The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

"RAMON CABRERA."

The Gazette publishes a royal decree, declaring
that the Infanta JOSEFA FERNANDA LOUISA DE
BOURBON having contracted marriage with Don
JOSE GUELL Y RENTE, who was notoriously and
manifestly her inferior, and without the Royal per-
mission, had incurred the penalties contained in the
Pragmatic Sanction, and was accordingly deprived
of the honours and titles of Infanta of Spain, and of
all the other titles and decorations she had hitherto
enjoyed. The INFANTA is sister to the KING.

It being the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, the
Bourse remained closed.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

DEATH OF CHATEAUBRIAND-
DISCOVERY OF THE ASSASSIN
OF THE ARCHBISHOP-MORE
ARRESTS - RELAXATION OF
RIGOUR TOWARDS GIRARDIN.

The Paris journals of yesterday have reached us

They announce the death of the venerable and il-
lustrious CIIATEAUBRIAND. He breathed his last at
a quarter past eight o'clock on Tuesday morning,
July the 4th, 1848, and, his birth having occurred on
the 4th of September, 1768, he had consequently at-
tained the ripe age of exactly seventy-nine years and
ten months. Peace to his glorious manes ! In the
midst of the political gloom which now envelopes his
native country, while Paris, figuratively speaking, is
strewing her head with the ashes of repentance, while
she is still busy with the ghastly labour of burying
her dead, while her citizens are still lamenting over
the loss of those among their relations who have
been massacred by the fratricidal hands of
the insurgents—the calm and solemn demise
of such a man as M. DE CHATEAUDRIAND is an
occurrence which is heard of only with feelings of
awe and sympathy. His was too great a mind to
pass away without exciting some emotions of sorrow
for his loss in the hearts of his brother man. The
Voice which in an infidel age—in an age, the very
atmosphere of which was still vibrating, as it were,
with the deistic eloquence of ROUSSEAU, and the blas-
phemous philosophy of VOLTAIRE—the Voice which,
in such an age as that, could chaunt the glories of
religion, and sing of the Genius of Christianity,
could not be hushed for ever without a thrill

GERMANY

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AUSTRIA.

passing over the soul of Christendom. That is
why we listen to the announcement with
sentiments almost like those of incredulity. Cita-
TEAUBRIAND is dead ! The hand which wrote
that most astonishing work of the century La Genie
do Christiennisme is cold—the eyes that looked with
awe upon the waters of Babylon and wept with woe
upon the pinnacle of Calvary are cIosed—CHATEAU
BRIAND is dead !

The melancholy event is announced by the eminent
scholar, the Abbe DEGUERRY, in the following beau-
tiful and touching letter, addressed to the Journal des
Debats:—

" Paris, July 4.
" Monsieur,—Prance has lost one of her noblest sons.
M. de Chateaubriand died this morning at a quarter past
eight o'clock. We received his last sigh. He died in
full possession of his faculties. So fine an intelligence
did of right conquer death and preserve in his grasp a
visible liberty. The death of Madame de Chateaubriand,
last year, affected him so much, that laying his hand
on his breast he said—' I feel my life attacked and
dried up in its sources; it is now only a question of
some months.' The death of M. Ballauche, which fol-
lowed immediately after, was the last blow for his illus•
trious old friend. Since that time M. de Chateaubriand
seemed rather to rush than descend to the grave. A few
minutes before his death, M. de Chateaubriand, who had
received the sacrarcent on Sunday, embraced once more
the cross with the emotion of a lively faith and firm
confidence. One of the expressions which he repeated
most frequently of late years was, that the social ques-
tions which agitated nations at present could nut be
solved without the Bible, without the soul of Christ,
whose doctrines and example have denounced selfishness,
this gnawing worm of all concord. Thus M. de Cha-
teaubriand hailed Christ as the Saviour of the world,
even in a social point of view, and he loved to call him
his King us well as his God. A priest and a sister of
chraity knelt at the feet of M. de Chateaubriand at the
moment he expired. It was amidst prayers and tears
that the author of The Genius of Christianity' rendered
his soul to God.

