The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

niE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The Presse publishes the following
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM TURIN.

" We received last night the news, which was brought
to the Government by an extraordinary courier, that
peace has not been able to be signed between Austria
and Piedmont. It is useless for us to return to what
we have already said as to the questions which have been
raised in the conferences at Milan. It is sufficient for us
to say, that after having, more or less, come to an un-
derstanding on the other points, after having postponed
the project relative to the Customs union, the Cabinet of
Turin, bending its head before the inflexible necessity of
its position, no longer insisted on its counter-project, ex-
cept ou two points—the pecuniary indemnity, and the
amnesty to be accorded to the Lombards, the Venetians,
and to the inhabitants of the two duchies of Parma and
Placentia. Austria accepts the money of Pirdmont, but
she formally refuses the absolute amnesty; she wishes
to form categories. To this unshakeable obstinacy
of the Austrian plenipotentiary the Sardinian Go-
vernment has replied that it had arrived at the
furthest limits of concession, and that it would go no
tut they. M. D'Azeglio, President of the Council, ex-
pressed himself on this subject with the firmness, the
loyalty, and the decision of which he has given so many
proofs as a writer, as a statesman, and as a soldier. He
declared that having been himself proscribed by Austria,
he regarded it as an affair of honour to de fend all his
companions of the struggle or of proscription, and not
to admit of any classification. After having come to this
resolute decision, M. D'Azeglio addressed himself to the
French Minister at Turin, but M. Bois le Comte having
shown little earnestness, and almost evinced hostility, M.
D'Azeglio immediately dispatched a courier to Paris to
demand the support of the French Government."
We could have wished that any other French di-
plo.natist had been Minister at Turin than M. Bois
LE COMTE ; we cannot forget that he was the French
Minister in Switzerland who intrigued with the
Sonderbund, in opposition to French interests and in
support of Austria and the Obscurantists. Nature
intended M. Bois LE COMTE for an English Tory
aristocrat.
The Moniteur publishes the decree for the proro-
gation of the Legislative Assembly from the 13th of
August to the 30th of September; but the Patrie
says that it is assured that the Assembly wilt not
separate before the 20th of the month, owing to
urgent measures which have to be disposed of.
The PRESIDENT of the Republic arrived at Tours
on Wednesday, and was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. He was to visit Blois yesterday, and
return to Paris in the evening. The following
account of the PRESIDENT'S trip appears in Galig•

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aftewards passed the National Guards and garrison in
review. During this ceremony, he was constantly
greeted with applause from the population. At eleven
o'clock the train left the town, and, on arriving at Blois,
the President, in compliance with the wishes of the local
authorities, passed the National Guard (who were spon-
taneously under arms) in review. He was there received
with acclamations. At Ambroise, notwithstanding the
programme did not adroit of delay, the President of the
Republic was obliged to stop, to satisfy the desire of the
population. On the terrace of the clAteau the white
bournous of Abdel Kader and his companions, who were
there confined, were seen. At Tours, the train only
stopped for a iew seconds, but the National Guards were
under arms, and the artillery announced the arrival and
departure. All along the line from Orleans to Angers,
the National Guards and rural population were assem-
bled. The railway follows the valley between the Loire
and the Cher, which contains many historical ruins
and a great number of charming residences. There
are fifteen stations, the principal of which are
Laugeais, Port - Boulet, Saumur, and Les Rosiers.
At Sauneur the train made a brief halt ; and the
President announced to the authorities who had as-
sembled that he would return on Tuesday to visit the
town. From Saumur the railway goes in almost a
straight line to Angers, passing through a fine valley
studded with villages and farms. At half-past
four o'clock the train arrived at Angers. The im
mense station excited great admiration. The towers
of the cathedral and the principal public edi-
fices were decorated with tricolour flags ; both sides
of the railway were occupied by au immense population;
and there were three tents, occupied by the Bishop of
Angers and his clergy, the local authorities, and the
ladies of the town. The President, after receiving
amidst the shouts of the people, the congratulations of
the Prefect and other authorities, took his place on a
magnificent estrade, which had been prepared for him.
The Bishop then proceeded to the consecration of the
locomotives; and in the course of the ceremony made a
speech, in which he said:—
" In calling down here the blessing from on high, we
will pray the Lord to bless France, to bless him who
has been elected by her; to spread also his light over the
counsellors who surround him, and who second his efforts
to bring back calm, security, and happiness to our dear
country!"
The President of the Republic thanked the Prelate in
a few words. He afterwards proceeded to lay the first
stone of a now hospital, and passed in review the Na-
tional Guards and troops. He was received with the
heartiest applause during these ceremonies. At eight
o'clock the President attended
in a splendid banquet,
which had been prepared for him in a tent in the court-
yard of the Prefecture ; and reply to a toast proposed
by the Mayor of Angers, spoke as follows:
" Gentlemen,—ln passing through your town, amidst
the acc.arnations of the population, I asked myself what
I had done to deserve a reception so flattering and so en-
thusiastic. It is not because I am the nephew of the man
who caused all civil dissensions to cease, that you receive
me with so much kindness; I cannot do for you what the
Emperor did, for I have neither his genius nor
his
power;
but what explains your acclamations is, that I represent
the system of moderation and conciliation which was in-