The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-22 00:00:00

'THE SUN,. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

Lieut. Mytton's Mind-your-own-Business, list 71b... 0
Betting 6to 4 agst The Captain-2 to lap ;at Gipsey
Queen—and 7to 2 agst Mind-your-own-Bu sir ,ess. Won
by two lengths. Nothing near tho first t wo. Mind-
your-own-Business only went twice round.
The Welter Stakes of 10 Boys. each, h ft, ft ir horses the
property of, and ridden by, officers on fual pay; 13st
each. Three miles. (6 Subs.)
Lieut. Tomlin's Buckjumper
Capt. Lane's Marathon (Mr.. "Moobrris) 2
Capt. Hervey's Meath (Mr. ;Scell) 3
Capt. Pack's Miracle . (Capt. Thomas) 0
Col. Shirley's Farrier Major. ...... (Mr. Winte r'; bottom) 0
Betting-7 to 4 agst Marathon-5 to 2 each agst
BuckjumpQr and Meath—and 7to 2 agst Ferrier Major.
Won cleverly.
THE LEA)IINGTON HANDICAP STEEPLEC HASE.
sto 4 agst Proceed. 12 to 1 agst Si r Peter
Bto 1 agst Little Fanny. Laurie.
10 to 1 agst Vengeance. 16 to 1 agst Tipperary
12 to 1 agst Maria Day. Boy.
12 to 1 agst Venture. 125 to 1 agst
THE ALTHORP PARK STARES (NORTHAIIPTON).
3 to 1 agst Buckhound.

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SAM SLICK'S OLD JUDGE;
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is quite equal to the first. Every page of The Old Jaelge is alive with
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THE ROYAL VISIT to IRELAND.—Messrs.
LLOYD (BROTHERS) and CO. have the hon oar to announce
amt. in consequence of the great desire evinced to view her Majesty's
PICTURE of the Departure of the Royal Squadron. from Kings-
town Harbour, they will, by her Majesty's permission, retain it
until the end of the week, at their Gallery, 22, Ludg et e-hill.
Cards of admission may be obtained on application to J. Cundall,
21, Old Bond-street ;E. Churton, 26, Holler-street, Cavendish-
square; Ackermann and Co., 96, Strand; Clark and Welton, Regent-
street; and at the Publishers.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The First Appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves.
The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respect
'ally informed that

