The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-17 00:00:00

_ NOTICE. C OMPLET ION OF TELE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. BY AGNES STRICKLAND. The TWILFTE VOLUME, conclu ding this Important Work, IS NOW PUBLISHED, :Embellished with a Portrait of the Authoress. and other Illustrations; and Sabscribers are secemmended to complete their sets without delay, to prevent •llsappointment. Henry Colbarn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. - E,R 11.1JESTY'S THEATRE. Madam's TADOLINI. It is respectfully announced that this celebrated Artiste has ar rived and will make her first appearance on SATURDAY next, May 2e, in the part originally composed for her, Denizettrs Opera of LINDA DI CHAMOUNI AMATEUR PERFORMANCES AT THE HAYMARKET THRATRE, In aid of the fund for the Endowment of a perpetual Curatorship of Shakespere's Howse. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY the 17th instant, will be presented Ben Jonson's comedy of EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR, and Mr. Kenney's Farce of LOVE, LAW, AND PHYSIC, can now be obtained at the Rox-office of the Hay market Theatre, at the following prices :—Pit, or First or Second Tier of Boxes, lilalf-a-Guinea each ; Amphitheatre, Five Shillino each. Evening Dress in all parts of the House. PRINCE SS'S THE A. "I.' R E The public is respectfully informed, that in consequence of Mr. ALLEN'S sudden and severe indispositon, notice of which has only been this moment (One o'clock) received, and which entirely precludes the possibility of presenting the Opera of the CROWN DIAMONDS, as announced for THIS KVENING, the manager is under the unavoidable necessity of deferring the performances until further notice. Wednesday, Two o'clock, May 17, 1848. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility, GeutrY, i,abocribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully 'wormed quit a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO- NIORROW EVENING, May 18, when Sladlle. JENNY 1.1 *TD will appear as MARIA, in Donizettes celebrated Opera, entitled. LA FIGLIA. DEL ItEGGIIIENTO. The Scenery by Mr, C. Marshall. T he dresses by Miss Bradley and Mr. Whales, under the suoerintendence of Mdme. Copere. Maria, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; La Ma rch.se di Berkenteld, Madame Solari ; Suplizio Sergente, Sig. F. La blache ; Tonio, Gardoni. Between the Acts a DIYEItTISSEME.NT, in which Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leoa will appear. To conclude ith the highly'ettccessfal New and Original GRAND BALLE'T, In Four Tableaux, by It. Paul Taglioni, entitled FIORITA, et la Reinecles Elfrides, Principal parts by Caroline Kosati. Wiles. Esther Assundon, Tbevenot. Julienne, Lamoureux. Jenny, M. Longs Dor, M. Di Ilattia, 3L.M. Venafra, Gouriet, and Mdlle. Mate Taglioni.: Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Fr*.e List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Doors open at halt-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction o: Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be peribrmed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal ekaractore by Messrs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Redford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste , M iss woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. To conclude with a new Piece, entitled T HE FOUNTAIN OF ZZA ; or, the Child of Air. Boxes, es.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Ce at , r 1 oren at Halt-past Six , Performance to Seven. SOYA.L LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, WM be performed THE SCARECROW. Principal characters by 310111/11. BEICILStOIIe, Selby, Granby, and Charles ; Mrs. C. Jones, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Fitcwilliam. tfter which, an entirely new and original Classical Extravuganra, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marriage of Bachus. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. Smith, F Cooke ; Miss Fitzvrilliarn, Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Madams Vestris. To conclude with a Roman ce of Real Life, called BOX and COX. Pr ncipal c haracters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac_ namara. Dress Boxes, Ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. N o Half-;nice to any part of the house. The Sew Dog-office, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. RENCII PLAYS.--ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. 33. Old Bond-street. Last Night bt Six •f the Engagements, and Sixth Appearance since 1845 of Ni. Achard, also Sixth Appearances in this Country •t Mdlle. Desiree and M. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris). THIS EVE‘rING, The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock, when Will be performed a new , :omedie-vaudeville, entitled SUZANNE DE CROISST. Croissy, M. Julien Deschamps ; Chamailtae, M. Montaland; Jean, M. Josset ; Belgrade, 3E. Chatelain , Suzanne, Mdlle. Baptiste. After which, the favourite Comedie-vaudeville L'AUNIONIER DC XF.GIMENT. Pascal, M. Achard; Robert, M. Henry Alia ; Chris tian, M. Jovet ; Un Forgeron, M. Eugene ; Un Soldat, M. Grenet ; Marie, Mdlle. Marot. To conclude with CHRISTOPHE LE CORDIER. Christophe Cordier, chard; Le Vicomte Charles D'Annezay, M. Jourdain ; Chlmard de Clapieree, Tourillon ; Paturin, 31: Lucien ; Madame Rigaud, 31 :Wattle it. Ange ; Madeliene, Mdlle. Desiree. i;oxes. 65.; Pit, 3s. Gd.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s Boxes and Stalls may be obtain d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ROTIERT HOUDIN (or the Paleis Royal, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDI.N, having been received with the most enthusiastic adm,ration. he will con tinue his extraordinary SOIREES FANTA-TIQUES at the St. James's 'Theatre, TO-MORROW, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and gatilria Y Evconing , comprising Automates, Prestidigitation, Magic, and original experiments, invented by Robert Houdin. Also, Second Vua Escarnotage de Roberts Houdin, file, and Suspension Ethereene. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at half-past right, and terminate before Eleven. Roam 45.; Pit, 23. Poxes and stalls. may be had at "Mr. NtITC BELL'S Royal Li brary, 23, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-office of the Theatre, whioh is open daily from F.leven to Five. Tat ,YAL SURREY THEATIIe. Under the direction of Mr. Kersclner. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE r riR E RED MEN. Principal charac ters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Honner, Herbert, Jones, Butler, Lewis Mrs. Renner, Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Hicks, Miss Terry, and Miss jtichardson. After whiCt, THE DREAM AT SZA. To conclude with MT rNCLE'S CARD. Manager anal Treasurer, Hr. B. S. Fairbrether. ASTLEY' , ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Night but Three of Mr. Van Amburet's Engagement. Immense hit of the Easter Spectacle. Overflowing houses to wit ness the celebrated Mr. Van Ambirgh and his unequalled collection of trained animals, amongst which will be found the greatest no velty ever seen, a Black Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with other animals, and has hitherto been con,idoted untameable. THIS EVENISV., Will be presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle Barnyd, Esq., expressly to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his astounding performance, founded upon a passage in Eugene Sue's celebrated novel of " The Wandering Jew," and will be produced tin ier the title of MOROK, TILE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard, XT. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle will be succeeded isy an incomparable routine of Mr. Zatty's Scenes of the Arena, and an entirely novel entree, entitled THIS GRAND CAROUSAL. To conclude with a Legendary petite Spectacle entitled, THE GOLDEN-FOOTED STEED ; or the Charmed Horse of the Valley. During the recess the Theatre has been entirely re-decorated. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Srage Mansaer, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti Gated b f y tne name and address c. the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. • THE WEATHER—Sum OFFICE, MAY 17. THERMOMETER. Lowest, 51 ; Highest, 75; Noon, 68, HARomETEN, 29 41.—WIND S.S.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 35 min. after I Evening 53 .. min. after I ) 0 is . 4 4 4.1 1 / 47 4 ... , ...._ erk,,re , .2.'.., . " . 4k,..., '',. tl ^-.710 : * -, ' : 4` .. -' c.;,., , ,....... . r..... ,...... ,0 ....„.....„, „.:,..... . , -' ~..- ,-•- . 7 , 7' ..