The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-15 00:00:00

FRANC&

By the rough weather is the Channel, we are again
deprived of our anal letter from the Daily News Paris
correspondent, dated last evening, which should have
reached u early to-day.
A telegraphic despatch, however, published by
some of oar cantemporariee, states teat Pianon
was executed yesterday (Monday) morning at five
o'clock.

PARIS, SyNDAT Erasure.
A letter from Kamiesch of April 28, in the Mom
feta de to Flotte, recounts a smart action of the little
French frigate Megire. It was anchored off Sups-
toria, near the wreck of the Henry IV., when the
watch observed a party of Russian cavalry
on the tongue of sand which separates the
lake from the sea. The brave Iskender Bey,
who is happily cared of his wound, advanced to
meet them at the head of about twenty horse. The
enemy counting the small number of the Turks con-
tinged their march in fancied security, when sud-
denly the Megere pitched a couple of cannon balls
into the very middle of their front column. The
group thus unexpectedly assailed, fell back in contu-
sion, leaving moms of their body stretched on the
field. The whole force turned and made off with all
speed, but the Megi!re, raising her anchor, chased
them as if she had been a horse. It was a wonderful
sight to see her scudding along the shore and watching
her opportunity to fire a shot upon the retreating
Russians whenever the slightest break in the ground
gave her gunners a chance to see them. On re-
turning to her anchorage the Meg,',re received the
congratulations of the garrison of Eupatoria.
A letter from Hamburg, dated May 9, in the
Patric, professing to speak on good authority, says
the island of Heligoland has been definitively chosen
by the English government as a recruiting depot toe
the Foreign Leven. Several English officers, among
whom is a paymaster, have arrived there. Recruiting
was expected to begin on May 15. Great advantages
are offered to recruits—a bounty of 61., a good pension
to invalids, and the same right's and privileges as the
English soldier. At the expiration of their term of
service the men who may desire it will be transported
gratuitously either to their own country or to Ame-
rica, and will receive a gratuity of a year's pay.
A oonunission charged to revise the system of naval
tactics is now sitting in Paris. A number of officers
from all the maritime ports have arrived.
General Lsmare, whose name will be familiar to
peninsular officers as the colonel of eugineers who
conducted the defence of Badsjos, has just died at
Fontainebleau, at the age of 80. He was one of the
most eminent engineering officers in France. After
the peace he was successively appointed to the direc-
tion of the fortifications of Bayonne, Rochelle, and
Havre. He was at one time a prisoner of war in
England, and it is narrated that Napoleon I. (under
circumstances of which I am not aware) showed his
great attachment to him, by personally providing
means for his escape. Napoleon lIL appointed him
in 1852 Governor of the Palace of Fontainebleau,
which post he held up to the time of his death.
General Lamar. was known as the author of several
military works, and amongst others the history of the
sieges of °Hyena, Badsjos, and Campo-Mayor.
M. Saint Belem, a well known member of the
Legislative and Constituent Assemblies, was killed a
day or two since by a fall from his horse. He is not
the celebrated journalist of that name.
At the little bourse on the Boulevard the Rents,
after being done at 68, closed at 68.10, being 100.
lower than yesterday.
It is stated in well-informed circles at Paris that
the Emperor Napoleon 111. is about to 'scene a mani-
festo to the army of the East, explaining the post-
ponement of his journey to the Crimea. On the 30th
nit. there were 116,000 French troops before Sebas-
topol and at Maalak.