The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-13 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

AND During TRISOILAPH.)
PARIS. THURSDAY.

The Emperor made the following reply to the speech
of the Russian ambeendor on the occasion of the
latter presenting his credentials yesterday :
" Monsieur is Comte,—As soon as the Treaty of
Peace was signed, it became my constant paw, without
weakening my ancient alliances, to modify by
kind acts (adoucir par de boas procedfs) all that
which the strict execution of certain conditions
might make severe. I learnt with pleasure that my
Ambassador at Bt. Petersburg, animated by these sen-
timents, had succeeded in winning the goodwill of the
Emperor Alezaader. The same welcome awaits you
here, you may rest assured, because, independently
of your own personal merits, you represent a sove-
reign who so nobly knows how to impose silence
on sad reminiscences, which war too often leaves
behind, to think only of the advantages of a sincere
peace by entertaining friendly relations."

The letter of our Parte correspondent, dated yes-
terday evening, had not arrived when we went to
press.

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IN GERMANY.

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BERLIN, Nov. 10.
The speech lately delivered by the Cardinal Arch-
bishop of Cologne, Baron von Chiliad, at the general
meeting of the Catholic Association for the Propaga-
tion of the Christian Arts and Sciences, hes now
been published in the Dombau Blatt—i periodical
printed at Cologne, and devoted exclusively to for-
warding the interests of the undertaking for the
completion of the cathedral in that city—and caused
a painful impression in all circles from the intolerant
principles it oontaius. The @pester mainly laid it
down se an axiom not admitting any doubt, that
"none but a catholic could compose a mesa or build a
house of Clod," as in both oases it was necessary to be
fully convinced of the gnat truths of catholicism and
the doctrines held by the " only true church."

But it so happens that many of the most beautiful
masses daily performed in catholic cathedrals and
churches are the works of protestant composers, and
it may be further remarked, that the completion of
that megnifloent edifice, the cathedral of Cologne, is
entrusted to a protestant architect,in the person of
the &ilia councillor, Herr Zwirner. The ultramon-
tane party is already agitating for the dismissal of
this gentleman, by petty cavilling at the way in which
he is carrying out the great design of the original
architect, whose plans have been preserved, but
whom name has been lost, and accuse him of
making alterations to suit his own taste. In
all probability Herr Zwirner will be questioned on
the subject at the next meeting of the building com-
mittee, for several catholic members of the same have
had secret consultations on the propriety of taking
some joint steps in the matter. Should this gentle-
man be induced to tender his resigxation, the catholic
party have a successor, al pale, in the person of a
master builder of the Dame of Mats who has been I
employed under Zwirnsr for some time,i in executing
the practical detail, of the works.
To consummate with consieteney this somewhat
narrow-minded principle of the cardinal archbishop,
no contributions to the building fund ought to be re-
ceived from protestant.; but it such a step were taken
the =significant edifice would stand a bad chance of
aver being completed. It ought not to be forgotten
that the Bing of Prussia, who is himself a protes-
tant, contributes lly the munificent amount of
60,000 dollars from his privy purse to the above
fund, and all the other members of the royal family,
subscribe greater or lesser same every year.*

• It l a clear ate; the Cardinal Archbishop has written
and spoken swamis cliabok. It is well known to all who
are well-reed in !mender, lore that his Satanic Msjosty
taught the arehiteet of the Dom and having been eboused '
out of his reward (the architect's soul) &alined that the
huddle, should sever be flubbed. Terrified lest the King
of Prussia and his coadjutors should make his words vain
Bats* appears to bare entered into the Cardinal Arch-
bishop and instigated him to env dimension, in order that
the modem builders ma the Dona of Cologne, like the
builders of the Tower of Babel, meg be obliged to desist
from their work —BD. I). N.