The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Worium I SI FAL
The chief news to give you is the Weir& keel
9th inst. the Chamber Deputies
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17.
General Schramm, who was sent to the College of
La Flectie, in consequence of the recent °Mtwara
there, has returned to Paris. It is said that the
pupils of the two first divisions of the school have
been expelled.
The Five par Cents. went down on Saturday even-
ing in the Pantie de rOpera about 400. lower than
they closed in the parquet during the day, being
Awed at 93f. Mc. The reason of this decline was
certain rumours which were afloat about a remark
attributed by some of the journals to M. Fould, con-
cerning the Legislative Assembly having lost the
esteem of the c sentry. Yesterday they somewhat re-
covered, closing at 94f.
The Committee on the Budget on Saturdsy nomi-
nated M. Vitet its reporter for the Paris and Avignon
Railway Bill. All the resolutions on the bill and on
the Cahier des Charges have been come to, and the
report will be ready to be presented to the Assembly
by the end of the week. Its expected that the dis-
cussion will come on about the 24th inst.
M. Guisot, it seems, is to be chosen in the Charente
as candidate for the vacancy in the national represen-
tation. It will be curious to find in the same camp
the two antagonists, M. Thiers and M. Guise% the
former having joined the Orleanist Club of the Duke
de Broglie and M. Piscatory.
The President of the Rtpublic has issued a decree,
admitting duty free ores of all kinds coming direct to
France from Algeria in French vessels.
The Sleek says:—" It is psitively stated that Car-
dinal Dupont, Archbishop of Bourgcs, has left for
Italy on an extraordi lary mission in the name of the
whole of the French episcopacy, to accompany the
Pope on his return to Rome."
Tree Archbishop of Paris has just addressed to his
clergy a pastoral letter accompanying three ordon-
nuns relating to ecclesiastical matters. The first
establishes for five years severe examinations foe
young priests on th.e principal polite of ecclesiastical
knowledge; the second prescribes certain m.difies-
dons in the diocesan conferer coo established at Paris
by his predecessor ; and the third orders for the dio-
cese of Paris conferences for the examination of cane
of conscience, as is pructised at Rome. They are to
be held every two months, under the presidentship of
the archbishop, and are to be composed of all the
priests of the diocese. The first of thin conferences
is fixed for February 8, and is to be held in the
Church of the Madeleine.
Intelligence from Route his been received, dated
the 6.h instant. It was known that the Pope had re-
ceived the diplomatic corps, who expressed in a body
their desire that he should return to Rome. The
Pope thanked the ambassadors of the European powers
for what they had done, and expressed his intention
of returning to Rome in their company. This long-
expected step will, therefore, take place snortly.
Before the commencement of the debate on the law
on public instruction, M Base, reporter of the initia-
tive parliamentary commission, presented a summary
of the deliberations of that committee on two proposi-
tions presented in favour of the augmentation of the
pay of the non-commitsioned officers of the army.
These propositions, which emanated originally from
Messrs. Charras, Subervic, Faure, Rasped, and other
members, are deemed by the committee as nothin.;
more teem amendments to the law presented by the
Minister of War, tending to an augmentation of pay
to the amount of 20 centimes per diem each in favour
cf the non-commissioned cfficers. The initiative
commission propose, in consequence, to the Assembly
to infer the prect to the commission under the pre-
sidency of M. 0. Barret for its report ; which was
agreed to.
The Assembly then proceeded to the order of the
day on the question of public instruction, amidst
marks of unusual attention.
M. Barthelemy St. Hilaire, commenced by de-
claring that he was a sincere partisan of the freedom
of wince but upon mature consideration he thought
nevertheless that the convenience of the father of a
family should be subordinate to the nem esities of the
state. The right cf the state should be superior to
that of the family. The right superior to all others
was the right of NocietT. I laving thus
stated the principles which should guide the law,
M. St. Hilaire said that he should proceed to consider
the question of education from the two prints of view
—the political and the scholastic. With reg .rd to
the scholastic question, he thought the caesiderations
were less numerous, and its importance also of less
weight, and he would therefore commence with it.
M. St. Hilaire then entered into a minute exonira-
tion of the dispaitions of the project ot
law, which regulates the cons header, and the
attributes of the Supreme Council of Instruction sit-
ting at Paris, and of the academic councils which
ought to be established in each department. He
foupd the organisation of the Supreme Council to be
vicious, in Me sense that it gave no little authority to
the particular individuals who form a part of the
permanent section, and too much to the ma-
gistrates, the functionaries, and other members
who had never directly participated in pub-
lic instruction. In the amdemic councils of the
departments the same vice existed. Of the 10 mem-
bers who compered each of the council; one only, the
rector, was fit for the purpose ; all the rest were
strangers to the body ot teachers. M. St. Hilaire
could not comprehend why those individuals
who ought to enjoy the confidence of the
state were to be dispossessed of all influence in fa-
vour of men, taken from all sides, who were better
qualified to represent the interests of society. 'the
hon. deputy then touched upon the difficulty which
would arise from the introduction of a Jewish mem-
ber either in the superior or in the academic councils,
and alluded to the resignation about to
be given in by all the members of the
central Jewish Commission sitting at Paris on
the occasion of a difficulty which had arisen
in La Vendee between a Jewish professor, M. Cohen,
and the bishop of the department. (Interruption.)
M. Le Parieu demanded permission of the assembly
to say a word on the incident mentioned by the
orator. (Speak, speak.) I declare then that the re-
signation of the central Jewish Commission has sot
been occasioned by any motive which refers to the
law of instruction under discussion.
M. B. St. Hilaire continued. He did not know
whether the professor to whom he had alluded had
been compelled to quit hie college for a cause foreign
to that which he (M. St. Hilaire) had indicated, bat
it was certain that there had been underhand dealings
in the bosom of the academic councils. (Interruption
from the ministerial benches.) If the Minister of
Public Instruction wished to make any observations
he (M. St. Hilaire) would leave the tribune.
Our reporter's despatch was necessarily closed be-
fore the conclusion of the debate.

