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

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1849.

TEE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The National Assembly on Tuesday rejected the
Bills for the organization of the courts of law by a
majority of 545 to 8. It appears that the reaction-
aries wished to make all magistrates immoveable, a
principle to which the Republicans were opposed, and
which the reactionaries carried against them. On
the other hand, the Republicans succeeded in modi-
fying certain other clauses in a manner of which the
reactionaries highly disapproved, and both parties
being dissatisfied with the Bill as a whole, united
their forces, and threw it out by an overwhelming
majority. During the course of the discussion, M.
BAZE accused M. CRBMIEUX of having intended, on
the 24th of February, 1848, to proclaim the Duchess
of ORLEANS Regent, which drew from M. CREMIEUX
the following interesting narrative :
" It has been frequently asserted in articles in public
journals that I was prepared to proclaim the Duchess of
Orleans Regent, and that I had prepared a grand speech
for the purpose.—(Hear, hear.) This is what occurred.
—(Hear, hear.) I was on the Placo de la Concorde on
February 24, 1848, when I was informed that the Duchess
of Orleans, her son (the Count de Paris) and the Duke
de Nemours had proceeded to the Chamber. When I
entered, I heard M. Dupin intended to propose the
Duchess Regent, with the Count of Paris King. lat
once exclaimed to my friends,' We will not allow the
revolution of 1848 to be juggled from us, as was done in
the case of the revolution of 1830;' and I added, 'The
question is, not to have a Regency ; what we want is a Pro-
visional Government to decide what is to be done.' M.
Marie and M. Ledru Rollin both heard me express my-
self to this effect. When M. 0. Barret was about to
ascend the tribune, to speak in favour of a regency, I
addressed Lhim in favour of a Provisional Government,
declaricg that nothing else could answer for the present
time, and I advised him to propose it from the tribune.
That Hon. Deputy appeared by no means opposed to
such a course.—(Loud marks of incredulity, " Oh, oh,"
great agitation, which lasted some time.) Just at that
moment I perceived the Duchess of Orleans seated in
front of the tribune ; and hearing that she intended ad
dressing the Chamber in favour of her son as king, I
considered it such a step, which nothing that was passie,g
could for a moment justify. Looking on the question of
a Regency as downright fully, I went up to the Duchess
and said to her, " Madame, your friends are
leading you to your ruin. Do not propose
yourself as Regent—do not propose your son as
King. At present it is the people that must
decide. The people are masters:; let them judge." I
then went and wrote four lines, which I recommended
her to speak, the purport of which was to declare that
she rejected the Chamber as the party to decide—that
she appealed to the people to say what ought to be done.
—(Ah, at), and great agitation.) Yes, I told her to say
that the people alone should decide in what position she
ought to be placed—(Renewed agitation)—and that she
would bring up her son in ideas of constitutional liberty.
That was what I said—neither more nor less. But
whilst this was passing, and before the Duchess could
speak, the Chamber was invaded by the crowd; and in
the end she thought best to witheraw. Well, it is from
what I have just stated that has been founded the ru-
mour that I was prepared to proclaim the Regency.
It was even added that it was because M. Dupin
had the proof of this in writing that I had
thought fit, when I became Minister of Jus-
tice, to maintain him Procureur• General of the
Court of Cessation. But I can appeal to M. Dupin
himself if, when I spoke to the Duchess of Orleans,
I did not say to her to consult M. Dupin as to the pro-
priety of appealing to the people; and if he did not ac-
cede to the propriety of the counsel. I, on February 26,
signified to M. Dupin that he was to remain in his place;
and my reason was because he approved of making the
people the judge. Such are the whole of the circum-
stances connected with the incident of tho Regency. I
can to-morrow give to the Moniteur the very words which
I wrote on that occasion—though they are already
known to many.
The editor of a journal called La Revo"ution Demo-
cratique et Sociale was convicted on Tuesday of libel,
and condemned to three years imprisonment, and a fine
of 10,000 francs. In commenting on this severe
sentence the Reforme justly remarks—
"lt is war to the death that has been commenced
against the Republican press. The proceedings of Louis
Philippe are outdone by those of the officers of Louis
Bonaparte, and the fines inflicted amount to confiscation.
Three years' imprisonment and 10,000 f. fine for an of-
fence of the press are inflicted on the journals of the
revolution: by this Government of the 10th of December,
whose chief would yet be dragging in exile his impotent
ambition, only that the press and the people, in
February, opened to him the doors of his country.
Never has any tree country exhibited such violence, and
we defy those English who are here new invited
.to be-
hold the fruits of our civilisation to find anything like it
in the history of their country, unless by going back
to the pillory of Daniel Defoe."
M. DUCIIATEL has accepted an invitation from the
electors of Jonzar to stand fur the Department of
Charente Inferieure at the approaching elections.

