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DR. MILLINGEN'S NEW WORK'. Now ready, in 1 vol. post Bvo., with Portrait of the Author, RECOLLECTIONS OF REPUBLICAN FRANCE. From 1790 to 1801. By Dr. MILLINGEN. Author of " Curiosities of Medical Experience," &c. Henry Go!bun, Publistizr, 13, Great Marlborou4h-street. On the 22d will be published, in 3 vols. demy avo., with Portraits, and numerous other Illustrations, A HISTORY of the J ESUITS, IRON' TUE B FOUNDATPAUL HI ~ lON' OF SOCIETY, Y POPE THEIR 10 ITS SUPPRESSION BY POPE CLEMENT: THEIR REVIVAL AND PRESENT STATE. By ANDREW STEIN3IETZ. Author of " The .Novitlate," "The Jesuit in the Family." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). HER MAJESTY'S THEATRZ. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed that there will be a Grand EXTRA NIGHT TO-MORROW r.VENING, the ' lth of May, on which occasion Iladlle. JENNY LLND will appear as Maria in Donizetti'e Opera, entitled LA LIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. The Soenery by Mr, C. Marshall. The dresses by Miss Bradley and Mr. Whales, under the superintendence of Mdme. Copere. After which a DIVEL.TISsEMENT, in whim Mdlles Rosati and Taglioni will appear. To conclude with the grand Ballet entitled ALMA. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and 'rickets, to be made at the Box-odice of the Theatre. The Free List is suspender!, the public Press excepted. Doors open at half-past seven, and commence at Eight o'clock THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE .NATIONAL DE PARIS. rnis EVENING The Festival of Flowers—The Gitanos—The Pyramid of Decan ters—The c our Quarters of the Globe, &c., by Mdlls. Caroline Ma thilde, Paimyre Anato. Coralie Ducos, Ama;lia, &c. ; MM. Fran con', Loisset, Newsome, Andre, Montero. Auriol, Leclair, Le Petite Loisset, &c. Doors open at half-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unjer the Management et Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed WIVES AS THEY WERE, AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. After which, JENNY LIND AT LAST. To conclude with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, founded on Horace Walpole's mysterious production, and called THE CASTLE OF 0 TRANTO. Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the Marquis Vincenea, Mr. J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip polito, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds ; Matilda, Mrs. Caulfield. tae Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, 14ox-book keeper. Boxes, Is : ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 23. ; tipper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Parroimance to commence at Seven iIEAT 1:01(111., Under , he direction o: Madame 4 'eleste. For the Benefit of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST RONIE. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wight, P. Redford, 0. Smith, Maclaine Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. To be followed by the new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans tiouvl, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Aladaine Celeste: Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To conclude with the Second Act of the Drama, THE GREEN 3USHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge , Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Maclaine St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, 3Liss VS . 01 gar Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, is. Irs open at liali-pant six, Performance to commence at Sedan• ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatris• sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. - I HIS EVENING, Will be performed THE SCARECROW. Prin c ipal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Selby', Granby, and Charles ; Sirs. C. Jones, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. .fitter which, an entirely new and original Classical Extravaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marrage of Itacbus. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, 11. Hall, S. Smith, F. Cooke ; Miss Fitzwilliam, Miss Jane Coleman, SILIS Marshall, and Madam.? V,,tris. To conclude with a new Piece, entitled DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Os. ; upper ssoxe3, 49. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. halt, price to any part of the house. The Box-office, N o . 2, Wellington-street, is open ID the Public every day, from Ten till Six. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John 311tche11. 33, Old B on d- street. Third Appearance since 1843 of H. Acharel, and Fir Appearances in this Country et Mdlle. Desiree and 31. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gymnase, - THIS EYE VINO, The Entertainments will commence at half-past Seven o'clock when Will ue periormed the amusing Vaudeville of LA CHERCHEtisE D'ESPRIT. Principal characters by Henri Alm, Josset, Tou rillon, Madame St. Ange, 3fdlle. Mara, and 3fdlle. Celestine. To be followed by LA DEMOISELLE A MAIiIER. Alphonse de Luceval, M. Julien Deschamps ; Camille, Mdlle. Desiree. After which, the favourite Comedie-vaudeville L'AU3IONIER DU REGIMENT. Pascal, 31. Achard ; Robert, M. Henry Alia ; Chris tian, 31. Jos.et ; Un Forgeron, M. Eugene; Un Soldat, 31. Grenet; Marie. Mdlle. Marot. To conclude with CIIRISTOPHE LE CORDIER. Chrietophe Cordier, 11. A chard ; Le Vicomte Charles D'Annezay, M. Jourdain ; Chignard de Clapleres, M. Tourillon ; Paturin, M. Lucien ; Madame Rigaud, Madame at. Ange • Madeliene, Mdlle. Desiree. oozes, bs. ; Pit, 3s. (id.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s Boxes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ROBERT lIOUDLIc (ot the Palals Royal, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, having been received with the most enthusiastic adrmration, he will con tinue • his extraordinary SOEREES FANTA , TIQUES at the St. James's Theatre, TO-MORROW, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and asturelaY Evening, comprising Automates, Prestidigitation, Magic, and original experiments, invented by Robert Houdin. Also, Second Vue Escamotage de Roberts llondln, ills, and Suspension Ethereene. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at kalf-past Eight, and terminate before Eleven. Boxes and stalls, may be had at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Li brary, 33, Old Bond-street and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven to Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland. place. TITT:c EVENING, Will be performed ♦ DAY AT DOVER. After whi•zh, Le Brun's comic Opera, entitled THE NIGHT• INGALF. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMERALDA; or, the Hunchback of Notra Dame. Esmeralda, Mdlle Auriol. Dr es: Circle, hs. : Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. PtuYA L SURREY THEATRE. tinder the direction of Mr. Kerschner. THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE TAREE RED MEN. Principal charac ters by Messrs. N. T. flicks. Dale, Honner, Herbert, Jones, Butler, Lewis ; Mrs. Runner, Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Hicti, Miss Terry, and Miss Richardson. Atter which, THE IRISH TUTOR. Dr. O'Toole, Mr. T. Barry. To conclude with THE BRIDE OF THE BLEEDING HEART. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Week but One of Mr. Van Amburgh's Engagement. Immense hit of the Easter Spectacle. Overflowing houses to wit ness the celebrated Mr. Van Amburgh and his unequalled collection of trained animals, amongst which will be found the greatest no velty ever seen, a Mack Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with other animals, and has hitherto been comddered untameable. THIS EVENIS:4, Will be presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle Barnard, Esq., expressly to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his astounding performance, founded upon a passage in Eugene Sue's celebrated novel of "The Wandering .few," and will be produced un der the title of MOROK, THE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard, Mr. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle will be succeeded lsy an incomparable routine of Mr. Batty's'Scenes of the Arena, in which signor Chiarini and Mdlle. Marietta Orsinago, from Italy, will have the honour of appearing. To conclude with a Legendary petite Spectacle entitled, THE GOLDEN-FOOTED STEED ; or the Charmed Horse of the Valley. During the recess the Theatre has been entirely re-decorated. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by tne name and address c. the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—Su' q OFFICE, MAY 10. