The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

Till TRENCH EXHIBITION OF 1865.

Prince Napoleon has published a report addressed
to the Emperor on the Universal Exhibition of 1856. It
dwells upon the difficulties which attended the opening of
the exhibition, owing to the war with Kumla, and swum
an opinion that the response made by the nations of Europe
to the noble contid.enee of France must have greatly contri-
buted to bring about the general perm. With natural and
laudable pride, his imperial highness beings out in strong re-
lief the fact that France showed herself, at the same moment,
great in peace and powerful in war. As • proof of the
groat attraction of the Ellin:46os, It Is elated that the pollee
returns of the number of visitors at the hotels and femithed
lodging-bounce during the period of the exhibitha
from May 16 to November 30), which., in 1864, was
only 198,000, was in 1856, 330,000, showing an
In-
msas of 132,000. Of the 330,000 visitors to Paris,
so tar an the number mu be saiertained by the hotel
books, it appears that 231,000 were French sakesele
and 99,000 foreigners. But the Prince's report observes
that vast numbers, of whom no acev-sti sceount can be •
taken, moat have lodged with relations end friends. It
has been ascertained that the number of railway travellers who
arrived at the diderent etat;oes 1.0 Palis in 1856, was
4,091,000 against 3,7.23,000 in 1864. The total number of
visitors to the exhibition was 6,162,000, of wham 4,180,000
entered the great building, 933,000 the esperatie inhibition of
the floe arta, and 46,000 the Chinese =amass, for which there
was an extra payment. Of course the greater number of
those who visited the One mite exhibition had elm vasital the
Nish d'lndastrie, but it is obviously imponsible to know in
what proportion. Some ray milieus statistical, showing the
stringent action of • high admission in keeping out the
public, is contained In the report. The number of
persons who paid for admission on Sundays, when 20e. was
charged, was 2,182,000, while the visitors on all other tleys
of the week (Fridays minted) amounted to 2,097,000. From
the 16th May to 31st July the 'stomce was fixed on Fridays
at Mr. This charge operated almoet es a prohibition. Oely
33,000 persons paid that price, all the attraction of exclusive-
ness for the rich notwithetending. On the Ist of Angestv
the Friday fee woe reduced to 2fr., and horn that
day to November 9 the number of Friday Melt-
on was 96,000. The Prince remarks upon then
dynes that experience is altogether in favour ul cheapness
(lee march.). The report enters at great length into the

causes of the great expense of the Peril Unive@Ml Exhibi-
tion of lariS, end units the opinion that another exhibitiom
of eqoal magnitude might be had, with the benefit of expo.
rience, for • third of the cost. Oa the question, however,
whether exhibitions of MY had should be repeated, the
Prince is of opinion that on account of the vest epee that
would be required to keep pace with the progress of Industry,
they can only Le had at long i•ttervela But be
proposes that exhibitions universal, in the 11911.11 that en na-
tion. shall be permitted to compete, but partial, In so fer as
to be confined to certain categories of manufactures, should
be held in Paris frequently. In the meanwhile the bonding
may be utilised as a theatre for the exhibition of Fred pro-
ducts only.

Some time ago a very large sum, more than
40,0001., was subscribed for the einabliahment of a commie-
del academy in leans, but the whole affair I. likely to fell
to the ground because the Minister for Eockeiaaticel Affairs
insists on appointing a Roman catholic director and po-
isons. The principal subscribers were Jews and Pro-
testants, end, aa they made it a condition sine gird non that
leers and Protestants should enjoy the same privileges en
Roman Catholics, they are about to withdraw their sub-
wripticoe. Whenever the Austrions attempt to do anything
they invariably feel the Concordat galling their withers.

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i 01408111.8 AT LToie.—The Courtier de Lyons
embalm the following We have to announce the arrest
el a rich landed propeieter, named Dupont, formerly &grocer
in this city, for uttering forged notes. Ills name was some
time ago before the public by • lawsuit which he instituted
against the company formed to build the Rue Imperial.,
hoe, from whom. in the end. he obtained an indemnity of
125,0000. The bank notes forged are all for 500 fr. and
the mode adopted by him for putting them int* Circu-
lation was most curium, keepers of brothels being
generally the victims. At length one of these
ileoLiaze then,.l gteheforothere from whom he
had wroeeded etected
the counterfeit and gave int irmation to the police, his ;which lad
to his wrest. So well wore the notes executed that one of
them Ina received.. • deposit by a clerk at the Savings
Bank, but detected later in the day by another clerk. On
being arrested by the police at his residence, a handsome
house, his own property, in the Cit 4 Napoleon, a number of
other notes betides them found on him were disovered
concealed in different places. On being examined
by the commissary of police, he at Piet said that
all the notes had been given him by a Polo, who
died in the hospital at Lyons in 1852 ; but the false-
hood of this story being clearly proved by some of the not..
beefing the date of 1854, he found that further denial of Ma
guilt was wee., and he requested to be again taken to hie
house where be pointed out • enameled piece which was so
made that its discovery would otherwise have been impossible,
and where plates were found fur manufacturing the notes, ea
well ea &bundle of the notes amounting to 490,0004 r. The
amount of metes which be has put into circulation is not ex-
actly known. It appears that Dupont at first paid a wink-
man Mr. a-day for printing them, but the men afterwards
demanded and received 50fr. a-week. The wife of Dupont
had been arrested." . . .

JOLLY JURYMEN.—The hotel bill of the jury
impensielled in the recent trial of Gentles and Reid at the
Stirling Circuit Court of Justiciary was within a trifle of
701. This fact may help to dispel the popular belief that
jurymen, during the privets of • trial, arc doomed to sub-
sist on such cotommiplare fare es bread and water. Con-
stirring the uuniber of days over which the trial extended,
perhape rim erare run up at the Golden Lion is not very en-
remonal,:e —which is men than can be said for a jury at
Aberdeen who ran up a bill of 171. between the hours of
seven in the evening and ten of the morning following—or
of a jury et Invernew., whose bill for toddy alone, for one
night, was St —Alias Advertiser.
ACCIDENT TO RICHARD MARRIOTT, ESQ.—We
regret to state that an accident occurred in the tad field on
Friday laic, to R. Marriott, Req., en well known in the hunt-
ing Snide of Ewes. It appears that the hoe, gentleman
was standing in the fair field, in conversation with Sir
I. Tyrol!, Bart., when wane hures-dieders. men were showing
two inct.i.olts, one of which, swerving, ran violently against
Mr. Marriott, struck him on the fare, threw him
heavily to the ground, and fell headlong upon him. Roth
Sir John and Mr. Marriott, jun., were aim knocked down,
but fortunately neither of them wee injured. It was at
once MOD, however, that Mr. Marriott had suffered severely
from the shock. A great quantity of blood flowed from his
nor, sad the unfortunate gentlemsbneiinmesure hied
that his arm . and on
eminence obtained, this was found to be the cam. The arm,
whieh bee been twice before broken, wee set ; the Lon. gen-
tleman wee removed home in the carriage of Thee. White,
Esq., and we are happy to kern that he is progressing
favourably.— Fears Herald.
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Caste'.:await—Gust:l.—This ugly piece of waste
ground will be very eoon enclosed and planted. At the
vestry of the parish, on Wednesday hut, the seal was ettached
to the decd formally conveyiug the site to the vestry for the
purports. of bring enclowd and planted. The gantlets ea of
the parish had subscnhed to buy the ground of the lora of
the manor for this purpose, and on the ebovernentioned coca-
Ft„o our tmly preernied the gr.od to the perish free of trot,
bat addid a suet of nearly to aid in the CX141304! of enclose
tog and plaslin st.