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To Descend From The Two Exciting Topics ...
nvtlli "? smaller , would he taking that fatal tin which is said to separate the sublime from the ridiculou s , we _ shall therefore leave other P arliamentary topics for future comment .
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- pre of matter prevents us from more than iTjjjCT attention to a pamphlet on the French tjayolution advertised in ourcolumns this day Tf IS Complin b y a barrister , and , aftfil 2 SUCclnct and terse explanation of the causes which had . ffradnally led to this wonderful ¦ est . it ffivesj in most cases from the evidence 0 f e ve witnesses , an elaborate detail vf the jpc ^ efS of thi s glorious revolution . Next week we shall devote to this pamphlet rtg amount of attention its importance deserves . .
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KISCELIAKSOD 3 , * s = > Our very lengthy history ef the French Revolution hss necessarily compelled the exclusion of a great numier of communications . j £ r Ho ** , Banbury . —Your notice wonldbe charged as an advertisement . « r W . Psiok , Jersey . —We are not aware of any plans au , j elevations being issued . < rHg 'Exited IiisHMAK . '—If the Editorhas not received the Nowhebx Stab " , it mutt have been detained . Our publisher has sent it regularly , and the papers of the gth l 2 th , andloth ult ., -were forwarded a second time , on receipt of Mr Mitchel's previous complaint . A SlGK OF THETISES . —At the Sadler's Wells Theatre on
Tuesday night , the crowded audience in tbe pit and gallery unanimously called for the Marseillaise Hymn which * was pla-ved , and received with enthusiastic plaudits . The p " art of Claude Melnotte in the Lady of irons , was ably sustained by Mr Phelps . A Twestt Teaks' Usiokist . —Nert week . Tivebtoh —The writiiu ? of Mr Burgess is so illegible that we cannot understand the question he asks . t Xati-OE . —i ! r A . Packer , Whits lion-passage , JBds-e' ware-road , supplies the TJSITED IXISHHAN . MrAsHTOs , Golbourne . —We have received the M . S ., hut cannot insert it otherwise than as an advertisement . jjrBrnBB . 'Devonport . — Willobtain the works hementions thronrh ' the London bookseller . We do not publish
them . „ HtHaeveY , Romford . —If jour agen t calls at this office he can have them . Hr Spekceb , Stalybridge . — The mistake was ours . Shoulfi it again occur , write by first post . Mr Bacghix , Aynhoe . —The fame reply as toirnTarrej Eomfoid . Mr G . Gat , Gloucester . —Received . Mr Tmoxse , Birmingham . —We have not any on hand , at present-T HE JjAKD CoJfrArfT . —ilr O'Connor 'begs to state iis titter inability to answer ihe several letters written tO him , relative to the details of the Land Company , and ¦ which should be addressed to the Directors . David Hatee's letter from Bradford , Yorkshire , has " been gsljrnittea to the Directors . Psssios . —It ii impossible for Mr O'Connor to give an immediate answer to the invitation of his friends from
Preston . Sobebt Bboughtos , Manchester . —Ahouse-will he built on each allotment . If four members of one family are uxavm together on one ticket , thea a house will be bunt for each . W . C , Wiltshire . —Xo ; members cannot transfer their shares , previous to the complete registration of the Company , nor can they do so then unless their shares are paid in falL The amount of subscription to the Charter Association , is one penny per week . H . DArET . ~ T : s ; you may at asy time add to your shares , so as that vou may hold four shares . W . H . Morr begs to acknowledge the receipt of the followin" sums , for the defence of Hr O'Connor ' s seat , viz . : — ' From the Green Man , 4 s ; Mr Ward and Friends ,
SsSd ; perMrEaskard , TslOid ; Dove and Rainbow , 2 s 6 d ; from Carlton , per Hr Jacque * , 5 s per Mr Saunder ' s boos :. £ 1 lis 0 £ d ; per J . Sweet , ( third subscription ) , £ 1 33 56 . ; per Mr Wardley , 3 s 9 d ; Eagle Tavern , per Mr Mason , -4 s 3 d ; per Mr T . Wright , 17 s 9 \& : from Bagthorpe , 2 s 9 d ; from Arnold , 4 s ; per Hr Treece . 6 s ; Dorman ' s book , Si lOJd ; Bostock , do . 4 s 3 d ; Broadhead ' s , do . 3 s 6 cL C . Tousle , Brighton , —He oughtnot to charge more th . a 21 d . for the nortrait ofE . Jones . Weckarge 2 d ., and the agenthas the carriage to pay . ItJsan imposition toch : irjels . each . Mr Sekiob , Heckmondwike—Call on Mr J . Cooke , 67 , Meadow-lane , Leeds , for the portraits . —Mr Alderson , Bradford . —Apnly to £ rCoo & e , TicarJane .
LEGAL . 2 sOT ICE . —Owing to the space occupied by Parliamen . tary proceedings , no legal correspondence can find f lace in the Stab during . the Session . All those therefore , whose cases bare been aasweredenlyin the Stab , are requested to send their addresses and a postage stamp should tbey require private ins w ers . Ebsest Jokes . I have received many letters esquiring Low the cases in hand are going on ! AU correspondents may ' rest assured they will be properly attended to in dne course . This must ba an answer for all , as it is impossible to answer all such , letters .
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HURRAH FOR THE CHARTER ! TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Fxiexds . —The time for securing the liberties of Britain has now arrived . It remains to be seen whether you are prepared for tile great moral battle , the trophies of which will be freedom and iadependence . "We have : sselved spoil calling the Convention for Monday , April 3 rd . Let every town and hamlet i p England at once commence the work of agitation , take immediate steps for holding public meetings to adopt and further the National Petition . Commence at once your collections to defray the cost of your respeetive delegabe
tions . In next week ' s ^ tar- will pub lished the Electoral Divisions , with the number of delegates to each . In the meantime to work like men , resolved upon winning freedom for themselves and bequeathing it to their children , - now or never is the time ; remember that to will liberty is to win it . Will it , then , in the silence of your homes—will it in the enthusiasm of y our public meetings—will it , _ you seven millions of English slaves , and no power on earth can prevent you from riving the manacles of your thraldom . By order of the Executive , C . Doyle . Sec .
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The following , from the pen of Hobert Owen , ¦ which deserves the attention of every working man in England , wM at once COn-Yince the working classes of the wisdom and justice of their principles , as the following proclamation is a virtual admission of all the principles contained in the People ' Charter , which , as we have invariably stated , was destined to absorb all minor considerations . A PROCLAMATION BY ROBERT OWEN . It is evident that the government of this country is reposing on a barrel of gunpowder . The Irish peasastry are starving . The British operatives cannot find employment , and are ia miserv .
