The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-12 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

MOM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVCONO.

The splendid Russian church, of which I lately
spoke—the first temple dedicated to the Greek rite
ever opened in France—was inaugurated to-day at
11 o'clock, but vespers were performed for the first
time yesterday evening. Mgr. Leoutius, the suf-
fragan Archbishop of Novgorod and St. Peters-
burg, consecrated the edifice. He was assisted by
the Archimandrite Hebeccur, a celebrated Orien-
talist, who for a long time represented Russia in
Japan, and was the author of the last treaty
between those powers. Sixteen priests and deacons
also officiated. The Russian ambassador, M. de
Kisseletf, and the Sate of the Russian society in
Paris were present at the ceremony. Marshal Vail-
laint, the Prefect of Police, and Count Baciocchi
were among the general company. The service was
performed in the Sclavonic language, and the
chorus, said to be serfs from the imperial chapel of
St. Petersburg, had beards which reminded pro-
fane spectators of the stage druids in the opera of
Norma. I dare say the curious distinctions be-
tween the Romau catholic and the Greek dogmas
are very little known to the majority of your
readers, and therefore I will enumerate some of
them upon this occasion. The Greeks believe that
the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father alone,
and reject the catholic doctrine, which is also that
of the Athanasian creed, that he proceeds from
the Father and the Son. They allege that the
words "Fitic qu." in the symbol of Nice were
interpolated subsequently. The orthodox Greeks
deny the supremacy of the Pope. Although
they question the catholic doctrines respecting
purgatory, they do believe in the efficacy
of prayers and works of charity for the
souls of those who ilia in sin. They abhor
graven images, thus following the literal words of
the commandment, but they admit the adoration
of pictures. With them sculpture is Pagan, but
painting Christian. In their religion taiinks awl
bishops cannot marry, but simple priests may. A
priest, however, when his wife dies must not
marry a second time ; and hence the Russian pro-
verb, " happy as a priest's wife."
The French government thinks it worth while to
deny in the Pays, under the striking heading of
" Postecriptum, 4 o'clock," the statement of the
Independence that the French regiments lately
relieved at Rome were brought away because they
were out of patience at the part they were com-
pelled to play. It is alleged, on the contrary, that
they were always delighted (s'en rout Mejoure
Lewes), and are merely replaced in the ordinary
routine of time service.

The Bourse was weak at the opening, but there
was a sudden upward movement at the close which
is not explained. The Relate, after being quoted
at 681 r. 90c., sprung up to 69fr. 15c., closing with
a rise of 20c.—this was for account ; for money
there was no change. Mobilier rose 13fr. 75c.
Railways were at least sfr. higher.
A pamphlet, entitled "Secession in the United
States and its Origin, by an American Journalist,",
has just been published here, in the French lan-
guage, II
for the purpose of proving, contrary to the II
assertion of the Hon. Stuart Wortley, at Sheffield,
that the issue raised by the war is essentially
one of slavery, and not tariffs. I think the
author very clearly makes out his case.
He shows that the liberal tariff lately framed by the
South was put forward for the political purpose of
canvassing for the sympathies of France and Eng-
land in the present quarrel, and that there is no
guarantee that this tariff would not be repealed if
once the confederated states were to be recognired.
It is a curious fact that the most protectionist tariff
that America ever had, that of 1842, was carried
by the votes, at the last moment, of Messrs. Stan-
ley and Andrews, Southern men, and approved of
by President Tyler, now one of the Secessionist
leaders. When this tariff was repealed in 1846,
Mr. A. H. Stephens, now vice-president of the con-
federated states, and Mr. Robert Toombs, who but
the other day resigned the functions of minister of
state in President Davis's cabinet to accept a gene-
ral's commission in the confederate army, voted
against the abolition.