Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-01-09

fying his solcilude for them, and that he
will apply the doctrines that have their
sympathies, and the theories that will give /
them material well-being and cheap ex-
istence.
The bourgeoise also believe that the
advantages TO them from the prolongation
OF the powers of Napoleon will be equal
ly great.
The Bishop of Strasbourg had address
sed a letter to the clergy of his diocese,
urging them 10 vote in the affirmative.
NJ. de Warny, Minister of the Interior, |
! commanded the attendance of the printers |
of Paris, and informed them that the in !
| tention of Government was to prohibit !
the publication, unless previously approved. |
of any pamphlet of less than ten sheets.
Victor Hugo made his escape into Bel
gium by means Of false passport.
PARIS, Monday. p. M.-The known
result of the election gives 100000 votes
for, and 100000 against Louis Napoleon.
A definite majority of seven millions is
expected for the President.
Gen. Cavaignac arrived in Paris on
Friday night, having been liberated that
afternoon.
As the election is now over, the Presi-
dent thinks the time has arrived when he
can with safety to himself set free other
generals; and the report was current that
they were TO be liberated on Tuesday.
The latest accounts from Paris repre-
sent the President as continuing deter
mined on proposing the abolition of the
octro duties. lie is also determined on
making some experiments in diminishing
the protective system.
The New FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL
Paris correspondent of the Commercial
Advertiser, writing under date of the I9th
ult., SAYS :-'' The new constitution TO
be granted" by the President after his
election is already shadowed forth" Ac-
cordIng to well informed parties, II is likely
TO be as follows:
A Council of State. to be named by the
President.
A Senate of eighty members-forty-one
TO be named by the President and thirty
: nine by the Councils General, from list
of candidates made out by the President
? A Legislative Chamber of two hun
dred and fifty. Each commune is to name
an elector by universal suffrage. The
number of these electors will be $4,000.
They are then TO name 500 representa-
tiyes. From this list of 500 the Pres-
dent will select $50, who are to form the
Chamber.
: The President TO be elected for ten
years, with the title of Regent of the Re
public. He shall be responsible unless
the communal electors shall, three times
Z, consecutively, return body Of represent
atives out of whom the President shall
be unable to select Chamber in his favor,
when, if they refuse the budget, he is to
retire.
The press to be free-but not to call in
question Religion, the rights of property,
I or the existing social organization.
SPAIN-ReIease of the Lopez Prison
erS.-The Madrid Gazette contains an inn
: portant document from the Minister OF
! Foreign Affairs, in reply TO Mr.. Webster s
note on the occurrence in Cuba, the prison
cfs, &c. The Minister expresses the highest
satisfaction at the tone of Mr.. Webster s
note, "because it is considered an act OF
Justice which satisfies Spain as much as il
exalls the Government of the United States,
of which her Maesty's Government never
ceased to expect that it would disapprove of
such painful events and that the loyalty
of its conduct upon this occasion would
offer new guarantees and greater securities
for the maintainance of the friendly re-
lations which, with reciprocal advantages,
have constantly existed between the two
o Governments.
The Gazette concludes by announcing
that "Her Majesty, desirous to give the
. American President and Government tes-
! timony of her friendly disposition, has
thought fit, by a spontaneous act of the
ROYAL cIemency, to pardon all the prison
ers engaged in the late expedition against
Cuba; that her Majesty considers it an
! event Of the highest importance for both
countries that the negotiation relative to
these subjects, have terminated in so salts
factory a manner; that she fully approves
! of the conduct of her Minister at Wash
ington, and comedies him the Grand Cross
of Charles Ill.
BY THE CAMBRIA.
France continues perfectly tranquil, and
Napoleon has been proclaimed President
for ten years by an immense majority OF
the popular vote.
> From England we also have the inn
. portant announcement of the resignation OF
Lord Palmerson, and the appointment OF
Lord Granville 10 his place as Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
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