The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVSNIND.
M. Thiers was not mistaken when he foretold yes- ,
terday in the tribune, with a sardonic smile, the
severity with which his doctrines would be judged
of by a great portion of the press. 'f he reasoning of
"1
M. biers is in fact such as in a great measure re-
futes itself, and, acted upon, would drive Europe
back to the days of his idol, Colbert. Nevertheless,
a speech so rich in facts, so animated in style, dealing
with a subject of such pre-eminent interest, in a larggee
and historical form, and touching so happily upon the
great fact of the day, the Crystal Palace, will be read
with equal interest by all shades of opinion. I send
you the more readily the fullest translation which I
have been able to make of M. Thicres speech [we give
this translation elsewhere), as I am sure that even
by the staunchest free trers such a thorough-going
combatant for protection will be received with the
honours due to a brave enemy.
M. Thiess, in descending from the tribune, was
warmly congratulated by his friends. The discussion
was then again adjourned. The sitting was brought
to a close at half-past six.
In the Assembly, the debate upon M. St. Benve's
motion was resumed by M. Howyn Tranchere, who
supported it amid the noise of private conversations..
M. Fould declared on the part of the government
that it could not accept the motion, which would be
a dangerous experiment for industry and for the
treasury. M. St. Beate spoke amid renewed signs of
impatience. M. Thiers demanded to speak. The
debate would close to-day with the rejection of the
propositions by a large majority.
L The review at Savory came off at so early an hour
• this morning that the curious were completely
I thrown out. It began at 7, and by half-past 10 was
entirely over. The reason assigned for this is the
L excessive heat of the more advanced hours at this

season, which has been certainly justified by the
result, for we have had a tropical suu this afternoon.
SCNDAT EVENINO.
At the close of the Assembly's sitting on Saturday,
the free trade motion of M. St. Bcuvc was rejected
by a majority of 428 against 199.
The number of this minority might mislead as to
the number of free traders in the Assembly. The
fact is that the taking of the motion into considera-
tion would only have implied that the Assembly was
prepared to discuss, not the question of free trade,
bat the reform of the tariff. Therefore the majority
of 424 measures the force of the party who are op-
posed to all alteration of the present system.
ether hand, among the 200 who desire immediate'
reforms in the commercial legislation, the party of
free traders is itself in a minority. The motion
would in all probability have been taken into consi-
deration but for the inopportuneness of opening a
debate tending to agitate the whole country at a
moment when topics of agitation are so rife,
itad while the great question of 1852 is pending. BELGIUM.—The ministry hming made a cabinet
Ttimieclaration of the government against free trade, question of the duty on inheritance in direct line,
littered through the organ of the Minister of Finance, the Chamber adopted the principle of this tax by 61
must be taken in this sense, and interpreted as a pro- , votes against 31. All the amendments were rejected,
test rather against the opportnniq than the doctrine. and the bill of the government adopted.
The President, no less than M. Leon Faucher, is' SWITZERLAND.—The old Swiss coinage is to
known to lean towards liberal principle-4 in commer- be replaced by an entirely new money. Circula-a
vial legislation, and if the fortune of Louis Napoleon have been sent by the federal council to foreign
issue triumphant from the approaching struggle, the governments, announcing this change, in order that
question of a reformed tariff will be one of the first the holders of Swiss money may be warned.
to engage his
M. flier, seem gosvernmthroewn out at this moment. The elaborate sp
nteecwihth
of
PIEDMONT.—The subscriptions demanded by
the..rgovocrn.musenetxfor the lc!anount
nto 33 millions
the design of rallying the protectionist party, so
Line colv,xd,
18 xecnolgi...try 15 nail s the amount
strong m Prance, against the President, by out-
bidding the government in opposition to commercial ,
reforms. It is curious that while M. Thiers is thus , TIIE LEVANT.—By the Levant mail we have
thrusting himself conspicuously forth as the leader of, received Constantinople journals to the 14th, and
the protectionist
i party, and the absolute determined' Athens journals to the 18th, both inclusively; their
foe of all innovation n the retro;rade commercial contents are nearly destitute of interest. The Smyrna
policy of France, the journal or the other fraction of Ithistrtiot states that letters have been received from
the Orleanist party, the haat., should be strenuously Ode s i of the Ist of June. which announce that the
advocating free-trade doctrines. The solution of crops in the Crimea had suffered severely front the
this mystery lies in the fact of M. 'fhicris speech drought and from locusts.