The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-06 00:00:00

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC.

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provo,ed "'floe Natiol Assea.bi:v, faitkul interpreter
of the pople by whom it has just been named, before
commencing its labours, declares in the name of the
French people and in the face of the whole world, that
the Republic proclaimed in the 24th February, 1348,
is, and will remain, the form of the government of
France.

" The Republic which France wishes for has for its
motto Liberty, equality, fraternity.'
"In the name of the country the Assembly conjure a
all Frenchmen of all opinions t‘t forget ancient dissen-
sions, and only to form one family. The day which
assembles the representatives of the people is fur all
citizens the tote of concord and fraternity.—(Loud cries
of Vive la Republique.' ")
M. Clement Thomas That declaration should be
made in the name of all the deputies of :all the depart-
ments, and not only in that of the department of the
Seine. I demand that it shall be madwin the name of
the entire National Assembly.—(Cries of "Yes, yes.")
M. Berger—lt is in the name of the whole Assembly
the deputies of the Seine have spoken.
M. Saurut-1 demand that the proclamation should
he made in the name of all the departments of Franec,
and that to the words French Republic should be added
" one and indivisible.
M. Ducoux—lt is fact in the natae of the whole of
France that such_a proclamation should be made.

M. Vignerte—l demand that in the minutes of the
sitting it shall be expressly mentioned that our acclama-
tions fir the Republic were unanimous.

A Voice—The Republic is a fait accompli. I cannot
comprehend that it could be put in question.
M. Etienne Arago—The people proclaimed it before
M. Emmanuel Arago—No postponement. Let our
acclamations be raised at once, and proclaim the Re-
public f.trthwith•—(Cries of "Yes, yes.")
M. I)egoussee —lt has been said that the artillery of
the Invalides and in the Champs Etysees would announce
the proclamation of the Republic. The people assembled
there await it with a noble iniptience. Let us not make
them wait any longer.—(Approbation.)
A Voice—As yet it has been only proclaimed provi-
sionally.
M. Hure—After the fact should come the right.
M. Barbes—We have only to proclaim the Republic
after the people. Let us all cry, " Long live the Re-
public—one, indivisible, and social!"
Trilot—The Republic is a fact which has been
preparing for many long years, a necessary, a scientific
tact.—(" Oh, oh!") The proof of its necessity is, that
it is proclaimed in this chamber, adjoining the other
where it was combatted two months since. The greatest
proof is, that even those who then protested against it
do so no longer. If there are any citizens hero who
think of another form of government.—(" No, nol Vive
la Republique). The Republic, therefore, is like the sun
—blind is he who does not see it.

A Voice—Let us proclaim the Republic.
General Courtais—l come in the name of the people
of Paris—(lnterruption)—l request the members of the
Provisional Government to come out on the perisyle of
the building, and the representatives of the people to
follow them, in order to proclaim the Republic.—(Great
agitation.)
The whole assembly rose in the midst of the loudest
acclamations of approval.
A Member—The heroic population of Paris requests
you, through the Commandant of the National Guard, to
proclaim with it the Republic in the face of day.
The utmost enthusiasm was then evinced, and, the
Provisional Government leading the way, the whole
of the ass,mbly proceeded outside to the steps,
in front of the building, opposite the Pont.
de-la-Concorde. All the officers of the National
Guard, which during the latter part of the sitting
had occupied the wide space at ouch side of the estrade,
as far as the corners of the tribune, took up their sta-
tions close to them. An immense number of National
Guards were admitted inside the railing, below the
steps, whilst the colours of the different legions were
conducted up with great ceremony to the space between
the pillars, and then disposed al equal distances on each
side of the Provisional Government. The whole of the
open area between the Chamber and.the bridge, and far
down along the quays, on each side was densely-
covered with close-packed crowds of people, inters
spersed with large bodies of the Garde Mboile and other
National Guards. Cries of "Vive la Republique !"
arose both from the crowd and the troops standing on
the steps ; other cries of "We want the troops of the
line !" "We want the colours of the line !"
burst from the various parties of the crowd.
This cry was at last repeated so perseveringly that
General Courtais was obliged to descend the steps
and go outside the railing to bring in several colours of
the line, each under a numerous escort. The scene then
became of a most enthusiastic character. Swords were
waved on high; military caps were displayed on the
points of bayonets; the bands played national airs; the
cannon thundered from the Invalides; and the air was
rent with cries of " Vive la Ifiyublique !" In fact the
Republic was thus publicly proclaimed.
M. Cremiesta, member of the Provisional Government.
after calling for silence, read, in the name of the whole
Assembly, the address which had just been made by M.
Berger.

This address was followed by fresh acclamations
and salvos of artillery. The National Guards pre-
sented arms during the cfremony ; the drums beat
and the trumpets sounded, while the members of the
Government and the Deputies returned into the
Chamber.

After a few further returns were made by the
bureaux, the sitting was adjourned, it being seven
o'clock.

It is supposed that not less than 200,000 persons
were present on the occasion, both close to the
Chamber, on, the bridge, and on the Place de la Re-

volution.

