The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-18 00:00:00

EIPRIMS FROM PARIS.

COSON WON OWN

• PARIS, FILDAT Emma.
The Park in an article deliberately written,
since it was announced yesterday as on the stocks,
founds the expression of a hope that the simul-
taneous despatches of the three powers to St.
Petersburg will be successful upon what it calla the
" precedent" of 1855. If, after a disastrous war,
ending in a signal defeat, the Emperor Alexande;
yielded to the representations of Europe, and made
peace under conditions which his ancestors, in less
civilised times, would have scouted, it will be far
easier for him now, the Pays argues, to listen to
the representations of powers which speak not as
victors but as friends, and ask for a system of go-
vernment in Poland which shall put • stop to the
convulsions which have hitherto recurred periodi-
cally in that country and reacted upon Europe. In
order, moreover, to inculcate the opinion that
Russia is really isolated on the Polish question,
and has nothing to hope from the great powers,
the Pays cites from the Europe of Frank-
fort a letter which it professes to know is the
product of a " highly authorised pen," and which
affirms that "Austria has fairly passed the Rubicon,"
and has so decidedly joined herself to France
and England as to make a new holy alliance, which
Russia and Prussia have long been dreaming of, out
of the question. The Pays is no doubt semi-officially
inspired to speak hopefully upon the aboveground.
But in reality the French government entertains
small expectation, if any, that Russia will yield an
inch unless compelled by force. The article of the
Pays itself, looking altogether to future acts for
satisfaction, amounts to a declaration that the am-
nesty and promise to maintain institutions for-
merly granted, are not regarded as a sufficient
compliance with the demands of the three powers.
Russia is required by France, and Austria espe-
cially (for England is understood to insist upon
the fulfilment of the treaties of 1816),
to prevent the Poles from being dissatisfied. The
vagueness of that demand involves great difficulty
in whatever point of view it may be considered.
The rearmost friends of the Poles would probably
shrink from affirming that they are a people very
easily contented. Russia may plausibly urge that
even if she were to cut them adrift altogether and
leave them to their own devices there would be
small security that the Langiewics and Ifieroalawski
factions might not by their quarrels among them-
selves disturb the peace of Europe within a very
short space of time. Perhaps if Russia were to
object that the demands of the powers were too
indefinite they might ask for some specific mea-
sures, and then it would of course be said that
they were unjustifiably interfering with the inter-
nal government of the empire. This article of the
Pays, and that of the Coneritutionnel, by pro-
claiming hopes of the fulfilment of which there
can be no reasonable expectation, do undoubtedly,
as it seems to me, confirm the rumours that the
situation is teadue.
Bidlier's Correspondence says, this evening, that
the Constitutionners second article (in which I
myself can see nothing but a repetition of the first)
is written "in a querulous tone which augurs ill
for the success of the pending negotiations."
It is said that the Russian ambassador in Lisbon
has remonstrated against a theatrical performance
for the benefit of the Poles.
The Bourse continues to be uneasy ; Bente fell
25c. for cash, and 10c. for account, closing at
69fr. 50c. and 69fr. 80e. Mobilier rose 3fr. 75c.
Railways were all lower.
The partisans of Russia in the European press
complain that the late ukase of sequestration has
been misrepresented as one of confiscation. On
this point the following observations of the Chari-
oari are pertinent :
Everybody is aware of the distinction which the Coast&
tiaionnet takes the troable to retail. It mots, no doubt.
in the language but not in the practice of the Marisa ga.
vernmeat. Whoa the Russias government confiscates pie•
petty It undertakes never to give it back. When it ow
Mote itself with putting property under sequestration It
does indeed promise to reinstate the proprietor in certain
given circumstanced!, but its habit is never to go farther
than the promise. Its the first case, then, it leaves nothing
to the proprietor ; is the second it leaves him a promise
for the fulfilmeot of which he may be looking if be is very
simple to the end of his days. That is all the difference.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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