TO-MORROW EVENING
It being the Last Night before Easter, on which (waste*
MR. SIMS REEVES
Will make his appearance in Verdi's Opera,
ERNANI.
Brnani, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Ruy Gomez, Sig. Belietti ; Carlo V.,
Sig. Lorenzo ; Elvira, Madile. Parodi.
Between the acts of the Opera will be presented a Divertissement,
in which hladlle. Amalie Ferraris will make her appearance in a
grand Pas de Deux with M. Charles.
After which will be presented an entirely new and 'original Grand
Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled
LES METAMORPHOSES.
The Music eemposed by Signor Pugni ; the Scenery (entirely new)
by Mr. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. Bradwell ; the Cos-
tumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. Cuombes, ander the superintendence
of Madame Copere.
The Sprite (under the forms of 1, a Page —2, a Rustic Coquette-3,
Will-of-the-Wisp-4, a Folie-5, a Domino-6, a Cavalier), Mdlle.
Carlotta Grisi ; Karl (a Student), M. Paul Taglieni ; Ida (his be-
trothed), Madlle. Rosa ; Momus, M. Charles ; ItZlves, Madlles.
Lose, Ansandon, Julienne, Lamoureux, E. Pascales, and Pascales.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and tickets to be made at the
Opera Rix-office, Colonnade, Haymarket.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
The Directors ofhe Royal Italian Opera beg most reqpectftilly to
inform the Nobility, Gentry. Subscribers, and the Pablis that
TO-MORROW
Will be presmtesi Weber's Grand Opera er
DER FREISCHUTZ,
With entirely new Scenery, Costemes, and A.ppointments.
Agata, Maclaine Castellon ; Annetta, Mdlle. Vera ; Una Paraninfa,
Mdlle. Cotti ; Giulio, Signor Enrico Maralti ; Chillano, Mons. Massol;
Cuno, Signor Bommi ; itgo, Signor L ; Erenaita, Signor
Gregorio; Zamiel, M. DOering: Gaspar, Herr Formes.
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.
The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by
Mrs. Bailey a Mme. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr.
mins ; the Machi nd
nery by Mr. Allen ; the Spectacle arranged by Mr.
A. Morris.
The Deore will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the performances
commence at Eight o'clock precisely.
Tickets for Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be taken for the night
or season.
N.B. Subscribers for the Season will have the option of paying
their Subscriptions in advance (as heretofore), or by monthly in-
stalments.
The terms may be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre (cor-
ner of Hart-street and Bow-street), which is open trim Eleven till
Fire o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. J E
AMS ANDERSON.
TO-MORROW.
Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants,
The Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER ; or, Love at First
Sight. Lord Lewis, Mr. Diddear ; Mirameunt, Mr. Emery : Brisae,
Mr. Davidgm ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon-
tague ; Angelina, Miss T andenhoff ; Sylvia, Miss A. Lansdale.
To be followed by
A DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Madllm. Falser and 'Madame
Louise will appear.
Ti eonelude with MART STUART.
Privet. bout', al. as., 2/. 12s. 6d., 21. 2m., 11. lls. 6d., and 15. ls.
Stalls, ss. each.
s. d. s. d.
FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE.
Boxes -4 0 Boxes - -2 0
Fit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0
Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6
Upper Gallery -0 6 INo Half-price to Upper Gallery.
Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster, sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
THIS EVENING.
Will be performed MUM ♦DO ABOUT NOTHING. Benedict,
Mr. C. Kean ; Beatrice, Mrs. C. Kean.
After which TRH ROUGH DIAMOND.
To conclude with THE THREE CUCKOOS.
The Box-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Arches'.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE MOTHER'S
ford,Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed-
0. Smith, Madame Celeste, and Miss E. Chaplin.
After which MT PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs.
Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews.
To be followed by GOING TO THE DERBY.
To conclude with THE DANCING BARBER.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQITE.
Last Night of the Operatic Performances.
Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French
Performances at Use St. JamesEVENlN's Theatre will commence
THIS G,
at Half-past Seven, precisely, with
LE DEBUTANT.
To conclude with Auber's Opera, entitled
LES DIAMANS DE LA COURONNE.
Le Comte de Campo Mayor, M. Chateasilfort ; Don Ilenrigne de
Sandoval, M. Lac ; La Catarina, Madlle. Charton.
The Box-oltice of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till
Five
Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mttehell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-
street.

ROYAL LYChtrld THEATRE.
Under the llanagemeßt of Madame VeStria.
hole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS; EVENING.

Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH.
To be followed by THE ISLAND or JEWRLS.
To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN.I
Dress Boxes. 61.; Upper Boxes, 43. ; Pit, 23. ; Gallery, 11.1 FO
half-price to any part of the house.
All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Alicroft, 15
New Bind-street.

A STLE Y'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATIM.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
An entire change in the Scenes .f the Arena.
New Grand Spectacle.
THIS EVENING
The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a
new Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE DE LEON; or, the Brigand
of Savoy.
To be iollowed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of
the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish-
went.
To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece.
Box-otlice open trom Eleven till Four.
stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

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illi4ll WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAT —Morning, 4G min. after 7 I Evening, 24 min. after g
To-Nfonnow—M ,rnir.q. 11 min. after 9 I Evening, 57 min. after

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 22.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 26; Highest, 34; Noon, 45.

BAROMETER, 30'09.

