The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-17 00:00:00

families, and their native land. Should they I
adopt the prudent resolution of abstaining for the
future from their inflaming harangues, and keeping
within constitutional limits in their political exer-
tions, we shall not regret their personal exemption.
If they sin no more, we would gladly award them an
amnesty for the past ; but we fear their unexpected
escape will only stimulate themselves and others to
new transgressions, the consequence of which may be
of the most serious character. We must, also, under
any circumstances deplore the fact that the special
jurors of the Irish metropolis have not followed the
noble example set them by the gentlemen of Lime-
rick, Clare, and Tipperary, during the late Special
Commission in those counties ; but that the miscon-
duct of some of their members has reflected so deep
discredit on a body comprising many respectable
and honourable men, as to render it contingent on
the chances of a ballot whether a fair and disinte-
rested verdict can be calculated on in any case bearing
a political aspect.

afternoon of the day before yesterday were, their
odium was surpassed by the grandeur of the demon-
stration which followed towards evening—a demon-
stration in favour of order, of peace, and of allegiance
to the national representation. If General COUR-
TAIS has merited execration and death by abusing his
office as Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard,
and has proved himself to be a monstrous traitor to
his country by depriving the Assembly of their con-
stituted guardians, and by himself participating in
the treasonous acts of the rebels—Colonel CLEMENT
THOMAS, who has since been appointed as his suc-
cessor by the acclamation of the Deputies, has re-
deemed the honourable reputation of his rank by his
many testimonies of devotion. If, again, LOUIS
BLANC had the audacity to lord it as the head dema-
gogue of the insurgents, allowing himself to be car-
ried in triumph round the hall, and to utter the pane-
gyric of anarchy from the tribune of the National
Parliament—the President BUCHEZ evinced through-
out the uproar the calmness of security, and the con-
stancy of devotion. If HUBER had the unconscion-
able insolence to arrogate to himself the power of
the whole country by announcing that the National
Assembly was dissolved—MAßßAST has since evinced
his unalterable adhesion to the Moderates by deny-
ing that announcement in a counter-proclamation n.
The sudden " turning of the tables " on Moday
evening was one among the principal miracles
of democracy. Immediately that the treason
of COURTAis was perceived, the rappel was
beaten throughout the capital, by order of the
Executive Commission, and forthwith Paris rose
at the summons en masse. Thousands and tens of
thousands of the National Guard and the Garde
Mobile, pressed forward from every direction, con-
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the precincts of the structure with animpregnable
barrier, the living barrier of the praetorian guard of
the Republic. Following out as far as possible the
sequence,of events on the memorable 24th of February,
many of the Ultras had previously adjourned to
the hotel de Ville, where they had proclaimed a
dan-
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fifty of these madmen—including ALBERT, BARBES,
HUBEE, RASPAIL, COURTAIS, and SORRIER—
are nowsafely confined in the dungeons of
Vincennes, and it is profoundly to be hoped that
their gigantic crimes will be speedily and adequately
expiated. No animosity whatever could have been
insinuated into the thoughts of the national repre-
sentatives by the miserable poltroonery of M. Louis
BLaNc, 4 who, pale and agitated, with his clothes torn
to ribbons and discoloured with dust, protested his
innocence of all share in the conspiracy, when the
conspirators were effectually routed by the interposi-
tion of the brave-hearted Parisians.
In the midst of all these tumultuous occurrences
one man maintained his popularity undiminished—it
was then indeed that his popularity reached its peri-
helium. That man was M. DE LAMARTINE. When
the rabble had been expelled from the palace of the
Nationll Assembly by the Civic Guard, LAMARTINE
re-entered the hall, and, according to the account of
an eye4,witness, he was surrounded in an instant,
raised in the arms of the throng, and carried to the
tribune' amidst acclamations, while some even of
the soldiery kissed his hands with an effusion
of admiration. Subsequently, when he traversed the
streets 'of Paris on horseback he received a spon-
taneoul ovation from the populace. Here is a frag-
ment frpm the description of his passage through the
streets on horseback, as written in the French
journals :—M. DE LAMARTINE, his arms extended,
and giving his hand to a thousand hands, saluted the
people with tears brimming in his eyes, and expressed
his gratitude to this multitude of devoted citizens.—
M. DE LAMARTINE, les bras tendres et dormant la main
a des milliers de mains, saluait, les larnies aux yeux, et
addre,lait des remerciements a cette multitude de eitoyens
decons." Let not this most illustrious of the
Moderates misapprehend, however, the meaning of
this enthusiasm ; let him feel that he is loved by the
people because he is looked upon by them as the in-
carnation of Moderate Republicanism, and that the
glory of his genius, the splendour of his oratory, the
probity of his character, and the prestige of his
virtuous life, will be incapable of perpetuating that
enthusiasm, and of preserving that popularity, unless
he crushes the ultra faction with a hand of iron, and
repudiates at once and for ever the bare idea of
a cony—

tagnards, was blocked on every side by National
Guards, and Commissaries of Police entered the
offices of the Commune de Paris, and began to exa-
mine all the papers. The Montagnards, on learning
the arrest of SOBRIER, had attempted to burn his
papers, but they were prevented.
When the detachment of National Guards sent to
invest the house arrived, an individual in a grey
blouse attempted to escape by the window of the en-
tresol, but was arrested immediately on reaching the
ground. It was understood that all the persons found
in the portion of the house rented by SOBRIER were
talc( to custody.

