The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Tatraahay, 5.30 P.m.
The report of the treaty having been coectuded
between Austria and Sardinia turns out incorrect.
Austria will not consent to accept the 70 millions that
Piedmont offt re ; and this, notwithstanding the great
want of money experienced by the Austria' govern-
ment. It teems that it is no longer the offensive and de.
fensive alliance that forms the great stumbling-block,
but the demand of M. Eriick, teat the Sardinian tariff
should be assimilated to the Austrian. Austria is,
in lac*, going for a cu-toms union, combining
North Italy with South Germany, a project said to
3CC1114011 much contrariety to the British government
Aus. ria and France, are, it is to be feared, too well
agreed on the manner in which Rome is to be treated,
and the Pope restored. Austria and the Pope
insist on recurring to the preposition of reform,
sanctioned by the greater part of the govern-
ment, of Europe in 18:32. They will have
as newer approach to a representative system, The
Dos d'Harconrt also recommends this as the only
scheme likely to win the assent of the Pt pe, or to be
an sec, ptable condition of his return to Rome. And
M. De Tocqueville is said to have chimed in with the
idea. He, however, takes time for consideration, and
has sett Drouyn de Lhuys to London to consult Lcrd
Palmerston on the subject
Now that the elections in Paris are known, more
interest is excited by those of the departments from
which returns have been received, which, though
incomplete, reflect tolerably the ultimate choice of the
electors. At Lyons M. Jul-a Faire, the candidate of
the Mountain, has dietat ced all his competitors. AI.
Lantartine is elected in the Loiret, by an overpower-
ing majority over a red candidate. Admiral du Petit
Thouars heads thepull in the d-partment ot Mayente.
et-Loire ; aid in the Haute Vienne, though a chore
contest has taken place bets cep M. Pixier, the
moderate choice, and M Dupont de Busse, a red re-
publican, Via form, r is fee ahead of his opponent. The
same result is noticeable in the departmett of the
Harault, where M. Napoleon Soult, moderate, beats
M. Flocon by several hundred votes. The election of
General Rulhierts, at Marseilles, is certain. The
closest contest seems to be in the Nievre, wh-te, on
the last occasion, the red list generally prevailed. The
moderates pretend that their candidate, M. Manuel, is
certain of being representative for that department.
In the Lot the electors have taken M. Vereinac. for-
merly minister of marine, in preference to M. Ribes.-
roles, who is the 4 dam of the &forme. In the
Seine-et-Oise, &Me-et-Marne, Eure-et-Loir, and in
the Allier the moderates also triumph; a rather re-
markable eircumeance in the case of the latter
deportment, where red doctrines have hitherto pre-
railed. A legitimist will be returned in the Morbi-
han ; and a mod rate, M. Ravinel, in the Vosg,t.
The triumph of the socialist candidate in the Rhone
is a handle for argument which the moderate prit.ta
will not fail to lay bold of, foe the renahlieana
tend that their lie. had no chance in Perla on account
of the state of siege ; L)ons, too, was in • state of
siege, and yet their candidate las prevailed. It is
proper to say here that the democrots have b.-en very
apathetic on the presort occasion in the department
of the Seine; the patty generally feel that an in-
crease even of six red members would be of no
avail against the malnity which has so com-
pactly joined against them. This majority is
acting on what a correspondent of the Prase calls
the dyke systroo. The moderates would form dykes
to stem the torrent of revolution, forgetting that,
however strong they may be, there is always a weak
point where the water bursts forth. The other ex-
treme would allow the torrent to ran unchecked, but
,he partisans of • carat are few.
The repressive system stems, so it is said, to
disgust MM. Odihou Barra and Pufaure, who are
said to be desirous of leaving the ministry, so pressed
are they by th- party of reaction.
There is a talk of the chamber being prorogued for
six weeks, which would be, perhaps, unsafe at the
present juncture ; but the proposal is seriously put
fee ward by tee commissions now sitting to deliberate
on the time of leave to be granted to representatives.
Whilst on the subject of commissions, it may be
welt to notice several of those which have lately [Ten
actively employed. T: on the press has been dis-
cussing the question of caution-money, aid it is
thought that they will propose to increase its amount
—a bad policy.