The New York Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1848, Page 1

Whole No, 5063, ASPECT OF AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TRE NEW YORK HERALD. Additional Bxtracts from the Bzg- lsh Papers- SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Panis, March 19, 1848. hree Weeks of the French Revolutt ‘We have passed through the first three weeks of the history of the Revolution of France, and it must be ao- knowledged that the results of the experiment are not ofthe most cheering kind That I may not, however, anticipate events, let me go back to the point where | lef: off. You are already aware from the, public news- papers, that immediately after the expulsion of the king and his family, a provisional government was improvis- ed, according to the commonly received reports. I am, however, enabled to declare that this statement is not strictly correst. Oa Monday, tho 224 ult, when the de- cision of the late government to oppose the reform ban- quet, announeed for Tuesday the 234, beeame known, ting took place of certain m«mbers of the republi- can party, at which the contingsncy of s revolution was foreseen, and it was resolyed te be so fer prepared for such an event os to agree upon the names of the per- sons who should ve called provisionally to govermental fanotions. The names of the present provisional go- vernment were then agreed upon as those to be pro- posed on such an emergency, with the addition of that of Mr. Odillon Barrot. In the actualeircumstances, bowevar, the position as- sumed by the latter deputy, mecessarily excluded him; 14 ashe was not privy to the arrangement we advert te, there was the less difficulty in the metter. All the other names were then agreed on aos they now stand. You are aware that Mr. Dupont de de l’Eure, Garnier Pages, Lamartin: 4 Marie were already deputies eminently distinguished in the Cham- ‘ber. M. Louis Blanc was known for his Histoire de dix ans. M. Flocon was formerly # reporter of the Consti- tufionnel. M. Bethrout was alsoa deputy. M Ar ‘was etill more eminent for bis science than as a deputy M Ledru Rollin was verhaps the only very exceptions- ble individual of the lot, being a character sure to com- omise the government with th more respectableend Patel nt portion of the community. Sucu, ia short. ‘was the government in whose hands the destinies ot Franee were temporarily placed on the 24th February. ‘Tne difficulty and danger of the task whioh they under- took, engoged to them, at least in the beginning, the sup- port snd encouragement of the well disposed of classes, not only in France, but in other parts of Euro) and until within the last few days, it must be admit! that they have justified this confidence. One of their earliest scts was to abelish capital punishment for politi- cal off-nces. This alone was of good augury, more es pecially in obliterating the recollections of the first re- volution, which naturally arose im the minds of all pereona, and created more or less misgivings relating to the present government. ‘The first state paper of importance which they put forth, was the circular of M. de Lamartine to the corps diplomatique. This document received, as you are are, general approbation, even from those most hos- government. A variety of decrees, issued trom y, also tended to conciliate public opinion, and to the fears which arose in the minds of many timid persons that snother reign of terror was about to commence. Among these may be mentioned the mea- res for the improvement of the condition of the labor- ing classes, the abolition of imprisonment for debt, the gradual abolition of slavery. the abolition of corpo- real punishment in the navy, and other enactments. Al- though much difference of opinion must necessarily pre- vail respecting such measures severally, yet their gene- ral tendency was such as to bat from the public mind that phantom of a regime of blood, which the memory of 91-92 irresistibly evoked. The ambassadors and minis- ters of foreign powers, accordingly (those of the United States and Great Britain taking the lead) have signified ‘one by one to the provisional government, that their re- spective courte had decided to maintain the same ps- cific relations as heretofore with the French government, and on acknowledging the provisional government ar the de facto government of Frence, until such time ase permanent government should be constituted. This was of course @ great arm of strength to the provisions) government. I must new, however, hoe that Loca ne kien fogs developed important ferences in the spiri' ohnrester of the members of the government. M. Ledru he Minister of the Interior, unfortunately pub- lished a few di 0 a circuler missive, addressed to the commissaries ‘ofthe government in the provinces, which has created a perfect explosion of indignation from ail the intelligent and respectable classes in France, as well as in other countries. In this manifesto, these commis- saries ure declared to be severally invested with a power without limits” The provisional government itself is deolared to possess dictatorial power, and it is announced that this dictatorial F eye is delegated to the several commissarirs sent to the departments. They at in fact. deslared to be ProsConsuls. invested with despo! tha’ the army and itscommanders arejtheir slaves; that they have no responsibility save that of thelr own eon- roiences aud they are instructed so late the a} ;roaching elections for the constitutional ns but staunch ropublicans will be returmed to it. ‘Thus aH freedom of election is at once ended, no voice 4s left to the nation, either as to the form of govern- snent, or auy other provision, eave that it sball be agree able to the party, at the head of which M. Ledru Rollin has placed himself ; : Itis but just to say that this atrocious manifesto has Aled the colleagues of its author with confusion. They ‘are, ag much as any other portion of the public, rensible ‘of tha injury whioh it must inflict onthe country. Its effects were reniered conspicuously spparent at the Souree, where they produced a rapid fall in all classes cf publio securities ‘The three per cents, which before it Nopeared were at 53, have dropped down to 45. Bank suxtee, railways, and other values, have undergone o bun mull treater fal Tite's, whioh, before the revolution, were at 116, are how quot dat 68 and 69—in short, there is general nic. Aaatiom| re eedy mentioned the rapid fight of foreigners from Paris after the 25th. This movement has gone on, ‘and eypears likely to proceed. Jt has been aggravated by veralcircumetances which have since occurred. The stagnation of business, @nd the cousequent diminish eu del 4 {or labor, which aways follow # convulsion of this kind, tas prompted th French operatives of every clase to form combinations for tu@ expul f foreige competitors from the Isbor market. Droves of Englis), jaborers have accordingly been hunted {0 the coast, ani compeilod to fiud the vest of their way to their own couatry. Ia meng instances they have been hurried way without being able to obtain the wages due to them, and, in some iastances. without being allowed timo to take with them their clothing. These observa ticns spply to innumerable laborers employed railways and ia engineering establishments. ‘Thes arrives hy bancreds, in their own country, in nakeo destivution. The attention of the Koglish government har been called to the subject in Parliament, and the fo- ~egn secretary has jntimased that ademand for com- sation would be made on the provisional gove: ent ds e demand caunot be resisted without setting at de- TTanee the public opinion of all Europe T sim. laF proceeding with regard to servants has taken place i” Taris. Families who employed English vane ta bays been called on to discharge them Sonic Mavs complied @.th thin requistion—others have resoly- wie nly with it. (0 avit the country The ‘ed, ra'hor than com,”!Y cet", aa any ease, ott eee eee ace, sola ¢heie furniture by public auc 4 loave.