The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WEDERSDAY Evan.
I recommend the following paragraph in this
evening's Pays to the consideration of Mr. Bright
and his friends, who are in the habit of attributing
all alarmist news to an English source :

LATEST NOM

We are in posseesion of information relative to the MiMi-
nns taken by the English government to arm Malts,
which ►eem to indicate that they have another object than
that of the defence of the island. The most stringent
orders have been given for victualling the island, and rap-
plying it with munitions of war on a large scale.
The garrison, which last year was only 3,000, has
been "awninged to 8,000, in the expectation that
an expeditionary corps will be embarked. It is
thought that the prolongation of the occupation of
Syria by French troops is not foreign to these precautionary
measures, and it is rumoured at Yalta that England in.
tends to occupy a point of territory between Upper Syria
and Egypt. We repeat these rumours under all reserve,
and merely as current news.
Lord Clyde has arrived in Paris, and, as it is

reported, on a mission.
In contradiction of various letters from Turin
which represent that General Bixio is expected
there immediately, I am enabled to state that he is
still in Paris, and that Garibaldi has recommended
him to stay here for some time.
I hear also that General Klapka is quite against
any rising in Hungary at the present moment.
A friend who has arrived this day from Rome
reports that the Pope's health is very bad, and that
the cardinals are speculating upon his death as an
event not likely to be long delayed. The College
of Cardinals is much divided, and between Antonelli's
piety and his enemies, the Pope appears to be drift-
ing helplessly—the sport of events. A ridiculous
story is told of the scruples of the dramatic censor-
ship at Rome. On the occasion of a ballet called
Antony and Cleopatra being produced at the
Apollo Theatre, the censor objected that it would
be a very immoral thing for Antony and Cleopatra
to dance together unless they were married, and
accordingly the pas de deux is prefaced by a wed-
ding scene in which the "soft triumvir" pledges
his troth to the wanton Egyptian queen. The next
day wedding cards, on richly embossed paper, were
sent to most of the cardinals, bearing the names of
" Antony and Cleopatra."
The Lyceum Theatreof Barcelona, just destroyed
by fire, was one of the finest in the world, and
would hold at least twice as many as the Grand
Opera in Paris. A Spaniard, a native of Barcelona,
tells me that between this theatre, which was built
about fifteen years ago, and the older one a jealousy
existed so terrible as to suggest the conjecture that
the fire may not have been accidental. There
was an Italian opera at each house, the government
not dazing to give an exclusive privilege to either.
Some years ago General Concha, the then governor,
reported that he would not be responsible for the
peace of the toaa if anything were done to offend
the partisans of either theatre.
The Bourse, after opening heavily, improved a
little, and the Rente closed, with a rise of Mc. and
6c., at 67fr. 65c. and 67fr. 60c. Mobilier rose
2fr. 50c. In railways there was scarcely any
change.
M. Keller having been refused permission to
publish his famous speech in France, has brought
it out in Switzerland.

M. Dabeaux, government candidate, whose
former election was quashed for illegality, has just
been re-elected deputy to the Legislative Body for
the second circumscription of the department of
the Ando.

M. Berryer is still indisposed, and does not ex-
pect to be able to plead for the next month or six
weeks. In consequence of his illness, the great
case of Montzeuil v. the Bishop of Moulins, which
was to have been heard at Amiens next week, on
appeal, stands over indefinitely.