At the time of going to preen our Paris parcels of
yesterday had not arrived.
A telegraphic despatch from our Penis corres-
pondent, dated Paris, Tuesday, 8 p.m., informs us that
it was positively stated that in addition to the loan of
150 millions which the Emperor of Russia is nego-
tiatiog, the Czar has given orders to the hoods of
Turoeyeen, in Paris, to sell the two millions sterling
of stock that he has in the French funds. Six millions
of the Roman loan have been subscribed.

Cloang prices of the Bourse on Jan. 16:—live
per Cent. Witte', 94.301 Three per Cents., 37.76.
Bank of France, 2380.

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.— A
general court of sewers wen appointed to be held yesterday,
at the eines, I, Greater:int. Soho, for the purpme of mak-
ing a district **wets rate, on the Ranslaah district. The
time adverti►ed in the notice convening the awing was 12
o'clock, but at that hour only three con missionen were re.
sent although six an required to constitute a nwirum. Up-
wards of half en hour having elapsed, miming. r. were sent
to the rendition of various cemmiasionen, reminding them
of the business they were called lip m to transact, nod within
a few minutes of 1 o'cl ek two other gentlemen arrived,
thus incensing the number to five. The reporters (who had
been kept standing for nearly an hour on the atone
osteircaise, outside the court-room) were then &omitted,
sand Mr. Hawes was voted into the chair, the oat. r com-
missioners present being Captain 'Vetch, Illr.Lawes, Captain
Dawsoo, and Mr. Hardwick. Aim. wailing until the cluck
'truck two, in the hope that a *irk corontiaoion, r ns;ght yes
make hie appearance, the chairman anaounred the object
for which they Were assembled, aad and he believed that t•.e
reason there were so many gentlenent rho nt was that the
notices calling the court had only been sent out on toe pre-
teens, day. 11.. very midi regretted that tl is had been .he
ease, and as their number was insufficient to enable them
to proceed to business., he must adjourn the court—The
en"' we. aooorufalilY adjourned, until Friday ne;t at 12
o'clock.