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Fa.asicE.—The Provisional Government received, on Monday, a deputa- tion from the employ& of various offices, who prayed for the non-employ- ment of foreigners in the public administrations. M. Marrast addressed them- " The Republic desires liberty for all, equality for all, fraternity between all men, and an alliance between all nations. If, unfortunately, Republican France, which ought to have more liberal ideas, should give the example of sending away foreigners for the simple reason that they are foreigners, we should, besides a shameful violation of our principles, be exposed to reprisals on the part of foreign countries. Do you know bow many workmen we have in England? There are 22,000; in Spain there are 19,500; at Montevideo 12,000. If you dismiss fo- reigners, you do injury to your brethren abroad; and the Government would fail in its most rigorous duty, that of protecting Frenchmen wherever they may be, who would curse the imprudence of the Government if they were victims."

A decree places all the foreign workmen in France under the special safeguard of the Government.

The laW regulating imports from the. Colonies has been made more liberal to them. A decree orders that French vessels may disembark merchan- dise in foreign countries, make up their cargoes with other articles, and import the latter in place of the goods exchanged.

The number of Moveable National Guards is to be reduced from 24,000 to half that number; but the organization of the frontier armies and the pre- paration in the naval arsenals continue with great activity.

The banking world is in consternation at a project said to be in the minds of Government, to take the Bank of France and all its provincial branches into their hands, and issue' an enormous quantify of inconvertible paper. Nevertheless, commereg is somerf)at inaproystd. ,After the receipt of the news of the quiet issue of Monday's proceedings in London, don Funds went up to 61: on Saturday last .they had closed at 53.

The failure of Messrs. Theveneyssen and Co. is announced.

The members of the Provisional Government have assumed Professor- ships in the College of France,—Lamartine, that of International Law; Gar- nier-Pages Financial and Comm6rcial Economy; Armand Marrast, Civil Law; Ledru Rollin, French and Foreign Administrative Institutions. The Ex-Minister Count Mole is a candidate for a seat in the National Assembly. Louis Napoleon, Napoleon son of Jerome, and Pierre son of Lucien, are candidates in Corsica. The Departments are still occasionally turbulent. In the beginning of the week, there were disturbances at Troyes, and at Lille; machinery and steam-power being the object of attack by the populace. In other places, as at Autrans (Isere), Dolus (d'Oleron), and Marmoutier (Bas Rhin), there were slight collisions of the people and the military. The authorities are active, and succeed in arresting the disturbers.

GERMANY.—The Prussian Diet had last week elected the national re- presentative:s to the contemplated Federal Diet; but the proceeding excited great disapprobation both in and out of the Assembly, and called forth formal protests. On the 9th, the King received a message from the Diet at Frankfort, stating that by a decree of the 7th of April the Confederation had returned to its first decision in favour of the system of direct election for the Diet, which is to meet on the 1st of May. One deputy should be elected for every 50,000 inhabitants. In the qualification of the electors no distinction should lie made between 'classes or religious creeds. Every German, being of age, should be an elector in his own country; and be eligible as a deputy in all Germany. In consequence of this intimation, the King resolved to cancel the elections which had been made: on the 10th, the Diet concurred in this course, and resolved almost unanimously that its questioned proceedings were null and void. The Diet then took tip the recommendations of the Finance Commission, to raise a loan of 15,000,000 thalers for internal and external extraordinary expenses, and to give guarantees for the further sum of 25,000,000 thalers to be Ajiplied through various channels in support of private credit and commerce. After :a deb*, these recommendations were adopted almost unanimously. The Marshal called for three cheers for the King; which were warmly given; and then the Diet was dissolved.

There was a flagrant outbreak at Mayence on the 6th. A large number of persons took position on the banks of the Rhine with some artillery, and stopped the passage of steamers, in order to restore the old occupation of tracking vessels up the river by horse and human power. Similar disturb- ances occurred at Cologne on the 11th.

Posen continues in a most disturbed state.

The position of the state finances has at last been made public. The reserve fund in the Treasury, which was supposed to be more than 80,000,000 thalers, is not more than 35,000,000 thalers. Hence the vote of the Diet.

