The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-23 00:00:00

AIONDAY EVENING,

Messrs. GEORGE A. HAMILTON, and ',,F014112S
MACKENZIE are the joint Secretaries of the Treasury.
Lord NAAS is Secretary for Ireland.

MEETING AT EARL DERBY'S.

Precisely at one o'clock this afternoon an important
meeting of the Members of both the Upper and
Lower Houses of Parliament took place at the Earl of
Derby's mansion, St. James's-square.
The meeting lasted a few minutes over the half
hour.

The leading members of the New Cabinet were
present upon this occasion.

At the termination of the meeting the Earl of
Derby entered his carriage, which was in waiting,
and proceeded direct to Buckingham Palace, to
have an audience of her Most Gracious Majesty,
and submit for her approval the names of the
noblemen and gentlemen composing the new Adminis-
tration.

We are given to understand that the result of
Friday night's division was entirely unexpected by
Lord John Russell, and that the brief state-
ment of his intended resignation immediately
afterwards was made in a pique, he being
for the moment exasperated and annoyed at the con-
duct of his supporters i 3 leaving him.in a minority.
Whether he could consistently have proceeded with
the Militia Bill, after an important amendment being
made by the House, on the motion of an ejected
coadjutor, was doubtful, but several of his
colleagues thought the difficulty might have
been got over bad Lord John not been so in-
discreet as to have aimitted that the adverse vote
amounted to one of want of confidence. No sooner had
the Government " whippers. in" seen that the House
would shortly divide than messengers were sent in
different directions to summon the Government adhe-
rente, and we are informed that at one club in particular
the news was received with perfect indifference, and that
no effort was made to get to the House in time. It
is said that these were warm admirers of Lord
Palmerston, and that in consequence of his ejection,
from the Foreign-office, their support of Lord John
had become rather lukewarm.
At the Conservative Clubs, the difference be-
tween the two Noble Lords, and more espe-I
cially the defeat of Friday, have been
discussed with the greatest enthusiasm
as the most lucky events that could happen to the
Conservatives. It is thought that the secession of
Lord Palmerston will so split up the Whig party as to
render a Whig Government, for a considerable time
at least, quite impossible.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of Saturday
and yesterday.
The news of Lord J. RUSSELL'S defeat on Friday
night is announced in the Government Patrie, but
without any special comment.
Toe following communicated note appears in the
Constitutionnel :
" One of the administrators of the property of the
Orleans family, an ex-deputy of the Parliamentary coa-
lition, who had been present on the 2d December at the
sitting at the Marie of the 10th arrondissement, and
wheat the generosity of the Prince President had or-
dered to be set at liberty, M. Becher, was arrested on
Thursday when in the act of disseminating seditious
publications. For some time back the police have been
seizing on packeges containing thousands of similar pub-
lications, and they were aware that they were printed at
London, introduced ciandeatinely into Paris, and thence
distributed in the capital and provinces, where they
were addressed to several members of the clergy, of the
magistracy, bar, officers of the army, as well as to high
functionaries in the Administration. It was supposed
that subaltern agents had carried on such manoeuvres,
and no one imagined that one of the adminstrators of
the house of Orleans would condescend to exercise such
a propagandism in person. We regret to be obliged to
say that every kind of doubt appears removed on the
point, and that M. Bocher really occupied in this plot
the double office of organizer and agent. The vigilance
of the Administration led to the failure of this attempt.
M. Bocher is detained at the Conciargerie."
Besides. M. Bocuaa, three other persons have been
arrested for distributing documents in opposition to
the confiscation decrees. .Their names are-not given.
The Moniteur publishes a complete list of the
candidates for the legislative corps recommended by
the Government.

A great number of the electors of the Ist arron-
dissement of Paris have addressed a letter to M. Da
MORN; declaring that his noble and courageous
conduct during the late critical events has induced
them to invite him to represent them in the Legisla-
tive Body. M. DE MORNY, the Pays says, has stated
in reply that he cannot accept the candidateship
offered to him unless it receives the support of the
Government, for which he declares his election ought
'to be a triumph, and never a defeat.
The Bourse was heavy on Saturday, with an almost
total absence of speculation. The Five per Cents.
opened at 1031. 75c., and fell to 1031. 45c., they closed
at 103 f. .55c., for the end of the month; the Three per
Cents. closed at 65f. 55c.; the Orleans Railway Shares,
1,132 r. 50c. ; Rouen, 65 0.. ; Havre, 262 f. 50c.; Great
Northern, 588 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 2301.; Vierzon, 5221. 50c.;
Basle, 215 f.; Bordeaux, 422 f. 50c.; Paris and Straaburgh,
475(.; Tours and Nantes, 297 f. 50c.; Amiens to Bon-
Jogno, 301 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 580 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 21.
Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 206—Dutch
Rhenish, 3%Q—East2o%—Namur and Liege, 61,4
Northern of France, IJ, Orleans and Bordeaux, 814—
Paris and Strasbourg, 16No