The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUADAT EricNtro.

The importance of the slap in the fact. given
yesterday by the Pays to the Patric is confirmed
by the fact of the latter journal not having a single
word to say for itself. It knows by this time that
it was made to move the wrong pawn, and it must
submit to the humiliation. The Constitutions's',
having got the office, echoes the Pays, and repeats
that France will never ask for a single inch of
Italian soil. Further, it makes the important de-
claration that if Austria should be so ill-advised
as to conceive the idea of an ephemeral restoration
and to cross the Mincio or the Po, " the duty of
France would be to recross the Alps—and we are
sure that she would not fail in that duty."
The Opinion. Natiwiale, which, but a few days
ago, was rather desponding about Italy, now speaks
in a more hopeful tone. It says that "according
to all appearances the Roman question will shortly
receive a radical solution on the banks of the
Tiber."

Cialdini has been dining on board tho British
Admiral's ship off Naples.

A number of the Ilingration was rein(' the other
day in Rome, simply because it contained a portrait
of Cesar Borgia, with a short biographical notice.
This was very ungrateful on the part of the clerical
authorities, for the son of Pope Alexander VI. cer-
tainly holds a high rank among the founders of the
temporal power. But the church does not like to
speak of these two personages at the present mo-
ment. Some little time ago a very apropos work
was published by Dentu, "Les Droits du
Saint Siege. Alexandre VI. et Cresar
Borgia. Par M. La Rochelle," showing, not in
• general way, but with precise details supported
by historical documents, the origin of the papal
dominion in Romagna, the Marches, and the Um-
bria, and proving that the annexation was effected
by the most flagitious acts of violence and fraud.
The Monde was very indignant at the appearance
of this book, and rashly undertook to answer it ;
but upon reflection it seems to have been thought
that the less said on the subject the soonest
mended. The silence of the Mode is supposed to
be owing to a hint from Rome.
Marshal Maguan, who but two days ago was re-
ported to be very ill in Venice, and likely to re-
main some time there, arrived at his head-quarters
in Paris to-day. His political mission to Italy has
been of abort duration.

One of the Emperor's new subjects, a Savoyard
named ralconuet, latoly a etudunt at the Turin
University, has got himself into trouble at Annecy.
On tho occasion of his Majesty's visit to Savoy he
made a prehent to the town of Annecy of au iron
steamboat, which he christened La Courowne de
Savoie. In the beginning of August a placard was
stuck upon the boat by unseen hands, with this
distich :

Repreeez votre Couronce de Fer,
Et reodez Dons ootre Columns de Savoie.

Subsequently, lampoons expressive of anti-
annexationist sentiments were frequently posted on
the pillars of the Palace of Justice and in the
public promenades. On August 14 (the eve of the
Emperor's fete) the mayor issued a loyal proclama-
tion, setting forth in glowing language that, among
the many benefits conferred upon Savoyards by
the Emperor, the greatest of all was that of having
restored (reticle) their country. It being expected
that after what had happened this proclamation
would be defaced, a good look-out was kept, and
Falconuct was taken red-handed in the act of substi-
tuting the void roll (robbed) for the word residn. He
was forthwith prosecuted for a libel on the Emperor.
At the trial, on Sept. 9, the imperial prosecutor
expatiated on the enormity of the offence, and the
court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.
A terrible electioneering mistake was committed
the other day at Avignon. The district general,
Brigadier De Boulancy, voted for the opposition
candidate. The fact becoming notorious, the
general felt called upon to address the following
letter to the prefect :

Avignon, Sept. 9.
Mossietr lo Plelerk—My devotion to the Emperor is •
sufficient proof that I intended yesterday to vote foe Use
government candidate. Oo entering the Hotel de Ville I
accepted a bulletin which was offered to m 3 and at once
dropped it into the'box with the firm conviction that It