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Fameer..—The news from Paris describes the capital as tranquil, and gaining daily in its sense of security; though still in a state of siege.

The Dutchess of Bern was seen walking in Paris on Monday, unmolested by the authorities.

On the other hand, this statement is met with in the Paris correspond- ence of a morning paper—" Within the last ten days, the emigration Of

people from Paris has assumed formidable dimensions. All the employee in the passport-offices are insufficient to discharge the requisite business. At the Prdfecture of Police there has been daily a queue of several hundred yards in length."

In the Assembly, the debates have not been of great importance. On Saturday, M. Proudhon justified before the Committee of Finance his late

proposal that all landowners should be taxed a third of their land-income for the benefit of "the State and the occupying tenants." He defended his proposition as an organization of a reciprocal credit between citizens.

Though his mechanism would confiscate a third of all income, yet all ex- changeable articles would diminish in value in the same proportion, and consequently the means of each individual would suffer no diminution. Thus an immense capital of circulation would be formed. M. Proudhon admitted that his system might be accused of establishing a privilege in favour of the labouring classes, as no deduction is made by it from their wages; but this favour was intended to be only temporary, and was ex- cusable in consequence of the extreme distress of that class.

"I am neither a Communist nor a Socialist," he said. "I am opposed to a progressive scale of taxation. I believe, however, that property will suffer the fate of Christianity; which is wearing out, and will wear out. It has not more than a certain time to last—perhaps three hundred years. I wish to accelerate the demise of property, but I do not wish to exhaust its life all at once. It is for that reason that I take only one-third of its income, without prejudice to what I shall propose subsequently."

M. Gamier Pages moved that the reporter of the Committee be ordered

to report against this "extraordinary proposition"; but the discussion was adjourned on M. Thiers's request, that it might be more fully discussed, and its falsehood exposed to the people. On Monday the discussion was

resumed. M. Thiers spoke at great length, and with brilliancy and power; but his speech is not reported. M. Proudhon having been asked by M.

Thiers whether he was disposed to defend the right to employment and the guarantee promised in the plan of the new constitution, replied, that the guarantee of the right to employment appeared to him to be the destruction of property. He afterwards added this sentence—" Grant me the right to employment, and I will leave you property." M. Thiers was appointed to prepare the report of the Committee.

On Tuesday, the subject of debate was a bill for giving gratuitous in- struction at the Ecole Polytechnique and St. Cyr. The first article of the

bill declares, that from October 1848 the admission to the Polytechnic and Military Schools shall be entirely gratuitous; the State providing for every cost of instruction, food, clothing, lodging, &c. Objections were made that the bill was too much in favour of the rich. M. Emery supported gratui- tous intbrmaticm- " The moment," be said, "would soon come for taking from the rich whatever superfluities they possessed. (Violent interruption.) if he had been allowed to finish his phrase, citizen representatives could have heard him say that if any in- equality were established by the bill, the moment would soon arrive when the As- sembly could reestablish equality between the rich and the poor." Great excitement was caused by this speech. The Minister of War at last obtained a hearing, and restored calm by a speech of close sense and

practical reference to the bill. He ended by proposing a modified plan. His plan was carried by a great majority; but the minority were dissatis- fied, and commenced a scene of confusion. Speakers contended for the

tribune, wrestling and shouting. At last, on a more formal division, the proposition of the Minister was adopted, by 541 to 135. This minority was far greater than was expected by its opponents.

The Committee of Finance has examined the proposition of M. J. Favia, to authorize the state to seize on the private domain of Louis Philippe, On

the ground that the donation made by the Duke of Orleans when on the point of ascending the throne, was void. M. Jules Fevre maintaind that pre- viously to 1789, it was always the custom in France for the property of the reigning prince to merge in that of the Throne; he denied that the de- cree by which Napoleon constituted a private domain was valid in 1830; and declared that Louis Philippe, in making over his property to his family, had defrauded the State. M. Jules Fevre admitted that a law had been passed in 1832 recognizing the donation so made; but he argued that

such law could now be declared of no avail, since Lords Philippe had lost his crown by his own " faults and crimes." M. Thiers courageously pro- tested against such doctriie, and opposed the proposition, in the following speech- " I am accustomed to the language of victorious parties, and, as far as I am personally concerned, I never allow myself to be either astonished at what I hear nor do I ever reply. But there are things which I cannot allow to be said with-

