The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.--John • Darcy was found guilty of having, on the night of the 13th day of November, at Ballybrophy, in the Queen's county, murdered one Michael Smith, by striking him with a stick or stone on the left side of the head. Chief Justice Doherty sentenced him to be executed on the 23d instant. The prisoner received his sentence in a kneeling posture, and did not demean himself in that reckless manner which marked his cenduct on the pre vious evening. lie had to be supported by two turn keys on his removal. Bridget Nolan, for the murder of her infant child, Margaret Nolan, at Carlow Graigue, was sentenced to be hung on Thursday, 20th April. While passing sen tenoe, the prisoner flung herself on her knees, and said, " Give me a reprieve, my Lord." On his Lordship as suming the sable emblem of death, the prisoner fainted, and she had to be sustained in the dock by the matron. COONTY OF Ti RONE.— OMAGH, WEDNESDAY.—This day the case of John and Jane Buchanan, for writing a threatening letter to William Todd, Esq., came on for trial before Mr. Baron Pennefather. The indictment charged the prisoners with being concerned in writing a threatening letter on the 19th of December last, to William Todd, E,q., a resident of Dublin, who some time since purchased a portion of the Blessington estate near Orealh. There was a second count charging the said Jane Buchanan with sending the same. After the examination of witnesses, Mr. Baron Pennefather ruled that there was not sufficient evidence to connect the pri soners with the writing of the letter for which they were indicted. Verdict—" Not guilty." HIER MAJESTY'S THEAT RE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the public are r.spectially announced that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will 'eke plain on THURSDAY NEXT, the 16th of March, when will be per formed (for Ike second time), Verdes new Opera, entitled ATTI LA. Odabella, Mdlle. Soda Cruvelli ; Forest°, Sig. Clardoni ; Ezio, Sig. Onarani; Uldino, Sig. GRIM ; and Attila, Sig. Beletti. After whick will be presented a Divertissement, in which Mdlle C. Rosati, and Melte, Marie Taglioni will appear. To be followed by the Second Act of IL BARBIERE DI SI- To oonolade with the GR A hig ND BALLET',hIy - snocesifal New and Original In Four Tableaux, by M. FIORITA Paul Taglionl, entitled et la Refine des Elfrides, _ _ %be Wale eorapo3ed by Signor Pugni ; the Scenery (entirely new ' by Mr. C. Siarehall, The principal parts by ;Wile. Caroline. Rosati, 10lles. Ausundon, Jtinenne, Lamoureux, Thevenot, Jenny, and Mdlle. Marie Tagßoni ; M.M. Dor, Gouriet, Venafra, Di Mat tia, &c. Doors open at Seven, and the Opera commences at llalf-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Mr the first time in this country) Verdi's new Opera, entitled ATTILA. The principal characters :—Odabeila, Mdlle. sone. Cruvelli ; Fo retie, Sig. Gardonl ; Ezio, Sig. Cuzzani ; Uldino, Sig. Guidi; Leone, Sig. Solari ; and Attila, Sig. Belletti. The Scenery by Mr, C. Marshall. The dresses by Miss Bradley and Mr. Whales, under the superintendence of4ldnie. Copere. To eonalude with the highly - sliccessful Ballet, in Fear Tableaux, entitled FIORIT A, et la Refine des Elfrides, The music by Sig. Pugni ; the scenery by Mr. C. Marshall ; the appointments by Mr. Bradwell ; the costumes by Miss Bradley and 11 r. Whales, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Princi pal parts by Mtil e. Carolina Rosati, Mesdlls. Esther Ausundon, The vesot, Julienne, Lamoreux, J , nity, and Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; MM. Dor, Venefra, Gouriet, and DI Mettle. ♦pplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Dox-office of the Theatre. Doors open at half-past Seven, the Opera to commence at Eight. TREATISE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQ UE TH A I S NTIONA INGL DE PARIS. EVEN, A varlet, ofEQUE6TRIAN and GYMNASTIC PERFORMANCES by the entire Troupe. To conelnde with a GRAND CAVALRY :MANCEUVRE, by the following Ladies :—Mademoiselles Mathilde, Ilrilloti, Virginle, Flo rentine, Emmeline, Ducos, Coralie, Stanley, and Amaglia. Doors open at half-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. Sceond price, ilalf-past Nine. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. fie Maansment of Mr. B. Webster, sole Leuee. MR. AND MIO3. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled THE WIFE'S AECRET. Lord Arden, Mr. Howe ; Sir Walter Amyott, Mr. :Merles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster; Harrington, Mr. Brim dill ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers; Lady Eveline Lmyott, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Maud Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Comedy of !SPEED THE PLOUGII. Sir Abel Handy, Mr. Farren ; Bob llandy, Mr. H. Farren; Sir Philip Illandford, Mr. Rogers; Farmer Ashfleld, Mr. Webster; Henry, Mr. Vandenha.ff ; Gerald, Mr. Tilbury ; Dame Ashfleld, Mrs. Glover; )(lei Dlandford, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham; Lady Handy, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Susan Ashfleld, Mrs. Seymour. To conclude with the Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr. Lionel Lax, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers; Betsy, Mrs. Keeley. gta3e Manager, Mr. Farten; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, 55. ; 35. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery,it. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performe:l VIE FLOWERS OF THE FO2tEST. Yo be followed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONA L DEFENCES ; or, the Cockahot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma same Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woelgar. To conclude with a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Turner* Green, Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; Lanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Culleuford ; Policemen, Mr. sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woelgar. loxes, 43.; it, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Iln.ll-3 open at Halt-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Jlanagement of Madame Vestals. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING ......._ . Will be p6rfornied a new comic Ikama, entitled NOT A BAD JUDGE. , After which, a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN aItANCII. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Hall, Harley, Ker ridge, Madame Vestris, Hiss K. Fitzwilliam, and Mrs. Macnamara. To conclude with a new Piece, entitled DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Dress ltoxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 48. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. tio half-price to any part of the house. ll f , e J.:ew 81l oz- office, No. 2, Weington-street, is open to the P c every day, from Ten till Six. lilalnterior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. 13 radwel i of the Colosseum. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond -street. THIS EVENING Will be presented a aew Comedy, entitled UNill JEUNESSE ORAGEUSE. To conclude with LA PECEIE AUX BEAUX-PERES. Doors open at half-past Seven, Perlormance to commence at Eight. Bores and Stalls may be obtain , d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bend-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchesa►streat, Portland-place. TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakepere's Tragedy of HAMLET. hamlet, Mr. Macrcady ; Ophelia, Mrs. Butler. After which, a new comic Drama, called MY SISTER'S SECRET. Lovechace, Mr. James Vining . Torpid, Mr. Compton ; Margaret, Miss E. Montague; Alice, Miss Vidars. To conclude with the. Farce of HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Courtney, J. Vining, S. Cowell, C. Fisher, Wynn, Palmer, Stacey ; Miss Emma Stanley, Miss Villars, Mrs Fosbroke, Miss Somers, and Miss Taylor. lires.i Circle, is.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, le. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, llrs. F. Davidge, No. I, D.Lvidge-terrace,Keusligton-read, Surrey. THIS EVENING. Will be yerformed THE 3IEItCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. T. Evans ; Portia, Mrs. It. Gordon. After whica a Aeries of Tableaux. Vivans of the late REVOLU• TION IN PARIS. To be followed by FEMALE POACHERS. John Meadows, Mr. W. J. Hammond. To conclude with I►I\(;IL RICHARD YE THIRD. Itroics 2M. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL Fourth Week of the New Gorgeous Spectacle. THIS EVENING, The New Gorgeous Spectacle, THE BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS, with all its splendid appointments, &c. To be followed by, and the evening's entertainments to terminate with • GRAND EQUESTRIAN FETE, in which the Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes will appear each evening in their peculiar and itr.oraparable Feats and brilliant Scenes in the Circle. Box-office open front II till .5. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TILE THIRD EDITIONS , "TII E SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY li' TELLIGENCE, ♦ND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders 7 ectiveel by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. Wb;A'r OrricE, biencu 12 1 Lowest, 36 ; lfighegt, 46 ; Noon, 43 'A RoMETER, 28. M WIND W.N.W.—Rain !Ind sleet, with occasional sunshine. MARCH 13. THERM iMETER, Lowest, 34; Highest, 42; Noon, 40 . PIROMETER, 19,32.—W1ND N.V. ; rain. WATER AT LONDON-11141DGE TRU; DAY. yornin;.. 40 minutes after 6. I Evening .. 13 Irmites „ tar 7 ------------- . 44--.. ...„ :IN 4 ii-v- ›t' 5 0,,,--ui- V t. .- . . • " 4.... 4-4 , , , - - I - F 1 • )il 0 .. " DR° 'Cit - -. 0-1 LONDON. MONDAY. MARCH 13, 1643 Two nights have already been consumed in the discussion which has taken place on Mr. Humn's amendment for limiting the period for which the income-tax shall be renewed to one year, in place of three, as demanded by the CuaNcennou of the EICPIEQUER ; and, as yet, the real question has scarcely been aViluded to. The free-trade policy would appear to have formed the subject of the debate, rather than the ways and means, by which the national txpetitliture is to be provided for, and the interest of the National Debt duly satisfied. Few, indeed, of those who have spoken on either side have ventured to defend the justice of the tax in its present form. Perhaps the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for the University of Cambridge is the only person who Gould be found to laud the principle on which it is levied, or to mut .- <4 U rt.}, N n 0 N. that because there must be some degree of inequality in the pressure of every tax, that no attempt should be made to adjust or modify it, or to equalise the burden as far as practicable. " You can only coun teract the pressure of one tax by the pressure of another," says the Right Hon. Gentleman, and by this convenient and summary argument he disposes of every possible grievance that can be brought before him. To render this argument, however, of any avail it should be shown that those who are called to contribute beyond their fair propor tion have hitherto contrived to escape the hands of the tax collector, or to pay less than they should be made responsible for. We suspect that it would be a work of some difficulty to show that this was really the case. On the contrary, there is scarcely a person embarked in any trade or profession who is not subjected to peculiar burdens, from which the owner of realised property is ex empted. Take, for example, a legal practitioner in either branch—barrister or attorney. In both in stances heavy stamp duties must be paid before the party can be admitted to practise, or even to com mence the course necessary to qualify him for admission on a future opportunity. Thus the former pays a heavy tax when entered as a student, and again upon being called to the bar. The latter, when his articles are executed, and again upon being enrolled as an at torney. If the amounts thus paid were invested in annuities on the lives of the parties by whom they were _ _ paid, they would probably exceed an average of five per cent. on the total incomes realised by the parties. But attorneys and other persons practising under the bar as special pleaders, conveyancers, &c., are still more unfairly treated, inasmuch as they are required to pay a considerable sum annually for the certificate, without which they cannot be permitted to practise the professions for which they have already qualified themselves by paying large sums to the national exchequer. This poll tax of 121. per annum is considerably more than the amount of income-tax levied on these practitioners. How enormous are the duties for licenses levied on the various classes of tradesmen for liberty to pursue a specific trade, or to deal in various articles—the stamp-duties on receipts for money or bills of exchange, which must be taken in the course of business—the tax on the employment of clerks. All these things act as direct taxes on the amount of incomes derived from the various trades or professions, which are wholly unfelt by the idle gentleman living on his property. To come to something like a fair mean result, all the inequalities should not be on the same side, or unduly pressing on the same parties. It has been argued by the supporters of the Ministerial proposition, that the limitation of the vote to one year would necessarily imply that the income-tax should altogether be abandoned at the end of that time, and that a great blow would thereby be inflicted on the public credit, which might lead to the most injurious consequences. There cannot be a greater mistake than this. The supporters of the amendment by no means go to that length. They desire that the expenditure of the country should be closely investigated, and that every practicable reduction should be made therein, so as to bring it within the national income. They conceive that it will not require three years to form accurate opinions as to the amount of these reductions, but that one year will be amply sufficient for the purpose. The inquiry, however, should not be restricted merely to the savings that may be effected—the whole system of taxation should undergo a close and searching revision, so as to have the amount as fairly apportioned as possible—to strike off or diminish those imposts which unduly press upon industry, and are consequently injurious to the best interests of the nation, and to fix upon the best substitutes therefor. Those who say that no amendment is possible, that our present system is perfect, that there is no unfairness or inequality in its pressure, may vote for the longer period ; but we cannot understand how any person who objects to any portion thereof can do so. It would doubtless be far more agreeable to the CHANCELLOII of the Exciptclu Ea. that he should be rendered independent of the House for three years ; but which is more desirable for the community at large, that the Minister should be de pendent on the House, or the House dependent on the Minister? There cannot be much doubt as to the response that would be given to this interroga tory. It is the especial duty of the representatives of the people to guard the public purse—to watch vigi- lantly over the taxation of the country. They must not shrink from that duty, or place the control out of their own hands for too long a period. If they should do so, a day of reckoning may arrive, when they shall be called upon to render an account to their several constituencies for their votes this night. We must again repeat that the question is, whether any attempt shall be made to improve our financial system, or whether the enormities and absurdities under which the nation is now suffering shall be perpetuated. The foundations of Absolutism in Germany are crumbling away, and, as a resident in the Austrian capital has well expressed it, " The lightning has fallen from Paris upon V ienna 1" Rumour declares that im mediately upon the downfal of M. GUIZOT, Prince METTERNICH delivered in his resignation. Scarcely had M. DE LAMARTINE proclaimed the existence of a French Republic to the Parisians, when the Arch duke STEPHEN declared to the imperial councillors of Schoenbrunn, that constitutional reforms must either be granted to the Hungarians, or that the authority exercised over that kingdom must be rendered de pendent upon the casualties of civil warfare. The Viceroy (the Archduke LuDEvIG) is said to be opposed t o every species of concession, while the mother of the heir to the crown of RODOLPH (the Archduchess SormiA) is solicitous to secure the affections of the population by yielding to the liberal movement. While these extraordinary topics are being agitated in the stronghold of despotism, the more westward principalities of the German