The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDLY EVININO.
The late dead calm in the political world has been
succeeded by a perfect squalL The anatihasonnel,
far from ettemitting meekly to the lecture and disa-
vowal folded up and sent to its address in the laconic
commonly* of the Moniker, has mounted its great
gun, Dr. Veron, and discharged a broadside into the
Elyse& The main points on which the doctor insists
in this remarkable composition may be brought out
briefly, although every word is well worth weighing
attentively. Since the re-election of the President
on Dec. 20, Dr. Veron has ceased to have any perso-
nal interviews with the President; but in his place
M. Granier de Cassagnao has constantly derived from
conversation with Louis Napoleon the ideas which
regulated his policy, and these were faithfully re-
flected in the articles signed by M. Granier in the
Comeitutionnel. Upon one occasion, notwithstanding
the high source from which these communications
issued, an article was refused. We are lett to inter,
from the outrageous style of throe inserted, the ex-
cesses which must have shocked the indulgent tem-
per of the doctor in this composition. It went
against the stomach of M. eron to pass the
fierce libel against soldiers who had deserved so well
of their country as Generals Changarnier and La-
moriciere ; and the rancorous illiberality of the scan
dalously aggressive articles on Belgium, was repug-
nant to his mild character. But he had not the least
doubt that all of those bitter productions had been
authorised by the head of the state. Such, at least,
was the statement of M. de Cassagnac, who be im-
plicitly believed, notwithstanding the Cbmmuniqué of
the MonsAtur. For the rest, it is now time,
the doctor thinks, to clear up the mystery attending
this official signature, and to find out whether the
notes that are stamped therewith emanate from the
President or from the cabinet. Such is the tenor
of this extraordinary article, of which the following
! is aes.reful translation :

The Monititur of this morning contains a very serious
accusation against the article upon Belgium published
yesterday in the Constitution:lel by M. Granite de Ces-
ssclfsarticle is taxed with infidelity or exaggeration.
This article, moreover, liAd produced at the Bourse yes-
terday a very considerable sensation.
In the presence of these two facts, we cannot permit our-
selves to sustain from giving hers some explanations tojus-
tity in the eyes of the public the insertion in the Co/retie*.
hornet of the two articles upon Belgium by M. Granter de
Caisagnac.
Since the reelection of the Prince-President of the Re-
public, we have not had the honour to approach the head
of the state • Ik. Grassier de Camagnac has merely brought
to us several articles, as being representations of the views
of the Prince-President of the Republic. We thought it
right to refirse insertion to one of those articles • but owing
to a sentiment of respectful conciliation and deference, this
refusal, reluctantly made, rendered us more easy in adrsir-
tiog new articles by M. Grimier de Cassagnac, emanating
from the same source.

—fiats so oaetactesPeeially that we should not bays al-
lowed to be produced In toe columns of tie Conailidiosusof,
because it cited and compromised the name of an honour-
able man, if it had not been &firmed to ul that this feet
and this personal accusation were guaranteed by the word
of the head of the state.

The Ant article of M. Urania de Camagaso upon Bel-
gium seemed to us to have been inspired by a nrvement of
rancour and passion, little justified by the grievances of
which that article made itself the echo. We therefore
begged our colleague to modify the tone of the article, and
to render its argumentation more admissible by the aid of
propriety and moderation.
Whoa M. Ginnie, de Csasagnac read to us his second ar-
' tide, having for its tide, 'On the relations of Belgium with
Frame " we did not, we admit, in the lace of the so positive
afilimailons of oar fellow labourer, put to him this umbra
quantum, " Are you authorised to engage the policy of the
head of the state in matters so eminently grave and deli-
cate Have you previously amazed yourself of his inten-
tion and of his coneenaen I

