The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAT BYZNING.

I am informed that the Emperor has personally
congratulated the Sardinian• Ambassador, M. Villa
Marina, of the result of the vote on Count Cavour's
motion for an enquiry into the alleged illegal ma-
noeuvres of the clergy at the late elections in Pied-
mont. This is a very important fact, because Count
Cavour grounded his motion in part upon the gene-
rally encroaching policy of the Catholic priesthood,
as evidenced by their recent conduct in France as
well as other countries.

The adoption of the system of negotiating dock•
warrants, u practised in England and Holland, has
long been thought of here, and I understand that
the Council of State lies had before it a bill which
has been prepared for the purpose of giving effect to
the idea.

It is said that M. Ad-Guerotdt, former re dacteur
of the Debate, will be the new editor of the Press*,
and that Dr.Yvan, a republican member of the Con-
stituent Assembly, will be the secretary of the
redaction.

A Paris correspondent of the Nord of Brussels
alleges that although the Mositeur has announced
that the ratifications of the treaty for the settlement
of the Beasarabian frostier have been exchanged,
one signature, that of Lord Cowley is yet want-
ing. The Nord discredits the reason given for the
British ambassador's absence from the Conference,
namely, that he was out of town, and suggests that
it is to be attributed to the existence of a feeling of
irritation between the two governments, on the
subject of the French traffic is negroes. The corres-
pondence in question says that a firm in Marseilles
having made a contract with the French govern-
ment for the transport of twenty thousand free blacks
from Madagascar to the Isle of Reunion, a vessel
belonging to the firm was in the act of embarking a
first detachment of the number at Mada-
gascar, when a commander of a British
cruiser interfered, and, after an angry alter-
cation, told the French captain that he would
sink him if he persisted. In consequence the French
ship returned to Marseilles without performing her
minion. A lively correspondence on the subject is
said to have taken place between Lord Cowley and
Count Walewski, and there the matter rests for the
present.

Prince Frederick William of Prowls, has received
from the King of Saxony the insignia of the Order
of the Green Crown.

The operation of issuing railway bonds through
the agency of the Bank of France has commenced.
The advances are made at the rate of 5 per cent.
The syndicate of the companies is represented at the
Bank by four directors.

PARIS, SATURDAY Events°.
The Pays has the following news from China :
"On Nov. 16 en address from the principal mer-
chants and most influential inhabitants of Canton
was presented to Admiral Seymour. It stated that
the undersigned, fearing from the attitude of the
English fleet that an attack was about to be made
upon the city, desired to represent to the Admiral
that they were altogether unconnected with the
causes which had led to a rupture between the
British government and the Viceroy of the province,
and they requested that in consideration of a ransom
in merchandise, such as flour or rice, which they
were very willing to pay, their property and ware-
houses might be spared. This incident shows that
the inhabitants of Canton are very anxious to
separate their cause from that of the Chinese
government."
The Bulletin des Lois publishes an Imperial decree
lenacting that the copyright laws of France shall
henceforth be applicable to the French colonies.
The settlement at the Bourse to-day, turned out
altogether in favour of the rise. Money was very
plentiful in the market, the rates of continuation
were on the decline all day, and at last the bears,
giving up the fall as a bad job, hastened to close
their accounts, and by their operations materially
added to the firmness of the market. The Rents
rose 35c. for cash, and 45c. for account, closing at
68.65, and 68.80. Mobilier rose 17.50. The
railways were firm, but there was less business
doing in them than in the Rents. Orleans rose 1.5 ;
Northern 10 ; Eastern 15 ; and Lyons 10. Southern
and Western were a trifle lower.

The Cardinal Archbishop of Paris officiated to-day
pontifically at Notre Dame at a grand mass per-
formed for the soul of his predecessor, who was
assassinated on this day lest year.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

We have received by telegraph from Alexandria
through Malta the following summary of the intel-
ligence brought by the Australian mails, with dates
from Sydney to the 11th of November, and from
Melbourne to the 17th; from Gallo to the 21st of
December.

The City of Sydney, the arrival of which at Suez
has already been announced, brings 195,6681. in
specie and gold dust.

MELBOURNE.

Both Houses of the Legislature of Victoria have
passed the bill for the construction of railways.
Trade is in a much depressed state. The stack of
imports is increasing. The money market is be-
coming tighter. Wool is at Is. 2d. to 2s. 2d. per
lb., with small arrivals. This year's clip is consi-
dered a fair one. Tallow is in good demand.
Gold is a shade cheaper.
The Oliver Lang cleared out on the 15th with
47,442 ounces, and the Austral with 8,309.
The total shipments for the year amount to
100 tons.

Exchange is at 11 to 21 per cent. premium.

The N(

and Marco Polo have sailed

for England.
Freights for wool, Id. to ld. per lb.; for gold, per
oent. by sailing vessels.

The Columbian arrived on the 14th.
SYDNEY.

Trade is dull. Flour is quoted at 221. to 25!. per
ton. In groceries there was a slight reaction. Wool
was lower. The tallow market was inactive. Money
is getting tight.
The Catherine Adamson was totally wrecked, and
25 lives lost, inside the North Heeds.

It will be remembered that the mildest Christmas-
day on record (that of 1837) Immediately presedsd the long
sad onus treat of ;unary sod February, 1838.