The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-01 00:00:00

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- Exchange OonLO•dell : "it.iiiit. Is; 80 Ear., 24 273• _
nolg4anorCt.lB4o 97 Mow Naples gents
Do. 1
Do. 2
Piedmont 3 p.Ct 9B 25 Treasury Bonds ... ...
Do. S. 11153
PAILS, JUNE 30.-Bt. Germain 1,600 ; Versailles (right
hala), —; ditto (let tank), —; Pane and Orleans., 1,052 30;
Pans ant Rouen, I,o'o ; Bourn and Havre, 475 ; Mar...lllam
end Aviesen (concerted', • etrashonro and Bale. 310;
Northern, 882 50; Pula sect Stiashourg, 883; Dart, and Lyme.
897 20; Lyons and Mediterranean, 770 ; Ones:, 720 ; Caen and
Cherbourg. 802 SO ; Dual and &rancor, 515 ; Midi, 61u , Moo.
tcrean and Troyea, 390; Gralssesion and Beziers, —; Eordeauz
and Teats. 370; Bleame and Bt. Dtziet to Gray, 529; Dieppe
and Feeamp, —; Bceaux, M.

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

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Arrived : the Magdalena. Her dates are : Jamaica,
June 9; Demerara, 9; Vera Cruz, 4 ; Trinidad, 9;
Clams, 8; St. Thomas, 16.
Twelve persons have died on board the Magdalena,
chiefly from yellow fever. Amongst them is Lieut.
Scriven, the Admiralty agent. Commodore Mac-
quhae, the commander of the West India squadron,
died of yellow fever on board the Trent ; the first and
second engineers and seven men have ded on board
the Medway ; the punter and fourth officer are dead.
The yellow fever is raging fearfully at Jamaica and
St. Thomas. . _

