The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THVIISDAT
The information which I received yesterday that
something of more than ordinary importance had
transpired at the conference between Lord Cowley
and M. Drouyn de Lhuys receives confirmation from
tho following article in the Siecle, which has made
a great sensation both' at the Bourse and in political
circles: . .

Yesterday morning, at half-past nine, a courier arrived
from London at the English embassy. The despatches,
which, it is said, were of the utmost importance, were im-
mediately forwarded to Lord Cowley at Chantilly, and we
are informed that at two o'clock in the afternoon his lord-
ship • il in Paris to have a conference with the Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs. However well sealed official des-
patches may be, something always escapes through the
envelopes and the triple seals. We relate. therefore, with
a certain di gree of confidence, what is stated-to us in our
letters from London, and by persons who left London at the
same time with the letters. fhe English government, it is
said, his informed that of France that the moment is come
for itiseussiog all the plans of proceedings in the event of
a war, which is happily still not certain. As regards the
condition of the evacuation of the provinces of the Danube,
the British cabinet is of opinion that it is implicitly laid
down in the propositions of arrangement which have been
sent to St. Petersburg ; but it thinks it would not be amid
to lay it down explicitly, as negociations can be carried on
with honour only on this condition. Our letters inform us
of something still more serious. The English government
admits that the fleets cannot, without risking the ri spect
due to the two great naval powers, remain in Besika Bay ;
and an order is to be sent to them to pass the Dardanelles,
but without undertaking any warlike operation with-
out fresh instructions. The reasons which have de-
termined the British cabinet to take a resolution appa-
rently so opposed to tho ostensible policy of Lord Aberdeen
are as fellows: France and England have conclusively de-
monstrated that they have the right to take a step which
they have not yet taken. This is a striking proof of their
moderation. But this moderation may have, and in fact
has, been taken by the mass of Oriental population as a sign
of fear and hesitation in the face of Russia. In this opinion
on their part there lies real danger. While Russia instals
herself as a sovereign in two rich provinces whence sho may
act upon Semis and Bulgaria, the Sultan in the eyes of
many people appears to be abandoned by his allies,
who lose with him the prestige of their power.
Besides, in what respect would the entry of the fleets into
the Dardanelles change the existing situation ? To an act
of war, Turkey, England, and France would have replied
by au act of war, which, if ft did not histen peace, would
at any rate not poapoue it, for the Emperor of Russia
could not refute an arrangement because Frazee and Eng-
land should have usumed a position in Turkey, balancing
that taken by himself in the Danubian Provinces. The
entry of the fleets may make Russia show her intentions, it
cannot alter them. Moreover, it has been found by expe-
rience that ambassadors will not act upon their own respon-
sibility, and that it was necessary for the cabinets themselves
to come to a decision relative to the fleets. If we could have
hesitated to circulate this serious end,decisive intelligence,
it would only have been humus it is so conformable to the
policy advocated by this journal, that it might he thought
we had desired rather than known it to be true. But thank
Oed it is known that we are actuated by patriotic feelings
more than by &lithe illusions of self-love. The news of the
ap,•rosching entry of the fleets into the Dardanelles his
been communicated to us most seriously as a fact having all
the character of a moral certainty. As such we give it to
our readers, begging them nevertheliu not to forget the
difference between • resolution taken and a fact accom-
plished.
fhe effect produced by this article on the Bourse
was in great measure counteracted by a telegraphic
despatch from Marseilles, stating that the Caradoc
had brought intelligence that the compromise pro-
posed to Russia by Austria had been accepted
with slight modifications, and had received the
went of Lord Bedell& and M. de Lacour,
who had secured the adhesion of the Porte.
There had been a great rise at the Marseilles Bourse
on the strength of this news. It is, however, wholly
unworthy of credit. The Caradoc left Constantinople
before the Alexander, and there is not a word in the
correspondence down to the 15th brought by the I
latter boat to confirm the story. Besides, it is in-1
consistent with the latest accounts from St. Peters-
burg. The Bourse here, perplexed by the contra-
dictory intelligence that pours in from all quarters,
was obliged to resign itself to uncertainty, a vague
and general belief that all will yet he settled peace-
ably still predominating. The Marseilles news
brought the Threes up to 78.75, but towards the
close they dropped to 78.35.
Admiral de la Slavic, on his return to Prance, has
written a memorandum in explanation of the circum-
stances which led to his abrupt dismissal from the
command of the Mediterranean fleet. He justities
the delay complained of in leaving Salamis by stating
that the accounts of his commissary-general were

not ready ; and further, he organ; that the rules of
the service allow a commander of a squadron three
days before executing an order, and that the order iu
question contained co intimation that the general
rule was to be departed from in this instance.
On assuming the command of the fleet, Admiral
Hamelin issued the following order of the day :
Sailors of the Squadron! The Emperor has caked me to
command you at a moment when we may have to support
the honour of our flag. You will mlintain that excellent
spirit which animates you, and will be under tuy command
what you Pave been under the able direction of the distin-
guished officer whose services the navy and the squadron
have this day the pain of losing.
The Vice-Admiral Conimanling.in•Chicf,
A Paris correspondent of the Lithpendynce Belo
writes:

To mention a retrospective but curious f,-e, lam psi-
tively assured today that the Prince de Juinville received
information from an individual, that he wes abaut to at-
tempt the Emp.TOt's life. This person recommended his
family to the prince's care, in cue he should lose his life in
attemptiorto execute his crimiral design, which. he dared
to state, would be advantageous to the noble exiles. It is
also positively true that the Prince de Juinville transmitted
the letter immediately to Lord l'altuerston, by whom it was
sent to the French government.
The steadiness of the last two days in the funds
has given way to-day to a good deal of fluctuation,
ending in a full of 10c. in the Four-snd-all.ll per
Cents. for cash, and 33c. in the Three per Cents. for
the account. The Three per Cents. for cash have
maintained their value, and the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. for the account have advanced sc. Bank
Stock has continued steadily to improve in value, and
is now 25f. higher than yesterday. The following
are the closing prices : —For cash : Three per
Cents., 78f. .50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Centt.., 103 f.
30c. For the account : Three per Cents., 78f. nc. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 44.1 c. Bank Stuck,
2,823 E.

