The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-27 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

CHINA.

The Paya says :

"Private letters from Macao, of Jan. 10, state
that the Emperor of China has placed the five ports
of the empire, which are open to Europeans, in a
state of siege. Should this news be confirmed the
consequences to European commerce will be ver7
serious."

AUSTRIA.

An imperial ordinance of the 9th contains new
regulations respecting passports in Austria. inim.
bitaaits of the country travelling in the interior of
the empire will not have need of passports, but must
I provide themselves with cards from the chiefs of the
respective districts, which cards are to be valid for is
year. Austrian subjects will thus be furnished with
a so-called Leyitimations-Schein (document of iden.

City), with which they will be abfe to travel without
let or hindrance from the Po to the Elbe, and from
Scullin on the Danube to Bregens on the Lake of
Constance. With respect to foreigners, the most

remarkable changes are 1. The-passports will
only be examined and rise on the frontiers. 2. If a
foreigner should have neglected to obtain the visa
of an Austrian minister or consul to his passport, he
will not, as has hitherto been the case, be sent batik
from the Austrian frontier, but he will be furnished
with a document by the frontier authorities, which
will enable him to reach his destination. 3. In
future no foreigner will be obliged to pay a tax fpr
an AtifentAalts-Xarte (permiooion of sojourn) in
any Austrian city or town.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS. ,

(MOM 01:11. URN

PARIS, TIMM/LT EVRXINCI;

Marshal Bandon, ;ho hut; long been expected In
Paris, is to leave Algiers on the 28th of February.
During his absence General Renault will, it is
ruioured, fulfil the duties of governor of Algeria
ad interim.

.....
Notwithstanding the official announcement that
the Bank of Franco would henceforth discount bilis
at ninety days, the Bourse has not been so goad
to-day. The Bente fell 30e. for cash, and 35e. for
account, closing at 69fr. 70c., and 69fr. 80c. Credit
Mobitier fell 17fr. 50e. Railways were better np•
ported than the Brute. Northern rose 15frt;
Mediterranean, 15fr. ; St. 'lambert, sfr.; and Orleans
and Eastern, 2fr. 50e. each. The other lines were
about 2fr. 50e. lower. ' .

The Moniteur publishes the customs return of
duties received during the month of January, which
amounted to 13,804,112 fr., being an increase of
2,698,904 fr., as compared with the correspond*
period of last year :
The principal augmentation is in the article of coffee, which
shows en improvement of 1,216,649 francs ; after which moms
wine and spirits, 602,953 francs; roc" 48,974 fr. ' • oleagin-
ous seeds, 143,196 fr.; hemp, 136,680 fr.; gold and salver, is
bare and coin, 14,346 fr.; nitrates of potash and soda,
28,940 fr.; pepper, 10,963 fr.; raw and span silk, 10,866 tr.;
foreign anger, 923,402 fr.; ',tench colonial ditto, 67,634 hi.;
end linen and hempen cloth, 4,447 fr. Three which shot
the greeted falling off are bar iron and steel, 171,443 fr, ;
rough mating., 32,424 tr.; pig lead, 6,257 fr.; raw cottsa,
167,867 fr. ' • raw wuol, 33,249 fr.; coal, 67,110 fr.; olive orl,
46,619 fr.; indigo, 16,818 fr.; corn, 13,604 fr.; and corhinolo
9,102 fr.
The Illemiterr of to-day contains the follow*.
note :

treatise which has been published by H.
Bersot, formerly a professor, and certain articles
which have been inserted in several journals, appear
to have excited some uneasiness and some doubts
with regard to the views of the government upon
the subject of the new system of instruction adopttd
in the university. This uneasiness and these doubts
are without any foundation. The members of the
Imperial Council, as well as the inspeetors-genetal
and the rectors, have on different occasions heard
the Minister of Public Instruction express, in the
most energetic manner, his own opinion, which his
not undergone any change. He would consider ail
attempt which should have for its object the ie.
stntetion of the existing system, which upon
the whole completely answers the requirementi4
the country, as rash and unhappy. It
true that more than four years' experience, while
the foundations of the existing organisation havers
the meantime been strengthened, have suecedis
show the expediency of making certain practigd
modifications which will render the system of oar
university studies more easy and more profitabir.
The conservative spirit is not hostile to improves
mcnts. Let the public therefore be reassured; it is
the firm intention of the government to maintain
and to respect that system of studies, in its essential
elements, such as it is now established, and &ago
continue that just satisfaction which the indispose,'
ble alliance between literature and science is oak*
lated to afford."

The municipality of Madrid causes 54,000 lettitl
of 21b. each to be baked every day, and sold at a moderate
rate ; the quantity is sufficient ter about half the populatils
el the city. •
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veiling there of late. Amapa the grand belle given in ha-
now of the menial 'ewe VMS of the Marquise Dural%
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puma, NA dig el ea Illesenis Serra, to which all Its
Basima left.* esssebelbeit.
n. T.epyprreisead with some satisfaction fie
revival stile amaivelln thst city. On Sunday last the Clan
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