The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-02
France.

j versailles. lie went INTO close CHARIOT, at
tended by Edgar Ney, and with an escort of
cuirassiers. The object OF his visit was, am
told, to address the cficers of the garrison, who
Were reported to beexsremely disaffected Ru-
mors have been circulated that il was intended
TO place 200 officers on.halfpay in consequence
of their Orleanist leaning. Generally the con-
hseaion decree has proved highly offensive to
Nthe army, from. the coarse manner in which they
are invited TO partake of the spoil.
Madame Pauline Roland disciple of M.
Pierre Leroux, and author of pamphlets on
working associations,is arrested II is also re-
ported that sixty journeymen printers were ar
rested at the same time.
A fresh list of senators is said to be on the
eve of appearing. About half the senators will
receive pensions.
24O,oooh year is talked Of as the civil list
which the senate is asked to vote for the Presi.
dent This, considering that he has not the do
maine prize TO keep up, would be about equiva-
lent to the 480.000l. which was allowed to Louis
/ Philippe.
] Another batch Of $50 Of the Lingot lottery
emigrants for California, left Paris on Feb. I,
for Havre, by railway, to embark on board the
LormoO, which win sail almost immediately
1 A third will soon follow. The government re
ceiye many more applications than the funds of
the lottery will allow them to attend to.
/ Il is stated, upon what appears to be good
authority, that a modification is about to take
place in the French cabinet, M. Turgot, the
present minister Of foreign affairs, is about to
retire, aud to be succeeded by M de Persgny,
the present minister of the interior. The change
is not calculated to add to the confidence Of
Europe in the maintenance of peace. The name
of M. de Persigny's successor as minister Of the
4 interior is not yet known.
Siace the dismissal or Lord Palfnerston, n
great GOODNESS has existed between the Austrian
and French governments. As one indication, il
! is said that the decorations of the Legion of
! Honor conferred by Louis Napoleon upon Aus
trian subjects, will have to be declined, as the
Viennese cabinet refuses to grant permits for
their reception. Whatever the fact may be, it
is currently stated that a reinforcement Of TO-
600 men has been dispatched to the army Of
Italy; and that Gen. paraguay d'Hilliers Is to
replace Gen. Gemeau. All this, however, may
have reference to the King Of Naples, who has
openly expressed his indignation at the vindic-
/ tive and unjust measures OF the President. His
Majesty is said to have declared that he cannot
j have any further confidence in the French gov
eminent, and to have made immediate overtures
for reconciliation with England. In conse-
/ quence of the turn that matters have taken in
France, the King begins to feel that it will be
| necessary for him to prop up his throne with
something, more substantial than coercve meas
ures and tbs hoped that he will make some con
cessions of a liberal character to his subjects.
Difficulties spring up thickly, almost insanta.
neously, about the President. One after an.
other the great men of the nation evince their
lack of confidence in the government by de-
/ clining to accept its offices and honors Very
few Of those who were relied upon to support
the new order of things, have met the expecta-
49,. Al
supposed to be completed month ago, is already
reduced one half by resignation, and new list
will have to be complied II seems to be very
generally understood that the Orleans business
will have to be reviewed, or the government die
of weakness.
ENGLAND.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL ON FRENCH AFFAIRS
We note the following in late Parliamentary
proceedings:
Lord John Russell, at the close of his expla-
nation of the cause of Lord Palmerston's re-
signation, entered upon continental affairs, and,
in reference TO France, declared his own opin.
ion, that though il was not for England to act
{ as Austria and Russia had done in regard to the
} President, still he had no hesitation in saying
that, no doubt, the President had acted from the
best sources of information, and had done what,
from his knowledge of the question, he thought
! best for France. Murmurs, and some slight
laughter, upon which Lord John Russell re-
peated the sentence. He proceeded 10 con-
denim the severe language the English press
had used against Louis Napoleon, and reminded
!. the House that such language by the press of
/ former days had goaded the first consul into
war but he thought this was not probable on
that occasion, because the President of France
well understands that the press Of England did
y not necessarily convey the feelings of the gov.
' eminent or OF the nation. He was opposed to
alarmist doctrine, and did not believe that two
I of the greatest nations of the earth were going
to butcher one another. Abiding TO the hospi.
tally we had for so many years shown TO tefu-
gees Of every nation, he trusted we should
never forget this obligation, but he hoped we
< should remember il without incensing other ma.
{ tons, or increasing our own ornaments. His
lordship concluded with an eulogy on peace, and
the expression Of belief that out of all The
troublous events Of the day, political liberty
would be at last established.
FOREIGN REFUGEES IN ENeLAND-The fol-
lowing circular, despatched from "Earl Gran
vile 10 Her Majesty's minister mt Vienna and
! St Petersburg and Her Majesiys charge daft
fairs at Paris and Frankfort" has just been pre-
sented, with other papers on the same subject
10 both houses ofParliament:
FOREIGN OFFICE, Jan. 10.
5 My Lord (Sir)-Representa have beer
made 10 Her Majesty's government on the par
Of several European governments, through thei
representatives at this court, on the subject o
. the proceedings offoreign refugees now residing
in England; and il has been urgently demanded
that immediate and effective steps should b,
I; taken by Her Majesty's government to put
stop TO those intigues and conspiracies agains
the governments Of various European powers
10 which foreign refugees now in England ar,
O asserted 10 be engaged.
BY the existing law Of Great Britain, all for
cigners have the unrestricted right Of ent,anc,
and residence in this country and while they
. remain in II, are, equally with British subjects
under the protection Of the law nor can the,
}. be punished except for nm offence against Oh,
e law, and under the sentence Of the ordinary fri