The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1857:

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDLT ZWENINO.
Thaw is no eymptoni of the re-opening of the
Nirekhltel Oonkrenoe. The latest news from
Berne confirming the telegraphic statement that
the federal government will go no further in the
way of concession, indicates—es the general principle
upon which the council proneds—u resistance upon
every point incompatible with the sovereignty of
Switzerland, or with the federal constitution; and
as to all other points, every ooncession compatible
with the dignity of Switzerland." This is far from
being precise. But the same correspondence states
that among the conditions which Switzerland will
not accept is the one concerning the re-establish-
ment "of the venerable class of Neufehitel pastors
in all' their immunities, whether religious, political,
or financial." Such a corporation would constitute
an /uprises ss Imperio, the evils of which are, in
an especial manner, manifested by the history of the
principality of Neufchatel. Frederick the Great,
writing to a statesman about a theological dispute
concerning the eternity of punishments in which
his minister, Petitpierre, had taken a part, which
had provoked a persecution by his colleagues, thus
confessed his impotence to overrule the religious
corporation of Neufchatel :—" I desired to protect
my minister, Petitpierrfl, against the intolerance of
the priests, but I could do nothing, and I was obliged
to abandon the measures I had taken for the pro-
tection of lean Jacques Rousseau."
The bill for taxing private carriages in Paris,
which, after peeing the Corps Legislatif (not with-
out unusual opposition) was thrown nut b 7 the
Senate two years ago, as uneoutitational, is to be
brought forward again in a slightly amended shape.
The Senate, in thus using for the first and only time
its prerogative of rejecting a measure for wiconsti-
tationality, did not, and indeed had no power to
give its reasons. But it is understood that the legal
ground upon which that inastrious body relied, u
an excuse for protecting their own pockets, was,
that whereas the oonstitntion says that the Corps
Legislatif shall rots the taus, the bill in question
did not fix the amount. This objection will now be
removed. It is proposed to put a tax of
120 f r. upon a two-horse carriage, and of 130 fr. upon
a carriage drawn by cue hone, and it is calculated
that at these rats the product of the tax will be a
million. In answer to the argument formerly used,
that sumptuary laws are impolitic, it will be urged
that the present measure is of a purely municipal
character, and is, in fact, nothing mon than a con-
tribution to the repairs of the streets by those who
enjoy the use of them.
The Bourse has been better. Speculation in the
Brute was very animated. The 'Three per Cents.
rose 40c. both for ma and account, closing at
69fr. 90c. and 7014. lere. ; Mobilier rose 10fr. The
railway market was ler decided than the Bente,
bat most of the lines closed at an improvement.
Northern roes 10k.; Lyons, 12fr. 600. ; and Medi-
terranean, 6fr.
The Prow says, in its weekly commercial review :
Trade la Paris le still vary calm The UAW seam and
the has weather lad to same mama d advaiss in the
shops, bat boslases is sot yet as settee wit &weld be at this
tines of the year. Ths Paris houses have began to sled their
elders to the primal saoaahoiarea bat dry aro very
doe to compiles thalr snorters* waking tar a more
market derard. Aneasibegly, aviosto from the anenufao-
taring districts speak gessrally d a slats of stegnation. The
tightness of massy adds to the didinally in the way of doing
bushman

Within the last few days numbers of imperial
waggons have been sent of from the Garde Meuble
to Fontainebleau, with hrniture and decorations,
destined to adorn the palace for the reception of the
Grand Duke Cusetastine.
On Sunday neat a second grand banquet will be
given by Swiss residents in Paris. Dr. Kern and
M. Batman have promised to attend. 1
News has been received from Venice of the death
of Count Fiquelmont, the celebrated diplomatist, at
the age of eighty-two.
Easter Sunday being observed es a strict holiday
by the Paris prase, we are this morning without a
single journaL

SPAIN.

The Madrid Chuff* of the 9th ocatnins a royal
decree granting an " ample and general amnesty to
all those who, in any manner whatsoever, have
taken pert in the Cellist insurrections sad conspira-
cies of the last two years." The decree is based on
a report signed by all the ministers, in which an in-
dulgent view is taken of the Carlist movements, and
in which it is said that the pardoning of the
offenders will cause no danger to public order. The
other journals of the 9th contain no news.