The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

YENT OF TUB lAILT Nfl

PARIS, MONDAY EITNIII

The great question of to-day is the real vale
the Vienna despatches, announcing a conference
tween Prince Gortchakoff and the ambassadore
the Three Powers. Oue of these says that them
ing had taken place to decide upon the twerp
tion of the four points. According to the other,
four ambassadors had resolved that the
points should constitute the basis of pa
negotiations. The same thing is eride
alluded to in both despatches. Neither of 11
when attentively considered convey any definite
formation. Russia has ever been ready to din
and has repeatedly professed to accept the four in
as a point de depart for negotiation. If the is
despatch is to be taken literally the conference
simply conceded what Russia has all along des
This, in the present state of affairs, is not an admix
supposition. It requires something more authl
than an anonymous Vienna despatch to villa
believe that the Three Powers can have yicldei
iota of the terms so solemnly announced to the v
within the last few days.
The Bourse was in a state of extraordinary
tion to-day, in consequence of a widely spread ru
that some very good news bad been reetio
London. A ridiculous canard, frequently rein
was that a third edition of the Tunes of Satt

announced the taking of Sebastopol. The Miser
despatches from Vienna, although, in the opini
the reflecting, certain to be explained away t
thing, bear upon the fare of them intelli
of unexpected negotiations for peace.
more than all this vague news, the pa
fact of a rise of 1 per cent. in 0
had a great iffect upon the market. The Rent
lir. 30c., closing at the highest. price of the day,
All the railways were from sfr. to 10fr.
Lyons and Mediterranean rose 20fr.; Credit
Her rose 12fr. 50c. Almost the only security
fell was tho Bank of France, which declined
It was stated at the Bourse that the Euglisl
scriptious to the loan amounted already to 30
Hone, or 5 dills of the whole amount. This stati
although repeated in the Pram, and mentioned
veral quarters, I cannot but think a great cvgge
However, the general impression to-day is tb
loan subscriptions aro going on swimmingly.
Credit Mobilier, I am told, has subscribed
millions, Rothscbilds for a similar amount, s
Company of Agents de Change on the Pails
for 1,254,000 fr. of Rente, representing a cal
27,268,f:251n
The two new streets which will soon be ola
the public, one between the Rue des Capon
the Rue Hence St. Augustin, and the other b
the Rues Bergdre and Richer are, it is said.'
the names of Alma and Inkcrmann.
The navigation between Rouen and Paris
had been interrupted in consequence of the Ti
the Seine, is again open, the river having fal.i
than 70 centimetres during the last four days

SPAIN.

MADRID, J
In the sitting of the Cortes to-day General
nell stated that the number of muskets servo
the National Guard was little less than 100,0
answer to a question, M. Santa Cruz, the Me
the Interior, stated that there had been a r
Teruel on the subject of the octroi duties, i
order was soon restored. Espartero, in i!
and energetic speech, declared the conru
government, that the enemies of order were
enemies of liberty. He was tho:oughly rep
combat them all, under whatever musk the
shelter themselves; and he confidently reek
the support of the Cortes, the National Gu
army, and the entire nation. This speee'ar
applauded. The Marquis de Tal,eiering
where the disorders alluded to had take
M. Seats Cruz replied that, on the
et the entry dues, there had been
at Valencia, Grenada, and in a sine
lity of Albacete, in which latter phi
had been cries of " Vire Charles V." Bat,
pression of the tax in question had depri
rioters of their pretext, and at this moment
lity was everywhere re-established. A not
then carried unanimously approving
Espartero's speech, and assuring the govern
the support of the Cortes. During the disc
the third article of the Octroi Duties Bill, M.
' took an opportunity of declaring that itt?'
would be able to meet all its obligations if it