Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-23
NATIONAL INTELJ.IGENCER.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, AUGUST 4, 1851.

FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, AUGUST 4, 1851
A vacation of nearly t,nree months having been
resolved on, the Assembly has elected its Perma-
nent Commission of Twenty-Five, who are autho-
rzed TO convoke the Legislature at earlier date
If events should make such measure necessary.
The composition Of the commission is Of a nature
10 surprise all who have observed the march OF
parties since the opening of this year and demon
straes forcby how utterly vain it is to count either
upon individuals or parties in France pursuing
steady consistent course, founded upon principle.
Notwithstanding the frequent hostile votes OIL the
Legitmist portion of the Assembly, provoked by the
nonsrchical pretensions of M. BoNAPARTE, and the
manifest tendency of his Administration, votes
which seemed to indicate that the course of the
two parties could never more be coincident, we
have seen the old majority reformed with spirit
of exclusion against the Republican Left only.
The commission comprises but one maa M.
D1pIER) protesting republican opinions, some
eight Bonapartists, and still stronger Legihmist
element With the exception Of two gentlemen all the
members of the scua commission (strange IT may
seem deemed capable Of wnug at If not abesing, mss-
sues taken by NJ BesArARrE with the view of obtaining the
proongsion Of his authority. But Gen CHASsARsIER and
M. DrsIsR will fail sigRake all such measures,
and. as far . possible. to coan,ersct them.
The subject Of the Presdentiss election which
only eight months distant has assumed increased importance
week The candidacy ofthe Prince Of JoIsyILLE spoken
OF cesn. This would be illegal SO long the law II
bsnshment against the family rcmsins 1nrepealed No
doubt Is entertained that NJ BosAr4arx VIII be again in the
if revision be effected in spite of the
contribution if be There several prominent
Republicans spoken of-LEDnU RoLIIs, CAvAIesAc, and
a.. 49,, oJoT
these gentlemen has abandoned his pOteuson upon the
reasonable gond thai would be impossible to concaie for
his support The 0 the moderate Republicans General
CAvAsxAd witbdtsws because the Socialist Democrats
whom be crushed l3ahe instruction Of June ls4s, could
not be made rally heartily his support and consi
derable portion Of any party, but few from all, would vote
for LAMARr1HE Another hss, therefore, just been
started upon which, from present appearances, all Republic
cans cam without much violence either to their principles
prejuices unite their The candidate CxRroT,
who hiss already been Minister Of Public Instruction in le4s
and whose passage the Cabinet marked by decidedly
radical tendency. This concentration of upon
name might if ueiversa suffrage existed in France,
the election of the Republican candidate, by giving him
than millions and the majority Of the lgcl votes But
this result be anticipated under the electoral law of
3lst May, 1850, and cannot suppose this law remaining
unrepeaed, that either C1vAIeSAe LAMARrrSE will ADAM
don his hope ecEon by the Assembly, one OF the
Eve highest eligible candidates who shall have received before
the people, insufficient votes The friends Of the Prince Of
JosvLLE have just made unsuccessful ettemp
the legal disabilities under which he lies by repeeing the
law Of Punishment of force against all members of bis family
but the Assembly refused broach the subject prs The
adjournment 6r day for It's discussion after the
assembling in November.
The Monifer of the instant contains the report of NJ
LEvxRRaEz upon bill aPpropatng slss, ZOO to the esta
bshment Of lines of the Electric Telegraph France
The report states tina. we'll ascertained experience
that the cost Of establishing electric eegspbic communities
ton in France is 555f &c. per komeue per lOo4
yards five egh,hs Of me) for line composed Of three
wires This sum is thus distbx,ed among particular items