The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-01 00:00:00

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THE PRESS 124 FRANCE.
The report of the discussion in the Corps Legis-
LW on the bill on the press, and mocking com-
mentaries on the judgment of the Sixth Chamber,
which condemned ten journals to fines of 401.
each, continue to occupy the columns of the Paris
journals. The Dibats leads off with the following :
Foreign journals will appreciate in full smutty the
speech delivered by M. Thiel", in yesterday's sitting of the
Corps Legidatif. We, who do not miry the same privi-
leges u the journals of London, Berlin, end Vienna, will
not run the risk of saying whether in our opinion the
orator was above or below himself cm this ocresion. We
mast refer the reader to the shorthand report of the
Moniteur, with so much of an opinion, if it be allowed to
that he will not regret the time and labour he devotes to

reading it.
The same journal contains an article by John
Lemoine, in which that writer says :
Now that we are dispensed from making speeches we
dispense ourselves from reading them. We may, however,
contemplate them in the sacred supplements of the
Mon iteur. But since we can no longer occupy ourselves
with the dialogues of the living,let ns seek in the dialogues
of the dead some reflections on the liberty of thinking,

Speaking, and writing.
The writer then proceeds to quote from the well-
known epistle of Pliny the Younger to the Emperor
Trajan, from Dr. Johnson, Royer-Collard, Milton,
Pascal, and Swedenborg, and winds up by observ-
ing :—" Truly, after having conversed with these,
we can console ourselves at not having to read such
and such an orator, whom the Sixth Chamber will
not allow us to name. We prefer the Dialogues
of the Dead.'"

The Arenir National observes :
Totell rational beings—You have the right to discuss, but
only " within certain limits," when it is impossible to
define these limits ; to permit us to judge of a speech with-
out being able to indicate its bearing ; to support or combat
the opinion of a speaker without being able to say what
that opinion is—is to outrage common sense and to get
us into a net under the delusion of asserting our right.
The Liberty remarks that the experience of the
governments which succeeded each other from
1789 to 1852 shows that it is impossible to fetter
the liberty of the press. " But " it adds, "in
spite of evidence, in spite of history, which, it
appears, have neither rays of light nor instruction
for it, the imperial government persists in believ-
ing it can be done."
The Temps commences an article thus :—" Yes-
terday's sitting in the Corps Legislatif "—here it
breaks off to speak of the proceedings in the Italian
parliament.
The Union says:
We must be mute. To be silent, to be silent again, to
be silent always, this is what afflicts us; not on our
own account, but on account of the representatives of
universal suffrage ; on account of the honour of our
country.
Even La France joins in as follows :
But it would be dangerous to appreciate these speeches,
to give the names of those who made them, to refer to the
subject of which they treat or to indicate the impression
which they have produced. Our readers will supply our
forced silence by turning to the report of the sitting.

(REVUE'S TELEGRAMS.)
THE BRAZILS.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 26.
A revolution has broken out at the province of
Santa Ft; (Argentine Confederation), and the town
of Rosario is in the hands of the insurgents, who
have declared for Urquiza.
Cholera is subsiding at Buenos Ayres, but is still
very prevalent in the allied camp.
RIO JANEIRO, JAR. 9.
Advices from the seat of war state that no further
fighting had taken place. President Lopez was
receiving supplies through the Chasse. Four
vessels left Rio yesterday, with troops, and car-
rying cannon, to force, if necessary, a passage by
Rosario.