The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

(150 N OUR OWN coasictrasury.l
PAIS, &mann Ilysicite.
The Corps Legialatif yesterday authorised ness.
eon. the prosecution of Viscount de Kempen for
a libel on several French journalists. Vie reporter
of the committee. M. Matthies, said the Chamber
had taken the greatest pains to maintain the posi-
tion that the affair was a private one, with which it
had nothing to do. The committee had accordingly
unanimously refused to listen to a proposition of
M. de Kerveguen, that it should make an inquiry
into the merits of the quest ion. But the committee
thought that, inasmuch as their colleague,
M. 4e Kerveguen, hail himself requested that
his privilege should not be insisted upon,
there was no remain to prevent the complaint
from. being tried by a court of justice.
Although Marshal Niel said in the Senate yester-
day that no girl would ever condescend to
bear the name of a man who hesitated to serve in
the Mobile National Guard, instances of such
hesitation crop up pretty plentifully from various
parts' of the country. It is in yaM that the Mosi-
t!ter collects instances more or less apocryphal of
the sick, the deformed, and the exceptionally little,
using ell sorts of artifices, out of the bursting en-
thusiasm of their patriotism, to get themselves
enrolled, despite the rules of the service.
The bulk of evidence is all the other way.
The Journal the Harre states that the young men
in every canton near Havre called upon to serve
are most ingenious in preferring excuses. Phthisis,
short sight, amanrods, and deafness are pressed
with an earnestness which gives great trouble to
the recruiting board_ The Gironde of )arch 20
says that the young men called upon to present
themselves before the council of revision were ex-
tremely "backward in coming forward." The
Journal du Cher mentions riotous proceedings
among • the recruits summoned at Nerondes.
An official journal of Dijon, the Impartial
Boutynignos, says :—" The operations of the
opened of revision terminated less peaceably than
we had anticipated. Our Burgundy wine was most
to blame. The gendarmes showed the most praise-
worthy moderation, and order was promptly re-
stored. In the evening a few young men sang the
Marseillsige ' and Mourir pour la Petrie.' "
The " Marseillaise " has been snug at Bordeaux,
where as many as fifteen arrests were made.

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A most irreverent song about the pamphlet is
now being hummed in the streets to a popular
air, The hoiden ei it rum thus :

ats-tu la la brochure,
Mon gas ?
As-to lu la brochure!
SI to a' l'a pas lae,
N' la ha pal.
Ca se van& pas la lecture.

The translation of this is simply : —lFfaveyou read
the pamphlet 1 If not, don't; for it's not worth
reading. This embodiment in a compendious
parody- of what everybody says must be extremely
disagreeable to the Tuileries
Leon Commix, the Emperor's valet, who was in
his service long before 1848, and has been with
him ever since, died two days ago, and was buried
to-day. The funeral service was performed
at the church of St. Germain L'Auxerrois.
All the servants of the Tuileries not strictly
required to remain on duty in the palace attended.
This is a leas greatly felt by the Emperor, who was
deeply attached to his old and faithful domestic.
The footman's heirs, whoever they may be, must
be well off, for the Emperor did • great deal for
him. Leon was the owner, in fee 'ample, of the
house which the Emperor occupied when he went
to Vichy, and his Majesty was wont to say jocoaely
to his favourite servant,'" Leon, I am your lodger.
I well remember saying iu January last that the
ridiculously small sum of 400,0001. (18,0001.) voted
with much pomp and ceremony for the relief of the
distress in Algeria was but as a mere drop in the
bucket. The Chamber yesterday took into con-
sideration as " urgent " a bill brought forward by
government for affording the further relief of two
millions (80,0001). • This larger sum must be •
most inadequate palliative if a tenth part of what
we hear of the horrors of the famine in Algeria is
true. _

The example of Madame Victor Hugo, who some
time since published a highly successful novel
which was understood to bo the history of her hus-
band, is about to be followed by the wife of another
illustrious exile, Madame Edgar Quinet. A work
which she has how in the press will contain, not
only memoirs of her own and her husband's life in
bauishment, hut many details of the proscription
of 1851.

