The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JULY 22.
The ministerial journals express sympathy for
the Confederate states of America.

The following advertisement appears in the
columns of a Paris contemporary :—" A atudout of three
years' standing at a German university wishes to marry
after taking his degree. He is desirous of Boding a young
lady wbo will &demos hint money to pay the sum neces-
sary to finish his university career. Thm bound to his fate
she would, after two or three years, become his wife"!

The Town Council of Berlin has. panned a re-
solution to make rapresentations before the ministry in
favour of bolding an international exhibition in that city
at an early opportunity. It is mid that the pro-
posal has met with a favourable reception in the commercial
world. It is hoped that the ditto for holding the exhibition
will not be later then 1866. If the proposal should be
reelimd, &trope will see three internntional exhibitions in
three sueomeive years—et Berlin in 1865, at Visas& in
1866, and at Paris in 1867.

There are seven iron foundries in San Francisco
employiss 400 men. The work of these foundries is vaned
at 300,0001 a year, sad consists chiefly of mining machinery.
Gold ore is cowshed wet, and diver ore dry. The latter
does
per tea not pay unless it yields forty dollars' worth of silver

FROM PARIS.

(mom WI OWN 001RISPONDIXL)
PARIS, WZINWWDAT EVININO.

No wonder that the government hesitabsd to
publish the Russian reply in the Moniteur. It has
now appeared (the example of publicity which was
set in London yesterday being irresistible), and
everybody is of opinion that the text is infinitely
worse than the worst of the analyses which were
circulated by anticipation. It constitutes the most
mortifying diplomatic check that a great nation
ever reoeived. It says not a word about accept-
, ing the six points "in principle," as we were
told it had done, but, on the contrary, refuses
them, except in so far as they may be ultimately
held by the Czar to coincide with his well-known
generous intentions. It refuses the armistice ;it
refuses the conference. In proposing a conference
of the three powers which shared in the
partition of Poland it mocks at France
and England, well knowing that in such a confer-
ence Prussia would vote with the Czar, and that
Austria—even if she should be firm in her present
attitude—would be over-ruled. The tone of the
despatch is ironical and insolent, even more so
than the one addressed to London. Far from con-
descending to defend Russia for her bad govern-
ment of Poland, Prince Clortchalcoff makes himself
an accuser. France is a main promoter of the dis-
turbed state of Poland by the encouragement she
gives to Polish refugees who inhabit Paris and
have " social relations " there. He only consents
to echo the French opinion that the Polish ques-
tion is a European one upon condition
that the expression shall be understood to
refer to the ;nterest of Europe to put
down " the revolution" wherever it shows its
head. He will not hear of any concessions until
the insurgents shall have unconditionally submitted
to the Czar's clemency. Everything tends to show
that this answer of Prince Gortchakoff is well
considered, and it seems to me puerile to suppose
that any amount of diplomatic rhetoric will induce
Russia to flinch from it in the least degeee. It is
her ultimatum, and if the powers do not put up with
it, which I for one think they will do, war is the
only rational and manly answer.
The France, which up to yesterday took infinite
pains to represent the reply in favourable colours,
and was no doubt deceived as to the contents by
its Russian connexions, now cries peccati. It
says : . . .

Oar first duty is to tall the truth, although it is painful.
We admit that we have suffered a disappointment. We had

hoped to fled at St. Petersburg a more ooDeiliatoty spirit,
more equitable dispositions, broader and more liberal views.
We were mistaken.

After this the France stammers out a hope that
conciliation is not yet to be despaired of, and
clings convulsively to the mot d'ordre that the
question is a European one.
The Nation says openly that France will not
go to war unless England does ; and this is pr:-
cisely the opinion I expressed a day or two ago.
The Nation is against sending any ultimatum,
although it is aware that, "while it is writing,
other parties, less anxious perhaps than them-
selves for the future of the dynasty and the welfare
of the country," are urging the government to frame
an ultimatum.

The Charioari, writing before the text of the
despatch was known, says :

Tiers iS now but one of two cosines to take. Either we
must send Russia an ultimatum, or we mrst hold our
tongues, let the curtain drop upon a diplom►tic farce in
which we have not played the best part, sad digest our
humiliation as best we may. The public is inclined to
believe in an ultimatum, and this accounts fer the fall at the
Bourse and the warlike rumours of the last two days ; we
regret to say that we are among the incredulous who attach
very little importance to three rumours.
There has been a decided panic at the Bourse.
Many people undoubtedly think the Russian des-
patch so insulting that France cannot possibly put
up with it. Rents fell 60c. for cash and 68c. for
account, closing at 67fr. 25c. and 67fr. 20c. Mobi-
lier suffered the severe fall of 62fr. 50c. It is
understood that a resolution of the Bank of France
to curtail its advances upon securities held by this
company has affected its shares more than the
rumours of war. None of the railway lines have
fallen more than 101 r.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TRIIIIIIDAT, JOLT Ti, $ J.K.

