The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENINO.
To-day, in the absence of all news at home, poli-
tical conversation turns wholly upon the change of
ministry of England. There is, however, hardly
anything in the papers worth quoting on this sub-
Bct. The DObats regards the debate on tho Militia
Bill as the most important that has taken place in
England for severer years, and predicts that if a war
should turn up, Lord Palmerston will be prime
minister. The Assembl4e thinks that the

division of the 20th instant involves the lose of the

Militia Bill, and that this was intended by the
aisendment of Lord Palmerston. In general, it is
still believed here that Lord l'almerston is favour-

able to the alliance of Louis Napoleon, as his lordship
regards the Italian question as of much greater im-
portance for the interests of England than the Bel-
gian one, and therefore looks upon the Austrian
policy as more pregnant with mischief to our com-
merce than the views entertained by the French
President. •
Count Montalivet took his departure yesterday
evening by the Northern train. It is said that he is
gone to Brussels. The names of the three other
persons who have been arrested for complicity in the
affair of M. Becher have not transpired; but I am
told that one of them is a nephew of M. de Mon tali-
vet, and another Baron Fain, a member of the Cham-
ber of Peers under Louis Philippe. M. Duchatel is
reported to have received orders to quit France.
(hero appears to be less hope than ever of organisa-
tion and union on the kart of the electoral opposition.
' The extreme colour of the candidates proposed by
the Sic& is an expressive sign of bow little has been
done towards procuring an understanding between
various shades of the adversaries of the government.
It seems as if such candidatures as those of Eugene
Sao and three members of the provisional govern-
ment had been put forward out of despair to
contest seriously the elections with the govern-
ment, and merely with tho view of making
a democratic demonstration. It seems that M.

Croce-Spinelli, the celebrated republican je;eller,
entertained the intention of coming forward for the
Seine, but his candidature has been stopped by the
government on the plea that ho was designated by
one of the military commissions for expulsion from
France. This step is the more grave as no definitive
jurisdiction was assigned to the military commis-
sions, which were merely appointed to prepare cases
for the decision of the courts-martial. From fifteen

ferent parts of France, but they only bought about
half their usual supply, alleging that the retail trade
was too dull to permit them to purchase more largely.
There have been somewhat more sales at Rouen than
last week, but sellers were obliged to lower their
prices. Calicoes are down. liolbec is perhaps the
only articlo well maintained at Rouen..
La France NapuMunienne has the following, which
may be regarded as a semi-official announcement :
It is said to be certain that the state of siege in Paris
will be rsised'immediately after the meeting of the Innate
and the Corps Legislatif. The date of this convocation i.
not yet fixed. The 20th of March and the Lth of May aro
spoken of. However, it appears to be the intention of the
government not to convoke the deliberative political bodies
before having issued all the decrees which it consider, ne-
cessary for the organisation of a vigorous authority and ad-
ministration.

M. Becher, of whose arrest I have more than once
spoken, is ordered for trial before the ordinary tri-
bunals on the charge " hawking and distributing 80.
ditious printed documents without the name of
printer, and unstamped." The other three persons
arrested are emporls in the bervire of a panels deli-
very company. They are to be treed as aecompliees.
At the Bourse the Five per Cents. rose 15e., losing
at 103.70; the Three per Cents. rose Inc., uud domed
at 63.65. Bank of France shares fell 15. 'flirt. is
but little alteration in railways. Northern nom..