The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-26 00:00:00

that the Honourab!e and Learned Gentleman is de-
sirous rather of practising in Ireland than continuing
in the House of Commons. The seat for Windsor,
toe, would be an object to the Government, who
have many able and efficient auxiliaries still excluded
from the Legislature, one of whom at least could be
brought in, but for the necessity of making a place
for an Irish law officer. Under these circumstances,
the command of a seat must exercise a material
effect in influencing the choice. If this be so
the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen the Member for
Athlone can have no competitor, possessing equal
advantages in this respect, while he is nulli secundus
so far as his legal attainments are concerned. During
three sessions of Parliament he has acquired consi-
derable legislatorial experience, and gained for
himself the character of being one of the
most _ skilful debaters on either side of the
Hume. He particularly distinguished himself
in .the discussions on the contemplated legal
reforms; and his felicitous and harmonious descrip-
tion of a suit in Chancery, and the high com-
pliments thereby elicited from the legal Members, will
not speedily be forgotten in St. Stephen's. His seat
is also a certainty. The magnificent entertainment
which he recently 'received from his constituents,
where men of all parties, Protestant and Catholic,
Whig and Tory, Conservative and Radical, steadfast
friends and quondam opponents, who now rank them-
selves among, his most enthusiastic advocates, vied
in eager emulation to do honour to their
Representative, clearly proved that he had
nothing to fear from an appeal to the suffrages of the
men of Athlone. In addition to these, the just and
liberal sentiments on the great questions of free-trade,
extension of the franchise, and the foreign policy of
the Government, so clearly and ably put forward,
entitle him to.. the approbation of the Liberal party
throughout the United Kingdom, who would hail his
appointment as Sglicitor• General ,of Ireland as a
great accession of strength to the Ministry and ari
earnest of the'enlarged and comprehensive legislation
with respect to 'relit:id, and the United Kingdom
generally, which may reasonably be anticipated at
thdr hands.

THE. FitENCII REPUBLIC.

' We have, received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Moniteur contains the following warning to
journalists on the subject of signing their respective
productions in accordance with the provisions of the
new law on the press :
" The provisions of the law of 16th 234 July, 1850,
are differently interpreted by the journals. Some of
than put at the bottom of a first article the signature of
the author, end omit t) put it after the succeeding arti-
cles. Others indicate at the head of
.the first column the
names and initials of their principal editors, and content
themselves with putting the initials at the bottom of
each article. Othera place after the articles a signature,
preceded by the words ' Pour le cumi 6 de redaction.'
None of these :plans fulfil:the preSeriptions of Arts. 3
and 4 of the law above quoted, the terms of which we
here repeAt:—' Art. 3. Every al tide of political, philo-
sophical, or religious discussion' inserted in a journal,
must be signed by its author.'—' Art. 4. The prc-
viAais of .the preceding article shall be
,applicable
to all the iirticles, whatever may ho their emtent.
publislie I in political or non political journals,
in which the acts and opinions of citizens and of indivi-
dual or collretivointeres.ta, shall be discussed.' The
execution of the law must he serious, complete, and
ur.ifo:tn. In making use of the words 6 every article,'
the Legislature did not mean to say that the first article
should be signed, and not the following ones. In using
U.° words 6 must be signed,' it demands a signature at
the botteina of the article, and not initials, the meaning
tf which is to to sought for in another part of the
journal. In expressing 'by its author,' it wisted to
impose on the author or on the authors the obligation
of making themselves known, and answering indivi-
dually for their work; it could not understand that that
individuality could ' disappear behind the signature cf
the responsible editor, or the delegated agent of a ' co-
ral* de redaction.' A persistence in a deviation from
this Eterpretation of the law will expose the journals to
legal proceedings."
The Journal des Debots again appears without any
political article; but in the place usually occupied by
the Premier 'Paris we find the following announce-
ment printed in large type :
~" The law which exacts the signature of articles of
journals is only obligatory this day (Wednesday). We
have neith,r desired to anticipate or postpone. its execu-
tion. Vie do not feel that we need on this occasion
make any declaration of principles. We do not date
from the 25.1i-Scptember, 1850; the new law does not
Ir in any respi t ea;lt,e any change in our opinions, and,
will not mall us change our conduct. We are to-day
what -we w• 6 yesterday. We remain simply the
Jeur n 11 des Deb:lts.
" Le Redacteur en Chief, Gerant Rqsponsible,
__

" ARMAND BERM."
The other journals obey the law, and furnish some
new names to add to the list of journalists which we
published yesterday.. The Premier Paris of the
National is signed by M. E. CAYLUS ; the Constita .
tionnel publithes.artichs signed respectively by MM.
JULES BUItAT, CUCHEVAL-CLARIONY, and CHARLES
RABON ; the Pouvoir has an article from the pen of
MONTOUR ;: the ,Ordre one from that of M. JULES
MARTINET ; the Presse one signed by M. DE La: GUE-.
RONNIERE ; the Patrie articles signed by M. FELIX
SOLAR and M. REMY ; and the Opinion Publique
articles by M. DE CIRCOURT and M. SALA. •
The supPOsed.Bonapartist manifesto which appeared
in the send-official Moniteur du Soir of Monday
evening, and which had been copied by that journal,
from the Bulletin de Paris, a lithographed news-
let:er, which is said to have relations with the,
authorities, is disavowed by the Pouvoir. That
journal says :
e full justice to the upright inten-
:ioas of the
writers of the Bulletin de Paris, we regret
that they should have thought fit to announce, in a form
and with a character which may be believed cfilcial, the
ulterior intentions of the chief of the state. Apart from
the little propriety there is in making such confidences
else Where than in the Moniteur, and without the partici-
pation of the Council of DI inisterg, we believe that we
can mere our readers that the news given by the Bul-
letin th Paris have no sort of authenticity, anal that the
chief of the Elate, who knows how to speak to' the coun-
try when he thinks it right to do so, has not charged
any one to speak in his name on such very grave ques-
tions. Still we must say, that as regards the journals
which have cried out against the idea of consulting tie
penile on the form end nature of the government, it
eppars strange to us that such scruples should have
been pk ociuted in papers which affect on all occasions to
entertain the most profound respect for the will of the
country." , _

