The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-25 00:00:00

"The existing laws already arm you with all the means
necessary to prevent such dangers. They will, perhaps,
scon receive some modifications which will render the
action of justice more rapid and more efficacious.
" I have already pointed out to you how much tho
custom of uselessly complicating criminal proceedings
trammels the action of justice. You will now more than
ever admit the force of my remarks on that subject.
" I shall not speak to you of the measure of the state
of siege, but as one of imperious necessity and of public
safety imposed on the Government. It only affects
particular departments, for whom special instructions
will be given, and will moreover only continue for a
limited period.
"In fine, Monsieur le Procureur-General, great and
difficult situations raise the character of men who know
how to comprehend them, and who have courage enough
to be equal to them. That is saying enough to con-
vince 'you that I have the fullest confidence in your co •
operation. Society has faith in that French magistracy,
protected even against revolutions by the universal re-
spect which it bas known bow to acquire. Society will
not be deceived in that confidence.
"Receive, Monsieur le Procureur General, the as•
surances of my high consideration.
(Signed) " ODILON BARROT."
It is said that M. LEDRII ROLLIN and M. CONSI-
DERANT have both escaped—the first to Geneva, the
second to Savoy. The following account of their
escape appears in the Salut Public of Lyens, of
the 19th : _

" Citiz n Ledru Rollin is at Geneva. He crossed the
frontier yesterday, after passing through Bellegarde.
The carriage in which he travelled had in it three ladies,
while he was on the seat behind as their servant, in an
old blouse, with a straw hat an his head. The passport
with which he was furnished gave an accurate descrip-
tion of his person, but was in a false name. On passing
by Fort l'Ecluse, where all passengers leaving France
are examined, this passport was registered with all its
details, and corresponds with the information sent to the
gendarmes, but which did not arrive till this morning.
It appears that ho quitted the carriage between Fort
l'Ecluse, and got out of France by crossing the Rhone
in the ferry-boat from Chancy. Two hours alter his
arrival at Geneva the sub-prefect of Gex was informed
of it, and was enabled to verify the fact. The day before
yesterday, a person believed to be citizen Consiekant
passed through this place in a private carriage driven by
a person of our arrondissement, well known for his ex-
aggerated opinions. Ho stopped at Vauchy, entering an
inn, where he carefully avoided all observation, and
thence took a guide who conducted him to Eloise
(Savoy), passing the Rhone by the bridge at Groz,n.
He had with him a passport in the name of M. Ordi-
naire, editor of a journal at nicon."
The Legislative Assembly sat for only a short time
on Wednesday, and transacted no business of im-
portance.
The Itioniteur publishes a dispatch from General
OUDINoT, dated Villa Santucci, the 15th inst., giv-
ing a detailed account of the operations of the army
under his command.

The General estimates his loss during the 13th
and 14th inst. at six killed and thirty-two wounded,
of whom two officers were slightly wounded. Cap-
tain CASTENET, of the 53d Regiment of the Line,
was killed.

Private accounts from General OUDINOT'S camp,
dated the 16th, conveyed to Toulon by the steam-
boat Coristophe Colomb, state that the French bat-
teries have demolished 580 feet of masonry. The
General had received a rein'orcement frotn Toulon of

heavy artillery, and hard 90 pieces employed against
the city, comprising 36 heavy guns, 6 mortars, and
48 field pieces. It was said that a conspiracy,
planned at Rome, was preparing at Civita Vecchia
to surprise the French garrison in the fort. The
plot had been discovered, and some of the parties
were arrested. If the plan had succeeded, the
French General would have been compelled to raise
the siege of Rome, and return to Civita Vetchia.
Several surgeons have been dispatched, in all_haste,
to General OUDINOT'S army.
The National of Saturday publishes a letter from
Colonel GTJINARD, late commandant of the artillery
of the National Guards of Paris, now a- prisoner in
the Conciergerie, in which that gallant officer gives a
direct contradiction to many portions of the report
of General CHANGARNIER, on the events of the 13th
June, and explains the real object of the assembly
at the Conservatoire des Arts et des Metiers of
M. LEDEU Itommv and his companions, which
the malignant ingenuity of the agents of the Go-
vernment have tortured into a Convention.

