The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-24 00:00:00

of the unntstry of police, and M. Ilenri Chevreau on
the part of the ministry of the interior.
On Monday the Senate was occupied, among other
questions, with the nomination of the ex-Montagnard
M. Laurent do l'Ardcche to the functions of librarian.
General Execlmam attacked this appointment in
terms far from flattering to the successor of M. l'on.
sard. The Marshal Jerome, president of the Senate,
declined the responsibility of the appointment, which
he assigned d yui do 'trust.
You arc aware that a pension of 100 francs is at-
tached to the new medal bestowed upon the ten
leading generals. These are now called, by a pun,
not undeserving of indulgence, 1.04 clieratier, do
St. Louis (Croy louts).
The processions of the I 4 to-hies excited a good
deal of disturbance at the llurriere of Belleville;
about thirty-nine arrests were effected there last
Sunday on this account.
At the sitting of the Corps Legislatif to-day the
reading of the minutes of yesterday's proceedings
occupied there-quarters of an hour. No objection
being made, the minutes were confirmed. M. ltil-
lault then anaounced the presentation of a bill for
a credit of 615,300 fr. in consequence of the purchase
by the state of Murillo's picture of the Conception
of the Virgin. Reports were presented upon the
following hills : The bill relative to the concession of
the Bois de Boulogne to the city of Paris; the bill
for regulating the manner of electing tho councils-
general, municipal councils, and councils of :wren-
dissement ; and the bill relative to pensium to the
framer civil list. The debate then began upon the
articles of the budget. The Ist articles fixes the
total expenses fur the year In:M at 1,407,217,014 fr.,
namely, M 41,853,416 for the various branches of the
public service, and .123,36:1,W/qr. her eu,ta of colke-
tion and other expenses, the whole according to the
schedule. On this article being read,
M. BIL I. A I.* LT observed that the house must in the first
place decade upon the schedule.
1.01:V ET said he Lid supp.sed that at the commence-
ment of the session the government would have presented a
com•dete review of the tinaneld situation of the country,
that it would have said t have conquered anarchy, I have
now to conquer the deficit, and to du use I haunted of your
assistance. instead sit this, the government had only pre.
rented them with the buliod, and in that the expos. des
newt,/. was incomplete. The budget fur Inoll showed an
ostensible deficit ut 40 'pillions, but it would ice reality be
much more consideralale. A in" ans to remedy this evil
must be sought, either by economy or the imposition of new
tales. The retrinehments 10.1,04'4 by the committee had
been rejected, and the committee had with pain telt Coin-
pelted to renounce most of them. Ile should however vote
for the budget, became he was not a man of opposition.
The ground was nut yet firm enough under their feet. The
house would vote the budget uut of a considerate feeling,
and in the hope that next year a frank financial statement
would be made to them.

M. VINTIIT, the councillor of state, explained that the
reason why no eta of the financial 'intuition had been
presented was that the government had nut had time. The
budget of lfl•i2 had becu prepared, and that of 18:53 imme-
diately afterwards. MO deficit would in reality be less
than et/millions, if they took into account the steady in-
crease in the produce of the indirect taxes. The govern-
ment had hot thought it possible to reduce the expenees,
but it bad ehawn that it accepted the other alternative,
and was prepeted to impose fresh taxes to In, t the
deficit. lie then mai kk i ii ed in detail the ebte of
the dueling debt, and contended that its amount was
owing to former deficits. It had now a tendency to
diminish, thanks to the improvement in business within
the last two or three }cars.
M. Duelist, the president of the budget committee, said
the committee had been of opinion that it was better to re-
establish the equilibrium iu their finances by reduction of
expenditure than by new taxes. It so As very easy summa-
rily to fix upon new taxes; but it woe not so easy to
impose them practically. They were there to give their as-
sistance to the government, and that assistance would be
much more efficacious if they were not to lie cons'antly sus-
pictousotone another. lie, for his part, would cease to
exf ryes his upiniou upon financial matters if he was to be
pointed out as a perturhator because he did not blindly
share the opiniou of the government. (Applause.)
The house then passed several chapters of the schedule
relative to the consolidated debt, the sinking fund, special
loans, and interest of capital, without discussion. In the
chapter of the debt erayere there is a turn of 300,0001 r.
per annum for the dowry of the Duchess of Orleans,
which was adopted, Upon the item in the name chapter of
1,745,000 f. for the dotations of the senators.
M. Gov ite: The committee had desired to transfer thie sum
from the chapter of the debt riagere to the chapter of &ti-
tian. The Council of State had opposed this. lie would
now inquire for what reason ?
M. VINTILT said the decree of April 4, which created the
dotations, declared them irrevocable. They now constituted
• debt of the state, and as such ought to appear in that part
of the budget, where they were placed.
M. GuLll4 coot,ndtd that tho constitution had con-
ferred dotations upon senators without private fortunes;
but that was an exception. The rule was that senators
were not paid functionaries. If a senator resigned it was
clear that the dotation would cease to belong to him ; but if
it was a pension he would be entitled to it during his life.
Under all preceding governments the dotatious of senators
(under the empire) and of peers (under the monarchy) bail
been placed is the 3rd part of the budget. lie could see no
reason for departing from that course now. The com-
mittee found themselves under the necessity of moving
the rejectiou of the entire sum ; not that they wished to
suppress the dotations, but because they desired them to
figure in the budget with the character really belonging to
them. (Applause.)
M. de Paulus:l:, councillor of state, supported the ar-
guments of M. Vintry. The dotations were irrevocable
life annuities. It was not to be sapposed that any
senator would voluntarily resign his dignity. Even in
such a case he would not admit that the dotation would be
lust. (Cries of " Divide.")
Upon the question being put by M. BILIAVLT, the re-
jection of the sum of 1,745,000 fr. for the senators' dotation
was declared to be carried (Prolonged sensation.)
The remaining chapters of the public debt were adopted
without discussion, as well as the various dotations and
expenses of the Legislative Body and the Council of State,
which form the second part of the hudeet. The third
part of the budget comprises the general expenditure of
the ministerial offices.