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 471- Highest, 67; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 30.34. WIND E.N.E. ; fine clear sunshiny weather. HIGH WATER AT LO:3ii-01,7—BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 5 min. after 7 I Evening 39 .• rain. after 7 4 . - ~,,,...t ..... . ), " 4 4 ......, , 4 s. cir ~,,, u. - " 4 n t a. %., .-- , ~..,4 -, ,-- . e of ---- ~ . l. r , . , tig" • - P DI 1, I - . 1 1 •r • AO) , s ' ' Dll-011 I , ..,... .. ' f etivningÜj LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1848. An insolent attempt at dictation was made on Monday afternoon in the National Assembly by the ultra-Republicans. The Citizen DORNES was the GUIDO FAwicEs of the enterprize. He devoted his reputation to the possible supremacy of the clubbists, staked his honesty upon a motion of surprise, and sacrificed his name to the insatiable and unscrupulous egotisms of M. LEDRU Rows. The scheme was in -7enious in its conception, but it was also harmless by is very audacity. Immediately after the Assembly had listened to the financial statement of GARNIER PAGES, and the diplomatic report of LAMARTINE, the representatives were startled by a proposition, the more dangerous in its character inasmuch as it was byomeans unpremeditated. It was submitted to the Chamber that, coupled with a vote expressive of gratitude to the Provisional Government, a decree should be a d opted by the Assembly, organizing a temporary Committee of Administration a committee consisting of five individuals whose names had already been determined upon by the ultra-section of the democrats. It has subse quently transpired that the p G ersons selected for the f o rmation of this intermedisteearnment were LA • 3fART INE, ARAGO, GARNIER PAGES, attempt RoLLIN, a nd MARIE; when, however, an by M. DORMER t o read the catalo,sue etompthtewNalatinioanalel Assembly, his voice was drowned in an explosion of disapprobatory cries, accompanied by exclamations of rage and indignation. Even the equable tempera mentent of DCPONT (de l'Eure) was ruffled by a p ro ject so insidiously de vised. Ever y one f e lt that unless the plot were quashed by acclamation, the integrity of the first Ministry of the Republic might be seriously jeopardised. Every one experienced this conviction—from the youthful workman who represents the democratic intelligence o f Marseilles to the gifted Moderate who occupies the chair of Presidency. The whole concourse of legis lators stormed—BAßßES gesticulated, SAC protested, XAVIER Dun*sxu became vociferous in the an nouncement of his pertinacity, and ultimately the sittings were suspended by the President BCCHEZ veiling his head in sorrow. On the resumption of the debate, M. DOEMES yielded to the unanimity of his opponents by expunging the obnoxious para graph from his proposition, simply submitting to the National Assembly the propriety of decreeing a vote of thanks to the Provisional Government, and or daining, as a supplementary decree, the election of a Commission, for the purpose of nominating the members of an Intermediate Committee of Administra tion. The proposal thus amended received the acceptance of the Assembly, with the exception of such querru lous dissentients as BARBES, DURRIEIf, FELIX PM, and a few others of extreme opinions. In this chur lish and abbreviative fashion was the protest of jea lousy raised against the civism, the devotion, and the disinterestedness, the assiduity, and the patriotic Abnegation of self, evinced during upwards of two months by the members of the Provisional Govern ment. Had the demagogues of the Club de la Revo lution, the organ of BARBES, or the fanatics of the " Central Republican Society," headed by BLANQUII or the band of Montagnards, who bowed to the man date of SORRIER, been capable by their numerical pre ponderance of such an ignoble proceeding, they would infallibly have decreed rather the ostracism of the Provisional Ministers than their coronation with civic diadems. Thanks be to the moderate Re publicanism of France, however, the Provisional Go vernment have received that guerdon of approbation to which they are so eminently entitled, by their labours, their genius, their resolution, and their un conquerable loyalty to the Revolution. It was an auspicious circumstance that this honour able degree of gratitude was immediately preceded by the elaborate explanation of the financial position of the country by the Provisional Minister GARNIER PAGES, and the brilliant narrative of the position I assumed by France in relation to the rest of Christen (lom, from the oratoric lips of the Provisional Minister LAMARTINE. Those would, indeed, be of a most sanguine temperament who could anticipate from the former report any other than the gloomiest picture of the pecuniary embarrassments of the French Republic. After the profligate expenditure of a lavish dynasty and a corrupt Cabinet, it was scarcely possible that the exchequer of a great nation like France should be otherwise than in Especially a frightful must and this be the as precarious when that of inv involve ment. v e - mt dynastic extravagance and official corruption has been of many y ears ' duration, and w h en it h as re sulted in the overthrow of mercantile stability and commercial confidence. A very different theme re posed in the p ort f o li o of LAMARTINE, treated with all the gr ace o f hi s ductile and poetic eloquence. That theme was the position occupied by France in relation to the other powers of Europe a theme stretched out to its full dimensions by the Provisional Minister for Foreign Affairs in all the splendour of a prolonged and consolatory antithesis. Admirably did LAMAR TINE contrast the situation of his country before and after the revolution of February, and most admirably did he deduce from that comparison thoughts of hope and consolation. " Such," said he, in his beautiful and majestic peroration, ." such, citizens, is the exact picture of our exterior situation. The good fortune and the glory of this situation belong entirely to the Republic. We only accept its responsibility, and we al ways congratulate ourselves upon having appeared before the representatives of the country, giving them the guarantee of greatness, our hands full of alliances, and pure of human blood." That remembrance is the panegyric of the Provisional Government. An Austrian victory is of so rare occurrence tha it appears ungracious, when such an event does take place, to criticise it severely. But the capture of Cracow, as recorded in the official dispatches, pre sents circumstances that demand our scrutiny, even at the risk of diminishing in some degree the lustre which this brilliant exploit has shed on the arms of Austria. It appears, as far as can be gathered from the somewhat confused statement contained in the first dispatch, that a disturbance took place at Cracow on the 26th of April, in which Baron KRIEG, notorious as having been Vice-President of Gallicia at the time of the massacres of Tarnow, and confessedly an ac complice in them after the fact, was roughly handled by the populace, though not seriously injured. It might have been supposed that a judicial inquiry would have been the proper sequence for such an irregularity ; but a paternal Government proceeds by other steps. Baron KRIEG was probably consulted, and mindful of his success in Gallicia, advised more decisive measures. The dispatch of the 26th from Count CASTJGLIONE, the Commandant of the town, closes with an ominous hint of the proceedings which were to take place on the morrow. Accordingly, on the 27th, some tumult having occurred in the market-place, several companies of infantry were ordered to the spot, although the newly enrolled National Guard offered to be responsible for the peace of the town. Two shots were fired at the soldiers, with what effect is not stated, but they were returned. The people threw up some barricades, which the Austrians did not think proper to at tack. They prudently retired to a strong position at the foot of the castle, and immediately began to bom bard the town. Now, in civilised warfare (which boasts that it attains its object of crushing armed resistance with the least amount of cruelty possible), the bc.mbard ment of a town is never resorted to except when it is the only mode of attack that can reasonably be adopted ; for it inflicts injury, not merely on the hostile armament, but also on those whose destruction can in no way accelerate the termination of the war, involving in wholesale and indiscriminate slaughter impotent age and helpless infancy, women, the sick, friend as well as foe. Besides, according to the laws of war, solemn warning must be given to the