The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'Clock.
Despatches are said to have reached Paris on Mon-
day informing the French government of the defeat
of the army of the Emperor of Morocco by the forces
under Abd-el-Kadir. Orders had been received at the

Tuileries to make preparation for the arrival of the
sing and the royal family on the loth inst, there to
remain for the season. The prospects of the coming
session of the chambers were beginning to excite
some speculation, and it is said that of upwards
of 250 deputies who had already arrived in Paris,
nearly all bad expressed themselves opposed to
M. Gaizot's Swiss To - The friends of the minister

policy. -
the utmost indifference

however, affected on this goes-
tion and the no leas embarrassing matter of the reform
banquets. The reply of the Swiss Vorort to the
Prussian note, relative to Neufchatel, is discussed in
some of the Paris papers of Monday. The Conserva-
teur, of course, sustains the individul claim of each
canton to independent sovereign rights, and, there-
fore, justifies the refusal of Neufchatel to supply
its contingent to the federal troops. The Diet
it regards as merely a pretended federal authority—a
radical coterie of fourteen deputies, deliberating pro
forma with the members of the minority, but de-
ciding everything in advance—assuming themselves
to be the representatives of all Switzerland, and
proclaiming, with rare audacity, "We are the
confederation ! "
The Courrier Francais contains the following:
"We have been assured that Lord Mir,to, who has
been charged with a private mission to the pontifical
government, has signed a convention for the esta-
blishment of diplomatic relations between England
gad Rome. It is said that the Holy See intends to
accredit, as its representative at London, Cardinal
Buffondi, a man of great learning and of a very
liberal mind.

The intelligence from Madrid is no later than the
29th alt., the mails of the 30th being still duo in
Paris. There is nothing important in the public
journals, but private letters state a rumour that
Mon, Pidal, and Gonzales Bravo were at the head of
an intrigue, which seriously threatened the
position of Narcaez at the head of the govern-
ment. The discussion on the address in the
Chamber of Deputies had not yet been brought to a
close. At post-hour M. Cortina was still in possession
of the tribune, and he attacked the present ministry
with extreme violence, contending that its accession to
power had been unconstitutional. He then denounced
a number of illegal acts committed by the adminis-
tration, particularly the banishment of the singer
Mirall ; and ho likewise accused the ministry
of inconsistency in ignominiously dismissing from
office several honourable high functionaries of the
state, and amongst others Generals Concha, Cordova,
Ros de Olano, tic., and subsequently loading them
with honours and favours. At a meeting of the share-
holders of the Union Bank, M. Fermin Lasala was
elected co-director with M. Samson. A junta had
been likewise named to report on the state of the
bank, which still continued its payments.
The Three per Cents. were done at 27 at 60 days;
the Five per Cents. at 15, for paper ; the Debt with-
out Interest, at 42 ; and the Coupons, at 101