The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(rnox oui owx CORRESPOND/SYS.)
PARIS, MONDAY HYRNINO.

Tbo news of the day is a panic on the Bourse,
which is only accounted for by the credence of a
portion of the public in warlike rumours. It is
reported that the Emperor before leaving the
Chalons camp will make a speech to the army
hinting that his great and confident desire to
maintain peace is thwarted by Prussian obstinacy.
The article in this day's Constitutionnel is
construed as a precursor of this speech,
At the same time, the official semi-evening
papers profess utter ignorant* of any such
demonstration and think the panic causeless.
The groat fact, however, is that, in spite of the
efforts notoriously made to support the market,
Rentes fell Mc. for cash, and 37,fe. account, for clos-
ing at 70fr. 30c. and 701 r. 55c. Those were by no
means the lowest prices of the day, for Route at
one moment was (puns] at 70fr. 3.1 e. All the
evening papers, however, say that the tone of
the Bourse, in spite of a partial recovery.
was bud at the close. The loan, lately in such
favour, was quoted with a fall of upwards of Ifr.
Credit Foneier fell 13fr. Mubilier.
Sfr. 7.1 e. Italian fell

Blanc Gonna, the ungrateful adopted son. who
murdered his benefactor, Madame Ferranti, :it the
Chateau de Comzieu, in the AM, was guillotined
ut Bourg un Saturday, He confe,sol his crime,
admitted the justice of his senteuee, listened to
the exhortation, of the prie,t, and died count-
gemedy.

COUNT FIsMARCR'S IIEALTIII.—A Berlin letter
has the following :- -"The note published by the
Montle-Hr. concerning Count do Bismarck is continued by
private information, according to which the count is still
suffering free the pains occasioned by his fall. There is,
however, no cause for alarm, as the nervous state of the
Premier is much improved. A telegram from Hamburg
mentions that he contemplated visiting some watering-
place on the English coast. That piece of news is nut
altogether improbable. His medical adviser had recom-
mended sea-lathing, and as the season is now rather far
advanced the Federal Chancellor may select some locality
In the south of England, where therlimate is milder."
FREEDOM 01 EXPRENSION FRANCE.—The
Temps publishes a table of the press prosecutions during
the tam three months. There have been 41 judgments
given against sfi individuals, pronouncing 15 condemna-
tions to imprisonment and 49 to tines. The penalties
amounted in seven instances to 600 fr. ; nine I,ooofr.
one I,Sitg/fr. ; throe, 2,ooufv. ; same number of ClIAOt4,
5,000 fr. ; and in two, 10,000 franc• The remainder are
for sums of smaller amount. The only journal acquitted
was the Opiniom Nattonak, by a decision of the Court of
Camution, in the affair of the reports of the legislative
debates.

The .I,turnal du Havre says :--" The Transat-
lantic cable from Brest to New York, au undertaking
which appeared to commence under such brilliant aus-
pices, don not appear to go on so well as the shareholders
might desire. Great fear is felt that the United States
will refuse the conceesion—so far as concerns that govern-
ment—to Y. Erlanger, who has committed the great
crime, in their eyes, of having been the banker of the
Southern Staten during the rebellion."
. . . .

The authorities of Trieste have issued a notice
warning all persons to be careful a. 4 to where they bathe,
as at this moment there is a large shark in the bay. One
man has already been bitten. He was swimming close to
• bathing establishment when he was seized by the thigh.
He cried out, and a rope was thrown to him, but before
he could be pulled from the water the voracious fish again
made an attack on him, breaking his leg below the knee.
He was conveyed to the hospital, but fears are entertained
that the limb will have to be amputated.
nchq'ettro says:—" The &MOMS "inane:a:re
has hands in consequence of the lengthened ill-
ness of . Dwane breads, and was sold by auction two
days back for 172,600 b. At this sum it was adjudged to
M. Janty, of the Jeerer M. Giblet, of the Coossritrehooof;
and M. Emile de the the Lihert4), who are about
So .61:411 it a vivre,
The Lyons j of
that Mille. DO islet,
who node Ise debut en the stop sixty-two years ago, has
just made ho first ecannaudon be that city.
A widow named Foreetie hoe jneS
_died at Mon-
tauban, aged 108. She enjoyed good health to the lath
DEATH or Loan Aszosurron.—We have to an-
nounce the death of Lord Ashburton, width took plea as
Sunday hal Tth lath bred bad bean in weak bed& fee a
long tame past, boa amid Maws The tissethed,
Ponds Daing,thhd Boar Askbuthon, scanty Devon. in
the postage of the ilaiesd Eirepleas, was the sewed son
of
W. Alexanof der, Ist his wiftk=aga.Louisakeeddeet
&lOU. Xt. els
born May 20, 1800, and in Jeaueu, 1833, Ydllw
Claire HOZIIOOII, daughtse of the late Duke de Baylmes by, whom, who minim his. he leaves
imp Amadeg, kis successor in the title,
late M.P. for Thetford ; and the Hon
Hugh, an only daughter, Hoy Louisa Arita
ararried tootthe Duke of rton. The deemed nobleman
succeeded to the title in 1884, on the dee& of his elder
brother, William Bingham, mood lord. Previously to
his sootesiou to the family honours he had long repremeated
Thetford in parliament—namely, from 1832 to 1841; and
from July, 1848, to Deeenther, 18,17. He was • oceuerva-
five in politic*, but, like hie father and brother, was mode-
rate in his views, and generally voted with the other of
politicians once denominated " Polite." The late par,
as already stated, is succeeded by his eldest son, Alemin-
der, born in 183.5, and married to the Hon. Leonora Caro-
line, second daughter of Lord y. lie waa educated at
Harrow and Christchurch. Oxford, and was Int returned
to pa:hawed in December, 1867. but rest filed last year,

