The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-04-19

ancial position OF the Republic. ny tnls doc'
ument the deficit for the year ls4s is eslima.
ted at $4,000 ,OOOf, independent of supplement
tory and extraordinary credits, which raise the
total deficit created by the late Government to
10 652, ,525 ,OO0t. This report recommends that
the Sinking Fund should he maintained, as it
is an engagement made by the state lor the Sc
curity of The public creditor.
PARIS, March Is.
Increasing gloom was observable on the
Bourse to-day, founded on unfavorahle impress
sions respecting financial affairs. and on appre.
tensions of the immediate occurrence OF mis-.
understandings between the ardent and The mod
crate Repnblicans-only political classes that
are now prolessed in France.
PARIS, March l6.
The city has been IN state OF the greatest
excitement all day; the decree oflhe Provision
al Government dissolving the compagnicS de'lte
of the national Guard awokc storm of oPposi.
silion in that body. Yesterday a Autographed
circular, calling on the men of the various ie-
gions to assemble, and proceed en- masse TO The
Hotel de Vile, was issued. They were to
march in uniform arec le sabre, but betor" The
bills were posted. these words were erased with
a pen, at least in the summons ofthe 7th Legion,
and they proceeded to their destination unarm-
ed. The crowd gathered in immense num-
bers in front of the Hotel de Vile at an early
hour, but i, was not till nearly 2 o'clock the
depn,atons arrived.
The temper Of the crowd cannot as yet be
called angry, but the slightest collision, such as
an accident might bring about, would have Sc.
riouT consequences.
PARIS, March l9.
Early today the emi,saaries Of the clubs
proceeded 10 all The suburbs, 10 invite the Ia
borers to rendezvous on different points. and TO
proceed from thence in bodies to the Hotel de
Vile. Their instructions were strictly obey.
ed and aboutll o'clock The laborers poured
down in masses into the city, forcing all their
comrades who were working. to come and JOIN
them. Those who assembled in the Champ
Elosecs exceeded 10000. A numerous column
dehled on the Bonlcvards, shou drring shovelS
an i p:ckaxcs, and driving wheel barrows before
them.
PARIS, March 10.
The great procession of worknen which
went on Friday 10 the Hotel de Vile, was in.
tended, in the frs, place, rs a manifestation Of
the confidence felt by the working classes in
the Provisional Government, secondly, rs
democratic counlerpoise to the aristora,ic PIE
tensions shown by the companies d'elie of the
National Guards on the preceding day, and in
the last place as demonstration Of the organ.
ised strength at the dis sposal Of the Republican
party, in the event ofany attempt at reaction
on the part of Monarchists.
PARIS. Sunday Night March 10.
The city is tranquil There has been no
renewal oflhc demonstrations. The Provis.
ional Government has postponed the election
of officers of the National Guard till the 9th OF
Apri. 1t is decided that The elections for The
National Assembly shall not be adjourned.
MaR<EILLEs, March Ia.
With the exception of the extravagant de-
mantls ola portion Of the working population,
not the least disturbance has occu red in the
south of France since the probation
OF the Republic. Money is very scarce owing
to the liniI hurying-!his is a fact-iheir Sill
yer and gold
BELGIUM.
King Leopold has given his Ministers full
leave to make any proposition they may think
advantageous for Belgium. This declaration
is understood to refer directly to the abandon.
ment of monarchy itself if the nation shall
generally demand it.
HOLLAND.
On Tuesday, the King, by an unexpected
movement, disianccd all his advisers. Early
tha, day, he sent message to the Legislative
Chamber, desiring that the House itself shoul ]
take the ini,ive, and propose all those changes
and reforms in the Government OF the people
and the fundamental law which it might 'em
necessary and expcdieni; the royal consent be-
ing promised 10 all proposals.
The King at the same time made strange
declaration, that he had adopted this sudden
change Of policy without the knowledge OF his
Ministers! The Cabinet has resigned as a
matter of course; and new Ministry was
about to he formed on q liberal basis. The
people are in the greatest JOY; more signi6can,
the stocks have srnsibly risen.
DENMARK.
Letters from Keil, of the 18th March, say
that a courier has brought very important news
from Copenhagen; the press is entirely free,
and popular meetings are authorized.
SPAIN.
The Progrcsssislas presented petition to
the Queen, praying her Majesty not TO sane.
ton the law presented to the Chambers for con-
fcrring on her Ministers despotc power, in ia
yor of which the Senate had reported.
The papers of the 9th inst. state that Minis
ters have determined not TO recognize the
French Republic until after holding OF the Ma.
tional Assembly.
RUSSIA.
Intelligence Of the late events in Paris rca.
ched the Emperor of Russia on the Isl instant,
by means of the telegraph established on the
liuc between Warsaw and ST. Pelersburgh
The French papers which arrived in that capi'
tai in due course on the Sd inst, were stopped
at the Post Office, while the Gazette Of 81. Pc.
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