We doubted for an instant that 11. Orsnier de
Cassagnac upon this occasion as well as upon those which
we have indicated above' was the interpreter of the thoughts
( pesoles) and even of the sentimeats (eentimens) of the
Primo Praideat of the Republic. It would have been to
suspect his veracity, or to suppose him capable of carrying
carelseansin to the extent of Miami of contuleace. We will
add bat one word. It is, that we mill firmly believe, even
after the article of the Mealtime. that M. °Tallier de Cm-
sigithe was oampletely ankh/mined.
It is really neosasary, in fact, once for all, that the public
should have some explanation shoat this scansion% and
anonymous signature, Conuussigui.
Dose comearampal mean that it is the cabinet, the nil-
;n, that qualm ? Or, does this word etwortemieed veil
theh *gesture of the head of the state ? Is is seemary that
this question should be resolved, pooh* genres of the
contradiction given to the ConstiMiliseneel due recerikos by
; the Mess sifter.
We rerpitulate : we her sommtly published IMMIMI gni-
, alas at M. arising de Carew" to the Ira esovisileo that
these articles were seniemiehli to the priey of the bead of
the state. Not having re kelps the Meer of eriborg
with Prince Louis Napoleon orat goessire that ems ea rho
I older of the day, we bred* herd. Ig_tne deresinen at
an Janet:ire poeserseseth to ampsallenalt de Coa-
-1 sager r a drigossed tad sathorieed media rtf renewa-
-1 canoe.
We regret that we lave been restrained by the article
in the Mewatiner to rake this stationer, but we could nut
i allow accusations of the swot seriuue nature to weigh upon
as, aim could we even raga ourselves to remain detenoMess
against the blow of a warning from the ministry of gottenl
polies for the publication of false or incorrect news.
It would be wrong to coselnde from all this that
we awl range or attitude or our language. Oar reason
sausot forget that the Prima Pres.dent is the elect of eight
millions of weeps, that he has saved Ymince, and that he
none or yet ore us from worlient and formidabie revo-
latioas Doctor LOUIS VIMON.

The above article is followed by this paragraph,
signed by M. Grimier de Cassagnac :
It will be remarked that the COMINIMirId ia the llemiteur
In no respect disavows the policy which we think it the in-
terest of the government to pursue with regard to Belgium.
A. OMANI IX pa CASSILONAC.

It seen* Dr. Veron sent his article both to the
Debuts and to the Assernbiee Nationale : but neither
of these journals dared to insert it. What the go-
vernment will now do is variously rumoured. I un-
derstand that a council of ministers has been held
to-day Ala the subject, and that modes of dealing
with it have been suggested. One course would bo
to send a fresh eonanssusiqui to the Monsieur, and the
other to give from the minister of police a fresh
warning to the Oonstitulionnsi. After a smart de-
bate it was decided to employ both remedies at once,
in order that Dr. Veron might experience in his own
person the authority of a communique. If, after the
warping, the Coisstifigionnal should persist in the
course complained of, it would be suspended. If Nt.
de Penligny had been at Paris it is thought that the
Consiiisuitmnel would hardly have dared to con-
front the wrath of the Flys& in so bold an atti-
tude; for the miuiater of the interior has been for
some time past upon very indifferent terms with Ve-
ron, and would not perhaps have scrupled to seise
the occasion to crash him, or at least to injure him
considerably by the suspension of his paper.
An illustrious legitimist has recently visited all
the chief mute of Kemp*, and is now returned to
Pails, where all the world is anxious to hear an
authentic account from so experienced a statesman of
the light in which the French President is held by
the crowned heads of Europe. I am happy to be
able to give you from the best 'Niece the fruit of this
great mans observation ; and I trust that this state-
' ment will go some way to counterpoise a contrary

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representation from the trans-Minute oonespon-
dent of an English newspaper, which I find repro-
' duced and made much of in the Oalignani of this
day. I assert emphatically upon this authority that
the disposition of the European sovereigns
towards Louis Napoleon is without any ex-
oeption decidedly cold. They watch his pro-
i greats with distrust., and no sympathy. lam enabled
rto communicate to you another important fact. The
IFrench President ham communicated to the powers
of Europe the light iu which he regards the treaties
of 1813. Ilis envoys say that although France re-
those treaties as deprived of their moral value
b the various infractions which they have suffered,
the French government nevertheless acknowledges
as binding the territorial settlement of these
treaties; nor does it contemplate any amigo
in the map of Europo. Prussia took advan-
tage of this avowal to procure the reownition
of her sovereign rights in Neufchatel. France
regrets having stirred this question, as she is. perhaps
the only power that could be unfavourably effected
by the restoration of that arrangement. holland,
Belgium, and the littoral maritime powers of Europe,
regard, in the event of a French invasion, the assist-
ance of England as assured. Such are the leading
statements which I have been able to procure from
the above-mentioned source. I may add, that the
sovereigns to whom Baron de Heckereen was accre-
dited were scandalised at the choice made of a cond.
dential envoy; and his short interview with the
Czar was such that he would rather have had no in-
terview at all.

