The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-14 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(rim OIIS OWN 0011388PONDENT.)

PARIS. TILITIMAY EVENING.

M. Rochefort, who is said to have netted up-
wards of 100,000 fr. in a few weeks by his Lan-
feriae, will very probably take up his residence in
Florence, if, as is probable, the French court
pronounces a very severe sentence against him for
last Saturday's number, which was seized. Mean-
while his son and daughter have gone to join him
at Brussels.

M. Bochefort would not think it fair to get the
Belgian government into trouble with France,
which he assuredly would do if he published the
Lanterne permanently in Brussels.
The LiberM says, a renewal of the difference be-
tween France and Tunis, which was thought to
have been arranged, is imminent. The French
consul is said to have reported that, in spite of his
remonstrances, the Bey had levied, for his own
use, a part of the tax on olives which he had
pledged as a security for his foreign creditors.
In the Jura, where the election begins on Sun-
day, the struggle will be entirely between M.
Huot, the government candidate, and M. Gr&y,
the Miotinier of the Paris bar, candidate of the
democratic opposition. Count de Brossia, a semi-
clerical, has retired in favour of M. Huot.

M. de Villemesaant, of the Figaro, was again in
the clutches of Judge Deleaven: yesterday. This
time he was only sentenced to a fine of 300 fr. for
publishing a report of a civil action for libel
brought by M. Bochefort against M. Marche!,
alias De Bossy, and Stainer, in which the plaintiff
recovered 3,000 fr. damages. It has been hitherto
assumed that the imperial laws only prohibited
reports of criminal libel cases, but fudge P 9104-
Yalu 11914 that the rtietfictiOta applies squally
all civil actions In which the truth is not ad-
missible as a defence. When I write such
things, as of late I am almost daily compelled to
do, I am really afraid that the large class which,
believes every thing they see in print, must fancy
there is some good reason for the Fi-ench law
which the judges enforce and extend. Nothing
of the kind. The pretext is that reports circulate
libels more widely. But the true motive for the
legislation is only that the government, founded
by the coup d'itat, foresaw that it would be
necessary to conceal from the public the argu-
ments of counsel is political prosecutions, and the
enactment was made to include the hole and
corner trial of private libels (which, by the way,
might affect public men), merely for the sake of
uniformity.

Count Henry de Suarez d'Aulan, who has just
been appointed one of the Emperor's equerries in
place of the Marquis de Caux, belongs to an old
Faubourg St. Germain family of high lineage
and legitimist connexions. The Emperor gladly
hailed him as a recruit to the dynasty, and pre-
ferred him to all other candidates. The Count,
who was formerly in the army, lately married the
granddaughter of Count de Larderel, a great
Tuscan manufacturer, who, for his products at the
Exhibition last year, received the rosette of an
officer of the Legion of Honour. A handsome
young wife was no mean addition to Count
d'Aulan's other qualifications, for the Emperor
and Empress like to be surrounded by pretty
women. The names of the Marquise de Oanisy,
the Countess du Bourg, the Baroness du Bour-
going, Princess Posiiatowski, and the Countess
Davilliers are cited as ladies to whose attractions in
great measure their husbands owe their places at
court.
The Count do Chambord is preparing for publi-

cation a collection of the lettere of his
Duchess of Parma.
A sad accident happened this morning ~t
o'clock in the Rue de la Pais. A hug,. ~t,,np,4!
pended from the top of a house in cour-ie of ,Lin:
littoo to make way for the new Rue
broke the chain which held it, fell upon ti„.h..
of a workman, and killed him on the spot.
This 18 the Wit day of the subscription to tin.l„,
which was closed at 5 this afternoon. 010.7,'
are divided as to the effect it will bare
Bourse. One theory is that the greater part
is in the hands of apoculators, who will so No.'
seek to realise a profit by selling their
there will very soon be no profit to get.
ing to another view, capitalist's who hav,.
selling out to invest in the loan, findin4
owing to the multitude of small sub r 1,,
which have a preference, they can 1,,t 1,...
nothing, will put their money back 11; t,
Bente, and so produce a rise. Thi.
during the week in the Bank of Franco
from 338 to 408 millions is attributed eniiply
paper discounted by bankers, who, as th.ir
put off their tenders for the loan till the
If it should turn out that those who :1810,1
times as much as they expect to get fin.'
selves allotted more than they wanted or
pared to pay for, of course sales will pr-vr:. to
some time.
The money article in the Sii•cle
The news from the departments generally
coldnews about the loan. In all places where T.,.
crowd the subscription offices, the inveetintt
aloof. It is certain that the Rents stood h. .
at about 68fr. 60c., without the ?obi,.
great inclination to put their saving,' into It ‘i
they be more enthusiastic now, when th
commodity is decreased by a large n.,w
much is oertain, that a very large part of I
been taken in Mr. corfpwrn, which will le• me. •
forced upon the market, and a great died
under 100 fr., which cannot fail to follow
The Figaro says :
The loan hovers over the market. •
serious takers Where are throw der:,..,::. ,•, ,
were to get everything away from the r'',•
The fact is that " savings " have not COTIP! f,rem.'
for this very good reason—that the raving does
lost four milliards within a few years, awl the
pretty well extusuated.
Bente to-day was much more buoyant thin 1,
has been all the week, and rose 121 c. for rash.
171 c. for account, closing at 70fr. 15c. su.l 7.iff
20c. Other securities were weak. Itakin to
124 c., and Mobilier lfr. 25c. Credit Fortcl,r rT
sfr.

THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND At
(HEAVY) MAILS.

(2IIIOUGII sll7/are AGISIKT )
SOUTHAMPTON, Arai

The Peninsular and Oriental Couiptin3's ,t, t11:1
Poocah, with the above mails, has arrive.ll,...--
brings 12 passengers, including Sir Richard A,r. y,,,•
governor of Gibraltar, 32,000/., in specie, ant :,'••2•31
cargo, including raw ilk valued at 130,000/.
Upon the I Ith instant the Poouah spoke
Syria, and the Danube on the 12th.

GIBRALTAR, A, u:•,r t• 1.

Grain is becoming scarce at Tetuan and T ing...e.,
holders are sending it to Fes, where large vantiti. sr
accumulating, in anticipation of another tamwe likr 'ln'
of last year.
The crops in the eastern portion of hforocoar,
but better in the western portion.
Cholera is still raging at Seth.
Exchange on London, 49} to 9-16. Exchange au
5.22. Exchange on Madrid, Ito 4 dis.