The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

TILE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1853.

FRANCE.

ANOTHER MANIFESTO BY THE CZAR.
PARIS, SATtaDAY Evasmo.
Nothing is talked of to-day but the manifesto of
the Emperor of Russis, of which, however, no
authentic particulars are known. Nevertheless,
certain expressions alleged to be contained in it are
repeated in so many quarters that it is not easy to
reject the reports on the subject as wholly devoid of
foundation. lam informed that the text of the
document reachel the French government last night
and not sooner, and that M. Dronyn de Lhuys went
to Compiegne this morning to lay it before the Em.
peror. It is not within the bounds of possibility that
the manifesto can have arrived many hours earlier
than last night. The Czar did not reach St. Peters..
burg till the 13th. A state paper of this importance
must at least have required a day to prepare,
and in all probability it could not have left
St. Petersburg till the 15th. Six days is the
average time taken by a courier in performing
the journey, and therefore he could not well have
arrived in Paris before yesterday, the 21st. A tele-
graphic despatch was received some days since from
the French ambassador at Vienna, in which the
general character of the manifesto was described.
The contents of this despatch have doubtless in part
transpired and given rise to the current rumours. It
is agreed on all hands that the Czar's new proclama-
tion to the world contains something very insulting
to France. Some allusion is made, it is said, to
France being a hot-bed of revolution, and Nicholas
puts himself forward as the great anti-revolutionary
champion of the world. A phrase which I have fre-
quently heard to-day as being contained in the
manifesto is to this effect:—" lam in my right. I
will defend it, as well as the rights of my co religion-1
ists, against all foreign interference (inami.rtioh)
whatever, and I shall not stand alone." The
latter expression, which points to a coalition of
the northern powers, receives a degree of confirmation
from the Abeills of St. Petersburg, which affirms
distinctly that Russia, Prussia and Austria have come
to an understanding ec sent entemlas as to the course
to be pursued with regard to the eastern question.
The statement of the Abcilk has produced a painful
impression, and is considered to be the principal
cause of the great depression which prevailed at the
Bourse.

The Threes opened at 72.20 and soon went down
to 72. At that point a smart struggle took place, but
i all the efforts to support the market proved unavail-
ing. The quotation of 72 was definitively de croeV.,
and the closing price, the lowest of the day, was 71.90,
being a fall of 35c. from yesterday. The Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., which tilt very lately were above
per, are now at 98.73 e. Bank of France fell 10f.
The railways were all lower, except Montereau and
Troyes, which rose 2.50. Orleans fell IM., and
several of the other lines as much as SE and 10f. The
price of Consols at twelve o'clock is now posted re-
gularly at the opening of the Bourse, but there is
no reason why a second telegraphic despatch, dated
one hour later, should not arrive before the close.

The Phare de la Manche announces that the squad.
ron, which was preparing to leave Cherbourg and
was about to set sail on Wednesday, received counter
orders on Tuesday evening.
The Organ, of Brest, says the three frigates, Ulloa,
Darien, and Canada, are now being armed in that
Port

PARIS, SUNDAY EVILD/INO.
A decree of the Minister of Finance fixes the in-
terest on Treasury Bonds at 3i per cent. per annum
for the bonds of from three to five months, at 4 per
cent. for the bonds of from six to eleven months, and
at 4h per cent. for the bonds of twelve months. This
rate of interest is to commence on the 24th inst.

The Moniecur contains a decree for aduirtii;Tg pro-
visionally free of duty, whether by laud or sea, and
whether in French or foreign bottoms belonging
to the country of production, beef and mu'ton fat
intended to be used in the manufacture of
stearine candles, upon the condition, however, that
the importer shall engage in a sufficient bend to re-
export or replace in oond, within four months,
either 100 kilogrammes of candle. or 50 kilos. of
candles and 50 kilos. of " oleique" acid for every 100
kilos. of fat imported. In the ease of foreign ships
claiming the benefit of this decree a certificate of the
origin of the merchandise will be required.
Here is another instalment of free trade, but
coupled with very scrupulous provisions against an
undue inundation of foreign grease.
Another decree allows the sheep's milk cheese from
Corsica called Bruccio to be admitted provisionally'
duty free.
The Sieck, on the faith of correspondence from
Constantinople, dated the 6th, gives the following
explanation of the delay in the movement of the
fleets:

It is confidently stated that as soot a M. Lamar had
read the despatches brought by the Solos, he canoed the
Sultan to be informed that the fleets would some to Con-
stantinople as soon as the necessary &maw fresher passage
should be signed. To this overtire Besethid Pacha an-
swered, that the Sultan would be happy aad proud to re-
ceive such support ; but that, before granting &maw for
the entry of the fleets, his Highness desired to have
' a frank explanation of the object proposed to them-
selves by his illustrious allies. if Stiehl' and French
vessels or English and French troops were to come to take
a sort of military possession of Conetaatiaople, and even-
tually to restrict the freedom of action of the Turkish
government, the Sultan, said limeltid Puha, would think
it fitting to deprive himself of aseistaace which he ardeatly
solicited, if it were intended to aid him is making the
Hessian invitees. The answer of the ealmisodess having
beet that they felt it necessary to rake to thole megmative
ts, the question ;remained there forth' oseoseat.
Sitimmemording to the telegraphic dispatch from Ti ,it
appear to be certain that on the 10th, the Pane did
apply for the fleets. This demand, it is said, was
Mb explanations given by Lord de Bedell & as to
the mil intentions of France and England.
Referring to the reports industriously circulated
by the German journals, the Sleek sap it was said,
so ressntly as yesterday, in high political circles, that
Frans* and England, having exhausted all attempts
at conciliation, would now abstain from any diplo-
matic step, and, without rejecting any proposition
for an amicable arrangement, would, for the sake of
their own dignity, leave the initiative to be taken by

