The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PAIII4 FELDAY EVINING.

There is perhaps, when rationally considered, not
much to lay hold of in the Emperor's speech to the
new Russian ambassador, M. de Budberg. I should
have thought that the complimentary expressions
it contains were merely of course. Some of the
French papers, however, see in it something more.
The France says, " the profoundly sympathetic
terms of this speech will be remarked." The Temps
is struck by its " significant cordiality ;" and the
Opinion Nationale observes that it establishes " the
maintenance, and perhaps the progress between the
two governments of an understanding the import-
ance of which in the view of the eventualities
of the Eastern question will be readily under-
stood."

In connexion with the latter idea, the Opinion
Nationale observes that there is at present a great
" tension " in the diplomatic relations between
Russia and Turkey. The following paragraph ap-
pears in the Wanderer of Constantinople :

I know from a good source thee theCar'sambsesadm, Prince
Labenoff, lately said, in a diplomatic circle, " My situation
here is intolerable, and I must leave Constantinople ; un-
less the Turks become reasonable we shall be obliged to
send them another Mentehikoff." The threat (adds the cor-
respondent) has already been put in execution. Prince
Labaooff had his audience of leave with the Sultan on Se-
turday, and has gone away, under the pretext of a rotor,
for some months But the way in which he bade adieu to
the Legation sod general personal friends leads to the sup-
position that be lute little hope of seeing Coottaotioople
again in the spring.
We read in the Pease :

Yesterday morning the Masts announced that the Senate
and Corps Legislatif were °amok( 1 for January 10; in the
evening the France said the 12th was the day fixed. Which
of these journals is the most correctly informed! Would
it not be more ample to wait for the Moniker ? What is
the use of attempting to anticipate fonts by oonjrctures ?
The Constitutionnel is very angry at the assump-
tion of a London journal that the Greeks dislike
Roman catholics more than protestants, and that
the religion of King Ferdinand of Portugal may
therefore render him ineligible in their eyes. For
the second time it denies that there is any truth in
the assertion, and asks with a confident air " Why
should the Greeks detest a religion which is that
of a part of their fellow citizens I" Now this
question can be answered. There are a great many
reasons for the opinion which the Constintionnet
would contradict, and which I believe to be, in the
main, correct. The hatred of the Greek church
for the Roman catholics dates from the Crusades.
The mailed champions of Christianity committed
such atrocities in the Eastern churches and con-
vents that one of the Popes stigmatised them as
"worse than barbarian Turks." The bad treat-
ment of Greeks by catholics, whenever and where-
ever the latter were predominant, very nearly pro-
duced a fusion, at one time, between the Greeks
and the Lutherans. To this day members of the
Greek church who live in Venice and Rome are ex-
posed to a variety of petty persecutions. In the
Holy City a dead Greek is buried furtively in the
night, like a malefactor.
The Bourse was at first disposed to construe the
Bank of France returns favourably, but in the
course of the day opinions on the subject seemed to
undergo a change. At all events, the Route, after
rising to 70fr. 750., became heavy, and it closed at
70fr. 450. for cash, and 70fr. 60c. for account, with
a fall in each dace of Sc. Whaler fell 7fr. 500.,
and the Italian Loan 6c. In railways there was
no marked change.
M A. Royer ia superseded in the direction of the
Opera by M. E. Perrin, the director of the Opera
Comique, whom he will replace at the latter
theatre.
M. Veuillot is about to publish a brochure in
reply to the allusions of which he has been the
object in M. Emile Angier's comedy.
The Daily NM. is seized.