The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The following, which may be considered as a proof
that M. (le Lamartine. has novi completely sepirated
himself from the party and policy of M. Ledru
Rollin, appears in the Bien Public :
" What are the dangers which have appeared all at
once on our frontiers, that France should secure some
advantages against the ancient monarchies by some
great battles? To all appearance there are none.
All the artificial structure of the treaties of 1815 so
laboriously built up is completely destroyed.
Austria is in a complete break-up. Hungary,
Croatia, Bohemia, and Lombardy are falling off
from the empire. Prussia, which had reserved
to itself the suzerainty of Germany, sees Germany
escape from her, and hold its sittings at Frankfort.
The work of the whole diplomacy is carried away
by the breath of revolutions. Europe is decomposed ;
the map of the Holy Alliance is half-torn up; no
earthly power can connect together the pieces. Could
England do so? But England has never weighed
against France, except when taking its point d'oppui
in Germany. That point dappui is now broken.
The King of Prussia only thinks of saving the crown,
and the Emperor of Austria of saving his states
from the rush of the democracy. Could Russia
do so ? But Russia cannot enter on a campaign
against France, but on condition of having Prussia
for its right wing and Austria for its left. And
now what would that power find, if it attempted to
cross the Vistula? A. Germany compact and heaving
with the spirit of liberty, which would oppose to it
the recruits of her revolutions. Who besides is ig-
norant that in the question of Schleswig, Germany
and Russia have clashed together in a struggle of
influence. United before by a common sympathy
against revolutions, they are about to become hostile
by their realities of territory. France gains the in-
fluence which Russia has lost. The quarrel of Schles-
wig, by compromising Russia against all Germany,
has therefore been eminently advantageous to our
policy, and we have a right to be thank-
ful to the providence of the Republic for
it. If M. Bastide has lent a hand to the armistice,
we can only congratulate him on his sentiments
of good Christian. But, whatever may be the state
of the relations of Russia and Denmark, Russia is
for ever in an impossibility to raise up by cannon-
shots the pretensions of the Holy Alliance. Thus,
therefore, in no quarter does a shadow of danger float
in the air. The Republic may proceed in all security
to the internal labour of voting its constitution, for it
will not be disturbed by the sound of musket-shots
on its frontier. And yet it is at this moment of utter
dislocation for Europe, of the falling back of all the
monarchies in themselves, for they feel their au-
thority melting away under the sun of liberty—it
is at this moment of concentration for all nations,
since all nations have need to reorganize their insti-
tutions, that M. Ledru-Rollin thinks fit to advise to
beat the drum, and throw fourteen armies on our
frontiers. And why ? To guard oneself by war
against wars to come. Up to the present time there
has been no example, except that of Louis XIV., of a
person taking remedies in full health to keep off by an-
ticipation maladies that might possibly come. We
cannot comprehend the error of M. Ledru-Rollin.
What! he beheld six months ago a single word of
peace, contained in a line of the manifesto, shake
Europe more profoundly than the long cannonade of
the Empire ; and he wants after that great victory
not of our armies, but of our doctrines, to commence
an experiment of a different character—to substitute
cannon balls for principles, and to send our regiments
against Europe ! But Europe would re-organise
herself against our aggression; what is destroyed
would be re-formed; the spirit of democracy would
give place to the spirit of nationality, and the monar-
chies would re-enter by victories into all their former
power. Is that what you want ? No certainly.
Well then, why flourish a sound of trumpets in the
tribune ? Is it to please by sounding periods the
military spirit of our country ? But beware of
rousing it by a new policy of complaint, for it would
not be you, but others, that would profit of the
anachronism."
The Corsaire says—" There is still a good deal of
talk of the retirement of M. Senard, Minister of the
Interior. It is no longer said that M. Armand Mar-
rast will succeed him. M. Ducoux is spoken of, and
it is said that he would be replaced as Prefect of
Police by M. Berger or M. Taschereau."
" Several journals," says the Moniteur, " have
spoken of a strike among the journeymen bakers.
These statements are incorrect. There does ex-
ist, it is true, in this corporation, some
difficulties arising out of the different modes
of hiring now in practice ; but these difficul-
ties have not given rise to any act bearing the
character of coalition, or the appearance of a strike.
The citizen prefect of police is engaged in endeavour-
ing to reconcile the interests of the masters and jour-
neymen bakers. A meeting of the delegates and
syndics was held yesterday in the cabinet of the pre-
fect. M. Jules Favre attended as counsel for the
journeymen. It appears that other meetings will be
necessary, but there is• every reason to hope that an
equitable conclusion of this affair will, ere long, be
come to."

The Gazette des Tribunaux says :—" It appears,
from information which we have reason to believe
correct, that the project of creating a Ministry of
Police is about to be carried into excution, and that
already the bureaux of the Ministers Fouct 6, Rovigo,
and Duke Decazes, No. 13, Rue des St. Prees, have
been arranged for assuming their old destination.
The new Minstry of Police is, it is said, to centralise
all information, all investigating action, at present
divided into three services :—The division of General
Police, directed by M. Panisse, in the Ministry of the
Interior; the bureau of Political Police, managed by
the Prefect, M. Ducoux ; and the General Surveil-
lance, ascribed by the National Assembly to its
special Commissary."
In accordance with a decision of the Minister of

War, the first departure of colonists for Algeria will
take place on Sunday next, when eight hundred will
be embarked from Marseilles, under the direction of
M. Chapelier, who has already made a long sojourn
in Algeria, and who will be accompanied by an
agent of the administration and a medical man be-
longing to the army. Of these eight hundred, one-
eighth will be composed of ten lime-burners, ten
quarrymen, thirty-six stonecutters and masons, ten
carpenters, five joiners, ten tile and brick-makers,
ten tilers, five locksmiths, two edge-tool
makers, and two wheelwrights. The follow-
ing are the points of the province of Oran, at
which these 800 persons will be located, viz., Goudiel
(St. Cloud), 5,400 hectares (the hectare being equal
to about two acres and a half English measure), on
which will be settled 300 families ; St. Louis, 1,777
hectares, 60 families ; Joinville, 2,950 hectares, 150
families ; Djebb Bow Alem, 900 hectares, 50 fami-
lies; Bow Ajmi, 900 hectares, 50 families; Garaba
(right bank), 3,300 hectares, 150 families ; Oued el
Hamman, 1,200 to 1,500 hectares, 60 families; Assi
Mamacha, 1,000 hectares, 60 families; Mefra, 1,325
hectares, 40 families. The lands of Chartres have
not yet been surveyed. As to Sidi el Abbes 3,900
hectares have been surveyed and will be allotted.