The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-08 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The following semi-official announcement appears
in the Patriot of Tuesday evening:—
" We are assured that letters have been received by
express, announcing that Spain is actively preparing for
an intervention in favour of the Pope. Already an army
of 10,000 men was ready to set out. Unless means of
embarkation should be wanting, they are now on their
way to Gaeta. Under any circumstances, if there be a
delay, it cannot be of long duration."
The same journal says—
" A letter from London informs us that a division,
detached from the fleet commanded by Admiral Parker,
will soon cruise off Ci►ita Vecchia. Its object is to sup-
port the movements of the troops sent by the Powers
which, on the express demand of the Pope, have re-
solved on an intervention."
M. DROUYN DE LIIUTS was to attend the Com-
mittee of the Assembly on Foreign Affairs yesterday,
to explain the intentions of the Government with
respect to Italy.
The National Assembly resumed on Tuesday the
discussion of the electoral law. The first two articles
were adopted without discussion. An amendment
proposed by M. 13auctuNER—admitting to the exer-
cise of the elective franchise certain natives of France,
and of foreign parentage, but (as he contended) per-
fectly qualified to vote as naturalised Frenchmen,
was rejected by a slender majority, the entire
"Mountain" having voted in its favour. Another
question was raised on the right of bankrupts to
exercise the suffrage, no less than 12 amendments
having been moved. The Assembly ultimately de-
cided, by a majority of 501 to 212 votes, that bank-
rupts who had honourably settled with their
creditors, or had been declared excusable by a judg-
ment of the tribunal, should be entitled to vote at
elec:ions. Several other amendments having been
moved and rejected, the remaining articles of the Bill
were read, seriatim, by the PRESIDENT. The discus-
sion was utterly devoid of interest.
The Maniteur announces the arrest of several
Socialists by soldiers, whom they had endeavoured to
seduce.

The Courrier Francais says :
" The democratic and social party has already made
out its list of cadidates fur the elections of the Seine.
The following, we are assured, is its composition :—M M.
Ledru BAlin, Lagrange, Lamennais, Felix Pyat, Caus•
sidiere, Kersausie, Albert, Bat-Lei, Louis Blanc, Baune,
Dupoty, Martin Bernard, Perdiguier, Lacambre, D'Alton
Shee, Proudhon, Pierre Lerroux, Greppo, I? aspad, Cabet,
Esquiros, Pierre Dupont, Nadaud, Touss,,nel, Thomas-
sin, Lachombaudie, Thole, and Pierre Ving %rd."
The following letter, dated February 26, from the
Secretary-General of
.the Archbishop of PARIS, has
been received by LAUR, one of the men condemned
for the murder of General BREA, and whose wife has
just been delivered of a son :—" Be without disquie-
tude, Monsieur, concerning the poor child who has
just been born under such mournful circumstances.
The Archbishop of Pains charges me to inform you
that he adopts it, and that he will provide for all its
wants. Whatever may be your situation in the face
of GoD and man, his ministry of mercy does not
him to see in you anything but an unhappy
father. I hasten to send you this letter. I hope it
will impart some consolation to your mind, and that
it will inspire you with gratitude to GoD."
There have been partial disturbances in some of the
provincial towns of France, in the south and west,
which have been in general excited by the Legiti-
mati3ts. The authorities, however, suppressed them
without difficulty. In the department of the Loire
and Cher there have been several incendiary fires.
A considerable sensation has been created on the
Paris Bourse, by the failure of one of the greatest
speculators there. He was a bear to the amount of
1,800,000 French Rentes, which represent a capit d
of .50 millions of francs. his deficiences at the settling
of yesterday amounted to no less than 3 millions of
francs. One agent de change is a loser to the amount
of 12,0001. sterling, One or two minor failures are
spoken of.

M. DE LAROCHEJAQELEIN has published a letter
explanatory of his reasons for refusing to become a
Member of the Electoral Committee of the Club of
the Rue de Poictiers. "On reading the names of
the members of the committee," says M. DE LAROCHE-
.TAQUELTEN, " the impression made on the public
mind will be (no doubt erroneously), that the im-
mense majority would accept, should an occasion
offer, a piste milieu empire, or would pronounce, even
in preference for a regency, whilst the small minority
of which I should form part, would pronounce for
legitimacy." It is well to have one of the chiefs of
the reactionary clubs thus openly avowing the trea-
sonable designs against the Republic, which he and
his co-conspirators have been of late so busily en-
gaged in concoction. Of course, after this open con-
fession, the legal officers of the Republic will direct
their attention to the machinations of these gentlemen.
The trials at Bourges of the accused of the 15th
May were to commence yesterday. The day's pro-
ceedings, however, were expected to be confined to
the formal constitution of the court. The prisoners
'were allowed to communicate with each other, and
even to reside together. BLANQUI, RASPAIL, and
QUINTIN, had taken up their residence in the same
room, and BARBES and ALBERT had had their beds
placed together in another cell. During the day
crowds assembled around the prison, but all chance
of seeing the accused was impossible, as the windows
of their cells were surrounded with boards. The list
of jurymen had been formally communicated to the ac-
cused, as had also the list of witnesses, about 200 in
number, summoned by the Procureur-General. The
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witnesses cited for the prosecution, are M. BUCHEZ,
M. E. ARAGO, M. DB LAMARTINB, Al. F. ARAGO, M.
AEMAND 'ManitAs-r, and a great many other repre-
sentatives of the people. The accused have caused
nearly 60 witnesses to be summoned, most 9f the