The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1854.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.
TUE WAR ON THE DANUBE.-DEFEAT
OF THE RUSSIANS.

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PARIS, flaeoartr.
The Monitesor of this morning contains the follow-
ing confirmation of the accuracy of the despatches
which we published yesterday, conveying intelligence
of a most important victory gained by the Turkish
army in Wallachia.
The Moniieur mays :—" A despatch from Vienna
announces that on Jan. 8, a Turkish divison of 15,090
men with 15 pieces of artillery, attacked the forti-
fied position of (State, near Kalafat, and took it by
storm, with a loss to the Russians of 2,000 men. A
reinforcement of 13,000 Russians from Ramat was
forced to retreat, after losing 250 men. On the ith
the action was renewed with fury, without a decided
advantage on either side. On the morning of the
Bth the fighting had recommenced."

FRANCE.
PARIS, FZIDAT EYZNINO.

At the bourse to-day the Three per Cent. Relates
closed for money at 70.75, and the Fonr-and-a•Halt
per Cents. at 99, and Bank Shares at 2,720. The
Three per Cents. have rallied per cent. since yester-
day, whilst the Four-and-Ralf per Cents. remain
stationary.

FRANCE.

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Win, TKOS/DAT EVIINIXO
The Momlaw alliebes the following letter, ad-
] finned by the Basparar to M. Dana, Minister of
eta Marine, dated the 9th:
Meaelssr Is lllsMre,—Tbe report, which at say order
you bare addressed to se, shows is so favourable a usaaaer
the assidevable resoaress el ear navy, that I bastes to
testify to yea my eatlsfaetlee, and to give you so
aaegatva-
eal proof of it, I appoint yea Grad Odom of as Legilmir
iof Honour. I know not bew to tbssk yea eaMeisear
baying with a budget so redaesd provided resources, wadi
lam allow me from one dey to another to double or triple
oar equadroas. I prey Clod to bays you in bbl hey keep- I
tag. Neroutors.
The Courrier du Havre states that orders have just
been sent to all the maritime ports to put additional
vessels in commission. At Lorient, four gam
frigates are to be commissioned immediately. The
Minister of Marine is organising a third squadron of
simsrve, to be composed of seven ships of the line and
dm steam frigates. The expense of this extra arma-
ment is estimated at 10 millions of francs. A new
argimisstion of the artillery corps is spoken of as
abed to be shortly effected. In place of reckoning,
as at present, 14 mixed regiments, comprising at the
same time mounted and foot corps of 16 batteries
Oath, there are to be 18 regiments—four mounted of
batteries, eight mounted of 12 batteries, and four
toot of 8 batteries. I mentioned yesterday that the
Minister at War had instraoted the generals com-
pending divisions to take immediate measures for the
organisation of the tea new battalions of Masseurs
11104 decreed. By another circular, the prefects and
r, military authorities are directed to embody the
r second half of the recruits of 1852, called out by the
decree of the 6th instant.
The Bourse opened rather heavily, owing to the
publication of a dispatch stating that the Prussian
and Austrian ambassadors at Constantinople had pro-
htested against the entry of the fleets into the Black
I Bea. The news, however, was not generally credited.
The first telegraphic quotation of Consols repadag
a rise of ith produced no effect upon the market, ami
the rente remained for some time dull, at the opening
price of 70.25, being 30c. lower than yesterday. Bet
when the two o'clock price of Consols was posted at
a further rise of per cent., there was a sudden
upward movement, during which the Three per
Cents. touched 70.65 c. This rise was not, however,
long maintained. It was reported that the London
market was influenced by a redaction of discount
made this day by the Bank of England, and
not, according to all probability. by any political
news. It was even said confidently that a reduction
to the extent of per cent. had been made, and
many people thought the Bank would not have taken
such a measure at present if any serious uneasiness
...es felt concerning the Eastern question. The ne,-

was, however, I must observe, circulated here before
the hour at which the Court of Directors usually
breaks up. The Three per Cents. closed at 70.50,
with a fall of Sc. The railway market was in a very
uncertain state : St. Germain and Lyons rose 10f.
each. In the other lines there was but little varia-
tion. Bank of France was weak, at yesterday's
price, 2,690.
In consequence of continual complaints of delay in
telegraphic communication between Paris and Lon-
don, an inquiry has recently been set on foot by the
government, from which it results that the submarine
telegraph between Calais and Dover is as perfect
as on the day when it was laid down, and that the
wires between Dover and London are also in perfect
order. The fault has been discovered to be on the
French side. There are but five wires on the northern
line for all the telegraphic communication with Bel-
gium, Amiens, Boulogne, Calais, and London. Two
of these wires are habitually used for the London
service, but it has frequently happened when the
other wires have been deranged, that the London
ones have been used instead. Delays of upwards of
two hours have sometimes resulted from this prac-
tice. It appears also to have been ascertained that
the action of the telegraph is subject to be impeded
by snow, and that icicles serve as conductors from
one wire to another. Orders have now been given
that two lines of wire shall immediately be laid down
underground to Calais, to be used exclusively for
correspondence with London.
The Eurotas, one of the French packets belonging
to the Menageries Nationales, was wrecked on Ja-1
nuary Ist, upon some rocks near the entrance of the
port of Alexandria, although she had two pilots ea
board. The passengers and crew were saved, and
were taken on board the Lougeor, another boat be-
longing
to the same company. A part of the cargo
was also preserved. This news was brought to Mar-
seilles by the Vectia from Malta.
The city of Strasbourg, following the example of
Paris, has decided that from the 15th of this month
bread shall be sold at a reduced price, the bakers
beigesesepesesaid by the municipality.
,Tsurusl is Villefranche Rhone) states that
delof the severe weather been to restore
vines, which were supposed to be dying of
the epidemic that has devastated so many wine °Dun-
trks, to a healthy condition. A striking instanceis
mentioned of a vineyard which has produced nothing
tor three years. The proprietor was about to grub
up the but stayed his hand on finding them
Ffull of sap.
amethe says—" The current prices of corn and
Writ grain have been steady this week at Paris and
k lost of the dDartments. If the demand has been
Water in amen markets, the natural cause of it
sismato be the difficulty of communication, which in
mmil planes amounted to a complete interruption,
he ay canal and railway, occasioned by the enor-
Neil quantity of snow that has fallen of late. The
Wed market supply has been thus completely cut off.
Advice. from New York and Odessa announce that
ships were still taking freights of oorn and other
pun for France."