%"?. , hr: -.. .14or tyienina cftlt, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1843. Monday, May the 15th, has proved a day of dis grace and of grandeur to the Revolution. The dis gra ce came from the Clubbists, the Communis ts, the Socialists, the Terrorists, the ultra - Democrat s, or or by whatever name you may desi g nat e the lawless c onspirators against the Republic . The g r andeur ema nated from the vast maj orit y of the Parisians, from the Garde National, and from the Garde Natio na l e Mobile. Under the pretext of evincing a practicall sympathy with the Po les and the Italians, a formia_ I able procession of the more turbulent dregs of a con stitutionally turbulent populace marched upon the National Assembly during the forenoon of the day before yesterday. They es calladed the walls ; they burst through the entran ces ; they inundated the ball of the Palace with their numbers — occupying the benches, sliding down the pillars from the galleries, crowding round the tribune, strik ing the representatives of the people, driving the President from the chair, and the six Secretaries from the table, waving swords in the air, planting the red banner over the principal bureau, crowning its pike-staff with the Phrygian cap, and filling the whole palace with the uproar of a tumultuous and triumphant rabble. Well may the Presse exclaim, The sanctuary of the nation is violated! Le sane tma ire de /a nation est enfin viole." Well may the Journal des Debats ejaculate " 0 Liberty ! veil thy head! 0 unhappy countr • / hide the . tears an d thy desolati on 1 0 liberte voile la tag ! O pauvre P atrie cache tea l armoo et to d eso l at i on !" Within a fort night after the convocation of the National As sembly, in the heart of a capital which has repeatedly testified its devotion to the cause of the Government and the rep resen t a ti ves , in the bosom of a protective army, 200 , 0 00 strong, the 900 ' Deputies have been i nsulted, b ear d e d , struck, disp ersed by a ra bble minority. I t i s the latest and the most • extra ordinary incide nt in this a ge of wonders ' it is an incident unp aralleled even in the marvellous annals of Paris ; and it is a more stupendous violation of the sanctity of the Legislature than has ever before been witnessed, because the National Assembly has been drawn literally from the bowels of the nat i on, i t i s the true symb ol of French sovere i gnty being the pro duct of the princ i p le of univerqa suffrage. I n violating this sanctuary of the Republic, the Clubbists have therefore placed themselves utterly and for ever h ors de la loi ; they must be subjected to a terrible and rigorous expiation—o therwise the shame ohe f what has recen tly occurred in the courtyard of t Nati onal Aasembly cannot be obliterated. Deal, however, as the proceedings of the families, and their native land. Should they I adopt the prudent resolution of abstaining for the future from their inflaming harangues, and keeping within constitutional limits in their political exer tions, we shall not regret their personal exemption. If they sin no more, we would gladly award them an amnesty for the past ; but we fear their unexpected escape will only stimulate themselves and others to new transgressions, the consequence of which may be of the most serious character. We must, also, under any circumstances deplore the fact that the special jurors of the Irish metropolis have not followed the noble example set them by the gentlemen of Lime rick, Clare, and Tipperary, during the late Special Commission in those counties ; but that the miscon duct of some of their members has reflected so deep discredit on a body comprising many respectable and honourable men, as to render it contingent on the c hances of a ballot whether a fair and disinte rested verdict can be calculated on in any case bearing a political aspect. afternoon of the day before yesterday were, their odium was surpassed by the grandeur of the demon stration which followed towards evening—a demon stration in favour of order, of peace, and of allegiance to the national representation. If General COUR TAIS has merited execration and death by abusing his office as Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, and has proved himself to be a monstrous traitor to his country by depriving the Assembly of their con stituted guardians, and by himself participating in the treasonous acts of the rebels—Colonel CLEMENT THOMAS, who has since been appointed as his suc cessor by the acclamation of the Deputies, has re deemed the honourable reputation of his rank by his many testimonies of devotion. If, again, LOUIS BLANC had the audacity to lord it as the head dema gogue of the insurgents, allowing himself to be car ried in triumph round the hall, and to utter the pane gyric of anarchy from the tribune of the National Parliament—the President BUCHEZ evinced through out the uproar the calmness of security, and the con stancy of devotion. If HUBER had the unconscion able insolence to arrogate to himself the power of the whole country by announcing that the National Assembly was dissolved—MAßßAST has since evinced his unalterable adhesion to the Moderates by deny ing that announcement in a counter-proclamation n. The sudden " turning of the tables " on Moday evening was one among the principal miracles of democracy. Immediately that the treason of COURTAis was perceived, the rappel was beaten throughout the capital, by order of the Executive Commission, and forthwith Paris rose at the summons en masse. Thousands and tens of thousands of the National Guard and the Garde Mobile, pressed forward from every direction, con cme u n n t r i a s t t s e d fr o upon e t the hallp a 1 i a n c e w , h dr i c o h y e t h t e h y e hrabble enjoyed of Com the intoxication of a momentary victory, ry, and surrounded the precincts of the structure with animpregnable barrier, the livi n g barrier of the praetorian guard of the Republic. Following out as far as possible the sequence,of e vents on the memorable 24th of February, many of the Ultras had previously adjourned to the hotel de Ville, where they had proclaimed a dan gerous characters in the sooidnonmyfget tosrttehohypereeoeNrlflial remnant Provisional G overnment, co nsisting of the most . :mitoonf tn T ahatn h alht i t et Guard e cplmeor aa n o dr : ae e e r su q e dd u . e ; I, c , t e a n isda, tookdetachment afterotondsioselpuaest rit fifty of these madmen—including ALBERT, BARBES, HUBEE, RASPAIL, COURTAIS, and SORRIER — are nowsafely confined in the dungeons of Vincennes, and it is profoundly to be hoped that their gigantic crimes will be speedily and adequately expiated. No animosity whatever could have been insinuated into the thoughts of the national repre sentatives by the miserable poltroonery of M. Louis BLaNc, 4 who, pale and agitated, with his clothes torn to ribbons and discoloured with dust, protested his innocence of all share in the conspiracy, when the conspirators were effectually routed by the interposi tion of the brave-hearted Parisians. In the midst of all these tumultuous occurrences one man maintained his popularity undiminished—it was then indeed that his popularity reached its peri helium. That man was M. DE LAMARTINE. When the rabble had been expelled from the palace of the Nationll Assembly by the Civic Guard, LAMARTINE re-entered the hall, and, according to the account of an eye4 , witness, he was surrounded in an instant, raised in the arms of the throng, and carried to the tribune' amidst acclamations, while some even of the soldiery kissed his hands with an effusion of admiration. Subsequently, when he traversed the streets 'of Paris on horseback he received a spon taneoul ovation from the populace. Here is a frag ment frpm the description of his passage through the streets on horseback, as written in the French journals :—M. DE LAMARTINE, his arms extended, and giving his hand to a thousand hands, saluted the people with tears brimming in his eyes, and expressed his gratitude to this multitude of devoted citizens. — M. DE LAMARTINE, les bras tendres et dormant la main a des milliers de mains, saluait, les larnies aux yeux, et addre , lait des remerciements a cette multitude de eitoyens decons." Let not this most illustrious of the Moderates misapprehend, however, the meaning of this enthusiasm ; let him feel that he is loved by the people because he is looked upon by them as the in carnation of Moderate Republicanism, and that the glory of his genius, the splendour of his oratory, the probity of his character, and the prestige of his virtuous life, will be incapable of perpetuating that enthusiasm, and of preserving that popularity, unless he crushes the ultra faction with a hand of iron, and repudiates at once and for ever the bare idea of a cony— tagnards, was blocked on every side by National Guards, and Commissaries of Police entered the offices of the Commune de Paris, and began to exa mine all the papers. The Montagnards, on learning the arrest of SOBRIER, had attempted to burn his papers, but they were prevented. When the detachment of National Guards sent to invest the house arrived, an individual in a grey blouse attempted to escape by the window of the en tresol, but was arrested immediately on reaching the ground. It was understood that all the persons found in the portion of the house rented by SOBRIER were talc( to custody. _.en in The arrest of SODIUM was effected in a rather curious manner. In the distribution of places by the self-constituted Provisional