The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-31 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(fox OUR OWN

PARIS, WILDNISDAT Evainta.

A severe and extraordinary measure against the
press, taken by M. de Persigny, has excited great
astonishment. The Cuurrier du Dimond's has not
only received a warning, but its editor, M. Gregory
GIIIIO6CO, is suddenly expelled the country, under the
law which allows the government to send away any
foreigner without cause assigned. M. Ganesco
was a Wallachian, but he had lived many years in
France, spoke French like a native, was associated
with French literary men, and altogether in heart
and habits a Frenchman. He was the proprietor
as well as the editor of the Cowries. du Dimaneht,
and a part proprietor of Figaro. He received but
a few hours' notice to leave, and is already on his
way out of the country. The measure is to him
one of utter ruin. The article incriminated passed
unnoticed in Paris, and I am quite at a loss to say
what passage or passages M. Persigny con-
siders " insulting to the government." He gives
no reasons.

At the Bourse there was a heavy fall, for which
there is no sufficient explanation. The Rento fell
45c. for cash and 40c. for account, closing at
67fr. 65c. Mobilier fell 12fr. 25c. The Orleans
Railway declined 12fr. 50c., and the other lines
were from 2fr. 50c. to Mr. lower.

To•day's Muniteur announces that a first warn-
ing has been given to the Courtier du Dintauchc.
It also publishes the following letter of Count
Persigny to the Councillor of State charged with
the general direction of the press.

Monsieur le Conciliar d'Etat,—l have just read In •
weekly journal, the Coup rier du Donanda, an article that
is an insult to our institutions. Till now, convinced that
liberty of discussing the acts of government is as useful to
thegovernmont as to the public, and confirmed in that con-
viction by the attitude of the press itself during the last
two months. I have not ceased, as you know,
in conformity with the principles set forth in my circular of
Dec. 7, to overcome the obstacles which might tend in prac-
tice to restrain that liberty. But I should be guilty towards
the state to tolerate for an instant that the principle of the
government should be discussed, still more No should I per-
mit it to be outraged. I beg you, therefore, to prepare im-
mediately • warning against that journal. I learn, more-
over, that the author of that article, M. Gregory Genesee,
is not a Frenchman. I am astonished that a foreigner should
permit himself to come here and insult the institutions
of our country ; and consequently I charge the Prefect of
Police to expel him from France, by the application of Art.
72, the law of Dec. 11, 1849.—Receive,

F. DI PERSIONT.

The Motilvir also publiihes tho following deci-
sion of the committee for examining the senators
conorltrim on publishing reports of the sittings of
the Senate and Legislative Body :

Art. 42 of the constitution is modified as follows :

The debates of the sittings of the Senate and Legisla-
tive Body are reproduced in short hand and inserted in
extras° in the official journal of the following deg.
Besides, reports of these sittings, drawn up by secretary
reporters, under the authority of the president of etch
assembly, are placed at the disposal of all the journals.
Reports of the sittings of the Senate and Legislative
Body by the journals or any other means of pub-
lication shall consist clay of a reproduction of the debates
inserted in extent° in the official journal, or of the report
drawn up under the president's authority, in accordance
with the preceding paragraphs.
Nevertheless, when several measures or petitions shall
have been discussed in one sitting, it shall be pulsated to
reproduce the debate by itself relating to one of such mea-
sures, or one of such petitions, provided that it be in
no case abridged. The Senate, on the demand of five
members, shall have the power of deciding that it go into
secret committee. Art. 13 of the /snafus consultant of Dec.
25, 1852, is repealed.