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WIND Westerly.—fresh breeze, with occasional sunshine,

cumstance fail to infuse an additional enthusiasm into

the greetings accorded last evening to his Royal
Highness. It was felt, doubtless, by the many dis-
tinguished personages there assembled that the enter-
prise suggested by the Priace was one which, if car-
ried out on a scale commensurate with that of its

conception, would live in history as the first fitting
celebration of the victories, the pacific and bloodless

victories, achieved by terrestrial industry. X car-

. -
ried out in accordance with the spirit of its sugges-

tion it must be nothing less than the antithetical
realisation of one of the beautiful dreams of the

classic poets of antiquity. It is the apparition
among the peoples of the earth of the Apple of
Concord ; and the site of the Exhibition, whether
Hyde -park or elsewhere, will inevitably be considered
as more entitled to remembrance than the famous
scene of the interview of old between the French and
English Sovereigns, whose rivalry was not more
elevated than a competition in splendour. Contrasted
with that, this field of fraternal rivalry and industrial
competition might not inappropriately be designated
the Cloth of Gold of the Nations. Everything con-

spires to assure us that the hopes of the community
in regard to the grandeur of the proposed cele-
bration will, to the utmost extent, be realised.
Nor among the auguries of this successful reali-
sation do we recognize one more emphatic than
the tone of the very graceful and felicitous oration

delivered yesterday by the Royal originator of
the enterprise. It has so happened that the

speeches pronounced by the Panics CONSORT on
many previous occasions have been articulated pre-
cisely in that style of eloquence which finds its way
directly to the hearts of the multitude ; and we
doubt not that in this respect his remarks will prove
more than ever successful. Brief though the observ-
ations of his Royal Highness were, they were
nevertheless eminently worthy of his intellect, worthy
of the genius of the country of his adoption,
worthy of the enlightened auditors to whom they
were more immediately addressed, of the epoch of
whose great achievements they were commemorative,
and of the prospective demonstration by whose approach
they were elicited. While giving due credit to those
human energies from which so many scientific truths,
so much artistic excellence, and such various indus-
trial achievements have emanated, his Royal Highness
gives voice to that profound and ineffable gratitude
which the appreciation of these facts induces towards
the DIVINITY. Moreover, with the acknowledgment
of all that has already been accomplished, he couples
the confession that these efforts of human industry
and human intellect should be regarded rather as con-
stituting a means than an end, rather as yielding
an encouragement to further exertion than as afford-
ing a reward for past enterprise. Scattered as the
labourers of the earth are over so many and such
widely-separated dominions, it is but just and judi-
cious that they should be enabled to obtain
some comprehensive acquaintance with the
aggregate value and extent of man's proficiency
in arts, sciences, and manufactures. To this end the
projected Exhibition will prove eminently beneficial—
its influence having an advantageous effect in many
different directions, in exciting a laudable competi-
tion, in provoking unexpected inquiry, in stimulat-
ing dormant ambition, and in merging all the animo-
sities of contending nations into that friendly unani-
mity which will end in the alliance of the peoples of
the globe in a large-hearted and lasting brotherhood.
Under such auspices, indeed, we may ultimately ex-
pect to see the attainment of that beautiful futurity
hinted at by the Scottish Ploughman, when
" Man to man, the wide world o'er,
Shall brothers be and a' that!"

This prospective and attainable unity, as was admir-
ably expressed last evening by the PRINCE CONSORT,
means "not a unity which breaks down the limits and
levels the peculiar characteristics of the different
nations of the earth, but rather a unity the result and
product of those very national varieties and antago-
nistic qualities." An anticipation such as this was
befittingly avowed by the illustrious orator, in an
assemblage such as the one yesterday collected toge-
ther in the city of London, an assemblage happily
designated by the French Ambassador the House
of Commons of English Industry. In the speech
from which we have extracted that felicitous ex-
pression, a graceful panegyric was pronounced by
M. DROUTN DE L'lluys upon the free-trade policy
adopted by the British Legislature, where he likened
the golden fruits of industry to the forbidden apples
of the Hesperides, guarded from the touch of the
profane by the dragons of protection. Equally feli-
citous were his assertions that all would necessarily
benefit by the competition excited by the proposed
Exhibition. Few, he maintained, would deny the
accuracy of the assertion " for" said he,
"as has been justly remarked, merit consists
not alone in cheapness of price, but in the
texture of the fabric, and in the nature cf the pro-
duction ; not in a fine gloss, as the wife of the Vicar
of Wakefield said, but in such qualities as will wear
well." As the most eloquent and condensed defi-
nition of the nature of the approaching demonstra-
tion, however, we hare as yet heard nothing com-
parable to the following portion of the noble speech
delivered yesterday by his Royal Highness the
Prince ALBERT Science," said the Prince, " dis-
covers the laws of power, motion, and transformation ;
industry applies them to the raw matter which the earth
yields us in abundance, but which becomes valuable only
by knowledge ; art teaches us the immutable laws of
beauty and symmetry, and gives to our productions
forms in accordance with them—Gentlemen, the
Exhibition of 1851 is to give us a true test and a
living picture of the' point of developement at which
the whole of mankind has arrived in this great task,
and a new starting point from which all nations will
be able to direct their further exertions." It was but
fitting that this most admirable definition of the
nature of the novel enterprize adventured upon by
England should proceed from the lips of the illus-
trious Prince, in whose patriotic intelligence the whole
thought of the coming demonstration originated.
After the propitious proceeding of last evening, we
hare every confidence in the success of this ma-
jestic Exhibition.

