The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1850.

FRANCE.

goveramout. Lay deeneastration of them mudded prin-
iiples wig* disguise their real climates' varier everdoss
mimes uglier the appssrance of a polideal sad 11011111 sys-
tem, :Usage sad consequently hostile to the eamaitstit.n,
and all sets misdated to cause the spread of nosh princi-
ples, are, ea the pert of ears charged with pabile instrsetton,
sad with the morel and religions edusatiem of the oblates of
the people, rave faults which call tor your Boyars atten-
tion, cad the application of the powers whisk me mauled
ou yos.
The minister then detail' the measures which the
prefects are to adopt, in order to exercise a strict
surveillance over the schoolmasters 1 among others, he
recommends that they shall thesselvi s, so far as pos-
sible, see the schoolmasters, examine their situation,
ascertain their wishes and wants, and show them that
the government is anxious to promote their welfare,
whilst insisting on the strict diachargeof their duty. In
his circular to the rectors, the minister directs them
to lend their co-operation to the prefects when called
on, to point out to him the schoolmasters worthy of
recompense, to watch over the functionaries engaged
in secondary instruction, and by strict discipline to
prevent them from embarking in political agitation,
or otherwise wandering from the line of their duty. To
the schoolmasters the minister sends a copy of the
law, and explains the nature of it. He says that
families expect front them not only ability in teach-
ing, but that their example shall justify their lemony,
that their private lives shall be exemplary, that their
relations with the authorities of the commune shell
be becoming, and that they shall show constant
respect to order.

PARIS, TVISDAY. HALT-PUT i. P.r.

The feuds rose to-day at the Bowes is a very
marked manner. Two cause; tended to this result ;
the orrtainty that the Pups will return to Rome, cad
the favourable result of the returns of receipts from
indirect taxes for the year 1849. These returns show
an improvement in the receipts of 1849 over those of
1848 of 67 millions. Other new. which I have ob-
tained will probably, however, put an end to there
favourable symptoms. In addiunn to the loan of 160
millions which the Emperor of Russia is negotiating,
lam positively informed that the Czar has given
orders to MM. Turneyeen, agents of MM. Sleight:
in Paris, to sell the too millions sterling
of stock that he has in the French funds.
The same order, I am further informed, has been
given to the agents of the same house in London. It
is well known that the Russian government has
taken measures for stopping all public works in
spring, even the yolks of the crown are to be sus-
pended, and all financial resources are to be placed at
the disposal of the Minister of War at St. Peters-
burg. I cannot venture to predict, but is it not pro-
bable that this news will have an unfavourable ttfi ct
on the negotiations of the London market? These signs
of Russian poverty are certainly offering little in-
ducement to the English public to risk their spare
capital fn the hands of the Cz sr.
In addition to the fact of the Pope's proximate re-
turn, I may inform you that six millions of the papal
loan have already been negotiated and obtained. The
officers of the French mercenary legion have been
appointed, and received money for recruiting 7,000
ten at once. The Pope's nuncio here has taken all
the necessary steps in the matter.
Paris is encased in a tbick coating of snow, through
which no news can penetrate, insomuch as it has
blocked up (ihe snow, not the news) many of the
approachesto the capital.
. Barthelemy de St. Hilaire has been again this
afternoon speaking at great length against the bill on
public instruction in the chamber', and it is expected
M. de Montalembert will speak, but he had not done
so at post hour.
There was a large meeting lest night at Count
Mole's, in the Roe du Fanbourg St. Honore. You
will perhaps be .nrprised to hear that the moat pro-
minent member of the party was M. Thii rs. This
statesman declared positively that M. de Broglie, M.
de Montalembert, and M. Berger might rely upon
him for giving them his sincere and earnest support
in carrying out the bill es proposed by the committee.
The 3fonsteur details the comparative receipts of
indirect taxes for the years 1849 and 1848, mentioned
above:

1849. 1848.
nomstration duos, de. 184.381,000 168,752,000
Stamps 32,738,000 30,905,000
Corn 72 000 624,000
Sundries
French oolonial augers
2,6601,000
Foreign sugars
Indigenous *non 23,675,000 22,824,000
Potable liquors
Ball dues (« streation )
13.1 t dues (consumption) 7,688,000 6,682.000
Customs, savitalioa, as.
Tobsoco salsa
Gunpowder sales
Pablie carriages and other in-
direct taw 35,394,000 80,880,000
Letters, and duty on sanding
money
Passengers by manes postal 1,471.000 1,561,000
Ditto by wising 1,440,000 1,210,000