The means exist in enormous superfluity to place the population of both islands in a state of permanent progressive prosperity , _ even to prevent tbe possibility of one individual being brought up to be ignorant , ill-conditioned , in poverty , or the fear of it . Knowing this from facts which cannot deceive , and knowing that tha members of the government , from their education and prejudices of position , are jet uninformed upon these vital questions of national policy , and being aware of their danger , unless ihey immediately bestir themselves , and adopt decisive practical measnses to give Beead , Knowledge ,
and Goon Habits to the people . I have had one petition presented by Mr Cobden to the House of Common * , a second by the Marquis of Lansdowne to the Hou ? e of Lords , and a third , by the Secretary ef State for the Home Department to her Majesty , and a . fourth ( in ihe form ef a memorial ) to the Lords of her Majesty ' s Treasury , praying ; that a Committee <> r Commission should be appointed fully and fairly to now investigate these all-important subjects : —but these parties , sot snspeetingithe immediate urgency for the adoption of measures to give tha relief required , have not yet deemed it necessary to grant the prayer of those petitions .
To prevent a revolution of violence , and disaster to the government , such aa lately occurred to the French government , and thus throw this extended empire into incalculable confusion and misery , it is recoEiraerjdjd that pnblie meetings be held in the metropolis , and over Great Britain and Ireland , to make these errors and unnecessary evils known to all , and to petition for the adoption of immediate zneasares to give employment , and just remnneratioa for it , to all who require it ; and to insure a sound practical and efficient character for their Children , that poverty and crime may be prevented , and punishments thus rendered nnnecessary .
Those who desire to prevent the Irish peasant , and British operatives from starving , or the goyernmeat being stultified , or a revolution commenced , that would atouseall the angry passions , and throw society back half a century or more , should immediately bestir themselves , and organise the meetings recommended without delay . I am willing to assist , and to take my full responsibility in these measures ; but with my knowledge ot certain permanent remedies of prevention , I cannot remain silent and see millions in nnaecesgarj poverty , stimulated to crime , and then most usjastly punished . Ukivehsal CHARirr , Peace , and Goon-wax . ROBERT OWEN , g [ London , March 1 , 1848 .
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Berkt EccE . ^ Mr John West delivered four lectures on Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thnrs day week last , at the house of Mr Cairns , on the People s Charter . Tho mee & gswere wellattended . Mr West ' s visit is calculated to do a great amount of good m spreading the principles of democracy Wporro-v-BASsET . -Alfred Miller complains ofthe cruel removal , by a relieving officer , of Taomas Carey , a poor young man in & dying state , from the village of Cliff Pipard totheWoJtton jfirttartK —a distance of four miles—on the 16 th alt
DiBpoKD .-Tha Chartists of this town have ^ r ^ if *^ - 3 ! 105 ? aD ? S et ! n the Assembly-room fc i ! i \? e ^ ¥ h t I 1 «^« rf » ' > ntbe 22 adiilfc when the following eftcera were chosen :-James Saville , sub-seoretary ; W . Meller , treasurer ; and rw i . T . 7 ' i ? KSld ! nt : with other councilmen ^» »™ » b . » PH ; to report the proceedings of onr Uartford friends if forwarded in fimepress of ; matter excluded their last communication , which waa the esse with many of our correspondents . —Ed . ) To ALL WHO L 9 VE TO AID IK IHK EduCATIOK OP IHE Working Classes . —The National Charter Association of Torquay , Devon , have receatly secured for themselves a place of meeting , and established a library , to which the working population of the tawn can have access ; but their means being very limited , as well as , that { he aristocratic tendency of the town precludes tha possibility of their obtaining aid in that quarter , induces them to appeal to the philanthropic throughout the land to assist them in their endeavour . The smallest donation in hooks
will be most thankfully received and gratefully acknowledged . Works or tracts on Democracy are ereatly needed . On behalf of the society , yonrs respectfnlly , George LarwUl , sab-secretary to the National Charter Association , 14 , Orchard-terrace , Torquay . Donations will he received by W . J . P . Wilkinson , Esq . Northernhay ; Mr James Webber Havlil , Temperance Hotel , Fore-street , Exeter ; and Mr James Edwards , Hat Manufacturer , Teignmonth . Macclesfield . —Adopiiow or tbs National Phtitioh . —A public meeting ofthe inhabitants of Macclesfield , announced by placard , was held in Parsonage-street Chapel ^ on Tuesday week last , for the adoption of the National Petition . Mr James Leach , of Manchester , attended , and delivered a most soulstirring address . After the adoption of the petition , the following resolution was spoken to by Mr John Stubbs : —Resolved— ' That we , the electors and
nonelectors of Macclesfield , in public meetings assembled , do most respectfully call upon © ur new Liberal member , Mr John Williams , to give the National Petition for the People ' s Charier all the support in his power in Parliament , and thereby redeem the pledges given to the people of Macclesfield at th © time of his election . * Carried unanimously . After a vote of thanks to Mr Leach and the chairman , the meetiap separated . Oldham . —On Snsday week last , aa operative mschanic delivered a most excellent address , in the school-room of the Working Man's Hall , to a respectable audience , who was listened to with great attention . andgavegeneral satisfaction . Atthevreeklymeet icg of the I > and Company , it was agreed that a special meeting should be held on Sunday last , the 26 th ult ., for the purpose of making some arrangements to aid the two members of this branch , in taking possession of their allotments at Minster Lovel .
Biriokghah . —rhe membersof the National Charter Association held their usual weekly meeting at the People ' s Hall , on Sunday week last , when a subscription for the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat was entered into . Ashtos . —At the usual weekly meeting held on Sunday week last , ii was agreed to make another remittance ofdSL lis ., making in all £ 5 . The subscription is still open for the defence ofthe seat of Mr O'Connor . Tower Hahlbss —A pnblie meatus took place at Mr Smith ' s , Weavers' Arms , Lower Pelham-street , Brick-lane , Spitalfields , on Monday week last , for the purpose of hearing a lecture on ' the People ' s Charter and the Land , ' by that friend of the People ' s Rights . Mr Philip M'Grath . Mr Honsham in the
chair . Mr M'Grath spoke for above two hours , amid the enthusiastic plaudits of a delighted and crowded maetine . After which , it was resolved that— ' That house should be the Rallying point of Chartism for the Hamlets . Now , then , friends of Liberty , cast aside all apathy , and enrol your names . Meeting night on Wednesday , from eight till ten o'clock . Alter passing a vote of thanks to the lecturer and the chairman , the meeting dissolved . _ Hammersmith a Boeotjgh . —A public ffieeting for the purpose of petitioning the legislature te make the Hammersmith district a borough , was held in the Albion Hall , on Monday week last . W , Simpson , Esq . in the chair , who boldly declared for the right
of all to the suffrage . He was followed by Mr G . Thompson , the member for the Tower Hamlets , who delivered a most splendid and thoroughly Chartist speech , which was most enthusiastically received , much to the chagrin of the Whigs , who looked quite chap-fallen . The meeting was then addressed by Messrs . Lirely , Lcekhart , Bull , and Stallwood . The last speaker was much cheered when he declared that the working classes would not become hired assassins for any minister , and that the militia affair might safely be left in their hands , who would re-echo the pithy sentence , * No vote , no musket 1 ' Resolutions and a petition in favour of the object were unanimously adopted , and measures-were takes to obtain nuEserous signatures for the latter .
