The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-29 00:00:00

INING, JANUARY %, 1858.

Iliptititsetle, sad played during dinner ths following cum-
Kw" " Knights of the Garber " J. R. Taken.
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Wag, " Oeetalsolaos Wedding" Meedelieshn.
The Sherds of Lodes and llithlkes, Nem& Lawrence
and All maacenyealei by the Olty Reamabeesaar, waited
upon the YrMas rolPtlemee Peelblitllllkik at -Prussia
at 12 o'clock, torepptalse Ammo el the Pdaseead Princess
relative to the lea k=elempetalatioa from
the Ocriporaiket the City Leak..
The Priem and Primer we pined to appoint Saturday
next, the Nth bleb, Palates, laiidm imet ewe &sleek, at Buckingham
for the reseptke ahem
Her 114 emf a Private Bend whined the following melee-
wee* tket la the Drawttepreow at the Cad* on Wednesday

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Hooksett Maisah, “Raryanthe" Weber.
A deputation on the salideot of the Stade Dues had an in-
terview with the Kati d Clarendon, at the Forejin-ohlre.
The deputation coesisted of Means. aloardo, M.P., Clay,
M.P., V. S. Lindsey, M.P., Ingham, Y.P., and W. Wil-
liams, M.P., Omend M.P., Mr. &bolded,
M.P., Lord Oodorialt, M.P., . M.P., and Lord
Ashley, Y.P. Prom London, Mews. W. J. HaD and Sid-
ney Smithohairmen end meranaryof the Amodelhon for Pro-
tection of Tiede of the Peet of London, Ptah, Morgan, Cole-
man, and Professor Lees Lori; from Glaegow, Mr. Robert-
son; from Lith, Kum. David Thom and Lobate,; from
HM
r, Mom. X.Kay, Los, and R. Welkin; from
Mr. Norwood, vico-pnident of Chamber of Commerce,
Meseta. Lumeden, Peters, Glover, and T. Holden ; from
Dundee, M. Repbmn and D. Thracian ; from Newcastle,
Mr. Crouton; from Dudley, Mr. H. B. Sheridan; and from
Omsk% Mr. Kirkman.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(raox ova OWN CORMISPONDINT.)
PARIS, THOWIDLY EVINTNO,

The Moniesur continues to represent the French
army as burning to be -let loose upon the British
islands. Hear what the gallant Colonel Hardy
says, writing from Lyons in the name of the 69th
Regiment :—" In our virile hearts indignation
against the traitors, suoceeding to our gratitude to
God for your preservation, moves us to call to ac-
count that land of impunity which contains the den
of the monsters who shelter themselves under its
laws. Give as the order, Sire, and we will pursue
these men into their hiding places." This give "us
the order" is delicious. It reminds one of T. P.
Cooke, iu Black-eyed Susan. That great artist was
wont, I remember, when throwing himself into an
attitude for a " terrific combat," at "the Surrey," to
exclaim, "Now, my noble captain, only give me the
word of command, and see how I'll shiver their
timbers." Ido not call to mind any other precedent
in modern times for the dictation by soldiers of the
orders they are to receive.

Another military address worthy of notice is
signed by Count Ondin, general commanding the
2nd military division at Rouen. This enthusiastic
soldier says :—" Let the miserable sieaires, the sub-
ordinate agents of deeds, receive the punishment due
to their abominable crime, but let the infamous den
in which such infernal machinations are hatched be
for ever broken up ! The country loudly calls for
this, and the army is ready to shed the last drop of
its blood to attain the object."
I do not yet know, though I think I can guess,
what effect these insolent threats may have created
in England. But es an Englishman, who would de-
plore a war with France as the most shocking specta-
cle which could afflict mankind, and whose personal
affection for the French people would render such
an event doubly painful to him, I, for one, protest
against shutting oar eyes to the insult. It is from
the French government that the provocation comes.
It these menaces mean anything an attitude of stern
defiance is the only one honourable as safe. And if
they are but mere idle bravado, let them be covered
with the ridicule they deserve.
On the decree dividing France into five great
military divisions, each to be commanded by a
marshal of France, I have but few remarks to make.
So far as that measure may be considered necessary
in the prevision of " troubles " in France, which are
alluded to by Art. 7, the matter is one which coo-
-1 terns France alone. A military despotism of the
worst kind, and one, from the probability of quar-
rels among the commanders, eminently calculated
to lead to civil war, seems to be the only prospect
for France in case of the premature demise of the
crown. lam speaking now of this particular mea-
sure in connexion with the voice from the barracks
which has been stirred rap ; otherwise it may pea-
, sibly be a very good :change in the organiaation of
the army. That the " high commanding officers
who would be employed in time of war
should be made known to their troops in
time of peace " seems a very sound proposition, and,
at any rate, challenges no objection in England un-
learn we are to suppose that a time of war is at hand.

The Bourse was heavy, notwithstanding the
lowering of the discount by the Bank of England
and the consequent rise in Consols. The Rente fell
40c. for cash, and 33c. for account—closing at
08fr. 95c. in each case. Mobilier fell 10fr. The
railways were comparatively firm, but, nevertheless,
all left off lower. Lyons and Southern fell 7fr. 60c.
each, and the other lines from 211.. 50c. to Sfe.

In the sitting of the Senate yesterday, the Presi-
dent of the Council of State read the expose des nso-
to and the texts of a Senatus-Consulttun to the
effect that candidates for a seat in the Legislative
Body shall, one week at least before the election, de-
posit at the prefecture a written declaration that
they take the oath, as set forth in Art. 16 of the
Senatus-Consultum of the 25th Dec., 1852.