The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE KING OF THE BELGIANS IN PARIS.

(rum ova owx COBRIBPONDENT. )

PARIS. WZDNISDAT EVL^flllO.

Upon the event of the day, the arrival of the
King of the Belgians in Paris on his way to Vichy,
the Pays prelecte as follows :
M. de Moltke, M. de Bismark. and M. de Recbberg are
about to meet in conference at Vienna, to regulate
lively the respective situations of the Danish monarchy
and the Germanic Confederation. There can now be no
doubt that these three statesmen will put an end to a con-
flict which has already oust too much blood and money.
But it always happens that when facts repose imagination
begins to work. That is the case at the present
moment. The King of the Belgians has been or-
dered by his physicians to go to Vicby for hie
health. Leopold follows this advice. He has arrived
in Paris simply as a private gentleman ; be has paid
• visit of courtesy to the Empress EugCnie at the Palace of
Bt. Cloud. All thst as we see, is extremely simple. Well
the King is going, if he be not already gone, to Vichy.
There he will naturally see Napoleon 111., since his Imperial
Majesty is there at this time—also for his health. But, of
course, it is too much to expect that people will believe in
the possibility of two sovereigns meeting at a watering.
place merely in obedience to direction from the faculty
of medicine! It could not be otherwise than that
• whole heap of hypotheses and conjectures should
be built upon this fortuitous coincidence. We will
not trouble our readers with all the absurd things which the
journey of the King of the Belgians to Vichy, while the
Emperor of the French is there, hag suggested to sews-
mongers of every class and every country. We do not pre-
triad to say that no politics pill be talked by the two
sovereigns. But most aneuredly nothing ma be more unlike
• premeditated conference than this accidental renoontre.
In any case the conversation between their Majesties need
not cause any uneasiness to the friends of peace and civilisa-
tion, or the partisans of impels and liberty.

DroCiyn de LhUys; who, it was announced,
would return from Vichy to-morrow, is to stay till
Saturday, so that he will ass King Leopold there.
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The Preen announces that after his visit to the
Chalons camp in the latter part of this month the
Emperor will go on to Baden-Baden, where the
Duchess of Hamilton's villa is already being pee-
pared to receive him. The King of Prussia will
also be at Baden at the same time. I deresay the
Pays will tell us in due course that this rencontre
also is fortuitous and attributable to the faculty of
medicine.
I understand that the Minister of Public Works
has addressed a circular to the railway companies
urging upon them the necessity of adopting some
mode of communication between passengers and
the guards of trains in order to protect the public
against such events as the murder of Mr. Briggs.
It is not true, as I have seen it stated in some Eng-
lish papers, that such communication exists in
France already. The guard can, indeed, walk along
the broad ledge outside the carriages while •
train is in motion, but he very seldom does except
to collect tickets.

The Bourse is firmer, but there is little business
doing. Rente rose sc. for cash and account,
closing at 66fr. 20c. and 66fr. 26c. Mobilier rose
7fr. 50c. The monetary aitutation continues to
excite attention, and bankers ask high rates for dia-
connt. All eyes are now turned to the Bank of
England.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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