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

end tend to attract numbers of disorderly people.
Secondly; es the being eonoraned in say way what-
ever in a lottery is interdicted by several statutes
(collected in " Burn's Justice," tide— teimisgikaosa. d
made punishable by a heavy fine, the mere
di ens to the statutes amounts to a daemon:tor,
and all persons (*teemed in these proceediogs there-
fore, subeeeibers as well as projectors, may be at once
indicted at the quarter reruns for the offence.
Thirdly, as the being concerned in such transactions is
unlawful by the statutes above referred to, and by the
6 deo. IV., c. 83, sec. 11, all persons found in any
dwelling-house for any illegal purpose, may
be treated as vagrants, there is no doubt
that magistrates have the power of convicting all
perms found in houses for the purpose of subscribing
or otherwise taking part in such proceedings, Si
vagrants, and by summary conviction may cause
them to be imprisoned for soy time sot exceeding
three months. And this is no doubt the only
summary method of prooseding, and one which
may prove on that account the most serviceable,
Fouthly, by the different statutes above referred
to, all persons engaging in any. possible way in lot-
teries, either those established in this or any other
country, under any pretence whatever, as of selling
goods, lands, or publishing or advertising such lot-
tones, are rendered liable to heavy forfeitures, amount-
ing in most cases to five hundred pounds. These
forfeitures were originally recoverable on conviction
of the offender, before two justices, by distress on his
goods, and when recovered went, one-third to the
party informing, ens-third to the crown, and one-
third to the poor of the parish. But by the 46 Oeo.
111., c. 148, e. 69, it wee enacted that all such
penalties should go exclusively to the crown, and that
the Arronxer-Osteenni. alone should be able to com-
mence any suit or information for the recovery of
them. The effect of this enactment probably is not
only to prevent the laying any information before a
magistrate, for the recovery of penalties for being
concerned in a lottery, but as on a conviction of a
party before them the forfeiture must follow as a
matter of course, it would appear that it prevents
the laying any information before them on any
of the lottery acts, even though it were only with a
view of imprisoning the party. This mast be borne
in mind, as there are several of the statutes above
referred to uorepealed, that apparently sanction very
summary and severe methods of repressing these
disorders, bat which, for the above reasons, it would
be dangerous for them to act upon.
From this recapitulation it will be seen that it is
' almost more unsafe for two or three people to club
means to give zest to a race than to enter into a con-
, spirecy, without any overt act, to dethrone her sacred
Majesty and overthrow the coastitution of these
maims—that is to say, if the amateur of racing and
• betting happens to be below the rank of gentleman.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SATURDAY, 5.30 PIC
The measure of the government in stopping the
mails is the subject of severe animadversions to-
day in most of the moderate journals, the Comsat*.
tionnet especially. The Debuts, which leans more in
favour of Gen. Cavaignac, says :
We are afraid that, in this matter, the government may
have been too mach occupied with promoting the success of
the candidate who is dear to it, and not enough with the
aoxiety which this strange measure must have created
throughout the country. A delay of six hours in the arrival
of the mails, in our present state, was almost telling the de-
partments that Paris was in revolt. Those who have been in
the provinces since the 'revolution :0 February, and chiefly
during the lest few months, can tell whether we ezageerate.
Much 'barter delays were sufficient to fill all minds with
elem. Judge, then, of the of act which most have been pro-
dosed by a delay of aim boon on the event of en eve which,
right or weaog, a wasiesied as the signal fora crisis. It
emelt be ioabMi that consternation has been spread from
one extremity of the reentry to the other. The Minister of
Fiaaseee, in avowing that he ordered %hi• delay in the name
Otte council of ministers, gave only this explanation—we
wished that the antidote should arrive at the same time as
the • . The intention, perhaps, was laudable ; but eer-
y the precedent is very mischievous.
In the Assembly, today, the following members
elected on a wratiny on the previous day, were
announced as members of the commission which
is to replace the Conseil d'Etat for the execu-
tion of articles 64, 65, and 80 of the constitu-
tion :—MM. F. Argo, Lacrosse, Lamartine, Gen.
