The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. TUESDAY EVIIIINO.

I am credibly informed that the negotiations be-
tween Ferukh Khan and Lord Cowley have not led
to any satisfactory result. The departure of the
Persian ambassador for London is deferred, and
doubts are even expressed in official circles whether
he will go there at all.
At the Bourse the financial part of the speech was
thought to be more favorable than it had appeared
upon a hurried reading yesterday. The Rente was
tolerably buoyant throughout the day, and closed firm
with a rise of 35c. for cash, and 20c. for account, at
68fr. 80e. and 68fr. 85c. Mobilier rose 10fr. Railways
were not in so much favour as the Rente, but some
of the lines rose from 2fr. to tifr., others failing as
much. Although the nature of the new tax is still
a matter of uncertainty, it is considered that whether
placed upon the revenue of the lines or upon
transfers it cannot possibly amount to more
than five per cent, upon the income, and the
panic produced by the first announcement of the pro-

ject hu already produced a fall greatly exceed-
ing that proportion. An important event of the day
was the quotation on the parquet, for the first time,
of a foreign railway—the Lombardo-Venetian. These
seem to show that the principle laid down in the note
of March 9 is entirely abandoned. The Gauthier
Franco-American Transatlantic shares rose nearly
100 fr. in consequence of a report that this company
will have the concession or at least a share in it.

Count Rismeleff has returned to Paris from Nice.

M. Miria proposes to give a grand flee on
Sunday next, which is expected to rival that of M.
Ali Sand.

The Express was seized to-day.
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The M;nifour de l'Armie states that the ribbon
to which the Queen's Crimean medal worn by the
French soldiers is suspended having become worn
and dirty from use, and as it cannot be expected
that the soldiers with their small pay can afford to
replace it as often as necessary, the Minister of War
has decided that fresh ribbons shall be supplied
every three months at the expense of his depart-
ment.

TURKISH TOLERATION.
Correspondents at Constantinople and Aleppo
give a most interesting description of the state
of things relative to religious toleration in
Turkey. Converts from Islamism are now suffered
to live among their friends unmolested. The wife
and child and mother-in-law of one convert have
rejoined him, and their re-union is likely to lead to
conversion also. Their Turkish neighbours do not
think of separating the Mum'man members of the
family from the rest. This indicates a great change
of public feeling, and shows how the authorities, at
present at least, view and treat such eases, in honour-
able observance of the late Haiti Humayoun (i. e.,
royal constitution). Another case illustrative of this
improved spirit is that of a Turk who lives in the
city with all his family professing Christianity (till
of late Islamiam), and attending Christian worship
at one of the chapels. This man refuses to seek
personal protection by removing to a Christian
quarter—he thinks it now unnecessary. He has a
trade and earns his bread, and though often reviled
for his red vows, only replies with meekness and
firmness, and has thus far remained protected by the
tolerant spirit of the government and people. One
correspondent adds that they arc able to disseminate
superior books in the Turkish language without fear,
as there are educated persons sufficient who are dis-
posed to read a well-written book on Christian sub-
jects.