The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-27 00:00:00

THE NEW FOREIGN MINISTER OF

FRANCE.

The following circular has been addressed by M
Thouvenel to the foreign ambassadors at Paris :
" Monsieur,—Yon are aware that the Emperor, by
a decree dated the 4th inst., has deigned to entrust
to me the Department of Foreign Affairs.
" In entering today upon the functions to which
I have been ealled, I congratulate myself on the re-
lations I am empowered to maintain with you.
" Full of confidence in your personal intentions, I
shall do my utmost to create concord in our mutual
efforts for maintaining and consolidating the friendly
relations which exist between the government of
his Majesty the Emperor of the French and the
government of hie Majesty (here the name of the
foreign country is added).
" Receive the assurances of the high consideration
with which I have the honour to be, your very
humble and very obedient servant,
(Signed) " THOU VENEL.
"Paris, Jan. 24, 1880."

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jkx. 21.
(vil Trieste.)

It is stated that the paper money is to be with-
drawn by the end of March, by the proceed. of a
Mx of 10 per Gent. on rents of all houses is Ces-
stantinople.
The Bank of Turkey is to be opened in Jane next.
Sir Henry Bulwer has ordered the English consul
in Rodosto to break off his official relations with the
authorities.

Ahmet Wilk Priebe, the Turkish ambassador to
the French wart, will leave for Paris at the end of
this month.

Cardinal Actonelli made his appousaoe a few
'mining, arc at a mud receptlos ad ball at the Palms
Stmosetti, gives by Mrs. Stockton, wife of the United atm*.
Minister at Roma. Mr*. Stocktoe's assembly was likewise
imeared b the promos of Cardinal tAndree, several of
all praises@ imadlisesly arched m the person of bie
Oessrels de Goyim sad de None, she Attabsesadont of
Prime sad Russia, end most Lf the other members of the
amps besides mutt Lf the Roman nobility sod
met of the Miardoes end other foreirn residents in Rome.

A letter hem Rose in the Dtbats ear :—" The
Mime preeented to the Pops by the whims hms emalb4l
olhiodea. Bet if we bike front the pergola who hey*
along le Eve wain ells ars safflaiently wealthy to eserolee
eeeepiele newly of 'platen, we fad that all the others as
fiehellomiefre, 's'e'nses of the so* pool, or plain
hoodlmielhe twin ass' Owe vadat the pvinkaad."

'G, JANUARY

EXAESS FROM PARIS-

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PARIS, THIJUDAY EVLNING. •

The Pays, while going through the useless and
affected formality of questioning the sciumy of the
revelations made by certain jonmals as to the
contents of the °ornament treaty, conspicuously
reproduces those given by the Petrie and Coosseitu-
Simonet. It at the suns time says on its own
account that the principal clauses of the treaty will
probably be made public (it can only mean
officially) before the exchange of ratifications. It
is very amusing to read in the Constitutions!,
under the well-known " Bonifece" signature which
has endorsed so many protectionist articles, " We
hope shortly to maks known the advantages which
this treaty will procure for France."
The brokers had received a great many orders to
buy at the opening of the Bowie, and for a short
time the Rents and all other descriptions of securi-
ties exhibited an appearance of firmness; this was,
however, but of short duration, and the market soon
relapsed into a state of complete stagnation, from
which there was no recovery. The Rents closed at
68fr. 60c., both for oseh and account, with a fall of
16e. and be. Railways were somewhat better.
Orleans fell 6fr. and Lyons Ur. 25c., but the other
lines left off with an improvement of about
2fr. 60e.

The continued depression at the Bourse is un-
doubtedly attributable in great measure to an
apprehension that Austria may very possibly renew
the war in Italy this spring. Although Lord
Palmerston's declaration that her Majesty's govern-
ment are totally free from any engagement with
any foreign power on the affairs of Italy is in entire
conformity with the expectations and wishes of
most Englishmen, it has here occasioned a feeling
of disappointment in some quarters in which the
hops had been erroneously entertained that Austria
would be boned over to keep the penes by the know-
ledge that England would regard the invasion of
Lombardy as a cases belli. It is rumoured that
Prance being left alone and very desirous sot to
make another campaign this year, will not do more
than guarantee the line of the Mimi*, and in the
extreme cue of her moral influence being insuffi-
cient to deter Austria from marching upon Milan,
would leave the King of Sardinia to make the best
fight he could with Italian forces alone. In the
event of a collision, Austria would certainly be sup-
ported by the King of Naples and by all the forces
that the Pope, aided by the contributions of catholic
fanatics throughout the world, could enlist in the
cause of unenlightened despotism. Under these con-
ditions the struggle might—it is useless to deny it
—be disastrous for Italy. Meanwhile, I am as
thoroughly convinced as I am mire the
Pope is himself, that any threats of the
French government to withdraw its troops
from Rome ere mere moonshine. However
uncertain the future may be—however the mind of
the French Emperor may fluctuate as to the forms
of government which he will allow to grow up in
Italy, you may be quite stye that the idea never
fee a instant entered into his brain to renounce that
physical force influence which he derives from the
presence of an army in the Papal states. Even if,
in order to show the Pope his own helplessness, be
should by way of a freak withdraw his troops from
Rome, they would remain at Civita Vecchia, where
1 every preparation has been made for a permanent
occupation.