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Sfcs JOHES , THB EXILE'S WHX > W . 30 SHE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . ? sus £ a- —An appeal was made , soma weeks ago , OB lfS 2 ll « 0 ? the above named much neglected lady , to n iic ' ierthe sura of £ l ^> , fe i * h ? purpose of estaci ' isning her in business , as a stay and corset mater ; and I had hoped that nine years of deprivation and suffering , in oar behalf , would have secured her the amount songhi for , without the necessity of any other appeal , The cool indifference with which that appeal has been received has prompted me to remind my brother Chartists , of their duty , and the lasting disgrace which wi ( i ba cast npon oar body , should this appeal not be met promptly and with spirit .
We are about to reorganise onr forces for the battleof right—theharpies of thel & w . and the base tools of faction will again bo sent amongst the people to entrap tbem , and draw their leaders into their snares . The political agitator seeking to destroy the power of the oppressor has not the easiest journey through life ; subject to the tyranny and vengeance of rampant faction , whose power he threatens , the contumely of all above the ranks of tbe eons of toil , and sacrifices of domestic comforts and retirement , he takes the post of danger for the good of others . Is it tso much , then , to ask that , should he be sacrificed , those who are dear to him shall receive our support ? If we deny this , who can we expect to come forward to ffehfceur battles ?
William Jones , the Welsh martyr , had been but sir months married when he was torn away from his home . What will he feel when he hears of his wife suffering [ ail the pangs of distress , i n addition to that of her unhappy bereavement ? The proverb says , 'Delays have been more injurious than direst injustice , '—delay then no longer . What do your cheers for Frost , Williams , and Joaes amount to , if you turn a deaf ear to the sufferings of the Whigmade widow ? It may be pleaded as an excuse , the poverty of the people and the many subscriptions open for various purposes ; I admit the poverty of the people is great ,
at the same time I affirm there are many who are able , if they were willing , to give considerable assistance ; let every man make a little self-sacrifice , and immediately resolve , when you read this , to give ua as much as you can , and take it to the properquarter . No delays ! While you are considering Mrs Jones is starving . Appeal to your several branches in the Land CompaBy , they are composed of Chartists , and , surely , joining that body , whose object is to create a community of hsppyindividuals , will not obliterate from your memories tha sufferings of your friends when the scaffold was erected , and the sharpened axe ready for the work of slaughter .
Thanks to your energies , you prevented the bloody scene , and the patriot and philanthropist exchanged the scaffold for the transport and penal settlement . To the good work , then , in time . This is a work fer every Land secretary . Ourgeneral secretary informs us we ; have 500 branches ; let each branch collect four shillings and the sum is raised . How trifling the amount , and how much good it would do—an injured woman placed out of the reach of want , and the bleeding heart of the expatriated husband cheered at the comfort of his wife , and look upon the act as a proof of your good-will asdlove towards him , and kindle in his heart the hope that you will yet , by your exertions , restore him to his country and home .
Honour and shame from no condition riie , Act well your part , there all tha honour He »! Trusting this will be taken up with spirit , and the charge of ingratitude removed from our character , I remain , yours faithfully , Manchester . £ . Bobley .
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Wahlkt . — Mr Bowden will lecture at this place on Sunday , March 5 , at six o ' clock in the evening . Shobeditch . —A meeting of the Chartist and Land members of this locality will take place at the Green Gate , Hackney-road , on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock . Huddebsfielb . —The members of the National Land Company are requested tosttend at Ibbeson ' s Temperance House , Buxton-road , on Saturday eyeniag , the 11 th March , to consider in what way it is desirable to celebrate the departure of the two balloted members in this district , to take possession of their allotments at Minster Lovel . The attendance of these two allottees is particularly requested . Nottingham . —The next meeting of the Land mem . bers will be held at the Joseph Birch , Mount Eiststreei , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock . The friends of Mr O'Connor will meet at the Royal Oak , Broad Marsh , on Saturday evening next , at seven o'clock .
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION . ESTABLISHMENTOF A EEPUBLIC We gave in onr latest edition , published on Saturday evening , a telegraphic despatch , announcing the proclamation of a Republic , and tbe formation ot a regular ministry , provisionally nominated to perform the functions of the several departments . We now report some incidents of the straggle at greater length than previously given . THE BIoRUlNO OP THE PALAIS-ROTAL AM ) THE TUttlBIBS . The abdication of Louis Philippe , says the correspondent of the Mohnisq Chronicle , canie too late . The tardy concession could not save the dynasty or even its palace . It was about tin ' s time that tricoloured flags began to appear , with the words '
Republic rudely traced upon them . The terrible cry became also frequent of a la pounce Louis Philippe At half-pasfc twelve the attack on the Palais-Royal commenced , and from that moment till half-past one the firing was incessant . The Palais-Royal was taken by storm after a battle which lasted tor nearly an hour . The Palace of the Tuileries did not make so much resistance . At half-past one it surrendered , and was taken possession of by a regiment of the National Guards and several thousands oi the people . The carnage on both sides must have been very great . Tho computation is that it was upwards ot $ 00 killed and wounded , but this is probably an exaggeration . The Quean and tho Duchesses of Nemours and
Montpensier left the Palace in some of the royal carriages at one o ' clock , escorted by a large body of cuirassiers and dragoons ,, They directed their way along the quay between the garden of the Tuileries and the river , which was still in the hands of the troops , and crossed the Place de la Concorde , towards the Barridre de Passy . Beyond the barrier it is not known ( to me ) what course they took , but no doubt it was to one of the numerous royal palaces in that direction . It was supposed generally that Louis Philippe accompanied the Queen and royal family in their Sight . I understand the fact to be , that immediately after the abdication Louis Philippe left the palace by the garden of the Tuileries , accompanied by two friends , and disguised en
ban bourgeois . He walked from the garden through gome , ot the narrower streets ( in which he must have had to scramble over several barricades ) to the station of the Rouen Railway , and took his seat in the train , which started almost immediately afterwards , not is % first but a second-class carriage . This 1 am informed by a person holding some rank in the provisional government , is the way in which the King of the Barricades left his capital . I shall , now return to the insurgents , who , as I have said at ) 8 Ye . tOOK ( tie Falms-Royal and the Palace of the Tuileries by storm . As soon as the firing at the Palais-Royal had stopped ([ and not one moment sooner } , I thought it might be worth my while to see what was doing . Witb great difficulty I » ended
my way over some halt ' -dozen ol barricades in the Rue Yivienne to the Palais-Royal . The grilles had been opened , and the garden was nearly empty , 'l he fyhtiog having been outside , I saw few of the slain , but { there were a lew of the wounded in tbe Galerie d'Orleans , where they were attended . to by lads in blouses , and armed with moskets , pikes , and cutlasses , but with a degree of care and attention that quite surprised me . Proceeding to the garden court , 1 became forthe first time aware that not only the garden of the Palace , but the Palace itself , was in the hands of the people . 1 found a huge hre burning in the centre of the court , and , upon asking a respectable citizen , who , though he had not the advantage of possessing either a shirt or a blouse , was nevertheless
very civil , what the meaning of the bonfire was , he told me it was the furniture of the Palace . The fact turned out to be so . Gilt chairs , splendid pictures , canopies , tables , and all the other etceteras of a splendidly furnished palace , were to be seen every second emerging from the windows of the palace , which were forthwith thrust into the fire . At length a very splendid chair appeared , which must be known to many of your readers : it was the throne upon which Louis Philippe sat for the first time as king , before he went to the Palace of the Tuileries , aud has ever since been pointed out at the palace en tbat account as a relic . It was , however , on this occasion
mercilessly thrust into the fire , amidst thunders oi applause , and in a lew minutts the real throne of Louis Philippe crumbled into dust , like the power of which it was the symbol * Thesplendid silk velvet draperies , with the magnificent gold trimmings , soon followed . While this was going on , numerous blouses and'bayonets were tobe seen occasionally at the windows of the palace , and the louu crash of the magnificent mirrors was from time to time to be heard , as they shivered under the relentless blows ot their destroyers . In short , the Palais-Royal was sacked as completely as it was in 1789 , and in a much shorter space of time .
