The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

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station for the suppression of the slave
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be regarded in such an absolute sense. i! rt. 10 of that
treaty says that the duration of it is fixed ai !en years,
but that in the course of the fifth sear the two con-
tracting parties will concert together and decide accord-
ing to circumstances whether all or part of the former
conventions shall be carried into effect, or whether the
new treaty shall be modified or abrogated. By these
words, ' former conventions,' must be understood the
treaties of 1831 and 1833, which grant to our neighbours
the right of searching French vessels. There can be
no qt:eation of returning to that. There remains,
therefore, the possibility of modifying or abrogatin;,
the new coDvention ; but it is not probable that the
English Government will absolutely renounce all the
right which it gives it. The convention of May 29
conceded to EnglandJn exchange for the right of search,
two points—viz., our active co-operation in the suppres-
sion of the slave trade, by means of a squadron of 26
vessels, and the right of verifying on board suspected
vessels, carrying the French flag, whether they are
really French. The English Government is disposed to
renounce our co-operation in the work of suppression,
but it will not probably hold so cheap its right of verify-
ing the nationality of our vessels. The keeping up of a
numerous squadron on the:coast of Africa was very oner-
ous for France, and not useful to England. Our cruisers
could not stop the vessels of Brazil and Spain, which
are commonly employed in carrying on the trade. The
1 English Government has so well understood the inutility
of the expense imposed on us by keeping up 26 vessels
of war on the coast of Africa, that it long since gave its
provisional consent to the reduction of our squadron,
so that it is not composed at the present time of
more than 14 vessels. The abrogation of that part of
the treaty may be therefore readily obtained ; but
to brine. the English Government to renounce
purely and simply without any compensation, the exer-
cise of the right admitted by article 3 of the convention,
and which consists in verifying the nationality of our
vessels on the western coast of Africa, it must either ac-
quire the certitude that our flag cannot be employed to
shelter the traffic, or that it completely abandons the
work of its suppression. On the one hand it is, however,
certain that the French flag has ro appeared before the
slave depots established on the western coast of Africa;
and, on the other hand, it is difficult to hopo that the
English Government, whatever may be the movement
of public opinion which impels it to it, will suddenly
renounce its efforts to prevent the traffic, after twenty
years' exertions made and 28,000,0001. sterling ex-
pended fur that object. It is never too late to r.. pair
an error, and there is a proverb which says that
follies of short duration are the best. On these
grcunds England cannot too soon and too completely
relinquish an enterprise dictated by an honourable feel-
ing, but the success of which is evidently dispaired of ;
for it is averred distinctly that coercive means are power-
less to suppress the traffic in negroes. But a measure
so decisive will meet with many obstacles. It is, doubt-
less, loudly called for by the press, and it is said that it
will'
be proposed in Parliament. Nevertheless,' the last
committees of the House of Commons which were en-
gaged in inquiries on the subject, while pointing out the
inefficacy of cruisers to suppress the slave•trade, did not
consider they could propose the immediate recal of the
English squadron. A committee of the House of Lords,
considering that the presence of the squadron prevented
the too great development of the trade, concluded on the
maintenance of the naval force there ; and when Lord
Palmerston was questioned on the subject, he refused to
i give any explanations."
The Moniteur says :---
" Reports were yesterday in circulation of a disagree.
ment having arisen between the President of the Re.
public and the Ministry on the subject of the tax on
potable liquors. This report has no more foundation
than those which have been circulated by malevolent
persons as to pretended dissensions in the Cabinet itself.
There has never been any idea of withdrawing the Bill
on the tax on potable liquors."
At the sitting of the National Assembly on Mon-
day, M. BAc asked for leave to address a question to
the Ministers on the subject of the address alleged to
have been delivered to the newly-appointed Prefects
by the PRESIDENT of the Republic. M. FERDINAND
BARROT said he left it entirely to the Assembly to deter-
mine whether the question should be put at all, and
when it should be put, and the Assembly determined to
postpone the putting the question to that day three
months. Having thus shelved the proposition of M.
BAc, the Assembly proceeded to discuss the proposal
of M. PHAN for the abolition of the custom of ex-
posing on the pillory the names of political offenders
condemned par contumace. The proposition was
rejected by a large majority. Its rejection is attri-
buted to the publication, on the day preceding, of M.
LEDRU ROLLIN'S pamphlet, entitled " Le 13 Juin,"
which has been seized by order of the Procureur of
the Republic, who has ordered proceedings to be in-
stituted against M. SCIINEIDER, the printer, and all
the publishers of the work. First, for exciting hatred
and contempt of the Government; secondly, for jus-
tifying facts considered as crimes by the penal law.
Four hundred of the insurgents of June, 1848,
arrived in Paris on Monday, escorted by a guard of
city sergeants, by railroad from Havre. The Attorney-
General attended at the Conciergerie and signed the
order of liberation for all. They proceeded imme-
diately each to his own home, accompanied by their
friends and relatives who had at the Concierg er ie
to meet them. An immense crowd was attracted to
the spot, but the utmost tranquillity prevailed
throughout.
The holders of Roman bonds have suffered a
grievous disappointment; on applying at M. DE
ROTHSCHILD's, in Paris, for th, payment of the half-
year's interest now sue, they were informed that there
were "no effects."
The Patric mentions the following diplomatic
nominations as having, been decided on :—M. de
Montessuy, French Minister at Hanover, to replace
M. de Rayneval at Naples; M. Edouard Thayer,
Director-General of the Post-Office, to be Minister
Plenipotentiary at Madrid ; M. de Persigny, to be
charged with a temporary mission to Prussia, in
quality of Minister Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary. "Nothing," adds the Patric, "has been de-
cided on relative to the nominations to the vacant
posts at Hanover, St. Petersburgh, and Vienna."
We find the following in the Petrie :
"At the moment when the winter is about to com-
merce, we eagerly make known the happy symptoms
which manifest themselves in the capital. According
to information which we have received, a real improve-
ment
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will tend toe
working
give them employment."
Monday was the anniversary of the Battle of
Austerlitz. It was celebrated by
High Mass at the Chapel of the:the
Invalides.perfo performance of
of
tthe importance
11.
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pbaeri
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in the
administration General
present director of the personnel, is
CRhTanßAgxeDs , theo
to keep only the direction of the infantry; General
DESCARRIERES taking the direction of the cavalry,
and General REDILLOT that of the gendarmerie.
PARIS BOURSE, TUESDAY, Else. 4.
We have had another very buoyant market to-day,
and at the close prices were generally marked higher;
Threes for the account closed firm at 57f. 75c., and
Fives at 901.65 c. The market closed as follows:
Threes, for cash, 57f. 50c.; for account, 57f. 75c.; Fives,
for cash, 90f. 60c.•' for account, 90f. 85c.; Bank of France
Shares, 2,4151.; Neapolitan, 91f. 25c.; Spanish Threes,
39f. 50c.; Ditto Fives not quotEd:
RAILWAYS.—The Share Market has been also firm,
but without any very material change in pikes. Orleans
closed at 7401.; Rouen, 5281. 75c.; Havre, 2321. 50c.;
Avignon, 220 t.; Vicizon, 3121.50 c.; Bale, 102 f. 50c.;
Bordeaux, 4031. 75c.; Northern, 4451.; Paris and Stras-
burgh, 357 f. 50c.; Nantes, 280 E; Monteresu, 110 E
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE