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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 1-qii. By Dr. MILLINGEN. Author of " Curiosities of Aledicil Experience," ,e -::, ary ‘..-01 , tif - -- -,:. Mtr!,^-- ,:,:_~~ `d 3 d S on etil 2 . 2 d w ill he pubas t , ro,s. emy vo., with l'urtraitt4 and nunaerous other Illustrations, HISTORY of the JESUITS, A FROII THE FOUNDATION OF E PAUL 111., THEIR SOCIETY, BY POP 1,0 ITS SUPPRESSION BY POPE CLEMENT ; THEIR REVIVAL AND PRESENT STATE. By ANDREW STEINMETZ. Anther of " The Novitiate," " The Jesuit in the Family." Richard Bentley, New Burlington•street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. 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 I Ith of May, on which occasion Madlle. JENNY LIND will appear as Maria in Donizetti's Opera, entitled LA LIGLIA DEL REGGI3IENTO. The Scenery by Mr; C. Marshall. The dresses by Miss Bradley and Mr. Whales, under the superintendence of Mdme. Copere. After which a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which 3lcilles Rosati and Taglioni will appear. To conclude with the grand Ballet entitled ALMA. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Free List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Doors open at half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. THIS EVENING The Festival of Flowers—The Gitanos—The Pyramid of Decan tars—The /four Quarters of the Globe, &c., by 3ldlis. Caroline Ma thilde, Palmyre Anato. Coralie Ducos, Amaglia, &c. ; MM. Fran con', Loisset, Newsome, Andre, 3olontero, Aariol, Leclair, Le Petite Loisset, &c. Doors open at half-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. CHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Un_ser the Management WI Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed WIVES AS THEY WERE, AND MAIDS AS TE LY ARE. Alter which, JENNY LIND AT LAST. To conclude with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, Ibunded on Nonice Walpole's mysterious production. and called THE CASTLE OF OMAN CO. 3/ mitred, Mr. Keeley; the Marquis Vincenza, Mr. J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Oduntu, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip polite, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, 3liss Reynolds ; Matilda, Mrs. Caulfield. Sta,•e Manager, Mr. Fatten; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web ter. J. T. Archer, Itox-book keeper. Boxes, be ; Pit. 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. , Upper Gallery, Is. Door! oi,n'at Performance to commence at Seven. 1 litATKE ROYAL, ADELI 111. Under *de direction o: Madame 'eleste. • For the Benefit of Madame Celeste. ills E E..N 12)1G Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HO.dE. Principal eharactors by Messrs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wight, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame 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- SOaci, Alr. Webster; .klargal et, Miss Woolgar; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To conclude with the Second Act of the Drama, THE GREEN 11sliEs ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr* o* i s i n T. th ; - 1 Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong , Mr. Paul Bedfo ; St. Gr'Anubeuge,rt, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Mad ev Ne ame il„ Miss Wool , Madame Celeste; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; 14... Y. gar Boxes, 43.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. Deu,rs open at Hall-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. B.OYAL LYCEUM. TIIEATEE. Under the Management of .Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed VIE SCARECROW. Principal characters by Messrs. Bnckstone, Selby. Granby, and Charles ; Mrs. C. Jones, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Fitzwillhun. kfter which, an entirely new and original Classical Extr avaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marriage of Bachus. Principal chara c ters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. S m ith, F . Cooke ; Miss Ft 1 Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Madame Vestris To aoudads with a new Piece, entitled DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Dress i,uate., Js.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; G a ll ery , Is. o h a lf-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. Third Appearance since 1845 of M. Achard, and First Appearances in this Country of &Me. Desiree and M. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris). THIS EVENING, The EntertainmeEts will commence at half-past Seven o'clock when Will be performed the amusing Vaudeville of LA CHERCHEUSE yESPRIT. Principal characters by MM. Henri Allx, Josset, Ton- Tillon, Madame St. Ante, Mdlle. Marot, and Mdlle. Celestine. To be followed by LA DEMOISELLE A 3IARIER. Alphonse de Laceval, M. Julien Deschamps; Camille, Mdlle. Desiree. After which, the favourite Comedie-vaudeville L'AUMONIER DU REGIMENT. Pascal, M. Achard ; Robert, M. Henry Alia ; Chris tian, M. Josset ; Un Forgeron, M. Eugene; Un Soldat, M. Grenet ; Marie. Mdlle. Marot. To conclude with CHRISTOPHE LE CORDIER. Christophe Conifer, M. Athard ; Le Vicom,e Charles D'Annezay, M. Jourdain ; Chignard de Clapieres, M. Tourillon ; Paturin, M. Laden ; Madame Rigaud, Madame St. Ange ; Madellene, Mdlle. Desiree. isoxes, 63.; Pit, 3s. fd.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s Boxes and Stalls may be obtain"d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ST. JA3IES'S THEATRE ROBERT HOUDIN . (ot the Palais Royal, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, having been received with the most enthusiastic admiration, he will con tinue his extraordinary SOTREES FANTA:;TIQUES at the St. James's Theatre, TO-MORROW, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, comprising Automates, Prestidigitation, Magic, and original experiments, invented by Robert Houdin. Also, Second Ytia Escarn,tage de Roberts Houdin, ills, and Suspension Ethereene. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at half-past Eight, and terminate betore Eleven. Foxes and stalls, may be had at Mr. MlTell ELL'S Royal lA brazy, 33, Old ltond•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, Portiand. place. TT , EVE NING, Will be performed A DAY AT DIVER. After which, Le brun's comic Opera, entitled THE NIGHT INGALE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMERALDA; or, the Hunchback of Notra Dame. Esmeralda, Mdlle Aurl.l. Dres , Circle, as.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 45.; Gallery, IL sURREY THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE TdRe.E RED MEN. Principal charac ters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks. Dale, Honner, Herbert, Jones, Butler, Lewis ; Mrs. Homier, Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Hicks, MILS Terry, and Miss Richardson. _ _ _ Alter which, THE IRISH TUTOR. Dr. O'Toole, Mr. T. Barry. To conclude with THE BRIDE OF THE BLEEDING HEART, Manager anst 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 Black Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with Other animals, and has hitherto been THIS EVE I N conzidered untameable. 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 Jew," and will be produced tin der the title of MOROK, THE BE a.ST TAMER. Armand Dugard, lit. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle will be succeeded by 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-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication' can be attended to unless authenti cated by tile name and address c. the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER,—Suzz OFFICE, MAY 10. TIMIMOMETER, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 67; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 30.34. W IND E.N.E. ; fine clear sunshiny weather. HIGFI WATER AT LONDON Ram ia , , ------ ----r.....--.... us DAY . m orn i n g .. 5 min. after 7 1 E ven i ng 3% min. after . 7 —..................................____ • .oe, .4, 145, - t,-,.. i f.. 1, -..-- t . `. " -C. 4 - , -6216' ''-: \ ' , , , - At-- - • - , .....,.. ,• , ,:-._ ..... 4: ---- nrmre:A.- ... .....-,4 Pr F:' r • ' 14W:ft .., ...... ~,,. - ROit ~.. ,r, , , - o , tt ' totting - - Ant LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1848. ... An inso!ent attempt — at dictation was made on Monday afternoon in the National Assembly by the ultra-Republicans, The Citizen DoRNES was the Gitno FAWKES of the enterprize. He devoted his reputation to the possible supremacy of the clubbists, staked his hor...ty upon a motion of surprise, and sacrificed his name to the insatiable and unscrupulous egutisms of M. LEDRIT Row's. The scheme was in genious in its conception, but, it was also harmless by its very very audacity. Immediately after the Asse mbl y had t o th e fi nanc i a l s t atemen t of GARNIER -r s,and the diplomatic r e p ort o f L AM ARTINE, the re presentatives were startled by a proposition, the mbyernendinanegaerir: u us in it s c h arac t er i nasmuc h a s it was ripremeditated. It was submitted to the Chamb er that, coupled w ith a vo t e express i ve o f gratitude t o th e a e_d Assembly, organizing Provisi ona l G overnment, a d ecree a sho dop tem orary uld be by the As Committee t p of Ad m i n i strat i on a committee c ons i sting of names had already been five eetermined upon by individuals whose the ultra-section of the democrats. It has subse quently transpired that the persons selected for the Government were LA formation of this intermediateppA 1 LEDItt ROLLIN, MARTINE, ARAGO, G ARN/E , and MARIE ; when, however, :n7attempt was made catalogue;loy to a n the National explosi on of exclamations by M. DORMES to read the A sse mbly, his voice was drown e d disapprobatory cries, accompanied rage and indignation. Even the eq ua bl e tempera ment of DUPONT (de l'Eure) was ruffled 'OY a proje c t so insidiously devised. Every one felt th a t unless th e plot were quashed by acclamation, the integrity 1 of the first Ministry of the Republic e might b e x seriously jeopardised. Every one experienced this conviction—from the youthful who represents the democratic intellige nce °l.klinall Marseilles to the gifted Moderate wh o occupies ofle is th e of chair of Presidency. The whole concourse latorg stormed—BAßnEs gesticulated, SAC protested,g" 'XAVIER DURRIEU became vociferous in the an tn mate y touncement of his pertinacity, and It . 1 the sittings were suspended by the President Buell= veiling his head in sorrow. On the resumption of the debate, M Der .es. 4 1 ^e 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 ofAdministra tion. The proposal thus amended received the acceptance of the Assembly, with the exception of such querru lous dissentients as BARBES, DERRIEti, FELIX PYLT, 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 BLANQUI, or the band of Montagnards, who bowed to the man date of SOBRIER, 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 assumed by France in relation to the rest of Christen dom, from the oratoric lips of the Provisional Minister LAMARTINE. Those would, indeed, be of a most sang uine temperament who could anticipate from the pic t formerur e of h reportte pecuniary any e on other e than a r r t a h s e s gloomiest o f the French Republic. After the profligate alavis p h oss d ib y l n e as t ty hat an t d he a exo c h o e rr o up er t expenditure cabine ti t o wa s f scarcely of a great n a ti on lik e France should be otherwiseci than in a frightful and precarious state of involve ment. Especially must this be the case when that dynastic extravagance and official corruption has been of many years' duration, and when it has re sulted in the overthrow of mercantile stability and commercial confidence. A very different theme re posed in the portfolio of LAMARTINE, treated with all the grace of his 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 always 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 that 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 paterna. 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 CASTIGLIONE, 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 bombard 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 a dispatch, d h t fi d uo,fooo. inhabitants ; although it is entirely open and mynA Austriansi se n tT: g ite:i 4 a f o the eh two e fool: hours of it is commanded ; although, as appears by the first measures were prepared accordin g for ly less Count—anneveenrietuhlee: out necessity, sub-j ect E ci without warning and with- Cracow, according to the official st : a hk t e e eel g3lphardd Pari s on th e 24th February, if th e j bo l m f ba L r o d u n i )e s nt r . imappu had}:iborn n ii Government amongst t rnment had o rdered a few congreve rockets toebneoi thrown eabnahon: the Chartists assembled on Kennington Europe would have resounded with c1%°.,.n.„, f abhor -common, ytrn or they might against such deeds of barbarit m ight have been justified m ore readily than the tY bom bardment of Cracow ; for they would at least have been measures adopted by lawfully-constituted Go vernments, whilst a flagrant act of usurpation is the only title which the Austrians can show for the authority they exercise in a town which th e y h ave solemnly ackn owled g ed as free and independent. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY_ EVENING, MAY 10, 1848. SPAIN . Madrid public hes an official report The Madrid Gazette p . Gene& of the and Cai tau' - papers of the 4 th bay -e been received. from the Governor against the pirates of suc cess of the Spanish expedisith its seven villages and the forts, mou nted with Philippine Islands, announc'tni s' Balmguingui. The id, tioi l the complete sue slan 124 pieces o f cannon, More fell i n t o th e power o f th e Queen's troops. than 450 o f th e p i rates we re put to death. The QUEEN h a d rewar d e d G enet ' a l C LA YE RIA, Captain - General o f t h e Philippine L lands, with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Militt u 7 Order of St. Fer dinand. The G aceta publishes a 'ha nclo, by which Madrid is reli eve d from the state c f sit ?ge in which it has been placed since the 26th ()f Ma rch. Senor Escosuas. has esca ,ped !from Cadiz, on board a French ship. MADRID 80184, m - AY 4.- —The funds were rather improving; which may be o w tug to the approach of the dividend. The Three per C eats. were re at 22 buyers, i sellers.. Fi ve per C was. 144 buye p orte rs, I sellers. Passive Debt 54 buyers, i sell era. Coupons, 9 sellers Bank Sha res , 90 buyers, 96 :sellers. Exchange et . London 40, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. After the vote of thank 3 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. N o twithstanding the deep gratitude I feel for the num ber of voices calling me to this assembly, I have never abandoned the idea fully determined on betorehand, 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 been 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 TYRTGtJS, exciting his fellow-citizens to strike for freedom by his soul-in spiring lyrics, and now overwhelming with the most pungent ridicule the Marquises of CASABAS 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 be 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 Al ARRAST 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 Mirnorial of Pau, of the 4th— " The receptions of Abd-el-Kader commenced yester day. M. Bigue, mayor of Pau, with his deputies, went to pay him a visit. Abd-el-Kader, 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 hare 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 had 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 him to apply to the Government for my being shortly set at liberty.' Colonel Daumas having informed Abd el-Kader 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 Debats has the following observa tion on the attack made by BARBES in the Na tional Assembly on the authorities of Rouen : " M. Barbis 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. Barbs 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 spike 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. Bari is protested against what he called the slaughter at Rouen! Let us not complain of that. Light must, in fact, 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. Sinart 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 ought to be the priFicipal guardian, were at tacked, why did he not find a single word to protest against such language? He who boasted the other day of having alone caused the rappel to no beaten in Paris to collect the National Guard, does he consider the Hotel de Ville of Paris more sacred than that of Rouen ? The 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 for 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 G overnmen t h a d t o f u lfil a laborious and terrible mission, and they acquired the right of hearing it said that they deserved well of their country." The Reform, the organ of LEDRU RoLLIN, is the only journal which ventures to say a word of ap proval of the conduct of BARBES. The Committee of 1 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 yeasterday 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, therefore, be appointed by an executive committee. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. SITTING 03 THURSDAY MAY 9. The President took the chair at half 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. It. PEUPIN, the reporter of the committee, pro ceeded to read the report. It stat e d that there were two principles in presence ; o ne th a t t h e 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 time would be lost injurious favour of the second, it was said, that as long as the con stitution remained undecided the power subsisted in the and documents s of the Assembly, and ought not to be delegated to na w na a n y s d in a te m r a m tt e e d r ia of t fe party; that all such superfetation was uselet,s, and in con jugation with because useless; that much in the committee reading the reports emanating from the ministers; that it after considerin g fonfutrhteeentwotnprofopuors,itions ought to alone in council, or in con sit difficultyl to say whether the committee m e ost maturely the various points decidedministers. in The committee, without and ctive, t , had at last, by a majority of ' oughtthe G Government rn bement nominated,stro ng , that order to have reading H in e te a r r m , rA ter ss c e o ra nt l l y ud i e t d aeti b ia.—"( intermediate amtei Ministry body,t ry declaring by " the National e l. st a g responsible t Ye ballot, and by an htehaer.)resTolhue tbiyonthoef Honourablethe National r ecommittee, m i t t e e , nth and a A h s a s n e l m ut b e ly ma s j h e o r u i l t d y, n n om in i e na m te in d is ir tee revo cable, each with a portfolio, a n d folio, to act a s President. The whole without p ort . to render an account of their acts to the Assembly. " . (Approbation — (Approbation c ries of " Tres Bien." ) , M. Brunet proposed that the discussion should be adjourned until the constitution was fixed, the present Ministers continuing to hold their portfolios. M. Yincerque considered that it would produce the utmost confusion were there appointed a committee and then a ministry of that body. M. Durrieu spoke lin 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 injurious 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 th,, , tnbly eould not it4elf