The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. MONDAY EVINTNO.

Although the cannon on both sides of the Channel
has heralded the advent of peace, the Congress of
Paris lies still, it would appear, much to do. A
meeting is announced for Wednesday, "some further
sittings" being necessary, according to the Patrie,
"merely to settle some very secondary questions
which are already formally decided in principle."
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Cabinet couriers left Paris yesterday evening for
London, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Turin, and
Constantinople, to take copies of the treaty to those
Courts.

Immediately after the siKnature of the treaty, a
telegraphic despatch was sent to Marshal Peliasier.
The armistice, which expires this day, is prolonged
for four weeks.

One of the Paris journals has erroneously stated
that Lord Clarendon left Paris last night for Lon-
don, in order to be present this evening in his place
in the House of Lords. It was not his lordship who
left Paris, but Mr. Ponsonby, hie secretary ; Lord
Clarendon is still in Paris, and will be present this
evening at the grand dinner to be given by Count
Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the mem-
bers of the Peace Congress. Lord Clarendon will
also attend the grand review to-morrow.
The Presse says of the laudatory observations of
tho Petrie concerning the treaty :—" These are
very safe revelations, end, in fact, 1 no.
thing." The Presses also remarks that M Gra-
pier de Cassignac's pretentious article in the
Constautionnel does little more than enlarge upon
the stipulations of the four points. "To announce
the transformation of the Black Sea into a neutral

and commercial sea is no news." "The Constitts.
timid," the Press adds, "appears to consider the
question of the Principalities as settled, while most
of the other journals assume that it is reserved for
the future labours of the Congress."
To-day's Moniteur has the following :
"The latest news from Constantinople, by the
Sinai, is to the 20th March. At that date the fears
which had been excited by the outbreak of sickness
in our army bad begun to wear away. For some
days past the number of the sick had sensibly dimi-
nished. The construction upon the plateau, hitherto
unoccupied by the troops, of thoroughly ventilat-d
huts, placed a good distance apart, had enabled the
soldiers whose state required especial csre to bo
placed under the most favourable hygienic conditions.
The distribution of fresh vegetables and preserved
meats, with which the army is always well provided,
wu regularly made, and everything inspired the
hope that the return of the fine weather would oom-
pletely dissipate the unfavourable influences to which
our army had latterly been subjected."
The result of the Bonne to-day has been eztraor.
dinary. The speculators for the rise have received
a heavy blow and a great discouragement. The
expectations legitimately entertained from the pro-
clamation of peace were forfeited by a rise of (not
much, it must be confessed,) in Console, and by an
annouccement placarded at the Bourse, that the Bank
of France had reduced its discount from 6 to 0 per
Gent, whereas rumour had only ventured to surmise
that a reduction of per eent was in contemplation.
Notwithstanding all these favourable circumstances
the Rents, after having risen some 25c. or 30c. in
the morning, went dawn frightfully. It was settle-
ment day, and the rates demanded for carrying over
moonlits were so enormous, that very many specula-
tors resolved to sell at no matter what pries, rather
than pay them. The Three per Cents. fell 60c. for
cash, and 400. for account. the last prices being
72fr. 70c., and 73fr. Credit Mobilier fell 12fr. 60c. for
account, but fell 10k. for eash. Railways changed
but little, and were quoted rather higher than other-
wise. The Coital des depots et Consignations has
resolved to lay out 80 millions of francs in the por-
t:hue of Routes. These purchases will commence on
April 7.
The 12,000 men forming the camp of Boulogne
will be present at the review to-morrow.
The Emperor has ordered the nurse not to kiss the
baby !
"The vessels belonging to the Mediterranean
squadron which are still in this port (says the Tow-
boneweis of Saturday) most be o• the point of takiog
their departure, se all the seamen have been since
yesterday ordered on board."
A day or twe since a hackney carriage, containing
three gentlemen and a lady, drove up to the door of
a house in the Rae da Bac. A moment after they
had alighted a commissary of police, accompanied by
several sergens-de-villa„ inquired of the coachman
where he had taken up his company. His answer
was such as to lead to further inquiries of the con-
cierge of the house. He unconsciously gave infor-
mation which convinced tho polies that they had
found out a clandestine political meeting. They
followed the newly-arrived visitors upstairs, broke
up the meeting, which was rather numerous, and
arrested several individuals. I have not beard tho
character of the assemblage—whether Legitimist,

(Meanie, Republican, or Socialist.
Dr. Veron has ceased, "for private reasons," to
have any connection with the Independence Berg..
Paris was last night brilliantly illuminated.
In the Paris corn market during the past week
business has been exceedingly stagnant. The four
marks found some pturohasers at 891 r. and 891 r. 600.,
but very few presented themselves at there prices.
Wheat is even more difficult to be disposed of than
flour. Despatches have been received from Naples
i saying that 60,000 hectolitres of wheat were sent
to Marseilles. This supply may be expected between
the present time and the 16th of April, and it is now
offered at Marseilles at prices which only give a profit
lef lfr. 600. the 160 litres. In general throughout
the departments prices are lower, and the crops on
the ground are so megnifioent that that circumstance
has indooed the farmers in many places to bring their
stocks to market linos the tendency downwards.

The Joarnal do Dreads mentions that some mar
nllloast bones, coralog from Easels, and eupposed to bo a
premed to the &spent Napoleon, passed through that city
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THE OVERLAND MAIL.

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MARSEILLES, MONDAY:
The Ermine arrived at this port to-day at one