The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1852.

Wrier, ablerbel too many difficult duties, the direction i
atlas , nod te give to it • simple anihrws er-
tto one single Impalas. To this effect
t to mate Men or eight general inspectors,
embeeisbig is their attributions several military divisions,
aaskeemmgosidiag directly with the minister. They will
hive Eider their Odors special inspectors, who themselves
'will be in continued commugicatMa with the com-
missaries of towns, who now, scattered over all
points of France, are nothing but the agent. of
the municipalities. In this manner the Minister of
Polies will be at the head of functionaries hierarchically
subordinate ono to another, but who will not the km
obey the civil authorities from the mayor to the prefect.
He will overlook everything without administering any-
thing ; be will not diminish the power of the prefects, he ,
will not share it; his agents will second the different au-
thorities, giving them information in the first place, and
the government afterwards, in all things that concern the
public service. Without doubt, under au order of things 11
representing only privileged interests, such a ministry
might inspire apprehensions; but under a government
whose mission is to satisfy the general interests, k
should have nothing but what is encouraging for all.
This then will not be a ministry of provocation and perse-
cution, seeking to unveil the secrets of families, seeing evil
everywhere for the pleasure of pointing it out, interrupting
the relations of citizens with each other, and making sus-
picion and fear hover over all things ; it will be, on the con-
trary, an essential protective institution, animated princi-
pally with that spirit of benevolence and moderation which
does not exclude firmness ; it will only intimidate the ene-
mies of society. To resume its task is, in the point of view
of humanity, to watch over public security, general utility,
ameliorations to be introduced, abuses to be suppressed, QM
all branches of the public service. It will then furnish
the government with the most effective means of doing
good. It is to you, Monsieur le lilinistre, who have given
me so many proofs of your discernment, of your courage in
difficult moments, and of your devotedness, that I confide
this noble and important mission of making that truth
reach me without intermission which too often is sought to
be kept away from power.—lteteive the assurance of my
sentiments. Loris NAN-itmom.

After the preceding letter comes a decree regu-
lating the central organisation and the active services
of the new ministry of police. Under the head of
" General Security " are classed the following im-
portant attributions: Surveillance of the press, of
theatres, and publications of all sorts. Sur-
veillance of the prisons, houses of arrest,
and of justice, of detention and reclusion
general surveillance of printing and bookselling.
Licenses of printers and booksellers. Surveillance of
foreign bookselling. l'iracy iu France and abroad.
Literary property. Declaration of divers publi-
cations. Depot of books, journals, engravings, &e.,
published in Paris and the departments. There are
to be by the stdc of the minister, and to work with
him, three directors-general, ono of whom will be the
prefect of police of the Seine. Besides daily con-
ferences, the directors will be convoked in meeting
once a week, and discuss before the minister the
various reclamation' sent in to them. Minutes will
be taken of these sittings. The administration of the
departmental service comprises the inspectors-general,
the special inspectors and the commissaries of police.
Thegencral inspectors will watch over particularly all
that can influence the public mind, all that can give
cause to legitimate complaints. They will watch
over the press, theatres, prisons, public instruction,
and political and industrial associations. They will
rectify false news. Thus they will keep a checks
upon the prefects. The inspectors-general of the
first class are to receive 1.1,000 francs salary ; of the
:second class, 12,000 ; and of the third class, 10,000.
Travelling expenses are to be paid extra. There are
to be nine inspectors-general, whose residences are
fixed at Paris, Lille, Metz, Lyons, Marseilles, Tou-
louse, Bordeaux, Nantes, and Boarges. Their cir-
cumscriptions will embrace two or more military
divisions. Tho inspector-general residing at
Paris will watch over the first and second
military divisions excepting the department of
the Seine, which is to remain in the exclusive attri-
butions of the Prefect of Police of Paris. There will
be twelve special inspectors, whose number may be
increased if necessary, and who are to reside in the
chief town of each of the military divisions, but not
in the towns mentioned above.

