The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PAUL% aUKDAT. 6,20 Y.Y.
TM Notsileur this morning coataine the long-
labeller decrees, naming wend new ambassadors.
TYs asses are as follows—the same that I have
simeneeed as having those tithe conferred on them :
Gemmel Castel Bsjao is named envoy extraordinary
and plenipotentiary at Bt. Petersburg, vice General
Lamericiere ; M. de la Cour to the same post at the
meet of Vienne, in the room of M. de Beaumont M.
de Persigny is appointed to the same post at Berlin:;
but, being a member of the Assembly, is described as
such on an extraordinary mission.
M. de Bunsen, hitherto ambassador of Baden, is
appointed to the embassy of Wurtemberi.
M. Bernardo d'Haroourt, secretary of legation at
Madrid, is appointed ambassador at the court of
Baden.
M. Maremokbi is appointed first secretary of lega-
tion in London, and M. Montherot secretary on lega-
tion at Madrid.
There is no news in Paris to-day. The details of
the debate relative to the dissolution of the mobile
guard, a debate which was adjourned till to-morrow,
would not interest the English reader. It may be
sufficient to state that government refuses to indemnify
V.e men of these six battalions of mobile guard, but
offers to give them rank in a foreign legion to be
formed in Algeria. It is hardly fair to make such an
offer to Frenchmen, who, from the mere fact of having
accepted it, mast be considered as foreigners, and,
becoming mercenaries, could not fight again as sol-
diers in France. As the mobile grinds are republicans
of rather a Mountain colour, that is, more in favour
of Cavaignac than Louis Napoleon, there is no doubt a
deep policy in removing them from France; but inch
a policy savours more of Madrid than of one which
a great country should pursue.
There are more rumours afloat of ministerial
changes, which I give as they fly, without vouching
for or against their truth. M. d'Hautpool, still
smarting under his rebuff respecting the circular to
the gendarmerie, is said to be anxious to resign.
F. Barro', who cannot find any more prefeta such as
are wanted, is said also to be on the point of leaving
office; nay it is eves said that the post of minister of
the interior has been offered to M. Faucher, who

declined.
It appears that the committee on the new postage
project are spinet M. Fould'e plan. That honourable
minister reckoned that a forced prepostage of letters
(the floe for not prepaying being double charge, when
letters reach their destination) would bring Bor 10
millions to the budget. But the committee are on
the point of rejecting the plan, and propos another—
namely, the old one of dividing the country into
zones. There would be two mei in France, of which
one would be Fable to 4 sous postage, and the other
to 8 sons. M. Fould very properly opposes this plan.

11ump, Dec. 17.—Three per Casts, 1013-18 we. Four per Cents.,
12 paper. Five per Cents., 122. Coupons, paper. Bank of St.
Ferdinand, 81 paper. Exchange on Leaden, O.U.

ITALY.

Letters from our correspondent at Naples bring
little additional news. The letters are dated the 14th
inst., and they confirm the failure of M. Baraguay
d'Hilliers' mission. Letters from our correspondent
at Rome, of the same date, are more explicit. They
contain in substance the news that Cardinal Auto-
Dern had informed the French plenipotentiary that
the Pope would be ready to return to Rome
as soon as the loan of 8,000,000 of francs could be ob-
tained. This loan has not yet been obtained, although
negotiations are in activity for the purpose.
Neapolitan Fives, 971.
The official Turin journal contains the appointment
of Baron Sicondi to be minister of grace and justice.

GERMANY.