The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS. Wassusur. 5.30 P.M.
The law regulating the Matins of workers and
=lien in regard to weaving, was again peeped
through a stags In the Loginlnn Assembly Jester
The enmities on the budget received a com-
munication on Tuesday from the Miniver of Public,
Works of the treaty concluded between the Govern-
ment and the &atom of the Bt. Edema and
Lymis Railroad. This treaty authorises the com-
ma/ to construct a double line of rails firom Lyons
to Onion, parallel to the Lyons and Avignon line.
The majority of the committee declared themselves
favourable to tte treaty.
There is no other news.
The announces ent I made yesterday of the re-
gain made to France on the subject of Switzer!and,
is confirmed by the Opinion Puitique and the Ordre.
The latter journal gives itself up to considerations on
this subject, and mention in connection with it the
arrival of Count Strogonoff, the new Run= plenipo-
tentiary. The Orde says :

The news of an ultimatum having been signified to Swit-
zerland by the continental powers, relative to the taking of
energetic measures against the mencoavres of the refugees,
was yesterday the sullen:tot much eon venation in the Assem-
bly. It is said that the intended abettor of a Russian ambas-
■sdor to Paris, to conoterbaleneethe infinenee of the English
ambassador, it connected with this qaestion. If these rumours
ars confirmed, and if the Swim cantons, of which some are
teamed of weakness, and others @amputated of a kind of com-
plicity with foreign radicals, who dream the overthrow of
Europe, refuse to pay attention to the demands which have
been or are &boat to be addressed to them, the French go-
vernment will find itself placed with regard to Switzerland
almost in the same situation as was with regard to the re•
public of Mania' at the time when the armies of Naples and
of Austria threatened to march on Rome; the difference
being that the present 'ignition would be more serious, as in
this are the question of protecting a catholic interest, com-
mon to the different powers, who might he divided on the
subject of political interest, cannot be involved. If the ez-
petion, although founded on the most powerfulLcomaidera.
tines, was attended with immense inconveniences, which
are even yet telt, we may judge of the embarrassments and
the danger which may arise from tho new 4:implication
its European affairs. Never had OUT r,overniseat greater
need of prudence and of firmness. We hope that it will
pass thron,uh the trials which are preparing (.4 it with glory
to itself and to us.

Count Strogonoff is related to a powerful Russian
family, and has resided in Paris. He is to keep open
house, according to instructions.
The Debate says:—" It is positively stated that the
minister of justice will, this t.ay or to-morrow, make
a demand to the Legislative Assembly, relative to
filling up the vacancies caused by the condemnation
by the High Court of Justice at Versailles of certain
representatives, bosh those who took their trials and
those in default. Tnis demand cmld not be presented
until certain formalities, prescribed by the law of Da-
cember, 1849, had btea gone through. It will be
necessary to convoke the electoral colleges in 15 de-
partments to replace the 29 members who hive lost
their seats. It is calculated tint the elections may
take place about the 10th of March."
No such communication es that mentioned by the
Mbals has taken place to-day in the Assembly. The
subject under debate was the stud of St. Cloud.
M. o,u du Roslan, first secretary of embassy,
and M. Albert de Ihlmas, attaché of the mission at
Buenos Ayres, left Paris last evening for Brest,
where they are to embark fur South America, with
instructions for Admiral Lepredour and M. Devoize,
the French consul-general at Monte Vtdeo.