The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

VISIT OF THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN
TO LONDON.
vim 001 OWN C011N8POIDINT.)
PARIS, FINNAN ESTNINO.
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The latest semi-official news of Archduke Maxi-
milian is contained in the following paragraph of
the Pays :
The Emperor and the Archduke Maximilian, with their
suite, returned to the Tuileries at 5 yesterday evening,
altar a capital day's shooting in the Versailles woods.
Their imperial highnesses were to have accompanied their
Majesties to the Opera ; but the party was given up in con-
sequence of the death of the King of Bavaria. To•morrow
(Saturday) the archduke and archduchess leave Paris
for London, where, as has been already stated, the arch-
duchess will take leave of her father, King Leopold,
and the archduke will pay a visit to Queen
Victoria. After a short stay in London their
royal highnesses will go to Vienna to take leave
of the Emperor Francis Joseph ; and thence to Mira.
mar, where they will receive the deputation which is
to confer on the archduke the title of Emperor of Mexico.
The day of their embarkation at Trieste is not yet fixed;
but it is thought that it will not ha later than the end of
this month. Their royal highnesses will embark on the
Austrian frigate Novara, which will take them to Civita
Vecchia. They will pay a visit to the Pope, and the new
Emperor will settle the clerical question in Mexico with
his Holiness. After this the Novara will proceed direct
from Civita Vecchia to Vera Crux. The ships destinal to
form an escort of honour for the Emperor Maximilian
are not yet designated. We believe ourselves able to
state that the archduke is entirely in accord with
the Emperor Napoleon on all points of the Mexican
question, and that he his accepted the crown without any
reserve.

It will be observed that the above statement con-
veys a contradiction of the news of the Patne, that
the archduke was going out in the French frigate
Thends, instead of the Austrian frigate Novara.
The Moniteur says that there is not the slightest
foundation for the announcement of the France
that General Bazaine was coming home ; and another
journal says it has been agreed with the archduke
that a French army is to remain in Mexico for
four years. Under these circumstances, and if it
be true that he has got his loan of 2J0,000,000fr.,
the adventurous scion of the house of Hapsburgh
may possibly throne it in Mexico, and find things
run quite smoothly for a good while to come.
The Pays says it has "serious reasons " for be-
lieving that the death of the King of Bavaria will
not cause any change in the political situation of
Germany ; and that the young King, Louis 11.,
will leave the conduct of affairs in the hands of his
father's confidential councillors, Messrs. de Schrenk
and Pfordteu.

M. Alex. Dams•, writing to the Pivsse from
Civita Vecchia about the conflict at Rome between
French and Papal soldiers, which the Moniteur
coolly describes as of " no consequence," states that
on one day (March 2) the French had 17 men
wounded, and the pontificals 25 wounded and 5
killed. He says, moreover, there are now so many
murders in Rome that nobody, unless pressed by
urgent business, ever thinks of stirring out after 8
in the evening.
The Bourse was very undecided, and Rents
closed heavily at yesterday's price. Mobilier fell
Mr. The money article of the Presae says :—" The
situation of the Bank is not considered good by the
financial world. The amount of bullion is not so
large as was expected, and we hear that • large
sum has been drawn out this morning. The Bank
has no thought of lowering its discount."