The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

EVENING, JUNE l6, , 1857'

THE LATE LEGISLATURE OF

The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-
ing ar icle •
"At the opening of bet session the Legislative
Body which has just t• rminated i s labours received
the thanks of the Emperor ; it also deserves tho-e
of France. That body, ill:fact, responded in every
respect to all thatFranceaud theEmeeror err ected
from its enlightened views and from its patriotism.
Elected at Vie crese of a period when the abuse of
speech and the omnipotence of assemblies had led
sec ety tit the brink of a precipice. the Legisletive
Billy perfectly under-it-10d the cenditions of its new
task, and wisely kept within it ; the faithfil r(pre-
sentattve of the people which had appeinted it, Lot
to obsu net, but to help the saviour iif Fran i e in
the accomplishment of his proeideriVal t sk, it re
seluti•ly associated itself to all m• aseres of a nature
to consol date order, to re-establish the prosperity
and the gory of the counrry. Thank.; to its excel-
lent spirit, as also to that of the two oiher bodies
of the State, the experiment of the new constitu-
tion was decisive, and the resul sohtainednolouger
admit of any doubt that it is the true national con-
stitution for France.
"No Legislature ever hed a band In realising
such great tit ing,s orperformingsuch uscfulservicter.
The resurrection of the Empire, the ever in the
East, the restoration of general peace, and of the
prestige of the French name, all those memorable
facts in whieh the Legislative Body participated,
and of which one alone wou'd suffice t t assign it a
bight pagein history, must not cost into shade the
rainy important enactments which are the result
of its deliberations. Within a period of five years,
and‘with stssions of three or f reoiiths' duration,
the 1 to Leeisl .tore has done more than our former
assemblies would have dime in ten years of endless
s ssions. The number of -bills which .it has exa-
mined, discussed, and voted arnouurs'te no less
then 979, of which number 240 are of general in-
terest, and 739 Lelong to the local or depattmeutal
interest.
" The olject of many of -the latter was to effect
loans for great works in t'•e towns or in the pro-
vinces. Paris is not alone in constructing new
s•ree's and new buildings ; the provinee• follow her
example, and many of our ancient cit es are under-
going improveinerit, hut prudence bids the Legie-
lative Body and the Government pause upon an
outl ty not without its dangers. While giving its
consent to us-ful expenses the Legislative :body
knew how to restrain needless outlays, and was not
sparing of warnings for the future.
" In the bills of general interest every branch of
the G ivernment has taken part.
" The Department of Justice has undergone es-
sential reforms.
" As regerls the Home-office, the Legislative
Body has warmly suptiortel tee generous measures
taken by the Go venue-int of the Emoeror in the
years of famine, e idernic, arid inundations to help
the unfi irtuna e, to give Work to Vie poor, to in-
crease the funds of the ho-pitals and charitable in-
stitutions.
" But •the most important bill passed in the in-
ternal admini-t•ation is that for the regulation of
the municipality, which, while it leaves to he in-
habitants of the district the right of electing their
councillors, allows the Governmeet to select for
Mayer the man most capable of rising above local
passions and of watching over Vie interests of aIL
"Great public works have had a large share in
the bills vo ed by the Legislature. If the r xecn-
tion of our first Hie is of r• ilw y is due to the head
of the State and to pr- cedieg G 17-4rument-, the
chief ramifications of our ureat national network
were only rendered rioseible be subventions granted
by the Legislative Body.. • The list is a long one ;
it com.prises the lines form Paris to Cherbourg, f om
Bordeanx to Cette,i the junction under one c .m-
-pany of tee line from Lyons to Avienoti a•id from
Avignon to Marseilles, the litre from Bordeaux to
Bayonne, fr m Na'--bonne to Pereigtian, from Lyons
t Geneva, with a branch on Bourg and Macon,
from Sr, Rambert tat Grenrible; frein Grenoble to
Valence, freer the Rhone to the Loire—in fact, all
the lin•s which form the Grand Central, the Pvren-
te an railways, and ihe junction of the Western
Rail way."
The Moniteur then praises the Corps Lsgialatif
for Vie improvement of Vie canals felt the drainage
and fertilising of weste lands in Gaecriny,"and for
tie purchase of the Palace of In.lustry, finally the
Draerage Bill, which plates 100.000,000 f. at the
poeel of agriculture. The Mouiteur then praises
the Leeislative Body for %hat it has done for the
fine arts by granting money for the Rue de Rivoli
arid the Boulevard tie 6,ba5t000), by exempting
from taxes for 30 yea s, the h iuses around the
Louvre, by voting money " fur that incomparable
structure," and for the improvements in, the Bois
de Bouloene.
Die Legislative B dy (it says) has powerfully
contributed to these wonders, which a, e the glory
f present reign, the adtuiratt. n and the envy
of s,rangera.".
The Moniteur then enters into a description of
,he im,,rovem,nts at Lyons, M rseides, Havre,
Rouen. Mootp,:itier, and o her cities, and of the
reformsiaireduced into put l:c inst,uction through
out F. ante. Touching upon the Financial Depart-
meet. it says,--
`" The laws of finance have played agree part in
the 1 gis!aeive perio I which has just terinineted.
" Despite the expenses of ()tie of he greatest arid
roost glorious wars ever known, despiie the scourges
which have des- la ed France, the Governrne t of
the, Emperor has resolutely follaved, supt orted by
the Leg slative Bo ly, the task whir h he from the
very first impostel upon him-elf of making the bal-
' alive of the bu 'ge • a real one, with _ut imposing
additional taxes; and onthe very marew aft-r the
wa- he presented a nudger fir the considera ion of
the great Weirs of the State in which the antici-
pated receipts balance the expenses."
orif"utl: measures of local in-
e internal postage sys-
terle?lsfst suerecnhu
tont, ac., the Moniteur says
auslearait.eifugginvna
But the roust import nt financial measure in
which the Leg-sletive b dy toek part is incorytes'a-
-13!37 that of the national loans. By giving thee, fer
the first time a democratic ch.racter, by calling
upon tee whole n etion to 8430116 e to them, Cie
Eruperer has done f r the c Reete' what 'B9 did f ir
tile earth • hencefeeth the cultivator of the soil and
the wo-knian are less interes ed than e capi-
ta list in the stability of credit ; hen• efort I, all cies, es
part cipate in all advantages as in all charges upon
the c.uniry. The Legislative bo ly understeo I the
bearing of that great measure and heartily joined
ie it. The result is known in the maiiagement of
the war and in the prestige of France abroad. The
eagerneas with which the loans were eutscr.bed to
even in the rem. t at liaellete produced no lesser
effect than did the heroism of our sol lie's under
th e walls of Sebastopol, and Europe behe'd wi h
equal est nishwent the extent of our financial re-
surerties and the power of our arms
" The army, which has done so much for the
g'oiry of France and fir the peace of the world,
could not-fail to he the roject of it• e .spscial interest
of t he Emperor and of the Deputies of the country.
W-thout speaking l'f the considerable sums de-
voted etch year in the budget te keep up and in-
cretese our lan I and seat f rces, the Legislative body
hail to vote a s-ries if measures for improving the
ecraditien of our Bailees and siediers."
The Moniteur here enumerates the various local
an,astires adopte I for the above purpose. It con-
cludes as follows :