exercise the sovereignty; which it de cidedly must do, if it appointed the Alinistl-rs direct. .No, it must, in preterence, 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 fur 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 coming 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 of principles only be 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 Ministers ! But even supposing 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 Abbi Lacordaire ascended the tribune, and excited great interest, partly from his great reputation as a preacher, and partly fr om hi s w hi te D om i n i can dress. After alluding to the two propositions which had been made, the one for the appointment of a Commis sion de Governement, and the other for the direct appointment, by the Assembly, of the members, he stated that there was evidently, in the present of persons as we ll as o f prin ciples.art, he was i nc li ne d to support case, a For his question own p the proposition ma de yesterday by M. Domes, and that he was eve n ready to go further, for he was ready to sign that gentleman' , 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. He at once admitted that he had been a Monarchist, and that he was only a Republican des lendemain. He did, however, on that account imagine 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. Domes. [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 prof oun dly the necessity of acting for the good of the country and for the happy establishment of the Republic. All, therefore, ought to look with 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 wo u ld b e a mere fallaey 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 to be 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 a point in favour of the appointment of the ministry and an executive committee, that thereby the Assembly would be relieved from the disagreeable task of dis missing them; but the Assembly would still dismiss them 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 erise 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, beard 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 most unhappy one. What a recompense to hon. citizens for having faithfully served their country A recom pense for having carried the principles which they gloried in—those of the republic I 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 he thought the views of M. 0. Barrol 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 declaring that he w as d ec id e dly i n favour of the appointmeut 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 M. 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 thi r d h a d b een h an d e d i n, 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. r mb si l Agreed to. The President then decl are d t h a t h e s h ou ld fi rs t p u t to the vote the question reco mmen d e d by th e committ ee , nistry consistng of nine members, with portfolio, and one am with el i should appoint direct, a mi tihtattot he t A as s s p e president. M. M. Barbes here rushed t o t h e tr ib une am id s t cr i es o f i " the discussion s closed." It was some time before he namely, could obtain a hearing, but at last he said that the ge neral discussion certainly was c l ose d , b ut sure l y 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. A t last, during a moment's lull, he contrived to make h i mself heard. He was, he said, in favour of the appointment of the Ministry o f the Assem bly direct, but without . a pre s id en t ; f or w hi c h h e saw no necessity.—(Continued noise.) After some time, during which great agitation pre vailed, the Assembly proceeded 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 proceed e d to , th e a ppel nom i nal 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 ...... ••• •• For the Ministry to be appointed by the Chamber direct .. .... Majority 411 385 This result was received by loud cries of " Vive la Republique !" BOURSE—PARIS, TUXIDAY, MAY 9. TnnEE O'CLOCK.—The Bourse was very much agi tated to-day, in consequence of the debate going on in the Chamber of Deputies. Towards the close a rumour was circulated that the Commission 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 LONI3O&SiOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 9. and Boulogne and Amiens, _Crs—Luxembourg, Rouen, I—Paris li—Sambre and Meuse, 4%. STATE OF IRELAND. The soiree at Waterford on Sunday, 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 THRATRE.—Madarne Vestris makes her reappearance this evening in Planche's splendid new burlesque of Theseus and 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 Vestris, Miss Fitzwilliam, Miss J. Coleman, Miss Marshall, Mr. 11. 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. N. Beverley. SCHOOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND, ST. GEORGE'S FIELDS.