The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. IiONDLT Bu*.
Tatlay the Assembly reamed the debate ova
the
Bordeanx sod Nantes Railways Bill. After the re-
fection of several amendments, sod a tumultuous
same, which originated in a charge brought by M.
Mint of corruption against the majority, the mond
article, exonerating the company of the Tours and
Nantes Railway from reimbursing to the state 7
millions sal la
half for grounds and tenements pur-
chased, was adopted. As this article contains the
pith of the bill, the ministerial project may be now
oessidered so passed.
The disturbs/soya:ors thus: M. de Flotte presented
an amendment, proposing to open to the government
a credit of 14 millions for the purchase of the shares
by degrees, as they fell below 175'r. The Right
called fie the previous question. Hereupon M. Mint
said, " Yen want, then, to show that you are pill by
the companies." The president called M. 3liet to
order.

After a long debate, in which MM. Dufournel, de
Moachy, Ducat, Grevy, and Victor L.:franc took
part, the second article relative to the railway from
Orleans to Bordeaux, granting to the company of
this line advantages anal lons to those conceded to
the Tears and Nantes Railway, was put to the vote
by ballot. The result was the adoption of the article
by 318 votes against 263. Article 3 was reierred to
the Committee, with an amendment proposed by M.
Lover.
the bill brought in by the Minister of Finance for
shrogaticg the forced circulation of the notes of the
bank was passed by a large majority.
M. Barnette is proceeding briskly to apply the new '
law of theatrical police. The directorsot the theatres
at Paris have received ceders to deposit at the
ministry of the interior, and with the commission of
censure two copies of every pii-ce which it is intended
!to represent. A catalogue of the repertoire
of each theatre is also to be presented to the oom-
minion, which is to be duly apprised of the rehearsals,
with costume and decoraticew. There was never per-
haps a moment at which the French stage au in a
state which more required weeding and pruning ; but
whether the critical shears and hoe of the commission
will be wisely applied is another matter.
To-day the funeral of General kirk took place, with
great ceremony, at the cburcn of the 31adeleine.
Generals Camigarnier, Lamo-iciere, Lebreton, de
Graminont, Husain, and Subervie, toother with four
aides-de-camp, who represented ihe-President, were
present at the solemnity.
Adother meeting was held at the Hotel de Ville of
Marseilles, on the 2nd, in which the mayor, M.
Chauterac, endeavoured to pacify the citlzmis with
regard to the proceedings of the government in re-
placing the Ward of health by a commissioner, and
assured them that this measure was only of a provi-
sional character. The meeting went off in perfect
quiet.
A :otter from Toulon of the Ist inst. gives the fol-
lowing as the force of the Mediterranean squadron,
under the orders of View-Admiral Parseval Deecherce
which is now on its route to Cherbourg, to bo re-
viewed by the President of the It. üblic. Sven sail
of the lice—viz. Friedland, bearing the vice-admiral's
flag; the Varney, bearing the flag of Read-Admiral
Dubordieu, second in command ; the Jemmapesi, Her-
cule, Jena. Jupiter, and Inflexible; three steam-fri-
gates, the Descartes, Cacique, and Magellan ; and oue
steam-corvette, the Catou. The squadron will, it is
expected, be at Cherbourg about the middle of the
month. _

M. Bedier, commissary-general of the nayf of the
Brat class, and director of the Isle of La Reunion, has
been appoin•ed governor of the French p uisesaiocs in
Indio, in the room of Captain Lalande de Wan, de-
ceased.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Cites Ouvriers
was held on Saturday. M. Mocquart, the chief of the
cabinet of the President of the Repohli.-, presided as
the representative of the President, who is the prin-
&pal sharehoider. Tae meeting voted unanimously
the opening of a credit of 390,000 francs with the
Comptoir d'Escomte for the completion of the under-
taking.
Toe Duke of Rivas, Spanish ambassador at Naples,
was on board the Castillo, Spanish war-steamer, which
left Toulon a few days ago for Barcelona. Ile duke
praeeeds immediately. to Madr d.
The plenipotentiaries cf the central commission on
the navgation of the Rhine, lisve received from their
governments the most ample instructions. Holland
will make great concessions to obtain a diminution of
the tolls on the Rhine, and France will act in concert
with her. Prussia consents to a reduction of 30 per
cent. under certain conditions. Bavaria insists upon
a common diminution of the duties levied upon the
Maier, in consequence of the sacrifices she has made
to render this river navigab!e. But the govern.
ments seem to be less agreed upon the points at
issue than the commissioners, Two French en-
gineers are just gone to Strasburg to inspect certain
purtions of the river, upon which the government
wants precise information before the opening of the
conference.

Tlnt'?,SE.