The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-23 00:00:00

FRANCE. refugees. Fnad Effendi has been sent to Bt. Peters- 'th
burg Po explain to the esar the motives of the refusal sr
PARIS, Moxnev, 5 30, p.m. —rr.o..ives drawn from the religious law which makes
The excitement of an important debate was not 5' guest a sacred being, and from the modern right of it
visible in the Chamber to-day. M. Napoleon Bone.. nations, which makes a political delinquent a culprit is
parte complained of the manner in which his proposal convicted of minima eulpa. On this refusal, the two tit
referred to the committee "initiative," as called, had representatives of Russia and Austria interrupted ,N
been treated. That committee has just distributed its their relations with the divan until they shall motive A
M. Cretan relative to the a reply from their courts."
report on the proposition of , . w
abrogation of the laws which banish /nom Franco the Whilst on this subject it may be right to stets tlOt it
two branches of the Bourbon family. This proposi. some of the r,actionary journals here are going one at
tion tends to suspend, foe the space of six years, the step further in supportinz Russian demands. a
eligibility of the members of that family to seats in The Assemblle Nationale insists to-day that it sees
the Assembly, and to deprive them, for eight years, of no reason why Turkey, which invaded a Christian
the faculty of being elected sa president or vice-pre- country, should not now be hunted from it by the
sident of the republic. The committee renders due very religion that its founders had overcome ; and
homage to the idea which dictated the proposition, preaches a crusade spinet Turkey and Islamism.
bat if the abrogation of the laws of banishment, says This, it says is possible, inasmuch as " the affair be-
M. Emile Leroux in his report, are to depend on the tween Turkey and Russia cannot be arranged by e
conditions imposed by the author of the proposition, diplomacy, and it is to be feared that war will break
the committee would be unanimous in proposing its out them in spring." The Assemblne Nationale in this a
immediate rejection. Setting eside those conditions, is very like the enfant terrible, and blabs out the c
however, it was almost unanimous in favour of the thought which as yet is but a wish. t
adoption of the principle of abrogation. Nevertheless, The report of the committee on the proposition of
the president of the council having declared to the M. Darblay, See., to have a list drawn up, by the I
committee that it would be an act of ra-hness to minister of finance of all the credit, voted on the T4l- 1
abrogate these laws, the committee recommends that sources of the estimates of 1849, has been presented.
the proposition of M. Creton should not at present be The committee proposes the taking into consideration
I taken into consideration. of the proposition, which is as follows : " The minis- 1
ter of finances shall draw up a list of all the coedits
' The oommittes having taken that decision have
. theived that of M. Napoleon Bonaparte as being voted on the resources of the estimate of 1849. This
list shall be pasted up in the most public part of the
1 identical with that of M. Dolton. With regard to
Cbamher. Its Bret article shall be the amount of the
; that portion of it relating to the liberation of the in-
general total of the primitive budget, and successively,
1 magenta of Jute, the committee presented a report,
: giving their motives for rejecting. M. Napoleon and in order of dater, all the special credits voted by
~ Bonaparte complained that this report had been pre- the Assembly. This list shall be kept constantly
✓ sented twenty days after his proposal had been sub. complete up to the day, in order to show at one
I nutted to the committee, whilst ten days is the time glance all the credits voted."
4 given. He wished also that his proposal might have The report of M. Jule' de Lasteyrie of the supple-
mentary and extraordinary credits of the marine in
~I the priority of the debate in the Assembly over that
s of M. Croton. The Assembly refused to grunt the 1848 and 1849, and on the proposition for a parlie-
: request. mentary inquiry, has been printed and distributed to
M. Emile Barrault then put some questions as to the Assembly. The c.mmittee on supplementary
the nomination to the post of prefet of Algiers of M. eirdits have come to an agreement with the committee
Latoun Mezeray, which M. Barret refused to answer, of the budget to demand that a parliamentary inquiry
shall take place into the situation and organisation of
y sad in this determination he was supported by the
1: Assembly, which passed to the order of the day. the naval department.
i, Questions from M. Frozeisque Bouvet relative to The Moniteur publishes an account of the imports
the manner in which the state of siege is kept uin and exports for the first nine months of 1849, with
7 the 6th military division, of which Lyons is the chief a comparison with the corresponding periods in 1848
ti town, Were fixed for Monday rest. and 1847. In 1847 the receipts of the customs for
;' M. Pierre Leroux then roes to put the question, of that period were 99,847,2991 r.; in 1848, 62,826,100 fr.,
and in 1849, 95,1112,863 fr. The receipts for the
n which he had given notice to the minister of justice.
months of September 1847,1848, and 1849 were me-
He complained of the illegal arrest of two persons,
,
~:, friends of his, at Booseac (Crease), who had been sub- pectively 10,855,940 fr., 8,733,8 54 fr., and 10 876,111 fr.
t- sequently brought to Lyons on foot and chained; The committee on Parliamentary Initiative have
rthough that city was not situate within the examintd the proposition of General de Grammont
circle of the tribune to which they were subject. for the immediate re-establishment of the lice. of
manes-pastes from Bordeaux to Lyons, Lyons to Mar-
i' It appears (added M. Leroux) that when the civil
settles, and Bordeaux to Nantes, and have decided
" magistrates find a ease sufficiently investigated, they
that they ought to be re-established.
