The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

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IRA's CE.
PARIS, Fan, IT, Emma :0
In the Legislative Body to-day the debate upon
the Press till was resumed. An amendment rela-
tive to the system of advertisements in the public
journals respecting legal proceedings came under
discussion.

M. Pittard, the Minister of the interior,said that
the government was determined to exercise its
rights in this matter, and would not give these ad-
vertisements to paperswhich desired the overthrow
of the government.
M. 011ivier, referring to a remark of M. finard,
expressed astonishment at the minister's qualifying
as enemies such men as M. Latour Dumoulin and
others, who certainly did not desire the overthrow
of the dynasty.

M. Latour Dumoulin characterised the expres-
sion made use of by M. Pinard as &calumny.
Cheat excitement prevailed in the Chamber.
When it was subdued, M. Pinard, retaining his
speech, said that the government in distributing
the advertisements kept chiefly in view the re-
quirements of local publicity. It had indeed
given advertisements to 97 newspapers which
belonged to the opposition press, but were not
actually hostile to the present government.
The amendment was 'ejected by 186 against
47 votes.

M. Bcrryer then spoke in favour of en amend-
ment proposing that the judicial authorities
should designate the journals in which legal ad-
vertisements should be published.
M. Rouher opposed this amendment, which was
defeated by 124 against 103 votes.

THE PRUSSIAN DIET.
BERLIN, Pu. 11, ZVENTWQ.

At the sitting of the Upper House to-day the
special debate came on upon the bill based upon
the proposal of the committee that members of the
Diet should be arraigned before a court composed
of members of both Chambers when prosecuted for
expressions used while engaged in the performance
of their duties as representatives.

Upon the votes being taken by calling over the
names of the members paragrarh 1 was rejected by
65 to 65. The bill is therefore thrown out.

THE FIRE AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP, Pia. 17.

The fire which broke out on Saturday in this
port was extinguished during the evening. Two
vessels containing 208 barrels of petroleum were
consumed by the flames. The amount of the pro-
perty destroyed is estimated at 150,000 francs.
The whole of the loss is said to be insured, partly
in Belgian and partly in Dutch insurance com-
panies.

MALTA.
YALTA, Fr. 17, EVENING.
Tho Crocodile transport ship has left for Ports-
mouth.

The following vessel's have arrived here :—The
Arethusa from the Piraeus ; the Caledonia from
Syracuse, and the Himalaya from Gibraltar, bring-
ing the 87th Regiment, under the command of
Colonel Lyons, and draughts, amounting to
1,062 men. The Himalaya leaves for Ragland on
Saturday.

Quarantine has been established on arrivals from
Ceuta, on account of cholera having broken out
there.

CHINA.

SHANGIIAZ, J*N. 2A.

According to intelligence received here from
Japan, Rear-Admiral Henry H. Bell, commanding
the United States squadron in China and Japan,
and his Flag-Lieutenant, Reid, together with a
boat's new of 10 men, were drowned at Osaca on
the 11th January while attempting to cress the
bar.
Rumours are still current of difficulties between
the Mikado and the principal Daimios. _

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merits of Herr Joachim's violin playing, and they are so
generally known to the English public, that we need now
manly my that this peed artist has returned In the
plentitude of his powers—grandeur of tone, brilliancy of
execution, dignity and experience in style, being, as hereto-
fore, the characteristics of his performance. His leading
of she second of the three quartets dedicated to Count
Rasournowski was distinguished by all those high qualities
which he has frequently before displayed in this and other
similarly peat works.

Qrama.

DEURT-LANE

Shakespeare's historical play of Remy A.
Eighth has been revived at this house, with Mr. Phelps in
the character of Weissy. and Mrs. Hermann Veda as
Queen Catherine. Mr. Phelps's Wolsey Is one of his most
effeativs impersoestions. Richard the Third, with Mr.
Barry Sullivan as the Duke of Gloucester, end the Scheel
for Scandal, will be revived at abort intervals. The panto-
mime still holds its plaice in the bills.