The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-23 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

Daily News Office, Friday liforn;ng, Six o'clock.
The dispatches of our Faris correspondent, together
with the Paris journals and other foreign papers have
reached us by the ordinary express. The reports of
the proceedings at Lisbon, received by the steamer at
Southampton, occupy a large portion of the journals
of Wednesday.
A flattering picture of the state of France, as re-
spects its provincial and rural population, is pre-
sented by the Journal des DJbats, in noticing the
results of the session of the Council's-general. Not-
withstanding the excitement arising from the elec-
tion of the National Guard, the representative
Chamber, and the Municipal Council, no disturbance
showed itself in the exercise of the constitutional
rights of the general-council, each member of which,
says the Djbats, after having discharged his duty as
a citizen, returned like an old Cincinnatus tranquilly
to his plough. Political agitations were scarcely
admitted into their discussions.

The spirit which animates the ministerial party is
clearly enough indicated in the tone adopted by their
organs of the press, in reference to foreign politics.
In the Epoque of Wednesday, the leading article is
devoted to an attack on the Opposition journals of
every shade, in whioh the revolution at Geneva and
its tendencies are denounced as a subject of disquietude
to France. The coup d'etat in Lisbon is noticed with
approbation, and the return to power of the Cabral
party mentioned as proofs of the friendly regard
towards France entertained in Lisbon.

The section of the Opposition represented by Le
Si cle, while they refer without disapprobation to the
Spanish marriage, and disavows the right of Eng-
land to interfere, indignantly disclaims, nevertheless,
all acquiescence in any policy favouring arbitrary
power or counter-revolution.
The Ministerial embarrassments arising out of the
rupture with England on the Spanish question, and
its probable aggravation by the diplomatic com-
munications said to be received from the northern
courts, have given rise to reports more or less credited,
of changes in the Cabinet, which will place Count
Moli. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
National, of Wednesday, state, that it has been in-
formed that the Chargt", d'Affaires of Russia has made
a very unwelcome communication to M. Guizot on
the part of his Government. Although that Cabinet
declines acknowledging Queen Isabella, nevertheless,
says the National:—
" Ru,sia announces, that having received a diplomatic
despatch from England, in which reservations are made
against all aggrandizement of the younger branches of the
French Bourbons, she unites in the protest of England, and
that, if the case should occur, she will be prepared to main-
tain the equilibrium of European powers. On the other
hand, it is known that Austria has not assented to the mea-
sure of M. Guizot—this government and that of Prussia
hold themselves aloof. This situation, which is becoming
complicated, causes at present the greatest embarrassment,
and means of extrication are anxiously sought. It was
thought the Whigs eight be overturned. 'This idea is,
however, rejected, and at the same time, the most express
assurance is received that the Tory party in this measure is
in accordance with Lord Palmerston. As the Whigs must
stand, therefore M. Guizot must be sacrificed. Conferences
between England and M. Mole have been opened, and we
may look fur new concessions to England, unworthy of
France and fatal to her interests. We will declare, to-
morrow, what has been communicated to us on this
subject, meanwhile, La Presse must be aware of the
necessity of rewriting its famous article, entitled, ' How
is it to end ?' (quoted in the Daily New: correspondence of
last week.) M. Mole will be able to supply it with the
necessary information, circumstantial and personal."
The Swiss correspondence of the Constitutionnel
corroborates the announcement made in our Paris
correspondence of yesterday. Liberal opinion is pre-
dominant in Basle, and it seems likely that that
canton, city and country, will follow in the steps of
Geneva, but without violence or bloodshed. The
twelve votes necessary in the diet to give effect to a
federal decree will therefore probably be soon gained
by the party which represents the great majority of
the nation, and which demands not only the expul-
sion of the Jesuits, but the immediate dissolution of
the ultramontane league. The accession of Friburg
to the liberal cause will, it is feared, not be obtained
without a struggle ; a great popular meeting was
lately convened at Morat, the centre of liberalism, for
the purpose of adopting such measures as the crisis
demands. The government of Friburg, in the live-
liest state of anxiety, has filled the capital with
troops, but although they selected the militia gene-
rally from those districts which were devoted to
them, their fidelity was nevertheless doubted. On
entering Friburg, some detachments, to the great
despair of the ruling party, chaunted the Marseillaise.
There was a general decline of all securities to-day,
the bankers and merchants all endeavouring to make
sales with few buyers.—The Vierzon shares (centre)
fell forty francs, owing to the reported failure of two
arches of the Vierzon viaduct, near Orleans.

Paw, OCT. 21.--Cours Aid hentire, for money.— Three per Cents.,
82 80; Five per Centa., 117 70; hour per Cents., 106 75; Belgian
Five per Cents. (1840), wok; Ditto, 1642, 1021 ; Bente de Naples,
102; Roman Loan, 102 i II; Bank Shares, 31 80. Exchange on Lon-
don, 30 days. 25 624 ; 90 days, 25 50.
Palms, Ocr. 21.—Cash Sales : Paris and Orleans, 1,2171; Paris and
Rouen, 922 Su; ltouen and Havre, 690; Avignon and Marseilles, 88250;
Strasbourg and Bale, 225; Centre Vierzon, 5841; Bordeaux, 552 50;
North, ISS; Paris and Strasburg, 493 75; Tours and Nantes, 501 25;
Paris and Lyons 516 25; Montereau and Troyes, 3GO; Fampoux and
Vasebrook, 400; Dieppe and Fitamp, 365.

Our Madrid correspondence with the journals of
that city of the 16th instant have arrived. The mem-
bers of the Spanish Mercantile Association for the
Promotion of Free Trade have given a grand dinner
to Mr. Cobden.

El Clanuo Public() has announced the openiug of
a subscription for the purpose of raising a monument
on the spot where twenty thousand French laid down
their arms to General Castanos.

The Duke of Sarragossa has been deprived of his
commission as captain of the battle-axe guard (hale
cordiers).
Messrs. Costa Cabral and Gonzales Bravo have
eitheractually departed or were about to depart imme-
diately from Lisbon.
The decree of the amnesty was not yet published
on the 13th, because of the absence of the Queen from
Madrid. It was, however, decided on.
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The Clamor Publico has announced that the Duke
d'Aumale would start for France on the 19th.

Letters from Lisbon of the 16th state the Portuguese
coup ct due was effected by the: influence of Don
Fernando, the husband of the Queen, Dietz, his ad-
viser and former tutor, and the French Ambassador
at Lisbon. These three persons, with the co-opera-
tion of the Duke of Terceira, pressed the Queen, who
offered some resistance, which however was finally
overcome, and she yielded much against her will.
L'Axinol quotes a letter from Vimaroz of the 16th,
that an insurrection had taken place in the village of
San Mateo, and that shouts were raised in favour of
Charles V. The tocsin was sounded in that and the
surrounding villages, when the insurgents fled to the
mountains.