The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. Tnosseay, 6 rat.
The alarm excited yesterday by the menace of the
opposition to abstain from votin:, and thus prates*
toe Assembly, has in a great degree subsided. The
thectatened proceeding is, however, tho subject of
severe comment in the journals cf this morning.
The utmost number of members which can
be generally brought together in the Assembly
is about 700. The abstinence of above 200
therefor*, will always reduce tho number of votes
below 600. and thus deprive the deeietione of all
validity. It is thus in the power of a factious
minority to coerce the chamber.
The agitation consequent on the proceedings of yes-
terdawu visible in the Awembly tc-dsy. While
the house was being counted, and the prod's
verbal read, a variel of rumours were circu-
lated as to the designs of the majori y of the
committee on the clubs. It was known thlt the
members of that committee held a meeting last even-
ing, which did cot sepal- .te before midnight. and it
wan rumoured that an adjournment of the debate to-
day would b 3 asked for. On the opening of the
twine,' of the day, the preeident read a letter ad-
dressed t r him by the coom;t•ee' requesting that the
discuseko should be adjourned to Monday, in order to
enable the ecommitt.• to present a new report, which
they were preparing. lmmediatey after this M. de
Chartnev, on the part of the committee,announeed
that an 'adjournment until to-mu-row wou'd suffice.
After a speech from M. E. Arago, and some angry
altercations, it was decided that the question of aijourr -
runt should be postponed until the committee should
present its repert.
.Ifter this question was decided the discussion on
the budget wu taken, and was proceeding when our
reporter left.
The following protest of the minority against the
suppression of the clubs has received 150 sagnatures
The ant article of the law *phut the dabs is a violation
date constitution. We ban protested by our vote; we
hese protested hy abstaining ; acd we persist in abstaining,
because we will Lot have any earn in peering a law which is
a Menai violation of natural eight and of the constitutio..
This protest was drawn up by the Abbe La-
mewl Ws.

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At the moment of closing these deepatchee, I learn
that the committee on the clubs is sitting, and have
heard the cip'anation of MM. Leon Faucher and
Barret. It is mid that mutual concessions will be
made between the majority and the minority of the
committee, which will restore harmony. M. Barrot,
on coming out of the committee-room, mid to a friend
that the question had been misunderstood by the
committee, and that he hoped the third reading cf
the project would pats without further dissatis-
faction.
A rite has taken place at the Bourse to-day of nearly
half a franc on the Threes. This is ascribed to the
firm attitude assumed by the government and the
majority of the Assembly.
Peas, Hance 22.—New Lana, •—; Three per Owls, 52 40;
51.4 pw cam. 112 GO ; Led Lam. $2 ; P Wows
rim. 1340. —; Do. 1642, ; Do. Tiro.aad-a.
Naples Rastas —— ; lama Loam, 63 ; easury beads, —.
brek Nara% nu. iszalienesee Lemon: 30 day., 2344 to ;20
dem MO esph.
LLILWATL - Part sad Odom, 143; Paris sad loam,
; Sams sad Havre. ; Arlene and lisrealßss, 211 30;
Ilaralnarg and Baia, 106 23 ; Cesare (Tlssa), —; Maim end
braleges, —; perdssaa. 411; Ner2r, 44621.