—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 H. Bosan quet, E sq . , f rti soc iety, upwards of 350 persons, exclusive of those who presided. Since the estab lishmen t of the had bee n p l aced on t h e perm anent fund, had been re turned to th e i r f am ili es , a ble to earn from 6s. to 28s. per week. The num b er o f pupils had increased from 15 males, articl es made admittedin ionnethyeeyaerarsollBdoOf 0 , r to nea7rly 1 sma , l 2 e 2 s ol a . and The 7 6 females, and a manu f ac t o ry had been established, where annual r ece i pts of the soc i ety were u p war d s o f 9,000 1 , and the expenditure 8,0001. The children having been elected, a vot e of thanks to 0 i Chairman closed the proseedings, GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Letters from Vienna of the 3d inst mention a fresh ebullition of popular 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 ord er o f J esu it s . 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 denominated 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. MUHLFELD has been elected for the inner town by 99 out of 106 votes. Dr. SCIIILLING, 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 SZECHENZI has taken the place of Count L. BATHYANY as the President of the Council of Ministers. The Liberal party in Vienna are extremely angry at the attention paid to Prince METTERNICH 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 ; Nordbahn, 74f to 744. 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 Gazette, 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 50 years of diplomatic services. Geo. 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 WILLISEN. This resolution was adopted before the arrival of the last news." FRANKFORT-ON -THE-MAINE. The Preussisclie Staats 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, fur 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 dc. crees 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 commisioned 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." WURTEMBUItG 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 MATIIT had arrested on a charge of high treason, has most unac countably been set free. He 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 GEORGEWITSCII their King; but JELLACHICK 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 the 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 Bale Gazette of the Bth inst. announces that th 3 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 Bonenltalie 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 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 BlnEsco 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 Gaza/J., state 6 that on that day various combats ttol: 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 HIR CUFEr n. He was pursued by the Poles till he 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 Warth. 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 COLOMB 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 Posner Zeitung states that 800 German vo lunteers were enrolled on the .sth, and that a free corps has arrived from Neumark to fight against the Poles. Prince ADAM CZA.RTORYSX.I 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 been 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 under an abhorred yoke, could France see them again decimated, annihilated by their oppressors, without going to their aid ? We need not, however, dread this extremity. O❑ 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 for 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 fire 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 SEVERINUS 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 MfEaoasfawssr. There is nothing in this letter to confirm the rumour of their having been defeated and driven out by the Prussians. General CoLo:an 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 at Posen to resume the execution of the plan of pacification and re-organiza tion of the Grand Duchy. He is accompanied by Colonel STAVENIIAGEN, and it appears that, on the part of the Poles, it is Doctor KRACZEWSKI 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 rouse d 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. B e h ad 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 the 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. " It is expected that a document to this effect will ap pcar this evening in the Gazelle. The following official uotice was rested up at Borne on the Ist :—" The Ministry offered their re signation to his Holiness on the evening of the 29th. His Holiness has accepted tide res!, - natron, and has given ord e rs for the formation of a new Itiaistry• But the negotiations on the subject not having as ye t 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 attri 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 feelings of Italian patriotism, as they