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The arrest of SODIUM was effected in a rather
curious manner. In the distribution of places by the
self-constituted Provisional Government, SORRIER
had taken for himself the post of Minister of the In-
terior, and immediately after leaving the Chamber of
Representatives he proceeded to the Ministry, at-
tended by about a hundred men, and after proclaim-
ing his new dignity, and demanding the seals of
office, he left for the purpose of going to the Hotel
de Ville to assist in the councils of his confederates.
The exertions of the day, however, had made citizen
SOBRIER so thirsty that he stopped on his way at the
the cafe d'Orsay, and entered to take some refresh-
ment. He was here recognised by M. RONDEAU, a
representative of the people, who immediately col-
lared him, and handed him over to the National
Guard on the Quai d'Orsay.
At eight o'clock the delegates of the departments,
who had arrived in Paris to take part in the fete,
passed through the rue Vivienne and other principal
streets, displaying their bandei, and shouting, " Vive
l'Assemblee Nationale." This cry was responded to
with indescribable enthusiasm by all the inhabitants
as the delegates passed. In the evening a great part
of Paris was brilliantly illuminated, in honour of the
triumph of order over anarchy, and as a mark of
satisfaction at the rescue of the National Assembly
and the resumption of its sittings.
The following proclamation was issued by the
Minister of the Interior last night :
" Citizens,—A multitude led away by some factions
men has just violated the national representation. This
insensate attempt has failed in presence of the unani-
mous manifestation of the population of Paris. The
Government of the Republic will do its duty ; it will
know how to display the energy which must insure
order, without the least attack upon the principle of
liberty • " RECURT."
The following was issued by the questeur of the
Assembly :
" Citizens I—The National Assembly, elected by the
universal suffrages of the people, has been invaded ; its
President has been expulsed from the chair, and factious
men have substituted themselves for your veritable re-
presentatives, who rely on you and on all good citizens,
as you may count on them.
" DEGOUSEE, the delegated questeur."
At eight o'clock the following proclamation was
issued from the Hotel de Ville :-- •
" The National Assembly is not dissolved. The Pre-
sident, yielding to the tumult, declared the sitting at an
end, The brave citizens of Paris are called on to main
tain the respect due to the National Assembly, which
was elected by universal suffrage. To attack the
National Assembly is to attack the Republic conquered
in February, and proclaimed by the Assembly. Vive
rAsserablie Nationale! Vive la R!
" ARMAND MARIAST,
" Representative of the People, Mayor of Paris."
About the same time the following was issued:—
" The Hotel de Ville is delivered. The Provisional
Government is leaving it amidst the acclamations of the
people. The conspirators have been arrested. Citizen
Bois-Lecomte, bearer of the present proclamation, is
charged to read and cause it to be placarded in all the
mairies.
" 15th May, Seven o'clock.
" J. FLOTTARD,
" Secretary-Geueral of the Mairie of Paris."
The mails left Paris at the usual hour, but, by way of
precaution, were escorted by detachments of National
Guards.
At a quarter to six o'clock on Monday evening a
cabriolet milord ascended as rapidly as possible the
Rue de la Montagne Sainte Genevieve, which is a
street very steep and ill-pared. Some persons, to aid
the horse, pushed the vehicle behind, and called on
the driver to whip the horse. Three men were in
the vehicle. On arriving before the Pantheon, the
cab started off at a gallop in the direction of the
Rue des Gres, and stopped at No. 5, Rue des Francs
Bourgeois, the residence of M.RASI'AIL. The National
Guards who were bivouacked at the Luxembourg,
informed no doubt that M. RAsrear. was at his house,
went en masse to it. An order immediately ar-
rived that a search should be made. A battalion sur-
rounded all the issues of the Rue des Francs Bour-
geois, of the Rue Monsieur le Prince, and the Rue
Vaugirard. The search did not lead to the discovery
of anything positive. The adjoining houses were also
searched without success. Still, on the deposition of
some neighbours that M. RASPAIL had entered at
six o'clock, and had not since left, a new search took
place, and ended in his discovery and capture. It
was at that time half-pant nine o'clock. A cab was
at the door, and three officers entered it with M,
RAsrAIL. The vehicle proceeded to the Luxem-
bourg, where the prisoner was lodged. Not a cry,
not a menace was uttered—the National Guard
escorted the prisoner calmly and in good order.
The Debats tays :
" As soon as the fact of the crime committed against
the National Assembly became known in Paris, about
four o'clock, the rappel was beaten in all the legions.
The National Guard immediately assembled with admi-
rable ardour to cries of ' Vive l'Assemblee Nationale I'
The 10th and 3d legions went towards the National
Assembly to protect it. Several representatives joined
their ranks, asking for arms. The other legions, de-
tachments of the Garde Mobile, detachments of infantry
and cavalry, and a battery of artillery went to the Hote,
de Ville to possess themselves of the two or three pro-
visional Governments who had endeavoured to instal
themselves therein. M. de Lamartine and M. Ledru
Rollin were on horseback side by side, in the ranks
of the 2d legion. Everywhere on there passage they
were received with acclamations and by the cry el
' Vive l'Assembl4 • Nationale I' On arriving at the Hotel
de Ville, they entered it without resistance. They
found about a hundred individuals assembled, the
greatest number of whom were arrested, the rest es-
caping. No act of violence had to be deplored. M. de
Lamartine and M. Ledru Rollin left the Hotel de Ville
at seven o'clock. They were both on horseback, and
proceeded to the National Assembly. The immense and
compact crowd scarcely allowed their horses to advance,
they were almost borne by thousands of arms. Unani-
mous cries broke out on their passage. M. de Lamar-
tine, with his arms extended and shaking hands with
thousands, saluted, and with tears in his eyes, ad-
dressed thanks to the multitude of devoted citizens.
This demonstration accompanied him to the Palace of
the National Assembly. Between six and seven o'clock
the legions of the banlieu entered Paris by all the bar-
riers, to offer their support to the National Assembly,
and their co-operation to the Executive Commission."
The following is the report of the evening sitting
of Monday of the National Assembly :
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.—SITTING OF
MAY 15.
EVENING SITTING.
Immediately after the Representatives had left the
Chamber, an imposing development of forces made their
appearance around the building. Considerable numbers
ut the Ist and 2d Legion and of the Garde Mobile en-
tered the hall with their arms, and caused the people to
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" Vive l'Assemblis Nationale!" rose
and loud cries of
trom all sides. The scene, in fact, was the very. reverselaa
of what had taken place daring
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All the tribunes were occupied by the National Guard,
greatesta enthusiasm
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martine soon after appeared, a_nt
was manifested. A rushed forward to meet
were occur)) ing the space below reii,
h. hands. Ho was,
him, and even some of them kisse is
in fact, borne in triumph to his place. .
number of the National Guards who
chair about seven o'clock.
moment at the entry
General Courtais appeared for a
which he met with
of the ball, but the chilling reception
M. Corbon, one of the Vice-Presidents, took the
caused him promptly to leave it.
together, con-
siderableto speak
Several members attempting
confusion arose.
the Government
A Member.—Our first duty is to declare that the
National Assembly is not dissolved.
The Minister of Justice.—Citizens,
is in permanence.to avenge the
severe and the most efficient measures National Re resen-
shameful attempt committed on_ the
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tatives, and to restore order and calm.
It is determined to take the most
which might look
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sembly to abstain from everyet
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like anger, and to leave to th
the dignity
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sembly Assembly has formed to act as
f the country demand.
The Minister of Conamerce..T.ln recommend the
and the great interests o
by the Minister of Justice.
Na-
M. De Lamartine rose and
tional Guards—The first duty o
said, addressing the f
the National Assembly,
ts will be able to deli'
M. Berryer supported the view of the question taken
which by the aid of your bayoneess a
berate in security, will be to p
country.—(Great applause' and
Numerous Voices—And to the
sChseceernse.s)
vote of thanks to.
a roll of the drums.)
Garde Mobile!
• ' them together—the two
the National Guards, who have merited well of their
M. De Lamartine--I Join
The immense majority of the inhabitants formbeen
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jug, and beating of drums.) Shame to the wretched
madmen who wanted to /;loge the country in mourn_
which have taken place to-day ,in this

