The New York herald., 1850-06-25
Our French Correspondence.

Proceeding, Of the National acknowledgements
Pol,fies.
The greatest event of the week has been the
vote ON the electoral law, which took place tho
3lst ult the bill having been carrid by a very
large majority. The number Of voters was six
hundred and seveny-four, which were thus di-
vided:-Against the law, 433 in its favor, 24l-
majority in favor of the law, l92. This was fore
seen result, and did not produce much astonish-
ment in political circles. The law deprves about
four milio of Frenchmen of their rights citi-
zens and republicans; but il incre the strength
of the bbnest people, those who had, in voting,
but me desire of insuring the happiness Of their
country. The fight between the two parties-the
" moderates'' and the mosntaincrs'-has been
very violent. AT every sitting, the socialist men,
bers OF the Assembly have appeared with bundles
of petitions against the law, signed by unknown
people, and countersigned by themselves. Their
speeches, with those of Messrs lctor Hugo, La
grange, Lsmartne, Nadaud, and others, have had
the eloquence Of bad cause and yet they were
stamped with much fervor and energy. No one,
during this political batile-in the course Of this
" Roman expedition in the interior of France" az
il was called by NJ. de Montalambert-has spared
himself Messrs. de Lartagrie, Baroche, Monta-
lambert, Berger, Thiers and Faucher, have every
where adopted the same march against the COM
mon enemy and il is more than true to say,
hat they have dealt terrible blows to their adver-
snes. Nevertheless, whilst admire the acute
end bitter spec ch Of M de Montalambert, deplore
he epoch which allowed the usage Of such Ian
guage. Well, the sentence has been delivered;
the work OF the Assembly is finished Ii only
now I, mains To be known how France will accept
this measure, undertaken, followed, and achieved
by its mandafdries
Al,
te~, on the 3d inst You will find its contents in
all the French and English papers Ii 10, in my
opinion, lame law, not well dgested, and con-
tanning many defective parts, which will produce
trouble If ever put into execution with much rigor.
Ii does enter into the sphere of my correspon-
dence, To point out 10 your readers the different
passages hich are not only whimsical, bat also
inexplicable. They Will lind II themselves. The
eighth article contains the greatest nonsense
invented by a law. maker, we'll as the ninth and
tenth articles. But there is no cause to be asto-
nshed al II. The law made in such a hurry
that the seventeen have forgotten to mention that
it was sso TO be applied TO the elections ef the de-
partments and counties.
The next debate in the National Assembly was
upon the stamp te he put on the bills of exchange,
and the tax which had been previously adopted,
was rejected by 326 votes against 302. This vote
had a very favorable effect the Bourse of Paris
The lasI, but not the least important proposition
brought before the National Assembly, was pro-
ject Of law which had been elaborated in the
private councils of the Elysee The question is to
addition TO the present salary of the President NJ
Achilles Fould, Minister If Finances, and banker.
TO whom, il il said, Louis Napoleon is indebted for
avery large sum of money, presented the project
OF that law 10 the tribune yesterday afternoon.
The hearing of that proposition created much
tonisbn ent among the whole audience, and after
debate Of few moments, in spite Of the demand of
M Fould, which was TO have the project examined
BY the commission of supplementary credits, il was
decided that IL would be brought before a commits
non named by the "bureaux:" Ii has been cal
culated that nowadays the President of France
had three thousand three hundred and thirty
three francs" 10 spend every day but it appears
that tins sum OF money is not sufficient for his
pensens and the three million granted. Louis
Napoleon will possess " ten thousand francs a
day." To spend as he pleases, without any control
IL svery much doubted, in political circles, that
this law will be accepted. The state OF our finances
is so precarious, our commercial position pecu-
liar, that instead of increasing our expenses, We
ought To reduce them
The National Asse mbly has elected new questors
for the year To come. They are three, who have
been nominated in the following order ;--Genera
Let6, NJ de Ssnat, and NJ Baze.
The debate of to-day, was upon very queer
question. Our legislalors wished TO have tax
upon the dogs" Of France. The discussion on
the unfortunate animals, was very funny, and IL
ends auidst much laughter, not only in the tri-
bunes, but also among the representatives them
selves.
rumor was spread in the corloirs Of the Ma
tional Assembly, that the "Commtee Of Sc.
venteen," the same who have presented the elec-
toral law, have tired TO induce Louis Napoleon TO
withdraw his project Of an augmentation OF three
millions 10 his salary. Will he do it doubt II
much.
Parties are preparing for the election in the de-
psrtmeut of the "Bas Rhin." The moderate party
presents Mr. Charles Muller, whilst the soci iliss
have nominated Messrs. Liechtemberg and Emile
dc Girardin.
AJropos, the publisher Of the Presss, who had
been summoned before the tribunal OF Correctional
police, for having printed and published n pru,on
against the electoral law, was acquitted this morn.
ing, whilst Mr.. Plon, his printer, was conder rnned
60 fine Of 1000 francs, and To the costs OF the
trial. This sentence elected much astonishment
at the court, for il was not expected that Mr.. de
Girardin, the most feared enemy Of the govern
ment, would thus escape punishment which he
had very well merfed.
You must not imagine that the Socialist,
though little crushed by the war ostrancc, feel
a. II vanquished. On Friday last, May 3lst, the
police invaded, between ten and twelve o'clock, the
place called the "Union Of the Associations
situated IN the Rue Michel Lecomte, and found
there all the delegates Of the corporations congre-
gated in council They were about hfty-seven,
was the famed socialist " blue stocking" Madame
Jane Dsroum, friend, ! understand, Of Messrs.
Brisbane and Dana, Of New York. The whole
night was consecrsted by the police to search the
housee Of the prisonersl where great number Of
weapons, emuriiion, and lots Of confcderates were
found. In the mean time the constsbles were ar
resting, in the Quarter -. Martin, ffy persons
manufacturing powder and cartridges ON the
follow ing days many arrests were made, and II 10
now wei known that there 10 a large conspiracy
arranged all over the country to upset the present
government, es soon as they could find the chance.
While this is taking place in Paris, the city OF
Bezieis so witnessed thearrest Of another gang of
conspirstors. They were divided into sixteen
bands. each commanded by a chief, and the attack
was TO begin II sixteen different points These
projects were discovered by the authorities Of
B,zicfS end the leaders OF this infsrns design were
all taken prisoners. A large quantity Of powder,
and also many bags Of material ready to be EN-.
ploysd in the manufacture % powder, were seized
by the authorities Such Is the present position OF
pariiee in France.
The changes to be made in the ministry ue still
the subject of much talk. Il aprears now Ger
tain TINT NJ rllautpoul Is TO retire from the Min
istry OF Wer, snd 10 he replaced by General In
llitie. Nj. D'Hsuipoul will 90 10 Algicrs, 10 take
the command Of the colony. M. Drouyn de
LhUys, ambassador Of France 10 England, woud
replace General La Ilus in the ministry Of foreign
afl-ifs.
The Geek question between France and
Great Britain, Though not vet settled, is advancing
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