The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-27 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY, G r Y.
After s'•me previous discussion in the Assem-
bly to-day, M. Odilon Berrot rose and delivered
a short statement, which consisted chiefly in
a developement of the speech of the President of
the republic. declared that that speech was the
basis upon which the cabinet was formed. That the
new ministry wits not intended to be the ministry of
a party, bit to represent all those parties which
concurred in the election of the President. He raid that
its policy might be announced in two words—the
meintenuneo of order at home, and of national
honour abroad. M. Peuuin, who eras to have put
questions to the government as to the extraordinary
powers conferred upou General Changarnier, having
&dined doing so, M. Ledru Rollin undertook that
task, and delivered a most vehement speech, in hich
he di elated that eueh powers were a violation
of the constitution and of the law which regulated
the National Guard. M. 0 Berra defended the
measure which centicried these powers, declaring that
its sole object was the defence of society, and that
he bared the measure upon the exigency of the ease.
M. Leon do Ntaleville spoke to the same pur-
pose, and rallied M. Ledru ltoliin upon his
advocacy of legality, as a thing not usual with
him. After some further discussion, the Assembly
Tto the order of the day by a large majority.
ice of questions on the affairs of Italy and Ger-
many for I. ridgy was given by M. Beaune.
M. de Larochejaquelin lies contradicted the report
that he was about to accept an embassy.
In consequence of the diaorders which have re-
cently broken out in the School of St. Cyr, about half
of the pupils have been dismissed from the school,
and ordered into the ranks of the army as privates.
'lheAkhhar' received this morning, givesthe follow-
ing as the result of the votes in the three provinces of
Algeria : Louis Napoleon, 38,314 ; Cavaignac, 20,a54;
Lamartine, 3,024 ; Ledru H Min, 5,403 ; Rasped, 142.
General Cmtogarnier is to give a grand din-
ner to the President and all the members of the
lhompirte family on Saturday next, at the Tuileries.
It is rumoured that General Changarnier will pro-
bubly be crewed a marshal of France.
The Erot,nement oubliehts the following letter, as
having been addressed by Abd-el-Kader to the Pint-
deut of the Republic :
To Prince Louis Nap Aran Bonaparte, President of the
Republic—The Emir Alel...l•Bader, demisted with his
f unity in the Cl.iteau of Antholoe.

I will 111(' In Prime if unmamplod dolours condemn lop no to do,
but norm will 1 b., brought to power my character.—Proutt Lotus
t m t. r. ,at Itam. _ _ .

Ood is grant, and hinhomet is his prophet. May this God
of clemency, under whose protection the National Assembly
has placed the French constitution, inspire the chief of the
republic with an act of justice and humanity, which will
give to all tee cations of the globe a high opinion of the
hospitality of France, which country is already renowned
by her bravery arid chivalrous spirit at all times. Wh,n,
the
1 by my covilidence in the if
every and the prent'se of
the French, came to piece myself and mine under the pro-
tection of France, by giving myself up to General Lamori•
dere, at that time cummendeut of the province of Oran, I
received the formal promise that I should be sent to the
noble lAA of Frar.ce, and be afterwards conveyed to Egypt,
aid from thence to Stria, near the sacred tomb of the pro.
phet, that I Might enlighten myself with new light, mei my
dap he wholly devoted to the happiness of my family and
far from the hazards of war, the theatre of which labanquned
tor ever to the domination of France, in execution of the will
of the Almighty, who lower% or raises empires a, he eleases
Far (rem thi es seer, d nr-mise• having been fulfilled, I and
mine have been subjected to captivity, without being able to
cause justice to be rendered to me. It the sufferings of my poor
moth. r, old end infirm, can excite some interest in the
hearts of the French people, ard especially in those of wives
end mothers. I demand of the chief of the French govern-
meut to fulfil the promises that were mule to me by the
generals of Africa, and to &mord me the liberty of going on
parole, with my family, into Stria, to follow the precepts of
us religion. Grateful for such an act of clemency and jos..
flee, I would pray our God to bestow on France and her
chiefs all his swat consolations and blessings. I rely on the
wisdom of the President of the Republic and of the Natioael
Assembly.—The Emir AnneL KADZIL tirobOire, 27
Muharretn, 12t16 (Dec. 23,
There was a tall at the Bourse to-day of one franc
os the Threes and Fives.
?AKIN DM 28. New Luau,— —; fate per Cents., 4G GO;
Tire per (rids., 76 23 ; lest Loan, 76 ; room, heigion
stem, the., sti , Do. 1142,63. Du. thrt,r, • Do. Two-and-a-
- ; N vier Renter. ; &MILD L01:11. 67 ; reo.cr,
Pond, stank Alarm 1790; liebartro on Under. 30
23 30 , Warm, 23 174, each.
RAILWATO.—Paris end Orterna, 73730; Paris and Batten, 43130;
room and Harm 222 30; Mignon and Mnrrollter, IOU; Strap,
tr9r9 and Ws, 312; Centre Vtersos, 235 73; Amiens and Bou-
logne, 214,, nurdoes; 387 30; North, 393 76.