The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

[HE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The following is the official account of the journey
of the PRESIDENT to Compiegne :
" The President of the Republic on Saturday evening
started for Compiegne, to pay the visit promised by him
when there last year. He left the Elykee at halt-past
eleven, and was received at the railway station by Baron
de Rothschild, president, aed MSt. Deleveque, Periere,
Ca:llard, and Delon, members of the board of directors
of the Northern Railway Company. The President of
the Republic, who was dress d in plain clothes, was ac-
companied by M. Boulay (do la Meurthe), the Vice-Pre-
sident of the Republic, the Minister of War, and Co-
lonel de Belleville and Captain do Toulongeon, his
aides-de-camp, who went in the same carriage with
him. The Prefect of Police accompanied the President
as far as the station. The Ministers of the Interior
and of Public Works and several representatives, in-
cited to the
.fite but detained at the bitting of the
Assembly, could not accompany the President, but
left Paris in the afternoon. In less than two hours
the train accomplished the whole of the distance be-
tween Paris and Compiegne, after a short stoppage at
Pont dee sad Beaumont. At the latter station a woman
advanced to the President's carriage and solicited the
discharge of her son, who was serving in the 18th Regi-
ment of the line, and whose time would expire in a few
months. The Prince received the application graciously
charging the Minister of War to comply with it. it e
was hailed with the warmest enthusiasm by the persons
who had assembled. A brilliant assemblage awaited
him at Compiegne. On alighting from the carriage he
was received by M. Randoing, Prefect of the Oise, M.
do I_ )taud, sat-prefect of the arrondissement, and the
mayor and his deputies. The commandant of the Na-
tional Guard, the colone:3 of the B.h Dragoons, the
commandants cf the gendarmerie, and of the del 6: of the
Bth Hns:ars were also present. A salvo of artillery
from the National Guard announced the arrival of the
train. A carriage was in waiting, which the Pre-
sident catered, and he proceeded in it to the
chateau. A triumphal arch, with the initials
•L. N.,' surmounted by two eagles and tri-coloured
flags, and bearing the motto, ' Viva le President,'
was erectel De the entrance of the town, and the streets
through which the Prince passed on his way to tl.e
chateau were ornamented with garlands of flowers and
evi rgreens. The houses were also dressed out with
flags, and the bells of the churches rang a merry peal.
The Hotel de Ville was ornamented with devices in
which the arms of the town were mingled with the ini-
tials of the illustrious visitor. The people of the coun-
try had not been informed of the visit of the President
on Saturday, and they mustered but few in number, but
all the inhabitants of the town were at their windows to
welcome the President. On reaching the court of the
chateau, the Prince was received by the National Guard,
a squadron cf the Bth Dragoons, and a picket of the B.h
Hussars, and was hailed with enthusiastic cries of Viva
Napoleon!' After reposing himself for a short time, he
went into the ball-room, where he received the cleney, the
military and municipal authorities, the members of the
different courts of law, &c. At three o'clock the Presi-
dent and his suite went to visit the manufactory of Ours-
camp, nearly eight miles from the town. The Prince
was received at the entrance of the establishment by M.
Peigte Delacourt, the director of the Ourscamp Com-
pany, who presented to him Mr. Lecomte and M. Mer-
cier, the director of the works. He visited all the
workshops, which were in full activity, and inquired
with much interest into all the details connected with
the work, the pay of the workmen, &c. He afterwards
visited the houses and gardens of the workmen. His
visit was signalised by several incidents, which produced
a lively impression on all present. A poor woman, car-
rying a side child, twelve years of age, met the Presi-
dent and the Bishop of Beauvais, who accompanied him.
The prelate gave his blessing to the child; at the same
time the President gave the poor woman a proof of his
munificence. An old soldier recovering from sickness, was
the next object of his notice, and to him one of the
aides-dc-camp gave two pieces of gold. At one cf
the homes visiteu by the President a wedding was being
celebrated. The bride advanced to the President
and begged him to honour her humble residence with a
visit. The Prince graciously accepted the invitation, and
to expressions of congratulation for the happy couple,
added a present of 200 f. for their first-horn child. The
Prince afterwards visited the ruins of the abbey, and
the Salle des Morts, which is still in a perfect state of
preservation. This Gothic hall derives its name from
its having been used as the burying place of the abbes of
Ourscarep. The Prince terminated his visit by gains to
the ancient residence of the rabbes of the order, which
now serves as the residence of the director of the manu-
factory. He was received at the foot of the grand
staircase by Mme. and Madile. Peigt ti.Delacourt and
other ladies. The President gave his arm to Mme. Dela-
court, and entered the dining•room,where an elegant col
lation was laid out,and cf which he partook. While at table
the President entered into conversation with the director
on the subject of the manufactory, and in the remarks
be made, clearly evinced how much he had at heart the
interests of the working classes. On leaving, the Prince
placed 400 francs in the box destined for the relief of
the sick. The numerous workmen of the establishment
had assembled in a line outside the gates, and as the
President passed along their ranks he was hailed with
loud cries of Vivo Napoleon At six o'clock the
President and his suite returned to the chateau, which
he soon afterwards left on horseback, accompanied by
his aides-decamp, to take a ride in the neighbourhood.
At eight o'clock the Ministers of the Interior and Public
Works and about twenty representatives arrived. A
dinner of sixty covers was given by the Prince to the
Ministers and other distinguished personages. In the
evening there was a grand reception."
The Journal des Debuts takes up, on the part
of the press, the gauntlet thrown down by the As-
sembly, and shows that if 'the war is to be continued
between these two powers it will be the Assembly
that must ultimately succumb. It says—
" The Assembly ought to know that it it declares war
against the press as an institution, as a power in the state,
or rather as a power and society, it is striking its own
allies—rather it is striking against itself. Press and
Parliament may sometimes quarrel; bat for all that, we
contend that our lives and fortunes are identified 0
legislators! you are now flinging food to popular pas-
sions. Be it so; the cry to day is 6We must get rid of
these writers.' Heaven grant that this may not one day
be followed by this other cry, We must get rid of these
talkers.' "
The Conatitutionnel advises the immediate proroga-
tion of the Assembly for two months.
It will be remembered that during the course of the
discussion on the electoral law, M. TRIERS declared
that it was not an attack upon universal suffrage, but
that it would merely disfranchise homeless vagrants,
thieves, and dishonest persons. Among the persons
disfranchised is M. TRIERS himself. In which of his
own categories are we to class him ? It would, in-
deed, appear that the members of the Assembly have,
in passing this electoral law, passsed a self-denying
ordinance.

