The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-10 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1866.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now ors ows CORESSPONDINT.)
PARIS, TUDADAY EVITING.

The Emperor of Mexico has gone to the expense
of sending a despatch by cable to contradict
the news prevailing in Europe that things are
going wrong with him. The Mexican legation in
Paris communicates the following to the journals :
VALENTIA, 9 OaT.. 19. 45M., MORNING.
TO OINTJIAL

Cbspoltapec; (11exite), Sept. 27.

You will communicate to on; legations the excellent
spirit which prevails moons all classes. The ministry i.
definitively constituted. The best understanding exists
with our allies. The Apiseco Railway is opened.

All this is little likely to change the universal
belief that, in Yankee idiom, "Maximilian has
got to hook it."
The Moniteur dr Boir mentions in its leading
columns, as " a rumour reported by several
journals,"that Lord Cowley will continue to be the
English ambassador in Paris until after the Exhi-
bition of 1867.

The Opinion Nationale calls the attention of the
Pesach government to a ViObitioll Of the coaventien
of September 15 committed by Colonel d'Argy,
commanding that amphibious force called the
" Roman Legion," in hoisting the French flag.
Nothing is dearer than that this legion, though
raised by the French Emperor, and patronised by
him personally, la in the service of the Pope alone.
It receives the Pope's pay (supposing it can get it),
is under the Pope's orders, and should bear the
Pope's colours. France, as a nation, has no re-
sponsibility for this legion.
Several members of the Academy of Sciences
were seen on the Pont des Arta at about half-past
4 yesterday looking out for the eclipse of the sun.
The weather was most favourable for the observa-
tion, there being the first cloudless sky that we
have had in Paris for several months. The
obscuration of the sun's disc here visible was so

slight that the general public were not aware of the
phenomenon. Here and there a few groups, warned
by newspaper paragraphs, might be seen looking
through their smoked bits of glass.
The Bourse was a little weaker to-day. Rents
fell be. both for cash and amount. There was
scarcely any change in either Mobilier or Italian.

ITALY.

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VENICE, OCT. 3.

However much the Austrian police in Venice
may have annoyed peaceable citizens and bungled
at thief-catching, its members may claim credit for
their spruce, well-kept appearance during the last
days of their power. His Imperial Majesty's
servants are not demoralised by the new prospects
which open out before them. They still believe in
the efficacy of strolling up and down with fixed
bayonets on their old familiar beats, whither male-
factors might come to give tkemselves into custody
if so disposed. The police is on duty, and is assisted
at night by the National Guard, which has really
caught a thief by the simple process of running
attar him. Between these two forces, Venice is
tolerably secure ; and when the police shall cease
to exist, the guard will be allowed to carry arms.
Already have new grey uniforms been temptingly
displayed in the shop fronts of Venetian tailors,
and at least threescore bayonet-sheaths were on sale
at a trunk maker's which I passed yesterday even-
ing. The guard requires only to be armed to make
it thoroughly respected, and you will perceive that,
in presence of so many zealous amateurs, the pro-
fessional incompetents who are passing away must
have some strength of character not to become
demoralised.

It was no laughing matter, that want of thief-
catching faculty, for those whose houses were
robbed whilst " order reigned in Venice." I have

heard more than one circumstantial narrative of a
ruinous clearance effected in the day time, of the
owner returning home to find several of his rooms
unfurnished, and of his failure to obtain any clue
to his missing property. Perhaps there may be
greater difficulty of curing the thieves of their old
tricks than Venetians are willing to admit, but the
cry for Italian carbiniers is loud and positive.
" Let our government be established," say the
people, " and our carbiniers (gendarmerie) take
charge of Venice, and matters will quickly change."
Apart from national enthusiasm and dislike of
foreign rule, there is a strong feeling among the
citizens that they shall be better protected, have
better chances of pushing their way in business,
and leave a pleasanter city to their children, by
reason of belonging to united Italy, than would be
possible under Francis Joseph's sceptre. United
Italy will make Venice her principal port. Once
more the harbour will be crowded with shipping,
as in times long passed. Instead of only a stray
steamboat to some northern country—to London
or Amsterdam—and a branch of the Austrian
Lloyd's service to Trieste, Venice will have lines of
splendid vessels to Constantinople and the Suez
Canal. When the tunnel under Mont Cenis is
completed, Venice will be the beat point of de-
parture for the India and China maiL She will
offer a career of boundless prosperity to her citi-
zens, and will send forth the tricolour to wave as
proudly over the Adriatic as did the banner of the
winged lion. Talk of Lissa and of the " Austrian
lake," which is thought by some to have been con-
quered in that memorable fight, Venetians will
smile, and bid you wait twenty years ere you make
up your mind about the "lake." They are not
sanguine of immediate naval victories, but they
have faith in Italy. Give them the voting papers
for the plebiscite, and see what they will do.
" Vote for Victor Emmanuel," you suggest.
Yes, that they will. Are they not. his
loyal subjects even while I write, if any
king in the world have such ? The very Germans
resident in Venice as tradesmen are painting their
premises, buying fresh stock, and otherwise pre-
paring for the change which is at hand. I have seen
round the neck of a youthful Teuton a ribbon of
red, white, and green. His father said nothing of
politics, but declared his belief that next winter
would be the best season they had ever had.
Apart from national enthusiasm, the Venetian
people would vote for Italy. But as it is they are
enthusiastic admirers of Garibaldi, and warm par-
tisans of their country on every occasion in which
she is concerned. How to-morrow will be passed
by soldiers and citizens no one can tell. It is
hoped that rioting may be avoided by the strict dis-
cipline and prudence of the military. That is all
that can be said. To-morrow is his Imperial
Majesty's birthday, and the slightest attempt to
enforce public rejoicing will lead to an outbeeek.

