The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

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I'HURSDAY- AUGUST 1, 'llBl.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. WIDIIISDAY EVEMIG.

The note in last night's Pays, reproduced in the
Constihttionnel of this morning, is naturally the
great subject of political speculation. If it were
not that the Emperor is pleased always to proceed
towards the accomplishment of his objects with du-
plicity, one might see in the semi-official avowal
that there has been a Billingsgate quarrel between
the French Commander-in-Chief at Rome and the
Pope's Minister at War, • strong confirmation of
the rumours which converge from all quarters
within the last two days that a solution of the
Roman question is at hand. But, as it is, all is
doubt and uncertainty. The Opinion Nationals,
which would be the first to rejoice if the hopes ex-
cited by current reports were well founded, only
appends to its citation from the Pays this
hesitating comment : " The solution of the
Roman question has perhaps made a great step ;"
and in its latest news it says :—" Notwithstanding
the reiterated assertions of the Indipendanee
Bolye, it appears to be unfortunately doubtful
whether the French government thinks for the
present of withdrawing its troops from Rome." The
Pattie and Pays are instructed to say that the re-
port of the evacuation of Rome is untrue, and it
appears that the only step taken by the French
government for the moment is to ask the Pope
to dismiss Mgr. de Metede. It is worth
noticing that both the Pays and Consti-
tationnel call him not Mgr. but M. de Me-
, rode, and this must be done with a view of
studiously insulting him. Some little time ago,
when the relations of France with the court of
Rome were friendly, the official prints frequently
reproached the SiScle and other republican journals
for not giving the title of Monseigneur to bishops.
The Co•stitutionnel says of the note, which it re-
pests :
It is easy to foresee the impression which this authentic
relation will make on our readers. They will once more
see how completely we were justified in attribu-
ting the faulta committed by the pontifical government to
the deplorable clique who surround the Holy Father. In
this particular instance the right claimed by General de
Ooyon was opposed, not by the Pope himself or by Car-
dinal Antonelli, but by a secondary minister, Mgr. & He-
rode! The will of the Pope was plainly expressed, and the
first minister coincided, but the resistance continued not-
withstanding, and in 'pits of the advice of the first minis-
ter! If this incident were an isolated case, it would only
excite a smile of satisfaction. The conduct of General
de Goyon was that of a French officer whom nothing
stops in the exercise of his rights, and who fulfils
his duty with that impetuous ardour so natural to our Rol-
' dims. But this curious episode is a complete revelation.
Who can be otherwise than grieved to see the temporal
power of the Pope thus fallen into the hands of the
satellites of a party equally destitute of religion and of
popularity ? Who can fail to see in this latent disorder the
dominant cause of the events which are coming to pass in
the sphere of politics? It is not long since • great outcry
was raised because we hinted our suspicions of this die-
astroua intervention in pontifical attain. We were told
" The Pope is free! " Yes, bat what • liberty that is;
just the kind that may be expected from parties! A
hybrid system, which ham nothing of liberty bet the name,
and is practised with the aid of the most intolerable of

PRUSSIA.
TlPreparations have been already commenced at
Berlin for the fete of the coronation, which it is
said is to be celebrated with extraordinary pomp.
It will take place, according to general report, on
the 15th October, the anniversary of the birth of
the late King Frederic William IV. ; and the entry
into Berlin will be three days after, the birthday.
of the Prince Royal. The King bas had sent to
him at Baden several large folio volumes, contain-
ing drawings of all the ceremony of the coronation
of King Frederic 1., which took place on the 18th
January, 1701. The Augsburg Gazette states that
the same ceremonial will be observed at the coro-
nation of the present King.