The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

FRANCE.

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night]:—

The Moniteur publishes the following decree of
the National Assembly, authorising the Treasury of
the Republic to borrow 150,000,000 francs from the
Bank of France :
" FRENCH REPUBLIC.
" LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY.
" In the Name of the French People.
" The National Assembly has adopted the following
decree ;
" Article I.—The Treasury of the Republic is au-
thorized to borrow 150,000,000 f. from the Bank of
France, subject to the clauses and conditions announced
in the annexed treaty. which has been concluded be-
tween the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the
Bank of France.
" Article 2.—The Minister is authorized, in order to
realize the guarantees stipulated in the treaty-Ist, to
transfer to the Bank of France the sum of rentes to be
taken from th© sinking fund sufficient to cover an ad-
vance of 75,000,030 francs under the conditions
determined by the ordonnance of the 15th June, 1834.
2d. To execute a deed of sale to the Bank of the state
forests described in an appendix annexed to this treaty
granted im lieu of another sum of 75,000,000 francs.
Article 3.—A1l derogations, whether to the statutes
of the Bank of France, or to the conditions imposed by
existing legislation, which may be the consequence of
the clauses and conditions of the treaty, are approved.
" Considered at a public sitting held in Paris, the sth
of July, 1848.
" The President and Secretaries ; Aug. Portalis,
Vice-President; Peupin Leon ; Robert Lan-
drin ; Berard; Emile Pean ; Edmond Lafayette."
The conditions of the treaty concluded between
the Minister of Finance and the directors of the
Bank of France stipulate that the Bank of France
engages. to lend the Treasury 75,000,0001., pay-
able by thirds during the months of July, August,
and September of the present year, and 75,000,000 f.
to be advanced in portions of 25,000,000 f. to be paid
monthly from Jan. 1, 1849. Breviou.sly to the advance
of the first 75,000,000 f. by the Bank, the Minister of
Finance is to transfer to the direetors of that establish-
ment an equal amount of rentes to be taken from the
Sinking Fund. The Government is, moreover,
to sell a portion of the state forests to the directors
of the Bank previous to the advance of 'the remain-
ing 75,000,000 f. The directors of the Bank are to
have a right to sell those forests at any period after
the ,Ist of January, 1849, but on condition that
the sale shall take place publicly and to the highest
bidder. In case there should be a profit on the sale
of the forests, the direptors of the Bank are to pay
the surplus:into the Treasury, or, in case of loss, the
Government is to indemnify the Bank of France.
The Moniteur publishes, moreover, the decree of
the National Assembly, authorizing the Minister of
Finance to convert the amount of the deposits in the
savings' banks into rentes, bearing 5 per cent. interest
for every 80 francs deposited in the savings' banks.
Much pleasure is expressed in those journals at the
announcement that, although.hiS recovery would be
slow, the wound of General BEDEAU was progressing
favourably.
The _Ere Nouvelle contains the following incredible
statement :—" M. LUCIEN MURAT, a representative of
the people, when crossing the Champs Elysee3 on
Thursday last, received two balls in his carriage. M.
LUCIEN MURAT was, it is said, one of the representa-
tives devoted to the poiguards of the insurgents had
they succeeded. The Deputies on quitting the Na-
tional Assembly stopped to examine the holes made
in the carriage, by the balls."

IVIOLD,AVIA AND WALLACHIA.
The French National give the following narrative
of the recent revolution in Moldavia :

" Prince Bibesco was at Campo Longo, a town o
the mountain, when •he• learned that a •movement was
preparing at Bucharest. He returned in great haste on
the 7th .June (the 19th, acUotkiing to our calendar),
and immediately the authorities proceeded to search
the houses of several kntiwn patriots, and among them
that of the artist Nagoulitzi, of several members of the
family Galesco, and of M. Galistiano. These searches
hal to no discovery. The next day, the Bth (20th June),
the Prince returned from the promenade, accompanied
by the Minister. of... Finance, Villara. As they were
passing three shots .were discharged from a vehicle,
and one of them struck the epaulette of the Prince,
but neither- ha nor his Minister were wounded.
Whilst -the 'vehicle went off at a gallop, the Prince
entered the house of his son-in-law Philippesco, and
he caused himself to be escorted by a detachment to
return to the Palace. Immediately after the poet C. A.
Rosetti, Major Voinesco le Genne, and M. Alexander
C'ocoresco, were thrown into prison as suspected
persons. On the 9th (21st of June), the authori-
ties arrested the students of the college of St. Sebes-
tien; who, headed .by ar archdeacon of the cathedral,
displayed agitation on the Promenade Fhilarate.
Meanwhile the Prince received from Caracal, a town
of Littlo Wallachia (the old barrat of Craiova), an
address bearing a great number of signatures,
among which were remarked those of the priest
John ZnagOviano (of the monastery of Znagow), of
John Ellard, of Stephen Golesco, of Gregory Plechoiano,
and of Major Tell. This document made known to
line that a revolutionary committee had just been formed
at Caracal, and he was summoned in the name of
Roumania, and of the sovereign people, to prove himself
a true Rouman, to sign the new constitution, of which
the text was SCLIG him, .ad to places Itimaelt* at the
head of the movement. At the same time the young
people of Bucharest spread themselves over the streets,
distributing the new constitution. The people went
in a crowd to the Palace to demand the signature of
the Prince. Ile requested time fur reflection, and
prayed the people to 'withdraw, and to return the
next day. .But-they recalled to mind that the movement
in Moldavia, two months previously, had failed for want
of firmness, Stourza having demanded a day's reflection,
and havingduring the night incarcerated, tortnred,and pro-
scribed the best patriots. The people accordingly remained:
firM. Bibesco then hastened to the principal barracks,
sounded the' disposition of the -soldiers, and tried to se-
cure their services, 'btit all declared they would not firo
on their brethren. The prince accordingly returned
to the palace, and signed the new constitution.
On the same day, June the 2.lst, he composed a
now ministry, in.. which - the chiefs of the move-
ment :entered. The Russian General Duhamel
witnessed this revolution., It 'is even stated that, before
ceding,
,Bibesco consulted him, and that Duhamel replied;
' I have no advice to give you ; the country is under-
mined by revoldtion -!' Imitiediately after Duhamel left
for Leova (on the Pritth, in Bessarabia), and ordered the
Russian troops to advance."
The _Emancipation of Brussels has the following
from Jassy, dated 29th ult. :—" The standard of li-
berty floats in Wallachia. The-Turkish cross has been
raised,. and Death to the Russians! Long live the
Sultan 1' is the general
,cry. • Couriers have been sent
to Constantinople to solicit. roops. General DULIAMEL
and the Russian Consul have fled to avoid becoming
victims to the fury of.the people." The Independence
of Brussels states, on the -authority of a letter of
the 30th ult., from Cronstadt in' Transylvania, that
"in consequence of the abdication of Prince Biaesco,
and a sort of defiance thrown out to Russia by the
new Government, three' regiments of Cossacks and
,hirty-two pieces of cannon had passed the Pruth."

