The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

TILE ROYAL. VISIT.

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert have intimated their intention of
being present at the performance of Judas Massa-
beus on Wednesday next.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PROM OCR OWN COI

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

There is but little electoral news to-day. The
democratic journals enter into long explanations
about the split in the opposition committee, but they
are neither clear nor interesting. Some of these
papers speak in a conciliatory tone, as if they had
not yet renounced all hope of agreeing upon a single
list, but the Prase pronounces more strongly than
ever against the old and " exclusive " party of the
National. It says :—" We detest hypocrisy, and
we will not be dupes. We gained some credit by
fighting the National while it lived, and we will not
be frightened by its ghost."
General Cavaignac is proposed in one of the
circumscriptions of the department of the Menrthe.
Candidates are starting up in all directions in the
provinces. The Sieck affirms that so great is the
movement in public opinion within the last few
days, that men who at first were loudest in favour
of abstention are now themselves candidates.

Yesterday a commissary of police went into all
the principal factories of Batignolles and asked the
workmen whether they intended to vote or not.
I do not know bow this functionary was received
generally, but in one atelier he wu told by about
forty men that they did not mean to vote.
The Emperor and Empress came from St. Cloud
last night to see Dalila at the Theatre Vaudeville,
and returned after the performance.
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The Presser says, in its weekly commercial review :
Businese is extremely calm, as might have been 'alerted
from the diminution in the amount of bills discounted by
the bank. The purchases now made in Pa.ris by travelling
agents are altogether insignificant. A revival, however,
is looked for preparatory to Beaucaire fair, which
is expected to bo very brilliant. The country shopkeepers,
who habitually supply themselves there, will be encouraged
to buy largely by the facility which they bare lately found
is disposing of their goods. The farmers and peasantry,
who sell their produce at high prime, find themselves in a
position to increase their expenditure. At Roma and Mid-
' house purchases of Inoue& are beginning to be made for
Beaticaire fair, notwithstanding the high price of raw

material.. home important ord;rs have asobeen given at
Lyon., in consequence of a reaction following the rise la
alk.. The American. hare abandoned their reserved atti-
tude, and are now buying both in Lyons and Pori; but the
good. they buy will be shipped so so not to arrive
in the United States till after July 1, in order to
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get the benefit of the new tariff, which will then
some into operation. It is not thought, however, that the
movement will be very marked until next month. It is
much to be desired that before that time the bank should
reduce its rate of discount. The appearance of the corn
and wine harvest continues to be magnificent. The price of
wine casks has doubled. News from the silk districts is
very ecntradictory, but it is certain that the exaggerated
accounts of the failure of the crops have been circulated pro-
bably with a view of serving speculation in Chinese silks.
Ili the Ardi,ehe end the Promo the crop, without being very
abundant, will be better than last year. The definitive
results cannot be known before the first week in July.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING.
The Patric exults greatly at what it calls the
"fusion and confusion " of the opposition.
The following is from the D4hals :
An evening journal announces that AL B. Laboulaye can-
not be deputy to the Legislative Corps become ho it a public
functionary—namOy, professor in the College of France.
This assertion is calculated to mislead the electors. These
have certainly the right to choose M. Laboulsye as well as
any other candidate; bat if M. Labonlaye were elected, the
question would be whether his fanctions of deputy would be
oompatible with three of profemor. We are requested by
M. laboulaye to declare in hie name that it the rotors of the
first district do him the honour of electing him he will boors
their minim, and, should it be neemsery, will choose in
favour of the functions of deputy.
The Patric eontains the following unfavourable
comments on the eandidatcship of Gen. Cavaignac:
With the Medi, we entertain great respect for the name
of Onaetral Cavergame, and wehetievatlutt hie seniors in the
day, of June smut to him en honottrable place in Wean.
Ibis is why we regret to ore him ono, more lend Wawa( to
a fictitious election, which will doubtless terminate, in the
event of encoesa, bye refund to take the oath. Two cowe-
r-Wive refunds would be scarcely worthy of the general.
We hope that the electors will confine him to one reflood,
which to already too mach for his dignity.
Among the recent instances of too much real dis-
played by officials in the provinces, the most pro-
minent are a threat launched by the Mayor of Mont-
'tidier, near Amiens, to shut up every wine shop the
landlord of which does not support M. Delamarre, of
the Patric, and a circular of the Prefect of the Mew,
laying down the broad general proposition that all
opposition is en "anachronism," and that to elect an
opposition candidate would simply be to deprive the
electors of any real representation.
The Memorial tk Lulls save that General Cavaignac
will be brought forward at 1)ooai as well as at Paris.
There has been a great rise at the Bourse. The
opinion generally expressed by the Paris journals,
that the Bank returns are very satisfactory, pro-
duced an effect on the public mind, and led to large
purchases. The Reote rose 60c. for cash and 65 for
account, closing at 69 and 69.20. Mobilier rose
37.60. The Orleans Railway rose 16 ; Lyons, 17.60;
Njediterranean, 30 ; Eastern, 10; Western, 11.23 ;
Southern, 15 ; and Northern, M.