The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Faxostr, 4.16
"General Bacheln " says the anorrier Francais,
" has just given a good and laudable example. Presi-
dent of one of those Bonapartist onnalttees which we
have already mentioned as having hem instituted for
a purpose exclusively peacoat to one el the new re-
latives of the President of the repAlea the general
declares that, in presence of the wit of amfrewid con-
tained in the letter published by the eammittes of
General Pie, and signed by two °rant!' sines
the President, he cannot consent in any mow ems
whilst believing that his adversaries are mistakes, be
incur the reproach of having contributed to divide in
the smallest degree the party of order, at the moment
when the electoral straggle is about to commence ; in
oonsequenee, he has sent in his resignation as member
of the central committee."
The 7insionnais of the 18:h has the following:
On Sunday the superior military, authority received by
telegraph ea order to embark Immediately In the ships dal•
promo the expedition which are in oar roadstead the beery
of eight which is here, the train, a gnat quantity of easy
men' tools, the field-hospital, and a large stoe of projestfiss.
The ships have sent gangs or shore to help in ere prepara-
tions. The troops stationed is the Var, that is to say, the
first battalion of feet ehameurs, and the warAattalices of the
Dbtk of the Use and 22nd Light Infantry, have at the same
time received orders to hold themselves ready to embark on
the first signal. A number of steamers have started for
Manlike, to take in troops. The frigate Iphigslaise, which I
was ready to dart for Brat, has received oonatmorders, and
now forms part of the expedition, as well as the lighter Pro-
vencal*. These navel torero are plated under the command
of Admiral Trahourt.
In the National Assembly to-day the diecusson on
the caution-mosey of the journals was resumed. M.
Merulle opposed the report of the commission. M.
Ledru-Rollie and M. Felix Pyat proposed as an amend-
ment, the entire abolition of eaution-money.
M. Leon Faucher then addressed the Assembly. lie
said the government doss not accept either the pro-
position of the committee, or the amendment, which
is more radical but more logioaL The government
persists in its prcject, thinking that the necessity at
caution-mosey is imperious. You know that, after
the revolution of February, a great number of journals
were published without caution-money. Yon know
what was the result of this license ; first, the attempt
of 15th May, and then the terrible insurrection of
June. (Violent exclamations on the left.) The re-
currence
of such evils must be avoided, society must
be armed against the excesses of the ill-disposed por-
tions of the press, and it is for that reason the govern-
ment proposes to maintain the caution-money.
M. Benue Morheri pointed out the inconvenience
of caution-money, and the bar it was to a great num-
ber of citizens publishing their thoughts on political
subjects. It created a privilege by which the rich
only profited. M. Lanasedat inquired whether eau-
tion-money was deposited by the Moniteur f M.
Leon Faucher, having communicated with M. Bust,
replied that the Nontleurlid so in ocmmon with the
I other journal/. The scrutiny on the amendment of
MM. ledra-Rollin and Felix Pyat was then pro-
ceeded with, and there appeared for the amendment
1228 votes against 423, consequently it was lost by a
majority of 197. The first article of the project of the
commission was then put to the vote, and was rejected,
292 votes appearing in its favour end 362 against it.
The article of the project of the government—" The
disposition of the first article decreed on the let
keret, 1848, relative to the caution-money of the
journals and periodicals are prorogued to the let
Await, 1849"—was adopted. The second article of
ithe senemisidon was then put as follows : " Caution-
money fix all new journals which only appear during
46 days preceding the weal election to the legisla-
tive assemblies will bedispensed with." This article
was rejected. The third proposition of the committee
was withdrawn.