The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-02 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(racy ova ows oinizeroiruire.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVINING.

A letter in the Figaro lately revealed something
) that had passed in the bureau of the dramatic cen-
sorship, relative to a nautical drama shortly to be
produced at the Theatre Chatelet, called Le Vett-
intr. The plot turns upon a celebrated naval
action of the last century, in which a French ship
of that name, after prodigies of valour, went
down amidst cries from the crew of " Viva la
Republique !" The censorship thought " Vive la
Republique " could not possibly be allowed in a
theatre at the present day, and as it would be too
ridiculous to enforce a cry of " Vive le Rol " for a
period when royalty had ceased to exist,
or " Viva l'Empereur " before the Emperor
existed, it proposed, as a compromise, the
cry of " Viva la Nation !" The satirical observa-
tions of the Figaro attracted the notice of the Em-
peror, and the affair was brought before his Majesty
in person at a recent ministerial council. The Cos-
stitutiannel announces the certainly unexpected
news that the Emperor, on the plea that history
ought not to be falsified, and that the gallant
action of the Vengenr was performed when France
was • republic, has decided that " Viva la
Republique !" may be cried on the stage.
I am curious to see the working of this
liberal permission. I have a very strong persua-
sion that the police will construe it as leave
to say "Viva la Republique" on the stage alone, but
not in the body of the theatre. In the present
temper of the public mind it is, however, abut*
certain that the house will be thronged by people
desirous to echo the cry. If the Parisian public
takes it into its bead to make anything like a
" manifestation" in the Theatre Chatelet, it will be
so much the worse for the piece, for it will not
last long.

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Were r (ding), t (tolling), a (etamly), indicate directice et
motion ot them wywithin last 14 hours. Thermometer erlawid
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REIf•RXII.
Over our Wands the barometrical preessuss are considerablf
greater than they were on Saturday, having steadily inereaW
dace the afternoon of that day The difference in gnssure
between northern and southern stations Is large. amounting to
upwards of six-tenths of an inch. Temperature diminished yes-
terday over our islands, but this morning It Is Nan rather high.
except in the north of Scotland. On Saturday night a beery gale
from the south-west blew In the Bay of Biscay sad in the English
and Irish Channels, and continued to blow yesterday with a
north-westerly direction In the month of Ireland, and in the
muth-west of England. The wind this morning Is fresh from
the north west on the Irish coast, but moderate in the English
Channel. Rain fell In large amount on the south eosin of Eng-
land on Saturdny n*ht. Mist prevails in places on our coast.
and weather is -By overcast

Mr. Dickens is to sail for England on April 23,
and on April 18 he ia to receive a diaper from the jou•
nark of New York.
The lambing season in the south of England hie
been in numerous iastaacua vary favourable. Such a
number of twin bathe were dropped as were scarcely "."
before known.