The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-22 00:00:00

and that of the municipal and provincial administration :
A. As regards the judicial order, it appears that the
complete execution and consistent development of the pro-
mises and principles of the 1710(11 proprio of 1816 present
the surest and most efficacious means of redrawing the gene.
rat grievances relative to this interesting department of @deist
organisation. B. Asregards the local administration, it ap-
pears that the re-establishment and general organisation of
municipalities elected by the people, and the foundation of
municipal franchises in order to regulate theeetion of these
municipalities in the local interests of the communes, must
formthe indispensable basis of every administrative ameliora-
tion. In the second place, the organisation of provincial
councils—either of a permanent administrative coun-
cil destined to aid the governor of the province in the exalt-
! tion of his functions, with suitable attributes, or of a more
I numerous assembly taken from the bosoms of the new muni-
cipalities, and destined to be consulted respecting the most
important interests of the province—appearsextremely useful
for the purpose of paving the way to the amelioration and
simplification of the provincial administration, of distributing
taxation equally, and of enlightening the government re-
specting the real necessities of the province.
IV. The immense importance of • regular state of
finance and such an administration of the public debt as
would afford the guarantee so desirable for the financial
credit of the government, and would so essentially contribute
to augment its resources and insure its independence, ap-
pears to render indispensable the establishment of • central
institution in the capital, charged, as Supreme Court of
Accounts, with the control of the annual budget in each
branch of the civil and military administration, and the sur-
veillance of the public debt, with attributes correspond-
ing with the great and salutary end proposed to he attained.
The greater the independence such an institution and
the closer the impreuion of the intimate union of the go-
vernment and the country, the more will it respond to the
benevolent intentions of the sovereign and the general ex-
pectation of the people. It appears that for the attainment
of this object persons ought to sit in this askeiniily chosen by
local councils, and forming, with councillors of the govern.
ment, • junta, or administrative consults. Such a junta
would, or would not, form part of the council of state, the
members of which would be chosen by the sovereign from the
notables eminent by birth, fortune, or administrative abi-
lity. Without one or several central establishments of this
nature, intimately connected with the notables of • country
so rich in aristocratic and conservative elements, it appears
that the nature of an elective government would nece-sarily
deprive the reforms which will redound to the eternal glory
of the re' • Pontiff of that stability the want of which
is gene and powerfully felt, and which will be still more
sensibly felt in proportion as the benefits of the Pontiff are
great and precious."

THE AMERICAN OCEAN STEAMER, WASHINGTON,
Capt. Johnston, left Southampton,yesterday, for New York,
with 35 passe en, and 250 tons of mcrchandise, principally
French and Manchester goods. W. H. Hincken, Esq.,
went out in her, in charge of despatches from the American
.

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Eon.
NGLISH REFUGEES FROM FRANCE.—The Lady
De Saumarea steamer arrived at Southampton from Havre
esterday with 184 poesengers, about half of which were
English operatives expelled from France ; forty or fifty
Scotch factory girls from Rouen were among the number.
' A protestant clergyman who had resided at Havre a great
many years, sold off everything and came over in the
Leaf De aumarez. The Mayor of Southampton had
received a letter from Sir George Grey previous to the
arrival of the steamer stating that some English refugees
would land yesterday, and requesting him to afford relief.
A number of the refugees consequently applied to the mayor
at the Audit-house for assistance. English people in Havre
are subjected to much alarm and insult. That town has
hitherto been quiet, owing to the vigour and intelligence of
the magistracy, some of whom, however, have been dis-
missed by the agents of the Provisional Government.