The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-16 00:00:00

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FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The audacious attempt on the part of M. LEON
FAUCHER to influence the elections, by spreading, by
means of telegraphic dispatches, infamous calumnies
against his political opponents, and by denouncing all
those Members of the Assembly as enemies of the
cause of order who did not vote in favour of the
Government on the question of Roman interference,
has met with a fitting retribution, and the expiring
Assembly has rendered its last moments illustrious,
by bringing to just punishment an exalted criminal.
The subject of the telegraphic dispatch to the electors
of Amiens, which we published in The Sun of yester-
day, was on Monday brought before the National
Assembly by MAILLARD, when M. LEON FAU-
CHER declared that it was not his intention
by that dispatch to convey the meaning that there
was any understanding between the Members of the
Assembly who had voted against the Government,
and the " agitators who wished to renew the days of
June," thus, as the National says, "adding to the
audacity of the calumny the cowardice of a dis•
avowal." Several other Members complained that
telegraphic dispatches of a similar nature had been
sent by the Minister of the Interior to various other
Departments, and M. GOUDCHAUX called upon the
Assembly to put in force against the Minister of the
Interior that article of the Constitution which
punishes with imprisonment for a month and a fine
of 2,000 francs all those who have fraudu-
lently manoeuvred to influence an election.
M. DE LAROCUEJACQUELIN, who alone of the Legiti-
mist Members seems to have preserved the high and
chivalrous sense of honour for which the old Noblesse
were distinguished (MM. DE MONTALEMUERT and
DE FALLoux are more like Jesuits than nobles
—priests rather than statesmen)—M. DR LARocns-
JACQUELI N, acting on the principle honneur oblige,
ascended the tribune and exclaimed, " I have sup-
ported the Government on every occasion, but I will
never sacrifice my conscience to it, and I should do so
if I did not from this tribune stigmatize the conduct
they have pursued in this instance, as in the highest
possible
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THOMAS been

influenced by these fraudulent and calum-
nious dispatches should be annulled, and M.
ODILON BARROT adopted his usual tactics of en-
deavouring to raise a constitutional question, so as to
draw away attention from the personal one. He prosed
for some time about not interfering by any resolution
with the prerogatives of the new Assembly, but
these red-herring trailing tactics did not serve as they
had done on so many previous occasions, for M.
MAILLARD immediately proposed the following reso-
lution :—" The National Assembly, blaming the dis-
patch of the 12th of May, addressed by the Minister
of the Interior to the Prefects, passes to the order of
the day," which brought back the debate on its legiti-
mate basis, and which was carried by a majority of 519
to 5 only. The friends of the Ministry being aware
that the motion would be carried, abstained fr.:m
voting, under the idea that the Assembly would not Le
in sufficient numbers to come to a decision, but they were
deceived, and the vote of censure was carried by ama-
jority of 514. We are not, therefore, surprised to
find that the llioniteur of yesterday announces, that
on quitting the National Assembly on Monday even-
ing M. LEON FAUCHER, Minister of the Interior,
placed his resignation in the hands of the PRESIDENT
of the Republic.

