The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENDM.

I find now much confirmation of the opinion
which I unhesitatingly expressed from the first,
and have persisted in, notwithstanding the hardy
asseverations of La France, that the Archduke
Maximilian will not be allowed to be an accomplice
of the French game in Mexico. I read to-night in
the Patrie :
Private correspondence from Vienna gives rs to under-
stand that the Austrian cabinet is far from receiving a ith
satisfaction the news of the election of the Archduke
Maximilian to the throne of Mexico. Most of the
Vienna journals expressed themselves on the very
day when this unexpected news became known in
terms which would have rendered the reproduction of their
articles in France rather hazardous.—[Note this curious
admission, that while the much telegraphed France was
affirming that the archduke hat accepted and that England
would recognise the new throne, the Vienna journals were
writing against the juggle in terms which the Paris press dares
not quote']—There wu a mixture of anger and irony in
these articles quite at variance with the ordinary modera-
tion of the Austrian press. Now, these journals have be-
come milder in form, but in substance their opposition re-
main,' the same The Vienn► Preaae says that
the acceptance of the archduke would be a fatal mistake,
since it would make Austria dependent upon France.

Mgr. Labastide, the Archbishop of Mexico, and
one of the triumvirate, had a long interview with
the Emperor to-day at St. Cloud.

The DThats publishes another of those long com-
munications about Russia and Austria which it
seems to have the peculiar good fortune of alone
receiving among the whole of the Paris press, but
which rumour declares to emanate from one of the
northern embassies at Paris. The date of the
present information is the 9th, and the missive
purports to come from Vienna. Its object is to,
announce a new combination emanating from
Austrian statesmen of consideration for the set-
tlement of the Polish question. After two long
columns of preliminary explanations, the Debuts
states the proposed plan in these terms :
The Austrian statesmen have inquired if it was not pos-
sible for the patties concerari to reassure each other reci-
procally by preliminary engagements contacted by an ex-
change of despatches. They are convinced that this may
be done, and that by those means a satisfactory conclusion
may be arrived at. Thin is the manner of proceeding
which they think should be followed :—" Russia would ad
dress to France, England, and Austria a fresh note, in
which she would once more formally declare that she accepts
the six points as the basis of the new organisation which
she proposes to give to her kingdom of Poland ; that her
will in irrevocable, and that she will pot it into execution as
1100114 a the insurrection shall be put down and material
order re-established, or even without waiting for the ter-
mination of the insurrection, as soon as the governments of
France, England, and Austria shall on their side have de-
clued to her that, by her acceptation of the six points and
the execution of the measures which arise from that act,
Russia will have fully satisfied their desires and the rights
of Poland founded upon the treaties. France, England,
sad Austri► would on their side declare in a collective
note, or in separate despatches, that they are convinced of
the sincerity and uprightness of the inactions of Russia ;
that they take note of her acceptation of the six points as
being calculated to serve as a bails fur the future re•organia-
tion of Poland, ►nd that when that re-organisation shall be
properly accomplished, Russia will have responded to their
desires, as she will have given to the rights of Poland a
satisfaction founded upon treaties. After those prelimina-
ries, the Russian government would flidnoise Poland im-
mediately and in conformity with her engagements ; if the
interpretation of some of the six points gave rise to dame.
ties, the five great poems would immediately assemble in
a conference to decide on them; and, when the work was
terminated, it would be communicated to those powers
which signed the final act of the Congress at Vilma." The
authors of this project are convinced that the insurrection
would be quelled as soon as Poland was informed of tan defi-
nitive declaration of the pawers. Whatever may be the
we, the combination is making its way at widow, and we