The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-28 00:00:00

1831, the period of the greet war against Poland. The
Imperial Guard would arrive, by the Ist of March, at
the extreme frontier, having already reached Wilua.
Where are these immense forces directed ?"

It was said in Paris yesterday, that this movement
of Russian troops was intended to guard the northern
frontier of Austria, and to crush the Hungarians,
Poles, and Tschekes, in order to enable Austria to
pour the whole of her army into Italy.
In the National Assembly yesterday the discussion
of the electoral laws was continued. On the
87th clause being read, M. RAUDOT pro-
posed that the indemnity to be allowed to
representatives should be reduced from ,0009
francs, as proposed by the Committee, to
0,000 francs. M. MORIN at the same time proposed
that the indemnity should be suspended while the re-
presentatives were absent on cone, and during the
intervals of the session. Both amendments were re-
jected. It was also resolved that the indemnity of a
representative should not be seizable by creditors, and
that a representative could not cede it to another per-
son. The discussion was still going on at four o'clock.
The Marquis of NORMANDY gave a grand fete on
Monday evening, 'A bid' was honoured with the pre-
sence of the PRESIDENT of the Republic.
It appears that the absence of the members of the
corps diplontatigue from the ceremonial for co:nme-
morating the anniversary of the Republic, on Satur-
day, was occasioned by the neglect of M. DROUIN
DE L'Hurs, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. lie
had omitted to invite them.

The PRESIDENT of the Republic, on the report of
the Minister of Commerce, has published the follow-
ing decree relative to the payment of annuities on
patents :
" Considering the law of July 5, 1844, on patents, and
that of February 25, 1848, which says—' Inventors who
have taken out patents,who shall not have since the 22d of
this month paid up in Paris the annuities on their patents
within tne delays hxed by the law of July 5, 1844, shall be
relieved from the forfeiture incurred according to the pro-
visions of the said law, by justifying the payment of those
annuities before a period which shall be hereafter fixed;'
decrees—Art.: 1. The decree of the 25th of February,
1848, shall cease to have effect from July 1, 1849. The
annuities which have fallen due since February 22,
1848, and not been paid, shall le paid before the same
period. The patents, the annuities of which will fall due
within the delay above stipulated, will also have to the
Ist of July, 1849, to make the payment.—Art. 2. The
Mirdster of Commerce and Agriculture is charged with
the execution of this decree.
" L. NAPOLEON BONAPARTS.

" Elyiee National, Feb. 23."
Two days ago the police entered the shop of M.
JEANNE, in the Passage Choiseul, and seized a re-
gister containing the names of persons who had
undertaken to collect subscriptions for a brace of
pistols to be presented to the Duke of BORDEAUX.
There is some probability that the reaction-
al.), club in the Rue de Poictiers will be
broken up, in consequence of the serious dif-
ferences which hays broken out between the Le-
gititnatists and Orleanists on the subject of the for-
mation of the Election Committee. At a meeting
held at the residence of Count MOLE, on Sunday, M.
DE LARocmciaQuELIN demanded, on behalf of his
party, that half of the Electoral Committee should be
composed of Legitimatists ; had the Orleanists in-
tended fairly, this most reasonable demand would have
been at once acceded to, but fair play has no charms
for Louis PHILIPPE, who having with great difficulty
succeeded in procuring the assistance of the Le-
gitimatists immediately, like a true Orleans,
attempts to over reach them, and accord-
ingly the Orleans rump, acting from the in-
spirations cf Claremont, refuse to accede
to the proposition of M. DE LAROCHEQUELIN, and
demanded that the Orleanists shall have the appoint-
ment of the majority of the Committee. The Legi•
flautists, of course, like honourable men as they are,
immediately seceded, leaving the Orleans tricksters to
themselves.
We read in the Presse—
" The petition demanding the suppression of the
passport-a} stem between France and England has been
press nted to the President of the Republic and the Mi-
nister of the Interior, by the directors of the Northern,
the Boulogne, and South-Eastern Railways. The Presi-
dent of the Republic has lived long in England, and no
one better than he is ins position to see the inutility of
passports. They are in fact an obstacle thrown in the
way of the liberty of circulation, and not a guarantee
given to public security; passports and railways are in
fact contradictory terms."
The Journal de Arsine et Loire, of Angers, repre-
sents that the thread and cotton spinning mills at
Cholet and Mortagne are in full activity, and that the
weavers are no longer out of work. The quantity of
handkerchiefs taken to the hall at Cholet for the last
several Saturdays has increased rapidly, and there was
every appearance of a rise in the prices.
BOURSE—PARIS, TUESDAY, FEE. 27.
THREE o'CLocx.—The appearance of affairs in Italy
is so serious within th.e last few days, as to have caused
great alarm on the Bourse. The entrance of the Aus-
trians into Ferrara is considered particularly serious, as
it is supposed that the movements of the Russian troops
towards the frontiers, announced by the German papers,
are connected with the projects of Austria on Italy. The
consequence was a very serious fall to-day, both in French
Routes and Railway Shares. Exchange on London (30
days), 25 20; ditto (90 days), 25 071.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEB. 27.

Boulogne and Amiens, OA—Central France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 13—Namur and Liege, 9%—Northern of
France, 101 h— Orleans and Bordeaux, 4 tA—Paris and
Rouen, 214—Paris and Strasbeurg,4q—Rouen and Havre,
13% Sambre and Meuse, 514—Tours and Nantes, 3.