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E GAL TITL E ASSURANCE 4- 00. COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,00C1., in 80,000 Shares, of 25/. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share kill',.-ctuses an•l full Information may be obtained at the Tempo- Ott , :e3 of the Company, 17s, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap jr ._PlicaVon G. F. HONE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., APTAIN MARRYAT'. , , NEW NOVEL, " VALERIt.” JlenrY celtltra, Publisher, 13, tlreat Marlborough-street. :HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signer L A BLACHE'S BENEFIT. Gn THURSD4Y EVENING, Will be presented, IL MATRINIONIO SEGRETO. /a the *Me of the evening a new Divertissement, entitled LA PRIMA BALLERINA. With various Entertainments In the Ballet Department. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual, price 103. 6d. c.. 141. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. MADAME PERSIANFS BENEFIT. On THURSDAY EVENING, will be performed IL MATILIMONIO SEGRETO. With other Entertainments. Boxes from one guinea and a half; Stalls, ids. ; Pit Tickets. 50 a' CRAM ER,• REALE, and Co., 201, Regent-street. Comp9ser, Director of the Music, and Con 'actor, Mr. Costa. ST. JAMES'S TH EAT RE Season 1849. FREXCII PLAYS and OPERA COMIQUE. THIS EVENING, Tho Performances will commence at Flalf-past Seven o'clock with FRA DI AVOLO. To conclude with LES RENDEZVOUS ISOURGEOIS, Mr. Mitchell begs also to announce that, notwithstanding the in : eased expmses of the present entertainment, the prices of admis- I on a:a determ ned as follows: Boxes .. . . Pit Amphitheatre .. 6s. Ckl. 33. Od. 2s. Od. Subscription; for the season may be arranged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr.-Sams', St. James's-street ; Mr. Andrews', New Bond-street ; ant at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open daily from eleven till eve. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRt. TO-MORROW . EVENING, Will Le performed Mozart's celebrated Opera, IL DON GIOVANNI. After which a selection from the admired Ballet of T A . The whole to conclude with the principal Tableaux of ELECTRA ; or, the Lost Pleiad. The principal parts by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, :Mlles. Petit Stephen, Marta, Thomassini, Julien. Ausiundon, Lamoreux, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni and M. Paul '1 aglioni. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Ticke s to be made at the Box-oluics of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, price 10s, 6d. each. Doors open at Seven ; and the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—GERMAN OPERA. Twslve Nights more. THIS EVENING, Will be produced the admired Opera, DON JUAN. Performances to commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and Places may be obtained at the Box-office; and at Mesirs. Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent street. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed LES HUGUENOTS. With the following powerful ememble, viz. :- 3f:ids:lie Cris!, Mdlle. Angri, Signors Tamburini, Marini, Lavin, Rvhe, Soldi, Tagliatico, Polonini, Luigi Mei, Mario, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The performances will commer , ce at Eight oVock precisely. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor. Mr. Costa. TEIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. M. B. 'Webster, 6sle Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. !HIS EVENi4 .. 'Will be-performed the Comedy of MONEY. To conclude with a Classical Extravaganza, c tiled THE SPHINX. THEALRR ROYAL. ADELPIII. Trader the dire , :th,n of NI u,lame Celeste. TILT EVENING. Will be perfe.rtned THE WHITE, HORSE OF THE PEPPERS. After which a new grand Extravaga,za, entitled TILE DEVIL'S VIOLIN AND THE REVO!.T OF THE FLOWERS. To conclude with THE IRISH POST. ROYAL LYChtIM THEATh.t. Wider the Management of Madam, Vestrie. kola Le::.see. Mr. Chat le.; Ma - he s. THIS EVENING Will be performed KILL OR 'CURE. After which,.PROMOTION. To be followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN. To conclude with DOS AND COX. Dress tioxe, Upper Itome4, 4s. ; Pit, 2s ; Gallery, Is. No talt-priee to any part of the noose. 'F°:.= Ate - Itox-offee, No. 2. We'..iloEfto , street. to open to the very Teo till :sot. r Mr. J. M. Maddox, .zole Le:wee and ,iianager. TIIES EVENING, Will he presented a new serio-comic Drama entitled THE DE• /HERTER. To conclude wi'h THE CROWN DIAMONDS. S ft.: YAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female equi:trian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at one. time (Emile, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc ing that he has engage I that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte, WheKe brilliant triumphs on the Continent an.l in America have ac quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Sect tele, entitled MOOLTAN and GOOJEKAT ; er, the Conquest of the Seikhs. T oe toll.,wed by an Inimitable display of r.CENe. tN fIE P. in which the first Equestrian talent of the day will appear. To conclude with a favourite Melodrama. open from Elation till Four tae Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.. Grand Holiday and National Iretes. Engagement of Bliss FRANCES MILDMAY. Tn coasetmence of the un avourable state of the weather on - Whit- Mo la , t, the whole ot the magnificent entertainments provided for Lll .t OCCIIS.OII, Will be repeated on • a,ONDAY. T 'E DAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. attic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF RADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion o be the most perfect and life-lii%e evi r pee..e,ited —Splendid Menagerie—Godfrey's unrivalled Panel—Vo cal nisil Instrumental Concert,-Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by Miss Fransea 31i1.linay, Miss. Ellen Rowland and Mr. G. Ted. ler -Solos on the Flute by the celebrated Richardson—an I Violin an.l Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins—Remington's M igic Aerial Bridge—and other attractions, concluding with a vivid ripresentation of the Storming of Balajoz, pourtraying the advance of the ii.dtish army—bombardment and attack—gallant defence— nub to the breach by real troops—and final ta'Jleaux In honour of the " Hero of a hundred fights." Doors open at Nilie o'Clock. A.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Storming of it ilajol, at Dusk.—Admission One shilling,. SECO.ND GRAND FLOWER SHOW of the Season on TUESDAY WEEK, June 12. TUE WEATHER.--81rN OFFICE, JUNE 8. !IMODIETEIt, Lowest, 51; Hiehest, 69; Noon, 64 BAROXETER, 30.07. WIND N.N.E.--cl.m.ly. I WATER AT LONDON -MADGE. T.3:8 ()AY -- , l,,raing, 20 min. after 3 Evening, 34 min. after 3 To- ;oxaow—)inning, 51 min. after 3 I Even.u:, 9 min: after 4 4 .st (ril l i- ,1.... __, al . ,•A' ~ , ..- 4 .1 , ,A ; e-l t -V 2 4 .,,erit v 1) 4 I ~.... 3 ........ef0\t .." ' •Ja , 4 ,,,7k 0, 7 ~ : .-1.... .-- .)- N.. 2 ,,1p-Aii - -, ,- :r. ,--,ar,m--,, ..''n,, , z .....§,,„,-_ • DIE u r1t‘,..,.., ' itors 4 „ 4 4 :::.A-,.. is (4 2; itY ,ert,t - ntx Atilt '6k%;0.% . - - LONDON, FRI iIAY, JUNE 8, 1849. Among the many extraordinary discoveries which have been recently made, not one ii more remarkable, more worthy of attention, or more calculated to ex ercise a beneficial influence over the community than that of the sympathy existing among all classes, a sympathy linking together the lowliest citizen in the land and the highest personage in the Government. Many may think this no discovery whatever. But— practically speaking—it is so, nevertheless. Often as the truth his been acknowledged of that glorious line of the poet— " One touch of feeling makes the whole world kin," until very recently the illustration of that truth has never been systematically attempted by those v;ho are born to pomp or elevated to greatness. 