The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MOND/A, 6.30 rm.
The National announce,s this morning that the
president of the republic has asked and obtained the
hand of his 'main, the daughter of the Queen of
Sweden. Matters are not, however, no far advanced
as the French journal would lead people to believe.
There is no doubt that Louis Napoleon has rooked, and
that negotiations are going on to obtain, the hand of
a lady who would bring a dowry of four millions of
francs, but nothing has been concluded as yet. The
attempt to obtain a Wurtemb. rg price'ss failed, and
this second attempt may fail also, and visions of con-
nubial happiness vanish further in the perspective.
In either of these channels, whether through Wur-
temherg or through Sweden, the Russian sword
weighs down the balance, and it becomes daily more
evident how devoted to Ramis the president
and his immediate entourage have become. It
is well known, and has been said in this
correspondence, that General Lawtoriciere witted,
in his official capacity, at a grand review and cere-
monial in commemoration of the surrender of Gorgey.
This mark of sympathy has not been held sufficitut,
and an autograph letter of the president's, congratu-
lating the Emperor of Russia on his success, was sent
off yesterday from the Elysee, the bearer being M.
Fialin do Persigny—one of the most reactionary
councillors of Louis Napoleon, whom he unceasingly
pushes on to the empire. That Franco should have
refused her support to Hungary is easily ex-
plained when we see the esgerness with which every
occasion is taken to flatter the Emperor Nicholas.
Tne Opinion. Publique quotes a tool, which charac-
terises curtly, but well, the conduct of the govern.
ment, which has last issued from the revolution of
February, "Louis the XV. is absolved." As it
was with Poland so it is now with Hungary, and
already one can see that the Hungarian struggle
again be characterised as a Polish one by the friends
of Austria, who pretend to see the result in the sur-
render of Gorgey, the pure Hungarian, whilst Dem-
bit ski and Hem, both Poles, still hold out. Until the
motives of Gorgey's surrender are more clearly de-
fined, it is useless to make deductions which would
probably be ill-founded. Meanwhile the position of
Count Telcki, who is now in Paris, is most awkward,
for he is the accredited agent of a power which, it is
feared, no longer exists, and it is impassible to say at
this moment whether he is a plenipotentiary or an

exile.
The AssembleeNationale and CburrierFrancaia, both
the determined opponents of M. Dut:ure, have been
the journals that daily threatened a ministeri .1 change.
Two days ago the former announced a Mole ministry,
of which it gave the names. Yesteiday the latter said
that the Mole ministry would be inaugurated at the
meeting of the Assembly in October. Toe Condi Cu-
Gonne! yesterday denied any change in the cabinet,
and to-day returns to the charge in a lively and well
written article, in which it smite by showing that
French journalism is principally given up to polemics,
without which it wculd cot live. English journals
give facts in great quantity ; but the French consider
these as secondary matters. The result is that when
there is nothing to argue upon the French journals
invent. Hence lists of impossible ministers, whose
names are uverally discussed with the greatest
gravity. The Curatitutionriel concludes by advising
the public not to mind the thousand and one
imaginary facts, on which they ate daily fed by a
certatn press. It is quite proved that too mach poli-
cal discussion goes on in France, and that it would be
much better if journalists themselves wou".d take on
themselves to be more silent some time s, and trust to
those whose duty it is to watch against danger, to
keep them in peace. Let them confide more in the
powers that be— in the commission of 25—0h0 if it
were not an offensive competition might well be
likened to the geese in the capitol who gave the alarm
when the enemy appro .ches.
The words of the Abbe Deguerry at the Peace
Congress have caused a storm against him in the reli-
gious press, to which be answers in the Prune to-
day. The expressions which are taken up against
him are where he said that he wanted no restoration
by the foreigner, no revolution by the foreigner.
The following letter from Samuel Gurney, Esq.,
was adverted to in the Pew* Congress on Friday.
The letter is addressed to Joseph &urge, Esq.:
Leaden, mo. 23, 1649.
My dear friend,—l iteline through thee to express my
warm intermit in the convention now being held in Paris to
promote peace and good-will upon the earth, and the pre
vertices of war and its consequesces, bloodshed, cruelty,
misery, and she. I trust the convention will adopt the prin-
ciple that all war is i. eminent with the benign doctrines of
Christianity.
.No one will deny that the blessed state of
peace radiated is the Scriptures will be bestowed upon the
world through the nudism of Christianity carried out into
practice in its perfeethess If so, ea any step, however smell
towards so great sa end be based otherwise than on wisdom
and sound p licy 1 Permit me so cell thy attention to the
standing armies and navies of the nations of Europe. I
trust the congress will ems to some strong resolu.ion on the
subject. The argument that one nation must pursue the
pee see breams another de es, is fellscions—nutusl agree-
ment le dm emetrary destroys the ergenter.t, if there
be any hem le it. I venture to throw before thm, however,
some coesiderations on the subject, on grounds undoubtedly
p lineal but certainly consistent with Chrician propriety.
In round numbers, I presume that not far short of two
',Whore of the inhabitants of Barops in the rime awl
strength of their lives have been abstracted from useful
and productive labour, and are neade consumers only of
the good onto of the Almighty and of national wealth.
Tao scot of the maintenance of these armies and navies
c ennot be very much less than two hundred indlions of
pound sterling per animas, taking into consideration the
subject in all its c Castel bemuses; at least it mast
amount to an enormous sum. Does not this view ash*
subject, in • large degree, expose the cause of such masse
of poverty, ditty. si, and sin, which at present pervade may
of the districts if Europe ? Is not ouch the legiumate
result of so vast • wista of labour, food, aid wrelth ?
Moreover, I venture to give it as my decided judgment, •
judgment formed upon Boom knowledge of monetary matters,
that, Wen tire Wiese of Europe e&r. an opposite system

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ant Dane, 250 ; Arigoon sod Itersillas 226 25 ; Strasbourg
end Bally 102 50 ; Centre (Thews), 505 —; Bordeaux, —— ;
Nerds, 423 75 ; Parte sad Strasbourg, 352 50; Tours end Nantes,
302 50 ; Mootereau and Troyes, 1570; Dieppe and ',camp, 173; lies.
deans sad Ls nate, —.