Government, SORRIER had taken for himself the post of Minister of the In terior, and immediately after leaving the Chamber of Representatives he proceeded to the Ministry, at tended by about a hundred men, and after proclaim ing his new dignity, and demanding the seals of office, he left for the purpose of going to the Hotel de Ville to assist in the councils of his confederates. The exertions of the day, however, had made citizen SOBRIER so thirsty that he stopped on his way at the the cafe d'Orsay, and entered to take some refresh ment. He was here recognised by M. RONDEAU, a representative of the people, who immediately col lared him, and handed him over to the National Guard on the Quai d'Orsay. At eight o'clock the delegates of the departments, who had arrived in Paris to take part in the fete, passed through the rue Vivienne and other principal streets, displaying their bandei, and shouting, " Vive l'Assemblee Nationale." This cry was responded to with indescribable enthusiasm by all the inhabitants as the delegates passed. In the evening a great part of Paris was brilliantly illuminated, in honour of the triumph of order over anarchy, and as a mark of satisfaction at the rescue of the National Assembly and the resumption of its sittings. The following proclamation was issued by the Minister of the Interior last night : " Citizens,—A multitude led away by some factions men has just violated the national representation. This insensate attempt has failed in presence of the unani mous manifestation of the population of Paris. The Government of the Republic will do its duty ; it will know how to display the energy which must insure order, without the least attack upon the principle of liberty • " RECURT." The following was issued by the questeur of the Assembly : " Citizens I—The National Assembly, elected by the universal suffrages of the people, has been invaded ; its President has been expulsed from the chair, and factious men have substituted themselves for your veritable re presentatives, who rely on you and on all good citizens, as you may count on them. " DEGOUSEE, the delegated questeur." At eight o'clock the following proclamation was issued from the Hotel de Ville :-- • " The National Assembly is not dissolved. The Pre sident, yielding to the tumult, declared the sitting at an end, The brave citizens of Paris are called on to main tain the respect due to the National Assembly, which was elected by universal suffrage. To attack the National Assembly is to attack the Republic conquered in February, and proclaimed by the Assembly. Vive rAsserablie Nationale! Vive la R! " ARMAND MARIAST, " Representative of the People, Mayor of Paris." About the same time the following was issued:— " The Hotel de Ville is delivered. The Provisional Government is leaving it amidst the acclamations of the people. The conspirators have been arrested. Citizen Bois-Lecomte, bearer of the present proclamation, is charged to read and cause it to be placarded in all the mairies. " 15th May, Seven o'clock. " J. FLOTTARD, " Secretary-Geueral of the Mairie of Paris." The mails left Paris at the usual hour, but, by way of precaution, were escorted by detachments of National Guards. At a quarter to six o'clock on Monday evening a cabriolet milord ascended as rapidly as possible the Rue de la Montagne Sainte Genevieve, which is a street very steep and ill-pared. Some persons, to aid the horse, pushed the vehicle behind, and called on the driver to whip the horse. Three men were in the vehicle. On arriving before the Pantheon, the cab started off at a gallop in the direction of the Rue des Gres, and stopped at No. 5, Rue des Francs Bourgeois, the residence of M.RASI'AIL. The National Guards who were bivouacked at the Luxembourg, informed no doubt that M. RAsrear. was at his house, went en masse to it. An order immediately ar rived that a search should be made. A battalion sur rounded all the issues of the Rue des Francs Bour geois, of the Rue Monsieur le Prince, and the Rue Vaugirard. The search did not lead to the discovery of anything positive. The adjoining houses were also searched without success. Still, on the deposition of some neighbours that M. RASPAIL had entered at six o'clock, and had not since left, a new search took place, and ended in his discovery and capture. It was at that time half-pant nine o'clock. A cab was at the door, and three officers entered it with M, RAsrAIL. The vehicle proceeded to the Luxem bourg, where the prisoner was lodged. Not a cry, not a menace was uttered—the National Guard escorted the prisoner calmly and in good order. The Debats tays : " As soon as the fact of the crime committed against the National Assembly became known in Paris, about four o'clock, the rappel was beaten in all the legions. The National Guard immediately assembled with admi rable ardour to cries of ' Vive l'Assemblee Nationale I' The 10th and 3d legions went towards the National Assembly to protect it. Several representatives joined their ranks, asking for arms. The other legions, de tachments of the Garde Mobile, detachments of infantry and cavalry, and a battery of artillery went to the Hote , de Ville to possess themselves of the two or three pro visional Governments who had endeavoured to instal themselves therein. M. de Lamartine and M. Ledru Rollin were on horseback side by side, in the ranks of the 2d legion. Everywhere on there passage they were received with acclamations and by the cry el ' Vive l'Assembl4 • Nationale I' On arriving at the Hotel de Ville, they entered it without resistance. They found about a hundred individuals assembled, the greatest number of whom were arrested, the rest es caping. No act of violence had to be deplored. M. de Lamartine and M. Ledru Rollin left the Hotel de Ville at seven o'clock. They were both on horseback, and proceeded to the National Assembly. The immense and compact crowd scarcely allowed their horses to advance, they were almost borne by thousands of arms. Unani mous cries broke out on their passage. M. de Lamar tine, with his arms extended and shaking hands with thousands, saluted, and with tears in his eyes, ad dressed thanks to the multitude of devoted citizens. This demonstration accompanied him to the Palace of the National Assembly. Between six and seven o'clock the legions of the banlieu entered Paris by all the bar riers, to offer their support to the National Assembly, and their co-operation to the Executive Commission." The following is the report of the evening sitting of Monday of the National Assembly : THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.—SITTING OF MAY 15. EVENING SITTING. Immediately after the Representatives had left the Chamber, an imposing development of forces made their appearance around the building. Considerable numbers ut the Ist and 2d Legion and of the Garde Mobile en tered the hall with their arms, and caused the people to number e c le le av ar e ed certain th it ; a Whenwhole of h t e building ite p was ee n ti completely ve s r e. little delay, proceeded to hold tnrned, and, after some a sitting. " Vive l'Assemblis Nationale!" rose and loud cries of trom all sides. The scene, in fact, was the very . reverse laa of what had taken place daring the e he d All the tribunes were occupied by the National Guard, greatest a enthusiasm La martine soon after appeared , a_ nt was manifested. A rushed forward to meet were occur)) ing the space below re ii , h . hands. Ho was, him, and even some of them kisse is in fact, borne in triumph to his place. . number of the National Guards who chair about seven o'clock. moment at the entry General Courtais appeared for a which he met with of the ball, but the chilling reception M. Corbon, one of the Vice-Presidents, took the caused him promptly to leave it. together, con siderableto speak Several members attemp tin g confusion arose. the Government A Member.—Our firs t duty is to declare that the National Assembly is not dissolved. The Minister of Justice. —Citizens, is in permanence.to avenge the severe and the most efficient measures National Re resen shameful attempt committed on_ the .....< Hear, jean) tatives, and to restore order and calm. It is determined to take the most which might look As sembly to abstain from everyet Glorgernment which the like anger, and to leave to th the dignity of the As sembly Assembly has formed to act as f the country demand. The Minister of Conamerce..T.ln recommend the and the great interests o by the Minister of Justice. Na- M. De Lamartine rose and tional Guards—The first duty o said, addressing the f the National Assembly, ts will be able to deli ' M. Berryer supported the view of the question taken which by the aid of your bayoneess a berate in security, will be to p country.—(Great applause' a nd Numerous Voices—And to the s Ch s e c e e r n s e . s ) vote of thanks to . a roll of the drums.) Garde Mobile! • ' them together—the two the National Guards, who have merited well of their M. De Lamartine--I Join The immense majority of the inhabitants formbeen moved oneuntve d withgu a guard indignationfor t h e defence a thoef liberty.