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land, there has been some improvement in the
State OF affairs, and the probability is that lille
more will be heard OF civil wars between the va
Fious factions in the reform movement.
Aspecial despatch received in Philadelphia
BY tbs evening bulletin, contains the following;
EUROPEAN TIMEs OFFieE, .
Liverpool, May 8, Is4S-IlA. NJ.
IRELAND.
We have Just received our daily adyices from
lreland-thry contain snme intelligence Of star.
ding importance as regards the repeal move.
ment. Mr.. Smith 0'Brien aud John 0'Con.
nell have merged their past differences, and a.
gree 10 work harmoneously together in the
good cause for the future.
The meeting between those gentlemen, accom-
panied by DR.. Miller took place yesterday, and
after some few explanations on both sides. the
two former shook hands, and an address circu.
lated among the people.
The object of the Address is TO inculcate n
spirit Of lrate rnizalion among all classes of Re-
pealcrs, and urge lhaI the future wulchword
should bs-"Unon among ourseves-that we
NAV repeal the Uriuu" The amalgamarion Of
O'Brien and O'ConneIl must exercise most i'm.
pOraul influence in the future career Of Repeal in
Ireland. and probably BE- the meunsof increased
anxiety on the part ol the GovcrDmen; in that
country MIR. Mitchell who has relired from
the Irish Confederation, gives hisreasOns in the
United lrishman for so doing.
He states that il arises from his difference Of
opinion with Mr.. O'Brlen, the latter gentleman
declining any public associations with the for
mer on account of his extreme republican prin-
Ciples, which he has udyocaIcd in his journal.
The leaders of both the Nation and The Uni
ted lrishman continue TO exhibit the same con-
tempt for the Government, and determine to
procure Repeal at all hazards.
In Parliament Sir w. SomCrye has intro.
duced measure which cannot be deemed other
wise than great step towards improving the
electoral franchise of ireland. The new bill
proposes to franchise, and defend the consu.
encies, and improve the system of registration.
Ii is expected that BY The proposed changes, the
number Of electors throughout Ireland will be
quadrupIed ed.-ETopean Times.
FRANCE.
We have received details or the proceedings
. OF the opening of the French Chamber on the
4th inst, which were highly inter- ing, and
passed off satisfactorily. NJ. Audry de Pure
veau, senior deputy, took The chair as President;
of r which Dupont assembled the tribune, and
delivered The following speech:
Ciiizen representatives. The Provisional Gov
ernmenI bows before The nation, and renders
homage TO The supreme power with which you
are invested. Elected of the People, welcome
10 The great capital where your presence exctrs
sentiment Of happiness and hope which will
not be disappointed. Dcposlorles of the ma.
Ional sovereignty, you are uboul 10 establish
new Institutions upon the large basis OF democ-
racy, aud TO confer on France the only consli.
sutton flung for her,-a repusiican constitution.
Thus having proclaimed Ihe great political law
which will definitely constitute the country, you
will cilizens, like us, occupy yourselves in reg
ulaling the peaceabIe and etficacous action of
the government in The relation which the me-
ces,y Of labor establishes among Ciz, ms, and
which must have for It's basis tho sacred laws of
Justice and fraternity. In fine, the moment has
arrived for The Provisional Government TO re-
sign into your hands the unlimited power with
which The revolution invested il. You know
whether with US the dictatorship has been any.
thing more thana moral power exercised amidst !
the difficult circumstances in which we were
placed. Faithful 10 our origin aud 10 our for. !
med convictions, we hesiIalcd not TO proclaim
the nascenI republic Of February To-day we
inaugcrate the Iabors of the NalionaI Assembly
to that cry at which We will always raIly-.'Vive |
la Repubique," (AppIause.)
The cry was again repeated with The greatest
enthusiasm by The Assembly.
NJ. Cremicux informed the Assembly that its
Session was opened, aud that its abors com.
Inenced on that day. He afterwards called ON
the President to invite the representatives Of the
people 10 retire into their Standing Committees
TO verify thcIrpowers
AIS o'clock, the Deputies having completed
the vcrifcation Of their powers. re.rnrrred the
Hall when the President cued on NJ. Bouchurd,
the Chairman olIhc first Commiure, To commu.
nicate to the Assembly The result of its lubors.
NJ. Dcmosthrncs Oliver rose and demanded
thai after he admission of every member. he
should mounttEe tribune. and there, in presence
of the assembly, take The oath oC allegiance To
the Republic. 4 number of members here in.
'~rrupied The speaker, crying, "TAe oath of al
leeiance is dboHshedl" "By whoml" asked NJ.
Oliver. by tho Provisional Government
"What," continued NJ. Oliver, "do you place
the power of the Provisional Government above
that Of the National Assembly, Cries, "lhe
oath is abolished, and forever."l
Mr.. Cremeux, the Minister Of Justice, then
I"HS uuu sulu '""' 'lu ua'h ol hl'panCe had
boon the occasion Of so much scandal during
the last sixty years, and had excited such Uni.
versa Indignation, that The Provisional Govern.
menl had thought proper TO abolish it, The
oath Of every true republican. added the minis.
ter, is in his heart, not on his lips.
The Assembly received thai declaration ofihe
Minister with great applause. and ratified by ils
unanimous appreciation, the measure adopted by
the Provisional Government, amidst deafaning
cries of "ViYe la Rrpublique," and "Vive la
GDuveremenl Provisioire."
The examination of The election return was
concluded at a late hour on the night of the
an 4 IL. 4. L..