The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

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sider the propriety of resigning. After a long dis-
cussion it was decided that the Executive Govern- 1
tnent:sliould not resign without another effort to obtain
from the Assembly something like an expression of
its confidence. A meeting of the friends of the Go-
vernment was held in one of the bureaux of the
Chamber, which was attended by M. FLOCON and
M. DUCLERC, and at which it was resolved, after a
long discussion, that at the public meeting of the
Assembly, a question should be put by one of the
friends of the Ministry, M. PASCAL DUPRAT, with
respect to the rumours afloat as to the retirement of
LEDRU ROLLIN, and that afterwards M. GLAIs
BRAWN should present a motion in the shape of a
declaration on the part of the Assembly, that the vote
of yesterday does not, in any respect, weaken the
vote of confidence in the Government passed on the
previous day.
The Finance Committee had a long discussion upon
the financial projec's announced by the Minister of
the Finances on the previous day. Several of the
Members loudly condemned the measures proposed
by the Minister as a violation of the rights of pro-
perty. They especially attacked that portion of it
which sets down the forty-five millions now in the
coffers of the railway companies as a fund at the dis-
posal of the State. Among those who most strongly
condemned the projects of the Minister of Finances
were M. TRIERS and M. GOUDCHAUI, who have
both been elected members of the Finance Committee.
The Committee appointed to report on the ways and
means proposed by the Minister of Finances is com-
posed of MM. TRIERS, GOUDCHAUX, FERREE, JULES
DE LASTETRIE, BILLAULT, GOUIN, ST. BEUVE, and
LANJURNAIS.
The National says—

" That M. de Persigny, who has made himself re-
markable for his attempts in favour of Louis Napoleon,
was arrested on
Tuesday at his residence. It is in a
great part to his instigations and his acts that night, it is
said, that is to be attributed the agitation which has
been produced for some days past in the name of the
hero of the attempts of Strasbourg and Boulogne."

M. EMILE THOMAS has returned from Bordeaux.
He has published a letter denying that his trip to
Bordeaux was a voluntary one. He has also pre-
sented a petition to the Assembly, praying for a judi-
cial inquiry into ,his conduct as manager of the
Ateliers Nationaux. He has addressed a petition to
the Minister of Justice, in which he asks for autho-
rity "to prosecute by law the citizen TEELAT,
Minister of Public Works, for the facts of illegal
arrest, personal sequestration, and public false asser-
tions of a nature to damage the private reputa•
tion of a citizen, of which facts he has rendered
himself culpable with respect to him M. EMILE
THOMAS."

The National Assembly met yesterday at one o'clock.
Soon after groups were formed below, near the tri-
bune, and animated conversations were held, and the
rumour began to spread that the Executive Committee
intended to announce their resignation.
The minutes of the preceding sitting had been read,
and a number of reports on election returns were pre-
sented, and as yet not a single .Member connected with
the Government was present.
M. Montal presented a proposition, declaring that as
the National Assembly was the source of every act of
amnesty, it confirms the decree passed by the Executive
Committee on May 31, granting an amnesty to all
National Guards who might have offended against the
laws of 1831 and 1837.—T0 be developed on a future
day.

