The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

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PARIS, NIONDLT EVININO. I
The following telegraphic despatch, although dated
dater(lay, wee only delivered by the agency Aril I
yesterday evening. It wu ptvbably dragnet by

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11•0111001 of whiek the rates sloe' the deparhra of the last
.ail ha,* parvielly advanced. Scotch Bank bills at 90 days'
rillkl ban I' sea played at 2s. Old., Oriental Bank bills at
, six umbiltb%2s. Ofd., Darin and Brown Shipley's credits at
121. %de, Treasury and Post bills at Is. 111 d.

CHINA.

UNSUCCESSFUL
SHANOHAE. ATTACK ON THE CITY OF
(now ma nom onisA 9aIW.D, ass. 6.)
The renewal den assault on the city of Shanghai)
has been daily expected since. Saturday last,
when a few shots were fired into it by the French,
whereby it was reported that about twenty insur-
gents were killed. This morning, at about half-
pwa six, a cannonade was commenced from the
French battery in front of the French consulate,
and within an hour a practicable breach was made
in the north city wall, below the Joss-house that was
destroyed by the bombardment on the 9th ult. At
this piece we hear that 1,500 Imperialists and 250
French marines and sailors ascended the breach and
scaled the walls, when a furious contest eutted—
the French frigate, La Jeanne d'Arc, and steamer,
Colbert, also firing into the city to protect the at-
tacking column. The insurgents maintained their
pound with great determination, and hurled the
imperialists from the walls as fast as they ascended
for some time. The French behaved with great
coolness and bravery, but Lieut. Duran was killed
and Ensign Disory
.wounded, on the first sits&
The combat was maintained with great spirit frt. I
half-past 7 till about 11 a.m., when the insurgsaw
drove the imperialists back with much sinned's' II
and the French, finding their Chinese allies worse
than useless, were compelled to retire within their
lines. A few shots were fired subsequently from the
French ships-of-war, but about noon it seem&
that the contest was concluded for the day, and
the insurgents were left masters of the city. We are
informed that the French have had 2 officers killed,
4 wounded, and 13 privates killed and 33 wounded.
The officers killed are—Lieutenant Duran and En-
sign Pita; and wounded, Ensigns Disory, Guys,
Barbarsiai, and Forrestidre.

government:
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been sham resswes In this loom A serf wpm•
tint leilded eflaweele le to take gime at Dresden
series **Amen of the r.iss of Preemie to that city. M.
aTufte lielloom Piens& thither this eveiisi.
is
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Melds sof Ismisc labia, it is NW en going au inch-
pair* des Oselseseseh sad mid* will teed to
wadies. The shashe desuida of Feuds. of the
Oda= that Pres& Ws se ef terming spinet
Peeve, hut that Melds hes as right to Wads. the ma
time of the neriutine of the Diet relative to putting the
esadegeets a s war isestog.
Tbe Onssiffirtienesef thinks it necessary to pat its
readers ea their guard against this despatch, which
it treats as "wholly unworthy of credit." Letters)
from Berlin, however, arrived to-day, confirm the
fact that a separate negotiation of some kind is going
on between Russia and Austria. It is explained,
however, by the Patrie that the only object of it is
to " °monists the propositions of the Allies with the,
counter-propositions of Russia." What that may
mesa exactly I cannot pretend to say. Ido not see
how the observation takes the sting out of the fact
that Austria, who we have been taught to consider
as our ally, is nevertheless not yet in the same boat,
and is negotiating separately from 4, the Allies."
I am informed that the Emperor has made a diplo-
matic communisation to the courts of Berlin and
Vienas, stating that he would postpone his journey
to the Crimes in order not to prejudice the Confer-
ences. But at the same time I learn that M. de
Burping shows a marked disposition to hasten
the debates on to a conclusion, and that at the last
meeting he cut short a useless disquisition upon
matters about which there is no difficulty, and pat a
puzzling question relating to the fourth point.
The Bourse was very heavy to-day, owing, it was
supposed, to confident reports of the Emperor's de-
parture to the Crimea, which some people had
allowed themselves to hope was indefinitely poet.'
polled. The Rents fell 60c., closing at 09(r. 50c.
Railways (with one or two exceptions) fell from
2fr. 500. to sfr. The Austrian Railway fell 3fr. 750.
I understand that the Credit Mobilier Company has
been for several days put largely operating in this
security, buying up the shares at Vienna, and thus
raising the quotations in that comparatively restricted
market, and then selling at advanced prices in Paris.
The Credit Mobilier fell to-day fir. Bank of France
'4l 6tr.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1855.;
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