— ton, and bave either left, fre preparing to Ji, ‘Wy Awtive French famines baw See er ikite ater ~*~ diecharged 2 pore! } Orn. De aoet ait have msde large reductions in Lshme VO “iture, thas throwing out o employment their ox, SES, Ud OF persons of both sexes. ae Gee jon of the persone thus deprived of le por A cousidersd “2ehing their wabsiatance, have de- the mens OF eee i yin, gee Suan dee government banks, on the day of the revolution, guarsaty In the. godred and fifty millions of francs there were three etelv ate the cstastrophe, » large pe. yoo lg ey Sarsenfent necessarily pre- and pressing demana fo Feim. ry sere pean kd rented itself mt there of ablisnme. BS geen Bhs ' Fal causes. First, the lat ge number “ Persons muckeny thrown out ef employme at, requiring . ee ‘aaie ‘ of support, whieh could 4 aly bs derived “Oe savings. Secondly, residy nt foreigaers, now *Y fnd proscribed, wanted to withdraw their say bring them to their respa otive homes. Thirdly. neral distrust of the scabiility and solvency of the veroment prevailed amon® ali classes, and the great m: jority would buve prefezrea to bury their id in secret, ‘and leave it temporarily unp,“oductive, rather than truet itto the hands of the presen.’ government, under the promice of five per cent interes. All these causes con- {ribated to create a ran upon tho banks, which Lan] the government found itself totally uclable to withstan Of the theee hundred and fifty miKions deposited, pot more than fifty millions were forthcoming in oash ; the cromatnder of the capitel being inverted in various go- ‘wernment securities. In short, it was ound impossible to make tho payments at these banks, to the depositors, in sp-cie, It was accordingly resolved to limit the spe- ‘fe payments to one hundred francs for each depositor, ‘4 to pay the remainder in treasury bonds and in go- sn “eaent stock. To this, there would have been no Treat. Hection, provided these securities wore: tie e Bourse ; bu' ‘ot the © pte ered oo od 5 vu. Value, When they were not . Five fall nomins. was delivered nt par, when it wes under per eetne Bou tse. This weeding was accordingly, a oper. declared to be confiscation, and po- and very proPerse 4 the lamentations and dismay which ore jorervable Jn the faces at the doors of the banks ue ‘Mondays, at the appointed hours of on the Saodays anv! 4 the stoppage of the ‘ings to re reimbursement. fwhich followe The ontes wer Tpiccne. Securities of every descrip- } fell at the Bourse. 16 was in vain that the ministry by fh manifestoes appoating to the patriotiem and put ‘conse of the public, One Pank after another sus- fen 104, paymen pen sed, payments. hich fell was that of ‘Tha fra of the ereet (mamediptely followed by Cbes. Lafitte, Blount & Co., Baudon, Etienne, Ganneron & Co, anda tribe of others Lastly, to crown all, on the morn- ing of Thursday, the 16th instant, a decree appeared in the Meniteur suspending the cash payments ofthe Bank of France. Itistrue t this was accompanied by a t, showing solvency of that instituiion; but still the effect was o gemeral consternation. The doors of the bank were olosed altogether on Thursday, and the private banks de- oiined paying checks im eay other way than in notes of @ Neither gold nor silver were to be ob! d at any ‘at the money changers. Three feancs a piece y pees was offered 10 twenty franc gold pieces — Several of th: class” or banks, including that of Messrs Rothaobil aciroular motice to all per- 4, eons having elaims on them, or bills acce! by them, whether due or not, that they requested to be naa sented forthwith for payment ; and it is understood their object in this measure is to come to a general li- quidation, and close their doors. On Wi ‘the 16th, the three per cents fell at the Bourse to ‘a lower price than they have ever fallen to since the battle of Waterloo. Notwithstanding the stoppage of the cash payments of the bank, they re- vived somewhat on Thursday, the 16th, when closed at 50. All descriptions of shares, however, to sruinously low price. Thus the Orlesnos Railway, which bas been at 1800, fell below 680. The Northern Railway, which at one time had been at 900, fell to 327, and so of the rest. I have alluded to the ciroular of M. Ledru Rollin, addre: to the commissaries sent by the provi- siondl government into the provinces. Another decree of this minister did not prove less obnoxious. It has been the custom in the enrolment of the National @uard, to consign thoss members of each corps who were men of property, latelligsnce, anu respeotsvility, of grevadiess and voitigeurs. Such an te the com) scrasement wot tara engage ora ot it pt Ledru however, issued tl panies, and for their fusion with the general mass. This deorse preduced au explosion of indigna- tion, mot less vielent than that which followed the former deoree, which we have slready adverted to The influence of public opinion was s9 iy ma- nifested relative to the deoree which con! dicte- torial powers on the provincial commissaries that the government saw the neeessity of repairing the error committed by the Minister of the In‘erier, and this was accordingly accomplished in sev: forms. On Wed- neaiay the 15th, a deputatioa from the Central Repul lioan Club waited on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to express their serious apprehension on ill effects whioh would ensue throughout the country fi circular. They adduced the cases of numerous wagis trates and other public fucctionaries, who had already rerigned in consequence of it, and they indicated its «i most certain effect in producing a general disorganisa tion in the official functionaries of the State. M. Lumar- tine took the opportunity aff rded by the answer to be given, to this address to neutralise the mischief which had been produ: by his colleague; «nd he accordingly disavowed on tue part of the goveroment the despotic assumption advanced by M. Ledru Rollin, and decisred that the government had no intention of arrogating to themselves, or those under them, any such power. He nounced that it was the intention of government & proclamation’ in which the jiive form what thoce princi. mesns of disarming the mischief of the Minister interior, notice was ordered to be inserted in the Monitrur ef Thuraday, the 16th, in which the power of dismissing and suspending magistrates, which was con- ferred by the manifesto of M. Ledru Rollin, was express- ly revoked; and it was declared that no magistrate could be el: her dismissed or suspended, except by the Misister of Justice, and only then upon the most grave conside- ons I now come to the other decree of the Minister of the Interior— that by|which he pronounced the dissolution cf the grenediers and light companies of the Nationc! Guard. The members of these companies resolved not to obey this decree, and to make a solemn protest against it, accompanied by an imposing demonstration of their force and respectability before the provisional govern- meat. A notice was accordingly issued, appointing Places of rendezvous for the different companies in the several quarters of Paris, on Thursday, the 16th of March, from which it was intended thet they should march to the Hotel de Ville, and there send up a deputa- tion to the government, with their protest. Meanwhile, a counter movement was projected among the rabble, by whose influence alone: Mr. Ledru Rollin was instalied and maintained in the government. They resolved to procecd at the same time to the Hotel de Ville and anticipate the National Guard on their way, to pre- it their protest. it sohappemed, however, that a body of the latter, amounting to some 4000 or 5000, arrived at the Hotel de Ville before one o'clock, thus accidentally anticipating the arrival of their opponents. ‘Their deputation had aa audience of the government, at which the revocation of the decrea was consented to, but it was requested that the marks of distinction omthe uniform of these compat should be discontinued. which request was agreed to Soon after this, the ra! ble arrived, and a littie later the chief body of the Na tional Guard, amounting to some 30,000 men, wearing uniform, but without arms of any kind The page intercepted them, and their arrival at the Hotel de Ville was rendered imp ssible They accordingly retired These proceedings, a8 may be essily imsgined, were attended with the exseperation between the lower orders, who regard M. Ledru Rollin as their lea- der,and the middle and higher classes, nor at the mo- ment of writing this isit easy to ses how the dispute can bebrought to a close without blood. M. Ledro Rollin is understeod to stand alone in the ministry and gove! wot, as the parti: of the;mob, and the deolar ed adversary ot the intelligence, property and respecta- bility of the country. He is the ler of the common- ists, and of