Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29
NATIONAL INrEGNGEEGER.
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.


important Prussia and Austria appear to be set
ding down quietly under the new order OF things
bu, Italy is in a blaze, and there is said to be q
prospect of immediate war between Russia and
Germany The King of Sardinia has marched
troops to the aid of I.ombardy, which is seeking
10 make itself independent of Austria.
There seems 10 be more prospect of European
war than al any previous time since the Revolution
of Paris.
FRANCE.
The loniteHr OF Monday contains decree Of the Gov.
posponing the general election Of the representatives
the people sunday, the 23d Of April The National
Assembly is 10 meet on the 4h Of May next.
The PeSse contains exceedingly strong article against
the Provisional Government signed BY the editor NJ b. de
GraTn in the writer, without any cIrcumocuton treats
The gentlemen sitting The Hotel de Vile body OF
petendcs totally unequal gappe with the egences
of tic present Several Of the ardent republ
attacked the Office Of the Presse, seized NJ E. De Gil
rarn and destroy his type. General Couras,
the commandan Of the National Guard succeeded however
getting diperse quietly, representing TO them that
the only effect Of destroying the type and machinery would be
10 throw several men out Of employment.
The intelligence from Lyons is important. The Courier
de LIONS that the workmen that city In revolt
They demanded and took orcbe possession Of the powder
magazine, and seized quantity Of arms, and at the time
the paper going to press orders had beea given that
public carriage should be allowed to leave the city NJ Ara
60 the Commssary Of the Government bad sent Paris for
orders and had expressed determination 10 carry them
execution 10 the last xtremty.
The financial vagares Of Of the Provincial Commis
have attracted the Of the Provisional Govern
men who referred the matter tho Minister of Finance W.
GARNER Pages proposed his report, that all financial
adopted by the Commissioners OF the Provisonal
Government shall be made null and void until they have been
ratified by the Central Government On this report the Pro-
visional Government decreed as follows
All adopted BY the Commissioners of the
Provisional Government with regard commercial or inan
cial legislation are prov o'isionaliy repealed
For the all the financial commercial measures
Of the said authorities be submitted for the previous
of the Central Government.
The Ministers Of Finance Commerce, and the Interior
charged each retrospective province, with the execu
ton OF the above decree"
PAe idea which Government entertained Of taking all the
railways finished and unfinished into It's possession, and
purchasing up the interests Of the present shareholders on
what might be considered equitable has not been
ried into execution.
The Monieu contains decree Of the Provisional Govern
for transferring the woods and forests which formed part
Of the property Of the former civil list the administrators Of
the State forests also the successful mediation
of the Of the Government, presided by NJ
Louis Blanc between the wokmen aud the prope,ors Of
several large machine factories
The Jssuits have been expelled from Avignon.
Napoleon Bonapae, Of Jerome, bids for the Tepesen
on OF Corsica In his address be quotes the words of his
uncle, who, from ST. Helena, praphesed that before fifty
years Europe would be republican Cassack.
The fancy Of the day, the planting Of trees Of ber
~, has been nursed with great aror. Tall popars
uprooed and planted wherever the fancy of the populace
dictates.
The Provisional Government having discovered plot
among the erQes Of the clubs for the arrest OF Laane and
GARNER Pages have determined organize civic guard Of
fifteen hundred for the protection OF the Government
The Provisional Government has materially reduced the
salaries Of all public funciionaries
decree OF the Government mod6es the law of libel and
that henceforwad officer Of the Government can
prosecute journalist or critcisng bis public conduct
Joseph Henry, the who time ago fired on Louis
Philippe u said to have been restored 70 liberty.
The workmen employed the Paris and Lyons Railway,
Paris have revoed, and demanded the dismissal Of the
director and four managers Of the company These gentle
men, yielding 10 the wishes OF the wormen their
resignation the Minister Of Public Works, at the same time
protesting that they had been Professionally appointed by
the shareholders that body had alone the right them
By decree dated 2sh Provisional Government de
cdes that all the ordinances conerng appointments &c
which appeared 10 the loRer Of the 22d 23d and 24,h
February "durng the Of the glorious insurec0n
which delivered France from a corruping Government and
founded the Republic, annuiled.
They have also issued decree for the naturalization o
foreigners who desirous Of becoming French citizens
Poclamations have been published by the Provisional Gov
army and the people, exhoning order, and
obddng procsssoDsa the firing Of muskey in the streets
The persons who, during the revolution wantony destroy
cd the railway bridge Asnees have been convicted aud
sentenced to various Of imprisonment varying from
10 five years.
The National says "Three military camps, connected
together and consisting dsposable force nearly 100 00C
men, will certainly established Dion, Lyons and Gre
noble. In the event Of war; and in Of m advance on
the kingdom Of Sardinia the headquarters Of the French army
will be fixed Lyons, in order direct, from that point the
first military operations"
Letters from Have mention, in proof Of the utter stagna-
ton Of commerce, and Of the proson Of credit that there
thirty vessels in that port laden with cotton, which
neither the consgnees any would accept and pay
the freight upon.
BELGIUM
An attempt effect revolution 10 Belgium was made by
body Of Begians from Paris and sgnally failed The
preparations having been completed, the 24h and 25t
large bodies Of them left Paris by the Northern railway hav
ing first paraded through the streets procession, with ban
ners flying, drums beating DC They partially armed
and loudly cheeed by The popuace which assembled
them depart. Their purpose being known TO the Begiar
authorities regiment Of infantry and strong force Of cavsr
10 Guieyrain and joined by ten twev
thousand armed peasants and 1t turned out the ego
from Paris enapped into the very midst Of their
opponents The chiefs Of the legion had arranged that th
should stop YaencenDes the last town the Frenc
territory, from which they would enter Belgium foot b.
roads, intending ncie the fortress Of Nous and tn
other garisohed places their to the capital Thei
hope frustrated The three first trains, containing abou
twelve fifteen hundred men, instead Of stopping at vaen
cenne proceeded directly into Guievran where, the troop
and peasants being ready receive hem they arrested
The second detachmen reaching Vaencennes and find
that their predecessors bad been arrested returned TO Douai
and proceeded thence to the little town Of Monscron th
frontiers, and made descent that town late in the nigh
Of the 2Sth. The guard the alert and the momen
the insurgents the presence Of soldiers they all fed Th
advanced posts went IN pursuit. and took thirty prisoners
The remnant Of this body however, again entered Belgium,
the 29h, bot this demonstration was equally unsuccessful
will be seen by the following