The Express. — 1857-03-21 (London, England)

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 statement first appeared in the Calorie Gazette under date of Vienna, February 14, but the Bourse Gaon* 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 befond 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 uneasiness 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 difficulty 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 illegitimate child. _ _ _  All the pectin who appeared before the Tribunal of Correeticoal Police in the affair of the Docks Napoleon 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.