The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

Vtirti =titian
SUN 49-FEICE, Semi o'Clock.

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The following is an account of the proceedings off'
the mob before they broke into the Assembly :
The various clubs and the workmen of the Atelier,
Idationaux 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 the regular troops and the National Guard.
Wken the procession reached the Bridge de Is Concorde,
it was guarded by s 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-
sien, after a short stand at the back of the Palace, pro-
ceeded 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 -eff- 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
wall 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 had 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. Very
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 inasters! others, "We will
have 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 stops that face the bridge, and troops were
arriving on all sides.

MESSINA.
The Messinese are now enjoying an armistice, which
will not be terminated till the 15th inst. The citadel
continued to fire on the fortress till the armistice was
concluded ; but the people, expecting orders from the
Palermitan Parliament, would not return the fire.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

XlThlinti OF DEATHS IeROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 13. 114$.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 263
DiAeases of Uncertain Seat .•• ••• „, 53
Turbercular Disettacs.:: ••• ••; Igo
Diseases of. the-Brain, Nerves; and Senses._ ,-.;Lx..1 113
Diseases of the 'Heart and Blood4vessels • •
30
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of '
. .
Reepiratiiin ... •• • •
.... 167
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver,- and othe'r—Organs.
of Digestii3On...
Diereses of the Kidneys, •&c,
. *- "
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the-Joints, Bones, and Muscles • 9
Diseases of the Skin, itc.
Malformations... —• ***
Premature Birth ..•
••• ••• ••• •
.Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden ... 2
Violence, Privation, &i .
Cold, 0t...1 .
Intemperance 24
Causes not specified .•• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1

DZATIIII mom ♦LL Calms

1,051

Penulation ♦verage weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths. 1843-7. In the
1641. riTS Springs. Week.
West Districts... 300,711 . . 143 ... 143
North Districts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 197
Central Districts 373,653 ... 171 ... 184
East Districts ... 392,444 ... 199 ... 226
south Districts.. 501,190 ... 248 ... 302

Totals... ..... 1,948,369
Males ... ...
Females ...

943

... 1,052
... 493
... 559