The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-26 00:00:00

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ANARCHY AT THE DINNER Lint.

Example is unquestionably catching in ri.mt.
A few days ago we published an account of
scene which occurred at the agricultural dinner
A similar scene, not quite so violent, has taken vl 0 a
agricultural banquet given by the municipality of 'd .„'
beliard to the Agricultural Society of the DouliA. M.
Moustier, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, presi.l.,!
Amongst thoae present were his son-in-law, the Mar.',
do Marmier; the Marquis de Conegliano and M.
Latour Dumoulin, members for the departmen•
the Prefect, the three sub-prefects—all in
form. After the imperial awl other toa‘t. tt
Constant Peugeot proposed the health of the .1.
for the Doubs, MM. do Conegliano and Latour • •
lin. There were immediate and marked cries •ti •• VI, •
Latour Dumoulin." After a short spee,l tli,
sentative of the tiers porti, the same cry wis • p••
PFon this M. Parrcau, an official, endeavour, ,1
silence at the table over which he pro- idol. Tin nt,
ference had only the effect of intewifying ••,
"Viva Latour Dumoulin." It now became nl.llli.
that it was intended a. a demonstration.
the result was that MM. d.: M.u••tier, Mann..:.
Conegliano, the prefects sub-prefects, and may... I .I! •!,
room. The other guests remained, and with their
it-
which had not been served at the time of the ”tli - '
secession, they again toasted their favourite deputy.
"Truly," says the ...ler.e;: ..Vah'onec authuriti•
ought to be on their guard against agricultural banquets.
It is no longer possible to allow .2e perenis to cum
together without shouting in one farm n another
Ila litierh'. This is indeed discouraging to thm•!
don't like liberty."

The Stockholm journals announce, the death
Count de Moerner, aged 87, who in some sort led to I'
introduction of the reigning dynasty, having, of ow,
movement, after the death of Prince Cherks Augus.tu,.
the heir, gone to Paris and offered the Swedish throne •
Marshal Bernadotte.
TAX ON BOURSE OreusTioNs.—The '
German Grnette expreesee the opinion that operations on 11. •
Berlin Bourse having maimed the character of a •ro7 .1
occupation, ought to pay taxes like other branches in•
Mislay. The argument, says a Berlin letter, is
entirely conclusive, but the mere fact that it is lossv!,'
forward by the Gazed/ confirms the rumour tlut
tL
Minister of flnaace intends to propose a duty an Boar,
transactions.
RECRUITING FOR BALI/Tv.—Under the hentlim;
of " A Mormon at Saint Mimosa," the .1/,;.w,;ar
tL
Zaire relates the following:—" Our city has tujoyed
distinguished honour of having had during the whole
. this week within ita walls • Latter-day Saint. He can
a missionary from the Great Salt Lake City, and was yet:
to France by Brigham Young to recruit alberes-
for Mormonism and take them across the Atlaut!..
and the United States to New Zion beyond
Rocky Mountains. This delegate, named James Kimbal
s the brother of John Mamba, some time the under
governor of Utah„ and who has lately died, second polite:
of the new religion. Re himself also °amines a higD
rank in the sacerdotal lierarcly of the state. Mr. -
Kimball has spent his time entirely in vain at %W
EI/sane. Notwithstanding his eloquent lectures, his r -
nisei of the grandest miracles, and the eivree,t"'
he held out of a life of hammers', he has been unable'.
persuade any inhabitant of this city, male or feria•
follow him to the holy land of the elect."
" WllO WOULD NOT EN A BOY" IN RUSSIA ?
Schoolboys hi Russia hitherto seem to have had 3 lol6V.ll**
time of it, According to en official report just
there are established as holidays in Russia-Bre, the I."
orthodox days of the Christmas, Easter. Whitson, an.,
summer meadows ; next, 62 Sundays. 30 church and
feast days, apart from 10 further " local " free 'hr.
Thus there are 26.5 days to be subtracted in the course
one year, which leavee exactly 110 days for in.t.vetior
There is, however, to be a generalsionference at St. Peter-
burg in October, at which this subject is to be examiue !
and very serious changes introduced.
EXCHANGE OF FARLIAIMTARY PUBLIC tTioN'•
—The Meadow mays:—" The House of Lords has 'eat •
the French Senate another collection of public aocuracut
en suite to those previously forwarded. Au esehange,..:
these ParlidueutarY publications has been going
tween the two libraries for 30 years past. Tbe Semite now
the Lords' Jeanie.% up to rio7 '
Ceseasrdea's reports to the present time, as well a
the statutes at large from the period of MAP r.
Charts to the 31st year of the reign of t/d""
Victoria. In the library of the Luxembourg are likervi,
to be found the Journal of the Reuse of Commons, IP
• volumes in folio, up to 1848, the whole collection of Soi
Un
t..
Trials, and an. enormous' quantity of Sessional Papers.
Heather band, the Ream of Lords is able to consult a,
.tralleye documents trandinttePaiMinwuneeti"tes of thoefFrtt Freels 'Lomb kgbitl
since 1789—those of the Senate forming 100 volume:
also, a selection of the great historical publications ol
France, and many administrative papers ileeincl worthy
of presentation.'
During one of the late thunder-storms 11.
rerratil. • farmer at Chavauges (Aube), was eneagfd•
with the aid of his wife and daughter, aged 16, in hellnnie
his men to cart some oats, when the electric fluidr
the girl and set her clothes on fire. The father riiehl
her assistance and put oat the flames. but she liadl
killed by the lightning, and her body woe burnt in oo r
um
places.