The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

THE FRENCH I tEPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris jot trnals of yesterday.
The prosecution of the press by the Government
seems to have aroused at last the indignation even of
the Journal des Debats, in hose. columns have ap-
peared some energetic argtunents against those pro-
ceedings. The circumstance is 'the more significant
from the fact that litberto tie Journal des Debats has
carefully avoided every chalce of being mixed up in
the possibilities of a prosecution. In spite of this
caution, however, it speaks out at length with a
chivalrous emphasis.
The National spa the saute subject speaks us
follows

" The day of the 19th September will count as one cf
the most fatal for tae republican press. Let our col-
leagues, struck in combatting, receive the painful
expression of our synpathies ; our heart vibrates
at all the blows directed against them. Let us con-
fess besides, since such an avowal becomes a peril,
that the whole democratic party is engaged in the
struggle supported 14 the different organs of de-
mocratic opinions. Guardians of the law, sentinels of
the Republic, the constitutional journals form a sort of
rampart. If it be beaen down, the field will remain
free for all excesses. lb we not already see the lengths
to which the zeal of the writers wno represent parties
hostile to the fundamental compact carries them ?
What insults, what a permanent insurrection against
the laws of the country 1 What would it be then on
the day on which they siould be masters, in which they
should be alone in the field that we defend? This day
is no doubt far off. The liberty of the press has sur-
vived attacks which were perhaps more violeet, if not
more persevering and mire numerous. It has had its
defeats, but has passed riumphantly through all trials.
All the powers which have engaged in a struggle against
it have been destroyed.'
A report of the mtrder of some gendarmes at
Lyons has happily beet contradicted by two of the
local newspapers.
By a decree of the PRESIDENT of the Republic,
M. lIENnt WELTER, Mayor of Beaune, has been dis-
missed from his offic.
The Assemblie National has a curious notice of an
article in the Voix du Proscrits in which the year
1852 is spoken of for the overthrow of all the thrones
of Europe.
General CORNEMUSE, Commander of the 3d bri-
gade of infantry of the 2d division of the army of
Paris, has just been appointed by the PRESIDENT of
the Republic head of the staff of the army of Paris.
The PRESIDENT of the Republic rode out on horse
back on Saturday, accompanied by an orderly officer.
The day being very fine, there yeas a large crowd of
persons round the Elysee, and a considerable number
of promenaders were on the side walks of the Champs
Elysee. The PRESIDENT proceeded at a foot-pace
towards the Barrie re de l'Etoile, and was most re-
spectfully saluted by persons of all classes. There
was no shouting, but almost every head was uncovered
as he passed.
The Bourse was animated, and the speculators ap-
peared to have completely recovered from the panic of
Saturday. The Five per Cents. opened at 911. 20c., and
closed at 91f. 85c. for the end of the month, being a
rise of lf. 15e. as compared with the closing price of
Saturday last; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 45c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 860'. ; Rouen, 5731. 75c.; Havre,
2301.; Great Northern, 4601,; Avignon, 205 t.; Vierzon,
425 f.; Basle, 1501.; Bordeaux, 381 f. 25c.; Paris and
Strasburg, 3531. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 262 t. 50c.;
Amiens to Boulogne, 260 f.

BUSINESS DONE; IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS ATTBIi
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 22.
Boulogne and Amiens, lOLA—Luxembourg, —Ditto, I%
Northern of France, 1376—Ofeans and Bordeaux, 4 ex d.
—Paris and Strasbourg, 101—Tours and Nantei, G.