The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THIJWIDLY BTINING.
Several journals announce poeitively that the
Paris Conferences will open on Saturday. I know,
however, that up to a late hour this evening the
Plenipotentiaries had not received any summons,
and I believe that news frooi London is wilted for
before the final decision will be taken. It is wished
and intended that there should be a meeting on
Saturday, but I think I am not wrong in stating that
if it take place it will be merely pro forma, and
that no business will be done.

The Emperor and Empress did not accompany the
Queen of Holland to the "command," at the Italian
Theatre, last night. Their Majesties have not been
there this season.

The Algeeiras and Eylau, the departure of which
from Toulon on the 14th I mentioned, pared the
Straits of Bonifacio on the 17th, and proceeded from
thence, as I am informed, to Trieste, when they will
await instructions from the French Consul-General.

At the Bourse to-day there WWI a species of panic
in railway shares, which affected the Rente at the
opening, and brought it down to 69fr. 660. There
was afterwards a reaction in the Rente, which closed
at 69fr. 700. for cub, and 69fr. 76c. for account,
rising 100. and 16c. Mobilier fell 2fr. 60c. The
railways, though much depreiwed, were not quoted
at the close with a greater fall than from 2fr. 60c.
to °fr. Southern rose 2fr. 50c. ; and Western, 6fr.

It is amusing to see the shyneee of the French
journals touching the dire event of Count Migeon's
election in the Haut Rhin. I announced the fact to
you by telegraph on Tuesday, and not a single Paris
paper has yet given it in a direct manner. The
Moniteur is silent. Most of the other journals
waited yesterday for the Moniteur, and even today
none of them dare to publish the disagreeable intel-
ligence on their own authority. The Patric last
night quoted the (Currier du Bas Rhin, and the
Dibats quotes the Patric The truth must come
out officially in a day or two. Meanwhile the
local journals give the state of the poll as follows :
Migeon, 15,700; Keller-Haas, 14,350; majority for
Migeon, 1,350.
I had begun to hope that the police authorities
had at length become alive to the folly of seizing
English journals in the post-office, for they have
arrived with wonderful regularity for the lest fort-
night or three weeks. The confiscations have, how-
ever, recommenced. Two or three evening papers

were seized yesterday and the day before, and, for
the second time this week, the Daily Newt is im-
pounded to-day.
Up to three o'clock this afternoon, M. de Pine
remained in much the same state as yesterday.
There is still hope, and he is perhaps a little better.
A rumour is circulated this evening that the Figaro
is ro be suspended for three months. This would
indeed be an absurd step, and I cannot believe it.
Public opinion, already exasperated to a degree un-
paralleled for many years, would see in such a measure
nothing but a demonstration in favour of the mili-
tary. A circumstance which makes me think that
the report cannot be true is that two staff oifioens
from the Tuileries called at the Figaro office to-day,
and inscribed their names in the book of inquiries
after the health of M. de Pine.

This evening's Costrrier de Paris ruports that
there is a ministerial crisis in Turkey. The Grand
Vizir has, it is said, been on the point of resigning.

THE CAGLIARL

The Indipeisdente of Turin, of May 16, states that
Count Cavour is preparing an ultimatum in reply to
Commander Carafe's last communication. "It will,
perhaps," says this journal, "be after the refusal of
this ultimatum that recourse will be had to the arbi-
tration of the European Powers."