The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS,

which made its appearance on the walls of
Preston yesterday morning. Cowell maintains
that the two: prices were 7 and 8 per " cut,"
and that u there was no possibility of
calculating 10 per cent. accurately on either
neveopence or eightpence, he suggested that the ten
per cent. should be reckoned on the two to-
gether, which would have been possible enough-
-10 per cent. on fifteen-pence being exactly three-half-
pence.
The counter statements of the parties form the
great difficulty in getting at a right decision on the
subject. One thing, however, is clear enough the
results which loom in the distance threaten to be
be most fearful. Capital is being diminished. The
best labourers are being removed from Preston ; those
who remain must infallibly become pauperised and
demoralised. The shopkeepers in the town are suf.
fering from the want of the usual expenditure made
amongst them. Two classes who have hitherto been
the great agents in the elevation of the county to its
grand position, are becoming estranged. It will be
to the county but a poor consolation for these sad
results that either capitalists or labourers should be
able to boast of a victory.
1-16th, instead of 1-160th, was printed by mistake
in the despatch of yesterday.

THE STATE OP WIOAN.—The latest reports yes-
terday were that the town and neighbourhood remained
quiet, but that there was no security for this state of things
so long as the straggle between masters and operatives con-
tinued. The civil and military forms in the borough and
neighbourhood are sufficient to overawe the people for the
present, but it would not be by any means safe to withdraw
them.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Nov. 2.

The rate of exchange on London rises, indicating
the renewal of distrust. Exchange on London, 11.9
money. Five pet Cent. Metalliques, 91. Bank
Shares, 1,297.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WED/WS/DAT EvexiNo.
The following very warlike piece of intelligence
appears in the Paine: —" A letter from St. Peters-
burg of the 22nd announces that PrincePaskewitsch
had the evening before been admitted to an audience
with the Emperor of Russia to take leave, and that
he had gone to assume the command of the army of
invasion at the Danubian provinces."
Thus it would appear that the old fighting general,
who, it was pretended, had pleaded age and infir-
mity as an excuse, is, after all, to be sent to head the
army against the Turks, which if Russian intrigue
to retard timer Pacha's advance has saoceeded,would
have been reinforced by the legions now pouring
into the Principalities from all quarters, while the
Turks remained inactive on the right bank of the
Danube.

The Bourse to-day was completely dominated by
the exigencies of the settlement, and was scarcely
affected by the conflicting political rumours. There
were considerable fluctuations. The Threes opened
at 72.0, rose to 73.90, fell to 73.60, and closed at
I 73.40, with a rise of 30c. Thus the highest price of
the day was maintained. The leading feature
observed was a disposition on the part of the specula-
tors for a fall to maintain their position, and very
large rates of " continuation" were paid in many
instances. In railways little business was done, and
the prices left off with little variation.
The Patrie has the following notice of the
" mythic" Russian manifesto, which has been so
much talked of:—" The document in question is not
a note is the diplomatic sense of the word, but sim-
ply a circular addressed to all Russian agents abroad,
declaring is substance that the Emperor Nicholas is
animated by pacific intentions, and will use all his
efforts to induce Turkey to make reasonable conces-
sions. Whatever, however, may be the form of this
document, it has lost much of its interest after the
events that have recently happened."
Yesterday, being All Saints-day, was ept as a
close holiday at the offices of all the Paris journals,j
consequently not one of them is published this
morning.
Prince Napoleon has returned to Paris from
Stuttgardt.
The Patrie says it is assured, although the news
is not yet publicly known, that as soon as General
Narvaez arrives at Madrid ho will be elevated to the
rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary and sent on a special mission to all the northern
courts. so that he may reside either at Vienna, Berlin,
Brussels, Paris, or any other capital that he may
choose. The Patrie suggests that this mission may
perhaps be connected with the Eastern question,
which cannot be regarded with indifference by Spain.
The latest corn averages taken down to the second
week in October show the considerable rise of
83c. per hectolitre throughout France.

PARIS, THURSDAY EYRNING.

According to private intelligence received from
Vienna, Bucharest and all the towns in the Princi-
palities have been placed in *state of siege. Martial
law had been proclaimed, and correspondence with
the Turks prohibited on pain of death.
The first conflict was expected to take place at
Krajowa.
Semi-official accounts report the fleets on the move
from Lampsaki to the Bosphorus.
The rumour of a new conference, having its seat
at London, for the settlement of the Eastern ques-
tion, is again revived, and was very prevalent this
day. Indeed, the rumour went farther, namely,
that the question was completely terminated. On
what authority, if any, these reports were founded
was not stated. There is no doubt that the Western
Powers are desirous of peace, and we have seen that
they have spared no effort to secure it.
_ _

A letter from Marseilles states that the Turkish
fleet in the Bosphorus weighed anchor of the 25th
for the Black Bea.

The tendency of the Bourse to-day we. decidedly
upward. Ihe Three per Cents. exhibit a rise of fully
1 per cent., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. a
rise of 40 centimes. Closing prices of the day, for
money :—Three per Cent. Renter, 74.30; ditto Four-
and-a-Half per Cents, 99.90. Bank Shares, 2,793.
Despatches from Constantinople state that MM.
Argyropoulos and Pisani, with the Russian Chancel-.
lone de Commerce, have left that city for Odessa.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY,

The following telegraphic dispatch has been re-
ceived at Vienna:

" Constantinoele, Oct. 28.
" Hostilities have commenced in Asa. A serious
engagement took place on the 21st."
As at the date assigned, the space of 15 days given
to Russia for evacuation had not expired, it apparel
at a first glance unlikely that an engagement of a
serious nature should have taken place. The occur-
rence at Isaatchi, however, weakens the force of
this consideration. It is to be presumed, although
in this respect the despatch is silent, that Turkey
and not the Clreassians was the Russian foe.

The Sultan has promised to sign the note which
Lord Stratford has drawn up, on the basis of the
Czar's declarations made at Olmiitz. It is, however,
considered doubtful whether the Czar will be willing
to accept the same, as it is understood he still demands
the original Vienna and unmodified note, consenting
to have it explained in a sense favourable to Turkey.
M. do Bruck presses the Sultan to comply with the
Czar's requirement. Meanwhile the issue appears to
be transferred to the northern and eastern frontiers
of Turkey, where the four armies of the two powers
are face to face.

A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes
from Berlin :—" By advice, received directly from
the Danubian Principalities, the te:egraphic message
respecting the cannonade at Isaatchi, on the 23rd, is
fully confirmed. The small Russian fortress is di-
rectly opposite the point of Satunora, which served
the Russians in crossing the river in 1848. The fort
was bombarded by the artillery of General Luder's
corps from the left bank of the river, and set on fire.
The Russia flotilla landed .50 killed and wounded.