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

SPAIN.

Madrid Journals of the 17th have arrived.
Pursuant to a royal ordinance of the 16th, the
monetary unity of Spain is to be the real in effective
silver. The gold piece is to be the doubloon of
ISABELLA, of the value of 100 reels. The silver
pieces are to be the duro (piastre), of the value of
20 reels; the demi-piastre of 10 reels; the peseta of
4 reels; the demi-peseta, and the real.
The Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER have left
Madrid for Aranjues en route for Seville.
The Espectador states that it is rumoured at Val-
ladolid that the Ex-KING and Ex QUEEN of the
FRENCH were to take up their residence in that
city, the climate of England not suiting the latter's
health.
MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 17.—Threes, 21i ; Fives,
i 14. Exchange on London, 44.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS.

We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and
yesterday.
The Provisional Government has addressed the
following Proclamation, dated the 21st, to the People,
the National Guard, and the Army :
" The unity of the People, of the National Guard,
and of the Army, which is the idea of the Govern-
ment, and the necessity of the democratic Republic,
is henceforth accomplished. What took place yes-
terday displayed to the eye what was in the heart—
there is only one people. This people, united and
armed to defend order in the Republic. Citizens,
do not feel astonished that a unanimous cry of joy
and gratitude of all tile members of the Government
responds to those millions of cries by an innumerable
people who passed yesterday before us, presenting
arms to the Government with one hand, and with the
other declaring adhesion to the Republic. Never was
heart, the people! And the people had
that heart W 23 fraternity ! The arch
Royalty or the Empire present at a similar review—
for they were armies that passed before them, and on
o(t)hfnilsyt°rocincuemlishpift it
h,rt,ains raised to the memory of a conqueror,
grew less before that multitude—the military
genius of the conqueror became effaced before the
genius of the people. It is the characteristic of the
great movement which we accomplish—individualities
disappear—the people become greater ! We desire
to preserve the faithful image of this great fraternal
day to posterity—that floating forests of bayonets,
for the passage of which sixteen hours of rapid march
did not suffice—those flowers—those pavilions—those
branches at the end of the muskets, symbols of peace
in strength—those battalions, which hastened from
the most distant towns and villages with a part of
their population—those regiments, consisting of our
sons and brethren re entering the capital, reconciled,
and mixed up with the armed and unarmed groups of
the people—those faces, which only expressed core
cord, confidence, the serenity of order and of liberty
—those cries, of which not one was a cry of hatred
or alarm—that unanimity of adhesion to a few mo-
dest and laborious citizens, charged by circumstances
by the light of torches, the streets of
to watch over the safety of all—that rescueillernent in
h were spontaneously illuminated, as if
re-entering,
Paris,ent e rwi nhgi
c,
to prolong the day, much too short, for contemplat-
ing the pacific army of fraternization Preserve at
it to-morrow—Europe, to measure the
least this image in your hearts! Europe and France
will know
immense power of a nation, which, in a single city,
can arm three hundred thousand men in a night !
France, to rejoice at the spirit which animates the
capital, and to dissipate the fears which the enemies
of the Republic may spread against the reason and
against the perpetuity of the Republic. You have
seen it, citizens, and France will see it by your eyes
after you! When Paris arises in arms everything
is lowered or disappears before its attitude—order is
guaranteed—the security and independence of the
national representation are secured—families and
• h was buried by distrust, re-
creases—specie, which
operty of workmen, is
appears. Labour, the pr
propertiesare sacred—industries are. free—credit in.
the poorest and the
weakest. Fraternity will not only
tions protecting the rights ;
1 be a ceremony—
it will be the law. The Republic imperishable in its
strength, and invariable in its progress, will continue
the revolution, but will continue it for the advantageof all—it will be one,
time and strength— it will hrender you justice bet
ity between all interests—
tween all classes—equal as you ave been one t
. Give i
at home I"
influence abroad, security
union between all hearts
The great and engrossing object of public attention
in Paris is the approaching election for the National
Assembly. The various candidates for the deputation
appear night after night at the different clubs, to
make their professions of faith, and to answer the
questions of the electors. At a meeting of the club
of La Jeune France, held on Friday at the Batig-
folios, M Is: DE LA„,,,ritie (formerly one of the
Deputies for Paris), candidate for a seat in the Na-
tional Assembly, when called upon to state his views
on the subject of the property of the ex-Royal
Family, now under sequestration, declared his opinion
that it decidedly belonged to the State, but that every
outstanding debt against the family ought to be
settled. In the event of a proposition being made to
hand over any part of the residue, as an act of gene.
rosity on the part of the State, he would, he said, not
oppose it. The former part of his reply was warmly
received by the meeting, but the latter part passed off
in solemn silence. Another candidate (M.
MAx-
TELLET) being asked as to his ideas on, the foreign
t. policy to be pursued, replied, that although every