The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-02
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call cut and dried election. is about to
come Of. Or has already trsnspirsd. 10 France.
1t IL for members Of the Legislature. and Is
the frs, election since the empire was Do
clared. The Republicans 10 Paris have
seized the opportunity to make display Of
their strength; and talk Of eIectins ca
vAi0xAc and other liberals 10 reference 70
this election. we 6nd the following in The
Herald:
The government 10 not AFRAID Of being seeused
OF int rfsring Ia the elections Il Gomez out
with long circular from the Department Of the
Interior TO the projects Of departments, Ia.
structius them what are their datiss 10 Tsfs-
renee ~ the election. Monsieur Rilault IKE
subscriber Of the circular, takes credit to q.
self and 70 the government for allowing "hUs
tile candidatares" 1t all. Let them come
forward. these opponents OF the government"
says be 10 burst VI ehivalroas generosity;
. The people erected the empire. they love Il,
they will uphold It," Pursuing this cosen, log.
ic, The secretary Of the Interior sdnonishes The
prsiects that they must not thrust into prison
the republicans who may want 10 vote for can
didsies Of their own; they are 10 be severely
let alone, aud shown up TO public scorn and
rdieule; Insanwhiie, 1t viii be the duty Of the
ralsried officers Of government 10 strain every
nerve to secure the triumph Of the government
candidates, There 10 no mincing Of the mat
ter, n Biilauit's published circular specifies
distinctly the peculiar branch Of the daties Of
the once holders indeed. the frsukness OF the
proceeding Is its best point.
The registered number Of votes Ia France IN
der the Imperial scheme Of universal Suffrage
IA over nine millions this, Ia . population
which the late census tables assure Us do not
vary much from thirty dse millions. In round
numbers IL would appear that Que out Of every
four persona In France Is . voter. We nssd
not dwell upon the enormous imprebability Of
the actual number Of voters being so large. 10
this country, the voters loom up In very dif
ferent proportion. We are running but littlo
danger of exagsersti0n when We estimate the
total white population o. the country at the
last election at tweniy.sx million Of souls yet
the vote poiled for Buchanan. Fremont and
Fillmore bat slightly exceeded four millions.
The English Parliament Is discussing the
Jewish oath bill Of the ministry, from which
the existing Objectionable sentence has been
stricken. The Roman Catholic members Of
Parliament, headed by the Duke Of Norfolk.
had risen in opposition to the measure, aud
had waited upon Lord Pslmcrston, and held
a meeting for the purpose Of securing relief
for the Catholics from the Objectionable pas
sages in the oa,hs now taken by members Of
the Legislature. The interview with Lord
Palmerston not being deemed satisfactory,
i, was resolved TO support amendments to
the bill in committee, cmbodyiny the views
Of the Catholics, and TO memorislise Parls
! ment TO frame an oath for all classes without
distinction Of creed. 1t was feared that this
movement would jeopardze the bill. and
some Of III, Catholic papers opposed The 10
reference.
Lord EL0rs and suite were at Cairo at
last accounts. lie was TO embark at Suez
on the 5ih June for nsaporc The Paris
Pays observes that Lord ELoix will arrive
in China Just abou; the time when the q.
s,iog treaty between England and the CO
estiai empire will com. to M end. That
treaty, signed at Nankin August 20. ls42
was contracted for period Of ffteen year.
and will consequently expire on August 20.
1857.
The police Of Berlin have, II 10 said, oh.
tanned clue TO a widespread conspiracy
among the working classes. for the purposs
Of bringing about general strike 10 al
trades, 90 The same day. in Germany. Bel.
GUM and Switzerland. The instigatiou Of
this plan is traced to Belgium. while similar
plans, which nave lately been detected In
France. were traced to England. The
Prassian police will suppress the Grst do
rnonstraiiou made.
RACHEL, the French trogsd.sans. 10 fast
sinking into hopeless decline. She has
returned from Egypt. I. is rumored that
she has renounced the faith Of her fs,hcrA
and embraced the Catholic religion,
Jons BrLL dinners Brother JoyAfaAs
whenever 10 gets 40 opportunity. add We
tsrM, and then. Of course. we have tie
usual aummery about common ancestry"
MiLroS, SHAKsPEARE, etc. A. . recent
public festival in London. Lord JoaS Re
SILL, in a very complimentary spsecb. pro
posed The health Of Capt. SANDS, Of the
fngate SusquehanDa, the con,or. Of the Nj.
agara 10 laying tn Geographic cable. Capt
S.s response, in which be pu, up Mother
(BrLL) and daughter (JoyAruAs) against
the world" has a salor-like frankoess and
tersepess about it, refreshing when compared
10 the usual ;wsddle Characteristic of such
occasigas
The London T,ns,, Of the llth Of jane,
gives the following account Of the couple
ton Of one half OF the cable for the sahma-
rine Telegraph
The compilation Of i.1so miles (oss As,D Of
he cable for the Submarine Atlantic Telegraph,
by Nssr. sessh h Co, sss esisbrstsd o.
tacr works, Brkenssad, yesterday By q din
ner gwen 10 about coo Of their vorknen, With
their sv.s and families Sessrs Nevsl's
contract has been esecutea 9TH gresi speed
and pancisalty. On the 18Th Of November
last they rendered either Tor half or the vAeIs
Of the cable, to be finished BY The ,ash Of jane
tbs tender fot the half VA Acce ptsd 70 The DE-
eembet following. and hsssFs Nesail. Who had
taken oss Of the t-snsisns sheds attse bed 10 The
bifkenssso docka Of once ct TO vsfk 70 pro
ssds the neeessary machinery. eli Of Which bad
10 be created for the oecas.oa. Tks wire vss
supplied to Asssrs- Ns~sH By Their vrs drsv.
ers. Nesxrs. Riehari tohnsou 4 To, u hascAss-
ter, who completed their task BY the srN Of
Jane. hes-rs Nevsa commea ed spsnaing
the cable 90 the is,h ofFsbrusry, sad proceed
"a wishsa, in,errupuos until Monday last, the
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