The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

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pretended that the Government has the intention to
touch public establishments, to seize on assurance
offices, and to impose taxes on income and stock.
Such rumours, as well as many others of a like
character, are entirely destitute of foundation."
A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Republic de-
clares that, when it becomes necessary to nominate one
or more members of the Council of State to form part
of a commission or committee, or to take any part in
the execution of a law, such nomination is to be
made directly by a decree of the PRESIDENT of the
Republic.
By a decree of February 3, M. BARBAROUX,
Councillor of State, is nominated member of the com-
mittee of surveillance of the colonial banks.
M. MACDONALD, Duke de Tarente, comes forward
as a candidate in the Loiret, for the districts of Glen
and Montargis.
M DC MoNTALEMBERT who has definitively broken
with the PRESIDENT, has announced his intention of
starting fur the Doubs.
Generals C.Avaignac, Changarnier, de Lamori-
ciere, Bedeau, L,-&o, Col. Charrai, and M. M. Leon
Faucher and Baze are to be brought forward for ,
Paris.

The Gazette des Tribunaux says—" It is by mis-
take that several journals have announced that M.
DUPIN has caused himself to be inscribed on the lists
of the Order of Advocates."

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The prefect of the Gironde has issued a notice, de-
claring that the state of tranquillity which the de-
partment has enjoyed for some weeks past permits his
modifying the decree of his predecessor, relative to
closing cafés at an early hour. For
o'clock tor ordinary days, and
and fete days, as being most
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The installation of M. 11
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General of the Court of Cassation, in the room of M.
DUPIN, took place yesterday. The judges and
avocats-gineraux wore their red robes. The custo-
mary oath was administered to M. DELINGLE by the
First President, M. PORTALS. M. DELANGLE then
took possession of his seat, the avocats-generaux
standing uncovered. He delivered a brief speech, in
the course of which he declared " that Prince LOUIS
NAPOLEON had saved society, and that the duty of
men of order, and especially of magistrates, was to
second him." l‘f• Porturas briefly replied, and the
ceremony terminated.
The Minister of War has given notice, in the public
journals, that the full number of invitations for the
ball which he is to give on the 11th inst., hiving
been attained, no further applications can be at-
tended to.
It is stated, says the Afoniteur Parisien, that Ge-
neral CAVAIGNAC i 3 employing his leisure time in
writing his memoirs. This historical work, to which
the position of the writer in so many great events
gives a great interest, is to be published by one of
the principal booksellers of Germany.
The Bourse was remarkably firm, with not much bu-
siness doing, except in Railway shares. The Five per
Cents. opened at 1031. 15c., fell to 1031. 10c., rose sub-
sequently to 1031. 30c,, and closed at 103 E 25c. for the
,nd of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 65F.
' loc.• Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,092 f. 50c.; Bogen,
6301. ; Havre, 2651.; Great Northern, 5681. 75c.; Avig-
aun, 2221. 50c. ; Vierzon, 5011. 25c. ; Basle, 210 f. ;
Bordeaux, 435 f.; Paris and Strasburgh, 4631. 75c.;
Fours and Nantes, 2961, 25c. ; Amious to Boulogne,
287 f, 50,%; Paris and Lyons,
5771. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 5.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11 ex d._-Luxembourg, 314—
Northern of France, 181.,_
OrleaLa and Bordeaux,
Sambre and Meuse, 3;;R.

SPAIN.
Telegraphic dispatches confirm the intelligence
which we yesterday published of an attempt to assas-
sinate the Queen of
SPAIN. Her MAJESTY was
,vounded near the shoulder. The assassin, who fired
the pistol at nearly
arms length from her MAJESTY'S
person, was instantly arrested. The wound is not
considered of' a dangero us character.
MADRID BoLEA., JAN. 31.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 37i for time; the New Three per Cents.
4t 19; the Debt without interest, si; and the Con.
pons, at 9/.

