The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-20 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PAB.LS, Fang Emma.

The evening papers are instructed to contradict
the news given yesterday that M. de St. Georges
—who, by the way, I see is called by mistake in
some English journals M. St. Germain—has been
appointed French consul in Australia ; they do
not say what has become of him. The names of
several prominent personages about whose pecu-
niary affairs there have long been scandalous
whispers are now coming out. I am told that in
the Nouvelliste de Rouen there are very full particu-
lars of charges made against a relative of General
Fleury. There is a talk of a deficit in his arse of
twelve millions of francs. M. Dieu, the director
of the Mond de Pita, has absconded. A well-
known Paris banker (not, however, of the first
class) is said to have failed under discreditable cir-
cumstances.

It is strongly rumoured that legal proceedings
have been instituted against the Cridit Mobilier.
The Independance Beige of Thursday says .

The Frond; Moniker yesterday published a note which
made a certain sensation in Perim. It says that the Emperor,
contrary to the assertion of the Ladipendance, will not
leave Vichy to visit a neighbouring locality. Of course
there can be no doubt th►t M. de Moray's chateau is the
place alluded to ; the Indlpendance was mistaken in an-
pouncing that M. de Morey would entertain his sovereign
at Made+. While bowing, as we cannot choose but do, to
the declarations of the !Moniker, we may be permitted to
plead attenuating circumstances, and to state that we were
well justified in believing iu the visit, since M. de Morey,
according to the testimony of his friends, had made prepa-
rations for the Emperor's reception.

The Court of Cassatiou has put a stop to the
prosecution against the Opinion Nationale, for a
j'euillefon of M. About's reflecting upon some local
authorities at Severna. The judges at Colmar
persisted in having the ease tried, although the
Procurenr-Geneml had dropped the prosecution ;
the supreme court holds that the zealous judges
exceeded their authority.

The Bourse remains as lifeless as ever. Rente
rose sc. for cash and fell 50. for amount, closing at
67fr. 80c., and 67fr. 85e. ; Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c.
In railways there was hardly any change.
The journals of Rouen announce that a bank
at Bolbw has just suspended payment, and that its
liabilities are considerable. The name is not
mentioned.

For the last two or three months the famous
thieves' night-house called the Lapin Blanc, which
will be remembered by all readers of Eugene Sue's
wondrous romance " Les Mystkres de Paris," has
been doing an immense stroke of business, owing
to the rumour that it is shortly to be pulled down.
Thousands of people whose curiosity remained
dormant so long as the existence of the cabaret was
not threatened have lately been there to take a glean
of bad wine, and many fashionable supper parties
have been organised in the foul den, invested with a
halo of poetry by the story of "Fleur de Marie." It
appears, however, that the invasion of the jeunesee
dorfe has not scared away the traditional customers
of the Lapin Blanc, for two nights ago M. Blanchet,
the commissary of police of the Quartier St. Merri,
made a +=is in the house, and bagged no less than
two-and-twenty reputed thieves, who were duly
consigned to prison.

THE NEW SULTAN.

(From the Levaist Herald.)

•
The Sultan has again spent a most active week.
On Saturday he visited the Seraskeriat, where he was re-
ceived by the new chief, Namik Paeha, and the entire eine
of the deppaarrttmment. Two battalions of the let Regiment of
Dens.aaadetordusu were also drawn up in the great square
of the establishment, and saluted his Majesty as he entered.
After some hours spent in a minute examination into the
administrative machinery and system of the department,
his Majesty withdrew into the suite of rooms used on the
ocaudon of imperial visits, and there dined. Before
leaving 'm the evening he ordered a large donative-
-2,500,000 p., it is said—to be given to the troops whom
he had inspected in the morning, 120 p. thus falling
to each private soldier, 250 p. to each non-commis-
sioned officer, and 500 p. to such officer. Yesterday his
Majesty proceeded on board his new yacht, the Sibstria
(the Cairo of 11-Hand Pacha) to Zeitoun Bournou, accom-
panied by their Highnesses the Grand Vizier and Capstan
and his Excellency the Seraskier, and followed by
his Highness Mursd Effendi. in his yacht, the Peiki-
Chevket, the gift of the Sultan. The chief object of his Ma.
jesty's visit was to witness some experiments on the plain
of " Vely Effendi" with a buttery of new rifled cannon
from the foundry at Tophani. The result of the firing
is said to have been satisfactory. In accordance with
imperial custom during the month of Moharrem, his
Majesty will, it is expected, visit the Porte to-morrow or
Saturday, and there announce some further important
administrative changes and reforms. He has also
expressed his intention to visit and minutely inspect, in
the course of the next few days, the naval school at Halki,
the military school, Pena, and the medical school at Cum-
berhaniii. as also the barracks at Ramis Chiflik, Scutari, and
Awed Pacha. On Monday, his juvenile Highness Youauff
With Eddin Effendi, his Majesty's son, was named sergeant
in the Rifles of the Imperial Guard, an officer of which
corps has been appointed to act as his military tutor. In
the way of further palace retrenchment the ration allow-
ances of the perionnel of the establishment have been
abolished, and sweeping reductions have also been made in
the salaries, or pensions, of the retired chamberlains and '
other ax-employes. As soon as the whole of the members
of the corps diplontatique have received their new letters
of credence, his Majesty will, it is said, invite the entire
body to a grand banquet at the palace.

