The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-19 00:00:00

lican, not a Liberal, not a Radical, not even a Whig,
but a leading member of " the great Conservative
party," one who has worthily occupied a seat in a
Conservative Cabinet, and wheal-whenever the Con-
Fervatives shall be restored to power, will in all
probability be again a Cabinet Minister—we will
quote the authority of my Lord ELLENBOROUG H. In
the course of a discussion on Sicilian affairs on the
21 March, 1821, in the House of Lords, Lord EL-
LENI36ILOVGII, speaking of our connexion with Sicily,
said, " He could not forget that connexion, nor the
circumstances under which a constitution had
been established in that island ; nor the pledge
which we had given to its inhabitant s
on leaving it. We had promised them that they
should not be left in a worse situation than that in
which we found them. And yet the King of
Naples, who had no more right to unite Naples
and Sicily than the King of England had to
unite England and Hanover, had annulled the:con.
stitution we had guaranteed, and which he had himself
sworn to observe ; had annulled the constitution
which had existed previously to that, and which he
had sworn by his Viceroy to preserve inviolate ; had,
in violation of both constitutions, united Sicily to Na-
ples." his Lordship then goes on to state that " not
only the pledge which we had given, and which we
ought to have redeemed in 1816," but the interests
of England " called upon Sus to declare, and to
support the declaration by ARMS IF NECESSARY,
that no constitution should be established in Sicily
to which the Sicilians had not consented in their
ancient Parliament."

It is evident, therefore, that Lord PALMERSTON was
not only justified in undertaking the mediation be-
tween Sicily and Naples, but was bound in honour
to interfere `° by arms,
if necessary," (so says my
Lord ELLENBOROUGH) in support of the Sicilian con-
stitution, and the only part of his conduct which at
all exposes him to censure is, that at the commence-
ment of 1849 he made the policy of England sub-
servient to that of the reactionary Government of
France, and retired from the mediation be-
cause France had done so. That mediation
had been commenced without France, and
the retirement of France was therefore no excuse for
our desertion of our faithful ally Sicily. But it is
not too late for him to retrace his steps ; Sicily still
holds out,
and Palermo, in which for a moment
treason to the cause of Sicilian nationality was
triumphant (thanks to the suspicious presence of
Admiral BAUDIN, the gold of FERDINAND, and the
culpable timidity of some National Guards), Pa-
!enc.° is again in arms for Sicilian freedom, and again
hurls defiance against FILANGIERI and his hosts.
We see there a repetition of the scenes of 1820, when
the people, indignant at the weakness of the Pro-
visional Government, which had sent a deputation to
General FLORESTAN Pere to treat for peace, at-
tacked and disarmed the National Guard, which it
treated with a chivalrous generosity, which seems
now to be found only in the people, and
defending the city against the Neapolitans, forced them
to grant an honourbie capitulation, which was signed
on behalf of the people by the Prince of PATERNO,
the father in-law of General FILANGIERI, and on
behalf of the troops by FLORESTAN PEPE, the bravest
and most honourable of the Neapolitan Generals.
PEPE, however, made war like an honourable soldier,
and disdained to sully his fair fame by the perpetra-
tion of bombardments, of arson, and of massacre.
In 1849, as in 1820, the timid of the National Guard
have been compelled to give way to the patriotic energyof
the people, headed by SCORDATO, no Pole, no French
man, no foreigner, but a brave Sicilian peasant, one of
Nature's own nobility, who is entitled to take his place
by the side of a TELL or a HOFER. There can be
no pretence for describing the present movement as
one got up by Poles and foreigners; the foreigners
and their General MIEROSLAWSKI have long since left
Sicily. RUGGIERO bETTIMO and the other members
of the Provisional Government have been exiled by
the reactionaries during their temporary ascendancy,
and the leader of the movement is a peasant, who has
had the good sense to induce his comrades to elect
as head of the new Government the Baron DE RISO,
a man of property, of standing, and who is used to
the administration of affairs. If ever there was a
national movement this is one, and we trust that
Lord PALMERSTON, recollecting that the honour and
character of England are entrusted to his keeping,
will, as he is by the most solemn engagements bound
to do, put forth all the power of Great Britain for
the assistance of Sicily in this, her hour of need.
One firmly written note to FERDINAND would do it.
Will his Lordship write that note ?

