The Express. — London, England, 1856-03-31 00:00:00

r ate Oxprefso. ddeeetteemevelateaded The laprisa,“ldedes bola, yaw. wag at the Ogee, 10, Illoaverteeareed, by Tv. Weimak ea the day of pablleades. NIGH RATIN AT LONDON EILIDO'. DAT—llaraisi. N. 41m ........Atturessa. Sh. 3511. To-rossor—llaralag, 101. 12a......—Attansis, Ilk. liar LONDON, MONDAY, MA CH 31. YESTERDAY, about an hour after mid-day, the cannon of the !nyelides announced to the Parisians that the Treaty of Peace had been signed. A sup plement to the Motutear soon after, and an Ex traordinary Gazette to-day, in language very little more explicit than the inarticulate voice of the artil lery, have assured their readers that at eta p.m. the Plenipotentiaries of France, Austria, Great 33ritsin, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, in the Hotel des Affaires Etraneree, affixed their signatures to a treaty which puts an end to the war, end which, by settling the Oriental question, estab lishes the peace of Europe upon a secure and permanent basis. Placards to the name effect were profusely exhibited throughout the city of Paris. The quasi-official Pattie stated that the four guaranties have been applied in an extended sense, and that the fifth paragraph has been realised in a satisfactory manner. All this le sufficiently vague, and though there is reason to believe that Paris was last night blazing with illuminations, and though guns were firing and belle clattering emulatively in London, the more phlegmatic Englishmen, as individuals, will probably wait for more precise details be fore they give vent to any expression of exult ation. In this country, though there has been no aversion to a peace upon honourable and adequate terms, there hsa been no impatience for a cessation of hostilities. Except through the bereavement of private individuals and families, we have as yet scarcely been made to feel the pressure of war. No class has been compelled to stint itself of its wonted indulgences to meet the calls of the tax-gatherer; our productive industry has been pro secuted with unabated vigour; and by land and sea we have just got ourselves into good fighting order. Russia has given in before we have bad an oppor tunity of putting forth our full force—of showing ' " what is in us." We feel something like Orlarde, in "As you Like it," when the Duke interfered to stop the wrestling match :—" Nay, I homiest year Grace, lam scarce yet breathed." For theme lsaeeau Englishmen take the return of peace very quietly ; and besides, they have been so long satisfied that pesos was defactocoocladed,that any littleenthusiann theannouncement might otherwise have excited has been—to use a favourite figure of speech of the age—" discounted." The Ministerial declarations in the House of Commons this evening are waited for with the most placid patience. In truth, Europe is now about to enter upon the most perplexing phase of the Oriental question. Fighting is comparatively a simple way of settling controversies. Men, it not interrupted, pummel each other till one side gives in, and then the victor has it all his own way. But negotiation is a more difficult and complicated way of going to work ; and the Powers who have just concluded a Treaty of Peace, have arrogated to themselves a right et intervention in certain delicate questions repeat' the internal administration of Turkey that may open the door to eery embarrassing diplomatic discussions. The navi plias of the Danube, too, will, is a small way, cut out a good deal of work for the gentlemen of the corps diplomat:4es. But above all it must be kept in remembrance that the Peon now concluded is simply a peace between governments; that the con troversies between governments and the governed, which were in progress before the Rosso-Turkish episode began, will now be resumed with fresh *am Bat we are sot disposed to-day for a promenade ever eupposPos Spas*. The affairs of seatite•tsl Europe will follow their natural course, and will oh. trade themselves upon our nodes in due time. Our interest is mainly centered in the immediate future of England. A redsvion of our military forces mut speedily follow the re-establishment of pow, It h sot desirable that England should aim at big • great military power; but it will he seamy to keep on foot such an army during peens ea staimiel for the nucleus of a greater force in the event of a renewal of hostilities. We have received a rude less*• from the events of the Crimean campaign. We have teen taught that exclusive attention to regimental training is inadequate. When, therefore, the question of reducing our War Establishment cases to be discussed, it will be necessary at the same time to diorites the footing upon which our Defensive Establishments are to be placed during peace. This opens the whole question of Military Reform. The financial arrangements by which the period of transition from war to pease is to be bridged over is a topic of equal importance to that we have now been adverting to, and will doubt less give rise to discussions no leas animated. But independently of these themes—which will be forced upon u by our late belligerent operationa—theve are many vital problems, political and social, upon the practical solution of which the public mind is now earnestly bent. To these it will he possible tedium • comparatively nadistracted attention, after the din of war shall have owed; and with these it will, therefore, now behove the Government and the Legis lature to prepare to grapple in earnest. The old story of an approaching union between the Greek mid Bowan Catliege churches it revived. As sodesiartie has published a wort cm the sabjest at the sup toss of the Pope, sod, with the plummet of his