The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

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PARIS. TIIIIIIaDAT Cuomo.

r ,4 State pronounced its declaim
ors-
r, Ow case of the Bishop of Poitiers--the
r • l'ilatc case. IL de la 00011Toonierikas the
r.l the famous pamphlet, abstained from at-
., ,• _ the council. The inembers present voted
.I.ly, with the exception of one
!hat of 11. Curnudet, that the bishop
„•n guilty of an "abuse" of Lis hum-
, The matter will p...bodAY Qo no
r than this barren censure, for which,
••• -.ly, the offending prolate will care very

r ...rcnnnent luta refuse.] to allow M. de
to wear the Cress of St. Jaaua-

ly nixin him by Francis 11.

,r..Amaker, named Victorine Payee, was
up on Marsh 22 before the Correctional
Nogentomr-Seine, charged with the
of .li,tributing the Bishop of Orleans's
• r t.,'4. de la Ouerrouniere's pamphlet without
been duly authorised in that behalf by the
~,t of the Aude. The woman said in her dr

that 'the was in the habit of going to work at

• Chateau de Seltierea, the residence of
.Lt Adrien de Pliumy, and that the count
Lid given her a bundle of about thirty little
which hu begged her to take to different
which he indicated. She thought no harm,

cause she saw that the book was written by
liitiseigueur" the bishop, and besides she could
t refuse the good people of the chateau anything.
f court found a verdict of guilty, but with
%towering circumstances," and only sentenced
mi.:raverser to pay a fine of 16fr. The poor girl,
irprisoil and overjoyed when she heard the light
exclaimed, "What, then, I am not to go
t prison I" " No," said the President,
Anil if the Count de Plancy acts properly, be
will pay the fine and costs." This little anecdote
l• an illustration of the sort of guerilla warfare
r.iich is going on all over the country between the
party and the government It is a pity to
• e a great nation like France so ill-advised as to
r- et to such miserable prosecutions as these
.izaust priests whose influence in the country
willd be less than any appreciable quan-
tc if the Emperor would only abandon his
ricillating attitude with regard to Rome, and
frankly take that course which his rightly understood
merest*, his political antecedents, hia presumed in-
t. i,tious, and the universal expectation of the
r •r 1 I, point to as the one inevitably carved out for
l.ai. Omni de Persiguy would, I believe, if he
ail have his own way, abolish the stupid laws of
which, if strictly construed, make it a
penal offence to lend a book or a newspaper to a
.i;hbour ; but the old leaven of jealousy of the
pro. 4 still works strongly the purlieus of the

The Bourse wits again lower, although it is well
that there way no truth in the alarming
rlme.tim from Italy which produced the panic
inter lay, and they are expressly contradicted by
the evening paper.. The Rente fell 10c. for cash
in.l 3/c. for account, closing at 67fr. 30c. and
qfr. ;3c. Mobilier fell 31r. 76c., and railways
Ur. ur 4fr.

flame of the journals state that Count de Ger-
allay intends resigning his functions of Provisional
Dtroctor of the Caioto dt, Chemins de Per.

The l'afrie makes an ex traonlinary splutter about
the fact of the Orleans princes having been per.
mitted to attend the funeral of the Duchess of
Kent, which it represents as an event at which
France is likely to take umbrage, and as a pro-
ceeding on the part of the royal family of England
inconsistent with the recognition of the imperial
il) nasty, with the friendship pledged by the treaty of
commerce, te. The Petrie admits, however, that
the people of England have nothing to do with these
"foreign intrigues," and that the great interests
of the wield are so longer subordinate to the
"fantasies of etiqtr/tte and the caprices of a court."
This is quite true, and nowhere better understood
than in Enghind„ The matter being one of private
mourning among the people of exalted station, I
think the Paine had better here said nothing
about it.

