The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-01 00:00:00

GREECE

Letters from Athens announce that negotiations
have commenced in that city between the repre-
sentatives of France, Russia, England, and Greece
with a view to the settlement of the debts of 1824
and 1825.

(RECTER'S TTLZGRAIL)
SPAIN.
Ii&DRID, Accrsr 3L

The Opposition journals assert that Senores Sal-
verria and Canvas have resigned. All these
rumours are at present, however, unfounded.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom on OWN COILRENPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY Enmmo.

But a very small portion of the Paris press be-
lieves that anything good can come out of the
English government. Nearly all papers printed
here are imbued with the very French idea that
people let alone will go right, but that governments
are sordid and without faith. This difference be-
tween the people and the government is maintained
when France talks of nations enjoying the greatest
constitutional liberty, and men who are free at any
moment to overthrow one cabinet and choose
another. The Opinion Natio/tate, the evening
democratic organ, has always been one of the
heartiest abusers of English ministers, and one of
the most ardent admirers of the English people.
Now that matters look threatening to the North
this journal looks upon it as an unhappy prejudice
that people on both sides of the Channel should
agree in representing France and England as irre-
concilable enemies ; that their antagonism is with-
out remedy, and that one must fall in order that
the other may rise. However, no two people are
more interested in keeping the peace and marching
together. France and England both seek the
triumph of liberal ideas, and questions of but secon-
dary importance separate them. The more closely
the respective position is examined the more clearly
does it appear that the union of the two nations
is a pledge of peace to Europe. When they sulk,
when each one retires to his tent, leaving the field
open for others to act, they betray themselves and
others. It is then that reactionary governments
assume importance, and acts are committed which
the Western alliance might have prevented. Eng-
lish statesmen, we are told, have been singularly
short-sighted of late. We shall see the reason why.
They have been influenced by unjust distrust and a
blind fear. They actually were afraid to join
France in a European war for fear Napoleon HI.
should seize the opportunity of getting back the
Prussian and other provinces which were for a time
incorporated with this country. Rather than give
France this chance the English cabinet said perish
Poland ! perish Denmark ! perish Scandinavia!
perish all the liberties of Germany ! " Lords Pal-
merston and Russell, regenerated by the doctrines
of 'B9, have passed through the barbarous
period of wars and conquests. Do they really
believe that unfaithful to our great revolu-
tionary traditions we dream, like William of Nor-
mandy,of the conquest of England 1" One can hardly
imagine such trash being served out seriously to
the public. The Opinion Natwnai, however, gets
periodical has of nightmare, and sees Russia direct-
ing the Holy Alliance against France. The article
of which I have given you a alight sketch is meant
as au appeal to the English people, who are treated
to a list of all the disasters which the rapid avran-
disement of Russia will inflict upon their com-
merce.

It appears that Latour and Andouy will plead in
Cessation. A remark made by the Procnretir-136-
n6ral, when alluding to the latter prisoner, has at-
tracted a good deal of attention. Evidently uncer-
tain as to Audouy's participation in the crime,
Lion Duprti said, " It is certain that this man has
had something to do with the murder, either as an
eyewitness, as a confident, or an accomplice ; he
will not speak ; it is for you, gentlemen of the jury,
to make him speak, and you have the means at
your disposal." The means, of course, were a ver-
dict of guilty, which might cause Audony to make
revelations. This manner of condemning a man to
know if he be guilty is perhaps unique in criminal
procedure.