Northern, 878 E; Paris and Orleans, 1,146 f. 50e.;
Paris and Strasbourg, 937 f.; Paris and Lyons, 935 f.
25e. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,112 f. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 763 f.

SPAIN.

The Crum?. Publico says that General Jose do la
Concha has presented to the government a memoir
on the political state, the government, and the admi-
nistration of the island of Cuba, and has requested to
be allowed to publish it.

UNITED STATES. AND
CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, THURiDAY.
The Royal Mail screw steamship Lady Eglinton,
Captain Paton, arrived in this port this morning,
from Montreal and Quebec, after a very rapid run
from the latter port of 11 days 1 hour mean time.
She sailed from Quebec at 6 p.m. on the 16th, and
passed the foHowing vessels in the river bound up :
Apollo, Mar Black, Barbara, Indus, and Zion's
Hope—all from hence. She arrived off the rock
light at 3 o'clock this morning. In addition to the
Canadian mails, the Lady Eglinton has brought home
65 passengers (amongst whom were Admiral Boxer,
C. 8., and family), and a large cargo of mercantile
produce on freight.
By the Montreal Telegraph Company we have
news from New York, up to 11 a.m. on the 16th.
The Crystal Palace was opened on the I.lth inst.,
in presence of an immense concourse of spectators.
The President of the United States and Gen. Scott
were present.
The New York Herold states that Mr. Buchanan
has definitely accepted the embassy to England.
The steamer Empire, on her downward trip from
Albany to New York, on the morning of the 16th,
was run into by a sloop, and one of her boilers was
thrown overboard. Two persons were killed, and 8
or 10 seriously injured. The damage done to the
steamer is estimated at 6,000 dole.
Commercial matters at New York had not under-
gone much change. The market for breadstuffa had
advanced considerably under the advices per Arabia,
but had since become languid—the orders from this
country being below holders' advice&
The weather in Western Canada had been delight-
fel for some days precious to the sailing of the Lady
Eglinton. Wheat was already ready for harvesting,,
and the crop was likely to prove a large one.
The coroner's jury on the victims of the Gavazzi
riot at Montreal concluded its sittings on the 10th
instant, after a long charge from the coroner. In-
stead of a verdict, special returns were handed in by
the divided jurors. Eight jurors found that the
Mayor ordered the soldiery to fire upon a crowd,
while there was no riot or disturbance to justify such
order, and that the order of the Mayor, as well as the
firing of the soldiery, without the orders of their
offi.ers, were unnecessary, culpable, and unjustifiable
acts. Ten jurors found that one man was killed by
some person supposed to be one of the defenders of
Zion Church, and that those killed by tho soldiery
were killed in consequence of military words of com-
mand uttered by a person unknown, alter the Riot
Act had been read. The jurors agreed on cne point,
that the Mayor read the act unnecessarily, and that
immediately after he was done reading, a firing took
place on the part of the military, and that several
parties not concerned in the riot were killed. An-
other of the wounded at the riot of the 9th June,
named Michael Donnelly, died on the night of the
11th instant.
The Hon. John Ross, Solicitor-General for Upper
Canada, was returned for the town of Niagara, with-
out opposition.
A severe hailstorm occurred seven miles N.W. of
Toronto on the 13th inst. Some hailstones were
picked up two inches long and;one inch wide.
From Bytown, Upper Canada, we learn that the
woods in the neighbourhood of that town had been
on fire for several days, and it was feared much
' damage to property had occurred.
A court-martial on the officers and men engaged
in the Gavazzi riot commenced its sittings at Mont-
real on the 15th inst., and had not terminated at
noon on the 16th.
A tire occurred on the night of the 15th at Petit
Cute, which destroyed some outbuildings, but was
got iunder without doing much damage.
Bread-stuffs at Montreal had advanced in value.
Flour was quoted 225. on the spot, and 235. 6d. for
August delivery. Wheat had advanced still more in
proportion, and if tonnage were abundant the mar-
ket would be active.
A statement has been published in the Quebec
journals, showing an increase of 84 in the r.umber
of vessels arrived, and 23,283 in the amount of ton-
nage, at Quebec in 1833 over the year 1852.
The Lady Eglinton reports the arrival at Quebec
of the ships Broom, Dauntless, Countess nt Durham,
Arthur, and Euxine, from hence; Jamaica, from
Glasgow ; Hans Thorswald, from London; Stafford, I
Warwick, and Brown, from Sunderland; Zetland,
from Bristol; and Lavinia from Waterford.
The Hon. Chief Justice of Canada, Sir James
Stuart, died at Quebec on the 14th iost. Amongst
the persons named as hu successor are Mr. Justice
Rolland, the Hon. Henry Black, and the Hon. Hyp-
polite Lafontaine.
Admiral Boxer, C. 8., who left Quebec in the Lady
Eglinton, was presented with an address, accompa-
nied with a purse of money, before his departure, by
the inhabitants.
Her Majesty's ship Devastation left Quebec early
on the morning of the 15th for the Gulf; and her
Majesty's ship Leander same afternoon for Pieton.
With the exception of one slight skirmish, the
12th of July passed off quietly at Montreal. Fears
of an outbreak were entertained.
A fire occurred in Montri al on the 18th. by which
considerable damage to p 'operty was sustained.