The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(raw( ova OWN COILIMPONDINT4

PARIS, /SWAT 'TIMING.

The tekgraphie summary of the leading articks
et the London papers of this martin relative to the
sews of the French disarmament he, produced a
rather favourable impres•ioe. But I mrit observe
that there Iva disposition hers to argue the question
upon a very wrong principle. The government
papers, speakieg manifestly from common official

instructions, all assume that le cause the Emperor at
the conclusion of the Italian war pats his army and
easy on a " peace footing "—whatever that may
mean—England mast, 44 a matter of course, &Icon-
tinue those preparations for the defence of her shores
which have been too long, neglected. The snm
and substance of a ♦anety of articles which I
have read to-day is this is now for England
to prove that she is animated by the Name pacific
sentiments as ourselves; she must discontinue those !
exaggerated armaments which nothing now can
justify. We have now a right to say to England,
" You have now no reason to go on with your arma-
ments; and if you do, your policy, instead of being
defensive, will become offensive." If England refuses
to disarm it is upon her that the responsibility of
futon events will fall.—This tone of thegovernment
press gives bet too much confirmation to the sug-
gestion which I noticed yesterday, ,that the announce-

meet of the reduction in the French forces was bat
a postscript to the article of two days &fare, which
justly gave so much offence in England—an artful
pretext foe interfering with the progress of the
Hagfish navy, a 'raise en demure to England to dis-
arm, ander the penalty of being treated as an enemy
of France. I have no doubt that the answer which,
with the greatest good temper in the world, the
English government would give to any such sum- 1.
mons would be in substance that which was given
by anticipation in one of your leaders yesterday.
The augmentation in the defences of England is
made, " not to meet a pr. jetted or expected mays,
sioa, but simply because those defences
had fallen into a weak and inefficient condition."
Because a man replaces rotten bolts and bars with
good ones it is not to be inferred "he is certain
that his neighbour intends to rob him." Though a
man insures his house, " it does not follow that he
expects it to be immediately burnt down." To such
an answer Count de Persigny, supposing his iostrue-
time to be as sincerely friendly as it is hoped they
are, can have no reply whatever to make.
The Pays 'solitaire+ an article upon true end false
public opinion, and takes for its text a saying of Na-
poleon 1., that ten men who talk make more noise
than ten thousand who hold their tongues. From
thus profound truism the Pays draws the com-
fortable conclusion that the treaty of Villafranca is
only condemned by the small minority of talkers,
and that the true people—those who " till the land,
ply the loom, buy, sell, invent, and fight," without
ever troubling their heads about politics, Ire alto-
gether satisfied with it. This golden rule for
coming at public opinion is no new discovery of the
Pays. It is merely an enunciation of one of the
fundamental maxims of the French government.
The talkers and thinkers who are sufficiently exalted
above their fellows to influence the public mind by
force of argument, are, always have been, and, in all
human probability, ever will be an insignificaat mi-
nority in every country. Governments which
habitually stifle their voice, and make no account of
it when, in spits of all impediments, it makes itself
heard, ►ave discovered the secret of being always in
a majority—as long as they are masters of the army
end the treasury.

The inJipeoulente of Turin says that in conse-
quence of difficulties which have arisen, the Cheva-
her Desambroye de Navache, the Plenipotentiary
appointed to represent Sardinia at the conference
at Zurich, le coming to Paris, io order to "complete
hie instructions." The Tanis journal abstains from
"prudential considerations" hem stating what the
difficulties in question an, bet it has the satisfaction
of announcing that the Chevalier's instructions will
provide in any event for the Lonour and dignity of
Piedmont and the.. vital interests which are
committed to her care.

The Bourse opened with firmness, and the Bente
win first quoted at an advance of 10c. A reaction
set in afterwmds, and the closing prices were 68fr.
60c. for nab, and 68fr. 43c. for account, being a fall
of 13c. and 20c. Mubilon fell ifr. 31k. The
Lions railway rose 31r. but the other lines were
about 51r. lower.

The Auyshurry Gazette offers the following ex-
planation of the eoene at St. Cloud a few days ago
when the Emperor made die angry 'petal to the
aorpe diplomatique

It appears that dtpleesetiete await elves could Dot bel p par-
ticiiwtiag is UN ius s hick invaded in Ev•ope dut leg ohs
war. In the wee. 10ta..7 Wit drawing. mown pelittre Wife talked
with es mach maim., eta Milos tee., aad owe We ea• @tattle:Kea

glowed ire tondo• t tee tower of Me dainties, sad lo
lathe thugs uebre,ting bu edlelel position. Nov, se it
happens thee the p taloa eurveillear• of the pollee a we well
awned in drewrig-rams se *hombre, the Emperor w
vary speedily Inf Arad of ell üb.berd Wogs said of bla by
foreign eabwoodore ; end, socweingly, .ben he found AIM
geotteolea ell errecobled together Leda* bits one gm.,
be took ea opportunity of betas then know ilea be we,
mob deplored wilt their madam Bleeps& was reAber
• perecarl came Mansed to des diplonatbea thaa • col-
lative reproach to the governorate which thwy regnant.

TUSCANY.

The Opine of Turin has the following article
en the abtheshon of the Grand Doke of Tuscany :

The °rood Doke Leopold kiie abdicited in favour of bh
eon Archduke Perlin .ad.

His was called upon t r abdicate by those who were bra
averse to his dyaiwiy whoa sae► as act weall have pre-
evetricomplitetioaa foramen and •hi^h aveataally occurred.

What do.. andhyti.•n typify nom

The Grand Duke sielle;tesa power which he no longer
poseestre. lid renounces in favour o/ bi. am rights which
are an longer his, ..fwbiott be bee hem deprive I.
He hes underataxl that bie restored= ie impossible ; bat
he wishes to sore hie dynasty.
Tummy has the right, sad it iv bar duty, to give ea a
reply —" It id too late." She will hoe nothing more to do
with Austrian princes, cakes* end proptietors of Austrian
rupteneate,vassele of Ai:tactic

Aid is favour of *horn doss he wish to abdicate ?

Of Pries Fordiaand, ordo, oe the 24th of Jame, waa
resent at the battle of ®df. ram is the Austrian camp.
►opiog to me the defeat of the Italica troops. His brother,
Prises Charles, Is the man who Lade the noble pr.ipmal W
bombard Florsece.

And men fairy tbs. 'Wised questions ars to bs settled
11 inch rapsdients—public clause csload and twice,

tranquilb.ed
Timcany has not asked fir the abdication of Use Grand
Dear, but has decreed the overthrew of draw,. and abe
must see Unit her decree le respected.

THE. MASSACRE AT PERUGIA.

We (Gnhurtanal leave received the following nom-

Villa Ceppoal, sear Floronci,ly 14.
Io tho May've, et tw.210, los quote from the GiOrmale
di Roevr, "tti‘t tie Arwlaa fanrly taideot is Perugia at
the time of it. cep( co by the Swim hard deolarcl that the
troops behoved 'Oh • 'moderation that couski hardly
lave been espe,ed eft -r provocation to which they
had beta erpoeel." WM pa do me the favour to
contradict th.t ataterrent f It le 03111 of many emertions