The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-24 00:00:00

Commission Executive !" A bas l'Assemblee !' Some
of them ran towards the belfry of the Church of Saint
Sulpioe, near which they had waited the return of their
delegates, evidently with the intention of sounding the
tocsin, but, fortunately their intention was foreseen and

the door closed. The band then proceeded towards
Faubourgs Saint Antoine and Marceau, gradually in-
creasing in numbers as it went. In the evening it took
up its station on the Place de la Bastille and the Bar-
riere du Trone. Commissaries of police received orders
to proceed to the spot to disperse them. The only
cries which were raised wore 'Vive Napoleon 1'
Viva rEmpereur !' A has Marie I " Nous reste-
tons ! ' The Government fearing that these perturba-
tors might proceed to the Assembly, ordered the armed
force there to be increased, and General Negrier, one of
the questors of the chamber, took the command of all
the troops on duty.
" MIDNIGHT.—The manifestations made during the
day by a part of the workmen of the ateliers nationaux
caused great agitation in Paris during the evening.
The neighbourhood of the Hotel de Ville was crowded
with people, and numerous bands were also assembled on
different points of the Boulevards. At about eight
o'clock the Place du Pantheon was covered with
several thousand workmen, from whence they proceeded
in a column, with a flag at their head, towards the Place
de la Bastille mad the Quercier Saint Antoine. Every
precaution was taken at the Hotel de Ville, and after
the above column had passed through it was surrounded
by the armed force. The National Guards were called
out by summons at their respective houses, but the
rappel was not beaten : and at ten o'clock a large force
took up their station on the Place. At eleven o'clock a
battalion of the line marched into the prefecture of
police, and the peristyle of the Palais de Justice was
guarded by a body of the Garde Mobile, and at all the
Mairtes a large force was kept in reserve. The night
passed off without any collision."

Galipzani contains the following :
" The resolution come to that the workmen employed
in the ateliers nationaux shall be paid by the piece, and
day, has, during the last two or three days
to loud remonstrances, and in some places
givennw ootu bldy
risebthaeve led to acts of violence, had not the Govern-
ment taken ample measures of prevention. To notice
one example, the men at Puteaux, between Neuiily and
Suresne, positively refused to submit to this arrange-
ment; whereupon the local authorities, after having in
vain reasoned with them, declared that if they persisted
in their refusal they should be dismissed, and men from
other ateliers natianaux called upon to take their work.
The refractory men replied that if such an attempt were
made it would be resisted. Under this threat, and upon
a report from the local authorities to the Minister of
Public Works and the prefect of police, three battalions
of the Garde Mobile, quartered at Courbevoie,
fourth at Rueil, and a regiment of the line in the same
quarters, were kept under arms, ready to march at the
first call. But fortunately their services were
not wanted ; for, when the men from Paris ar-
rived; those of Puteaux received them without any
violent resistance, and calmly exposed to them
the grounds of their objections against piece work.
They also said that they did not think it equitable that
the engraver,• the cabinet-maker, the piano manufac-
turer, the jeweller, and artisans of that class, should be
brought into competition with the labourer of Alsace
and the mason of Creuse, who were able to earn from
3f. to 4f. a day, while the persons alluded to, with all
their exertions and fatigue, could not gain more than a
few centimes. The men from Paris urged some strong
arguments in reply, but, as the men of Puteaux made
no use of violence, they withdrew without coming to
any collision. However, at not many paces distant, on
the road from Puteaux to Suresne, there are to be found
artisans at work by the piece in the making of a main
drain, each of whom earns from 2f. 50e. to 3f. in a day
of eight hours. The men of Puteaux were well inclined
to prevent these men from continuing their work, but
were overawed by the imposing force known to be sta-
tioned around—and, it may be added, the marks of dis-
approbation from the people in general—and thus pre-
vented from making any hostile demonstration. At nine
o'clock last night they remained quiet, although some in
the public-houses, and in the middle of groups out doors,
endeavoured to keep up the excitement.
" The hat-manufacturers have for several days past re-
sumed a certain degree of activity. Some of the men
have returned to their work, but the greater number have
refused to do so. Hence have arisen serious collisions
between the two parties. On Tuesday, one of the minor
party, against whom loud threats had been uttered, on
coming out of his manufactory, was escorted home to his
lodging, in the Rue Bourtibourg, by a party of the gar-
diens de Paris, sent expressly for his protection. When
they arrived at his house the gardiems left him, as they
believed in safety; but six of the major party, who had
concealed themselves on the staircase of the house, set
upon him as he was going up, and beat him so severely,
that the poor man, when they left him, was carried up to
his room almost deprived of life. Yesterday a not less
deplorable scene took place in the Rue de l'Homme
Arn4. Another hatter, returning home from work,
was assailed by two of his comrades, and a conflict be-
tween him and them ensued, during which he drew a
poignard, with which, knowing what he had to expect,
he disabled one of his adversaries by stabbing him in the
arm."

