The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(►ION OTR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, SONDAT EVENING,
The news of Reschid Pacha's retirement, which I
announced to you yesterday, is confirmed by the Paris
journals of to-day. The Pays, an official journal,
which derives its inspiration from Count Walewski,
can scarcely conceal its joy, although the government
journals have received instructions to be particularly
cautious, just now that the meeting at Stuttgudt is
decided on, not to say anything to wound the sm.
ceptibility of England. The Pays than expresses
itself on the subject:
The last information from Constantinople snomintes tee
retirement of Reeebtd Pacha, who has been relieved of hie
functions aa Presided of the Tanzinest by IImo.SUIII/13,
shall not at present try to drew the consequences to which
this event may give rise, as we ace ignorant of the dam.
stances which brought it about. But during his last doh.
try, Reschid Paths thought it his duty to pursue a Id of
conduct which was by no means in accordance with the prin.
ciplas of the treaty of Perin ; and as these principles hue
evidently triumphed in the last incident of the IleldretCht.
Whims question, the political rele of Reschid has natompl
come to an end.

I

The Constieutionnel of this day has an article in
which it denies that the misfortunes of England is
India have produced satisfaction in France. But in
regard to this subject the truth is, that while the
French people do not rejoice at the massacre of old
men, women, and children, in India, they are not
displeased to fine that England is embarrassed ia
that quarter, and would not be sorry to see the
Hindoos the victors in the contest. The Coss/die
tionnel also says that the St. Helena medal ought
not to be looked upon as an insult to England.
" The selection of the name of an English posseetion
is," it says, " easily explained. St. Helena belongs to
the past, and the medal of the 12th of August ha
been conferred on men of the past. It should not be
forgotten in London that England has herself torn
up the history of Longwood, when she went with
France to combat her former allies in the Fast. A
government does not insult a nation which has give
to its soldiers the Crimean medal, and in wearing ores
their breasts the portrait of Queen Victoria, the wearers
of the St. Helena medals prove in a very stalls'
manner the forgetfulness of an unfortunate put?
However, the name given to this medal has Nand,
perhaps, more surprise in France than even is
England, and it should not be forgotten that it was
selected by the Emperor himself, without consult.
ing any of his ministers.
The Emperor is to hold a grand review to-day at
the camp of Chalons. He has ordered the often.
dance of one of the moat experienced photographers
of Paris, for the purpose of taking exact intrust.
tations of the evolutions of the troops.

The King of Wurtemberg, who arrived in Psi
yesterday from Biarritz, has left to-day for Stuttgart
Prince Napoleon left yesterday evening on 'journey
to the Pyrenees.
The Moniteur of this day states that the gown'.

menta of Fiance and Russia have determined that
the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation recently
concluded between them, shall take effvet from da
14th of the present month.
The Council-General of the Nord has unanimously
voted the following revolution

Protection la, and will te for t• long time, the moo go.
perieue want of French agriculture and manufactured.

INDIA.

As everything connected with India mut
necessarily be of interest it is not necessary to spolagizeb
laying before you some news forwarded to this city fan
Patna Ly • Roman Catholic Bishop. On the ad I
July the house usually inhabited by the bishop al
the cathedral were attacked by several bond
Mahomedans. The Bishop bad gone some days I*
vionaly with the school children and orphans to
village at no great distance from Patna, but Dr. Lyall, eh'
with a detachment of troops endeavoured to save the Mits
deal from the fury of the populace, was shot, and hie bell
cut to pieces. Several other Europeans were westdd
"The insurgents called on the people to take tip mask
defence of their faith, bat, fortunately, the appeal was one
in vain." On the 6th of July the Biehop and bis
were obliged to quit the neighbourhood of Pdai.l
and go to "Banklpore" (probably Bhoglipoor is memt),a
great members of deserters came down the Ganges he boo
from Dinapoor. "We arrived at Bankipore on the 11th d
July. Fourteen of the insurgents have Leen lammed ml
16 condemned to hard labour in &sine." Although tY
foregoing intelligence is but meagre, it is of some kcal
anon as it shows ffiat the Behar di►trict is in a very die
tubed state.—Vienna Correspondent of the Timm
Sir James Outasm has been ordered to India toe
diately, ow lug to the disturbed state of the Bengal NS
deney, and has been directed to despatch as many trceis
possible to Bombay; General Jacob is also directed to re
seed to India without delay; but Sir James madded
that while our force remained on the Perim al
General Jacob's presence was absolutely requisite for tie
full efficiency and morrtk of the continued occupation. lb
Poona!) Horse, however, were spared, and desretffied k
Bombay on the 27th of June. The force now left at Sokol
is as followa

Cavalry
Artillery I.rrin
Infantry ..
&PP,'"

.. 1,1

with 12 field-battery guns. The troop., with the exeepea
of the Artillery above-named, are all natives.

SALE OF OPIUM IX CHINA.

This morning was issued, in the form of I remit
to parliament, " a copy of the legal opinion taken by tY
East India Company, and dated the sth of August, 1851,
to the manufacture and sale of opium ; together with a Off
of the case on which that opinion was founded." Ma
opiaion, which it maned "J. D. Harding, Richard Baba
Henry S. Keating, Loftus Wigram," is to the effect tist
manufacture and sale of opium by the East India Coe,*
in the manner described in the "ease," within the peteffteff
of Bengal, is not in contravention of the set 3 wit 4
Will. IV., c. fis ; nor is such manufacture and ask loath
affected by the supplemental treaty entered into by be
jesty with the Emperor of China, in October, 1853. Could
however, conclude their opinion in the following tams'
" The true question appears to be, whether the petkakt
manner in which the East India Company's opium is suu
factured is open to objection ; it appearing by the' Sr*
mental Meinerandam' that the opium in which the Or
pony deals in the province of Bengal is prepared by Mehra
India enmpfiny, and before Its sale to the dealers rpeciSsill
for the Chinese contraband trade, by being made up in
beh
and packed in chests according to Chinese weight&
Irk
true that this practice is in conformity with a Marti doe,
established (as we understand) long before any Mar ad
China, and even before the importation of opiumweepr
Whited by Chinese Ise; still we think now that *gab
made contraband by the law of China, and that ita
portation into China is made by Chinon law a capital sloe
the continuance of the company's practice of mansfactuhl
end selling this opium in a form specially adapted Oa
Chinese contraband trade, though not an seal At
direct infringement of the treaty, is yet at uratal
with its spirit and intention, and with the conduct dm to al
Chines government by that of Gruel Britain as a Ma/
power, bound by a treaty which implies that ail ataasol
into China will be discountenanced by Orest BASS; r
we think that if the practice in question were to be aste:
subject of expostulation by the Chinese gmemaat„,
British government would be under an obligation to aa-
modify the mode adopted by the East lochs Compel
manufacturing opium, and to abstain from so manaftdwil
or preparing it as to involve a peculiar adaptation of tb,,lr
tide to the Chinese contraband trade as distingahhat .
'—
other trades, and to adhere to this modification to W
opium is absolutely prohibited in Chins'

Although the next telegraph front India est
be regarde l as positively due till Saturday nett, 0.1"""
tut, ita arrival is new possible at any time.