'pie "divinity that cloth hedge a King" has seemed until eery recently to arcogute to itself a larger and larger amount of isolation. Even in " the gol len prime " of that fabulous phi ltinthropist good HABROUN ALRASCHID, the Caliph could only venture upon a course of beneficence under the shelter of a masquerade. Of late, however, the tiiues have changed, and with the times the prejudices of antiquity. have, one by one, gradually disappeared Best re the world has grown'inuch cider, FILMED Will have lost his identity, and have floated away into the dreamy perspective of oblivion. The absurdities of past superstitions about royalty have nut fallen into greater contempt with the habitants of the cottage than with the occupants of the palace. A clearer light has spread throughout so ciety, and Prince and People confront each other, and mutually recognise their common humanity. Were it not that some novel ideas have arisen as to the existence of a sympathetic connexion between the highest and the lowest, the richest and the poorest, the wisest and the most unlettered mem bers of the population—we should never have had to record the meeting, the particulars of which were' very recently reported in these columns, a meeting where the advantages conferred by the Provident and B t.Tei.olent Society for the assistance of Domestic S..reanti, were earnestly and feelingly unfolded by th..; chairman of the meeting, his Royal _Highness the Pm) CB CONSORT. C n that occasion (the 16th ultimo) it cannot so soon have been forgotten that his Royal Highness expl essed sentiments never possibly heard before fr.om the lips of one in his august p os i t i on, and such as must have awakened an emot i on of tgoroething more than momentary pleasure in the households of the United Kingdom. At the time we said nothing; yet we did not the less appreciate the noble spirit of simplicity, the unaffected gentleness of nature which breathed throughout the speech of the Royal Chairman. Now that two or three weeks have passed over, and that our remarks cannot be attributed to any sudden and evanescent freak of admiration, we would call to the recollection of our readers the words articulated by Prince ALBERT, satisfied from the very simplicity which denoted their earnestness that they are words deserving of remem brance. " Where," said the Prince, "is the heart that does not feel the deepest interest in the welfare of domestic servants, or who does not sympathise with those who minister to us in all the wants of private life, who tend us in sickness, who receive us on our first appearance in this world, and extend their care even to our mortal remains ?" If sentiments like these were but more prevalent, if the thoughts of the husband of the SOVEREIGN were only shared in more generally by the community at large, we should assuredly hear somewhat less of the miseries endured, and the temptations surrounding, and the hardships inflicted upon, the White Slaves of Eng land. In advocating the claims of domestic servants to the aid of the more opulent, his Royal Highness did net, however, urge those claims as though they constituted a demand upon the alms of the benevolent. On the contrary he avowed distinctly that he sympathised with the Servants' Provident and Benevolent Society, not so much because it was a charitable association, but because it was a charitable association based upon a right principle. "I feel convinced," said be, "that this society is based upon a right principle, as it follows the dictates of a correct appreciation of human nature, which requires every one by his own exer tions to work out his own happiness." "It is based upon a right principle," he continu ed, " because it endeavours to trace out a plan according to which by previous self-denial, providence, and perseverance, not only is the servant raised in his physical and moral condition, but the master is taught how to direct his efforts so as to aid his servants in acquiring resources which shall be sufficient to sustain them in sickness, in old age, and want of employment." In co-operating with such an institution, -it is consequently percep tible that the public, far from holding nut premiums for idlenese, are affording the best, because the healthiest, stimulant to honesty and probity. Induce ments are given alike to the employer and the em ployed ; and those inducements are enforced at the same moments by the benefits conferred upon the domestic servants, and by the large-hearted and pure minded panegyric passed upon the association by the husband of the Queen of ENGLAND. While his Royal Highness commended the princi ples upon which the Servants' Provident and Benevo lent Society is based, he took the opportunity to stig matise in fitting terms of condemnation those more at tractive but pernicious institutions which, by holding out the chance of extravagant advantage, induced the members to place the little funds, the earnings of their hard labour, at a much greater risk. Such associations as these he pronounced to be most pre judicial to the unfortunate servants, both morally and physiCally, " tending at once to transform their providence into a species of gambling." Not only doing this obvious injury, but "by convivial mestings, leading them to ulterior expenses ; or by a system of balloting for a few prizes, drawing them into the waste of time and excitement of an electioneering contest." Speaking immediately as to the miserable effects of these evil establishments, the PRINCE ex - claimed t►ith much feeling, " What can be more heartrending than to see the.breaking of banks and the failure of such institutions, which not only mar a man's prospects for life,'and plunge him of a sudden into the depths of destitution, but which tend also to destroy in others all confidence in the honesty or the w isdom of those who have induced them to risk in such associations the advantages of their providence P" Common sense assures us of the force of these reflections, of their bitter truth, and of the urgent necessity which existed for the contrivance of some effectual correc • tion such as this Servants' Provident and Benevolent Society. That society may now be regarded as fully and permanently established, regulated, as it is, by the Deferred Annuities Act; supported as it is by the encouragement of the Prime Minister and other influential personages; and eulogised as it has been by the simple and touching eloquence of his Royal' highness the PRINCE CONSORT. This speech will not soon be lost to the recollection of the people of England, confirming, as it does, the respect and affection with which they have long regarded the Consort of her MAJ4STY. Mr. MorraTT is indeed a man cf considerable energy and perseverance. Undeterre - 1 by former failures, he has again brought forward his Insolvent Members Bill, which was advanced a stage on Wed nesday, owing to the absence of lion. Gentlemen who regard with the utmost apathy and carelessness a measure directly aiming at the privilege, not only of the Members of the House of Commons, but of the several constituencies by whom they have been elected cs representatives. Although the avowed °Vika of the Bill is merely to facilitate the recovery of ilebt from bankrupt and insolvent Members, and to afford remedies to creditors, which they do not at present possess, it is difficult to conceive a . measure fraught with more dangerous consequences, or better calculated to interfere with the ind4endence of the popular 'branch of the Legis lature. If it should, by any_ possibility, pass into a law the position of a Member of Parliament will be one of a most unenviable character, if not possessed of considerable fortune; not merely of real estate or fised.investments not immediately available, but of ready money at , his bankers. It may be egariled' as a' part of the system that has recently been acted on, the purpose of =which is to increase the powers of the moneyocracy and to plsee the industrious clasies, and, indeed, the community in general, under their control and go vernance. The Monetary Code introduced in 1819, and rendered infinitely more stringent in 1844, has materially added to the resources of the capitalists, has enhanced the value of money, while every de scription of produce, foreign or domestic, has been deteriorated in an inverse ratio. They alone: :have been prosperotis, while the na tion has suffered the deepest distress and misery, and if permitted to get the representation of the people into tbeir own hands, .and to banish from the House all those who might incur their dis pleaure or have the temerity to oppose their views, it would be vain to hope for any- beneficial change, or the adoption of the fiscal or monetary reforms so essential to the welfare and happiness of the nation. It cannot be said that the evil to be remedied is of such magnitude as to render necessary so great a departure from the'oonstitution, so formidable an in vasion on the privileges of the tax-payers. Some five or six Members at the outside may be unable to satisfy at the moment the pecuniary demands for which they are responsible. Owing to their Par liamentary privileges their p ersons are rendered sacred — theycannot prope r be e s arrestedevery and descriptionth r oNvn m into gaol—but e r th be seized, and made available for just debts, as readily as if the exemption so loudly com plained of were altogether a b o li s h ed. In fact their p r ivilege is little more than that accorded to the officers of the different courts of law, and -to barristers and attorneys when engaged in.the discharge of their professional duties. These gentlemen are protected from arrest eundo , morando, et redeundo, while going to, re maining at, and re turning from the courts or law offices to their dwell ing houses; and the privilege is acknowledged to have been conceded, not for their own advantage, but for the benefit of the clients by whom they are retained, and whose interests they are to advocate and guard before the various tribunals. If they could be arrested en route to court, a wealthy and unscrupulous litigant might be enabled to