Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-05-26
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE:

Win rsoard 10 the internal condition OF France,
ro, NH nerceive in The various accounts sum.
| Glen, TO excite serious apprehensions. NO soon.
pr had The elections terminated in favor OF lne
moderate Republicans, than we heard o. oa ad
breaks 10 AL parts OF the country by the aeiea' -
minority. At Rouen in the North, al Nanses ~
the West, and at Limoges in The SCUM .ne
friends of liberty rose up in lnsnrree.ioh " sus.
ment the decision of The ballot box, un"eI 81
ten OF universal suffrage, had been gwen ~ a
vor of candidates whom they opposed. ~ ho a.
en- barricades and fighting have ohce mo.e G ives
the order of The day, aud almost as mduy In
have been lost as would have suflcea' t"o ra-
| back, To purchase the revolution VI nIa,;,n nj
| Al Limoges. a trading place witha Popuia"Ico
| about 10000. the authority oil Inc FIosi amd 20.
yernment has been actually oisF"ae.u, ~ nnh.
| cordino 10 The last counts I coi mn pncbtor,
lie safety was in active oPeid'ion. .orrn ran
,hs h.Ioi boyes were burnt So that no icIu,n .
no made, AT Eibeuf, within 10 miles OF nouen'
and only 65 miles from Paris, a connie, was q
r;ed IN for hours. and al Nantes ana lS's"Hees
miar occurrences are reported; ~
| ton of Limoges, The friends OF inc na;n,s
| Government have been successful a. maLJ hays
but even these successes, pnrchaseua NJ ns,;I
heen with some slaughter, afford causes " pa,n
n ,he oround for demarcation whichihey Piesen'
to The leaders of the ultra parry ~ ". !. ,bs Gom.
itself. There can be no question ~ ,h;s mo.
munists and the ultra Republicans a. ahnu,
menl are in a mos, decided m'no."y 10 he mo.
| The country. but they are aggressive "nlIe ~ nio
der,,as arc ,imid X is the nature, moreover oi
ali onnosi,;ons II tLey have the slightest discre-
ZION 10 gain strength. IT,, - .,
One thing is quite c%er;ain, na,hely, I'D. :, n /,
this moment there were no nos'ile 'aI'io"', sn'
il would be out Of the question lor 'he govern
mept 10 continue much longer without d ois"n.
m of some kind. Since the leVoluiion, No' opiy
has the revenue of the country been expended as
fas, as !, has been received, but III" iarse reserve
l-ft nv The old government, toee;fe- with ahout
thirteen millions OF dollars since borrowed oil Inc
Rank of France has been made away win. In
addition 10 which a "decree" has Just been coolly
issued calling for sixteen millions Of doiiats .f
war purposes. This cannot 60 on much longer,
and one OF three courses must be adoptea-ln-
creased AVIATION. retrenchmenls or Reputation.
AS to increased taxation, its possibility seems
oul OF the question. Capitalists and traders nave
already been nearly ruined, and the IDEA OF eS-
tracing any thing from The other classes cannon
Of course be entertained. Retrenchment IS only
possible on The supposllion OF a reduction III me
army anc a dismlssion OF WorRmeh al Pfesent ~
sta te pay, which would simply have the effect OF
sending SO many thousand desperate and oisaP-
pointed persons 10 swell the ranks OF The commu-
nists. Reputation can only be carried on upon
a small scale; TOR the national debt OF France Is,
alter all. moi her most oppressive burden. Beyond
these methods there is nothing but conilscation
al nome and plumber abroad. Both were resort
ed TO during The revolution OF 1882.
In my last letter | mentioned The statementihat
seats were 10 be prepared for 5000 auditors ia Inc
National Assembly. Ii now appears that the
Accommodation is Tor 1900 persons, TO whom The
riah, of being present will be specially accorded,
while The public tribune will hold only 5uO.-
Whether this will long be tolerated is an interest.
ing question.
