The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OOS OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS. WEDNESDAY EVENING.
I learn from a reliable source (French, not
American) that despatches from Mr. Seward of
grave and very decided character were recently
read to the Emperor in person at Com-
piegne by the United States Minister
Plenipotentiary. The main object of them
was to make it unmistakably clear to the
French government that the United States has
made arrangements which cannot be altered in
expectation of the literal fulfilment by France of
the engagements entered into with respect to the
evacuation of Mexico. I gave you to under-
stand several days ago that this would be
the tone adopted at Washington. I am
told that the Emperor listened attentively to the
reading of the despatches, but did not proffer a
single observation upon them. It must be in
reference to this subject that the money article of
this evening's Liberti speaks in the following

terms .
The great preoccupation of the moment is the
American affair, and the arrival of the next
packets is looked for with intense anxiety. Till they come
in the public mind will he influenoed by any secondary in-
dications tending to throw • light upon the real state of
things. Fur instance, it has been remarked within these
few days that American funds are lower at London, Frank-
fort, and New York. The conclusion drawn is that the
I relations between France and the United States must be
very delicate, and the rather because it is rumoured that
IJuarez' loan is quoted lower in London.
Orders have been transmitted to Havre to send
out a steamer to watch for the arrival of the packet
daily expected to arrive with the Emperor Maximi-
lian on board. It is probably hoped to communi-
cate with him before he gets to Southampton.
The weekly political bulletin of the Moniteur du
Soir does not say a single word on the subject of
Mexico. This omission speaks volumes.
The news published last night by the Arenie
National, that M. Walewski was to be superseded
in the chair of the Corps Legislatif by M. Baroche,
is positively contradicted by the Liberte. I re-
member mentioning, nearly a month ago, that this
rumour was unfounded. The supposed conse-
quential changes, which transferred Count
Walewski to the ministry of the Emperor's house-
hold and Marshal Vaillant to tho Chancery of the
Legion of Honour, will of course not take place—
at least for the present.
The trial of Lamirande is fixed for December 3
at Poitiers. M. Lachaud is retained for the de
fence, and will dou3tless make a great point of the
illegality of the extradition. The Bank of France,
in the character of partie civile, will support the

prosecution.
Yesterday G 5 of the men recently arrested
during a night razzia of the police in the quarries
called the Carribres d'Amerique were placed at
the bar of the Correctional Police, and tried by
categories or sections. The Imperial Advocate
Manuel said that these night birds, encouraging
each other in vicious courses, and corrupting
many, formed a sort of legion of evil, ever
ready to make war upon society. Many of
them were convicts who had broken their ban ;
some had charges of robbery hanging over them,
and all were liable to be dealt with as rogues and
vagabonds. The court showed its concurrence in
the views of the public prosecutor by convicting no
less than 43 out of the tio prisoners ; the sentences
were severe, varying from three months' to two
years imprisonment.
Tho Bourse closed with little change except in
Mexican obligations, which were in considerable
demand at a rise of 10fr. The hope prevails that
France will make some arrangement with the
United States which may not leave them utterly
worthless.

GERMANY.

(yam OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

FRANKFORT, Nov. 2.1.

A perfect political calm has followed tho hurri-
cane of last summer. People are for the time sick
of politics, and et-en the citizens of this town, the
greatest sufferers by the change, begin to take
things as philosophers, and to submit quietly to
what they cannot help. By far the greatest hard-
ship is the compulsory military service, to which the
young men of Frankfurt were not accustomed.
Every train brings home a large number of victims
from London, Paris, and other cities, where they
have been engaged in business, which they
must now leave in order to present themselves at
the mustering, which is to take place in the first
days of December. Of course the great majority
of them enrol as volunteers, and by providing their
own outfit and living they have only to serve one
year, unless war breaks out, when they become
liable for eighteen years more. This is a
kind of slavery to which only people in
Prussia were hitherto accustomed. It is Con-
sidered a favour that such volunteers in the
newly annexed provinces are for the next two years
released from the examination in Latin and mathe-
matics, which is required from volunteers entering
the army as privates in the old provinces. Ano-
ther great hardship to this town is the fall in the
value of house property, which is almost unsale-
able, while it fetched a very high price before the
war. It is calculated that about 300 persons of
standing have left the town, with the ambassadors
of and to the Diet, the officers of the Federal mili-
tary commission, and the employs at headquarters
of the Tour and Taxis post administration. All
their residences remain empty, and new houses
which were building remain unfinished.
A very remarkable letter has come to light,
showing the deep distrust against Austria which
existed in Bavaria even before the war. It is
written by Minister Von der Pforten to the Bava-
rian resident at Dresden, and runs thus :
Bavaria has decided to take part in the war, not for her
own interests, and will not be deterred by the probable risk
of losing the palatinate. She will be influenced only by her
Federal duties and by her honour. But we are equally re-
solved to maintain our independence, and not to allow
Austria to treat us like an Austrian province, or our army
like an Austrian corps, as she intended to do. The Aus-
trian government, at the very moment when its own pro-
posal to disarm had been accepted at Berlin, has suffered
the MUM to drop, and has thus by its large armaments
brought about the warlike turn of affairs. We must,
therefore, suppose that Austria considers herself, as she has
repeatedly stated, strong enough to fight two enemies at
once, and that she must be stronger now when she has
secured the assistance of the Confederation. Should this
not be the case, then we must look to this turn given to
the policy of Austria in the month of April as highly in-
considerate and rash.
Many wealthy young men of this town liable to
military service having emigrated to Switzerland
and taken citizenship there, the Prussian govern-