The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-06 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterdal

The Constitutionnel says that upwards of 60,000
persons have balloted during the preliminary polling
by the Electoral Union, and that General LAIIITTE,
MM. BONJEAN and Foy, were at the head of the poll,
and would probably be the candidates for Paris whom
the Union would support—the name next on the
poll is that of General D'AnnouvuLa.
The first reading of the Paris and Avignon Rail-

way Bill was carried in the Assembly on Monday by
a majority of 418 against 218.
According to the National, the Government has es-
tablished a censorship of foreign books on the frontier.
It appears that M. RICCIARDI has recently published
a history of the events which have occurred in Italy
from the outbreak of the Sicilian revolution to the
battle of Novarra, and that the douainer at Les
Roussel, refused to permit the book to be carried across
the frontier. In reply to his remonstrances M. Ric-
CIARDI received a letter from the principal douainer
at Les Mousses informing him that all works relating
to politics or to recent events were prohibited to be
imported into France, and that an inspector of hocks,
recently appointed by the Minister of the Interior,
officiated at the various stations on the frontier. The
absurdity of this system is demonstrated by the fact
that a translation of this very work by M. RICCIARDI
has been recently published in Paris.
In several of the departments the Prefects have
dismissed the Mayors of various districts on account
of their political opinions.
A preparatory meeting of Democratic Socialist
electors took place at Chatillon, at which a stone-
mason, named JURAUD, presided. At the moment
when some of the Socialist leaders were about to
address the meeting in support of their ideas, about
200 quarrymen raised a cry of " Vile Napoleon !"
" A bas les Rouge, !" and eventually cleared the
room. The Mayor of Chatillon, dreading a sangui-
nary collision, had called in the troops from the fort
of Vanvreg, but their services were not required.
A letter from Strasburg of the 2,1 inst. states that
the nucleus of the army of the east is about to be
formed in Alsace. The 7th and 19th Regiments of
Infantry have already been sent from Lyons for that
purpose. The former has received orders to reach
Belfort on the 18th, 19. h, and 20th of March, and the
other is to arrive at Strasburg on the 27th.
The Constilutionnel says :—" The accounts which
we receive from all sides agree in presenting the
policy of Prussia under a more satisfactory aspect,
and in removing the sad eventualities which had
alarmed the public mind. In the question of Neuf-
chatel the Prussian Cabinet, taking into consideration
the present state of Europe, does not appear disposed,
while maintaining its rights, to enforce them by force
of arms. As far as regards the projected annexation
of the Grand Duchy of Posen to the German terri-
tory, it is the Government itself which, contrary to
the reports in circulation, in order to remove any
cause for conflict, Las withdrawn the Bill."
The Pilots du Calvados states that some arrests
have been made at Caen of persons charged with
being engaged in a Legitimist conspiracy. The chief
of this conspiracy is a person named RIVERAIN.
PARIS BOURSF, MARCH s.—Latest Prices.—Five
per Cents., 961. 20e. ; Three per Cents., 58f. 10c. ;
Bank of France, 2,290 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONON STOCK-MP ANGE, MARCH 5.
Boulogne and Amiens, ►7 Wil— C
Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzen), 12.% —Northern of France, 13%—Orleans
and Bordeaux, 3.

ISPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrived.
The _Fieraldo states that the elections of the pro-
vincial' deputations continued to be favourable to ti-e
moderate party. A deputation of the garrison of
Madrid had waited on the QUEEN to congratulate
her on her interesting situation. The Cabinet had
resolved to create a board for the special management
of the affairs of the West India colonies, under the
name of Council of Spain and the Indies.