The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-04 00:00:00

EXPRESB FROM PARIB.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVIININO.

The government evening journals are not able to
give say later news of the " situation" than a
paragraph in yesterday's indlpendona, which they
reproduce " with all reserve." According to this
statement, which the Intlepsodarsee gives on the
strength of a letter from a " well-informed correspon-
dent in London," the bases of the congress which were
proposed by England have been agreed upon, and are
as follows:—The object of the congress is to find
means to prevent a war between Autria and
Piedmont. A revision of Austria's private treaties
with the Italian States is expressly stipulated, and
the Queen's government has gone so far as to lay it
down that the object of the revision is to substitute a
confederation of the Italian States for the treaties in
question. Two other conditions proposed by Lord
Malmesbury stipulate that the congress is to con-
eider what reforms can be effected in the Italian
States, and to render possible the evacuation of
Rome. The Indfpendaneet also states posi-
tively that the congress will be held at
Baden-Baden. It is impossible to feel any
great confidence in this news, although it may
possibly be true. It is not very likely that the
ladeposclanee would have had an authentic state-
meat of this importance twenty-four hours ago,
without some French journal being in a position to
confirm it this evening. The sum and substance of
the news in all other quarters is that the prelimi-
naries of the congress are yet unsettled, although
the general impression undoubtedly is that the
congress will take place. The Dresden telegram is,
however, now taken to have been premature. The
Nord, with a knowledge of this despatch, which
has been the foundation of all the recent asser-
tions that the Powers were agreed on the
basis of the congress, only goes so far as
to say that the " negotiations are inn forward state."
The Pays speaks with mach more hesitation about
the meeting than it did yesterday. It now observes
that the " impatient public" ought to remember that
&congress of this importance cannot be convened in
a day ; that besides the " necessary diplomatic pre-
liminaries," there are " other difficulties" which are
not yet solved; that as to the place of meeting of
the congress, "negotiations are still going on,"
and that people must not be surprised if
" some weeks" were to elapse before the
plenipotentiaries come together. This sort
of reasoning is quite inconsistent with the suppo-
sition that the meeting of the congress is positively
fixed for the 30th of April. The Pays proceeds to
fall foul of M. Cavour, on account of his circular
protesting against the non-admission of Piedmont to
the courses. " If," says the Pays," this document
is authentic, we must deeply regret that Count
Cavour should have, even in appearance, addressed
a menace to the greet Powers; such a rash attitude
would be a contradiction of the opinion which
France has hitherto entertained of the modera-
tion and wisdom of the cabinet of Turin,
and would be of a nature to destroy the
favourable impression produced by the Sar-
dinian circular of March 17, in answer to the
Austrian government." This lecture, the mo-
ment Count Caron?s back is turned from Paris,
where he was said to have met with encouragemenst
beyond his dearest hopes, is very funny. Perhaps
we may consider it as nothing more than the con-
firmation of the rumour that, while the Sardinian
minister had reason to be delighted with the Em-
peror, he was dissatisfied with his ministers, who,
it is probable, inspire the Pays.
A letter from St. Petersburg states that Prince
Gortchakoff, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will
be prevented from attending the congress', and that
M. de Kiaseleff will be the first plenipotentiary for
Rorie. This is a pregnant contradiction to the
assertion of the Memorial Diplomatique, that
Russia has made it a condition sine owl NON, that the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the five Powers
should represent them in the congress. It is now
permissible to attach importance to a rumour that
Count Walewski will not represent France.

The review of the line regiments of the army of
Paz* favoured by beautibil weather, paned off, so
far u ray own observation and information goes,
without any incident worthy of notice. There were
about 40,000 troops upon the ground. Most of the
regiments had their third war battalion as a mote-
-1 quence of the recent creation of fourth battalions,
I which will constitute the " depots" of regiments.
The Emperor, the Empress, the Princess Clothilde,
the Imperial Prince (in his uniform as a corporal of
Grenadine), and Princes lemma and Napoleon, were
all peanut.
ram, SATIAIDAT ETENISIO.
The Bonree was much depressed, without any
special reason being auigned. The Rents fell 25c.