The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-14 00:00:00

THETHE= FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The proposition of M. BEttairEa for the re-imposi-
tion of the salt-tax, in order to return to the land-
owners the additional 45 centimes levied by the Pro-
visional Government, has been met by a notice of
motion by M. LAGRANGE, that the milliard of the in-
demnity accorded to emigres on the re-establishment
of the Bourbons shall be restored to the State with
interest, by the persons who received it, or by their
heirs; and that part of it shall be employed in the
repayment of the 45c. He also demands that this
proposition shall he referred to the Committee on M.
BERRYER'S motion, and that the Committee, if pos-'
Bible, shall report on both at the same time.
M. Ducoux proposes that for the reimbursement
of the milliard and for that of the 45c., there shall be
levied every year a tax of 25 per cent. on all the
revenues of those who shared in the milliard, until it
shall have been paid off integrally, and that this sum
shall be divided amongst all the tax-payers, except
the above-named class, after there shall have been
deducted from it a sum of 174,212,4041. 26c., the
amount received from the 45c., which shall be divided
among the rightful claimants.
The National has the following on M. BEERTER'S
proposition :
" Who will pay the sums necessary for this re-imburse-
meet? The consumers of salt. Thus the consumers of
salt will first give with one hand what they will receive
with the other as a restitution; and, moreover, they will
have to pay into the Treasury the sums necessary for
the entire reimbursement of all the other tax-payers.
Who then, M. Berryer, are the salt consumers? The
most unfortunate, the poorest of the inhabitants in our
villages. Your friends created agitation in the country
districts; they cried everywhere that the Republic had
caused frightful charges to be imposed on them, in order
to pay the idleness and misconduct of the revolutionists of
great towns; and under pretext of repairing the,injustice of
the republicans, you demand that the poor farmer shall be
despoiled for the advantage of the richest tax-payers. It
was thus some years ago, whilst jobbers, enriched by the
purchase of the property of emigrols, displayed their luxury,
you demanded the milliard of indemnity from the peasants.
The Republic, to pay the debts of the monarchy, de-
manded a painful sacrifice from all citizens; the chief of
the Legitimatists wishes these painful charges to weigh
wholly on the most unfortunate. Each one had his sad
share of the inheritance left by the monarchy, and M.
Berryer wishes the poor to support it alone. His pro-
ject of restitution is nothing more than a project of
spoliation."
The intrigues of the Jesuits have succeeded in
procuring the silencing of M. MICHELET, and a de-
cree has been issued suspending the delivery of
lectures which he was in the habit of deliver-
ing as Professor of History in the College
of France. In consequence of this suspension,
the students, to the number of upwards of
1,000, yesterday assembled in front of the Sorbonne,
and proceeded in procession with a petition to the
Legislative Assembly. They visited on the route the
offices of the Evinement, the National, the Presse,
and the Republique, and arrived at the Palace of the
Assembly shortly before the commencement of the
sitting. On their approach the troops stationed in the
Palace, took arms. The students quietly drew up on
the Place, and several, stepping out of the ranks,
handed the petition to one of the officers of the As-
sembly. They then resumed their march, crying
" Vive la B‘publique!" " Vive MICHELET !" crossed
the Pont de la Concorde and the square of the same
name, and proceeded along the Boulevards, with Oil
intention of paying a visit to M. MICHELET at Lb
private residence.
At the opening of the sitting M. VERSIGNY rose and
said, " I have the honour of depositing a petition,
signed by upwards of 200 students, which was
brought to the Assembly by 1,000 or 1,200 of their
comrades, who had not the time to sign it.—(" Oh,
oh ! " on the Right ; " they were scarcely 300.") .The
signers,'' continued M. VERSIGNY, "protest against the
arbitrary Act which has suspended the lectures of the
Hon. M. MlCHELET."—(Laughter on the Right ;
bravoes on the Left.)
The Evinemeut states that the dissolution of the
National Guard of Straaburgh was decided on three
days since, in a Council of Ministers.
The Bourse was again almost deserted by the usual
speculators, and there was scarcely any business trans-
acted. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 10c.; and
closed at the same price; the Three per Cents. were
quoted at 57f. 80c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 886 f. 25c.;
Avignon, 192 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 428 f. 75c. ; Basle,
156 f. 25c.; Bourdeaux,,397f. 50c.;'Paris and Strasburg,
367 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 256 f. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE ]N FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 13.

Boulogne and Amiens, 9% Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 17%—Dutch Rhenish,334—Great Indian Pen-
insula,'► 23% Luxembourg, 2%—Namur and Liege, 8—
Northern of France, 15 Orleans and Bordeaux, 3%—Paris
and Orleans, 36%—Paris and Rouen, 26—Paris and Stras-
bourg, 10%—Sambre and Meuse, 3IA Tours and Nantes, 51n