The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-29
III T 8 r o r Y
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN EUROPE.
SPECIAL FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
OF TIE
NEW YORK HER AL D.
Our Liverpool Correspondence.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday morning,
May 13. 1S4S

INTERESTING SUMMARY OF THE EUROPEAN NEWS.
Since the date of my last dispatch, we have had the
most lovely and seasonabe weather. indeed the tran
stion from cold and wet to warm and dry has been
most extraordinary and sudden The farmers will, no
doubt, shortly cry out for rain.
The non-arrival, until the 10th inst Of the Wash
ington caused some little uneasiness; however, she
made fine passage.
There is abundance of of all kinds and scarce
know what dish to serve you to frst-for, doubt,
you would like to partake of all But must proceed
or shall be dished. So I'll with few words
about France. fmy epistle be dsjointed my readers
trust, will overlook the fault and remember that in
my anxiety to furnish much possible in little
space, and having only hour two to accomplish
my task in.
FRANCE
The manufacturers Of Lyons living on the pro-
duce OF forced sales They complain of being compel-
ed by necessity, to SELL to host of English specua-
tors their stocks of silks and veves at less than half
of their value They say, ''the best velvets, which
should produce 23 fir the yard they have parted with
for francs.n
Rollin:-
The man who was admitted to a share in the provi-
sona government on account of his fancied power
WIN the working classes has to the last used un
ceasng endeavors to annoy his colleagues, and to de-
stroy the peaceful march Of events which he had in
vain endeavored to prevent altogether Even so late
as yesterday message sent by him to Lamartine,
to forbid the meeting Of the chambers to-day There
have been fraudulent elections wrote he Minister
Of the Interior have right to demand time in order
to verify the votes submitted to the different Mares
Lamartne upon the receipt of this message immedi-
atey convoked meeting of the government his
residence at the Afares Estrangeres At this meet
ing decided that the delay in the opening of the
chambers would be of serious injury to the country by
contributing to create uneasness and to destroy the
confidence which was but just beginning to be resto
red 1t is said that in addition to the polite and gen.
temanly note in which Lamartine conveyed this deci-
sion to the Minister of the Interior the latter received
at the same time another one from the rough pen of
Caussdiere, couched in something like these terms:-
There have been discovered fraudulent votes but
those obtained in your favor The electors in the hosp
tails to whom you your of them
delirious and others dying The method Of obtaining
votes here mentioned was certainly resorted to by Le
dru Rollin and his CONSERVATION SO great to find
the Mnnster of Police in possession of fact which
quietly withdrew all pretenson to disturb the arrange
ments OF his colleagues with regard to the opening of
the chambers
The members of the provisional government left
their official residences on Saturday.
The accounts from the provinces according to the
Paris journals of Monday, are very favorable.
Limoges is quiet-the Commissary Parrot having
been dismissed by the provisional government.
vast majority of the national assembly all but
pledged to exclude NJ Ledru Rolln from any place in
the intermediate government, on the grounds of his
despotic proceedings NJ Lamartine contends for the
disappointment of all the members of the provisional
government Ledru Rollin is, of course, frantic His
own paper, the Retorme, of last Monday. VOWS ven
The prattling press is making great noise about
questions Of President of Ministers, and of a com:
mission of government. We are accustomed to all
these chronicles. Formerly Guzot and Duchatel were
quoted to-day the bourgeois amuse themselves in dis
remember the barrcades of February and it signifies
little to us what calculations may be made or what
mischievous ostracism may be preached. We are GER
tain that the Constituents assembly will not choose
to drown the accamatons Of the people, that after
ripe examination. it will bow before the who nobly
and vaianty did the service of the revolution But if
the Contuanfe the daughter of the election disown
the revolution her mother, shall let the delegates
pass-but we shall give notice to the people. Under
the monarchy we fulfilled that duty shall do 1t under
the repubc.n
On the night of the sth, Saturday all the repub-
can clubs in Paris voted a resolution to call on the
National Assembly to actively interfere without delay
in the affairs of Italy and of Poland.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The President took the chair Monday, at one
O'Clock
M GARNER PAGES. in concluding his statement
latve to the financial position the country. said it
was capable of mathematical demonstration that the
system pursued by the late government would in few
years if continued, have plunged the country into
utter ruin. His successor he said would find the
when he received them
NJ ARAco in his report OF the state Of the War De
partment said that in the event of hostties 500 900
men could be armed immediately and that the navy
was in a state prepared for any contingency. The
railway question recomme nded to the mature
sideraon Of the assembly, by NJ Marie. in his report
as minister OF public works.
On Tuesday the President took the chair, at half
past IL o'clock
The of the day the report of the committee
charged withthe task of examining the various propo
sitions made relative to the constitution Of Exesu
tive government dd interim.
PruriN, the reporter of the committee, proceeded
to read the report 1t stated that there prin
ciples in presence; one that the Assembly should APP
point, in public sitting. executive council which
should the minister's the second that tn.
semby should name direct the nine ministers with port
folio, and one other without PORTFOLIO to act Pres
dent In favor of the first it was argued that the AS
semby ought not to descend to the task governing
that the ministers ought to suice-that thus there
would be greater expedition in the acts of the
ment and that their responsibility would be
pee when having to do with committee Of Ave than it
could possibly otherwise In favor of the second. it
said that as long rs the constitution remained un
decided the power subssted in the hands of the As
semby and ought not to be delegated to any intcrme
date party that all such superfctation useless,
aud, in fact, injurious, because useless; that much
time would be lost in the committee reading the
ports and documents emanating from the ministers;
that it was matter OF difficulty to say whether the
committee ought to sit alone in council or in commune
ton with the minister's The committee after consi-
dering most maturey the various points of the two
propositions had at last by majority of fourteen to
four, decided that in order to have the governm ent
strong united and active the ministry ought to be no.
minated without any intermediate body, by the Nation
al Assembly itself Hear, hear The honorable report
concluded by reading the resolution of the commit
tee declaring that the National Assembly should
inmate direct by bal OF. and by absolute majority,
nine ministers, responsible and revocable each with
portfolio, and tenth without PORTFOLIO to act pres
dent. The whole to render account of their acts
to the Assembly" [Approbation with cries of Tres
Men.1
long discussion ensued, in the course Of which the
Able Lacordaire who appeared in his white Domni.
dress spoke strongly in favor of the proposition Of
NJ Dormcs and against the exclusion of persons who
had fought for the republic.
NJ. OpILLoN BARRor contcnded that ii would be n
falacy to appoint Executive Committee
which could not be ndepe ndcnt, although it would be
held responsible for the Mi nstry. 1t had been said
that the provisional govern ought to be reelected
rs rccompense for the sacrifices and dcvotedness
which they had given proof Of during the late momen
tous events For his part he considered the expression
n most unhappy one. What, recompensc to honora-
bic citizens having faithfully served their country
recompensc for having carried the principles which
they glored nthose of the republic For his part he
did not do these gentlemen the injustice to think such
language could sound pleasingly to their ears he be-
evcd them superior to such considerations. In con-
clusion he should say that the National Assembly
ought to nominate the Ministers direct. (Cheers)
NJ. DE LAMARrISE would not have assembled the tri-
bune it that he thought the views of Nj. o.
Barrot erroneous. There two distinct parts in
the question-one relating to the mechanism Of con-
stitutonal COVER and the other relating to prn
cipes. These when considered, would mutually
throw light each other How could Minister,
charged with important department, come forward