The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-14 00:00:00

—" The period of the election of the President shall
be hereafter fixed by the special decree of the As-
sembly."
General CAVAIGNAC is very anxious that the elec-
tion of President should take place at once. He de-
clares that the provisional state has already lasted too
long. The club of the Rue de Poitiers, on the other
hand, wish to postpone the election for a year, and
the club of the Institute will, on this quistion, act
with them.

M. DE LAMARTINE has obtained leave of absence
for ten days, on the ground of ill-health.
MM. POUJOULAT DE SEZE, H. DILIIIREL, and DE
RANEE laid the following resolution on the desk of
the President of the National Assembly on Thurs-
day :—" The Executive Government shall not be
empowered to suspend any journal except in case
of insurrection or civil war." This resolution was
immediately referred to the Committee of Legislation.

The Courrier de la Drome, of the 9th inst., an.
nounces that the army of the Alps had made a retro•
grade movement to establish itself in winter quarters.
6,000 men had already arrived in the department of
the Drome.

It was rumoured yesterday that the Ministerial
crisis had been solved in the following manner :
M. SENIRD retires to make way for M. DUFAURE
M. RECURT is to be succeeded by M. VIVIEN, as
Minister of Public Works ; and M. FEESLON, late
Procureur-General of the Republic at Angers, is to
be appointed Minister of Public Instruction, in the
room of M. VAULABELLII. The new Ministers have
accepted office on condition that the state of siege
shall be raised before the announcement of their ap-
pointment, and that the prisoners sentenced,to:deporta-
tion shall be sent to Algeria. It is said that an
amnesty will shortly be published.
In the sitting of the Assembly yesterday, clauses
up to 67 (regulating the election of Vice-President)
were agreed to, and the Assembly was engaged in
[ discussing the article for the organization of the
Council of State at the hour when the post left.

BOURSE—PARIS, FRIDAY, OCT. 13.
THREE O'CLOCR.—In the absence of any certain in-
formation on the subject of the Ministry, the Funds and
Shares are very dull to-day, with a tendency towards a de •
cline. For the Account, the French Three per Cents
remain the same as yesterday; Five per Cents. have
fallen 15c.; and the Loan 20c. For Money, the Three
per Cents. have fallen 25c., Five per Cents. have fallen
10c., and the Loan 5c.; Bons du Ti eior not quoted; Bank
of France Shares remain at yesterday's prices; Belgian
Bank Shares have advanced 20; Belgian Five per Cents.
are 1 per cent. lower; Spanish Active not quoted;
Three per Cents. are 231; Roman has fallen 4 per cent.;
Rothschild's Receipts not quoted. Exchange on London
(30 days), llsf. 40c.; ditto (90 days) 25f. 171 c. Rail-
way Shares for the Account settling of 15th October—
Strasburgs have fallen 2f. 60c, For money, Rouens
have advanced V.; Orleans have fallen 2f. 50c.; North-
erns have fallen 31. 75c.; Bordeaux, have fallen If. 25c.
The others remain nearly at yesterday's prices.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THI
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Ocr. 13.
Boulogne and Amiens, 534—Namur and Liege, 414—
Northern of France, 6—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3/4—Paris and
Strasbourg, 114.