The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-13 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, Joxs 12.

The King has summoned the ministers of the
protecting Powers to his presence, in order to ex-
plain to them the critical state of Greece and re-
quest their advice.
The reply given by the ministers is not yet
known.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE SAXONIA AND
AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 13.

The Hamburg and Americus Company's steamer
Saxonia from New York passed the Needles at 8.30
a.m. to-day.
The North German Lloyd's steamer America, also
from New York, arrived off the Needles at 8.45 a.m.
to-day.
EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OR OWN COMUNIPONDLIT. )

13, 1866.

serious consideration ale legitimate desires of sovereign
and peopke. The pseesnt conflict has three came—the
geographical diesifiemof Prumia being ill defined ; the
wishes of Germany demanding a political tecconstitution
more conformable to its general necessities ; the neces-
sity far Italy to same its national independent-ie.
The neutral powers could not desire to mu themselves up
in the internal affairs of other countries. Nevertheless
the courts which participated in the constituent sets el
the Germanic confederation had the right to examine
whether the changes called for were not of a nature to
compromise the established order of Europe. As far as
concerns ourselves we should have desired for the
secondary states of the confederation a more intimate
union—a more powerful organisation—a more ha-
' portent part to play—for Prussia more homoge-
neity and strength in the north ; for Austria, the
maintenance of her great position in Germany. We should
moreover have been glad to see Austria cede Venial to
Italy for an equitable compensation ; for duos, in concert
with Prussia, and making no aooount of the treaty of 1852,
she made war upon Denmark in the name of German
I nationality, it appeared to me just that she should mog-
ul's the same principle in Italy by completing the inde-
pendence of the peninsula. Such are the ides. which
in the interest of the repose of Europe we should have
endeavoured to advance. To-day it is to be feared that
the fate of arms can alone decide the questions. In the
face of these eventualities what is the attitude of France?
Should we manifest our displeasure because Germany finds
the treaties of 1815 impotent to satisfy her national ten-
dencies and maintain her tranquillity? In the war which
is on the point of breaking out we have but two interests,
the maintenance of the balance of power in Europe and the
maintenance of the work to which we contributed in Italy.
But is not the moral force of France sufficient for the pro-
tection of these two interests? Will she be obliged to
draw the sword to make her voice heard? I think not.
If, notwithstanding our efforts, the hopes of peace be not
realised, we have at least the assurance, from the declara-
tions made by the courts engaged in the conflict, that
whatever be the results of the war, none of the questions
in which we are interested will be settled without the con-
currence of France. Let us maintain, than, a watchful
neutrality, and, strong in our diaintencetedness, animated
by the sincere desire to see the nations of Europe forget
their quarrels and unite for the advancement of civilisa-
tion, liberty, and progress, let us wait, confident in our
right and calm in our strength.
Hereupon, Monsieur le Ministry, I pray God to have you
in His holy keeping.