The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY RIPENING, NOVEMBER 150857.

from sinking. She arrived leaky at Suez on the Bed
of November and tranahipped 840,0001. in gold to
the Austramian for Southampton, from Sydney and
Melbourne.

All wu well at the gold fields. A prolific mine
had been discovered at Avant, 120 miles from Mel-
bourne.

No Australian mail has arrived ; it is supposed to
have been taken by the mail-beat Deddak, end in
that cue will reach Suu in three weeks.

The wool market was very firm, and contracts
were taken at a high rate. The ooming clip was
expected to be less than the lut. Money tight.
East India produce selling at fair prices.
There had been great floods in New South Wales,
and considerable destruction of property on the
Hunter, Paterson, and other rivers.

The ship Dunbar, from London to Sydney, had
been totally lest. The crew and passengers, 140 in
number, all periahed, except one seaman, Johnson.
The cargo was valued at 70,0001.
A collision had taken place between the Lady-
bird and Champion steamers, off Cape Otway, when
the latter foundered, with the loss of from 30 to 40
lives.

Some prolific gold fields had been disoovered at
Nelson, in New Zealand ; 1,500 0[111(:011 bad arrived
thence at Sydney.
The Vanguard brings the Bombay mad.—Post.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

The following heabeen received by the Peninsular
and Orientsl Bteem•packet Company:

" FRIDAY, Nov. 13.

" The steam-ship Vanguard, with the Bombay
mails, arrived at Marseilles last (Thursday) evening.
" The mails left for London at 10 p.m."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

BANK OF FRA.NCE.

PARTS, FRIDAY 11011411/0.

The Moniteur publishes the monthly returns of
the Bank of France to yesterday, Nov. 12. We give
the most important items, with the corresponding
figures of last month en regard :

Nov. Oot.
Coin and bullion, Paris 73,936,884 .... 107,029,078
Ditto'ditto branch banks 116,809,023 .... 118,636,074
Bill. diecounted, Paris 307,436,839 .... 816,471,622
Ditto branch Wake
Notes In circulation, Paris
Ditto brunch banks
Treasury deposits
Privets deposits, Patio 119,108,322 137,818,690
Ditto brunch banks
Advanced on publie NCO/Wee 23,079,036 23,306,838
Ditto by branch tanks
Advanced on railway securities 21,266,200.... 19,130,800
Ditto by brunch banks
The coin and bullion exhibit a decline of
1,440,0061. since last month. The bills dis-
counted have diminished 800,0001., and the
notes in circulation have diminished 960,0001. The
heavy decline in the bullion forms the most
unsatisfactory feature of this return, but had
been to a great extent anticipated.

(mow ora OWN CORRTAFORDRIIT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY ETZSING.

The session of the new Corps Legislatif, announced
to open on the 28th of November, will, at all events,
be very short, and indeed, according to the better
opinion, will not be a business session at all. You
are aware that • legal question has been raised,
whether the house mast not assemble defers within
6i: months after the dissolution of the late chamber.
The Emperor, wishing to avoid the reproach of de-
parting from the letter of the Constitution, hr. re-
solved to settle the diMculty by convoking the house
within tho period. It might, perhaps, be well to
take the opportunity to abolish the anomalous
usury laws, which, however they may be evaded
with impunity in bill transactions, do in practice
absolutely prevent any notary from inserting more
than the legal rate of 6 per cent. in any contract.
But although many think that something will be
done on this head, I believe it will turn out that
the Chamber will do nothing more this year than
proceed to the verification of it. powers. Indeed
the Pays of this evening believe itself able to state
that the real session will not take place till January,
and that there will be no imperial speech till then.
The intervening two months will be employed by
the Council of State in preparing the government
bills, none of which are yet ready for presentation.
The question whether the opposition members for
Paris will take the oath or not will probably be
solved at once. But the question has lost most of
its interest by the death of General Cayaignar._
_ _

There is mason to think that M. Billet& will be
the new Minister of Justice, and that be will be
succeeded at the Ministry of the Interior by M.
Rouland, who, as Minister of Public Instruction, has
given proofs of great ability. I have not heard who
is likely to replace M. Ronlaad.
There is a talk of • grand diplomatic ehasse
cruise,, the result of which would be to place M.
Target at Vienna, the Marquis de Mourtier at Ma-
drid, M. de Rayneval at Berlin, and M. de Gram-
mont (who het but lately arrived at Roan) at St.
Petersburg.
The Bourse was • good deal agitated by the news
of the further failures in Scotland, and towards the
elope there was a report that the Bank of England
had raised its rate of discount to 12 per cent. It
will be seen, however, that there was no great fall ;
and, all e"camstanoee considered-disturbances in
Glasgow, a fall in Consols, heavy failures at Vienna,
and restrictive measures on the pat of the Bonk of

Frankfort—coming after the shorck given to French
commercial habits by the financial resolution of
Compiegne, it is only wonderful that the Rente
holds up so well as it does. Some people ask bow it
is that French manufacturers and tradesmen do not
sell oat their stook for mosey rather than pay heavy
interest on bills, but the answer is that these classes
habitually employ all their capital in their business,
and are very seldom holders of stock. But very
little business was done to-day, speculators for the
most part standing aloof to watch events. The
Rents fell 6c. for cash and 16c. for amount, closing
at 80fr. 60c. and 86fr. 00fr. Mobilier fell 12fr. 60c.
The railway market was very heavy. The principal
lines fell 7fr. or Bfr.

A;;;ycielleate--ininded Frenchman writes to the
Spectoteur calling to mind the fact that it is exactly
altondred years ago since Admiral Byng was shot
on board the Monarch, in Portatnouth harbour, on
Nov. 12, 1757, and suggesting that out of respect to
the memory of the unfortunate admiral the perform-
ance of M. Paul Poacher's drama, representing the
closing scenes of his life, should be suspended on
this sad anniversary. I perceive, however, that the
Amiral de r Baradre Blew is the day's playbill of
the Cirque, and I am afraid the theatre will not be
eland.

THE BRAZILS.

(sT inform TELBSILIIPM.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FESDAT.

The Teviet lase arrived. She left Rinse the lith
and Liston on the 9th inst. She has brought
mietrtheee passengers.