I was not able to visit the Palace of the Tuileries till late in the day . About halt-past five 1 went to it , and I then found it literally gutted . The garden oi the Tuileries was literally strewed with dresses , bonnets , music books , and other ladies' gear . The furniture and other solids had been already nearly all burnt , but there was still enough to furnish fuel for three huge fires , the one in the Rue Rivoli , and the others on the quay . Another account says : —In the Tuileries all objects of art were respected , aa well as tbe furniture and decorations of all ti i apartments , appropriated to public purposes , th e oaly eiceptiau t this being the aarmiess indulgence of triumph exhibited in carrying eft the throne and bearing it in triumphal procession through the town . Wheu tho populace catered , a few of their leaders announced to them rules of conduct , which they willingly accepted .
Individuals were posted at me several doors to see th ? t SO yer * "u departing should carry away any valuables . This was scrupulously enforced , even as respected the most trivial articles . The Kbfobmegives thelollawiug account of
TDK COHFLICT AT THE PAlAB-BOTAI ,. About half-past twelve a hundred citizens went on the Placs du Palais Royal before the Cbateau-d ' - Eau , the post of which was occupied by a company ol the 14 th regiment of the hue . The ordinary cry , ' Arms 1 arms ! ' having been heard , the citizens advanced towards the double flight of ttairs conducting to the post . The soldiers allowed them to approach , then on the summons which was made to them , obstinately refused to give up their muskets , although theyiwere demanded , after the formal engagement to allow the whole pest to leave freely , aud even to protect it if necessary . Such was . the first act of the bloody but glorious tragedy which was to ba performed on the Place du Palais-Royal . During
nearly an hour the crowd increased , and remained pressed against the corps de-garde , without employing any other means than persuasion ; hut all was useless . Soon after General Latnoriciere entered the Place du Palais-Royal , followed by his aide-de camp , and by two officers of the staff of tbe National Guard ; they advanced towards the post , : md their reiterated demands again remained without result . Our readers will understand the irritation of the brave citizens , who , in order to be able to fire with their brethren of the previous evening , only waited fcrmufikets ; they will understand the anger of the armed citizens , who , for two days had seen at their aide men , supported only by their admirable courage , fall without having been able to fire a ball againai those who sent balls at them in every street . Thus
the great act of the drama was not long in commencing . A majestic barricade waa erected at the corner of the Rue de Valois , which it intercepted , as well as the Rue St Honore . On the other side of the Place du Palais-Royal a mass of citizens grouped themselves , and were soon joined by ihe men who were not able to obtain the muskets of the company of the Uth . Some shots were discharged , as if to manifest the first agitation of the anger of the people . To these shots the guard replied , and soon from both sices of the place , and on the side of the soldiers , a terrible fusilMe was engaged . How many brave citizens fell , whose admirable courage was worthy of a better lot . But the country this time will not be ungrateful towards them
nor towards their memory . Tho National-Guard was already active ; as the people , with the people , it fonght—we mean such of thecitizen soldiers as had been able to procure powder and bullets , two things which had been obstinately refused them . Daring two hours the combat continued with the warmthand vivacity of a siegeand an assault . To state the episodes ol this teat of arms is a thing which we wM not undertake at this moment , for ten journals would not suffice to record what was accomplished during two hours . Here were children , with shirts already bloody , who seemed to demand new . wounds ; there were National Guards alone , or accom panied by citizens in blouses or in vests , who remained bravely in the midst of tho placeand fired without
, retreating , under the shower ef balls which P " on them . The post of the Palais-Royal was invaded , and the soldiers , in facing those of the 14 th , nobly fraternised with the people , and people and soldiers thus placed themselves in the Gourd'Honnear , irons which they fired on the Chateau d'Eau . Irreparable misfortunes were the result of this long struggle ; most of them were occasioned by the temerity ot courage and even of humanity . Citizens and National Guards advanced to the corps de garde of the Chateau d'Eau , and halls fired by their brethren unfortunately struck them . However , nothing was done against the soldiers of the post , who , from
despair , or obedience to pitiless orders , kept up a warmly sustained fire from tbe doer ofthe Corps de Garde aud the upper rooms . During this time the carriageaof the Court were brought on the Place du Palais . RayaU and soon after they were destroyed as an immense feu de joie . The people who regarded the flames , appeared to see tho last splendours of royalty vanish in smoke . But several brave men advanced to the side of the Cafe de la Regence , nearer the place in which these carriages burned , and , placing themselves behind the royal vehicles , ecomraeaced their firing . The soldiers in the Corps de Garde , which had more than once b 3 ec considered empty , still continued to fire . At length
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f ^ ° . Guards , who had already been firing ?« rfnK ™ hS hin < , , barricade > in » h «" midst of the indefatigable people , scaled tho barricade , formed ol C v . a r 7 f v paVing atones - The first we saw at the tain olthXTf ™ mS Jbe C 1 ' tfZen j 0 Uanne ' P " 1 ^ » - lu f ° ' , The ci { ize « Etienne Arago , who Wiison the place , the musket in his hand , ran r . ? . S T ln 1 , aDd aidedh 'm to descend to the lists , oaptam Jouanne was soon followed by all his brave ITvi * ™^ ™?^?™?™? ° P emd tne P & tb to the brave men of Captain Lessere , who was not long in mrnSi S IT wound ' A feffraore ^ ad-some hS * V a ^ ^ - ? . t was our 8 ! A Ci"y * " the " S * I ? the Tui ! er'es ! To the Tuileries . " The people hastened there-Royalty had fled from its last asylum m its capital-lhe veritable sovereign had taken possession of it for ever' '
THB TUILERIES . ( From the Times . ) t Chateau ofthe Tuileries is naturally thepriacipal object of attraction . Much of the furniture has been removed or destroyed , but little or no plunder was perpetrated . In this respect the people of IS 48 have worthil y imitated the conduct of the men ot J uly , 1830 . All who presented themselves yesterday were allowed to view and visit the palace ; and on leaving , all were searched and deprived of everything that they mi ght haye been tempted to purloin For souvenirs . One man caught in the act of plundermg was shot instantly .