those whose opinions and spirit are most 5 S01 him and his coilesgues ia the Hotel de Ville, have form. ed the common topic of conversation. On the 15:h, it is said that @ sharp altercation took | cong bg the above questions, at a sitting of the mem- rs of the government, in the Hotel de Ville. High words ensued between MM. Ledru Rollin and his co} leagues. The Minister of the Interior, raising his voice to # high pitch, and using the most extravagant gesticu- latieas rushed towards the window with the apparent ob ject of calling in'on his colleagues the thousauus of rab- ble who filled the court below. M. Garnier,Pagés. it is said, thereupon drew’ s loaded pistol from his pocket end declared that if M Ledru Rollin advanced one step farther he would shoot him dead. He, in addition, iati- mated that he had in his pocket evidencethat M Ledru Rollin had plundered the treasury, since his appoint- ment to the government. of nearly half « million of france, and that if further provoked he would produce and publish this fact. Hereupon the ardor of the Min- ister ot the Interior is said to have abated; but in the course of the conflict, M. Ledru Rollin is said to have spproached M. Delamartine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the most offensively violeat gesticulations. and to have bat struck him, openly menacin, that pe himself at the head of the populace and the government . martine is reported to have replied to thie with @ coutemptuous sniile, and to havo said that he would rather lose his life at ths hands of the populace ix an émeute, than by the guillotine, which would be erect - ed under the regime ot M. Ledra Roilin Such were the reports which were commonly circula ted ia Paris on Thursday, the 16th of March. ‘Tho demenstration made by the grenadiers and light companies of the Nationsl Guards on Cnursday, produ- ced. us might have been expectad, a correeponding centre coup emeng the companies composed of the commonality On Thursday evening, accordingly, meetings w organized, 8 commen plan of action was concerted for the following dey, imitating, as far as possibl: proceeding of the élite of the Tendesvous were named, and mass of the operatives was arranged for Thursday mor- ming. At the break of day, accordingly, assemblies were formed by previous srrangement in the various quarters of Paris. The working pnopls thus collected at various points wers marshalied by oMvers distinguished by scarfs tied upon the left arm, and marebed from tueir various points of rendezvous to the Boulevards; there they coalesced and formed a procession to the Place de lk Concorde, and the Champs Elysees, where the entire of this formid .ble mars assembled with flags and banners, at gbout 10 o’clock in the morning Meanwhile the decigion of the previsional government against any re- yooation of the decree of M. Ledru Rollin appeared in the Moniteur. It had been the intention of this vart popular demonstration lo Igy before the provisional goveroment counter protest ageingt that of the elite of the Nutionsl Guard; but the publication of the decison of the provisiousl government, in the Moniteuy, deprived any such protest of its meaning and its force. and the awenbiy having been inform ed of this ting on the Piace de Iu Con corde, came to the ution to exhibdic, but not to ex- eroise their power. They, therefore, marched in pro cession from the Place de Ia Concorde to the Hotel do Ville, ihoy passed along they pressed into their ser sto all the dpexatives; without exception, whom iney encountered on theif route, and on arriving at the Hote! de Vile tice formed # bawa of pot lees than 150,000 persons. They den!*4 in edmirable order $3 the equare tacing the Hotel. . The mewbers of the provisional sovernment viewod them from the windows unopened, and sucs*4 BO di- pig either to address them or to court any addres m them, They knowing what had occurred, had the d sense to understend that any protestation would come a mere * brutum fulm-n,’’ and they accordimg|y contented themselves with defiling from the square, ¢x hibiting, by their enormous numbers, their physical force. They then filed off in detachments to their re- spective quartors of the town, and the day passed with- out further disturbanoes. Rumors were circulated during the morning, that a plan had been arranged for this multitnde to go to the Chemp de Mare, and there to proclaim M Ledru Rollin, dictator, Had awh & course been attempted, it was under that the bx rr ed Ne jonal Guard would have turned out in defence of the provisional government, and a bloody collision musi nave ens No such disposition, however, was evinc- ed on the part of the multitude thus collected ; on the eontrary, no unseemly shouting was heard. A few y ices exclaimed in favor of Ledra Bolte eines with abont as many others in favor of the pro’ govern: In short, the multitude soted%s Boren 4 they were sensible how pool they wore all inte in the maintensnoe of order. It was observable in this oase, that a number of Emong the ranks of the” po nd were among the among populace, most pnergetic In the expression of their sentiments, NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 9. 1848 The dey ended without apy violation of the peace, and exbibited one of those results which, though common enough in America, are almost unique in Europe. In hort, it must be admitted that, up to the moment to which our present narrative extends, the conduct of the populace was admirable in t! me. On the night between t e known te the government that ti le had attempted to induce two cavalry regiments, The th and the t3th Chasseurs a Cheval, to give up their ‘The Minis- ter of War being informed of this, decided at once to remove them from aris, and accordingly, at k of dav, on the 17th, they were marched out of the capital. On Friday the 17th, the Bourse exhibited still further im it. The ease afforded to commerce by the paper chvenistion, produced this effect. The depreciation of notes, which would naturally have ensued, was, toa extent, controlled by the condition imposed on bank, of publishing a weekly statement of its financial condition. In facc, itis placed under the same conditions precisely as the Baok of England, so that the holders of ite notes are always informed of the security on which they must depend. Still, however great the confidence, so long as bank paper is not convertible fato specie at the bank itself, it must undergo more or less depreciation, in comparison with bullion, and it was ac- cordingly found that, to convert a 1.600 nete into f.5 pieces, at any of the money olangers on Friday, cont 12)¢ franos, a discount, in other words of 234 per cent, while to obtain gold, required @ discount of four times that amount, or 10 per cent., and even for that it could not every where be obtained In order to extricate the government, toa certain ex- tent, from its finaccial embarrassments, the minister of fioance reported to the government various expedients on the 17th, which on the same day were incorporated in proclamations. By one of them, an extraor tax, amounting to 60 per cent on the entire amount of the veep nce gee aretetes a B another, the payment: ‘Treasury bonds wus pened for six or twelve months, the holders being, ho ever, at liborty to convert them into 3 per cents at the matKet prices. Another decree suthorised the goverm- ment to appropriate 60 millions of francs to the sid of the banks of discount established fomthe relief of com — in the capital and in the principal commercie) wns. Although specie was thus unobtainable at the bank, the more respectable olass of private banks sccommo- dated their customers with it to a moderate extent, with- out any premium, aod the panic which must have en- ued, was thus, 0 far at least as regarded foreigners, con- siderably mitigated. Large numbers of strangers, how- ever, left Parie on the 16th and the succeeding days. jan subjects withdrew en masse. On the evening 17th it was reported that Austria had renounced lomatic relations with the provisional govern- ment; and as all Austrian subjects thus lost diplomatic protection, the majority of them prepared te quit the ospical The Freach Republic. ‘The Paris journals of Saturday evening, the 18th ult., are almost exclusively occupied by comments on the po- pular demonstration of the preceding day. It is con: dered a triumph over an attempted reaction—a succe: gained y the mass