The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1867.

FRANCE.

(rsou Ora OWN oosassrosinarr.)
PARIS, SATURDAY WINING.
The Liberte publishes a letter to M. de Girardin
from M. Emile 011ivier, dated Augsbourg, Sept. 3.
The result of his observations in a political tour
through Germany is that the Germans, though in
no way hostile to France, are extremely distrustful
of her. They do not desire war, and have even is
horror of it ; but if it should be forced upon them
they will go into it with a terrible resolution. He
thinks Baden almost unanimously inclined to join
Prussia. Wurtemberg is divided between Bis-
tnarckians and republicans; and Bavaria is hesita-
ting. .tlthough a Prussian party exists in Bavaria, the
country clings to its autonomy ; and the Prince de
Hohenlohe is trying in perfect good faith with M.
de Froibel to prepare the way for Bavaria accom-
plishing that absorption in the south which Prussia
has effected in the north. But it is more than pro-
bable the attempt will not succeed ; and whenever
the question is put to Bavaria—Austrian or Prussian I
Bavaria? will reply, Prussian.
I do not know what credit is to be attached to
the following telegram, published by the Avenir
National as from a private source :—" Vienna,
September 7.—There is diplomatic a right-about-
' face attested by this fact : M. de Beust has broken
' off the negotiations for a commercial treaty with
England, and expressed himself ready to make one
with Prussia, so as to render the future admission
of Austria to the Zollverein possible."
It appears that M. Bouher did not see M. de
Beust, nor pay any official visit, while he was in
Vienna. The question is, why did he go there
at all I

Dr. Veron died this morning at the age of 69.
He ,vas for some time manager of the opera under
Louis Philippe. He afterwards became proprietor
of the Constitutionuel, attached himself to the cause
of Louis Napoleon, and gave very valuable support
to the coup d'etat. The Emperor made him a mem-
ber of the Corps Legislatif, but, so far as known,
did nothing else for him, and the " Memoirs of a
Bourgeois de Paris," of which the doctor was the
author, speaks occasionally with some bitterness
of the small appreciation of his services in the
highest quarter. He had little need, however, of
government patronage, having amassed a conside-
rable fortune, the foundation of which was laid by
a successful patent medicine, called the Pate Reg-
nault, and which has yet a great sale as an excellent
remedy for a sore throat. The doctor, who might
have played Falstaff without stuffing, was
a &militant. As long as the CAN de Paris—
e better restaurant than any now to be found in
Paris—existed he dined there every day, and might
frequently be seen surrounded by a number of
young men, journalists and dramatists for the most
part, whom he treated. It was a common thing in
those days for a customer to whisper to the waiter,
bring me the dish, or bring me the wine which you
have just served to Dr. Veron. Latterly his
dinners have been given principally at his resi-
dence in the Rue de Rivoli, where the cookery of a
housekeeper, bearing the name of Sophie, achieved
' a fame which Paris chroniqueurs will not soon
forget. Dr. Veron was attended in his last illness
by a priest, his cousin the Abbe Bernard. I believe
the cause of the coolness between Dr. Veron
and the Tuileries was this :—ln the early
days of the Empire the Coustitutionnei had a
warning for an article signed by him. Now that
article, although upon consideration it was thought
necessary to repudiate it, was in point of fact
written by the Emperor. Veron in a great rage
I told to do the next day and said he had
I the proof, with corrections, in his Majesty's own
handwriting. For this disclosure he at once got a
second warning, teaching him that a loyal govern-
ment journalist is expected to bear chastisement
not only when he is wrong but when he is right.
He shortly afterwards sold his interest in the
amstitutionuel under circumstances which gave
rise to a cause celebre, in which he and the Duke de
Morny his secretpartner, were concerned.
The Bourse was heavy during the greater part of
the day, and though there was a recovery from the
lowest quotations, Rente left off with a fall of Lie.for cash and 10. for account, at 69f. 75c. and
69f. 70c. Mobilier rose 3f. 75e.

NEw SEARCH AYTER LEICHARDT. —An exploring
expedition ia contemplated by the York (Western Aus-
tralia) Agricultural Society, towards which the colonial
government has consented to defray half the cost of
every necessary outfit, and to furnish, in addition, •
number of articles required by the expedition. The pro-
posed expedition has partly for its object the recovery of
the supposed remains of the Leichardt party, information
of which was obtained during an exploration made last
season, and led, in connexion with many circumstances,
to • well-grounded belief that remains of the lost ex-
plorer were to be found in the direction indicated, and
sundry articles that would throw light upon his fate at
the hands of the aborigines. Should the search party
from Victoria follow the direction suggested by Dr. Mueller
in the Melbourne journals, there is great probability that
the mystery will be cleared up. or on the failure of that
party to reach the eastern interior, if another is sent to
this colony rid King George's Sound (also suggested by Dr.
Mueller), there is no doubt that every assistance would be
given by settlers here as well as by the government to-
wards the prosecution of the search.—Australian and
Nero Zealand Gazette.