out protesting against them. King Louis Philippe, no doubt, committed faults, and grave ones, which led to his downfall,—faults which I deplored and opposed for eight years; but lie has never committed crimes. He was in his own person

often the object of crimes; but it is fake to say that any can be laid to his charge. I appeal on this head to every honest man. I appeal to history. As to the

confiscation of the private property of the late Royal Family, I shall oppose such

an act as an odious injustice. I admit the Republic and desire to see it firmly and peaceably established; but I do not wish to see ft dishonoured by such acts of

iniquity as this. The principles of the old Monarchy cannot apply here. It is

true that before 1789 the property of the King and that of the State were con- founded together; but at that time it was not the custom to dethrone kings; they were sent neither to the scaffold nor into exile. Napoleon laid down new princt- plea with respect to the Monarchy; and he laid them down in the interest of the State, allowing the occupier of the throne to dispose of a private property in order to leave that of the State in all cases intact. In 1830, Louis Philippe, before ascending the throne, made over his property to his children. Nothing was more strictly legal and permissible than such an act: it was a proof of pa- ternal prudence, which some persons (and I was of the number) regretted, think- ing that he would have done better to trust to the generosity ot the nation for the future position of his children. But this prince was of opinion, that, in times of revolution like ours, he was bound to assure the fortune of his children independ- ently of his station as King, which he might either retain or lose. At present it must be allowed that what has taken place has justified his fears, and that his paternal solicitude was perfectly well founded. At all events, the sentitnent which prompted him to that course was not in any way condemnable, or such as to merit insult or abuse. Since then, a law was passed in 1832—was voted by the Opposition itself—confirming all that he had done. It is now, it is true, as- serted that this law ought not to be respected; but why not, I ask ? Were not the two Chambers which voted it fully invested with power to make laws? If we do not respect the laws made by our predecessors, the whole of our legal sys- tem is shaken to its base—we fall back into barbarism. All laws, and particu- larly those affecting property, are contracts on which it is impossible to go back. The present Assembly is all powerful; it represents the national sovereignty more than any constituted power ever did—it can do everything, except act in a retro- active manner with regard to laws which have regulated questions of property. I trust that this great assembly will respect itself sufficiently not to commit an in- justice. I trust that it will act justly, and restore to the members of the dethroned family the property which belongs to them. I trust that the Republican form, which is at present that of France, will not have weakened in her sentiments of justice' delicacy, and honour."

On Monday, the Committee iesolved to reject the proposition.

On Wednesday, the Assembly elected a successor to its late President, M. Marie. The candidates were M. Marrast, M. Lacrosse, and M. Bac. The votes were—for Marrast 386, for Lacrosse 341, for Bac 37.

The lioniteur registers these official changes—M. Bethmont, Minister of Justice, resigns on account of ill health, and is replaced by M. Marie; M. Pastide resumes in full the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he held ad interim during the illneSS of Oeneral Bedeau; lel. Verinhac de St. Maur becomes Minister of Marine.

A decree restores the Municipality of Paris to the organization it had before the Revolution of February: the Prefecture of the Seine, which was abolished, is reestablished; and M. Trouvet-Chauvel, late Prefect of Police, is appointed to the office. M. Ducoux is named Prefect of Police.

The correspondent of the Daily News, in mentioning a reception held by General Cavaignae on Tuesday, states that "the carriages were arranged as during the receptions of the late King at the Tuileries. No one spoke to the General without being first addressed by him."

M. Emile de Grardin has published, in a pamphlet of seventy pages, a narrative of the circumstances of his arrest and confinement, and of the suppression of his journal, La Presse. Ile sketches his political career to the time of the Paris elections; and affirms that he has " material proofs" of fraud and intimidation then practised against him to pervert the elections, and so prevent his obtaining the personal inviolability of a Re- presentative. He asserts in express terms that these persecutions have been directed by the National; and he attributes to the private enmity of the conductors of that paper the personal grievances, even to minute circum- stances of toilette, which have been heaped on him in his confinement.

SPA1N.—The Spanish insurrection is unsuccessful on most points. Ge- nerals Ilzarbe and Zubiri, with three Colonels and some 400 minor officers and men, retired from Navarre on the 14th instant, and were disarmed by the French authorities. It is said also that Brigadier Iturbide has been defeated in the valley of the Arnescoaz, and that a Colonel and some other officers of his small band have been captured. Matte was defeated, near Espinal, on the 13th, and lost several killed and wounded. Cabrera, how- ever, still holds his own in Catalonia, and is said rather to increase his force; but a large force of the Queen's troops has gathered on his district, and it is thought he must soon be driven into France or captured. On the otlicr hand, the insurrection is said to be spreading Southward into Lower Arragon and Valencia: but the accounts are meagre and untrustworthy.

The Queen is well at La Granja; and has discontinued horse exercise, by the advice of her physicians.

ITALY—There is hardly any news from Northern Italy. Charles Albert and Radetsky have made no change in their positions. In the Venetian Chambers, on the 4th instant, the President stated that the Government has written to King Charles Albert, declaring to him that if the Italian Princes did not consider themselves sufficiently strong to combat Austria, the Venetian Government was ready to join them in an application to France for assistance. The letters from Naples are to the 11th. The attendance of members bits at last been numerous enough to allow the Chambers to commence business, and they were choosing officers.

The news from Calabria is favourable to the King. General Nunziante was not defeated and killed at Castrovillari, but has obtained advantages

over the insurgents. General Busacchi is also said to-be successful, an on the point of entering Cosenza with considerable troops.

Ausxrua.—The news from Vienna, to the 15th instant, is summed up in two negative facts. The Hungarians have not yet subdued or brought to terms the Croatian insurgents. A Ministry is not yet formed at Vienna.

Wannacnia.—Clearer accounts have arrived of movements which were last week matter of rumour. A revolution has occurred; the Hospodar has been deposed, and a Provisional Republic established. On the 19th June, Prince Bibesco, the Hospodar, learning that a conspiracy was on foot, instituted extensive domiciliary searches at Bucharest, and arrested a. number of accused persons. On the 20th, the Prince was shot at by three young noblemen, from a carriage which drove past him at a swift pace. A bullet carried away his epaulette, but he was unhurt. On the 21st, a number of students of the College of Sebastien were arrested. On that day the Prince received an address from Karakal in Little Wallachia, stating that the people had risen and formed a Provisonal Govern- ment and sworn to a constitution on the model of the French. The draft of the constitution was forwarded, and the Prince was called upon to sign it. Copies of it were also sent to the people of Bucharest. On the evening of the 21st, the people assembled in crowds before the palace, and demanded the signature of the Karakal constitution and the liberation of the students. The Prince temporized; sounded the minds of the troops at the barracks; made promises of reform and at last a new Ministry, including the chiefs of the movement. On the 23d, the people reassembled, and demanded the constitution in full; but the Prince demurred to universal suffrage. On the 25th, the Prince informed his. Ministers that lie should abdicate; and next day, they not interfering in any way to prevent him be departed for Cronstadt; which be reached in safety. On the 28th, the Ministers had been displaced; and a Provisional Government, with the Metropolitan at its head, has been formed: it has. organized a national guard, and reestablished regular government.

The march of 25,000 Russian troops to Jassy was mentioned last week as having occurred on the 26th. This news is now contradicted, and made doubtful. But there are statements from several sources that 10,000 troops crossed the Pruth, and were at Jassy on the 3d; the Turks are said to have 4,000 men on their frontier at Roustchuk; and it is supposed that a. joint march to Bucharest, on Prince Bibesco's behalf, is in contemplation. of Russia and Turkey.

Pmassia.—Fresh changes are imminent in the Cabinet; which is still said to be divided on the question of the relations of Prussia to the Impe- rial Assembly. There are reports at Berlin that General Wrangel refuses to accept the instructions of the Prussian Government regarding the truce with Denmark, and that he has referred to Frankfort for supreme counte- nance in a belligerent course.

GERMANY.—The Archduke John was solemnly installed at Frank- fort on the 12th instant, by the National Assembly, as Regent of the Germanic Empire. M. Von Gagern addressed him on behalf of the Assembly; preferring a request, and demanding a pledge, on two distinct. matters- " The German people acknowledge with joy your Highness's patriotism; but they wish you to devote yourself entirely, and without reserve, to their interests." "Permit me to direct the law constituting the Provisional Central Government to be read. [It was read by Mr. Secretary Biedermann.] I pray your High- ness, in the name of the National Assembly, to declare in their presence that. you will obey this law, and cause it to be obeyed, for the honour and happiness ofi our country."

The Regent solemnly and formally gave the required pledge; and their continued— "1 declare, in addition, that I will devote myself exclusively to the dischayge of the duties of this office; and will request the Emperor to relieve me from the charge of acting as his substitute immediately after the opening of the Diet at Vienna, on which occasion I have promised to act for him."

