The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-24 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

Mom otri tows

PARIS, F&wiY EVXXLNO.

The Salzburg interview is over. The Emperor
and Empress were to leave this morning, and are
expected at Strasburg at 11 this evening. They
will pass the night as guests of the Prefect of the
Haut Rhin and return to Paris to-morrow. The
great pains taken to protest that all the published
news of the conversations between the Emperors
is untrue, and that their interview was of a purely
private character, confirms the belief generally
entertained that an alliance between France and
Austria is impossible. The translation of the
ashes of the Duke of Reichstadt to Paris will pro-
bably be the only result of the meeting. There
is a rumour that the Emperor and Empress of
Austria will come to Paris in the beginning of Sep-
tember instead of in October as lately stated.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was at his
country-house in the Doubs, has come to Paris to
receive, the France says, such instructions as the
Emperor may be pleased to communicate to him
touching the Salzburg interviews. Afterwards he
will go back to preside at the council-general of his
department.
There is much laughing at the terms of a tele-
gram stating that the Emperor Napoleon transacted
business (travai/14) with M. de Beust, the Austrian
prime minister. That gives quite a false idea of
the situation.

It appears from a note in the Moniteur that
Juarez entered Mexico city on July 15. The
French government has letters to the 20th (five
days later), and yet it is only able to say that the
proximate departure of the French legation was
" probable.:' This is pregnant confirmation of the
news that M. Dano has been a prisoner.
The latest Spanish news in the Epoque is thus
worded :
Our latest information confirms all we stated yesterday.
The movement continues to gain ground. There are ►t this
moment 6,000 insurgents in arms in Tarragona and the envi-
rons ready to go forward on the first signal. The heart of
the insurrection is in Tarragona. As to the facile vie-
forks chronicled by the Haves agency over bands dispersed
as moon as seen, we repeat that these bands systemati-
cally avoid fighting, and that their appearance on certain
points, as well as their dispersion, are the result of a plan
to weer out the Queen's troops and propagate agitation.
We are enured that a panic broke out in Madrid on the
news of Prim being In Spain, and hence the proclama-
tion of the state of siege.

It is much remarked that the Monifeur says
curtly the Spanish government considers the in-
surrection put down, and avoids expressing any
opinion of its own to that effect.

At the Bourse Route declined at one moment to
the extent of about 10c. but recovered to yes-
terday's prices. There was scarcely any change
in other leading securities. A large sale of Spanish
stock produced a fall of per cent.

N&aaow ESCAPE or BARON vox Barn. —The
German journals state that Baron von Bengt had a narrow
escape of his life while lately at Gastein, before he repaired
to Salzburg. Riding out in company with Prince Charles
Auersperg, the princess, and his secretary, M. Hauffmau,
the party came to a steep ascent. Baron von Beust was the
first to arrive at a narrow place, on one side of which was
• precipice. As a single false step of his horse would pre-
cipitate him into the abyss, he deemed it prudent to die-
mount, and while in the act of doing so a sudden movement
of the animal caused him to slip over the edge. His com-
panions deemed him lost, but providentially be caught
footing, and was rescued with no other injury than a few
contusions and scratches.
There have been several instances lately, ob-
serves the Army and Navy Gazette, of discontent in regi-
ments arising from the refusal of the medal for long and
good service to men quite entitled to it. The regulation
limiting the number of such medals, no matter how many
may deserve them, seems vexatious and unreasonable. It
is • coveted distinction, and it is looted for with anxiety,
and regarded with pride by than who get it, whilst the
blrefusal of it to man equally deserving causes eniy,
ood. and diustadaslion.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(THIS LAT.)
This forenoon the ordinary half-yearly meeting
of shareholders wee held at the King's-cross Terminus
Colonel PACKE, M.P., in the chair.
The report stated that the traffic receipts exceeded
those of the lastear 31,5867., the gross receipts for the
balance
992,3731. The net receipts were 454,3781. The
available for dividend was 163,9331., which wool;
enable the directors to declare • dividend of 41. 10s. per
cent. per annum on the original stock, giving for the half
to 2/. sa. to the original stock, U. 10s. to the A, and
to the B.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
said he bad again with regret to announce • diminutisi
of dividend, but he believed that wag only what every
other railway chairman had in common with himself to
announce. He thought he could give • satisfactory er.
planation of this. In the first pleas the trade of the
country had declined very materially during the
half•year, and the consequence was • diminution of traffic.
It was found necessary in May and June to increase the
wages of the officials up and down the line. The directors
thought the only plan to adopt was to act fairly towards
their men, so that the public might have no reason to
complain. The compensation this year had increased very
much, and he must complain of the unfairness with which
Lord Campbell's act operated. Then all the wham=
expenses when the board obtained • bill were
against revenue. The accounts were so plain that any
one might comprehend them. Sir W. Hutt admitted in
parliament that theirs were the best kept railway accounts
in the kingdom. They would es far as possible confute
their operations to the Great Northern proper,
and dtminish the expenses in every way
they could. The line was in admirable order,
and be believed it was second to none for security oar{
stability. The chairman explained why the agreement
with the Great Eastern Company had fallen through, but
he trusted that an arrangement would soon be arrived at
which would be mutualiy satisfactory to both boards.
Colonel DUNCOMIIII4 ILP., seconded the motion.
A rather protrsebd discussion ensued, but ultimately
the report was adopted end the meeting terminated,