701,716,000 676,790,000

The receipts of 184 S comprehend the two-thirds of
the duty on salt which were suppressed in 1849, and
which gave a sum of 42,228,000 f, so that the real
amount of increase is 87,151.000 f. It must also be
borne in mind that the receipts of the post-office show
a diminution of nearly 11,000,000 f., owing to the re-
duced rate of postage. The whole augmentation is
4,000.000 f. more than was estimated in the budget,
the improvement being principally apparent in the
registration dues, stamps, customs, and the duty on
potable liquors.
" In a council of minister'," says the Union, "held
on Sunday at the Rysee, under the presidentship of
M. Louis Bonaparte, it was decided, report says, after
a sharp discussion, that the expedition to La Plata
should not take place, as originally projected. Ac-
cording to the rumours in circulation yesterday at the
Assembly it would appear that, on the observe, ions
of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who foresees great
difficulties, the majority of the cabiret has decided
that negotiations with Roos should be resumed, and
that the ambassador sent to Buenos Ayres should be
supported by a thousand marines only. It appears
certain that the government has renounced all idea of
sending to Monte Video the two thousand infantry
and the two squadrons of cavalry which were to form
part of the intended expedition."

WIDNISDAT, 6 P.M.

The debate of yesterday is remarkable, inasmuch
it shows the general view of dislike and mistrust with
which tee bill on public instruction is regarded by
the country. (See the report annexed.)
To-day M. C4lll2lir Perier announced that the
report on the treaty of commerce end navigation
esseluded with Belgium was ready, but that the
ratification being fixed for the 1 i tL, it would have
been impossible for the Assembly to vote it in time to
sable the government to comply with that formality.
He had accordingly requested the minister for foreign
affairs to apply to the Belgian government for a fur-
ther delay to accomplish it.
The Assembly decided that the discussion of the
batty should elks place immediately after that on
public instruction.
M. Leon Faucher said, that public opinion was be-
ginning to be seriously preoccupied with the slow-
ness of the parliamentary 'abeam Reproaches bad
been addressed to the Assembly by the journals; he
would not inquire with what intention or interest. It
was of importance, however, to the consideration, ho-
mer, and authority of the Assembly not to justify
those reproaches. He accordingly considered it
his duty to caution his colleagues before
any warning should come from abroad. The com-
mittee on the budget had been of late the object
of many attacks, so anxious was the public
to know the real financial situation of the country,
and if a period is to be put at last to increasing
deficits. Numerous committees laboured little and
badly, but he believed that the delay was chiefly
owing to the bad system adopted by the committee.
The chairman had announced that he would present
the report on the expenditures on or about the 20th
of January. He asked him if he could realise his
promise? The three-twelfths would be exhausted
before the estimates could be voted, and the minister
would again be obliged to demand provisional credits.
M. Brayer pleaded in excuse the great difficulty
and importance of the labour of the committee on the
budget. It was impossible to display more zeal and
application than its members had done in the accom-
plishment of the arduous task confided to them by
the Assembly. They expected in the coarse of the
evening to come to a definite decision on a question
involving numerous and important interests--he
meant the Paris and Avignon Railroad. The accounts
of that department we e not yet entirely examined.
The committee would require a week to complete that
task, and ten or twelve days more to put in order all
the documents and prepare the report.
The committee of inquiry on the tax on potable
liquoura assembled yesterday under the presidency of
M. Thiers, and decided on a series of questions to be
addressed to the chambers of commerce. The finance
department has already. furnished numerous docu-
ments, !particularly relative to the foreign laws on
duties on potable liquors. The committee will assem-
ble again on Friday next.
The committee on the proposition of M. F. de
Saint-Priest relative to usury yesterday aimitted the
principle of it, according to which the isolated fact of
usury is sufficient to constitute a misdemeanour. It
proposes to inflict the penalty of imprisonment in
case of repeated or habitual acts of usury ; it refuses
to the lender a direct action before the correctional
police, but grants him an intervention in the cor-
rational trial instituted by the law authorities.
The minister of public instruction has addressed
circulars to the prefects, rectors of collages, and com-
ma& asisasialasters, on the law on primary instruc-
lissi mess* adopted by the National Assembly. In
hie *sir le the prefects, the minister says:
• semillaiable rimsber of achoolinuters have been mis-
be.m.a he events we have paned tannish,
sail Ibs switolsa of wool peeulisr to their sduation.
imasoiso of all UMW law confided to your patriot-
-lis • bin dim boos or Oa true line of their duties.
ilallehmilmare not Asedese se fulfil a political rule. You
Imo eoonisse of dos kiwi to amend from tam; but you
oat ail pm* *lll ever to mks an attitude hostile to the