The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

DENMARK AND SWEDEN.

According to a correspondent of the Hanorerian
6.nette, the negotiations touching the Sound Dues
have taken a turn which leads to the hope of seeing
this affair shortly settled. With the exception ot
Englsod, all the power. have given their vote, and
pronounced favourably for the principle of red, nap-
tire. It is probable (says the journal just mentioned)
that the fresh propositions, based on this principle,
will shortly bring about an arrangement, although
some difficulties ot detail may arise, especially in de-
termining the amount of espital for redeeming the
does in question.
A letter from Stockholm says :
"Judging by appearances, soinethingrxtraordiamy
is going on in high political regions. la the night of
the 13th ihafint a courier arrived here from Paris
with despatches for the resident French 'Meister at
our court, M. Lobettin. In the afternoon M. Lob.
stein proceeded to Drottningsholm, where be pre-
sented to the King an autograph letter from the
Emperor Napoleon 111. On the 14th the Prussian
minister, the Count of Westphelen, had also an
audience of the King at his summer residence. On
the following morning the Council of State met and
had a sitting. What transpired then and there P We
know nothing positive on the subject ; t hejournals at pre-
sent are numb. But what is positive *that the govern-
ment of Norway has complained, that at Archangel,
and more especially at Baraogedord, the Russians
are crossing the frontiers whenever they take it
into their heads, and commence fishing or hunting,
harassing in this way incessantly the Finnish arid
Lappish marches ot Norw 4. It is further affirmed
that the Russians intend constructing rear Bomar-
sand some fur's, which of course cameo uneasiness
to our government. The Governor General De Berg
has been to them from Heleingtors, and he was
accompanied by several artillery officers for the pur-
pose of exploring the ground."

(mil oua ow*

BTOUKHOLM,Jtny 22.
It is an incontestable fact the% Russian influence is
again predominant here, and that the Czar's diplo
made agents have now fully recover.° the ascendancy
they enj iyed before the breaking out of the late war.
This becomes daily more apparent from the number
of officials of anti-Russian predilections who have
been dismissed from their pore and are replaced by
other. more obsequious to Russian policy. This is
the case with Baron Stjerneld, late Minister for
Foreign Affairaand Count Palsosejeros, late Minister
of Fiaance, who were the principal means of bringing
about the late treaty of alliance with France and
England. Their successors in office make no secret
of holding principles diametrically opposed to those
of the above-named noblemen. The Russian envoy
at this court, Herr von Daichkow, is just the man to
take the Swedes by their weak side, and gives him-
pelf great trouble to render himself generally popular.
Thus within the last few days he has enriched the
royal library with a valuable present of rare works
on northern literature, and distribute* weekly large
sums to versch4nate arm's, or " poor ashamed to beg"
—another name for secret service money. With the
King he is personally a great favourite.