• -
THE MODEL MOTHER-IN-LAW. '
(From Punch.)
She is a tender creature, and requires the nicest care
and the hottest luncheons to keep her in good temper.
She has only one child, a daughter, but she is passion-
ately fond of her. She " only lives to see her dear child
happy,"-:—and everybody, else miserable. To insure this
it is necessary to be constantly with her. Accordingly,
she " brings her things" some day before dinner, and
takes possession of the best bedroom, only to stop for a
week. Her weeks, however, never have a Saturday.
She has no knowledge of time, as measured by the week,
month, or year, but is sadly put out if supper is not
brought up precisely to the -minute. But Julia always
required a mother's care. She was very delicate, even
as a child, and the little thing•is far from strong now.
Shi3 has never left her side -for two days together since
the hour she was born. Her daughter must not walk.
"Do you hear Me, Julia/ I will net 'alio* it; the exer-
tion is too much for you,, and cabs are cheap enough,
goodness. knows! You must not, exert yourself child;
so give me the keys, and I'll attend to the housekeeping
for You." - The shopping is attended to from the same gene-
rous Motive. The. tradesmen.soon look up to the mother-
in-law' as the mistress of. the .house, and it is not long
before the- servants are 'made to acknowledge her sway,
and come to her regularly for orders:- The husband is
nobody—a creature to give money as it is wanted and
to hold his tongue. if he ventures to remonstrate he is
" killing" her daughter; and as a
,mother she is not going
to allow the-milder:of lierarlitig child before her own
eyes and not tell him what.she thuais about it! He is
reminded every day that "belittle knows the treasure •
he possesses in that dear creature;':, and if he hints any-
thing about the creature costing him rather dear for a-I
" treasure," he is asked if he calls himself it man? If l
poor Julia has"a headache, the husband is blamed for it.
"It is all his doing, he knows it is. Didn't he speak.
harshly to her at breakfast'?" If the dinner- is' badly
cooked he must not say a word, for the tears imme-
diately flow, and the mother
quickly upbraids
hi
Dir; as
atia
a wretch Who ought, to be ashedaof,biunlfsehlfefrortipeeak-
ing in that way to a suffering
go on ,the continent, hismotive
Shee r
wyould clear; t
have u let
)
the crime be upon his own head!
" is 3.
ve
" gibes!"s .0-
g mbles. about any 'extravagant -outlay?
his feelings. afterwards for a thousand po!
not If he
i"g /Mow -her daughter toStarve tor, tn he
d if the new
p..nry." She tells him •' he is killing her,
a ,
, sake of a
curtains' arc not instantly put up in the drawing rOOlll
she will-notens-wet for the consequences! She should
like very meet' to know what he calls himself. The
Model Mother-in-Law .in her kindest mood is feartai,
but she is Most despotic when there has been a
tyrant then
rules with the iron rulting-pin of a female Nero. All
the little attempts of the poor husband to maintain his
rights are •loudly anathematized. as " base machinations
td 'secure her 'poor daughter's property. He .wishes to
drive Julia malt, but she sees through his 'lean devices!"
Letters, too, 'are • rifled- for Secrets—poCkets ransacked
for_ billet dour old servants dismissed; new ones hired, the
dinner Hour altered, Ihe lundheoa kept on the. table all
day, and the children brought4onielfrom school, just as
Mrs. Spitfire pleases. The hOuse 4;0404 famiiy Basj-
tile. . No one -dares. mope jait,..err :some in.'without h*
permission. The latch-key is surrendered:, the hutl-
• band is suite under the mother-ia-laws surveillance, anti