Holism', has hit Rine as a eal.sios to t►e authorities timelier*. He declares the union to be the easiest thing is the world. In the upper chamber at Berlin on Friday, the president real a litter from the tommeader.geaeral of the third curve of tie army, deauudier; astlacr.ty to menet' M. di licchocr-Pleosow, by w►om M. de libicksidey was killed, and Y. de Horwitz, ►is mooed. The request was Warred to a clatialtune, wbo were charged to Mara ea early report The 11-ankfurt loterialionototoes that the Maims, a Rugs, widow of the Ms Cur Nicholas. is &oat to visit ber ?aught. r, eke Grand Dashes. Olga, at fitutsgsrdt. Millwood Khan, who was lately sett to Bt. Pe tee.bwe on a special missies by the Sisals of Persia, sr rivet at T.fv., on the 23rd, ea ids way bask to Toberao. ne Court. WINDSOR, BATVIDAT. Whim 29. The dinner party yesterday included the Sing of the Belau'', the Daebess of Kest, the Priames Royal, the Bula'att Minitter, M. Van de Weyer, Colonel the Hem C. B. Phipps, Lady Fanny Howard, Barons', de Bpeth, Sir George Cooper, Colonel Williams, commanding officer god L•fe Cased', Colonel de Moe:kaki, Captain Prime, and Dr. Rieken. The bond of the Grenadier Gouda played daring dinner. The Quito's private bead afterwards performed is the Castle the following selection : Overture. Ewe; " Harold. Onad• Fantails OrWaldo BOIVOISL btrodut Ilea—Pootondo Man at Ores. Damposto pour Orohostre at a, Flew Priaripol Bel.-ctms- 0 BOW* ass The King of the Belgian', attended by X. Vim de Weyer (the Belgian ktini►ter at the British Court), Colonel de Msorkerke, Certain Priest, and Dr. Rieke., left Winds° by • special train of the South Western Railway at 26 Wastes betas 10 o'clock this morning for London, en roots to Brutal/. The Prices Consort sueur.panied his Majesty to the rail way sta.ion, where a guard a honour of the Grenadier Guards, with the band of the regiment, was 'lmitated, and paid the usual honours to the Ring Lord Detrain, lord in waiting to her Majesty. sad Cap tain the Hoe. D. de Roe, mum to waiting to the Prince, attended his Majesty to DOM. _ . . The Queen sod Prince, with the Princess Royal sod Prit cess Alice, drove out in an apes carriage this afternoon, attended by Lady llazdonald, the Hoe. Eleanor Manley. the Hoe. Lucy Km, and kl , in-Giesoral B..kley. Thera was no !addition to the royal dieter party. SUNDAY, MAMIE 30. The Quint and Prises Contort, the Prime of Wales, Use I Princess Royal, Prices Alfred, Primer Alice, sad the ' Dashes' of Kent, the ladies mid gallows of the acnirt, sad the domest,c honwhvid, attended diviea service this worn leg, in the eltaiel alb* Castle. The Hum. lad. V.ry Roo . . do Doss of Windier offloiatod. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after noon at the Foreign•offlce, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Gran ville, the Earl of liarrowby, Sir George Grey, Mr. Secretary Lsbouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Dub of Argyll The Council sat three hours-and-a-halt Vistouat Palawrilon arrived is tows with VW:dant/a Palwenton on Saturday wonting from his ant, Broadlands, them The ChaceHer of the Exchequer arrived is Landon oa Saturday, to attend the c.biast emted, from Earktea Court, Kiegtou. . _ Lord Pa;sure Du returned to tows frog the north. Tht Marquis of Lasedcwee strived to London on Satur day from Brighton. RETURN OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. His Majesty the King of the Belgians left Windsor on Saturday fi nacos, at 9.40 (10 minutes behind time), puneeding by the South Waters Railway to the junction with Mu South Eutern line, at Guildford. This la the ant ccraaion on which royal visitor+ at Windsor Castle here taken advaatege of the continuous, though somewhat cienlitour, through route to and from the ports of Dour sod Folkestone, witch is presented by the Readieg end Reigate bunch of the South Eastern Railway. The ad , Vial of this routs renders rumecessary the ;change of carriages in London, and the transhipment of baggage, &c., and is likely in hum.' to be the route usually adopted on the omission of similar visite. The Booth Easters Compaq's engine baying been st itched to the royal traia at Guildford, it proceeded without interrupt/ea to Doerr, reaching that tensions at 1 o'clock precisely. Mr. Ehorall superinteadsd the erreagements, end the Hon. Junes Byag and Mr. Jenkins (direeton of the Bomb Eastern Company) aceoinpanied the royal party. His Majesty remised at the lord Wades Hotel, Dover, for the night, there befog a busy ma ranaisg, which hie Msjesty did sot wish to suesuater. DOVER, BuNDAY. His Majesty the King of the Belgians and suite let Dsver Ws day, at ose eekek, per the Diamond (Cop tale Soo ) at rade for Belgian via Calais. The Doke of Devonshire. who arrived at Chiswick a fair days stem' Ines hie marine resides°, at Kemp Tows, bat a *sleet dialler aid mobs, p ry on Saturdey. the blied•bora Berdiafu, hal the hamar of perfortalas dariag the events& seconpiaied oa the piaaototts by Ur. Chutes Corte. Emily, Duchess of Beaufort, and the Ladies Somer set, burs arrived at their naideries, is tie St ibleiud, St. James's, fa the seas... • The Countess of Munster g►te birth to a eon and heir on Saturday morning. Within the lest two mostbe, no bso dean foe: earls have bees rresonted with beim ap rons?, sanely, the Earls of Airlie, Portsmouth, Lid!lold, and Munster. The Countess Helens Hielensnseggs Lae arrived on • •:dt to the Batt ad Cosmos, of Wilton, at Berta& Lodge, Molten Mowbray. Ths Karl of Heisting has returned to town from visitisg L i nd sad Lady Bouthamptos, at Whittlebary Lod.., Nottbssaptansitire. Ths Earl and Countess of Malsseabory aro to arrive In town to-no/row how Heron Cann. Hants, for the scum. The Countess of