The Patric', which alto copied the manifesto from
the Bulletin, has the following :
" Wejteterdey pnblishcd an article frcm the Bulletin
de Paris, because it was in favour of a revision of the
Constitution, 'and it is to that which, in our opinion, the
efforts of the party of order should unanimously tend.
The likniteur da Sair also copied the same article. This
coincidence has been int,rpreted by some journal', and
particularly by the Assemblee Nationale, as giving to the
reflections of the Bulletin A semiofficial character. The
ditur of the Assentb.`deN,tionaie may obtain complete
inforttiation on this subject from the editor of the Bulk-
tin, M. LatouriDumoulln. Ile will learn froth-him that
the article in queltioa was nothing more than his own
inspiration, and that it was only in that character that it
was communicated to us."

On this disavowal the Assemble,: Nationale remarks
as fellows.—

" We are ready to acknowledge, as the editor of the
Putrie desires, that the manifesto publiehe I by tt e Bul-
let:7r d: Paris is not the work of the Elyt‘s, and that the
responslAlity must fall on the imprudent writers who
impute such idea; and such projects to the President.
But there should at leapt,
when the Mon du Scir up.
pears designedly to give an offic!al place to such &ma-
men''s, be a positive disavowal on the following day. It
would be too Cornmodieti; to profit by these provocations
in favouring their - publicity, and then expee ing public
(pinion to,.be satisfied with indirect disavowals."
The official journals give the following account of
the review at Versailles:—
" The review by the President of the Republie, which
had been announced some days since, took place yester-
day. At ten o'clock Prince Louis Napoleon arrived at
Versailles in an open. carriage, accompanied by the
Minister of War, General Changarnier, and General
114 gnier, his new tide de-carep, and drove direct to
the home of the Marquis of Normanby, from whom
he had accepted an invimtion to breakfast. The Nepau-
lose Ambassador, and the two English (tricots who
accompany him, a ere also procent. After breakfast the
President of the liepukdic mounted his horse and pro•
seeded to the &11, where he arrived at half-past
eleven. amidst loud c.ios of 'Vise Napuleiin Vivo
le Passident!' 'rho evenieg before the camp, which
had been form,d by a company of engineers, to
the right o3' the ground near St. Cyr, was occupied by
the 4th, 56th, and 57th regiments of the line. The
rest of the troop(, compased of the 62d of ten line, the
lst and 31 Carabineere; the Ist Lancers, 2d Chaa:eura,
and two hattari•s of artillery, took up their positions in
the morning. On the. arrival of the President thein-
fantry occupied the GrA line throughout the whole length
of the ground ; The caralry and artillery formed the
?cond. The Prince passed successively along the front
of the troops, and immediatfly afxrwards the ma-
! ceavr; s commanced A sharp fire of musketry, sup-
ported by the artillery, was opened in the dirt c!ion of
ti.e camp. The eavalry,to support the operations or the
cornmanded by General Grouchy,
made sever.l,ch"l-tes,
in:3•ltry, whc afteri.varcis retreated, coy( d by a fire of
lithe light too pa.
The nva.ccu7res concluded by charges
made by battalion; formed into squares. These evolo-
Con2-were ex; outtrl with a Ft ecisien snd crisrra.'e
merited VA; highest praise. The first brigade of in-
faatry was commanded by General Cavaignite, and the
hccond by Gemral
Frar After the =a ce...vt es,
refreshments were t Bred by the President to the c-ffi-
asers and soldiers.. The former partook of cold fowls and
ichampagne. Twenty cake of wine were placed at the
Idi-posal of the soldier.-. The refreshments were nerved

on the borders of the forest of Chevreure. After the Fol.-
diers bad rested themselves for an hour, the filing•ofl'
commenced, and continued until four o'clock. An lir.-
menze concovse of persons accompanied the President,
and he was greeted by them with the loudest and most
unanimous acclamations. Notwithstanding the crowd,
no accident of any kind occurred, with the exeeltion of
one, which was nearly proving fatal to M. Horace
Vernet, Colonel of the National Guard of Versailles.
This celebrated painter was mounted on a very restive
horse, which fell with him. The President then
offered him one of his horses, which he mounted, but
the animal becoming frightened at the firing, reared,
and fell with his rider. The President hastentd to-
wards M. Horace Vernet, who was taken up in a sense-
less state, and placed in a carriage to be co►:veyed
home, but in a few moments afterwards, we are happy
to state, he had again recovered. and was seen on
'horseback by the side of the Prince."

Some of these journals publish the following.
strange story ;
" Some men employed in the forest of Fontainebleau
two days back thought they smelt an odour of burnt
wood not far off, and:in:searching about found that some
trees bad caught fire, apparently from a quantity of
branches and leaves set fire to by a man, who, when
they first discovered him, was sitting very tranquilly on
a large stone warming himself by the fire which he had
made. On seeing them, he rose up and advancing to-
wards them, said with great politeness, • Welcome,
brave knights. .How kind of you to visit in his solitude
the hermit of the forest.' The men, after having ex-
tinguished the fire, took the stranger into custody, and
carried him before the authorities of Fontainebleau.
Ho appeared to be affected in his mind, and would only
give the information that he was au English physician.
His dress and manners seem to indicate that he belongs
to a respectable class of society. He has been tempo-
rarily placed in the hospice of the town."
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