"This rapid glance on the labours of the Me
Logislature will suffice to show its claim to the
gra itude of the country. While making less noise
th:.n so many other defibi-ratlve a•seniblii-s, it has
all the latttet answered it. caging, and taken a
gre •ter ehate in all god that ha.a b-,en done
dozring that memorable peri.id. D prived of the
is egerous ge • f making and u iniakiog
of obstructing she match of Govern
m ent, of tr nsforming the Tiibiine into a pedestal
fo r ambition or vanity, the Legislative holy was
em.abled to deliberate ou the Bilis bef re it without
tb e stir of p litieal re.ssions, in the most perfect in-
dependence ofthe Government as of faction.
" While losing the right of proposing, in the
midst of debate,!, amendments which often spoil
,the whole tenour of a bi 1, the Legisl..tive body has
mo; the less that of rejecting or m difying snob
nieamure as it does riot approve. Never was the
right of amendment exercsed in a more ample
or t-fficaeions inanoer—never were bills more care-
fully examined—ni,mer were contradictory opinions
maintained with greater freedom or t
"If the Council of State slid not admit all the
'modifications Proposed by the Legislative body, if
• most of the discussions between tho-e two bodies
terminated in a mutual .uoderstanding, •he cause
:must be sought for in the wisdom with which the
'bills were, prepared before being submitted to the
Legislative body, and in that spirit of conciliation.
that love for the public welfare, with whch all the
great bodies of the State are animated.
"Each of thos boili.s ma' claim a share in the
good which has been done. All of them have un-
derstood and ably fulfilled the high mission which
they hold from the constitution and from the eon-
fid,nce placed in th-m by the Emperor.
" During six years of incessant labour the Coun-
cil of State has had not only to prepare all t..eb Hs,
all the budge s,
Legislative body and the Senate, taut also to &H-
-and to support them before the
berate upon all measures of public utility, to de-
cide all appeals; all crnt-sts respec ing
th• different
branches of the Adtuinisrail,.n. To fulfil tits ina-
mouse task it was nece•sary, with he superior in-
telligence, the talent of soeee•f-,
the indel.tigable
activity and tact which distingiOash the Ple,idt.nt
the Council of State, to have :it' e 00-overanon of
that a‘teein blage of enlightenment and devotion
which make that body the we rthy continuation of

