The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

which ia not avowed.

M. Nefftzer says in the Tempe that the Cwistitu-
(Smut., instead of talking about "parties," would
have done better to give some sound advice to the
French government, which stands in great need of
It at this conjuncture. The Temps cannot under-
stand the publicity given to the extraordinary
quarrel between General de Goyon and Mgr. de
Merode if things are to remain as they are. The
dismissal of Mgr. de Merode would be a very poor
satisfaction. "The present position is absolutely
intolerable, and the only thing for France to do is
to recall her troops." K Peyrat, of the Prase,
thinks it evident that "this solution cannot possi-
bly be adjourned ;" but I am greatly afraid he is
too sanguine.
I have reason to believe that great intrigues are
going on at the French court to displace Baron
Ricasoli, who is not supple enough to please Napo-
leon 111. It is stated in a ministerial lithographed
sheet that General Fleury brought a letter to Vichy,
in which Baron Ricasoli declared that he had
nothing so much at heart as to prove his personal
devotion to Napoleon 111. "in everything com-
patible with his duty as an Italian minister and the
successor of Count Cavour." The qualification
conveyed iu the last words does not please. I hear
it stated very positively that Farini may be ex-
pected in France to confer with the Emperor ince9.,
and all the letters from Italy speak of a ministerial
crisis as imminent.

Commander Nigra has arrived in Paris, and will
shortly present his credentials as minister plenipo-
tentiary of the King of Italy.
The settlement in the Rents to-day resulted in
the slight fall of 10e. for cash, and bc. for account,
the closing prices being 67fr. 80c. in each case.
MobiHer fell 21r. boc. The Orleans Railway rose
etfr. 25c., and Eastern and Southern hfr. 500. each;
there was no change in the other great lines.
The Bishop of Laval, wishing to raise money to
finish a church in the Mayenne, advertises that he
will have sixty masses said for every subscriber of 5
110113. The irreverent Sack has made a calculation,
from which it clearly appears that according to the
bishop's prospectus he has undertaken to perform
twelve millions of masses in • single church in
five years, or seven thousand masses a day. It is
further calculated that, to perform this episcopal
contract with the public, the church must contain
250 altars, at which 250 priests must be constantly
saying mass during five years from five in the
morning till midnight. The Meek observes that,
according to the economical doctrine that prices
fall when goods are more offered than demanded,
masses must just now be ate great discount.
The Prince de Croon, formerly page to the
Emperor Napoleon 1., died the day before yester-
day at the Chktean of St. Ouen.
M. Coyle has just published a pamphlet en-
titled " Plus de Convents." The author, after
having traced out the history of monkism in
general, and Jesuitism in particular, concludes in
favour of abolition of religious congregations
and convents. Sisters of Charity are alone ex-
cepted. He, moreover, invokes the Galilean
liberties of 1882, the edict of 1764, the decrees
of the old constituent, and the organic articles
of the concordat. Protestantism, by abolishing
convents, laid the foundation for freedom of con-1
science. According to the author, the mainte-
nance of religious orders, or rather the tolerance
allowed to them, is one of the principal obstacles
to the solution of the question of the temporal
power.