The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-27 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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(nom OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Facts have come to my knowledge to-day which
go far to explain the confidence with which the Nord
of Brussels repeats that Russia has not given way •
jot in regard to the Bolgrad question, and that she
still insists that it must be referred to the decision of
a Congress. Although my information is filtered
through a Russian channel, I have not the least
doubt of its correctness. lam told that within the
last few days immense efforts have been made, and

not without moons, to bring an unconstitutional in-
fluence to bear upon the decision of the English
cabinet. A plausible proposition, emanating from
France, and approved of at Berlin, is at this mo-
ment under consideration in London, backed by
a weight of that German element in the councils of
St. James's, which it is sometimes extremely difficult
for any minister to resist. This is the scheme :—Out
of that tender consideration for the honour of
Russia, to which English honour was but too much
sacrificed in the Paris Congress, it is suggested th►t
she must not be called upon to rescind the resolution
she has expressed, not to yield Bolgrad without the
decision of a new Congress. But then, by way of
a tempting bait, a promise is implied, if not actually
made, that France will answer for a majority of
votes in favour of the English view, and
that the meeting of the Congress shall in fact be
merely a solemn farce, since it will only be called
upon to register a foregone conclusion. This project
may doubtless recommend itself to certain minds as
an eminently peace-making device. But I have rea-
son to know that the English Cainet, if left free to
act upon its own opinion, would not accept it,because
it feels that while called upon to make an important
sacrifice of principle, and to yield a point in the first
instance, it has no sufficient security against trickery
when the Congress should meet. It is very possible
that the ministry may need all the support of the
public in England upon this question within ayery
short time.

The government has already chosen its candidates
be the representation of the department of the Cher.
Their names are M. de Nesle, a lieutenant-colonel of
the National Guard of Bourges, and a Councillor.
General, and M. Guillaumin, also a Couocillor-Gene-
, ral. Same people think that the repetitions of the
department, who are numerous, will seriously con-
test this election, aid that the siccerity of the half-
promise given by the government not to avail itself
of the monstrous decision obtained by great pressure
from the Court of Cessation, that electoral bulletins
cannot he distributed without the authorisation of the
prefects, may be brought to the test on this occasion.
Others, however, conjecture that the republican party
in France will reserve their strength for the general
election, which, unless prevented by another coup
(Mat, must take pace next year. Should this opi-
nion be the correct one, the only opposition demon-
stration in the Cher next month will consist in
abstention. At all events, this election will be very
interesting in the present state of the country.
The Assemble* Nationale says :—" Our readers no
doubt remember that the legislative body, on the 2nd
of July lut, voted a law which authorised the inscrip-
tion in the Great Book of the public debt of Three
per Cent. Stock of 200,000 fr. each for the heirs of the
female branches of King Louis Philippe's family,
affected by the decree* of the 22nd of January,
1852. We believe that the French government
having notified, through a diplomatic channel, to
the parties interested, the promulgation of the law
of the 2nd of July, the Duke Alexander of Wur-
tembrrg, in the name of his son, a minor, and the
Doke Augustus of Saxe Coburg, in the name of the
Princess Clementine d'Orleans, his wife, have refused

to profit by the provisions of the law."
Yesterday a meeting of the shareholders of the
Presses wu held to receive • communication from
M. de Oirsrdin, relative to the sale of hie interest in
the journal to M. Milhaud. Some of the share-
holders contested the right of M. de Girardlu to sell
the editorship, and after some rather smart recrimi-
nations the meeting was adjourned till Wednesday
in next week.
On Friday last Admiral Behrens, commanding the
Russian squadron now at Cherbourg, gave a grand
dinner to the superior officers of the garrison.
Salvoes of artillery were fired by the Russian ships
at intervals up to sunset, each salve being answered
by the French corvette Newton.
The Patric says that the great Pescatore will case
is compromised.
Snow fell in ratter considerable quantity during
last night in Paris and its neighbourhood. The tops
of the home were covered, but in the streets it melted
rapidly.
The Courtier de Lyon states that at a recent meet- I
ing of the Chamber of Commerce of that city it was
resolved, by . a large majority, and after a very com-
plete discussion, to memorialise the government to
suppress tho artificial regulations which govern the
rate of commercial discount, and permit ken trade in
money.
The complaint of M. Barrier, the gerant of the
Miters, against M. Dentu, publisher of the pamphlet
entitled L'Univere jugs par :ui•me,ne, came on
today before the Tribunal de Police Cnrrectionnelle.
At the critical moment the Abbe Cognat appeared, and
avowed himself the author of the brochure, and the
ease was adjourned to the 16:h of December,