consider conscientious l Y to be useful and necessary in the present circura:: stances to the weal of the state ar.d the Italian cause. •A letter from Civita Vecchia of the 2cl inst., quoted by the Genoa Gazette, states that the Minis' ters of Tuscany and Sardinia have protested against, the encyclic letter of the POPE. Gen. Duke of RIGNANO informed the POPE that he could not rely on the civic guard, who occupy the castle, the powder magazine, and the public offices. None are as Ye t allowed to leave Rome. Several Cardinals, anle n g whom the new Cardinal DELLA GENOA, have tried to escape, but were sent home again under escort, a nd gardc:4 a vue. On the morning of the Ist, Alaxasix' DORIA, and CORSINI waited upon the POPE, a nd en' treated him to give way. All seemed useless+ and the POPE obstinate. Noon was approaching+ e nd the people waited an answer. At last Pius gave woli to the entreaties of MAMIANI, whe presented him s e f i to the people at one o'clock, announcing that the gr . nistry was confirmed, except Cardinal ANTONELIit whose stead he (MAMIANI) was substituted. The nest day all the correspondence of the cardinals Wl° sequestrated, and read to the public at the Capitol 11 the senator. MAMIANI, while he harangued the people, declared the following points No pest to be called to public offices; 2. Formal declaration of war ; 3. Pius IX. at the head of his Government; 4. Daily official bulletin of the great army; 5• vitation to the youth of the Roman States to ar m ; Several arrests have taken place of directors commanders of ports, particularly at Ancona, wh ere a conspiracy had been discovered, tending to filar ° , the town and give it up to pillage. Four corners (1 ` the town had been mined, and the mines were t° have sprung at the moment the Neapolitan OOP were to have made their entry. The latest news from Civita Vecchia announce thSt the cardinals, who find they cannot leave Rome, stet assembled at Monte C av all o . M AMIAN I was li ts ° t , 4 . named after all, though the people were loudly in favour; they were induced, however, to rest satisfied with the concessions they had obtained, to avoid th e necessity of naming a Provisional Government. LOMBARDY. The Ventidue Alamo of Milan announces that Pe r chiera is closely blockaded on all sides, and that the cannonade against that place is unceasing. A letter from Ferrara of the 27th ult. states that Zuc c i at h : defending himself stoutly at Palmanova, an" several times repulsed the Austrians. LA g Alli'f°a 1. was fortifying the line of the Piave. A letter fo 132 ~.c9 Sant Andrea della Fossa (Treviso) of the otb sta te s that the Austrians had passed the Tagliame nt° ' 44s • in number, with 478 horses and 7 pieces of artillery°, 5,000 were before Palmanova, 2,000 at 'Udine, 1,00 at Assopo, and 4,000 between Udine and Assopo. --- NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) At the opening of the Assembly this morning, , 0 Mr. KYDD said, in order t hat the views of 01 Assembly might be clearly set out to the people, he be e to propose the issuing o f a g eneral address, which IL had drawn up. It was d irected to men of all classes'''. Great Britain and Ireland. The address, which embodied the views of the Asse bly, was then read, and, after considerable discussiolh was unanimously agreed to. RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN, AO Mr. Dfxorf (the Chairma n ) sa id he had receive- He copy of a resolution which was agreed to at a Pt. meeting, held at Norwich, requesting him to resign A be as a delegat e f or t h at city, ac"te• seat in the Assembly wished to know wheth er i t was the wish of the Ms' bly that he should resign or not. fo r to Mr. SHAW said if th e Ch a i rman resigned, he to would feel it necessary to vacate his seat as a delegoto for if once they lost t h e i r h ea d , he thought there I/ to be an end to their pro cee di ngs . He therefore wis b .., e i t h• know, before he g a ve hi s consent to Mr. Dixon's " drawal, whether the resol u ti on request i ng hi m to re was passed at a full public meeting? 5 the Mr. DIXON said it was not so l arge a me eting 6 rail one at which he was elected. lie was prepared r ate. all risks, and would continue ch a i rman if the do e f she wished it, but he would suggest the propriety c oo eti' business committee communicating with his c m It eri 0 510 was then agreed that Mr. Dixon should re ma ted chairman until his constituents were corno llolcll with. Dr. M'DouALL proposed a resolution, that 0 1,60 sembly, as a body, would not e nt er t a i n any 4 ' t o ol o affecting the character of Mr. O'Connor, or any gentleman. He repudiated all personalities. ad The resolution was seconded by Mr. WES T ' carried without dissent. of The Assembly was occupied during the remainder„ the sitting in discussing the pl an o f org anizati c : o itee was agreed that the funds of the As soc i a ti on be deP gr . in the Land and Labour Bank of Mr. O'Connor' Noe Adams, the delegate for Glasgow, was t h e on ly o ," e id Or opposed the motion. The mann er i n w hi c h '„ a aC e ' his hand, and the significant sm il e on hi s c ounts" caused a good deal of amusement. 