—(Cheers.) scandalous a . of Paris have Plane.—(Cheer. -- lou ( ju g , and beating of drums.) Shame to the wretched madmen who wanted to / ; l oge the country in m ourn _ which have taken place to-day ,in this Madrid papers to the 11th have arrived. The con tents are uninteresting. MADRID BOMA, MAY 11.—Three per Cents, 21i to 4 ; Fives, 14i. Exchange on London, 41. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. Paris continued perfectly quiet—order was restored, the National Guard, the students of the Polytechnic School, the Garde Mobile, the standing army, were all under arms, and were actuated by the best feel ing for the preservation of order. About six o'clock in the evening of Monday the National Guard of the Banlieu entered Paris to offer their services to the National Assembly. The prisoners SoBRIER, BARBES, ALBERT, RASPAIL, CABET, HUBERT, Ge neral CoURTAIS, and others (among whom we regret to say is not BLANQUI, who has effected his escape), were transferred early yesterday morning to the dun geons of Vincennes, where they are strongly guarded. khe National Assembly will, it is said, be erected into a court of justice for the trial of these conspirators. Early yesterday morning a proclamation of the Executive Committee of Government was placarded about Paris, which stated that, under pretext of presenting a petition in favour of Poland, the Assembly had been invaded—that the members remained firm in presence of the conspiracy —that the conspirators had been arrested—the con spiracy vanquished—and that justice would be firmly executed. The Clubs are closed ; those presided over by BLANQUI, SOBRIER, and BARBES, are in possession of the National Guard. We now proceed to give a summary of the events of Monday—a brief history of this revolution of an hour—in continuation of the account which appeared in The Sun of yesterday : The movement had been planned for some days beforehand. Poland was the pretext, but the orga- nization of a system of plunder, under the name of Communism, was the object. The members of the Executive Committee of the Government, and the Presidents, Questors, and authorities of the Nationa Assembly, were perfectly aware some days before of the intention, and of the forces of the insurgents, and were perfectly prepared for them. In fact order would never have been disturbed had there not been treason in the camp of the Republicans. General COURTAIS, the Commander of the National Guard, and CAUSSIDIERE, the Prefect of Police, were both in league with the Clubbists. COURTAIS, on the ap proach of the mob to the National Assembly, not only ordered the National Guards not to oppose any resistance to their attack upon the As sembly, but, in order to render such resistance impossible, he had actually ordered them to unfix bayonets, and not to load their muskets. It is not, therefore, to be wondered at that the mob entered the Assembly by force, and that for four hours Paris was in possession of a lawless set of plunderers, to get rid of whom, as one of the correspondents of a morning paper justly observes, even the restoration of the elder branch of the Bourbons would have been accepted ; and we believe that the restoration of either the elder or the younger branch of the Bourbons is the object to attain which the chiefs of this movement were aim- ing. The connexion between BLANQUI and the police of LOUIS PHILIPPE is well known. LOUIS BLANC naturally belongs to the Legitimist party. He began life as one of the followers of GENOUDE, of the Gazette de France, the head of that party which openly avows that the way to a restoration of Legitimacy is through Communism—the old parti pretre—the men who, to use the words of CAMILLE DESMOULINS, "endea vour to drive liberty mad, in order to disgust the world with her." Iromise. first of the State prosecutions, that on Mr. tau SMITH O'Bems, was tried on Monday, t half-past six o'clock the jury retired to con their verdict. The conclusion at which they have arrived (if any) is not yet known in this I T , but it is supposed, from statements made in court by members of the jury previously to being locked up for the night, that there was •spect whatever of their agreeing either in the iction or acquittal of the traverser. In the pre instance there are no complicated or uncertain ao be decided ; there is no contradictory evidence duly weighed and balanced. The testimony donclusive in respect to the delivery by the de- Lnt of the language imputed to him; indeed, the 4 was merely formal, for the talented and able iel who conducted the defence at once admitted the racy of the report, and candidly stated " that his uctions were neither to retract or disavow that !cuted speech." Under these circumstances, r single person in the community is as compe ss if he were actually upon the jury to pro ne a correct decision on the character and ten- The following is an account of the proceedings o the mob before they broke into the Assembly : The various clubs and the workmen of the Ateliers Nationaux met on the Boulevards, and afterwards re paired to the Place de la Bastille. At eleven o'clock they proceeded to the National Assembly, following the Boule vards, headed by the presidents of the clubs and several officers, both of theregular troops and the National Guard. When the procession reached the Bridge de la Concorde, it was guarded by a small body of National Guards who were forced by the mob to remove their bayonets from their muskets. On reaching the Palais Bourbon a general, in full uniform, who was standing on the steps of the Palace facing the bridge, came down to receive the delegates who bore the petition; several of them entered. The proces sion, after a short stand at the back of the Palace, pro cei-ded to the Place du Palais Bourbon. A small body of Garde Nationale Mobile were drawn up in front of the Palace, and received the procession with fixed bayonets. A workman immediately seizing the musket of one of the men, took off the bayonet, returned him his arm, and urged the rest to remove their bayonets also, as resistance was useless, whatever might be their orders. The proces sion then stood some time on the place. Shortly after some began to shout " Open the doors," when a man scaled the wail on the right side of the gates, and, with a standard in his hand, urged the crowd to follow him. That proceeding was severely censured by a portion of the proces sion ; the Colonel of the National Guard, who was at the head of the procession, left the spot immediately. During the scaling of the wall several persons offered a slight resistance; some officers of the National Guard attempted to push the men off. General Courtais soon appeared, and after an ineffectual attempt to prevent one or two persons from entering the court, he retired. The doors were now thrown open, and the mob rushed in.Yery shortly after the report of a musket was heard, and the people began to fly, and shout "To arms!" It was soon reported that the musket had gone off by accident. The greatest irritation prevailed among the mob. A staff officer of the National Guard went into the Assembly, and promised the people to let them know what was going on. He soon came out, and informed those who surrounded him that the question had the warmest sympathies of the Assembly, and that they would im mediately take the matter into consideration. That information was very ill received by the mob—one man exclaimed " We are the masters!" others, " We will Nave no such answers; it must be yes or no." " We will not leave the spot till war has been declared," &c. The troops appeared to be manoeuvring to surround the Palace. A large body of the Garde Mobile was drawn up on the steps that face the bridge, and troops were arriving on all sides. The above account appeared in our Third Edition of yesterday. Subsequent accounts show that it was not the mob which forced the National Guards who were stationed on the Bridge de la Concorde to remove their bayonets ; the removal of the bayonets had been ordered some time before by General COURTAIS, the general who appeared in full uniform on the steps of the palace to receive the delegates, and who intro duced the mob into the Assembly. During the time the mob held possession of the Chambers, they amused themselves by placing Louts BLksic, the General Tom Thumb of politicians, upon -a table, and parading him round the Assembly. On leaving the Assembly they proceeded to the Hotel de Caihdore, miVille, wh ere t h ey nom i nate d th e f o ll o wing as mem bers, Baazbe de s , of a P rov i s i ona l G overnmen t : —L e d ru Rollin, usiere Paris.F l oe o This Louisfirs first i a s n t, c , h () A w l e b v e e r r t and Ts: did not 1 p ease them, and they therefore prepared a second list, as follows:—Pierre Leroux, Barbes, Blanqui, Cabet, Proudhon, Lo • ins Blanc, Albert, Le dru Rollin, Huber, and Raspail. The National Guard got possession of the Hotel de Ville while the anarchists were in the act of pre paring this list, and order was at once restored. ALBERT and General COURTAIS were immediately arrested, and the epaulettes of the latter were cut from his shoulders by