Kisnoill sad the Ladies Hay have orrivnt at Haampdos How for tbo norm Lady Peel and Mr. Frederick Peel, M.P., ore to arrive is lowa to-day, boa Hampton Ards., Woratiak third. Sir James and Lady Graham and family are am pmaid to arrive in town early to-day, from pass:ng the holi days at Netherby Park, CusbottaaL Sir Norton Knatobtmall and Lady Xnatchboll and fowl, ►ave lett Chipman's Hotel, Carotidlah-aqsare, fir Chair seat, Menbast Hatch, is Best, es route (Cr Feria. Oa Saturday wan aelabrateci, at Rt. Gawp's, Hatiovu-ligeero, t►e inote.age ef MinHutc b.B , oldest dinightor of Sir Nodes sad Lady Mistaking), of Morahan Kew, with Mr. Charles 8. Doodas, son of Mr. ' sad the Lady Mary Dubs, cf Dudes Castle, Linlithgow, N.B. War mu proclaimed on the 27th of March, 1854, sad how tomiaotod jest two polo sad two days trona tito poriad of As ooloatirsoosost. Major General Sir H. D. Jones, of the Royal Engagers, whose amylase at Om siege of Sebastopol sad at Somiusead vlll be remembered, leas best appellate& by Leal Passion governor el ohs Boni llUitery Cong., [ Sandhurst. DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR HENRY WATEIN WILLIAMS IVYNN, 1C.C.8., O.C.EL We regret to mamma the death of the Right Hoa. Mir Heary W. W. Wyss, as old diplassatic Banat of the erode, who aspired es Friday =miss at 'Amanda, ma of the family seats fa Ilarepshire. The right boa. deaths ass, who was Is Ms 74th year, was third cos of Bit Watkia Wysa,l he fourth buyout,by his wood wife, the darstwer et the late Right Hee. &lege Greaville. sad brother of the late Sir Wa , kia W. Wyse sad the Right His. Chas. W. W. Wyss, M.P. While quite a youth be ass sypelated (Jae., 1799) • clerk la the Fowles- Lae.. sad s Jae., 1801, be was weds private secretary to Lord Oreavi•le, the this ilowstary of &ate, sad la the weeds taikedlad sapplated précis writer to Lord Hawke. (elbriando Sean" Ran of Liverpool). Ia 1803 he we. epssiaM ilaW” IliMeeedielerj to the anti of the Elector of &may, sod fens lf•fauery, 1825, to the um ' Be is thasootiodfag goat. vas Miner Plealpotaatiary to Bdimarlwid.wrais he reused be Mottgardt is the 'IMO °apathy. Is Septinter, 18111, be was enabled BOK& Misister at the overt of Demark, whoa he woo nada a Privy Casa:ilk r. Ia 1131 be wad ellelelleSed a Raisin Grand Cron of We Regal Ilimemilm OUNIMO Oar" sad is Mareb, 1861, dos neatod a Chi Malgba Osammader of the Order oaths Bath. The deemed rape. mad the Eri. tisk nom a: Copeabegia fads 11116 e ea he tere stated, selatmapaellg. as& Pelniata. 1 88 3 , whoa he Sadly tral No pest, sal retired on. T. • deemed model KM &gambit. 1813. Ow "171,rer Frame 11• Milly sixth dsughaar of the lota 1,11 Catriegtre. whit& annbie lady died abw yam bark. Be dam lather of Kn. Behead Brawnrarg orl of L•Sy Wat ling Wagon. Wpm'. Lent sad Lady Ceniepoe, Lady Grace l'e &unser, 81r W. W. Wyss, M.P., Bit F. lied Lady Doyle, and assay (minas of rank see placed la moani ng by the nelaseholy ma% THE NEWS OF PEACE. Yesterday afternoon, shortly after two o'clock, Intelligente reached London that us hew before the auxtems work of invitation was consummated, sad that all the Great Powers of Strop, with Budhda rid Turkey, were _ . Do mon united la a solemn Act of P.N. Ttu sows, rtaaeorispaaied by any public dasacestratiou, at first spread sknrly, but of orwerds became karma to be a sullied of voleawcy thaaksgiviag at several places of wor ship at eyesisw eerviee. . _ The Field isrshal Commanding-in-Chisf, Viscount Har ding% 0.0.8., after a protracted interview with Lord Put man, the Minister of War, attended at the Horse-(herds late in the afternoon, and shortly afterwards issued an eider that the news of the signing of peace at Paris was to be announced, both at Bt. &m id. iteseert. I park - ... audit the Tower, by the firing of 101 guns The orders were aot hatred from the Horse. Guards until after seven eic'eck, and, that Divine Berne* might not be interrupted in the matt 1) Akan churches, Um hour appointed for the ceremony was tee o'clock. In the expectation that the guts would be fired, a very largo coaeoursa of per sons bad collected in 81. Jamee't• park, within the spasm leading from the entrance by the Horst-Guards to the Duke of York's edam. Fifty-one gene were brought from the gun-hoses M the park, and arranged with the months facing ' the feehreefre. Sergeant Rickard, earl the invalid corps nttitt klecamead, being assisted by a fatigue party of the SIM Frew flaerds, from Wellington-barrack.; and a party of ems ilia disc Guards, on guard at the Tilt-yard, kept the groiaL At tea o'clock precisely the firing costumed. The effect of the unaccustomed elands breskieg the peculiar stillness of Bnnday night in London, and associated with an event of deepest concern, eat solemn is its chariest. The military bands at Bt. George's and Wellington Bar racks ',greyed the Netiw.al Anthem, and when the Park guns had ceased to fire, the repute of the gees at the Tower of Loneoe were &gauntly beard booming in the dietaries. Boon afterwards the bells of fit. Merlin's mad other aerobes in Westminster, with those of Bt. Dunrtaa's and Bt. Bride's, Ileit•atreet, were rang in honour of the event. The Times is informed that the treaty is to tale effect from the date of its signature, and not, as usual, from the date of its ratification; so that "we here acteslly Famed into a condition of peace without being in the lean aware of the gradations through which it was to be obtained." Oor cotemprery has little doubt that the terms are, in their substance, 'heady known to the English public, sad, if so, " though they do not entsin all upon whisk we might have thought ourselves entitled to insist, they Useless give us sobetsotial reason to believe that we have not concluded