The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-31 00:00:00

THE •EXPRESS, SATURDAY

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.711011 OUR OWN CORYLMIDINT.

PARIS. BATUZDAY.
Achille Fould is appointed Miniater of State.

PARIS, FazDAT XVININD..

The Noniteur confirms the statement contained in
my letter of yesterday that M. Cambium* would
follow his two colleagues, the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs and Public Works in their departure from
the cabinet. The official journal announces that the
resignation of the Minister of State has been ac-
cepted; and that both he and M. Turgot are created
senators as well as M. Lefebvre-Dandle. The
Patric states that the latter has received
from the President a dotation of 30,000 fnuies,
the highest allowed by the constitution. It appears
certain that the ministry of state was offired to M.
Turgot; but I understand that he wished to be, like
10eneral de St. Arnaud, a salaried writer at the rune
time. The demand was thought a cast skive the
' merit of the ex-minister of foreign affairs ; but he
will no doubt receive the usual salary aorrrponding
to his new dignity of senator. Who is to be the sue-
mum of M. Casablanca is not certainly known ; and
the rumours which prevail on the subject are merely
conjectural.
The prefects continue to afford proofs of zeal and
activity in carrying out their instructions with me-
' peet to the departmental elections. The theory now,
as on the 20th of December, is that the elections are
free, but that the interference of power is necessary
to prevent the electors from being misled. The go-
vernment professes the most entire confidence in the
good sense of the people, and especially of the least
educated class of the people the rural -labourer. But
universal suffrage, although ire wit a man is in aim-
plicity • child, and so simple are the electors sup-
posed to he, that it is considered essential to protect
them against wolves in sheep clothing, enemies of
Louis Isapoleon, for whom they might vote, mistak-
ing them for his friends. The prefects scrupulously
disclaim the presumption of seeking to influence the
judgment of the elector except in the case
of anybody else attempting to furnish the
materials nee nary to the formation of an opi-
nion, and thin the administration, ever ready at the
call of duty, will act with energy. The modes of
action vary with the necessity of the case. The
simple plan of arresting canvassers, upon the accusa-
tion of misleading the public mind, has been inti-
mated in more than one instance, and as people have
reason to know that those who hold out this menace
are prepared to be at least as good u their word, the
threat will very generally produce the required
effect of putting an extinguisher upon all hostile
candidatures. But other milder measures will be
tried before resorting to extremities. For instance,
the prefect of the Saone et-Loire, in a circular to the
sub-prefects, mayors, and other officers of the de-
partment, after claiming credit for the clemency
with which he has lately allowed a vast
number of rafts and public houses, that
were closed after the events of December,
to be reopened, threatens to shut them up again
definitively and irrevocably, in case people should
meet in them to talk over the elections, or, to use the
precise language of the prefect, in case they should
become the theatre of " electoral intrigues." The
prefect of the Pas de Calais has actually closed a
public-house at Fsmpoux, because of electoral in-
trigues going on within it. The prefect of the Lot
et Garonne has launched a communique in the news-
papers against Count de Raymond, a candidate whose
pretensions he did not at first feel called upon to
oppose. But, imprudent friends having given to
this candidature a character of marked hostility, he
now feels it his duty to repulse it with energy.
The allusion to the "imprudent friends" seems to be
merely gratuitous, for the official paragraph proceeds
to assign a sufficient official reason against the candi-
date—the lukewarmness of his address to the electors.

