The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-25
Our foreign GOrrfspsuoenrr.
PARls, July 5, ls49.

The dead season, as the Partisan shop-keepe
calls this portion of the year when his doors
turn on their hinges, except TO admit the boy VIII
puts up and takes down the shutters, which b.
night protect his fine pate-glass windows from rud
attacks, is upon us now in full force Every thing
tree, beast women, griseites, coachmen chiffoniers
every thing unstrung and listless tells you the sea
son of the year when Paris ceases to be gay ant
TO laugh merriiy Is now upon us. They have al
fled with the good citizens to their city country WI
las, which overlook Paris in every direction, where
with the master, the mistress, the bonnie, the chi
dren, and the little dog all can see the ake-ke ROO
OF The Opera-house, the heaven-confronung rum
phal arch and the tricolor which floats from the Pal
ace OF the Tuileries. Then near them the enchant
ing city lies; the coquette with the beauties of the
country the papa treads the smooth sward with the
greatest complacency; mama dallies with the hon.
ey-suckle, which, poor thing, cannot go to Paris
the boy scratches in the dirt, II is only country
dirt, and smiles at hippodrome, as If to say old
friend ] haven't lost sight of you; even the dog
charactcrless poodle he is seems to look long
ingly to Paris, although he knows how the halls
are covered with the afches of the prefet against all
CHEN ct CHEN boule-dogues, and if he were there
he knows he could not run about so free, nor toss
the old bone, because Of Mr.. Prefet's muzzle
Thus all leave Paris but editors, and grizeues, and
coachmen; flag, ag, fag, is their VOCATION and they
cannot even leave Paris French-fashon. The
empty; the theatres have closed their doors; the
cafes are deserted The only sign Of animated na-
ture Is the soldier in the fiery pantaoons and wal
Jackets stretching out in the shade of their bar
racks, resting as if from arduous labor. News
reaches us from the departments, however, which
prevents total sagnation by adding some staple for
conversation, and the near elections occupy the
thoughts of some of the remaining Parisans. In
my last letter / sent you list Of the candidates
proposed by the Union electorate to the voters for
their selection. From that list Of twenty odd names
the voters, in sort of convention, cast their
for their favorites, and the eleven gentlemen who
receive the highest number Of votes adopted as
the candidates of the party. M Lean de Malevile,
NJ Lanjuinais, General de Bar, General Magran,
NJ. Chaucele, Louis Lucen Bonaparte, Ferdinand
Barret, Achile Fould, Benjamin de Lessert, Theo-
dore Duces, Bonvilier, the eleven who re-
ceived majority of the votes of the electors in the
convention. AS | said in my last letter. there is
very little doubt of their election for the voters
have determined to turn out in large numbers
cure the certainty of moderate men being returned.
One Of the most amusing things have seen for
some time is the proclamation made by three per-
sons at present confined in the Conciergerie for
political offences. They have addressed to each
Of the leading journals of the city circular, pray
ing them to insert their programme and list of can
didates.
This programme is signed "Salut Ell Fraternite,
RI. Proudhom," on behalf of his comrades in mis-
fortune and TO it is appended "the list of names
which appear to US TO be the most important" On
il the reasons which induced the residents of the
Concergerie TO select the several persons there
named are appended. give you the card 'tNa-
tional and Republican lst-Dupont de Lime, ma
ilonal honor Ferdinand LessePs, honesty of diplo-
macy Jules Farm, the democratic orator.; Emile
de Gradin, the courageous journalist; Reliant, the
right to labor; Dupont de Bussac the democratic
,r,a Tho hlIran raf he
bank; Guriad, Reconciliation between the National
Guard and the people; ]. Vidal, scientific social
ism; Rebezralles, the prosecuted press; Malarret,
the beggars Of Paris"
The lohg-expected news from Rome has arrived
much sooner than any one who knew the present
strongly fortified situation of the city could have
anticipated. As yet, we know nothing but that the
riumvirs have demanded a cessation of hostilities
The government has only received telegraphic
despatch; it is as follows 'The 3Oth June the Ro-
man Assembly passed decree in these terms-the
Assembly ceases defence now become impossible,
and remains at its post; 1t charges the triumylraie
with the execution of this decree. At the same
time the general-in-chief of the Roman army de-
manded, al o'clock, a suspension Of hostilties,
and announced that deputaion Of the municipal
council of Rome would meet the French general at
MS quarters" The other despatch is dated "Mar-
settles, Sd July, o'clock, a. m.-CIvita Vecchia,
lat July, 10 o'clock VI. de Corcelles to the Minister
nr Foreign Affairs General Oudinot has addressed
the government giving 1t of the success OF his
attempts on new bastion, No. 8, in the night of
% and 30. The despatch Of the general will make
Known 10 you the detail Of that affair, which is
nearly decisive. The enemy have lost immense
numbers, and desire to capitulate. have just re-
ceiyed from General Oudinot the following docu-
ments we have given them abovel; | return to the
headquarters from where parted, about clock,
with M. d'Harcourt and Rayneva. Ignorant of
the resolution of the Roman authorities, they left
this mornlng for Gaeta. shall send them ex-
press boat with the news. | have just heard from
The general that he has received the municipal coun
cal and, requesting my presence, ! leave imme-
diaely."
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The National Assembly has devoted some time
20 the preparation Of rules of order for the better
maintaining the discipline Of their body, which, to
speak the TRUTH was sadly in want OF some refor-
nation after all due allowance is made for the mer-
curia blood OF the honorable individuals who COM
pose that assembly. As there is twenty-frst rule
in the code which the commission appointed by the
assembly have framed, which affords ground for
a Tong and warm contest, the voting the new rules
and REGULATIONS was conducted in remarkably bu-
siness-like manner Although some Of the changes
introduced rather startling, from their great no
velly to French parliamentary law, there was very
little discussiOn AT eDem VI any VI dc "hCirs'
This may be attributed a great degree, perhaps,
10 the fight from their seats OF large number OF
the opposition or Montague party, against whom
many Of the new rules are directly leveled, and
who could with many plausible arguments, COM
bat their adoption. Those Of the Montague party
who vet remained on the left seem, during the last
few days, TO have lost all their esprit and energy
IN face Of the difficulties which surround them, and
the great defamation OF their ranks by the procu'
reurs generaux Of the large towns and departments
They look cool, as If they were broodlng over new
and other schemes by which they may yet avengs
their fellows wrongs, and elevate their party "a
power To give some idea Of the defamation Of
the benches on the left il may be well TO give q
resume Of the judicial proceedings commenced
against the gentlemen habitually sitting that SIDE
OF the assembly SINCE the 18th June. There are
thirty-three representatives crimInally charged be
fore tne courts; Of these arrested at thu
Copservatoire des Arts des Meters, (pstent ofice
where the Montague party was assembled as con
yention TO lnaugurate a new government; and IN
remainder. twenty-six have been stripped OF thei
privilege by virtue Of resolutions Of the assembl
upon the demand Of the procurer general OF PARIS
or of some department The proceedings OF Tn
assembly are Of lte interest," except as far as thes
dissolyings Of privileges are interesting-rules Q
f.r.