The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

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FARO. SATVILDAT. 11 A.N.
juhsrareggaiege is the Legislative Amosably
were exceedingly___adm I the
artinise of the Stamp Dittgy Bill were rade=
the measure was &eland to be read a second time.
The geseral discussion on the bs4th of =palms for
1860 was then commenced, M. Pelletier, a member of
the left, speaking against the financial system at pre-
sent acted on. The dimmed= welllttlefsed to this
day. Previous to its otage M. :I;:au.ii ;Trait Qs
the budget of receipts for 1860 bad been distributed
to the assembly. In M. Berryer's report the com-
mittee had come to the eonelesson that an
of 40 millions on ordinary ezpsnditure, and
44 mil-
lions on extraordinary expenditure, might soil
made. These economies are not sufficient to
the budget, and the committee have advised as to
means of increasing receipts.
The committee count the receipts for 1860 at
1,261,623,987 E In this sum is comprised the pries
of sale of property forming part of the old civil list,
the amount being 9,105,000 f. In reference to this
item the committee propose the abrogation of the
decree of 1848, which authorised the Minister of
Finance to alienate the woods, forests, and land of
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the old civil list; this propriety being within the
domain of the state, is necessarily placed in the
category of ordinary receipts. The committee farther
propose an additional article, to the efftct that no
national property. in land or houses, can be named
to the public service without a special law. The com-
mittee also Mats the fact, that the abolition of the
salt tax has been highly prejudicial to the
treasury. Thu the receipts of January and
Feb. of this year are ales y. less by 3,550,000 f.
than that of the oorrespondieg period of 1849,
Although it is admitted that the consumption of oak
may increase, the result will not All up the gap made
by the abolition of the tax. The old duty would
have produced 70 millions, whilst the duty as now
levied will return but 29 million, giving a difference

less to the treasury of 41 millions.
The excise on drinks levied in 1849 is only nine
millions less than is 1846. This tax figures for 100
millions in the budget. The committee, without pre-
judging the question which is referred for inquiry,
cell attention to the fact that the soppreesion of the
tax would be highly detrimental to the treasury.
The produce of Algeria figures frum 14,340,000 fr.
The receipts from special enactments are put down
for 32 millions. It is supposed that the duties on
stamp, registry, and shop tax, established by M.
rassy's law and by those of M. Fould will give 40
millions this year. The post-office is estimated to
give 8 millions. Under the brad of extraordinary
receipts, 81 millions is the amount expected. Of thu
sum ten millions are to come from the Northern
Company, which still remains the state's debtor to the
amount of 35 millions : three millions are for duties
on the will of Madame Adelaide, and 71,895,160 f.
are for funds de deletions and arrears of the sinking
fund. This latter sum is only admitted temporarily,
because the committee thinks that it will be impos-
sible in 1851 to take into soccnnt the engagements
taken with the creditors of the state.
The committee shows that the excess of expendi-
ture over the receipts is likely to be 588,870 E, and as
there are already new credits voted to the amount of
14 millions, the net excess of ordinary expenditure is

14,588,870?
The committee presents no modification in the cre-
ation of bonds bearing interest payable at fixed dates,
and cf which the limit is fixed at 200 millions, these
bands are issued for the service of the treasury, and
for negotiations with the Bank of France.

BL-NDAT, ii A it
The Assembly met in its bureaux yesterday before
the public sitting for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the two great bills of which the urgency
had been voted. The bill on stamps and increase of
caution-money was the chief subject of debate, that
upon the clubs occupying much lees attention.
I The law on the press gave rise to most important
discussion, extending as much to the principles as to
the detail; of the bill. The majority of committee-
men chosen are in favour of government, though
many would have amendments made as to the amount
of caution-money, which they consider as likely to
do serious injury to several journal, if au excessive
amount were authorised. A number of members of
the moderate party, who have not an absolute con&
donee in the efficacy of the law, consider that the
Saeger of society justifies the anxiety of government.
la their opinion the law is a social, not a political
measure, and, if restrictions are not adopted,
affairs cannot prosper or security return. The oleo-
tion of M. de Flotte seems to have been a great Mid i
of the moderates, and they mentioned it as a most
dangerous symptom of aberration. The rejection ofl
the law generally would be a defeat not only of the
ministry, bat of the whole government.
The orators who supported the law, save certain
objection. in detail, were, MM. C. Dupin, De Gas-
bade, De Rianosy, Mold, d'llitenncurt, Leon
Fancier, Placatory, 10hequay, Etienne, and others.
M. Tiers thinks that a government cannot prevent a
*sal from saying what it likes; but he thinks it
prrible to prevent the unlimited spread of evil ideas.
He added, however, that he did not think a law could
save a country, for if a government was faulty, it
would be overthrown in spite of the best of laws.
The ministers present in the bureaux energetically
supported the government bills. They did not con-
ceal their opinion that the press laws might in a
certain degree damage the moderate press, but even
that certainty would not stop them. Aggression,
they said, was always more powerful than
defence, and bad journals were spread with more
facility than good. M. Fould stated that the present
amount of caution money had been found insufficient
to pay the fines imposed, and that 24,000 f. was,
therefore, not enough.
Several opponents of the measure appeared in the
ranks of the Right, such as M.M. Gustave de Beau-
mont, Victor Lerma°, de Larochejaquelin, Corse,
Quentin Bauchard, Nettement, De Larcey, Cambers:
de Leyval, and others ; the orators of the Left against
the bill were MM. Grev, Duprat, E. Arago, Charms,
Pierre Leroux, Lamartine, Cavaignao, and Pierre
Bonaputr.
Out of 14 appointed committeemen, ten, viz., MM.
Drina Desvaux De Chasseloup, Lanbat, Tasche-
rean, Labordere, D'kfavrincourt, De Cron-
@tithes, Mold, Leon Faucher, Inoue, and
de Broglie, were chosen by the partisans
of different degrees, of the government law. MM.
&shard, de Leroy, Quentin Bauchard, and Combarel
de Loral, were chosen by the adversaries of the
government bilL
The Clubs Bill was only examined in a few of the
bursae; aid the committee on that question will
eels b eempletecl to-morrow.
In yesterday's okapi of the Legislative Assem-
bly the debate on the budget was continued. M.
Mortimer Tanana was the first to occupy
the tribune, where he appeared armed with a
formideble roll of figures. Ile proceeded to
unfold the same views which he has been annually
used to tvoommend to all governments since 1816,
and to accompany these well-known counsels with
smart attacks on the financiers of the red party, MM.
Palletise and Mathieu de la Drome. Considerable
surprise was elicited by the fact that the salaries of
workmen absorbed one %ulster of the whole budget,
after deduction of the interest on the debt. The
spasker, however, did art propose y or
sue of economies emaisrable enough todeal with the
enormous mass of Seating debt, amounting to 664
millirem M. Mathieu de la Dr6ine followed. The
items which he naselked oat for the pnosing-knife
were the degsremetal administration, which ho
proposed to desentrelize, and the armaments, for the
present mime of which the state of Europe pre-
sented tae eimate same, sad which were evidently
Wedded tit sedisber a system of coercion in the
The 'sentry.
siseliseit of the Wee-et-Loire were &clang
to be meek et.. The six members are all reds. The
cause of Ss ennollation is, that the electoral lists
ouvht to have been those of '49, and were those of
'6O. But if the dike delsetione from the red setae
had been made, tsars would still have remained
vast majority in their hoar.

Oar Paris letter of lest evening, which did not
arrive until immediately before going to press, is
taken up with reports of the speeches shove referred
to, and Is too Imlay to admit of insertion.