Considerable anxiety prevails in Paris respecting the expedition against Constantine.
It was currently reported and believed in Paris, at the beginning of the week, that the French army had actually entered Constantina, on the 9th instant ; and the
Standard and Times published the news as sent to them by their Paris correspondents. A letter received at Toulon from Bona confirmed the account ; and it was taken for granted that the Bey's capital was in the power of General DAMREmONT. This
morning, however, the Paris papers bring official despatches from the French General to the date only of the 5th instant, and accounts from Bona to the 12th; from which it appears that the army arrived before Bona on the 6th, but were unable to proceed with their operations in consequence of heavy rains. It was hoped that the battery would begin its fire on the 11th. No intelligence of a later date had been received ; and it was con- jectured that negotiations might have delayed the attack, as nobody seems to conceive it possible that the Bey can successfully resist the formidable force sent against him.
The Princess MARIE of ORLEANS was married to Prince ALEX- ANDER of Wurtemberg on Tuesday evening, in the presence of Louis PHILIP and his wife, the King and Queen of the Belgians, and other members of the Royal Family. The Chancellor of France read the marriage-contract, and presided at the civil cere- tnony. Then the Bishop of Versailles married the Prince and Princess according to the Catholic rites ; and lastly, M. Cosmos, a Protestant clergyman, performed the ceremony after the Pro- testant fashion. If the young couple are not firmly united, there is no force in law or religion either.
The Paris newspapers are much occupied with discussing the probable consequences of a coalition which has been formed be- tween two sections of the Opposition, supposed to be irreconcileable. LAFITTE and GARNIER PAGES seem to have been the chief pro- meters of this arrangement ; to which ODILLON BARROT refused to become a party. He belonged to the regular Parliamentary Opposition ; but his party seem to have deserted him, and to have joined the Republicans. The first fruits of the new coalition have been the formation of an united electoral committee, consisting of the following persons— Dupont de I'Eure, Arago, Mauguin, Mathieu, Larabit, Lafitte, Ernest Gi- rander, Clause], Gamier Pages, Cormeuin, Salverte, Thiers, all menthers of the Chamber ; of Chatelain, editor of the Courtier Franfais ; Cauchnis Le- mke, editor of the ; L. Blanc, editor of the Boo Sens; Fs ed. Lacroix, editor of the it/nide; Thomas, editor of the National ; Dubose, editor of the Journal du People; Goudchou, banker ; Viadot Durres, N. Les. mercier, Dr. Rostan; F. Desporter, Marie and Ledru Rollin, advocates; Du- pont, Sarram, and David the sculptor.
The Ministers are said to be much annoyed by this demonstra- tion. CHATEAUBRIAND has publicly declared that he cannot take the oath of allegiance to Louis PHILIP, and must therefore decline several offers of election to the Chamber. The Legitimatist party generally, however, has no such scruples ; and there will be an elfort to return a considerable number of them to the new Par- liament.
