Mr. Evans to Liverpool, with instruc-
t:ens to • :tend the terms of the vessel's insurance;
bto should anythirg happen to her, there is no doubt
the' a heavy responsihitity will have been incurred'
by the proprietor himself.
There are some rumours of an amnesty being
granted by his Holiness on the 21st inst., which will
be :he anniversary of hie coronation ; but such II men
•Ure is hardly likely to be adopted at present.
The Frascati Railway is to be opened on the 15th
inst. Contractors ars treating for the continuation
of the line as far as Crprano, on the Neapolitan fron-
tier, whence his Bourbonic Majesty undertakes to
finish it to Corsa at his own expense.

THE TWO SICILIES.

THE POLITICAL TRIALS.
(moll OUR OWN CORNANPONDINT.)

NAPLRO, lees 11.
Naples bee this week witereerd a renewal of the
political trial.. 0a Monday and Wednesday the
Grand Criminal Court was oceopied with the case of
eleven of • body or men arrested so long ago as Icily
27, 1853. The original number warn very consider-
able, but as nothing else could be proved against
thane than that the) had frequented a café, played at
dominoes, and walked through the Toledo afterwards,
they were releseed--eome after four months' impri-
sonment, and much privation and suffering. For the
trial of the eleven now in question a special court was
formed, and cis Monday the first day's proceedings
began. Of the alio di accuse 1 have already spoken ;
it was drawn up Illegally by the Attorney-General—
that is to sly, by the public accuser himself. As soon
as the case against the prisoners had been stated, the
" Denunciantre"—ace Pierre, the principal informer, is
called—and the other witnesses foe the crown were
'milord. A word as to Pietro, whale statement is
the basis of the accusation. He was originally •
small shopkeeper, and tatted. He distinguished him-
self by shouting lustily for liberty in 11148 ; than be
became a paid creature of Compass, and in this capa-
city be did good service, by watching, leading
on the unwary, arcing feelings of the warmest
friendship for them, and finally denouncing them. In
the interval between that event and the pawn time
he has been arrested and imprisoned sa the paid pimp
of a brothel ; but as nothing is too filthy for am in
this country, this is the man whom the Sicilian go-
verment has now brought forward to support its
necroses against all evil doers. He is " perhaps
repentant of his former life—meaning
Repentant I—look at him—what • loathsome object!
His evidence went to prove that the prisocers had
frequented • care, talked politico, had prohibited
books and pernicious papers in their pots...ion; but,
well got up as be was, there were marked dime-
woes in his statement before the court and his
private statement—so much so, indeed, as to extort
from the president the remark, " Then are diver-
t/1W esecaziali in your statements." Well, let him
p down, and to infamy. Other witnesses were
called, who stived that the meowed had frequented
the cal regularly, bat had never engaged is
comeersations, though, as the keeper of the craft
rad the waiter, they mast have heard, had gush
coavereations bow carried me. The witessiese who
folhwed emanated of the ineseban of the polies who
had arrested the prisoners sad searched their per-
gola sod their houses. Inside the linage( the hat
of Migoonea it was asserted that papers bad been
found. bat ss the hat was oa • chair, it was possible
that they might have been placed there by same
"penitent.* In the bosses, too, were lowed papers
std books, which were not examined on the spot, but
winch were placed in • beg, sealed .p, and carried
off. Dung the wooed day's trial, it was attempted to
be shown that • secret and criminal eorreeponditeme
had been carried on between some of the sondoseeed
priscaere in the Berg of Precede and friends in Na-
ples. At this point, then, the proosedinge stop until
next Satin day, when they wi'l be resumed. With
respect to the forme of procedure. every Prieeser
may have hie educate, and if his ciremesetsoces do
sot permit him to pay one, the crown provides him
with a defender. Crass examination, however, is Dot
permitted. Every objection sod every question mast
be put through the president of the court. Many
such were put and asked—end by the premiers too—
eliciting the following assertions, that in one day be-
torten one and two Moused lashes were inflicted in
the Bagel or Procida for sending out leatersescretly.
Ose statement was that 72 were punished with
one buidred lashes each, and that the ope-
ration lasted seven boors—this I poise to
verify. With suck an example, therehime, it
was argued that the accused, some of whom were
then coofiosd in the Bagel, would not have dared to
risk such an act. Another assertion, too, of Migurrena
le court, uniform with what I have already told you,
was that he was ill-treated, insulted by the polioe
who arrested him, and ablest d with meek hemp
that he could not dare to use in court. The maser
of the president, I must in justice say, was beyond all
preies--milse, dignified, patient, and impartial. That
ot the Attorney General, was brow-beating, harsh, fe-
rocious. Every question in favour of the roomers was
impatiently received, or even opposed; in one case,
when the advocate for the defence pressed • goes-
boo, the words, " Questi impertinensi," were so&
ciently sudehle. A witness deemed essential was re-
fused by the accuser, though the question wasreserved
by the court. On the second day's trial, the same
harsh and undignified manner wen perceptible; and
on the accused, Ventre, rising to put a quee.
Lion, this creature of the government exclaimed
in • fury, tt You are an impertinent fellow,
sod I will have you expelled the court it you are
not silent." it Don't irritate 3 outsell," said the presi-
dent. Can you imagine such • scene in England P
The minister. for the United States and Prussia were
present, as also the Secretaries of the British and
Prussian legation', and an evident sensation was
created. In fact, the Attorney-Oeneral is the repre-
sentative of the Crown. Absolute, brow-besting,
he has prejedged the prisooers--thotr fate is sealed,
and no one regards the trial otherwise than as a for-
mality. Even the advocates for the defence, resolved,
la I know they are, to do their duty, mewled to lawn
upon the autocrat during one or two anspensioce of
business, showing what is the animas and the power
of the court, and what is the position of the people.
Had Mr. Gird/otos, painted in much deeper Moore
he would not have exaggerated.
I have now to inform you that the pries of silver
has again been fixed for the next six months at
the @morainal, price. Low ezchaegesand diminiebed
commerce, and altimeter losses to the natives, will be
the natural room queers. You are aware ot the remoa-
Emotes which have been made on this subject, and.
especially through your columns; you are aware,
also of the question having been nbmitted to our
morn lawyers io vain. The present reeolutioe is not
we so mach of conviction me it is • pert of the
system 01 purest against all ieterfereneeoe the part
et the foreigeere. I will do abet I like with my
men, and the opinion of the world shall not tarn NM
I most return to this subject at aeo•lwe time, fett
all not sloe, in my opinion that the intenneddliss
with the wit, of silver is still • violation the
kereetlon al Treaty. It is said by many that an
eminent banker has an arrangement by whiten ge'
mmtneot allows him • much higher pries oa silvw
thin others. Oaring the lest week that banker has
deposited at the bank 180 bag. of O. pieces, each bag
enetateing 1,000 pieces; an English house deposited
G'f" such ?teem- A bosh decree cootie sing the pew-
wet du') es grain is hearty expected.

Th. lest survitritig lOU of the poet Wieland died co
WI% at Rama.