a I ollow truce, bat a final and ►onourable recoaciliation." Austria and Prussia, remark, the Times, have sufficed grievously sine. the commencement of hostilities. " The former was allowed to set as go-between in bringing about the pescr,t ut, Instead of being the arbiter of Europe, was, r we are cor rectly informed, condemned to play the part of little more than spectator at the Conferences of Peril. March has destroyed the illusions of January, and proved one again that, at least in modern dap, it is vain for empires to thick of winning by the pen that for which they will not strike with the sword. Prussia has been permitted to affix her signiors to eke treaty, but her vole. was aot v llowed to be hoard in counell, and her ambresdor was only admitted when everything essential had been decided." The Herald finds it impossible to discus "with pro priety" oven the probable provisions. It traits that they will prove satisfactory to the nation ; but " we cannot Cavils, Mar hare that the outran ie nidst likely to be the me." The Poe!, is guarded language, &nerves that is these affairs the letter is of ;as vital importacca u the spirit, and therefore, till we have the text of the document itse►f, we cannot appreciate it duly, nor tendentand it fairly. "Till then we mut rest satisfied with the declaration of Ministers that they have asked all that wu dtte, and obtained all that wu asked." As a moult of the proclamation of peace, Tubas onion for tie motementa of troops, sod especitlly of the It)yal Artillery, bare bear eoantermanded by the War Ofllw. One lieliadred and twenty laboorsre sad a large number of boys, enithyed at the Royal Arsenal, Woclerlob, have received notices to be dbeiarged. The effects of pesos will sot, however, be felt In this astablidsment as bad bees un ticipated, in consequence of the determinerou of govern- meat to manufacture the various muaitioas of war, sad to abolish, a far at y the system of coatrattiog. When tae waaisseissal• fun thi. posipure .4, is praetissi °wa llas, the amber of hands now employed in the v.iciose departments will be rather Inarcieeed than otherwise. In Ins than twelve amain the buildings now sprioffng sp in every available spot of the Royal Armed will be c ma plated, end the works will then be en inch an eatanolve and magailkont male that on soy future eiontiagsaey a large army and fleet might be folly equipped at a few boats' swine. In addition to the large standar! foundry and the foundry for bean guar, which are now in a forward state, the (outdating for tba new cannon foundry and boring mill have been commenced by the contract in, Kern. Lame A Row laboratory is also buildiog is the marshes, and sew sate.anlis are toting erected at the arra end of the present laboratory. The paper factory, in which cartridges wit be munifactarsd by an improved process, will be ready foe the :minion of about 1,000 bands in • few weeks. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 31, 1856. PROCLAMATION OF PEACE BY THE LORD MAYOR. Mid morning, at as early hoar, large crowds d pimple bean to assemble a and mead the Royal Es au" a the aaticipsta that t►e emission of pease I would be formally procleissed by the Lord Meyer. By eleven *Weak Me amemblage easpised several thesmad adividash, sad a geed dal of impstieue sad dap pointmest were maaifested that the chishassistrate of the City had neither appeared himself, aer eat say Istimatioa of his awakes to come. Meantime the crowd iseressed, sad several lafisentiel City gatiemea forwarded a grasp to the Lord Mayer, requestiag him to present lamella the people, sad gratify them by pabliely readiag say Mail oommaleaties that be might have received apes the sub ject of pease. His lordship urged se ea objectios a this aura, that the peace was not yet ratified, but ulti mately maseated to adopt the came suggested. Accordiagly, at twelve s'eleek he gained the Men sies-heaa see imputed by the City Manhel (both being drained in plata attire), sad amide his way to the cestre of the ores any wen of the Royal Ezebsege, where be wee naiad by a tremendous sad lagastinued bent of eathanutfe charts,. The mese at this memeat was of the most impala, aerator. The yawl- Gant light of stops in frost of the Ensilage, the whole of the area adjoinieg the Masiewbease aisle, sad portion, the ralliap of the Beak ef Magas& the pavement, is every avalable are, as well ea the tops of omnibuses, cabs, sad other abides, whist had hastily draws up, were rash sad all ersaused with excited spectators, although everything was qabrad calm se 'midnight he a desert whoa the Lord Maya' pri • eeedied to adage the multitude. Hie LoaDour briefly said that although as oillnal o ,o ' . slassinies of peace owed hardly be said. until oft*? the Inner of pews aimed to by the plesip meatiest's n Paris should be retitled, the ass tries, however, was we if vest emgratalatka, sad be would reed to ties ea oasis! tom sesaisation which ha lied that seestag ntrived flow her Majesty's 84tretary el State hr the Heim D. Naomi*. (Loud chasm) Hu Lordship thou read as Gnaws: " Hesse Ole. Marsh 31,11156. "My Lord,—l bays the humour to sequeht ytrr lsrd slip that • dispatch has bees this amain realted frees the Berl of Claresirea, her Majesty's plosion flemetary of A ate far Foreign Minn, dated Paris, March 10, mi aowing hat a di Anita treaty for the restartrioa of puce, utopia sad for the maiateasase of the futurity sad I Isms of the Ottetrea Zemke. wee yesterday idgued Paris (loud cheer.) by the plealpoteatiaries of her M eery, of Me Emperor of Fraser, of the King of earillialei sad of the Balta., sad also of the Emperor of Austria sat of the Xing of nutria os the ass pen, sad of the Etrpner of sU the Haim ea the other.