The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THOWIDA.T EVENING.
The Legislative Assembly ku resumed the discussion
on the Mortgage Reform Dal, bet the proceedings up
to the present time are not of any particular interest.
The question ander discussion was as to whether con-
tracts made in foreign countries could give a right of
bypotheca over property situated in France. The com-
mittee proposed that the right of hypothr es should only
be granted to French subjects excepting in countries
where reciprocal rights are given to Frenchmen. An
amendment was brought forward by M. Valette,
to the effect that the right of hypothec should be
granted in all cues where the contracts were
drawn up in foreign countries with all the formali-
ties required by the French law, and when they
were duly legalised by the consul and homologated
by the local tribunals where the deeds were drawn
up. This amendment wu adopted. The Assembly
is still sitting.
The rumours of a change of ministry have died
away. Overtures were made to M. Odilon Barret,
but he declined to enter the cabinet unless accom-
panied by his former colleague, M. Dufanre—a condi-
tion which the President of the Republic) is not die-

posed to accept.
The trial of Allais is still going on, and will not be
concluded till a later hour Mill evening. It appears
certain that he will be condemned.
The legitimist and catholic papers of Paris make
Christmas a holiday, and have consequently not ap-
peered to-day, but the other journals are published as
usual. The Consqulionnel published a long and dein ttory
article under the title of " Il eat facile clefaire une revo-
lution," the object of which is to show that in France
the government, however good, meets always with
a strong opposition, because the French people
have an innate taste for controversy, a love
of agitation, the passion for a resistance, and
a necessity for disorder. The most curious
part of the article, considering the politics of the Con-
stieulionnel during the ministry of M. Guizot, is that
in which it states that " the strong desire of the
French people to upset all government is such, that
the revolution of the 24th of February, 1898, was
accomplished without passion, without combat, with-
out cao.e, and without pretext, except that of achiev-
ing the right of dining or banquetting—a right which
the republic took care to abolish immediately."

Poe Moutuit.
PARIS, Dan N. Poe
Money. Opening 411gbesi. Lowest. Clo Mud
5 per Cent', ....... .... 57 70 37 75 37 85 17 70 37 70
$ per Cents.....
S do. New lass 0 .• VP 0 eV
14 per Cada.. ..
1 par Cents 7375 w re
Catalina* on Lambe : at eighr, 74 85; tin nays, 24 724.
Nita; 9, 1110
IM. 3, 1849
Do. 44
Do. 24 1650 „ Treasury Bomb 5
Piedmont 5 we:Cents. 64 70 „ Rank abuse 2233
Bousai.—St. Germain, 423 75; Venailles (right bark),
16760; Dato (left bank). 16625; Paris and Orleans, 875;
Paris and Rouen, 700; Rouen and Havre, 285; Marseilles
and Avignon, 195; Strasbourg and Bale, 136 26; Centre,
413 76; Orleans and Bordeaux, 408 70; North, 488 75;
Paris and Strasbourg. 360; Tours and Nantes, 265; Mon-
ter•su sod Troyes, 97 60; Dieppe and Frump, 190; Grand
Comb:, 800; Bordeaux and Taste, 40.