The French Assembly resumed its -sittings on Thutsday. Motionstby M.
Paseal,Duprat and M. Bare, relative to 'the street sate of 'journeils, were the first matters for consideration. M. Duprat proposed to remove all restrictions whatever; M. Base, to prevent the street sale of all jour- nals without distinction. M. Leon Faucher, for the Government, de- clared for considering the proposition of M. Base. The proposal of M. Duprat was rejected by 403 to 276: "the increased-figure of the Repub- lican minority was hailed by the Left with much satisfaction."
A letter from Tiflis announces what may be regarded as an indication of. progress in the Schah's dominions. An Englishman, Mr. Burgess, has received permission to publish, and has commenced publishing, a Persian journal at Teheran, and this under the protection of the Prime Minister, Merza Tahi Khan. The first number appeared on the 26th of January, and contained, among other article; one upon the necessity for erecting watch- houses in Teheran ; a second upon the expediency of appointing resident envoys or consuls in London and Bombay ; and another upon the-neces- sity of establishing regular post-office and postal communications through- out the Persian monarchy.
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