The proceedings at the half-yearly General Court
of the Bank of England, yesterday, are worthy of
especial notice. It is true that there were none of
the disssensions and disputes that sometimes prevail
between the directors and proprietors on the question
of a dividend—all was harmony and unanimity on
that point at least. The ve.rata questio of the " rest,"
appears to be set at rest for ever. The directors have
at length thought fit to bow to the often-ex-
pressed wishes of their constituency, and have
abandoned the attempt to accumulate large sur-
plus capital, for which, according to their re-
cent practice, they can have no earthly
use but to keep it lying idle and un-
productive in their coffers. They do not
now seek to deprive tenants for life and other owners
of limited estates in Bank Stock of their just rights,
in order to enhance the value of the reversion. It
was, after a long discussion and mature considera-
tion, determined that the " rest," or accumulated
profits of the establishment beyond the amount of
paid-up capital, should be maintained as nearly as
possible at 3,000,0001. sterling, and that all beyond
that sum should be divided among the proprietors,
not by way of a bonus, but in the more
legitimate form of dividends on their respective
interests in the undertaking. The directors have
shown no desire to disturb that just and
equitable arrangement ; the result is that a dividend
at the rate of four per cent., free of income-tax, has
been announced for the half-year ending the 28th of
February last, which will leave the sum of 3,001,314/.
standing to the credit of the " rest" on the first day of
the current half-year. This decision must, pursuant
to the bye-laws of the corporation, be confirmed by a
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honourable to the directors and satisfactory to the
great body of the proprietors.
There was, however, a point alluded to by Mr. DE
WINTON in the course of his able speech which it is
to be hoped will not fail to attract the attention of the
directors, so that they may act on the hint given by
a gentleman of great practical experience and sound
judgment in banking affairs. The lion. Proprietor
showed that an enormous amount of capital, averag-
ing from eleven to twelve millions of pounds sterling,
was kept unemployed and unproductive, which might
hare been circulated with the greatest advantage to the

community in general, and with considerable profit to the
holders of stock. The directors, however, thought

proper to keep on " the screw" long after every neces-
sity for such a proceeding had terminated. For
that purpose they had kept the "notes in circulation"
far below the amount required for the general busi-
ness of the country. Experience has shown that
about 20,000,0001, of Bank of England notes, in
addition to the circulation of the private and joint-

stock banks, is the amount necessary to carry on com-

naercial transactions with ease and security. When such
a sum is in the hands of the public every legiti-
mate degree of credit and confidence is perceptible,
and really solvent houses find no difficulty in procur-
ing adequate funds for every bona fide operation.
The result is full and ample employment for the
labouring population, and fair and remunerative