Madrid papers to the 11th have arrived. The con-
tents are uninteresting.
MADRID BOMA, MAY 11.—Three per Cents, 21i
to 4 ; Fives, 14i. Exchange on London, 41.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
Paris continued perfectly quiet—order was restored,
the National Guard, the students of the Polytechnic
School, the Garde Mobile, the standing army, were

all under arms, and were actuated by the best feel-
ing for the preservation of order. About six o'clock
in the evening of Monday the National Guard of
the Banlieu entered Paris to offer their services to

the National Assembly. The prisoners SoBRIER,
BARBES, ALBERT, RASPAIL, CABET, HUBERT, Ge-
neral CoURTAIS, and others (among whom we regret
to say is not BLANQUI, who has effected his escape),
were transferred early yesterday morning to the dun-
geons of Vincennes, where they are strongly guarded.
khe National Assembly will, it is said, be erected
into a court of justice for the trial of
these conspirators. Early yesterday morning
a proclamation of the Executive Committee of
Government was placarded about Paris, which stated
that, under pretext of presenting a petition in favour
of Poland, the Assembly had been invaded—that the
members remained firm in presence of the conspiracy
—that the conspirators had been arrested—the con-
spiracy vanquished—and that justice would be firmly
executed. The Clubs are closed ; those presided
over by BLANQUI, SOBRIER, and BARBES, are in
possession of the National Guard.
We now proceed to give a summary of the events
of Monday—a brief history of this revolution of an
hour—in continuation of the account which appeared
in The Sun of yesterday :
The movement had been planned for some days
beforehand. Poland was the pretext, but the orga-

nization of a system of plunder, under the name of
Communism, was the object. The members of the

Executive Committee of the Government, and the

Presidents, Questors, and authorities of the Nationa

Assembly, were perfectly aware some days before of
the intention, and of the forces of the insurgents, and
were perfectly prepared for them. In fact order
would never have been disturbed had there not been

treason in the camp of the Republicans. General
COURTAIS, the Commander of the National Guard,
and CAUSSIDIERE, the Prefect of Police, were both in
league with the Clubbists. COURTAIS, on the ap-
proach of the mob to the National Assembly, not
only ordered the National Guards not to oppose
any resistance to their attack upon the As-
sembly, but, in order to render such resistance
impossible, he had actually ordered them to unfix
bayonets, and not to load their muskets. It is not,
therefore, to be wondered at that the mob entered the
Assembly by force, and that for four hours Paris was
in possession of a lawless set of plunderers, to get rid
of whom, as one of the correspondents of a morning
paper justly observes, even the restoration of the elder
branch of the Bourbons would have been accepted ;
and we believe that the restoration of either the elder
or the younger branch of the Bourbons is the object
to attain which the chiefs of this movement were aim-

ing. The connexion between BLANQUI and the police
of LOUIS PHILIPPE is well known. LOUIS BLANC
naturally belongs to the Legitimist party. He began
life as one of the followers of GENOUDE, of the Gazette
de France, the head of that party which openly avows
that the way to a restoration of Legitimacy is through
Communism—the old parti pretre—the men who,
to use the words of CAMILLE DESMOULINS, "endea-
vour to drive liberty mad, in order to disgust the
world with her."

Iromise.

first of the State prosecutions, that on Mr.
tau SMITH O'Bems, was tried on Monday,
t half-past six o'clock the jury retired to con-
their verdict. The conclusion at which they
have arrived (if any) is not yet known in this
IT, but it is supposed, from statements made in
court by members of the jury previously to
being locked up for the night, that there was
•spect whatever of their agreeing either in the
iction or acquittal of the traverser. In the pre-
instance there are no complicated or uncertain
ao be decided ; there is no contradictory evidence
duly weighed and balanced. The testimony
donclusive in respect to the delivery by the de-
Lnt of the language imputed to him; indeed, the
4 was merely formal, for the talented and able
iel who conducted the defence at once admitted the
racy of the report, and candidly stated " that his
uctions were neither to retract or disavow that
!cuted speech." Under these circumstances,
r single person in the community is as compe-
ss if he were actually upon the jury to pro-
ne a correct decision on the character and ten-