(now Lute ICIONVB oAzerm)

ST. Janse's PALACE, JULY 16.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord
Foley, to appoint Major Gran Nicholas, retired full pay
bth Fusiliers, and Captain 4th Royal South Middlesex
Militia, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle-
men-at-Arms, vice Moore, resigned.
Sr. JAMES% PALACE, JULY 16.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable
Lord Foley, to appoint Captain James Edward Boggle one of
her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms,
vice Helyar, reftned.
ST. J AMES fl PALACE, JULY 18. —The Queen has
been pleased, en the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord
Foley to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Frederick
Saunders one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-
at-Arms, vice Bont/ey, resigned.
Foasion-omcs, JULY 12.—The Queen has been
graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinson,
F..sq., late her Majesty's Coned at Fernando Po, to be her
Majesty's Consul at Rosario.

A Cannanore correspondent of the Bombay Tele-
graph writes :—" A young officer, Lieutenant Hushes, of
the 66th Regiment, was lately killed in the Wynaad jungle,
in a rencontre with an elephant. He was a steady shot,
with plenty of nerve, and, having rolled the animal over
with the first shot, be went up to him, thinking him dead,
when the beast rose up ►nd charged. Lieutenant Hughes
put up his rifle to five, but the nep missed, and the animal
absolutely crushed him to death with hiv weight." He was
found in the mire dreadfully mangled. Lieutenant Hughes
was a very skilful instructor in musketry. General Hay,
Comm►ndant and Inspector-General of the School of Mu-

hotly, in announcing this calamity to the Rey. T. C.
Hughes, late of Bri,gg, father of the deceased, writes
"He is a great lou to my staff, as he was the best instructor
in India, and had sent in more flrUclass men than any
other."

