The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1869.

College of Stumm, in Frame. Modifications a/the
Cabinet are exp3eted. All the conditions trader
which Rupriilt Packs was stated to be willing to
enter the Cabinet bays been accepted.
The Montenegrins have begun again to commit
great atrocities against the Turks. The members
of the Commission for the settlement of the Boundary
Question escaped them quite by chance.
A conspiracy has been discovered at Aleppo, and
arrests have taken place there.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WIDNPRDAT B•:xtra.

The Constitufiorinel contains an-;ticle on the
Isthmus of Suez question, which hu made a con-
siderable sensation on account of its hostile tone
towards England. The article begins by the asser-
tion that the prohibition sent by the Sultan to the
Pasha of Egypt has been obtained by the influence
of Sir H. Bulwer. "It was important to the powers
of Europe, and more especially to France, to know
this fact officially." France need not be astonished
or indignant at the knowledge, for it is only in
scoordance with the eternally aggressive and selfish
policy of England, &c. &c. The article then pro-
ceeds to charge England with the design of ruin-
ing M. de Lessep's company, in order, at a future
time, to cut through the isthmus herself, and
thus to complete her line of exclusive for-
tresses from Jersey to the East Indies, and at the
same time put herself in a position to cut off all com-
munication between France and Algeria. This plan,
it says, is a very grand conception, but too ambitious
for the present day, and France will not stand it.
The Conatitutiownel continues:

This will soon be demonstrated by the protection which
Prange will give to the rights and legitimate interest of the
gum company, which, although formed exclusively with
menmardal and pacifically civilising views, finds itself la a
porition—not of its own seeking—to gnarantas by the object
which it proposes to attain the independence of the Otkaaan
Empire in Egypt, sod the freedom of the seas for Europa.
Let all interests involved in the matter be perfectly nreenrad.
They will not be abandoned. . . . Moreover, France pos-
sess saimmaces and irreaistible form to ensure the triumph
of the company, and the laureate of civilisation. She has
with bar right sad disinterestedness; she defend", at the
see time aa French intergets, those of humanity at large ;
she Is supported by the justice of last owe and the 'aug-
ments of all nation'. The great power, ere with her, and
she has partisans even in the bosom of the English cabinet.
The Opinion Nationak (which, however, Image
observe is rather an alarmist) says:
' "

The situation, which wo were tOld Yesterday wu better, to
Ike st at aa concerns the Morocco question, remains ae serious
waver, if we may credit the information,which reaches us to-
day. It is said that the French government is firmly re-
solved not to yield en inch to the English cabinet in regard
to any one of the questions in dispute. It will, in °omen
with Spain, undertake the Moroooo expedition in spit* of
England; it will, if necessary, settle the 'Mara of Italy
without her; and in spite of her will give an effectual sup-
port to the company formed for piercing the Isthmus of Boss.
We do not glee theee aseertioue ea autbentic. It is permis-
sible to suppose that Great Britain would give way on rano
pinta than one if Franco bad assumed the energetic attitude
exposed.

There is no truth in a report that Marshal Valliant
and the French army of occupation of Central Italy
are on the point of ooming home. So far from it,
contracts have been made in Italy for supplying the
whole army throughout the winter and up to the
Ist of May. It is much more likely that the force
will be augmentcd than reduced.
The following court news is given by this
evening's Patti*:
The Emperor and Empress will stay at Cognition' from
October 30 to November 30. Flys serial of invitations ham
I been sent out. The news given by several journals that the
Emperor of Austria was about to pay a visit to Compiegne le
net comet. The Priamse Marie of Rmeis, widow of the
Duke de Lamehtsgsberg, who died la 1862, is expected at
Compinse about November 20. The Queen of Holland
snivel yesterday at St. Cloud, wham she proposes to stay
sew days.

In reference to the note in the Monitetis, stating
that the letter to Pope Gregory XVI., which has
been attributed to the Emperor, was written by his
brother Prince Charles Napoleon, the Opinion
Nationale, in which the letter originally appeared,
observes that the error is shared by the author of
an aoeredited history of Napoleon 111., published in
Paris in 18113. It appears, in fact, by a quotation
from that work, that when both the princes in
company with some insurgent bands were marching
upon Rome, the Pope, frightened at their approach,
sought for a parley in order to gain time until tke
Austrian troops could come up. M. de Stmlting,
one of King Jerome's staff officers, came to the
princes on the part of their uncle and entreated
them to quit the party of the insurrection,
after having made the Pope acquainted
with the real intention of Young Italy. Then it
was that Prince " Louis" (according to the history)
summated to be interpreter of the desires of the
youth with whom he was associated, and in concert
with the revolutionary committee of Terni, he drew
ape petition to the Holy Father, setting forth the
grievances., the wants, and the wishes of the country.l
This petition,
.the noble language of which should
have recommended the respectful advice it con-
tained to the Pope's consideration, wu deemed by
him to be an insult, and in consequence, Prince
" Louis," who had sent it, was proscribed. Subse-
quently, M. de Smelting wrote to Quetn Hortense
that he well knew from the first that his mission
must fail, u the " princes " would not draw
back from the generous part which they
bad undertaken to play. This quotation
certainly furnishes a strong presumption that there
was an entire solidarity between the two brothers
at the moment when the letter in question was
written. The Noniteur does not indeed say that
the Emperor desires to repudiate the opinions against
the Pope's temporal power, which were expressed
in that letter. However, as the Emperor wishes
to put upon record that he did not actually write it,
he is entitled to the benefit of the fact, Sauna
The Bourse has been dull and devoid of any

peculiar feature. It was said that, notwithstanding
the acrimonious language of the French and English
journal'', the latest diplomatic despatches between
Marie and England are satisfactory, both as regards
Morocco and Italy. It is hoped that England will
ultimately consent to join a congress at Brussels.
The Itente rose sc. for cull, and fell 10c. for ac-
count, closing at 69fr. 35c. in each case. Mobilier
fell :lfr. 75c. The Northern railway fell 2fr. 80c.;
Eastern, Ur.; and Western, Ifr. 25e.; Orleans and
Lyons rose lfr. 25c. each; Southern was without
change.
There are again rumours of free trade measures.
It is said that the import duties on cottons, sugars,
and other articles of general consumption are to be
considerably reduced.
The Preset says in its weekly commercial re-
view :
If one might judge exclusively from the goods trains on
the railways we should infer that trade has lately become
very active. We moat not, however, exaggerate the kit-
poetance of this symptom. There is no doubt ► sensible
amelioration in the situation, bat it can only be attributed to
the inevitable ioduetom of the winter season into which we
ere now entering. There is always a great movement in the
month of October, and thee year the atovemant was likely to
be more waked than usual for the very reason that most of
the shopkeepers have scarcely bought anything fur a long
while peat. Anse all the retail sales In Paris scarcely