deprive his adversary of the professional assistance to which he was entitled, and to snatch a verdict or important decision on grounds different from the actual merits. The Judges, therefore, wisely interposed, feeling the dangerous con , equences of pe miffing the existence of such strong incite:nents to vexatious and oppressive conduct. The privilege was therefore established that has existed through many successive ages, and the policy or propriety of the proceeding has never been questioned. True it is that a barrister or attorney has occasionally been discharged from custody who had been improperly arrested, but the instances were exceedingly rare, and the trifling inconvenience occasioned to the creditor was never for a moment consilered an equivalent for the great - advantages bestowed upon parties engaged in litigation through out the entire country. In like manner, the ptivilege of freedom from arrest bestowed upon Members of Parliament was not granted for the benefit of the " elected," but of the " elector..." It was the privilege of the consti tuencies, and not of the representatives. Every citiztn owed a duty to his country. If required to serve on a jury, he was bound to attend, however irksome or in convenient to himself might be that attendance. If elected by a competent body as their chosen repre sentative, he could not refuse the trust or decline the proffered honour. His resignation would not be accepted, and he could only have his seat declared void by his acceptance of an office of emolu ment under the Crown, and even in such a case he might be again elected by the people, whose perfect 'freedom of choice could not be limited or infringed upon. Now, however, it is proposed that in the event of any Member being unable immediately to satisfy every pecuniary de mand within a limited period, the constituency whom he represents may be deprived of his services, per haps at a time when those services might be of the utmost consequence. They may be practically disfranchised for six months, while he is rendered incapable of sitting or voting. This, however, must have occurred before his seat was de clared vacant, and ultimately their right of choice might be restricted. The man -whom of all others they would desire to select might be disqualified, and their suffrages would consequently be totally lost. The admirable arguments of Sir 'WILLIAM CLAY, Mr. BERNAL, and Mr. J. STUART, in opposi tion to the measure will not be thrown away, but will we trust ere it be too late induce their brother legislators to reject a Bill pregnant with such in jurious results. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. They contain the Message of the PRESIDENT, which was laid on the bureau of the Legislative Assembly towards the close of the sitting on Wednesday. The following is a translation of this most important document:— " Gentlemen Representatives, = The Constitution obliges the President of the Republic to lay before you every year a statement of the general affairs of the country. " I conform with this obligation, which allows me, while submitting to you the truth in all its simplicity, and facts so far as they are instructive, to speak to you both of my past conduct and of my future intentions. " My election to the first magistracy of the Republic was the cause of hopes, all of which could not as yet be realised. " To the very day when you are assembled within these walls the Executive Power has not enjoyed its con siitutional prerogatives to their full extent. In such a position it was difficult to take a very decided course. " Nevertheless, I remain faithful to my manifesto. " Indeed, to what have I pledged myself in accepting the suffrages of the nation ? " To derend society, so audaciously assailed. " To secure a wise, great, and honourable Republic. " To protect family, religion, and property. " To promote all possible improvement and economy. " To protect the press against caprice and licentious ness. To lessen the abuses of centralization. " To efface the marks of our civil discords. "And finally, with respect to foreign relations, to adopt a policy alike without arrogance. and without weakness. " Times and circumstances have not as yet allowed me to fulfil all these engagements, but important steps have nevertheless been taken in this direction. " The first duty of the Gevernment was to direct all its efforts •to the re establishment of that confidecce which could, not be complete without a definitive power. The want of security in the present, and of faith in the future, destroys credit, stops labour, diminishes revenue both public and private, renders loans impossible, and dries up the sources of wealth. "Before confidence was restored it would have been as vain to have recourse to all the systems of credit as to the most revolutionary expedients. Abundance could not be created when fear and distrust of the morrow had produced sterility. " Even our foreign policy could not rise to the level of our former power, excepting when we had restored at home that which constitutes the strength of nations— viz., the union of the ei.izenti at..d financial prosperity. •• To attain this end the Government could only fol low a firm and resolute course, showing to all that, without departing from the prescriptions of law, i would adopt the most energetic measures for the secu. ray Of society. "It generally endeavoured, therefore, to re-establish the weight of authority by employing all its care in call ing to public office those men whom it judged most tionourable and competent, without regard to their pole. tical antetedeats. " Lest the public mind should be disturbed, the 'Government has deferred the project of liberating the victims of our civil discords. At the very word am nesty' pulaic opinion is moved in different directions, and it has feared the return of fresh troubles. Never theless, I have used clemency where it has not been mi,placed. "The prisons are already open for 1,570 convicts of June, and the others will soon be set at liberty without any cruse of apprehension to society. As for those who are candemned to the galleys by councils of war, some of them, who can be pat on the same footing as political criminals, shall be placed in penitentiaries. " The course we have adopted soon restored confi• dence; business gained a new impulse ; the savings banks were filled. Since the end of January the pro• duce of the indirect contributions and the customs has incessantly increased; and in April was nearly equal to that of the most prosperous times. The Treasury has regained the credit of which it stood in need, and the city of Paris has been able to contract a loan almost at par—a negotiation which reminds us of the time when confidence was most securely established. The petitions for sanctioning jeint-stock companies (societes anonymes) have been multiplied; the number of patents has in creased from day to day; the price of offices, the sale of all those values which have suffered a heavy depreciation have gradually improved; and, finally, in all the manu facturing towns work has recommenced, and foreigners have again visited Paris. This felicitous movement, in terrupted for a moment by the agitation of the elections, will resume its course through the aid which you will afford to the Government. " FINANCES. "Although our commercial and industrial affairs have been greatly restored, the state of our finances is far from satisfactory. "The weight of hazardous engagements contracted by the late Government has caused, in the course of the year 1848, an expenditure which has increased the public debt by 56,501,800. additional renter. " Moreover, the extraordinary expenses caused by the February revolution have produced an increase of charges, which, after every compensation, remounts to 265,498,428 f. for the year 1848. In spite of the addi tional resources owing to the tax of 45c., and to the loans which have been negotiated, there will be a deficit of 72,160;000f. According to the budget the year 1849 was to leave only a deficit of 25,000,000 E, but facts have not agreed with calculations, and considerable changes have arisen from unforeseen circumstances. New taxes, the produce of which haS been valued at more than 90,000,000 f., have not been voted; white, on the other hand, not only has the tax on salt been reduced two-thirds, but the revenue from the tax on letters has fallen far below the amount expected, and the estimated deficit will be equal to 180,000,000 f. Another unexpected circumstance has ;made our situation worse. The tax on liquors, the produce of which exceeds L00,000,000f., required to be moderated and simplified by a new form, wnich should harmonize it with the spirit of our institutions. An amendment added to the budget of 1849 has abolished it from the Ist of January, 1850, and has prohibited its re imposition. " It has, nevertheless, been necessary to restore the tsuiidg,nrT equilibrium aehtwiiossnso.tuar b tcwe e e t s w hoaof e tr e o n roueu r ryg e eh c fi7 e