The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

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PALLS, WZMIRSDAT EVINISO.
The judicial degnouement of the great " battle of
Cliehy " came uff at the Correctional Tribunal to-
day. Of all the people arrested on December 3
as parties to the " gigantic conspiracy " which
aimed an array in arms of 60,000 regular troops,
betides legions of police wearing swords, six only
were thought by the judge of instruction suspects
in a sulEeitnt degree to be committed for trial for
very trifling misdemeanours. Of these six, the

court has acquitted two Tho blackest of
the other criminals was a lad named Chan-
lire, a journeyman cobbler, aged 18. He
struck a policeman a blow on the head, and his
defence was that his blood boiled when he saw
the said policeman needlessly arresting a citizen
on the threshold of his own house. Chauvi:•re,
whose name deserves to be recorded in history as
the opposition ringleader on December 3, receives
the appalling sentence of one month's imprison-
ment. M. Durier, his counsel, provoked shouts
of laughter by stating that his client was tho son
of a chorus singer at the opera, that the policeman
whom be bad struck in his youthful enthusiasm
was one Kennig, and that that was the name of
a character in William Tell, who went in strong
against tyranny. Three of the other prisoners
were condemned in trivial fines. The case of one,
a M. Kellerman, certainly not more serious than
the rest, stands over at the request of his counsel
for a week.

All manner of pretexts have been tried to ex-
cuse the postponement of the legislative session.
Everybody knows that the budget is to be hurried
through with the least possible discussion, and that
serious interpellations, whether regarding home
or foreign affairs, will be stifled. All the
autumn it was hinted that the Corps Legis-
latif would be convoked early in Decem-
ber. Then the government readily adopted
the suggestion that a session just before
Christmas would be of no use for the despatch of
business. It was given out afterwards that the
chamber would meet very early in the new year.
Subsequently, as if a new discovery had been made,
a special summons convened the Councils General
for January 11 to discuss local business and (pay
attention to this) anything which the prefect may
bring before them. It is said that the Corps
Legiblatif cannot possibly meet before January
23. The heat parliamentary control possible is
what is desired.

This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Emperor
received M. Olozaga, Minister Plenipotentiary
from the provisional government of Spain, to
present his credentials. This fact puts an end to ru-
mours that France would not recognise the change
in Spain until a new regular government was
installed. The fact of the Empress having called
Isabella her " dear friend," two days ago, does
not prevent the policy of reoognising her down-
fall.

The Evesseeinal, prosecuted for a libel by Prin-
cess Isabelle de Beauveau,was yesterday acquitted.
The law does not allow a report of the ease.
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The first ball at the Tuileries is fixed for Zen. 8;
and Easter coming very early in 1889, it is
almost certain that there will be only two other
court balls to take place, probably on Jan. 20
and Feb. 3. The Empress's " Mondays" will go
en during and after Lent as usual.
The betting houses on the Boulevards called
" sport ponies " have all been shut up. It is yet
a problem whether authority, which has tolerated
their proceeding% for • long while, now means to
prosecute them as gambling establishment's, which
they undoubtedly are, or for cheating.

Tho oloctoral oollego of Osiori (Sardinia) Lao
ttirmcd Oanbahli. _ _ _

The SzazaduWe announces that Klspks has do-
termintd to support the actual principles of organisation
as sainting between Hungary and Austria. The adhesion
of the general naturally implies that of his party.
M. Tbeophila Gautier, jun., sub-prefect of
Ambit (Pupde-Dtete), has been named chef de bureau
of the Paris press at the abdatry of the kW:dor, in the
of M. dyne Lang* appointed chef de &Alton in
the mum department.
The legitimist journal, the Union, has opined
a sahmeiptioa fors sannumat le the MM. Idemper.