The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-15 00:00:00

It is rumoured that OLOZAGA has been retaken

MADRID Bome, MAY 9. The Three per Cents.
214; Five per Cents. at 144; Exchange on London, 41.

PORTUGAL.

We have received intelligence from Lisbon to the
9th, by the Peninsular and Oriental steam-ship
Montrose, Captain J. Bower, which arrived at South-
ampton yesterday.
The report which stated that the Queen of PORTE..
GAL had sent the crown jewels to England, on board
the St. Vincent, has been contradicted.
COSTA CABRAL returned to Lisbon by the same
packet which took him to Cadiz.
The " Deputies" are engaged in the discussion of
a project, having for its object the diminution of the
evil arising from the great depreciation of the notes
of the Bank of Lisbon, which it is proposed again to
make legal tenders, to a certain extent, in the pay-
ment of taxes. At the Peers a curious incident,
which took place some days ago, is the only circum-
stance worth mentioning. It was this :—When,
during the late civil war, the British Government
was first applied to for its active assistance to put
down the insurgents, it was urged, in support of the
application, that the Marquis of LouLE, who was then
at the head of the Coimbra junta, had issued a pro-
clamation openly avowing the object of his party to be
the dethronement of the QUEEN. Mr. SOUTHERN,
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who was then our Minister here, asked for a copy of
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conviction certainly looked rather suspicious; but
there is reason to believe that the statement was
credited nevertheless, and that the impression it
created led to the armed intervention which ultimately
took place. It now turns out to have been a lie,
coined for that very purpose ; for the Marquis of
LoULE, having brought the subject up some days
ago, forced the Duke of &t.i.DANErA and his colleagues
to acknowledge--firstly, that no copy of the alleged
proclamation existed in any department; and, se-
condly, that they were now convinced that they had
been deceived by a forgery, and that no such paper
had ever been issued by tho Marquis or his party

This little circumstance, and the lesson it contains,
ought to be treasured up by Lord PALMERSTON, for
the guidance of himself or his successors in all future
dealings with the Government of Portugal.
The French Consul-General, M. FAMIN, has been
dismissed, and a French officer, who served in Don
PEDRO'S army, has been appointed in his place.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
We have received the Paris papers of Saturday

and yesterday.
The grand national fete, which was to have taken
place yesterday, has been postponed to the 21st.
M. LUDRU RoLLIN has withdrawn his resignation.

It appears that he insisted on the appointment of
either M. JULES FAVRE or M. FLOCON to the Minis-

try of the Interior. This was resisted by his col-
leagues of the Executive Committee. M. LEDRU
RoLLIN threatened to resign. His colleagues re-
mained firm, and M. LILDRU ROLLIN gave way.
Considerable alarm was excited in Paris on Satur-
in consequence of the announcement of an intended

demonstration on the part of the clubs in favour of
Poland. It appears that a numerous meeting of the
friends and defenders of the Polish cause took

place on Thursday evening in the Rue Ta-
ranne. M. DE LASTEYRIS presided, and MM.
MONTALEMBERT, DR HARCOTJRT, VAVIN, CON-
SIDERANT, SAIMANS, &c., were present. The
position of the Duchy of Posen, which excites
so much interest in France, was the principal sub-
ject of discussion. But what was the most impor-
tant thing in the proceedings was, the announce-
ment by a
delegate of several clubs, that several thou-
sand citizens proposed to go to the National Assembly

to demand prompt and energetic assistance for the
Polish cause. This communication produced great
emotion in the Assembly. All the persons present,
both French and Poles (among the latter was Count
SicoazEwslci, Viee-Marshal of the Diet of Posen,
known for his liberal propositions to the States-Ge-
neral of Prussia), spontaneously prayed the delegate
to thank the clubs for their good will, but to say that
they beseeched them, on behalf of the Polish cause,
to prevent any demonstration of the kind. Con-
vinced that their cause is that of liberty, civilisation,
and humanity, and that it already possesses all the
sympathies of the representatives of the French
people, they would await, they said, with confidence
the decisions of the National Assembly. The follow-

