The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-26 00:00:00

bers present. The matter brought under consideration was to de-
mand categorical explanations from the nine members of the Column
of State hostile to the institution of a constituent assembly. These
gentlemen are, MM. Neuhaus, Weber, Steinhaur, Jaggi, Bigler,
Lecoriudgut, Bandelier, Dohler, and Schmalz. The meeting first de-
cided that the nine members should withdraw during the delibera-
tions. M. Funk, President of the Court of Appeal, having in-
sisted on the necessity of the Grand Council knowing precisely the
intentions of functionaries called on to execute its decrees, and in
case of non-approval of calling for their resignation, pre-
sented a motion to that effect, which was adopted by 75 votes to 43,
It then named a committee of five members to bring forward propo-
sitions on the subject during the sitting. These members are, MM.
Ochsenhein, Funk, Dr. Lehmann, Migy, jun., and Steiner. To say
that the President of this Committee was the head of the Corps-
francs, is to declare the tendencies of the body. The Committee then
withdrew, and about three o'clock returned with a proposition, de-
claring that ' the interest of public order demanded imperatively
that the nine dissentient members should state how they in-
tended conciliating the opinion which they had expressed rela-
tive to the Constituent Assembly, with their position of mem-
bers of the high executive authority, of whieli they composed
the majority. In consequence, the Grand Council decides that
the nine Councillors of State be called on to give, within the space
of an hour and a half, a tranquillising declaration, stating that they
will loyally assist in getting the resolution of the Grand Council,
confiding the revision of the Constitution to a constituent assembly,
carried into effect.' A warm discussion ensued, in the course of
which, a proposition from Chancellor Hunerwadel to proceed no fur-
ther in the matter, was at once rejected. At last, the meeting
agreed to extend to eight next morning the time which the nine
should have to declare themselves. The proposition of the commit-
tee of five with this change of time was carried by 75 votes to 29.
If the nine members should not to-morrow make a satisfactory de-
claration, they will be dismissed, and the officers of the Government
of Berne will be almost entirely renewed, the vacant places being,
no doubt, occupied by the Radicals."

According to the subjoined letters from Posen, of the 15th
instant, a conspiracy bad been discovered in Prussian Poland.
The letters appear in:the Government Gazette of Frankfort-
on-the Oder :

" For several days it had been remarked that the Polish noblemen
who had kept away from Posen during the winter were assembling
In great numbers. Yesterday upwards of GOO were counted. Pre-
cisely at the hour of dinner in the hotels, William-square was occu-
pied by troops, and immediately after domiciliary visits and arrests
commenced. About 100 Polish gentlemen were arrested at dinner,
and taken to the Etat-Major to be interrogated. Those who could
not give satisfactory answers were thrown into prison. Out of
thirty-nine chiefs of the conspiracy down on the list, only nine were
arrested last evening. The rest lie concealed, but they will he dis-
covered at last. Couriers were sent out in all directions, and nume-
rous patrols scour the town. A large quantity of powder and con-
siderable sums of money were found with the conspirators."
Another letter of the same date says :

" The measures taken by the authorities to preserve order have
ensured public tranquillity. There is still, however, much agitation
amongst the Polish population. The individuals arrested are thirty
in number, not forty, as previously reported, and all are of the higher
classes of society. It is believed that amongst the persons arrested
at Gnesen, and conducted here, is a Polish nobleman, one of the
heads of the conspiracy, and an emissary of the Propaganda of
Paris. Funds, amounting to 60,000 thalers were seized in the house
of one of the conspirators."
(h., Paris Hoarse on Monday the Three per Cents. elosed at 54f.
75c. ; the New Loan, at 84f. Soc. ; the Five per Cents , 123 f. 45c. ;
the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,328 f. 75c.; Rouen, 1,055 f. ; Great Nor-
thern, 777 f. 50c. ; Havre, 735 f. ; Avignon, 1,015 f. ' • Vicrzon, 725 f. ;
Bordeaux, 655 f. ; Boulogne, 555 f. ' • Easle, 252 f. 50e. ;Fampoux, 475 f. ;
Dieppe, 477 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 556 f. 25c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 591 f. 25c. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 57% ; Spa-
nish Passives, 6% ; Domestic Debt, 32 q(4.

The following are the quotations for other lines :
Ports and Lyons, definitive, 625 f. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot),
510 f. ' • ditto (Lecointe), 5051. ; ditto (Compagnie 3leridionale)
501 f. 50e.; ditto (Deflnitives), 656 f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac.
keazie), 503 f. 50c. ; ditto (Espeleta), 510 f. ; Charleroi (Ky.
seen's), 495 f.

MAIVSEILLES, FEB. 19.—Marseilles and Avignon, 991 f. 25c.
Lyoxs, Fan. 21.—Marseilles and Avignon,l,olof. ; Paris and Orleans,
1,320 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 717 f. 50e.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Fan. 271.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11 —Bordeaux and Mediterranean, 1%
—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelota), 21/4—East Indian, 1;6
—Great Northern of Franco Constituted, 11;6—Great Western
Bengal, 34—Great Western Canada, 2%—ltalian and Austrian, Iys
—Louvain and Jemappe, 2—Luxembourg, 2}h—Madrid and Va-
lenta, 11i —Namur and Liege, 33/6 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 11%.

SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION
NOTTINGHAM, HALF-PAST 5 P.M.—The returns have been
received by express. The following figures indicate the
numbers polled in each district, according to the returns of
the committees on each side, up to 4 o'clock :
LORD LINCOLN'S COMMITTEE REPORT.
SUTTON- UPON-TRENT.

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