The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-06 00:00:00

This Day is published, in post Bvo., price 10s. 6d., A. Ti-litEE Y - -CRUISE in the MOZAMBIQUE CIL For the Suppression of be Slave Trade. By Lieut. BIRNARD, R.N. • _ Diehard Bewley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. S LIND THEATRE. E MAJESTY'S STFTNNY; .Y L The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully Informed that here will be a Grand EXTR on 3ladlle. A NIGHT on THURSDAY ,next, ear 1 t lth of May, on which occasi JENNY LIND will aplear in one of her favourite characters. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Appearance of Mdlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility Getary, Subscribers to the Opera, and the pub lic are resnecuult9lntormcd that THIS EVENLNtiwill be performed, Bellias Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBITL.k. Mdlla. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Mdlle. Vera ; Count 2.odolpho, Sig. F. Lablache ; Elvino, Sig. Gardoni. To conclude with a DIVERrIsSEMENT, in which will be intro duced Grand Pas, from Thea, by Mdlle. C, Rosati, supported by Mdlls. Ausundon, Julien, and Lamoureux. Pas de la ito,iere, by Mdlle. Marie fagLioni, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand pas, from Rosida, Cerito and M St. Leon, supported by Ausundon, and Lamoureux. La Palermitana, front Fiorita, sy 31,111 e. Rosati and the Curps de Ballet. La Ma:Iola, by Mdlle. Cerito M. St. Leon. . --- - Applications for Boxes, btalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Free List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Doors open a half-past seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE. NATIONAL DE PARIS. Last Week but One, the whole of the troupe of the Cirque Na tional being obliged to return to Paris on the I , th of May. 31DLLE. CAROLINE'S BF.NEFIT. !HES EVKNiNG Various Feats of Equitation, by Mdlls. l'slmyre, Anato, A. Had wiger, CoraLe, Ducos, Lambert, Le Petite Anato, &c.—Gymnastic Exercises, by MM. Adolphe Francuni, Lots.set, Newsome, Siegrist, Leroy, Le Petite Lo , sset, &c.-31,111e. C.irline will appear in two Equestrian Acts. introducing the extraordinary performances of the horses Jupiter and Ruttier. Doors open at half-past Soven, performance to commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. trier the Management at Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new cemic Drama, called OLD HONESTY. Michael Bradshaw, Mr. Webster; Joseph Bradshaw, Mr. H. Van denhoff ; Sir Perkins Besborough, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Septimus Hook, Mr. Tilbury ; Toby rercb, Mr. Keeley ; Dame Bradshaw, Mrs. Glover; Mary, Miss Reynolds. After which, a new Comedietta, called A CONFIDENCE. Mr. Gresham, Mr. Webster; Mr. Arthur Williams, Mr. H. Vanden heft; Mrs. Gresham. Miss Reynolds. To conchs :e with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, founded on Horace Walpole's mysterious production. and called THE CASTLE OF 0 fRAN TO. Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the Marquis Vincenza, Mr. J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip polito, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds ; Matilda, Mrs. Caulfield. . Icitaie Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Uox-book keeper. Boxes. 55.; Pit, is. ; Gallery. Ss. ; tipper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Pal-past Six. Performance to commence at Seven. - IiIEATRE ktOYAL, Under the threctiun o; Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be perfornlel a new and original Drama, called HARVEST ROME. Principal eharactors by Me..srs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedtord, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Al 4ttht-ws, Ml6's Turner, &e. After which, a new Piece, entitled THE FOUNTAIN OF ZEA ; or, the Child ut Air. To conclude with TILE _COMRADES ; an Anecdote of the MSpan ish War. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Boyce, un yard, Paul Legrand, C. J. Smith, nyan, Miss E. Harding. Sce• P.oxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. or•en at lian-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. - ROYAL LYCEUM THEATKE. Under the 'latiageineut of madame Vestris. sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Matnews. THIS EVE.Ni.:O, Will be performed THE -;CARECROW. PrinMrcipal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Selby, Granby, and Charles ; s. C. es, Lee, and Mrs. Fitoviiliain. kr - ter which, an enzirvly n ew f Ind original Classical Extravaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARLADNE ; or, the 3larriage of Bathos. P r i n cipal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. Smith, F. Cooke ; Miss Fitzwilliam, Miss Jaue Colenzan, 3liss Marshall, and MadAma Vestris , To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COY Principal chs. r acters by Mr. liaricy, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. roxes, ss. ; upper Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Is. No n a i m : f: half-price to any part 01 thehouse. The Box-ofnce, No : 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Ynblic es,cry day, from Ten till Six. PRENCIi PLAYS.—ST. JA3IES'S THEATRE. 31r. John Mitchell, 33. 0 d Bond-street. Second Appearance since 1845 of U. Achard, and First Appearances in this Country of Wile. Desiree and 31. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gyuinase, On 310NDAY EVENING The Entertainments will commence at Eight o'clock with A new .2omedie-vaudeville, entitled SUZANNE DE ZROISSY. Croissy - , 3f. Julien Deschamps; Chamailtae, 31. Montaland ; Jean, M. Jusset ; Belgrade; M. Chateiain , Suzanne, Millie. Baptiste. To be followed by CHRISTOPiIE LE CORDIER. Christophe Cordier, M. . \ chard ; Le Vicom e Charles D'.Annezay, 31. Jourdain ; Chlgnard de Clapleres, 31. Tout - Ilion ; Paturin, M. Lucien ; Madame Rigaud, Madame Ange; 31adelierie, Mdlle. Desiree. To conclude with VEUVE PINCHON. Philippe, M. Achard ; Catherine, 3ldlle. Desiree. ,:oxes, es.; F ; ii,3;.6d.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s Boxes and Stalls may be obtain , dat Mr. slitehell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'A THEATRE. ROBERT HOUDIN (o , the Pa'ais Royal, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, which last night excited the highest and most enthus astic adm ration, will be repeated THIS EVENING, and continued every Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday Evenings, during tue present menth. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at gall-past Eight, and terminate before Eleven. Boxes and stalls. may be had at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Li- Drury, 33, Oid Bend street. ?RINC ESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland• place. Tlll5 EVENING, Will be performed Goldstmth Corry Ay of ..',IIE STOO?S TO CON- Cti; liardcastie, Mr. Gilbert; Ycung Marlow, Mr. J. Vining ; Tony Lnmpkin, Mr. Compton ; Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Sell)) , ; Miss Ilardcastie, Mrs. S , irling ; Miss Neville, Miss Viliars. After which a new Commediett, entitled DostEsTic BLISS. Mr. tloodleman, Mr. Cooper; Adela, Mrs. Stirling; Ithoda, Miss Villars. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMEitA.LDA ; or, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda, Mdlle Auri."l. Jiress Circle, ii .: Pex ifs, as. ; 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRF.. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Last Six Nights of Cinderella. alatalesa Performances Unrivalled Company—and the only Pantomime in London. Children tinder To dive admitted for half-price. Tie Pantomime at an earlier hour to accommodate the juvenile branches of Families. THIS EVENING. Will be perromed a Drama, entitled THE BOHEMIANS. Cha racters by .vc, , srs. N. T Hick, E. F. Saville, R. Ilonnsr, Dale, J. Herbert, H. Lewis, E. Jone, Mr 3. li. Homier, and 314 s E. Terry. After which, a Grand Fairy Comic Pantomime, entitled CIN DERELLA AND THE FAIRY QUEEN; or, Har,equin anl the Little Glass Slipper. Coluu bine, Mdile. '1 heodore ; Harlequin, Mr. Haskell ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; and Clown. Mr. T. Barry. To conclude with JACK JUNK and the OLD COMMODORE; or, a Seaman's Fireside. Jack Ju.ik, Mr. B. F e-aville. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEI"S• ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Propriewr, Mr. W. Batty. Immense hit of C., Easter Spectacle. Overtl 'wing houses to wit ness the celebrated Jain Van Atn'mrgti and his unequalled collection of trained animals. amongst which will be found the greatest no velty ever seen, a Slack Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with other animals, ar..3 has hitherto been con,idered untameable. THIS EVENIS:i, Will be presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle Barnard, Esq., express:y to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his astounding performance, founded upon a passage In Eugene Sue's Celebrated novel of " The Wandering Jew," and will be produced un der the title of MORON., THE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard, alr. