The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. Smoky, 5 30
As was mode known in yesterday's despite's, the I
Assembly halved the debit@ on the stamp duties to
take into seaside ration the question of General Chan-
genii es double command. This general, having
ander his orders both the national guard and the first
military division; has at command 300,000 men,
whom he may dispose of without being obliged to
give an account of his acts for 21 hours after their
commission. This power is looked upon as ex-
orbitant, and, notwithstanding the effort' of the
ministerial 1, the adjournment which was put to
the rote was re eted. it was vain for the president
the council urge the inopportunity of the de-
bate ; the question was discussed, and General Chan-
garnier has been deprived of his double command.
A eject of law, conferring on him these commands,
has been before the Assembly for some time, and
under deba'e in a committee, which, with M. G
reporter,revy
for reporter, had declared against its adoption. It
was upon the conclusion of this committee that
a vote was come to against the ministr' by a
majority of 293 against 210. Alter this vote
General Lebreton proposed that the Assembly should
be prorogued fromeThunday next (not yesterday, as
erroneously stated previously), in order that the
architect of the Assembly might have the time neces-
sary for executing certain changes in the arrange-
ment of the hall. The question was very ill-received.
M. 0. Barret who supported the request, found no
better reception, and the demand wan refused, the
Assembly being determined to sit until the legislative
chamber meets.
In consequence of General Chummier's deposi-
tion, the oneasaad: of the national guard has been
conferred on General Perrot, who is putted in the
Monoteur this morning as such ad interim.
The Mon itaur contains returns of elections from
forty-three departments. In consequence of the
votes of the army, M. Deign (Noe) is elected in
the Nieves ; he appears last on the list of de-
pot', for that - department. Amonst those
who' have not been re-elected are Armand
Marna, Billault. °Guard, Dunn:, Clement Thomas,
Onedebeux, Desloge., Carbon, Marie, Dupont (de
rhos), %band Laribitre, Bet
Bastide, hmont, De.
Bitches, Prosdhos. 011 r Deumethiee,
Sens d, and Flown. Nor does M. Lamartine appear
to have been chosen snywhen—he who was elected
by eleven departments on the Let ocessioor—thee
few presidents of the National Assembly, including
Audry de Perusals, who was pressehnt ergo,
sre tot te•elected, whilst among the low
IL Raves, for a hag time President of the Clamber
if Deputies under tie Restoration.
The Cleastiteassessi, whisk like all the Ale mode-
ls% jog/nab, has sot eoostsled its shogoin at the
watt of the dodoes contains the following aptt.
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week lestantly.of membars, and will be enabled to enter upon
la
The Jaynes generally contain paragraobs to the
offset the', on the evening before last, 'cabinet council
was held at the Eire*, in which the position of
affairs was discussed, and in which it was determined
to offer to M. Dufaure a place in the cabinet. M.
Dufaure, it is added, lass made one condition of his
seeeptanee, that General Lamoriciers should also enter
the cabinet. This officer, however, refutes, it is said,
'to take part in the administration.
To-day the mused of ministers has again been
sitting, but the result is not known.
It was rumoured last evening at the Assembly that
General Oudinot bad received instructions to enter
Rome

_ by all meene, and use force if necessary.
M. Wan Rollin is to put gentles. to the ministry
toinonow in the Ateseab:y on this subject.

SPAIN.

The Madrid snail of the 15th instant has arrived.
The 16th Wag a festival there wee no Bourse. The
14swresate el Barcelona, of the 14th, announces the
arrival there et General Cordova, who, as is known,
bad come to take large of the expedition to Rome,
which, it is said, is already tbandoeed, after a conceit
of ministers held eider the presidency of General
Names.