The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

[IT SOBIIARIIII TILEGZATIL)
PARIS, TUESDAY, 8 am.
The ifonitear of this morning states that, accord-
ing to special accouots receivol from Constantinople,
there wu a prospect of a settlement of the Oriental
affairs without compromising the good understanding
existing between the European powers.

PARIS, MONDAY EVZNING.
The Nerve! steamer has been appointed to convey
M. de la Cour to Constantinople, as Ambassador of
France to the Sublime Porte. That vessel is ap-
pointed to leave Marseilles on the 28th of March.
Public feeling is to-day in a state of painful uncer-
tainty with regard to the Turkish question. Although
I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of my private
information that France and England are acting in
concert, 1 find opidions here extremely divided on the
subject. If it were generally known that the two
fleets were approaching the Darddnelles with a
common purpose I do net hesitate to say that the
funds would almost entirely recover from the heavy
fall they have sustained. People would then agree
in what Emile de thrardin said last night, that a
joint demonstration by France and England
would at once restrain Russia from insisting
upon any unreasonable pretensions, and would
ensure a peaceable ',dation of the difficulty. But on
the Bourse to-day the question universally asked was
u Why has the Beet lett Toulon r Aud to this ques-
tion, it was very generally considered, no satis-
factory answer could be given upon safe grounds.
Very many thought it more likely that the order was
sent from a jealousy of English influence, and with
a view to support a separate line of policy, than in
pursuance of a cordial understanding wit/lElBoyd
The Muniteur, which, after what took plebe at the
Casino yesterday, might have been expected to make
some announcement calculated to prevent a panic at
the Bourse, is silent. The semi-official Journals
• they

to increase French influence in that capitaL
Nervaez makes very slow progress in his journey
frstn Bordeaux to Paris, ' On the 14th /aka& only:
"got as far as Poitiers, sad eepording to a letter of
that date, he ;found himself: weak that..he pro-
posed resting there for some 'flays.
. According tothe tariff on, mineral ores, In force be-
fore the decree of yesterday, ironiore‘paid bat 1 cen-
'time per kilogramme, whether imported in Trench
or foreign vessels. All oche? ores paid 10 centimes
per kilogramme, under any flag, except only lead
ore, which, in foreign bottoms, was charged
3f. 80c. per kilogramme. The new tariff
exempts from any duty all ores (sulphur excepted)
imported in French Teasels or by land, but fixes
a uniform duty of If. per kilo. upon ores brought
in foreign ships. With the important exception,
therefore, relating to lead ore, the decree consider.
ably inoreases the protection given to French naviga-
tion. In 1851, the amount of iron ore importeJ was
from 17 to 18 millions of kilos., and in the same year
there were imported from Chili and Peru 2,300,000
kilos. of copper ore.
The reduction made in the duty on liquorice is
very considerable, being from sf. in French ships
and Bf. in foreign to 2f. in foreign vessels, while im-
ports under the French flag will be free from all
duty. The imports of this root in 1831 were
1,763,000, almost all brought from Spain.
The latest returns give the following as the state
of the French mercantile marine :—Captains au
long emirs," 3,937 ; coasting captains, 6,573; pilots,
1,201 ; officers, 5,366 ; sailors, 64,213 ; boys, 17,272 ;
workmen and apprentices, 13,641 ; total, 138,105.
Notice has just been given by the Minister of Marine
that no more volunteers will be accepted until
further orders.

