The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-03 00:00:00

THE EAST.

WIDIfiSDLT.

The whole of the diplomatic corps at Constanti-
nople were present at the Te Delon sung on the oc-
casion of the birth of the Prinoe Imperial. In the
evening there was a grand dinner at the French
embassy, at which Lord Stratford de Redoliffs deli-
vered a speech. The quarter of Pera was illuminated
at night.

Omer Pacha returns to the command in Asia.
Intelligence from the Crimea represents that the
improvement in the health of the French army was
still sustained.
General La Marmora arrived at Balaklava on the
16th ult. The tradesmen of Balaklava have resolved
to raise their prices 20 per cent. The European
traders established in the Crimea were, moreover,
only waiting for the news of the conclusion of peace
to remove their stock to Odom or to the Princi•
palities..

At Sebastopol the thermometer had gone down to
17 degrees below zero, and in consequence of the
intense cold the armies did not leave their barracks.
The Constantinople journals say, o tholes+, that
the sanitary measures taken by the French govern-
ment have already improved the situation. Unfor-
tunately, however, two surgeon-majors and two
volunteer chaplains have been carried off.
By -news from the Danubian Principalities, it
appears that the Russians had permitted the removal
of 163 vessels hitherto detained in the Danube.

At Eapatoria there wu a review of the allied troops
on the 16th.

Some casualties had occurred at sea off Kustendje.
From Kertch, under date of the 17th ult., it is
stated that the projected expedition against the Spit
of Arabat was postponed till the issue of the negotia-
tions should be known.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Aram 1.

The committee of 116 deputies of the pure pro-
gressista party hu published its programme. It
recognises Marshal Ilspartero u chief, and exprcsses
its sentiments in favour of the Queen and the present
dynasty. The arming of the national guard through-
out the country is sd,ocated.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN. Aram 2.

The French, English, Sardinian, and Turkish
diplomatic agents yesterday visited the Burnie's
Ambassador. On Saturday a grand f&te will be
given at the Russian Embassy on the occasion of the
conclusion of peace. All the diplomatic corps have
been invited.

A new journal (nos political) to be called the
°Wall de Paris, will appeu on Bunchy neat at the French
capital. Among the numerous 'title( railaagetatt aanosnoed

In the program-se, ate the muses of Alexandre Dumas,
Jules Janis, Andes Hensley, Loot Lavine, B. Tesler,
Boger de Beauvoir, Fells Montana, Th. Pelloquet, A. Hut-
son, A 1... Weill, Nader, Jules Loy!, and Louis Benet.

The Madeira packet Comet arrived at Southampton
yesterday. She landed her ►eaeegae, 14 In 'timber, and
a small mail, and then proceeded on to London. She lett
Medeire on the 21st alt.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(11011 017 R OWN

PARIS, WIDNIIDAT EVINING.
The Pays,alluding to tho sitting of the Congress
to-day (in which, notwithstanding the announcement
of their departure in several journals, Lord Claren•
don and M. Manteuffel took part), says it has ream
to think that none of the matters remaining to be
discussed will give occssion to any new protocol or
additional treaty. "In a word," the Pays says,
"the treaty of March 30 is sa complete in
tenor as in form, and will require no new
or supplemental signature on account of
any of the points with which the Congress is at
this moment occupied." It is also stated by the Pays
that no new convention, properly so called, has been
made with regard to an extension of the armistice ;
the commanders of the belligerent armies have been
simply instructed not to renew hostilities until fur-
ther orders.

The Parris says that none of the plenipotentiaries
will leave Paris before the ratifications are ex-
changed. However, a letter from Berlin states that
M. de Mantenffel is expected there at the end of this
week. In explanation of this news, the Presse says
that perhaps Prussia will not be allowed to partici-
pate in the discussion of the secondary questions in
any larger measure than she did in the principal ones.
Baron Brunow has informed the French govern-
ment that the Emperor of Russia has taken off the
prohibition which prevented the Russian nobles from
visiting France.

