The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

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M. Charles Duveyrier introduced the deputation.
The ministers of agnoulture and commerce, of the in-
terior,. and thanes were present. M. Hubert, mayor
of Onward (Oise), and president of the deputation,
read a speicoh, Inviting the president to ammo the
initiative of the above measure, which was loudly
called for by all the landowners and agriculturists of
the country. The president replied that his only wish
was for the prosperity of the nation, that he was
firmly convinced the credit fonder' which had pro-
dared such an excellent effrot in Germany, would

prow* a great bane& to Franoe, and that goiernment
would use ha utmost endeavoars to obtain ha eats-

bliehtaent as soon as the existing law on mortgage
had been amended.
The Mositeur announces that on Sunday the Mar-
quis of Normanby obtained a private audience of the
President of the Republic, at which he presented a
letter from Queen Victoria, announcing the death of
her late Majesty the Queen Dowager.
The President, as a preliminary step, has inserted
the following in the Moniteur. The committee on
mortgage reform having formed a project of law on
the subject, the same has been submitted to the Coun-
cil of State, for the consideration of that body.
The Moniteur declares it to beunti ue thatany letters
has been written front the Secretary's office at the
Presidency, asking M. Dupin when it would be con-
venient for them to come in a body to visit Louis Na-
poleon, on the occasion of New Year's Day.
The Constitutionnet, referring to the debate on the
La Plata question, says that the difference between
the opinions of the committee of the Assembly as re-
presented by M. Darn, and those of the government,
as announced by the minister of war, is more apparent
than real. The opinion of the committee is that " the
mere pure and simple employment of negotiations,"
mast be abandoned. " Now, says tne Constitution-
net, there are modes of negotiation which imply
action. We have reason to believe that M. Darn
understands and admits a system of polities composed
of the two elements; and, on the other band, we are
certain that the government would not engage in a
new negotiation without having the means necessary
to ensure a certain protection to our countrymen, and
such as would be a point d'appui, and great chance of
success for the negotiation itself; so that the govern-
ment and the committee, while disagreeing about
words, agree as to substance, and we hope that to-
morrow will prove that the good understanding
exists."

Seventeen of the persons who were arrested some
time since in the Rue Rumford, on a chart.,e of having
conspired to overthrow the government of the re-
public, and to restore the Bourbons, are to be tried on
the double charge of having constituted a secret
scciety, end of having assembled privately to discuss
political subjects without permission from the muni-
cipal authorities. The charge of conspiracy has been
abandoned. _ . _ _ _

A letter from Toulon of the 26th ult. announces
e arrival in that port of the steam-frigate Veloce,
Civita Vecchia, having Admiral Brudin on

The; 20th Regiment of the line, forming part of
the army of Italy, had embarked for Algeria, and
three other regiments were about to return to
France.

_
I have read letters from your Roman correspondent,
dated the 20th inst. The Papal Commission, with
the approbation of the superior authorities, has esta-
blished and ordered the following impositions :
1. Fifteen per cent. en the dation, and unual tax upon
rural and urban property, with the exception of vineyard.
—2. Two quettriui (one halfpenny) for every gallon, and 10
bajoechi (41d.) for every barrel of wine, beer, or vinegar.-
8. Three bajocchi and a half for every gallon, and one dollar
foe every: barrel of aquas vita, spirit, rum, or rosolio.-4.
The present water rates for the Vergine, Felice, and Paoli
conduits are doubled. The above-named impositions will
come into force on the let of January of the year 1950.
(Bistf•ed) Prince ODESCALCIII, President, &c. tto. From
the Capitol, Dee. 18, 1849.
News from the French West Indies bring the result
of the elections at the Isle de la Reamer ; none of the
candidates obtained a sufficient number of votes.
MONDAY, 5.30 P.N.
The Pr.sident of the Republic is very much dis-
contented at the conduct: of the committee and the
tone of the Chamber on the La Plata question.
Many persons to-day thought that the ministry
might receive a check. Already the semi-official
organ, the Constitutionnet, sounds a note which seems
to be the firet of a chord.
The Constitutiannel says that there has been a want
of intelligence (un nialentendu) on both sides ; that
government will not, it is true, send an armed force
to attack Roses at once, but hat it will nego'iete,
and cause its neptiatiAis to be accompanied by such
a force as will lead to its wishes being respected.
After all, this would be an expedition not 14->s
costly than that which the government retusts
to sanction. The discontent of the Pre-
sident is not the less great from the fact
that it cute bim out of the part which he has always
endeavoured to assume, of flattering the passion for
glory which exit's above all in France, whilst leaving
the odium of unpopular measures on the Assembly.
M. Thies and M. Berryer are the leaders in this
little crusade against the government, and they would
not be sorry to turn the tables upon Louis Na-
poleon if they could. At the Assembly to-day,
and before the opening of the sittirg, there was
a good deal of grouping and animated conversation.
The qtr stion had also attracted many people, and the '
boxes open to the public were very full. M. Daru
was seen in a prominent group with M. Thiers and
M. Drouyn de l'Huys. It was whispered about that
the ministry was going to explain eta views clearly ;
that it would °pose an immediate expedition ; but
that it would support by arms a negotiation that was'
already commenced, and that fresh forces would be
sent out under Admiral Dubourdiere. If Rona re-
fused to make the concessions demanded of him, then
it would be time to use force.
M. de La Hitte appeared accordingly in the tribune,
and spoke, but not to the purpose that was expected,
for he merely read a memorandum from the Brazilian
charge here, to the effect that the Brazil, had nothing
to fear from an attack of Roses. Thie was meant as
an answer to one of M. Darn's arguments on Satur-
day. That gentleman immediately rose to reply, and
quoted several documents, from which it appeared a
great rivalry existed between Broils and La Plata.
(Left Bitting.]
BOURSE.

