The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-30 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
Several of the Councils-General have passed resolu-
tions in favour of a revision of the Constitution gene-
rally, but not more than half-a-dozen have passed
resolutions in favour of legalising the re-election of
Louis NAPOLEON.

The Minister of the Interior bas adopted a most in-
genious method of neutralising opposition to the mo-
tions for revision in the Councils-General ; he has
caused those who are likely to oppose such motions to
be summoned either as witnesses or as accused before
some court of justice which bolds its sittings at the
same hour as the Council-General, and at twenty
miles distance. In this manner M. CARBONNELL
will be prevented from attending the Council-General
of the Pyrenees Orientales.

The I3ibats concludes a most amusing article on
the recent meeting of Vegetarians in London, with
the following pithy sentence :—" After having seen
it proved that it is forbidden to men to eat animals,
we do not despair of seeing it proved that it is per-
mitted to animals to eat men."

The Sanatory Congress now sitting in Paris has,
with a view to the better accomplishment of its task,
appointed a Committee to inquire minutely into every
part of the subject discussion, and to report to the
Congress the means that it considers best to attain
the object for which the congress was convoked.
The following are the chief items of the Bank
account for the week :

Specie in Paris •••
Ditto branches •••
Paris portfolio •••
Ditto branches
Banknotes in circulation
Ditto branches •••
Credit to Treasury •••

Francs.
.., 479,531,589
... 133,643,168
... 36,634,394
... 62,953,471
... 416.151,600
... 114,236,275
... 121,480,427

Private credits, Paris... ... ... 88,012,55,
Ditto branches ... ... ... 30,727,476
Specie has increased nearly another five millions,
and in the departments 1,400,000 f. There is an im-
provement of nearly one million and a half in the
Paris portfolio, but a decline of upwards of a million
in the branches. The note circulation is more by a
million in the city, and half a million in the pro-
vinces. The credit to the Treasury is upwards of
three millions more.

The court martial at Lyons is terminated. Of the
accused, six, amongst whom is GENT, have been con-
damned to transportation, six have been acquitted,
and the remainder sentenced to various terms of im-
prisonment. The prisoners present were 37 in num-
ber. In virtue of the law passed not loag since by
the present Assembly, a place is assigned for the
reception of convicts—Noukaiva, one of the Mar-
quesas.

The Bourse was feeble, and the prices of yesterday
were with difficulty maintained. The Five per Cents.
opened at 94f. 250., and closed at 94f. 50c., for the end
of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 45c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 8871 50c.; Rouen, 597 f. 50c.;
Havre, 2321. 50c.; Great Northern, 4601.; Avignon,
2051; Vierzon, 426 f. 25c.; Basle, 151 f. 25c.; Bordeaux,
3901.; Paris and Strasburg, 356 f. 25c.; Tours and
Nantes, 267 f. 50c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 265 f,

BUSINESS DUNE IN FOREIGN HAL Vt A S AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 29.
Boulogne and Amiens, 10% —East Indian, 18;44—Luxem-
bourg, 2 - Namur and Liege. 53i —Northern of France, 14;4
—Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Nantes,