The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-16 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The re-election of M. MAituAsT to the Presidency
of the Assembly by such a large majority has rather
damped the hopes of the supporters of Prince Louis
NAPOLEON, who now admit that , General CA-
VAIGNAC will probably have a majority in the towns,
but who still contend that as Prince Louis NAPO
LEON depends upon the rural population, that is to
say upon the ignorant, the credulous, the supersti-
tious, and the uneducated, he will still have a majo-
jority. We are glad to find that the matter is brought
to this issue, and that by the admission of Prince
Louis NAPOLEON'S own :supporters, be is to be con-
sidered as the candidate of the unlettered boors, CA-
VAIGNAC the candidate of the educated citizens.
There is a schism in the club of the Rue de Poitiers
on the subject ; many of its members intend support-
ing General CAVAIGNAC.
The National Assembly, in its sitting of Tuesday,
passed a vote re-establishing the five professorships in
the College of France which were suppressed in the
first days of the revolution by the Provisional Go-
vernment, and a grant was added for the payment of
the past duelsalaries.
The Moniteur publishes a decree postponing the
elections for the departments of Calvados, Yonne,
Corsica, the Moselle, Charente Inf6rieure, and Tarn,
from the 19th to the 26th instant.
The Constitutionnel says that the Lord Mayor of
London declined the invitation sent to him by the
Prefect of the Seine to attend the flies of the Con-
stitution. The Lord Mayor, in his answer to the in-
vitation, says that, having been only for a few days
installed in office, he cannot quit London at the pre-
sent moment, but that he hopes to be more fortunate
on a future occasion.
PARIS BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15.
THREE O'CLOCK.—Tbe Bourse was steady to-day, but
the 'business done was not extensive. There was no
news of any kind afloat. To-day an even bet of 10,000
francs was offered and taken that Louis Napoleon should
have the absolute majority of the whole of the votes
given at the approaching election. The election, in fact,
appeared to occupy the people at the Bourse more than
the ordinary business. For the Account, the French
Three per Cents. have risen 15c.; Five per Cents. have
risen 30c.; and the Loan 15c. For Money, the Three
per Cents. have advanced 20c.; the Five per Cents. have
risen 20c.; and the Loan remains us yesterday; Bons du
Tr6sor are at 22 discount; Bank of France Shares have
risen 15f.; Belgian Bank Shares not quoted; ditto Five
per Cents. are without any change; Spanish Active not
quoted; ditto Three per Cents. at 23-; ditto Passive not
quoted; Roman have risen* per cent.; Rothschild's Re-
ceipts not quoted. Exchange on London (30 days),
25 47k; ditto (90 days), 25 40. Railway Shares have
generally improved—Versailles (Right Bank), Orleans,
and Marseilles, have risen 2f. 50c.; Rouens have declined
5f.; Strasburgs, lf. 25c.; Llavres, Vierzons, and Dour-
deaux remain as yesterday.

S PAIN.
Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived.
Seven Republicans were shot at Huesca on the
sth instant.
Accounts have been received from Catalonia of the
complete defeat of a body of the QuEßres troops,
1,000 strong, by the Carlists.
MADRID BOLSA, Nor. 9.—The Funds, which had
been on the advance for the last day or two, had re-
ceded again in consequence of the unfavourable
accounts from Catalonia ; the Three per Cents,
were done at 181 cash, and were 1 buyers,
after the close; Five per Cents., 9/ buyers, I
sellers. Coupons, 51 buyers. Passive Debt,
31 buyers, sellers. Bank Shares, 40 buyers, 44
sellers. Discount on notes, 11 per cent. Exchange on
London, 48 40.