The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(711,011 OUR OWN

PARIS, THURSDAY Eviamta.

I have not the least doubt that since the Patric
launched its announcement last night, that there
was to be a mediation by France and England in
1 the affairs of the United States, the telegraph has
flashed a good many communications from London
showing the disinclination of the British cabinet to
be dragged into any such wild and dangerous pro-
ject. The Pays to-night throws eold water upon
its fellow-labourer's nows in the following very em-
brangled paragraph :

It might be thought, from the Patrie's statement, that
conferences (pour porters) have already taken place between
the two governments of France and Eogland, in order to
set on foot diplomatic negotiations, with a view to the
pacification of North and South America. There is, how-
ever, nothing of the kind, and we believe that we may
confidently atfirm that the Patrie has gone much too far in
giving toe wish formed by public opinion the character, in
some sort, of a diplomatic fact. The Paerie's intention is
assuredly highly praiseworthy in itself, but we must not
mistake the real ituportanoe of its assertions. There are no
negotiations on foot in the sense indicated by that journal,
and up to the present time all is confined (tout se borne)
to manifestations of the European press in favour of the
pacification so much desired between the two fractions of
the great American republic.
You will observe that the last sentence of the
above paragraph is self-contradictory. " Mani-
festations of the press " are not negotiations at all ;
and yet the Pays admits, in the same breath, that
there are " negotiations," though not those of the
particular kind inferred by the Patric.
It is plain that French diplomacy has experienced
a cheek within the last twenty-four hours. The
Prairie, instead of honestly acknowledging the error
into which it was led yesterday, speaks paren-
thetically of its own positive announcement, as
"rumours which attribute to the French mid
English governmentstbe project of mediation." The
Opiftiol. Na 44.4448, which probably only Jumovva yes-
terday's news, states positively that Count de Per-
aigny has gone to England to "accelerate nego-
tiations for mediation," and the Prase says that the
mission of that minister to Landon is "exclusively
political."

There is ominous silence about Mexico in the
semi-official journals. They abstain from repro-
ducing the latest despatches viL London. All the
Pattie says is that the notorious Santa Anna has
declared for France. The Temps, in a vigorous
article, calls public attention to the fact that
France has " embarked in a new war." And
whereas the three former wars of the present
empire—those in the Crimea, Italy, and Cochin
China—were undertaken for intelligible, and to a
great extent popular, objects, the "reasons for
the present war are obscure" and command little
sympathy from the people. As far as the Temps
can understand it the war in Mexico is Quixotic,
undertaken for propagandist purposes, according
to revolutionary traditions. It is the commence-
went of a new foreign policy of France, a
' policy of universal philanthropby, a policy
of setting wrongs to rights all over the world, and
it doubts whether the finances of France are
sufficient to pay for the glory of universal inter-
vention.

The Bourse has again been heavy. Rente fell

10c. both for cash and account, closing at 68fr.70r,
and 68fr. 75c. Mobilier, the only security that
improved, rose 9fr. 60c. The Italian Loan fell
150. Railways declined more than they have done