The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY EVINPSO.
A long standing law suit against the Lady Supe-
rior of the Piepus Convent of the Sacre Coeur, came
on to bo heard to-day in Paris, but the advocate for
the plaintiff having made a somewhat smart attack
upon the Archbishop of Chalcedoine, the journals
have been ordered not to report the proceedings.
' The convent is accused of having fraudulently in-
duced a person of weak mind to make a will in its
favour.

The body of the Princess I.ieven has been em
balmed and sent to Russia. A funeral service was
performed over the corpse the day before yesterday,
at the Lutheran Chapel, in the Rue Chauchat.
The deceased princess did not belong to the
orthodox Greek church. She has left by her will
a life annuity of B,ooofr. to M. Guizot. This, con-
sidering his advanced age (sixty-eight) is a very
modest legacy, and it is reported that the family of
the Princess propose to pay a substantial capital sum
instead, so that M. Guizot's family may be benefited.
It is most confidently said in some quarters that M.
Guizot was privately married to the Princess. At
all events, his daughters as well as himself have
gone into deep mourning for her. She was not ex-
tremely rich, her a hole income never having been
more than 3,0001. a year, but out of this, although
she kept a liberal house, she managed to put by
something annually.
The Bourse was heavy all day. The 'lento fell
3c. for account, and rose 10c. for cash, closing at
Stift. 10e. and GSfr. 95c. Mobilier fell 13fr. Rail-
ways continue much depressed. Western fell 30fr. ;
Mediterranean, 15fr. ; Eastern, 10, and the other
lines from 2fr. Me. to 7fr.
I have learned some particulars of the bill for tax-
ing railways now before the Council of State. The
proposed amount is, as I originally stated it to be, I;
per cent. upon every transfer both of shares and
obligations. The companies will be allowed to com-
pound upon terms not yet settled. Every broker will
be required to have every transfer he effects verified
by an official stamp in his note-book. Every trans-
action made otherwise than through an authorised
broker will render the parties concerned liable to
pay a fine of twenty times the amount of the last
half-year's dividend upon the security so negotiated,
M. de Vuitry is the Coancillor of State appointed
reporter on the bill.
A trial of twenty-six members of a secret society,
which has been going on since Tuesday, terminated
to-day in the acquittal of eleven of the accused and
the conviction of the rest. One man is sentenced to
four years' imprisonment, two to three years, one to
two years, four to a year's imprisonment, and six
to six months. Fines of from 200 fr. to I,ooofr. are
superadded. The proceedings are not allowed to be
reported.
I hear that the Prince de Lignc has refused to ac-
cept the order of St. Anne from the Emperor of
Russia on the express ground that higher honours
have been conferred upon the Count de Morny.
The Nemesis frigate, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, sailed from Brest on
the 4th for China. The Cacique and Asmodec left
the the same day for Milo and the Pineal.