The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1849,

(as has been done) with an attempt to " abolish trial
by jury" is nonsense, unless indeed a thing which has
no existence can be abolished. There is no trial by
jury at this moment—none; we mean as regards the
quantum of imprisonment. There would be none
under the Judgment Creditor plan; and all Lord
BROUGHAM'S Bill does is to substitute a direct, a
certain, and a dignified mode of punishment, in lieu
of a most indirect, most uncertain, and most un-
dignified one. The more serious offences—those
matters heretofore deemed felony and misdemeanour
—the Bill leaves as it found them ; leaves them to be
tried by jury. And as regards the others, it is not
to come into immediate operation, and the offences
set out. We will return to this subject
ainrea
future specifically
number.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and
yesterday.
The report of the death of the venerable DUPONT
DE L'Eunn is contradicted.

The fete of Friday, the aniversnry of the procla•
mation of the Republic by the National Assembly,
passed off in the most satisfactory manner. In The
Sun of Saturday we gave a description of the reli•
gious ceremony in the Place de la Concorde, with
which the fete commenced. We copy the following
deserip!ion of the conclusion of the fete from Galig-
nanis Messenger

"During the afternoon the Champs El) sees ware
thronged by a gay and wed-dressed crowd. The :nouns
tebanks' shows ancl., booths, of which there were a goodly
number, were much crowded. At nightfall the illumi-
nations commenced. The portico of the Church of the
Madeleine was splendidly decorated with gorgeous
chandeliers, and the steps wero lighted up. All the
Rue Nationale was also illuminated by columns of tri-
coloured lamps, and further ornamented by flags,
streamsrs, pedestals, &e. The Place de la Con-
corde presented a dazzling spectacle. All round it
were lofty and elegant columns of lamps; these columns
(each of whiath bore the name of one or two depart-
ments, or a colony) wero united by wreaths of
the altar in the middle was
flowers
briliantalantdilslturminignsatoLlam;thps; e fountains wore necked with
lamps over vilich the water played; many of the gas
lamps ris re removed, and replaced by several rows of
light; clumps of flags were placed at short intervals; the
Pont de la Concorde was gorgeously ornamented with
columns. atatuoc, and flags ; the fastade of the National
Asa mbly was very splendidly lighted; in a word, the
coup dceil presented by the place, the bridge, the
National Assembly, the Rue National, end the Church
of the Madeleine was truly magnificent—quite like
a fairy realm Nor wax taa grand avenue of the
Champs Ely, ens at all inferior. From the Place de
la, Concorde up to the fountain there were on both
sides a number of pillars of light, 'surmounted by
flags and united by wreaths of lamps ; and round
the fouatain there was a display of different coloured
lamps, tastefully arranged, The illuminations
were continued to the Barriers de l'Etoile, and the Tri-
umphal arch was also illuminated. At the Barriers,
there was a grand display of fireworks, and this a as fol-
lowed by a magnificent bouquet at the fountain in the
Avenue. Thcre were also fireworks, on the same splen-
did scale, at the Bsrr e,aa du Trone. All the public
Luildirgs, the gardens of the Tuileries, the light-house,
lamp-manufactory at Chaillot, tee., were illuminated,
in a much grander style than in preceding years. In
the course of the day and evening fire-balloons were let
off. Taken altogether, the fete was one of the finest
which we ever remember to have witues.ed on any oc-
casion in Paris. The decorations and illuminations were
profuse and gorgeous, and all characterised by the most
exquisite taste. An immense multitude, consisting of
almost all classes of society, witnessed the illuminations;
but there was not the slightest disorder, nor, as fur as we
are aware, any aceiaent."
N. NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the editor of the Seide_
" Monsieur le Redacteur,—l am surprised that the
Moniteur should contain a contradiction to a report
which was too absurd to merit notice. If I have not
seen the President of the Republic since my return from
Madrid, it is because I have not considered it my duty to
call at his residence.
"As to the phrase which says, The President ought
to show himself severe towards all the members of his
family who do not conform strictly to their duty,' it
cannot apply itself to me; what I have done I had a right
and it was my duty to do.
" I will not here point out those who have failed in
propriety; but if the Ministers are desirous to make
know the truth let them enter into explanations from the
national tribune; it is there I will reply to them.—
Accept, &c.,
(Signed) " NAPOLEON 130NAPARTE."
It will be seen that the reactionaries, by whom

the Pa;;;EN7ris—s-urrounded, have .completely
succeeded in i6o!ating him from the other
members of bis family. The object of these
intrigues is now becoming developed. These very
dDi disan t friends of Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
are supporting the candidatures of the Prince DE
JOINVILLE and the D uc D'AumALE. Are the experiences
of Strasburg and Boulogne to be thrown away upon
Louts NAPOLEON ? If, unlike the Bourbons, he has
forgotten much, he has like them, learned nothing.
The report of the entrance of General OUDINOT into
Rome has not been confirmed.

