The Express. — 1861-10-07 (London, England)

OWN CORRZSPO:CDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENINU  Some of the French journals have sent special correspondents to Oompihgne, but they are likely to find very little to write about. Tho Me; on the reception of the Kiug of Prussia will be next to nothing. The company of the Theatre Francais has gone down to play to-morrow evening at the private theatre, but nobody out of the court circle will be admitted to the performance. There is a talk of some pheasant shooting in the preserves, but there will be no grand stag hunt. All the rumours from Compiegne tend to confirm the assertion which the Berlin journals have been at great pains to impress upon the public mind, that the King's visit is of an " essentially private character." Some of the CompiNgue tradesmen had hung the Prussian flag from the first floor windows, but they have been ordered to take it down ; and the decorations intended to be made on the road from the railway station to the chateau, and for which the municipality had voted a conaiderable sum of money, are countermanded. The Pays, which yesterday announced as "latest news" that the visit of the King of Holland was postponed, now says under the same heading, and, of course, with equal authority, that no change has been made in his Majesty's arrangements. All the government journals contain paragraphs affirming that corn is cheaper in all the great producing countries, and that the price of bread in Paris—now lfr. the 41b. loaf—cannot fail to be reduced very soon. The Marseilles journals state that the case of the King of Italy e. the King of Naples, which was set down to be heard on October 19, stands over till the end of the month to suit the convenience of M. Berryer, who is retained for Francis 11.  The news of the death of Princess Marie do &Inas is contradicted ; she had a severe attack of brain fever, but is now quite recovered, and is expected at Baden, from Wiesbaden. There is a batch of news from Madagascar. Queen Ranavolo died on Aug. 18, and Priuco Rakoto, her son, was proclaimed iu her stead King of the Oven, under the name of Radatea 11. His cousin and competitor for the throne, Priuco Rambousalem (sic), had. been murdered, and the Queen's old privy councillor R311781111Z, the head of tho Malgache party, had been got rid of iu the liko way. The new sovereign is reported by French 'correspondents to be very favourably disposed towards France. The Mouiteur de I'lle de la Reunion gives credit to a report that he has solicited the protection of the Emperor Napoleon. Several French merchants established at Tamatave have gone to Emyrue, where the king resides.  Tho French Amlemy proposes to givo a special prise of 3,000 fr. for the best essay on the following subject :—" The necessity of conciliating, in the critical history of literature, the improved sentiment of taste and the principles of tradition with the learned researches sod historic intelligence of the genius of different ',copies."  The Italian Opera at Paris opened on Friday night hat with Cimarosa's Vafrsrnosio Segreto, and with the lame cast aa that of bat year, wiz-, Mmes. ream, Allaadi and Battu. Salad was the tenor, with Radial and Zucchini.  M. Goddard, the aeronaut attached to the France. Said army during the campaign of MS, made au ascent at Florence the other day in the balloon which he used for field service. It is vary simple, the requisites casuist* simply of an iron stove (like those used in Germany, only having no pipe), which might be carried on one mule the balloon itself (apparently of linen) packed in the ear would not overload a second. To fill these about half a load of straw was consumed, and in half an hour the ie. Elation was complete. The scene when the balloon roes was very amusing, the Italians clapping their hands like children, and uttering little truisms with pleasing simplicity. "Ah ! now it is round !" " The rope's cut ; it will mount on high !" " Ah, bravo! As it ascends it seems to grew km!" M. Goddard descended in safety near Fiesole. In Friday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies at Vienna, the Minister of State, M. de Schinerliog, entered into a statement respecting the unsatisfactory results of some of the colleges of the Jesuit. in certain parts of Austria, and concluded, amidst loud cheers from the lefts by stating that for the future the exceptional favours awarded to those institutions would be 'Wished, and that they would be subjected to the rules applied to other religious corporations.