The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have revived be Paris journals of yesterday.
It would appear from the following article, pub-
lished in the Constitttionnel, that the Bonapartists
are preparing a revdutionary movement against the
Constitution, for tie purpose of securing by illegal
means a prolongatior of the powers of the PRESIDENT.
We regret this exceedingly, bemuse we are convinced
that all such illegal attempts will conduct those en-
gaged in them, no to the Tuileries, but to Vin-
cennes. The Consitutionnel says:—
" In calm and ordnary times, under an old and regu-
lar Government, we should not bed without repugnance
the Constitution intefered with out of the tor: s pre-
scribed. Under a zOne like ours, the result of an
audacious revolution and imposed on the country by
conspirators who bast of it; under a Constitution
made in a momett of crisis, in a city in a state
of siege, we canna hesitate to think and to say
that the country itself, or the constituted bodies in
its name, and under its control, have a right
to touch it at any time, and that it is its duty to do it as
soon as possible. These are elementary truths, and the
simple notions of good sense, and to announce them is
to demonstrate then. In order to aseertain the wish of
France, an appeal to be made to the municipal councils,
these natural organs of the population, has been recently
spoken of We shnild find two serious inconveniences
in such a measure: it would be to take the municipal
councils out of they legal attributions, and to give to
the opinion of the3ountry a useless intermediate agent
which would necessarily weaken its authority. There
is only one idea witch can make the Legislative As-
sembly give way, and that is the direct idea
of France hersdf expressed with calmness and
with full autheiticity. All means which will
lead to the expression of the free and sincere wish
of France merit sunsideration. It has been proposed
by different depirtments to open a register in every
commune, with me or two very simple questions in-
scribed therein, to which all citizons should be invited
to sign a yes or aim Such an inquiry, organized by de-
partmental or oaitcnal committees, might open a new era
by substituting tle nation, in the place of ambitious men,
conspirators, or sicret societies. We cannot too much en-
courage this idea but, above all things, let not a moment
be lost. Questioas however simple may be distorted
every moment. For one month or two they will pro-
bably remain fret of any financial, manufacturing, agri-
cultural, or commercial complication, and might be
studied and solved on their own merits. Let us, while
there is yet time, demand a Government in accord-
ance with thegood sense, the reason, and the experience
of the country, fearing, as has already so many times
happened, that we may be obliged to receive one from
the hands of necessity."
The Ordre has the following on the accession of
" the Man of Ghent" to the ranks of the Legitima-
tiets

"It is afflictisg to us to see the eloquent and impla-
cable organ of the Conservative party, who, contrary to
the feeling of the whole Liberal opposition, carried a
vote of stigma sgeiust the pilgrims to Belgrave-square,
and launched igainst the whole party the sentence el'
fatal incspacit)—it is, we say, afflicting to us to see the
last Prime Minister of the July monarchy treat this
same monarchy as an incomplete regime—a fronton de
Royaute, Guizot is converteu. The author of
the • History of Civilisation in Europe,' the member of
the Aide Toi Society, the Minister of the 11th and 29th
October—the chief of the coalition of 1839, M. Gu)x.it
is a Ltgitimatist. Such an ardent and proud nature can
never do things by halves. A weaker or more timid
spirit would bare buried in solitude this painful renun-
ciation of ruined convictions. M. Gtrzot takes posses-
sion of a journs: to proclaim it to all Europe. First we
had manitestoei; now we have war, not only against the
Ropublican party and the student dynastic opposition,
but war against this great fraction of the Conservative
party which, while sustaining under the leadership of
Guizot himielf, the monarchy of July, little thought
it was only defending an expedient, and not principles,
and principles to which it still adheres."
The Bourse was badly att• nded and Govern-
ment securities were heavy. The Five per Cents. opened
at 92t 30c., and closed at 92f. 20c. The Three per
Cents. closed at 57f. 10c.Orleatts Railroad Shares, 830 c.;
R‘uen, 632 f. 50c.; Havre, 2601.; Great Northern, 4731.
75c.;Avignon, 202% 50c.; Bask 1451. ; Bordeaux. 4021.
500.; Paris and Strasburg, 370 t.; Tours and Nantes,
2781. 75c

DoNE Jig FOREIGN RAILWATH AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 23.
Boulogne and Amiens. 10 —Luxembourg, 3 I's —Maria
Antonia, B—Northern of France, 15—Sambre and Meuse, 4
—Tours and Naates. 6 t,6.