The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

"THE FRENCH DESPATCH RESPECTING

FOREIGN REFUGEES.

This morning wu issued, in the form of a return
to parliament, the destch respecting foreign
refugees, addressed by Count Walewski to Count
Persigny, and communicate d to the Earl of Claren-
don by Count Peraigny on the 21st of last month.
The following is the official translation :

Park, Jan. 20.

M. le Comte,—The legal proceeding which bas been 60;1-
mm:iced in regard to the criminal attempt recently made on
the person of the Emperor is taking its course, and we shall
shortly ascertain its definitive result; but there is a point
upon which even now we cannot entertain any doubt. This
fresh attempt, Wm those which preocded It, has been devised
in England.

It wan in England that Pianori formed the plan of striking
the Emperor , It was from Loud= that, in an affair the re-
collection of which is still recent, liarrini, Ledru-Rollln,
and Campanella, directed the 11111111811illA whom they had fur-
nished with arms. It is there, alao, that the authors of the
last plot hare laintrely prepared their means of action, have
studied and constructed the Instruments of destruction which
they have employed, and it is front thence that they set out
to any their plans into execution.

Ia recording these circumstanoes, I at once add how much
the government of the Emperor is persuaded of the sincerity
of the sentiments of reprobation which they created in Eng-
land. It is equally convinced, that with such proofs in
their possession of the abase of hospitality, the English go-
verzunent and people understand at onus to what extent we
are justilled in directing our attention to them.

No one appreciate. and respects more than we do the
liberality with which England is disposed to exercise the
right of asylum in regard to foreigners, victims of political
struggles. France, for her part, has always looked upon it
as a duty of humanity never to close her fronds, to any ho-
nourable person in misfortune, whatever might be the party
to which he belonged ; end his Majesty'. go does
not complain that its opponent. should And refuge on the
English soft, and live there In peace, remaining faithful to
their opinions, to their very puatons, under the protection of
the British laws.

But, X. le Oosnis, howdifferent is the attitude of the skilful
demagogues established in England. It is no longer the
hostility of misguided individuals, manifesting itself by all
the excesses of the press and all the violence. of language ; it
is no longer even the work of the factious, seeking to rouse
opinion end to provoke disorder; It Is assassinsjion, elevated
to doctrine, preached openly, practised in repeated attempts,
the most recent of which has just strack Europe with amaze-
ment. Ought, then, the right of asylum to protect such a
state of things P Is hospitality due to seeming ? Ought the
English legislation to contribute to favour their designs and
their plans, and can it o*tinue to shelter persons who, by
their flagrant seta, plaoe themselves beyond the pale of com-
mon right and under the ban of humanity ?

In submitting these question. to her Britannic Majesty.
government, the government of the Emperor does not merely
discharge a duty towards itself, it re-echoes the sentiment of
the country, which, under the laminae of the most legitimate
anxiety, calls upon it to do so , and which, in a matter where
the common interest among all nations and all government.
is so clear, madden itself entitled to reckon upon the con-
currence of England. The repetition and the wickedness of
these guilty enterprise. expose France to a danger against
which we are bound to provide.

Her Britannic Majesty's government can mist us in avert-
ing It by affording us a guarantee of security which no Mate
can refuse to a neighbouring state, and which we are autho-
rised to expect from an ally. Fully relying, moreover, on
the high sense of the English cabinet, we refrain from indi-
cating, in any way, the measures which it may see fit to take
in order to comply with this wish. We rest entirely upon it
for estimating the decisions which it shall deem best calcu-
lated to attain the object; and we are firmly persuaded that
we shall not have appealed In vain to Its conscience and to its

You will have the goodaras to reed this despatch to Lord
Clarendon, and to leave with him a oopy of it.
Reoeive, dc.,
(Signed) A. WALISWBIII

The Post believes that:" the cabinet is now in posses-
don of another despatch, upraising the regret of the
French government at the publication in the Moniker of
some of the late addl....es from the army •," and adds that
the public will no doubt be surprised to learn that ale of the
principal. in the late mime Is an Englishman.