the National Guards. At a later hour in the evening, not only BARS 5, BLANQUI, SOBRIER, and RASPAIL, but also nearly all the other chiefs of the movement, had been arrested. The house in the Rue de Rivoli, No. 16, in which SORRIER has established his journal, called the Com mune de Paris, and where he had a numerous guard ifs his pay, to whom he had given the title of Mon of the sentiments put forward upon the occa sion in question—to determine whether they come within the scope of fair and legitimate discussion, or whether they were calculated to excite sedition and rebellion, to induce disaffection, and perhaps to plunge the country into all the horrors of civil conflict and internecine war. Can there be any question as to what were the intentions of the defendant ? What was the effect he desired to produce, not only on his auditory, but on the entire population of the country, when his speech was wafted on the wings of the press through every locality—or rather, we should say, what was such language calcu ated to produce upon the too excitable tempe rament of Irishmen ? Was it to induce the People to endeavour to obtain a change in the laws of the country by legal and constitutional means only by , tealon and argument, by the election of represen tatives Pledged to advocate particular doctrines, and to use every legitimate exertion to procure their adoption by the Legislature ; or was it to stimulate and influence the minds of the people to attain their object by physical force, by an armed resistance to the a uthorities, o r b y illegal and insurrectionary movements? This would appear to us to have been the only question in the case on which the jury were to pronounce ; and we can hardly conceive how any unprejudiced or dispassionate person could hesitate as to the answer to be given to the interrogatory. If there shou ld be an y failure of j usti ce her Ma jesty's Government or the law-officers of the Crown will not be responsible therefor ; they may fearlessly appeal to every reasonable man on either side of St. George's Chann el for his " verdict" on the admitted' faots ; and they cannot be censured because som e few individuals have permitted their political predi lections to render them oblivious of the h so d lemn obli gation they incurred , of the oath they a sworn, to pronounce a true verdict a ccordin g to the evidence. Since the foregoing observations_r. O,BR _ were written Ni s ' e e have learned that the jury in M were discharged, without returning any verdict, at the sitting of the Court yesterday morning, and that , a similar result was also probable in M r. MEACHIER s case, which was then proceeded with, as two gentle men were stated to have dissented from the opinion of their fellows. We may now presume that, for the present at least, those gentlemen have escaped the consequences of their deliberate violation of the law of the land. We shall see whether their associate. Mr. Mircum, will be equally fortunate in obtaining some sympathising confederates upon his jury. We trust, at all events, that the parties may be warned by their very narrow escape—that they may recollect that a new and more stringent law is now in force, and that if they transgress its salutary provisions a temporary incarceration will not be the only result, but that they 'may be banished from their friends, their THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING , MAY 17, 1848. ing ! But, perhaps, it is fortunate that the scene of t-day has taken place. (Tremendous applause.) Let us be united; let us form only one body, whilst this Pretended government goes to seek a place which will give way under their feet. We are all going, in the name of the Government proclaimed by you two months back, to meet the Executive Government, who are all. I doubt not, animated with the same sentiments as I am.—(Great applause.) You, citizens, will recognise only that Government—you will obey the brave com mander of the National Guard.—(From all aides " No, no! If it be Courtais, we will not have him! A bas Courtais! a bas Courtais!") At such a moment the place of the Government is not in the council, but at your bead in the street, on the battle-field itself!!— (Long-continued cheers.) Let us go to the Hotel de Ville!—(Cries of " Vire Lamartine! Vive the Execu tive Committee!') MNI. Lamartine, Arago, Ledru Rollin, Garnier Pagel, and Marie. the Executive Committee, then left the hall, followed by some of the representatives. Several members here observed that it would be im possible to deliberate in the presence of so many Na tional Guards. A roll of the drurc. here called the National Guards out of the hall, and they at once left the place. A Member—l demand that General Courtais be de clared a traitor to his country. Other voices—No! No! Let us not anticipate the de. cision of the court before which he is to be tried. We must merely authorise his being placed on trial. Other Members—We also demand the arrest of Barbis. From all sides—Yes! yes! his complicity is evident! He made here, in the tribune, most incendiary propo- sitionsl The President—The Citizens Courtais and Barbs being representatives of the people, can be arrested only by the authorization of the Chamber. Several voices—But that is not the case with respect to Blanqui, Respell, and Sobrier; they are not invested with an inviolable office. The Assembly, on the proposition of M. Luneau, de clared itself to be in permanence. The President had to announce that the Executive Committee invited the Assembly to join it at the Lux embourg.—(No, no.) The Assembly decided that on the contrary the Exe cutive Committee should come to it. The President—l have to announce that I have in vested General Baraguay d'Hilliera with the command of the forces charged to protect the National Assembly. M. Jules Fevre announced that the Executive Com mittee had invited the Assembly to proceed to the Luxembourg, as considering it more sure, but seeing the great number of National Guards round the building, he conceived that it was useless for the Members to quit it. He should suggest the propriety of sending a deputation to ask the Executive Committee to come to the Assembly. A Voice—No, no; a message is sufficient. M. Berryer—lt is enough for the Chamber to have been violated for us not to quit it !—(Hear, hear!) M. Portalis—As Procureur-General of Paris, I de mand authorization from the Assembly to brines to trial two of its Members, the Citizens Courtais ant?BarLie —(Movement.) After a few remarks this authorization was granted. M. Garnier Pages and M. Arago here returned to the Chamber and were warmly received. M. Garnier Pages—l wish to render to the Assembly an account of the measures taken by the Executive Committee. From the morning we were aware that certain agitators intended making some attempt, and we gave positive orders to have troops placed about the Assembly. These orders were not properly executed. When we knew that this building was menaced, three of us came here, and two went to the Luxembourg, and from thence issued orders to the armed force. When we learned later in the day that a factious crowd had invaded the hall of deliberation, we ordered the forces to be concentrated on this point, and the National Guard at once responded to our call. At present our duty is to provide for the necessities of a severe repres sion. The persons who conspired are already in cus tody.—(Hear, hear.) The right of meeting is sacred, but the clubs who deliberate in arms, and who speak openly of attacking in this Assembly the veritable sovereign of the country—the clubs shall be closed. — (Loud applause.) We wish to have the Republic honest, firm, and moderate.(Continued applause, and cries of Vive la Republique.") France wants nothing else— we wish to have a real fraternity, and not a fictitious one. We want to satisfy the real necessities of the people in giving it order and work.—(Great applause.) Me Leon Faucher suggested the propriety of publish ing a proclamation declaring that the Assembly had re sumed its liberty and its sovereignty.—Agreed to. M. Clement Thomas appeared in the tribune with his right arm bound up in linen, and was received with great applause.—Citizens (said he), having been in • vested with the command of the National Guard, I come here to render you an account of the execution of your orders. The authority of the law is established. Every where the factions have been arrested and delivered into the hands of justice, and now I deliver back into your hands the command with which you temporarily invested me.—(Cries of " No, no.") Ido not think I could properly guard it, unless it was confirmed by the Executive Committee. At this moment M. Lamartine entered the Chamber, and was lounly cheered. M. Gamier Pages—ln reply to what has fallen from the last speaker, I have only to propose the following decree :—" In the name of the French people and of the National Assembly, the Executive Committee declares that the citizen Cliknent Thomas is nominated Com mander-in-Chief of the National Guards of Paris." M. Lamartine—The sedition has been nipped in the hod The men who had betaken themselves from the capital, from the departments, and from this Assemoly to the Hotel de Ville have been disavowed unanimously by the people of Paris. M. Clip ment Thomas has rendered us an account of the general result of the measures which have been taken to restore order ; my colleague, M. Ledru-Rollin, and myself have provided for justice taking its course. One word more. From every side the peopie protest their devo tedness to the National Assembly. Between us and them it is for life—for death !