The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and
Sunday.
The Minister of the Interior, M. BAROCHE, has
taken upon himself to virtually prohibit any meetings
of electors in Paris, although such meetings are ex-
pressly permitted to be held by the Law on Clubs.
The National of yesterday thus describes the act of
the Minister, and the determination of the Republi-
cans not to permit themselves to be provoked into the
commission of any illegal act. It says :
" The Minister of the Interior has suddenly inter-
dicted the citizens of the 7th and 10th arrondissements,
cf Charenton and Montmartre, to meet and discuss the
merits of the candidates who ask for the votes of the
electors. This measure, which nothing explains or jus-
tifies, is of a nature to cause much emotion. We hope,
however. that tbo patriotic good sense of the people will
give an example of moderation to those who use their
power so immoderately. The patience of the people of
Paris will not be worn out, and no pretext will be
given to the liberticide projects avowed each morning
by the organs of the reaction. The success of the
election of April 28 is now assured, and this intervention
of the police will only meet with calm disdain. In their
baste, the Ministers hare not patienee to wait for the
Assembly to interdict these electoral meetings, which
It!. Dufaure declared in the discussion on the clubs to
be formally excepted. M. Baroche, ex clubbist, fore-
stela the vote of the majority. Be it so—there will be
room to examine if he has riot outpassed his powers, but
we affirm that the interdiction is inexplicable and unjus-
tifiable. Inexplicable, for unless it be affirmed that
there are to be no electoral meetings, it must be allowed
that the arrondisements still free are just as culpable,
their crime being the same, to have held Republican meet-
inge. Unjustifiable—and is fact we defy the Minister to
mention a single act of disorder which rendered necessary
in the interest of public peace,
_ the close of the meetings
ent, Montmarto, &e. As to the
offences
word
of mouth, could they
of the 10t
chomarmroinudeidsse bym
not he legally proceeded against ? Does not a commis-
sary of police attend to take note of any language which
ought to be prosecuted ? The Government was, conse-
quently, not disarmed, and the ordinary means of re-
pression would have been fully sufficient. We wait for
the Ministry to furnish us with explanations ; we have
a right to them. P.S. We are certain that everywhere
the electors will follow the example which was last
night given by the citizens of Montmartre. We have
just learned that the Members of the Bureau, the dele-
gates of the Socialist Democratic Committee, placed
themselves at the door, and Informed the comers of
the interdiction, and recommended them to withdraw.
Order was Rot an instant troubled. For a moment
some agitation was perceived in a group, and it was
not without surprise that the citizens saw the commis-
sary of police of Montmartre commenting on the deci-
sion of the Assembly refining the authorization to pro-
secute M. Michel (de Bourges). A few instants sufficed
to dissipate the group of the functionary of the earlier
order."
On Saturday the subject was brought under the
notice of the Assembly, and M. BAROCHE having
given utterance to the usual common-place claptrap
about " order," &c., which never fails to elicit cheers
from the majority, declared that he took the respon-
sibility of these measures on himself. " The Minis-
ters, the agents of the executive power," said M. BA-
ROCHE, "are attacked by the orators at these meetings,
and whoever attacks the agents of the executive
power attacks society itself." Many an obscu-
rantist has proclaimed " the right divine of Kings
to govern wrong," but it was reserved to M.
BAROCHR to propound the theory of the di-
vine right of Ministers. M. JULES FAYRE, inia
spirited improvisation, recalled to the recollection
of M. BAROCHE the manner in which, prior to the
10th December, 1848, the supporters of M. Louis
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE had in all public meetings
praised up the virtues of their hero, and calumniated
the Chief of the Executive and his Ministers. " You
have," said M. JULES FAYRE, " profited largely by
the right of meeting, but now that the gales of
universal suffrage blow against you, you seek to con-
fiscate this right." In order to cover the retreat of
M. BAROCHE, who at each attempt at reply only
made matters worse for himself and his colleagues,
M. DUPIN adroitly put the question of the order of
the day, which was agreed to by the majority, a
voice from the Left prophetically exclaiming, "You
are closing all the valves, and yet continue to stir up
the fire under the boiler."

The state of the army continues to excite the greatest
uneasiness in the minds of the reactionary party.
At Angers the 11th Light Infantry, which was under
orders to g►o to Algiers, raised the cry of " Vive la
Itepublique Democratique et Sociale," and insulted
their commanding officers. This regiment was for-
merly under the command of General DAMESME,
who was killed in June, 1848. The 11th is not the
only regiment stationed at Angers (in the heart of
a Legitimatist district) which has exhibited a similar
disposition.
The Patric says—
" It was said this afternoon, just as the Assembly had
broken up, that the Minister of War had sent to-day, by
telegraph, orders to General de Castelane to proceed im-
mediately to Angers, on account of some acts of insubor-
dination manifested by the 47th Regiment of the Line.
It was also said that the following incident had occurred
as the President of the Republic was leaving Paris for
Versailles. One of the horses of his carriage having
fallen at the Rond-Point in the Chumps-Ely: in, a few
of those indiviestals who seem to }lave for mission to
place themselves on his passage to make an appearance
of what they call popular demonstration, surrounded his
carriage, and uttered a seditious cry. The horse rose
again immediately, and the President was enabled to
continue bis journey without this incident assuming a
more grave character.'

