Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-02
Foreign News.
BY the IIibernia.

We give below interesting items Of news re-
ceived by the llibernia, which arrived in New
York on Saturday. Our extracts are taken from
the N. Y. Commercial and the Boston Adrert-
ser. The intelligence from Italy will be read
with surprise The temporal power and author
ity of the Pope appears to have been regarded
as BY no means infallible."
FRANCE.
The French National Assembly has yet adopted no
decisive measure but has passed some votes pretty
strongly indicative OF indecsion. In the session OF
the 9Th committee reported proposition 10 appoint
Ministry by ballot OF the Assembly Inns pFopo-
siton after considerable debate was rejected by ma
lority OF &c votes only, VIZ Al TO $50 subsequently
il determined to appoint an Executive Committee
and ballot was taken which gave the ioiio"Hl4 re-
suits: 80.
Number OF Voters, ~
Arngo 725
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Marc 1O2
Lamartine Oi3
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The five members having obtained the required
majority were proclaimed members OF the Executive
Committee.
On the Ilth the Executive Commute announced
the following executive appointments
Foreign Affairs, Basude,
War, Charras'
Finance, Duclere
Justice Cremieux.
Instruction, Gnno''
Commerce, flocoh
Reliqion Belmont.
Public Works, Ireat,
Marine, Gasey
Interior Recurt.
Under Sec'y for ForeignA Affairs, Favre.
II will be observed that NJ Dupont de fure ; ,ai'
does not appear among the members Oh ue bAecuus'
Committee or Ministry, he having retired on accouh
IF his age and feeble health, and that the department
are all filled by members not OF the committee IL
both lists the Ultraisls are represented ne w up
nos,ion candidates for the Presidency OF the Cham
ber Trelat and Recurt, are on the list OF ministers
All the Ministers We believe as well as The hiehoei
of the Executive Committee, are members oi III
National Assembly ,,....o. ,.oso,od
by the National Assembly by acclalnauon, was puu
shed Sunday the 9TH, by posting on the walls Oh Ia
lis and in the Moniteur, as follows ;r.,o
1.-The National Assembly, the faithful lnterpte'e
Of the sentiments OF the people, by wholIi nus 'ee
elected pre- vious to commencing IT'S iapofsi -
Declares in the name OF the French people an
in the face of the entire world, that the kepublici pro
claimed on the oath Of February, lois IS ana sh"
remain the form OF the Government OF ffahce' :,
The Republic desired by France mas auop'eu III
motto, Liberty, Equality Fraternity; 49,.
In the name OF the country, the Nauona Asseii
bly, enueats Frenchmen oievery political party 10 io
gel former fcuds and to form IN future but one iahl
The day on which the representatives, oil the poop
met is for all the citizens the feast OF concord ana III
tenity 'Vive Ia Republlque""
NJ de Lamariine and NJ, Ledru Rollin have take
seats the opposite sides OF the Chamber--ohe {
the extreme night, the other on the extreme lel, y
member OF the Assembly has taken his seat on Il
middle benches. VI de Lamarline, IT Is sad, recon
nends a constitution consisting OF one Chamber al
President with a suspensve pef0 extending 10 thf'
months
The Club of Barbes has, it is said, decided unan
mosly TINT the French republic shall not be govern,
by "a President after the model oil the United stat
Of America.