The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

-: 7 APRIL 4 1849.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

CASE OF BARBES, &c.—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 extenua•ing cir- ,
curnstances, against •BLANQUI, FLOTTE, SORRIER,
RASPAIL, and QUENTIN ; and acquitted General
COURTAIS, DEGRE, BONNE, THOMAS, VILAN, and
LARGER. Those who were acquitted were Mime•
diately set at liberty, and those who were convicted
were at once brought up for judgment. Bannus and
ALBERT were sentenced to transportation for life ; the
others were sentenced to be imprisoned, BLANQUI for
ten years, SORRIER for. seven years, RASPAIL for six
years, and FLOTTE and QUENTIN for five years each.
They were all further condemned jointly and seve-
rally to the costs of the prosecution, and SORRIER,
RASPAIL, FLOTTE, and QUENTIN to three months'
imprisonment at the expiration of their sentence, in
default of payment. A grand scene had taken
place in the court during the course of the day's
proceedings, BARBES having, in his defence,
quoted some passages from the Revue Retrospective
which tended to prove that BLANQUI had been a Go-
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 FAUCHER 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 FAR-
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, 111. LEON FAUCHER, had now no
resource left but to abuse and call names, which he
did accordingly. M. ODILON BARROT, as in duty
bound, and M. DUFAURE, for " auld acquaintance
sake," came to his assistance, while M. SENARD and
M. JULES PAVER relentlessly exposed this job in
favour of the enemies of the Republic. The latter
Gentleman proposed the following
_order of the day
motive :
‘e 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' CABBONEL, a supporter of the Ministry,
not venturing to demand an absolute acquittal,
propcsed the following order of the day, mote as an
amendment by way of letting M. LEON FAUCIIER
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 N.
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.o N Faucuza'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, FERREE, LEDRU 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 CIIANGARNIER 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—PARIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 3.
THREE O'CLOCIL—The Bourse 'opened to day NNith
every appearance of a further rise, but on it being learnt
that the Assembly was continuing tho war against the
Ministry, and that the allowances to General Changer-
nier had, been refuied, there was a sudden reaction.
The Five per Cents. fell to 88f. 50c., but ultimately they
recovered, and closed at 89f. 50c.' which is only 250.
below the closing prices of yesterday. The Piednion-
tese Bonds rose 201. Exchange on London (30 days),
25 25; ditto (90 days), 25
12.
BUSINESS DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 3.
Central of Franco (Orleans and Vierzon), 14N— East In-
dian, 4—Great. Indian Peninsula, s—Namur and Liege,
8 ex in.—Northern of France, 151 Namur
and Bor-
deaux. 3%—Paris and Orleans, 351h—Paris and Rouen, 213
—Rouen and Havre, 12—Tours and Nantes, 2%.

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
\TITTER, in whitsh the Magyars have had the advan-
tage, and that they are consequently advancing to the
relief of Cotnorn. The forces of PucnNER in
Transylvania have been reduced from 15,000 to
6,000 men, and the Government can send him no
reinforcements. JELLACHICII 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 DEMBINCKI the Slovacks will join
the ivlagyars. WINDISCHGRATZ is, it is said, to be
removed, and WELDEN appointed in his place.