" I have the honour, &c.,
" DEG UERRY, Curate of St. Eustache ."
Speaking of the loss thus experienced by France,
the Journal des _Wats observes :—" It is one misfor-
tune the more, added to those which have already
desolated the country ; but there is at least this conso-
lation left to us, that M. DE CIIATEAUBRIAND termi •
nated in peace, and in the midst of the most touching
attentions, one of the most agitated, one of the most
momentous, one of the most brilliant, and one of
the most glorious lives of which there is any men-
tion in the records of modern times." On the same
theme the, Dentocratie Pacifique writes thus
" CHATEAUBRIAND was a true representative of
French genius; he had all the mobility, the charm,
and the grandeur of the truly chivalrous. Devoted
to monarchical traditions, he was nevertheless a
sincere defender of liberty. Profoundly impressed
with the moral grievances of our age, still he
did not despair of humanity. He has predicted
a new era, a transformation of the Christian world."
Again, there is this sentence in the midst of the
lamentations of the Constitutionnel—" The enti-
ments of honour, of liberty, of patriotic devotion, and
of unafFeted religion which have al ways inspired M.
DE CHATEAUBRIAND, and which have animated him
even
.to his last days, form around his name a halo
not the less brilliant than that which surrounds the
memory of the immortal author." The National
regrets his demise, for inasmuch as he was " the
illustrious friend of CARREL, of BERANGER, and
of LAmErmius." The Gazette de France appears
in deep mourning ; and the French Academy has
decreed by an unanimous vote that the sittings
shall be closed for an interval in respect for the
fame of the great departed. M. DE CHATEAU..
DRIAND, although for a long time in a declining state
of health, retained his mental faculties unimpaired to
the last moment. His illness, which has terminated
fatally, was an inflammation of the lungs. The body
is to be conveyed to St. Mato for interment.
A ruffian named MaNcHoN, who turns out to be a
grocer's shopman, has been seized by the police in
consequence of his having boasted that `he is the one
who fired the bullet at DENIS, the sainted Archbishop
of Paris, displaying in proof of his share in the assas-
sination, a portion of, the pontifical belt, fastened
with a gold clasp, known to have been worn by the
Archbishop on the day when he was murdered at the
foot of the barricade.
Among the latest arrests of persons supposed to
be implicated in the late insurrection, are the fo

lowing :
" Pinnel Grandeham, Mayor of tho 12th arrondisse,
went.

" Guy d'Amour, dentist, belonging to the artillery of
the National Guard.
"Morel, Captain of the Staff in the 12th Legion of
the National Guard.
"Royer, Captain in the 2d Legion.
"I)estourbat, Captain in the 25th Battalion of the
Garde Mobile.

" Rasselat, Lieutenant in the National Guard of Gre,
ne!le.

" Augeron, Lieutenant in the 3d Legion.
" Bourdelet, Lieutenant in the I2th Legion.
"Renaud, Lieutenant in the Bth Legion.
" Fleurry, director of a firo insurance company.
" Wittini, Registrar of the Civil Tribunal of Ajaccio.
" Several arrests have also taken place at Choisy."
The discussion on the drat t of the constitution
progresses in the bureaux rather slowly. The vs-
tern of two Chambers has been hotly debated, and as

yet the question has not been determined.
The Pairie states that General BEDEATI has not
accepted the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, and that M

...
BASTIDE will remain in that department, leaving

open for some other person the Ministry of Marine.
M. CLEMENT Thomas was yesterday able to be
present in the National Assembly.
M. TRELAT, ex-Minister of Public Works, is ap-
pointed mayor of the 12th arrondissement.

M. lIERmAN has been appointed Secretary of State
,n the department of the Interior.

There are 1,54'2 wounded still in the hospitals of
Paris, of which number 572 are soldiers.