. ? , thl 8 nothing more honourable for the nahonal character could be adduced . Throughout tbe whole ofthe troubles of France , and the series of sufferings inflicted on them by distress , pillage of private residences has never been committed . ' War to the Chateau' was proclaimed and acted upon , but sheer positive robbery neyer took place . I am induced to dwell on these facts because ef the feeling of alarm abroad lest the city be pillaged by the male , factors known to be present in tbe capital . There is a romantic , and what is better a « onuine , sense of honour in tho hearts ofthe feople , that will this time , as hitherto distinguish them . CAPTURE 0 ? THE T 0 ILERIB 3 . The following details of tbe making ofthe Tuileries , which we copy from the Reforme , will be read with great interest : —
Different versions of the taking of the Tuilerioa have been given . The event seems to u » of such importance as to have caused us to seek to know the details . We give them as exact and as circumstantial as possible . The 5 th Legion of tbe National Guard , having Its Major , its Lieutenant . Colonel , two Chiefs of Battalions , and B ' e ' vsral officers at its head , marched on the Tuileries . It bad arrived at tbe Hue de l'Ecbel ' le , when firing was heard on the Place du Palais Royal ; it was the post of the Chateau d'Eau whleh recommenced the combat . At the same 'instant tha legion hastened to the place the firluB took place , and with it the thousands of combatants who followed it , At this moment Marshal Gerard appeared with a branch of verdure in hi » baud , enjoining the combatants to cease Srine . The
post of the Cbatemn refused , and the combat centinued . The Marshal returned to the corner of the Rue Saint Honore . At tbat moment an officer of the Chateau appeared , bearing a paper ia bis hand—it woj the abdication of Louis Philippe . The document was token from tbe hands of the officer b y a lieutenant of tbe 5 th legion , the cltiien Aubert Roche , and remitted to be preserved to the citizen Lagrange , of Lyons . The firing coatinued . It was fearod that tho troops confiaed in the Tuileries would coma to take the combatant * by the flaHk . A r « 0 ) inatssane « had been made . Within the railings there were three thousand infantry , six pieces of cannon in batter } , two squadrons of dragoons , without counting the armed guardians , and tome municipal guards , This force , protected by the railing and the artillery , could .
oa this large place , if it had been attacked , g ive rise to a blooiy battle—ererythiosr was to be feared . A pro . found silence reigned , aud it was only interrupted by the / tutllode of tbe Place , du Palais Royal , and come musket shots at tbe troops within tbo Chateau . It was learned tbat the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 6 th , and 10 th legions surrounded tbe Tuileries , and tbat tbe others were on the march . The combat was imminent . It was then tbat Lieutenant Aubert Roche , advancing towards the railing near the Rue de Rivoli , caused tbe commandant of tbe Tuileries to be sent for . Tbat psrson arrived with great frar . ' You aro lost ! ' cried the lieutenant . ' You aro eurroundfd , and a combat will be engagedf , if you do not evacuate tbe Tuileries and give them up to tbe National Guard . ' The commandant , understanding
the position , caused the troops to be ranged in line against the Chateau , without camiog them to leave . Before that they had been drawn up in echelons . Seeing that the movement of retreat was not effected , citizen Aubert Roche , accompanied by the citizen Lesueur , ChefdeBataiUon of tbe lapny-Bincy , who joined the 5 th legion , ran to the railing of the Rue de Rivoli , knocked , and announced themselves with a flag of truce . Tl e gate was opened , and both of them , unaccompanied with their swords in their hands , entered into the midat of the court , which was full of soldiers . The Commandant . of ^ the tuileries advanced , saying , tfea * he bad caused the troops to be withdrawn . ' That is not enough , ' said the Lieutenant , 'The palace must be evacuated , if not , misfortune will happen . ' The Own .
man ( lost of the Tuileries then conducted the two Offieersbefqre thePavilic-A de nr . oci 3 ge , where tiazi several Generals , and tbe Duke de Nemours , all with consternation impressed on their faces . 'Mouse ^ gneur , ' said the Commandant of the Tuileries , 'here is an excellent citizen , who will give you tbe means of preventing the effusion of blood . ' ' What must bo done 1 ' said tbe prince in a tremblir . g voice to tho Lieutenant ' jwho was presented to him % ' Sir , you must evacuate tbe palace at this very instant , and give it up to the . Rational Guard ; If you do not , you are lost , The combat will be a bloody ouo ; the Tuileries are surrounded ; the 5 th legion , of which I firm a part , is fighting at this moment at the Palais Royal , with its major and superior eiEcers at its head , Take care that tbe combat does not cease before these troops have left ; if not , tbe battle will be engaged evea here , in spito of you . ' ' You think so ? ' replied the Duks . * I will make the troops retire . ' And , at
the same instant , in presence of two officers ef the Na . tioual Guard , be gave tbe order to retreat . The Artillery went by tbe railing of the palace , and tbe staff and tbe Duke de Nemours by the Pavilion de l'Horloge , their horses descending the flight of steps . The cavalry followed them , then the infantry . It waa even forgotten to relieve tbo posts who remained . The citizen , Aubert Roche , charged himself to introduce the National Guard in the Palace . ' Ho went to warn tha National Guard , who were then near the staff . The National Guard then put tbe butt-end of their muakets In the air , and entered the Court of the Tuileries , by tho railing of tbe Rue de Rivoli , accompanied by the curious , all quite astouished to find themselves masters of the Palace . A quarter of an hour after the combat ceased on the Place du Palais Royal , tbe combatants hastened to attack tbe Tuileries , but they found tbe gates opened . Thus was taken , or rnthnr surrendered , the redoubtable fortress . A National Guard made a Buraroona in the
name of the armed people , and royalty evacuated the place . ' ( From the correspondent of the Tblkohapb . ) The people immediately invaded the palace of the Tuileries . They were an immense mass . I went into the palace among them , about an hour after tber had first effected an entry . The scene was a roost extraordinary one . I despair of beine ; able to describe it . The people went through all the different apartments , shouting , yelling , and roaring the Marseillaise . There were alao , at times , terrific criea of 'Down with Louis Philippe ! ' Some of tbo mob rolled themselves with a aort of frantic delight on what w . is pointed out to them aa the king ' s bed , as the Queen ' s bed , as the late Mad . Adelaide ' sbed , and aathe beds < f the princesses . Others threw themselves on the costly sofas , and squatted in tha arm chairs . Others put on the livery ofthe domestics , and certainly it waa impossible to avoid laughing at
tho grotesque appearance which they presented —little boya , for example , figured in tho immense red coats made for men of six feet high , whilst others donned the tremendous cocked hats which the Royal Swiss wear , or rather wore . Others again went into the pantries and helped themselves to all the food they contained . Others broke into the cellars and drank the wine . But no wanton injury was done to property , at least whilst I was in the palace . Even the most delicate chimney ornaments were left untouched ; the play things ofthe royal children were not injured . On the portraits and busts of the king , however , the mob had no morcy ; they cut and hacked them with their swords and bayonets with a sort of wild frenzy of hate and revenge . One welldressed person , seeing them about to destroy a valuable portrait of his Majesty , by Horace Vernot , begged that it might not be injured , out of respect to the great painter , but tbe appeal did not save it . The only other painting which I saw injured was ono of Marshal Soult .