wages to every man able and willing to work, and, as
a natural consequence, universal content and happi-
ness. A busy people will not easily be induced to
enter upon a course of political agitation,
or to take part in an insurrectionary move-
ment. Although there may be serious evils '
requiring correction, and many acknowledged
grievances to be redressed, the people will remain
quiet so long as their chief wants are supplied.
While a sufficiency of food, comfortable lodgings, and
decent clothing are attainable there will be no danger
from Chartists or Socialists, or any other malcontents'
Even the enormous burden of taxation will be borne
without complaint or remonstrance, and the laisser
faire policy, to which Sir CHARLES WOOD is so de-
votedly attached, may be adopted with impunity ; the
Chancellorship of the Exchequer will become
a practical sinecure. It may seem strange to
ascribe such vast political importance to the
operations of a few elderly gentlemen assem-
bled in a snug parlour in Threadneedle-street ; but
those who have inquired into the currency question
will easily understand the vast influence which they
exercise on the political condition of the nation.
These gentlemen, then, have not only deprived the
proprietors of an additional one- half per cent. profit
on the half-year (as was clearly shown by Mr. DE
Wirrori), but what was of infinitely greater con-
sequence, they have retarded to the utmost extent of
their power the national prosperity. They
have depressed prices, and prevented the com-
mercial activity that would otherwise have
been already perceptible. The "other securities"
have been kept under 10,000,0001. sterling, although
accommodation to the banking and commercial inte•
rests might easily have been afforded to nearly double
that amount. It should not be forgotten, in relation
to this topic, that for several years previous to Oc-
tober, 1847, the " other securities" had averaged from
sixteen to twenty millions, and that when the Go
vernment thought proper to issue the celebrated letter
of the 25th of that month, by which the Bank
Charter Act was virtually suspended, that extra-
ordinary step was taken to enable the Board,
in accordance with the Ministerial recommendation,
to enlarge the amount of their discounts and advances
upon approved security." On that very day no less
than 19,467,1281. was so employed. But how did the
directors perform their part of the contract ?—for a
contract it undoubtedly was. If they were not pre-
pared to accept the above condition, on which alone
the boon was conceded, they should have spoken out
and repudiated the proposition, but in place of so
doing, and notwithstanding their implied, although
tacit assent, within a single week they commenced re-
ducing " the amount of their discounts and advances
on approved security," until they brought the other
securities below 10,000,0001. sterling, or about one-
half the former amount. Under such circumstances,
they could not have maintained their dividend, were
it not for the usurious and exorbitant rate of interest
established in pursuance of the letter above alluded
to. To that recommendation they yielded a prompt
and willing obedience, although they acted in diame •
trical opposition to the more important one that wts
contained in the very same document.
It now remains to be seen what attention will be be-
stowed'on the valuable suggestion of Mr. Ds WlNTON—
whether they will still continue deaf to the entreaties of
the mercantile and manufacturing community, or whe-
ther they will, although tardily, adopt a wise and more
liberal policy. Should they continue obstinate the
results may be more serious than they themselves an-
' ticipate, and some future Chancellor of the Exchequer
may, when the renewal of the Charter is in question,
compel them to render a heavy measure of retribution
to the public. If, however, they should act in a more
becoming manner they will secure for themselves the
esteem and approbation of the proprietors, and the
blessings and heartfelt thanks of the community. It
' is for themselves to say which branch of the alterna-
tive will be most consistent with their own interests
and those of all classes and grades in society.

organization. The journals had become unusually vio-
lent, and had constantly appealed to the worst passions.
Every act, however criminal, had found a panegyrist. It
was the duty of the Government to combat the evil
and protect the Republic. The laws in force were
sufficient. The security in money was a guarantee
of repression ; it must be proportioned to the multi-
plicity of the offences and to the prejudices they are
likely to occasion the Republic and society. That
security bad been reduced since February, 1848, to
24,000 f. for Paris, and to I,Boof. for most of the
departmental journals. The Bill was merely a copy of
the law of the 9th of August, 1848. It, however,lin-
troduced an innovation, for' it proposed to assimilate
the department of the Rhine to that of the Seine.
It was also important to check the circu-
lation and sale of publications of an obnoxious
nature during the forty-five daye preceding the
elections, but full liberty should be left to the distri-
bution of electoral lists and of the profession of faith
of the different candidates. The Government had
likewise resolved to re-establish a stamp on news-
papers. The financial situation, the principle of
equality which required that everybody should con-
tribute to the burdens of the State, and the necessity

