The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-20 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PAM TUESDAY Krum.
The Liberti says it knows from a good source that
Russia, in reply to a despatch communicating the
Emperor Napoleon's letter, said that " her attitude
was altogether conformable to that of France ; that
her neutrality was also attentive ; and that the
moment France thought herself obliged to depart
from that line, Russia would at once pronounce."
If this really be the tenor of the Russian despatch,
I think it at once ironical and threatening.
I am now much disposed to think from a variety
of circumstances that France will after all look on
upon this war and do nothing. The Emperor has,
I believe enormously miscalculated his power to
direct events which are now taking a course which
he did not at all expect. If Austria crushes
Prussia, which is quite upon the cards, united.
Germany will certainly not concede to Louis
Napoleon one inch of territory, and the French
nation will net anpport him in a gigantic war to
fight for rectification of frontiers. It seems to me
quite probable that the detested treaties of 1815
may be abrogated without France getting anything
by the change.
The Emperor is only going to Nancy for three
days, and has given up his plan of a progress
through the eastern departments.
A correspondent of the Italie of Florence writes
that he has travelled over twenty miles of the
frontier bathed by the Po, and that it is nearly de-
void of Austrian troops. "I do not know," he adds,
" what are the intentions of Austria ; but I can
assure you that not only the Po, but also the Adige,
is very slightly guarded."
The gaming tables at Wiesbaden are shut up in
consequence of the Prussian invasion. Numbers
of the haliitith of the German watering places are
flocking to Paris.
M. Millaud, the editor of two popular one sou,
papers of the petite preset, the Soleil and the Petit
Journal, had an audience of the Emperor on Sun-
day for the purpose of soliciting from his Majesty
a special permission to publish military bulletins,
although his journals are not authorised to treat of
politics. What passed at the interview the public
does not know ; but the result is a note in
the Moaiteur recapitulating the articles of the law
which prohibit non-authorised journals from talk-
ing politics ; warning them that the law will be
strictly enforced, and in particular that all mili-
tary news will be treated as political.
I regret to state that Count de Montalembert is
in a most alarming condition. The calculi for
which he was recently operated upon are said to
be re-forming. He has become so thin that his
most intimate friends would scarcely recognise
him. He lies upon a hospital water bed at his
residence in the Rue de Bac. The Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce, whose hotel is near
M. de Montalembert's house, has considerately sus-
pended the repairs going on there in order that the
patient may not be disturbed by the noise of the
workmen. The Bishop of Orleans (Mgr. Dupan-
loup) a friend of thirty years' standing, is one of
the very few persons who have been allowed to see
the count since his illness.
An immense crowd of literary men attended-the
funeral of M. Mery to-day.
The Italian Commissioner for the Universal
Exhibition has quitted his post to join Garibaldi.
The Bourse opened heavily, but improved a little
for the close. Rents left off at 15c. for cash and
Tic. for account, at 62fr. 80c. and 621 r. 55c.
Mobilier fell lOfr. I believe the present quota-
tion, 460 fr., or 40fr. below par, is the lowest at
which this once and long famous security was ever
done. The Northern Railway rose sfr.