The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1850.

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PARIS, TEIIIIIDAY

Among the many rumours that have been flying
about to-day it has been said that the Malakoff
Tower was taken, but that the intelligence was with-
held from the Moniteer, in order that it might be first
made public by the Emperor in England. I can state
that up to a very late hour this afternoon nothing of
the sort was known in official quarters. Some news,
however, must have arrived, which for some reason
or other it is not deemed expedient to publish. I
known for certain that this morning's Monileur
originally contained another official article upon the
war, and also despatches from the Crimea, but that
in the night the press was stopped and the above
items were taken out. A Vienna despatch, dated the
18th in the evening, says the journals there speak of
a sanguinary battle hivingbeen fought in thiCrienea
in which the Russians were defeated. This news,
which produced a great 4 ffect at the opening of the
Bourse to-day, is decidedly false.
I am afraid we are not yet well rid of Austria.
A telegraphic despatch states that Lord J. Russell
and M. Drouyn de Lhuys are expected to stay for
another week, to examine the counter propositions
of Russia. I leers from a private letter that Count
Arnim (the Prussian Minister), while admitting that
Prussia is bound by peculiar ties to Russia, strongly
urges Austria to keep well with the Western Powers,
if by any means possible, sines a rupture would in-
evitably give to the war a revolutionary character.
I therefore fully expect to hear of some new device
to gain further time. Will it again succeed ? I can-
not tell, but I have seen a copy of a curious despatch,
doubtless bearing on the subject, and which I have
every reason to believe authentic. At all events, I
know that an eminent banker has been selling largely
upon the strength of it. This despatch, dated
Vienna, Wednesday, April 18, at beli-past nine iu
the evening, purports to be addressed to the Emperor
by M. Drouyn de Lhuys, and rues as follows :—" I
have the honour to beg the Emperor to authorise me,
by telegraph, to persist in the refusal, in reference to
which we communicated on the 16th." Whatever may
be the matter particularly alluded to, it is very evi-
dent that a screw has been put on which drives M.
Drouyn de Mays, notwithstanding his full powers,
to extremities.

A Conference has been held at Vienna this day; I
know not with what result.

I am Wormed that General de Wedel has written
to Colonel d'Olberg, desiring him to withdraw bis
balance from Rothschildo, to settle all &ammo, and
to join the general at Berlin immediately. There is,
therefore, a decided end to this mission.

vats property. shall be henteforward appropriated to
several religious sod useful astablislunents in different
parts of the state.
The oondition of the Roman Bank is improving,
and disoonot operations to a limited amount have
been resumed in consequence.

A telegraphic despatch from Loudon says it bas
been decided at Windsor that the Emperor is to as-
sume the supreme command of the allied forces in
the Crimea.

At the Bourse there has been great excitement,
violent fluctuation, and ultimately a considerable rise,
although the highest prices of the day were not
maintained. The Ittnte, after opening at 69fr. 10e.
(150. hig'•er than yesterday), ran up with extraordi-
nary rapidity to 70fr. 60c. This immense rise
attributed to rumours of successes in the Crimea, to
the report that the Vienna negotiations were going
on more favourably, and to a rise (said to be 2 per
cent.) on the Vienna Bourse. The political
reports were, I believe, mainly false, and the rise at
Vienna was the result of • manceuvre of capitalists
here to make • market to sell. This was suspected
before the close of business, sad the Rents dropped,
to Wk. ;ism eicehriy-witti a 80e. Credit
Mobilier rose 20fr. Railways rose from 2fr. 60e. to
6f. The Lynne Railway general met ting is going on
this evening. I understand the dividend declared,
will be 701 r.