The following is an account of the proceedings o
the mob before they broke into the Assembly :
The various clubs and the workmen of the Ateliers
Nationaux 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 theregular troops and the National Guard.
When the procession reached the Bridge de la Concorde,
it was guarded by a 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-
sion, after a short stand at the back of the Palace, pro-
cei-ded 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 off 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
wail 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 head 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.Yery
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 masters!" others, " We will
Nave 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 steps that face the bridge, and troops were
arriving on all sides.
The above account appeared in our Third Edition of
yesterday. Subsequent accounts show that it was not
the mob which forced the National Guards who were
stationed on the Bridge de la Concorde to remove
their bayonets ; the removal of the bayonets had
been ordered some time before by General COURTAIS,
the general who appeared in full uniform on the steps
of the palace to receive the delegates, and who intro-
duced the mob into the Assembly.
During the time the mob held possession of the
Chambers, they amused themselves by placing Louts
BLksic, the General Tom Thumb of politicians, upon
-a table, and parading him round the Assembly. On
leaving the Assembly they proceeded to the Hotel de
Caihdore,
miVille, where they nominated the following as mem-
bers, Baazbe des ,
of a Provisional Government:—Ledru Rollin,
usiere
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did not 1 p ease them, and they therefore prepared a
second list, as follows:—Pierre Leroux, Barbes,
Blanqui, Cabet, Proudhon, Lo • ins Blanc, Albert, Le-
dru Rollin, Huber, and Raspail. The National
Guard got possession of the Hotel de Ville
while the anarchists were in the act of pre-
paring this list, and order was at once restored.
ALBERT and General COURTAIS were immediately
arrested, and the epaulettes of the latter were cut
from his shoulders by the National Guards. At a
later hour in the evening, not only BARS 5,
BLANQUI, SOBRIER, and RASPAIL, but also nearly
all the other chiefs of the movement, had been
arrested.
The house in the Rue de Rivoli, No. 16, in which
SORRIER has established his journal, called the Com-
mune de Paris, and where he had a numerous guard
ifs his pay, to whom he had given the title of Mon-

of the sentiments put forward upon the occa-
sion in question—to determine whether they come
within the scope of fair and legitimate discussion, or
whether they were calculated to excite sedition and
rebellion, to induce disaffection, and perhaps to plunge
the country into all the horrors of civil conflict
and internecine war. Can there be any question as
to what were the intentions of the defendant ?
What was the effect he desired to produce, not only
on his auditory, but on the entire population of the
country, when his speech was wafted on the wings of
the press through every locality—or rather, we
should say, what was such language calcu-
ated to produce upon the too excitable tempe-
rament of Irishmen ? Was it to induce the
People to endeavour to obtain a change in the laws of
the country by legal and constitutional means onlyby ,
tealon and argument, by the election of represen-
tatives Pledged to advocate particular doctrines, and
to use every legitimate exertion to procure their
adoption by the Legislature ; or was it to stimulate
and influence the minds of the people to attain their
object by physical force, by an armed resistance to
the authorities, or by illegal and insurrectionary
movements? This would appear to us to have been
the only question in the case on which the jury were
to pronounce ; and we can hardly conceive how any
unprejudiced or dispassionate person could hesitate
as to the answer to be given to the interrogatory.
If there should be any failure of justice her Ma-
jesty's Government or the law-officers of the Crown
will not be responsible therefor ; they may fearlessly
appeal to every reasonable man on either side of St.
George's Channel for his " verdict" on the admitted'
faots ; and they cannot be censured because some
few individuals have permitted their political predi-
lections to render them oblivious of thehsodlemn obli-
gation they incurred, of the oath they a sworn, to
pronounce a true verdict according to the evidence.
Since the foregoing observations_r. O,BR
_ were written Nis'ee
have learned that the jury in M
were discharged, without returning any verdict, at the
sitting of the Court yesterday morning, and that
,a
similar result was also probable in Mr. MEACHIER s
case, which was then proceeded with, as two gentle-
men were stated to have dissented from the opinion
of their fellows. We may now presume that, for the
present at least, those gentlemen have escaped the
consequences of their deliberate violation of the law
of the land. We shall see whether their associate.
Mr. Mircum, will be equally fortunate in obtaining
some sympathising confederates upon his jury. We
trust, at all events, that the parties may be warned by
their very narrow escape—that they may recollect that
a new and more stringent law is now in force, and that
if they transgress its salutary provisions a temporary
incarceration will not be the only result, but that
they 'may be banished from their friends, their

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1848.

ing ! But, perhaps, it is fortunate that the scene
of t-day has taken place. (Tremendous applause.)
Let us be united; let us form only one body, whilst this
Pretended government goes to seek a place which will
give way under their feet. We are all going, in the
name of the Government proclaimed by you two months
back, to meet the Executive Government, who are all.
I doubt not, animated with the same sentiments as I
am.—(Great applause.) You, citizens, will recognise
only that Government—you will obey the brave com-
mander of the National Guard.—(From all aides " No,
no! If it be Courtais, we will not have him! A bas
Courtais! a bas Courtais!") At such a moment the
place of the Government is not in the council, but at
your bead in the street, on the battle-field itself!!—
(Long-continued cheers.) Let us go to the Hotel de
Ville!—(Cries of " Vire Lamartine! Vive the Execu-
tive Committee!')
MNI. Lamartine, Arago, Ledru Rollin, Garnier
Pagel, and Marie. the Executive Committee, then left
the hall, followed by some of the representatives.
Several members here observed that it would be im-
possible to deliberate in the presence of so many Na-
tional Guards.
A roll of the drurc. here called the National Guards
out of the hall, and they at once left the place.
A Member—l demand that General Courtais be de-
clared a traitor to his country.
Other voices—No! No! Let us not anticipate the de.
cision of the court before which he is to be tried. We
must merely authorise his being placed on trial.
Other Members—We also demand the arrest of
Barbis.
From all sides—Yes! yes! his complicity is evident!
He made here, in the tribune, most incendiary propo-

