The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(MN OLD OWN OORIESPONDLYI.)
rAms. TUESDAY EVENING.

The observations made by the Emperor to the
generals who accompanied him to tho railway
station, after leaving the Camp of Chilona, have
been variously commented upon by the several
journals. If his Majesty cannot open his mouth
to utt 'r tho most moderate expressions without
their being seized upon by the journals as indica-
tions of coming war, the imperial reticence seems
to be hardly less unfortunat.. Re told the
generals he would say nothing to them, for the
masons stated; and would. therefore, confine him-
self to expreasing his satisfaction at their zeal anti
devotion. Th. Emperor's remarks Are looked
upon as extraordinary, and many people
are of opinion that they art, eerhinly ao gv od
augury of pew.. Those persons say that the situ-
ation of 'Hilltop. is such, and the feeling of mis-
trust so general, that the head of the state is com-
pelled to speak to annouree that he will say
nothing. since whatever hr may say will be looked
upon as prognostics of war. This declaration is
certainly a remarkaltit• one. An.l if 'mvthirg could
add to the gen.ral uneasiness it i 3 assuredly such
a confession as this. Besitl.s. does it not of
itself place the ruler cf France in a very
questionable position Is there not son:o.
thing eompromi:ing to the dignity c i the
sovereign, whew he feels that he ear. no long •c
repeat his well-blown pacific assertions without .i
general denial of his language? In whatever
light this foreed silence of Napoleon 111. on so
vital a question as peace or war may be regarded.
it is only too clear that a want of oonfitienee in the
maintenance of peace does exist to a v"ry great
extent, anti it is equally clear that its existenct.•
has been confirmed by the Emperor himself.
The result of the election of Toulon has just been
made known in Paris. The Minister of the Interior
has this time gained a signal victory over his anta-
gonist, anti carried hi, man (M. Peyrac) by 17,47. i
votes against 12.000 for the independent candi-
date, M. Dufaum The Figaro, commenting upon
this result of government influence. congratulates
the electors that the Minister of the Interior did
not have recourse to threats. blows, or personal
violence of any description and says that, so far.
his conduct will serve as a good precedent.
It is said that the Emperor anti Empress and
Prince Imperial. on quitting Fontainebleau for
Biarritz, not only travelled inoognits . but left
the Palace in n manner lo avoid every kind of
ovation, and leave taking, entering close zar-
riages, which awaited them in the small oval
court. Their Majesties will not stay at Biarritz
more than a month, and in returning will instal
themselves at St. Cloud before departing for
Compiegne.
Business in the Bourse to-day was extremely
heavy, and almost all seeuritios had a downward
tendency.

M. Betiodetti, littib.4.l,tplor of France at
has arrived in l'arie.

The Chevalier Nigr•,i, Minister of Italy in
Paris, is about to repair to Florence on a three weeks'
leave.

The Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg•Gotha
have just arrived at 00 111114100 of Unmasks, as hero thu
Princess Clementine of Orham% the Archduke Joseph of
Austria, brother of the Qacen of the Betzinits, and other
distinguished personages.
The Frankfort Jerrnril Oaten that an asSOCift-
tion has been formed at Berlin for the foundation of
schools from which all religious instruction will be strictly
excluded. The same organ espremes a hope that the pry.
vincial town. will follow that example, in order that the
future geticiAti. us oaf be fn.,t irnm all cierlll in-
fluence.

Some Indio jungle fowls urea• land,sl at South-
emptoo • few days me. They maws the Floghoh plies.
Mal is geegemmess al pkaaga

THE DEATH OF ESE EMIR OV

PYSTIf. Seri. tv.,
The Emir of Bokhare. ifluaaffar-ed-din. u
dead. Such is the report which a eeleget
'dterateh, dated Repeeriber 10, convey, to in
Bt. Petersburg, and as there is no doubt about
inithnintioity,. of the news I shall be amply jail.
• • fled in commenting upon this moot eventful aco,
dont, an accident which will eertainlr a toil
essential changes On central Asiatic 'ties, pv.
titularly in the relations of and of het
Indian possessions towards Russia. Mu sty-ed.
din, who has died in the-prime of life, wail tbo 4,1
of Naarollah Khan, of sad memory to the
Mk, being the murderer of Conelly sod
, and many other Xeropeana in Rokhap„.
His son, a man of quite difihrent temper and pr
pensitie:s, was distinguished for an eatremo o.
wee of character. love of justice, and reeti,a,.
=enln consequence of this latter quality L.
tly involved in Djihada (religion, ti,,or
not- so much • ealiebevere 68 such
against the neighboarin state of Ehoktind,
enmity to which seems to have Leen swan,
toted . by love of conquest ; and the: ow*
glorious epoch of his mien was
tainly_ the time when he rottener!
the Y ,ante War, satisfied with the neatens; uw
moral success of his undertaking. Judging
appearance, . this war brossOt him in sinewt
with the Russian outposts rude upon Tnih.
lend; although in reality he never could bit,
avoided .them ; but.there is no doubt that in ta.
first collision which occurred between
armies. the fate of the Emir and of his longs,
wan sealed. His .struggles against ter
whea±prer of a mighty f'DOnly: 6,64
of as useless. brought him to th. bio,k
ZOZl"cCe7truction. Forsaken by his 0..%13
jects, who adored him some vests befort,, sal
abandoned by his relatives, rim intrigued away...
him, and were obliged to take refuge with hit
enemy—the revolted governor of Shehri -Behy—
the Emir, after the lose of fieneirkinid and of
his faithful servants, was waiting in %Mara Le
death-blow front the victorious Roseau., At.,
offered him only suoh stipulation.% at
cost him his Independence, leitving the
Prince of Believers (as the Emirs ntyiel
a simple prot;:e. e, of seine Russian getters]. I*-,rt
palely for him, he died. Wheth:r
poison put an end to his
yet been ascertained, eltheiigh I am mufti
to believe the latter. According to the tei, crisns.
despatch he is to be succeeded by his sor. t
scarcely 16 years old, who lived with a n ..;
the Emir in Shehri-Seby, and as there us-.
the lifetime of his father, much talk i:. i•
Mors about that eon being suppl3nt• .1
discontented Bokhariota, or rather 1 ;• . ,
influence, we may take it as grant,-1 t
young prince will have a Russian t• • 1.;
further conquests will be for a whi:s. ••
and the court of St. Petersburg is . •
obtain in this way advantages , •
never hero gained by warfare. In
the death of the Emir, Russia will tur: ;. r •.
attitude towards the Klanates into -u :.. •

end should the gain a firm footing ;::
bank of Oxus, not as an insadin4 r.

as a protecting neighbour, her po:iti7,e
Afghanistan and British India wel

fortn— idsble one.

TitIRD EDITION.