Another decree determines the internal regulations
of the council of state, and settles what affairs are to
be referred to the general assembly, and what to the
sections only. In each section will be kept two rolls,
on one of which are inscribed matters of urgency,
and on tho other ordinary matters. A reporter
is named by the president of the section for each
affair. The report on urgent affairs ought to be
ready at latest at the second sitting which follows
the sending of the documents. No section can deli-
berate unless three councillors arc present. In the
general assembly every councillor is to wear his cos-
tume. Tho votes are taken by oasis-et-lerl, or by
calling over the names. Before the general assembly
are brought projects of law and of reyhmems cradme-
aistratiem pubhque—projects of decrees embracing
the followir, objects:—The registration of bulls and
other acts of Holy See; remedies against abuses,
the authorisation of religious societies; maritime
prizes; concessions of portions of the state domains;
the authorisation or establishment of institutions of
public utility, founded by departments, communes,
or individuals ; the making of departmental reads,
canals, and branch railways, which may be autho-
rised by decree of the executive power; the creation
of tribunals of commerce, and of conseils de
prud'hommes; the creation or prorogation of tem-
porary.ehambers in the courts or tribunals ; the
authorisation of prosecutions proposed to be insti•
tuted against the agents of the government ; natu-
ralisations, revocations, and modifications of permis-
nions of domicile granted to foreigners ; the esta-
blishment of bridges and tariffs, of burial and also of
octroi fees. Various other matters not here specially
mentioned will be first examined by a section, and
afterwards sent to the general smonbly by order of
the President. &sides these, the Assembly will
have to decide on business generally which the pre-
sidents of sections may send before it, as well as upon
such questions as the government may specially re-
mit to it.

The following decree relates to the dotation of the
Legion of Honour :
Louis Napoleon, President of the Republic, considering
that article 10 of the decree of Jan. 23, 1652, having for its
principal end to augment the importance of the Legion of
Honour, has only provided for those who shall be in future
admitted to that order, for the reason that the supplernen-
MIT funds of the dotation would be insufficient for all who
are at present decorated. Considering, secondly that it is
helms just to extend the dispositions of that decree to
officers
offi who have rendered eminent services, decrees, first,
that article 10 of :the decree of Jan. 23, 1652, is applicable
Ito all officers of the sea and land forces who shall be ad-
mitted to superannuation from this date. Secondly, the
Mioister of War is charged with the execution of this de-
, cree.—llone at the palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 26, 18.32.-
1 LOUIS NAPOLION.

M. Henri Chevreau, prefect of the Ardethe, is
appointed secretary-general of the Ministry of the
Interior, Agriculture' and Commerce.
M. Lefebvre de Becour, French consul at Calcutta,
and M. Prospero Faugere, redacteur in the Ministry
of Foreign A.ffairs, are appointed sub-directors of
political affairs in the same department. Baron de
Cramayel, formerly. minister plenipotentiary, who
exercised the functions of sub-director of political
affairs, resumes his title of plenipotentiary, and will
be charged in this quality with special missions.
Colonel Laborde, commander of the Legion of
Honour, formerly colonel of the Old Guard of the
Emperor at the Isle of Elba, has just been nominated
governor of the Palace of the Senate.
The Gazette de France says : " It is well known
that, conformably to the circular of Mole Morny,
the government will make known the candidates to
the legislative body which it recommends to the
choice of the electors. This list of candidates will
appear in tho Moniteur. It is now being drawn up
at the Ministry of the Interior. Av soon as this tusk,
which is very far advanced, and that relative to the
electoral circumscriptions, shall ho terminated, the
electors will ho forthwith convoked."

A dinner of 50 covers took place on Thursday at
the Elysi..c, at which several members of the Senate
and of the council of state, and several other per-
sonages of importance, were present.
The offices of the staff of the national guard of
Paris ate, it is said, to be in future at the l'uluis
Royal.
At the Bourse, the Five per Cents. were 102.73 ;
Three per Cents., 6.5; Bank of France Shares, 2,000.

