The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Wanxnesnav, 7 sat
M. Moreau, the member for the deputmera of the
Seine, whom the Moniteer du Soir reported to htve
died the night before last, of apoplexy, was present
at the sitting of the Legislative Assembly to-day, ssci
answered, laughing, to the inquiries which were ad,
dressed to him by a crowd of anxious friends as to
the state of his health.

A multitude of reports prevailed vesterdav and to.
day as to possible changes of ministry. ihese ere
exseedingly vague; but the high power which M. de
Penigny enjoys at the Elysee renders highly probable
his being ailed to take a plasm in the cabitet,
Col. Vaudrey is also spoken of as likely to &rt.' with
him. Both are aides-de-camp of the President. Them
rumours are far more probable than a Duf.ure and
Lamoriciere cabinet, which is also spoken The
attack of Lamoriciere upon the Napoleon, w;, tone
was evidently suggested from the Elye6 (~ wculd
hardly be responded to by an invitation to tako office.
Meanwhile, the walls are placarded, the press je
inundattd, the Assembly buzzes with important pee.
jects for bucking universal suffrage. Not a moderate
Paper but comes forward with some plan of its own
for smashing this hydra-headed growth of hhceery.
The question is the one of the (14y, and
occupiesi all minds. The majority s prepared per.
haps to risk all in order to deal one decisive blow at
this heart of democracy ; but the danger reaches he.
yond France. France once ablaze, the torch of civil
discord will be tossed from realm to realm. Mesa.
while the moderates concentrate their forms for the
achievement of this perilous enterprise, advancing
upon their object not without sensations •.f slam
like a ring of hunters closing round a clesper.'e wild-
boar, who whets his tusks in grim silence swaititg
the tint sneer to charge. It is impossible rat to ad.
mire the still strength of these disciplined 1, ;ions of
socialism, and their disdain of the vapour.r.4
and noise of their divided adversaries. Just Lew ti `F
are very quiet, evidently keeping their fire till the:Le
is close.

In the sitting of the 29th April, Col. Y p:nasts
presented a proposition relative to the m•4';!tic;'i,,.j
of the electoral law, This propcsitien, w!.ich hat
been referred to the 91 committee on hi 4., is tl.-4
worded

Art. 1. No one can be en elector who has not re.ided tits
years in the commune in which he claims to 'mute.
2. The electoral list will be prepared every six • :robs
the mayor of the commune, and revised by the ..r.
cub-prefect. All claims and objections are rel, r: d h•ti
Trdmnal de Premiere Instance, which will dcci
summarily and without appeal.
3. No workman employed by the day or the n:
inserted cn the electoral liat who cannot grew
from his .mpinyer to the effmt that he has Tema!,
in some agricultural, manufacturing handicraf,, n
cis! occupation. These attestations will be Bull:
examination of a competent authority.
4. The following classes of persons will be rh-oetur..y
excluded from the electoral lists:-Ist. Those w. ,sa rt
any time have been criminally convicted. 2nd. Tr.,re
having been transported an 1 afterwards par.'. hart
been eubleguen•ly taken in the act. of insurrectior
5. Correctional condemnations of five years wii. ;um ,/.
elusion from the lists for the same number of y. r:. 5,..

•moor•

tences of condemnation for a greater number tit .e.,rs
lead to occlusion for the term of ten years.
6 The conditions of the 4th ankle will t, opnl
to soldiers condemned by a court-martial.
sailors who have been the subject of pray,
refractory or insubwdinate, will not be ins,
the list until they have been in active service.
conditions will be applied to soldiers sent into the
discipline for punishment, and aho to those whn
condemned on a question of discipline before a e
martial

