The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, Yoxa►T Emma.

The tone of the note in the Monitrier, touching
the late article in the Patric, is singularly adapted
to confirm the general belief that M. de la Guar-
ronniere is privately employed by the Emperor to
propagate liberal ideas not sanctioned by his Ma-
jesty's present official advisers. Observe how mild
is the rebuke—if rebuke it can be called—" The
article is conceived in an excellent spirit," but it is
calculated to "provoke controversy " about the
constitution. Controversy, therefore, and not the
article, is the thing deprecated. The Napoleonic
conservatives in the cabinet are not strong enough
to get a word inserted in the Moniteur against the
Guerrounißre article ; but they have the consols-
tion of being allowed to warn unauthorised writers
that they must not put their own interpretation
upon it.
I observed yesterday upon the silence of the press
—the Pays only excepted—with regard to such a
startling article. The Presse says, to-night, on that
subject :
The Pays only, by virtue no doubt of its independence,
Itas dared to disturb the general silence ; it spoke indeed
only to remind its fellow labourer of the bumble position
common to both of them. M. Grandguillot's method of
combating M. de Leusi:Ans is singular. It consists in
opposing to his arguments private conversatioes with M. de
la Guerronnihro. We have no wish to interfere in this,
family (panel. But the occasion seems to us good to
point out how inconvenient it is to speak openly before
men who are in the habit of taking notes. .

But while I am writing I get the evening's
number of the Patric, which fully explains the
reason for the silence of the press about its article.
M. de la Guerronniere's organ, with a hardihood
which again proven that he draws his inspiration
from sources super-ministerial, lets the cat out of
the bag. The " black man," of whom I, an
irreverent foreigner not imbued with the " fun-
damental principles " of the constitution of
1852 have so often spoken, but who was never be-
fore, to the best of my recollection, alluded to in
any French journal, has been round. To the
utter confusion of the repeated diplomatic assur-
MOM that there is no such thing as a censorship
of the French press, the journal confessedly " in-
spired" by the Emperor's favourite amanuensis,
proclaims that all the papers iu Paris were " in-
vited" neither to " reproduce, discuss, nor even
mention" the article of the Patric Under these
circumstances, the Patric says that the "French
press and public, whose appreciations are so deli-
cate and so intelligent, will understand why it
makes no answer to its single opponent."
The opening of the legislative session, which the
Moniteur itself announced lately would probably
take place towards January 15, is, I understand,
put off till quite the end of the month, in conse-
quence of the impossibility of getting the budget
ready sooner. It is wished to present the budget
very early in the session, instead of towards the end,
as has hitherto been the practice.

The Bonne was heavy, with little business doing.
The American news, vague and unofficial as it is,
was road badly, and but for the firmness of con-
sols there would probably have been a considerable
fall. As it was the Reute declined 10c. for cash,
and llsc. for account, closing at 67fr. bc. and
67fr. 10c. Mobilier fell sfr. The Italian Loan
rose 200. The Orleans Railway rose 3fr. 750., but
the other lines were from lfr. 26c. to 2fr. 50c.
lower.

The Courrier du Bas-Rhin states that the Minis-
ter of Finance has just sent orders to the Stras-
burg mint to coin two million of francs in pieces
of lfr. and tiOn This measure is hailed with great
satisfaction, as tradesmen in the east of France
have recently been put to considerable inconve-
nience by the scarcity of small change.

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There is now, and for the last four or five days
there has been capital skating on the lake iu the
Bois de Boulogne. Great pains is taken with the
ice ; dirt and sleet is swept away, and every night
the gardeners' water-engines play upon the surface,
so that there is a perfectly virgin coat of
smooth ice iu the morning. At one end
of the lake hundreds of men are at work
all day breaking the ice, for the double purpose
of leaving a apace for the ducks and swans to swim
in, and supplying the ice-carts, which iu great
numbers are laying in a provision at the large Ice-
houses near the artesian well of Pansy. It is a
curious sight to see the loading of the ice in the
carts. Great blocks are hooked out of the water
upon a wooden platform, pushed down an inclined
plane, broken in a few moments into convenient
pieces by knocks of iron-pointed spuds, and then
shovelled into the carts. It is an animated scene.
which attracts many spectators during the beautiful
dry winter weather which we are enjoying here.
It appears that the temperature is much lower in
the Upper Seine and the Haute-Marne than in
Paris, as is proved by the fact that the Seine ur
the capital was on Saturday morning covered with
small masses of ice constantly coming from the
upper part of the river. Yesterday morning in
Paris the thermometer of M. Chevalier stood at
6 2-10 below zero Centigrade (22 2-3 Fahrenheit,
and at noon at 2 7-10 below zero C. (271 F.)
The Saone is so full of ice that the steamer which
runs between Lyons and Chalons was obliged.to
put bask to Lyons the day before yesterday, in
consequence of the passage of the river being in-
terrupted.

The Minister of State has determined to have a
Fine Arts Exhibition at Nice in the spring. ,

ITALY.

