The Press.
London, England, 1858-03-06 00:00:00

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PARIS, March 4.
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THERE is so little news stirring that the political
quidnuncs are driven to draw on their imagination
for what the French call the daily ptiture. Thus,
we were first gravely told that Count Walewski had
already received Lord Malmesbnry's answer to the
notorious despatch. Then, when Lord Derby's
speech destroyed this ichafaudage, it was said—" It
is true the despatch has not arrived, but the
British Government have sent a copy of the in.
tended despatch for the approval of his Majesty."
Indeed, some writers have gone so far as to furnish
the public with the principal heads of this important
political document. It might be asked, and that
very naturally, how was this news obtained ? Have
the writers a key to Count Walewski's private cabi-
net, or has the Emperor confided to them the most
secret State papers ?

The speech of the Earl of Derby in the Houma of
Lords on Monday last has given the greatest satis-
faction in Paris. It has created a feeling of confi-
dence in the permanent alliance between England and
France never before experienced ; and in every salon
or cafe you may hear the wish expressed that his
lordship may succeed in his spirited attempt to
undertake the Government at such a critical mo-
ment. As regards the " Conspiracy Bill," of which
so much that is false and calumnious is propagated
by the Palmerston press, public opinion over here
regards it as just that the existing laws on con-
spiracy against foreign Sovereigns, should be fairly
tested in the Bernard case, supposing Bernard be sent
for trial before the introduction by Ministers of any
new bill, or of any amendment to the existing laws.
There is a report very generally accredited that
Austria intends occupying Montenegro. I cannot
give you this as certain, but the mere on dit has
created a great sensation in Paris.

The appeal of Orsini, Pierri, and De Rudio, to
the Court of Cassation, will not he heard before
Friday next. I do not know whether you are
aware that, according to French customs, execution
immediately follows the rejection of the appeal.
Rudio has petitioned the Emperor to save him from
the scaffold; and his counsel, M. Mathieu, has re-
quested an audience of his Majesty to plead his
cause, and to implore that the same punishment
may be awarded to Rudio as was pronounced
against Gomez—hard labour for life. It was re-
marked that on signing the interrogations of the
Juge d'lnstruction, Rudio invariably signed "Count
di Rudio," whilst Orsini, who is also of noble family,
only signed " Orsini." The prisoners are watched
night and day by two guardians. Orsini is resigned
to his fate; his conduct is calm and dignified.
Pierri is boisterous, and constantly complains of
being deceived by Orsini. Rudio frequently speaks
of his wife and child, and appears to have great
hopes in the clemency of the Emperor.
I have good reasons for stating that the number
of persons lately arrested is some hundreds under the
1,300 so falsely reported. Those arrested are
for the greater part men attached to the ultra-
Republican secret societies.

You will have seen by the French papers that per-
mission is given to Generals Changarnier and
Bedeau to return to France. The former general
has refused the grant. This resolution of the
general may be right or wrong; but this much is
certain—that the Emperor has shown the presence
of the general in France to be a matter of very little
consequence, while the general hen no longer the
right to consider himself a martyr.