The review of eight regiments by the Emperor
took place this morning, according to announcement,
in the court of the Tuileries and Place du Carrousel.
It was quite a private affair, no person being ad-
mitted into the square without a ticket. The quays
and the Rue de Itivoli were, however, densely tilled
with a Palm Sunday crowd, who, although dis-
appointed at not obtaining admission, waited to see
the regiments march out. The troops, the cavalry
especially, must have suffered greatly from the in-
tense cold, and doubtless on this account the review
was over sooner than usual, for at 2 o'clock, an hour
after the hour fixed for the review, they were seen
in all directions hastening to their quarters.
It having been reported to the prefect of the Ave),
ron that several of the victims of the coup rljtat re-
cently set at liberty, have told their friends that they
did not solicit their pardon, the prefect has sent a
" communicated note' to the journals of the depart-
ment stating that such base ingratitude is intolerable.
He desires that the name of any person denying that
he sued for pardon may be reported to him, in order
that such person may be again placed in the state of
punishment from which ho was released.
The Senate, whose existence as a deliberative body
the public had almost forgotten, assembled yesterday
to receive the new Senators appointed by the decree
of the 9th of February and the 4th and Bth of March.
After the new members had taken their oaths and
seats, 23 bills, for the most part local, and none of any
public interest, which have lately been passed by the
Corps Legislatif, were presented for confirmation.
Considerable amusement has been occasioned at the
Luxembourg by the circulation of the following anec-
dote. After the last ball given by the Senate a quan-
tity of jewellery—rings, pins, and bracelets—was
picked up in the drawing-rooms. Extraordinary
pains have been taken to restore the precious orna-
ments to their fair owners, and a pubic advertise-
ment was even inserted in the journals, stating that
ladies who had lost jewels might have them upon
application and a "proper description of the pro-
perty." The ball committee, who has a large chest
of glittering baubles in its custody, has been much
surprised at finding no claimants come forward. But
a close examination has disclosed the terrible fact
that all the lost jewels are false. But little expecta-
tion is now entertained that the committee will ever
be called upon to account for their trust, and it is
said that after a few more weeks' delay the Ruotz
metal will be sold, and the produce given to the
hospit

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seem to have received no instructions, for a. , talk
at random, and their conflicting explanations of
the crisis only tend to increase alarm. The Petrie
of last night said it was not impossible that the
squadron might have left Toulon merely for an experi-
mental ail in the ordinary course of its campaign of
evolutions. This puerile suggestion is not believed
for a moment, and is wholly inconsistent with the
version of the Pays, which says:
Th. French government thought it • moat reasonable
step yours Wipe) on its past to amid the squadron of evo-
Ilium' of the Mediterranela %awards the same point
as the Brigli,h squadron, sad it is with this
view that our Sett lyiair at Toulon was or
to premed to the Arehipelago. This resolution,
people may very sure is a simple measure of precaution,
which implies no serious oonsequesees, for, we repeat,
irlrdy yet know; what are the rent instructirms which
Prince Mentscliikofr has received from his government. I
The French squadron goes to the Levant to watch what is
passing, net to he a Swale*, or an arm ready to fight, but
rather • vigilant guardian of the interests of the general
peace, a loyal safeguard for the maintenance of those tree-
ties which are of such immense importance for the preser-
vation of the balance of power in Europe—treaties whisk
meow be seriously threatened to be broken.
The Osnefitistionnet favours the idea of concert by
France and England, and consider* the sailing of the
fleet from Toulon as a confirmation of the departure of
the English fleet from Malta for the Archipelago.
It also contradicts the report that the Sultan had
refused to receive Prince Mentschikoff in a private
audience.
A camp is about to be formed at St. Omer. A'
company of engineers has already received the route
for that place, and other troops will move in the
same direction early in April. A credit of 25,000 fr.
has been opened to repair the barracks of the camp
at Helfant, which were used by the Chasse=
in 1846. Independently of the garrisons of St. Ouse
and Ake, which will doubtless furnish their coati*.
gent, the camp will be composed of three regiments
of infantry, one of cavalry, a battery of artillery, and
la company of engineers, forming an effective force of
from 6,000 to 6,500 men and 000 or 800 horses. 'The
local journals connect this announcement with the
expected visit of the Emperor to the northern de-
partments.
Marshal Narvace has arrived in Paris, and is stay-
ing at No.l, Place Vendcime.
There has been a very heavy decline on the Bourse
Ito-day in the prices of all securities. Rentes, rail-
' ways, and other obligations have alike partaken of
the depression, which has been of a serious character.
Bank Stock declined five francs ; the Three per
Cents. fell as much as a franc and a quarter below
the closing rates of yesterday, both fur money and
the account; and the Four-anda-Half per Cents.
fell If. 10c. for cash, and If. 25e. for the settlement,
the last rates this afternoon being :—For the Three
per Cents., 7sf. 25c. for cash, and 78f. 15c. for the
amount; Four-and-*Half per Cents., 102 f. 15e.
mosey, and 101 f. 73c. for the accouit ; Bank Stock,
%WM.
PARIS. SCXDAT
The Marquis de Turgot will leave for Madrid in
about a fortnight. He is the first senator appointed
to a foreign embassy. The reason for selecting him
for this post, apart from his wel-kuown ability, is
probably, that he is by marriage nearly connected
with the Duke of Alba and ftPrwick, the brother-in-
iaw of the Empress Eugenia. Ilia wife is the
daughter of the Mark:hale do Loban, Princess of
Arberg, who was a first cousin of the Countess of
Montijo. The simultaneous presence of the Em-
peror's mother-in-law and of the Marquis de
Turgot in Madrid may be expected greatly

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1863.

TURKEY.

We read in the Debuts :—"The journals and ids:
*pendency from abroad throw no new light upon the
affairs of the Levant. Tho English war steamer
Caradoc, commanded by Captain I)erriman, arrived
at Marseilles in the night of the 16th and 11th of
March, with the despatches brought to Malta by the
Wasp from the English Chargé d'Affaires at Constan-
tinople. All accounts received by the same steamer
concur in stating that the resolution of Colonel Rose
to send for the Euglish fleet was completely sponta-
neous. The decision was come to, not precisely
against the will of the Porte, but without
any sort of solicitation on its part. It is
confidently stated this evening that the French I
fleet at Toulon has been ordered to the Levant. Be-
fore his arrival at Constantinople, and doubtless for
the purpose of giving to his mission the most threat-
ening character possible, Prince Mentschikeff, besides
inspecting the Russian fleet and army of the Black
Sea at Sebastopol, went out of his way to Bessarabia,
lon the Turkish frontier, where he reviewed a divi-
sion of the army stationed on the sea shore, and made
them execute under his own eyes manceuvres of em-
' barking and disembarking. The crisis that has now
broken out at Constantinople is the more to be re-
gretted, because people had begun to entertain
some hopes of an amelioration in the financial
condition of the country. A project for the
foundation of a new bank at Constantinople, proposed
by a Frenchman, M. Trouve Chauvel, the :Minister
of Finance, under the government of General
Cavaiguac, had been received with great favour by
the Turkish government and the commercial world.
The affair seemed on the point of being concluded,
and it was thought to be so certain that all public
securities rose considerably in consequence, and the
rate of exchange fell from 123 to 116. All these
projects are unquestionably menaced by the present
crisis, which will perhaps prevent the realisation of
the hopes held out by Lord Clarendon to the Turkish
bondholders that their advances would be repaid
within a month. It appears, moreover, that upon
this particular question new d:fficulties have arisen,
and that the Turkish government, the Bulk of Con-
stantinople, and the London agents arc not agreed
with regard to their respective liabilities."
The Constdutiontsel, differing in this particular
from the Debate' mentions a rumour that the Eng-
lish fleet had been sent for in consequence of an
imperial finnan. This paper also says, desiring at
the same time not to guarantee the truth of the re-
port, that the Sultan had refused to receive Prince
Mentschikoff at a private audience.
The Courrier de Marled/es says that the Sultan,
finding that all his concessions, including the dis-
missal of his brother-in-law, the Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs, failed to satisfy the Russian envoy,
had formally claimed the protection of England and
France, and that the Wasp had been sent for Ad-
miral Dundu in consequence of the Sultan's applica-
-1 Om

The Patrie, which appears to have a mission to
write for the sole purpose of tranquillising the French
Bourse, says:—" Unfounded rumours have been cir-
culated at the Bourse. According to the latest news
arrived at Pari., the English squadron had not
quitted Malta. The Russian fleet had not left Sebes-
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topol, in the Black Sea. The announcement that a
division of this fleet had arrived at Kili, a place not
far removed from the Straits of Constantinople, is

The ansatitutionnel observes upon this that it is
title the latest intelligence only speaks of the requi-
sition made by Col. Hose to Adm. Dundas, and does
not go on to say that the English fleet had actually
left Malta on the 14th. It admits also that the re-
port of the linisiaa fleet having arrived at Kili was
an exaggeration of the Bourse, but then it says that
the 27 ships and 30,000 men ready to embark, re-
viewed by 'Mentschikoff at Sebastopol, are at the
entrance of the Bosphorus, which is only a step from.
Kili. In any case this government journal concludes,
the situation is serious enough without adding
con-
jectures to real facts.
The Assenthlee says :—" It appears to us very im-
probable that the reasons which determine the
English charye daffaires to send for the fleet can
be known. The despatches for Lord Clarendon were
sealed, and the pasaengers on the steamer which
brought them from Malta must have been completely
ignorant of what passed in high diplomatic circles at
Constantinople. If then the symptoms of the situa-
tion are serious, sod as vet they are but symptoms,
it would be wrong to allOw ourselves to be alarmed
belond measure.
Ile Journal de Constantinople of Feb. 24, states
that Prince Nicholas Soutso has been placed at the
head of the Provisional Administrative Council of
Moldavia.