The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Sannury, Sim 2.
The statement made by Gen. livaignae to the
legislative committee, which I reported in my des-
patches of last night, that the question of the supme-
don or spension of the C.onstitalionnel had never been
entertained by the cabinet, has created a good deal of
surprise, and ps aimed much conversation among the
journalists. The precise facts relating to that affair
are these. A petition or memorial, signed by about
100 members of the Assembly, composed chiefly of
the party of the extreme left, had been sent to Oss.
:Zee to suppress the Ousseftutionnsl, upon the
al grounds of the reactionary tendency of its
articles. This petition was taken into consi-
deration by the Council of Ministers, and M. Marie,
the Minister of Justice was desired to examine a file
of the Cbnetitationnel for the too or three last weeks,
and to ascertain whether there was anything in its
articles to justify the demand made in the petition. At
the next meeting of the Cabinet M. Mane reported
that there was no ground for suspension, but in the
meanwhile a member of the Cabinet, in a tone half
jocular and half serious, told Thies that the ansti-
Weigand had better look sharp or it might share the
fate of the Prem. The editors of that journal,
taking the hint, made some private inquiries, and as-
certained the fact, that the examination of the journal,
with a view to its suspension, had been
referred to the Minister of Justice. Upon this
the insertion of all leading articles on domestic
affairs was discontinued, rumours were circulated
that the journal was menaced with suppression, and
also that it was to be purchased by the democratic
party. At length the article signed by the two
responsible gerants which I noticed on Thursday
appeared on that morning. This excited yesterday a
strong explosion of feeling from all the respectable
portion of the press, which plainly enough indicated
how very impolitic a thing would have bean the con-
templated suppression.
The moderate majority in the Assembly, including
even the old republicans, represented by the
Notional, are seriously embarrassed by this ques-
tion of the prem. They are unwilling on the
one hand to allow the continuance of a condition
of things in which the existence of every jour-
nal depends on the personal will of the
of the executive, however bur the craft may be
which is justly allowed to that individual for equity
and moderation ; and, on the other hand, they fear to
restrict those powers which he thinks necessary to
enable him to guarantee the continuance of order.
This embarrassment is augmented by the imminence
of the debate on the constitation.
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tional of this morning, on the Italian question, was
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