The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-12 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

these Sts have announe2d that they entirely concur
in the views of Austria.

We Dave received the Paris journals of Saturday
and yesterday.
It is evident that the partizans of the Elysee are
anything but sanguine as to the disposition of the
Assembly to revise the Constitution in such a sense as
shall secure to the PRESIDENT the prolongation of his
powers. In the Con.vtitutionnel we find the following,
which may be considered as at the same time a threat
to the Assembly and a bid for democratic support :
" In 1852, it is agreed by every one, and the Socialist
party has announced it to us, that the law of May 31
will be the standard of revolt; the great revolutionary
emeute will have its mot d'ordre, and we know that
in all the sanguinary days of our history it was only
necessary to have a mot d'ordre and a standard for a
civil war to break out. In presence of the ardent and
invincible respect of the National Assembly for the
latter of the Constitution, may not the President of the
Republic also feel fresh scruples, and in his patriotism
be alarmed at sanguinary collisions? May he not, by
his Ministers, demand from the National Assembly
the repeal of the law of May 31? We believe that
this law, which found a strong majority to vote it, will
again find one to maintain it. But in that case let
the majority beware! The National Assembly would
create for itself a new and difficult situation in the
country. On one side the revision of the Constitution is
objected to ; on the other, carrying even to the blindest
stoicism this adoration of the text of the Constitution,
the revocation of the law of May 31 would be refused,
a law which, on the day of voting, would light up an
immense conflagration in every part of the country.
That conflagration would not certainly be to be feared
if there existed between the two powers, between the
National Assembly and the President of the Republic, a
powerful accord of ideas and of action. But, if, after
having accomplished its own object, the National As-
sembly leaves us there, exposed to every kind of con-
flict, and to the most frightful catastrophes, we at least
ask from it the repeal of a law which is only useful to
itself. Could the National Assembly, under such cir-
cumstances, at the eve of a re-election, render us any
assistance ? Certainly not. Would the Executive
Power and the Government, on the eve of changing
hands, be.well armed enough to defend us from assas-
sination and from pillage ? Certainly not. The Na-
tional Assembly, therefore, holds in its hands the lives
and fortunes of society; it cannot wisb that it should be
destroyed. To sum up, then, let the National Assembly
revise the Constitution for the safety and prosperity of
France ; or, if that be not voted, let the law of May
3l be revoked in order not to increase our dangers."
M. DE LAMARTINE, in the Pays, declares himself
an advocate for the revision of the Constitution, pro-
vided such revision shall be made legally, and shall
not be made in the exclusive interest of any man or
any party, and that it shall be preceded by a return
to universal suffrage, thus leaving to the people at
large the free exercise of the sovereig❑ right to ap-
point a constituency, with full powers to revise the
Constitution on safe republican bases.
" Much regret is felt at Grenoble," says the Bulle-
tin de Paris, "that a great number of the officers of
the National Guards should have given in their resig-
nation, in consequence of the suspension of the
Colonel ; for the Government will probably feel it-
self compelled to disband the whole of the National
Guard of the place." Out of 168 officers of the
National Guard of Grenoble, 102 resigned.
The Aioniteur of Sunday contains a decree diisolv-
in the National Guard of Grenoble.
The Legislative Assembly postponed the fhrther
discussion on the Western Railway Bill to Monday,
in order to consider the proposition of AI. SCHIECHER
for lowering the fares of third-class carriages one
fourth.

Before submitting to the Diet the question of ad-
miszion with all her states,Austria will lay before that
body the protest of France and England, and call on
it to protest against this interference i❑ their internal
affairs. It is probable that she will also call on the Diet
to put an authentic interpretation on that article of
the final act of Vienna, which declares as a purely
domestic matter the admission of new states into the
Confederation. Count ARNIM is instructed to make
the necessary propositions on this subject.
The Berli❑ Chambers were to be prorogued on the•
9th. The Provisional Central Federal Commission
will be dissolved on the 15th.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.
An Imperial ukase has been published at St. Pe-
torsburgh, declaring Poland to be the 16th postal dis-
trict of Russia.

