The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Turansy EVENING
To-day I have but little news to give regarding
the political situation. The Union contains a bitter
attack on the Joinvillists for having abandoned the
original neutral policy invented by. Thiers for the
guidance of the party of order during the perilous
strait of the republic ; and expresses a feeble hope
that this statesman is not yet pledged to support the
Orleanist candidature. The Ordre refuses to
reply directly to the categoric question of the
Assemble° Nationale on this subject, alleging, as an
excuse for tho evasion, the insolent manner of the
interrogation. A letter of M. Creton throws
some light on this matter, and shows that
fusion is not despaired of by the staunchest
Orleanists. In fact, M. Creton says that the
proposal of the Prince do Joinvillc as a candidate
for the presidency, does not necessarily follow from
the success of his proposition; but it would cer-
tainly follow from its rejection. This leaves
a loophole of hope open to the legitimists,
who will, perhaps, under the condition of
Joinville's candidature being withdrawn, abstain
from voting on the abolition of the laws of banish-
ment against the Bourbons, and then accomplish
a fusion on the candidature of Changarnier.
Meanwhile negociations are going on be-
tween the Meseager and Union, trom which
it appears that General Changarnier would abstain
from voting in favour of M. Cretoa's motion, if he
could by that means conciliate the support of M.
Berryer's party. It ma) be at the same time ob-
served that the legitimists of the Opinion Publique
have very much mollified their tono towards
the moderate of their party; and M. Nettement,
recently foremost in the onslaught against the law
of May, expresses to-day his concurrence with tho
Debate in the necessity of forcing this law
to be respected in case the legislature should
decline to alter it. On the other hand,
Girardin is more steadfast than ever in the faith
that the law must be repealed, and predicts that the
Assembly will unanimously adopt this measure. I
must not forget to call your attention to an im-
portant admission of the Constdutionnel, which
says that the will of the people is so es-
' sentially sovereign on the election of the
President that if they elected an exile or a con-
' viet their choice would be still indefeasible. What
is this but to admit into the lists as rivals to Louis
Napoleon, Ledru Rollin, Prudhoun, or Barbel. The
democratic party will possibly " take a note" of that
admission of the Elysean organ.
All the ministers, with the exception of M. Chasse-
loup-Laubat, are now in Paris. A cabinet council
, was held yesterday at St. Cloud, in which the ques-
tion of the law of 'May 31 was discussed. It is un-
derstood that all the ministers present were agreed
in the determivation to maintain the law.
A very carious letter about the Prince de Joinville
has been written by M. Creton to the Piiote de la
Somme. M. Cretan denies that he is about to resign
his seat in the Assembly, to make way for the prince,
at the same time declaring that he would make that
sacrifice, if it were necessary for the good of the
country. He also declares that he himself is not ne-
.wrily a partisan of the Joinville candidature for