The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY "EVENING, MAY 26, 1862.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE

(aXITTZIes TIMMLAIL)
FRANCE.
PARIS, MAT 25, Evialmo. •

The Petrie of this evening, In an article upon
the expedition to Mexico, replies to the reproach
that France ha not carried out the London con-
vention in the following terms :

"We may throw back this accusation. Spain
violated the convention in taking Vera Crus without
waiting for her allies, and th, result showed that she
forgot all the duties of an alliance loyally con-
tracted. What would the Spanish government
have said if Prance had withdrawn when Prim
violated the convention of London I It is Prim
who has failed in the duties of the convention but
Spain draws back, and Franco remains. That
which afflicts us is, that the alliance with Spain can
be broken by the mere rashness of a general with-
out the consent of the government of the Queen
that a decision of such gravity could have been
taken without the cabinet of Madrid having been
ounaultal upon it, and without its discussing an
action which it, bad not authorised."

ThotEptrie . eau understand that the government
might modify its policy but will never comprehend
that a general con mehdrair with hie troops without
the order al h government. •In France, a growl'
who behaved thus would have to answer for hid eon
duet to a court-martial. No one can take any Other
*low of the question.
The Patric asks, what would have been said if
General Montauban had acted in this manner in.
China.

The Paivis is happy to be able to confirm the
reported dissatisfaction of the Spanish troops. The
Ipsnish journals boast of the Independence of
Prim in not being willing to follow a policy which
was not his, as if France had desired to draw Spain
ipto s line of policy which was not hers, for Spain has
♦ greater interest than France in bringing the expedi-
tion to a prosperous termination. France in the be-
ginning left the direction of the enterprise to Spain.
TheZmperorsentreinforcements and asatimedamore
personal attitude when he learnt by the departure
of the Spanish fleet and other symptoms that Prim
was following a different policy to that of the con-
vention of London.

The English government has not shown itself
better ally than Spain. France had R right to
expect more from its co-operation, yet England de-
clared from the ning that she would not go
turther than Veracruz

The Patric concludes :—" We hope that our
soldiers will soon return with honour, after having II
rendered a service to civilisation. They will have
had the glory of avenging wrongs and of having
fought single-handed for the gravely-compromised
interests of the European powers."

ITALY.

TURIN, MAT 91, Evantc.

The rumours in circulation to-day on the Bourse
nt Paris of the resignation of Rattarsi are com-
pletely false. The Minister of War has thanked
Cl'ensral Dusando, commanding the second military
department, for the conduct of the troops during
the scent events. In allusion to the bitter words
of Garibaldi, the minister aays_that his later letters
willows(' the reproaches contained in the former
ones to be forgotten.

SPAIN.

ILWILID. NAT S. Emma.

It is stated that General Prim will be authorised
to return to Idexice as Ambassador from Spain.
He will be instructed to present his credentials
only to the constituted power, and not to Presideut
Juarez. . _

ELECTORAL RENE.
CASSEL, MAY 24, EVINING.
In yesterday's sitting the Council of Ministers re-
solved upon the re-eetabliahment of the constitution
and electoral law of 1831. The reports of a modi-
fication in the cabinet are as yet unfounded.

FILLNBFORT-ON-TRFALUNE, MAT 24.
An extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet
took place to-day, at which the Austro-Prneeian
proposition of the Bth of March, relative to the re-
establishment of the constitution of 1831 in Hesse
Cassel, wAs adopted.
The representative of Hesse announced that the
Electoral government would comply with the reso-
lution of the Diet under reserve.