PARIS, Sumiisr Evzsixo.
The 211imiteur of this morning announcer that Col.
Vaudrey, aide•de-camp of the President, has been
appointed governor of the Tuileries. Why the de-
nomination of governor has been preferred to that of
grand-marshal is not obvious, unless indeed the ap-
plication of the title of " Prince• President" to the head
of the state instead of " Emperor" should suggest a
corresponding diversity of nomenclature in the
pseudo imperial functionaries. The office in this in-
stance, it is understood, will be in regard to attribu-
tions the same as that exercised by Duroc under the
Emperor. Last night it was rtpoited that (leneral
St. Arnaud was to retire from the Ministry of War,

and be replaced by Colonel Vaudrey. The new go-
vernor of the luileries is an old colonel of
engineers, and every inch a soldier. Co-
lonel Vaudrey spoiled his career in tho army,
where ho was highly respected for his ser-
vices, acquirements, and military qualities, by
embarking in the expeditiou of Strasbourg. Ho was
returned to the Legislative Assembly for the Cote
d'Or, in which department his family, of ancient and
noble line, held formerly considerable possessions. In
consequence of the revival of titles and their accom-
paniments, Colonel Vaudry has re-assumed the old
device of his house, which was composed of three of
their domains: " J'ai Valhu, Vaux, et Vaudrey."
But the pledge implied in the last word of the motto
is hut ill-redeemed by becoming major-domo of the
Tuileries at the . present moment. For the rest,
Colonel Vuudrey is reported the exact type and mili-
tary incarnation of Bonapartism, and as such his
traits were often ingeniously caricatured in the Cha-
rirari, under the piquant personality of Colonel
Ratapoil.
The Moniteue contains a decree modifying the
article relating to the dotation of the Legion of
Honour in the confiseation decree. Owing to the
impossibility of applying the plunder of the house of
Orleans, so as to pension the whole order, it was en-
acted that the pensions mentioned in that artich•should
only apply to naval or military officers in active, ser-
vice, who should hereafter be promoted to all grades
in the Legion of Honour above the rank of simple
legionaries. The mediae:Won introduced by the new
decree extends the same advantage to all naval or
military officers en retraile.
A decree in the .Msiteur re-establishes the old
form of the decoration of the members of the Legion
of Honour. You are aware that the eagle was res-
tored to the decoration at the sane time as to the
standards of the army. The effigy of the emperor is
also to be restored.

