The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-15 00:00:00

LATEST CONTINENTAL BOURSES.

PARIS, BrNDAY.

There was a good deal of activity on the bourse
yesterday, and a further improvement in govern-
ment securities took place. The Three per Cents.
for cash advanced 50e., and for the account 70c.; the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for cash remained un-
changed, but for the account, rose 50e. Bank Stock
has at length made a movement, and in an upward
direction, to the extent of sf. They closed at the
following prices :—For cash : Three per Cents., 80f.
80c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. 50c. For
the account: Three per Cents., 81f. 20c.; Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 10c. Bank Stock,
2,840 f.

Credit Foncier shares closed, as on Friday, at
UK; while Credit Mobilier advanced 12f. 50c., and
left off at 885 f.

The railway share market was also buoyant, and
the value of all the leading lines improved.
Northerns rose 51. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 21. 50c.
Paris and Lyons, 61. 23c.; Paris and Rouen, 10f. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 10f. ; Western of FranLe'
51.; Rouen and Havre 5f.; and Bordeaux and Cette'l
2f. 50c. There was no change in Paris and Orleans
and Caen and Cherbourg. At the close of business
prices were thus quoted:—Northerna, 9001. ; Paris
and Orleans, 1,235 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
982 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 961 f. 25c.; Paris
and Rouen, 1,1101 ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
8031.; Western of France, 76.5 f. ; Rouen and
Havre, 5201. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 6501.: Caen and
Cherbourg, 6:71. 50c.
Brussels—Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
98; Two-and-a-Half per Cents., .56 1-16. Austrian
Five per Cents., 851. Spanish One per Cents., 221.
Exchange on London, 25.071. Antwerp and Ohent
Railway Dividend Shares, 292; Tournay and Jur-
bise, 318; Charleroi and Louvain, 502; Dendre and
Wash 540.

Vienna.—Five per Cents., 947 ; Loan of 1851,
1081; Bank Shares, 1,406. Exchange on London.
10.41 ; Silver, 1091.

Berlin.—Four per Cents., 99i; Four-and•a-Half
per Cents , 102 f. Bauk shares, Int.

Amsterdam.—Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
631; Four per Cents., 93). Belgian Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 63. Spanish One per Cents., 231 ; Three
per Cents., 43:. Russian Four per Cents. (Hope),
93g. Exchange on London, 2 months, 11.72; short,
11.80.

Frankfort.—Austrian Five per Cents., 981 ; Mc-
talliques, sq. Russian Four-and-s-Half per Cents.,
1001. Spanish Three per Cents. Interior, 431. Dutch
Four per Cents., 931. Belgian Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 58. United States Six per Cents., 1171. Ex-
change on London, short, 1181 p. 118; m.
Hamburg.—Danish Five per Cents., 99 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 80. United States Six per Cents.,
loq. Russian Four-and-a-Balf per Cents., 102.

Hanoverian Five per Cents., 1021. Swedish Four per
Cents., 98. Russian-English Five per Cents., 110; ;
ditto Hamburg, 104. Spanish One per Cents., 22/ ;
ditto Three per Cents. Interior, 401. Mexican Three
per Cents., 201.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Under the head of France will be found
the latest Parisian venial* of the state of
the Eastern question. The German pa con-
tinue to discuss the question, but add nothing
to the facts. The Vienna journals are con-
fident that all is satisfactorily arranged; those of
Berlin are more or less sceptical on this had ; and a
majority of the journals of the other states appear to
incline more to the Prussian than the Austrian view
of the subject. The subjoined paragraphs are
samples of the gossip afloat, and there Is httle else
to be met with that deserves a more dignified name.

FRANCE.

BATOIDAY EYININO.

