The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

the Bill for the banishment of the Orleans family
from France, has determined to report in favour of
the adoption of that measure without any amend-

ment.

The Afoniteur contains a decree signed by the
five members of the Executive Government, an •

nouncing that the Administration of Public Worship,
which had been si,pa.rated from the Ministry of Public
Instruction, is again united with it.

The same official journal announces that the
Commander-in Chief of the National GuArds of the

,frpartment tit tim SrinY, hai receivel ,ollfess,s
congraula!ion to the N3tioull Gtutra of P.tris, awl

thesuhurbs, troll the following towos, on the occasion
of the events of the 15th inst., viz , I.l6thnne, Reims,
Elheuf, S-. Valery sur-Soturrt, Villedieu
(Manche), Tropy (Loir. ). Bouchaio, Clermont, Fer-

Ni, St. Die, Pont-Audemer, Pontoise, Avize
(Marne), Montfort-l'Amaury, Cala;s, Bonneres,
Conde (Nord), Rouen, Vierzon, Launoy (Ardennes),
St. Malo, Evreux, l'Aigle (Orne), St. Julien du
Sault (Yonne), Vervins (Aisne), and Château-
Chinon.

The Pregse states that the 11th, 12th, 21st, 34th,
45th, and 61st Regiments of the Line are at present

quartered in Paris. To these may be added the sth
Light Infantry and the 55th and 59th Regiments of
the Line, which raise the amount of infantry to
30,000 men.

The Moniteur states that the commission appointed
to re-organize the Parisian Republican Guard entered
on its functions on Saturday. It proposes to meet
under the presidency of the Mayor of Paris from
day to day until it has accomplished the object of its
mission.

The Echo du Nord announces that a sequestration
has been laid on the Northern Railroad.

The Committee appointed to examine the projet de
loi regulating the relations between the Executive
power and the National Assembly has rejected alto-
gether the clauses of the Bill which gave the Execu-
tive Government the power either to sit in the Assem-
bly or not, according to its own choice, and also the
clause which restricts the power of the President of
the Assembly. M. MARTIN (of Strasbourg) has
been appointed reporter. It is understood that M.
DE LAMARTINE and M. LEDRU ROLLIN have declared

;hat should the Assembly confirm the rejection of the

clause they are prepared to give in their resignations.
Should they do so, it is probable that M. MARUAST

and M. BETIIEMONT will be elected members of the
Provisional Government.

The National Assembly met yesterday at one o'clock.
The order of the day was the development of the pro.
position recommending the creation of a National Ban-
que Bypothecaire.
M. Truck, in his own name, and for his colleagues
MM. Reeckeren and Prud'homme, read a paper, which,
after dwelling on the present depressed state of credit,
recommended the establishment of a mortgage bank,
with a power to issue notes of 25f., 1001., 200 f., 500 f.,
and 1,000 f., all guaranteed on property, with an
understanding that not more than three-fifths of the
value could be advanced.
Referred to the three standing committees on finance,
on agriculture, and on legislation.
M. Bouhier de Leclose developed a proposition for
the creation of a National Banque Fonciere, with power
to issue notes to the amount of half the value of the
land engaged.
Referred to the bureaux.
M. Considerant remarked that, as the subject of a
Banque Fonciere had very generally occupied attention,
and as a number of similar prepositions would in all pro
liability be presented, he should suggest the propriety
of having them all simply placed on the bureau, in plata,
of being explained !row the tribune ; such a course
would save time.
The Minister of Finance thought that if they were
simply sent into the Committee on Finance, as sugges-
tions, it would answer every purpose. This course was
eventually recommended to lion. Members without being
absolutely imposed on them.
M. Huot developed a proposition on the necessity of
establishing a better mode of electing the various officers
of the municipal bodies. The law of 1831, he said, by
which the municipal officers were appointed at present,
had been passed with a view to give as much influence
as possible to the Government. Now that the Republic
was established, a more democratic mode of voting ought
to be adopted for municipal councils, and he should pro•
pose that every man having a bond fide residence in the
commune should have the power to vote. As the sub-
ject was of great importance, ho intended to ask the
Assembly to consider his proposition d'urgence, without
submitting it to the committees.
This was negatived by the House, and the proposition
was referred to the Committee on the Communal and
Departmental Administration.
M. Pleignard ascended the tribune to explain his pro-
position to regulate the mode of discussing the Bill on
the Constitution when presented. In order to avoid the
confusion that must inevitably arise, if the present or-
dinary mode of discussion was followed, when each
member had a right to present an amendment when he
pleased, he should suggest thnt the draft of the Consti-
tution should be printed and distributed; then examined
in the bureaux, and after such examination sent back to
the Committee, a member being designed by each bu-
reaux to defend the changes which it had made in it.
After the second consideration by the Committee, it
was to be brought before the Assembly for discussion.
M. Coquerel, in the name of the committee on the
Constitution, had to state that it considered the propo-
sition of great importance, but that body also thought
it would be advisible to postpone the consideration of it
to an ulterior period, until it was seen what the nature
of the Constitution would be.
This suggestion was rejected, and the proposition was
ordered to be discussed on an early day, to be hereafter
decided on.
M. de Langade presented the report of the Committee
on Finance, on the proposition of M. Lavalee, demanding
to have the tax of 45c. imposed on the four principal
contributions only, and not on the additional centimes.
The committee were of opinion that to make such a dis-
tinction would constitute a dangerous precedent, which
it would be prudent to avoid. In consequence, he had
to state that the committee was of opinion that the pro-
position ought to be rejected.
M. Daleaud Laribiere admitted the tax of the 45c.
to have been called for by the wants of the Republic,
but he thought it was unjust to allow them to fall on
the additional centimes, as thereby the communes which
could bear the burden the least were most strongly
affected.