PARIS, Deo. 31. Poe Poe Amount.
Rear . Opening Higbee& Lowest. Closing
per Dante. ....... 36 30 36 43 36 43 34 30 S 6 40
per Ann..
I do. New Loro „
4i per ..... „ SO

44 per Cents..
4 per Cents I ;; 1 --
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I .; I ~
KaLbanee on lor&tn; 30 day% 23 43: 9n days, 25 326
Wear., 5,160 991 Monty. 1 Napier. Iterees .. Money
Us. 5, 1342
Do. 44
Da, 3
Boom. Vesealllea (right bank), —; Do. (left bank) 167 50;
Paris aid Orleans, 790 ; Parts and Rouen, 333; Rouen and Havre,
240; &Tubular, and Bas tas is, 115; On (Viaraon), —; Orleans ..a
Bordeaux, 403 75; Northern, 45129; Parks and ;Strasbourg, 337 t 0;
Tours and Nantes, 275; Monterean and Troyes, 107 30; 81. Ger-
main, 402 30; Ashram and Marseilles, 213 72.

BELGIUM.—The commercial treaty with France
was adnpted on the 28th ult., by the large majority
of 56, in the chamber of rep-esentatives. Taree
members present abstained from voting.

THE LAST NIGHT OT THE YEAH AT THE MAN
stoic soolll.—The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave an
entertainment in the Egyptian Hall to the juvenile members
of families connected with the City of London. There were
between 600 and 700 young people present. The L'rd
Mayor and Lady Mayoress, with two of their juvenile guests,
open-d the ball with an old fashioned country dance se-
lected for the purpose. During the evening Mr. Love
amused the youthful company with ventriloquism, very
much to their delight. The parents and friends of the chil-
dren were permitted to join the party about 10 o'clock. The
youngsters sat down in parties of 300 each to a supper pro-
vided in *sentient style, and having kept up the festivities of
the evening until the new year bad esommerneed, retriened to
their homes, evidently gratified by the civic heepit alit..
IHE BRITISH MO/IMM closed yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of cleansing. die., end will be to opened to
the pahlie on Wednesday the 9th inst. Tae total number of
visitots to the Museum, from Wednesday lest lints yesterday
inclusive, wee 41,947.
ACCIDENT AT BRITANNIA-ERIDOIL—CARNARVON,
KONUAT —Owing to some inadvertence correct NtiOrreOltiOll
had notheen conveyed to Liverpool, on Saturday, as to the
postponement of a "six foot lifting" et the second tube,
now daily progressing towuds ha final renting place, the
c oisequence of which was that the sttivick, Robust, Captain
Edwards, of Aberystwyth, on returning from l‘verpool,
with a general cargo, whilst passing the Swillies under an-
vast, as was accuser, at the time, struck her mat a against
the tube, sad received serious damage. She succeeded,
howevtr, in reaching tb.,l town, where a great numb:r of
bands were employed during the whole of Sunday tight
repairing, as far a. pocoible, the effects of tho casualty, that
the vrevA might proceed on her voyage without delay.