The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-17 00:00:00

&XPRESB FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THOISDAT KTEIIIIO.
It is confirmed that the mysterious velvet hat
and sword blessed by the Pope for the prince "who
best deserved of the church in 1867" have been

conferred upon Napoleon ELL Certainly any other
destination for such a present would have been un-
just. The Emperor has sent one of his aides-de-
camp to Rome with as autograph letter of thanks
for his well-earned pries, but which I suspect will
prove to be a dewiness haredites.
The Pays publishes an amusing letter, accom-
panied with amusing comments, from M. Dusautoy,
who prides himself upon having formerly been,
and is supposed [erroneously] by the public yet to
be, the Emperor's tailor. His name still appears
over the famous shop at the corner of the Rue Le-
pelletier on the Boulevard des Italians.
The trial of Hyppolyte Schumacher, for attempt-
ing to murder his sister, the Marquise de Man-
brsuid
'stated last night that M. Goujat, the president of
the Asalse Cant, had'been so pestered by applica-
tions for tickets of admission that he hal refund
to give any. This news was singularly untrue, for
at an early hour this morning the court was as
crowded as it could possibly have been consistently
with the orderly conduct of the proceedings, and
great many well-dressed ladies were in the
best places. The public was ill-rewarded
for its curiosity. It had expected to
see the rich and famous Marquise de Maubrenil
d'Orvault, known as Madame Labruyhre and
nee Schumacher, in the witness box, but she has
left Paris and France to be out of the way of the
trial. The details which came out were only those
of a very vulgar assassination attempted by a
confessed thief when foiled in a desperate en-
deavour to extort money. After the reading of
the indictment M. Lachaud, the prisoner's counsel,
applied for a postponement of the trial on account
of the absence of the Marquise d'Orvault, who was
the only witness of the assault charged. The court
refused to accede to the application on the ground
that by French law a sister could not be heard upon
oath in favour of her brother. The prosecution had
not thought fit to summon her, and although the
prisoner's advisers had served a summons at her
house at the last moment, there was no probability
that she would appear at another sessions any
more than at this. The prisoner, a tall young man
of thirty, rather well-looking, and with a full
chesnut-coloured beard, admitted the forgery
which had occasioned his dismissal from the
Comptoir d'Escompte. He admitted the purchase
of a six-barrelled revolver, but said he only in-
tended to commit suicide with it. He alleged
that while wandering about, after having
loaded the revolver, it suddenly occurred
to him that ho was near his sister's house
in the Rue Royale, and he went in to ask her for
some money to enable him to leave the country.
He asserted that if he shot at her be did not know
what he was doing. This system of defence, not-
withstanding M. Lachaud's efforts, did not sue-
coed. The jury found Schumacher, junior, guilty
of forgery and attempted murder, with extenuat-
ing circumstances, and the court sentenced him to
20 years' imprisonment with hard labour. On
this sentence being pronounced a shrill scream was
beard from the small space partitioned off for the
public at the bottom of the court. The shriek pro-
ceeded from Madame Shumacker, the unfortunate
mother of the prisoner. She was carried out of
court and placed in • cab at the station in front of
the Palaia de Justice. The driver not being to be
found, Schumacher, senior, a cabman by trade, got
upon the box, and drove the wife home to the
family hovel at Montrouge.
The Bourse opened with a further decline, but
Rente rallied for the close, and left off at 68fr. 85c.
for cash, and 68fr. 6i c. for account, with a rise of
lies. and ;lc. Italian rose 60c., Mobilier lfr. 25c.,
and Credit Foncier lfr. 25c. Comptoir d'Escompte
I fell lfr. 25c.
A paragraph going the round of the French
papers says that a difference of opinion has occurred
between the Finance Minister and the Minister
of
State on the question of a loan. M. Magno thinks
a loan indispensable, while M. Rouher contends
t, that combinations are possible by which a loan
t•o may be avoided.
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THE SUIPWREriCS ON THE IRISH COAST.—The
latest advice. from Roohe's Point state that the steamer
Chicago bad parted in the middle. The cargo was washing
ashore, and the beach was strewed with cotton and grain.
Large numbers of persons were employed by the under-
miters in salvage placing the recovered goods above high
water mark. Our oorrerpondent telegraphs. Let night,
that a man plundering the wreck on Wednesdnight was
shot at and severely wounded by a marine. The English
barque Venda was wrecked yesterday morning, about •
mile from the Chicago, having been misled by the watch-
fires on shore—the captain and crew were saved. Seven of
the crew of the Oasis, supposed to have been drowned,
have been picked up on the Wexford coast. Only the
master and one man were 'mt.
Exocre-Ditireee AND FIRSSIEN.—A correspon-
dent of the Toms writes :—" Theengine. drivers on the
Enfield branch of the Eastern Counties Railway received
from the melange's a few days sines a testimonial of ten
guineas, es an expression of their goodwill towards them
and satisfaction with their services. The amount was
collected in half-crowns, and the men were much pleased
to receive so kindly • token from their passengers. At
this time of the year everyone atoms to he remembered
except the most important on the railway,
vie., the
driven, and my reason for asking your insertion of this
note is that others may think of their humble friends, and
go and do likewise."
WILTSHIRE LABOURERS EMTORATTNG TO SOUTH
iNglucA.—We believe there are few men of business in
this part of Wilts hot knew Mr. T. L. Healy, end ammget
them there Is not one, we feel sure, who dose not regret
the causes which led him in August last to quit his
native town and seek • new home in the far-off country of
Uruguay. Thither however be went, with the best wishes of
every one, and upon arriving at a point some 200 miles from
Buenos Ayres, he was fortanate enough to meet with& ma.
simian who owns &largo tract of country of the most fertile
character, and with him be at once entered into partnership.
Laboarersandmachinery,however,musthe obtained tocarry
on successfully farming operations anywhere ; Mr. Healy
therefore revisited England in the latter part of November
last to procure • supply. He at ones advertised for single
men, and men with wives and families, to return with him,
and on Saturday last be met at the Lanedowne Arms,
Coln*, those who had expressed a desire to emigrate with
him. At Mr. Benly's invitation we repaired to the place
of meeting, and there found that gentleman with some
thirty-Sveyoung, active, lusty fellows around him, together
with a few married women. Ravin obtained a map of
South America in order the more Weamay to sbow them
whom he wiahed to take them, heroes and addressed them.
At the conclusion of his speeds, W. Healy was greatly
cheered. After many questions had been put by the men
and satisfactorily answered, Mr. Mealy read out the
names of 30 he was prepared to take with him from Calm
on Feb. 4 next, the vessel leaving limped on the 6th.
As some appeared mach disappointed at not being able to
go, Mr. Healy informed them that he hoped to »Ara in
• abort time and take out a much larger number, when
pwbe 111170 left behind now should have moss
own & he sews ea t bate& Mr. Heady le theirvery far-
tunete in obtaining seek • flue lot of men, esek bearing
the best of thanseters from his master ; in fact,az
the [tile of ear Wiltshire labourers, and we
their removal will be • serious he. to the sgriealtarists
of this neighbourbood.—Drvires Gazette.