The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-01 00:00:00

put under arrest for having entered into a connexion with
men in a state of revolt, and for having excited to acts of
viol,mee against the Government.—(Seasatiou.)

M. Deville—lt is not true.

The Minister—The matter was now in the hands of the
Procurcur-Gcneral, and would soon be brought to trial. He
came now to the objections that had been raised against the
military precautions taken yesterday for the sake of order. His
answer was, that the precautions taken were for the purpose of
saving the blood of Frenchmen from being shed.— (Cheer-
ing on the Right.)
A Voice en the Legit—lt was a provocation.
The Minister, in continuation, said, that sad eventuality had
been prevented, and he felt sure that the country would do
justice to their motives.—(Cheers and murmurs.) The
secret societies had been at work, and had attempted to
bring over some of the Garde Mobile to the side of revolt.
100 arrests had been made.—(Movement). The parties ar-
rested would be brought before the tribunals. Under such
circumstances he would refrain from further remarks ;
but he could not avoid expressing his surprise at the lan-
guage held by Hon. Representatives, as it was calculated to
prolong the state of agitation that had yesterday been
observed in the streets. He, the Minister, would not
hesitate to denounce such language as an encourage-
ment to disorder.—(Tremendous uproar for some minutes.)
They had been asked to show where was the danger? He
would reply, in the clubs, where the eternal foes of order had
taken refuge.—(Renewed uproar.) Yes, the conspirators
were there. Those conspirators who were so accustomed to
plot, that if they were in power they would conspire against
each other.—(Loud cheering from one side, and murmurs on
the other.) He felt satisfied that he had thine his duty, and
he was sure the country would think the same.—(Great
agitation.)
M. Marrast, taking the tribune of orators, said be was sur-
prised to hear such an affirmation as that he had received
an improper letter from General Changarnier. He could
assure the Assembly that had such been the case he would
have known how to recall General Changarnier to a sense of
the respect due to their President. He had shown the letter
in the bureau of which he was a member, and the bureau saw
nothing of a kind in it that called for censure or remark. He
would, if the Assembly desired so, produce the letter.—(Cries
of " Yes, yes, read.") The letter runs thus—
" Monsieur le President,—The enemies, and without doubt
the maligners, of the Garde Mobile, attribute to it, most
culpable intentions. The Government has deemed it neces-
sary to adopt measures of precaution. Responsible as the
Government is for the safe y of the National Assembly, it
has deemed it to be its duty to, have troops placed in the
positions necessary for the Assembly's defence.
" Accept the assurance of my respect,
" CHANG A ENIER. "
M. Marrast, in reply to a question, gave the data
January 29th, eleven o'clock, morning, and proceeded to
mention, that with respect to the arrest of Colonel
Forestier, it was caused by, the letter of that officer to
him, the President of the Assembly, and yet that letter was
conceived in most respectful terms. Conceiving there was
some mistake, he applied at once to the President of the
Council, 'and received from him a letter which he would
read. M. Marrast then read the letter of M. Odilon Barrot,
which was in precisely the same sense as the explanation
given by the Minister of the Interior.
M. Bac said he would second the motion of M. Sarrans.
He contended that if there had been no collision yesterday, it
was owing to the prudence of the people.— (Laughter on one
side, and cheers on the other.) He went on to insinuate
that the Gevernment got up the agitation, which he thought
proved by a country paper that announced an insurrection in
Paris.
M. Odilon Barrot said that, with regard to the article of
` the newspaper which spoke in such disrespectful terms of the
' Assembly, referred to by the last speaker, he had to say that
the subject was under the notice of the law officers of the
Republic.
Colonel Guinard, of the National Guard Artillery, defended
, Colonel Forestier against what bad been alleged by the Mi-
nister of the Interior' and concluded by declaring that he
was ready to defend the Assembly.
The Minister of the Interior declined saying anything
further on a case now submitted to the tribunals.
M. Flocon would suggest an inquiry ; but the cries of " the
I order of the day" became so great, the President said the
E order of the day might be passed, as it would not interfere
with ulterior inquiry.—(Great uproar, in the midst of which
the order of the day was pat and carried.)
s The remaining proceedings up to post hour possessed no
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