The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

EXPRESS PROM PARIS.

(Di OrDNAIINZ MID IRITISX TZLIWIAPII4

FARIS, FRIDAY MOANING.
The llmitevr publishes a convention, by the
forme of which Eegland gives up the right to trade
between the embouchure of St. Jean and Portendic,
1 in re turn for the cession of Albreda.

(CROY OCR OWN COlLllleru...
PAM& TILDWIDAT EMITS*.
Yesterday afternoon, at about three o'clock, as the
Emperor , accompanied by en aided'stamp, was
driving along the Rate Rivoli towards the Bastille,
the hones, when near the Hotel de vale, took fright
at the sound of • drum, ran away, and rushed upon
the feet pavement. A boarding in front of a shop
stopped their progress, but one of the reins snapped,
and the fees wheels of the carriage became
awkwardly entangled in some planks. The Emperor
got out without coming to any harm. He was en
his way to Vincennes at the time.
Dr. Kern and M. de Hatfield bad a conferemeel
with Count Walewski to-day on the affairs of
Neufchatel. The object of the meeting was plia-
bly to make to the Swiss and Prussian repressale-
fives some communication relative to the proeseillip
oldie her powers, France, England, Austria, end
)tessia, whose plenipotentiaries have, it is beyond
oat, met in the absence of those of the other two,
to settle a scheme for an arrangement, there being
as chance of Prussia voluntarily yoking these ma-
es hens which Switzerland considers indispensable.
The Bourse opened rather heavily valor the in-
Same of financial news from load" szpisbdeg
tits cause of the fall in Camels yesterday, bet the
gestations by telegraph this mere* eels* better
the inference was drawn that the Bask of England
could not have raised its discount. Later in the day,
however, it was rumoured that the &comet hadlissa
raised to 7 per cent, and the Bents ahead heavily
at 60fr. 70e. for each, end 69fr. 96c. for sesseat,with
a fall of 30c. and 25c. Mobilier fell 22tr. 7M. The
half-monthly settlement in railways was efketed
under very favourable conditions, and in consequence
the alight fall of two or three franca at the opening
was more than effaced as to several lines at the close.
Mediterranean rose i3fr. In other railways there was
no considerable change. Bank of France shares fell
300 fr. Attempts were made to raise doubts as to the
execution of the scheme for the augmentation of the
capital, but it was ultimately assumed to ho quite
certain that it is adopted. It is said, however, that
the new shares will be of 3,000 fr. each, lasted, el
1,000 fr., and that 36,000 new shares will be awed.
The way in which it is reported that the shereowill be
distributed among the old shareholime eseelbeed
the fall.

There has been a good deal of discussion in the
budget committee about the proposed tax on nego-
tiable securities, and the report was revived that

there is a qaMtion of inereasio g the proposed rate
from ISe. to 30c. On the other hand, considering
the steady increase in the ordinary revenue, the ne-
cessity for this very obnoxious tax becomes lees and
less apparent. Indeed, tinier great increase of ex-
penditure is contemplated, the money cannot be
wanted.

The French railway companies continue to oppose
meet warmly the new tax with which they are
threatened. They have distributed to the legisla-
tive body notes setting forth the taxes which they
already pay to the irtate. According to one of these
accounts, the Lyons railway paid in 1858 more than
six millions; the Mediterranean upwards of Ave,
and Orleans about the same; the total, it declares,
amounting to not leas than 31,246,000 fr.
It is olloially announced that the Grand Duke
Constantine is expected at Marseilles on April 25.
Ile will be received by Lieut. Colonel Pave, of the
Artillery, one of the Emperor's orderly *Boers, the
Marquis & Belmont, the Emperor's Chamberlain,
and the civil and military authorities of the city and
department.