The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

S Eir, APRIL 17, 1849.

rutiE FRENCH REP U BLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
M. ODILON BARROT announced yesterday to the
Assembly, that the French Government had deter
mined on an armed intervention in the affairs of
Rome. As a reason for such intervention, he stated,
in substance, that the counter-coup of the victories
gained by the Austrians over the Piedmontese would
be felt throughout the whole of Central Italy ; that
a crisis appeard to be imminent in the Roman States,
and that France could not remain indifferent to such
a state of things. He added, that the protection of
natives of France resident in Italy, the necessity
of maintaining the legitimate influence which
France had long possessed in Italy, and the
desire which the French Gevernment felt to
contribute towards obtaining for the Roman people
a good Government based upon liberal institutions,
rendered it a duty to the Cabinet to make use of the
liberty which the Assembly had granted to it by its
vote of the 20th of March, to occupy temporarily a
portion of the territory of the Peninsula. The Minis-
ter added that it was impossible for him to enter into
any further details ; but could affirm that out of the
intervention of France would arise efficacious guaran-
tees for the interests of their (the French) policy, and
for the cause of true liberty. In finishing his speech,
M. ODILON BARROT read a project of law, granting
a credit to the Government of 1,200,000 f., to meet the
additional expense required for the support, on a war
footing, during three months, of the troops forming
the expedition..
At the request of the Minister, the Assembly im-
mediately met in its bureaux, to appoint a committee
to make a report on the urgency of the project of law
in question. _ _

It is said that there were serious divisions in the
Cabinet as to the propriety of adopting the measures
propounded by M. ODILON BABROT to the Assembly,
and that their adoption may be considered as an ad-
ditional triumph of the extreme reactionary party,
inasmuch as the proposition for an immediate armed
intervention emanated from M. DE FALLOUX, the
panegyrist of the Inquisition, the apologist of the
massacre of St. Bartholomew's-day, and the repre-
sentative in the Cabinet of the Parti Pretre and the
Jesuits, who has succeeded in forcing on his colleagues
this Holy War. The order for the embarkation of
the troops: from Toulon was dispatched on Saturday
by telegraph. General OUDINOT commands the expe-
dition, which has by this time possibly arrived at
Civita Vecchia. The French Government has, it is
said, received information of the invasion of Tuscany
by the Austrians.
The Count DE MONTEMOLIN, accompanied by two
aides-de-camp and an officer attached to the Prefec-
ture of the Police, passed through Paris on Sunday,
on his way to Calais. _ _ _

La Presse contradicts a statement of the Patrie to
the effect that the Austrian General' AsraE had
marched against Florence at the head of 16,000 men,
and that the representatives of the great Powers
assembled at Gaeta had not yet decided upon any
course of action.

The Debats gives an analysis of the revenue re-
turns, which is worthy of notice :
" The total receipt for the first quarter is 168,344,000 r,
while for the corresponding quarter of 1848 it was
177,964,0001., making a difference of 9,620,000 f. ; but it
allowance be made for the reduction of the
salt tax the difference would in reality be re-
duced to 472,000 f. Thkre is, therefore, but litttle
difference between the two periods. The difference,
moreover, is upon the two first months, for March
presents a surplus of 3,367,000 f. Several branches of
revenue show, notwithstanding, a deficiency. Registry
duties are less, by 5,963,0001. The stamp duty has lost
691,0001.; salt, 3,557,000 f.; potable liquors, 553,0001.;
and the Yost-office 3,448,0001. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that the advantages gained by the country by the
reduction of the post-office tax will atone for the loss in-
curred by the revenue. On the other hand the customs
show improvement. Import duties give an increase of
5,590,0001., and on the side of exports there is an ameli-
oration, which is encouraging for commerce and national
industry. An unfavourable side of the picture is that
which relates to direct taxation. There remains to be
recovered of the 45 centimes a sum: of 11,593,0001.,
which is not very large considering that it is an extra-
ardinary impost; but there is besides that, on the ordi-
nary taxes, a sum of 19,862,000 f. not yet collected.
These sums make nearly 30 millions due on the year
1848, no great burden if business should resume its
wonted activity."

M. DR FALLOUR is endeavouring to revive the days
of M. DE FRAYSSINOUS and of CHARLES X. He has
issued a circular to the Rectors of Academies warn-
ing them not to interfere with politics. We should
not be surprised to find him forbidding all lectures on
history, and proposing in the Legislative Chamber
the re-enactment of the law of sacrilege.
BOURSE.—PARIS, MONDAY, APRIL 16.

THREE o'cLocx.—The rumour of an immediate in
on the part of France in favour of the Pope,
and the sending of an armed expedition to Civita Vec-
chia, does not appear to frighten the speculators on the
Bourse. Both Funds and Shares were uncommonly
steady to-day, and rose considerably. There was no
news of any kind, with the exception of some details of
the fall of Genoa. Exchadge on London (30 days),
25 32i money; ditto (90 days), 25 22i money.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 16.
Demerara, 84—East Indian, 4%—Northern of France,
11%—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 314—Sambre and Meuse, 4
—Tours and Nantes, 334 ex div.

According to a letter from Vienna of the 10th, the
Magyars on the lower banks of the Danube have
penetrated into several parts of the Backza. PERCZEL
and BATTRYANI have succeeded in entrenching them-
selves in the fortress of Peterwardein. The garrison,
in-order-to favour this movement, made a sortie on
the 29th ult., which was successful. Immediately on
the arrival of PERCZEL and BATTRYANI, the partizans of
Austria were allowed to withdraw. Crowds of
women and children left Peterwardein in different
conveyances. The Servian garrison of Zombor re-
tired. After this a number of the inhabitants of
the Baczka took the road to Syria, with their wives
and children.

The Cologne Gazette publishes . a letter which
states that at the battle of Hatvan two brigades of
the right wing of the Imperialists, commanded by
JELLACRICH, were completely cut to pieces, the right
wing itself broken, and the greater part of the Aus-
trian artillery taken by the Hungarian Hussars.
Fiume and Buccari have been declared in a state
of siege, in consequence of the discovery of a plot for
an insurrection. Should those towns expel the Im-
perialists, an almost direct communication will be
opened between the Hungarians and the Venetians.
VIENNA, APRIL B.—The urgency of events in
Hungary demands a speedy and considerable rein-
forcement of the Imperial army, now equipped in
that country, as the ranks have been greatly thinned
by typhus. Considerable bodies of troops from
Galicia and Italy are said to be destined for the ser-
vice. The lately disbanded six battalions of Infantry
are being speedily equipped, and will be sent in small
divisions to the army. The constitution of a seventh
battalion has already been decided upon, which will
be taken in hand so soon as the mobilisation of the
sixth has been completed, when a fresh levy will
be instantly ordered.—Prussian Staats Anzeiger,
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