The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN ROUMANIA.
REMARKABLE INTERVIEW WITH THE
EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
Mom OUR OWN OORRINPONDINT.)

PARIS, WZONVIDAT Rviamm.

It is evident that within the last few days some-
thing very important has been going on between
France and the Danubian Principalities. All the
papers of this evening are instructed to say that
the French military commission, whose departure
was suspended, is going out immediately. They
announce, moreover, that Prince Charles's Minister
, for War has resigned. It must be remembered,
however, that it has hitherto been said that M.
Bratiano, the Minister of the Interior, who does not
appear to have resigned, was especially obnoxious
to France, and that it was on account of a differ-
ence with him that M. Balatchano, the minister
of the Danubian Principalities in Paris, threw up his
appointment. A light is thrown upon the relations
between Paris and the Principalities by a letter
written to this evening's Patrie by M. Cremieux,
the eminent advocate, who belongs to the Jewish
race, giving an account of an interview with
the Emperor on Sunday last. M. Cremienx, it
should be stated, is well known as the advocate
of the redress of Jewish grievances throughout the
world. On May 22 M. Cremieux received a tele-
' gram from Sereth thus worded :
The Minister of the Interior, M. Bratiano, putting a
false construction, in • circular addressed to the prefects,
upon certain laws and regulations long since obsolete, and
moreover repealed by our new constitution and civil code,
has ordered all Jews to be forthwith ejected from their
farms, inns, and village public-houses, thereby, in con-
' tempt of all law, cancelling by a stroke of his
pen contracts made with Israelites by government
as well as by private individuals. This same
minister marked his recent visit to Jassy by
a still more barbarous measure. He ordered the police to
make • nude against the Jews, under the pretext of ar-
resting vagabond., and under his very eyes the police
seized a great number of Jews in the streets without regard
to age or quality, and without any form of trial transported
them, loaded with irons and under military escort, to parts
beyond the Danube. This sad spectacle, accompanied by
gibes and jeers from the populace, and by cries to Heaven
from the unfortunate wives and children of our brethren
thus maltreated, goes on every day. We are in hourly
fear of • general massacre. We implore your protection,
and beseech you to interfere by such means as you may
think St, to save us from the sad fate which seems to await
us. This despatch will come by way of Sereth, it being '
impossible to send one from Jassy direct.
(Signed)

Tag IsaAzu COMMUNITY AT JASSY.

M. Cremieux was absent from Paris when the
above despatch arrived. On May 25 he received a
second in the following terms :

Since our last telegram things have become still worse.
In every street we hear nothing but shrieks from the
wives and children of the exiled Jewa. Even the old and
infirm are loaded with chains and dragged off to unknown
destinations. We are treated as out of the pale of the
law. The populace is hounded on to exterminate us.
Nothing but prompt and vigorous succour can save us.
We look to you, illustrious brother! Save, save your
unfortunate brethren of Moldavia.

(Signed)

THZ DIZALLITISH COMMITTIZ Or JASSY.

On the receipt of this harrowing missive M.
Cremieux, the republican, M. Cremieux, the mem-
ber of the Provisional Government of 1848, who
hu always stood aloof from imperial institutions,
demanded and at once obtained an audience of the
Emperor. He found his Majesty well aware of the
tragedy that was going on, and expressed himself
most indignant at it. M. Cremieux, while saying
he was aware that the cabinet of Paris had already
remonstrated, solicited his Majesty's personal in-
terference. The Emperor said he would at once
send a telegram in his own name to Prince Charles,
and that he had intended to have done so before
M. Cremienx came to him. He added that totolerate
such a persecution in Europe was, on the part of
the Danubian Principalities, a crying scandal which
all nations must reprobate. M. Cremieux said he
knew that Prince Charles was animated by most
liberal intentions ; ho had declared to him person-
ally that he would make it a point of honour to
proclaim civil equality for the Jews in his states ;
he had paid a large sum from his private purse to re-
store a synagogue ; but it was the Bratiano ministry
which deserved to be mis au ban of all nations—a
ministry which called itself liberal and democratic.
The Emperor asked this question, " How do
you account, M. Cremieux, for such an
incredible event 1" The answer was, " Sire, there
are so many interests which would be served by
troubles in Roumania. What I can tell your Ma-
jesty is that a few years ago the people of Roumania
did not know what religions animosity was. In
1848 equality of worship was admitted without
contest." "I promise you," said the Emperor, "an
immediate intervention." " Sire, the convention of
1858, guaranteed by the great powers, assures to all
Moldavian and Wallachians, of whatever religion,
equal care, rights, and eligibility to all military
and civil employment. Who can have deprived the
Jews of these rights ? It is true that these great
treaties have in view only Christian populations.
But the English House of Commons, on a
motion by Mr. Goldamid, took great interest in the
Servian Jews, who are treated as pariahs in spite of
conventions, and Lord Stanley sent very peremp-
tory instructions to the English ambassador at
Constantinople to say that while England protected
Christians she would not allow Christians to op-
press the Jews." The Emperor said, " This op-
pression is intolerable and incomprehensible.
I shall tell the Prince so." After M. Cremieux
had said he would comfort his correspondents by
informing them of his Majesty's resolution, the

Emperor said :—" My sympathy is at the service
of such terrible misfortunes."

Thus ended a most extraordinary and most in.
teresting conversation, which cannot but be cern.
merited upon most anxiously in every court la
Europe.

The Bourse has been firm. Rentea closed at
69.92, or 2k. higher than yesterday.