The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY Erzwuco.

Toe w ill not fail to have remarked the import of
the note in the Notaleur on the subject of Neuf-
chatel.

It is now officially avowed that the King of
Prmia had, before France asked Switzerland to re-
lease the prisoners, "confidentially" assured the
French Emperor of his conciliatory disposition. The
only possible meaning of this is that the King of
Prussia agrees to give up Neufchatel to Switzerland.
The Bourse was not more animated than yester-
day. It is known that large speculative purchases
in the Bente have been made during the month, and
the nature of the coming settlement depends upon
whether this stock will be taken up or not. The
general opinion is that a great part of it will be,
and then a rise may be expected, since stock will
Ispetsse scarce, that the rate of report will fall. It
is said in Galignani, that "The council of the Bank
of France has approved of the proposed augmen-
tation of its capital, Be., and the matter is to be
brought without delay before the Council of State ;"
but at the Bourse it was affirmed that nothing
positive was known as to what the bank directors
did yesterday, and that another extraordinary
meeting would take place on Saturday. The Rento
closed at yesterday's price (68fr. 6e.) for cash, and at
68fr. 10c., being a rise of .le. for account. Railways
were calm, but yesterday's prices were fully main-
tained.

It is confirmed that the bullion in the Bank of
France is increasing. Some say the augmentation

amounts to 20,000,6601 r.
An election for a deputy for Nimes, in the place of
M. Baragnon, took place the day before yesterday.
If this isolated case could be considered as any indi-
cation of what is likely to be the conduct of the con-
stituency of the country at the next general election,
it would not appear that M. Ledru Rollin's circular
against the policy of abstention has yet produced
meek effect. The official return is as follows :—Re-
glistered electors, 38,387 ; voted, 12,280; for M.
Perouse, government candidate, 11,200; for M.
Dourel, 1,017; votes lost, 11; bulletins can-
celled, 22. It thus appears that considerably
less than one-third of the electors went to
the poll. I rather think, however, that in the
Nimes district there are more legitimists than re-
publicans, and the Count de Chambord has not only
advised, bat ordered his Mends to abstain from
voting. At all events, the republicans will net
throw away their strength at a single election.
Led= Rollin's circular will, no doubt, produce a
very great effect, but as it can only be circulated
through the country privately, it cannot yet be very
generally known.
Rear-Admiral Rigault de Genouilly leaves Paris
for Brest on the 28th of this month to hoist his Rag
on board the Nemesis, which will sail for China as
soon after that date as weather will permit.
M. Lamsrtine arrived In Paris yesterday to go on

with hie monthly publication of his EN

fantiliers de litterature.

SPAIN.

MADRID, lAN. 2L

The Gazette contains a bulletin stating that the
Queen is suffering from an indisposition resulting
from a breaking out on the akin (use rougeole). The
journals announce that their Majesties will leave
for Andalusia in March. In the course of their tour,
they will visit Grenada, Malaga, Cadiz, and Seville.