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The official return of the Members elected for
Paris was made yesterday, at three o'clock. The fol-
lowing is the list of the successful candidates, with
the numbers polled by each :—Murat 134,829,Ledru
Rollin 130,070, Lagrange 128,087, Boichot 127,998,
Bedeau 124,501, Lamoriciere 121,632, Dufaure
119,376, Moreau 118,146, Passy 117,136, Hugo
117,069, F. Pyat 116,185, Vavin 115,063, Lamennais
113,331, Bixio 112,918, 0. Barrot 112,675, T. Bac
112,259, Cavaignac 111,305, Considerant 111,241,
"01r°r90e
630
, Rattier 110,482, Coquerel
Lerouxßogerl 108,309, De Lasteyrie 107,870,
107,838, Rapatel 107,825.
Marshal BUGEAUD lost his election by four votes,
the numbers polled for him being 107,821. Among
Plldl4;6swig2oBu:ki ri 10,
110,127, Peupin 109,560, Gamma
er
the unsuccessful candidates the Socialists have
pulled the greater number of votes. GREPPO
nes 101,744, TnoaE 101,614, DEMAY 101,559,
D'Aurola SHER 101,432, PRounnoer 100,297,
while M. LEON FAUCHER has polled only 96,539,
M. TRIERS 96,397, M. DE FALLOUX 96,954, M.
MOLE 93,062, and M. DE AIONTALEMBERT 91,873.
It will be seen from the above that Paris has re-
turned ten Socialists and Red Republicans, eight
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all
moderate Republicans of the Cavaignac school, three
e
Ministry. were in-
eluded in the lht of candidates, two alone have been
successful, M. M. PASSE and ODILON BARROT,' M.
PASSY being tenth upon the list, and below LEDRU
ROLLIN, BEDEAU, LAMORICIERE, DUFAURE, and VIC•
TOR Hues°, while M. ODILON BAItROT stands only fif-
teenth anti below FELIX PYAT, LAMENNAIS, and Bixio.
Sergeant BOICHOT, who was placed under arrest by
General CHANGARMER, and imprisoned at Vincen-
nes, because he accepted the invitation to become a
candidate, has been returned. He stands fourth on
the list.
A great number of the most influential Members
of the present Assembly are still without seats,
having failed in their elections. Among others are
MN.I. de Lamartine, Billault, Dupin, Duvergier
d'Hauranne, Gamier Pages, Lanjuninais, Ducos,
Jules Fevre, Duclerc, A, Marrast, &c. M. Achile
Fould has failed both in Paris and the Upper
Pyrennees.
The Reactionaries have been beaten completely in
the Loire et Cher, the Nievre, the Cher, the Soane et
Loire, the Ain, the Jura, the Upper Soane, the
Drome, the Rhone, the Upper Vienne, the Allier, the
Correze, and the Dordogne.
It is also stated that there is every prospect of their
being defeated in the Haut and Bas Rhin. At Tarn
Marshal SOULT'S list, which consisted exclusively of
Legitimists, has been rejected. It is calculated that
there will be about two hundred Red Republicans in
the new Assembly.
The Patrie of last night says that the Government
has received telegraphic dispatches from fifty-two
departments, according to which it appears that, out
of 454 returns, 298 belong to the moderate party,
85 to the Socialists, while of 71 the opinions are
unknown.

The Gazette de France says—
" We learn this instant that a grave insurrection has
broken oat at Chalons-our-Saone. The insurgents are
said to be masters of the town, and to have hoisted the
red flag. A division of the army of the Alps is said to
be marching in haste upon the town."
The Bourgogne, a Magon journal, gives the follow-
ing further details of the affair at Chalons, under
date of the 14th :

" The day before yesterday, two hussards having been
guilty of a riot in their barracks, breaking their beds,
&c., were placed in confinement. This act ut severity was
made use of to excite the people by announcing that they
had been punished for having read the Pairiote, and given
their votes to the violent party. A mob collecied to
set them at liberty. The General was insulted, and was
compelled to draw his sword. Two charges were made
by the cavalry, but the prisoners were at length released,
and carried through the place i❑ triumph, with a red
flag at the head of the prucessioa. A sergent de ville,
who attempted to seize on the flag, was severely handled,
and the flag having been turn to pieces in the struggle,
a collection was made to purchase another, which vvaLi
hoisted on the tree of liberty. Yesterday morning an
enormous band of rioters marched about the town with
red flags, and wearing cockades of the same colour, and
carrying a bust of Ledru Rollin, decorated with red
ribbons. according to the accounts received this morn-
ing tranquillity has probably been restored, but a virt
of the t:oups cotai-osing our garrison has b,!en never, he
less embarked to proceed to Chalons, for the security of
the place from further agitation."
1119 Government has received a telegraphic dis-