tnu, i a p e n. t s and expenses, and this end can only be attained by reducing the expenses and open encourage is to set forth the riches contained in our countr e y es . l neverthelessedeserves tfae strength seriouscensele GUARD.ea:ll:dd siweheich h duties,t n o s t everywhere . es " The National Guard, shown itself animated by a sense of i s ts a at present nearly 4,000,003 men, 1,200,000 ofwcohmompriasre armed with muskets or light arms, "It possesses 500 guns. " The organization of 300 battalions of disposable National Guards is in conformity with the decree of' the 22J of last July. enc T a h fgr e t rg eo re fe o lr2, has cawed a reduc tionyear in 1848, single e ion of the Garde Mobile, which w as onse uentlt a saving of 7,000,000: 'l O 3 OO to 6,000 men, and c q "ARMY. " The army, always faithful t o its honour and its dut y , ha; continued by its firm and unflinching attitude to ro stran the evil passions in the interior, and to give abroad a just ich a of our power. We have now altog-,:ther under arms 451 000 men, and 93,734 horses. " We hav: 16,495 fynns of cv:ry kind, of which 13,770 are in brot z % 0,,r field pier- a amount to 5,139. "1,. is to our army that Algeria owes the peace which ~he enjoys. A certain agitaitai has be,u apparent among the Arabs and the Kab) les, but some well con cer!ed- and well-executed operations have promptly re stored order and security, and our influence has in creas2d. " The works of the port of Algiers, and those which ' are designed to improve our methods of communication, are carried on with the activity which the appropriations of the Budge tadmit of, " The state of the produce of this year shows that private Colonization is progressing. " The establishment and development of the agricul tural colonies are continued with zeal and perseverance. " Oar fl et, which protects our colonies and makes our flag respected in every sea, is composed— " Of the active sailing fleet, comprising ten ships of the line, eight frigates, eighteen corvettes, twenty-four brigs, twelve transports, and twenty-four light vessels. " Of the active steam fleet, comprising fourteen fri gates, thirteen corvettes, and thirty-four dispatch boats. " Besides the active fleet there are advanced ships and ships in ordinary. This reserve is ready to act on the shortest notice. It is composed of ten ships of the line, fifteen sailing frigates, ten steam frigates, six steam cor vettes, and six mail steamers. " To man these vessels there are required 950 officers of all ranks, not including cadets, and an effective of sea men nut less than 28,500 men. " No serious tumult has appeared in the bosom of colonial society, which has rested on the solid basis of civil and political equality. To the benefit of liberty to the blscks has been added a compensation of indemnity to the planters. An equitable division will prove, it is to be hoped, an element of peace, labour, and prosperity. " As fir as it is possible consistently with the budget of 1849, the Government Lopes to maintain intact the naval and ccle iisl establishments, until it can propose an improvement and further development to the Legisla tive Assembly. " AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE. " Agriculture, that source of all wealth, has been en couraged as much as was possible in so short a time. " Since the 20th of February last 21 farming schools have been opened. Added to the 25 schools of the kind which existed before, they form the first step in agricul tural instruction. Some more of these schools will be established. " The institutions of STisl-ie and Grand-Jouard have assumed the rank of district schools. They are now establishments of the state, according to the law of the 3d of October. _ "The Administration has caused itself to be put in possession of the farms in the little park of Versailles, which is intended for a national agricultural institution. " 122 agricultural societies, and more than 300 minor institutions, have token part in the distribution of the funds which were voted for the encouragement of agri• culture. _ • "According to the decree of the 25th of April, 1849, a special commission has undertaken the study of the question of agricultural colonies. The Government wished to discover the most efficacious means of assist ing the labouring classes, by inducing the labourers to leave the cities for field-work, and, imitating the ex ample of other countries (the documents relating to which have been collected), to make use of the profits arising from waste lands to the advantage of the poor. " The organ'zition of the national studs has been greatly modified by the decree of the llth of December, 1848. " The breeding of horses is progressing. All the establishments which depend on that branch of industry, and which once thought their existence threatened, have succeeded in finding their proper level. "The judicious use of the credit of 500,000 f., which were allowed for remounting the cavalry, has promoted this result. The remounts have never been so consider able and so splendid as during this year. "The supply of food in the country is satisfactory; the harvest of 1848, though less abundant than that which preceded it, is more than sufficient to meet the wants of the country. _ _ " The returns of the condition of the growing crops are very favourable. It is a comfort amidst all our trials to find in the abundance of produce a hops of cheap food for our population. " Tha exhibition of objects of industry, which exer cises - a-favourable influence on business, opened on the 4th of June. The former number of exhibitcrs was 3,919, their present number is above 4,000. " The execution of the law on the associations of workmen continues and approaches its end. Of 600 claims which were made to the Trade Department, only 80 are still tinier consideration. 2 292,000 f. have been allowed to 47 associations out of a vote of 3,000,030 f. " The Consulting and Commercial Committees are about to be established on another basis. " The forei4n trade of France amounted in 1847 to a total of 2 milliards and 614 millions. 1,343 millions of these were imports, and 1,271 millions were exports. " Sorely tried by politicul events, the year 1848, as might have been foreseen, witnessed a considerable de crease- in French commerce. An exact computation of !that decrease has not yet been made, for the administra tion of the Custom-house cannot as yet determine the lexact amount, though there can be no doubt but that the 'supposed sum will be considerably reduced. The con- Isumption of raw mat e ri a l s h as f a llen gre illy. The iron !trade has sunk from 95.941 tons to 45,553 tons; coals from 2,173.000 to 1,796,000 tons; wool from 138,000 to 1 , 80,962 cwt.; silk fr o m 15,000 to 7,688,_&c. _ . The varia , ion of our foreign trade in 1848 can be accurately judged by the Custom-house returns. "Ie 1847 the monthly average number was 11,000,0001' " The average number in January and February, 11848, was 8,700,000 f. • March and the next three months 'showed a steady decrease down to 5,000,000 f. The average number of July, August, and September, rose to a lirtle above 8,000,000 f., and, finally, the last three months of the year presented an average of 9,000,000 f.— that is to say, double that of the most agitated months, • "It is clear th ,t in the course of the last three months and 'n proportio❑ as the country approached the r« gular and detiniuve - constitution of power, the improvement in trade and pablic eonfilence went on steadily in 'creasing.. This " This influence told especially upon our exports. Al- most every article had,in ;he first hslf-year experienced severe losses. The increase and extensiili of bounties (dt•cree of the 10.:11 of Jane, 1848) imparted an activity which Listid to the end of the year, when most articles 'returned to their level, and some (wines, brandy, silks, and linen) had even risen, if compared with 1848. " But this improvement is most strongly shown by an examination of the results of the first months of 1849. "If the dill Terme is not so striking in January' and 'February (in coinparison with the same months in 1848) a decided advantage will be found on the side of March and April, 1349, in imports a; well as exports. Thus (to 'quote but a fe w of those articles which support our na tive industry), cotton rose in Ap;il to 21 millions of kilo gramme,s, instead of 13; coal, to 567,000 tons, instead of 447,000; wool, to 45,765 cwt., instead of 21,480; raw sugar, to 26 millions of kilogrammes, ihstead of 16; in digo, to 394 000 kilogramm.2s, instead of 239,000; ma hogany, 700,000 kilogrammes, instead of 505,000; and 'the return of the total receipts of the Customs on the 30th of April, 1849, amounted to 39,000,000 F., instead of to 26,787,000 f: in April, 1848. That thiS amelioration Continued in Msy, in spite of the agitations which trou bled tlit3 month is proved by a return exceeding that of May, 1847, by 5 millions and a half, and by the fact that Paris has seen the amount of its exports, compared