The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-22 00:00:00

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OF TEI DAUM 31111111.)
PARIS, SUNDAY Ryas's°.
A retrospective publication, in the Constitutionnel,
r a deepetob, dated Ist April, 1811, in which the
Duke of Bassano, the then Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Napoleon L, recapitulated the tergiversa-
tions of Prussian policy from 1792 to 1813, and con-
cluded by announcing that the French government
had given the Prussian ambansdor at Paris his pass-
ports, has been very much remarked to-day. The

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belief that the remise itation of this document is a

semi-offioial intimation that a breach with Prussia
is expected occasioned a fall of several centimes on
the Little Bourse. In its preface to the quotation,
_

says:

This document is astonishingly applicable to present cir-
cumstances, so faithfully does it foreshadow the vacillating
policy of the Berlin cabinet with regard to the Eastern
question.
The concluding part of the Basseno despatch, thus
asserted to be a type of what is at hand at this hour,
is as follows:

A power whose treatise are only conditional cannot be a
useful mediator. It guarantees nothing. It is but a cause of
discord, and can never be the bulwark of any right. The
finger of Providence is stamped upon the event, of this
winter. These 'vette have been brought about is order to
unmask false friends, and to point out the tine ones, and
Providence bee given his Imperial Majesty sufficient power
to assure the triumph of the one, end to chastise the ether.
In terminating, M. le Baron, my relations with you, I am
happy to have to convey to you his Mejeety's satisfaction
with your conduct during the period of your residence here.
His Majesty pities you as a soldier and a man of honour for
having been forced to sign the declaration you have trans;
netted to me. I have the honour to forward the passports
you ask for.
It is very generally believed to-day that Prussia
will avail herself of the refusal of the Western

Powers to admit her to take part in the Vienna con-
ferences without adhering to the treaty of Dec. 2 as a
pretext for openly oakum common cause with the

M. Pierre Dufaure, Count de Montmirail, a re-
tired cavalry officer, formerly aide-de-camp to the
Duke de Nemours, was yesterday convicted on the
charge of having circulated false news at the Bourse,
and spoken against the Emperor. He was sentenced
to six months imprisonment and a fine of 600 k.
A curious instance of the universal popularity of
the loan is given in a country paper. At Tarbes, in
the south of France, out of 100,0001 r. received as
deposits, two-thirds of the payments were made in
old French and Spanish coins, which bad long dis-
appeared from circulation, and must have been
hoarded for many years. A more striking proof of
confidence in the government on the part of the
lower classes could not be afforded.
The Papal Bull on the Immaculate Conception,
althoug published in several journals, has not yet
been o daily proclaimed in France. As I observed
in a former letter the consent of the Council of Stab
is first requisite. Although some members of that
body are individually opposed to the innovation:it is
pretty certain that the French government is not at
the moment disposed to incur the hostility of the
Church of Rome to the extent of refusing to recog-
nise the new dogma. The consent of the Council
of State is not doubtful. But the Emperor is deter-
mined to maintain to the full extent the prerogatives
of the civil power secured by his uncle's concordat.
Mgr.Salenis,the Bishop of Amiens,bas, it is reported,
made great efforts to withdraw the present Bull from
the consideration of the Council of State altogether,
but the attempt has failed.
The Abbe de Bonllerie, a son of the minister of the
household of Charles X., is likely to be the new
Bishop of Carcassone.
The Muniteur announces the discovery of a new
comet :

0,1 Sunday last, January 14th, Id Dien, a gentleman at
tacked to the Imperial Observatory, discovered a telescopic
comet in the constellation of the Scorpion, two degrees and
a half to the south of the star decants. In the they state of
the b he was only able to estimate the position of the
comet approximatively as follows; Right ascension, 2261
deg. ; Austral declension, 27 digs. On Thursday morning,
Jae. 18th, at lio. 28m. 265. mean time the position was:
Right ascension, 222 deg. 32 min. 1 see.; Austral declension,
27 deg. 34 min. Up to the present time no tail has been
discovered, but the comet presents several luminous points.
PARIS, SATIMINLY EVIININO.
The Bourse was somewhat affeeted at the opening
by the news of the protest of Prussia against her
exclusion front the Vienna conference. The rents
opened with a fall of 300., and during the first
quarter of an hour went down 13c. lower still. Bat
the quantity of money thrown upon the market for
investment, in consequence of the immense success of
the loan, soon produced its effect. The reduction to
the extent of 1 per cent. in the interest of treasury
bills was felt to be a measure likely to act favourably
on the rents, which at present price offers a mash
better interest than government securities. The kit
in the early part of the day was soon effaced. The
Three per Cents. closed at yesterday's prices for
account, and with a rise of 150. for cash. The rail-
ways were almost all better. Western jumped up
17.30 ; St. Germain and Rotten and Havre rose I
10f. ; Grand Central, 8 ; Lyons and Southern, 6f.
each; and other lines 2 or 31.
To-day, for the first time this:winter, there has
been a heavy fall of snow in Paris. It commenced
this morning about nine o'clock, and continued for
several hours without intermission. The journals of
the departments of the east announce that much
snow has fallen there. At Strasburg, there was a
heavy fall on Monday and the following days, and
at ten o'clock on Wednesday morning the thermome-
ter was at 10 deg. centigrade (14 deg. Fahrenheit).
The frost commenced on Tuesday night at Lille, and
was preceded by a heavy fall of snow. The farmers
in the neighbourhood are much pleased with this
circumstance. When the ground is well covered
with snow, and a sharp frost comes on, the plants
are protected, the insects are destroyed, and a too
early germination checked. Accounts from the
Pyrenees also state that the weather is very severe
there.
By a decision of the Minister of Finance the in-
terest on Treasury Bonds is fixed as follows from the
20th inst. :-3 per cent. per annum for bonds of from
three to five months date; 31 per cent. for those of
from six to eleven months ; and 4 per cent. for those
of one year. This is a reduction of per cent.
A letter from London in the Monsieur says:
Since the opening of hostilities up to the Ist inst. the
total number of the enemy's vessels captured by English
cruisers is 92. Out of this number 40, measuring thgether
11,124 tons, have been coadentned and sold as enemy's pro-
perty, and with their cargoes have produced a sum of
1,986,730 fr. If to this sum be added the amount of the
sale of eight vessels at Memel, it will make a total of
2,047,300 fr. Of the 40 vessels sold in England, the largest
lassoing 600 tons, and the smallest 71 tons. The largest
soma produced by one ship and cargo was 249.830 fr., and the
Smallest B,ooofr. The average may be taken at 49,628 k.
Oat of the 40 vessels, 28 were laden with salt, six with wine,
two with corn, two with tar and mast wood, two with
coffee, ens with molasses, and 11 were in ballast. Of the
other vessels captured up to the above date, nine have been
given up, end 30 are still awaiting the decision of the
Admiralty Court. Of those taken in the Black Sea, six are
at Malta.
We read in the Monitewr :
The Emperor, on the proposition of the Minister of Nal
and Marine, has ordered that all donations either in money
or in kind for the troops is the East shall be devoted with-
out distinction to the army and the fleet; that the gifts is
money shall be converted into articles, according to the
special designation of bis Mejesty; that all objects of sea-
gumption and others shall be sent, as soon as poseible, t.
Marseilles, to be deposited in a warehouse, be classified es
much as porsible according to their nature, and then suit
to Constantinople, where the military intendant, specially
appointed in that city, shall give orders for their reception ;
that the distribution of the donations shall be made in the
Crimea between the land and sea forces, according to an
understanding come to between General Canrobert and
Admiral Bruit; end finally, that the articles intended for
the use of the sick shall be divided among the hospital
establishments at Constantinople and in the Crimea.
Mr. Hogg, the English chemist in the Rue Castig-
lione, has received the following letter front Marshal