sitionsl
The President—The Citizens Courtais and Barbs
being representatives of the people, can be arrested only
by the authorization of the Chamber.
Several voices—But that is not the case with respect
to Blanqui, Respell, and Sobrier; they are not invested
with an inviolable office.
The Assembly, on the proposition of M. Luneau, de-
clared itself to be in permanence.
The President had to announce that the Executive
Committee invited the Assembly to join it at the Lux-
embourg.—(No, no.)
The Assembly decided that on the contrary the Exe-
cutive Committee should come to it.
The President—l have to announce that I have in-
vested General Baraguay d'Hilliera with the command
of the forces charged to protect the National Assembly.
M. Jules Fevre announced that the Executive Com-
mittee had invited the Assembly to proceed to the
Luxembourg, as considering it more sure, but seeing the
great number of National Guards round the building, he
conceived that it was useless for the Members to quit it.
He should suggest the propriety of sending a deputation
to ask the Executive Committee to come to the Assembly.
A Voice—No, no; a message is sufficient.
M. Berryer—lt is enough for the Chamber to have
been violated for us not to quit it !—(Hear, hear!)
M. Portalis—As Procureur-General of Paris, I de-
mand authorization from the Assembly to brines to trial
two of its Members, the Citizens Courtais ant?BarLie
—(Movement.)
After a few remarks this authorization was granted.
M. Garnier Pages and M. Arago here returned to the
Chamber and were warmly received.
M. Garnier Pages—l wish to render to the Assembly
an account of the measures taken by the Executive
Committee. From the morning we were aware that
certain agitators intended making some attempt, and
we gave positive orders to have troops placed about
the Assembly. These orders were not properly executed.
When we knew that this building was menaced, three of
us came here, and two went to the Luxembourg, and
from thence issued orders to the armed force. When
we learned later in the day that a factious crowd had
invaded the hall of deliberation, we ordered the forces
to be concentrated on this point, and the National
Guard at once responded to our call. At present our
duty is to provide for the necessities of a severe repres-
sion. The persons who conspired are already in cus-
tody.—(Hear, hear.) The right of meeting is sacred,
but the clubs who deliberate in arms, and who speak
openly of attacking in this Assembly the veritable
sovereign of the country—the clubs shall be closed.—
(Loud applause.) We wish to have the Republic honest,
firm, and moderate.(Continued applause, and cries of
Vive la Republique.") France wants nothing else—
we wish to have a real fraternity, and not a fictitious
one. We want to satisfy the real necessities of the
people in giving it order and work.—(Great applause.)
Me Leon Faucher suggested the propriety of publish-
ing a proclamation declaring that the Assembly had re-
sumed its liberty and its sovereignty.—Agreed to.
M. Clement Thomas appeared in the tribune with his
right arm bound up in linen, and was received with
great applause.—Citizens (said he), having been in •
vested with the command of the National Guard, I come
here to render you an account of the execution of your
orders. The authority of the law is established. Every-
where the factions have been arrested and delivered
into the hands of justice, and now I deliver back into
your hands the command with which you temporarily
invested me.—(Cries of " No, no.") Ido not think I
could properly guard it, unless it was confirmed by the
Executive Committee.
At this moment M. Lamartine entered the Chamber,
and was lounly cheered.
M. Gamier Pages—ln reply to what has fallen from
the last speaker, I have only to propose the following
decree :—" In the name of the French people and of the
National Assembly, the Executive Committee declares
that the citizen Cliknent Thomas is nominated Com-
mander-in-Chief of the National Guards of Paris."
M. Lamartine—The sedition has been nipped in the
hod The men who had betaken themselves from the
capital, from the departments, and from this Assemoly
to the Hotel de Ville have been disavowed
unanimously by the people of Paris. M. Clip
ment Thomas has rendered us an account of the
general result of the measures which have been taken
to restore order ; my colleague, M. Ledru-Rollin, and
myself have provided for justice taking its course. One
word more. From every side the peopie protest their devo-
tedness to the National Assembly. Between us and them
it is for life—for death !—(Loud cheers.)
M. Luneau wished to know what was meant by a com-
munication that had, he understood, been received, de-
manding reinforcements for the Hotel de Ville ? Did
the National Guard occupy at present the old hotel of
the Civil List in the rue de Rivoli.—(Yes, yes.)
M. Marie—At this moment a strict search is being
instituted there.
M. Luneau—l wish also to know--
At this moment a violent tumult was heard outside at
the left hand door, and M. Louis Blanc, supported and
protected by M. Larochejaquelin and another Member,
was pushed into the Chamber by a great number of
National Guards. He was exceedingly pale and his
clothes were torn. He ascended the tribune amidst
great agitation.
M. Louis Blanc—What has taken place to-day is ex-
traordinary. I pray you to be well convinced of what
is passing in the country. I wished to speak to the
people—with a profound conviction, with the dignity of
one of your colleagues. I am deeply grieved at seeing
that you inserted in your regulations a clause which
seemed to place the people tinder the weight of a sus-
picion.—(Violent murmurs, and cries of " Order !
order!") I cannot but persist with respect to Poland
in the sentiment which the people has manifested.—
(Cries of " Order!" redoubled.)
Several Voices—What, you think it nothing that an
attempt has been made to install a Provisional Govern-
ment?
M. Louis Blanc—The French people accords all its
sympathies to the sufferings of oppressed nations.
Several voices here called to the President to prevent
his continuing.—(Great agitation.)
M. Louis Blanc continued to speak in the midst of
the most violent exclamations. We heard him say—" I
swear to you, on my honour, that I had nothing to do
with the scenes of this day, and that I even expressed
my disapprobation of the demonstration."
Numerous Voices—You are a lathe ! Speak not of
honour ! You are thoroughly heartless.
M. Louis Blanc was then obliged to leave the tribune.
M. Marrast—Citizens, I have to inform you of what
has passed under my responsibility.—(Hear, hear.) At
five o'clock a considerable crowd assembled at the Hotel
de Ville, and surrounded it. They forced their way in,
because there were not sufficient forces to prevent them.
They seized on the principal ball, and proclaimed a
Provisional Government. Other factious men followed,
and proclaimed a second Provisional Government.
The National Guard arrived, and in its turn became
masters of the building. Several individuals were
arrested, and amongst the rest the citizen Albert, repre-
sentative of the people, and one of the members of the
last Provisional Government.—(Sensation.) I did not
consider myself authorised to detain prisoner a repre-
sentative of the people, and so set him at liberty. The
Chamber must now decide.
M. Landrin demanded that authorization should be
given also to proceed judicially against the citizen Albert.
After a short discussion this was agreed to, the Mi-
nister of Commerce (M. Flocon) being the only person
who stood up against it.
The President then proposed a decree, declaring that
the National Guard, the Garde Mobile, and the army
had merited well of their country, and that the National
Assembly thereby ;passed
.them. a vote of thanks.—
Adopted.
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the sitting.
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safety. I propose that the sitting be brought to a close,
but that we meet early to-morrow.—(Hear, hear.)
The sitting was adjourned till the next day, at ten in
the morning.
The Assembly then rose at a quarter past nine. The
Members as they went out were received by the National
Guards with loud cries of" Vive l'Assemblde Nationale! "
to which they replied by cries of " Vive la Garde
Natienale!" " Vive la Garde Mobile ! "
M. CLEaiENT THOMAS, editor of the National,
and one of the most active Gfficers of the Nationa 1
Guard in putting down the erneute of yesterday, has
been appointed Commander-in-Chief of that body in
the room of General COURTAIS.
Up to five o'clock last evening the tranquillity of
Paris remained undisturbed. The National Assem •
bly met yesterday at ten o'clock, the approaches to
the Chamber being every where defended by the
troops.
The President entered into some explanations as to
the reasons of his quitting the chair the day before—
they amounted to this, that he had been forcibly ex-
pelled.
Gamier reps4tibiltreaceuded the tribune, amidst

