The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

TYE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

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SOUTHAMPTON, THORSDAT.

Arrived the Indus with a heavy portion of the
India and China mail, 12,10 W. in specie, and 2,000
bales of silk.

The weather is stormy in the Mediterranean, and
several vessels have been wrecked.
Clibraltar Exchanges on London, 601.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WIDIRSDAT ETINIMO.

A few evenings since some twenty leaders of the
democratic party found themselves (not altogether
accidentally) assembled in a salon where the ques-
tion was solemnly debated whether a war would be
likely to benefit the cause of liberty in France and
IBuropo ? A negative vote was come to almost
unanimously. Indeed, the minority consisted of
only two, of whom one was a military man, and as
such habitually disposed to look upon war as a
isolation for every difficulty. In the course of the
debate the question was humorously asked, what
was the use of the democratic party expressing any
opinion on the matter, seeing that they had only
her or live representatives in the Legislative Body,
had absolutely no organ in the press, and were pre-
vented by the strong arm of power from exercising
any appreciable influence in the country ? To
this objection it was answered that the small
staff of the party which enjoyed the privi-
lege of interchanging their ideas unnoticed in the
immense throng of Parisian society should look to
the future, consider every great question as it arose,
and make up their minds for a wane of action in
case of need, as decidedly as if the whole army of
their disciples were organised and ready to do their
bidding. Cases were suggested in which it might
be very useful to have it recorded that the recog-
nised leaden of the party, which under moat disad-
vantageous circumstances is struggling for more
liberty, were opposed to war at this crisis.
The Bonne has again given way to a panic, and
the rise of yesterday has been nearly obliterated.
The articles of the Prom and Patrie, to which I
called your attention yesterday, were taken as show-
ing that the settlement of the Serviau question
had in no degree removed the chances of war.
On the contrary, the idea, which though obvious
enough was lost sight of yesterday—that Austria
had given way on the Berrien question, in order to
put herself right with the other powers of Europe,
and concentrate her attention to the defence of
Lombardy, was now dwelt upon as a son-reassuring
element of the question. The Bents fell 700. for
cash and 40c. for account, closing at 691 r. 100. and
69fr. lfle. Mobilier fell 17fr. 50c. The Orleans
railway fell 12fr. SOc., and the other lines from Mr.
to 7fr. 60c. At the close there were some consider
able purchases.

ly and, notwithstanding his sudden
illness, unexpected news of the death of Count de
Hatt&ld, the Prussian ambeasador, has arrived this
evening by telegraph from Berlin. He was much
esteemed by all dames of society in Paris, where he
had long resided.
An election of a deputy ham just taken place in
the department of the Indre, in the room of the
Count de Bryas, deceased. M. Charlemagne, mayor
if Chatesuroux, the government candidate, was
elected by 20,484 votes against 7,700 given to M.
Lancoeme-Breves.