The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-19 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The new levy of 40,C00 men, although ostensibly
for the potection of the German frontier, is really
intended for aggressive operations in conjuLction with
Austria against the Protestant cantons of Switzer-
land, where the Sonderbund faction is to be restored
to power by foreign bayonets. " The time is come,"
said the Jesuit-inspired Univers," when Proteutantism
must be extirpated at the point of the sword."
The 2Vational has the following on this increase in
the armj :
_

" It is thus that we are about to return within the
limits of ordinary expenditure. New credits will be de
mandad of the Assembly, and the promise of economy
held out by the budget will be made to share the usual
fate of promises of this kind; this last one did not hold
even a week. M. Bonaparte, like Louis Philippe, keeps
us down to that ruinous state of things called an armed
peace, than which we can conceive nothing worse either
in a political or financial point of view. The accumu-
lated deficiencies of eighteen years are then to bear wit-
ness that a war would have cost us less."

The Minister of War has addre”ed the following
circular to the intendants of the military divi-

sions :

" Monsieur ('lntendant,—On accepting the post. of
Minister of War I made known by my order of the day
of the 25th f October last, that the army would be the
object of my warmest solicitude; it is sufficient for me
to say, that as far as regards its comfort I rely on the
active co-operation cf the military administration to
second me in that important part of my mission.
To exclude no new system the application of which
would be useful and opportune, but also to retain
those which have been proved by time and experience
is, in a few words, the objects which I propose to my-
self. Whatever may be the decisions come to on this
subject, the obligations of the military iutendance are
clearly marked out. They demand a conscientious and
indefatigable solicitude for the maintenance of the rights
of the parties receiving, and a vigilant and enlightened
control as the indispensable safeguard of the public trea-
sury, and which is the more readily exercised as its in-
dependence is guaranteed by the law, and a calm but
firm surveillance to prevent abuses from whatever side it
may be sought to introduce them. From the strict ac-
complishment of these duties depends the consideration
of the whole administration. I have its dignity too
much at heart, I know too well the utility of its action,
and the sacred interests which are connected with it, not
to be decided to act With as much rigour against any one
who shall fail in his duty, as I should feel pleasure in
recommending to the consideration of the Government
such functionaries and agents as may have acquired
claims to the gratitude of the country and of the army.
In the one as in the other case, your co-operation is ne-
cessary to me; and to render it more efficacious, my
authority will always support yours in the limit of law
and equity.—Receive,"
PARIS, MONDAY, Nov, IS, FIVE P.M.
The Bourse ssai down to-day, and there was only a
trifling amount of business transacted. The Five per
Cents, opened at 921. 75c., rose to 93f. 10e., and cl sed
at 92f. 95c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57L 80c.;
the New Piedmontese Lean, 85f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 18.
Boulogne and Amiens, 73/1 Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 10,4—Great Indian Peninsula, 13/4 Luxem•
bourg, I%—Northern of France 141/2—Paris and Rouen,
23%—Rouen and Havre 9%.