The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FIIDLY. A.ll.
• The yearly !Aliens of Preach exports and imports
"Yu Published in die itosilesor last week.
The y astable/oat ant the soinplaints that M.Thiers
of the in French mercantile tonnage.
This, which showed 918,000 toss of imports in 1847,
shows but 840,000 in 1849, whilst foreign tonnage
in French pods has increased by 100,000 tons in
1849. What an argument would this be for Mr.
George Young, had the French repealed their
sanitation laws.
The herds of 1849 show the French to hare re-
formed Mier manufacturing activity. One-third
mite at cotton wool has been imported in 1849 than
even in 1847, whilst there is a considerable increase
in the import of wool We are ashamed, for the
sake at French economics, to add that considerably
upwards of half a million sterling was levied in duty
upon the raw cotton, and 830,0001. upon the wool.
If we add about 600,0001. raised in duty on raw silk,
iron, oval, oil, and tin, we will find one million and a
half out of the five millions, which the French cus-
toms &lineally produce, raised upon the raw material
of manufsedures. Sugar gives them nearly two mil-
lion sterling, and coffee 830,0001. The import of
coffee was much greater than even that of 1847; that
of sugar much greater than the import Of 1848, but
one-third lees than that of 1847. The French export
of wines and brandies has been much greater in
1849 than in 1817. Machines and mechanical exports
are but half last year of what they were in 1847.
Parisian modes have but half recovered their depres-
sion. The export of glue has not been greater in
1849 than in 1847. Thensilks, woollen, and linen ma-
nufacturers exported a little, and but very little in ad-
vance of 1847. On the whole the French journals
are justified in declaring 1849 a year of complete
reparation for commercial industry.
SATVILDAY, 6 P.M.
The journals of to-day and yesterday have eo little
in the way of mews, that the Debate is enabled to de-
vote its first page to extracts from a pamphlet of
M. Guizot on the first English revolution. M. Guizot's
essay is pretty much on the same theme with M.
Tains' recent speeches, declaring that no regime is so
suitable for Francs, or capable cf taking root in it, es
constitutional monarchy. This M. Gait it illustrates
by the example of Cromwell, who was everything
that could be desired in a ruler—talented, brave,
popular, isuccessful, flattering the pride, and
agreeable to the prejudices of the people: and yet
even Cromwell took no root. Thus M. Guizot
indi-
rectly addresses Louis Napoleon, and tells him, with
mock solemnity, though you had all the qualities of t
' your great uncle, you can take no root in this country.
Louis Napoleon might, perhaps reply to M. Guizot
by asking what root Charlie the lenth and his
dynas.y took, or what M. Guizot's sage administra-
tion enabled Louis Philippe and the Orleans to
hold of the country. if any conclusion is to be drawn
from the " no root" argument it is surely that here-
ditary monarchy is a very iirecure principle of
sovereignty in France, and that there is au absolute
necessity for recurring at certain times to popular
election. Le Napoleon, however, might not choose
to adopt this line of argument.
To return to the matters of the day. The
legislative assembly yesterday read the bill re-
lating to tho commercial treaty between France
and Belgium a second time and discussed that
tendirg to authorise tha translation of the pre-
fecture of the Loire from Moutbrison to Et.
Etienne. This is a question which may he compared
to that of the transference of the seat of the United
States government from Washington to New York.
The comparative importance of both places is abort
the same. The b.ll was accordingly read a fist
time.
The discussion of the proposition of General Bars-
guar
d'Hiiliers, to modify the enactments; of the Con
stitnent Assembly relative to the gratuitous admission
to the Polytechnic and military school., was then
commenced, but was after a short time adjourned till I
to-day, in consequence of the lateness of the hour. I
The debits resumed to-day offered no point of interest.
M. Thiers has placed on the table of the chamber
his report on public assistance.
Dinners and balls in high quarters are the order of
the day. The President of the Rep iblic was Present'
the day before yesterday at a grand dinner, given by
the Minister of Commerce. Among the guests were
the President of the National Assembly, the Arch-
bishop of Paris, the other ministers, the ambassadors,
General Changarnier, Messrs. Mole, de Broglie, and
de Montalembert, the Prefect of the Seine, the Chan-
cellor of the University, the Presid nts of the Jury of
the Exposition, the Tribune and Chamber of Com-
merce, of Prud'hommcs, &c. A brilliant s4irle fol-
lowed the dinner, at which were present the most
illustrious names in politics, administration, and