E send all the documents relative thereto to General
w Gemeau. This officer then hands over the excused to The wretched system of passports, which the force
si. a captain, acting as an instructing magistrate, who of railways may abolish in France, is fully shown up
tells him when his trial comes on, that is, three days hy the following incident: The police agents at the
French frontier stopped the new Ambassador of the
beforehand. It is only then the prisoner is allowed
to choose his counsel, and to forward to the latter an United States at Madrid as he was entering Spain on
the documents, but he is only permitted to communi- the 17th, because, forseoth, his passport was not
cats with him the day before his trial. signed b the sous•prefet of Bayonne. Ido not know
what will be the result of this, but it shows how vex-
of M. Odilon Barret, minister of justice, said that the
of charges against the two individuals alluded to had atious is the system.
' been carefully examined by the magistrates who had BOI7RSE.
found true bills against them. Their decision should emus, Oct. 22. Re
at
be respected, and could not be discussed at the tri-
b bone. He regretted to say that it was always for B.cm,
35 90 53 91 se o 63 SO 65 90
el• men in permanent revolt against societies, the laws, s per Ceuta. las is 55 le as U 11l 10 Uto
at
te,
and the majority of the Assembly, that sympathy was !, d°•„_.tjew 14sa• '1 •• It IS OP .9
sw expressed one side of the house. Vie two letters rIX a,': 1., .• I. P. PO
.9 .9 P.
„...aa' were seised, y virtue of regular warrants, the day after Malmo on Landon :30 days, /3 325; 50 dam 23 275.
lid the streets of Lyons had been deluged with blood, and 'lsles°. 31 114°
uo. 6 1642 .. . 975 „ Roman Loan
ler- converted into a field of battle. Every legal forma- D,,, 4; " „ „ Tram, Bondi " „
lity had been observed, and Lyons being now in a Do. 11
state of siege, the accusation directed against the two Boessa—Part, and Rouen, 520; Rows and Ilene, 236 75 ; atras-
rer ,_, WWI and Saki, 101 23 • Orleans, • Cratre (Vance) 390 ,• Bon-
*. prisoners should naturally be tried by court-martial. loges and Mater, —;. souses:, 1100; North 4/6 95.; Paris aid
mt. As to the ill-treatment supposed to have been exer- Streekourg, Me 75; Tours sad Nast., Set 25; ienaillev, tro.
cised towards them, the charge was totally un-
-6 founded. It appeared, from official information, that HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF VERSAILLES.
,
an if they quitted Houma on foot, it was because
int On Sunday the court did not sit.
er they declared that proletarians like them cruet not SITTING 07 Ocr. 22.
'Pa to travel in a carriage, but in reality because they The President announced that the accused Andre had re.
lad .
Wis,uou, to create scandal in the town. They were wired a latter from a person declaring himself the author of
swoompanied a great part of the way by their friends, the form of oath bound at the residence of Andre.
sad they looked more like travellers than prisoners. 1,1.4:ne5, corporal in the 13ch legion, deposed that he was
at
uniform, Con
utsc ids
to them,
~Battier,
f awrheoprof e
"linetareticonersirdsumbywhot
When, however, they arrived among •• less eyro-
pathetic population, they commented to avail them- you to give up your cartouehes, else you will be &A-
im selves of a carriage. (Laughter.) It was false that armed." The demand was refused. A mesa, in the
l''' the had been loaded with frogs. dress of a colossi' of artillery, said to them, " Listen to your
IN representative." There was a general cry that they stet be
et . Bac next rose, and was left speaking.
disarmed ; bat Boichot, whom witness knew by his uniform.
111- It is carious to watch the tone of the divers organs said, " Thy disarm them ? They favourable
to us." A
-e, of public opinion when they disarms the results of the representative, a handsome, corpulent man, said to wines.,
Roman debate in the I've
f Assembly. On all slapping him on the shoulder, "Do sot fear; we will not
:1' sides there is a chaunt o victory, and the result of the barns you. You may believe me • it is Ledru Rollin who
has debate is like that of the field of Essling where each speaks to yen." They were again &entered with violent. by
met
di. party assumes to have won. But after all it is evident Rattier unless they gave up the•r arms. Shortly afterwards
there wee a report of fin-arms. The artillery and the re-
d a that the victory is not on the side of the ministry. wientstivss dtsippeared, sad the 62nd legit entered the
are The Roman question is adjourned for two months, Conservatoire.