r.e vx

T. Alt persons who, before the formation of thr et:
have been recognised as vagabonds or leading a hr'
dicity_,_ will be excluded from the lists.
8. Electors of the army or fleet will vote for
ments in which they may he; their votes will be ars:
chief of the department under seal, they will be th,:wc
an urn and mingled with the other votes,
9 No one can be proclaimed representatin wh• :as
received the absolute mai wily of the votes given.
10. Every citizen gularly inscribed on the eli .;
who without legitimate motives shall refrain f. a r,;
shall to punished by fine, bearing the proporti.-.
tenth to the direct taxation which he pays ia Frei E.
fine will be applied to every successive abstention.
11. The bureau charged with the superintend... :
voting arrangements will have to prove the v • •
ab.taining electors, and will send s list of such to
reur of the republic, in order that the fines may t. .
The justice of the peace in the canton will .
the validity 0 the excuse presented. The fine : •
be applied to the profit of the commune or to
who have voted.
The sitting of the Legislative Assembly yestrit-
unimportant as to the business in debate, wa- trar
by an incident which occasioned some sparring 1..
Generals de Lamoriciere and d'Hautpoul, and .
' a good deal of agitation. Lamoriciere, all
the apprehension generally expressed on a • .
the democratic preponderance in the military , •
said that the loyalty of the army was above •
picion. The speaker, being called upon by
ulster of War to txplain clearly his meani:::. • .
that the army would neither serve those cap'',
which came from the streets nor from shy J.l.*
place. Here the Left cheered. Allusions w‘ re
made to the revolutionary metuves of the
G neral d'Hautpoul declared that be knew of u:. ]y
official paper, the alfoniteur. The incida of
dropped. M. Brifftult, the editor of the Nap:- •
to make WS petit voyage on a mission; and all
tion between that paper and the Elysee wial he: ,
forth cease.
M. de Falloux, fresh from Italy, appeared it -.L.
Chamber yesterday, and was the centre of the ..ia:rt•
Montagne clique, to whom he communicated
interesting details about the return of the Pope.
In the sitting of the Legislative Assembly toni.l-
- d'Hautpoul presented the project of tin- :••
lative to the custom-house system of Algeria.
a short debate, the bill was referred to the worn • e
charged with the remodelling of Algerian
The debate on the budget of war was tie:: 7t'
sumed. The chapter relative to the government
administration of Algeria gave rise to a long dia.:-
sion, without interest, between MM. de Rowe.
dier, and General d'Hautpoul, about the senclin; tat.i
of 257 emigrants from Algeria.
The chapter which had given rise to this :11:2,
bate were then a.!opted.
The sitting broke up without any result of inter?.
To-morrow a highly important debate is expected .-
the Roman question.
It was reported at the Assembly at the last h.:-
that the red candidates had carried the day in ::
elections of the Saone et Loire. Previous:y it :.t
been announced that the result was in !ovate Cl' •.:.•
moderate candidates, MM. Billault and Patriot.
which rumour a considerable rise at the Bourse °'
attributed. But more probably this upward
the money market is due to the known inlet
the government majority to bring in, witho.a:
of time, a bill strongly modifying the
universal suffrage.
I hear from some quarters that the bill on the eta
total law will be postponed until the government 'Pt
succeeded in knitting together all the tractions of
majority for a decisive measure.
The criminal Ayme, who sent some pooisoned
to his mistress, and was the cause of the dettn
several persons in consequence, suffered execu:io2
the guillotine this morning. At his death he shea::,-
" Vine la Republique democratique et seets.i
" Mort sax Rots !"
Yesterday the government received important cos
from Senegal. The natives of the mainland ::••••
attacked the inhabitants of St. Louis.
According to a summation of the votes of the
made by the Electoral Union, including the se,.. -•-
Paris and the bauliene, Eugene Sao polled
Leclerc, 119,425.

BOI'RSE.

l'Altlll. MAT 1. For for Amount.
Money. :Opening Ilighett. Lowe,:
pee Cram ....... 34 SS t 54 0 54 SO 53 6..
5 per Cents..
5 do. New Luna_ wOP
per Cents. IP Pp
4 per Cents

Ezt,nunpre on Lon,C.:n: it dgb
BeliciEn, b, lOOl Mow).
Do. b, 11142
PG. 4e

Do. e
vie 3 per Cents

d 3 rs ..

[lovas...4am and Orleans. 702
RMen and Ram, 100; Art, at
and Hale, lOS ; Orissa and V
—; Northern. 410; Paris and I
Nantes, 211 ; Versailles Ointtt ONO

, 33; 011 Asp. • '
Nap.ro Haste* ..
Human LuF, , t•+.