The Paint, however, in its " Lint News,": says
a correspndence from Vienna, of the 19th, affirms
that the Conference of the Four Powers continues to
meet, and that, according to rumour, in spite of the
state of things in Turkey, it did not despair of
arriving at an arrangement founded upon • new
basis, which would satisfy all parties.
The Austrian government has thought it necessary
to give an official contradiction to the rumour that
the Princes of Moldavia and Wallachia had been
deposed.
ft is reported that at the desire of the Empress a
general amnesty will be granted to the press on the
occasion of her fete. There were rumours in Sep-
tember, when the Saint Eugenie ought, properly
speaking, to have been celebrated, that such an
amnesty was in contemplation, and now that the St.
Eugene (Nov. 13), which the Empress has chosen
for her fete day, approaches, these rumours are re-
vived. The Empresa. it is said, wishes to follow the
example of the Queen of Spain, who lately pardoned
all outstanding press offences. If the Emperor
admits the precedent, he will not only confer a boon
upon a very large number of respectable persons,
but perhaps hit upon an expedient to get his own
government out a difficulty. It is evidently not his
intention to extinguish the preen, although he
has made many ineffectual efforts to mould
it to his wishes. There is, upon the whole,
more practical liberty for the press than was ex-
pected when the harsh laws by which it is now go-
verned were enacted. The opposition journals do
not of course write slashing articles, but the imagi-
nation of their residers who know how they are ham-
pered supplies the want of strong language, and the
desired impression is generally conveyed. The Paris
press seldom lays itself open to a legal prosecution
with a chance of success. Warnings, indeed, may be
arbitrarily inflicted, but as, after two of these admo-
nitions, the only further remedy is suppression, the
severity of this part of the system has been found to
defeat itself. Accordingly the central government is
chary of technical warnings. Whenever it is known
beforehand that any unpalatable statement of import-
ance is likely to appear, a commissary of police goes
round to the notepaper offices, and intimates that

the objectionable matter must not be published under
pain of suppression. The editors cannot choose but
defer to high communications of this kind, but they
are obviously only applicable to a comparatively
small class of cases. The warning system is there-
fore, in spite of its absurdity, resorted to every now
and then. You may remember that all old scores
were wiped off last year when the Empire was pro-
claimed, and yet more than half the metropolitan,
and an immense proportion of the provincial press,
has received one or more warnings since. The Con-
etitutionnel, the Petrie, the Assembh'e Nationale, the
Sitcle, the Gazette de Nance, the Mode, and
the Echo Ayricole, are all in this case. Without
some frequently recurring jubilee, either the warning
power of the government must at this rats be soon
exhausted, or the journals must cease to be. Perhaps
the expedient of an annual St. Eugenie amnesty may
serve to prolong their existence while allowing the
favourite system of frequent formal menaces to be
continued. Hitherto the papers that were suffered
to survive the coup d'etat have been more frightened
than hurt by the warnings. There are, however,
a good many provincial editors in prison, or sen-
tenced to pay lines, to whom the rumoured clemency
would be a welcome and substantial relief.

Apropos of warnings, a second one (the first was
given leas than a fortnight ago) has just been in•
fiicted upon the Concilitarur of Tarn.
M. Pereira, formerly prefect of the Loiret, who
was sometime since " interne" at Caen, has now
been ordered to reside at Nantes.

In consequence of the successive accidents on the
Orleans and Bordeaux Railway, the Minister of
Public Works has ordered a special inquiry into the
management of the line. M. Frissart, inspector-
general of bridges and highways, has gone to
Orleans, and, accompanied by M. Fuulon, the en-
gineer, will immediately proceed to the investiga-
tion.

The naval officers now quartered at Rochefort have
entered into a subscription for a funeral service, to
be celebrated in commemoration of Lieut. Bellot.

M. Lamartine is again unwell, owing to the seve-
rity of his literary labours. M. Michelet, the cele-
brated professor and historian, who had returned to
Paris after a year's residence in Brittany, is recom-
mended to pass the winter at Nice, on account of
the state of his health.

The unfavourable accounts of the vintage are un-
fortunately more than confirmed. Recent intelli-
gence from six southern departments, the Lot, Lot
and Garonne,' Gen, Herault, Hautes and Basses
Pyrenees, speak of the crop as being literally all bat
annihilated. Of the rich wines of Lunel, Saint
Georges, Frontignan, and others of that class,
there will be scarcely any. There is, how-
ever, a comparative abundance of a certain
black, thick, heady liquid, the product of cer-
tain districts of the Gen and Pyrenees, which
has long been a favorite drug for the adulteration
of wines for Paris consumption. Owing to the
scarcity of good wines this is being shipped
in unusual quantities to the halle at Bercy,
and it is expected that, unless the inspectors display
superhuman vigilance, there will be more drugged
wine in Paris this year than ever was known. The
intrinsic quality of the wine in question is not the
worst Fart of the evil. Its strength and predomi-
nating flavour serves to disguise a number of perni-
cious materials, in the use of which the Parisian wine-
sellers are adepts.