The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-23 00:00:00

OUTWARD MAIL OF NOVEMBER 4-11.

SUEZ, Nov. 21.
The Nubia sailed for Calcutta at 5 a.m. yes-
terday.

AMERICA.
(Br ATLANTIC TILICCISAPR.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, G p.m.
The steamers Baltic, Hibernian, and William
Penn arrived out today.
Closing Prices :—Gold, 130 f. Sterling Exchange
on London, ion. 5-20 United States Bonds,
108 ; Illinois, 130 ; Erie, 70i. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 17i.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.
Petroleum : Standard white, 25.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MOM OCR OWN CORRESPOND/MT.)
PARIS. FRIDAY Evarma.

The Pays takes upon itself to say that the powers
to whom France has applied to join in a conference
" with a view to resolve in common the question
of the guarantee to be given to the Holy See in
consequence of the recent attacks upon it," " are
in genval excellently well disposed towards the
project," and that the present aspect of things
justifies the belief that "within a month the ques-
tion will be settled." It is indeed a bold prophecy
to say that within a month, a little month, Rome
and Italy will be reconciled, more especially
as the political letters from London, Berlin,
Vienna, and Florence, are almost unanimous
in the expression of the opinion that the conference
is already still-born. However, the France gives
to-night as very great news indeed that, after a
long conversation with M. de Sartiges, the Pope
has accepted. the invitation to the conference "in
principle." On the same 'authority it is stated to
be "certain" that the Italian government will
without delaygive in its "adhesion." There must be
some capitarobject to be served in thus persistently
propagating false news. There was a ministerial
council to-day, at which M. Magno made a financial
statement to the Emperor. It will no doubt con-
siderably facilitate the ministers' task in bringing
out the inevitable loan if the public can be brought
to believe that a month hence there will be no
Roman question.
The Temps, referring to Lord Derby's statement
that the good offices of England had been frankly
asked for by Italy, given with pleasure, and re-
ceived with gratitude, makes the following observa-
tions :
Bee now what, thanks to our ►ttitude in the Roman
question, has become of the greatest work of the reign of
Napoleon 111. The Italian monarchy created by France
henceforth gravitates towards England and Prussia.
Turning to Germany, we find that the invitation to the
conference addressed to the Saxon government was by it
referred to the president of the northern confederation.
Let us think of the declaration attributed to Baden.
The Carlsruhe Cabinet, we are told, will say nothing on
its own private account, being of opinion that all the
German governments should agree upon one unanimous
and collective answer. Our expedition to Rome, therefore,
and oar proposition for a conference have furnished B. de
Bismarck with an opportunity to bring prominently forward
in the eyes of Europe a united Germany—and a Ger.
many united under his direction. Whether the initiative
of the Grand Duke of Baden may be carried out or not, it
is no small thing that the rumour of it should reach us
from Berlin. These are some of the wonders wrought by
the Chassepot rifle.

To-day the bureaux of the Corps Legislatif
authorised the three interpellations presented re-
lative to foreign affairs, but rejected by a small
majority the demand to question the government
as to its internal policy, and more especially as to
the recent arbitrary arrests, which show a sad
want of any efficient guarantees for personal secu-
rity. It is calculated that the number of deputies
who voted for hearing the three first interpellations
was 189 against 37 ; and that the obstructive' who
think the less said about the want of a Habeas
Corpus Act the better were but 99 to 85.
An excellent amendment to the press law was
presented to-day by M. Emile 011ivier, Baron de
Jain°, and Maurice Richard. These deputies pro-
pose not only the abolition of the discretionary
rigime of the press, but that there shall be no such
thing as special press offences. They are far from
pretending that it is impossible to commit an
offence against society deserving of punishment, by
means of the press ; but they contend that all such
offences, whether crimes, misdemeanours, or simple
contraventions, should be dealt with by common
law. They further propose the abolition of stamp
duties on newspapers, the abolition of caution
money, and of the authorisation of government to
found a journal, and the complete freedom of the
printers trade.

Last session an amendment was moved by
MM. Martel, Goerg, and others recommending a
revival of that clause in the libel law of Isl 9,
by virtue of which the truth of an injuri-
ous allegation might be a good plea to an
action or prosecution by any public functionary.
In the view of the authors of this amendment,
libels against private individuals, uttered from