The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-17 00:00:00

unnecessary, for, says our " Country Parson,"—" if
upon these districts malignant cholera should soon
again descend, with all its former fatality, of what
comparative importance would all the sanitary msa-
sures now in progress be by the side of the preaching
of repentance by such a Jonah as I would describe ?"
Of course, our " Country Parson" intends that his
" Jonah " should be a gentleman, " not a common,
half-educated man, cut down to almost the intellec-
tual level of his auditory—but a person supe-
rior in powers as in piety." Now, with
all due deference to our " Country Parson,"
a preccher to produce any effect upon those
to whom he addresses himself should be almost
on an intellectual level with his auditory ; " a person
superior in powers" addressing. an uneducated con-
gregation would be to them unintelligible, and those
very "superior powers" would render it impossible
for him ever to render himself intelligible to his con-
gregation until he had cut down those "superior
powers" to almost the intellectual level of his audi-
tory." 'We have no doubt, however, that these autho-
rised street preachers would have a large "following"
who would constantly accompany them in
their peregrinations—we mean the "swell mob,'
to whom these men of " superior powers" would be
more valuable than a Chartist meeting or a Lord
Mayor's show ; indeed, if street-preaching were once
authorised every gang of pickpockets would keep its
chaplain. We had at first supposed that this pamphlet
had emanated from some comfortable country rector,
who, utterly ignorant of the world, could not ime
gine it possible that there should be in our good city
of London upwards of 30,000 persons who have no
shelter save the streets, no food save what they steal
or beg—from a man who, comfortable himself, fan-
cies every one else ought to be contented, and who,
like the Bourbon Princess, innocently wonders
why, if people are starving from want of bread, they
do not eat buns; but, on a careful perusal of the
pamphlet, we are inclined to modify our opinion.
Our " Country Parson" is not such a simpleton
as he pretends to be. His object is to per-
petrate a gross clerical job for the behoof of
CHARLES JAMES, by Divine permission, Lord
Bishop of LONDON. These twelve itinerant preachers
are to have the same salaries as the inspectors of pri-
sons, from 8001. to 1,0001. a year; they are to be
paid by the nation, but appointed by the Bishop of
LONDON. Does our " Country Parson" reside in the
neighbourhood of Fulham ?

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday._
The Bishops, who are members of the Assembly,
have declared in favour of General CATAIGNAC as
candidate for the Presidency. The Bishop of
ORLEANS has addressed the following circular to all
the Archbishops and Bishops of France .

- "Paris, 11th Nov. 1848.
" Monseigneur—You will perhaps e happy to,knovv the
unanimous idea of the bishops and clergy of the National
Assembly in the grave circumstances in which the
Church of France is placed. After the most mature re-
flection, it appears to us that the choice of General Ca-
vaignac as President of the Republic would offer to re-
ligion a better guarantee, and to the couutry more calm
and stability, than any other candidature. We believe,
also, that the clergy ought to join at the approaching
elections in tr eking use of their legitimate influence.
Accept, monseigneur, the homage of my respectful de-
votion.

"fr 4 J. J. Bishop of ORLEANS." -
A mot of General CATAIGNAC is now going the
round of the Parisian salons. The General, speaking
of the implacable hostility of M. EMILE DI
said, "He punishes me for having spared him."
In the course of the sitting of the National Assem-
bly on Wednesday, the question of the association of
workmen, and of the organization of labour, was
raised by a Bill presented by the Minister of Com-
merce on the subject, of workmen's associations. In
bringing forward his proposition—
The Minister of Commerce gave some explanations
as to the manner in which the funds, placed by the
Assembly at the disposal of the Government, had
been employed. The sum accorded by the Assembly
had been 3,000,000 f. The number of associations
presented for examination as fitting recipients of ad-
vances had been 180, of which number 36 had been
accepted, and 144 rejected. A committee and sub-
committee had carefully examined the various claims
put forth, and it was not until after the most careful
consideration that each case had been decided. The
sums given in Paris had amounted to 560,000 f., and
in ,the departments to 867,000 f. The associations
formed related to almost every trade of any import-
ance--printers, hatters, founders, watchmakers, gold-
smiths, potters, &c. He had now to call on the As-
sembly to declare, first, that the registration dues on
the entry of those various associations should be re-
mitted altogether; next, that the sums aivanced
should not pay a higher annual interest than three per
cent. The utmost benefit had already been derived
from the execution of the Bill of July 5, 1848, and
he looked for even more marked results for the future.
M. Curbon expressed his satisfaction at the state-
ment of the Hon. Minister.

The artiees were then brought forward.
Art. 1, declaring that " the registration of all the
acts required for the organization of workmen's asso-
ciations, to which encouragement was to be given by
the Assembly, should be registered without paying
duty."—Adopted.
Art. 2. The loans shall be made at the interest of
3 per cent. at most. The produce of the interest, as
well as that of the successive repayments on the capi-
tal, shall be centralised at the Treasury, where they
shall form a distinct account to the profit of the Mi-
nister of Commerce and Agriculture, who, whilst
taking care to conform to the rules of public compta-
bility, shall dispose of it to carry on the execution of
the Bill of July 5, 1848, in favour of associations
between workmen and between workmen and their
employers.
The Committee proposed to draw up this article
differently, fixing the rate of interest at 3 per cent.
for sums under 25,000 f., and at 5 per cent. for sums
above that amount ; also, that the sums which might
be reimbursed should at once re- enter into the gene-
ral funda of the State.

It was contended by the supporters of the amend-
ment that this proposition to lend money to associa-
tions of workmen, at 3 per cent , was a mere re-
vival of the national workshop scheme—a first step
towards Communism, inasmuch as it put the State
in the place of the trader and capitalist, and that its
effect would be to brush private enterprize altogether,
inasmuch as it •wculd afford to these associations
loans of money at 3 per cult., whilst private indivi-
duals cannot obtain loans under 5 per cent. The
amendment was ultimately carried by a majority of
17, the numbers being—
For the amendment 296
Against it 279

In the course of the discussion the Baron C.
DUPIN declared that he was quite opposed to large
workmen's associations.

The Court of Cessation has nominated the Judges
of the High National Court for the trial of political
offences which may be committed by the President
of the Republic, the Ministers, or other State func-
tionaries. The gentlemen so nominated are—MM.
ROCHE; BERENGER, HARDOUIN, HELLO, and BOIL-
PREUX, with. MM. DBLAPALME and PATADLE sup-
pleans.
The club of the Rue de Poitiers has determined to
address a letter to the absent Alcmters of the Assem-

bly, urging them to return to Paris without delay.
This is a mere election rnanceavre, and the absent
Member,: NON probably treat this letter with the
contempt withzvhich all such attempts at unautho-

rised dictationshould be treated. The club of the
Rue de Poitiers has no more right to dictate to the
Members of tile National Assembly than has the club
of Blanqui or of Barb(is.:

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SPAIN.
journals of the 10[h have arrived.
The Heraldo states that a column of liberal
emigrants, under the command of 'MARTI?, has
entered Navarre. A Carlist band, under Colonel
SETO, has appeared at Roncesvalles. The Reins
regiment has been removed from Alava and Biscay,