like• wise with rhos: of May, 1848, rise to the sum of 6 " The decree which for the lime raised the amount of bounties on exports having ceased on and from the Ist bf January, 1849, is might have been expected that our xports would fill off trorn that d ate, and that this legis lative measure would have lost in 1848 the profits of 1849. Nothing of the kind has happened; our spun goods of all kinds showed, on the 31st of May last, a very marked increase. The same arly be said of our refined sugar, our cured skins , glass,& c. "In short, the condition of French trade was preca rious throughout part of 1848. It improved towards the end of the year, and since the commencement of 1849 it has been steadily progressing. This is a result which gives us present advantages and hopes for the future. " The question of penal reform and the question of prison labour are bound up with the interests of indus try. Each of these systems has been subjected to s ipeciul examination; strenuous Efforts have been made to re-establish discipline, and the Administration is a part in the organ i zat i on o f conv i ct especially occupied with the idea of, perhaps, making agricuiture play abour. " The number of county prisons is ... " Of central depots " ()f houses of correction for juvenile 400 21 offenders ••• ••• 4 . Agricultural colonies founded by the Government ••• ••• " Agrieuhutal colonies under private di • rection ... "In January, 1848, the number of pri soners in the county prisons was ... 26,653 "In the central depot; ... 17,789 "In the establishments for juvenile offenders 3,600 48,042 " There, are in France above 1,300 public establish ments for the sick, the aged, and fur children. The annual income of these establishments is above 53,000,000'. We..m. iv ought to mention 8,000 charitable offices for the distribution of domestic relief. Their ordinary incomes amount to 13,500,000 f. "There are other charitable institutions raiting to pawnbrokers, hospitals f or f ou ndlings, the aged, the deal and dumb, the blind. About 50,000,000 a are expended by these institutions. Thus there are no less than 116.000,000. annually expended in public charities, 4. B u t th ough this relief m9y without takin g i nto consideration p r ivate benevolence, the amount of which Sc is of course impossible to calcu late, even by appr ox i mat i on. appear immense, it is still small in c om p ar i son with the s till greater amount of want. The Gover nment i s f u ll y a ware of this fact, and it is firmly resolved to make up for this insufficiency. " Measures for the preservation of public heal . h have been taken everywh ere throug h o ut France. Medical and sanitary com m i ttees have b een e stablished, and a re likely to have benefi c i a l results. Even at the present day they are usec u ll y operating u gqinst the cholera. "The vote s o f credit of the Nationa l A ssem bl y have enabled th e G overnment to assist the par i s h es which are infested by th e ep i demic and of which the resources did not ,_ suffi 'c to give the poorer families the relief of which tail were in want. "Punue WORKS. " Th.luzh an inerel.: . e or public work; would have been advaata4uus. inasmuch as it would have found work fur the utiempluyed, th, state of our finaliccs in. dumd the Cwisti.tiont, Assembl y Jo decree considerable reductions, v. hick were cfr c ed in the woilts on the roads, on the hanks Of riv, rs and in tli, seiports. "Our 4,800 ltd , onietres of canals were curtailed b y similar red uctions. 4l " Even the two new canals which were decreed by the Assembly, one between Nogeot and Marcilly, and the other in the rear ut the Snuldre for the supply of the Sologne, were interrupted by the want of funds, al though it was the original intention to procure a fixed ' salary for the workmen. " Nevertheless two of the most important lines were cotinued. They are approaching their end. They are the canal joining the Marne and the Rhine and the canal of the Garonne. "As for the railroads which the State has undertaken to build, no less than 800,000,000 F. had been expended on them up to the 31st of December, 1847. The sta'e rnents of the engineers are that a sum of 330,000 0001. is wanted to complete them. The financial crisis has depressed that sum to 16,000,000'. ;‘ The lines of the North were in March increased by a line from Creil to Noyon. " The line on the left bank of the Loire has been ex tended to Sanmure. " The Midland lines have advanced to Nerondes. " On the great line between Paris and Marseilles the section from Marseilles to Avignon has been opened. The company had been legally dispossessed of that line, which is now under the provisional administration of the State. " No works hare been undertaken on the line from Avignon to Lyons. Between Lyons and Paris the State has retak€n the concession which was granted 20th of December, 1845. " From Paris to Tonneire, and from Dijon to Cha lous-sttr-Saone, the line is about being opened. To complete the whole from Tonnerre to Dijon, and from Chalons to Lyons, about two years of uninterrupted work are wanted. " Only one line has been added in the West. It com municates between Paris and Rennes. The head of that line was one of the two roads of Versailles; the law of the 21st of April last joins to the road on the left bank the works (now finished) between Versailles and Char tres. The transport of travellers Pill commence on the 10th of July; in eight months the line can be brought to Loupe, and thus be made to communicate with the de partment of the Orne. '• In spite of the commercial crisis of 1848, some progress has been made in the mining and smelting departments. Forty-five new mining licenses have been issued; the joint number of the last three years amounts to the same. From the Ist of January to the 19th of May, 1849, ten more licenses have been issued. " The smelting-houses have likewise progressed. In 1847, 36 were granted; in 1848, the number was 55; since the Ist of January there have been 19. " The geological map is finished and published. "-The credit proposed in the budget of 1849 foi the organization of an hydraulic service, tending - to dry moors, has not been granted, end the Administration was therefore forced to confine itself to a special service in some of the departments, iw which the local magis trates had approved of the measure. " Private building, in which a vast number of persons are engaged, has suffered from the crisis. National Assembly has only voted the money required for the completion of the fabrics which were building since some years. The works at the Sante Chapelle, at the Mining School,' at the Library Genevieve, - at the Polytechnic School, and at the Lyons Veterinary School, have been continued. " The Government thought it worthy of the Republic to complete the Palace of the Louvre, where all our literary and artistic treasures : are kept. I t h as , conse quently, asked the National Ascembly for the means. This demand is now before a Committee, and this im portant question will again be submitted to the Assembly. " PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. _ _ " In the outset of his administration the Minister of Public Instruction appointed two Commissioners to pre pare two drafts of laws on primary and secondary in struction. His object was - an immediate and sincere ap. plication of the principle of liberty, as traced in the Constitution. The result of their laborious deliberations will be submitted to the Assembly. " A drsft of a law on the establiihment of a course of practical administration in each faculty of the depart ment has been presented to the. Nalioual Assembly. The question was not decided, and will again be brought forward. " Two decrees of the Executive, of the 30th of May and 16th of August, placed the Algerine schools in the province of the Minister of Public Instruction, and Al giers became the seat of an academy. A commission, under one of our ablest generals, is studying to find the means to facilitate the intercourse of the Arab and French languages. " The Administration of Public Worship has been encouraged and approved iu the report of the Committee on the Budget. _ " Negotia — tionit have been opened with the Court of R ime for three more episcopal seats in our colonies. This measure will comph.te the emancipation of the blacks, and place the colonies on a level with the mother country. " The Government has also occupied itself with the renovation of the colleges of Catholic theology, as wished by the National Assembly. This delicate question has been submitted to a committee, and inasmuch as the highest interests of religion are concerned, the question is not open to be solved without the participation of the spiritual power. " Considerable appropriations, which gave the means to raise the salaries of the teachers, and to improve the condition of the - have proved that the Assembly wished to supply the religious and intellectual wants of the people. The present Assembly will, no doubt, un derstand and continue this political, equitable, and reli. gious idea. " Fmnce has 68 establishments of higher instruction with 6,269 students. - " Besides the Normal School, in whi. , :h there are 115 pupils, there are 1,220 secondary establishments, with 106,065 pupils. There are also 56 lyceums. 