the traditions of the CounciFoTSiate of the First
Eratdr..
I " The Senate, which consists of the most emin-
ent men of ae clergy, of ttb- army, of the navy. of
th- m•gistracy, and of the Governo.eot, a vi tel
I
itself wi h no less zeal and taleot of the superior
task assigned to it by thy constitution. N
discussed in the Council of State an.t passed by thi-
Irgislative body could be ome witiwitt the ap-
proval of the Senate. All serious petitions were
there c Irefully examined. Nenatu3 Conitc7la were
rendered. to give fuller play to our in,t,tutions, and
many measures of great public interest have al-
ready emanated or will shortly emanate from its
deliberations.
"Thus, . each of the three great bodies of the
State has a claim upon th • grAitule of the Mu-
I peror and of the country."

CA.RMARTIIENSHIRte ELECTION.

(From the Welshman)

The election of a Parliamentary represen'ative
for this county, to supply he vacancy occasioned
by the death of Mr. Saued rs Davies, took place
oa Friday at Llantido On account of the resig-
nation of Mr. Lloyd Davies, 'he nriicee lines were
diveeed of the interest and excit,.ment of a con-
tested election. It is, however, gratifying that
the county has been spar: d the implea-aiiteess of
a coetest by tee almost tinaniiiions dei,laration of
the electorsin favour of Mr. Pugh, who w ss cho ee,
not by any party, but bythecous its nts as a body,
without any reference to pelit;cal di-tinction. Teis
is a rewarka' le fact pregnant with meaning ; for.
it was not rinly the yeomanry of ,he coun v wt-o
supported him, but gentlemen of ereal; aftlu nce
and who occupy an iefluential pesieon—etentle-
men who used to rally round differeet pelitical
standards. Tee indepeadence, tie ackn iwlerlged
abilities, the honesty of purpo-e, and 'he
liberal tendencies of Mr. Pull' poin'ed him
out • as pre-eminently qualified for the
honour which lias been co,iferr d urea' him
by an ova whelming m.jority of the const tnency.
So favourably was his received and so unite sa:ly
supperted that it has been stated by many compe-
tent to judge that he would• have received twenty
votes to one over any other candidate. It was
na uratly expected th a gentleman so p pular
would be greeted to-day by a laree. number of
electors anxious- for any demonstration of th it
feelings towards him, and a'tlioug,h the proc -erlines
were s rictly formal there was a very la ge attend-
ance, including the m•-st infliteatial vot-rs in he
county, who seemed to vie with each oiler in
according Mr.-Pugh a Iseartv recet ti,,n. The shoes
of the town were ail closed and business generally
suspended, so that the inhabitants turned lint en
masse. A hand of music par ided the streets and
the bells of the paii-h chorch pealed. merrily.
Triumpl,al arches of evergreens and Howe- spa, tied
the principal thoroughteres, . and , the whale pl ice
put on a gay and festive appi-arance. Th-s ever-
green arch near the Town-hall was ta-tetilly got
up, and in the centre wreathed with flowers were
the words " Pugh ; the right man in the right
place." Near the Ci‘wilor Arms a bantier was sus-
pended in tee middle of the street bearing the fol-
lowing inscription :—"A fact fer the Elect rs
When an Independent con, se is pursued it ulti-
mat, ly succeeds. Witness, Pugh is in, Lloyd
Davies is out." This iescrietton was feytooned
with flewers, and underueeth was a device in ever-
gre -us and brilliant col teed &wets resembling a
crown. There was arieteer arch ef some artis is;
pretens-ons a lithe hevond the Castle Ho el.
Ate-ut a quart-r b foe ten Mr. Pugh, accom-
panied by a large ntirnher of his friends and sup-
-porters in carriages end on horseba k, arrived at
•he Town-hall am d the voc:ferote- cheering of the
populace. At ten o'clock the High Sheriff, C.
Morgan, Esq., Alltygog, wi'h his deputy, F. Gr en,
Esq., s `r, eniered the r ,oda, which was l'te-
