The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY Err:gm.
M. de Girardin says, in the Liberti, that, if
France were to be polled at this moment, owlet
the sensation produced by M. de Bismarck's cir..
zular, he does not doubt that the sentence would
be war. He is, however, decidedly for resisting
the excitations of the war journals, aced
he notices what is palpable to those fami-
liar with the Paris press— that the journals
under the immediate influence of ministers,
are " ordered to be silent." In the same degree
that the Marquis do Bloustier's circular wee
insignificant, vague, obscure, superfluous, that
of Count de Bismarck's is significant, precise,
luminous, salutary. It is salutary because it
points out the rock to be avoided. That rock ie
interference with the affairs of Germany. Gjear.
din is for avoiding because persuaded that inter
ference there would be as unsuccessful as in
Mexico, and far more disastrous.
Count de Kdratry writes to the Temps the fol.
lowing reply to the denial of the Monihur that
the interview between the Emperor Napoleon and
and the Empress Charlotte was " warm :"
In the first place the Moniker is mistaken in speaking
of conversations at St. Cloud ; I only said there was one
conversation. After the check suffered by M. Minorite, the
Mexican Ambassador, which was followed by the mowq
of the treaty of Miramar—a rupture attested by a note to
Maximilian from the French government, dated May 31,
1866—the Empress Charlotte was sent to the Emperor
Napoleon, in order to obtain men, money, and the recall of
of Marshal Bazaine. On leaving V era Crux she publicly
refused to go to the steamer in a boat carrying the FreaCk
flag. At Paris she asked no hospitality but that of sa
hotel. On her arrival M. Drouyn de Uteri called apse
her, and with all courtesy, as stated by the Minister his.
self to Mr. John Hay, the United States Chi*
d'Affaires, on August 16, 1866 [see Yellow &cal
informed her that the plan decided epee by the
Emperor's government would be executed accord.
big to its tenour. The audience at St. Clod,
which the Empress Charlotte with difficulty oh.
tamed, in no way modified, as the above diplomatic
despatch records, the resolutions already taken. Cu it
be for an instant admitted that the Empress Charlotte,
excited by a fatiguing voyage, could have come away on.
tented from this interview without witnesses ; and that to
Bat refusals the unfortunate princess, already irritated by
the desertion of the Tuileries, should not have replied by
recrimin►tions more or less warm. In default of other proof,
which it would not be desirable to produce to-day, I leave
public opinion to judge between the denial of the Muni.
kur and the inexorable logic of facts.—Accept,
COUNT E. De KERMIT.

This strikes me as a very poor reply upon a very
poor issue, the single question being whether the
Empress Charlotte got into a passion when the
Emperor Napoleon refused what she asked for.
As matters stand the Monit, ur has the best of the
controversy. It is too much to ask the public to
infer, as resulting from the " inexorable logic of
facts," that an exalted lady must necessarily have
lost her temper because she was disappointed.
The Indipendance Beige, however, says that a cola
plete edition of Count de Kdratry's revelations
containing things which he cannot print in France
is about to be published at Leipsic.
At the Bourse the Rente was very firm, and
closed with a rise of 20c. and 22hc. at 69fr. 20c.,
and 439 fr. l7ic. It has been observed for the lax
three days that the Syndic of the agents-de-change
was ready to buy soy quantity of Bente at the
figure of 69fr. Credit Mobilier fluctuated between
2451 r. and 227 fr., but closed at 230 fr., with the
further fall of 3fr. 50c. It is now rumoured that
the Bank of France has made a first advance d
5 millions, and that the loan of 37} millions
arranged, but on the condition that the Pereires
are to retire, and that M. de Germiny, M. Dela.
haute, and M. Cannesou shall be appointed direr
tors fur the purpose of winding up. All oda
securities not connected with the Moldlier wee
better. Credit Foncier rose sfr. ; Comptoir
d'Escompte, 7fr. 50c. ; and Italian, 171 fr.