The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-20

VISITED by Mr. Bancroft and the American Consul.
The Portsmouth correspondent of the Times says
the st. Lawrence passed through Spithead this
afternoon, the 4th She did not salute the flag of
the commandment. chief, or the union jack of the
Kings Bastion.
In France, on Saturday, scene of confusion
occurred in the Chambers, almost unparalleled In
the history Of that assembly.
One of the members having commented in Sc
we're terms upon some late republican banquets,
and condemned the apathy of the government In
relation thereto, the menbers of the republican
party were thrown into such a rage, that they al
most simultaneously rushed to the tribune, which
they attempted to scale on all sides, but were pre-
vented by the offers of the house. At length the
President was Obliged to put on his hat, and sus-
pend the sitting.
The Paris journals of Sunday contain long artl-
National Assembly. There is burst OF lndIgna-
ton in all the organs of the moderate parties, Of
every shade, against the atrocious conduct of red
republicanlsm.
the opposition given to the proposal to elect the
President OF the Republic by the National Assem-
bly,, the government has resolved to leave the
choice of a President to be decided by universal
suffrage-but that an amendment is to be intro
duced into the constitution deferring the election
until the organic laws have been voted upon-in
the meantime, the executive government is to re-
main as 1t Is at present
The Paris papers of Thursday, say that after
much hesitation, as II appears, the Government at
a cabinet council, has resolved to support, by all
its available means, the amendment to the article
of the constitution respecting the election of Pre-
sdent, to be proposed by M. Flocon, which is to
the following etiect:-
The National Assembly delegates the executive
power to citizen, who shall receive the title OF
President of the republic.
The government has, therefore, taken up definl-
lively its position in direct hostility to the mode
rate party in the Chamber, and to the known ma
Jointly of the nation /,
From postscript of European Times
Some OF the Paris journals mention the report
that Austria has defntlvely rejected the Anglo
French mediation We have not been able, how
ever, to ascertain what the foundation for the re-
port is. Advices have arrived to-day of serious
disturbances which have broken out at Lyons.
Gardes Mobiles of Lyons, whose corps has been
recently dissolved, presented themselves at the
Prefecture, to demand the. months pay which
had, they said, been promised them. Being al
selves of 1t, and kept the Project in custody for
three quarters of an hour Crowds assembled
around the building, but regiment of dragons,
returning from exercise, charged them and drove
them away, also clearing the hotel and releasing
the Project. The vicinity of the Prefecture was
then occupied by the military. The alarm caused
was so great thatthe shops In the vicinity clos
blles disaJmed the two sentinels of the Montde-
Piete. They then attempted to force themselves
into the guard house, but the men occupying It, hav-
ing barrcaded themselves IN IT, they did not sue
o'clock, 200 mobiles presented themselves at the
Hotel de-Vlle, with red fag-being charged by
the soldiers, they Immediately dispersed. Another
account says, that notice Of what was passing
hoan DIV tn mill tbn
9th dragons were sent to occupy the Place de la
Prefecture. After having cleared the place and its
approaches, and having charged their carblnes, the
company dismounted, and entering the Prefecture,
cleared the interior conrt of the insurgents without
resistance. AT half past IL o'clock, a battery Of
artillery had arrived upon the Place de la Pre-.
lecture, and cannon was planted SO to sweep all
the approaches AT the departure of the last ac-
counts the insurgents were endeavorng to raise
barbados IN the rue MERCER Singular reports
are circulated this evening, of plot that has been
detected against the National Assembly. 1t Is
| certain that agents have been discovered, who
have been employed in corrupting the operatives,
| to induce them to make an attempt upon the AS.
semby, with the cry of 'vive Barbes!'' "vlve
RaspailP' 1t is affirmed, however, by some, that
these things got up by the government itself,
to enable 1t the more easily to crush the red repub
lie. We learn that mutinIes have taken place, of
the garde mobile In the barracks of Montreuil, in
not please them. The courts and Interior Of the
barracks were barrlcaded, and cries of ",Vlve Ma
poleon!"-"A bas Cavagnac!' were heard. 1t ap-
pears that, In consequence of the decision of the
Club OF the Institute, the Government has deter
mined not to make the vote on the Presidency a
cabinet question.
We learn from Vienna, that Count Lamberg,
who had been appointed. by the Emperor of Aus
and Croatia was assasslnated, on the 18th ult, on
the bridge of Pesth, by student. Gellachlch, the
Ban Of Croatia, was continuing his march, in spite
ef the njunctions to the contrary of the Emperor.
Continental Intelligence.
The news from the continent continues to be-
tray considerable want of political composure.
In France much excitement and alarm continue
to preveil. The Assembly have decided, by con-
siderable majority, after very able discussion, in
which Lamartlne took prominent part, on having
but one legislative chamber.
| The Committee of the Constitution have also
decided, by vote OF ten to four that the President
Of the republic shall be elected by universal suf
Socialist banquets, after the example Of the
reform banquets held all over the country last au-
tumn, are too frequent to favor an expectation of
| coming quietude and the speeches and cries
which have characterized more than one of them,
are Of the most reasonable and Incendiary nature
Nothing yet definitely known of the state of the
negotiations relative to the affairs of Northern
in the French National Assembly, on Monday,
as well from the rumors that are afloat, there is
good ground for hoping that pacific solution Of
the question is near at hand.
In Southern Italy, matters do not look so promi-
sing. The King Of Naples refuses the mediation
OF France and England, between himself and his
former subjects in Sicily, and threatens an 1mme-
diate resumption of hostilites
Germanyls still In an unsettled state the stand.
ard Of revolt has been again raised the southern
provinces, and again the rebels have been signally
dscomftted.
Prussia has escaped theSdanger of another revo-
luton, by the submission of theI king, at the
eleventh hour, to the wishes Of the National
Assembly.
The anarchy of the Austrian empire appears to
be nearly complete. In Vienna. we have a spec
tacle OF Ieactionary court waiting for the con-
centrati on of large military force around the
captal to carry out its retrograde policy and Of
triumphant National Assembly.
One district OF Hungary, dependency, is aim ost
overrun with the trooJe Of another Austrian pro-