marks of general interest, and proceeded to explain I (Cries of " No, no")—a judicial investigation into the
what steps the Executive Government halve taken to pot affair of the day before was esointe on—why not leave the
down the insurrection the day before. rything, ne titer with it --(No, no.) If they decided against any
said, had been most energetically conducted, the of the prineipel agents of the Government, it would be
ringleaders had been taken into custody, and steps casting a reflection on the Provisional Government.
taken to preserve tranquillity. M. Sobrier has been M. Dupin must remind the Assemb
Iley
()ref that
and tra9 this was
arrested, arms and ammunition were taken in his not an ordinary moment; that the o
den, illegally collected, and many of his men quillity and proprit ty of France depended on the deer.
taken prisoners. The clubs have closed ; that of sums which were now come to by the representa ives.
the Rights of Man (Blanqui's) was surrounded the Paris could not continue to be thus constantly trouble_de•
evening before, and the persons composing it dispersed. an end must be put to these continual alarms; but jet
All the prisoners had been that moment removed the Assembly sift the matter to the bottom, and ac
to Vincennes. Barbee, Blanqui, and Albert were all with vigour, punishing those who should be found to
in custody. Raspail, Bazin, and Colonel Ces:‘, merit it.—(Applause.)
of the staff, were also in custody. The Monte. The Minister of Justice entered into a narrative. o_f
guards would not be permitted to exist as a the affair of April 16, and then of April 20, with a views
body. At the Prefecture of Police such persons as to prove that M. Caussidfire must have taken measure
were suspected were to be dismissed. The head of that to preserve order. Alluding to Flotte, who
department (M. Caussidiere) had not been included in pected of murder, he partially exculpated the Prefect of
that decision, as he had acted with good intention.— Police for his conduct in that matter, on the ground
(No, no.) Colonel Clement Thomas, in whom they all that when the suspected person went to the Prefecture_
was sus-
had confidence, was now at the head of the National of Police, M. Caussid ere certainly was not providhede
Guard, and every measure had been taken to insure with the necessary warrants. In the after part of t
public safety.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member then pro- day before, some unfortunate confusion, some.
ceeded to say that in order that the Executive Com- extraordinary mistake, had led to the lament'
mittee could act with energy, the National Assembly able scene which they had all witnessed, and. D•
ought to award it full confidence. If the Executive should not, he said, lay the blame on M. Caussidiere
Committee did not act with activity and decision, it yet he could not but advert to a fact which had occurree
would find it impossible to insure such order as would the evening before as extraordinary. It was, that the
restore confidence, and allow affairs to resume their usual prisoners, when under the safe keeping of a pathY,
st
course. National Guards, were set at liberty by one
M. Bonjeau wished to know what were the powers functionary's agents, who declared that the Prefect o
which the Government demanded. The conduct of the Police would sanction what he did.—(Sensation.)
Executive Council had been the day before marked hy M. Caussidikee again addressed the Assembly at conweakness, and if the measures of that body for the siderable length, declaring that all that he had done WO,
preservation of order hereafter, were not to be intended to conciliate parties.—(Oh, oh.) He did 13°'
better devised than those for the past, the greatest deny the truth of the facts alleged, but he threw the
scandal might again fall on the Assembly of the blame on his agents.
nation.—(Hear, hear.) But be confessed that he M. J. Favrehere demanded the tribune to inale!.%!
was quite dissatisfied with its conduct with respect to the important announcement. Since the morning the
r,ree
prefecture of police. The persons who had held office fecture of Police was to have been surrounded and tah:
there were to be dismissed. it was said ; but why had prisoner by the National Guards in the name of the Ci.on
not that been done long before? Was it known that M. vernment.—(llear, hear.) That most difficult operan
u_
Caussidiire had kept about him the Republican guard ? had just, he was happy to state, been effected vritho
Why had not that body been at once put down ? Ile one drop of blood having been shed.--(Loud applau_s_f;!
must confess that all this appeared to him to require General Clement Thomas, the Commander of the
Pi
explanation.—(Hear, hear.) tional Guards of the Seine, and General Bedeau were
M. de Lamartine said that his reply to any doubt there, and had directed every thing with the most per-
thrown on the sound sentiments of the Provisional feet success. The building was now in the joint possily
Government, would be to point to what it had done sion of the National Guard and the Republican Guard,
after the Revolution of February 24. The security of (Loud exclamations of " That body has been dissolveue
the great capital in which they were now discussing had and tumult. which prevented the Hon. Member (rote
been preserved intact, and the interests of all carefully continuing.)
attended to. As to the Citizen Caussidiere, whose mu- M. Recurt, the Minister of the Interior, confirmed this
rality and character had just been attacked, the Go- ntelligence, declaring that no trouble whatever
vernment could declare that he had given numerous occurred during the day ; that the spirit of the Pf°P 1.0
proofs of zeal and capacity. He should not, however, was excellent, and that all were loud in their enthusiast
discuss that point, but would leave it to the conscience feeling for the National Assembly and the Republic.
of
of all to decide. The Honourable Member then con- M. Caussid ire had just been informed that pleceest
eluded by demanding, like his compeer, M. Gamier cannon had been pointed against the Prefecture, and u...
Pages, " the confidence of the Assembly for some time the lives of many persons had thus been placed in dange,`_,
longer, assuring them that the period for which it was The Hon. Member again referred to himself, and
_Us_
required would be short."—(Partial cheers.) dared that if the Government had no confidence in taw
M. Baroche thought that before the confidence of the they could dismiss him.
Assembly was thus accorded to the,ExecutiveConimittee, General Bedeau must deny in the most peretleWer-ie
fuller explanations ought to be given by the gentlemen manner the truths of the assertion just made. It
7:0
comprising it.—(Yes, yes.) The affair of M. Causd- false. He was the officer in command of the
cannon bad
set 3,0
there was, in particular, exceedingly dark.—(Hear, spoken of, and he would declare that no ca limo
hear.) Why did he not execute the orders sent to him? been pointed, and that no occasion for any
suc
--(Hear, hear.) Why was the Republican Guard arisen.—(Hear, hear.) seem the
body to be about him? Why was any such body The President here read a formal message ""--e the
allowed to exist?—(Hear, hear.) He knew ot no armed Provisional Government, announcing the fact ol .0g
body established for the de fence of order but the Na- capture of the Prefecture of Police without a blow hel
tional Guard, the Guard Mobile, and the army.—(Loud struck.
cheers.) He proposed that the Republican Guard be at The President then appointed the ballot for aVi be
once declared dissolved.—(Tremendous cheering in sign President of' the Assembly, as well as that for
.1
of acquiescence.) eighteen Members of the Committee on the Constilocuci
M. Gamier Pages, Pages, from his place, gesticulated most tion,:for the next day. He had at the same time irald, /40,
energetically. We understood him to ask, if the As- if M. Caussidiere was in the House.—(Cries of
sembly was prepared to wear the responsibility of such no he has goner) t the
a measure.—(Cries of " Yes, yes.") It would in all The matter rested there, but it was supposed t-4
probability lead to bloodshed.—(No, no.) Hon. President had received an official notificatie°
