The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-09 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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According to the latest nes& from Madrid, which
I think authentic, the French attempt to induce
the Spanish government to join in repudiating the
treaty with Mexico has failed. Before the recent
note in the Moniteur, which has justly canoed so
much sensation; M. F. Barret, the French minister
at Madrid, read a diplomatic note to the Minister
of State, expressing the wish of the French govern-
ment that the troops should penetrate to the city
of Maxim, whether by force or otherwise, and that
negotiations shoidd not begin till afterwards. But
the ambassador was told that the Spanish govern-
ment saw no reason to object to the convention of
Soladed, inasmuch ask was in complete conformity
with the treaty of London, in virtue of which the
three powers undertook the joint expedition.
Spain agrees with England in wishing to avoid any
course likely to lead to a prolonged and costly oc-
supation ; and if France paa-aido in NaViaii ft job
of this Mexican business, abe will Jo bo alone.
The proposal of the Archbishop of Toulouse to
commemorate the mowers of 4,000 protestant'
(the Toulouse St. Barthelemy) by a centenary
jubilee, excite; the almost unanimous indignation
of the French peals, and I think the governmenk
will feel called aspen to interfere with his grace%
pious intentions. There is no doubt that, word-
ing to the concordat, the clergy'have no right to
celebrate any fetes wept those fixed by law, and
right to have any religinas-procession without the
permission of the civil authorities.
The Japanese amlissadors arrived in Paris last
evening, and alighted at the Hotel du Louvre,
where apartments had been prepared for them.
They were received at the Lyons Railway station
by M. Feuillet de Conchet, Introducer of Ambas-
sadors, and a detachment of cavalry escorted then
,to their hotel. A crowd has flocked about the
hotel all to-day, out of curiosity to see the ambas-
sadors, and they, probably, as much for their own
gratification as that of the multitude, have re-
mained several hours in the balcony of their apart-
' melds, which looks out on the Place du Palais
Eoyal. The Japanese flag floats from their win-
dows.

A bill was brought before the Corps Legielatif
to-day for prolonging the state tobacco monopoly

till January 1, 1873.
A conference of naval °Soars met yesterday at
the house of a vice-admiral, to consider the great.
question raised by the Merrimac and Monitor
encounter, and they are understood to have
resolved unanimously that France can build is
many Monitors in a month as she has areenali,
and that in a.year she could fit out an iron fled•
equal to any deal the utmost efforts of England
could oppose to her.
The. Empress, sooompsnied by a lady of honour
and the Marquis de la Grange, has gone to
Fontainebleau to-day to make some arrangements
for the approaching sojourn of the court there:

The Queen of }farad is expected in Paris on
April 22, and the King will join her a few days

li;ter.

The Bourse opened well, but gradually became
very weak, and the Rents, after having touched
70fr. 15c., left off at 691 r. 90c. both for cash and
account, with a fall of 10c. and 200. Mobilier
was without change, and the Italian Loan fell but
60. The Orle►ns Railway fell 18fr. 75c. ; Lyoas
was very much offered, and fell Mr. 250., in con-
sequence of a rumour that the company had lost
an important lawsuit. The matter referred to is
probably a question arising out of the purchase of
the Grand Central, as to whether the Lyons Com-
pany were not bound to make a branch line, in-
volving an expense of six millions, and which
question was some time since referred to arbitra-
tion. The other principal railway lines fell from
Mr. to Mr.
"It is proposed," says a letter from Toulon In
the Messager du Midi, "to form an experimental
squadron of iron-plated vessels, to be placed under
the orders of Vice-Admiral Bonet-Willaumea. The
Magenta, Solferino, Normandie, Conronne, Invin-
cible, and Gloire, are mentioned as to form a part
of it."