The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom ova own

PARIS, SUNDAY Evainso.
It is worthy of remark that while in certain
quarters hopes are entertained that Prussia, yield-
ing tardily to good advice), may play a useful part
as a mediator between the three powers and Russia,
the Moniteur (of this day, Aug. 2) gives insertion
to a correspondence pointedly contradicting this
view, and speaking of Prussia in most severe terms.
This correspondence, dated Weimar, July 24,
quotes for reproduction in the Moniteur an article
of the Deutschland, which, after speaking with
high praise of Austria, goes on as follows :

When we turn our eyes toward. Prussia, the anti-German
and anti-national policy followed by an egotistical govern-
ment fills us with the most melancholy forebodings. How
much good might not Prussia have done if she had striven
in concert with her German neighbours to exercise a salu-
tary pressure upon Russia, instead of giving her a moral
rapport by equivocal inaction! The influence of Prowls as
one of the partitioning powers could not have failed to have

produced desirable modifications in the conduct of Burin
towards the Poles. But now, on the contrary, we find
Prussia diverging farther and farther from the path traced
out for her by nature and MOOD, and seeking her safety In
the sterile and dangerous friendship of Russia, while we are
unwillingly involved in the dangers of this Line policy.
But what could we expect from the foreign policy of a
government which has so cruelly deceived those hopes and
desires which the entire German nation so reasonably enter-
tained

The France, notwithstanding its pacific tenden-
cies, notices the insertion of the above article in
the Moniteur sea fact " the importance of which
does not require to be pointed out."
We read in the Opinion Nationale, the leading
war journal :
Ws reproduce, in the hope that it will be contradicted,
the following news put in circulation by the independence
Beige:—" It is reported that the Duke de Moray has non.
gratulated 11. de Clirardio of the Presee on the talent with
which be has maintained his thesis (that there ought to be
no war) on the Polish question."

The France continues to deny—this time by im-
plication—the persistent assertions that the Em-
peror was going to a naval review at Cherbourg.
The statement was that the Emperor was to go to
Cherbourg after the Pin races, which take place
before the 15th of August, and that with a view
to his Majesty's presenoe, Admiral Penaud had
been appointed to command the iron-clad fleet. The
Prunes now says that the true state of things is this :
The temporary command of the ships now at Cher-
bourg for the purpose of being tried devolves upon the
maritime prefect After certain trials now in pro-
gress shall have been terminated, the vessels ap-
proved of will be formed into a squadron of evolu-
tions under the command of a rear-admiral. It is
then that Vice-Admiral Penaud will go down as an
inspecting officer to make his report to the Minister
of Marine ; but his inspection will not commence
till the end of August or the beginning of Septem-
ber. The inference intended to be drawn from
these statements is that there is no foundation in
anything going on at Cherbourg to countenance
rumours of war.

The Emperor is expected at St. Cloud from
Vichy on Wednesday, August 5.