ITALY AND DENMARK. —The Dagbladet of Copes-
hogs" rye :—" The Marquis de Torrearsa, who has just
brought to the court of Stockholm the official notification
of the foundation of the kingdom of Italy, is expected here
this week on a similar mission to our government. it is
expected that his Majesty the King will receive the maw
sailor extraordinary of the King of Italy either at Fredernia,
which is the central fortress of Denmark, or at Odense%
the chief town of Fionis. An influential committee he.
already been formed to give the representative of the
Italians as worthy a reception as he has met with from the
Swedes ; and we hope that the Marquis, on his return to
his own country, will be able to certify to his fellow-
countrymen that for everything noble and patriotic there
is but one feeling throughout licendinaiia."
THE ASSABEIN BRCILER.—The Carlaruhe Gazette
gives the following details relative to the prisoner Becker :
The father of Oscar Becker is not only a Councillor of
State, hut a Proforma. at Odom, and one of his uncle* is a
Councillor of State and a Professor at Blew. The family
appear to be natives of Saxony. What is certain is that his
mother, the first of three wives of his father, was of that
country. Oscar was educated at the school of La Croix, at
Dreedea, and in 1489 went to Leipaic to study law. He is
22 ears of age, rather above the middle height, thin, pale,
and beardless. He has among other literary works trans-
lated a tragedy from the Russian of Lwoff. He states posi-
tively that he has never belonged to any society of students.
At Dresden he purchased a portrait of king William I. On
arriving at Baden a abort time before the commission of his
crime he alighted at the Hotel de la Fleur, and made in-
quiries as to the habits of the King—where he usually
walked—what suite ho generally had with him, he. On
Sunday morning Becker wra early on the promenade, and
followed his Majesty when he arrived."
FRILNCH ANECDOTIM FROM VICHY.—A letter
is the llonitewe des Pry', de Dilute says :—" The Emperor,
who every day drives out, arrived a few days back at
Beret, and asked some persons whom he met the way to
the slate quarry. Being recognised he was soon!turrounded
by several of the principal inhabitants of the village, who
solicited the honour of accompanying him. The Emperor
alighted from his carriage, and set out on foot with those
. His Majesty having noticed the mayor, whom he
persons
having seen him at the head of his mai-
riga council on the day of his Majesty's arrival at
Vichy, questioned him as to the state of the oountry, and
then remarked that the roads were in a very bad state.
The mayor answered that the rcsources of the village were
80 small that they could not afford to repair them. ' And
pray,' asked the Emperor ' what would be the expense?
From 6,000(r. to 8,003fr..,' was the answer. His Majesty
immediately gave directions to have that sum paid over to
the mayor. The Emperor continued to walk for a distance
of about two miles, conversing with the people by his side,
and then re-entered his carriage and proceeded to his des-
tination. The Emperor has a friendly word for everybrily
he meets, and his popularity is consequently extraordi-
narily great."
CRUEL TREATMENT OF A HULL SAILOR IN A
RIMMIAN PRISON.—Mr. Wm: Stephenson, • cook and
steward, belonging to Hull, lately went to St. Petersburg in
a Hull Meunier. Upou arrival there he was sent on shore
by the captain with two bottles of gin. He was allow.d
to proceed along the quay quietly for about IC3 yards, when
two Russian policemen aconsted him, and takieg hold of a
basket which he had upon his arm, they examined it, and
found the liquor. They thereupon seized him, and hurried
him off to prison. Ho was drifted about to three different
prisons that day until about 9 o'clock at night, when
he was taken before a Russian official, ad after re-
mising in his preen a few minutes, during which
time nothing was s uid to him—but he was turned
round and examined—he was removed to a large room
where he remained for the night. There was no bed or
articles' of furniture, and he received nothing to eat. In
this place lie was confined for three days and three nights.
during which period he had nothing whatever to eat, and
only • little cold water to allay his thirst. No oue ever
came near the room. On the night of the fourth day one of
the prfwn officials brought him a large piece of hard bread,
black as coal, a little salt, and a bowl of cold water. The
bread, however, was of such a character, that the poor fel-
low, with all his hunger, could not touch it. On the morn-
fiscfe the fifth day he was removed to a cell underground.
he was stripped of all his wearing apparel, and here
be masined three more days ad nights, having only
the black bread to subsist on. This treatment
speedily had its effect on the man's oonstitutMe, an.l he
became ill. While here he was visited by the captain of
the vessel, who promised to exert his influence with the
'maul to obtain his release. Several Englishmen also visited
film, and through their instrumentality he obtained • little
white bread sail wine, which was no doubt the means of
saving his life. He was kept in custody seventeen days and
• half, during which he was removed to several prisons, and
hie treatment was of the most cruel character. On Monday
he was taken from the prison and released with scarcely any
articles of wearing apparel, having no shoes, no coat, and
only a cap for his heed, and without • penny in his pocket.
The man applied to the British Consul, and, through his
interference, gained a passage to Hull, where he arrived on
Wednesday last—Man Parket.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORK/3.—A meeting
of the board was held yesterday at the office' in Spring.
garden. ; Mr. John thwaites in the chair. The financial
statement showed the auth-balances in the hands of the
treasurer :—Current accounts, 42,0881. 12s. 3d. ; deposit ac-
counts, 49,7481. 19s. 9d.—sotal, 91,8371. 125.; government
securities, New Three per Cent. Annuities, 32,9691. As. 41;
cheques ordered, but not presented : issued, 193/. 6s. ld.;
not issued, 8,36 W. 3s. 9.l.—total, 8,862/. 9s. 10d. A report
was brought up from the finance committee recommending,
in consequence of the increased duties thrown upon Mr.
Itualgette, that the salary of the engineer of the board be
decreed from 1,0001. to 1,200/. per annum, and that the
resolutions of the board of the 14th January, ISEC, and the
15th July, 1859, be varied accordingly. After some discus.
Om the rtooraineodation of the committee was put and car-

Tied by a large majority. Some other lousLese having
been &impaled of the board adjourned.