The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-07 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY EMNINO.
There was no public sitting of. the Assembly to-
day. The representatives met this afternoon in the
bureaux to appoint the committee on revision. Se-
vers; speeches were made, but that which is most
spoken of was pronounced by M. de Fame, who
tried to make the most of the President's manifesto ;
at Dijon, to prove the danger of prolonging his
powers, and the necessity of total revision. Up to
dour o'clock only two of the bureaux had named /
their members of the committee. M. Moulin was,
Chosen by the bureau, and M. de Corcelles by
the terh. Both are favourable to revision.
The members mentioned as moat likely to be
dated by the remaining bureaux are :-1, Godelle ;
• Caseiniir Perier; 4, de Kerdrel ; 3, Paillet; 0,
de Tocqueville ; 7, Berner ; 0, do Broglie; 10, de
Bose; 11, Besignot ; 12;Thiers; 13, de Vatimesnil;
14, 3101 i ; 13,11edeau.
111. Meng returned yesterday from his journey to
London, and was present to-day in the 12th bu-
reaux.
Admiral Valliant, ex-Minister of Marine and Com-
mander of the West India station, takes out im-
portant despatches to M. Iteybaud, French minister
at llayti. France has offered her mediation between
Boalouque, and the independent republic of Spanish
origin in the south-west part of the island. This
midi dim' having been rejected by Soulouque, who'
is determined to reduce the Spaniards, the French
government declares that it will prevent renewal of
hostilities.
The committee on the Avignon Railway has
adopted the following resolutions: The railway on
leasing Lyons shall follow the right bank of the
Rhone, instead of the left, as proposed by the go-
vernment. A terminus for goods shall be established
at La Guilloticre, a terminus for passengers at Per-
:ache, and a terminus for goods and passengers at
liaise. The committee will examine, in its next sit-
ting, the different systems of concession.
if gave yesterday the substance of the President's
apeech at the Louses., and mentioned the compliment
to Leon Faucher cat the close. The text of the
speech is as follows :
Blanker le Ministre,—in inanzurating the opening of this
old monument, so rich in historical remembrances and in
worksof art, my first thought isto rejaice that, in spiteof revo-
lutious, in spite of political pre-oecupations, France remains
the count,! of the arts and the sciences, always ready to ad-
mire and to f(011oW what is great, fine, and generous. 1
angst neat addresi my iermpathetic con.iratulations
ts those who have restoii d this monument with so much
skill, rind classed the ma,terpieees with so murk taste.
I am happy that a eel emony, whit has importance
and splendour, should take place under the auspices of a
minister who has so many claims to my confidence and my
testi' tide.
The expressions of esteem and acknowledgments
addressed by the President to Leon Faucher at
the dine of this speech form the chief subject of
political comment. The object v:aa doubtless to
sunk the apparent disunion between Louis Napo-
Ikon and his minister, and to restore to the latter the
credit which he had lust by the deviation from his
sarinwls manifested in the speech at Dijon. Such a
step was calculated to appease the irritation of the
parliamentary majority, and to remove in some de-
gree the unfavourable influence which that might
have upon the uppuintment of the committee on
Rs

Th., party of fusion has adopted a tone of singular
bitterness and hostility against the President since
the speech at Dijon; and the Asertal,ke Nationale
deelnies this morning, for the first time, positively
that the pulongation of his powers becomes hence-1
forth a matter of extreme difficulty, if nut absolutely
impessi hle.
The 16th ronnuittee of parliamentary initiative
yesterday decided on requesting the Minister of the
Lctc rtes, coufornuthly to the promise made by his
predecessor, to communicate information relative to
the application of the electoral law of May 31 in
11411. It has decided that, in the event of the mi-
nister not having received the information before the
report on the municipal law is presented, it will de-1
eide without it on the different propositions relative
to the revision of the law of May 31 which have
been sent to it for examination.

The government desires of course to keep hack as
much as possible the discussion on the law of May,
as interfering with the revision, and dividing the
Biota y. Larochtiacquelin, on the other hand, wants
to push forward the discussion of the electoral law
before the recision.

A bill, advertising a legitimist publication, and
Malawi' with three deur-de-IW, has heel) seized.
'the metallic reserve of the Bank of Franc• con-
firms to increase, being :II millions more in Paris,
and 2 millions more in the branch banks. The dis-
eount accommodation has fallen off 3 millions in

Paris, and increased 11 millions in the country,
the amount of the former being 39,61.1,fifinfr., and
of the hitter 72,191,2:it/fr. On the side of
the liabilities, the notes in circulation have declined
in Paris 11 millions, and increased in the branch
banks minewhat more than a million. The
account current of the Treasury has increased 41
millions, the present amount being 118,368,064 ft.
Private accounts current have declined in l'aris t of
a million, and increased in the departments nearly 4
'nations, the amount of the f ,rmer being 92,172,719 fr. ;
and of the latter, 35,73-1,130 fr. The whole amount,
of the metallic reserve is now 380,1, millions, to 3121
millions of notes in circulation.
The funds were stationary, and firm.