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Police Interference In Burner's Fields. ...
sion , at the mere will of the Government , or of the police , if this invasion of a supposed right were submitted to ; and it was decided to meet every Sunday as usual , till the question was settled in one way or another , and to do as much in the way of assemblage and speaking as the police could not prevent . There ; then , may he seen any Sunday thousands of persons walking about , in order to obey the order to keep moving * and discussing and reading aloud as they walk . "
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LETTERS FROM PARIS . [ Fbom our own Correspondent . ] Letter XXV . Paris , Tuesday Evening , 15 th June , 1852 . Louts Bonapaete has had the projected laws for levying additional taxes laid before the Legislative Body . The proposed laws consist of a duty on carriagesj a legacy duty , and an exorbitant duty on paper aiid alcohol . The effect of the tax upon paper will be to increase the cost of that article some 25 to 30 per cent ., and is consequently a serious blow struck at the numerous dependents upon the paper trade , such as printer ^ booksellers , and engravers . The duty on alcohol , which was to have commenced in January , 1853 , will begin on the 1 st of August . The pecuniary necessities of the Elysee are most urgent .
These measures were discussed by the Council of State , in Bonaparte ' s presence , last Friday , and were warmly opposed by M . Boinvilliers . He said it was unworthy a strong Government to have recourse to systems of vague , indefinite , and uncertain taxation ; that such means should be left for weak Governments . The last words made a visible impression upon Louis Bonaparte , who forthwith reminded the debaters of what he had done in the cause of order . He then explained his theory of taxation , from which it appeared that he advocated that the great weight of taxation should be borne by the rich . The Council of State did
not fail to perceive that Louis Bonaparte's aim was not so much to raise a revenue as to make himself popular . A member of the Council of State then rose , and suggested to Bonaparte that he should , for consistency ' s sake , withdraw the proposed duty on alcohol and salt , which affected principally the poorer classes . The proposed duty on salt , which produced but little return , was accordingly withdrawn . That on alcohol , which is expected to yield a revenue of twenty millions , was maintained . These fiscal measures met with a poor reception in the Legislative Body . The reading of the bills was several times interrupted by the nrnrmurs of the Assembly , which seemed to have shaken oft" its usual
apathy . The question before the Assembly required an immediate decision . Were the members , with a view to save time , and to be able to pass the bills before the end of the session , which terminates on the 28 th of June , to refer these projects of law to the Committee on the Budget , or should they nominate a fresh committee , which , owing to the loss of time it would entail , would bo equivalent to an indefinite adjournment . A great number of deputies demanded to bo heard in favour of the latter course , which was eventually adopted by a largo majority . The fate of these untoward projected laws seems to be foretold in the reception already given them by the Legislative Body . The deputies are determined to reject them .
The Council of State had another sitting on Saturday , at which Louis Bonaparte was not present , to consider the detached clauses of the- project of law on the departmental and communal organization . The Government project was rojected , the present law will therefore be . provisionally maintained . The Council of State then went through the numerous amendments proposed by tho Legislative Body in the Budget of 1853 . Some of tho amendments proposed a reduction of 80 , 000 men in tho army , and of twenty-six millions in tho Budget . Tho amendments were opposed by tho ministers , and one of them , Persigny , warmly attacked tho Committee on tho Budget . After having
complained of tho hostility of tho committee , ho said , " Wo know tho means adopted by these dexterous gentlemen to bo admitted into tho Committee . " Bonaparte is not loss annoyed than bin ministers . Apropos of the reduction of tho army by 30 , 000 mon , as proponed by tho committee , ho Homo time ninco mud , " If they voto this diminution , I will decree an increase of ft hundred thousand mon , and we shall hoo who will carry tho day then . " In reply to Bonap (\ rto * s throats , tho committee on tho Budget adopted tho Mcrodo amendment exempting tho Orleans property from auction duty , effecting thereby a saving of 1 , 800 , 000 francs , which would otherwise luivo reached the coilbiH of tho
State . Tho appeal hiRtitntod by tho Govormnoni ; against fcho decision of tho Tribunal of tho Soino , which had declared its competency to take cognizance of the decroo of the 22 nd January confiscating tho Orleans property ,
Will be brought before the Council of State this day ( Tuesday ) . M . Cornudet will read the report , which decides , as I stated three weeks ago , in favour of the competency of the ordinary tribunals . M . Reverchon had been designated as the Government Commissary , but Bonaparte , having heard that he was prepared to decide favourably as to the competency , quashed the appointment , and named M . Maigne in his stead- . The Council of State was beset in this affair by incessant
intrigues . I have already alluded to this subject -in a former letter . Louis Bonaparte threatened personal violence against a certain number of the members , arid spoke of dismissing every Councillor of State who should vote against the Government in this affair . I suppose , nevertheless , the Council of State will do its duty , and that , notwithstanding Bonaparte ' s threats , it will reject the arbitrary pretensions of the Government .