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Although the attention of England is now so
absorbed in the question of war or no war with
America, you will not lose sight of the present
position of Italy. Nations are generally formed
byextensions or collections round a centre nucleus ;
Italy, on the contrary, is forming ontaide the nucleus,
which nucleus is retained in the paternal grasp of
a friendly power ; whether to be exchanged for
an idea, as Savoy and Nice, or to be retained as
a perpetual internal guarantee of good conduct, is
only known to one mind. This continued occupa-
tion of Rome, so contrary to professions of peace,
neutrality, and non-intervention, is more degrading
to France than to Italy.
An unreasonable jealousy of Piedmont mitts
throughout Italy, and this feeling must increase
rather than diminish until Rome is its capital,
True, every man should know that any sacrifices
he or his city have made are really for Italy,
great and united. Ou this one point all parties are
agreed, the difference of opinion being as to
how the end is to be secomplished : the ultra red
party is for extreme measures, • prompt demand for
evacuation or a general armed rising of Italy
against the French ; the government and moderate
parties advocate delay and dependence on the good
faith of their ally, who has already done so much,
and whose soldiers have shed their blood for Italy.
The former argue that discontent is rampant, that
if the people cannot get the opportunity of venting
their turbulent energies against an enemy, they will
disturb the country with incessant hneestea, that
Garibaldi is the only man worthy of confidence, and
that the present government has shown itself unfit
for both home and foreign affairs. The govern-
ment supporters argue that in no case can they at-
tack France, and that the Roman question must
remain unsettled until it suit the pleasure of the
Emperor to arrange it ; as to Venice, the
army is not yet sufficiently organised. It is my
belief that the moderate party are steer-
ing the best course at present; and that the
Chamber of Deputies gives its support to this course
is proved by the late large majority on the vote
of confidence in the government : opposite parties
are not organised in Turin as in our House of Com-
mons, politicians have to be trained as in other
professions, and it will yet take some years before
all the representatives of Italy have acquired the
requisite experience. This state of affairs must neces-
sarily throw influence into the hands of the party
in office, and snore therefore depends on the proper
use of this influence. Whether Baron Ricasoli can
hold the reins of power much longer is very doubt-
ful, his efforts to procure a Minister of the Interior
have so far failed, and newspapers which wrote for
him a week since, are now veering round. I
carefully studied the debate on the vote of confi-
dence, and my opinion at the end was, that the
government was mainly right, the statements of
their past and future policy were able, and the
attacks of the opposition were merely attacks, and
not suggestions of improved action or practicable
changes.
Probably the most important object for Italy
at the present moment is the possession of Rome ;
but as this seems almost impracticable, her govern-
ment is perhaps pursuing the wisest course in seek-
ing to organise a powerful and efficient army. One
may dislike the system by which this army is
recruited, and believe that conscription ought to
cease at the same time as despotism. The time for
compulsory service is not long, but the sys-
tem must always press heavily on the poor
man and not on the rich. I regret to ob-
serve come tendency to restriction of the liberty of
speech and of the press, having lately read that a
number of the Coatemporanen at Florence was sup-
pressed ; and in the Nazioot of the 24th there
is a notice that a penal action ix about to be com-
menced nastiest Gavazzi for some remarks in-
jurious to the government, and I understand
lie gives up his weekly lectures in conse-
quence. In the same paper it is stated
that an action is likewise to be commenced
against a clergyman who also made remarks in a
sermon injurious to the government. Such a mis-
taken course as this gives offence, not only to lovers
of liberty, but also to two opposite parties—the
republican and the clerical. One would wish to see
liberty practised in Italy as with ua .• -- •
abolition of passports, an,i --
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liberty practised in Italy as with ua ; a complete
THE LATE PKINC
abolition of passports, and no restriction on freedom high medical circles t
of speech or the press. carried off by typhoid
If Italy succeed in closing round the nucleus, so wonderment. more esp
as to ensure possession, she must do so na much by attended by four of tin
force of principle as by arms. She is now about scar of whom, Dr. Jet
this disease. It is sue
try one of the moat dangerous of all experi- bility the Prince's lihi e
mente—the imposing new taxes on an unsettled the instructions of Ills
and discontented people. By the word discontented he was extremely avers,
I do not mean that the people wish to return to the in such a case, sustainii
old system ; far from it ; but, unfortunately, the cost the cure—and that be
of living has been somewhat increased of late years, the W ednesday
completely pr before
ostrated
the harvests have been only mediocre this season, Prince's aversion to iii,
new taxes have been imposed, and the conscription arose, it is stated, from
actively enforced. If, in addition to all these griev- doctrine be was for so
anus, liberty is curtailed, the natural cry of the adherent A day or
, Highness Mr. Theed,
people will be, " What have we g r ained The re- • Castle, by' the Queete,
trograde or stand. still party say the people are not wish that a east of the
ripe for freedom—they would abuse it ; so said the this was accordingly d
anti-abolitionists at the time of West Indian eman- the position of the hen
Mr. Tbeed then expires
cipation, and so say the friends of slavery in
take a cast of the Prin,
America; and so to the end of time will it be said. that her Majesty aeon
There are many, let me add, that have always loved face is said to be most •
Italy, and wished to see her quite free, who would Bowers emit from Golan
now like to bear that Mazzini, the man who with deceased Prince, is au
of Inrernem C.ltrirr i
all his great errors has ripened Italy for unity, , ••
A RIVAL Tp AJLO
had received permission from his King to return ton Philtiarmouic Hall
to his native country. This would be au act both Ant appearance of M.
grateful and politic. Such a man is much more from Paris. The pert°
dangerous as an exile than could be his republic- ivsPize are of an extra,
iuiiam in his own country, especially now when th°As executed by the
that theory is at a disoount. wrinkle AT THE E
peed upon the street
struck work yesterday,
dome were expected to
The Chambers of Commerce of Havre and other is not expected to hoof
maritime porta have applied to the French Minister of WHOLEMALI SHE
Marine to have came mewls of war appointed to carry mentioned • little time
out French merchandise destined for America. The ling'
had been stolen from vi
Biddenden within a fee
dish and American vessels which have hitherto performed 30 were carried off, as
that duty having ceased to ran, and France not having any away without leaving a
transatlantic steamer, the vessels of war applied for would, is high time some ma
serious robberies. The
from their neutral character, it is urged, be of great maw
Society in the neighbou
Inc., and French marchaats would not be liable to see their Ma —South, Basfern (Ai
relations with arestimeatirely interrupted.