The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-24 00:00:00

FRANC E.

PARIS. WEDNESDAY,
In the journals of this morning there is nothing of
the slightest interest that has not been anticipated by
me in my letter of last evening.
The editors of the suspended journals have pub-
lished a protest against the suspension, in which they
declare that they were not actuated by the motives
attributed to th.m in the decree, and that on the con
trary they have exhorted the working classes to cam
an d patience.
It has been stated that an attempt was made a few
s ago to burn down some property belonging to
M. Lamartine at Montau. It appears, by an account
in a provincial journal, that fire was set to !vane hay
lofts, and that two men were taken into custody. The
peasants who extinguished the fire tell upon these
men, and beat one of them so severely that he was
taken to the hospital. On the following day erne
incendiaries burnt to the ground the farm of -M.
Lasnier, in the same neighbourhood.
The Messayer of Tuesday evening has the fol-
lowing :
It has been stated by several journals that General
Lefton' is on his way to Bt. Petersburg, in the quality of
minister of the republics We can add that a representative
of the Autocrat is expected at Paris, and that tha two
states will be re, resented by ministers plenipotentiary,
althoug i in the last yearn of the reign of L Ansi Philippe
Russia had only • chargé a'aiiiires at Paris. Already,
and for some time, a good undentandie.g between the
republic and the s sar has been opened. There relations
were lent up by the consular agents, and they are ens
about to be changed into • regular political intercourse.
Besides, we are assured that • short time before the revolu-
tion of February the Emperor Nicholas declared to Colonel,
now General, C--, who was sent into Runia rather on a
scientific thin a diplomatic minion, that it wag hit intention
to visit France in the course of 1848. The Czar at the same
time appeared not to be very anxious for a reconciliation
with Letitia Philippe, though he expressed himself in terms
of sympathy for the people of France. In the state of mind
that he manifirets a towards the ex. King, his determination
to come to Fiance may appear to be tome what strange.
Did he mean to thine only as a simple tr tveller ? This
is a point on which he did net explain himself, and on
which his interlocutor did not think it proper to interro-
gate him."

We have received the Madrid n.aile of the 18th.
The news from Catalonia is important. Pavia had
judged the moment ripe for arming the inhabitants
of be towns for a general start in pur-
suit of the rebels. The recent extortions
of the Carlista since the entrance of Cabrera are
said to have alienau d the sympathies of the Cate-
i gnarls, who are moreover desirous of peace, as they see
no chances of the struggle terminating to the disad-
vantage of the government.
Estartus'e descent upon Olot was attended with
some smart fighting.
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