—l bate, hi , "H. Pair. "To the Right Ha. the Lord Mayer." Whes his lordship bad 1161101•464 load obsess nee hen all pens of the imams aesetrislaire, strosapaeled by the amnia, of hats awl boadkershieh whisk eastineed for eel, =hates, sad the Lord Mayes then retarad to the Kaadetr.bouse, ommoyed by s auseerime body el palls nes, wise pre " oais ahem shim" as his lordship hug peered Intl& the portals of the City palms. The awed then gutsily but slowly dispersed. 9b Mhtsoriol dos Pyretkies assessor' that Ogee. ►al Bowen treeamitteo by telegraph the latelFgenae of hie elevation to hie nether in the fallowing term Marshal Bonnet tr hia mother : Prey for the Espera." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SIGNATURE 07 VIZ TREATY OF PEACE. DESPATCH FROM THE EARL OF CLARENDON. Thim morning the following has been published in an extraordinary Gazette:— " FOREIGN.OFFICE, I.lmica 91. "A despatch hu been this morning reosived from the Earl of Clarendon, her Majesty's Principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Paris, March 30, announcing the signature of pesos, at two o'clock on that day, at the Foreign.offioe, in Paris. "The Pleniruntiarien of Great Britain, of Austria, of France, of Prussia, of Russia, of Sardinia, and of Turkey have affixed their signatures to the treaty which puts an end to the war; and which, while definitively settling the Eastern question, establishes the tranquillity of Europe on solid and durable bases. "The exchange of the ratifications of peace will take place at Paris in four weeks, or sooner if pos sible; until that time the stipulations of the treaty cannot be made public." We read in the Mats of this (Monday) morning : is The solemn sitting of the Congress for attaching the signatures to the treaty of peace was held yester• day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All the plenipotentiaries were present in uniform. At two o'clock the cannon of the forts of the environs of Paris announced the signing of the treaty. At half past twa o'clock the cannon of the Invalides fired a salute of 101 guns. At about thus o'clock the Chamberlain of the Emperor went to the plenipoten tiaries to announce that his Majesty was ready to receive them. At half-past three the plenipotentiaries were assembled at the Palace of the Toileries. Count Waleweki and M. de Bourquensy preceded their colleagues some seconds." OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION AT PARIS. The following placard was posted all over Paris by 3 o'clock yesterday, from a second edition of the Moniteur : "La prix a e a gigues tujourd'hui i une heure a PHLtel dee Affaires Etrangeres. "Les plenipotentiares de la France, de l'Autriche, de la Grand-Bretagne, de It Prime, de la Ruelie, de la Sardaigne, et de la Turquie ont appose leer signa ture an traits qui net Su ii is guere actuelle, et qui, en reglant la question d'Orient, asseoit le repos de rEurope Bur des bases solidus et durables." " Peace wu signed this day, at one o'clock, at the Hotel of Foreign Affain. " The Plenipotentiaries of France, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey have affixed their signature. to a treaty which puts an end to the present war, and which, while settling the Eastern question, places the repose of Europe upon solid and durable based." The following are some of the bold assertions indulged in by Le Nord: Lori Litreadon has plane, told the llmperor tact all the responsibility of the treaty will be dr sera upon him, Nap , loon HL Lord Clarendon declares that if England he no: obtained conditions more unfavourable to Ramie, it is because the Emperor cf the French wished for muting bat pesos : it nes neemery either to alga the treaty or to break cff the anise* with Lwtis Napoleon ; and Lord Cie nation and his colleagues have thought that the poesible advetage cf a continuation of the war would not atone for this. As a slut of reconciliation, the plenipotentiaries hero I agreed to erase beta the praeria-verbal all record of the I palatal diewasioas and the hard words a:changed is the Kerrey sitting of the 22ad. Bat this will be the secret of the play. One of these 800 days you will see this same Proessorerb.l, non-revised sad sac 'meted, in some journal of London or Tarim. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. SPECIAL DETAILS OF THS NEW TREATY. (rime ova OWN CONOWN'ONDONT.) PARIS, SONDAT ETZ/MlO. Peace bee been proclaimed, se the Archbishop of Paris prayed it might be, by Claasimodo Sunday, and has moreover been signed on this very day. The Coegrees mot at hilt-past 12 o'clock; the signatures, the Homan, says. were affixed at 1 o'clock, but this must mean, I presume, that the first signature was affixed at that time, for se it will be seen below, the promos of signing appears to have lasted a long while. I do not know what Exeter Eau will say to the fact of the Con gnu having met on Sunday, but it is not unimport ant to observe that, according to the Pays, the terms of the treaty were entirely agreed upon yester day, and nothing but the mechanical act of signing remained for today. March 30, by the way, is the anniversary of the fighting at the Buttes de Chau mont, the Batignollse, and other barriers of Paris. The illuminations do not promise to be anything like so general as they were on the magas of the birth of the Imperial Wines. The Bourse, which was then more resplendent than any other building, has not illuminated at all. I, however, attach no importance whatever to gas lighting or lamp light ing as an index of public feeling in this capital at the present time. A good many Austrian and Rus sian fine are hung out in some quarters of the town. The following paragraphs appear in this evening's Patric : _ _ - At two o'clock the moos of the Invades resounded. It announced the signsture of pe we. The Pariahs porde time which thronged the bouleveris sad the publio prome nades, usder a megailicent anglaise, seemed to be looking oat for the pled tidings which were hoped for tziday. The news univ, really excited the utmost joy, sod prepar.tione for illeminations to celebrate the memorable event this evening am be MIS in every street.