The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The resignation of M. Dupolchel, as director o
the Opera, has been accepted. M. Nestor Roque.
plan remains sole director of that establishment.
The following is a report of the debate which took
place in the Assembly en Thursday, on the conduct
of M. Pierre Bonaparte :
SITTING OF NOTEMBER $2.
M. Baroche, one of the Vice-Presidents, took the
chair at a quarter-past two.
The President—l have to inform the Assembly that
M. Pierre Bonaparte bas given notice that be intends
addressing interpcllations to the Government relative to
his late dismissal; the Minister of War having con-
sented to have the inter pellations take place at once, I
assign the tribune to M. P. Bonaparte.—(Movement of
interest.)
M. "'Jerre Bonaparte—l intend occupying the atten-
tion of the Assembly but a very short time on the matter
of which I conceive I have to complain. I lay it down
as a principle—and I feel the utmost indignation when
I hear p, rs,ns daring to maintain the contrary—that,
vir,ne of Art. 85 of the Electoral Law, any repre-
sentative sent on a temporary mission can at any time
re urn to the national sanctionary to which the will
o' the people had originally elected him. I maints
that the rights of the country ought to preyed
rgsinst the insolent (outrecuidantes) pretensions of the
G vernment, evidently 'oo Trask disposed to hold cheap
the mandate given by the people to their represent.e
tives. It is because lam convinced of the truth of this
assertion that I shall presently propose an order of the
day motive. I say that my right to act as representa-
tive, when I please, emanates from the people themselves,
and that to slight, or not admit that right, would be an
invasion of the republican institutions to which I am
devo'ed bdi and soul. I say that great danger must
attend such conduct as that of which I have been the ob-
ject; and it is on that account that I consider it my duty
to bring the matter before the Assembly. My indigna-
tion is excited by the measure decided on against me, be-
use I see myself not only the victim of injustice, but of
ingratitude. The injustice of which I complain might,
no doubt, have modified my sentiments towards my rela-
tive, M. Louis Bonaparte, but not towards the President
of the Republic, I will always manifest towards
that high functionary proper sentiments of support, as
long as the Assembly declares that he maintains the
Constilution; but at the same time shall always uphold
my Parliamentary independence. But, if I respect the
President of the Republic, I distrust Isla Ministers and
the parties by whom P
could
Is encompassed. The pains they
take to remove to a distance from him all that per-
sonify or remind him of the idea which triumphed on
the 10th of December are sufficient to justify ray distrust.
It is these persons who caused missions to be given both
to my cousin Napoleon Bonaparte and myself, which
have been surreptitiously
.rendered impossible. There
is one person in particular to whose suggestions the
President listens readily, and whom I most particularly
distrust.—(Name! name!) I can (pointing to a vacant
place on the Right.)—l can name him if you insist.
The President—l have to remind the Hon. Repre-
sentative that interpellations from one representative to
soother are not permitted by the regulations.
M. Pierre Bonoparte went on as follows:—In a mil-
tat), point of view, and abstraction being made of my
quality of Member of the Legislative Assembly, one
would say that the various parties all strive to misrepre-
sent my conduct. I had received a mission from
General Ilerbillon, and it was to accomplish that
mission that I set out, escorting a convoy, and with
orders to proceed to Algiers. I met on the
way the reinforcement which I was going to ask for,
and, in place of continuing my journey to Algiers, I em-
barked at Philippeville for Toulon. The object of my