The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY, 5 30 A.M.
The only journals that appear to-day are the Na- '
Gone/ and the Reforme, which make up for the pan-
city of news by length of leading articles.
The President of the R-public, having recovered
from his indisposition, was able to attend yesterday
the mass in memory of his uncle the Emperor Na-
po'con.
In Mme. do Motteville's memoirs, recounting the
intrigues that agitated the period of the Fronde, there
is a passage where that lady, though generally clever
in recounting the projects and sounding the aims of
each party, admits that neither she nor Ann of Aus-
tria, whose confidant she was, could make anything
out of the mass of contending objects which each
I little section of numerous parties sought co attain.
he person who should now attempt to define a result
as probable or consequent from the chaotic confusion
of parties that now exists in France, would find the
difficulty greater than did Mine. de Motteville in less
complicated circumstances. Here we have legitimists
determined to break out on the meeting of the As-
sembly into open rebellion against the discipline
hitherto maintained in the majority ; the very party
itself divided into two or three camps; M. Titters at
variance with them on some great principles of
liberty, but still their friend, bat of whom none can
tell whether he is Henriquinquiete or Orleanigt.
The tiers parti, who want Louis Napoleon in power
longer than he can be allowed toremain constitutionally;
the democrats, who will not have him longer at any
price ; all these elements are in such contagion, that
the famed oracle of Delphi would have found it dif-
ficult to extract anything definite from it. One thing
is evident —all want a chsnge. That is the aim of
every Frenchman. Pity 'tis they cannot agree upon
what they would all like together. But so it is. We
must e'en wait for what turns uppermost—lucky
as an excellent authority affirms will be the case, all
parties do not find themselves en pr#sence together,
and make confusion worse confounded. If any in-
ference may be drawn from a general opinion, the
well-banded expectation is, that the Dufaure party
in the present cabinet will weather the storm that te
brewing for the let of October. The elements and
strength are sufficiently cohesive to prevent a catas-
trophe then, it is said; but it is but a proroga-
tion, and will render the ultimate fall more
severe. It is extraordinary what efforts the
monarchists have been making to form a
party to support them in the lower classes. By
religions usociations and provident institutions
under their patronage they have already gained
many adherents. The party is gaining strength by
silent efforts, whilst the democrats, instead of doing
the same thing rave and bluster. The president of
the republic must take care lest he find himself
thrown out of the field where one day he was put in,
by some indeed with the enthusiasm of intended sap-
port—now withdrawn—but by others merely as a
atop-gap to be thrown aside for a more favourite ob-
ject when time and opportunity offered. In the strug-
gle of all these interests, however, the republic may
gain strength, the princip'e survive, though the
men perish; and it might happen, as the Liberte says
to-day " That French democracy will be stronger
after its reverses than before its victory, and that the
day of its triumph is nearer at hand than it is sup-
poied."
On Sunday next we are to have a grand tourna-
ment at Versailles, in which several officers of the
garrison will shine, if not by their presence at least by
their armour.
The trial of the insurgents of Marseilles has just
terminated by the condemation of 57 of the accused.
As there were 137 tried, and 80 found not guilty, it
follows that because of the horrid system of French