The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-14 00:00:00

BC MBAY COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Trade at Bombay had been lees active during the
previous fortnight. The money market was tight.
Freights unchanged. The hanks had raised their
discounts 1 per oent.

Four per Cents., 18 dis.; Firs per Cents., 8 dia.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(MOM OUR OWN

PARIB. TNVIIADAT BVP.NINO.

This (Ascension) day is one of the great holidays
observed in France. The Bourse and public offices
are closed. The evening papers do not appear, and
there is scarcely any news stirring.
The Prince Royal of Wartemberg arrived lut night
at eleven o'clock, and alighted with his suite at the
Hotel du Louvre. He will, it is said, remain some time
in Paris, and will accompany the Emperor and Em-
press to Fontainebleau. The prince is a lieutenant-
' general in the service of Wurtemberg, and com-
mands the regiment of Russian dragoons which for-
merly bore the name of Niehni-Novogoroa. He was
born on the 6th March, 1823, and in 1846 married
the Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the present Em-
peror of Russia.
M. de Thouvenel has, I understand, revived the
question of the Holy Places, by advancing a claim
at Constantinople on behalf of the Latins to the
cupola of the church of St. Sepulchre at Jerusalem.

M. Millaud's scheme for a "Silk Credit Mobilier"
at Lyons, which has been bailed with enthusiasm by
the Lyons Chamber of Commerce, which thinks it
will make their city the central silk mart of Europe,
and cut out a good deal of the English trade, meets
with great opposition at St. Etienne. It is even

said that some of the leading manufacturers of the li
latter town have drawn up an elaborate memorial
to the Prefect of the Loire, netting forth their ob-
jections. It must, however, be remembered that
there is a standing feud between the inhabitants of
the two places, and the approbation of any measure
by one of them is generally an all-sufficient reason
for its condemnation by the other.

A gentleman of my acquaintance, a German, was
in the pit stalls of the Odeon Theatre last night,
with his son, a handsome lad of fifteen. Between
the acts a sergent-de-vWe bustled up to them, and
in a sneering tone of voice, audible throughout the
pit, said, "The Commissary of Police desires to
speak to you and the lady in his private room."
The gentleman, astonished, and not a little
indignant, rose from his seat, and followed
by his son was ushered into the presence of the com-
missary. This functionary addressed him as fol-
lows :—" Sir, in France a woman is not allowed
to appear in public in male attire without authoris-
ation. Have you an authorisation!" The answer
was, " Sir, I do not know what you mean
by talking of women ; this is a boy." The COMMiII•
sary then surveyed the youth from head to foot, and
observing, " Well, I see he has incipient mustachios
—that is enough," allowed the parties thus strangely
disturbed to depart, but he did not vouchsafe to offer
a word of apology.
The Conatitulionnal announces that the Princess

Mule of Baden, the sister of the reigning Grand
Duke, is affianced to the Prince Ernest de Leinin-
gen, the half-brother of Queen Victoria.

THE CAOLL4RI CABE.

CIZOK ova ovx

NAPLES, Mi. 8.

The answer to the demands of our government
positively left yesterday, and it must have been sent
by the indirect boat by way of carrying out the
usual policy of delay. I can only conjecture, what
report says, that it is in the negative. A Cabinet
messenger arrived from England this morning and
leaves this afternoon with despatches from Mr.
Lyons. Should the reply be in the negative the
object will be to get our government into a diplo-
matic correspondence, and so to defer the arrange-
ment till to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow.
Arc we really going to abandon Sardinia and
coffer ourselves to be cajoled in this affair of the
indemnity ? Is the government of the Two Skills.
really to be permitted to injure and insult England
and Sardinia, as well u to torment its own
subjects ?

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