devoted city of its impending fate, that the blood of those who are able and willing to escape may not be laid to the account of the besieger. But General Count CASTIGLIONE acted on other principles than these which we have described. Al though the garrison of Cracow consists of several thousand men completely appointed ; although the population of this unfortunate little town, worried as it has been by its " protectors," scarcely exceeds 30,000 inhabitants ; although it is entirely open and unfortified, lying at the foot of the castle by which it is commanded ; although, as appears by the first dispatch, the Austrians were prepared for an emeute, and had taken their measures accordingly—neverthe less Count Cs.s-ricuoNE, without warning and with out necessity, subjected Cracow, according to the official statement, for two hours to the horrors of bombardment. If Louis puiraepu had bombarded Paris on the 24th Febru ary, if the E ng li sh Government had ordered a few congreve rocket s to be thrown amongst the Chartists assembled on Kennington-common, Europe would have resounded with cries of abhor rence against such deeds of barbarity. Yet the might have been justified more readily than the bom bardment of Cracow ; for they would at least have been measures adopted by lawfully-constituted Go vern me nts, whilst a flagrant act of usurpation is the only title which the Austrian s can show fo r the au thority they exercise in a town which t h ey have free and independent. solemnly ackn owled g ed as SPAIN. Madrid papers of the 4th have been received. The Madrid Gazette publishes an official report from the Governor and Captain-General of the Philippine Islands, announcing the complete suc cess of the Spanish expedition against the pirates of Balmguingui. The island, with its seven villages and the forts, mounted with 124 pieces of cannon, fell into the power of the Queen's troops. More thin 450 of the pirates were put to death. The QUEEN had rewarded General CLAVERIA, Captain- General of the Philippine Islands, with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Fer dinand. The Gaceta publishes a bando, by which Madrid is relieved from the state of siege in which it has been placed since the 26th of March. Senor ESCOSURA has escaped from Cadiz, on board a French MADRID BoLsa, MAY 4.—The funds were rather improving; which may be owing to the approach of the dividend. The Th ree per Cents. were reported at 22 buyers, a sellers.. Five per Cents. 14 1 buyers, sellers. l'a,asive Debt 5 90 buyers, sell ers . Coupons, 9 sellers. London 40. Bank Shares, buyers, 9 6 sell ers . E xc h ange on THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. After the vote of thanks had been passed to the Provisional Government, in the sitting of Monday, it was proposed to appoint the intermediate Govern ment, and, after a most stormy scene (it cannot be called a discussion), it was agreed to refer the ques tion to a committee of 18 members, one to be chosen by each of the 18 bureaux of the Chamber. The President, in the course of the sitting, read the fol lowing letter from the venerable poet BERANGER : "Citizen President,—l thought it my duty to forewarn the electors of the department of the Seine, that I could not accept the honour of a seat in the National Assembly. Notwithstanding the deep gratitude I feel for the num ber of voices callieg me to this assembly, I have never abandoned the idea fully determined on beforehand, of declining a trust for which neither serious meditation nor study has prepared me. What I have not till now dared to do, not wishing to cause a new convocation of the electoral body, an annulled election, which makes this convocation inevitable, offers me an opportunity of doing, and, therefore, I deliver into your hands the trust which has bee❑ confided to me, and which will none the less remain in my eyes the greatest glory of my life. Have the kindness to assure the National Assembly at the regret I feel at not being able to take part in the completely democratic work it will have the honour to accomplish. " BERANGER." The Assembly, to their honour be it spoken, unani mously refused to accept the resignation of the great chansonnier to whom France owes a debt of gratitude which she can never repay. BERANGER is, in fact, the founder of the Republic; for when, under the restora tion, the priests and aristocrats rode roughshod over France, and trampled her liberties in the mud, BERANGER alone stood forth as the representative of the French people, now, like TTRTCEUS, exciting his fellow-citizens to strike fur freedom by his soul-in spiring lyrics, and now overwhelming with the most pungent ridicule the Marquises of CARADAS and the Jesuits missionaries, friars, and monks— " Black, white, and grey, With all their trumpery," who sought to restore the halcyon days of the droits de Seigneur, and of the droits des pretres, until at last he had rendered the people so enthusiastic, and their opponents so utterly contemptible, that in July' 1830, three days sufficed for the destruction of a dynasty and the complete annihilation of the effects of seventeen years of reaction. M. ARMAND MARRAST has intimated, through his friend M. CLEMENT THOMAS, that he will not accept of any office in the intermediate Government, but will confine himself to the exercise of his functions as Mayor of Paris. We read in the Memorial of Pau, of the 4th— " The receptions of Abd-el-Bader commenced yester day. M. Begue, mayor of Pau, with his deputies, went to pay him a visit. Abd-el-Bader, in warm terms, expressed his respect for the inhabitants of Pau, and his admiration of the scenery, of which he had a pro spect from the windows of his prison. His words were these:--' Wherever I have been the trees are green, but yours are much more smiling.' A great many ladies were presented to him, and he received them with the greatest gallantry. These visits seemed to be very agreeable to the ex-Emir, and he conversed freely with his guests ; but in all his conversation the word liberty was, at every instant, upon his lips. Thus, when Madame J. Lestapic was presented to him as the wife of an officer who bad fought against him at the pass called the Iron Gates,' and who had been elected by the people to be one of their representatives, he said, The husband of this lady is a brave man; and since he has become a repre sentative of the people, let her write to him, and desire hire to apply to the Government for my being shortly set at liberty.' Colonel Daumas having informed Abd el-hader that a great crowd was assembled at the castle gates anxious to see him, he requested that it might be admitted into the court-yard. This done, he appeared at the window, and, in the Oriental style, bestowed be nedictions upon the people, which Colonel Daumas in terpreted, and which were received with unanimous tokens of sympathy." The Journal des Debate has the following observa tion on the attack made by BABBES in the Na tional Assembly on the authorities of Rouen : " M. Barbi: came forward to speak in the name of the people. That is a pretension which we cannot al low. We do not see in what M. Barb*s should have a right to call himself the delegate of the people more than any other Member of the National Assembly. M. Barbes has evidently made a mistake ; he meant that he spoke in the name of some club or other, of which in tact he brought the style of language to the tribune. We recognised words which we saw placarded up the other day in a proclamation on the walls of Paris, and torn down by the hands of the people themselves. Much is said against classes, but who re establishes them ? Who is it that odiously separates the nation into burgeois and men of the people? Who is it that endeavours to keep up continually amongst citizens fermentations of hatred and discord? M. Barth protested against what he called the slaughter at Rouen! Let us not complain of that. Light must, in tact, be thrown on the business, and as they deserve must be treated the calumnies thrown on a whole population, which only used its right of legitimate defence, and which replied only at the last extremity to the most desperate provocations. M. Senart commenced that defence, and it will, no doubt, be completed by the National Assembly. But why did not M. Ledru Rollin speak? When the defenders of the public peace, of which he cught to be the principal guardian, were at tacked, why did he not find a single word to protest against such language? lie who boasted the other day of having alone caused the rappel to ne boaten in Paris to collect the National Guard, does he consider the Hotel de Ville of Paris more sacred than that of Rouen ? Th e interven- tion of M. Barbes