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

SWITZERLAND.

The Revue de Geneve has the following on tho
relations of tho confederation with France :

According to non-official but well-founded information,
it appears certain that the Federal Council has replica in a
firm and fitting manner to the French note in which it sous
attempted to obtain from Switzerland a promise to cop iu
future from its territory any foreigner who might he
noted to this government. The Federal Council,
while refusing to take an engagement of a na-
ture to compromise the independence of the confede-
ration, bas, at the same time, announced its readiu,s to
take all proper and necessary precautions against the
sojourn of political refugees amongq us becoming a sourto
of inquietude to neighbouring state+. There has horn
written no other note than that to which the Fed, rd
Council thus responds, and this note makes no emotion of
any other subject than that which now elirita a refusal. The
note does not even complain of the conduct of refuge's
actually in Switzerland; with respect to them, all its all usiusu
are most general, nor is anything said of the Dress, its lie env,
or wished-for restrictions. When the French note was
handed in to the proper minister, the Austrian eliaro
d'attaires made some general verbal observatiuns of the
nature of an indirect menace. We believe this is tho
whole truth concerning the notes of which so much has been
affirmed.
The Jouraldes D4ats says :

According to letters from Berne of the 20th Feb., the
notes exchanged between the minister of France sad the
Federal Council do not cease to occupy the Swiss press.
The Bond, a journal published at Berne, assures us that the
note of France relative to the refugees and to the tamers of
the press was supported by England. But this statement
appears to be without foundation. The Charge d'Affaires
of England, in a conversation with the President of the Con-
federation,simply testified the desire of his government that,
in the affair of the refugees, Switzerland, whilst scrupu-
lously respecting international law, should maintain tho
right of asylum recognised in every country enjoying liberal
institutions. There was no question of the liberty of the
press.

