The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-10 00:00:00

LATEST FROM PARIS.

MEETING OF TIIE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS.

PARIS, TVESDAY, a r.u.
The conduct of M. Barbs, in the Assembly and
out of it, as a president of one of the most ultra-
democratic clubs, as a colonel of the 12th Legion of
the national guard, and finally as a member of the
National Assembly. has excited indignation among
all the more respectable clams of society, and from
all the more respectable organs of the press.
In the Assembly, M. Barbin adopts a phraseology
which assumes that he is there, per excellence, the re-
presentative of the people. On the walls of Paris his
naaiu is subscribed to the most bloody and incendiary
placards, and he has the command of 28,000 men of
the national guard, taken from the Faubourg St.
Marceau.
Previously to any decision of the Assembly respect-
ing the interim government, M. Marrast, of the
Natio/tat, announced his intention of not accepting
any place in it. M. Marrast will probably continue
to be Mayor of Paris, a post which he has held since
the revolution, with great advantage to his fellow-
citizens, whose cordial approbation he has universally
conciliated.
The report of the Minister of Finances, read to the
National Assembly, affords the following statement of
the financial situation of France :
The late government instituted two budgets, ordinary and
extraordinary.
The deficit of the ordinary budget for 1848 was 73,614,197 f.
The anticipated expenses of the extraordinary
budget I 69,461 ,969
were

Total deficit
For the deficit in the extraordinary budget they presided
by the product of the loon.
F.:.r that of the ordinary budget they were compelled to
have recourse to the reserve of the sinking fund.
The republican government proposes a budget which will
give the following estimated result :
Expenses fur ordinary service of tho year Francs.
1818
Receipts (same year)

Surplus receipts

Expenses for extraordinary services (same
year)
Receipts (same year)—
Loan of 1811 22937.4'" } pox- 000
.

Sinking fund

Surplus espslases 33.838,560

Surplus receipts (ordinary service)
Surplus expenses (extraordinary service 33,1138,660

General surplus of receipts of the year 1819 .. 11,338,208
A letter from Lyons says:
The army of the Alps have received their war equipment,
and mules have been purchased to convey the baggage.
General Oudinot, geoeral.in-chief, has reviewed the troops,
and has gone t. Grenoble, where he has established his head-
quarters. At Lyons it is generally supposed the army will
soon cross the frontier.
PAWS May 9.—New 14110, Three per Cents., 481; Do.
Fire per Cents, 71; Four-and-halt, ; Fours, 56 . Belgian
Fires, 1410, 67; Dn. 1842, —: Ito. Threes—; Dn. Two-and-a-
Half, —; N Wee Rentes, 70 ; Boman , 57 ; Treasury
34. Bank Marrs, 1410 ; Fish:mg.! on London, no trans.
actions.
i..ttLIWATL-^ Paris and Orleans, 532 50 ,• Parte and Rouen, 397 50;
301111 and Gasps, 195 ; Avignon and Mapicilie., 200 ; Sims.
hours and !tile, RS ; Oentro %lemon, 250; Amiens and Boulogne,
—; Bordeaux, 395 ; North, 317 30.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.—Tnitstmr.
Before the opening. of the session today few per-
sons were observed in the galleries, or around the
chamber, although reports had been circulated that
an attempt would he made on its inviolability.
Government had in consequence doubled all the
guards, and the national guards in the several arron-
dissements had been ordered to hold themselves in
read i ne,s.
Towards eleven o'clock numerous persons, among
whom were national guards, came to the "Salle des
Pas Perdu.," to ascertain the cause of the military
precautions which had been taken. No one, however,
could explain this. The session was opened at twenty
minutes past eleven, and at ten minutes past, twelve
the committee charged with reporting on the consti-
tution of the interim government took their places.
The hall was then full, and profound silence prevailed.
M. PF.UPIN, the reporter of the committee, com-
menced by stating tLat, to save time, he would put
aside questions of detail and of persons. Two princi-
pal proposition had been made. Tnc first was, to ap-
point a committee of five representatives, who shouM
name t' le ministers and direct the government. The
second was to name directly, by ballot, the ministry
individually, with a president of the cabinet without
a portfolio; this entire cabinet to form an execu-
tive council, responsible to the Assembly.
The report concluded in favour of the latter pro-

poistion.
Citizen VIGN I.:WI opposed the report, and demanded
that the Provisional Government should be main-
tained.
Citizen DOTREAU spoke to the same effect.
M. L'llEnnvrva insisted on the necessity of promp-
titude as there was no actual government, and be-
son4ht the Assembly not to allow itself to be in-
timidated, for that the people and the national guard
were with it.
M. CHARAMAC LE spoke to the same effect.
M. Bic (a member of the Mozntain) spoke in
favour of retaining the Provisional Government,
amidst strong marks of impatience from the Assembly.
M. JULES FA BILE proposed to name an executive
commission, which should appoint ministers.