The Prussian Government, like that of Paris, finds great difficulty in employing the immense numbers of workmen out of occupation. It sets large numbers to render clean the proverbially dirty streets of Berlin. Large meetings of the populace are held daily, and the peace is not always quite unbroken.

The situation of the hostile parties in the Danish provinces remains much the same. The Schleswigers have been compelled by two vessels of war to retire from Flensberg and Ban.

Rusera—The ice in the Neva has burst, and the river is nearly opened. The Algemeine Zeitnag says that the Emperor Nicholas has resolved to make no opposition to the restoration of the complete Polish nation, if he can obtain a footing in Constantinople; and that he is shaping hi:policy in that direction.

It is stated that the German Russian provinces are sympathizing with the movement in central Germany, and showing disaffection to Russia.

Ausnma,—From Vienna the latest accounts are to the 7th. Kolowrath, Kiibeck, and the Archduke Louis, have all resigned office. The Arch- duke John, vice Louis, is at the head of affairs; Fiquelmont succeeds Ko- lowrath as President of the Council; Krauss succeeds Kiibeck in Finance; and Marshal Zanini is Minister of War.

The Zeitungs Halle of the 6th contains letters stating that Count Mon- tecuculi has left Vienna to propose peace to Lombardy; yielding its inde- pendence on an engagement to bear a proportion of the Austrian debt. But war was to be continued strenuously with Charles Albert, and to be deelared against the Pope and the Grand Duke of Tuscany; whose repre- sentatives had received their passports and left Vienna.

The deputies to the Constitutional Assembly at Frankfort had been chosen: they left Vienna on the 4th instant.

The Government has forbidden the export of silver specie.

A Polish deputation waited on the Emperor, and obtained his promise to " do everything for Gallicia."

Radetsky is still unvanquished by the Sardinian troops, and seems likely to elude them altogether, if he do not do even worse. The last accounts state that the Austrian forces are concentrated in two divisions on the Adige and Mbrzio, under Radetsky and D'Aspro. The extreme left still occupies Mantua; Verona is held by the centre; and Peschiem remains in the hands of the right. Charles Albert manoeuvres on the line of the Po between Parma and Piacenza, with a force of 50,000 men. Small engagements have occurred, in which the Austrians have suffered. Commachio has capitulated to the Pope's troops. Radetsky is said to have blown up all the bridges as he left them in his rear. It is stated that the Tyrol and the Frioul are in active revolt against Austria; but this is uncertain.

Venice has organized its Government, and installed a full Ministry, under the presidency of Daniels Menlo, who takes the department of Foreign Affairs. At Rome, the Austrian Ambassador has been personally assured by the Pope of his great regret at the indignity put on the arms of his Sovereign, described in our last paper. The Ambassador was prepared to leave the city, but the Pope's offer of the fullest satisfaction induced him to remain.

It is stated in the official Journal of Naples, 23d March, that the Pope has consented to the holding of a Congress in Rome of representatives of the Constitutional Italian States. The animation of the Romans in sup- port of the war is great: the populace in two days subscribed 20,000 dol- lars as a voluntary aid. The Jesuits have been definitively ordered to re- tire from.Rome, and are obeying-the mandate. eplfts4is cliefinfla, est the 4th instant, with.mir misgivings of the King's good and outbreaks threatened. A movement Ministry, however, has been stalled, under Carlo Troja as President. Among the well-known names, arethose of Marchese Dragonetti, for Fereign Affairs; Count Pietro Feretti, for Finance; and Bozelli and Pocrio as Councillors of State. They pub- lished a programme of a Radical character; promising, among other things, instantly to send agents to unite in alliance with the rest of Italy. They have resolved also to hasten off the Tenth Regiment of the line for Leghorn, and to march troops to the frontier.

The Sicilians have formed their Ministry. Torrearsa is President, but resigns his provisional portfolio to Amari the historian; Mariano Stabile, Foreign Affairs and Commerce. A loan of 500,000 ounces has been de- cided on. Messina remains in possession of the Naples troops.