The truckling policy of Louis Bonaparte , as regards the clergy and the foreign powers , continues . To conciliate the good graces of Russia , he has just issued a decree withdrawing from the Polish refugees the relief which France had given them for twenty years . The motives of this decree are set forth in the most hypocritical verbiage . To deserve the good graces of the clergy , Bonaparte has authorized the procession of the Fete-Dieu through the streets of all the towns . Nay , more , orders have been given to the troops to accompany these processions . In several . towns the inhabitants have derisively sent wax candles to the officers , telling them that wax tapers , are the only swords they are worthy to wear . Of course the
clergy are daily becoming more audacious . For some time past they have recommended , through their organ the JJnivers , the suppression of Ancient History and Letters . Homer , Herodotus , Sophocles , Pindar , Aristotle , Plato , Demosthenes , Cicero , Virgil , Horace , Tacitus , & C , are proscribed by the fiery organs of the priests , who object to these books being put into the hands of young people . This insane proscription is not confined to ancient classics , it extends to Bossuet and Fenelon . among the moderns :. Bossuet , the eagle of Meaux , and Fenelon , the swan of Cambray , are rejected as Galh ' can by these infuriated ultra ^ niontanists . The dispute at this moment is raging most violently : French bishops are thundering forth their bulls one against another .
The refusals to take the oath still prevail . A third of the departmental and municipal councillors throughout France have resigned , and it is expected that the proportion will reach half the whole number of these functionaries . In the list of " resigned" professors , must be added Barthelemy St . Hilaire , of the Museum of Natural History ; Chomel , of the Ecole de Medecine ; Catalan , Professor of Mathematics , St . Louis College ; Gourgeon , Professor of History at Bordeaux , who have all refused to take the oath .
Tho Legitimists , on their side , obeying tho summons of the Comte de Chambord , are withdrawing tho oath they had already taken . The Cpmte de Villiers , among others , sent in his resignation , in the following terms : — " Being desirous of following tho advice which comes to us from the exiled , I have addressed a letter to tho Mayor of St . Nazaire , containing my resignation of the office of municipal councillor of that commune , and withdrawing tho oath I took a month ago . " Bonaparte had , in some localities , caused citizens to be prosecuted before tho tribunals for refusing tho oath : M . Verncy , ex-President of tlio Tribunal of Commerce at Evreux , was amongst tho number . Ho had boon accused of having excited the hatred and contempt of the people against the Government ; but was
acquitted . Bonuparto ' s procureur ( public accuser ) appealed to tho Court of Appeal of Rouen , which , on Saturday , pronounced another acquittal of M . Vernoy , and condemned Bonaparte to pay tho costs . Tlio spirit of opposition , as you porcoivo , is gradually extending in Franco , and everything is boing organized for resistance Tho republican party han at length huccoeded in re-organizing itself , and , in a very short time , you will find it onco more at work . As for tho Loghnints and OrloaniHtH , tho fusion is complete between tho heads , and cannot fail shortly to extend to tho ranks of tho respective parties . Tho Princes of the Houho of Orleans havo overcome tho opposition of tho Duchess of Orleans , and havo adhered unconditionally to tho absolute supremacy of tho Comto do Chambord . *
Persecution * nnd arrests havo ro-coinmohccdwith ronowod vigour . Tho journeymen hatters had appointed delegates to collect a subscription in aid of their pro-Hcribod brethren . ' Fifteon of those delegates ' woro arvoHtod lust Friduy , ut Blcnoiiu , in tho Yonrio . Several iuimrgontfl , who hud boon sot ut Hbovty , woro ro-c « pturod on tho 9 th of Juno , and sent off to AlgiorB ininiodiatoly , Six others woro removed from tho sumo * Wo repeal ; our rosorvation of last wook , iw to tho aocoptanoo of tho fusion at Clwomont , —[ E » , of Leafor . ' ]
commune on the next day , and forwarded , to the same destination . At Perpignan , the-wifeofan unfortunate political exile had died of a broken heart ; more than 2000 citizens followed her to the grave . The author * , ties , viewingthis as ; a culpable manifestation , arrested twenty-flve persons for haying been present on the occasion , si
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.- ,.. CONTINENTAL NOTES . The following ¦ is the report of the proceedings in the appeal of the Orleans family against the Confiscation Decreesr- ^ - ' . ? : . '¦ ' ¦ ~ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' , " : "• co . trisr . ciii oi ? state . " JPublic Sittingof ' ike 15 > ih of ' June . "M . Baroche , President . " THE PEOPEKTT OE iTHE OBIJEiLlTS EAMILX . " The Council was this whole day occupied in the consideration of the question brought before it b y the Prefect of the Seine , respecting the judgment in which the Seine Civfl Tribunal of First Instance , m the early part of last
May , declared its competency to take Cognizance •¦ of . the decrees dated the 22 d of last January , relative to the property belonging to the Orleans family . In . conformity with the organic decree of the Council of State , the sitting of to-day consisted of the members of the opposite section ; and of an equal number selected from amongst the other sections . The sitting was opened at half-past ten , when there were but a very few auditors present j but shortly afterwards the audience increased rapidly , and at one o ' clock the hall was sp densely crowded , that a large number of persons were compelled to take refuge in the outer gallery . " The President having called upon the reporter .
