The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. SUNDAY, 5.30 p a.
The debate commenced yesterday on the subject of
the prorogation of the National Ash mhly ended fa
the adoption of that measure by a ne.jeotity cf 204
againat 297. Tne preregation commences on the
13th proximo. M. Gustave de Beaumont, who sup-
ported the motion, was followed at the tribune by
M. Paeeil Duprst, who opitosed the intended pro-
rogation a+ b. ing bath Irene Ante and in pper,une.
He thought it inopportune because the Avembly
had not as :( et am etered to the moat pie eine wants
and desires of the country. Oro reason given
for a vacation was that government could easily
bring to maturity a number ef projeats of law that
required time to be properly dealt w.th ; tut th r •
were tete ral projects at that very moment ready kr
d, bate. Toe law on public inattuctino was to he dir-
cussed, and it was ore that involved the welfare of
30,000 pereons. Ano'h e law, on judicial organiei-
tien, was also ready, and it might be that the budget
would berere the day Seel for prorogating
theAsembly. M. I)nprat them endeavoured to show
that the staie of foreign affairs rendered it dant nous
:o rerogar ; and h- at.ced the state of Rome, Pied-
mont, and the Grand J)uehy of B den, all of which
nigh' necessitate, if not the use of the F. cnch fares,
a. le. st that of Preach diplomacy. This prorogation
wenl4 ba dangerous, toe, on account of the pretest
elate of affairs in France. Societies had stetted
into existence with the tee owed intention of appeali• g
by petition from the sovereign people f. r the purp-se
of electirg a president for hie; rules ha:. been printed
(which M. Daprat read) a:.d circulars sent about all
over the country to aeit ate on this point. It had hi en
raid that s eitee was besieged, but M. Duptat thought
it was the rc,iublic that was besieged and threatened,
and it behoved the Assembly not to abandon it by •
prorogation. After KV. ral other orators had spoken
pro. and nm.,
M. Dactoure got up to exp!alu the position of pp-
'creme:of in the, debate. The Minister of the Inte-
rior though'. that the moment chow n far an adjourn-
meld RAH propi.iotta, and his opinion was shale i by
the whole of the mini ery. on.ectuer.t. Assembly
ha:l left to the praline. governmer t the taek of mak-
ing organic lewd, and thee, required lima to he
brought to perfection, and the a tj..o tunent we uld
eilitate such a &skater) result, which it would be
much better to attain than to spend the time in barren
debate and in raireng irritation and posy ten. Such
must he the result of the presentation of ill-digested
plans, at d ho celled on those of his colleagues who ha
spoken of the danger of a repel &slat to recollect that
the p .wer andduralon of the Legislative Aseetablyde-
peeded en the gravity of their del !orations, ar.d that
the Assembly that had been dissolved by tie:mpg/Wet
at tee heeienaie of the preaent a ntury (18 Brumaire)
had prepa. el its fall by the v re nature of its de-
bases. M. Dutanre then reminded the As embly that
lasi year tumours of a soap creept had been spread
derive wee ks in nee: ssinn, and yet tat ne ne
actually taken place; aid the same system was he'ng
put now inv. eractieo witheoui any greater foundation,
and that such tears being reread do nought but exci•e
tsars and deprive mein, e f all a:undone:. M. Pascal
Detest had spoken of attemp's being made to ree'ore
theempire, the result of which would be that I he Asst m-
bly being absent, the inati, te Has of the cauntry would
he dew rayed, the eunatitutien annulled, ands Tie w form
o' government installed. There was so foundation for
dome rumour', and the min lett had not the least idea
of • clap trite,. " On to fern sans roes vile' a yoke.
No (said M. Derinre), the ministry weal I he but tie
first victim in ouch a case, and the gates of Vincennes
would soma be closed over them. As f r the society
spoken of by M. l)uprat, its members had not even
signed the paper which they. were t 0.41 to have put
forth. Tam parr contained factious allusions,
ar'• ich, if carried out, might Iced to revelation
and a breach of the constitution and he did not hesi-
tate to say that the constitution was the pact by wh'eh
the government was united to the people—a pact which
every she had accept .d. M. De cure was about to
leave ilia tribune, when he was called back by ex-
clamation to say what he would do concerning the state
of siege in which several departments were still placed.
lle replied by sa)ing that in the departmont4 of the
east it would be recessary to maintain the extraor-
dinary powers granted; hut as soon as the press law
bad been promulgated, government would consider
the matter. lie would add that he was about to lay
on toe table of the Chamber a project of law regulat-
ing
the form and effects of the state of siege according
to the 106th article of the constitution.
The vote of prorogation having taken place, the
project of law above mentioned was read by M.
Dufaure. Is contents may be resumed as f Mows :
The state of siege is declared in ease of war or ippon..
doe, and the Nati teal Assembly can alone declare it. II
the Assembly is prorogued, the presiileat oh the republic, ma
the advice of his souncil, may proclaim it. By the elf. et of
the rate of siege the powers of the civil are transferred to
them n'a'y tribunals. The jury, however, continues to try
mimes of the prem. Domiciliary visit*, removal of returned
convicts and foreigners, scrrend r of arms and ammuoi•ies,
and interdictions of runtimes considered dangerous, are nn
emery consequences of the state of siege. The National
Ass •mbly can alone raise the state of sine. But even after
Ilthe state of siege has been rued, abs military tribunals will
lamp the eases referred to them under it.
No seater had M. Dafaure read this than a cry of
" Vin le ltoi" was heard from a member in the
chamber, and caused a great nits:ler,.
Urgency was declared for this measure.
The law respecting the press has passed by a majo-
rity of 400 votes against I Di.
The President of the Republic left this morning, on
his trip to Brittany, and to open the railway from
Tours to Angers. On this subject the Illoniteur pub.
hates, as a hint to long-winded functionaries on the
road, his preference to written over spoken addresses.
The President was accompanied by Messrs. Rullieres,
Fallout, and Lacrosse, whew ministries were Rs-
vatted ad interimthis morning to MM. Tracey