The news of the withdrawal of TantJunsarr, which
I sent on Monday, i now confirmed by the publi-
cation of the follow' letter from M. Wagner
to the director of the Opera :
tkr, —nut °tumbles which has been owl* to Tans-
Mewr prime to no list yea way quits right, whoa at the
labeler if err acestireisas yea male eimarratiose op the
steam el a Whit end w iebse semis ants b which tits
tobserlitoo to the span sae osatolonsi. I vegret that
the oliwoolor of art wok promobsil me fvem festoons( to
Vine 11.11111111. Bet new thallths Ingsellisa male is
pest as net to perm& sash el the andlosso as snafu to hoar
it la pay Ye soss=efer coolotatig it, 1 U.,
oteIIIMIMIS lima to requed
re le nolo home Ms dseleiTia te ewes
the
Rainier ef Blain—Aesept,thc., W erica
Pings Xareit 12.
I most really say that M. Wagner quite misre-
remota the feeling about his opera in Paris, when
ha insinuate@ that it. failure was owing to the want
of a ballet and scenic effects. The scenery was
capital and much admired, and French people are
quite capable of enjoying good music without the
accompaniment of dancing. ToooJicitiarr failed
because in the opinion of the French public the
little that was good in it was not new, and all the
nit was very bad.

RUSSIA.

The Journal de Mint Pete►ebouryy of Mart* 7
publishes the following reeeript addressed by the
Emperor Alexander to his brother his Imperial
fiqhness the Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaie-
itch :

Imperial Ifig have signed to-day he manifesto
valeta coaossles to the pessaMe of the noblest the rights of
free et/nimbi% sad I have sanctioned the gassed and load
reculatious as well as those woman* the marina and do-
emetic serfs freed from the glebe—massures that had been
Previoesly examined under your presidentship, in the supe-
rir casualties appiinted to exams' the question of the
temos a
of try,the sadthen submitted to the deliberations of the
mam empire.
(ni this very day, so memorable for Roasts, the impulse
my heart sad the feeling of duty make me drairoue of
estessaing te yes my mast earnest and profound gratitude
fur the exactiteidstettch, sad perfect oonforrnity with
trY views sad ea with which this important affair
01 state Wbeen sight to a oosclnsion. Robs the of
J0.17.14/7, the day on which you were called upon to form part
this commitlee created for the projected reform, you have
ltreerently takes the most active part I. all my labours,
and when, after the completion, in the month of October,
1,44, of the labours of the subordinate committees, I con-
voked the superior committee for the examination of the
P"'Mets presested by them, I charged, through the peril-
roar coafidence I reposed is you, your *hams to preside
ere that committee.
rem have fully justified that cosifirkimes. After having
attentively and deeply studied everything that bare on the
important sad various questions necessarily raised by the
vmtiny of the measures already projected, or of these that
might assist in the perfecting of them, in your enlist alai
kr the pthlte good sou have consecrated every day your
efforts, the wholeof year time, to the labours of the mar
votornittee. Al.ee, thanks to you Pettite•lntlY,
the de-
-I"rW exammatioe io all its parts of this vest work, the
c"rr.ctiosi sad completion of the projects, the solution of
dl lthe amertaisties that arose pooding this work • hotly,
t,e drawing up of several new ragsbakekbaire bisilbsithed
h.• the period slefioed by me.
I ',mt. your highness to express my sincere gratitude to
mcndwrs of the superior committee changed with the
1.,t,':"..,ret of the question of the peasants fur the proofs
t . v ijyr gives of isiddatipible and meritorious activity.
I 5t..,11 act ("rim the maw is which your imperial high-,
rase sal all the when of the supsray committee bags
4 •I,et tits. important cexamica, sad with myself all Ramis
e`.4 I wen* the remittal/sass of it *Gad a doubt. 1e

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future is known to God abuse, and the final Emma of the
peat work undertaken d,peods on the holy will, always
mercifuL Nevertheleas, from this time henceforth, we am
my to ourselves, with a tranquil coneeisemms, that we have
employed for the completion o f t►is work every means is
our power, and we can hope humbly that Providence, who
protects our well.beluve.l country, will binstle accomplish-
meet of our designs, the purity of which is known to it.
lo ianctioning the projects relating to the emmeipation
of the promote and domestic serfs, also to the settlement of
their cooditioo for the future, I have deemed it 'aim.
mumble to take measures at the same time for the orgaeisa•
Um of the entire rural class upon general and uniform
lases. With this object I creates special committee umb•r
say immediate direction, of which I same you a member iu
according to you the presider►. I have the conviction,
t►at when acquainted with my views anal wishes in this
matter you will actively undertake, with your usual zeal
that nothing can diminish, the totems of this fresh work,
so intimately connected with the one already terminated.
I remain ever your cordially affectionate and grateful,
St. Petersburg, Feb. 19. A IZIANDRE.