The National Assembly has issued the following
proclamation

" PROCLAMATION.

" The National Assembly, faithful interpreter of the
statements of the people who have elected it, before
commencing its labours, declares, in the name of the
French people, and in the face of the whole world, that,
the Republic proclaimed on the 24th of February,
1848, is, and will remain the form of government of
France. The Republic which France desires has for
its device, liberty, equality, fraternity. In the name
of the country the Assembly conjures all Frenchmen
c,f all opinions to forget their old differences, and to
form henceforth only one family. The day which unites
the representatives of the people is for all citizens
the festival of concord and fraternity. Vivo la 116-
publique I ' "
The Bulletin de la Republique, the official organ
of N. LEDRU RoLLIN, publishes the following :

ADDRESS ('F THE INHABITANTS OF BORRISULEIGH,
IN TUE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY (IRELAND), TO THE

CITIZENS of FoANCE.

"Citizens,—live thousand Irishmen, met on the
plains of Tipperary, demand permission to unite with
the rest of their compatriots to congratulate you on your
glorious triumphs. You owe them to your deep love for
liberty, to your indomitable courage, and to your ener-
getic perseverance. It is thus that you have been Ale
to take as the basis of your Republic the three great
principles of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Glorious France!—You have been the ssylum of our
exiles, of our clergy; you have received our soldiers into
the ranks of your armies; you have rec, ived and pro-
tected our patriots; you have given us your tears and
your blood. And when, a short time ay, Ireland ap
peared to wish to enter into the contest against her p-
pressors, one of the most illustrious of your citizens,
Ledru Rollie, made the offer to Ireland of the support
of France.
" Be well assured, then, that we never can forget the
testimonies of your sympathy ; never will either promises
or threats engage us to raise our banner against you, our
old associate, our etrrnal friend.
" WILLIAM. MORRIS, President.
"M. YELMARTIN, Secretary."
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

The Assembly met yesterday at twelve o'clock,
and proceeded to hear reports on the returns of
Members. About 200 cases were brought forward
by half-past three o'clock, which, with the number of
nearly 450 returns decided on the day before, consti-
tuted a sufficient number to vote for the candidates
for the place of President.
Some conversation took place before the appel
nominal was proceeded to, from which it resulted
that the office of President should be for one month ;
that all Members whose elections had or had not
been decided on should vote, excepting those whose
returns had been postponed ; and that M. SCHMIDT
(whose name was specially brought forward) was not
entitled to vote, his case being still sub lite. The
voting then commenced, and at 6 o'clock the election
terminated as follows :

BUCH EZ
TRELAT
ItEcuuT 9l
WOIRHATE
3

CORMENIN

M. BUCHEZ was, in consequence, declared duly
elected.

This is a great victory for the Moderate party, as
M. BUCIIEZ was their candidate.

The approaches to the Chamber were perfectly un•
encumbered ; there was no crowd, or any appearance
of either National Guards or troops of the line.
The members of the Provisional Government ap-
peared without their tricoloured sashes.

The Monzteur publishes a decree enacting that the
administration des domaines shall take possession of
all properties, real and personal, composing the old
dolation of the Crown, with the exception of those
regularly made over to the public services by the
competent authorities.

The Courrier Francais contains the following
article :—" We learn from a positive source that the
family of Louis PHILIPPE have in their pay at Paris
a certain number of persons engaged to transmit
to them notes on the state of Paris. The pretext
given by these persons to those who, knowing
them, have expressed surprise at seeing them here,

is that they are elia-cr,ed with packing and sandingkhr to the fainiiy such eiiects
the Tuileries as the Provisional Government, in its
magnanimity, has allowed them to remove. It is easy
to conceive the time which the packing of so many
fine things must cost, and the comings and goings this
must occasion. We therefore call the attention of
Citizen CAUSSIDIERE to this important point, and at
the same time recommend certain representatives re-
cently elected at Paris to make his wife comprehend
the dangers into which the protection given by her
to persons attached to the Duchess of ORLEANS may
lead the Republic, which her husband is commissioned
to represent." _ _

The following is an account of the situation of the
Bank on Thursday evening, the 4th of May :

Cash and ingots
Cash at branch banks
Overdue bills ...

ASSETS.

Bills bt coining due in Paris, of which

56.049,869 97
34.395,122 00
18,722,973 47

30,245,044 f. are from the branch batiks 166,858.588 64
Bills iu the branch banks . . 77.153,098 IS
Advances on coin and ingots ... 6,506 700 00
Ditto on public securities of France . 10,669,983 90
Due from the branch banks on their

notes in circulation ... 14 518,500 00
Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00
Retires of disposable funds ... 11,660,197 89
Hotel and furniture of the bank 4,000,000 00
Interest in branch bank at Algiers 1,000.000 00
Interest in Nation4l Discount Bank ... 200.000 00
Bills protest4d ... 23,579,480 39
Bills arising from the sale of Rentes to
Russia yet to be received

Expenses-of administration ...
Sundries ... ...

80.924 92
541.904 51
729,856 82

Advance to the State on Bona du Tr scar

of the Republic;

.., 50,000,000 00

486,567,909 69