Bedeau, Gondchaux, Balmily Martin (Btnsboarg),
Tocqueville, Havin, De Carrieu, De Remasat, Swarm,
Grevy, Boudet, Chambolle, Cormenin, Bucher, Lick-
temberger Carrot, Boulatigny, Arm. Marren, Lan-
, drin F. 'de Lastey following allon:, Vaalabelle,
BarZehe, Bin°. Themembers did not re-
solve • sufficiency of votes : —Bauchard, 0. Barrot,
Harm.. Flocon, Dapin,aine,CoquereLL. de Maleville,
Mold, Lion Faucher, Chantal-flier, Thieve, Monte-
Ilembert. This is • defeat of the moderates.
, It wee then decided that the chamber should dinar
' the following. organic laws :—The responsibility of
the depositaries of public authority ; the law upon
the council of state ; the electoral law ; departmental
and communal organisation ; judicial organisation ;
the public forces, education, and the press.
Beta were made to-day on the Bourse and in the
Passage de l'Opera of 6 to 1 against the erection of
Gen. Cavaignac.
The capital has exhibited to-day mach movement
and animation. The weather being fair all the streets
and public places were unusually thronged. Daring
the entire day the Place Vendome has been so crowded
that it was with difficulty carriages could pass.
For the last day or two the Place Maubert has been
the theatre of disorderly proceedings between the
garde mobile and the populace. These were renewed
lastnight. The people, composed chitty of Bonapartist',
uttered violent shoats against Cavaignac, threw
stones at the barrack of the mobiles, who immediately
-me down into the street. Among the populace

which thus attacked the mobiles, friable were very
conspienoes, using the most violent language and
furious gesticulations. It appears that the
mobile charged the people with the bayonet, and that
several were wounded. All that quarter of the town
was traversed by patrols daring the night. Attron_pe-
ments were *gun formed there to-day at noon. The
streets of the Faubourg St. Marceau have been to-day
filled with agents of the police. A considerable
number et arrests were made last evening, and TOM
to-day.
A proclamation has been posted this afternoon el
dressed to the people, in which it is declared that
whatever may be the result of the election, the mem
merit is resolved to maintain order, and canes the
votes of the people to be respected. Ai order of the I
day has been read to-day in the barracks regulabag
the votes of the soldiers.
We hear from all the provinces that the delay of
the ma:le-posies has produced the alarm.
Government received today a io despatch
from hi. de Coroelles, dated Gaeta, th, in which
hie arrival there is announced, and that he has been
presented to the Pope, who has mast graciously re-
ceived him. The Pope is represented as having said
that he would visit France whenever circumstances
would permit him. M. de Coresiles sent an order to
the squadron to remain at Toulon.
The decree of the court of senses at Caen in the
affair of the insurgents of Rotten has been announced
to-day. The court has condemned them all to severe
and infamous punishment.
While I write I learn that atteoupemeats have just
collected at the Ports St. Denis.
Numeron piquets of the National Guard have been
convoked at all the =hies.
The Municipal Committee held an extraordinary
sitting on Thursdav, in order to fix the tariff of the per-
sonal taxes and those on property for 1849. The table
of division, as drawn up by the Council-General, on the
7th October last, amounts in principal and additional
centimes, including the 6e. 4-10ths recently voted and
the re-imposition., to 6,619,0261 V. for the contingent
of the city of Paris. Refutes of 200 fr. and under will
continue to be exempt from taxes; those from 2016.
to 400 fr. will remain as before, at the rate of 21c. per
franc; from 401 fr. to 600 fr. inclusivelyllio. per franc
as before; from 600 fr. to 600 fr. 41e. per franc, as be-
fore; from 601 fr. to 700 fr. sc. per franc; from 701 fr.
to 800 fr. 6c. per franc; and from 801 fr. and upwards
7c. and 71c. per franc. The sum necessary to com-
plete the amount of the contingent of the city of Paris
will be borne by the municipal fond on the credit of
2,670,000 f. opened for that purpose to the communal
budget of the City for 1849. In consequence of the
sahategion •of the sum of 20,600 fr. allowed to the
budget of 1848 for law expenses, the municipal core-1
niftier' has authorised the Prefect to employ a sum of
5,800 fr. from the reserve funds toe the payment of
law expenses taxed and demanded.
By the weekly statement of the Bank, which I
sent you, you will perceive that the metallic
reserve has again increased about 41 millions, of
which 2 are in Paris, and 21 in the branch banks.