Dittu, d I%
Trawury Boca
Blink Shares ......

Paris and H

god •Mirreill;cl7o;
513 °draw mvl•
&mammy, 320 ;
t), 152 SO; Ditto stet y

SPAIN.

MAORI!), Ar 6 '
The palace plot has had a most lame and Inv.'
oonclusion, and, as I anticipated, has tiniohed by
wii.e of those who were concerned in it ; for the K.
Consort, whom Manses has a singular kiti"
magnetising, got frightened, and " blabbed," 1:

rem irks " little French milliner." Ths Marquis
d Akseir • ar.d the I hike of Conquista have ramined
.L. 4 chisheilsinshir. The banker Salanasai is
ITY a chin* of
trait per Crate.. 391 pyer ; apur vela
▪ n per Cents, •
111 papr. pu amis. ,sitri
Pow. 1! :AG rem OR, mar. 71
▪ 14, ia..• Wok it M. Ferdinand. rl ink

ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.

tics eorreepondt nt at Horne mates, in his letter of
the 111% tat onions difSculties had arieen to hinder
th; ,veryittion of the loan, MM. de Rothschild hating
the e.cand instalment at 78 per cent. His
conirues to display great severity, and
aie dismimed every day without hope of
tv.q tt.ose-d, the idea of some pardon appearing
pass's dly h. irg unfounded.. new creation of
eve .a,. is Ph.vtly wtake place, and the resignation
et t'AgJitia. Ciscail is gven out as positive.
SICILY.
We hare re:. iced a prott it of the Sicilians ageirst
the i;.sdal.ty of the financial administration of the
Neapolitan revelment lit.

GERMANY.

BERLIN, A►au. 29.

hys I.ence, on the Ist of May, the existence
g t!c Fr•ills•ort interim will terminate, unless sego-
v have bees carried on for its prolongation.
b is the ca., cannot be doubted, but the re-
tot known at prevent. It is asserted in letters
pus kf.wt that Austria end Prussia have egrecd
illy to prolong it for an uncertain period;
ga hat the corecnt of the other allied governments
• IMMre is expeceed. The term of its renewed
he to. I ienag'ae, to be decided by the malts
cf :!c regetiations now pendine between Austria and
thh subject of Germany and the fe-
tus; c.ratitation. A an evidence of the feelings
etter.strevl by the military au horities ea the subject,
if: tT :ate that the soldiers have received orders no
.0 wear the German cockade side by side with
r.r Prime'. ma. Twelve months ago soldiers were
fir not wearing the German colours.
int ar.d Danish plenipotentiaries held a
er.eeence yesterday afternoon, at which the Danish
rawer to the last Prussian properial was comma-
Penman refuses to contract a separate
with Prussia and Germany cn the basis of the
$ • •
biers: rews.aUens of 1547, mad declares that Prussia
to restore order in the duchies before a peace
mr. conclusted. Prussia has, I believe,
ea'.e a kali proposal to refer the dispute to a mixed
emission of sibitratoni. This proposal has been
forwarded to Copenhagen by the Danish plenipoten-
rse. Ole of the men of ceinflience despatched to
by the Statthalterseha't has returned to
e.. bringing with him, it is said, the terms on which
l.tmvk is inclined to eater upon negotiations with
ttft duchies. The DeNtsrhe Reform this evening says'
La• a conference was to take place at Kiel yesterday,
ty.wsen the fitateltaltenchaft and the Steals-Rath,
..h.e purpose of settling the instructions to be for-
warded to the mea of confidence in Copenhagen.
)lee Prelim, the one who nos returned, will then
repair to Copenhagen. General Willieen
r.:st shed a circular. in which he alludes to the
rtmerms offers fr to f ire'gners to take service in the
ar-Lr of the duchie.., and swim that only German
[7:-..;!.. provided with the beat oertifiates of their
abilities and good conduct, can hope
for employment. He at the rime time informs the
r...:.•ary aspirants that the duchies do not want ca-
vs.:y or infantry, but engineer and staff officers.

tr Et P.—Voluntary LOIN 106+; National Debt. tkei;
. M..nne notarty's Preenttun, 103. Soak '.barµ ton.
t —Flee per Cent. Meta:liques, 021; Your per
• 11; lank Shares 1066.