::,; but in the meanwhile the existing government is no The President—You have said there was present a colonel
ND tenger sere of its majority. It is evident that even the et artillirs. Do you recognise him among tile accuse d ?
sae Mends of ri , The wstnese—Yes, he as there (pointing to the accused
did
voted fur the credits by imposing on themselves a oar- °weird denied that he had spoken to witness.
Uri lain constraint, for several of them have signed a sort [Lett sitting.) ee
,
of
reason fur their vote in the following terms : " The
'M' undersigned, taking into consideration these words,
mad ITALY.
tam Roma
the questions put by M. Odilon Barrot on the
Me Roman affair, namely, "fhose who approve the de-
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41". e. mends made by the letter of the president of the re- ROMAN STATES.—Our correspondent writes :
is public and the dispatches of government will vote ROME, Ocroses 14.
tbe the credits,' have not hesitated to vote the credits in There was a report that the municipal oummission
en
ins. question." had received directions to dispose of the furniture of
sof The correspondent at Rome of the Nimes think., in the corps des gardes and the venous materials belong-
s._ the meanwhile, that the molt: proprio, for which the lug to the ex-national guard, but that General Rosto-
--J majority, here have been so unanimous, has been of no len prevented the sale from taking place. Certain it
i,. ass whatever, is that General Oudinot, shortly after his entry into
"I fear," says the correspondent," that the motupro- the city, thanked the national guard for the excellent
ii..`"• pejo and the amnesty have produced in Rome an effect services it had rendered in the same order of the day
ea. entirely opposed to that which was expected, and in which he declared it to be dissolved, and promised
1:1.-6. that they have not appeased the popular discontent, that it should be reorganised with the least possible
... This isrhaps more to be attributed to the form than delay. How are such promises kept? And how can
w e- to the thing itself. Astor the amnesty nothing could the Romans trust to the word of honour of such men P
,l'itt be worse than the form in which it was presented, And yet the French are very sensitive to any marked
1, looking, as it did, more like a proscription-list than a display of dislike. The other day a fencing enter.
, ot• pardon. However, with the modifications that have tainment was given by a skilful Neapolitan swords-
already taken place in the decree, the exceptions will man, Signor Achille Parise, who took the field against
be much less numerous than they seem likely to be. all corners, and drew down thunders of applause from
uses The efforts of M. de Corcelles have already brought the spectators by disarming four times consecutively
about many important changes—thus the article the French officer opposed to him. The French pre-
. to
ths which excluded from the amnesty the members of the sent began to be irritated, until, fortunately, the Nee-
eet former government will confine the term to those who politan was touched, and his antagonist was ap-
ON, were actually ministers. Further, it has been decided pleaded in his turn.
s
that there shall be no preventive imprisonment for The soldiers of the garrison continue to be wall-
ow- political offences." behaved, and are kept perpetually occupied, so that
en.
6With the beet will in the world one cannot see in they have indeed no time to get into mischief. I
see all this any great extension of the pretended papal observed those quartered on the Tiberine island yea-
samnesty. The letter of the correspondent goes on : terday very busy in a novel kind of employment.
two " Unfortunately, much time has been lost and much The autumnal rains had swollen the river, and
we, discontent produced, and the Pope seems as far as The troubled Tiber chafing with her Ami—
ens
gin ever from returoicg to Rome." brought down quantities of wood and branches of
YOB This is in contradiction to several correspondences tree', which were looked on with a covetous eye by
myam
which give the return of the Pope as a decided step, the monks of St. Bartholomew, in whose convent tae
soldiers are quartered. Presently an enormous log
M which a was determined in council on the 6th, at
Prn Povtici, should be taken. Farther:
PIS. tempted them beyond the powers of resistance—two
miff ulf in Paris you are tired of this Roman question, brawny Franciscans jumped into a little boat-
-111" be assured that the French here are not less so. The The torrent roared ; and they did buffet it
lea.
le, army would like a siege better than the occupation. With lusty sinews; throwing it aside
It may well be said, ['armee eennuie. On whatever And Meanie/ it with hearts of controversy.
