The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

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The news brotight by telegraph, that the Bank if
England has raised its di count to 9 per cent., being
quite expected, did not produce any great effect on the
Bonne. It is taken for granted that the Bank of
France, pursuing the system it has adopted, of
keeping its discount within 1 per cent. of the London
rats, will at once augment its charge to 81 per cent.
Up to a late hoar this evening the directors had not
stet, but there can be little doubt that they
will make the change to-morrow. The state
of the Bank has slightly improved. It is
understood that the bullion, which had fallen to
190 millions three days ago, has now increased to
198. The Bank has already taken measures to
realise a project mentioned in M. Megne's report,
relative to railway obligations. An instance's cited
to-day of a railway company having re4uired of
the government the necessary authorisation for
issuing a new loan to continue their wGrks, and of the
Bank of France having consented to make &dreams
on the new debentures, so that no farther issue will
be required. The Bente fell 13c. for cash and ac-
count, closing at 88fr. 80c. and 67fr. Mobilier fell
7fr. 50e. The railways again declined considerably.
Orleans fell 13fr. 75c. ; Northern, 7fr. 60c. ;
Eastern, 17fr. 50c. ; Lyons, 10fr. ; Western, 13fr. ;
and Southern, Ur.
A despatch from New York, published by the
Courrier de Paris, containing the extraordinary
news that the Isthmus of Panama had been pur-
chased by the United States, is thus explained by
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The ten= of this despatch mast be incorrect. An Ammi-
ma company ha. been formed for the purpose of substituting
a canal across the isthmus fir the railway, which is tel-
milted to be insufecient for the commercial want, of the
world. The scheme is believed to be favourably regarded by
the maritime powers of Europe. A demand for the runnel-
Rion of the canal be. been made at Bogota, and it must lie
this concession, and not the sale of the territory of the
isthmus, which the government of New Granada has been
authorised to make. We may add that, according to the
original isles of the project, the canal was to be s wand
poverty planed under the protection of the powers interned
In its formation.
One of the most amusing stories that I have heard
for a long time is that the Pepe's nuncio has made a
formal representation to Count Walewski assuring
him that it is not true, as stated in the reports of
Count Migeou's trial, that titles of honour are sold
in the Itoman state*. The 401. which the Procoreur
Imperial libellously alleged to be the price of M.
Migeon's eountship were, in fact, according to the
envoy of his Ilolinees, merely the fees of the chan-
cery for making out the patent.
A deputation of Muphtis, Khadis, Clemas, Tolbsts,
Imans, and native professors of science and law,
lately waited upon M. Laatour Mezevay, the l'refeet
of Algiers, with a Battering address, in which they
said that their tongues were " too short to speak
the praises of the Emperor." The Prefect was
much tickled with this figure of speech, and pro-
mising to tell the Emperor of it, recommended the
wise men of the East to prostrate themselves in
their splendid mosques and pray for his Majesty,
whose greatest delight was to accept the homage of
sincere hearts.
The mild spring weather which characterised all
the latter part of the month of October still con-
tinuos. The thermometer yesterday marked at Paris
16 degrees of centigrade above zero (61 Fahrenheit),
and, what is very unusual, at sunrise the heat was
vary nearly as great as at noon.
' M. Thies who has been somewhat indisposed for
a few days, was seized the day before yesterday
, with a giddiness, which necessitated a rather copious
bleeding. Ilis medical attendants have ordered him
the most complete repose.