The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
ALLAIS, the denouncer of the alleged Bonapartist
plot for the assassination of General CHANGARNIER
and M. Dun N, has, as ,might have been foreseen
from the conduct of the judge on the first day of the
trial, been convicted of calumny. He was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment and to a fine of 300 francs.
Notwithstanding this decision, M. Dump: still pro-
fesses his belief in the existence of the plot, and re-
fuses to accede to the demand of the Government for
the dismissal of M. YoN. In this refusal he is sup-
ported by the Questors of the Assembly, who insist
upon the right of the Assembly to appoint its own
police force. The matter must come before the As.
sembly for decision, and MM. BAROCHE and CARLIER
declare they will resign if M. YoN is continued in
office, whilst M. Durirr declares that he will resign
the Presidency of the Assembly should M. YoN be
dismissed.
Overtures have been made from the Elysee to M.
ODILON BARROT to take office, but be declines.
The Minister of the Interior having published a
"communicated" note,lbut without signature, in the
Moniteur denying the existence of an official report,
to which allusion was made in the debate on the
California lottery by M. PASCAL DIPRAT, that gen-
tleman has addressed the following note to the Mi-
nister in reply :
" You have published an anonymous note, in which it
is said that the report read by me in the debate on Sa-
turday has never existed. This is my answer. I affirm
that tne report has existed, and that it existed at the
moment I addressed my interpel.ations. I affirm that
the report was written at the instance of M. Barccbe
himself. I affirm that the Minister has read the report.
In fact I showed myself too generous in retiring at the
tribune before the word of one of the members of the
Cabinet. I believe it to be even so now in contenting
myself with no more than a simple denial.
" Accspt, &c.,
" PASCAL DUPRAT, Representative of the People."
The crusade against Protestantism threatened by
MM. MONTALEMBERT, DE FALLOUX, and Co., has
commenced. Henceforth Protestant children are to
be refused admission to the public schools and
universities. The fact is thus announced in the

Siicle :
" A plan which we heard mentioned, but to which we
could not attach any credit, appears; however, to be
serious. The question is said to be nothing more nor
less than to exclude from the public schools all children
whose parents are not Catholics. Special schools will
be appropriated tor children of Protestants and other
creeds recognised in France. We are well assured that
this unjustifiable idea is seriously contemplated. The
Bishop of Viviers, and other members of the episcopacy,
•are its warm promoters and defenders. The fuuch-
mental prie;eipl. of 17R9, that the state is laical, and that
all Frenctanen are equal in the e.,v or the Ltv, would be
thus audaciously overthrown, and old religious animo-
sities would be revived. It is a great misfortune for
such an idea to be even spoken of; but what would be
the consequence if it should be realised?"
The Bourse was dull, and the price of public se-
curities declined. Tne Five per Cents. opened at 951.
50c., and closed at 95f. 35c.; the Three per Cents.
closed at 57f. 45c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 870 f.;
Rouen, 6801. ; Havre, 271 f. 25c.; Great Northern,
478 f. 75c. ; Basle, 1361. 25c.; Bordeaux, 3971. 50e. ;
Paris and Strasburg, 356 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes,
2481. 75c.
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