The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. MaNDAT Evans&

The France announces that the Empress's dep&
tore for Biarritz is fixed for Saturday next. It is
rather to be inferred from the terms of shis inti-
mation that the Emperor, who was to have accom-
panied her Majesty, is not yet well enough to
undertake the journey. At the same time,
his health cannot be considered in a dangerous

state, since the Empress proposes to leave him.
The Patrie, repeating the statement that the
Empress Charlotte will return to Paris in October,
adds that a government frigate is arming for the
purpose of taking her over to Vera Cruz. It also
says that the Emperor has authorised any French
general out of work to accept the command of the
Mexican army. If these are the only results of the
Empress's mission to Europe they are not of a
nature to prolong Maximilian's reign.
A paper says that Emile 011ivier is staying with
Prince Napoleon, at Prangins, and that M. Emile
de Gir ardin is expected there. It will surprise most
people to learn that M. 011ivier is on such terms
with the host of Prangins as to be his guest at a
country house, and I think the news wants con-
firmation. The date is wanting ; and on Saturday
last M. 011ivier was at Toulon to attend the
council-general at the Var.
M. Boger de Beauvoir, a convivial and popular
literary man, the author of several novels, plays,
and poems, and an old redacteur of the Corsairs
and Figaro, died this morning suddenly from an
attack of gout in the head. He was but 56 years
old. His real name was de Bully, but in deference
to an anti-Bohemian uncle who was proud of his
family, he had not used it for many years.
The following paragraph, in this evening's
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Opinion Nationale, 118 worthy of quotation with the
heading " How the French write History." The
writer, in the course of some remarks upon the
riots in Hyde-park, digresses into a criticism upon
the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington,
sad then indulges in this reflection :
The unfortunate Duke was forced to contemplate from
the height of his pedestal the exploits of his party.
Destiny is really cruel to some men. It was not enough
for this hero to have been vanquished in person at
Waterloo—he was compelled to witness in effigy his
defeat in Hyde-wk.
A Toulon letter of August 24, in the Menage,

du Midi, says :
A cellular carriage arrived here this morning containing
twelve )oung well-grown girls, from 18 to 25, selected from
among the convicts at the central prison at Clermont
(Oise). Sixty more females of the same clan are expected,
and the whole bey will be embarked 012 the Ceres teen_
sport for Cayenne, the government having determined to
take measures in earnest for the population of that okay.
These girls, several of whom are remarkably handsome,
are destined to become the u :yea of convicts in Cryoame
who have distinguished themselves by industry end good
conduct. Each couple will be endowed with a grant of
had and a sufficient loan to pay for an agricultural plant.
A hypercritical French journal inquires whether
the consent of these prospective brides has been
asked ; and objects that marriage, and, above all,
marriage with convicts, is not within the purview
of their sentence.
The Memorial des Pyrenees adds a name to the
long list of people who have lived more than a
century. Madame Marie Goyheneche, widow of
M. Appezeche, died at Mauleon on August 17, at
the age of 106 years.
The Bourse was not at all soared by the news
that Austria pretends to dictate to Prussia as one
of the terms of peace a renunciation of her design to
take the command of the Saxon army. Rente rose
30c., both for cash and account, closing at 69fr. 60c.
and 69fr. 70c. Italian rose lfr. 160. ; Mobilisr,
13fr. 70c. ; and Credit Foncier, 20fr.
A financial company called the " Caine des
Bonney CEuvres," founded by a priest, and reckon-
ing scarcely any but members of the clergy among
its subscribers, has just failed for five millions of
francs. The assets are 22fr. The Abb‘ Clergesu,
the founder and managing director, has absconded.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON MONT BLANC.—The MISES
contains the following letter from Mr. Edwin A. Pettitt,
written from the Hotel du Mont Blsue, Chamonnix. on the
24th inst :—" I regret to inform you that a sad accident oc-
curred yesterday, whereby another life has been sacrificed.
Sir George Young, with two brothers and oousin, suc-
cessfully reached the summit of Mont Blanc (without
guides) yesterday, at 10 a.m., and were descending to the
grand ration, when a mass of snozir ve way, precipilat,
mg the younger brother down a • dal slope of snow. '
The brothers descended to the Gran Muleta to despatch
a messenger to Chamotinix for amisbuico, but the -at
having been witnessed b 7 a gentleman (Mr. Duffourcl) at
Chamounix, who immediately informed the fief de guide,
a party of eleven guides and the doctor immediately left
for the Grand Molet• A letter was seat down this morn-
' lag hr Sir George, informing us of the sad leas of his
brother, and this morning at 10.30 the guides, with Sir
I George, reached the fatal spot ; they will bring the body
down, sad are expected to arrive bee this evening."
PATENT OFFICE MaaiuN, SOUTH KINIENOTONe•••
Number of visitors for the week ending August 25, 2,358
total number since the opening of the Museum frog day
(12th May, 1858), 1,066,519.