over those who, it is said, wished to Pode the progress of the republf®. It is impossible to ‘stand the light in which people themselves rej bet! viotory; it is celebrated as a triumph, and som more. The night has passed in perfect tranquillity, though the demonstration continued for some hours after the departure of our last despatch. Sodies of men, march- ing nine and ten abreast, continued to defile alovg the Boulevards from four till seven o’closk, stopping the trafflo of the cross streets, for i¢ was impossible for ve- hicles to break through the Jines; they could only pass im the intervals between the several corps. As night tell crowds collected in different spots, but principally about the Porte St. Denis and Porte St. Martin. The inhabicante in this quarter illuminated their houses, and about eight o’clook an immense body of people began to move slowly along the Boulevard in the direotion of the Madeleine, singing and calling on the shopkeepers to light up; the citizens were taken by surpeieesae when- ever ® delay ocourred, cries of “ Des Lampions” were raised; as soon as lamps were fixed to the balconies, the crowd gave @ round of applause and marched on. Io this way they advanced into comparative darkness, leaving a blage of light bebind them. ‘They were ina very good humor, and not the slightest damage was dene; not a single pane of glass was broken, nor did the shopkeepers exhibit any alarm, though neither police nor military were to be be seen. Bodies of tue new Garde Mobile were collected in considerable force iv the Rue Rivoli, and other mreste, but out of the lino of march At the Boulevard des Italiens sections of the crowd branched of’and made the side streets illuminate in the same manner. By 10 o’clock the throng began to diminish, and by midnight every thing was quict again. Some of the pepers speak of the illumination as it it had been a epontaneous expr.asion of rejoicing; it was entirely compulsory. This rupture between the National Guard and the bulk of the people is an additional element of anxiety in the already gloomy sspect of affairs, The entable hep of unity in sats a, sven among 8 body 9 orgs as the armed citin proved by the faot that march to the Hotel de Ville was a measure not sanction- ed by a majority of the legions. It was strongly oppos- ed by General Courtais, the comman chiet, and Guinard, chief of tho stat. How » step 60 important could be taken without the fully-ascertained consent of the whole body, is inconceivable; but having been dene, the ill effect is no partial—the whol the le- gions are compremised. An address bas appeared day from a number of the National Gi but not very numerously signed, denying that they int intimidate the government—they only wished to exprem an opinion on tho ex ion of the asoree regulating their organization. But explamaticns now are of litte use. The present position of all the armed force of France in relation te the people is singular. The army, not- withstanding many reassurances, has not overed from the disgrace inflicted by the general disarming ; the public are not suffictently reassured of its disposition to permit the introduction even of two regiments into Paria without a murmur. The National Guard is now (flétri, tainted with auti-revolutionary tendencies; the Gaide Mobile is imperfectly armed and quite undisci- plined. The military and political systems seom alike disorganised. An accident involved the priests of the Irish College here in the popular demonstration of Friday, and gained them a character for liberality, which, on this occasion at least, they had no intention of earning A deputa- tion of Irishmen was to weit that dsy on the govern- ment, and the clergy of the college were to join tuem at the Hetel de Ville. On their way, however, they got wedged into the crowd, who took it for granted they had come outin their sousanes to fraternise with the move- ment. No explanation was possible ; the reverend gon- tlemen were loudly cheered, and finally escorted back to the eo every markof respect. The liberality of the Irish priests was warmly praised last night im the elubs. 1 em assured their appearance in the scene wen involuntary. The commission of workmen held a sitting yesterday in the Luxembourg, when Louis Blano met a depute tion cf masters, m he addressed on the evils of un- limited competit tages of association, The proceedings we ly; silence could noi be kept—ali anger and confusion, in the midst of which Lewis Blanc abruptly le/t for the Hotel de Ville to ea share inthe receptione there. He was allowed to part wth freezing indifference. The Paris press pays no attention to these meetings. The Presse announces that the Bank of Franoo, wish ing to accommodate the holders of bank notes as far as t with the security of tho credit of that os- proposes from sonday, the 20th inst., to ot 1.000 franos each by nine notes of 100 mous mass of sliver plate, brought there to be coined into pleoes of five francs each. A number of silver- smiths, despairing of selling their second hand articles, have resorted to this expedient to render their dead stock availabie ; others announce a reduction of 10 p cent on their gor in order to ensure such « sale as may keep their workmen employed. The spirit that prevails in the trades of the metropo- lis is extending into the provinces. The workmen of the great fron works of Creugot have struck for bight: wages. Feare are entertained at Roanno, that in cons- quence of a failure in that town, the extensive spinning milis of Chauffsilles woulu be compelled to stop work Rumors of discontent smong other classes ate rife; 0 Dowai journal announces that a mutiny hae ocourred in one of tue regiments of the live in garrison in that city The mayor of the town accompanied the colonel to the barrack, aud barangued the troops. Order, however was not restored uotil @ soldier, the instigator of the mutiny, bad been released from custody. The Fresse states, that for the last ten days sn extra- ordinary exoitement has prevailed in the schools and colleges of Paria, but particularly in the Lycés Bona- parte (late the College Bourbon), The outdoor pupils of tue latt-r eatablisyment assembles some days since, and proceeded to the Hotel de Viilo with a national tay to demand tho dipmijsgel of their director, M. Bouille, wnd acertein number of their professors = They further demanded that the etudy of vatural history and ofcos- government not having acceded to their demands, they became so much excited that it was found ery wo cloae the establishment. “It has been reported,” says the Crnstitusionn| “that manifestations in fa of place in Paris. We cannot too often repeat tl rumors, circulated by ill-iatentioned individuals to frighten the timid, are not entitled to credit, ‘The old logitimatist party isnot suMoiently numerous not to be disciplined, aad %n our opinion, its chiefs are not #0 tn. sane at ‘® recommend 1ash provocations jost the tii umphant revolution the day after. and on rer . tre of its victory. Wo are confident that neithert cause of legitimacy nor that of any other restoration, can now expect support in Paris, ‘end, we might add, in France.’ ‘Af.er thowing the insanity for- ony party, after the revolution, to propose at the genera! 