"M . Leon Cornudet read his report , in which , were related the circumstances that led to the dispute , and briefly stated the arguments which had been urged either for or against the cbrqpetency of the tribunal ; but the report did not conclude with any recdmmehdatiori . "M . Paul Fabre foUowed the reporter , and in his pleading maintained that the competency of the tribunal Lad been clearly established . In conclusion , he submitted to the Council as the basis of the discussion the two following questions : — " 1 . Have the Princes of Orleans , from 1830 to 1852 been the legitimate proprietors of the estates of Mbnceaux and Neuilly ? " 2 . In cage they were recognised as the legitimate
proprietors of said estates from 1830 to 1852 , have they ceased to be so in virtue of the decree of the 22 nd January P - " M . Maigne , GovernmentGommissary > demanded the confirmation of the decree so far as related to the property compr ised in the grant of August 7 , ' 1830 ; and that it should be annulled so far as respected the property doscended to the Orleans family from Princess Adelaide . " At half-past three the public were desired to withdraw while the Council were in deliberation . At the sitting of the Corps Legislatif on Tuesday tho Tobacco Monopoly Bill was renewed for ten years ; and 170 , 000 f . were voted for the restoration of the Church of St . Ouen , at Uouen .
At the Zollverein conference on the 7 th inst . Prussia formally declined the idea of a customs' Union with . Austria . Prussia states numerous arguments , which force it to decline , for an indefinite length , of time , the idea of a customs' union with the imperial Btates . The proportion of production and consumption in the tw . o torritoncs is too different ; tho mode of dividing the com mon revenue , aa proposed in tho Vienna draft , is too faulty ; tho Austrian state monopolies would , in spite of the union , prevent freo intercourse , and bo forth . As regards a treaty of commerce , tho declaration repeats that tho Prussian Government is very willing to effect one , and fully convinced ot its high utility ; but , until the Zollvoroirl shall have been reconstructed , and the one contracting party thereby called into definite existence , it would be waste of time to negotiate , particular ! v as the business of renewing : the Zollvorem
involves the discussion of so many weighty points , and must occupy so much time , that tho task dare not be incumbered by adding all tho difficulties of a treaty with Austria . With reference to this argumentation tlio official Dresden Gazette makos some r emarks , which indicate tho mode in which the coalition Gov ernments are inclined to moot the declaration in question . " The - Prussian declaration , " it says , " is a renewed refusal j but its tonour gives room rather for the hope of an agrcomon t than for the fear of a broach . Prussia ontora for the lirst time on tho merits of the case , and this , indeed , may do regarded as tho commencement of a negotiation ; f" ° argumentation brought forward imposes on tho 1 russian ucuYurnmunii inu uui oi
; y tuiuhjuihuiiik *•» * " « .- — -- . soon as its roasoriing against tho expediency of c "' - "" " ^ on tho treaty with Austria shall have boon ™ ™ }' . On tho other hand , tho Post Ampt Gazette of tho iwn Bays : — "Counfc do Buol Sohauonstoin , Austrian Mimsicr of Foreign Affairs , has had delivered to Baron do Mmtouflbll n noto , dated tho 23 rd ult ., announcing to mm that all negotiations rolativo to tlio Commercial and ouhtomH' qucHtion wore brokon oil ' . This nolo was written m reply to a despatch of M . do Manteuabl , who had voquostea a positivo declaration . Tho Cabinet of Vionna has a ho declared to tho Governments of tho collision ot IJarmsuvuu thntit will no longor noerotiato with Prussia . " . Tho representation of Schiller ' s " William 'loH w boon prohibited at Trieste . ., ^ Germany iB throadod in almost all directions by moml ! ... u / , ( ' flw * IVnimin ' ni IJnauinx fuinilv wll <» fnlVCl BO ( JUlCKiyi
, , and chango thoir place of roHidoncn bo ol'ton , an w ro it difUeitU to follow thoir movomonta . Tlio * 4 nporor co » tinuoa , moantimo , at Warsaw , which is tho bcoiio ot £ " " ¦» roviowB and fStes : ' , , , vflP Tho Woaer Gazette oontaina ft rumour rrhieh , »» ow " *' absurd , is Important as a revelation of tho aims firm v . ( lonoios of tho parti prfore throughout ; tlio conwiw » ltolgium is , in th 1 « j mfltonco , tho locale of tUoir oporaUon ^
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Leader (1850-1860), June 19, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_19061852/page/8/
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