The Journal des Debats publishes a letter from
Toulon of the 2d of May, which says—
" The fleet with the second portion of the expedition
to Civita Vecchia sailed last night. Among the steam-
frigates which have on this occasion gone again to de-
posit at Civita Vecchia the men, horses, and baggage,
which they have taken on board, there is ono which will
go to sea again immediately, and it is supposed it wilt be
the Panama. The Government has, it is said, sent orders
for a steam-frigate, fully armed, being prepared for a
secret and urgent mission, and the Panama is the only
complete. Secret instructions have been given to
ship in the expedition that has her armament and artil-
lery
Captain l3elveze. It is vaguely rumoured that Ancona
is the object of this mission. It is reported that the army
of General Oudinot has met, if not with resistance, at
•
least with some delay, ou its way to Rome, in consequence
bridge to
being
s destroyed but it is not said that the
pped to exchange shots with our men."
The
stafette states that intelligence has been re-
ceived by the Government that General OUDINOT'S
of a
RomanshaveE
army bad received a severe check in attempting to
advance upon Rome. Civita Vecchia has been de-
clared in a state of siege by General OUDINOT.
The Rtforme states that a serious mutiny occurred
on Friday evening, after roll call, amongst the pri-
vates of the 7th Regiment of Light Infantry, in con-
sequence of tho imprisonment of Sergeant-Major
BOICLIOT, who has been adopted by the Socialists as
candidate for the department of the Seine.
On Saturday morning the soldiers again refused
obedience, notwithstanding the Colonel addressed
them in strong terms on the impropriety of their
conduct. They even refused to supply a guard of
honour to the PRESIDENT of the Republic until several
of their comrades who had been imprisoned were re-
stored to liberty.

The National announces that Kosstrrn has pub-
lished a manifesto declaring the independence of
sliltui
onng aory and of he
ft
the
eHoutse
of annexedii2p sb
arg provinces,orrand the d
Lorraine,
ine,
asguiltyep o-
of having excited an impious war,
The Debats contains a letter from Constantinople.
describing thsepeaffroartets
tmreaadteybybettneenralßGuassAiDa
and
Turkey, BE to
negotiate whiche is opposed by Sir STRATFORD CAN-
NING on the grounds of the treaty of 1841, by which
Russia renounced all right of private treaty with the
Porte. Nevertheless the General is most persevering
in his efforts, which he does not seem disposed to
abandon.

Very little business was done yesterday in the
Passage de l'Opera. The price was 90f. 40c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAr 5.
Boulogne and Amiens, VA—Northern of France, 11M—
Paris and Rouen, 22% Rouen and Havre, 11A —Sambre
and Meuse, 4.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the Ist have arrived. The
QUEEN had joined her mother at Aranjuez.
MADRID BOLSA, 'MAT I.—Five per Cents , 10i
paper; Three per Cents., 251. Exchange on London
50 50 paper. Note.—The above was the price of
the Three per Cents. during the first hour; but they
afterwards fell to 25k, and closed at that figure.

AWFUL CONFLAGRATiON AT

DANTZIC.
DANTZIC, Arsui."97,—A tremendous fire broke out
here last night in a hemp, flax, and tar magazine, and
in a short time no less than twelve magazines were
reduced to ashes. It was stopped short on one side by
the river, but not before two bridges were burnt.
The artillery and pontoneers were ordered out by the
Governor, and several magazines were blown up, in
order to stop the further progress of the fire. The
loss is estimated at from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000.

An impression having gone abroad that the Mr.
Glynn, who spoke at the Yo-k, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick meeting on Friday, and at the Eastern Counties
meeting some time ago, is the Mr. Glyn, chairman of
the London and North-Western, we are requested to
state such is not the case. Mr. Glyn was not present
at either of the meetings, nor did he take part in any
way in their proceedings.

Taß MANSION-DOUSE.--)0 Friday evening the
Lady Mayoress gave a juvenile ball, which was attended
by upwards of 300 children. Dancing commenced in the
saloon at eight o'clock, and in the course of the evening
a series of dissolving views and other amusements were
exhibited in the I.3gyptian-hall.
TIIE LONDON DOCKS.—His Excellency Vice-Ad-
miral CiSaille, the French Ambassador, paid a visit on
Friday last to the London Docks, and minutely in-
spected the wart houses, vaults, D.T.::I pays of that este-
oent, wi:h the at:d Jecer appLane,s for
fa-
tt;A i.f ship 6 in 11,06 e
vice-Ad ( xpre:eti iitlrt c f high:y
gratified with all he saw, and with the admirable nature
of the arrangements for giving dispatch and facility to j
busbies!.