The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-25 00:00:00

lONIAN ISLANDS.

The lonian Islands are in a very disturbed state,
and the 17th Regiment (Foot), which was reported
three weeks ago to have left Corfu, has been distri-
buted among them—part at Patras, part at Cepha-
lonia, and a part at Zante. Calamata, the stronghold
of the insurgents, has been taken ; but, on the other
hand, the Albanians are arming.

THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1818.

otherwise, and the moment chosen to bring it forward
constitutes also an assimilation that we cannot accept.
Free from all personal ambition, we protest before the
representatives of the nation against a measure which
our antecedents and our feelings do not warrant.
" Be good enough, Mr. President, to lay this letter
before the National Assembly, and receive the assurance
of our high consideration.
(Signed) " F. D'ORLEANS.
" HENRI D'ORLEANS."
" 20th May.
" Mr. President,—Absent at the time when the news
arrived here of the project of a decree having been pro-
posed to banish our family from the French territory, I
was not enabled to add my signature to the letter my
brothers addressed to you yesterday (13th inst.), but I
hasten to declare that I fully coincide in its contents,
and I beg of you to acquaint the National Assembly of
this adhesion.

" Receire, &c.,
" LOUIS D'ORLEANS."

M. Viraldek-Rousseau presented the report on the pro-
position of M. Billault, tending to institute an inquiry
into the situation of the working classes and labour
throughout the Republic. The Committee thought the
proposition of public utility, and recommended that it
should be discussed on an early day.—Ordered to be
discussed the next day.

M. Trelat, Minister of Public Works, proposed,
d'urgence, a decree to grant ten millions for the execution
of works on the railways from Paris to Strasburg, from
Paris to Chartres, and from Orleans to Bordeaux.—
Ordered to be discussed on Friday.
M. Domes presented the following report of the Com-
mittee on the decree to banish the Orleans family from
France.

" The Executive Commission has presented to you
a prejet de decret conceived to that effect. Your Com-
mission, associating itself to the intentions of the
Government, has charged me to propose to you the
rude and simple adoption of this decree. The
decree is a natural and inevitable consequence of
the revolution of February, and of the establish-
ment of the Republic. It is neither a judgment nor a
penal law against the Orleans family. The people have
already pronounced, and we leave to the inflexible and
impartial severity of history the mission to do the rest.
What is proposed to you is a measure of general safety,
a law entirely political. Doubtless the Republic,
founded on the rights of all, on the respect of family
and of property, has no more to fear from seditions
which should be provoked to the profit of a restoration
than it has from the attempts of anarchy, but it is never-
theless the duty of the Government, of the Assembly, of
all men solicitous for social progress and the true inte-
rests of the workmen, to take away from adventurous
spirits all pretext of such attempts, which though they
would certainly fail before the vigilant and indefatigable
patriotism of the people in arms, would nevertheless
have the serious inconvenienee of still further post-
poning the return of confidence, especially to public
and private property. This measure is confor-
mable to the rights of practical men in all nations,
is justified by circumstances, and is moreover deprived
of all the hardships . which -pass the limits of State
reasons of public necessity. The decree confines itself
to interdicting the soil of France to a family whose re-
sidence in our country has been productive of such fatal
effects, and which might serve as a rallying point to re-
bellion. In many of your bureaux Members of this
Assembly have wished to give more importance to this
decree, and to introduce important modifications, which
appears to your Commission to have more the character
•f new propositions than of amendments. Your Com-
mission has laid them aside in order not to throw at first
too much confusion into the debate. Always pre-occu-
pied with the solution of the question of the private
domain, and the vices of the former administration of
the civil list, placed under national sequestration since
the 24th of February, it has thought proper to invite the
Executive Commission to present to you a decree relative
to that subject as soon as possible. The Commission,
moreover, sees the propriety of abstaining from all other
reflexions; and to give more solemnity and authority to
its decision in a grave act, which regards public tran-
quillity, it has charged me to inform you that it has
ad opted the decree unanimously."
It was ordered to be discussed on Friday.
M. Drouyndil'Hugs said that the Committee on Fo-
reign Affairs, having maturely examined the various
propositions of address brought forward the day before
relative to Italy and Poland, had unanimously agreed to
that which recommended to the Government as the
basis of its policy—fraternity with Germany—Poland
free and independent—and the enfranchisement of
Italy. In consequence, he had, in the name of the
committee, to propose to the Executive Committee to
make these three points the guides of their policy rela-
tive to the two countries mentioned above.—(Hear.)—
Adopted unanimously.
M. Ducos presented the report of the committee on the
demand of seven millions for the repair of national roads
and canals, and which included also three millions for the
ateliers nationaux. The committee expressed its wish
that these works should be terminated as soon as possi-
ble. They were (said the report) of very doubtful utility
and could only be regarded as a temporary relief granted
to the workmen. If the ateliers nationau.v were to be
contiaued, the labour should be devoted to a more useful
purpose. _ _ _

