The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

tITE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday
The PRINCE I'RESIDENT left Lyons for Grenoble
at eight o'clock in the morning or the 21st. He re-
Feived at his departure as at his arrival, and as during
Ills Stay, striking marks at the affection of the Lyons
People.
Everywhere on his passage, and as far as the limits
or the department, the PRINCE sva3 saluted by acela-
uletions of " Viva l'Empereur !" Not withstanding
the rain which fell at the time, an enormous crowd
Was collected to bid him adieu.
The PRINCE made his entry into the department
9f the Isere at a quarter past nine in the midst of an
'immense concourse of the population. The principal
authorities, the President of the Council- General, the
deputies, and the mayor of Vienne, and the old
soldiers of the grand army, received him at St. Priest,
in front of a' magnificent triumphal arch, which
marked the limit of the department. The most ener-
getic cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" greeted him on
his Passage. Everywhere, at St. Laurent-de-Mare,
1 Verpilliere, La Greve, nd Bourgoin, the PRINCE
W 53 received with the liveliest enthusiasm.
There is en article in the Presse on the subject of
the
decree which has appeared in the Monitenr,
raising the duty on Belgian coal. This journal ex-
Presses regret at the difference that has arisen
between the two countries, and anticipates immediate
iiPrisals on the part of the Belgian Government.
.I,giurn, it says, must be the greater sufferer of the
two, as
as she has exported to France annually products
s? the amount of 177 millions of francs, whereas
France exports to Belgium only to the amount of 134
millions but on the other hand the exports of French
Wine
; 8 and other products for Belgium were annually
‘ocreasing, and this branch of French commerce will
now be materially checked.
An article appears in the Pays on the death of the
Duke of WELLINGTON, remarkable as manifesting a
better spirit than that which was exhibited in a former
article, The Pays says :
I; " England great cap
in the person of the Duke of Wel-
:gtoc, a great captain an:i a great ci..izpe. It is for her
je render homage to his memory, and we honour, even
its exaggeration, that national sentiment which
Pires in our neighbours that unanimity of re-
te
eLt and praises with which it surrounds the
open tomb of this illustrious man. In
hi:ing to his country the care of pronouncing
th: Panegyric, and to history that of appreciating
,„." eminent qualities which distingui,led him as a war-
.o.
ani' we shall only call to mind a merit of that illustrious
long career, which is perhaps less known, and point
and
„ the salutary influence which the Duke of Wellington
foreign
in the councils of his country with regard to
P relations. That veteran of battle-fields ap-
;,!entted better than any one the advantages of a con-
ti`onstory and pacific policy, and we only render him jus-
gi e in saying that he showed himself on every occa-
,29 the decided partisan of everything that could
ti'untain and consolidate good relations between France
toEngland. The French Embassy was accustomed
6, od in him the most courteous behaviour,
vth". no never ceased to use the considerable influence
Ich he exercised over the decisions of his Govern-
-genn.
ca and over public opinion, in order to remove any
" of dissent which might arise between the
4,o,Countries. Endowed with an eminently just and
;eight mind, the Duke of Wellington judged of the
th? of the 2d December as history itself will judge of
h4l?'; and in his unshakeable good sense, he has never
401taied to admit, and loudly proclaim, in Louis Napo-
set°, the saviour of European order, as well as of French
in etY• Lle lately deferred his departure from London
ordn-
toe, to go to the French Embassy, and join in the
he_ oration of our fine of the 15th August, and he was
to bird to express his regret that it had not fallen to him
411)kr°Pose the health of the Prince President. The
rltiB eof Wellington, from a conscientious feeling, has
med himself above his own souvenirs. After ving
ite the opponent of the Emperor, he knew how to ad-
ti in his heir one of those necessary men whose mis-
t : ,)4 it. would be as impossible to dispute as it would be
laic to shackle."
141'e have alluded (says Galignani) to a statement
of the Cologne Gazette pretending to be an account
report ec presented by a commission to the Germanic
France
on the means which it would have to resist
R-a.ance in the event of a war. In the notice that we
cle of this statement we observed that the Cologne
credit to
furnished. us with no authority for attaching
4.(1. to it. The Presse comments upon it rather
seriously, but at the same time points out more than
do„fleient inaccuracies and inconsistencies to create
eQ,,',.,u,ta of the authenticity of every part of the state-
ta,""" The Cologne Gazette, for instance, makes the
federal commissioners state that the French army is
Pt this moment 500,000 strong, whereas it has been
cially stated by General MAGNAN at 400,000, and
gla
of the
makes them underrate considerably the force
Germanic Diet. The commission having, ac-
sto the Cologne Gazette, recommended
? augmentation of the army in Germany, the
p!'esse expresses a hope that this will not prevent the
iench Government from reducing its own army, for,
to the opinion of the Presse, war is impossible, and
iliutie groundless fears of one State driving it to a fool-
te't expenditure is no reason why another should f01‘,7
‘,7 the example. It recommends the French Go-
41.1.111:nent to take a very different course, and expresses
4,.",1ief that the example of reduction would be ge-
4-„T'IY followed. It save, " The nation which should
it enter in this course would, at the same time that
tter,B2?tlld give a proof of its confidence in the future,
th„T're se many elements of progress and prosperity
1..' other nations, on pain of declining, would imene-
41attielY conform to the new state of things which that
.1-1 had had the glory of proclaiming. We are
it:tsir°llB of this glory for France. Without falling
tiql:),, but
amiable dreams of the Peace Society, one can-
the ,tit desire that the experiment recommended by
4-"resse should be tried within safe and reason-
able
limits. There is something alarming, one might
444 Say absurd, and it would be thought absurd if
tour were more enlightened, in devoting all the re-
-8 cos obtained '
by peace to preparations for war.
differenta course how many bu rthens would be
ted4
obi teed, and at the same time bow much would be
of tined by Governments from the natural resources
red eir States, even when these burthens had been
l'aglieeed for internal improvements, for the encou-
this 4:Lent of industry and the reward of art.
