The Express. — 1860-08-17 (London, England)

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The telegrinw Which originally appeared in English papers reporting the landing of Garibaldi at Reggio, at the head of 8,000 men, appear to have been altogether false. Conflicting and unreliable telegrams from Naples and Genoa continue to be received, but nothing is certainly known beyond "this--that Naples is in a state of siege, and the King is making great demonstrations of resistance, while Garibaldi is combining his plans for en attack.  It is now positively stated here that the alleged threatening note of Austria to Sardinia, which caused so much anxiety at the Bourse last week, has no existence. The Bourse was, however, much depressed. The Rente sustained a fall of 25c. for cash and 20c. for account, closing at 67fr. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. In railways there was little change. There is a general indisposition to do speculative business, and it has been estimated that beyond the brokers and their agents there were not more than 200 people on 'Change to-day. High hopes were entertained yesterday, when the weather took up almost miraculously for the fête, that summer was at length really going to begin. The new moon of to-day was confidently looked forward to as the commencement of a beneficent era. A bright starlight night, prolonged tills am., cradled the late votaries of the holiday in this illusion. But the last reveller had scarcely gone to bed when the familiar black low clouds reappearzd, and although they have now and then retreated for a few momenta, it was only to take in fresh supplies of water, which they have been pouring down in torrents nearly all day. Nothing like this season has been seen for the last forty-five years. I hope it may be true, as reported, that in many parts of France the harvest is good—and the comparative firmness of the corn market gives some countenance to this version ; but, speaking of what I know from ocular demonstration, I must say that the grass crops in the immediate neighbourhood of Paris are the worst I ever saw in my 117 e. Three criminals of the darkest dye—named Joannon, Deschamps, and Chrdtien—were guillotined at Lyons on Tuesday last for a series of murders. The curiosity to ace them executed was intense. For several nights before the fatal event came off crowds of people encamped from sunset to sunrise upon the place of execution. When at last the direful morning came, a singular accident occurred. A man who had passed the night on the branch of a walnut•tree overlooking the scaffold had fallen off to sleep, like Lord Tomnoddy, just as the prisoners were marching out of the prison to their deaths. In falling from the tree he seriously injured three or four people, and was dreadfully hurt himself. The brother of one of the culprits (Joannon) claimed the head from the executioner the moment after it was cut off, and at once wrapped it up in a handkerchief to baffle the curiosity of the crowd. The body was given to him shortly afterwards for interment without funeral rites.  In the window of Giroux's toyshop on the Boulevard des Capucines, there is now exhibiting a model in wood of the triumphal arch of the Etoile, and the public are informed by a scroll that it is a dissecting puzzle made for the Imperial Prince by order of the Emperor. There is always a crowd looking at it. lam afraid the youthful prince will be taught to believe that France really gained all the battles the names of which are carved upon that monument ; if so, he will have to unlearn a good deal of his history when he grows older.