1 ROVEI4I IN aerS Aer, BY BDAIOSD ABOUT.

The (MAK efista'ne a oharatinT frig gr nyord
frcm tho ptel of 1.43500nd About in tb form of • " Pro-
verb." is one so?, elm o .1:1 to bare been plity.til at Pea-
taindbkosa, auti Day in the Ootuttry; or, the
Came I naMtl I alit ea rnd I) at i.y." Time drtssiti.
prrerow or thin snub arr. Are, • Grunt and elent•4ii,
nil a the new ly-marrio I I iifa.it.4 of Si. i n ;
IsCXt, War host ald t•• a, ILli at ti a giant Or a • &II
which orirnhinia all • r.f architoeter
tho hot, a nal of a* cry, with itharp'y tw.stol
'Amide% n ft. Cyo4, Ii.ON et la, and
manuor4 ; the haste. et,ll b,adifui
and Ail] p.unti-100k4n., in epito of hapti entl reirkter..,
wearing a co,tumo which Genii to wind tic,' of Alain
Antoinette; grand dignitarice, funotioual arnba,ueleri,
dc,, for the chore.

In the opening scree, the Count, a young It dial', of
dignified and handsome aspect, with a noble soar on the
forehead, exhorts the Gs...suites', as they drive along •
splendid avenue in the park leading to the chateau, to be
polite to those poor people who are going to such trouble
to ramie() them. lie begs of her to condescend to their
low estate, and try to make them forget the superiority
of their own august origin. The Infanta agrees under
protest to follow her husband's advice. It is so disagree-
able tb be received in the patios of their common ancestors
by—she was going to say upstarts and steamers, but she
corrects herself, and says—shengers cocas from Heaven
knows where. ass however, consoles herself with the
reflection that there can be no doubt of a day of universal
restitution, because Sister Patracinio has told her
mother so, and meanwhile she will do het bast
to treat as as equal the mistress of a house
which may be useful, and might be dangerous as an
enemy. The 'second scone opens with presentations,
salutations, and kissing, which seem cordial. The master
of the house is enchanted to receive on his own floor the
brother of a prince who execrates him. The count ob-
serves that no love it. lost between them. The host hopes
that his genonsla at Rome show Francis 11. all due atten-
tion. The Count, admitting their politeness, leaves
nothing to be desired, but hints that if General Dumont,
instead of wearing out his spine in bowing were to order
his troops to act the service would be more valuable.
The host says he cannot do everything at once, and
adroitly changing the subject of conversation, begs to pre-
seat his cousin, Murat. "What," says the Count," "are
you the son of the man who dethroned my grandfather r'
Murat replies that his father's temerity was royally
avenged. Hereupon the master of the house interrupting
and twirling his moustache, tells his guest that his pros
(saki yet dreams of reigning in Naples. "So do I," rejoins
the Count, "so we are comrades." "And now, Count,
let me introduce to your august notice my grand
huntsman, the Prince of Moskowa, son of
the illustrious Marshal Ney." The Countess,who has never
recovered the disjointieg of her nose in her eighth year by
the birth of the Prince of Aeturiss, tartly asks the new
corner if he is not the person to whom was addressed the
memorable letter of 1849, which, she added, three Roman
dukes had assured her only the other day was a fabulous do-
cument. The prince, politely bowing, is at a loss to con-
ceive on what grounds the noble Romans in question
could have based such a false opinion. " : rap the
Countess, " the Romans are terrible humbugs —was
not your father in Spain i" " Yea Madam.
and he took the liberty of taking Galicia
and the Asturias from your august =cutter." The Want's,
who has some faint notion of the circumstance from her
school reading, indulges in a subdued invective against
all who make war upon legitimist princes. The third
scene opens with a visit to the rooms in the chateau. One
wing dates from Louis XIII., the ancestor of the Count.
Some gorgeous allows are souvenirs of Louis XIV., who
the Countess remembers was the grandfather of
Philippe V., the illustrious founder of Use dynasty to
which she belongs. The host revenges himself
quietly for these reminiscences by showing them a hall
which was restored by his uncle, the giant of his ago—
Napoleon I. " Yee, but," says the Spanish lady imme-
diately, " did he not do 'something more remarkable than
this at Fontainebleau i" Her husband nudges her to be
'silent, but in spite of all his hints she goes on to inquire
whether one of the principal sights of the chateau was net
a certain table, pen, and inkstand. •• Yes,' says the
host, with greet frankness, " the illustrious chief of my
race abdicated nobly in favour of nip poor cousin,
Napoleon 11. When the abominable race of Austria"-
- Our cousins ,*• simultaneously exclaim the guests. " I
think." resumes the host with imperturbable politeness
and good humour. "we should do well not to speak of
our relations. Ist me now ask you to trier's,: the odious
taste of this gallery, which was fitted up by that po
/*argon.. •• My great uncle," exclaim;
the count, „through his wife the venerated Queen
Amilie, aunt ,d my augn:t father.- The host in a
paternal tone does tell ju-tiee to the entries of that illus-
trious hole, 0.-dying what a misfortune it was for her
to Lave given birth to a man who c ai,tantly cenispired
against the widies ..f the French people. •• You titan the
Duke a• A u male •:.• says the Countes+. •• My twic
over,- inter-rases th, Count, "1,0- he is not only my mother's
nephew, but the SOTS-ill-13W 91 my lamented aunt, the
Princess ~f Salerno.- A subtle courtier here suggests that
nut the Duke trAutuale but the Duke de Moutpensier is
alluded to. ••Oli says theC,eint. '• that's nry uncle.and
d, t sure what you say of him.- Dinner is the next
se die. ret•ltt a la .Ifa,•e a 1.1,0,1 the Gaunt
to iminire of a French lady net him whether
the dish is not named after a popular dame at Slabille 1 •
" No,•' is the reply, •• it was to the tune that the French
army made the Austrians dance iu 1S00.•' The Count
tells the servant he did not went any.
profforred in a stentorian voice by a liveried Hereules,
made the Count start back. iu his chair. •• Who dares,-
said he, '• to speak of my father Bomba r" A more ac-
curate repetition by the valet and a strong recommenda-
tion of the plat by the hosts induces him to taste it. The
concluding scene contains a short business dialo,rue by
which the Count hopes that his illustrious host will not
allow subversive passions to prevail beyond the Pyren;sie,
and is told mysteriously that only one thin:, at a time olio
be done, and we shall see what we shall lee.

