The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-29 00:00:00

arise of the provisional government had had any-
thing to do with the appointments, did they think
that when the national guards of Pontoise had been
sent to him by General Cavaignac, to the Port St.
Denis, to fall together with his soldiers upon the
barricades, that they would have been received with
acclamations? so; those cheers saluted a municipal
corps. lie made light of the material strength of
the national guard ; but its moral strength wu enor-
mous. At ;present they were on the eve of a great
struggle ; on the morrow would be opened the
parliamentary campaign for revision. Every party
would seek to make the balance lean to its side, and
to make itself master of the situation. He wished, I
therefore, that no party should have an exclusive
action upon the national guard, because then it would
no longer serve the law hut the interests of a party.
For these reasons he wished to preserve the munici-
pal character of the institution.
To-day the Assembly proceeded to vote rapidly
and without debate a long list of clauses of the
National Guard Bill. The 119th article gives the
government two years to re-organise the national
guards and to proceed to the elections. M. Pascal
Dnpmt moved an amendment reducing the delay to
three months. After the rejection of this, M.
Flaudin moved a delay of six months. M. Leon
Faucher explained that the question related to a
faculty which the government would only use in
certain cases. The amendment was rejected; and
article 119 adopted by 389 votes against 239. Gen.
Gmmmont moved an additional article, proposing that
any national guard who failed, without being able to
assign a justifiable excuse, to answer an order given for
marching against the insurrection, should be struck
out front the lists for ten years, and suffer a tine front
50fr. to 2,000 fr. M. Bare opposed this amendment,
as a reflection upon the national guard, and a pro-
vocation to discord. (Murmurs.) After two doubt-
ful trials, the Assembly proceeded to ballot on this
amendment, which was rejected by 312 against 177,
the Left having abstained from voting by ballot.
31. Eteheverry appropriated the amendment leaving
out the fine. The discussion was adjourned to the
third deliberation. M. Eiitancelin proposed to dis-
solve the National Guard in the department where
the Assembly held its sittings. This motion was set
aside for the previous question. The house decided
on passing to a third deliberation.—The sitting then
broke up.
Among the members who presented petitions yes-
terday fur the revision of the constitution. 31. Othlon
Barrot attracted some attention by laying on the bu-
reau a petition from several inhabitants of the Aisne
for the legal revision.
There was a slight improvement in some of the
funds. The Fives closed at 90fr. 40c., with a rise of
30e. ; the Threes rose 23c., and closed at :Or. 20e.

SPAIN.

MADRID, MAT 23.

Several partial sources of tumult have combined
to create serious alarms lest the political malcontents
should avail themselves of the momentary agitation
to strike a blow. Within a few days the University,
the cigar manufactory, and the water-earriers have
all bud their .:inent,•s, in which there has been serious
fighting. The women of the tobacco-establishment
broke out in mutiny from the reduction of wages of
new comers, from reds to 21. They assaulted the
overseers and destroyed a gnat quantity of cigars
and furniture. To-day. finding that the promises by
which thee were quieted yesterday have not been
fulfilled. they have burst out into fresh rebellion.
The civic guard has been sent to reduce then to'
obedience. but they defend themselves with stones ;
while their lovers have attacked the civic guards in
the rear and wounded several. At the same moment
I hear that the poor of San Bernadino are in open
revolt. 'lhe Astusiau water-carriers are fighting at
the fountains, which arc beginning to fail with the
drought and hi nt which has net in. these various
disturbances seem tending Ma general outbreak.