The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

FRENCH DEMANDS UPON SWITZERLAND.

The following is a translation of the threatening
despatch addressed by Count Walewski to the
Federal Council of Switzerland :
" PARIS, Sex. 20, ISM.
"TO M. COUNT DE SALIONAC FENELON, MINISTER OF

FRANC! AT 311,241.

" M. le Comte,—ln the despatches which I had
the honour to address to you on the ith of August,
28th of November, and the 12th of December last,
I directed you to acquaint the Federal Council of
the manceuvres in whichthe refugees in Switzerland,
especially those in the canton of Geneva, notoriously
engage ; and to demand their removal from our fron-
tier. In spite of your zeal and activity in the matter,
we have, up to the present time, obtained only dilatory
and evasive replies, and I find myself obliged, M.
le Comte, to ask you to renew your application to
the federal government. Our complaints, as
you are aware, are principally directed to
the presence of refugees belonging to the

Italian emigration. The late events at Genoa
and Leghorn have shown the violence and
perversity of this fraction of European demagogues.
The attempt on the 14th of this month against the
life of the Emperor shows that we have only too
much reason to watch the attitude and the plots of
Italian refugees, and that it is amongst them that
the most corrupt and docile instruments of
the regicidal conspirators are found. It seems im-
possible to me that any honest man of the Helvetic
Confederation, can have been otherwise than struck
by this fact, or that he does not share our impress-
ikons thereupon. I dare then to flatter myself that,
in renewing at Berne your former requests, you
will find on the part of the federal authorities, a
greater readiness to do them justice. However that
may be, M. le Comte, the government of the Em-
peror knows not how to remain indifferent to the
voice of public opinion, which, from one end of
France to the other, demands how it is that neigh-
bouring and friendly countries protect with a com-
placent hospitality men who openly conspire against
the life of the Emperor.
" In addressing itself to the confederation, in order
that these dangerous men may be expelled the can-
tons which touch our frontiers, and placed at more
distant parts, the government of his Imperial
Majesty only makes use of the law of legislative
defence and invokes the principles of the rights of
nations. The federal government will disregard
the conditions of the Helvetic neutrality, and
will deceive itself as to the nature of its
privileges, if it believes it can invoke them in order
to avoid giving satisfaction to our grievances. To
tolerate more or less directly, even by silence
and inaction, that refugees who have received
an asylum upon its territory abuse that hospitality
to attack a neighbouring government by their
writings or their plots—that, without doubt, is not
to observe neutrality; for if neutrality has its
rights it also has its duties, which require above all
that it shall avoid any attack upon the repose of
other states. I pray yen then, M. le Comte,
to insist upon it, with the President
of the confederation, that measures be taken with-
out delay, in order that refugees notoriously known
as disposed to take part in criminal enterprise',

especially those organised into societies in the eau-
tan of Geneva, be deposited far from our frontiers.
" The government of the Emperor does not see
that in an affair which so nearly concerns our inter.
national relation', the Federal Council can be
checked by the indifference or ill-will of the can-
tonal authorities as has so often happened since
1852. In the event of the Helvetic government not
consulting upon the means of satisfying our
just requirements, it will inner a grave respon-
sibility, and will only have to take to itself the
consequences which its determination may entail.
"Be so good as to read this despatch to H.
Purser and to leave -a oopy with his Exoellency.
" Receive, &c., (Signed) WALEWSICI."
It would seem from the following telegram pub-
lished by Le Nord of this day that the above des.
patch has not been without result :

BERNE, MAUI 9.
"The Federal Commissioners demand the dissolu-
tion of the' Italian Society of Mutual Assistance'
The foreign members will be sent back to their
country or into the interior. Every French refugee
will be placed at the disposal of the Federal Council
in order to be sent into the interior."

FRANCE.

(7/011 0131 OWN ooasseroximorr.)
PARIS, WEDNISDAY ETINING.

The Bourse, after opening well, the Rent. having
been quoted 10c. higher than yesterday, expe-
rienced a severe reaction, for which no reason was
suggested. The opinion that the French and
English governments are agreed on the refugee
question continues to be entertained, although the
article in the Daily News asserting that the Derby
Cabinet has resolved not to go on with the Con-
spiracy Bill, produced considerable sensation. The
Rente ultimately fell 6c. for cash and 16c. for
account, closing at 89fr. 80e., in both cases. Mobilier
fell Bfr. 76e. The railways were in demand at the
opening, and although they became heavy in the
afternoon, the fall stopped far short of the extent
of the rise of yesterday. Lyons fell 7fr. 60c., and
the other lines from 21r. 60c. to bfr.