The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-12 00:00:00

THREATENED ATTACK UPON CANADA.

The .Nrw lurk Herald of June 2 says that the
Fenians threaten an attack upon Canada at Pres-
cott and Cornwall. The Canadian authorities have
ordered the volunteers to be in readiness, and have
doubled their pas.

HAYTI.

RUMOURED ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL
SALNAVE.

The New York papers publish intelligence from
St. Domingo, stating that it is rumoured General
Ralnave lams been assassinate d by his own troops,
General Superon, in the interest of Cabval, with
30,000 men, has headed a revolt at St. Domingo,
against General Baez.

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(MON OUR OWN COnanroa-Drxr.)
PARIS. TIIVILIIDLY EVIMING.

Prinee Michael 111., of Mervin, the shocking
news of whose assassination—news quite official
—is the event of the day, was born on September
4, 1821. He was the son of the liberator of
Sere's. a shepherd of Dobrinza, who became Kniaz
of Ferr's under the name of Milosch, and he
succetd-rd his father in 1861. The late prince
marled an Hungarian lady, daughter of
Count Huniady de Kethely. a chamberlain
of the Emperor of Austria. Michael 111, leaves
no children—at least, so it is believed. And even
if he leaves an heir the succession would not be
unquestioned, because the Porte has never recog-
nised hereditary power in the family of Obreno-
%itch ; neither has the Skuptehina or National
Assembly. There are rumours in Paris of a rising
at Belgrade, and of there being many killed and
wounded.

I believe the Emperor has not thought it worth
wh•la to make a sort of coup (Feint in the standing
orders of the Corps Legislatif for the purpose of
enabling M. Haussinann to plead his own cam in
the Chamber. The latest rumour is that Le will
be iepreagited by M. Alphand, who has already
attended the committee several timer.

Gel seal orders have been given that the Latalorno
is not to be sold in the streets. The reported
" seizure " of that new weekly paper was not
otherwise true. A seizure cannot legally be made
unless with a view to a prosecution. Any numbers
of the Lakttrue that may be found on newspaper
stalls :n the streets are liable to be seized—that's
all. Tho public who want the Laaternt must be at
the trouble of going to the office, Rue Rossini,
No. 3, to get it. This trouble is not so deterrent
as to do much mischief to the single editor and
propretor of the print, since 75,000 copies of the
&wild number wore sold. The discretionary power
which the government has retained to my that
such and such a journal may be sold anywhere,
and sr oh and emelt e one only in shops, is a great
blot ups n the new press law, and quite inborn-
putible with its principle. It is anomalous to
abolish " previous authorisation," and then my
the te,ec dive power shall Mill have a right at its
arbi rant discretion to prevent certain journali
from being sold except in certain places.
The Chu Tribunal of the Seine, presided by M.
Benoit Champy, yesterday gave a verdict, with
subs. en'iel damages, against the North( rn Rale sy
for delay in the arrival of an express train. The
pia'ntiff, a M. Loignon, having occasion to b • at
Rouen during Bourse hours, took a train at
Au 'ens 'or the purpose of catching at the Langtau
Js no; ion an :press train from Calais to Rouen.
Be had to wait two hours and a Iffilf beyond the
ad, et.' itue, and oonsequently did not arr:ve at
Rouen oou enough for the purposes of his toss--
- eas. The eofence of the company was that
tt.e cm rem train in question was dependent upon
the arrival a' Calais of a beet from Lonlon, and
that this contingency was duly advertiard. The
real question was, *hat was a due advertisement.