Confederation are shak ing off the manacles of centuries. The latent liberties of the noble land contiguous to the Rhine are beginning to bloom forth—their vitality, their vigour, and.thelr beauty having been evoked by the germinative heat of the _late Revolution. Nassau has gained a Liberal Constitution, ensuring, among other advantages, a national guard and the perfect freedom of the press. The freedom of the press has at length been granted to his subjects by the patriotic Sovereign of Prussia. Liberty is secured to the inhabitants of Hesse Darmstadt by the nomina tion of a Radical Minister to the conduct of the internal and political affairs ofthat Duchy. A nearly similar guarantee has been afforded to Hesse Cassel. I A proclamation, announcing the preparation of a variety of comprehensive reforms, to be confirmed by the assembled states of Bavaria, has created an inde scribable satisfaction among the citizens of Munich• In Leipzic the abolition of the censorship has renewed the aspirations of Saxony. Throughout the motly states of Fatherland, the spread of these generous ideas is proving as magically contagious as in the Italian peninsula. Even Belgium, whose diadem is worn by the son-in-law of the dethroned tyrant of the Tuileries—even Belgium is asssisting in the dif fusion and enforcement of those great principles of human liberty by the recognition of the adjacent Republic established by the Parisians, as well as by the adoption of several novel and democratic reforms. Unless some continental war interrupts the pacific and facile march of these opinions, Europe must very speedily be revolutionised from the Zuider Zee to the Cape of Spartivento. "Cursed be he who shall light up a civil war in France !" is the exclamation uttered by ODILON BARROT in his recent letter to GARNIEE PAGES. " Cursed be the Government," say we, " which shall evoke a dis cord among the nations 1 " War would be the greatest obstacle to the liberation of the Europeans —the only obstacle, in truth, because without that impediment the power of the popular will must prove irresistible. Whilst these enormous changes are taking place, it is incumbent upon France and England to continue in the van of the glorious movement. France has advanced herself to the front rank of those nations which are in the march of Liberty. She has earned for herself the glory of being the Standard-bearer of Freedom. In 1792 she rose for the first time in vindication of the rights of humanity. In 1830 she gave royalty its last chance of consecrating itself by a more intimate association with the multitude. In 1848 she has risen nsgtai trumpet ;I!l' ) ;irne indignation—she has blown the l republicanism—she has planted a i r i i i n m h p , o r t of the banners of democracy upon her palace.-51:e has declared that kingcrAft :dull' ha no more. Force, therefore, by a triple right, has become the Standard- bearer of Freedom. England, on the contrary, has presented to the world, for three centuries, a spectacle of the progressive development of a popular and representative constitution. In Eng land the great problem of society has been solved almost as by a miracle—the political circle has been squared—there has been a perfect quadruple alliance between the four. predominant powers of civilised life democracy, aristocracy, autocracy, and theocracy ! The Church, the King, the nobles, and the people have severally imparted motion to the :complex and admirable machinery of the Government. While, however, England has presented this wonderful spectacle to the world, she has reserved (except by the involuntary force of her example) all the blessings of the freedom which she has, acquired to herself. She has even fought side by side with the soldiers of northern despotism for the triumph . of dynastic power and the re-estab lishment of the system of absolute govern ment upon the Continent. France, with very dif ferent sentiments of international fraternity, became not me. ely the prophet but the apostle of free insti tutions ; she scattered abroad the seeds of that know ledge which had been planted by the encyclopredists, and which had ultimately grown up into the Tree of Liberty; she rendered herself not only the Standard bearer but the Gladiator of Freedom. The unseen spirit of Republicanism marched under the eagles of her great Emesitoa, and left the pressure of its footprints upon the soil which had been saturated with the blood of his victories. Thirty years of peace have allowed those seeds to germinate, and those footmarks of free dom to become hardened. The seeds have struck their roots deeply into the hearts of the nations ; the footmark. have connected them with each other by a visible association, and have thus afforded an addi tional argument to the fraternizing impulse of the age. Again France has sounded the tocsin of liberty— a Republic has been proclaimed in Paris. England has now an opportunity of expiating her criminal in terference with the Continent. Let the convocation of the National Assembly, and the consolidation of the French Republic, be the signal for the atonement of Great Britain. The Rhenish . Observer and the Official Gazette of Vienna of the 4:h have au article on the French Revolution, in which, after some very violent remarks against the new system, which the writer calls the reign of terror and disorder, he says—" We have no need to say that these principles compromise society and existence. Happily, the mine laid under Germany and Italy has exploded at Paris sooner than the in cendiaries expected, and Europe has a view of the abyss into which it was intended to plunge her. In such circumstances there is but one means of safety, the firm attachment of the people to their governments, and their faithful and honourable fulfilment of their, duties in the hour of danger, in every station and class of society. Relying upon the virtues of the subjects under the sceptre of Austria, this monarchy may calmly wait for events, strong in its reliance upon PROVIDENCE, and in its confidence in its people.° The Cologne Gazette announces that the magis trates and presidents of the bourgeoisie of Hanover recently addressed a petition to the KING to demand the representation cf the people in the Germanic Diet, and the immediate convocation of the States. The petition was transmitted to one of King ERNEST'S Aides-des-Camp. The Hamburgh Correspondent positively announces that the railroad company have received orders to prepare special trains for the conveyance of a Prus sian corps d'arnzie of 2,000 men, which is about to proceed to the banks of the Rhine. The Prussian State Gazette states that the Hun garians are only - one step from revolution. They have addressed the boldest demands to the Court of Vienna. Accounts from Lombardy state, that on Tuesday, the 7th, martial-law was proclaimed at Milan. The Pudesta Calati, in accord with the municipal council, has protested against this measure. Milan wears the aspect of = st=town in a state of siege. At nightfall all the shops are shut, and at nine o'clock the caf6s, hotels, and restaurants are also closed. The law against assemblages of the people is so rigidly in • terpreted, that three persons are not allowed to walk abreast. At every moment troops preceded by their drums beating are traversing the streets. The artillery also is repeatedly passing with lighted matches. The director of the po lice, who had shown during a week !unequivocal signs of mental alienation, has resumed his sad charge. The commissary who committed suicide was named DE MERCANTE. The news from the province con firms the report of the revolutionary movement of the Valteline, and more particularly that of the Valca monica. We are without details; but if we are to believe private letters, the commissary who trans mitted to the central Government of Milan a report of the events which have occurred,concluded his dispatch with the following words :—" I am forced to wear the tricoloured cockade while I am writing to you. This circumstance is of a nature to make it be be lieved that the insurrection was successful." We have letters of the Bth from Turin. The whole of the Cabinet had resigned, and Count BALBO, the author of the " Esperanza du Italia," and Mr. PARaTO, a Genoese, charged by the KING with the formation of a new Ministry. The articles of the Constitution had been published, as well as the ordinance regulating the National Guard. The greatest content prevailed in the whole of the kingdom of Sardinia. The Moniteur Grec of the 29th February announces the arrival of M. Mussuaus, the Turkish Ambassa dor, at Athens. Ile had received and returned the visit of the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, and had been received by the KING. Other accounts state that on his landing every ship of war had been pur-, posely sent from the Piraeus, in order that he might not be received with the customary salute ; but upon his remonstrating against this insult, he received assurances that the first ship of war that arrived in the Piraeus should salute him. Madrid papers of the 6th have arrived. The Progresistas have presented a petition to the QUEEN, praying her MAJESTY not to sanction the law presented to the Chambers for conferring on her Ministers despotic power. The Progresista journals which published this petition were all seized, by order of NARYABZ. The dispatch from the Chargé d'Affaires of Spain at Paris, announcing that he had had the formation of the Provisional Government officially notified to hiin, was communicated to the Cortes by the Ministers. It is said they hare de termined not to recognise the French Republic until after the holding of the National Assembly. Senor ISTUEITZ left Madrid for London on the 6th, to re sume his duty as Minister. MADRID 13OLSA, MARCH 6. The Three per Cents. were done at 24k at 50 days; the Five per Cents. at 14i for paper; the Debt without Interest at si; and the Coupons at 10 for cash. LINCOLN.—The writ for the election of a Member to supply the place of Mr. Seely arrived here on Saturday. By the mail of that morning Mr. 'l'. B. Ilobhouse, formerly M.P. for Rochester, arrived also, and commenced a canvass... No other candidate has yet appeared, but, let who will come, Mr. Hobhouse's success is certain. The nomination is Wednesday, and the polling Thursday. LORD BROUGIIAM.—NVe are happy to learn, from letters received by Lady Broui,ham on Saturday last from Cannes, that the Noble and Learned Lord was recovering from his severe illness. His Lordship had been confined ten days to his bed by a quinsey in the throat, and he had to undergo the operation of lancing three times by a medical practitioner of eminence, who came expressly from Nice fur that purpose. In conic. quence of the severity of his illness, the Noble and Learned Lord does not intend to leave Cannes for Eng land before the 2Sth inst., and will then travel by easy stages to London via Paris. It is rumoured, that in the event of the withdrawal by Mr. Craven Berkeley, of his claims to the support of the Liberal party in Cheltenham, a member of the house of Sherborne is inclined to step forward for the vacant honour. We believe, that previously to the late con test, the feelings of Mr. Ralph Dutton were sounded on this subject, and that he was then deterred from coming forward by a delicacy as to the prior claims of the house of Berkeley.—Cheltenham Examiner. mowt,y3Av . fiv ilt4 a t NI A. It C 11. ia s *lgo. THE FRENCII REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. We have receiv,d the Paris papers of Saturday and yesterday, together with a letter from our cor respondent. These papers announce another failure, that of the house of Messrs. LAFITTE, BLOUNT, and Co., whose connexion with railway affairs was more extensive than that of any other banking house in France. They were bankers for four lines of railway, namely, the Rouen, Havre, the Dieppe,_ and the Boulogne lines. Besides this, they were extensively connected with England, and their failure will probably entail loss on many of our countrymen resident in Paris. The reasons given for the failure of Messrs. LAFITTE, BLOUNT, and Company are, in the first place, the losses they have suffered by the failure of Mews. GoUIN and Company ; secondly, the losses (only just discovered) in consequence of the dishonesty of a cashier, who has embezzled a large sum of money ; and thirdly, the necessity of reimbursing the Paris and Rouen and Rouen and Havre Railway bonds, and the impossibility of doing so in the present state of the Money Market. In their circular to the creditors they say, "there is nothing in the state of our affairs which should create alarm. The realisation of our resources has only been momentarily suspended, and we only re quire a short delay to fulfil all our engagements. The meeting of our creditors will take place shortly ; it will have to examine the measures which we shall have to propose for a prompt and complete settle ment." The creditors of M. Gounst and Co. held a meeting on Friday evening, at which it was resolved that they should make no opposition to the amicable winding up of the affairs of the company. A committee of five of the principal creditors was appointed to watch the proceedings. A considerable number of the share holders expressed a hope that the affairs of the com pany should be resumed ; and it was suggested that a capital of 20 or 25 millions of francs might be raised for that purpose on bonds of 1,000 francs each, bear ing interest at the rate of 5 per cent., reimburseable at the end of three years. The proposition :was favourably received, and it was thought to be practi cable, but the further consideration of it was post poned for ten days. In the meantime lists were opened for subscribers. Should this plan not succeed the altars of the company will be wound up. Our correspondent announces the publication of several important decrees. He says— " The Moniteur of this day publishes a decree abandoning provisionally imprisonment for debt. A final decree will be proposed to the National Assembly. There is not the slightest probability that this humane act of the Provisional Government will not be adopted by the Legislature. Up to that time all arrests for debt are prohibited. " The Government will publish speedily a decree fixing the salaries of the different Ministers. It is understood that each Minister will receive only 25,000 f. a year, instead of 80,000, 83 hitherto, and that all privileges of patronage will be abolished. " Economy is to be the principle of the Republic. All useless expenditure is to cease. Accountants and financiers are already engaged in analyzing the budgets of the different departments. In the Ministry of War it has been ascertained that more than ten millions of francs annually were expended by the Government for camps de plaisance, camps for exer cise and sham fights, in order to please the princes and make them popular if possible with the army, or rather with its chiefs. "Amongst the papers left behind by Louis Pniurrii and his Ministers in their hasty flight are some which afford the most positive proofs that they had prepared everything for a coup d'etat on the 22d ult., and that it was to have been followed, if successful, of which they had no doubt, by a law against all public meetings, and new and severe restrictions on the pub lic press. The execution of the coup d'etat was as bad as the conception of it was wicked. There never was a greater jumble of wickedness and despotism. " Confidence in money matters revives, but very slowly, and we expect new disasters. The rich, in the hope of embarrassing the Government, are closing their houses in Paris, and emigrating to the pro vinces or to foreign countries. " If this should go on, a decree against such unpa• triotic conduct will be passed. "M. DE LAMAR - UNE has just given new and positive assurances to the Belgian Ambassador that the inde pendence of Belgium will be respected by the present Republic. " A new army of 100,000 men is organizing for the frontiers, as a precaution against Austria. " PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. " Some very important decrees were published after my letter of this morning was sent off. They are as follows :—For the emission of the remaining 100 millions of the loan voted by the late Chamber of Deputies; for prohibiting the payment of more than 1001. in specie to each holder of stock in the savings' bank, the rest of the deposit of which reimbursement may be demanded to be paid in Treasury bonds at four months, bearing an interest of 5 per cent. ; for the sale of the lands, woods and forests, of what is called the dort4aine prive, which is again become national property ; for the sale of the crown diamonds ; and another appoints M. lIAERAST Mayor of Paris, in place of M. Gwastex PAGES, who has become Minis ter of Finance. The first two decrees caused great sensation and