—(Loud cheers.) M. Luneau wished to know what was meant by a com munication that had, he understood, been received, de manding reinforcements for the Hotel de Ville ? Did the National Guard occupy at present the old hotel of the Civil List in the rue de Rivoli.—(Yes, yes.) M. Marie—At this moment a strict search is being instituted there. M. Luneau—l wish also to know-- At this moment a violent tumult was heard outside at the left hand door, and M. Louis Blanc, supported and protected by M. Larochejaquelin and another Member, was pushed into the Chamber by a great number of National Guards. He was exceedingly pale and his clothes were torn. He ascended the tribune amidst great agitation. M. Louis Blanc—What has taken place to-day is ex traordinary. I pray you to be well convinced of what is passing in the country. I wished to speak to the people—with a profound conviction, with the dignity of one of your colleagues. I am deeply grieved at seeing that you inserted in your regulations a clause which seemed to place the people tinder the weight of a sus picion. —(Violent murmurs, and cries of " Order ! order!") I cannot but persist with respect to Poland in the sentiment which the people has manifested. — (Cries of " Order!" redoubled.) Several Voices—What, you think it nothing that an attempt has been made to install a Provisional Govern ment? M. Louis Blanc—The French people accords all its sympathies to the sufferings of oppressed nations. Several voices here called to the President to prevent his continuing.—(Great agitation.) M. Louis Blanc continued to speak in the midst of the most violent exclamations. We heard him say—" I swear to you, on my honour, that I had nothing to do with the scenes of this day, and that I even expressed my disapprobation of the demonstration." Numerous Voices—You are a lathe ! Speak not of honour ! You are thoroughly heartless. M. Louis Blanc was then obliged to leave the tribune. M. Marrast—Citizens, I have to inform you of what has passed under my responsibility.—(Hear, hear.) At five o'clock a considerable crowd assembled at the Hotel de Ville, and surrounded it. They forced their way in, because there were not sufficient forces to prevent them. They seized on the principal ball, and proclaimed a Provisional Government. Other factious men followed, and proclaimed a second Provisional Government. The National Guard arrived, and in its turn became masters of the building. Several individuals were arrested, and amongst the rest the citizen Albert, repre sentative of the people, and one of the members of the last Provisional Government.—(Sensation.) I did not consider myself authorised to detain prisoner a repre sentative of the people, and so set him at liberty. The Chamber must now decide. M. Landrin demanded that authorization should be given also to proceed judicially against the citizen Albert. After a short discussion this was agreed to, the Mi nister of Commerce (M. Flocon) being the only person who stood up against it. The President then proposed a decree, declaring that the National Guard, the Garde Mobile, and the army had merited well of their country, and that the National Assembly thereby ;passed . them. a vote of thanks.— Adopted. National iin p The President—Nothing now remains but to c l ose the sitting. , should ou l of d public wa t h ab fot A :e irr . g V h,l a f vo)a. uirl ie inn e ndt — gr p ß pr u ei o— t pt a w eret e i tn i e gs h d a u u v si es e t n ups d l oo e r e tte i ha d f fnaeett he el d c t tum th a a lay t : u ra w n a r e e l manenee 1 Guard, er over the Executive Committee sitting at the Luxern safety. I propose that the sitting be brought to a close, but that we meet early to-morrow.—(He ar , hear.) The sitting was adjourned till the next day, at ten in the morning. The Assembly then rose at a quarter past nine. The Members as they went out were received by the National Guards with loud cries of" Vive l'Assemblde Nationale! " to which they replied by cries of " Vive la Garde Natienale!" " Vive la Ga r d e M o bil e ! " M. CLEaiENT THOMAS, editor of the National, and one of the most active Gfficers of the Nationa 1 Guard in putting down the erneute of yesterday, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of that body in the room of General COURTAIS. Up to five o'clock last evening the tranquillity of Paris remained undisturbed. The National Assem • bly met yesterday at ten o'clock, the approaches to the Chamber being every where defended by the troops. The President entered into some explanations as to the reasons of his quitting the chair the day before — they amounted to this, that he had been forcibly ex pelled. Gamier reps 4 tibiltreaceuded the tribune, amidst marks of general interest, and proceeded to explain I (Cries of " No, no")—a judicial investigation into the what steps the Executive Government halve taken to pot affair of the day before was esointe on—why not leave the down the insurrection the day before. rything, ne titer with it --(No, no.) If they decided against any said, had been most energetically conducted, the of the prineipel agents of the Government, it would be ringleaders had been taken into custody, and steps casting a reflection on the Provisional Government. taken to preserve tranquillity. M. Sobrier has been M. Dupin must remind the Assemb I l e y ()ref that and tra9 this was arrested, arms and ammunition were taken in his not an ordinary moment; that the o den, illegally collected, and many of his men quillity and proprit ty of France depended on the deer. taken prisoners. The clubs have closed ; that of sums which were now come to by the representa ives. the Rights of Man (Blanqui's) was surrounded the Paris could not continue to be thus constantly trouble_de• evening before, and the persons compo sin g it dis p ersed. an end must be put to these continual alarms; but jet All the prisoners had been that mo ment removed the Assembly sift the matter to the bottom, and ac to Vincennes. Barbee, Blanqui, and Albert were all with vigour, punishing those who should be found to in custody. Raspail, Bazin, and Colonel Ces:‘, merit it.—(Applause.) of the staff, were also in custody. The Monte. The Minister of Justice entered into a narrative. o_f guards would not be permitted to exist as a the affair of April 16, and then of April 20, with a view s body. At the Prefecture of Police such persons as to prove that M. Caussidfire must have taken measure were suspected were to be dismissed. The head of that to preserve order. Alluding to Flotte, who department (M. Caussidiere) had not been included in pected of murder, he partially exculpated the Prefect of that decision, as he had acted with good intention.— Police for his conduct in that matter, on the ground (No, no.) Colonel Clement Thomas, in whom they all that when the suspected person went to the Prefecture_ was sus had confidence, was now at the head of the National of Police, M. Caussid ere certainly was not providhede Guard, and every measure had been taken to insure with the necessary warrants. In the after part of t public safety.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member then pro- day before, some unfortunate confusion, some. ceeded to say that in order that the Executive Com- extraordinary mistake, had led to the lament' mittee could act with energy, the National Assembly able scene which they had all witnessed, and . D• ought to award it full confidence. If the Executive should not, he said, lay the blame on M. Caussidiere Committee did not act with activity and decision, it yet he could not but advert to a fact which had occurree would find it impossible to insure such o rder as would the evenin g before as extraordinary. It was, that the restore confidence, and allow affairs to resume their usual prisoners, when under the safe keeping of a pathY, st course. National Guards, were set at liberty by one M. Bonjeau wished to know what were the powers functionary's agents, who declared that the Prefect o which the Government demanded. The conduct of the Police would sanction what he did.—(Sensation.) Executive Council had been the day befor e marked hy M. Caussidikee again addressed the Assembly at con weakness, and if the measures of that bo d y for the siderable length, declaring that all that he had done WO, preservation of order hereafter, were not to be intended to conciliate parties.—(Oh, oh.) He did 13 °' better devised than those for the past, the greatest deny the truth of the facts alleged, but he threw th e scandal might again fall on the Assembly of the blame on his agents. nation.