rally terunged, many being unaele to gain a
hearing. In the assembly them' was a number of
fashionably attired ladies, including Mrs. Jones, of
Pantglaie who manifested a lively laciest in the
tioasibiation •
The writ having been read, and the other forms
observed,
The HIGH SHERIFF rose and- slid,--We are as-
sembled to elect a knight of this shire to fill the
va tancy caused by the decease it our friend Mr.
Lloyd Davies. (Laughter.) I mean Mr; Saun-
ders Davies. Has any one a candid ,te to propose ?
Mr. W. R. H. PowELL, 111,esgwyn (who was
heartily cheered), said,—A ve y brief space of time
has elapsed since we assembled in this hall for the
pimp se of re-electing a gentleman to represent this
county in Parliament; whoa() sudden dealt is de-
plored by every one. (Hear, heir.) In public and
private life Mr. S. Davies was alike beloved and
respected by all. That I ber 1 hear--so generous--
so just, endeared him to all as a member of Pa.l a-
went, a neighbour, and a friend. (Applause.) His
memory is engraven on the h. -arts of the county,
and it will long live in the affections of the pc.ple.
We are now met to fi'l the vacancy occ isioned.
the death of our friend. It is with great rrluct ince
that I stauti thus pr m-neritly for we, d, as I feel
sure there are very many others more coin) etc it
tothe duty; and who eou-d perform it more to your
satisfaction. .:(Cries of no, 'no.) But es I was one
of the deputati- at who wa ted upon Mr. Pugh to
induce him to come forward as a candidate, under
the impression that it was the wish of a large ma-
joriiy of the electors, which subsequentevents have
borne-out, I was urged to complrt the t .sk t- -day
in the nomination of Mr Pugh. (Cheers.) It is,
there ore, my plea;ing duty to propose in every
respect a worthy successer of Mr. S. Davies, our
late lamented represent-dive. Mr. Pu,;ll's high
character and attainments tieed no eulogium from
me. His career in public and private line is b-fitre
us. He has always lived amo get us, and we kno
his worth. (Cheers.) As C of Quarter
Sessions for many years, he ever pursued a clear,
straight-f Twa rd, and indepen-lent cour-e—Necur, d
the respect and merited the approbation of us all.
(Applause.) Fo- his priva e wer hinny refer te the
regard and est-em evinced fer him in ,his nigh-
bourhood wh, re he resides—to the ceuety at laige,
and to the feelings displayed here to-day. (Loud
cheers) For his pol- -ice! views Ila f r you to Ids
full, manly, an, I feeltng ad tress. (H-ar, heat%)
He was ready to go fir r form and improvement
where necessary. (Loud applause.) His c wive-
tion with the landed interest ref the eourity, eni his
high a-taintnen's pout hire out as the firee-t man
to represent us in -Parliament. I can truly say
from my h -sit ,hat tee honour conferred upon him
—the t ust respesed in his hinds, will never be
tarnished while iu les keeping It is the refer° with
witch pleasure thet I nominate Mr. David Push,
Manoraben, as a fit and Proper per-on to repro
sent the county of Carmarthen in tie Commons
House of Parliament (Lo td eh re)
Msjor LEWES, of Clyntiew, wlio was loudly
cheered, s 'id—l rise to second t re -nomitia ion of
Mr. David Pugh to represent t-,i-i important c‘iurity
in Parliament, and in doing so I am acre you will
permit me to allude to the c-inse of our m-eting
here to-day, as I was one of the nearest ighbou, s
of our lake much lamen ed represeu•arive, Mr. S
Davies—(hear, hear)—to w-toe memory I willingly
ray every tribute of respect. I had iteny eppor
tunities of knowing his worth, and most ceufide.n ly
assert in the presenc of you all, who kuew him
well, that he not only adorne I the public et.tion
he filled, but in private life his unit rin k-ndne-s
and courtesy secured him the tete--m and respect
of every mac,. I may say that in private life he
was beloved by every line. (Applause) In speak-
ing of Mr. Pugh's quaiiticatious for tee duties to