The Paris elections were over yesterday at four
o'clock. All went off quietly. The result cannot be
known before Friday.
The Estaffette publishes the following returns of
the votes given to the Socialists by the 30th Regi-
ment of the Line, in garrison in Paris-997 votes :
Theodore Bac, 450 ; Boichat, 981 ; Cubet, 519 ;
Churrassin, 662 ; Considerant, 449 ; D'Alton Shee,
577; Demay, 498; Genider, 497; Greppo, 487;
Hervi, 698 ; Hizay, 849 ; Lagrange, 429; Lainen-
nais, 429 ; Langlois, 492 ; Lebon, 799; Ledru Rol-
lin, 807 ; Pierre Leroux, 798; Malarmet, 349 ; Mon-
tagne, 795 ; Pedigueri, 799; Proudhon, 787 ; Pyat,
749 ; Ruttier, 759 ; Ribeyrolles, 559 ; Savay, 707 ;
Thore, 567 ; Vidal, 671.
The following are the votes given to the Socialist
candidates by the 28th Regiment of the Line, gar-
risoned in Rouen :—Theodore Bac, 97 ; Boichat, ex-
sergeant, 105 ; Cabet, 90 ; Charrassin, 96; Victor
Considerant,, 8 ; D'Alton Shee, 101; Demay, 101;
Genider, 95; Greppo, 95 ; Hervi, 95 ; Hizay, 96;
Lagrange, ]OO ; Lamennais, 103 ; Langlois, 93 ;
Lebon, 94; Ledru Rollin, 101 ; Pierre Leroux, 91 ;
Madier de Montian, 96; Malarmet, 97; Montagne,
93 ; Pediguier, 95; Proudhon, 93 ; Pyat, 98; Rut-
tier, 103 ; Ribeyrolles, 94; Savay, 96; There, 98 ;
Vidal, 98.

Two soldiers of the 49th Regiment of the Line, in
garrison at Chalons sur Saone, were placed under
arrest for some breach of military discipline, when
about 400 of their comrades went about the streets,
shouting " Vive la Republique Democratique et
Sociale."

The majority of the 45th Regiment of the Line, in
garrison at Bordeaux, have voted for the Socialist
candidates.
GIOBERTI has left Paris for Turin.

The Reforme announces that the advanced guard
of the Neapolitans was completely defeated by the
Romans at Favre di Mezzia Via, between Rome and
Albano. The following is a letter dated Rome, the
sth of May, three-quarters past 12 o'clock, P.M.,
quoted by the Reforme :
" The enemy's corps, composed of 800 men, and sub-
sequently reinforced by 2,000 men, has been put to flight.
They threw down their arms at the first shock of the
Romans. The latter captured 69 prisoners and two
pieces of cannon. At the moment I write the two pieces
are entering Rome."
La Presse complains that the Government have
not published all the information they have received
from General OUDINOT, and in confirmation of this
fact La Presse publishes the following letter, dated
near Rome, on the afternoon of May 5 :—" This day
General OUDINOT pushed his reconnaissance from
Palo to his right, with the object of uniting with
the Neapolitan army at Albano, with the intention,
it is said, of entering Rome at the same time with

them.
The appearance of the Neapolitans has greatly
embarrassed and annoyed General 0 UDINOT. He
cannot permit them to conduct operations against Rome
alone, nor can he as yet venture to throw off the
mask and act with them as allies. Indeed, the
French troops are so exasperated by the trick played
on them to induce them to go to Rome (they were
told they were to be led against the Austrians), that
it is doubtful whether they would not join the Ro•
mans in the event of any attempt being made to
induce them to co•operate with the troops of King
Bombs. The Gove:.nment continues to send rein-
forcements to Civita Vecchia.
BOURSE.—Paats, TUESDAY, MAY 15.

THREE o'CLecK.—The Funds fell to-day, in conse-
quence of the unexpected remit of yesterday's debate.
The business done was very limited. In Railway Shares
prices were almost nominal. Exchange on London (30
days), 25 32k; ditto (90 days), 25 20.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 15.

Boulogne and Amiens, 7—Northern of France, 105,4—
Great Indian Peninsular, 4://si —Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 LA—
Paris and Rouen, 2134—Rouen and llavre, IW/B—Sambre
and Meuse,

GERMAN Y

AND
THE NORTHERN STATES.

FRANKFORT.

In the sitting of the German Parliament of the
12th the following motion, proposed by BACKUAUS,
was carried by a majority of 163 to 142:
« The Imperial Assembly resolves:-1. That the col-
lective armed power of Germany, inclusive of the Land-
webr and the National Guard, is solemnly to be sworn
to the constitution as finally decreed.
" 2. The temporary central power is summoned to
execute without delay what is requisite thereto, in as
far as the groper steps have not as yet been taken spon-
taneously by the individual states."
The Regent has applied to VON BLITTERSDORFF to
form a Ministry.