some alarm, but it subsided, and, to the astonishment of many persons, the funds maintained their ground. The Five per Cents. rose 7 per cent., and the shares fell only 3 per cent., so that upon the average there was a rise. " The decree relative to the savings' banks was im perative, for the old Government owed no less than 335 millions of francs to depositors, and had no fund to meet a demand of reimbursement. It could not be expected that a new Government, in the midst of a revolution, could raise at a moment this large amount, which would probably have been applied for at a crisis when everybody wants money, and bee little confidence in Government stock. " The 100 millions of the loan are put forward at a bad moment, for it is not probable that it will be ef fected without a heavy loss, but money must be found to meet the expenditure, and to place the Bank of France in a safe position. The sale of the national domains must produce a large sum, for even in the worst of times people in France will buy land." The financial expose of M. GARNIER PAGES, a resume of which we gave in The Sun of Saturday, together with the decrees alluded to by our corre spondent, are commented on in all the papers of Sa turday. The Rational says— " In the remarkable report which the Minister of Finance has just published, we direct the attention of our readers to the expose made of the evil and of the remedies to remove it. The statement of the evil is made with an austere frankness. The grave perils of the situation are not concealed from France. The monarchy which, by its blind obstinacy, brought about the insurrection of February, was preparing a financial catastrophe, as it prepared a political revo lution. Time alone failed it. A few years more of the system which has so justly fallen, and bankruptcy was inevitable. Never did a more disastrous adminis tration preside over our finances. For such menacing evils prompt remedies were required. The most im minent danger was the withdrawal of the funds of the savings' banks ; that withdrawal would have been the stopping of the various services, and bringing on forcibly a suspension of payments. The Minister of Finance, by a measure, energetic it is true, but equitable, and which safeguards all interests, keeps the public treasury to the level of its expenses. How ever painful may be the crisis, it is subject of con gratulation that it has fallen into the hapds of the Re public, that is to say, of an honest, enlightened, and bold Administration, w hich , fears neither to probe the sore nor apply the remedy. The Courrier Francais says : " The report on the state of our finances has sensibly strengthened public confidence, and put an end to the panic. We congratulate M. Garnier Pages on his clear and lucid exposition, drawn up without the artifice of groups of figures, as having done a good action. An upright mind, a courage relying upon itself, a spirit confident in its own sin. cerity, have dictated these lines, every word of which is an accusation against the past, a hope for the future." The Debats, speaking of the decrees founded upon the report of M. GAUNISR PAGES, says : " It is to be f e ared that these different measures will not procure to the Treasury all the sums which are expected. The forests of the state and the do mains of the civil list will find purchasers ; for the Government only demands one-fourth of the value paid immediately. The other three-quarters must he paid within a year. In this way it is certain that the state will not receive a very large sum immediately ; but the bills given by the purchasers may, by the terms of the de cree, receive the stamp cf the state, and be negociated with that guarantee. As for the loan it appears less easy to place. Some persons will sub scribe patriotically, we believe. The Provisional Go vernment announces, in fact, that a great number of citizens have offered it the voluntary and gratuitous grant of considerable sums: But at no period have patriotic gifts supplied great resources. In 1831, the national loan—it was the same name as at present — only yielded about 20,000,000. It would have been more efficacious, whilst giving a grateful reception to the private individuals who might have offered to take five per cents. at par, to accord interest propor tioned to the value of money at present. Indisputably money is worth considerably more than five per cent., the proof of it is that the Five per Cents. are greatly below par. There is 'no dishonour in borrowing at more than five per cent. when lenders cannot be found who would content themselves with it. The Republic lof the United States is strong, prosperous, respected. It has been established for three-quarters of a century, and no one doubts of its future. It has seen its Five per Cents. greatly above par, at 120 ; but it is not less true that it borrows at this moment at 6, and even at more than 6 ; for the Six per Cents. of the Federation are at present a little below par. It is, therefore, we believe, a false shame which has re strained the Provisional Government. What is im portant to it—what is important to us all—is that funds shall not fail it. It should, therefore, do what is necessary to obtain them. In the same point of view there are some phrases which we regret to read in the report of M. Gamier Pages. What is the use of saying of England that her debt of 20 milliards re poses on the industrial and commercial subjection of the universe, and that it is a variable and fragile basis The basis of British credit is considered by all the capitalists of the universe as the most solid of all, for the English funds are quoted higher than all other public funds. But especially let us not encou rage ideas hostile to England in this country ; let us, on the contrary, encourage ideas of peace : they are necessary to liberty. M. de Lamartine said that with great a propos in his circular, and the Minister of Finance knows better than any one that it is the military charges especially that disturb the equilli brium of our finances. And besides, with this lan guage we shall not facilitate placing the loan. If the French Republic in its official documents expresses itself with such little friendship towards Great Britain, English capital, which it would be so useful to draw into our loans, will not come to us." The Reforme has thelfollowing as to.the attempts making by the monied supporters of the fallen dynasty to create a panic, in order to injure the credit of the young Republic : " We do not wish to irritate the Revolution against the perverse influence of the fallen dynasties, but we do not wish to be dupes. What signify all the fears manifested by the capital, and how can the value of public securities and the state of credit jus tify this dishonourable panic which is deranging so profoundly the march of civilisation, and which is paralysing industry and commerce ? Is this a new conspiracy like that of 1792 ? Does cash wish to emigrate as title deeds formerly fled ? and are we menaced with a pact of bankruptcy after a pact of famine and of disgrace ? Must we renew the terrible lesson given by our ancestors to the territo rial aristocracy which was emigrating at the period of our first revolution to collect in foreign countries hatred and an armed force against the nation, and is it wished to condemn the young Republic to the necessities of its parent. Since their last victory the people are tranquil. They guard, though in rags, the city of the opulent. They have suffered their anger to subside when they dropped the pavement of the streets. They merely demand bread and remu neration for their labour, waiting calmly and mag nanimously that distributive justice should be ad ministered or consecrated by a law. The shops are again opened. As if there was a general purification of consequences fewer crimes are committed than during the patrols of the monarchy. Popular anar chy' puts to the blush that order which costs us so dear, and the moral attitude of the labourers is of more avail against the evil than all the legions of justice and of the army which kept guard round the throne and the shops. The interests which complain and which sound the alarm, have therefore not the excuse of danger; and if social war should ever arise, in consequence of despair caused by hun ger, they themselves would be the cause of this ter rible jacquerie, for by destroying credit they them selves caused a famine. Does their anxiety