The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-18 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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ream, TUESDAY ZIT-XING.
There is absolutelymo news from the theatre of
war beyond one or two short telegrams of small in-
terest, which you will have received this evening.
Casteggio, to which, according to one of them, a
portion of the Austrian forces have retired, is a small
town three or four miles from Vogbers, near which
the battle of Montebello, which preceded that of
Marengo, was fought in 1800.
The Patrie announces, under the head of" Latest
News," that Rear-Admiral Dupony has been ap-

pointed commander-in-chief of a flotilla which is to
act ander the immediate orders of the Emperor. It
is understood that this squadron is going to the
Adriatic, and that it will carry out Prince Napoleon's
celebrated "separate corps d'armee.” Admiral
Dupony is at this moment in Paris.
The sentries in Paris now do duty with their
knapsacks on, in order to familiarise the soldier
with the life of active service. .

A correspondent of the Suede, writing
from Turin on May 14, states that in the
affair of Frassinetto between the Sardinians
and Austrians, the latter last 2,000 (.) killed
and wounded, and two generals. This san-
guinary report most be too sanguine; the Moniteur
would not have failed to chronicle a Nieces' of such
importance. A letter in the Prune mentioes a
rumour in 'Turin that an Austrian general named
Benedek had died of wounds received at Frassinetto.
An attache of the Free* legation in Berlin
arrived in Paris yesterday with despatches from the
Marquis de Moustier, which are said to be important.
The news which I gave you a few days since,
that M. Chasseloup Lanbat was likely to be made
Minister of Marine, is now very generally socredited.

I mentioned that is was sent for frota Africa, by

telegraph, tamest the Emperor in Genes. A London
journal stated subsequently that be had returned
from Genoa to Algeria, bet the fact is that he came
straight from Genoa to Paris. M. Billault is spoken
of as the new Minister of Algeria and the Colonise.
There was at one time a doubt whether he would
accept the office, but the difficulty, if any there
were, seems to have been got over.
At the opening of the Bourse, a discount" was
announced for the very large stun of 667,000 fr.
Rente, representing a capital of upwards of 13
millions of francs. This familiar manccuvre for

getting up a rise met with but short-lived success
on the present occasion. Under its influenee,
the Rente for account, which left off yes-
terday at 60fr. 93c., advanced to 61fr. 36.. bat
it being understood that sone powerful banking
houses had offered to deliver immediately all the
stock demanded, the "balls" became diseoo'sged,
and the Rents dropped to 61fr. he cult, and 60fr.
86e. for account, with a fall in melt eau of 100.
Mobilier fell 3fr. 73c. All the railways were from
Ur. to 101 r. lower.
The Preset says in its weekly commercial review:
The state of war has made very little Canso. to trade,
which had long been exceediegly deposed. There hes ore
been a slight improvement during the past week. Bernal
wsaufsourren have received fork ceders from the United
States end Ragland, and home are estertsbesd that Germany
will soon resume her usual oommercial relations, and that
orders will flow In from that quarter. The mansfac-
Wren in the provinces staintent the mites of their
productions, and appear determised to wait until
the houses In Peria, is coder to meet their con-
sumption, shall be compelled to relisquish their do-
mande for a retuctloe. At Ronan, Mulhansen, sad
Roubaix, the comequence of this tendency to firmness
is that very little Maness has been Connoted. The
retell Cede in Pens has Aiwa a slight Improvement, bat is
Mill far from mealferMag narking like activl,y. The
'ones werkst at Havre has mimeod rather more firmness,
sad pekes are slightly higher. Than has hem more &alma-
nac la raw sager la Paris &deg the last week, the refiners
having been compelled to pardon is older to replenish
their Meeks, and a algid SIMMS, has been obtained In prime.
Cake firm, bat with little doing. The metal market con-
tinues dell, with a downward tesdeary.