The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY, 11.30. A.M.
After our reporter despatched hie notes last even-
ing the assembly voted the 2nd and 3rd articles of
the project for transferring the Lyons Railway to the
state. The following are the three articles which
have been adopted, and which form the basis of the
arrangement between the company and the state :
Art. I declares the Lyons line to have become the property
of the state ; the execution of all pats of it are henceforth
under the direction of the Minister of Publie Works ; the
company is to band over to the state all the Edam, drawings,
levellings, and surveys, and the contracts entered into for all
kinds of stock; the said plans, drawings, levelling., and sur-
veys are to be submitted to the National Assembly before
any of the works are proceeded with.
Art. 2. The state shall eater at once into full possession of
the line, land, reek, &e. ; also, within three dam, of all
mAieys and securities of every description in hand, with the
exception-1, Of certain sums paid over and above the' 501.
per share, which are to be reimbursed to the shareholders ;
2. The interest due to the shareholders on March I, 1848,
on the instalments which they have paid, amounting to two
millions; 3. Indemnities due to engineers and other persons,
amounting to 200.000 L—Adopted.
Art. 3. On the execution of the conditions stipulated in
the preceding articles, there shall be deliv, red to each share-
holder for each of the 400,000 shams, on which the 2.50.. I
have been paid up, a rente of 5 per cent. stock of 7f. tiOc.,
with full benefit of the interest, falling dim on March 22,
1848
For the last two days, as I have already intimated
to you, much alarm has prevailed in Paris. I men-
tioned last evening that the Garde Mobile was con-
signed to its barracks. Besides this precaution the
posts were doubled, and the piquet', which are usually
of only 40 men at each barracks, were increased to
100, and the officers received orders not to absent
themselves from the quarter in which they lodge.
Large quantities of ammunition and arms were re-
moved under strong escort on Tuesday from Vincennes
to the Ecole-Militaire. Ball cartridge was distri-
buted to the Garde Mobile.
The insurrection committee delivered yesterday to
the printer the manuscript copies of the last of the
documents and evidence. It is expected that the
whole will be printed and bound this evening.
The committee of justice has resolved to recommer

the assembly to reject the proposition to remove the
state of siege before voting the constitution. The
committee on the constitution will propose to the
see mbly to adopt a decree previous to voting the
constitution, that i$ will not dissolve itself until it
shall have made organic laws in conformity with the

constitution.
The committee of finances discussed the project of
postal ref,rm yeste•day. The minister of finance
concurred in the necessity of adopting the project,
even though it might produce a d:minution of the re-
venue. According to this project the uniform poet-
age on letters not exceeding a quarter of an ounce
weight will be four sous, equivalent to from a
quarter to half an ounce it will be 4d.; and from a
half to three ounces it will be one franc.

We have received the Madrid mails to the 12th.
Oa the 10th Corragina resigned the dictatorship of
the new bank. The new bargain with the bank, our
correspondent says, is exceedingly unfavourable for
the government, but it will save the bank.
sumo., aeo. 12. —Three per Cent., 191 paper; after Boles, 19/
cash. Fire per Cents., It pater; after Hutu, 10i cash. Parser.,
4 par ; after Bole; 3 13-16 club. Coupon', 7 call. Discount of
note", 51 to 6 per cent. Exchange co Loudon, 3U days, 45 50 web.

ITALY.

A teleipaphic despatch was received last evening
by the } reach government, which announced that
Gen. Welden bad been disavowed by the Austrian
government, and that an order had been sent to him
to withdraw his troops from the legations, and that
the general himself had been recalled.
. Since the above was written we have received ad-
roes from 'rutin to the 11th. It was reported there
that the mediating powers, with the assents of Austria
and Russia, proposed to erect a new constitu! ional
monarchy in Northern Italy to be com,osed of the
Milanese and Venetian provinces, the crown to be con-
ferred upon an Europeanprince, notconnected with the
other Italian sovereigns. It was said that Russia pro-
posed a Beauharnois, and England a Cobourg. Clio.
berti was about to leave Turin, with urgent haste, for
Paris, but not, as would seem, on a government mis-
sion. The Count Colombrairo had declined the form-
ation of the Turin cabinet.
Letters from Rome, of the Bth, state that an address
to the French republic demanding intervention had
been signed by the people. The chamber approved
of this address, and resolved to send it together with
its own vote to the ministry in order that it should
be placed in the hands of the French ambassador.
The new ministers at Rome are—Mons. Corboli,
foreign affairs; Count Fabri, interior; Count Lauri,
finances. The other portfolios are held by the former
ministers.
The following proclamation was isMed by the
Prolegate at Bologna, at five o'clock in the evening
of the Bth :
In reparation for the insulta offered to some Austrian
soldiers, General Ween has proposed the alterna-
tive of surrendering to him the authors of these
acts, or six hostages selected from among the notables,
until the authors can be discovered and punidted.4
Only two hours being allowed, I cannot allow myself to
hesitate. and I have preferred to surrender myself as
a hostage until Providence shall bring about more
favourable circumstance. In rendering. myself to the
cause, I hope my fellowcitisens will consider the sacrifice I
make. They may be sure that I will do all that is possible
for the safety of die country. I confide the government to
the senator. lialf-Past sixattempted in vain to do
what I announced, but vibe barricades and fusillades I bate
encountered at every gate prevented me.—Biaggiorrra,
Prolegats.
letters have arrived from Bologna to half-
Further,
past one in the afternoon of the 9th. Barricades were
1 everywhere raised, and the fighting continued.