The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-14 00:00:00

FRAN CE.

The Minister of Finance has contradicted a re-
port circulated to the effect that he had refused the
offers of the holders of the Paris and Lyons Rail-
road shares to pay up the unpaid instalments of 250
francs. lie will, on the contrary, receive all offers
made to that effect until six o'clock in the evening of
the 15th inst.
The Afoniteur contains the following :

" The blockade of Buenos Ayres (the United Pro-
vinces of Rio de la Plata), which had been establihhed
on the 24th September, 1845, by the combined naval
forces of England and France, but in which the British
forces ceased last year to concur, was raised in the
month of June by the French forces. They, however,
maintain the blockade of the portion of the coast of the
Oriental territory occupied by the troops of General
Oribe."

M. Emile Thomas declared, in the Socialist
Club of the Baxar Bonne Nouvelle on Tuesday
afternoon, his intension to resign his pretensions to
represent Paris in the National Assembly.
The Central Democratic Committee has chosen
MM. Edmond Adam, H. Say, and Gervais of Caen,
for its candidates to represent Paris in the National
Assembly.
By the latest accounts from the French fleet under
the command of Admiral Trehouart, it appears that
the ships of the line, the Friedland, the Ocean, the
Souverain, the Inflexible, and the Jemmappes, with
the steam-frigate Descartes, were with the Admiral
at Palermo, on the 4th instant. The ship of the
line Jupiter, and the frigate Psyche had sailed to
join the steam-frigate Asinodee in the Adriatic.
The steam-frigate Pomone and the steam-corvette
Solon were at Naples, and the steam-corvette Pluton
remained at Ischia with Admiral Baudin.

The hearing of the prosecution of M. Gouache, re-
sponsible editor of the Rifornie, which was called on
yesterday before the Court of Assizes, was put off
till the next session on account of the absence of his
Counsel, M. T. Bac. The case of M. Veyron-La-
croix, responsible editor of the Potpie Constituant,
was next called, and his Counsel, M. Duthell, moved
the Court for a postponement of the trial until the
jury should be formed on the new bases laid down
by the decree of the National Assembly in the last
month, but the Court refused to grant the applica-
tion. Upon this, M. Veyron and his Counsel retired.
The Advocate General, M. de Royer, then read the
articles incriminated, and insisted on judgment being
pronounced by default. The Court, after delibera-
tion, declared M. Veyron-Lacroix to have been
guilty of an attack upon the Government of the Re-
public, and of exciting civil war, and condemned
him to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 2,000
francs, and further ordered that all the numbers of
the journal which had been seized should be de-
stroyed.
M. Aubry Foucault and M. Schneider, respon-
sible editor and printer of the Peuple Francais were
yesterday again condemned by the Tribunal of Cor-
rectional Police to a month's imprisonment and 200 f.
fine, for a second publication of that journal without
complying with the laws of the press, relative to de-
clarations and caution money. The Peuple Francais,
it will be remembered, was a defunct journal resusci-
tated to replace the Gazette de France when the latter
was suspended.

By a decree of the Executive Government, the
great seal of the State will bear on the obverse
the figure of Liberty with the legend—Au nom
du peuple Francais, and on the reverse a crown
formed of oak and olive branches, and a sheaf of
corn ; within the crown will be inscribed Republique
Francaise, democratique, tine et indivisible, and for
legend—Liberty, Egalite, Fraternite. The seals and
stamps for the courts, tribunals, magistrates, and
notaries will bear the same figure of Liberty, as on
the great seal, and the exergue of Republique
Francaise ; and as a legend the names and offices of

,he functionaries by whom they are used.
The Minister of Public Instruction has decided that