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle wit! be succeeded ay an incomparable routine of Mr. Batty's Seefl of the A: ena, in which Signor Chiarini and mdlle. Narietta Orsinavo, from Italy, will have the honour of appearing. Darin 4 the recess Thcatr, has been entirely re-decorated. Box-o:llue o)eti from Eleven till Four. Stag.: `Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Commencement of the Season. Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert. First Appearance in Fngland of the (Seven) European lrelcq!sts. Tile public la respectfully informed these Gardens w ill OPEN for the season on MONDAY, May 8, and Chree following Days, with a grand Pictorial Model, on a gigantic scale, by Danson, showing at a view the most striking features of the CITY of ROME. The vromenade Concerts will be on a most unusual scale of bril liancy, and to give effect to which, Godfrey's universally admired Band Iris I eau conslderably increased, and an entirely new Orchestra constructed, which t,,r size, beauty, and scierit.fic arrangement, is un equalled. 'lO give v,,riety to this portion of the entertainment, the European Melodist: will make their first appearan-w in England at these Gardens, and introduce var.ons melodies in the different lan guages of Europe. The Menagerie is unequalled—Shakspere's House—Remington's :Magic Bridge, and the Chinese Pagoda have beers re-decorated ; and also will he Introduced (tor the first time) the astounding feat of the Flight of Perseus on his winged Ilippogriffe, fr,,m a Tower 100 feet high, to the Rescue of Andromeda. Conclud;nz, with a magnificent display of Firewo k', by Southby. Feeding of the Animals at Five o'clock—Concert at Six—Flight of Perseus and Fireworks at Dusk. Admission to the whole, One Shilling. First Flower Show of the a'eason on WedneadaY. May 17. TO CORRESPON DENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by tne name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. TIIE WEATHEIL—SUN OFFICE, MAY s. THERMOMETER. Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 66; s oon, 67. BAROMETER, 30.19. ' - IND S.; fine. lIIGFI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mornin,g .. 3 min. after 4 Evening 33 .. min. after 4 " • "" " " " "" • ..--.1.------:--------___ 4 , \ ...1,,, , *t ‘ ei 4 ,t, . 4.1. ..,rii,..., .--_- *-1, ~- ....,:, ' , -,i1,--:, Th , :.., , , '..e -- '', '? •,' - Al ' ' T• iO: 4 ' 1 ORO 1 N. o h _ ___ 1 AlAg i 111 LONDON, SATtItDAY, MAY 6, 1848. A. more elaborate or, altogether, a more satisfac tory explanati on cou ld no t p oss ibly have been given respecti ng any diplomatic transaction of a debateable character than the one with which the Lord Presi dent of the Council yesterday evening rebutted the accusations of the Noble Leader of the Opposition. Th' se accusations were merely the amplification of the charges which have been incidentally levelled within the last fortnight against the foreign policy of her MAJESTY'S Government. Ostensibly, the object of Lord STANLEY, in delivering his long speech in the House of Lords last night, was to elicit a more detailed vindication of the course recently pursued by the Chief Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the re presentative of her Britannic Majesty at the Court of ISABELLA, than had been given on the pre ceding evening in the other Chamber of Parliament, either by Lord J. ltrsslLLor Lord PALMERSTON. As far as curiosity in regard to a transaction which has lately assumed a certain degree of importance from the un state9m:mlike irritability of the Duc DE SOTOMAYOR, is concerned, we are almost rejoiced at the inquisi tiveness of Lord STANLEY. Otherwise, from our ANt;Vv perfect appreciation of the motives by which the -- - - 7 - 71" 1 7;: British Cabinet should be actuated in its relation with the Cabinets of the Spanish and Portuguese penin sula, we cannot but regard the elucidative remark , uttered consecutively by the Prime Min'ster, the Foreign Secretary, and the President of the Council, as evidences of extraordinary official condescension. Throughout the whole of the proceedings there has been no attempt whatever at prevarication. The manner in which the misunderstanding has originated lies as plainly before the public as the most overt quarrel ever recorded by historian or biographer. The progress of ill•feeling towards the Ministerial counsels of England on the part of the Duke DE SOTOMAYOR is as visible as the rise of the quicksilver in a thermometer on its intro duction to a warm atmosphere. Three letters consti tute the whole of this famous correspondence—three letters comprise the epitome of the circumstances which have conduced to the temporary estrangement of the Cabinets of Madrid and London. One from Lord PALMERSTON to Mr. (now Sir HENRY) BULWER, instructing him to offer certain recom mendations to the political advisers of Queen ISA BELLA—one from the British Ambassador to the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, conveying the gist of these recommendations to himself and his colleagues—and one from that Minister himself, re senting the interposition of England in the in ternal legislation of an independent sovereignty, and enforcing his expressions of indignation by re turning the communications of our A rnbassador. From those three documents alone, if correctly ieported, and dispassionately read, it would have been easy to arrive at a just conclusion as to whether our diplomatists could or could not be regarded as cul pable. If correctly reported , we have said. Now it is bl o p e r k e — c i s i e t l yis precisely i w s e h l i y c h th h a a t s wbeenhic h thehhas s fi e r x s t c i s t t e u d m a b l ing this animosity against Lord PALSLERSTON, and has afforded some specious grounds for the animadversions of his antagonists. Lord PALMERSTON' S letter to Sir H. BULWER has hitherto appeared only in a garbled form—printed first of all in the French news papers, and thence finding its way through the filter of a double translation into our own columns and those of our contemporaries. Instead o f being intended for perusal by the Spanish Go vernment, the letter dispatched from Downing street on the 16th of March was sent exclusively for the personal guidance of the British Ambassador, and, according to an announcement made last night by the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, marked "confidential." was actually By the adroit omission of five words, however, the letter has been so garbled as to appear in the light of a communication inten tionally written for the inspection of the Spanish Government, and written too in language of the most absolute dictation. Restored to its original corn- PleenEss the confidential dispatch of Lord PALMERSTON to Sir HENRY BULWER Kirov s to he the vehicle for certain instructions intended solely for his individual guidance —recommending , him in short, to advise the Ne6rvaez Government to adopt a more legal and constitutional system " if a fitting opportunity (ffered." The erasure of those few syllables threw an apparent degree of culpability over the conduct of Lord PALMERSTON, the minor culpa bility of addressing himself in terms of too much havttur to the statesmen of an independent sove reignty. Immediately, however, that those syllables are restored to the copy of the com munication, that very letter vindicates the diplomatic character of Lord PanmEastoN. Yet, while it entirely exculpates Lord PAL MERSTON from the merest shadow of blame, it in culpates the representative of her Britannic MA JESTY at the Court of Madrid, and that rather seriously. Amended as the confidential dispatch is, by the restoration of the erased sentence (" if a fitting opportunity offers"), the tone of that dispatch sounds reproachfully, if not reprehensively in its bearing upon Sir H. BULWER. According to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the letter was marked " confidential" —according to its own simple and unmistakeable language, it recommended its recipient to offer certain suggestions to the Spanish Government "if a fitting opportunity occurred"--and yet, notwithstanding all this, Sir H. BULWER, so early as the 7th of April, transmits a copy of the communication, in a letter ad dressed by himself to the Due DE SOTOMAYOR. At the first blush it would really seem ,to the uninitiated as if the facetious conjecture of Lord BRouGuabt were correct, namely, that when Lord Pa.t.aaEß.Tos recom mended the British Ambassador, "if a fitting oppor tunity occurred," to do so-and-so, he meant, in the estimation of the latter, "that it was when Sir BuLwErt. should have the rare opportunity of being pawned of a clean piece of white writing- paper, a tolerably good pen, tend a voonful of ink." Before, however, any positive censure can be pronounced upon Sir HENRY LYTTON BULWER, for what appears, at this moment, as