The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

=PRESS FROM PARIS.

(MOW ovl OWN

PARIS, Bvinxty Eruader
It is curious that the Emperor's speech, delivered
it the 'Patois de l'lndustrie, on Nov. Id, 'irtich wets
landed as scarcely any sovereign's dimmer's has a►erg
been before, and which was especially praised for!
that "frankness" and "unmistakeable clearnesel
which pat to shame the ordinary tortuous language
of diplomacy, has, Within the last fortnight, beep
more canvassed as to its true meaning than probably
say stem paper that was ever put forth to -puzzle;
the world. If t'he object of the Emperor wee'
really to avoid ambiguity, it 4s now officially admitted'
that he was not suecenifill, for Count Walewski'
circular states that the speech, although it naturally
produced a deep impression, has not everywhere been
understood in the mate seem, and has been inter-
preted in " divers manners." This speech, delivered
with a force of tone and a clearness of accentuation
which was calculated to sow despair in the heart of
every would-be Demosthenes who heard it, was cer-
tainly understood by those who made the glass roof
of the Palace ring with their cheers, as a bold inti-
mation to Germany that if she did not at once
make up her mind to make common cause with the
Western Powers, she would soon find oat her mis-
take—" L'indsferance sat un nunscais mina di le
si-
lsnee sine etrenr." ' The semi-official writers, how-
ever (French and Belgian) who, on the condition of
submitting to be repudiated when necessary, are em-
ployed to disseminate the ideas which the French go-
vernment may wish to be circulated for the moment,
hastened to say that the Emperor's words did not
imply either a solicitation or ammo@ to the German
powers; that they were, in fact, nothing else but a
piece of disinterested good advice, and that, whether
the advice were followed or not, the relations of
Frame towards them would remain precisely the
same as heretofore. The circular just come to fight
shows that Mr. " Y," of the Independence Bilge, and
his fellow:labourers in the Conadutionnel and the
Petrie, were rightly instructed. M. Walewski states
that nothing in the world wss meant by the Em-
peror's speech, except to ask the neutral states their
,opinion about the merits of the quarrel, and
thus to " pay homage to the iseportanoe and
eflascity of the part that the neutral powers
;have" to play." Now if this. be really all
that was meant, if there were really nothing com-
municatory in the Emperor Napoleon's asseveration,
that " indifference was a bad calculation," it is already

pretty plain that he has been outing his pearls of
good advice before swine. The King of Prussia has
already told him that he may keep his advice to
himself. And if any of the minor German Powers
shall think it expedient to give us the benefit of
their much-solicited opinion, their friendship for
Russia will moult no feather so long as it is perfectly
understood that their opinion does not commit them
to take any active step to help the Allies in fighting
out their quarrel.
This day, the 2nd of December, die anniversary of
,the coup crew*, has passed over without any of those
commemorations which were expected. There has
been ao prooessioial entry into Paris of the Imperial
Guard, returned from the Crimea. Some say the
reason is that unexpected delays have occurred in the
!progress of the troops on their march from Marseilles.
The Presse, not inappropriately, celebrated the day
by reprinting in its leading column, the boasted
treaty with Austria, signed by the French
and English ministers on this day last year.
underlining the passages which say that in case pesos
should not have been made in the coursed[ the then pre-
sent year (NM), the Emperor of Austria would deli-
berate without delay with the Emperor of the French
and the Queen of• England as to efficacious MO RS for
enforcing the object of the alliance, and asking, what
result has this treaty produced.
The Coact de Hatafeld, the Prussian plenipoten-
tiary has arrived in Paris from Berlin after a short
absence. It is rumoured that Count Walewski has
already asked him for explanations touching the King
of Prusehis speech.

SPAIN.

SATURDAY.

The Cortes yesterday ordered that the basis of the
constitution of the Connell of State should be
drawn up.
It was announced that the Trhdany's Cabeeillas
would very speedily return to France.

. . .
The sale of the national property is very actively
going on.

The payment of the next half-yearly dividend is
assured.

Oa Saturday evening, a drama, entitled Jam
Byre, ud founded %pea the osiebrated gavel of that new,
I was performed with great success at the Theatre du Vaude-
ville. Brussels. It will be remembered that that city was
the setae of the last romans written by tha lamented
authoress.

The Lyons journals speak of a spectacle at ease
stapler awl tosebieg. Bight outobaaded &MUM from
the Crises have hes. sees walking is the greets, la
twee hoagies together by the eely era whisk I. left
show