The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-03 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
RESIGNATION OF M. DROUYN DE LHUYS.
PARIS, San. 2.

PARIS, San. 1.

It is stated that the Turkish government
has contracted a loan with the Soci6t4 Gdnerale
which will enable it to pay the overdue coupon of
the general debt on the 13th of October next.

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER.
BERLIN, SEPT. 1, Evimo.

To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, the
Indemnity Bill was brought under discussion.
The Minister of Finance recommended the adop- 1
tion of the proposals of the committee. In the
discussion which ensued the bill was chiefly opposed
by Herren Waldeck and Gneist, who pointed out
that ministerial responsibility did not exist in
Prussia. Herren Wagner, Michaelis, and
Lowe, made speeches in support of the bill.
Count Bismarck, President of the Ministry,
made a speech, in which he declared that the
government sought to bring about that internal
harmony of which the Fatherland stood in need,
and it hoped to be successful, since the deputies
would have recognised that the views of the go-
vernment were not so much at variance with the
objects proposed by the majority of the house as
had at one time been supposed. Nor did he mean
to except the question of internal reforms, but at
the present moment the most important matters to
be dealt with wore the yet unfinished tasks of
foreign policy. Count Bismarck then pointed out
the friendly attitude of the Austrian official press and
of the South German populations towards Prussia.
and stated that on the other hand there was hardly
a single European power which had willingly aided
in the establishment of the new unity of Germany.
The task of Prussia, he declared in conclusion,
was not yet finished. Its accomplishment would
require the combined exertion of the entire nation.
The debate will be resumed on Monday.

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THE TREATY OF PEACE.
BERLIN, Serr. 2.
The Official Gazette of to-day publishes the text
of the Austro-Prussian treaty of peace.
VIENNA,tepr. 2.

The text of the treaty of peace appears in to-
day's Official Gazette. The Vienna journals of this
morning all agree in stating that Count Mensdorff
will remain in office. There is no longer any ques-
tion of entrusting Baron Hubner with the port-
folio for Foreign Affairs.

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(rsou ous owN coassaroirnsirr.)
PARIS, SaTua'LT EVENING.
I believe I can state on sure grounds that M.
Drouyn de Lhuys will shortly resign his portfolio.
I have reason to think the new Minister of Foreign
Affairs will be the Marquis de Moustier, now am-
bassador at Constantinople.
The announcement in the Mon iteur on the
subject of Venetia is to all appearance en-
tirely satisfactory to Italy. There seems to me
a want of verbal perspicuity in the phrase
which speak sof "Venetian authorities," to whom the
French commissioner is to deliver up the possession
which he will receive from Austria. These autho-
rities, whoever they may be, are, if I understand

Imperial decrees dated lst September have been I the official article correctly, to diiect the universal
published to-day appointing the Marquis de suffrage which is to "pronounce on the fate of the
Moustier Minister of Foreign Affairs in place of country." As the Austrians will be gone, and
M. Drouyn de Lhuys, whose resignation has been the French commissioner, whose possession ill be
of
tendered and accepted. The functions of the nothing
sirnoerathaar to ttiehaat a'tcondt nil pipe or
to uses,
ve
i willhold
Ministry for Foreign Affairs will, however, theballet-box,and in that caslihere can be no doubt
carried on, ad interim, by M. de Lavalette. M. ;of the result. There are no grounds for suspect-
Drouyn de Lhuys has been named member i ing any snake in the grass, and the Emperor may
of the Privy Council. M. Benedetti has fairly congratulate himself, as he does, that his
received the Grand Cross of the Legion programme of Italy free from the Alps to the
of Honour. The Fan r has addressed Adriatic is at length carried out with the aid of
Pero; his own helping hand.
the following ;Ober,' dated yesterday, to the let. The Moniteur says his Majesty took a ride on
Minister for Foreign Affairs :—" My dear M. ; horseback in the park of St. Cloud yesterday.
Drouyn de Lhuys,—l deeply regret that circum- ! The COAStitutionnel has it a "long" ride ; but the
stances oblige me to accept your resignation. In adjective is evidently the product of extra zeal
I
relinquishing, however, your co-operation, lam on the ]cart of the semi-official print.
The E mpress and Prince Imperial left for Biarritz
desirous to give you a proof of my esteem, by to-day, according to the programme.
naming you member of the Privy Council. This I The Patrie says the Emperor will follow them,
new post will possess the advantage of not break- not on Wednesday next, ut on September 10:
ing off those relations which your enlightenment This, like the many anticipations of the day on
and devotion to myself and my dynasty have which he would go to the Chalons camp, must 'of
rendered precious to me."
I course depend upon the state of his health.
The Bourse was extremely firm. Rento at one
time touched 70f., but closed at 69.90.
The nearest approach to the forbidden ground of
politics made by any minister in the Councils
General is the speech of Marshal Bandon, Minister
of War, in the Isere. At the conclusion of the
discourse he said :
The events which have taken place in Germany have
deeply occupied men's minds ; but whatever the results
of them, we cannot deny that the wisdom and prudence
which presides over the destinies of France has manifested
itself once more in contributing by its counsels to put an
end to hostilities. There is every reason to hope that the
profound emotion which lase given a shock to all Europe
will be succeeded by peace--the first need of peoples. If,
however, new conflicts should arise to trouble the
security of our frontiers, or should seem to threaten
the honour or interest of the country, France, her, eyes
fixed upon the Emperor, will speedily know what to ask
from the patriotism of her children. In such a case our
Dauphiny will prove herself worthy of her history. Bet I
am allowing myself to be led away by the instinct* of the
old soldier. A truce to anticipations for which there is
happily no ground, and let us, under the fruitful umpire.
tions of peace, calmly devote ourselves to the labours called
for by the needs of our dear department.
It is the latter part of the War Minister's speech
which expresses the real policy of the government,
namely, peace and wise resignation.
At the head of the leading column of the A roar
National is this paragraph :
If, one of these fine mornings, says our Berlin corre-
spondent, the telegraph should inform you that the Grand
Duke of Baden has abdicated, and that the Grand Duchy
is annexed to Prussia, do not be greatly surprised. The
Baden population, you may be quite sure, have small
desire to belong to the projected Southern Confederation,
which will have no vitality, will be insignificant by the
side of the great Prussian Confederation of the North,
will not enjoy the political advantages of the German
parliament, and will be deprived of the material benefits
of the Zollverein. In short, the Baden people aspire to
become Prussians, and the Grand Duke, who is right well
aware of this tendency, does not seem disposed to struggle
against it. He seriously talks of abdicating ; and should
he do so, the annexation of Baden to Prussia is inevitable.