The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

BRITANNIA._

Tm EEO, THE WIDOW AND ORTHANIL—NATTH,
HOPE, AND CHARITY, with Professor Popper •• adaptation of
Yr. Maas SPECTRAL ILLUSION.—And THE ILLLADETTA.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3.

To all political intents and purposes Paris is
France in this present year 1863, as in 1848,
1830, 1815, 1793, at any time and at all times,
especially in all great crises of the national history
since HENRY IV. thought it " well worth a mass."
And Paris has just pronounced, as " loudly "as
M. Ds PERSIONY demanded, for law and liberty
against arbitrary power and administrative mea-
sures of public safety. Such is the interpreta-
tion, we beg M. Di PZRZIGNY to believe, which
Englishmen, whatever their taste or distate for the
institutions of the Second Empire, cannot fail to put
upon the signal choice of the entire list of candidates
of the Independent Opposition by the electors of
the capital, and of all but one by a clear and ab-
solute majority. The Mir/terra of the Irramoa
knows England too well to imagine that on this
side of the Channel the meaning of this majority in
the Department of the Seine can be mistaken, or
that any dynastic preferences can command our
sympathies for this or that representative of the
" old parties " which he exalts into importance by
his fears, and almost honours with his hate. There
are certainly not a dozen men of note in this
country who would even sentimentally or theo-
retically prefer a BOURBON of either branch as the
ruler of the French people to a BONAPARTN. We
have a lively recollection that the Legitimate
Monarchy has never forgiven us for its restora-
tion, and our " cordial understanding " with the
dynasty of July was as bitter as young Princes who
found enmity to England popular could make it.
It is easier to be on good terms with a natural
enemy who desires to become your friend than with
a natural friend who would fain become your
enemy ; and there was something that captivated
the kindly instincts of Englishmen in the
thought of having the Nephew of NA-
POLEON for a near ally. And, if we make
allowance for certain necessities of his position,
we shall do the merest justice to the heir of that
great name in admitting that he has in word and
act, on many private and public occasions, shown
himself so full of generous regard for the
land of his exile that even English Liberals
have been tempted to whisper—" Perhaps we
" could better apace a better man." With this
preface we shall discuss the French Elections,
with or without M. DE PrasioNv's good leave,
as a question of principles not of persons, of
systems of government not of rulers, of the
welfare of France and therefore of the peace
of Europe ; persuadeit, as we are, that the
two great Western Powers and peoples, fore-
most in civilization and friendly rivals in all the
arta of peace, must ever have a deep and insepar-
able interest in one another's moral and material
PreaPeritY•

Never was • pit of humiliation more carefully
and elaborately dug than that in the midst
of which M. DE Pensioer has fallen from ex-
cess of zeal. Had he but adhered to the Cir-
cular addressed to the Prefects on his assumption
of office,when he invited the statesmen of the "old
"parties,"who had hitherto stood aloof from motives
of self-respect, to come forward again to serve the
State, he would not now be compelled to accept the
triumphant election of M. TRIERS for the Second
Arrondissement as • conspicuous defeat to the
Government which denounced such & man as a sus-
pected and dangerous enemy. M. Tutees has rallied
to the Empire, the world would then have said;
he will be the leader of His MAJESTY'S Opposi-
tion, and help to preserve the Government
from sinking under its own weight, or rushing
blindly over the precipice of irresponsible power.
Instead of this M. 14: PERSU.NY has spent three
weeks in employing all sorts of subaltern agents