M. Duclere, the Minister of Finance, declared that he
must strongly support the views of the committee. No
doubt the tax of 45c. was a measure which he, as well as
others, would allow to be a seven• one; but when it was
imposed the Government did not kn .w in what position
it could find the Treasury after a:given time, and tams,-
quently it was obliged to take funds wherever it could
find them. The tax was one of the greatest urgency,
and was jus'ified by the position of affairs. Already
forty-five million; had been received from that tax, and
the additional centimes had been levied on like the re•t.
Whatever might he the severity or even injustice of the
original tax of 45c.. it was impossible not to go back on
the matter and establish a distinction which would eff ct
not only what was yet to be psis], but what had been re
ceived. The position of the Treasury, besides, was not
such as to permit any such restitution as was proposed.
He must entreat the Assembly to adopt the conclusions
of the committee.
M. Lempereur should propose, as an amendment,
in order to conciliate the two opposing opinions, it
should be decided that such communes as paid the 45c.
on the additional centimes in 1848, should have the
sums so paid restored in 1849.
M. Duelerc observed, that to pass such an amendment
as that would be to decide on the disposal of part of the
budget of next year; that certainly could not be done.
After some discussion of rather a confused description,
M. Lefranc proposed to refer the amendment to the
Committee on the Budget of 1849.
M. Duclerc again ascended the tribune, and declared
that he had a certitude that in a few months the Trea-
sury would have got over all its difficulties, but only on
condition that the Assembly supported the Government
firmly in what had been already resolved on. He must,
therefore, again call on the House to adopt simply the
conclusion of the Committee.
The Assembly being consulted, rejected both the
amendment and sub-amendment, and adopted the con-
clusions of the amendment, thereby refusing to entertain
the original proposition.
M. Trelat, the Minister of Public Works, said that
some days back he had presented a Bill demanding
3,000,000 f. for public works, particularly with a view to
organize better the national workshops. The committee
had not sent in its report; and he had, therefore, to apply
to the Assembly to ♦ote, d'urgence, that the committee
meet forthwith and send in a report, so that the Govern-
ment might that very day be authorised, in an hour or
two, to receive the sum demanded, of which one million
was absolutely required to pay expenses already incurred.
M. Lacrosse observed that the committee had not
sent in its report because it had not been constituted at
the time the proposition was presented. It would he
impossible for the committee to; send in its report in
the time specified ; he should propose that the Assembly
vote at once 1,000,0001. to the Honourable Minister to
defray certain expenses incurred for the national work-
shops, the paid expenses to be afterwards submitted to
the examination of the House.
The million was then voted.
Sevsral members ascended the tribune, to impress
on the Minister of Public Works the absolae necessity
of putting an end, as rapidly as possible, to the scanda-
lous condition of the national workshops—it was such as
to affect every well thinking man. The National As-
sembly was unanimous in expressing a similar opinion.
The Assembly then voted, d'uryence, that it was
necessary to organize efficient means of providing
employment in certain departments for the destitute
labouring classes.
The House rose at a quarter to five.
BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, MAY 22.
of Rentes and Shares at the commencement of h
Bourse ; but towards the close, a feeling of uneasinessto
tTe ofrt E
yesterday(Lc a—d
rar he
favourablepeaeea b
as to the position of the Government, and rumours a 3 to
changes about to take place, created a slight reaction.
In general, however, the prices were very little below
those of Saturday. ffteeertmoi npaotoleofprttih_ceee