The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(ROY OVS OW

PARIS, Mornav Hymns).
The Portuguese government has taken the neoss-
sary measures to maintain a strict neutrality.
Troops are being sent to the frontiers to disarm all
persona who seek a refuge in Portuguese territory.
The Prince Royal of Brussels, whose life was
despaired of the other day, is said to havo shown
unexpected symptoms of improvement ; and the
physicians are now not without hope of saving the
young heir to the Belgian throne.
The COM tittstionnel contains a long and studied
article on M. ()tarot's paper, which appoarod
in the Reran des Devi Atomics, and of
which I forwarded to you an analysis. The
paper, while calling upon France to put her
.a my on a peace footing as the sere,t
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mums of proving her pacific tendencies,
leant very favourably tow•ardN the Eiti-
peror and him government. Th.s,
gar• offence to the whole of the liberal and demo-
cratic press. Now there appear,' in the

Cfmatifutiothrl of this morning s long and ela-
borate commentary on this same article of
M. GuiLot.'s--'• France and Prussia responsible
before Europe." Thu writer in the semi-ofli•;41
organ welcomes the production of M. Guizot as
that of a friend, and where exception is 1114.10 to
certain principles and a given line of politics on
the part of the French government, unusual pains
are taken to convince M. Guizot awl the ninny of
his readtrs who will think with him. that re.
real ground of censure exists. In the mean-
time a report gets about that the French govern-
ment is prepm-Mg a pacific manifestation, and that
they are TIOW eonsideritez the proprie•.y of a,:ting.
upon M. Guizot's ad lee, and sending to their
14,ines 40,0410 soldi.rs. This rumour is st.mtly
di ni• d by the i'resse, which journal is curiously
enough quoted by the conAtitutionnel, without
raying, a word as to the truth or falsehood of the
report in question. The conclusion of the
official journal's remarks may be taken as S'llll-
- significant
The loyal intentions of tho g.,vornment ; its p dicy.
which Las I,ut ceased to become more Ids.: al at home sad
has never sought conquests abroad; the just estimation of
the power which it draws from the support of the
nation, everything, in fact, which cuahles it to bcar
without flinching the CCElM.itisiel attacks of ► systcinst:c
9 position, induce it to receive with welcome, and even to
Fmk the observations of eminent men who still regret the
past without clieriAling its rancour,. and its hatred..: and
this is the reason why productions similar to that of Y.
whether his conclusions be admitted or not. are
received, even by those whJua he ctitacisos, with well-
merited interest.
It would be not a little curious if a contributed

leap er to a magazine should turn out to have hal
so much weight with the imperial mind as to 1.. a
to a pacific demon•trati.in the character of which
there could be no possilde ro.ita to doubt. and
which, beyond all question, would exert an im-
mense influent* in the way of maintaining the
tranquility of Europe.
Count Walewski died lost night at F;tri.slatrg
from an attack of apoplexy. Thu: one after
another the wen who have most contributed to tle•
foundation and stremzth of the second empire are
tarried away. Like M. de Monty and M. Foabl.
Count Walcwski belonged to that little cirelo of
statesmen who have always been looked upon a,.
the choice,t councillors of the Emperor. and to
whom. whether holding a portfolio or not, pablic
opinion always attributed a great share in in-
fluencing the direction of affairs. Like tho.,
statesmen, WO, the count has disappeared unex-
pectedly front the political scene where he played
a very considerable character. It seems,- -apt
an evening paper, .• that the suddenness of
&Idle, carries a fatality in it which makes ino:••
and more palpable the void loft by the successiv,
removal of these eminent servants of the Eta-
PUT:.
The Bouri-e continues to show much uncasines,
and hesitat' . Up to 2 oclock prices generally
gave way, but at the close the market exhibited a
coiner aspect. Threes finished at ti:ifr.
Jlubilicr.27ar. ; Italian Fives. stifr.
Spanish 27211..

Tlii. ex-Queen of Nark,' arrived on Slatur,lay
(tom tierinany. at Dijon. Her uncle. the Count d'A•pula,
awaited her highnces in ti.at town, to escort her to
M. Mon) it de Limp" is about to quit Lucerne
in order to pre: it at Al ngliculttualniorting 4:4 the S. Inc-
lat
oftie;al R.ouitit.lonrt.itl publishes a seetsittl
At odolic lliwite, by will. la the Sol en-ign Pont id ...out-
municates by name and with all solemnity the prrea
Chino Rinahli, for having retained, note ithstz,a,iiiet
warnings front hie Holiness, the functions of judge in the
itif-styled ltaliau 1111 l narchy.
ruris is much fuller than it was a short t l
ago of English and other strangers leasing through. t.
torrespondent writes --•• It is a pity the rare,
hotel,' do not adopt the excellent plan of the Italians and
hang up. in the entrance-hall or at the door of the
Invests, a list of the persons stopping in the house and the
numbers of their apartments. This saves a great deal of
trouble and often enables friends to meet who otherwise
would depart, as is coturtantly the ease here, without
knowing until afterward.* that they had been for days in
the Fl/1110 house. It is the more required in Pars, b'-
cause the edge d'lh4e, where in most continental towns
the majority of travellers assemble, is here little fr,.-
quented."
Tho Mont Cenis Company is, it is said. carrying
a great many passengers. People prefer the shortest real
purticularly in a season of the year unfavourable to the
pictureeque.
There is now a mail communitlition with Malta
no less than fourteen times a month—vie.. four times by
way of Southampton, six times by way of France, and
four times by way of Italy.
Slit 3. ?ifeKENstA sNti TIM NATIONAT. RANK.—
Replying to the strictures of the /Mite Aires upon the
cameo 4,f his retirement front the directorate of the
National Rink, Sir J. McKenna states that his did not
introduce either the Peruvian Railway Company or the
Marseille.' Lend puny to the batik, but the connection
was feinted through the intnaluction of customers of
old and high standing. Sir John's theory of
the disoontent which ham prevailed against him is
that he has offended certain speculators by ndusing
to support the market for Rank shares by artiticul
means ; and he adds : - -'• I believe they have been
sufficiently artful to intiaiee nit a few respectable people
that, by turning the question on politics, I might
begot out of the way, which so far rippers very pro-

WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, NEW ZRAL,----
AND AUSTRALIAN MATTA.

(TESOINIII IMETENE AGENCY.)
(ita Panama.)
PI. YII(.011ITI. Rm. ts
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Taemaicen
arrived here this morning with the above mails 4.: pi.
ungets, treasure valued at 966,401 dots., and Q. 4
of cargo. The mails and l 6 pa:swinger, W.W.I 1.6,1,1.1,
forwarded by special train at 7.39 a.m., and the Ise..„.
uian prooecil,al on for Southampton. A gale 4.,
here from the S.W., and a heavy sea et ninnang,
The Taiananisies dates are—liydney, Aniped 4.,,.
September 6; Jamaica, 9th ; and St. Thwriai, II H:
passengers and despatches bring further
the earthquake in Peru and Ecuador. A 1... ,
serious dfecta were experienced at
shocks were felt, and the earthquake wane,
so much damage on the coast of Peru, swept utt.• Ft.
buena Bay. on the southern coast of Chili, en th- .„
of the 13th of August, and submerged art.i
the greater part of the whaling towns
and Tome. There wu no earthquake tl,ere,
retired from the bay for over ono-eighth of a Ill:,
inhabitants, warned by this pheeeniuneu,
tied to the hills, and on the return of the
quarter of an hour afterwards, only a few p••••.,,,
were drowned. There were thr4e, t, .
warm during the night, and ono ve*l.
either Italian or French, was wreclicl th,re
already published of the direateni on tio,
mainly by earthquake and eutl.
confirmed. In l'irco, the tea r0.r.:.; , .
hundred yards, and, on its return,
more than two hundred yarqs,
thing it encountered.
In CLincla, Baja almost all 4, , I•
the sea. Arequipa, a to:act:fel I, ..
with more than 311,06.1.1iuha1,,ta:.:.... ~..,•.
thiown. lho toes of Lie
previous report is cony: t.. .t
entire city of Iquique ha, ~, •
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