The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

NEWS FROM PARIS.

PARIS, TIIUMSPAY, 11 A.M.
The prostration of credit, public *mil private, and
the suspension of industry:consequent on the recent
political convulsion are the most pressing sources of
embarrassment for those who, in the emergency of
the moment, have had the reins of government placed
in their hands. A laudable activity in the adoption
of palliatives is accordingly developed, and the con-
duct of the provisional government in this crisis, has
extorted praises even from those who have been moat
opposed to its members individually.
The l'aris Bank of Discount, the project of which
was published only yesterday, was carried into effect
at the Ministry of *Finance before the sun went down.
Numerous subscriptions were immediately made.
The Chambn of Commerce subscribed 100,000 francs,
the Tribunal of Commerce, 63,000 francs. It is ex-
pected that this institution will be brought into prac-
tical operation on Monday next. Great hopes are en-
tertained that the effect of this measure will be the
renewal of confidence, and the re-establishment of
trade and industry.
Meanwhile M. Gamier Pages, Minister of Finance,
has put forth an address exhortin", all citizens to co-
operate zealously in the re-establishment of a healthy
state of credit and confidence.

The following is the address :
ClTirliNS,—The government which hu just fallen, was
eystematically leading our finances to an abyss. Despite
the warning voice of its friends, of its enemies, and even of
the indifferent themselves, it drew without measure from
every source of the public fortune.
On the day of its birth, the French republic inherits this
heavy burthen, and accepts it, fully resolved to support it
without bending beneath it.
Doubtless the work is immense, but does not disconcert
the provisional government. Sprung from the will of the
people, and supported by it, they know that their strength
is equal to every difficulty which now exists, or which may
yet arise.
The good intelligence of the citizens has saved our liberty;
it will save the public torture.
The provisional government has already provides' for all,
and is now most actively considering what means can be
employed to diminish the expenses of the state, and feels
'snail' of accomplishing that wished-for end.
The remainder is the business of the citizens; their own
fate, that of commerce, of industry, the future and the pros-
perity of national labour. are in their hands. Government
beseeches them to take these matters into consideration.
Meanwh,l,, government exacts from them no extraordinary
sacrifice. In order to guard against all those financial diffi-
culties which prudence demands us most imperiously to
forsee, a mere anticipation of the payment of the taxes is
sufficient; let every citizen pay immediately, and beforehand,
to the treasury what still remains due upon the taxes of the
year, or at least the fine 6-12 the, and every financial difficulty
will be overcome.
The financial situation has an immediate re action over
the political situation; the credit of the state, manifestly
consolidated, consolidates private credit; circulation, which
has been insufficient for some years back, increases in large
proportions; works resume their course upon improved con-
ditions ; and the amelioration of the situation of the labour-
ing classes, grounds the tranquility of the state upon the
immoveable basis of justice.
The Provisional Government makes a mast energetic
appeal to every citizen. It is not their private interest
which is invoked, for the Provisional Government desire
to cause no other feeling to vibrate in the heart of the
eountry but that of patriotism and devotedness.
Profoundly devoted to the interests of the country, the
Provisional Government waits with full confidence the result
of this appeal to the patriotism of France.
Given at Paris, in the sitting of the Provisional Govern-
ment March 7th, 1848.
The members of the Provisional Government.
Minister of Finance, GARISIER PAGES.

M. Ledru Rollin, minister of the interior, has ad-
dressed a long circular to the commissioners seat by
the :government into the provinces, the principal
object of which appears to be to instruct them as to
their conduct in relation to the approaching elections,
which must be more or less influenced by those who
hold official situations in the departments.
I announced, continues our correspondent, shortly
in my letter of last evening, the results of the Bourse
yesterday. The effect has been. of eourse, to aggra-
vate the alarm already sufficiently serious. Although
in the official quotations which 1 sent you prices for
account are given, the business done was all, or
almost all, for cash. It was remarkable that nothing
whatever was done in the Coulisse. The Threes,
which before the revolution were at 74 fell, as
you have seen, at one moment yesterday to 46,
closing at 47. At the worst moment after the revolu-
tion of 1830 this stock fell to 48. Its chief fluctuations
at that period were as follows : Jan. 18, 1830, 85.35 ;
Dec. 17, .13; April 2, 1831, 46 ; Dec. 2, 70.30.
The same decline was manifested on all other secu-
rities. Bank Shares fell 40 5; City Bonds, 25f., and
railway shares in a like. proportion.
A decree of the Provt.torail Government appears in
the Motiteur of this morning establishing in each
mairie of Paris an office of gratuitous information, the
business of which it will be to keep registers of those
who seek employment on the one hand, and those
who desire to give employment on the other —a sys
tem of register offices, in short, for operatives.
A report prevailed last evening that the elections
for the constituent assembly would be postponed to a
later day than the 9th April.
It is announced that the Duke d'Aumale and Prince
de Joinville have arrived off Toulon, and communi-
cated with Admiral Baudin, who had sent for in-
structions to government.
The entire corps of foreign ambassadors and minis-
ters are recalled.
The salaries of foreign ministers are fixed hence-
forward at 25,000 francs.
I have learned (says oar correspondent) from a per-
son whose position gives him the means of the most
correct information, that the government is in daily
expectation of receiviug intelligence of the establish-
ment of a republic in Belgium.
I have been assured that, unexpected as the
result of the resistance of the King and M. Guizot
to the reform movement has been to them,
Inch a contingency was not only foreseen
but actually provided for by the opposition
of the extreme lett. That patty actually discussed,
as I am in.ormed, the measures to be adopted in case
the menaced resistance of the late government
should be pushed to an extreme. A Pro-
visional Government wan resolved on in such
a contingency, as that which actually ensued.
So far from the present government being
improvised on the emergency of the moment in
the memorable and tumultuous sitting of the chamber