The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-25 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVININCI.
To-day the Assembly grappled at last with the
Dotation Bill. Notwithstanding the excessive heat
the house was crammed in every part. The ladies
were very numerous, and expressed their political
tendencies by white dresses. Some representatives
appeared on return from distant missions to be pre-
sent at this important vote.
Fonld, the Minister of Finance opened the de-
bate by declaring, in the name of the government,
that it axepted the amendment which proposed " to
open to the Minister of Finance an extraordinary
credit of 2,161,000 fr. for the expenses of the Presi-
dent of the Republic." The liove.nenent consented to
adopt this form, because it implied no reflection on
the past; because it relieved the bill of those features
which were accused of betraying an arriere-pensee
and, while it reserved the future, maintained equally
the dignity of the legislative and executive power..
M. Mathieu de la Driime
said—
I will neither vote 2,160,000 fr. nor 1,600,0001 r. I will
not consent to an extraordinary credit or expense of instal-
lation. I respect the elect of the people, but I do not
like those who surround him. These persons and the Itlyi
too small—they want the Tuileries. The President has bees
cdumted in the school cf misfortune it iv rot ha who is in
want of snowy. Those who incite the President have not
coardered the consequences. Is it no: strange that they
should avow that the man who directs our put lie affairs
cannot adminster his own ? It said that the Pres dent
dins much good. Society shculd provide for the dis-
tressed, but in investieg the President of the Republic with
this duty it deprives the country of his valuable time. The
measure has the effect of bleating the President in public
opinion. It is a reminiscence of royalty, a shred of purple that
is thrown over the shoulders of the nephew of the emperor.
King* and rookerors have need of wealth; a wutped power
can only exist by means of benefits conferred. Understand,
then, the difference between monarchy and the presidency.
Royalty is a fiction, the presidency is • reality. Hence the
hereditary nse we of royalty, beeawe the person is nothing,
and the temporary nature of the presidency, because the per-
son is all in all. Do not counterfeit royalty. Forget the
cradle of M. Louis Bonaparte ; he owes his royalty to chance,
his glory to the choice of a great people. Gentlemen of the
majority, this Le the time to explain yourselves. What do
you went? Will you have an aristocratic republic? It
would be madness. You will neva have an aristocracy pro-
wooing from the bosom of that bourgeoi.e which has behind
it 1630 and 17b9, which is enriched by the property of the
clergy and tho nobility. (Murmurs.) You may venture
to restore the titles of nobility, tut they would hat be
epitaphs for tom's. Aristocracy is for ever gone in France.
Do you want • monarchy ? Which ? Begn by agreeing
among yourselves, and thin agree with the pe-ple.
A Voice.—Wnat people? The people of this barricades
of June?

M. lldsrutnc.—What you do without the people, the
people will undo wiihout ycu. If you have m marehical
hopes they are not founded on the President of vie Repub-
lic; your ideas, pour affseti ins, are emewhere. Way give
these three millions to the President of the Itapuhlie ?
Do you not thick this will be used wain: you. Atter the
vote of the dotatton, M. Croton his said in the bureaux,
we shall have the dec:ncial presidency, and after that what
*Willie see ? To Franc this money, either by the votes
of the Right or ths Lest will be to supply the cw.nty with
munitions of war. I oppose th gnat &caw it would
disgrace the President. I opposa it bemuse it would en-
courage insane bops. I optics's it because the people are
dying of hunger.
M. Seveetre complained of the unseasonableness of
the bill, which he opposed for two reasons; first,
because the treasury was overburdened; cud, oftondly,
because it was not right to encourage, by a com-
plaisant vo'e, exaggerated exp.:rises, upon :horned by
corresponding credits in the budget. He should,
however, vote for the amAidment of the committee.
_ _

M. liuguenin opposed the bill on economical
grounds. After some expLnatioas of Lc) interest,
from M. Ltto de Laborde, the general debate was
closed.

After a debate as to the order in which the pro-
positions should be discussed, the Assembly settled
that the amendment accepted in the name of the
government by M. Fould, and presented by M.
Lefevre Durute and four other members of the
minority committee, should have the priority.
General Changarnier then cccupied the tribune, and
spoke amid deep silence. Its said that he under-
stood the susceptibilities and distrust of parties, bat
when the government bad done so much to calm and
prevent them, when so many precautions had bem
taken to leave the future dismg tge,t, dto isolate
tl.e present question, he could not conceive why mere
difficulties of torm should be raised. He counselled
them to grant the credit demanded, as became a great
assembly in dealing with the repreEentati.n of a great
country. A debate which should stoop to a wretched
chicane on words would fatigue the Assembly, and
would leave a painful impression 0.1 his mind. If
they were to give, let them give, as M. Mathieu de la
Diome said, without haggling. He conjured the
I Assembly to abridge the debate, and to embrace the
amendment adopted by the government.
The ballot then took place, when there appeared in
favour of the amendment 354, against it 308. This
result was received with loud cheers.

M. Leon de Laborde proposed an amendment,
that from the promulgation of the present law,
the pay of representatives should be reduced to
6,000 tr. a year. Tne previous question was voted,
and then the sitting broke up. it ass noticed that
General Bedcau, Canin Gridaine, acd Jules de
Lasteyrie, two of the vice-presidents of the Assembly,
voted against the dotatinn. On the other hand
Larochejacquelin, Odilon Barrot, Riance, and Munta-
lembert voted with the government.
Yesterday twenty-seven person', all pardoned in-
surgents, who were under surveillance of the police,
and who had assembled at Belleville, were arrested.
Some papers which co•opromised them seriou-ly were
found on them. They were in delibersti.n when
the police arrived.
Baron Oros is arrived in Paris.

In anticipation of the result of to•day's debate a rise
declared itself at the Bourse, the geceral impression
being that the amendment which had met with the
approbation of the government and the majority
would be adopted by a respectable majority. The
Fives closed with a rise of 1 per cent. on Sa-
turchy's prices, leaving off at 94.7 u; the Three per
Cents. with a rise of 30 centimee, closing at .37.20.
Bank of France shares improved 15 francs, and
railways have slightly improved.

BOrESE.

PARIS, Jui 21. Par !I ---
Warp Opee

Igo 1 Lower.; Closing.

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Ezehange on London :at sight, 33 471 ; 110 days, 13 .
Belcdan,s, 1040
Do. 8, 1842
Do. 44
Do. 11
Piedmont S per Cents 83 33 .. Bank Shane
Bo—BL Germain, 370; Veisaillos (light bank), 16); ditto
(left bank), 137 50; rade and Orleans, 757 50; Paris and Rows,
350 ; as4not and Manceilles, 173 75 ; Strasbourg and Bale, 1:0 ; or.
leun and Vinson, 343; Orkens and Bordeaux, 390; North, 450;
Paha and Ilenstosugr, 331 25; Tour, and Nantes. 218 73 ; Montanan
and Troyes, 90; Konen and liana, 223.