arise from the apprehension of some national calamity such as that from which we suffered so much last year ? That would be again a false pretext and a lie, for the land is as fertile as ever, the elements of production abound, the sun shines on us as if it wished to favour our cause. Science, in place of being confined to a coterie as it was during the late reign, will, under a Government of liberty, take a lofty flight, and here we have all force and all energy at our service. Is it a fo reign war which causes the bankers and princes of credit to fear ? But we have on our side all nations, and the hostile Governments • surrounded by states in in • surrection would be happy to be suffered to exist. Has English gold ever been wanting for the necessities of the empire or of the nation during any great contest, and, whilst the people are exhausting themselves for liberty and their country, are the rich alone in France to refuse to afford assistance ? Thus, the people, the land, science, and the weather are for us. The revolution has not to dread the 'impotent hatred of crouching monarchies through fear. All the animated force of the country invites .us to execute great works, and foreigners command us to do io by illustrious exam ples. It is therefore impossible that capital should longer desert the duty common to all. To conceal oneself during a crisis is to betray and to emigrate ; and emigrations sometimes cost dear ! Let every body recollect that the revolution will not recede !" All the papers of Saturday contain the following paragraph, which has evidently been communicated to them from an official source : " The English Ambassador communicated yester day to M. de Lamartine two dispatches from Lord Palmerston. In one of these allusion is made to the ex-King Louis Philippe and his family and the Ministers who have taken refuge in England. Lord Palmerston protests against the idea of the hospi • tality granted by England to the family which has fallen from the throne being taken as a mark of poli tical sympathy of a nature to render France appre hensive of a disturbance of the good understanding between the two nations. lie engages Lord N or manby to do all in his power to convince the Pro visional Government of the Republic that this grant of an asylum, and the attentions paid to exiles under such misfortune, bear no other signification than the exercise of hospitality." On Friday. a deputation of from 100 to 150 English residents in Paris proceeded to the Hotel de Ville for the purpose of presenting an address to the Provi sional Government. The address, which was read by Colonel FLLArcnExt, expressed the gratitude of the English residents in Paris for the protection extended to persons and property during the recent Revolution, and their fervent admiration of the noble forbearance displayed by the people of Paris in the terrible ex citement . of their combat 'for liberty. All the mem bers of the Provisional Government were present, and M. DII LAMARTINE replied on their behalf. M. Dn LestaariNE spoke as follows : " Residents in Paris,—The Provisional Govern ment of the Republic is deeply touched with the proceedings, so honourable to France, which you have just engaged in. It is glorious for France, and allow me to say for the English nation also, which you at this moment represent, to thus spontaneously come forward and express its admiration for the con duct of the people, for its force and its moderation.— (Applause.) The spectacle which you have wit nessed itself bears testimony to the virtues which the use of fifty years of liberty has given to England.— (Renewed applause, and cries of 'Vive la Repub lique?) If we had not, both you and we, long employed that liberty, if the idea of it had not been multiplied in every possible form amongst the two nations, and, so to speak, been nationalised amongst them, notwithstand ing our frontiers —if the people had not been extricated by the very energy of the liberty which it had achieved in 1789 from that oppression of intelligence—the very worst of all oppressions— if it had not emancipated itself in the light at the same time that it had emancipated itself in right—be certain that it could not have shown to the sun and to the world the magnificent spectacle which you have witnessed.—(Bravo, bravo.) Permit me to conse crate this testimony of yours as one of the glories of the French Revolution. Permit us to preserve your address in the archives of the Republic, that it may. be shown to the people if ever we should be traitors, should be so unworthy of our destiny as to merit a new revolution. If it had liberties to defend or re conquer, this address would say to it, Behold how your fathers won : how intrepid in combat : how patient, moderate, and humane after victory !'— (Loud applause, cries' of Vive la Republique r Vive la Belle France r) It will remind the people of that patience, more heroic even than its courage, of which it gave the example. It shows to the world, in fact, that the achievement of its liberty was not personal; it shows that it was not a vulgar excitement which caused it to have recourse to"arms ; that it was well aware for what a glorious and immortal conquest it was pouring forth its blood in the streets ; that it knew that the fruits of such a conquest could not be gathered the day after the victory ; that it was necessary to give time to the magistrates, who had issued from its ranks, a certain vac, of Wise to accord to its public representatives, whom you will see assembled in a few days' time, to prepare and arrange for it the institutions which .VC have only had the glory of pr( claiming."—(GrezA ap plause ; 'Vive la Republique !') One of the gentlemen belonging to the deputation then said, " We certainly were much touched with the moderation of France after the events of February, and we are assured that henceforward a good intelli gence will exist between France and England." M. DE LAMARTINE—" It was but a few moments since that I addressed one of your compatriots as Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, when I told him that for the future that title was not necessary for the mainte• nance of harmony between the two people, us the true Minister of Foreign Affairs between France and England is the invincible spirit which unites them in the religious sentiment of fraternity." The deputation withdrew with shouts of " Vice la Republique ! Vice la France !" A deputation of English Quakers, representing a peace meeting, introduced by ARTHUR. O'CONNOR, preceded that of the English residents. M. BILLAULT and M. GUSTAVE DE BEAUMONT have started as candidates for the National Assembly The Moniteur Algerien, of the sth instant, contains the following valedictory order of the day, addressed by the. Duke D'AUMALE to the inhabitants of Algeria : " Faithful to the duties of a citizen and soldier, I remained at my post as long as I considered my presence useful to the service of the country. " That obligation no longer exists. General Cavaignac has been appointed Governor-General of Algeria. Until his arrival at Algiers, the functions of Governor-General, ad interim, will be filled by General Changarnier. " In obedience to the national will I quit the country, but from the depth of exile all my wishes shall be for your prosperity and the glory of France, which I should have been anxious to serve for a longer period. " Algiers, March 3. " H. D'ORLEANS." The PrinCe addressed, on the same day, the follow ing proclamation to the army : " Head-quarters of Algiers, March 3d, 1848. " General Changarnier will fill ad interim the functions of Governor-General until the arrival at Algiers of General Cavaignac, appointed Governor- General of Algeria. " On the point of separating from an army, a model of hcnour and courage, in the ranks of which I passed the finest period of my life, I can only wish it fresh triumphs. A new career will, perhaps, shortly open for its valour, which, I am firmly confident, it will gloriously accomplish. " Officers, sub-officers, and soldiers,—l had hoped to combat again with you for the country. That honour is denied me; but, from the depth of exile, my heart will follow you wherever the national will shall call you, and exult in your success ; my most ardent wishes shall ever be for the glory and happi ness of France. " H. D'ORLEAN S. The Duke D'AUMALE and the Prince DE JOIN VILLE, immediately after the publication of these do cuments, embarked on