The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVeNING
There has been more speculation on the Bourse
to-day, and much variation in the quotations. The
Three per Cent. Rentes obtained an advance of 20c.,
while the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. and Bank
Stock were quoted lower, the former 10c., and the
latter if. 90c. below the prices of Saturday. The
following are the latest prices received by telegraph
to-day from the other continental Bourses: Amster-
dam—Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 651 ; Metallique
Five per Cents., 811. Berlin—Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1021; Three-and-a-Half ditto, 931 ; Bank
Shares, 1091. Madrid—Threes, 431; Deferred
ditto, 23 13-18; Redeemable Debt (2nd class), 6.
Vienna—Metalliques, 941 ; New Loan, 105/ ; Lom-
bardo-Vcnctian Bonds, 101 ; exchange on London,
10.55; Bank Shares, 1,354.

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.
Thirteen months ago, a new institution with a
sinister designation, was created in France by a dic-
tatorial decree. Officers employed by M. de Maupas,
the Fouche of the restored empire, were instructed
to roam about the country and make secret reports
to the government of all they could see and hear.
Since that time little indeed has been known of the
police inspectors. Reports have occasionally reached
Paris of these professional Paul Prys coming into
rude collision with the prefects. Latterly it has
been whispered that these eyes and cars of the go-
vernment saw and heard totally different things
from the prefects, and the government, which had
flattered itself that it might sit in the Tuileries
and know privately the real state of feeling in every
department of France, was dreadfully perplexed at
receiving contradictory reports from the prefects and
the inspectors. The institution introduced with so
much parade on Jan. 30, 1852, is this day abolished,
and instead of it departmental commissanes of police
anger the orders of the prefects are appointed. Ano-
ther decree creates further new offices. The govern-
ment is to be empowered to appoint "high function-
aries" to travel in given circuits, and to study the
state of public opinion and the wants of the country.
None of these high functionaries are vet nominated.'
The recent creation of members of.the Senate in-
creases the number of that body to 144, and as the
constitution limits the number to 150, the Emperor
has only to create six more senators until death
vacancies occur. of the fourteen new members
many are so well known that it is unnecessary to
say anything about them. MM. F. Benet,
Bret, Chapuys, de Montlaville, de Thorigny, Baron de
Varenocs, and de Snleau are old and devoted ser-1
rants of Louis Napoleon either as ministers, prefects,
or diplomatists. The Marquis de Boissy was some
time since a largo iron manufacturer to the Cher.
He was a peer of France under Louis Philippe, and
an unsuccessful candidate at two elections for the
legislative assembly. Ho has filled no office since
1848. At the present moment he is remarkable for
the extraordinary brilliancy of his enamelled buttons
and the eccentric embroidery which he sports at the
Tuileries. Of M. Lavabit one of the government
journals ingeniously observes that after being elected
in a deputy 1830 he never ceased to struggle for the
great principles of 1789. The fact is that M. Lavabit
was not long ago a zealous republican. The Duke
de Trevisi is the son of Marshal Mortier, and was
made a peer of France by Louis Philippe.
M. Daviste was a member of the Constituent and
Legislative Assemblies for the flasse-Pyrenees, and
a member of the Council-General of his department.
He accepted office as councillor of state immediately
after the coup dad. General Lalaing d'Audenarde
is an old soldier, and one of Louis Philippe'. peers of
France. The Marquis de Gabriac has been the re-
presentative of France in various countries during
the last fifteen years. He was lately French minister
at Florence. Captain Doret was one of the naval
officers who, in 1815, resolved at all risks to save
Napoleon I. from the English cruisers and conduct
him to the United States. He formed a plan for
taking the Emperor across the Atlantic in a chasse
morle, which he meant to work himself, disguised as
a merchant seaman. The scheme tailed and was
discovered, and Captain Doret was in consequence
cashiered by Louis XVIII.
The works of the Paris and Lyons Railway in the
city of Lyons are suspended, owing to opposition on
the part of the commission of military engineers,
whose approbation is necessary for the execution of
any works which by possibility may affect the de-
fences of a fortified town. It appears that the Lyons
Company traccd their line without consulting the
military authorities. The matter is now referred to
a mixed commission, appointed partly by the Minister
at War, and partly by the Minister of Public Works,
and unless they make a favourable report the con-
struction of the Lyons Railway, on the present plan,
cannot be proceeded with.
A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, dated yes•
terday, March 5, states that the Leonidas packet,
which left Constantinople on February 15, and was
due on the 26th, had not yet made her appearance.
The Piedmontese loan of two millions of francs, at

three per cent., has been contracted for by Me;ers.
Rothschild. It will be issued in Paris this week,
and, as it is understood, at 69f., with six months for

payment.
Count Demonstiers, ex-member of the Legislative
Assembly, is appointed minister plenipotentiary at
Berlin, in the place of Baron de Varennes, appointed
as senator.

The military council of revision at Toulouse has
confirmed the sentence of death passed by a court-
, martial upon eight insurgents of Bedarieux, although
the government prosecutor himself argued that the
proceedings had been irregular. It is said that the
cure and the protestant clergyman of Bedariens
came together to Paris, and obtained an audience
with the Empress, who promised to use her influence
with the Emperor in favour of these men.

ITALY.