The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. FRIDAY EVWCINO.
A fraction of the party of the laysee desire the
adjournment of the revision question till next No-
vember, the Assembly in the meanwhile confining
its operations to the discussion of the budget and its
ordinary labours. The prorogation of the Assembly
during the long vacation, which-is of course ardently
desired by the executive power, does not seem pro-
bable under the critical circumstances of the situation.
The alarms which prevailed as to an outbreak on
the 4th May seem greatly calmed, if not entirely
vanished. Serious disorders are, however, expected
on this occasion in the southern departments, which
exhibit most riotous tendencies.
The democratic electoral committee of the Landes
has published a manifesto, dated Bayonne, April 13,
declaring that it is the duty of all republicans to
abstain from voting at the coming elections under
the law of May St. The name of Pascal Duprat
stands at the head of the signatures attached to this
document.
This abstention of the extreme decromatic party is
combated by the Republique, who foresees that the
consequence will be the election of M. Guizot. Thus,
on a small scale, is exhibited that impractical*,
schism in the republican part', which must make
their candidature for the Presidency of the Itepublio
fail in the same way. Thu reds will not vote for the
moderate republicans.
There was yesterday distributed to the Assembly
a bill the object of which is to "open to the war de-
partment supplements of credits for the payment of
credits on closed budgets." One feature of this bill
has raised quite a storm in the press. The ministry
demands a credit of 243,633 fr. for Marshal Jerome
Bonaparte. It is the amount of his half-pay for the
grade of general of division, of which pay he was
deprived from Ist Jan., 1816, to the day on which he
was replaced in the army list in 1848. The•half-pav
is calculated on the basis of 7,300 fr. a year. This
demand seems to be regarded as an ungrateful return
to the tax-payers, who recalled Jerome from exile,
and thus enabled him to receive a double salary,
70,000 fr. a year, as marshal of France and governor
of the Invalides. It is expected to raise considerable
opposition in the Assembly.
The Sii'ete and other papers, which attributed
falsely to the Mood, or the insertion in its unofficial
part the unfounded and alarming notice that the
Bank of France had refused to admit Belgian five-
franc pieces at their full value, will be prosecuted by
the government.
The French squadron under the command of Ad-
miral Parseval DeschFues.is expected to quit Brest

One of these subjects has recently engaged the on the 23th inst., for the Mediterranean station.
attention of the Lord Mayor's Court, and involves The proceedings of the Assembly, were to-day
interests of no less important a character than the totally devoid of interest ; nor was there any news
financial relations of this country with foreign states. in circulation. An extraordinary activity is notice-
- It appears that one of the first acts of the eonstitu- able in the legitimist party, and the turning of the
tional government to which we had helped Portugal tide in favour of the prorogation of Louis Napoleon's
A arreme has after some delay. been laid before 17 years ago, was to repudiate the loans contracted powers is considered daily less probable.
the New of Commons, in compliance with a motion by bon MiGuEL, while' the money lay unappro- The Assembly adopted to-day a proposition of M.
of Mr. Wet-Luso'', detailing the particulars of treat- printed in the treasure. and to compel every Lisbo- Croton, framed with the object of controlling the
smut the moat revolting and disgusting endured by nian b9ker to submit his books to the in- irregular accumulation of supplementary credits,
the pmersgers on board one of the emigrant ships
that regularly ply between the ports of Liverpool spection of the finance committee. that the which are found to be a source of great financial
And New York. At any season of the year delay in names of those who were suspected of being confusion, and open the door to excessive expeudi-
making known the mysteries of the 'ocean prison- partisans of Don .MIGUEL, might be scored out tore. This motion proposes to combine in the hands
house would be a subject of regret; but at this and their funds transmitted to the safe keeping of of the Minister of Finance all demands of supple-
especial period, when tens of thousands of our poorer the government. No one could complain of in- ruentary or extraordinary credits, which are to be
countrymen are crowding the quays and shipping- j'ustiee. The crown only took these monies in trust, considered as real appendages to the budget; and
offices of our western 111.11pOrts, it is impossible not to lest, forsooth, such large sums might allure their the examination of such demands is referred to the
note with wonder and condemnation the =account- owners into overt acts of treason, and though the committee of the budget charged with the control of
able tardiness which bas chararterlad the proceed- end was severe, the means were perfectly constitu- the general expenses of each ministry.
tional, the police-warrant on the bankers being The bill relative to the constitution of real pro-
int,rs of the Land and Emigration Commissioners in signed by the committee of finance, who held that pertv in Algeria was finally adopted.
the disclosures which have at length been laid before
tbe legislature. important trust in the name of the people. Plunder Today the Assembly met in its bureaux to appoint
is only heinous when amassed by the absolutist ; it a committee for examining the proposition of M.
The return to which we are about to allude coa-
sts' to chiefly of a journal kept by Mr. Yens FOSTEIt becomes a matter of discretion to make those pay for Base for interdicting the street-sale of newspapers.
free es
who are hostile to their influence. The committee on the Avignon Railway, at Its next
during his voyage outwards front Liverpool to New One of the victims thus gentle relieved of the sitting, is to hear the explanation of several con-
York on board the emigrant ship Waghingtoo so charge of his fortune was a certain Baron de HA. tractors. who have offered to ex cute in three TIMM,
November last. The writer, who is a young man of Den, who had settled in Lisbon, with a view to ex- at a fixed sum, the entire line from Chalims to
family and fortune, who appears to hare formed the perience the permanent tranquillity of a government Avignon.
self-denying resolution to go out as a Merle Pus- that admitted of no discussion about its in- The Moniker Rave ofyesterdav publishes decrees
'tenger in one of the ordinary meek by Willett Rer- ternal affairs, but bent in everything to the by the King of the Belgians, conferring the cross of
sons of the humbler classes are conveyed to Americo. mandate of its chief. The progress of en- grand-officer of the Order of Leopold on M. Magne,
for the purpose of amerteining for himself lightenment, however, was too rapid for Minister of Public Works; and that of knight of the
the mode of their treatment and the nature of the Baron's happiness, and when the light order on M. Edgar Ney, orderly officer to the Pre-
the wants which others in like circumstance's of
of constitutional freedom broke in upon Porto- silent of the Republic.
bo prepared to provide for or to endure. Mr. 100- sal, he behold mate LOW, which he bad lodged in • A trial trip was made on the 22nd inst., on the