The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

IWe have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The funeral service performed at the Invalides on
Wednesday, the anniversary of the death of the great
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the PRINCE PRESIDENT drove
in the same manner to the Luxemburgh, and back to
the Elysee.
The Pays has the following on the subject of the
rejection of the clause in the Convict Rehabilitation
Bill by the Legislative Body, mentioned in our co-
lumns yesterday :
" Now there is no longer either a majority or a mino-
rity on the benches of the Palais Bourbon. The mem-
bers ere not enrolled under any flag; they do not obey
the chiefs of party; every one is free in his vote, because
every one is master of his own conscience. Servitude is
no longer imposed by policy. The discussions which
have taken place during the last two days in the Legis-
lative Chamber—discussions, without passion and with.
out violence, going to tho bottom of things, and render-
ing questions palpable to every mind—will do as much
for tae preservation of the representative regime,such as
it has been founded by the new Constitution, as all the
interpellations and all the convulsions of the Parliamen-
tary regime did for its destruction."
We read in the Constitutionnel :
" The public revenue follows a rapid progression. The
month of March had presented an increase of 5,000,000 f.
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The Moniteur says :
" The Government has come to the resolution to post-
pone the concession of the lines of railway from Paris to
Cherbourg, and from Bordeaux to Cette. Wishing,
however, at present to secure the execution of these two
lines, and to commence the works, a Bill has just been
sent before the Council of State having for object to open
a credit of three millions on the estimates of 1852 to be
di7ided equally between the two lines. The works which
will be ex-cuted by the State by means of these credits
wilt be eventually handed over to the companies obtain-
ing the concessions in part of the subvention which will
have to be allowed to them."
The Moniteur announces that the celebrated Pro-
fessors VILLEMAIN and CouslN retire on the pensions
to which they are entitled. France hardly possesses
two men of more distinguished power in their differ-
ent lines than these famous philosophical professors,
whom the introduction of a new system sends into
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Nothing can be more false than this statement; no
sales of the kind have taken place. Besides, how could
it be probable that Russia would sell, even at 100 f. stock
which, with interest at 5 per cent. since the 22d of
March, represented a reimbursement value of more than
100 f. 80e."

The Debais says—" A letter from London of the
3d states that it appears certain that the treaty which
is to be signed at the Foreign•office on the 4th or sth,
between the Pienipotentiaries of England, Austria,
France, Russia, and Sweden, will not only have for
object to regulate a new order of succession in Den-
mark, but also to secure the integrity of the Danish
monarchy. This important result will not, it is
said, have been obtained without considerable diffi-
culty, and it is to that circumstance that may be at-
tributed the delay of the signature. The Germanic
powers, particularly Prussia, are said to have sought
every means to impede the conclusion of the treaty,
which is only due to the firm resolution evinced by
the Cabinets of St. Petersburgh and Paris, which
have throughout the whole negotiations acted with
the most perfect and constant accord. Lord MALMES •
BURY has, it is said, shown himself anxious to unite
his efforts to those of the French and Russian Go-
vernments."

The Public mentions a report that it is intended to
raise the pay of the sub-lieutenants, lieutenants, and
capiains of the French army.
The Austrian Lloyds contradicts a report pub-
iished by an English journal that the Prussian and
Russian Governments had protested against the ctta-
blishment of an. Empire. in France. It says—
" The Journal des Defeats has announced that Prince
Schwa! zonber,g demanded of Prussia and Russia their
,pinion on the re-establishment of the Empire iu France.
These three powers are in• accord, in case the form of
Government should be changed in France; but they
have not the pretension of meddling in the internal
of that country. The treaties of 1815 are cited.
Those who pretend to know those treaties ahnuld re-
member that in the sitting of the 6th May, 1815, Lord
Chancarty said that England had only notified the treaty
of alliance of the 25th March, under the condition that
Article 8 of the said treaty should not be considered es
obliging his Britannic Majesty to continue the war with
the view of imposing on France a particular form of go-
vernment. England, therefore, formally declared at
that period that she would never force France to adopt
one form of government in preference to another. The
Courts of Prussia, Austria, and Russia have left it to be
understood that on that point they are and always will
be in accord with England."
There is better authority for this statement respect-
ing England than the assertion of a Peer, viz., a
formal diplomatic " Declaration." A treaty was
signed at Vienna, on the 25th of March, 1815, be-
tween the King of GREAT BRITAIN, the Emperors of
AUSTRIA and RUSSIA, and the King of PRUSSIA, for
making " a common effort against the power of NA-
POLEON BONAPARTE." But a " Declaration," added
to it on the exchange of ratifications, says formally,
that it is " not to be understood as binding his Bri-
tannic MAJESTY to prosecute the war with the view
of imposing upon France any particular Govern-
ment.'

The bust of the PRESIDENT or the Republic has
been put up in all the mairies of Paris.

It is said to be in contemplation i 7) erect an archie-
piscopal palace at Paris near the Hotel de Ville and
the church of St. Gervais.
The hut barracks constructed by order of General
CAVAIGNAC on the Esplanade of the Invalides, at the
Pantheon, and on the Place de l'Archevecle, are
about to be demolished.
The announcement iu the Moniteur this morning, that
the concession of the railways from Paris to Cherbourg,
and from Bordeaux to Cette, had been adjourned, pro-
duced a favourable effect on the Bourse. The Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 991. 65c., and closed
at 1001. 25c. for the end of the month; the Three per
Cents. closed at 701. 45e.; Orleans Railway Shares,
1,1851.; Rouen, 7721.503.; avre, 290 f.; Great Northern,
592 f. 50c.; Avignon, 2901.; Vierzon, 5871. 50c.; Basle,
2461. 25c.; Bordeaux, 612 f, 50e.; Paris and Strasburg,
itrasal=,,
565 f.; Tours and Nantes, 367 f. 50c.; Paris and
6131. 75c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT pm
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 6. THE
and
Luxembourg, 3%—Namur and Liege,
France, 201. 3 per Cent. Bonds (formerly B of
Amiens Shares), 133/8—Orleans and Bordeaux
and Orleans, 45 1/2—Sambre and Meuse, 5 I—Paris
11%—Western of France, 7 5A3. ours and Nantes,