.For
of a' What is necessary ? A corresponding reduction
4l tunics and fleets, still leaving to each State its
Nio-ve force, whereas now every country adds to its
811 Oal debt by increased expenditure, and keeps up
frollifilalni which paralyzes industry and deters men
tlertaetneee useful enterprises which can. only be un-
nTh under the guarantee of a lasting peace.
Weeee Bourse was not so animated as during the last
10.1f:' The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at
Ot4 • st)c., and closed at 104 f. 25c. for the end of the
tlth theietla Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 80c.; Or-
Qs 5 Shares, 1,477 f. 50c.; Rouen, 8901.;
VSF , 410 f.; Great Northern, 708 f. 75c. ; Avignon,
alLasle, 3271. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 7401.;
Lette„-', Lyons, 815 f. ; Lyons and A • nog,,
625 f. ;
4'Utit not France, 635 f. ; St. Dizier to Gray,vig 5421. 50Be.
NESS,, DONE IN FOREIGN RAIL WAYS AT 113 E
b STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 22.
7,a,lad Besancon, 3—Dutch RhTish, 8
/. 3 /B—Namur and Liege,
kaa e
B%—/Northern34273f/I:ku'rxaennice-
, Orleanscent. Bonds, 14—Paris and Lyons, sari ,BParis
‘aciß7 •
dervCaen,
eh , Pans and
andsStrabourg, ,
erb
5 ourg,6—Sambre Meuse, 105/B—WestFlan-
-"Western of France, 11.

The BELGIUM.
LlElndependence of Brussels states that M.
‘itibi -8' who has been appointed temporarily as ;
t() Cter of Finance in Belgium, has not yet come
that thussels, in consequence of ill health, and adds
4tons, aversion to hold office permanently was ge-
k Thf:'uown.
;I`' de of Brussels, after announcing
4t 3'e -ee of the PRINCE PRESIDENT by which the
Naso()dn "al and iron imported into France is in-
i• says
tlr thniareaders. understand
that we do not at this
th enter into any discussion on this fact; but we
we are able to state that categorical explana-
"eY "..'1"."17 shortly be given to the public, and .hat
'cqt4 he prove in the most peremptory way that nothing
tivti/' "tilt done the part of Belgium which can give
1,,t1133t()11v° for, or ev'en justify in any degree whatso-
tel.cle act of the French Government. Wo confine
fk cc 11.1' our observations to this point."
dift,;-91gienic Congress," consisting of gentlemen
,11t1,,,,``eut countries, who take an interest in ptrnoe
1.70tii.,6 the health of' towns, and the welfares ofs
on
"100 °g classes, commenced sitting at Brussels
NettnY' About 200 gentlemen, Belgians
Academy
V-ers, attended they met in the Royal
-• Amongst English 14'‘.4cliein'• were Viscount
l)°° Mr. WARD, Dr. ARNOTT, Mr. CHARLES
‘%O • HOLLAND, of Manchester; and 1".1%
aon., Mr.
0/)l3:B,,,architect of Prince ALl:Ewes cottages.
I;°Nii ci`xovernor of Brabant, and President of. the
'uP6rieur d'llygiene, was to have presided,
ilitea,,l;Prevented by his duties as Minister of Finance
t 114 ae .171* The Minister of the Interior, M. ROGIER,
y chosen honorary president ; and the
114,!irlitnes;',ency was conferred ou M. YLEMINCHX,
ut the Academy of Medicine.
folio •
'oce ng were chosen Vice-Presidents :—For
N (\-awif
".'l' 13R VILLERME, end M. MAGENDrE,
11111'. the Institute ; for England, Viscount
ittlir-,l4"°N and Dr. ARNOTT ; for Piedmont, Che-
qiss and Dr. TriomrEo ; for Sweden, Dr.
fj°llllt' ifor Denmark, Dr. lIORNEMAN ; for Prussia,
4'. (17-trtic• CZIEROWSKI ; for Germany (Frankfort),l
:t4 ly uRENTRorp ; for Switzerland, Dr. GossE ;
1.4,S 1:.,-at'd•si Dr. SCHICK ; for Spain, M. RAMON DE
hi't:-.1,11; A; M. VLEMINCKIC delivered a brief speech.
t-`4 SAUVEUR delegate of the Belgian Govern-
he Yertlated what hadi been done iu the course of
4"stanaetii)ll promoting the public health in different
-cEti;-"eigiutri. Lord EuRINTON presented to the
),"Eltl: a number of reports and other documents
"arY matters were voted
publications
!,tt III)._ ; and thanks ted to him.
i~ the u)Ru'rs presented copies of the p
elety for the improvement of the
cndnwAenllE-
Necli t.he working classes at London. Mr.
Nlioj° Present the Congress with copies of the
Acts of Parliament relative to workmen's