The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
General Count PIRE, a distinguished officer of the
empire, died on Saturday.
The PRESIDEKT of the Republic was at the Hip-
podrome on Sunday, to witness a balloon ascent,
He was very well received.
The Journal des Debate has the following on the
Scleswig-Holstein question :
" The Minister of Foreign Affiirs explained, in Fri-
day's sitting, that the act lately passed at London, en
the affairs of Denmark between France, England, Rus-
sia, and Sweden, was not a treaty containing a guaran-
tee, but simply a protocol expressing a wish to the el ,et
that the possessions now joined to the crown of Den-
mark should be maintained in their integrity, and that
the question of succession to the throne be regulated to
that end. A desire, so expressed, may, it appears to
us, be looked on as a fait accompli. It is altogether in
conformity with the wishes of Denmark herself; it could
only meet with opposition from certain powers of Germany,
but since the conclusion of the peace with Denmark, Prus-
sia has withdrawn from the struggle; the insurgent du-
chies remain abandoned to their own force, and cannot
make a long resistance. The pacification of Schleswig
and Holstein will be one of the greatest steps towards
the re-establishment of order in Europe. If we use
these words, it is not because the protocol agreed to at
London was approved of by Russia, and probably
Austria, at the same time as France and England; it is
because it represents the term of that revolutionary and
propagandist period in which Germany had entered for
two years. The explosion which the dreams of German
unitarism produced after the revolution of Paris may be
remembered. The aspiration towards national unity bad
its legitimate side, and yet men see what it has come to.
But to that Germanic sentiment was added a passion, in-
finitely less legitimate, of territorial aggrandizement.
In the first revolutionary assemblies if Germany no-
thing less was spoken of than to require back Alsace
from us; they spoke also, still in the name of unity, of
aiding Austria in the war against Italy; and, in fine, it
was under that influence that the King of Prussia sup-
ported by his armed intervention the insurrection of the
Duchies against Denmark. There was in that question
two sides—one, the revolutionary and Germanic one,
the agitation kept up by the professors and persons of
the university; and the other, the Imperialist side, the
ambition of the King cf Prussia to become the head of
the unity when reconstituted. In these two points of
view the invasion of the Duchies by the Prussian troops
was an act of shameful aggression; it was so considered
by all Europe, except Germany, and we are bound to
render justice to the government of the early days of the
republic, that on this occasion it had the good sense not
to depart from the monarchical tradition." _ _ _

Vie following additional returns are published by
the Siecle to show the effect of the new electoral
law :

NUMBER OF ELECTORS.
Under the Under the
old law. new law.
Toulon ... 14,000 3,357
Reims ... 11,872 4 069
Bayonne ... ... 4,036 1 712
Mulhouse ... 5,300 1,500
Verdun ... ... 3,400 1,800
Vendome ... 2,244 1,422
Lona de-Saulnier ... 2,482 1,106
Epinal ... 2,352 1,262
Chateau-Gontier ... 1,963 658
Epernay ... 1,592 949
Sainte Menehould 1,126 790
Vouziera ". 724 _ 449

Two frigates sailed on the 17th from Toulon for
Tunis, in consequence of a telegraphic dispatch from
Paris. _ _ _

The Mediterranean squadron has received orders
to proceed to Cherbourg, where it will be reviewed
by the PRESIDENT.
PARIS BOURSE, JULY 22.—Latest Prices.--Five
per Cents. 96f. 55c. Three per Cents. 58f. 30c. ; Bank
Actions, 2,395 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 22.
Boulogne and Amiens, 73/—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 1434 ex in.—Eastlndian, 758 ex in.—Luxem-
bourg, 21A—Northern of France, 14% ex in. and ex div.—
Orleans and Bourdeaux, 21/8 ex in.—Paris and Rouen, 2314
—Paris and Strasburg, 6%—Rouen and Havre, 9%—Tours
and Nantes, 414, ex in.