The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-07 00:00:00

THE FEDERAL DIET.

FRANSFORZON-THE-MAINE, 3LARcu 5.

The vote upon the motion of Hanover, brought
forward at the sitting of the 3rd inst., will be taken
in a week. The motion is to the effect that the
Danish government be summoned to surrender the
German ships upon 'which embargo has been laid
within a fortnight, under penalty of the Federation
declaring war.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE PARIS ELECTIONS.
(MOM OUR OWN CORREAPONDDIT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVGNMG.

The electoral committee which met at M. Marie's
yesterday came to the following resolution
" Whereas, the electors have spontaneously consti-
tuted electoral committees in the two circumscrip-
tions; and whereas no divisions of a nature to
compromise the success of the election are to be
feared, the committee thinks that there is no occa-
sion for their intervention at present." It is ob-
vious that the above decision betokens great differ-
epees of opinion among the committee ; and some
revelations touching these differences are made by
the evening papers. In the first place DI. de Girar-
din, whose secession from the committee I have
11 already mentioned, says that the reason as-
signed for the adjournment of the meeting from
I Monday to Saturday, viz., to give time for all sorts
of candidatures to be produced, was but a
"pretext." Ile now publishes the following letter
in which be announced to a member of the com-
mittee his determination not to attend the ad-
journed meeting :

Saturday, March 5.

My dear friend,—By what passed at the first meeting
which we held on Monday. and at v.hich wa resolutely
decided that we would decide nothing, I was led to the
conviction that the meeting of this evening, which was
to be still more numerous, would be equally abortive. I
therefore think it useless for me to attend it.
Is not meeting in solemn committee for the
sole purpose of saying that we will do nothing
a supremely impotent and ridiculous proceeding ?
Fallowing this ridicule, I for my own l art prefer not to
expose myself to it. The elections of May 31, l'sl3, showed
what unity m►y be obtained by the spirit of decision ; the
elections of March 20, lS 4, will show what divisions and
confusion may be produced by the sp:rit of indeision.
Perhaps it is good that this experiment should be made.
Cordialities. E. DE GIRARDIN.

The France says that the meeting split into two
main sections, one of which was for supporting
MM. Gamier Pads and Carnet, while the other
thought that a new man should be brought iu for
one of the two vacancies. M. Thiers warmly
advocated the claims of M. Dufaure, who would
doubtless be the most valuable member that the
opposition could elect, but, as I had occasion to
mention some time ago, petty jealousies stand in
his way. The France thinks that the dissensions
of yesterday are equivalent to a dissolution of the
committee. Ido not go so far ; and I have a very
strong opinion that, however much votes may be
scattered on this (lay fortnight, there will be suffi-
cient union at the final poll to defeat auy govern-
ment candidates. It is to be remembered that the
oppoiitiou has an interest in preventing the first
trial of strength from being conclusive, because if,
owing to no candidates obtaining an " absolute "
majority, then shall be a second poll in April, 8,000
newly-registered electors, who cannot vote before
March 31, will have a right to take part in it. Up
to the present time the government has designated
no candidates, and in all probability it will allow the
various sections of the opposition to fight out their ,
quarrels among themselves.

A meeting has taken place this day (Sunday)
between M. Carrot's and 31. Andre Paaquet'a com-
mittees, with a view to see whether one of these can-
didature.; which M. Ilavin, in the little, proclaims
equally dear to him, cannot be withdrawn.

The Archduke Maximilian went to the Gymnase
Theatre last night and occupied the Emperor's box,
accompanied by Admiral Jurien de la Graviere.
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde were

also at thp theatre The Pays says that the arch-
duke will only stay four or five days in Paris, sad
that he will thee go to London to take leave of
his father-is-law, King Leopold. ♦vitt to the
Pope is also on his programme. Easter Monday
is the day at present fixed upon for the deper•
tore of the archduke from Trieste for Mexico.
It is difficult to know what to think of the new
"holy alliance," which everybody is now talking
about. The Delia' argues with much plausibility
that the presence of the archduke at the Tuileries
and the official assertions that he is really going
I, to Mexico, under French patronage, are quite
inconsistent with the idea that Austria is meditat-
ing hostilities against France. The Pays, which
thinks itself illused and misrepresented because
several European journals say that it is instructed
by the Foreign-office to make the worst of things,
holds the balance provokingly even to night,
saying that, although the "difficulties of the
situation" are too evident, " useless alarms and
exaggerated uneasiness" are to be deprecated.
It is announced that there will certainly be con-
siderable promotions in the army on the Imperial
Prince's birthday (March 17). One new general
of division and six or seven brigadier generals are
spoken of. Promotions in lower ranks will fill up
all the existing vaceacies in the staff.

Trabucco's last request when be left the dock,
after his trial, that his horn might be given back
to him, has been granted. The instrument has
been sent to the prison, and it is understood that
the governor has given Trabucco permission to play
upon it to the prisoners after mass on Sundays.