The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THURSDAY EVERIECO.

A belief that Russia has been reduced to the last
extremities by the course of the war is strongly im-
pressed upon this government. Russia is aux abois
(at bay), is the expression used in • communication
made to me of a piece of information which I know
to be official, although it does not follow that it may
not be mistaken. lam told that a despatch just re-
ceived from the French Minister at Vienna states
th..t Count Nessehods has made such a pressing
application to Austria for assistance, that the
Emp.ror Francis Joseph cannot temporise any
longer, and must declare himself on one
side or the other. He is, it is said, very angry at,
being pressed home by Russia in this way, and the
French diplomatie!' think themselves justified in an-
nouncing that he will pronounce for the Allies. But
curiously enough, the communication which I have
reason to believe has been made from the Vienna
embassy on this subject does not contemplate that
Austria will take arms to help us, but gives it to be
understood that she is very valiantly inclined and
means—to dictate pesos to Russia. Of course, this is
spoken°, in government circles as very good news. But
it must be admitted that the French Government has
so often shown itself over sanguine with regard to
Austrian professions, that its views of any new move
of the Cabinet of Vienna cannot be adopted with
confidence, nor even be thought of without appre-
hension. All experience must lead us to suspect that
any apparently new phase in the attitude of Austria
can be but a new intrigue, in which her bad faith
towards the Western Powers may be disguised with
more refined hypocrisy than ever. If Russia be
really" at bay," we who have borne the brunt of the
war will be able to dictate peace to her ourselves.
Austria must not be permitted to be made the mouth-
piece of our vanquished adversary, to dictate terms
of peace to us.

At the Bourse the Bente, after opening et yester-
day's:price with rather a doll market, rose to 66fr. 90c.,
closing with an improvement of 200. Credit Mo.
biller, in which an enormous business was done, rose,
after several oscillations, 35c. The treaty of fusion
of the assurance companies wu signed to-day. In
railways there was little variation.
An attempt at disturbance of a grave character
wu made on Sunday at Angers by a considerable
number of men, having two ex-political prisoners of
Belle-Isle, named Chauvin and Guerin, not long
since pardoned by the Emperor, at their head. The
Journal de Maine•et-Loire (the protectoral journal of

the town) gives the following account of this strange
affair :

The habitual calm of this town (Angers) ►as just bean
disturbed by a wild attempt, which, however, owing to the
prudent measures of repetition adopted, was realised to
only one spatter of the town. Oa Sunday afternoon the
polies had been iatormed that • manifestation would take
place i• the evening ; and in ceseequesee • strict watch was
kept up everywhere. Up to midnight nothing took place
to indicate that the information was thereat; but at that
hoar them polies agents is ankles their rounds, learned
that cone men were assembling on the Mall. The agents
proceeded quietly to the spot, and found that about
40 persons were then collected. The agents, crying out
loudly for assistance, at once rushed on the collected crowd,
and being aided by several other agents who happened to
be seer, the emesiblage was put to light, and seven of
these takth primers. At about the same time, two attacks had
bees made • little way out of, Angers, Cite on two gendarmes
who cempiell the post of Triltse, and the other at • place
called Lee Plebes, between Angers and the ethaseunti 01
Ardoieithres. In the lest met, one of the gendarme was
takes pliesser by the rioters, the other contriving to escape.
Is the second sem, not lees than a thousand on ►ad as
soublad, armed with muskets, piker, axes, or sticks. These
pause advaseed, shouting and singing insurrectionary
songs, and forged the passable inhabitants to quit their
louses and proceed wit► them. When they had arrived at
the Madeleine, t►ey paused to Nubia* their mode
of attack, but the authorities ►ad already adopted
mama to bass• their designs. About two fa