The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-06 00:00:00

FOREIGN N‘l-a.

(THIS DAY.)

FRESH WAR RUMOURS.

Disquieting rumours again prevail on the Con-
tinent. The Paris corrrspondent of the Nerd
says :

There is today an increase of warlike news. The
general elections are laid to be adjourned on account of
the war. It seems that the views of the government are
precisely defined on this point, and that the ministers
their private. conversations are served on the eventuality
of • proximate war. It is not, however, to
break out Leforo the loan, and the close of the
season—in two months time —as far as one
can foresee. These anticipations do not proceed
merely from France. Some foreign political peisouagee
and very competent military min regard the atinaments
and preparations of France as indicating war. Fronde is
naturally regarded as the object of attack, but no 1.0.1?
MI yet foresee the political cause which ahould furni.ll
the ground of attack. The visit of l'rince Na-
poleon is not calculated to maitre men's minds.
However lightly people may think of the conduct of the
prince, It is not the leas certain that he is one of the
meet satire agents of the imperial policy. People are
entitled to ask what negotiations he is going to carry en
in the southern states of Germany and in Constantinople,
as they asked what he went to propose in Berlin. Tae
private character of his journey affords rather facilities
than preseats obstacles to his political undertaking, in
spooking thus I am not giving my own impresaioas
but those of pretties who are highly placed in the army
and adminietration, and who believe that the time is
some for deciding right by might. The last council of
ministers was occupied with considering the &fence
the coasts.

(RLUT►R.R TELE(' RA V 9.)

BAVARIA.

MUNICH, Junz 6.

The ministerial Bavarian papers of to-day publish
articles expressing doubts as to the vitality of auy
Cofederation of the South German States, and ai,k
the supporters of this scheme to bring f,,rwanl
some diatir.ct plan for the realisation of such a pto-
poeal, mere words being useless.

THE RETURN OF IHE An'SSINIAN
EXPEDITION.
(Per Malta and Alexandria Telegraph.l

SUEZ, deer 4,

Ten officers and 154 men of the 3rd Dragoons
have arrived here from Abyssinia, and will embark
on board the Crocodile.

Consul Cameron Ku remained at Annette), owing
to indisposition.

OUR PARIS LETTER.

THE GRAND PRIZE.

(nom Qom owl 00ROMPONDINT.)
PARIS. FrODAT EVIOM(0.

A sinister rumour that the Paris Crand Price of
4,000 f., which was founded in 18.63 by the city of
Paris and five great railway companies for sic years,
would not be renewed, is contradicted, on, I think,
pretty good authority. Three English horses hsve
arrived for the event of Sunday. Tho Marquis
of Hastings's Earl took a gallop over the coarse
this morning, and was thought to be in splendid
condition. The following is tho latoat Lotting :

Ems oa The liarL
5 to 2 net Valii Royal.
3 to 1 -- Saaorkio.
5 to 1 Blueskin.
S to 1 Nolusko.
10 to 1 Sarrenin.

A great deal of English money is said to be bet
on Lord Stanford's horse Yale Royal. Sneerain
is tho French favourite. It is not thought that
out of upwards of 90 entries there will be more
than six or eight starters. The turf, after the rain
of yesterday, will be in capital condition unless
more rain should come, which might make it too
heavy. The weather looks a little nucertaie, but
at present it is fine.
The numerous complaints of assaults on
civilians by drunken soldiers have at length
induced Marshal Niel to write a circular to
Generals commanding districts, calling their
attention to the subject and suggesting
what the Minister at War thinks a suf-
ficient remedy. It is a pity, I think, that
the first word in the circular is " malevolence"—
that malevolence which, according to him, is always
on the look out for outrages by soldiers, and seeks
to exaggerate them. Certainly there is but too
much foundation for the outcry that has been pro-
voked by many recent instances of ferocious at-
tacks upon peaceful citizens. At the same time,
I cannot endorse the opinions of the Sirle, and
other opposition journals, that soldiers should in
no case be allowed to carry their arms when oft
duty. What is necessary is that they should have
a heavy sense of the responsibility of carrying
them, and well understand that to use them,
unless for military service, is the worst of
crimes. It appears that as lung ago as 1816 cent-
manding officers were invested with the power of
depriving any particular soldier of going abroad
privately with his arms for the space of six months,
and in 1833 the period for the discretionary in-
terdiction was reduced to ninety days. What the
minister now proposes is to allow commanding
officers to take away the arms for an indefinite
period of " men of bad conduct or subject to get
drunk." This extension he thinks will do. It is
to be hoped that the evidence of a man being sub-
' jest to get drunk will not be acquired at the
expense of unoffending citizens and their wives and
daughters.
It is understood that in answer to a pressing
request to the Emperor to visit the Havre Exhibi-
tion, his Majesty has expressed his regret that his
arrangements for the summer will not allow hint to
accept the invitation. He held out a hope that his
cousin Prince Napoleon might go to Havre when
he returns from Constantinople. I am afraid the
Havrais will think this small consolation. Prince
Napoleon has many striking qualities, but he
does not " draw " in France

The Abbe Deguerry, cure of the Madeleine, ivas
not badly advised in refusing the bishopric of
Marseilles which was offered him some time ago.
By remaining in Paris ho not only maintained 1113
relations with the wealthiest and most fashionable
congregation in Paris, but secured the coveted task
of preparing the Prince Imperial, aho is his pa-
rishioner, for his first communion. The command-
er's Cross of the Legion of Honour, which hai just
been given to the curd, is evidently not a sutlident
reward, and I quite believe the report that he will
shortly be made a senator.
The Bourse was heavy up to 2 o'clock, and
Rentes went down to 70fr. 30e. ; afterwards there
was a good deal of buoyancy, and the closing prices
were 70fr. 45c. for cash, and 70fr. 50c. for account,
with a rise of 10c. and 70. Italian rose 200. ;
Mobilier, 7fr. 50c., and Credit Fonder, ffr. 25c.
The great rise of the day before yesterday is attri-
buted in great part to forced purchases to liquidate
the account of • single speculator who is al de-
faulter to the extent of 2,300,000 fr. The oss,
however, is pretty equally distributed among
some forty brokers and cotaissiers, so that it has
not proftuolteny failures on 'Chang,