TIE'S PAT-TWIN BOOK FOR A KING. —in the city
of the Re Galantuomo significant attention is being Todd
just now to the account of the "Early Years of Prince
Albert," published under the direction of the Queen of
' England. A strange instinct has seized upon It4ians for
parting the crowned sheep from the crowned goats. In
Madrid they ale t o busy over hard.bearted bungling
aorta to be free to pay much heed to foreign literature.
The Italians are free—somewhere, indeed, a little too free
for good manners ; and the most popular English book at
this hour in the capital of King N ictor Emmanuel is that
which sets forth the simple tenderness of Queen Victoria's
relations to her husband. An able weekly newspaper of
Florence, L'Eco dell' Arno, which tastes:of the soil in its
regard for literature and turns many a brotherly glance to-
wards Er. land, in a cordial notice of the Queen of Eng-
land's book, quotes a oaring of Signor Panirai to the writer
of the notice, at the time of Prince Albert's death, that
what Europe had lost was a great sovereign, who knew so
well the exigence of his position that he never let the
world see that he ruled. By his example may be rule
still; and among us. think the Florentines.—Examiner.
WEALTH or GENOA.—Mr. Brown, our Consul at
Genoa, in a report to the Fma-office on the trade of
that city in 1866, writes:—" Atthe beginning of the year no
apprehension of war seems to have been felt among the
mercantile community here, but when towards the end of
March it became evident that there would be war, in
which this country would necessarily take part, and when,
I in consequence, foreign holders of Italian rents began to
press their scrip on the market, rents, which had stood at
. the beginning of the year at 63, and had gradually
with slight fluctuations,to 58•50, suddenly dropped to 48,
at which price it stood at the end of April. Large amounts
of the rents were bought up in London and Paris for
this country, and a very large proportion for this town,
and as in eve!), case payment had to be made in gold,
the drain of this metal out of the country became very
severe, and at this time, in addition to the re-
quirements for foreign creditors, the home demand for
gold had become very sharp in expectation of a forced
paper currency, the strain on the bank became most alarm-
ing. . . . Amidst so great a disturbance of commerce
it is highly satisfactory to be able to state that no failure
of any moment took place in Genoa ; one or two small
traders and some speculators in mute bei, g the only per-
sons not able to meet their engagements. Another proof
of the solidity and wealth of the place is the very -large
sums invested herein route during the period it was low,
noton speculation stall, butes permanent investment. The
amount so invested in Genoa and this immediate neigh-
bourhood during the months of May, June, and July
cannot have been less than from 10 to 12 millions sterling
of nominal capital, or more than 5,000,000 i. cash. On the
whole, therefore, though the crisis of 1866 was the severest
Genoa bas ever experienced, it has brought to light an
amount of wealth and solidity which has astonished even
those who had confidence in its resources."
CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
MALTA, BKPT. B.—Tbe Ceylon left at 5 p.m., and the
Tanjore at 10 p.m. yesterday. The former may be ex-
posited at Marseilles on the loth, and the latter at South-
ampton on the 16th inst.
Si. NAZAIRZ, SEPT. 'T.—The Panama, from Vera
Cruz on the 13th and Havana on the 18th ult., arrived
here to-day with 619 passengers and a full cargo.
ORTRIAL PALACIO. --ONZ SHILLING DAT.
HATL7 RDAT,' Barr. 7.—Adinimicas en payment, 7,489; ditto
by arm Oasis, 6,331; total 13,1t20.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT DUNDEE.

DUNDEE, SATURDAY.

To-day the members and associates joined in
excursions to Rossie Priory, the seat of the Right Hon.
Lord Kinnaird, K.T., St. Andrew's' and Gbunis Cootie.
The visitors to the two latter were limited to 100 each.
The company to St. Andrew's had Mr. Geikie to act
as cicerone to the geological features of the dis-
trict. The principal of these are a wonderfully con-
torted series of carboniferous rocks, which may be seen in
St. Andrew', itself. The party proceeding to Rossie Priory
first paid a call to Fingask Castle, the seat of Sir P. M.
Threiplantd, Bart. The ancient castle and grounds of Claud'
were thrown open by the Earl of Strathmore. Another
" limited company" made a visit to Falkland Palace.
The business of the day was oonfined to Section R.