The Moniker has the following:
By a decision of the ?Sinister of Finance, the interest on
treasury bonds is fixed as follows from this day . tor
bonds at from 4 to 5 months' date, 2 per cent. ; tram 6 to 11
months, 21 per cent ; and for 1 year, at 3; per cent. This
reduction in the rate of interest has become necessary in
consequence of the increasing amount of cash in the trea-
sury. This amount is now 94 millions, although the reim-
bursements to the stockholders who have not accepted the
conversion have been all effected.

Dan Miguel's wife is stated to be enceinte.
The following statement, from the Univers, is
worth attention. Like moat articles in that journal,
it must not be understood in the natural sense of
the words used. The hostility of the Univers to
masonic lodges is well known. It has certainly no
authority to speak in the name of Prince Murat
upon this subject. The real object of the article is,
probably, to insinuate that the government is en-
couraging the Murat conspirators :
Our letters from Marseilles state that the reorganisation
of secret societies is actively going on in the departments
of the south. The political refugees have already, under
the direction of one of the illustrations of Italia) Car-
tionarism, succeeded in forming an association which
reckons no less than 100 members. These member., the
majority of whom are Sicilians and Neapolitans, have ao.
complished their purpose under the plea of free masonry,
and the name of Prises Murat, of whom they hope to
make a buckler. They imagine that they may succeed in
deceiving the vigilance of the authorities because they
cover their designs by pretending that they have no other
object than to awaken, in the kingdom of Naples, sym-
pathies in favour of Prince Murat. The authorities, who
are on the trace of these proceedings, will soon teach the
refugees of the Two Sicil•es that the masonic lodges will
not protect them, and that their grand muter, more par-
ticularly, dispenses with their protection.
The French fleet left Palermo on the 28th of May
for Algiers.
A telegraphic despatch announces that the frigate
the Erigone, sailed yesterday from Brest for Cayenne
with 181 convicts, and part of the personnel of the
' new penal colony in that place. The new schooner
the Ile de Madame, destined for the local service of
the colony, also sailed.
In the bureaux of the Corps Legislatif to-day the
following committees were chosen:—On the bill for
substituting transportation to a penal colony for the
punishment of hard labour : MM. Vicomte de Ken-
vegnen Dumiral,Vicomte Lemereier, Rogues, Salvar.s,
E. Barone, Baron de Montreal!, Desmarotuc. On
the bill for a credit of 170,000 fr. for the restoration
of the church of St. Omer, at Itouen : MM. ThieuUen
Curenier, Levavaaseur, Quasne, d'Argent, Lupien,
and Chovceau.

General Dufour left Paris on Saturday, on his
return to Switzerland.

M. Cunin Gridaine, jun., ex-representative, has
given in his resignation as member of the council-
general of the Ardennes, refusing to take the oath.
M. Bane, ex-deputy and ex-representative, has re-
signed his seat in the council-general of agriculture
and commerce in the Oise, on the same ground. M.
Barthelemy Haurea, the keeper of French manu-
scripts in the Bibliotheque Royale, has received
notice that he is deemed to have resigned his 'office,
he not having taken the oath within the time
limited.

At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
rose 15c., closing at 10030; the Threes rose 20c.,
and closed at 70.15 ex div. Bank of France shares
rose 5. The railway market was sensibly better.

SWITZERLAND.

The Grand Council of Tessin has resolved, by a
majority of 54 against 47 votes, to secularise public
instruction in the canton. The gymnasia' and upper
schools are to be under state control. A number of
religions corporations are to be secularised, and the
estates which they have hitherto enjoyed admi-
nistered by the state, which will appropriate them
exclusively and in perpetuity to educational pur-
poses.
The Swiss papers publish a remarkable message
from the executive government of Valais to the
people. The council of state begins by taking notice
that differences of opinion have been expressed con-
cerning the date fixed by the electoral law for its re-
election, and declares that in consequence it resolves
immediately to appeal to the constituences. And as,
moreover, the enemies of the constitution have
thought flt to call it in question because it was voted
during the military (federal) occupation, it proceeds
to consult the opinion of the entire people on the con-
stitution itself.