The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Tnrnsnty EVENING.
The parliamentary majority is so sensible of this
weakness produced by its schisms on dynastic ques-
tions, seizes,withaay
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epithet from tho mouth of M. Leon Faucher elicik4
yesterday a more signal burst of applause than
would have been accorded to the finest eloquence
or the most convincing arguments. The word
"abominable" drew down the whole majority in a
compact mass about the tribune and on the floor of
the house to cheer the minister who dared to apply
such an uncompromising qualification to tho
doctrines of democracy. It must be admitted
That the speech of M. Pelletier, like the generality of
the set orations of the Mountain, was composed deli-
berately and read from the tribune clearly with the
intention of addressing, not the Assembly, but the
people out of doors. After the sitting, a subscription
was set on foot by the democratic socialists for print-
ing the speech and distributing it gratuitously is
every part of France.
It was not the first time the Minister of the Inte-
rior had applied the lash to M. Pelletier, whose
scheme of cantonal banks and socialist budget he cut
up in an article of the Rt.?' 110 des Doer Mandcs.
General Changarnier was noticed among the most
strenuous applauders. In the evening a more nume-
rous assemblage than usual flocked to the minister's
reception to congratulate him on his successful hit.
The l'ays, whose judicious tone of moderation,
under the auspices of M. Lamartine, deserves all
praise, administers a dignified rebuke to the Moun-
tain for turnin,, the tribune into a means of preach-
ing sedition to workmen.
Such was the violence of the collision yesterday of
the opposite sides of the house, that three duels were
arranged on the spot.
To-dav the debate was renewed upon the Lyons
Police and opened by M. Jules Fevre, who,
after taking a general view of the evils of an arbitrary
system administered by prefects, who were police-
men, examined the details of the bill, and pointed
out the extensive powers given by the law under the
consulate, to which reference was made, to define the
attributions of protect of police. He then ripped up
the old story about the imperialist conspiracy of tho
executive power, upon which recently such strong
light had been accidentally thrown by the publica-
tion of the notes of M. earlier ; went over the re-
views of Satory, and came to tho speech of General
Changarnier on the impotence of imperialism
and the contradictory meaning of the General ap-
plause which that speech had- attracted, with the
cheers bestowed yesterday upon M. Leon Faucher,
who was only an instrument for the completion of
the President's designs. He ended by saying that tho
executive power not having been able to pick up a
diadem in a camp of manteuvrers, it was to be feared
that it would seek it in an insurrection, in the blood
of which the government would disappear.
M. l'aricu defended the 2nd article, which was
adopted by 416 against 212. The other articles
having been successively adopted, the ensedibie of the
bill was passed by 448 votes against 214. The house
then passed to the discussion of its own budget.
General Castellane says that, if Paris keep quiet,
there is no fear of an e,nicrete at Lyons.
To-day the committee on revision held a sitting.
M. do Mornay declared against revision, upon anti-
Bonapartist grounds. M. do Melun trod in tho
steps of M. Berrycr in advocating total and legal
revision. M. Odilon Barret dwelt particularly on
the opportuneness of the measure. The only way of
averting an unconstitutional re-election was to pro-
ceed to alter the constitution. M. Braze took tho
same line of argument as M. de Mornay, contending
that the cry was only got up by the Bonapartists,
and that the constitution was much less unpopular
then people supposed. The committee then adjourned
until Saturday, when the general discussion was ex-
pected to close.
The report of M. de Vatimesnil on the Municipal
Bill has excited the most vehement opposition in tho
committee. In one part the reporter eulogises the
law of May 31, which ho contributed mainly to mo-
dify in its application to the municipal elections. Not
only the members of the Mountain, but M. Odilon
Barrot, expressed their surprise and disapproval of
this step. Another portion of the report, praising
the municipal liberties granted by the last reign, was
equally unfavourably received by the Mountain. M.
de Vatimesnil offered to resign his office as reporter
, unless his expressions were maintained. The corn-
; mittee adjourned its decision. M. do Larcy has been
appointed reporter on the part relating to the coun-
cils of prefecture.
The eulogy passed on the law of May by M. do
Vatimesnil, who has been mainly instrumental in
amending the law in the committee, as applied to
municipal elections, is an instance of that vacillating
and tortuous policy of the moderate legitimists, of a
pieco with the double game played by M. Berryer
with regard to the prolongation of the President's
powers. :M. Berryer declared the other day, in
the committee on revision, that if the republic were
maintained he should insist on the maintenance of
the 45th article of the constitution. The fact iv, that
the moderate legitimists will only support the go-
vernment heartily upon one line of questions. 1 ho
Lyons Police Bill belongs to this category. They
will applaud to the echo any minister who faces tho
Mountain with spirit, and styles their doctrines abo-
minable; but the instant the socialists are quiet, the
moderate legitimists assail Bonapartism. But nei-
ther M. Berryer nor M. Vatimesnil has vet said
his last word; the conditions of their support have
not yet been granted.
Yesterday, M. Eugene Forcadc deposited the notes
Ot M. Carlier in the hands of the notary, M. Berceon.
MM. Felix Solar and Eugene Foroado were ex-
amined by the Inge d'lnstruction, M. Haton.
The commissioners nominated by the Minister of
Marine, in 1850, for drawing up a new penal code
Ibr the navy, hal; just terminated its labours, Tho
code, which counts 386 articles, is to be submitted to
the Council of State, and afterwards to the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
The report of M. de Mouchy on the bill ap'plying
for supplementary credits for the Bordeaux and
Strasbourg railways was distributed yesterday. The
sums in question are 14,800,000 fr. for the former,
and 17,700,000 fr. for the latter ; and they are in-
tended to enable the state to execute the works
which, by the cahier des charges, it is obliged to de-
fray the expense of in these two linos. Thereport re-
commends the Assembly to vote the bill.
Vion, the murderer of M. Desfontains, the bronze

tradesman in the Rue St. Honore, was executed yes-
terday.
The Bourse was not uninfluenced by the stormy
debate which preceded the vote of yesterday, and,
although the result is considered favourable, the
funds have been heavy during the early part of the
day. They were, however, firm towards the close,
and business terminated without any great change
from yesterday's quotations. The !lives closed at
92fr. .Ik. (a fall of 10c.), having been as high as
1nfr..16e., and as low as 02fr. 23c. The Threes,
having ranged from :Mfr. 33c. to 66fr. 60c., closed at
63fr..)0e., a fall of 6c.