The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

ELDcirculated are crculated in several of the de-
Petitions praying for the establishment of the he-
Empire follovving is a copy of one which, it
preadrtitmareynts. T
is stated, has already received many signatures in the
rural communes of the department of the Charente:—

,t To AlM:les t`Se te,teurs.
" The undersigned inhabitants of the commune of
, department of the Charente, have the honour to
address to you the expression of their wishes. Con-
sidering
that the instability inherent in the elective
power
is opposed to the security arid continuance
of .
the action of Government, to the establishment
of public Confid!.nce, to the activity of industry, to
operations requiring credit—nay, to the most legiti-
mate and the most sacred hopes of families,—that it
tends to incessantly excite ambition, to keep up party dia.
seneions, to encourage all vain and culpable projects on
the part of men who are influenced by the spirit of
domination, and that it is for that reason a perpetual
and ever-increasing cause, not merely of uncertainty,
but of exultation for the evil•dhposed, of affliction for
the good, of depravity and of scandal for the undecided
i
and the weak. That instability, moreover, has for effect
to constantly place the Government under the pressure,
nite oppression to
to it, and who, by doing so, force it
always
spomoraen iannddru4ore imminent, of factious whose ob-
ject is to overthrow
all liberty, and
particularly to political liberty, without which a
people cannot possess dignity, grandeur, or vitality.
That the stability of
power thus necessary to the
general success of affairs, and to the confirmation
of public morality, is particularly so to permanent
liberty. Considering, moreover, that the, family
whose glorious chief, Napoleon Bonaparte, has orga-
n:z-td the revolution, constituted modern France, and
opened the era of our Is, w civilization, is alone capable
of representing and guarant,:eine the principles, the laws,
and the institutions for whichi our fathers combated;
that between modern France and the Bonaparte family
there has
indissoluble
established, by victory as by misfor-
tune, an alliance which survives in the
recollections,. the history, the causes of grief, and the
titles of honour of each family; and that the actual
heir of the Napoleon family, Louis Napoleon Bona-
parte,
he
sufficiently proved by his words, and by his
acts, that he is worthy and capable of becoming, with
the assistance of God, the continuator and the founder
of a new hereditary power; desirous of giving to
Europe an trample of prudence, and to leave to
those who come after us the lasting benefits of a
state of order which we ourselves have only enjoyed
by intervals,. using the ancient rights of this country
to,itself, to substitute for the dynastic' which become
extinct the new dynasties which Providecce raises up
for the necessities of each period; faiteful to the free
wishes of our fathers manifested in 1804 and 1815, we
have the honour to pray you, aecordieg to the terms of
the Constitution of the 15th January, 1852, to adopt a
Senetus Comazdte with the vier, el proposing to the
sharc:ges of the nation the re-establish:nem of the here-
ditary Empire in the person and in the descendants of
' Napoleon. 111., actually Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Pre-
sident of the Republic."
Appended to this petition are parallel columns for
the family and baptismal names of the persons sign-
ing, their profession, the names of those who adopt
the petitions, but do not know how to write, and the
witnesses testifying the authenticity of their marks.

AIN.
Private letters fromSP Madrid of the 24th state
that the dissension amongst the Moderado party is
on the increase, and has attained the Cabinet itself.
General Pavia is described as having succeeded in
gaining complete ascendancy over the mind of the
King Consort and of the Queen, and that influence
i 5 and probably will ba still more exercised against
Bravo Murillo personally, and for the furtherance
of the long-menaced coup etat. Bravo Murillo
has, it seems, earnestly entreated the presence of the
Queen-Mother in Madrid, no doubt as a protection
against the cabals of those who are planning his
destruction. Each party is desirous of bringing
about the Constitutional changes on his own
account and in his own interest. The plan of
the present Minister is to dissolve the actual Cortes,
to convoke the new Chamber according to the actual
Electoral Law, and, no doubt, by way of imparting
to the future Parliament a something of a consti-
tuent character, to intimate in the Royal proclama-
tion convoking it that certain alterations in the Con-
stitution (1845) may be proposed. This is the pro-
jcoalitton amongst the fractions of the Moderados,
ect at present, which, however, circumstances may
yet
.alter.. An attempt has been made at a fusion, or
but without success. Private letters from the pro-
,
vine" state that a good deal of discontent exists in
Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia.

ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR
The pre- FEMALE ORPHANS.
School among
pre-eminence of the Freemasons' Orphan
and acknowledged, t
he
supe bothem efo!..rrotoholitan charities has long been
were the objects of relief.aeamniodeo
thatf trwaisinag and
eoap
ittheyd
still
was
sriowr
ancthinagr,cter of the children who
took desideratum,this
time
ha s how-
ever,beensite for the asylum, which,etm. unto this
sniotuamteedansin
hnster-road, a locality by
recommended mWended
has now
the learned in sanitary
e more
0 rbee
airyen
hbyy
matters. This object
new building, There the formal the removal of the school to th
part of Wandsworth-common,de-
dication of the building
which is in the
all due solemnity. The aC3 on Monday, with
Eliasbethan style of architecture,
the Ciapham-common, station"ire' is situated close to
Railway, and comprises every of the South-Western
modern science could suggest, accommodation which
desirable that the surrounding although it might be
a more extended scale. The grounds were on
so near the metropolis must, great value of ground
a sufficient excuse for the however, be taken as
external accommodations. Thelimited character of the
commenced so early as one influx of company
special train was
put
in o'clock, and more than one
Western Railway, besides requisition on the South.
and van that was procurable
every omnibus, cab,
The-grand master, the Earl of Zetlancl was put
arrived at two
in requisition.
o'clock, accompanied by the ,
Dudley Stuart, and other h
received igh di nitaries of the ma-
sonic institution, and was g
numerous companies of masons and their friends that
has ever been seen within
of the or in the immediate neigh-
bourhoodmetropolis. A grand lodge was
immediately held, which
able by the uninitiated, was,af of course, unapproach-
cession round the grounds toterk place previous to the
which, a grand pro•
formal dedication. here o
costume had an exceedingly the
varieties of masonic
was much heightened striking effect, which
foreign brethren, anloa,pny the dresses of the
of Ceorg and the Tauele_. whom -the ex-Rajah
conspi-
cuous. There were also present
Envoy were
Russians ,Italians, and _present Germans, Poles,
universality of the principle by
proving the
kept together. The procession
which freemasonry is
the grounds, accompaniedr ion having gone round
by two military bands,
proceeded to the grand hall
, when the formal dedica-
tion took place. The Earl of zet '
land, Grand Master,
having taken his seat on
the throne, the vessels sacred
to freemasonry were formally deposited
on the places
reserved for their reception ; after which the super-
intendent of works an explanation of the
plan of the building,
Brother Cabbell
described the objects of the institution instituti and the •
f grati-
fying progress it had made during thon
We regret to say that, owingo
aen last few years,
t
pressure, and the low tone in whichthe lion. Gentle-
man spoke, we are unable
to do more than mention
the purport of his remarks. An anthem was then
sung by the choir, under the direction of Mrs
Genge, in the absence of Mr. Farquharson-*
Smith; and Brother Beadon gave a short sketch
completion of
in reference to the origin and co • the
new edifice. Se stated that the co • mmittee had
amined several sites in the neighbourhood of London,"-
and had selected Wandsworth-common, as
possess_ing the qualities of a gravelly soil, good air
abun-
dance of pure water, vicinity, ater, a pleasant ei • 1 and
y, easy
access to medical relief. The ground-landlord, on
hearing that the object was a site for a school for
fe
male children, had at once entered into their views,
and the negotiations had been carried on in the
most satisfactory planner. The result had been
the erection of the building in which th
company were then congregated. On the conclusionB
of this address, which was most favourably received,
another anthem was sung, after which an occasional
os
ed by .
copy of verses, comp Carter Hall, Wag
recited by Rhoda Davis, one of the pupils, and
loudly applauded. The formal ceremony of dedication
was then performed, accompanied by all the mysteries
"
of masonry, after which the company adjourned to
h had
the large pavilion, erected
which the enor
on the ground, and iwhic been
n mous num-
ber of 1,200 ladies and gentlemen sat down to
an
excellent cold collation, prepared by Messrs. Watson,
Coggin, and Banks, of the Freemasons' Tavern. A
mu ical' party, comprising the talents of the Misses
Wells and Mr. Genge, sang several popular inad .8
welting which Miss Well ' ri.
gals, glees, and solos, , 8 8 Per.
formance of "Bonnie Dundee" was I°ll4 and de-
servedly applauded. The usual loyal and constitutional
toasts were given, after which the Chairman, the
Earl of Zatland, gave, gi prosperity to the Free-
mason' School," at the same time congratulating him.
self and his brother masons on the progress which the
charity bad made within the last few years. Other
routine toasts were then disposed of, after which the
company adjourned to the lzswn, where dancing to
the music of an excellent quadrille band was kept up
to. a late hour of the evening. The tents were from
manufactory of Mr. a Edgington of the Borough.
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:A. NICE POINT. -A letter was to he posted Which
"ghedunder an ounce. Two stamps were
.accordingly
the ounce, as
incumbentappoi
, and it was accordingly taxed d?lble postage
affixed, by whisk the weight of the letter was raised
for
a second ounce, or 4d. Ought the P st-oflice to Filarge 40
for carrying two of its own, stamps? The f3cti.ii6 in our owr:
experience.—Bury Poet.