The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-31 00:00:00

THE NEWS OF PEACE.

Yesterday afternoon, shortly after two o'clock,
Intelligente reached London that us hew before the auxtems
work of invitation was consummated, sad that all the
Great Powers of Strop, with Budhda rid Turkey, were
_ .

Do mon united la a solemn Act of P.N. Ttu sows,

rtaaeorispaaied by any public dasacestratiou, at first spread
sknrly, but of orwerds became karma to be a
sullied of voleawcy thaaksgiviag at several places of wor-
ship at eyesisw eerviee. . _

The Field isrshal Commanding-in-Chisf, Viscount Har-
ding% 0.0.8., after a protracted interview with Lord Put-
man, the Minister of War, attended at the Horse-(herds
late in the afternoon, and shortly afterwards issued an
eider that the news of the signing of peace at
Paris was to be announced, both at Bt.
&m id.
iteseert. I park -

... audit the Tower, by the firing of 101 guns
The orders were aot hatred from the Horse. Guards until
after seven eic'eck, and, that Divine Berne* might not be
interrupted in the matt 1) Akan churches, Um hour appointed
for the ceremony was tee o'clock. In the expectation that
the guts would be fired, a very largo coaeoursa of per-
sons bad collected in 81. Jamee't• park, within the spasm
leading from the entrance by the Horst-Guards to the Duke
of York's edam. Fifty-one gene were brought from the
gun-hoses M the park, and arranged with the months facing
' the feehreefre. Sergeant Rickard, earl the invalid corps
nttitt klecamead, being assisted by a fatigue party of the
SIM Frew flaerds, from Wellington-barrack.; and a
party of ems ilia disc Guards, on guard at the Tilt-yard,
kept the groiaL
At tea o'clock precisely the firing costumed. The
effect of the unaccustomed elands breskieg the peculiar
stillness of Bnnday night in London, and associated with
an event of deepest concern, eat solemn is its chariest.
The military bands at Bt. George's and Wellington Bar-
racks ',greyed the Netiw.al Anthem, and when the Park
guns had ceased to fire, the repute of the gees at the Tower
of Loneoe were &gauntly beard booming in the dietaries.
Boon afterwards the bells of fit. Merlin's mad other
aerobes in Westminster, with those of Bt. Dunrtaa's and
Bt. Bride's, Ileit•atreet, were rang in honour of the event.
The Times is informed that the treaty is to tale effect
from the date of its signature, and not, as usual, from the
date of its ratification; so that "we here acteslly Famed
into a condition of peace without being in the lean aware of
the gradations through which it was to be obtained." Oor
cotemprery has little doubt that the terms are, in their
substance, 'heady known to the English public, sad, if so,
" though they do not entsin all upon whisk we might
have thought ourselves entitled to insist, they
Useless give us sobetsotial reason to believe that

we have not concluded a I ollow truce, bat a
final and ►onourable recoaciliation." Austria and
Prussia, remark, the Times, have sufficed grievously sine.
the commencement of hostilities. " The former was allowed
to set as go-between in bringing about the pescr,t ut, Instead
of being the arbiter of Europe, was, r we are cor-
rectly informed, condemned to play the part of
little more than spectator at the Conferences of
Peril. March has destroyed the illusions of January,
and proved one again that, at least in modern
dap, it is vain for empires to thick of winning by the pen
that for which they will not strike with the sword. Prussia
has been permitted to affix her signiors to eke treaty, but
her vole. was aot v llowed to be hoard in counell, and her
ambresdor was only admitted when everything essential
had been decided."

The Herald finds it impossible to discus "with pro-
priety" oven the probable provisions. It traits that they will
prove satisfactory to the nation ; but " we cannot Cavils,

Mar hare that the outran ie nidst likely to be the me."
The Poe!, is guarded language, &nerves that is these
affairs the letter is of ;as vital importacca u the spirit, and
therefore, till we have the text of the document itse►f, we
cannot appreciate it duly, nor tendentand it fairly. "Till
then we mut rest satisfied with the declaration of Ministers
that they have asked all that wu dtte, and obtained all that
wu asked."

As a moult of the proclamation of peace, Tubas onion
for tie motementa of troops, sod especitlly of the It)yal
Artillery, bare bear eoantermanded by the War Ofllw.

One lieliadred and twenty laboorsre sad a large number
of boys, enithyed at the Royal Arsenal, Woclerlob, have
received notices to be dbeiarged. The effects of pesos will
sot, however, be felt In this astablidsment as bad bees un-
ticipated, in consequence of the determinerou of govern-

meat to manufacture the various muaitioas of war, sad to
abolish, a far at y the system of coatrattiog. When
tae waaisseissal• fun thi. posipure .4, is praetissi °wa-
llas, the amber of hands now employed in the v.iciose
departments will be rather Inarcieeed than otherwise. In
Ins than twelve amain the buildings now sprioffng sp in
every available spot of the Royal Armed will be c ma-
plated, end the works will then be en inch an eatanolve and
magailkont male that on soy future eiontiagsaey a large
army and fleet might be folly equipped at a few boats'
swine. In addition to the large standar! foundry and
the foundry for bean guar, which are now in a forward
state, the (outdating for tba new cannon foundry and
boring mill have been commenced by the contract in,
Kern. Lame A Row laboratory is also buildiog is the
marshes, and sew sate.anlis are toting erected at the arra
end of the present laboratory. The paper factory, in which
cartridges wit be munifactarsd by an improved process,
will be ready foe the :minion of about 1,000 bands in • few
weeks.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 31, 1856.