had the effect of collecting together the unanimity of voices for the thanks addressed to the Provisional Government. We think there is fair cause tor this expression of thanks. It is much that France has been able to pass through these last two months without civil war ; we believe that the greatest part of the honour is due to the country itself, and that society has maintained itself much more by the force of cohesion and the maturity of civilisation existing in it, than by the direction imparted to its acts; but, in fine, they who were at the head of the Government had to fulfil a laborious and terrible mission, and they acquired the right of hearing it said that they deserved well of their country." The Reforme, the organ of LEDRU ROLLIN, is the only journal which ventures to say a word of ap proval of the conduct of BARnEs. The Committee of appointed by the National Assembly to consider the question of the formation of the intermediate Government, remained in delibera tion until two o'clock in the morning before agreeing to the report which they should present to the As sembly, and which will be found in the subjoined re port of the proceedings which took place yeasterdav in the National Assembly, up to the hour of post. It will be seen that the Assembly has determined, by a majority of 25 against the direct nomination of the Ministry by the Chambers. The Ministry will, ",herefore, be appointed by an executive committee. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. SITTING OF THURSDAY, MAT 9. The President took the chair at halt past eleven. Very few members were present until near twelve o'clock. The order of the day was the report of the Com mittee charged with the task of examining the various propositions made relative to the constitution of an Executive Government ad interim. M. PEUPIN, the reporter of the committee, pro ceeded to read the report. It stated that there were two principles in presence ; ene that the Assembly should appoint in public sitting an Exe cutive council, which should name the nine Ministers; the second, that the Assembly should name direct the nine Ministers with portfolio, and one other without portfolio, to act as President. In favour of the first it was argued that the Assembly ought not to de scend to the task of governing—that the Ministers ought to suffice—that thus there would be greater expedition in the acts of the government, and that their responsi bility would be more complete when having to do with committee of five than it possibly could otherwise. In favour of the second, it was said, that as long as the con- stitution remained undecided the power subsisted in the a. reatter":i. hands of the Assembly, and ought not to be delegated to autily. intermediate party ; that all such superfetation was ..!l e ets. and in fact injurious because useless; that much ".0 would be lost in the committee reading the reports and documents . ft frome d m iffi al c ia u t i f t n y g to s say whether the the ministers ; that was ought to committee it j unction "6 : 12 alone in council, or in con after considering the ministers. The committee, of the two propositions, ' most maturely the various points fourteen to four, decided had at last, by a majority of the Government ecided that in order to have ought to be strong,nominated , united, and active, the Ministry by the National Assewh iithout any intermediate body, honourable reporter coil" itselL—Mear, hear.) The tion of the committee, (I'deid by reading the resolu- Assemely should nominateeed.aring that " the National absolute majority, nine Minii i r t e e et by ballot, and by an cable, each with a portfolio, andrsaresponsible and revo folio, to act as President. The tenth without port. account of their acts to the Asse whole to render an tribly,"_ cries of " Tres hien.") (Approbation, M. Brunet proposed that the discussi on adjourned until the constitution was fixed, the b e 31inisters continuing to hold their portfolios. present M. Vincerque considered that it would produce the utmost confusion were there appointed a committee and then a ministry of that body. M. I)urrieu spoke i in favour of the Provisional Go vernment as best calculated to carry on the affairs of the Government until the constitution was decided on. M. Lherbette was of opinion that the question ought to be decided at once. Nothing could be more injuri ous than for the matter to remain in abeyance. M. St. Godin remarked on the opinions brought for ward by the preceding speakers; and after weighing , their different arguments, declared that he was in favour of appointing an Executive Committee, in order to save as much as possible the time of the National Assembly. M. Bac said, that he was of opinion that the Assembly could not itself exercise the sovereignty; which it de cidedly must do, if it appointed the Ministers direct. No, it must, in preference, delegate that sovereignty to a certain number of its Members, who assuming to them selves the responsibility of their conduct, would relieve the Assembly of that burden. But he thought that for the present no decision ought to be adopted, and in con sequence he should support the proposition of M. Dur rieu, to postpone the matter altogether until the Assem bly was better acquainted with the men who composed it, the Provisional Government, who deserved the full confidence of the country, being still entrusted with the chief power, as they had been since the revolution. M. Vezin, one of the majority of the Committee, ex plained at some length the reasons which had influenced his colleagues in corning to the decision just stated to Assembly. He added nothing, however, of importance to what had been already said. M. J. Favre thought that all question of persons ought to disappear, and that o f p r i nc i p l es on l y b e con sidered. He conceived it impossible for the Assembly to make a good choice of Ministers. It was now only four days in existence, and yet it could presume to de cide, by ballot, what men were best calculated to fill the responsible position of Mini sters ! B ut even suppos i ng that the nine Ministers were named, was everything then done? The Hon. Member spoke for some time longer, recommending in the strongest manner the appointment of an Executive Committee, with power to appoint the Ministers. The Abbe Lacordaire ascended the tribune, and excited great interest, partly from his great reputation as a preacher, and partly fr om hi s wh i te Dom i nican dress. After alluding to the two propositions which had been made, the one for the appointment of a Commis sion de Governenient, and the other for the direct appointment, by the Assembly, of the members, he stated that there was . evidently, i n t h e present case, a question of persons as well as of prin ciples. For his own part, he was inclined to support the proposition made yesterday by M. Dome's, and that he was even ready to go further, for he was ready to sign that gentleman's proposition, and to accept freely the five names which he had introduced into it. He did not, for his own part, pretend to a Republican de veille. Ile at once admitted that he had been a Monarchist, and that he w as on l y a R epublican des lendemain. He did, however, on that accoun t i mag i ne that the old Republicans de la Veille should be excluded from power, because they were a small party. On the contrary, he thought that the parties who fought the battle of the Republic and conquered ought not to be excluded from a share in the Government which their victory had established. He would, therefore, support the appointment of a Commission de Gouvernement, such as had been proposed by M. Dornes. [The Reverend Gentleman was listened to with great attention, and loudly cheered in several passages.] M. Odillon Barrot said that all persons in th a t as sembly felt profoundly the necessity of acting for the good of the country and for the happy establishment of the Republic. All, therefore, aught to look w i t h the utmost interest in the grave subject now before the House. He, for his part, felt more at ease in discussing the question, from its being one of con stitutional principles and not of persons. It w ou ld b e a mere fall ac y to name an executive committee, as whenever the ministry was attacked the attack would pass at once from them and rest on the committee. And it was vain to suppose that attacks were not t o b e made on whatever ministry might exist, as for thirty years that he had been a public man, he never knew a case in which a ministry pleased all parties. It was considered an pointexeciunt executive committee, he a thatpoi n t therebyt of the the t ministrye Assembly an d would be relieved from the disagreeable task of dis missing them; but the Assembly would still di sm i ss t h em indirectly, because in certain cases it would withdraw its confidence from them. Would the Executive Com mittee be independent? He thought not; it would be always in the midst of assemblage, subject to interroga tion. Party conflicts would arise since the gentlemen composing the Committee could scarcely be expected not to defend themselves when attacked. The Hon. Deputy then referred to an observation which he had, he said, heard some gentlemen allude to—that the Provisional Government ought to be re•elected as a recompense for the sacrifices and devotedness which they had given proof of during the late momentous events. For his part, he considered the expression a moat unhappy one. What a recompense to hon. eitizens for having faithfully served their country ! A recom pense for having carried the principles which they gloried in—those of the republic 1 For his part he did not do these gentlemen the injustice to think such language could sound pleasingly to their ears; he be lieved them superior to such considerations. In conclu sion, he should say that the National Assembly ought is nominate the ministers direct.