The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-20 00:00:00

=PRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom can ors

PARIS, MONDAY Emma.

The independent French press speaks out very
boldly on the subject of Mexico. The Siecle, after
expressing the matter-of-course wish that since the
French flag is now in the presence of an enemy it
may be successful, goes on to say that it holds the
government to the declarations published in the
correspondence of the Monitevr—that there is no
question of imposing on Mexico by force any go-
vernment whatever. It repudiates the Petrie,
which dreams of a sort of campaign of 1823 in
Mexico, and represents France as the tool of a
monarchical party whose head is General Almonte.
As soon as satisfaction has been obtained for in-
juries to French subjects, the Sietle insist4that

"no men and money shall be lost in a prolonged oc-
cupation of those distant regions," and that France
shall not make herself the Ferdinand Cortez of the
Archduke Maximilian to conquer for him a doubt-
ful throne. _ _ .

The Praise says that the arguments of the Patric
mean either nothing, or a threat to the United
States,and that the moment when the North has ob-
tained such great successes that the civil war seems
to approach an end is ill chosen to involve France
in a war for the sake of an Austrian Archduke. It
fails to see the force of the Patrie's assertion that
the welfare of Havannah depends upon the success
of the expedition in Mexico, never having heard
that Juarez had any design to take Cuba.
M. Gueroult, of the Opinion Nationale, notwith-
standing the Bonapartist proclivities with which he is
often reproached by some of his brother liberals,very
energetically condemns the attitude of France in
this matter. He throws overboard, with the con-
tempt it deserves, the pretext that France is not
interfering with the internal government of the
country, because the forms of universal suffrage
are proposed to be gone through, and, taking the
bull by the horns, denounces the " official protec-
tion" which the French army affords to General
Almonte and the knot of Mexican oonspirators who
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are engaged to set up a monarchy. Like the
Prase, the Opinion Nationale alludes to the danger
of war with the United States for a very bad cause.
If the object be gratuitously to put the Archduke
Maximilian on a throne in Mexico, France has no
sufficient interest to justify her in burdening her '
finances for such a costly enterprise. If, on the
other hand, there be any truth in the rumour that
Venice is ultimately to be given up to Italy in ex-
change for Mexico, M. Cueroult says it would be
far better to send an army to take Venice at once.
A campaign of a few months,and 500 or6oomillions
of franca, would settle the business without any
of the risk of delay and prospects of commercial
disasters which beset the intervention in Mexico.
He anticipates that the Senate and Corps Legislatif
must, before the budget is voted, obtain serious
explanations from government on this Mexican
affair. _ _ .

The Bourse was .considerably affected by the
Mexican news. The Rente suffered more than any
other security, falling 15c. for cash and 35c. for
account ; the closing prices were 70fr. 50c. and
70fr. 45c. Mobilier fell Bfr. 75c., and the Italian
Loan, 40c. Railways, with the exception of
Southern, which fell hir. 25c., were only from lfr.
25c. to 2fr. Wc. lower. Caisse Mires fell a few
francs, closing at 98fr. 75c.
The Emperor gives a grand dinner to the Vice-
roy of Egypt this evening at the Tuileries. The
Empress gives a ball after dinner. To-morrow the
Emperor will escort his guests to Vincennes to visit
the fort, and see some artillery practice.
This morning Said Pacha breakfasted at the
Turkish embassy, where, it is supposed, he means
to take his repasts often, since two cooks from the
Tuileries have been detached for his service. He
eats little, and drinks nothing but sugared milk
and water. His spare diet does not prevent him
from being very fat ; he is soon fatigued with any
extra exertion, never rides on horseback, and
earnestly deprecates the fetes which he hears are
in preparation for him. Mustapha Pacha, the
viceroy's nephew, although quite as bulky as his
uncle, is more active, and, with his sou, a lad of
ten years old, has been going about Paris a great
deal to-day.
At a meeting just held at the Jardin des Plantes
it was resolved that a universal exhibition of dogs
should take place at the Jardin d'Acclimatisation in
the month of May, 1863. In order to avoid the
inconvenience which would arise from too numerous
a display, it was decided on only admitting those
specimens which should possess, in a superior de-
gree, the distinctive characteristics of their race.

" A report is current in Paris," says the corres-
pondent of the Nord, "that the Bey of Tunis has accepted
an invitation to visit Paris in June, and that his highness
will then go to London to see the Universal Exhibition."
"It is stated," says the Afamorial des Pyrfnees,
"that the Empress Eugenie will arrive at the Una-Bonnie,
with the Prince Imperial, in the noun of the month of
July. The Emperor will join her Majesty there on his
return from Vichy and Plombierm, and their Majesties
will then proceed to Narita"
The sale of the Palace at Hanover has been the
source of much comment, This beautiful building, situate
in Friedrichsatnums, with the two houses afterwards pur-
chased and added to it, has passed into the possession
of the town authorities for the sum of 100,000 thalami
(15,000(.). During the rebuilding of the oottucithoues the
pesos will be used for the sittings of the civic authorities,
sad will mbags of tarinuds be converted into a school.