The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-26 00:00:00

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Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, llong-Kong, he.. will be made up on the
of of the th J uly.
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Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, llorig.Kong, and Limns, rid doutliamps
is, will be made up on the morning of the 20th July.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
The number of STAMPS issued by the authorities of the
Stamp-othoe, during 1547, to the
DAILY NEWS wee 3.447.009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number
issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, an.l
MornitelS
Post, ALL PVT TOETHIBR.
In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Morning Toper, there ware issued for the Evenin7 Edition,
THE EXPRESS 778.714
Which was more, we believe, then were issued either to
the Globe or Sims/Uri, Evening Papers.

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LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 26.

THE dreadtul battle between the two classes of the
population, which has once more deluged the streets of
Paris with blood, was an event which every one bad
looked to as inevitable. For the first time in French,
and indeed in any hietory,a people had become masters
of the government, and had determined to delegate
and control that government for their own especial
ends. If the mass of the people did not go
altogether the length of the eananunists in the
wresting of all property to the finding of work
and sustenance for the whole population indiscri-
minettly, it at least insisted on a very large
quantity of the public revenue being so em-
ployed. And in this hope the French opera-1
fives were, we must say, encouraged, by the
acts and promise of the government. Thus M,
LOUIS Busse was enthroned at the 'Axon)) surg
in the midst of a council of labourers. As member
of the executive government, M. BLANC established
the national workshops, where 120,000 of the indigent
and able-bodied workmen of the capital and the
country came to be enrolled. As long as they were
fed these state labourers were tractable, and it is to
be remembered that on the occasion of ono threatened
biteute they bad offered their 'services to the govern-
ment to repress it.
Since the meeting of the Assembly, however,
M. LOUIS BLANC has fallen to a sad discount.
The riot, that went so far as to invade
and insult the Assembly, disgusted every one.
}lad the origination and the principles of the ateliers
nationaux been ever so much approved of, funds were
wanting to keep them up. And when the question
came as to whether these workmen or the army were
to be paid, the decision was not doubtful. Govern-
ment, however, knew not well how to go about
the dissolution of the ateliers. The Assembly desired
but feared to taste such a step itself. Be-
fore we blame the French republicans for
having given birth to such a monster, and
then for not knowing how to destroy the Frank-
enstein, let us recollect that once our government did
mach the same thing in Ireland, and that it wan a
matter cf extra me danger tend difficulty to undo it.
The French ministry began by arresting and pack-
ing off the directory of these workshops, and it was
busied in inducing the provincials amongst them to
betake themselves to rustic labour and seek employ
in the provinces, where government would furnish
it to them if necessary. But although govern-
ment made these promises, and although one ar-
ticle of the projected constitution declared that
every Frenchman had a right to the tweeds and salary ;
of labour, still the operatives deems d the Assemb,)
hostile to their views, and they too plainly saw that
the opinions gaining ground and influence daily were
unfavourable to the communist version of the claims
of labour.
They accordingly raised the standard ofrevolt against
government and assembly. Whilst the citizens of
Paris, not slow to accept the challenge, mustered and
marched like brave men to defend their principle's and
property. They were supported by the troops of the
line and by the artillery, both ably directed by Gen.
CAVAIGNAC. And the result of the first day's engage-
ment was, that the populace was driven from the old
head-quarters of Amide, between the Ilistel-de-Ville
and the Boulevards, and forced to entrench them-
selves in the quarters of St. Antoine and
St. Jacques. In the latter district they took
possession of the Pantheon, but from this, so open
to the attack of artillery, they seem to have been
driven with very fearful slaughter. Throughout all
Saturday the efforts of the troops were unceasing :
shot and shell were not spared. Ard the insurgents
showed their desperation by bursting forth trom the
narrow streets in which they were pent, and in some
instances traversing the city with their cannon.
Although the insurrection was not entirely put down
on Sunday morning, there was no doubt that the na-
tional guards and troops would triumph. Indeed, the
armed citizens from every department were flocking to
Paris, and thus fresh reinforcements were eve ry moment
arriving to the cau.e of order, whilst the desperate
victims of socialist principles could not but succumb
to weariness and the impossibility of contending with
the entire of the rustic populatiort
The executive government has disapileared in the
storm. A general officer was the only authority in-
deed that could act at such a crisis, and C.tvAtusAc,
long looked to as the man of such an emergency, was
not wanting to it. MM. De 1,131 A RTIN E and AItAGO
faced the barricades, it seems, fulfilling as [soldiers
the duty which they had but feebly performed as
statesmen. It was both ludicrous and disgusting to
observe at such a moment one of the ministers, M.
FLOCON, attempt to fling all the blame Egan terrible
civil war upon the foreigner. According to M. Flocote
it was still I'ITT and Conine, METTERNICH, or ]lea-
ven knows what imaginary foreign minister, wao was
bribing the workmen of the ateliers natiotatix to fight
for the promised continuation of their idly-earned
salaries.
The reign of the people of Paris, as contradis-
tinguished from its middle classes, ceases with the
dismissal of that government which it founded
and at last overthrew. That reign has lasted
four months. We will not enumerate its deeds,
fur too many of them were inevitable as well as
fearful disasters. The reign of the middle, in
which are included all the wealthy and intelligent,
classes, re-commences, we trust, to show forbeat epee,
as well as firmness and wisdom. CAVAIGNAU, the
dictator of the moment, has the reputation of a bold
and honest republican, preci.ely the man to mush
pretenders, as well as popular insurrection. Ueder
his safeguard, and that of the victorious
army of eitzens around biro, a constitution
may be promulgated, embodying the ide 28 reed wia-
dont of the National Assembly, now free from popu-
lar intimidation. To consult the true interests, respect
the honest rights, and pardon the errors, of that bravo
and misguided class which has shed its blood in lx half
of a false and mischievens creed, will be the best
policy for those who now succeed as ministers or

Doutsmess there are many of our over-worked
mechanics and at tisane who must be attracted by the
glowing descriptions given by Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNoIt
of the terrestial paradises he is about to create. They
turn from their various labours to contemplate the
ideal happiness of peasant proprietorslip—us painted
by the member fur Nottingham. Bur, though we
may destroy some pleasant illu-ions, demolish, as it
' would seem, soma thousands of air-built " cottages
and small farms," it is our duty to the wot king classes
to show that all these highly-ornamented pictures are
mete fancy pieces. Hereafter wo s all have occa-
sion to show that the ompation of two, three,
or four acres of land as a means of livelihood
by a veasant proprietor, even if he had been
so fortunate as to buy the land out aid out,
or to hold it as his own, subket to a rent cslcu-
I Wed according to its real value, would be a ir,,arce of
constant hardehip and occasional difficulty. His con.