INSURRECTION OF THE OUV-
RIERS IN PARIS, ERECTION OF
BARRICADES, FIGHTING IN
THE STREETS, AND GREAT
LOSS OF LIFE.

The attempt to carry into effect the decree order-
ng the enrolment into the army of the workmen, be-
;ween the ages of 17 and 25, maintained by the State
in the Ateliers Nationaux, has produced resistance on
their part, and eventually open insurrection. On
Thursday they quitted their workshops, and in bands
of from 500 to 600 paraded the streets with banners.
They then held meetings in the Place of St. Sulpice,
on the Place of the Basti!e, and at the Barriere du
Trone. These were preparatory to the outbreak of
the next day. Of the events of the early part of
yesterday, we find the following account in G'alig-
ia Messenger, is published at three o'clock
in aft
" Paris was thrown into consternation this morning
by a report that the workmen of the Ateliers Nationaux
7?og afternoon
had broken out into open revolt, and constructed barri-
cades at the Fortes St. Martin and St. Denis. We regret
to say that this report was soon confirmed. The gene
rale was beaten for the National Guards, who turned
out, at first rather slowly, but as the danger became
more apparent, the numbers increased rapidly. The
barricades were defended by about six or seven hun-
dred men, chiefly armed with muskets; but the fau-
bourgs of St. Martin and St. Denis were filled with
groups of workmen, most of whom appeared to be
bwaarirtiienaegfs weora signal to join the insurgents. The
barricades were formed in the usual way, with public
carriages which had been turned over, and paving
stones and iron railings, which had been torn down. We
are informed that the post of the Bonne Nouvelle was
attacked by the insurgents, who attempted to disarm it,
but met with a courageous resistance, and, after exchang-
ing a few shots, fled. At about 11 o'clock several other
barricades had been erected, and others were erecting;
but as the National Guards and troops of the line were
arriving rapidly and charging upon the groups, it was
hoped that the further construction of barricades would
be prevented. At half-past twelve a small body of
National Guards came down the Rue d'Aboukir, and at
the corner were fired at by a party of the people. They
immediately returned it, and several men were killed
and wounded. The people then rushed forward
in force, and the National Guards were obliged
to give way. At the corner of the Rue de
Clery a similar scene took place ; the Na-
tional Guards, however, held their ground, and forced
the people to fly. Our reporter saw one National
Guard wounded, though not seriously. About one
o'clock a smart fire of musketry was opened by the
troops on the barricades erected at the Pones St. Mar.

tin and St. Denis, which was at first warmly returned
by the people, but after a few more discharges from the
military the fire of the insurgents slackened, and orders
were given to carry them at the point of the bayonet
which was done in gallant style. A great number were
killed and wounded in the attack at these points ; but
four of the barricades were carried in succession. Just
at this moment a battery of artillery arrived on the spot
and was place in a position t• command them. At the
Motel de Ville nothing in the shape of a collision had
taken place. The Place was occupied by a large body
of troops and strong bodies of the National Guards,
pl aced en echelon in all the streets leading to it, so that
an y attempt to raise barricades would have been irnme-
tzt ately prevented. The National Guards in that quarter
na d mustered in very large numbers, and they appeared
to be anicalted by the most determined spirit. In the
Rule St. Antoine, opposite the Church of St. Paul, a bar-
ricade had been erected, but it was carried by the Na-
tional Guards at the point of the bayonet. Several ar-
rests were made of persons uttering seditious cries, and
one workman, carrying a flag belonging to the Ateliers
Nationadr, was stopped by the National Guards, and his
flag taken from him. At the Palais de Justice two bar-
ricades were formed, which were attacked by the Na-
tional Guards, and taken at the point of the bayonet.
A great number of the defenders of those barricades
have been made prisoners."
The post left at five o'clock, at which time the
fighting continued. The National Guards, supported
by the military, had made several attacks on the
ouvriers, who defended their barricades with the
greatest obstinacy, and the loss of life on both sides
has been very great. It was rumoured that the
Executive Committee had resigned their power

into the hands of General CAVAIGICAC, who had been
placed at the head of the armed force. A messenger,

who left Boulogne at four o'clock this morning, states
that at that hour the mail train from Paris had not

arrived, Lut

that it

was currently re-

ported in Boulogne that a collision had
taken place in Paris between the military and