an extravagant blunder, but which may have been re sclered essential, in his opinion, from circumstances as ,yet unexplained, it is but just that a definitive condemnation should be postponed, until Sir 11. BULWER has himself been afforded au opportunity of vindicating his conduct. His able and distinguished career in diplomacy renders this temporary procrastination of judg:alent absolutely due to him on the simple score of justice. If de serving of reprehension, the British Ambassador at Madrid is only so far culpable inasmuch as he trans mitted a copy of Lord PALMERSTON'S confidential letter to himself to the Duc DE SOMOMAYOR. Of the other accusation, the charge of conveying an official document to the Clamor Publico, he stands altogether acquitted, not only by that publication itself, but also by the Spanish Illinistv:t. for Foreign Affairs. As he has emerged unscathed from this iinputation, we are sanguine enough to believe that he may effectually vindicate, or, at the least, very con siderably extenuate, his conduct in reference to the more serious subject of animadversion. PENSIER Ostensibly, we have already remarked, the only purpose of Lord STANLEY in addressing the House of Peers at such great length yesterday evening was the elucidation, if possible, of the facts connected with the Bulwer-Sotomayor correspondence. In reality his intention was more profound and damaging. The Noble Leader of the 'Opposition was principally solicitous to bring into disrespect the foreign policy of the present Administration, and with this object in view he assailed Lord PALMERS. TON'S reputation, not only through the correspondence just mentioned, but also through the incidents of the Italian mission of the Lord Privy Seal, and the sudden and the somewhat mysterious departure from England o f th e D u k e an d Ductless DE UponMONT swell both as upon of these insidious question points P oF ENSIER. attack, a the al readyo‘ discussed, did the Ma t qt t is of LANS- D E triumphantly thefight bottle of h• col league throwing e truth and over him the indestructible buckl er o. honesty. He not only disproved the accuracy of the the efforts of Lord .;i l as i sertion of Lord S TANLEY that had termin a t e d i n his di T° in the Roman peninsula s the obscurity which h • as mfiture, but he dis s ipated with hitherto sh rou d e d th e particulars con nec t e d of the Duke and Duchess Da abrupt d e p ar t ure this is not the least striking of those As w hich will be remembered in g after years those occurrences epi sodes in the revolutionary history in E as the the explanation as given in the very language pe ; and, as Lord President of the Council must necessarilyf the mo re conclusive than any commentary, we etr be transcribe the following paragraph articu:attd by the lip o Lord LANSDOWNE : " In the same spirit has been origicated a rumour which formed anot her of the p oints to which th e Noble Lord alluded , namel y , that the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier had been forced to leave this country, an d had been treated with disrespect by the Soverei e n, desire most emphatically to say that no such disrespect wav injtndecl, that nu such disrespect was shown. Her Me• e rs had no intuition of g ivin g a n y ad . jes ty's vice to their Sovereign on the subject. In the exercise of that generosity of keiine. which belongs to her at all times, and w hich has been peculiarly displayed in the present awful situation of the world, in which so many persons, illustrious by their position and by their character, have been forced to resort to this country, her Majesty felt only those feelings of hospitality ter which she is cistinguished. It did su happen that the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, who had been previously ree.ived by her Majesty, and who had experienced those attentions which were shown by her Jlajesty to them, in common with their family, and all those to whom I have allu ed, had om i tte d t h e usu al etiquette observed on such Tiou_s occasions,,o, by going away without having given any pre co of their intention to do so." After the admirable speech of the President of the Council, who shall have the temerity to speak again of Lord ine:STON in regard to Spain, of the Italians, or e xpe expedition of Lord M INTO among the 1 the inhospitality of our Gracious SOVEREIGN, and the discourtesy of her Government tow„rds the fugitive Dtichesi iii. The House of Commons, by refusing their assent to the second reading of the County Courts Bill on Wednesday, have practically decided that the griev ances and hardships to which the less wealthy classes are exposed under the provisions, and mode of admi nistration of the code for the recovery of small debts, shall be perpetuated. We had supposed that these were not the times when the reasonable complaints of the working classes could be despised and dis regarded, and when distinctions should be permitted to exist by which a party indebted a few pounds only should be treated as a felon, and exposed to the degradation and contamination of being associated with thieves and pickpockets, and other habitual violators of the law—while another, whose only merit was, that he had obtained greater credit, and who owed, perhaps, a hundred times the amount, was treated with comparative leniency and forbearance, and allowed indulgences absolutely forbidden to his brother debtor. We must, however, acknowledge our error, and reluctantly confess that the fatal error of making one code of laws for the poor and another for the rich is still continued. The changes contemplated by the proposed mea sure were very trifling indeed, and by no means went to the full extent of meeting all the defects of the present law. Its principal object was "to prevent a person from being imprisoned for debt in any part of a gaol, except the debtors' side, or in any gaol where there was not a debtors' side," The case of Mr. CHARLES POLLETT is row sufficiently noto rious, and the treatment to which that unfortunate gentleman was exposed for the nonpayment of a debt of 21.—having had his hair cropped, his whiskers shaved, being kept on prison diet, locked up in his cell at sunset, compelled to labour, to preserve strict silence, and in every respect treated as the felons or misdemeanents with whom he was associated—has excited the public indignation to no ordinary degree ; but hundreds of similar cases might be mentioned, although the sufferers had not the energy and deter mination to make known their sufferings and griev ances, and who were unable to find a Member of the Legislature to direct the attention of Parliament thereto. " Vixerunt fortes ante Agamemnona duces." There are, unfortunately, but too many instances of hardship and oppression, the particulars of which can never be fully know❑ or understood, but a recurrence of which should be rendered perfectly impossible. The Attorney-General, in opposing the Bill, argued as if commitments could only be made for fraud—that they never were enforced where mis fortune alone could be imputed to the debtor ; and he also said, " that if these committals took place to the debtors' side, where the parties might live in idleness, the county courts might as well be shut up at once." Now it is en acted by the 99th section, that "if the parties sum moned shall not attend, as required by such sum mons, and shall not allege a sufficient excuse for non attendance, or shall, if attending, refuse to be sworn or to disclose any of the things aforesaid (i.e. these mentioned in the 98:h swtion), or if he shall not make answer to the same, to the satisfaction of the judge," &c. &c., or "if it shall appear to the satisfac tion of the judge of the said court that the party 35 summoned has then, or has had since, the judgment obtained against him, sufficient means and ability to pay the debt, or damages, or costs so recovered against him, either altogether or by any instalment or instalments which the court in which the judgment was obtained shall have ordered, and if he shall refuse or neglect to pay the same as shall have been so ordered, or as shall be ordered pursuant to the power hereinafter provided, it shall be lawful for such judge, if he shall think fit, to order that any such party may be committed to the common gaol or htuse of correc tion of the county, district, or place in which the party summoned is resident, or to any prison which shall be provided as the prison of the court, for any period not exceeding forty days." There may, surely, exist cases in which the parties may be responsible under these very extensive provisions in which no fraud whatsoever can be imputed. Our readers cannot have forgotten the case of the Rev. Mr. MARCUS, who was committed last autumn because he did not attend the summons, although his wife attended and explained that they had offered the creditor payment at Christmas, when they would themselves obtain payment of the half-yearly accounts of their school, which was the only means of livelihood