The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MOW OUR OWN COILRESPONDWIT.)
PARIS. Wcincrmbet Evrivia.

The government has thought it worth while to
inflict a warning upon the Ga:ette de France for an
article on the " Fusion." The warning describes the
article as an attack upon the constitution.
Fire Norman oxen have just passed through Caen

on their way to Poiesy, to compete for the honours
of Mardi Gras. Their names are Due Guillaume,
Prairie, Sucees, Qu'en dira-ton Pritendent. Some
People fancy there is a political significance in these
names ; at all events it can hardly be supposed, that
with the prospect of a general election, and after the
warning to the Gazette de Ilranee, a Priteadmit

will beillowed to walk the atreets of Paris as a
Ikea Gras.

The Nowiteur de rArnife announces that, con-
iidering present eireumbtances, the Minister at War
has authorised generals cmnmanding divisions to
be more liberal in granting leave of absence to officers
than they were last year.
M. Fould is expected in Paris almost immediately
from his tour of investigation into the causes of the
doarsoos of proriamo in the south of France.

The Beer-se hes been in an uncertain state. The
Rents was weak, bat without any material reaction.
It closed with a rise of se. for cash, and at yester-
day's price for amount. Nlobilicr is without change.
Railways improved 2fr. or 3fr.
The &mains ITtaanciire says:

The poet interest of the mosey eeriest le at present eon-
mended la the peediefted dudes ea indadrial annuities
quoted id the liersess. Our, ere underotend, Is to be a duty
on the memo 1111 joint-stork sompeolos ; and the
ether, a duty on the transhr of industrial seenzidee
eon kinds. It le odd that tho amount of the Oita ea the

menet of the rompanies is to be 3 per cant. ea the dividend,
and that the suet lc, led on the transfer of indestrial eseeri-
ties is to be per mat., collected by the almaale-change. It
is also said that the budget fur 1838 is to contain an estimate
of the sum which is thus to accrue to the State.

Baron do Seehach, Saxon Minister at Paris, has
been named in the same quality at Turin, which post
is to be henceforth united to that of I'aris, as it was
formerly to that of Vienna.
Count Walcwski has just received from the Em-
peror of Russia the Grand Cordon of the Order of St.
Andrew.

A letter from St. Petersburg states that it is gene-
rally thought there that Count de hforny will not
leave Itussia before the month of May.
Count de Montessuy, the French Minister at
Frankfort, who had been fur a few days in Paris,
has returned to his post.
M. Guizot has kit Paris for his property at Val
Richer, in Normandy.
Marshal Pelissier has quitted Paris to par a shot
time in lhutphine.
The Figaro same days back published a letter
bearing the signature of M. Couture, the painter,
which excited great surprise, as in speaking of art
it declared that the writer was the only painter
now in France who looked on his profession in a
really serious end conscientious manner. The
communication produced so great a sensation in

the artistic world that the editor of the /Var.,
after waiting some days to see if M. Couture
would deny the letter, determined to wait on hint
and inquire if he really was the writer. The artist

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received him very courteously, and after having
examined the manuscript, informed him that tho
writing was an imitation of his, but that he not
only had not written the letter, but that he knew
nothing whatever about it. The editor then showed
an anterior letter in the same handwriting, which
M. Couture declared was likewise a forgery. A
assplaint having been lodged by the editor, the
police are endeavouring to trace out the writer.

The Journal de Constantinople states that Sir
Henry Hu'leer is going to Syria.
_ _ .

The Optissupe of Turin states from Nice that the
Ostmd Ducker.' Olga k expected there m the 25th, and the
peed Duke Constantine ou the 27th.

.....
Baron de Brunnow arrived at Berlin on the Bth,
to swum hii, poet as Road= ambassador.