The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Oil St UMARINE TELSORAPH.)
PARIS, SATE aDAY, 8 A.Y.
A despatch has arrived here from Constantinople.
It bears the date of the 22nd inst. Prince Menschi-
k )ff has addressed i circular to the Ambassadors of
the European powers. lie informs them of his nom:-
nation to the port he occupies, and expresses a hope
that the other powers will agree with Itussia.

PARIS, FILIDAT EvIXING.
The Moniteur of to-day contains a rerrt, presented
to the Emperor concerning th invalided gendarmes,
followed by a decree lacing them under the autho-
rity of the commanders of that department, and ac-
cording an increase of pay. Another decree regulates
the delivery of brevets to the members of the Legion
of Honour—the brevets to be granted free of expense
to privates and non-commissioned officers.
The rumour again gains ground that the Emperor
means to be crowned at Rheims. The indecision of
the Pope is sail to give his Majesty serious an- 11

noyance.
The Union, the ..18temb1,:e Nationale, and several
other journals are said to have received private notices
from the government, cautioning them to moderate
their ill-concealed opposition to the present regime.
The increasing opposition of the Sitlek has also at-
tracted to it the unfavourable attention of the
authorities.
Despatches from Pigand mention that there is
great activity at present in the Russian army. All
soldiers on furlough have received orders to join
their respectis ,• regiments. The Russian fleet in the
Black Sea, composed of 41 vessels, has been placed
under the command of the Grand Duke Con-
stantine.
At the Bourse to-day the rise in litotes obtained
yesterday could not be maintained, and these secu-
rities have gone down. For cash the fall has been
trifling-1 le. in the Three per Cents, and 3c. in the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. For the account the
decline has been heavier-30:. in the Three per
Cents., and 35c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
Bank Stock, however, has been more firm, and ad-
vanced 101. on the closing prices of yesterday. The
following are the closing prices :—Por cash: Throe
per Cents., 791. 44e.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
103 f. For the account: Three per Cents., 791. 40c.;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021. 90c. Bank
Stock, 2,660.
The following are the latest quotations received by
telegraph from other continental Bourses:—Vienna:
Metalliques Five per Cent., 94 ' • Loan, 1851, 107;
Lombardo-Venetian, 100 ; Bank shares, 1,408;
Exchange on London, 10.32. Berlin : New Loan,
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 991; ditto, Fonr-and-
a-Half per Cent., 102); Bank shares, 1081. Frank.
fort-Austrian : Five [per Cent., 97 ; Bank shares,
1,318; Four-and-a-Half per Cent., 79). Spanish
Three per Cent., 44) ; One per Cent., 2415-;8.
Russian Four per Cent. (Hope), 921; Stieglitz, 92;
Exchange on London, short, 119). Antwerp: Aus-
trian Metailiques, 83. Spanish Three per Cent. In-
terior, 43); ditto, Deferred, 24 ; Loan, Two and-a-
Half per Cent., 1844, 36; ditto, Four-and-a-Half
per Cent., 1814, 981; Beale, 30f1., 1531. Brussels :
Loan, Two-and-a-Half per Cent., 33 15-16 ; ditto,
Three per Cent., 741 ; ditto, Four per Cent., 93k;'
ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cent., Converted, 984;
ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cont., 1844, 98;; ditto,
Five per Cent., 100).
PARIS. THURSDAY EVENING.
Tho government commission appointed to inquire
whether the manufacture and employment in house
inting of white-lead was so prejudicial to the
health of artizans that white of zinc ought to be in
all cases substituted for it, have made their report,
which has been looked for with intense anxiety by
the white-lead manufacturers. They are of opinion,
having regard to the improved method of making
and using white-lead, to the revenue derived from it,
and the private interests involved, that the manu-
facture ought not to be suppressed by law. They
recommend that the precautions taken very generally
in the interest of the workmen's health should be
enforced in all cases, and express their belief that
white of zinc will gradually, without legislative inter-
ference, supersede the dangerous material.