A scene of great confusion here arose, and several that person's dismissal. of the
members collected round the Honourable Deputy. The report of the Committee on the election do-
The Assembly decided that the Republican Guard department of the Lozire was presented. The e Iles
being
M. be at once put down and disbanded. sion of M. Fayet, Bishop of Orleans, and M. deslBlfeing
M. de Lamartine wished to declare on the part of the was proposed by the Committee, no acts of bribery
Executive Committee, that it did not want an unlimited proved against them .—Agreed to.
confidence for an indefinite time, but merely for such a The Assembly then proceeded to consider the rerre
period as would enable them to settle the present die- tions brought in by the Committeee on the mode oi P
turbed state of affairs.—(Applause.) seining propositions.
The Assembly then decided that they would pass to (Left Sitting.)
'Cleucl•
the order of the day, leaving thereby to the Executive BOURSE—Psnis, MAY 16, THRE- ° dee end
Committee full freedom to act as might be best for the The favourable result of the affair of Yester
public safety. the strengthened position of the Goverriniente sad
The Assembly next voted a certain sum of money for favourable influence on the Bourse, and both Bch"
the expense of the Chamber. Shares rose considerably. Tgfl
M. Billault, after speaking for a short time on the BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS ...-
necessity which existed for the National Assembly to LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 16. 34--
show that it was determined not to lose time in bring- Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Northern of France,
ing forward such measures as were most especially re- Sambre and Meuse,4,4.
quired for the good of the country, said the two ques-
tions of most pressing importance at present—were
public credit and labour. For the first he props s
td
that a Committee should be immediately apointed
to present a report-Ist, on the state of the public I
treasury ; 2d, on the state of the public credits; and
3d, on the measures to be taken to remedy existing
evils connected with this subject. On the subject of
labour, he moved that the Coinmittee appointed on that
subject should present without delay a projet de loi, ap-
pointing—lst. Throughout the whole extent of the
Republic, local committees in every arrondissement, to
inquire into the condition of the working classes in
their neighbourhood, and to interfere in an amicable
manner to arrange questions pending between work-
men and their employers. 2d. Committees in every
department to collect such information from the local
committees as might be useful; and 3d. A central com-
mittee at Paris, to communicute on the subject with the
Government.
The Assembly decided that these propositions should
be referred to the Committees on Finance and on
Labour.
M. Billault should also propose, in order to meet the
circumstances of the present time, that a resolution be
passed declaring that turnultous crowds (attroupemens)
within 1,500 metres of the National Palace where the
Assembly sits, are illegal, and that after the usual three
summations, may be dispersed by the 'armed forces:—
furthermore, that all persons concerned in such acts,
should be at once proceeded against before the tribunals,
and the penalty of banishment be carried into effect
against them.
After some discussion, this proposition was referred to
the Committee on Justice and Legislation.
The Assembly then adjourned for half an hour.
When the public sitting was resumed—
M. A. Avond laid on the table a number of decrees
and papers found in the house of Sobrier, plainly show-
ing that there was a decided intention, on the part of
that person and his confederates, to seize on the National
Assembly.—(Sensation.)
M. Caussidiere ascended the tribune to justify his
conduct during the transactions of the day before. He
complained that he had been most unjustly accused,
which he felt the more, because he had, atter having been
appointed Prefect of Police by the men of the barricades,.
preserved during two months the city of Paris from
anarchy. He had, by his own energy and that of his
friends, who were men devoted to him, secretly put
down many plots which had come to his knowledge, and
which he thought it useless to make known to the
world. He mentioned several cases as proofs of this
conduct. He complained that in all cases he was not
properly supported by the Government. With iespect,
to the manifestation of the day before, he excused
himself on the ground that his powers had been
usurped by others, and that the precautions which he
had taken were rendered nugatory. He dwelt on this
point for a length of time, and then referring to the
money part of his jurisdiction, declared that ho wit
ready to account for every five-franc piece. Again, re
verting to the seeming negligence which was spoken o
in his case, he declared that he had offered to arrest some I
of the ring-leaders in the morning, but was not per-
mitted—he could not obtain the necessary warrants. He
concluded by praising the Republican Guard as a fine
body of men, devoted to the Republic.
M. Portalis must declare that he had not confidence
in the Prefecture of Police. That very morning a man
named Flotte had been arrested for improper language in
flagranti delieto. and when he had been taken to the
Prefecture of Police, he had been set at liberty.—
(Marks of astonishment.) Nay, more, several other
persons had been arrested for being connected with the
late insurrection, and they had also been discharged
from custody.—(Oh, oh.) How could any one imagine,
that all could go on well when such things were per-
mitted ? He did not wish to speak against M. Caussi-
diere, but his acts were suspicious.—(Hear.)
M. Caussidiire defended his acts, declaring that he
had never set any man at liberty without sufficient
reasons. He had 1,600 men placed under him as
police, and they were even now, three months after
the revolution, without any proper and distinctive cos-
tume. These were well inclined, but they could not in-
spire confidence, if not properly equipped—(Cries of
flotte, flotte.") As to flotte, he had given intelli-
gence relative to the intentions of Blanqui and others,
and not having been arrested on a warrant from a
nissai corn-
ry of police, he had been set at liberty. M. Caus-
ibre went on praising himself for his conduct, and
f laming the Executive Government for not properly
clothing his men.
M. Seward alluded to the case of Sobrier, who held the
building occupied under the old Government of the
civil list, and had there collected arms and gunpowder
fora considerable number of men. When this was
representie'd to M. Caussidike, he declared that he had
interfered and that the arms were taken way, the men
dispersed, and the gunpowder removed elsewhere. All
these assertions were proved to be false, by the fact that
the National Guard of Paris, indignant at the conduct of
Sobrier, had the day before forcibly entered Sobrier's
house and sacked it; the arms were found there, as well
as the gunpowder, so that Sobrier and his act were
winked at by Caussidgkre.
M. Caussidiere attempted to justify himself, affecting
to treat the case of Sobrier as a mere trifle, declaring
that he was a legal tenant of the house, where he had
established a journal (the Commune de Paris), and where
he had a right to keep what he pleased.—(His explana-
tions appeared very unsatisfactory.)
M. Bavoux wished to place before the Chamber the
contents of a letter which he had just received, but he
must decline naming the author.—(" Name," " Name."
Great confusion on the point of the letter being read,
which lasted some time.)
The Assembly being consulted decided that it would
hear the letter read without requiring the name of the
writer.
M. Bavoux read the letter, which stated that the
writer was present the day before when Sobrier's house
was forced into ; that several barrels of gunpowder were
found there, and a great quantity of cartridges and
muskets. About thirty men- were found hiding them-
selves in the cellar.
M. J. Favre thought that it was a bad precedent for
the Assembly thus to listen to anonymous denuncia-
tiolls.—(UprOlir.) He proposed to close the rlisoYmion—
...

