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Southland Times, Issue 600, 5 December 1866, Page 3

Freedom of the French Press. — A Paria correspondent of a London paper says : — I was misled by a statement of the Temps, in stating that only five newspapers and one periodical had been suppressed under the empire. The following is a full list of the victims j it affords an illustration of what M. de Lavalette called "the freedomof the French press," to " criticise the Government." 1. The Gorsaire, suppressed by decree, dated Bth September, 1852 ; no reasons given. 2. The Tribune de Beaune, " invited " by M. le Prefet to discontinue its publication; 27tb October, 1854. 3 The Gazette de Languedoc, of Toulouse, suppressed by ministerial order, after a prosecution and conviction, sth December, 1857. 4. The Journal des Antilles, suppressed 25th December, 1857. 5. The Revue de Paris, which had previously been visited with five warnings and two suspensions, suppressed by imperial decree, dated 30th January, 1858. 6. The Assemblee Nationale, suppressed on the same day. 7. The Univers, suppressed by decree 29th January, 1860. 8. The JSretagne, of St. Brieuc, suppressed 15th February, 1860. 9. The Algerie Nbuvelle, suppressed 3rd March. 1860. 10. The France d? Outremer, suppressed May, 1860. 11. The Gazette de Lyon, suppressed October, 1860. 12.

The Antilles (Martinique), suppressed December, 1860. 13. The Moniteur dv Loiret, suppressed 1860. 14. The Orleanais, suppressed in 1862. 15. The Courier dn ditnanche, suppressed August, 1866. I will leave your readers to form their own opinions upon this list, merely pointing out that one of the last warnings received by the Courier was for asserting the belief that the principles of 1789 (which stipulate, among other things, absolute freedom oi the press) were not applied, although official speakers were so partial to use them as a tag for their speeches;