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

THE GERMAN COASTS OF THE BALTIC.

The Hamburg Nom cortains a letter from Berlin,
which says :—" It is affirmed that the question of
fortifying the German coasts of the Baltic wen lately
mooted in the military commission of the Diet. It is
well known that Prussia has neglected nothing in
that respect, and has placed her ports in the Baltic
in a fair state of defence. At Pilau, Colberg, Swine-
munde, and Stettin, she has raised works, which,
though unable to resist the fire of a war-fleet, would
suffice to throw serious obstacles in the way of a
landing of troop,. But the other ports of the Baltic
are deprived of all defence, and it is evident that
Rostock, Wismar. Lubeck, &e., could be easily taken
possession of by an enemy. It is to remedy in some
degree that state of things that the military commis-
sion was applied to."

FRANCE.

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PARIS, FRIDAY EVILXIXO.

The Corps Legislatif voted to-day the bill for call-
ing out 140,000 men of the class 1865. M. de Mon-
talembert made a few observations, but there was
nothing like a debate. I have before bad occasion to
remark that the complicated organisation of the
French army almost &heals affords an opportunity
of augmenting the effective force by a measure suscep-
tible of being explained away and represented to the
public as a mere formality. In"-the present instance
it is gives out that voting the levy for the present
year at this moment instead of later, as has recently
been customary, is only returning to an old habit.
This is literally true, but no one doubts that the men
now voted will, in point of fact, be called under arms
sooner than they would have been in the ordinary
course. The only effect of adopting the:form now need
is to put off the moment for avowing that the neces-
sities of the war render an extraordinary levy neces-
sary.
The bill for the Turkish loan of 120,000,000 fr., to be
guaranteed by France and England, was presented
to the Corps Legislatif to-day. This loan is said to
be a marked step in the progress of the great Eastern
empire towards Western ideas, and so no doubt it is.
But one can well understand the long hesitation of
the Turks to recruit their shattered finances by such
means. Their feelings 1170 those of a proud but em-
barrassed man, who for the first time puts himself in
the hands of usurers.

The following dapatchee have been received to-
day :

VIINNA, JULY 6.
A contradiction has been given hire to the Ovens Prus.
*Sound, which had said that Austria claimed compensation
from the German Diet, for the costs of the occupation of
the Pricipalitise by Austrian troops.

Km, JULY 6.

Three more French ships have entered our port tbia
morning. One of them is the Pelican, towing two gun-
boats.

Pursuant to the order which I told you yesterday
was gives to the Government journals—to " mettre la
sourdine upon the manifestation of the Moniteur
a gainstAustria—this evening's Patric has an articlei
which it says: " Nothing authorises us to affirm that
the Cabinet of Vienna thinks of withdrawing from
its engagements, become we accept as sincere the
reasons it gives for the reduction of the Austrian

army." And in another passage it says:
" Although the candour of Austria is deeply to
be regretted, it ought not, in our opinion, to be
viewed with suspicion. The Austrian government
has again carried prudence to an excess, but in this
new halt, however regretable it may appear, we
will not doubt that she has, as she has ever had, her
eyes and urns turned towards us."
All this is not serious. Austria, as I said, is trying
again to throw dust in our eyes, and the French
government feigns to be deceived, because the situa-
tion is so difficult, that it does not exactly know what
to do.

At the Bourse the Recite fell 30c., dogleg at
69fr. 16c. Railways were from 21r. 50c. to bfr. lower.