board the Solon steamer for Gibraltar. The Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, and Sardinia have signified to the Provisional Government the de sire entertained by their respective Sovereigns to enter into amicable relations with the Republic. The Belgian Ambassador, the Prince DE LIGNE, gave satisfactory explanations to M. DE LAMARTINE as to the causes which had induced the King of the BEL GIANS to call out the militia, and assured him that it was not intended to be employed for aggressive pur poses, but merely to defend the neutrality of Belgium. The Government of, the canton of Friburg has sent a congratulatory communication to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The following letter has been addressed by M. ODILON BARROT to M. GARNIER PAGES: It is In • teresting as showing the position taken up by the Gauche Dynastique in referenee to the Republic. " My dear Garnier Pages,—Since the arrival of your note, informing me of your having taken pos session of the Government, and calling on me to lend my co-operation, I have not been able to reply to you. I did-not see, nor indeed do I yet very well perc e iv e , what kind of co-operation I, who am altogether un • connected with the solution adopted, can afford you. However, it is certainly necessary that all who do not wish to see France destroyed by internal convul sions should, like good citizens, contributed their aid for two things which appear to me to stand out pre dominantly in your present mission. The first is, that in again seizing on that liberty which ought to belong to every Government—and which is more necessary to ours, springing as it does from a re volution, than to any other, because it is neces sities in that respect are more imperative —you should prevent your political revolution—as profoundly political be it as you please—hom be coming a social one—from any way laying its hand on property and family ties. The second matter to which I allude is, that the appeal made to the general elections, and which is the expression of the national sovereignty, shall be sincere. I no more admit de ceit and lies in the public streets than I do when proceeding from a king ; and elections effected under the influence of violence do not appear to me in any way preferable to those conducted by means of cor ruption. Thus, therefore, what I demand is —security for property and families, and full liberty in the pri mary elections. If you are firmly resolved to have these conditions respected, even by the force at the disposal of the Government, I can assure to you nut only my own moral co-operation, but even the sym pathies of all my friends. None of them, I can de clare to you, would like to imitate the mistakes of the emigrants and the Girondins. My last word to the Chamber and to the people was this Cursed be he who shall light up a civil war in France ! ' To that declaration I remain faithful. "Always your most affectionate friend, " ODILON BARROT." The papers of Sunday publish the following circu lar, addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the Commissioners sent by the Provisional Government into the different departments of France : " CIRCULAR OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR To THH COMMISSIONERS OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERN- KENT. " The circular which has reached you, and which has been published, traced out your duties. It is, however, important that I enter with you into some details, and that I state more clearly what I expect from your patriotism, now that by your care the Republic is proclaimed. From several departments , demands hare been sent in to me, inquiring what your powers are. The Minister of War has been in some anxiety in what touches your relations with the military leaders. Several amongst you desire to be informed as to the line of conduct which you ought to follow with respect to the law functionaries; finally, the National Guard and the elections, par ticularly the latter, ought to be the object of your constant attention. " 1. What are your powers ?—They are unlimited. Agent of a revolutionary authority, you are revolu tionary also.. The victory of the people has imposed on you the duty of getting your work proclaimed and consolidated. For the accomplishment of that task you are invested with its sovereignty, you take orders from your conscience, you are to act as cir cumstances may demand for the public safety. Thanks to our state of public morals, that mission is not a very terrible one. Hitherto you have not had to break down any serious resistance, and you have been able to remain calm in your force; you must nut, however, deceive yourself as to the state of the country. Republican sentiments ought to be strongly forwarded there, and for that purpose all political functions must be alloted to men sure and of republican principles. Everywhere the prefects and sub-prefects ought to be changed; in some localities their continuance in office is demanded ; it is your duty to make the populations perceive that those persons who served a power, each act of which was a corruption, cannot be preserved. The nomination of sub-commissioners to replace those functionaries belongs to you ; and you can refer to me whenever you feel any hesitation. Choose in preference men belonging to the chief town; you are not to take men in the arrondissement itself, unless you know them to be perfectly free from all spirit of coterie; do not set young men aside, as ardour and generosity are the privilege of that age, and the Republic has need of those fine qualities. You must also provide for th.. replacembnt of mayors and their deputies. You will appoint them provisionally, investing them with the ordinary power. If the municipal councils are hostile, you will dissolve them, and, in concert with the mayors, you will nominate a provisional municipality ; but you will not have recourse to that measure except in cases of rigorous necessity. lam of opinion that the great majority of the municipal councils may be pre served, by placing at their head new leaders. " 2. Your relations with the officers in command of the troops.—You are exercising the powers of the executive authority, so that the armed force is under your orders. You can call it out, and put it in move ment; you can even in grave cased suspend a com manding officer, deferring the case immediately to me. But you ought to show the greatest caution, in this part of your functions, All that on your part might offend the just susceptibility of the officers or soldiers would be an inexcusable fault. I und6r stand that in several departments, the commissioners have not at once established a bond between them and the military authorities, I am asteniehed at that, and I recommend you not to sin against these simple rules of good policy and pro p, i -ty. The army, in the late events, showed a lively, s•,-mpathy for the Republican cathe, and it must be attached to it more and more. It is the people, as we are, and it is the first barrier that would be or posed to an invasion. It is about to enter for the first time on the-possession of political sights. Therefore, honour it, and do what you can to obtain the goOd wishes of those who command it; •do not forget that your powers do not extend to the regulations of dia.' cipline ; they may be summed up in these two words :—To make use of the military force, and to gain over by marks of esteem and cordiality. • "3. Your relations with the law functionaries! These magistrates depend on the executive authority only in the circle precisely traced out by the lair. You will demand from the law officers a devoted co operation, and wherever you do find it, you will icr form me; at the same mentioning such persons as are, remarkable for their probity and firmness. I shah communicate the same to the Minitter of Justice. M to the law officers who are immoveable, you will keep a close eye on them, and if any of the members should exhibit public marks of hostility, you may use the right of suspending, which your sovereign all • thority confers on you. "4. National Guard.