The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Moniteur contains the following report from
M. F. Barrot, the Minister of the Interior, to the
President of the Republic :
" Monsieur le Pre eident,—The insurrection which
burst out at Lyons in the month of June last, and the
agitation which manifested itself in the neighbouring
departments, determined the Government to put the
sixth military division in a state of siege. By that
act of vigour it was ably to arrest the detestable attempts
of anarchy, and to keep down the spirit of disorder.
But that is a situation altogether exceptional, and the
imperious necessity is felt of constituting for these de-
partments an administrative power of having greater
force, and of centralising the direction of the services
of general safety in the hands of a high functionary
residing at Lyonr. It is with that view that
I have the honour of proposing to you to name an
extraordinary commissioner, who, whilst pnovisionally
fulfilling the functions of prefect of the department
of the Rhone, shall be charged with the task of
bringing together the elements of the new organization,
and ef constituting it—shall exercise in the departments
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according to the rules of the present orgauiz ition ;
but, without erasing to correspond with the Minis •
tt rs, they are to render an account to the commis-
sioner of matters relating to the high mission which
is confided to him. That mission will have for
result to enlighten the Government as to the exact state
of a situation which for a length of time indicates a
profound trouble, and which has been for you,
Monsieur lo P. 6 ident, constant subject of solicitude.
It is, in fact, by a more energetic organisation of the
means of administration, and by a more centralised,
and consequently more rapid action, that the
working populations of that part of the Republic can be
assured of order and security, the essential elements
of their prosperity. No change shall take place in the
connexion which at present, in consequence of the state
of siege, exists between the civil and military authorities.
If this measure receives your approbation, Monsieur le
Pr 6 'Went, I shall have the honour to propose to you to
appoint to the high functions of extraordinary commis-
sioner at Lyons M. do Lacoste, ex-prefect of the Bunches-
du-Rhone.—l have the honour to be, &c.,

" F. BARROT."
This report is followed by a decree of the President,
nominating M. de Lacoste as recommended, and de-
claring besides that he is to fill provisionally the
functions of Prefect of the Rhone.

The Moniter publishes another decree from the
President, nominating M. Chapuys Mentlaville, ex-
deputy, Prefect of the Isere, vice M, de Barra], who
declines the appointment.

PRUSSIA.
A letter from Berlin of the 29th ult. states that
from the Prussian Cabinet had received the Russian
Government a note, dated the 19th, expressingin
very polite terms scruples as to the manner in which
the Prussian Cabinet is endeavouring to settle the
affairs of Germany. This note, says the letter' is
supposed to be due to the influence of Austria at St.
Petersburgh.
The Committee of the Second Chamber of Prussia,
to whom the papers on the German question were
referred, proposes to the Chamber to declare that it
has heard with pleasure the solemn declaration of
Prussia that it is resolved to establish the restricted
Federal State, and to defend its rights against any
foreign intervention.