The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

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PARIS. MONDAT ZVIMEINKL

The doubts I have expressed about the meeting
of the conference are confirmed by the current of
public opinion to-day. At the Bourse, Rents fell
37c. on the rumour (quite in accordance with the
recent semi-official article of the Constitutionmel)
that Turkey would only come into the conference
on the basis of her own attimaterse--a condition
which is equivalent to a refusal. Never-
theless the Patric writes thus hopefully:—
"According to information which we have every
reason to think accurate, the conference project
has gained an important step." This important
step, however. is only what I have maid before,
that the Turkish ultimatum is to be the basis of
the deliberations. The Patric, however, goes on
to say that the conference is to meet in Paris, that
it will be composed exclusively of resident diplo-
matists accredited to the French government, and
that as everything essential will have been settled
before it meets, the business, as in the Luxembourg
affair of 1567, will be got over in a very short
time. Two powers, the l'atrie says, have not yet
officially adhered to these arrangements, but from
" confidential communications " received their
adhesion may be considered as certain.
While the Petrie indulges in those optimist
views the clerks in the War-office are unusually
buoy and speak of war as certain.
_ .

Marshal MacMahon arrived in Paris this morn-
ing from Vienna. He was accompanied by M. de
Grammont, the French Ambassador. I suppose
nobody now will have the rusiveti to maintain that
the Duke of Magenta mado a forood march to
Vienna and back for no other purpose than to
shoot with the Duke de Castries. We have not
yet seen tho list of the killed at the toque. I
believe that is to oome.

The Christmas " getting up-stein" of the
Prince Imperial took place yesterday instead of
to-day. Among his guests round the Christmas
tree were the Prince of the Asturias and his little
brother, the two eons of General Fleury, the two
eons of Doctor Corvisard, and the boys Repines's,
Bourgoing, and Conneau. At a signal given by
the youthful host the tree was taken by assault,
and everyone carried off the proportion of bon-
bons and toys conquered by his agility and
coup (Ara. There were doubtless enough for all,
and any shocking inequality in the distribution
was probably rectified by judicious advioe to
show magnanimity. A dinner at 7 was followed
by • dance, which only lasted till 9, when the
fatal word " Dodo " was pronounced by the pru-
dent M. Bachon, the Prince's tutor. The ball
must have been a to Spurgeon, for no little girls
are spoken of. The Emperor and Empress thought
the young people would be happier by them-
selves, and did not put in an appearance during
the frte. _ _ .

tineem Isabella showed that her nerves d. not
shrink from the spectacle of fallen royalty by
going last night to see Theodora at the Thelitre
Clitelet.

Don Henry do Bourbon writes to the Liberti
that ho goes in without any reserve for a Republic
in Spun, and desires fur his country a Washington
rather than a Ciesar. This is an unexpected adhe-
sion to the Republican cause which will make some
sensation.

The following bulletin es to Prince Napoleon's
health has been issued to-day :
" His imperial highness had no fever last even-
ing. He passed a good night. The Prince is going
on very well this morning. Da. RICORD."
" Dec. 28."

The Marquis de Moustier is better. Yesterday ho
got up for two or three hours and walked about a
little in his room. His appetite is returning.

Nzera bump !—The telegraphic correspon-
d/wee from London in the Nord of to-day contain. the
foUowing item of new.:—" Tie steamer Tummies,
from the West Indira, has brought the following intelli-
gens. :—' Ifir Richard Mayas has died at &Mime.' "

Rots.—Among the recent arrivals him (says
the Raman oorrespondent of the rug am the Countess
Dowager of Norton and Lady Agar Douglas. The Earl
and Countess of Narthesk and Indy Margaret OMNI&
arrived on Friday, his lordship lookbig acne the worse
for the very dangerous accident he anmountand recently
on the Mont Cents. Lord Naha:ley has arrived also,
as has likewise Mr. Longfellow, probably to spend
the wrier in Boom The celebrated composer
Glounod, author of !bore, is now ken, and ear
opera seams, which is expected to be • may ger eise,
although short, begins on the Mr The Roma area,
are opening their great salami at last, and sever social
events are announced, among which the bells at Alamo
Borgheas will be coarieuom The French ambassador is
disappointing society in general, and his eountrymen
is particular, by maiataining a perfect repose
in the Colima& Palace, which, however, is ex.
*hied by hie lady's not having yet arrived.
A else has been obtained to the authors of the great
robbery he the apartments of the Prisms Witgeostein,
of which I smut you an amour some weeks ago, by the
arrest of • Neapolitan gentleman with a poetics of the
stolen jewellery is his parser" as he wee trine his
likes by sail ler Naples. Re was generally well received
la seelety hire, sad frequented the rinser Mum bet
rogiolans win matted by his having lately ladolged ta
eigoorss whisk ble reser did not allow ef.