4 “the broken anchor of monarchy as # sheet anchor,” the Consitiutionnel thus proceeds: “The overthrow of the monarchy of 1830 as regards the legitimatiate, but doe notstrer party. The restoration of! legitimatist royaity, Would probably lead, for want of heirs, to the rest tion of a branch which Lees detest, There are no lor ; the royalty of ge personal, 'y.' Glorious recollections survivo, but no hopes Anior the establishment of an Orlea' Cy, who could hope to return to an order o the ‘own with such sotondehing f ity? hat should we ishing it? We should only prepare the revolution. Thezs ie Con Kor ‘thing the sovereign nation cannot do—that is, to abdicate its tove- reignty. That sovereignty is an indestructible fact. whh thet sovereignty, Fence can no louger be a verned in durable manner but by Her Djeot, imthe elections, must be to consolidate the re- = 3 > 3 a should be discontinued The provisional potlie: Spercblle which will give to France both liber- v and Tepublic equally distant from a diotator- ship and feom anarchy.” THE FINANCIAL MEASURES OF THE GOVERNMENT. The Débats has the following article upon the finanois) measures of M. Garnier Pagis. ‘I'hore must, indeed, be a strong conviction of the necessity of a decree which adds 46 per cent to the diroct taxes, to reconcile the pub- lic to it at s tim when the channels of trads are nesrly at ‘The Déhats says:— ‘he provisional government, im order to place the trearury as soon «# possible in a position to meet all puic expenses, has just taken two important measures, it adds forty-five centimes per franc to the total of the four direst taxes for this year alone, and this supplement of taxes is required to be immed ly paid. Itisasum whioh will amount to 190.000,000f. In the second place, the falling due of the bons du 7’ ésor,issued beforn the 24th February, and which amount to 275,000,000f., is ad- journed for six months. The interest will continue to paid ia copsequence of the delay. ‘The holders havo the privilege of «xchanging these bons against coupons of the national loan in Five per Coats at par. On the ar. rival of the new échcance, the reimbursement will bo made in epecic. These two measures have necessity for exouge, and it is impossible not to recognize it, Of all the expedient which it was possible to imagine, in tho absence of public credit. they are what are least to be regretted. ‘The rroprié!é fonciere ia unhappily acous- tomed to have cxtraordinary sacritices demanded of it in dificult times. It was thus, at the end of the empire, the direct taxes were increased. A similar thing took place in 1831. As to the bons du trésor, frem the mo- ment at which the provisional government touched the savings-bank, it was evident that they would be dealt iy . Capitalists will be subjected to the ame dedtiny as the pene but ill to do in tho world, 0 took their reserves to the savings: Denks, a: tite Tandiords, as the manufacturers, as the merebin's, to whom the increase of the direct taxes in a couse of -mbarrassment. In the present position of the country each person must, without murmuring, sup- port an inicrease of charges, and even accept embarrass: ments. May allthis be temporary ! Nothing is more urgent than to attain a normal finanois! sitaation—that is to say, where there is a crown received for a crown disbursed; for disorder in the public 6nances is the oer- tain presage ofall Kinds of auaroby. But let the govern- ment neglect nothing iu what may relieve the Treasury, hy sede the expenses to what a ristly necessary ‘The tax-peyors would have aright to express bitter re- proaches, if, aiter having submitted to surtaxes, after having resigned themeelves to the adjournment of the credits which they bad supposed sacred, they should still remain in presence of a deficit, and of all " mities whioh perturbation in the finances occas In ths resources with which ths State thus provides itself, a sum of 60,000,000f is to be immediately devoted to the comptoirs, Whioh, iu virtue of tne decree of the 9th of March, are to be founded at Paris ond in all the groat agricultural, mi facturing, and commercial centres. When confidence sisal hove returned, in consequenge of well devised measures, and still more in oousequence of manifestations of the provisional government. similar to the proclamation on Thursday on tho elections, or by the effect of the resolution which the cilisens, if they desire to show that they are worthy of liber’y,are bound to find in their hearts, capital will reappear. In tbe meanwhile, the compcoirs, which aro to be supplied with nen; will be @ precious assistance for maintaining labor Cardinal de Bonald, Archbishop of Lyons, had written to the Minister of Publio Instruction aud Ecclesiastical Affairs, to proteet against the violation of the grard principle of association committed by the commirsary of the government, in decroeing the suppression of religious communities not authorized by the law: On Friday morning, a poatohaise having arrived at the hotel of M, Napoleon Duohate!, in the Rue de )’U: iver- sité, from whioh a gentleman resemoling in corpulence the ex-minister of the interior of Louis Philippe alighted, the police was immediately apprised of the fact, and M. Aller, chigfof the Police de Sireté, accompanied by sixty agents, repaired to the hotel to arrest him. But it was soon discovered that the individual in question was not M. Duchatel. The police, however, soarched the house in the most minute manner, and retired without finding any.thing to oriminate its owner. Madame Do- chatel was to leave on Sunday for Englang, to join her husband The Minfater of Finance bad adopted, in respect of the execution of the decree of the 16:h instant, relative to the Treasury bonds issued previously tothe establish- ment of the republic, the following resolutions “Phe treusury shall reimburse integrally, i ney, the interest attected to those bonds. As to the ca pital, it shall be reimbursed, at the option of the inte- rosted parties, either in coupons of the national loan, in Rentes 5 per cent at par, or in new bonds, at six months’ date, and an interest of 5 per cent per annum. The in- ttached to these new bonds shall run, as is custom. ary, from the date of the presentation of the primitive mnde.?? ‘The Minister of War hed addressed a circular to all the chiefs of corps, directing them to present in fucure for promotien none but candidates entitied to it by their military services, “‘ dlihough,” at the Minister, is every reason to hope that the friendly r+ lacions tweea France and the foreign powers will not ¢ been adopted for the purpose he frontiers a number of troops sufficiently considerable to provide against every contin- On the other hand, the young soldiers whe had families are called imto active service, and the regiments of infantry are to be augmented by one company per battalion, ro that each shall now con- "gal mo- of concentrating towar tain eight companies. Similar measures aro to be adopt- ed with regard to the cavalry and artillery, both of which will be shortly in a condition to participate with success im the common defence. The General Counoil of Wer continues ite important labors; and all its propositions, hh to oarried sanctioned by the government, have been hit into execution by the minister, whose increasing ‘The greatest activity previ tent branches of the military administratio: ind every arravgement is made to provide regularly for all the wants of the army.” After their demonstration at the Hotel de Ville the workmen of Paris proceeded to the Miuistry of the Inte- terior to selute M. Ledru Roilin personally, and the dif- ferent trades succeeded each other without interruption from 4 to7 o’cleck, P.M. Not less than 100,000 meu presented themselves at the hotel during that interval, and M. Ledru Rollin stood constantly under the porch receiving addresses and replying to them. It would appear that the provisional government has determined to comply with the demand of the mob, that the troops should be sent from the capital, for we flad in the Presse that the 6th Regiment of Chasseurs, which only arrived in Paris s few days since, loft again on the morning of Friday, the 17th justant. At 11 o’clock on Thursday night a numerous body of the people proceed- ed tothe barrack d’Orsay, where that regiment wes quartered, with the intention of disarming it The Co- sonel vainly rewonsirated against their proceedings; but finding that thoy were determined to persevere, ho de- clared to them that neither he nor bis men would sub mit to that humilfation, and that they would defend their arms with their lives. The people then reti: but shortly afterwards an order was received by the r giment to quit the ital immediately. The 13th Re- nt of Chasseurs was likewise ordered out of Paris The Character of the new French Govern- ment, On the Monday following the flight of Louis Philippe, agrand council was held of all the revolutionary leaders assembled to dictate terms a huis clos to tie Provisional Government ‘The wire and calm demearor of Lamartine seems to have irritated in no small degree the boiling, passionate nature of Lagrange, whose excitement was +0 fierce and terribie that several of the members of the arsombly prepared to withdrew in slarm. Lamartine alone blenched not, and the sang froid and self posees- sion displayed in his replies only served to increase the savage anger of his opponent the more. At length, exes: rated beyond control, the infuriated republican draw- fix a pistol from his pocket, rushed towards Lamartine, and exclaiming, “Thou srt’ no true patriot !”