The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-14 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

According to Auckland news of the 7th May,
• Melbourue,
There are no fears of any immediate recommencement of
licatalitias. Sir Owns is evidently not going to fight at all,
or only when it suite him. Rig real intentions are probably
not known to a single human being ; be is a remarkably
self-contained man. But the presumption is raised that
moaner or later he will strike a vigorous blow, when be
thinks the time has arrived for doing so. Meanwhile be Is
endeavouring to show the friendly native' howeansidenitely
the English authorities are disposed to deal with them.
Sir George has left Auckland on a lengthened tripto the
enetbeni provinces. After calling at Napier, be proceeded
to Wallington at which place be win located on the de-
parture of lent' intelligence. It is expected that be will then
come to Otago, and visit that and the neighbouring province
of Canterbury. He will then proceed to Wellington in time
to open the mance, which it is at length determined to bold
there on the 26th June.
The Otago Daity Times, of May I7' says ! •
The weekly imports have dwindled down from 11,000 to
12.000 ounces to between 3,000 and 4,000 ounces ; and it is
hardly expected that these an be sustained during the
winter months, which threaten to be severe.

The Chariot of Feme we. noticed as about to sail on the
15th May, direct for London, with 15,000 ounces of gold
for the Bank of New South Wales. That wu the first
shipment of any quantity direct from Otago to London.
The quantity of gold brought down by escort from the
several goldfields for the 21 weeks of the pneut year has
amounted to 618,100 moms, against 727,275 ounces for the
=Snding period of lost you. Daring the last month
eal of rain has fallen, sad the returns from the digs
glop have lately shown some signs of improvement. Still
the rainfall bas not yet bees sufficient to satisfy the misers.

FRANCE.

(moy mai ows coaaseroarDzwr.)
PARIS, SATURDAY &LYING.

The Opinion Nationale nays :

If the news of the Patric is authentic, the Franco-Rua-
mien policy will tend to overrule that of England at
Constantinople, and the niseessag result will be a decided
drawing together of Great Britain sod Austria, Loth those
powers being equally interested in opposing the indocile,
and designs of Paris and St. Petersburg in the Fast. We
might go further, and say that England having no longer the
same motives that she has hitherto had for too great
delicacyi towards France, may now be expected openly
to endeavour to substitute her influence in Italy for ours.
Has the French government, we would ask, sufficiently con.
'tiered this eventuality, which may be fraught with embar-
rassment and danger both fur us and for Italy' In our
opinion there is but one way to avoid these possible dan-
gers, and that is to evacuate Rome. Rome is the vulnerable
point of the Franco-Italian alliance ; • coup de main from
the party of action encouraged by England might utterly
ruin our popularity In the Peninsula, and possibly force us
to extremities which we do not yet dare to think of. It in
not unimportant to nation while we are on this subject
that the Esprit Pub& says that last month drafts for two
millions of franca remitted from Loudon were placed at time
disposal of tie party of adios at Genoa, Mika, and other
towns.

M Neither writes in the Temps :
An "alliance" with Russia, founded upon " • general
understanding," is an event too important for the public to
accept as true upon the sole strength of the demi•revela-
tions of the Patric. It is desirable, therefore, that the
Moniker should spook, either to confirm or contradict this
eotintermarch of Free& policy. But if the lifortiteer mays
nothing its Wow* will seaarally be takes as an admission
that the Patric is right. We are of those who would regret
this general understanding, this alliance between France and
Russia. We do not by any means there the vulgar preju-
dice which represents Russia se the born enemy of civiliza-
tion, and we render full justice to the great and
perilous effort at renovation which this nation is
sow making. Bat owing to the remembrances which it
provoked, and to the knowledge of the intentions with
which it has been formerly sought, the Russian alliance will
log labour under the di advantage of alarming the powers
which are excluded from it, and disquieting the liberal
interests of Europe.
The Patrie gives as to understand that the new Franco-
Russian alliance is based upon the maintenance of the 'estate
quo in Italy ; that it means the indefinite prolongation of
the foreign occupation of Rome and Venice. If so, it is a
harrier opposed to the completion of Italian unity • it is a
concession made by France, the friend of nationalities, to
Russia, the enemy of nationalities. A similar observation
applies to the conflict between Denmark and Germany.
The fichleserigHolsteie question, lake the Italian question,
is one of nationality. According to French logic it ata
only be solved by the universal suffrage of the people
iaterested. Bet Russia, who cares little for uni-
versal suffrage, brings to the consideration of this gemlike
all her own notions of equilibrium, influence, and eves of
family, all of which belong to the old system of intessatimal
law. Here again, then, we Bed a comessioa of principle
made by France to Ramie. The Russian alliance will have
the further effect of redoubling agitation and uneasiness is
Germany, which we might not to desire. The double pres-
sure on its flanks will probably stimulate Germany to °De-
stitute its unity without loss of time. Germany would only
exercise its right ; but in a French point of view the natty
Germany is not • desirable thing. We can very reedy see
what France Imes by this alliance, bat we do not see what
she pins. And our difficulty is increased by the reflection
that, the forces of which Russia ma dispose
are et this seemest aloorbed and neutralised by her interior
niereossot. Roe& mn give nothing in return for what
she maim. iihe seems to be adroit while we are chivai-
roam. The WWI. Winos, the beads of whieh must se-
essearily be wakened by this new aedenstaadist with
Roseis, has this great and unique 'advantage, tad ft
threatens sob* end is adenstegeom to an otheepeerese.
It represents, aro &WM, the greatest empunt el ate steel
farm that ever minted ia the world, but it is net
ening bemire the Tay eleseel eidoes• tea raster pelmet
hone sad 714•14 belt lititallie Mile* ell* feale.
from *lkeda ePsd saikviks, w ihs4 *Ogg

