The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-16 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

A DUEL BETWEEN DIPLOMATISTS.
(76011 OUR OWN 00/176P0ND1217.)
PARIS, WYDNISDLY EVENIAL

Baron de Budberg, the Russian Ambassador is
Paris, having first, as a matter of form, resigned
his functions, left Paris the day before yesterday
for Munich, in order to fight a duel with M. de
Meyendorff, who, it may be remembered. assaulted
him some time ago in the refreshment-room of the
Verviers 'station. It was reported at the time
that M. de Meyendorff was not in his right mind,
and the public thought no more of the
matter. The cams beili, indeed, arose out
of a statement made by the Russian Ambassador
that he considered M. de Meyendorff insane. It
seems, however, that after long negotiation M. de
Budberg was brought to recognise M. de Mayes-
dorff as possessing sufficient reason to be fought
with. A telegram states that after a duel with
pistols M. de Budberg was slightly wounded, and
that he is on his way back to Paris. Of course his
resignation will go for nothing, and a fresh com-
mission from the Czar will reinstate him in his
place.
There is a rumour that the King of the Belgians
is shortly coming to Paris, and that the object of
his journey is to give satisfactory explanations of
the state of Roumania, which has lately occasioned
some uneasiness. King Leopold's sister-in-law,

the Countess of Flanders, is the sister of Prince
Charles, the Hospodar of Roumania.
The Liberti has received a communivi affirming
that for several months past only two requests fur
naturalisation have been preferred in the United
States Legation, and that one of these was made
by a person not a French citizen. In registering.
as it is by law compelled to do, this communicated
note, the Libel-re says it should like to see the
terms of the contradiction from General Dix upon
which the official intimation of the French go ern-
merit must necessarily be founded.
M. Paul Maguire*, one of the most rising corn•
posers of popular songs, has just died, at the
early age of 35.
At the Bourse, the great rise of yesterday, sup-
ported by ➢L Baroche's pacific declaration at
Rambouillet, was substantially maintained. There
was a little weakness at the clone, and the lut
quotation of Rentes for account was 10c. lower,
but for cash the latest price was 6fr. 15c.,' the
same as yesterday. Italian rose 40c., and Credit
Foncier 7fr. 50c.

Mr. Daniel Drew writes to the New York T, am a
under date of the gad AU the questions at isms will
shortly come before meopetent courts of jurisdiction.
Should they decide that the money intrusted to se
ea treasurer of the Site Railway is not to be used for Im-
proving the road and exteading its emmetions With
the Great Welk but is to be paid over to
neseiver, I shall so pay it, eves they& the result be, el
your article has it, 'to make the Central what it
aught to be, the beet property in the eountry.' If, on the
other hand, the coarW decide in favour of the Erie Rag.
way, its direotors will encleavonr—sa far, at 10110, uLI
indoenee poss—to make the Kris what it ought to be, tad
what He niemegers have been for years seeking, undo
enormous difgenlties, to make it—the best, ohm, and
alisapiel &sang of esinnmakation between east and wed,
and at the same time a great convenience to the profile ei
the state of New York, who panted its franchisee. The
road will then sad e.aaot till than, become a mums of
income to its etoekholamia
Quisnmerower, Aran 16. —The National Steam-
ship Company% *saner Denmark, from New Yolk. et'
rived off Queenstown at 3 o'clock this morning with
66.700 do i.laspecie. She landed pasosagen and pro
matted fee. Liveepool.
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