of balancing the public receipts and expenditure, ren-
dered that measure imperative. The decree of the
4th March, 1848, which suppressed the stamp, had
created an exorbitant privilege in favour of jour-
nalists. The Government did not intend to revive
the law of the 14th of December, 1830, which
graduated the tax according to the size of the jour-
nals. The tax was to be the same for all, and Go-
vernment expected to derive from it a revenue of at

least 6,000,600 f.
The Minister then read the two decrees. By the
first the proprietors of all journals and periodical
works are to be held to deposit in the Treasury a
certain sum as a security. That security, for journals
published more than twice a week, in the departments
of the Seine, Seine-et-Oise, Seine-et-Marne and
Rhone, is to amount to 50,000 r. ; if only published
once a week, to 40,000 f. ; and to 20,000 f. if the pub-
lication takes place at irregular intervals. In the de-
partments, in cities containing upwards of 50,000
souls, the security is fixed at 20,000 f., and in less im-
portant towns 12,000 f. A month is allowed the pro-
prietors of existing journals to conform to the law.
The second Bill required, that within the fortnight
following the promulgation of the law a fixed stamp
of 4 centimes should be established on all journals
published within the above four departments, and of
two centimes on those appearing every where else.
Works discussing political and social questions, of
less than six sheets, are also to be subjected to a
stamp. Violations of the law are to be punished
with a fine of 50 francs, and for every successive offence
of 100 francs. In conclusion, M. Rouher asked that,
considering the gravity of the circumstances, the As-
sembly should declare the discussion urgent.
M. Pascal Duprat combated the urgency. There
were other journals, he said, besides those of the
Opposition which ought to be severely prosecuted.
The latter were stigmatised as barbarians, but they
were found perfectly civilised and friends of order
when they supported the election of M. Louis Bona•
parte on the 10th of December. Why not prosecute
the journals which every day maintained that the
Assembly had a right to revise the constitution, and
told M. Bonaparte that he would die at St. Helena if
he did not take possession of the Tuileries. The Mi-
nisters had been deterred by shame from presenting
those laws, which they had kept concealed several
days in their portfolios. Were the Assembly to grant
urgency, it would be guilty of an act of rancour and
vengeance.
M. Rouher: contended that the question should re-
ceive a speedy solution, and that the Bill must im-
mediately be either adopted or rejected without de-
lay. Too much importance had been assigned to the
election of the capital. Paris did not constitute
the majority of the country, which continued ani-
mated with unchanged sentiments of order. The
Government knew the elements which composed
the majority that had returned the three Socialist
candidates—a majority which would to-morrow, if
successful, divide and wage war against each
other. The presentation of those Bills had been com-
manded by a sentiment of conservation and the main-
tenance of social order. What would be thought of a
majority that arrayed in the same camp the con-
querors and vanquished of June ? The Government
took a higher view of the situation, and beheld, in
that election, a legal and political fact, which it re-
spected; but it was fully convinced that the majority
of the country remained unchanged.
M. Larochejacquelein, who followed, admitted
that the evil was serious, and required a speedy re-
medy; but he thought that the laws should not be
lightly discussed and voted. He, accordingly, op-
posed the urgency.
The question of urgency, however, was put from the
chair, and voted by a considerable majority.
M. Baroche, Minister of the Interior, next rose and
presented a Bill demanding that the law of the 19th
June, 1849, which authorized the suppression of clubs,
should continue in force during another year, and be
applicable to electoral re-unions calculated to compro-
mise public security.
M. Baroche likewise demanded urgency.
M. Cremieux combated the urgency, which was
advocated by M. Baroche in terms that obtained the
enthusiastic approbation of the majority.
M. Bac, who followed, was left speaking.
PARIS BOURSE, MARCH 21.—Latest Prices—Five per
Cents. 90f. 90c.; Three per Cents. 55f. 900.; Bank Ac-
tions, 2,212 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 21.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—Luxembourg, 2%—Northern
of France, 12% Rouen and Havre, 9 Tours and
Nantes, 2%.

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