The Express. — 1856-02-01 (London, England)

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.  (?1,011 0011 OWN.  PARIS. TZVMDAT Evuuto.  The Bourse was mach agitated to-day. In the morning the Bente roes to 71tr., bet afterwards considerable disappointment was felt in consequence of rumour (which turn out to have been cornet) that the Queen's Speech, while alluding in very guarded language, to hopes of peace," had not even announced the signature of the expected protocol, and had dwelt emphatically upon the necessity of continuing the preparations for carrying on the war. The Beate dropped from 71fr. to 70fr. 40c., and after many fluctuations, claaed at 701 r. 60c., with a ries on the day of 10c. Railways were in greater demand than they have been of late, and most of the lines left off at considerably higher quqtatione. Lyons and Western sew 2",:r. each, Grand Central, 33fr., and other lines from 12fr. to leifr. railways gave way a good deal, and notwithstanding a partial recovery, closed with • fall of 120. 601 r. Credit Meagher nee 133..  The town of Tonnerre is in a state of great excitement, owing to a suicide, committed under very *UM ordinary circumstances by a judge of one of the law emote of the place. For the last ten years mazy respectable families and public taw tiooaries in Tonnerre have been annoyed by anonymous letters, imputing to them all aorta of crimes and misdemeanours. The so•rce of the alumni,. has hitherto been sought in vain, but latterly surpictons were entertained of two judges of the tribunal of First Instence, and these RIFF ciuns were so strong that the Imperial Caere irstructed one of its judges to institute • judicial inquiry en the subject. This high functionary arrived in Tonoerce on Jan. 25, accompanied by a gab. stitch, of the Proconsul:least-al, and on the aim  day searches were made at the houses of the two phases in vends., M. de Br— and 11. B—. It ienid that io the hones of M. de Br— a targeting. of proofs against him were discovered, and that after being interrogated, he was constrained to resign his seat on the bench. At M. B—'s only one libellous paper was bound, but this was in his own handwriting. He, however, affirmed that he had merely copied it out of curiosity from a paper that bad been shown to him at a neighboar's. The next day this M. B— shot himself is the breast with a gun, and the wound not being mortal, he find upon himself a second time with a pistol. According to public report, during the short interval that «tarred before his death he protested his innocence. His friends earnestly hops it may turn out that the only motive for the desperate an was an unjust accusation acting upon a sensitive mind.  A letter front Vienna of the 26th Jan., in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says :—" Since the meeting of the Council of War in Paris, the attention of the Russian generals has been principally directed towards Poland. The fortresses of that country, for the repair of which immense sums have been expended during the last 4 years, are all constructed on a system worthy of being studied by strategistsThese fortresses are now being provisioned for a year, as though the Russians are to have to defend themselves behind walls, and not in the open field. It is in these places that the divisions et the guard and the reserves are being collected, and other forme are directed on Elitomir, Kicheneft Nioolakff, Finland, and the Crimea. The military governor of Orenbonrg is sending reinforosseests to General Moaravieft"