The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

friend to humanity must wish that the French Re-
public should be established without any appeal to
arms, yet it would be impossible for her to remain
with her arms folded, in case a re petition of the mas-
sacres of Galicia should be attempted by the northern
powers against the unfortunate Poles.
The elections for Deputies to the National Assem-
bly commenced yesterday in Paris. There were 280
polling places. The votes were given by ballot, and
as it is impossible to know how any elector has voted,
or to ascertain the state of the poll, there is not the
least excitement, and a stranger in Paris would not
be at all aware that anything extraordinary was

going on.
The Reforme, the organ of M. LEDRU ROLLIN,
opposes the return of MM. LAMARTINE, MARRAST,
and the moderate members of the Provisional Govern-
ment, to the National Assembly.

The Revue Retrospective continues its curious re-
velations. In a recently published number we find
certain documents printed from the originals in the
handwriting of M. GUIZOT, accounting for the ex-
penditure of certain portions of the secret service
money. There are several literateurs residing in
France whose names appear in this list as having re-
ceived large sums for secret services. The only
foreign journalist on the list is Dr. WEIL, redacteur
de Courrier Allemand, for 16,5821. HEINE, Germain
writer, is down for 4,800 f. The Prince GUSTAVUS
of Sweden had a pension of 40,0001., and the Prince
of PEACE 5,000 f. There are several ladies and gen-
lemen of rank down for small pensions. In 1844,
the Minister took a sum total of 689,8691., for which
there is unaccounted 219,6971. Doctor NEIL is down
again in his capacity of redacteur of the Gazette de
kStuttgard for 18,000 francs, and we find M. CAPE-
FIGUE, regarded generally as a Legitimist writer,
for 6,000 francs a year. The sum taken from the
secret service money for 1845 was 675,946 francs,
the bons du Ministre unaccounted for amounting to
178,615 francs. M. CAPEFIGUE'S pension is raised to
9,000 francs. For 1846 the gross sum is 650,206
francs, the bons du Ministre being 145,783 francs.
We find here the Marquis DE DALMATIE, the son of
the rich Marshal SOULT, down for 20,000 francs.
For 1847, the gross sum is 675,484 francs, the bons
or drafts of the Minister, from the Ist of June to 31st
December, seven months only, amount to 153,908

francs. The editor of the Review has a note on these
bons du Alinistre, that they form the most secret and
curious of the expenses given in the account. He
holds, however, some receipts from persons to the Mi-
nister's secretary, M. GENIE, which lie thinks will let
light on the mystery.
It has been the custom among the " Conservatives,"
par excellence, of France and England to boast of the
incorruptibility and high character of M. GUIZOT, and
on the strength of that character to treat as calum-
niators those who ventured to affirm that it was im-
possible that such corruptions as these brought to
light in the offuire Teste and the affuire Petit could
have existed without the knowledge and concurrence
of M. GUIZOT. There is a letter in the Rerue Retro-
spective, from M. GENIE to M. GUIZOT, which com-
pletely sets this question at rest, and throws some
light on the manner in which railway adjudications
were managed, under the late Government, in
France :

"TO TILE 3IINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE

CHATEAU D'EU.

" Monsieur le Ministre,—The adjudication of the
Chemin de For du Nord has just terminated. M. Roths-
child is the adjudicataire, and the concession has been
made for the term of thirty-eight years. The branch
line to Fampoux has escaped him. I am told that
Messrs. O'Neil (de Flers, Lesourd, and Leo) made an
offer forty-seven days below the offer of M. Rothschild.
This matter is therefore settled. I think that something
better might and ought to have been done, and
serious difficulties for the future might have been
avoided; time will show that lam right. You will
scarcely believe it, that Dumon was still bargaining last
night about the stipulations of the concession and that
he wished M. Rothschild to take it under thirty-eight
years.
" I send you some dispatches from the direction pat.-
tique which I beg of you to sign and to return to me-.
I enclose a letter from M. Capefigue, and all your pri-
vate letters.
" Your estafettes and couriers reached me very ex-
actly, but unhappily rather late. The Journal des
Debats could only make use of what was intended for
its columns for its country edition; the Messager will
have its article this evening, and Rerun will make a
grand display to-morrow.
" I am, Monsieur le Ministre, with the most pro-
found respect and deepest devotion,
" Sept. 9, 1845." " A. GENIE."
How MM. DIMON and ROTHSCHILD must have
laughed in their sleeves as the farce of the adjudica-
tion was proceeding.
_

