The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1850.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
There is no doubt now of the retirement of General
D'HAUTPOUL from the Ministry. He will resign
before the meeting of the Assembly. The Bulletin
de Paris, which from its intimate relations with the
Elyse may be considered as good authority on this
subject, has the following :—" The retirement of
General D'HAUTPOUL is still spoken of. It was yes-
terday stated as certain in a well-informed quarter
that the post of Minister of War would be given to
General SCHRAMM, President of the Committee of
Infantry."
The PRESIDENT of the Republic, General CHAN-
GARNIER, and M. CARLIER, the Prefect of Police, met
by appointment on Sunday at the country seat of the
Baron DE ROTHSCHILD.
It is said that the PRESIDENT intends to create
General CHANGARNIER a Marshal of France, and, as
it is impossible with the dignity of a Marshal to hold
the command of the army of Paris, it is hoped by this
ingenious device to render the dreaded General
powerless. It should be remembered, however, that
the Assembly has the power of electing CHANGAR-
NIER President, in which case he would have the
right of calling out what troops he chose, and of him-
self taking the command of them.

The section of the Centre Railroad from Nerondes
to Nevers was opened on Sunday. Two trains left
the Orleans terminus, one at seven o'clock and the
other at half-past seven. In the former were the
Minister of Public Works, some representatives of
the departments of the centre, and the directors of
the railway ; and in the latter a number of gentlemen
ho had received invitations to be present. The ter-
minus of the Orleans Railway was gaily dressed out
with flags and trophies on the occasion. The total
length of the line between Paris and Nevers is 303
kilometres, or 76 leagues, viz.:—From Paris to Or-
leans, 122 kilometres; Orleans to Vierzon, 80;
Vierzon to Bourges, 32 ; Bourges to Nerondes,
38 ; and Nerondes to Nevers, 32. This distance
was gone over by the trains in 74 hours.
There are several very fine works of art
on the section just opened, the principal
one is the bridge thrown over the Loire, over which
the line passes into Nevers. It is constructed of cast
iron on a plan somewhat similar to that of the Pont"
du Carropsel, with seven arches of 42 metres span
each. The train stopped at this bridge to enable the
Minister of. Public Works to examine it; he expressed
himself highly delighted with the construction, which
he said added to the already high reputation of the
directors of ,the iron works of Four-Chambault. At
the terminus the Minister was received by the prefect
of the department, surrounded by the civil and
military authorities, and many of the leading in-
habitants of the Tievre and adjoining depart-
ments. M. DUPIN, President of the National
Assembly; M. JAUERT, ex-Minister of the
Ist of March ; M. BENOIST D'AZT, M. COM..
BAREL DE LEYVAL, M. DE RENNEVILLE, M. ACHILLE
DUFAU, M. JULES HOCHET, M. EMILE MARTIN,
&lc., were also present. The terminus was orna-
mented with garlands of flowers and flags, and the
tents which had been erected were filled with ele-
gantly-dressed ladies. The Bishop of NEVERS, as-
sisted by a large body of his clergy, immediately
commenced the religious ceremony, giving the usual
benedictions to the locomotives. After visiting the
cathedral and other parts of the town the company
assembled at a banquet in one of the rooms of the
terminus. The chair was taken by the Minister of
Public Works. At the dessert the health of
the PRESIDENT of the Republic was drunk
with great enthusiasm. M. DurrN, in a
speech which was greeted with loud applause,
expressed- his regret that the PRESIDENT of the Re-
public had not been able to be present at the inaugu-
ration of the line. He spoke in the warmest terms of
the anxiety and deep interest felt by Louis NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE in the prosperity of the commercial and
manufacturing interests of the country, and added
that, although the PRESIDENT of the Republic would
not on this occasion have seen either fleets or armies,
he would have witnessed scenes with which he
would have been equally delighted. The Minister
of Public Works proposed a toast for the town of
Nevers, which was replied to by the mayor of that
place. The party left Nevers at ten o'clock in the
evening and reached Paris at five o'clock on Mon-
day morning.
The Evenement states that M. GUIZOT is about to
offer himself to the electors of the Cher, as a candi-
date for that department at the approaching election.
His election appears certain, adds the Evenement, as
the Republicans have resolved unanimously to abstain
from voting.
Palm BOURSE, OCT. 22.—Latest Prices.—Five per
Cent. Rentes, 93f. 55c. ; ditto, Three per Cents., 57f.
95c. ; Bank of France, 2,305 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Our. 22.

Boulogne and Amiens, £O4 —Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 14%—Namur and Liege, 71A—Rouenand
Havre, 10% ex div.—Sambre and Meuse, 3.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived.

A reinforcement of 1,500 men embarked at San-
tander on the 15th, for the Canary Islands, where
they are to join the forces sent from Barcelona and
Cadiz, to inureaie the garrison of Cuba.
MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 16.—Three per Cents., 34
9-16; Five per Cents., 13i money. Exchange on
London, 50 30 money.