The same journal says—
" We 'are assured that the Government has decided,
in a Council of Ministers, to withdraw the Bill on the
press. There will no longer, we hope, be any pretext
for the members of the Extreme Right to ri ject or mo-
dify the measures of order and of public safety presented
by the Ministry, with the co-opera ion of a considerable
portion of the majority.
It is said that M. Emme DE GIRARDIN will be
brought forward by the Democratic Republicans for
the representation of the Soane et Loire.
The discussion on the Paris and Avignon Railway
Bill has been postponed in order to enable the Mi.
nisters to make the alterations rendered necessary by
the passing of the amendment of M. COMBAREL DE
LE/VAL. It is rumoured that M. ACBILLE
FOULD will resign the Finance Ministry. M.
CHARAMAULE has proposed to the Assembly
to add the following clause to the amendment of M.
COMBAREL DE LEYVAL, adopted On Thursday
The companies of the Northern, Centre, and
Western Railways shall not be allowed, either directly
or indirectly, to tender for the Paris and Lyons and
Lyons and Avignon Railways."
Baron TRIAIRE, one of the oldest Generals of the
empire, and Commander of the Legion of Honour,
has the 87th year of his age.
General
took part in the campaigns of
the j
Paris,
in
the empire, in Italy, and in
Germany,
a the'iy was
orders
Republics
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uTdbßil inR
and E
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fo
also
of
Prince present in that of Russia in 1812,
EUGENE, to whom he was
Aide-de •Camp. In 1814, he followed that PRINCE
to Munich, where he remained attached to his family
under
until 1832, when he returned to France.
The Marquis of NORMANDY gave a grand fete on
Friday, at which the Duke of SOTOMAYOR, the
Spanish Minister, was present. This visit is looked
upon as a proof that the differences between the
British and Spanish Courts are arranged, as the
Spanish Minister has not before visited at the British
Embassy since the interruption of the Diplomatic
relations between the two Courts.
The delegates chosen by the Democratic and
Socialist electors to nominate a candidate for the
representation of Paris, have nominated AI • EUGENE
SUE by a majority of 143 voices.
The Five per Cents, were done in the Passage de
l'Opera at 881'. 45c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 13.
Boulogne and Amiens, s%,—Central of: France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 12 X
Dutch Rhenish, 1% —East Indian, 51,8
—Great Indian Peninsula, 118—Northern of France, 123 i.

The Spanish SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived.
;ion of six steam-frigates, two of which are to be built
Ln England. navy is to be increased by the addi-
_

The
The works of the railway
The lately discovered lead mines in the province of
from St. Andero to
The Three per Cents.
closed on the 9th
Grenada are described as abounding in silver.
A tzda dAenlateyßaorLesAsu,spAerfistdleLd
,ended
Twhant of funds.
at 29 for cash ; the Five per Cents.
at 13i for cash ; Coupons at
8k for paper ; and the
Debt without Interest at 41 paper.

GERMANY.
A telegraphic dispatch from Erfurt, of the 10th,
states that the Prussian Government intends to con-
voke a Congress of the Zolverein at Cassel in June
next, to deliberate on the reforms considered neces-
' sary, in the Customs' affairs of the northern states of
Germany. The dispatch adds, that in the negotia-
tions 'which are about to take place with Austria for
the prorogation of the provisional central commission
of Frankfort, Prussia will lay down the condition
that the federal state of Erfurt shall be recognised.
A letter from Vienna of the 7tb states that the
troops encamped in the Tyrol had received orders to
go to the Vorarlberg.
A letter from Vienna states that Count REDEAT,
the Russian AmbaQsador, had presented a note to the
Austrian Cabinet inviting it to intervene in the
Schleswig-Holstein question in such a way as to pro-
mote the interests of Russia. The letter adds that it
was not doubted that the Austrian Ministers would
comply with the demand.
The Austrian Government has notified that it will
pay 20,000 ducats to the person who will construct
and deliver the best locomotive for the railway which
passes by the Scemmering, the mountain whioh se-
parates Styria and the Archduchy of Austria.
The Kollar Zeitung has a telegraphic dispatch
from Erfurt of the 1301 iPatr, stating that Barvn ,