The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-29 00:00:00

FRANCE•

PARIS, TIME/DAT. 6 P.N.
The President of the Republic has addressed the
following letter to the Electoral Committee :
Palais de destinesGeneen, I have received
the totter of congr which you sent uss relative
to my election to the office of president of the republic.
The sentiments which you express la it cm the
strengthening of the republican government are these
which I have already expressed myself; the wishes
which you form for the prosnerity of France are those which
I endeavour every day to realise. It is in that way that
bops se show myself worthy of the immense majority of oaf-
freers which have nominated me to dirges the dostisfen of
ear somas y. I theak you, gentlemen, fee the sweetie aid
whisk yea have bees kind enough to afford use on this ise-
onion, sad I prey you to receive the assurance of my d:s.
*welshed consideration. (Signed) Lours NAPOLEON NO-
PIATAATE.
The election of M. Lucien Bonaparte for Corsica
will be attacked in the Assembly, and an attempt
will be made to invalidate it on various informalities.
It is said that the president would not be sorry for
the • :elusion of hie cousin from the Chamber, in con-
sequence of his ultra-democratic opinions.
M. Gustave de Beaumont, late ambaseador at
London, attended in the Chamber today. A propo-
ition for re-establishing the newspaper stamp ham
boss laid before the Chamber, and well prob•bly be
adopted. The proposition which wan laid before the
Assembly for postpoureg the postal reform, has been
withdrawn. The bureaux have appointed today a
sonendttee of fifteen, one beingelected by each bureau,
to prepare a project of law on the public foro& Among
this committee an General Mean, Colonel Rey.
Colonel Charm, General Cavaignao, and General
La Fontaine. It was observed that General
Cavaignac wee elected unanimoosly in his berm.
He delivered a speech, marked by his usual
moderation, advoseconomy in the finances, and a
redaction in the army. He said, that in his opinion,
a reP•blial• MenniEfit oeght to direst all its efforts
far the establishment and maintenance of a general
pease, and that France should set the example to
other states, by a large redaction d the armed
term Sentirosste similar to these were experi-
eased in almost all the bureau:, and there is
every reams to emu:lade that the French army will
Lesdilakkheisiorgaparieeed on tottia.lltLliffeznl to
thelmay has mewled a report in the name of the
Committee of Masses, demanding a credit of 600,000 f.
for the affairs of La Plata. The debate oar the salt-
tax was renamed today, end the remit was a 'Moue
cheek to the satinet. An amendment was first pro-
posed to substitute far the salt-tax in increase of the
caution money. of ministerial Ales& This was
without divorce& M. Angled. then the
following amendment, " That from after tag let
of January the tax cm salt should be reduced to fro
franca per cwt., and that from the Ist of
April it Amid
ob;pc=reased altogethee." This
amendment was by M. Peony, the pre-
nt, and M. f3ondebaux' the late, ukelele, of
se
finance. A division being demanded, it was pro-
poeed that the two parts of the amendment should
be put separately. It wee accordingly first pat that
the tax, on end alter Monday next, should be reduced
to b franca per owt. This was curled driest the, go-
verment, by a =jerky of 403 against 360. The
woad part of the amendment, for the total suppres-
sion of the tax on and atter the Ist of April, was re-
jected without division. Nothing farther
en the Assembly at the time oar reporter cloned his

ieggehee.
several nerilameetary dabs are holding meet-
dof the hisa the AT ftas cell a " caucus" to
decide upon the attitude which they will ammo in
the Chambers towards the new ministry.
The reunion of the Roe de Poitiers, consisting of
legitimists, moserchists, and dynasties of venous
shades, will almost in a body support the govern-
ment.
Among the members of the club of the Palais Royal
the majority will also ad thee. A meeting has just
been held of this party, at which M. &nerd, formerly
Minister of the Interior, and M. Pates, the editor of
the ids, urged the meeting to give a sincere and
loyal support to the new government. The party of the
National dissented from this, and a number of
their leaders walked oat of the room, protesting