—(Hear, hear.) But be co nfessed that he M. J. Favrehere demanded the tribune to inale! . %! was quite dissatisfied with its conduct w ith res p ect to the im p ortant announcement. Since the morning the r,ree prefecture of police. The pers o ns who had held office fecture of Police was to have been surrounded and tah: there were to be dismissed. it was said ; but why had prisoner by the National Guards in the name of the Ci .on not that been done long before? Was it known that M. vernment.—(llear, hear.) That most difficult operan u_ Caussidiire had kept about him the Republican guard ? had just, he was happy to state, been effected vritho Why had not that body been at once p ut down ? Ile one dro p of blood having been shed.--(Loud applau_s_f;! must confess that all this appeared to him to re q uire General Clement Thomas, the Commander of the Pi explanation.—(Hear, hear.) tional Guards of the Seine, and General Bedeau wer e M. de Lamartine said that his reply to any doubt there, and had directed every thing with the most per thrown on the sound sentiments of the Provisional feet success. The building was now in the joint possily Government, would be to point to what it had done sion of the National Guard and the Republican Guard, after the Revolution of February 24. The security of (Loud exclamations of " That body has been dissolveue the great capital in which they were now discussing had and tumult. which prevented the Hon. Member (rote been preserved intact, and the interests of all carefully continuing.) attended to. As to the Citizen Caussid iere, whose mu- M. Recurt, the Minister of the Interior, confirmed this rality and character had just been attacked, the Go- ntelligence, declaring that no trouble whatever vernment could declare that he had given numerous occurred during the day ; that the spirit of the Pf°P 1 . 0 proofs of zeal and capacity. He shou ld not, however, was excellent, and that all were loud in their enthusiast discuss that point, but would leave it to the conscience feeling for the National Assembly and the Republic. of of all to decide. The Honourable Member then con- M. Caussid ire had just been informed that plec e est eluded by demanding, like his compeer, M. Gamier cannon had been pointed against the Prefecture, and u... Pages, " the confidence of the Assembly for some time the lives of many persons had thus been placed in dange,`_, longer, assuring them that the period for which it was The Hon. Member again referred to himself, a nd _Us_ required would be short."—(Partial cheers.) dared that if the Government had no confidence in taw M. Baroche thought that before the confidence of the they could dismiss him. Assembly was thus accorded to the,ExecutiveCo nimittee, General Bedeau must deny in the most peretleWer-ie fuller explanations ought to be given by the g entlemen manner the truths of the assertion just made. It 7:0 comprising it.—(Yes, yes.) The affair of M. Causd- false. He was the officer in command of the canno n ba d set 3,0 there was, in particular, exceedingly dark .—(Hear, s p oken of, and he would declare that no ca limo hear.) Why did he not execute the orders s ent to him? been p ointed, and that no occasion for any suc --(Hear, hear.) Why was the Republican Guard arisen.—(Hear, hear.) seem the body to be about him? Why was any such body The President here read a formal message "" -- e t he allowed to exist?—(Hear, hear.) He knew ot no armed Provisional Government, announcing the fact ol . 0 g body established for the de fence of order but the Na- capture of the Prefecture of Police without a blow h el tional Guard, the Guard Mobile, and the army.—(Loud struck. cheers.) He proposed that the Republican Guard be at The President then appointed the ballot for aVi be once declared dissolved.—(Tremendous cheering in si g n President of' the Assembly, as well as that for .1 of acquiescence.) ei g hteen Members of the Committee on the Constilocuci M. Gamier Pages, Pages, from his place, gesticulated most tion , :for the next day. He had at the same time iral d , / 4 0 , energetically. We understood him to ask, if the As- if M. Caussidiere was in the House.—(Cries of sembly was prepared to wear the responsibility of such no he has goner) t th e a measure.—(Cries of " Yes, yes.") It would in all The matter rested t here, but it was supposed t-4 probability lead to bloodshed. — (No, no.) Hon. Presiden t had received an official notificatie° A scene of great confusion here arose, and several that person's dismissal. of th e members collected round the Honourable Deputy. The report of the Committee on the election d o- The Assembly decided that the Republican Guard department of the Lozire was p resented. The e Iles being M. be at once put down and disbanded. sion of M. Fa y et, Bisho p of Orleans, and M. deslBlfeing M. de Lamartine wished to declare on the part of the was proposed by the C ommittee, no acts of bribery Executive Committee, that it did not want an unlimited proved against them .—Agreed to. confidence for an indefinite time , bu t merel y f or suc h a The Assem bl y t hen p roceeded to consider the rerre period as would enable them t o settle the p resent die- tio ns brou g ht in b y the Committeee on the mode o i P turbed state of affairs.—(Applause.) seining propositions. The Assembly then decided that they would pass to (Left Sitting.) 'Cleuc l • the order of the day, leaving thereby to the Executive BOURSE—Psnis, MAY 16, THRE- ° d ee end Committee full freedom to act as might be best for the The favourable result of the affair of Yest er public safety. the strengthened position of the G o verrinien t e sad The Assembly next voted a certain su m of mone y for fav ou r ab le influence on the Bourse, and both Bch" the expense of the Chamber. Shares rose considerably. Tgfl M. Billault, after speaking for a sho rt time on the BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS ...- necessity which existed for the National Assembly to LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 16. 34 -- show that it was determined not to lose time in bring- Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Northern of France , ing forward such measures as were most especially re- Sambre and Meuse,4 , 4. quired for the good of the country, said the two ques tions of most pressing importance at present—were public credit and labour. For the first he props s td that a Committee should be immediately apointed to present a report-Ist, on the state of the public I treasury ; 2d, on the state of the public credits; and 3d, on the measures to be taken to remedy existing evils connected with this subject. On the subject of labour, he moved that the Coinmittee appointed on that subject should present without delay a projet de loi, ap pointing—lst. Throughout the whole extent of the Republic, local committees in every arrondissement, to inquire into the condition of the working classes in their neighbourhood, and to interfere in an amicable manner to arrange questions pending between work men and their employers. 2d. Committees in every department to collect such information from the local committees as might be useful; and 3d. A central com mittee at Paris, to communicute on the subject with the Government. The Assembly decided that these propositions should be referred to the Committees on Finance and on Labour. M. Billault should also propose, in order to meet the circumstances of the present time, that a resolution be passed declaring that turnultous crowds (attroupemens) within 1,500 metres of the National Palace where the Assembly sits, are illegal, and that after the usual three summations, may be dispersed by the 'armed forces:— furthermore, that all persons concerned in such acts, should be at once proceeded against before the tribunals, and the penalty of banishment be carried into effect against them. After some discussion, this proposition was referred to the Committee on Justice and Legislation. The Assembly then adjourned for half an hour. When the public sitting was resumed— M. A. Avond laid on the table a number of decrees and papers found in the house of Sobrier, plainly show ing that there was a decided intention, on the part of that person and his confederates, to seize on the National Assembly.—(Sensation.) M. Caussidiere ascended the tribune to justify his conduct during the transactions of the day before. He complained that he had been most unjustly accused, which he felt the more, because he had, atter having been appointed Prefect of Police by the men of the barricades,. preserved during two months the city of Paris from anarchy. He had, by his own energy and that of his friends, who were men devoted to him, secretly put down many plots which had come to his knowledge, and which he thought it useless to make known to the world. He mentioned several cases as proofs of this conduct. He complained that in all cases he was not properly supported by the Government. With iespect, to the manifestation of the day before, he excused himself on the ground that his powers had been usurped by others, and that the precautions which he had taken were rendered nugatory. He dwelt on this point for a length of time, and then referring to the money part of his jurisdiction, declared that ho wit ready to account for every five-franc piece. Again, re verting to the seeming negligence which was spoken o in his case, he declared that he had offered to arrest some I of the ring-leaders in the morning, but was not per mitted—he could not obtain the n ecessar y warran t s . He concluded by praising the Republican Guard as a fine body of men, devoted to the Republic. M. Portalis must declare that he had not confidence in the Prefecture of Police. That very morning a man named Flotte had been arrested for improper language in flagranti delieto. and when he had been taken to the Prefecture of Police, he had been set at liberty.