Our Paris correspondent forwards some curious reports touching the military
proceedings of the Papal Court.
"Paris, Thursday evening.
"I hear on positive authority that General de Lamoriciare is expected tonight or tomorrow morning in Paris; he comes here to complete the &at major of the Papal Army, in which are already enlisted a large number of ret.ired officers belonging to the Orleanist and Legitimist parties. These proceedings, I am assured, are, if not approved, at least permitted by the French Government, whose attitude under the present circumstances shall be neutral.
"I have not the slightest doubt that, immediately after the departure of the French troops from Rome, which is not likely to take place before the Papal Army is organized, aggressive steps will be taken to recover the Ro- magna. I need not say that the officers who intend to take service in the Papal Army beg and obtain the necessary authorizations from the French Government. The only restriction provided for is that they engage to retire from the service in case of a rupture between the two States. "The recent advices from Madrid announce that Ortega has suffered capital punishment. It is said that he has named in connexion with the conspiracy a great number of officials and dignitaries of high rank. "1 omitted to mention last week, that the issue of the shares of the Pam- peluna railway had been successfully concluded. A sum largely superior to the amount required has been subscribed. The Portuguese railway scheme is also introduced, and subscriptions come in fairly."
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