—pointed the weapon at the head ofthe minister—“ What binders mo fromjtaking thy lifelnow—at once—upon the instant?”” shrieked he, with redoubled fury, as the caimgiancs of Lamartine met his eye. “Your own conscience,” coolly replied the minister, ‘and the utter usolessness of such an outrage; for ebonid I fall, there will still remain my volleaguer, who, all to a man, have rerolved to die rather then submit to violence, or to return to the senseless anaroby of ‘98! Tho words had the effect of calming ior an instant the fury of Lagrange-—he dropped the weapon which he held, wnd, turning psle as death, while his eye quailed before the steady ganze of Lamar- muttered between his teeth, “Toouart not a publican, vor yet a trae patriot; but I verily bo- heve thou ars an honest mau! and then sank again upon his seat at the couveil board, trembling im every im, and apparently exhausted with tho eifurt of pus- sion to which he had given way It was thea that his ucighbor, Ls Caussidiere, managed to asize tho pistol whieh he had placed beside bim, and by h’s presénee of mind saveu the Assembly from ‘a dreadful ostastrophe, for in the space ofa few moments Lagrange arose, and with the most frightfal yells and howings, began to rend the clothes from bis buck and to tear the flesh ‘rom bis bosoms, until the blood apirted forth, uli the while utter- jog the most fearful imprecations and blasphemies In an instant the whole Assembly was in an uproar—the terror of thy sesne Was greater Luan Words o#n deasoribe. it was evident tuat the flerce excit: ment of the last few days had turned the brain of Lagrange and produced a fit of raging mado ewas secured with diffloulty, end borne to & mass santé at Montmartre, where ho now remains, I believe, stilia raving manieo. The As- sembly all gathered roand Lavarticn with congratula- tions; but the effect of the scene was such that many were foreed to retire, aud the ineeting broke up. Much commisseration has been felt for Lagrange, who, it can- not be doubted, i4 s warm and disiateres.ed though mis- guided republican. His absence from public affairs is considered @ great relief, as bjs violence was much dread- ed by the other members of ta government. He isone ofthe bandsomest men whom it is possible to behold, and possessed great power over the determinations of the lower class; therefore the accident which as befall- en him is considered by many en almost providential occurreace, She Revolution in Germany, This great movement, by fur the most important now in Europe, procecds wi h the wonderful energy of thirty- ty-three years’ repressed but uninterrupted preparation. The Germans, 42,000 000, well counted, will be & mation, as they wore from th ‘of Charlemagne to those of Napoleon, and al act promised that t should be. Tho establishment of ou effective govern ment, by revision of the act of confederation of 1816, has now been proclaimed by the King of Prussia, who, since 1840, has, although unsucosssfuiy, endeavored to ersunie Austria (tue presidiog power at the Diet of Frankfort) to oo- A aged wisn him for that ang a few days before yt royal proclamation, on the {lth inst., the Diet at Frankfort came to the not lese memor- able resolution to invite every one of the sovereign states represented by the seventeen members of the small oounoil of the Diet to send the eneral confidence, before the end of this month, to ‘rankfort, there to take part in the deliberations rev- iting the revision of the federal pact. and the estab ‘ishment of what has been calied a ‘* Nations: ment.” Thus the seventeen diplomatic representatives ry feed Germany re eit ith preparing proposels for a German Constitution, assisted by seventeen men whom ‘a the men of general confidence to those men of the I believe to be per- Indeed I understand it was lly intended to call them (what they are to be in ity) the representatives of the confidence of the dif- ‘oot German chambers; but, | em assured, Kil nest remonstrated against it, undoubtedly out of tual hatred to the name “ Representatives.” Who these men will be ma; choice hitherto known. same number of men of of the thirty-vight sover: as @ comiit A : comifitttee, charged SI bave received with the gracties st may count on me, as [ with their happine by every means in my power th ation more compliments people than to themselves, but whic! feotly conformable to truth us. much to do. Austria has sent » note to all tho declaring that she wil keep Ferrara_declating she hes the right to dono. At my return to Turin from Racconis I found an immense crowd before the palece, be learned from the first | Whose conduct was most decorous. If Providence sends ‘The government of Baden, now truly national, viz , liberal conservative, has nam: eas ite man of general confidence the sams deputy, Bassermann, who origivated. a werk before the French Revolution, in the Second Chamber of Baden, the first motion for # representation of the German nation at the Diet, which has siace found so wonderful an echo ut Germany. The deputy who seconded it r), one of the veterans of German patriotism, end one of the mest learned political writers in Europe, at the same time been named the Minister of the Grand Duke at the Diet. command and direction with the great do what Schamy! is dot: Tho day will be grand peal to all im tavor of the independence of Italy % ‘We must admit that there ie not muoh regsl wisdo: in this communication, and that little faith oan be place in the pacific promises of Charles Albert to-day, when his letters of the 9th of February and 9ch of September are placed in contact It is fit { should at the latter period, when the people were drunk with con- stitutional joy, so many violent artioles appeared in the jourmals—the cenaorship being still existing. jaat Austria, that remonstrances wers mads from Vienna, and the government was sorely embarraesed be- tween its d break with its powerful neighbor. A middie term was adopted: the editor and writer of the most offeasive ar- ticle was indwoed to resign, a handsome letter, full of compliments and prom! government at the time; but when the Austrian cabinet published in the official gazette of Milan the satisfaction and apology forced from th cabinet of Turin, the self love of the author was wounded, and he printed tha let- ter he had received from the Secretary of State, and the double-desling of the court wasexposed. At that period the censorship existed; but since the constitution was promised, and the liberty of the press was its firstburn, no further reclamation has been made by Austria, though here, and more particularly at Genoa, a crusade ia This nomination of Basser- mann points out the only way which is left open to the German governments to secure the co-operation of the intelligence uvited in the Heidelberg committee of ssven That committees was named for the German Parliament, by the national mesting of 51 at Heldolberg, composed of deputies from different parts. d uniting the leading popular men of the south of At the same time, the government of Baden thus hope to neutralize the dangerous separate working of such an extraordiaary commission, partak- ing necessarily more of the mature of an extra constitu- tional committee of clubs than the learned the head of the organ of that meeting (the Deutche Zeitung) is willing to confess. On the whole, same purpose of a e German governments are really in earnest, with the exception of Austria, whi reluctantly, and not very sincerely, as long as Princo holds the reins of that mighty empire. evident thet the deys of his misgovernment are num. bered ; and this is @ real blessing for day of bis sway endangers the political existence of the monarchy, the unity of Germany. Europe. If | am rightly informed, tl the congress of all the German powers at Dresden, eed to by Austria, which oth of this month (only five days that fixed by tho Heidelberg meeting for the great mbly at Frankfort), is not received }, Or at least in the south of ‘hat is the meeting at Dresden to do? ‘rankfort Diet is doing, at it, and in the name of the ver governments? Are they to ratify at Dresden the reso lutions which will be proposed at Franzfort? ought to assembie at le urope, for every 1d the peace of popular national w without strange mirgiving men osk, except what the the very vame mo: tw fortnight later, and not eurlier. | am afraid the movement of 30.000 Austrians