= side the question is turned it is impossible to come to The soldiers ran for cords and hauled the monster out
reit any other conclusion than this, that it were better we of the deep, followed up the first prize with so many
; of should go. The court of Rome refused or knew sot more that the monastery is now certainly stocked
ling how to seise the best opportunities for retiring. with firewood for the whole winter. The lazy
the They will become more rare every day, and the fir. Romans gazed on the operation from the Oradea-
tber we advance the more we shall lose the else to a bridge, highly amused with the new proof of accord
in solution. We reasoned too well when we speculated between the friars and Frenchmen.
ior on elements which here exist neither above nor Those of your readers who are interested in anti.
a below." quity or the fine arts will be delighted to learn that
der_ The Prairie publishes news from Constantinople. another valuable addition has been made to the tess-
era The " news "in question stars us as being a re- sures of sculpture already existing in Rome. A fine
the mutably old commodity. marble statue tas just been excavated frem the same
the sofesclay," says the journal Tethered to," it was spot in the Trastevere, which, in a preceding letter,
tem mid at Assembly that important despatches had I mentiemed as having afforded the beautiful brons,
fight arrived iii Paris from Coast tadoeple relative to the horse now in.lke_.copitol museum. The subject ir
~ of question which occupies all Europe. We have ob- considered by,epsem to be Apollo. aad.,hy,-asbera
act rained communised= oft a part •.ot these esspeasbes, Meleager; bat this controverted point 0111.4ealladba
jags , the Bantams et-whit& is Wm i--•Tbe heft lee le- lees dared up am soon as the statitels-M014113
Icidedlyrefased to deliver gp the Magyar ea& Pdistt restored; fommltieggh no fragment ip.weathvganee
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The President announced that the accused Andre bad re.
wised a letter from a person declaring himself the author of
the form of oath hound at the residence of Andre.

Cremes, corporal in the 13th legion, deposed that he was
at the Conservatoire. Rattier, whom he recugni-ed by hie
uniform, sad to them, " I am a representative ; I summon
you to Rive up your cartonehes, else you will be dis-
armed." The demand was refused. A man, in the
dress of a ooloael of artillery, said to them, " Listen to your
representative." There was a general cry that they mast be
disarmed ; but Boichot, whom witness knew by his uniform.
said, " Why disarm them ? They are favourable to us." A
representative, a handsome, corpulent man, said is witness,
slapping him on the shoulder, " Do Dot fear; we will not
harm you. You may believe me; it is Ledru Rollin who
!peaks to ysu." They were again threatere4 with violent. by
Rattier unless they gave up the,r arms. Shortly afterwards
there wee a report of fire-aria. The artillery sad the re-
presentative' disappeared, and the 62nd legion entered the
Conservatoire.
The President—You have said there was present a colonel
cartillerv. Do you recognies hies among the 'mum d ?
The witnese—Yes, he is there (pointing to the accused
uinard).
Guinea denied that he had spoken to witness.
[Left 'Until

ROMAN STATES.—Oar correspondent write' :
SOME, Ocrosas 14.
There was a report that the municipal oommission
had received directions to dispose of the furniture of
the corps des gardes and the various materials belong-
ing to the ex-national guard, but that General Rosto-
len prevented the sale from taking place. Certain it
is that General Ondinot, shortly after his entry into
the city, thanked the national guard for the excellent
services it had rendered in the same order of the day
in which he declared it to be dissolved, and promised
that it should be reorganised with the least possible
delay. How are such promises kept? And how can
the Romans trust to the word of honour of such men P
And yet the French are very sensitive to any marked
display of dislike. The other day a fencing enter
tainment was given by a skilful Neapolitan swords-
man, Signor Achille Parise, who took the field against
all corners, and drew down thunders of applause from
the spectators by disarming four times consecutively
the French officer opposed to him. The French pre-
sent began to be irritated, until, fortunately, the Nea-
politan was touched, and his antagonist was ap-
plauded in his turn.
The soldiers of the garrison continua to be well-
behaved, and are kept perpetually occupied, so that
they have indeed no time to get into mischief. I
observed those quartered on the Tiberine island yes-
terday very busy in a novel kind of employment.
The autumnal rains had swollen the river, and
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores—
brought down quantities of wood and branches of
Meet, which were looked on with a covetous eye by
the monks of St. Bartholomew, in whose convent the
soldiers are quartered. Presently an enormous log
tempted them beyond the powers of resistance—two
brawny Franciscans jumped into a little bat—
The torrent roared ; and thsy did buffet it
With lusty sinews; throwing it aide
And stenunina it with hearts of controversy.
The soldiers ran for cerds and hauled the monster out
of the deep, followed up the first prize with so many
more that the monastery is now certainly stocked
with firewood for the whole winter. The lazy
Romans gazed on the operation front the Oration-
bridge, highly amused with the new proof of accord
between the friars and Frenchmen.

Those of your readers who are interested in anti-
quity or the floe arts will be delighted to learn that
another valuable addition has been made to the tin-
ier,/ of eculptave already existing in Rome. A floe
amble
statue l•as jut been excavated from the same
mit is the Trastevere, which, in a preceding letter, 1
rawboned as having afforded the beautiful bronze
boil. sow in e_. capitol museum. The subject is
somddsred by Appal to be ApeJle. and.,hy”otborsi
Molsegar; bat this controverted point intilherdhibnat
Lib ratted up as soon as the stituoirmillohdy
; fa halt no fragment ip.visatimmorso
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