The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, SITNDAT Evionxa.

•
The Gauloia, which was not published till seve-
ral hours later than usual, and was much inquired
for on the Boulevards, came out at-6 o'clock. with
the following highly sensational paragraph in its
leading column :
We are assured that a letter has been addressed by the
Emperor to one of his most intimate friends, one altogether
in his confidence, and whose oouneels are ever wise and
sincere, in which his hfaj eety alluderi to the oonduct of Queen
Victoria in not returning the Empress's visit. It is true
that the Empress herself gave the Queen a dispensation.
Nevertheless, the Emperor in the letter in queen= expresses
displeasure at a fact unprecedented in the annals of
official life, and gives it to be understood that he has
small hope of sympathy from Queen Victoria, who,
according to report, is about to preside at a diplomatic
congress at Lucerne, England being uneasy about the
commercial union which "has been concluded " [such is
the expression of the Gauloia] between France, Belgium,
and Holland. As to war, the Emperor says he is quite
ready, but is disposed to wait a favourable opportu-
nity before declaring it. This letter, if authentic,
is certainly of the highest importance, and by
reason of its gravity, we cannot, notwithstanding
our confidence in the source of our information, give pub-
licity to it without all sorts of reserves. The future will
decide which is in the right—our informant, or the semi-
official journals which will not fail to overwhelm us with
contradictions.
In another paragraph the Gauloie says—l hardly
know whether ironically or not :
The Emperor made no speech on the day of the review,
and we must honestly declare that ever since the French
people confided their destinies to him, that silence is the
most frank and loyal act of his reign.
The reason why the Gaulois thinks silence was
gold on this occasion is that
Although the Emperor does not make the future be
perhaps foresee* it, and knowing that events are likely to
push him forward he will not have it said that he misled
public opinion. [What does the writer say about the Troyes
speech t] On the other hand, to have expressed a fear
that the horizon was darkening would have been equiva-
lent to a declaration of war.
Still another quotation from the Gaukia :
It is said—but of course the news can only be indiscreet
and conjectural—that there was much difference of opinion
in the council of ministers as to the expediency of the re-
view which took place on Saturday. At first, one minister
only spoke against it. But he was followed by another
whose opinion is generally of great weight, and who said
that, after some hesitation, he speed with his colleague.
Then the Dupre*, in a few very sensible words, pro-
nounced with much emphasis, mid :—" The re-
view has been announced to the public, and
the press has hinted that it may be the occasion of political
manifestations. Now, to postpone the review would be
almost equivalent to a confession that we are afraid.
That must not be. If it should happen, which is not
Maly, that when the Emperor passes some people should
cry black, why others will cry white. That is the way

things pan in France, and it I:, he 4 to Lake no nl4l.
hoetile demonstrations." The Emperor ee
the review was decided upon. We do not glitraikt,.
there detaila. It is unneceasary to any that we war.. h.,
mama at the council.

The Ottulois is conducted by M. Henri de P..nr
a fashionable man of very good nh,.;
seldom does more opposition than is nee, try fw
the circulation of the paper in which writ.,
and who is invited to all ministerial re.:eption,
M. Rochefort has arrived in Paris from 1trt...4.
A tornintiniqutl to the journals denies Bid ,„y
warrant was ever issued for his arrest. It 1,
therefore, for them to explain his assertion in kb:
Itidipendante Re!? that his house at N0z,.4,
our Marne was was watched all night iqr
officers on the look out to bike 1",
Ho is now about to demand a rehearing (wh„.i.
of right) against the sentence of a year's iinpri,
ment recorded against him. lie will then hsv,..„
appeal, and under ordinary circumstances he wn,,id
be safe from arrest till the appeal is decidd. I
rather think the last of the f,astersr has i•MG
in Paris. Twelve thousand copies of the tw-lig,
number have been published in Brussels; hot m
ltochefort has not boen able to find a print..r
repaoduce.it in Paris.

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