GERMANY
THE NORTHERN STATO

PRUSSIA.
The Ministers of Prussia have issued the follollif
official proclamation on the subject of the recti
the Prince of P.aussik
1 Iligh
" BERLIN, MAY 14.—The renal of his Royo- a 1,6
ness the Prince of Prussia, proposed to his 310.1,66;0'p_f(r,
King by the Minister of State, has met with Or
bation by a portion of the population of the caPit6,; Ora
proposition, which was sanctioned by his Majesi:Ji
founded upon the connexion of the necessitY tuilesir
,eir to the throne should not be absent from t 116,0 the
try at a time when the new constitution betore,:
King and his people is to be carried into eff,ech-e'ri%
reci,gnise herein a pledge for the future or" 117 pel ef"
our county;
for the stability of the state is doubly important 16.046/I,:s
went when Russia, with her weapons on the OA "a
frontiers, and her word in two powerful asseoloorset
called upon to redeem her ancient renown for Yttoctie,,l3,
intelligence. We have no doubt that the tr6ri ss fro,
of that Assembly, which we can alone regor nofl°o
true reprvsentation of the whole of the Prussis its trio
will offer ample opportunities for placing ~iiirassi6.l4
light the causes of the stay of the Prince 0 bossor"o-
England, and the protracted delay of h,i% is Aid
journey through Belgium, a country *Die odd re.
served by its own institutions. The whole 103'1 air
then be convinced that the Prince is the 'or
solved in lively confidence to follow ill Goiretp.
th which has been entered upon by the Go° is
meat of his Majesty the King, and that tulivarlo be
ment may expect to find in him a powerful:6h ore t
the carrying out of those propositions oihtei,ea for o or
submitted to the Assembly about to be confeehosi'c)oce
consolidation of liberty. Hereby all app
al 006 jig'
reactionary tendency will disappear, and tha sof the
in the laws, and in order, which still, idel'„ses 0,,,
sp
turbed, will return for the welfare of oil 616-fi "ob'
people. The inhabitants of Berlin will 111:"%iy bfoie'
the assurance that this object cannot Pcss,, Are -obef
taiued, if, as happened yesterday, attefoP''',9oo
by means of deputations accompanied bY %root' Asa
of people, to influence the decisions of Ge/ um 6 too
" Every legitimate power of the Grove,ralaooet be
it the power of the laws,
with where..' ottedh
liberty is secured, is endangered, if au/ of the
made by such demonstrations in the deist° t
vernment. enttba dis•
" Greatly as it is the desire of Goverot% to°l43,ootr
public opinion of the capital as well as of ovtd, it .osto
tent parts of the country, should be maniest, legletit th
however, require that this be done only itt,4600 1°0(
manner. It looks to the popular represeer, rise' able
conclusive decision of its measures upon thl motif tbs
case, which alone the Government deer;tiodo
It confides in the good sense and the g' • era'
inhabitants of Berlin.
" Signed by the Miost
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" Berlin, May 13."
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MESSING. oIIIA,I
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The Messinese are now enjoying an arztiorbe 0 oi
will not be terminated till the 15th inst• rat'lstice 01°
continued to fire on the fortress till the 6 ofroo
concluded ; but the people, expecting orde,, oe.
Palermitan Parliament, would not return I'
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