The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-03 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(NT SMINAZINI AND BRITIAN fliiOlAPI.)
(PION 00A OWN 001LRINPONDINT.)
PARIS, TOMIDAT MOANING.
We loam from Lyons that the Emperor hu visited
the scene of the inundation', riding on horseback along
the banks. He has distributed relief with his own
hands, and placed the mom of 100,000 f. in the hands
of the Prefect. He leaves today for Valence.

(PNON 0171 OWN

PARIS, MONDAY EVININO.

The weather, which is the most interesting sub-
ject that can now be spoken of, seems at last really
likely to undergo a happy change. There was •
slight shower this Droning, but it has since been
fine and warm all to-day.
The Emperor arrived at Lyons at three-quarters
past ten o'clock this morning. The government de-
spatch which brings this news says that the waters
began to subside three-quarters of an hour before
his Majesty's arrival. The despatch also says that
all the population of Lyons turned out to meet the
Emperor, and received him with acclamations.
Almost immediately after his arrival the Emperor
went to inspect the inundated parts of tke city, and
directed in person the succour which their critical
situation requires.

The Emperor's resolution to go to Lyons was very
suddenly taken. He left St. Cloud at two o'clock
yesterday afternoon in an open caleehe, without es-
cort, and went straight to the Lyons Railway station,
where he arrived in twenty-fire minutes, and set off
at once by a special train. His Majesty was dressed
in the uniform of a general of division, and wore a
kepi on his head.

All the despatches received at the Ministry of the
Interior up to a late hour this afternoon are unani-
mous in stating that the waters are lower. At Lyons
the Rhone has fallen ninety-five centimetres since yes-
terday, and the Saone ten. From Saint•Etience the
news is that the Loire and the Gier are falling conside-
rably. In thiadiatriet the injury done to the cropland
homesteads is very great indeed, but there is no loss
of life to deplore, and no bridge, or other public
works are injured. The I: .':re and its tributary
streams are also lower. The military, under the
direction of General holier, are assisting the popu-
lation.

I understand that the Minister of the Interior has
this day caused to be presented to the Corps Legis-
latif a demand fora first credit of two millions, to
meet the most pressing wants of the flooded dis-
tricts.

The railway communication between Lyons and
Avignon has been re-established, but the line be-
twee° Avignon and Marseilles is still impassable.
The railway between Lyons and St. Etienne will
probably not be in a state to be re•opentd for some
days to oome. Aooording to the latest accounts from
Lyons 26,000 persona were still hemmed in and made
prisoners by the waters that surround them.

The settlement in the Rent* went off heavily at
the Bourse today. Reports were only to be effected
at very high rates, owing, it is said, to arbitrations
between the Rents and other securities. The Threes
fell 60c. for cash, and 30c. for account, closing at
74fr. 45c. and 74fr. 60c. For account they were at
one time as low as 74fr. 10c., but the price of reports
suddenly gave way within the last half-hour, and
caused a partial recovery. Credit Mobiher was pretty
well sustained. Bat little business was done in
railways.