The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(rlot ova OWN CORR IRPORDZIT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY Evuwo.
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The tremendous news of the death of Count
Cavour is of course the great topic of conversation
in Paris, as it will have been in every capital of
Europe. There is probably no individual living
who, humanly speaking, could have been so ill
spared from this terrestrial scene. Nevertheless
there is yet dimly visible a perspective of the won-
derful phenomena by which unexpected good often
grows out of unlooked-for evil. If it be true, as
many say, that Cavour's heart was broken by the
hard and impossible conditions which Napoleon
111. lately imposed upon the regeneration of Italy,
there are already symptoms that the Emperor,
foreseeing the strong current of opinion which will
now set in, has revoked the edict which he had
issued against Prince Napoleon's going to Italy,
and has actually sent expresses after him to beg
him to steer for Turin immediately.
Although it was generally known that the trial
of M. Miris was to be postponed, a crowd besieged
the doors of the Sixth Correctional Chamber this
morning. M. Mathieu appeared as counsel for M.
Mires, and it is stated that when the case is heard
he will be assisted by M. Plooque. MM. Senard,
IsSon, Duval, Dufaure, and Marie represent Baron
de Pontalba and Counts Simdon, Chassessot, and
Puret, who are charged as being civilly respon-
sible. When M. Mires took his seat in the dock
his whitened hair and otherwise changed appear-
ance was greatly remarked.

M. Solar, the co-traverser, was not present, and
the court judicially recorded his contempt in not
appearing.
M. Mathieu rose, and moved the court that
proper directions might be given to enable M.
Mires to have free access to all the papers and
documents which had been made use of by M.
Monginot, the officially-appointed accountant, as
the basin of his report in the matter, and in par-
ticular that all the debtor account. since 1862
might be communicated. He also prayed the court
to order that his client should be at liberty to see
whoever he desired to communicate with. He com-
plained bitterly that during the whole time of his
preventive imprisonment X Mires had been kept
au secret (in secret confinement), and had not even
been allowed free intercourse with his family. Up
to the present hour be was deprived of all the ma-
terials which had been used to frame the indict-
ment, and which were necessary for his defence.
The Imperial-Advocate Sinard opposed M.
Mathieu's application as being without precedent,
and, moreover, quite useless. All proper docu-
ments would be communicated to the prisoner in
the ordinary course, and it was a slur upon the
prosecuting magistrates to ask that they should be
given in one form rather than another. The pri-
soner would be allowed to see his counsel and his
family, but no privilege would be granted to him ;
he would have just the same rights as any other
prisoner, and no more.
X Mathieu, in reply, protested that he bad the
utmost respect for the magistrature, but he felt
bound to ask for materials without which no defence
was possible—that was to say, no useful defence—
for he undertook to show that M. Mires was com-
pletely innocent. If it were true that his motion
was without precedent, he wan happy to make one
in favour of a free defence. Could anyone say
that M. Mires' defence had hitherto been free

The President (M. Massi)--I beg pardon, M.
Mathieu, but you know as well as I do that the
defence will be free.

The Imperial-Advocate, without wishing to in-
terrupt M. Mathieu, stated that it was his intention
to ask for a postponement of the trial to a day
which might suit the prisoner and his counsels.

The President—What day do you ask for, M.
ilatldeu?

M. Mathieu—l want more than a postponement ;
I insist upon my original application. I want all
the papers in the Monginot arsenaL What is there
strange in this application 1 In Giblain's case I
made a similar one, which was acceded to, and I
obtained an acquittal before a jury.
M. Mires asked leave to speak for a few momenta.
In endeavouring to obtain the protection of the
tribunal for the rights of his defence, ho was not
surprised at the difficulties thrown in his way.
Hitherto he had suffered by the want of free com-
munication ; he had suffered from humiliating pre-
cautions which had been resorted to against Lim.
He had not been permitted to see his wife or
daughter, except iu the presence of an inspector.
The Presideut—We can't allow you to go on.

The court retired to consider, land on ite return
pronounced s judgment, refusing M. Mathieu's
application on every point.

M. Mirhe again attempted to be heard, and
handed up to the president a paper, showing that
the Savayeeea railway, purchased at 135,000 fr. the
kilometre, had been sold at 200,000 fr. for the bene-
fit of the shareholders.

On the President inquiring of M. Mathieu what
day would suit him for the trial,
M. Mires said that if he were allowed to go to
his counting-house, • short delay—three weeks for
instance—would be enough. On that condition—
The President—No conditions. The case stands
over for this day fortnight.
The Bourse was not so much affected by the
death of Count Cavour as might have beets antici-
pated, still all securities were heavy. The Rento
fell 30c. for cash, closing at 68fr. 80c. ; the last
price for account waa 68fr. 90c. Mobilise fell
10fr. Railways were only a very little lower.
Alexandre Dumas, who it was said falsely had
come away from Naples disgusted with Italy, left
Paris yesterday to return to the capital where
he has so long resided.

THE VIFIF OF THE ORTHISOKIHTB TO LONDOX.—.•
At the meeting of the Court of Common Council vestenlay,
a motion that a sum of 330 i., paid by the Orpheoniats of
France upon the occasion of their visit to the thystal
Palace for the use of the two hotels belonging to the cor-
poration at. the Metropolitan Market, should be returned to
thaw, was agreed to,
BAXIILUPTCY OF NON-TRADERS. —Lord Citehas-
ford brut given notice that he will move in seeensittee of
the whole house on the Bankruptcy Bill that a sac-trader
be not liable to be made bankrupt except on the petition of
a creditor whose debt is contracted after the passing of this
bill. The select committee of the Lords have merely in-
serted • datum providing that a Don-trader shall Dot be
mule bankrupt on a debt contracted already, if be is at the
commencement of the act entitled to any estate or property
which is subject to forfeiture in ease he should be bankrupt.
Some minor distinctions have been tondo in the Lords' coos-
mittee between • trader and a non-trader. A proviso has
been inserted that a nun-trader abroad already shall eat be
deemed to remain abroad with intent to defeat or delay his
creditors (an act of bankruptcy) until the expiration of six
months after the passing of this bill. Lying in prison few
debt for 14 days is to bo an act of bankruptcy in a trader,but
it must be for two months in the instance of a non-trader
(an executioo against a person's goods is not by the bill
an act of bankruptcy if he is not a trader). A non-trader
is also to be allowed longer time (two months, as
against seven days for • trader) before a judgment-debtor
summons can be taken out against bun on non payment of
money ordered to be paid by a decree in equity ; but the
same distinction was already in the bill in reaped to judg-
ment-debtor summonses for judgment debts. Lastly, the
power given in the bill to the Bankruptcy Court to refuse
the baakrupt's "order of discharge," or sentence him to •
year's imprisonment, if the court shall be of opinion " that
his insolvency is attributable to rash and hasirdous specu-
lation or unjustifiable extravagance in living," has by the
Lords' committee been limited to the ease of bedews.