whih he is nom- in:4_ ed, I feel I &moll 131 onneces-

s-telly taking up the time of the rn, etimz, and I
.itha,l not therefore enlar.le upon his tr fi-ness
t represent this county inyarli.ment. As chair-
man of the Qu-trter Se,sions he had given unquali-
fied swisfaction a d won t. he e-te-rn and rtspe:t of
the whole county. (Cheers.) I alit sure that in
re' tuning him to day to represent this county we
shall put t,re right man in the right plat', and I
now Beyond the nomination. (L I ch-ers )
The HlOli SHERIFF then put the ti,ual question
three times, and th rr being no o• her candidate he
declared Mr. Pugh duly &&:ted.
Mr. PHGH (who was evidently labouring under
cons:di-rage emotion, and who was vocifernusiy
cheered) said—lt now becornes my duty to return
itianks to the gte.-t cinisti:uency the county,
who wilt unpar dieled unanimity hwt, made me
he'r representative. (Applaute.) I av fully
aware of the responsibility wid.h such unanimity
entails ou the otject o! its. choics ; I might falter
when I contemplate the diversity of intertsts com-
mitted to my Charge ; I might &spair nf being the
apt r• preeenta-ive of opinions wide as a() poles
asunder ; but, supported as I am by the generous
spirits who when a contest was imminent ctine for-
ward to uphold me, I will neither despair nor falter,
because I perfectly compreheOd the position in
which I stand here, and I know .the conditions on
which I have been supported. (Lout chee.s.)
Many have enrolled themselves- among my friend,
who know little of my opinions, who believe that
my principles—as far bt3 they know teem—d ff r
irom their own ; yet they give me c edit for hone- ty
of purpose, for rectitude of intention, and a w sh to
labour fur the public good, and under this s'andard
I have conquered. (Applause.) I indulge the Lop,
*.hat, when;l return here, not one of the magnifi-
eil array which b-friends me on this occasion will
be able to say that • I have betrayed him. In the
e*.ition in which I stand, far from being dismaye I,
[ tee only an addit °nal to 14bour as fa:
inc ottive
is possible for the gi,od of the routitry. And t
situation is more congenial to my feel ngs in tit's
respect, that I have never had any sympathy wit t.
that violent. party spirit—happily more rife in othi-1
days than in our own-;;(applause)—Which seam to