The Debate has received accounts from St. Peters-
burg confirming the intelligence that the Czar has
adhered to the proposed note, " communicated to him
by the Imperial Cabinet of Vienna "—so the Debate
anodes to what is commonly called the note ,ot the
four powers, and giving details of some interest, not,
as I believe, hitherto published, relative to the pre-
sent state of the %nation. According to the Debate, ,
the English Cabinet, after deliberating upon the
sote of lteschid Pacha, dated May 28, in which a
sort of appeal for protection was made to Europe,
founded upon the treaties of 1841, decided that what-
ever support England might think it expedient to
give to Turkey in the present crisis would be founded
upon considerations of general policy, and not upon
any obligation growing out of those treaties. After
quoting the passage in Reschid Pacha's note, the
Debate says :
The allusion to the treaty of 1841 gives a new aspect to
the question, for the Ports doubtless meant to say that this
treaty did for Turkey what the acts of the Congress of
Vienna did for the European states that took part in it,
that it constituted in favour of Turkey a new public right
by placing that empire under the patronage of Europe, so
that all Turkish questions should thereafter become
European questions. But this interpretation of the treaty
of 1841 was contested by Russia, who repudiated any inter-
ference in the discussion raised between her and Turkey,
and who especially declined to admit that her disputes
with Turkey would have always and of right the im-
portance and the privileges of a European affair. Russia
made the most express reserves upon this head. She con-
tends that she is entitled to treat of her interests face to
face with Turkey alone whenever they are directly in ques-
tion with that power, cud we have to say that upon thi'
point the British cabinet agreed in opinion with the cahini t
of St. Petersburg. We believe we may state with certainty
that the English cabinet being consulted upon the interpreta-
tion of the treaty of 1841, answered after m inure del i oerotion ,
"that this treaty did not impose upon the powers parties to it
the obligation to furnish any positive assistance to the Porte,
and that the government of her Britannic Majesty would
hold itself free to act, or not to act, as its own interests
might dictate." We believe that this resolution was com-
municated to the cabinets of St. Petersburg and Constan-
tinople in the course of the month of June.
After giving this important piece of information,
the Debate goes on to say that the "good offices,"
not the " mediation " of Austria were accepted by
Russia, and the cabinets of London, Paris, and Ber-
lin were informed by Austria of the fact, and invited
to lend their aid to an arrangement. The first at-
tempt of the cabinet of Vienna did not succeed. It
proposed a note which was rejected by Turkey.
Afterwards a draft of a note was drawn up in Pans,
founded upon the last Russian note and Reachid
Paella's reply. Great pains were taken to soften
down asperities -and disputable points, and a newly-
worded note was agreed upon, which wee immediately
forwarded to Vienna, where it was in some respects
remodelled. This according to the Debuts is the
note which has been accepted by the Emperor Ni-
cholas. If this statement be correct, the note is of
French, and not as was said by Lord John Russell, of
Austrian origin. The Debuts gives the following as
the substantial contents of the note:
In substance it does not essentially differ from that which
was sent by Prince Menchikoff to Reechid Pacha, and an-
nexed to M. de Nesselrode's circular of June 11. Its sti-

pulatloss are almost the same, but they are worded more
simply and much more briefly. The preamble is suppressed,
and no reference whatever is made to Prince
Menchikoff 's mission. It is stated that the two
sovereigns animated by a common sentiment of justice and
goodwill towards the Greek population had come to an un-
derstanding. The Emperor Nicholas expressed his wishes
in favour of the Greeks to the Sultan, who had readily ac-
ceded to them, and in consequence his minister, Reschid
Pasha, had proposed in the name of his sovereign the stipu-
lation contained in the note. The language used with re•
gard to the two sovereigns is equally dignified and proper.
The treaties of Kainardji and Adrianople, the lut
finnan confirming the immunities and privileges of
the Greeks, and those which recently regulated
the question of the Holy Plates are alluded to.
The government of the Sultan guarantees for ever these
privileges and immunities. No change can be made in
them unless by an understanding between the Sultan and
the Emperor ; and with regard to the Holy Places no alter-
ation whatever can be made in the existing tirmans, except
by consent of the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of
the French. The note is an act of Turkey alone. No
mention is made of the intervention even " officieuse" of
the other powers, and there is nothing to show that it will
be followed by • supplemental treaty to the treaty of 1841.
The Monittur contains a decree dated several days
back, directing that the bread served out to the
army shall be of a finer quality than heretofore. I
have heard it said that the regulation bread is already
made of finer flour than that used by the generality
of well-to-do farmers and tradesmen, but that the
root of the evil which has given rise to complaints fs,
that the army contractors, who are paid by weight,
do not bake the bread enough. Unless this mischief
be corrected the bread will be unwholesome, however

fine the flour may be.
The French Channel squadron is now completely
constituted. It is composed of the screw line-of-battle
ship Montebello, 120, on board of which Vice-Admiral
Bruit, who commands the squadron, will hoist his
flag ; the Duguesclin, 80, with the flag of Rear-
Admiral Charner ; the Hercule, sad the screw line-
.