ing communication was addressed to the clubs on
Friday by the Central Polish Committee :
" Citizens—You have announced your intention to pre-
sent to the National Assembly
.an address having for
object to testify solemnly before the world the ardent
sympathy which we all feel for our brothers, the Poles.
In their name, we thank you for the generous intention,
and we at the same time beseech you to give to that pa-
triotic proceeding such a character, that order may not
be troubled, and that the population may not have cause
for any disquietude. Your address, carried to the
Chamber by the presidents of the clubs, and delivered
by them to such representatives as they may ask for,
and who will afterwards present it to the Assembly,
already so well disposed towards the Polish cause,
will be received by all with favour, with gra-
titude, and cannot but powerfully contribute to a useful
and generous determination. But if this same address
be carried by a numerous body of citizens, even were
they to stop a great distance from the Chamber, there
would be in such manifestation a cause for uneasiness,
for trouble, perhaps for irritation, which would
very seriously injure the holy cause which you and we
wish to serve. The representatives the most in favour of
Poland, they who have inscribed their names to speak
on Monday in her favour, would then perhaps hesitate to
advocate her cause, through fear of appearing to obey an
injunction, or to yield to intimidation; the Government
might consider itself obliged to resist the movement; and
in fine, if the great and noble manifestation which we
hope to obtain from the Assembly took place, it might
produce on Germany, and on the world, less effect than
we expect, for it might be supposed that it was not
spontaneous. In your generous patriotism, which ex-
tends to Poland as to France, you will admit, we hope,
dear fellow-citizens, that this act of the National Assem-
bly, in order to possess all. its power, ought to have in
appearance as in reality all its spontaneousness, and iiou
will avoid all that might deprive it of that character, and
excite with respect to it the slightest trouble or dis-
quietude amongst tho population."
The following notice was published in the papers :
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" An imposing manifestation in favour of the Poles is
Saturday,ob lodaoyye kt
to the National Assembly. The friends of Poland are
Place de la Bastile. The procession will immediately
move on its march along the Boulevards. Measures aro
taken for the perfect preservation of order."
Addresses were sent round to all the clubs urging the
members to attend the procession, but notwithstand-
ing all the efforts of the Communists to get up a
demonstration, the affair resulted in a melancholy
failure. Not more than 1,500 were assembled at the
place of meeting at twelve o'clock, when the proces-
sion set off for the Chambers. As they proceeded
along the Boulevards their numbers rather diminished
than increased; and on arriving at the Madeleine the
procession halted, the delegates appointed to bear the
petition to the Assembly proceeded the b • across ridge,
and were met by M. VAVIN, who took from them the
petition, which he presented to the Assembly, without
comment. The rappel had been beaten in the morning ;
the National Guard were ready to have put down
any disturbance, had such been attempted. M.
BETEMthe Ministry has resigned • -
inistry of Public
Worship.
The following is a report of the proceedings in the
Assembly on Saturday :
There was much agitation at the approaches to the
Palais Bourbon, and it was rumoured that a body of
twelve thousand ouvriers intended to force an entry into
the Assembly, to deliver themselves at the bar a peti-
tion in favour of Poland. This report from minute to
minute gained greater consistency and confirmation.
The influence of this was felt in the Salle " des Pas
Perdus," but it was soon allayed by an authentic re-
port that only about 1,200 persons had come in pro-
cession alone- the Boulevards and to the Place de la
Madeleine, and had there, without any disorder, de-
livered the petition to M. Vavin, one of the representa-
tives of Paris.
The sitting was opened at ten minutes pas one.
M. Bavoux presented a petition in favour of an inter-
vention, armed or unarmed, in favour of Italy and
Poland.
M. Vavin also presented tho petition which had been
entrusted to him.
The order of the day was then taken—the discussion
on the rules for regulating the business of the chambers.
M. Vivien, the reporter of the Committee, said that he
had to bring 'before the Assembly a proposition made by
several members, that those deputies who had been
elected for several departments should make their elec-
tion before the 15th, and that new elections should be
made. The Commission proposed that the deputies
should make their election before the 20th,
she in default
of this new elections should be made before the sth
June.
M. Durand de Romorantin suggested the necessity of
deciding the question of incompatibilities first. A
debate ensued on the question, and it was ultimately
decided that a decision must be given before the 15th.
A delicate question then arose on the subject of an
article in the project of the Commission, which gives the
president a right to convoke the electoral colleges.
M. Flocon, Minister of Commerce and Agriculture,
declared it to be a Government question. He thought
that if the President could give an order to the Minister
of the Interior, he will have it in his power to do the
same to all the other ministers. What then would be-
come of thelpower of the Executive Commission ? It
would be annulled, de facto.
The article was voted.
The Assembly then continued the debate on its regu-
lations. The proposal for instituting permanent com-
mittees for the examination of questions submitted to
the Assembly was adopted after a long debate, in the
midst of which M. Recurt came in to announce the post-
ponement till the 21st of the national ate, in order that
ded to the delegates from the depart-
time might be afforded
ments to arrive in Paris.
The Assembly then decided that there should be a
Committee charged with seeking means for ameliorating
the position of the working classes. The Commission
rt of the Committee. The
is already named to form pa
Assembly then voted the creation of a Committee of
legislation, civil and criminal, a Committee of worship,
a Committee of foreign affairs, and a Committee of
public instruction.
When the post left, the Assemble were continuing to
rote, without debate, the other propose sof the decree.
Considerable disappointment was occasioned by
the postponement of the fête to the 21st. The reason
given for the postponement is, that there real
t
sufficient time for the delegates from the provinces to
reach Paris by the 14th.
The seat of the Provisional Government has been
transferred from the Elyse.° Bourbon to the Luxem.

Bourg.
The Communists are making vigorous efforts
to excite disturbances, but thanks to the common
sense of the immense majority of the people of
Prance their efforts are ineffectual.
The following placard was posted on the walls of
Paris on Saturday, but was in many places torn down
with marks of indignation :
" The Government engages to guarantee the existence
of the workman by labour. It engages to guarantee
labour to all citizens. It recognises the principle of as-
sociations of workmen, iu order that they may enjoy the
le fruits of their labour. The GoTeraraeut