The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR WITH PERSIA.

A Constantinople letter of the sth says, that
Fonda than was to take possession on the 15th of
this month only, of the palace assigned for hie resi-
dence. According to the news it is unlikely that the
Turkish ambassador, supposing him not to have
given up the peoject of coaling to Paris, will arrive
at Marseilles so soon as has been supposed. How-
ever, it is vety confidently stated in the official
circles of Paris yesterday afternoon that he will really
be at Marseille, by the 22nd. A correspondence of
the Bth. in the Coasteesetionetel, expresses an opinion
that Lord de Radcliffe's negotiations with Fernkh
than did not meet with all the success
that the English minister hoped for. " This is but
a conjecture," says the correspondent, " but one that
is not devoid of probability." It is said that Ferukh
Khan was greatly dissatisfied with the explanations
offered on the subject of the attit ode of the English in
the Persian Gulf, and their recent declaration of war,
and that he had suddenly broken off the conferences
which were conamenoed . It the rumours current are
to be believed, M. Thouvenel has offered hie mediation
between the two diplomatist..
M. Bonnie, the French Minister to the court of
Persia, whose arrival at Marseilles is announced by
telegraph, left Constantinople on the Bth rather un-
expectedly. It may be remembered that some time
ago it was thought that he would accompany Ferukh
than to Paris. The reason assigned for his abrupt
departure is the sufficiently probable one that he
desires to report to his government the present state
of the negotiations between the English and Persian
Miaistere on the Angle Persian question.
The Verite attache, no credit to the denial by the
Beersandelle of Hamburg of thee:Wen°, of a defen-
sive treaty between Russia and Persia.
The Prow or Orissa, in speaking of the affairs of
Persia, says:

Baldish subjects and interests at Teheran have, in comae-
gasses of the absence of all the immune' of their
maims' leption, been placed ander the protection of the
Ottoman ambassador. The capture of Rent took place on
the 76th Oct., but as no bitten have bees received from that
town later this the 6th, so details of the siege are known.
The proms, of It was &Scale, bat carrier on in a regular
Ramer, nadir the &nation of Colossi Buller, a French
°Sou of eagineen, who was made a general oaths evasion,
and Invested by the Shah with the real commend of the
besieging force, soder the Geseral.in-Chtef Sultan
Mound Mires. The Afghans mad* a vigorous resistance,
and certainly acted under the advise of mos more able
than themselves. The sorties were freqeent, sad the com-
bats In the treashes very obstinate sad sanguinary. The

kelatioss of Glutei ashler were mid. via such correct.

sets sad certainty that he some time before predicted the
very day ea whisk the place would fall. The rersiaas, in
the war they have accepted against England. rely mach on
the nrrtomof Oysters' Bulger. This oiliest, Waco he has
eatend the Perot= minim, steads no longer is the lists of
the Preach army.

THE NEW

A Turin letter states that Count Cavonr ham written
a nets to Count fitackelberg, the Russian minister at
Turin, in which he declares in favour of the British
and Austrian interpretation of the treaty of peace as
regards Bolgrad; riding, however, that the Sardi-
nian representative will examine with impartiality
and independence all the arguments which may be
adduced at the Conference.

Ths Proses of Brussels contains a Paris letter,
slgued " Y." In announcing that Count Walewski
Is to preside at the Continuums which will shortly
open at Paris, the writer says:
I may emu go farther, and declare that if the nature of
Wigs had not attributed that position to the want, the sea-
Waists ezpreseint by the English cabinet show that that
Power timid have bee* most anxious to plata him there by its
suffrage. I am hers, I know well, is contradiction with the
mama which have bees current on the subject for some
time pest. The violent articles which have appeared in
the English papers cannot be forgotten; but I believe that
I ea perfectly elect when I affirm that the English minis-
ters reject RIM energetically all responsibility in such ar-
ticles, and protest against every idea of interfering in the
internal affairs of France, and particularly agaiast any
attempt to deprive Count Walewski of the position at the
Coafenseas which his post of Enlister for Foreign Affairs
is the county when the Conferences ate held entitles him
to. I may add that, on this point, declarations have been
commuaicated to the Count by official personages of a as-

tare to be altogether sati►factory.
The same letter adds that Baron de Brunnow will
again represent Russia at the Conference, thus taking
the place which ought in the ordinary course to de-
volve on Count de Kim*left The reason of the
change, it declares, is that the baron, from having
taken part in the former Conference, is better quali-
fied to follow the proceedings on the present occasion.