The following extract from the Messager of
Bayonne (curious in itself) derives a high degree of
importance from the feat of its being reproduced at
the head of the column of foreign correspondence in
the Moisiteur :

Public attention has been much excited at Madrid by the
conduct of lord Howden, the English Ambassador, who
wu not present with all the other memben of the dirt:-
antic corps at the Ter Dews sang on Easter Sunday, at the
church of Saint-Louis-des-Franclis, on the occasion of
the birth of the Prince Imperial. The Madrid joar-
nah in mentioning the absence of the English repre-
sentative, state that he Ind not called on the
Marquis de Target, the French Minister, to con.
spatula's him on the occasion of the safe delivery of
the Empress, as all the heads of the other legations and the
Spanish ministers had done. We have reeeiv• d sevrril
!attars containing very warm remarks on the conduct of
the representative of a nation to which we are now so
closely united. These letters express the surprise excited
amongst Spaniards, and the painful astanAment produced
among the Preccb, by the cmduct of Lord Bowden. We
do not thick it expedient to reproduce the different passages
of ear correspoadenes.

Paris was again illuminated last night, and the

illuminations in private houses were more general
than on Sunday. The reason was that many
people understood the illumination following
the review as a tribute to the army of
the Crimea, a great part of which had appeared
upon the ground, and—at least this was the feeling
of many—as a homage to the dead, whose bones are
whitening on that distant shore. The public build-
ings and embassies were not generally lighted up on
this occasion, but numbers of private individuals, who
were out of town on Sunday, took this opportunity
of putting lampions in their windows. The boule-
vards were exceedingly brilliant, and to a late hour a
dense crowd thronged both sides of them to such an
extent as to render it difficult to move. The number
of vehicles was also so great that more than once all
advance became impossible. Several of the passages
were lit up with great taste, and a sort of triumphal
arch in the Marche St. Honore attracted much atten-
tion. A transparency of the Emperor Alexander If. at
the Russian print shop on the Boulevard des Italiens
had crowds round it during the evening. It is a signifi-
cant fact that the Orleanists and legitimists, who have

never illuminated since 1848, made an ostentatious
display of light on Sunday and on yesterday. The
hotels of M. Guizot, M. de Montalivetand the Duchess
de Duras, in the Faubourg St. Honore, and very
many great houses in the Faubourg St. Germain,
were particularly remarked. Did they light up to
show their sympathy with Russia? The general
belief is that they did. Apropos of Paris illumina-
tions in general, I must observe that they are never
so brilliant u the description of them. It may be
truly said, to nes an appropriate metaphor, that the
best of them is not fit to hold a candle to an illumi-
nation in St. Jamee's-street on the Queen's birthday.
The light, such as it is, is spread over a larger space,
because in London many quarters of the town never
illuminate at all. Here there is scarcely a street
where two or three, or twenty or thirty, lampions,
as the case may be, do not make darkness visible.
The effect of the paper lampion used here ia nothing
to be compared in brilliancy to the Vauxhall lamps
which we are familiar with in London.

Thu. has been a certain reaction at the Bourse,
from the great depression of the last three days.
The rates demanded for reports, though still high,
were less than yesterday. The Rents rose
45c. for cash, closing at 72fr. 70c., but for account
the rise was only 5c., and the last price 72fr. 40c. A
very large business was done in Credit Mobilier,
which rose lifr. for cub, and 35fr. for account.
Railways were in a somewhat inducting state; but

on the whole the market was better. Orleans rose
7fr. 50c, and Eastern 12fr. 60e. There was scarcely
any alteration in the Lyons lines.
M. Fould, the Minister of State, and M. Magne,
the Minister of Finance, had a conference to-day,
which lasted two boors, to talk over the fall at the
Bourse since the proclamation of peace.
Telegraphic despatches from the provinces report
a very important fall in corn. At Lille, the
principal northern market, wheat has fallen
this day 3fr. the hectolitre. At Marseilles
the fall has been from lfr. to 21r. A Havre
firm Ihave sold to-day 14,000 berm]. of
American flour at prices varying according to
quality, from 33fr. 60c. to 37fr. At the Paris Halle
au Ble this evening, from 5 to 6 o'clock, the market
was much affected by the telegraphic news of the
morning. Wheat was fully 2fr. the sack lower.
There was next to nothing doing.
M. de Villemeseant, the editor of the .Figaro, has
received from the Emperor the pardon for which he
petitioned the Imperial Prince, although the fact has
not yet been made public. The expected amnesty
for all press offences is still to look for. Perhaps it
is reserved for the baptism.
The Monifeer publishes • decree, founded on •
report of the Minister of War, for forming a third
chamber of commerce in Algeria, which shall have
its place of meeting at Constantine. It is to be com-
posed of nine members, among whom there is to be
one Mussulman, a native Jew, and a foreigner.