—(Cheers.) M. de Lamartine would not have ascended the tribune were it . not that be thought the views of M. 0. Barrett erroneous. There were two distinct parts in the ques tion, one relating to the mechanism of a constitutional Government, and the other relating to principles. These, when considered, would mutually throw light on each other. How could a Minister, charged with an important department, come forward when some grave conjunction took place, and ask the ad vice of the Assembly ? And yet that should be done if the Minister took his mandate from the Assembly direct. Would not there be danger for the home affairs, for the foreign policy, for the diplo matic relations of the country? What was above all necessary, was to insure the future from all dangers. Could that be done by shackling the proceedings of the persons appointed Ministers? From his own experience he was obliged to reply in the negative. The Hon. Member dwelt for some brief space on this point, which, he said, had been most ably treated by M. J. Favre, and then referring to the position of himself and his col leagues, declared that they had the utmost confidence in each other, and would be most unwilling to be separated. He concluded by declarin g t h a t h e was d ec id e dl y i n favour of the appointment of a committee to super intend the conduct of the Ministers who might be ap pointed.—(Loud cheers.) After some remarks from M. Arnot and AL F. Las teyrie, no other Member expressed a desire to address the Assembly. The President said, that in addition to the two pro positions just debated, a third had been handed in, to have the Provisional Government continued in their re spective places. If no Member wished to speak on that point, he should put the question that the debate be closed. Agreed to. The President then declared that he should first put to the vote the question recommended by the committee, namely, that the Assembly should appoint direct, a mi nistry consisting of nine members, with portfolio, and one with it to act as president. M. Barbee here rushed to the tribune amidst cries of " the discussion is closed." It was some time before he could obtain a hearing, but at last he said that the ge neral discussion certainly was closed, but surely any member had a right to speak on the various propositions separately.—(Great tumult at his continuing to occupy the tribune, and cries of " Spoke! spoke!") He held his post however. At last, during a moment's lull, he contrived to make himself heard. He was, he said, in favour of the appointment of the Ministry of the Assem bly direct, but without a president; for which he saw no necessity.—(Continued noise.) great agitation pre vaitfdte, r th s e om A e s t s i e m m e du b , lyp r r in o g cee wdheid ch to vote by a show of hands. A first trial being doubtful, the President or dered a second. That, also, being without result, the vote by division was proceeded to, the appel nominal having been first gone through. The result of the division was as follows Number of voters For the Ministry to be appointed by an Exe cutive Committee .... 411 For the Ministry to be appointed by the Chamber direct .... Majority This result was received by loud cries of " Vive la Republique !" BOURSE—PARIS, TURSDAY, MAY 9. THREE o'CLocK. — The Bourse was ver y m uch agi tated to-day, in consequence of th e d e b ate go i ng on i n the Chamber of Deputies. Towards the close a rumour was circulated that the Commissio x de Gouvernement was carried, and the effect was an immediate rise of two per cent. on the Rentes. The Railway Shares participated in the rise. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 9. Boulozne and Amiens, 61/2 —Luxembourg. I—Paris and Rouen, 16—Sambre and Meuse, 41/4. STATE OF IRELAND. The soirle at Waterford on Sunduy, held in the Town hall, was attended by 700 persons, who were addressed by Messrs. Meagher and Duffy- Perfect harmony prevailed, and the utmost enthusiasm was manifested. Not the slightest infraction of the peace occurred within or without the hall. The Wolfe Tone Club house was illuminated. Her Majesty's steamers Medusa and Merlin took their departure before the commencement of the soirée. --- LYCEUM TRIATEE.—Madame Yestris makes her reappearance this evening in planche's splendid new burlesque of Theseus ssd Ariadne, which has since its production drawn crowded and delighted audiences. This is not to be wondered at, when we take into con sideration the admirable acting of Madame Vestri!, Miss Fitzwilliare. Miss J. Coleman, Miss Marshall, Mr. IL Hall, and Mr. C. Mathews—the merit of the burlesque as a literary effort, or the beauty of the scenery by that clever disciple of Claude, Mr. W. Beverley. SCHOOL TOS THE INDIGENT BLIND, ST. GEORGE'S llELDll.—Yesterday a meeting of the subscribers and friends of this institution was .held at London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of electing twelve pupils eight males and four females. Samuel R. Bolan. society, upwards of 350 persons, exclusive of those who g fe itt a t:E s, s a q n ., d p a resided. Since the establishment of the had been placed on the permanent fund, had been re turned to their families, able to earn from 6s. to 28s. per week. The number of pupils had increased from 15 male* admitted in the year 1800, to 75 males and 76 prcopecli ngs o . articl articles made in o ne year so ld f or n e arly 1,220/. The annu a l anufactory had been established , where r " ei p t s of cleated, a v ote ex p e nditure_ 8.0001. The children having been the society were upwards of 9 , 000 /, and the of thanks to the Chairman closed the • GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES AUSTRIA. Letters from Vienna of the 3d inst mention a fresh ebullition of copular indignation in that city, occa sioned by the (alleged) interference of the Archbishop in favour of the expelled religious society of the Ligurians, a sect affiliated to the order of Jesuits. A report having been diffused among the people to the effect that the reverend prelate had made a formal application to the Ministry to permit the return of the Ligurians, and also demanded the restitution of their property, a large con course collected on the evening of the 2d, in the square of St. Stephen's, and saluted the archiepis copal ears with the discordant combination of sounds denominat: - .1 a " Charivari." The crowd was composed of students, National Guards in full uniform, and other highly respectable and well dressed persons. Not content with disturbing the slumbers of the unfortunate prelate, the insurgents shivered the lower casements of his palace to atoms, and one individual climbed to a window of the first story, and tore down the German flag suspended there. The angry multitude next proceeded to the hotel of Count FICQUELMONT, and compelled him to "show" at a window. The explanations of the Minister were drowned by discord and shouts. A youth in the garb of a student intimated to his Excellency that he must resign the next day, and his speech, which was deli vered in stentorian tones, gave general satisfaction. The crowd then at midnight dispersed. The elections for the Diet at Frankfort are going forward. Dr. MUIILFELD has been elected for the inner town by 99 out of 106 votes. Dr. SCUILLING, it is reported, has been chosen as the representative of one of the Vorstadte. The accounts from Prague continue to be very gloomy, and it is expected that open war must soon break out between the Chechish and the German