The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

A curious democratic manifestation took place yes-
terday, at the Barrier do Maine, under the denomina-
tion of a banquet of female socialists. '1 he subscrip-
tion was 25 sous, or a shilling a head, without
distinction of sex, children under 10 being admitted
gratuitously. The number of guests was about 1,200,
including 200 children. The president, secretaries,
sad stewards were ladies. The bureau consisted of
three ladies and three gentlemen. The report says
that mast of the guests appeared in toilettes of much
tr:• the draws were generally of rich silks or
i most of the ladies were in their hair, as at
reviling parties, wearing flowers or other similar orna-
ments. A great number of young ladies, from 15 to
SO, thus apparelled, were there with their mothers.
The art orator was Pierre Leroux, who made &speech
ea the rights of women, whereupon a lady rose and
lave the toast of the Republic, to which the men
added "denweratique et amide." Madame Gay then
made a speech on equality, directing her arguments
to prove the equality of the sexes, and that, if women
were refused their rights, they would recover them
by artifice, if not by force. M. Caudelot gave "The
Democratic and Social Republic," accompanied by a
speech. Madame Deerochee gave " The Health of the
Defenders of the Rights of Women." Madame
Delongueville gave a toast "To St. Simon Fonrrier,
Cabet, Pierre Leroux, Prudhon, and Louis Blanc."
One of the young and fair stewardesses rose and de-
manded that the name of Respell should be added.
This the meeting, however, declined. The meeting
separated without any disorder.
Another banquet took place, at a late hour, at the
Chateau Rouge, called the Banquet of the Demo-
cratic and Social Press, at three francs a head. The
president was the AbbE Lamennais, and almost all the
members of the party of the Mountain in the Assem-
bly were present, including M. Ledru Roliin. The
number of guests was above 2,000. Speeches were
delivered by the leading members of the Mountain,
including M. Ledru Rollin. There was a good deal
of confusion and disorder, and on many occasions
efforts were made to expel certain parties. The meet-
ing, however, separated at a late hour, without any
serious conflict.
The Union has the following observations on the
meeting of the club of the Passage Montesquieu, which
I noticed in my despatch of Saturday evening:
We will not reproduce the incidents of the sitting of
Friday evening ; we will only my that there is only one
field on which socialists and red republicans are agreed-
that of revolutionary souvenirs. We had the grief to
bear the apology of Robespierre and the wont tames of
the Tenor applauded si outflows. It appears evident
that, notwithstanding the efforts of some committees, the
suffrages of the feubourgs will not be given to one
•sisiaggle aadidate for the presidency of the republic. The
sociallste are better organised and perhaps stronger than the
red democrats. Them is no club which is exclusively red,
bat there are many clubs purely and clearly socialist. Among
the latter we may notice the club of the Salle Roisin, Fan-
=Saint Antoine which also held a mating on Friday
. Several sinkers exposed socialist theories more or
ler eestndictory, and all obtained unanimous applause. A
wham, who spoke about the middle of the detate, de-
clared that • society in which certain men have 200,000
francs of rents, and others only 25 sons • day, cannot exist
in that state, and that the sovereign people must hasten to
make an act of sovereignty to transform it entirely. This
speaker indulged in considerations somewhat too practical,
when he was warned in s low voice by the president. He
profited by the warning, and left off speaking after a very
strong protest against the reptiles who might have slipped
into the dab.
M. Berryer has addressed a letter to the Gazette du
Midi, from which we extract the following :
As to H. Louis Bonaoarte, as regards the future, the con-
duct, the instant, the character, and the tendencies of the
men who shill be called about him if he become president
there is one vast unknown. All is vague and confused in
the assemblage of popular ideas which seem to ensure the
success of this canolidateship. It is the " prestige d'en
souvenir," not the expression of • hope. I see little but the
manifestation of the afflicting void in which the country will
And itself. They who pretend to explain this inexplicable
movement of the populations of the greater part of the de-
partments of France only see a confused protestation vend
the acts of the provisional government, the administrative
ODlllaiaoll, and the actual government. But is it possible to
adopt, under this form and in this personality, the
protestation of the immense majority of the French
nation. I have not thought so. I have called
together • great number of my political friends. In
accordance with the majority of them, I have expressed an
