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London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1863.

Although the phrase is expressive's° far of a
mere conventional courtesy among the Monarchs—
it is something for the French EMPEROR to have
elicited from each of the contemporary rulers of
Europe the assurance, " Je saisis cette occasion pour
vous renouveler lee assurances de la haute estime et
de l'amitie toute particuliere avec lesquelles je suis,
Monsieur mon frere, de Votre Majeste, le bon frere"
--ALEXANDRE, FRANcCIS-JOSEPH, GUILLAUME,
GEORGE, LEOPOLD, and so on through the whole
list of the reigning European Sovereigns. To cor-
dial esteem, to inviolable friendship, they are again
thus very recently and very formally pledged ; and
the potentate to whom they stand thus pledged
anew, is the very one who has hitherto
been flouted as the perpetual meditator of
disturbance throughout Christendom. This is
certainly._ if nothing else—a very curious
turning of the tables, indeed! Could anything be
put courtly than the terms in which the King of
ss for example, responds to the EMPEROR'S
invitation?
responds
to it, thus, by accepting it !
" I thank your MAJESTY for the hospitality you are
kind
enour,h
t()ciffdr me, and I am sure that I shall
find in Paris the cordial reception which renders
the recollection of m
me ! but it will y stay at Compiegne so dear to
rather appertain to our united Mini-
sters to enlighten
by their discussions and to
prepare for the eanctio
of the sovereigns the
propositions that
be submitted to the
Congress.,, Language
indicative of the Boyal
writer's conviction that he
Congress is in very
deed to be holden as Proposed',
England has refused to lite Congress that
Patt-tipate in His Im-
perial Majesty the Emperor. of
although
Avg
refraining from assurances of co op" ati_
u so explicit,
observes most graciously and
gta'rutlY upon
NAPOLEON'S "Lie step is
project of a Congress—a
diotated to your MAJESTY by the sincere desire to
spare the world the calamities which war leads to.
To preserve and assure to Europe the benefits of
peace, while maintaining the honour and dignity
of the country we govern from attaint, ought lobe,
in fact, one of our most constant preoccupations. Such
is also my dearest wish, and to attain such an objee-

my co-operation will always be secured by your
MAJESTY." All the KAISER asks, there ore, by
way of preliminary, is a sufficiently clear and cate-
gorical indication of what might probably be the
subjects of discussion brought under the considera-
tion of Pontiff, Emperor, King, and Sovereign-
Prince, at the Council-board of this grandly con-
ceived Congress of the rulers of Christendom. An
indication of a programme, that England asked for
and obtained, only to repel the original invita-
tion when she had obtained it. The King
of LAVARM, replying to the French Em-
rEtt„,
"' in a letter dated Rome, the 27th
''yeraberit
observes, will be seen, " I hope
that tht3
tposition of your Imperial Majesty, fol-
lowed
byulteriori explanations upon this subject,
will meet Nvth
interestetite reception from the Powers
directly
nee: the solution of these questions
indispensably
necessary to ensure its success." His
Majesty adding,“ln t
Supposition I do not hesi-
tate to adhere to
the
proposition of your Imperial
majesty, and I shad
esteem
in the
or orrnyself fortunate
in co-operating
gt
the paci-
fu
fication by taking part in
eneral
eu
aeccCodnfer-
ences." Again--an acceptance! l
given to the EMPEROR'S propoabition or
by
anthe
ce
Sovereign Pontiff, is, if possible, still more emphatic
in its precision and completeness. His uoliness
beginning his reply to NAPOLEON 111. thus unhesi.
tatingly:—'` The idea your Majesty expresses of
being able to establish wi.hout commotion in Europe
—and, please GOD, else where also—with the cp.