The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. SATURDAY ETRXIDO.
There is no political news of importance to-day.
The west-end of Paris swarms with the faces, male
and female, of the Ars inem'aires, who are clamor-
ously demanding in all directions tickets foe the
stands of the Champ-do-Mars, whence to behold at
min the distribution of eagles on the 10th. The
eager competition of these affluent crowds has proved
quite a fortune to those speculators who have seats
to dispose of, mid the premium on these pasteboard
wares is at this period so enormous that 60 and 60
francs are freely asked and given for a pink or green
passport to the great ceremony. This morning such
was the crowd of passengers from over the Channel,
that a teleg-aphic despatch was received here
from Calais announcing that the train would be re-
tarded by an hour and a half in its arrival, a pro-
phecy which was verified in the result.
One of the papers, which published this morning
a bare list of measures which were submitted to the
Conseil d'Etat, is said to have received a warning
from the Minister of Police, that the sittings of the
Conseil d'Etat are secret, and not lawful for the
raps to reveal. According to this report, M. de
?Asepsis continues still to constitute himself an inter-
terpreter of the laws.
I learn from a good source that • majority of the
ministers, who met in a cabinet council yesterday to
consider M. do Maupas's sally against the press,
have expressed their opinion that tho Minister of
Police has erroneously interpreted the law.
The Moniteur contains the official promulgation of
the Copper Coinage Bill, passed by the Corps Legis-
latif and unopposed by the Senate. This is the first
law promulgated since the constitution aims into
operation.
By a decree of the Minister of Public Instruction,
dated yesterday, M. Villemain and M. Cassia have
been named honorary Professors of the fasslty of
Letters. '

The Noniteur contains the following annsouni-
cabal Dote: _

iiiiiiiiitere of the 16th ult. published the tables of the
whose she taus ofd ladiseet remise dub, las test
qfuota, et Os preens year. eater oak thst
the esseespeedieszeuesaw . le *ass
tables the Natoli se
ban than lie ewe ford ; thy, 1811kopez
gims&s, Wet 1,810.111114 Ito Fekwery, 1861; sod
1162, sbeot Om Shot the esrnewileg moth
of ItSL ible mosolue denhoot bolt la a
=Hs woe whisksCreaMre=it ye
new. as beresse in the math as essepsted with the
ear of 1861 is 9,4116,000 t nib spit sog-
ilisibliths nest soUft dip of the pimply et
art sown se as boom receipts tar boresd
these ellsahted ea la the bath
A letter from Lorient, o. the sth instant, stelae
that the Gotland, steam frigate, had been chapatti's&
as the previous day in great hute to Belle la* is
susequence of an alarm that an attempt weal be
made by BarWs and Albert to escape breee that
place, in which attempt they were to be misted
ben without. The Lioeland was onloted to watch
the east and search every boat that might be seen
kink* The steamer returned to Loot in 48
bane after her depurture, bringing an account that
eurything was quiet in the prison, and that them
was no cause for any further uneasiness.
The I'luton, steamer, left Toulon on the 4th with
312 political prisoners for Algeria, among whom is
M. /drat, ex-representative of the National As-
sembly.
The latest refusals of the oath include the names of
X. Decues, fonnerly grand referendary of the House
at Peas ; Councillor-General of the Gironde, M.
Mode, a member of the provisional government;
Cessonlor-General of the Yonne, M. Hum ex-eoun-
sills, et state ; Councillor-General of the Minelte, M.
liselseleroy, ex-representative for the Eure-et-Loir ;
111. Victor Lefranc, ex-representative andendent
of the council-general of the Landes; &bend
LaribiZ.re, ex-representative, councillor-general of
the Charente; M. Lecumte, councillor-general of the
More ; M. Joseph Perier, the brother of the eminent
minister of that name, member of the municipal
"pencil of Enghicn ; Vise. Coislin, ex-reptveents.tve,
councillor-general of the Loirc-Inferieure; the Marquis
de Wise, Councillor General of the Cher, M.
Limas and Isaac Olivier, of the Municipal Council
at Cihis,and M. Odilou Barret, as a member of the
Conneil-General of the Aisne. The most important
ot these refusals, that of M. (Milan Barret, I have
already led you to anticipate. A meeting has taken
Wee lately in the house of one of the -ers of the
legitimist party, at which the question of the oath
was warmly discussed. M. Berryer took the lead in
advocating the refusaL His view was supported by
MM. Benoist d'Azy, Chapot and do Banal°.
MM. de Noailles, de Pastoral and de Val-
my, were of a contrary opinion. M. de Fathom
wee absent, but a long letter from him was read. is
which he recommended his friends, in avery preariag
manner, aot to shrink from the oath, to keep the
places they had, and to get others if possible, so as
to be in a position to take advantage of any tarn el
events. M. de Falloux's policy obtained the lobs
of the majority of the meeting, and it was noliVel
that letters should be written to all the
to request the legitimists not to fink
seats is the councils-general and asenisigai
boards. This accounts for tbe eelb haring km
eery generally taken by the
_laista. lbw I
ink betrayer' many ma .. aloft in the =
tile nags to be bound by the deaden el the
Ito and who do not, moroever, WOO Se riff rat
theg expect to see M. de Falk= a adehtsr lads
a before the end of the year. M. Came de
laggiat bough., as ex-representative, in hie letter to
the protect nammeing his intention not to take the
eta, aye bail*, that he should have been happy
to have dames be& he not had the Imam to tabs
r emiLthe vale dthe legislative eareably_et
2—easeang the rote by white Lewis Ni-
wee deamed to hone foMled ble =
Me elk then be Wake the oath a einem
ions et miles messioneee.
$l. 4110 Inifelvvary a legltiallt WO in rears.
ems et tbe Count ds Chambosielosgene to Psthu
int

Colonel Espinasse, who commanded the troops
that marched against the assembly on December the
2nd, and who recently repabed to the President that
his clemency to political prisoners had produced a
very bad effect, has been promoted to the rank of •
general of brigade.
At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose
10e., closing at 100.30; the Three per Cents. rose 20
and closed at 70.70; Bank of France shares rose 5E
The Orleans, Central, and Northern Railwaizoun
roses
sf. each ; Lyons and Strasbourg, 3.75 each ;
2.50; Marseilles, Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes:
1.26 each.
SUNDAY EVIUMIO.
The DAats contains an article calculated to damp
the enthusiasm of those who accept literally the
flourishing account of the returns of the public, re-
venue for April, as given without details in the
Monitear.
The Archbishop of Paris has addreseed to his
clergy and the faithful of his diocese a second pas-
letter " to develop and confirm the decree at the
Council of Paris against the errors which overturn
the foundations of justice and charity."
A " communique " in the Moisiteur announces that
the President will leave the Tuileries to-morrow on
horseback, at a quarter to 12, and will proceed to the
Champs de Mars. Besides his military household he
will be followed by Prince Jerome, the minister at
War, the marshals of France and their aidewele-
camp, and such general offieers as may have re-
ceived written invitations. No other of will be
allowed to join the cortege.
The minister at war has taken 300 Owes, from
this evening to Wednesday inclusively, for the
non commissioned officers and soldiers composing
the deputations now in Paris, at each of
the following theatres: The National Opera,
the Old Cirque, and Franoorg's Circus is the