The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY EVINING.

The not malAtureux of M. do Moony is destined
to justify the title thus bestowed upon it by M.
Peyrat. Its utterance has raised discussions which
M. de Persigny will certainly think "unfortunate."
The liberal press pounces upon the occasion, and
we find the question once again debated in demo-
cratic France as to whether liberty is or is not in-
herent in the people. To admit that liberties may
be octroyies by a sovereign is a pretty forward step
on the road to the divine right of kings. At any
rate, it is a departure from the principles of the re-
volution on which the present throne is based. The
Emperor may well say, "Save me from my
friends !"

The rapidly-increasing weakness of their cause
obliges the Ultramontane writers to substitute vio-
lence for arguments. Never since the days of the
great Veuillot has the language of the clerical
journals been so violent as it is now becoming. It
is on the revolution that all the vials of their wrath
are discharged. The revolution has a broad back,
and can sustain all they put upon it. The revolu-
tion is with them an elastic term, meaning every-
thing and everybody unpleasant to them. The
Monde, after quoting Joseph de Maistre's proposi-
tion that "the revolution is Satanic in its essence,"
refers to the encyclical of the Bth December, 1849,
in which Pins IX. said, "The revolution is inspired
by Satan himself. His object is to destroy utterly
the edifice of Christianity and to reconstruct upon
its ruins the social order of paganism." The
Monde, in conformity, it says, with the immortal
encyclicals of Pius VI. and Pius IX., defines the
revolution as "the world without God."

The Opinion Nationale yestenlay had a long
article, bearing the signature of M. Gueroult,
upon the necessity which exists for France to place
herself at the head of a coalition of the smaller
powers. This article is probably a straw thrown
up to ascertain how the wind seta.

The Mires case is drawing to a close. M.
Cremieux has concluded his address for the de-
fence. His last effort was bent to urge upon the
court to consider whether or not Mires had dipped
into the cash box to enrich himself—that being
the question which, above all, touched his honour.
He insisted that not Mires, but the age in which
Mires lives, is to blame for all that Mires has done.
As M. Cremieux finished, Mires rose to speak, but
his more prudent counsel forced him back to his
seat.

The Bourse was dull. Rente fell 15c. for cosh
and sc. for account, closing at 681 r. 70c. and
68fr. 80c. respectively. Mobilier left off 2fr. 50c.
worse for cub, and 3fr. 7k. for account, the prices
being 7571 r. 500. both far cub and the account.

Prince Napoleon was expected at Martinique
and Guadeloupe at the date of the lest advice'.

Nearly 1,300 immigrants had arrived at Demerara
during the apses al 14 days.

The Reho of Bologna says :—" Luigi Ricci, aged
8, son of the well-known professor of music, lately directed
the singers of the church of San Giuste at Trieste, who
executed a man of his composition. The sacred edifice wee
crowded."

Dr. Carpi, the Pope's special phyoiciati, died at
Rome ou the 220 d, after a long malady. He was horn in
1792.

" The building of the Palace of the Exhibition
here," says a letter from Florence, "is proceeding with the
utmost activity. The number of workmen at present
employed amounts to 2,300. The exhibition promises to
be most brilliant, for the number of exhibitors inscribed
already amounta to 5,600—a very respectable figure, us the
number of exhibitors at Paris was, if I mistake not, only
7,000."

A letter from Warsaw of the 18th says :—" M.
Potapow, director of the Moscow police. arrived here yes-
terday from St. Petersburg. At midnight an order from
Colonel Roulowski, the prefect of police, directed all the
principal officials of his administration to assemble the next
morning at 11 o'clock, at M. Potorerv's residence, without
mouatachee. They were all in attendance, aid not one
rebellious hair on the upper lip offended the eye of the
high functioniu7 who had sent for them. M. Potapow
announced to them the Emperor's intention of establishing
at Warsaw and throughout the kingdom, a police composed
exclusively of Poles. He added that he felt confident of
their fidelity and devotedness."
The brushwood covering one of the hills over the
town of Tooke took fire on the 22nd inst., and motioned
burning for sixty boon. It presented the appearance dm,
peg the night of an ocean on gre. The inhabitants of the
neighbouring villages hastened to the spot to prevent the
Ste from extending to a valuable wood. This was effected
withoot any great injury, except to a vast number of foxes
who were dislodged from their earth, and ran howling pite-
ously into the Maio. The smoke was so dense that the
monastery of Notre Demo de la Gaol., situated at the top
of the mountain, was not visible. The origin of the fire
bee sot been ascertained, but it is supposed to have been
mused by the imprudence of some sportsman. Others
say that it was maliciously fired by some tramper* who
went seen in the neighbourhood
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PORCHASS EY THE EMPEROR. NAPOLEON AT ROME.
—The, Afoniteur MODMIDCON in the following terms, an
acquisition made by the Emperor of the French, already
n.ade known from other sources :—" The Emperor hen just
purchased out of his privy mime the portion of the Mont
Palatine which is comprised under the name of the
Farness Gardens, and which belonged to the King of
Neplea. This portion of the celebrated hills is by
far the mast oonevierable. There only remains, in addition
to the part bought by the Emperor, the aucieot villa on the
south, where excavations have been so extensively made,
and in which there is now a convent of French nuns, and
oo the east a convent of Franciscans. The ground pur-
chased by his Majesty is not less than la acres in extent.
It includes the famous ruins of the Palace of the Caesars,
two entire storeys of which have been covered with rubbish
since the time of the invasion of the barbarians, and
must contain statues, paintings, and inscriptions of the
highest interest. It is from this soil, which has been
warady touched up to the present time, that several now
terrieeta of antique art have been jprommed. It was also
on this domain that were recently timed the original walls
of the ancient enclosure of Rome, that which surrounded
the Palatine when it alone supported the original city at
the very time of its founder. M. Pietro Rasa, author of
the large archaeological and topographical map of Latium,
has been appointed Conservator- of the Pasco of the
Caesars, and a at the same time In be director of the
excavations which will commence la Novaabor next."