The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-08 00:00:00

FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WIDNISDAT EVESIIIO.

The news that Prince Ladislas Czartoryaki had
officially asked the cabinets of Paris and London
to recognise the Polish government is met by the
Pays by an equivocation upon the word " official."
Nu doubt, it says, the National Government desires
to be recognised by the great powers, and this de-
airs may have been expressed by Prince Czarto-
ryaki ; "but we think we know that no official
demand has been addressed to the French govern-
ment." This is, indeed, wretched quibbling. The
semi-official journal only gives information to the
very ignorant. Everybody the least au courant in
politics knows that Prince Czartoryski is not
an officially received diplomatist, and so far,
therefore, it is impossible that be can have
made any official demand in the ordinary
sense of the term. The important fact
is that he thinks he sees in the present crisis an
opportunity to put himself forward which he had
not seen before. This the Pays does not deny.
The France is more frank on the subject. It says
that the prince has no capacity at present to make
a " formal demand ;" but it considers it " not
impossible that the treaties in virtue of which
Russia holds Poland may be declared cancelled "
that is to say that England may convert Lord
Russell's declaration into a diplomatic act, and
then the governments of France and England might
take Prince Czartoryaki's proposal into con-
sideration.

The Nation► strongly objects. to the suggestion
thrown out ; it says :
To recognise Poland is not so my • thing as Priem
Czartoryski would persuade himself. The essential element
of recognition is absolutely wanting. We know very well
the Paris delegate of the National Committee, but the
National Committee itself we do sot know. When Greece
was recognised the Turks had been driven out of Athees ;
when Belgium was recognised the Dutch were no longer in
Brussels; but the Rcei•ns are still in Warsaw, and the is.
rorrection, whose centre is unknown, is not yet mistress of
any portion of the country.
The observation has been thrown out that the
attitude now assumed by Prince Czartoryslr;
strongly argues the falsity of the news given the
other day that General Mieroslaweki bad been made
commander-in-chief by the National Committee—
because Mieroalawski and the Czartoryski's are, so
to speak, at daggers drawn, the one name repre-
senting the republican and revolutionary, and the
other the catholic and conservative element of the
Polish rebellion.

Some people now say th►t " war is in the air."
M. E. de Girardin, the great champion of pesos,
pretends to throw up the cards, and loudly pro-
claims that he is " conquered " by M. Gneroult,
the uncompromising advocate of war even without

allies. I cannot tell what the Emperor, who has
just come to Paris, may mean to do, but I perceive
that the semi-official journals steadily stick to their
old text, which, as formulated anew by the
France to-night, is " The object from the
first, and now, was, and is, satisfaction of
the rights of Poland by the intervention of
Europe." That still means peace, because Europe
will not run in the groove long ago scooped out by
the Tuileries and be dragged into a war ;
although the Pays says to-night that Emote
is desirous, prompt, and eager to go forward.
The Prtfie thinks that Prince Czartcalsiti's
demand is not worth serious consideration ; but
admitting, for the sake of argument, that it should
be successful, what would the Poles gain ? " Dis-
astrous encouragement. If Austria should refuse
to follow the other two powers, what would be the
use of the recognition ? It would be at beat but •
derisory epitaph upon the tomb of Poland."
The France says that its correspondents affirm
very positively that a commercial treaty has lately
been made between France and Italy, and that it

is even pretended that " more intimate relations
still exist between the two powers." There are
now many symptoms of an uneasy feeling between
France and Italy. The Moniteur speaks with sore-
ness of the recent grand review, which, it will be
remembered, was not attended by any Frendi
officer in uniform, and alleges that the expense of
such demonstrations is so great that Victor Emma-
nuel cannot afford any more. A semi-official print
says there are to be no more reviews because they
excite the people too much on the subject of
Rome and Venice. _ -

M. Curb, the government candidate for Bor-
deaux, was returned by a bare majority of 40 votes
only against M. Lavertujon, the able editor of the
Gironde, who was the popular candidate. The
iniquities by which this poor majority was
secured were so many and so flagrant, even
as compared with prefectoral achievements
in other parts of the country, that no
doubt is entertained but that the election will be
I declared void when the Corps Legielatif meets. A
prosecution has now been instituted against M.
Lavertujon for a libel upon the prefect, and the
shameful object hoped to be attained is to get a
conviction under one of the coup (rata decrees,
which will incapacitate him from being a candidate
at a second election. It may be hoped that the
Bordeaux judges, following the wholesome example
lately set by their brethren in many political cases,
will frustrate this design.
At the Bourse to-day the outsiders, the remains
of the "coulisse," who have been for some time tole-
rated,were driven out by gendarmes and the police.
This measure is a symptom of an apprehended fall.
Rente to-day fell 20c., and the market was very
heavy.

Mr. Knatchbull-Hugeasen, M. P. , has been addres-
sing hie rooatitnents at Deal. Prefacing his remarks on
geoeral topics with the observation that foreign affairs had
taken all attention from domestic concerns, he spoke of
Poland. While commiserating the oondition of the Poles,
and denouncing the conduct of Russia, be declared his un-
willingness to enter upon a war on account of Poland. With
reforest* to America he insisted that slavery was the real
muse of the war there, and that that fact ought to prevent
oar sympathising with the South. He thought that a dial.
'ion of the republic would be advantageous, and most
strongly commended the attitude of neutrality which Rag-
land had maintained. He concluded by praising the admi-
nistration of Lord Palmerston.

THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER IN LONDON.—
We uudeistend that this distinguished American clergyman
has aceeptedue invitation from the Emancipation Society
and the London Committee of Correspondence on American
Affairs to address a public meeting in the metropolis. Mr.
Seethe?* lecture will be delivered at Exeter-ball on Tues-
day evening, the 20th of October. As it is understood the
rev. 'statesman will sail for the United States two days
afterwards, and as this will be his only public imp/Janata,
M Loudon, all who desire to bear his exposition of the
American question should make an effort to attend oe the
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THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE RIFF.—A com-
munication from Madrid, in the Ind4endance, says:—
" The telegraph may have informal you that the projected
expedition against the Riff will not take place. the Emperor
of Morocco having ouaseeted to all the exigencies of Spun.
Sidi-Muley Abbas has received orders to parsed with a
considerable army to Melilla, and chastise the Kabyles who
took part ie the attack on the garrison of that tows. The
question is therefore solved for the moment, and until
some fresh incident takes place, no warlike operations
against Mosrooco are to be thought of."
THE LOBB or • HULL NTEAMER.—The lose of
the screw steamer Zealand. of Hull, with her captaie (Wil-
liam Lewis) and six of her crew, appears now by the con.
tinned &Mame of any tidings of the ship or Ler craw to be
confirmed.