The Magdalena met with the screw steamer Hy-
dupes on the 27th, and brought her mail home.
The Hydaspes had broken down.
Amongst the cargo on board the Magdalena is
specie to the value of nearly one million of dollars.
At Jamaica political affairs arc still unsettled. The
House of Admiralty meets daily and then prorogues.
Copper continues to be found in great abundance and
of rich quality.
From Mex►co we learn that Alaman, the Mexican
Foreign Minister, was dead, and Santa Anna was
embarrassed to replace him.
Tranquillity was restored at Vera Cruz.
The new tariff was not published when the packet
sailed from Vera Cruz, and the additional export
duty on specie was for the time abandoned.
A large money conductor was expected at Vera
Cruz in time for the July packet.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
Despatches from Jassy of the 19th inst. announa
that the European consuls had been informed by the
reigning prince of Moldavia, that ho had received
official intelligence of the speedy entrance of the
Russian troops.
The Selina month of the Danube has only 7 t feet
of water, although elsewhere the river is full, and at
some points overflowing. Steam communication be-
tween Galata and Constantinople is cut off. Two
hundred vessels laden with grain are unable to get
away.
Admiral Hamelin, who is this day appointed to
supersede Admiral do la Susse in the command of
the Mediterranean squadron, has an excellent repu-
tation in the navy. Having never taken any part in
politics he is little known in Paris, and he has not, like
the very few admirals remaining from the last gene-
ral war, such as Baudin and Parseval Duchesne, had
any opportunity of acquiring a fighting celebrity as
a commander. But during many years of varied
service in the South Seas and on the coast of Africa
he has been known as an excellent officer, and it is
the general opinion among naval men that under his
command the fleet will be kept in the highest state
of efficiency.
The Moniteur contains a fresh boon to the army,
which will be especially welcome to the troops en-
camped on the damp soil of Satory. Tobacco, the
price of which is about 4f. per kilogramme, is to be
supplied to the troops at the rate of lf. 64c. The
decree contains a proviso that only 10 grammes per
day is to be served out at this price to each non-
commissioned officer and soldier. It also states that
farther measures will be taken to prevent abuses of
the privilege. Under the ancient monarchy, it was
the practice, from 1719, to insert a condition
in the farming leases, that the contractors
should supply the army at a reduced rate. In 1791,
when the tobacco trade was thrown open, the privi-
lege naturally ceased. But in 1814, when the state
resumed the monopoly, 4fr. 50e. was fixed as the
price of " cantine tobacco for the soldier. This
ordinance has, however, been seldom acted upon, and
indeed the price being somewhat higher than the
now market value sufficiently accounts for its having
become obsolete. The Ifositeur quotes as a prece
dent, to justify the measure now taken, the example
of Austria, which gives her army tobacco at a re-
dueled rate. The decree does not apply to officers.
It appears, by a textual copy of the last note
addressed by M. de Nesselrode to Reachid Paths,
that an expression in the first line, which has been
much noticed, was wrongly reported in the previous
versions. M. Nesselrode was made to say, The
Emperor, my august master, has just informed me,"
&o.; and this phraseology was taken as a confirma-
tion of the report that Nicholas had personally car-
ried on the correspondence with Blenchikoff during
the stay of the latter at Constantinople. The official
text, however,is " The Emperor, my august master, has
just been informed," &c. ; and so all the superstructure
built upon the other version falls to the ground. The
note does not contain the expression, about which
there has been some controversy, that in case of the
refusal of the ultimatum Russia would enter the
Turkish empire "in a few weeks," but it will be
seen, on reference to the context, that this does not
imply a delay after the rejectiou of the ultimatum
should be known. When the note was dated May
81st, it was evident that a few weeks must elapse
before the answer could arrive at St. Petersburg,
and the necessary orders be given in consequence.
The Univers says that Lord de Radcliffe has taken
a step in favour of the Jews at Constantinople, which
has produced an excellent affect. He Called perso.
nally upon the Greek patriarch Germano, to request
his attention to the complaints made by the Jews
'of the insults and ill treatment to which
they are habitually subjected by the Greeks. This
journal also says that its correspondent speaks of a
rumour in Constantinople, that an explanatory note
had been received from St. Petersburg, which seemed
to open a door to fresh negotiations. The note it
was said stated, that the Sultan's ministers had mis-
understood the intentions of the Emperor Nicholas.
The Univers, however, while giving this report, ex-
presses a belief that it is unfounded.
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The Duchess of Gloucester gave a grand concert
Artin
pt, haa arrived with his family at Marseilles lest night, at Gloucester House, to which the Queen and
in Egy
by the Eurotas, on their way to Paris. Prince Albert were invited. The Hhig and Queen of
The Phare de la Loire of the 27th says : Hanover, and all the members of the royal family also
A report was circulated this morning that the naval attended the re-union. The Quer a and Prince Albert
authorities had received orders by telegraph to suvind the arrived at 10 minutes past 10 o'clock, accompanied by the
levy of seilon. This rumour is without any foundation. Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of
One telegraphic despatch only has been received, and that,
Sixe-Cobourg Gotha, and the Prince of HohenloheLan-
so far from ordering the suspension of the levy, fixes the
contingent to be furnithed by Nantes at 132 men. genbourgh.
The Courtier du Jfavre states that, in consequence The music of the evening was chiefly selected from the
of the levy of seamerl for the navy, the merchant works of fdeyerbeer, Blosini, Blumenthal, Mercadante, and
vessels in that port find some difficulty in procuring Donisetti, and war, executed by Mesdames Castellan and
their complement of hands. Wages have cense- Viardot, and Signori and Beletti.
quontly risen from 601 r. a month to 63fr, and Her Blejesty and the Prince Consort retired shortly after
even 60fr. inith4llla., *accompanied ty their illustrious guests, and con-
General Antonio Crotti, in the service of H.R.H. ducte?, as upon their arrival. The other royal visitors
the Duke of Parma., has been promoted to the rank shortly followed, and the company had separated before
of Comronnder of the Legion of Honour. Ht Was 1 o'clock.

THE LEVANT MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, Fain/iv Moss iso.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship City of London, Captain Cargill,
arrived here this morning with dates from Constan-
tinople 14th June; Smyrna, 16th; Malta, 20th;
Gibraltar, 25th inst.
She brings four packages specie, value 3,6241.,
and a large and valuable cargo of Levant produce,
including fruit, silks, wool, ivory, scammeny, and
opium.
The City of London passed the British end French
fleets at anchor in Besika Bay. The intelligence by
this steamer from the East has been anticipated.
• From Gibraltar we have accounts to the 25th ult.
The Tagus steamer left on that day for Southampton,
viii Cadiz, Lisbon, and Oporto.
The Ripon, with the outward India and China
mails of the 24th ult., tunched at Gibraltar, en route
for Alexandria, on the 25th.
At Gibraltar, on the 25th ult., exchange on London
was quoted 51 to Me ; Spanish pillared dollars, 31
per cent. premium.