The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-21 00:00:00

THE FRENtiI REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The National in commenting on the absurd at-
tempts of the Burgraves to create an impression
that an alliance had taken place between the Re-
publicans and the Elyst?, says, in speaking of the
vote on the Questors' Bill—
" The Left did not regard with whom it voted, but
for what it voted. They consent willingly to allow M.
Bonaparte to forward the affairs of the democracy; but,
to conclude from that they are ready to forward the
views of M. Bonaparte, is nothing but sheer *mockery.
We have no need to state here how profound is the
abyss which M. Bonaparte has made between the de-
mocracy and himself. What, then, can any one
mean in affirming that a portion of the Left
has formed an alliance with the Elysiee ? To
speak so is to accuse the Itepublicaus of deserting
the Republic, is to make them enemies of Art. 45, that
is, Decembrists. But to put en end to all misapprehension
on the point, we here declare that if amongst the votes
given by the Questors' proposition, there are any Mem-
bers of the Left, who dream of a union of the Elyr 6),
the Republicans would disavow them. No, the Repub-
licans are not entering into any arrangement with M.
Bonaparte, and they who say so do not believe one word
of what they affirm. We are at present respectively
what we always were, and have neither to reckon up
our wrong., nor to make a reconciliation. The Ques-
tors' proposition is nothing but a mere incident. The
maintenance of the Constitution and the re-establish-
ment 01 universal suffrage,is the whole policy of the Left."
It is said that had the Questors' Bill not been
thrown out by a large majority a military coup dad
would have been attempted by M. LOUIE NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE on that very night.
MoULIN has been named President and M.
D'ADELSWAED Secretary, of the Committee on the
Bill for maintaining the state of siege in the Ardeche,
Cher, and Nievre. M. D'ADELSWA&D is one of the
four members of the Committee who, in the bureau,
opposed the Bill.
The Avenement says :—" It appears that a Bill for
the suppression of the octroi duties, drawn up by
Louis NAPOLEON, will be presented to the Assembly
before the end of next week."
Accounts from Marseilles state that the steamer
La Ville de Grasse, going to Cannes, was run down
by the Ville de Marseille, and that nearly all on board
the former perished.
The Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, continued
the discussion on the part of the Municipal Bill
relating to the suffrage in the communes. The
principal question under' consideration was the
length of residence necessary for persons not
born in the commune. The Committee pro-
posed three years, whilst M. MONET presented an
amendment to reduce that length of time to one. After
a discussion, which was chiefly marked by a speech
from M. DE LAROCEIEJAQUELEIN in favour of the
shorter period, the amendment was rejected by 301
votes to 258.

4hen tho Assembly met yesterday, M. DE LAUCY
sail that the Committee, considering the important mi-
nority that had voted in favour of only one year's residenee,
had mot this morning to examine the different amend-
wilts presented since yesterday, one of which reduced
the residence from three to two years, and another to 18
months. The Committee, after some discussion, had re-
solved to adopt the period of two years, as an honourable
and equitable compromise.
The proposal to reduce the term of domicile to two
years was carried by 344 to 218, notwithstanding the
protest of M. LEON FAUCHER.
The BJ)urse was feeble, with little business doing.
The Five per Cents, opened at 911. 750., and
closed at 91f. 50e. for the end of the month the
three per Cents. closed at 56f. 40c. ; Orleans Railroad
Shares, 8781. 75c.; Rouen, 5781. 750.; Havre, 212 t.
50c.; Great Northern, 467 f. 50c.; Avignon, 2121. 50c.;
Vierzon, 441 f. 25c.; Basle, 152 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 380 f ;
Paris and Strasburg, 368 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes,
2631. 75c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 2621. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 20.
Boulogne and Amiens, 1014—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 1744—East Indian, 203/4 —Narear and Liege,
6%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 41/B—Paris and Rouen, 22%
—Paris and Strasbourg, 12%8 —Tours and Nantes, 6%.