The friends of M. E. DE GIRARDIN have at length
been allowed access to him, and it is thought that he

will be set at liberty to-day. The treatment he has

received has been disgracefully harsh. No charge of

even for those reptiles in human form who prolong the a political nature has been brought against him, ex-
misfortunes of our country. Spain is wide enough to cepting his articles in the Presse.
hold all her children, and the land is fertile enough to
nourish some millions more of inhabitants. Thus it is i On Tuesday, about eight o'clock, nearly 1,000
that we shall see the day when the religion of our prisoners were taken from the Conciergerie and re-
fathers, the honour that characterised them, their love moved to the fort of Bicetre. They were bound to-
of industry and obedience to the laws, shall reign among
zether two and two, and escorted by the Garde
us. Upon these foundations the august Sovereign, who
is destined for us by Divine Providence, will raise up the Mobile and the soldiers of the line.
throne; reckon upon this, that ho will recompense your In the proceedings of the National Assembly
yourfatigue Cs and your-G r labours. This is promised to you by nothing occurred of any particular interest.
ommandeneral,
A project is on foot (so it would seem from the
hints thrown out by the Minister of War) for send-
ing a battalion of gendarmerie to act in La Vendee.
M. DE LAMARTINE is ostracised ! Again, and
again, and yet again, the fate of ARISTIDES has been
repeated. History in this respect is little more than
one prolonged reiteration. The words of Tauct-
DYDES and of CORNELIUS NEPOS, Of PLUTARCIL and
of TACITUS might be employed with only an altera-
tion of names by the modern historian. M. DE LA-
MARTINE is ostracised ! A portion of his luggage
has already proceeded to Marseilles, whence he is
going to cross the Mediterranean, accompanied by
Madame DE LAMARTINE, on a second pilgrimage to
Palestine. GOD speed him wherever he goes, and
preserve him from the daggers and the envy of an
ungrateful country.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. JULY 5.
Boulogne and Amiens, 71/4—Namur and Liege, 2%—
Northern of France, s—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2—Paris
and Lyons, 3!x2—Paris and Orleans, 27%—Rouen and
Havre, 9.

THE NORTHERN STATES.

Letters from Vienna to the 20th ultimo state that
most of the diplomatists have now returned from
Inspruck. The Papal,Nuncio, MORICHINI, who is
conducting the Italian affairs, as mediator on the part
of his HOLINESS, has been here for several days.
The Minister of the Interior, Baron WESSENBERG,
receives him daily.

Travellers from Agram, who arrived at Pesth on
the 26th ultimo, state that the ringleader of the Il-
lyrian agitators, Dr. LUDWIG GAJ, has fled from
thence.

The Breslau Gazette contains the following parti-
culars respecting the Bann of Croatia :
"AGRAM, JUNE 23.—The Bann of Croatia has been
reinstated in his functions, which has caused general
satisfaction throughout the country. It appears that the
Hungarian Government has adopted measures to come
to an understanding with him, and it is well that this
is so, for the latest intelligence from Belgrade states
that 6,000 Servians had crossed the Danube, for the
purpose of coming to the aid of the Croatians.

"- A courier has arrived at Agram from Inspruck,
who brought very satisfactory intelligence. The
Bann called upon the inhabitants of Agram confi-
dently to rely upon the resolutions of the Hungarian
Ministry, assures them that they may as heretofore
unhesitatingly depend upon their King, and that
Croatia, with all its rights, will be maintained, while
those of the Crown will not in any way be infringed
upon, and that the arrangements with Hungary may
be regarded as good as concluded.
" If the differences had lasted much longer all the
Committee would have detached themselves from
Hungary, and would have regarded no other orders
but those of the Central Government of Vienna.
" The turn which the affair has taken is a great
gain to the monarchy, under present circumstances.
Hungary would have detached herself from the mo-
narchy, and the Croatian army would in all proba-
bility have returned from Italy if the kingdoms of
Sclavonia and Croatia had not relied thus firmly on
the central Government of the Emperor.
" The Archduke has cecepted.the office of Mediator
at the solicitation of the Bann, and the basis of the
arrangements already adopted are, we are assured,
the immediate union of the Hungarian Ministry of
War and Finance with the central power."