The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
I am informed that at nine o'clock this morning
important and urgent despatches from London were
received at the British embassy. They were instantly
forwarded to Lord Cowley, who happened to be at his
country hoase at Chantilly. His excellency imme-
diately came to Paris, and at two o'clock met M.
I)rouyn do Lhuys in a conference which lasted a long
time. I have strong reasons for believing that the
result of this conference was important and decisive.
It is understood that within the last three or four days
the French government sent to London the draft of a
note proposed to be addressed to Russia by the two
powers. This note will infofm the Emperor Nicholas,
in answer to his last communication, that France and
England do not object to his continuing the negotia-
tions directly with Turkey, upon condition sine qua
non that the Danubian provinces shall be immedi-
ately evacuated as a preliminary step. The
despatches received to-day doubtless contain the
answer of the English cabinet to this proposal on the
part of France. This answer, according to my in-
formation, is in the affirmative, and I believe
you may shortly expect to hear that orders
have been sent to the fleets to enter the Dardanelles
either immediately or within a very short aqd de-
finite delay. It will be represented to Russia, with
incontestable justice, that this step in no respect pre-
vents the continuance of the negotiations. Both
France and England have declared already, that the
instant the Russian army crossed the Truth, the
allied powers had the right to enter the Dardanelles.
!hey have hitherto refrained from exercising this
right from a scrupulous desire to maintain peace, but
the course of events has rendered it necessary for them
to prove that their forbearance must not be taken for
weakness.

The C'enstitutionnet says to-day, in allusion to the
pretensions of Russia to repudiate the right of the
allied powers to interfere in the affairs of Turkey,
that the Emperor Nicholas will not be permitted to
lay down the law in this matter, and that, in a qucs-

tion concerning the fate of Europe, France and Eng.
land will take the part which belon;s to, and not
that which is assigned to, them.
The distribution of the medals awarded to the ar..
tists whose works were considered most 'sorthy of
recompence ut the exhibition which has just closed,
took place yesterday in the grand salon of the
Louvre.

The Dli nif ,er now registers every day the election
of government candidates fur the Councils-General.
The elections nowhere excite any interest. Cniver.
sal suffrage is so completely disciplined that it might
be made to vote its own extinction without the least
difficulty. In the Loire, out of 3,796, only 348
took the trouble of coming to the poll, of whom ,i3i
voted for the government candidate.

The market for IZentcs has been buoyant to-day,
and they have continued to increase in value, with
an upward tendency at the close of business. Tho
Three per Cents., fur cash, have advanced .lo c., and
for the account, 30c. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
for cash, and for the account, 35e. Bank Stock
has been actively dealt in, and a rise of 40f. esta-
blished on :last quotations. The following are the
closing prices of the above securities : —For cash:
Three per Cents., :Sf. 50e. ; Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 103 f. 40e. For the account : Three per
Cents., 78f. 70:.; Four-and-a-Hull per Cents., IPA
40e._ Bank Stock, 2,schlf.

Northern, SSOI: ; Paris and Orleans, 1.144 f. 50p.;
Paris and Strasbourg. ; Paris and Lyons, 935 f.
25e. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,1121. ; Lyons to the
Medit., 760 f. ; 'Western of France, 732 f. ; Rouen
and Havre, 3031. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 0:13L1
Caen and Cherbourg, 6201.