A Member observed that before now works were
commenced those which had already been begun should
be terminated. Ho alluded to many in the departments
which had been commenced, and put a stop to for want
of funds.

M. Beaumont (de la Somme) objected to the money
being expended in works of fortifications.
A Member complained that a grant of 1,500,000 f.
for the improvement of the Maine had been struck out
from the decree.

The Minister of Public Works explained, and took
that opportunity to state that measures had been taken
to give the greatest possible Humber of labourers to
agricultural pursuits.
M. Luneau said that although the canals were cer-
tainly of great use to the country, yet he considered it
would be impolitic to vote so large a sum for that pur-
pose at the present time, and therefore defended the
suppression of the vote of which the Hon. Deputy com-
plained.

The decree was then adopted, and the sitting was
brought to a close.

At a late hour on Monday night General COUR-
TAD) was removed from the prison of the Luxemburg,
and sent to Vincennes. It is said that he has chosen
M. BETHMONT for his advocate. M. SEWER and
M. DESCHAMPS, who are confined with the General,
were also transferred to Vincennes with:him.
The Commerce says—" The statement made yes-
terday by a journal of BARES having attempted
evasion was unfounded. The investigation into the
affair of the 15th is being pursued with activity, and
no new incident has occurred."

The Droit contradicts the account of the nomina-
tion of M. ELIAs REGNAULT to be Secretary-General
of the Prefecture of Police, declaring that it is at least
premature.

The Constitutionnel says—" It was yesterday said
at the Bourse, according to a dispatch from Toulon,
that after a sharp struggle the troops had obtained
possession of the Arsenal of Toulon, and that the
workmen had returned to their duty. We repeat the
news as it was given."
The Courrier de Lyon says that, on the 22d, the
barricades in the Avenues of the Croix-Rousse were
not demolished ; and a sentinel was guarding that of
the Yierres PlantC:es.

The .Droit mentions a report that M. DussART,
who has shown at Rouen, as Commissary-General, a
firm but conciliatory spirit, which has led to the
happiest results, has been requested by the Govern-
ment to undertake the still more difficult task of re-
storing order at Lyons, with the title of Special
Commissary-General.

The following are stated to have been agreed on as
the bases of the new French Constitution :

There is to be but one Chamber, with triennial
elections by universal suffrage, as at present.
The Republic will have a President, to be elected
every three years.

The magistracy, including judges of all courts, are
to be submitted to election every three years.
All these elections for President and representa-
tives and magistrates are to take place on the same
day, every third year.

It is supposed that the stipend allotted to the
clergy will be continued.

It is considered likely that the Council of State,
found to be so useful in considering and recommend-
ing useful measures, will be continued.
BOURSE—PARIS, MAT 24.
THREE O'CLOCY.—Thero was very little business done
at the Bourse to-day, but the Rentes for cash are I per
cent. higher than they were yesterday. Railway Shares
are without much variation. There were no reports
afloat, but there was a great indisposition to enter into
new transactions.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAX 24.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6A—Northern of France, 4%—•
Paris and Orleans, 21—Paris and Rouen, 15—Sambre and
Meuse, 414.

IRELAA D.
THE STATE PROSECUTIONS.
(TY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.
An application to postpone the trial of Mitchel
will be made on Thursday, on the alleged ground
that the jury panel was partially arraigned.
Printed threatening notices to the juries are ex
tensively circulated.

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PASSENGERS TO BOULOGNE.—The number of pas-
sengers between England and Boulogne during the week
ending the 21st of March was 1,130. Of this number
426 were from England to Boulogne, and 704 from
Boulogne to England. Of the former 273 were from
Folkestone, 68 from Dover, and 85 from London. Of
the latter 440 were to Folkestone, 123 to Dover, and 141
to London. The week preceding the above there were
692 passengers to, and 874 from, Boulogne. The total
number of passengers between England and Calais
during the above week was 195.