The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

PARIS, THURSDAY, 7 r.e.
Up to this date tranquillity continues. The latest
election returns show a majority in favour of
Prince Louis similar in proportion to three already
announced.
The only question now is the amount of the numerical
ratio of the whole population, by, whose voices Prince
Leis will be proclaimed chief of the state. None of
the calculations are lees than four-fifths, and the
Dibats, a moderate and impartial organ, this morning
eays that he may probably. have sin-sevenths of the
whole. The danger now is that in the " entrains-
mrnt " by which the people is affected, the cry of
I " Vive fßinpereur " may be seriously raised, and, if
so, the most eagaciou would find it difficult to say
what would be the isms. The scrutiny entered on as to
the votes foe the department of the Seine, has been
completed at the Hotel de Ville, when the numbers
for the several candidates were declared as follows:
Leta. Rapiers 188,484 ; General E. Cavaiguac,
'95,667 ; IRdru Ito Pin, 26,648; Respell, 15,871 ; La-
martin., 3,838; General Changarmer, 66; Marshal
Burred, 68 ; General Mem, 28; Louis Blaze, 20;
Arago, 16 ; Barbee, 8 ; Lerochijaquelin, 3 ; Berryer,
2 ; Dupont (de fEare), 3. The voters inscribed were
433,632 ; the numbers who voted were 341,829.
Some of the journals give the results in a certain
number of departments; bat, as they are as yet very
incomplete we "hall merely state that the total num-
ber of votes up to this moment is about 1 ,233,000
for Lode Napoleon, and 314,000 fee Oen. Cavaignac.
Coalmen were held yesterday between the ad-
visers of the new president. Three of the most im-
portant offices are definitively tied and accepted. These
are M. Leon de Malleville, Minister of the Interior, M.
MAO° Foetid, Minister of Finance, and M. Leon
Faucher, Minister of PAH. Werke: It is not yet
definitively settled whether M. Odilon Barret will be
Minister of Joeiee or President of the Council, or
both. M. Drouin de l'Huys is mentioned se Minister
of Foreign Affairs, but I cannot affirm this as
positively as the others. The answer of General
Oadinot to the offer of the Portfolio of War
has not yet been received. If he should decline
it, it will be given to General Balkier's.
The Ministry of Menne has rot been settled ; MM.
Arago, Dopetit Thouare, and Jules de Lasteyrie, have
been spoken of. The Ministry of Commerce ham not
been definitively given to M. Bineau, as was men-
tioned MM. de Tracy and Pageerre are also men-
tioned for it. M. B. St. Hilaire, who was men-
tioned far the ministry of public instruction and
worship, has been considered as too obnoxious to the
church party, and the portfolio has bent given to
M. de Falloex, a legitimist and zealous catholic who
is also one of the vice-presidents of the RIM de Poitiers.
It is said that M. Mole, and the Abbe Dopenloup
have interested themselves to induce M. de Fallon:
to accept this portfolio. This ministry is therefore
considered as Nettled.
General Pat:siwarm partisan of Prince Louis, is'
to replace Bubervie as Grand Chancellor
of the Legion of Honour. M. Rebillot, commander'.
of the gendarmerie of the Seine, will be Prefect of,
Police. Nothing is yet decided with respect to the
Vice-Presideacy of the Beriblic. Rumours are cur-
rent that repositioas have been made respecting it
to Lamerfte, Gander Pages, and
General Changernierls comesandArar chief of the I
national guards and the army is to be limited to the
tiepartmest of the Beim This maws is intended