The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

STATE OF PARIS LAST

EVENING.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

The presidential election commenced yesterday
morning, and at sewn o'clock Lst evening, when our
last despatches leg, all was quiet in and around Paris.
There was very little excitement, and the opinion pre-
vailed, that, at all events in the capital, a majority of
the voters will be for Lillis Napoleon.
The following is from our own correspondent:
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.
Paris has presented to-day the aspect of • public
fits. The weather has been beautiful. All the
thoroughfares and places have been crowded with
promenaders, in gay attire, and there is oertaiuly
nothing in external appearances to indicate
alarm. Movements in the Faubourg St. Marceau and
the Rue Mouffetard, are spoken of, however, in which
the Guard Mobile arid the populace have again come
into collision. No serious result however has ensued.
The army has been delivering its votes to-day,
and I understand that the majority have voted
for Prince Louie. There are exceptions, however, to
this. The 21st regt. of the line, for example, has
voted almost unanimously for General Cavaignac.
The number of voters in the different sections to-
day was very great. It was observed, that most of
those who in the last elections had abstained from
voting, appeared to-day at the ballot. A section is
etablished in the Salle des Conferences of the Assem-
bly, where the votes of the members are taken. About
490 voted to-day.
Several telegraphic despatches have been received
fr m the departments, which announce that order
p. evails everywhere.
The voting will be closed in Paris to-morrow eve-
ning, at six o'clock. We shall begin to receive partial
results of the election on Tuesday
.morning.
Innumerable rumours are in circulation of frauds
intended to be practised in the ballot. One of the
moat curious of these reports, circulated, of course,
by the enemies of General Cavaignac, is to the effect
that some millions of bulletins have been printed in
an ink chemically prepared, with the name of Prince
Louie on one side, in black ink, and that of General
Cavaignac on the other, in invisible ink. These fluids
are prepared separately, so that in the interval
during which the bulletin remain in the ballot-box
the name of General Cavaignao will become visible in
black ink, while that of Prince Louis will be bleached
out. These on Jets, however ingenious and curious,
receive no credit.
It is understood that both the candidates have
peoviiionally
.nominated their cabinets. In that of
General Caviugnse, M. Dotson) would be President of
the Council ; M. Armand Marrast would be Vice-
President of the Republic. In that of Prince Louis,
M. Oslilon Barrot would be Vice-President of the
Republic ; Marshal Bugeand, Minister of War; M.
Leon tie Malleville, Interior; M. Paw', Finances ; M.
Leon Faucher, Minister of Public Works; General
Changarnier, Commander of the National Guard ;
General &demi, Commander of Paris.
The clubs, which have hitherto remained open, under'
the pretext of being electoral meetings will, it is said,
be closed on Tuesday. They are the focus of maul
dangerous violence and disorder.
Tile removal of General Changarnier from the
command of the National Guard is still spoken of.
If the first returns which are received be favourable
to General Cavaignac, his contemplated dismissal will,
it is said, be carried into effect.
We have received, by electric telegraph from
Diver, a despatch from our Paris correspondent,
with news from the French capital up to seven
1 o'clock last evening. At that time all was tranquil