The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

[PRICE sg.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The Constitutionnel declares that there is no truth
whatever in the report published in the Sack of an
impending Ministerial crisis, and characterises the
pretended list of the new Ministry published by that
journal on Sunday as ridiculous.
On the o:her hand, the National,. .although not
pledging itself for the exactness of the list published
by the Siecle, denounces a conspiracy which it says
exists among the Reactionaires, who, in order to ena-
blethem the better to carry their projects into effect,
are desirous of being relieved from the annoyance of
iiiterpellations in the Assembly; and that, therefore,
the Assembly will be prorogued from August 15 to
October 15, the Committee to whom this question
was referred having decided unanimously in its favour.
The reasons for this prorogation are thus explained
by the National. It says—
" The prorogation -is-not an affair of personal con-
venience, but the result of political combination con-
ceived by the chiefs of the reaction. Fur the sake of ac
complithing their objects, both the Ministry and majority
have need of silence for some time with reference to their
acts, both foreign and domestic. Muti attd already bj
the state of. siege, the press will be gagged with the
machine invtnted by M. Barrot ; and the law courts are
there—those law courts so carefully weeded during the
last six months—and they will do their part should the
press prove restive. Still the Opposition could contrive
to speak, despite the new regulations, and it is chiefly on
their account that the prorogation is resolved upon.
Now, daring this time the. Ministry might ac-
complish the objects it has most at heart, with-
cut fear of being called upon to produce diplo-
matic pipers, or make compromising indiscretions.
The virtuous and devout Pius IX. will be restored by
France to his temporal throne, and put in possession of
his capital and of absolute power,in concert with Austria
and the Bourbons of Spain and Naples. Piedmont will
pass under the guardianship of Austria. Venice will
have to yield and no longer importune France with her
18 supplications ; Hungary, will, perhaps, be crushed by
/3 Nicholas. In fine, General de Lemoriciere, who has
just burst into diplomatic life under the fruitful breath
of Messrs. de Beaumont and de Tocqueville, will sac-
ceed, without doubt, in obtaining for France the pardon
of the autocrat and the friendship of the Cossacks.
This magnanimous Czar, has already been graciously
pleased to recognise the French Republic; a few more
gcnufl,xions, some i-sipidities, and in exchange for
General Lammiciere, he will send us the Due de
Leuchtenberg, su irupatiantly looked fur at the Elyt6e."
Should the prorogation take place the Budget will
not be brought forward until after the meeting of the
Assembly, in October.
Lieutenant. Colonel ESPIVENT; the aide-de camp of
General OUDINOT, who brought his dispatches to
Paris, has set out on his return to Rome, taking with
him the promotions and decorations granted to the
persons who distinguished themselves during the siege
of that city.
The departure of Colonel ESPIVENT was delayed
fur some days, in consequence of the differences of
opinion which prevailed in the Cabinet as to the line
of conduct to be adopted in settling the affairs of
Rome. It is fair to presume, therefore, from his de-
parture, that the question is at length decided; and
the following passage, from an article in the Consti-
tutionnel, which is evidently from the pen of M.
:NIERS himself, gives us an inkling as to
the course of conduct which the French
Government intends to pursue. " France,"
says the Constitutionnel, " will have the power of
guaranteeing to the Roman population rational liberty,
not the anarchical liberty which MAzztNl and his
demagoguical allies would inflict, but liberty com-
patible with the rights of power. Between the neces-
sary attributes of Pontifical power and the legitimate
participation of laymen in the Administration, there
is a line of conciliation which quite possible. France
will aid in tie determination of tilis limit, and two
things will give authority to her counsels, the modera-
tion 0, her policy and the brilliancy of ber arms, due
to the admirable conduct of her troops."
M. DE LAMARTINE is suffering from an attack o
is douloureux.

The Municipal Council of Nantes have determined
to invite the PUESIDENT of the Republic to a magni-
ficent entertainment, to be given in the City on the
29th, on the occasion of the inauguration of the
second section of the Tours and Nantes liailroad.
A sample of new wheat of excellent quality was
exhibited at the Paris corn market on Saturday last.
The Minister of Finance. has presented a project of
law relative to the budget of 1650, on the subject of
direct taxes and service of the departments. This
project is entirely independent of the main portion
of the budget, but involves a sum of .429,000,000 f.
The proceeds of the direct taxes specially devoted to
general expenditure amounts to 291,779,580 t: The
same source last year yielded 292,792,000 f. There
is, therefore, a diminution on that branch of public
income of more than a million of harms. The defi-
ciency is most visible in the returns from the shop-
tax. This item displays a falling off of 2,000,0001.
The furniture and personal tax has yielded about a
minion more this year than it did last year.
St. Etienne suffered on the 12th instant a second
inundation, equally as disastrous as the first. The
unfortunates who had been drowned but two days
before had scarcely been buried before the river
Furens again broke its banks and overflowed the
town, destroying flourishing manufactories, and
carrying away furniture and goods of all kinds.' A
subscription has been opened on behalf of the suffstrers.
A terrific conflagration destroyed the Bazaar Bonne
Nouvelle on Saturday. The Diorama, which was in
the bazaar, was burned to the ground, and a valuable
gallery of paintings destroyed. •
The return of the extremely hot weather appears to
have paralyzed the speculators at the Bourse. The Five
per Cents. opened to-day at 871. 90c., and fell to 87f.
55c., at which price they closed.
The Three per Cents. closed on 'the Paris Bourse, on
Monday, at 531. 60e. ; the Five per Cents., at 87f. 55c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 775 f. ; Rouen, 5171. 50e. ;
Great Northern, 427 f. 50c. ; Vierz )n, 3051. ; Paris and
Strasburg, 3581. 75e.; Tours and Nantes, 307 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 16.
Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian), I—Boulogne
and Amiens, 674—Northern of France, 10—Paris and Rouen,
22—Hewn and Havre, 10.

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

Intelligence has been received from Carlsrhue to
the 12th. At that date Rastadt still held out, and it
would appear that the besieged must
haveust
beenhave broughtm ad made
sally, as several wounded
Prusaunas
into Carlsrhue. The typhus fever is waking great
ravages in the Prussian army.
The account of the arrival of several of the insur-
gent corps in the Swiss territory, and of their
disarmament by the authorities of the Republic, is
confirmed. General Vox FLOTOW at the head of
2,500 Bavarians, has arrived atTettnang.