[ TWOPENCE

the ewe nor the other will ever think ef ineking es. cider
alliance to further private ambitious sods. Bain nwile-
airily and meentlally exelusive!of any mimed sad inte-
rested views, the &gliak album man* in time of
do other wise than serve Messer' of pe y, and pse-
ud civilization. For these resew it is, and we
are mistrustful of snytltiag eslesdated to weaken it.
You will not fail to be struck with the coinci-
dence that two independent French papers, not in
the slightest degree connected with each other, see
at once in the new Russian alliance a danger of a
coolness between the French and English govern-
ments.

Feibaps the article of the Patrie explains? and
not in the way that oonkl be desired, the discre-
pancy between Lord Palmerston's statement, that
Russia had recognised Italy " without conditions,"
and that of Signor Rettaczi, that no, conditions
were made "of a kind humiliating for lt&IY-"
According to the Paine there are plenty of eon-
ditions only Italy is not at present annoyed by
being lade a party to them, France and Russia, aa
self-elected sponsors, having settled between them-
selves what they mean her to do. I doubt whether
this intimation will be ver7 meekly received by the
independent press of Turin.
DL Eugene Pelletan, who has just come out of a
political prison, takes a very melancholy view of
the Italian question in a letter to the Phare de la
Loire. He thinks that those liberals who rejoice
over the recognition of Italy by Russia are alto-
gether under a delusion. He fears that it it all
over with Rome and Venice, and anxiously asks for
the explanation of that mysterious policy which
" very possibly may have made an alliance with
the revolution to take, and with despotism to keep."
While it is said complacently that France and
Russia have agreed to settle the Eastern question
in their own way, I notice a little niggling and •
scarcely legible paragraph of two lines in the litho-
graphed correspondent*, which strike", me like " a
cloud as big ss a man's hand." England, it is said,
has issued a diplomatic note on Eastern affairs, and
calling attention to the obligations of existing
treaties.

It is announced that the Vera Cruz packet from
Mexioo is within sight of St. Natalie, and is ex-
pected there Adair this evening. The Moniker of
to-morrow may, therefore, if it pleases, give official
telegraphic news from Mexico. The Pays avers
that all news heretofore published in anticipation
of the letters brought by this packet can only be
the work of "impatient imagination." This asser-
tion is by no means conclusive, because hitherto the
French government has been oontinnally in arrear
of intelligence (which it has subsequently been
compelled to confirm) received rid the United
States and Spain. The pretty story of a provisional
government of five members having been appointed
Mexioo with monarchical intents, which did duty at
the Bourse yesterday, is now blown. The five members
consist of four rebellious generals and the Jesuit,
Father Miranda, whose escape to Havana was an-
nounced long ago. It is there that they have
formed the scheme for a provisional government in
the country where they cannot show their faces,
and it is said that they have despatched two of
their number to Europe to resume Almonte's
mission.

The Pays says as " Latest News :"
We have mum to believe that the departure of the re-
inforcements for Mexico will be pcmposed till the end of
September.
There am%) use a plain Salon word most ap-
plicable in this cue, so many lies told about
Mexico, that I am quite at a loss to know what the
Pays means by the above paragraph. So far from
the announcement being new, it merely repeats

what has been said over over again is fir as
regards the main body of the reinforcements.
Bullier's Correspondence throws out the sugges-
tion that the title of duke just conferred upon IL
de limey, is the final reward for his Presidency of
the Corps Legislatif, the Emperor's intention being
to allow the next chamber to elect its own presi-
dent. Duke de Morny, it is said, will be removed
to the Senate, where be will preside in the place of
M. Troplong, who will be kindly told that he has
enough to do in the Court of Oassation. As a con-
solation for M. Troploug there is a talk of making
him Chancellor of France, and putting him forward
for Duke Pasquier's vacant chair in the Academy.
I dare say he will be made a duke into the bargiun
if be wishes it.

Badji-htirza-Hussein Khan, the Persian ambas-
sador at Constantinople, and a near relation of the
Shah of Persia, is coming to Paris with the new
Ottoman envoy, Djedmil .Bey, and will pay a visit
to London. He is said to be a very accomplished
scholar, speaking several European languages.
The Bourse is extremely dull. The melancholy
weather begins to excite uneasiness about the har-
vest. Flour rose If. a sack yesterday. Rente rose
sc. for cash, and fell 10e. for amount, closing at
68.90 and 68.35. Mobilier fell 3.75. The Dam
Loan rose 10c. In railways little business was
done, and quotations remain nearly the same.