According tcstl;i7sletier, the artillery men of the
National Guard were in the act of obeying an order
of General PERROT to bring the pieces of artillery to
the different arrondissements to which they belonged,
when they were charged, without notice, by the
cavalry. Their emotion was increased when they
learned that the post at the Tuileries of National
Guard artillery had been turned off without cere-
mony ; and their feelings were further raised by the
fact of some twenty Members of the Assembly
coming to the Palais ',National when the charge of
cavalry took placS, and seeking the protection of
Colonel GUINARD himself.
He thus describes what followed—

" I did not hesitate a moment. I formed the little de-
tachment of artillery which remained in the garden, and
I directed it towards the arrondissements of Paris
whose popti:atiun had gi e'en the xr.ost striking proofs of
devotion to the Republic and Constitution, which I be-
lieved to be attacked. We arrived at the Conservatoire
des Ats et Metiers, whieh was not, as General Chan-
garnter says, the head-quarters of the insurrection, but
a place of refuge, to which the representatives of the
people retired in order to hold a consultation in the
midst of the general perturbation into which the city
had been thrown. It is not true that the chief of the
Port Trouche was summoned to surrender ; on the
contrary, he was assured by me as well as by a captain
of the 6th Legion, and all the artillerymen, that the post
would be protected by them against all insult."
He declares solemnly that all that has been said
about a Convention is mere invention, and that the
only object of LEDRU ROLLIN and his friends was
"to put themselves on their guard against adversa-
ries who each day, at the dinner- table and in all their
meetings, proclaim their hatred of the Republic and
of the Constitution. He donies that there was any
intention of or attempt made at erecting barricades,
and declares that there is no truth in the absurd
story of the escape of the representatives through the
window. He says, that as soon as the 62d regi-
ment entered the Court-yard both M. LEDRU
RoLLiN and himself saluted the commander
of the battalion, and then retired, and declares that
the counduct throughout of MM. LEDRU ROLLIN,
BOICHOT and RATTIER, was energetic, and worthy
men of courage and of honour. He complains of the
petty persecutions to which himself and his com-
panions are subjected, but is nut surprised at the
conduct of the officials. Ils se vengent du 24 Fevrier
concludes Colonel GUINARD.

appeared in the Liberte on
the letter said to have been
written by Louis PHILIPPE, and relating to a letter
stated to have been received by the ex-KING from the
The
subjectstatement
of anwhicl allegedl
Emperor of RUSSIA, is contradicted on the authority
of the Count DE NEUILLY himself.
The following address to the electors of the Seine
appears in the National:

"TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SEINE.
" At the eve of the elections the state of siege weighs
on the democracy: the clubs are closed, the right of
meeting suTended, the journals are suppressed. In
such circumstances the discussion of canditure cannot be
free or sincere, The representatives of the mountain,
inspired with the gravity of the situation, believe it their
duty to form themselves into an electoral committee. In
the name of the interests of the democracy, they hope
that the people will accept their initiative. A list will
be proposed as soon as full information shall be obtained
and fully considered."

The Moniteur contains the following order of the
day from the Minister of War, dated 22d June :
"At Paris, at Lyons, in several departments, the army
hu withi❑ the last few days rendered immense services
to the country and to itself. It has belied those calum-
nies which accused it of sympathising with disorder. It
has proudly borne its standard iu the face of nations.
Its place in society is clearly marked; it is that of pro.
tector of order, and, consequently, of liberty with law.
Its titles to just pride are consecrated afresh; they are
the recompense of discipline, of courage, and of devo-
tedness. Soldiers, in the name of the President of the
Republic and of the Government, the Minister of War
congratulates you, and thanks you in the name of the
whole country. _ _ _

(Signed)

" The Minister of War,
RIILHIERS."

At the Bourse on Saturday but very little business
was transacted, but the market has shown rather more
firmness, and prices are somewhat higher. For the end
of the month Fives have advanced 65c., and Threes 35c.,
the former closing at 87f. 20c., and the latter at 53f. 65f.
For cash, Fives have risen 50c. and Threes 25c., the
prices being 87f. 10c. and 53f. 70c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JUNE 23.
Boulogne and Amiens, 7 IA—Luxembourg, 17—Northern
of France, 101A—Paris.and Rouen, 2114.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 18th and 19th have arrived

Their contents are unimportant.
MADRID BOLSA, JUNE 19.—The Three per Cents.
touched 251, but were after done at 25i. The exchange
on London was 50 60.

PORTUGAL.
NEW MINISTRY.
We have received accounts from Lisbon of the
19th, and from Oporto of the 20th.
The Saldanha Cabinet has resigned, and a new
Cabinet has beep appointed, at the head of which is
COSTA CABRAL, the Count de Thom Ar.
The following is the list of the new Ministry :
Count Thomar, himself President of the Council and
Minister of the Home Department.
Count Tojal
............... Foreign Affairs.
M. Avila .................... Finance.
M. Felix P. MageThaes...Justice.
Colonel Ferrari ............War.
M. Florid° ..................Marine.

Two of the new Ministers are Feptembrists, viz.,
AVILA and FERRERI, and the policy of the Govern-
ment, therefore, is likely to be of A much more liberal