The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-09 00:00:00

THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.

(FILOK Ova OWN CONIIISSIONICIL)
PARIS, JULY 6.
The robbery of watches from the case of Davis and
Sons, of Birmingham, on Saturday evening last, has
caused great excitement among the English exhi-
bitors of gold and jewellery. This excitement will,
however, be probably allayed by the rapidity with
which the French police have traced the stolen pro-
perty and the thief. It appears that the culprit is a
locksmith,who has been for some time past employed
in the English gallery. Let us hope that this expe-
risme will diminish the tendency of the polies in
attendance to gossip, and increase their watchfulness
over the goods confided to their care.
Thejuries are now fairly at work, and I should
advise English exhibitors 'who care aboht rewards to
hasten hither to watch their own interests. I be-
lieve that the French people are much pleased with
the document lately issued by the British jury.
There appears to be now some hope that Prince
Napoleon will be made to see the necessity for an
English catalogue ; meantime the English commis-
'loners . promise their list of British contributions,
with prices current, for the end of the week. This
wall be a most useful document.
Every day the number of visitors appears to in-
crease, and the place approaches completion. It
may be fairly said that the Exhibition is now worth
a visit—even from the remotest part of the kingdom.

THE NEW TURKISH LOAN.

(Prow Gelisneerwra Maselver.)

The Turkish loan is to be under the conjoint gua-
rantee of France and England. To that end a convention
was signed on the 27th ult. between the Emperor of the
French and the Queen of England on the one hand, and
the Salt= on the other, filing the conditions on which the
loan is to be contracted. The interest is fined at four per
sane., with • sinking fund of one per cent. additional.
The interest of the sinking fund is to he provided for out
dell or any of the Turkish nee, but more particularly
from the annual sum remaining disposable of the
Egyptian tribute, and from the customs receipts of Smyrna
and Syria. The amount of the loan is to be appropriated
exclusively to the necessities of the war; and • mined com-
mission, composed of French, English, and Turks, is to
w.tck over the manner in which it is to he employed, so as
to prevent any portion of it from being diverted from its
legitimate destination. Ludy, in order to prevent ;any
confusion in the Paris money market, from • French and a
Tartish loon being brought forward about the same time,
the Turkish one is to be raised solely Is England.

THE STATE OF THE THAMEEL—The present dis-
granful state of the river Thames has called forth the fol.
owing litter from Professor Faraday I traversed this
day (Saturday) by steam-boat the space between London
and Hangerford ridges, between half-put one and two
o'clock ; it was low water, and I think the tide mut have
been near the turn. The appearance and the smell of the
water forced themselves at once on my attention. The
Wide of the river was an opaque pale brown fluid. La
min to test the dews of opacity, I tore up some whit*
Muds into pieces, moistened them so as to make them dak
amily below the surface, and then dropped some of these
pieces into the water at every pier the boat came to ; before
they bad sunk en inch below the surface they were in-
dininvaishable, though the son shone brightly at
the time; and when the pieces fell edgeways the lower part
was bidden from Cght before the upper part was under
water. This happened at Bt. PauPs.wharf, Blackflies".
badge, Temple. whae,'Smthwark.bridge, and Hungerfordt
end I have no doubt would have centred further up sad
durn the river. Near the bridges the feculence rolled op le
deeds so dense that they were visible at the surface, sten
in water of this kind. The smell was very bad and cos,
mon to the whole of the water; it was the same as that
which now domes up from the gollytioles in the streets ;
the whole river was for the time a real sewer. Having
jut returned from out of the country air, I was,
oarbape, more affected by it than others; but I do not
think I could have gone on to Lambeth or Chelsea, and I
wee glad to enter the streets for an atmosphere which, ex-
cept near the Maki) An, I found much sweeter than that on
the river. I have thought it a duty to record three facts
that they may be brought to the attention of those who ex-
ercise power or have responsibility in relation to the condi-
tion of Our river; there h nothing figurative in the words I PROCLAMATION OF THE WORKMEN OF
have employed, or any approach to exaggeration; they
are the simple truth. It there be suScient authority BARCELONA.
to remove a puttee:int pond from the neighbourhood of a
few simple dwellings,surely the river which flows for 'omen) The Makatea Of Barcelona have published the
miles through L ndon ought not to be allowed to become •
fermenting sewer. The condition in which I saw tire following
Thames may perhaps be considered es exceptional, but it We have risen peacefully, in order that we may obtain
ought to be an impossible state, instead of whirl I fear it M haulm We wish to so.scobibth an association of „axes
rapidly,
becoming the
egx enitalto do to with condition. If we
impunity ; neglect
this . onsusis, which has been dissolved. We demand • Jury of
subject' we pect.
ought we to be surprised if, era many years are over, • hot maaafaetenre and workmen, to amicably settle our M-
usson give us ud proof of the folly of our cusineaess." bream. He who shall attempt a Carlin demoutration ;

We are still without intelligence from the Crimea,
sod in hourly expectation of some decisive result.