The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-29 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

MISSION.

GENERAL
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PARIS, WIDIESDAT EVINING.

The Constitutions*, undertakes to eliminate the
truth from the very conflicting accounts that have
been circulated on the interesting subject of General
Canrobert's mission to Stockholm. Although the repu-
tation for accuracy of all the French Government jour-
nals buboes grievously shaken by frequent repudia-
tions by the Momiteur, and by repeated declarations
that the Mositur alone is the only official organ, it
is not the less certain that the Government dues
often nes the newspapers as instruments to promul-
gate political revelations. In the present instance, I
have little doubt that M. Amedde de Cessna, the
author of the article, speaks from good information,
although he professes only to give conclusions which
he has arrived at by a poems of reasoning. After
the common form preface to a eemi-oflicial article—
"We have neither the intention nor the means of
teeing the veil which covers diplomatic secrets," he
proceeds to say that the real object of General Can-
robert's mission suet be obvious to every reflecting
mind. It has been pretended that the General was
bringing back in the folds of his cloak a treaty of
alliance offensive and defensive with Sweden. Those
who go so fast probably do not know what an
offensive and defensive treaty is, and they are
certainly ignorant of what are its obligations and
immediate eocsequenose. The object of inch a
treaty is fighting, not at any future time, not
even a month hence, but immediately. When two
governments sign a treaty of this sort they
Lave not only decided to march side by side
against a common enemy, but they are
ready to take the field the next day. Now,
we have arrived at • time of the year when military
operations are at an end, instead of being about to
commence. We are separated some four months from
the period when, unless peace should be made in the
interval, the belligerent parties will recommence the
struggle with renewed energy. To what end
should the French government just now make •
treaty effusive and defensive with Sweden P If by
the obstinacy of Rusk the war should be prolonged,
such a treaty will doubtless one day be made. But
one must be very ignorant of the habits of diplomacy
to suppose that either France or Sweden could ever
, have thought of entering into such precise engage-
, nests u gush a treaty would infer, in the mere anti-
, cipation of events which possibly may not be realised.
Sweden then cannot have signed a treaty of alit-
' anon offensive and defensive with the Western
Powers, for the excellent reason that a government

never does sign snob a treaty but on the morning of
the day when its army is about to march. But, on
the other band, those who pretend that the Extraor-
dinary Ambassador of Napoleon 111. merely left
Paris on a visit of courtesy, with the single object of
carrying a decoration to the King of Sweden, are
very far short of the truth. • • • General Can.
rollert's minion had some o: her object, and in that,
whatever it may have been, he has succeeded beyond
all the hopes of the Western Powers. We believe
that the happy effects of this success will soon be
made manifest to Europe. Should the war continue
dA the spring there is no doubt that the Western
Powers will enlarge their sphere of action, and will
&pat their energies more effectually to the quarter
of the Baltic sea in which heretofore the allied fleets
have merely toads some essay of their strength. It
Ito twofers Quite simple and natural that in this view
they should be taking mesons to augment the num.
bee of thole Oise, sad should have thought of

Sweden. It is an enormous fact that the basis d
such an alliance is now established, and moreover th,
success obtained by General, Canrobert at the Court
of Sweden is the more precious that it has es,
mired a like success at the Court of Denmark.

In the course of the above article, the Comfits.
tionnel, after stating that in its own opinion the con-
tinuation of the war is more probable than the en.
elusion of a peace, says it is nevertheless bound to
observe that at the present moment the King of
Prussia is offeesetuement making considerable efforts
to find means to reopen negotiations. Whatever
may have been said to the contrary, the King is per.
sonny using his influence with his sister, the Curl
mother, and she is endeavouring to persuade *
son to give to Europe the guarantees demands‘
It is also most certain, in spite of the contradiction
of the Prussian Correspondence, that the Count
Munster is actively interfering by order of his Soso;
reign in all these attempts. The Constitutionnek
while expressing great doubts whether the Musco-
vite party at St. Petersburg is not yet too strong to
yield to reason, thinks it impossible to pass over ac
unworthy of notice the active and serious steps now
taking by parties of so much influence to bring about
a pekoe. If anything is to come of Count Manaterk
mission, something must soon be known on the sub-
ject, for it is announced that the Prussian ambassador
to the Court of the Tuileries is expected is Paris to-
day from Berlin, where he has waited some time
expressly to know the result of Count Munster's ex.:.
artioas.

The Bourse has been firmer than yesterday.
Rents roes 13c. for money, and 30c. for account. At
good deal of business wu done in Credit Mobility,
which improved 10fr. Most of the railways it%
about 2fr. 50c. higher, but Lyons and Mediterranter
fell 10fr.

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Marshal Prince Jerome has recovered from his.
slight indisposition, and yesterday evening he ps4.
a visit to the King of Sardinia in the Tuileries.
I learn that the prosecution against M. Alex. Du..
mas has been withdrawn. Whether as the result of-
conditions made with him or not I do not know, kV
the fact is, he declared to-clay to some literary mei
that he would not write any more in the Mousquisirs,
that he intends to remain in Paris but a very .be
time, in order to bring out two dramas (one at tie-
Vaudeville and the other at the Porte St. Martin),
and to superintend the publication of a new editios
of all his works in 300 volumes, and then to travel ,
for several years, visiting China before he meg
home.