— (Marks of astonishment.) Nay, more, several other persons had been arrested for being connected with the late insurrection, and they had also been discharged from custody.—(Oh, oh.) How could any one imagine, that all could go on well when such things were per mitted ? He did not wish to speak against M. Caussi diere, but his acts were suspicious.—(Hear.) M. Caussidiire defended his acts, declaring that he had never set any man at liberty without sufficient reasons. He had 1,600 men placed under him as police, and they were even n ow , th ree mon th s a f ter the revolution, without any proper and distinctive cos tume. These were well inclined, but they could not in spire confidence, if not properly equipped—(Cries of flotte, flotte.") As to flotte, he had given intelli gence relative to the intentions of Blanqui and others, and not having been arrested on a warrant from a nissai corn ry of police, h e h a d b een set at lib erty. M. Caus ibre went on p ra i s i ng hi mse lf f or hi s con d u ct, and f laming the Executive Government for not properly clothing his men. M. Seward alluded to the case of Sobrier, who held the building occupied under the old Government of the civil list, and had there collected arms and gunpowder fora considerable number of men. When this was representie'd to M. Caussidike, he declared that he had interfered and that the arms were taken way, the men dispersed, and the gunpowder removed elsewhere. All these assertions were proved to be false, by the fact that the National Guard of Paris, indignant at the conduct of Sobrier, had the day before forcibly entered Sobrier's house and sacked it; the arms were found there, as well as the gunpowder, so that Sobrier and his act were winked at by Caussidgkre. M. Caussidiere attempted to justify himself, affecting to treat the case of Sobrier as a mere trifle, declaring that he was a legal tenant of the house, where he had established a journal (the Commune de Paris), and where he had a right to keep what he pleased.—(His explana tions appeared very unsatisfactory.) M. Bavoux wished to place before the Chamber the contents of a letter which he had just received, but he must decline naming the author.—(" Name," " Name." Great confusion on the point of the letter being read, which lasted some time.) The Assembly being consulted decided that it would hear the letter read without requiring the name of the writer. M. Bavoux read the letter, which stated that the writer was present the day before when Sobrier's house was forced into ; that several barrels of gunpowder were found there, and a great quantity of cartridges and muskets. About thirty men- were found hiding them selves in the cellar. M. J. Favre thought that it was a bad precedent for the Assembly thus to listen to anonymous denuncia tiolls.—(UprOlir.) He proposed to close the rlisoYmion— ... GERMANY THE NORTHERN STATO PRUSSIA. The Ministers of Prussia hav e iss ue d the follollif official proclamation on the subject of the recti the Prince of P.aussik 1 Ilig h " BERLIN, MAY 14.—The renal of his Royo- a 1 ,6 ness the Prince of Prussia, proposed to his 31 0 .1, 66 ; 0 'p_f (r , King by the Minister of State, has met with Or bation by a portion of the population of the caPi t6 ,; Or a proposition, which was sanctioned by his Majes i :Ji founded upon the connexion of the necessitY tuilesir ,eir to the throne should not be absent from t 116,0 the try at a time when the new constitution betore,: King and his people is to be carried into eff, ec h - e 'ri% reci,gnise herein a pledge for the future or" 1 17 pe l ef" our county; for the stability of the state is doubly importa nt 1 6.0 46/I ,:s went when Russia, with her weapons on the OA "a frontiers, and her word in two powerful asseoloorset called upon to redeem her ancient renown for Yt t o ctie,, l3 , intelligence. We have no doubt that the tr 6ri s s fr o , of that Assembly, which we can alone regor nofl ° o true reprvsentation of the whole of the Prussi s it s tr io will offer ample opportunities for placing ~i i ir a ssi6 . l 4 light the causes of the stay of the Prince 0 bossor"o- England, and the protracted delay of h, i % is Aid journey through Belgium, a country *Di e odd r e. served by its own institutions. The whole 1 03 '1 a ir then be convinced that the Prince is the 'or solved in lively confidence to follow ill Goir e t p. th which has been entered upon by t he Go ° is meat of his Majesty the King, and that t uli varl o be ment may expect to find in him a powerful:6h o re t the carrying out of those propositions oihtei,ea for o or submitted to the Assembly about to be confe eh osi' c ) o ce consolidation of liberty. Hereby all app al 00 6 jig' reactionary tendency will disappear, and th a so f t he in the laws, and in order, which still, idel'„ s es 0 ,,, sp turbed, will return for the welfare of oil 616- fi " o b' people. The inhabitants of Berlin will 111: "%iy bf o ie' the assurance that this object cannot Pc ss ,, A re - o be f taiued, if, as happened yesterday, attefoP''',9oo by means of deputations accompanied bY % r oo t ' A sa of people, to influence the decisions of Ge/ u m 6 too " Every legitimate power of the Grove,ralaooet be it the power of the laws, with where..' ottedh liberty is secured, is endangered, if au/ of the made by such demonstrations in the deist° t vernment. ent tba dis• " Greatly as it is the desire of Goverot% to° l43 ,o otr public opinion of the capital as well as of o vt d, it . o sto tent parts of the country, should be manie s t , legl e t i t th however, require that this be done only it t , 4 600 1° 0 ( manner. It looks to the popular represe e r, rise' a bl e conclusive decision of its measures upon thl m oti f t bs case, which alone the Government deer;tiodo It confides in the good sense and the g' • era' inhabitants of Berlin. " Signed by the Mio st _ _ " Berlin, May 13." --------""----= -- - 'cli MESSING. oII I A ,I . ,i o e, li , The Messinese are now enjoying an arztiorbe 0 o i will not be terminated till the 15th inst• ra t'lst ice 0 1° continued to fire on the fortress till the 6 o froo concluded ; but the people, expecting ord e ,, oe. Palermitan Parliament, would not return I' -........ IRELAN --"'•"----• [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PII.3 . _‘ THE STATE PROSECUTIOP' 6 pi` o • 0 DUBLIN, TUESDAY El`sl4ll4'd st The jury in O'Brien's case were disnlis r g •t. ip Or° d o'clock this morning without agreeing to s be iti . r s Meagher's trial was then proceeded Wit h; t i ed el. this case also could not agree to s eerdict, of, locked up. t h° S i° The foreman has announced ,in court obstinate in their dissent. The Court has adjourne d un til nine n'el°clc.. t ieC YORK ELECTIOS'gr koto We understand that Sir John SimPseef - 03 .0 lI I ,V O man Meek, and others, citizens of Mt . Yoric,c o, o l ' o 0 town yesterday to see Mr. Leeman, fin d no e rib°, son i‘i of Sir William Milner, and that fe r6 c i A te '°,; le" r. Leeman declined to become a earl° silile'flo native city ; the consequteonbcee watsittlilanto:Atillirs'otilecoe4llB3 for York this morning d his pfuriends hal i4 oo li r V known in York, a meeting of the electors i,je, yesterday, when it was proposed that g r ' ata ee, ti t 0 0' put forward as a candidate ; an er, e f o c ote"Se r , moved that a committee be appointea i d gr. et iO) cate with Mr. Leeman, Mr. Milner, an, then eoB buck. The amendment was carried, Oa _ .O ti o r adjourned until Friday next. In the, 1 7 e d 1 1 00 0 0/ requisition to Mr. Leeman has been sig a t he I,' i f ts ° , wards of a thousand of the electors, el\ A ce 11 1 ' enthusiasm in his favour is exhibitrobt,fot 1 consents to stand his return is beyond ._ reo A s ), 0 1 requisition is receiving .further slgnat,un 400 Jail possible. Mr. Leeman is at present ~_ t his e tc his professional duties. There cannot il t : 'ibis o° but that Mr. Leeman will acced e At A af A ide requisition from his fellow•citizens• `; pOt r doe candidate can be returned who W ' himself to Mr. litne's n' °ti°l ..14, o e', Socfr,,, A cf d o , THE ORPHAN WORKING Scil°,Ctior fee ii VERSTOCK-lIILL, HAMPSTEAD.---Ires'e-viojeOLP 10_40 under the immediate patronage of her ''', o l3 0 ru- the funds of this excellent charity, wa s " O s ,i t orth Rooms, King-street, St. James - 5 1 • , were thronged with visitor& proot coun! accui in3tr prom ever' tent noun denc