The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

(BY SUBM•LUNE TELEGRAPH )
PARIS. Tnt•ncnAY.
The .Moniteur reports that Vice-Admiral Ilamelin
is appointed commander-in-chief of the Mediter-
ranean squadron, in place of Viet-Admiral de la
Suisse, who enters on the reserved list.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVEN ISO.

There has again been a very bad Bourse. It is
very generally reported that private letters, received
by the Eurotas, hale warlike tone. Vely I'acha, I am
assured expressed himself with great energy this morn-
ingin regard to the intentions of his government. M.
Emile de Girardin, in the Presse, indicates the prevail-
ing feeling of the moment, by saying the short and
proper answer for Turkey to give to the Nesselrode
note is, "If by a 4 more decided attitude' you mean
the passage of the Truth and the occupation of the
principalities, we shall consider that act of aggression
as equivalent to a declaration of war, and shall
accept it as such with the support of England and
France." Asy concession, any weakness, on this
question, Girardin says, may cause complications with-
out end. Firmness is necessary for peace.
The "tfonitertr contains a decree founded on a re-
port of the Minister of Public Instruction, enacting
that, with the consent of the bishop, pensions may be
conferred on old or infirm priests of more than thirty
years' standing.
Count Henri Martini, one of the Lombard emi-
grants whose property has been confiscated by Aus-
tria, and now a naturalized Sardinian subject, and a
member of the Sardinian parliament, arrived in Paris
yesterday. It is reported that he has come on a
secret mission.

The " fusion " is again spoken of for the twentieth
time. A legitimist sounded M. Thiers a day or two
ago upon this subject. lam told M. Thiers said,
" All I have to say to the Count de Chambord is this:
Let him get upon the top of the Vienna church steeple
and cry continually, ' Constitution! Charter!' as
loud as he can." It seems that many reputed
Orleanists have lately been giving the Count
do Chambord anything but constitutional
advice. However the legitimists and Orleanists
may find it difficult to agree among themselves, they
still separately and collectively occasion much un-
easiness to the government. A request was lately
sent to the Belgian cabinet that the exiled generals
might be sent away from Brussels during the nuptial
festivities of the Duke of Brabant, the object being to
prevent any meeting between the Orleans princes and
the." African sabres." I am assured that King Leopold
thought it prudent in the present crisis of continental
affairs to comply with this request, and the departure
of General Changarnier from Belgium, recently an-
nounced, is attributable to this motive.

M. Henri Chevreau, the newly appointed Prefect
of Nantes, was originally intended to succeed M.
Berger in the Prefecture of the Seine, but at the last
moment it was considered so important in the event
of war, to have a tried and trusty imperialist in
Brittany, to watch the movements of the legitimists
there, that his destination was changed.
The market for ltentes has been dull throughout
the day, and at the termination of business a general
decline of prices had taken place. In the Three per
Cents. there was a fall of 25c., and in the Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. of 30c., both for the end of the
month ; whilst for money the Three per Cents. de-
clined 20c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 25c.
In Bank of France shares there is no change to re-
port. The final quotations were :—For cash : Three
per Cents., 76.80; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101.75.
For the account : Three per Cents., 76.60; Four-and-1
a-Half per Cents., 101.40. Bank stock, 2,685.
Northern, 880.50; Orleans, 10.55; Paris and
Strasbourg, 893; Paris and Lyons, 900; Paris and
Rouen, 1040 ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 723 ;
Western, 723; Rouen and Havre, 490; Bordeaux
and Cette, 600.