The Express. — 1863-09-03 (London, England)

EVINING. The article in yesterday's Pays, admitting the important facts that there is an understanding between France, Russia, and Prussia on the special point of the Frankfort Congress, and that the rapprochement may, under certain eircumetanoes, extend further, has not made quite so much sensation in Paris as might have been expected. Some of the journals, no doubt, abstain from alluding to it out of professional jealousy of the information of a contemporary ; but this remark is not applicable to the Constitutionnel, which is in the same hands as the Pays, and generally echoes all its important news, either by a literal reproduction or a paraphrase. It is a singular circumstance that in the present case the Cossditutionne/ should make no allusion to the most important news of the day. Possibly some of the ministers may have thought the revelations of the Pays indiscreet, and taken measures to stop their further propagation in an authoritative form. There is still, however, no doubt that the Pays was officially inspired last night, although, as ministerial councils are now almost en permanence—(there is to be one every other day till the Emperor goes to Biarritz)—much fluctuation of opinion in governmental circles is to be looked for. The journals which have taken a leading part in favour of the independence of Poland are very much chagrined at the present aspect of affairs. The Opinion Nationale regards "a free Poland in a free Russia" as a miserable phrase, signifying the complete absorption of Polish nationality in Russian despotism. The Temps says : This article (that of the Pays), which affects a semiofficial air, invitee many observations which we have no space for to-day. We mast say at once, however, that we cannot see in the proposed new alliance any of those guarantees for the pesos of Europe which the official writer flatters himself he can discover. That France and Russia should keep a sharp eye upon the unitary movement in Germany is quite natural, and, although their vigilance may be deemed exaggerated, the Germans have small right to complain of it. Bat that Prussia should ally herself with foreigners in order to check a national movement is assuredly not a fact calculated to strengthen that power in Germany. The circumstances under which Prussia offers her alliance deprive it of all value, and would make it, on the contrary, a serious embarrassment to us. It could only serve to give new aliment to the national feeling now so strong in Germany. and to impel that sentiment against the Prussian government, which if it were to act against Germany in concert with Russia and France would not find a man nor a shilling. An alliance with a power which is committing suicide offers no attractions. The France, feeling apparently the necessity of making things pleasant to all parties, has an article intended to prove that in the new phase into which the negotiations on the affairs of Poland have entered, "thanks to the intervention of Prussia and the liberal policy attributed to Russia," there is nothing which need weaken the understanding which has hitherto prevailed between France, Eng land, and Austria on that particular subject. It characterises that understanding as not an alliance, or even a compact, but simply as "a happy harmony of ideas and interests." The argument is that a similar "happy harmony " between France and two other powers may go on quite consistently with the first. The article, however, proceeds to betray great irritation at Austria for having got up the Frankfort Congress when she ought to have been occupying herself with Poland alone. There has been mime reaction at the Bourse from the considerable rise of the last two days, but not sufficient to indicate any change in the political views of speculators. There was considerable Huetuation, but the closing prices of the Rents, showing a fall of 25c. and 15c., were not the lowest of the day. Prince Napoleon is at Cherbourg with his yacht on his way to Lisbon. It is doubtful whether he will witness the experiments of the iron-clads, for the commission appointed to assist Admiral Penand to inspect them will not be in readiness till September 15. M. Charles de Franqueville, auditor of the Council of State, the author of a remarkable book on the English constitution, has just received the decoration of the Legion of Honour.