The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

perlenced much suffering at college from the mockery
of his fellow-students, to whom the childish appearance
of Louis Blanc became of course • fruitful theme of
epigram and insult. It is not in the nature of his country-
men to make any display of passion or hatred, and so the
young student bore the ridicule in silence, kept aloof from
his comrades, and lived the life of a hermit, amply consoled
for present suffering by the reflection of the future fame
which his unceasing applization to study would enable him
to acquire in the diplomatic world, in which it was agreed
that he was to make his Wbut as secretary to his cousin,
Count Charles Pomo di Bingo, who was then applying
for the Brussels legation. It was thus, invested with the
stria and title of secret airs d'ansbasAade, that Louis Blanc
first appeared upon the stage of public life, by attending
tine of the far. famed diplomatic soirees of the Duchess
de D—, whose influence in the great world of Paris was at
that time undivided and undisputed. The revrt tooth
of the talents and pretensions of the young diploniate had,
of course, reached the coterie over which presided the
duchess, and excited therein various sentiments—some of
interest, others of envy; and his appearance was looked
for with some little degree of curiosity. lie was presented
by the veteran l'ezzo himself, and on the announcement of
that well known name all eyes were turned to the door,
and wandered from the tall and portly person of the old
ambassador to the diminutive figure beside him, in so much
amazement that a murmur escaped from the usually well-
bred crowd—whether of surprise or mockery it would have
been impossible to decide. Louis Blanc bore the imper-
tinent scrutiny of whirls he had become the object with ill-'
disguised impatience ; and by the time he had reached the
head of the room, where reclined in languid state the fair
hostess, his temper had waxed rather warm." " Permit mato
in.roduce to your notice my nephew"_ said the *ld count,
bowing with sourtier-like dignity to the duchess, who—
perhars still under the impression of some incomparably
witty saying which had just reached her ear, concerning the
poor little diplomatist—raised herself, with a languid stare,
from the sofa, and, gazing vacantly over the shoulder of the
count, exclaimed, in a tone of sweet bewilderment, " Where
is he ?—I should like to see him !" This direct criticism
upon the almost invisible proportions of her visitor
caused • titter to run through the assembly ; and many and
many a compliment, no doubt, did it procure ter the
lovely lips which had uttered it so boldly. But the Cor-
sican Moo of Louis Blanc, to this very hour, has forbade
forgiveness of the cruel insult. From that moment did he
eschew all idea of a career to be pursued amid the heartless-
ness of • court, and of success to be obtained only by the
sacrifice of his personal dignity. He declared to his uncle
that very night, that ho had resigned all pretensions to the
appoin•ment which he had been at so much pains to obtain for
him, and when the good old man, although readily guessing at
the cause of his disgust, ventured to remonstrate and to pro-
pose other posts of importance to his notice, the young man
answered bitterly, that feeling that he had no right to intrude
himself amongst the more favoured he had resolved upon
turning his attention to the service of those to whom such
service might be of value. Do you not observe the result of
this unfortunate soiree in every line of his book, " Dix Ans
de ttigne ?" I have beard that Louis Philippe has often
been heard to declare tkat those volumes had acted as a bat-
tering-ram
to the bulwarks of royalty in France ; if so, the
Duchess de D— and her bevy of attache's have much to
answer for.
SW El )EN.—srocKnoLm, APRIL IL—CHANGE
IN THE M I NISTRY.-All the ministers who held portfolios
at the commencement of the Diet have resigned, and have
been replaced as follows: Count Gustav Spurre, minister of
justice; Baron Gustav Niels Stjerneld, minirter of foreign
affairs; C. L. \'on llohenhausen, minister of war; J. T.
Etsri nstarn, minister of marine; Anders Petters Suudstro-
mer, minister of finance ' • Paul Genberg, minister of reli-
gion ; Niels Frederick Wallensteen, counsellor of state with-
out portfolio ; Ephraim Gunther, counsellor of state without
portfolio. The third post of consultation in the cabinet,
which is still vacant, is said to be destined for Count Platen
or Baron Ter,meden. All the ministers who have resigned
have entered upon high official posts. Of the new
ministers we can only say, that they are by no
means men of tried political principles. They are
men of high honour, but give no guarantee for the
change of administration, which is so unversally desired.
It is said that an army of observation is to be placed at
Schonen. Several steamer, and frigates are to be fitted for
sea. A battalion of gun jollies are to be placed at Stock-
holm station. Several vessels have also been arranged for
the exercise of the sailors and cadets.
RUSSIA. The Russian consuls and consular
agents in Paris and the various seaports of France have
been commanded to remain at their posts for the protection
of Russian subjects, especially in respect to commerce and
navigation. ibis Majesty has likewise commanded that the
French consuls and consular agents in Russia shall be recog-
nised as hitherto.
POLAND.—The Breslau Gazette states that the
report of • conspiracy having besn discovered in the Russian
garrison at Warsaw has been confirmed. A number of
°dicers have been arrested.