The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

ZdNXICO.

PARIS, FEB. 16.

Advices received here from Mexico to the 15th
ult., state that the adherents of Juarez bad almost
everywhere been dispersed. The capture of Cam-
peche was expected.
The Paris papers publish news from Suez,
according to which the Bedouins were still in the
vicinity of Odeida and Mocha. They bad gained
some advantage over the Turkish troops, killing
several officers.

THE INSURRECTION IN SAN DOMINGO.
CADIZ, Fm. 15.
. _ .

Advioes received here from Havannah to the Ist
inst. state that the news from San Domingo is
satisfactory.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MON OUR OWN CORRZSPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY Evan s%

A communiqui has been addressed to the Nord,
affirming officially that there is no truth in the ru-
mours of a movemeut of the French army upon the
Rhine frontier. That rumour, which has been
repeatedly and extensively circulated in the Ger-
man press, is also denied by journals in the gar-
rison towns of Strasbourg and Metz, which say
that there are no symptoms of any unusual stir in
those quarters. Nevertheless—and although it
is, I believe, true that no " movement " is at pre-
sent commenced—rumours of warlike preparations
are very persistent

The Prance says that Marshal Wrangel has noti-
fied his opinion to Berlin and Vienna that the
defensive works of Duppel are so strong that he can-
not attack them without a park of siege artillery.
The Temps makes the following remarks on the
embrangled relations of Prussia and Austria with
the minor German powers :
The conflict between the Germanie Diet and Prussia, on
account of the occupation of Altona and two other Hol-
stein towns by Prussian troops, is now attributed to • mis-
understanding. According to M. de Bismark's explana-
tion; the Prussian troops received counter orders, but too
kite to act upon them. There is, however, this remarkable
feature in the mistake, that while Frankfort complains
and Berlin blames nothing is done to repair the error. It
looks very like one of those acts which is persisited in
while being disavowed, because it is desired to reap the
benefit of it, and at the same time to shirk the
responsibility. Prussia, it would seem, wants a material
guarantee even against the Diet. If the Diet shall crown
its series of submission to Austria and Prussia by this final
weakness, there will be an end of its moral authority in
Germany, and of all the shadow of prestige which its initia-
tive in the affair of the duchies gave it for • moment in
Europe. The Germans have indulged the hope that this ques-
tion would be the occasion of • national revival sad would
in some way or another create • new power, which would
be the precursor of • atio•al mity. That is the idea
which imparted to the movement an energy very imperfectly
explained by the ostensible object of the war. We
now see the result which Austro-Prussian ambitioe,
combined with the weakness and incapacity of the
federal power, is likely to produce. Unless affair
speedily take new turn, the whole issue of the
manifestation will be I. erect • pedestal for M. de Bismark.
We think there was something better than this for German
patriota to do.

In another column the Temps says that the
scheme for a settlement upon which the Memorial
Dip(emotive asserts that Austria and Prussia are
"almost" agreed, was proposed by the Austrian
minister, M. de Rechberg, alone, and that no deci-
sion on the subject has been come to at Berlin.
The two governments are agreed as to military
operations, and as to the refusal of an armistice, so
long as a single soldier remains in Sleswig, but
they are not at one in regard to the final solution
of the conflict. This opinion accords with that
which I noticed on Friday as being given by the
Prase. Austria is no doubt making eitorts to in-
culcate the impression that she is an unwilling par-
ticipant in the most unrighteous war in Denmark ;
and, in point of fact, she has much to lose by its
continuance, and has probably been drawn into it
by jealousy of Prussia. She has less to gain
than Prussia by the dismembering of Den-
mark, and has moreover more sagacious men
iu her councils than M. de Bismark. Austria
would doubtless be glad of any arrangement which
would not end in making Prussia the leading power
in Germany. But she is playing a difficult double
game—she is a particepa erissinir in the invasion of
Sleswig, and her professions must be received
with the utmost distrust.

At Wronne, on Mardi Gras, the revellers of the
carnival, anticipating the judgment which the
Assize Court of Paris is expected to pronounce
next month, inflicted capital punishment upon the
effigies of Mazzini, Grieco, Imperatori, Trabuco,
and Saglio. After a mock trial execution in divers
forms was done upon all of them. Mazzini was
quartered and burnt Imperatori was drowned
first, and burnt afterwards—a process decidedly
original Trabuco was beheaded and burnt ; and
Saglio was hung and burnt. Of course these orgies
could not have taken place without permission from
the authorities, which were, however, propitiated
by a gift from the committee of the fete of 200 fr.
to charity. Pdronne is one of the few places
in France where the middle-age usages of the Car-
nival are kept up. There is in that town au old
chateau of Louis XI., and the traditions of his
personal follower Tristan, the executioner, favour
jokes upon the usage of the rope.
The government has authorised public meetings
in the large ball called the Salle Barthelemy for
the benefit of the victims of the Polish insurrection.
It is said that the number of people as-
sembled there last night to hear speeches
from M. Saint Marc Girardin and M. Legouve
was not lees than 3,000. The Nation observes
very truly that the fact of this meeting being
allowed is a step like that of the authorisation of
the lectures of the Rue de Is Paix in the way of
liberty. It asserts that some years ago 3,000 people
could not have been brought together without sing-
ing the " Marseillalie," which, it infers, is a sedi-
tious song. This testimony from the Nation is the
more valuable, because that journal is opposed to
the Polish cause. There is no doubt that public
meetings may be safely tolerated in France, and
the more frequent they are the safer they will be.
There is little change at the Bourse, which fluc-
tuates accordingly as Consols are reported t higher
or lower.

The French West India Mail Packet Company
have established breach steamers between St. Nub* and
Spanish ports, ae far south as Seville, whish will prove a
greet convenieoce to the Spanish JUL, Cuba, and other
Spanish parte et the West lodise sod Apiaries* mast

The bullion imported into Bombay during 1863
amonoted to 15 QOM of rupees is vane.

The Balata gum of British Guiana, it is believed,
will prove a substitute for gotta pearla.—West India paper.