The reign of equality has been destined to re-
ceive its first shock from the members OF the Ma
lional Assembly, convoked under it's name. 10
the days OF monarchy The distinction oil courl
dresses was always an offence in The eyes OF The
French republicans. 1t seems, however, that the
Republican Deputies are about 10 adopta dis'lnc.
lion in this way such as was never YET Attempted
by The Deputies of less simple times. BY a de-
cree Of the Provisional Government, founded up
on the modest consideration "that the principle
Of equality implies a uniformity OF costume Tor
the citizens appointed 10 perform the same .unc-
tiuns"-a fact by The way, which has escaped the
people Of the United States Tor upwatys OF 60
years-lhe representatives Of The people are TO
wear "a black coat, white waistcoat with lap
pels, black panlaloons, and a tri colored silk scarf,
ornamen,ed with gold fringe" They shall! also
"attach to the button hole on The lett side OF their
coat a red riband embroidered with The fasseS OF
lie Republic,
OF course during the whole Of these affairs The
trainers of The constitution are hard al work.
One 10 be submitted by Mr.. Cormenin contem-
plates only a single legislative chamber and an
executive government of many Ministers. Its
believed, however, lha, The plan of the U. States
Constitution is most likely 10 be adopted. You
VIII therefore ria We he saii4fa o,ien OF Sssins ynnr
institutions carried out and improved upon. II
your people possess in any degree the faculty OF
imitation, we may expect 10 hear, bY the next
mail, that a slar-spangled scarf at least, 10 say
waislcoa,s with lappels, will have beeo generally
introduced as part Of The costume OF Inc Senate
and The House u Representatives.
In the midst of all this ioolery, however, the
various actors in Paris are living on the verge OF
destruction. A recent project for blowing up
the Hotel dc Vile and the members OF The Pro-
visional Government, is said, beyond a doubt, TO
have been discovered.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, May Al believe | can stale with
certainly that Lord John Russell and his COL
leagues in the government have more than once,
lately taken into mature delibera,ion the new
EQUAL Taxation movement, which originated
with The chiefs Of the late Anti. Corn-Law-Leasue'
IIIuiSkOlSt ~ 10 Jaw " ahN 80 49,
rity, have determined, during the present session
OF parliament, 10 propose a measure by wnich
the pressure of taxation shall be more equltaoly
adjusted-lhat is, by removing a large portion
| from The shoulders of the middle class 10 those oi
the rich.
There was a large meeting This afternoon al
The Free Trade Club Of Parliamentary Repre-
| sentatives connected with The new liberal parry
recently formed for the purpose OF promoting a
cordial union of all classes vi rclofmers IN favor
OF an Improvement in our system oil parliamen.
tary representation-an extensive reduction oil
The public expendIure-and an extension OF The
franchise TO all house-holders Mr.. Joseph Hume
presided. The depulalionisls, amongst whom
was Mr.. II. Vincent, fully concurred III The de-
tails submitted 10 their consideration by Sir ).
Walpsley, MIR. Golden and Mr.. Bright; and ii
is manifest in The gratifying nature OF the inler'
view that The nucleus Tor a powerful combina'
ton O. the middle and laboIial classes has been
laid which no matter how obdurale the Wing
minister may feel inclined TO remain, must even
tuate in success.
CORRESPONDENCE OF Liverpool Chronicle.]
IMPORTATION OF SPECIE.-ln our last
we reported The importation into England of a
considerable amount of specie. During The last
five days large importations Of the precious me.
tails have continued to arrive from the United
States, Alexandra, 81. PETERSBURG, Inaia oou'n
America, Cape OF Good Hope, the West Indies,
Honduras, Hamburg and Van Diemen's Land.
From India, ii is said, $500 0o0 is now on its
way 10 England European Iirsss lioy6 &.
The London correspondent Of Inc N. York
Commercial writes:
GREAT BRITAIN.-Wi,h regard 10 domes.
tic legislation, although Parliament has now re-
sumed its %si;tings, | have little 10 report, the lime
OF The House having been mostly occupied on
matters altogether OF minor importance. The
bill for The removal Of Jewish disabilities passed
the House of Commons last night, by a majority
of 9i-the vote being 234 against l73. The mea-
sure has now to go 10 the House OF Lords, where
lis fate is still uncertain, although it can hardly
be surmised at The present time that any sci OF
privileged Legislators could be mad enough 10
throw 1t out. A curious fact showing how we
permit the people Of the continent sometimes 10
Sc, us an example in liberalism, is found in the
circumstance that since the declaration of Italian
;ndenendenca The nennle nj Modena-ali f. ithf1l