309 communal colleges, and 955 private establishments. The primary schools received 2,176,079 boys and 1,354,056 girls—a number of 3.530,135 pupils. " These summary dc-tails. will show you, gentlemen, that the Administration has been z .slous in its duties. The revolution has given it a fresh impetus; in its va rious branches it his not been satisfied with merely ac complishing its functions, but it has also endeavoured ans.er to the Wile expuctatilns by preparing plans of improvematit, which will be submitted to the Legisla tive Assembly. " FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " It is the destiny of France to shake the world when ever she movee, and to calm it when she becomts quiet. Europe lays Ls repose or its agitation at our door. This responsibility imposes important duties upon us; it do minates over our -siitiation. " After the days of February the recoil of our revolu tion was felt from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, and my predecessors in office refused to throw France into a war of which th'ey c.iuld not see the end. They were right. The state of civilization in Europe allows U 3 to de liver one's country to the hazards of a general collision only when a man has necessity and justice unmistakably on his side. A secondary influence, a more or less specious political reason, are not enough; a nation like curs, if it does engage in a gigantic struggle, ought to be able to justify in the eyes of the world either the magnitude of its successes or that of its misfortunes. " When I came to power, great questions were pend. ing throughout Europe. On the banks of the Rhine, be) and the Alps, from Denmark to Sicily, we had our interests to protect, our influ,nca to exert. But did this interest and this influence for being energetically upheld merit the chances of a Europeaa conflagration? The question thus put was easily un3wered. " From this point of view France did, in all the foreign affairs which we are going to review, all that she could do for the interest of her allies, without, nevertheless, ap pealing to the last argument of Governments, viz., the force of arms. " A year ago Sicily had risen against the King of Naples. England and France interfered with their fleets to stop the hostilities, which became still more cruel; and though England was more interested in the question than even France, the two admirals unit e d to obtain from the King Ferdinand an amnesty for the Si cilians arid a constitution which guaranteed their legii have and administrative independence. They refused. The admirali quitted Sicily, being forced to abandon their mediation, and soon afterwards the war began. The very people which had refused to accept fa vourable conditions was forced to an unconditional surrender. " A serious war broke out in the north of Italy, and when the Piedmootese army advanced to the Mincio it was thought, though but fur one moment only, that Lombardy would reconquer its independence. Discord proved fatal to that hope, and the King of Piedmont was obliged to retreat within his own states. "At the time of my election the mediation of Eng land and France had been accepted by the belligerent parties. The only thing to be effected was to get the least disadvantageous conditions for Piedmont. Our part was traced out, end even prescribed. To refuse compliance was the inflaming a European war. Though Austria did not send any agent to Brussels, the pl ace which was designated f u r the conference—the French Government counselled Piedmont to resist the movement which was hurrying her into war, and not to recommence a too unequal conflict. " This Counsel was not followed, as you know; and after a new defeat the King of Sardinia concluded directly with Austria a fresh armistice. " Although France was not responsible for this con duct, she could not permit Piedmont to be crushed, and from the tribune itself the Government declared that it would maintain the integrity and territory of a country which covers one portion of our frontiers. On the one sidesit used its best endeavours to moderate the require ments of Austria, when she demanded an indemnity for the war, which appeared to her exorbitant. On the other hand, it engaged Piedmont to make just sacrifices in order to obtain en honourable peace. We have every reason to believe that we shall be successful in this work of conciliation. " While these events were passing in the north of Italy, new commotions arose in the centre of the Penin sula to complicate the question. "In Tuscany the Grand Duke had quitted his states. In Rome a revolution had been accomplished which had profoundly agitated the Catholic and liberal world ; in effect, for two years one had been in the habit of seeing on the Holy Throne a Pontiff who took the initiative in useful reforms, and whose name, repeated in hymns of gratitude from one end of Italy to the other, was a symbol of liberty, and a pledge of every hope. It was then we heard on a su hien, with astonishment, that this Sovereign, so lately the idol of his people, had been corn. pelled to fly furtively from the capital. "So it was the acts of aggression which enforced Pius IX. to quit Rome appeared in the eyes of Europe to be rather a conspiracy than the movem, nt of a people which could not have passed in one mozneat from the most lively enthusiasm to the must of ingraiitude. " The Catholic Powers dispeteheil ambassadors to Gaeta, to oc , eipy themselves about the grave interests, of the Papacy. France, too, had a right to be repro. aented 'twee, iiihe listened to everything, without corn mittiag herself to any course of aution ; but after the defeat of Novarra, afLirs assumed a more decided as pect: Austria, in concert with Naples, answering the appeal of the Holy Father, notified to the French Go vernment, that it must decide upon its course, for these Powers were determined to march upon Rome, with the intention of restoring purely and simply the outhority of the Pope, " When we were thus in a position in which expla nation was necessary, we had but one of three courses to adept:— " Either to oppose ourselves by arms to every species of intervention, in which case we came to a rupture with all Catholic Europe in the sole interest of the Roman Republic, which we had nut recognized; " Or to allow the Three Powers in coali . ion to re es tablish, according to their inclination, and without limi tation the authority of the Pope ; " dr, lastly, to exercise a direct and indepeedent ac tion, by our own spontaneou s movement . "The Government of the Republic adopted this last course. " It seemed to us an easy thing to make the Romans understand that, pressed as they were on every side, their only chance of safety lay in us; that, if our pre sence brought about as one of its results the return of Pius IX, the Sovereign, faithful to his own character, would bring back with him reconciliation and liberty; that, onceat Rome, we guaranteed the integrity of the territory, by depriving Austria of every pretext for en tering Romagna. We might even hope, that our flag once raised without contest in the midit of Italy, would have extended its protecting influence over the whole of the Penineuls, none of whose sorrows can be to us a mat ter of indifference. " The expedition to Civita Vecchia was then resolved upon in concert with the National Assembly, which voted the necessary credits. It had every chance of suece : s; all the edeices received were unanimous in anneuncueg that at Rome, with the exception of a little knot of per sons, who had seized the authority for themselves, the majority of the population awaited our arrival with impatience. Common sense might have led one to ex pect that this was se, for the choice could scarcely be a doubtful one between our intervention and that of the other Powers. " A train of unhappy circums`inces led to a different result; our expeditionary force, of slender amount in point of numbers, for a serious resistance was not fore seen, disembarked at Civita Vecchia, and the Govern ment had received intelligence that, couldit have arrived at Rome the same day, the gates of the city would have been joyfully unclosed for its entrance. But whilst General Oudinot was notifying his arrival to the Go vernment of Rome, Garibaldi was entering it at the head of a band formed of refugees from all parts of Italy, aid even from the rest of Europe, and his presenc e as may be conceived, gave a sudden reinforcement to the party who went for resistance. " On the 30th of April 6,000 of our soldiers presented themselves before the walls of Rome. 