The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-07 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TRCIVIDAT
I stated yesterday that Louis Napoleon had re-
nounced the idea of a national subscription. It seems
certain today that a change has taken place in the
intentions orthe President, and that the scheme will
be promoted by the government with all the energy
possible.
The committee on the notation has appointed
M. de Mornay president, and M. l)ruet-llcavatur
peervtary. The report will be presented with as
little delay as possible. M. Creton, it is said, would
propose an amendment interdicting the appeal to a
national subscription. M. Combarel de Leyval is ex-
pected to be appointed reporter. The report is ex-
pected to be presented to-morrow, and the debate to
commence on Monday.
The bitter terms in which the organs of the coali-
tion speak of the projected appeal to a national sub-
scription, give some colour to the report concerning
the intended amendment of M. Creton. But I am
informed it is not likely to be made. The simple
rejection will be proposed.
Piseatory has been appointed reporter on the
notation BiIL Some members voted for M. Bare.
To-morrow an important debate will take place in
reference to a proposition which excites much atten-
tion in relation to the revolutionary aspect of things
brought about by the coalition against the govern-
ment. 'Phis is the motion of MM. de Tinguy and
Desmarets for authoriting the Councils-General to
bold extraordinary sessions, and to take ordain mew.
mires independent id the central government in cane
Paris should become the theatre of serious events.
The Mountain is strongly opposed to this measure,
which will not meet tither with the support of the
286, aimed as it is by the legitimists against the
suppmsed di-sign of proclaiming tho empire. But it
will be supported by the party of MM. Thiers and

I send you a complete report of the debate in the
bureaux on the 'Motion. The main arguments of
the opposers of the bill was the haeknied one of M.
'riders, that the lbstation changed the nature of the
institution of the presidency. The /ending argument
oa the other side was, that the election of Louie
Napoleon had given a stamp to the institution of the
presidency completely at variance with the notions
of the Constituent, which had made so parsimonious
a provision for the President.
(Me is curious to know the sort of conscience with
hilt the organs of M. Miens and the legitimists
van deny the existence of a coalition, when the com-
psssitiun of the committee on the ikdation Rill proves
the systematic exclusion dell who voted against the
amendment of St. Heuer, the 286, as they are called;
as if it were not obvious to the simplest intelligence
that such a result could only have been procured in
the 15 bureaux by the Mountain and the legiti-
mists and the niers fraction of Urleanists playing
into each other's hands. Eaekburvaux consists, at
its maximum, of :,o members. Say that 45 were
presit, an even distribution gould give 1$ fur the
party of 286 which support the government, 15 for
the Left, 9 for the legitimists, aml 3 for the party of
M. 'fliers. It is therefore clear that if every fraction
had voted only for its own colour, the elections would
have been in favour of the government. But the
majority of the committee consists precisely of that
party whisk is least numerous in the Assembly,
namely. the 58 followers of M. Thiers, so that a
more glaring cane of coalition never existed. Three
kgitimists, Drurt-Desvatut, Desmarea. and Pidoux
were chusen in three of the bureaux ; and, to return
tlw compliment, Rum representatives of the Left,
Grvvy. Salvia, and lkie were elected in three others.
As to the Orlcanist members of the committee,
tiny have not been taken generally from the doubt-
ful shades. We must phus, at the head, M. Bare,
111 C (1111,t0r, the zealous defender of M. Yon, M.
Croon, the author of the proposition relative to the
nsall of the banished royal families; M. l'iscntory,
the founder of a meeting devoted to thorough-red
thleanism; M. Chainholle, the herald of the Per-
manent Committee in the war against the President
of the Republic; M. de Mornay. the paladin of the
regency, who expressed his indignation, in a full
assembly, at the constitutional scruples of M. Thiers,
deviating that be would not have remained at Clare-
mont if iu his pre-sine a different title had been
given to the Count do Paris to what he held in
France.

The funds were sensibly affected to-day, by the
unfavourable composition of the committee on the
flotation, and the bitter opposition which this sign
V lump. against the geceniment. The Fives, which
were at first 'maintained, by considerable purchases, at
the closing quotation of yesterday, declined after-
wanls 34k., closing at Mfr. .50e.
The dcbutes of the Assembly to-day were entirely de-
void of interest. M. Fkintayra developed, in a long
speech, his 'notion for substituting a tax on capital fur
the wind, or duty levied at the gates of towns upon
articles of consumption: After a speech of commen-
.

Purace extent frn; M. Leon Fauchc:r, the motion was
throat' out. The house then passed to the discussion
of bills tending to place eertun buildings at the dis-
pssal of the Ministry of War fur barracks and
hovitals.
The Queen's speech is generally noticed in the
Paris press with favour, and the moderation with which
the Pawl question is touelied upon is praised. But
the Dolmas foresees that this mildness will not be
reflected in the debutes of the parliament. The
nary., says that the manifesto of Wiseman proves
that the eatholics will be the first to support a Inca-
sum fur maintaining the rights of the crown and the
independence of the nation, neither of which aro
menaced by an organisation of the catholic hierarchy.
It observes, also, that the determination expressed to
maintain unimpaired the religious liberty of England
is ambiguous, and applicable to protestanbi, and thus
loses the value which it would have in the eyes of
catholic., if it were a clear declaration in favour of
the maintenance of the principles of emancipation.
The Minister of Finance announces that no peti-
tions to the government will receive attention which
are not written upon stare rd paver.
It is rep. orted that MN de l'ersign• y, Nicuwer-
kerke, and Itacioechi, three intimates of the Elysee,
will succeed to three of the colonelcics of the Na-
tional Guard, vacated by the resignations which en-
sued upon the dismissal of Gen. Changarnier.
Yesterday the Bureaus examined the petition of
M. do hi Croisette for authorization to prosecute
M. Ney de la Moseorva. The majority of the com-
mittee appointed are favourable to the petition.
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ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.
Our Roman correspondent, writing on the 31st of
January, states that General Gemesn had threatened
the city with martial law, fur which various motives
are adduced. The abdication of the Popo was very
generally rumoured. Attempts had been made onl
the part of the Roman priests to hare the Swiss pro-
testant chapel at Florence closed. The Pope had
named the new state councillors in an edict, the
substance of which, together with two others on the
municipality and carnival, is given. No masks were
to be allowed. On the 26th the Niagara's band
sacked the city of Forlimpopoli. The annual meet-
lag of British Academy had been held at Rome.
Mr. Sheil arrived at Florence on thy 26th.

r AnnMALTY, FED. 6. APPorSTMENl4.—Bost-
sasin (Imp Wilson and Carpenter Thomas Fuller, to
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