they pos sessed, and feelingly appealed to the shabbiness of her attire as an evidence of their want of means, asking, "if a clergyman's wife would appear in such garments if not in a state of the most abject poverty." Again, there are many persons who entertain a con scientious objection to swearing in any form, and who would submit to any penalty rather than violate what they conceived to be a sacred duty. Here we find another instance where a person not guilty of any fraud may be punished as a felon. It is, however, under the latter part of the section that almost every case is dealt with. If a person earns anything, however trifling, it appears to be considered that the whole of that money should be applied in payment of the demand then under con sideration, without any reference either to other and equally meritorious claims, or to the necessary main tenance of the unfortunate debtor or his family. We believe that many cases could be shown where a party has been ordered to pay, where there are two or three claimants, more than the entire amount of his earnings. This is manifestly impossible, and he is consequently, from the mistake of the judge himself, branded with fraud, and punished with the most stringent severity, without any actual fault save that of having originally gone into debt, although at the time he had every fair and reasonable prospect of being enabled to sa tisfy the claim. Scarcely a single instance can be adduced where the judge excuses any payment on the grounds of poverty or inability on the part of the debtor. He may make the instalments apparently easy, but they may really be utterly out of the power of the debtor to provide for. The imprison- ment then follows on a single failure, and, as (con- trary to the rule in other cases) the impri sonment does not operate as a satisfaction or extinguishment of the debt, there is no reason to induce the creditor to refrain from a vindictive pur suit of the debtor. There is no distinction either as to the causes fur which the debtor i,i committed, or his treatment while in the common gaol or house of correction: in every case he is punished as if he had been guilty of fraud—while in no case is a person owing more than 201. dealt with in such a manner. Here, then, is a most invidious distinction in favour of the large debtor, which, so long as it remains the law of the land, cannot fail to sink deep into the minds and to influence the passions of those classes who are thus unfairly and improperly dealt with. SPAIN. The Madrid mail had not arrived in Paris yester day at the hour the post left. PORTUGAL. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the 29th ult., by the Madrid, Captain John Weeks, which arrived at Southampton yesterday. Great excitement has been caused in Coimbra by the imprudence of the military officers and the subse quent insults and provocations of the soldiers. The students of the University had written a congratula tory address to the students of Paris, Italy, Vienna, and Berlin ; it had 406 signatures. The voyage of Conde DE THOMAR (COSTA CABRAL) to Cadiz for his children was attributed by the Pro gressista press to an intention of opening a direct communication with Louis PHILIPPE'S family for political purposes. The Duke and Duchess of MONT PENSIER were then in Seville. The Chamber of Deputies had commenced a dis cussion on a project of law for the more rapid " amor tisation" of bank notes. Senhor JOSE CABRAL'S sec tion of the Cartistas were showing their dissatisfaction with the Ministerial policy by refusing to work on committees of the house. The following are the dates of sailing of the Madrid :—Gibraltar, April 26, 7 p.m.; Cadiz, April 0 7, noon ; Lisbon, April 29, 2 p.m.; Oporto, April 0, 3 3 h e a p t . T l nijr Lisbon b o Triton g t eon; theelar y 1 , 2 f 7 r: 8 :o i froma . ds in. Plymouth sailed d tno the Malta, 2B ar rivedh. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. We have received the French papers of yesterday. As our readers are aware, the National Assembly met on Thursday, the Provisional Government re signed their functions into the hands of the Assem bly, and the Republic was proclaimed. We yesterday gave an account of the proceedings up to three o'clock on Thursday. The Journal des Dl bats thus conti• nues the narrative of events after that hour : " At half•past three o'clock the sitting was resumed, the reperters succeeded each other at the tribune, and reported about 600 elections that had been validated. The election of M. Schmidt, the Deputy for Paris, has been adjourned; but it was not there that lay the inte rest of the scene. It was on the concentrated agitation that by intervals expressed itself in the perpetual cry of Vive la litpubliquer From time to time some one would rise suddenly —some one new and unknown— whu demanded the proclamation of the Republic; and as soon would this isolated voice he covered and overwhelmed by a mass of acclamations. One of provinces tote representatives of Paris read from the tribune a project proclamation, and all the representa , rose to put in their claims to share the act. In fine , there passed in this assembly a sort of travail d'enjantement—there was a great clamour, ( e tct of off e which seemed to swell its breast, and to demand an issue. I t wa s a series of explosions which sought their electric current. It was then that the assembly went forth to proclaim the Republic upon the steps of the Palais, facing the bridge that leads to the Place de la Concorde. The represcuet tives of France stood there. and beneath them the battalions of the National Guard and of the army pressing around their dkeipeau.r. The drums beat, the national hymns were taken up by the people, and it was in the midst of this unheard and indescribable scene that. France declared the Republic. It. was without order, it was without rule, it was a revolution once more ; it was like a vision passing before our eyes confounded, blinded by the setting sun, by the drapeaux, by the reflection of arms. But do we not lire in the midst of dreams, or rather in the midst of realities that go beyond the hardiest essay of imagi nation? When our looks plunge into this terrible abyss i t see ms to us that we enter into a furnace. In this burning and blazing cauldron all the elements of good and evil are mingled in a contest of which God alone knows what is to came. Gold. bronze, iron, boil and writhe in this inextinguishable flame: out of these waves of melting metal we see arise a living statue, evoked by the powerful names of liberty, equality, fraternity. Oh! you who have created it, what soul are you going to give it? With what breath is it to be animated? France, the whole world, regards you: do not disappoint their hope and their confidet.ce. As to us we shall never despair. Forms pass away! the eternal substance springs up again from their ashes—the immortal soul of the country breaks and scatters its frail envelopes. But through all transformations she re appears ever shining, ever unaltered. Monarchy or republic, it is still France —it was France yesterday, is France to-day, and will be France to-morrow." - • -- - _ The following account of the strange attitude assumed by the clubbists, supporters of the minority of the Provisional Government, is from the Condi tutionnel— " The Members, to their surprise, remarked in the passages leading to their bureaux a certain number of citizens, all wearing on their aims a IN d brus.sard, and at peering to exercise a sort ot inspection. .1c was soon ascertained that these were delegates trom club-, and it was furthermore learned that on the preceding n i g ht a deputation from the clubs, composers of about 350 o r 400 persons, met at the Hote l of the Minister of the Interior, and those delegates wer e received by the Minister in his cabinet. They intimated their desire to have a gallery assigned to the clubs, and required that two bureaux of the Chamber should be placed at their dis posal in order that they might attend the sittings, take notes, consult and immediately repair to their clubs to report the operations of the Assembly. It appears that these demands were most graciously ac corded. We are assured that, by way of recompense, the club where sits the citizen Barbs has decided that an honorary ticket of admission should be addressed to the citizen Ledru Rollin. This is certain, that these delegates appeared to day as veritable inspectors in the Palms, where sits the Assembly. We shall see if the Assembly will exercise the supreme power which is con fided to it, but at present it hat dly appears to be master of its own house. Already it has accomplished tin act of independence in not wearing the costume decreed fur the representatives of the people." The Assemblee Nationale has the following notice of the extraordinary attitude assumed by the minority of the Provisional Government : "The places taken in the Assembly by the four mem bers of the Provisional Government, their attitude in the sitting, struck all