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liBAij..—The Paris correspondence has almost a daily enumeration of men of station who refuse to takethe oath of allegiance. The Duke de Broglie, M. Odilon Barret, the Marquis de Barthelemy, M. Benjamin Delessert, and a crowd of less generally known gentlemen members of the Councils-General in the Departments and of the Municipalities, have vacated their offices by refusal. Dr. Chomel, one of the most celebrated Professors of the College of Physicians of Paris, has sacrificed his profes- sorship in the same wanner.

General Bedeau has sent to the Minister of War the following, dated "Mons, May 15."

"Monsieur le Miniatre—A degree fixes the delay allowed to military men to take the oath imposed upon them. Placed outside the pale of the law since the 2d of December, I might abstain from a reply ; but I do not wish my silence should be misinterpreted. The principle of all my acts has been respect and defence of the law. For that sole cause I was arrested, im- prisoned, and violently proscribed. Injustice and persecution never alter an honest man's convictions. I refuse to take the oath. General BEDEAU."

A subscription for General Changarnier, who possesses scarcely any pecuniary resources beyond his military pay, has been set on foot in Paris.

any rich people have put down their names for large sums ; N. Pour- tales has given 400/,

Two captains of Classeurs have been placed on the retired list for re- faialg ta Bab:scribe to the fête given by the Army to the President.

The Government has entered on a crusade against the Legitimist jour- nals. The organs of thatin all the great towns—Bordeaux, Marseilles, Toulouse, Nantels7Pentpellier—have received the usual offi- cial warnings which empower and precede suppression. On the other hand, those journals which are to be allowed still to circulate, are warned as to the sort of writings which they are required to insert. The editor of the Journal des _Debate lately held his tongue as a political critic for several days, publishing only news : the Procureur-General warned the journalist that such studious silence was censure, and must not be persisted in ; ac- cordingly, the editor was compelled to hunt for subjects on which he found the least matter to criticize, and day after day he "discussed the affairs of every country in Europe excepting France."

Further proofs are given of the apparently systematic contempt being thrown on the Legislative Corps, which for a show of decency was made a part of the constitution. The Committee on the Budget lately required the attendance of financial officers to explain obscurities in the meagre

accounts furnished ; the officers refused to attend; on a reference to the President, they were upheld by him in their refusal. We have before stated that Count Montalembert heads rather a strong Opposition party in the Senate; it would appear also that there are Mem- bers of the Council of State who are inconveniently independent. Louis Napoleon presided at the Council in person for the first time on Tuesday. The subject of deliberation was a bill on public instruction. The Pre- sident opened the sitting with this speech—

"Messieurs, in the bosom of the Council of State we are not party men. We are here to treat seriously of public affairs; and we ought to perform this duty equally without preoccupation and without arriare-pensie. Let,, therefore, each of you speak out here completely his opinion."

We quote the speech entire, in order to state that even these few words, " were read, as usual, from a written paper held in the hand." M. Par- rieu, Minister of Public Instruction under the Cabinet of M. Baroche, at- tacked the bill with a most vigorous criticism of every section ; "making himself the organ of all the objections entertained by the clergy and the University." Other members followed in the same line, with equal strength of hostility. Louis Napoleon at first listened very attentively,, and then conversed much with N. Baroche. M. Baroche at last rose and said, that as it appeared that opinion on the bill proposed by the Go- vernment was exceedingly divided, as the question was difficult, and as the session of the Legislative Body would be ended before the result of the deliberations of the Council could be communicated to it, he propose& to adjourn for the present all further discussion on the bill. No sooner had_ M. Baroche concluded this speech, which seemed to take the Council com- pletely by surprise, than Louis Napoleon rose and said, "The sitting is at an end." The members of the Council of State looked at one another as if to ask the mot de r enigme, and the general opinion seemed to be that M. FortouPs bill was definitively shelved.

A report was prevalent in Paris on Wednesday, of a circumstance that will further embarrass the Usurpation in reference to the confiscation of the Orleans property. It was understood that in the Section du Conten- tieux of the Council of State, after a mature consideration of the question of the competency of the Tribunal of the Seine, which the Government contests, the judgment of a decisive majority was for affirming the corn, petencv. M. Reckeren returned to Paris on Tuesday, from his mission to Vienna, and Berlin in search after better information on the disposition of the Northern Powers with respect to Louis Napoleon's personal projects of. hereditary despotism. The result of his mission is a mystery. The- correspondence from Paris and Berlin is contradictory as to whether he obtained an interview with the Emperors of Austria and Russia and the King of Prussia : the Paris correspondence says explicitly that he failed to do so, and that he has come home very vexed. The Meniteur announced, on Sunday, that persons will be no longer- allowed to approach the President to deliver petitions, when he goes out.

Paussu.--The Emperor of Russia entered Berlin from Potsdam on the evening of the 18th instant. Next day, 25,000 troops were reviewed in his honour, on the Tempel-hofer Feld. The Emperor headed his Cuins- sier regiment, and led it past the Sing of Prussia as if on duty for the day. There was another grand review on the 21st. After the review on that day, there was a dinner at the Palace, at which 400 of the highest civil functionaries and military officers were present. The first toast was proposed by the King of Prussia, who himself called on the guests tø "fill to the brim," and drink this toast- " In my own name, and that of my army, and in the name of all true Prussian hearts, I give the health of his Imperial Majesty of Russia! God preserve him to that portion of the world which God has given him for an inheritance, and to this age to which he is indispensable." The Emperor replied, dDieu conserve votre Majeste " ; adding imme- diately afterwards, in German, "I drink to the welfare of the King of Prussia and his admirable army." The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm, and the hall echoed with oft-repeated " Hochs !"

The papers relate also, how on the first arrival of the Emperor at Pots- dam, he won the hearts of the Prussian army by shaking hands with their Colonel, and saying to them-

" I rejoice to be among you once more. You know me, and you 'mow I have always been_your true comrade. My whole heart was with you at a critical period; -.You have maintained your renown ; you have remaine& faithful as you always have been. I come to you, an old friend to his old acquaintance we will always remain friends and stand firmly by one another as comrades should! will you do that ?" There was a general shout of "We will, your Majestv !" on wbieh the Emperor replied, "So it shall be then ; friends and comrades let us remain!" The King and Queen. of Hanover left Berlin on the 2Ist0 to return to+ their capital. The Prussian Chambers were prorogued on the 18th instant. In the address of Baron Manteuffel, the Chambers were informed that the financial account of the current year seems likely to be as favourable as- that of the past year ; and that , the danger of a general scarcity, which at the commencement of the session claimed their sympathy and the- foresight of the Government, had been, thank God, averted."

PIEDMONT.—The Piedmontese Gazette of the 22d instant announced the formation of it new Ministry by M. d'Azeglio, Minister of Foreign Affairs. "The Ministers d'Azeglio, Lamarmora, Paleoccapa, and Pemati, having, at the King's request, resumed their portfolios, and his Majesty having ap- pointed M. Charles Buoncompagni Minister of Grace and Justice, in place of M. Galvagno, with the temporary direction of the department of Public In- struction, and M. L. Cibrano Minister of Finance, in the room of Count Ca- millus Cavour, the Cabinet is reorganized. The Minister of War is, more- ever, charged with the Ministry of Marine.