The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-11 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARTS, Sumneor, 11 A.X. The legitimists are confirmed in their oppsi.ioa to the mayors' bill, by the rumour now rite of an intention, on the part of the government, to proms
that the right of appointment to colonel Pies of the
National Guard may be vested in the President of
the Republic.
Enormous bets are taken at the Bourne as to the
result of the elections. The votes of the army, rot-
withstanding the largesses of the President, seen
likely to be given in majority to the candidates of
the democratic party. And it is certain that the list
of the Union Electoral. has raised such dincon.ent
many minds, that several who would have voted for
other candidates on the first list, seeing the hopeless.
neea of struggling for their friends, will vote for the
red list, perhaps more in spite than from e,,aviction.
The EvEnemext says that in the 62,001) votes of the
preparatory ballot of the Electoral Union there were
4,000 for the list of the democratic socialites.
The Sii'ck, which bad demurred to NI. et Flotte,
and endeavoured at first to create a schism, now
adheres to the whole democratic list.
"We are informed," says the •Cii.cle, " that M.
Roze, officier de pain, who had, on the 24111 of Feb.,
caused the crowns to be removrd from the C dun of
July, was on Thursday evening invit&d to resign his
place, and apply for his rearing pension. It is added
that it:is a eub•chief of the police, M. Balettrino who
is to replace him in his functions." ,
There is little in the journals besides exitortations
to the electors to vote, 89 to-day is the first day of
the elections. The Napoleon this morning witedraws
its list and adheres to that of the Union Electorate,
taking trial opportunity for putting forth a violtnt
diatribe against the socialist candidates. It follows
up the attack by endeavouring to prove to the repub-
licans that the ri pubic cannot exist with them, and
concludes by saying, "Let us be a republic without
republicans, that is, without aristocrats or absolutists
of a new species."
In the Assembly yertirday, M. Nlauguin's motion
for the formation of national banks was r egatived,
after a reply from M. Faucher to the arguments of
the honourable mover.

The committee charged with reporting on the
demand to prosecute M. Michel de Bourges, for his
alleged speech at a socialist meeting, have agreed
to reject it.

SUNDAY, 530 p.c.
There is no news to give this afternoon. The elec.
Hone are proceeding calmly and peaceably, and almost
with the certainty that the socialists will pus. ne
mass of legitimists will vote for M. de la Hitte only.
They will not vote for the socialists, but ab,taiii from
giving their suffrage to Messrs. Foy and B .njean.
The Patric says that the French fleet has rec iced
orders to go to Naples to await the terminatioa of the
Gretk affair.

The Moniteur, as if to silence all rumours about s
coup &flat, contains the draft of the organic taw,
which distinctly defines the duties of the president,
and, amongst other provisions, makes it high tres,an
to change the constitution.
The French fleet has heat ordered to Naple:,, to
await there the settlement of the Greek question.
The Napolion has the following paragraph :—" The
French government has received the most satisfactory
accounts from Prussia. The difficulties which were
at one time feared on the subject of Switzerland have
been smoothed down. On the one hand, Switzerland
has acted with great firmness, and, on the other,
Prussia shows her moderation aad good sense in all
the observations which she has made on the subjects
oa which our government has addressed her.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Mmun

The Gazette of to-day contains a decree d'om:sung
Rios Rosa. from his situation as councillor royal.
Rios ROM is the deputy of the Moderado oppaition,
who fought a duel with, and severely wounded,
Gonzalez Bravo. The government appears to be de-
termined to act with great vigour against all the
employes who distinguished themselves by their op-
position during the recent session.
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ITALY.

The Milan Gazette of the '2'.-11 u!t. gives the follow-
ing:official explanation of the fact of the British con-
sul of that city baring lowered his flag

" In proportion as cu; internal institutions are daily re-
turning to their normal state, we see confidence towards the
government increasing smoog all classes of persons. Incon-
sequence of this, all foreign consuls accredited to this capitol
have taken down from the front of their habitations their
respective national flags ; which they had hoisted in dos of
turbulence and political crises, in order to point out more
visibly to fo-eign subjects residing amongst use place of secu-
rity and of civil immunity, for the protection of which many of
own public establishments for the shelter of the destitute did
the same, hoisting a whits sheet over the door as a CO.
which was afterwards withdrawn as soon as the journal
security et persons and property ceased to be a Attire and
b. came a reality. As this detirmitation of the diploaria
b Ay had transpired some time before, many persons di
fail to comment upon it, and a rumour got abroad that the
government of her Britannic Majestiy would not coeuat
that course ; instead of this, we Cave seen the British
ett-
sulate the first to effect the meanie, to the great &stoma-
ment of our prophets and commentators.