The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY, 6 rig.
There is in article in the NapoMoos, which ham
given rise to much conversation today in Paris.
In the absence of any news, I cannot do better than
send you a translation of the article, which is as
follows :
In our two first numbers we did not wish to attack any
one, we simply stated facts. On the rectitude of the data
always depends the just solution of a problem. We
advised the President of the republic to disdain all the old
parties, and only to render an amount t, himself ; we merely
endeavoured to show from the evidence of the past that he
tad en intrinsic force which be did sot owe to any of them.
We said, that if he bad shown himself conciliating, even
kind, with all those who had been hostile to him, it was
through reason, and not through weakness ; that, on the other
bend, if he claimed his rights, it was not through pride, but
from appreciation of his duties and his mission. Glum-
rants which have only a borrowed strength pay court to all
parties, in order to afterwards betray them ; those which
ars ooneeions of their strength seek to unite them and make
them co-operate for the public welfare. Neither have we
wished to let it he understood that the President should
alight the Assembly and seek to depreciate it in public esti-
mation ; but we have said and have clearly established that
the executive government which for four years at least re.
presents a system, should freely enjoy Its clear and well.
defined prerogatives. These are facts and principles which
certainly are open to no controversy ; but it is impossible to
see in them either an attack on the dignity of the Assembly,
or a desire to encroach on its legitimate rights. We must
thelese agree that the present form of government has
an inconvenience for those who are actustonted to ancient
pre/riots ; that of not being obliged to reckon as much u
the constitutional monarchy, with parties end persons. We
are just come out of a regime where the whole art of the go-
vernment consisted in conciliating 200,000 electors and in
seducing 300 deputies. Thus all the advances, all the
caresses of the government were addressed to certain
men, who, according as they became friends or adver-
saries caused the tarn in the political scales. All favours,
ill places, were in general given to influential deputies.
Such a system, it may be conceived, wounded our suscepti-
bility. It softly guided the car of the state through parlia-
mentary windings, until the thy when, sinking into a quag-
mire, it war overthrown. Governments, on the contrary,
wince, overruling personal considerations, have in view the
interest of all, Ingot wily offend, without wishing it, those
whom they love and respect the mat. Always preoccu-
pied with a great object, they too much neglect certain ac-
cessories which for others are the principal means. We may
thus sum up the difference between thaw governments that
rely on the messes, and those which support themselves on
privilege ; the one always seeks by what it must govern, and
the others by whom. the fall of the governments which
have perished has had for its first cause the incessant study
of by what little means they might captivate public favour,
by what temporary measures, but what expedients, they may
gtt out of embarrassment, by what seductions they may
sof en the hostility of some leaders—in short, on what pri-
vileged class they may momentarily support themselve..
Governments, on the contrary, which have lett behind them
deep tracts of their pusage, have disdained intrigue, the
resource of great weakness. Supporting themselves on the
muses, they have sought to apply justice in the interest of
all, instead of restraining the favour of it to a small number,
sink ng always by what great measures they may accomplish
the general welfare; relying on the future they have braved
the unpopularity of the day, and even the hostility of party
leaders. Like generals who do not amuse themselves in
thirmishiog wits a small number of picked troops to make
attuks or retreats more or leas skilful, they have made war
on a grand scale, and have either triumphed with their
troops united, cr fallen in the midst of them. Thus then
the governments which seek by what they shall respond to
the confidence of the country consider the general interest ;
others, on the contrary, in only asking themselves by whom
they may support themselves only favour private interests.
The former embrace all classes of society, the latter are ex-
clusive. Cannot however these two political methods be
reconciled and thus unite the advantages which they offer
separately i We think so. and we do not hesitate to advise
the President of the It. public to draw to him all those who
do not follow up a systematic resistance to him, provided
they will serve him in the genial interest of tie country.
There has been much talk at the Bourne this after-
noon on the following occurrences, which are men-
tioned to-day in the Gazette des Tribunaux of yes-
terdlay :
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A person names W—, employed in a mercer's shop,
was arrested and sent to the punter's in June, 1848, for hoe-
ing taken an active part in the insurrectioe. Shortly after
his arrest his employed found lit .t he had defrauded ban of
money and goods to a considerable amount. Complaints
were made to the police, bat as W— was undergalog
transportation nothing amid be done. &thistly a pardon
was granted to him, among other insurgents, and he re-
turned to Paris. His master notified this to the police, aid
he was arrested on the charge of robbery. He immediately
made extraordinary revelations, of which the following is
the substance :—At Brest W-- was placed in the pouton
La Ouerriere ; and he and a certain number of the trans
ported insurgents confined therein formed themselves into a
secret society, with the object of samosinating the President
of the Republic, all the conspirators making an oath on a
dagger to employ all measures in their power for the
ceu of their project, as soon as they should be set at liberty.
Having been released, many of these conspirators held met.,
ings by the intervention of W— in a house in the Passage
Bs.tht Paul. It was agreed among them that, in order not
to excite the attention of the pollee, they should divide
themselves in.o small groups of tour or five, end draw by
lute to see which ebould have the honour of first attempt-
ing their enterprise. The lot fell to the fraction to which
W— belonged. The means of execution were
surly discussed, and it was agreed that an attempt should
be made to assassinate the President 'ilia at the theatre or
on his leaving the Elsie. These resolutions having been
taken, aid his set met in a wine shop in the Roe
St. Antoine, to decide the part each should play; but it
appeared to them that, in order to soothed, one man alone
should attempt to commit the crime. Lots were again
drawn, and W— was designated. The next day he
purchased a pistol, gunpowder, ballets, and a (Ingest.,
for the payment of which a subscription had been !aim d.
On the 24tn December it was stated that the Presideut of
the Republic was to visit the Theatre Italics, and W—
went there armed ; but the President did not go. A ineette.g
of the conviraton to ,k place some days (after; W—
attended, and was abused by the others for being deficient
in energy and devotedness, and not profiting by the oppor-
tunities which every evening presented. Ite was hintheif
threatened with personal violence it be did not act. W—
made eze.aes, promised to set without delay, and succet de
in calming the impatience of his friends. From that titu,.,
however, he resolved to abandon the design, and if po-sible
escape the v,t.geance of his leilow conspirators. He wee in
this state of =led when he was arrested. At his lodging.
«ere Coin' the pistol, ammnuition, and dagger, which he
had purchased ; and in consequence of hie revelation eleven
individuals have been arrested. Usher arrests are also to be
made,"