opinion that it was necessary to indicate to honest men,
friends of order and conservatives of France, whatever re ay
ban been the former party to which they belonged • can-
didate which was neither General Cavaignac, with his exclu•
sive republicanism, nor H. Bonaparte, with his great ineffi-
ciency and ignorance of his situation.
The Cuurricr Francais has taken up, in a strong
manner, the candidateship of M. de Lunartine.
We are assured, says the Petrie, that, in oonse-
quence of the refusal of M. Bethmont to accept the
presidency of the Court of Appeal, it has been offered
to M. Troplong.
Another detachment of colonists for Algeria left
Paris yesterday ; an immense crowd assembled to
witness their departure.
The Droit states that the Chambre do Conseil of
the Tribunal of the Seine has referred to the Chambre
des Mises en Accusations of the Court of Appeal, the
proceedings connected with the prosecution of the
who are in custody for the invasion of the,
persona
National Assembly on the 15th May.
M. Rey, the ex-commandant of the Hotel de Ville,
who was arrested for the affair of the 15th May, has
been set at liberty.
The Napoleon Club, on the Boulevard Montmartre, I
has been closed by the president, in consequence of
the violence of some partisan@ of the red republic,
who had created a tumult by vociferatioes against
not only Louis Napoleon, but General Cavaignac and
M. Ledru-Rollin. The members of the club will in
future meet at the Mange Fitts, in the Rue de la
Chaussfie-d'Antin.
M. Gustave de Beaumont, Minister Plenipotentiary
of the French Republic at the Court of London, ar-
rived in Paris yesterday.
Scene of the Paris journals state that Marshal Sonit
is expected to arrive in a few days in Para
Several delegates of the Commission du Luxem-
bourg have published a note to the effect that they
had resolved, after two meetings, to choose Louis
Blanc as a candidate for the presidency of the Repub-
lic, in acknowledgment of his mamma services to the
cause of socialism. In his answer, dated London the
15th, M. Louis Blanc heartily *ails them, states that
in his opinion there ought to be no president, the pre-
sidency being the remains of monarchist prudices,
and that every true democrat ought henceforth to
labour to obtain a revision of the constitution, especi-
ally as regards the presidency. If, however, he says,
his name should be considered useful as a protest
against the title and functions of president, he wil-
lingly allows it to be emploteldt
We begin to receive inte • ce from the depart-
ments, which throws some • ht on the progress
of the respective candidates. At Marseilles, the
constituency is opposed to Prince Louis, and
will vote almost unanimously for General
Cavaignac. In the Vaucluse, the favourite candidate
is M. I,edrn Rollin. The legitimists in the depart-
ment of the Gard have resolved to support Ge-
neral Cavaignac, in consequence of his having
appointed a prefect of the moderate party at Names,
who co-operates cordially with the Municipal Council,
which is composed exclusively of legitimists. In the
departmemt of the Herault, the majority is for Gen.
Cavaignac. A letter from Marseilles says that
in Provence alone the general will have hallo
million of votes. The great rallying cry
in w
all the clubs agree at present, is that the Republic is
in danger, and the danger, they they think, is equal,
whichever candidate be elecad.
M. de Lamartine's friends are making great exer-
tions to promote his candidateehip. M. Zavier
Darrieu, the chief editor of the Courtier Francais,
is the president of his committee.
Pons, Nov. 111.- New loon, - -; litres per gots., 41 5
Pis re Oasts. 54 30; lost Loin, 64 20; Fours, - Belgiso
Flvss, -; Do. 1141, -; De. Threes, -; Do. Two.aod.a-
L1:14- -; 18:Aolss Resdstill ;Irb.sogetsoiawa,;..Tirso sdsaug.
471 ;-1; days, 15 40, esolt.
lisawsn.-Parls sad Orisons, 572 50 ,• Pads 'sad BOUM, 315;
Rouen sad HMTIN 150; Avignon sad Nansilles, ; Suus•
boars sad Bale, -; COMO TIMM, •••• sad-Rouloose,
• Bordeaux, -; Ronk M.

ITALY.

At Turin the journal EOpinione has been seized,
for attatigin the king and the government.
Iran,The ica, of Lugano, of the 11th, complains
that Gen. oblgemuth has written totbe directory that
in consequence of the facts of Valle Intelvi and Valtel-
line, the field-marshal was determined to resume the
hostile measures lately suspended against Tesino. To
justify such determination, he adds that the directory
has no reason to be offended at it, as the canton of
Tesino intended to become independent of the con-
federation. The paper in question repudiates any
idea of the kind.
The Opinion of Turin, of the 15th, states that a
commission is named at Naples under Gen. Carascosa,
for the purpose of
,putting the coast In a state of de-
fence. The periodical, La Liberia Italians, has been
suspended. Advice, from Rome, of the Bth, announce
that the Papal government Rome, contacted a loan of