The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

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war of the streets, with fields of battle so numerous,
with enemies that cannot be counted, the part of the
unknown is always very great. Until the truth as to
the results of these days, for ever deplorable, shall be
known, a comparison with those of the revolution of
July may serve for an estimate, very probably correct.
In the preamble of the bill on national rk compretes,
proposed to the Chamber of Deputies Oct. 9th, U•3O,
we read that 3,564 wounded were temporarily rendered
incapable of work,and that 311 remained mutilated and
invalided; that is, then, a total of 3,875 wourded,
which must be completed by that of the soldiers, who,
of course, did not figure in the list of recompenses; that
is to say, in estimating the losses of the army at one-
half only of those of the people (the surgeon Larry
alone had 5041 wounded at the hospital of the Oros-
Caillou), we arrive at a total of about 6,000 wounded.
We further see by the same bill that France had t.)
accord pensions to 300 widows, to 300 old men whose
children had succumbed, and to adopt 500 orphans.
Adding tht se to the deaths of the army, we find a total
of about Laol) deaths. Now, if it be proved that the
number of deaths and wounded was at least 7,000 in
July 1830, at a time when the struggle was somewhat
restricted, confined to certain quarters of the town,
and lasting scarcely two entire days, how can we
br lieve thr t in June the number of victims was not
much more considerable, when during four days the
most obstinate and moat bloody war raged at the
same time throughout the half of Paris? In esti-
mating it at 9,000 or 10,000, is it not unfortunately
remainirg beneath the truth ?"
Near the house at the entrance of the Faubourg St.
Antoine which was entirely burned down, there is
one cecupied in the lower part by a grocer, which
rcarly shared the same fate. Seventy-one persons
resided in the house, but the grocer and his wife
alone resolved not to abandon it. The insurgents
first summoned the husband to combat with
them, or to give up his musket, and they
then ascended to the upper stories. It was from
this house, and from that which is by the side on
the Place de la Bastille, that the well-sustained fusil-
lade took place, in which Urn. Negrier, M. Charbon-
lel (representative of the people), and several artil-
lerymen of the National Guard, were killed or
wounded. The grocer, who had managed to escape
from the insurgents, hid himself in his shop. Whilst
he was doing so, two shells fell into it, and, on ex-
ploding, broke all they encountered; the place was
also twice set on fire, but the grocer and his wife
succeeded in extinguishing the flames, whereby he
saved the house and his goods. The injury done,
however, by the shells was very great.
Paws. Jr. us 17. New Inan, —; Three per Cents., 47;
Fire per Contr., 77; Four-and-llalt, —; Fours, Delman
rival, 1540, —; Do. 1812, —; Do. Threes, ; Do.
rluiy —; I.l.plts Bente.. —; Roman Loan. ; ireasur)
Baur.. n —. Bank Shares, 1655; hschange on London. So days,
90 days. —.
7t4n.wsys. PUiP and Orleans, 685; Parts and Bourn, 457 50;
Rouen and 222 10; ntarnon and 11,rsa•ules, 240 ; tras-
bourg sea Bs a. 97 50• r 472 50 ; Assets, an, Bou-
logne, Bone., `u.405; North, 367 50.