The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

misery, the fraud and violence, the insecurity of
tenure, and the insecurity of life in Ireland.
Such a state of things cannot be remedied in a mo•
ment. It has been the work of ages, and years at
least must elapse before we can attain a sound and
prosperous condition. Confidence is a plant of slow
growth, and that must be fully established between
landlord and tenant before we can even hope for the
regeneration of Ireland. But the attempt must be
made, and that speedily, for every day's delay will
only increase the difficulty of the task, and a per-
sistence in the present course will only lead to the
destruction of the Irish people—the depopulation of
the country.
Under such circumstances, Mr. CitAwroaD has
addressed an appeal to his brother legislators
Against the extermination of his unfortu-
nate countrymen,* in which he offers many
valuable suggestions for the amelioration of
[reland and the improvement of the condition of
its inhabitants. We cannot now enter into a consi-
deration of his propositions, further than to say that
they appear to be practicable, and surely the experi-
ment would be well worthy of a trial that afforded
my reasonable prospect of the solution of the Irish
difficulty. On English legislators rests the responsi-
bility of providing suitable remedies for the existing
state of things, and surely they will not hesitate to
avail themselves of Mr. CRAWFORD'S great experience;
or at least they will bestow a calm and attentive
perusal on his propositions, and reflect maturely before
they despise or neglect his warnings.
* " Depopulation not Necessary.", By William Shar-
man Crawford, EN., M.P.

