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London, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

pauper aristocrats who, under the name of ouvriers,
are maintained at their ease in the Ateliers Nationaux
out of the proceeds of the earnings of their more in-
dustrious fellow-citizens. It appears that M. EMILE
THOMAS (no relation, by the bye, to General
CLEMENT THOMAS, the Commander of the National
Guards) has been peculating to the amount of
about 25,000 f. per day. He paid the workmen
wages without exacting the due quota of work, and
they permitted him to draw wages for a greater num-

ber of men than were employed. This is what must
always happen when the State is so far forgetful of
the rules of political economy, which are the rules of
common sense, as to undertake to provide work for all.

It is said that the Sub-Committee of Public
Works, to which the railroad question has been re-
ferred, is disposed to recognize the right of the State
to purchase the railways.
The Commerce says :
" According to information which we have received
and have reason to believe to be correct, M. Dueler°,
the Minister of Finances, has declared that he will re-
tire, if the kw for the purchase of the railroads be re-
jected, or even only modified, by the National Assembly.
It' this eventuality be realised, it will not be impossible
for M. Goudchaux to be again appointed Minister of
Finances."

The National Assembly met yesterday at two
o'clock.

M. de Falloux presented the report on the Bill pre-
sented d'itrgence for the reorganization of the national
workshops. It declared that grave abuses had crept into
the establishments, and that a change was called for,
alike in the interest of the men there employed, and of
the State. The men, by being kept nearly idle were
gradually losing their sense of dignity as persons gain-
ing an honest livelihood by their labour, whilst the State
spent exceedingly large sums of money without obtain-
ing any return. It was therefore essential to remove
to their own departments the workmen not belonging to
Paris, and then to give them employment on railways,
canals, reclaiming land, and other useful works. The
Committee, in consequence proposed, first, that without
delay means should be taken to give employment to the
men at the national workshops by the day, and without
the intermediation of third persons; that credits should
be opened for the purpose; and that all workmen who
could not prove that they had been three months at
Paris, should be sent to their departments, a certain
allowance per league being given them.
M. J. Bastide, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, an-
nounced that the Government had received the formal
recognization of the French Republic from the Court of
Spain.

M. Taschereau wished to receive some information
relative to the disappearance of M. Emile Thomas. It
the Assembly would permit him, he would interrogate
the Government at once.—(Loud cries of " Yes, yes.")
On the evening of the 26th (Friday) he had been ordered
at nine o'clock to repair to the hotel of the Minister of
Public Works, and at eleven o'clock he had left Paris.
M. Emile Thomas had written letters to his friends
the same evening, declaring that he was in no danger,
but that he was removed from Paris under the guard
of two Police agents, who treated him with every
respect, but who did ;mot permit him to leave their
presence. One of the letters declared that he had been
sent on a mission to Bordeaux and other places, to or-
ganize national workshops similar to those established
in Paris. His resignation had been demanded, he said,
from him, and he had given it. The honourable mem-
ber here read the letter of the Minister of Public Works

to the delegates or the workmen, declaring that thee
was nothing to be alleged against M. Emile Thomas, and
called on him to explain why, if that were the case,
that gentleman had been removed.
M. Trelat, Minister of Public Works, declared that
having frequently demanded from M. Emile Thomas an
exact account of the number of workmen employed
at the workshops, he could never obtain it, some
excuse being always given for the delay. Some-
times he was told 900,000, sometimes 115,000, sometimes
110,000, and sometimes 120,000, Whilst the Govern-
ment experienced this great difficulty, it was
constantly applied to from every side to re-
organize the workshops, and place them on a new foot-
ing. M. Emile Thomas was always speaking to the
Minister of the danger he incurred among the workmen;
and complaining also of the greatly increasing number
of persons whom it was found necessary to employ for
the direction of the workmen. It was in consequence of
these two acts that the Government had recommended
M. Emile Thomas to leave Paris for the present. An
important mission would be given to him in the Gironde,
to organize workships there similar to those of Paris.
M. Emile Thomas had accepted this mission freely; had
given in his resignation as director of national workshops
in Paris—had given it freely; though afterwards, when
the instructions of his new office had been given him, he
appeared dissatisfied, brought forward a thousand ob-
jections, and, in the end, was heard to say that he should
allow it to be believed that he had been in a certai❑
measure forced from Paris. The honourable minister
concluded by declaring that the removal of M. E. Tho-
mas had been decided on for State reasons, and in order
to preserve order in Paris.—(Hear.)
The matter then dropped.
The President announced that he had received a letter,
addressed to the National Assembly, from Prince Louis
Napoleon, now residing at London. (This letter has
appeared in the public journals. lie should proceed to
read it to the Chamber.—(Cries of " No, no.")
The Marquis de Larochejaquelin thought the Assem-
bly could not refuse to hear this letter read, when it had
a few days back listened without objectio❑ to the letters
from the Orleans family.—(Confusion; cries of " Read,
read," " No, no.")
An Hon. Member observed that he could not see what
the Assembly had to do with these letters. Why give
them importance by reading them in the Chamber?
Eventually, the Assembly being consulted, decided that
the letter should not be read.
The order of the day was the discussion of the Bill
relating to relations that are to exist between the
National Assembly and the Committee of Executive
Power.