• It wee at oaeo'clecit—as the prefect of polim's recluse hoe, plerArded es ell the walls of Paris thaminue—that all the members rif the Cowan sternal the treaty of pease at dm Hotel of the Ministry for Ptreiga Affairs. Fee *Latest sittiog the plesipetaadaries dim e& le fall uniform. and wore all their decaratham„ Ts-scrrow M. Waleweld will rive a /read dieser to the seashore of the Cosines, the Corps Diplosastique, and the read &galleries of theta. Wear enabled to add that the treaty is of a at tars to give comp's*, sad legitimate estisfattion to the great Wieners is behalf of whisk France and Erg lead retorted to arms. It is a g oak is pew, sad the that will be fruitful be everybody. The fns points ere folly carried oat (lorpossist appipiles), tad the d'tb peragreph bee bees realised i• tas► a meaner as to give to Europe all the seeerity it meld ash for, without at the same time hsmillawg itemia.t At the bear of gels' es press the eigolag of the protocols matinees. Beth plesipotentiery has to sign" fear them ninety-six paregrepbe " (•' geese foie qsatra-viagt wise peraphes.") I mono% tell with: this multiple meth,. Every preeention has beta token to peewit the re lewd of beetilitim, notwithstanding the ezpration of the &naiades of March 31, but it is confidently stated that the allied snails will isaintsin their positions on the Russian territory until the ratificstions of the treaty are exchaaged. . . The Austrian government is actively occupied with the hash reduction of its army. If we may credit a rumour current in political eirides in Vienne, the orders relative to this reduction were not issued until after the receipt of a despatch from Count Buol, announcing that France would rectum the effective of her trove immediately after the con elution of peace. With reference to the degree of probability of the reduction of the French army hinted at by the Patrie, the following extract from the Exposé des Motifs of the bill for calling out the full number of 140,000 in 1857 is very pertinent. This report, signed by General Allard, and MM. Villemain and Petitet, Councillors of State, says : Although vaunt circumstances seem to presage a speedy termination of an ardent and bloody straggle, prudence impute upon us the duty of remaining prepared, as it was so nobly sail in the imperial speech at the begin ning of the seasioa, "either again to draw tke sword or to stretch out our baud to thou with whom we have loyally fought." This consideration has determined the govern meat to propose to you ones more, to 81 at 140,000 the number of the contingent cf the clue 1856, liable to be called under arms is 18.57. The experience of the three lut years has proved that this exceptional cootirgent of 140,000 men does not exceed the resootces of the empire, and that it may be obtained with .out any detriment to the exemption end dispensations pr:- vided for by the law of March 21, 1832, on the subject of recruiting. • • • Tte voting of the law u proposed will leave the gov. ragout fall diaretiou either to buten. from Jan. 1, 1837 the calling out of the recruits of 1856, should circumstances require it, or only to call into active service a portion of that elem. Countess itialeweki (the wife of the Minister for Foreign Affairs) was safely delivered of a daughter this morning. The inkstand need by the plenipotentiaries to-day was specially manufactured for the purpose. It is a splendid work of art, in the style of the first empite, and the costs estimated at 11,000 fr. At the little Bourse, the news of the day produced very little effect. The Rents was firm, but yester day's price of 73fr. 400. was the higlust quotation. The Moniteur publishes the following: "The Emperor has sent General Ney, his aide-do-camp, to Lord Clarendon, to Count Cavour, and to Count Orloff to express his thanks for the salvos of artillery and illuminations by which the birth of the Prince Imperial was celebrated in the Crimes." • It is due to truth to may that these preparations wen made ued-r the auspices of the police several days ago. t 'Fri' news is interesting, if, as it must be presumed, the Pa& is has the authority of the French government for what it states, and it waild be of the highest importance if we mid feel snared that the p-ofeased opinion of the French govtrement will b jastified by the treaty Hasa THE BANK OF FRANCE LOWERING ITS DISCOUNT. (By sramsama AND BRITISH YELEORAPH (PROS OOR OWN CORRISPONDRIIL) PARIS, MONDAY, 2.30 r w. A notice hu been this morning posted at the Bourse stating that the council of the Bank of France have lowered the discount from 6 too per cent. The Bonne remains very firm. Three per Cents., 73f. 60c. SPAIN. MADRID, MAkeR 29. Manhal O'Donnell has recovered from his indis position. Some troubles have broken out at Bada joz, but they were immediately suppressed. THE BALTIC. KIEL, MAIICK 29. The corvette triretty hu arrived at hint from Fa rosund, with pressing despatches from Commodore Watson for the Admiralty. The English gunboat Cuckoo has arrived in the Baltic. The others are expected to-morrow. BERLIN, limice 29. The Cuss, an Autrian journal of Cracow, aye:— " In the nights of March 26 and 27 the levy of 30,000 men of the ages of from 19 to 35 years was of o:ed." EGYPT. TRIESTE, 'Limn 29. A despatch from Alexandria, dated March 23, states that the Viceroy has received orders to restore the Turkish uniform in the army, and to demolish the forts of Alexandria. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (TROY ova 0,121 CORWIN/141MT.) TRIESTE, SATURDAY, MARCH 29. The steamer Bombay arrived here this day at 11 p.m., in 139 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 23. The India sod China mails leave Alexandria to morrow with intelligence from Calcutta, Feb. 23 Bombay, March 6. Hong Kong, Feb. 15; Shang hai, Feb. 7 ; Canton, Kb. 13. The tion of Gude has been completed without disturbance. Lord Causing reached Calcutta on the 291 of February, and was sworn in Governor-General on March 1. Lard Dalhousie was to have left Calcutta for Suez on March 6. The Santals were quiet for the time. A scarcity was apprehended throughout India, owing to the want of rain. Trade had improved at Bombay. Money market easier. At Calcutta trade was inanimate. Indigo steady. The import market had improved. Exchange at Calcutta, 21. nd.; Bombay, 2s. 21d. The revenue and expenditure at Hong Kong showed a surplus. The Chinese insurrection was retrograding. Exchange at Canton, 3e.; Shanghai, 6s. 70. The Alhambra, with the Marseilles mail, had not arrived. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. (IT 11110/12TIC PROM Oilit OWN I LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Afriss, Captain Shan non, which was to leave New York on the 19th instant, with the Uoited States mails for England, arrived off Holyhead this day at 10 sm. She may be expected in the river about 4 pan., and her London letters delivered on Marley morn. Count Morey is spoken of as likely to be op yoiate4 Misbter of Prasee at the Court of Bt. Petersburg. A moldier from the Crimea is said to be always on duty by the side of the cradle of the Imperial Priam of Frame. - Oo Friday last the Archbishop of Paris enter tained et dialler the Nanalo of the Holy Ike, Count Beal, Batas di Buboes, Coital de Caveat, sad Marquis de Ville series. If Mons. Sibenr, It is remarked, mewed' in bringing Piedmont and Anstris, end Piedmont end the Cout of Rome into harmony, be will pzrform a veritsble nitwit, end will deserve to be eanorosed. THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, MAux 26. The officers of the English army and navy here, with the civil officials and consuls, vrtre to-Jay invited, without exception, by the French consul to attend a n Drum, in honour of the birth of a Prince of France, at a quarter to 11 o'clock, at the church of Del Carmine. At half-put ten, the officers of the French men-of•war in port, accompanied by Sir Houston Stewart and a large number of natal officers, all in full uniform, proceeded to tho church, making a most impoeieg proceseir.n. Here they were joined by all the consuls, by Lieuten►nt-General Sir John Pennefather, and the serious brigadier-generals com manding division, with their staffs, the officers of the va rious regiments, the judges, and. the civil servants. The church was crowded. The upper end of the church, r etc' the Oar, was prepared fer the reception of the officials_ For the Govereor a sort of throne was erected, and to its right were arranged the chairs of the French consul and French military and navel officers. On the left of the Go vereor's sett were the chairs of A.dm ral Sir lit triton Stewart, Lieuttrant•Gencral Sir John rennefather, and their staffs. The rest of the space was crowded with gen tlemen and officers in brilliant uniforms. The French con sul and his compatriots mast have telt gratified at the re spect and attention paid by all the English and Makes) tO this Te Dawn. Straage to say the Governor was not present, and his ab: mace wu rendered more remarkable by the prominent position of his unoccupied neat, which, befog ratud above the rest, was distiactly seen by all the constreention. ' " ' The serving ended about a quarter to twelve o'clock The attest outside the church was crowded with the in habitants all in their holiday d . The shops being all cloud, the inhabitants fully gave themselves up to re joicing, and the whole city and people gave the el t evidence of holidsy-keepinc. At 12 precisely the French line-of-battle ship commenced firing a salute of 101 guns. followed by the other French eb , pe, and continued by out men of war firing 21 guns etch, with the yards manned. In the evening Admiral Sir Houston Stewart sad a large party dined with the captain of the Prince Jerome. On Thursday, the 20 , h, the Lord Bishop of Otbraltar con firmed 195 persons at the church of Br. Paul.; They were chieffy seamen from the fleet. Hie le rdship also, a day or two after, baptised a Jew, from Corfu, who bears a good chatacter, and has been =eons to be taken into the church for some years past. A Jesuit priteher here has been and is indulgirg in the most inflammatory sumacs, tending to create a very bad feeling between the Maltese and English protestants and catholic'. Probably no other body of men have ro much influence in Malta as the Jesuits have. The Governor's attention bas been called to the prescher in a letter by a catho'ic of the 51!t Regimect. The Great Braila hu brought over the second Regiment of the Italian Legion, which ■pptata in evny respect equal to the fire. The steamerhas again left, fat the 3:d Division, or rifle. I underitsnd that many more might have been obtained, if required. The Agamemnon eti a to-morrow for Athene, en route to the East, and the other Teases, u they are ready, it ie thought, will follow. ESTIMATES, Isc., CIVIL SERVICES.