Before I arrived at the Tuileries tho mob had carried the throne into the courtyard , where it was destroyed . But 1 repeat that , whilst I was in the palace , so far as I saw , nothing was wantonly destroyed except the portraits and busts of the kin ? . The carriages , however , were drugged oat and burned . In the Falaia Royal , which the mob broke into before going to the Tuileries , they smashed and destroyed books , pictures , looking glasses , busts , furniture .
You may perhaps hear from different sourcos that the Tuileries were pillaged . This is not the fact . Some jewels , some minor articles of dress , and some private correspondence , were taken away or destroyed , and a good deal of wine was drunk ; but , generally speaking , the people acted with the most scrupulous honesty . In the Palais Royal , however , which is the private property of tho king , they destroyed everything they could put their hands on , without any exception ; but they did not break the furniture and property in the apartments of private individuals . The streets by the side of the Palais Royal , and the court-jard ot it , are at this moment several inches deep in the remains of the conflagration .
A LESSON FOR ROIAL TOIKS AT HOME . The ' lion and unicorn' arms erected over the doors of the British embassy were torn &> wn . The shop of Roberts , the apothecary , in the Rue do la Paix , encountered the especial hcatilii ? of thft gopulac ^
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" ^¦* wwn li iaiinaiii . l _ ll .., lll .,. aaxxMa « iiihiiii n i . i | niiiiiM «^ nara ^« The arma were not only torn down , but the windows and everything in them entirely destroyed . Some threatening roanifestatiors were made at the gate of the British embassy in the Rue ; Faubou g St Honore , over which the British arais are sculptured . It does not appear , however , tbat any act of positive outrage wag committed . CHAMBER OP BEPUTIES—Sittino opFbb . 24 . THE DCCHE 8 S OF OBLEAN 3 ADD THE COUNT DH PA & ISINVASION OP THE CHAMBBB BT TBE AEME 0 PU 0 PI . E Y 1 YE I . A BM 0 BUC ; 0 £ I The public sitting waa to iave taken place at three o ' clock , a meeting in the bureaux being appointed to be holden previously , but the important events ofthe morning caused n change in the order of proceeding- . The President teok the chair at one' o ' clock .
About three hundred deputing were prtsmtftom the commencement of the sitting , but nothing was done for some time . M . CLapeitte : Gentlemen , I addresB myself to nil parties in this chamber , particularly te tbo members of tbe extremities , praying them to keep down all angry passions . ( Hear , hear . ) Looking at tho sircumstances la wbioh we aro now placed , I propose to the chamber to declare itself in permanence : ( Loud cries of ' Yes , yes . ' ) M . Duties : I demand to hero the proposition postponed , and tbat the Chamber simply declare itself sit . ting , with tbe faculty of afterwards adopting such measures aa it may deem advisable . ( ' Yes , yes . ') M . de Cambacebxs : I propose tbat the Chamber shall remain in permanence until the end of the crisis , ( 'Yea , yes . ' )
The Pbesident : There cannot he any oth « r question ol permanence than thi «—the Chamber has opened its sitting , and will remain so as long as no motion be made te adjourn it . ( Hear , hoar . ) About half . past one it was rumoured about that tbe Bucbeas of Orleans and the two young Princes , her sons , were about to arrive . Shortly afcer a movement was apparent in the passage on the left of the Chamber , and the Ducaesg and her ^ two sons entared , followed by tbe Duke de Nemours and ^ the Duke do Montprnsier . The Count de Paris entared tirat of all , a person holding bim by tho hand . With difficulty he peaetrated a » far aa the semicircle ia front of the President ' s-chair , so encumbered was it with deputies and National Guards . His presence , and that of Jhe rest of the royal party , created a great sensation . The Duchess seated herself in an arm-obair with ber sons at each side other , in tbe wide ehalr just menuonfld .
Almost immediately after , the passages to the various parts of the Chamber were filled with an immense body of the people and National Gunrds , both armed . Cries of tou cannot enter ! ' 'You have no right to ent ? r ! ' were then' luard , but the next moment a number of men belonging to the people forced their way into the Chamber , and placed themselves right under tbe tribune . The Duchess of Orleans then rose , and taking tho young Princes by the ham ! , led them to the range of seats forming tho pourtoiir behind the deputies , and till exactly in front of the President . The' Duke de Nemours and the Duke do Montpensier placed'themselves in the last line of state , immediately kehm 4 the Princess and her sons . Tho greatest agitation pre . railed in every part of tbe Chamber , and it was a moment after Increased by the public tribunes being rushed into by another body of the people .
M Dorm then ascended the tribune , and amidst deep gilv 7 . ee , said : In the present situation ofthe capital , and the critical circumstances in which the country is placed , tbe Chamber was bound to assemble Immediately . The King has just abdicated , ( Sensation . ) He ha g disposed of tbo crown in favour of his grandson , the Count de Paris ; and has constituted tbe Duchess cf Orleans regent . ( Applause from all the benches of the Centre , and with load disapprobation on the Left . ) A Voica ( from ono of the Tribunee ) : It ia too late ! An agitation , impossible to describs , here arose . A number of deputies collected round the Duchess of Orleans , and the rest of the royal group . National Guards , without ceremony , came and mingled witb the deputies who bad done so .
M . Mabiz ascended tho tribune , but was obliged to remain there a length of time without being able to obtain a hearing , At length , silence being restored , he said : Gantlemen , in the situation in whlchParis now is . itis both necessary and urgent for as to adopt none measure which may have some authority with the population . Since this rooming the evil has made an immenseprogress . ( Hear , hear . ) What course will you tako ? Just now the Duchess of Orleans was announced as regent , but a law exists which gives the regency to the Duke de Nemours , and you cannot , at the present moment , pass a law to revoke it . Vfhat must be done is to nominate u provisional government —( loud criea from the left , of . ' hear hear' )— -not to give institutions , but to consul , with tbe two Chambers on the necessity of satisfying the wishes of tho country .
M , Cremieux : In the interest of the public safety a great measure is necessary . It is important that every one should be of the same mind to proclaim a great principle , and to ensure to the victorious people serious guarantees ; Let us ni t do as In 1830 , since it has been found necessary to commence again in 1848 , what was then done . ( Applauie ) We cane ot , at t ' - . e present moment , do more than establish a provisional govern , ment . ( Cries of' no , no . ' ) I have the greatest respact for the Duchess of Orleans —( cries of'bravo , bravo , ' ) and I just now conducted the royal family to the carriage which bore them away . A Voice :. Bon voyage ! ( Murmurs . )
M . Cremieux : The population of Parishes shown the most profound respect for the King ' s misfortune , bat we who have been sent bore to enact the laws cannot violate tbem . A law already voted disposes of the regency , and 1 cannot iclrnit that it can be abrogated at this mement . Sincere have come to the pon / t ef un'ergolng a revolution let usconSde ourselves to the country . 1 propose a provisional gorernment of five members . ( Numerous vo ces in the tribunes : Yes , yes . ' ) The Abbe de Genoude ascended the tribune , and was about to address the Chamber , when M , O , Barrot 0 'tored .