—You will receive from 0e detailed instructions on the organization of the civil force. I have endeavoured to provide against all the difficulties which you meet with. Those which Oil arise from local and unforeseen obstacles must be surmounted by your patriotism. In proceeding to the elections, you will conform yourself to the decrees of the Government, that is to say, that by derogation to the law of 1831, you will cause to be named all the officers without exception by the National Guard, commencing by "the superior ranks. You will carefully watch over the action of the sub• commissaries and of the municipalities, and will oblige them to render to you an exac t a c count of their operations. "5. The Elections.---The elections are your greet work—they will prove the salvation of the count* It is on the composition of the Assembly that out destinies depend. It must be animated by s, revolutionary spirit, if not we shall go on to civil re and anarchy. On this subject, put yourselves ,oa your guard - against the intrigues of double-faced men, who, after having served royalty, call themselves servants of the people. Those will deceive you, and you muse refuse them your support. Let your mot d'ordre be, new men, and as much as possible foul the ranks of the people, the working classes, who form the living strength of the nation, should choose from amongst them men recommended by their intelli• gence, their morality, and their devotedness—united to the elite of thinking men, they will bring into the discussion of all great questions which will be agi: tated under the authority of their practical expert' ence. They will continue the revolution, and the! will limit it within the bounds of possibility and rev son. Without them it will be led away in YAW Utopian ideas, *hen it will be stifled under the efforts of a retrograde faction. " Enlighten the electors, and repeat to them ince'. santly that the reign of the men of the monarchy is finished. " You comprehend how great is your task. The education of the country is not complete. It is for you to guide it. Cause in all points of your depart' ment the meeting of electoral committees; examine closely the qualifications of the candidates, and stnp at those only who' appear to present the stronge st guarantees of republican opinion, and the greatest chance of success. No compromises ; no own,: plaisance. Let the day of e l ec ti on b e the trium ph of the revolution. (Signed) " LEDRU ROLLIN . , " Minister of the Interior, and member of the Provisional Government." The Provisional Government signed on the 10th inst. the following decree :-- "FRENCH REPUBLIC. " LIBERTY, EQU•LITY FRATERNITY. "Considering that the Polish refugees, animated with a desire to prove their gratitude and devoted' ness to France, their second country, d eman d to be formed into a legion, to the effect of serving together with Frenchmen the cause of order and liberty. " Considering that such an offer, made in the name of that people who have already furnished to Franc@ so many faithful companions in arms and glorfo should be received with eagerness by a Government founded on the national sympathies and determined to rest constantly upon them—sympathies ever so lively in favour of Poland—decrees : "Art. 1. A Polish legion shall be immediately formed, and placed under the orders of the Minister of War. " Art. 2. The Minister of War is charged with the execution of the present decree. " (Signed) The Members of the Provisional Go' vernment :—Armand Marrast, Gamier Pages, Aragoo Albert, Marie, Cr6mieux, D u p on t (d e l'Eure), Loud Blanc, Ledru Rollin, Flocon, Lamartine." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 50f.; the Five per Cents., 77f.; al ° Orleans Railroad Shares, 850 f. ; Rouen, 457 f. 500.; Havre, 220 f. ; Great Northern, 351 f. 25c.; Avignon. 295 f. ; Vierzon, 330 f.; Bordeaux, 400 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 1951.; Basle, 95f. ; Paris and Strasburgr 342 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 3321. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 3001. No business was done in the Passage de ropers on Sunday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT VS LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCIE 11. Boulogne and Amiens, 7 1 A—Luxembourg, %--Northsra of France, 3 1 , Orleans a n d B or d eaux , 2%—P ar i s / ma Lyons, I%—Paris and Strasbourg, I—Sambre and Meuse, 5%. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HARWICH. The Harwich Election Committee reassembled thill morning; Mr. Stuart Wortley in the chair. Francis Hales, an auctioneer, proved that Mr. Rusk+ an agent of Mr. Attwood, having offices in Bircbin•lane , settled a debt amounting to 461., which a voter named Saxby owed to a Mr. Joyce. Edward Saxby was called to prove that the 451. wit° advanced to him on mortgage of a boat which originally cost him 1501. Just before the election Mr. Grynn pressed him for the money, and he asked Mr. Atwood to advance him the money. He promised his vote t° Sir Dudley Hill, but upon that gentleman withdrawing from the contest, he plumped for Mr. Attwood. YLESB URY. The Aylesbury Election Committee reassembled tbi morning; Mr. Palmer in the chair. The Committee having decided against the prelitol nary obj,ction raised on Saturday by Mr. Twin as to the validity of the petition, Mr. ALEXANDER proceeded to open the case for the petitioner, which he represented to be one of so ester sive treating as to make it amount to direct bribery. BEWDLEY. The Bewdley Election Committee re-assembled_ this morning; Mr. Wrightson in the chair. George Bennett, an elector of Bewdley, who• wM partly examined on Saturday, was recalled this moivitogr to prove that shortly before the last election he had conversation with Mr. Ackroyd, an agent of Sir Thom** Wiunington, who gave him 51. upon the s understandiog that he and another voter named Stubbs would go £0 London, to avoid being " picked up" by the Tories.. E• and Stubbs went to Birmingham, to the railway s&atibp• When they reached the station they discovered • 6 14 they were ton late for the London train, and went W Rugby, and stayed there air night, but the following morning they returned to Bewdley, and voted for lam• Ireland. TIIE RIOTS IN THE NORTH. SUNDAY, MIDNIGHT.-Our last intelligence from Glee' gow apprised us that a meeting of the operatives on the Green had been announced by placard for last night, and that all the shops had been closed at six o'clock, pur suant to orders issued by the magistrates. Our last ex. press is dated seven o'clock yesterday evening, up to which time no disturbance had resulted. There being religious" objections to information crossing the Tweed on a Sunday, and our telegraphic communication be' twee❑ Edinburgh and Glasgow being yet incomplete. further intelligence can hardly be expected before the morning. FIVE P M.-A Chartist meeting was convened for this afternoon at Liverpool, but proved an abortion, the absent orators deeming discretion the best part of valour• FIVE, P.3t. - Ediaburgb, Manchester, and Leeds quiet. REPUBLICANISM IN LEEDS. LEEDS, SUNDAY;--1 1 Chartist meeting ,was held this morning at Peep Green, about ten miles from Leeds, and the scene of former meetings of the same description. As early as Clg o'clock processions were formed at Leeds, Bradford. Halifax, and other towns, and proceeded to the place of meeting in an orderly and imposing manner. M twelve o'clock, when the chair was taken, there could not have been less than ten thousand persons present- The meeting was addressed by Messrs. . White. Kidd, Shaw, and other Chartist orators, at considerable length. The republican flag was exhibited, and the late French revolution pointed to as a worthy example for Englishmen. The harangues were of the ordinary staple of Chartist oratory, abusive of the present Government in particular, and of all kinds of class legislation; condemnatory of the political connexion of Church and State, and of the existing state of the franchise. Several resolutions were adopted, to :the purport that they pledged themselves not to cease to agitate until the People's Charter shall have become the basis of the constitution. It is but just to observe, that , the whole proceeding was conducted with the greatest possible order and propriety. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING.—A placard ap pears on the walls, stating that a meeting will be held in the Exchange , square, this (Sunday) afternoon, for the purpose of discussing the question of national taxation. We understand that there are upwards of 1,200 epeeist coostables sworn in. ,• • . • . Chancellor of the ExchecAter . ites. reetTlni* from "S.,"' 51. Si.," for low:onkel." — Th e swum will be paid iuto Wit potipt of the Exchequer. its 31( Wei Frio' in tl done