The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

HANOVER.

The Colopte Gazetee publishes a letter from How
ver of the 6th, which says
The Kin himself has just made public allusion to the de-
claration dermal citizens of Hanover concerning federal
reform. The inagietrates of Emden having sect a deputation
to Nordentey to present a complimectary address to the
King, his Majesty replied My efforts have ever been
directed to promote the welfare and prosperity of all my cob
ices, sad imperially the interests of the town of Emden. Dot
la return I 'aped the cltisens and magistrates to aid me in
these efforts, sad not oppose me sad my government, moose
of my subjects have dote remedy by adhering to a well
known declaration and the tendencies It expresses. Bkoald
each a thing again occur, I amid no tourer think, however
painful it might be to me, of costribeting to the development
of the town by favouring its oommerdel and general interests
'set hem hitherto done, by the commuction of railways sad
other measures calculated to extend ha trade, nor shell Ibe
side to turn my attention to the amelioration of the looks and
neolgaton in order to extents those works when the people
lima 'hall antra.

The Grand European Congress of Political Eco-
nomy ie to meet oa the 16th MM., at Frankfort. Among
other import question., that of the reform of the Zoliverein
t will be discussed.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, PIIDAY BYINTWO,

A bomb has fallen among us this morning in the
shape of the article in the Mont./ewe, of which the
substance at least will, long ere this, have been tele-
graphed to London. Accustomed as we have of late
become to surprises, people are too much astounded
to argue the matter coolly and every fresh com-
mentator gives almost a fresh shade of opinion on it.
Quot no:nines, tot *enteritis. All, however, agree
in this—that it is the result of the famous visit
of Prince Metternich to St. Sauvenr, and is the em-
bodied realisation of those vague terrors which have
during the last two or three days haunted the public
mind. Here, indeed, is a further complication of
the Italian question with a vengeance! To be sure,
according to the Pays, all that has been said about
Prince Metternich's journey and the Austrian nego-
tiations is " pure invention;" but, unluckily, the
opinion of the Pays in these matters goes for very
little. The Sleets was so little prepared for the
article in the Moniteur that it says:

The power are on the point of locoing to en tinder-
strutting on the conditions of a congress. Austria alone
hesitates, in the fear of being condemned by this European
tribunal. But we have raven to believe that she will not
persevere in her resistance. She must be convinced that
the propositions she ha made through M. de Metternich are
completely inadmissible Aa for submitting to
the Negress the question of the restoration of the Prison,
it seems to us impasible. The peopke have pronounced
themcelvee with so much unanimity against the families
which have governed them, that the great powers could not
possibly think of reacting against this Irresistible demon-
stration, and doing violence to an entire nation. The
seruthty has spoken. Clear end categorical questions have
been submitted to the electors. The prince, the most deeply
imbued with dynaelic Memo, weld not dream of imposing the
Duchess of Perms upon 73,000 inhabitants, when hardly
800 voices have been raised be her behalf.

The Debate probably had an " inspiration " that
something was in the wind, for not one single politi-
cal opinion does Paradol enunciate in this day's
leader. I believe I can with confidence assert that
the article which is destined to arouse the astonish-
ment and indignation of Europe from one end to
the other is written by M. de Walewski, upon
notes by the Emperor, and brought to
Paris by Prince Metternich. There cannot,
therefore, be the slightest doubt that it is a mani-
festo deliberately given to the world of the policy to
be henceforth adopted by the French government
in the Italian difficulty, as we may now well term it.
Whether this indicates an entirely new policy, or
the entry upon a new phase of the Italian question,
already foreseen and calculated ; whether it signi-
fies an alliance of principle with Austria, or merely
a plan hastily organised for trenching at
ones the Italian question; whether it is to be
considered • defiance hurled at the principle of
liberty and nationality, or simply • check which the
Emperor his thought fit to administer to the over-
eager peoples of Italy; whether it is meant to offend
England and Piedmont, or only to conciliate the
Pope and the retrograde party, none will in the con- I
fusion and uncertainty which reign around venture
to pronounce. And, indeed, of all these explanations,
one seems scarcely more satisfactory than the other.
Hitherto, in the surprises prepared for the world by
Napoleon 111., there has usually appeared at the
very first glance some obviously defined motive,
as well as some decided future policy.
In the present instance all seems dark
and unexplained. I, for one, cannot admit
the possibility of a denial of the popular
principle and political association with one who rules
by right divine—more especially as such association
would be offensive to one and all of the great
powers. The intimate alliance, then, of Napoleon 111.
with Austria presents itself to me in the light of a
deliberate dynuticide. The practical consequences
immediately arising out of this manifesto appear* to
be that there will be no congress—that if the un-
grateful people of Central Italy refuse to take back
their princes Austria is at liberty to consider
the stipulation of Villafranca as unfulfilled,
and may act accordingly—that if she should
think fit to force these pretenders upon these un-
grateful peoples at the point of the bayonet she
may do so, for that, defend Italy who may, France
bas done enough, and washes her hands of the whole
business. The treatment of this momentous article
by the evening journals is significant to the initi-
ated. Not a comment, save a triumphant chuckle
in the Pays. "It suffices to observe that it is not
the Pays, Journal of the Empire, which has erred
in taking for the base of its policy the preliminaries
I signed at Villafranca by the two Emperors."
The Patrie briefly preface' the article with the
remark that it will have no less a ffect in France than
in Italy.
The Opinion Nationale enters at some length
into the subject, but with a caution that proves how
ardent are the ashes beneath the surface.

The ultramontane auette de France of course
dances a frantic war dance of victory. And while
the thunderbolt was forging at St. tia (for on
little deserving of its name) what are the devoted
victims about? We read in the Florence oorree-
pondence of the Press—" The Tuscan government
has decided to regard the answer of the King of
Piedmont as sufficiently formal, and that offici►l acts
are to be at once drawn up consecrating each inter-
pretation."

The effect of this affair at the Bourse was trifling
to what it would have been, were there any real
activity—or any monetary transactions of the leest
importance. It might have been imagined that
the assurance that France would not again take
up arms for Italy, would have had a qualifying
effect—but not so. People plainly say,—lt is
evident that England and France will henceforth
espouse different sides of the Italian difficulty. I
may add that the general question now is, " What
will England do ?" Some add, " Will England
step in and reap what we have sown ?"
The fall at the opening was rather heavy, but a
report that the Zurich conferences were likely to
end in a new treaty checked it. Rentes left off at
68fr. 35c. cash, 08fr. 60c. account, a fall of 43a. for
both cub and account. Mobiller, 805 fr. and 808 fr.
76c., a fall of 10tr. and Bfr. 760.