0 SLAVERY IN THE PORTITG 5 POSSSIOS—. , The following important decree N has been issu e d ? " MARINE DEPARTMENT. f ral, " The slave -t ra d e b e i ng already prohibited by beinAo treaties in all th e P ortuguese possessions, an d it also in accordance with the true spirit of jes t ,boe,'" equity, on w hi c h a ll good policy rests, that an end. led . be put to n egro s l avery still tolerated and perrni-oeferf those possessions; the public weal requiring, hn f 00 5° that so import ant an a l terat i on i n the soc i a l sta te °f fora; countries should be m a d e w i t h suc h pru d en ce a ll d, o°- thought, th a t f or t unes may not b e su dd enly d es trol e fe o to the grant of liberty serve as an occasion for the s lie blei ° l abuse that benefit, which, though entirely con inrn3 :eti °ll 6 the principles of hum an ity, cannot b ut en tail sacrifice on the state as well as on the slave-own e er ,T,o 4l3 2 pleased to appoint a committee composed of the 'T at eto I members:—The Councillors and Honorary Min f lett, State Joao de Sousa Pinto de Ilagalhaes and l'"ibo u", Leopoldo Bayard; the Councillor Antonio lisei s e Joe, tqs, Judge of the Tribunal of Goa; the Coutlet,, ll° ; r eliO, l ; de Costa Csrvalho, Captain in the Navy; the line t l ' t , of Lisbon Faustino de Gama ; the Lieutecte,,S its Navy Jose Joaquim de Andrade Pinto; the vii 6rsC i () ; Carlos Zeferinho Pinto Coelho de Castro; S he , ettb rj o f whom shall act as president, and the last as s e- i r o lso . ,l which committee, taking as a basis the equity and justice, and keeping in view the h' oo , vi practices established i n th e P ortuguese poss essie al oe also the lessons of experi ence o ff ere d by those r oe.; where slavery has been abolished, and other e° D .to tions which ought to be attended to, shall prol ,n 7carri; the most efficacious and proper practical means ; t og ing into effect the emancipation of the slaves et i or ds, / , the Portuguese ultramarine territories, and shall 001 the necessary projects of law and regulations - ing out that object. " RAINHA. " BARAO DE VILLA NOVA DV n 10' " The Minister of Marine, &c. " Palace of Necessidades. April 14, 1848." s te g al 0 0 .0 1$ THE LADIES' H IBERNIAN FEMALE ► be ClETY.—Yesterday, a fancy fair and bazaar for i g of ladies' useful and ornamental articles, drawi n g. l ci e . l , l o clothing, &c., in aid of the funds of the abey, e "Qtr; o , was held, under the patronage of her Majesty Sl, 3 lo ° Di Dowager, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, bf,' . of The stalls were presided over by the 1 0 , 1e ,t," managing committee. The rooms were crowde d out the day. Ao o Gl ib/ 0 1 THE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFOR 3I i 6 otr rTeisooxlv.—edAtot t e h o e nv m e e n e e ti a n g g en of er t a h l e m c e o e u t n in e g il o o f n th F e r i n t eoo l , 3 ;b ro o eco t! e td c the association, to be held at the Clarendon be r morrow (Wednesday), at two o'clock, when „ t r a c oo of proceedings will be reported, and some Ine 3s ,'"ijetillia dered for testing the disposition of the preseoli be Commons to enforce immediate economy i n expenditure.—Liverpool Mercury. e r , 1 1 1$ CALLS fortyor*. TO THE BAR, MAY 9.--A 000 ro e the Bar of Students has been made by the this ele.c34,' Society of Lincoln's Inn, and they were c ot, P o et sworn in before the benchers: Henry S ar ",. the Hon. F. Byron. Henry Forester, Esq" 01 r , A. Westton, Esq., William S. Ferrers, Escl.t part s Jennings, Esq. old lit f MONEY• 111 ARYET.—The premium On g t n oce O . 0 is 22i per mille, which, at the English Mint i v e a 0 n .," 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, . 1 f en li°" ce at. change of 25.71; and the exchange at re i r_ l o.9 9 pe l i o rO # at short being 25.471, it follows that gold 's fro m t he dearer in Paris than in London. By advic e ; hicb, a for burgh the price of gold is 435 k per mark' er 0 0 1 tba English Mint price of 31. 17s. foi on 15 1; standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 • t beincul o exchange at Hainburgh on London at ' F o r in 11 103 1 ,014 i. it follows that gold is 0.58 per cent. dearef.. peters per than in London. The last quotation at n.t 1 pert e _ e ofi° of the exchange on London was 341 to the_ 0 o O f silver rouble ; and the par in gold bet: b l e, t he s r io ' n per r°. __„so3i 3 _ (IA countries being 38 45-100 pence gross profit of about 9;1- per cent. on the F,7 o l ' w oc! t :i t try gold from St. Petersburgh to London. b all Os be made for the above quotation being If r .: months' date, and the charges of WWI'