The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-12 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, BONDLT KlTlfilliro.

The latest and, presumably, the most authentic
news of the Mexican deputation charged by the
"notables" to offer a throne to the Archduke Maxi-
milian, is given by the Memorial Diplornatigne
to-day, in a letter from its editor, the Chevalier
Debrauz de Saldapenna, who accompanied the
deputation, gnomon pars Inagua fait, to Trieste.
This gentleman's name, style, and titles are so
very long, and the telegrams from his journal
weekly flashed through Europe are so much longer,
that it is really desirahl• to knew who he is. He has
been often spoken of as an " aulic councillor," and
I many people have supposed that these two har-
monious words mean a privy councillor of the
Emperor of Austria at the least The fact
is that the highest office he ever held
in the Austrian service was that of secretary to
the Austrian consulate at Paris, and on his leaving
that place be was consoled with the brevet of an
" atilic councillor," which is a title of honour
almost infinitesimally small. His grade of cheva-
lier is not Austrian at all, but was achieved in
Spain under circumstances quite irrespective of
politics. I mention these particulars, not for the
purpose of discrediting the statements of the
Chevalier Debrauz de Saldapenna, but merely to
prevent the public from being unduly dazzled by
them under the supposition that he is more than
an ordinary mortal. The chevalier then says that,
in order rightly to understand the meaning of the
archduke's reply to the deputation, it is necessary
to know that it was previously approved of both
by the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor
of the French. This is indeed a circumstance
worthy to be noted, and for a special reason to be
presently mentioned. All the journals of Europe
which have characterised the archduke's answer as
"evasive," are, on the evidence of the chevalier of
the Mhnorial Diplonsalique, in the wrong. He,
however, cites, from a conversation of the archduke
not hitherto made public, some expressions which
are not easily reooncileable with the idea that the
archduke's reserves are of such a merely formal
nature as he (the chevalier) would have it supposed.
The archduke said to M. Gutierrez de Estrada, the
president of the deputation :—" Here is a map of
Mexico on which I see exactly indicated the points
which have rallied to the vote of your notables.
You see that they only comprise the fourth part of
Mexico." [Had the archduke said the twentieth
part be would have been much nearer the mark.]
Although the archduke is, as of course
he would be, fully convinced that the French army
will soon " deliver " the still recusant provinces,
he "owes it to himself not to assume the reins of
' government so long as civil war continues to desolate
' the country." Announce to me, he says to M. Gu-
tierrez, that the majority is "really" acquired to
my election, and I am your man in four and twenty
hours. He is quite ready to respond to the call of
Providence, but be cannot clearly see the finger of
• God in the matter, so long as there is any legiti-
mate doubt about the " spontaneity " of his elec-
tion. All this is a pretty pregnant condemnation
of the proceedings of Marshal Forey and his
notables, according to whom the "real " and
" spontaneous " election has taken place already.
I Thinking to strengthen his argument, the
chevalier says that the moment the Emperor
Napoleon heard of the archduke's answer
to the deputation he wrote an autograph letter ap-
proving of it in "energetic terms." But how does
this statement consist with the assertion, noticed
above, that the Emperor had given his visa to the
: answer beforehand. This second approbation,
upon the chevalier's own showing, was at best but
I a work of supererogation. A further revelation
from Trieste is that the deputation has given up
the project of seeking an interview with the Em-
peror Francis Joseph. The excuse presented for
' this change of the programme is that the depute-
. tion is in a hurry to get back to Mexico, in order
to spread the news of the archduke's acceptance,
and thus to hasten the unanimous vote which he
requires. My firm belief is that the Emperor of
, Austria would not receive them, because he is not
Iprepared to sanction the archduke's harum-scarum
project. Ido not believe that this young man will
I ever be Emperor of Mexico.
i The France says to-night that Lord Russell did

some time ago propose to the cabinets of Paris and
17ienua to join iu a declaration that Russia had for-
feited her treaty rights to Poland ; that the French
government at first hesitated, not considering the
proposal sufficiently categorical or practical in re-
gard to the means of execution ; that the Austrian
government declared that it would be guided in the
matter by the opinion of France ; but that later,

when the objections of France were removed,
Austria changed her mind, and inquired how, in
ease of war, England proposed to protect Austria
from Russia. This story is the same as that told
by the Memorial Diplomatique, and is one of the
many roads all le►ding to the great and impotent
conclusion which is indubitable, " nothing, no-
thing, nothing."
The arrival in Paris of General Mieroslawaki is
confirmed, as is also the inference from circum-
stances that he cannot be the commander-in-chief
of the Polish insurgents. It is now said that he
was nominated to that poet by a certain Gra-
bowski, but that the Polish National Committee
have intimated that the said Grabowski therein
exceeded his powers.
M. Troplong, president of the Senate and the
Court of Cessation, has been cut for the stone by
Dr. Nelaton. Tho operation is said to have been
perfectly successful ; nevertheless the state of the
patient is not so good as might be desired.