About three weeks ago, as some boatmen when
dredging in the river Zbrucz, which separates Galli-
clan from Russian Podolia, they came on a colossal
statue in stone, which they succeeded in bringing
safe to land. The height is about 18 feet, and the
figure has four heads covered with curly hair and
without beard. It was recognised immediately to be
the representation of SVANTOVIT, one of the principal
gods of the old Sclavonian race. It is supposed to
have lain in the water for at least ten centuries, and
is in excellent preservation, nothing being wanting
except the bow and horn, the former from the right
hand and the second from the left. This divinity
had a celebrated temple at Arkona, in the isle of
Rugen, where human victims were sometimes offered
up. This temple, remarkable for the wealth which
it contained, was destroyed in 1168 by WALDEMAR
1., King of Denmark. This statue, which is the
only one extant of the divinity, has been presented
by Count POTOSKI, on whose ground it was found, to
the University of Cracow.

HOLSTEIN.
The sudden departure of M. DE TILLISCIX from
Kiel is attributed to a Ministeriel crisis at Copen-
hagen, resulting from the notes lately received from
the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna.
The Breslau Gazette of the Bth says the mission
with which the Count DE PLESSEN, the Danish Am-
bassador, is charged with to the Austrian Court, is
less with the view of the settlement of the Schleswig-
Holstein question than to the obtaining that it shall
be submitted to a European Congress, a result much
desired by the Emperor of RUSSIA. It is thus wished
to withdrawn the subject from the action of the Ger-
manic Diet.

M. Moan( (de la Drome) has presented a proposi-
on for the establishment of a property tax.
The Committee charged to examine the different
questions relative to the affair of the La Plata treaty
has concluded that part of its work which relates to
the subsidies consented to by the convention of the
12th of June, 1448, in favour of Monte Video, and
has charged M. .LARRABURE, its reporter, to demand
urgency from the Assembly for the grant of an ex-
traordinary supplementary credit of 153,598 f. 41c. on
the estimates of 1850, for the payment of that sub-
sidy during the second six months of 1850, and of an
extraordinary credit of 850,000 f. on those of 1851 for
the payment of the said subsidy during the first six
months of 1851. The Committee has postponed
until its next sitting the commencement of the dis-
cussion relative to the ratification of the treaties be-
tween France and the Argentine and Uruguay Go-
vernments.
The Paris correspondent of the Indipendance of
Brussels, writing on the Bth, says :—" There has
been a good deal of talk to-day of a letter received
by a young member of the right, stating that an in-
terview had taken place between the Duke D'AUMALE
and Count DE CHAMBORD at Milan. The former, if
the receiver of the letter is to be believed, declared
himself completely subjugated; and even added this
familiar phrase, which is singular as an eulogium—
The Prince completely humbugged me' (Le prince
mi a completement blague). You will believe what
you will of this strange piece of news ; I repeat only
what is said." The same writer also says :—" It ap-
pears that the affair of M. CHANGARNIER and N.
LEDRU ROLLIN (the invasion of England by the
former at the head of 12,000 men, to establish a Re-
public), will give rise to discussion in the tribune or
the press. It is affirmed that M. JULES FAYEE,
who was present at the nocturnal interview of the
general and the ex-Minister of the interior of the re-
volution, is to give explanations."
The Bulletin de Paris says :—" We learn from a
good source that the Prince DR JOIN VILLE has writ-
ten to a person of some importance, that neither he
nor the Duke DE NEMOURS, nor the Duke D'AU-
MALE, had authorised any one to consent in their
names to the fusion, or to anything relating to it.
This letter is said to have. arrived in Paris two days
since. The fusion, therefore, at the present time, re-
sembles those marriages which want nothing but the
consent of the parties whom negotiations wish to bring
together."
We find the following in the Assemblie Aationale:
—" Count DE DIEfRICHSTEIN, who, until the
events of 1848, filled with so much distinction
the post of Austrian Ambassador at the English
Court, has been for the last two days at Paris.
The visit of this diplomatist is, it is said, con-
nected with the project of the incorporation of the
non-German provinces of the Austrian monarchy
into the German Confederation. This project it
is not now possible to realise in presence of the oppo-
sition of the great Powers, but the persevering will:of
the chief of the Austrian Cabinet is too well known
for any one to feel astonishment at seeing him persist
in his idea. Prince DE SCHWARTZENBERG waits
until circumstances will allow him to resume with
advantage his project of incorporation ; and at present
he wishes to induce France, if not to co-operate, at
least to renounce any formal opposition to it. Such
appears to be the object of the mission of Count DE
DIETRICHSTEIN."
USINESS )•il;', IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 10.
Boulogne and Amiens, 9% —Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 171 A—East Indian, 16—Luxembourg, I%_
Ditto, 31,i—Namur and Liege, 7—Northern of France, 104
—Paris and Strasbourg, 101,4.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived.
The Gageta publishes a royal decree regulating
the receipts and expenditure for the present year,
subject to such changes as may be made by the
Cortes. The reductions on the last budget amount
to 30,547,000 reals (nearly 8 millions of francs), and
the augmentations to 12,015,000 reals. In addition
to these augmentations, however, a credit of 30
millions of reals is opened for the interest and sinking
fund for the last six months of the year of the public
debt, the regulation of which is ill the course of set-
tlement, and a further credit of five millions of reals
for the arrears of interest and for the sinking fund of
the Treasury debt for the last six months of 1849.
These credits are to be opened only in the event of
their being sanctioned by the Cortes. The budget
of receipts is diminished to the extent of four millions
of reals on the, post-office revenue, and increased to
the extent of 4,500,000 reals in the revenues of
Puerto-Rico. In the budget of receipts will also be
included the extraordinary receipts of thirty millions
arising from the sale of national property. Another
reduction of 32,962,886 reals is mentioned, as shown
by Report No. 3, and an augmentation of 8,498,243
reals, as shown by report No. 4, and for which credits
are opened.
A steamer will leave Cadiz for the Spanish West
Indies on the Ist of every month.
MADRID BOLSA, MAY 6.—Three per Cents., 35k;
Five per Cents., 154. Exchange on London, 50 90.

