The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1851.

FRANCE.

the Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Princess Royal and the l'rincess Alice, took a drive in
an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. The Equer-
ries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and Lieut.-Colonel the
lion. Alexander Gordon, attended on horseback.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by Lieut.-Colonel the lion. Alexander Gordon.
The Duchees of Orleans visited her Majesty yesterday at
Buckingham Palace.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princesses
Helena and 1.0%1in, took their usual exercise yesterday in
the garden of Buckingham Palace, and Prince Arthur was
taken an airing.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The royal
suite consisted of the Countess of Derrt, lion. Amelia
Murray, Hon. Leal Kerr, the Earl of Listow..l, Colonel
Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel lion. Alexander Gordon.
The Earl of Listowel has relieved Lord Elphinstone in
his duties as Lord in Waiting to the Queen. Lieut.-Gen.
Sir Edward Bowater has relieved Captain lion. Joseph
Denman, R.N., in his duties as Groom in Waiting to her
Majesty. Colonel Buckley has relieved Lord Alfred Paget
(Clerk Marshal) in his duties as Equerry in Waiting to the
Queen; and Lieut.-Colonel the lion. Alexander Gordon
has relieved Colonel Bouverie in his duties as Equerry in
Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Sir Percy Nugent had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street.
The jury on agricultural implements, of the Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Na-
tions, met yesterday at the Exhibition Building in Ilyde-
park. l'resent, Mr. Pussy, M.l'. (chairman), Colonel Choi-
loner, Mr. Joseph Locke, M.P., Mr. J. V. Shelley, Mr. 11.
S. Thompson, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Haniond, the
Baron Mertens d'Ostin, M. de Bethmruin-liollssig, and
Mr. Lanipson. Colonel Rcid, chairman of the executive
committee, was present at the meeting.
Mr. Shinty, transacted business yesterday with
the railway commissioners at the office of the Board of
Trade.
A deputation of hotel-keepers, consisting of Mr. Gardiner
(Goldin, Cross), Mr. Ellis (Richmond), Messrs. James and
son (Murley's Hotel), Mr. Staples (Albion Hotel), Mr.
Wright (Clarendon), Mr. Burrell and Mr. Poole (Bretton-
house Hotel), Mr. Elder (Adelphi Hotel), Mr. Tapster
(Clarence Hotel), and Mr. Newborn solicitor, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at
his official residence in Downing-street.
lie. John Wood, ChWrinan of the Board of Inland
Revenue, Mr. Pressly, and Mr. Timm, had an interview
yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.

PARIS, TUMIDLY ETZT4ING.
Yesterday between two and three o'clock M.
Odilon Barrot had an interview with the President
at the Elyske. It was not until after this conference
that the definitive failure of the negotiations with
that statesman was known. To-day there appears
in the Monter: the following official
1 comasslea-
tion :—" The various ministerial combinations which
the President of the Republic was endeavouring to
realise have definitively failed." It is expected that
this failure will be made a pretence to remstal the
old cabinet of Baroche, Fould, and Rouher,
with an admixture of decided partisans of the
Elysee. To understand clearly the situation it must
be.borne in mind that the leading object of the Bo-
napartists is, by hook or by crook, to obtain the pro-
longation of the President's powers. Well, ou one
side there are men like Lamartme and Girardin who
promise to support the re-election of the President
on condition of abrogating the electoral law of May,
and restoring universal suffrage. On the other sine
are people like M. Baroche and the party of the Con- i
stdodionnel, who exclaim against touching the law
of May, but instigate the President to an illegal
mode of revising the constitution and prolonging
his powers. M. Odilon Barret said yesterday to
his friends that, finding himself between these con-
flicting opinions and pretensions, and being unable
on whichever hand he turned to obtain any concession,
he gave up the task of forming a cabinet which was,
according to his views. only practicable for any use-
ful purpose upon princiules of conciliation and com-
promise. Meanwhile, those papers which pass for
the semi-official organs of the Elysee are completely
divided on leading questions; the Bulletin de Parts
preferring M. Odilon Barrot and a moderate reform
of the low of May, while the Catstitationnel sup-
ports M. Baroche and a thorough-going repressive
policy. The last scheme of M. Barret was, as I
have stated previously, to form a coalition between
the legitimists and the moderate republicans.
With this view, lie offered a seat in the cabi-
net to M. de Size on the one hand, and
to an old minister of the provisional government,
M. de Bethmont, on the other. Sonic are of opinion
that M. Barrot has been throughout these negotia-
tions the dupe of an intrigue woven to compromise
him and then throw him offer, to bring in the old
cabinet of Fould and Baroche.
A telegraphic despatch announces that the Re-
crib! Generale of Lyons has been burned. The specie
was saved ; but an immense amount of property in
diaper securities is said to have been consumed by the
times.
It is reported that the Assenarder Naianale is about
to become the organ of MM. Guizot, Duchatel, de
Salvandy, I /unto'', and St. Priest, who nt esent
constitute the heads of the party of "fusion.' The
barguin is to be concluded to-morrow.
The negotiations for the sale of the Presse are de-
finitively broken off.
To-day the Assembly was employed in discussing
the amendment of M. Beaumont (de In Somme) to
the sugar hill. No conclusion had been arrived at
up to the hour when the post closed.
The amendment of M. Beaumont substitutes for
the torification by the anetharometer the assimilation
of raw sugars to certain types.
The gallant old General Dembinski, who arrived
in Paris on Sunday night, is lodged in the Hotel
Montmorency, on the lioulevard des hallow.
A sensible fall took place to-day in the funds,
which was attributed to the official announcement oh'
the definitive failure of the attempts to form a
ministry. 'lke Fives closed at 93.40, and the Threes
at 4;.•25' both routes showing a fall of IX) centimes
on yesterday.