The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 11th have arrived.
The senate had adopted by sixty-four votes to seven-
teen the bill for authorising the government to carry
into effect the bill on the press. In consequence of
the numerous arrests made in Madrid the prisons
were so full that the breaking out of maladies was
apprehended. Most of these persons had been ar-
rested on the pretext of being vagabonds, and yet
amongst them were many in good circumstances,
some even who paid as much as 2,000 mats in taxer.
At Malaga numerous arrests of persons noted for the
violence of their political opinions continued to be
made.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORIMPONORNT.)
PARTS, WEDVENDAT EVENING,
_ . .

The Empress is going almost immediately to the
Pyrenees. A letter from Angouleme states that
orders hwl been given to prepare fur her reception
in that town on the 17th.

The Pays' London correspondent, who is supposed
to be no other than the French Ambassador, states
positively that the English expeditionary army in
China, which is composed of two divisions, is to be
reduced by one-half. Instructions have been sent
to General Ashburnham to limit his operations this
year to the military occupation of the town and
peninsula of Canton, which are to be officially placed
under English rule. General Garrett's brigade,
which was to have taken part in the expedition, will
remain in India. The General himself, who was on
his way to (long Kong, has received counter orders,
and at the date of the last news had arrived at
Ceylon en route for Calcutta.
The Classier de Paris thinks there is no founda-
tion for the rumour that l'ersia is about to establish
permanent embassies in France and England.
Two European residents have left Tunis for Paris
and London on a mission relative to the recent mur-
der of a Jew by Nlussulmans in that City.
M. de Salignae Fenclon, the French Ambassador
in Switzerland, has sustained a serious hurt by a
fall from his horse.

The Bourse remained in the same s'a'e u yea-
terday. Su little business was done that quotations
were nearly nominal. The Itente fell 10c. both for
rash and account, closing at 016 fr. Gsc. and tilifr. SOc.
Nlobilier feU sfr. Railways were very weak,
although there seems to be plenty of money for the
half monthly settlement, and the rates of carrying
over arc easy. Mediterranean fell 32fr. 50c.; Lyons,
20fr. ; Northern, 15fr.; and the other lines, Eastern
excepted, from 2fr. 50c. to sfr. ; Eastern rose
2fr. 50e.

In consequence of improvements in the manufac-
ture of cotton tau, there have been frequent dis-
pute, at the custom-houses about the admission of
lace made in a particular manner. The Minister of
Commerce, being of opinion that the law has been
construed in such a way as to exclude articles not in-
tended to be prohibited, has ordered that henceforth
all foreign cotton lace made by hand, no matter
what may he the tools used in the manufacture,
shall be admitted according to the tariff.
The Moniteur Vinieole says:
The price of wines, with the exception of old Wine!, which
are still very high, continues to decline, and a very decided
fall may he expected within the nest month or six weeks.
At twasem, the low state of private stocks (1,4, the down-
ward tendency. We must notice, however, that the news
from the wine-growing districts is not uniformly favourable.
Certain Bordelais vineyards those of Medec more especially,
many localities in Roussillon, and a large part of Languedoc,
ore visited by the tedium. The remedies which science hue
discovered for this disease aro unfortunately neglected in too
many cases by routine owl ignorance. We are happy to be
able to stole that, according to 'll our letters from Burgundy,
Champagne, Bolton, nod the Orleans, Tours, and Nantes
countries, the appearance of the vines is most satisfactory.
A retired merchant of Lotts-le-Saulnier, named
Lebeuf, was this morning sentenced by the Tribunal
of correetienal police to a year's imprisonment,a fine
of 1,000 fr., and a year's interdiction of civil rights,
for evil speaking of the Emperor. The policy of
the law, as reformed by his present majesty, does
not allow any report of the trial.
Beranger, whose state was declared hopeless yes-
' terday, is to-day somewhat better. The following is
the last bulletin :

July 15, 6 A.M.
M. Berseger's state is still very seriotut, but there is a
plight amelioration sieee yesterday.
Down to three o'clock this afternoon the improve-
ment continued. Belanger has had some refreshing
sleep, and on awaking he was very calm and able to
recognise people about him.
Madlle. Madeleine Itrohan made her first appear-
ance at the Francais last night, since her return
front St. Petersburg. She played Celimene in the
Misanthrope, and Silvia in the Jeux de FA Hll I I' et da
Hasard. She was warmly received, and seems likely
to be as great a favourite as ever. tier sojourn in
Russia has added just so much to her embonpoint as
to make one glad that she did not stay there much
longer, but otherwise her personal appearance has
not altered.

The llbmiterer announces the death of the Mama'
de Belmont, Chamberlain to the Emperor, from an
attack of apoplexy, at the Chateau de Quevillon, the
residence of his aunt, Madame de Fitz-James.

At Turin, on the 12th, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs gave a grand banquet to Admiral Lyons, who bad
arrived there the day before. All the minister* end the
British ambassador were among the guests. A splendid
ball took place at court on the following they in his honour,
A serious accident occurred last week at the
bridge of St. Maurice, in Switzerland. An omnibus with
eleven passengers, was proceeding from the railway station of
St. Maurice to Ben, when, in ersasing this bridge, it got
caught in a atone-post, and was hurled into the Rhine from
a height of forty feet. A led had two kg. ',retell, and his
life is considerea in danger. Several persons were senouoly
injured. Three boys, a gentleman, and an English lady
escaped unhurt.