The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

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PARIS, WED:MADLY ETENIN4.

The insinuation in Mr. Disraeli's Guildhall speech
that Lord Stanley might arbitrate successfully be-
tween France and Prussia is not regarded here as
serious. Few journals take any notice of it what-
ever. The Presse describe, the good intentions of
the English Cabinet as " platonic." It must strike
everybody that if the famous map issued to prove
that no difference existed between the two coun-
tries was not a bad joke, Mr. Disraeli's suggestion
of an arbitration is alarming rather than other-
wise, because it is an official affirmation that grave
causes of quarrel exist.
The Slide has followed the example of the Temps
in defying the government and announcing a sub-
scription for the Bandin monument. The insane
conduct of the authorities in reviving the law of
public safety on this issue has turned the subscrip-
tion, which, if let alone, would have been forgotten
in a few days, into a great political affair, which
produces excitement throughout France.
It was lately said in the papers that an estate
in the Landes which the Emperor had given to
the late Count Walewski would " revert to the
crown," because his re ict had not the means to
keep it up. There was a manifest non sequitur
in this statement. The explanation now is that the
Emperor has purchased the property from the
widow for 60,0001. sterling. At the same time the
Countess Walewska has given up to the Emperor
all the letters he ever wrote to her
husband (which it may be presiuned were
not found among the papers of Count
Walcwski that were sequestrated—illegally, as the
Preset contends), and she is gazetted in to-day's
Moniker as one of the Empress's ladies of
honour. _ . .

A necessary comment on all this history is that
Count Walewski was the intimate councillor who
thought the future of the Empire could only be
assured by a liberal policy, and prompted that
letter of January 19, 1867, against which there is
now a reactionary movement of which the Pays and
the Cassagnacs are the exponents, and the Baudin
proeecutiona the incontrovertible and too practical
manifestation.

The case of M. Annan, the great Bordeaux ship-
builder and a member of the Corps. Legislatif,
made a bankrupt (by a mistake, as he alleges)
upon a dishonoured bill for the miserable sum of
1,200 fr., has been brought before the Imperial Court
presided over by President Devienne. The creditor,
who has been paid, did not appear. Counsel for
the official assignee supported this declaration of
bankruptcy pronounced by the Paris Tribunal of
Commerce. Advocate-General Sevestre said it
appeared from documents produced that M.
Armen was not merely under a momentary pres-
sure for money, but in serious difficulties ; never-
theless ho recommended the court to supersede tht
bankruptcy on the ground that M. Amman, being
domiciled at Bordeaux, the Paris tribunal had no
jurisdiction. The court has taken time to con-
sider its judgment.
Ildlle. Patti (Marquise de Calm) is going to St.
Petersburg next month. This was known
before ; but a piece of news that has painfull;
surprised the Parisian musical public is that she
has signed an engagement with the manager of
the St. Petersburg Opera, which binds her up tt
the year 1871.
Rossini is worse. Erysipelas has appeared k
the right leg; he has passed a very bad night. and
the symptoms are described as " alarming."
Baron James do Rothschild is better, and it

hoped that ho will soon be much better.
Count do Oats is still in a bad state of health,
and it is thought he will soon resign the Prussian
embassy.
The rise at the Bourse, which met with
slight check yesterday, is resumed to-day. Real
rose 15c. for cash and 30e. for account, closing at
71fr. 70c.. and 71fr. 93c. All other securities
were considerably higher.

A young Dutch tourist bee just blown out his
brains in en hotel at Marne% from having lost consider-
able sums at the gaming-tables of Wiesbaden.
TILE QVNEN klrAtx.—The Queen of Spain
held a reception on Monday, a circular having informed
all the Spaniards of distinMion at present in Paris of her
Majesty • intention. The Princis.sMathildevisited Queen
babelba on Tuesday. The King and the Prince of Asturias*
went to the staircue to receive her imperial highness.
" The Count de I:eyelets," rays the .Ipro, prooomied
two days back to Compiegne to oftiesally announce to their
Majesties the arrival of the ex-Queen of Spain le Paris.
He was received west graciously and retsina he dinner."
APIIIRALTY, Nor. 11.—Naval cadets akonAtinged,
Henry D,,iscorPou end Wm. C. O. Aethwe,