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London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

HISTORY

S N, APRIL 4. 1849.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

CASE OF BARBES,
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epTda. —THE VERDICT
AND SENTENCE.
The trials at Bourges concluded on Monday, when
the jury brought in a verdict of guilty against
BARBES and ALBERT; guilty, with extenuaring cir-
cumstances, against BLANQUI, FLOTTE, SORRIER,
others
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vernment spy under the Monarchy, was vehemently
abused by BLANQUI and FLOTTE, who were only
prevented from attacking him vi et armis by the in-
terference of the gens d'armes.
The Ministry gained a doubtful victory in the
National Assembly on Monday, which was to the
full as damaging as a defeat, and which was but a
prelude to a severe defeat which they sustained during
the course of the sitting of yesterday.
On Monday the budget of the Minister of the In-
terior came on for discussion, when great objections
were made to an item of 52,000 f. for retiring
pensions granted by M. LEON FAucnEn to
eighteen prefects, who had been appointed
under the Monarchy, and had retired at the re-
volution. It was objected that these prefects
had no claims to pensions, inasmuch as they had not
served thirty years, nor had they attained the age of
60, whereupon M. LEON FAUCHER attempted to
throw the responsibility on the Council of State,
which had examined and passed the certificates of
these functionaries, which stated that they were
suffering from infirmities contracted in the public
service. This excuse for a gross job in favour of the
retainers of the Orleans faction might perhaps have
carried M. LEON FAUCHER through, if not with
honour at least in safety, but on referring to the lists
of recent nominations it appeared that M. LEON FAU-
CHER had himself recently appointed three of
these very infirm pensioners to higher functions
than they had previously held. Like Sharp, in The
Lying Valet, M. LEON FAUCHER, had now no
resource left but to abuse and call names, which he
did accordingly. M. ODILON BARROT, 2S in duty
bound, and M. DUFAURE, for " auld acquaintance
sake," came to his assistance, while M. SENARD and
M. JULES FAVRE relentlessly exposed this job in
favour of the enemies of the Republic. The latter
Gentleman proposed the following
_order of the day
motive:—
The Assembly reserving to itself the examination
and the modification of the retiring pensions, and blam-
ing the appointment of functionaries admitted to such
pensions on account of infirm health, passes to the order
of the day."
M. Roux: CARBONEL, a supporter of the Ministry,
not venturing to demand an absolute acquittal,
propcsed the following order of the day, motive as an
amendment by way of letting M. LEON FAUCHER
gently down :
" The Assembly not being able to form a judgment
on facts with which it is but imperfectly acquainted,
refers the question to the examination of the Committee
on the Budget, and passes to the order of the day."
The House having divided, there appeared for M.
Roux Carbonel's amendment, 363; against it, 350; ma-
jority in favour of Ministers, 13.
As this amendment merely refers the whole ques-
tion for investigation to the Finance Committee, M.
LE ore FAUCHER'S position is not much bettered by
its adoption. The defeat of yesterday was of even
more importance, inasmuch as it amounted
to a vote of censure on the Ministry, and
of want of confidence in General CHANGARNIER.
At the commencement of the discussion the
Bth chapter of the budget of the Minister
of the Interior, which relates to •the expenses of the
staff of the National Guard, came on for considera-
tion, when M. DE LUDRE rose, and declared that the
office of Commandant of the National Guard, and
that of Commander-in-Chief of the troops of the Line,
were incompatible with each other. MM. DEGous-
SEE, PERREE, IMMIX ROLLIN, and CREMIEUX
warmly supported that opinion. M. CREMIEUX
then declared that the placing of the two commands
in the hands of one General was a formal violation of
the Constitution, and moved that the pay of 30,000
francs allowed to General CHANGARNIER should be
suppressed.
This motion gave rise to a great tumult in the
Assembly, and the Minister of the Interior had great
difficulty in obtaining a hearing. He declared that for
the last two days the debates in the Assembly were
no longer a discussion on the subject under conside-
ration, but a systematic war against the Govern-
ment. Ultimately the Assembly proceeded to vote,
when the result was—For M. CREMIEUX'S motion,
361 ; against it, 304; majority against Ministers, 67.
We congratulate the friends of the Republic on
this result ; with the advanced guard of the Austrians at
the gates of Grenoble—and they are so when they are in
possession of Piedmont and the passes:of the Alps—it
is not exactly safe to leave the sole command of the
garrison of Paris in the hands of an avowed Legiti-
matist.
GIOBERTI arrived in Paris yesterday morning.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER left Marseilles on Saturday
for Leghorn.
BOURSE—Penis, TUESDAY, APRIL 3.
THREE O'CLOCK.—The Bourse opened to day kith
every appearance of a further rise, 'but on it being learnt
that the Assembly was continuing the war against the
Ministry, and that the allowances to General Changar-
nier had, been refused, there was a sudden reaction.
The Five per Cents, fell to 88f. 50e., but ultimately they
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PORTUGAL.
Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the
29th ult., by the Iberia.
The Ministry has suffered two defeats in the
Chamber of Peers. The Commercial League has
been dissolved by the Government. The Chambers
have abolished the tea monopoly. The budget has
been brought forward. It was proposed by the
Finance Minister to tax home and foreign dividends
and salaries; to impose direct taxes, and to remodel
indirect ones. He also proposed to alter the customs'
tariff. Exchange on London, 521.