—EDUCA TION, SCIENCE, ANL ART. This mottling the above-namtd estimates were is. sued. The t Rowing ie a statement of the estimstes fcr 1856 compared with thane of 1865:-Public Ed.testion, Great Britain, 1855, 396,9211.; 1956, 451,2131.; increase, com pared with 1055, 64,2921. ; Scieccs and Art Department, 1855, 79,364/ ; 1956, 64,6751.; decrease, 14,6891. ; Public Education, Ireland, 1865, 216,2001.; 1866, 227,6411.; in crease, 12,4411.; Commisaioners of Education, Ireland (Office Emmaus), 1855, 605/. ; 1856, 6061. ; 'University of London, 1856, 3,858/. ; 1866, 3,879/. ; 211.; Col versifier, &s., in Scotland, 1855, 7,9521.; 1866, 7,610/. ; de crease, 4421.; Quern's Celiac r,ity in Ireland, 1855, 2,3661.; 1856, 2,4151.; increase, 491. ; Queen's Clilef es, Ireland. 1855, 9,6521. ; 1866, 4,8001. ; crew, 4,7521. ; Royal Irish Academy, 1856, G 471. ; 18.56. 533/. ; decrease, 1141. ; Royal Rib. roian Academy, 1855,3001.; mg, 3001.; Belfast Theolo gical Profess.,rs, &c , 186.5, 2,6001.; 1856, 2,9751.; increase, 3751.; British Museum (Establishment), 1855, 56,180/.; 1856, 60,0001. ; increase, 3,8201; building', 1855, 27,5201 ; 18.56, 25,6131.; decrease, 1,8771.; ditto, purthase, 1866, 4,000/. ; 1856, -; dee eeeee , 4,0001 ; National Gallery (including purchases of p:c'ures), 1855, 17,6961.; 1866, 17,6391.; decrease, 671.; Scientific Wore, and Ezperimeate, 1655, 6,40914 1866. 4,6001.; decrease, 1,8501.; Royal Geo graphical Society, 1835, 5001.; 1856, 6001. ; Royal Society, 1855, - ; 1856, 2,000 ; increase, 2,0001. Total, 1855, 831,6701. ; 1556, 870,9371. ; iacr,ase, c mimed with 1855, 45,2671. MARI LEBONE VESTRY. On Saturday, at the Niatylebone Vestry, the ballot for the election of churchwarden and althea:lan of the parish, in the rot mof Mr. William Field (the chairman) and Mr. Peter Matthews, retiring frem office, opened at 11 o'clock, and clued at one, se did alas that for the churchwarden ship of the coateatc 1 districts, Christchurch and Trinity. At the lat•tr hour. Messrs. C E. Levcs, C. Belem, Becror, Myers, Salmis, Wingfield, Brown, and D'lffaager, sec, were atpUnted scrutineers, and about two o'clock they ant.ral the churt-boose, and Mr. Lewis announced the N . lowieg t be the result: FOR PAROCHIAL CHURCHWARDEN. Mr. J. A. hicholsy 62 Mr. Richsrd Mlehell Majority for Mr. Nicholae-23. FOR PAROCHIAL SIDISHAN. Mr. Thomas henry Filiner Mr. J. lint:buns Majority for Mr. Filrcer-26. CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT. Mr. Joshua Wittdoc 63 Mr. Joseph bra Majority for Mr. Olidden-37. -.—.. TRINITY DISTRICT. Mr. James Laver 54 Mr. Mueey 22 Majority for MT. James Laver-32. The CHLIIMAN then put the names of the succeeafttl candidates to a show of hands, and declared Mr. J. A. Niamey duly sieved chum 'warden of St. Marylebone for the sassing year, Mr Filrrer stdesman of the parish, and ' Messrs. Glidden and Laver duly elected churchwarden' of Christchurch sni Trinity districts. For the di,tricts %mon , ' 'tad the flowing gentlemen were apro:nted churchwardens : ALL Solna; —The Rev. E. R. Esrdley Wilmot, rector, nominated J. Bevan, Esq., as his churchwarden, and Mr. Weston, of It thbone•oleCe, was unanimously elected by the verry on behalf of the psr;sh. Sr. MART'S.—Toe Rev. J. Hampden Gurney, rector, eppointed Mr. R H. Woodhouse as hes churchwarden, and Mr. Holden sas elected by the vestry. DISREPUTABLE ROUSES IN MARI LEBONE. A deputation, consisting of Signor Ferrari, Dr. Rush forth, and Mr. Woodgate, waited upon the Msrylebone vestry on Saturday, for toe purpose of urging upon the vestry the immediate indictment of certain houses of a moat immoral end disreputable character 111 Norton-street, Port land-place. Mr. F t said be bad been several times before the old vestry up n this subji ct, but he could get no anis:ince whatever from them in It c matter. The scenes which were perpetrated in (riot of Vie boars,,, and in the drawing. moors of the boom opposite, were of that immoral and dis gusting character that it was impossible that any persons who had the slightest pretensions to morality could pus down Norton street. The scenes enacted were a disgrace to any civilised society, and he would not pain the ears of the vestry by entering into detail. On a former occasion they had been referred to the parish solicit r, and whoa they did so his first demand was 71. for each bouts to begin with. He ceesidered they were justified in calling upon the vestry to protect the common aecencies of society by et onew prosecuting these pram Mr. WOODOATS said be resided at No. 50, Nerton-streste the house formerly occupied by the carats of Trinity Church. Mr. Mould. Immediately opposite, No. 54, was a home of a vile daterip•im. They could get no rest sight nor day, either from cries of " murder," or eats or other nuisances. Dr. ittsaFORTH observed that doors war to t red in with sledge hammers, and other di,grae• ful Kew took place, and be was convinced that the pariah lost finaccially by allowing such disgraceful places to continue. B,me were French house', upon the tame principle as that in Newman etreet.:oa conviction. the law was six months' hard labour sod if the vestry would take up and pursue three or four cams, he thought that they might gat rid of the ra minder. Mr. Broughton tse magistrate, Mr. Graeae, the lion. and Rev. J. T. Pelham, Mr. W. Williams, M I'., Mr. Bliddon,, Mr. Russell, and other gentlemen, expressed their sympathy with the deputation, and Mr. Burdon said the landlords of the houses were the teal delinquents, and should be held responsible. The deputation were advised at once to produce evidence, and it was resolved " Thtt the complaist of the applicants be referred to the parch solicitor, and that he h e re q uested to repot t to the vestry whether , in hi s o p inion, the mita nth • so probed will be sufficient to suave c oaviction of the ' parties." The deputation then retired, and after some other busi ness the meeting separated.