The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-26 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

ODESSA, Ocr. 24.

The Emperor will return to St. Petersburg on
the 28th inst. The Empress will prolong her stay
in the Crimea.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oar. 19.
(V4EII'I,O(IAG.)

The Porte is about to address a note to the Eu-
ropean powers, explaining the differences which
exist between the Turkish and Bervian govern-
ments.

Prince Conzs has addressed a note to the Porte,
reiterating his demand for the definitive union
of Moldavia and Wallachia. Another conference
is expected to be held ahortly ou this subject.

Three Franco-Danubian steamers have been lost
in the Black Bea. Twenty-four persons were
drosned.

INDIA.
CALCUTTA, Sem Z 3.
Shirting', active, but unchanged in price. Mule
twist active, at advancing quotations. Raw silk
dull and declining. Copper (bah sheathing sad
tile), and sugar advancing. Shellac unchanged.
Saltpetre, jute, linseed, hides, and rice in active
demand, and prices advancing.
Exchange on London, 2s. Old. Government
Securities, Four per Cents., 17+ discount ; ditto,
Five per Cents., 4} discount. Frtighta dull.

WIMY, Barr. 90.
(By telegraph to Point de (ills.)
The cotton market is firm, but inanimate. Piece
goods firm. Twist steady. Linseed unchanged.
Freights declining. Government Securities, Five
per Cents., 96/.

CHINA.
CANTON, /kn. 12.

Grey shirtings and water twist unchanged. Tea
tending upwards. Total export to date 21,894,0001 bi.
Exchange on London id. higher.
FOG-CHOW-FOG, Sxrr. 3.
Tea : Prices tending upwards.
SHANGHAI, SEPT. 4.
Grey shirting, active, but prices declining.
Tea: Congou unchanged.

Silk active, but unchaegefi in price. Settlements
in the fortnight, 8,500 bales. Total export to date,
12,800 bake.

Exchange on London, kl. lower. Exchange on
India, 2 rupees lower.
Freights fur tea and silk dull and declining.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FIUDAT EV=ING.

A confereuce on the subject of the joint exp -
dition of Franco, England, and Spain against
Mexico, was held yesterday at the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs. It is stated that the terms of a
definitive convention have been agreed upon, and
that the signatures of the plenipotentiaries will be
affixed in less than a week. The French fleet is
all ready and expects to start within the first
fortnight of next month.
A French translation of Father Passaglia's
famous pamphlet is published to-day at Moliui s.
Bullier's Correspondence says that as many as
1,000 copies have already been sold.
I may mention, as a very small subject of con-
solation for the Emperor's inexplicable hanging
back with regard to the Roman question, that the
Censtitntiomiet, undoubtedly a semi-official journal,
warmly approves the doctrine of Passaglia. The
Temp. notices with approbation, and the Pattie
with deprecation, that the Coustitutionnef has never
before spoken so decidedly against the principle of
the temporal power. The Patric, whose recent
" independence" is coincident with its leanings to
Rome, observes that the oms/ill/Gonne/ is not now
distinguished even by a shade from the radical
opinions of the SiZete and Opinion. Nationale.
The legitimist and ultnonontaxist journal, the
Union, announces that its principal editor, M.
Laurcutie, has received front the Sovereign Pontiff
the cress of Commander of the Order of Pius IX.,
" iu testimony of his attachment to the catholic
faith, his love for the Holy See, and the merits and
excellence of his writings." The Pope certainly
must have credit for pluck when he thus does his
utmost to show sympathy for the bitterest enemies
of the Emperor, to whose mysterious protection
alone he owes the protracted enjoyment of his con-
demned temporal crown.
The Bounty was decidedly better to-day. A
little hesitation was apparent in the morning owing
to a tuistakeu reading of a telegram, which made
out a fall of per cent. in Consols, whereas there
was in reality a rise to that extent. The announce-
ment in the Mouiteur that the instalments of the
Italian Loan were put off, as expected, and that
the dividends would be paid at Rothschild's, greatly
contributed to the improved feeling. Reute rose
25c. for cash and 15c. for account, closing at 68fr.
30c. and 68fr. 20c. Mobiliur rose I lfr. 25c., and
the Italian Loan 301 r. Railways were only from
lfr. to 3fr. higher.
The Opinion Nationale has received a letter from
the Polish General Mieroelawski, giving a positive
contradiction to a statement in a Turin correspond-
ence of the Dres,6i ✓onrnnt that he was about to
" invade Gallicia by way of Montenegro, Sorvia,
and Moldavia, declining all co-operation with the
Magyars." The evident object of these perfidious
insinuations, says the Opinion, is to sow discord
between the Poles and Hungarians. The truth is
that the relations between three two patriotic na-
tions are at this moment excellent, under the aus-
pices of Garibaldi, Klapka, and Mieroslawaki.
A fire broke out three nights ago iu a splendid
mansion not long educe built by M. de Carayou-
Latour, Deputy of the Legislative Body, on an
estate which he has in the commune of Virolade
(Gironde), and which, though scarcely finished,
was universally admired for its richness and
beauty. Nothing now remains of it but the four
walls. The tire is said to have broken out in
more than one point at once. An alarm was in-
stantly given, and the firemen from the surround-
ing commuues were soon on the spot, but all their
exertions were in vaiu. The loss is estimated at
1,400,000 fr.