The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-17 00:00:00

THE WAR WITH PERSIA.

The French papers publish the following despatch
MARSEILLES, Dsc. 16.

By the Journal de Conetantinople we learn that a
Persian proclamation has been issued, accepting the
war declared by England.

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The same authority states that the Boglish have
already taken possession of the Isles of Ormas and
Karrsk.

The Russian troops are concentrated on the
Ames.

Lettere have been received which allege that the
%Milll intervention will be carried into effect as
soon u Prince Buiatinski, the Governor-General of

the Caucasus, shalt have been officially informed of
the disembarkation of the English at Bushire.

On the other hand, a letter from Bt. Petersburg,
in the 36mm/sae of Hamburg, says . _

The statement made by Berm fOreign journal. of a
convention having been concluded between Persia and
Ramis, by which the latter is bound to assist the former, is
completely unfounded. Neither is it Mae that there are
Harlan officers In the service of Persia. The two officers,
MIL. Halmstad, stated by the jouraels to be with the Persian
army before Herat, are now in this capital, one in the Senate,
and the other unemployed. The military movements made
by Russia are solely confined so placing a corps of obsetva-
tiea oa the Persian frontlet.

The Constantinople correspondent of the Conslilu•
gonna, so far from agreeing with the correspondent
of the P , that the negotiations between Lord
de Radcliffe and Pant Khan are suspended until the
latter shall receive fresh powers, says that
all is arranged, Lord de Radcliffe having
solemnly promised "to calm down the irritation of
his Cabinet, and to make Lord Palmerston hear rea-
son," provided the Persian ambassador at Paris
would give up his project of going thither; and
Feruk Khan having, after long negotiation, accepted
the stipulated condition. "Thus," says the Conetilu•
tionnel," the affair is considered here as completely
arranged, subject to the way in which it may be
looked at by the French government." On the other
hand, a telegraphic despatch of the Bth says
that Feruk Khan is " almost agreed " with
Lord de Mettle, that he is coming to Paris
directly, and that matters of detail will be settled
with the English ambassador on his return to Con-
stantinople. This reads like a confirmation of the
account in the Press*, that he has been obliged to
send for further instructions to Teheran, and is
coming to Paris in the mean time. We must add,
however, that last evening's Proses states in a pa-
renthesis aid without citing any authority, that
Feruk Khan was going back to Teheran for further
instructions himself. None of this intelligence is
very reliable.

The Manchester Guardian of this day says :—" We
are sorry to learn, from a letter which lies been received by
a mercantile bons* in this town, that a very disagreeable
occurrence at Calton threaten" gime further trouble
in that quarter of the world. The following is an
waren from the letter, which M dated Canton, Oat. 17:—
'
°alba 11th fast. a lambs (or trading vessel), bearing the
British flag, end registered at Hong Bung, was boarded by
theorem of ajank bearing the imperial deg, and four of her
men (Chinese) were taken into the city, when, it is 'aide
three of them have been beheaded. After two days bad
been allowed for espienation and apology, which did sot
arrive, the imperial nab was taken poses's:on of by armed
boat. from one of oar men of war. A e.r mg naval force is
mastering at Winslow., and some of the "turners and
womb of war have proceeded up the river es far es the
depth of water will allow them. Our own impulsion le t►at
the native authorities will make the required eonceeeion ;
bat, as is former lettuces, sot until the very lest moment
preceding some threatened operation."