The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

SPAIN.

We have remind the Madrid journals of the 7th.
The Gazette publishes an article ealculated to tran-
quillise the alarm which is felt with respect to the
deficient harvest. The nbstanes of the article is
that u the harvest has been excellent in Russia,
North Amens, and Frame, and as sash large quan-
tities of wheat have been imported into England,
"the first market of the world," as to cause a diml-
nation in price, Spain may be certain that safileient
quantities of corn will be conveyed to her ports to
render a famine impossible ; and the article declares
that the government has spared no exertions and no
sacrifices to attain that result. The Gazette publishes
the royal decrees which accept the resignations of
M. Olossga and M. Gonzales as antbsmadors at Paris
,and Loudon.

The Madrid eorrespondeat of the Isdependance
Belgs states t►at Sonoe Pacheco will be appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary nt th 6 court of London.
He adds that General Zabel* and Senor Ullos
(formerly Usdn-Beeretary,of Foreigo Affairs in Spaio)
are coming to England.

The Noeion say;:—" It appears that the Emperor
of the French has written a letter to the Queen in
the same spirit as the famous article in the Ma'am:
on Spanish affairs."
Brigadier Smith, who played a pert in the insur-
rection at fiaragaire, had arrived In Madrid to de.
fend himself, bat had been exiled to the Canaries.
The other °Seers who took part in the insurrection
were to be put on half•pay. At Valencia, all the
political prisoners arrested in the recent events had
been est at liberty. except the democratic deputy,
M. Orense, who was to be exiled to Castro Urdiales.
The terms of a treaty with Portugal respecting
the navigation of rivers had been settled.
. . .

The sales of natiesal and eeolesintioal.property,se•
wording to the last return, amounted to 664,469,690
yeah, which was 369,628,788 reale more than the
upset price.
The government had ordered that urea steamers
and 107 smaller vessels should be employed on the
coasts and in the Balearic Liles to prevent smuggling.
A letter says : .

There is a ressoar with, it appears, some fooadatiow, of
lauding °astral Nunn as asabawador to the eotoaativa
of the Emperor Almader. The government la actively
engaged is leaking sow aosalaatioas of goveraon of pro-
visaw,sed is so doing it dioplays a somillatory spirit. Beery
body faros oesjestarso as to the Use of polio, it proposes to
follow, bat some days will probably pan away Won pabilo
curiosity be satisfied. The statmeat that all *a Natiosal
Gaud of the Maiden are to Ix ellasehsel is as seallrmad.

The Bpoca states that on the evening before the
surrender of Saragossa some of the most violent of
the National Guard wished to form a republican
junta, but it was overruled by the more moderate of
the insurgents. All accounts agree in stating that it
wee owing to the tact, the pradenos, and the spirit of
conciliation displayed by General Dubai that the
resistance of Saragossa was not prolonged. A part of
the taxes had been received by the junta. A French
steam navigation company bad established a line of
steamers to ply between France and the Mediterra-
nean ports of Spain.
The authorities of Madrid have began expelling
vagabonds, of whom there were great numbers, who
had committed numerous robberies. They bad also
arrested a number of persons who had left Madrid

with srws and atneniition for Hies&lumina with
the intention of seining large quantities of silver
which are kept there. In the amen of the remit
disturbances, not fewer then 6,000 balsa of clothe.,
hardware, and porcelain were Imaged into Arno&

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
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(mow ous ow. ooizzeromaxs.)

PARIS, MONDAY
The Emperor and Empress are expected to appear
at the Opera this evening.
The annual distribution of prizes at the Sorbonne
took place to-day. Marshal Valliant, the Minister
of War, presided in the character of Provisional
Minister of Public Instruction, which he has filled
since the death of M. Porton!. The event of the
day was the presence of Marshal Pelimier. After
the usual Latin speech pronounced by M. Olachant,
professor of rhetoric In the Lyceum of Louis le
Grand, the Minister of War rose and paid a
tribste to the memory of M. Porton!. Then
going into the general topics usually dwelt on by
the president on these oecalions, he seized the hand
of Marshal PeHasler and presented him to the stu-
dents as a model of what might be achieved by in
dustry and perseverance. The students gave the
Sebastopol general a very hearty reception.
The Bourse has been more animated to-day than
fora very long time past. The Rents rose 150. for
cash, and 23c. for amount, closing at 70fr. 70c. and
71fr. There was no very great rise in other send-
ties, but the tone of the market was considered to
have greatly improved. Credit Mobilier rose Ur. No.
The Northern Railway rose 12fr. 500., and other lines
tram 21r. 630. to 71r.
The Pays and the Patric contain the following
Paragraph :
Some foreign journals have circulated the rumens that
three millions of forged notes had been presented for pay-
meat at the Beak of Frazee. After haring made 'equines
about this sews' which vim of a somewhat alaratiog nature,
we are assayed that it is not cornet. Only three forged
notes of 100 fr. ham been promoted to the Bank of France
within the last month, sad is these instances the forgeriu
were at aloe detected.
Cardinal Goueset, Archbishop of Rheims, has
added his adhesion to throe which the Bishops of
Arras and Montauban have publicly given to the
polities of the Univers. 01 the latter prelate, the
Suele says, " He is the same person who authorised
hawkers to propagate apocryphal miracles, end to
promise masses and half masses to those who par-
chased of them twenty eons worth of goods. We
can easily conceive that these prelates patronise the
Univers."

Madame Metal arrived in Paris this morning.
She will stay here, 1 understand, a month or five
weeks, but will only play • very few times. She
requires repose, after her great and long-continued
exertions.

The dead body of Poirier, the murderer, who eat
off the head of a woman in the Rue de Fidelite, bay
just been discovered in the Bois de Vinosonea, and
taken to the Morgue. Re doubtless committed
suicide.

ITALY.

SARDINIA.

The Pledmontese Minister of War has decided
that the men belonging to the Sardinian army who
have had but one twelvemonth's service in the East
are to be considered as having served but in one
campaign, but that a longer service is to count for
two campaigns.

The council of the Order of St. Maurice and
Lazarus of Piedmont has subscribed the sum of
2,0001 r. for the ordnance intended for the fortifica-
tion of Alessandris.

The municipality of Vercelli hu voted 250 fr.
towards the sobecription now in progress for the 100
pieces of ordnance intended for the fortifications of
Alessandria.

The Dutch government, which baa been hitherto
represented at Turin only by its minister at Rome,
hae just accredited a special agent at the former
court, in the person of M. Vander Duyn, charge
trashy..

The Gamed& del Popolo of Genoa states that the
Duke of Modena has addressed to the Sardinian go•
eminent a note ooneeired in very harsh terms touch-
ing the late attempt on the frontiers of Massa.

TUSCANY.

The Tama government his prohibited the English
Punch, as well as the Charivari of Paris, within its
territory.
' •

The Central Italian Railway Company have jut
deposited five millions of fans at Modena u a
gas:ante, for the execution of the line, in accordance
with the contract signed at Vienna on the 17th March
last.

A Genoa correspondent of the Independarice Beige
says that, in spite of the existing treatise, which
allow Austria only to maintain troops in the cited.
of Pierrette, but not to erect fortifications there, •
plan for constructing new works at Piacenza, at an
expense of twelve million florins, has been prepared
by the Board of Military Engineers at Vienna, at
proved by the Emperor, and ordered to be carried
into execution.