populations. The deputation from Frankfort has been quite unsuccessful. A correspondent, reverting to the affair of the Archbishop of VIENNA, fully exculpates the Rev. Prelate, on the authority of official documents pub lished on the 3d. It appears that he merely requested that provision might be made, out of the property of the Ligurian Convent, for those members of the society unfit for parochial duties, and for the nuns. The resignation of COUNT FICQUELMONT is expected nevertheless. Prince COLLOREDO-MANSFIELD, the President of the Ger manic Diet, is named as his successor. In Hungary, COUNT SZECIIENZI has taken the place of Count L. BATLITANY as the President of the Council of Ministers. The Liberal party in Vienna are extremely angry at the attention paid to Prince METTERNICU in this metropolis by the Austrian Ambassador, whose im mediate recal is insisted on. The Five per Cents. closed on the 3d at 66 67 Bank Shares, 1,000 1,020; .Islordbahn, 74i to 74i Exchange on London, 11 30. PRUSSIA. The magistrates of Berlin published a notice on the 6th, announcing the imposition of an income-tax of 1 per cent. to meet the unlooked-for demands made upon the savings banks. Single persons with an income of 300 rix dollars, families of two with an income of 400 rix dollars, and families of a greater number than two with an income of 500 rix dollars, are liable to the income-tax. Tranquillity has been restored at Treves. A letter from Berlin, of May 4, in the cologne Gazelle, says :—" All the ambassadors of Russia at the German Courts are preparing to take their de parture. The Russian Minister Plenipotentiary DE STRUVE, at Hamburgh. is about to give in his resig nation, after 60 years of diplomatic services. Gen. PFUEL, on his way to St. Petersburgh, is to stop at Posen, :to resume the system of pacification, inter rupted by the departure of General WiLmsEN. This resolution was adopted before the arrival of the last news." FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE. The PreussisoAe Stoats Anzeiger publishes the fol lowing resolution of the German Diet : " FRANKFORT, MAY 3.--According to the advice of the men of confidence' and the committee of 50, to propose to the Federal Governments that they, for the better administration of the Federal Executive in the present troubled period, shall immediately designate three delegates, who are to join the Diet, the Diet de. trees these delegates shall be chosen as follows :—One shall be appointed by Austria, one by Prussia, and one by the other Federal States, to whom Bavaria shall propose three men from different Federal States. " These three delegates shall be commi3ioned to carry on all negotiations and devise all measures required for the security and welfare of the country, at home and abroad ; to superintend the national defences and popular armament; to mediate and unite the views and wishes of the various Governments among themselves and with the Constituent Assembly respecting the new German constitution. " The delegates will, in urgent cases, act according to their own discretion, but in all other cases they will be influenced by the advice of the Diet. They are respon sible to the nation and the Governments." WURTEMBURG AND BADEN. The Suabian Mercury states that the Wurtemberg troops who were employed in the Republican riots are now stationed in the Valley of the Rhine and in the Wiesenthal ; their head-quarters are at Lorrach. The captive Republicans are being brought to Bruchsal. The three days' Republic of Constanz has been garrisoned by Bavarian troops; their arch agitator, M. FICKLER, whom the deputy MATRY had arrested on a charge of high treason, has most unac countably been set free. lie arrived at Constanz on the 2d of May. HUNGARY. Pesth and several Hungarian districts are reported to have united themselves with Servia, and pro claimed HARA GEORG EWITSCII their King; but JELLAC HICK has proclaimed a counter revolution, and threatens to march ten thousand armed Croats upon the insurgents, and restore the sovereignty of the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The Pesth Gazette contains five ordonnances signed by the President of tho Council of Ministers. In the first the President expresses his astonishment that the Aulic Council should continue to give orders to the military Comitats of Hungary, and adopts mea sures to prevent a repetition of such an abuse. The President insists particularly on the return of the Hungarian troops from Italy, Gallicia, and Moravia. The troops at present in Hungary , being inferior in number to 18,000 men, are in sufficient to maintain order, the National Guard not being yet armed. For this reason Prince PAUL ESTERHAZT, the Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, demands that the Hungarian troops shall not be employed out of their own country, unless by permission of the Hungarian Minister. SWITZERLAND. The Bile Gazette of the 6th inst. announces that the Helvetic Diet is to be convoked on the 11th of May in place of the sth. The Vorort justifies this measure by declaring that, according to positive information, the eastern frontier of Switzerland is menaced by the concentration of great masses of Austrian troops. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Letters from Altona of the sth, in the Borsenkalle and the Cologne Gazette, states that the Prussian outposts are stationed at Horsen and that their head quarters are at Veile. These letters express great apprehensions from the consequences of the Danish blockade. It is feared that the prosperity of the German sea towns will receive a violent blow. An enthusiasm prevails at Copenhagen which calls for " war to the knife !" It is not supposed that the Danes will yield unless the German troops succeed in crossing over to Fiihnen, where they might threaten Zealand. It is true that the Little Belt is very narrow, but it is, nevertheless, almost impos sible for an army to cross it without a fleet. PROVINCES OF THE DANUBE. Prince BIBESCO is said to have expressed himself decidedly against any incursion of the Russians into Wallachia. At Jassy, in Moldavia, a sanguinary insurrection of the Boyards against the Prince took place on the 16th of April, but in a brief space of time the latter, aided by the regular troops, gained the mastery. POLAND AND POSEN. A letter from Posen of the 3d inst., in the Cologne Gazette, states that on that day various combats took place in different directions, but no detailed informa tion as to their results has been received. It was, nevertheless, known that the Poles had, at Wreschen, attacked and beaten General HIRSCHFELD. He was pursued by the Poles till be came to Sokolowo. The loss of human life on both sides is stated to have been very great, as the Prussians made much use of their artillery. Another combat is said to have taken place on the IVarth. 200 Prussian troops at Obornik were, on the 2d, surprised by a superior number of insurgents, and disarmed. The whole of the Grand Duchy is in a state of insurrection. The commander of Posen, General STEINACKER, has sus pended the functions of the civic guard of that town. General CoLosn and the Chief President BEURMANN have published a declaration of martial law. Per sons found in arms against the authorities or their delegates, or such as are seized in the act of distri buting arms, or exciting others to insurrection or revolt, shall be tried by court-martial, and executed immediately after the sentence of the court has been pronounced. The Posener Zeitung states that SOO German vo lunteers were enrolled on the sth, and that a free corps has arrived from Neumark to fight against the Poles. Prince ADAM CZARTORTSLI has addressed a long ' letter, dated Berlin, the 26th ult., respecting Poland, to M. DE LAMARTINE. He begins by saying that recent events had given hopes to Poland, that the German people had declared themselves the friends and defenders of Polish nationality, and that the two Polish provinces which Austria and Prussia had appro priated had been able to establish their rights to a separate existence; but he says that, in the greater part of Poland, nothing has beers changed; that religious and civil persecutions, confiscations, rigours of all kinds, have increased; that the prisons are always full, and Siberia more peopled than ever; and he adds that, even in the two provinces be longing to German Governments, Polish rights of nationality have not obtained all the satisfaction promised to them in 1815. " The fate of Poland," he proceeds to say, "notwithstanding appearances which seem to be favourable, still remains more than doubtful, if it be not energetically pro tected. This protection we have the right to expect