The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS THURSDAY, 6 30 PM.
At 6 o'clock yesterday evening the President of the
National Assembly received the following message
from the President of the Republic : " M. le Presi-
dent, I request you to announce to the National As-
sembly that, in conformity with Article 64 of the Con-
stitution, I have, by a decree of this day, named :
M. Odillon Barrot, Minster of Justice, charged with
the presidency of the Council of Ministers in the
absence of the President of the Republic.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
M. Leon de Malleville, Minister of the Interior.

M. Rullveres, the Minister of War.
M. de Tracy, Minister of the Marine and Colonies.
M. Fallon', Minister of Public Instruction and Wor-

ship.
M. Leon Faucher, Minister of Public Works.

•
M. Bixio, Minister of Agriculture.
M. Perry (Hyppolite), Minister of the Finances.
" Accept, Monsieur le Pri:sident, the assurance of
nay high consideration.
" Louts NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

Conn-
" ()DILLON BARROT, Minister of Juntice."

The following is the speech delivered by the Presi-
dent of the Republic last evening, which I mentioned
briefly in my despatches :
Citisen Representatives,—The suffrages of the nation and
the oath I have just taken trace out for me my future con-
duct • I follow it as a man of honour. I wish like you
to place society on its true buil ; to strengthen democratic
institutions, and to alleviate the miseries of that generous
and intelligent people which has just given ma such a sitar-
log proof of its maddest*. Animated by a sincere spirit of
conciliation, I have ca.led round me capable end patriotic am,
who, in spite of the diversity of their political orifin, ere
ready to devote themselves with me to the happiness of
the nation. A government coming into power owes a debt
of thanks to its prodecemors when the deposit of its authority
is handed over to it intact, and in particular I owe it to the
honorable General Cavai.nac essay that his tendon is worthy
of the generosity of his cUracter ; it will not be his smallest
title of glen y. (Load marks of sweat.) The government and
myself are animated with a sincere love of the country. Let
me hope, citizen representatives, that your eo-operation will
be given to me, end that with it we may found a govern-
ment just and firm, which, without being either reactionsry
or utopian, will secure the future welfare of the republic
(heer, hear) ; and if we cannot do great things, we may at
least, by our loyal intentions and our conduct, secure the
welfare and the happiness of the people by whom we have
been shown.
A decree appears in the Moniteur nominating
Marshal Bugeaud commander-in-chief of the army
of the Alps. Another decree nominates General
ChangaTier commander of the first military division,
which includes all the regular troops quartered
in the department of the Seine, as well as the Na-
tional Guard of that department, and the Garde Mo-
bile. Another decree appoints CoL Rebillot Prefect
of Police. M. Recut has resigned his office of the
Prefecture of the Seine. Neither this nor the chief
of the Post-o ce has yet been filled up.
In the morning after the Cabinet had resolved to
get the President proclaimed in the afternoon, Gen.
Cavaignac appointed Gen. Changarnier to the com-
mand-in-chief of all the troops of every denomination
quartered in the capital and its environs. He accord-
ingly adopted all necessary measures for the mainten-
ance of order sad for rendering suitable military
honors to the President of the Republic after his pro-
clamation. On the new President arrivinkr at his
palace, Col. Rebillot, prefect of police, was in wait-
ing to receive his orders. In the evening a cabinet
council was held.
M. Etienne Arzgo, Director-General of the Poet-
office, has also resigned.
lam assured that the unexpected proceeding of
y was adopted at the express instance of
Mold, Thiers, and Changurnier. General Ca-
vaignac himself had no intention to hurry
on the proclamation of the President in the
morning. General Changarnier had obtained fall
informationpectng a plot which was formed to
seize Prince Louis, on his passage from the Assembly
to the Palais Elyse, Bourbon, and to conduct him to
the Tuileries, to the cry of " Viva rEmpereur !"
It is announced that a festival will be held on Sun-
day to celebrate the installation of the President.
Prince Louis will pass in review all the troops quar-
tered in and around Paris, and the city will be illu-
minated. The journals of the provinces say that the
principal towns will celebrate the proclamation of the
President bsimilar rejoicings.
General Oudinot has just addressed an order of the
day, to the army of the Alps, in which no mention is
made of the President of the Republic. General
Ondinot is offended at being displaced by Marshal
Bugeaud, especially as be had been first pegs to the
emperor, and held the rank of colonel under the
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