Victor Emmanuel is the popular favourite, the
Bing for whom a feast is prepared. No one
wishes to be troubled about the old master, and
were not General Alemann a commander of tact
and firmness there would be serious danger of dis-
turbance. With any amount of tact the Austrians
are in a false position, and this postponement of
their departure from week to week sorely tries the
patience of the citizens.

CABS.

A despatch from Montreal, dated Sept. 24, says :
The Court of Queen's Bench was opened to-day byJudge
Drummond. In his charge he said he must call attention to
a startling violation of law which had been committed by
parties some of whom were themselves connected with the
administration of justice. He referred to the extradition 1
of Lamirande ; certain steps connected with whose taking
away he characterised as a crime, involving • flagrant con-
tempt of the judiciary and a direct violation of the right of
habeas corpus, which would demand the most searching
in ton by the grand jury. It was not a question of
the tor of the innocence of lamirande, but as to
w *under the treaty, be could be legally
gives 16. He leoked upon the proceedings as
an insult offered to the Queen in the person of the
Governer rill. Judge Drummond ordered two copies
of the Mcirercal Gazette to be filed, containing letters written
Is ea of the court. His honour celled epos Mr. i
sayerhiffeerie was met the author .of . the two II
letters Gmette d the dates 28th sod 30th August, I
and • J. N. Ramsay. Mr. Rarnsay declined to an-
swer question. He was asked a question, he mid, the
object if which he did not understand, and until he was
informed what the object was he must decline to answer.
His honour Davis( wend times requested as answer, yea
or no, and Ramsay 011 decliniag, the clerk of the crown
was ordered to make an entry of his answer. His honour
then stated, as far as the deputy sheriffs and the deputy
clerk of the crown, Schiller, were concerned in the taking
away of Lamirande, be quite exonerated them from blame.
His hoaxer directed that a subpoena be Wined to Low and
Chamberlain, to appear to-morrow.
Another despatch from Montreal says, under
date of Sept. 25 :
The proprretorm of the Gazette failed to appear before
Judge Drummond to-day. He said as the gentleman
had refused to answer the question put to him , he would
order a rule to issue against Mr. Bormay, to show came
why a writ of attachment should not be lamed against
him.
The Montreal Witness gives the subjoined sc-
count of the steps taken in London in order to ob-
tain the restoration of Lamirande to liberty :
The following letter has been received by the legal ad-
visers of Lamirande in this country from their agents in
London. A petition to her Majesty has been prepared,
and will be forwarded, pqrranying for her intervention, to
obtain the restoration of • to the jurisdiction of
our courts.

" London, Sept. 7.
Mr. J. Dontre, Q.C., Advocate, MontreaL —Dear
Bir,—Your telegram, dated Montreal, 30th silt., reached us
on the morning of the Ist lust, and we immediately
placed ourselves in communication with Lord Oarnarvon,
who happened to be in Hampshire. On the 2nd one of our
partners went down to his lordship, who stated he was not
acquainted witbany of the parties named, but had received
a telegram from Lord Monet, saying that Lamirande would
arrive in England, but not saying who he was or how
coming. His lordship, therefore, did not see how he was
to interfere. By notes and telegram we instructed our
agents at Londonderry, who, in consequence of the
Damascus staying so short a time., ware only able to ascer-
tain that the parties were on board and had pro-
ceeded to Liverpool, and to so inform us. This in-
formation reached use on the 4th, the Damascus
having touched at Londonderry at eight p.m. on the
3rd. Our information was so meagre that it was impossible
to make an affidavit strong enough to apply, with the
slightest chance of success, to a judge for habeas corpus;
and it being the vacation here, to get bold of a judge at
all would be a work of some difficulty. We therefore by
telegraph instructed our agents at Liverpool to go on board
the steamer immediately on her arrival, see the prisoner,
and ascertain the facts, and send us up affidavit by that
night's post, so as to enable us to get habeas corpus and in-
t=t the parties in London. Our agents were not al-
-1 that night to have an interview with the prisoner.
They however managed to keep him in Liverpool, and in the
morning made an application toile rtipen id y magistrate
for an order to have him brought before him. This the ma-
gistrate refused to grant, and declined in any way to
interfere. Our agents then applied to the French consul,
but found him antagonistic to the prisoner. The police
were applied to, but with equally success, the keeper
of the prison where he was booking him as ' in transit.'
This information reached us by telegraph about 3.30 on
the sth, and with it a description of the prisoner, and an
intimation that the whole party, supplemented by the
presence of a Liverpool detective, would reach London
about 9, en route for France. An affidavit of facts was
also sent by post, to be ready in the morning. The judge
not being in town, the only chance was, by some means,
to keep Lamirande in London until we could make our
application. To do this we applied at Scotland-
yard, to Sir Richard Mayne, who conrulted Mr.
Waddington, the Under Secretary of
State • but
after some consideration they decided they could not
interfere. We met the prisoner at the station, in charge
of Malin, Sipling, and Carlisle (a Liverpool detective), the
latter having a regular transit card from the bead Liver-
pool office, and he stated his instructions were from the
superintendent, who was acting in concert with the French
consul, to see the prisoner throutih England, and leave him
at Dover in the Banda of the I. tench officer, and this he
meant to do. Resistance to Carlisle was useless, as the
police would be on his side, and would help him as a supe-
nor officer. Lamirande seemed exhausted and in a sort of
stupor, and unable to attempt an escape, and we were
therefore obliged to let him go. The result was that the
whole party left London by a very early train for Paris.
We are sorry that we could not carry out your instructions,
but everything we could possibly do we did. We found
our detectives in London were pretty well up in the story
of his capture in Canada, and were expecting every day to
have the job of ' running him through.

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