from France, and from the other Govern ments which feel it to be an urgent necessity to Europe to re-establish Poland as an act of justice, of humanity, of high policy." He then states that, notwithstanding the seventeen years' protests of the French Chambers, the late Government never pro nounced a word showing its desire to deliver a nation whose martyrdom was a scandal and con tinual danger to other nations ; but he says that the Provisional Government cannot follow examples which have been so fatal to those who gave them. As the French people at present desire to respect and sustain everywhere the principle of the independence of nationalities, the moral but decided support of France is due to Poland. He admits that the Provisional Government has made representations on behalf of Poland to Cabinets : but he says,—" At the moment at which the National Assembly of the great nation is about to commence its deliberations, we demand from France to cause its powerful voice to be heard in our favour, not by the Cabinets, but by the nations of Europe, which have become the arbiters of their destinies, and which all feel the necessity of respecting their several rights and territories.' The PRINCE remarks that two of the three Cabinets whose consent is necessary to the re-establishment of Poland, having been already stricken by the terrible warnings of PROVIDENCE, proclaim their desire to make re paration for the crime of the division of Poland, and the third, may, perhaps, also cede to the movement which now forces all human powers to think of justice, so that this great question may, however miraculous that may appear, be peace fully resolved. "But it will not be so resolved," adds the PRINCE, " without the active co-operation of France." After referring to the recent measures of Prussia and Austria, which he says really amount to a new division of Poland, the PRINCE expresses ap prehension that Germany, notwithstanding her re cently expressed sympathy for Poland, may sanction them, if France does not raise her voice. The PRINCE then says : " If circumstances more pressing than all human calcu lations, like those which have just produced so many un• foreseen events, should oblige the Poles to take arms where they are bent down underan abhorred yoke, could France see them again decimated, annihilated by their oppressors, without going to their aid ? We need not, however, dread this extremity. On the one hand, the most rigorous duty commands us to adjourn any premature enterprise, and the favourable and decided attitude of France can more than anything else cause the counsels of prudence to prevail among us. On the other hand, France will not give a denial to the words inscribed on her flag; the fraternity of nations will not be a vain word to her." In conclusion, the PRINCE warns France that Poland is surrounded by enemies, who conspire to rivet fur ever the chains which the unanimous voice of humanity declares to be a violation of the laws of nations ; and this reactionary conspiracy, he says, would threaten France, and all emancipated nations as well as Poland. In signalising these dangers to France, the PRINCE says he has the firns conviction that the National Assembly will know how to guarantee Europe against them. The Universal German Gazette of the sth has the following from Posen, dated the Ist :—" We have just received news, which, without doubt, requires con firmation, that Colonel DE BRANDT, without waiting for the horse artillery, yesterday attacked the insur gents, and routed them. The town of Miloslaw is stated to have been retaken, and MIEROSLAWSKI and Count Silvis:Rums MICLOZYNSKI are said to have been killed." A letter from Posen of the 3d, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the Polish insurgents have evacuated Miloslaw, and taken up another position, under the orders of MIERORSLAWSYL There is nothing in this letter to confirm the rumour of their having been defeated and driven out by the Prussians. General CoLosfn has published a report of the battle of Miloslaw. From this it appears that the Prussians lost three officers, three non-commissioned officers, and 12 men killed; 11 officers and 29 soldiers mortally wounded ; and eight non-com missioned officers and 249 men are noticed as missing. A letter from Berlin, of the sth, says :—" General DE PFUEL left yesterday morning for St. Petersburgh to negotiate with the Russian Cabinet on the Polish question. He will stop Lt Posen to resume the execution of the plan of pacification and re-organiza tion of the Grand Duchy. He is accompanied by Colonel STAYENHAGEN, and it appears that, on the part of the Poles, it is Doctor KRACZEWEKI who is charged with the direction of this affair." ITALY. ROME. The following letter from Rome, dated 29th ult., furnishes additional particulars as to the causes which led to the recent outbreak in that city :-- "A violent manifestation is to take place this morn ing, caused by the following circumstance:—The Pope, although he has allowed a crusade to be preached up in his churches, and troops to be sent into Lombardy, has not officially declared war against Austria; the Austrian Ambassador still remains here, and the Papal Nuncio at Vienna; nor have the diplomatic relations between the two Courts been interrupted. "In consequence of this doubtful position, Radetsky having made prisoners of some Roman volunteers, would not consider them as prisoners of war, but shot them im mediately. One was hung to a tree with a placard attached to his body, with the words—' In this way are treated the crusaders of Pius IX.' " The indignation of the people of Rome was roused by this act, and they proceeded in a mass to the resi dence of the Austrian Ambassador, with the intention of taking sanguinary reprisals. Fortunately Count Lutzoff was regarded as a liberal man. lie had frequently blamed the excesses of his Government, and had been several times in consequence on the point of giving in his resig nation. This consideration saved him, but his position is no longer tenable, and he has been urgently requested to retire. " Delegates from the Roman Clubs had formally ap- plied to the Pope to put himself at the head of the Italian league, and declare war against Austria. " Notwithstanding the violent manifestations which may be made, I do not consider the Pope will formally declare war against Austria; his resolution on this point appears unshaken. His plan will probably be to brand with reprobation in the most solemn and severe manner t h e infamous and atrocious conduct of Radetsky, and protest before God and the Christian world against all the horrors committed by Austria, in defiance of all laws, human and divine. La. , " It is expected that a document to this effect Will ap pear this evening in the Gazelle. The following official notice was posted up at Rome on the Ist :—" The Ministry offered their re signation to his Holiness on the evening of the 29th . His Holiness has accepted this resignation, and h as given orders for the formation of a new Ministry. But the negotiations on the subject not having as y et succeeded, his Holiness has signified to the former Ministers that they shall remain in office, authorising them to continue freely in the exercise of their sari' butions. The Substitute to the Ministry of the In: terior, who had also resigned, remains in office with the Ministry. The Ministry with their President unanimous as they have always been on all questions, are taking such measures, guided by their feelinf e of Italian p a t r i o ti sm , as th ey cons id er consc ientious to be useful and necessary in the present circuta stances to the weal of the state and the Italian cause- A letter from Civita Vecchia of the 2d inst., quoted by the G enoa G aze tt e , s t a t es th a t the Min is ' ters of Tuscany and S ar di n i a h ave pro t es ted again: the encyclic lett e r o f th e P OPE . G en . Duke , RIGNANO informed th e P OPE th at h e cou ld not re'l on the civic guard, w h o occupy t h e cast l e , the powd er magaaine, and the p u bli c o ffi ces. N one a re as Y e t allowed to leave Rome. Several Cardinals, ain ne g whom the new Cardinal DELLA GENGA, have tried tO escape, but were s en t h ome aga i n un d er es cort, 811 d gardis a rue. On the morning of the Ist, 3dAmi °ll Dom, and CoasiN l waited upon the Porß, and °li treated him to gi ve wa y. All seeme d use less, se a d. the POPE obstinate. Noon was approaching , tin the people waited an answer. At last Pius gave waYf to the entreaties of Mextram, whe presented hi olse , to the people at on e o ' c l oc k, announc i ng t h a t the 31e nistry was confirmed, except Cardinal Aprrossalf whose stead he (MAMIANI) was