The German GERMANY.
journal of Frankfort 'states from
Rostock, that the theatre of that place has been
closed by the authorities for a fortnight, in conse-
quence of the performance of a piece called Robes-
. pierre, in which the " Marseillaise was sung, and
loudly
us . encored by the audience, who joined in the
chor
A letter from Gotha, on the 30th ult., in the
Cologne Gazette, states the, after the dissolution of
the Diet, the deputies, who had voted for the adop-
tion of the Constitution presented by the Government
waited on the Duke of SAXE GOTHA, who expressed
his regret at the resistance that he had experienced,
snd declared his intention of calling a new Diet, to
which he will submit the Constitution.
The Nutiohal Gazette of Berlin of the 2d says,
that amongst the propositions submitted to the Ger-
manic Diet is one calling for some peremptory deci-
sion, respecting the encouragement given to political
refugees in Switzerland.
The Cologne Gazette of the 4th states from Ber-
lin,
that the Prussian Government has expressed it
perfect satisfaction at the explanations given by
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Earl GRANVILLE with reference to the notes that
have been addressed to the British Government on
the subject of political refugees in England.
A letter from Hanover, 31st ult., states that the
Government has resolved to form a commission of
public fuutioziarks , to prepare a new set of laws on

can be entertained. We shall quote from Mr. HER-
FORD'S letter on this part of the case :—" I: is his ju-
dicial duty, upon notice that any person has come to
an unnatural death, to issue his precept to the con-
stable to return a competent number of good and
lawful' men to appear before him, and make inquisi-
tion touching the matter. The jury appearing are
sworn, and their charge is to inquire, upon view of
the body—How and where the party came by his
death ; and if any and who were there ? and who are
culpable, and in what manner, either of the act or the
force ? is necessary that the coroner should have
before him and hear everybody who can give informa-
tion material to the inquiry. He has further, as
incident to his office, authority to order a post-
mortem examination of the body of the deceased."
He has, therefore, an authority far greater than
that of the magistrate, for he may order the exhuma-
tion of the body, and continue the investigation in
the absence of any person accused, and the verdict
thus returned will place the party inculpated on his
trial before a judge and petit jury, though the grand
jury had ignored the bills.
He has thus not merely a power of committal like
the magistrate, but his warrant is sufficient to ensure
a trial at bar, and we have known cases where parties
arraigned on the coroner's inquisition were convicted
of manslaughter, notwithstanding the rejection of the
bills by the grand jury. It it, therefore, of great
importance to the due administration of justice that
every possible assistance should be rendered " to the
ancient tribunal which hath far more extensive powers
than
magistrates, who are not even authorised
to order do
errdinaaproyst.mortem examination, and who are not
bound to hear the evidence on the part of the ac-
cused. Looking, then, merely, to the protection of
the accused, who (until duly convicted) must be
deemed innocent, we say that this unseemly conflict,
for which, by the way, the coroners are not in any
degree responsible, should be brought to a close. Let
us, following up the hints given by Mr. HERFORD,
suppose a Party, charged with, or suspected of, homi-
cide, taken into the custody of the police, and by
them brought before the magistrate. The coroner,
assisted by a jury, is holding a simultaneous inquiry.
The accused is, however, by the new rule, prevented
from appearing before the latter, and thus debarred
from one of the supposed privileges of every English.
man, that there shall be no secret examinations,
so far as he is concerned, but that he shall have full
opportunity of hearing and replying to everything
that may be alleged against him. The coroner's jury,
however, listen to evidence respecting matters of a very
damnatory character. The accused ought to have
it in his power to rebut or explain away the inferences
fairly deducible therefrom ; but, thanks to Mr.
MAuDr) and such of his magisterial brethren as
take the same view of the subject, the opportunity
would be entirely
,lost. In his, compulsory, absence
he may be not only subjected to incarceration, until
delivered in due course of law, but also, necessarily,
given in charge to a jury, the final arbitrators of his
fate, although the grand jury may have thought the
evidence insufficient to subject him to so serious an
ordeal. In the satisfactory settlement of the ques-
tion the community, in general, are seriously inte-
rested. It is essential to the protection and security
of the subject that it should be set at rest. It merely
requires that it should be calmly and seriously con-
sidered, in order to have it satisfactorily arranged.
To all desirous of knowing the data on which it must
be decided, we earnestly commend Mr. HERFORD'S
dispassionate and able brochure.