The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY EVEMIG.

The France continues to speak of the Greek ques-
tion as full of mystery and startling incidents, and
anticipates a anoitement which will " astonish
Europe." The Conatitittionnel complains that its
recent articles have been misunderstood by its con-
temporaries, which accuse it of want of patriotism.
It does not, however, afford any materials for
rectifying the alleged misconstruction, and I appre-
hend that, having been the blind organ of an
announcement that the French government was not
in a position to complain diplomatically of Eng-
land's conduct in regard to Greece, it now merely
wants to hark back on its own account, in the
small measure of possibility, and to echo the
diapason of the France and Patric, which give
expression to the private vexation of the Tuileries.
The France hears from London that the Queen
is very uneasy at the prospect of her son being
elected King of Greece, and that a family council
is about to deliberate on the matter. The France,
however, assumes that the Queen may possibly tell
her ministers that she will allow Prince Alfred to
accept the crown, but she only does so "is
obedience to imperious political necessities."
The same journal says that Russia has grave
objections to the candidature of Prince Alfred, and
will " shortly " send a diplomatic note on the
subject.
One current story is that the Princess Anna
Murat wt about to marry the Duke de Leuchten-
berg, in order to cement the joint interest of France
and tinsel& in getting that prince elected in
Greece. .

The Prince of Wales, arriving from Mantellies,
has passed through Paris on his way to England.
His rapid passage has left but small trace. It was
thought that the Emperor, on hospitable thoughts
intent, would waylay him, and get him to
Compiagne by surprise. Nothing of the kind
has occurred. His royal highness arrived at the
Hotel Mirabeau at shout six last eight, and
left this morning. The French journals, never
au fait at recent news, give different accounts of
the way in which ho spent his single evening in
Paris. The Temps says he went to see Orph6e at the
Bouffes Parisians. According to the France he was at
the Italian Opera, where Cow Fan Tutte was on the
bills. It is of course probable that he may have
shown himself at both those theatres. The Pays, in
the two lines which it devotes to the prince's arri-
val, contrives to make a mistake, calling him the
heir presumptive instead of the heir apparent.
The Temps says that he slept at the British embassy;
but, according to the Prase, he refused to go there,
because, although accompanied by a numerous
suite, he was travelling incognito. I believe it to
be true that he passed the night at the Hotel
Mirabeau.
The /nolttpendance Belle gives some bad news of
the Mexican expedition, which the Pays says is
altogether false. I shall probably be able to-mor-
row to send you something reliable on the subject.
The Courrier du Dimartche, which so narrowly
escaped extinction while in the possession of its
founder, M. Ganesco, has again changed hands.
M. Laurent Lapp, who siuoe the retirement of M.
Eughue Pelletan stool nearly alone as a represen-
tative of the original liberal principles of the jour-
nal, has resigned. M. Weiss, of the Debuts, is
now to be the reigning man, and it is said that he
means to conduct the journal in such a " moderate"
way as not to offend the government. I cannot
help surmising that he will fail in the latter part of
his programme, unless he depart very materially
from the spirit of many admirable articles which
have proved him to be a worthy successor of Pre-
vost Paradol in the DEteses.
Viscount de Nob has brought an action against
M. de Villemessant, his secretary, and the chief
printer of the Figaro, for a libel, in stating that he
corrected the proof of a paragraph relative to the
Dillon duel, which was the subject of severe com-
ment from the bench at the late trial at Versailles.
The damages are laid at 100,000 fr.
At the Bourse the only important change was a
rise of 121 r. in Credit Mobilier. The market was
dull at the close.
The Daily News is seized.

The Japanese Ambassadors embarked at Suez ou
the 25th oo board the French steamer Buropfen for their
own country.
The Levant Herald of Nov. 19 announces the
birth of • prince by "the third wife of his Majesty the
Sultan." The wont was notified to the capital by the
usual salutes from the whole of the naval and shore bat-
teries, which continued thus to celebrate it five times a day,
at the hours of prayer, for three days.
The Monde, in mentioning the journeys to
Naples performed by the Bishop of Nantes, expresses
itself as follows :—" We are told that his eminence took
every precaution necessary to ensure his own safety and
that of his suite. If the Piedmontese hate the soutane, the
brigands, however people may calumniate them, are devout,
and protect the priests."
The extraction of the ball from Garibaldi's foot
bas given rice on the Continent to sundry pleasantries about
English ameotrioity, ooe of her Britannic Majesty's subjects
being reported to have offered • thousand pounds sterling
for the ball.
Mr. Charles Hugo Ku read at the theatre of
&urge the play founded on the " Miserables." The prin-
cipal Paris newspapers have engaged places for their female-

gonistes.
At St. Petersburg an opera, composed by Verdi
for Rem* La Force du Davin, has jot bees brought oat.
i3everal asonvaux are spoken of very highly. The Russian
administration conducted everything upon a very liberal
scale, and expended 240,000 fr. As the choral effects so
much sought after by Verdi could not be produced for
want of choristers, 120 musicians of the Guard were traw-
-1 fanned into singers.