substituted. The next day all the correspondence of the cardinals 06 sequestrated, and read to the public at the Capitol hi the senator. MAMIANI, while he harangued people, declared the f o ll ow i ng po i nts :-1. N o Pri est to be called to public offices ; 2. Formal declarati els of war; 3. Pius IX. at the head of his Government; 4. Daily official bulletin of the great army; 5' Ins vitation to the youth of the Roman States to Mi n ; Several arrests ha ve t a k en p l ace of directors an commanders of ports, particularly at Ancona, wh ere a conspiracy had be en di scovere d , tend i ng to the town and give it up to pillage. Four corner 3 °` the town had been mined, and the mines were t ° have sprung at the moment the Neapolitan troof' were to have made their entry. The latest news from Civita Vecchia announce tha t the cardinals, who find they cannot leave Rome, sr!, assembled at Monte Cavallo. AlAsuarvi was named after all, though the people were loudly in w r t favonr ; they we re i n d uce d , h owever, to rest sa ti s 6' with the concessions they had obtained, to iiVoi4 4ll. necessity of naming a Provisional Government. LOMBARDY. The Ventidue Marro of Milan announces that ree l chiera is closely blockaded on all sides, and that the cannonade against that place is unceasing. A Jett! : from Ferrara of the 27th ult. states that Zucca! 1° defending himself stoutly at Palmanova, and h. several times repulsed the Austrians. LA. Aisumosl was fortifying the line of the Piave. A letter fro' Sant Andrea della Fossa (Treviso) of the 29th state° that the Austrians had passed the Tagliainento, 4,500 in number, with 478 horses and 7 pieces of artillery; 5,000 were before Palmanova, 2,000 at Udine, 1,000 at Assopo, and 4,000 between Udine and Assopo. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) At the opening of the Assembly this morning, Mr. KIDD said, in o r d er t h at the views of tb: i Assembly might be clearly se t ou t t o the people, he II • to propose the issuin g o f a general address, which had drawn up. It was directed to men of all 'classes Great Britain and Ireland. The address, which embodied the views of the Assam bly, was then read, and, after considerable discussiol i f was unanimously agreed to. RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN. Mr. Dr.xox (the Chairman) said he had reeeive4t copy ot a resolution which was agreed to a t a publ l ,‘; meeting, held at Norwich, requesting him to resign 11 1 seat in the Assembly as a delegate f ur t h at city, and 13, wished to know whether it was the wish of the Moe . bly that he should resign or not. Mr. Straw said if the Chairman resigned, h e for of ie , would feel it necessary to vacate his seat as a delega te ic i for if once they lo s t t h e i r head, he thought there vil o be an end to th e i r proceedings. He therefctre wished t h know, before he gave hi s consent to Mr. Dixon's wi- ; drawal, wheth er t h e resolution requesting ltini rei's was passed at a full public meeting? Mr. DIXON said it was not so large a nieeting ag a tt one at which he was elected. Ile was prepared to r tej all risks, and would continue chairman if the deleethe wished it, but h e wou ld suggest the propriety of business committee communicating with his no" tuents. It was then ag ree d th at M r. D i xon should reulsin chairman until his constituents were o ocumuniel te with. Dr. M'DOUALL proposed a resolution, that the 1/6 r ; sembly, as a body, wou ld not entertain. any cloestio-er affecting the ch arac t er o f M r. O ' Connor, or any °— ,h gentleman. He repudiated all personalities. ( 1 The resoluti o n was secon d ed by Mr. WEBT , s n carried without dissent. of The Assembly w as occup i e d d ur i ng the rema i n d e r the sitting in discussing the plan of organisation.o was agreed that th e f un d s o f t h e Associatitin be der/sliar, in the Land and Labour Bank of Mr. O'Connor. Do Adams, the dele g at e f or Gl asgow, was the. onl bell one " b p opposed the mo ti on . Th e manner in which be he co , his hand, and th e significant smile on Wei countentl n caused a good deal of amusement. SLAVERY IN THE PORTUGU E SE P OSSESSIONS. The following important decree has been issued:' MARINE DEPARTMENT. ava " The slave-trad e b e i ng already prohibited by lonia treaties in all the P ortuguese possessions"; :and it v— tl also in accordance with the true spirit of justice tos equity, on which all good policy rests, that an. end.shslo be put to negro slavery still tolerated and permit ° . et those possessions ; the public weal requiring, 131,-hoso that so important an alteration in the social state 01 "ra countries should be made with such prudence a nd f° thought, that fortunes may not be suddenly destroyed', to the grant of liberty serve as an occasion for the Ol ive ,' to abuse that benefit, which, thongh entirely conformal/t e a the principles of humanity, cannot but entail a fen d sacrifice on the state as well as on the slave-owners, . 0 % pleased to appoint a committee composed of the foils° members ;-_The c , The Councill ors an d Honorary Minister s l o State Joao d e S ousa Pi nto do Magalhaes andliderefida Leopoldo Bayard; the Councillor Antonio Rarnalk ° a e Sa, Judge of the Tribunal of Goa; the Councillor J ° op t de Costa Carvalho, Captain in the Navy; the Wr ai t hs of Lisbon Faustino de Gams ; the Lieutenant in r 1, 10 Navy Jose Joaquim de Andrade Pinto; the B aC'e t Of Carlos Zeferinho Pinto Coelho de Castro ; the fir s- ft , whom shall act as president, and the last as fecretit"of which committe e , ta ki ng as a basis the princiPlelnd equity and justice, and keeping in view the laws :4 practices established in the Portuguese possessions, o n also the lessons o f exper i ence offered by those r e ga. where slavery has been abolished, and other considerpo tions which ought to be attended to, shall propose W e the most effic acious an d proper practical means of oa re la ing into effect th e emanc i pat i on of the slaves existin g o the Portu guese u l tramar i ne territories, and shall pre ps the necessary pr o j ec t s o f l aw and regulations for c arry ing out that object. " RAINHA. ntg , " BARAO DE VILLA NOVA DE OIL— " The Minister of Marine, &c. " Palace of Necessidades, April 14, 1848." „ int , Se Tnu LADIES' HIBERNIAN FEMALE SCII 4 10 czETr.—Yesterday, a fano.) , fair and bazaar for the " oo r of ladies' useful and ornamental articles, drawings, P t y clothing, &c., in aid of the funds of the above secr e t was held, under the patronage of her Majesty the 4213 ,10, Dowager, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. Je r° ,, - he The stal ls were presided over by the ladies of managing committee. The rooms were crowded throe% out the day. THR LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFORM Aw— C ., 1 0 TION. —At the meet i ng of the council on Friday, it - el resolved to c onvene a general meeting of the memberilto, the association, to be held at the Clarendon Rooms' pt morrow (Wednesday), at two o'clock, when the re c o i, proceedin gs w ill b e reported, and some measure C°o of dered fur t est i ng t h e disposition of the present liell!bjid Commons to enfor ce i mmediate economy in the P ” expenditure.—Liverpool Mercury. CALLS TO THE BAR, MAY 9.—A further ca l l b y, the Bar of Students has been made by the Honet r o s i v o Society of Lincoln's Inn, and they were this e" v q., sworn in before the benchers: Henry Sargent , ,der the Hun. F. Byron. Henry Forester, Esq., Al: l p a bilif A. Westton, Esq., William S. Ferrero, Esq., and Jennings, Esq. MONEY- MARY ET.—The premium on gold at _ f 5/. is 22 } p er m ilk , wh i ch, at the English Mint price en 17s. 10d. p er ounce f or standard gold, gives, , a o doo change of 25.71 ; an d t h e exchange at Paris on ii:cept. at short bein g 25.47 i, i t f o ll ows that gold is 0.92 Per pp- dearer in Paris than in London. By advice. from s he burgh the price of gold is 4351 per mark, w hich, for English Mint pri ce o f 3/ . 17s. 10 i d. per olle_u d . the standard gold, giv es an exc h ange of 13.10 1 ; en 15.1 b exchange at Hamburgh on London at short beieg bur sb it follows that gold is 0.58 per cent. dearer in He i _ ba rgh than in London. The last quotation at St. Pe ( er'. o per of the exchange on London was 341 to 35} P e ,: 0 0 silver rouble ; and the par in gold between ts, countries bf ing 38 45-100 pence per rouble, th e re o f gross profit of about 94 per cent. on the trans:Din 0 0 gold from St. Petersburgh to London. Allowal; s hoe be made for the above quotat i on b e i ng for bill months' data, and the charges of transport. SA- •'"'.'" . ,••••• • THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY_ EVENING, MAY 10, 1848.