The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. TURIDAY Burro.
The article of the Pays is reproduced by the
ConstiWaiownel, and the general belief is that it
was written in M. Drouyn de Lhuys' office. It
undoubtedly had some effect on the Bonne, not so
much, however, as the rise reported by telegraph
—of iin Consols. There was great animation at
the commencement of business, but the highest

prices of the day were not sustained, and lieut.
left off with a rise of but 15c. The anodyne argu-
ments of the Pays are not, therefore, thought at the
Bourse to afford any security that the danger of a
conflagration is over. Indeed, that journal itself,
while denying that the situation points to war,
does not renounce the expectation of an " honour-
able solution," which it professes to think
the understanding between the three powers
is "amply sufficient" to effect. But this
is hoping against hope, because the almost
universal opinion of the world is that
within a few days Russia will meet the diplomatic
intervention by an answer which, if not a direct I
negative, will be wholly evasive and unsatisfactory.
What is to be done then 1 The hopes of • settle.
meat which were based for a moment upon Baron
de Seetesch's departure for St. Petersburg have
vanished. He has no mission such as the famous
one in the time of the Crimean war, but has gone
on private business connected with the approaching
marriage of his daughter with Count de Moltke.

The France reports as from a credible source
that on the 19th the Czar held a privy council at
Tsarkoe-Selo, which was attended by all the
princes of the imperial family, the members of the
plenum, and the ministers, and that Poland was
the subject of discussion. The simultaneous pre-
sentation of the three notes (a fact at one time de-
nied, but now certain) produced a great sensation
at St. Petersburg, and, I think it safe to add, gave
great offence,
BuUier's Correspondence says of the Pays' article:
—" Although it exercised a certain influence in the
financial world, there is, in fact, no material
change in the situation ; there is an article the
more, and that is all. How many similar articles
have we known to be forgotten in 14 hours !"
The Emperor reviewed the Imperial Guard this
afternoon on the Longchamp race-course. He was
attended by a numerous staff, among whom were
remarked the military attachlis of the Russian,
Prussian, Austrian, and English embassies. This
is said to be the first time that they have been all
seen together at a review. I have not heard that
any demonstration bearing on the present state of
Europe took place : there was a vague expectation
of something of the kind, but probably it was un-
warranted.

The Pays says :—" The Moniteur is silent this
morning upon Anglo-American akin, and is thus
much nearer the truth than when il spoke rater-

day of growing agi

in London.* This not*

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oonbrms my own observation, that for the list two
or three days there has beeu a systematic attempt
here to exaggerate the disputes between England
and the United States, and to attribute to them
the fall at the Bourse, which was in reality owing
to the affairs of Poland.

The staff of clerks to be sent out to Mexico to
collect the revenue of that country is now seism-
bled in Paris. They are to have an interview with
M. Fould to-morrow. Each man gets an outfit
of 3,000 fr., and is to have 25fr. a day for extra
expenses, besides double his present salary. These
advantages will make the occupation highly popu-
lar with the employes. However, the proverb "first
catch your hare " must not be forgotten. Nobody
now believes that the siege of Puebla was begun on
March 16.

THE "STRIKE' AMONGST THE PRESTON