serious minds. They occupied the first bench of the extreme gauche, and this bench seemed cut out expressly to separate them from the majority of the Provisional Government. They were seated in the following order :—Messrs. Louis Blltic, Ledru Rollin, Flocon, and Albert ; behind them General Cuurtais took his place, end talked frequently with them. This posi ti‘n taken by these tour Republicans indicates frankness at least, if not an adroit policy. Whatever may be their hopes, is it not to be feared tor them that the represen tatives of the people may not ratify this sort of separa tion that they have nee. pikd. and oblige them to seek in another part of the chasabsbr another bench fitted fur four p'sces ? For as the principal danger of the situa tion is in this group of the extreme gauche, it is upon the political horizon the black spot v+hich presages and carries the tempest, and we will not abandon our post as long as this peril is not incurred.' The Ikfurine, in describing the appearance of the Chamber, says—" At the extreme gauche, upon the summit of the mountain, were seated BARITES, EM MANUEL, and ETIENNE ARAGO,CAUSSIDIERE, BAUNE, and MARTIN BERNARD." The last is one of the heroes and orators of BLANQUI'S Club. The Sikle has the following:— "In proclaiming the Republic, does the Assembly give its full adhesion to all the acts of the Provisional Government? This question, which every one asks himself to-day, appears to us to be settled for the present. Three times at the commencement of the s i t ting, in the ceremony of installation which preceded the verification of qualifications, three times it was a ttempted to confound w i t h t h e cry o f " Vi ve l a publique" a homage rendered to the Provisional Government; three times did it fail. The Assembly m refusi ng an eager p ra i se as i t wou ld a reproachd grave , withu reflection, and reserving its opinion until after an account shall be given of its acts. By this conduct it shows that if it has recognised the ser vices rendered, that if it was disposed to forget faults, it would tr)t, notwithstanding, c ,, n , ,tit to withhold their examination. We cannot but commend this attitude. The firmness of the repre,enta,tives of the nation attests that they feel the value of unity and resolution in the Government. We have to day a sovereign assembly, we shall soon, doubtless, have a Government." The National has the following : At a preparatory meeting a number of the repre sentatives have fixed on th e foll ow i ng as c an did a t es , we propose to ou r p o li t i ca l f r i en d s: — Vice Presidents MM. G u i nar d, Cavaignac, vih ‘ o ‘ ni Prcsident—M. Trelat. La mennais, E. Arago, Perdigvier, and Recart. " Secretaries — MM. F. Pvat, Felix, Mathez, Babaud, L r a u. ie Vignerte, Robert (des Ardennes), Emile Questors MM. Chavall on , Trouver, Chauvel, Ducoux." eraivre, The following is the report of the Afternoon sitting s t s h e e m l b o l u y dkEt acclamations, again , and cries : G over nment w main greeted on e ee n \ t,rra a ( nl t v i c o ies n i at A hl of " Vive la Republiqu e !” arose side.or ati°" of their e T i t r hh The Assembly own proceeded every to hear reports from the different bureaux of the returns which had been subjected to their examination. M. d'ollivier—l demand that, as each representative is admitted, he shall swear r fide ity to the Republic, one and A Voicindivisible —The political oath has been abolished ! Another Voice —Abolished ! By whom ? M. Cretnieux• the Minister of Justice—Citizens, for the last sixty years, the scandal ot so many oaths having been violated has excited the greatest political indigna tion. The Provisional Government telt the necessity of putting an end to this scandal.—(Cries of " bravo!") l i and es first act was to declere that he who was invested with any pubic functions, and particularly with the honour of representing the people in this Assembly, should comprehend that be must be truly Republican.— (Cries of " Yes, yes! Excel/tear) Citizens, your applause tells me what are the sentiments ot your hearts; ot what use is it, therefore, to demand that they should be on your lip s ? —(App lause.) M. d'ollivier—it to imsosAble for me to allow the ' remark of the Minister of Justice to pass without my protestingagainst it. It has beets said that the political oath has been abolished, but why should a frank, loyal, and energetic personal adhesion be abolished?—(Cries of Bravo;" " Vivo la Republique.) I am happy i n having called forth this m anitestation, and in ail cases I insist that personal adhesions should be permitted. A Voice—We have all adhered by crying " Vive la Republique." Another Voice—Before the citizen had demanded it our acclamations had sufficiently preyed our energetic adhesion. M. d'ollivier—l withdraw my proposition. M. Ducoux—lt is not by the mockery of an oath, but by acts, that the members of the National Assembly will prove their attac hment to the Republic. We w i s h nut only for a Republic, one and indivisible, but for a democratic Republic. --(Cries of " Yes, yes," and ap plause.) It is not, I repeat, an oath, but acts that are required. I therefore set aside all political oaths—they can only again deceive us.—(Approbation.) The chamber then proceeded to hear the reports on the returns, which, as all that was in general required was for each representative ,to prove being of the neces sary age (25), and a French citizen, were not of any great interest. A short discussion arose on the return of Milboux, returned for the Ilaut. -Marne, against which it was alit ged that the lion. Deputy was a Bel gian. Tnis h e a d m i tte d, but declared that he had been a naturalised Frenchman for upwards of seventeen years. The document proving this fact was then handed in and read from the tribune, after which the election was de clared to be valid. Of the 34 returns for the Seine, 33 were declared valid; but that of NI. Schmidt, having been objected to on the • ground of false representatio ns, was referred to a special committee. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC. P o Tg,r. to 0 , 0 : , itito 1%? ? 6 3t-' t111) , ) - . provo,ed "'floe Natiol Assea.bi:v, faitkul interpreter of the pople by whom it has just been named, before commencing its labours, declares in the name of the French people and in the face of the whole world, that the Republic proclaimed in the 24th February, 1348, is, and will remain, the form of the government of France. " The Republic which France wishes for has for its motto Liberty, equality, fraternity.' "In the name of the country the Assembly conjure a all Frenchmen of all opinions t‘t forget ancient dissen sions, and only to form one family. The day which assembles the representatives of the people is fur all citizens the tote of concord and fraternity.—(Loud cries of Vive la Republique.' ") M. Clement Thomas That declaration should be made in the name of all the deputies of :all the depart ments, and not only in that of the department of the Seine. I demand that it shall be madwin the name of the entire National Assembly.—(Cries of "Yes, yes.") M. Berger—lt is in the name of the whole Assembly the deputies of the Seine have spoken. M. Saurut-1 demand that the proclamation should he made in the name of all the departments of Franec, and that to the words French Republic should be added " one and indivisible. M. Ducoux—lt is fact in the natae of the whole of France that such_a proclamation should be made. M. Vignerte—l demand that in the minutes of the sitting it shall be expressly mentioned that our acclama tions fir the Republic were unanimous. A Voice—The Republic is a fait accompli. I cannot comprehend that it could be put in question. M. Etienne Arago—The people proclaimed it before M. Emmanuel Arago—No postponement. Let our acclamations be raised at once, and proclaim the Re public f.trthwith•—(Cries of "Yes, yes.") M. I)egoussee —lt has been said that the artillery of the Invalides and in the Champs Etysees would announce the proclamation of the Republic. The people assembled there await it with a noble iniptience. Let us not make them wait any longer.—(Approbation.) A Voice—As yet it has been only proclaimed provi sionally. M. Hure—After the fact should come the right. M. Barbes—We have only to proclaim the Republic after the people. Let us all cry, " Long live the Re public —one, indivisible, and social!" Trilot—The Republic is a fact which has been preparing for many long years, a necessary, a scientific tact.—(" Oh, oh!") The proof of its necessity is, that it is proclaimed in this chamber, adjoining the other where it was combatted two months since. The greatest proof is, that even those who then protested against it do so no longer. If there are any citizens hero who think of another form of government.—(" No, nol Vive la Republique). The Republic, therefore, is like the sun —blind is he who does not see it. A Voice—Let us proclaim the Republic. General Courtais—l come in the name of the people of Paris—(lnterruption)—l request the members of the Provisional Government to come out on the perisyle of the building, and the representatives of the people to follow them, in order to proclaim the Republic.