The Abbe Fayet ascended the tribune to propose a
mode of voting which he thought would save the time of
the Assembly. It was simply this, that when a division
was to take place, a secretary should call out the names
of the Members and that each should say " Yes," or
" Nu," according as he was for or against the question
proposed.
This andsome other plans were referred to the Com-
mittee on the regulations.
The order of the day was the adjourned discussion on
the Bill relating to the incompatibilities.
M. Roland, the reporter on the Bill, stated that the
Committee had conferred with the Committee
on the Constitution, as to the question brought
forward by the amendment of M. Flandin, call-
ing on every representative being a public func-
tionary to choose within a delay of one week after the
promulgation of the Bill between his functions and his
seat in the Chamber. The two Committees were op-
posed in their views, and both differed from the views of
M. Flandin. The Committee on the Bill was in favour
of the principle of excluding all public functionaries from
the Chamber, but thought that it should not be put in
force during the existence of the present Assembly,
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vote on the question referred to, it would prejudge
part of the task ref erred to the Committee which he re-
presented. The great task of the Assembly, at present,
was to fix the constitution; in order to effect
that great work, every assistance ought to be
grasped at, no matter from what quarter it
came. To exclude from the Chamber those men
who from a long habit of business had attained con-i-
-derable experience, and could be of the greatest utility
at the present critical conjuncture would be most un-
wise. The committee on the constitution felt that they
should be unfairly treated if they were to be debarred
from availing themselves of the information now exist-
ing in the chamber. In consequence, he had to propose
that the matter be adjourned to a later period.
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The ministers here entered and took their places.
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M. Coquerel again demanded to have the matter ad-
journed.
General Clement Thomas wished to make an observa-
tion on a fact which referred, in a certain measure, to the
present question. The Commander-in-Chief of the Na-
tional Guards of the Seine received no salary. A sum
of 50,000 f. had been allowed under the late Government
as an indemnity fur the expenses incidental to the neces-
sity of receptions, and to defray the expenses of the
staff. That sum was still allowed, but every franc of it
was spent, and even more. Since February the duties of
the staff had been exceedingly severe; as in some cases
they had been obliged to perform the work of the police
of the capital. Not less than 130 officers had been added
to those previously existing. He seized on that oppor-
tunity to contradict a calumny which had been sent into
circulation against him, namely, that he every month
was able to put in his pocket 4,000 f. Every day a table
was prepared for thirty officers, and every part of the
50,0001. was expended. As long as he was Commander-
in-Chief, he should not receive any salary • he thought
he ought to give an example of disinterestedness.
Mr. Baroche thought that M. Flandin's amendment
ought to be at once decided on. After that, the question
of adjournment could be resolved, or not, as the As-
sembly might think fit.
The amendment of M. Flandin, rendering it impera-
tive on every. representative, who held a Government
situation, to choose, within the space of a week, was
put to the vote, and rejected almost without a voice in
its favour.
The Assembly decided on going on with the discussion.
The President said that as the amendment of M.
Frederick Beetial was the farthest removed from the
views of the Committee he should put it to the vote. It
was thus worded :—" During the whole duration of their
being in the Chamber all public functionaries that might
have been elected cannot either exercise their functions
or receive any salary. No Member of the National As-
sembly can be called to any public functions.
This was put to the vote and rejected.
The President—That of M. berviere declares that
"no Member of the National Assembly can, during
their sitting in the Chamber, nor for four years after,
be invested with public functions."—Rejected.
Another, presented by M. Guerin, declaring that " no
representative could become a public functionary, or it
he were so already, could receive advancement, unless
that to which he had a right by his length of service, or
in virtue of propositions made in his favour before May,
1848," was also rejected.
The articles were then brought forward.
Art 1. Declares that ".no Member. of the Assembly
tionar or if
can become a public tune y, one can obtain
advancement d
• r the time he holds a seat as repre-
sentative of the people. During the same period, no
public functionary sitting in the Assembly shall receive
any salary for active service, hall-pay, or indemnity."—
Adopted.
M. Rectal propose
d to add "and until the next elec-
tions."—Rejected.
M. de Tillancourt brought forward an amendment,
"to allow substitutes, who should receive salaries."—
Also rejected.
" Art. 2. The preceding interdictions are not to apply
to the functions of Minister, Secretary of State, Prefect
of Police, Mayor of Paris, Commander-in-Chief of the
National Guard of the Seine, Procureur-General of the
Court of Appeal, and Procureur of the Republic at Paris.
However such citizens are invested with these functions,
they cannot receive
at the same time the indemnity
allowed to representatives.
M. Beaumont (de la Somme) proposed " to omit from
this list of functionaries the Under-Secretaries of State,"
en the ground that if they were absent from their office
at the same time as the Ministers, the public service
must suffer.
M. Cremieux supported this amendment.
They adopted it, thus declaring that the situations of
Under-Secretary of State and that of representative of
the people were incompatible.
(Left sitting.)
Up to post hour no announcement relative to any re-
signation of the Executive Committee or the Ministers
had been made from the tribune.
BOURSE.—PARIS, JUNE 14.
THREE o'CLocK.—The Bourse was very calm to-day,
with a tendency to a rise, but the affairs were very
limited. It was currently reported that M. Ledru Rollin
had given in his resignation.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Jul(' 14.
Boulogne and Amiens, 61-i—Namur and Liege, 3
Northern of France, 4 —Sambre and Meuse,4.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town last
evening, from his seat, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster.

