The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-04 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

The Mouiteur, which was fully expected to
announce more reforms, or at least a highly liberal
interpretation of those of Jan. 19, is mute to-day.
It is, however, satisfactory to find that the
Patrie, the organ of the reactionary section 11
of the ministry, and which has hitherto
thrown cold water upon all the liberal projects
imputed to the Emperor, says very positively
that the " previous authorisation " is defini-
tively given up. That was the 'great point in the
new press law, and the victory of the liberal cause
cannot be exaggerated. A special council has been
held this day (Sunday) at the Ministry of Justice
by the ministers commissioned to frame the bill
which is to regulate the future destinies of the
press. So many matters were yet sub joulire yes-
terday, that it is hardly to be supposed that the
commissioners can come to a complete agreement
to-day, and the news that the bill was to be sent
to the Council of State on Monday is probably pm.
mature. This news originated most likely in a
mistaken apprehension of the fact, announced yes-
terday, that the Council of State is to meet at the
Tuileries to-morrow to discuss the reorganisation
of the army.
I have just seen some statistics of 1864 which
I strikingly bear out the assertion that the number
of men which the Emperor proposes to take
annually for the army amounts to almost the
entire product of able-bodied youth which France
can produce. It will astonish many to learn
what a large proportion of the young men who
are forced to draw lots every year and liable to
serve as recruits in the order of their numbers are
rejected by the medical inspectors. In 1864 the
number of men liable to serve was 325,000. Of
these were rejected :-18,106 below the standard
height ; 30,524 weak constitution, consumption,
; 15,988 mutilated from birth, hernia, &c.
9,100 humpbacked and flatfooted ; 6,988 blind or
deaf ; 963 stammerers ; 4,108 insufficient teeth ;
5,114 syphilis and cognate diseases ; 5,213 goitre
and scrofula; 2,158 cretins, lunatics, and para-
lytics ; 8,236 divers incapacities. The total youth
of the year unfit to serve in the army was 109,000
odd.

A letter from Naples states that amongst the
arrivals are Lord Blantyre and family, Viscount lindyn,
the Hon. Mrs. Norton and family, and two sons of 3lr.
Gladstone, one of whom is M.P. for Chester.

The Paris correspondent of the Pude states that
E irl Cowley, who has long been entitled to his retiring
pension, intends to leave the diplomatic service. When
the late change of ministry occurred, as usual on such
occasions, the British Ambassador at the court of the
Tuileries sent in big resignation. It appears, however.
that her Majesty expressed a wish that Lord Cowley
should be in Paris when bis Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, and it may be her Majesty herself, might visit the
great Exhibition in the spring. Under such circuni-
stances, Lord Cowley could only place the Queen's request
before Lord Stanley. If, then, his lordship returns to
Paris it will only he for the occasion above stated ; his
long and often difficult mission at the court of the
Tuileries is doubtless terminated.

The Crown Agents for the Colonies have been
requested by the Governor of Jamaica to notify the receipt
by him from " tendon" of the following Hank of England
notes :—J-I 32149, for 60/.; J-K 16482, 16483, 16484,
164,11, 164446, 16487, 10432, for 1001. each, amounting to
1O!., and stated to be " money due to the Island of
Jamaica."

TIIE NATIONAL VEREIN.—At the ordinary meet-
ing of the members of the German National Society, at
seyd's Hotel, Finsburrsquare. on Saturday last, Mr. J.
Baur in the chair, a motion of Mr. M. Conradi, to address
the Bavarian Chambers in favour of the programme of
the Prince of Hohenlohe, viz., respecting the union with
the North German Confederation, was unanimously
adstpted.
THE PARIS PRINTERS. —The printers of the
Paris press have met, and drawn up a petition, which they
intend to present to the Senate. "In this document,"
says the Libero, " they reduce their pretensions to the
extreme minimum, and instead of demanding impunity in
all cases, simply ssk not to be put out of the pale of the
common law ; not to be treated more rigorously than
assassins and robbers ; and notto be deprived of the benefit
of extenuating circumstances. They solicit a cessation of
their pecuniary responsibility when the offence has been
committed by solvent and resident authors and editors.
Lastly, they ask to be responsible only in default of
writers, arising either from their desire to remain un-
known, or from their not offirr-ria sufficient security for
the payment of the lines in,