The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Ministry has withdrawn the Bill for the
regulation of Public Instruction which was intro
duced by M. de Fallona, and which gave the priests
power of controlling the education of the people.
M. Rodat has presented to the Assembly the fol-
lowing proposition :
" Art. 3 of the decree of the Provisional Govern-
ment of the 4th of March, 1848, suppressing the
stamp duty on periodical publications, is abrogated.
The LAWS abrogated by the said article are again
brought into vigour, to be fully executed until the
promulgation of the organic law on the press."
M. Destnousseaux de Givre has presented a propo-
sition to the effect that the National Assembly shall
not attend any public ceremony or send a deputation
to it.
The Evenement says : —" We are positively assured
that the Minister of Public Works is about to bring
fresh propositions before the Assembly on the subject
of the Paris and Lyons Railway. These propositions
will completely change the Bill presented by M.
Lacrosse, and on which the committee on the budget
bad been called on to deliberate. The proposition is
to return to the principle of working the railroad by
the State."
La Presse mentions that a resolution is about to be
moved in the Legislative Assembly to the following
effect :—" The National Guards of all towns contain
ing 12,000 inhabitants are dissolved and di-armed.
The army on active service is reduced from 500,000
to 200,000 men." It adds, that this resolution is to
be supported on the faith of the following assertion of
M. Ferdinand Barrot in the Legislative Assembly on
Monday, to the effect that the National Guard is an
eliment of disturbance, and if the National Guards
of Lyons %s ere organized it would be necessary to
increase the garrison of that city from 10,000 to
25,000 men.
A letter from Auxerre of the sth instant states
that the Municipal Council of that town having been
dissolved by the Prefect, a re-election had taken
place, when 24 Republicans were chosen, and not one
Legitimatist.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse
on Wednesday at 55f. 65c.; the Five per Cents. at
801. 87c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 725 f. ; Rouen,
5251.; Havre, 2301. ; Great Northern, 427 f. 50c.;
Avignon, 215 f.; Vierzon, 2971. 50c.; Basle, 1021.
50e. Bordeaux, 395 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 355 f.;
Tours and Nantes, 281 f. 25c.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
We learn from our Hamburgh correspondence of
the 3d instant, that:the last debates of the Schleswig-
Hol,tein Diet have turned upon the question of
the quarrels between the Stadtholdership and the
Administrative Commission, which was appointed
on the strewth of the late treaty between
Prussia and Denmark. The debate led to
no n.sult whatever. In the course of the
discussion it was stattd by the friends of the Stadt-
holders that.;no steps had as yet been taken toward
the final conclusion of a peace, nor was it known
whether a peace was likely to be made on the hasis
of tae preliminary convention of the 10th of July
la.t, but that the Duchies were prepared to renew
the war, if compvlltel by dire necessity.
The financial budget for 1850 showed an income
of fourteen millions and an expenditure of eleven
millions, thus leaving a clear balance of three millions
in favour of the Duchies.

MR. PIPS HIS DIARY.
MONDAY, OCT. 27, 1849.—T0 the Zoologia,
Gardens, the Regent's park, at 3 P.M., in time to
see the Otter fed with live Fishes, which he do
chase round his Basin in the Water, and dive after
mighty clever. Ihen to the Wild Beasts, waiting for
their Food in a terrible Rage, as I have seen others
than Wild Beasts at the Delay of Dinner. Some of
the Dens with Trees lengthwise in them for the
Beasts to climb in ; and there Lions, old and
young, Lionesses, He and She Tigers, a Jaguar, an
Ounce, a Cheetah, a Sp ,tted and Black Leopard;
and on the other side Ha mnas, and Pumas, and more
Leopards, and Bears. Their Yelling and Howling for
Hunger a most horrid Musique, and terrible to see the
Tigers rear on their hind Legs, and dash at their
Bars, and grin and glare at the Children outside. The
Rampiag and Roaring doubled when the Keeper corn(
with the meat, and, Lack ! how they did fly at it with
Teeth and Claws, and howl and snort over it, and
munch and crunch the Bones ! But one Hyaena
droll, the Keeper passing him by, and he, thinking
he was to go without his Meal, throwing himself on
his Back, and moaning, and almost blubbering in
Despair. Pretty, to see the Bears in their Enclosure
climb up their Post for Buns; which the Visitors
did hold to them on the End of a long Stick, and
those below fighting for the Morsels that fell ; and
their Clumsiness, and awkward Standing on their
hind Legs, excee ling comical. The White Bear, also,
swimming in his Tank, pleasant, being on the outside
of his Cage. Did note a fine old Wolf and Cubs, but
snarling and snapping over their Victuals, they seemed
not a Happy Family. Saw the manner of Preying
of the Eagles and Vultures, treading on their Meat,
and tearing it up with their Beaks ; the Eagles
brave, but the Vultures base and ignoble. Yet fine
the Sight of the Great Condor Vulture, when the
Wind blew, stretching forth his huge Wings upon it;
and glad, no doubt, would have been to sail away.
The Parrots gay; but do so shriek and squall, that their
,Abode do seem the Mad house of the Place. Much
taken with the Seal swimming in the Water
his Stomach, with his Tail and Plap' and
waddling on
Wager.pers,
like a Fellow with his Legs tied for a
Diverted by the Gambols and Antics of the Monkeys
and Apes; yet almc,st sick to see such vile Likenesses
of ourselves : and the Apes especially loathsome and
ugly; and to see the Crowd of Women and Ladies
gazing at them ! With great Pleasure, yet Horror,
did view the Snakes and Lizards in the Reptile
House, and glad they could not get at me ; but
hoped to see the Boa Constrictor swallow a live
Rabbit : but did not. Bought Gingerbread Nuts
to feed the Elephant, eost me 2d., and he did please
me, hut I wished he had been bigger; but the
Rhinoceros did give me great delight, and with Mirth
heard a Countryman standing by call him the Hog
in Armour. Well contented also with the Bison,
that with his huge shaggy Head and Mane, Horns,
and fiery Eyes, do look the most like a Demon I eve;

did see. To the Camel-Leopards, graceful creatures ;
after the Bison and the Rhinoceros. Then about the
Gardens to watch the People and the Children stare
at, and feed, and poke the Animals. Did mark some
pretty Damsels, but gazing so intent at the Beasts
that I could hardly well gaze at them. So home,
and described to my Wife what I had seen, except
the Damsels, and did discourse with her of Natural
History ; which the Zoological Gardens do breed a
pretty Taste for among the People.—Punch.