ruE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The proceedings in the National Assembly of
Wednesday were of an interesting character, and
show that the new Ministry has, as we stated yester-
day, secured the support of a working majority; as a
proof of which we need merely announce the fact that
the Finance Minister has carried his budget by a
majority of 392 to 236; showing that the Ministerial
majority on this, which is pre eminently a question
of confidence, amounts to 156.
The proceedings commenced with the presentation
of a Bill by the Minister of War for a vote of
38,000,000 f. not provided for in the: budget ; after a
short discussion the Bill was agreed to. It is under-
stood that the sum is demanded to defray the addi-
tional expenses of the Roman expedition.
M. FOULD, the Minister of Finance, then ascended
the tribune, and read the following financial state-
ment :
The Assembly and the country expect that the new
Cabinet should explain its thoughts on the situation of
the finances, and on the system which it proposes to
foil. w for the administration of that important part of
the public service. It is a duty for us not to delay
making that statement. That duty I come here to fulfil.
If good political conduct brings forth goed finences,
these latter also have at certain periods an incontestable
action on the policy of the Government. In these latter
days considerable efforts have been made to modify and
destroy the regime of our taxes; attacking by turns all
oar indirect taxes, the parties so acting did not con-
ceal their object, to repair a pretended inequality
in the public charges. They aimed at displecing the
general burden, and throwing it on capital and landed
property. These efforts soon produced their effects;
they ales' med the country, destroyed confidence, checked
business, and gave a dreadful blow to public and private
property. Such a line of policy cannot be ours. The
new Government repudiate such insensate theories. In
its opinion the organization of the finances, which goes
back to the first republic, owes its firm constitution to
the immortal author of our code, being in harmony with
the institutions and wants of our society, such as it has
issued from the Revolution of 1789. In that system,
property being accessible to all, and being divided
equally amongst the members of families, a fair balance
is established in the general taxation. The landed pro-
prietors are not freed from the indirect taxes ; and these
latter, in weighing on the generality of the nation, cause
all the citizens to contribute to the expense of the Ad-
ministration. We desire to maintain these fundamental
principles, at the same time that we introduce such amelio-
rations as experience points out. We hope, by certain mo-
difications in our indirect taxes, to obtain better receipts;
that result will enable us to alleviate certain sufferings,
and to give satisfaction to well-founded complaints. In
pursuing that object, which is at present the object of
OUT studies and efforts, we shall not lose sight of the
fact, that it is the interest of all to diminish the charges
which, weighing too heavily on land, keep down the in-
crease of agricultural produce: by it also we procure
calm to the country, profoundly disturbed for nearly
two years by the violent attacks in the streets, and by
the subversive ideas which have endeavoured to penetrate
{cite our institutions. We are now about to expose to
you the situation of the budget, the wants of the Trea-
sury, and the means by which we shall propose to you
to provide for them. The decouverts of the budget are,
as you are aware, the principal cause of the floating
debt, and ought to principally call for your attention.
The old decouverts of 1846 and 1847, put down in
the last table. emetic() at 257,650,000 f.,
hare not been varied since the publication of
that document. It is different for 1848. The situa
tion has improved since my honourable predecessor
put down the deficiency at 72 millions. On the one side,
an increase of 20 millions realised in the receipts, anal
on the other a diminution of 33 millions in the expenses,
permit us to value the deficit of this year at the reduced
amount of 19,129,941 f. The provisions relative to the
budget of 1849 are, on the contrary, far below the results
known. The supplementary credits voted and to be
voted make the difference between the surplus and ex-
penditure 287,617,4131. The whole of the dccouverts for
which the Treasury has to provide for the interior service
of 1849 amount to 534,148,0001. The year 1850 modi-
fies that situation. We are about to examine this in a
Few words. In the exposé des motifs for the budget of
that year my predecessor gave as his provisions an ex-
cess of 7,543,0001. To arrive at that result he had re-
course to the following expedients :—The accumulation of
the rentes purchased by the sinking fund, or coming from
the consolidation of the annual reserves; the mainte-
nance of the duty on potable liquors; te appointment
of certain new taxes; and, above all, a new income-
tax; the separation of the budget of extraordinary works,
and the constitution, to meet them, of a special service.
The Act relative to rente for the sinking fund has our
full approbation. Whatever may be the desire of the
new Government to take off charges from the tax-payers,
we are obliged to demand, like our predecessors, from
the intelligent patriotism of the Assembly and country,
the re-imposition of the duty on potable liquors for 1850.
—(Loud disapprobation on the Left.) But by a Bill
which we are about to present to you, we shall propose
to you to name a special committee of inquiry, charged
to examine the question, and the vices which it is re-
proached with in the mode of collection.—(Renewed
disapprobation on the Left.) That is one of the diffi-
culties, to remove which the co-operation of all opinions
and talents is indispensable. The task falls alike
within your duties and your attributions, and
we trust will put an end to the present imperfec-
tions of the system. We withdraw the Bill to establish
an income-tax.—(Some movement on the Left.) That
tax, the extreme resource of distressed Governments, is
in its nature vexatious, and partakes of the inquisition,
which always causes discontent. The Council-General
opposed this measure, and we trust that the same feeling
here will justify our withdrawal of the Bill. The income-
tax was down in the previsions of my predecessor for 60
millions. -That resource must be replaced, if we do not
desire to see 1850 marked by a new deficiency. We shall
be happy to be able to effect it by certain economies and
certain changes of taxation. The Minister of War has
conceived a plan by which the supplementary credits,
which might have amounted to 30 or 40 millions, shall be
suppressed. That plan, laid before the committee of
the budget, shows that there will be a diminution of ex-
penses of 8,500,000 f., and of 16,000,000 f., if circum-
stances permit it. The speedy return of our army from
Rome will give a reduction of 8,000,0001. The Minister
of Marine proposes a reduction of 6,000,000 f., and the
Minister of the Interior for the reduction of the Guard
Mobile 2,500,000 f., and in the fund to foreign re-
fugees 300,0001., indepently of other reductions
which the Government may effect. Tho Honourable
Gentleman then went on to say that there would be no
loan, in consequence of these ameliorations. A modifi-
cation would be effected in the registration dues, which
would produce an increase of receipts of 21 millions.
The post-office receipts would be increased by an aug-
mentation for un-prepaid letters, giving nearly seven
millions more. The Government hoped that if the loan
of 100 millions from the Bank was not paid back during
the year 1850, the expenditure and receipts would be
balanced. But nothing could be effected if peace were
not kept abroad and order at home. The receipts at
present were gradually improving, and nothing seemed
to lead to the idea that the increasing prosperity of the
country would be checked. All these things being con-
sidered, the Government; thought with confidence that
the decouvert would not be increased during the year
1850. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by pro-
posing, in the name of the President of the Re public,
Bills to withdraw the duty on potable liquors, to with-
draw the Bill on the income-tax, to increase the postage
of letters in certain cases, and an increase of Sc. on the
four contributions.—(Movement.)
From the above statement it appears that the new
Ministry have abandoned the idea of imposing an
income tax, which was entertained by the former
Ministry, and that there will be no loan, the Minister
trusting to the continuance of the duty on potable
liquors, to the increase on the furniture and other
taxes, and to an increase of five centimes on the
postage of letters, to carry him through 1850.
A proposition was made by the Opposition to refer
the budget to a special committee, which was re-

jetted, as we have before stated, by a majority of 156,
consequently the statement is referred directly to the
standing committee on the budget.
The funds rose to 90f. 50c. at the Bourse when the
contents of the budget were known, and closed at
90f. 40c.; they had fallen on the advent of the
present Ministry to office to 86f. 80c.
M. DROUIN DE L'HuYs has arrived in Paris. There
is no truth in the report of his recal from the English
Embassy, although it is considered not improbable
that he may be offered the portfolio of Foreign