For Account.

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PALUS, J. 21.

Lu.est. I elt.ing.

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Douala. —Pada and Orletuta. R 3%; Paris and Rotten, 352 30 ; Rouen
and Han!, 247 30; Avignon and Marseilles, 216 25; eitramboure
and Basle, 119 75 ; Orleans and Vioraon, 3,10 ; Orleans and Bor-
deaux, 422 50; Northern, 4o0; tdunteratu and Truro., 115;
Peristuvl Ittreabourg. 337 50 ; Tears and Nantra, 02 50,
Mehl, 417 20;
Versailles (right bank), 203 73; Vetrailles (IA bank),
168 74; North, 400.

FIRE AT A CANDLI MANUIPACTORT.-81.0tily be-
fore seven o'clock yesterday morning a fire nr..ke out nu tha
premix.. belonging to an oilman and candle nt..ker,
Miagman, situate in Shoeinoker-ro.e, Ludgate hill. Toe
fire, when first discovered, was burning in an urider.itri,uud
floor used ex • melting ram end warehome, rud w not
extinguished until the stock in trade, &t., were seri..usly
damaged Mr. liugmtin is luckily insured. The origin of
the outbreak is At present unknown.

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BBAIN, JAN. 18.
No *age of a decided kind has taken place upon
the gnat question. Use most significant fact is, that
the ministers were asked in the Chamber whe-
ther these demands of the king were his ultimatum,
bat preserved complete silence. You may therefore
assume that the whole mind of the king has not been
found out here and that fresh demands remain be-
hind. This alone would be suflicint to make the
Chambers draw in any conciliatory show which they
might be disposed to pat on, if they thought they
had to deal with a sincere proposal.i It is bitter for men
to think they have been moulted with many months of
toil which mean nothing, and will hand down their
names in the history of their country to ridicule,
instead of honour; and these Chambers seem just
awaking to a swiss of the way in which they have
been sold, that by the government and then by the
orown.

It has been determined to bring forward the dis-
cussion, which has been put off until next Wednesday,
first in the Upper Chamber, in order that the message
may not be at once exposed to the more embittered
mood of the people's house, and may be broken in its
fall by the more compliant disposition of the Senate.