1 16. ILI u. W. N. 1.1 Q. 1. Z. 8.
I--
Nairn 129.70 56 3 N.W. 1120 Is 0.00 1
Aberdeen 2209 53 6 W.N.W. 81 12 a o.ls 3
LBith 29.7266' 4 W. 2 3 r - 2
Shields - 6
Scarborough 23.24 68 9 W.S. W. 6. 4 0 LW 3
Greencastle. -10.86 52 3 N.W. 1' 28 c 6.25 1
0618 ay . - 1
Palm:Ada
Queenstown 19.9666 2 W. N.M. 6 60 c - 3
Liverpool .. 29.83671; 3 W.N.W. 424 0 0.21 3
Volyhead .. .7.120.82 66 3 W.S.W. 2 122 b 0.66. 2
Pembroke 29.91 67i 3 N.W. 4 24 0 - 2
Panama 29.26 581 1 N. N. W. 4 n a - 3
Bred 2686 50 1 N. W. 6 10 r 0.111 5
L'Orient 29.8866' 1 B.W. 6 10 r 0.02 4
- - - - -
nymoun ... ISM 80 4 W.S.W. 28 - 1
Weymouth __nt! 610 6 W. 98 - 2
Portsmouth 19.87 58 4 N.W. 68 0.10 1
London lO 89 20 6 W.N.W. 22 0.22 -
Dover 22 o.lv 1
Yarmouth 28.86 111 4 1 W.& W. 36 1.00 1
Nd,ferHeligoland 12677666, 8 i W.S.W. . 3 6 18 b 0.221 4

FWDAT.
W. to K.. trash, Nownt-Lic

UTVIDAY.
N.N.E. to W.N.W.,

showers. akodorolo.
W. 3. W. to N., fresh to WPM N. to W., moderate.
moderato. ens.
W.N. W. to N.N.W. and 80t111 W. to N. and N•H., mo.
N. N. R, fresh to mo- dente, floe,
deride, showers.
W. to N., fresh to mo- Booni.Eaar. W.N.W. to N.N.E.,
dente. moderate, tine.

North-Kant= Moray Firth to Norfolk. West= Donegal to Coro-
walL South =Cherioel and French Coasts. South-Fast-=Stralt
of Dover to Norfolk.

ARMSTRONG (ion.—lt appears from a parlia-
mentary return issued this morning, that the Armatroog
goon supplied by the Elawick Ordeal:we Company to the
government have cost in all 394,6601. 6s. The guns sup-
plied from Woolwich have oast 443,2051. 7s. 9d. The Aim-
strong shot sod shell, including fusser, supplied by the
Elswtck Company cost 414,1941. 6e. The shot and shell
supplied from Woolwich cost 142,9301. Re. 7d.; making •
total—which, we may remark, is exclusive of soy expen-
diture which may have been incurred for machinery,
alterations, repairs, and fittings required for the menu
facture of Armstrong guns—of 1,396,9901. 7s. 4d.

Blomlin left Southampton for Gibraltar in the
Ripon steamer, on Monday. From Gibraltar the hem of
• Niagara proceed; to Cadiz.
I MEMORIAL TO THE PRIMES CONDOWT —An in-
teresting csremocy took place at theßaaohnu' Almshouses,
Walhaoi-green, oo Tuesday last, on the OCC. NOG of the bung.
uration of a spacious additional wing, which had been built
u a memorial of grateful respect for the Prince Consort, late
patron of the charity. The new building lean elegant and
commodious structure, and has Juno erected wholly by
voluntary contributions. After a short religious service and
an appropriate prayer by the incumbent of the district,
the chairman (Mr. B. Venable., of Newest* market) de-
livered as impressive address, in which Le referred to the
object, progress, and speedy completion of the work,
especially alluding to the advantages conferred upon the
charity by the patronage of the Prince Conacet, and which
had idoily 1,..d continued 17 R.R.H. the Prince of
Wales, its present patron. ..!." chairman) ,otfoofill
urged an united effort for an estaise"..'" to OcwoVete the
entire range of buildings, as marking thereOf ocWolinfr
sense of favours received. and as affording more ample and
much needed Kevin°n for the increasing claims of age and
infirmity. The company of friends and visitors ties retired
toss extensive marquee, and having partaken of a substutin
repeat, concluded the day's festivities with dancing sad
various amusements, aided by the enlivening influences of
Yr. Godfvey's admirable military band.
A gentleman residing in Cheltenham has, under
the initials of LB., presented 300 f. to the National Life-
boat Institution, to suable it to establish a lifeboat on the
coast is memoir; of his deceued wife, after whom the boat
fit to be sued.