The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PAIUS WZDNESDLT ZYNNIIIO.

The directors of the iyons Railway and M.
Paine, the engineer, leR Paris this morning to meet
the Grand Duke Constantine and accompany him to
Paris. The Grand Duke will halt for some time at
Chelan' to-morrow to visit the manufactories. Ile
will arrive in Paris at the Lyons terminus between
four and five to-morrow afternoon. The waiting-
room has been richly decorated for his reception,
and is hung with Russian and French flags inter-
twined. Count Kisseleff has gone to Marseilles to
meet his Imperial Highness.
At the Bourse to-day the downward movement
assumed the proportions of a panic. Daring the
first three-quarters of an hour sales were pressed in
all directions. A reaction then occurred, bat it was
of short duration, and all descriptions of secu-
rities closed at nearly the lowest point of
depression. The Rente fell 35c. for cash, and
30c. for account, closing at 68fr. 60e., and 68fr. 65c.
Mobilier fell 50fr. The dividend of 90tr. had been
dlacounted several days ago. In some of the rail-
ways the fall wan very heavy. Mediterranean fell
62fr., Lyons 70fr., Northern 30fr., Orleans, Eastern,
and Southern, 15fr. each, Western and Grand Cen-
tral sfr. each.

A letter film Vienna states that the Austrian
frigate Novara, and the corvette Caroline, had left
Trieste on the 26th, on a scientific voyage round
the world, and that these ships may be expected in
the Chinese seas in the month of October.

The death of General Aupick, a senator, is 1
announced in the Moniteur. He wu a distinguished
artilleryman, and served in the wars of the empire.
Under Louis Philippe he was successively Com-
mandant of the Stuff and Polytechnic Schools. In
1848 he was sent as Minister Plenipotentiary to
Constantinople, and ho was afterwards French
Ambassador at Madrid.

The Gazette de France condemns the contemplated
attack on China in these terms:
The first origin of this war is the conquest made by Eng-
land of important positions in the celestial empire during the
&opts produced by the refund of the Emperor to allow his
subjects to be poloomod by the opium sold by the merchants
of arida India. To preserve these positions and satend
them in order to favour the sole of BMA merchandise Maio
object of the puma war. We do not deny that the interest
of our neighbours calls for this war, but are justice and right
on their side ? The love of conquest indulp d in by monarchs
Mu, and with rearm; been severely condemned. It has been
smarted that the ambition of potentates has proved a source
of evil to humanity ; that omjust aggremions, invasions of
territory, have introduced into eoclety contempt of
right and of morality—ham perpetuated war and
justified revolutions. All this is true ; but in this cam kings
are not sinning againat humanity, the guilt lks with mer-
chants; it is nut the pride of domination that renews deeds
of barbarism, but the avidity of speculation. The political
resofts of this war will doubtless be very pest for our
neighbours, who will acquire fresh markets in this important
centre of consiunption. Nevertheless, one cannot wage war
without teaching its secrets to the enemy; it has been
already remarked that the Chinese are lee. Innocent of the
art of murder than in 1842. When their education shall
. have been completed by the battles which will abortly be
fought, it may happen that a nation of 300 million inha-
bitants may wish to exercise some influence fin as destinies
of Europe, and it is not imposeible that ore grandsons may
have cause to regret our stirring up this haws ant-hill,
which has kept itself isolated during twenty mutinies. We
did not gain much by seeking the Russians in Maioner, the
Austrians In Vienna, and the Prussians in Berlin. What
can Europeans gsin by seeking the Chinese In Cantos sad
Pekin? This question merits some reflection.

UNITED STATES.

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1, THVIIIDDAT.

The steamship Ariel, of the Vanderbilt line, has
arrived from New York, with one day's later intel-
ligence.

The New York legislature closed on the 15th.
An extensive fire has occurred at Georgetown.
Later news from Nicaragua states that Colonel
Lockridge has abandoned his intention of attacking
Castillo, and has resigned leaving the San Juan
River in charge of the Costa Iticans.
A dreadful explosion had occurred on board Co-
lonel Lockridge's steamer, by which sixty persons
were killed.

The New York Herald says that the Cabinet at
Washington have held a consultation about New
Granada, and that it bee reported the American go-
vernment have resolved to protect the rights of
Americans in that quarter, and that three or four
vessels of war are to be despatched to New Granada
without delay, to bring about an understanding upon
the questions in dispute.
The Niagara steamer was expected to leave New
York for England on the 18th, to assist in laying