The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TBUgSDAY ENIMINO.

It is evident, from two articles published simul-
taneously by the Rowanll Paris, that the French
government is annoyed at Baron Ricasoli having
met the Italian parliament without modifying his
policy in accordance with French dictation. The
Pays, whose arrogant article a week ago, proposing
M. Ratazzi as M. Rican°li's succeesor, was warmly
resented at Turin, now seeks consolation in its dis-
appointment by a feeble attempt to divert Italian
indignation against England, whose advice, it ad-
mits with much wailing, Las been accepted. The
argument reminds one of the story of Cain and
Abel. After anticipating, as the fact has turned
out, that M. Rims°li would not be able to find a
new Minister of the Interior before the opening of
the Chamber, the Pays says :

All difficulties would be easily removed if it were not for
regrettable foreign influence. What is this influence! Our
correspondents leave it to us to draw our inferences from
the facts they state ; but we are in possession of such sure
indications that we might, if we pleased, at once publish
the name of the foreign diplomatist whose pressure sways
the iticasoli cabinet at this moment. The efforts of this
diplomatist are especially directed to the exclusion of M.
Rataxzi from power, his openly avowed French sympathies
standing in the way of the ulterior project, of the party
supported by that diplomatist. M. Ricasoli did, for a
moonset, resist these efforts, but he was forced to yield, and
the influence in question is now almost completely
triumphant. We guarantee the correctness of our inform-
ties on this subject. Public opinion in Turin is not yet,
perhaps, sofficieutly informed of the intrigue which is going
on, but it will loon know the truth. When the minis-
terial journals in Turin cried out so loud about the article
is the Pays, the main ground of their protest was
that France was taking upon herself to form the
Italian cabinet. The suspicion was absurd. Rat
what will these journals ear to-morrow, when they come
M !mew that (male Inflame* from another quarter, a very
reel influence this time, is brought to bear upon the
ministry! What will they say whoa they learn that the
obstacle to the union of the only two real statesmen in
Italy opines from abroad We will not go further at pre-
test ; it is now for the Turin journals to show as much
eueeeptibillty as they did a week ago, most unjustly, in
our rapid.

There was no occasion for the Pays to be so
very guarded and mysterious about the name of
the diplomatist to whom it allndes, because its
fellow labourer, the Pairie, evidently acting upon
identical instructions, plump. out the name of Sir
James Hudson as the obnoxious person :
Tits 'aflame* which England pretaids to exercise pretty
warty everywhere, and more particularly when her own
intrude are involved, sprats to be exereisiog a pressure at
Turin which it is feared Y. Ranson will not be able to
resist. We do not positively say that this will be so ; but
It is well known that IC Riciasoli is a warm partisan of
English ideas. He accepts, sad we do sot blame him, that
moral support which the cabinet of Loudest is ever
ready to give to movements from which it hopes to derive
some advantage. In short, the Italian government now
relies upon a line of policy upon which we shall express so
opinion at present, further the, by saying th►t Sir James
Hedsos, who aspires it, is not a diaatensted judge. I.
a weed, it seems strange to see catholic Italy guided by
the ideas et prideetant England.

The Opinion Nationale says that the proposal
made to Pius IX. for guaranteeing the indepen-
dence of the Holy See, would, if carried into effect,
" endow the ecclesiastical authority with an undue
and dangerous influence, and would create an
imperils's in imperio." I know that M. Ratazzi
strongly inclines to this opinion. Probably the
true reason why the Pope refuses the highly ad-
vantageous terms offered to him, is that he knows
better than anyone else that it would be impossible
for any government to hold Italy bound to such a
contract for any long time.
The Bourse has been heavy, notwithstanding the
approach of the dividend and the news—known
at 2 o'clock—that the Bank of France bad lowered
its discount by 1 per mink The effect of the mea-
sure appears to have been fully discounted before-
hand, for the announcement was the signal for
numerous sales, and the Rente, which had been
quoted at 70fr. 20c., went down to 69fr. 80c. for
cash, and 69fr. 90c. fur account, closing with a fall
of W. and 15c. Mobilier fell 7fr. 50c.; the direc-
tors have denied the rumour that a dividend of from
80fr. to 100 fr. is likely to be paid. The Western
Railway fell 6fr. 25c., and all the other lines were
from Hr. 25c. to 2fr. 50c. lower.

M. Fould has, as might have been expected,
chosen for his secretary-general at the ministry of
finance, M. Jules Pelletier, • gentleman of the
Jewish persuasion, wbowas his first secretary when
he was Minister of State.

The Berryer banquet is likely to be a very grand
affair indeed. The subscription is open to all mem-
bers of the Paris bar at the price of 40fr, per
ticket, and few will like to be absent from such a
memorable festival. The committee agreed yes-
terday that the bdtonniers of all the bars in France,
who are invited, shall not be allowed to pay ; and
that invitations shall be sent to a certain number
of eminent advocates in foreign oountries, as also
to MM. Dupin, Delangle, Baroche, Boinvilliers,
and Bill►ult, who are all ex-batonniers of
Paris. The presence of the above distinguished
functionaries of the empire will give an entirely
professional and fraternal character to the meeting,
and remove all ground for the suspicion which
might otherwise have been entertained, that the
bar, whose leaders, with scarcely an exception, are
not Bonapartists, intended to combine a political
demonstration with their homage to the great
orator and honest man, of whose genius and noble
character the order is so justly proud.
A funeral service for the soul of the late King of
Portugal was performed to-day at the Madeleine.
MM. Fonld, Baroche, Delangle, Count Walewski,
Marshal M►gnan, M. Boitelle, and many other
official personages attended. Lord Cowley, Vely
Paelia,M. Nigro, and other members of the Corps
Diplomatique were present in their court &eases.
After an unusually early commencement of revere
winter weather, we are again favoured with a