He then returned to his hotel. He was waited upon by a deputation of the Diet, consisting of the President, the Envoys of Wurtemburg, Hanover, and the Free Towns. With these gentlemen he repaired to the palace of the Diet, where the whole of the members and a great concourse of strangers were assembled. An address was read by the President, which personally felicitated the Regent on his new dignity, and, enumerating its own functions, formally transferred those functions and their correlative' powers "into the hands of the Central Provisional Government." In conclusion— "The German Governments, which have no object but the real interests of the people, hasten to offer their cooperation to every arrangement of thescentral author- ity that has in view the power of Germany at home and abroad. This declara- tion is the last act of the Germanic Diet, the functions of which now cease."

The National Assembly, on the 14th, put aside all orders of the day, to- discuss the report of the Committee appointed to consider a note addressed, by the Hanoverian Ministry to the Hanoverian Chambers on the 7th. That address had intimated the appointment of the Archduke John to the Imperial dignity. In expressing the King's general approval of this ap- pointment, the Ministry made reservations: they expressed an opinion against the establishment of such a Central Government as might regulate' the internal affairs of the land and make the princes appear nothing better than the subjects of another monarch; and protested against any constitu- tion that should not secure the necessary individual importance and inde- pendence of each Germanic state. "If such result be not compassed," the document concludes, "his Majesty will no longer consider himself bound to maintain a position which would, in his own eyes, preclude every possibility of promoting the welfare of his land." The Committee of the German Assembly, composed of twenty-one Hanoverian representatives, reported that these reservations were inadmis- sible and ineffectual. In the subsequent debate on the report, Wesen- donck, Jordan, Simon, and Venedey, urged the Assembly to vindicate ite authority from such an audacious attack as this by Hanover. Grumbrecht said the document was perfidious; but it was informal, and, not being ad- dressed to the Assembly, need not be noticed by it. Wydenbrugk (Mi- nister of Saxe-Weimar) moved, that "The National Assembly resolves to demand of the Government of Hanover the unequivocal acknowledgment of the Central Power, and of the law framed concerning it."

The King of Hanover, he said, had treated their law with scorn. As it is the first, so let them take care it should be the last declaration of the kind made by a King! (General cheers.) Let them prove, in the measures they adopted 011 this matter that they had forgotten the exhitence Of yartiea The shout of jubilee would be raised all over Germany if 04 now Maintained -its dignity as they ought. (Loud cheers from House and Gallery.) Never should they sacrifice one iota of a power legitimately theirs, but enforce their authority whether against a king or a blouse-man. (Immense cheering.)

An amendment was moved, to the effect that the King of Hanover should be required to depose his crown in the hands of the Assembly : and it found grave support, but was rejected. Finally, Wydenbrugk's motion was carried.

On the 15th, the President announced these nominations by the Regent towards the formation of his Ministry—Antony Von Schmerling, late Pre- sident of the Diet, Minister for Home and Foreign Affairs; John Gustavus Ifeckscher, advocate, from Hamburg, Minister of Justice; and General Peucker, of Berlin, Minister of Was

NORTH AMERICA.—The Britannia mail-steamer arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday, with intelligence from New York of the 5th, and Halifax of the 8th instant.

As the United States troops are retiring from Mexico, disorders already commence. Paredes is striving to raise dissatisfaction against the treaty and overthrow the President Herrera. Commodore Perry has removed the blockade from all the Mexican ports. In Yucatan the Whites have gained a battle over the Indians.

Great numbers of meetings in sympathy with the Irish patriot John Mitchel have been held at Philadelphia, New York, and other places. At each of them the" Irish Brigade" of the locality is said to have attended; and hopes are expressed that Ireland will throw off England's yoke and become "a free republic." AL one of these meetings, a resolution was passed inviting Mrs. Mitchel, "in case anything should occur," to trust to American support and condolence. Money was raised at each meeting; 540 dollars in one instance, and sums not much less in others. John Mitchel's brother attended some of the meetings, and pleased his hearers. He declared himself abroad on important Irish business. To some persons he said that his brother wás to have a free pardon on condition of his remain- ing in the United States; and that he is seeking to purchase land for him. The New York Sun reports that "a delegation of fifteen members of the Irish Brigade sailed a few days since for Ireland; and will be followed on Friday next by fifteen others, who are to leave in the ship John R. Skiddy."