The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

(room OUR owx oossmarolararr.)
PARIS, WILDNESDLY EVIDIllre.
A letter from before Sebastopol of the 30th, in the
Semaphore of Marseilles, gives the following Meal
of Lord Raglan's illness and death :
His lordship was Rivera days labouring under the 414.
once of that singular malady which nearly menhir
cholera, without harass all the symptoms of it, bat the
physicians, os the very morning of his death, bad giro it
ae their opinion that he was better, and that his state as
longer caused uneasiness. His voice had regained *
strength, he had been able to eat, and during the whaled
the day hopes were entertained that all vestige of hie it&
position would soon disappear. Lord Raglan himself sty
that he fait nearly well, but about half.past six in the spit -
lag he was seised with a sadden faintness, and, without oaf.
feting the slightest pain, gradually sash, and is two holm
after this crisis resigned his soul to God, with a Weenie
and a tranquillity which it is impossible to describe. When
the religious ceremonies shall have been performed his bed,
will be removed from head-quarters and conveyed 4 -
England by a war steamer in charge of his aides-de-eanh
Lord Burghenh, Lient.-Colonel Somerset, Major Kim**
and Lieut. Calthorps.
The same letter touches on several misaillanetral
matters connected with the siege:
Mortars on a new system, the range of which is sense &
ingly great, have been placed in the Genoese Fort to the
left, near the Quarantine, and their fire begins to *my tin
sight Russian line of battle ships, and the lour steamers
which arenow enohored in two parallel lines from the military
port to that 'of Severna& This new kind of Investrunt—
will be completed by the works executed on the right*
tacks, on the Malakhoff attacks, and on the slope of the
Careening Bay, which belongs to the allies. The General.
in-Chief, it is said, places great reliance on the results. The
temperature is very variable. Two evenings ago, the rata
fell in torrents, woo= *led by heavy thunder, and the
air was mush re . The sights in particular are veil
cool. At Hutch everything remains in Iltalt4 quo. The
Russians undertake nothing that can indicate tee kind
any probable attack. The allies continue to fortify Ted
bald, the garrison of which has been lately reinfored.
Everything continues to go on well in the Bea of Araff, lad.;
on the As atic coast of the Black Sea. Oa the 27th loos,
a regiment of French marines left Hamiesch to gamma
Saint Paul and Ak-Beanson, which command the Straits,'
Ken*. The* troops are to replace thee, which had hem
lett there by General d'Autsenure.

Peale, TnUSSDLY ETININO,
The Petrie, adverting to the laboured protests.
tions of the German papers that the Prince of Proa
sia's journey to St. Petersburg has no political oh.
ject, inainnates unmistakeably that it does not believe
any such thing. It then proceeds to put forth a very
comfortable dilemma to console the Western Powers
for the inaction of ,Germany, which, " although
surprising, is not alarming." Some people will pro.
bably think the truth would be more accurately ex.
pressed by reversing the phrase. When we retie%
on the immense influence (dynastic and 'yelps.
thetic) which Russia exercises upon the German
governments, the present attitude of Germany
is not " surprising," and, encouraged and strength.
sued as it is by conduct each as that of Lord John
Russell, and speeches such as those of Lord Palmeri.
ton, it is " alarming." However, here is the Patrie's
charming dilemma: " The Western Powers are able
alone to impose upon Russia the guarantees which
they have laid down as essential to the security t
Europe. It the conflict remains circumscribed uat
present, it may be finished without any new com-
batants descending into the arena. On the other
hand, should the war from being Oriental become
European, Germany must take part in it,
and as it would be absurd to impress
that she would side with Russia, she must side with
us." This is the login which, according to the Pairie,
governs the conduct of the Western Powers towards
Germany. "They appear to carry magnanimity to
an excess, but the reason is, that they knew Ger•
many may soon have need of their support to defend
them against Russia, and they are very anxious that
she should not be made to feel any humiliating sense
of obligation." This appears ridiculous, bat is the
conduct of the Western Governments aethie moment
less so

Many ',palliators at the Bourse were disappointed
at not finding the decree for the loan in the Motulow
this morning. The probable conditions were the
prineipal subjeot of oonjeotnre throughout the day.
Bat little business was done in oupsequence of the
uncertainty that prevails. The 'Rents eV
varied. and closed at 613 fr., with a rise of bc. •
ways closed rather firm. A few lines rose as much
as bfr.