The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

' The Sub-Committee of Public Works has proposed
an amendment on the railway project as follows :
Art. I. Declares that the repurchase is of public uti-
lity. Art. 11. Authorises the Minister of Finance to
carry it into effect. Art. 111. The repurchase will be on
the following conditions, viz.:-Ist Class.—The rail-
ways of Paris to St. Germain, to Versailles (rive droite),
Versailles (rive gauche), Strasbourg to Bale, Paris to
Orleans and Corbeil, Rouen, Rouen and llavre, Paris to
frontier of Belgium with branches to St. Quentin, Calais,
and Dunkirk, Orleans to Bordeaux, Orleans and the
Centre. The shareholders of these lines shall be paid
after an average of the prices of the shares lor twelve
months before the revolution of February, in stock, at
the average price of the same twelve months.-2d Class.
—The railways of Monteroau to Troyes, Avignon to
Marseilles, Amiens to Boulogne, Paris to Strasbourg,
Paris to Lyons, Tours to Nantes, The shareholders of
these lines shall be paid on 'the same basis, except that
the average of the 18 months preceding the revolution
of February shall be taken. The shareholders who shall
not accept these terms shall be compelled to refer their
claims to arbitration, the amount awarded being always
payable in stool>, The State to have immediate pos-
session.
In other respects the project is adopted.
The 5-sous banquet is postponed to the 14th July,
the anniversary of the taking of the Bastille.
It is stated in one of the journals that several of
the Paris friends of Louts NAPOLEON, whose counsel
is likely to have an influence on his mind, have re-
solved at a meeting, which was convened for the
purpose, to advise him not to take his seat in the
National Assembly in the present excitement, but to
wait until the Constitution shall have been decreed.

The Executive Government, in order to satisfy
certain demands of trade and to develop labour in
Algeria, has made modifications in the import
duties on nankeen, loeking-glass, iron from the
metallurgic establishments of Algeria, and iodine.
And, in order to encourage the exportation of national
products, and thereby increase labour at home, the
Executive has further drcreed that, from the 15th
instant to the 31st December next, the premiums or
drawbacks established by existing laws shall be in-
creased 50 per cent., and that certain tissues and
thread shall on being exported receive a premium of
41 per cent.

The Committee formed to examine the Bill to re-
establish the practice of divorce has pronounced by
thirteen votes to four against the measure. The
whole Committee were unanimous in declaring
against the presentation of the Bill at present, on
the ground that the moment is inopportune. It
is supposed that the Government will withdraw the
Bill.

M. THIERS has been elected also at Mayenne. The
following was the state of the poll at the close :

THIERS
DE LA BROISE .. • • 16,979
BEAUCHENE 5,864
CHARTIER ..... 3,120
BOLTER DESMORTIERS

Placards were yesterday posted all over Paris, re-
commending the election of M. CAUSSIDIERE as Pre.
sident of the Republic.
It will be seen from the report of the proceedings
in the National Assembly, that M. PASCAL DUPEAT
has given up the intention of putting the question of
which he had given notice to the Government, and the
Executive Committee not venturing to ask a vote o
confidence from the Assembly, is content to remain a
Government on sufferance. LAMARTINE and LEDRU
Ror.LIN advocated the immediate resignation of the
Committee and the Ministers, but they were over-
ruled by GARNIER PAGES, ARAGO, and MARIE. It
is probable that they will be beat on some of their
financial measures, and will make the defeat the ex-
cuse for resigning.
It was report( d that Lours NAPOLEON had arrived
in Paris, but he had not presented himself to the As-
sembly up to the hour the post left.
The Assembly met at half-past seven.
The order of the day was the interpellations to be
addressed to the Executive Committee.

M. Pascal l)uprat ascended the tribune amidst marks
of some surprise, as none of the members of the Execu-
tive Committee were present, and only ono Minister—
be for Foreign Affairs. " Gentlemen," said M. Pascal
Duprat, " the grave and important circumstances which
induced me yesterday to demand permission to ask for
some explanations from Government have become ex-
ceedingly modified—(Ah, ah!)—they in fact no longer
exist.—(Ah, ah I) la consequence, I have now to
declare that I renounce my intention of bringing for-
ward my interpellations."—(Loud laughter greeted this
declaration.)

M. Chabaud presented a proposition, declaring that
the export duties fixed by the Bill of June 2, 1839, shall
be abrogated.—To be developed hereafter.
The next order of the day was the discussion on the
Bill having for its object to declare the union of Algeria
to France.

BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15.
THREE O'CLOCK.—The price of the French Rentes
has again advanced, but the business done was very
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JUNE 15.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6 lii—Dutch Rhenish, 34—Northern
of France, VA—Pan s and Rouen, 15%.