The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-03 00:00:00

why this is so. It is because the wiser among them-
selves believe the cause of the people is more earnestly
served by men who rebuke and oppose, rather than
by those who foment the passions and prejudices, and
the erroneous purposes of the people themselves. The
faith of the better portion of the Chartists is in men
who have been tried, and are trusted because they
have been tried.
A man in every way fit to stand beside the recog-
nized chiefs cf the popular party in the House of
Commons, now offers himself to the choice of the
electors of Nottingham. In many respects, indeed,
Gisborne may well be esteemed the most :ervice-
able man to the popular cause, and therefore the best
..otitled to the suffrages of the electors of Nottingham.
The solid sense of Joseph Hume, the weighty and
cutting logic of Cobden, the fire and energy of Bright,
the versatile rhetoric of Milner Gibson, are feared
and admired in the House of Commons. But in the
eloquence of Mr. Gisborne there is perhaps more to
distract and discomfort opponents, and to sustain the
courage and spirit and decision of friends, than in that
of any member of the popalar party. Nobody cuts
through a fallscy with a keener wit, or exposes an incon-
,istency with more humorous irony ; no one states
great political truths in language more easy or terse,
or illustrates them with more apt and happy similes
and contrasts. He has always clear and distinct
views, and expresses them in language as transparent
and striking. He is known for his boldness. Con-
fident in the safety of popular principles, he is never
deterred by cold doubts from going heartily with the
better aims of the people. He knows that boldness
and decision are true caution in stirring times; and
tar from dreading a little popular agitation, he rather
loves its roughness for the speed it gives to the pro-
gress of the Liberal cause. Nottingham could not
find a more consistent and able man to represent it;
and if it could it ought rather to choose him by way
of wiping out an injustice done him in the last elec-
don, and also by way of exhibiting in a more marked
degree their desire to repair their false judgment.

FRANCE.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte, President of the
Senate, visited on Saturday the Palace of the Petit
Luxembourg, which is to be his official residence.
He was accompanied by the architect, and he went
over the apartments intended for him, where repairs
are to be made forthwith.
A letter from Toulon of the 28th ult, states that, in
consequence of a Ministerial dispatch, which leads
to a belief that it is the intention of the Govern-
ment to suppress the galleys, each convict was
asked separately whether he would consent to
be transported to Cayenne Nearly 1,800, or about
one-half of the total number, answered in the affirma-
tive. It is proposed to form them into agricultural
colonies. The convicts are to be chosen amongst those
who have not merited punishment during their resi-
dence at the galleys, and who have not attempted to
escape. A strong constitution is indispensable. Fort
Lamalgue was so crowded with political prisoners
that it became necessary to transfer 100 of them on
board the ship of war Le Genereux. 300 more were
to follow them. Every day numerous detachments
of political prisoners were arriving at Toulon from
the neighbouring arrondissements. On the 26th
several domiciliary visits were made at Collobrieres
and Cuers, and the inhabitants arrested. 42 poll-
ical prisoners arrived at Toulon on the 28th of
January. They are mostly shopkeepers and ope-
ratives.
The President of the Republic was present at the
Italian Opera on Saturday night. The house has not
been so crowded since the commencement of the
season. It could scarcely, however, be owing to the
presence of Louis Napoleon, as his intention had not
been generally known, and he was some time in the
nouse before any except those opposite his box were
aware of the fact. He was accompanied by General
Roguet, who sat in the middle, while the President
occupied his usual place in the corner, almost entirely
concealed by the velvet curtains. As his visit was
without ceremony, his presence remained unnoticed.
The Moniteur publishes the following decrees re-
gulating the courts of justice in the islands of St.
Marie and Mayotte, on the coast of Madagascar :
" Louis Napoleon, President of the Republic:
"Having considered the ordinance of the 26th August,
1847, relating to the judicial organization of Mayotte
and its dependencies;—considering that experience has
demonstrated the necessity of providing for the various
deficiences, and modifying certain provisions of that or-
dinance; considering that the relative situation of the
islands of St. Marie and Mayotte renders the commu-
nication between them slow and rare, and that the com-
munications between St. Marie and La Reunion do not
present the same difficulties. Inasmuch as the arrange-
ments necessary for those new regulations are comprised
in the budgets of the establishments of Mayotte and its
dependencies for the year 1852.
On the report of the Minister Secretary of State of
the Marine and Colonies, and with the advice of the
Keeper of the Seals, Minister Secretary of State and
Justice, decrees:—
" Art. 1. The organization of the department o
Justice shall be regulated as follows, and separately-
st for Mayotte and Nossiba; 2d for the Island of S
Marie.

"Section lst.—Mayotte and Nossibe.
" Art. 2. When the Council of Justice shall have to
decide on special crimes, the conviction shall be valid by
five voices out of seven.
"Art. 3. A tribunal of first instance is instituted at
Mayotte. It is to be composed of a single judge, who
must be a licentiate in law. This single judge adjudi-
cates as a civil and commercial tribunal, when the
amount claimed does not exceed the sum of 1,000 f., with
liberty to appeal to the Court of La Reunion; and be-
yond that amount when the civil or commercial disputes
are not between two natives.
" This tribunal acts as a police court—
":Ist. In cases of offences committed by natives to the
prejudice of Frenchmen or foreigners; 2d, offences com-
mitted by Frenchmen or foreigners, either against each
other or against natives.

" For ViolationOf-Police Regulations. The deci-
sions of the judge are never subject to appeal-Ist, in
simple police cases ; 2d, in criminal cases it the impri-
sonment inflicted is not more than 12 months or the fine
imposed above I,OOOE
" Art. 4.. A Registrar is appointed to the tribunal of
premiere instance. He performs all the functions dele-
gated in France to those publio functionaries, and he is
bound to exhibit similar qualifications.
" In case of the absence of the titular Registrar ho is
to be replaced by a person appointed by the judge.
" Art. 5.. The Assistant Commissary shall exercise
provisionally, in the chief town, the functions of Attor-
ney of the Republic. Those functions shall be per-
formed at Nossibe by the Government clerk.
"Art. 6. The functions of huissier are performed by
agents appointed by the judge.
" Art. 7. The Judge of the Tribunal of premiere in.
stance is chief of the judicial service at Mayotte and
Nossite
`` Art. 8. The Council of Justice established at
Mayotte to try charges of rebellion, shall be composed
of the Governor of the station as President, the judicial
magistrate of Mayotte and Nossita, the Captain of Ar
tills ry, the Lieutenant commanding the naval troops, a
surgeon, and two Li, utenants.
" Art. 9. In case of the absence of any of the mem-
bers of the Council, the Commander-in-Chief of Ma-
yotte shall appoint others in their place.
" Art. 10. The Commander of Nossit, indepen-
dently of the functions conferred on him by the 16th
article of the ordinance of the 26th August, 1847, shalt
likewise perform the functions mentioned in the 3d and
7th articles of the present decrees, reserving the right
of appeal to the Court of the island of La 116 anion when
the amount of the sum litigated shall exceed 500 f."