The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-08 00:00:00

NEWS FROM PARIS.

PARIS, FRIDAY, IiALF.FAST TIN A.M.
The jaurnals this morning are esptcialls dcsitutc
of intelligt nee of any general interest. Among the
causes ascribed for the sadden improvement of the
funds yesterday was a report which prevailed that M.
Achiile Fould, the eminent banker and financier, had
axepted the Ministry of Finances, and that M. Gamier
Pages would replace M. Arago is the Ministry of

Marine.
This report had no other foundation than the fact
that M. Fould has been charged to prepare for the Mi-
nister of Fill ailLe a report, in which he has pointed out
practical means of remedying the crisis which we are
going through.
The tleciiims for the national guard proceeded yes-
terday with the utmost tranquillity, and in a manner
which seemed to give general satisfaction to the
moderate party.
M. BarWs has been elected colonel of the 12th
Legion of the national guard, by a large majority. In
the 11th Legion, on a second ballot, M. Quinet was
elected. M. Clement Thomas has been elected colonel
of the 2nd Legiou, and M. Hingray, colonel of the
10th Legion. M. D'Alton-Shee has been elected
colonel of one of the legions of the banlieue.
The Ami de In Religion says: " It has been an-
nounced that M. de Forbin-Janson was proceeding
to
Rome as representative of the republic. This announce-
ment is incomplete. M. de Forbin-Janson has, in fact,
set out, but with the simple title of first secretary of
oar embassy a'. the Holy See. The honour of repre-
seuting France at Rome is, we believe w. can affirm,
given to the Duke d'llarcourt."
The following are the names of the etat-major of the
army of the tlps :—First Division of Infantry : General
of division Bedeau ; General of brigade Gues-V dler.—
Second Division of Infantry : General of division Ba-
raguay d'Hilliers ; Generals of brigade Talandier and
Duhot.—Third Division of Infantry : General of divi-
sion Magma ; Generals of brigade Guillabert and Re-
nault.—Cavalry : General of division Oudinot • Gene-
rals of brigade Regnauft de St. Jean d'Angellokartas,
Lebon, Desmottes.—Artillery : General of brigade
Legeudre.—Engineers : General of brigade M.i.rrant,
Intendant, M. Dennis.
The Provisional Government has issued orders for
the works on the fortifications of the citadel of
Bayonne to be carried on with the utmost activity.
Donations to the Provisional Government for the
use of the state, from bodies of workmen, clerks of go-
vernment and other offices, and members of the clergy,
were made yesterday. They amount on the whole to
a large sum.
A decree appears in the Monileur, from the Minis-
ter of Public Instruction, appointing M. Henri
Martin to the chair of Modern History of the Faculty
of Letters at Paris, lately held by M. Guizot. The
decree is preceded by a report from M. Charton,
secretary-general of the department of Public Instruc-
tion, dwelling ou the merits of the new professor as an
historical writer, and as a man of true republican ten-
dencies. The report mentioned particularly his " His-
tory of France," of which fourteen volumes have
appeared, and for which he obtained the Gobert prize :
and more lately another work, entitled, "De la
France, de son Genie, et de see Destinees."
On the 31st, the populace at Toulouse made a noisy
and offensive demonstration before the residence of
M. Martin, President of the Cour Royale, singing
the Marseillaise. calling on him to resign, and threat-
ening him that if he did not they. would make him.
M. July, the government commisary at Toulouse,
hastened to comply with the demands of the populace,
and jawed a decreo under his sign manual, suspend-
ing M. Martin in his functions.
Another disturbance has taken place, in con-
sequence of the provincial population rejecting the
commissaries assigned by the government to rule
them with despotic authority. The people of Bourg,
in the department of Ain, assisted by the national
guard of that place, have, without one dissentient voice,
forcibly ejected M. Roselli Mollet, the government
cutr.missary.
The local journal says that there was such com-
plete unanimity in these demonstrations, that they
were not attended with the slightest disturbance of
the town.
The Duchess of Montpensier is said to be the only
one of the princesses who has saved her diamonds.
Those of the Princess of Joinville, which it is said
Caine partly from the crown of Braganza, are com-
prised in the sequestration.
M. Ledru Mullin has issued another circular to the
government commissaries, which appears in the
MOO~ of this morning.
He impresses on these pro-consuls the duty, which
he declares to be imperious, of promoting by all the
means in their power, the election of republican
candidates, and of' course of opposing all who would
favour monarchy in any form, constitutional or not.
He allows his commissaries to be candidates them-
selves,
but forbids them to use in their own favour
the influence with which their office invests than.
I subjoin :he weekly statement of the Bank of
Fraete, made up to last night:
%treaties Or [He. BANK OP FRANCIS TO THI EVENING
OP APRIL 6, 18.18.
Amects.

Coin and ingots
Crete in the branch bunks 43,402,580 0
Silk over du.,
Bilis and arreptasees la Paris 118,514,999 45
DU. Brand, It.klA4 .•• 57,141,538 46
88,anctl on moncy and ingots
Bthaacte .1 Pitkii
Due by InAnt,ll ttanlin ;melt bills is aireabitbei)
91°61 60Toioa revierve
Stock, (tivNunle f/11114
Ranh buildings And furniture .. 4,000,000 0
letereit in Miners Dank
interest in Notional Dissoust Beak 7 143,579 rau,ooo 0
Dishonoured bilis
801. h"l,t Oren for pastime of slodi by Reeds 831,191 6
bank ies
Dove- of muldgetnent
572 30
1-4611 to the government on Itereery beads vi Use Be-
Puleic 50,000,000 0

507,309,908 91

mama...
%Mal
'Mee *****
* -...
iteerre in real property —a. 4.000.000 0
Bills to tearer 265,595,400 0
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Dino of breach banks 15,126,730 0
Atha order
Amount current with Treassn7
Acot. current
„_
_aft,,PN payable at slant
MANDOnnt of last UV-yew .••••••••••• 702,692 37
3,2,4714,0d0 payable 297,436 25
...Ma_ ts, sundry interests, &Maisano
Vsor.s.Bank, sant not yet 14d oat it Tromury toads 1,066,203 69
„.._ .'"46 0( branch banks to pity 1,065,035 3
M- ,„,,, 195,903 27
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607,509,808 91
D'Azoorr. Go•ernor.

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