Affairs, should M. DE RAYNEYAL refuse to join the
Ministry.
General PEPE arrived in Paris on Wednesday.
The state prisoners who were condemned at Ver-
sailles, have been removed to Doullins.
The following paragraph appears in the Euene-
enent

" Austria, Russia, and Prussia have addressed a de-
mand to the French Government to cooperate in im-
posing on the Swiss Confederation the expulsion of all
political refugees who have fixed their residence there."
The PRESIDENT of the Republic gave an audience,
on Wednesday afternoon, to several Italian Cardinals
who have lately arrived in Paris.
" We are assured," says La Presse, "that this morn-
ing in the committee on petitions there was for a moment
a majority of 10 to 5 in favour of referring to the Council
of Ministers a petition which demanded an appeal to the
people on the question of the form of government. It
appears, however, that the minority at length succeeded
in impressing the majority with some common sense,
and that they divided equally on the subject."
The Delats says :—" M. VALLET Consul of France
at Megador, has just arrived in Paris. It appears
certain that before leaving Morocco he had obtained
all the satisfaction which he had demanded, and that
the customary salutes had been exchanged between
the forts and the French ships."
"It is positively stated," says the Debate, " that
the Minister of War, when present before the com-
mittee on the budget, the day before yesterday, said that
the French fleet, which had left Malta for Smyrna,
had received orders to return to Toulon in conse-
quence of the pacific conclusion of the differences be-
tween Tut key and Russia."
The Moniteur Algerien of the 10th, states that
General HERBELLON was actively engaged in preparing
for the attack on Zaatcha. It was expected that by
the 12th or 13th inst, he would have assembled a
force of 11;000 men, and would have his batteries
and approaches ready. The cholera, which had not
mrde its appearance beyond Constantine, had
attacked some of the columns advancing to reinforce
General HERBELLON. The division of Colonel
CAUROBERT, when marching from Amaule, hid lost
60 men.

A private letter of the same date states that M.
PIERRE BONAPARTE, at the head of a battalion of the
Foreign Legion, had made an attack on a small hsour
to the south-west of Zaatcha, but that he had been
obliged to return without accomplishing his mission.
The Toulonnais says :—" The steam-corvette the
Veluce has arrived in Toulon from Civita Vecchia,
hleh it left on the 6th of November with dispatches
of pressing importance for the Government. We
are assured that General RosToLAN earnestly begs
the Ministry to hasten the departure of the general
officer who is to replace him at the head of the expe-
ditionary army in Italy. The little Spanish corps
stationed in the Roman states is in absolute want of
everything; recently a French battalion, on passing
through one of the places occupied by the Spaniards
we.re so touched with compassion at the distress
of the poor wretches, that they gave them their pro-
visions."

The Constitutionnel of yesterday says :-" We can
confidently announce that the affair with Morocco is
terminated, and that every satisfaction has been given
t;) France."
PARIS BOURSE, THURSDAY, Nov. 15.
The market opened firm at an advauco on the closing
quotations of yesterday, but reports having become cur-
rect that the elvetions for the municipaliLy at Geneva
had turned in favour of the democratic party, and some
considerable sales taking piac for realization, a reac-
tion took place, and prices left off lower than the previous
day. The market closed as fnllows:-Threes, ter cash,
57f; for Account, 561. 95c.; Fives, for cash, 89f. 80c.;
for Account, 89'. 80c.; Back of France Shares, 2395 f.;
icearclifan, 901. 50c.; Spanish Threei, 35f. 50c.; Ditto
Fives, not quoted.
RaiLwAys -The Share Market has been firm, prices
remaining about the same as yesterday. Orleans closed
at 7371. 50c.; Rouen, 5251.; Havre, 2361. 25c.; Avig-
non, 221 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 302 f. 50c.; Strasburgh and
Bale, 1031. 75c.; Bordeaux, 398 f. 75e.; Northern, 4401.;
Paris and Strasburgh, 3571. 50c.; Nantes, 281 f. 25c.;
INlontereau, 112 f. 50c,