" M. de Hayseed,' sip the pin 0 beast speak
of his devotedness to the pines who hes saved so-
ciety ; he confines himself to remising that he will
not be hostile either to the teheinistration or the
government." This not being enough, the prefect
"strongly recommend? the electors of Agen to vote
for M. de Bony. I understand that many of the
prefect' require more than absolute devotion to the
present eer of things, and make it a condition with
government candidates that they shall actively co-
sprite in immuring signatures to petitions for the
empire. The past of the Indre and Loire declares
in a paWa pesismation that, certain old leaders of
having attempted to revive tithed
~......rdieelertins hostile candidatures, it is se-
emeary that the edminstration should quit the nes-
lirsl=em which it had proposed to maintain. At
under such pressure as I have alluded to,
thepeeenissat list his been retuned without may
Mess affinities. The significant feet, however,
Billigille to baliotised, that out of 24,107 registered
'beton out 8,181 Mk part in the votes. In the
Pile de Calm the intentions confine to be rimed-
imillenumerees, and the elections there are markedl
3talsystematic rejection se members of the moni-
st **mayors and amistant-mayors appointed
the t. This has occurred in 11 coin-
nem tissides those mentioned in my letter of
last
Wil=et el the Mancha hes acknowledged than
bik sidesedinate, the sub-prebet, was wring is hit
kw whin be elkially proclaimed M. de dull to be
me Ineligible candidate Sr the manieipal commell.
M. de Matins has to-day honed the dinar,
which I ban more than once alluded to asipaga-
alien, requiring the local authorities to a ' !hull
owneures of severity spinet hawkers ' hli
Deny book or pamphlet sold by a hawker mat le
Zirrin order that the agents in every maim
edeble to ace, at a glance, whether it is ne
that may be lawfully circulated.
! 'The prefect of the Ile-et-Weise has give.' a
worn ag to the Annul is inswe on the pima
that it haketil minims the Ms of the heal ea.
Ahtitha a sonar 111110MOUB in unininnalerg
rians. mid mesh as is calculated/so
neertekty and eneashism in the mini of the
PV=as. are busy repairing the ravages of the
:Wednesday night at the Ministry of the In-
It is thought that the President will take
opportunity of presenting a new trousseau to
Madame de Persigny, to replace the wardrobe and
tants ohs has lost.
A funeral wire was performed yesterday morn-
/mg in the awn of St. Paul, Rue St. Antoine, in
meneey of vistime of July, 1830. Although the
etleadesee wee men lees numerous than on forms,
astiveraries of the day, there was still a considera-
ble eme.d. After the ceremony some few groups
reeseid to the column of July in the Bastille, and
walked semi Unmolested. A large body of
ie
do-ville was upon the ground. After guinglernall; 1
few mealy at the list of names inscribed upon 1
the edema the groups dispersed with the most per-
fect MUM
Bevel journeymen masons were arrested a few
days sine at St. Etienne, in a poblio-house, where
they had net, it is said, to plot a general strike far
snednen of Wages. The Orlin, of the jammilub
ealimstnekers at St. Qientin, is at an end. eir
4tridereders appeared before the Tribunal j
Police the day before yesterday, when two
lIMINI allldelllind to two days, end the other to six
darthweteepisinamit each.
Male Bonaparte returned to Havre on
Wednesday, aboc•epanied by his aide-de-camp.
Re semenneesient made by the Constitutions!
that Inelations from the national guards of the de-
plrbasots would be sent to Pane to receive the
ea the 16th of -August, is contradicted by a
organ. The flags will be sent to the
penoni, mad be diettibated by them.
The Aunt publishes the knew* idditienal de-
tails et the Inset detaldi Legato • ,
Mahe mkiere

This fat% argiaieml by ti..- _______.l of the iaterior, will
putirsuses
surpass is sad. eiiaality all that have pew
Ceded ih,. the day military bands, placed is this
meet po . of the capital, will execute pieces of
emit,. 0.. game, %Mien the Past d'Austerlita sad'
the yeah de lag gaffe, char* will be jousts anti other gloat
ammoniate of in ealisedi weal character. At lib gleam
di Billy thine will r a in" styli etade.=
am to the people o Puts. The natal wheat
lately built at lituilly, will be moored dem la the
shoWs. 100 winces will be brought hom Cherbettt with a
certain number of °Akers, and will be placed on board of
bar. AU the Naansa of Paris will be salted oa to take part
in this fete. From noon to wren o'clock, there will be naval
evolutions of every kind with a sham attack on the frigate
by steamers and boats of all kinds, which will end is a se-