MONDAY EVENING, MAY l2, 1851.

Railways.

Aberdeen.. ..
Ambergate, Nottingham,
Boston, & E. Juncion
Belfast and County Down
Wolvorhamp.,
and Stour Valley ..
Birkenh., Lan., & Cho&
June., late 33/. 6s. 84..

Do. Chest. & Blrkenhd.,
501. & 251. Consolidated
Do., do., 201.
Bristol and Exeter..
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead
Direct Lond. and Portsm.
Dublin and Belfast Junct.

Dublin and Kingstown

Dundalk and Enniskillen
. Dundee, Pertli,and Aber-
dem Junction ..
Do., New
East Anglian (251. L. &
E. and L. & D.)
Do. E. & H.) ..
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, class A,
late E. U. shares
Do. do. do. ..
Do. do., B is C shared
East Lancashire ..

Do. New quarters ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edin., Perth, and Dundee
Exeter and Exmouth ..
Glasgow and South-West,
Do. do. G. D. & C. stack
Great Northern ..
Do. halves, A, deferral
Do. halves, B, 6 per ct.
Great Southern and
Western, Ireland ..
Great Western ..
Do. New, 17/. ..
Lancaster and Carlisle ..
Do. thirds ..
Lancaster and Preston ..
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Do. quarter shares ..
Do. fifths
Do. West Riding Union!
Leeds and Thirsk

Liverpool, Crosby, and

SotahpOrt
London and Blackwall
Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip
London, Brighton, and

South Coast ..
London and N.-Western
Do. do. new quarters .
Do. fifths
Do. 101. sh., M.& 13 (c)
London and S.-Western .
Do. new 50/.
Do. new 40/. ..
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock ..
Manchester, Sheffield, &
Lincolnshire
Do. Manchester and
Lincoln Union •.
Midland
Do. 501. shares ..
Do. firming & Derby
Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)
Newcastle and Carlisle..
Do. quarter shares ..
Newmarket .. .„ „
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen..
Newry, Warrenpoint, &
Kostrevor • •
NJrfolk „ „
Do. New 20/. shares..
Northern Counties Union
North British..
North Staffordshire ..

North-Western
North & Sth.-West.Janc.
Oxford, Worcester and
Wolverhampton.. ..
Scottish Central ..

Scottish Midland .
Do. new

Shrews. & Birm., Clasi A
Do. Class 8..
Shrews. & Hereford., Old

Do., do., New
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Hawes

Do. Oswestry
Do. New.. .. .

Shropshire Union
Do., A, B, C, & D,
paid up at per cent ..
South Devon ..

South-Eastern
South Wales.. ..
South Yorksh. and Ricer

Dun
Shell., Roth., and Geole,
South Division ..
Stockton and Ilartlepool
Swansea & Loaghor, &c.
raw Vale Extension ..
Thames Haven Dock Anil

Railway
Vale of Neath ••
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick,
Waterford, Wei.. Wick.

and Dublin
West Cornwall ..
West London
Whitehaven and Furness
York, Newcastle, & Ber-
wick ..
Ditto and Newcastle
Extension ..

Ditto G.N.E. purchase
York and North Midlandl

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