science.
The Hoiden). states that the Minister of Fi- I
nance, in order to avoid the delays caused in the 1
seaports by the inspection of the luggage of travellers,
has given orders that examination shall be made
at the termini of the railways at Paris on the arrival
of the trains.
The Courrier des Alpe* publishes the following
curious letter from Rome, dated the 15:h :—" A body
of Austrian troops is shortly to advance upon Rome
under the orders of General Baron d'Aspre. Tne ob-
ject of this movement is to restore the imperial and
royal arms on the Palazzo di Venezia. Since the
departure of his Holiness they have not been replaced
on the residence of the Austrian ambassador. They
are to be heisted at the very moment the Pope will
make his entry by the gate of St. John of Lateran.
It is believed the Pope will insist on the permanence
of these troops in his capital. France, which
evacuates Rome, partially at least, will see no
harm in letting Baron d'Aspre place Austrian sen-
tinels at the gates of the Vatican and the Quirinal.
Thus will one of the difficulties be removed ; for the
Sovereign Pontiff must provisionally have a body of
troops at his command, till one of the plans in con-
templation, viz., the formation of a Spanish legion, or
the revival of the order of the Knights of Malta, shall
have been put into execution."
The Osservatore Romano publishes a brief addressed
by the Supreme Pontiff to Father Ventura, who in
his letters to a Protestant has undertaken to prove
the truth of the tradition concerning the journey of
St. Peter to Rome and his subsequent stay in that
city :—" Oar paternal heart (says Pius IX. in his
brief) has experienced true pleasure in c:nsequence
of the public declaration you have printed and spread,
announcing that you submitted to the decree of the
Holy Congregation of the Index, invested with the
right of judging by our supreme authority."
BOURSE.

PARIS, Jaw. 26. Yoe ,! For Amannt.
MeneY. ;Mean. Unrest. awing.
3 per Cents.
per Cents. 94 63 94 50 94 115 91 SO 94 80
3 do. Pea !man. .
49 per Cants. 7b23 90
4 gm Cants. .•
ftairpon loaders So da 25 45 ;SO days, 33 3
13•V°05, 11613
4Kortey„
De. Treasury 41 „
Do. „ Bank Mures
Piedmont spm Costa 43 t 0 „
Boonse.—M. Germain, • YoualUm (right lank), 303 78; do. (Left
lank). MS 75 ; Gliams, 63133; rMis and Down, ND 50; Rouen and
Mans, 14$ 73 ; Asignaa and Marseilles, 215 ; Strasbourg and Bats,
111 35 ; Centre (Visescal, ; Boulogne and Amiens, —; °dams
and Bordeasz, 416 M Marrls, ; 4llb 73; Paris sad Ntssiniissr, WO;
Tours sad Nantes, 972 541 ; Gtte and Montpellier, MO.
SUNDAY, 11 A.M.
The Paris journals contain no news. They are
taken up with M. Thiers's report on the poor-law.
The Napoleon of to-day contains rather a sharp
article against General Lamoriciere.
In the Legislative Assembly on Saturday, it was
decided, b a large majority, that the proposition of
General Baiaguay dMilliere relative to military
schools should he read a second time.
The Napoleon states that Dr. Achilli has succeeded
in escaping from prison, and has arrived in France.
The Socialist journal La liberte, having failed to
accomplish certain formalities, is obliged to suspend
its publication for a few days.
At midnight on the 25th the electoral liatreetiflca-
tion was closed in Paris. The number of registered
voters is much leas than at the last elections.

The French mails, with oar Paris letter of yester.
day evening, did not arrive until immediately before
going to pram Our latter contains nothing of
preening importance.

Tns Eozorre, captain Lott, sailed from Liverpool
on satsrur. for Halifax sad New York.
ARRIVAL OP TROOPS AT BARBADOES.—On the 10th
ult. this Prison@ Royal, transport, arrived at Barbados&
with deta sr 12 diens and 260 nen to join the
miasma dais the West ladies