1 he Patric says :
"It was asserted yesterday, at the Assembly, that
Frarlee and Er,glawl, in a2cordance with Austria and
Piedmont, are of (pinion tha► a Congteis should be
established at Verona, for a final arrangement of the
afflirs of Italy."
It is stated in the Constitutionnel, cn the authority
of a letter from Perpignan, "That a battle had taken
place in Catalonia, between the Royalist Chief PONS
and CABRERA, in which both generals were killed.
Other accounts say that CABRERA took refuge in a
cavern, where he was found and put to death by the
Miqueletes."
We do not attach much credit to this rumour, this is
at least the twentieth time that the French papers
have killed CABRERA within the last six months.
An extraordinary scene took place in the National
Assembly yesterday. In the midst of the delibera-
tions of the Assembly, and while the discussion was
going on, M. Eugene Raspail rose, and walking up to
M. Point, one of his colleagues, gave him A slap in the

face. The sitting was irnmrdiately suspended. The
President and Vice-Presidents retired on one side,
while M. Baroche, the procureur-general, accom-
ranied by the huist:iers, withdrew to one of the
bureaux. The mt.st intense agitation reigned among
the member-, who assembled in groups in the hall of
the Assembly, and engaged in animated conversation.
After a tine the sitting was resumed, when M.
Marrast announced, in the midst of the most
profound si'er.ce, that an assault had been com-
mitted by M. Eugene Raspail on the person
of M. Point (the same whose deposition in
the process at Bourges, against M. Raspail,
the uncle of M. Eugene Raspail, did that person-
age so much injury), and that he (M. Marrast),
as President of the Assembly, and charged with the
observance of order in its proceedings, felt it neces-
sary to take disciplinary measures against the culpable
party. At this moment M. Baroche entered, and, as
public prosecutor, presented a demand to the Presi-
dent that the Assembly should grant him authority
to prosecute M. E. Raspail for the assault. M.
Marrast having read the resolution, M. Flocon rose,
ascended the tribune, and demanded that the affair
should be placed before the bureaux. This, being
put to the vote, was rejected. M. Raspail gave some
explanations. Ile had struck M. Point because the
latter had looked at him through his lorgnon in an
insulting manner. This M. Point denied. The dis-
cussion had not terminated at post-hour.
The election of the 45 Members who are to com-
pose the Council of State took place on Tuesday.
The majority are staunch Republicans, so that any
reactionary tendencies that the PRESIDENT or the
Legislative Assembly may exhibit, will be some-
what kept in check by the Council.
PARIS BOURSE.—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11.

THREE O'CLOCK.—This was another quiet day at the
Bourse, but the Funds continued steady, and at yester-
day's prices. The Italian Funds rose considerably, in
consequence of the pacific character of the news from
that quarter. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 20,
money; ditto (90 days), 25 171-, money.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 11.
East Indian, 4lA—Great Indian Peninsula, s—Northern
of France, 1114 —Rouen and Havre, 11%.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived.
Count Mori-1.2%11.0, the Sardinian Minister, left
Madrid on the ith, to join CHARLES ALBERT.
The Bolsa was closed on Good Friday.

GERMAN Y

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

FRANKFORT.

It is said that the German Parliament intend to
give the King of PRUSSIA fife days for his accept-
ance of the German Imperial Crown, after which,
the offer will be withdrawn.