—(Great agitation.) The whole assembly rose in the midst of the loudest acclamations of approval. A Member—The heroic population of Paris requests you, through the Commandant of the National Guard, to proclaim with it the Republic in the face of day. The utmost enthusiasm was then evinced, and, the Provisional Government leading the way, the whole of the ass,mbly proceeded outside to the steps, in front of the building, opposite the Pont. de-la-Concorde. All the officers of the National Guard, which during the latter part of the sitting had occupied the wide space at ouch side of the estrade, as far as the corners of the tribune, took up their sta tions close to them. An immense number of National Guards were admitted inside the railing, below the steps, whilst the colours of the different legions were conducted up with great ceremony to the space between the pillars, and then disposed al equal distances on each side of the Provisional Government. The whole of the open area between the Chamber and . the bridge, and far down along the quays, on each side was densely covered with close-packed crowds of people, inters spersed with large bodies of the Garde Mboile and other National Guards. Cries of "Vive la Republique !" arose both from the crowd and the troops standing on the steps ; other cries of "We want the troops of the line !" "We want the colours of the line !" burst from the various parties of the crowd. This cry was at last repeated so perseveringly that General Courtais was obliged to descend the steps and go outside the railing to bring in several colours of the line, each under a numerous escort. The scene then became of a most enthusiastic character. Swords were waved on high; military caps were displayed on the points of bayonets; the bands played national airs; the cannon thundered from the Invalides; and the air was rent with cries of " Vive la Ifiyublique !" In fact the Republic was thus publicly proclaimed. M. Cremiesta, member of the Provisional Government. after calling for silence, read, in the name of the whole Assembly, the address which had just been made by M. Berger. This address was followed by fresh acclamations and salvos of artillery. The National Guards pre sented arms during the cfremony ; the drums beat and the trumpets sounded, while the members of the Government and the Deputies returned into the Chamber. After a few further returns were made by the bureaux, the sitting was adjourned, it being seven o'clock. It is supposed that not less than 200,000 persons were present on the occasion, both close to the Chamber, on, the bridge, and on the Place de la Re- volution. The National Assembly has issued the following proclamation " PROCLAMATION. " The National Assembly, faithful interpreter of the statements of the people who have elected it, before commencing its labours, declares, in the name of the French people, and in the face of the whole world, that, the Republic proclaimed on the 24th of February, 1848, is, and will remain the form of government of France. The Republic which France desires has for its device, liberty, equality, fraternity. In the name of the country the Assembly conjures all Frenchmen c,f all opinions to forget their old differences, and to form henceforth only one family. The day which unites the representatives of the people is for all citizens the festival of concord and fraternity. Vivo la 116- publique I ' " The Bulletin de la Republique, the official organ of N. LEDRU RoLLIN, publishes the following : ADDRESS ('F THE INHABITANTS OF BORRISULEIGH, IN TUE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY (IRELAND), TO THE CITIZENS of FoANCE. "Citizens,—live thousand Irishmen, met on the plains of Tipperary, demand permission to unite with the rest of their compatriots to congratulate you on your glorious triumphs. You owe them to your deep love for liberty, to your indomitable courage, and to your ener getic perseverance. It is thus that you have been Ale to take as the basis of your Republic the three great principles of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Glorious France!—You have been the ssylum of our exiles, of our clergy; you have received our soldiers into the ranks of your armies; you have rec, ived and pro tected our patriots; you have given us your tears and your blood. And when, a short time ay, Ireland ap peared to wish to enter into the contest against her p pressors, one of the most illustrious of your citizens, Ledru Rollie, made the offer to Ireland of the support of France. " Be well assured, then, that we never can forget the testimonies of your sympathy ; never will either promises or threats engage us to raise our banner against you, our old associate, our etrrnal friend. " WILLIAM. MORRIS, President. "M. YELMARTIN, Secretary." THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. The Assembly met yesterday at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to hear reports on the returns of Members. About 200 cases were brought forward by half-past three o'clock, which, with the number of nearly 450 returns decided on the day before, consti tuted a sufficient number to vote for the candidates for the place of President. Some conversation took place before the appel nominal was proceeded to, from which it resulted that the office of President should be for one month ; that all Members whose elections had or had not been decided on should vote, excepting those whose returns had been postponed ; and that M. SCHMIDT (whose name was specially brought forward) was not entitled to vote, his case being still sub lite. The voting then commenced, and at 6 o'clock the election terminated as follows : BUCH EZ TRELAT ItEcuuT 9l WOIRHATE 3 CORMENIN M. BUCHEZ was, in consequence, declared duly elected. This is a great victory for the Moderate party, as M. BUCIIEZ was their candidate. The approaches to the Chamber were perfectly un• encumbered ; there was no crowd, or any appearance of either National Guards or troops of the line. The members of the Provisional Government ap peared without their tricoloured sashes. The Monzteur publishes a decree enacting that the administration des domaines shall take possession of all properties, real and personal, composing the old dolation of the Crown, with the exception of those regularly made over to the public services by the competent authorities. The Courrier Francais contains the following article :—" We learn from a positive source that the family of Louis PHILIPPE have in their pay at Paris a certain number of persons engaged to transmit to them notes on the state of Paris. The pretext given by these persons to those who, knowing them, have expressed surprise at seeing them here, is that they are elia-cr,ed with packing and sandingkhr to the fainiiy such eiiects the Tuileries as the Provisional Government, in its magnanimity, has allowed them to remove. It is easy to conceive the time which the packing of so many fine things must cost, and the comings and goings this must occasion. We therefore call the attention of Citizen CAUSSIDIERE to this important point, and at the same time recommend certain representatives re cently elected at Paris to make his wife comprehend the dangers into which the protection given by her to persons attached to the Duchess of ORLEANS may lead the Republic, which her husband is commissioned to represent." _ _ The following is an account of the situation of the Bank on Thursday evening, the 4th of May : Cash and ingots Cash at branch banks Overdue bills ... ASSETS. Bills bt coining due in Paris, of which 56.049,869 97 34.395,122 00 18,722,973 47 30,245,044 f. are from the branch batiks 166,858.588 64 Bills iu the branch banks . . 77.153,098 IS Advances on coin and ingots ... 6,506 700 00 Ditto on public securities of France . 10,669,983 90 Due from the branch banks on their notes in circulation ... 14 518,500 00 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Retires of disposable funds ... 11,660,197 89 Hotel and furniture of the bank 4,000,000 00 Interest in branch bank at Algiers 1,000.000 00 Interest in Nation4l Discount Bank ... 200.000 00 Bills protest4d ... 23,579,480 39 Bills arising from the sale of Rentes to Russia yet to be received Expenses - of administration ... Sundries ... ... 80.924 92 541.904 51 729,856 82 Advance to the State on Bona du Tr scar of the Republic; .., 50,000,000 00 486,567,909 69 LIABILITIES. Capital ... 67,900,000 00 Reserve fund 10,000 000 00 Reserve immobiliare 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 223,134,800 00 Ditt9 of the branch bank ... 14,418.500 00 Ditto to order (Post. bills) ... .... 1.499 123 30 Account current with Treasury credit or 22,024,718 35 Various accounts current 65,460,517 51 Bills payable at sight . 1,377,500 00 Re discounts of the last half-year ... 728,692 37 Dividends unpaid 214,528 25 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 3,274,787 00 Branch Bank of Algiers, sum not :yet employed in Treasury Bonds Branch Bank drafts to be paid Sundries 1,100,773 69 1,121,177 76 195,189 27 486,567,909 69 The Abbe LAMENNAIS has pu.bi'ished a project of a constitution for the Republic, which is praised highly by the National. M. DE IA JAEN/CMS proposes a single representative chamber, c ected by universal suffrage every three years ; a President elected every three years by the couritry, in the same manner as the Assembly; an elective magis tracy ; the application of trial by jury to civil causes ; and progressive taxation. The Commission of Inquiry at 1 :.oven was pursu ing its labours. The real authors of the conspiracy had been discovered, and about 100 persons had been liberated in consequence. The following additional returns have been re ceived:— AUBE.—Lignier, Millard, Cayot, Stourm, Delaporte, Gory, Blavoyer. AlN.—Buelaard, Regembal, Chair asin, Edgar Quinet, Tendret, Bt.uret, Budin, Maisaiat. AlSNE.—Lherbette, Quinet Bcudt lot, Odilon Barrot, Nachet, Vivien-Dufour Tillancc ur t, Lemaire Ploeq, Bu.uchart, Desabes, Leproux, Debroi onne. ALLIER —Courtais, Tuurret, Bian :aux de Pusy, Ter rier, Nlathe, Math% Laussedat, Fay* lle. CALVADOS.—lleslongrais, Bellec.c:ontre, Lehourillier, Detnorttux, Renard, Durand, A.. Marie, Dunesnel, Person Deelais, Ilk nien, Lemonni r. CREuzE.—Fayille, Guiz,rd Le3ri aud, Leclerc, S..llan. drouge, S.in.horri nt, L‘ts.t.arre litiltE.—Dupont de l'Eure, Gar oiler Pages, Legendre, Picard, Dumont, Cane!, Moan, St Pestre, Davy, Langluis, De M ontreuil, INDRE.—Charlemagne, Bertrai ad, Bethmont, Delavau, Grilion, Fleury, Milne.. Loin ET CHER.—Ducoux, Di irand de Romorantin, Normand, Germain Sal rut, Le in Gerard, Siilvat. LOT ET OARONNE.— rarta4, Mi 4oulet,Verznes, Baze, Luppe, Radoult Datos4e, Dubruel I. Boisse, Berard. LOIRET —Roger, Roncleau, Ma rtin, Albattucci, Arbey, mich,,t, (7onhidertitit. M ARN E.—L At Faucher. Perig mon, Bertrand, Bailly, Emile Derode, Aubertin, Ferrant I, Leblond, EUSE.—Lan "tot s, Salmon, Moire au, Desaux, Etienne, Chadvnet, Gillon, Buvignier. NIEVRE. —Girard, Manuel, 11..rehambault, Martin, Granger do la Mariniere, Gambol t, Latuntaine, Dupin, sen. NORD.—Lamartine, Hannoye, (7ci rne, Choque. Deka patil Boulanger, Desmoutier, Regt 2a rd, Puro.ur, Negrier, Melo, Serlootcn Loiset, Venduis4 Bonte Pullet, Dure, Duquesne, Fenelon Farez, Lemai re., Dollez, Desurment, Giraudon, Gery, Heddebault, Len ,g!let, Mouton, Descat, Ducent, Aubry. VlSE.—Barillon, Marquis, Ler 0,1 ux , Lagache, Gerard Blineourt, De Merny, Desorm( ts, Flye, Sainte Beuve, Tondu, Datnetz, 'audio. Blur/ (BAs). Liechtenberg( tr, Kling., Culman, Schlosser, MArtin, Foy, Lanth, Gloxin, Chauf• lour, Chaccpy, BJussingault, E. 3gelUart, Westercam, Bruchner. SARTRE.—Trouv6 Chauvel, Go sselin de Chantenay, Jules Lebreton, Saint-Albin, G) Istave de Beaumont, Lamoric Lasteyrie, Marrast, Chei 6, Gasselin de Fresnay, Degome Langlais. SEINE-INFERIECTRE.—Lamartinc r, Lefort Gonnssollin, Morlot, Desjobert, Osmont, Theoth )ri 3 Lebreton, Charles Levasseur, Victor Grandin, Germun iere, Cecilia, Pierre Lefebvre, Dobremel, Girard, Charl Dargent, Bautier, Demarest, Martinez, Senard, Camille Randoing. SOMME.—Creton, Beaumont, PO rion, Gauthier du Rurality, Tillette de Clermont, Maga ier, Blin de Bour don, Allart, Morel Cornet, Delar,t re, Randoing, De Fourmont, A. Dubois, Labordaire. YONNE.—Marie, Guichard, Lara t,Cormenin,Robert, Rathier, Vaulabelle, Charton, Carrel tu. Vex.—Maurel Marcellin, Lu sly Guiges, Andie Marius, Allemanake, H. Arnaud, Pkilibert, L'Amiral Casy, Edm. Baume, Ai enc. BOURSE—PARis, Fri]) AT, MAY 5. THREE oCLocK.—The prices rt 'se to duy at the corn mencenient of business, in consec p..ei ice of the feeling ihat the first day's proceedings at a Assembly' were favourable to the cause of ord .r. Later in the day, however, they gave way again, in consequence of a rumour that the French army of 09 Alps was about to enter Italy. The Buns du TiCor w , re at 32 per cent. discount. The Piedmont Debt are at 8401. • BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RA ,ILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCII AN GE. MAY 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 6 t 4—Na mu r and Liege, Northern of France, 3 , 4 —Paris a ad Orleans, 22—Sambre and Meuse, 4 1 A—West Flinders, GERMANY AND THE NORTHER N STATES, BAVAR] The Chamber of Deputies ii Itroduced on the 27th ult some very important amend' [lents into the law re lating to the saving banks. Ti most important to which the Ministers have given their assent is that which is to decree that the reimbursement of the money placed by the saving bal iks in the funds for the redeeming the public debt, an d which amounts to about 10 million florins, will t ake place by annual terms of one million, instead of bt ;ing funded in bonds giving an interest of 4 per cent, , as proposed by the project of the Government. Th e Ministry proposed in the same sitting a project of law which allows to the German Parliament, at Frail kfort, an indemnity of 5 florins a day, as allowed to the members of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputis s. The Chamber adopted unanimously the projec t of law relating to the loan. PRUSSIA, The following royal proclairil ition to the army appears in the Prussian State Advertiser (late the Universal Prussian State Gazetti!) of May 3cl: " o HE AP ;i IY. " I have already,( in T mypro clamation of the 18 th March, declar e d my firm conv p b ition that our common native laud can only regain its an cient rower and glory , and the imp or t ance due to it in Europe, if it be strengthened and exalted both ii t its totality and in the individual states which form Utz ;t totality, by constitu tional liberties. " Hereupon, and in pursuance of this declaration, and of my own tree resolve, I promis a such a constitution to my hereditary lands, and I deter; nine to adopt the same for myself and my ancestors. 1 3tr,pported by my true and faithful people, I shall carry it .out in its completest developenaent and enlargement s to ti le weal of our native land, so help me God. " Ye, therefore, true and vali ant NI 'arriors of my army, are called upon to co-operate i n th( ; completion of this good work, and in order to strength en and encourage you to this work, I call to your rem tembrance how be neath our glorions colours, crownec with victory and blessing, your forefathers founded. a ud constituted the renown of the Prussian name. T 1 ae toils of these ott liflicult combats have always bee a t6ar.kfully acknow ledged and honoured by )our E. and your fellow subjects. "What your ancestors and you have done, under the gracious a,sistAnce of God, you v sill continue to do, in effecting the union of our native Ge rman laud; and, there beside our own anci ent co l a ars you wear those of the German empire, which stood fi ir thousands of yeara, that you may ever remember, with y •r German brethren in arms, you are t h e stay and di qi •ncu of the whole united Germany. Conscious of your high destiny, )t it ever be your nim to ho rressnt :1 , 11°17 tho vni;rl.nt Gormin hrpthron country. " klio call to your duty is not from without only; your aid is also to maintain order at home, to secure respect and obedience to the laws, and to uphold our constitution. "For the attainment of this high and glorious object, and for the fulfilment of these honburabl© but difficult duties, no sacrifice will be considered by you too greet. " I expe=ct this of you with implicit confidence, my true and valiant warriors, firmly resolved to lead you 00 my ()An example. " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " Potsdam, May 1, 1848. (Countersigned) " Count CANITZ" All the elections at Berlin have gone off tranquilly, but the number is so great and they are so widely , dispersed that no results upon which any reliance could be placed were ascertained up to the date of the last accounts. AUSTRIA. We have received letters from Vienna of the SOth of April. The intelligence of the contest at Cracow of which some accounts reached Vienna on the 2fitb, produced considerable sensation at the Bourse. The, with Five per Cents. closed at 66k, and Excha n g e London at 11 20. The contest at Cracow appear s t° have been chiefly brought about by French emisas: ries (" barricade-makers"), and a number of P olish emigrants, unconnected with Gallicia. The following official documents, published in sli extraordinary supplement to the Abend-Blatt of t°. day possess considerable interest. " CRACOW, Aram 26,1 848 ' " Yesterday Baron Krieg was attacked with viols by in his room, which at the same time forms his office' , a crowd of persons coming from the National Co 0 mittee ; his official papers were seized, and the Bs i re t himself subjected to igeornincus treatm , nt, sad 11 k s a led as a hostage to the National Committee, 10 , - ,, gi s escort of armed National Guards, on which oece' l e e- „ s e. thrust was made at him with a blunt sabre, without, "- ever, doing him any injury. iris i" At the time when the crowd first assembled, . 