The southern press., 1852-01-12
Further News by the Cambria.
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE,

AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
The election for the President commenced on
Saturday. Though the whole of the returns
had not been obtained on Tuesday, the re-eec-
ton of Louis Napoleon by an enormous major
ity is matter of certainty. The votes for Paris
and the Banlieue were e:-Aflirmative, 196676 !;
negative, 95,574. For the departments Affirm
ative, 2,9l 1868, negative, 3l,037
The colonels and national guards of six
towns, los mayors and inhabitants of towns, SO
municipal councils, the inhabitants of 81 com
munes of the Haut Saone, 1913 operatives of the
Verdun, the inhabitants of IA communes of the
Meuse, IA communes of the Allier, the Anti
Socialist Association of Sens, the president
| and members Of the Association of old soldiers
Of the empire, have presented addresses to the
President.
| The mayor priests, and municipal council,
and the principal inhabitants of Paris and the
neighborlng communes, were presented, on
Monday, to the President, for the same purpose,
as also the mayor and municipal council of
Montmarte
The Paris correspondent of the Globe, of
Wednesday, says, there are various rumors cur
rent as to the new constitution, but those most
credited are the following There will be only
400 deputies, or perhaps only 800, being one for
every 100000 of the population 1t is not de-
cided whether they shall be paid or not; the
general feeling is against payment. AS to the
senate, it will probably not be an elective body,
for it is declared that it shall consist of the illus.
trious of the country. This could not be ex-
pected in an elected body
The Milan Gazette of the 18th instant, says
it is stated that Louis Napoleon has written a
letter to the general commanding the French
army of occupation, recommending him to main.
tain order in Rome; but most particularly to
watch over the sacred person and government of
his Holiness
The returns received in Paris up to Wednes.
day morning from the departments, give g., &c..
$40, affirmative votes to Louis Napoleon, and
500,900 negative in Paris 1876 affirmative
to 1854 negative
The consultative commission met on Tues
day; l79 members were present, and seven
standing committees were named.
The counting of the votes Of the naval force
is announced to have given 1880 for the affirm.
alive, and 1896 for the negative; 4O7 abstained
from voting.
DEGREES are published modifying the organiza-
ton Of the gendarmerie throughout France.
Fifteen generals of brigades, twenty colonels
and various observation-disclosures, are promoted
to the next superior rank.
nj M. Duvervier de Hauranne and Bixio, and
General Laydet, lately confined at st. Pelagie
are announced to have been set at liberty on
Monday.
The returns from the departments known, to
the present, give 5,40O, 900 votes for the Presi.
dent, and 100000 against These returns are
from sixty Eight departments but they are not
yet complete. The definite result known from
fourteen departments complete, including the
Seine, gives ,272,5O for and l54,l89 against.
An eighth list is published, containing the addi-
,.xf, L.. r.
| The Moniteur publishes decrees granting a
credit of 5,000,000f for compensation to those
injured in the revolution of February and June,
lS4S; of 336,934f for public works, various
nominations to military commands, promotions
of regmental officers, and in the legion of
honor
| The President of the republic was present at
the Grand Opera, on Wednesday evening, Dec
oath. On his entrance, he was applauded slight
| ly by the pit, but few Kisses were heard to
come from the gallery.
| The news of the resignation of Lord Palmers-
| ton was received as a most important event,
but with general satisfaction.
| PARIS, Dec. 26-This morning, at o'clock
the votes of 81 departments, of which % are
| complete, were as follows -
Yes 6,0ll,00O No 100000
THE woRKMEN.
The Paris correspondent of the London News.
says:
"a word as to the curriers' / have again
and again visited their most populous quarters,
and regret that ! have no words to describe their
sorrow. For the most part they are sober, in
dustrious, honest, intelligent men, ready to make
any sacrifice in The cause of liberty They did
not fight the other day at the barricades, because
they knew with such odds against them such
course would only be offering an invitation to
the most frightful butchery Their only demon
stration was pacific. They joined in one over.
whelming chorus Of riue Ia Repuhique, pice la
Constitution, when the army OF Louis Napoleon
marched up to the Bouevards; but, beyond this,
they preserve wise passiveness. Yesterday
visited several of their Associations Fraternlles.
heard no word of revenge there, and saw no.