The chestnut tree of March 20 in the Tuileries,
which is wont to show a leaf at the latest by that
day, came up to time very well this year. The
spring, without being dangerously precocious, is
well forward, the March winds have been merciful,
an the weather, though seasonably variable, is, on
the whole, genial. lint this year the famous
marrennier was anticipated by an usurper in the
shape of a chestnut tree in the Champs Elyseee,
which presumed to show leaves at the eud of
Fe
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the Bourse there was but a very slight
recovery from the fall of the last two days. Rente
closed with a rise of sc. both for cash and account,
at 69. lb. Credit Foncier ruse 2.50. Mubilier was
without change, and Italian fell sc.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, In answer to a
petition of the Tunis bondholders, has written a
letter to M. E. Forcade, editor of the Sentai tee
Pinalteiert, stating that the French government
has officially summoned the Bey to revoke his
decree of conversion, and telling him that any
financial operation in the Paris market which the
French government does not sanction will be
opposed.

A DUIR %LTY, 21.--APPOIXTMZET6.
Havipting Sub-Lieutenant Edwin H. Cunningham to the
Hisnalays ; Engineers Joseph B. Frith to the Asia, for
the Cracker ; and Joseph Bamford to the Daunting ; let
Clara Assistant Engineer Edwin W. Moulton, to the Lion ;
Acting 2nd Class Assi.tant Engineers George Trine to the
Dauntless, foe service in tenders ; and H. C. Oddamith,
lathe Lion. foe service in tenders. March W.—Lieute-
nant W. C. Shuckburgli, to the Pandora; ldidthiproan
Hery Z. O'Neill, to the Royal Oak ; and Nara N• dot
gw, A. Schwabe. to the Ilriatol. . .

Burman FOR ABYSSINI —A letter from Trieste,
in the Wanderer of Vienna, says :—" From the measures
adopted by the English beadqututers in Abyssinia, a rather
long campaign in that country may he expected. We
lave in this town an English agent charged with pur-
l:easing provisions for the British army. The floor bought
is packed in long and narrow eaeee made for the purpose,
mob to contain about fifty pounds weight, in order to be
earned easily on the backs of mules. The same may be
raided hay, which is packed in small bales, for facility of
MiLe. The Lloyd's steamer, which is about to leave,
isteamer, out a complete cargo of provisions, and the
vessel which is to follow will have a similar charge. An
English steamer has also just left for Alexandria, deeply
laden. Abyssinia seems likely to become for 'Trieste what
the Crimes formerly was. An extraordinary activity pre-
vails in the port, and so many steam vessels were never
before seen bete."

• THe IRISH " NATIONAL ABSOCLATION."—This
association held • meeting on Friday in Dublin, in the
cpurse of the proceedings at which • letter was read from
Medina' Cullen. The Freeman's Journat, referring te the
Webfoot, says :—" We congratulate the country on the fart
trot the National Association, fully appreciating the ma
snentmw crisis that has arrived, has commenced to make
Preparations for the severs campaign that will soon be
elpened. In their declaration there is no hesitation—ao

faltering—no uncertain sound. Meadow:Dent, pure and
simple, they hold to be emential to perfect religious equality.
Security of tenure they maintain as indispensable tea pros-
perous and oontented peasantry, and full and complete
freedom in education the inalienable right of the catiithe
people of this country. In these sentiments the National
Association hat re-geho tLe sentiments, the wishes, and
the resolve of the Irish nation ; and we are most happy to
see the assooletion is fully alive and equal to the salons
nsponsibiiities which now devolve on it. The admirable,
seeoperste, end practical letter read from the Cardinal
Archbishop will be perused with pleurae and advantage,
and shows that his eminence is not insensible to the ser-
vices of the association."
The discussion on the subject of parliamentary
representagioc, originated a few weeks since under the
auspices of the Reform League, was ?yearned on Saturday,
at the offices of that body Nu. A, Adelphi-temsoe, Mr.
Mdmond Beak,' in the chair. Amongst those present
were Professor Fawcett, M.P., Mr. P. A. Taylor M.P.,
Mr. Morrison. M.P., Mr. Sterne, sseretary to the New
Fink Personal Repro«) ration Society ; Colonel Mason,
Mr. Lloyd Jones, Mr. Helyeake, Mr. Joseph agedalle, is.
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