AND
THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

On the 9th the students and liberals of Berlin gave
a serenade to M. ETIENNE ARAGO, the Minister of
the French Republic. M. ARAGO was from home at
the time, spending the evening with Baron ARNIM,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs ; the crowd, how-
ever, waited until he returned. On descending from
his carriage he was loudly cheered. His Excellency
addressed the crowd as follows :

" I am deeply, profoundly touched by this flattering
token of goodwill. I cannot, however, attribute this
most honourable mani!estation to any merit of my own.
I have done nothing to deserve such an honour. I ac-
cept it, nevertheless, as addressed to that fine France of
which lam the representative. Rest assured that the
French people entertain the utmost, the warmest sym-
pathy for those of Germany. I am sent here to repre-
sent my Government to your Government. My business
is not to interfere is iih the internal arrangements or dis-
positions of your country, but I do nut hesitate to say,
that France desires that whatever may be the nature of
these arrangements, she earnestly wishes to establish the
clos• st bond of union, fraternity, and peace between you
and her. I shall do all in my power to carry out these
wishes, and I can assure you that in strectehing forth this
hand—(Here M. Arago suited the action to the word)—
and in grasping this hand—(Here M. Arago warmly
shook an extended hand of a student)—l offer you the
honest, sincere, and fraternal grasp of the French
people."—(Here bursts of applause, long and loud burst
forth amid partial cries of " Vive la Ripublique,"
" Vive Arago.") M. Arago then renewed his thanks
and withdrew, amidst a triple and sturdy hurrah.
After singing the Marseillaise the crowd dispersed.
The proposed illumination at Potsdam, in honour
of the Prince of PRUSSIA, terminated in a partial ,
display on the part of the officers and their families.
The officers of one of the guard regiments also
illuminated the statue of FREDERIC WILLIAM 111
This proceeding gave rise to a serious tumult. A
mob assembled, and not only insisted upon the lights
and garlands being removed, but broke several win-
dows in the neighbourhood.
The Berliners are exceedingly angry with those
Members of the National Assembly who supported
the Ministry in their opposition to the resolution
proposed by BERRENDS, that the combatants on the
days of the 18th and 19th March had deserved well of'
their country. These Members held a meeting on the
11 th June at which it was unanimously voted that,
should the slightest act of violence or intimidation be
again attempted, they should propose an address to
the KING, to remove the sittings of the Chamber to
Erfurt or to the town of Schwedt, on the Oder. This
may lead to the most serious consequences. If the
removal of the Assembly to any other town were to
take place, Berlin would probably proclaim a Re-
public and nominate a Provisional Government.

AUSTRIA.

The Allgemeine Zeitung says—

" Count Stadion has been here (Vienna) since yes-
terday, en route for Inspruck, and is occupied in the
formation or a new Ministry. The new Cabinet will, it
is said, be as follows:—Wessenburg, Foreign Affairs;
Stadion, the Interior; Pillersdorff, Finance; Doothoff,
Trade and Commerce; Dr. Augustus Bach, Justice;
Von Schwarzer, Public Works. It is probable that
Wessenberg will be President: to this he seems called
both by his antecedents and by the popularity which he
justly acquired among the Viennese by his dignified and
statesmanlike manifesto of the 3d of June."