Numerous Voices : 0 . Barrot to the tribune . Let 0 . Barrot speak . Tfce Abbo De G euoude : I have only a werd to say . M , O . Barrot , who had ascended the tribune , signified his acquiescence , and remained standing with bis back against the President ' s bureau . ) The Abbe said : You canaot efivct any good thing without the co-operation of the people . You tried it in 1830 , and you see what has come to pass . M . 0 . Babbit : Never had we need of more coolness and patriotism . May we be all united in one sentiment
—that of saving our country from tho most dreadful of visitations , a civil war . ( Applause . ) Nations , I am aware , do not die , but they become weak from intestine dissensions , and Jrance never had more teed tban now of nil her force—ofthe aid of all her children . Our duty is clearly traced out—it calls on us to unite ourselves to what is most generous in the heart of the nation . Tbe crown of July rests on the head of a child and a woman . ( Loud marks of assent from the Cham . ber , great disapprobation on the public tribunes . ) It is a solemn appeal .
The Duchess of Obleans here rose and pronounced some words , which we could not catch . The persons near btr appeared to recommend ber to sit down . . M .. 0 . IJabbot : It is in the name of the political liberty existing in our country , of the necessities of order which have occurred to every one ' s mind , ot tho union aud accord nhich ought to reign amongst all good citizens , that I call on all my colleagues to support this double representation of the Revolution of July . ( Renewed assent and disapprobation , as before ) . I would give my life a thousand times to ensure tbe triumph of tho cause of liberty in my country— . The Marquis De Labochejaqdeieib ; You do not know what you are doing !
M . 0 . Babrot : Can it be tbat any one can imagine that what was decidtd by the Revolution of July can be again called in question ! ( Great agitation . ) Gentlemen , the work , 1 allow , is . difficult ; but there are such elements of generosity , greatness , and good sense in this country , that It suffices to appeal to them to induce the whole population to rally round the standard I display . ( Murmurs in the tribunes . ) Ourduty is simple—it is trared out by the laws and by honeur . If we do not fulfil it with firmness , I cannot say what tho consequences will bo , but be certain of this , that whoever should dnre to incur tho responsibility of a civil war , would be in the highest degree culpable towards his country . ( Hear , hear . ) For my part , what I eonceiva to be most fitting f »> r the situation is this—the regency of the Duchess of Orleans , a ministry cboeea from the most tried opinions and an appeal to . the country , nhich will pronounce with full liberty , in nn cxtect sanctioned by law . Such is my opinion , and I cannot consent to assume tbe responsibility of any other situation . ( Agitation . )
Tbe Marquis De LiaocuEJmcsLXin : Gentlemen t feel the most profound respect for what there is painful in the position of certain persons , I am , perhaps , more than another , called on te defend here the people and liberty . But I must reply to M , 0 . Barrot that I cannot have here the intention of upholdinga particular opinion that honourable gentleman has not comprehended the sentiment which animates me . Gentlemen , here you are nothing , ( Loud cries from all sides of ' order , order . ' ) The PflEBiDK » r : M . de Larocb ejacqnelein , you are sinning against tbo respect due to the Chamber ; I call you to order . The Marquis de Labochwacqdjlmn ; "When I affirm that you are nothing , I do not mean to aay that the Chamber is annulled . A person not belonging to the Chamber , M . Choyallier editor of the Bibmotheqoe Histobique , here ascended the tribune threat confustoDl .
M . UHBvmiEn : I shall speak with the greatest mo . deration —( 'You have no right to bo there !')—Beware of proclaiming the Count de Paris without-hoing authorised to do bo ; but if the Duchess of Orleans and the young Count have sufficient courage to go along the boulevards , in the midst of the people and the National Guards , I answer for their safety . If the people will not consent to confer on him the crown—Voices In the crowd : ' Ave la Republique ' , M . Chevallur : What you have now to do ia to give us a government , and to give it at once : you cannot leave a whole population without magistrates , without directing heads , [ The neise prevented the speaker from being heard . ] At this moment a vast crowd broke into the Chamber . They were dressed in tbe most heterogeneous manner—
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some i » blouses with dragoons' helmets on their iu-arfn O'hers with cross . belta and infantry caps ! Others again in ordinary clothes , but all with arms—swords , lanci Oi spears muskets , and tri-coloured flags . These nerson * at once seized en such deputies' seats as wore unoccupied , several even ascended the tribune and fixed themselves there . The President perceiving what had occurred , and in order to mark his disapprobation , as well perhaps as to signify tbat the oittlng could not so on under such circumstances , put oh bis hat . This created a dreadful nproar , and numerous cries of ' Off with jour hat . President ! ' wero heard from the new comers . Several of them even directed their muskets at him . Tbo fcene was one of almost unimaginable violence . M . Lbd & o-Rolun , from his place , overpowering the tumult with bis voice—Gentlemen , in the name of the paople I call for silence .
A number of the deputies , appearing to consider their position perilous , began to withdraw , and as they flban . doned their placs ? the crowd took possession of them , Tbe tumult wbb tremendous , and many looked with anxiety towards tbe Duchess of Orleans and her children . She however sat calm amidst the uproar . M . IiiDBU-Rouiti after some time succeeded in making himself beard . In tbe name ef the people , said tbo honourable deputy , I protost against tho hind of govern , meat which has just been proposed to you ( Immense applause , cries of 'bravo ! bravo ! ' from tbo new comers end their comrades in tbe public tribunes , the shouts were deafening . ) This is not the first time tbat I have thus protested ; already , in 1812 , 1 demanded the constitution of 1791 . ( Cheers . ) That constitution declared tbat It should be necessary to make on appeal to tho people when a regency , bill wm to be passed . ( Tha loudest applause . ) I protest , therefore , against the government that it is attempted to establish—I do so ia the name of the citizens whom I see before me—who for
the lost twe d « ye have been , fighting ' , and who w ll if necessary , again combat this evening , ( From every aide cries of * yes , yes , ' cheers , with brand ' sbing of arms , and in some cases raising ot muskets to the shoulder ; indescribable tumult . ) I deaand in the name of tha people tbnt a Provisional Government be named . ( Great applause . ) M . dd Lamabtinb : —Gentlemen , I shored in tha ten . tlments of grief which just now agitated this assembly in beholding the most afflicting jpectaclotbat human an . nals can present—that of a princess coming forward with her innocent son , after having quitted her deserted palace , to place herself under the protection of the-na tion , But if I shared in that testimony of respect for a great misfortune , I also share in tho solicitude—in the
admiration which tbat people , bow fighting during two days against a perfidious government ; for the purpose of re-establishing order and liberty , ou ;; bt to inspire . Great applause from tbe tribunes ) . Let us not deceive ourselves—let us net imagine that an acclama'ion in this chamber can replace the co-operation of thirty-fire millions of men . Whatever government be established iu the COURtryj ttuaust be cemented fry eoiia definitive guarantees ! How will you find the conditions necessary for such a government in tbe midst of the floating elements which surround as ? By deeceadieg into the very dfpih of tbeconntry itself , bodly sounding- the grt-at mystery of the right of nations . ( Great applause in tbo tribunes ) . In place of having recourse to these subterfgues , to these emotions , in order to maintain one of those fictions which have no stability , ! propose to you to form a government , not definitive , but provisional—a government charged , first of all , with the task of stanching the blood which flows , ef putting a stop to civil war—( cheers )
—a government which we appoint without putting aside anj thing of our resentments and of our indignation ; and in tbe next place a government on which ae shall impose tbe du-y of convoking ond consulting the people in its totality—aU that possess in their title of man , tbo right of a citizen . ( Tremendous applause from the people in the tribunes . ) At this moment , a violent and imperative knocking WOS beard at the door of an upper tribune , which was not entirely filled . On tbe door being opened a number of men rushed in , well provided with arms , and whoap . peared to have just come from a combat . Several of them forced their way to the front spsta , and pointed their muskets at the deputies below . Some of these weapons were also turned in the direction of tbe royal party . Immediately the persons near the Duchess of Orleans seemed to address ber energetically , and a moment after she rose , and , with ber sons and tbo tw » princes , quitted the Chamber by a door on the extreme left .