confirm than diminish those garrison to a fortress not yet tate of defence is in itself preposterous ; we know of no deoree of the Di Austrians to garrison that fe in a state of defence—a fortre have been built 30 years ago, but for the intrigues and private interests of a certain statesman. Is it, therefore, ove is intended merely to check the great national and liberal movement of the ? The German people will tell Prince Metternioh that this Macbiavellstic policy is out of date. It will do no good, but much harm. position of the very governments which it pretends to i}!. and they can, have no strength ‘They will not let the vanguard of Russia pass into Germany ; for such every body in the south of Germany knows them tobe. Ac- cording to an arrangement, which, in that country, Is a secret to nobody, Austria is enabled 1o send these 30,- 000 men out of her provinces, rife with insurrection on all sides, merely by the Russian loan, and by the not less gecerous offer of the Emperor Nicholas to march double the number of troops into any one of the Austrian pro- vinces, wherever it might bo desirable or neoessary to flil up the gap—even if that gap should be in Galicia! Ire- peat it, the 30,000 Austrians will never if they come so far before Metternich’s fall ; sion for their passage would be the signal for an insur- rection, and, in case of resistance, perhaps, even for the declaration of a federal republic, under the wings of the Not that the people of the south of Germany sympathize with the French,but their hatred against Austria, whom they consider to be the real cause of all the unspeakable sufferings of Germany in these last 80 years of bloody persecution, and the resolution not to live any longer in bondage, silence now every other feeling in their breasts opular in South Germany, although the goodwiil and of the king sre generaliy Be enters aiucorely inte tho conu- ym, the Germans will ananimously offer of president at the great [rperial ndition that she throws herseif en- into the spirit of a German confe of this movement ought Prussia Proper, with and of the most o: nr ro ly expresse Tee confederation; perhaps, too, the Grand Duchy of Posen should be included, with its 1,500,000, of which 1,000,000 are Poles. accession 6f Prussia Proper alone, Prussia would furnish not less than 15 000,000 to the joint stock, and thus raise the amount of the confederated nations to 45,000,000. only 12,000,000 to offer, including Bohemia ‘and Moravia, which contain about 3,000,000 of Slavonic stock—a doubtful present at this time. ‘The great political result of ail that is passi to be this—the present eri great and bopeful national childbirth; it is no longer a question of policy, but of existence, for all German goveruments (the greatest included). The next threo ths—perhaps the next three weeks—wiil decide the existence of kingdoms and principalities in the very centre and heart of civilized Europe ‘The Kingdom of Sardinia. ‘Turin, March 13. Nothing is going en from morning till night but drilling, marching, and countermarching of the new Provisional National Guard, or regular troops. 4, and nearly every man you hat anda cartoucke-box at li well as long as the playing at soldiers py the people, and flatter the military bright light with the Piedmontese in their own conceit ; but | want to know if t! patriotic ardor is not to overfiow its banks, and if Austria has not reason to complain while the whole of her dom of Italy is exposed. | do not find that the Aus: Minister here has delivered any note or made absolute remo strances on the subject, but | know that yester- the Count Buol read @ written momorandum to thy ing bis attention to the id on tbe frontier to thy authorising 30,000 deral foriress,even when , by-the-by, which would not self-evident that this south of Germany It will endanger tho without and again go beyond Linz, hboriog sister. His Majesty ‘to sur-ound his throne wi institutions, in acoord with the ideas of the age,’ and de- Prussia in not | Chamber of M Instead of acceding to the desire of Hungary, to the ex- igencies of the times, and the popwtion of the Prince Metternich has resoived to play his last stake, and deoreed the dissolution of the Parliament ”” ue German patriotism jj bus it sti Prose the pis Diet. under th was provoked by the spread ot would not be converted by the State, which was in a state of bankruptcy. fede: to be, that the ki 000,000 inhabitants, all Germans, triotic, should be their wish to be) verish and revolution hemia, and shows that a fearful outbreak is by no means improbable. A deputation has been sent to Vienna to pray for reforms, but no favorabls issue is expected. in Germany is “The king is wavering. institution of a burgher guard, whioh was incl the constitutional reforms demanded by the peopie. The Ministry have refused to act unless on the solicitation of the burgher: sition to conoil filled with volunte: meet wears 8 cool Minteter of Fo Ree . d ave bee: fact that insults werg daily 0 Oe DeSise have been Ceawe Te Lombard troops and custom-house officer: ing that striot orders would be given to prevent tho re. oh ‘The memorandum wi and only alluded in » d's Jocreased armament that Sar- und to the consequonces which might aride from ® oollision of a serious netur-, on the limits of both kingdoms; and I consider it wa: Fead moro as a hint on the part of the cabinet of Vienua to sbow that t was not indifferent to the proceedings of thin court, though the moment had not arrived for mors formal notios being taken of them given by the Mivistor of Foreign Affe was," that asho bad resigned, and only held office until his successor wus appoiuted, he could merel note of the memorandum.” the present; but as toe Count Buol Schaunstein, to give him his whole nawe, has, | understand, sold his oarriags and riding horses, bo is’ probably putling hia house io nts that many persons oon ‘The Keg, in giving the cous! tion‘on the Gth of last month, was very desirous of si fying the northern diplomacy that the pacific syste hitherto pursued by him would not be tofringed by the infysion of a portion of the popular will into tha couu- clin'of the atate; and bs caused « note to be addressed to tue several courts, of which, notwithstanding tho rigor- oun secreoy observed im all public offlvas here, | have Tgive it with the greatest antisfection, bs lam Acxious, while freely commenting on the imme diate acts of the sovereign, bot to have the appearance of withholding those facts on which, ne doubt, his Ma- Jesty relies as the best proofs of his peaceable purposes. The nove alluded to is as follows :-~ “ Turin, Feb 8, 1948, The undersigned, First Seoretary of Stato for Fo reign affairs, by order of his majcaty tho king, bas the honor to communicate to his excolleacy the Count nexed proclamation, which hie mejesty bas requesting him, at the same time, to immediate high Kuowiedge of his go- gn Affaire, “ of have been wounded, and some kille ghors sre now fully aroused, and it tant manner to tl dinia now , purpose t tisted by three resident ministers; that « minister clusively for the affairs of the island is to be accredited at Naples ; the government at Naples diff rence of opimion on at Setween the Parliament of Naples and Puscany and Sardinia aro appointed arbitrator provision, in o be solo wed ultimate umpire. new Parliament, 1812, is to take plac Sic William Parker lett Napl with tue retifie»(ion of this arrangement, and wih the intention of being present at the opening of tho Sicilian Parliament, on the 25th. Thitnews is most important, and I have no doubt the ettlement of the Neapolitan Sicilian question will have So the waiter reste for order, and preparing for ¢ sider to bo inevitabie. procured @ copy. prevails he alists more accessible to reason, convey it to the ‘The king has ordered, at the same tlme, the under: signed to declaze in bis name, (het the conferring ths royal statute—whion forms thi tion-—to his peo principal object of the he resait of his free aud of his subjects, which least of his actions, is now induces piu to bestow on them now in tus calling on them to art in the discussion of pablic affairs. desires that the government of { —— may receive fall assurance sting treaties will form in fature, it bas hitherto done, ths basis of his policy ; nourishes the moat live), bjeots in the di hus guided for the past, qT his msjeity the ki that respect for e hopes