Valiant:
Bir,—l gratefully accept the two hundred bottles of cod
liver oil which you have kindly offered for the hospitals of
the army of the But, and I deepiTfeel this mark of your
sympathy for our brave soldiers. You can send them to the
Intendance Militaire, let Division, 60, Rue de Vemeal,
from whence they will be forwarded to their destination.
Accept, ear, the expression of my thsnks and duty perfect
consideration. The Marshal, Minister of War,Vnuart.
The Monusur publishes the following notice rela-
tive to the haw
" AA the subscriptions of 560 f. of mate and under of
themselves exceed the Ave Madre(' millions, ordeal have

been given by the Minicar of Finance, both in Paris sad
the departments, to proceed immediately to the enure
reimbursements of the deposits 'Meted on amount of ab,
seriptione superior to 6001. of rests. This reimberesineue
will be effected at the various places of subecription—nautely.
in the departments, at the offices of the Receivers-Gene:it
of Finance, and at Paris at the Treasury, Rue de Rival.
After the liquidation of tke loan amongst the subscribers of
600 f. of mate and under, the issue of mtificates and the re.
inibarsemente to be effected will take place to the wino
named in the provisional receipts, or to their repressat,
Lives. Powers given for this 'surpass mutt be drawn up ca
a sheet of stamped paper of ak., and the.signstnre mutt
be
legiffised by the mayor. Forms of the printed and staraps4
daperses forof
such poyrers.aref Fin anc deposiete." d at Paris with the ma.
dirges

CREASE OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN
LEGION.

We lately gave, from the Cologne Gaulle, the se. -
port that Col. Ocheenbein wu entering the French
service as general of brigade. A Paris correspoudsad
of the Irspesdance Beige thus describes the cit.,
oumstances under which this step has been taken.
We are informed that the accuracy of the statement
may be relied on.
The Swiss federal constitution is opposed to any sad in
military capitulations with foreign governments, and the
federal law forbids enlistments nude on the Swill territory
(without, however, assigning any punishment for illegal
acts of the kind), but there are ways of overcoming this
difficulty. The Preach government has decided on in-
creasing its existing foreign legion, which now onside of
two regiments. It has bun resolved to form two others,
composed entirely of Swiss. These legions will form tea
brigades, each of which will be placed under the omitted
of a Swiss general. Mr. Ocksenbein of Berne will cow.
mend one, and Mr. Ritter of St. Oalt is clawed to commend
the other ; both are federal colonels. It will be remembered
that at the recent re-election of the federal council, by
coalition of ultra-radicals, Mr. Ocbsenbein was set laid.,
whilst his six colleagues were re-elected. This result, es.
tirely unexpected by Mr. Ochsenhein, wounded him deeply.
He, the former leader of free corps, one of the commanders -
in the war of the Bunderbund, president of the Diet in
1848, might justly consider himself the founder of the new
order of things in Switzerland, and he has just been re-
' jected. Mr. Ochsenbein is without private (Alone, sad
he bas resolved to enter the military service of Franco with
the rank of a general of brigade. He will be a valuable
. acquisition. His military end general knowledge is este'-
, sive and minute, and his character is exalted and fall of
dignity. Whether Mr. Ritter will accept the post offered
' to him is not at presdnt certainly known.
• We read in the Suisse of Berne:

The news is confirmed that Colonel Ochsenbrin hu beat
offered the rank of General of Brigade in the French army,
and it is certain that he has accepted it. It uppears that
France proposes to considerably increase the number of
troops admitted iato her service by the law on the Foreign
Legion, and to give the command of them to M. Oahu-
bein. This will explain his promotion to the rank of