to twenty thousand copies of an address by N.
Croce-Spinelli to the electors of the Seine were
seized by the police.
Not the least important feature in the list of
government candidates for the C Legistatif is
the absence of Lupin's name, which was expected
to be adopted for the Nievre. The signature of the
protest against the confiscation-decree seems to have
produce:li an inoperable breach between Louis No-
tfrmad the ex-President of the National Assem-
.°l2Hence the contest in the Nitvre is expected
BERLIN, Frit. 20.
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The law of March, 1850, for the reorganisation
The administration is making immense efforts to of municipal and rural communities, of circles and
throw him out; but at present ho seems to have provinces, contemplated changes, in comparison to
pwohri;ohrtallwPoo:n,gltisoh
carry
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constitutional tmu teireon at lri tiptri'sn ci pi It:
fferYThecirecce/eopluiburesLishes the following definitive list
of opposition candidates for Paris : Dupont do l'Eure, down to the subordinate elements of the state, and
General Lamoriciere, General Cat ac, Cornet, thoroughly to eradicate the remnants of feudal ar-
Gondchaux, Dixie, Eugene Sue, and Ferdinand rangements. This measure was the chief aim of
Lasteyrie. In support of their election the Siecte reformers long before the revolution. The National
says a few words, which will not be lost upon the Assembly hastened to prepare a bill in the most un-
intelligent electors of Paris, who read the indepen- sparing spirit of radicalism. The government which,
dent press with the more avidity, now that it is pre- when it dispersed the Assembly, did not yen-
vented by brute force from spas V g out. ture at once to cancel all the work of
in order
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The Steele says :
Under the law of May 31, as on Dec. 20, we have always rnoxitisousowpnarths,ancudst
advised
ODOM the eketorshe questions submitted to make use of their rigto thehts, anm.d to p'We ro- and carved the plan for local re-organisation till it
ban satll taaaged our opinion, and we now,
deemed the matter harmless enough. It introduced
sonator!** electon to tako part in the b; as formerly, re-
llot of Feb. 20. all the conservative inventions for making eonstitu-
It is set ear trek to procure the entry of some few repute- tional form a mere tool for bureaucratic influence;
wombs. she Legisiativa Body. We only wish to point out, but still it retained the plan of constitutionalising,
and consequently of eradicating, feudalism. At that
„main sail rakisalbm
sordistrpalact, tfrihemnsm„ Ley orfallhyr
.ohly.a..blethvyn.
all the Mends die Pesach revolution—all the men who, time the government wasstill resigned to retaining
imbued with the pdaMplee of 1789, desire seriously and its constitutional form as provided by the revised
loyally the applissisa at those principles. We hope to be charter, and, therefore, promulgated the law of March,
1850, deeming it necessary that the lower regions of
heard sail unersteel by the intelligent population of
Paris- We give So =mind list, as it has been rho state be organised on the same prisciplo as the
es is by Ohs hisses of the different „u, from all
materialti change,quarters,
therewhcroe the law.was.to
against its
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ismines :kssrlsas b lave adopted it.
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peddle aressins, have settled this practical application such resolute opposition,
that the government discovered rho anti-
lillibasessemoraisiss—ditiSmAing • Owe for the divers shades
et constitutional elements still to be far
I thy sebnit to the electors none but men of
Idea whit& sad tube an resemmended by real
_services more
mimed te Ms sessatei. powerful than it had supposed, powerful enough to
offer the basis for systematic reaction, even to the
A memorial limbs just been presented to the Council
length of getting gradually out of constitutionalism
et State, which bids fair to bring down an avalanche
el Baca ' claims upon the Treasury. Count altogether. As regards the towns, which had been
n has just sent in a little bill for his arrears organised on the representative principle, and in a
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toterably democratic spirit, as early as ltiOB, the law
at pay as a general since 1815. You may remember
was carried into effect, because it made very im-
that Jerome Bonaparte applied to the Legislative
p° °t restrictions in the municipal charters ;but,
Aseembly for a eimilu indemnity, and was obliged
instead of instituting the prescribed new authorities
to withdraw his petition. The cLim of Count Mon-
in the rural communities, circles, and provinces, the
than has been referred to a committee, which has
appointed M. Villemain to report thereon. government reassembled the old ones, on
pretext of consulting them on the practical
The Moniteur of to-day devotes its columns to
difficulties which presented themselves against the
consecrating the amendments desired by the Senate
realisation of the new order of things. The old and Council of State in their costumes. Cloth has
den of course declared the proposed new order of
or-
carried the day over velvet, and considerable economy
things to be impracticable, and drew up, at the go-
has been effected by pruning the luxuriant gold-lace
vernment's invitation, proposals for making in the
embroidery imposed in the original decree. To lay
out 801. upon a coat, without being assured of a law of March, 1850, sue amendments as would
nullify its whole principle, and leave the existing
senatorial pension, seemed rather an unsafe invest-
basis of feudal organisation intact. These amend-
themenL Hence the now patrician body petitioned for
manta have been adopted and incorporated in a re-
reduction of their tailors' bills. It is to be hoped
tilted draught of the said law, which will soon comediet the success of their remonstrances may encou-
under discussion, when I will enter on the particulars
me them to bolder flights of opposition.
The wholesale trade of Paris has been exceedingly of the question, in order to give a notion of Prussia's
interior organisation. The first chamber has for the
dull during the last week. Some few of the retail
last two days been occupied in discussing whe-
dealers have been a little more active in consequence
thor the government could lawfully reassemble
of the balls and soirées given at this season. The
and invest with important functions the mu.
chief commercial feature of the week is the amelio-
cils of circles and the provincial diets, which, it
ration which has manifested itself in the metallur-
is maintained, were formally abolished by the law of
March ,11850. The interpretation of a paragraph, inter-
gical districts, in consequence of the Vannes
railway concessions. The iron masters have received
tiosally made ambiguous, always offers a painful
orders 'efficient to keep them at work for some time.
field for debate, which, however, where the whole
The corn markets of France have been rather weaker,
with the exception of Picardy and the depart-
power of decision is on one side, is itself fruitless.
meat of the Nord, where a slight advance has The veteran leaders of the liberals, Colonel con
taken place. This rise is, however, attributed Bruenneck, M. von license, and M. von Camp-
to the closing of the canals, which has
prevented heusen, drew forth by their speeches the loudest
the arrival of grain purchased in January
cheers of their party ; Professor Stahl and M. von
and it is not expected that the present prices will be Gerlach, on the other side, were equally in their
maintained many days longer. Wines are steady at glory. Of real importance in the debate were only
last week's prices, except in Languedoc, where quo. some expressions of the Minister of the Interior, who
tations are lower. The sugar trade is generally re- "gain repudiated the chamber's right to sit in
ported dull, but without any material change. The judgment on the legality or illegality of ad-
culture of flax in the Mee du Nord is being greatly mimstrative priecedings, and remarked " that
extended. It is estimated that double the former constitutionalism wee the path to revolution
quantity of ground hasbeenprcpared for this produce. and socialism." As regards the question in dispute. it
The seed is consequently in great demand. Cottons
is very clear that if the government in 18 ill meant
have been sold at Havre at a nee of from lf. to 2f. the old authorities to be abolished, as untenable or
.
This increased activity is attributed entirely to the unserviceable, it now means to restore them because
tenor of the advicos from Liverpool, for those from it has the power and the desire to support them,
America would have a contrary tendency. The silk which the chamber sanctioned by a majority of 91
trade at Lyons and St. Etienne is a little more to 03'
brisk. An improved demand is especially noted Privy Councillor Niebuhr, son of the historian, is
for organzinee. Letters from Genoa also speak gone one mission to London, partly in order to notify
of a probability of a revival of the silk trade in Italy. tin satisfaction of the Prussian court at Lord Grant ille s
Nothing is doing in wool, the result of the London appointment, partly in order to inquire into cunt-
sales being waited for, and fixing attention oxolu- plaints raised that the Prussian ambassador at
'lively. Indigos are completely neglected. The London, Chevalier Bunsen, in consequence of his
result of the last sale in London and advice@ from family connexions with English society, does not
Calcutta press down the article. Dyed goods, more- pursue Prussian interests with the desirable energy'.
over, share in the depression of all kinds of tissues, VIENNA, Ft a. 10.
for which there is scarcely any demand. Business It is expected that the Emperor will leave Vienna
at Mulhouse is completely stagnant. Elbeuf has for Hungary and Croatia in a few darn, and that be
been tialWd by n certain number of buyers from dif- will be attended by moat of the Generals now hem

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