The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17. 1855.

FRANCE.

ORM 09i OWN

PARIS, SATURDAY BYINIRO.

The price of bread wee raised again in Paris two
eons the loaf of two kilogrammes. This is the
second rise in the course of the present year, the
pries heretofore having been maintained on grounds
of public poliry at a rate lower than the natural
price (the city making up the difference to the
bakers). It is still lower than the price the corn
averages would indicate.

At the Bourse there has been a further fall. The
Bente though closing 10c. higher for oub, declined
380. for account, the last price being 88.90. Credit
Mobilier fall 10f. The subscription for the obligations
is to be kept open till October 8, instead of to Sep-
tember 20.

Railways were heavy. A new security—the shares
of the aompcny of French Clippers—was brought out
%Woof. anis well relayed.
A telegraphic despatch from Admiral Brost reports
that fair officers of the navy only were killed on land
during the last days of the siege of Sebastopol. These
are two captains and a lieutenant of Marine Artillery,
end • lieutenant de vasstast.

The Petrie is happy to be able to announce that
General Trochn's wound in the leg is not serious.
The Intl.fpetsdance says that Col. Guinard has been
set at liberty.
A very dirty looking affair has come to light con-
nected with one of the lotteries for religions pur-
poses, which are too readily sanctioned by way of
exception to the wholesome common law which for-
bids lotteries altogether. The principal prize of the
lottery of St. Hoch, which wu recently drawn, fell
to the ticket No. 129,360; and a M. Trucy having
presented himself with that ticket, and fulfilled the
tormalitin required, was offered, instead of 100,000 f.
which wee due to him, 10,0001. on account. He
refused to receive this sum, conceiving the
offer a mere excuse to make bim wait a
long while for the full amount. The profit on
lotteries being enormous, the refusal to pay the prizes
at once is wholly unjustifiable. But while the sup-
posed fortunate proprietor of the winning ticket was
argiog his lawful claims, an unlooked-for impedi-
ment arose. He has just been informed that the
directors of the lottery have received a tormal notifi-
cation through a huissier that a public-house keeper,
named Desonche. of Villetanense, near Paris, claimed
the lot, on the ground that he had purchased the win-
ning ticket, and was the real owner of it, though
'having lust it, and Tracy having found it. l)eeonche
has just commenced law proceedings to establish his
claim. This is a very odd story; and the claim
coming iu aid of the previous refusal to pay is, to say
the least of it, suspicious.

The Moniteur de relent,* says of the French
general officers placed hors de combat on the Bth:
"The following list, given in the Constioutionnel,
we have learned from our own inquiries to be correct :
"General officers killed—The Generals of Brigade
Saint Pol, Breton, de Marolles, Rivet, and Fonteves
(this last died of his wounds).
" General officers wounded—The Generals of Divi-
sion Bo.qoet, Nlellinet, de la Motterouge; the Gene-
rals of Brigade Cuuston, Blown, and Troche."
Ths Mositeur de eArmie compares the actions
which have led to the fall of Sebastopol with the
battle of Moskowa :
The battla of Moakowa was fought on the 7th of
September, 1812, that is to say, forty-three years all
but a day before the one that now occupies us At both
periods, the forces in pretence, along the entire line, were
nearly the same, sinew Napoleon had only 140,000 men to
oppose to 180,000 Russians. Lastly, at Moshows the attack
was directed against formidable positions, behind which the
Muscovite army had entrenched itself, alter a continued re-
treat from Smolensk, and these entrenchments bristled with

a 110031111.011, and formidable artillery. The principal redoubt

was carried by storm after a furious combat, which decided
the victory.
The total amount of the looses sustained by the French
army was more than 28,000 men disabled, of whom were 9
generals killed and 39 wounded. The Rawlins lost 50,000
men, accordast to Colonel Boutourlio, and this, too, was
the estimate of Napoleon, when he 'diked the field of battle
on ttefollowint day.