The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

" The coustitution recognises the right of citizens to
assemble peaceably and without arms, but it has not
made it an absolute and unlimited right—it has, on the
contrary, made it subservient to public security.
" Already restricted by the law of June 7 and July
28, the assembly has judged it necessary to add further
restrictions as far as regards public meetings.
" We are in one of those serious positions where the
most faithful friends of liberty cannot hesitate to de-
mand extraordinary sacrifices to save it from its own
excesses.
" Public meetings, under the name of clubs, or
under the form of banquets, have for the last
fifteen months enjoyed almost unlimited liberty. You
have witnessed the results. Have they given a
salutary or fruitful idea to society ? Have they
inspired citizens with one useful idea as to the du-
ties which they have to fulfil ? Have they inspired
respect for the Government, whose first duty it was to
remove all those feelings which the remembrance of a
former period had called into action ? You are aware,
Monsieur le Pstet, that the mission of the clubs has
been completely different. They have everywhere been
frequented by men of ardent and overheated imaginations,
and who would, at any price, invent something beyond
the liberal institutions which France now enjoys, and
which she has adopted since the revolution of February,
and when they found our political institutions able to
resist their violence they attacked the foundations of
society. There are none of the principles of social life
which they have not repudiated and set at naught ; and
these doctrines were attended with such success that the
flame of civil war was ready to break out throughout
two-thirds of the French territory ; a misfortune which
was only prevented by the account of the repression of
the insurrection in Paris being so speedily known.
" The clubs alone are not the gm* parties in this
excitement; the press has performed a very considerable
part.
" Society, however, and each of its members, has the
instinct of self-preservation. It would defend itself, and
called for prompt means to prevent a recurrence of such
deplorable disorders. The law of 19th June is one of
these means.
" The first use which you will make of it, Monsieur le
Prefet, will be to interdict throughout the whole of your
department, and in an absolute manner, any clubs or
political meetings in which public affairs may be dis-
cussed. They are a source of permanent danger, and
certain to renew that excitement which has led to the
late events. As to banquets and other public meet-
ings your prudence wilt readily see the character
which they may have. Let us prevent uneasy agi-
tations from impeding those useful works which tend
to the true interests of society. When an accidental
or permanent meeting may appear to you dangerous,
you will interdict it. You will, if necessary, cause the
doors of the place in which it is held to be closed, and
if necessary occupy the place with the armed force.
Should, however, the meeting take place, you will em-
ploy all the legal means in your power to dissolve it, and
will proceed against any one who may refuse to obey
your injunctions.
" The law does not intefere with religious, scientific,
or literary meetings, having a determinate view, and
which end with the accomplishment of the object in-
tended, and above all, with electoral meetings which are
truly such. On the contrary, if such meetings be held
in your department, you will afford them every encou-
ragement, for it is good that electors should meet and
discuss the claims of candidates and the principles on
Which they found their titles to the suffrages of their
fellow-citizens. At the same time, you will take care to
satisfy yourself that such meetings are in reality what
they profess to be, and that they were not held under a
mere pretext for forwarding designs dangerous to the
peace of society.
" I have said enough to you, M. le Prefet, to give you
to understand the desire of the Government that you
should exercise the power delegated by law with firm-
ness and moderation; the result of the sacrifices which
we demand from liberty is that order should be re-esta-
blished in our agitated society.
"Other Governments have felt as we have done the
necessity of establishing internal peace, without which,
in fact, no society could exist. Their mistake has been
in thinking, that so soon as law had resumed its course,
and that material order was established, they had dis-
charged their whole duty. The Goverment established
in France by the double election of the 10th December
and 13th May, will riot fall into this error. Other in-
structions will, in a few days, convey to you my views
on this subject. For the moment I must confine myself
to one afforded
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cannot be activity of labour, nor development of intelli-
gence, nor grandeur, nor true liberty.
" You will keep me informed of the execution of the
law of the 19th June, which you know does not modify
the law of 28th July, 1848, in all that concerns secret
societies. "Accept, &c.,
" The Minister of the Interior, DUTAURE."
The Ministry yesterday introduced into the
Legislative Assembly the new law for regulating the
Press. M. ODILON BARROT stated that it was
intended merely as a temporary measure to regulate
the position of the Press until the organic law on the
subject should be passed. The law is nearly the same
as the law of Louls PHILIPPE, the only amelioration
being that the caution money is permitted to remain
at the sum fixed under the Provisional Government.
Every gerant of a journal is to be incapable of sitting
in the Legislative Assembly, and powers are given
thTen The Bill ill w
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attacking the Constitution, or making an appeal to
arms.
subject of foreign affairs, and the debate was proceed-
ing when the post left. The Union Electorate has
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published the following as the list of candidates for
Paris, recommended by the Ministerial party :
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Leon de Maleville Achille Fould, Lanjuinais, Chem-
bolle, General De Bar, Louis-Lucien BoenDapaacrotes:
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Foy, De Chabrol-ChamOane, L abbe o q ueFernandreau, F.erßs,on. Grn
Marbeau.
The name of M. DE LAMARTINE would have ap-
pearedhe refused to pledge himself
to sit for Paris, in case .
he should be elected for two
places ; a pledge which, with the union electorale, is,
it seems, de riguer.
R, publican list has not yet been published.
in this list, but
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PARIS BOURSE, MONDAY.
THREE O'CLOCK.—Tho Funds opened to-day consi-
derably higher than they closed on Saturday, in conse-
quence of the news of the entry of the French into tl.e
suburbs of Rome; but they afterwards gave way, and
ultimately closed a shade lower. The business done was
excessively limited. Railway Shares were firm. Ex-
change on London (thirty days), 25 40 ; ditto (ninety
days), 25 30.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JUNE 25.
Boulogne and Amiens, 71A—Dutcla Rhenish, 'A —Orleans
and Bordeatlx, 31,4 •

The cholera is decimating the Russian and Aus-
trian armies. At Presburgh private houses are
turned into hospitals, and gardens are made dormi-
tories for the soldiers wounded in the late engage-
ments who are obliged to give up their rooms to
their comrades who have been attacked by cholera.
The news of the victory of the Hungarians over
the Austrians and Russians on the plains of
Raab is confirmed. The Austrians admit
that a terrific battle took place. They claim
the victory for the Imperialists as a matter of course,
but the account concludes after the following most
ominous fashion :—" The troops were too much
fatigued to pursue the enemy." These accounts give
no statement of the Austrian losses, but for several
days the number of wounded brought into T, raau
has been very considerable. KOSSUTH was at Raab.
BEM is at Hermanstadt, and the Magyars
are still possessors of Orsova. They are on the most
friendly terms with the Turks who have recently
supplied them with 200,000 scythes. A body of 500
Austrian recruits, who were part of SCHLICICS army,
have joined the Magyars.
The alleged victory of JELLACHICH at Peter-
waradin turns out to have been a defeat. The garri-
son of Peterwaradin male a sally against KAMENITZ,
took two entrenchments, by storm, entirely destroyed
them, spiked all the heavy guns, and carried the light
ones into the fortress.