from the 15th the Library of the Louvre shall be
open to the public, from ten to four, except on Sun-
days and fetes.
The Committee of Agriculture has just heard the
explanations of M. Proudhon, relative to a national
loan to the Bank of France with the State. M.
Proudhon thinks that his proposition would put an
end to the financial and commercial crisis, and intro-
duce a new principle of credit. His ways and means
are the following features :-1. A forced loan of two
milliards ; 2. to extend the tax of 45c. to 1852 ; 3.
to place by purchase the shares of the Bank of France
in the honds of the State. It results from the long
explanations given by M. Proudhon, that the loan of
two milliard* should be supported by productive
property, mortgages, &c., bearing their share in the
burden. The bons of the loan are to bear an interest
of 2 per cent., and are not to have a forced currency. I
M. Proudhon is of opinion that they would be much
sought for by commercial men. He sees no incon-
venience in continuing the tax of 45c., as in his
opinion this extraordinary charge would he com-
pensated for by an ulterior alteration of the indirect
taxes, and in the cheapness of raw materials from the
low price of interest. The Bank of France, when
purchased by the State, would be independent of the
executive power, and placed under the surveillance of
the National Assembly and of the Chamber of Com-
merce of Paris. This plan, he thinks, would tend to
lower the rate of interest, and, in consequence, would
prevent the periodical commotions caused by the hire
of capital. M. Cesbron Lavau, in remarking on this
plan, declared that the project of M. Proudhon ap-
peared to him to resemble the remedies of quacks,
which promised life and caused death. The Com-
mittee signified its intention of stating its opinion at
its next sitting.
It may be remembered that some time ago some
sensation was created by a M. Vignie putting for-
ward the Prince de Joinville as a candidate at the
elections. He has just published another placard
again proposing the Prince to the electors as a can-
didate, and recommending him as President for life
of the Republic ; or, if it be preferred, M. Vignie's
placard recommends the appointment of the Duchess
d'Orleans as Regent. The placard has been seised,
and a prosecution has been commenced against 111.
Vignie and his printer for exciting to disobedience
to the laws, and to attempts to overthrow the Go••
vernment.
The Reforme has the following article against
Louis Napoleon :—•
" No one has forgotten the famous letters which, a
few years ago, let us into the secret of the royal tender-
ness of Louis Philippe for his amiable faubourgs. There
has just now fallen into our hands a no less curious docu-
ment which, as appears to us, testifies the imperial
dispositions of Prince Louis towards these same fau-
bourgs, and towards which all the dynasties seem to en-
tertain the same affection. They are extracts from the
minutes of examinations on the last feat of arms by the
Napoleonists, the immortal expedition to Boulogne, and
also extracts from princely letters (these unlucky princes
aro always writing), printed and published eight years
ago, and which, up to this day, have not been disputed.
Let us first quote from the interrogatory of M. Barginet
in November, 1839, by M. Zangiacomi, the examining
magistrate. you
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up une fanye revolutionnaire, which could only sully his
name.'

" Note given to the Duke de Padoue on his taking his
departure for London, 20th June, 1840.—M. dft (the

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rei aration, and it Prince Louis NI) Aeon refuses to
give it, he will obtain it from the publicity ol his acts,
and from this publicity it wid result from a I,rcof
written by the Prince's own hand, ;that he, the Prince,
fully intended to play a democratic part, since in several
of his letters he engages M. do-u joutr lu comedie
avec les fautourgs, and to occupy himself only with the
army.

"- Interrogatory (f Louis Napoleon after the affair of
Boulogne, 28th August, 1840.—M. Pa,quier-6 Did you
no accept divers propositions made to you by secret
societies?' Answer—' M. de wished me to come
to an underaranding with the secret societies. I re-
fused, because it was contrary to ray opinion, that
the people should be raised without knowing how we
should afterwards be able to put them down again.
I do not :know how they could connect my name
with that of the faubourgs. I feel myself bound to
give this explanation for my own honour.' Thus, it is
seen, his Imperial Highness would then have thought
himself dishonoured by mixing up his cause with that
of the Faubourgs, which are now solicited in his favour
with so much fervent activity ; he would have blushed
had he connected his name, as he said, of so much ma-
jesty with that fange revo'lutionnaire ; he was desirous
only to jouer la comedic, and his double equipees to Stras-
burg and Boulogne are proofs that it is not the vocation
which would have failed him. But let us for the moment
leaveaside the Faubourgs. Let us stop here, if you please,
as to the question of the interior. Let us_take a view of
his Imperial Highness in his foreign relations. In the
little comunnatory note quoted above. M. de trie
hard to establish, always letters in hand, let it be well un-
derstood, that the Prince wished to insure the armed con-
currence of Russia. Here, truly, we are obliged to arm our-
selves with courage, and look twice at the document. The
phrase is printed. There is more than this. The Prince is
made to say, still speaking of Russia. ' By adopting me,
this Power will exalt me.' Oh, for shame! And it is in
the family of Napoleon that such language could be
held. Of Napoleon, whose national feelings were so pure,
so animated. Of Napoleon, who preferred sacrificing his
crown rather than wear it dishonoured, than owe it to
concessions unworthy of him. Oh, no ! This document
which so much confounds us will, we aro sure, be anni-
hilated. It is never too late to destroy calumny which
has ventured to go so far. What most astonishes us is,
that a writing by which so many political men are com-
promised has been suffered to remain in circulation for
eight years without being refuted; that the Imperial
agent who has published it has not been the object of
any prosecution, has not even been contradicted."
During the last two weeks, that is from August 28
to September 11, the eight military commissions have
decided on the fate of 2.827 insurgents; of these
1,939 have been set at liberty, 858 condemned to
transportation, and 30 sent before councils of war.
From the time of their entering into functions, these
commissions have pronounced 8,700 judgments in all,
by which nearly 4,890 persons were set at liberty;
somewhat less than 3,600 condemned to transporta-
tion, and 229 sent before councils of war.
Another detachment of insurgents was sent off to
Havre lost evening.

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