Messrs. Wright, Ivyleafe, and Potter, and Captain Warren, a deputation
from the shareholders in the Boulogne and Amiens Railway, had on Thurs- day an interview with the President of the Republic. The moment the President saw them he said," I have excellent news for you, gentlemen— an important communication to make to you, in the announcement that passports will be discontinued."
The Evenement says, in consequence of the experiment made on the 11th instant by the Committee of the Boulogne Railroad, the Minister of Finance has resolved to send an inspector to Boulogne and Calais to ascertain the means of accelerating the mail service between England and France.
The Socialists are making immense exertions to forward the cause of their candidates for the forthcoming elections: but it is averred that they still have great difficulty in persuading the electors to avail themselves of the right of universal suffrage. A letter from Dunkirk states, that so indifferent are the inhabitants to the right of voting, that last week, for the nomination of two Judges of the Tribunal of Commerce, there were only 32 voters out of 2,873, and for the election of the two substitutes only 68 voters.
A dinner was given on Wednesday to M. Foustier, ex-Colonel of the Sixth Legion of National Guards, to present him with a sword of honour after his acquittal at Versailles. During the dinner a Commissary of Po- lice presented himself, and announced, in the name of the Prefect, that he would not suffer any speeches of a political kind to be delivered. Th persons present submitted, after having protested against the act of the a thorities.
The National Guard of Epinal has been dissolved by a decree of the Pr dent of the Republic. A circular has been addressed by the Ministe War to the Adjutants of the Regiments of the Line, commanding th to suffer any persons professing extreme opinions to enter the b Newspapers are wholly forbidden in the barracks of the soldiery says the Medical Times, in the hospitals, The editor of the National de !'Guest rhas been convicted by the Assize of the Loire, for having published extracts from, M. Ledru pamphlet entitled the Thirteenth of June. He was condemned to went for four months and to pay a fine of 500 francs. The Genoa Gazette states that 400 Hungarian prisoners, amo were several ladies, arrived at Bologna on the 5th instant. prisoners are to be incorporated in the Austrian army at the Per company. There are several Princes among them, wh under Kossuth as Colonels, and are now common soldiers continually marching in all directions, but the object of is not known. sl- at not .cks. also, ourt of Rollin's enprison-
gat whom The male rate of five had served Troops are eir movements
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