After this expos 6 we trust we shall hear no more
of the high and incorruptible character of the
Tartuffe of Morality.
The ,revue Retrospective also publishes a jeremia4
addressed by Louis PHILIPPE to Pope GREGORY,
detailing the persecutions to which his efforts for the
restoration of the Parti Pretre subjected him, and
asking for two Cardinals' hats to comfort him under
his afflictions. _ _

The following will show the extent to which the
spy system was encouraged by M. Gprzor, and the
abominable means to which he did not scruple to
resort in order to circumvent his Parliamentary
opponents. What can we think of a Minister who
habitually bribes persons moving in the society of
gentlemen to report to him details of private con-
versations. Amongst the list of persons to whom
payments were made from the Secret Service Money,
is the name of KLINDWORTIi down for 6,950 francs.
A note, referring to the grant to this gentleman,
says :—" The following letter will show in what.way
this person was employed," and then the subjoined
document is given, dated " Jan. 21, 1848:"
" Monsieur to President du Conseil,—My father de-
sires me to transmit to your Excellency the following
information:—` A person, who has lived a great num-
ber of years on LlM:nate terms with M. Thiess, bad
the other day a conversation with that gentleman, of
which the following are the principal points. M.
Thiess said:—" The country is advancing with giant
strides to a catastrophe, which will burst forth, either
before the King's death, if that Prince lives to a great
age, or some time after the King's death. There will
be a civil war, a revision of the charter, and perhaps
even a change of persons in a high position. The coun-
try will not support a regency, unless something grand
be effected to raise the character of the nation. King
Louis Philippe has nothing founded; he leaves to his
family the most arduous task to maintain itself. if Na-
poleon IL was still alive, he would replace the present
King on the throne. For my part lam quite disgusted
with everything, and will not have anything. Europe
will again find this nation in its way. Until the King's
death there is nothing to be done. Guiz it must remain,
but he must be prevented from following up his plan to
draw closer to the continental powers. We must impose
on him the policy which he ought to follow with foreign
powers—roust alarm him with the Chamber and the coun-
try. It is for that that I will ascend the tribune, and op
pose him to the utmost possible extent, both on the Italian
and Swiss question."' My father guarantees to your
lixcellency the exactitude of the preceding information,
and requests you to have the kindness to keep the mat-
ter secret. Deign to receive, Monsieur le President du
Conseil, a renewed expression of my entire devotedness.
" AGNES DE KLINDWOR,TH."
The following letter is also given in the same num-
ber. It is written by Lady FANNY RUSSELL, and
bears the date of " Wimbledon, Sept. 1, 1846"
My dear M. Guizot,—l am astonished, and you will
certainly be not less so, at my audacity in writing to
you, particularly as it is in the quality of a suppliant
that Ido so. Had I the pleasure of knowing you more
intimately my scruples would, without doubt, over-
come the great desire which I feel to be useful to the
person of whom lam about to speak to you, for in that
ease it might be less easy for you to refuse my request;
but as I have not a shadow of claim to your compliance'
I trust that you will treat me without ceremony, by re-
plying simply by a yes or a no, or a perhaps. Madame
Irma Brogin, whose maiden name was Gros, residing at
Champagnole, where her husband carries on a small
business as a hatter, has solicited my intercession with
you to obtain the place of seller of tobacco
at Paris. Her position, as the mother of a
family, and the fact of a disease having at-
tacked her husband's sight, constitutes, she thinks, suffi
cient claims to obtain the kind consideration of the
Director-General of Indirect Taxes, charged with the
distribution of these places. She is now in England,
where she has come to see me, and she selects me to
support a demand, because she had been my femme de-
chamb-e many years back, both at Paris and in Switzer-
land, and because she knows that I had and have still,
a great regard for her, and because I am naturally
interested in the fate of her little daughter, to whom I
am godmother. You will, without doubt, be apprehen-
sive that some political views, some great mystery of
state, lie concealed at the bottom of this story ; but you
will set your mind at rest in r, fleeting that my career,
as the wife of a Minister, has been too briet to allow me
to have become au fait in forming plots ; you have,
besides, a guarantee of my good disposition towards.
France in the agreeable remembrance which I have of
that dinner at Windsor, where I was fortunate enough
to find myself seated by your side. Be so good as to
pardon the trouble I give you, and believe me, with
every sentiment of esteem and respect, Sic., &c.,
• " F kNNY RU ELL.
T 7k. . .

excellent. ehariteter in every ro.pect."-
The following letter to M. GUIZOT, dated Sept.,