The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

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PARIS. MONDAY EVIIIIING.
You will hive observed in the Moniteur to

annosnoement that Baron Prokesch Osten (called in
the official print General Prokeseh), whose arrival in
Paris on a special mission I informed you of some
days before the foot was generally known, was pre-
sented to the Emperor yesterday by M. Hubner, the
Austrian Minister. It was his first and last audi-
ence. He leaves Paris to-morrow, and I have great
satisfaction in statiog that, according to the most re-
liable information, his insidious mission has failed.
It is remarkable that Baron Arnim, the Chamberlain
of the Court of Prussia, had an audienoe of Napoleon
111. on the same oocasinn, doubtless for the purpose
of prating of pease. A telegraphic despatch in the
Isdepetedemee Beige of yesterday, states that
Prussia had applied to the Courts of Paris and Lon-
don to inquire whether the moment to make peace
had not arrived, and that a negative an-
swer had at once been sent from Paris
by telegraph, showing with what success. Unless
we are gratuitously to presume the existence of an
intention to mislead the French public, the present
views of the French Government may be considered
to be pretty clearly indicated by an article in this
day's Cbastittaionnel. The tone of this article is, it

is true, widely different from that of the celebrated
Vienna letters, which have, from time to time, ap
peared in the same journal ; but it would be beside
the occasion to inquire bow it happens that two
antagonistic lines of policy find expression in one and
the same organ. It suffices to say that the Celestite-
goriest can hardly be supposed to speak without
authority, when it says, in the name of the French
Government, "no mediation, direct or indirect, no
intervention, no disguised overture, is admissible;
when Russia desires peace she will have to ask for
it herself. In such a case," it continues, "all that
the Allied Governments would sanction would be for
the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to apply to the govern-
ment of Vienna, which, on account of its engagements
with the Cabinets of Paris and London, could accept
the mission of transmitting the Russian propositions
of peace without in any manner assuming any re-
sponsibility in the matter."
In the course of the same article the Coleslaw-
finned represents the Neapolitan question as far
from settled by the dismissal of M. Mazza,
the director of polioe. The significance of that
dismissal has been, it says, altogether neu-
tralised by the simultaneous retirement of
the Minister at War, Prince Ischitalla, who was
the only member of the Cabinet that leant towards
the Western Powers. Ferdinand has withdrawn
with one hand what he has pretended to give with
the other. Besides, some of the King's chamber-
lains have been disgraced, for having blamed the
acts of the director of police. " France and England
are, therefore," says the Coratitutionna, " under the
necessity of addressing further representations to the
King of the Two Sioiliea" The influence of the
Russian party compels the cabinets of Paris and Lon-
don to assume an attitude and use a language the
results of which must be seen before long, for it can-
not be supposed that the King will lightly draw
down upon himself those measures which the Wes-
tern Powers would take, doubtless with regret, but
which they must have recourse to if the hostility of
the Sicilian government should impose the necessity
upon them.
The Bourse was calm to-day. The Rents, after
opening atilt*. 40c., drooped gradually to 681 r. lk.,
and closed at 1361 r. 200., with a fall on the day of 50.
Credit Mobilier did not maintain the great rile
effected yesterday, but it closed with an improve-
meat of 40tr. oa Saturday's quotations. The
Austrian railways continue to be a favourite
, security. They rose to-day 2fr. 500., and but
for the general heaviness of the market, would pro-
, bably have gone op considerably. French railways
continue flat. At the opening of business a rise of
from 2fr. 500. to Mr. was barely quoted on the prin.
oipal lines, bat their improvement was nearly effaced
1 la the afternoon. Money is now decidedly scarce.