In consequence of tho number of cases of typhus
fever which during the last two months have air,
in the military hospitals of Paris, Mesa
747:l and Michel Levy, military medical inspectors,
were lately ordered to send in a report on the subject.
It appears from this document, which has just been
transmitted to the War Department, that the disease
is at present on the decrease, and that most of the
patients who bad been attacked by it have now en-
tered on a state of convalescence.
I understand that the Emperor yesterday signed a
decree authorising the construction of a railway from
Lyons to Bordeaux. M. de Moray, MM. Stokes and
Brassey, and several other members of the City of
London deputation, are interested in the under-
taking.
The general meeting of the Orleans Railway
shareholders is to take place this evening. It weal
announced on the Bourse that the dividend would be
26f. 25e., which added to 201. interest, makes the
annual payment 46.25.
One of the most terrible fires that ever happened
in Paris occurred last night at Berry. A cellumaad
one of the numerous wholesale wine merehemie la
that quarter,while drawing some brandy from • sea
impudently placed his candle on the barrel. Tbs
candle fell into the vessel containing the =d
set fire to it. The flames spread with
rapidity, and in a few minutes several warehouse fall
of wine and spirits were on fire. The conflagration
continued from midnight till four in the morning.
The cries of distress were so numerous and piercing
se to alarm the inhabitants on the distant heights of
Chaillot and Montmartre, many of whom pima the
night at their w.ndows, looking down upon the visas
pity of Paris, enveloped, as it WNW% ia Welding*.
Two whole streets of Berry have solhood • .
It is calculated that 20,000 pipes of volumes&
are lost, and the general damage is mtimoted at a
million of francs at the least.
M. Paul Dubois, the senior tossebse of tbs Posalty
of Medicine, has been appointed oesamesar to the
Empress. His father, M. Antoine Debris, attended
Marie Louise on the occasion of the birth of the Kin
of Rome.
The body of M. Michel (de Bourges) has boss
brought from Montpelier to his native town et
lounges, whore his funeral will take place on Sates%
dart. is stated here that M. Caussidiere has left Lon-
don for America, to present an address to General
Pierce, from the French refugees in England, con-
gratulatiag him upon his election, and asking for his
countenance and support.
General Yusuf, the single native general of the
French army of Algeria, has arrived in Paris with
his family.
A telegraphic despatch announces that Marshal
St. Arnaud's health improves every day, and that
he is about to,enit eres,with his family, to stay for
some time at M
A letter from Aix of the 27th instant says that a
brigade of gendarmerie left the town at noon on the
previous day, marched towards Layne., on the road
from Aix to Marseilles, with their swords drawn
tad made several arrests in broad daylight. No de-
tails are given.
M. Sallandrouze de Lamornaix has addressed a
circular to the manufacturers of France, in which he
informs them that he has accepted the post of presi-
dent of the French jury charged to examine the pro-
ducts destined for the Dublin Exhibition, and urg-
ing them to distinguish themselves in this pacific
competition.
The Moniteur states that on the Ist of October
last the total number of members of the Legion of
Honour was 53,462, namely, 62 grand crosses,
215 grand officers, 986 commanders, 4,039 officers,
and 47,560 knights. Out of the total number of
members 36,983 receive no pecuniary allowance.
It is known that a company, composed of land-
owners and capitalists, belonging to Geneva, has
km for some time applying to the French govern-
meat for the concession of 20,000 hectares of land in
the vicinity of Setif (Algeria), in order to found there
villages composed of Swiss families. This proposi-
tion, which has been most favourably received by
the government, is about to be submitted to the deli-
berations of the Council of State.,

I)F.SMAIIK.
Letters horn Copenhagen announce that the reso-
lution to proceed to a second deliberation on the royal
message after the holidays was carried by a majority
of 12M to 1. N.) one prop-md to appoint a Cori=lit-
UN to report on the message.