The prefects who are in l'aris are by no means
pleased with the new ordinance of police, which will
subject them to tho espionage and surveillance of the
inspectors of police. On this subject a dispute is
said to have arisen bet sVel'n the ministries of the in-
terior and police. To this difference is attributed
the appearance in the /Wm/a of an article criticising,
although timely enough, the measure in question.
I understand from a reliable source that an inci-
dent occurred at the President's grand dinner on
Thursday at the Elysic, which produced much sen-
sation, particularly among the English guests pre-
sent. Amon,g these you are aware that the lemling
members of the British embassy were present. Louis
Napoleon is said, by my informant, to have complained
to a noble English marquis of large property, with
whom he has been long on terms of intimacy, of the
attacks and misrepresentations of the leading organs
of the English press. lie added, that although as
an individual he was prepared to overlook such as-
persions, he had, as head of the French nation, a
publis duty to perform, and that however painful it'
would be to him to take such a step, he should be
compelled to interdict the journals in question from '
entrance into France. The prince ended significantly
with saying, that he trusted that he should not be
reduced to the necessity of resorting to harsher mea-
sures. The meaning attributed by his noble interlo-
cutor to this vague menace is, I understand, the pos-
sible expulsion of correspondents. Meanwhile, who-
ever takes the pains to read the Paris letters of
those newspapers who have no ostensible or respon-
sible correspondent, will be able to judge whether
the acts of the French government would gain any
additional grace in English eyes by being reported
through an obscure, secret, and anonymous nrdium.
[The correspondent of a morning paper thus refers
to this ominous dinner party :
Although it dots not full properly within the province of
a newspaper to report the sayings and doings at a private
dinner, it may not be uninteresting at the present moment
to state that Louis Napoleon expressed great regret that the
belief of his warlike intentions against England should
have become WI prevalent in that country. Ile
declared that nothing was further from his thoughts
than to make war with that country. It was a coon
try in which he had lived long enough to acquire not
only a respect for its people, but respect fur its institutions ;
and he 'dial had a great many friends there. As to tho
rumour that he intended to make war against Ragland, he
declared that it was simply absurd. I mention these obser•
vations, not because 1 attach any particular importance to
them, but because the President uttered them. It is clear
that Louis Napoleon wishes as to believe in his pacific inten-
tions, and it is possible that he may be sincere in them. But
will his wish for peace, powerful though he now is, prevent
war? Are there not circumstances which are beyond his
power and control? It has never been said that he intended to
make war directly against England. What was said was
that he considered war necessary for the consolidation of
his power; that he would be forced to rush into it in order
to give employment to his army; and that the possession of
the frontier of the Rhine, which is an object of ambition to
all Frenchmen, would not only be plausible, but a popular
excuse for a war, into which England, as well as all the
other great powers of Europe,would undoubtedly be drawn.
At all events, it is to be hoped that loose words spoken over
a dinner-table will not prevent the English Parliament
from providing fur defences against future events.]
' '

It is reported that the Court of Cessation has
quashed the judgments of the courts-martial of
Lyons, but that the Gazette des Traumatic. and hruit
have born prohibited from publishing the decree of
the court by which this has been done. I give
this report with all reserve, on account of its great
importance.
t he staff of the national guard has been removed
from the Tuileries to the l'alais Royal.
General Juan de Zabel& has arrived in Paris, on a
mission to the French government.
M. Charles Giraud is to be appointed president of.
the section of the conceit IlWat of the Interior, Pub-•
lie Instruction, and Worship, in the place of M.
l)elanple, made procureur-general of the Court of
Cessation.
M. Troplong, the president of the Court of Appeal,
and vice-president of the Senate, has given official
notice to advocates and attorneys that they are to
present themselves in court henceforth with white
cravats, without moustaches, beards, or imperials.
MM. Larochejaquelin, Mathieu de la Redorte,
Lopes Dubee, and do Goulard have requested their
friends to contradict the report that they are candi-
dates for the Corps Legislate.
M. Lisieux, formerly a redacteur of the Charivari,
and latterly writer of dramatic critiques in the Con-
stitutionnel, has been arrested. You may remember
that this gentleman was arrested ono before, and
tried by court-martial on the charge of having fired
a pistol on the 4th of December on the troops from
the Cafe du Grand Baleon. lie was then acquitted
and released. But ho seems not to have been so for-
tunate this time, having been convicted by some ad-
ditional evidence on the same charge, and sentenced
to seven years' imprisonment. Mdlle. Brohan, the
celebrated actress, of the Theatre Francais, obtained
an interview with the General St. Arnaud, and at-
tempted to influence him on behalf of M. Li-
sieux. The Minister of War, who, you are
aware, often performed with success at private
theatricals in his earlier career, was well
disposed to favour the application, but he is said to
have declared that at this moment his influence with
the Prince-President was by no means in the as-
cendant, and that such a favour asked by himself
would certainly not be granted.
There is a singular story current about a mys-
terious mission confided to one of the Bonaparte
family. Pierre is said to have repaired to Forli, in
Romagna, for the purpose of procuring documents
relative to a strange legend respecting the spurious
birth of Louis Philippe. You may remember that
one Maria Stella, daughter of Schiuppini, a captain
of abirri at Florence, has written some memoirs,
stating that herself and Louis Philippe were ex-
changed as infants. It appears that Maria Stella is
now residing at Forli.
The Indencrolargeo of Brussels says:—" We are as-
sured that the government has fixed as follows the
places of residence for some of tho French political
refugees. M. Edgar Quinet is to reside at Bruges ;
M. Madicr do Montjau at Hasselt ; MM. Charles
Lagrange and Joigneaux at Saint-Hubert, and M.
Naaud at Antwerp. During the last few days seve-
ral refugees have left Brussels for England."
It is stated that M. Chavoix, ex-representative,
whose name was down on the list of persons to be
sent out of the country, has obtained leave to remain
in France, at Excideuil.
A letter from Paris, in the Brannen:nation of
Brussels, says :
Persons who arc well informed on tho subject give no
faith to the reported intention of alliances or conquests on
the part of the French government. I can give you, as
authentic, the following remarks, made yesterday by lien.
at. A1111(141 " Why, and how, should we go to war? We
have not called out a single additional man; the revolution
is not yet definitively overcome at hone; our relations
with Russia are friendly; they have never been better
than they :.re at present with Austria and Prussia; u for
England, she his enough of her own internal divisions. if
we were to thrvatin her by armaments, we should render
the greatest wrvje to her government by rallying round it

