The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-14 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

We have received intelligence from Lisbon to the
4th April.

On the 13t a new Ministry was appointed, corn
possed as follows :
The Duke of SALDANHA—President of the Council.

M. GOMEZ DE CASTRO—Foreign Affairs.
M. Joao ELlAS—Justice.
M. FALCAO—Finance.
Baron DE FRANCOS—War.
Baron DE OuaEm—Marine.

The first act of the Ministry was to issue a decree
announcing that the Cortes should remain open to
the 2d of June.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The Rational announces that, on the 20th of this
month, the grand fete for the fraternization of the
army and the National Guard, will take place in the
Champ de Mars. It says—
" The Government is on that occasion to distribute to
the regiments in the neighbourhood of the capital new
colours in the name of the Republic. The National
Guard of Paris and the garde nationale mobile will take
part in this great civic and military fete, which cannot
tail to attract the whole capital. The people and the
army will give, in fraternising with each other, a magni-
ficent spectacle, which will impose on the enemies of
,he Republic. Already the unjust and annoying sus-
picions inspired by misapprehensions have been dissi-
paled. Every one acknowledges that the people, the
National Guard, and the army, have each, in different
proportions, contributed to the glorious victory of the
24th of February. The free which is in the course of
being prepared will consecrate that patriotic reconcilia-
tion."
The Provisional Government have issued a decree
abolishing the punishment of exposure of criminals—
first, because this punishment brands the offender
with such infamy as to prevent for ever the possibility
of his being restored to his former rank in society ;
secondly, because it is dreadfUlly unequal in its vise.
tation, scarcely affecting the hardened criminal,
whilst it gives an irreparable blow to the repentant
offender; and, thirdly, because the spectacle of such
exposure extinguishes • the sentiment of pity, and
familiarises the public to the sight of crime.
The French provinces are still the scene of
.serious
disturbances which, in general, are commenced by
the workmen employed in the public workshops.
An emeute of this sort occurred at Rheims on the
10th. A reduction of wages had been announced to
take place on the 17th. The workmen left the shops,
and sent a deputation to the authorities requiring
that such reduction should not take place. The
Mayor represented to the deputation that the
reduction had been decided on by the authori-
ties, because they had not funds wherewith to
Pay the advanced rate of wages demanded, where-
upon the workmen seized their tools, erected
barricades, and set the authorities at defiance.
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The military were called in and soon dispersed the
rioters, several of whom were arrested, and in the
wish
evening tranquillity was restored. On the 11th there
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BUSINESS DOY, E IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS
LONDO'S STOCK EXCHANGE, Arita 13.kT THIi
Boulogne arAi Amiens,:sl4 —Northern of Frasce
Orleans and. Bordeaux, llA—Paris and Lyons, 21A;
and Orleails, 19—Rouen and Llavre, 7-sacubre and lieuse's
4!4.

THE DIAMONDS AT THU TUILERIES.—Another man
with dir.lnonds and other jewels about him to the value
01 300,000 t. (12,0000 was arrest!d on Sunday by the
Belgian. Custom-house officers stationed on the Erench
frontier,. near Mouscron. He is believed to have bean
one of tJne depredators who plundered the Tuileries.