M. Hovogne considered that the modification, effected
by the Committee would be of an injurious character,
from trammelling the action of the Government. It
would, intact, be an agreement only in name. Ue thought
the members of the Executive Power ought to be per-
fectly free to remain away from the Assembly if they
pleased. The original Bill permitted them that liberty,
whereas the amended one rendered it imperative on
them to appear when summoned to do so by 40 mem-
bers. This middle course appeared to him to place a
power over and above the Executive power, which was
contrary, he thought, to all sane ideas of Government.
Be should, in consequence, vote in favour of the Bill as
originally presented.
M. Champvaut defended the amended Bill, arguing
that the National Assembly was omnipotent, and ought
always to have a certain hold on every branch of Go-
vernment. Were the Executive Committee to be allowed
to remain away altogether from the public sittings of the
representatives, they would be independent of the
Chamber, which was contrary to the idea of the
sovereignty of the people being vested ,in the National
Assembly. The Committee, it appeared to him, had
acted wisely in not allowing full and entire liberty to
the executive power, whilst, at the same time, the slight
check which it held over them, by admitting the right of
40 members to call them to give explanations, was not
such as to throw any real impediment to their liberty of
action. Referring, then, to the latter part of the decree,
giving to the President full power to have the rappel
beaten for the defence of the Assembly, was a matter of
prudence which could not be justly opposed.
M. Fruusseau supported the Bill, dwelling particu-
larly on the part which gave the President the right of
taking measures for the protection of the Assembly.
In order to avoid any conflict that might by possibility
arise between the President and the Executive Com-
mittee, he should propose that " the President might, if
thought fit, delegate his power to the Executive Com-
mittee."
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President and the Executive Committee should be
at variance about the necessity of beating the rappel,
and taking the other measures necessary for the
safety of the Assembly. Was the President, in such
a case, to lay down the law to the Executive Com-
mittee ? Surely the Assembly could not mean that.
For his part he should vote for the Bill as originally
proposed.
M. Perr6e insisted on leaving full power to the
President..

(Left speaking.)
BOURSE.—PARIS, MONDAY, MAY 29.
THREE O'CLOCE.—Very little business was done at
the Bourse to-day, and the Rentes have fallen, but the
Railways have remained very firm all day at nearly
the prices of Saturday. The Bons du Tresor, which
were at 32f discount at the commencement of
business, suddenly improved to 29, shortly be-
fore the close. The reason given for this is,
that the' explanations given by the Governor
of the Bank of France to the Finance Committee
in its sitting of to-day were favourable. Vieille MOH-
tagnes have fallen to 2,000 francs. For the Account, the
French Three per Cents. have fallen 25e. ; Five per
Cents. have fallen If. For Money, the Three per Cents.
have fallen 50e.; Five per Cents, have fallen If, Bons
du Tresor closed at 29 dis.; Bank of France Shares have
fallen 15f.; Belgian Bank Shares nut quoted; ditto Five
per Cents, have risen If per cent., in consequence of
large purchases for Belgian account; the Spanish Funds
not quoted; Roman have risen f per cent.; Rothschild's
Receipts have risen 2} per cent. Railway Shares for
the Account, Settling of May 31—Nothing done. For
cash Versailles, Bordeaux, Northerns, Strasbourgs,
Lyons, and Dieppes are the same as on Saturday; Or-
leans have risen 5f.; Ruuens, 2L 50c.; Marseilles, 5f.;
Vierzons, 51.; Nantes, If. 25c.; Havres have fallen 10f.;
and Bale, If. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THIS
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 29.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6N—Northern of France, 41/8
Orleans and Bourdeaux, I%—Sambre and Meuse, 4%.

During the last eight days no less than 1,177
head of fat cattle have arrived in this town from the
north, and notwithstanding the depressed state of com-
mercial affairs, the whole of them, or nearly so, have
been disposed of at prices ranging from 6s. to 6s. 9d per
stone.—Newcastle Journal.