the parties who now read her maunder. We do not like her
well enough to render her that service at the price of such
t fault. War would be madness." These words, I can
seture.you, are almost textual. I think they faithfully ex-
press the idea, now entertained by Louis Napoleon ; but it
to necessary that this idea should be better known in
Europe—she malt be tranquillised by a clearly pacific policy
abroad, mud a moderate one at home._

M. 'Casablanca, Minister of State, has acknow-
ledged the receipt of the protest of the executors of
Louis Philippe.
Full and entire amnesty is granted for all offences
and contraventions in the matter of the police of na-
vigation and maritime fishery, committed previously
to the present date.
Father Lacerdaire, the famous Dominican preacher,
in consequence of some political allusions in his ser-
mons, has received a hint to avail himself of the
mission give* him by the Popo to visit tho convents
of his order out of France.

The prices of the hectolitre wheat is fixed, during
the month of February, as follows:—Paris, lMt. hie.;
Toulouse, Lyons, and Marseilles, 19f. 1 lc.; Stras-
bourg, 19f. 23e ; Bordeaux, hif. 4lie.; Nantes,
14r. 9fic.
The Union says It is positively stated that the
organic electoral law will appear in a few days. The
arrangements of the electoral circumspections has
been terminated in the offices of the Ministry of the
Interior. The number of the members of the legis-
lative body will ho about three hundred and fifteen."
M. Pepm-Le•hallenr, who resigned his sent in the
Consultative Commission, will present himself as a
candidate for the representation of the Meause in the
legislative body.
M. Seneca, procurcur-general at Nancy, is ap-
pointed director of criminal affairs and pardons an
the ministry of justice, in the place of M. Conti,
made councillor of state.

The lion. Mr. Stuart, attarlh•' to the embassy, left
}'aria yesterday, with the papers required by Lord
Normanhy and Lord John Russell fur the expected
discussion in parliament of the causes of Lord Pal-
merston's dismissal.

The Mayors of La Rochelle and Rochefort, and a
I delegate of La Rochelle, had an audience of the Pre-
! sident of the Republic on Friday, to present a pro-
ject for the execution of a railroad to connect the
potty of La Rochelle and Rochefort with the ntation
of Poitiers on the Bordeaux line. The President
listened attentively to the observations that were
made, and announced his intention of uniting in a
collective decree all the railway projects the execution
of which shall have been recognised as useful to the
public interest.
M. Michael Rempp, a n'iladeur of the 3lnniteur
Pari.irn, has been promoted to a high post in the
ministry of the interior.

BELGIUM.
The Ind. rendunre Ague, of Jan. 31, says:
"The Bulletin Fron;-ais was seized yesterday, in
consequence, it is said, of a formal complitint made he
the French government, of the violent attacks of this
publication against the President of the Republic."