of-battle ships Austerlitz and Jean Bart. The Napo-
leon will, it is said, afterwards join the squadron, as
well as the steam frigate Pomona, of 40 guns, and
the Caffarelli steam frigate, and the steam corvettes
Roland and Infernal. It is said that the vessels of
the Channel and the Mediterranean squadrons will

occasionally change stations, so as to accustom the
officers and seamen to the navigation of both seas.

The following was the situation of the Bank of
France on Thunday, August 11:
ABUTS. fr. e.
Cash and ingots 374,248,771 66
Cubit the branch-banks 106,290,766
Overdue Bills 1,837,473 7
Bills becoming due in Pans, of which
66,864,363 fr. 160., are from the
branch-banks

Bills in the branch-banks

Advances on coin and ingot. 1,429,600
' Do. in the branch-banks 946,543
Do. on public semtritios of France 36,118,336 10
Ditto by the branch banks 12,478,100
Date on railway shares and bonds
Ditto in the branch-banks 21,682,764
Ditto to the state by treaty of Jane
30, 1848
Restos of the reserve-fund
Rentes of disposable funds 55,451,614 37
Hotel and furniture of the bank 4,000,000
Real property of branch-banks
Interest in National Discount-bank
Expenses of administration 334,9.58 6
Sundries

1,061,854,813

Capital - -
91.260,000
Reserve-fund
Reserve-imintobiliere
Notes to bbitstr, in circulation
Ditto of branch-banks
Ditto to order (Post-bills)
Bills payable at sigbt
Account current of Treasury Creditor
Various accounts currant

Ditto branch-banks
Dividends to be paid
Discount, interest, and expenses
Duty charged for keeping securities
Re discounts of the last half year
Sums received over and above the value
of the protested bills
Sundries

26,71.2,828 -
1,085,720 25
1,766,624 86
13,441 95
557,492 --
209,109 56
3,341,051 16

1,061,854,813 --

SUNDAY MORNING.

The Moniteur contains a report from General
Count D'Ornan, Governor of the Invalides ; Count
Las Cues, Senator; M. De Royer, Procureur-
General of the Court of Caseation; M. Boulay (De
La Meurthe), Councillor of State; and Count Eu-
gene Dubois, Maitre des Requete, commissioners ap-
pointed by the Emperor to examine the questions
relative to the execution of the will of Napoleon 1.
The Commissioners recommend that the state should

pay legacies to the amount of eight millions.
The Monitenr contains a decree allowing to 1,494
commanders, officers, and Knights of the Legion of
Honour, created by Napoleon during the 100 days,
the same pay which they were then entitled to. This
will add 500,000 f. to the budget of the Legion of
Honour.

A full and complete amnesty is granted to all the
National Guard in France, for all offences against
discipline, or in respect of any sentence of the cor-
rectional police. Five hundred and four soldiers
undersentence in Africa to the " boulet" or hard labour
have the whole or part of their punishment remitted,
15 individuals having belonged to the army, and
now in central prisons, and 327 others in penitentia-
ries or military prisons in France or Algeria, are
also pardoned wholly or in part. The Moniteur an-
nounces that other propositions for pardons to indi-
viduals of the above class, as well as to persons sen-
tenced by courts-martial for insurrectionary eats, will
shortly be submitted to his Majesty.

By a decree of the Emperor, the bread to be .erved
to the navy is to be of the seine improved quality as
that yesterday decreed to the army.

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 7th publishes a royal
decree ordering the immediate establishment of an
infant asylum in the capital town of each province of
Spain. The other Madrid journals of the 7th are
destitute of news, foreign or domestic.