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

Intelligence has been received from Berlin to the
Ist. The Frankfort deputation had not arrived up to
,hat date.

During the sitting of the Second Chamber on the
31st ult., an important announcement was made by
the Minister.

So soon as the preliminary business was concluded,
Count BRANDENBURG addressed the House nearly
thus :—" Resolutions have been recently adopted
at Frankfort of such importance as to affect
the prospects of Germany, of Prussia, and of
the house of Hohenzollern. Although the report
given in the offir:ial Gazette is correct, we have as
yet received no official tidings of this event. It is
scarcely necessary to observe, that the Government
will follow the course which it has determined
upon and announced, and this with a conviction of
meeting with the approbation of both Chambers. So
soon as official accounts are received, they shall be
communicated to the Chamber." M. UNRUH then
made the following urgent proposition :—.6 A Com-
mittee of twenty-one shall be appointed to draw up
an address, praying the King to accept the Imperial
Crown offered to him at Frankfort?' The urgency
of the proposition having only been supported by 111
members, in lieu of 120, as required by the rules,.th e
motion fell, and gave way to the following urgent
proposition, moved by VINCKE :-"A Commission
shall be appointed, charged with drawing up a project
of address to the King, expressive of the sentiments
and expectations of the House in regard to the recent
selection of his Majesty as Chief (Oberhaupt) of
Germany."

[PRICE SD.

admits that several desperate battles have of late been
fought within 25 miles of Pesth, between the Impe-
rialists and the Hungarians, under GEORGY and
VITTER, in which the Magyars have had the advan-
tage, and that they are consequently advancing to the
relief of Comorn. The forces of PucaNER in
Transylvania have been reduced from 15,000 to
6,000 men, and the Government can send him no
reinforcements. JELLACHICH and his Croats, who
fought like lions, were defeated by the Hungarians at
Fezelehaza on the 25th, and it is probable that through
the intervention of DEMBINCHI the Slovacks will join
the Magyars. WINDISCHGRATZ is, it is said, to be
removed, and WELDEN appointed in his place.

BADEN.
The trial of STRUVE and BLIND, the leaders in
the republican insurrection in the Grand Duchy of
Baden, was brought to a close on the 30th ult., at
Friburg. The jury declared the accused not guilty
of the counts of high treason, and other grave crimes
alleged in the high indictment, but convicted them on
the minor counts. The public prosecutor maintained
that this conviction established that they had com-
mitted acts tending to high treason, and he accord
ingly demanded that they should be condemned to
eight years' imprisonment. Sentence had not been
delivered by the Court when the post left.