M. CILtesELOUP LoUBAT said the committee prepotea
several amendments relative to the ministry of state,
but it had abandoned them, in order not to disturb the
harmony of the powers ofthe state, protesting, at the
same time against the accusation that they had at any time
wished to make an opposition to the government. The hist
section relative to the ministry of state was adopted..
M. 1311.1.,te1.T interrupted the debate to announce the pre-
sentaton 01 a bill for the removal of the ministry of foreign
affairs to a new house, and for • credit of 700,000 tr. for
finishing the new build*. On the debate being resumed,
the committee proposed the rejection of • credit of 6,000,000
for the completion of the Louvre, in consequence of the
Council of State having rejected an amendment, reducing
the credit by two millions.
M. CIimtLEStAnNE, councillor of state, defended the
; credit, which was desirable, with a view of employ-
ing the numerous lab° in Paris. The com-
mittee persisted in dividing the house, and after a doubtful
vote b 7 rising and setting down the credit of 6 millions was
maintained by 163 votes against 57. The budgets of the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and l'ublie Instruc-
tion were adopted almost without discussion. On the
chapter proposing a sum of 800,000 for secret service
money ill the ministry of the interior,
M. GOl'ltt observed that 1,200,000 appeared for secret
service money in the budget of the minister of police. lle
thought the sum total a great deal too much. At all events,
there ought nut to be two sets of secret-service money. lle
moved the rejection of the credit.
M. via THUILIONY. Councillor of State, supported it.
Former governments had spent more. The gavel-ono at
must have as much money as it thought necessary. The
question was one of confidence in the President of the Re-
public, in the elect 01 the nation. (Much interruption. and
several cries of " Yes, yes," and " Divide.")
M. GOCIN said the name of the President of the Repub-
lic 'should be kept out of the debate, and the q11,,ti.)11
should be considered in itself.
The credit was then adopted without a division, and the
house adjourned, having sat live hours.
The Mani/cur contains the expose, ties niefil, and
text of tho bill authorising the amalgamation ef !the
railways front Lyons to Avignon, Avignon to Mar-
seilles, and Marseilles to Toulon, of which we have
already given the particulars.'
It is stated, says the Patric, that the Roman go-
vernment has just conceded to a French company the
railway from Rome to Bologna and to Ancona. the
works will, it is said, ho very soon commenced.

DESTILLTTION BY FIRE uv TIIE SCREW STEAM
Sete WED:OSM, tY ArTtaeN.•pN.—
A most alarming and serious disaster was made known here
yesterday by the arrival of the Southwold pilot beat,
called the Providence, with intelligence uf• the total burn-
ing of a large steamer, called the ('earl, belonging to
Dublin, while on a passage to Rotterdam from Hartlepool.
The unfortunate vessel was a screw su am ship, between
400 and lak) tons burthen. The crew made strenuous
but unavailing efforts to .undue the fire, and were Mired
to abandon the ship when about I i miles from Yarmouth.
In a few hours after they were picked up by the pilot boat
Providence, and brought into thin port.
DEATH BY FALLING FROM A I'ItECIPIcE.--A
most afflicting circumstance has just token place near
Nevin, Pwilhili, North Wales. A boy abort t!,rt.en
years old, 601:1 of Mr. David Ellis, master of the sloop Mary,
of Nevin, went with a osmpsnion to a high rock in dm
locality in order to gather seagull's eggs, which abound in
the clefts of the rock. The buys did not take the precut-
tion of using ropes ; and, intent on his pursuit, the unfor-
tunate deceased missed his footing, and wear precipitated
down the precipice. lie fell from a terrific height into the
Day of Porthilisillaen, and his body Ins not yc I" +l,
found. _

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THE ARTILLERY CumPaNY.—Prinee Albert has
intimated hie intention to review tlta Artillery Comp3ny. 01
which he is the colonel, in the Artillery-ground, Im•"ury'
ou Monday next, the 28th instant, at 2 o'clock.