The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PROW OUR OWN COMISPONDENT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

The Courrier de Paris, under the somewhat
startling heading in these times of " La Presort Con-
stitationelle," announoes, in courageous and dignified
language, its intention to adopt henceforth a new
line of politics, based upon the change made in the
situation by the fact of the three opposition members,
MM. Uarimon, 011ivier, and Hinon having taken the
oath, This article, coming immediately after the
suspension of the Prone, is so curious as a sign of
the times, that I think it right to send it you word
for word. _

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The Presm, which from 18.52 to 18.56 had escaped the peril
of enegenama, has now been suspended for two months on
•eoomt of an article In which that journal blamed the refusal
althea& by MM. Carrot and,Goudchaux inter= to which
we erinkl add nothing, and approved of the conduct of MM.
Darla" 011ivier, and Itasca, in taking the oath marital
by Art. 14 ef the constitution, which oath is couched In these
Isms I swear obedience to the coosanika and fidelity
to the Emperor." It were idle to dray that to take the
oath, without which no man can take his met in the Corps
logialetif, is to recognise Impliadly the oomtitu-
tion of that body. To recognise the Corps Logis.
lad! is, by mammy induction, to recognise the
constitution of 1851, and to recognise the constitution of
1852 le to recognise the constituent power of 18.51. The
entranced MM. Darimaa. 011ivier, and Hawn into the
Corp Legialatif, Is, therefore, the starting point of a new line
of policy, which may be described isthmus terms :—Liberty by
the constitution, liberty by the elections, liberty by universal
adze" and finally, liberty by constitutional opporition.
Voices and their elect have alike considered that the time
hes can to Written • constitutional opposition
in the Corp Legisistif. We are of opinion that
the time his elm acme to found in the ranks
of the dinseeratio preen a coestitutional journal. Constitu-
tional opposition and constitutional prey, such are the foes
words which compose the programme of a new coarse d
politics, which will repudiate all obsolete parties, pessions,
and enmities, attaching Itself solely to time of program.
Progress is, in point of fact, very independent of political
forms ; it may be, and la, made under ell eats of govern-
ments. For oar own part, we think that any ecastioation
someptible of 'modification may be accepted, and that
whenever all the vital opinion of France and all
the journals which anomaly desire the regular movement of
democratic pinch*. an agree to act together upon • le-
, pay recognised ground, • great step will have been made
towards the foltilment of the programme announced by the
Emperor on his advent to power, " Liberty shall crown the
edifice.'
, lam not in the secret, bat it is only right that I

should tell you that in the opinion of many the I
shove article is merely a deceptive mode of an-
nouncing that the Courtier de Paris has been
bought by the government. Ido not believe this
at all ; but whether it be so or not, the importance
of the announcement is the same, as showing the
tendency of public opinion towards that " revival
of interest in politics the indication of which was, I
firmly believe, the real crime of the Freese in the
eyes of the government. If now the article in the
Courtier de Paris be really a blind, it is even a
more striking proof of the direction in which ideas
run than if it were independently written—L'hype-
crisie cut llommage qua k rice rend d la vertu.
A prosecution has been commenced against M.
de Froidefonds, an officer of the Guides, who lately
killed a young Neapolitan Count, named Catavia,
in a duel.
The Empress paid a visit to King Jerome, yee-
terday, at the Palau Royal, and there met Queen
Christina of Spain, whom certain chroniclers have
lately sent out of France.
The Emperor paid a visit to Queen Christina, at
Malmaison, on Wednesday, doubtless to congratu-
late her on the birth of the Prince of Asturias.
The Courtier du Havre states that M. Vane, the
special commissioner at Lyons, has been summoned
to Paris to make a report to the government on the
situation of the workmen at Lyons. Measures have
been adopted, adds the journal, to furnish employ-
ment to those who are unoccupied: The subscrip-
tions which have been opened and the collections
made in the different parishes of the diocese have
digic.` 1 realised 80,000 fr.

FAUN, SATURDAY Befinite.
The suspension of the Prose, by decree of the
Minister of the Interior, is announced in the follow-
ing ter= in the Manifest.:
g Art. 32 of the organic demo ea the pram of
the 17th February, 1862
Conairring the warning. riven to the Arm, under date
of lit 88aeoh, 1863; 24th Much, 1864; end 26th March,
1807 :
the orris published by the Prisu in Its num-
ber ofe
the
a but., commencing by Owes words, " Dana lea
elicitor qui out en lieu," under the idguature " A. repot,"
sod is which the author,
ip forth what he er-
osive; to be the wishes, 4' Hoot, and interviste of
what he calls the demos party, and the revo-
lutionary party, pretends that " for some months pant there
boa been • Tsar emotion universally felt in the public
mind," sad adds, "This is evidently the hour for decisive
resolaticas. The problems which pre-occupy the political
world amplify therrelves—partiss draw closer together and
reckon their numbers—it appears se If we had all board,
from one end of Europe to the other, a voice calling us t•
arise and marsh I Ought we, always bring on our
reminiscence, and our regrets, to sink deeper and deeper in
our dejection ? Ought the revolutirary party to imitate the
legitimists, whom abstention has reduced to nullity? We
have already reckoned our numbers we know that we are
a great party devoted to revolution," Bco., de. :
Considering that, mauler as such espreesions may be fn
the =Wet of the profound peace which the country now
enjoy., each turbulent 'Orlin cannot be allowed to preach
freely up apitetion, and appeal to revolutionary parrs
Coneldermg that, for the general interest, and particularly
for that of those laborious classes for whom no one in France
hes ever manifested more anxiety or erred himself mon
effectually than the Emperor, the right and dal of the go-
vernment is to show Waif severe against the toadasm of those
pretended democrats whose inflames, if they ever had say,
cannot but be disastrous to the welfare sad the regidar pro-
gress of that democracy which, happily, they have hear
forth no power to agitate
Decrees u follows
Art. 1. The jounial La Pram Is suspended for two
months from this day. Dec. 4.
" Art. 2. The Prefect of Polls is charged with the exer-
tion of the present decree. SitkArkr."
At half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon a notice was
posted up at the Bourse that the Bank of France had
fixed the rats of discount at 6 per cent. for 30 days,
at 7 per cent. for 60 days, and at 8 per cent. for 90
days. The above important announcement made the
market, which had been dull at the opening, but
had rallied upon the rumour of the contemplated
measure, still more buoyant at the close of business.
The Rents closed at 67.70 for cash and 67.80 for ac-
count, with a time of 26e. and 30e. Mobilier robe lof.
No fresh rumours regarding this institution were in
circulation. Railways were a little uncertain, but
Northern, Eseteru, and Lyons rose from 7f. to 10f. ;
Orions fall 10L, and Western 7f. deo.