M . Saozet , at the same moment , withdrew from tho President ' s chair , and nearly all the deputies who had remained quitted their places . Thg noise and disorder at this moment were at the greatest height . ' Shortly after , silence being somewhat restored , M . Ledxc-RoUih said , according as I read out tha names , you will say ' yes' or ' no , ' as they please yoa and , in order to act officially , I call on the reporteraof the public press to note down the names and tbe manner in which they are received , tbat France may know what has been done here . ( The honourable deputy then read oat ihe names of MM-. Dupont ( de l'Burc ) , Arago , de Lamartine , Ledru-Bollin , Gamier-Pages , Marie , ana
Cremiei' . Xi Oil Of Which were received wtth acclamations . ) Cries of'To tbe Hotel de Ville ! ' here arose . followea by a cry of' No Civil List , ' and another ef ' Ne King !' Some one having directed tbe attention of the crowd to the picture of Louis Philippe swearing obedience to tne Charter , cries of ' Tear it down ! ' arose . A workman armed with a double-barrelled fowling-piece , who was standing in tho semicircle , ened ou , ' Just wait until I have shotat Louis Philippe I' and at tbe same moment both barrels were discharged . Great confusion ensued , in tbs midst of nhich two men jumped on the chairs behind the president ' s seat , and prepared to cat the pietore t * pieces with their sabres .
Another workman ran » p the steps of the tribune , and exclaimed : —^ Respect public monuments I respect pro . perty | Why destroy the pictures with balls ? We haw shown tbat tbe people will not allow itself to be ilLgov > rned . Let it now show that it knows how to conduct itself properly after its victory . ( Great applause !) The next instant , M . Dupont ( de 1 'Eure ) took possession of the chair . M . de Lumartino & nd Ledru-RoUiu attempted successively to obtain a hearing , but ensuecessfully . Several of the Rational Guards , and some ol the people also made similar attempts , but without effect . A cry then arose in ono of the tribunes of * LeS Lstmartino speak ! ' and at once all the others took it up . IT . de Lamastine : A provisional government will ha at once proclaimed , ( Enthusiastic cries oi ' Vive La » marline . ' Other voices The names , the names .
M . CBEUi £ cx ,. amidst great tumult , said : It ia osren . tial tbat silence be restored , in oH-r that our venerable colleague , u . Dupont ( de 1 'Eure ) may read to joa tho names which you . wish to learn . As tbe tumult , which had lulled for a second whilst tbe honourable deputy was epeakicp , re-commecccd just as violently as ever , tbe names were written down en a sheet of paper , and that being placed on the tnd of a musket , was so paraded about the chamber . M . Ledbo . Rollin ( in the midst ofthe soiac ) : A pro . Visional government cannot be organised in a light or careless manner . I shall , read over the names aloud , and you will approve of them , or rejict thim , aa job think fit . In tbe roldst ef sbouta and exits , tbe bononiablo deputy read out the names . Nearly all the deputies IM by this time departed , and tbe National Guard and tha people had tbe chamber to themselves .
M . Ledbc-Roihn : We are obliged to close the sitting in order to proceed to the seat of govuEment . From all sides : To tha Hotel de Ville ! Vive la Repnblique ! This most extraordinary sitting was then , brought to a conclusion at four o ' clock . Tbe people withdrew in tho utmost tumult . THE SEW GOVERNMENT AT TUB HOTEl DE VILtS . No human expression can describe the feeling of the peop le at the Hotel de Ville . A single cry waa in every mouth . ' The Republic—we , will have tha Republic ! ' Suddenly the doors of the Salic du Conseil were violently shaken , and the people demanded aloud to hava tho first act ofthe provj . jonal government communicated to it . M . Louis Blanc , in the midst of an enormous crowd , announced from the stepsof the Hotel de Ville that the provisional goverrment desired a Republic . At these words there
was immense applause from every part . In tha great hall of tbe Hotel tie Ville , U . dfi Lamartice had created a powerful emotion . The agitation continuing , M . Ledru-RoHin pronounced some powerful words , which were received with enthusiasm . By degrees the multitude dispersed , nnd the provisional government could with more calm discuss the measures to be adopted . Ministers were appointed , and public safety assured by the nomination of a commander-in-chief of the National Guard , M . de Cosurtais , and a chef d ' etat major , M . Guinard . Generals Bedeau and LamoricSoro placed themselves at tha disposal of the provisional government . Tho first is appointed commander-in-chief of the military division , and he was offered tha ministry of war . Tha second offered to march to the frontier . Tfce _ pro visional gOTetnmeat made it one of its first duties to provide for the subsistence ofthe people .
ANOTHliB ACCnUKT- —THE PKOPLR INSIST UPCK & DEMOCRATIC MP 0 BI . 1 C , The provisional government acjourneti to tho HStel de Ville on Thursday evtnimj after the « loso ef the Bitting in the Chambers . There a terriWa scene was exhibited . The members of tho provisional government sat to decide upon the course to vs adopted in the actual situation of the capital . Individnally the majority of them were opposed to i * a establishment of an unmitigated democracy , lfia people , however , filled ihe hall , and completely overpowered them by demonstration of their uflexible its d
purposeof seeing a Republic . n ^ « " <» "J " form resolved on . In vain it was «^ b ^ to « djourn the question till minds should become eafcn . Every proposition of like nature was met by menaeing shouts directed even ^» t ^» ? # ' , ? SP £ ? mlmbers of the government . M . Dupont ( de 1 Eure . ) who made many attempta to defend the proportion of a Republic in its less democratic shape , was compelled to silence by the most deafening shouts of ' Dupont a- la fenetre . ' and was so exhausted \ ff fatigue and excitement that he twice fainted . M . Marie met with no better
underwent had such an effeet on Ha ^ ujgfeTSSg ^ that on leaving the meeting htoo ^ floft ^ gd ^ hS sb recognise him . The people wi ^ o th ^ a % W & ej « BSs « 3 * 1 oratio Republic shonldbe foisS- ^ W Mo & tiTOJ & ffitffit ^ H ( W . : ^; . "ft Y-Vs : ^ " *) P > ^ . issy ^^^ i ?!^^^ ' 2 S foisald ^ HEd tM ' . ^& f / jSi
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 4, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04031848/page/5/
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