0 t not known that this demonstration was directed sge,4lo the person of the Commissioner, or with a vie w to oh possession of the secrets of the service, and the use being closely surrounded by armed National Gusts:ls, scenes passing within did not transpire. e 01 " Immediately on receiving the first intelligeSeim what had occurred, I sent Major-General Baron lue e ' t o to the main guardhouse, with orders to aseertat° 0 , character of the assemblage; to take with him four beti it panics of infantry and the cavalry divi s ion, its Car " ss l services might be required; and to act as the ex i g ss might demand, e i s ets°' " I caused the remaining troops to procee", iS s jor diately to the alarm posts. On the arrival ot P -- li c i , General Molike at the main guard-house severnl.,,e sions of the National Guard were repairing to the w o e! of the uproar, the commander of the National Oloy was sent for, but only an adjutant appeared, sa 01 nounced that the National Guard alone woul° is their duty, and that then, if they shouldP re h le sv sufficient, the military must interfere. Tho u g , ,,, 0 0 questionably apprised of what was going on wi!`";cret, house, the National Guard kept it a profound s ecret' the and matte no report on the matter. HereuVites; General went to the assembled rioters, and f 011 ,1 3,., the the National Guard had carried off Baron Krieg °- house of the Committee situate on the great se r i e ,' lt ede On my arrival in the square, the furious Mu ' c og denseieleo that I should give out 200 weapons fur sroor the National Gu:srd, and that the military s h o uld 1 o f‘l diately retire ; for under there conditions oti l Y c i bloodshed be avoided. ,u SP " Ip, rernptorily refused both these deng 01 100 3 ; from 11: thenp et tadn insisted on the immediate giving up of the caPti le „ ell missioner. After three houre' negotiation 1 se e e ;s e tes ° in obtaining his release without making use 0 ' A iorce, after which the crowd gradudly retired. , i di' " After the Commissioner had been releasee,ich he not fail to declare that I disavowed all acts o, tj aad might have signed during the period of his r estto l pronounced them null and void. ' I t li Baron Krieg had, in fact, been forced to °roe- - order given to stop the emigrants who di er d t:ou n :l in b to e t er b at e sr : Gallicia at the frontiers; and this counternsundb, mes s tionel Committee had immediately dispatched:. ts. 7 l ze kol 4 of an extra train, to the frontier station on' the NO The necessary measures were, therefore , night to hinder the execution of the ord " I now proceed to adopt those which appear to be indispensable necessary in p re which sent melancholy posture of affairs. tensll t ' " CASTIGLIONE, Field-Marshal Lieu i s o, "CRACOW, APRIL 27, ',.. f , ye o "To the report of F. M. L. Count Castiglione . ;pj c 110 W terday's date, I have the honour to add the so f Ili ' intelligence :-- " Alter Baron Krieg had, in . consequence 0 ' so virtually given up his sa r i events of yesterday, lit.' rimy. and made over the . combined civil and 0 1 , e s to Count Castiglione, the popular excitet:ei power serious. the ..i., increased in such a way, that an Outbreak lg„01 every hour more prole tble. Even in the fore'v people assembled in the streets. ; t i e w ia a r r g cl e s m m a i s d s - P d s a o y f a great number of lances and e e l illl ,ny smith tbohoii this appointed eohdco t co h atd e os i oonsfu, assist thisg t g h e a s tts t r i e oi le3oo, 0 ° sore o s 0 l o i : 1, were taken isolatedsi o uers s e ri f 0 t t s h the nth e police, sid rs e • t w i police.erri deuce e f o r ne It d t h f h r 6 o a c p m which being being returnedtbloo.o4 for an alarm. The garrison cam e e t Count Castiglione visited the citadel, and th e ,:f o otil to the main square, where four c p 'sof r O . and a division of cavalry were drawnom compa n ies 1145 l'i. 0° up. On ,„ e c here it was announced that barricades were be 'Lle ' 1 outro troops, p t s o' gthaeveelettaProgeo structed in many of the streets. The first barl l s ee the Florianigasse was immediately stormed I e e e steer of balls fell from the neighbouring houses on w ise s 0 0 engaged in this service. The barricade was so 0 i; 00! high that it diJ not appear possible to % lA , thl maintain it without heavy loss. It was evident eo oe a te s ts 00 1 ' first assault that the rising was general, and ts et , quently a longer continuance in the narrow str ee et , have led only to ueless bloodshed. 10V tit " The divisions which stood on the Ring'P 0. I withdrawn, and led into a concentrated posit ioa o bic iota d e foot of the Castle, already indicated by the a p d, v , de had been given. In the attack above. mentil s od 5 . 1 4 Castiglione was wounded by a shot in the he x we tp . '",,, He, however, retained the command for 5f,,,401, P " . ; 1 ordered the town to be fired upon from the 51 " - 03 e, s transferred the command of the troops t ° e S t i 1 quarter before 6. las t Bet ( ~T he bombardment was continued. At fit the evening, Prince Jablonowski and CQ,llt-rtice,"oo Potocki made their appearance with a flag o' , 0 0di ti o declaredthemselves ready to accept all the :igCliCi required by the military, and adapted to the " th' the occasion. w hicb., ;t ie 411' "The bombardment was stopped, after A 'boil capitulation given below was drawn up, 03 " o at "a " s l e n d. this engagement our troops had A l e 111 ode I about 40 wounded, among the latter four 0 ",, -- r e fi bte',o loss of the insurgents is reported to be consiti e n " letpc , "Last night the troops bivouacked with,°h- der their post, while the mortars designed for — , ( 6 3 ,• Bn e te of the citadel were mounted on the rareft r- ni,l contrary to expectation, the disturbances b" ° , - , clo t newed, lamin a position to take yet 102°— tiO measures. ;re als t ftl o "Reserving to a later occasion a more e 41 11 , 1 0°7_ account of the conflict, 1 cannot refrain from " a ir' all the troops were animated by the bes t ,,, - Aoe' de rti fought with true devotion, bravery, an d r eso; oc oro : " Capitulation concluded with the Atioar i° ,,, 0 1 13 ,, 0 g . ment through its representative M a jor-Ge n ' s „, r tlt o P Moltke on the one side, and the city of Crae ° o o l ` l tC its representatives Prince Stanislaus lo e , °B; Count Adam I'otocki on the other, in Cr ac- 1 8 ' 26 h of April, at half.past eight in the evealetpoqrio " 1. The city of Cracow pledges itself t° t r iS. o4 :t,tr Polish and French emigrants, who are e ° ,d tb° o J‘ subjects, Ir‘m the city and territory and beYe-‘,OOOP-Ito trian frontiers within 24 hours, and the '" their guarantees that they shall not be molested r / to the frontier. bo b "2. The committee now in operation is .0 a po up from the date of the present capitulation' a° strl ,tli! ,p 1 committee is to be formed. "3. The now existing N a ti ona l Guard i 5 t° b ; 01 / 1 1 11 purified and re-organized according to th e i r , e , 0 01 ;10O i contained in the patent of the 15th M arc p subsequent instructions of the Minister of ," h - o f vyl , " 4. All the barricades erected in the mq„bt ° 4 are to be opened and entirely removed by ei " to-morrow at the latest. 0 0s"11)4' " 5. The injuries proved to be sustaine d in clod, of this day's own rences by the Austrian 0 3 %1, be viduals and the officers of Government, ar e 6, good by the city. tifg °l "6. All private individuals, and the J- 4 ' I) especially, are to lay down their arms. ea ° " A full amnesty is assured to all conee -n oc currences. , c edi f3 , s o l " In conclusion, the first point o f the Pr — r ere it - r i , ,,4 ( a ii tei account emigrants s or nf tohtfares a ier urre. modifiedcannot nbe uin t eb b ffe a ; t c, as ttehd e the tweri trah e i e nf il:_ tobi b elii ° ro e W the c departure from the Aust r i an terr i tor ies j 3 - three days. " Cracow, as above, " S I ANISLAUS, Prince " JABLONOWSKI r .icf C A H D A A R M LES , B nt ar r on O M T° o :l 4f frP' " ULRICHSTHAL, " THEOBALD, Captain' p a oti The selection o f th e W a hl man ner Pass out the slight es t di s t ur b ance . Llo y „ From the J ourna l o f t h e A us trian fee ls r or d o 26th, it appears that the war -brig three gun-boats, and one peniche wer e e it r O e ? the gulf, to hinder all communications W ,bee etlf on ir ° I The frigate Bellona was to leave 1-' Ol3 t he 0 ?, with the same object, and another frigat'' 10 j i and the brig Oreste, were to join the f lee t :, e days. According to the last account' rotilt;ot thins with Palma have led to 11° ° ~,ro.s l •d s, i .40 V the report of the capitulation of l'reVl sclw y l 4 ' o /1 the least, premature. The brigad e O h l ha ve tO posted in Codroipo, and had sent a dot # t opposite shore. Cervignano is said o yet et 00 rendered. The communication betWe° Mantua was interrupted on the 24th. h „ cellt tll O The Hungarian Government r"" ai ' r y iot ° sioner to Presburg to make an WI