In a letter to the Ti,,?e,l Mr. Roebuck (-E.:claims
having hail any intention of disparaging the l'nited States
and insulting her minister by the remarks ho made at the
Cutlers' Feast at Sheffield, and says he has the best autho-
rity for saying that Mr. Beverly Johnson did not so con-
ceive his observations. "Mr. Johnson has, Mr. Roe-
buck observes, "given me every assurance that he felt
greatly pleased by all that had happened since his arrival
here, and to myself personally he used expressions of kind-
ness and friendship which touched me very nearly, which
I shall ever remember, but which I need not repeat."
Mr. Roebuck's letter being founded on an article in the
Tsmea condemning the tone and tenor of his speech, the
hon. and learned gentleman concluded with the following
characteristic sentence :—" I will only add a passing remark
upon the hard words you use when speaking of myself. I
rather fancy that my experience in political life is greeter
than that of the gentleman who wrote the article of which
I am now croaking, and I should have hoped that it might
have suggested itself to him while indicting his diatribe
that the veteran politician might be right and be himself
in the wrong.”

A correspondence between Lord Ito'medal° and
Sir John Lubbock hes been published. Lord Holmes&le,
having charged Sir John Lubbock with " going out of hie
way to attack him" in a recent speech at Sevenocka and
denied that his makd on the Reform question had been
inconsistent, Si, John Lubbock »torte by quoting from
Lord Hob aswkde's ideation speeches in 1865 wears which
clearly prove that bis lordship was then opposed to the
redaction, or, as he 'ailed it, the " &grads boa" of the
beagle&

Mr. B. Baggal ey, 1.1. C. Y.P. for the airy of
Hereford, has acespted the Solicilice-Geneseiship.
TDB Nay Mims AND Finnvairri? Arr.
Yesterday, at Hielliwata Polies Court, a labour., named
Head was sentiaosed for yawing to do the work re-
kineeeteehiydby his mantas, Hams. Denison, coal merchants,
. Be lad bees twelve months in their employ as
a suntan and weekly servant. He was rogue led
to amid in ma ial a tank, which he refused to do, went
Into a public-house, and es hie return into the yard
behaved in an impudent manner and wart ordered out of
the plow lb. Denison raid Ls had no wish to deal
severely with the delendent, but as they employed a natn-
belt of ;men, this prosecution was neceseary. lir.Skaitq
chief clerk, referred to the new Mader and Servants,
Act, and mid &deadline could be Sued for any
incurred by his refusal, and the bench could t=itC
the contract of service). The defendant said be had no
right to do the work he was ordered. 'the ruagistmte
fined the defendant Is. and St. eosta out of the wages duo,
and terminated the contract of service.

NATrittumEn Aments.—ln the lost I I yours
newly 4,000 ohms, an &venial% of 253 • year, have ob-
i/data certilleatea of oaturaliaatiou from the Secretary of
State for the Hoare Department, wider the provisions of
the not at 1844.