The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY Evrry.cc.
Some of the semi-official journals insinuate that
the extraordinary mourning demonstrations made
by the court of Berlin for the death of Maximilian
are hypocritical, and intended to serve as an ex-
cuse for lachrymose newspaper articles, the real
object of which is to throw odium upon France.
The more the origin of the Mexican expedition is
talked of in Europe the more it is calculated will
the Emperor Napoleon be held responsible in
Austria for its tragical conclusion. If the Emperor
Francis Joseph can be brought to think that an
alliance with France would be odious and fratri-
cidal a great point will have been gained. The
French public is, however, assured that these Prus-
sian machinations will not succeed ; that the
Emperor of Austria sees only in Napoleon 111. a
brother who sympathises with his grief ; that
France and Austria are united as before ; and that
although the meeting between the two Emperors
will be deferred for some days their grasp of each
other's hand when they do meet will not be less
friendly nor less hopeful than it would have been
under happier circumstances.
The Memorial Dipiomatique pretends that a tele-
gram from the Austrian minister at Washington
happily contradicts the news that the body of
Maximilian could not be given up because it had
been cut to pieces, but adds, that " the assassins
intended to extort a very large sum of money for
the corpse." This is highly improbable. Juarez
told the Prussian and Austrian ministers that he
thought the death of Maximilian necessary for the
interests of Mexico ; but there is no reason to sup-
pose him so deprived of common sense as to
render himself gratuitously odious to the civilised
world by selling a dead body. I also regard as an
idle invention the rumour mentioned in Parlia-
ment by Lord Derby that M. Dano, the French
chargß d'affaires in Mexico, was likely to be de-
tained as a hostage for the extradition of Almonte.
Juarez must know that it would be absurd to
ask France to give Almonte np ; and he
must also know that if he were to hurt the hair
of the head of a French diplomatist he would afford
the Emperor Napoleon an excuse for another expe-
dition which he would undertake with the full
support of the nation. The Marquis de Moustier's
despatch, communicated to Mr. Fane, does not
seem to have been quite accurately transmitted to
England. M. Dano did not say that he expected to
be detained, but that " a rumour was abroad in the
town " that he would be. He did not express any
uneasiness about it. It is well known that Mr.
Seward has given a hint to Juarez to be very careful
not to molest the . French, and his own interest
must have led him to pay attention to this recom-
mendation. lam persuaded that the story about
M. Dane will turn out to be without foundation.

A Vienna letter of the 10th, in the Memorial
Diplomatique, says :
The Emperor Francis Joseph has returned to Vienna,
after having accompanied his mother to Balzbourg. The
question has been aleuseed, whether the sad news of
Maximilian's death should be communicated to the Empress
Charlotte. M. Radonetx, prefect of Miramar, reported
th►t Dr. Innek was decidedly opposed to such a com-
munication, and declared that he would resign if the
family acted contrary to his advice. Count de Bombelles,
who came from Miramar for the conference, was of the
Dune opinion as the doctor. It was therefore resolved that
the unfortunate widow should be kept in ignorance for
the present. This accounts for the postponement of the
Queen of the Belgians' journey to Miramar sine die. The
execution of certain instructions given by Maximilian in
the event of his death will now be suspended. The Marquis
Corio, who was the bearer of these instructions, is about to
leave Vienna for Balzbourg.