and Dufeure severally.
Marshal Molitor died yes'erday, at the age of 70.
He was one of the old generals who earned this re-
nown whilst fighting in Switzerland. He was grand
anis of the Legion of Honour.

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ITALY.

SARDINIA.—Our Paris correspondent, writing
on Samrday, states that the official notification of the
wool .mation of price b. tween Sardinia and Austria ,
was made known an Paris on that day.
ROMAN STATES.—A letter from our come- I
spondest at Rome, dated July 20, stat.rs that aversion
to (Jen. Oudinot's plans was so prevalent in the city as
to render the strictest coercion necessary. The prefect ,
of police, Colonel Chapnis, considering the part he was
caPed no to act as unbecoming a gentleman and a
soldier, had resigr cd his office. Thg first edict of his
successor shows that he is troubled by no such
serbp!cs. It threatens with the severest punishment
any citizmas found walking or conversing together in
a larger numbs r than five, the Willis having orders
to arrest any each. M. Graze's, a celebrat d
republican writer, with several military chap-
-1 tins who served under the repuba•an generals,
have been imprisoned in the Inquisition. Garibaldi
was silt moving northwards. Ile was last heard of
near the Lake of Thragymene, on the Tuscan frontier.
He is pursued by a column of Spaniards and Neapo-
litans, and by a French one, under Central Morris,
who had promised passports and Pm means of reach-
ing their homes to such of Garibaldi's fol;owers an li
would lay down their arms. Although seventeen
says bad elapsed since the entry of the French, no
commissioner or representative of papal authority
had appeared in Itome, while in the provicc-s the
Ipontifical delegates entered almost simultaneously
with the Austrian troops.

An encounter had' taken place in the mountains
between the French and the Spanish column in pur-
suit of Garibaldi. It originated in an error. The
sandals of the Spaniards induced the French to be-
lieve that they were followers of Garibaldi, whereas
the French red trowsera were very 1;tle different
from those of sortie of the ROl7lllll regulars. An en-
gagement on the old principle of " fight first and ex-
p'ain afterwards" was the conFequence.
lia*t numbers of employh had been dismissed from
the public office, in acc,,rd ince with the principle of
undoing all that has been don° wince November 16.
Great distress am )tgst the middle classes ma, the
c nst anent*.

NAPLES.—Wo have lettere from our correspon-
dent in this city to July 20.
It uas laid thine that Garibaldi had destroyed the
3rd regiment ut Neapolitan infantry. Ocneral Fi-
)angieri h d vs:lively refused to return to Sicily.
Neapolitan folks are as much putzt d as to what the
Pupe intends d. jou. as are those of Rome.
Fives were ut 81, but a mnsiderab:s full was t
p etc'.