INsPaucx, JUNE s.—This morning their Imperial
Highne-ses the Archdukes ALBRECHT and WILLIAM
arrived here unexpectedly from the Italian army.
The English and Belgian Ambassadors arrived here
the day bore yesterday, and the Swedish Ambas-
sador last night. Several members of the great
Vienna deputation have already arrived, and the re-
mainder are expected this evening.—Allgemeine Zei-
tung, June 10.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
A letter from Uck, in the duchy of Schleswig-
Holstein, dated the 7th, published in the Hamburgh
Correspondent, says—" This morning the volunteer
corps of Thann attacked the Danes in the rear,
having turned their outposts. The Danes, warned of
this movement by their spies, immediately opened
their fire upon the assailants. The volunteers, how-
ever, made a charge with the bayonet, and drove
back the infantry and a squadron of hussars. The
Danes kept up a fire from two cannon, one of which
the volunteers gained possession of. A squadron of
Danish hussars finding itself thus separated from the
main body of the army, a part of it attempted to cut
its way through the enemy, but they were all killed
The Danes lost thirty men killed, but the number of
the wounded is not known. They had twenty-five of
their men taken prisoners. The volunteers had one
man killed and twenty wounded.

"In Galicia the popular mind is in state of fennel].
tation, oc.qtsioned by the attitude of the Government,
and the fearful division which exists between the agri-
cultural classes and the proprietors of the soil and
their agents. The peasants attribute the liberty
which has been granted them to the Emperor of
AUSTRIA alone. It appears, nevertheless, that we may
be able to reckon upon the continuance of the ecurity
of our frontiers. Should it unhappily prove other-
wise, the Imperial army, which is concentrated and
placed on a footing of war, is a guarantee to us that
every attack, from whatever quarter it may arise,
will be instantly punished. Foreign journals have
asserted that it was a condemnation which gave rise
to the revolt. The following is the true version of
the case :

During the performance of divine service in the
Cathedral, where a large congregation was assembled,
a person, who was formerly a schoolmaster, raised a
call to arms, and endeavoured to effect a rising in
favour of the Poles of the Grand Duchy of Posen.
Ile was instantly pulled down from the place which
be had mounted by the clergy ; not one person per-
son responded to his call in the midst of that large
assembly.—Journal cle la Haye, June 14.

ITALY.

LOMBARDY.

The Provisional Government of Milan has pub-
lished a proclamation, dated the Bth, announcing
that the total number of votes for annexation of Lom-
bardy to Piedmont was 564,002, against 684 ; and
that measures would be immediately taken to obtain
the realisation of the annexation from the KING and
the Chambers of Turin.

The Milan Gazette of the 9th publishes a bulletin
of the Bth, stating that the Austrians had sent
troops to Legnago, and that contributions had been
levied at Bevilacqua, Minerbe, Marega, and Ter-
razza. Another body had been directed upon
Marostica. General DURAND() had sent a strong
vanguard to Tiene, and another to Nove, on the
right bank of the Brenta, as also the first Roman
legion from Padua to Vicenza. The Austrians
had ordered lodgings for 5,000 men at Montagnana,
From the 23d to the 30th ult. the Alps of the
Cadore had been attacked by the Austrians at nine
different points, by forces amounting in all to 8,000
men, and 234 prisoners. The head-quarters of the
Piedmontese army are at Peschiera. Several divi-
sions of Piedmontese have moved towards Villafranca,
and others to the heights of the left bank of the Lake
of Garda. Charles Albert has made many promo-
tions in the army.

The Ferrara Gazette of the sth states that Generals
PEPE and FERRARI arrived there on the 4th. A
Neapolitan battery of eight pieces and a company of
sappers are at Francolino. 1,000 Modenese were
stationed at Governolo.