THE LEVANT.
Br the L( ratt mail. which has arrived this morn-
itc.'we Live recriced Athens jonrcals to the 18th,
t Astimictop:e to the 14.14 and Smyrna to the 12th
The &drier d'Atli,:rses, of the 18th, confirms
stremett eroady teceived via Trieste, that up to
tut date the Itferencee between the British and
Gretk governments bad not been finally adjusted.
Tut journal says :

DMZ? !:.:aft tea days mend diplomatic conferences
had t. ken place on the Anglo-Greek differences, but with,ut
yet As Lc? to any result. Baron Oros has had several inter-
emu int Mr. Wyss at the Pine J. • once even he west as
fa: es SeMaiwe. Oa the ether hand', Baron de Porgies, the
Beam atientor, and Come the Autnan
theci le affains, have had audiences of the King. Baron
twe Ear also been received by his Majesty. Notwithstand-
a; a.. them diplomatic movements, the greatest uncertainty
prevu,e ae to the end of this deplorable affair. Same reports
are ens current that the ministen themeless are only
.u;erfeetly acquainted with the state of the negotiations, so
the .covet kept by those who take part in them.

correspocdent writs. :
ATHENS, APRIL 19.
Tao settlement of the Greek question seems as far
d. as ever. Conferences frequently take place be-
mot Mr. Wyse and Baron Gros, without any ap-
;trent result. There is no doubt but it would have
tee: settled long ago had not Otho listened to the
stmstions of the Austrian and Britrs4/1 ministers,
vto are continually with him.
Taste months of this deplorable state of affairs have
TarCistd all our commercial enterprises. Oar ves-
-4 5 remain tmchartered ; assurance societies refuse to
;rut palicits, and our mariners are starving.
Notwithstanding all this—notwithstanding the
rod eats of Francs, and the indefatigable zeal of
heron Gros and Mr. Wyse, to settle this question, the
gosertmeot tams a deaf ear to the general cry, not
tf an Gl+ vition party, nor the minister:al, but of the
stare nation, which is now convinced that Otho is not
sr.ag for the good of his country, but to gratify
some foreign pique. The English squadron as still at

Ito Coestantinopl• jaunts's say that the imperial
eovertment was actively occupying itself with met-
swes ts.cu:sted to improve the moral and material
ccxdrist of the rest mans of the population.
Levan from 'mnyrna give aooounts of the great
timer done by the violent earthquake of the 2nd
and'^h. Tte shocks on the 9th were so violent that
every me thought there was an end to Smyrna. be-
vers. 4:AU fell in, and man were shaken to piece,.
ls• 14:11, some severe and lengthened shocks were
It.: tam Meeks were also felt at many leagues from
hams. At Nympbio two mountains, which over-
tte viVage, and at a diatom. from each other,
Put twether, and enormous same of stone be-
came druched from them. A groat number of trees
'mud 4 at their Was, which had been centuries in
efo.t.d.
Tom t.msts were thrown down, as also the steeple
of s x.tur. Iho Greek elterch is in ruins. A large
irttst •rsTereed the village suddenly changed
1,14" t ad its eaten were agitated for three days.
.'At. The shocks were felt at
arbor rt.ca, w.d on the sth and 6th there were
tr 4 undulations from met to west.
SMYRNA, II f•'•er, otopilm have been sold at 116Aram 16.
piastres
2- „, Wigs yellow grain. at 16i rm. to
r••• ; and 4,440 canters Valonea, roe no-
L"e_, t• Very little has been done in anything else.
r-fu demand high prices, and accattats from
;•,:;r4t deer speculators. Exchange on London,
;°44. Thee c4oouer►Lord Strangford, left on the
for I.:rupoul, with a full cargo; and the schooner
c,
fur tte same port, on the 11th, also full. The
kteiot.tr Emma arrived on the 11th from Cardiff, with
out 4:1 days.