that the coacurrence of cult inboura of the ministration of the country, 80 far from affe good unJeratanding which pt will conteibute, onthe contrary, to consolidar more the,bouds of fri¢ndship whiob bave existed to the present time between the two oouutries, and whiob hi mojosty flatters bimeelf will be still more firmly cemented for the future. “Tho undersigned, happy to be the interpreter of such noble sentiments, takes this opportunity of renew- ing to his excelloncy the Count of —— the assurexces of his high and distinguished consi ration D1 SAN MARZANO” ‘The proclamation alluded to in this vot on the 9th of last mouth, promis tion, which constitution has since been gated, under d.to of the dth of March, bility of coming Into operation, ineneed hs ou with the probe- lectoral law boing i, of May or June tle in point of time, Charles Albert com- with the pacific language as the above notefcontains, and as he now, to all with that view, help referring to the letter whi! faed 9th of Beplember lost, after tae ngrioaltdest mee age Cx ‘who have access to him, professe. { canaot, here, on the events of Tase ny bal my 900 elguabares were Obtained to cient sae rensed to Castagmetto, {ntentiat of the id, who had com:uun » oronsatance to that lette: the king of the manifen apd prosperity, and to tes wi , because | have ‘an only write you two I war for the independence of Italy, I wit! take the pleasure, I will at this moment in Cironasia. 0 Weoan make * genrral ap- that about ire to stand well with the people and not to being written to him by the in Lombardy i6 daily recommended. But, alas, the I have unfortunately witnessed the initiatory measures of too many revolutions not to bs alarmed on seeing the same symptoms exhibited here. I know not the hour when the people of Lombardy will burst forth I see that the frontier between it is nothing better than the river Tessin, and further south the Po, the lin nearly undefended; and [ ask you, oan the peop! nos, fer instance, wno are constitutionally m: who absolutely at present dictate conditions to the court of Turin, be prevented from throwing up thei iving a hurra! invading the Aust vance of the Germen army, the thunder of cannon, the sacrifice of human til @ ory is hei ot the Alps are again crossed, Lombardy is general war is the result. . The inhabitants of Turin are peaceably Inclined; but the pressure, as | have already suid, comes from Genoa. I understand that all th» Sisters of Charity have been expelled from the hospitals of that city, un tence that they were a Jesuit dependency, ofth who are protected amilitery force. This I give aa ovly one of the specimens of the violence to which pub- ic opinion leads, and how necessary it isto give ita proper direction Tam told that Feooguize Queen are two siles to every question ; and Je! f'Ge and hats, for any thing you please, and, in short, n territory? ‘Then comes the ad- iternate success and defeat, un- ~-Bavoy in o: more overrua, invaded, and » din k has been confide : to other charitable persons, court of Sardinia is at last about to bella, of Spain ; and from what L heard of the great teleat of the Spanish Consul neral here, | have no doubt the recognition should ba atiributed to his judicious conduct. Hungary. The following is our correspoudent’s letter, dated Vi- enna, March 9 :— “T have just learned a fact of the highest impertano which has produced here an immense sensation. On tl proporition of Prince Metternich the Supreme Counell of State hes pronounced the dissolution of the Hunga- rian Parliament. The Hungarian Chancery was 001 voked to-day to devise mouns of executing that measure, Mee may be attended with tho most fatal consequences. ‘ou at Presburg, has voted an address to the which the whole system of policy of Prince Metternioh is openly condemned time loyal remonstrance was never before addressed to the Austrian government} by any of the great corpora. tons of the empire. assembled mperor, in ¢ aware thut the Chamber of Deputies, Amore frank and at the same The Chamber of Deputies of Hungary. recommends constitutional de those institutions for the whole empire The ats has fully conourzed in the addre: ipire, A dreadful tamult broke out at Pesth onthe 6th. It port that bank-notes Tho notes immediately became inoonvertible, and a ular run for specie ensued. This absurd panio, how- er, has been suppressed, and bank notes are cireulated before. Bohemia, f the 9th ult.,describea the fe- state of public opinion in Bo- A letter from Prag Prussia, “ The last accounts from Berlin are of this day’s [the 17th uit.] date, by train which left that capital at 7 this morning, and reached this at 3this afternoon. The dis- turbances had somewhat subsided. The troops ‘were standing firm to the king, who grant ail the people demand. It is much to be feared ae will not be shed.’ ma determined not to ‘ored without further bicod- The following are extracts from a Hamburg paper of the 17th :— ‘he armed police manife iate the people. ‘The petition for the abolition of the censorship of ery dispo- tho press is granted by the king. “A deputation of 200 students has waited on the Prince of Prussia to demond the witadrawal of the trcops, and to inform bim that in case of refusal they would instant- b Te rd resist them in the event of their attacking d people A collision has taken placs between the Some barricades have been Nlitary and rected, and “The soldiera have charged s ill be very extraor- dinary if moro decisive results are not obtained this evening.” Silesia. Republican tendencies had been manifested at Breslau. Naples. I havo the great satisfaction of stating that official in. formation of the 7th ult. has been received from Naplei communicating the fact that definitive arrangem has been made between that court and the Sicilians. have not oll the details, but the principal features are Sicily is to be governed by a resident Viceroy, that the Parliament is ‘o bo independent of and thet in omses wheres y_affeic of megan! o they do not agree, that the Pope is to jo 'firss nitting of the ed nocording to the constivution of onthe 20th ult. Lord Miato and on the 6tD, for Palermo, fect in smoothing down the irritation that , and of rendering the violent constitutien- Affairs of Portugal, isnox, Maroh 11, According to news from Madrid, this government considers that General Narvaes will maintain peace in Spain, aud, therefore, there will be a better chance of avoiding the outbreak of another civil war in this country. At present evorything is quie., but the Patules party appears as exalted as the Cabralisias are depressed. Che wsjotity Of the ministry opposes coercive mearures of preventioa, and it is supposed that the Cabsoet will bs modified if sny more liberal members can be fouad to tuke the portfolios of the [aterior and Marine Depart- ments from VM Gorjao and Agostinho Albano, who are said to have been dispor suggested by the most extreme of the dowinent party. ihe ministerial report made to the (hamer of Depu- ties). Wednesday was & mero statement of financial measures adopted since the closing of the Cortes of 1846, and the > romised atatem the next financial yesr, ha some alterations were to be made in consequence of the deliberations at the meeting of the ministerial deputies whieh took place in the svening of that day. Thi plans are again uader exomination at another meeting, how sitting (10 o'clock in the evening), end it is expec that they will be laid before the Cortes on Monday principal retronchments are uaderstood to bs upon the Siiaries of public functionaries, it being intenged that those below 309 milreis (0: tinue to pay one deolma, to 400 milrris from, the State above 400 mir mas and a half, or 25 pero have to pay 14 Contos of rei the 100 contoa, or about £22 000, which terily offered to cede out of the sllowauge to herseli aud children duriog,tho exewing year. a Goverkment slap conbempinnye substituting the bank notes iacireulation for government notes besring 6 per cont interest, and gradaaily sdmissibie in \he of duties and taxes, until completely withdra ciroulation. ‘The financial statements and mii towards rigorous meaeurea, wits ways and means for not yet been presented, as hy! £70) s-year are to cdn- whilst those of 300 wilreis wo decimas, ail other incomes aro taxed with two deci- ‘so that the Queen will (above £4900) move than she bad volaa- to pay Maren 12 etial projects diss