The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-31 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

SPECIAL DETAILS OF THS NEW TREATY.
(rime ova OWN CONOWN'ONDONT.)

PARIS, SONDAT ETZ/MlO.

Peace bee been proclaimed, se the Archbishop of
Paris prayed it might be, by Claasimodo Sunday, and
has moreover been signed on this very day. The
Coegrees mot at hilt-past 12 o'clock; the signatures,
the Homan, says. were affixed at 1 o'clock, but
this must mean, I presume, that the first signature
was affixed at that time, for se it will be
seen below, the promos of signing appears
to have lasted a long while. I do not know
what Exeter Eau will say to the fact of the Con-
gnu having met on Sunday, but it is not unimport-
ant to observe that, according to the Pays, the
terms of the treaty were entirely agreed upon yester-
day, and nothing but the mechanical act of signing
remained for today. March 30, by the way, is the
anniversary of the fighting at the Buttes de Chau-
mont, the Batignollse, and other barriers of Paris.
The illuminations do not promise to be anything
like so general as they were on the magas of the
birth of the Imperial Wines. The Bourse, which
was then more resplendent than any other building,
has not illuminated at all. I, however, attach no
importance whatever to gas lighting or lamp light-
ing as an index of public feeling in this capital at
the present time. A good many Austrian and Rus-
sian fine are hung out in some quarters of the town.
The following paragraphs appear in this evening's
Patric : _ _

-
At two o'clock the moos of the Invades resounded.
It announced the signsture of pe we. The Pariahs porde-
time which thronged the bouleveris sad the publio prome-
nades, usder a megailicent anglaise, seemed to be looking
oat for the pled tidings which were hoped for tziday. The
news univ, really excited the utmost joy, sod prepar.tione
for illeminations to celebrate the memorable event this
evening am be MIS in every street.•
It wee at oaeo'clecit—as the prefect of polim's recluse-
hoe, plerArded es ell the walls of Paris thaminue—that all
the members rif the Cowan sternal the treaty of pease at
dm Hotel of the Ministry for Ptreiga Affairs. Fee *Latest
sittiog the plesipetaadaries dim e& le fall uniform. and
wore all their decaratham„
Ts-scrrow M. Waleweld will rive a /read dieser to the
seashore of the Cosines, the Corps Diplosastique, and
the read &galleries of theta.
Wear enabled to add that the treaty is of a at-
tars to give comp's*, sad legitimate estisfattion
to the great Wieners is behalf of whisk France and Erg-
lead retorted to arms. It is a g oak is pew, sad the that
will be fruitful be everybody. The fns points ere folly
carried oat (lorpossist appipiles), tad the d'tb peragreph
bee bees realised i• tas► a meaner as to give to Europe all
the seeerity it meld ash for, without at the same time
hsmillawg itemia.t
At the bear of gels' es press the eigolag of the protocols
matinees. Beth plesipotentiery has to sign" fear them
ninety-six paregrepbe " (•' geese foie qsatra-viagt wise
peraphes.") I mono% tell with: this multiple meth,.
Every preeention has beta token to peewit the re-
lewd of beetilitim, notwithstanding the ezpration of the

&naiades of March 31, but it is confidently stated that the
allied snails will isaintsin their positions on the Russian
territory until the ratificstions of the treaty are exchaaged.
. .

The Austrian government is actively occupied with the
hash reduction of its army. If we may credit a rumour
current in political eirides in Vienne, the orders relative to
this reduction were not issued until after the receipt of a
despatch from Count Buol, announcing that France would
rectum the effective of her trove immediately after the con-
elution of peace.

With reference to the degree of probability of the
reduction of the French army hinted at by the Patrie,
the following extract from the Exposé des Motifs of
the bill for calling out the full number of 140,000
in 1857 is very pertinent. This report, signed by
General Allard, and MM. Villemain and Petitet,
Councillors of State, says :
Although vaunt circumstances seem to presage a
speedy termination of an ardent and bloody straggle,
prudence impute upon us the duty of remaining prepared,
as it was so nobly sail in the imperial speech at the begin-
ning of the seasioa, "either again to draw tke sword or to
stretch out our baud to thou with whom we have loyally
fought." This consideration has determined the govern-
meat to propose to you ones more, to 81 at 140,000 the
number of the contingent cf the clue 1856, liable to be
called under arms is 18.57. The experience of the
three lut years has proved that this exceptional
cootirgent of 140,000 men does not exceed the

resootces of the empire, and that it may be obtained with-
.out any detriment to the exemption end dispensations pr:-
vided for by the law of March 21, 1832, on the subject of
recruiting. • • • Tte voting of the law u proposed
will leave the gov. ragout fall diaretiou either to buten.
from Jan. 1, 1837 the calling out of the recruits of 1856,
should circumstances require it, or only to call into active
service a portion of that elem.

Countess itialeweki (the wife of the Minister for
Foreign Affairs) was safely delivered of a daughter
this morning.
The inkstand need by the plenipotentiaries to-day

was specially manufactured for the purpose. It is a
splendid work of art, in the style of the first empite,
and the costs estimated at 11,000 fr.
At the little Bourse, the news of the day produced
very little effect. The Rents was firm, but yester-
day's price of 73fr. 400. was the higlust quotation.
The Moniteur publishes the following: "The
Emperor has sent General Ney, his aide-do-camp, to
Lord Clarendon, to Count Cavour, and to Count
Orloff to express his thanks for the salvos of artillery
and illuminations by which the birth of the Prince
Imperial was celebrated in the Crimes."

• It is due to truth to may that these preparations wen
made ued-r the auspices of the police several days ago.
t 'Fri' news is interesting, if, as it must be presumed, the
Pa& is has the authority of the French government for what
it states, and it waild be of the highest importance if we
mid feel snared that the p-ofeased opinion of the French
govtrement will b jastified by the treaty Hasa

THE BANK OF FRANCE
LOWERING ITS DISCOUNT.

(By sramsama AND BRITISH YELEORAPH
(PROS OOR OWN CORRISPONDRIIL)
PARIS, MONDAY, 2.30 r w.
A notice hu been this morning posted at the
Bourse stating that the council of the Bank of
France have lowered the discount from 6 too per
cent.