The Evenement says—
" A question of some interest is about to be presented
for the consideration of the jugs de paix of the second
arrondissement. Are the representatives of the people
electors from the fact of their holding that office, or
must they fulfil the conditions of the electoral law? It
is an interpretation of Art. sof that law. In fact, it ap-
pears to result from it that the representative has the
right to have Paris regarded as his legal domicile, but
not that his function as representative gives him the
quality of elcctpr. It is on the name of Al. Thiers that
the question will be started. Some citizens have re-
quired his being struck off the list; they wish to prove
to him that he forms part of the vile multitude."
Trade is reviving in all parts of France, and the
prospects of the harvest and of the vintage are ex-
cellent.

Atelegraphic dispatch from Madrid, of the 13th,
states that the health of the Queen of SPAIN conti-
nues good. The joy of the Orleanists at the death of
the young Prince is stated to be unbounded.
The Patrie says, according to accounts received
from Buenos Ayres to the sth of May, there is rea-
son to fear that the negotiations opened with General
ResAs by the French Government will not be at-
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with a pacific result.
f comparative47, 1848 , and statementB49.
The imports in
Tthhee
1849 were 1,142,000,000 f., in 1848
they ware only 861,000,000 f., but in 1847 they had
reached 1,342,000,0001.; the year 1849 shows an
increase of 281,000,000 f. over 1848, and a decrease
cf 900,000,0001. as compared with 1847. The
exports in 1847 were 1,270,000,000 f.; in 1848,
1,153,000,000 f. ; in 1849, 1,422,000,000 f. The
.A.ssembly definitively voted the Bill relative to the
establishment of pension funds for the opera-
tive classes by 560 to 1. It afterwards resumed the
discussion on the Press Bill, and adopted, first, an
amendment of a pasfANT, subjecting ;o stamp