The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PROM OUR OWN

FARTS, SUNDAY EVENCM.
Only one journal, the Pays, takes any notice of
the remarkable article in the Patrie to which I
drew your attention yesterday. This general
silence is to be attributed partly to professional
jealousy, and partly to the terror of M. de Per-
signy, whose severe and indiscriminate blows to the
press make it necessary for independent journals to
take time to consider before venturing any obser-
vations whatever upon newly started topics. The
Pays, by the pen of M. Grandguillot (the ckgoninti
of the Cuestitatimiel) who is, I really believe,
going upon his own hook, save so far as he may
be occasionally inspired by his patron Count de
Morny, now deprecates the "Constitutional Em-
pire" which the Patrie seems to herald. It admits
that the article "commands attention," and com-
pliments the style of it in terms plainly
indicating that the real author is M.
de la Guerronniere, and the signature "De
Lauzieres," is that of a man of straw. It
describes the article very justly as advocating in
reality, though not in plain words, three things'
which K Grandguillot holds to be most pestiferous
—viz., "Liberty of the press, reality of universal
suffrage, and ministerial responsibility." To I
show how bad all these things are M. Graudguillot
has recourse to a method of argument which
will carry conviction in a very limited circle
indeed. He cites, no doubt quite accurately,
familiar conversations between M. de Ls Guerron-
niere and himself when he was in the habit of
taking iustructions from him, wherein the ex-
director of the press expressed himself very
strongly against all those things which by the pen
of M. de Lauzihres he now extols. But the public
in France care even less, if possible, than
the public of Europe about M. de la Guerroneiere's
consistency. The only question of any interest is'
whether the ,Emperor now authorises him to talk
as he does, and that question K Grandguillot does
not touch. I am much inclined to think that
Guerronnihre is ou the right scent, and that
Grandguillot represents the qualms and fears of
the conservative Napoleoniate, who with Truplong
would nail their colours to the " fundamental
principles" of the constitution of 1862. Grand-
guillot is struck, as I was yesterday, by the great
resemblance between the doctrines of the Patrie
and those for the utterance of which the Debuts
received its warning. He protests against the
empire doing " an act of political contrition which
would rejoice its enemies and profoundly grieve its
defenders."

The Patric publishes the following r,as "latest
news" from Loudon :
We are assured that, at a Cabinet Council, held on Dec.
27, it was decided that, inumuch as the war with North
America may assume very lug, proportions, a reserve corps
shall be immediately organised and sent to Bermuda to
await events. In consequence of this determination the
Minister for War immediately selected the regiments to form
this reserve, and orders have been sent to commanding
&Bows to march these troops to Chatham, where arrange-
ments will be made for their embarkation. It is thought in
London that if war breaks out this corps will be sent from
Bermuda to Portland, in the stated Maine.

The cost of the repairs now going ou at the
Tuileries is estimated at 1,600,0001. sterling. They
will not be finished for three years and it is quite
settled that the court will live at the Elyse° next
winter as the Tuileries will not be then habitable.
Before it is done with, according to the Emperor's
present idea, the interior will be like the Irish-
man's mended coat, in which not a shred of the ori-
giTal material was left.