The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MON On owl 00111/111PONDITI.)
PARIS. WIDNZSDAT EVINING.

It is certain that the public generally does not
adopt the favourable construction which the Moni-
tear, for inscrutable purposes, thought fit to put
upon the Russian despatches. even at the Bonne,
where, opinions being influenced by wishes, there
is little belief in war, the slight rise of yesterday
was occasioned by the Mexican and not by the Rus-
sian news. To-day the Rente has fallen 20c., and
Mobilier 2fr. 50c. There are but three Paris jour-
nals, the Pays, the Nation, and the France, which
echo the Moniteur, and those three are notoriously
inspired by M. Dronyn de Lhuys or the Russian
embassy. The DlAats says tersely that the prof-
fered negotiation means "waiting," and "waiting"
in the hope of crushing the insurrection without
making any concession. The Skis " will presume,

notwithstanding the meanness of the Motnieur, to
consider M. Gorklakoff's politeness as altogether
derisory." In a second article it says :

As to the treaties which guaranteed Pasts autonomy.
Priam Gortchakoff declares that the Polish insurgents
have allemed Russia on that point. We wen eaderstand
that theory, which is a vary convenient cow Patgagesnents
ere entered into with • adios ; a disinclination is felt to
execute them ; the people are driven into insurrection ; they
are fired on sad all their liberties ere taken from them, and
thus they are told that If they had remained quiet they
would have been left free. Tyreats in all times have, on
this subject. used the same language, sad followed the same
fins of conduct ; it is the A B O of tyranny.

You are aware that the imps and Opinion
Nationals are on the same aide as the &ids and
the Debate ; and, although the Prewe has little
faith in the Polish cause, it goes further than almost
any other journal in deriding Russian promises.
Butthe following extract from Bullier's lithographed
correspondence is to me stronger evidence of a
tolerated opinion in official circles, contrary to the
diplomatic professions of the Moniteur, than any-
thing I have seen in print. This sheet, which
is sent to all the country papers to give the tone
to their leading articles, and which is patronised
by the Minister of the Interior, speaks as follows

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asgiaet Of St. Petersburg 'Wits that the universal revolii.
Alb is the ammo of the bieurrection, and that it will under-
kaki to put dimistiMaallier if the governmeats will check the
former. Russia was sated to show herself liberal aod humane,
' end now she calla upon the other powers of Europe to be
as severe towards her own subjects as she is to Poland.
We are free to admit that these singular declaration, are
put forward with the most perfect courtesy ; but the
question of form Is manifestly quite secondary, and we
cannot believe that Europe will be satisfied with • polite
answer when she expected satisfaction. We know ver►
well that Prince Gortchakoff offers to negotiate,
but •we cannot think it possible to accept the
premises of the cabinet of St. Petersburg as the basis
of negotiation. If Europe were to discuss with Russia
upon tie basses proposed she would ipso feet. asksowledep
that Prince Glortchakoffs allegationa are well &needed, she
would confess that "the revolution" so nudely lugged
into the argument is elope responsible for the ceismities ci
Poland ; that the conduct of Russia US been legal, legiti-
mate, and far-seeing ; that Europe, sot Russia, is in fault ;
and that it is for the intervening cabinets to appear hum-
bly at the her of the court of St. Petenburg to apologise
for the protection which they have accorded to the mimerable
victims of Muscovite tyraasy. It is impossible to gaffer
such an introversion of the parte which the governments
have to play. We believe that the public has been misled
as to the true meaning of the prefatory words which pre-
ceded the publication of the despatches in the Mostiteur,
and, for our own part, we rely with confidence volt the
assurance of the official jeurs•l that " the legitimate sit►
rests of Poland will be assured."
The above extract is pregnant confirmation of a
rumour which I hear, that the soft words of the
Moniteur are a mystification which M. Drouyn de
Lhoya thinks diplomatically desirable to insist
upon, but that they do not indicate the real opinion
of the French government. That the Emperor
hesitates about making war I think probable ; but
he cannot possibly think that the Gortchakoff
despatches bold out any reasonable hope of " du-
rable peace" in Poland.