The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

• FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY, 5 r.x.
The democratic journals are endeavouring to show
that by lotting at liberty 1,200 of the transported in-
enrpn'e, the government hes only performed en act
of reparation for which no gratitude need be shown.
Meanwhile, some fresh arrests have been made sines
Friday, and amongst the peruse seised 11 are of the
transpored convicts who had been set free, and four
ordinary convicts. It is to be feared that some of
these 1,200 will prove troublesome, and ere long re-
turn to the confinement from which they have been
released.
Lo Courier de la Somme contradicts the rumour of
IL lAgrenes suoixesion to the post of ambseradm at
Madrid. M. Lagrone hu declared that should he be '
shown • member of the new Assembly for the de-
partment of the Somme, he will accept no diplomatic
funcfons.
A letter from Prince Metternich, which has been
published in Paris as well as in London, has Riven
71110 to an instruction. The proprietors of the journal
who have published this letter will have to prove its
authenticity before the Preenreur-Oenend of the
Republic. The preparatary meetings previous to the
elections are continuing. In the Seine et Oise nine
repabbeaus and one mocarehist am on the list. In
the Van there will be a straggle, u the red repobli-
eau are in strength in Toulon, I)raquingnoo, and
Byers*.
A letter from Toulon of the 2nd inst. says :—" The
remaining companies of the 66th regiment took pu-
mp on the 30th ult. en board the frigate Orenoque,
which sailed on the night of the lit inst. for Civita
Veeehis. At nun ea the 2nd all the vesstls forming
the new emu* were to dart for the Italian coast.
General Chadeyessa hoe taken the command of the
Ird exrditioury sups.

The debate ea the war budget, which was m-
dse.(' yeetaday, did not offer any additional interest.
It may be warmly to state, however, that in, the
some alike Memnon, important changes have been
side in the eftteej system, through the instrumen-
tality of Gourd lamoriciara Re has, at a blow,
destroyed all the companies of insurance on recruit-
LMg. It is well haws that the men of each canton
France am, at a fixed name, drawn by lot, in
seder that a °Mein number may leave for the army.
It was allowable for a new-made mediae to get a
ragiefaii wherever he meld find him. The most
meal coins, however, with young .men who were not
*roue of engaging themselves in a military life,
sells to ensure themselves against a bad chance, by
fixing a certain sum to an inierance company,
which provided a reespiefist if necessary. By the
project of °moral Low s rie'" this is done away with.
Every soldier who is desirous of not entering service
mast pay a certain sum to the tax-collector of his
district to exonerate him from the necessity of joining
the army. The sem is to be fixed every year. The
mossy whisk at graved ihlis into the hands of certain
essepaaire, emenale yearly to ferty-cme millions
iffr.anes, will time coma totie state, whites, after
Efer the asessury tropism* will realise a
profit, to be employed ia laying the pensions of
who have retired fin active service. The
state, according to the view of the comeniesiocers,
meld count largely im nempiesesses Rpm the
teen, who who ate teemsrees, to egp the gape left by
those who shall exammate. deeempdvel by paying the
um
required. With hijohl is the diminution of the
amber of traps, it has been delennined that the
modifi
wit be or okeletoos of seginuatcreboald not a
shall t m-
ed or 'appro.* until a grid law
have been as
on the ealeset.
IL Gamier Peg& has Manned a letter to the