The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND

GENEXAL GAILIBILDL

(ram the Daily Km.)

The Moniteurof yesterday says :—" The Morning
Star and the Daily News assert that Earl Claren-
don, iu the name of the British government, pro-
mised as a concession to the Emperor that Gari-
baldi should shorten his stay in England. This
statement is entirely incorrect. No observation
was wade to Earl Clarendon by the French govern-
, meat on the subject of Garibaldi." We have read
this paragraph with astonishment. There is not
the shadow of an excuse for alleging that we
have made such a statement as that mentioned by
the French official journal. We challenge the
Mosiksir to produce a passage in which we
have stated, or even suggested, that Lord
Clarendon made any concessions whatever to
the Emperor, or that he was in communi-
cation with the French government at all
respecting Garibaldi. The only reference we have
made to the Earl of Clarendon, mission was for
the purpose of expressing satisfaction at tbe restora-
tion of a good understanding between the two
governments, and this without the least hint of
concessions of any kind.

AMERICA AND THE Nzw ESIPIRE or MEXICO.—
The Temps of yesterday says :—" A singular error coin.
mated by the Monsieur this manias shows that the official
journal can lay no more claims to infallibility than the
comma rue of newspapers. The Moniker decilitres that
the mails from New York being no Dews which merits
ateatiou.' But we read in the Americas despatelies of the
Timer that the Chamber of Representatives at Washington
unanimously voted, on the 4th April, • resolution, pro-
posed by Mr. Winter Davis, to the effect that
the United States can never recognise or tolerate
• mosarchy is Mexico. The Independanee Beige
giver the same news, with • variation, according to which
the Congress has simply protested wait • monarchy
established with the salamis of au European power.
Whichever may be right, we can only believe in au Madre,-
Woos of the Moniteur. It cannot have wished to suppress
sews which is by no means unexpected, and the importance
of which must not moreover be exaggerated. The Chamber
of Representatives at Weakiegtoe is not the American go-
vernment. The President is much Mae indepeadent
of parliament then the Queen of England. The re-
eointion we are announcing is not so much an act as
as indication. We may, besides, be certain that the United
States will leave Mexico tranquil while the civil war ia ne•
Galahad. As to the eventualities which may arise after the
resetablishrowit of the Union the Emperor Maximilian
would have hese very imprucleet had he sot already thought
of them ; and as he his accepted the crown we must
essedede that he cambers himself prepared to brave the
hostility of the United States."
ROYAL HowriccurrtiLSocnrr.—The Azalea and
Rose Show of this society yesterday was • most successful
one, both as respects the plants exhibited and the number
and quality of the visitors. The charming weather of the
lest few days had the effect of producing choice specimens,
sot only of the plants special to the occasion, but of as
Gowen t dumps the visitors we observed the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Mrs. Purvis sad
Captain A. Ellis ; Lady Thymus, Lady Oasfotd, Lady As.
serley, Lady M. Fender, Sir Jobs sad Lady Bs say
Lady Bailey, Earl of flarrowby. Sir Philip and
ligerina, Lard Hoary Lagoa, Lady Roe, Lady Rills,
R. Belcher, km

Mr. °when, M.P., the treasurer of the Royal
Gemmel Diepeesszy is Barthelatosw.alowt. will preside at
the festival at the eirrity to be bold at the Albion-tavern
as the 27th WWI.