'l'h•-y were re ceived by musketry; some few even, who had been drawn into a trap, were made prisoners. This un!ooked-tor struggle, without making any change in the final aim el our enterprise, has paralysed our beneficent intentions and rendered abortive the efforts of our negotiators. "In the north of Germany an insurrection had cotnpro mised the independence of a State, one of the most ancient and the most faithful of the allies of France. Denmark saw the populations of Schleswig and Holstein were against her, although they recognized at the same time the authority of the Sovereign actually reigning. The Central Government of Germany deemed it its duty to decree the incorporation of Schleswig with the Confederation, because a great part of the people were of German race. " This measure has become the reason of a most de termined war. England has offered her mediation, which has been accepted. France, Russia ; and Sweden have shown themselves disposed to support Denmark. " Negotiations opened some months back established the conclusion that Schleswig was to form, undrr the authority of D. nmerk, a separate State. But, when the principle had been once admitted, they could not come to an understanding upon the consequences which should have been deduced from it, and hostilities re • .mmenced. The efforts of the Powers I have named tend at this moment to the conclusion of a new arm is• Lice which will be the preliminary of a definitive ar rangement. " The rest of Germany is agitated by grave pertur bations, The efforts made by the Assembly at Frank tort in favour of German unity have provoked the re sistance of several of the federal states; and brought about a conflict which, as it approaches our frontiers, will necessitate on our part an anxious overlooking. The Empire of Austria, engaged in a fearful contest with Hungary, has thought itself authorized in calling in the assistance of Russia. The intervention of this Power, the march of its armies towards the west, could not but excite to a high degree the solicitude of the Government, which has exchanged upon this subject several diplo matic notes. " Thus there exist everywhere in Europe causes of collision which we have sought to remove, preserving, at the same time, our independence of action and proper character. " In all these questions we have always been in agree ment with England, which has given us proofs of guud will of which we should be sensible. "Russia has recognised the Republic. The Govern ment has concluded postal treaties to facilitate interna tional communications with Spain and Belgium. "In America the condition of Monte Video is sin gularly modified, as we learn from the advises of the admiral who commands our naval force in those waters. Our French population has migrated from one end of the Plata to the other. This displacement of the population must neces.esrily call for consideration. " To conclude, gentlemen Representatives, if our nego tiations have not obtained the success which we had a right to expect, believe that the only sentiment which animates the Government of the Repablic is that of the honour and interest of France. " RESUME. " Such, Gentlem-n, is a summary expssition of the actual state of the afrsirs of the Repub ic. You see that our anxieties are heavy, our difficulties great, and that we have many important questious to solve, do mestic as well as foreign. Stroeg, however, in your support, and in that of the nation, I hope, nevertheless, to be able to raise myself to the level of the task, by following out a clear and precise course of action. " This course consists in boldly taking the initiative in all the ameliorations and in all the reforms which may contribute to the weal-bf-ing of all; and, on the other hand, by repressing, by the severity of laws which have become necessary, those attempts at disorder and anarchy which prolong the public uneasiness. We will not cradle the people in llusions and Utopias, which only exalt the imagination to end in deception and misery. Whenever I see an idea which contains the germ of practical resultsq will cause it to be studied, and, if it be applicable, I will propose to you to apply it. " The priecipal mission of a Republican Government, above all, is to enlighten, and, by the manifestation of truth, to dissipate the deceitful halo with which the per :one' interest of parties seeks to dazzle it. One unhappy fact reveals itself in every page of history; it is this, that the more the evils of a society are real and patent in the eyes of men of sound judgment, the deeper a blind minority plunges iu the mysticism of theories. "In the commencement of the 17th century it was not for the triumph of the insensate ideas of a few fanatics, who took the Bibla for the text and excuse of their fol. lies, that the English people struggled fur forty years— but for the supremacy of their religion. " In the same way, it was not for the ideas of Babeeuf, or any other chief of a sect, that society was turned topsy-turvy after 'B9, but for the abolition of privileges, for the division of property, for equality before the law, and for the admission of all persons to employments. " then, again, in our own time, it is not for the application of inapplicable theories, or imaginary advan tages, that the Revolution has accomplished itself, but to gain a Government which, being the result of the will of all, may have a better intelligence of the wants of the people, and may guide the destinies of the country with out any dynastic bias. " Our duty is, then, to distinguish between the false and true ideas which rise up out of a revolutilio; then, when the distinction is made, one must pls.ce one's self at the head of one class, and vigorously combat the other. Truth will be found by appealing to the intelli gence of all—by rejecting nothing without having stu died it thoroughly—by adopting everything which shall have been submitted to the examination of competent men, and passed through the ordeal of discussion. " After what I have just stated, two sorts of laws will be presented for your approval; the first, to re-assure society and repress excess; the second, to introduce, everywhere real ameliorations, amongst which I will indicate the following:— "A law upon the institutions of aids and insurances, so as to insure to the laborious classes a refuge against the consequences of the suspension of, works, of in firmities, and of old age. " A law upon the reform of the mortgage system; there must be a new institution in rid of agriculture, by bringing to it useful resources, and facilitating it s l oans; this will be the prelud e t o the establishment of houses of credit, such as those which exist in the different nations of Europe. " A law for the abolition of collecting in kind. " A law for a subvention in favour of associations of workmen and agricultural meetings. " A law for the defence of the poor, which is not suf ficiently provided for in our legislation. Justice, which is a debt of the State, and which consequently is gra tuitous, is encompassed with onerous formalities, which render all access to it difficult for poor and ignorant citizens. Their rights and their interests are not suffi ciently protected. Under the empire of our democratic constitution this anomaly must disappear. " Lastly, a law is in preparation, the object of which is to ameliorate the half-pay of sub-officers and soldiers; and to introduce into the law of recruitment for the army modifications of which experience has demonstrated the utility. " Independently of these projects you will have to occupy yourselves with the orgaire laws which the last Assembly had not the time to work out, and which are the necessary complement of the Constitution. " What precedes, Gentlemen, is, I hope, sufficient to show you that my intentions are in conformity with your own. You wish, as I do, to work for the welfare of this people which has elected us, for the glory and pros perity of our native country; and, like me, you think that the best means of ob.aining these ends are neither violence nor cunning, but firmness and justice. France confides herself to the patriotism of the members of the Assembly; she hopes that truth, unveiled in the broad daylight of the Tribune, will confound falsehood and disarm error. Oa its side the Executive power will do its duty. "I invite under the dig of the Republic, and upon the ground of the Constitution, all the men who are devoted to the safety of the country. I count upon their assist ance and their inteliigeric;.! to enlighten me, upon my conscience to guide me, and upon the protection of God to enalle me to accomplish my teitsion." The election for Yonne was on Wednesday con- firmed by the Legislative Assembly by a majority of 168. During the same sitting M. ETIENNE was elected a Commissiolier of the Sinking Fund, in the room of M. GOUDCLIAUX, who has not been elected to the Legislative Assembly. I At the close of the sitting leave of absence for 'a month was granted to M. LEON FAUCHER. A funeral service was perfumed in the church of St. Merri, on Wednesday, in honour of the Repub7 Heaths who fell on the sth and 6th of June, 1832, in the insurrection of the Cloitre Sr. Merri. M. M. DE CORRELLUS Ilnd DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE have been dispatched to Rome on a special mission. The Journal des Debuts states that General OUDINOT received on the Ist of June orders from Paris to make an immediate attack on Rome' that he had thereupon made arrangements with General VAILLANT to commence the attack on the 3 1 The opinion .of General OUDINOT on the Roman question differs essentially from that of M. DE LEV sai's, and he has dispatched General ItEGNAULT DE ST. JEAN D'ANGELY to the Government in order to explain his opinions to them. The General arrived in Paris yesterday. MurShat BUGEAUD and M. LUCIEN MuRAT are both recovering from the cholera. BOURSE.—PARIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 7. THREE o'Cr.ocic.—The Funds cpened with mor e firmness to day, but they did not long maintain the ad' vanced prices. They ultimately closed at a shade belt , * tf e closing prices of yesterday. Exchange on London (30 dap), 25 50, money; ditto (90 days), 25 40, moneP ausINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TDB LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. JUNE 7.' Boulogne and. Amiejs, 6 5, 4—Paris and Strasbourg, 4--- Rouen and Havre, 9A—Northern of France, 9—Orleans 9P a Bordeaux, 3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d inst. have arrived. They state that there is every probability of th e postponement of the discussion on the tariff. MADRID BOLSA, JUNE 2.—Three per Cents., 24t; Five per Cents., 10i ; Exchange on London, 50 4 5, all paper. PORTUGAL. Intelligence has been received - from Lisbon vid Madrid which announces that SALDANHA had ten dered his resignation to the QUEEN, which, howevert her MAJESTY had refused to accept. GERMAN Y AND THE NORTHERN STATES. FRANKFORT. The Presidential Board of the German Parliament left Frankfort for Stutgardt on the 3d. . _ Tha members of the Assembly who are remaining in Frankfort have handed in an address to the Itu: perial Ministry, in which they denounce the removal to Stutgardt as illegal, and declare the only legia' mate central legislative power to rest With themselves' The late measure, they say, runs counter to the re: solutions of the Diet of M arc h 30, 1848 , b y whieu' the individual Governments were called upon to issu e writs for the election of deputies to a National Assen 3,.,: bly, which was to meet at the sea t o f th e Di e t, wig a view to the elaboration of a Constitution between the Governments and the people. They also refe r to the resolution of the ante-Parliament, under date of April 1, whi c h d es i gnate d Frankfort as the plac e at which the sittings of the Assembly should be held ; and say, morvover, that there mandates wer e only good fur Frankfort, adding that sec. 13 of th e Act of the 25th Jun e su ppli es t h e p l ace o f ar t. 9° ` the Act of Confederatio n , accor di ng t o w hi c h "the Diet has its sent in Frankfort on-the-Maine." The, finally declare that they will remain true to their man' dates and their posts. M. GRAEWELL has resigned his office of Presides! of the Council of the Ministry of the Empire and a Minister of the interior. Prince WITTGENSO IOI tVar Minister, has been charged pr o vi s i ona lly With the functions of President, and M. DETMOLD, ter of Justice, with those of the Interior. • BADEN AND THE PALATINATE', The Provisional Government of Carlsruie 1155 addressed a proclamation to the people of Wirt berg, on the subject of the arrest of JOHN Tictanni named a member of the Provisional Governmen t. The people are invited to revolt against their Govern' ment, and drive them away by force of arms. The Grand Duke of BADEN addressed from Frank" fort, on the 2d, a proclamation to his subjects. Af ter having recounted recent events, and announced that the imperial troops, i n con j unct i on w i t h t h os e o f Baden who had remained loyal, were about to enter the duchy, the GRAND DUNE finishes by stating that an amnesty will be accorded to all those who shall before the entry of the troops submit themselves to the cause of constitutional government. A letter from Kaiserslantern, of the 30th says' "The spirit of democracy is obtaining partisans every day, even among the Prussian. soldiery. A detach' ment of the 39th Prussian Regiment, arrived here the day before yesterday, has placed itself at the dis position of the Provisional Government. In order to cover the city of Spire, menaced by the disaffected of Gomersheim, the garrison has been reinforced by sti battalion of Baden infantry, a detachment of B a den, cavalry, and two pieces of cannon. 4,000 B a den troops and three batteries of artillery left on the 29th tor Worms, in order to take that city, and afterwards to proceed towards Darmstadt. HESsE Tin Cologne Gazette, of June 6, states that $ military insurrection had broken out in that princi pality. It seems that the Electoral troops wh o marched on the sth June, having learned that the/ - were destined to act against the insurgents of Badeve. halted at Isenbarg, and refused to go any further. The Elector of Hesse has taken refuge in Frank fort. BAVARIA. Letters from Munich of the 21 state that the King of BAVARIA has accepted the new German Constittl tion propounded by Prussia. • W URTEMBURG. - We have intelligence froi Stutgardt to JUDet EISENSTUCR, the seccond Vi ce -P res id ent o f tP National Assembly, had arrived for - making the De er sary preparations, and had already given official le formation. The rem a i n d er o f t h e B ureau wag expected in the cour se o f th e day. Notwithstandl l) 3 the difficulties of the journey several members 1 /; arrived, an d th e num b er o f one h undred would Ow be made up. Th e Ch am b er h a d a l ready discussed 11' the subje c t, an d reso l ve d b y a great major i t y _ . follows, viz., to empower its PRESIDENT to Pre pare everything that li es i n t h e power o f t he Chamber for the rec e pti on an d accommo d at i o n ° f the National Assembly, and to welcome the same 11 }: the name of the,Wurtembur g Ch am b er . S eve ral o _, the Members on the ben c h o f K n i g ht s an d Prelates did not vote. The Ministers Duvettruy - and Rog!! appeared to demur against granting the Ch a mber self (that being the property of the State) f o r till Sittings of the National Assembly. It was suppose' 'that the " Garrison Church" would be devoted to the . Purpose. The sittings were e x p ec t e d to take place on Tuesday (the sth). PICELER was arrested on used th the 2d, politicalndconductoeffdetnocets). fi the Asbeergw(aas fo r r e t p r o e r ss ted ner o. . have been sent fr om B a d en with large sums of money for bribing over the \Vurtemberg soldiers to the Baden cause. PRUSSIA., - - The Emperor of Russia has notified to the Kin g of PRUSSIA that he shall not make any further use the Prussian railway for the transport of •Russie troops to Hungary. The EMPEROR does this la order to relieve Prussia from the necessity of offeriol any explanations t o F rance , and to deprive France any pretext for putting in notes. AUSTRIA. The Wi ener Z e i tung o f t h e 2d contains an olficu l • announcement that Buda has fall e n i n t o th e hands : Of the Hungarians. General WELDEN has arrived at Gratz, and hig successor, ereneral lIAYNAU, has, as WELDEN 136 „ previously done, inaugurat e d Li s appo i ntmen t 131 P defeat. He attacked the Hungarians under ti ll ; command of DAUNENDERG, at Tr eu t Ec hi n , an d aft e d a fight of nine hours, was compl e t e ly d e f ea ted, 103 . forced behind the Waag. He has, it i s sa id, falle r back upon Tyrnau. a hd It was reported in Vienna that J ELLACH ICE( - been taken prisoner by the Hungarians. This repot may, perhaps, allude to the brother of the BEN, w b° is also known as &Iron JELLACHICII. ITA Accounts have been received from Rome to th e 29 , h. Every thing was prepar e d t o res i s t th e attac k of the French, which was expected every day. The entry of GARIBALDI into the Neapolitan ter' ritory wus officially announce d t o th e A sse mbly le MAZZINI, who stated that GARIBALDIWOUId COnfr i i his operations to th e f ron ti er , ro as to b e rea dy to it back upon Rome whenever his presence might needed. that Ancona still held out, and it was r u moured - g the French frigate l'Asmodiie had entered the Pt e and had prevented the A us t r i ans f rom cont i n uing bombardment by sea. The Austrians, on the 2 8t ; _ attempted a reconnaissance of th e i n t er i or barricades' and were driven back with great loss. t, MANSION nOUSE, JUNE 7 —The Lord Mayor ag o to announce that, is consequence of her Diltekstys on Wednesday next, the dinner which was to have bee given on that day in the lizyptian-hall is postpone" until Saturday, the 23d init. SHARP PRACTICE.—A few days since some 01.5; gow thieves succeeded in pitling the pocket of a P el ! c, _ sargealit %bile he was handing into a cab a woman wat.T. whom he had attended a friend's weddingeN°ll. British Mail. THE SUN, LONIY,O'N, FRIDAY EVEXIN G, JUNE 8, 11140