The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAT ETILNINO.

The news of the rupture of diplomatic relations
between Austria and Sardinia, which is given in a
vecy positive form by the Mats and several foreign
Inanels, seems to be not quite certain. The state-
ment first appeared in the Calorie Gazette under
date of Vienna, February 14, but the Bourse Ga-
on* of Vienna of the 13th, said that although the
Austrian government was greatly irritated by Count
Goose's reply. to Count ituol's note, and had in
%st decided to vocal Count Pear from Turin, the
better had been instructed before leaving to make
one more effort to conciliate the Sardinian cabinet.
The Pays of this evening, in a semi-official note,
emfe that intelligence has been received from Vienna
to the 18th, and that it was then hoped that, thanks
to the intervention of powers friendly to both the
governments, the Austrian Ambassador would still
remain at his post.
The Sieek does not agree with the Debate that
the only consequence of the rupture of diplomatic
relations between Austria and Sardinia would be to
agate between those powers a situation similar to
that which exists between Naples, and France, and
England :—" This situation can only be considered
exempt from danger by those who do not look be-
fond the present moment ; it cannot last for em,
and in the absence of concessions very difficult to be
arranged, it 'seat inevitably lead to hostilities."
The Bourse was better today. But little uneasi-
ness wee felt about the delicate state of the relations
between the courts of Vienna and Turin. The
Rents rose 20c., for cash, and 10c., for account,
dosing at 70fr. 80c. and 71fr. se. Mobilien rose
IA 23c. The Mediterranean Railway rose 20fr.,

Western 10tr., and the other lines from 2fr.
to Ur. . . .

The new tax on negotiable securities being •bent I,
to go through the form of being submitted to gm ,
Coupe Legialatif, the Pori, has an article in penile
a the measure. The principal argument medal
that the twelve millions which it is now said the tax
will produce, is such a mere bagatelle in properties
to the ten milliards of capital represented by tae
share. intended to be subjected to the impost. People
remember with satisfaction that since the tax el
de. was laid on in 1850, the value of shares bas
almost doubled ; and, therefore, the Pelvis OMB
inclined to propose a rule-of-three sum thus warded:
" If a tax of bc. produced so much prosperity in 1850,
bow much is a tax of 15c. likely to produce in 1837 r
At all events the Patrie avers that since all the
minister predictions about the consequences of
the Sc. tax in 1850 were falsified by the
went, any apprehension of evil consequences from •
'huge of only three times the amount, is in the
bet degree ridiculous in the face of the marvellous
ro.perityw►ich now prevail'. With such doctrines
en we lore, and the French will us luagcr bo able us
allude ironically to the patience of English tax
payers by their facetious phrase " Faites payer John
BelL" The Patrie suggests that the diffi-
culty about taxing foreign shares may be
got over simply by adopting a regulation
already in force with respect to foreign bills which
cannot be negotiated in France, under a penalty,
unless a stamp of 15c. per 100 fr. be previously
affixed.
A letter in the Journal de Toulouse states that M.
Lejeune who, a short time since, was declared, after
along and memorable litigation, sole heir to the
immense wealth of the Brothers Michel, bankers,
has lately died in Italy leaving all his fortune to •
lady of the Quartier Breda.
I bear that a judicial " instruction" is actively
going on with respect to a political plot, of which
aemoely anything has been said here, which is alleged
to have been discovered in February last, and which
was to have broken out in action on tho Place de la
Brae on the 24th of February last.
A curt, in the diocese of Dijon, has been arrested
as an accomplice, with the father and mother of •
girl seduced by him, in the murder of his illegiti-
mate child. _ _ _

All the pectin who appeared before the Tribunal
of Correeticoal Police in the affair of the Docks Na-
poleon have appealed—MM. Clain, Legendre, and
Duchene de Vert against the judgment pronounced
spinet them ; and the Procurcur-General against
the acquittal of M. Orel. M. Berryer's appeal we
have already mentioned.