The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Count de Goltz's malady continues to be
the mystery of mysteries. We have already heard
that he went to Berlin either about his eyes or his
liver. But now the Libert4, while reproving those
who treat his journey as a laughing matter, says,
with singular inconsistency, that ho is going to be
operated upon here in Paris to-morrow for an
aboess under the tongue. This version accords
with another, which represents that in consequence
of illness Count de Golta spoke thickly when he

presented to the Emperor on December 31 his
credentials as representative of the North
German Confederation. I have this evening heard
it said that M. de Golta was commissioned by the

Emperor to propose to Prussia a mutual dis-
armament and to offer to withdraw his Army Bill.
If this were true I should look upon it as a mice
en demeure. The withdrawal of the Army Bill,
which has been repeatedly talked of as possible
within the last few days, would, in my view, be a
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very alarming sympton. It would certainly not
mean the renunciation by the Emperor of any of
his projects in obedience to the opinion of the
country, but rather that the paring down, in
many respects, which the measure has received,
is considered factious, and that other than par-
liamentary means will be taken to raise a large
army when wanted.
The case of Schumacker and T.T.cor v. the Marquis
and Marquise de Mombreuil d'Orvault was brought
to a conclusion yesterday. The Imperial Advocate
Isambert, in summing up, after distributing cen-
sure pretty equally among all parties, on account
of the scandalous circumstances which the trial bad
laid bare, said the only legal questions were whether
the parents were needy, and whether their daughter,
the marquise, had the means of making a provision
for them. He would at once dismiss the latter
point as too clear for doubt. Whether the marquise
paid a rent of 7,800 fr. or 10,000 fr. for her house,
and whether her clear income, instead of being from
30,000 fr. to 40,000 fr. a year, as had been alleged,
was only from 15,000 fr. to 20,000 fr., did not matter.
It was quite certain she was extremely well off.
He had had more difficulty in making up his mind
as to the real state and condition of the plaintiffs.
They had been severely cross-examined ; but he
was by no means persuaded that he had extracted
the whole truth from them. He grievously sus-
pected that they still possessed a great deal of the
money which they undoubtedly had at one time.
It was proved that they had gambled at the
Bourse, but their alleged losses there were not
proved. Nevertheless he was of opinion that when a
man upwards of 60 years of age persisted in driving
a cab during this severe weather instead of sitting
by his chimney corner he could not be very rich.
The plaintiffs were approaching a time of life
when they would be no longer able to get
their living by work. Upon the whole he
thought it reasonable and conformable with
legal principles that the court should order the
Marquise d'Orvault to pay her parents an alimen-
tary pension of a very moderate amount. She had
already offered I,ooofr. • year, on condition that
her father would leave off cab driving ; but he did
not think that condition reasonable, as such a pen-
sion, without the aid of work, would be insufficient.
The decree should be against the marquise only,
for her husband's life annuity was barely sufficient
to support him in his old age. The court, adopting
the suggestions of the Judge Advocate, dismissed
the action as against the Marquis d'Orvault, and
decreed the marquise to pay to her father and
mother a pension of I,ooofr. a year during their
joint lives, and 7001 r. a year to the survivor of
them.
M. Athanase Coquerel, sen., the eminent pro-
testant preacher, a representative of the people in
1848, died at noon this day.
The Bourse, after some fluctuations, closed with
much firmness. Bente fell 20. for cash, and rose
10c. for account, closing at 68fr. 821 c. in each case.
Italian rose 50., Credit Fancier 10fr., and Comptoir
d'Esoompte Mr. Mobilier left off without change.

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