The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-01 00:00:00

d;ringthe night.

Several of the journals state-that the prorogation of
the National Assembly will positively take place en
the 13th of August.
Preparations are making at the palace of Saint
Cloud for the reception of the President of the Re-
public, who intends making it his summer residence.
The Amidu Petsple was yesterday seized at the
Poet-office and at its offices, fur an article iutitled
" Assassins et Atheer," sad proceedings have been
directed to be taken against the responsiMe editor,
for exciting hatred amongst citizens, and provoking
to the crime of ruwassination.
The Conseil d'Etat has rejected the ministerial pro-
position to adopt a protection of IU. per 100 kilo-
grammes in favour of native aad colonial sugar, bat
bas agreed to 13f. 500. It has rejected the proposi-
tion to allow the executive power to lower the duty
without recurring to the law by 2f. 50m But the
Conseil d'Etat has agreed to a bounty for three years
in favour of colonial sugars.
The bankers of Paris, at a numerous meeting, have
adopted the resolution proposed by M. Felix Verres,
ifrom the 24th of this mouth forward, not to pay or
admit into their portfolios any bills not stamped.
They will therefore return to their oorrespondebbs all
commercial effects which do not comply with this
rule, imposed by the late stamp law.

SUNDAY ETININO.

M. Chasseloup-laubat presented yesterday to the
Assembly the report of the committee on the press
law. The amendments made by the committee in the
government's bill greatly mitigate the severity of the
measure. The committee rejects the proposed aug-
mentation of the caution money to 513,0001, retaining
for Paris and the zone of the capital the present
amount of 24,000 f. For other parts of France 6,000 f.
is the amount of caution money demanded for de-
partments including towns of 30,000 souls, and 3,6001.
for the other departments. The half only is exacted
for journals which appear only twins during the week.
The principle of a postage stamp is adopted,
the amount of which is fixed at six centimes for the
newspapers of Paris and the Baulk% and at two cen-
times for the rest of France.

The SiFele was seised yesterday, in consequence of
an article alluding to the old affmr of M. Trate, and
drawing parallels which reflected on the government.
The Siede is to be prosecaud for exciting to hatred of
the authorities.

A diplomatic dinner has been give at the Elysee in
honour of the reconciliation of the French and
English cabinets, at which Lord Normanby and
General Lahitte were present.

The vote by which the House of Commons huvin-
dioated the honour of the British legislature was
known in Perim yesterday afternoon, by means of a
telegraphic despatob, received by the government
from the French charge d'athaires in London. This
great event, by which the tide or reaction throughout
Europe will be staid, was no sooner known in the
Assemblo than • general bust indicated that some
remarkable novelty had been launched into the
legislative hive. It became immediately the nucleus
of speculation and the theme of talk ; and in vain the
oontending opinions of MM. St. Beuve, Bt. Priest,
and Pierre Leroux upon the subject of usury
clamoured to be heard. It was observed on all bands
as a singular coincidence that the number 46 of the
majority in favour of Mr. Roebuck's motion was
identical with the amount of votes by which the
French ministry was saved from dissolution on the
cabinet question of the dotation.
The detest of the government on the proposal to
bring forward the law of mayors has given rise to
Polemics of a bitter and violent character between the
organs of the legitinaisfs and those of the Elyse..
M. Baroohe expressed himself with great vehemence
on the occasion, saying that the legitimists wanted
war with the government, and should have it to their
heart's content. The fiery-parts seem to think the

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